《The Master Of Spirit Plants》


 Chapter 1

    Xiao Jinting wakes up and finds himself in the middle of a strange room. In a state of agitation, he reaches out his hand and rubs his forehead to clear his thoughts.


    All he can vaguely recall is that he was on his way back to his dorm after finishing the day¡¯s work on studying genetically modified potatoes in his lab when suddenly a mysterious and powerful force pushed him into a river. The last sensation he felt was the agonizing fear of drowning to his death, which seemed to have lingered forever.


    While looking around the room, Xiao Jingting recalls from his dream that he now has the memory of a man with the same name as his ¨C a second-generation descendant of a wealthy family who now is in straitened circumstances. With his surroundings getting more and more familiar with those in that man¡¯s memory, he realizes he has traveled back through time.


    Before he could wrap his head around what¡¯s happened, he finds his stomach is grumbling.


    Rubbing his belly, Xiao Jingting rolls out of the bed to cook himself some food.


    As he builds the fire and starting cooking, the man keeps organizing all the pieces of his newfound memory. Obviously, he has traveled back to the body of a young man from the Xiao family. The man¡¯s parents were both very capable and successful people but were seldom home. Due to a lack of proper parental discipline, the man was spoiled rotten and ended up becoming a good-for-nothing who would spend his days either loafing around or visiting one brothel after another.


    Had his parents been alive, Childe Xiao would have kept leading a comfortable life without a care in the world. Unfortunately for him, his parents got into an accident while on business, and with no one to support him anymore, the man was banished by his own family to a desolate and remote place.


    In the middle of cooking, Xiao Jingting hears a rustling sound.


    Then he sees the door across him is slightly opened and through the crack a child is observing him from outside.


    Xiao Jingting keeps his head lowered without speaking or doing anything else.


    The previous owner has a wife who was originally one of his servants to whom he married after he, drunk into oblivion, forced himself upon him in a quite scandalous affair. The man didn¡¯t like his wife at all and the couple had long had a bad relationship.


    The couple father two sons even though they had only shared the same bed a few times.


    In this world, it¡¯s not easy for men to conceive, and the man¡¯s wife proves to be much more fertile than everyone else. The previous Xiao had quite a number of female and male confidants, all of whom would trash talk his wife to him in private, saying that the boys were not his, his male wife cheated on him, and that he was raising someone else¡¯s children.


    The previous Xiao, being easy to be influenced, grew suspicious of his wife whom he already disliked, and consequently, his disdain for his wife spread to his own sons.


    Back when he was living in his mansion, the man would simply ignore the existence of his wife and children, which in a way avoided much friction between them. But after he was banished to this remote village, the man was filled with bitterness for the ill treatment from his own family. Unable to vent his grievance, the man chose to unleash his anger and frustration upon his wife and children.


    Xiao Jingting assumes that his male wife, Xu Mu¡¯an, has probably gone out looking for food.


    Because the husband always gets violent, whenever Xu Mu¡¯an goes outside, he would tell his two boys to lock the door from the inside in case their father causes any trouble.


    Xiao Jingting is only seventeen years old, but he already has two sons ¨C four-year-old Xiao Xiaodong and three-year-old Xiao Xiaofan.


    This somehow puts the man, who is a twenty-seven-year-old single man in the previous world, to shame.


    The previous Xiao had always been reluctant to pay much attention to his two children. Since the older son was born in winter, he simply picked the name Xiaodong (¡°Dong¡± means winter in Chinese), while as for the younger son whom he thought was not special at all, he named him Xiaofan (¡°Fan¡± means ordinary in Chinese).


    Despite his young age, his older son, Xiaodong is quite smart and cunning.


    The younger son, Xiaofan, however, is nothing like his bother. Shortly after Xiao Xaofan was born, the boy fell seriously ill. The father didn¡¯t bother to care, and when the doctor was called in, it was too late. The severe fever got to the boy¡¯s brain and has since left him mentally handicapped.


    Xiao Jingting raises his head and looks at the door where he finds a small head cautiously peaking through the crack. After meeting the man¡¯s eyes, the child instantly draws back his head, and after Xiao Jingting looks away, the small head pops up one again.


    Even though Xiao Jingting and Xu Mu¡¯an were spouses, the former had never treated his male wife as one, forbidding him to take any food in their home. Whenever the husband was out drinking and seeking pleasure, Xu Mu¡¯an had no choice but to find food for him and his two boys on his own.


    Lowering his head, Xiao Jingting remembers that he left his original home with eight hundred liang of silver ingots while Xu Mu¡¯an didn¡¯t have a cent. Had the man scrimped on the money, it could have last him for a while.


    However, this spoiled childe, who wouldn¡¯t blink an eye while handing out generous tips to servants, couldn¡¯t change his reckless way of spending and after only a few trips to town, he ended up squandering all the money on his vices.


    The previous Xiao¡¯s eventual death was caused by his hopeless addiction to the so-called Happy Powder, a nerve-paralyzing drug that is said to give people extreme pleasure.


    After knowing every detail about the man whose body he¡¯s trapped in, Xiao Jingting is suddenly filled with a sense of gloom for his future.

 Chapter 2

    As Xiao Jingting pours some cooked porridge for himself, he notices the little guy¡¯s eyes are already fixated on the bowl.


    Xiao Jingting goes on and pours another bowl of porridge before waving at Xiao Xiaofan, asking him to come inside.


    The man¡¯s invitation, however, make the little boy recoil in fear.


    Xiao Jingting shakes his head after seeing the boy¡¯s reaction. Although Xiao Xiaofan is mentally challenged from that fever, he still possesses the instinct for self-protection. The realization that the previous owner must have frequently beaten the boy frustrates Xiao Jingting for traveling back to become someone who used to mistreat his own son.


    The man puts the bowl on the table and starts eating. The door cracks open once again and there runs into Xiao Xiaofan who obviously has succumbed to his hunger.


    Seeing the small boy¡¯s expecting look, Xiao Jingting holds him up and puts him on a chair by the table.


    The sight of the boy¡¯s old and patched clothes brings a bit of pity and regret to Xiao Jingting¡¯s heart. Xiaofan is just a little boy who is too young to care about anything else than fill his empty stomach.


    After moving to this place, the previous Xiao would often come back home from outside with food and Xiao Xiaofan would run over to ask for something to eat. If the father was in a good mood that day, he would spare a part of the food to the boy, but if he happened to be in a foul mood, he would beat the boy instead. And most of the times, it was the second situation.


    Xiao Xiaofan wolfs down his food and while doing so, he keeps holding his bowl tightly with one hand, as if someone would snatch it away from him anytime.


    Xiao Jingting pushes a bowl of steamed egg to the skinny boy.


    Xiao Xiaofan eyes sideways at the man with suspicion, and after making sure he means no harm, the boy tentatively pulls the bowl of egg to himself. Seeing Xiao Jingting acting normal, he immediately eats the whole thing up.


    The door stirs again and Xiao Jingting notices someone else is studying him behind it.


    Xiao Jingting lowers his head. That boy behind the door is Xiao Xiaodong, the young yet very smart older son. Xiao Jingting keeps his head lowered, trying to act as normally as he can. The memory of the previous Xiao tells him that this world is very special, so he decides to try not to be seen as an alien and risk getting burned to death.


    After finishing eating, Xiao Xiaofan seems to have remembered something, so he bolts out of the room. A moment later, Xiao Jingting hears the sound of the door across him being locked back up.


    ¡°Why on earth did you go to him again?¡± Xiao Xiaodong bristles at his little brother.


    Xiao Xiaofan raises his small head and answers with an innocent grin, ¡°Because he got something delicious.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong fumes, ¡°Food, food! What else do you know? Dad left us bread when he went outside.¡±


    ¡°But I don¡¯t like bread,¡± Xiao Xiaofan replies with an upset look, holding his chin with his hands.


    Xiao Xiaodong bites his lips as he finds himself agree with his brother. Although there is enough bread to fill their stomachs, it is indeed unpleasant to eat or swallow because it tastes just like sand.


    ¡°We¡¯re lucky enough to have food,¡± Xiao Xiaodong sulks.


    Realizing his brother is angry, Xiao Xiaofan lowers his head and pulls at his clothes nervously.


    ¡°Don¡¯t ever open this door without my permission. What if he barges in and takes things from us again?¡± Xiao Xiaodong warns the younger boy.


    ¡°I¡¯ll remember that,¡± Xiao Xiaofan answers, nodding his head.


    Since the two young boys shut their door, Xiao Jingting has been listening to them talking the whole time outside. After traveling back to the previous Xiao¡¯s body, the man suddenly realizes his hearing has become a lot sharper because he has managed to hear every word the two boys said.


    After being expelled to this place, the previous Xiao had, at one point, wished that his family would let him go back. So he kept spending hand over foot and after he wasted all his money, he thought of Xu Mu¡¯an and started looting his room. Eventually, he robbed all the money his male wife had taken great pains to accumulate.


    Xiao Jingting rubs his forehead. Although none of those things was done by him per se, he still feels it is part of his life due to the fact that he now owns the body and memory of the previous man.


    ¡°Big bother, the steamed egg he made was really good,¡± Xiao Xiaofan smacks his mouth, saying.


    ¡°A big spender like him will lose everything he has sooner or later. When that day comes, we will all be in trouble,¡± Xiao Xiaodong snaps.


    ¡°So, we will be left with no food?¡± Xiao Xiaofan asks, trying to understand what his brother said.


    The older boy responds with a nod, ¡°Yes. We will be left with no food and no place to live. We will be on the streets.¡±


    The boy¡¯s answer immediately frightens Xiao Xiaofan to tears, ¡°I don¡¯t want that!¡±


    The younger boy¡¯s crying instantly fills Xiao Jingting¡¯s heart with guilt and sadness all at once.


    After returning to his own room, Xiao Jingting starts checking whatever has been left of his belongings. When he first arrived here, he had twenty mu (1.33 hectares) of farmland on the account book, including five mu of first-rate land, six mu of medium-rate land and nine mu of lower-rate land. Now, he only has five mu of lower-rate farmland left.


    Xiao Jingting scratches his head, condemning the loser of a man for squandering nearly all his property and at the same time, lamenting the fact that fate seems to have let him travel back through time at the worst possible time.

 Chapter 3

    As Xiao Jingting takes stock of his meager belongings, a sound from outside informs him that his male wife has returned.


    Xiao Jingting was gay in his previous life, but he had remained single for fear of being discriminated. Naturally, he is both thrilled and a bit bashful when he finds out that he has married to a good-looking male wife in this life.


    The previous Xiao and his male wife had a poor relationship. Even though the couple lived under the same roof, they rarely shared much of a conversation, and even if there was one, it was far from being amicable.


    Xiao Jingting decides not to get chummy with the man so suddenly. Instead, he stays in his room and keeps her ears open.


    Following a call of ¡°Xiaodong¡± from Xu Mu¡¯an, the door is heard being opened.


    ¡°Are you hungry?¡± Xu Mu¡¯an walks in, asking his two skinny boys apologetically.


    ¡°No,¡± Xiao Xiaofan raises his hand, answering loudly.


    Xiao Xiaodong casts a glare at his younger brother, which makes the little one recoil.


    Xu Mu¡¯an looks at Xiao Xiaofan curiously. Being mentally disadvantaged, his younger son almost never lies. Usually, every time he is back, the starved boy would get clingy and ask for food. Therefore, Xu Mu¡¯an has reason to believe that his little boy must have eaten after he said he¡¯s not hungry.


    ¡°Has you brother eaten already?¡± The dad asks Xiao Xiaodong.


    The boy nods, saying, ¡°Yes. That man cooked porridge and my brother ate with him.¡±


    ¡°I also had steamed egg. It was delicious.¡± Xiao Xiaofan licks his lips once again.


    ¡°Did he beat you?¡± Xu Mu¡¯an asks.


    ¡°No,¡± Xiao Xiaofan answers.


    ¡°I¡¯ve told you to stay away from him. I won¡¯t pity you if he beats you to death some day,¡± Xiao Xiaodong scowls at his bother.


    Xiao Xiaofan, pouting and fiddling his fingers, talks back with a wronged look, ¡°But, he is our father!¡±


    Seeing the pitiful look on his brother¡¯s face, Xiao Xiaodong decides not to remind him of the truth that their so-called father has never once treated them like they are their sons.


    ¡°Dad, do you think he is up to something?¡± Xiao Xiaodong asks vigilantly.


    Xu Mu¡¯an shakes his head and replies in an exhausted voice, ¡°I¡¯m not sure.¡±


    ¡°Dad, that bastard got addicted to gambling and I heard he has been taking Happy Powder. He has sold almost all the farmland. I think next he is going to sell this house and all of us,¡± Xiao Xiaodong says furiously.


    Xu Mu¡¯an keeps his head lowered, looking upset and worried.


    In this wild world they live in, most of the people live off their farmlands. People here are categorized in a five-element, hierarchical system of metal, wood, water, fire and earth. Among them, those from the wood group are capable of facilitating the crops¡¯ growth; those from the water group are able to keep their crops irrigated; the earth group is known for keeping their farmlands fertile, while the metal group can leave the land barren and the fire group can hurt the crops. People from the latter two groups are considered a lot inferior to the other three groups.


    After being confirmed to be one of the fire people, Xu Mu¡¯an was sold by his parents to others.


    Xiao Jingting, on the other hand, is said to belong to the water or wood group, which makes him advantageous in farming. Unfortunately, this spoiled and lazy childe had never once gone to the farmland.


    Leaning against the door, Xiao Jingting keeps eavesdropping on the dad and sons next door. From the previous Xiao¡¯s memory, he already knows Xiao Xiaodong is quite intelligent. Now he¡¯s learned that his elder son is also capable of such forethoughtfulness.


    In this world, there are men, woman and androgynous people. Androgynous people, who can get married to either a man or a woman, have a rather inferior social class. After Xu Mu¡¯an was sold to the Xiao family, he was required to sign an indenture. Therefore, if Xiao Jingting wanted to sell his sons, Xu Mu¡¯an couldn¡¯t do anything about it.


    A sense of hopelessness starts to rise in Xu Mu¡¯an¡¯s heart.


    The man now has level three spirit power. Had it not for these two boys, he would have joined the mercenaries or become a security guard for an influential family. Either would have sufficed to provide him with the essentials he needs in life. However, the reality is that he has two children and one of them is mentally disabled.


    Xu Mu¡¯an, with his head lowered, feels at a loss for the future.


    ¡°Dad, what are we going to eat today?¡± Xiao Xiaodong asks expectantly.


    ¡°Wild veggies,¡± Xu Mu¡¯an says apologetically.


    Almost instantly, the look in Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s eyes dim. Both Xiao Xiaodong and Xiao Xiaofan are developing and in need of nutrition. However, Xu Mu¡¯an is unable to provide what his boys need the most. Sometimes, he is lucky enough to capture a wild animal, but those are very rare occasions.


    Xu Mu¡¯an takes a sad sigh. The man has trepidations to go deep into the forest, because he knows if he ends up dead, Xiao Jingting won¡¯t bother to raise the boys and will just let them die as well.

 Chapter 4

    The ongoing conversation between the parent and the child next door keeps stabbing Xiao Jingting right in his heart.


    A burning sensation rises in the man¡¯s chest. Knowing what that is, he quickly reaches to his chest pouch and takes out a jade pendent.


    The pale cyan jade pendent immediately brings a surge of hope and joy in Xiao Jingting¡¯s heart.


    In his previous life, he owned a piece of family heirloom, a jade pendent just like the one he¡¯s holding in his hand right now.


    In the world he came from, various doomsday literary works prevailed and so did a theory about the so-called alternate universe.


    Xiao Jingting once tries to confirm the genetic relationship between him and his family heirloom using a drop of his own blood. The second his blood touched the jade pendent, another universe indeed presented itself in front of him. At the time, the jade pendent opened up a space measuring merely one square meter, which amounted to be of no use. In this life, however, the other universe contains a patch of farmland, an underground spring and various plant seeds stored inside a ring by his former self.


    Xiao Jingting goes through his memory once again and realizes that the previous Xiao didn¡¯t have any jade pendent, which leads him to believe that the pendent was probably the reason why he traveled to this world.


    All of sudden, he is taken over by a fit of overwhelming dizziness followed by nausea and a flood of uncontrollable craving gripping every fiber of his being, and finally, a powerful upsurge of blood in his throat. Xiao Jingting realizes his body¡¯s addition to the Happy Powder is acting up, just like how any human body¡¯s reaction to the recurrence of drug addiction he knows from his previous life.


    Xiao Jingting keeps trembling violently as he curses the previous Xiao over and over again for getting addicted to the expensive and dangerous Happy Powder.


    For a moment, he finds himself suspecting whether this is his due punishment for taking another man¡¯s body. But if God can be his witness, he had always remained a law-abiding citizen in his previous life, yet he still traveled into a drug addict¡¯s body and ended up suffering from that man¡¯s mistaken.


    For what¡¯s worth, he is still alive, albeit miserably and even though he got himself into a loser¡¯s body, things could have been much worse. Xiao Jingting tries to comfort himself this way.


    Now all he needs to do is stick as long as he can and waits till this wave of addiction passes.


    Xiao Jingting opens the door and sees Xu M¡¯an, Xiao Xiaodong and Xiao Xiaofen having meal at the table in the middle of which there is nothing but a bowl of wild vegetable broth. Xiao Jingting¡¯s appearance instantly leads Xiao Xiaodong to raise his alert, like a little hedgehog brandishing its spikes. The boy¡¯s instinctive hostility and vigilant glare causes a guilty conscience on Xiao Jingting¡¯s part.


    With a slightly upset look, Xu Mu¡¯an turns on his side from the table and pulls the two little boys behind him. Hiding behind his dad, Xiao Xiaofan keeps eyeing at Xiao Jingting with curiosity.


    Seeing that his appearance has turned the originally cheerful mealtime shared between the three into a tense one, Xiao Jingting steps out of the door without saying anything.


    Xu Mu¡¯an feels a bit unsettled by the man¡¯s silence.


    Although Xu Mu¡¯an seldom speaks to Xiao Jingting, he keeps himself informed of what his husband does every day because despite everything, the whole family¡¯s livelihood is directly linked to the man of the house. Even though he knows about Xiao Jingting¡¯s debauchery and his addiction to Happy Powder, he has nothing else to do except spending his days worrying about his husband.


    From the members of a village family whose son works as a choreman at a pawnshop in town, Xu Mu¡¯an learned that Xiao Jingting pawned off five mu of top-rate farmland, six mu of medium-rate land and four mu of low-rate land, which leaves him with only five mu of low-rate farmland.


    After finding out what Xiao Jingting did about the farmland, Xu Mu¡¯an was so enraged that he wanted to slap that man in the face, because the farmland is the only thing they can fall back on to make some money! Even if they didn¡¯t do any farm work, they could have opted to rent the land to others.


    Once again, Xu Mu¡¯an feels frustrated about his predestined nature and can¡¯t help but wish he were one of the wood people who are good at tending farmland, rather than being someone like him who have to make ends meet by doing things that are dangerous and risky.


    ¡°Dad, he¡¯s gone. I can¡¯t believe he just left,¡± Xiao Xiaodong says with a frowned and worried look. In his experience, it never bodes well when Xiao Jingting acts abnormally.


    Xu Mu¡¯an bites on his lips, thinking now that Xiao Jingting has been consigned to this remote place, it means he¡¯s already been abandoned by his family. But this spoiled childe has refused to face reality and change his debauched lifestyle and instead, has kept his wishful thinking that someday his big and wealthy family would bring him back.


    ¡°He has an addition. Is it possible that he went outside to buy Happy Powder again? Wang Xiaole¡¯s father also became addicted to that drug and the man sold his son,¡± Xiao Xiaodong is deeply concerned. Wang Xiaole¡¯s father, the man he just mentioned, used to be a hired long-term help in the Xiao family. Back then when he lived in the Xiao mansion, Xiao Xiaodong and Wang Xiaole were buddies.


    The boy¡¯s suspicion toward Xiao Jingting keeps growing by the minute because of the latter¡¯s unusual behavior just now. Xiao Xiaodong is more and more afraid that their so-called father is probably planning on selling his little brother, Xiao Xiaofan.


    Xu Mu¡¯an takes a deep breath, looking even more desperate. In fact, he was just thinking about the same thing as his elder son.


    The man had thought about leaving this place with his two boys without Xiao Jingting knowing, but his indenture is still in that man¡¯s possession. Even if he ran off with the two children, he wouldn¡¯t be able to provide for them and end up becoming a runaway slave.


    Xiao Xiaofan looks at Xiao Xiaodong and Xu Mu¡¯an with an uncomprehending look, ¡°Dad, big bother, has Father gone out to eat and drink again?¡±


    Xu Mu¡¯an takes a look at his younger son and lets outs another sigh before saying to the two boys, ¡°Let¡¯s just eat. We¡¯ll talk about it later.¡±


    Since Xiao Xiaofan is already full, he just eats a little soup while Xu Mu¡¯an and Xiao Xiaodong finish all the rest of the food despite the unpalatable wild vegetables.

 Chapter 5

    After sending the children to play on their own, Xu Mu¡¯an takes out a box in which there are five flaming red herbs ¨C the Lieyan Herb.


    The herb in itself is not rare and is a common ingredient for making afrodyn. Despite the mildly poisonous property of this medicinal herb, it does no harm to most human bodies. But to Xu Mu¡¯an, the herb has surprisingly proved to be much more beneficial.


    Drive by extreme hunger one day when he was little, Xu Mu¡¯an accidentally ate a Lieyan Herb, which immediately caused a scorching sensation inside him like a flame was coursing through his body. In an effort to control the excruciating agony, he had to apply his inner force. To his surprise, after the pain subsided, he felt his power had significantly improved.


    In this world, people mostly rely on magical herbs to improve their inner force. Many spiritual plant masters are specialized in boosting the growth of spiritual plants which make people more powerful. Compared with their counterparts from the fire group, spiritual plant masters from the wood group enjoy more benefits from the edible herbs. As a result, they are more advanced in their level of practicing than spiritual plant masters from the fire group.


    Xu Mu¡¯an takes a deep breath as he stares at the herb in the box. Those from the Xiao family all assumed that the reason he made it to level three spirit power was because of Xiao Jingting¡¯s help. Only Xu Mu¡¯an himself knows that he has the Lieyan Herb to thank for his progress in practicing.


    He closes his eyes. In fact, the Lieyan Herb has become less and less effective for him and when the herb stops working, his practice will draw to a complete end as well. Despite that, he has been fortunate because a lot of his fellow practicers from the fire group have stalled at level two spirit power for their entire lives.


    Xu Mu¡¯an inhales deeply and takes in all the remaining five herbs at once. The next moment, the familiar pain washes over him. Having got used to it, Xu Mu¡¯an is soon able to adjust and begin focusing on practice by drawing the power from the herb.


    For the next two hours, the man keeps practicing until night falls. An afternoon of practicing has only led to slight improvement in his inner force. As a matter of fact, the daunting and painstaking process has seen a lot of people give up halfway through their practice.


    Xu Mu¡¯an opens his eyes and hears a sound from next door, knowing the childe must have come back. The thought of Xiao Jingting instantly fills the man with bitterness, because Xu Mu¡¯an has had to work extremely hard to reach the same level three spirit power as that childe of the Xiao family who, instead, has spent every day of his life on pleasure and never bothered to practice.


    If he were Xiao Jingting, he would have enjoyed the privilege of bathing in valuable medicine herbs since a young age and had access to all the spiritual plants he ever wanted, which would have empowered him much more¡­


    He shakes his head, telling himself to stop thinking about the unrealistic.


    ¡­


    Xiao Jingting throws himself into bed, feeling depressed.


    Having learned that he can use his inner force to farm the land, he can¡¯t wait to try.


    However, he has failed to find where his farmland is after spending a long time looking for it.


    Just like the man he was in his previous life, he has no sense of direction in this life, either. This makes Xiao Jingting frustrated, because it¡¯s not like that he could find a Baidu Map in this world!


    He closes his eyes, thinking about his trip outside. When he was out, he got a lot of disdainful look from other people. And when he walked past some households, the villagers, upon seeing him, even brought their children inside and slam shut their doors. The realization that he has become such a nuisance in the eyes of others gave Xiao Jingting quite a headache.


    Xu Mu¡¯an is out before daylight.


    Xiao Jingting is aware that his male wife has taken a temporary job somewhere and his memory also tells him that the previous degenerate husband has wasted all the three liang of silver ingots which took Xu Mu¡¯an a long time to save.


    A moment later, Xiao Jingting hears another sound from next door, thinking that Xiao Xiaodong must have got up from bed and started making breakfast.


    Although Xu Mu¡¯an belongs to the fire group, Xiao Xiaodong belongs to the wood group. However, the boy¡¯s inner force is still weak due to his young age. Xiao Xiaodong has tilled a vegetable garden in the front yard and selected all the seeds by himself.


    Afraid that Xiao Jingting might steal from his garden, the clever boy has deliberately chosen all the kinds of vegetables the man least likes.


    Having eaten up all the vegetables he harvested the last time, Xiao Xiaodong decides it¡¯s time to grow a new batch.


    Xiao Jingting opens the window through which he sees Xiao Xiaodong, with his eyes closed, gesturing near his garden. Xiao Jingting realizes the boy is trying to enforce the magical lines for herb cultivation which can help plants grow. The man is surprised to see that as the boy reads the lines, a scattering of sparkling light falls to the garden like raindrops.


    Xiao Xiaodong keeps on reading the magical lines near his garden, but his effort has been far from effective.


    Seeing this, Xiao Jingting¡¯s mind goes back to the day when he and his parents inspected one of their farmlands. As he recalls, his parents also read a few lines and the crop immediately sprouts and grew as high as ten centimeters. But clearly, Xiao Xiaodong is not powerful like that since he¡¯s still a small child¡­


    Seeing the boy working hard, Xiao Jingting is tempted to try as well, so he reads the magical lines at the boy¡¯s garden.


    Immediately, the man sees green sparkles of light raining down from the sky on the garden and all the vegetable seeds in the boy¡¯s garden sprout in an instant.


    Xiao Jingting feels a surge of excitement, overjoyed by the fact that this new body of his is powerful, at least more powerful than his son.


    Xiao Xiaodong is taken aback by the sudden sprouting of his vegetables. Soon, the smart boy catches Xiao Jingting standing near the window across him. But before the man could throw an ingratiating smile at the boy, Xiao Xiaodong quickly runs back to his room and locks the door again.

 Chapter 6

    After seeing Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s reaction, Xiao Jingting says to himself, ¡°It¡¯s a long road ahead.¡±


    Although feeling a slight depletion in his inner force after applying the magic lines on the vegetable garden, the man still finds he¡¯s full of energy. Memory tells him that the magical lines cannot be used repeatedly on a farmland because unnaturally fast growth of the seedlings risks reducing soil fertility and depleting its nutrients.


    The lines always work the best when it¡¯s applied on the intended seedlings for the first time.


    Xiao Xiaodong gets back inside the room and sits on the side of the bed, his heart pounding fast.


    Xiao Xiaofan rubs his eyes and sees his brother, asking in a daze, ¡°Big brother, is it daylight?¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong takes a look at his little brother whose hair got disheveled from sleep and says, ¡°No, it¡¯s not. Go back to sleep.¡±


    ¡°But I¡¯m hungry.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong has anticipated this because the little boy asks for food every day he wakes up.


    The elder brother fetches a piece of bread and hands it to Xiao Xiaofan, saying, ¡°Eat this.¡±


    The younger boy, however, is reluctant to take it, ¡°The bread tastes so hard. I don¡¯t like it.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong feels depressed seeing his brother¡¯s pitiful face.


    ¡°I smell breakfast,¡± Xiao Xiaofan gets excited all of a sudden.


    The look on the older boy¡¯s look immediately changes from depression to resentfulness as he curses Xiao Jingting under his breath for making delicious food every morning but never once had he shared any food with them.


    ¡°Just go back to sleep,¡± Xiao Xiaodong tells his brother.


    But the younger one keeps sniffing and eyeing one of the chairs in the room. Since the boy isn¡¯t tall enough to reach to lock of the door, he needs to step on something to open it.


    ¡°You¡¯re forbidden to go,¡± Xiao Xiaodong warns in a harsh voice, knowing what the boy is thinking about.


    Xiao Xiaofan bites his fingers, looking at his brother with pleading eyes.


    After a while, Xiao Xiaodong finally relents. He opens the door and sneaks a peak at Xiao Jingting.


    Noticing the boy secretively watching him behind the door, the man puts on a nice smile and says, ¡°Want some steamed stuffed buns? Do me a favor and I¡¯ll trade with you.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong didn¡¯t expect the man would speak to him, so he pulls inside instantly with caution.


    Xiao Xiaofan pulls his brother¡¯s arm, begging him, ¡°Big brother, he said if we did him a favor, he¡¯d give us steamed stuffed buns!¡±


    Xiao Xaodong is a bit exasperated by the tempted look on the boy¡¯s face, ¡°It¡¯s just stuffed buns. You¡¯re so easy!¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan blinks, confused, ¡°Big brother, don¡¯t you want to eat stuffed buns? They taste so soft and nice.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong doesn¡¯t say anything.


    Xiao Xiaofan scratches his head before pulling at his brother¡¯s arm and pleading him again, ¡°Big brother, why don¡¯t you ask what kind of favor he needs from us?¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong looks into the boy¡¯s clear eyes and keeps hesitating. Finally, tempted by the delicious buns, he agrees, ¡°Fine.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan, thrilled, follows his brother out.


    Xiao Xiaodong keeps his excited brother behind his back and walks up to Xiao Jingting cautiously, ¡°What favor?¡±


    Xiao Jingting is a bit surprised by the boy¡¯s refusal to even call him father, realizing that bad feelings must have run deep between the young boy and the previous Xiao.


    ¡°I plan to check on the farmlands, but I don¡¯t know where they are. Do you?¡± the man asks.


    ¡°No,¡± Xiao Xiaofan answers first in an upset voice.


    Xiao Xiaoding, meanwhile, casts a bitter glance at Xiao Jingting, asking sarcastically, ¡°Haven¡¯t you sold all your farmlands?¡±


    The man feels a bit embarrassed, replying, ¡°No. There¡¯re still five mu of low-rate lands left.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong responds with a cold and accusatory look from which Xiao Jingting can tell he¡¯s despised by his own son.


    ¡°If you wanna sell them, just do it. You don¡¯t need to know where they are to do that,¡± Xiao Xiaodong says with disdain.


    Xiao Jingting smiles awkwardly, explaining, ¡°In fact, there¡¯s not much left with almost all the valuables sold after we left the Xiao family. We still got this estate, but if I sell it, we¡¯ll have to sleep on the street. That¡¯s why I want to make some money by planting spiritual plants.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong is clearly astonished to hear the man¡¯s words. The boy lowers his head and tries to figure out if Xiao Jingting is being sincere.


    Although he detests Xiao Jingting, Xiao Xiaodong still holds out the hope that the man can get back from the wrong path in his life. After all, the last thing he wants is that the destitute man someday sells him and his little brother for money.


    Xiao Xiaofan, however, isn¡¯t nearly as anxious as his big brother. Instead, he grabs a corner of the table with his little hands and keeps staring greedily at the steamed stuffed buns.


    A moment later, Xiao Xiaodong raises his head and looks at Xiao Jingting, saying, ¡°I know where they are.¡±


    Xiao Jingting nods, thinking that his elder son is indeed smart and that he must have already checked out the lands.


    Xiao Xiaodong belongs to the wood group. One time when Xiao Jingting got drunk and beat him and his little brother, the boy secretly hoped that the man would drop dead like his grandparents so that he could inherit the man¡¯s farmlands. But he thought about it later and came to the conclusion that if Xiao Jingting died, the Xiao family would most likely take away the lands instead of giving them to him.


    ¡°It¡¯s a bit far away,¡± says Xiao Xiaodong.


    ¡°If you¡¯re willing to take me there, I¡¯ll give you three buns,¡± Xiao Jingting offers.


    The boy hesitates for a moment before giving a nod, ¡°Deal.¡±

 Chapter 7

    ¡°Here is a deposit for you.¡± Xiao Jingting gave Xiao Xiaodong a steamed stuffed bun.


    Xiao Xiaofan looked at the steamed bun in Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s hand and gulped down his own saliva.


    Xiao Xiaodong was about to give the steamed stuffed bun in his hand to Xiao Xiaofan, when Xiao Jingting handed a steamed stuffed bun to Xiao Xiaofan.


    ¡°I¡¯m giving this to Xiaofan. It is not included in the promised three.¡± Xiao Jingting didn¡¯t look at Xiao Xiaodong as he rubbed Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s head and said in a flat tone.


    As soon as Xiao Xiaofan received the bun, he took a big bite and ate it while smiling stupidly at Xiao Jingting.


    Xiao Xiaodong gave Xiao Jingting a strange look and his mood became very complicated. Xiao Jingting had always had a better attitude towards him than towards his younger brother. Although he was no better than his younger brother, his main attribute was wood, and he looked like Xiao Jingting. Xiao Jingting did not doubt that he was his son, but his younger brother was different.


    His younger brother not only had a brain problem but also had the main attribute of fire, which was just like his daddy¡¯s. Moreover, because of his brain problem, he couldn¡¯t cultivate at all, so Xiao Jingting¡¯s attitude towards his younger brother had been very bad.


    Looking at the change in Xiao Jingting¡¯s attitude towards his younger brother, Xiao Xiaodong was relieved but had mixed feelings.


    ¡°Are you going to visit the field?¡± Xiao Xiaodong asked.


    ¡°Yes.¡± Xiao Jingting nodded.


    ¡°There is nothing in your field,¡± Xiao Xiaodong explained.


    Xiao Jingting was stunned. He had only thought of going to the field to have a look. He had completely forgotten that the eldest young master didn¡¯t farm at all, so the field should be bare now.


    ¡°So, let¡¯s go to the street and buy some seeds first?¡± Xiao Jingting asked tentatively.


    Hearing about going to the street, Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s eyes became bright and Xiao Xiaodong was also very excited, but in a flash, Xiao Xiaodong threw this idea away.


    Xiao Xiaodong wasn¡¯t sure how long Xiao Jingting¡¯s ¡°conversion¡± would last. He was very worried about who Xiao Jingting could encounter on the street. If Xiao Jingting met some of his wily friends and was bullied, he might sell him and his brother.


    ¡°There should be extra seeds in the village head¡¯s house. I heard that he planned to sell them in a few days. You can go to the village head¡¯s house and buy them. It will be cheaper than going to the store, and it¡¯s not far away,¡± Xiao Xiaodong suggested.


    ¡°Then go with me,¡± Xiao Jingting conceded.


    Xiao Jingting had the impression that the village head of Mound Village was pretty fair in his dealings and a person who very much despised what Xiao Jingting had done to Xu Muan and sympathized with his two children.


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded his head and responded, ¡°Fine.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong led the way, with Xiao Xiaofan in the front and Xiao Jingting following behind.


    Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s footsteps were slow and Xiao Jingting could not wait, so he picked Xiao Xiaofan up. Xiao Xiaofan was silly and was very happy in Xiao Jingting¡¯s arms. When Xiao Jingting held Xiao Xiaofan in his arms, Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s eyes became more and more strange as he looked at Xiao Jingting.


    The village head of Mound Village was called Ding Hong, and looked very majestic.


    Ding Hong was in his forties and was also a Level 3 Qi Practitioner. His cultivation was already very exceptional for this village.


    Xiao Jingting suddenly remembered that the original owner was also an expert in the village. Although the original body owner didn¡¯t like cultivating, he was the young master of a big family, after all. In the original owner¡¯s family, he was forced to focus on training. Although the cultivation of the original body owner was not as good as the cultivation of  those geniuses from the big families, it was much better than that of the villagers of the same age in the village.


    ¡°Buy seeds?¡± Ding Hong looked at Xiao Jingting in surprise.


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said: ¡°Yes.¡±


    ¡°What and how many seeds do you want to buy?¡± Ding Hong asked.


    ¡°For about five mu of field,¡± Xiao Xiaodong said.


    Ding Hong¡¯s eyes flashed with contempt. Xiao Jingting realized that Ding Hong and the other villagers from Earth Mound Village attached great importance to the field, so Xiao Jingting¡¯s behavior of selling the land was very annoying.


    Ding Hong took two bags of seeds and said, ¡°Two liang of silver.¡±


    Xiao Jingting thanked him, took out two liang of silver and gave it to Ding Hong.


    Xiao Xiaodong pulled at Xiao Jingting¡¯s sleeve and said, ¡°The field has been abandoned for a long time. You¡¯d better turn it over. Grandpa Ding has a very powerful earthworm.¡±


    Xiao Jingting did not understand. Ding Hong took a look at  Xiaodong and stipulated to Xiao Jingting coldly, ¡°I rent out one for two hundred copper coins.¡±


    Xiao Jingting looked at Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s face and knew that earthworms were a good thing and immediately rented them.


    Xiao Jingting gave Ding Hong four liang of silver: two for the seeds and two as deposit for the earthworms. When they returned the earthworms, they could get back one liang of silver and 200 copper coins. When others rented the earthworms to turn the ground they wouldn¡¯t need to pay such a high deposit. Obviously, Ding Hong did not trust Xiao Jingting very much.


    Xiao Jingting did not know how to use earthworms but Xiao Xiaodong volunteered to say that he knew, so he gave the bamboo tube with the earthworms to Xiao Xiaodong.


    The three of them walked a long way before reachung the location of the field.


    Xiao Jingting squinted his eyes. The field was provided by the family, and he didn¡¯t know if it was intentional or not, but the location of the field was very far away from the residence, and the original owner was most afraid of trouble. If the field was so far away, how could the original body owner be willing to plant it? In any case, it was better to be given a field than not to be given a field at all.

 Chapter 8

    Xiao Xiaodong took the bamboo tube filled with earthworms and walked excitedly to the place where the field was.


    Xiao Jingting looked at Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s excited expression and said to himself, ¡°After all, he¡¯s still a child. No matter how smart he is, he still wants to play.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong opened the bamboo tube and a golden earthworm flew out. The earthworm soared to more than a meter above the ground and then drilled into the spirit field, turning over the soil.


    Xiao Jingting looked at this magical scene. He didn¡¯t show it on his face, but he was still surprised in his heart.


    The efficiency of the earthworms was extremely high, and before long, two mu of land had been turned over. Xiao Xiaodong helped Xiao Jingting plant the seeds together, and the two of them were so busy they lost the track of time.


    When Xiao Jingting was about to finish, he took out a few steamed buns. Seeing that Xiao Xiaodong was so hardworking, he gave Xiao Xiaodong and Xiao Xiaofan another five buns.


    When Xu Muan came over, Xiao Jingting and Xiao Xiaodong were just about to finish working.


    Xu Muan¡¯s eyes were cold when he looked at Xiao Jingting. Xiao Jingting suddenly realized that he had actually used a four-year-old child as a laborer, which was really too much.


    ¡°Daddy!¡± Xiao Xiaofan excitedly threw himself into Xu Muan¡¯s arms.


    Xu Muan hugged Xiao Xiaofan and his strained mood suddenly relaxed.


    Xu Muan had been worried recently about Xiao Jingting selling his two children. When he came home and found that his two children were gone, he almost went crazy.


    Xiao Jingting followed Xu Muan home. He secretly observed Xu Muan¡¯s ugly face and did not know how to open his mouth.


    Xiao Jingting wanted to go home and talk with Xu Muan. As a result, as soon as they came back, Xu Muan closed the door of his room.


    ¡°Your brother is not sensible, but why are you hanging out with him?¡± Xu Muan  looked at Xiao Xiaodong and asked somewhat uneasily.


    Xiao Xiaodong rubbed his hands and said: ¡°I think he has changed a lot, and I just made a deal with him. I helped him, and he gave me and my brother steamed buns to eat.¡±


    Xu Muan could not help feeling a little lonely. His two sons hadn¡¯t eaten such luxurious things for a long time.


    ¡°He didn¡¯t do anything else?¡± Xu Muan asked.


    Xiao Xiaodong shook his head and reassured him, ¡°No, he seems to have changed a lot.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t take him lightly, it is not so easy to change someone¡¯s personality. Who knows what he¡¯s up to!¡± Xu Muan cautioned.


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded solemnly.


    ¡°I saw that the vegetables in the vegetable field have emerged a bit. ¡± Xu Muan recalled.


    The vegetables in this field were planted by Xiao Xiaodong and grew very slowly. However, they could be cooked in less than one month. The previous crop was almost eaten up, but this crop had not yet grown out.


    ¡°He did it,¡± Xiao Xiaodong explained.


    ¡°Why?¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong stuck out his tongue and said, ¡°I think he ran out of the money, so he decided to be self-sufficient.¡±


    Xu Muan pursed his lips and thought secretly that if Xiao Jingting really did not have enough money, it would be good if he found a way to make money. If Xiao Jingting continued to behave recklessly, it would be troublesome. After selling all the land, he would sell the house too.


    ¡°Daddy, here are two steamed buns, you can eat them.¡± Xiao Xiaodong took out two tightly wrapped steamed buns.


    Xu Muan looked at Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s bright eyes and lamented gloomily: ¡°You eat them.¡±


    ¡°I have already eaten,¡± Xiao Xiaodong said.


    Xu Muan rubbed Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s head and said, ¡°Then save them for tomorrow.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong held Xu Muan¡¯s hand. In the end they ate one steamed bun each.


    Xiao Xiaodong and Xiao Xiaofan had a tiring day and went to sleep before it became dark. Xu Muan came out and cooked some food. Although the steamed bun was delicious, one could not make him full after all.


    Hearing Xu Muan¡¯s movements, Xiao Jingting came out. When Xu Muan saw Xiao Jingting, he could not help but raise his vigilance.


    ¡°Something wrong?¡± Xu Muan asked.


    ¡°I¡¯ve been a little short of money lately,¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Xu Muan bowed his head and said, ¡°You don¡¯t have any silver?¡±


    ¡°I heard you sometimes go to the jungle hunting,¡± Xiao Jingting probed. Xu Muan raised his head, full of vigilance, so Xiao Jingting proposed hurriedly: ¡°Can I go with you?¡±


    Xu Muan hesitated for a long time before nodding: ¡°Alright¡±


    With Xu Muan¡¯s consent, Xiao Jingting could not help but breathe a sigh of relief.


    Xiao Jingting went into the room and took out a box with eighteen silver and a few pawn tickets. Xiao Jingting was somewhat relieved to find that the field he had pawned was actually a living pawn, which was much less silver than a dead pawn for two months. Within two months adding two percent of interest, he could get the title deed back.


    The original body owner was a gambler. When he first pawned the field, he felt that he could win it back by gambling, so when he pawned it, he chose a living pawn.


    Xiao Jingting put the box away and secretly thought, ¡°The priority now is to make money as soon as possible, and then buy the fields back.¡±


    The next day, Xu Muan instructed Xiao Xiaodong to take good care of his brother and left for the jungle with Xiao Jingting.

 Chapter 9

    Xu Muan walked in front and Xiao Jingting followed.


    On the way, many people saw Xu Muan and Xiao Jingting walking together and they had strange looks on their faces.


    ¡°Brother Jingting, where are you going?¡± a delicate and soft voice sounded.


    Xiao Jingting followed the sound and saw the man who was speaking. Although Xiao Jingting had long known that many boys in this world were raised as girls, he still felt his scalp going numb when he heard a man talking like this.


    Seeing the appearance of the person, the memory in Xiao Jingting¡¯s mind was awakened. When Xiao Jingting was in the Xiao family, in addition to Xu Muan, there were also several concubines. The moment he was sent here, these concubines were not happy to follow him and suffer with him, so they all left Xiao Jingting to find another way out.


    Xiao Jingting was a man who was not willing to be lonely. After he came to Mound Village, he tried to hook up with a few nice young brothers from the village. Most of them ignored Xiao Jingting, but there were always some exceptions, Qiu Bai was one of them.


    Xiao Jingting was flattered to receive compliments and Qiu Bai was good at taking what he liked. Xiao Jingting was coaxed and spent a lot of money on Qiu Bai. Qiu Bai was also a capable person and took Xiao Jingting¡¯s money but did not allow him to take any advances.


    ¡°I¡¯m going to the jungle,¡± Xiao Jingting said faintly.


    ¡°Going to the jungle? Brother Xiao, ah, it¡¯s so dangerous! How can you go to a place like this?¡± Qiu Bai was shocked. Qiu Bai looked at Xu Muan with reproachful eyes.


    ¡°I have no money. If I don¡¯t go to the jungle, I will starve to death. It¡¯s better to try my luck in the jungle,¡± Xiao Jingting said lighty.


    Xu Muan looked at Xiao Jingting strangely. Xiao Jingting was the most sensitive about his reputation and liked showing off, but this time he actually directly said that he had no money.


    Qiu Bai reluctantly smiled and said, ¡°Brother Xiao, stop joking around, didn¡¯t you just sell your fields? That is a lot of money.¡±


    ¡°Lost all of it.¡± Xiao Jingting had the good sense to not say he bought Xiaoyao powder, so he directly claimed he lost it.


    Qiu Bai covered his mouth and revealed a look of surprise. ¡°Brother Jingting, ah, tough luck! Don¡¯t worry, you¡¯re born to be lucky! You can always win back a thousand gold.¡±


    ¡°No more, I¡¯m quitting.¡± Xiao Jingting was indifferent.


    Xiao Jingting was one of the top teenagers in his previous life! He refused to gamble, refused drugs, and refused pornography, but this body owner¡¯s life was all about gambling, whoring and taking drugs. How could he transmigrate as such a scum?


    ¡°Let¡¯s go! Let¡¯s go early and come back early,¡± Xiao Jingting urged Xu Muan.


    Xu Muan nodded and answered, ¡°Alright.¡±


    Xu Muan had thought that if Qiu Bai showed up, Xiao Jingting would give up the idea of going to the jungle, but the other person mind was quite firm. Qiu Bai watched Xiao Jingting and Xu Muan leaving and his eyes flashed with contempt.


    ¡°How¡¯d it go, brother?¡± Qiu Li came out.


    Qiu Bai shook his head and said with some regret, ¡°He already lost everything. He really is a black sheep. No wonder he was driven out of the Xiao family. When he came he had several hundred silver and so many fields. As a result¡­ ¡° Originally, he wanted to take advantage of it. He didn¡¯t want this guy to lose it so fast.


    ¡°This idiot is really wasteful, and so are you, brother. I asked you to go to him before, but you pushed him around. As a result, now he has spent all his money and we couldn¡¯t get anything.¡± Qiu Li was dissatisfied.


    Qiu Bai bowed his head and secretly thought that before he had a little conflict with Xiao Jingting, so he wanted to ignore Xiao Jingting for a few days, but as a result Xiao Jingting spent all his money in these few days.


    ¡°Brother, do you think he is lying? There was no reason to spend all this silver at once,¡± Qiu Bai said, thinking that Xiao Jingting was probably annoyed with him, so he said that on purpose.


    ¡°It should be true. A few of my friends said that Xiao Jingting was hanging out in the city in the brothel and in the gambling houses, and he also got involved with Xiaoyao powder. These things are very expensive. This loser should have burned up all his silver before going to the jungle,¡± Qiu Li said.


    Qiu Bai¡¯s eyes flickered with disdain. When Xiao Jingting first arrived at Mound Village, his reputation was still extremely good. He was good looking and strong and owned 20 mu of farmland and had a good house. Unfortunately, before long, people found out that Xiao Jingting was lazy and unreliable.


    Qiu Bai originally wanted to marry Xiao Jingting as his main wife, but after discovering Xiao Jingting¡¯s true face, he immediately dispelled this idea.


    Xiao Jingting followed behind Xu Muan and couldn¡¯t help but feel a bit dejected. His relationship with Xu Muan had only eased up a bit with much difficulty. Just now that Qiu Bai made a scene and as a result, Xu Muan¡¯s face seemed to get even worse.


    ¡°The jungle is very dangerous. We should only move on the outskirts,¡± Xu Muan warned.


    Xiao Jingting nodded hurriedly, and agreed, ¡°I know.¡±

 Chapter 10

    Shortly after Xiao Jingting entered the jungle, a spider of the size of a millstone fell down.


    Xu Muan quickly made a fire and burned the spider to ashes.


    ¡°This spider is poisonous. If you are bitten, you will be paralyzed. Be careful.¡± Xu Muan said.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said with lingering fear, ¡°I know.¡± The jungle was really dangerous. No wonder, although there were many treasures hidden in the jungle, few people would come to the jungle.


    Xiao Jingting followed Xu Muan in the jungle for a long time, and there was no harvest till, ¡°Grapes.¡±


    Xu Muan turned to look at Xiao Jingting and said, ¡°What?¡±


    Xiao Jingting pointed to the grapevines in the mountains and said, ¡°I want to bring back some grapevines to transplant them.¡±


    There were two strings of grapes hanging on a grapevine in front of Xu Muan. Xu Muan wanted to say that this wild grape ware very sour and even if he planted them, no one would eat them. However, looking at Xiao Jingting cheerful appearance, Xu Muan thought it was no good idea to pour cold water on him.


    Xiao Jingting remembers that the status of fruit in this world was very special. If he can grow a lot of delicious grapes, he will earn a lot of silver.


    Xiao Jingting put the grapevines into the basket and secretly transferred some of them into his space.


    Xu Muan did not see Xiao Jingting movements and stood on guard on the side.


    ¡°Run quickly, the toot- piercing Pig is here.¡±


    In an instant, a wild boar with a body length of nearly two meters ran to the two men. Xiao Jingting looked at the giant beast in front of him and swallowed his saliva secretly. Was it still a pig? It was two meters long with a pair of tusks shining with metallic luster and on the pigskin, there was turtle-shell-like Armour.


    Xu Muan launched a fire attack on the tooth-piercing pig. The speed of the tooth-piercing pig movement was extremely fast, and Xu Muan attacks all missed.


    The tooth-piercing pig shouted twice and rushed toward Xu Muan.


    Xiao Jingting spawned a vine that hooked the trunk of the tree, hugged Xu Muan waist, and rose to the top of the tree, half holding Xu Muan.


    Xu Muan brain went blank for a moment when he was hugged by Xiao Jingting.


    ¡°Boom boom¡± tooth-piercing pig crazily hit the trunk of the tree, which brought Xu Muan back to his senses.


    ¡°Does this pig know you?¡± Xiao Jingting thought it was a bit strange.


    ¡°I once hunted a rabbit, which seemed to be his favorite prey.¡± Xu Muan said. The tooth-piercing pig at the bottom of the tree was also 3 level Qi practitioner. It¡¯s very difficult to deal with because of its armor, and its immunity to fire attack.


    Xiao Jingting: ¡°¡­¡± There are rabbits on this pig menu? This world! It was so hard to understand.


    ¡°Can it climb trees?¡± Xiao Jingting asked.


    Xu Muan shook his head and said: ¡°No.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s good.¡± Xiao Jingting breathed a sigh of relief.


    ¡°Boom.¡± Xiao Jingting felt the shudder of the big tree and big tree trembled again.


    Xiao Jingting saw that tooth-piercing pig under the tree will soon break the tree so he controlled the vines and leaped to another tree with Xu Muan.


    ¡°If we can kill this big guy, we can have better food.¡± Xiao Jingting said with bright eyes, the strength of the pig below was not low, and the spiritual power contained in the meat could not be low. Eating such a beast could improve their cultivation.


    Xu Muan couldn¡¯t help feeling moved. He was not the opponent for this tooth-piercing pig alone, but now he was not alone.


    ¡°Roar¡­¡± tooth-piercing pig roared at Xiao Jingting and Xu Muan.


    ¡°I¡¯ll trip it up and you will attack it in the eyes.¡± Xiao Jingting said


    Xu Muan nodded and replied: ¡°good.¡±


    Xiao Jingting mobilized his spiritual power and spawned countless vines to wrap around the legs of the tooth-piercing pig. The tooth-piercing pig roared angrily and the vines that wrap around the tooth-piercing pig were almost broken.


    Xiao Jingting constantly spawned vines and affected the movement of the tooth-piercing pig and Xu Muan took this opportunity to attack pig eyes, then when the angry pig roared, Xu Muan took this opportunity to throw a fireball into the pig¡¯s mouth.


    The tooth-piercing pig rampaged, its body actually increasing in size out of thin air.


    ¡°It¡¯s gone berserk.¡± Xu Muan was shocked.


    The berserked tooth-piercing pig eyes were red like blood and its strength had doubled. It looked bloodthirsty. Xiao Jingting crazily mobilized his spiritual power, hindering the action of the toothed pig, and Xu Muan no longer retained it.


    The tooth-piercing pig slammed into the big tree where Xiao Jingting and Xu Muan stood.


    Although there were many trees in the jungle, only a few that could withstand the impact of tooth-piercing pig. The tooth-piercing pig screamed loudly when Xiao Jingting narrowly escaped with Xu Muan to another tree.


    Xiao Jingting maneuvered a branch and ruthlessly pierced it in the back of tooth-piercing pig, the pig screamed loudly that Xu Muan was startled by Xiao Jingting movement.


    ¡°Do it quickly.¡± Xiao Jingting urged.


    Xu Muan threw a fireball toward tooth-piercing pig and the two of them worked together to kill tooth-piercing pig.


    Seeing tooth-piercing pig fall to the ground, Xu Mian breathed a sigh of relief. This time he thought Xiao Jingting would drag him down and did not expect him to help. Xu Muan could not help but start treating Xiao Jingting a little differently.


    ¡°It¡¯s getting smaller.¡± Xiao Jingting looked at the corpse of the tooth-piercing pig.


    ¡°It died and the berserking ended, so it naturally became smaller.¡± Xu Muan faintly said.

 Chapter 11

    Xiao Jingting took a bottle of water and drank it, Xiao Jingting bottle was filled with the spiritual spring water from his jade pendant


    Last time, after planting five mu of land, Xiao Jingting was very thirsty so he casually scooped up a scoop of the spiritual spring water from his space and drink it. The fatigue in his body was swept away, and the depleted spiritual energy was quickly replenished.


    As far as Xiao Jingting knew, there was a rejuvenation pill on the market that could replenish the depleted spiritual energy, but this kind of rejuvenation pill was expensive. Even the poor quality one needed two silver but the spiritual spring in his jade pendant was endless.


    There were endless crises in the jungle, and it was dangerous to have a depleted spiritual power in here.


    Xiao Jingting looked over towards Xu Muan¡¯s face that was pale and his eyes were somewhat worried, Xiao Jingting was well aware that when fighting against tooth-piercing pig just now Xu Muan¡¯s spiritual power was almost completely depleted.


    ¡°I¡¯ll clean up.¡± Xiao Jingting leaped down the tree and collected the pig.


    ¡°Let¡¯s go back.¡± Xiao Jingting looked at Xu Muan


    Xu Muan looked at Xiao Jingting¡¯s lively appearance and was very surprised at the amount of the spiritual power in Xiao Jingting body. Xu Muan was also worried, such a big pig could be exchanged for a lot of silver. However, according to Xiao Jingting personality, he wouldn¡¯t be able to get a single silver for himself.


    Xu Muan purses his lips and suppressed his anxiety. Now that his spiritual power was exhausted, it was already good to be able to save his own life, the tooth-piercing pig belonged to Xiao Jingting, so let him have it.


    Xiao Jingting looked at Xu Muan and said, ¡°We have to leave as soon as possible. Can you still walk?¡±


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°Yes.¡± Although his spiritual power was almost exhausted, it was not a problem to walk back.


    Afraid to expose his space, Xiao Jingting spawned some branches and made a rattan net to drag tooth-piercing pig back.


    Fearing that the boar would attract unwanted attention, Xiao Jingting made a detour avoiding the crowd going back to his house.


    ¡°Daddy, what a big pig!¡± Seeing Xu Muan and Xiao Jingting coming back, Xiao Xiaofan, who was eating wild vegetables, shouted excitedly.


    Xiao Jingting took a look at Xu Muan and said, ¡°Half of the pig will be cooked, let¡¯s sell the other half of the pig.¡±


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°All right.¡± Although the tooth-piercing pig was delicious and could replenish spiritual power, it also easily deteriorate. To eat half of it for the whole family, it was enough.


    ¡°I heard that you are the friend of the owner of the Yue restaurant. You can sell it to him tomorrow morning.¡± Xiao Jingting continued.


    Xu Muan looked at Xiao Jingting in sunrise and answered, ¡°All right.¡±


    Xiao Jingting cooked a large pot of braised pork and invited Xu Muan and his two sons to eat together. The four of them eat till their mouth was full of grease.


    When Xu Muan was eating meat, he felt that his body was getting filled with spiritual power, and he become excited.


    Xu Muan looked at Xiao Jingting, who was burying his head in bowl with a satisfied expression.


    Xu Muan looked at this strange Xiao Jingting and felt a little warmer.


    ¡°Daddy, you eat a lot for dinner!¡± Xiao Xiaofan looked up at Xu Muan and mumbled.


    Xu Muan could not help blushing for a moment. Xiao Jingting meat was very delicious so he unconsciously ate a lot. Xiao Xiaofan and Xiao Xiaodong didn¡¯t eat much. The spirit power in the boar meat was very strong, and was not something that Xiao Xiaofan and Xiao Xiaodong could bear. After they ate only a few pieces of meat, Xiao Jingting asked them to have some porridge.


    The porridge Xiao Xiaodong and Xiao Xiaofan ate was also cooked by Xiao Jingting, although the taste was not as good as braised meat, but for Xiao Xiaodong and Xiao Xiaofan, who usually ate dry noodles, it was already a supreme delicacy. ¡°Daddy worked so hard, it is alright to eat more.¡± Xiao Xiaodong said.


    Xiao Xiaofan nodded, smacked his lips, and said, ¡°Well, Daddy should eat more. The food cooked by father is really delicious, and better than that what Daddy made.¡±


    ¡°He ate so many delicacies that he can make them.¡± Xiao Xiaodong said in a dissatisfying way.


    Xu Muan bowed his head, he tossed over and over but couldn¡¯t cook well. No wonder his son disliked him.


    ¡°Daddy, father asked you to sell pig! Half a pig, should be able to sell for more than ten silver. When it¡¯s sold, you should hide some of the silver. ¡± Xiao Xiaodong suggested.


    Xu Muan glanced at Xiao Xiaodong and thought the same way. There was no money in his hand, which always made him feel uneasy. Although Xiao Jingting seemed to have changed a lot, who knew when this person would change back.


    Early in the morning, Xu Muan woke up.


    Xu Muan opened the door and found that Xiao Jingting was also up. He was in the yard, tossing the grape trellis.


    ¡°Going to sell pig?¡± Xiao Jingting asked.


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°Yes, selling it as soon as possible can get a better price.¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Go quickly.¡±


    Xu Muan looked at Xiao Jingting and left with half of the pig.


    ¡°Wait a minute.¡± Xiao Jingting stopped Xu Muan.


    Xu Muan turned his head, looked at Xiao Jingting, and asked, ¡°what can I do for you?¡±


    Xiao Jingting smiled and said, ¡°There is no rice at home, nor eggs. It is all gone, go and buy some. The two children are still young, and it¡¯s not good for them to always eat dry noodles.¡±


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°All right.¡±

 Chapter 12

    When Xu Muan got up, Xiao Xiaodong and Xiao Xiaofan also woke up. They ate pork yesterday, and both brothers had some excess energy.


    The two brothers lay at the window and watched Xu Muan leave, then observed the movement of Xiao Jingting.


    ¡°Brother, what is he doing?¡± Xiao Xiaofan asked curiously.


    Xiao Xiaodong tilted his head and said, ¡°He seems to be growing grapes.¡±


    ¡°Growing grapes?¡± Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s face twisted.


    ¡°Grapes? Grapes are sour. I don¡¯t eat them. ¡± Xiao Xiaofan said, puffing his cheeks.


    Xiao Xiaodong sneered and said, ¡°He doesn¡¯t plant it for you to eat. Even if you wanted to eat them you may not be able to.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan bulged his cheek and glared angrily at Xiao Xiaodong.


    Xiao Jingting looked towards Xiao Xiaodong and Xiao Xiaofan. Xiao Xiaodong sensed Xiao Jingting gaze and closed the window before taking Xiao Xiaofan to hide.


    Xiao Jingting thought secretly: the shadow left by the predecessor was very difficult to eliminate! It would take some time.


    If people in the village wanted to go to the city, most of them would take the Li family¡¯s ox cart and Xu Muan was no exception. When Xu Muan hunted more prey he would take ox cart of Li Sheng.


    ¡°What a big pig! Half of it is already so big, a whole one must be amazing! ¡± Li Sheng was envious.


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°Yes!¡±


    ¡°Are you going to sell this half of pig?¡± Li Sheng asked.


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°Yes!¡±


    ¡°Such a big pig can sell for more than ten silver. Did you hunt it?¡± Qiu Bai asked.


    Xu Muan looked at the people coming out of the cart and frowned. Qiu Bai often followed the ox cart to the city. Xu Muan had never bumped into him before, but this time he did.


    Afraid of getting into trouble, Xu Muan nodded directly and said, ¡°Yes!¡± I hunted it. ¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s amazing, but there is only a half of it! If it were sold as a whole one, you would be able to earn dozens of silver ingots.¡±


    ¡°We ate the other half.¡± Xu Muan said.


    Qiu Bai said jealousy, ¡°This pig spiritual power is very rich, it must be delicious.¡±


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°It¡¯s delicious.¡± Qiu Bai had an affair with Xiao Jingting and always came to him when he had nothing to do. Xu Muan looked at this person and found him very unpleasant, but there was nothing he could do.


    ¡°All right, all right, let¡¯s get in the cart, it¡¯s time for us to go.¡± Li Sheng said.


    The ox cart traveled for over an hour before it arrived in city.


    Xu Muan sold the pig to the restaurant and took the money to buy rice, noodles and eggs, as well as some clothes. The clothes on his two sons were torn and he had some money on hand. Xu Muan didn¡¯t want them to wear that anymore.


    When Xu Muan came home, he saw the yard full of lush grapevines.


    A strong smell of meat floated out of the house.


    Xu Muan opened the door and saw Xiao Jingting, who was stirring in the pot. Xiao Jingting took a look at Xu Muan and said: ¡°You¡¯re back. The food will be ready soon.¡±


    Xu Muan nodded and replied, ¡°Good.¡±


    Xiao Jingting made a big pot of stir-fried meat and bamboo shoots this time, Xiao Xiaodong and Xiao Xiaofan couldn¡¯t eat too much meat, but it was all right if they could eat more bamboo shoots that were tainted with the taste of meat.


    Xu Muan ate meat and secretly thought: Xiao Jingting cooking is really good, but what had got into his head that he even invited him and his sons to eat together.


    Seeing that Xiao Jingting was in a good mood, Xu Muan took out 12 silver ingots and said, ¡°I got 16 silver ingots from selling the pig and, spent 4 silver ingots, there is still 12 left.¡±


    Xiao Jingting put away six silver ingots and said, ¡°You can put the rest away, I didn¡¯t expect this pig to be worth this much.¡±


    Xu Muan nodded and said with a bit of a guilty conscience, ¡°All right.¡±


    Afraid that Xiao Jingting would take all the money, Xu Muan lied that he earned 16 silver ingots instead of 18. Unexpectedly, Xiao Jingting didn¡¯t even notice and also divided it into half. Although Xu Muan was guilty, he still didn¡¯t confess. He had two children to take care of and needed to be on guard.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong? Eat quickly!¡± Xiao Jingting looked at Xu Muan and said.


    Xu Muan nodded and ate.


    ¡°The meat is so tasty!¡± Xiao Jingting couldn¡¯t help but say. In his previous life, he liked eating meat because meat was delicious, but in this life, eating meat could increase his strength, and if he ate meat for every meal, his spiritual power would rise. No wonder the strength of those big families raised so rapidly.


    ¡°Yes! Yeah! It¡¯s so comfortable to eat meat. The meat is delicious.¡± Xiao Xiaofan said.


    Xiao Jingting stretched out his hand and rubbed Xiao Xiaofan head.


    Seeing Xiao Jingting gentle look, Xu Muan hesitated for a moment, and then swallowed the matter of meeting Qiu Bai.

 Chapter 13

    The next day, after breakfast, Xiao Jingting got up and prepared to go out.


    ¡°Dad, where are you going? Going out to play?¡± Xiao Xiaofan pounced over and hugged Xiao Jingting¡¯s leg.


    Recently Xiao Xiaofan and Xiao Jingting were getting along well with each other. Xiao Xiaofan was very fond of this father who always gave him delicious food.


    Xiao Xiaodong repeatedly asked Xiao Xiaofan to be on guard against Xiao Jingting. Xiao Xiaofan was stupid and forgetful so when he saw Xiao Jingting, he always forgot Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s advice.


    ¡°Play, play, play, that¡¯s the only thing on your mind.¡± Xiao Xiaodong tugged on Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s arm. He was a little angry.


    Xiao Jingting rubbed Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s face and said, ¡°Daddy need to go to fields to water the plants.¡± In the last two days, the food in their house improved a lot, Xiao Xiaofan seemed to have gained some weight, but he was still thin, making Xiao Jingting feel a little distressed.


    Xiao Xiaodong secretly sized up Xiao Jingting and thought in his heart: Xiao Jingting used to hate farming, but now he is more and more diligent.


    ¡°I¡¯ll go, too.¡± Xiao Xiaofan said.


    Xiao Xiaodong glanced at Xiao Xiaofan and asked ¡°If you go, what are you going to do?¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan blushed a little and said, ¡°I¡¯ll show dad the way.¡±


    ¡°Do you know the way?¡±Xiao Xiaodong asked.


    Xiao Xiaofan blushed and said, ¡°Yes, I do.¡±


    Xiao Jingting looked at Xiao Xiaofan and said, ¡°If Xiaofan wants to go together, let¡¯s go together.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong looked at Xiao Jingting and held his head high as he said, ¡°I¡¯ll go too.¡±


    Xiao Jingting looked at Xiao Xiaodong with a look of surprise.


    Xiao Jingting took a few more buns and put them in the basket, he only brought one person¡¯s ration. If two children went with him he should prepare more.


    Xiao Jingting looked at Xu Muan and said, ¡°I¡¯m afraid that I won¡¯t be back until the afternoon, so you cook some more of that pork.¡±


    Xu Muan nodded and answered with yes but his heart was little uneasy. After tooth-piercing pig was dragged back, it was all handled by Xiao Jingting. The meat made by the other side was much better than what was made by him. His skill in cooking the meat was fine, but it was difficult to make it more delicious.


    Xu Muan was preoccupied when Xiao Xiaofan and Xiao Xiaodong had already followed Xiao Jingting outside.


    Xu Muan looks at the back of the three of them and showed a warm smile.


    Xiao Xiaofan tagged on Xiao Jingting robe and jumped around, while Xiao Xiaodong with a straight face, followed them.


    Looking at how close his father had become with his younger brother, Xiao Xiaodong heart was sour. Obviously father used to love him more, but now he liked his younger brother better. However, it¡¯s better if he liked his younger brother than someone else¡¯s child. When they were still in Xiao family house, his father used to be very nice to those nieces and nephews but he didn¡¯t like them.


    Qiu Bai looked at Xiao Jingting, Xiao Xiaofan and Xiao Xiaodong laughing and walking together and his face couldn¡¯t help looking a bit strange.


    Qiu Bai had the impression that Xiao Jingting disliked his two children very much. He even told him that Xiao Xiaofan was a barstard and that Xu Muan slept with someone else and that he was cockolded¡­..


    ¡°Jingting.¡± Qiu Bai called out.


    Seeing Qiu Bai, Xiao Xiaodong quickly stepped forward and walked to Xiao Jingting left-hand side, pulling Xiao Jingting clothes, Xiao Xiaofan also surrounded Xiao Jingting from the right side.


    Xiao Jingting looked at Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s appearance like he was facing an enemy and was somewhat amused, ¡°Qiu Bai, is something wrong?¡±


    Qiu Bai shook his head and said, ¡°It¡¯s nothing, just congratulating you on hunting such a big boar, it must have been sold for dozens of silver.¡±


    Xiao Jingting immediately understood Qiu Bai intention, He was interested in the silver Xiao Jingting sold the pig for, ¡°Not like that. It¡¯s sold only a dozen of silver. I just wanted to eat pork.¡±


    ¡°A dozen of silver, that¡¯s a lot too, enough to support your family for a long time.¡± Qiu Bai was filled with envy as he looked at Xiao Jingting and lowered his head, revealing a lonely look.


    If it was the original body owner, looking at Qiu Bai appearance, he would have asked Qiu Bai what was bothering him, but Xiao Jingting kept his mouth shut.


    Qiu Bai was waiting for Xiao Jingting to ask a question so that he could go on, but he didn¡¯t expect that Xiao Jingting would remain silent, so he could only say, ¡°Jingting, my brother wants to get married. But his future family in law asked for a bride price of 20 silver ( Price that future husband needs to pay to his future in law in order to marry). My family doesn¡¯t have enough money, can you lend me five silver?


    ¡°I don¡¯t have silver.¡± Xiao Jingting shook his head.


    Qiu Bai looked down and said, ¡°Jingting, if you don¡¯t want to lend me the money, just tell me. Why do you say you don¡¯t have money? Didn¡¯t you just sell the pig? ¡± Xu Muan hunted the wild boar; it was absolutely impossible to hide it from Xiao Jingting, with Xiao Jingting temperament, the money for selling pig must have fallen into his hands.


    ¡°I owed a lot of gambling debt before. I used the money from selling pig to pay off some of them and I still have a lot to repay.¡± Xiao Jingting sighed.


    Qiu Bai said with a voice filled with sorrow, ¡°What can I do? Without this money, my brother won¡¯t be able to marry a wife.¡±


    ¡°Then let your brother get a cheaper wife to marry, then!¡± Xiao Jingting said in an indifferent way.


    He himself was having a hard time, so where did he find the leisure to care about other people¡¯s elder brother getting married? What does his wife have to do with him? His wife wasn¡¯t settled it yet.


    Qiu Bai looked at Xiao Jingting with a look full of bitterness and said, ¡°But my brother really like the girl from that family.¡±


    ¡°Oh, your brother likes that girl so much, then he will definitely find a way. I still have things to do and I can¡¯t talk to you anymore.¡± Xiao Jingting led Xiao Xiaofan and Xiao Xiaodong away.

 Chapter 14

    Xiao Jingting nodded and casually said, ¡°Yes!¡± He wanted to redeem that pawn ticket so he still owed the pawnbroker a lot of money.


    ¡°Dad, it¡¯s not good to owe people money.¡± Although Xiao Xiaofan was not very clever, he still understood about owing money.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Yes! It¡¯s not good to owe people money, so I¡¯m trying to find a way to pay off my debt. ¡±


    ¡°Dad, how are you going to pay your debts?¡± Xiao Xiaofan asked curiously.


    ¡°Work hard in farming and hunting, and I should be able to pay it off after a while.¡± Xiao Jingting was confident.


    Xiao Xiaofan nodded his head and raised his little fist to cheer Xiao Jingting up, ¡°Dad, it will definitely be paid off soon.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong rolled his eyes around. No one knew what was on his mind.


    When Xiao Jingting went to the edge of the field and made use of the Falling Rain Technique to plant grapes, Xiao Jingting discovered that the spiritual spring in the space could promote the growth of Spiritual plants so when casting Falling Rain Technique Xiao Jingting pulled out a portion of the spiritual water from the space and incorporated it into the spiritual rain.


    Xiao Xiaodong couldn¡¯t take his eyes off Xiao Jingting¡¯s movements. The Spiritual Secrets and books used for cultivation ware passed down in the family, Xiao Xiaodong had the right to learn Xiao family secrets, however, he was too young and only learned low-level technique.


    ¡°Father, you¡¯re amazing! If this goes on, the harvest this time will be very good.¡± It was a pity that the other middle and upper-class fields had been sold by father, otherwise the quality of the spiritual plants grown would be even better.


    Xiao Jingting smiled proudly and said, ¡°Is that right?¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, ¡°Yes!¡± and then secretly thought: If he had Xiao Jingting ability, it would be enough to plant all of the vegetable fields.


    After watering the three mu of fields, it was already noon, and Xiao Jingting showed off his unique fishing skills by catching several fish. The eyes of those two little kids were full of surprise.


    Xiao Jingting gave two kids two steamed buns and roasted a fish for each of them.


    Children in this world ate a lot of food. They wouldn¡¯t starve if they eat less but they would become stronger if they aat more, especially food containing spiritual power.


    After applying rain to the field, Xiao Jingting returned home with the two kids.


    ¡°Welcome back. It time for dinner:¡± Xu Muan greeted.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°OK!¡±


    Xu Muan looked at Xiao Jingting¡¯s face while he ate.


    Although Xu Muan¡¯s craftsmanship was not very good, Xiao Jingting was not picky about food and the meat from the pig was very rich in spiritual power, coupled with the fact that he ate ready-made rice, Xiao Jingting still ate a lot.


    ¡°My cooking is not very good.¡± Xu Muan said apologetically.


    Xiao Jingting looked up at Xu Muan and said, ¡°You¡¯re wrong, it is very delicious.¡±


    Xu Muan heart felt warm as he thought to himself: if only Xiao Jingting could go on like this, that would be good.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan nibbled the meat and looked at Xiao Jingting, saying, ¡°Father¡¯s cooking is better than that of Daddy, Daddy cooking isn¡¯t very good.¡±


    Xiao Jingting did not appreciate Xiao Xiaofan truthfulness, ¡°It¡¯s not delicious, but you still eat so happily.¡±


    ¡­


    Xiao Xiaofan was tired of playing and fallen asleep on the bed.


    ¡°Daddy.¡± Xiao Xiaodong sat on the bed cross-legged and looked at Xu Muan seriously.


    ¡°Yes?¡± Asked Xu Muan.


    ¡°When we went out today, we met Qiu Bai.¡±


    Xu Muan face suddenly tightened. Qiu Bai must have seen him selling pig so he showed up; ¡°Has he found your father?¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, ¡°Yes, he said his brother wanted to get married, and his future wife bride price was 20 silver. Their family didn¡¯t have enough money so he asked father to lend him five silver.¡±


    Xu Muan could not help clenching his fist. Five silver, Qiu Bai really thought that the silver in their family was brough by the wind.


    ¡°Did your father agree?¡± Xu Muan asked, In the past, Xiao Jingting was most pitying for young beauties.


    Qiu Bai begged him with few words so Xiao Jingting might have agreed.


    Xiao Xiaodong shook his head and said, ¡°No, my father said he wanted to pay back his gambling debts, so he has no money. Daddy, do you think my father really owes the gambling debt outside? Do you think he owes too much money out there, so, he doesn¡¯t dare to go out!¡±


    Xu Muan clenched his teeth and immediately became uneasy. Gambling debt was different from ordinary debt. It usually had a very high-interest rate. He didn¡¯t even want to think how high it could become.


    Gambling houses always raised a lot of tugs and when the time came they would go to families who borrowed money to smash and rob them. if Xiao Jingting really borrowed money from the gambling house, then¡­


    Xu Muan closed his eyes and said, ¡°Let me think about it.¡±


    If Xiao Jingting could always be like this in the past few days, it wouldn¡¯t matter if he helped Xiao Jingting to pay off his gambling debts. They were two level three Qi lever practitioners, and their days could always get better. However, if Xiao Jingting returned to his old ways in few days, what should he do?

 Chapter 15

    Xiao Jingting was trimming the grape trestle, when an uninvited guest came to his door.


    ¡°Brother Xiao, long time no see.¡± A somewhat slick-looking man walked through the door and glanced at the green tile house of Xiao Jingting.


    Xiao Jingting looked at the visitor, and became alerted.


    This person was named Wang Erhu. He was the ¡°best friend¡± of the original body owner. The original body owner¡¯ gambling and addiction to Happy Powder were all thanks to this Wang Erhu. Fortunately, he came early, otherwise, the original body owner after fooling around in gambling house for few more days would made his wife and children lose their house.


    Xiao Jingting always felt that Wang Erhu getting close to the original owner might have been premeditated. After all, the original body owner had done a lot of harmful things. Now that it was impossible for Xiao Jingting¡¯s original enemies to let him go.


    Wang Erhu looked at Xiao Jingting and said, ¡°Brother Xiao, you have a nice house.¡±


    Xiao Jingting smiled and said, ¡°No matter how good the house in the country is, how good can it be? Such a big house isn¡¯t even worth a dilapidated house in the city.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan stood beside Xiao Jingting and looked at Wang Erhu curiously.


    ¡°Brother Xiao, this is Xiaofan, isn¡¯t it? He¡¯s so cute! Unfortunately, he is a fool.¡± Wang Erhu sighed.


    Xiao Xiaofan looked eagerly towards Xiao Jingting. Xiao Jingting held out his hand and rubbed Xiao Xiaofan head, the original body owner scolded Xiao Xiaofan for being a wild seed in front of Wang Erhu, making him so unscrupulous now.


    ¡°Brother Wang, if you are doing well staying in the city, why did you come to the countryside?¡± Xiao Jingting asked.


    ¡°I haven¡¯t seen Brother Xiao for several days and was worried and came over to take a look. I heard that your wife is fierce. I thought you may be detained by your wife.¡± Wang Erhu said half-jokingly.


    There was a sneer in Xiao Jingting heart, was Wang Erhu sowing discord?


    ¡°Brother Wang worries too much. I¡¯m really short of money these days when I stay in the countryside so I am ashamed to go to the city.¡± Xiao Jingting shook his head.


    ¡°No way. Brother Xiao is the young master of the Xiao family, he might not be out of money so soon.¡±Wang Erhu tone was full of surprise.


    ¡°Hateful, those people in the Xiao family are all praising the high and trampling on the low. When my parents were around, they took care of me in every way. Now that my parents are gone, they have all revealed their true face. They have assigned me to this desolate and barren place, and they have only given me so little silver that there is not enough money to eat.¡± Xiao Jingting was full of anger.


    Wang Erhu looked at Xiao Jingting and said, ¡°I heard that Brother Xiao, you are farming these days? How can you do that job? When I came here, I calculated a fortune for you, Brother Xiao, you are very lucky today, if you go to the gambling house and gamble, you will definitely get rich.¡±


    Xiao Jingting waved his hand and said, ¡°To tell you the truth, brother Wang. I can¡¯t afford to win or lose now so I won¡¯t take the risk.¡±


    When Wang Erhu looked at Xiao Jingting, he only felt that he had not seen him for a few days but. Xiao Jingting seemed to become a different person. Before that, Xiao Jingting was an idiot who after his encouragement would probably have gone with him, but now he has such an unyielding attitude.


    Wang Erhu looked at Xiao Xiaofan and said, ¡°Brother Xiao, although your son is silly, he looks good!¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan recently ate much better than before and put on some weight so he looked very lovely.


    Xiao Jingting smiled but didn¡¯t speak.


    ¡°Brother Xiao, do you know? The Zhou family is recruiting the child servant for the young master of their family, each of whom will get 30 silver. If your son tries it, he will probably win the selection. ¡± Wang Erhu said.


    Xiao Jingting smiled coldly and said, ¡°I¡¯m not at the point of selling my son yet.¡± The head of the Zhou family was an expert at the seventh level of qi practice, the Zhou family was nothing compared to the Xiao family, but to the current Xiao Jingting it was still a giant.


    Thirty silver for a child was really a lot of money, so much silver meant that child must sign a deed of sale when he came into the Zhou family. The way it was said from Wang Erhu mouth, it reeked of conspiracy.


    ¡°Xiaofan, is a little foolish, if it is discovered by Zhou family they would this that I was deceiving them. I won¡¯t be able to find a way out from it.¡± Xiao Jingting shook his head.


    ¡°If Xiaofan can¡¯t do it, isn¡¯t there still a Xiaodong? It¡¯s not a bad thing, if he¡¯s chosen by the Zhou family and get the appreciation of little young master, then he¡¯ll be eating and drinking well with Young Master Zhou.¡± Wang Erhu voice was full of envy.


    Xiao Jingting laughed coldly in his heart, Wang Erhu this guy really tried to look like he was thinking about him, this matter mostly had an inside story.


    ¡°Xiaodong can¡¯t do it. I¡¯m counting on Xiaodong to support the family in the future, the work in this field will be counted on him in the future.¡± Xiao Jingting shook his head.


    ¡°Counting on him to support family, didn¡¯t you say that this kid will not grow to anything good?¡± Wang Erhu said.


    Xiao Jingting said disapprovingly, ¡°He is a child, I just need to take good care of him.¡±


    Wang Erhu rambled to  Xiao Jingting for a long time but did not gain any advantage so he left gloomily.


    As soon as Wang Erhu left, Xiao Jingting found that the relaxed atmosphere at home became tense again. Xiao Xiaodong hid Xiao Xiaofan in his room and guarded him all day long.

 Chapter 16

    When Xu Muan came home and heard Xiao Xiaodong talk about Wang Erhu, he immediately felt agitated.


    Xu Muan had also heard of the recruitment of young servants in the Zhou family. He heard that the young master of the Zhou family had a bad temper, and many of the children who entered the Zhou family had disappeared without a trace, and even their bodies couldn¡¯t be found.


    The Zhou family was so powerful that most of the young servants recruited were from poor families with no power. When the children entered the door they signed the deed of sale and when these children disappeared, those adults did not dare to ask the Zhou family to give them an explaination.


    Thirty silver, a third level tooth-piercing pig was not worth this price. If the Zhou family spent such a large sum to recruit children servants, he was afraid that there was a big problem!


    ¡°Your father didn¡¯t promise that man.¡± Xu Muan asked.


    Wang Erhu and Xu Muan had also met each other, In Xu Muan eyes, this man was slippery, cunning, and hypocritical. He was really not a good person, but he was used to pleasing people and had a very good relationship with Xiao Jingting.


    ¡°No, but father said he would consider it.¡± Xiao Xiaodong said.


    ¡°In future take good care of your brother. Don¡¯t let your brother be alone with him and neither do you.¡± Xu Muan ordered.


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded solemnly and said, ¡°Mother -Father, I know.¡±


    Xu Muan pursed his lips and thought of Xiao Jingting¡¯s gambling debt. Even if Xiao Jingting didn¡¯t want to sell his children now, it would be hard to say what would happen when the people from the gambling shop came to ask for gambling debts.


    When Xiao Jingting got up, he found that the door next door was locked. Xiao Jingting called the two kids to eat, but there was no response.


    ¡°Brother, he¡¯s asking us for dinner.¡± Xiao Xiaofan licked his lips.


    Xiao Xiaodong glared at Xiao Xiaofan and said, ¡°Eat, eat, you only know how to eat, and you are not afraid that he will catch you and sell you.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan bulged his cheek and said, ¡°Dad is not that kind of person. Dad is very kind to me.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong said angrily, ¡°A little favor can buy you off. You are really useless.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan climbed to the wooden table in front of the window and secretly peeped through the window to see the movement outside.


    ¡°Ah!¡± Xiao Xiaofan exclaimed.


    ¡°What did you see?¡± Xiao Xiaodong asked.


    ¡°A lot of grapes.¡± The grapes had been bearing fruit before, but they were all green and small. Xiao Xiaofan picked two of them and ate them but they were very sour so he stayed away from grapes for several days.


    ¡°It¡¯s just grapes. There were a lot of them before.¡± Xiao Xiaodong didn¡¯t care.


    Xiao Xiaofan blinked his eyes and said, ¡°it used to be green before and now they are purple.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong rolled his eyes and said, ¡°Even if it becomes purple, it is still sour.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan blinked and said, ¡°But it looks delicious now.¡±


    Xiao Jingting


    Xiao Jingting spawned the grapes and went out.


    Xiao Xiaodong watched Xiao Jingting leave and became relieved.


    Xiao Xiaodong was distracted and sat by the bedside. Xiao Xiaofan was scratching the window and only staring at the grapes outside drooling.


    Xiao Xiaofan slipped out to pick a bunch of grapes while Xiao Xiaodong wasn¡¯t paying attention.


    Xiao Xiaodong looked at the grapes Xiao Xiaofan picked, and his face becomes livid. ¡°Why are you picking his grapes?¡±


    ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter. Dad is not here, and there are so many grapes. He won¡¯t find out.¡± Xiao Xiaofan doesn¡¯t care.


    Xiao Xiaodong said hopefully, ¡°He may find out when he came back.¡±


    ¡°Dad loves me the most. He won¡¯t hit me.¡± Xiao Xiaofan said.


    Xiao Xiaodong said hatefully, ¡°You only remember when he give you stuff to eat but not when he hit things, or how he beat you in the past, forget it.¡± In most serious ones, Xiao Xiaofan was almost was killed by Xiao Jingting.


    Xiao Xiaofan flattened his mouth and burst into tears.


    Xiao Xiaodong saw Xiao Xiaofan crying pitifully, and comforted Xiao Xiaofan in a soft voice.


    When Xu Muan came back in the evening, he found that the food he left for Xiao Xiaofan and Xiao Xiaodong was not touched. There were grape skins on the ground of the room and two clusters of grapes on the table.

 Chapter 17

    Xiao Jingting came back later than Xu Muan. As soon as Xiao Jingting came back, he found that there were nearly 20 clusters of grapes missing.


    As soon as Xiao Jingting looked at the grapevines in the courtyard, he knew that it must have been Xiao Xiaofan who stole the grapes.


    In fact, the lack of a dozen or twenty clusters of grapes in the courtyard was inconspicuous when there were hundreds in the yard, it was just that the grape picker was too arrogant and keep picking grapes from one place till it was picked clean, so it was hard not to be found out.


    Xiao Jingting looked at the empty grapevines and shook his head. The grapes there were the most prosperous, but now they were all bare.


    Xiao Xiaofan ¡°stealthily¡± observed the movements of Xiao Jingting, turned his head and looked at Xiao Xiaodong anxiously, ¡°Dad seems to have found out, will he come to hit me?¡±


    ¡°Who makes you so stupid to focus on one place where you picked grapes?¡± Xiao Xiaodong didn¡¯t have a good temper.


    Xiao Xiaofan tugged at his sleeve, a little aggrieved, ¡°That place has the biggest grapes, ah!¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong glared at Xiao Xiaofan angrily and scolded, ¡°You silly boy.¡±


    Although Xiao Xiaofan was stupid, he was very enthusiastic. When he found that the grapes were delicious he called Xiao Xiaodong to eat them together. Xiao Xiaodong also thought that they were delicious and Xiao Xiaofan volunteered to pick two more strings.


    Xiao Xiaodong felt that he had already picked all the grapes anyway, and it was all right to pick two more strings. How could he know that he would be addicted to eating and picked more than a dozen strings at once, from the same place he picked before?  By the time Xiao Xiaodong found out, the grapes had all been picked up and the vines there were still in a mess.


    When the grapes were picked, they couldn¡¯t be glued back, so Xiao Xiaodong and Xiao Xiaofan shared the grapes with each other.


    ¡°Sorry! The little child was ignorant and stole your grapes.¡± Xu Muan walked to the courtyard and was fsincerely apologized to Xiao Jingting.


    Xiao Jingting didn¡¯t care, ¡°It¡¯s all right. They¡¯re my sons, and I won¡¯t blame them no matter how many grapes they ate.¡±Xiao Xiaofan and Xiao Xiaodong had been behaving themselves well. The children on the earth were becoming more arrogant nowadays and spoiled rotten at home. They would always get what they wanted.


    When Xu Muan heard Xiao Jingting words, he could not help but feel a little guilty about his previous vigilance against Xiao Jingting. It seemed that Xiao Jingting had really changed.


    Xiao Jingting picked a bunch of grapes for Xu Muan and said, ¡°Have a taste¡± The plants in this world were growing fast, he had cast the growing Technique again in the morning and the grapes were ripe, he had originally thought that it would still take a long time.


    Xu Muan tasted one and said, ¡°It tastes good, and it seems to improve the spiritual power.¡± Xiao Xiaofan left two clusters of grapes for Xu Muan. In fact, Xu Muan had already tasted them in advance.


    ¡°How much do you think this grape can sell for?¡± Xiao Jingting asked.


    ¡°It shouldn¡¯t be a problem to sell two or three hundred copper coins. If you sell more, the price should be lower.¡± There are nearly 400 clusters of grapes in the yard which, according to conservative estimates, should sell for 100 silver.


    Xiao Jingting nodded, two to three hundred coppers was quite a lot.


    ¡°You want to sell grapes? What would you do after you sell the grapes?¡± Xu Muan asked.


    Xiao Jingting laughed awkwardly and said, ¡°I shouldn¡¯t have pawned out my family fields in the past. However, I can get the fields back by paying back some interest. Then I guess I will buy back those few mu of upper-grade fields first.¡±


    Only the top grade fields could grow high-grade spirit plants, usually those who had top-grade fields at home planted them carefully. Who would be like the original body owner that would pawn it?


    ¡°I think if we have money, it would be better to pay off the gambling debt first.¡± Xu Muan suggested, if they pissed off the gambling house, they would be in big trouble.


    ¡°I don¡¯t have any gambling debts.¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Xu Muan was stunned for a moment before he said, ¡°No gambling debts? Then when you met Qiu Bai before¡­¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s a lie, I¡¯m no one to him, what does it have to do with me if his oldest brother wants a wife? However, it wouldn¡¯t be good to refuse him directly so I used this as an excuse.¡± Xiao Jingting said lightly.


    Xu Muan looks at Xiao Jingting and only to felt that Xiao Jingting was not Xiao Jingting anymore.


    Xiao Jingting turned his head, looked at Xu Muan and asked, ¡°What¡¯s wrong with you?¡±


    Xu Muan smiled and said, ¡°Nothing.¡±


    ¡°By the way, I¡¯m going to town tomorrow to sell grapes, do you want to come with me?¡± Xiao Jingting asked.


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°Yes!¡± Xu Muan secretly thought: Xiao Jingting¡¯s grapes should make a lot of money when they are sold but selling the child can only get thirty silver, Xiao Jingting can make good money like this, so he shouldn¡¯t be interested in earning money from selling the children.


    ¡°By the way, that Wang Erhu who came before¡­¡±


    Xu Muan heard Xiao Jingting mention this person and couldn¡¯t help being on guard, ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡±


    ¡°I think this man seems to have an ulterior motive for me. I used to gamble a lot and sold the land by his instigation. I think he may be asked to frame me up. If he comes to make trouble tomorrow, you better help me take care of him.


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°I got it.¡± It was this Wang Erhu who had urged Xiao Jingting to sell his children. Xu Muan was already been displeased with this person.

 Chapter 18

    The next day, Xiao Jingting and Xu Muan got up early in the morning. Knowing that Xiao Xiaofan and Xiao Xiaodong were planning to help too, Xiao Jingting agreed after thinking about it.


    Xiao Jingting held Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s hand and looked at his face that was a bit sad.


    Xiao Xiaofan looked at Xiao Jingting¡¯s face, blinking his big dark eyes and said, ¡°Daddy, what¡¯s going on! You are not happy!¡±


    Xiao Jingting smiled and said, ¡°Daddy is worried that the grapes will not be sold.¡±


    ¡°The grapes are delicious. I¡¯m sure they can be sold.¡± Xiao Xiaofan raised his fist to cheer Xiao Jingting up.


    ¡°Really? Are the grapes delicious?¡± Xiao Jingting asked with a light smile.


    Xiao Xiaofan nodded solemnly and said, ¡°Yes, the grapes are delicious, and Xiaofan loves to eat them.¡±


    ¡°If only everyone thinks the same.¡± Xiao Xiaodong glared at Xiao Xiaofan.


    Xiao Xiaofan looked at Xiaodong and said, ¡°Brother, you love to eat it too! You ate more grapes than I did, and Daddy also likes to eat them. The two bunches of grapes I left for daddy were eaten up.¡±


    ¡°Is that so?¡± Xiao Jingting looked at Xu Muan with a smile on his face and Xu Muan¡¯s face imminently turned red.


    Xiao Jingting shook his head in his heart, Xu Muan was only a teenager, at this age in his previous life he would still be in high school, but he already had two kids.


    When the four of them reached the village entrance, an ox cart was already waiting. Li Sheng sitting at the head of the cart was smoking and smiled with surprise when he saw them.


    ¡°Little Xu! Going to the city again! ¡± Li Sheng asked genially.


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°Yes.¡±


    ¡°This time you are going with the head of the family and the children!¡± Li Sheng looked at Xiao Jingting and smiled.


    Xu Muan was a little embarrassed by Li Sheng as he said, ¡°Yes.¡±


    ¡°Master Xiao, I heard that you¡¯ve recently lost your way, that¡¯s right, get down to farming and raising your family, with your skills, the days will become better and better.¡± Li Sheng said.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and agreed, ¡°You made a point.¡±


    ¡°What are you going to do in the city?¡± Li Sheng asked.


    ¡°To sell something.¡± Xiao Jingting said vaguely.


    Li Sheng nodded and said, ¡° Well! Get in the cart.¡±


    There were already several people sitting in the cart, when they saw Xiao Jingting and Xu Muan coming in, several people in the cart looked up curiously.


    Xiao Jingting was notorious and everyone in Mound Village knew that Xiao Jingting and Xu Muan had a bad relationship, Now watching the two people come in, the people in the cart stared curiously at Xiao Jiangting. Xiao Jingting, who was treated as if he was a rarely-seen treasure, felt very embarrassed.


    Xiao Jingting felt that one person in the cart looked at them with different expressions, Xiao Jingting searched and found that this person was Qiu Li, Qiu Bai¡¯s brother.


    ¡°Brother Xiao, what will you do in the city this time?¡± Qiu Li asked.


    ¡°Sell something and subsidize the family.¡± Xiao Jingting said faintly.


    Qiu Li glanced at Xiao Jingting basket and said, ¡°I am afraid that brother Xiao is mistaken. There are not many people in the city who liked to eat grapes, so you can¡¯t sell them at a good price. I am just afraid that you will have to pay for a trip back and forth in vain.¡±


    Xiao Jingting smiled disapproving and said, ¡°It¡¯s all right. I¡¯m just trying.¡±


    Seeing that Xiao Jingting was not taking his words seriously, Qiu Li snorted and did not speak anymore.


    Xiao Jingting held Xiao Xiaofan in his arms and did not pay any attention to this man.


    Xiao Xiaofan was yawning lazily in Xiao Jingting¡¯s arms and Xiao Jingting spoiled him, rubbing Xiao Xiaofan head.


    Xiao Xiaodong was full of envy when he looked at Xiao Xiaofan in Xiao Jingting¡¯s arms. Looking at Xiao Jingting¡¯s eyes, he quickly turned away his face.


    As soon as people come inside, the ox cart started to run fast. Xiao Jingting felt the power of the exotic ox cart for the first time. It turned out that the ox could run so fast and so steadily.


    Xiao Jingting thought to himself: If he becomes rich, he will also buy an ox cart, so he doesn¡¯t have to walk so much to go to the fields every day. Now he has only five mu of land, and he was very free every day so it was okay to waste a little time on the road. But when he will get all the fields back, he will be much busier.


    ¡°How much money is this ox-cart of Uncle Li worth?¡± Xiao Jingting asked Xu Muan in a low voice.


    Xu Muan was shocked for a moment before he replied, ¡°It is very difficult to domesticate demon beasts. Many demon beasts will devour their masters when they grow. Uncle Li raised this demonic beast since childhood and it has a close relationship with his family. If ordinary people wanted to buy demonic beast, they have to go to the gate of the Imperial Beast Hall to buy them. The demon beasts there are all controlled by the Imperial Beast Talisman and the price of taming beasts is very high. If Uncle Li bought this ox from the Imperial Beast Hall, the price would be no less than eight hundred silver. ¡±


    Many people were reluctant to pay the training fees of the Imperial Beast Hall. Therefore, many people would buy docile beast cubs to raise. Raising them from young age will be easier to bond with them and it generally will not make big problems.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°It¡¯s really expensive!¡± He really felt like a poor man now.


    Qiu Li, who had been resting with his eyes closed, heard Xiao Jingting words, opened his eyes, and glanced at him with sarcasm.


    Xiao Jingting felt furious about the disdained look of Qiu Li and his stomach and liver ached with anger.


    Qiu Li was a typical son of bitch and hypocrite. Xiao Jingting was sure that everything happened between Qiu Bai and the original body ownerdefinitely had something to do with Qiu Li, who must have plotted behind the scenes! The Qiu family preferred men to women, and Qiu Li¡¯s position in the Qiu family was much higher than that of Qiu Bai.


    Qiu Bai and Qiu Li ware of the same mind. They wanted the silver of the original body owner butdispised him and took advantage of him. They also thought that the original body owner shouldn¡¯t covet something way out of his league.

 Chapter 19

    The ox cart stopped outside the city, and everyone came down one after another. Xiao Jingting and Xu Muan rented a stall in the market in the city.


    People came and went in the market, but Xiao Jingting and Xu Muan were a little shy, Xiao Xiaofan thought it was time for him to show his skills and shouted at the top of his voice, ¡°Grapes, fresh grapes!¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan was so brave that Xiao Jingting who was self-conscious immediately got impressed by Xiao Xiaofan differently.


    Seeing Xiao Jingting¡¯s appreciation of Xiao Xiaofan, Xiao Xiaodong was envious and anxious, but he couldn¡¯t shout out like Xiao Xiaofan. He was angry with himself in his heart, so he pulled a long face, which Xiao Jingting thought funny.


    Xiao Xiaofan looked lovely so several women came to ask about the price. When they heard that a cluster of grapes cost 250 coppers, they immediately scattered.


    Xiao Jingting was not annoyed, and cut open a few grapes, inviting people to taste them, which finally helped them promote the sales.


    However, the impression that the grapes were not delicious was deeply rooted in people¡¯s minds. The price was also high, so Xiao Jingting sold only 30 strings of grapes for the whole morning. Xiao Jingting was unwilling to reduce the price. But people who were willing to accept this price wouldn¡¯t hang out in this low-grade market, so the situation was somewhat in a stalemate.


    Looking at the depressed Xiao Jingting, Xu Muan said, ¡°I have a suggestion.¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded his head and said, ¡°Just say it.¡±


    ¡°I have some friendship with Zhou Ji, the owner of the Yuehe Restaurant. When he opens a restaurant, he needs to prepare a lot of spiritual fruit every day so we can sell grapes to him. He should be able to sell a lot. However, I¡¯m afraid the price will need to be lower.¡± Xu Muan said carefully.


    In the past, Xiao Jingting was headstrong and never listened to Xu Muan and would often scold Xu Muan for meddling in his business and sometimes even beat him. Over time, Xu Muan seldom expressed his opinions.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and his eyes lit up as he said lightly, ¡°If he can buy most of the grapes, then the price can be lower.¡± The grapes would go bad after they had been kept for too long and many of them would not be sold if they continued like this.


    Hearing Xiao Jingting agree with him, Xu Muan couldn¡¯t help but feel a little happy.


    Xiao Jingting cleaned up for a while, and Xu Muan found the owner of the restaurant and sold 300 clusters of grapes to Zhou Ji, the owner of Yuehe restaurant for 200 copper coins per cluster. With the money from more than 30 clusters of grapes sold before, Xiao Jingting had more than sixty silver in his hand.


    ¡°Hurry up and redeem those mu of fine land.¡± Xu Muan urged.


    Xiao Jingting smiled awkwardly and said, ¡°When I went out, one mu of high-grade land was 22 silver. To redeem it, I needed 26. The money I have now can only redeem two mu.¡±


    Xu Muan thought about it and said, ¡°Why don¡¯t you redeem those mu of medium farmland first?¡± Although the first-class field was good, they don¡¯t have enough spiritual power to make full use of this resource. With Xiao Jingting¡¯s current strength, it would be already difficult with the medium fields.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and agreed, ¡°OK!¡±


    The total amount of medium field was six mu, ten silver per mu of field. Plus three percent of interest,  it would take a total of 78 silver to redeem it.


    Xiao Jingting took the title deed and shook his head in depression. He lost all the money he had just earned and still needed to add some.


    Xu Muan family also cultivated land before he married Xiao Jingting, so he had a special affection for the land, seeing Xiao Jingting redeem the land, he immediately felt reassured.


    Looking at Xiao Jingting¡¯s expression, Xu Muan confronted him, saying, ¡°Outside one mu of medium field will be sold for about eighteen silver. Although some interest has been added, it is still cost-effective. With there fields in your hand, you can rent them out and have some income every year.¡°


    The owner of the pawnshop thought that Xiao Jingting wouldn¡¯t come to redeem the land, so he lowered the price of the field to ten silver, just now when Xiao Jingting went to redeem the land the face of the owner of the pawnshop was as bad as it could be.


    Xu Muan slightly raised the corner of his mouth as he thought to himself: The pawnshop owner never thought that Xiao Jingting would come to redeem the land deed. He used to think that Xiao Jingting would never come back.


    ¡°I know.¡± Xiao Jingting smiled helplessly, but he was still distressed by so much silver! ¡°Come and pick some seeds with me.¡±


    Xu Muan nodded and said cheerfully, ¡°Good! If you want to buy seeds for medium-level fields you should buy seeds of better quality. ¡±


    Xiao Jingting did not know that shortly after he left the pawnshop Wang Erhu would walk into the pawnshop.


    The pawnshop owner was full of dissatisfaction as he said, ¡°You said that Xiao Jingting would not come to redeem the land, but as a result, he redeemed all six mu of land. If I had known it, I would have given him more money to earn more money from interest.¡±


    Wang Erhu chuckled and said, ¡°He was introduced by me in the first place, shopkeeper, you earned more than ten silver from nothing, so don¡¯t complain. Just I don¡¯t know where he got the money. He told me before that he spent it all. ¡±


    Thinking about that nobleman¡¯s words, that as long as Xiao Jingting was seperated from his wife and children, and had to live on the street, he would give him 500 silver, Wang Wrhu could not help becoming anxious. Originally, Xiao Jingting was addicted to the Happy Powder and gambling, and he was about to be broke, but now, he didn¡¯t gamble or spend money on whores, and he had changed his ways of living. It was just too unbelievable.

 Chapter 20

    Xiao Jingting took Xu Muan into a spiritual seed shop. When shopkeepers saw them come in, he welcomed them in, ¡°Two honored guests, come and choose seeds!¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Yes, do you have any recommendations?¡±


    The shopkeeper looked at Xu Muan and smiled, saying, ¡°Your wife is of the fire attribute! Our shop has newly introduced Fire Cloud Rice and Green Fire Vegetables, all of which are suitable for Fire practitioners to eat, so the guest can buy some.¡±


    Xiao Jingting raised his eyebrows with interest. Xu Muan grabbed Xiao Jingting, shook his head, and said, ¡°Don¡¯t buy it.¡±


    Xiao Jingting looked at Xu Muan in bewilderment and asked, ¡°What is the matter?¡±


    ¡°Fire Cloud Rice is third-level spiritual plant, but if it is sold, the price is 20% lower than that of spiritual rice with wood attribute. However, the planting difficulty is not lower than that of the spiritual rice with wood attribute.¡± Xu Muan explained.


    ¡°It¡¯s alright. If we plant it, we can eat by ourselves, we will not sell it.¡±Xiao Jingting did not care.


    ¡°Boss, I want a bag of seeds of Fire Cloud Rice and Green Fire Vegetables.¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Xu Muan said uneasily, ¡°There is no need to plant so many.¡± Fire practitioners can accept wood spirit rice, but wood practitioners have difficulty in eating Fire Cloud Rice, which was one of the reasons why fire spirit rice was stagnating.


    Xiao Jingting shook his head lightly and said, ¡°It¡¯s all right. What kind is it?¡±


    Xiao Jingting picked out another bag of sweet potato seeds and a bag of common spirit rice seeds and was ready  to go home. One bag of seeds was just enough for one mu of land, and the remaining one mu of medium level field, which Xiao Jingting planned to use for planting grapes.


    Four bags of seeds cost another six silver and after spending this money, Xiao Jingting wouldn¡¯t have much money left.


    ¡°Sir, you really love your wife!¡± The shopkeeper was just saying it casually but did not think that Xiao Jingting really wanted those seeds, so he immediately joked along.


    Xiao Jingting smiled and didn¡¯t speak, but Xu Muan¡¯s face turned red.


    Xiao Jingting left the seed store with Xu Muan and walked out of the city.


    ¡°If you don¡¯t have any silver, I still have some.¡± Xu Muan weighed it for a long time before he said it.


    Xiao Jingting glanced at Xu Muan and said, ¡°No, the spirit plants in the five mu field at home can be harvested. If they are sold, we can also have more than 20 silver of input. When we go back, they should be harvested quickly.¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Xu Muan nodded and responded, ¡°Well, I¡¯ll help you.¡±


    ¡°I think we still need to buy an earthworm.¡± Before, they had a little land, so he could borrow earthworm from the Village head. But now when he redeemed all that land, there would be more chances to use that earthworm and it was not an option to always rent it from village head. As a matter of fact, Xiao Jingting still wanted a monster for traveling, but at present, he was lack of money, so he could only think about it.


    Xiao Jingting thought secretly: when the second batch of grapes are planted, it should be more abundant. The owner of the restaurant said that when the second batch of grapes would be ready, he could still buy them from him at the same price as before.


    Xu Muan nodded, answered, and said, ¡°Mm-hmm.¡± A good-looking second-class earthworm cost three or four silver and Xu Muan couldn¡¯t help but feel a physical pain.


    Xu Muan and Xiao Jingting walked up to the ox cart and after a while Qiu Li also came. Unlike how arrogant and pampous he was when he came, Qiu Li looked at the two of them with a strange expression.


    Xiao Jingting didn¡¯t want to pay attention to this person and closed his eyes on his own, and Xu Muan soon followed suit.


    Xu Muan walked back to the house and looked at the dozens of grapes left in the courtyard, as if he had seen tons of silver.


    ¡°If these grapes were to be sold¡­¡±


    ¡°These grapes are not for sale.¡± Xiao Jingting interrupted Xu Muan, ¡°We have to save something good for ourselves. This grape can enhance our strength. You and I can eat a few strings every day, and they will be eaten up in a few days. But we can no longer give them to the children. Fortunately, the spiritual energy in grapes is relatively mild. Otherwise, the two kids would have some problems after eating so much.¡±


    Xu Muan nodded solemnly when he heard this speech and said, ¡°I will pay attention to it.¡± The two children  were still too young, and absorbing too much spiritual power would damage their meridians, so he cannot be careless.


    In the evening, Xu Muan stayed in the room, nibbling grapes one by one, his eyes full of excitement.


    Xiao Xiaofan grabbed Xu Muan¡¯s pants and drooled. ¡°Daddy, give me one grape, just one grape.¡±


    Xu Muan ignored Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s pleas and checked Xiao Xiaofan meridians that were  blocked by vitality. These days, Xiao Xiaofan not only should not eat grapes, but even the amount of his food should be halved.


    ¡°Go to bed.¡± Xu Muan urged.


    Xiao Xiaofan climbed into bed dejectedly and said to himself, ¡°Father has become generous, but Daddy become stingy.¡±.


    Xiao Xiaodong looked at Xu Muan¡¯s excited appearance and felt a little happy. In his impression, Xu Muan had not been so happy for a long time. Xiao Xiaodong remembered that his grandfather said that his Daddy was greedy when they were little and always ate their family food.


    Thinking of Xiao Jingting next door, Xiao Xiaodong couldn¡¯t help thinking that it would be great if his father would continue like this.


    After eating the grapes, Xu Muan licked his lips and thought of helping Xiao Jingting harvest spiritual plants tomorrow, so Xu Muan climbed into bed early.

 Chapter 21

    ¡°Brother, are you kidding me? It is more than 60 taels of silver.¡± Qiu Bai couldn¡¯t help asking.


    Qiu Li shook his head and said, ¡°How could I be mistaken? Xiao Jingting sold dozens of clusters of grapes in the market and made several taels of silver. Later, he sold all the grapes to the shopkeeper of Yuehe restaurant for 200 copper coins for string and earned more than 60 silver.¡± He spent some money bribing the waiter of Yuehe restaurant to find out this news.


    He didn¡¯t expect that grapes could be sold for money. Qiu Li felt ashamed and flustered when he thought of what he had said to Xiao Jingting before.


    Qiu Bai widened his eyes and said, puzzled, ¡°What kind of grapes are so valuable?¡± The wild grapes on the back of the mountain are all uneaten.


    Qiu Li shook his head and said, ¡°I don¡¯t know. You should go and ask Xiao Jingting .¡±


    Qiu Bai said awkwardly, ¡°Xiao Jingting has been acting strange recently. He doesn¡¯t pay much attention to me.¡±


    ¡°Maybe you have been playing cool all the time and he thought he will not have any chance to live with you. He thought he won¡¯t be able to take any advantage so he becomes lukewarm to you.¡± Qiu Li said.


    Qiu Bai snorted and said, ¡°Brother, what are you talking about, do you want me to sleep with that bastard Xiao Jingting for some little favor? He doesn¡¯t deserve it. ¡± All the people in the village thought that he was the most outstanding and that he would certainly be able to marry into a large family in the future. Xiao Jingting might as well be a young Master from Xiao family, but now he was not better than a poor man who had been just sent here.


    Qiu Li frowned and said, ¡°Today is different from the past. Xiao Jingting is nothing now. However, if he has such a good grape-growing skill, he will be able to make a fortune sooner or later. Besides, the Xiao family house is one of the kind in this village.


    Qiu Bai couldn¡¯t help but feel a little moved by what he heard, but on second thought, he didn¡¯t feel right about it. ¡°Brother, it¡¯s not like you don¡¯t know Xiao Jingting. He can¡¯t help spending a lot of money on eating, drinking, whoring and gambling. He can¡¯t help spending a lot of money.  He seems to be getting better recently, but who knows how long he can hold on?¡±


    Qiu Li nodded and said, ¡°There is some truth in your worries, let¡¯s wait and see.¡±


    Qiu Bai continued: ¡°If the grapes from Xiao Jingting can be sold for money, the news will come out sooner or later. When more people start planting them, those grapes will naturally become worthless.¡±


    Qiu Li nodded and said, ¡°That¡¯s right, you go and see how Xiao Jingting grapes are grown, if you can make it as well, we will follow suit. ¡±


    Qiu Bai eyes brightened as he said to himself: Yes! If grapes are so good for making money, there¡¯s no reason to sit around and watch others getting rich.


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­


    The next day, Xiao Jingting and Xu Muan encountered Qiu Bai again on their way to the fields.


    Seeing Qiu Bai, Xu Muan couldn¡¯t help feeling anoyed.


    ¡°Brother Xiao, where are you going?¡± Qiu Bai asked enthusiastically.


    Xiao Jingting said impatiently, ¡°Rushing to the fields.¡±


    ¡°Brother Xiao, you¡¯ve been getting more and more industrious lately!¡± Qiu Bai complimented.


    ¡°There¡¯s almost no food left to eat, so naturally I have to be more diligent.¡± Xiao Jingting faintly said.


    Qiu Bai laughed and said, ¡°Brother Xiao, stop joking around, didn¡¯t you just sell grapes and make a good amount of money?¡±


    Xiao Jingting¡¯s heart sank. The matter of him selling grapes had reached Qiu Bai ears so quickly. Thinking of Qiu Li who had gone to the city with him yesterday, Xiao Jingting suddenly understood something: Qiu Bai knew about it, probably because Qiu Li had told him about it. ¡°That money has all been spent.¡±


    Qiu Bai frowned and said, ¡°So much money, how could it be all spent up?¡±


    ¡°I spent it all. It is all gone.¡± He didn¡¯t want to either! But,he had so many things to pay for.


    Qiu Bai¡¯s face become tense as he smiled awkwardly, and responded with, ¡°oh.¡±


    ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡± Xiao Jingting said to Xu Muan.


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°All right!¡±


    Xiao Jingting and Xu Muan went to fields and got busy.


    Xiao Jingting found that the original owner still had some advantages, for example, this body of the original owner was so much better than the one he originally had. He used to have backache when he worked, but now he seemed to have endless strength.


    Leaving a few bags of spirit rice for himself to eat, Xiao Jingting planned to sell the rest of the spirit rice. Xiao Jingting didn¡¯t like to go to town, and Xu Muan was afraid that when Xiao Jingting would go to the town and become attracted to the colorful world and reverted to his old ways, and volunteered to take on the task of selling food.

 Chapter 22

    When Xiao Jingting and Xu Muan returned to their house, they found that several strings of grapes were missing again. Xu Muan thought that his two sons had stolen them to eat again, so he was immediately filled with anger.


    ¡°It wasn¡¯t my brother and me who stole the food, it was someone who broke in and picked the grapes. We even tried to stop him, my brother bit him and I hit him too.¡± Xiao Xiaodong said.


    ¡°Who was it?¡± Xiao Jingting asked.


    ¡°An androgynous person, wearing a pink dress with flowers on it.¡± Xiao Xiaofan pursed his lips full of grievances.


    As soon as Xiao Jingting heard it, he knew that it was Qiu Bai. ¡°This person is so shameless!¡±


    But it was also the original body owner¡¯s fault. There was no smoke without fire.  The original body owner shouldn¡¯t have messed with such a person.


    Xu Muan took a deep breath, they settled down in this village years ago and they were readily ostracized in the village. But now if they had to find someone to defend them in the village for a few strings of grapes, the villagers would not help them, so he had to calm down and let it go.


    Xiao Jingting closed his eyes and breathed out a sigh of helplessness, saying, ¡°It looks like it¡¯s time to raise two spirit dogs.¡±


    Xu Muan sighed lightly and said, ¡°Spirit dogs aren¡¯t cheap!¡± Now even more money was needed and buying spiritual dog would only slow them down.


    Xiao Jingting thought about it for a moment and said, ¡°This can¡¯t be made known to all, but we shouldn¡¯t keep it to ourselves eithert. If people come to pick our grapes up, we don¡¯t know how much loss we will suffer if they make it their habbit. Go and tell the village head that we had burglars in our house, but that there is not many valuble things missing. We will no investigate, however, he should remind the villagers to be careful of the thieves.¡±


    Xu Mu nodded and said, ¡°I know.¡± In fact, Xu Muan was actually a little surprised, in Xu Muan opinion, Xiao Jingting and Qiu Bai had an affair. But unexpectedly, Xiao Jingting turned his back to Qiu Bai.


    Xu Muan looked at the sparse grapes and felt a flesh of pain, originally there were only a few strings of grapes left but Qiu Bai still came to steal them.


    Qiu family.


    ¡°This grape are actually sweet, and it contains rich aura.¡± Qiu Li exclaimed. He originally thought that people in the city had too much money to spend, and only after eating these grapes he realized that he was wrong. The grapes planted by Xiao Jingting were really different.


    Qiu Bai said indifferently, ¡°Xiao Jingting is a third level Qi Practitioner after all, it is not surprising that the grapes grown by him are full of aura.¡± Thinking that Xiao Jingting become a Level 3 Qi Practitioner at a young age and might become Level 4 Qi Practitioner soon, Qiu Bai suddenly felt that Xiao Jingting may not be not a good match.


    Qiu Bai brought back six strings of grapes, and only half of a string was given to him. When his parents found out that these grapes could improve strength, they gave Qiu Li all five clusters of grapes, hoping that Qiu Li could advance to level 3 Qi Practitioner after eating the grapes. Qiu Bai was a little angry in his heart but there was nothing he could do about it.


    Qiu Li ate the grapes and thought about Qiu Bai¡¯s words, but he was jealous and he secretly thought: as a young master of a big family, no matter how lazy and unmotivated he is, a massive amount of resources are given to him, so he will be much stronger for sure. However, I diligently cultivate all day long and am only on the second level of Qi. This world is really unfair.


    ¡°Didn¡¯t you said that there is still plenty of grapes there? Why don¡¯t you go pick some more?¡± Qiu Li asked.


    Qiu Bai blushed immediately. It was already eye-catching enough for him to pick such a few strings. How could he pick up all the grapes from others? Besides, the two little kids kept yelling at him and cursing so loudly. Qiu Bai was annoyed that his elder brother would only eat and send him to do all the work.


    Relishing the taste of the grapes, Qiu Bai couldn¡¯t help thinking about them. He wanted to go to Xiao Jingting¡¯s house to pick a few more strings of grapes. Anyway, there were still many in Xiao family.


    Qiu Bai planned to do so tomorrow. When Qiu father returned home, he gave Qiu Bai a good scolding.


    After listening to Qiu father¡¯s words, Qiu Bai face suddenly turned white. Qiu Bai didn¡¯t expect that Xu Muan would directly describe him as a thief. If he bears the name of a thief, how could he marry into a good family in the future!


    ¡°The good news is that this isn¡¯t a big deal, so don¡¯t go to the Xiao family in the future.¡± Qiu father said.


    Qiu Bai felt wronged. It was his brother who asked him to steal the grapes, but his father only scolded him when something went wrong.


    ¡°Did Xu Muan talk to the village head?¡± Qiu Bai asked.


    Qiu Bai¡¯s father nodded and said, ¡°Yes.¡±


    ¡°He was jealous of me and deliberately made things difficult for me. Xiao Jingting must have been kept in the dark by him.¡± Qiu Bai said.


    Qiu Bai¡¯s father said angrily, ¡°Without Xiao Jingting¡¯s permission, how would Xu Muan dare to do this? You also said that Xiao Jingting would be manipulated by you but now I don¡¯t think he takes you seriously.¡±


    Qiu Bai flushed with shame when he heard what his father said.


    Because of Qiu Bai, Xiao Jingting picked up all the grapes of the yard and left only a few strings to eat. The rest was squeezed into grape juice and eaten up together with Xu Muan. Then Xiao Jingting found that Xu Muan had a good appetite.


    Maybe it was because Xu Muan hadn¡¯t had any juice before, Xu Muan¡¯s eyes were full of wonder.


    ¡°You have a good appetite!¡± Xiao Jingting joked.


    When Xu Muan heard this, he blushed a little, and his face was almost buried in the bowl containing grape juice.


    Xiao Jingting looked at Xu Muan¡¯s embarrassed face and only felt that Xu Muan was lovely and cute.

 Chapter 23

    Xiao Xiaofan and Xiao Xiaodong were standing beside, watching them drink grape juice. They stared at them and looked very pitifully. Xiao Jingting let them take a sip of grapes juice to relish the flavor but he didn¡¯t expect it made the two kids crave for more.


    Xu Muan couldn¡¯t stand their greedy look and drove them to sleep.


    Xiao Xiaofan sat on the bed and rubbed his feet, full of exasperation, ¡°Daddy and father are getting more and more stingy.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan was very aggrieved. In the past, his father hid the delicious food and ate it himself. Now, his Daddy also eats delicious food with father, butthey were driven to bed.


    Xiao Xiaodong looked at Xiao Xiaofan and hummed, ¡°It¡¯s a pity that we don¡¯t have much strength. That¡¯s why we can only eat less, and if we eat more, we will only get sick. When I grow up, my strength will also rise and I will be able to eat a lot more. Poor thing, I¡¯ve been teaching you for so long, but you still haven¡¯t even gotten any progress yet, so you can only continue to eat little.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan was full of surprise and looked at Xiao Xiaodong, pouting, and it looked like he was about to cry.


    Xiao Xiaodong said coldly, ¡°It¡¯s useless for you to look at me like that.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan was unable to practice, which was the biggest concern of Xu Muan.Xiao Xiaodong would also urge Xiao Xiaofan to work harder when he was free. He would teach Xiao Xiaofan step by step,but Xiao Xiaofan still had been unable to get started.


    Xiao Xiaofan blinked his eyes and looked at Xiao Xiaodong with a pale face, but Xiao Xiaodong was not moved.


    Xiao Xiaofan pouted, crossed his legs, and started cultivating according to Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s method.


    After a few moments, Xiao Xiaodong was somewhat surprised to discover that he actually sensed Qi from Xiao Xiaofan body.


    Xiao Xiaodong looked at Xiao Xiaofan and stared at him with eyes full of amazement, before, he had spent so much effort, but Xiao Xiaofan still didn¡¯t make any progress. But now he could feel the Qin in his body. It turned out that when it came to food, this boy could make some advance.


    In fact, Xiao Xiaofan got enlightened not all because of the food. Xiao Xiaofan recently ate a lot of good food and his body was full of spiritual energy. Now when Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s words provoked him just now, he naturally felt the Qi.


    Xu Muan touched his stomach when he was full and thought to himself, The qi I absorbed after eating a meal like that is equivalent to what I had absorbed for dozens of days.


    ¡°Daddy, father, brother become enlightened.¡± Xiao Xiaodong tugged on Xu Muan hand.


    Xu Muan¡¯s eyes brightened as he glanced at Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s body.


    ¡°Daddy, did you see that?¡±


    ¡°Yes, I saw it.¡± Xu Muan looked at Xiao Xiaofan, only to feel that good things were coming one after another recently, if, it could go on like this forever, then he would be forever on cloud nine.


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­


    ¡°Uncle Li, I¡¯ll trouble you again.¡± Xu Muan said to Li Sheng.


    Li Sheng shook his head and said, ¡°It¡¯s okay, my pleasure, I¡¯m making a living for this.¡±


    Because there was a bit too much stuff, Xu Muan directly rented Li Sheng ox cart for a whole day this time.


    ¡°Are you going to sell the newly harvested grain?¡± Li Sheng asked.


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°Yes!¡±


    ¡°Where is your husband? Why didn¡¯t he come with you?¡± Li Sheng asked.


    ¡°He went to the farm.¡± Xu Muan said.


    Li Sheng was filled with gratification, ¡°Your husband now entrusts you with the matters of selling grain. It is evident that he trusts you.¡±


    Xu Muan smiled faintly.


    Li Sheng looked at Xu Muan¡¯s smile, nodded and said, ¡°That is right, families are supposed to support each other.¡±


    Li Sheng grabbed a handful of grain and was filled with wonder, ¡°It¡¯s indeed the spirit grain grown by a third level Qi Practitioner. The quality of this spirit grain is extraordinary.¡±


    Xu Muan smiled, he also felt that the grains grown by Xiao Jingting was of high quality and this batch wasn¡¯t even the best one, the best ones were left at home.


    Xiao Jingting said that the best should be left for his own family to eat, and Xu Muan felt that the quality of the grains planted by Xiao Jingting was so good and it did not look like it was planed on the low- grade field so he agreed to Xiao Jingting¡¯s idea of leaving the best grain at home for fear of causing unnecessary trouble.


    ¡°From what I hear, your husband has changed a lot lately.¡± Li Sheng said.


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°He has changed a lot.¡±


    ¡°Good for him. If he has the ability to grow crops, he won¡¯t need to worry about earning enough money, right?¡±


    Xu Muan bowed his head and could not help feeling a little uneasy. Xiao Jingting made too many mistakes in the past, but now Xiao Jingting was too good. It was common to have three wives and four concubines in this Wasteland.


    The first time they arrived in Mound Village, many people wanted to be a matchmaker for Xiao Jingting. Later, when those people saw that Xiao Jingting was acting badly, no one came to visit them anymore. If their life turned better in the future, those people would come back again.


    Xu Mu shook his head and drove out the bad ideas from his mind.


    Xu Muan sold the spirit crops and returned home. He handed over 22 taels of silver to Xiao Jingting, saying, ¡°Crops were sold for 26 taels of silver, I spent 4 taels of silver for earthworms, so here is 22 taels of silver left.¡±


    Xiao Jingting took the money and said, ¡°Thank you for your hard work.¡±


    Xu Muan shook his head and said, ¡°It¡¯s all right, it¡¯s not hard at all. By the way, when I went to the street, several people saw me and ordered grapes from me.¡±


    ¡°Ordered grapes?¡± Xiao Jingting asked.


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°Yes, many of the people who bought grapes yesterday still want to buy some more grapes. The grapes from Yuehe Restaurant are very expensive, and there are many people who bought grapes from us yesterday. Many people know that the grapes from Yuehe Restaurant are from us, so¡­¡±


    Xiao Jingting thought for a moment and said, ¡°I see. If someone needs more, we can sign a long-term contract at a cheaper price.¡±

 Chapter 24

    ¡°I heard something from the villagers.¡± Xu Muan said to Xiao Jingting uneasily.


    ¡°What?¡± Xiao Jingting asked.


    ¡°Those pieces of land we have are near the mountains. It¡¯s okay to plant ordinary spirit plants, but if we plant high-grade spirit plants, it will easily attract the demonic beast from the mountain. It was said that demonic beast often came down the mountains in the past, and the original owners of the fields were so annoyed by them that they had no choice but to sell these fields.¡±


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­.¡± He wondered if the Xiao family gave these fields to the original body owner without knowing the situation or they did so on purpose. Considering the original body owner¡¯s temperament, even if he started planting crops on those fields, once the crops he planted were destroyed by demonic beast, he would then become furious and lose his heart again.


    ¡°When I harvested before, no demon beasts wreaked havoc.¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°Yes, but those five mu of fields were inferior, whichwere not very tempting to the demon beasts, so¡­¡±


    ¡°It seems that we have to take precautions early¡­¡± Fields were hard to buy nowadays. Those few mu of medium level fields  were quite rare, so Xiao Jingting was really reluctant to give them up.


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°Well, but higher level spirit plants are harder to grow, and it takes at least a month or so for this batch of spirit plants to grow up. Before the harvest, we don¡¯t have to worry too much.¡±


    ¡°Before those spirit plants are mature, we should make some traps in case the monsters really come, and we won¡¯t be caught unprepared.¡± Xiao Jingting thought for a moment.


    Xu Muan nodded his head in approval.


    In the following days, Xu Muan helped Xiao Jingting plant the seeds, and the two of them spent three or four days to finish planting the fields.


    ¡°Xiao Xu, are you busy?¡±


    Xu Muan looked at the visitor, ¡°Ms. Li!¡±


    Ms. Li Cuiniang smiled at Xu Muan and said, ¡°Mr. Xu, I heard that your husband has made a lot of progress lately and is busy planting crops everyday.¡±


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°Yes!¡±


    After sowing the seeds, Xiao Jingting was busier than ever. The level of spiritual plants he planted in the past was lower and it didn¡¯t take him much trouble to take care of them. The spiritual plants in the medium level fields were different from the previous primary and secondary spirit plants. They needed to be looked after every day. There were also grapes in the yard. Since many people wanted to buy those grapes, Xiao Jingting had planted an extra mu of grapes. There were more kinds of spiritual plants in front of and behind their house.


    The spiritual energy needed to generate a third-grade spiritual plant was much more than that needed to generate a second-grade spiritual plant. Xiao Jingting returned every day after consuming almost all the spiritual energy in his body.


    Seeing that Xiao Jingting was busy and almost dizzy, Xu Muan couldn¡¯t help but feel guilty.


    Xiao Xiaodong was able to help with some chores, but Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s strength was too low, and his help was limited.


    Ms. Li said, ¡° Mr. Xu! I heard that your husband has sold that field. But he is planting crops in that field now, if someone comes to collect the land when it is due, you¡¯ll be working in vain!¡±


    Xiao Jingting attracted much attention since he came here. As an old saying went, although a rich family had become less rich than previous, they were still richer than a poor family. Xiao Jingting was sent here by the Xiao family, but whatever they gave him was enough for the village people to get an green- eye.


    After Xiao Jingting came to this place, he ate, drank, whored and gambled. Within a few days, he spent all the money his family gave him and sold out all the fields. Those who liked to gossip in the village immediately made Xiao Jingting¡¯s behavior known to all.


    Some people in the village even took Xiao Jingting as a bad example to warn their children that they should not learn from Xiao Jingting.


    ¡°The fields have been bought back.¡± Xu Muan said in a flat tone.


    ¡°Huh? Bought back?¡± Aunt Li was startled.


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°Yes!¡±


    ¡°It looks like your husband is diligent and making progress now.¡± Ms. Li said.


    ¡°Yeah!¡± Xu Muan laughed.


    In the field, Xiao Jingting took a sip of spiritual spring water and took a short break, preparing to go home.


    The medium-level field was different from the low-level field. In the past, when he took care of low-level field, the spiritual energy in his body was enough. However, after taking care of only two mu of medium-level fields, the spiritual energy in his body was almost consumed. Fortunately, he had spiritual spring water to replenish his spiritual energy in a short time.


    Xiao Jingting felt that when he drank the spiritual spring water after his spiritual energy had been completely consumed, the spiritual energy in his body would rise greatly. During this period, Xiao Jingting had been using this method to improve his strength.


    ¡°It¡¯s time to eat.¡± Xu Muan saw Xiao Jingting come back and greeted him.


    Now the cooking had been handed over to Xu Muan. Xu Muan was not very good at it, but it wouldn¡¯t take him much trouble to make some plain dishes.


    ¡°Are you inured?¡± Xiao Jingting looked at the wound that had been bandaged on Xu Muan¡¯s arm and frowned.


    Xu Muan smiled and said, ¡°It¡¯s just a minor injury, it doesn¡¯t matter.¡± There was no one who would not get hurt when he was hunting in the mountain. He had been hurt more seriously several times before.


    ¡°Did you go to the mountain jungle again? I told you not to go there. ¡± Xiao Jingting said with some dissatisfaction.


    Xu Muan smiled faintly and said, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, it¡¯s all right. I did not go deep into the mountain.¡±


    Xiao Jingting shook his head and said, ¡°You¡¯d better be careful. You are already injured.¡±


    ¡°Got it, by the way, I went to the downtown today to sell prey, and I made a long-term contract for the supply of grapes with several big families. Here is locations of several families and the quantity of grapes they need.¡± Xu Muan said.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Well, that¡¯s good.¡±


    ¡°How long will it take for these grapes to ripen?¡± Xu Muan asked excitedly.


    ¡°Just another ten days or so.¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Xu Muan lowered his head. His heart was filled with anticipation. When this batch of grapes was sold, their life would turn better.

 Chapter 25

    More than ten days passed in the blink of an eye.


    In a twinkling of an eye, the grapes matured and more than one mu of field was planted with grapes. At this time there were more than 1600 clusters of grapes. Xu Muan and Xiao Jingting picked up the first five hundred clusters of ripe grapes and sent them to the city.


    Because they had already made oral contracts with Yuehe Restaurant and several families in the city, the grapes were sold out quickly this time. Three hundred clusters were sold to the owner of Yuehe Restaurant at a price of two hundred copper coins for each cluster, and another two hundred clusters were sold to the big families at a price of 250 copper coins for each cluster.


    Five hundred clusters of grapes were sold a total of 112 taels of silver, Xiao Jingting, who had enough money now, gave 30 taels of silver to Xu Muan, who felt like he was dreaming while holding a large bag of silver. Xu Muan even walked lightly with this bag of silver.


    ¡°Shall we go back now?¡± Xu Muan asked.


    Xiao Jingting shook his head and said, ¡°No, let¡¯s go to the weapon store and buy something to set traps.¡±


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°Good!¡± The crops in the medium-level fields were almost ripe, so they needed to prepare early.


    Xiao Jingting spent twelve taels of silver to buy a lot of iron clips and some sharp thorns.


    Xu Muan¡¯s eyes were attracted by a pair of sleeve arrows in the weapon shop. Xiao Jingting followed Xu Muan¡¯s gaze and looked at the sleeve arrows on the wall and said, ¡°Do you like it? Buy it if you like it.¡± The sleeve arrows hanging on the wall were obviously not ordinary goods. Xu Muan liked to hunt in the jungle, but he did not have the proper weapons, which was not safe.


    ¡°Sir, you really have a good eye. This sleeve arrow is made from the sharp thorns of a fifth-grade needle beast and can easily pierce the hard armor of a third-grade monster.¡± The owner of the weapon shop said.


    ¡°How much is it?!¡± Xiao Jingting asked.


    ¡°Thirty taels of silver.¡± Xu Muan was stunned and secretly surprised.


    Xiao Jingting generously took out thirty taels of silver and bought it.


    Xu Muan stopped him and said, ¡°Forget it, it¡¯s too expensive.¡±


    Xiao Jingting shook his head and said, ¡°It¡¯s fine, you love going into the mountains. You need some decent weapons.¡±


    Xu Muan looked at Xiao Jingting¡¯s cheerful face and felt warm in his heart. Xu Muan didn¡¯t know why Xiao Jingting had become like this and only prayed secretly that Xiao Jingting would keep the way he was forever.


    After buying the sleeve arrows and the things needed to set up the trap, Xiao Jingting had only a small amount of silver left .


    ¡°Do you need to buy anything else?¡± Xu Muan asked.


    ¡°It would be better to buy a storage bag.¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Xu Muan¡¯s face went pale. The storage bag was a precious thing. A storage bag with a cubic meter space inside can sell for at least eighty taels of silver. It was a good thing but it was too expensive.


    Xiao Jingting looked at Xu Muan and said with a smile, ¡°I was just thinking about it. We need money to buy many things at home now, so it is not good to buy that thing at present.¡±


    ¡°Are we going back now?¡± Xu Muan asked.


    ¡°We will buy some jars and go back.¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    ¡°Why do you want to buy jars?¡± Xu Muan asked.


    ¡°In the future, you will know.¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Xu Muan didn¡¯t ask any more questions when he heard this words. He accompanied Xiao Jingting to buy dozens of jars, large and small, which were not expensive. They bought a pile of them but only spent one tael of silver.


    After shopping, Xiao Jingting and Xu Muan went out of the city and joined the people in the ox cart.


    Seeing Xiao Jingting and Xu Muan coming back, several villagers in the ox cart glanced at the sleeve arrows on Xu Muan¡¯s arms. Although the villagers were poor, many of them knew the goods.


    Xu Muan was a little embarrassed and sat down next to Xiao Jingting.


    ¡°Xiao, you must have made a lot of money!¡± Some villagers said.


    Xiao Jingting shook his head and said, ¡°No, I didn¡¯t make much.¡±


    ¡°Xiao, you are too modest. Are you afraid to let us know that your husband¡¯s sleeve arrows cost dozens of taels of silver?¡±


    ¡°Muan,don¡¯t go into the mountains and jungle when you have nothing to do. You don¡¯t even have a proper weapon. I¡¯m really worried about you.¡± Xiao Jingting changed the subject.


    ¡°Master Xiao, I heard that you sold the grapes to Yuehe restaurant. The grapes are valuable. How did you grow the grapes? How did you grow it like that? ¡±


    ¡°I just planted it casually.¡± Xiao Jingting said faintly.


    Xiao Jingting lowered his eyes. In the past, when he sold the grapes, he had already attracted the attention of many people. As far as he knew, many people had learned from him to improve their soil and grow grapes. Once the grapes were sold, everyone in the village would know.


    If he kept selling grapes like that, he would make many people jealous, and then¡­  He wish he was much more powerful now, then he wouldn¡¯t care about how others thought about anymore.


    As if sensing Xiao Jingting¡¯s worry, Xu Muan reached out and grabbed Xiao Jingting¡¯s hand. Xiao Jingting also held Xu Muan¡¯s hand back.

 Chapter 26

    ¡°More than a hundred taels of silver?¡± Qiu Bai was surprised.


    Qiu Li nodded and said, ¡°Yes! More than one hundred taels of silver and that is only part of the money made from selling the grapes. ¡±


    When all the grapes were sold, it would be much more than that.


    Qiu Bai couldn¡¯t help feeling regret so he thought secretly: if he had known that Xiao Jingting was so capable, he would have paid more attention to Xiao Jingting. Recently, Xiao Jingting had changed a lot, and he didn¡¯t seem to know Xiao Jingting anymore.


    ¡° I don¡¯t know what kind of trick Xu Muan used, to actually cause Xiao Jingting to get rid of his bad habits, and Xiao Jingting even bought him a pair of sleeve arrows, and I heard it was made from the steel needles of the fifth-grade demon beasts. It¡¯s worth more than twenty or thirty taels of silver.¡± Qiu Li said again.


    All over the body of the steel needle beast, only twelve steel needles on the top of its head, were the most valuable. The steel needles were unusually sharp. Beasts like the Grade 3  teeth- piercing Pig were unable to block the sleeve arrows¡¯ attack.


    Qiu Bai was a good judge of characters. At first, Xiao Jingting was indifferent to him but Qiu Bai did not take it seriously, thinking he was playing hard to get. However, after several contacts, Qiu Bai found that he was no longer in Xiao Jingting¡¯s heart. Xiao Jingting now was really too odd. In the past, this person hated farming the most, and decided that farming was something lower-class people did, but now he was doing hard labors all day outside.


    Xiao Jingting used to call Xiao Xiaofan a bastard, but now he  always hugged that stupid kid and talked to him with a kind face.


    The next day.


    ¡°The grapes are not for sale? Winemaking? ¡± Xu Muan was a little hesitant.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Yes! The capacity of the market is limited. If we sell too many grapes, it will affect the price. However, it¡¯s not that we won¡¯t sell them, we¡¯ll sell them just a few days later. We¡¯ll just sell five or six hundred strings and eat the rest ourselves. ¡±


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°You¡¯re right.¡±


    Xiao Jingting found that although Xu Muan was young he was a very picky person.


    When Xu Muan was busy in the house, customers were coming to the door one after another.


    The fact that Xiao Jingting had made a lot of money selling grapes had completely spread, and those


    neighbors could no longer sit about so that they came to watch the scene.


    The Xiao family had been rarely visited by others for a long time, but now it was bustling with people.


    Many people stared at the grapes as soon as they entered the courtyard and wished they could move all the grapes to their own houses.


    Previously, when Xu Muan was poor, he had sought help from a few neighbors who came over before, however, those neighbors all pushed him aside, so Xu Muan was very indifferent to these guests now.


    When the guests came to the door, Xiao Jingting could not left them unattended all this time so Xiao Jingting washed two clusters of grapes and put them in the room, allowing two kids to entertain the guests, and went back to their work with Xu Muan.


    Xiao Jingting doesn¡¯t want to deal with those people, but those people were not easy to get rid of.


    ¡°Master Xiao, you are a good grape cultivator.¡±


    ¡°No, I just planted them casually.¡±


    ¡°But these grapes grow so well. If you work harder, the grapes you plant will be even better in future.¡± Qiu Li said.


    When Xiao Jingting heard Qiu Li¡¯s voice, he felt uncomfortable. ¡°I¡¯m flattered.¡±


    ¡°Master Xiao, how on earth did you grow this grape? This village is so poor and you are so wealthy. You should give everyone a hand. We are all your fellow villagers. If you give us a hand, everyone will remember your kindness.¡± Qiu Li said.


    Xiao Jingting squinted. To grow the grapes well, one needed to pay attention to improving the soil quality, on the other hand, one needed to cut some unwanted branches. However, the most important thing was probably the spiritual spring water from his jade space.


    ¡°It is not that I don¡¯t want to help you, but this grape-planting skill is the secret of our Xiao family. If it is leaked out, elders of the family will definitely come after me.¡± Seeing Qiu Li try to press him to help the villagers, Xiao Jingting immediately used his families as an excuse.


    Hearing Xiao Jingting¡¯s words, the crowd was in an uproar.


    Xiao Jingting was exiled from the Xiao family, which was no secret to the villagers. At this moment, when Xiao Jingting said that grape-planting skill was the secret that Xiao family passed down, everyone immediately stopped asking Xiao Jingting to tell them the secret skill.


    Big families attached great importance to safeguarding family secrets. Once the secret was leaked, not only would the family member who leaked the secret be severely punished, but these who knew the secret would all be silenced.


    For the Xiao family, the Mound Village was too small.


    Xiao Jingting looked at the shocked look on everyone¡¯s faces and smiled in his heart. Using the Xiao family as an excuse was really helpful, but this was not surprising, the Xiao family could easily send a seven-level Qi practitioner to wipe the village out.


    Qiu Li¡¯s face turned pale and sullen, ever since the last time Qiu Bai brought back a few bunches of grapes, Qiu Li secretly cut a section of grapevine from the back mountain to plant it. However he failed to get the hang of planting grapes. His grapes were sour and puckery, and it was much different from what Xiao Jingting planted.


    Qiu Li originally wanted to sound out Xiao Jingting¡¯s method when so many villagers were inquiring about the grape-planting skill, but as soon as Xiao Jingting said it was a family secret, Qiu Li was too embarrassed to pursue the question.


    The big families in the Wasteland were able to survive, relying heavily on those family secrets. If anyone attempted to pry into the secrets of these great families, one would be considered a mortal enemy of those families.


    Qiu Li was helpless and could only be jealous of Xiao Jingting¡¯s background.


    Qiu Bai sat quietly there, eating grapes, his eyes somewhat dark.


    In the past, as soon as he appeared, Xiao Jingting¡¯s gaze would immediately stop moving and focus on him, but this time when he came, it was as if Xiao Jingting didn¡¯t see him. Seeing Xiao Jingting stroke Xu Muan hair, Qiu Bai felt jealous and bitter in heart.


    Qiu Bai picked up the grapes and ate one after another, while Xiao Xiaofan kept staring at him with wide-open big eyes.


    Qiu Bai was only concerned about his own appearance and paid no attention to Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s angry face, nor did he notice the strange look of everyone around him.


    There were plenty of grapes, and people in the village also knew that this grapes were expensive. So after eating two grapes, they stopped eating but Xiu Bai ate half string of grapes alone.


    ¡°Well, have you found anything yet?¡± Seeing Qiu Bai and Qiu Li come back, their father couldn¡¯t wait to ask.


    During this period of time, the Qiu family spent a lot of effort growing grapes and their other work on the field was delayed. Seeing Xiao Jingting making a lot of money while they got nothing, their father felt as if there were claws scratching his heart.


    Qiu Li shook his head and said, ¡°No, Xiao Jingting said it was one of the secrets of the Xiao family.¡±


    ¡°The secret of the Xiao family?¡± their father was stunned. ¡°Villagers had an innate respect for large families, and upon hearing that it was one of the secret of Xiao family, their father couldn¡¯t help but felt discouraged.


    There were countless disputes in the Wasteland. Once upon a time, a man from a village learned the secret of the Meng family¡¯s cultivation of balsamine from a spirit plant master who betrayed the Meng family, and started planting balsamine himself, but before the balsamine could grow up, everyone in that village was slaughtered.


    ¡°There are several big families in the village who seem to have come up with something.¡± Mr. Qiu said.


    When Qiu Li heard his words, his heart was suddenly filled with jealousy. He spent so much effort and achieved nothing. Those big families made progress by relying on the masters¡¯ ability in their big family and made progress all of a sudden.


    Mr. Qiu sighed and said, ¡°It¡¯s not our money, and it¡¯s no use trying to make it!¡± Then he changed his tone and said, ¡°However, if growing grapes is really the secret of the Xiao family, and those people have studied it, their death is almost due.¡±


    Qiu Bai lowered his head, thinking about the brocade that Xu Muan was wearing. His clothes didn¡¯t look fancy, however, Qiu Bai knew that it was not cheap.


    Xu Muan used to dress like a beggar, but now he looked so decent.


    Qiu Bai suddenly felt that it would be a good choice to marry Xiao Jingting.


    Xiao family.


    Looking at the bunches of grapes outside, his heart was filled with excitement, and Xu Muan thought: when this batch of grapes mature, they will be able to earn more than 100 taels of silver, which will be almost enough to redeem those few mu of first-class fields.


    This time, Xiao Jingting sold the earliest batch of ripe grapes and made the grapes from the medium-level fields into wine. When the last batch matured, Xiao Jingting said that some of these grapes were left to eat and the rest of them would be sold for money.


    Xu Muan turned his head and looked at the mess of cups and plates on the table and frowned. This time, there was an endless stream of guests who came to their house and then needed to be entertained. Xu Muan was reluctant to give grapes each time so he went to the street to buy some snacks and then put on two plates of grapes to make it look better. But still, it made Xu Muan heartache.


    Two bunches of grapes could be sold for at least four hundred copper coins, and although those snacks were much cheaper than grapes, they still costed money. Before he was even unwilling to spend a single copper coin.


    Xiao Xiaodong and Xiao Xiaofan helped Xu Muan clean up the house.


    ¡°You¡¯re back, huh? Where did you get the pheasant?¡± Xu Muan was curious as he looked at the pheasant in Xiao Jingting¡¯s hand.


    ¡°It fell into a trap and I caught it.¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Xu Muan was stunned and then said joyfully, ¡°That¡¯s really great.¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded his head and said, ¡°Yes! I¡¯ll make a spicy chicken.¡±


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°Good!¡±


    Xiao Jingting looked at Xu Muan and was somewhat amused. In his previous life, Xiao Jingting liked to eat spicy food, but in this life after cooking few spicy dishes by chance he discovered that Xu Muan liked to eat spicy food much more than him.


    The next day, when Xiao Jingting took Xu Muan to sell grapes, he encountered some problems.


    Xiao Jingting originally signed contracts with the restaurant and more than a dozen families in the city. When he went to sell grapes, Yuehe Restaurant bought all the grapes they ordered as before. However, several big families refused to buy those grapes and several others wanted Xiao Jingting to reduce price. Xiao Jingting did not agree, because it was these big families who violated the contract. In the end, Xiao Jingting was unable to sell more than 200 clusters of grapes so he planned to buy more jars and make wine from all the unsold grapes.


    Looking at Xiao Jingting, Xu Muan said, ¡°The owner of Yuehe Restaurant said that several big landlords have also begun to grow grapes, selling a cluster for 100 copper coins, which is much cheaper than ours, so¡­¡±


    Xiao Jingting laughed and said, ¡°If I can¡¯t sell it, I will just eat it myself. Anyway, we can eat it.¡±


    Xu Muan smiled. Grapes were good, ¡°Those people don¡¯t know what they¡¯re doing, ah! They will regret it later.¡±


    Although Xu Muan didn¡¯t know how Xiao Jingting¡¯s grapes were grown, he was sure that Xiao Jingting¡¯s grapes were different from those of others.


    Before, Xu Muan¡¯s strength depended on eating the Lieyan Herb, which had a fierce medical effect. In the process of taking it, Xu Muan¡¯s meridians were damaged and Xu Muan discovered the disadvantages of the herb. However, in order to survive and take care of the children, he had no other choice.


    However, recently, Xu Muan found that drinking grape juice can repair his damaged meridians. During this period, he had been eating well, and his previously damaged meridians had almost recovered.

 Chapter 27

    ¡°I¡¯ll go and redeem the land.¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    In the pawnshop, there were still five mu of high-grade fields and four mu of low-grade fields. Redeeming five mu of high-grade fields would cost one hundred and thirty taels of silver and redeeming four mu of low-class fields would cost twenty-six taels of silver. A total of 156 taels of silver.


    Xu Muan took out a money bag and said, ¡°Here. This is forty silvers, you can take it to redeem the land first.¡±


    Originally, if all the grapes were sold, they would have earned more than 130 taels of silver. With the money Xiao Jingting had earned before, it should be almost enough to redeem the land. However, they were unable to sell more than 200 strings of grapes and thus lost more than 50 taels of silvers as their income. Xiao Jingting did not have enough money on his hand, so Xu Muan gave him the silver Xiao Jingting had given him last time and some silver that he saved in the past.


    Seeing Xu Muan took out the silver he had saved in the past, Xiao Jingting was moved and after weighing the situation, he did not refuse.


    In fact, Xu Muan was a small money grubber and all of his silver was well hidden. Xiao Jingting was sure that the original owner of this body did not find the place where Xu Muan really hid his money before. This showed that Xu Muan who willingly took out the money had really started to trust him.


    ¡°In a few days, when the spiritual plants mature, we¡¯ll have money again.¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°I know, you should redeem the fields first. It will be troublesome if it turns into a dead pawn.¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and answered, ¡°Good.¡±


    When the pawnshop owner saw that Xiao Jingting had come to redeem the fields again, his facial expression couldn¡¯t become any worse.


    When Xiao Jingting and Xu Muan came out of the pawnshop, they met Wang Erhu. ¡°Brother Xiao, I haven¡¯t seen you for a few days and now I heard you became rich!¡±


    ¡°How am I rich? I have spent all the money I just got. The owner of this pawnshop is really merciless! He only kept the title deed with him for a few days and when I redeemed it, I lost so much silver in vain.¡± Xiao Jingting said with a look of dissatisfaction.


    Wang Erhu laughed and said, ¡°Brother Xiao! Why didn¡¯t I know you were good at growing grapes?¡±


    ¡°Hehe, brother Wang, you¡¯re flattering me.¡±


    Wang Erhu looked at Xiao Jingting and said, ¡°Brother Xiao, it¡¯s time for you to come to the city now. Why don¡¯t you go and have some fun?¡±


    ¡°Now?¡±


    Xu Muan said angrily, ¡°You bastard! If you keep encouraging my husband to develop a bad habit, I will kill you!¡±


    Xu Muan rushed over and kicked Wang Erhu to the ground. Xu Muan originally only wanted to give Wang Erhu a little lesson, but he knew that Wang Erhu was very weak. When he kicked him, he flew away directly and Xu Muan could not help feeling guilty.


    Xiao Jingting smiled apologetically at Wang Erhu and said, ¡°Brother Erhu, I still have something to do at home, so I won¡¯t have fun with you. If you are free, you¡¯d better go have fun by yourself.¡±


    ¡°Let¡¯s go. You don¡¯t have to talk to such people from now on.¡± Xu Muan said.


    Xiao Jingting was submissive and left with Xu Muan.


    Wang Erhu was a rogue and no one in the city liked him. Seeing him being taught a lesson, a lot of people laughed.


    Wang Erhu looked at the figures of Xiao Jingting and Xu Muan, his heart filled with resentment.


    Wang Erhu secretly thought: I did not notice before that Xiao Jingting was so afraid of his wife! In the past, when Xiao Jingting mentioned his wife, he was always full of contempt. Could it be that Xu Muan used some demonic art? As far as I know, there is some kind of technique that makes people obey the words of the first person they saw when they woke up. Xu Muan wouldn¡¯t use a similar art on Xiao Jingting, would he?


    Bad news travelled fast. Now everyone knew Xiao Jingting¡¯s grape didn¡¯t sell well.


    As soon as Xiao Jingting and Xu Muan arrived outside the city, they were educated by a few passengers who came with them.


    ¡°Mr. Xiao, I¡¯ll be frank with you. Your grapes are too expensive. No wonder they don¡¯t want to do business with you.¡±


    ¡°Yes! Even if you are from a big family, you need to be careful. It¡¯s no different from robbing money if you sell them for so much.¡±


    ¡°Mr. Xiao, I think these grapes should be sold for a smaller profit. If you drive away all customers like this, how can you still do business with people in the future?¡±


    ¡°¡­¡±


    Xiao Jingting listened to the comments of a group of chatterboxes and rolled his eyes in his heart. When he planted grapes, he used a lot of spiritual spring water, which was a good thing! Not only could it restore one¡¯s spiritual energy but it also improved one¡¯s strength. Grapes planted with spiritual spring water should be sold at a higher price. If no one bought them, he would not sell them.


    Seeing Xiao Jingting¡¯s indifference, Xu Muan calmed down.


    ¡°Daddy, the grapes have not been sold!¡± Xiao Xiaofan bit his finger and squatted down, looking at the grapes in the basket, asking.


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°Yes! Some of them have not been sold. ¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan looked up and said with anticipation, ¡°Oh, these grapes will go bad if they are kept for too long. Why don¡¯t I help daddy and father eat them?¡±


    Xu Muan, ¡°¡­¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s performance was more reserved than Xiao Xiaofan, but he couldn¡¯t help but glance at the basket, which revealed Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s inner thoughts.


    ¡°I¡¯ll squeeze out some grape juice for you guys to drink, but only half a cup per person.¡± Xu Muan said.


    Xiao Xiaofan quickly nodded and Xiao Xiaodong also revealed a look of anticipation.


    ¡°Daddy, why there are so many grapes that we couldn¡¯t sell?¡± Xiao Xiaodong asked.


    Xu Muan helplessly said, ¡°Some big families thought they were too expensive, so they don¡¯t want them anymore.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong snorted lightly and disdainfully said, ¡°These people, they really don¡¯t know what they are doing.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong was, after all, Xiao Jingting¡¯s son. When they were still in the big Xiao family, his grandfather and grandmother occasionally thought of him and gave him something to eat. Xiao Xiaodong remembered the valuable spirit fruits he had eaten, which were even more expensive than grapes, but the spiritual power they contained were not as much as grapes planted by his father.


    Xiao Xiaofan took a small sip of the grape juice and smacked his lips.


    ¡°Brother, you¡¯re so stupid! They don¡¯t know what¡¯s good and valuable, but thanks to them, we have more grapes to eat! Otherwise, you and I won¡¯t be able to eat them.¡± Xiao Xiaofan puffed out his cheeks.


    Xiao Xiaodong blushed. He had always been the smartest, but his stupid brother actually said he was stupid, ¡°You little fool, all you care about is eating.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan puffed out his cheeks, full of displeasure, ¡°Brother, don¡¯t be so mean to me. You clearly are eating more than me.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s face reddened, ¡°I¡¯m older and stronger than you, so I should  eat more.¡±


    Xu Muan watched Xiao Xiaofan and Xiao Xiaodong quarreling and helplessly said, ¡°Alright, alright. Stop it and go to bed quickly after finishing your grape juice.¡±

 Chapter 28

    When all fields were taken back, Xiao Jingting became a small landlord in the village.


    After the crops in several medium-grade fields matured one after another, they left enough for themselves to eat and sold other spiritual plants for more than 300 taels of silver. With this amount of silver, Xiao Jingting no longer needed to do everything by himself. For example, he found a few families in the village who didn¡¯t have much land, but had abundant labor force  to work for him.


    To cultivate the spiritual plants in a few lower-grade fields, Xiao Jingting hired two second-level masters of spiritul plants from the village to take care of them, and only went to see them once every ten days or half a month.


    The wages given by Xiao Jingting were not low and he also provided a good meal. So the people who took care of the land of the Xiao family were very grateful to Xiao Jingting.


    As the old saying went, ¡°A prodigal who returns is more precious than gold.¡± Xiao Jingting suddenly became an inspirational role model in the village.


    The improvement of his reputation had also brought Xiao Jingting a moderate amount of troubles. For example, women who used to see Xiao Jingting lock his children in the house would now pester him and ask him if he was still looking for someone to work for him. The young boys and girls who used to look at him scornfully in the past now called him brother Xiao sweetly. In the past, Qiu Bai was indifferent to him but now he always came to him and showed concerns about him.


    ¡°Green Cloud Grass?¡± When Xiao Jingting returned from the field, he was grabbed by Xu Muan to talk about what he had seen in the back of the mountain.


    Xiao Jingting searched in his memory for this spiritual plant and there was really no impression of this kind of spiritual plant in his mind. Many plants in this world were different from his original world and the original body owner was ignorant and incompetent. Xiao Jingting was dragged down by the original body owner so he knew nothing about these things.


    Seeing Xiao Jingting¡¯s bewildered appearance, Xu Muan patiently explained, ¡°Green Cloud Grass is a spirit plant that can help third and fourth level people and demonic beasts advance. Green Cloud Grass has no effect at all until it matures, and when it is close to its maturity, it will emit a strong fragrance. This fragrance will attract all the third and fourth level demon beasts around it, only when Green Cloud Grass is fully mature, will the fragrance disappear.¡±


    ¡°When I went over there today, there was already a third-level demonic python guarding the area, I did not dare to startle it, so I retreated. The Green Cloud Grass should still need six or seven days to mature. It is not far away from our field. If it triggers a battle between demonic beasts, it will easily affect our field.¡± Xu Muan said.


    Xiao Jingting thought for a while and said, ¡°You said that the Green Cloud Grass can also improve the strength of practitioners and help them through a breakthrough.¡±


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°Yes, when Green Cloud Grass matures, crystal clear grass seeds will fall. Taking this seed with water can help one break through the bottleneck.¡±


    ¡°Can we lure that demonic python away and transplant the Green Cloud Grass out of the jungle?¡± Xiao Jingting asked.


    Although he had hired a number of people to help him, Xu Muan was considerate enough to do the household chores and reduce the burden on him. However, Xiao Jingting was still busy all day long. His ability to plant medium-grade fields was limited, no to mention planting high-grade fields.


    There were a few third-level Spiritual Plant Masters in the village, however they asked for higher payment. Moreover, they all had their own spirit fields to look after, so it wasn¡¯t cost-effective to invite them over.


    Seeing that there was an opportunity to improve their strength right now, Xiao Jingting was reluctant to give it up.


    Xu Muan hesitated and said, ¡°Generally speaking, it is hard for Green Cloud Grass to survive after transplanting.¡±


    ¡°Then we better lure the demonic python away and destroy the Green Cloud Grass, it won¡¯t be good if there is an additional advanced monster in the jungle.¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Xiao Jingting said so, but what he thought was: Xu Muan said that Green Cloud Grass would have a problem to survive after transplanting, which didn¡¯t mean it couldn¡¯t be done! He could try transplanting Green Cloud Grass to then bank of his spiritual spring. Spirit Spring was good! After several careful studies, Xiao Jingting found that the crops he planted could grow well as long as they were irrigated by his spiritual spring.


    Xu Muan nodded, pondering over it, and finally saying with some regret: ¡°All right.¡±


    As a matter of fact, Xu Muan was very attracted to Green Cloud Grass. Recently, the food Xu Muan ate, all had strong spiritual energy. Not only Xu Muan¡¯s meridians got healed, but also he had a vague feeling of making breakthrough. However, when Green Cloud Grass matured, it would attract at least five or six third-level or even higher level demonic beasts. Xu Muan weighed up the situation and felt that it was too risky to seek to seize the Green Cloud Grass after it matured.


    ¡°Muan, you know a lot!¡± Xiao Jingting thought it was a little strange. Xu Muan was from a farming family and after marrying Xiao Jingting, he had been living in seclusion. Xiao Jingting didn¡¯t expect Xu Muan to be so knowledgeable and versatile.


    Xu Muan hesitated for a moment before confessing: ¡°You have the complete collection of books about spiritual plants in your room, I¡¯ve occasionally flipped through it.¡±


    There was a library in the Xiao Jingting¡¯s room, with many books inside. Most of them were filled with erotic pictures and songs. However, there were still some normal books, a complete collection of books about spiritual plants was one of them.


    Although Xu Muan was Xiao Jingting¡¯s wife in name, the original Xiao Jingting didn¡¯t take Xu Muan seriously. In order to survive, Xu Muan always tried to improve himself. In fact, Xu Muan was not allowed to enter Xu Jingting¡¯s study, so Xu Muan would always calculate the time and sneak in when no one was around.


    Hearing Xu Muan mentioning the library, Xiao Jingting suddenly remembered those porns and immediately blushed. The original body owner was really too ignorantand didn¡¯t know how to use them.

 Chapter 29

    ¡°I¡¯ll go to the city tomorrow and do some shopping, and then we¡¯ll do it.¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Hearing what Xiao Jingting said, Xu Muan naturally had no opinion and replied, ¡°All right.¡±


    The next day, Xu Muan looked at the things bought by Xiao Jingting, speechless.


    ¡°You¡¯re back. I¡¯ve bought you a lot of things. Come and have a look.¡± Xiao Jingting was full of excitement as he faced Xu Muan.


    ¡°Look at these shoes. They are called Wind Boots and can double the speed. These clothes are third-level robes that can offset 50% of the attack power. This is internal armor, which can protect key parts, and this bead, if you throw them out, they will explode. Unfortunately, they are disposable items and will be gone once used. I also bought some attack talismans. Each costs seven taels of silver. It¡¯s so damn expensive¡­¡±


    In his two lifetimes, Xiao Jingting exceptionally valued his life, and although he coveted Green Cloud Grass that could enhance his strength, he valued his own life even more.


    ¡°How much money did you spend?!¡± Xu Muan asked Xiao Jingting who bought two sets of things. One for Xu Muan that was laid on the bed and his own set was already put on. Xiao Jingting also bought himself a pair of green bamboo swords.


    Xiao Jingting smiled awkwardly and said, ¡°A total of 140 taels of silver.¡±


    Xu Muan was stunned for a moment. After the spiritual plants from midieum-level fields were sold, they earned more than 300 taels of silver. Xiao Jingting gave him 100 taels of silver and Xu Muan thought that Xiao Jingting would spend the rest of silver for a period of time since he had more than 200 taels of silver, however, Xiao Jingting spent more than 130 taels of silver in one go. During this period, Xiao Jingting also spent a lot of money on long-term workers and if they went on like this, 200 taels of silver would not be enough to spend at all.


    Xu Muan secretly said to himself: Xiao Jingting has changed a lot recently, but his habit of lavish spending has not changed! However it is still better for Xiao Jingting to buy practical things rather than spending it on eating, drinking, whoring and gambling. Although he tried his best to comfort himself, Xu Muan couldn¡¯t help feeling pain.


    ¡°Well, I was born to be useful, and even if I run out of money, I will start all over again. Try them!¡± Seeing Xu Muan in pain, Xiao Jingting comforted him.


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°All right!¡±


    The next day, Xiao Xiaofan and Xiao Xiaodong were told to take good care of their house as Xiao Jingting walked towards the mountains with Xu Muan.


    ¡°Master Xiao, going to the fields?!¡±


    ¡°Master Xiao, next time you¡¯re looking for someone to farm, remember to look for the one in my house.¡±


    ¡°Master Xiao, you really look good in this outfit!¡±


    ¡°Master Xiao, is it your newly bought sword? It suits you well. ¡±


    ¡°¡­¡±


    Xu Muan tilted his head and looked at Xiao Jingting, saying: ¡°You have become a popular man now.¡±


    Xiao Jingting laughed and said, ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡±


    When Xu Muan and Xiao Jingting reached the wilderness, they unexpectedly found a snake and eagle fighting. Seeing this, Xu Muan and Xiao Jingting were stunned for a moment and quickly hid themselves.


    Humans and demonic beasts were natural enemies, and when demonic beasts encountered people in the wild, those fighting monsters could easily work together to deal with the humans first.


    ¡°I miscalculated. Green Cloud Grass has already started to emit its fragrance.¡± It was just that the fragrance was still light.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°It is fine, the wilderness is unpredictable.¡±


    The giant snake and the eagle fought a fierce battle.


    A small snake fell down from the top of the tree, startling Xiao Jingting, which immediately attracted the attention of two fighting demonic beasts.


    ¡°I¡¯ll distract them and you destroy Green cloud grass.¡± Xu Muan made a quick decision and jumped from under the tree, attacking two demonic beasts when he was still in the air. Attracting them to chase after him.


    Although he was worried about Xu Muan¡¯s safety, Xiao Jingting did not dare to give up on the opportunity Xu Muan had secured for him. He quickly jumped down the tree and threw Green Cloud Grass into the jade pendant space.


    A roar of fierce eagle rang out. Xiao Jingting was shocked, since he did not expect that demonic beast would return so quickly.


    It turned out that after the giant eagle was led away by Xu Muan, it suddenly noticed that the scent of the Green Cloud Grass had disappeared so it left the giant snake and Xu Muan and ran back. When the giant snake saw the eagle turn back, he didn¡¯t bother to pay attention to Xu Muan and also turned back.


    When Xu Muan saw the giant eagle and snake run back, he could only turn back as well.


    ¡°Run.¡± Xu Muan shouted.


    Xiao Jingting quickly ran away, only hating that his parents hadn¡¯t given him an additional pair of legs.


    Seeing Green Cloud Grass disappear, the angry giant eagle chased after Xiao Jingting, swinging its sharp claws towards his back.


    Xu Muan shot three arrows toward the giant eagle; one aimed at the throat and the others at its wings.


    Two of the three arrows failed but one hit the giant eagle¡¯s wing. Xu Muan sleeve arrows were so sharp that they pierced through the wing, making the giant eagle¡¯s flight very unstable.


    Xiao Jingting didn¡¯t have time to celebrate since the python had already rushed towards him. Xiao Jingting immediately made a decision and threw out the black beads, which exploded, shattering a few scales on top of the python¡¯s head.


    Xiao Jingting looked at the python, which was still showing its sharp teeth and waving its claws, and he cursed the treacherous businessman who sold him these beads in mind.


    A sleeve arrow shot towards the demonic python, making it scream immediately.


    Xiao Jingting excitedly took out his stack of talismans and smashed them at the demonic python.


    Taking advantage of the python¡¯s dizziness, he hit with his two swords at the demonic python¡¯s wound.


    The giant eagle in the sky, seeing the miserable situation of the demonic python flew away gloomily.


    Xu Muan took back the sleeve arrows he shot out. There were six arrows in this set and within a certain distance, the sleeve would sense the sleeve arrow and make them return automatically.


    Xiao Jingting looked at the dead python in shock and touched his own chest.


    ¡°Are you alright?¡± Xu Muan asked as he walked toward Xiao Jingting.


    Xiao Jingting shook his head and said, ¡°It¡¯s all right. Are you okay? What¡¯s the matter with you? You look like you¡¯re not in a good mood!¡±


    ¡°The arrow just now hit the wing of the flying eagle, and this eagle took one of my sleeve arrows away.¡± Xu Muan was a little regretful. A set of sleeve arrows could play an important role. If one of them was missing, it could be much worse. The sleeve arrow was the first precious gift given to him by Xiao Jingting, so Xu Muan actually cherished it very much.


    ¡°It is alright. In the future, I¡¯ll buy you a better one.¡± Xiao Jingting did not care about it.


    Xu Muan suppressed the sense of loss in his heart, he nodded and said, ¡°Pack up and let¡¯s go.¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Okay!¡±


    Xiao Jingting murmured, ¡°One talisman costs seven taels of silver, and now five of them have been used. Twelve taels of silver for one black bead. This is a big loss.¡± To beat this demonic python, Xiao Jingting spent 47 taels of silver. This demonic python was blown up and tattered, selling it would earn them no more than 20 taels of silver. If Xiao Jingting was just hunting, it would have been a big loss.


    Xu Muan smiled and said, ¡°As long as we¡¯re not hurt, we can always earn more silver.¡±


    Xu Muan privately felt that Xiao Jingting fighting quality was too poor, moreover, he could not cope with the situation on the spot and he seemed to be afraid of snakes. Talismans were expensive and many people only used them to save their own lives, but Xiao Jingting used them like they were worthless. It was such a waste. Xu Muan was afraid to speak these words to Xiao Jingting so he just thought about it in his heart.


    ¡°Am I acting too badly?¡± Xiao Jingting asked, his accuracy seemed to be too poor, and if that was not true, he would not have wasted so much silver.


    Xu Muan laughed and said, ¡°After all, you are still a novice! All beginners are like this. When I first started hunting demonic beasts, I was also at a loss. A first grade beast could frighten me to death.¡±


    Xiao Jingting and Xu Muan packed the body of the python before leaving the jungle.


    Although Xiao Jingting chose a secluded road, they still met many people. Xiao Jingting was now a popular figure in the village and he couldn¡¯t keep a low profile even even if he wanted to.


    ¡°Master Xiao, you are really amazing. You killed such a big snake.¡±


    ¡°Master Xiao, you¡¯re amazing! Look at this snake, it had no power to fight you back!¡±


    ¡°Master Xiao, you are really capable! You can hunt as well as farm.¡±


    ¡°Master Xiao, a snake of this size may sell for more than 20 taels of silver. You can really make a lot of money now!¡±


    ¡°¡­¡±


    When Xiao Jingting was praised by villagers, his face flushed with shame. His combat effectiveness was really not strong and if it wasn¡¯t for the fact that he was well prepared, he would have been already in the python¡¯s stomach.


    The news that Xiao Jingting had killed a large python spread quickly, causing the villagers¡¯ evaluation of Xiao Jingting to rise to another level.


    Xiao Jingting went back and made a big meal of peppered python meat. Xu Muan had never eaten such delicious python¡¯s meat and carelessly ate till his belly became rounded.


    The python¡¯s meat was a little tough so Xiao Xiaofan and Xiao Xiaodong ate very slowly. When Xiao Xiaofan saw Xu Muan eating so fast he anxiously scratched his cheek, ¡°Daddy, you need to eat slower, wait for me!¡±


    Xu Muan turned his head to look at Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s sorrowful look, then looked at Xiao Jingting seemingly smiling face and blushed.


    Xiao Xiaodong glared at Xiao Xiaofan and said, ¡°Eat your food, you talk too much.¡±


    ¡°Hurry, just eat, it¡¯s a blessing to be able to eat!¡± Xiao Jingting said as he gave Xu Muan another few pieces of meat, making Xu Muan face even redder.


    ¡°Master Xiao, there¡¯s a letter for you.¡± As the Xiao family ate their meal, the messenger¡¯s voice rang out, rescuing the embarrassed Xu Muan.


    Xu Muan walked out the door and paid the delivery fee and as he took the letter from the messenger¡¯s hand. He opened it and began to read.


    ¡°Who sent this letter?¡± Xiao Jingting asked.


    ¡°It¡¯s from the steward of the Xiao family, named Xiao Ping.¡±


    The letter came from Xiao Ping, three years ago, Xiao Ping was an odd-job man in the Xiao family. At that time Xiao Ping¡¯s son was ill and needed a grade-three grass to save his life. The first-grade grass was everywhere, but it was not easy to cultivate it to the third grade. Xiao Ping was in a low position at that time and had no choice but to turn to Xu Muan for help.


    Xu Muan had the title of Xiao Jingting wife at that time but had no real power at all. He couldn¡¯t really help Xiao Ping, but he still thought of a way and it worked.


    There was a first-grade field in Xiao Jingting¡¯s courtyard, which was planted with a lot of exotic flowers and plants that were of little or no use. They were under the care of a fourth level spiritual planting master on a regular basis. Xu Muan secretly planted the first-grade ground grass into this flower bed.


    Ground grass was no different from ordinary grass and no one found or took it seriously for a while.


    With the nourishment of first-grade spiritual field, and the fourth level spirit planting master¡¯s unintentional care, the ground grass was indeed cultivated to a third-grade level.


    Xiao Ping was later promoted by the head of the Xiao family and then promoted step by step, but he never forgot Xu Muan¡¯s kindness. Xu Muan identity was special and Xiao Ping had never revealed his relationship with Xu Muan in front of people so only a few people knew they were actually on good terms.


    ¡°What does he say in the letter?¡± Xiao Jingting asked curiously.


    Xu Muan looked sullen as he said, ¡°Something happened to your second brother.¡±


    Xiao Jingting was suddenly alarmed. The original body owner¡¯s second brother Xiao Jinfeng had three attributes of metal, fire, and earth, although he has some attributes suitable for farming, his earth qualifications were very low and not valued by the Xiao family. In Xiao Jingting impression, the bigger the family was, the more they valued their children. The children with strong wood attributes would be given priority.


    Xiao Jinfeng was a very progressive person, completely different from the original body owner. But the treatment Xiao Jingting got was still much better than Xiao Jinfeng in the Xiao family. However, Xiao Jinfeng was at level four while Xiao Jingting was only at level three.


    Three years ago, Xiao Jinfeng joined a mercenary team and spent his time with them. In his impression, the original body owner looked down on his second brother because of his mediocre qualifications. Xiao Jinfeng on the other hand, hated the original body owner, who was an uneducated scum, making the relationship between the two brothers very rigid.


    ¡°What happened to my second brother?¡± Xiao Jingting asked.


    ¡°He robbed Zhou family¡¯s young master Zhou Kangqi of his prey and injured someone. He was expelled from the mercenary team. After returning to the Xiao family, he did not want to repent and attempted to rape Feng Xueer, the wife of his cousin Xiao Muhong. Then he was also expelled from the family.¡± Xu Muan frowned.


    ¡°Bullshit.¡± Xiao Jingting said angrily.

 Chapter 30

    Xiao Jingting¡¯s face became dark and full of anger. How could Xiao Jinfeng be that kind of person?


    Xiao Jinfeng had also been in the mercenary team for three years and done many tasks with them. This mercenary team was really too cold-hearted to expel Xiao Jinfeng. He didn¡¯t believe Xiao Jinfeng would rob Zhou Kangqi of his prey. There must be some misunderstanding. The Zhou family and the Xiao family were old enemies. It was possible that Zhou Kangqi, seeing that the Xiao family was not as strong as it used to be, deliberately suppressed Xiao Jinfeng.


    The Zhou family plotted against Xiao Jinfeng and Xiao family did not even give Xiao Jinfeng a chance to defend himself. The Xiao family was really in a mess. And since when did Feng Xue¡¯er become Xiao Muhong¡¯s wife? Feng Xue¡¯er was originally a dancer from a dance house, who was taken and accepted as a concubine by Xiao Muhong, so she was not respected as a proper concubine in many people¡¯s eyes.


    It was ridiculous to expel the Xiao family¡¯s rightful young master for the sake of a dancing girl.


    Xiao Jingting knew about Xiao Jinfeng¡¯s character. This person took evil and injustice as his own enemy and was somewhat rigidly upright, so it was impossible for him to do such a thing. Besides, Xiao Jinfeng may be good at drinking, but he was by no means good at womanizing.


    ¡°Grandfather didn¡¯t say anything and just watched second brother get expelled from the house?¡± Xiao Jingting asked with some dissatisfaction.


    Xu Muan shook his head and said, ¡°Your grandfather is in seclusion.¡±


    Looking at Xiao Jingting¡¯s appearance, Xu Muan could not help being surprised. Xiao Jingting and Xiao Jinfeng did not get along, Xiao Jinfeng once had even taught Xiao Jingting a lesson. Xiao Jingting was always calling Xiao Jinfeng ¡°bastard¡± or ¡°son of a bitch¡± behind his back. Xu Muan thought that Xiao Jingting would gloat at Xiao Jinfeng¡¯s downfall.


    ¡°Grandfather really has a big heart.¡± Xiao Jingting said with dissatisfaction.


    ¡°Recently what he concerns about is how to prolong his own life. He has more than one son and even more grandchildren. Xiao Jingfeng¡¯s attributes are not good so he has not been valued. Your grandfather has not been in charge of family matters for a long time and he doesn¡¯t bother to care about such things.¡± Xu Muan shook his head.


    Xiao Jingting¡¯s father, Xiao Linfeng, was the second son at the seventh level of Qi Practice and his mother, Wang Lu, was a level six Qi Practitioner.


    Xiao Jingting¡¯s uncle, Xiao Chengfeng, was the first son at the sixth level of Qi Practice and his wife Liu Xiu was a level five Qi Practitioner. Xiao Muhong was the eldest son of Xiao Chengfeng and Liu Xian.


    Xiao Linfeng and Xiao Chengfeng had the same father but different mother, so they had been competing openly and secretly with each other. When the original body owner¡¯s parents were present, they steadily suppressed Xiao Chengfeng. Now that the original body owner¡¯s parents were dead, Xiao Chengfeng would not let go of this opportunity to suppress his second brother.


    ¡°The Xiao family will experience many changes!¡± Xiao Jingting shook his head and thought: First the original body¡¯s owner was expelled, then his second elder brother was also framed. Xiao Jingting¡¯s lineage could be said to be completely suppressed.


    Xiao Jingting smiled bitterly, compared to the tactics used against the original body owner¡¯s second elder brother, their eldest uncle¡¯s wife Liu Xian was quite nice to the original body owner.


    ¡°Did the letter say anything about my second brother¡¯s whereabouts?¡± Xiao Jingting asked.


    Xu Muan was stunned as he said, ¡°Do you want to invite your second brother to our place?¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Yes, our family can afford to shelter my second brother.¡± The second elder brother of the original body owner was a loyal and righteous person, and his strength was not weak. After all, Xiao Jingting and Xu Muan were short of hands. If he could have Xiao Jingfeng come to live with them, their family would also be more lively.


    Xu Muan hesitated for a moment before he said, ¡°Your elder brother seems to be injured.¡±


    Xiao Jingting frowned and hesitated. Reasonably speaking, he should go and pick up Xiao Jingfeng, but once he left, all the work in the field would be delayed¡­ this was the original body owner¡¯s brother after all! Inheriting the original body, Xiao Jingting also felt a sense of blood connection with his relatives.


    ¡°I have to go.¡± Xiao Jingting deliberated for a moment.


    ¡°You don¡¯t have to go there, I¡¯ll go.¡± Xu Muan hesitated for a moment.


    ¡°You will go?¡± Xiao Jingting asked.


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°The work in the fields can¡¯t be done without you. It is hard for our family to become better, so we can¡¯t give up halfway.¡±


    ¡°Moreover, you should not show up now, I always felt that after we have arrived here your uncle and aunt have not relaxed their surveillance on you. You were sent here for self-cultivation. If you leave hastily, you will be scolded by them. If you go to see your second elder brother at this time, they will be even more suspicious of you. It¡¯s better for me to go. I just hope you can take care of our two children while I am gone.¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°All right.¡± He wasn¡¯t familiar with this world yet, and he had far less experience than Xu Muan. Xu Muan looked quiet and meek but in fact, he was very smart and had great ideas.

 Chapter 31

    In the evening.


    ¡°Daddy, do you have to leave?!¡± Xiao Xiaofan was uneasy.


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°I will just leave for a while, your father will take care of you.¡±


    ¡°But, but¡­ sometimes father is so fierce.¡± Xiao Xiaofan uneasily tugged at Xu Muan¡¯s clothes, looking embarrassed.


    Xu Muan smiled and said, ¡°Be good and your father will not be fierce. Not only will he not be fierce but he will give you lots of delicious food.¡±


    ¡°Really?¡± Xiao Xiaofan raised his head to look at Xu Muan and asked.


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°Yes!¡±


    Hearing that Xu Muan was leaving, Xiao Xiaofan was initially a little worried, but after being comforted by Xu Muan, he went to sleep without a worry.


    Xiao Xiaodong looked at Xu Muan anxiously and whispered, ¡°Daddy, do you really trust him? Although he has changed a lot lately, but in the past, he¡­ ¡±


    ¡°Actually, daddy is also a bit worried, but your second uncle was good to you and daddy can¡¯t ignore it when he is in trouble.¡± Before, when Xiao Xiaofan was seriously ill, Xiao Jinfeng had just come back. Helpless, Xu Muan had no choice but to ask Xiao Jinfeng for help. Xiao Jinfeng looked cold-hearted and unkind, but was actually warm-hearted and had secretly helped them a few times.


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, ¡°I know.¡±


    ¡°Here are twenty taels of silver. If there is something wrong with your father, escape to the town with your brother and live there for a while and wait for daddy to come back.¡± Xu Muan instructed.


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded his head and said, ¡°I understand.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong looked towards Xiao Xiaofan, Xiao Xiaofan was hugging a corner of the blanket and sleeping sweetly. Xiao Xiaodong looked at Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s carefree appearance and felt speechless.


    The next day before dawn, Xu Muan was ready to leave. Xiao Jingting woke up early in the morning and gave Xu Muan another 50 taels of silver. ¡°It¡¯s better for you to bring more money to defend yourself when you¡¯re going away from home.¡±


    ¡°But our family also needs silver.¡± Xu Muan hesitated.


    Xiao Jingting smiled unconcernedly and said, ¡°It is all right, there¡¯s no shortage of food at home. I have already reserved the wages for the two second level spiritual planters I hired. You need to spend money everywhere when you go out and my second elder brother is injured. An ordinary injury should be nothing to him. Since they say he is seriously injured, I don¡¯t think it will be easy to heal. Just buy any medicinal materials he needs.¡±


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°Alright, I¡¯m leaving.¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and instructed, ¡°¡±Be careful on the way.¡±


    Xu Muan nodded, and felt a surge of reluctance in his heart. Xu Muan pressed it down and turned around to leave.


    ¡­¡­¡­


    ¡°Wake up, time for breakfast.¡± Xiao Jingting knocked on the door of Xiao Xiaodong and Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s room.


    Hearing that breakfast is ready, Xiao Xiaofan jumped out of bed, put on a pair of slippers and happily walked out.


    Xiao Xiaodong looked at Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s happy appearance and became speechless.


    Xiao Xiaofan sat down at the dining table, only then finding that something different, so he immediately cried out, ¡°Daddy is missing.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong stared angrily at Xiao Xiaofan as he came over and said, ¡°Daddy already left.¡±


    ¡°Oh!¡± Xiao Xiaofan said.


    ¡°Your daddy went back to his family, when someone asks you where daddy goes, just say so, okay?¡± Xiao Jingting instructed.


    Xiao Xiaofan believed it and wondered, ¡°Daddy went back to his family? Why would daddy go back to his family? Grandpa doesn¡¯t treat daddy well.¡±


    Xiao Jingting¡¯s face was strangely pale, ¡°Your grandfather is not good to your daddy?¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan nodded and said, ¡°Yes! Grandpa always asks daddy for money and he always scolds daddy for being incompetent and being unable to make his husband satisfied. He also said that daddy is wasting money on Xiaofan. Grandpa is not kind to daddy at all, but he is very kind to the younger uncle who has metal and wood affinity. Grandpa said that the little uncle was going to become a great man in the future.¡±


    Xiao Jingting frowned. The original body owner¡¯s father-in-law was this kind of person?


    Xiao Xiaodong impatiently looked at Xiao Xiaofan and said, ¡°Just eat, stop talking those nonsense.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan looked at Xiao Xiaodong in aggravation, venting his anger as he started eating rice.


    Xiao Jingting searched painstakingly through his memory and finally found such a person. The father-in-law of the original body owner once seemed to try to get close to the original body owner. However, the original body owner found someone to drive him away.


    The marriage between the original body owner and Xu Muan was arranged by the eldest aunt of the original body owner. Because Xu Muan was born in a humble family, the parents of the original body owner did not approve of this marriage.


    At that time, Xu Muan was already pregnant, and Xiao Jingting had a bad reputation. He was not good enough for decent boys and girls but was too good for a lowborn. So the eldest aunt said they should let the original Xiao Jingting marry Xu Muan first and when there would be a better one, it would not be a big deal to break off with Xu Muan. In this way, the original owner¡¯s parents agreed half-heartedly.


    The Xiao family was located in Desert City and was one of the four big families in Desert City. The person the original Xiao Jingting liked was Sun Xiaomiao, the unruly daughter of the Sun family, who had the same attributes as Xiao Jingting. Miss Sun was hot-tempered and rejected the original body owner. After the original body owner was rejected, he became more and more affectionate towards this little girl.


    After the original body owner got married, he still missed Sun Miaomiao. Naturally, Miss Sun didn¡¯t like Xiao Jingting, this good-for-nothing, and the marriage of the former just gave her an excuse to reject him. The original body owner believed her and despised Xu Muan even more, always thinking of abandoning Xu Muan.

 Chapter 32

    After dinner, Xiao Jingting did not rush to the fields, but sneaked into the house, took out a crystal-clear seed from the jade pendant space and took it with water.


    The Green Cloud Grass that Xiao Jingting spent a lot of effort to get before, really lived up to Xiao Jingting expectation. After the Grass was planted into the space, under the watering of the spiritual spring, it survived. Shortly after Xu Muan left this morning, the seed fell.


    Xiao Xiaodong watched Xiao Jingting enter the house and secretly thought: As soon as daddy was absent, his father became lazy. After eating, he just went back into the house to sleep.


    Xiao Xiaodong cleaned up the dishes and began his cleaning work.


    After taking the Green Cloud Grass, Xiao Jingting felt a strong aura washing over his body, Xiao Jingting sat in a meditating posture on his bed and absorbed the spiritual energy in the air as a stream of aura seeped into his body. Xiao Jingting only felt like he was soaked in warm water which made him feel extremely comfortable.


    Two hours later, Xiao Jingting finally achieved his goal of becoming a fourth level Qi Practitioner.


    Xiao Jingting stretched his body for a while, only to feel that the strength in his body was more than two or three times greater than before.


    Xiao Jingting went out the door and found that the bowls and chopsticks that were used this morning had been all cleaned up. Xiao Xiaodong was standing on a small stool to stir fry vegetables and Xiao Xiaofan was adding fuel to the fire. Seeing this scene, Xiao Jingting could not help feeling guilty.


    ¡°Let me cook.¡± Xiao Jingting said to the two children.


    Xiao Xiaodong looked at Xiao Jingting and said, ¡°Father, you have worked hard recently, you better have a good rest. Besides, the food is almost ready.¡±


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡± What a considerate child! He is totally different from the spoiled children on the Earth who only knew how to make trouble.


    Xiao Jingting ate a meal cooked by Xiao Xiaodong.


    ¡°Brother, the food you made is terrible!¡± Xiao Xiaofan was holding his rice bowl and wrinkling his nose.


    Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s face suddenly blushed as he said, ¡°Eat your food.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong secretly thought: In the past when his daddy was away, he was the one who cooked for Xiao Xiaofan most of the time. Xiao Xiaofan had a big appetite, no matter what food he made, Xiaofan would eat a lot every time. After eating a few good meals, this little boy actually started disliking the food he made. What a jerk!


    Xiao Jingting laughed and said, ¡°Xiaofan doesn¡¯t know how to appreciate it. In fact, you did a good job, Xiaodong.¡±


    Hearing the words, Xiao Xiaodong quickly lowered his head and his face became a little red.


    ¡°Father, where are you going this afternoon?¡± Xiao Xiaofan asked.


    ¡°To the fields.¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    ¡°I¡¯ll go with you.¡± Xiao Xiaofan was full of enthusiasm.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°All right!¡±


    Xiao Jingting took Xiao Xiaofan and Xiao Xiaodong to the field. Fortunately, he had not met Qiu Bai recently.


    Half a month ago, Qiu Bai appeared at his side at all times, like an evil spirit, making Xiao Jingting feel a little uneasy. Under Xiao Jingting¡¯s persistent refusal, Qiu Bai finally did not appear again.


    Xiao Jingting did not know that after he redeemed all the fields, the village people¡¯s view of him had changed a lot.


    The prodigal had corrected his mistakes and started making money. For a while, all kinds of praising words about Xiao Jingting spread in the village.


    Qiu Bai heard a lot of people praise Xiao Jingting and watched Xu Muan follow Xiao Jingting to eat and drink and Xiao Jingting buying all sorts of expensive clothes and weapons for Xu Muan. Qiu Bai gradually changed his view of Xiao Jingting and felt it would be a good thing to become Xiao Jingting¡¯s wife.


    Qiu Bai also discovered that Xiao Jingting attitude towards him was different from before, but Qiu Bai still felt that as long as he forsake his reserved manners, Xiao Jingting would still be tempted. How could he know that every time he approached Xiao Jingting, Xiao Jingting would behave like seeing a monster and retreat.


    The villagers liked the gossip of fellow villagers the most and soon Qiu Bai¡¯s failure in pestering of Xiao Jingting had become the hot topic of the village.


    Qiu Bai was good-looking but arrogant. There were many people in the village who did not like him. For a while, rumors that Xiu Bai was not wanted and shamelessly pestered Xiao Jingting but failed went viral amongst the villagers.


    Qiu Bai cared about his reputation the most, so after hearing those rumors, he decided to ¡°stop talking to Xiao Jingting for a few days.¡± This decision of Qiu Bai made Xiao Jingting very happy.


    After a few days of avoiding meeting Xiao Jingting, Qiu Bai heard from Qiu Li that Xiao Jingting was still busy with farming and hunting all day as usual, so he couldn¡¯t help being angry.


    ¡°Brother, how is Xiao Jingting?¡±


    Qiu Li was envious as he said, ¡°He¡¯s in the spotlight. He asked people to raise plants in his land, bought cultivator robes, weapons and talismans and yesterday he even hunted a snake that everyone envied. The snake was obviously smashed to death by the talisman and when the snake is smashed like this, money spent on talisman will not be paid off. Anyone could do it, but people in the village praised Xiao Jingting as if he was the reincarnation of the God of War. I don¡¯t know what¡¯s wrong with those guys. ¡±


    Qiu Li was regarded as a leader among the young people in the village, but now he was suppressed by Xiao Jingting, which made him feel very unpleasant.

 Chapter 33

    Xiao Jingting took Xiao Xiaofan and Xiao Xiaodong in the direction of the middle-grade field when suddenly an eagle cry came over.


    A giant eagle was hovering in the sky, and Xiao Jingting protected the two children behind him as if he was facing a fierce enemy.


    Under normal circumstances, no demon beast would enter the village. But as Xiao Jingting looked at the giant eagle in the sky, he recognized it at once, that giant eagle was the same one that fought with the python before.


    That day, the giant eagle retreated angrily, but today it probably saw him being alone and rushed over to provoke him.


    Since Xiao Jingting was going to the field for farm work, he did not expect to encounter such a tough monster, so he didn¡¯t bring his green bamboo sword.


    Xiao Jingting waved his hand and spawned two thorn vines that pierced the giant eagle¡¯s belly. As soon as Xiao Jingting did so, he found that the speed of spawning the thorny vines was two or three times faster than usual. Xiao Jingting calmed down at once. The giant eagle was injured and he had ascended to another level. Without any accident, his chances of winning were great.


    Xiao Xiaodong looked nervous as he protected Xiao Xiaofan behind him, watching Xiao Jingting fight with the giant eagle. Xiao Xiaofan blinked his eyes, nervous and curious as he looked at Xiao Jingting.


    Xiao Jingting who had calmed down, fought with all his strength. The rain of arrows from all over the sky rushed towards the giant eagle. The vines on the ground split into two and the latter in four as they pierced straight into giant eagle¡¯s belly.


    Seeing the arrow on the wing of the giant eagle, Xiao Jingting eyes suddenly lit up. The arrow that Xu Muan shot at the giant eagle last time had not been taken out.


    Xiao Jingting commanded the vines to wrap around the arrow on the giant eagle and ruthlessly pulled it out.


    The moment the arrow was pulled out, blood spurted out and the giant eagle became very unstable while flying.


    Taking advantage of its weakness, Xiao Jingting became more fierce in his attack.


    The giant eagle screamed, as if it understood that the fight was over. The giant eagle, filled with hatred, pounced in the direction of Xiao Xiaodong behind Xiao Jingting. Xiao Jingting then threw out a rune to block the attack of the giant eagle.


    The giant eagle was blown up by Xiao Jingting and he immediately spawned countless vines to wrap around the eagle¡¯s neck, strangling it.


    ¡°Well done, father is really powerful!¡± Xiao Xiaofan clapped his hands, full of admiration.


    Xiao Jingting uneasily made a few cuts on the giant eagle before allowing those vines to disappear.


    While Xiao Xiaofan was bouncing and jumping excitedly, Xiao Xiaodong thought of something deeper.


    ¡°Father, your strength seemed to have risen!¡± Xiao Xiaodong said.


    Xiao Jingting smiled and did not say anything, secretly thinking: This little guy Xiao Xiaodong has a sensitive heart, and sometimes his mind is even more complicated than an adult¡¯s.


    Xiao Jingting put away the giant eagle and said contentedly, ¡°I won¡¯t go to the field today. I¡¯ll go to sell the eagle and exchange it for some silver.¡±


    Xu Muan left and there was still a lot of python meat at home, but there were only three mouths in the house, although Xiao Xiaofan was a foodie, and had a big appetite, he couldn¡¯t eat much. The eagle meat will not be delicious after some time so he might as well exchange it for some silver.


    Although the python skin at home was a little shabby, it should still be able to sell for a few taels of silver.


    When Xu Muan left, Xiao Jingting gave Xu Muan all of his family¡¯s money. His pockets were empty so Xiao Jingting was a little uncomfortable.


    Xiao Jingting smiled bitterly in his heart. After he came to this world, he always seemed to toss himself into poverty, fortunately this giant eagle was in good shape and he should be able to sell it for more than thirty taels of silver.


    Xiao Jingting¡¯s eyes were casually slanted as he saw the usually the admiration in Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s eyes. Seeing Xiao Jingting¡¯s gaze, he returned to his serious appearance.


    Xiao Xiaodong was after all a child, and children worshiped heroes. Just now Xiao Jingting ¡°heroic performance¡± let Xiao Xiaodong change his impression of Xiao Jingting.


    Xiao Jingting laughed bitterly in his heart. This child was still so young but was just like a little old man.


    Seeing the crisis averted, a few villagers came out and greeted Xiao Jingting. Xiao Jingting had already noticed them when he fought with the giant eagle. When people came out, Xiao Jingting looked just like usual.


    A few villagers praised Xiao Jingting, and some of them were sharp-minded enough to inquire about his strength, but Xiao Jingting was vague and exchanged pleasantries with the crowd for a while before he was able to get away.


    ¡ª¨C


    Qiu family.


    ¡°Brother, you said that Xiao Jingting is a level 4 Qi Practitioner?¡± Qiu Bai asked.


    Qiu Li nodded and said, ¡°The few villagers who saw Xiao Jingting fight said so. It is also possible that they are mistaken.¡±


    Qiu Bai secretly thought to himself: Although the villagers like to gossip, there are no waves without the wind. It wasn¡¯t impossible to say that Xiao Jingting was really a fourth level Qi Practitioner. A fourth and third level Qi Practitioner were not the same. There are several level four spiritual planters in the village. However, they are all old men, while Xiao Jingting was too young.


    Xiao Jingting was so good at farming at the third level. Now that he was at fourth level, the spiritual plants he planted could be even more high-end, and he wouldearn more money.


    Qiu Bai cursed himself for being blind and not grasping the opportunity. Xiao Jingting was so skillful, so it was not impossible that in the future he would advance to the sixth or seventh level.


    ¡°Younger brother, Xiao Jingting seems to be very indifferent to you recently.¡± Qiu Li said.


    Qiu Bai bowed his head. Indifferent? He was not even sure if Xiao Jingting¡¯s attitude to him could even be described by this word.


    Qiu Li looked at Qiu Bai and said, ¡°Recently, Xiao Jingting has changed quite a lot. All of those coquettish persons are ready to make their move. I can see that Xiao Jingting isn¡¯t playing hard to get, he seems to be really tired of you. All of those young masters of the big family fall in and out of love easily.  They are really not good men.¡±


    Seeing that Xiao Jingting had become rich, Qiu Li occasionally asked Qiu Bai to go ask him for some benefits. However, Xiao Jingting had changed a lot. Sometimes, he would slip away without waiting for Qiu Bai to speak and sometimes, when Qiu Bai opened his mouth, Xiao Jingting made excuses, or got away with some pretexts.


    Qiu Bai returned again and again without any success, which made Qiu Li disappointed with him.

 Chapter 34

    There was no impenetrable wall in the world, and the news of Xu Muan¡¯s going back to his family spread like wildfire two days after Xu Muan left.


    In the absence of Xu Muan, many matchmakers poured in, disturbing Xiao Jingting.


    Xiao Jingting was annoyed, and Xiao Xiaodong looked like he was facing an archenemy, fearing that someone would wreck their family by taking advantage of Xu Muan¡¯s absence.


    When Xiao Xiaodong saw those matchmakers bring people to their door, he would take his younger brother to stare at those people, but the stare of a child did not have much intimidating power so the people who came completely ignored Xiao Xiaodong and Xiao Xiaofan.


    People were coming and going, and some of them even came to their door early in the morning, which made them delay their work in the fields.


    Xiao Jingting was forced to think of a solution. In the end, Xiao Jingting made two simple water guns for Xiao Xiaofan and Xiao Xiaodong by using bamboo.


    The childhood of Xiao Xiaofan and Xiao Xiaodong was very boring and they didn¡¯t have any toys so after getting the water guns, they instantly loved them.


    The next day, Xiao Jingting went out early in the morning. Xiao Xiaofan and Xiao Xiaodong in the courtyard played with water guns. When they encountered someone who came to their door, they would spray those individuals with their water guns, making all of them drenched. At the end of the day, the results were remarkable as girls and boys who came with fancy clothes and makeup become embarrassed, so the number of guests who came to their door the next day was sharply reduced by half.


    ¡­..¡­


    On the other side, Xiao Jinfeng¡¯s whereabouts were uncertain. Xu Muan managed to find Xiao Jinfeng¡¯s trail by chance seven days after he went out.


    When Xu Muan found Xiao Jinfeng, the latter was in bad health. Xiao Ping said in the letter that Xiao Jinfeng was injured but Xu Muan found that Xiao Jinfeng was not injured, but poisoned.


    The poison of the Colorful Phoenix Spider that Xiao Jinkeng was poisoned with, would gradually erode the Qi in his body, gradually turning him into a useless person without any spiritual energy at all.


    The poison of the Colored Phoenix Spider would require a fourth-grade antidote, the Bixin pill. The market value of Bixin pill was one thousand taels of silver, which was a large sum of money for small families. However, for the big Xiao family which ran equally big businesses, it was not a large sum.


    If the original owner¡¯s parents were still around, detoxifying Xiao Jinfeng¡¯s poison wouldn¡¯t be a difficult task, but now the one in charge was Xiao Jinfeng¡¯s uncle¡¯s family.


    After Xiao Jinfeng returned to Xiao family, Xiao Chengfeng pretended to be very concerned about Xiao Jinfeng¡¯s case, and even asked people to find out the whereabouts of the antidote but secretly repeatedly delayed Xiao Jinfeng¡¯s treatment. When Xiao Jinfeng was accused of raping Xiao Muhong ¡°wife¡±, Xiao Chengfeng scolded Xiao Jinfeng for being ungrateful and shameless.


    Xiao Jinfeng could not explain so he was expelled from the Xiao family.


    ¡°Second Brother, come back with me. Jingting asked me to pick you up. As to your poisoning, when we meet with Jingting, we can figure a way out, all right?¡± Xu Muan said and secretly thought: Xiao Jingting¡¯s current abilities were good. If he was willing to help, giving Xiao Jingting a few months¡¯ time, it shouldn¡¯t be too difficult for him to collect a thousand taels of silve.


    Xiao Jingfeng shook his head and said, ¡°I understand Xiao Jingting¡¯s temperament, he can¡¯t even manage his own life, how will he care about me? You must have a hard time living with him, even if my brother had some conscience to shelter me for the sake of the brotherhood, I will only drag you down now.¡±


    ¡°Second Brother, don¡¯t underestimate yourself and lose heart just because you are wronged by others. If you¡¯re cured of this poisonous wound, then you¡¯ll be an expert again.¡± Xu Muan said.


    When he was in the Xiao family, Xu Muan actually admired Xiao Jinfeng. Although Xiao Jinfeng was born into a powerful family, he didn¡¯t have the pompous air of a young master and joined the mercenary team early to become self-sufficient. Seeing that arrogant Xiao Jinfeng had become like this now, Xu Muan felt sorry for him.


    Xiao Jinfeng smiled bitterly, this poisonous injury of his hadn¡¯t been treated timely, so he was afraid it would be hard to heal now.


    ¡°Brother Jinfeng, just listen to Xu Muan. Go find your brother first, or at least find a place to settle down. Brother Xu came all the way here out of good intentions. Don¡¯t let him down!¡± Mu Shuyu was silent for a long time as he faced Xiao Jinfeng


    Xiao Jinfeng looked at Mu Shuyu for a second and smiled bitterly. A few months ago, he was the young master of the Xiao family and a small captain of the mercenary team, with friends all over the world. But now he had become a street rat, all of those old friends dodged him faster than others. It was Mu Shuyu, who had always been indifferent to him, who took care of him since his downfall. It was true that you could only know your true friends when you were in need!


    ¡°Yes! Second brother, Xiao Jingting is really different from before. When he heard that you were injured, he even gave me all the silver in the family before I left so that I wouldn¡¯t need to be stingy in buying medicine for you.¡± Xu Muan said.


    Mu Shuyu looked at Xiao Jinfeng and said again, ¡°Brother Jinfeng, your brother has good intentions, just go with him. After all you are still his brother and share the same blood.¡±


    Xiao Jinfeng nodded and said, ¡°All right.¡± After the accident, Xiao Jingfeng contacted his eldest brother Xiao Qingyan, who was studying at Bifeng Academy. Unfortunately, Xiao Qingyan was probably busy with his studies and after the letter was sent, it sank in water like a stone and he didn¡¯t hear from him again.


    ¡°After meeting my younger brother, if Jingting isn¡¯t happy to see me, don¡¯t force him.¡± Xiao Jinfeng said with some regret.


    Xu Muan looked at Xiao Jinfeng and said, ¡°Second brother, Jingting has really changed a lot. You haven¡¯t seen him. No matter what I say, you won¡¯t understand. When you see him, you will know.¡±


    Xiao Jinfeng nodded lightly and said, ¡°All right.¡±


    Mu Shuyu knew that Xiao Jinfeng didn¡¯t hold much hope for his younger brother from his disheartened tone, ¡°Jinfeng, don¡¯t be discouraged! Things will eventually sort themselves out.¡±


    Xiao Jinfeng looked at Mu Shuyu with a wry smile and thought secretly: Mu Shuyu was so simple that he was expecting something from that brother of his, little did he know that the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment.


    When Xu Muan brought Xiao Jingfeng and Mu Shuyu back to the courtyard of the Xiao family in Mound Village, Xiao Jingting was bathing Xiao Xiaofan in the courtyard.


    Xiao Xiaofan was sitting naked in a large wooden basin and Xiao Jingting was holding a big ladle to give him a bath. Xiao Xiaofan was full of excitement as he played in the water. Xiao Xiaodong kept a straight face as he looked at this ¡°disgraceful¡± scene with an unhappy face.


    Xiao Jingting quickly wrapped Xiao Xiaofan in a towel and asked Xiao Xiaodong to take Xiao Xiaofan in to get dressed.


    Xiao Xiaofan intentionally kicked him with his slippers and reluctantly followed Xiao Xiaodong into the house.


    Xiao Jinfeng looked at the two small kids leaving, slightly stunned in his heart. In Xiao Jinfeng¡¯s impression, Xiao Jingting had never been nice to his little sons but just now he saw the happy scene between father and son.


    Xiao Xiaofan entered the room and rolled around in bed, avoiding Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s hands.


    ¡°I won¡¯t wear it. I won¡¯t wear it.¡±


    ¡°You are not ashamed to be naked and you are not ashamed to take a bath in broad daylight.¡± Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s tone was full of frustration.


    ¡°No, I¡¯m not afraid. Father says I¡¯m still young, it doesn¡¯t matter. Brother, you should also ask father to help you bathe ah! Father¡¯s bath is very comfortable.¡± Xiao Xiaofan rubbed his feet and said.


    Xiao Xiaodong blushed and said, ¡°I will wash by myself.¡±


    ¡°Oh.¡± Xiao Xiaofan lay on the bed and crawled around. Xiao Xiaodong couldn¡¯t help but feel a little jealous as he looked at Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s lazy appearance.


    The atmosphere was a bit tense as the brothers met in the courtyard.


    ¡°Second brother, let¡¯s go into the house first.¡± Xiao Jingting was a little embarrassed.


    Xiao Jinfeng nodded, and after the two brothers exchanged pleasantries for a while, Xiao Jingting settled Xiao Jinfeng in his room. Then he looked for Xiao Xiaodong and Xiao Xiaofan as he gave Xiao Jinfeng and Mu Shuyu a lot of food.


    Seeing that Xiao Jinfeng was a bit tired, Xiao Jingting did not ask any more questions and directly urged Xiao Jinfeng to rest.


    ¡°Didn¡¯t you go to pick up the second brother? How did you come back with two people? ¡± Xiao Jingting asked in puzzlement.


    ¡°Mu Shuyu saved your second brother and he has been the one taking care of your second brother all this time.¡± Xu Muan explained.


    Xiao Jingting rolled his eyes and thought in his heart: There is a saying on the earth that if you wanted to repay your lifesaver, just marry him. Something must be going on between them!


    ¡°What are you thinking about?¡± Xu Muan looked at Xiao Jingting¡¯s pensive appearance and asked.


    ¡°I was thinking that there are only three rooms in the house. I was going to give up my room to second brother and squeeze in with you and two children, but now there is an extra person.¡± Xiao Jingting was a bit embarrassed.


    Xu Muan couldn¡¯t help but blush a little when he heard Xiao Jingting wanted to squeeze into a room with him and the children. Although he and Xiao Jingting were husband and wife, and even had two children, their relationship was very rigid. He only had sex with Xiao Jingting twice, and both times when Xiao Jingting was drunk.


    ¡°That Mu Shuyu is a Ger! It doesn¡¯t seem to be a good idea to let him share a room with second brother!¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Xu Muan blushed and said, ¡°Actually, when I found second brother, he was already living with Mu Shuyu.¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Is that so? Then it is okay for them to share the same room.¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s going on with the second brother, anyway? When I saw that second brother¡¯s state isn¡¯t very good, I didn¡¯t ask for details.¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Xu Muan said, ¡°Your second brother¡¯s mercenary team spent a lot of effort to kill a fifth level demonic beast but Zhou Kangqi came over to pick it up saying he was the one who saw it first and wanted the mercenary team to give it to him. The demonic beast was hunted by the mercenary team with great efforts so naturally it was impossible for them to give it up. The two sides got into a fight, your second brother got impatient and beat Zhou Kanqi but got seriously injured.¡±


    ¡°The two sides parted unhappily. After Zhou Kangqi was injured, he held a grudge against your brother and found someone to poison him. Your brother was already injured and then poisoned, so his strength is not as good as before.¡±


    ¡°At this time, the Zhou family first put pressure on the mercenary team, making them expel your brother. When the mercenary team saw that your brother had no backing and could not compete with the strength of the Zhou family, they lied that your brother robbed the prey of young master Zhou and expelled your brother from the mercenary team.¡±


    ¡°Shameless!¡± Xiao Jingting angrily said.


    Xu Muan shook his head and said, ¡°The mercenary team was unanimous so your brother wouldn¡¯t be able to explain even if he had a thousand mouths! Besides, your second brother was never a person who was good with words.¡±


    Xiao Jingting gave a cold smile. It was because the original body owner¡¯s parents were no longer here so they lost their power. If the parents of the original body owner were still there, the mercenary team would still try to curry favor and would not let Xiao Jinfeng be framed.

 Chapter 35

    ¡°Why did Zhou Kangqi frame my second brother like this? Is there any grudge between them?¡± Xiao Jingting asked.


    ¡°Your second brother was originally engaged to Sun Miaoyin. I heard that Zhou Kanqi¡¯s brother Zhou Kanghe and Sun Miaoyin had a good relationship.¡± Xu Muan said.


    Xiao Jingting squinted his eyes. Xiao Jingting had seen Sun Miaoyin before. She was a dignified and noble looking woman, based on the original body owner¡¯s memories. Although Xiao Jingfeng¡¯s qualification was good, Sun Miaoyin didn¡¯t have much of a crush on Xiao Jingfeng who didn¡¯t have the wood attribute.


    In the past, when the original body owner¡¯s parents were still around, Sun Miaoyin might have reluctantly married Xiao Jingfeng. However, now that nobody knew if the original body owner¡¯s parents were alive or not, Sun Miaoyin would naturally no longer spare any thought to Xiao Jingfeng whom she originally despised.


    ¡°After your brother was reported to have had an affair with Feng Xue¡¯er, the Sun family broke off your brother¡¯s engagement to Sun Miaoyin. I also think that the Sun family might have gotten involved with the matter between your brother and Feng Xue¡¯er.¡± Xu Muan said.


    ¡°When the tree falls, the monkeys scatter; (a Chinese saying, meaning: loss of a supporter; members run away when the family or situation falls) when a wall is about to collapse, everybody gives it a push! (a Chinese saying, meaning: Everyone hits a person who is down)¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Xu Muan lowered his head and thought secretly: Yes!


    ¡°By the way, you said you need Bixin pill to detoxify the poison in second brother, and it costs 1,000 taels of silver?¡± Xiao Jingting asked.


    Xu Muan nodded somewhat hesitantly, ¡°Yes! If the Xiao family were to buy it, a thousand taels of silver would be enough. However, if we were to buy it, I am afraid we have to pull some strings and it will be more expensive.¡± The smaller the place, the more expensive this kind of high-end stuff was.


    Xiao Jingting nodded his head and said, ¡°No matter what, let¡¯s collect some silver first, shall we?¡±


    ¡°I think the grapes in the yard are ripe. If you sell them, you should be able to make some profit.¡± Xu Muan said.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Yes, but I don¡¯t want to lower the price, so I have already agreed with the owner of the Yuehe restaurant to sell it all to him. The owner also said that the price could be a little higher.¡±


    ¡°Huh?¡± Xu Muan couldn¡¯t help but feel a little strange: ¡°Aren¡¯t there many big families in the village who have started growing grapes? Won¡¯t the boss lose money by raising the price at this time?¡±


    Xiao Jingting shook his head and said, ¡°No, the boss said it can be sold. Even if he can¡¯t sell it himself, he can still sell it to other places.¡± How could the grapes he grew with the Spirit Spring water be the same as those grown by the landlords?


    ¡°That¡¯s good.¡± Xu Muan said.


    ¡°By the way, the first batch of wine I made earlier is ready to drink.¡± When making the wine, Xiao Jingting added a lot of spiritual spring water to it, and the wine contained a lot of aura. ¡°I have already prepared two jars of wine for sale to the owner of Yuehe Restaurant, and one jar can be sold for a hundred taels of silver.¡±


    Xu Muan was a little surprised, ¡°It can be sold for that much?¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Yes!¡± Actually, a hundred silver isn¡¯t even so expensive. This spiritual wine could improve spiritual power. Moreover, in the midst of battle, when spiritual energy was depleted, a sip of spirit wine could restore 30% of one¡¯s spiritual energy, the effect was much better than two Qi recovery pills.¡±


    ¡°If we calculate like this, it shouldn¡¯t take long before we get 1,000 taels of silver.¡± Xu Muan said.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Yes, originally, I was thinking that when I have the silver, I would buy a demonic beast that could fly and help with cultivation. However, it is more urgent to get enough silver to buy an antidote for Second Brother first.¡±


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°Yes!¡±


    ¡°I remember that second brother likes to drink a lot, so you should take a jar of wine to him later.¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    According to Xiao Jingting¡¯s knowledge, being poisoned by colorful spiders was very tormenting. If he got drunk, he should feel better. The wine he brewed had a strong aura that should have a certain suppressive effect on the poison.


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°Yes!¡±


    ¡°By the way, did you try contacting our eldest brother after the accident with second brother?¡± Xiao Jingting asked.


    In the original body owner¡¯s memories, Xiao Jingting¡¯s big brother was a very capable person. The original body owner was very respectful to his eldest brother on the surface but hated him very much in heart, thinking that his parents were partial. He had the same attributes as his big brother Xiao Qingyan, yet his parents spent most of their family¡¯s money on his eldest brother.


    The original body owner thought if his parents spent the same amount of effort on him, he would have been a rank 4 Qi Practitioner already. There would be no reason for him to still be overpowered by his second oldest brother who only had some useless attributes.


    ¡°Yes, but it may be because of the heavy task of the Academy that I failed to contact him.¡± Xu Muan said.


    Xiao Jingting¡¯s heart flashed with a few sneers. Was it because his eldest brother was too busy, or was he just wouldn¡¯t bother to get in touch?!


    Even though the rules of the Bifeng Academy were strict, it didn¡¯t mean one couldn¡¯t even send out a letter.


    Mu Shuyu took a jar of wine and walked in the room, saying, ¡°Jinfeng, this is from your brother, he made it himself. He knows that you love to drink, so he specially asked me to bring it to you.¡±


    Xiao Jingfeng looked at the wine in Mu Shuyu¡¯s hand and said, ¡°Jingting is considerate.¡±


    As Xiao Jinfeng looked at the wine in Mu Shuyu¡¯s hand, he only felt that this jar of wine became more precious. Back then when his situation was still good, he invited the whole mercenary team to drink. But now that he was down, those people, one by one, said that he had a poor character and acted as if they did not recognize him.


    ¡°Brother Jingfeng, relax. Xu Muan told me that when they got enough silver, they will buy an antidote for you.¡± Mu Shuyu comforted him.


    Xiao Jinfeng nodded and said, ¡°I know.¡±


    Xiao Jinfeng opened the wine jar and took a sip of wine, his mind full of various thoughts. When his parents were alive, they valued the eldest brother, Xiao Qingyan, the most and were proud of him in every way.


    When he was a teenager, Xiao Qingyan was sent by his parents to Bifeng Academy at a heavy price. The Bifeng Academy was full of aura and was a holy land for cultivation. The graduates of Bifeng Academy were at last sixth level Qi Practitioners.


    His parents often praised Xiao Qingyan in front of Xiao Jinfeng, for being successful, saying that he only needed to be half as successful as Xiao Qingyan, his older brother.


    Xiao Jinfeng always thought that if one day he was in trouble, his promising elder brother, Xiao Qingyan, would give him a hand. But he never thought that when he was really in trouble, the only person he could count on was his younger brother who was uneducated and only made troubles all day long.

 Chapter 36

    Xiao Jingting had long known that Xiao Jinfeng might be coming, therefore he bought a small bed. He also drove the two boys to sleep in the smaller bed while he and Xu Muan slept in the bigger bed. Fearing that Xiao Xiaofan would not sleep nicely and roll down, Xiao Jingting bought a bed with guardrails.


    Although he already had two sons, Xiao Jingting was still a little shy about sharing a bed with Xu Muan.


    Xiao Jingting was shy and Xu Muan was also a little nervous, so the two of them lay on the bed a little stiffly. Xiao Xiaofan was sleeping, the house was quiet but the sound of Xiao Xiaofan turning over and grinding his teeth could still be heard clearly by Xiao Jingting.


    Xiao Jingting stretched out his hand and grabbed Xu Muan¡¯s hand, Xu Muan trembled slightly but didn¡¯t move, allowing Xiao Jingting to grab it.


    Xiao Jingting found it interesting and grasped Xu Muan¡¯s hand tighter.


    Worried about his thoughtful eldest son, Xiao Jingting did not dare to do anything more.


    ¡°Will second elder brother sleep well?¡± Xiao Jingting asked.


    Xu Muan hesitated before saying, ¡°I don¡¯t know.¡±


    Mu Shuyu and Xiao Jinfeng lay on the same bed. Mu Shuyu was supposed to sleep on the floor but of course Xiao Jinfeng could not let Mu Shuyu, who was a Ger sleep on the floor. The two of them argued before finally sleeping on the same bed.


    The next day.


    Mu Shuyu stayed in the courtyard helping Xu Muan pick grapes, ¡°Mr. Xu! The grapes you are growing are very good. ¡±


    Xu Muan nodded with pride and said, ¡°Yes. Brother Shuyu, don¡¯t call me Mr. Xu anymore, just call me Muan.¡±


    ¡°Okay. Muan. It seems your husband has already reached the fourth level of Qi cultivation.¡±


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°Yes!¡± Xu Muan was a little suspicious. When he left, Xiao Jingting hadn¡¯t advanced yet. He heard from Xiaodong that Xiao Jingting advanced not long after he left but he did not know how Xiao Jingting managed to do that.


    Mu Shuyu shook his head and said, ¡°Brother Jinfeng always said that this younger brother of his was a slacker, but he was wrong.¡±


    ¡°Not really. He¡¯s changed a lot recently.¡± Xu Muan said.


    Mu Shuyu withdrew his gaze and didn¡¯t ask too many questions. After picking the grapes, the two of them worked together to deliver the grapes to the Yuehe Restaurant.


    ¡°Xu Muan, you are back!¡± Zhou Ji, the owner of the restaurant, seeing Xu Muan, spoke warmly.


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°Yes! Boss Zhou, your business is getting bigger and bigger!¡± Xu Muan found out that Zhou Ji¡¯s restaurant expanded by half. With people coming and going, his business was flourishing.


    ¡°It¡¯s all thanks to your husband. Did you bring the grapes?¡± Zhou Ji asked.


    Ever since Xiao Jingting¡¯s grapes started to sell well, several families had followed Xiao Jingting¡¯s example and started growing grapes, however the taste of grapes they grew was not good. Some of them tasted okay, but the aura contained in them was far from the ones grown by Xiao Jingting.


    Several families who had originally canceled orders from Xiao Jingting regretted it after discovering that the quality of the grapes was different and wanted to renew the contract with Xiao Jingting. However, Xiao Jingting was stubborn and didn¡¯t pay any attention to them. Boss Zhou Ji saw that the quality of the grapes was very good and it sold well, so he didn¡¯t take advantage of Xiao Jingting and took the initiative to raise the price to two hundred and fifty copper coins for a string of grapes.


    ¡°Boss Zhou, can you sell so many grapes?¡± Xu Muan asked.


    Zhou Ji nodded and said, ¡°Yes, I can sell all of them.¡± Sales of fresh grapes were limited in the end, so Xiao Jingting taught Zhou Ji how to make grape drinks. These drinks made from that grape were very popular and many rich ladies and gentlemen were willing to spend a lot of money to buy them.


    Xu Muan¡¯s eyes widened and there was a bit of consternation in his heart.


    ¡°By the way, do you have any wine?¡± Zhou Ji asked.


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°I have brought some jars over.¡±


    There were a total of thirteen jars of wine. Two jars were sold and three jars were drunk. In order to earn enough money as soon as possible, Xiao Jingting decided to sell another five jars.


    Wine sold well and Xiao Jingting¡¯s wine was sold by jars. After Zhou Ji bought it, he changed it into porcelain bottles. A jar of wine could almost fill ten porcelain bottles. This wine had a strong, pure aura and the 20 small bottles that came out last time were sold at once.


    ¡°Here are eight hundred taels of silver, keep it.¡± Zhou Ji very readily took out the bank note.


    Xu Muan who received the bank note, only felt like he had received a hot potato.


    Mu Shuyu looked at Xu Muan and asked, ¡°Shall we go back now?¡±


    Xu Muan hesitated before saying, ¡°Jingting said if it was still early after we sold the grapes, we should find out where the detoxification pills are sold.¡±


    Hearing Xu Muan¡¯s words, Mu Shuyu immediately calmed down a bit. Mu Shuyu vaguely heard that Xiao Jingting and Xiao Jinfeng were at odds with each other so he was very worried that Xiao Jingting would not be willing to save Xiao Jinfeng.


    ¡°Is there any big shop in this town?¡± Mu Shuyu asked.


    Xu Muan shook his head and said, ¡°No, but Qingcheng city is nearby, there should be one there. Let¡¯s first go to the pill shop here and ask around. If there isn¡¯t one, we¡¯ll have to take a trip to Qingcheng.¡±


    Mu Shuyu nodded and said, ¡°All right!¡±


    Xiao Jinfeng followed Xiao Jingting to the fields. Now that Xiao Jingting was an inspirational model for Mound village, people were very curious when they saw another person beside Xiao Jingting.


    When Xiao Jingting was busy and Xiao Jinfeng was left alone, villagers came up to inquire about the background of Xiao Jinfeng.


    In the end, Xiao Jinfeng was a person from a big family and he answered their questions in a smart way and got to know many things about Xiao Jingting in return.


    Xiao Jinfeng had asked many people and learned that when Xiao Jingting first came, he was really fooling around, eating and drinking heavily, gambling and whoring. Then, somehow he became enlightened and began to work hard. Xiao Jinfeng was using his spirit technique to stimulate the growth of spiritual plants in the ground. Looking at the lush spiritual plants in the field, Xiao Jinfeng secretly thought: this brother of his really became different.

 Chapter 37

    As soon as Xiao Jingting started working, he didn¡¯t stop until the evening. ¡°Second brother, I¡¯m sorry! When I got busy, I forgot about you.¡±


    Xiao Jinfeng smiled at Xiao Jingting and said, ¡°It¡¯s fine, if father and mother were still here, they would be very happy to know that you become so motivated.¡±


    Xiao Jingting smiled sheepishly.


    ¡°Many people were watching you just now when you were casting your spirit technique on the field.¡± Xiao Jinfeng said.


    Xiao Jingting was a little surprised, ¡°Were they?¡±


    ¡°Yes! Many of them were young boys and girls, and they all looked like they liked you. Third Brother, you are now the ideal partner in many people¡¯s eyes,¡± Xiao Jinfeng said.


    Xiao Jingting shook his head and said, ¡°Second brother, you just love to make fun of me.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s not true.¡± Xiao Jinfeng said.


    ¡°I have a wife and children. Now I just want to make money to support my family and I don¡¯t dare to think about anything beside that.¡± Xiao Jingting faintly said.


    Hearing Xiao Jingting¡¯s words, Xiao Jinfeng breathed a sigh of relief.


    ¡°Second brother, if you have something to say, just say it. I see that you have been waiting to say something to me.¡± Xiao Jingting was confused.


    Xiao Jinfeng hesitated for a moment and said frankly, ¡°Sun Miaomiao is going to marry Xiao Muhong.¡±


    Xiao Jingting was stunned for a moment. When he thought of Sun Miaomiao, he couldn¡¯t help blushing. The original body owner claimed to be a faithful fan of Sun Miaomiao, tagging along as soon as he saw her on the street and he fought with people for the sake of Sun Miaomiao. He would also keep sending gifts and other things to her, even when they were returned, he was still happy.


    Xiao Jingting felt ashamed when he thought of the wretched appearance of the original body owner.


    Although those things were done by the original body owner, Xiao Jingting was now integrated with the original body owner and there was always this feeling that he had done these absurd things himself.


    ¡°Is that so? Sun Miaomiao is going to marry Xiao Muhong? That son of a bitch Xiao Muhong will really suffer. She is a very fierce woman.¡± Jingting shook his head as he thought, it was really difficult for him to understand the taste of the original body owner. Based on the memory, the original body owner even let Sun Miaomiao whip him. It could be said that the original body owner was a masochism.


    Xiao Jinfeng was a bit surprised and said, ¡°You don¡¯t mind?¡± Xiao Jinfeng could still remember how Xiao Jingting served Sun Miaomiao wholeheartedly, as if he cared nothing but her, which made Xiao Jinfeng want to slap him.


    ¡°Why should I mind? Sun Miaomiao is not my wife.¡± Xiao Jingting coolly said, the original body owner was so thick-skinned! Miss Sun obviously didn¡¯t take the original body owner seriously, but this guy didn¡¯t take it seriously at all. He was really a fool, no wonder those people looked down on him.


    ¡°It¡¯s good that you don¡¯t mind.¡±


    ¡°Love cannot be forced. It¡¯s just strange that this proud Miss Sun will fall for Xiao Muhong,¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    ¡°Not so surprising! After father¡¯s and mother¡¯s accident, it is eldest uncle¡¯s family that is now in charge, and Xiao Muhong is eldest uncle¡¯s eldest son¡­¡±


    Xiao Jingting raised his eyebrows. It was right. The situation in the Xiao family had changed and now Xiao Muhong was the most favored. It¡¯s just that the other houses aren¡¯t easy to mess with, so Xiao Muhong¡¯s position was very unstable.¡±


    ¡°By the way, these fields of yours were given to you by great aunt?¡± Xiao Jinfeng asked with a deep frown.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Yes!¡±


    ¡°I see that you only have a dozen mus of fields in total, but you still got several mus of first-class fields. ¡±Xiao Jinfeng furrowed his brows.


    ¡°That¡¯s right. My strength is limited so I could only plant some ordinary plants. It was a waste for this first-class field to be in my hand.¡± Xiao Jingting has some regrets.


    ¡°I heard that your field has been abandoned before?¡± Xiao Jinfeng continued to ask.


    Xiao Jingting nodded his head and said, ¡°Yes!¡±


    ¡°Do you know that this area of Mound Village is under the jurisdiction of the Marquis of Yongcheng, who issued a regulation four months ago. If a mu of first-class field is left unused for one month, you need to pay a fine of one hundred taels of silver. You have five mus of first-class fields, how many months have those fields been out of use?¡± Xiao Jinfeng asked.


    Xiao Jingting¡¯s eyes widened. What the hell! A total of five mus of first-class land had been left idle for about two months, even before the original body owner came over.


    ¡°Second brother, why is the fine so high!¡± Xiao Jingting was puzzled.


    ¡°The resources of the first-class fields are limited. Afraid that some landlords will occupy the fields and not do anything, the Marquis issued this decree. Although the first-class fields are used to plant fifth and sixth grade spirit plants in order to make the best use of them, it doesn¡¯t take much effort to plant some third-class spiritual plants and they can usually grow well. It is too wasteful to desert such a good field.¡±


    ¡°Second Brother, where did you get this information? No one in the village told me this,¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    ¡°Usually, people won¡¯t let the first-class fields be undevelopped, so not many people know about this decree. In fact, some remote villages won¡¯t be monitored even if they left their fields barren but if I¡¯m not wrong, your field will definitely be under surveillance,¡± Xiao Jinfeng said.


    Xiao Jingting was completely stunned. He originally thought it was strange why the Xiao family would give so many first-class fields to Xiao Jingting. It turned out that they were waiting for him getting punished. Yes, maybe some people could leave it barren but there would definitely be someone who investigate it if he left it barren. His eldest uncle and aunt were really calculating. Xiao Jingting really couldn¡¯t convince himself that it was just a coincidence.


    ¡°Before, I pawned these fields for a while,¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    ¡°The Marquis calculates the time of desolation from the time the land deed was transferred to you, including the time when the deed was in the pawn shop,¡± Xiao Jinfeng said.


    Xiao Jingting: ¡°¡­..¡± Then it should be two to three months, which meant he had to pay at least a thousand taels of silver.


    ¡°Second brother, do you know when the marquis will come to investigate?¡± Xiao Jingting asked.


    ¡°By October,¡± Xiao Jinfeng said.


    Xiao Jingting breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately, there was still time.


    ¡°By then, if I don¡¯t have enough silver for the fine, what will happen?¡± Xiao Jingting asked.


    ¡°Jail,¡± Xiao Jinfeng said.


    Xiao Jingting took a deep breath and thought: cruel enough.


    ¡°Second brother, let¡¯s go back first, we¡¯ll talk about the fields later. Anyway, there¡¯s still time to earn money. I think that Muan and Mu Shuyu should be back. This matter can wait. We should have some food first,¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    When there were too many debts, one stopped worrying about them. When Xiao Jingting listened to what Xiao Jinfeng said, he was surprised and quickly became optimistic again.


    Xiao Jinfeng nodded and said, ¡°Good.¡±


    ¡°Second brother, Muan sold five jars of wine and many grapes today. I think that we have almost enough money to buy you antidote,¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Hearing Xiao Jingting¡¯s words, Xiao Jinfeng felt warm in heart.


    Xiao Jingting turned his head, looked at Xiao Jinfeng¡¯s face and said, ¡°Second brother, how can you look at me like this?¡±


    ¡°I just never thought that you would do this for me.¡± Xiao Jinfeng said.


    Xiao Jingting smiled peacefully and said, ¡°Second brother, we are brothers! If I was poisoned, you will definitely help me too, right?¡±


    Xiao Jinfeng nodded and said; ¡°Yes!¡± Although he wasn¡¯t close to Xiao Jingting, he wouldn¡¯t sit by and do nothing if something really happened to Xiao Jingting.


    ¡°Second brother, you and Mu Shuyu are dating, right?¡± Xiao Jingting asked.


    Xiao Jinfeng froze for a moment, his face slightly red.


    Xiao Jingting raised his eyebrows and said, ¡°Second brother, Mu Shuyu is very good to you! He still stayed together with you under those circumstances. You should not let him down.¡±


    ¡°I know, and by the way, that¡¯s a nice brew you made! One hundred taels of silver are too low. Your brother drank the wine sold at the price of one hundred and twenty taels of silver, and the taste was not as good as the one you brewed.¡± Xiao Jinfeng eyes glowed as if he was enjoying endless aftertaste.


    Xiao Jingting smiled helplessly and said, ¡°After all, we are in a small place, if it¡¯s too expensive it won¡¯t sell, and besides, my wine doesn¡¯t have much of a reputation yet, it takes time for people to recognize it.¡± He was also in dire need of money, so he could only sell it as soon as possible.


    ¡°Your spiritual wine is very good for level 3 and 4 Practitioner and it is very useful for level 3 Qi practitioners,¡± Xiao Jinfeng said.


    Xiao Jinfeng¡¯s words meant that although the spiritual wine was beneficial to level four Qi Practitioner, it had little use.


    Xiao Jingting smiled. The spiritual spring was not omnipotent. Before, he used the spiritual water to grow grapes, but the effect for more advanced spiritual plants was not so great.


    After becoming level four Qi Practitioner, Xiao Jingting also found that the speed at which spiritual water restored spiritual energy was greatly reduced. If the quality of spiritual spring could not be improved, then, when he became stronger, the spiritual spring would become useless.


    ¡°It¡¯s a pity that the wine was sold like this.¡± Xiao Jinfeng was full of regret.


    Looking at Xiao Jinfeng¡¯s reluctant look, Xiao Jingting said, ¡°The wine sold was the first batch and the second batch should be ready in a few days. The second batch of wine is more mellow. If second brother likes it, we should keep more.¡±


    Xiao Jinfeng smiled awkwardly and said, ¡°I have no preferences. I just like what¡¯s in my cup.¡±


    Xiao Jingting looked at Xiao Jinfeng and asked, ¡°Second brother, drinking can cause trouble, you haven¡¯t gotten drunk and had an accident, have you?¡±


    Xiao Jinfeng became a little embarrassed.


    Xiao Jingting looked at Xiao Jinfeng and said with some astonishment, ¡°Second brother, you didn¡¯t really have an accident, did you?¡±


    Xiao Jinfeng said with some embarrassment, ¡°No.¡±


    Xiao Jingting looked at the expression of Xiao Jinfeng and some doubt flashed in his heart, but this was Xiao Jinfeng¡¯s private matter, so Xiao Jingting did not keep asking.


    When Xiao Jingting got home, Xu Muan had already laid out the bowls and chopsticks.


    Xu Muan took out the silver and said, ¡°This is the money from selling wine and grapes, a total of eight hundred taels.¡±


    Xiao Jingting touched his chin and said, ¡°I still have over more than a hundred taels in my hand. I am almost there!¡±


    ¡°I still have some savings, about two hundred taels,¡± Mu Shuyu hurriedly said.


    Xiao Jingting smiled and said, ¡°How could I take your silver?¡±


    Xiao Jinfeng took out a storage bag and said, ¡°I still have 300 taels of silver in my hand. When I left the Xiao family, I was driven out of my house, and the rest of my property was left in the Xiao family.¡± Xiao Jinfeng said with a bit of hatred flashing in his eyes.


    Xiao Jingting looked at Xiao Jinfeng and said, ¡°Second brother, don¡¯t be angry, just think of it as giving up your fortune to avoid disaster.¡±


    ¡°This town is too small. We inquired and found out that they didn¡¯t sell it, but there should be one in Qingcheng.¡± Xu Muan said.


    Xiao Jingting took the silver and gave it to Xiao Jinfeng, saying, ¡°Second brother, why don¡¯t you go with Mu Shuyu?¡±


    Xiao Jinfeng took the silver and nodded, ¡°All right.¡±

 Chapter 38

    ¡°Muan! Where have you been all this time?¡± Seeing Xu Muan, Aunt Li immediately approached and asked.


    Xu Muan said vaguely, ¡°Went out to pick up someone.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re just coming back so you don¡¯t know what happened! When you were not here, these bitchy gold diggers were all around your husband. Qiu Bai, who used to be so cold and indifferent to your husband, became very passionate.¡± Aunt Li was full of sarcasm.


    Xu Muan lowered his head and laughed. Xiao Xiaodong told him that when he was away, many matchmakers brought people to their home, but they were all driven away by him and Xiaofan.


    When Xu Muan came back, he met Qiu Bai who looked at him with a face full of resentment, as if he had robbed his husband from him.


    ¡°Muan! Your husband is very popular now, so you better keep an eye on him!¡± Aunt Li¡¯s words were sincere.


    Xu Muan smiled and said, ¡°It¡¯s all right.¡±


    Qiu Bai was nothing, but Sun Miaomiao was a thorny one. When Sun Miaomiao was mentioned, Xiao Jingting was indifferent, as if he hated to know this woman. A person¡¯s temperament might change with the things he experienced, but to change so much at once was just too weird.


    Xu Muan and Xiao Jingting had slept together and the features of Xiao Jingting¡¯s body were clear to Xu Muan. If he did not know that Xiao Jingting¡¯s body was the same one, Xu Muan would suspect that someone else was pretending to be Xiao Jingting.


    Xu Muan vaguely guessed that Xiao Jingting was possessed. However, no matter who the other party was, he was much better than the original Xiao Jingting. Since the old Xiao Jingting had changed, Xu Muan only felt like he was living in paradise every day, so he did not intend to speak about it.


    ¡°Mr. Xu, you are so generous! What kind of person did you bring back?¡± Aunt Li asked.


    Xu Muan smiled and said vaguely, ¡°Relatives.¡±


    ¡°Those two people look like they¡¯re both talented. Their strength shouldn¡¯t be low, right?¡± Aunt Li asked.


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°Mm¡±. Even though Xiao Jinfeng had been poisoned and his strength had regressed quite a bit, a skinny camel was still bigger than a horse. Xiao Jinfeng¡¯s strength was still outstanding in this village.


    ¡°Have he got married yet?¡± Aunt Li asked.


    Xu Muan, ¡°..¡±


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­


    ¡°Where have you been?!¡± Xiao Jingting looked at Xu Muan and asked.


    ¡°When I went out to pour the water, I met Auntie Li and chatted for a bit.¡± Xu Muan said.


    ¡°Aunt Li? What did she say?¡±


    ¡°She asked what your brother¡¯s background was and whether he was married.¡±


    Xiao Jingting was stunned for a moment and then said, ¡°What does she want to do?¡±


    Xu Muan laughed and said, ¡°I guess she wants to be a matchmaker for your brother.¡±


    ¡°What did you say?¡± Xiao Jingting asked.


    Xu Muan smiled and said, ¡°I said your brother is not married yet, but he has fallen for someone and they have a good relationship.¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Then, it¡¯s good. I see that second brother and Mu Shuyu are quite a good match. Moreover, Mu Shuyu¡¯s moral character is good.¡±


    ¡°Yeah!¡± He and Xiao Jingting were married, but there were still some people who came to covet Xiao Jingting one after another. He was afraid that those people would still come and try to make Xiao Jinfeng their husband since Xiao Jinfeng hadn¡¯t got married.


    ¡°I heard from Xiaofan that Qiu Bai always came to pick grapes.¡±


    Xiao Jingting smiled helplessly and said, ¡°Yes! Some thick-skinned people would come, but there is nothing I could do about it. In fact, it¡¯s not just Qiu Bai, but fortunately, they haven¡¯t gone too far. ¡±


    In the countryside, as long as it was not way across the line, it was not uncommon to go to someone else¡¯s house to get some food. Xiao Jingting couldn¡¯t say much about it. He had to go out during the day, leaving only two little kids at home, which was really too inconvenient. Recently, when he went out, he asked the two kids to lock the door of the courtyard.


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°In the future, when you have money, you can build the courtyard wall higher and buy two dogs to protect the courtyard.¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°That¡¯s what I thought too.¡±


    ¡°Second brother is gone?¡± Xu Muan asked.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Yes, I was afraid he would not have enough money so I gave all of my money to my second brother and I also gave him the remaining wine. Fortunately, there are a few mus of fields with spirit plants that are about to mature, so I can sell them for money.¡±


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°That¡¯s good.¡±


    ¡°The traps in our field have caught a lot of prey in recent days, and we picked up a lot of them. It¡¯s a pity that they were found late and the prey were taken away.¡± Xiao Jingting shook his head and said.


    Xu Muan comforted him, ¡°No matter what, it¡¯s good to catch the prey even if it is for nothing¡­¡±


    ¡°The prey that came recently is getting stronger and stronger, the traps won¡¯t work.¡± Xiao Jingting had some worries.


    Xu Muan pondered for a while, and then said, ¡°The spiritual plants in first-class fields will not matureuntil a few more days later, by then, second brother should also come back.¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Yes, the situation will be better when second brother returns.¡±

 Chapter 39

    Xiao family.


    ¡°Mother, I got news about Xiao Jinfeng!¡± Xiao Muhong walked into the room and said.


    ¡°Oh? Where has he gone?¡± Liu Xian asked lightly.


    ¡°He went in the direction of Mound Village. He should have gone to meet Xiao Jingting,¡± Xiao Muhong said.


    Liu Xian laughed sarcastically, ¡°Xiao Jinfeng is so sick and desperate that he actually turned to Xiao Jingting for help.¡±


    Xiao Muhong nodded his head and said, ¡°That is right, what kind of person is Xiao Jingting? Xiao Jinfeng should have known better. He really is desperate.¡±


    ¡°There¡¯s no need to kill Xiao Jinfeng now that he¡¯s like this, let them go,¡± Liu Xian said.


    Xiao Muhong frowned and said, ¡°Mother, Xiao Jinfeng is really vengeful, if he¡­¡±


    ¡°No matter what he intended to do, he is only a level 4 Qi practitioner. Without the protection of his family, it will be very difficult for him to advance. He was poisoned this time and didn¡¯t get proper treatment in time, even if he recovers, he will still suffer some sequelae. He will never become a level 5 Qi Practitioner in his life. Your second uncle and second aunt just died. At this time, if Xiao Jinfeng dies as well, it will inevitably cause suspicion.¡±


    Xiao Muhong nodded and said, ¡°Mother, you¡¯re right.¡±


    ¡°Your father is now at the crucial time of competing for the position of the head of the family. If these sons of your second uncle are not properly handled, and the other houses have something on us, we¡¯ll be in trouble.¡± Liu Xian pointed out.


    ¡°I understand, mother. At present the most important thing is my father¡¯s competition for the position of family head. Xiao Jinfeng is also very capable. He is obviously a man who does not understand amorous feelings, but when he is in distress, he still has a Ger accompanying him¡­¡± When he was not paying attention, that Ger actually took Xiao Jinfeng away.


    Liu Xian narrowed her eyes and said, ¡°Your second uncle¡¯s sons won¡¯t pose any threat to us now. Xiao Jinfeng¡¯s attributes aren¡¯t good and he has been expelled from the mercenary team. Xiao Jingting is only proficient in eating, drinking, whoring and gambling. He is good for nothing. I have waited for so many years for the day of our prosperity to come.¡±


    ¡°Mother, don¡¯t forget, there¡¯s still Xiao Qingyan from second uncle¡¯s family. When second aunt was still alive, she was most fond of this son,¡± Xiao Muhong said.


    Bifeng Academy was a holy place in many people¡¯s minds, Xiao Muhong also wanted to enter and Liu Xian has also thought about it. Unfortunately, the entrance exam of Bifeng Academy was extremely difficult. Even though Liu Xian finally won anopportunity for Xiao Muhong to take the exam, Xiao Muhong did not pass it, so Xiao Muhong had always been very jealous of Xiao Qingyan.


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry about him. He went so far as going after the young lady of Hou house and was beaten.¡± Liu Xian was full of glee.


    Xiao Muhong was unexpectedly surprised: ¡°He has been beaten?¡±


    Liu Xian dreaded Xiao Qingyan, ¡°Yes, there is a gathering of talents in Bifeng Academy. Some in their twenties are level nine Qi Practitioners already. Xiao Qingyan is somewhat talented, but when he is compared to those people, he has nothing to be proud of.¡±


    Xiao Muhong nodded and said, ¡°So that¡¯s how it is.¡±


    ¡°In the past, Xiao Qingyan had the financial support of his parents and had a good life in the academy. But now that he has no backing, sooner or later, he won¡¯t be able to make it, so we should now make your third and fourth uncles our targets.¡± Liu Xian clenched her fist. They were the eldest, but in the past, they were suppressed by the second house everywhere. Now that the second house was gone, the third and fourth house rose up in strength.


    Xiao Muhong nodded and said, ¡°Mother, you¡¯re right.¡± In the past, when the second house was there, they had a good relationship with the third and the fourth house in order to fight with the second house. But now that the second house was gone, we had become competitive with each other.


    ¡°The Sun family sent a message over, planning to ask you to pick a date for you and Sun Miaomiao to settle down.¡± Liu Xian smiled.


    Xiao Muhong slightly blushed, ¡°I¡¯ll follow your arrangement, mother.¡±


    Liu Xian smiled with satisfaction and said, ¡°My son is talented and good looking. No wonder that unruly girl of the Sun family has a crush on you. Unlike Xiao Jingting, who is shameless and doesn¡¯t know how his status, but still dares to pursue Miss Sun.¡±


    When Xiao Muhong heard these words, his face showed a bit of ridicule. When he thought of Xiao Jingting¡¯s humble behavior in front of Sun Xiaomiao, he felt amused.


    ¡°Don¡¯t you know what Xiao Jingting is like, Mother?¡± Xiao Muhong said in disdain, ¡°But, mother, when Xiao Jingting left, you gave him several mus of land, including a lot of first-class fields. You were very kind to that jerk.¡±


    Liu Xian smiled and said, ¡°Although Xiao Jingting is a loser, your grandfather treats him quite well. If we didn¡¯t give him anything, people might talk. I gave him the land, which is the guarantee of his life. If he sold all the fields, it would be his own failure. It has nothing to do with us. Besides, these fields are not a good thing.¡±


    Xiao Muhong was puzzled as he said, ¡°The fields are not good.¡±


    ¡°When I got the land deed for these first class fields they had already been abandoned for half a month. Later, I transferred the land deeds to Xiao Jingting and he should have been procrastinating for more than a month. It is stipulated by the Marquis house that the first-class farmland can¡¯t be idle and it needs to be compensated with silver.¡±


    ¡°That idiot Xiao Jingting, definitely doesn¡¯t know that there is such a rule. When the Marquis finds it, he won¡¯t even know how he ends up in being punished. Maybe, we don¡¯t even need to wait for Marquis to find it and this loser would bring death upon himself. Without the protection of his parents, Xiao Jingting is just a loser and it would be difficult for him not to cause trouble for the family.¡± Liu Xian covered her mouth as she smiled.


    ¡°Mother, you¡¯re so wise.¡± Xiao Muhong complimented.


    Liu Xian looked at Xiao Muhong and said, ¡°You should have a long-term vision. Xiao Jingting has now been driven out of the Xiao family, and he can¡¯t do anything about it. Your grandfather is about to finish his close-door cultivation. You should figure out a way to please the old man. That¡¯s what you should work on right now.¡±


    Xiao Muhong nodded and said in a high spirit, ¡°Got it, mother.¡±

 Chapter 40

    A few days later, Xiao Jinfeng returned from Qingcheng, his poisoning was resolved and he became much more cheerful.


    ¡°Second brother, you¡¯re back. Has the poison been detoxified?¡± Xiao Jingting asked.


    Xiao Jinfeng nodded and said, ¡°Yes, it¡¯s all thanks to you. If it wasn¡¯t for you, I would be screwed this time.¡± In fact, the antidote was only a thousand taels of silver, but the problem was that he was expelled from the mercenary team, and there was no one who would lend him the money. Not only did his family not try to find a way out for him, but they even tripped him secretly.


    ¡°Jinfeng, it¡¯s good that you¡¯re well now. I¡¯m in need of an extra hand here.¡± Xiao Jingting was a little happy.


    ¡°Is there anything I can help you with?¡± Xiao Jinfeng asked.


    ¡°The spirit plants in my few mus of fields are starting to mature, those few mus of fields are close to the mountains and forests, so it is easy to attract demonic beasts from the mountains. Before, the level of spiritual plants I planted was lower, so it didn¡¯t matter. During this period, the spirit plants in those medium class fields are about to mature, attracting more and more monsters. I originally hired two spiritual plant masters to take care of them for me. But, recently there are more and more demonic beasts and both of them were scared away by this endless stream of monsters.¡± Xiao Jingting said helplessly.


    ¡°I can help take care of it. I¡¯m also a Spirit Plant Master.¡± Mu Shuyu hesitated as he said.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Then I will trouble you, Mu Shouyu.¡±


    Mu Shuyu smiled shyly and said, ¡°My pleasure.¡± Mu Shuyu swept the person next to him with the corner of his eyes and quickly withdrew his gaze.


    Xiao Jingting nudged Xiao Jinfeng and said, ¡°Second brother, you¡¯re so charming. You¡¯ve abducted a pharmacist and Spirit Plant Master to come back with you.¡±


    Mu Shuyu was versed in medical skills. After Xiao Jinfeng got poisoned, if it were not for Mu Shuyu performing emergency medical care on him and always carefully using medicine to slow down Xiao Jinfeng¡¯s poisoning, Xiao Jinfeng would not have been able to last that long.


    When Mu Shuyu heard Xiao Jingting and Xiao Jinfeng whispering, his face turned red. Mu Shuyu lowered his head and stood in the courtyard at a loss.


    ¡°Alright, alright, everyone, don¡¯t just stand in the courtyard, let¡¯s eat first.¡± Xu Muan timely rescued Mu Shuyu from embarrassment.


    Xiao Jingting also reacted and said, ¡°Yes, everyone must eat first and then have enough food to have the strength to work.¡±


    Xiao Jinfeng walked into the room and found that Xiao Xiaodong and Xiao Xiaofan had already sat down.


    Seeing Xiao Jinfeng coming in, Xiao Xiaodong nodded to Xiao Jinfeng and said politely, ¡°Hello, second uncle, how are you?¡±


    Xiao Jinfeng smiled and said, ¡°It is all right.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan held his rice bowl in his hands, looking straight at the table full of food, licking his lips from time to time, Xiao Xiaodong poked Xiao Xiaofan who was about to drool, making Xiao Xiaofan immediately start panicking, ¡°I didn¡¯t steal the food!¡±


    Xiao Jingting heard these words and was amused: this little son of his was really¡­.


    ¡°Alright, alright, let eat, eat.¡± Xiao Jingting helplessly said.


    Xiao Xiaofan immediately became happy with these words.


    Xiao Xiaodong fiercely glared at Xiao Xiaofan, Xiao Xiaofan took a piece of meat and stuffed it into his mouth, looking at Xiao Xiaodong with an innocent look in his eyes.


    Xiao Jinfeng looked at Xiao Jingting and thought secretly: Jingting has really changed a lot. Before, he always scolded Xiao Xiaofan for being a bastard, who was born out of the adultery of Xu Muan. Xiao Jingting did not want to have such a stupid son. When he was still in Xiao family, although the two children were nominally young masters, they did not have a good life. When he was back, he saw them several times, both of them were pale and thin, but now they had fair and tender complexion.


    Xiao Jinfeng and others all sat down and began to eat.


    ¡°Muan, you really know how to cook!¡± Xiao Jinfeng said.


    Xu Muan smiled and said, ¡°It was all taught by Jingting.¡± Xiao Jingting¡¯s cooking skill was very good, but Xiao Jingting was very busy. So when Xiao Jingting cooked, Xu Muan learned hard beside him. Although it was not as good as what Xiao Jingting made, it was already very good.


    ¡°Third brother, I didn¡¯t expect that you could cook.¡± Xiao Jinfeng was surprised.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said; ¡°A little, after eating a lot, I can cook it.¡±


    Xiao Jinfeng smiled and thought secretly: I have also eaten a lot of good food, but when it comes to cooking, I could only roast the meat. It seemed I have underestimated my younger brother.


    ¡°Second uncle, are you all right?¡± Xiao Xiaofan asked.


    Xiao Jinfeng nodded and said: ¡°Yeah, I¡¯m cured.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s great, if the second uncle is well, he can have a little baby for me to play with.¡± Xiao Xiaofan was full of excitement.


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­.¡± What is this stupid son of his thinking? What did he mean, ¡®play with ¡® !?


    Xiao Jinfeng smiled awkwardly and looked towards Mu Shuyu beside him.


    Mu Shuyu lowered his head to eat rice, his face red like a ripe tomato.


    Xiao Jingting gave Xiao Xiaofan several pieces of meat and said, ¡°Eat your food, hurry.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan smiled brightly at Xiao Jingting and said, ¡°Thank you, father.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong turned his head and looked at Xiao Xiaofan with a speechless look. Xiao Xiaofan smiled proudly and said, ¡°Father gave me meat to eat. He loves me the most.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong, ¡°¡­¡±

 Chapter 41

    With the help of Mu Shuyu and Xiao Jinfeng, Xiao Jingting¡¯s pressure was greatly reduced.


    The day after Xiao Jinfeng took over the protective work, there were two level-three demon beasts that came running from the wild, allowing Xiao Jinfeng to easily take them down.


    After seeing Xiao Jinfeng¡¯s strength in killing demonic beasts, Xiao Jingting finally understood how bad his fighting accomplishment was.


    ¡°Second brother, you are amazing.¡± Xiao Jingting couldn¡¯t help but say.


    Xiao Jinfeng shook his head and said, ¡°It¡¯s nothing, your traps helped quite a bit, and the demonic beasts that came were not particularly fierce.¡±


    ¡°Second brother, you are too modest,¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    ¡°Shuyu said that you planted your fields well, better than the average fourth rank Spiritual Plant Master, so it is evident that you are very talented at planting,¡± Xiao Jinfeng said.


    Xiao Jingting laughed and said, ¡°I have two sons to raise, I always need to earn more money. Second brother, you will soon be the one who is going to get married, so you should also earn money for starting your own family.¡±


    Xiao Jinfeng shook his head helplessly and said, ¡°You, ah!¡±


    After the story of Xiao Jinfeng¡¯s solo fight against two level 3 demonic beasts spread, it quickly attracted the attention of many people in the village. For a while, the attention of many people in the village shifted from Xiao Jingting to Xiao Jinfeng.


    ¡°That Xiao Jinfeng is amazing. He can deal with two demonic beasts by himself.¡±


    ¡°I heard that he is Xiao Jingting¡¯s elder brother and the young master of the Xiao family.¡±


    ¡°The young masters of a big family are just different. Even those who come here at random are already so strong.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s not true. However, it¡¯s not surprising since these young masters of large families have been eating high rank treasures since they were little, even a pig in those big families would have become a golden pig.¡±


    ¡°That Xiao Jinfeng is nothing special. He had bad moral character, robbed people of their prey and was expelled from the mercenary team. Then after returning to the Xiao family, he raped the wife of his brother and was driven out of the house.¡± Qiu Li held his head high, full of disdain.


    ¡°Qiu Li, where did you hear this news?¡±


    ¡°That means you are still kept in the dark. This has spread all over Mocheng. I have heard from the merchants that Mound Village is not a good place for those young masters. These young masters came here because they could no longer live at their old place. Xiao Jinfeng was ungrateful and acted recklessly, so his fianc¨¦e could not bear to watch it and broke off his engagement with him.¡± Qiu Lo said in a smug way.


    Qiu Li was originally regarded as a ¡°talented man¡± in the village, but after Xiao Jingting corrected his bad habits, his ¡°talent¡± was dwarfed. After Xiao Jinfeng came, the focus of the villagers was on the two brothers of the Xiao family, making Qiu Li dissatisfied for a long time already.


    ¡°No way, that young man is quite handsome.¡± Some aunt said.


    ¡°You may know a person¡¯s face but not his mind, that Xiao Jinfeng isn¡¯t a good person,¡± Qiu Li said.


    ¡­.


    After the spiritual plants in a few mus of medium grade fields gradually matured, Xiao Jingting invited a few people from the village to help with the harvest. Originally, he was afraid of demonic beasts that might come out from time to time, making some villagers not dare to help. However, with Xiao Jinfeng watching beside, the villagers were relieved.


    Xiao Jingfeng¡¯s reputation of low moral character and lustfulness spread throughout the village, however, it was still necessary to make money. When Xiao Jingting offered a high price, all the villagers scrambled to help.


    Xiao Jinfeng took a sip of wine and spread his spiritual energy, ignoring the suspicious, inquisitive eyes of the villagers.


    Xiao Jinfeng knew that his bad reputation was spread everywhere in the village, but he did not really care. He had already experienced the double betrayal from his mercenary brothers and his own family, those villagers spreading some gossip were not painful to Xiao Jinfeng.


    Qiu Li, who originally spread the gossip about Xiao Jinfeng, felt a little smug. However, when he found out that people still ate and slept like usual and villagers still rushed to the Xiao family house to help, Qiu Li suddenly felt that he became a villain in vain.


    Qiu Li felt that the villagers were really unscrupulous and scolded people for being worthless behind their back, but when Xiao Jingting took a little money out, they all ran over to help.

 Chapter 42

    After the spirit plants were packed up, they were sent to the city by Xu Muan. Xu Muan was good at bargaining, so Xiao Jingting handed Xu Muan full authority to deal with the matter of selling grain.


    ¡°Uncle Li, I will trouble you again.¡± Because there was a bit too much grain to sell, Xu Muan directly chartered Li Sheng¡¯s ox cart.


    Li Sheng laughed and said, ¡°Don¡¯t mention it, Muan! You¡¯re selling quite a bit of grain this time!¡±


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°Yes!¡±


    ¡°So many spiritual plants, it can be sold for quite a bit of silver,¡± Li Sheng said.


    ¡°Yes.¡± Xu Muan responded. Xiao Jingting had already told Xu Muan about the matter of the deserted spiritual field and the fine. When Xu Muan heard about it, his heart felt very heavy and could not wait to immediately earn several thousand taels of silver, ¡°We don¡¯t have enough silver to spend.¡± Xu Muan sighed lightly.


    Li Sheng looked at Xu Muan and said, ¡°Muan! If you have money, you can¡¯t spend it recklessly!¡±


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°I know.¡±


    ¡°Are you going alone?¡± Li Sheng asked.


    ¡°Brother Mu Shuyu will go with me,¡± Xu Muan said.


    ¡°Good, it¡¯s safer for two people to go together,¡± Li Sheng said.


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°That¡¯s what I think too.¡±


    Mu Shuyu helped Xu Muan carry all the grain onto the cart. Qiu Bai watched this scene from afar, his heart full of jealousy.


    ¡°So much spiritual grain! This much of spiritual grain should be able to be sold for seven or eight hundred taels of silver.¡± Zhao Maner next to Qiu Bai muttered with envy.


    ¡°Xiao Jingting unexpectedly handed over such an important matter of selling grain to Xu Muan.¡±


    Zhao Maner was somewhat puzzled and said, ¡°What¡¯s wrong with handing it over to Xu Muan? My father also handed it to daddy to sell grain.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s totally wrong. How much can you sell the grain of yours for? The grain your family grows is of low grade and your father knows it. But what Xiao Jingting grows is different. He grows high grade grain; the price range is big so if Xu Muan takes one or two hundred taels of silver into his own pocket, it can go unnoticed,¡± Qiu Bai said sourly.


    Zhao Maner scratched his head and said, ¡°Xu Muan is not such a person.¡±


    Qiu Bai snorted lightly and said, ¡°Who knows, knowing one¡¯s face doesn¡¯t mean knowing one¡¯s heart.¡±


    After selling the grain, Xu Muan got 800 taels of silver and his heart finally settled a bit.


    When Xu Muan came out of the grain store, a man pounced towards Xu Muan in panic, ¡°Xu Muan, help me!¡±


    Xu Muan looked at the man who rushed to him and a fit of anger in his heart surged up. He wanted to go up and kick this man hard. Xu Muan looked at Wang Erhu and sneered, saying, ¡°Help you? I don¡¯t even know you, why do I help you?¡±


    ¡°Xu Muan, I¡¯m your husband¡¯s brother. You can¡¯t watch me die and do nothing.¡±


    Xu Muan snorted lightly and said, ¡°What a joke. My husband¡¯s brother? My husband is the young master of the Xiao family. My husband¡¯s brothers are also young masters of the Xiao family. How dare a scoundrel like you pretend to be the young master of the Xiao family?¡±


    A few servants came out with sticks, ¡°Yes! You finally dared to show up, you punk.¡±


    A few servants looked at Xu Muan with fear, as if they were worried that Xu Muan would help out: ¡°Hey, how dare you claim to be one of the Xiaos? Finally there is someone who came to teach you a lesson.¡±


    Xu Muan said to the several servants, who came, ¡°This kind of person needs to learn his lessons. Better give him a hard beat.¡±


    Remembering that Wang Erhu came to his house and asked Xiao Jingting to sell his sons, Xu Muan was filled with disgust for this man. If Xiao Jingting hadn¡¯t changed his temper, Wang Erhu might have succeeded.


    ¡°Mr. Xu, I am a good friend of your husband. He is the most righteous person, he will definitely hold a grudge against you if he knows that you did not save me from death.¡± Wang Erhu said.


    Xu Muan sneered, ¡°Look at yourself, will my husband hate me for such a despicable stinker like you? Don¡¯t think too much of yourself.¡±


    Wang Erhu¡¯s face became red as he was scolded by Xu Muan, then Xu Muan said to several servants: ¡°This man is morally corrupt and a liar. Don¡¯t show mercy to him. Since you guys are busy, I¡¯ll leave first.¡±


    ¡°This young mister is right. Wang Erhu is not a good man. He should be taught a lesson.¡± The leader of servants urged people to rush forward and hit Wang Erhu vigorously with the stick.


    Xu Muan retreated a few steps, gloating over this scene.


    Wang Erhu was beaten up till he was screaming at the top of his lungs, so Xu Muan didn¡¯t bother to watch anymore and turned around to leave.


    Wang Erhu saw that Xu Muan was about to leave, and shouted urgently, ¡°Mr. Xu, don¡¯t go. I know a secret, a secret about your husband.¡±


    Xu Muan heart skipped a beat as he snorted lightly and said, ¡°Really? Just what can you know?¡±


    ¡°Someone wants to harm your husband, he ordered me to corrupt your husband,¡± Wang Erhu said loudly.


    ¡°Don¡¯t talk nonsense. My husband has always been kind to others, how could someone want to harm him. Shameless liar, cut the crap. I don¡¯t care what you¡¯re going to say.¡± Xu Muan pulled Mu Shuyu away.


    Mu Shuyu who was pulled away by Xu Muan looked at Xu Muan anxiously and said, ¡°What he said may be true.¡±


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°What he said should be true. Don¡¯t worry, these servants won¡¯t dare to kill anyone in the city. They will be sued if they kill someone openly in the city.¡±


    Mu Shuyu said, ¡°¡­¡±


    Xu Muan pursed his lips and said indifferently: ¡°When Wang Erhu is given a hard beat, he will behave himself, and then we¡¯ll secretly find someone to ask about it.¡±


    Mu Shuyu, ¡°¡­¡±

 Chapter 43

    In the evening, Xiao Jingting¡¯s family gathered to eat together.


    ¡°His benefactor said that he would give Wang Erhu five hundred taels of silver as long as I got separated with my wife and children lived on the street?¡± Xiao Jingting asked. He now understood why Wang Erhu was so active in circling around the original body owner. The original body owner was so easily duped, and took such a scheming man as his friend.


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°Yes, that¡¯s what Wang Erhu said.¡±


    Xiao Jingfeng pulled a long face, gnashed his teeth and said, ¡°Who on earth is that nobleman?! So vicious.¡±


    Xiao Jingting squinted, with so many people trying hard to drag him down, and the original body owner¡¯s lack of aggressiveness, it was not surprising that the original body owner stooped so low.


    ¡°Did he say who it was?¡± Xiao Jingting asked.


    ¡°No, he said that his benefactor was very mysterious and didn¡¯t tell him his identity. However, he said that his benefactor had left a jade pendant for him and told him to take it to him after he completed his task.¡± Xu Muan took out a jade pendant and gave it to Xiao Jingting.


    ¡°Let me have a look.¡± Xiao Jinfeng said.


    Xiao Jingting heard his words and handed the jade pendant to Xiao Jinfeng. Xiao Jinfeng looked at the jade pendant and there was a surge of fury in his eyes, ¡°It should be the jade pendant of Sun Hao from the Sun family¡¯s.¡±


    Xiao Jingting squinted his eyes. He originally thought that one of the Xiao family was behind this, but he didn¡¯t expect it to be someone from the Sun family.


    ¡°Third brother, do you have any grudge with Sun Hao?¡± Xiao Jinfeng asked.


    Xiao Jingting shook his head and said, ¡°I don¡¯t know, Sun Hao always thought that I was a rat in the gutter and that I shouldn¡¯t have pursued his sister.¡±


    Xiao Jinfeng narrowed his eyes and said, ¡°That Sun Miaomiao is not a good woman either. How dare he look down on you. This is just too much.¡±


    ¡°Alright, just forget it,¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Xiao Jingfeng nodded and said, ¡°Yes! The Sun family is in a mess. I thought Sun Hao was not too bad, but I didn¡¯t expect him to be such a person. ¡±


    ¡°Young Master Sun takes care of everything every day. That matter had happened a long time ago, so I guess he wouldn¡¯t find fault with us after such a long time.¡± Xiao Jingting was still a little worried that his former enemy would come and make trouble for him.


    Xiao Jinfeng snorted lightly and said, ¡°If he dares to come, I will teach him a lesson.¡±


    Xiao Jingting looked at Xiao Jinfeng and said, ¡°Second brother, calm down.¡±


    Xu Muan looked at Xiao Jingfeng and said, ¡°Second brother, I heard that you showed your prowess again today.¡±


    Xiao Jingfeng laughed and said, ¡°It was just a third-level wild boar that came, nothing special.¡±


    ¡°Second brother, you¡¯re so powerful that you even don¡¯t need to pay attention to a third-level wild boar,¡± Xu Muan complimented.


    Xiao Jinfeng laughed and only felt that his present days were much more interesting than before. Most of the mercenary team members came from commoner families and had an innate prejudice against nobles. He once had thought that he had integrated into the mercenary team, but in the end he only found that it was an illusion.


    Xu Muan lowered his head and his heart surged with uneasiness as he thought: After Xiao Jingting advanced, his help to Xiao Jingting became much smaller, he needed to think of a way to improve his strength as soon as possible ah! Xiao Jingting¡¯s change not only comforted Xu Muan but also made him feel more uneasy.


    ¡°What happened to Wang Erhu?¡± Xiao Jinfeng asked with a fierce expression on his face.


    ¡°He is a scoundrel, always making money by blackmailing, but this time he ate his own bitter fruit. He molested a young master from a big family in the town and was seriously injured,¡± Xu Muan said.


    ¡°He deserved it.¡± Xiao Jinfeng said.


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°Yes.¡±


    Wang Erhu had come to the countryside to look for Xiao Jingting once before when Xiao Jingting went out and he unfortunately encountered Xu Muan.


    Xu Muan said that Wang Erhu was a thief, who entered the house to take things without the consent of others. Then he led other people to beat Wang Erhu hard. Wang Erhu suffered a lot and did not dare to come to the countryside to find anyone again.


    Xu Muan heard that after Wang Erhu offended people this time, he intended to plot against Xiao Jinfeng. However, in order not to be found by that big family, he had been hiding and had not found a chance to leave the city.


    Later, Wang Erhu met Xu Muan and, not knowing if he was too desperate, he actually turned to Xu Muan for help.

 Chapter 44

    Evening.


    ¡°Mu Shuyu, have you been looking for me!?¡± Xiao Jingting asked.


    Mu Shuyu nodded and said, ¡°Yes, thank you for helping your second brother and thank you for taking me in.¡±


    Xiao Jingting smiled and said: ¡°It¡¯s the right thing for me to do to help my elder brother. There is no need to thank me. Mu Shuyu, you helped me a lot during this period of time, so it should be me thanking you.¡±


    Mu Shuyu looked at Xiao Jingting and slowly said, ¡°After your second brother was poisoned, his strength regressed. If it was only strength retrogression, it would be nothing. Your second brother is still young, so sooner or later he would be able to get his cultivation back. But your second brother was poisoned and the poison damaged his internal organs and meridians and cut off the possibility of his further development¡­¡±


    Xiao Jingting was stunned for a moment before he said, ¡°How did this happen?¡±


    ¡°Hear me out. I thought that he would be at most a level fourth Qi Practitioner in his life, so I didn¡¯t dare tell him. But recently, I found that your brother¡¯s internal organs and meridians are gradually being repaired. I observed for a while and I think the spiritual wine you brewed played a role,¡± Mu Shuyu said.


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­.¡±


    Mu Shuyu looked at Xiao Jingting and said, ¡°If it is possible, I hope you can leave more spiritual wine for your brother.¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°I understand.¡±


    Xu Muan was coxing his two sons to sleep. Seeing Xiao Jingting enter the room, he lowered his voice and asked, ¡°What was Shuyu looking you for?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s for the benefit of second brother. He said that the spiritual wine I brewed is good for second brother and asked me to keep more for him,¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Xu Muan was stunned for a moment and then said, ¡°Mu Shuyu is really good to your second brother.¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded, saying, ¡°Yes, second brother¡¯s charm is really great.¡± Mu Shuyu had known before that his second brother¡¯s injuries would affect his future cultivation progress, yet he was still accompanying Xiao Jinfeng. It was clear that Mu Shuyuwas really good to Xiao Jinfeng!


    Xu Muan nodded, ¡°Then, the spiritual wine brewed this time¡­¡±


    ¡°Not for sale,¡± Xiao Jingting said. The benefits of spiritual spring were too great. When he brewed wine this time, he infused it with more spiritual spring water and it would be bad if people who had bad intentions would notice it.


    ¡°Originally, Boss Zhou Ji told me that if there was spiritual wine, we should keep two jars for him. However, now we are not short of the money to sell this wine. The spiritual energy contained in this wine is really exuberant,¡± Xu Muan said.


    Xu Muan had a lighter mood now since he didn¡¯t need to worry about food and clothing. Xu Muan thought more about how to improve his strength and paid more attention to the things that could improve his strength.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Yes!¡±


    Xu Muan, carrying food and wine, walked in the direction of the field.


    ¡°Muan! Came to deliver the food?!¡±


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°Yes!¡±


    ¡°Muan! Your two family members are really capable! One has extraordinary strength, and the other is a third level spiritual planter.¡±


    Xu Muan smiled faintly and said, ¡°Yes!¡± Mu Shuyu now helped with farming all day long, while Xiao Jinfeng helped with the inspection of the fields, so now he was the idlest one. Xu Muan was used to being busy, so he felt a little uneasy having so much free time.


    When Xiao Jingting saw Xu Muan, he waved his hand towards Xu Muan happily.


    Xiao Jingting¡¯s action made the few villagers in the field a little embarrassed. Xu Muan with a well-intentioned smile walked towards Xiao Jingting and handed the basket in his hand to Xiao Jingting.


    Xiao Jingting distributed the food and sat on the earth mound with Xu Muan, sharing lunch.


    Xiao Jingting looked at Xu Muan¡¯s attentive eyes and asked, ¡°What¡¯s the matter? Why aren¡¯t you eating? Why are you staring at me like that? Do you find your husband very charming? ¡±


    Xu Muan rested his chin and said, ¡°You are really popular. When you worked, many people stared at you.¡±


    ¡°Did they?¡± Xiao Jingting became a little shy when he was flirted with instead of being a flirt.


    ¡°Of course!¡± Xu Muan nodded seriously. Recently, Xiao Jingting had become more and more popular in the village, ¡°By the way, your strength seems to have increased again.¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°As long as you exhaust your aura and wait for the spiritual energy in your body to fill up again, your strength will take a leap.¡±


    ¡°It is painful, isn¡¯t it?¡± Xu Muan asked.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°It can be a little painful, but the feeling of strength improvement is very good.¡±


    Xu Muan smiled and didn¡¯t reply.


    ¡°Daddy, you¡¯re back?¡± Xiao Xiaodong couldn¡¯t help but be a little curious when he saw that Xu Muan returned early.


    Xu Muan was a little distracted, ¡°Yes!¡±


    Then to Xiao Xiaodong, Xu Muan said, ¡°Play outside with your younger brother, daddy is going to the house to sleep for a while.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, ¡°Are you very tired, daddy? Then have a good rest.¡±


    Xu Muan went back to the house and took out a jade box, a Lieyan Herb entered Xu Muan¡¯s eyes. Inside the jade box was a Lieyan Herb which was red all over.


    Ordinary Lieyan Herb bloomed for ten years, but this one had undergone a mutation and was five hundred years old and the spiritual energy contained within it was very powerful.


    Xu Muan¡¯s cultivation could be improved very quickly and the contribution of Lieyan Herb wasn¡¯t small. For his current cultivation, ordinary Lieyan Herb wouldn¡¯t have much effect, so if he wanted to improve, he could only use strong medicine.


    Xu Muan closed his eyes. He had recently faintly reached the bottleneck of the fourth level. However, reaching it didn¡¯t mean that he could cross it. How many people had been at the bottleneck of the third level of Qi training for several years? In this world, strength was respected and every time his strength improved, his status would change greatly. Xu Muan eagerly wanted to catch up with Xiao Jingting and couldn¡¯t wait any longer.


    At sunset, when Xiao Jingting walked towards his home, he saw a child running over.


    ¡°Slow down. What are you doing?¡± Xiao Jingting looked at Xiao Xiaodong and warmed him.


    Xiao Xiaodong rushed to Xiao Jingting breathlessly with a pale face and said, ¡°Father, something is wrong, something has happened to daddy.¡±


    Xiao Jingting picked up Xiao Xiaodong and asked, ¡°What happened?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t know, daddy is screaming but he closed the door and we can¡¯t get in.¡± Xiao Xiaodong was very anxious.


    Xiao Jingting didn¡¯t have time to ask any more questions and run back home with Xiao Xiaodong.


    Xiao Xiaofan was wandering around the door, looking overwhelmed as Xu Muan¡¯s painful screams came from inside the door.


    Xiao Jingting kicked the door and it opened immediately.


    Inside the room, Xu Muan¡¯s face was flushed with fever and his eyes were bloodshot.


    ¡°Are you all right, are you all right?¡± Xiao Jingting looked at Xu Muan¡¯s distressed appearance and couldn¡¯t help feeling flustered.


    When Xu Muan saw Xiao Jingting, his face reddened even more as if it was about to explode.


    Xu Muan looked away and buried his face in the blanket, full of embarrassment.


    Xiao Jingting said anxiously, ¡°Muan, talk to me! How do you feel? What happened exactly? Tell me!¡± Xiao Jingting grabbed Xu Muan¡¯s arm that was boiling hot, ¡°Muan, you are burning! Do you have a fever!? How come you burn like this?!¡±


    Mu Shuyu stepped forward and took his pulse. Then his face suddenly changed.


    ¡°Mu Shuyu, what¡¯s wrong with Muan?¡± Xiao Jingting¡¯s voice was filled with worry as he asked Mu Shuyu.


    Mu Shuyu swallowed his saliva and said awkwardly, ¡°Muan, seems to have mistakenly taken a strong aphrodisiac. Just sleep with him, and he will be fine.¡±


    ¡°Ah?¡± Xiao Jingting froze in a daze.


    Xu Muan curled his body, wanting to find a hole in the ground to hide.


    ¡°Alright, alright, we¡¯re going out.¡± Xiao Jinfeng reacted first and took the two small children out.


    ¡°I want to watch over daddy.¡± Xiao Xiaofan didn¡¯t understand what was going on, so he said loudly.


    ¡°Daddy doesn¡¯t need you to watch over.¡± Xiao Xiaodong said.


    Xiao Jinfeng and Mu Shuyu quickly retreated.


    Inside the room, Xiao Jingting was at loss. He wanted to develop an intimate relationship with Xu Muan gradually. But this time, he had to do it with him under such an urgent circumstance.


    Xu Muan was so ashamed and embarrassed that he wanted to knock himself out.


    Xiao Jingting reached out and hugged Xu Muan. Under the influence of aphrodisiac, Xu Muan clinged to Xiao Jingting¡¯s body uncontrollably and let out a contented groan. With his body completely out of control, Xu Muan on one hand longed for Xiao Jingting¡¯s embrace, and on the other hand, he was embarrassed.


    Xiao Jingting, who was hugged, was thrilled and quickly undid his clothes and hugged Xu Muan.


    Xu Muan¡¯s skin was very smooth, like fine satin and his waistline was perfect. Xiao Jingting¡¯s hands were stuck to Xu Muan¡¯s waist. It felt like he was touching a fine warm jade.


    Xu Muan hugged Xiao Jingting¡¯s neck and nibbled at the side of his neck for a while.


    Xiao Jingting who was nibbled by Xu Muan felt like his whole body was burning. Xiao Jingting felt that the person who took the aphrodisiac had become himself.


    Outside the door, Xiao Xiaofan listened to the sound from the inside of the door, ¡°Dong, Dong, Dong, Dong, Dong, Dong¡­¡± anxiously scratching his ears. ¡°Brother, I¡¯m going to see how Daddy is doing.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong blushed and said, ¡°Don¡¯t go.¡±


    ¡°But¡­¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t go.¡± Xiao Xiaodong said firmly.


    Xiao Xiaofan looked at Xiao Xiaodong, full of grievances as he said, ¡°Brother, aren¡¯t you worried about daddy?¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong pursed his lips, worried. Of course, he was worried. However, kids were not supposed to watch such a lustful scene.


    Father was so nervous just now that he kicked the door so hard that it could not be closed now.


    Xiao Xiaofan pouted and said, ¡°I see, you¡¯re not worried about daddy at all.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong glanced at Xiao Xiaofan full of disdain, secretly thinking: My younger brother is really an idiot.


    Xu Muan¡¯s ¡°scream¡± came from the door and Xiao Xiaofan couldn¡¯t help jumping down from his chair and running towards the door, making Xiao Xiaodong pounce on him to the ground.


    Xiao Xiaofan screamed while Xiao Xiaodong roared fiercely, ¡°Shut up.¡±


    The noise coming from the door was getting louder and louder, so Xiao Jinfeng touched his nose, saying: ¡°Shuyu, take them out to catch some fish for our dinner.¡±


    When Mu Shuyu heard Xiao Jinfeng¡¯s words, he said with relief, ¡°Okay.¡± Mu Shuyu, after listening to movement behind the door, was already restless, so when he heard Xiao Jinfeng¡¯s words, he breathed a sigh of relief.


    Mu Shuyu walked away with the two children. Xiao Xiaofan seemed to be worried about Xu Muan but he was dragged away by Xiao Xiaodong.


    ¡°Daddy is crying out in pain.¡± Xiao Xiaofan said unhappily.


    ¡°You heard it wrong,¡± Xiao Xiaodong said coldly.


    Xiao Xiaofan said disapprovingly, ¡°I did not hear it wrong, Daddy was really crying out in pain!¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong said angrily, ¡°I said already! You heard it wrong.¡±


    ¡­¡­


    Xiao Jingting and Xu Muan had been doing it for the whole night before they fell into a deep sleep until the sun rose.

 Chapter 45

    ¡°Awake?¡± Xiao Jinfeng mischievously looked at Xiao Jingting who was looking for food.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Yes!¡±


    ¡°How do you feel?¡± Xiao Jinfeng asked.


    ¡°As good as being an immortal!¡± Xiao Jingting was very frank, in his last life he had really lost so much fun by being a virgin all his life.


    ¡°Knock it off! How is he doing now?¡± Xiao Jinfeng asked.


    ¡°Still sleeping, he seems to have broken through to the fourth level of Qi Practice.¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Xiao Jinfeng frowned, saying, ¡°He advanced?¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded, saying, ¡°Yes! He is sleeping soundly, so I didn¡¯t wake him up.¡±


    ¡°It is all right. Why was he on an aphrodisiac?¡± Xiao Jinfeng asked.


    Xiao Jingting shook his head and scratched his head in agony before saying, ¡°I don¡¯t know! We can only wait for Xu Muan to wake up, before we ask him.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan and Xiao Xiaodong came out of the room, the two of them slept in the room that Xiao Jingting gave to Xiao Jinfeng last night. Because the war was too fierce over there, Xiao Jinfeng was too embarrassed to go there and get their bed, so he let the two children sleep on his bed while he slept on the ground with Mu Shuyu.


    Xiao Xiaofan raised his head and looked at Xiao Jingting in confusion. Xiao Jingting waved to Xiao Xiaofan and asked, ¡°What are you looking at?¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan bit his finger, seemingly embarrassed, ¡°Father, did you bully our daddy yesterday?¡±


    Xiao Jingting suddenly lost his voice.


    ¡°My Daddy had been crying out in pain.¡± Xiao Xiaofan gloomily said.


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°You misheard¡­¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan was full of unhappy thoughts, ¡°I¡¯ve been told I heard it wrong, but I clearly heard daddy shouting!¡±


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­.¡± This stupid child, it sounded as if his technique was bad.


    Xiao Xiaofan was full of resentment as he looked at Xiao Jingting, making Xiao Jingting feel a little guilty.


    ¡°Where is daddy?¡± Xiao Xiaofan asked.


    ¡°In the room?¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    ¡°I¡¯ll go see my daddy.¡± Xiao Xiaofan said.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Okay, but your daddy is still resting, so you should be gentle.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan busily nodded his head and said, ¡°I know.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan ran into the room, leaning over Xu Muan¡¯s bedside and calling, ¡°Daddy.¡±


    Xu Muan pretended to be asleep with his eyes closed, ignoring Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s call. In fact, Xu Muan woke up long ago, however, he still remembered how he was diagnosed with aphrodisiac yesterday and how he pestered Xiao Jingting for sex. He felt really ashamed so he simply pretended to forget about it.


    ¡°Daddy, are you hungry? Would you like to eat something?¡± Xiao Xiaodong asked.


    Xu Muan¡¯s face flushed. His youngest son did not understand what happened last night but to his eldest son, it was transparent.


    ¡°Right! Daddy, what did you do yesterday? You look tired, even more tired than after you go hunting,¡± Xiao Xiaofan said.


    Xu Muan blushed and said, ¡°Daddy is very tired.¡±


    Mu Shuyu and Xiao Jinfeng took their two babies to the field, leaving only Xiao Jingting and Xu Muan at home.


    ¡°Are you awake?¡± Xiao Jingting looked at Xu Muan and asked with a smile.


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°Yes.¡±


    Xiao Jingting brought a bowl of chicken soup to Xu Muan and said, ¡°I made chicken soup for you. Drink it quickly.¡±


    Xu Muan looked at Xiao Jingting for a long time, sighed softly and bowed his head before saying, ¡°You¡¯re not actually Xiao Jingting, are you?¡±


    Xiao Jingting was stunned for a moment, then steadily placed the chicken soup on the table, but he did not refute it, ¡°How could you tell?¡±


    ¡°Actually, it was easy to tell! It¡¯s just that I¡¯ve been deceiving myself. A person¡¯s nature may change gradually, but not overnight. Besides, the original Xiao Jingting didn¡¯t even know how to cook, let alone brew wine, you are too different from him¡­¡± The original Xiao Jingting was selfish and didn¡¯t care about anyone else¡¯s life or death except himself.


    Xiao Jingting looked at Xu Muan, tilted his head, smiled and asked, ¡°Do you like the original Xiao Jingting or me?¡±


    Xu Muan lowered his head and remained silent for a while before speaking, ¡°Of course it would be you.¡± If Xiao Jingting had not suddenly changed, their family would be ruined and his son would be sold. Even if Xiao Jingting would not be so bad, when the fine for abandoned fields came down, they would still be dead.


    Xu Muan closed his eyes, no matter who this person was and what his purpose was, this person was his only salvation now.


    Xiao Jingting smiled, saying, ¡°That¡¯s good.¡±


    ¡°Who are you and how did you take over Xiao Jingting¡¯s body?¡± Xu Muan asked.


    Xiao Jingting said in some confusion, ¡°Take over?¡±


    ¡°You don¡¯t know? So how did you get into this body?¡± Xu Muan asked.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know! I am not from your world. I drowned in my own world and when I woke up, I became Xiao Jingting. When I entered this body, the original Xiao Jingting seemed to already have been dead,¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Xu Muan looked at Xiao Jingting in some confusion and said, ¡°Is that so?¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Yes! I think the original Xiao Jingting died from overdosing on Happy Powder.¡±


    Xu Muan looked at Xiao Jingting and said, ¡°I don¡¯t know if this situation of yours counts at taking over, but you should never tell anyone about this. This world is extremely strict about managing the possession of someone else¡¯s body. Once it is found out, you will be executed.¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°I understand.¡±

 Chapter 46

    Xu Muan hesitated for a moment before he asked, ¡°In your last life, you didn¡¯t have a wife, did you?¡±


    Xiao Jingting was a little puzzled, ¡°How do you know that?¡±


    ¡°You behaved like a novice.¡± Xu Muan said.


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡± So the reason he said he changed too much was not because the original body owner couldn¡¯t cook or brew the wine. But his poor technology was the reason why Xu Muan recognized he was not the original body owner.


    ¡°I like men, I don¡¯t like women. In my world when men and men get together, there will be criticism, so I¡¯ve been single,¡± Xiao Jingting explained.


    Xu Muan couldn¡¯t help looking at Xiao Jingting strangely, ¡°Your world is like this?¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Yes!¡±


    ¡°How about Gers?¡± Xu Muan asked.


    Xiao Jingting shook his head and said, ¡°There are no Gers in our world.¡±


    Xu Muan was full of amazement. Xiao Jingting looked at Xu Muan and suddenly felt relieved. It was actually a very difficult thing to keep a secret alone. Xiao Jingting felt much more relaxed after finally speaking it out.


    ¡°Why did you suddenly take an aphrodisiac?¡± Xiao Jingting asked.


    ¡°There is a spiritual plant called Lieyan Herb, which has the effect of aphrodisiacs. I accidentally ate one by mistake and found out that it could boost my spiritual power. Therefore, I have been taking it to improve my strength. There had been no problem before but this time I took a mutated one and something happened,¡± Xu Muan said.


    Xiao Jingting frowned and said, ¡°Does this kind of Lieyan Herb have any side effects?¡±


    ¡°It will damage the meridians.¡±


    Xiao Jingting¡¯s face darkened as he said, ¡°With such great side effects, you still dared to take it?¡±


    With a smile, Xu Muan said, ¡°The meridians can be slowly healed. After they are healed, they will also widen a little. Your spiritual wine can also repair the meridians.¡±


    Xiao Jingting rolled his eyes as he said, ¡°No matter what, you should not take this kind of spiritual herb again in future.¡±


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°I know! I have advanced to the fourth level of Qi practice already and Lieyan Herb doesn¡¯t have much use to me anymore.¡±


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡±


    Xiao Jinfeng and Mu Shuyu returned home with two children.


    Xiao Jinfeng looked at Xiao Jingting and said sadly, ¡°Last night, the field was invaded by demonic beasts, and many of the spirit plants in the fields were eaten.¡±


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡± Secretly sighed softly in his heart. Something really did happen after all! Although he had tried his best to adjust the maturity of spiritual plants to daytime, and Xiao Jinfeng had also stepped in to take care of some of the demonic beasts near the fields, he still couldn¡¯t stop these demonic beasts.


    ¡°Forget the money we lost. Is the damage large?¡± Xiao Jingting asked.


    ¡°About half of it was lost, but a few second level beasts fell into the trap,¡± Xiao Jinfeng said.


    Xiao Jingting touched his chin and said to himself, ¡°It seems we need to increase the strength of the traps.¡± The original traps were not enough. ¡°Great Aunt giving me those few mus of fields on purpose.¡±


    Mu Shuyu nodded and said, ¡°Yes, that vicious woman obviously wanted to make you suffer through the hands of another.¡± Because Xiao Jinfeng¡¯s reputation was destroyed by Lu Xian¡¯s plot, Mu Shuyu also hated her.


    Xiao Jingting shook his head, sighed and said, ¡°All right I will go to the field and see how much loss I can recover.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll go too,¡± Xu Muan said.


    Mu Shuyu looked at Xu Muan and said in some surprise, ¡°Muan, you have advanced to the fourth level of Qi Practice!¡±


    Xu Maan nodded and said, ¡°Yes!¡±


    Mu Shuyu was filled with confusion, ¡°How did you get promoted? Could it be that?¡± Just do it?


    Xiao Jingting looked at Mu Shuyu¡¯s confused look and told him about the Lieyan Herb.


    ¡°Muan, you took too much risk.¡± Xiao Jinfeng frowned.


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°I know, I won¡¯t do it in the future.¡±


    The havoc caused by demonic beasts made Xiao Jingting lose a lot of money, and so many people in the village expressed their ¡®deep sympathy for Xiao Jingting¡¯s loss.


    Xiao Jingting cleaned up the fields, this time two mus of high-grade fields were seriously damaged. He had in total five mus of high-grade fields and he purposely staggered the maturing time of the spiritual plants between the fields so this three mus of fields were still fine.


    ¡°Master Xiao, those demonic beasts are too hateful.¡±


    ¡°Yes! Master Xiao, if you sold these spiritual plants that are damaged, you would have no problem to sell them for five or six hundred taels.¡±


    ¡°Master Xiao, sorry for your loss. Losing some spiritual plants is alright as long as none of you are hurt.¡±


    ¡°Master Xiao, yours fields are fertile, but the location isn¡¯t good enough!¡±


    ¡­¡­


    Xiao Jingting who faced the villagers who were chattering, became speechless.


    Qiu Li stood in the distance, looking at the fields that had been ravaged by the demonic beasts and couldn¡¯t help but gloat a little, ¡°So what if you¡¯re good at farming, it will be all for naught when the demonic beasts come again.¡±


    ¡°That is right, when these demonic beasts come, all money spent on seeds and labor cost will be lost.¡±


    Several villagers gloated behind Xiao Jingting¡¯s back. Qiu Li looked at the fallen spiritual plants and secretly believed the demonic beasts were merciful for leaving Xiao Jingting a few mus of untouched land.


    The villagers were jealous of Xiao Jingting¡¯s good land and of the silver he earned.


    Xiao Jingting calmly cleaned up the messy fields while Xu Muan who looked at Jingting¡¯s face said, ¡°Don¡¯t be sad.¡±


    Xiao Jingting shook his head and said, ¡°I¡¯m not sad. Life is not smooth sailing! If you suffer some losses, you could learn your lesson and gain some experience. ¡±


    Xu Muan was a little surprised, ¡°You¡¯re so open-minded!¡±


    Xiao Jingting smiled, no matter what, his current situation was much better than when he first arrived.


    Qiu Bai looked at the scene of Xu Muan and Xiao Jingting whispering together, their heads almost touching and his heart was in turmoil.


    ¡­¡­


    Li Zhe looked at the field, shook his head, and said, ¡°Although this field is good, the location is too bad. Before, a family had bought this few mus of first grade fields but as result when demonic beasts come down the mountain, they were bitten to death.


    Qiu Li looked at Li Zhe with amazement and said, ¡°Elder Li, tha¡¯ts unbelievable!¡±


    Li Zhe nodded his head and said, ¡°After the demonic beasts killed people, this field hasn¡¯t been bought for a long time and many people thought it was ominous. ¡±


    Qiu Li looked at Xiao Jingting and said anxiously, ¡°Then Young Master Xiao is not unlucky.¡±


    ¡°Young Master Xiao might not necessarily be. Master Xiao is already a fourth level Spirit Plant Master now and so is Xu Muan. Young Master Xiao¡¯s elder brother is also a fourth level Qi practitioner. Their strength is much better than those back then.¡±


    ¡°Old Man Li, Xu Muan is also a fourth level Qi practitioner?¡± Qiu Bai couldn¡¯t help asking.


    Although Xiao Jingting didn¡¯t say it explicitly, the villagers were able to guess Xiao Jingting¡¯s rank from his ability to farm, but they didn¡¯t expect Xu Muan to be a fourth level Qi practitioner as well.


    Li Zhe nodded and said, ¡°Although his Qi is a bit unstable, he should be a rank four Qi Practitioner, after all he is from a big family.¡± Li Zhe couldn¡¯t help exclaiming.


    Qiu Bai felt the urge to ask, ¡°Elder Li, could it be possible that you are be wrong?¡± However, considering Li Zhe¡¯s position in the village, Qiu Bai swallowed these words.


    Qiu Bai looked in the direction of Xu Muan and his heart was filled with jealousy. Qiu Bai secretly thought: Xu Muan being able to advance must have something to do with Xiao Jingting. If he followed Xiao Jingting, his strength certainly would grow rapidly. Unfortunately, Xiao Jingting didn¡¯t know what¡¯s good for him and ignored him.

 Chapter 47

    Xiao Jingting, who finally became sexually active, couldn¡¯t forget about what they had been through in the bed. Therefore, Xiao Jingting very cheekily put the bed of Xiao Xiaofan and Xiao Xiaodong into another room and then, he naturally left the two kids for Xiao Jinfeng and Mu Shuyu to take care of.


    Xu Muan tacitly approved Xiao Jingting¡¯s arrangement.


    Xiao Xiaodong complained in mind about what his two fathers had done to them, but quickly accepted it in the end.


    Although Xiao Xiaofan didn¡¯t quite understand why his father wanted him to live with his second uncle, he still accepted the suggestion peacefully.


    Xiao Xiaofan liked to store snacks in secret places, so Xu Muan always confiscated them when he found them. After his room changed to Xiao Jinfeng¡¯s room, Xiao Xiaofan could finally hide snacks in an open and honest manner.


    Xiao Xiaodong was well aware of Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s trick. Xiao Xiaodong felt that his brother was really an idiot.


    After the harvest of five mus of first grade field, Xiao Jingting¡¯s silver reached around two thousand five hundred taels.


    During this period of time, Xu Muan and Xiao Jinfeng killed many demonic beasts and earned a lot of money.


    With silver in hand, Xiao Jingting wanted to buy something to replenish it, so the four of them gathered together to discuss it.


    ¡°Your spiritual field has been abandoned for two months. Although the people from the Marquis family will only investigate this matter in October, we can¡¯t rule out the possibility of people coming in advance, so you better keep 1,000 taels of silver to be not caught off guard.¡± Xiao Jinfeng reminded.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°I know.¡± The fine for the fields was like the stone that weighed on his heart.


    Xu Muan couldn¡¯t agree more with Xiao Jinfeng¡¯s proposal. They couldn¡¯t afford to offend the Marquis. If they weren¡¯t able to afford to pay a fine, they would need to bear the consequence.


    One thousand taels couldn¡¯t be used, so there were only 1500 taels left that could be used.


    ¡°I want to build two more rooms, one for Xiaodong and the other for Xiaofan.¡±


    Always letting these two brats live in one room with Xiao Jinfeng and Mu Shuyu, he was afraid it would seriously affect the development of these two people¡¯s relationship!


    With all of the recent additions to the house, the house was really a bit crowded.


    ¡°I also want to buy a bigger storage bag.¡± It would be convenient to have a storage bag, since at the edge of the field you could use the storage bag to collect the food and bring it with you wherever you wanted to, without needing to move it around. It was even more convenient to have a storage bag when Xiao Jinfeng and Xu Muan went out for hunting.


    ¡°It¡¯s better to buy some spirit jade. The top priority right now is to improve your spiritual power,¡± Xiao Jiefeng said.


    Xiao Jingting eyes flashed with excitement as he said, ¡°That¡¯s right.¡±


    Spiritual jade was a type of jade that contained spiritual energy and could be used for cultivation. In the past when Xiao Jingting was still living in Xiao family, he had a monthly quota of one piece of spiritual jade which was the standard for the children of the Xiao family. The better their performance was in Xiao family, the more spiritual jade they could get.


    According to Xiao Jingting¡¯s knowledge, his parents sent five spiritual jades to Xiao Qingyan every month. Making the original body owner very jealous of his elder brother.


    Xiao Jinfeng was away all year round, so when he was away, his quota was often taken by Xiao Jingting. The original owner was very generous, and the precious spiritual jades were often given away to other people. Sometimes, when Xiao Jinfeng went back to Xiao family to get his share, the original body owner felt that Xiao Jinfeng had robbed him of spirit jades and was very unkind to Xiao Jinfeng.


    ¡°How much is a piece of spiritual jade?¡± Xiao Jingting asked.


    ¡°The current market price is between two hundred and fifty to three hundred and twenty taels a piece, depending on the quality of the spiritual jade,¡± Xiao Jinfeng said.


    Xiao Jingting was full of grievances as he said, ¡°So expensive!¡± After working for so long, he earned so little spirit jade! Most of the spirit jades in big families are given primarily to the top ones and according to Xiao Jingting¡¯s knowledge, that grandfather of his consumed dozens of spirit jades a day. Some people were luckier than others.


    Xu Muan who looked at Xiao Jingting¡¯s appearance was amused. Many commoner families only eat some spiritual food and then absorb some spiritual energy to cultivate. Spiritual jade was something that only the children of big families could enjoy.


    ¡°In fact, the spiritual wine you brewed has a strong spiritual energy that is not worse than spirit jade. It a pity that you only sell it for a hundred taels,¡± Xiao Jinfeng said.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°I know, I¡¯m not selling it now.¡±  Xiao Jinfeng could drink as much as he brewed and Xu Muan also liked to drink, how could he have extra wine to sell!?


    Finally, Xiao Jingting spent one thousand taels to buy four pieces of spiritual jade, one hundred taels to repair the house, and three hundred taels to buy a two-cubic-meter and a four-cubic-meter storage bag, spending all of his money at once.


    After the spiritual jade arrived, Xiao Jingting wanted each of the four people to take one piece. But Xiao Jinfeng didn¡¯t take it and asked for two more jars of wine. Mu Shuyu didn¡¯t take it and asked for a few more clusters of grapes. Xu Muan didn¡¯t take it, wanting Xiao Jingting to practice well and improve his strength as soon as possible. When Xiao Jingting absorbed a piece of spiritual jade and found that the effect of spiritual jade was indeed very good but it was really too expensive, he threw remaining spirit jades to his space to save them for now.


    Xiao Jingting was still busy farming every day. As his strength increased, the cycle of planting spiritual plants became shorter and shorter.


    After a few more peaceful days, Mu Shuyu suddenly fainted in the field, frightening everyone.

 Chapter 48

    ¡°Mu Shuyu is pregnant?¡± Xiao Jingting was very surprised.


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°Yes, the doctor said that he is three-months pregnant and was too tired so he fainted.¡±


    When Xiao Jingting heard the news, he felt somewhat bad. Mu Shuyu had been working hard for Xiao Jinfeng before and when Xiao Jinfeng got better, he had been helping in farming. He was busy every day and stopped only when his spiritual energy was drained. He seemed to have abused a pregnant person.


    Xiao Jingting pulled the confused Xiao Jinfeng to the side and asked in a low voice, ¡°Second brother, did you sleep with Mu Shuyu?¡±


    Xiao Jinfeng laughed awkwardly before saying, ¡°I guess so.¡±


    ¡°What do you mean by ¡®I guess so¡¯!¡± Xiao Jingting was puzzled.


    ¡°About three months ago, the mercenary team did a lot of work and at that time everyone drank too much. You know, liquor is really my thing, so after a few drinks I got carried away. At that time, there were always people persuading others to drink, so everyone was competing. Although I can drink a lot, in the end I also become drunk.¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t know if someone did it on purpose, but a lot of the wine I was served had aphrodisiac in it. I was already half drunk then so I didn¡¯t notice anything wrong.¡±


    ¡°The wine was strong, so afterwards, in the middle of the night I became hot, aching, and I might have held Mu Shuyu in my arms. The next day when I woke up, no one was around me and Mu Shuyu looked as usual. I tried to sound him out about what happened the previous night but Mu Shuyu acted like normal, so I just thought I drunk too much and maybe had a lustful dream about having sex with him¡­¡±


    Mu Shuyu became pregnant at that time.


    Xiao Jinfeng lowered his head and some evil thoughts flashed in the depths of his eyes. The last bit of affection left in his heart for the mercenary team was burned away.


    He always neglected this matter, feeling that he had drunk too much and the aphrodisiac wine served by his teammates was by mistake. But now when Xiao Jinfeng looked back, he felt that someone in the mercenary team was trying to set him up and make a fool of him. If he had found someone to hug at random, and if this matter came out¡­


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡± Xiao Jinfeng was really a blockhead! He couldn¡¯t even remember if he held Mu Shuyu or not.


    Xiao Jinfeng frowned. The old captain of the mercenary team was good to him, but the new captain was not. He had received a lot of favors from the old captain and the new captain was the nephew of the old captain so he had been courteous.


    When he was in the mercenary team, he always contributed a lot, but the new captain only thought of him as a young master of the Xiao family who had no shortage of resources and only came out to do tasks for the sake of experience and training. The things distributed to him would always be less than others and at first, several members of the team felt that he had been wronged but later all of them took it for granted. Him repeatedly giving in did not make people grateful!


    ¡°Second brother, Mu Shuyu¡¯s condition doesn¡¯t seem to be too good. Please go in and have a look,¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Xiao Jinfeng nodded and said, ¡°Good.¡±


    Mu Shuyu who just woke up, felt a bit uncomfortable seeing Xiao Jinfeng.


    Xiao Jinfeng himself was also a little embarrassed, ¡°I drank too much that day, was it with you?¡±


    Mu Shuyu was silent for a moment but still nodded.


    ¡°Why didn¡¯t you say something? I would definitely take responsibility for it.¡± Xiao Jinfeng said.


    ¡°At that time, you were the young master of the Xiao family! Besides, you had been engaged.¡± Mu Shuyu said.


    Xiao Jinfeng¡¯s marriage was not his business alone. It concerned two big families, the Xiao family and the Sun family. At the same time, Xiao Jinfeng¡¯s marrying Sun Miaoyin would also solidify the position of Xiao Jinfeng¡¯s parents. If Xiao Jinfeng made trouble before his marriage, his reputation would be greatly affected.


    Ever since Xiao Jinfeng saved Mu Shuyu, Mu Shuyu had been very fond of him. After the two of them spent the night together, Mu Shuyu actually wanted to confess to Xiao Jinfeng.


    Before confessing, Mu Shuyu saw Sun Miaoyin in Desert city. The gentle, noble, and beautiful Sun Miaoyin gave Mu Shuyu a big blow. After meeting her, Mu Shuyu felt that it was better for Xiao Jinfeng to marry Sun Miaoyin, so he swallowed his confession of love.


    ¡°You¡­ have always been so considerate to me. No one has ever been so kind to me as you,¡± Xiao Jinfeng said. When he was abandoned by all those people, only Mu Shuyu still stayed with him.


    Mu Shuyu blushed slightly as he said, ¡°You saved me! It¡¯s only right that I would look after you.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ve saved a lot of people, but not a lot of people have been gracious enough to return the favor.¡± When he was in the mercenary team, he helped many people.


    Mu Shuyu pursed his lips and said softly after a long time, ¡°I like you.¡±


    Mu Shuyu was so soft that if it wasn¡¯t for Xiao Jinfeng¡¯s hearing, he would not be able to hear it. ¡°I like you too.¡± Xiao Jinfeng grabbed Mu Shuyu¡¯s hand.


    Mu Shuyu raised the corners of his mouth. When he first came to Mound Village, he saw the scene of Xiao Jingting and Xu Muan getting along with each other. Although he didn¡¯t expect too much, he really envied them.


    Xiao Jingting watched Xiao Jinfeng walk out of the room and asked, ¡°You talked with him?¡±


    Xiao Jinfeng nodded and said, ¡°Yes, the child is mine.¡±


    Xiao Jingting looked at Xiao Jinfeng and said, ¡°In this case, second brother you should marry him quickly. It¡¯s not good for Mu Shuyu¡¯s reputation to have a child out of wedlock. Mu Shuyu is much better than that wicked girl from the Sun family.¡± This world was very conservative, if his belly got bigger, Mu Shuyu would be an easy target of gossip.


    Xiao Jinfeng nodded and said, ¡°I think so too.¡±


    ¡°In our present situation, I¡¯m afraid we can¡¯t make a big deal out of it,¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    ¡°Shuyu also said that the most important thing for us now is to keep a low profile. Eldest aunt and the Sun family should still be watching us, so we should just do it simply.¡± Xiao Jinfeng was a bit regretful.


    ¡°I¡¯m afraid we¡¯ll have to wrong him a little bit for this marriage. Second brother, you should treat him better in the future,¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Xiao Jinfeng nodded and said, ¡°You didn¡¯t have to say this, I know.¡±


    ¡°Did second brother make it clear with Mu Shuyu?¡± Xu Muan asked.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°To be honest, second brother was too muddleheaded, he wasn¡¯t even sure if he had sex with Mu Shuyu. If it wasn¡¯t for the fact that Mu Shuyu had a child, he would probably still know nothing about it. Now our family will have a wedding soon.¡±


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°This is a good thing!¡±


    In fact, Xu Muan secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Because Mu Shuyu was also a Spiritual Plant Master, many people who liked to gossip said that Mu Shuyu and Xiao Jingting were a good match, and although Xu Muan knew that there was nothing between Mu Shuyu and Xiao Jingting, his heart always felt uneasy.


    ¡°It won¡¯t be a big deal this time, but we¡¯re going to send a more expensive congratulatory gift.¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Xu Muan thought about it and said, ¡°You said before that the Green Cloud Grass in your space is about to mature.¡±


    After the two of them talked about it for a period of time, Xiao Jingting told Xu Muan about space in jade pendant as well.


    Xu Muan tried to use the jade pendant and found that he couldn¡¯t open the jade pendant space like Xiao Jingting could, but if Xiao Jingting didn¡¯t tell him, he wouldn¡¯t notice anything wrong with this jade pendant.


    Xiao Jingting planted Green Cloud Grass in the space before. After some period of time, Green Cloud Grass turned into three plants, one of which was about to mature.


    ¡°Perhaps, you can take that seed and give it to Mu Shuyu.¡± The seeds of the Green Cloud Grass could be used by a cultivator to stimulate advancing to the next level. Xu Muan was actually not willing to give it up, however he thought that Mu Shuyu could help Xiao Jingting even more if he advanced. If Xiao Jingting wouldn¡¯t need to be busy all day long, Xu Muan was willing to part with it.


    ¡°You were in too much of a hurry, otherwise this seed would have been for you,¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Xu Muan shook his head and said, ¡°It¡¯s all right. I¡¯ve been promoted anyway.¡± If he hadn¡¯t taken Lieyan Herb and got carried away by it, he and Xiao Jingting wouldn¡¯t be so open and honest with each other so quickly.


    ¡°Well, giving the seed is good.¡± Xiao Jingting said. He had already advanced to level 4 and the seed of Green Cloud Grass had no use to him for the time being. When the aura in his body reached the peak of the fourth level, he would need a seed of Green Cloud Grass to advance, but then there would already be another mature seed in his space.


    The rise of Mu Shuyu¡¯s strength would also be beneficial to them.


    ¡°By the way, the spiritual jades I put in my space are missing,¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    ¡°They are gone?¡± Xu Muan was puzzled.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°It¡¯s gone, I didn¡¯t care about it before. But after they disappeared, the Green Cloud Grass growing beside Spiritual Spring seemed to grow a lot faster. Perhaps the Spirit Jades can enhance the jade space. I could see that the jade space seemed to have grown a bit larger.¡±


    Xu Muan hesitated for a while before saying, ¡°If that¡¯s the case, then we must work hard to buy more Spiritual Jades.¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Yes! It¡¯ll still be a bit slow if we only rely on planting spiritual plants!¡±


    Xu Muan thought for a while and said, ¡°Perhaps, we can try to focus on cultivating some fifth-grade, or even sixth-grade spiritual plants in the space, and then sell them in a big city.¡± It was too easy to attract unwanted attention in a small town by selling high-grade spiritual plants, but not in a bustling city.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°We can give it a try. I¡¯ll go get some spiritual plant seeds to plant.¡±


    In order to prepare for the marriage of Xiao Jinfeng and Mu Shuyu, building additional rooms could no longer be delayed.


    With money to work with, Xu Muan hired a construction team and quickly built three more rooms as well as an additional thatched cottage as per Xiao Jingting¡¯s request.


    After the three rooms were built, the house became much more spacious.


    After the rooms were built, Xiao Xiaodong and Xiao Xiaofan moved into their new rooms. This wild world was different from the one in modern times, so as soon as the rooms were built, you were able to move in.


    At Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s request, Xiao Jingting bought another bed for Xiao Xiaodong.


    According to Xiao Xiaodong, Xiao Xiaofan liked to turn around when he slept. He turned in 360 degree circles, grinded his teeth, liked to put his stinky feet in his mouth and he also liked to hide snacks under his pillow. So, he was really fed up with the smell of food under his pillow.


    Xiao Xiaodong rarely made a request to Xiao Jingting, so naturally Xiao Jingting would not refuse it.


    Xiao Xiaofan was lying on Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s new bed and rolled around. ¡°Brother, why did you ask dad for another bed! In fact, it¡¯s fine if you sleep with me. I don¡¯t dislike you.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong looked at Xiao Xiaofan rolling about on his new bed and said angrily, ¡°You don¡¯t dislike me, but I dislike you.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan looked at Xiao Xiaodong dejectedly and said, ¡°Brother, what do you dislike about me!? I have warmed your blankets, so you will be warm as soon as you go to sleep.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong looked at Xiao Xiaofan and said angrily, ¡°You! Smell like food.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan sniffed with his nose and said somewhat aggrievedly, ¡°No, I don¡¯t.¡±


    ¡°This is the bed Dad bought for me, get down.¡± Xiao Xiaodong said. In Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s opinion, this bed was the first formal gift Xiao Jingting ever gave to him. Xiao Xiaodong might not show it on his face, but he was very fond of this bed in his heart.

 Chapter 49

    Qiu family.


    ¡°Qiu Bai! Those grapes are very good. How come I haven¡¯t seen you bring them back recently? Why don¡¯t you go and pick up two more clusters?¡± Qiu father asked.


    Qiu Bai frowned, slightly dissatisfied, ¡°Father, grapes are sold out and gone.¡±


    Qiu Bai felt a little resentful in his heart. Xiao Jingting specially paid the village people to watch the grapes to prevent people from ¡°stealing¡± them. He brazenly went to the Xiao family twice to pick up grapes, people from the village looked at him strangely and not many grapes landed in his hands, so Qiu Bai simply stopped being this kind of villain.


    Qiu father was envious and sighed, ¡°These grapes are really good. Some people in the village say the reason why Xiao Jingting and Xu Muan were able to advance to the fourth level is all thanks to these grapes. If your brother also had grapes to eat every day, he would soon also advance to level three.¡±


    Qiu Bai rolled his eyes in his heart, his brother wanted to eat grapes every day. But unfortunately, he didn¡¯t have the ability to grow grapes!


    Qiu Bai used to worship Qiu Li very much, but as he watched Xiao Jingting¡¯s life, which was despised by Qiu Li earlier, flourish when his own family still remained the same, Qiu Bai could not help but have a little prejudice towards Qiu Li, who always had a high opinion of himself.


    ¡°If I had known it, I would have let you marry Xiao Jingting and you would have followed him to drink and eat spicy food with him by now.¡± Father Qiu shook his head.


    Qiu Bai looked at father Qiu and thought secretly, My father is not hoping that I could follow Xiao Jingting to eat and drink spicy food with him. But he hoped that I could marry Xiao Jingting so I could help my elder brother. If the two families become in-laws, it would be natural for his father to go to the Xiao family to ask for things.


    ¡°Do you know that the Xiao family has built three new titled rooms?¡± Father Qiu asked.


    Qiu Bai nodded and said, ¡°I know.¡±


    ¡°It costs a lot to build three more rooms, but that is not a big deal for the Xiao family now,¡± Father Qiu said, ¡°There¡¯s so much more that can be done when you become stronger. I didn¡¯t expect that the black sheep of the Xiao family could be so capable when he got serious,¡± Father Qiu added.


    Qiu Bai bit his lip and didn¡¯t say anything. When the Xiao family was building a house, Qiu Bai went to see it and watched Xu Muan arrange people to work in an orderly manner. Qiu Bai only felt that the possibilities were limitless.


    ¡°However, no matter how capable he is, he is just a farmer now. After all, he can¡¯t compare with the young master of a large family now. I went to ask Xiao Jingting and he is not willing to marry you. It just so happens that the son of the town Officer Li is willing to marry you. He¡¯s seen you and become very fond of you. It would be better for you to marry into the Li family house,¡± Father Qiu said.


    Qiu Bai frowned and said, ¡°Father, you have decided my life without even asking me.¡±


    Father Qiu didn¡¯t have a good temper ¡°Can your father harm you? If Xiao Jingting was interested in you, I could also consider him. However, he is indifferent to you now, do you want to be given a cold shoulder? Li family runs a big business in town. If you marry into the Li family, you will become rich in the future.¡±


    Qiu Bai nodded and said, ¡°I understand, father, I¡¯ll marry him.¡±


    The villagers had a natural yearning for rich families. Qiu Bai originally wanted to marry into a big family. However, Xiao Jingting had had a good life recently, and Qiu Bai had become a little hesitant.


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    Xiao family.


    ¡°Second brother, have you thought about what betrothal gift you will give Mu Shuyu?¡± Xiao Jingting asked.


    The poisoning made Xiao Jinfeng poor. Before the poisoning, Xiao Jinfeng made hundreds of taels of silver from killing demonic beasts, but his expenses were also great, so although he had saved some silver, it wasn¡¯t much.


    ¡°There is a level 4 demonic beast in the forest. If I kill it and give it to Shuyu, Shuyu will certainly be happy,¡± Xiao Jinfeng said.


    As far as Xiao Jingting knew, the wind chasing beast ran very fast, and had a single horn on the top of its head that could be used as medicine to improve the speed of absorbing spiritual energy.


    Xiao Jingting knitted his brows and said, ¡°Second brother, the wind chasing beast is not easy to deal with.¡±


    Xiao Jinfeng smiled and said, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, your second brother has even dealt with a level five demonic beast, a level four demonic beast is nothing. Moreover, Muan promised to help me. He is also level four now and with his help, it will be much safer.¡±


    ¡°Count me in as well,¡± Xiao Jingting said cheerfully.


    Xiao Jinfeng nodded and said, ¡°Good! Third Brother, when you arrive, just assist me. There is no need for you to rush ahead.¡±


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­ ¡± Is Xiao Jinfeng not trusting his abilities?


    ¡°Second brother, it must have been hard for you when you were in the mercenary team.¡± When Xiao Jinfeng first joined the mercenary team, he was only a level three Qi Practitioner. Xiao Jingting admired Xiao Jinfeng¡¯s courage very much.


    If Xiao Qingyan joined the mercenary team, the parents of the original body owner would certainly not agree. The mercenary team had a very high casualty rate, and their lives were at constant risk. But the one who joined the mercenary team was Xiao Jinfeng, so the parents of the original body owner agreed with Xiao Jinfeng¡¯s choice.


    ¡°There was an old captain at the time who took care of me,¡± Xiao Jinfeng said.


    In fact, after several years in the mercenary team, Xiao Jinfeng was able to do it alone and there were other mercenary teams that wanted to poach him and promised him a lot of benefits. However, Xiao Jinfeng had always kept his old captain¡¯s kindness in mind and did not leave.


    Xiao Jinfeng closed his eyes and laughed coldly. Looking back, he realized that he was really a bit stupid. He couldn¡¯t give up the mercenary team, but the mercenary team could give up on him.


    Xiao Jingting patted Xiao Jinfeng¡¯s hand and said, ¡°Second brother, you can only hunt with me in the future. I don¡¯t want you to think I would be in the way!¡±


    ¡°I heard from Muan that your fighting ability isn¡¯t too good, and you are very wasteful. You should work on it.¡± Xiao Jinfeng.


    Xiao Jinting laughed awkwardly and said, ¡°Muan discredited me, after all I am still a novice.¡±


    ¡°By the way, I saw an old man looking for you yesterday. He seemed to be in conflict with you, what did you say?¡± Xiao Jinfeng asked.


    Xiao Jinting rolled his eyes and said with some annoyance, ¡°That was Qiu Bai¡¯s father. He asked me to leave Muan and marry his son.¡±


    Xiao Jinfeng was stunned for a moment then said, ¡°Is that so? Is that old man out of his mind?¡±


    ¡°I did some ridiculous things before, but now I have thought it through. Second brother, please don¡¯t tell Xu Muan about it.¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Xiao Jinfeng nodded and said, ¡°I know.¡±


    Xiao Jingting shrugged and said, ¡°That old man said that his son will soon marry into a rich family. If I was willing to leave Muan, he could also consider me but since I am not willing, he will no longer consider me.¡±


    Xiao Jinfeng, ¡°¡­This old man, there is something wrong with him!¡±


    Xiao Jingting shrugged and said, ¡°Who knows.¡±

 Chapter 50

    Since Mu Shuyu¡¯s marriage could not be delayed, Xiao Jingting and others entered the jungle early.


    Xiao Jingting had also toured around the jungle before, but only on the outskirts. Now that they were going deeper into the jungle, Xiao Jingting could not help but feel a little excited.


    Xiao Jinfeng was at the front, Xiao Jingting was in the middle and Xu Muan was following behind, guarding them.


    ¡°It¡¯s just ahead, be careful.¡± Xiao Jinfeng said.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Good! I heard that there are often precious medicinal herbs near demonic beast lairs.¡±


    Xiao Jinfeng nodded and said, ¡°That¡¯s true.¡±


    ¡°Here we are.¡± Xiao Jinfeng leapt up the tree to observe the movement.


    ¡°Take these bamboo rats out.¡± Xiao Jinfeng said after observing for a while.


    When Xiao Jingting heard this, he released a few football-sized bamboo rats.


    As soon as the bamboo rats were out, they scattered, immediately running away.


    Xiao Jingting and others held their breath as they observed their movements.


    After a long time, a demon beast with a body length of two meters, covered with black fur and a single horn, ran out.


    The Wind Chasing Beast walked around in a guarded manner, making Xiao Jingting¡¯s heart thump when he saw this majestic demonic beast.


    Not only was the wind chasing beast very agile, but it was also very alert. Before coming to the jungle, Xiao Jinfeng sprayed them with the medicine that Mu Shuyu had prepared that could disrupt the Wind Chasing Beast¡¯s sense of smell, otherwise they would already be discovered by now.


    After a long time, the Wind Chasing Beast didn¡¯t find anything wrong and rushed out, catching a bamboo rat with a bite.


    Although the bamboo rats were released, scattered and escaped, the Wind Chasing Beast¡¯s tracking ability was so strong that none of the released bamboo rats escaped.


    The Wind Chasing Beast that had eaten and drunk enough, leisurely returned.


    ¡°Second brother, when are we going to do it?¡± Xiao Jingting spoke to Xiao Jinfeng.


    ¡°It will take another half an hour for the medicine to take full effect, so we still need to wait for a while before we do anything,¡± Xiao Jinfeng said.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and obeyed Xiao Jinfeng¡¯s words.


    Xiao Jingting waited patiently for a few hours then he leapt down the tree under Xiao Jinfeng¡¯s order.


    They carefully entered the lair, the Wind  Chasing Beast was dozing off in the lair but immediately roared when it felt an intrusion.


    Xiao Jingting first spawned countless vines to restrict the movement of the Wind Chasing Beast.


    The wind chasing beast waved its claws and tore apart the vines that Xiao Jingting had spawned. Xu Muan took advantage of the wind chasing beast fighting the vines and launched his sleeve arrows. The sleeve arrow that Xu Muan lost was found, and six sleeve arrows were refined again, becoming much more powerful than before.


    Even though it was poisoned, the Wind Chasing Beast¡¯s movements were still very agile, so four of the six sleeve arrows missed.


    Xiao Jinfeng launched a fireball, and the black fur of the Wind Chasing Beast immediately burned. Most beasts were afraid of fire, and the wind chasing beast was no exception. Seeing its fur being burned up, the wind chasing beast roared and rolled on the ground.


    Xiao Jinfeng and Xu Muan launched an even stronger fire attack. Xiao Jinfeng used his seal to smash Wind Chasing Beast on its head.


    Xiao Jingting looked at the seal taken out by Xiao Jinfeng and became a little curious. The seal in Xiao Jinfeng¡¯s hand was called the Python Seal, it was said that this seal needed to be soaked in the blood of several level 6 pythons which were extremely evil and powerful. This seal was one of the few gifts given to Xiao Jinfeng by the original body owner¡¯s parents.


    It was probably because the medicine took full effect that the speed of Wind Chasing Beast slowed down a lot.


    Xiao Jinfeng used Python Seal to smash the beast more than ten times in a row, breaking the head of Wind Chasing Beast.


    With the full cooperation of the three of them, the Wind Chasing Beast was quickly killed.


    Once the beast was dead, the three of them became immediately relieved.


    ¡°Killing the demonic beast isn¡¯t as difficult as I thought it would be!¡± Xiao Jingting said with excitement.


    Xiao Jinfeng said helplessly, ¡°Don¡¯t take it lightly. Many old and experienced hunters died because of ignorant pride. This time if we weren¡¯t well prepared, it wouldn¡¯t be so easy to succeed. Wind Chasing Beasts are extremely fast, if you let it get close to you, it would be very dangerous.¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded his head as he was taught and said, ¡°I know.¡±


    The three people walked around the lair of Wind Chasing Beast. The cave of Wind Chasing Beast was very spacious and there was a pool of water. Xu Muan found a few stones emitting aura at the bottom of the pool, looking somehow similar to spirit jade. Xu Muan gave the stones to Xiao Jingting, who sent them into the space.


    The three of them walked around the area but didn¡¯t find any spiritual plants.


    ¡°I thought there would be good quality spiritual plants in the lair of the Wind Chasing Beast.¡± Xiao Jingting was a bit regretful.


    ¡°Don¡¯t be too greedy. Those stones you got are of good quality, and if you sell them, you could earn three or four hundred taels. Let¡¯s go, finding the road in the dark won¡¯t be easy,¡± Xiao Jinfeng said.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and answered, ¡°Yes.¡±


    Xiao Jinfeng brought the beast back to the village, which caused many people to come over to watch. They also learned that Xiao Jinfeng and Mu Shuyu were going to get married and the Wind Chasing Beast was the betrothal gift given to Mu Shuyu by Xiao Jinfeng. No matter what the villagers thought, people still expressed their blessings. Many newlyweds in the wild mainland would give their loved ones prey which on one hand represented wealth and on the other hand, showed the groom¡¯s excellent combat effectiveness.


    Xiao Jinfeng had a very bad reputation in the village. Qiu Li spread the gossip everywhere that Xiao Jinfeng was fierce and he was driven out of the Xiao family because he attempted to rape his cousin¡¯s wife. Xiao Jinfeng¡¯s character was so bad that no one was willing to marry him.


    When the news came out that Xiao Jinfeng was going to get married, many people in the village laughed at Qiu Li for talking nonsense, causing Qiu Li to become very angry.


    Coincidentally, the wedding dates of the Qiu and Xiao families were chosen on the same day.


    Father Qiu spread the news all over the village that his son was going to marry into a big family and become a master. Many people who heard the rumors were very jealous of Qiu Bai.


    Hearing that Qiu Bai was going to marry into a big family, Xu Muan became relieved. Although Xu Muan understood that Xiao Jingting was no longer the same and this Xiao Jingting was very displeased with Qiu Bai, he still felt uneasy as long as this person was in front of them.


    Xiao Jinfeng chose to get married in a very low-key manner, and Xu Muan chose to invite only a few families to participate.


    Halfway through the wedding, people from the Marquis Mansion came to check first class fields that were deserted before. People from the Marquis Mansion were very direct, saying that Xiao Jingting had abandoned farmland for three months and needed to pay a three-month fine, which was 1500 taels in total.


    The huge fine scared all the guests who came to the Xiao family for the wedding.


    Most of the villagers did not know about this rule. Some villagers only felt that it was a pity that Xiao Jingting¡¯s fields were deserted, but never thought that deserting the fields would cost so much money.


    Xiao Jingting¡¯s few mu of first-class field, to be exact, should have been deserted for two months and twenty-seven days. Xiao Jingting asked Xiao Jinfeng about it and according to Xiao Jinfeng, as long as it was less than three months, they should only pay a fine of two months.


    ¡°The people of Marquis Mansion said three months.¡± Xiao Jingting could not argue with them and could only take out the silver. Xiao Jingting had already prepared money for the fine, however, it was only 1,000 taels, so Xu Muan took 300 taels of silver out and Xiao Jinfeng also gave 200 taels out, before sending them away.


    At the wedding of the Xiao family, the people from Marquis Mansion came to ask for a huge fine, which became a topic of conversation among the villagers.


    ¡°So it turns out that there¡¯s a fine for deserting the field, I¡¯ve never heard of it before!¡±


    ¡°There was no such rule before, it should be a new rule from the Marquis.¡±


    ¡°The Marquis is too overbearing. The fine is too high.¡±


    ¡°What nonsense are you talking about? How dare you speak ill of Marquis?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m just talking casually, but Master Xiao is really rich! He took a thousand taels of silver out without blinking an eye.¡±


    ¡°Exactly! That¡¯s 1,500 taels! It¡¯s enough to buy dozens of mus of first-class fields.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s really strange that the people from Marquis Mansion didn¡¯t come sooner or later, but picked the time when people got married to collect the fine.¡±


    ¡°Yes! It¡¯s too strange, it¡¯s a good thing that the Xiao family had enough silver, if they didn¡¯t, they would go to jail.¡±


    ¡­¡­


    The huge fine of the Xiao family made the villagers feel sorry for them and most of them expressed their sympathy for the Xiao family, while other people thought that the Xiao family was really rich and could afford such a large fine for ordinary people.


    At night, Xiao Jingting sat in front of the window, frowning.


    ¡°Going to sleep?¡± Xu Muan asked.


    ¡°I can¡¯t sleep.¡± Xiao Jingting gritted his teeth. Thinking of those people from the Marquis¡¯s residence storming into his own home, Xiao Jingting felt very stifled. The feeling of needing to rely on others made Xiao Jingting feel very depressed.


    ¡°In this world, strength is the most important thing, when you are strong enough to crush these people, these people will naturally have to look up to you,¡± Xu Muan said. The people who came this time, their leader was a 6-level Qi Practitioner and just by standing there, he could give people a great pressure.


    Xiao Jingting narrowed his eyes, ¡°This bunch of people, from all days, they chose today.¡±


    Xu Muan lowered his head and said, ¡°I think someone behind the scene helped them chose the date.¡±


    ¡°Could it be the Xiao family?¡± Xiao Jingting asked.


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°It¡¯s possible, but I think it¡¯s more likely that someone from the village was jealous. Xiao Ping has sent me another letter, saying that your uncle has advanced to the seventh level as well as your third uncle. The old man also left seclusion, so your first and third uncle will compete to curry favor with your grandfather. So he shouldn¡¯t have time to pay attention to you and your second brother.¡± Xiao Jinfeng and Mu Shuyu¡¯s marriage was hastily decided, and the other side of the Xiao Family should not pay attention to this.


    Xiao Jingting narrowed his eyes and said, ¡°That¡¯s it! Don¡¯t let me know which asshole did it.¡±


    ¡°I think it might be Qiu Li.¡± Xu Muan said.


    Xiao Jingting curiously asked, ¡°Why do you say that?¡±


    ¡°We didn¡¯t offend many people in this village, and not many people know laws and regulations. This guy Qiu Li often goes to town and is regarded as an intellectual in the town. Recently, you ignored his brother, so he may hate you for that,¡± Xu Muan said.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°That makes sense! Moreover, Qiu Li often wanders around my field and seemed recalcitrant.¡±


    ¡°He used to be a talent of the village, but now you have stolen the limelight from him,¡± Xu Muan said.

 Chapter 51

    ¡°Muan! Are you all right?¡± Aunt Li asked.


    Xu Muan smiled and said, ¡°It¡¯s nothing.¡± Although something bad happened during Xiao Jinfeng¡¯s wedding, it was finally over.


    ¡°Yesterday those people had gone too far. From all days they could come, they had to pick up that day.¡± Aunt Li was full of resentment.


    Xu Muan lowered his head, although yesterday was a bit unpleasant, after this group of people came, Xu Muan finally let go of his worries of keeping money to pay for their creditors who were about to come. It was not a happy thing, but those people were too arrogant.


    ¡°Yesterday, Qiu Bai got married. Father Qiu showed off his son all day long and wanted to marry him into a big family. But in fact, Qiu Bai became a concubine.¡± Aunt Li was full of disdain.


    Xu Muan was a bit surprised, ¡°Became a concubine?¡±


    In this world, the status of a concubine was very low. If you become a concubine, you will be a member of your husband¡¯s family and have nothing to do with your own family. The husband¡¯s family could even sell the concubine.


    In fact, Xu Muan was also married to Xiao Jingting as a concubine and Xiao Jingting could sell Xu Muan if he wanted. This was also the reason why Xu Muan tolerated a lot of things the original Xiao Jingting did.


    Aunt Li nodded and said, ¡°Yes! Father Qiu always said how rich the family his son was married in was and how rich his future days would be. He used to put gold in one¡¯s face (glorifying oneself or others by exaggerating to gain favor.). But the family didn¡¯t seem to take Qiu Bai seriously and married him with only a small sedan chair.¡±


    Xu Muan squinted his eyes. As far as he was concerned, Qiu Bai married off and won¡¯t bother them anymore, so everything would be fine. As for what kind of family he married in, Xu Muan didn¡¯t care.


    ¡°Father Qiu was willing to let his second son be a concubine. Did the Li family give him some precious betrothal gifts?¡± Xu Muan asked.


    Aunt Li said mysteriously, ¡°I heard they gave two pieces of Spirit Jade.¡±


    Xu Muan squinted his eyes. No wonder, two pieces of spiritual jade were worth quite a bit of silver. ¡°It¡¯s for Qiu Li, isn¡¯t it?¡±


    Aunt Li nodded and said, ¡°Yes, what is more precious for Father Qiu than his son? If not, he would not have married Qiu Bai in a hurry. I heard that the Master Li who Qiu Bai married, already has two concubines and a main wife who is very fierce.¡±


    Xu Muan laughed and said, ¡°Really?¡± Qiu Bai was also a restless one. After marrying over to the Li family, he was afraid that the peaceful days of Li family were over.


    ¡°I didn¡¯t think it would take so much silver for abandoning fields, people from the Marquis mansion is really trying to cheat people. It would have been nice if Master Xiao had come to his senses a little earlier.¡± Aunt Li sighed with exclamations.


    ¡°Because he could come to his senses, spending some silver is nothing.¡± Xu Muan said indifferently. Xiao Jingting changing his personality was already an unattainable thing and he didn¡¯t dare to ask for more.


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    Xiao family.


    ¡°Second brother, you¡¯re up so early! I thought you were going to stay up late. There is a saying that nights of rendezvous are always too short!¡± Jingting looked at the energetic Xiao Jinfeng.


    Xiao Jinfeng smiled awkwardly and said, ¡°It is not suitable for Shuyu to do strenuous exercise now.¡±


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡±


    ¡°Brother, your gift was too valuable.¡± Xiao Jinfeng originally did not know what Xiao Jingting gave them but after looking at it yesterday, he could not help feeling shocked.


    Xiao Jingting didn¡¯t care, ¡°Brother, just take it. Besides, if second sister-in-law becomes stronger, it will just reduce my burden.¡±


    ¡°You!¡± Xiao Jinfineg hit Xiao Jingting on the chest.


    Xiao Jingting folded his arms and said, ¡°Second sister-in-law is not an outsider. We brothers already came to this point, if we don¡¯t help one another, how can we go on?¡±


    Xiao Jinfeng nodded and said, ¡°That¡¯s right.¡±


    ¡°I am going to the field.¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    ¡°Working so hard? Going so early.¡± Xiao Jinfeng was a little surprised.


    ¡°I am not working hard! Just yesterday we spent one thousand and five hundred taels of silver!¡± Xiao Jingting shook his head.


    Xiao Jinfeng frowned and said, ¡°These people who came yesterday were really too excessive. They originally should have only asked for 1000 tales. The remaining 500 taels probably have filled the pockets of people who came here yesterday.¡±


    Yesterday, the person who came here reported a fine of 1500 taels. At that time, the village chief casually begged for mercy but one of the men kicked him, which was quite fierce. The leader also said directly, ¡°Take out the money, if you don¡¯t have it, you will go to jail. I don¡¯t care if you are some young master from Xiao family, in front of Marquis family, Xiao family is not worth even a fart.¡±


    The man who came did not consider Xiao Jingting¡¯s feelings at all, and left high and mighty after taking the silver.


    After the wedding yesterday, Xiao Jingting and Xu Muan went to the village head¡¯s house and gave a generous gift to express their gratitude.


    ¡°When I get stronger in the future, I will definitely teach a lesson to these groups of arrogant people but right now, I still need to improve my strength,¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Xiao Jinfeng patted Xiao Jingting on the shoulder and said, ¡°I¡¯ll go with you to the fields and check the traps along the way.¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°All right!¡±

 Chapter 52

    Xu Muan was brewing wine in the courtyard, and there were numerous types of spiritual wine.


    Xu Muan already knew that the reason why the spiritual wine brewed by Xiao Jingting had many strange effects was caused by spirit springs water from jade pendant space.


    Xiao Jingting had left many water tanks filled with water from the spiritual spring, disguised as mountain springs, and Xu Muan used the spirit spring water to brew spiritual wine mixed with ordinary mountain spring water.


    In Xiao Jingting¡¯s memory, there were many novel ways of brewing wine in his previous life. Xu Muan was very interested in it, so Xiao Jingting told Xu Muan all those he knew.


    Xu Muan had brewed spiritual wine several times, and finally could do it better than Xiao Jingting.


    Mu Shuyu came out of the room and said, ¡°Making wine!¡±


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°Yes! Jingting wants to make some higher-grade wine to sell.¡± Xiao Jingting planted some high-level spiritual plants in his jade space. When these plants were used to make wine, the spiritual energy was very strong.


    Mu Shuyu nodded and said, ¡°Good idea. There are many drunkards like Jinfeng in the world and there are many people who are willing to spend a lot of money for the sake of fine wine. Most of the money earned from mercenary work by Jinfeng was spent on fine wine. It saves a lot of money when he drinks homemade wine and Jinfeng said that the wine brewed at home is much better than the wine he drank outside.¡±


    Xu Muan smiled and said ¡°As long as second elder brother thinks it tastes good.¡± The profit of spiritual wine was very great and if wine sold well, it could make money much faster than farming.


    ¡°Is there anything I can help you with?¡± Mu Shuyu asked.


    ¡°No, I¡¯ll do it, it would be too inconvenient for you since you¡¯re pregnant. You¡¯d better go and have a rest,¡± Xu Muan said.


    Mu Shuyu looked at Xu Muan, smiled helplessly and said, ¡°Muan, I am just pregnant, not disabled. You don¡¯t have to take care of me like this.¡±


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°Alright, then you can help me wash the sweet potatoes.¡±


    Mu Shuyu said happily ¡°Yes!¡±


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    Qiu family.


    ¡°Son! You should make good use of these two pieces of jade!¡± Father Qiu warned solemnly.


    Qiu Li nodded and said, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, father, I know.¡± Originally, Qiu Li did not want to marry Qiu Bai to Mr. Li as a concubine. However, when Mr. Li promised two pieces of spiritual jade as a bride price, Qiu Li couldn¡¯t help feeling excited.


    Qiu Li¡¯s cultivation hadn¡¯t improved for a long time. Seeing the Xiao family members advance to level four one by one, Qiu Li might not show it on his face but he was very anxious.


    The betrothal gifts of two pieces of spiritual jade offered by Master Li looked like life-saving straws, making Qiu Li immediately moved.


    ¡°I didn¡¯t expect Xiao Jingting to be really so rich. It¡¯s 1500 taels of silver and he just took it out without any difficult. In the end, he was the young master of the Xiao family. Even a skinny camel is bigger than a horse. He must have brought out a lot of silver from the Xiao family,¡± Qiu Li sourly said.


    ¡°Not necessarily. Xiao Jingting knows how to farm, and he has sold a lot of spiritual plants from his fields for good money.¡± Father Qiu said.


    Qiu Li coldly glanced at Father Qiu, making him rub his hand and not speak anymore. Xiao Jingting knows how to farm, this was acknowledged by all people in the village, but Qiu Li stubbornly felt that everything Xiao Jingting had was due to his good family background.


    Since Xiao Jingting changed his behaviors, Qiu Li felt that all his limelight was robbed by Xiao Jingting. By chance Qiu Li learned from a young master in the city about the edict issued by the Marquis¡¯s house. Qiu Li immediately hid it and never let it slip out. He deliberately chose the day before Xiao Jinfeng¡¯s marriage to write a report letter and sure enough, people from the Marquis Mansion came on the day of Xiao Jinfeng¡¯s wedding.


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­


    Xiao Jingting stayed in the field, rapidly spawning plants. Xiao Jingting now drunk water from spiritual spring everyday and his strength was rising steadily.


    Originally, it would have taken Xiao Jingting one day to give five mus of low-class field a boost, but now it only took him one hour.


    There were very few level four plant masters in the village so when Xiao Jingting planted, there were always people watching.


    Xiao Jingting planted, and Xiao Jinfeng helped Xiao Jingting take care of the field. Xu Muan was busy brewing wine and taking care of the household affairs while Mu Shuyu was busy helping Xu Muan and occasionally helping prepare some medicine to cover the smell of mature spiritual plants.


    ¡°Master Xiao, you¡¯re amazing! By the way, Master Xiao, did you know that Qiu Li of the Qiu family has advanced to the third level, which made Father Qiu extremely happy?¡±


    ¡°Qiu Li¡¯s ability is one of the best in the village, but when compared to you Master Xiao, he is much worse.¡±


    ¡°Yes! Master Xiao, I heard that your sister-in-law has also advanced to level four. It¡¯s awesome! Your family are all level four Qi practitioners, it¡¯s unique in the village.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡±


    Xiao Jingting smiled helplessly. He was not much of a gossiper. But even though he did not gossip, many people gossiped with him and told him all the small and big things that happened in the village.


    Did Qiu Li advance to the third level? It was not so surprising. Qiu Li, the ¡®talent¡¯ of the village was at the edge of second level of Qi Practice for quite some time.


    Xiao Jingting squinted his eyes, it was much harder to advance to third level of Qi Practice than to advance from third level to fourth level of Qi Practice.


    If there was no Xiao family, Qiu Li entering the third level of Qi Practice would be enough to make waves in the village. But with Xiao family there, Qiu Li¡¯s achievements were nothing. In addition, Mu Shuyu entered the fourth level of Qi Practice only two days after Qiu Li¡¯s advancement, so there were very few people who would mention Qiu Li.


    Xiao Jingting was very disgusted with this Qiu Li who thought he was above everyone else and as far as he knew, Qiu Li also disliked him very much. The incident in Xiao Jinfeng¡¯s wedding seemed to be the work of Qiu Li, which made Xiao Jingting dislike him even more.

 Chapter 53

    Time was running like water and in flash it had been a month.


    ¡°As of today, the harvest of five mus of first-class field spiritual plants has been finished!¡± Xiao Jinfeng let out a sigh of relief.


    Xiao Jingting nodded, beaming, ¡°It¡¯s a pity we couldn¡¯t rest for a while.¡± When the spiritual plants from five mus of first-class fields matured, they still attracted many monsters even though they had made a lot of preparations, making Xiao Jinfeng rearrange the traps every day.


    Xiao Jingting took out five thousand taels of silver and said, ¡°This is this month¡¯s harvest from selling spiritual plants, a total of five thousand taels.¡±


    Five thousand taels would also be enough to buy a dozen or so pieces of good quality spirit jade and each person would be able to get four or five pieces.


    The Wasteland continent¡¯s cultivation resources were very precious, and spiritual jade could quickly improve one¡¯s strength, so its price had always been high. In the past, when he was still in the Xiao family, he would get one piece of spiritual jade every month.


    The oldest brother Xiao Qingyan was talented, so his parents would give him five or six pieces of spiritual jade every month without him doing anything and reportedly a lot of silver as well. Before, the original body owner expressed his opposition and disliked that his parents were so biased. But father Xiao explained that the academy was full of rich students, and if Xiao Qingyan didn¡¯t have money to hang around in it, he would be looked down upon by his classmates and mentors.


    ¡°Keep the money and buy a flying beast so that we won¡¯t have to waste time on the road every day,¡± Xiao Jinfeng said.


    Xiao Jingting had thought about buying a flying demonic beast for a long time, but he had never been able to put it into action. Now he had a chance.


    Xu Muan looked at Xiao Jingting¡¯s bright eyes when he mentioned buying a demonic beast and was somewhat amused.


    ¡°Second brother, you should also have a share of this silver.¡± Xiao Jingting said. If it wasn¡¯t for Xiao Jinfeng¡¯s help in killing the demonic beasts, all spiritual plants in the field would meet disaster.


    ¡°After drinking so much of your spiritual wine, your second brother is already embarrassed enough.¡± Xiao Jinfeng waved his hand. He helped Xiao Jingting to take care of the demonic beasts, but Xu Muan also helped and most of the silver earned from selling demonic beast corpses went to him. Xiao Jinfeng¡¯s main expenses were wine, and now drinking wine made by his own family saved him a lot.


    ¡°The other first-class fields will not attract too many troublesome demonic beasts, so I should take advantage of this period of time to take the spiritual wine to a big city to sell it,¡± Xiao Jinfeng said.


    They had discussed before that the purchasing power of people in small towns were limited, so spiritual wine couldn¡¯t be sold for a more expensive price and it would be better to take it to the big city. Although it would be a bit more troublesome, they will be able to earn more silver. Moreover, selling wine in the small town could easily attract unwanted attention, so it would be better for them to keep a low profile.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Okay, second brother! After selling the wine, you can see what cultivation resources there are in the big cities and bring some back.¡±


    Xiao Jinfeng nodded and said, ¡°All right.¡±


    Mu Shuyu chose to go with Xiao Jinfeng. The people in the Wasteland continent were much stronger than those on Earth. There were also a lot of people who could easily kill demonic beasts when they were pregnant, so taking a cart from the road and travelling a long way was nothing.


    ¡­¡­


    Xiao Jinfeng and Mu Shuyu drove for two days before they finally arrived at Wind City.


    In order to save money, Xiao Jinfeng and Mu Shuyu casually found a tea stall and sat down instead of going to a restaurant.


    ¡°Jinfeng, they said that there are students from Bifeng Academy coming to Wind City to do missions,¡± Mu Shuyu said.


    Xiao Jinfeng nodded and said, ¡°Yes.¡±


    Xiao Jinfeng¡¯s affection for Xiao Qingyan was very complicated. Xiao Jinfeng originally had some admiration for his big brother, but Xiao Qingyan always acted high and mighty in front of Xiao Jinfeng. Xiao Jinfeng¡¯s temper was never very good, so Xiao Qingyan didn¡¯t like him very much, and Xiao Jinfeng would not allow himself to be snubbed despite showing good intentions.


    ¡°Do you think your brother will be in Wind City?¡± Mu Shuyu asked.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know.¡± When he met troubles before, Xiao Jinfeng wrote to Xiao Qingyan for help but his several letters were all left without answers, which made Xiao Jinfeng very disappointed with Xiao Qingyan. ¡°It will depend on fate,¡± Xiao Jinfeng said.


    Mu Shuyu nodded and said, ¡°Good!¡±


    ¡­¡­


    ¡°Qingyan! Isn¡¯t that your brother down there?¡± In the Falling Moon Restaurant, a young man who played with the folding fan in his hand faintly said.


    Xiao Qingyan looked downstairs and said in a calm voice, ¡°It should be just someone who resembles him. It¡¯s impossible for my brother to be here.¡±


    ¡°Yes, your brother attempted to rape your brother¡¯s wife! You should find a hole in the ground to hide in now, how could you come out in the public?¡± Zhao He said half-jokingly.


    Xiao Qingyan¡¯s face sank as he snorted coldly and didn¡¯t say anything.


    After the accident of Xiao¡¯s father and mother, Xiao Qingyan¡¯s situation suddenly became much worse. After Xiao Jinfeng¡¯s accident, Xiao Qingyan¡¯s reputation was also affected. Xiao Qingyan had received Xiao Jinfeng¡¯s letter for help, however he was very dissatisfied with Xiao Jinfeng, so how could he lend him a hand?


    ¡°Qingyan! Do you know where your brother has gone?¡± Xiao Qingyan obviously didn¡¯t want to talk more about this issue, but Zhao He clung to it.


    ¡°He has been kicked out of the house, so he is no longer my brother,¡± Xiao Qingyan said coldly.


    Zhao He touched his chin and said, ¡°Qingyan, don¡¯t be so heartless! You¡¯re brothers, connected by blood.¡±


    Xiao Qingyan said coldly, ¡°This is my family business.¡±


    Zhao He shrugged and no longer spoke.


    Xiao Qingyan stood by the window, looking at Xiao Jinfeng and Mu Shuyu talking and laughing downstairs, a bit of fury flashing in his eyes.

 Chapter 54

    In the evening, Xiao Jinfeng and Mu Shuyu found an inn and planned to rest when unexpected guests came to their door.


    ¡°Big brother.¡± Seeing the visitor, Xiao Jinfeng couldn¡¯t help feeling surprised. Although he knew that Xiao Qingyan might also be in Wind City, he was still surprised to suddenly see him.


    ¡°Don¡¯t call me big brother. I don¡¯t have a shameless brother like you.¡± Xiao Qingyan was impatient.


    Xiao Jinfeng¡¯s face sank as he said, ¡°I thought that big brother understood that I was wronged.¡±


    ¡°Whether you¡¯re innocent or not, I don¡¯t care. I¡¯ve only come to remind you to leave Wind City quickly and don¡¯t cause me any trouble,¡± Xiao Qingyan coldly said.


    Xiao Jinfeng¡¯s face twisted but it quickly returned to normal.


    Xiao Jinfeng coldly said, ¡°I understand, don¡¯t worry, you don¡¯t want to have a brother with a bad reputation, and I don¡¯t want to have a heartless brother like you.¡±


    ¡°You!¡± Xiao Qingyan was blocked by Xiao Jinfeng.


    ¡°What are you doing in Wind City?¡± Xiao Qingyan asked.


    ¡°Nothing, seeing if there¡¯s any work here.¡± Xiao Jinfeng didn¡¯t tell the truth, Xiao Qingyan was too used to asking for money. Xiao Jingting was worried that Xiao Qingyan would ask for money if he learned their true purpose. Xiao Jinfeng originally still had some affection for Xiao Qingyan but Xiao Qingyan¡¯s few words let him lose it.


    ¡°You have such a bad reputation now, it¡¯s better not to come out and appear in the public. With an attribute like yours, you won¡¯t be able to find any good jobs in the city. You might as well become a solo hunter.¡± Xiao Qingyan said.


    Xiao Jinfeng nodded and said, ¡°I see.¡±


    ¡°Who is he?¡± Xiao Qingyan looked towards Mu Shuyu.


    ¡°It¡¯s my wife,¡± Xiao Jinfeng said.


    Xiao Qingyan glanced at Mu Shuyu and was surprised to find that the other person was actually a fourth level Qi Practitioner.


    Xiao Qingyan originally thought that since Xiao Jinfeng¡¯s reputation was ruined, he won¡¯t be able to find a wife and even if he did, the conditions wouldn¡¯t be too favorable. However, he didn¡¯t expect that Xiao Jinfeng would find a wife at the fourth layer of Qi Practice. When Xiao Qingyan thought deeply about it, he believed that it was just a Ger whose attributes probably weren¡¯t even very good.


    Xiao Qingyan glanced at Xiao Jinfeng and said, ¡°You were able to find a wife fast enough.¡±


    Xiao Qingyan was originally trying to please Ouyang Jing. Ouyang Jing was the young lady of Marquis house but because she was the daughter of a concubine, she was not very valued in the Marquis family. Xiao Qingyan originally developed a good relationship with Ouyang Jing and many of his friends praised him for his ability to move a young lady of Marquis house.


    After Xiao Qingyan¡¯s parents died, Xiao Qingyan lost his parents¡¯ financial support and his money was tight. Then Ouyang Jing acted like a total different person, saying that he was a toad coveting swan meat. Xiao Qingyan could not afford to offend the Marquis house, so he could only greet his teeth and swallow the sorrow.


    Xiao Qingyan didn¡¯t stay longer, only said a few sarcastic words before he left. But long after Xiao Qingyan left, Xiao Jinfeng couldn¡¯t calm down.


    Mu Shuyu patted Xiao Jinfeng¡¯s shoulder and said, ¡°Don¡¯t be angry.¡±


    Xiao Jinfeng smiled and said, ¡°I¡¯m not angry.¡±


    Xiao Jinfeng originally wanted to stay in the Windy City for two more days but after meeting Xiao Qingyan, he immediately lost interest so after selling spiritual wine, he purchased some supplies and went back home.


    Xiao family.


    ¡°Second brother, you¡¯re back!¡± Xiao Jingting was filled with excitement.


    ¡°The harvest this time wasn¡¯t bad. I sold wine for a total of twelve thousand taels of silver. I also returned with 30 pieces of jade and bought some level 4 talismans and magic tools,¡± Xiao Jinfeng said.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Great, these are exactly the things that we are lacking right now.¡±


    Xiao Jinfeng gave all jades to Xiao Jingting. He felt that drinking spiritual wine was much more effective than absorbing Spiritual Jade. He really did not understand why Xiao Jingting was so obsessed with the jades, ¡°Second brother, don¡¯t you want to keep a few pieces?¡± Xiao Jingting asked.


    ¡°Just leave two jars of wine for your second brother and squeeze more grape juice for your second sister-in-law,¡± Xiao Jinfeng faintly said.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°That is OK.¡±


    ¡°By the way, when I went out this time, I met our eldest brother,¡± Xiao Jinfeng said.


    Xiao Jingting raised his head and said thoughtfully, ¡°Eldest brother should be doing well. Even if he lost the protection of our parents, he is still a student of Bifeng Academy. Moreover, grandfather thinks highly of him, so he should not treat him badly.¡±


    ¡°Other than being frustrated in pursuing the daughter of Marquis¡¯  concubine, he should be doing well,¡± Xiao Jinfeng said. After the accident of Xiao¡¯s father and mother, Xiao Qingyan¡¯s status in the academy declined a lot. However, it was still much better than Xiao Jingting and Xiao Jinfeng¡¯s previous situation where they were surrounded by enemies.


    ¡°Didn¡¯t Xiao Qingyan have a legitimate wife? He has a wife, and he is still chasing after the miss from Marquis family?¡± Xiao Jingting asked.


    Xiao Jinfeng nodded and said, ¡°There is one, eldest brother probably just wants to enjoy a happy and prosperous life.¡±


    Xiao Jingting touched his nose. Xiao Qingyan always advised the original body owner not to act too arrogantly, but as a result he was even worse. Even if she was the daughter of concubine, the Marquis household was not something that could be easily provoked.


    Xiao Jingting vaguely remembered that Zheng Pei¡¯er, Xiao Qingyan¡¯s wife, was a very fierce woman. This woman gave birth to two sons for Xiao Qingyan, and the original owner¡¯s parents liked those two boys so much that they were very good to Zheng Pei¡¯er. The two sons of Zheng Pei¡¯er were treated very highly in the Xiao family. But from his impression, Zheng Pei¡¯er¡¯s two sons did not have a very good relationship with his two boys.


    Zheng Peter¡¯s youngest son seemed to have pushed Xiao Xiaofan into the lake, and Xiao Xiaodong also fought with the two of them. But rather than fighting, Xiao Xiaodong was unilaterally beaten.


    After the accident of the original owner¡¯s parents, Zheng Pei¡¯er took her two children back to the Zheng family.


    ¡°Second brother, did eldest brother say anything to you?¡± Xiao Jingting asked.

 Chapter 55

    Xiao Jinfeng lowered his head, took a deep breath, clenched his fist, and then said, ¡± Elder brother asked me to leave quickly. He felt that I would be embarrassing him and didn¡¯t want to have anything to do with me.¡±


    ¡°Elder brother, I also feel that I am ignorant and embarrassing. Well, since the eldest brother doesn¡¯t want to pay attention to us, we should not ask him for anything. He is also a practitioner of fifth level, so he won¡¯t die of hunger,¡± Xiao Jingting said cheerfully.


    Xiao Jinfeng nodded and said, ¡°That¡¯s right.¡±


    ¡°I hate big uncle.¡± Xiao Xiaofan puffed his cheek, and said gloomily.


    Xiao Jinfeng looked at Xiao Xiaofan and asked, ¡°Why do you hate big uncle?¡±


    ¡°He gave birth to two big villains, who always beat Xiaofan and brother. Grandpa is also bad, it was obvious that the villains were in the wrong but he always scolded Xiaofan.¡± Xiao Xiaofan said melancholily.


    Xiao Jingting rubbed Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s head, his heart flashing with pity. Xiao Qingyan was raised as a noble prince in the Xiao family. Xiao Qingyan¡¯s two sons were spoiled and were very domineering at a very young age. In the impression of the original body owner, he seemed to bump into his two nephews bullying his sons many times, but the original body owner did not take Xiaodong and Xiaofan seriously and naturally did not protect his two sons from being bullied by them again.


    Thinking of what the original owner did, Xiao Jingting¡¯s heart was full of bitterness. The original owner was too bad, and his own sons did not know how to defend themselves. ¡°Xiaofan, you should eat more and practice more so when you meet those two big villains again, you will be able to beat them into a meatloaf.¡±


    Xiao Jinfeng couldn¡¯t help smiling. He thought Xiao Jingting wanted to persuade Xiaofan not to hold grudges, but it turned out to be like this.


    As if inspired, Xiao Xiaofan raised his fist and said, ¡°Xiaofan will grow up to be strong and will defeat those two jerks in the future.¡±


    ¡°Idiot.¡± Xiao Xiaodong said gloomily.


    Hearing Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s words, Xiao Xiaofan looked at Xiao Xiaodong with some frustration.


    ¡­¡­¡­


    Xiao Jingting went into the room and took out five glasses of water, ¡°This is the water from 20 days ago, this from 15 days ago, this from 5 days ago and this one is from today, try it.¡±


    Xu Muan took a sip of the water in turn and said, ¡°The spiritual energy is getting stronger and stronger. It seems that using Spirit Jade to enhance the quality of the spiritual spring is really working.¡± Originally, the spirit spring water could only be useful for cultivators at third level of Qi Practice, but now it also had a considerable effect on the fourth level Qi Practitioner.


    Xiao Jingting sighed lightly and said, ¡°That is right, but the cost of the spirit jade is too high.¡±


    Xu Muan patted Xiao Jingting on the shoulder and said, ¡°Yes! However, as your strength increases, it will become easier and easier to earn money.¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said with bright eyes, ¡°Right.¡±


    Xu Muan looked at Xiao Jingting and thought to himself: This Xiao Jingting seems to be very easy to coax.


    ¡°I want to buy more land and connect the fields together,¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°That¡¯s good, but it will be tiring.¡±


    ¡°The chores are all done by you and second brother, so it would be fine for me to just cultivate the land,¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°Fine, but if you feel tired, don¡¯t be reluctant to tell me.¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°I know.¡±


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­


    Xiao Jinfeng was full of excitement as he drank the wine, his eyes full of admiration.


    ¡°The wine brewed by Jingting is really delicious, the wine I used to drink was not so mellow. Earlier, I also thought the wine from a poor village tasted good but now I can¡¯t get used to it. It seems I have a better taste now,¡± Xiao Jinfeng shook his head.


    ¡°The wine brewed by Muan has a lot of wonderful uses and has rich spiritual energy. I always feel that there is something wrong with the water used to brew this spiritual wine.¡± Mu Shuyu said.


    Xiao Jinfeng waved his hand and said, ¡°A person must have some secrets. Jingting is my brother. As long as he doesn¡¯t harm me, I will do my best to help him.¡±


    Mu Shuyu nodded and said, ¡°Previously, I heard rumors that your big brother was a heroic, promising young man. While your youngest brother could only drink, eat and was stupid. Only when I came into contact with him, I learned that the rumors were false. Sun Miaomiao is really blind to let go of such an excellent partner for nothing. While your big brother is nothing more than that.¡±


    His brother is bullied, and the other party did not know how to help out, but instead acted as if he was avoiding plague. How could this kind of person be trustworthy?!


    ¡°Isn¡¯t this good now?¡± Xiao Jinfeng said.


    Mu Shuyu nodded and said, ¡°Indeed, the quality of this spiritual wine is very good. If you drink it like this for three or four months, I think you can advance to the fifth level of Qi Practice and catch up with your big brother. It is time to find a formula to conceal your cultivation. If you advance to fifth level, you will attract unwanted attention.¡±


    Xiao Jinfeng nodded and said, ¡°I know. I have this formula.¡±


    Mu Shuyu was surprised as he said, ¡°You have it? That¡¯s great! It will save us some silver.¡±


    Xiao Jinfeng smiled. In the Wasteland Continent, strength was respected so there were very few people who would hide their cultivation. The Hidden Qi Technique was rarely practiced, so this was just perfect for them to practice.

 Chapter 56

    Time flew like water and in the blink of an eye, half a year had passed.


    In the past six months, Xiao Jingting, Xu Muan, Xiao Jinfeng, and Mu Shuyu had advanced to the fifth level of Qi Practice. Because of the Hidden Qi Technique, other people thought that the cultivation of the Xiao family stayed on the fourth level of Qi practice.


    Mu Shuyu gave birth to a little Ger son two months ago and named him Xiao Xiaofu.


    Xiao Jingting had earned a lot of silver and bought a lot of land in the past half year. The villagers only thought that Xiao Jingting made a lot of money from selling spiritual plants, but they didn¡¯t know that Xiao Jingting made less than a tenth of the money he made from selling spiritual plants and the rest from wine.


    Every once in a while, Xiao Jinfeng went out to sell wine and purchased a batch of cultivation supplies along the way.


    Xiao Jingting threw the dozens of spiritual jades that he had just got into spiritual spring.


    Xu Muan who just walked into the door, looked at Xiao Jingting and said, ¡°Has all the spiritual jade been thrown in it?¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said with some pain, ¡°Yes! The ones that just arrived all went down the drain again.¡± Spiritual Spring really costed much money! In the past half a year, several hundred pieces of spiritual jades had been thrown into it.


    Xu Muan smiled, cultivation meant burning resources. If advancement was so easy, there wouldn¡¯t be so many people who would spend their entire lives at the second and third levels of Qi Practice.


    ¡°Don¡¯t feel bad, as long as the Harvest Sparrow Orchid by the Spiritual Spring can grow, these spiritual jades are nothing,¡± Xu Muan said.


    Xiao Jingting nodded his head and said, ¡°That¡¯s right.¡± The Harvest Sparrow Orchid was miraculous medicine that could help cultivators at the fifth level of Qi Practice advance to the sixth level. Xu Muan had a hard time buying seeds for this spiritual plant.


    ¡°Where¡¯s Xiaodong?¡± Xiao Jingting asked.


    ¡°He became very diligent recently, he must have gone to the field.¡± Xu Muan said.


    Xiao Xiaodong entered the second level of Qi Practice two month ago. Even in large families, children that were not yet 5 years old advancing to the second level of Qi practice were not common. But it had never happened in the village before, so Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s advancement had caused quite a stir. As early as five or six months ago, Xiao Jingting bought a safe piece of land not far away from home and gave it to Xiao Xiaodong to take care of.


    Xiao Jingting smiled and said, ¡°Our son is so motivated, he will have great achievements in the future.¡±


    Xu Muan smiled, soft light flashing in his eyes, ¡°I hope so.¡±


    ¡­¡­


    A huge fire bird flew through the air, making many villagers stop what they were doing and stare.


    Xiao Jingting had spent a thousand taels of silver on a third level Fire Cloud Bird more than half a year ago. He bought one and got one free, receiving a first level Fire Cloud Bird chick. The third level Fire Cloud Bird was used by Xiao Jingting while the first level demonic beast was given to Xiao Xiaodong and Xiao Xiaofan to play with.


    ¡°This Fire Cloud Bird of the Xiao family is growing so fast! It¡¯s not the same as yesterday.¡±


    ¡°The food in Xiao family is really good! Look at this Fire Cloud Bird raised by them. Its feathers are so glossy and shiny!¡±


    ¡°Xiao Jingting is too bold to give such a big bird to two children to play with.¡±


    ¡°This Fire Cloud Bird was bought from the Imperial Beast Hall, with the Imperial Beast Talisman. Although it cost several times the price, with the Imperial Beast Talisman to control it, it is much easier to control than an ordinary demonic beast.¡±


    ¡°Xiao Xiaodong is no ordinary child! At such a young age, he is already at the second level of Qi Practice, how can other little kids from the village compare with him?¡±


    ¡°How much money does the Xiao family have, anyway!? They earn thousands of taels by selling crops from fields once.¡±


    ¡­¡­


    Xiao Xiaofan sat on the Fire Cloud Bird¡¯s back, eating steamed stuffed buns.


    ¡°Stop eating,¡± Xiao Xiaodong said with a cold face.


    Xiao Xiaofan looked at Xiao Xiaodong and asked, ¡°Why?¡±


    ¡°The little Cloud Bird has been crying hungrily, and can¡¯t even fly properly anymore,¡± Xiao Xiaodong said.


    ¡°Then I¡¯ll give it one to eat.¡± The Fire Cloud Bird excitedly held the steamed stuffed bun thrown to him by Xiao Xiaofan.


    In the process of holding steamed buns, its body trembled violently, and Xiao Xiaodong, who was sitting on the Fire Cloud Bird, had a hard time stabilizing himself.


    ¡°You idiot, I knew I should not bring you out.¡± Xiao Xiaodong angrily scolded.


    ¡°Brother, don¡¯t say that. I can help too.¡± Xiao Xiaofan argued.


    Xiao Xiaodong was full of disdain, ¡°Help? What help, help me with eating?¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan was filled with reluctance, ¡°No, I can help you fight the demon beasts.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong snorted coldly and said, ¡°Just don¡¯t make trouble and start fighting with demonic beasts.¡±


    ¡­¡­


    Qiu Bai raised his head and looked at the Fire Cloud Bird flying in the sky with his heart filled with jealousy.


    After marrying into the Li family, Qiu Bai realized that life in the big family was not easy.


    Qiu Bai¡¯s husband had a very domineering wife, who set rules for Qiu Bai at every turn. His husband had several concubines, but when he first entered the Li family, he was favored for a period of time. However, after a few days, Qiu Bai¡¯s life became very difficult.


    Sometimes, Qiu Bai would hate his father who asked him to become a concubine for two pieces of spiritual jade. But after hating him, Qiu Bai could only continue to live his hard life.


    Qiu Bai came back this time because Qiu Li went hunting in the mountains, but was chased by a demonic beast and fell down from the mountain.


    ¡°Master, it¡¯s getting late, let¡¯s go back to the town early,¡± The maid beside Qiu Bai said.


    Qiu Bai nodded and said, ¡°All right.¡± When he got home, his father would only complain about him. That he was incapable of winning his husband¡¯s heart and was ungrateful. He also didn¡¯t know how to help his family. Wearing expensive clothes and jewelry by himself while not caring about life and death of his family.


    Qiu Bai smiled bitterly, his father couldn¡¯t see all his hardships, all he could think about was his brother.

 Chapter 57

    Mu Shuyu walked toward Xiao Jinfeng with the child in his arms. Although he gave birth to a little Ger son, Xiao Jinfeng loved this son very much, which made Mu Shuyu very happy.


    ¡°You have been drinking again and you reek of wine. Your son is going to dislike you,¡± Mu Shuyu complained with a smile.


    ¡°How can I be blamed for this? I can only blame Muan for making better wine, it¡¯s strangely comfortable to drink,¡± Xiao Jinfeng said.


    Mu Shuyu nodded and said, ¡°That¡¯s true.¡±


    The best wine brewed at home was reserved for the family to drink, and the wine sold was what they didn¡¯t drink. It was these abandoned wines that caused a huge stir in the Windy City and the reason their family could advance so quickly was because they often drank this spiritual wine.


    ¡°Let me hold him for a while.¡± Xiao Jinfeng stretched out his hand towards Mu Shuyu.


    Mu Shuyu handed the baby in his hand to Xiao Jinfeng.


    ¡°Xiaofu is so cute! His nose looks just like mine.¡± Xiao Jinfeng was full of smiles.


    Mu Shuyu looked at Xiao Jinfeng and said, ¡°I hope that when he grows up, he won¡¯t be an alcoholic like you.¡±


    Xiao Jinfeng smiled awkwardly.


    Xiao Xiaofu leaned towards Xiao Jinfeng¡¯s mouth and sniffed gently. Xiao Jinfeng said somewhat proudly, ¡°My body smells good, that¡¯s why our son likes it very much!¡±


    Xiao Xiaofu smacked Xiao Jinfeng¡¯s face and Mu Shuyu laughed, saying ¡°Yes! He likes you, he likes beating you.¡±


    Xiao Jinfeng and Mu Shuyu were joking at home when the sound of roaring Jioma came in.


    ¡°Where¡¯s the sound of horses coming from?¡± Xiao Jinfeng was confused. Jioma was a demonic beast raised mostly in big families, so there should be no such beast in small towns.


    Xiao Jinfeng walked out of the door and looked at the visitors. He was surprised to find that it was an acquaintance, ¡°Steward Xiao San, why are you here?¡±


    ¡°Young Master Jinfeng. I¡¯m here to welcome you and Young Master Jingting back to the Xiao family on the order of the Second Master.¡±


    ¡°Second master, my father?¡± Xiao Jinfeng¡¯s eyes widened with surprise.


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    The news that the Xiao family had distinguished guests at their door spread throughout the Mound Village in no time.


    ¡°Mother and father are actually still alive,¡± Xiao Jingting was very surprised.


    It had been almost a year since Xiao Jingting had been sent to Mound Village and from Xiao Ping¡¯s occasional letters, he learned that Xiao family had a lot of internal strife in the recent year. The four great families of Desert City were also in constant dispute, so he and Xiao Jinfeng who were expelled from the family, had basically been completely forgotten.


    The original body owner¡¯s parents went out with a friend to do a mission and as result, they were plotted against by their friends and fell off the cliff. The person who did the mission with the original body owner¡¯s parents came back and claimed that the parents of the original body owner had met with misfortune, and everyone believed it.


    As a result, after almost a year, the original body owner¡¯s parents came back again. It seemed that the original body owner¡¯s parents met some opportunities at the bottom of the cliff and their cultivation entered into eighth level of Qi Practice.


    At present, the highest-level cultivator in the Xiao family was the old man at ninth level of Qi Practice. The original body owner¡¯s parents were much younger than this old man, so it was only a matter of time before they would advance to the ninth level of Qi Practice.


    When the parents of the original body owner returned, they became furious when they learned that their eldest son had been ostracized in the academy, their second son had become a target of public criticism, and the youngest son was expelled from the Xiao family.


    Perhaps in order to stand out for Xiao Jinfeng, as soon as the original body owner¡¯s parents came back, they whipped Xiao Muhong¡¯s concubine, Feng Xue¡¯er, to death in public. The reason was that Feng Xue¡¯er had bad intentions, and dared to seduce the second young master of the Xiao family, was lustful and of lowly nature who also liked to speak nonsense and slander the second young master.


    It was said that when the original body owner¡¯s mother did it, Xiao Muhong stood right beside her and didn¡¯t dare to say a word.


    Xiao Jingting secretly shook his head, the so-called truth was always nothing more than something written by the victor. During this period of time, the Xiao family has been fighting endlessly, and as soon as the original body owner¡¯s parents come back, the power in the family had to be changed again.


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    Xiao Xiaofan laid down on the table and said weakly, ¡°I don¡¯t want to go back.¡±


    For Xiao Xiaofan, the Xiao family was really not a good place. In the Xiao family, children of the same age always bullied Xiao Xiaofan, and he could only eat what was left over from other people¡¯s meals. Xu Muan, who was afraid of Xiao Xiaofan being bullied, would often lock up Xiao Xiaofan and Xiao Xiaodong.


    Xiao Xiaodong lowered his head, he also did not want to go back. The Mound village might not be as prosperous as the Xiao family, but he was free. Xiao Xiaodong only felt that the recent days were prosperous and fulfilling compared to the past, and the Xiao family was full of intrigues and tricks. Xiao Xiaodong had no good feelings for such places at all.


    ¡°Why doesn¡¯t Xiaofan want to go back?¡± Xiao Jinfeng asked gently.


    Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s small hands supported his chin as he said in a tone full of frustration, ¡°There are a lot of bad people over there who want to beat up Xiaofan.¡±


    Xiao Jingting rubbed Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s head and said, ¡°You can fight back!¡±


    ¡°Xiaofan can¡¯t beat them.¡± Xiao Xiaofan hung his head dejectedly.


    ¡°Daddy will help you,¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Hearing Xiao Jingting¡¯s words, Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s eyes lit up.


    Xu Muan gave Xiao Jingting a helpless look.

 Chapter 58

    Xiao Jingting looked at Xiao Jinfeng and asked, ¡°Second brother, do you think we should go back?¡±


    Xiao Jinfeng nodded and said, ¡°Yes.¡±


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t have the secret technique for higher-level cultivation,¡± Xiao Jinfeng said.


    The main reason why big families were able to stand for ages were that they had great libraries. It was very difficult for common people to advance to fifth level after becoming Qi Practitioner of forth level. All secrets were monopolized by the big families, making it difficult for outsiders to access them.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°That¡¯s right!¡± The children of Xiao family can only get in touch with a cultivation technique that is one level higher than their own. Xiao Jingting¡¯s fifth level cultivation technique was passed down by Xiao Jinfeng, without it, it would have been impossible to advance.


    ¡°Has big uncle gone back?¡± Xiao Xiaofan asked.


    ¡°Yes, he has.¡± Xiao Qingyan was originally very unhappy in the academy, because of his failed pursuit of the Miss from Marquis family, Zheng Pei¡¯er consciously lost face and wanted to get away from Xiao Qingyan. After the original body owner¡¯s parents came back, Zheng Pei¡¯er immediately didn¡¯t dare to mention it anymore.


    Xiao Xiaofan bulged his cheek and said with anxiety, ¡°Xiaofan hates big uncle very much!¡±


    Mu Shuyu looked at Xiao Xiaofan and said, ¡°Why does Xiaofan hate big uncle?¡±


    ¡°Uncle scolded Xiaofan for being an idiot and uncle gave birth to two nuisances.¡± Xiao Xiaofan held his chin up, full of disgust.


    Mu Shuyu smiled. He also hated Xiao Qingyan, but it was hard to say it blantly.


    Xu Muan looked at his two children and felt a bit sorry for them. Xiao Jingting looked at Xiao Xiaofan and Xiao Xiaodong and said, ¡°If you don¡¯t have a good time in the Xiao family, we can get an independent yard.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s eyes immediately lit up at his words.


    Xiao Jingting didn¡¯t like the Xiao family very much, but he wanted to visit the Desert City. Mound Village was after all too small and limited their development, so Xiao Jingting still had some yearning for the big city.


    ¡°Then let¡¯s prepare well, before we return to the Xiao family,¡± Xu Muan said.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Yes, I want to sell the fields.¡± Especially those mus of high class fields, the fees for this damn fine was really too terrible.


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    ¡°Where are we staying tonight, steward Xiao?¡± One of Xiao San¡¯s attendants came up and asked.


    ¡°Young Master, let¡¯s go to the city and find an inn to stay at,¡± Xiao San said.


    When Xiao San first came to Mound Village, he thought that Xiao Jingting and Xiao Jinfeng led very depressing lives and would be overjoyed to see them come and would leave with them without saying a word. After they arrived, he realized that this was not the case at all.


    When the villagers mentioned the two young masters, they were full of envy, jealousy and admiration. It was said that a few mus of field planted by Xiao Jingting earned five or six thousand taels of silver every month, making their life in a small village very good.


    Five or six thousand taels a month, which translated to more than twenty pieces of spiritual jade. Even the favored young master of the Xiao family would only be given two or three pieces of spiritual jade a month.


    The dry and skinny young masters Xiao Xiaodong and Xiao Xiaofan who were raised in Xiao family become chubby and fair-skinned in the village.


    Xiao Jinfeng was also married, far from what people thought that after being rejected by Miss Sun Miao yin, he became depressed and completely lost heart in everything. He was not only married but also had a child.


    ¡°I didn¡¯t expect that young master Jingting after coming to Mound Village would work hard and become stronger,¡± An attendant said.


    Xiao San nodded his head and said,¡±That¡¯s right.¡±


    According to the villagers, Xiao Jingting, Xiao Jinfeng, Xu Muan and even Mu Shuyu were all in the fourth level of Qi Practice. The outstanding members of the Xiao family were all at the fourth level of Qi Practice and Xiao Jingting was originally at the bottom of the family, his cultivation progressing mostly thanks to elixirs.


    When Xiao Jingting and Xiao Jinfeng return to the Xiao family, they will certainly be able to impress the others with their new abilities.


    Mu Shuyu was holding the child and circling around Xiao Jinfeng.


    ¡°Shuyu, what¡¯s wrong with you?¡± Xiao Jinfeng asked.


    ¡°I¡¯m going to meet your parents soon, so I¡¯m a little worried if your parents will like our son.¡± Mu Shuyu said.


    Mu Shuyu had never met Xiao Jinfeng¡¯s parents, so he was a little nervous. These days, he had learned from Xu Muan, however, Xu Muan himself was not liked by Xiao¡¯s mother and father. If it were not for Xiao Jingting¡¯s bad old habits, and being unable to find a suitable person, Xu Muan might already be dismissed a long time ago.


    Xiao Jinfeng lowered his head and said stiffly, ¡°You don¡¯t have to worry too much, my parents care the most about my elder brother and never cared too much about me. If you don¡¯t get used to living in Xiao family house, we will move to another courtyard once I¡¯ve got a cultivation technique for the sixth level.


    Mu Shuyu nodded and said, ¡°All right.¡±


    Xiao Jinfeng lowered his head and thought to himself: That big brother of his is actually an extremely jealous person. Knowing that both him and Xiao Jingting advanced to fifth level of Qi Practice, he will only be able to accept it. His Hidden Qi Technique was not good enough. It could deceive ordinary villagers but it would be difficult to deceive his parents who are at eighth level of Qi Practice and his grandfather who was on ninth level. After going back, it would be better to avoid Xiao Qingyan as much as possible.

 Chapter 59

    When he was young, Xiao Jinfeng would still think of doing something to attract his parents¡¯ attention, but now his mind was much clearer.


    Mu Shuyu tilted his head and said, ¡°Jingting said that it¡¯s good that the latest batch of spirit wine hasn¡¯t been sold yet. Xiao Jingting also said that this batch is not for sale and asked you to remember to put it away.¡±


    Xiao Jinfeng raised his eyebrows and said with some joy, ¡°Still, Jingting is good enough!¡±


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    The big house of the Xiao family.


    Xiao Muhong sat on the side drinking wine, ¡°Stop drinking.¡± Sun Xiaomiao came over and said.


    Xiao Muhong lowered his head, his eyes gloomy. As soon as Xiao Linfeng came back, everything changed, and Grandpa¡¯s eyes were on second uncle¡¯s house.


    His father, third and fourth uncles who were originally making a lot of trouble were forced to unite again.


    ¡°Xiao Jingting is coming back, do you regret it?¡± Xiao Muhong looked at Sun Xiaomiao and asked.


    Sun Xiaomiao coldly said, ¡°If you continue to be so self-destructive, then I will really regret it. Don¡¯t be so unambitious. Your second uncle is only just level eight Qi Practitioner. You have already cultivated to level five, so just try harder and at your uncle¡¯s age, you will also have a chance to become level eight Qi Practitioner.¡±


    ¡°Xiao Qingyan from the second uncle¡¯s house seemed to have conflict with someone from the academy and seemed to have injured his meridians, so his cultivation progressed very slowly. Xiao Jinfeng has been poisoned and his future achievements are limited and Xiao Jingting doesn¡¯t even need to be mentioned. The time is still long, Xiao family still might be yours.¡±


    A light flashed in Xiao Muhong¡¯s eyes.


    Seeing Xiao Muhong cheer up, Sun Xiaomiao secretly breathed a sigh of relief. After the news of Xiao Linfeng coming back from death, Sun Xiaomiao actually regretted marrying Xiao Muhong in a hurry. However, she was already married and could not go back.


    Thinking of Xiao Jingting, Sun Xiaomiao¡¯s heart suddenly became a little more complicated. Before, Xiao Jingting had been circling around her, and didn¡¯t know what was happening around him. If Xiao Jingting¡¯s affection for her had not changed, maybe that idiot would be a good chess piece.


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    ¡°Father, mother, it¡¯s a good thing you¡¯re alive. During this period of time, I was almost suffocated to death. Zheng Pei¡¯er, that bitch seeing that I was weakened unexpectedly wanted to divorce me. I am going to stop her¡­¡± As soon as Xiao Linfeng and Wang Lu came back, Xiao Qingyan seemed to have found a backer and told them all his grievances.


    Xiao Linfeng looked at Xiao Qingyan, who kept complaining, and said earnestly, ¡°You are not young anymore, it¡¯s time for you to learn to be on your own.¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s going on with you and that lady from the marquis¡¯ household? You already have a wife but you¡¯re still messing with a lady from the marquis household? If the marquis learns about it, you will not be able to get away with it,¡± Wang Lu said


    Xiao Qingyan said, ¡°I naturally would not dare to chase the legitimate daughter of the marquis house. I chased a concubine¡¯s daughter. When I was at the academy, she also showed interest in me, but¡­ A bitch gives birth to a bitch, and she suddenly changed.¡±


    Xiao Linfeng sighed and said, ¡°You¡¯d better stay away from that girl, as soon as I came back, everything changed. Your second brother was expelled from the mercenary team and it is said that he coveted his cousin¡¯s wife. Sun Miaoyin of the Sun family also broke off her engagement with your brother and it was Old Man Sun himself who came over to ask for this marriage. I didn¡¯t expect him to change his face so quickly.¡±


    ¡°Your second brother was in trouble, why didn¡¯t you help him? You are brothers, in future if you are not in power knowing your second brother¡¯s temper, he would certainly help you.¡± Wang Lu said


    Xiao Linfeng nodded and said, ¡°Yes! It¡¯s hard to stand alone.¡±


    Hearing them mention Xiao Jinfeng, Xiao Qingyan felt a little uncomfortable. Xiao Jinfeng¡¯s reputation was terrible. When they got the chance, those students in the academy used Xiao Jinfeng to satirize him, so Xiao Qingyan was already annoyed and wished he didn¡¯t have such a brother.


    Xiao Qingyan secretly thought to himself: Xiao Jinfeng was just a reckless man, moreover, he was poisoned and it was estimated that he will only be a level fourth Qi Practitioner in this life. If he expected Xiao Jinfeng to help him, he was afraid he may only have to suffer from cold and hunger.


    ¡°Your second brother and third brother are actually together now. I didn¡¯t know that they had such a good relationship in the past. Your third brother was spoiled since childhood and was sent to such a place. I am afraid he has suffered a lot. When they come back, you brothers should get along well.¡± Wang Lu said.


    Xiao Qingyan nodded, but what he thought was that his third brother was a hopeless good-for-nothing. All he knew was following women around. Since Sun Xiaomiao became his cousin¡¯s wife, he might revolve around his cousin¡¯s wife and do some immoral things. In that circumstance, getting along well with his third younger brother, his reputation might become ruined.


    When Xiao Qingyan walked out, Zheng Pei¡¯er stood at the door with her two sons, looking at Xiao Qingyan with an embarrassed smile.


    Xiao Qingyan snorted coldly. After the death of his parents, Zheng Pei¡¯er despised him in every aspect, causing Xiao Qingyan to become a little upset with Zheng Pei¡¯er.


    Xiao Qingyan¡¯s two sons, Xiao Yuefeng and Xiao Yuerong, ran to Xiao Qingyan to be pampered. Xiao Qingyan was dissatisfied with Zheng Pei¡¯er, but he was still good to his two sons he loved since childhood. His face finally softened a bit when he saw his two sons acting coquettish around him.


    ¡°Dad, I heard that the little fool is coming back, is he?¡± Xiao Yuerong asked.


    Xiao Qingyan nodded and said, ¡°Yes!¡±


    ¡°What a tough life this little fool has! Sent to a place like that but still able to survive. ¡± Xiao Yuerong curled his lips.


    Xiao Qingyan touched Xiao Yurong¡¯s face and said, ¡°It seems you don¡¯t like at all.¡±


    ¡°He¡¯s dirty and stupid. I¡¯m ashamed to have such a cousin.¡± Xiao Yuerong rested his hands on his hips, full of disdain.

 Chapter 60

    Xiao Xiaodong sat in the jioma carriage, looked at Xiao Xiaofan and said, ¡°You should stop eating, you stink all over.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong covered his nose and thought to himself: What a strange hobby my brother has! Eating garlic!


    Xiao Xiaofan blinked his eyes, smiled cunningly at Xiao Xiaodong and said, ¡°I want to eat, eat a lot. When I meet Xiao Yuerong, I will¡­ ¡° Xiao Xiaofan rushed to Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s side and exhaled. Xiao Xiaodong hurriedly covered his nose and Xiao Xiaofan triumphantly added, ¡°Stink him to death.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s face darkened as he said, ¡°You will stink me to death before you stink him to death.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan looked at Xiao Xiaodong, tilted his head, and said, ¡°Big brother, you¡¯re afraid of the stink.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s face darkened even more as he thought to himself: Idiot! He was an ordinary person. Of course he was afraid of stink.


    Xiao Xiaofan took out a box of stinky tofu from his storage bag and Xiao Xiaodong finally couldn¡¯t bear it any longer and jumped out of the carriage, saying he wanted to change the carriage.


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    Xiao Jingting looked out of the window nervously.


    ¡°You¡¯re nervous!¡± Xu Muan said.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°I¡¯m going to see my parents. Of course I¡¯m a little nervous.¡±


    Xu Muan understood that Xiao Jingting was worried that his identity as an outsider would be discovered by the parents of the original body owner. Xu Muan grabbed Xiao Jingting¡¯s hand and said, ¡°In fact your parents often go out and leave you in care of the family servants.¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Yes! The person my parents care the most is the eldest brother.¡±


    If Xiao Qingyan had changed, the parents of the original body owner might have noticed but if it was Xiao Jingting, the probability would have been greatly reduced.


    A guard sent Xiao Xiaodong to the carriage of Xiao Jingting and Xu Muan.


    ¡°Why are you here?¡± Xu Muan asked.


    ¡°My brother ate garlic, and now he is eating stinky tofu. His whole body stinks badly.¡± Xiao Xiaodong was very depressed.


    ¡°Xiaofan? Why does he suddenly want to eat those things?¡± Xiao Jingting thought it was a bit strange. He only knew that Xiao Xiaofan liked to eat sweets. He could eat more than ten sweet bean buns at time.


    ¡°He said he wanted to stink Xiao Yurong to death,¡± Xiao Xiaodong said.


    Xiao Jingting¡¯s face sank, secretly thinking: Xiao Yuerong gave Xiao Xiaofan such a big trauma in mind! So much so that when he thought of going home, Xiao Xiaofan behaved like he was about to face his greatest enemy. If they go back, the two children will inevitably meet. The parents of the original body owner were very fond of Xiao Qingyan¡¯s two sons but were not very good to the original body owner¡¯s sons.


    Xiao Jingting stroked his chin and thought that after he went home, he should try his best to avoid meeting Xiao Qingyan!


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    Xiao Jinfeng looked at the scenery outside the window and sighed.


    ¡°What¡¯s the matter?¡± Mu Shuyu asked.


    Xiao Jinfeng shook his head and said, ¡°It¡¯s nothing, I just thought that after I go back, I might meet some acquaintances. I don¡¯t know how the mercenary team has developed now.¡±


    When he had just been expelled from the mercenary team, Xiao Jinfeng was filled with resentment towards the mercenary team. But when his days became better, coupled with the company of a lovely wife and son, Xiao Jinfeng¡¯s hatred towards the mercenary team had diluted a lot.


    Mu Shuyu laughed coldly, full of sarcasm. ¡°Hua Yufeng is greedy and reckless. He always felt that your cautious behavior limited the development of the mercenary team, so when he finally kicked you out of the mercenary team, he would have a chance to make great plans.¡±


    ¡°When the old team captain died unexpectedly, he asked me to help Hua Yufeng. He said that Hua Yufeng was a bit rash and asked me to help admonish him,¡± Xiao Jinfeng said.


    Mu Shuyu shrugged and said, ¡°This patch was their own choice, you have already done everything you could.¡±


    Xiao Jinfeng closed his eyes and said, ¡°Yes! Since I am already expelled from the mercenary team, I should have nothing to do with them.¡±


    Mu Shuyu lowered his head, in fact he secretly inquired about the current situation of the mercenary team. He heard that the mercenary team had failed several missions in a row and suffered heavy losses, reaching the brink of disbanding. Because he knew the temperament of Hua Tianyu, Mu Shuyu was not surprised by this result.


    Knowing the situation of the mercenary team, Mu Shuyu did not sympathize with them at all but gloated.


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    In Desert City¡¯s Moonlight Restaurant, several mercenaries gathered together.


    ¡°Xiao Linfeng came back and reorganized the Xiao family and it seems the deputy captain is about to be brought back.¡± The one who spoke was Zhang Meng from the fox hunting mercenary team.


    ¡°It¡¯s been almost a year, so we don¡¯t know deputy captain¡¯s strength now.¡± Zhou Fang sighed.


    Zhang Meng bowed his head. After the mercenary team had been forced to fire Xiao Jinfeng under pressure, Xiao Jinfeng had become a taboo subject in the mercenary group.


    Xiao Jinfeng was a generous person, but he acted cautiously. After he left the mercenary team, Hua Yufeng was so eager for success that he led his men to besiege a level five demonic beast and suffered heavy losses from the demonic beast¡¯s fierce attack.


    Before that mission, the mercenary team had also dealt with a level five demonic beast, but it was wounded. Moreover, Xiao Jinfeng was also there at that time and after Xiao Jinfeng left, the strength of the mercenary team decreased a lot.


    After the failure of the operation, Hua Yufeng¡¯s prestige was greatly diminished, so in order to recover his lost reputation, Hua Yufeng arranged a dangerous mission once again and suffered a big defeat.


    The two failed operations caused the mercenary team¡¯s strength to be greatly reduced, which was far from its former glory.


    ¡°Even if the deputy captain comes back, he will not return to the mercenary team,¡± Zhou Fang said. The mercenary team was all made from the commanders, so they all had vague rejection of Xiao Jinfeng. But after Xiao Jinfeng left, the mercenaries gradually missed Xiao Jinfeng¡¯s kindness.


    ¡°We don¡¯t know how the deputy captain was doing these days.¡±


    Zhang Meng sighed and said, ¡°When the deputy captain left, doctor Mu also left. I heard that the deputy captain and doctor Mu got married and they went to live with the deputy captain¡¯s younger brother.¡±


    ¡°Assemble.¡± Zhao Li walked into the restaurant and said.


    Zhang Meng frowned and said, ¡°Assemble? Do we have another mission?¡±


    Zhao Li nodded his head and said, ¡°Yes!¡±


    ¡°But now, there are still a lot of people who were injured previously, isn¡¯t it too hasty to go on the mission now?¡± Zhou Fang asked.


    Zhao Li frowned and said, ¡°It has been a long time since we did any mission. If we go on like this, the mercenary team will be out of business.¡±


    Zhou Fang sighed lightly and said, ¡°All right.¡±

 Chapter 61

    The Zhou family.


    ¡°Sister,¡± Sun Xiaomiao walked into Sun Miaoyin¡¯s bedroom and called out.


    ¡°You are not in a good mood.¡± Sun Miaoyin looked at Sun Xiaomiao¡¯s face.


    ¡°I didn¡¯t expect that Xiao Linfeng and Wang Lu were still alive and both of them advanced to the eighth level. The fate of these two scourges is really tough. That fierce bitch Wang Lu gave me a fierce look all day long. If I wasn¡¯t Miss Sun of the Sun family, she might have already whipped me to death.¡± Sun Xiaomiao was full of anger.


    Wang Lu was actually so arrogant that she beat Xiao Muhong¡¯s concubine to death in public. Although she herself didn¡¯t like that Feng Xue¡¯er, she still felt some resentment in her heart to see people being beaten to death.


    Because Xiao Jingting had pursued Sun Xiaomiao before and she did not explicitly refuse and later still married Xiao Muhong, Wang Lu had a very bad impression of Sun Xiaomiao.


    ¡°It was a bit wrong of you to marry Xiao Muhong. I thought Xiao Muhong would be in charge.¡± Sun Miaoyin frowned.


    Sun Xiaomiao sighed and said, ¡°I¡¯ve already married, and it¡¯s too late to talk about this now.¡±


    ¡°The path of cultivation is full of variables, just because Xiao Linfeng and Wang Lu escaped this time, doesn¡¯t mean that they will escape next time. Just watch,¡± Sun Miaoyin comforted her.


    ¡°Sister, you¡¯ll be all right. You¡¯ve been married to Zhou Kang who is a genius and already at sixth level of Qi Practice. He might even be able to become a foundation stage cultivator in future.¡± Sun Xiaomiao was envious.


    Sun Miaoyin waved her hand and said, ¡°It¡¯s still too early to talk about foundation stage. But with Zhou Kang¡¯s ability, reaching ninth level of Qi Practice should be a given.¡±


    Sun Miaoyin¡¯s tone was light and shallow, but her eyes flashed with some pride.


    Sun Xiaomiao looked at Sun Miaoyin with some envy. ¡°Sister, Wang Lu has brought Xiao Jingting and Xiao Jinfeng back. You had a marriage contract with Xiao Jinfeng before. Do you think Xiao Jinfeng will hold a grudge against you for breaking the contract?¡±


    ¡°Dragons don¡¯t live with snakes. He and I are not destined to be together; he should understand that.¡± Sun Miaoyin lifted the cup of tea and took a sip of tea in a haughty manner.


    Sun Xiaomiao nodded and said, ¡°That¡¯s right. How can a reckless man like Xiao Jinfeng be worthy of you?! When he was expelled from the mercenary team, he was poisoned. Even if he was detoxified, there is still a hidden danger and he will be stuck at the fourth level of Qi Practice for the rest of his life, so he could only be somebody in the countryside.¡±


    Sun Miaoyin¡¯s slender fingers held her chin as she smiled slightly. ¡°Don¡¯t even mention him, just mentioning him put me in a bad mood. Xiao Jingting is also coming back, when facing you, he always looked like a grandson who performed filial piety.¡±


    Sun Xiaomiao blushed and said, ¡°I¡¯m his sister-in-law now. I guess he won¡¯t dare to do anything now.¡±


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    Zhou Kang walked into Sun Miaoyin¡¯s bedroom. ¡°Has your sister been here?¡±


    Sun Miaoyin nodded and said, ¡°Yes! She didn¡¯t expect that Xiao Linfeng and Wang Lu were still alive, so her situation right now is not so good.¡±


    Zhou Kang narrowed his eyes, his face slightly darkened. ¡°Xiao Linfeng and his wife have really tough (tough as in tenacious. That they didn¡¯t die is a proof of their tenacity) lives.¡± The four big families of Desert City competed with each other. The Xiao family suddenly having two more level eight Qi Practitioners was a big blow to other families.


    ¡°I heard that Xiao Linfeng was going to bring Xiao Jinfeng and Xiao Jingting back. I thought that Xiao Jinfeng had no chance of coming back, so I let him go. But I didn¡¯t expect this guy who was nearly dying, not only survived, but also returned to the Desert City.¡± Zhou Kang said.


    Sun Miaoyin lowered her head and said, ¡°Anyway he is only at fourth level of Qi Practice, which is nothing. His influence on you is limited, so you don¡¯t need to worry about such a small person.¡±


    Zhou Kang said surly, ¡°If he was an ordinary person, I wouldn¡¯t mind, but he had a marriage contract with you! Just thinking that he once had a relationship with you makes me want to kill him.¡±


    Sun Miaoyin glanced at Zhou Kang and said, ¡°Be careful.¡±


    Zhou Kang suddenly hugged Sun Miaoyin, and the two smiled at each other before rolling into the bed.


    ¡­¡­


    Zheng Pei¡¯er urged her eldest son to get up while helping her younger son get dressed.


    ¡°Mother, why do we have to get up so early!¡± Xiao Yuerong bulged his cheek with dissatisfaction.


    ¡°Today, your two uncles are coming back, so you need to get up and greet them.¡± Zheng Pei¡¯er said.


    Xiao Yuerong snorted and said, ¡°It¡¯s just two loser uncles coming back. What¡¯s the big deal?¡±


    Zheng Pei¡¯er frowned and said, ¡°Don¡¯t talk nonsense.¡±


    ¡°Brother didn¡¯t talk nonsense! That¡¯s what father said too. I don¡¯t know what grandfather and grandma are picking them up for. The second uncle has a poor reputation, and the third uncle is the black sheep of the family. He was never able to achieve, but always able to ruin,¡± Xiao Yuefeng was full of disdain.


    Zheng Pei¡¯er glanced at her eldest son and warned him. ¡°No matter how bad your two uncles are, they are also the sons of your grandparents. Don¡¯t talk nonsense when you are in front of your grandparents.¡±


    Xiao Yuefeng nodded earnestly and said, ¡°Mother, don¡¯t worry about it. I still have a sense of propriety.¡±


    ¡°Later on, when you are in front of your grandparents, be a little sweeter in the way you talk.¡± Zheng Pei¡¯er said.


    Xiao Yuefeng nodded and said, ¡°I know, Grandpa and Grandma like me. I am not the same as Xu Muan¡¯s two little brats.¡±


    ¡°Mother, will the fool come back?¡± Xiao Yuerong asked.


    Zheng Pei¡¯er nodded and said, ¡°He will.¡±


    Xiao Yuerong tilted his head and said triumphantly, ¡°I don¡¯t know how savage looking he grew up in the countryside. I¡¯ll teach him a good lesson when he comes back.¡±

 Chapter 62

    At the front gate of the Xiao family, Wang Lu looked eagerly towards the intersection.


    ¡°Mother, they should be here soon.¡± Xiao Qingyan said to Wang Lu.


    Wang Lu said angrily, ¡°Your third brother was sent to such a remote place. Liu Xian, that bitch, only gave your brother so little silver, how could your brother get used to it?!¡±


    Wang Lu¡¯s face was gloomy. When she came back and heard what the first house had done, Wang Lu wanted to bring them down. However, the other houses reacted quickly and immediately put aside their past grievances. When the old man came out to play peacemaker, Wang Lu could only suppress the anger in her heart.


    Xiao Qingyan bowed his head and thought to himself: With Xiao Jingting¡¯s personality, it was fine to throw him out to suffer a little criticism. But in front of Wang Lu, Xiao Qingyan didn¡¯t dare to say this. Wang Lu didn¡¯t like Xiao Jinfeng very much, but she loved Xiao Jingting very much. Because most of the family¡¯s resources were given to him, Wang Lu always felt that she had mistreated Xiao Jingting and felt somewhat guilty towards him.


    Xiao Hefeng came out and looked at Xiao Linfeng and Wang Lu, saying, ¡°Second brother, second sister-in-law, are you waiting someone?! The sun is already so hot, so why don¡¯t you come inside and wait there? It¡¯s too tiring to wait here!¡±


    Wang Lu waved her hand and coldly said, ¡°No need.¡±


    Wang Lu was most dissatisfied with the first house. However, she also didn¡¯t have good feelings for those who became two cold-eyed onlookers when her sons were in trouble. But no matter what they thought in their hearts, on the surface these people still put on the appearance of brotherhood and friendship.


    ¡­¡­


    Xiao Chengfeng looked at Liu Xian and said, ¡°You¡¯re not going out?¡±


    Liu Xian snorted coldly and said, ¡°Two juniors, do they need a bunch of elders to greet them? Anyway, those two hold a grudge against me, so I don¡¯t need to do anything superficial.¡±


    ¡°I heard that Xiao Jingting was doing well in the Mound Village.¡± Xiao Chengfeng said.


    ¡°You must be mistaken, how could this loser be actually doing well outside?¡± Liu Xian said.


    Xiao Chengfeng squinted his eyes and said, ¡°There should be no mistake. He really changed.¡±


    Liu Xian gritted her teeth and said, ¡°One Xiao Qingyan is tricky enough, if Xiao Jingting has changed his nature and joined forces with him, it will be troublesome.¡±


    Xiao Chengfeng was unconcerned, ¡°Don¡¯t be so pessimistic. Xiao Qingyan is not a person who can accommodate people and Xiao Jingting is also a competitive one. These three monks will have no water to drink. When Xiao Jingting comes back, whether he will unite with Xiao Qingyan, or two brothers will fight against each other, it¡¯s still not clear.¡±


    Liu Xian¡¯s face changed and then a bright smile was revealed. ¡°That¡¯s right.¡±


    ¡­¡­


    In the restaurant.


    Sun Hao sat by the side of the road and looked at it from time to time.


    ¡°Sun Hao, what are you doing?¡±


    ¡°Today, Xiao Jingting and Xiao Jinfeng of the Xiao family are coming back. They should be here soon.¡±


    ¡°That guy Xiao Jingting is bad enough, a rich young master sent to that kind of place. It is said that women in the countryside are black, thin, dry and shriveled, so after three years in the countryside, a man might find ugly girls prettier than celestial fairies. I¡¯m afraid that this guy Xiao Jingting really suffered in the past year and in my opinion, when this guy comes backm he will go to a brothel and stay there for 10 days to half a month,¡± Zheng Kai said.


    ¡°Old Zheng! Do you want to accompany him?¡± Zhou Chao said jokingly.


    Zheng Kai laughed awkwardly and said, ¡°I have a wife. How can I go to this kind of place?¡±


    ¡°No way, our Young Master Zheng actually became a hen-pecked husband.¡± Zhou Mi burst into laughter.


    Sun Hao looked down. After Xiao Jingting was sent to Mound Village, he once accidentally came to a town near Mound Village. Thinking of the way Xiao Jingting was obsessed with his sister, he found it disgusting and asked local ruffians to bring Xiao Jingting down.


    Sun Hao had originally forgotten this matter, but when he heard of Xiao Jingting coming back, he suddenly remembered it.


    Sun Hao stroked his chin and said to himself, Xiao Jingting was capable enough to survive in the countryside place until now. Xiao Linfeng and Wang Lu were back, so this guy Xiao Jingting would definitely shake things again.


    ¡­¡­


    Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s eyes shone brightly as he looked through the window at the stalls along the street.


    ¡°Brother, there are so many people on the street! I didn¡¯t even notice it before.¡± Xiao Xiaofan.


    Xiao Xiaodong rolled his eyes and thought in his heart: You used to stay at home, how could you notice?


    Xiao Xiaodong clenched his fists as he thought of the days he used to live in the Xiao family and couldn¡¯t help having some lingering fear.


    ¡°Brother, look at that puppeteer, it¡¯s so cute.¡± Xiao Xiaofan was overjoyed.


    ¡°Don¡¯t get so close to me!¡± Xiao Xiaodong had a headache.


    Xiao Xiaofan recently seemed to be obsessed with eating smelly things, but also ate more and more. Even though he ate so much, he was always in front of him.


    Due to the lack of space on the horse, Xiao Xiaodong was still driven to share a carriage with the stinky Xiao Xiaofan after his complaint was ineffective.


    ¡°When I¡¯m free, I will let daddy take me shopping.¡± Xiao Xiaofan said to himself.


    When Xiao Xiaodong heard his words, he was also a little moved. In the past, Xiao Jingting was only busy eating, drinking, whoring and gambling. Xiao Xiaodong and Xiao Xiaofan avoided Xiao Jingting, so they naturally didn¡¯t dare to ask Xiao Jingting to take them to go shopping. But now¡­ maybe they could look forward to it.


    Xiao Xiaofan sat back in the carriage and said, ¡°Brother, back in the city, Dad won¡¯t turn into his old self, right?¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong shook his head and said, ¡°Daddy said no, I also don¡¯t think so.¡±

 Chapter 63

    Looking at the brothels along the street, Xiao Jingting¡¯s heart was filled with a sense of familiarity.


    The original body owner was really a lustful jerk. The most familiar thing for him in the whole town was the various brothels.


    Xu Muan looked at Xiao Jingting¡¯s face and said, ¡°Are you all right?¡±


    Xiao Jingting shook his head and said, ¡°It¡¯s all right, it¡¯s all right.¡± He was just amazed that the original body owner had been immersed in the brothels all day long since he was young, but was not impotent because of that. He had to say that people from this world have really strong physical quality.


    ¡°We are almost there,¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°Yes!¡±


    At the gate of Xiao House, Xiao Yuerong yawned lazily.


    ¡°Why haven¡¯t they come until now?! How long are we going to wait?!¡± Xiao Yuerong hugged Zheng Peier¡¯s arm and shook it, acting coquettish.


    Zheng Pei¡¯er frowned with some embarrassment and said, ¡°I don¡¯t know when they will come, either.¡±


    Xiao Yuerong said in a distressed way, ¡°Rongrong is so tired!¡±


    Wang Lu looked at Xiao Yuerong, and said with caring eyes, ¡°Rongrong, if you¡¯re tired, go and have a rest first.¡±


    Xiao Yuerong blinked his black bright eyes and said with a good and sensible face, ¡°It¡¯s hard for second and third uncle to come back. Rong Rong will wait a little longer.¡±


    Wang Lu looked at Xiao Yuerong¡¯s cute appearance and her eyes flashed with a bit of soft light.


    Zheng Pei¡¯er secretly glanced at Xiao Yuerong admiringly.


    Xiao Qingyan frowned and said somewhat unhappily, ¡°Second brother, third brother are really something. Didn¡¯t they say they would arrive in the morning? It is almost noon now, with such delay, how long do father and mother have to wait?¡±


    Wang Lu lightly sighed and said, ¡°Maybe there was a delay on the road. With such a long journey, it might take much more time.¡±


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­


    A horse-drawn carriage was coming from a distance.


    ¡°They are coming.¡± Xiao Linfeng¡¯s voice was calm, but the light tone of his voice still hinted at his good mood.


    The jiao carriage came from far to near and quickly drove to the front.


    As soon as the carriage stopped, Xiao Jinfeng jumped down from the carriage. Seeing Xiao Jinfeng, Xiao Linfeng¡¯s pupils constricted and then he uttered a soft sigh.


    Xiao Jinfeng didn¡¯t use Hidden Qi Technique, so Xiao Linfeng could see through his level at once.


    Wang Lu looked at Xiao Jinfeng and said, ¡°How can it be, he is at fifth level?¡±


    When Xiao Qingyan heard his parents¡¯ question, his face tensed up and his eyes swept over Xiao Jinfeng with eyes full of scrutiny.


    Feeling Xiao Jinfeng¡¯s aura that was no less than his own, Xiao Qingyan was full of amazement. Xiao Jinfeng also became a fifth level Practitioner, but Xiao Qingyan only felt that he had been heavily punched. Xiao Qingyan always prided himself on being cultivator at fifth level of Qi Practice but as a result, he found that his brother who he disliked also became fifth level Qi Practitioner, which made him have mixed feelings.


    After Xiao Jinfeng got out of the carriage, he turned and held out his hand to the man in the carriage. Mu Shuyu first handed the child to Xiao Jinfeng and then got out of the carriage.


    Seeing Mu Shuyu, Xiao Linfeng was lightly amazed again.


    Hearing his father¡¯s amazement, Xiao Qingyan looked at Mu Shuyu who he had seen in the past. At that time, he even sarcastically mocked Mu Shuyu, so now Xiao Qingyan was surprised to find that Mu Shuyu actually also became a fifth level Cultivator.


    Seeing the strength of Xiao Jinfeng and Mu Shuyu, the people who came out to watch the bustle of the third and fourth house had a complicated look on their faces.


    Holding the child in his arms, Xiao Jinfeng walked up to Xiao Linfeng and Wang Lu and said faintly, ¡°Father, mother, I am back. This is my wife Mu Shuyu.¡±


    Mu Shuyu was pulled by Xiao Jinfeng, nervously saluted to Xiao Linfeng and said, ¡°Greetings, father, greetings, mother.¡±


    Xiao Linfeng looked at Mu Shuyu and laughed, looked at Xiao Jinfeng admiringly, saying, ¡°You have good eyes.¡±


    Xiao Jinfeng nodded and said, ¡°Shuyu is very good.¡±


    Xiao Hefeng looked at the baby in Xiao Jinfeng¡¯s hand and said, ¡°Jinfeng! Is this your son?¡±


    Xiao Jinfeng nodded and said, ¡°Yes, he¡¯s mine and Shuyu¡¯s son.¡±


    ¡°Jinfeng, you are really fast! You already have a child and he looks about two month old,¡± Xiao Hefeng said.


    Xiao Jinfeng looked at the baby in swaddling clothes and said, ¡°Yes!¡±


    Xiao Jinfeng knew clearly that Xiao Hefeng was trying to say that he had already had a child with Mu Shuyu before he broke off his engagement to Sun Miaoyin. Xiao Jinfeng didn¡¯t want to explain that it was an accident. Anyway, his reputation was already rotten, so if it rotted even more, Xiao Jinfeng didn¡¯t care.


    Sun Miaoyin was already married, so what was the point of talking about it now?


    Seeing that everyone¡¯s eyes were on Xiao Jinfeng and were filled with wonder and appreciation, Zheng Pei¡¯er heart couldn¡¯t help but feel a bit being threatened.


    ¡°Why hasn¡¯t the third brother come out yet!? This time when he was out, he became like an obedient wife, hiding and refusing to see people. We¡¯re his own family, so what is he ashamed of?¡± Zheng Peier said with a smile.


    Xiao Jinfeng glanced at Zheng Peier and then looked towards the carriage where Xiao Jingting was in.

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    Xiao Jingting and Xu Muan came out of the carriage and Xiao Xiaofan and Xiao Xiaodong also jumped out of the horse carriage.


    When Xiao Linfeng saw Xiao Jingting and Xu Muan, his pupils constricted. Xiao Linfeng¡¯s appearance was quite normal, but his heart had already been turned upside down.


    Wang Lu was full of astonishment as she stared at them with big eyes, looking both unbelievable and ecstatic.


    Liu Xian hid behind people and looked at Xiao Jingting in disbelief. Although Xiao Jinfeng advanced to the fifth level of Qi Practice, Liu Xian felt surprised but she still thought it was okay. After all, although Xiao Jinfeng¡¯s attributes were not very good, his cultivation talent was good and he was very progressive. But Xiao Jingting was different, all his cultivation was promoted by medicine, and his foundation was very poor. Such a good-for-nothing actually practiced to fifth level and even Xu Muan practiced to fifth level as well!


    Liu Xian tugged at the handkerchief in her hand and felt that her heart was squeezed by a hand.


    Xiao Jinfeng and Xiao Jingting were both fifth-level Qi Practitioners, and no one had told her about such a big thing before.


    Liu Xian secretly scolded herself for being too negligent and only thought that driving Xiao Jingting out of the house would solve all the problems. She didn¡¯t expect these two people to live outside like usual.


    Liu Xian looked in the direction of Xiao Qingyan and seeing that his expression was not very good, she immediately felt much better.


    Liu Xian thought: It¡¯s good to have more talents in the second house. It will become livelier.


    Xiao Hefeng looked at Xiao Jingting and said, ¡°Jingting, you also become fifth level Qi Practitioner!¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Yes!¡±


    ¡°How could you cultivate so fast?!¡± Xiao Hefeng was surprised.


    ¡°After this nephew left home, he learned from his bitter experience and felt that his previous days had been too decadent. So he cultivated night and day to get to where he is today.¡±


    After Xiao Hefeng snorted at Xiao Jingting¡¯s words. He still smiled, saying, ¡°Nephew, you are really diligent.¡±


    ¡­¡­¡­


    Xiao Yuerong looked at Xiao Xiaofan, with puzzlement flashing in his eyes.


    In Xiao Yuerong¡¯s impression, Xiao Xiaofan was thin and shriveled. But looking at the little person behind Xiao Xiaodong who was dressed in flashy gorgeous clothes, he was round and pearly white. Xiao Yuerong was doubtful that this person was really Xiao Xiaofan.


    Xiao Xiaofan bared his teeth towards Xiao Yuerong, and Xiao Yuerong recognized him at once.


    Xiao Linfeng looked at Xiao Xiaodong somewhat surprised before saying, ¡°Jingting, Xiaodong is a second level Qi Practicioner.¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Yes! Xiaodong, Xiaofan, come over and meet Grandpa and Grandma.¡±


    Standing behind Zheng Pei¡¯er, Xiao Yuefeng couldn¡¯t help twist his face when he heard Xiao Linfeng¡¯s words.


    Zheng Pei¡¯er looked at Xiao Jinfeng, Xiao Jingting and others with a heavy heart. Originally when Xiao Linfeng wanted to take Xiao Jingting and Xiao Jinfeng back, Zheng Pei¡¯er didn¡¯t take it seriously, only felt that Xiao family had a few more mouths to feed. But this time, looking at Xiao Jinfeng, Xiao Jingting and others who had all advanced to the fifth level of Qi practice, Zheng Pei¡¯er couldn¡¯t help but feel a little uneasy.


    The reason why Xiao Qingyan was able to advance to the fifth level of Qi Practice so quickly had a lot to do with the fact that Xiao Linfeng and Wang Lu had poured most of their resources into him. Xiao Jinfeng and Xiao Jingting were now so successful. Xiao Linfeng and Wang Lu will not change their key training target, right?


    ¡°Mother,¡± Xiao Yuerong tugged Zheng Peier¡¯s sleeve and called back Zheng Pei¡¯er back consciousness.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± Zheng Peier asked.


    ¡°Mother, Xiao Xiaofan is baring his teeth at me, he¡¯s provoking me.¡± Xiao Yuerong was very unhappy.


    Zheng Peier comforted Xiao Yuerong and said, ¡°Alright, don¡¯t argue, keep it down.¡±


    Although Zheng Peier didn¡¯t know what happened to Xiao Jingting, just by looking at Xu Muan¡¯s strength and the fact that Xiao Xiaodong and Xiao Xiaofan were no longer cowering in fear, she knew that she could not treat these two boys with the same attitude as before.


    The crowd chatted with each other at the door for a while and then entered the room.


    ¡­¡­


    After dispatching the crowd that had come to find out the news, Xiao Linfeng eagerly pulled Xiao Jingting and Xiao Jinfeng to speak privately.


    ¡°You said that you were able to advance so quickly because you ate a pure white lotus flower?¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°That¡¯s right.¡± Xiao Jingting did not want to expose the Spiritual wine so he and Xiao Jinfeng agreed in advance to use the same explanation when asked by others. Saying that their progress was due to eating heavenly treasures.


    Xiao Jinfeng knew that Xiao Jingting had kept a secret from him but he was still happy to help him conceal.


    Xiao Qingyan sourly said, ¡°You two are so lucky! It¡¯s such a good thing but you didn¡¯t think about your brother, only wanting to benefit outsiders.¡±


    Xiao Qingyan secretly thought: This heavenly treasure advanced Xiao Jingting to the fifth level of Qi Practice. If he had eaten it, he would be able to enter sixth level of Qi Practice and compete with Zhou Kanghe, the genius of the Zhou family.


    ¡°I can¡¯t afford brothers who are eager to draw the line as soon as something happens.¡± Xiao Jinfeng coolly said. They never had these heavenly treasures, but even if they did, he wouldn¡¯t give it to someone like Xiao Qingyan.


    ¡°Second brother, what do you mean?¡± Xiao Qingyan asked.


    ¡°What do I mean? I don¡¯t mean anything. Big brother, what did you say to me in the inn? You asked me not to call you elder brother and you said you didn¡¯t have such a shameless brother as me,¡± Xiao Jinfeng coldly said.


    Xiao Qingyan¡¯s face became sulky and then turned pale.

 Chapter 65

    ¡°Can you blame me when you did those shameless things yourself?¡± Xiao Qingyan also knew that his attitude towards Xiao Jinfeng was too much. However, Xiao Qingyan didn¡¯t expect that Xiao Jinfeng would directly expose this matter directly in front of their parents. Xiao Qingyan who had been humiliated, simply spoke bluntly at once.


    Xiao Jinfeng snorted and said nothing.


    Xiao Jingting rubbed his nose. When Xiao Jinfeng got along with him, he was always very generous. Xiao Jingting did not expect that Xiao Jinfeng would be so sharp. Whatever grievances he had, he said it on the spot, not even bothering to do superficial work.


    Xiao Linfeng¡¯s face darkened as he said£¬ ¡°Enough, you are brothers. How can brothers have overnight feud? Jinfeng, your elder brother was just joking, why are you so upset about it?¡±


    Xiao Jinfeng kept a straight face and didn¡¯t say anything. His parents still chose to side with Xiao Qingyan, even though he expected it, Xiao Jinfeng was still a little disappointed.


    Wang Lu looked at Xiao Jingting and said earnestly, ¡°Jingting! This was such a good thing, you should have kept a copy for your elder brother. If your elder brother lives a better life, it will also be good for you.¡±


    ¡°The stuff was found by Xu Muan, so I was just sharing Xu Muan¡¯s good fortune,¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Wang Lu disapproved ¡°Xu Muan is just your concubine, your words can decide if he will be beaten or sold. All of his things are naturally yours.¡±


    Xiao Jingting laughed as he said, ¡°Misery shows the truth. (TN: Miserable situations reveal the true face of people. Or when you are down, only then you know who¡¯s true to you.) This time when I was driven to Mound Village, only Muan accompanied me. All of my former confidantes hid far away, so I think I need to treat Muan better.¡±


    Wang Lu looked at Xiao Jingting in surprise. She froze for a moment, then nodded and said, ¡°You are right to think so.¡±


    ¡°Although heavenly treasures are good, they always have their limitations. Your strength was not enough to take heavenly treasures so early. I am afraid it will develop resistance in your bodies, affecting your future advancement,¡± Xiao Linfeng said.


    Xiao Jinfeng didn¡¯t care, ¡°I was poisoned before. My meridians were already damaged. I thought that for my whole life, I would be stuck at level four of Qi Practice. After taking the heavenly treasure, at least I entered the fifth level, so it was definitely a blessing for me. With my cultivation of fifth level of Qi practice, at least I should be able to rest assured.¡±


    Xiao Jinfeng didn¡¯t tell the truth. His meridians had already recovered under the effect of the spiritual wine. Thinking that his parents had always wanted him to help Xiao Qingyan in the future, Xiao Jinfeng simply discredited himself.


    Xiao Linfeng sighed and said, ¡°I¡¯ve wronged you.¡± Although Xiao Linfeng was biased towards his eldest son, Xiao Jinfeng was also Xiao Linfeng¡¯s son after all. Xiao Linfeng was still heartbroken when something happened to him.


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­


    Coming out of Xiao Linfeng¡¯s place, Xiao Jingting and Xiao Jinfeng left together.


    Xiao Qingyan¡¯s eyes were filled with malicious intentions as he looked at the backs of Xiao Jingting and Xiao Jinfeng.


    ¡°Qingyan! Your two brothers left together.¡± Zheng Pei¡¯er walked up to Xiao Qingyan.


    Xiao Qingyan nodded and said, ¡°Yes.¡±


    ¡°Those two brothers of yours became really close now.¡± Zheng Pei¡¯er frowned.


    Xiao Qingyan snorted coldly and said, ¡°The two of them are now united to deal with me.¡±


    ¡°Qingyan, how did your two younger brothers improve so fast, as well as their two wives and those two little brats?¡± Xiao Yuefeng¡¯s advancement to the second level of Qi Practice was something that Zheng Pei¡¯er had always been proud of. But she didn¡¯t expect that one of Xiao Jingting¡¯s two brats would also be at second level of Qi Practice.


    ¡°They said, they ate a heavenly treasure and all of sudden, their cultivation advanced.¡± Xiao Qingyan said sourly.


    Zheng Pei¡¯er eyes became red with envy, ¡°Heavenly treasure, is there any left?¡±


    Xiao Qingyan shook his head and said, ¡°I heard it¡¯s gone.¡± Xiao Qingyan didn¡¯t believe it was gone. It was just that his two younger brothers had a prejudice against him and didn¡¯t want to share it.


    ¡°Your brothers are so lucky!¡± Zheng Pei¡¯er gritted her teeth. She was only at the fourth level of Qi Practice. As a result, both Xiao Jinfeng and Xiao Jingting¡¯s wives were at fifth level of Qi Practice, but they were just unpresentable Gers! Why were they worthy of taking heavenly materials!?


    ¡°That child of your second brother is not a small kid anymore. It looks like your brother had already hooked up with that Ger before Sun Miaoyin broke off the engagement with him.¡± Zheng Pei¡¯er secretly thought: It was said before that Xiao Jinfeng was chivalrous and righteous, but turns out it was all nonsense. Xiao Jinfeng was probably not a decent good man.


    Xiao Qingyan had just been embarrassed in front of his parents and was full of anger at the mention of Xiao Jinfeng. ¡°Father said that taking heavenly materials has both advantages and disadvantages. I¡¯m afraid that my brother has developed resistance. In the future, it will be difficult for him to advance to the sixth level of Qi Practice.¡±


    Hearing it, Zheng Pei¡¯er said, ¡°Well! What a shame!¡± Her face might have looked sad but she was gloating a little in her heart.


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­


    The news that Xiao Jingting and the other three were all level five Qi practitioners spread throughout the Xiao Family like wildfire. That night, countless people in the Xiao family had difficulty sleeping.


    ¡°Xiao Jingting has actually advanced to the fifth level of Qi Practice.¡± Sun Miaomiao squinted her eyes. She didn¡¯t go to meet Xiao Jingting and Xiao Jinfeng today and all the news was what she heard from others.


    ¡°You must be mistaken!¡± Sun Miaomiao looked at Xiao Muhong.


    Xiao Muhong shook his head and said, ¡°Absolutely not.¡±


    Sun Miaomiao said in a puzzled manner, ¡°How could this prodigal son advance to the fifth level? It doesn¡¯t make sense.¡±


    ¡°I heard that they ate a heavenly treasure, so that¡¯s why they advanced,¡± Xiao Muhong said.


    Zheng Pei¡¯er couldn¡¯t keep her mouth shut. Knowing about the matter of the Heavenly treasure, she immediately publicized it to the whole family. When Liu Xian heard that a Heavenly treasure was found in the mountain forest near Mound Village, her heart was remorseful and her liver ached. She regretted why she didn¡¯t send Xiao Jingting to a different place initially.

 Chapter 66

    On the second day back home, Xiao Jingting and Xiao Jinfeng inspected the fields together.


    There were ten thousand mus of fields under the Xiao family¡¯s name, and about 1000 mus under Xiao¡¯s father and mother¡¯s names, including about a hundred mus of first-class fields.


    The fields were surrounded by a group of third level Qi practice guards patrolling the area. These guards bowed in greeting when they met Xiao Jingting and Xiao Jinfeng.


    Xiao Jingting and Xiao Jinfeng were now extremely famous, and this group of guards respected both of them very much.


    What Xiao Jingting saw in the Xiao family was a completely different scene than in the village, hundreds of spiritual planters were busy in the fields. The golden soil infiltrating earthworms were drilling in and out of the fields.


    There were several mus of first-class fields, which were connected to a whole land, and each field had only a few sparse spiritual plants planted.


    ¡°Spiritual plants above level five can only be planted in the first-class fields. These spiritual plants need a high spiritual aura, and have a strong sense of territory. They cannot be planted too close to each other,¡± Xiao Jinfeng said.


    Xiao Jingting nodded his head in understanding. Spiritual plants above the fifth level were expensive because they were extremely difficult to grow. They would wither and die if one was not careful enough, and if there was even a slight problem with the weather, the spiritual plants could also have problems.


    ¡°There are very few high-level spiritual plants that can be planted, most of the high level spiritual plants have special requirements for growing and will wither when planted in the fields,¡± Xiao Jinfeng said.


    Xiao Jingting sighed, ¡°The Xiao family has so many fields!¡±


    Xiao Jinfeng smiled and said, ¡°After all, the Xiao family is one of the four major families in Desert City.¡±


    Xiao Muhong came over with Sun Miaomiao, ¡± Cousins, you have come to inspect the fields!¡±


    ¡°Just for a casual look.¡± Xiao Jingting faintly swept a glance at Sun Miaomiao, not hiding the disgust in his eyes.


    Sun Miaomiao¡¯s heart sank as she faced Xiao Jingting¡¯s gaze.


    Xiao Jingting and Xiao Muhong exchanged a few words and then they left.


    Xiao Muhong was filled with surprise as he looked at Xiao Jingting¡¯s back. He had thought that Xiao Jingting would run to the brothel after his return, but as soon as he returned, he actually inspected the family land together with Xiao Jinfeng, which was really strange.


    ¡°Miaomiao, are you okay?!¡± Xiao Muhong asked.


    Sun Miaomiao shook her head and said, ¡°It¡¯s nothing.¡±


    In the past, when Xiao Jingting met her, he acted like a salivating pervert. But just now, when Xiao Jingting saw her, it was as if he had seen something dirty.


    Sun Miaomiao was originally a little worried that when Xiao Jingting came back, she would be entangled with him regardless of her situation. But she did not expect that after Xiao Jingting came back, he would avoid her like a cockroach.


    After getting rid of Xiao Muhong and Sun Miaomiao, Xiao Jinfeng looked at Xiao Jingting strangely. Finally, Xiao Jingting looked at Xiao Jinfeng and said, ¡°Second brother, why are you looking at me like this?¡±


    ¡°I was just a little surprised. You saw Sun Miaomiao and you really didn¡¯t really care,¡± Xiao Jinfeng said.


    ¡°It¡¯s a beautiful woman, but it¡¯s my sister-in-law. I naturally want to draw a line with her,¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Xiao Jinfeng smiled and said, ¡°You¡¯re right if you think so.¡±


    As Xiao Jinfeng and Xiao Jingting were laughing and walking in the field, a guard rushed over to Xiao Jingting and said, ¡°Young Master Jingting! Bad news! Something has happened at home!¡±


    ¡°What happened?¡± Xiao Jingting asked.


    ¡°Little master Xiaofan and Young Master Yuerong got into a fight. Xu Muan asked me to inform you of it.¡± The guard said.


    ¡°Who won?!¡± As soon as Xiao Jingting spoke, he immediately realized that it didn¡¯t seem quite right, ¡°Is anyone hurt?¡±


    ¡°Young master Xiaofan used a brick to break open the head of young master Yuerong.¡±


    Xiao Jingting calmed down a bit and thought: It¡¯s good that his son didn¡¯t suffer. Xiao Yuerong was so fat and looked like he had thick skin, so Xiao Jingting estimated that the injury shouldn¡¯t be serious.


    Xiao Jinfeng frowned and said, ¡°Let¡¯s go back quickly. Father and mother love their grandson Xiao Yuerong the most. If Xiao Xiaofan injured him, we¡¯ll be in trouble.¡±


    Xiao Jingting felt it deeply reasonable. His parents did not value Xiaofan but Xiao Yuerong was a precious baby. If this matter caused trouble in front of his parents, Xiaofan was bound to suffer.


    Xiao Jingting released the fire cloud bird from the beast rune and sat on the fire cloud bird together with Xiao Jinfeng and rushed to the Xiao family.


    ¡­.


    Xiao Xiaofan knelt on the ground with a straight face in the hall of the Xiao family.


    Xu Muan frowned as he looked at Xiao Xiaofan with a worried face.


    Zheng Pei¡¯er twisted her handkerchief, sobbing as she looked at Xiao Xiaofan with resentment.


    ¡°What¡¯s going on?!¡± Xiao Linfeng asked.


    ¡°Xiaofan smashed Rongrong with a brick! Rongrong is so small and his head is covered with blood.¡± Zheng Pei¡¯er said with a face full of guilt.


    ¡°He deserved it. I told him I didn¡¯t want to play with him. He had asked me to be a horse for him to ride. I don¡¯t want to be a horse for him,¡± Xiao Xiaofan said angrily.


    Zheng Pei¡¯er looked at Xu Muan with hatred, and said, ¡°Xu Muan, how did you educate your children? You taught him to be so rude, he is so young but is already so good at bullying.¡±


    ¡°Sister-in-law, you can¡¯t say that. Xiaofan is only four years old. Yuerong is more than five years old. If the two of them fought, it would be Yuerong who has the advantage,¡± Mu Shuyu said.


    ¡°Who do you think you are? You just hooked up with Xiao Jinfeng in an indiscriminate manner, and now you think you will have a stable position when you give birth to Xiao Jinfeng¡¯s son? In your dream.¡± Zheng Pei¡¯er was born in the Zheng family, one of four major families of Desert city. She had never taken the low-born family members into consideration. Mu Shuyu had come from a humble family, but he had advanced to the fifth level of Qi Practice by chance, making Zheng Pei¡¯er very uncomfortable.


    ¡°Zheng Pei¡¯er, watch your language,¡± Xiao Linfeng said.

 Chapter 67

    Xiao Linfeng was very optimistic about Mu Shuyu. The Sun family withdrew from marriage and made the Xiao family lose face. Xiao Jinfeng having a child and bringing back a wife, although it provoked criticism, Xiao Linfeng always felt that it recovered his face. Mu Shuyu¡¯s attributes and strengths were good, so Xiao Linfeng was very satisfied.


    ¡°Father, Yuerong is hurt. I am distressed!¡± Zheng Pei¡¯er sobbed.


    ¡°My younger brother was defending himself. It was Xiao Yuerong who first pulled my younger brother¡¯s hair and insisted that he be a horse. He is so fat, but my younger brother is so thin, he would be squashed if he played horse for him,¡± Xiao Xiaodong said.


    Xiao Xiaofan and Xiao Yuerong fought. Xiao Xiaodong and Xiao Yuefeng also fought but were discovered early and pulled apart.


    ¡°When adults talk, little children shouldn¡¯t interrupt,¡± Xiao Qingyan said angrily. In Xiao Qingyan¡¯s impression, Xiao Xiaofan and Xiao Xiaodong were both silent and submissive. As a result, when they came back this time, these two stinky brats dared to fight with his own son.


    ¡°You adults are bullying the child, so I just interrupted,¡± Xiao Xiaodong said, not willing to show any weakness.


    In the hall, people were at each other¡¯s throats when Xiao Jingting and Xiao Jinfeng came in. Xiao Xiaofan seeing Xiao Jingting come in, looked like he had found a backer. He got up from the ground and jumped into Xiao Jingting¡¯s arms, shouting, ¡°Daddy!¡±


    Seeing that Xiao Xiaofan had made such a big mistake and didn¡¯t kneel properly, her face became even worse.


    ¡°The third brother is back!¡± Zheng Pei¡¯er was indifferent.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°I¡¯m back.¡±


    ¡°The bastard you raised beat his cousin like this, he is going to be a murderer!¡± Zheng Pei¡¯er said.


    Xiao Jingting said with a smile, ¡°Sister-in-law, what nonsense are you talking about? It¡¯s common for children to fight each other, they won¡¯t die. Xiaofan¡¯s enlightenment was late and his cultivation base is low. In addition, his body has been so thin before, so his strength is very small. Even if he smashed Yuerong, how much can he really hurt him? Sister-in-law, you wrapped bandages so thickly for Yuerong, be careful not to cover him up!¡±


    Zheng Pei¡¯er face twisted, ¡°Third brother, what do you mean? Are you trying to say I am making a fuss?¡±


    Xiao Jingting smiled but didn¡¯t reply to Zheng Peter¡¯s words, asking Xiao Xiaofan, ¡°Son, what¡¯s going on?¡±


    ¡°Big Fatty wanted me to be a horse for him to ride. I didn¡¯t want to be a horse for him so he pulled my hair and kicked me, so I picked up a brick and threw it at him. I accidentally hurt him, and Big Fatty made a lot of noise and cried and howled¡­¡± Xiao Xiaofan said while exaggerating his imitation of Xiao Yuerong crying and howling.


    Xiao Jingting felt it was funny in his heart but forced himself to endure it. Xiao Jingting glared at Xiao Xiaofan and said, ¡°What big fatty?! He is your cousin.¡±


    Xiao Jingting looked toward Zheng Pei¡¯er and said, ¡°Sister-in-law! How did you raise your son so fat? He is so fat but he is still asking my skinny son to be a horse for him to ride.¡±


    Zheng Peier¡¯s face darkened. Xiao Yuerong was spoiled and pampered since childhood. He was a little fat, but not so fat. Xiao Xiaofan used to be thin, but now he was plump, he couldn¡¯t be seen as thin anymore.


    ¡°Third brother, what do you mean? Do you want to shirk responsibility?¡± Xiao Qingyan said.


    ¡°But it¡¯s just a fight between children. Big brother, why are you making a big fuss about this trivial matter? People will laugh at us.¡± Xiao Jingting was not willing to show any weakness.


    ¡°My son almost got killed by your son,¡± Xiao Qingyan said.


    ¡°Big brother, Xiaofan is one year younger than your son, yet he still can¡¯t beat Xiaofan. And he wants you to fight for him¡­¡± Xiao Jingting said sarcastically.


    Wang Lu sighed lightly and said, ¡°Jingting, your son is too ruthless, even to his cousins he is cruel. It will not be easy to discipline him when he grows up.¡±


    ¡°Mother, you can¡¯t say that! My son is a very good boy. Back in the Mound Village, when I was busy, the two of them made fire to cook and delivered food. They also got along well with the village children, they never fought and caused trouble,¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Hearing Xiao Jingting mention Mound Village, Wang Lu suddenly looked a bit guilty.


    Zheng Pei¡¯er said calmly, ¡°Third Brother¡¯s meaning is that the problem is with my son.¡±


    Xiao Jingting shrugged his shoulders and said, ¡°Sister-in-law, nothing forcibly done is going to be agreeable. My son has said that he wouldn¡¯t play with your son. Yet your son still insisted on pulling my son to play with him. Now that they had a fight, you blame no one but my son. That¡¯s not reasonable, right?¡±


    Xiao Jinfeng stood to the side and said ¡°Sister-in-law, where did your son get the bad habit of having other people play horse for him? There are plenty of horses in the family. Why was he looking for his cousin?¡±


    Seeing that Xiao Jinfeng took side with Xiao Jingting, Xiao Qingyan gritted his teeth, ¡°Second Brother, are you now joining forces with Third Brother to target me?¡±


    Xiao Jinfeng glanced at Xiao Qingyan and said, ¡°Big brother, that¡¯s not what I mean. I¡¯m just discussing the matter on its own merits.¡±


    Zheng Pei¡¯er looked at Wang Lu and said, ¡°Mother, Yuerong is your grandson. How can you let someone beat him up like this?¡±


    Xiao Jingting sneered and said, ¡°Sister-in-law, you sounded as if my son is not mother¡¯s real grandson.¡±


    ¡°Didn¡¯t you always say that this son of yours was born from Xu Muan and other¡¯s adultery?¡± Zheng Pei¡¯er sneered.


    Xiao Jingting smiled and said, ¡°Whatever I say casually, my sister-in-law shouldn¡¯t take it seriously. Xiaofan looks just like me, how can he not be my son?¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s enough! All of you shut up! You¡¯ve only been back for a day and you¡¯re already fighting. Go back and reflect on your mistakes,¡± Xiao Linfeng said angrily.


    Xiao Jingting hugged Xiao Xiaofan and said, ¡°Since it is like this, Father, Mother, I will take these two brats back to reflect about their mistakes.¡±

 Chapter 68

    After returning his room, Xiao Yuerong cried with anger, ¡°Grandma promised to help me, how could she go back on her words?!¡±


    Zheng Pei¡¯er was kind of dissatisfied with Wang Lu¡¯s attitude of patching up a quarrel, too. But she still had a sense of proportion.


    ¡°Don¡¯t be unreasonable. Your grandma certainly has her reason to act like that.¡±


    Xiao Yuerong gnashed and said, ¡°How proud that little fool is right now! It won¡¯t take too long for him to disrespect me and make me his servant!¡±


    When the little fool was bullied by Xiao Yuerong before, he didn¡¯t dare to make a sound, but now he just became so rampant. And the third uncle was like having turned into a different person, who no longer kept silent when seeing the little fool was bullied by Xiao Yuerong.


    Zheng Pei¡¯er thought with her head down: ¡®Not only Xiao Xiaofan becomes that rampant, so is Xiao Jingting. Xiao Jingting has always been jealous of Xiao Qingyan¡¯s getting better treatment than him, now that he becomes more powerful, he must want to strive for a superior position.¡¯


    Xiao Jinfeng had always been earning his living with the mercenary team, but now he was standing with and defending Xiao Jingting all the time. Though Xiao Jinfeng was not considered important, he could bring trouble by colluding with Xiao Jingting.


    After getting Xiao Yuerong and Xiao Yuefeng settled, Zheng Pei¡¯er walked out of the room.


    ¡°Has our son fallen asleep? ¡±Xiao Qingyan asked with an unhappy look.


    Zheng Pei¡¯er nodded, ¡°Yes.¡±


    ¡°Is Yuerong OK?¡± asked Xiao Qingyan.


    ¡°He¡¯s been holding his head and crying out of pain.¡± Zheng Pei¡¯er replied sadly.


    ¡°The third brother has never taken that little fool seriously before, but this time he should defend him like that!¡± Xiao Qingyan said bitterly.


    ¡°In my opinion, Xiao Jingting was not truly helping that little fool, but by this excuse he wanted to give you a hard time.¡± Zheng Pei¡¯er analyzed.


    Xiao Qingyan nodded, ¡°You¡¯re right. Now third brother is more powerful, he can become more ambitious as well. But I hate Xiao Jinfeng mostly, he just helps Xiao Jingting against me all around.¡±


    Xiao Qingyan clenched his fist and thought, although their parents were still partial to him, since Xiao Jingting and Xiao Jinfeng made progress in their cultivation, their parents had also been impressed by the two and quite slighted him. But fortunately, both two guys had taken the miraculous medicine that led to the resistance to more drugs, and it could be hard for them to make further progress.


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­


    In Xiao Chengfeng¡¯s secondary house.


    ¡°Mom, what makes you so happy?¡± Xiao Muhong looked at Liu Xian and asked.


    Liu Xian smiled and replied, ¡°It¡¯s merely two days after Xiao Jingting¡¯s coming back that his son has fought with Xiao Qingyan¡¯s son. And it¡¯s said that Xiao Yuerong was heavily injured by that little fool. Xiao Jingting had never taken that little fool seriously before, but this time he just defended him so much. It seemed Xiao Jingting and Xiao Qingyan had been acting against one another.¡±


    Xiao Muhong sneered and thought: ¡®It¡¯s nice for those two brothers fighting against each other, otherwise, it¡¯s the truly worrying situation to him.¡¯


    ¡°Zheng Pei¡¯er is not that tolerant. Since her son was bullied, she must has born grudges against Xiao Jingting.¡±


    Liu Xian nodded, ¡°That¡¯s true. She is quite brute, and Xiao Yuerong just follows her mother and is a guy who never bears losing out.¡±


    Xiao Yuerong was a bully-boy in the Xiao family, and usually just made people around serve him at his will, and his servants just respected him as a young master and were pushed around by him.


    Xiao Yuerong also liked to bully his peers, especially those who were not favored, and thus had made a lot trouble. Though he was a child, he knew how to pick the weak guys who had no powerful background and could be easily handled by his mom, Zheng Pei¡¯er, to bully. Hence, Xiao Xiaofan had always been bullied by him¡­ But this time, Xiao Yuerong couldn¡¯t have expected his failure. He was heavily injured on the head by Xiao Xiaofan, but Xiao Xiaofan was just okay, having nothing happened to him.


    ¡°I heard that Xiao Jingting treats your wife with indifference since his coming back this time, is that true?¡± asked Liu Xian.


    Xiao Muhong nodded, ¡°Yes. It seems Xiao Jingting has turned into a different man.¡± But it seemed that since Xiao Jingting came back, he got on better with Xu Muan.


    Liu Xian said gravely, ¡°I can¡¯t understand how that guy was so lucky and should has advanced by 5 levels. When Xiao Jingting just arrived at the Mound Village, I had sent someone to inquire about him. My man returned and reported that he just wallowed in self-pity there, spending his money recklessly in gambling and getting into the Happy Powder.¡±


    ¡°Mom, who has been sent by you? Could he report you the fake message?¡± asked Xiao Muhong.


    Liu Xian shook her head and said, ¡°It shouldn¡¯t be that case. It¡¯s a loyalist having served me for years. I don¡¯t think he would give me the fake message.¡±


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­


    Walking through the long corridor, Xiao Jingting met Sun Miaomiao by accident. ¡°Cousin-in-law.¡± Xiao Jingting greeted dispassionately and turned to leave.


    ¡°Jingting.¡± Sun Miaomiao called Xiao Jingting.


    Sun Miaomiao¡¯s ruefully calling just evoked a brain-bristled feeling to Xiao Jingting. Taking a look at Sun Miaomiao, he asked, ¡°What¡¯s up?¡±


    ¡°Are you still hating me, Jingting?¡± Sun Miaomiao asked with an upset face.


    Xiao Jingting nodded, ¡°Yes.¡±


    Sun Miaomiao was shocked, since she couldn¡¯t expect that he would admit it so flatly, ¡°Just because of my marrying to your cousin?¡±


    ¡°No matter whom you marry to, it¡¯s none of my business. But I am just astounded, is my pursuit of you make you so sick that your family just want me go astray and want my family torn apart?¡± Xiao Jingting said coldly.


    ¡°What are you talking about?¡± Sun Miaomiao said.


    Xiao Jingting sneered, ¡°Go back to ask your brother. If you don¡¯t know the situation, he knows.¡±

 Chapter 69

    ¡°Jingting, do you just hate me so much?¡±


    ¡°Cousin-in-law, don¡¯t put on that complaining look, otherwise people may think that I¡¯ve betrayed you. In fact, our love has never been started yet.¡± Xiao Jingting replied indifferently.


    Looking at Xiao Jingting¡¯s leaving back, Sun Miaomiao felt her heart filled with an unspeakable sense of emptiness.


    ¡­¡­


    In Xiao Jingting¡¯s secondary house.


    Xiao Xiaofan held his feet and rolled about in the bed.


    ¡°I hit him with a brick and made him cry like a baby, ha ha¡­¡± Xiao Xiaofan said happily.


    Looking at Xiao Xiaofan, Xu Muan happy as well, but had a sense of worry at the same time. ¡°Alright, stop laughing. Thanks to your father¡¯s showing up in time, you wouldn¡¯t be prisoned into the ancestral hall by your grandparents.¡±


    Zheng Pei¡¯er had suggested prisoning him into the ancestral hall for several days to reflect on what he has done, till Xiao Jingting came.


    The ancestral hall was a cold and humid place, and giving Xiao Xiaofan was still so young, how could he bear to stay there for days! However, the issue was, if it were not for Mu Shuyu who helped to reason with them, Wang Lu might have agreed with the punishment at that time.


    ¡°My father becomes so nice now.¡± Xiao Xiaofan said happily, rubbing against the quilt in his arms. Father has never so cared about me before, even when I was pushed into the river by that bad fatso.¡±


    Xu Muan lowered his head and was glad in mind. ¡®It¡¯s nice. Fortunately, Xiao Jingting is not the one before.¡¯


    ¡°Is Xiaofan falling asleep?¡± Xiao Jingting asked.


    Xu Muan nodded, ¡°He is in the bed, but he may be awake and excited now.¡±


    ¡°He should be excited. He wants this revenge for long.¡± In impression, it seemed that Xiao Xiaofan was always being bullied by Xiao Yuerong and his brother. Since he beat Xiao Yuerong this time, he certainly was excited.


    ¡°What are you talking?¡± Xu Muan looked around. Walls have ears! Xiao Jingting was just talking nonsense.


    ¡°Parents are still partial to the big brother!¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Xu Muan nodded, ¡°Yeah!¡± Although the parents hadn¡¯t pursued the issue much this time, Xu Muan saw that Wang Lu was dissatisfied with Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s beating Xiao Yuerong.


    Xiao Qingyan had been always favored by Xiao Linfeng and Wang Lu, that couldn¡¯t be changed so easily.


    ¡°Let¡¯s hang out with our son in the fair tomorrow,¡± said Xiao Jingting.


    Xu Muan hesitated, ¡°Tomorrow? Is that OK? Xiaofan has just made such a trouble, should we bring him to hang around?¡±


    ¡°What are you afraid of? I used to be that unruly anyway, never like Xiao Qingyan,¡± said Xiao Jingting.


    Xiao Qingyan looked down upon Xiao Jingting before, and Xiao Jingting felt that Xiao Qingyan had robbed of his resources, so these two brothers had always been in a bad relationship.


    ¡°You¡¯re right.¡± Xu Muan said.


    ¡°We can ask second brother for company,¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Xu Muan noded, ¡°OK.¡± It was due to Xiao Jinfeng and Mu Shuyu¡¯s help that Xiao Xiaofan could be okay this time.


    ¡°Did you meet Sun Miaomiao when you made inspection of the fields today?¡± asked Xu Muan.


    Xiao Jingting nodded, ¡°Yes. And I met her just now.¡±


    Xu Muan surprised, ¡°Just now?¡±


    ¡°Seems to be a coincidence, but I think she had waited for me there on purpose,¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Xu Muan laughed. If it weren¡¯t for the fact that Xiao Jingting was not the one before, he could have given her a hug when encountering Sun Miaomiao. However, since Xiao Jingting had changed to be a different one, Sun Miaomiao would surely be very disappointed. The Xiao Jingting right now loved men.


    ¡°Sun Miaomiao is a proud one. She must have married to Xiao Muhong by believing that she would handle the power as the main wife,¡± said Xu Muan.


    Xiao Jingting said with his arms crossed, ¡°Who cares! After a while, I will request the father to move out.¡±


    Xu Muan nodded, ¡°That¡¯s good.¡± Xiao Jingting¡¯s jade space couldn¡¯t be exposed under the light. But there are so many ears and eyes in Xiao¡¯s family, it¡¯s hard to hide the secret in front of those sharp-sighted old guys.


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­


    ¡°What are you thinking about?¡± Looking at Xiao Jinfeng, Mu Shuyu asked.


    Xiao Jinfeng shook his head, ¡°Nothing. Only feeling that our parents are too partial.¡± Without third brother¡¯s arguing, Xiaofan could have been confined into the ancestral hall. Xiao Jinfeng had got along with Xiao Xiaofan for some time before, and thought that although that boy was not that smart, he was a reasonable and obedient.


    Mu Shuyu nodded, ¡°I think so. It¡¯s Xiaofan¡¯s fault to hit Xiao Yuerong with the brick, but how could Xiao Yuerong demand to ride Xiaofan on his head and treat him like a horse? So disrespectful Xiao Yuerong was. Since Xiaofan¡¯s still so young, he could get hurt by Xiao Yuerong¡¯s bullying. But your big brother just let it go.¡±


    Xiao Jinfeng shook his head and said, ¡°They don¡¯t care. In fact, big brother¡¯s two kids used to bully Xu Muan¡¯s two kids, so Xu Muan must have born them much grudge.¡± Before, he was usually not at home and didn¡¯t have a strong relationship with Xu Muan, so he couldn¡¯t do much for them.


    Mu Shuyu took a breath and said, ¡°I¡¯ve heard your third brother¡¯s old story, too. It¡¯s nice for him to turn into a different person.¡±


    Xiao Jinfeng nodded, ¡°Yeah!¡±

 Chapter 70

    In the Zhou family.


    ¡°It¡¯s very late now, why haven¡¯t you gone to bed?¡± Zhou Kanghe walked into the bedroom and greeted Sun Miaoyin casually.


    ¡°I¡¯ve got a message from Sun Miaomiao that Xiao Jingting and Xiao Qingyan¡¯s sons were fighting today,¡± replied Sun Miaoyin.


    ¡°I¡¯ve heard that, too.¡± The great four families had spies in each other, and whenever something happened in one family, the other three would know at once.


    ¡°Xiao Qingyan is the most outstanding one in the second family of Xiao, but since now Xiao Jinfeng and Xiao Jingting have advanced to the fifth level of Qi Practice, and Xiao Qingyan has disadvantages in both cultivation and age, and Xiao Jingting and Xiao Jinfeng have shown the intention for collaboration, Xiao Qingyan¡¯s superior position can be endangered!¡± Zhou Kanghe sneered.


    ¡°It seems Xiao Jingting has been reshaped to a brand-new person since he came back this time,¡± Sun Miaomiao said.


    Xiao Jingting used to be compliant with Sun Miaomiao before, but now, according to Miaomiao, he treated her indifferently and kind of hated her.


    ¡°That¡¯s true. I didn¡¯t see that this third Childe Xiao was such an excellent person; I can¡¯t look down upon him anymore. Since Xiao Jingting has helped Xiao Jinfeng in his distress, and given that Xiao Jinfeng is such a blunt one, they can become very close.¡±


    Sun Miaoyin had a delicate feeling when she heard Zhou Kanghe mentioning Xiao Jinfeng. She had had an engagement with Xiao Jinfeng since childhood, but when she grew up, she was quite dissatisfied with the engagement due to her talent in cultivation, so did the Sun family, they regret for settling the engagement too hastily in the beginning.


    When Xiao Jinfeng¡¯s parents were ¡°gone¡±, Sun family took the opportunity to break off the engagement.


    After that, Sun Miaoyin felt relieved. And she had thought that Xiao Jinfeng would be upset by this for some time, but she heard that Xiao Jinfeng had fallen in love with a Ger called Mu Shuyu even when the engagement with Sun Miaoyin was still there, and Mu Shuyu even had conceived Xiao Jinfeng¡¯s baby at that time.


    Sun Miaoyin just felt quite uncomfortable by knowing that.


    And it¡¯s said that Mu Shuyu also had a talent in cultivation and had advanced to level five of Qi Practice as Sun Miaoyin did, which made her even more uncomfortable.


    ¡­¡­


    The next day, Xiao Jingting hung out with his family early in the morning.


    Xiao Jingting had also invited Xiao Jinfeng and Mu Shuyu for company. Though Xiao Jinfeng didn¡¯t feel it appropriate to hang around like this since Xiao Xiaofan had just injured Xiao Yuerong, he just couldn¡¯t refuse Xiao Xiaofan and Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s expecting expression for that.


    Xiao Xiaofan had hardly ever hung around in the fair since childhood, so he was attracted and dazzled by all sorts of goods. So had Xiao Xiaodong, who was looking around with curiosity.


    When Xiao Jingting came back to the Desert City, he had sold his fields and houses in the Mound Village, and he also had some family property here, so he was quite rich now and willing to purchase for Xiao Xiaofan anything he liked.


    By seeing Xiao Jingting acting like a spendthrift, Xu Muan said helplessly, ¡°Don¡¯t pamper him like that.¡±


    Xiao Jingting smiled, ¡°Xiaofan is still very young and in an age for fun.¡±


    Xu Muan smiled, too, and didn¡¯t go on stopping him. Xiaofan had suffered much from birth, which made Xu Muan feel sorry.


    Xiao Xiaodong pulled a long face and scoffed at any toys liked by Xiao Xiaofan, however, there was some sense of envy deep in his eyes.


    Looking at Xiao Xiaodong, Xiao Jingting asked, ¡°Xiaodong, don¡¯t you want any toy?¡±


    With his hands clasping behind, showing a long face and the chin up, Xiao Xiaodong replied proudly, ¡°I¡¯ve stopped playing with toys long ago.¡±


    Looking at Xiao Xiaodong surprisedly, Xiao Xiaofan asked, ¡°Brother, did you have any toy before? Why didn¡¯t I know? Had you played them secretly?¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong stared at Xiao Xiaofan like his was pissed off, ¡°Fool.¡±


    ¡°Please stop scolding me, brother. I am not a fool. Even if I become one, you have to take the blame,¡± Xiao Xiaofan said, depressed.


    Xiao Xiaodong had nothing to say.


    This day, Xiao Qingyan woke up with reluctance, by knowing that Xiao Jingting had brought his family to hang out. He had decided to ask Xiao Jingting for some explanation, and now he was even angry with Xiao Jingting.


    ¡­¡­


    Xiao Jingting and Xiao Jinfeng chose a restaurant and took everyone there.


    Sitting in a restaurant of Desert City again, Xiao Jinfeng felt an otherworldly strangeness.


    Xiao Xiaofan read the menu and ordered one after another dishes.


    Xu Muan turned to Xiao Jingting and said, ¡°We can¡¯t finish so much dishes.¡±


    Xiao Jingting said disapprovingly, ¡°That¡¯s OK. We are not always generous like this. And it¡¯s the first time for our son eating here, we should certainly let him have enough.¡±


    Xu Muan smiled, ¡°Alright.¡±


    Mu Shuyu said lightly, ¡°I haven¡¯t eaten in such a big restaurant for a long time. I remember the last time was when I still served in the mercenary team¡­¡± He stopped suddenly by realizing that it¡¯s an expensive large celebration, and took a glance at Xiao Jinfeng with some guilt.


    However, Xiao Jinfeng was holding her hands and said, ¡°It seems you¡¯ve lost a lot of weight, just eat as you can later.¡±


    Mu Shuyu replied helplessly, ¡°Have I? You¡¯re talking nonsense!¡±


    Xiao Xiaofu yawned with boredom in Mu Shuyu¡¯s arms.


    After ordering the dishes, Xiao Xiaofan looking around excitedly.


    The restaurant served the dishes efficiently and soon the table was put with all kinds of dishes.


    Mu Shuyu fed Xiao Xiaofu egg custard with a spoon. Seeing that he was too busy for caring the baby to enjoy his meal, Xiao Jinfeng clipped a dumpling and sent it to his mouth, ¡°Have a taste. The dumpling is delicious.¡±


    Mu Shuyu felt kind of embarrassed with her face turning red, but she also didn¡¯t refuse it.


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­

 Chapter 71

    ¡°Childe Zhou, Madam Zhou, there you go, please.¡± The bartender ushered two guests upstairs.


    Xiao Jingting watched the coming guests with interest. They were acquaintances, Zhou Kanghe and Sun Miaoyin.


    Xiao Jinfeng gave the guests a once-over dispassionately, and as if nothing had happened, he held a bowl of sweet dumplings and fed it to Mu Shuyu¡¯s mouth, ¡°Shuyu, the sweet dumplings are tasty, taste it.¡±


    Mu Shuyu smiled awkwardly and swallowed one dumpling.


    Seeing Xiao Jinfeng and Mu Shuyu¡®s romantic and intimate interaction, Sun Miaoyin felt sick.


    Zhou Kanghe looked at Xiao Jingting and Xiao Jinfeng and said, ¡°Brothers Xiao, we haven¡¯t seen for a long time.¡±


    ¡°Yes, it¡¯s been a long time, Childe Zhou.¡±


    ¡°Is this your wife, Brother Xiao?¡± Zhou Kanghe asked Xiao Jinfeng, beside whom he saw Mu Shuyu.


    Xiao Jinfeng nodded, ¡°Yes.¡±


    ¡°And I guess this is your son, right? He¡¯s so cute, and seems he¡¯s a few months old.¡±


    ¡°He¡¯s almost three months old.¡± Knowing Zhou Kanghe was sounding him out, Xiao Jinfeng confessed.


    ¡°Then Second Childe Xiao and madam could have known each other for a long time.¡± said Zhou Kanghe.


    Xiao Jinfeng nodded, looking at Mu Shuyu dotingly, and said, ¡°Yeah! We knew each other when we were in the mercenary team. I had saved Shuyu¡¯s life, he had saved mine, too. We are a couple sharing weal and woe.¡±


    Sun Miaoyin¡¯s face turned red. When the engagement was broken off before, Xiao Jinfeng was considered pitiful by some people, who had lost his charming fianc¨¦e for a lowborn dancing girl. And he was guessed to be unhappy and would live a lonely life after.


    However, he soon married another wife within a year and even had their baby already.


    This time, some people said, Xiao Jinfeng was not good, since he shouldn¡¯t have cheated on Miss Sun when he still had an engagement with her, and as for the baby, it was just going too far.


    But there was also someone gloated that Sun Miaoyin was nothing, and Xiao Jinfeng had never taken kindly to her, and breaking off the engagement would just hit the spot. Although Miss Sun was both talented and beautiful, Xiao Jinfeng considered her less important than a Ger.


    ¡°Childe Zhou, seems you¡¯re here for dinner with your wife! The dishes here are very delicious.¡± Xiao Jingting greeted lazily.


    Xiao Xiaofan stared at Xiao Jingting and said, ¡°Father, you¡¯ve almost eaten all the dumplings, save some for me!¡±


    Xiao Jingting bopped Xiao Xiaofan on the head and said, ¡°Don¡¯t be fussy, there are still so many dishes.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan give Xiao Jingting a discontent stare, but took his advice anyway.


    Zhou Kanghe said to Xiao Jingting, ¡°As the saying going, great progress can be made and one deserve to be treated differently within a short time, Third Childe Xiao does have changed a lot! I didn¡¯t expect you to advance to level five of Qi Practice so soon. When in your age, your elder brother was just at level four. Given your talent, you could have entered the Bifeng Academy.¡±


    Xiao Jingting smiled, ¡°It¡¯s just by luck. How can I match you?! You just advance to level six by your own effort. And I¡¯m too old to be admitted to the Bifeng Academy, I just dare not expect that.¡±


    ¡°What a pity! If Childe Xiao had taken the exam and been admitted to the Bifeng Academy, you could have been cultivated to advance to level six, too!¡± said Zhou Kanghe.


    Xiao Jingting smiled, ¡°Childe Zhou are kidding me. It can¡¯t be that easy to advance to level six, or everyone could have achieved it.¡±


    Zhou Kanghe left with Sun Miaoyin. Xiao Jingting stared at Zhou Kanghe¡¯s back with a flash of appreciation in his eyes.


    Sun Miaoyin took a backward glance at Xiao Jinfeng.


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­


    In the Xiao Family.


    ¡°Cousin Qingyan, haven¡¯t you gone out today?¡¯


    Xiao Qingyan took a glance at Xiao Muhong and asked, ¡°Where to go?¡±


    Xiao Muhong pretended to say unintentionally, ¡°It seems that Jinfeng and Jingting have hung out early in the morning, haven¡¯t they called on you? I thought since Jinfeng and Jingting have just come back here, you three brothers should have a good chat together.¡±


    Xiao Qingyan gave him a frosty look, ¡°You just know all about our family!¡±


    Xiao Muhong sneered, ¡°I just happened to see them. How is Yuerong?¡±


    ¡°He¡¯s OK.¡± Xiao Qingyan replied.


    Xiao Muhong pretended to feel relieved, ¡°Nice to hear that. When will you return to the Academy, cousin? I just worry about my sister-in-law and nephew, they may suffer a tough time because of being powerless in Xiao family after you go back to the Academy.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s none of your business. You should care about your wife, who seems to be still hung up on my third brother. My third brother has been different from the one before, anyway. And I saw them talk in the corridor in dark, not knowing what they were chatting about.¡±


    Xiao Muhong suddenly showed a gloomy face. Xiao Qingyan gave him a sarcastic smile¡ªwhen his parents were gone and the news was heard, Xiao Muhong had taken the chance to kick him much. Now he was just disgusted at Xiao Muhong¡¯s flattery.


    Xiao Qingyan took a deep breath. He certainly knew that Xiao Muhong came here intentionally to play him and his two brothers off against each other. But now, Xiao Qingyan still couldn¡¯t help being angry. Finally, Xiao Jingting and Xiao Jinfeng had banded together, and paid no attention to him, this elder brother.


    Staring at Xiao Qingyan¡¯s back, Xiao Muhong couldn¡¯t help but clenched his fists.


    After marring to him, Sun Miaomiao had become much more understanding. But by nature, she¡¯s a woman who had a strong character and always adored the powerful one.


    Xiao Jingting¡¯s change had shocked her much. She was always understanding in front of Xiao Muhong, but whenever they mentioned Xiao Jingting occasionally, Sun Miaomiao just couldn¡¯t help deserting.


    Xiao Muhong said in mind: Men and women are the same; they always long for what they can¡¯t own.

 Chapter 72

    Xiao Xiaofan came back to their house with plenty of toys. Seeing Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s happy face, Xiao Qingyan just couldn¡¯t help being angry.


    His son was still lying in bed because of the injury, but Xiao Xiaofan just had hung out with Xiao Jingting and Xiao Jinfeng and enjoyed delicious dishes! Xiao Jingting had said that he would lecture this little fool, but it turned out to he just let his son enjoy nice food and have more toys.


    Seeing Xiao Qingyan, Xiao Xiaofan hid behind Xiao Jingting hastily.


    Though Xiao Xiaofan was not that clever, he still knew how to seek advantages and avoid harms by nature. And he knew that Xiao Qingyan was not a man to be trifled with, so he just got vigilant.


    Xiao Qingyan stared at Xiao Jingting and said gravely, ¡°What a good mood you¡¯re in, third brother! Haven¡¯t you promised to lecture your son? Is this how you lecture him?¡±


    ¡°I do have lectured him, big brother. I told him, if he bullies anyone again, he will never have the chance to enjoy the delicious food and funny toys. He¡¯s scared, you see, he¡¯s even hiding himself from others,¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Xiao Qingyan showed a false smile and said, ¡°How thoughtful you are, third brother.¡±


    ¡°Just so so. It takes effort to teach kids.¡± Xiao Jingting sighed.


    By hearing that, Xiao Qingyan¡¯s face distorted.


    Leaving Xiao Qingyan, Xiao Jingting and Xu Muan went back to their house.


    Stared at Xiao Jingting, who was sitting in the bed and rubbing his feet lazily, Xu Muan felt wordless.


    ¡°I saw some big firms in the street today,¡± said Xiao Jingting.


    Xu Muan nodded, ¡°Yeah. Desert City is superior to countryside, there are so many artifacts and talismans in the store here, but they¡¯re just too expensive.¡±


    In the past, he was too poor to enter such a place. Even when he nerved himself to enter the store sometimes, the servers there had no desire to receive him by seeing his shabby look. Sometimes he was even driven out by some of the servers, and was derisively told that such a place was not for a person like him.


    By experiencing that for some times, Xu Muan could merely stand outside the firm, looking at the dazzling colorful posters and banners of advertisement longingly.


    ¡°I still have 30 or 40 thousand taels of silver here, let¡¯s check it someday.¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Xu Muan surprised, ¡°Why didn¡¯t you do that today?¡±


    Xiao Jingting replied ashamedly, ¡°As you said, they are big firms, anyway. Things there can be expensive. If we brought Xiaofan there and I could not afford whatever Xiaofan wanted, it can be embarrassing.¡±


    Xu Muan felt speechless. So that¡¯s how it was¡­


    ¡°You¡¯ve offended the big brother today,¡± said Xu Muan.


    Xiao Jingting replied lazily, ¡°What do you fear? I¡¯ve offended him already before. But I think it¡¯s strange that, big brother used to mention the Bifeng Academy a lot and be proud of that, but recently he has mentioned less of it.¡±


    ¡°Maybe he has had a tough time there,¡± Xu Muan said.


    Xiao Jingting nodded, and thought in mind: the Bifeng Academy is equivalent to an elite school in his previous life. Although it¡¯s famous and thus honors its members, but inevitably, there¡¯s strife, too. In his previous life, it¡¯s not uncommon to hear students at Tsinghua and Peking universities commit suicide.


    ¡°What do you know about that?¡± Xiao Jingting asked.


    ¡°Your big brother once pursued a miss of a noble family, Ouyang Jing, and now Ouyang Jing has been together with a man in the Academy with level 7 of Qi Practice, and she told him she was pestered by your big brother. Then, that man has asked someone to punish your big brother for her, which makes it hard for your big brother to get along in the Academy.¡±


    ¡°Fortunately, the Academy has its rules there. Although your big brother was targeted, those people dare not to go too far, and everything will be OK when the dust settles.¡±


    Rubbing his chin, Xiao Jingting said, ¡°No wonder big brother hasn¡¯t mentioned the Academy recently.¡± It turned out that he had had a tough time there.


    Staring at Xu Muan, Xiao Jingting said with a twinkle in his eyes, ¡°Alright, stopping talking about him. Let¡¯s go to bed.¡±


    Looking into Xiao Jingting¡¯s shiny black eyes, Xu Muan couldn¡¯t help blushing.


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­


    ¡°Third childe, some guests are visiting you.¡± When Xiao Jingting got up, a servant came in and reported.


    ¡°Who are they?¡± asked Xiao Jingting.


    ¡°The childe of Sun family, Sun Qi and the childe of Zheng family, Zheng Liming,¡± said the servant.


    Xiao Jingting showed a helpless facial expression. The coming ones were the bad friends of the previous Xiao Jingitng! As they said, a good guy always has three fellows. So do a dandy! The difference is, the fellows of a good guy are indeed friends in need, while the fellows of a dandy are bad friends who will escape when he is in distress.


    Shaking his head, Xu Muan said, ¡°Finally, they come! Though a bit later than I expected.¡±


    In a big family, there are always some rotten apples who rest on their laurels and live a life of drinking and mistresses. The previous Xiao Jingting, Sun Qi and Zheng Liming were all that kind of person.


    The difference was, Xiao Jingting was a direct descendant of the Xiao family, while Sun Qi and Zheng Liming, belonging to Sun family and Zheng family, were just collateral relatives of the Xiao family, so they had much lower position and inferior treatment than Xiao Jingting. And whenever they hung out together, almost every time Xiao Jingting was the one paying the bills.


    When the original Xiao Jingting was in distress, he once put down his vanity and sought help from those two, but just obtained no response.


    Rubbing his fingers, Xiao Jingting said, ¡°Since they have left us in distress at that time, so shameless they¡¯re by flattering us now.¡±


    Xu Muan smiled. It¡¯s just so normal for this world to adore the powerful one while look down upon the weak one.


    ¡°Do you want to receive them?¡± asked Xu Muan.


    Xiao Jingting shrugged and said, ¡°They¡¯re coming, anyway, we have to manage to send them away.¡±


    Xiao Jingting and Xu Muan walked out. Seeing Xiao Jingting, Sun Qi was very excited, ¡°Brother Xiao, haven¡¯t seen you for a long time, and I miss you so much!¡±


    Xiao Jingting gave him a titter, ¡°Really? Why haven¡¯t you gone to Mound Village to see me?¡±

 Chapter 73

    Sun Qi smiled awkwardly and said, ¡°A while back, my family have kept a close eye on me, and I just had no time to do that.¡±


    Xiao Jingting simperingly said, ¡°Yes? You¡¯re free now. Recently I¡¯ve visited you, but your servant said you¡¯re closing yourself in the door to practice Qi and would not go out until you advance to level four. But I find your cultivation now¡­¡± was still at level three!


    Sun Qi gave a hollow laugh, ¡°I¡¯m not as talented as you are, and although I¡¯ve closed myself to practice for several months, I just have no achievement. But you¡¯re thriving, brother Xiao, since you¡¯ve advanced to level five at such a young age. As far as I can see, you¡¯ll surely advance to level nine in the future and have tremendous sway in this region.¡±


    Xiao Jingting waved his hand and said, ¡°I dare not expect that. I just want to make my living.¡±


    Seeing Xiao Jingting being quite indifferent, Sun Qi felt embarrassed.


    ¡°Brother Xiao, since you don¡¯t always have the chance to come back, let¡¯s give you a party in the Cuiwei Hotel,¡± said Zheng Liming.


    Xiao Jingting rubbed his forehead. How could he suggest to hold a party in a brothel in front of his wife?


    Xu Muan stared at Sun Qi with an unhappy look, ¡°You two needn¡¯t to be that polite. Cuiwei Hotel is an expensive place. Just save your money.¡±


    Zheng Liming frowned at Xu Muan and then turned to Xiao Jingting. Obviously, he just thought nothing of and ignored Xu Muan.


    Xiao Jingting gave a glance to Xu Muan and replied, ¡°I¡¯ll follow Muan¡¯s idea.¡±


    Zheng Liming said surprisedly, ¡°Brother Xiao, are you going to get self-cultivation? Lady Jin Hong in Cuiwei Hotel misses you and has once inquired about you. Since your leaving last time, she has been sad for you for a long time.¡±


    Xiao Jingting narrowed his eyes. In his impression, Jin Hong was not a young lady, and usually dressed up vulgarly. Once she had been a famous one, but now her day was gone.


    She¡¯s a lady with appeal and knew how to coax people, so the previous Xiao Jingting, such a simple guy, used to be fascinated by her. With such a simple but rich guy leaving, how could she not be sad¡­


    Xiao Jingting couldn¡¯t understand the taste of the original body owner by being fond of such a lady. Recalling what the original body owner had done, he just felt headache. God, why was him reborn into such a person!


    ¡°Lady Jin Hong¡¯s guests are just too many, how could she still remember me? You¡¯re kidding me,¡± said Xiao Jingting.


    ¡°No, you¡¯re wrong, Jingting. You¡¯re special to her.¡±


    Xu Muan snorted in disgust and said coldly, ¡°Why do you have to introduce to Jingting such a whore being played with by numerous people? What are you up to? If there¡¯s nothing else, just leave here.¡±¡±


    Sun Qi was stunned and stared at Xu Muan surprisedly, then focused his eyes on Xiao Jingting, suggested him to control Xu Muan.


    Fondling the ring on his hand, Xiao Jingting ignored Sun Qi¡¯s eyes. Sun Qi then looked at Xu Muan surprisedly, as if he just knew him right now.


    ¡°It¡¯s really hard for Jingting to accept your kindness. Just enjoy that lady Jin Hong by yourselves. Jingting¡¯s cultivation is unstable now and he needs a close-door cultivation. Don¡¯t come to visit him if there¡¯s nothing serious,¡± Xu Muan said furiously.


    ¡°Muan, how could you say that?¡± Sun Qi said discontentedly.


    ¡°He¡¯s right. I¡¯m going to close myself to practice,¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    ¡°Brother Xiao, you¡¯re kidding.¡± Generally speaking, only the one having advanced to level eight or nine needed to close oneself to practice.


    ¡°I¡¯m not. Since it¡¯s reasonable for you two to close yourselves to practice with level three, then why can¡¯t I? I¡¯m at level five.¡±


    Sun Qi and Zheng Liming felt quite embarrassed. After responding few words, they escaped.


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­


    ¡°Bah, what a snob he is! Just forgets us once becomes flourishing.¡± As soon as walked out the Xiao family, Sun Qi turned into another person right away.


    ¡°Given that even a guy like Xiao Jingting can become a hen-pecked husband, I can¡¯t understand what has Xu Muan done to him,¡± Zheng Liming said surprisingly.


    ¡°He used to think nothing of Xu Muan, and avoid mentioning Xu Muan by feeling sick. But he just became hen-pecked after once wandering outside and returning. It¡¯s just every strange thing could happen these days.¡±


    ¡°I heard that after Xiao Jingting was slung out of the Xiao family, he could only live alone with Xu Muan, thus they became close.¡±


    ¡°Xu Muan just knew how to push his luck. With a lack of beauty in a countryside like that, Xu Muan could be appreciated by Xiao Jingting. After a few days, when Xiao Jingting regained his bad old habits, he¡¯ll even has nowhere to cry.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s true. He just thinks highly of himself though he was the bastard of a lowborn.¡±


    Before, Xiao Jingting, Sun Qi and Zheng Liming always played around together, and because Xiao Jingting was the most favored and the most well-off one, he was the leader among them.


    Sun Qi pretended to be respectful to Xiao Jingting in front of him, but actually he was very jealous about Xiao Jingting. When Xiao Jingting¡¯s parents were gone and he was slung out of the Xiao family, Sun Qi was extremely gloating, considered this bastard to be finally doomed.


    But he didn¡¯t expect Xiao Jingting¡¯s parents still to be alive and Xiao Jingting to advance to level five of Qi Practice.


    ¡°What a pity. I can¡¯t understand how could he achieve level five of Qi Practice.¡±


    ¡°I heard that¡¯s all by luck. He has discovered some Heaven Wealth and Land Treasure spiritual plant in the wood near the Mound Village, which helps him advance.¡±


    ¡°How could that black sheep obtain such a good luck,¡± Zheng Liming said jealously.


    ¡°Yeah.¡± Sun Qi went green-eyed.


    ¡°Since he could find Heaven Wealth and Land Treasure in the wood near the Mound Village, let¡¯s check there out some time as well.¡± Zheng Liming suggested.


    Sun Qi showed a sad smile, ¡°Do you think only you know that? The secret of Xiao Jingting achieving level five by the help of Heaven Wealth and Land Treasure has been known all around, and the great four families have all sent their people to that wood to check, and they do have discovered some spiritual plants, but all of which are normal species.¡±


    After Sun Qi and Zheng Liming left, Xiao Jingting got relieved. What kind of person the previous him was, just made friend with such bad guys!


    ¡°Muan, you¡¯ve done an excellent job just now.¡± Xiao Jingting said to Xu Muan.


    Xu Muan smiled helplessly. How things change! He had never thought that one day he would be able to righteously scold the bad friends of Xiao Jingting.


    ¡°You have a number of such friends,¡± Xu Muan said.


    Xiao Jingting tittered, ¡°Unless they never come, once they come, just kick them out.¡± When the previous Xiao Jingting was in distress, none of those bad friends had ever lent a hand.


    ¡°Aren¡¯t you afraid of affecting your reputation?¡± asked Xu Muan.


    Xiao Jingting said disapprovingly, ¡°Why? I don¡¯t have a reputation, anyway.¡±


    Xu Muan felt wordless. That¡¯s just true!

 Chapter 74

    Looking at Xu Muan coming out of the yard, Sun Miaomiao was a little confused.


    Sun Miaomiao had met Xu Muan before. In Sun Miaomiao¡¯s impression, Xu Muan was a little gloomy, always dressed in a suit of coarse clothes. But now, although his clothes were simple, they were not low-end, and moreover, he looked somewhat bright like sunshine.


    ¡°Xu Muan, are you going out?¡± asked Sun Miaomiao as she went close to Xu Muan.


    Xu Muan was surprised to come cross Sun Miaomiao. Xu Muan had seen Sun Miaomiao several times before. And when she met him, Sun Miaomiao had always skewed at him, but had never said hello to him.


    ¡°Yes! I¡¯m short of things at home. I need to go out and buy some,¡± replied Xu Muan.


    ¡°I¡¯ve heard that Xiao Jingting is totally obedient to you. Such a playboy like Xiao Jingting is unexpectedly well-behaved. You are really a man of ability,¡± Sun Miaomiao highly praised.


    When Sun Qi and Zheng Liming left, they went everywhere and said that Xiao Jingting became a hen-pecked husband who was obedient to his wife and always followed her advice. He did not dare to do anything his wife did not allow him to do and he could do nothing but follow her orders. He would never go on the racket.


    Xiao Jingting was sensitive about his reputation. He might become ashamed into anger and do something outrageous if he knew that he was well known as a hen-pecked husband.


    Xu Muan smiled and said, ¡°I cannot take all the credit. For a period of time in Mound Village, Xiao Jingting was well-behaved as he lived from hand to mouth.¡±


    ¡°It seems that you have suffered a lot in Mound Village!¡± said Sun Miaomiao with full of sympathy.


    ¡°It was a lot of pain, but a blessing in disguise,¡± said Xu Muan.


    Hearing that from Xu Muan, Sun Miaomiao immediately thought of Heaven Wealth and Land Treasure in the forests near Mound Village, ¡°Congratulations, Xu Muan, you are really blessed.¡±


    ¡°Thank you, and I have to leave you alone,¡± said Xu Muan.


    Sun Miaomiao nodded and said, ¡°See you.¡±


    Sun Miaomiao¡¯s face became gloomy as she looked at Xu Muan¡¯s back. Xiao Jingting was very cold to Sun Miaomiao when he came back. It was impossible for Sun Miaomiao to accept the fact that she was beaten by a man.


    ¡°Why did you come so late?¡± asked Xiao Jingting casually as he waited at the door for Xu Muan.


    ¡°I met Sun Miaomiao, and I was delayed for a while,¡± said Xu Muan.


    ¡°Oh,¡± Xiao Jingting nodded.


    ¡°Is there anyone else to come?¡± asked Xu Muan.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Well, I have to wait for Second Brother. I don¡¯t have good taste and good eyes. I will ask him for a favor as he comes soon.¡±


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°You are right. When will Second Brother arrive?¡±


    ¡°He may be here soon after he helped Mu Shuyu settle down,¡± said Xiao Jingting.


    Xu Muan smiled and said, ¡°Second Brother has a good relationship with Shuyu.¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Exactly.¡±


    ¡°Sorry to keep you waiting,¡± said Xiao Jinfeng as he walked out.


    ¡°You¡¯re welcome,¡± said Xiao Jingting.


    ¡°Shall we go, brother?¡± asked Xu Muan.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°OK!¡±


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­


    They were immediately received by a trained clerk after Xiao Jingting, Xu Muan and Xiao Jinfeng entered a commercial house.


    ¡°This collection of storage rings, which are all built by Master Zhao Li, are beautifully designed and have an internal space of 150 square meters. The space structure is very stable. They are very convenient to install preys in the wild. It¡¯s worth twelve thousand taels of silver for each.¡±


    Xiao Jingting rubbed his nose and said to himself, ¡®twelve thousand taels, how expensive it is!¡¯ He had thought he was a rich man, but suddenly he found he was poor indeed!


    ¡°Masters, do you prefer anything?¡± asked the receptionist.


    Xiao Jingting cleared his throat, pretending to be calm, ¡°Show us something else.¡±


    In fact, Xiao Jinfeng was satisfied, but he was scared off as he thought of the price. In the wild, they would fight a quick battle. Being afraid the blood would attract other monster beasts, sometimes, they only picked up the most valuable parts of the monster beast as they killed them. It would be wasteful. But it would be different if they had a storage ring. However, a storage ring was too expensive. Generally, a mercenary member used a store bag.


    After taking one more look at the space storage rings, Xiao Jinfeng turned to other items.


    ¡°These are talismans. The talismans in our shop are high-quality. These are level 4 talismans, these are level 5 talismans, and these are level 6 talismans. The selling price for a level 4 talisman is around one hundred taels of silver, a level 5 talisman is around two hundred taels of silver, and a level 6 talisman is around four hundred taels of silver. A talisman is necessary in case that you come across a senior monster beast in the wild. Sometimes one more talisman means you have one more life!¡± said the receptionist.


    Thinking of Xiao Jingting¡¯s improper use of talismans to waste large amount of money, Xu Muan felt heartbroken.


    ¡°We won¡¯t be fighting in the near future. Show us something else,¡± said Xu Muan.


    The receptionist smiled and said, ¡°Masters, please go to have a look at the high-end magic tools. We have recently got a new one, which is very suitable for Master Xiao Jingting.¡±


    Xu Muan smiled and said, ¡°Sounds good!¡± Xu Muan had not seen many advanced magic tools, but he wanted to gain some experience even though they were not affordable.


    ¡°Follow me, please.¡±

 Chapter 75

    ¡°This is a special spiritual pagoda for spiritual planters, where there are formation lines to increase your spiritual energy. Childe Xiao, when you display the technique of Growth of All Things, you can expand the scope of the technique by half with the help of this pagoda, as well as other magic techniques.¡±


    ¡°The material used to build the pagoda is very tough. The pagoda can be enlarged. If you encounter a monster you can¡¯t cope with, you can hide in the pagoda. The pagoda will completely cover up the breath of a friar. After a long time, the monster will go away, and it means that you have one more life.¡± The spiritual pagoda was specially built for spiritual planters. Many spiritual planters were not good at fighting, so the Qi practitioners carefully developed this function.


    ¡°This pagoda is also a magic tool that can be used for battle, where you will be able to fight against a person as a level 8 Qi practitioner or even as a level 9 Qi practitioner. This magic tool is actually a semi-finished product. If there is a chance, Childe Xiao can upgrade it.¡±


    Hearing that, Xiao Jingting was excited as his eyes glowed, ¡°What a good magic tool, it must be expensive.¡±


    ¡°It costs one hundred and twenty thousand taels of silver, but it can be paid in installments, with some interest. Childe Xiao can register for a silver card with a down payment of thirty thousand taels of silver. From now on, you can transfer ten thousand taels of silver every month for ten consecutive months.¡±


    Xiao Jingting was surprised to hear that there was something high-end like installment in this world, but very soon, Xiao Jingting figured it out, because Wasteland Continent had a much longer history than the earth. It was not surprising that there was instalment after such a long time. With a down payment of thirty thousand taels and ten thousand taels of silver every month for ten consecutive months, it meant one hundred and thirty thousand in all, and he had to pay twelve thousand taels of silver more. The seller was very greedy.


    ¡°Childe Xiao, this magic tool is made by a base-period friar, and we only have one in our shop. If you need it, buy it quickly. If you are too late, someone else will take it away, and you will lose it.¡±


    Looking at the attentive smile on the face of the receptionist, Xiao Jingting felt like his heart had been scratched by a cat.


    Xiao Jinfeng said to Xiao Jingting, ¡°Jingting, this pagoda is very suitable for you.¡± It was really expensive, but it could be used for a long time. Xiao Jingting had amazing ability to make money when he was a level 4 Qi practitioner. As a level 5 Qi practitioner now, he must have the ability to make more silver.


    Xu Muan looked at Xiao Jingting and said, ¡°You can buy it if you like it.¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°All right.¡±


    Xiao Jingting made a hard decision, and he bought the spiritual pagoda.


    The receptionist was surprised that Xiao Jingting bought the pagoda.


    The receptionist did not expect Xiao Jingting to buy the pagoda. He said so much to Xiao Jingting because he hoped Xiao Jingting could mention the magic tool to Xiao Linfeng and Wang Lu when he came back home, and he thought Xiao Linfeng and Wang Lu might be interested in this magic tool.


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­


    ¡°Xiao Jinfeng,¡± A voice of doubt and uncertainty passed over. Xiao Jinfeng turned his head, and he frowned up.


    Xiao Jingting turned and saw several people coming closer, who were dressed as mercenaries. He immediately guessed out their identity. What a small world!


    Hua Yufeng, the team leader, looked at Xiao Jinfeng seriously. With dodging glances, the other mercenaries behind Hua Yufeng also looked at Xiao Jinfeng.


    ¡°Master Jingting, this is your VIP card. You are already a golden VIP of our firm. When you buy anything later, you will get a 5% discount. Welcome here next time.¡± said the receptionist full of hospitality.


    Xiao Jingting twisted his face and said to himself, ¡®This firm really does not know how to do business. Things are so expensive and the discount is so low. They should have given me a 20% discount.¡¯


    When Hua Yufeng heard what the clerk said, he was stunned for a moment. According to the rules of the firm, those who consumed more than 1,000 taels of silver were ordinary members, those who consumed more than 12,000 taels of silver were silver members, those who consumed more than 100,000 taels were gold members, and those who consumed more than 1,000,000 taels were violet gold members.


    Hua Yufeng was a silver member. Hua Yufeng could not help but envy as he suddenly heard Xiao Jingting was a gold member.


    ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡± Xiao Jinfeng said to Xiao Jingting and Xu Muan.


    As Xiao Jingting nodded, three of them went out together. Xiao Jinfeng did not say a word to Hua Yufeng and others from beginning to end.


    ¡°Are those your former teammates, Second Brother?¡± asked Xiao Jingting as they left the shop.


    Xiao Jinfeng nodded and said, ¡°Yes!¡±


    Xiao Jinfeng had early known that he would meet those people when he came back to Desert City, and he had imagined what would happen when they met each other. He had thought it would be very uncomfortable, but he found that it was alright when they really met. All the past was past.


    ¡°Second Brother, the leading man had a face of ingratitude. It is good that you were driven out, otherwise, sooner or later he will get you into trouble,¡± said Xiao Jingting. Xiao Jingting asked about current situation of the mercenary team. The mercenary team under the leadership of Hua Yufeng had been on the decline. Many members had quit the mercenary team.


    Xiao Jinfeng smiled. Hua Yufeng was good looking, but his temper was¡­


    ¡°Well, it¡¯s all in the past,¡± said Xiao Jinfeng. He was not a pedantically good man. It was impossible for him to return good for evil after being betrayed like that.

 Chapter 76

    Hua Yufeng together with others bought some Imperial Beast Talismans and magical weapons and then left. Recently the budget of the mercenary team came very tight, while the quality of magical weapons and Imperial Beast Talismans were very low. At the time of payment, Hua Yufeng was very embarrassed when finding the the receptionist indifferent.


    ¡°Xiao Jingting purchased a magical weapon of one hundred and twenty thousand taels of silver.¡±


    ¡°What a wealthy childe!¡± Zhao Li couldn¡¯t help exclaiming. The mercenary team who made a great deal only got thousands of taels of silver, and 10 thousand taels of silver at most. But this childe could afford one hundred thousand taels, which was very enviable!


    ¡°How does Xiao Jingting have so much silver? He was not that wealthy before, was he? We are brothers in the team, so we all get about the same salary, right?¡±


    ¡°Maybe he pretends to be a poor man. Noble childes like him can get large amounts of money as long as he sweettalks their seniors. He is rich enough but still shares the harvest,¡± Hua Yufeng said jealously.


    Looking at Hua Yufeng, Zhou Fang thought to himself, ¡°Xiao Jinfeng spared no efforts to do the job, didn¡¯t he? And he should take his share. It seems Hua Yufeng bores Xiao Jinfeng a grudge.¡± Thinking that he had to work under Hua Yufeng¡¯s hand, Zhou Fang didn¡¯t say a good word for Xiao Jinfeng.


    Zhao Li nodded and replied, ¡°Yes! Good Job, we weren¡¯t born in a family as rich as him! But one hundred thousand taels of silver is not a small number, so even for the parents of Xiao Jingting, it is a great loss. If Xiao Jing¡¯s father is unwilling to pay the bill for Xiao Jingting, then he would be in great trouble again.¡±


    Trading company had their own dun group and if you didn¡¯t repay in time, they would come to collect the money, using cruel means.


    ¡°What is he afraid of? His father will help him anyway,¡± Hua Yufeng said.


    ¡°That¡¯s true.¡± Zhao Li answered.


    ¡°Xiao Jinfeng has practiced into the fifth level,¡± Zhang Meng said.


    Zhao Li nodded and said, ¡°Amazing. He has practiced into the fifth level in a short time.¡±


    Xiao Jinfeng was prestigious in the mercenary team. The reason why Xiao Jinfeng was chased out of the mercenary team was partly because Xiao Jinfeng was poisoned and for this, he lost the chance to achieve a higher level. The member in the mercenary team had to support their family and it need them to risk their lives to fight with the demonic beast. The mercenary team didn¡¯t need encumbrances.


    Within a year, Xiao Jinfeng had practiced into the fourth level and was going to achieve the fifth level.


    Hua Yufeng clenched his fist. Before Xiao Jinfeng left the team, some people began to miss his warm heart, and someone else proposed to ask Xiao Jinfeng back. Looking at the attitude of Xiao Jinfeng, he realized that even though he went to invite him back by himself, Xiao Jinfeng wouldn¡¯t come back.


    Actually, when Xiao Jinfeng left, Hua Yufeng was a little regretful, the mercenary team lost a cheap hatchet man, so the rate of completing tasks declined sharply. What¡¯s worse, recently the mercenary team couldn¡¯t make their ends meet and members became less and less satisfied with him, and thus Hua Yufeng got much more pressure.


    Sometimes, Hua Yufeng was missing the day working with Xiao Jinfeng. During that time, although Xiao Jinfeng often threw his weight around, he could finish his task successfully.


    ¡­


    In the trading company.


    ¡°Xiao Jingting is super rich! He spent one hundred thousand taels to buy a magical weapon. Even though the friar who practiced into the seventh and the eighth level won¡¯t spend money that handsomely.¡±


    ¡°He is born with a silver spoon, so he can ask his daddy for help if he couldn¡¯t get enough money to repay.¡±


    ¡°The Spiritual Tower is not bad. It is said that this magical weapon is designed to be used in the Foundation Establishment. But as a result, when refining, there was something wrong, so its level was lowered down. But the material was costly.¡±


    ¡°But it is a defective weapon anyway!¡±


    ¡°It has been put here for many days but some elders of big clans who had cultivated into the seventh level weren¡¯t willing to buy it. Unexpectedly, Xiao Jingting bought it finally.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡±


    Xiao Jingting¡¯s generosity became the hot topic discussed by others in the trading company.


    The minute Sun Qi and Zheng Liming went into the trading company, they heard people¡¯s amazement at Xiao Jingting¡¯s generosity.


    ¡°Man, I have never thought he is that rich.¡± Sun Qi was speechless. Although Xiao Jingting used to be richer than them, the difference hadn¡¯t been that large. Sometimes, he would buy a gift of seven or eight hundred taels of silver for Miss Sun. And that was the high limit.


    One hundred thousand taels of silver for the pagoda? How come he became so loaded?


    ¡°What a lucky dog!¡± Zheng Liming answered jealously.


    ¡°He picked up the gold, didn¡¯t he?¡± Sun Qi answered, although Xiao Jingting only paid the down payment, it also should be a great sum of money.


    Zheng Liming answered jealously, ¡°No, but he picked up the Heaven Wealth and Land Treasure. Man, he must find more than one Heaven Wealth and Land Treasure!¡±


    Sun Qi nodded and said, ¡°It makes senses.¡±


    Sun Qi felt it a great pity and Xiao Jingting became much more indifferent since they came back this time. If it were in the past, he should get a lot of benefits. Since Xiao Jingting now had a lot of money, he could have profited from him easily. Sun Qi was very regretful that if he had known Xiao Jingting would ask for his help, he would have given him dozens of taels of silver and he wouldn¡¯t be so awkward.


    ¡°The guy only paid for three hundred taels of silver as down payment and later he has much money to repay. Will he ask his parents to repay for him? Although Xiao Jingting was favored. However, his father¡¯s favorite son is Xiao Qingyan, whose pocket money is less than ten thousand taels of silver.¡± Zheng Liming muttered.


    ¡°He has already bought it and can¡¯t return it. So, his parents must repay for him. They won¡¯t watch him being beaten to death by the creditor and do nothing, will they?¡± Sun Qi said.


    Zheng Liming nodded, saying, ¡°Well, that¡¯s true.¡±

 Chapter 77

    ¡°Miss Sun, do you need anything else?¡± Looking at absent-minded Sun Miaoyin, the clerk asked.


    Sun Miaoyin answered lightly, ¡°No, these are enough.¡±


    Previously, when Xiao Jingting and Xiao Jinfeng came to the shop, Sun Miaoyin was also in the shop. But Xiao Jingting paid much attention to the goods and didn¡¯t see her, while Sun Miaoyin didn¡¯t great them, either.


    Thinking of Xiao Jinfeng, the man who had been engaged with her, Sun Miaoyin thought he at least had an imposing appearance and not as terrible as she imagined.


    Sun Miaoyin shook her hand and even though Xiao Jinfeng was not bad, he still couldn¡¯t match up for Zhou Kang.


    Xiao Jingting was very generous. He bought the spiritual pagoda of one hundred thousand taels of silver without hesitation.


    Sun Miaoyin thought of her younger sister¡¯s words: Xiao Jingting was like a toad lusting after a swan¡¯s flesh but he didn¡¯t want to spend much money to buy a gift for her. She, Sun Miaomiao, was not easily satisfied. If Xiao Jingting sent this Pagoda to her sister, perhaps her sister would have feelings for him.


    ¡­


    Xiao Jingting fondled this Spiritual Towel admiringly, for he liked it the in the first eye and bought it finally.


    Xiao Jingting also felt joyful when seeing the Spiritual Pagoda but found it a bit expensive. After buying the pagoda, he was in debt again.


    Xiao Jingting put away the Spiritual Pagoda and hung out with Xiao Jinfeng and Xu Muan in the street. At that time, a guard came in a hurry.


    ¡°Misters, please go back home, young master Xiaofan is fighting with others again.¡±


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡± He just came back few days but his youngest son was fighting with others again.


    Xiao Jingting hurried back home and, in the lobby, Xiao Xiaofan hid himself behind Mu Shuyu and looked at other kids indignantly.


    ¡°Third Brother, finally you¡¯re back. Your son¡¯s behavior became more and more terrible. He should guide the demonic beast to attack his cousin. What a bad boy!¡±


    Xiao Jingting looked at Xiao Xiaofan, while Xiao Xiaofan looked very angry and retorted, ¡°Daddy, no. I asked Fire Cloud Bird to take me to fly, but they took the arrows to shoot it. So the Bird scratched them out of angry.¡±


    ¡°Your cousins are playing games with you, but you tried to hurt them severely, and now you tell on them first.¡± Zheng Pei¡¯er answered relentlessly.


    ¡°They weren¡¯t playing games, but wanted to kill me by the arrows. The bird was hurt by them,¡± Xiao Xiaofan answered.


    No children in Xiao family had a demonic beast like Xiaofan. The minute Xiao Yuerong saw Xiao Xiaofan was riding the demonic beast, he thought of the grudge with him so he was so angry that he guided other children to shoot toward the Fire Cloud Bird. But it was a baby bird, so it panicked when it was hurt and almost threw Xiaofan away.


    Xiao Xiaofan was shocked but the Fire Cloud Bird calmed down soon. However, the bird under attack became furious and rushed at the children on the ground, but was blocked by some patrolling guards.


    Hearing Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s defend, Xiao Jingting was indignant, ¡°Sister-in-law, my son was riding the demonic beast to fly in the sky, how can your son shoot him? If you hurt the demonic beast, my son will fall down from the sky. Your son is a murderer! Why do you blame my son? You shameless shrew, what a glib tongue you have! Shame on you!¡± If Xiaofan fell down from the sky, he would be hurt seriously if not dead.


    Zheng Pei¡¯er was rebuked by Xiao Jingting and her whole body trembled with anger, ¡°Third Brother, what do you mean by saying that? Your son didn¡¯t get hurt but my son.¡±


    ¡°He deserves to suffer loss! He was ill-intentioned, and he had to eat his own bitter fruit. Sister-in-law, my nephew had wound in his head, why was he allowed to run wild£¿Do you teach him to bully the younger one?¡± Xiao Jingting said angrily.


    ¡°You¡­¡± Zheng Pei¡¯er was going nuts when hearing Xiao Jingting¡¯s words.


    ¡°Enough. Only trifles and nothing seriously. Forget it.¡± Xiao Qingyan answered.


    Hearing Xiao Qingyan¡¯s words, Zheng Pei¡¯er glared at Xiao Qingyan while Zheng Pei¡¯er shut up reluctantly when seeing Xiao Qingyan¡¯s expression.


    Xiao Jingting looked at Xiao Qingyan surprisingly, for he couldn¡¯t understand why his elder brother could let him go that easily.


    ¡°Third Brother, I heard that you spending one hundred taels of silver but bought a useless magical weapon,¡± Xiao Qingyan asked.


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡± He was curious why Xiao Qingyan was so clam. His elder brother was waiting for him on this matter.


    ¡°It costs one hundred taels of silver, but I have no much money but paid for three thousand yuan and I will repay it later.¡± Xiao Jingting answered.


    Xiao Qingyan squinted to see and said silently, He thought Xiao Jingting had got rid of the bad habit of being a spendthrift, but unexpectedly he was further intensified. He bought the magical weapons of one hundred thousand taels of silver without hesitation. But his own magical weapon was just a Green Cloud Sword of ten thousand taels of silver, and the quality of this sword was admired by many others.


    ¡°Third Brother. You are so generous when buying magical weapons.¡± Xiao Qingyan said.


    Xiao Linfeng and Wang Lu was gloomy these days. One hundred thousand taels of silver? Of course, they could pay it but it was still a large sum of money for them.

 Chapter 78

    ¡°Big Brother, you are well informed! I just bought the pagoda and you¡¯ve known it so soon.¡± Xiao Jingting sneered.


    ¡°There are not many big customers like you, brother. So that people are pleased to talk about it, and naturally the news spreads fast,¡± said Xiao Qingyan.


    Xiao Qingyan said to himself, ¡®Xiao Jingting bought the magic tool in installments, and he must count on his parents to pay the rest. If his parents do not pay the money, Xiao Jingting will be caught by the store and go to prison. Of course, his parents will not stand by without doing anything. His monthly allowance from the parents is only five or six pieces of spiritual jade, one or two thousand taels of silver, which adds up to about three thousand taels of silver.


    Xiao Jingting have to pay back ten thousand taels of silver every month to buy the magic tool. Is Xiao Jingting going to force his parents to spend money on him by buying the tool? It¡¯s unacceptable.¡¯


    Wang Lu looked at Xiao Jingting and sighed, ¡°Jingting, you are too immoderate. How can you spend so much money? How do you plan to pay back your silver later on?¡±


    Xiao Jingting said slowly and gently, ¡°I am going to ask father and mother to give me some farmland. When I was in Mound Village, I was used to working at sunrise and retiring at sunset. I am not used to the life as I have nothing to do these days. Mother, you give me a few pieces of farmland, so I can farm the land and pay back the money.¡±


    Xiao Jingting said to himself, ¡®At first, the original body owner¡¯s aunt even gave him a lot of farmland when he was expelled. As the parents of the original body owner, they cannot be stingy.¡¯


    ¡°Do you want some farmland? The farmland of Xiao¡¯s Family is located outside the city, which is not close to home!¡± said Wang Lu.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°I know that. Once I have some farmland, I will take Muan and my son to build a house and live there. My son is too wild. He is not going the right way with the two sons of my eldest brother. I am afraid he will fight all day if he stays here in Xiao¡¯s Family, which will be a problem.¡±


    What Xiao Jingting said was not expected by Wang Lu, who was astonished to hear that, ¡°Are you going to move out?¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°It is better to move out and take care of the farmland. Since I went out this time, I have found that I have a good talent in farming. If I work harder, I believe that I can manage to pay back the money. In fact, the down payment of 30,000 taels of silver is earned from farming.¡±


    A look of shame came over the face of Xiao Linfeng, and Wang Lu was also eased down.


    Xiao Qingyan frowned with a cold sniff and said, ¡°Third Brother, do you think everyone is a fool? You are just a level 5 Qi practitioner, and you were much lower before. How can you earn so much money from farming? You sold out all the items of Heaven Wealth and Land Treasure you have found, didn¡¯t you?¡±


    Xiao Jingting threw his eyes on Xiao Qingyan and said, ¡°I did sell some items of Heaven Wealth and Land Treasure, but most of the money were earned from farming.¡±


    Xiao Qingyan ignored the last part of what Xiao Jingting said. Hearing that Xiao Jingting really sold some items of Heaven Wealth and Land Treasure, he became furious, ¡°You really sold some treasures. What¡¯s wrong with you? How dare you did this!¡±


    Xiao Jingting took it for granted and said, ¡°I had no money, and I had to sell something. According to the rule, I would pay a fine of silver of a month for the superior farmland given by my aunt if it was wasted for one month, and I had to pay much money as it had been deserted for a long time. I would not have paid the fine if I had not sold some items of Heaven Wealth and Land Treasure.¡±


    Xiao Jingting looked innocent as he turned to Liu Xian as a bystander.


    Liu Xian had been enjoying what was going on. She felt embarrassed as Xiao Jingting blamed on her.


    Wang Lu threw her eyes full of hatred on Liu Xian.


    Liu Xian smiled awkwardly and said, ¡°Jingting, what did you say? Was the farmland deserted when you got it? How could such good farmland be deserted? I know nothing about it!¡±


    ¡°I had to pay a fine for the deserted farmland, and there are monster beasts who often haunt the farmland. Aunt, you must be cheated to give such farmland to me. I¡¯m lucky to have the help of Second Brother, otherwise the farmland would have been destroyed by the monster beasts even it is planted with spiritual plants,¡± said Xiao Jingting coldly.


    Wang Lu sniffed with an even worse look on her face.


    ¡°Aunt, how can you give such farmland to me? I was cheated by Hou¡¯s Family for the farmland. They took two thousand taels of silver from me. Aunt, please remember to give this money to me! You have been cheated into giving me such farmland, and being your nephew, I had to pay so much money for you. It is unfair!¡± said Xiao Jingting righteously.


    Under Wang Lu¡¯s stares, Liu Xian could only make a promise, ¡°This is my fault. I will pay the money for you.¡±


    Liu Xian gritted her teeth. At first, she was complacent to transfer the farmland to Xiao Jingting, which would be fined. She did not expect Xiao Jingting to ask her for the money.


    Xiao Jingting was gratified to hear what his aunt said. In fact, he only paid a fine of one thousand and five hundred taels of silver. Xiao Jingting asked more for five hundred taels of silver. Two thousand taels of silver did not mean a lot for Xiao Jingting now, but this was also a big money.


    Xiao Qingyan didn¡¯t care what Xiao Jingting had experienced in Mound Village. He only cared about Heaven Wealth and Land Treasure.

 Chapter 79

    ¡°Third Brother, where did you sell some items of Heaven Wealth and Land Treasure? There are profiteers everywhere, and you are easy to be cheated,¡± asked Xiao Qingyan irreconcilably. If Xiao Jingting sold the treasures to a town near Mound Village, he might have a chance to get them back. There was no master at all in such a small town.


    ¡°With the help of Second Brother, I sold them to a big commercial house in Windy City.¡± replied Xiao Jingting.


    ¡°Windy City.¡± It seemed that something reminded Xiao Qingyan. Suddenly Xiao Qingyan opened his eyes widely. He looked at Xiao Jinfeng and asked, ¡°Jinfeng, you were to sell the treasures when I met you in Windy City that time, weren¡¯t you?¡±


    ¡°Yes.¡± Xiao Jinfeng nodded.


    Xiao Qingyan was very unhappy and said, ¡°We are brothers, why didn¡¯t you tell me about such a big deal?¡±


    Xiao Jinfeng sneered and said, ¡°Big Brother, I was to tell you about it, but you did not give me a chance to speak out! You said ¡®don¡¯t call me Big Brother, I don¡¯t have a brother as shameless as you¡¯. And you also asked me to get out of Windy City as soon as I could, and not to give you any trouble. I followed your orders, and as soon as I sold out the spiritual plants, I left Windy City.¡±


    Xiao Qingyan felt embarrassed and uneasy as he listened.


    Xiao Jingting looked at Xiao Jinfeng and said to himself, ¡®There are more cases of icing on the cake, but less cases of giving timely help. Xiao Jinfeng was at a low point when he met Xiao Qingyan, and Xiao Jinfeng should have had a lot of expectations from Xiao Qingyan at that time, but¡­¡¯


    Xiao Qingyan, unsympathetic to his brother in distress, was really a bad guy.


    Looking at Xiao Jinfeng¡¯s cold side face, Xiao Qingyan was angry about Xiao Jinfeng¡¯s ruthlessness, and he still felt regretful that he treated Xiao Jinfeng too badly. If he had a better attitude to him at that time, perhaps, Xiao Jinfeng would have taken the treasures out, and maybe, he would have been a level 6 Qi practitioner.


    Recently, he was often praised that there were three talents in his family, who were all level 5 Qi practitioners, and he even heard a tongue-in-cheek statement that he had to work harder, otherwise he would be caught up with and surpassed by his brothers.


    Xiao Jinfeng and Xiao Jingting had been promoted to level 5 Qi practitioners, which gave Xiao Qingyan great pressure.


    Xiao Qingyan was very worried that he would be surpassed by his two younger brothers. He had been the most excellent one in the family since he was born. He would become the laughing stock of the family if he was exceeded by his two younger brothers.


    Xiao Linfeng held his forehead and had a headache.


    Seeing the performance of Xiao Jinfeng, Xiao Linfeng knew that Xiao Jinfeng had ill feelings towards Xiao Qingyan. Xiao Linfeng originally expected that Xiao Jinfeng had a promise and could do a favor to Xiao Qingyan, but it seemed impossible as these two brothers had a tense relationship like that.


    ¡°Jingting, you have Heaven Wealth and Land Treasure, and you should have given some items to your eldest brother!¡± said Xiao Linfeng with some complaint.


    Xiao Qingyan was his most beloved son after all, so that Xiao Linfeng wanted to get some benefits for Xiao Qingyan.


    Xiao Jingting felt unhappy but he did not show anything on his face. He said with an embarrassed smile, ¡°Father, I was about to be arrested and sent to prison before I could pay the money. I was unable to care about my eldest brother for a while.¡±


    Wang Lu turned to Liu Xian as she heard what Xiao Jingting said. She threw her eyes on Liu Xian like the blade of a knife.


    Xiao Linfeng felt the tension between the three brothers, so that he said, ¡°Forget it. Move out if you want to move out. I give you 10 mu of classy farmland, 20 mu of medium farmland, and 30 mu of inferior farmland to you.¡±


    Xiao Jingting said excitedly, ¡°Thank you very much, father.¡± Xiao Linfeng was his father after all! He was much more generous than aunt. The location of the farmland Xiao Linfeng would give it to him should be not bad.


    ¡°You should work hard. You have lots of debt,¡± said Xiao Linfeng.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°I know.¡± Xiao Jingting said to himself, ¡®What Xiao Linfeng implied is, he will not help me pay that ten thousand taels of silver for a month.¡¯


    Xiao Jinfeng stood up and said, ¡°Father, I want some farmland, too.¡±


    Wang Lu looked at Xiao Jinfeng and said, ¡°You are not a spiritual planter. What do you want the farmland to do?¡±


    Xiao Qingyan immediately agreed, and said, ¡°Yes, Second Brother! With the attribute you have, you will destroy the spiritual plants if you plant some on the farmland. And you will not earn any money, but will have to pay the money you spend instead. You cannot waste the farmland like this even though we have a lot of farmland.¡±


    ¡°I am not a spiritual planter, but my wife Shuyu is! Shuyu is a level 5 Qi practitioner. We may earn some pocket money if we have some farmland to raise the child,¡± said Xiao Jinfeng.


    Taking a look at Xiao Jinfeng, Wang Lu sighed and said, ¡°OK.¡±


    Xiao Qingyan looked awful when he heard that. He wanted to bring Xiao Jingting into trouble as he mentioned the spiritual pagoda in front of his parents, but unexpectedly, Xiao Jingting took the opportunity to get some more farmland from the parents.


    ¡°Father, mother, you must not play favorites! You can not only give farmland to two younger brothers!¡± said Zheng Pei¡¯er.


    ¡°Do you want some farmland too, son?¡± Xiao Linfeng turned to Xiao Qingyan and asked.


    Xiao Qingyan nodded, and said. ¡°Yes.¡±


    Xiao Linfeng nodded, and said, ¡°Well, you have some too.¡±


    Xiao Jingting took a look at Xiao Qingyan, and said to himself, ¡®Students of Bifeng Academy should not leave the Academy for too long! Xiao Qingyan did not have time to look after the farmland even though he has it.¡¯


    Xiao Jingting felt sorry to Second Brother. When Second Brother asked for some farmland, Wang Lu asked him what he would do with the farmland because he was not a spiritual planter, but when Xiao Qingyan asked for some, his parents agreed immediately even though Xiao Qingyan could not have the time to take care of the farmland.

 Chapter 80

    Chapter 70 All about the Second Branch of Xiao Family (I)


    ¡°Mom, how are things going in the second branch?¡± seeing Liu Xian coming back, Xiao Muhong couldn¡¯t wait to ask.


    ¡°Xiao Jingting and Xiao Qingyan have totally turned against each other, and Xiao Jinfeng is entirely on Xiao Jingting¡¯s side. But Xiao Jinfeng is not considered important, so no matter which side he¡¯s on, there¡¯s no significant influence on Xiao Linfeng and Wang Lu.¡±


    ¡°Oh, That¡¯s it.¡±


    ¡°I got angry while watching today¡¯s family ¡®show¡¯. It should be discovered by Xiao Jingting, that fool, that I had schemed against him and given him the farmland with problems intentionally, and he was exposing that to Xiao Linfeng and Wang Lu today, which made Wang Lu stared at me with murderous eyes.¡± That guy also took the chance to blackmail her, two thousand taels of silver. That¡¯s not too much for Liu Xian, the problem was, it¡¯s a shame to her.


    Liu Xian clenched her handkerchief and thought that Wang Lu must have born grudge against her this time, and maybe Wang Lu would torture her further, given that Wang Lu was such a ruthless woman. How hateful it was! How could that woman still be alive after falling off a cliff? What a long-lasting curse it was!


    ¡°If I¡¯d known this beforehand, I would totally root out and kill Xiao Jingting,¡± Xiao Muhong said in a gloomy tone.


    Recently, Xiao Muhong had seen Xiao Jingting several times, and felt that Xiao Jingting had been reshaped to a brand-new person. And Xiao Muhong thought that the current biggest threat to him was not Xiao Qingyan, but Xiao Jingting.


    Liu Xian nodded, ¡°Yeah! What a shame! If only we hadn¡¯t underestimated him and had kept close watch on him.¡±


    The guy Xiao Jingting was even willing to sell the Heaven Wealth and Land Treasure. If she had kept close watch on him and intercepted the Heaven Wealth and Land Treasure, her own son could have advanced to level six of Qi Practice¡­What¡¯s done is done, it was too late to regret. Fortunately, it did not fall into Xiao Qingyan¡¯s hands anyway.


    ¡°Mom, Xiao Jingting has spent over a hundred thousand taels of silver to buy an artifact today, and they said it¡¯s mostly designed for cowards¡ªjust hide into the spiritual tower when something goes wrong, and then everything will be fine,¡± Xiao Muhong said jealously and contemptuously.


    Liu Xian gnashed her teeth and said, ¡°That guy used to play around with prostitutes, but I don¡¯t know why, now he actually becomes a person of highly-motivated.¡±


    Xiao Muhong nodded, ¡°Yeah. And as he becomes highly-motivated, he becomes more thoughtful than before as well.¡±


    ¡°Where¡¯s your wife?¡± asked Liu Xian.


    ¡°She¡¯s practicing.¡± Xiao Muhong said. Before Xiao Jingting came back, he used to get on quite well with Sun Miaomiao. But after Xiao Jingting¡¯s coming back, he felt that she became estranged from him suddenly.


    ¡­¡­


    Looking at the title deed for land and spiritual tower in front of him, Xiao Jingting said, ¡°The parents are just too partial.¡± Anyway, the original body owner was not the least favored in the family.


    Xu Muan nodded, ¡°Yeah!¡± Xiao Jingting had received 10 mu of high-quality farmland and 20 mu of medium-quality land and 30 mu of low-quality land, while Xiao Jinfeng had received only half of Xiao Jingting¡¯s and Xiao Qingyan had received double what Xiao Jingting had.


    Xiao Linfeng and Wang Lu were both master of spiritual plants, and if they had wholeheartedly looked after the spiritual farmland, they could have had a good harvest every year. But given their levels of power, the resources they needed generally couldn¡¯t be gained by money.


    In this world, people had better physical fitness than those on Earth since they could do self-cultivation, but they could live merely as long as those on Earth. Cultivators with level 9 of Qi Practice could only live around 100 years at most, but a foundation-stage cultivator may live to 200 years old.


    In order to live a longer life, no talented cultivator would be content with a plain life, and certainly Xiao Linfeng and Wang Lu were no exception. Much of the time, they just wandered around to seek opportunities to advance.


    Xiao Linfeng and Wang Lu¡¯s farmland were largely let out. But given Xiao Linfeng and Wang Lu¡¯s ability, they could easily gain good harvest by using some magic technique to the farmland.


    ¡°Fortunately, second brother doesn¡¯t mind that,¡± said Xiao Jingting.


    But Xu Muan lowed his head and said in mind: It¡¯s hard to say whether he doesn¡¯t care that or he¡¯s frustrated about that.


    ¡°How about Xiaofan?¡±


    ¡°The little Fire Cloud Bird has got hurt, Xiaofan is kind of sad for that and is accompanying it,¡± said Xu Muan.


    Xiao Jingting shook his head and said, ¡°Xiaofan and Yuerong can¡¯t get along by nature, things can go wrong if we just leave them together.¡±


    Xu Muan nodded, ¡°When we finally get the farmland, let¡¯s move out.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s what I was thinking. We need to start our work quickly; it¡¯s not a joke to pay a debt of ten to twenty thousand taels of silver a month.¡± Leaving these two kids at Xiao family was just like leaving two time-bombs at home.


    Xiao Jingting turned the spiritual tower over and over in his hand, looked at Xu Muan and asked, ¡°Muan, in your judgment, is it a right choice to buy this spiritual tower?¡±


    Xu Muan nodded, ¡°Of course it¡¯s.¡±


    ¡°Why?¡± asked Xiao Jingting.


    ¡°It can be used as being only for show! With an advanced artifact like this, it can have plenty of untapped functions, and it will not be that surprising for you to do better in farming than others later.¡±


    Looking at Xu Muan, Xiao Jingting thought to himself: Xu Muan is really a clever one, then I must not expose the secret of his jade space. Xiao Jingting speculated that his being able to survive and incarnate on this body was mainly due to this jade. And the jade must have other functions he hadn¡¯t found.


    In fact, the spiritual spring in the jade space was the key to his doing well in spiritual plants growing, but he owed it to the spiritual tower.


    ¡°Dear, you¡¯re so smart!¡± said Xiao Jingting.


    Xu Muan smiled faintly, ¡°By the way, I have got rid of most the books in your room. Some of them have actually no copies exited. At last I got 600 taels of silver from selling these books. Although it¡¯s less than ten thousand taels, it¡¯s better than nothing.¡±


    Xiao Jingting said, ¡°That¡¯s very kind of you. Thanks for your hard work¡­¡± Xiao Jingting knew quite well that the books being got rid of by Xu Muan were all collections of erotica of the original body owner. Damn, erotica collections could be worth so much! And there were even only existing copies of them! What a dirty world!


    ¡°I have also picked out some useful books for you, you can check it out when you have time,¡± said Xu Muan.


    Xiao Jingting nodded, ¡°Okay.¡±

 Chapter 81

    In Xiao Qingyan¡¯s secondary house, Xiao Yuerong shouted wrathfully.


    ¡°No, I don¡¯t want that, I don¡¯t want that! You¡¯ve said you would punish that brat, but finally nothing has happened to him.¡± Xiao Yuerong rolled on the ground angrily.


    Looking at Xiao Yuerong who was crying importunately, Zheng Pei¡¯er felt gloomy in soul. Recalling Xiao Jingting had abused her without mercy, Zheng Pei¡¯er just felt angry. And Xiao Qingyan was wholly concerned with the Heaven Wealth and Land Treasure, and didn¡¯t stick up for her when she was humiliated.


    ¡°Mom, could you buy me a Fire Cloud Bird? Even the little fool has one, and it looks quite majestic when he rides on it. How could I be inferior to him!¡± Xiao Yuerong got up and said.


    Zheng Pei¡¯er nodded, ¡°OK, I promise you.¡±


    ¡°I can¡¯t understand why third uncle likes that little fool. Mom, you know what? That little fool likes eating garlic and stinky tofu, which makes him smell stinky. He just bit me with that stinky body!¡± Xiao Yuerong rubbed his fat arms disgustedly.


    Zheng Pei¡¯er squinted and thought, Xiao Jingting was quite strange, he had never taken that little fool seriously at all before! But now he just safeguarded him like protecting a treasure. Though Xiao Xiaofan was not worth mentioning, Xiao Xiaodong seemed to be precocious and had advanced to level two of Qi Practice earlier than her eldest son Xiao Yuefeng. He could be a threat to her son in the future!


    After getting Xiao Yuerong settled, Zheng Pei¡¯er walked into the room and stared at Xiao Qingyan.


    Xiao Qingyan was drinking in depressed mood. ¡°Are you OK? You look so pale. Father and Mother are still partial to you most, anyway. They¡¯ve given you much more farmland than all those being given to your second brother and third brother.¡±


    ¡°They did give me much, but they also gave a lot to second brother!¡±


    Before, the pocket money given to second brother by his father could only match up to a fraction of that given to him. Leaving Xiao Jingting aside, Xiao Jinfeng was given much farmland, too. Comparing with his, Xiao Jinfeng¡¯s farmland seemed not that much, but who did he think he was, how dare Xiao Jinfeng go against him all around? Xiao Qingyan felt quite wretched to think of missing an advanced spiritual plant which may gave him a leap in practice.


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­


    Wang Lu was at the dressing table and sighed.


    Looking at Wang Lu, Xiao Linfeng asked, ¡°What¡¯s up? Are you in a bad mood?¡±


    ¡°I didn¡¯t expect our second and third sons to advance to level five,¡± said Wang Lu.


    Looking at Wang Lu, Xiao Linfeng smiled, ¡°What¡¯s wrong with our sons being all promising? Do you wish our sons to be worthless?¡±


    Wang Lu gave him a wry smile, ¡°I certainly wish our sons all to be promising. However, they three don¡¯t band together to defend against enemies, but just hate each other instead, and they may fight inside.¡±


    Listening this, Xiao Linfeng sighed, ¡°Before, the second used to get on well with the first, but couldn¡¯t get along with the third. However, after our coming back this time, the second have good relationships with the third, but with the first, they¡­¡±


    Wang Lu lowed her head. After came back, she had thoroughly investigated what had happened in this family.


    ¡°When the second was wronged and expelled from the mercenary team, the first didn¡¯t take his side. The second might bear grudge against the first due to that,¡± said Wang Lu.


    Xiao Linfeng sighed helplessly, ¡°There¡¯s something wrong with the first¡¯s action, thus the second bore grudge against him. Leaving aside other things, he didn¡¯t share the Heaven Wealth and Land Treasure with his own brother but actually sold it instead.¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s done is done, I don¡¯t think we can get it back. He¡¯s in a bad situation at that time, anyway. He might offend the Hou family if he didn¡¯t sell it. It¡¯s all Liu Xian¡¯s fault. She was so obsequious in front of me, but once something was happened to me, she just showed her true color immediately. Look at the farmland she had given to our third son, it¡¯s remote as well as dangerous, and there¡¯re monsters haunting. The third might have lost his life but for his good luck.¡± Wang Lu said by gnashing her teeth.


    Xiao Linfeng;s face darkened. Though he didn¡¯t get on very well with his big brother Xiao Chengfeng, they always seemed doing okay. But this time, after knowing what Xiao Chengfeng had done when he was in distress, he felt disappointed in Xiao Chengfeng.


    ¡°The third was driven out of the family without getting anything, the second fell into disrepute and was driven out of the family, too, for all this your good big brother and good sister-in-law should take the blame, and I think it should include our first son¡¯s being excluded in the Academy as well.¡±


    Xiao Linfeng nodded, ¡°Indeed, big brother and sister-in-law have gone too far.¡±


    ¡­¡­


    Xiao Xiaofan was rolling around in the bed excitedly. Seeing that, Xiao Xiaodong curled his lips and asked, ¡°What makes you so happy?¡±


    ¡°Brother, we will move out very soon.¡± Xiao Xiaofan replied excitedly.


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded, ¡°Yeah.¡± After moving out, Xiao Xiaofan would not have to eat a lot of garlic every day due to feeling insecure.


    Xiao Xiaodong scratched his head in anguish and thought, why there¡¯s only one bed in the room and he had to sleep with Xiao Xiaofan? Just look at what Xiaofan usually did to him, robbing his quilt, stretching out the stinky feet to his mouth, grinding the teeth to annoy him when asleep, and liking eating stinky food to stink up the whole quilt¡­he¡¯s just too annoying.


    ¡°Brother, don¡¯t you sleep on the same end of the bed as I do?¡± asked Xiao Xiaofan.


    Xiao Xiaodong shook his head, ¡°No, I sleep on the other end.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan didn¡¯t impose him, but fell asleep and snored soon.


    Xiao Xiaodong irritably moved away Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s stinky foot which had stretched to his face and thought: How carefree this guy is, just fall asleep so soon.

 Chapter 82

    ¡°Here are all the title deeds,¡± Xiao Jinfeng said to Mu Shuyu.


    Looking at the title deeds on her hand, Mu Shuyu smiled brightly, ¡°With these deeds, we may need only hard working to get a secure life.¡±


    But Xiao Jinfeng showed a wry smile and said, ¡°My third brother owns twice as much farmland as I do, and my eldest brother owns four times as much.¡±


    Mu Shuyu tapped him on the shoulder and said to him, ¡°Well, we can¡¯t tend too much land, I think that¡¯s enough.¡± Though Mu Shuyu felt kind of aggrieved at Xiao Jinfeng¡¯s being unfairly treated, after all, those were the affairs of the Xiao Family, in which she had no say.


    Xiao Jinfeng nodded, ¡°You¡¯re right.¡±


    ¡°In fact, though your eldest brother owns that much, he may have no time to cultivate it!¡± Mu Shuyu said.


    ¡°I think he may let it out. Actually, I don¡¯t think eldest brother has tried cultivating farmland,¡± said Xiao Jinfeng.


    Mu Shuyu stared at Xiao Jinfeng surprisedly, ¡°With a cultivation of level five in Qi Practice, your eldest brother actually hasn¡¯t tried cultivating farmland yet?¡±


    Xiao Jinfeng nodded, ¡°Yes!¡±


    Mu Shuyu was stunned at once, and Xiao Jinfeng went on enviously, ¡°Since my eldest brother used to live a carefree life, he didn¡¯t need to cultivate land. Our parents always think that, eldest brother needs to be more powerful before he begins to devote himself into farmland cultivation.¡±


    ¡°Really? Stop talking about him,¡± said Mu Shuyu. Recalling that Xiao Qingyan was so furious that day when the thing about the Heaven Wealth and Land Treasure was mentioned, Mu Shuyu just felt amused and vexed.


    Xiao Jinfeng probably was in an irritable mood; he took out a jar of wine and started drinking. ¡°Third brother is generous enough, since he has given me so much spiritual wine. But recently, it¡¯s just consumed without replenishment and getting less and less every day, so disturbing it is.¡±


    Looking at Xiao Jinfeng¡¯s appearance of pity, Mu Shuyu said helplessly, ¡°You¡¯d better drink less every day.¡±


    Xiao Linfeng smiled embarrassedly, ¡°I¡¯d love to, but I can¡¯t help it.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s you!¡± Mu Shuyu said jokingly and shook his head.


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­


    In the morning.


    Xiao Xiaodong was holding Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s hand and they were walking together towards Xiao Chengfeng¡¯s secondary house.


    Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s face reddened with excitement, and he was bouncing when walking, ¡°Brother, I will do it later.¡±


    ¡°Good. It¡¯s up to you. If she will refuse you when you ask our eldest aunt for money later, you can just act up and roll over, hug her leg and give her a bite¡­¡± Xiao Xiaodong suggested.


    Xiao Xiaofan winked his eyes and asked in confusion, ¡°If I act up and roll over, hug her leg and give her a bite, then what will you do?¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong cleared his throat and replied, ¡°I will stand aside and cheer for you¡±.


    Hearing that, Xiao Xiaofan didn¡¯t understand and nodded, ¡°Alright.¡±


    Seeing Xiao Xiaofan agreed so readily, Xiao Xiaodong felt kind of guilty.


    After Liu Xian promised to pay the money, Xiao Jingting just couldn¡¯t forget that two thousand taels of silver. He wasn¡¯t afraid that Liu Xian would be bilking; he just worried that a long delay would cause trouble, and only actually obtaining the money would reassure him.


    Generally, the debtor was more like the boss. And in his previous life, Xiao Jingting had lent money to others and had learned the difficulty of dunning debts, of which only himself could feel the pain.


    Considering it¡¯s disgraceful to ask the money himself, Xiao Jingting thought of his two kids in a curious coincidence, and he just entrusted this glorious yet difficult task to the two kids.


    Since Xiao Xiaofan had hardly ever been assigned duties by his father, he felt very excited when he got this task, so he beat his chest and promised he would fulfil the task, which made Xiao Jingting, who was using child labor, be quite shamed.


    ¡°Here we are.¡± Xiao Xiaodong took Xiao Xiaofan to the gate of Xiao Chengfeng¡¯s secondary house.


    Xiao Xiaofan nodded, and said happily, ¡°Let me knock.¡±


    After a while, a guard came to open the door, and seeing the visitors were two children, the guard gave them a smile.


    ¡°Childe Xiaodong, Childe Xiaofan, what are you doing here?¡±


    Before, Xiao Xiaodong and Xiao Xiaofan had very low status in the Xiao family, and if this happened one year ago, the guard might have driven them away. But now, the guard had to force a smile to them pleasantly.


    ¡°We are here for the money.¡± Xiao Xiaofan came straight to the point with his hands on the hip.


    ¡°Two thousand taels of silver,¡± Xiao Xiaodong added.


    Hearing the noise, Liu Xian came out of the door. When Xiao Xiaofan saw Liu Xian being out, he immediately rushed at her, just like a cat smelling fishiness; and he hugged her leg and shouted, ¡°Granny, granny, two thousand taels of silver, two thousand taels of silver, I¡¯m here for the money.¡±


    Liu Xian hadn¡¯t known the situation at the beginning, but after hearing what Xiao Xiaofan said, she understood at once, and quietly cursed Xiao Jingting for being so blasted and sending his two kids to dun debts early this morning.


    Xiao Xiaofan was vigorously hugging and rubbing her leg, which made Liu Xian get angry.


    ¡°Here it is¡­two thousand taels.¡± Liu Xian impatiently gave the bank notes to Xiao Xiaofan.


    Xiao Xiaofan accepted the bank notes and right away and gave them to Xiao Xiaodong happily, ¡°Brother, check it and see if we¡¯re fully paid.¡±


    Liu Xian looked at Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s miser-like expression with contempt.


    Xiao Xiaodong counted the bank notes over and over again and then affirmed, ¡°We¡¯re fully paid; it¡¯s exactly two thousand taels here.¡±


    Liu Xian sneered and said to herself: fools! How could I pay you less? Xiao Jingting was just a bastard, the fine was only fifteen hundred taels, but he had dunned me for two thousand taels, he was thick-skinned enough.


    After hearing Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s words, Xiao Xiaofan once again rushed at Liu Xian and hugged her leg, ¡°Granny, granny, red envelope, give me red envelope.¡±


    Liu Xian gnashed her teeth and thought, haven¡¯t they got enough with five hundred taels more of fine? They should dare to ask for red envelope.


    Seeing Liu Xian¡¯s terrible look, Xiao Xiaofan lay down and rolled over on the ground straightway, and a cry rose from his throat, ¡°Give me red envelope, give me red envelope¡­¡±

 Chapter 83

    Seeing Xiao Xiaofan was so rascally, Liu Xian was compelled to give him a red envelope.


    After receiving the red envelope, Xiao Xiaofan said without thinking, ¡°Here are two people of us.¡±


    Liu Xian helplessly gave one more red envelope to Xiao Xiaodong.


    Since they had achieved their goal, Xiao Xiaodong and Xiao Xiaofan went back with satisfaction.


    Xiao Xiaodong counted the money in the red envelope and complained unhappily, ¡°Only twenty taels in it.¡±


    ¡°This granny is so mean!¡± Xiao Xiaofan said while wagging his head.


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded, ¡°Yeah!¡±


    ¡°But, twenty taels are enough to buy a lot of sweets.¡± Xiao Xiaofan got happy again.


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­


    Xiao Xiaodong was holding Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s hand and they were walking back together. Holding a large amount of money, Xiao Xiaodong felt anxious, even he¡¯s in the Xiao family now. Therefore, he unconsciously quickened his pace.


    Xiao Xiaofan was tightly holding his red envelope and trotting behind Xiao Xiaodong.


    ¡°Where are you going?¡± Xiao Xiaodong and Xiao Xiaofan were stopped by someone at the door of their house.


    Seeing they were Chen Xijin and Chen Yueling, Xiao Xiaofan pouted unconsciously.


    Chen Xijin and Chen Yueling were the children of Xiao Yi, a distant cousin of Xiao Jingting. The original Xiao Jingting had some affection towards this distant cousin, and Xiao Yi sometimes came to stay in the Xiao family. Xiao Jingting then extended his love to Xiao Yi¡¯s two children and particularly loved them, and those who didn¡¯t know the truth might identity Xiao Yi¡¯s children with Xiao Jingting¡¯s own children.


    Though Xiao Xiaodong was precocious, he also had a hunger for father¡¯s love after all, and seeing that Chen Xijin and Chen Yueling obviously had nothing to do with Xiao Jingting but could get Xiao Jingting¡¯s favor, while he and his little brother were undoubtedly Xiao Jingting¡¯s real sons but receive no care from Xiao Jingting, he was very jealous.


    Though Xiao Xiaodong was very young, he had a very reserved manner, even though he was dissatisfied with something, he never showed it on his face. But it¡¯s different in Xiao Xiaofan. Chen Xijin had once showed off the gift Xiao Jingting bought to him to Xiao Xiaofan, Xiao Xiaofan felt aggrieved at that and pounced on Chen Xijin to grab the gift. As a result, Xiao Xiaofan succeeded in grabbing it unexpectedly.


    But Xiao Xiaofan wasn¡¯t pleased for too long. Chen Xijin split on him to Xiao Jingting, and Xiao Jingting punished him violently, and even Xu Muan was punished along with him. Since then, Xiao Xiaofan had nightmares about Xiao Jingting, and he just hid when he saw Xiao Jingting, which lasted for half a month. However, Xiao Xiaofan had a poor memory and just forgot all about this very soon.


    Chen Xijin stared at Xiao Xiaofan and Xiao Xiaodong in confusion. Before they came, Xiao Yi had told Chen Xijin and Chen Yueling that Xiao Jingting had become different since his coming back this time, so had Xiao Xiaofan and Xiao Xiaodong. But Chen Xijin thought that what his mother said was exaggerated, and wondered how different could Xiao Xiaofan and Xiao Xiaodong these two little poor beggars be.


    When Chen Xijin met the two brothers, he felt that his mother was right. Chen Xijin looked at Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s clothes, and found that it was really gorgeous and nice.


    Children always like glamorous things. Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s clothes had good-quality texture, and they were also embroidered with colorful designs, which made it look very festive.


    With recalling that his father had recently spent all the money on the elixirs for breakthrough in practice, and then suffered a failure at the breakthrough, thus made the whole family suffer economic troubles, Chen Xijin felt quite jealous at once.


    The sharp-eyed Chen Yueling caught a glimpse of the red envelope in Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s hand and said, ¡°What are you holding? Just show me.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan pulled his hand back and raised his head, ¡°I won¡¯t give it to you.¡±


    ¡°Uncle Jingting will come to punish you later if you act like this,¡± Chen Yueling said proudly.


    Xiao Xiaofan snorted and said, ¡°My father no longer loves you now, but loves Xiaofan most. Xiaofan have helped father finish a great task just now, so he will never punish me.¡±


    ¡°Little fool, you¡¯re just daydreaming.¡± Chen Yueling was looking at the red envelope in Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s hand jealously, and then pounced on him to grab it.


    For some time, Xiao Xiaofan had taken the food made by the spiritual spring. Though he had got little increase in his spiritual energy, he had obtained a brute force. So, he easily flung Chen Yueling to the ground.


    Seeing this, Chen Xijin shouted, ¡°Little fool, how dare you push my sister?¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan said in panic, ¡°I wasn¡¯t pushing her hard! She did it herself. It¡¯s none of my business.¡±


    Chen Xijin¡¯s shouts drew Xiao Jingting out.


    ¡°Uncle Jingting, he bullied us.¡± Chen Xijin pointed to Xiao Xiaofan and said.


    ¡°Nonsense, since Xiaofan is weak and sickly, he can only be bullied by others; he never bullies anyone,¡± said Xiao Jingting.


    Xu Muan lowed his head, smiled quietly and thought, before, Xiaofan had been indeed weak and sickly, but since Xiao Jingting became a different one as the present him, Xiaofan was well fed and getting better in his physical fitness.


    Xiao Yi¡¯s face suddenly changed. Xiao Jingting rubbed his forehead. He would have forgot this woman if she hadn¡¯t visited. Sometimes, he dared not recall all those things done by the original body owner. But, as those people who known by the original body owner appeared one by one, he had to recall all those things.


    Xiao Jingting couldn¡¯t understand how the mind of the original body owner worked, given that he didn¡¯t love his own children but loved the children of others very much.


    This time, Xiao Yi was coming to complain of being hard up. Xiao Jingting was just tired of such things, and told Xiao Yi that he¡¯s up to his ass in debt now, and if he couldn¡¯t pay it next month, he would be done for, therefore no one could help her but herself.


    Xiao Yi cried for a long time, and seeing Xiao Jingting unmoved, she was immediately disappointed.


    ¡°Jingting, my son won¡¯t lie to you,¡± said Xiao Yi.


    Xiao Jingting said stonily, ¡°Cousin, my sons are also very reasonable and obedient, they won¡¯t make trouble for no reason.¡±


    Xiao Yi smiled reluctantly, and picked up Chen Yueling from the ground. Hearing what Xiao Jingting said, Chen Yueling was kind of angry, ¡°Uncle, you are guarding a little fool and don¡¯t help me. I hate you.¡±


    Xiao Jingting smiled, ¡°Go home and act girly to your daddy.¡± What a foolish girl, dared to threaten him. The original body owner had favored her, taken her seriously, and coaxed her once she acted girly and cutesy, but he was not as foolish as the original body owner.


    ¡°Yueling, don¡¯t talk nonsense.¡± Xiao Yi reprimanded her, but glanced at Xiao Jingting with grievance in eyes at the same time.


    Seeing Xiao Yi didn¡¯t help her, Chen Yueling snorted with anger.


    Xiao Yi smiled at Xiao Jingting awkwardly and said, ¡°Sorry, she¡¯s childish.¡±


    Xiao Jingting smiled, ¡°It¡¯s OK. My Xiaofan and Xiaodong are very reasonable, and I have nothing to worry about them.¡± Xiao Jingitng reached out his hand and rubbed Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s hairy head.


    Hearing this, Xiao Yi¡¯s face distorted.


    Chen Yueling stared at Xiao Jingting with widened and hurtful eyes.


    Xiao Jingting avoided the little girl¡¯s hurtful eyes.

 Chapter 84

    Seeing off Xiao Yi et al, Xiao Jingting was finally relieved. Xiao Jingting felt a headache when he thought of the fierce and vicious look of the little girl before she left. He remembered an old saying, ¡®only a proper favor can make a man grateful¡¯. As the original body owner spoiled the two naughty children, they held a grudge on him now! But he didn¡¯t care about these two kids who hadn¡¯t even grown up.


    ¡°Have you got the money?¡± Xiao Jingting asked Xiao Xiaofan.


    Xiao Xiaofan patted himself on the chest and pretended to be experienced. ¡°Father, with me doing the work, are you still worried?¡± asked he.


    Xiao Jingting nodded with a smile, ¡°Absolutely not. You are so capable. Of course I believe you.¡±


    ¡°The silver is in my brother¡¯s hand. My brother told me the number was right. If he counted the wrong number as he is not good at arithmetic, it will be none of my business,¡± said Xiao Xiaofan.


    Xiao Xiaodong glared at Xiao Xiaofan sideways, and said, ¡°Do you think I¡¯m as stupid as you are?¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan flicked a disgruntled glance at Xiao Xiaodong. Holding Xiao Jingting¡¯s thigh, he rubbed it and said with some grievance, ¡°Father, my brother is really not good! He always says I am stupid, but I am very capable, sometimes!¡±


    ¡°Right. Xiaofan is very capable most times.¡±


    With some complacency, Xiao Xiaofan raised her chin toward Xiao Xiaodong as she heard what Xiao Jingting said.


    Xiao Xiaodong walked on air to take out the silver note. He passed it over to Xiao Jingting and said, ¡°Here it is, a total of two thousand taels of silver.¡±


    Xiao Jingting took the silver note and threw it into the storage bag. ¡°Xiaodong has counted the number,¡± he said, ¡°and it can¡¯t be wrong.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan argued, ¡°Father, I acted up like crazy and grabbed her skirt. Otherwise, it would not have been so easy to get the silver note.¡±


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡± ¡®Acted up like crazy and grabbed her skirt¡¯?


    Without noticing the look of Xiao Jingting, Xiao Xiaofan continued as he waved his hands like dancing, ¡°Father, I also got two red envelopes, including one for my brother. My brother is so stupid! He couldn¡¯t say a word when he met that girl. I¡¯m so smart.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong, ¡°¡­¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan said to Xiao Jingting in a mysterious way, ¡°That girl was to rob my red envelope just now. I gently pushed her, and she fell on the ground at once. She must be anaemic as she is really too weak!¡±


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡± He accidentally mentioned anemia, and Xiao Xiaofan remembered the word right off.


    Xiao Xiaofan bashfully took out a red envelope and handed it to Xiao Jingting. ¡°Father, this is the red envelope.¡±


    ¡°How much silver?¡± asked Xiao Jingting.


    ¡°Twenty taels of silver,¡± replied Xiao Xiaofan.


    Xiao Jingting touched his chin and said, ¡°Twenty taels of silver, that¡¯s not too much! Keep it for yourself.¡± Xiao Xiaofan quickly took his hand back immediately.


    Xiao Jingting felt funny because Xiao Xiaofan looked like a money-grubber.


    Xu Muan walked out and said, ¡°You two haven¡¯t had breakfast yet, have you?¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan nodded and said, ¡°Yes, I haven¡¯t had it yet.¡±


    Xiao Jingting was in a daze for a moment. His son was positive to collect the debt without having breakfast. As the father, Xiao Jingting felt embarrassed!


    Xu Muan looked at Xiao Xiaofan and said, ¡°Xiaofan has performed very well today. You can eat more.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan said in a delighted way, ¡°Sure, I¡¯m going to eat much.¡±


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    Xiao Yi took the children to the guest room of Xiao¡¯s family.


    ¡°Have you borrowed any money, mother?¡± asked Chen Xijin eagerly. Borrowing money, in fact, was to ask Xiao Jingting for some silver. Xiao Yi had borrowed some money from Xiao Jingting several times before. She did not borrow much money every time, and Xiao Jingting agreed readily.


    Xiao Yi shook her head and said, ¡°No.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ve heard from my uncle that Xiao Jingting spent hundreds of thousands of taels of silver to buy a spiritual pagoda. He is a rich man now,¡± said Chen Xijin in a jealous way.


    Xiao Yi squinted her eyes. Xiao Jingting was really rich, but he was stingier than before.


    Chen Yueling was still immersed in hating Xiao Jingting since she had been slighted by him, and she said with a hateful voice, ¡°Uncle Xiao doesn¡¯t want to help me, so I will turn my back on him.¡±


    Xiao Yi felt helpless as she looked at Chen Yueling. Xiao Jingting was much different from before. Xiao Jingting would have coaxed her patiently if Chen Yueling behaved in a naughty way in front of Xiao Jingting like before. But it was not like before. It was said that Xiao Jingting doted on the little fool very much, for whom, Xiao Jingting confronted him firmly.


    ¡°You want to turn your back on him, but he is now happy to ignore you,¡± said Chen Xijin.


    Chen Yueling blushed and said depressingly, ¡°Uncle Xiao goes back on his word. He said clearly that he loved me the most as the most precious one.¡±


    Xiao Yi lowered her head. Before she came, she had heard that Xiao Jingting changed a lot, and Sun Miaomiao had not asked anything from him. So, she had been prepared for the result.


    Although she was prepared, Xiao Yi felt uncomfortable and unhappy. Xiao Yi had expected she was an exception for Xiao Jingting, but¡­


    ¡°Mother, I¡¯ve heard that Uncle Xiao is now a level 5 Qi practitioner. Is it fake news?¡± asked Chen Yueling. Her father was a very strong man in Chen Yueling¡¯s mind. Her father had failed to be promoted to be a level 4 Qi practitioner. Uncle Xiao could get a chance to be a level 5 Qi practitioner as an unambitious person, which was unbelievable!


    Chen Yueling said, ¡°Your uncle Xiao is blessed. He has been a level 5 Qi practitioner because he ate some Heaven Wealth and Land Treasure.¡±


    Chen Yueling was more unhappy as she heard that.


    ¡°Young lady, Xiao Yi came out from Xiao Jingting¡¯s home and it seems that she did not get anything,¡± A maid said to Sun Miaomiao.


    Sun Miaomiao nodded and said, ¡°Not a surprise. Xiao Jingting is different from before.¡± Xiao Jingting had respected her as if he was her filial grandson at that time, but he turned his back on her now. To say nothing of Xiao Yi.

 Chapter 85

    Xiao Jingting was hurriedly packing up. Xu Muan asked Xiao Jingting who was as busy as a bee, ¡°Are we leaving today?¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Yes! The sooner, the better. Our son is more troublesome than any other boy.¡±


    As long as he was not watching, Xiao Xiaofan could fight with the others. Although Xiaofan was innocent, it would not be allowed if he always fought like this. He could protect his son once or twice, but he would be helpless if his son kept fighting.


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°You¡¯re right.¡± It was clear that Xiao Linfeng and Wang Lu were very impatient to their younger son. Xiao Linfeng and Wang Lu had played favorites for a long time, which was not easily changed.


    ¡°Hurry up. We¡¯re leaving,¡± said Xiao Xiaodong.


    Xiao Xiaofan was rolling on the bed excitedly. ¡°It¡¯s cool. We won¡¯t stay in this lame place anymore.¡± he said.


    Xiao Xiaodong looked at joyful Xiao Xiaofan, and said in an ironic way, ¡°Yes, it¡¯s cool! Otherwise, you¡¯ll be beaten all day in this place.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan turned himself over depressingly, raised his fists and said, ¡°That bastard Xiao Yuerong! I must beat him as I grow up.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan smiled coldly, and said, ¡°You can beat him if you are strong, otherwise he can beat you if you¡¯re not.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan looked at his brother with depression, and said, ¡°Brother, you¡¯re really bothersome. You always leave me frustrated.¡±


    Xu Muan came in and said, ¡°Hurry up to tidy up. We are leaving very soon. Everything will be left behind if you have no time to pack them up.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan jumped up from the bed, ¡°Wait for me, wait for me! I have too many toys and I can¡¯t leave them behind.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong snorted and said with disdain, ¡°A little kid is a little kid, who only cares about playing with toys.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan took a look at Xiao Xiaodong. He curled his lips and said, ¡°Brother, I saw you secretly playing with my toys.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s face turned red slightly. He said unhappily, ¡°You¡¯re wrong.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan frowned and argued, ¡°Am I wrong? My little toy duck was broken, but I didn¡¯t play with it very much. It must be you who broke it.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s face turned rose red and he said, ¡°It¡¯s you who do not take care of it. I have nothing to do with your broken toy.¡±


    ¡°No, it¡¯s you who broke it,¡± said Xiao Xiaofan in a gloomy way.


    ¡°You broke it and forgot it,¡± said Xiao Xiaodong.


    Looking at Xiao Xiaodong as an unredeemable boy, Xiao Xiaofan said, ¡°My memory is not so bad. Don¡¯t humiliate me as you think I am stupid.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong hit back, ¡°Your memory has always been very bad.¡±


    Xu Muan looked at the two little ones helplessly and said, ¡°Stop it, don¡¯t say a word any more. You will have to leave your things behind later if you have no time to tidy them up. We¡¯re leaving here soon.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan was frightened and said, ¡°Slow down please!¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan turned to Xiao Xiaodong and said, ¡°Brother, I don¡¯t haggle over the toys with you, but you must help me tidy up the toys.¡±


    ¡°I never played with your toys, but since you are so pitiful, I will help you tidy them up,¡± said Xiao Xiaodong with complacency.


    Xiao Xiaofan nodded and said in a helpless way, ¡°All right, all right, you have won. Please help me move the toys to the chart.¡±


    Outside the door did Xiao Jingting look at his two sons coming in and out as busy as two little bees. He said to himself, ¡®I don¡¯t know Xiaofan has had so many toys already. A kid is a kid, who cares noting but the toys when making a move. Xiaodong really has brotherly love! He is usually tough to Xiaofan, but he has brotherly love at a critical moment¡¯.


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    ¡°Are they really leaving?¡± Xiao Qingyan asked Zheng Pei¡¯er.


    Zheng pei¡¯er nodded and said, ¡°Yes!¡±


    ¡°In such a hurry,¡± said Xiao Qingyan with some suspicion. He had thought that Xiao Jingting would stay with his parents for a while to please them.


    Recently, a lot of people had come to visit his parents, praising Xiao Jingting as a prodigal son, with fewer people praising himself. He has been a level 5 Qi practitioner for a long time, which was not a fresh news any more.


    It seemed that his parents had a better attitude toward Xiao Jingting after they received many compliments for their son.


    Xiao Qingyan squinted his eyes, deep in thought. He had been a level 5 Qi practitioner for too long. It was likely that he would not keep his status if he could not make a breakthrough to the next level, although a lot of people were likely to be a level 5 Qi practitioner for a long time.


    ¡°Perhaps they want to make concessions in order to gain advantages,¡± said Zheng Pei¡¯er in a gloomy voice. Father and mother would feel more ashamed and uneasy for Xiao Jingting if he left the family.


    ¡°Ten thousand taels of silver for one month. Xiao Jingting is a real madman. I don¡¯t believe that he can pay back the money from farming. When the time comes that he has no money to pay, I¡¯m afraid he will have to cry for help from my parents,¡± said Xiao Qingyan in an ironic way.


    ¡°Exactly,¡± Zheng Pei¡¯er said, ¡°his down payment must be earned from selling Heaven Wealth and Land Treasure.¡± She did not know how precious the spiritual plants were, which must be extraordinary, worth so much silver.


    ¡°A heartless man.¡± Xiao Qingyan felt heartache as he heard Heaven Wealth and Land Treasure as mentioned by Zheng Pei¡¯er.


    ¡°Qingyan, is it the time for you to go back to the academy?¡± asked Zheng Pei¡¯er.


    Xiao Qingyan nodded, and said, ¡°Yes.¡± He had been away from the academy for some long time. It would have adverse impact on him if he was away for too long, although a student was allowed to be away from the academy for some time. He had been away for so long that he could hardly stay at home any more.


    ¡°I have to ask the parents for some more silver, because it will be necessary when I am at the academy,¡± said Xiao Qingyan.


    Xiao Qingyan said to himself, ¡®I suffered a lot for being penniless when the parents suddenly disappeared. The guys at the academy are all snobs. I will lose my status at once if I do not have money.¡¯


    ¡°We will be able to earn some money every month if the farmland is rent to others given by your parents,¡± said Zheng Pei¡¯er.


    Xiao Qingyan shot a cold glance at Zheng Pei¡¯er and said, ¡°You can make a decision for yourself. But, you must report the accounts to me every month.¡±


    When his parents disappeared, Zheng Pei¡¯er tried to make a divorce with Xiao Qingyan, so Xiao Qingyan was estranged from Zheng Pei¡¯er. But after all, she gave birth to two sons for him, he still had more or less some love with her. Xiao Qingyan had no other appropriate person to entrust, so he could only entrust Zheng Pei¡¯er.


    Zheng Pei¡¯er nodded and said, ¡°You have my word.¡±

 Chapter 86

    Xiao Jingting and Xu Muan bid farewell to their parents and left. Shortly after they left, Xiao Jinfeng and Mu Shuyu quietly left too.


    These two brothers went out of the city one after the other. With so much debt, Xiao Jingting did not waste any time to inspect his farmland as soon as he got there. Mu Shuyu was envious of Xiao Jingting that he had some farmland while they were in Mound Village. She also could not wait to go to see their farmland with Xiao Jinfeng as they had some now.


    There were some spiritual plants on the farmland given by Xiao Linfeng and Wang Lu, which belonged to Xiao Jingting and Xiao Jingfeng now.


    Xiao Jingting took a look at his farmland, finding that its quality was good and its geographical location was not bad. He believed that the monster beasts were not likely to haunt here as much as in Mound Village.


    After inspection of his own farmland, Xiao Jingting went to see Xiao Jinfeng¡¯s. The quality of a few pieces of superior and medium farmland of Xiao Jinfeng looked also good. The spiritual plants on the superior farmland had just been harvested, and the plants on the medium farmland had begun to grow, but the inferior farmland was not good.


    ¡°How come it¡¯s sand land?¡± Mu Shuyu frowned as she looked at the farmland in front of her. There were little pieces of spiritual plants, which looked shriveled.


    It was notoriously difficult to grow spiritual plants on the sand land. The spiritual plants would often die on the sand land. Much sand land was left idle. You would often lose money if you planted some spirit plants on the sand land.


    Xiao Jinfeng felt unhappy and depressed. Without saying a word, Xiao Jinfeng was uncomfortable because as a son of their parents, he had been given the least of the land. Besides, he found 15 mu of inferior farmland was sand land, so Xiao Jinfeng felt more uncomfortable.


    Mu Shuyu looked at Xiao Jinfeng and patted him on the shoulder, ¡°Take it easy, it¡¯s better than nothing.¡±


    Xiao Jinfeng nodded, and said, ¡°You¡¯re right.¡±


    ¡°Second Brother, exchange this 15 mu of land with me,¡± said Xiao Jingting who was looking at the sand land in front of him.


    Xiao Jinfeng was dumbfounded. He asked surprisingly, ¡°Exchange with you?¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Yes, exchange it with me.¡±


    ¡°Jingting, I know you are doing this for our own good, but your Second Brother and I cannot take advantage of you,¡± said Mu Shuyu.


    ¡°Shuyu, you misunderstand me, I want this sand land because it is useful. It is the best for growing watermelons,¡± said Xiao Jingting.


    There were some watermelon seedlings in Xiao Jingting¡¯s jade space, which were brought over from his previous life. After knowing that there were also watermelons in this world, Xiao Jingting pretended that his watermelon seedlings had been found in the mountain forest. He had planted some in Mound Village. The watermelons tasted sweet and became well received.


    The first batch of watermelons had been eaten by themselves, because there were not many of them. Xiao Jingting had planned to expand the planting areas, and sell some if he had more watermelons. But, before Xiao Jingting began to expand the planting areas, the person sent by Father Xiao and Mother Xiao came over to take them home.


    Mu Shuyu paused for a moment and said, ¡°Does the book say the sand land is the best for watermelons?¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Yes! Watermelons are something good, and I really want to plant much more of them. This sand land just comes right in time.¡±


    ¡°Brother, you¡¯ve helped me so much, and I give this ten mu of sand land to you,¡± said Xiao Jinfeng after he thought for a while.


    Xiao Jingting said with a helpless smile, ¡°Second Brother, how can I take advantage of you if you don¡¯t want to take advantage of me? I can¡¯t take care of so much farmland by myself.¡±


    Xiao Jinfeng smiled and said, ¡°Ok, I¡¯ll exchange the fifteen mu of sand land for only ten mu of your farmland.¡±


    Xiao Jingting looked at Xiao Jinfeng¡¯s face, nodded and said, ¡°Sure.¡±


    Xiao Jingting and Xiao Jinfeng went to see the farmland given by their parents to Xiao Qingyan. Unsurprisingly, the farmland given by their parents to Xiao Qingyan was indeed the best among three brothers.


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    After inspecting the farmland, they returned to their temporary residences by the field.


    There were several good temporary residences by the field owned by Father Xiao and Mother Xiao, one for each of the three brothers.


    ¡°Our parents are really unreasonable. The farmland given to Second Brother is sand land, but fortunately, I just need sand land,¡± said Xiao Jingting.


    ¡°Before they gave us the land deeds, they were likely to have discussed with our eldest brother and sister-in-law,¡± said Xu Muan in a gentle voice.


    Xiao Jingting felt a headache, ¡°If so, it¡¯s reasonable.¡±


    ¡°By the way, is sand land really suitable for watermelons?¡± asked Xu Muan.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Yes! Sand land has good air permeability and poor water capacity, so that the watermelons will have vigorous root metabolism and high sugar content¡­¡±


    Although Xu Muan did not understand what Xiao Jingting said, he nodded his head admiringly as Xiao Jingting made it clear and logical.


    ¡°I also want to plant some fruits. It is going to be hot soon, so I want to make some cold spiritual fruit smoothie, which will be very popular,¡± said Xiao Jingting.


    Xu Muan thought about it and said, ¡°Try to use the local spiritual fruits. You may arouse suspicion if you use too many other spiritual fruits.¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°I think so.¡±


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    Xiao Jingting hired some people to harvest the spiritual plants left by Father Xiao and Mother Xiao on the farmland. He had 12,000 taels of silver, which was a lot of money.


    After harvesting the plants, Xiao Jingting did not waste any time to hire several other people to seed.


    ¡°Here you are. How¡¯s the store?¡± asked Xiao Jingting to Xu Muan.


    Xiao Jingting was going to open a fruit drink store, so he sent Xu Muan to choose a store in the city. In fact, Xiao Jingting had long planned to open a shop, however, Xiao Jingting had been too worried about the trouble he might get in to start it before he had a protector.


    ¡°I have found several ones suitable. But let¡¯s forget it first. Someone broke into our house and Xiaofan also said that his toys had been touched,¡± said Xu Muan.


    Xiao Jingting paused for a while and said, ¡°We had a thief!¡±

 Chapter 87

    Xu muan shook his head and said, ¡°It¡¯s not like that. We lose nothing. I think someone came for Heaven Wealth and Land Treasure.¡±


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡± They had been targeted since it was known that they were promoted relying on Heaven Wealth and Land Treasure.


    ¡°Perhaps we had a thief among our family,¡± the original body owner¡¯s elder brother always thought he had hidden a lot of treasures.


    Xu Muan sighed and said, ¡°Well, forget it. Let¡¯s tidy up first.¡±


    ¡°Okay, brew some fruit wine when we have time. We can sell it in the shop after it is open,¡± said Xiao Jingting.


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°Good idea.¡±


    ¡°Add a little spiritual spring water into it, but not too much,¡± said Xiao Jingting.


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°Sure. I know how to do it.¡±


    ¡°How many taels of silver for renting a shop in the city?¡± asked Xiao Jingting.


    ¡°I found one at a good location, which needs three hundred taels of silver a month,¡± answered Xu Muan.


    Xiao Jingting touched his chin and said, ¡°Three hundred taels of silver. It¡¯s a large sum of money, but your husband is a rich man now.¡±


    Xu Muan said with a mischievous smile, ¡°A rich man owns a lot of debt.¡±


    Xiao Jingting smiled embarrassingly, and said, ¡°Well, I¡¯m in the stage of starting a business, and I will be rich after this stage.¡±


    Xu Muan smiled and said, ¡°I have some silver in my hand. It¡¯s enough to rent a shop. Shall we rent it for half a year?¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Sure.¡±


    ¡­¡­


    Xiao¡¯s Family.


    ¡°Ma¡¯am, I¡¯m failed,¡± A man in black said to Zheng Pei¡¯er.


    Zheng Pei¡¯er sighed and said, ¡°Not a surprise.¡± She had sent him for a search, but only on the hope of luck.


    It¡¯s difficult to preserve high-quality spiritual plants. Commonly, their spiritual Qi would be lost gradually after a few days without suitable containers. The higher quality the spiritual plants had, the more delicate they were.


    ¡°Ma¡¯am, Xiao Jinfeng also left soon after Xiao Jingting left. They are moving together, which is not good to Childe Xiao Qingyan!¡±


    Zheng Pei¡¯er gritted his teeth. Of course, she knew it, but Xiao Jingting and Xiao Jinfeng now had a good relationship, so it was difficult to sow discord between them. She¡¯d just heard that Xiao Jingting exchanged ten mu of fertile farmland for Xiao Jinfeng¡¯s sand land.


    Fortunately, Xiao Linfeng and Wang Lu still loved Xiao Qingyan the most.


    ¡°Did Xu Muan go downtown today?¡± asked Zheng Pei¡¯er.


    ¡°It seems that he was inspecting the stores. I think he wants to open a shop,¡± said the man in black.


    Zheng Pei¡¯er squinted and said, ¡°I didn¡¯t know Xu Muan is so capable that he wants to open a shop.¡± Nothing was impossible in this world. Xiao Jingting was unexpectedly obedient to Xu Muan after he came back from a trip.


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    After they made a decision to open a shop, Xu Muan became extremely busy in coming in and out of the city on the Fire Cloud Bird every day.


    Xiao Jingting was also busy with the growth of various spiritual plants every day.


    Watermelons were not a kind of high spiritual plant, so they would grow well with the technique of Growth of All Things in ten days although they tasted good, so did the grapes. Xiao Jingting also planted some fruit trees, but they had not yet grown out.


    Xiao Jingting sat at a table, on which were there five or six barrels of juice. Xiao Jinfeng and others were invited to do the judge.


    ¡°This is grape juice, this is snow cloud juice, this is watermelon juice, this is green bud juice¡­¡± introduced by Xiao Jingting who pointed to a dozen kinds of juice, ¡°Everyone have a taste, and give some advice.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan applauded and said, ¡°Well, you have the right person. I¡¯m good at tasting.¡±


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡­¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong glanced at Xiao Xiaofan and said in an ironic way, ¡°Drink less, lest you will have bed-wetting at night. Daddy just put you a new quilt on the bed.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s face turned red and he said, ¡°I haven¡¯t wet the bed for a long time. Don¡¯t talk nonsense.¡±


    Xiao Jinfeng tasted the juice one kind after another, whose eyes shone from time to time.


    Mu Shuyu drank the juice, with full of wonder and compliment on her face.


    Xiao Xiaofan took a cup of juice and drank it, like a person dying of thirst in the desert, who found some water finally.


    Xiao Xiaodong acted much restrainedly, who tasted some of each kind of juice. His eyeballs were rolling. No one knew what he was thinking.


    Xiao Jingting made more than a dozen kinds of fruit juice, some of which was unique in this world, and some of which was improved according to the juice on the earth.


    ¡°Jingting, your juice tastes very special!¡± said Xiao Jinfeng.


    Xiao jingting had worked as a part-time worker in a beverage store during his academic period in his previous life. He probably knew some of the recipes for making fruit juice, which worked surprisingly well in this world.


    Xiao jingting nodded and said, ¡°Yes, I studied some juice recipes.¡±


    ¡°Your juice will sell like hot cakes,¡± said Xiao Jinfeng.


    Xiao Jingting smiled and said, ¡°Besides the fruit juice, I plan to brew some fruit wine and sell it. The price of the fruit wine will be higher, but everything will take time.¡±


    Xiao Jinfeng nodded, and said, ¡°Yes.¡±


    ¡°When are you going to open a shop?¡± asked Xiao Jinfeng.


    ¡°The negotiation for renting the shop has been going smoothly, and other things are ready. We¡¯ll start business a few days later. Second Brother, I will be busy here. Please take care of my business for me if the shop is open,¡± said Xiao Jingting.


    Xiao Jinfeng nodded, and said, ¡°You can rest assured.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan raised one hand of his and said, ¡°I can do a favor.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong shot a glance at Xiao Xiaofan and said, ¡°A favor? What a favor can you do? Do a favor to eat?¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan looked at Xiao Xiaodong with discontent, ¡°I can do a lot of things, I can help move things. Brother, you are too weak to do anything!¡±


    ¡°Well, I can cast accounts and collect the money.¡± said Xiao Xiaodong in an arrogant way.


    Xiao Xiaofan looked at Xiao Xiaodong and said, ¡°Brother, don¡¯t boast. We¡¯ll lose money in case that you collect the wrong money.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong pulled a long face and said, ¡°How can I collect the wrong money?¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan shrugged, and said, ¡°Who knows?¡±


    Hearing his sons bickering with each other, Xiao Jingting raised his eyebrows and said to himself, ¡®the two lovely boys are very energetic!¡¯

 Chapter 88

    ¡°It¡¯s so amazing.¡± Xiao Jingting looked at the freezer in front of him and said.


    Xiao Jingting originally wanted to use saltpeter to make ice drink, but now he didn¡¯t need to worry about it at all, because it could be done by a sorcery easily in this world.


    ¡°This is a box made by the master of sorcery. In fact, after a frozen sorcery was carved on the box, as long as water was poured in, the sorcery would start to make it into ice.¡±


    Xiao Jingting looked at the box and was impressed.


    ¡°This box can quickly freeze the prepared drinks in it,¡± Xu Muan said.


    ¡°You are so smart,¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Xu Muan looked up at Xiao Jingting and said gently, ¡°It¡¯s not that I¡¯m smart, it is common sense.¡± Xu Muan looked meaningfully toward Xiao Jingting.


    Hearing that, Xiao Jingting frowned. Although he had the memory of the original body owner, he still unconsciously thought about the world in the way of his previous life. Xiao Jingting suddenly found himself a little strange. ¡°I¡¯ll try to correct it.¡±


    Xu Muan said with a smile, ¡°It¡¯s OK. Take your time.¡±


    ¡°Is the shop well decorated?¡± Xiao Jingting asked.


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°Yes, the shop is decorated as you ordered, and the paper cups and straws you asked are also ready. Tomorrow I¡¯ll bring the home-made cold drinks and the business will start. But since it just starts, and there may not be much business.¡±


    ¡°Good wine needs no bush. Just take your time. Don¡¯t put too much pressure on yourself.¡± Xiao Jingting patted Xu Muan on the shoulder and said.


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°I understand.¡±


    Xiao Jingting took out an identity card and handed it to Xu Muan, ¡°With this identity card, you can mobilize several servants of the Xiao family. Take it.¡±


    ¡°OK, tomorrow I¡¯ll call Xiaofan and Xiaodong to go together,¡± Xu Muan said.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Well, these two little devils should be able to help us anyway.¡±


    ¡°There are a lot of things this time. Fire Cloud Bird should not be able to carry it. The second brother said that the Xiao family has a special Jioma carriage for grain delivery, which can be borrowed free of charge,¡± Xu Muan said.


    ¡°That will be great!¡± Xiao Jingting said. He liked free things best.


    Xu Muan left early in the morning with two little guys and a cart of things. Xiao Jingting couldn¡¯t help feeling a void in his heart.


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    Xu Muan put the prepared drinks in the shop and was ready to start business.


    Xu Muan originally thought that the business would not be good when it just started. Unexpectedly, the business was quite good.


    After knowing that it was Xiao Jingting¡¯s shop, some servants of the Xiao family came to buy things specially, and the friends of Xiao Jingting also came to join in the fun.


    The price of drinks in the shop was one tael of silver per cup, and Xu Muan thought it was a little expensive. However, Xiao Jingting thought they should highlight its high quality, so he insisted on this price. Xu Muan felt that Xiao Jingting insisted on this price not because of showing high-end drinks, but because of the convenience of accounting.


    There were many rich people in Desert City. Although the price of drinks was somewhat high, there were still many buyers.


    Xiao Xiaodong stood on a small stool and was responsible for collecting money in front of the counter.


    Xiao Xiaofan stood aside and was responsible for delivering drinks.


    According to the needs of customers, Xu Muan made drinks and delivered them to the counter.


    Before sunset, the prepared cold drinks were sold out. Xu Muan went home early with two little boys.


    ¡°All the drinks were sold out?¡± Xiao Jingting asked in surprise.


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°Yes!¡± Because it was a trial sale, Xiao Jingting only made 400 copies and sold out soon.


    ¡°There are many rich people in big cities.¡± Xu Muan said with a smile. In a small town, no one would like to buy such expensive drinks. However, people here were willing to buy drinks for children.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Yes! All sold out. Amazing.¡±


    ¡°We sold 400 copies today. If we can sell the same copies every day, we will get 12,000 taels in one month,¡± Xu Muan said.


    Xiao Jingting was full of excitement and said, ¡°Today we just started to do business, maybe in a few days, our income will double or even more. Maybe the business will be better when Spirit Wine is on the market. Enough of this. Let¡¯s prepare drinks for tomorrow.¡±


    Xu Muan thought for a while and said, ¡°I¡¯ll find some people to help us. It¡¯s not enough for you and me to do the whole work. Some simple cleaning and peeling work can be done by others only paying some salary.¡± However, the formula of the drinks was confidential and cannot tell others.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°OK.¡± After working in the fields the whole day, he was almost exhausted. If he had to work overtime at night, he couldn¡¯t stand it. ¡°Prepare more drinks in case they¡¯re all sold out. If we can¡¯t sell them, we can drink them by ourselves.¡±


    Looking at Xiao Jingting¡¯s tired appearance, Xu Muan said in a hurry, ¡°You¡¯re not in a good condition. Go to bed early after dinner. I¡¯ll find someone to help¡­¡±


    ¡°OK,¡± Xiao Jingting responded.


    The next day, more than 600 drinks prepared by Xu Muan were sold out again. All the drinks had been sold, but Xu Muan didn¡¯t look very well. He looked a little flabby, and suggested to Xiao Jingting that Xiao Jinfeng should take care of the shop.


    Xiao Jingting secretly called Xiao Xiaodong out and asked, ¡°Xiaodong, how was the business today?¡±


    ¡°Great. People who bought drinks yesterday, most of them bought more today. Today, almost the same time, drinks were sold out. Xiaofan drank so much secretly that he almost wet his pants. If we prepare more tomorrow, we can sell more, I think,¡± Xiao Xiaodong said.


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡± Almost wet his pants!

 Chapter 89

    ¡°What¡¯s wrong with your Daddy? Your Daddy doesn¡¯t look good,¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    ¡°Grandfather came and asked Daddy to bring him 30 cups of cold drinks. And Daddy asked him to pay thirty taels. But grandfather did not want to pay so they quarreled. Grandfather said Daddy was unfilial in front of the customers, which made Daddy so embarrassed. He made a big scene there. Grandfather sold Daddy before, but now he came to scold Daddy,¡± Xiao Xiaodong said sadly.


    Xiao Jingting rubbed his nose. Sometimes filial piety killed people! If Xu Fu asked for a drink secretly, Xu Muan might not refuse to give it to him. But it was not suitable for him to do this in front of customers. If everyone tried to form tied with us and asked for free, how could we do business!


    Xu Fu had a big appetite! He asked for 30 cups of drinks at first. If Xu Muan agreed with him, he would ask more in the future.


    Xu Muan was Xiao Jingting¡¯s concubine, and the shop was also Xiao Jingting¡¯s. If Xu Muan gave Xu Fu drinks, people of the Xiao family would inevitably say that Xu Muan subsidized the Xu family with the money of the Xiao family. However, if Xu Muan refused him, the Xiao family would feel that Xu Muan was without sensibilities. Xu Muan was wrong in any case.


    ¡°And the Xiao Family came, elder aunt of the Xiao family also came. She was green-eyed with our good business and had a chat with Daddy. Dad, you could ask the second uncle to help you with the shop. Anyway, the second uncle has nothing to do now. He has children at home and cannot go outside to work. What¡¯s more, the second uncle has more prestige. If the second uncle is in the shop, my grandfather dare not make trouble,¡± Xiao Xiaodong said.


    Xiao Jingting nodded. Indeed, he didn¡¯t consider thoughtfully. Xu Muan was his concubine and a Ger. Even though he was good at cultivation, his identity was still criticized by others.


    If the business got big, the Xiao¡¯s family might come to make trouble. By then, the identity of Xu Muan may be repeatedly spoken out. It was amazing that little Xiao Xiaodong incredibly knew what was prestige.


    ¡°Well, I¡¯ll find your second uncle,¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, ¡°Well, Dad, I¡¯d better go with you.¡±


    Xiao Jingting,¡°¡­¡±  Xiao Xiaodong was afraid that he couldn¡¯t make it clear?


    ¡°Do you want me to help you with the shop?¡± Xiao Jinfeng asked.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Yes!¡±


    ¡°Second uncle, mother and father have no prestige. Those unkind people are too arrogant. You must help us.¡± Xiao Xiaodong said with his hands resting on his hips.


    Xiao Jinfeng, ¡°¡­¡±


    Xiao Jingting patted Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s head and said, ¡°What nonsense are you talking about?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m not talking nonsense,¡± Xiao Xiaodong said.


    ¡°My brother, if you help me look after the shop, I will share you 30% of the profit, how about it?¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Xiao Jinfeng was helpless and said with a smile, ¡°I will not ask for your money.¡±


    The two brothers prevaricated for a while, and finally reached a 20% profit sharing.


    For Xiao Jingting¡¯s sudden change of store manager, Xu Muan was not angry, but felt very relaxed.


    ¡°It would be good if the shop was run by the second brother.¡± Xiao Jinfeng was a member of the Xiao family. His parents practiced Qi of eight levels. They had more prestige than him.


    ¡°You¡¯ve been so tired lately. Let the idle second brother manage the shop. You just stay at home, develop some new drinks and brew some spirit wine,¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Xu Muan nodded, smiled and said, ¡°OK.¡±


    Now it was Xiao Jinfeng to manage the shop, Xiao Xiaodong and Xiao Xiaofan still went to help him.


    Xiao Xiaodong worked very seriously. Although Xiao Xiaofan was not very smart, he could still do some simple things well.


    Xu Fu came again and found that the manager had become Xiao Jinfeng, he left without daring to show up.


    Xiao Xiaodong had told Xiao Jinfeng that the business of the shop was good, but only when he saw it with his own eyes could he know how good the business was. A lot of people bought ten drinks at a time, because there was a discount in the shop, if you bought ten drinks, you could get another for free.


    Xiao Jinfeng looked at the busy Xiao Xiaodong and Xiao Xiaofan, and felt that Xiao Jingting¡¯s two children had been taught so well. They were so young, but very sensible.


    After Xiao Jinfeng sold out all the prepared drinks, he closed the shop and went home.


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­


    ¡°Jingting, your shop is doing very well.¡± As soon as Xiao Jingfeng came back, he found Xiao Jingting and said with excitement.


    Looking at the excited Xiao Jinfeng, Xiao Jingting said with a smile, ¡°At the beginning, some people may buy a lot for new things. After a few days, the business may not be so good.¡±


    ¡°But after a few days, you will have regular customers! It cannot be bad.¡± Xiao Jinfeng said. ¡°The sales volume today has reached about 1000 taels of silver. If you can maintain this speed, you can earn 30000 taels a month, and you can pay back the arrears of that 10000 taels of silver every month, which is not a problem at all.¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°I hope so.¡±


    ¡°Jingting, today a lot of people asked for delivery service, if we offer delivery service, we can sell more,¡± Xiao Jinfeng said.


    ¡°I have also considered delivery service. We need to determine the starting delivery volume and recruit some delivery personnel. Second brother, do you have suitable people on hand?¡±


    ¡°I have known some suitable people,¡± Xiao Jinfeng touched the back of his own head and said with a smile.


    Xiao Jingting asked, ¡°Mercenaries?¡±


    Xiao Jinfeng laughed awkwardly and said, ¡°There was a man in the mercenary team who was wounded by a demonic beast when he was fighting, so he chose to leave because he couldn¡¯t practice anymore. Another¡¯s leg was bitten by a demonic beast, so he had to use a prosthetic leg and could not move conveniently. However, he can settle accounts without any problems and help in the shop. The third one was¡­ ¡±


    ¡°Second brother, don¡¯t you hate the mercenaries?¡± Xiao Jingting asked.


    ¡°When I was expelled from the mercenary corps, those people had already left, so it had nothing to do with them.¡±


    Xiao Jinfeng sighed, and then said, ¡°Jingting, mercenaries gamble their lives on their future. Once they are eliminated, their lives are difficult. When mercenaries can make money, they are the pillar of the family. If they are eliminated, they will become a burden to their families. I went to visit my former teammates. One of them was injured and came home. His wife ran away with someone else. He was also despised by his brother. He¡¯s really pitiful.¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°In this case, brother, you can make the decision. You can make a batch of uniform for the delivery staff.¡±


    ¡°Well, I understand.¡± Xiao Jinfeng said.


    Xiao Jingting hesitated and said, ¡°Brother, when you were a mercenary, it was very hard, right?¡±


    Xiao Jinfeng smiled and said, ¡°It¡¯s all over.¡±

 Chapter 90

    Beverage shops had just opened and after the business got on the right track, it was getting better and better. It could sell about 1200 drinks a day and when the weather was hot, the business was also particularly good, the highest time reaching 1800 cups.


    In only half a month, he made more than ten thousand taels of silver. The high profits made Xiao Jinfeng excited every day.


    The drinks in the beverage shop were especially popular with children, and parents who spoiled their children were willing to spend a little money occasionally to buy a cup of juice for their children at home.


    ¡°Have you bought the drinks? I want milk flavour,¡± Xiao Yuerong said to the servant who went to buy drinks.


    ¡°I bought it, here they are.¡±


    Zheng Pei¡¯er walked out from the house with a gloomy face.


    Xiao Qingyan had already returned to the Academy. On that day, Xiao Jingting¡¯s beverage shop just opened. Xiao Qingyan went to have a look, only to find that the shop was located in a remote location and the space was small. He thought that in a few days, it would close down.


    After Xiao Qingyan gave his verdict that Xiao Jingting¡¯s shop would close down sooner or later, he went back to the Academy. At that time, Zheng Pei¡¯er didn¡¯t take Xiao Jingting¡¯s small shop seriously, either.


    However, the business of the beverage shop just went on and Zheng Pei¡¯er had someone keep an eye on the shop. From the daily flow of customers, she estimated that the beverage shop¡¯s daily income was around fifteen hundred taels.


    One thousand and five hundred taels! How much money would be earned in a month?! Zheng Pei¡¯er felt jealous just by thinking about it.


    Zheng Peier looked at Xiao Yuerong. Her own son had become a loyal fan of the beverage shop so how could the business of the beverage shop be bad?


    Seeing Zheng Pei¡¯er, Xiao Yuerong, who was holding the cold drink, become evasive.


    When the servant saw Zheng Pei¡¯er, hurriedly called, ¡°Hello, madam.¡±


    Zheng Pei¡¯er looked at the flustered servant and said, ¡°Go and buy ten different drinks.¡± Zheng Pei¡¯er waved her hand and gave the man ten taels of silver. The servant was stunned for a moment but quickly took the silver and ran away in a panic.


    Xiao Yuerong said with some guilt, ¡°Mother, so you also wanted to have a drink!¡±


    Knowing that Xiao Jingting opened a cold drink shop, Xiao Yuerong immediately scoffed, but before long, many children in the family drank it. Xiao Yuerong could not resist the temptation and sent someone to buy him a drink. After that, it got out of hand.


    ¡°Drinking, drinking, drinking will kill you.¡± Zheng Pei¡¯er thought to herself: What¡¯s so special about the drinks in Xiao Jingting¡¯s shop? She wanted to find out.


    ¡­¡­


    In Xiao Jingting¡¯s beverage shop.


    ¡°A total of twenty-two silver taels,¡± Xiao Xiaodong said in a serious manner.


    An exquisite-looking girl took out the silver and couldn¡¯t help pinching Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s face, ¡°Little brother, you look really cute.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong squinted at the girl and said in a serious manner, ¡°Sister, even if you praise me for being cute, I won¡¯t give you a discount.¡±


    The young girl laughed and said, ¡°Little brother, you¡¯re really cute.¡±


    ¡°Sister, your drinks are ready,¡± Xiao Xiaofan said.


    The young girl smiled like a flower, ¡°Little brother, you¡¯re cute too.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan said in a serious manner, ¡°Elder sister, you are blocking the people behind you, get out of the way!¡±


    The young lady glared at Xiao Xiaofan and Xiao Xiaodong, taking the drinks and leaving.


    ¡°A total of forty-eight taels of silver.¡± Xiao Xiaodong said to a young master who stood behind the young girl.


    Xiao Xiaofan filled a basket full of drinks and held it up to the man, ¡°Guest, your drink.¡±


    ¡°You have a lot of strength, little boy,¡± The man said.


    Xiao Xiaofan nodded and said, ¡°Well, I¡¯m gifted. I¡¯m so strong because I drank many drinks. Dear guest, if you drink like me, you will also become stronger.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong, ¡°¡­¡± Obviously eating a lot only helped you grow muscles, not your brain.


    ¡°Is that so? It turns out the drink also has this effect. I really need to drink more.¡± The man was very interested.


    When the shop first started, because of the lack of manpower, Xiao Xiaodong and Xiao Xiaofan both helped serve the customers. Unexpectedly, Xiao Xiaofan and Xiao Xiaodong became the living advertisement in the shop and many people liked these two children very much.


    In his spare time, Xiao Jinfeng looked at Xiao Xiaodong and Xiao Xiaofan and said, ¡°Xiaodong, Xiaofan, you are very popular!¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong looked away, and his cheeks immediately turned hot. But Xiao Xiaofan, who was praised only showed a big smile.


    ¡­¡­


    Xiao Jingting looked at Xiao Xiaofan and Xiao Xiaodong in front of the counter from a distance. His face burning, he was really shameless to use such a small child.


    ¡°Dad.¡± Seeing Xiao Jingting, Xiao Xiaofan was full of excitement as he reached his hands towards Xiao Jingting.


    Xiao Jinfeng followed Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s gaze and indeed saw Xiao Jingting.


    Xiao Jinfeng handed over the matter in hand to the shopkeeper next to him and walked to welcome Xiao Jingting.


    ¡°What are you doing here, third brother?¡± Xiao Jinfeng asked.


    ¡°I brought wine,¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    ¡°Fruit wine?¡± Xiao Jinfeng asked.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Yes! The taste of the wine is very light and sweet, so it shouldn¡¯t be to your taste. However, don¡¯t worry, Xu Muan already sent you your share.¡±


    Xiao Jinfeng patted Xiao Jingting¡¯s shoulder and said with a smile, ¡°Younger brother, you are wonderful.¡±


    Xiao Jingting rubbed Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s head and said, ¡°Son, I heard that you are fast and accurate in calculating! There is no mistake in checking money, it¡¯s very impressive!¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong was flattered, but he still maintained a cool expression on his face as he said, ¡°That¡¯s nothing.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan looked at Xiao Jingting and couldn¡¯t wait anymore, ¡°What about me? What about me? Daddy, you only praised my brother but not me.¡±


    ¡°You! I heard you had a good appetite and ate a lot, and almost wet your pants.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan flushed with anxiety as he said, ¡°I didn¡¯t wet my pants. I haven¡¯t peed in my pants for a long time.¡±


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡±


    After introducing a variety of different drinks, the beverage shop introduced fruit wine priced at five hundred taels of silver per bottle. The price of fruit wine was a bit high, however since the beverage shop had made a name for itself, people still bought it to have a taste.


    The fruit wine was made with premium ingredients and only six bottles were sold per day, which made demand quickly excess supply.

 Chapter 91

    The business of the beverage store was booming. Xu Muan and Xiao Jingting developed several new products and put them into the store.


    All the crops planted in Xiao Jingting¡¯s fields were made into finished products and sent to the beverage shop. As Xiao Jingting counted the silver bills, his eyes were shining brightly.


    ¡°A total of thirty-two thousand taels, what a great profit!¡± After deducting the cost and Xiao Jinfeng¡¯s twenty percent dividend, there was still thirty-two thousand taels left, which was really good.


    Xu Muan looked at Xiao Jingting and said, ¡°Pay back the debt, and buy some more spiritual jade.¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°That¡¯s right! Also, let¡¯s buy another space ring.¡±


    Xu Muan was a little puzzled, ¡°Why do you like space rings so much?¡±


    Xiao Jingting shrugged and said, ¡°That is a dream that many people can¡¯t reach throughout their lives.¡±


    Xu Muan looked at Xiao Jingting¡¯s appearance, and immediately understood. These ¡®many people¡® he was talking about were from other world?¡± Then buy one, it will be easier to deliver.¡±


    ¡°The spiritual jade is of little use now. Do you think there are other things?¡± Xiao Jingting asked.


    Xu Muan thought for a while and said, ¡°There are good and bad quality spiritual jade. The ones we came across before were of poorer quality. Aside from this quality of spiritual jade, the price of middle grade spiritual jade is between 500 and 600 taels of silver, the price of top-grade spiritual jade is one thousand taels. There is also a kind of resource called spiritual stone on top of spiritual jade. But spiritual stone only circulates in big cities. There are relatively few here and the worst quality spiritual stone should cost ten thousand taels of silver.¡±


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡±


    ¡°Let¡¯s earn money first. Without silver, everything is useless,¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°All right.¡±


    ¡°With the silver, first buy a batch of top-quality spirit jade,¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°OK, by the way, how is the sparrow orchid in the space?¡±


    Xiao Jingting shook his head and said, ¡°It has finally sprouted, but it will still take a long time for them to grow.¡±


    Xu Muan let out a sigh of relief and said, ¡°As long as they can sprout, it will take a long time to reach the peak of the fifth level of Qi Practice anyway.¡±


    ¡°Not really.¡± Xiao Jingting shook his head. If he cultivated to the fifth level of Qi Practice just by relying on meditation every day, he wouldn¡¯t be able to feel the rising aura. But even he, who relied on spiritual spring water to nourish himself every day, could feel only limited increase in aura. No wonder Xiao Qingyan had been at fifth level of Qi Practice for the past 5 or 6 years.


    ¡­¡­


    Sun Miaoyin looked at the beverage store across the street from a distance and said, ¡°Is this the one?¡±


    ¡°Yes, Miss, this is the one. Look at the two children collecting money. The older one is very smart and never made any mistakes. The smaller one is not very bright, but is very strong,¡± The maid said.


    Sun Miaoyin squinted slightly. He was not very bright ¨C was a nice way to put it. According to her sister, Xiao Jingting¡¯s youngest son was born with a high fever and became a fool!


    ¡°Such a shop can make a profit of 5000 taels a day?¡± Sun Miaoyin was a little surprised.


    The maid nodded, ¡°Yes, the spiritual wine on sale is limited to six bottles per day, five hundred taels of silver per bottle, this is already three thousand taels, plus the money for cold drinks. About 5000 taels more or less. It is said that some high-end new drinks have been produced in the store recently and a cup costs three or four taels of silver but many people still buy it.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s so expensive and there are still people buying it?¡± Sun Miaoyin asked.


    ¡°Yes! The spiritual fruit squeezed to make fruit juice is of a higher grade, and it contains spiritual energy, which not only tastes good, but can improve one¡¯s cultivation. However, the spiritual energy contained in it is also limited, it is only useful to some children who just started cultivating. I heard that all ingredients are grown by Xiao Jingting,¡± The maid said.


    Sun Miaoyin nodded and said, ¡°Really? Let¡¯s go.¡±


    ¡°Hello, what can I get for you?¡± Xiao Xiaofan asked.


    ¡°Six bottles of spiritual wine,¡± Sun Miaoyin said.


    Xiao Xiaofan tilted his head, looked towards Sun Miaoyin seriously and said, ¡°There aren¡¯t six bottles left. Three bottles have already been bought, only three left.¡±


    ¡°Then three bottles,¡± Sun Miaoyin said.


    Xiao Xiaofan opened his throat and shouted, ¡°Second Uncle, Second Uncle, big customers come to buy the wine!¡±


    ¡°Idiot!¡± Xiao Xiaodong yelled.


    Xiao Xiaofan sulked, ¡°Elder brother really hates me. He scolded me again.¡±


    Xiao Jinfeng came out with a smile and said, ¡°The big customer is here! Let me see.¡± When Xiao Jinfeng saw Sun Miaoyin on the other side of the counter, his expression changed quickly, ¡°Miss Sun! Wine, right? Three bottles of spiritual wine costs 1,500 taels of silver.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong glanced towards Sun Miaoyin and said indifferently, ¡°1,500 taels of silver.¡±


    Sun Miaoyin¡¯s face tensed as she took out the silver notes and gave it to Xiao Xiaodong.


    Xiao Jinfeng took the wine and gave it to Sun Miaoyin, without saying anything more to Sun Miaoyin, he went to work on other things.


    Sun Miaoyin¡¯s face darkened as she watched Xiao Jinfeng leaving.


    ¡°Oh my, the big customer has left. Brother, you didn¡¯t even give her a VIP card to come again next time,¡± Xiao Xiaofan muttered.


    ¡°It will not be given to her,¡± Xiao Xiaodong said.


    Xiao Xiaofan was puzzled, ¡°Why not?¡±


    ¡°I said don¡¯t give it to her, so don¡¯t give it to her. There¡¯s no reason.¡± Xiao Xiaodong held his head high.


    Xiao Xiaofan flattened his mouth and said, ¡°Brother is really overbearing.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong snorted lightly and said, ¡°You are an innocent little kid, you don¡¯t understand.¡±


    After a while, Xiao Jinfeng came out. Xiao Xiaodong took out the silver notes and said ¡°Second uncle, this is the bank note given by the woman just now.¡± Xiao Xiaodong was afraid of losing money, so he would give it to Xiao Jinfeng every once in a while.


    ¡°Today¡¯s sales are good.¡± Xiao Jinfeng said.


    ¡°The sales in the last few days have been very good! When I earn more money, I¡¯ll ask dad to buy me a pony that can fly,¡± Xiao Xiaofan said.


    Xiao Xiaodong snorted and said, ¡°Just spend money recklessly.¡±


    ¡°Brother, don¡¯t discourage me all the time! If you keep being a wet blanket, once I get the pony, I will not let you ride it,¡± Xiao Xiaofan threatened.


    Xiao Xiaodong, ¡°¡­¡±

 Chapter 92

    Sun Miaoyin looked at the beverage store behind her with gloomy eyes.


    Sun Miaoyin secretly thought: After Xiao Jinfeng chose Mu Shuyu, he is living a good life! Although this shop is owned by Xiao Jingting, it is said that Xiao Jinfeng got the share of profits. Except for two kids, all the employees in the shop are people Xiao Jinfeng hired. If Xiao Jinfeng was willing to take some money for himself, no one would know it and even if Xiao Jinfeng doesn¡¯t do anything, he will be a rich man after a while.


    Most of the younger generations of the four major families were still asking for money from their families, so there were very few of them who were making a lot of silver like Xiao Jinfeng.


    ¡°Miss, let¡¯s go. Lady Miaomiao should be anxiously waiting,¡± The maid said to Sun Miaoyin.


    Sun Miaoyin nodded and said, ¡°All right.¡±


    ¡°Sister, you came to see me.¡± Sun Miaomiao could not help being happy seeing Sun Miaoyin.


    Sun Miaoyin nodded and said, ¡°Yes! How are things with you and Xiao Muhong recently?¡±


    Sun Miaomiao¡¯s face changed as she said, ¡°It¡¯s fine, but he¡¯s not as intimate with me as he used to be.¡± It was like a slap on the face. Xiao Muhong was cold to her and she was not as full of expectations like before. In between husband and wife, it always felt like something was missing.


    The old man came out and then went into seclusion again. Now Wang Lu was in charge of the house and targeted their family branch. Higher level people in hierarchy were superior in every way. Before that, her mother-in-law Liu Xian was very energetic but now she didn¡¯t dare to breathe in front of Wang Lu. The previous scenery was completely gone and Sun Miaomiao always felt that all the servants in the family were laughing at her.


    ¡°Before I came here, I visited Xiao Jingting¡¯s beverage store.¡±


    Sun Miaomiao¡¯s expression became complicated when she heard Sun Miaoyin¡¯s words. Recently, the children of the Xiao family were all drinking the drinks from that shop and many people from the Sun family also drank it. Xiao Jinfeng also sent some drinks to the house, but there was simply not enough to share.


    ¡°I heard they could earn five thousand taels of silver a day.¡± Sun Miaomiao clenched her fist.


    It was said that the raw materials for the drinks were mostly grown by Xiao Jingting himself, so the cost was mostly some cheap labor. In this way, the beverage store should be able to earn more than 100,000 taels of silver a month. This income was already similar to that of the elders in the family.


    The most important thing in cultivation was resources. With silver, Xiao Jingting and his brother would be able to raise their strength sooner or later.


    Sun Miaoyin nodded and said, ¡°It shouldn¡¯t be much worse. When I went there, the beverage shop was doing very well.¡±


    Sun Miaomiao pursed her lips and said, ¡°I didn¡¯t expect Xiao Jingting could actually make it this far.¡± She had really underestimated this loser. In the past, if she knew that Xiao Jingting was so promising, she would not have¡­ Unfortunately, it was too late.


    ¡°I bought a few bottles of fruit wine from there.¡± Drinks were suitable for mass consumption, but this fruit wine was high-end and very expensive.


    Sun Miaoyin opened a bottle of fruit wine and shared it with Sun Miaomiao.


    ¡°It¡¯s delicious and has a very strong aura.¡± Sun Miaomiao remarked pertinently.


    Sun Miaoyin nodded and said, ¡°It is limited to six bottles per day in the store and it is sold out every day. If it wasn¡¯t good, it would be impossible to sell them.¡±


    Sun Miaomiao clenched her fist and said, ¡°Indeed.¡± The beverage shop of Xiao Jingting was now a hot topic in the family, and all servants in the family were now talking about it. The most promising young people of the Xiao family were now Xiao Jingting and Xiao Jinfeng who came crawling from the ground.


    ¡°However, I heard that many families want to open a beverage shop now. If those shops open, they might have an impact on Xiao Jingting¡¯s store.¡±


    Sun Miaomiao nodded and said, ¡°Yes! Business is not so easy to do! If business is a bit profitable everyone will stare at it.¡±


    Xiao Jingting¡¯s beverage shop had been open for more than a month, and various beverage stores in Desert City had sprung up like mushrooms.


    All kinds of beverage stores, which sold things much cheaper than Xiao Jingting¡¯s store had a great impact on Xiao Jingting¡¯s beverage shop. However, Xiao Jingting¡¯s shop already had regular customers, the drinks had a good taste and contained aura, so his shop was still widely popular. But the business was a bit worse than before.


    ¡­¡­


    Xiao family.


    ¡°Linfeng, the business of Jingting¡¯s shop seems to be very good.¡± Wang Lu said.


    Xiao Linfeng nodded and said, ¡°I recently saw many children in the family visit this place.¡±


    ¡°I heard my eldest daughter-in-law say that the daily revenue was five to six thousand taels of silver,¡± Wang Lu said.


    Xiao Linfeng was a little surprised, ¡°The income is so high? I heard from Qingyan that Jingting was just messing around. That shop was small and isolated so it wouldn¡¯t have much business! It can¡¯t be done.¡±


    ¡°The business is pretty good. Recently the shop started selling some high-quality spiritual wine at a high price. The price is relatively high, but many people buy it,¡± Wang Lu said.


    Xiao Linfeng was confused, ¡°There¡¯s such a thing?


    Wang Lu nodded and said, ¡°Yes.¡±


    ¡°If there is so much income in one day, it would be more than 100,000 taels a month,¡± Xiao Linfeng couldn¡¯t help saying.


    Wang Lu nodded and said, ¡°Yes, the second and third are only at fifth level of Qi Practice. Where could they use so much?¡±


    Xiao Linfeng laughed bitterly and said, ¡°Jinfeng is fine, but when it comes to Jingting, if he wants to spend money, he can spend all of them in no time.¡±


    Wang Lu said thoughtfully, ¡°That¡¯s true.¡± The resources suitable for fifth level Qi Practitioners, even if they were a little precious, as long as you are willing to spend money, you will be able to get them.


    Wang Lu was happy that Xiao Jingting and Xiao Jinfeng were doing well, but she couldn¡¯t help but worry about Xiao Qingyan. Wang Lu favored Xiao Qingyan the most and always wanted to help him out when she saw her eldest son falling behind.

 Chapter 93

    In the beverage shop.


    ¡°You eat too much,¡± Xiao Xiaodong looked at Xiao Xiaofan, disgusted.


    Xiao Xiaofan ate so much that he burped ,¡±There¡¯s no business right now, so I just happened to eat more. I won¡¯t have time to eat when it gets busy later.¡±


    ¡°Business is not good today and we will be even freer later, so you don¡¯t need to be in a hurry,¡± Xiao Xiaodong said.


    ¡°Those shameless people on the street know nothing but bullying people. Why do they open the same shop as us?¡± Xiao Xiaofan said bitterly.


    ¡°Our shop is going to take the high-end route. It¡¯s different from those who can only fight price wars. After some time, customers will naturally come back.¡± Xiao Xiaodong said a little arrogantly.


    Xiao Xiaofan nodded, and said, ¡°That¡¯s right, our drinks are delicious, their drinks are awful. What Dad makes is the best!¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong said nonchalantly, ¡°The fruit wine in the store makes money, as long as the fruit wine can be sold, it¡¯s fine if the juice can¡¯t be sold.¡±


    Xiao Jinfeng exhaled. The price of fruit wine was a bit high. But some people still bought it. In a few days, there may be no one coming, but it wouldn¡¯t matter if there were still 3,000 taels of silver per day.


    ¡°Daddy and Dad will need to develop new varieties again. I don¡¯t know what kind of delicious drinks there will be.¡± Xiao Xiaofan muttered.


    ¡°Eat less, you have become heavier recently,¡± Xiao Xiaodong said.


    Xiao Xiaofan patted his stomach and said, ¡°I became very strong recently. It¡¯s fine if I eat more. It won¡¯t cause my spiritual energy to stagnate, and everyone says I¡¯m cute like this.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong curled his lips and said, ¡°They are just flattering you and you really believed it.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan was unconvinced, ¡°No! People really mean it.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong rolled his eyes and said, ¡°A little kid is just a little kid. He will believe everything people say.¡±


    ¡°Brother, you¡¯re not much older than me!¡± Xiao Xiaofan argued with reason.


    ¡­¡­


    Xiao Jinfeng looked at Xiao Xiaofan and Xiao Xiaodong with a faint smile at the corner of his mouth. When the sound of footsteps came, Xiao Jinfeng subconsciously frowned and looked towards the door. Seeing the visitor, Xiao Jinfeng suddenly had complicated feelings, ¡°Mother, what are you doing here?¡±


    Wang Lu smiled at Xiao Jinfeng and said, ¡°You have a nice shop.¡±


    Xiao Jinfeng forced a smile and said, ¡°It¡¯s all right.¡±


    When Xiao Xiaofan saw Wang Lu, he hurriedly wiped his mouth and stood behind Xiao Xiaodong like he was facing an enemy. Peeking at Wang Lu from behind Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s back, Xiao Xiaodong blinked his big black grape-like eyes.


    Wang Lu looked at the space ring on Xiao Jinfeng¡¯s hand, ¡°You bought a space ring. It seems that business is really good.¡±


    Xiao Jinfeng reluctantly smiled. When Xiao Qingyan entered the Academy, his mother gave him a space ring in order to reward him. When he was in the mercenary team, he often had to give up his prey because of the limited space in his storage bag. Xiao Jinfeng also wanted to have a space ring, but unfortunately, he never had this wish granted.


    The one on his hand was given to him by Xiao Jingting, who said that it was more convenient to have a space ring for business. So he forcefully gave him one, saying he got two when he bought one and this was the free one.


    The store was making a lot of money now, however, Xiao Jingting¡¯s way of spending money was really not applaudable.


    ¡°Jinfeng, looking after this shop, you waste a lot of your training time,¡± Wang Lu said.


    Xiao Jinfeng suddenly raised his vigilance, not because he wanted to guard against his mother, but because Wang Lu was too biased and he won¡¯t be able to defend himself if he didn¡¯t. If Wang Lu asked this, she probably wanted someone else to look after the store.


    The income of this shop was indeed high. Wang Lu was biased towards Xiao Qingyan, and the pocket money given to Xiao Qingyan a month was only a few thousand taels of silver. However, the business of this shop was on the right track and could earn more than 100,000 taels of silver per month.


    ¡°This son knows that his qualifications are limited and he was poisoned before. So he doesn¡¯t dare to expect any great progress in his cultivation. At present, he just wants to do something practical and earn some silver to support his family. The workload of the shop is not heavy, I can work while cultivating. Mu Shuyu is busy in the fields every day. If big men become idle and do nothing at home, people will start to gossip,¡± Xiao Jinfeng said.


    When Wang Lu heard this, she was unable to respond for a moment, ¡°Is there a shortage of people in the store? Why are they both helping out at the shop? Mother can arrange a few people to help you.¡±


    Xiao Jinfeng hurriedly said, ¡°In the beginning, there was a shortage of people, but now this is no longer the case. There are many shops popping up in town, and some of them are deliberately decorated just like our shop. Our shop has a great reputation and many customers, and people from other cities also come to buy. Those who don¡¯t know how to distinguish which one is ours will look for a shop that has children working in. Xiaodong and Xiaofan are now our store¡¯s movable signboards.¡±


    Wang Lu nodded and said, ¡°Is that so?¡±


    Xiao Jinfeng looked at Wang Lu and said, ¡°Mother, since you are here, take the spiritual wine with you.¡±


    ¡°This spiritual wine is brewed by you. I heard that it earns money quickly,¡± Wang Lu asked.


    Xiao Jinfeng said calmly, ¡°There is not much money. When brewing spiritual wine, we need to add some miraculous elixirs ordered from outside at a high price. Although the price is high, so is the cost, so there is not much profit.¡±


    Wang Lu nodded and said, ¡°So it¡¯s like this.¡±


    Wang Lu sat for a while, chatting with Xiao Jinfeng and then left with spiritual wine.


    Xiao Xiaodong looked in the direction of Wang Lu¡¯s departure, and seeing she was gone, he said, ¡°Grandma, this time, she came because she wanted dad to transfer the store and when she was talking about sending some help, it was probably about inserting some spies.¡±


    Xiao Jinfeng glanced at Xiao Xiaodong and said, ¡°Don¡¯t talk nonsense.¡±


    ¡°Uncle¡¯s wife is the lady of the Zheng family, isn¡¯t it? I think I saw the Zheng family also opened a beverage shop. However, they did it in secret and it is not under the name of the Zheng family. Their business is not good at all.¡± Xiao Xiaodong was full of disdain.


    Xiao Jinfeng rubbed Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s head, ¡°You! It¡¯s not just a deduction, when did you get the news?¡±


    ¡°I have a way!¡±


    ¡°Those brats?¡± Xiao Jinfeng asked. He had noticed that Xiao Xiaodong had a good relationship with several beggars.


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, ¡°Second uncle is really smart.¡±


    ¡°I saw Great Aunt the other day,¡± Xiao Xiaofan said.


    Xiao Jinfeng looked at Xiao Xiaofan and said, ¡°You saw your great aunt?¡±


    ¡°Yes! She stood at the crossroad for a while and disappeared again,¡± Xiao Xiaofan said.


    Xiao Jinfeng, ¡°¡­¡±

 Chapter 94

    The Xiao family.


    ¡°Where did you get this spiritual wine?¡± Xiao Linfeng asked casually.


    ¡°I went to the store and Jinfeng gave it to me,¡± Wang Lu said.


    ¡°How¡¯s the business of Jinfeng?¡± Xiao Linfeng asked.


    ¡°It should be pretty good, Jinfeng even bought a space ring, so I don¡¯t think it is too bad.¡±


    Xiao Linfeng was filled with surprise as he said, ¡°Jinfeng even bought a space ring?¡±


    Wang Lu nodded and said, ¡°Yes! However, Jinfeng said that the cost is not low and the benefits are limited.¡±


    Xiao Linfeng took a bottle of spiritual wine and drank, saying, ¡°It tastes good and the aura is also strong.¡± However, it was of limited benefit to him as an eight level Qi Practitioner, but if it was given to the eldest to drink, it should have a good effect.


    Wang Lu nodded and said, ¡°Yes! He said that there is added high-priced spiritual elixir purchased from outside, that¡¯s why it is so effective.¡±


    ¡°If that¡¯s the case, then the cost isn¡¯t low either!¡± Xiao Linfeng said.


    ¡°Yes!¡± Wang Lu was originally thinking about taking over the spiritual wine business, but according to Xiao Jinfeng, the profit wasn¡¯t much, so Wang Lu dropped this idea.


    ¡°Jingting¡¯s two sons were also at store and when his youngest son was born, he was a fool, now although his reactions are a bit slow, he is not stupid.¡±


    Xiao Linfeng recalled how Xiao Xiaofan behaved, ¡°That child seems to be at the first level of Qi Practice. Since he was able to enter the cultivation world, he is not as stupid as we thought.¡±


    Wang Lu nodded and said, ¡°The two kids are helping out in the shop, but things are handled in an orderly manner. Eldest¡¯s family also seems to want to help.¡±


    Xiao Linfeng¡¯s face sank as he said, ¡± Zheng Pei¡¯er is a member of the Zheng family after all. When we had an accident, she quarreled with the eldest and left. If she hadn¡¯t given birth to two sensible sons for the eldest, I would have asked the eldest to leave her a long time ago, so don¡¯t let her lead you around by the nose.¡±


    Wang Lu nodded and said, ¡°I know. My son is more important than my daughter-in-law in the end.¡± What¡¯s more, Zheng Pei¡¯er was still a member of the Zheng family. The Zheng family and the Xiao family had a good relationship on the surface, but they had been competing with each other in secret.


    Zheng Peier¡¯s side.


    ¡°Madam, Madam Wang had gone to the beverage shop and has not said anything since she came back,¡± Zheng Peier¡¯s maid said.


    Zheng Pei¡¯er frowned. Wang Lu didn¡¯t say anything, so apparently she didn¡¯t take over the store. This was not surprising. Xiao Jingting and Xiao Jinfeng were also Wang Lu¡¯s children. Although Wang Lu favored Xiao Qingyan the most, however, she subsidized Xiao Qingyan with her own things. It would be difficult for her to take things from Xiao Jingting and Xiao Jinfeng to subsidize Xiao Qingyan.


    The Zheng family also opened a beverage shop, but she didn¡¯t know if it was raw material or the taste, but after opening it, very few people patronized it.


    Zheng Pei¡¯er grabbed the handkerchief in her hand. She didn¡¯t receive any response to the letter she wrote to Xiao Qingyan which made her really worried.


    If Xiao Jinfeng and Xiao Jingting continue to develop like this, what would happen to them?


    ¡°Mother, the drink you brought back is not good at all,¡± Xiao Yuerong said, coming out.


    Zheng Pei¡¯er didn¡¯t have a good temper, ¡°Drink, drink it. It won¡¯t kill you.¡±


    Zheng Pei¡¯er originally bought all the drinks from Xiao Jingting store, but after the Zheng family¡¯s beverage shop opened, Zheng Pei¡¯er bought a few cups and brought them back.


    ¡°Mother, the drinks you bought are not good. Moreover, their aura is low. Everyone says that drinks from third uncle¡¯s store can assist in cultivation. Although they are more expensive, they are worth the money. Mother, you need to help me buy them.¡± Xiao Yuerong said, grabbing Zheng Pei¡¯er by the sleeve.


    ¡°There is no such thing! He knows what other people say so he followed it to charge more for a drink,¡± Zheng Peier said.


    ¡°Why not? They all say that Xiao Xiaodong could advance to the second level of Qi Practice so quickly because he drank the beverages from this shop. The little fool drinks these beverages like water everyday. Maybe he has already advanced to the second level, when I haven¡¯t advanced yet,¡± Xiao Yuerong said.


    Zheng Peier¡¯s face sank as she remembered the subtle aura contained in Xiao Jingting¡¯s drinks. Therefore, what Xiao Yuerong said was probably true.


    ¡°All right, you just make excuses for being greedy.¡± Zheng Pei¡¯er did not have a good temper.


    ¡­¡­


    When Xiao Jinfeng returned home, he heard that father Xu came to find faults with Xu Muan again, making him faint from anger.


    ¡°Jingting, how¡¯s Muan?¡± Xiao Jinfeng asked Xiao Jingting.


    ¡°Sleeping, he¡¯s carrying a baby now.¡± Xiao Jingthing cheerfully said.


    Xiao Jinfeng was stunned for a moment and exclaimed, ¡°Ah!¡±.


    Xiao Jingting scratched his head and said embarrassedly, ¡°I was too busy before and didn¡¯t even pay attention that during this period, Xu Muan was too tired, so today after the quarrel with his father, he got dizzy. The second sister-in-law already looked at him, it is nothing serious.¡±


    Xiao Jinfeng patted Xiao Jingting on the shoulder, full of admiration, ¡°Your efficiency is really high!¡±


    Xiao Jingting laughed and said, ¡°It¡¯s all right, brother. You can also make an effort to have another one.¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s the hurry? I need to make more money for my wife first.¡± Xiao Jinfeng said, ¡°By the way, mother came to the shop today.¡±


    Xiao Jingting tilted his head and asked, ¡°Mother? What did she come there for?¡±


    ¡°She asked me if I was busy with things in the store and still had time to practice. Then asked if I needed any help,¡± Xiao Jinfeng said.


    Xiao Jingting rolled his eyes. They didn¡¯t visit the store sooner but only later when his business was already on the right track.


    ¡°I said we didn¡¯t need extra help for now,¡± Xiao Jinfeng said.


    Xiao Jingting was full of approval as he said, ¡°You did the right thing. We only have such a small business and we don¡¯t need many people.¡± Mother favored the eldest brother the most. If the business in the store was good and they let the eldest intervene, there would be endless troubles in the future.


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, ¡°Yes! Brother and I can help.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan bit his finger, full of curiosity, ¡°Father, is Daddy having a little baby for me to play?¡±


    Xiao Jingting rolled his eyes and said, ¡°You can play with the baby, not play the baby.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s all the same!¡± Xiao Xiaofan took it for granted.


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡±

 Chapter 95

    ¡°Idiot.¡± Xiao Xiaodong snorted lightly.


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡±


    Xiao Jingting drove Xiao Xiaodong and Xiao Xiaofan to bed. Then, Xiao Jingting and Xiao Jinfeng sat opposite each other.


    ¡°Your father-in-law, what did he say?¡± Xiao Jinfeng asked.


    ¡°He said that the beverage shop allowing two children to collect money is out of place. He wanted Xu Muan¡¯s younger brother Xu Guanghua to work in the store. Xu Muan naturally disagreed, and they quarreled,¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Xiao Jinfeng, ¡°¡­ ¡± Not everyone could do the job of a shopkeeper. Letting Xu Guanghua take care of the shop, what was the difference between this and putting a mouse in a rice jar?


    ¡°What are you going to do with your father-in-law?¡± Xiao Jinfeng asked.


    ¡°When Muan entered our house, he signed a deed of sale (most probably means that Man¡¯s father signed a sort of contract and literally sold Muan to the Xiao family, or specifically to Xiao Jingting). Moreover, when he married me, he was afraid of trouble and cut all contact with him,¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Xiao Jinfeng nodded and said, ¡°That¡¯s right.¡±


    At that time, Xiao Jingting was very opposed to this marriage, constantly tossing around and putting forward all kinds of excessive demands. In order to facilitate this marriage, the eldest aunt did not refuse to comply with Xiao Jingting¡¯s demands. According to law, the two families wouldn¡¯t have to move around if the marriage was broken, and Xu Muan didn¡¯t have to support father Xu at an old age.


    At that time, Xu Muan¡¯s position in the Xu family was very low. The Xiao family took a few dozen taels of silver and easily made Xu Muan break ties with their family.


    ¡°But people are shameless, there¡¯s nothing you can do about it!¡± Xiao Jinfeng said.


    Xiao Jingting shrugged his shoulders and said,¡±Dealing with shameless people, one can only be more shameless than them.¡±


    That year, after the two of them married, Father Xu came to visit. As a result, the original body owner ordered to beat up the old man. Maybe it was too long ago or maybe the business of the beverage store was too good that made the old man seek benefits again.


    It looked like they could only find someone to beat the old man up again. But beating the old man may be useless, beating his young son may be more effective. Xiao Jingting did not believe that father Xu wanting Xu Guanghua to become the shopkeeper did not Xu Guanghua¡¯s handiwork behind it.


    ¡°I heard that business in the shop hasn¡¯t been very good recently,¡± Xiao Jingting asked.


    Xiao Jinfeng nodded and said, ¡°Yes, but it¡¯s not too bad.¡±


    ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter if the business is not too bad, Xu Muan can¡¯t be too tired recently,¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Xiao Jinfeng nodded and said, ¡°Yes! Muan needs to rest. ¡±


    ¡­¡­


    The business of the beverage shop, after a few days of decline, suddenly recovered.


    As soon as the shop opened, people came to line up, and no matter what kind of drink it was, it was sold cleanly very fast.


    Xiao Jinfeng inquired about it to find out the reason.


    It turned out that a five-year-old young master came to Desert city recently. The young master was five years old and still hadn¡¯t started cultivating. There was nothing strange about ordinary children not starting cultivating at the age of five, but this young master had a ninth level Qi Practitioner as his father. He had a very high status in his family and had no shortage of elixirs since he was a child, so it was a bit unjustifiable why he couldn¡¯t start cultivating at the age of five.


    There were people behind the young master and he was rich and wealthy. After coming to Desert city, he heard that the drinks in the shop were delicious so he spent some silver and bought a dozen cups of the most expensive new products. After drinking them, he was actually able to start cultivating.


    The young master was very happy to finally be able to start cultivating and he went to the shop early every morning to buy the most expensive products.


    No one knew how this matter spread but it was spread fascinatingly, and new and expensive products that not sold very well before were suddenly selling like crazy.


    The drinks that Xiao Jinfeng brought over were often sold clean.


    Xu Muan was pregnant, so it was not convenient for him to do things, so Xiao Jingting proposed to let Mu Shuyu rent out some fields and come to help Xu Muan.


    The business of the beverage shop was very good. Making drinks was much more cost-effective than farming so Mu Shuyu gladly agreed.


    The business of the beverage shop was so good that Xiao Jinfeng set up the two shops nearby.


    The few beverage shops that opened up later in Desert City had very little business, with a few opening and closing quietly.


    ¡­¡­


    Xiao Jingting was walking back and forth around Xu Muan, as if he wanted to step forward but didn¡¯t dare.


    ¡°Are you hungry? I¡¯ll make you something to eat?¡± Xiao Jingting asked.


    Xu Muan looked at Xiao Jingting¡¯s regimented appearance and smiled helplessly, saying, ¡°No, I just ate an hour ago, so I¡¯m not hungry at all.¡±


    ¡°Oh.¡± Xiao Jingting scratched the back of his head and said, ¡°I forgot.¡±


    Xu Muan looked at Xiao Jingting¡¯s embarrassed appearance and smiled sweetly, his heart warm.


    Although Xiao Jingting¡¯s body was still the original one, the soul was replaced. Xiaodong and Xiaofan could be considered the children of the original one, so Xiao Jingting should still want to have a child that belonged completely to him, right?


    ¡°Sit down. I¡¯m just pregnant with a child and not a mine. You don¡¯t have to be so nervous.¡± Xu Muan touched his stomach.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Good, you are tired! If you feel tired, you can leave everything to second sister-in-law. I will ask him to rent out the fields.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m not tired. I¡¯m a cultivator at the fifth level of Qi Practice. I¡¯m pregnant, not disabled,¡± Xu Muan said.


    Earlier, when he was pregnant with Xiaodong and Xiaofan, he did not eat well or sleep well but still had to work. When the original Xiao Jingting saw him, he always scolded him. When he was pregnant with Xiaofan, Xiao Jingting always said, ¡°You got pregnant so soon after giving birth, it¡¯s not mine at all, but someone¡¯s bastard child.¡±


    Xiao Jingting despised him, so naturally servants acted accordingly. All the meals given to him were leftovers, and some of them were even rotten.


    He still survived those difficult days. This time after his pregnancy was discovered, Xiao Jingting took care of him, making Xu Muan uncomfortable instead.


    ¡°What¡¯s the matter? What are you thinking about? You don¡¯t look very happy,¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Xu Muan raised his head and smiled saying, ¡°Nothing, can you lie with me for a while?¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Of course.¡±


    Xu Muan tilted his head and looked at the person lying beside him, suddenly feeling much more secure.

 Chapter 96

    Taking a break from his busy schedule, Xiao Jingting took Xu Muan around big merchant houses.


    ¡°What nonsense are you talking about? Why would I need a storage bracelet? I stay at home all day and have nowhere to go, so what do I need this for?¡± Xu Muan stood in front of the counter and helplessly shook his head at Xiao Jingting next to him.


    ¡°It can help you store up things!¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Xu Muan shook his head and said, ¡°But I have nothing to store up.¡±


    Xiao Jingting and Xu Muan looked at the storage bracelet at the merchant¡¯s ground floor counter, when a woman wearing a green dress came down from upstairs.


    ¡°Miss Sun, do you really not want this Thrasher Cloud Gauze Garment? It¡¯s a rare Thrasher yarn, warm in winter and cool in summer and costs only two thousand taels of silver, so it is actually not very expensive.¡± A receptionist followed behind the woman.


    Xiao Jingting subconsciously looked behind him and discovered that Miss Sun was Sun Miaomiao.


    When Sun Miaomiao saw Xiao Jingting, her face became hot.


    The receptionist who entertained Xiao Jingting smiled lightly and said, ¡°Young Master Xiao, this storage bracelet, do you want me to wrap it up for you?¡±


    ¡°We¡¯ll pass. Thanks,¡± said Xu Muan.


    ¡°We¡¯ll take it. No need to pack it.¡± Xiao Jingting took the storage bracelet and put it on Xu Muan¡¯s hand.


    ¡°Master Xiao, you are a gold member, a total of nine thousand five hundred taels.¡±


    Xiao Jingting very readily paid the silver.


    ¡°Young Master Xiao, your business is so big now. 9000 taels of silver for you is now a drop in the ocean.¡±


    Xiao Jingting smiled bitterly and said, ¡°What are you talking about? It¡¯s just a small business. It¡¯s just enough to make a living.¡±


    Sun Miaomiao looked at the bracelet on Xu Muan¡¯s hand and felt like her eyes were being burned by the bright bracelet.


    Xiao Jingting said to Xu Muan, ¡°Let¡¯s look at other things.¡±


    ¡°Xiao Jingting.¡± Sun Miaomiao said in a loud voice.


    Xiao Jingting turned his head and looked at Sun Miaomiao, asking ¡°Sister-in-law, what¡¯s the matter?¡±


    Sun Miaomiao pointed to the Thrasher Cloud Gauze Garment in the hands of the receptionist behind her and said, ¡°I like it. Buy it for me.¡±


    Xiao Jingting was stunned. Miss Sun was famous for being unruly and capricious. However, Xiao Jingting heard that after Sun Miaomiao married Xiao Muhong, she had restrained herself a lot. But now it seemed she hadn¡¯t restrained herself at all. Ah!


    ¡°Sister-in-law, I don¡¯t have enough silver with me, if you want to buy it, you better find cousin Xiao Muhong. My family will have another member soon, so I need to make more money and support my family.¡± Xiao Jingting said sincerely.


    Sun Miaomiao was filled with anger, ¡°Xiao Jingting, you used to say that if I liked something, you would buy it for me even if you lose all your money. Didn¡¯t you mean what you said?¡±


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡± That was what the original body owner said! Well, he had nowhere to complain since he now occupied the body of the original owner. Sun Miaomiao could be regarded as open-minded to say such things in public and was not afraid of Xiao Muhong having any hard feelings.


    ¡°Sister-in-law, I was still young and spoke without thinking. Now things have changed and you are married to my cousin, so don¡¯t mention the past.¡±


    Xu Muan tugged at Xiao Jingting sleeve and said, ¡°Let¡¯s go first.¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Yes!¡±


    Sun Miaomiao watched Xiao Jingting pull Xu Muan away, her face turning pale.


    Noticing that many people around her looked at her, Sun Miaomiao couldn¡¯t help becoming a little bit irritated, ¡°What are you looking at?¡±


    Sun Miaomiao threw her sleeves and left furiously.


    After Xiao Jingting walked out of the merchant shop, he carefully looked behind them and then said relieved, ¡°She didn¡¯t follow us.¡±


    ¡°Afraid of her?¡± Xu Muan was a little amused.


    Xiao Jingting nodded his head, saying, ¡°A little bit.¡± It looked like Xiao Muhong was not able to control Sun Miaomiao anymore.


    ¡°When you saw her before, you got so weak-legged that you couldn¡¯t even walk.¡± Xu Muan said.


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡±


    ¡­¡­


    The fact that Sun Miaomiao had asked Xiao Jingting to buy her clothes in public and was refused, quickly reached Xiao Muhong¡¯s ears.


    Liu Xian said angrily, ¡°Son, your wife is too unruly.¡±


    Xiao Muhong¡¯s face was so dark, he didn¡¯t say a word.


    The relationship between him and Sun Miaomiao became more and more strained as the business of beverage shop became better and better. He had hoped that the newly opened beverage shops would take up the business of Xiao Jingting¡¯shop. But, unexpectedly, those beverage shops¡¯ business was so poor that they posed no threat at all.


    Sun Miaomiao was a young lady of the Sun family, who was used to spending a lot of money. Now that the second house was in power, they suppressed them a lot in terms of accounting and administration. Different ways of making money were all transferred to the third and fourth house so Liu Xian had to cut down her expenses repeatedly.


    ¡°I didn¡¯t expect it to be like this.¡± Sun Miaomiao had always been unruly but she was restrained a lot after she married him. Many of Xiao Muhong¡¯s friends praised him for his ability. The miss of the Sun family became more tender after marrying him. Now he was afraid that he had become a laughing stock among his friends.


    Xiao Muhong took a deep breath. Sun Miaomiao probably regretted doing such a thing in the public. Xiao Jingting¡¯s shop earned the income of several thousand taels a day, so it was no wonder that Sun Miaomiao was tempted.


    ¡°It seems that Sun Miaomiao bumped into Xiao Jingting in the store when he was buying a storage bracelet for Xu Muan. Xiao Jingting, this guy, showed off that he could earn some money when he doesn¡¯t know how to cultivate, but knows to spend indiscriminately. I don¡¯t think he can make a name for himself.¡± Liu Xian was full of vicious curses.


    Xiao Muhong looked at Liu Xian¡¯s angry expression and said, ¡°Mother, just calm down.¡± The pressure that Liu Xian was facing recently was very high, making her look haggard.


    ¡°These two little brats.¡± Liu Xian cursed in a hateful voice. Had she known that it would turn like this, she would have done whatever it took to get those two bastards killed out there.


    ¡°I¡¯m back.¡± Sun Miaomiao walked into the room and gave a faint greeting to the two people inside.


    Looking at Sun Miaomiao¡¯s indifferent appearance, Liu Xian¡¯s anger came out. Only thinking of relying on the Sun family behind Sun Miaomiao made Liu Xian swallow the anger in her heart forcibly.

 Chapter 97

    Beverage shop.


    ¡°Brother Jinfeng, should it be higher?¡± Li Qing asked, moving the plaque.


    Xiao Jinfeng looked at it and said, ¡°It¡¯s almost done, just about this height. You can come down.¡±


    Li Qing was originally a member of the mercenary team, but his cultivation was broken by a demonic beast. His cultivation fell from the third level of Qi Practice to the second level. After Li Qing returned home, he was ostracized by his brothers at home, and his life was very difficult. Since Xiao Jinfeng recruited Li Qing as an employee who did deliveries, Li Qing¡¯s life had become much more stable.


    Tong Li had not been able to find work since his leg was bitten off and fitted with a prosthetic leg. Now he was helping in the shop.


    ¡°Deputy Leader.¡±


    Xiao Jinfeng frowned. When Li Qing and Tong Li first arrived, they often used to call him Deputy Leader, and it took him a while to correct it.


    Xiao Jinfeng turned around and saw it was Zhang Meng, but he didn¡¯t look well. When Xiao Jinfeng was in the mercenary team, he had a good relationship with Zhang Meng and Zhou Fang. At that time, when he was expelled from the mercenary team, Zhang Meng also tried to speak up for him. However, Hua Yufeng had already held all power at that time, so if Zhang Meng and the others still wanted to stay in the mercenary team, they naturally could not offend Hua Yufeng too much. In the end, they just watched as he was expelled.


    Xiao Jinfeng could understand Zhang Meng¡¯s and Zhou Fang¡¯s choice to protect themselves, but it didn¡¯t mean he could accept it.


    ¡°Don¡¯t call me Deputy Leader. I am the person who was expelled by the mercenary team so I am no longer the Deputy Leader,¡± Xiao Jinfeng said coldly.


    Hearing Xiao Jinfeng¡¯s words, Zhang Meng and Zhou Fang were embarrassed.


    ¡°What can I do for you?¡± Xiao Jinfeng asked.


    ¡°Brother Jinfeng, the mercenary group disbanded,¡± Zhang Meng said.


    ¡°Oh.¡± Xiao Jinfeng replied faintly.


    This guy, Hua Yufeng, had finally broke up the mercenary regiment. Xiao Jinfeng originally thought he would feel like gloating, but found that although it cheered him a little, but his heart was completely empty.


    Thinking of the bad things that happened in the mercenary group, Xiao Jinfeng really didn¡¯t want to talk about it, so he turned around and left, ¡°I still have things to do, so excuse me.¡±


    ¡°Brother Jinfeng, I¡¯m sorry.¡± Zhang Meng said.


    Xiao Jinfeng sighed and walked into the shop.


    Li Qing looked at Zhang Meng and didn¡¯t know what to say.


    ¡°How did the mercenary team disband?¡± Li Qing asked.


    Zhang Meng was stunned for a moment before he replied, ¡°The mercenary team took on several high-risk missions in a row, losing more and more personnel, then it was disbanded.¡±


    ¡°Oh, I see.¡± Li Qing sighed and didn¡¯t know what to say.


    ¡°Jinfeng is doing well now,¡± Zhang Meng said.


    Li Qing nodded and said, ¡°That¡¯s right.¡±


    The business of the beverage shop was getting better every day and there were even some merchants who bought drinks in large quantities from them for reselling. When Xiao Jinfeng was out now, everyone had to shout ¡°Boss Xiao¡±, so his life was much more comfortable than when he was in the mercenary team.


    ¡°How is Hua Yufeng?¡± Li Qing asked.


    ¡°Seriously injured. It seems that even if he is healed, he will be at most at the second level of Qi Practice. That¡¯s why the mercenary group was disbanded,¡± Zhang Meng said.


    Li Qing didn¡¯t know what to say, knowing that the mercenary group had expelled Xiao Jinfeng, Li Qing was very angry. Li Qing knew that Hua Yufeng and Xiao Jinfeng didn¡¯t get along well. However, he didn¡¯t expect that Hua Yufeng would take it so far, and the mercenary group would fall so much that they would poison Xiao Jinfeng for benefits promised by the Zhou family.


    At this moment, hearing that Hua Yufeng was seriously injured, Li Qing felt that Hua Yufeng had brought this upon himself.


    ¡°In the cycle of heavenly justice, retribution will always be unpleasant.¡± Li Qing shook his head.


    ¡°How are you doing here?¡± Zhang Meng asked.


    ¡°Pretty good.¡± Li Qing said.


    Although Xiao Jinfeng was nice to the few mercenaries he worked with before, he was not as friendly as before. Although they had already left the mercenary team when the incident happened, they were after all once considered mercenaries. So it was already good that Xiao Jinfeng was willing to put aside his prejudices and appoint them.


    Li Qing and Zhang Meng talked for a while and then left.


    Zhang Meng looked at the direction of the shop with a sigh and turned around to leave.


    ¡­¡­


    After returning to Xiao family house, Sun Miaomiao began to start smashing things.


    ¡°Miss, calm down, this is the Xiao family. If you do this, your husband will not be happy.¡± The maid said in a panic.


    Sun Miaomiao¡¯s eyes turned red and she gritted her teeth as she said, ¡°If he is not happy, let him be.¡±


    Sun Miaomiao¡¯s heart was full of grievances. When she married Xiao Muhong, she hoped he would stand out. But as a result, their house was under control everywhere, and the servants of the family were also swayed. Many people secretly said that her abandoning Xiao Jingting and choosing Xiao Muhong was like picking sesame seeds over watermelon.


    When Xiao Linfeng first returned, Sun Miaomiao still felt like she had made the right choice. Xiao Muhong had potential, but that Xiao Jingting was nothing but born in a rich family, who was just relying on his parents¡¯ influence to get favors.


    However, now her life was getting worse and worse, while Xiao Jingting was living a good life, which made Sun Miaomiao feel a little shaken.


    Wang Lu hated her very much, and sneered at her now and then. Xiao Muhong was afraid of Wang Lu, so he didn¡¯t dare to defend her.


    When she was still in the Sun family, she was a young lady, so she had never been treated lightly like this.


    Sun Miaomiao used to think that Xiao Muhong was a good person, but now she thought he was nothing more than a wimp.


    What kind of thing was Xu Muan! He was born in a humble family and was also a Ger. She didn¡¯t know what kind of wrong medicine Xiao Jingting had eaten to care about such a person and even spend ten thousand taels of silver for a storage bracelet for Xu Muan. He was not worth it when even she was still using a storage bag.


    Sun Miaomiao clenched her fist. She said those words on impulse today, but Xiao Jingting, that guy, dared to refute her on her face.


    Earlier, when she pointed to the East, Xiao Jingting would not say West, and when she said South, Xiao Jingting would not say North.


    Sun Miaomiao blushed, her heart full of grievances.

 Chapter 98

    Zhou family.


    Sun Miaoyin frowned and said gloomily, ¡°Miaomiao, how could she do such a thing?¡±


    It¡¯s only two thousand taels of silver. For the sake of two thousand taels of silver, it was not worth it to lose the Sun family¡¯s face and support of Xiao Muhong. The loss outweighed the gain, ah!! What¡¯s more, Xiao Jingting ignored her and Sun Miaomiao lost her face this time.


    ¡°As a matter of fact, it can¡¯t all be blamed on Miss Miao. If Xiao Muhong hadn¡¯t been so cowardly, Miss Miaomiao wouldn¡¯t be like this,¡± Sun Miaoyin¡¯s maid said.


    Sun Miaoyin¡¯s face sank, Xiao Muhong was not so cowardly before, but recently¡­


    With Xiao Linfeng and Wang Lu still alive, the situation had completely changed, making Xiao Muhong not daring to step up.


    ¡°Is Miaomiao tight with money these days?¡± Sun Miaoyin asked.


    ¡°I guess so. Miss Miao has always been used to spending a lot of silver. Besides, cultivation also costs a lot of silver.¡±


    Sun Miaoyin sighed lightly; cultivation was a bottomless pit!


    ¡°Recently, Xiao Jingting seems to be very well-off. When the second Miss went shopping, she met Xiao Jingting. Xiao Jingting bought a storage bracelet for Xu Muan, which was almost ten thousand taels of silver,¡± The maid sourly said.


    Sun Miaoyin clenched her fists and thought in her heart: Miaomiao was stimulated by Xu Muan. Miaomiao¡¯s budget was so tight now she couldn¡¯t even afford to buy clothes worth two thousand taels of silver, yet Xiao Jingting bought Xu Muan a storage bracelet worth almost ten thousand taels of silver. Who was Xu Muan?! Xiao Jingting held someone dear. It was no wonder that Miaomiao felt uncomfortable.


    ¡°Xiao Jinfeng¡¯s shop is now very prosperous?¡± Sun Miaoyin asked.


    ¡°That¡¯s not it. It seems that the store has expanded a lot, and they seem to be hiring people. I heard that there are caravans from other towns coming here to buy drinks,¡± The maid said.


    Sun Miaoyin felt an unexplained sour and stuffy feeling in her heart.


    ¡°Miss, no matter how well Xiao Jinfeng¡¯s shop is run, it¡¯s only just a bit of silver. But, Young Master Zhou is still a level six Qi Practitioner,¡± The maid looked at Sun Miaoyin¡¯s face and said.


    Sun Miaoyin nodded and said, ¡°Yes.¡±


    ¡­¡­


    The matter of Sun Miaomiao being rejected in public also reached Zheng Pei¡¯er¡¯s ears.


    When Zheng Pei¡¯er heard it, she started gloating.


    Zheng Pei¡¯er was full of mockery as she thought: Things were not the same now as they were in the past. Miss Sun still thought of Xiao Jingting as the stupid young man from that time and thought that if she hooked her finger, Xiao Jingting would still be charmed by her.


    In the past, when the first house came to power and Sun Miaomiao married over, she didn¡¯t miss her chance to say something sarcastic to Zheng Pei¡¯er. Later, when Xiao Linfeng and Wang Lu came back, Zheng Pei¡¯er would pick on Sun Miaomiao when she had nothing to do, and the two of them had always maintained such a tacit understanding.


    ¡°Right now, Xiao Jingting no longer likes her, besides, Miss Sun is too clueless. She is married to Xiao Muhong, yet she still says those kinds of things to Xiao Jingting.¡± The maid said.


    Zheng Pei¡¯er nodded and said, ¡°Isn¡¯t that so? Acting like she was unattainable before but she was just a bitch at heart.¡± Sun Miaomiao made such a big blunder that it was enough for her to laugh for a while.


    ¡°I heard that Miss Sun saw Young master Jingting buy a storage bracelet for Xu Muan, so that¡¯s why she insisted that master Jingting should buy her that gauze dress,¡± The maid said.


    The arrogance on Zheng Pei¡¯er¡¯s face retreated.


    Zheng Pei¡¯er knew that Xiao Jingting had bought two storage rings before. One for himself and another was given to Xiao Jinfeng. How long had it been?! He also bought a storage bracelet for Xu Muan, which meant he earned a lot of money and Xiao Jingting and Xiao Jinfeng were going to stick together.


    ¡°Master is coming back soon, he seems to have advanced to sixth level of Qi Practice in academy,¡± The maid said.


    Zheng Pei¡¯er smiled. No matter how great Xiao Jingting and Xiao Jinfeng¡¯s situation now was, they could only earn some silver. When Xiao Qingyan advanced to the ninth level of Qi Practice, this much money would only be a matter of waving his hand.


    The head of the family did nothing all day, and was in seclusion trying to build his foundation, while other people still gave him money.


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­


    Sun Qi sat in the restaurant opposite the beverage shop, glancing at the crowded beverage shop below from time to time.


    ¡°The business of this beverage store is really good!¡± Sun Qi said.


    ¡°That¡¯s not true, now those little ones in the family all clamor to drink the drinks from this shop every day. They don¡¯t even want the drinks that cost a silver or two, but want to drink these that cost three or more, relying on their young age. The elders in the family are still getting used to this,¡± Zheng Liming was full of resentment.


    Sun Qi¡¯s eyes reddened, ¡°I heard that Xiao Jinfeng is only helping Xiao Jingting and it is Xiao Jingting who is the big boss behind this beverage store.¡±


    ¡°I heard that Xiao Jingting is dragging around nowadays and is even ignoring Sun Miaomiao,¡± Zheng Liming said.


    Sun Qi frowned. Sun Miaomiao said this kind of thing in the public, causing Sun Miaomiao¡¯s father to be severely scolded by elders in the family.


    Sun Hao was quite ridiculous. Since Sun Miaomiao lost face because of Xiao Jingting and Sun Qi had a good relationship with him before, Sun Hao was finding fault with him everywhere.


    Sun Qi used to follow Xiao Jingting, but now that Xiao Jingting became rich, he had long been ignored.


    ¡°Xiao Jingting¡¯s relationship with Xu Muan is very good now, and he even bought him a storage bracelet worth almost 10,000 taels of silver,¡± Zheng Liming said.


    ¡°I¡¯ve heard.¡± It was the storage bracelet that made Sun Miaomiao say that.


    That guy Xiao Jingting was really strange, when he saw Miss Sun before, he would immediately curry favor with her like a dog wagging his tail, but now he kept his distance from Miss Sun. A person could change so much. However, it was not strange, Sun Miaomiao used to be a pure and innocent lady, but now she was a married woman.


    Sun Qi sighed lightly and thought to himself: If only Xiao Jingting was still as gullible as before, it would be good.

 Chapter 99

    ¡°The spiritual spring water has recently upgraded faster.¡± After the business of the shop went up, Xiao Jingting¡¯s excess silver was replaced with medium and high-grade spiritual jade and the high-grade spiritual jade really had an effect on the spiritual spring water.


    ¡°If you have money, don¡¯t spend it recklessly. Try to use it to enhance the Spiritual Spring,¡± Xu Muan said.


    Strength was the foundation. Now they were all using spiritual spring water for cultivation. If the quality of Spiritual Spring improved, their cultivation would progress faster.


    ¡°I know, but what should be spent still needs to be spent. By the way, it seems like someone has been stealing things from my land recently. They should have found out that what I grow is special,¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°As expected.¡±


    The business of the beverage shop was very eye-catching, so these people couldn¡¯t give up so easily. Fortunately, they were still on Xiao family¡¯s land after all so these people didn¡¯t dare to go too far.


    ¡°Muan, you really have foresight.¡± Xiao Jingting often boasted about the spiritual pagoda recently, so their eyes were still on it.


    Xu Muan¡¯s face blushed slightly as he said, ¡°That¡¯s nothing.¡±


    Xiao Jingting looked at Xu Man¡¯s lovely appearance and pecked Xu Muan at the side of his mouth, causing Xu Muan to be at a loss for words.


    Xiao Jingting secretly thought: The original body owner really doesn¡¯t know how to cherish his blessings. He had such a smart wife but he didn¡¯t like him, instead, he preferred someone like Sun Miaomiao who was so willful and rampant, and didn¡¯t even take him seriously.


    Xiao Jingting touched Xu Muan¡¯s belly and said ¡°Inside, I don¡¯t know whether it¡¯s a boy or a girl, or a Ger.¡±


    ¡°What would you like?¡± Xu Muan asked probingly.


    ¡°I like them all,¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Xu Muan looked at Xiao Jingting and breathed a sigh of relief. In this world, many parents looked down on Gers. He was despised by his father because of his identity as a Ger. However, Xiao Jingting didn¡¯t, between Xiaofan and Xiaodong, he seemed to prefer the silly little son more.


    ¡°Have you noticed that Xiaofan seems to be a lot smarter?¡± Xu Muan asked.


    ¡°Our son wasn¡¯t stupid in the first place!¡± Xiao Jingting took it for granted.


    ¡°He had a high fever that burned his brain out and caused some problem with his mental consciousness. However, recently, he seems to be much better,¡± Xu Muan said.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Yes! Second brother and others all praised Xiaofan for his ability.¡±


    Xiao Jingting and Xu Muan were speaking when Xiao Xiaofan came in skipping.


    ¡°Father, daddy, second uncle is here,¡± Xiao Xiaofan said.


    Hearing this, Xiao Jingting and Xu Muan got up and went out.


    ¡°Parents want us to go back?¡± Xiao Jingting was a little surprised.


    Xiao Jinfeng nodded and said, ¡°Yes.¡±


    Xiao Jingting stroked his chin and said, ¡°Why did they suddenly think of asking us to go back?¡±


    ¡°Big brother is back for vacation.¡± Xiao Jinfeng said.


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­ ¡± No wonder they thought of them. Was Xiao Qingyan trying to show off?


    ¡± Big brother has advanced to the sixth level of Qi practice.¡± Xiao Jinfeng said.


    Xiao Jingting was surprised and said, ¡°So fast?¡±


    Xiao Jinfeng nodded and said, ¡°Yes! In the end, people from Bifeng Academy are different.¡±


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡±


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­


    ¡°Big brother, you¡¯re up.¡± Zhou Kangqi walked to Zhou Kanghe and said.


    Zhou Kanghe tidied up his clothes, glanced at Zhou Kangqi and asked faintly, ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡±


    Zhou Kangqi said solemnly, ¡°Brother, Xiao Qingyan from the Xiao family has advanced to the sixth level of Qi Practice.¡±


    Zhou Kanghe nodded nonchalantly and said, ¡°I know.¡±


    Zhou Kangqi looked at Zhou Kanghe and said ,¡±Big brother, why aren¡¯t you in a hurry?¡±


    Zhou Kangqi said faintly, ¡°There¡¯s nothing to be anxious about. I¡¯m also a student of Bifeng Academy and I know exactly how he advanced.¡±


    Zhou Kanghe was a little surprised, ¡°Brother, what do you mean?¡±


    Zhou Kangqi said indifferently, ¡°There are several alchemists with exquisite alchemy skills in the academy, who can refine pills. Every student in the academy has a chance to buy the Spirit Breaking Pill once, this pill is effective for people who want to advance to fifth, sixth and seventh level of Qi Practice. However, this pill is only effective one time, so I guess Xiao Qingyan has taken that pill.¡±


    The academy was stricter with students below the fifth level of Qi Practice, while being more lenient with those at the sixth level of Qi practice. If the cultivator at sixth level of Qi Practice wanted to go out and hang out, he only needed to report to the academy every three months.


    Zhou Kangqi looked at Zhou Kanghe, eyes filled with envy, ¡°There is such a good thing in the Academy!¡±


    Zhou Kangqi nodded and said, ¡°Yes! Otherwise, why do you think there would be so many people competing for admission to the Academy, but only a handful could get in?¡±


    Zhou Kangqi said with a smile, ¡°Yes! Yes!¡±


    ¡°Xiao Qingyan was probably forced by his two younger brothers, so he bought and took that pill in advance. Most of those who can enter the academy are favored by heaven. Only those with the worst talent would choose to take the pill to advance to the sixth level of Qi Practice when so many seniors only take this pill to advance to the seventh level of Qi Practice.¡± Zhou Kanghe said.


    Zhou Kangqi looked at Zhou Kanghe with admiration, ¡°So that¡¯s how it is! However, Xiao Qingyan still advanced to sixth level of Qi Practice after all.¡±


    ¡°He¡¯s asking for his own death, by taking such a high-grade pill so early when it will have such a great impact on his future cultivation.¡± Zhou Kanghe said, full of contempt.


    Zhou Kangqi narrowed his eyes and said, ¡°So, it will be difficult for Xiao Qingyan to advance in future.¡±


    Zhou Kanghe nodded and said, ¡°Indeed, he was too eager for quick success and instant benefits. I think Xiao Qingyan will stop at seventh level of Qi Practice at most. What a loss for his parents who still expect him to soar to the top and build his foundation smoothly.¡±


    When Zhou Kangqi heard Zhou Kanghe words, he couldn¡¯t help but gloat a little,.¡±That¡¯s not true.¡±


    ¡°Rather than worrying about Xiao Qingyan, it¡¯s better to worry about his two brothers. I checked Xiao Jinfeng and Xiao Jingting and they wouldn¡¯t be easy.¡± Zhou Kanghe tapped his fingers on the table.


    ¡°Brother, it¡¯s not true. The two brothers have been showing off lately!¡± Sun Miaomiao seemed to regret marrying Xiao Muhong, if she cheated on Xiao Muhong, he didn¡¯t know how Sun Miaoyin¡­


    Zhou Kangqi smiled in his heart. His eldest brother was different from Xiao Muhong. As long as Sun Miaoyin was not stupid, she would definitely choose his elder brother.


    Thinking of Xiao Jinfeng, Zhou Kangqi couldn¡¯t help clenching his fist. He only cultivated to the fourth level of Qi practice but Xiao Jinfeng was already at fifth level of Qi Practice. The poison master who gave him poison clearly said that it would be difficult for him to advance after being poisoned like that.


    Zhou Kangqi had a history with Xiao Jinfeng. In the wilderness, Xiao Jinfeng ruthlessly dealt with Zhou Kangqi, so Zhou Kangqi had always harbored a grudge against Xiao Jinfeng. He originally only let Xiao Jinfeng live because he wanted to see him struggle but he never expected that situation would be turned over.

 Chapter 100

    Xiao Jingting was helping Xu Muan walk down. Xu Muan¡¯s tummy was already quite round, and he was radiant with vigor due to good care and seemed quite plump.


    Mu Shuyu was holding Xiao Xiaofu and walking into the Xiao Family with Xiao Jingting.


    Zheng Pei¡¯er was sitting beside Xiao Qingyan, with a sense of self-satisfaction in her eyes.


    ¡°Second brother, third brother, here you are at last! We¡¯ve been expecting you,¡± said Zheng Pei¡¯er.


    ¡°Congratulation, my eldest brother has advanced to level six of Qi Practice. Now my eldest brother has the highest cultivation among the younger ones of Xiao family.¡± Xiao Jingting complimented.


    Xiao Qingyan nodded to Xiao Jingting gently, and said to him with a patronizing and condescending tone, ¡°Third brother, I heard that your business is quite good. I hate to say it, but you should dedicate to Qi Practice more. Qi cultivation is of fundamental importance in this world.¡±


    Xiao Jingting curled his lip secretly and thought: Was Xiao Qingyan preaching at him? That guy was merely at level six. When his spirit herbs in the space ripened, he would get advance, too. Xiao Qingyan was seven or eight years older than the original Xiao Jingting anyway, and when he was at Xiao Qingyan¡¯s age, he would definitely advance to level six, too.


    ¡°You¡¯re right, brother. I will try my best to keep up with you,¡± said Xiao Jingting.


    ¡°It¡¯s right to try hard, but don¡¯t be anxious to achieve quick success at the same time, or you may retrograde in your cultivation.¡±


    ¡°Thank you for your instruction,¡± Xiao Jingting replied perfunctorily.


    Xiao Qingyan nodded slightly with an arrogant look.


    Looking at Xiao Qingyan¡¯s arrogant appearance, Xiao Jingting once again had a deep impression on that saying in this world: the one being superior in rank crushes the inferior.


    Zheng Pei¡¯er focused her eyes on Xu Muan, ¡°Muan! I heard that Jingting had bought you a storage bracelet! Then why not wear it? Is it because it¡¯s not nice and you don¡¯t like it?¡±


    Xu Muan rubbed his wrist and replied, ¡°No, it¡¯s because that bracelet is too valuable, so I have stored it up.¡± Xu Muan just felt that bracelet was kind of ostentatious, so he didn¡¯t wear it and stored it into the carry-on small bag. He didn¡¯t expect Zheng Pei¡¯er would mention it.


    ¡°Second brother, third brother, it seems your business is pretty good! Behold, you¡¯ve already wore the space rings.¡± In the academy, there were few people who owned a space ring, and Xiao Qingyan had always been proud of his keeping a space ring. Now, with suddenly seeing both of his two younger brothers already having space rings, he had some subtle feelings.


    Xiao Jingting was sitting in the chair and replied drily, ¡°Just so-so, that¡¯s barely enough to make ends meet.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re too modest, third brother. With a good business like that, you just benefit your second brother but forget your eldest brother,¡± Zheng Pei¡¯er said with a tone of complaint and reproach.


    Xiao Jingting smiled, ¡°Since my eldest brother is very busy for practice, how can my small business come into his sight?¡±


    ¡°Since you¡¯ve bought your wife a storage bracelet, you must have earned a lot. Why to be so modest?¡± said Zheng Pei¡¯er.


    Xiao Jingting smiled again, ¡°That¡¯s just for keeping up appearance, we actually earn not that much.¡± His money had been all spent in miraculous jade which was put into the spiritual spring but rewarded him nothing.


    Xiao Xiaofan was sitting in the chair and kicking in a bored manner. Xiao Yuerong was staring at him in hatred.


    Xiao Qingyan looked at Xu Muan¡¯s round tummy and said, ¡°Muan, have you got a baby again?¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and replied, ¡°Yeah!¡±


    ¡°Lucky you!¡± said Xiao Qingyan.


    Xiao Jingting nodded, ¡°Yeah! Lucky me.¡±


    ¡°Since Muan¡¯s has got a round tummy and it could be inconvenient for him to serve you. How about introducing you some concubines here?¡± asked Zheng Pei¡¯er.


    Xiao Jingting was drinking water while he heard this, and he almost spurted the water in his mouth. Given that Xu Muan was sitting next to him, how could Zheng Pei¡¯er say such thing.


    ¡°No, no, thanks,¡± said Xiao Jingting.


    Zheng Pei¡¯er said disapprovingly, ¡°Why not? Are you still missing Sun Miaomiao? I hate to say it, but Sun Miaomiao has been your sister-in-law. There is no point in keeping thinking about her.¡±


    Xiao Jingting felt speechless. On what basis in the world did she know that he was missing Sun Miaomiao?


    ¡°I don¡¯t miss Sun Miaomiao, Muan is everything to me,¡± said Xiao Jingting.


    Zheng Pei¡¯er looked at Xiao Jingting and said jokingly, ¡°Jingting, you¡¯re just so infatuated!¡±


    Xiao Jingting¡¯s scalp tingled with her sneer, and he thought to himself: what are you talking about, you damn woman!


    Xuan Muan frowned and glimpsed Zheng Pei¡¯er with a gloomy face.


    ¡°Since my sister-in-law is so virtuous, why not look for some concubines for my eldest brother?¡± said Xiao Jingting.


    Zheng Pei¡¯er turned gloomy, but she said in smile, ¡°I¡¯m well-intentioned, but you seem to be ungrateful, Jingting! Then just forget it.¡±


    Xiao Jingting felt wordless again. Well-intentioned¡­ well, indeed.


    Xiao Linfeng and Wang Lu was walking out from the room. Seeing them out, all the people was silent at once.


    ¡°Everybody¡¯s here! Then let¡¯s have a meal together,¡± said Xiao Linfeng.


    Xiao Xiaofan was pulling Xiao Jingting¡¯s sleeve and said, ¡°We¡¯re finally going to have a meal!¡± While rubbing his belly, he continued, ¡°I¡¯m so hungry.¡±


    Xiao Jingting didn¡¯t know what to say.


    Xiao Yuerong gave Xiao Xiaofan a sarcastic look. But Xiao Xiaofan unwillingly showed weakness and gave back a glare.


    Xiao Jingting and all others were sitting around a table. Xiao Linfeng said to Xiao Qingyan, ¡°Qingyan, since you have advanced to level six, does it mean that you don¡¯t have to go back to the academy very often?¡±


    Xiao Qingyan nodded, ¡°Yeah!¡±


    ¡°Then elder brother is available to take care of his farmland,¡± said Xiao Jinfeng. Their parents had given Xiao Qingyan four times as much as the farmland given to Xiao Jinfeng, but with a high cultivation like that, Xiao Qingyan just leased out the farmland to ordinary farmers, what a reckless waste it was!


    Xiao Qingyan slightly frowned and said nothing.


    Zheng Pei¡¯er looked at Xiao Jingting and asked tentatively, ¡°Jingting, I heard that you¡¯re good at farming! And you seemed to gain harvest different from others.¡±


    Xiao Jingting smiled and said, ¡°Just so-so. I just did it casually.¡±


    ¡°But I heard that the field area you are taking care of can almost match that of a person with level six in Qi Practice,¡± said Zheng Pei¡¯er.


    Xiao Jingting smiled and said, ¡°Thanks to that spiritual tower I bought before, it seems some variation has happened to it, which has increased its auxiliary effect, thus I¡¯m capable of taking care of that much farmland.¡±


    With nothing else to do, Xiao Jingting had soaked the spiritual tower into the spiritual spring, hence made it fill with spiritual energy at once.


    ¡°So, third brother, you¡¯ve got a treasure!¡± said Zheng Pei¡¯er.

 Chapter 101

    Xiao Jingting nodded, ¡°Sure, it is. Thought it¡¯s quite expensive, it¡¯s worth the price, anyway.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s certainly expensive, given that a hundred thousand taels of silver it costs,¡± Zheng Pei¡¯er said with jealousy.


    Xiao Jingting replied nothing. Wang Lu gave Zheng Pei¡¯er a glimpse and said, ¡°Speak less, that one from the eldest family.¡±


    ¡°The third, are you short of people in your shop? Your eldest brother is available now.¡±


    Xiao Jingting smiled and replied, ¡°Mother, I just run a small business, and my eldest brother will be wasted as a clerk in my small shop given his cultivation of level six.¡±


    Heard Xiao Jingting say so, Wang Lu said nothing more.


    Xiao Qingyan gave Xiao Jingting a glimpse with gloomy eyes.


    In the evening, Xiao Jinfeng and Xiao Jingting went back to their houses out of the city.


    Zheng Pei¡¯er was pacing the room and said in anger, ¡°You¡¯re the eldest brother, but Xiao Jingting doesn¡¯t pay any attention to you.¡±


    Xiao Qingyan looked at Zheng Pei¡¯er and said, ¡°Well, be quiet. It¡¯s just a small shop.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s no longer a small shop, because he has expanded the size of the shop,¡± said Zheng Pei¡¯er.


    ¡°Even then, I don¡¯t need to go there,¡± said Xiao Qingyan.


    Xiao Qingyan said to himself: Even if he would run a shop, he should run a new shop, rather than taking over a shop that had been run by his two younger brothers and bringing public criticism. Moreover, Xiao Jinfeng was the boss there, and would he not serve as an assistant if he joined them?


    ¡­


    In the dessert shop.


    ¡°Brother Jinfeng, you¡¯re back.¡±


    Xiao Jinfeng nodded, ¡°Yeah!¡±


    Li Qing asked in bewilderment, ¡°Brother Jinfeng, why do you come back so soon? You said you would hire an assistant; then why don¡¯t you bring one back?¡±


    Xiao Jinfeng shook his head and said, ¡°I¡¯ll do it another day.¡±


    Xiao Jinfeng sat into a chair, and leaned his forehead on one hand. When he hired people outside before, he had met Hua Yufeng by chance.


    In Xiao Jinfeng¡¯s impression, Hua Yufeng was always a person of arrogance and dauntless spirit. But now, he found that Hua Yufeng was finding a job among the hopeless-look crowd. And Hua Yufeng had regressed to level two in his cultivation, and it seemed that he hadn¡¯t completely recovered and could merely do some simple work.


    A hero could even be defeated by a penny. His comedown was beyond expectation.


    As far as Xiao Jinfeng knew, due to Hua Yufeng¡¯s several missteps in decision-making, the crew in the mercenary team had had a lot of complaints about him. So, after the disbandment of the mercenary team, no one cared about him, who was badly wounded. As the saying went, couples were like the birds in the same forest, but they would fly separately in the face of a disaster. Since it could be like this with couples, let alone the members in a mercenary team. Hua Yufeng was abandoned by his people who were making their own livings.


    Xiao Jinfeng sighed for him. Hua Yufeng had just hidden when he encountered Xiao Jinfeng, and Xiao Jinfeng hadn¡¯t considered rendering good for evil and offering Hua Yufeng a job.


    Xiao Jinfeng had viewed several people with little interest, and found no one suitable, so he returned back early.


    Before, He had offended Zhou Kangqi for the sake of the mercenary team; but now, he was abandoned by the mercenary team. Xiao Jinfeng could still remember Hua Yufeng¡¯s hideous face at that time. If it had not been for the rescue of his third brother, his future would have been totally ruined. All that could be done had been done, but he just couldn¡¯t render evil with good. What Hua Yufeng¡¯s life would be like, it all depended on his fortune.


    ¡­


    ¡°Second Childe Xiao, you have a good business,¡± said Zhou Kangqi.


    Seeing Zhou Kangqi, Xiao Jinfeng suddenly turned gloomy and said, ¡°What are you doing here?¡±


    Zhou Kangqi said with a smile, ¡°I¡¯m curious. Since you¡¯ve been expelled from the mercenary team and have raped your sister-in-law, how dare you show your face in public again?¡±


    Xiao Jinfeng sneered, ¡°How dare you clamor before me since you¡¯re just with level four in Qi Practice but I¡¯m with level five? Aren¡¯t you afraid of being hit to be disabled by me?¡±


    Zhou Kangqi was stunned for a while, and then he sneered, ¡°Do you want to stir up the open fight between the Xiao family and the Zhou family?¡±


    Xiao Jinfeng said disapprovingly, ¡°Will the Xiao family and the Zhou family fight for your sake? If it¡¯s for your elder brother, there may be a possibility.¡±


    Zhou Kangqi stared at Xiao Jinfeng and said, ¡°Do you think you have someone backing you up since your elder brother have advanced to level six?¡±


    Xiao Jingting thought that Zhou Kangqi was just imagining. Zhou Kangqi liked relying on his elder brother¡¯s power, so he thought that Xiao Jinfeng liked relying on Xiao Qingyan as well. In fact, Xiao Jinfeng didn¡¯t expect his elder brother would help him.


    ¡°That¡¯s kind of true. My elder brother has advanced to level six, so your elder brother is not the only one achieving that any longer, and he shouldn¡¯t be so arrogant,¡± said Xiao Jinfeng.


    Zhou Kangqi said proudly, ¡°The case of my elder brother is not the same as your brother¡¯s. My elder brother has advanced to level six by his own effort, but your elder brother has sought to achieve quick success and advanced by medicine. Your elder brother seems to achieve at most level seven all this life.¡±


    Xiao Jinfeng stared at Zhou Kangqi while squinting his eyes, ¡°Well, you¡¯re so well informed. You know quite well about the things even not knowing by my parents.¡±


    Zhou Kangqi scoffed and said, ¡°Your elder brother can hide this from your parents, but not from my elder brother, since my elder brother is also a student in the Bifeng Academy and clear about the rules there.¡±


    Xiao Jinfeng nodded, ¡°OK, whatever. Even if my elder brother has advanced by medicine, you may not achieve level six this life. However, that doesn¡¯t matter, your elder brother will take care of you all your life, anyway.¡±


    Zhou Kangqi¡¯s self-esteem was hurt by Xiao Jinfeng¡¯s words.


    Having a talented elder brother could be a nice but suffocating thing at the same time.


    Xiao Xiaodong was lying prone on the counter, and looking at Xiao Jinfeng with sparkling eyes.


    When Xiao Jinfeng turned back and saw Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s appearance, he asked, ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong shook his head and said, ¡°I¡¯m fine. But it seems that eldest uncle has ruined his own future.¡±


    Xiao Jinfeng said unhappily, ¡°Don¡¯t talk nonsense. It hasn¡¯t been proved yet.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong curled his lips and said, ¡°Second uncle, I think you¡¯ve actually believed in that.¡±


    Xiao Jinfeng gave him a glare, ¡°A little man¡­¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan was getting a drink, and then he asked with his eyes blinking, ¡°Brother, second uncle, what are you talking about?¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong gave him a glimpse and replied, ¡°Don¡¯t be so nosy, little boy.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan snorted and said, ¡°I hate it. You always take me as a little child, but in fact, I know everything.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong asked with interest, ¡°Well, you know? What do you know exactly?¡±


    ¡°Eldest uncle has taken medicine, and eldest uncle has got sick,¡± Xiao Xiaofan said proudly.


    Xiao Xiaodong was struck dumb.


    ¡°Then what illness has eldest uncle got?¡± Xiao Xiaofan asked puzzledly.


    Xiao Xiaodong just felt speechless.

 Chapter 102

    At sunset, Xiao Jinfeng closed the shop and took the two kids back to Xiao Jingting¡¯s house.


    ¡°Third brother, what delicious food are you making?¡± asked Xiao Jinfeng.


    ¡°I¡¯m making dumplings.¡± Xiao Jingting said with his eyes sparkling, and he worked hard on rolling the dough.


    Xiao Jinfeng said curiously, ¡°Dumplings?¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded, ¡°Yeah!¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s that?¡± Xiao Jinfeng asked.


    ¡°It¡¯s a kind of food, and I¡¯ve read it on some ancient book.¡± Xiao Jingting replied simply.


    Xiao Xiaofan ran to Xiao Jingting¡¯s side, stood on his tiptoe and laid his face down on the stovetop, with his eyes full of longing.


    Xiao Jingting found that people in this world were concerned more with Qi cultivation, and the food in the restaurants paid more attention to the storage of Qi but focused less on the flavor. In his previous life, Xiao Jingting had been a foodie, so he couldn¡¯t bear this.


    ¡°Since Muan has lost his appetite, I want to make some nice food for him.¡± Xiao Jingting wheezed while he was rolling the dough.


    Xiao Jingting licked his lips and thought: There were not even dumplings in this world, and the most common food here was merely roast meat. Though there were some people having perfect skills in meat roasting here, one could be tired of having the same food all the time. He¡¯d been in this world for long, but he had not actually tasted dumplings till now.


    Xiao Jinfeng rubbed his nose. Looking at Xiao Jingting behaving like a considerate husband, he realized his dereliction of duty. Compared with his younger brother, he seemed not to be a good husband.


    ¡°Father, are you making this for Daddy? But every time you make something for Daddy, you eat more than him.¡± Xiao Xiaofan said with a tilt of his head.


    Xiao Jingting felt speechless for a moment. Bad boy, you just know about bullshitting!


    Xiao Jingting gave Xiao Xiaofan a glimpse and said unhappily, ¡°That¡¯s because your Daddy can¡¯t have too much, and we shouldn¡¯t waste the food. Besides, you eat much, too!¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan smiled embarrassedly, and said while scratching his head, ¡°It¡¯s because I do a lot of manual work every day, I¡¯m hungry!¡±


    Xiao Jingting had no word to say. Well, since he had used child labor, he mustn¡¯t starve the child labor.


    ¡°Is there anything happening at the shop today?¡± Xiao Jingting asked casually.


    ¡°Yes! Yes!¡± Xiao Xiaofan replied excitedly.


    ¡°Eek, what is that?¡± asked Xiao Jingting.


    ¡°My second uncle has gone out to hiring people, but hired no one at last. Second uncle is just too critical.¡±


    Xiao Jingting felt wordless. Since Xiao Jinfeng was still here, how could this bad boy bullshit like this.


    ¡°Anything else?¡± asked Xiao Jingting.


    ¡°And someone has come and said that my eldest uncle has got sick.¡± Xiao Xiaofan said with excitement.


    Xiao Jingting was struck dumb. Xiao Qingyan had been sick?


    Xiao Jingting turned to Xiao Jinfeng and asked, ¡°What was that about?¡±


    ¡°Today, Zhou Kangqi has come to bother around and said that Xiao Qingyan has advanced to level six by the miraculous medicine, Spirit-breaking pill.¡±


    ¡°Eldest uncle has taken the drugs. So stupid he is. Even me know that drugs are not good for us, but he still takes it.¡± Xiao Xiaofan said with a look of disgust.


    Xiao Jingting didn¡¯t say anything. Miraculous medicine couldn¡¯t be categorized as drugs!


    ¡°Given taking the miraculous medicine so early, is there any negative effect?¡± asked Xiao Jingting.


    Xiao Jinfeng nodded, ¡°Yeah. It can affect the future cultivation. But the miraculous medicine is indeed a good thing, and if you have enough for sustained support, it¡¯s just OK to have more of that medicine actually.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s said that, in some world of higher level in cultivation, some low-level cultivators who are not well-endowed usually take all kinds of miraculous medicine to break through the foundation stage. But miraculous medicine is rare in our world, and once you have advanced by miraculous medicine, you need to take another more advanced kind of miraculous medicine to get the next breakthrough, thus it makes the later practice become more and more difficult.¡±


    Xiao Jingting thought it over and said, ¡°It seems our parents haven¡¯t known it yet.¡±


    Xiao Jinfeng nodded, ¡°Probably. But maybe what Zhou Kangqi says is not true.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan said with bouncing, ¡°Father, when can we have it?¡±


    Xiao Jingting looked at Xiao Xiaofan and thought: The kids, like Xiaofan, were just simple-minded, bearing nothing in mind, only knowing about eating; and even if the sky were to fall, this guy would probably just say, ¡°There¡¯s no more food to eat.¡±


    Xiao Jinfeng turned to Xiao Xiaofan and comforted him, ¡°Just wait for a while.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan said excitedly, ¡°Yes? That¡¯s great!¡±


    Xiao Jingting just felt speechless about him.


    ¡°Second brother, I¡¯ve made much of this, just call my second sister-in-law to have it together.¡± said Xiao Jingting.


    Xiao Jinfeng himself had originally been impressed by this food, and when he heard Xiao Jingting saying so, he immediately nodded and agreed.


    When Mu Shuyu arrived, the dumplings had been served to the table.


    Xiao Xiaofan was holding his bowl, chewing the dumplings and eating with relish.


    A deep sense of surprise was twinkling in Mu Shuyu¡¯s eyes while he was tasting the dumplings.


    Xiao Xiaodong was eating gracefully, but he might eat faster than Xiao Xiaofan.


    Probably found that Xiao Xiaodong had had the second bowl, Xiao Xiaofan sped up his eating in a hurry, with the soup bursting onto his face sometimes.


    ¡°Jingting, you are really something!¡± Xiao Jinfeng praised his younger brother who was just graceful enough in the drawing room and skillful enough in the kitchen as well.


    While all those in Xiao Jingting¡¯s house were eating dumplings with relish, the situation in the Xiao family was in a mess.


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­


    In the first family of Xiao.


    ¡°Xiao Qingyan has advanced by miraculous medicine?¡± Xiao Muhong stared at Sun Miaomiao and asked.


    Sun Miaomiao nodded, ¡°Yes!¡±


    Xiao Muhong said viciously, ¡°I¡¯ve wondered how could him advance suddenly, so that¡¯s the truth.¡±


    Xiao Muhong thought to himself: If Xiao Qingyan¡¯s cultivation had thus stuck in level six, it would be ridiculous. These days, Xiao Qingyan always put on an air of superiority before him. What the hell was that! What¡¯s the big deal about getting advancement by medicine?


    ¡°He might have hidden this from Xiao Linfeng.¡± If it were known by Xiao Linfeng, he must have stopped it.


    Xiao Muhong nodded, ¡°Yeah. But now since he has taken the medicine, he has no way to spew it up.¡±


    Sun Miaomiao narrowed her eyes and thought to herself: Due to Xiao Qingyan¡¯s level-six advancement, Zheng Pei¡¯er had been very arrogant for some time now, and Zheng Pei¡¯er just spit not any kindly words to her whenever she met her. If Zheng Pei¡¯er knew that Xiao Qingyan had advanced by medicine, her facial expression could be funny. Everything had been going against her lately, but there was one thing that would make her feel better at last.


    ¡°Xiao Qingyan must have been pushed by Xiao Jingting and Xiao Jinfeng too much to choose that,¡± said Xiao Muhong.


    Sun Miaomiao nodded, ¡°I think so.¡±


    ¡°Should we tell it to Xiao Linfeng?¡± asked Xiao Muhong.


    Xiao Linfeng had almost wanted to announce the news to everyone on the world that Xiao Qingyan had advanced to level six. If I let him know the truth that Xiao Qingyan had advanced by medicine, he would be very disappointed. But it would also benefit Xiao Jingting in doing so.


    Sun Miaomiao curled her lips and said, ¡°It may have reached their ears before we have to tell them.¡±


    Xiao Muhong thought it over: Right! Xiao Linfeng and Wang Lu should be more informed then them.

 Chapter 103

    In Xiao Linfeng¡¯s study.


    ¡°Qingyan, have you advanced by medicine?¡± Xiao Linfeng was staring at Xiao Qingyan and asked unhappily.


    Xiao Qingyan said sullenly, ¡°Who told you this, father? Is it the second brother or third brother?¡±


    Seeing Xiao Qingyan¡¯s arrogant face, Xiao Linfeng said with anger, ¡°Don¡¯t be so nosy, just answer me, yes or no?¡±


    Xiao Qingyan nodded, ¡°Yes, father. In fact, there¡¯s nothing wrong with advancing by medicine. I¡¯ve advanced, anyway. Why care about that much? Not everyone can buy the miraculous medicine, and the Academy has restricted each student to only one time of buying the miraculous medicine.¡±


    Xiao Linfeng said unhappily, ¡°Me and your mother, we have spent much energy on you. How come you don¡¯t care about yourself at all?¡±


    ¡°Father, it¡¯s simply a matter of taking a pill of medicine, what¡¯s the big deal? What does it have to do with self-care?¡± Xiao Qingyan said with grievance.


    Xiao Linfeng said with a gloomy face, ¡°You are still unrepentant. What kind of medicine have you taken? Spirit-breaking pill! How could you take such medicine when you¡¯re still at level five? Even if you need to take medicine, you should take it after you advance to level six.¡±


    Xiao Qingyan squinted his eyes, ¡°The two cases are almost the same, there¡¯s only a difference of one level.¡±


    ¡°How can they be the same? Why can¡¯t you be calculative?¡± Xiao Linfeng scolded.


    Xiao Qingyan showed an unhappy face and asked, ¡°Father, do you think I am worthless and you¡¯ve regretted your special training on me?¡±


    ¡°Motherf**ker, get the hell out of here!¡± Xiao Linfeng shouted.


    Xiao Qingyan pulled a long face and walked out.


    Seeing Xiao Linfeng can¡¯t get his anger to subside, Wang Lu just sighed and didn¡¯t know what to say.


    ¡°That bastard, he still shows an attitude like that at this time.¡± Xiao Linfeng gnashed his teeth.


    Wang Lu looked at Xiao Linfeng and said, ¡°Well, calm down. What¡¯s done is done, it¡¯s no use getting angry. If the eldest is really worthless, it is the same to cultivate the third. And even if the eldest has taken the Spirit-breaking pill, I think it should be OK for him to advance to level seven. That¡¯s enough to be an elder in this family with such power.¡±


    Wang Lu slightly sighed. Xiao Qingyan was always her favorite child, so Wang Lu was hesitant to part with him at this time. But Wang Lu cared more about the future of this family than the child she loved.


    Xiao Qingyan said with an unhappy face, ¡°I have expected him to advance to level nine. Such being the case, we can just let him have his way.¡±


    ¡­¡­


    Zheng Pei¡¯er had already waited him outside. ¡°What¡¯s your situation?¡±


    Xiao Qingyan shook his head and said, ¡°I¡¯m OK. It¡¯s just that father might have heard some gossip and been angry with me. The second and third brothers must have said something to our parents.¡±


    Xiao Qingyan clenched his fists. After returning the Academy, he did have practiced hard for some time, but he found that it brought little effect.


    Though Xiao Qingyan had been in a bad mood at that time, there were still people keep whispering in his ear that his two younger brothers were very bully, given that they hardly relied on their family, they had advanced to level five and had built their family business.


    But as to him, he had only advanced to level five after their parents had put most of the energy on him. If their parents had specially cultivated his two younger brothers, they would have advanced to level six already.


    Xiao Qingyan couldn¡¯t accept that, and in a fit of temper, he had bought the medicine from the Academy, and advanced to level six soon as expected later.


    After some hesitation, Zheng Pei¡¯er asked him, ¡°Have you really taken the medicine?¡±


    Xiao Qingyan looked into the nervous look of Zheng Pei¡¯er and said discontentedly, ¡°Yes, I have. So what?¡±


    Zheng Pei¡¯er shook her head and replied, ¡°Nothing.¡±


    Xiao Qingyan snorted and said, ¡°It must be either Xiao Jingting or Xiao Jinfeng has gossiped about me before our father.¡±


    ¡°Qingyan, I heard that taking the medicine too early can make the later practice be more difficult.¡± Zheng Pei¡¯er said after some hesitation.


    Xiao Qingyan waved his hand and said carelessly, ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter. That¡¯s only sensational and senseless saying. In fact, there will be few negative effects.¡±


    Zheng Pei¡¯er felt uneasy in heart, but she still showed a smile and said, ¡°Well, that¡¯s good.¡±


    Xiao Qingyan said angrily, ¡°I¡¯m just very annoyed. I gotta go.¡±


    Wang Lu Looked at Xiao Qingyan¡¯s back, then closed her eyes and thought that how did she marry such an idiot? Xiao Linfeng must have got furious with him.


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­


    When Xiao Yuerong was running out and seeing the pale look of Zheng Pei¡¯er, he asked, ¡°Mom, what¡¯s wrong with you?¡±


    Zheng Pei¡¯er shook her head and said, ¡°I¡¯m fine.¡±


    ¡°Mom, I heard the little fool say that the third uncle usually makes delicious food at home for him.¡± Xiao Yuerong said with jealousy.


    Zheng Pei¡¯er said unhappily, ¡°Eat, eat, eat! What else do you know?¡±


    Zheng Yuerong pouted and said in anger, ¡°But mom, you have said that the little fool is such an idiot that he is even not worthy of carrying my shoes. But he eats better than me, he is dressed better than me and he has more pocket money than me.¡±


    Zheng Pei¡¯er felt guilty about what Xiao Yuerong said. Indeed, the little fool had actually lived a better life than her sons now.


    ¡°Brother, you can just say less.¡± Xiao Yuefeng said coldly.


    Xiao Yuerong gave Xiao Yuefeng a glimpse and shut up embarrassedly. Though Xiao Yuerong was a bully in the Xiao family, he feared his elder brother.


    ¡°Mom, I see that my grandparents are in a bad look. Since my father has been called over, has father done anything wrong?¡± asked Xiao Yuefeng.


    Zheng Pei¡¯er shook her head and replied, ¡°No, he hasn¡¯t.¡±


    ¡°But I¡¯ve heard from my cousins that father has advanced to level six by some inappropriate way, thus overdrawn his future potential in advance, and it may be hard for him to advance to level seven. And therefore, my grandparents may change to give their specially training on the third uncle from now on,¡± said Xiao Yuefeng.


    Zheng Pei¡¯er stared at Xiao Yuefeng and asked, ¡°Where did you hear it?¡±


    ¡°From my cousins,¡± replied Xiao Yuefeng.


    Zheng Pei¡¯er darkened her face and thought, the news had actually spread so fast with the kids in the family all knowing it, and everybody had actually felt that Xiao Qingyan was failed.


    ¡°Mom, what my cousins say is not true, right?¡± asked Xiao Yuefeng.


    Zheng Pei¡¯er gnashed her teeth. Spirit-breaking pill was so precious that there were few people had ever taken it, so it¡¯s hard to say what effects it would bring.


    Now, it¡¯s all up to their parents. Their parents had originally been impressed by Xiao Jinfeng and Xiao Jingting; they were likely more dissatisfied with Qingyan on account of such incident.

 Chapter 104

    While Xiao Jingting and all others were enjoying dumplings in the house, the door was kicked open. At the same time, all the people there looked at the person at the door.


    ¡°Elder brother, what are you doing here?¡± asked Xiao Jinfeng.


    ¡°How jolly you are!¡± Xiao Qingyan quipped.


    Xiao Xiaofan bit his chopsticks and said, ¡°Eldest uncle, are you here to taste the dumplings, too? But we have almost finished and there¡¯re few remaining.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan said as he put his bowl in arms, and hurriedly picked the few remaining dumplings to his mouth with chopsticks.


    Seeing the way Xiao Xiaofan protecting his food, Xiao Xiaodong slightly sniffed, ¡°Idiot.¡± And Xiao Xiaodong thought quietly: since Xiao Qingyan always thought himself superior to others, how could he covet Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s remaining dumplings? Alas, Xiao Xiaofan even dropped his mouth water in his bowl, worthless thing!


    Xiao Xiaofan just buried himself in enjoying the dumplings, and totally ignored Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s sneer.


    ¡°Have a seat, eldest brother.¡± Xiao Jingting brought a chair and said.


    ¡°Don¡¯t try that stuff with me!  Either of you, who¡¯s been gossiping in front of our parents?¡± Xiao Qingyan was blustering.


    Xiao Jingting replied hurriedly, ¡°I haven¡¯t!¡±


    Xiao Qingyan glanced about Xiao Jinfeng and Xiao Jingting and said, ¡°Be careful, you two. Don¡¯t expect your disgraceful trick to work. Don¡¯t think highly of yourself just because you are able to make some money now.¡±


    Xiao Jingting felt speechless.


    Xiao Qingyan had come aggressively and then left hurriedly, leaving all those in the house looking at each other.


    Xiao Jingting turned to Xiao Jinfeng and asked, ¡°Second brother, have you visited our parents?¡±


    ¡°No, I haven¡¯t.¡± How could he have such leisure to do that? Besides, their parents favored Xiao Qingyan most, and he was just nothing before them compared with Xiao Qingyan. If he had run to inform their parents about it, he would be more likely considered as sowing discord. And even if Xiao Qingyan would not be able to break through level six this life, he would be still more superior than Xiao Jinfeng in their parents¡¯ heart.


    ¡°I think so.¡± Xiao Jingting nodded.


    ¡°So violent-tempered our elder brother is!¡± Mu Shuyu said sarcastically.


    Xu Muan looked at Xiao Jinfeng and asked, ¡°Second brother, have you quarreled with Zhou Kangqi in front of the dessert shop?¡±


    Xiao Jinfeng nodded, ¡°Yes!¡±


    Xu Muan laughed and said, ¡°Then our parents would know the news and there was nothing weird about it at all! Otherwise it would be the truly wired case.¡± Since Xiao Jinfeng and Zhou Kangqi had quarreled in front of the shop, in and out of which there were so many people coming and going, their news would certainly travel fast! Xiao Qingyan just didn¡¯t know the situation on account of laying the blame on his two younger brothers as soon as anything went wrong.


    Xiao Jingting nodded, ¡°Yeah!¡± The parents of the original Xiao Jingting were not easy to deal with, too. Otherwise, how could they admonish the eldest family to be so pliant as soon as they came back?


    Listening to the conversation of the adults, Xiao Xiaofan rolled his eyes, hesitated to speak for several times.


    ¡°Xiaofan, what do you want to say?¡± asked Mu Shuyu.


    Xiao Xiaofan lifted his bowl and said, ¡°I have finished all. Can I have another bowl?¡±


    Xiao Jingting felt speechless with embarrassment.


    ¡°Well, I¡¯ll give you more. There seems to be still some left in the pot.¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Xiao Xiaofan raised his hand and said, ¡°Brother also said he hadn¡¯t had enough, and he wants more, too.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s face slightly turned red, but he didn¡¯t refute Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s words. Xiao Jingting gave Xiao Xiaodong a glimpse and said with smile, ¡°Xiaodong also want more? OK, I¡¯ll give him as well.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan was chewing his dumplings, and then said with a tilt of his head, ¡°Father, the eldest uncle seems to be very bad-tempered! It¡¯s said that people who have taken drugs are usually bad-tempered!¡±


    Xiao Jingting felt speechless.


    ¡°Don¡¯t talk nonsense. Your eldest uncle hasn¡¯t taken drugs.¡± Xu Muan warned him.


    ¡°Daddy, I¡¯ve heard everything, you can¡¯t lie to me.¡± Xiao Xiaofan pouted.


    Xiao Jingting felt speechless.


    ¡°Eat your food. Isn¡¯t so much food enough to shut up your mouth?¡± Xu Muan said unhappily.


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­


    Xiao Qingyan was prowling the room sullenly.


    Zheng Pei¡¯er looked at Xiao Qingyan and asked, ¡°Are you OK?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m fine.¡± replied Xiao Qingyan.


    Xiao Qingyan was there with a gloomy face. He had thought that there¡¯s nothing wrong with taking the medicine. Even if there¡¯s some hidden danger, he would advance anyway! Thus, even if his parents would know that, it would be OK. But Xiao Qingyan found that things did not turn out as he had expected, and his parents gave him a much indifferent attitude suddenly.


    Those who had originally complimented him on advancing to level six in the family, now all said behind him that he was so shortsighted with wasting a good future.


    Xiao Qingyan gnashed his teeth. Though he didn¡¯t think he had done something wrong, the present situation just made him inevitably worried.


    ¡°Do Xiao Jingting and Xiao Jinfeng really have a booming business in their shop?¡± asked Xiao Qingyan.


    Zheng Pei¡¯er nodded, ¡°Yeah!¡±


    Xiao Qingyan had asserted that Xiao Jingting¡¯s shop would surely fail before he returned to the Academy. But later, Zheng Pei¡¯er had told him on the letter that the business in the shop was really booming, which made Xiao Qingyan felt angry and awkward. The following letters from Zheng Pei¡¯er had been all to state how great Xiao Jinfeng and Xiao Jingting were, how successful their shop was¡­ and in a fit of temper, Xiao Qingyan just ignored her letters.


    ¡°Well, I will investigate the shop.¡± How the world has changed. Their parents¡¯ attitude towards him had changed, his two younger brothers had become more successful, so he needed to check out more about his younger brothers.


    ¡°Maybe you should offer your parents an apology first.¡± Zheng Pei¡¯er proposed carefully.


    Zheng Pei¡¯er could see that, since Xiao Qingyan and Xiao Linfeng, Wang Lu parted in discord several days ago, their parents¡¯ attitude towards him had turned much indifferent suddenly. And with a flourishing career, Xiao Jingting and Xiao Jinfeng had won their parents¡¯ favor at the same time. She couldn¡¯t imagine to lose their parents¡¯ favor at this time.


    ¡°Apology? What apology should I offer? I can¡¯t understand.¡± Xiao Qingyan said disapprovingly.


    Seeing Xiao Qingyan¡¯s stubbornness, Zheng Pei¡¯er could just sigh quietly. Given that everything had gone smoothly for him since childhood, and he had been spoiled by his parents, it could be really hard for him to bow.


    In fact, Xiao Qingyan kind of regretted his quarrel with Xiao Linfeng last time, but he just was too proud to admit his fault and thus he refused to budge.

 Chapter 105

    In the dessert shop.


    Standing in front of the counter, Xiao Xiaofan complained sullenly, ¡°Today¡¯s business is not very good!¡±


    Xiao Jinfeng said helplessly, ¡°It¡¯s rainy today, so nothing weird with a situation like this.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong said with a tilt of his head, ¡°Second uncle, then let¡¯s call it a day and hang out!¡±


    ¡°Hang out? Do you want that?¡± asked Xiao Jinfeng.


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded, ¡°Yes! I have a lot of bonuses. I want to shop something for father and daddy. Daddy¡¯s birthday is coming up.¡±


    Xiao Jinfeng rubbed Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s head and said, ¡°You¡¯re well-intentioned. Do you have enough money? If not, I¡¯ll give you more.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong shook his head and said, ¡°No need. I have enough.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan was laying prone on the windowsill and looking out.


    ¡°Xiaofan, what are you looking at?¡± asked Xiao Jinfeng.


    ¡°I think I¡¯ve just seen eldest uncle. He¡¯s just like eldest aunt and they both like peeking from the outside. So weird they are. No wonder they say, birds of a feather flock together,¡± Xiao Xiaofan said.


    Xiao Xiaodong looked at Xiao Xiaofan and asked, ¡°Really? Why can¡¯t I see them?¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan shook his head and said, ¡°Brother, all you¡¯re looking at is money, then how can you see eldest uncle?¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong was struck dumb. What did Xiao Xiaofan mean by saying that? Did it mean he was money-minded?


    Xiao Jinfeng laughed and said, ¡°Alright, let¡¯s take a day off. Get ready and we¡¯ll go to the black market.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded hurriedly, ¡°OK! OK!¡±


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­


    After he walked into the room, Xiao Jingting looked at Xu Muan and asked, ¡°Where did you get this pillow?¡±


    ¡°Xiaodong buys it for me as a birthday present. It¡¯s filled with Tianxu cotton that has the function of soothing and calming one¡¯s mind. He has bought one for you, too.¡± replied Xu Muan.


    ¡°Thank you, Xiaodong. Doesn¡¯t Xiaofan send any gift?¡± asked Xiao Jingting.


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°Yes, he has given us many stones.¡±


    ¡°Stones?¡± Xiao Jingting said surprisedly. Didn¡¯t Xiao Xiaofan that little guy love eating most? He had thought that little guy would send them snacks. Why did Xiaofan send a bunch of stones? And since when did this guy like stones?


    ¡°It¡¯s all there.¡± Xu Muan pointed to the corner, where there was a bunch of stones in different sizes and shapes.


    ¡°Are these rough stones?¡± asked Xiao Jingting.


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°Yes! Xiaofan has met a stone-gambling shop, then he followed the others inside.¡±


    Xiao Jingting felt speechless. He didn¡¯t expect his own silly son to have such tasteful hobby as stone gambling.


    ¡°Isn¡¯t our second brother watching him from the side?¡± asked Xiao Jingting. Xiao Jinfeng should be opposed to such thing as gambling very much.


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°Yeah! Second brother says that, when Xiaofan said he want to go into the gambling shop, he thought Xiaofan just wanted an eye-opening experience, so he let him in. After going in, Xiaofan picked a pile of stones, but he did not take it seriously. He didn¡¯t know Xiaofan really wanted those stones until finally Xiaofan was going to purchase them.¡±


    ¡°Second brother had originally wanted to refuse him, but Xiaofan just acted up and rolled over, and cried with hugging second brother¡¯s leg. Then second brother had no choice.¡±


    Xiao Jingting didn¡¯t know what to say. Xiao Jingting had expected Xiao Jinfeng to be a capable person, but the latter couldn¡¯t even deal with a child.


    However, Xiao Jinfeng hadn¡¯t been that polite to the original Xiao Jingting! In his memory, Xiao Jinfeng had given the original Xiao Jingting a good scolding after knowing the latter was involved in gambling. If Xiao Jinfeng had dealt with Xiaofan with that courage, Xiaofan must have been scared off.


    ¡°Let me try to cut it,¡± said Xiao Jingting.


    Xu Muan nodded, ¡°OK.¡±


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­


    In the hall.


    Xiao Xiaofan was sitting in a high chair, shaking his legs, and chewing buns with relish.


    ¡°Brother, why do you stare at me? Do you want some, too?¡± Xiao Xiaofan lifted the buns in his hand and asked.


    Xiao Xiaodong shook his head and replied, ¡°Definitely no. I¡¯m just surprised that you¡¯ve given father and daddy a bunch of stones.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan said with puffy cheeks, ¡°Those stones are comfortable to touch.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong was puzzled and asked, ¡°How comfortable are they?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s just comfortable! But daddy hasn¡¯t praised me for that.¡± Xiao Xiaofan said with some grievance.


    ¡°Do you expect daddy to praise you for buying a bunch of stones?¡± Xiao Xiaodong said unhappily.


    Xiao Xiaodong darkened his face and said, ¡°What¡¯s wrong with that? My stones are much more expensive than your pillows.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded. Indeed, the stones were much more expensive. ¡°But you¡¯re just wasting money.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan turned his face away and said, ¡°I don¡¯t want to talk with you, nor give you my buns.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong said, ¡°¡­you still owe me 3000 taels of silver, and don¡¯t forget the interest.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan looked at Xiao Xiaodong with some grievance, ¡°Got it. I¡¯ll pay you back when I make a fortune.¡±


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­


    In the room, Xiao Jingting was looking at the stones which were all sliced open, swallowing his slobber. God, what luck had befallen his son! There¡¯s something in each stone sliced open, even the most worthless of which was medium-grade spiritual jade.


    ¡°This looks like a spiritual pearl.¡± Xu Muan was holding a round pearl and said. The spirit energy consisting in such a pearl was worth hundreds of pieces of top-grade jade. What luck had befallen their son!


    ¡°If we know our son has such fortune early, we don¡¯t have to work so hard to do business!¡± Xiao Jingting said blankly.


    Xu Muan handed Xiao Jingting the spiritual pearl and said, ¡°Drop it into the spiritual spring.¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded, ¡°OK.¡±


    As soon as the spiritual pearl was dropped into the spiritual spring, the spring began to bubble and it took a long time to calm down. Xiao Jingting took a spoonful of the spring water and drank it. He just felt that a strong stream of spiritual energy was pouring into his body. Xiao Jingting immediately sat cross-legged and began to absorb the spirit energy.


    Looking at Xiao Jingting, Xu Muan asked, ¡°How do you feel?¡±


    ¡°Very great. One day¡¯s practice in this way is worth ten days¡¯ work as before. And I have watered the Dream Birdwood Flower nearby with the changed spiritual spring water, and it has accelerated its growth. Looks like it won¡¯t be long before it grows up.¡±


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°That¡¯s great.¡±


    Xiao Jingting rubbed his nose and thought, Qi practice relied on resources! If he could get a few more of such spiritual pearls, he wouldn¡¯t worry about advancement.

 Chapter 106

    Xiao¡¯s Home.


    ¡°Mother, I met the little fool today,¡± said Xiao Yuefeng suddenly at the table.


    ¡°Where did you see him?¡± Zheng Pei¡¯er asked in surprise.


    ¡°At the gamble house on stones. Mother, the little fool¡¯s gone to gamble on stones,¡± said Xiao Yuefeng.


    Zheng Pei¡¯er was distracted for a moment. Xiao Jingting had always gone to gamble if he had nothing to do before. But he did not gamble after he came back this time. Unexpectedly the little fool came to gamble too. Xiao Xiaofan, who was just a kid, began to gamble. How did Xiao Jingting teach the child?


    ¡°Did he go there alone?¡± asked Zheng Pei¡¯er.


    ¡°No, Second Uncle went with him,¡± said Xiao Yuefeng.


    Hearing that, Xiao Qingyan raised his head and said to Xiao Yuefeng, ¡°It¡¯s said the mountains of silver will not fill up the gamble house on stones. You dare not go in that kind of place without thousands of or tens of thousands of taels of silver. Does the little fool have so much money?¡±


    ¡°The little fool chose a lot of stones, which cost more than eight thousand taels of silver in total. The little fool had three thousand taels of silver, Xiao Xiaodong gave him three thousand taels of silver, and Second Uncle gave him two thousand taels of silver,¡± said Xiao Yuefeng.


    ¡°Eight thousand taels of silver? Son, are you mistaken? Is it really eight hundred taels of silver?¡± asked Zheng Pei¡¯er who couldn¡¯t help staring at Xiao Yufeng.


    Eight thousand taels of silver. How much was that? Xiao Qingyan gave her only a few hundred taels of silver every month. Fortunately, her parents would give her some, otherwise, she could not even buy clothes and jewelry.


    How old was Xiao Xiaofan! A little kid. Where did he get three thousand taels of silver to control?


    Xiao Yuefeng shook his head and said, ¡°I¡¯m not! Quan San also witnessed it. Mother, you can ask him if you don¡¯t believe me! It was three thousand taels of silver, and the little fool bought a lot of stones.¡±


    Zheng Pei¡¯er, ¡°¡­¡­¡± What did Xiao Jingting want to do exactly? How dare he give a kid so much silver?


    Xiao Qingyan squinted. He visited Xiao Jinfeng¡¯s shop today, and he found that the business there was very good. He also heard that in fact the business was not as good as usual because of the bad weather today. Xiao Qingyan had thought that what Zheng Pei¡¯er said in the letter was exaggerated, who said the business was extraordinarily good. He could not know how good the business was until he went to have a look.


    His father and mother had asked him to help his second brother and third brother, but he did not care about it at that time. It must be too late if he went to do them a favor. Xiao Qingyan felt regretful to miss a good chance because of his carelessness.


    ¡°Mother, didn¡¯t you say that a little child could not need a lot of petty cash? But the little fool has three thousand taels of silver,¡± said Xiao Yuerong in a discontented way.


    Zheng Pei¡¯er frowned and said, ¡°Don¡¯t make it worse.¡±


    Xiao Yuerong was depressed and said, ¡°Mother, you are too stingy. Look at Third Uncle who is so generous to the little fool. But you do not even buy me a toy when I want to buy it.¡±


    Xiao Yuerong did not mean what he said, but Xiao Qingyan meant it as he heard that. Xiao Qingyan said to himself that he did not live a good life now. He had been the first among three brothers. But his third brother was much richer than him after he got a beverage store now.


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­


    Xiao Jingting was too excited to have a dinner when he got the stones Xiao Xiaofan bought them at the gamble house.


    Xiao Xiaodong stopped him before Xiao Xiaofan went to inform Xiao Jingting and Xu Muan to have a meal.


    Xiao Xiaodong had thought that his parents might have a private time, and have no time to come out. So he stopped Xiao Xiaofan, and they went to sleep after they ate some steamed stuffed buns and steamed buns. Xiao Xiaofan was reluctant but he followed his brother finally.


    The next morning the family were gathered for breakfast as usual.


    ¡°Son, the stones you bought yesterday are not bad,¡± said Xiao Jingting admirably as he rubbed Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s head.


    Xiao Xiaofan was excited and said, ¡°They¡¯re good, aren¡¯t they? I felt very comfortable when I touched those stones! I knew you¡¯d like them. My brother said I was a waste of money, and my uncle said I couldn¡¯t do it again.¡±


    ¡°You felt very comfortable when touching the stone? What kind of feeling did you have?¡± asked Xiao Jingting who was confused.


    Xiao Xiaofan thought it for a while with his head tilted to one side, and said, ¡°I don¡¯t know. I just felt comfortable.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong was surprised. He glanced at Xiao Xiaofan, without saying a word.


    Xiao Xiaodong had thought that his younger brother was a waste of money to buy those stones. But, he had to make a concession when his younger brother made a lot of noise. Xiao Xiaodong was afraid that his brother would have pissed around in the gamble house if he was not allowed to buy the stones.


    But Xiao Xiaodong immediately realized that there might be something good among the stones, as he saw the reaction of his parents. His brother might be lucky as a blind cat met a dead mouse.


    Xiao Jingting turned to Xiao Xiaodong and said, ¡°Xiaodong, the soft pillows you gave to us are also good.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong smiled and said, ¡°Thank you, father.¡±


    Xiao Jingting received a message from Xiao Linfeng who asked him to hurry back home when the family were having their breakfast.


    ¡°What¡±s the matter?¡± asked Xu Muan.


    Xiao Jingting frowned and said, ¡°I don¡¯t know, but father asked me to go home quickly.¡±


    Xu Muan was confused and asked, ¡°Why did father suddenly call you back?¡±


    Xiao Jingting shook his head and said, ¡°I don¡¯t know. It seems something urgent has happened.¡±


    ¡°I know what happened.¡± Xiao Xiaofan raised one of his hands.


    ¡°What do you know happened?¡± Xu Muan looked at Xiao Xiaofan and asked.


    ¡°There must be something wrong with my uncle. So, grandpa is in a hurry to call you back. My uncle doesn¡¯t behave well. He is an adult and takes drugs. Even I know it is not allowed.¡± Xiao Xiaofan sighed as he shook his head.


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡­¡± Why did his son never forget that Xiao Qingyan was taking drugs?


    ¡°Help yourself with the food.¡± Xiao Xiaodong put two pieces of meat into Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s bowl. Xiao Xiaofan was flattered.

 Chapter 107

    ¡°Here you are!¡± Xiao Qingyan shot a glance at Xiao Jingting and Xiao Jinfeng.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Yes! What do you want with us, father?¡±


    Xiao Linfeng said seriously, ¡°Hou¡¯s Family just send us an order, asking the big families of Desert City to participate in the Grand Competition hosted by Hou¡¯s Family.¡±


    Xiao Jingting curiously asked, ¡°Father, what is a Grand Competition? Are there some rewards!¡±


    Xiao Linfeng shot a glance at Xiao Jingting and said, ¡°There are certainly rewards in a Grand Competition! Moreover, there are great rewards. But in general, few people will survive from the Grand Competition, and most of the people who can get the rewards are from Hou¡¯s Family.¡±


    Xiao Jingting was confused. He looked at Xiao Linfeng and said, ¡°Few people will survive, why?¡±


    ¡°In order to ensure the absolute control of the Hou¡¯s Family, they do not want to see too many talents to appear in the cities under their jurisdiction, so that it is also a conspiracy for Hou¡¯s Family to hold this competition where the competitors will kill each other for great rewards.¡±


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡± What a terrible world it was! But it was not surprising to fight each other for resources because there were not many resources.


    ¡°Some people at your age in Hou¡¯s Family are Level-7, even Level-8 Qi practitioners. You have no competitive power at all compared to them.¡±


    ¡°Besides, according to the past practice, the points system is adopted in the competition. At the beginning of the competition, Hou¡¯s Family will give each competitor an iron plate. An iron plate is worth ten points And you will get more points if you seize the iron plates from other competitors,¡± said Xiao Linfeng.


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡± Was Hou¡¯s Family forcing competitors to fight against each other?


    ¡°I¡¯ll give him my iron plate if I meet a tough opponent,¡± said Xiao Jingting.


    Xiao Qingyan shot a disdainful glance at Xiao Jingting and said, ¡°Shame on you if you surrender before the fight.¡±


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡± There seemed to be no shame in saving his life with a wiser way in the face of a tough opponent. It would be a sorrow if he lost his life in vain. He had died once, and he didn¡¯t value the moral integrity much.


    ¡°You¡¯re not wrong. But the first tough guy you meet may let you off because you give up your iron plate. But the second guy might not believe you have given it away. He might think you¡¯re hiding it, and he will kill you and make a body search,¡± said Xiao Linfeng in a cold voice.


    Xiao Jingting gulped a swallow saliva. His heart thumped at a disorderly beat. What a terrible world it was. How difficult it was for him to survive!


    ¡°Father, can we not take part in the competition?¡± asked Xiao Jingting.


    ¡°There are too many dead and wounded in the competition organized by Hou¡¯s Family. There was also a city where people united and chose not to participate,¡± said Xiao Linfeng, but he suddenly stopped.


    Xiao Jingting opened his eyes with full of curiosity. Xiao Qingyan shot a contemptuous glance at Xiao Jingting, and then went on, ¡°In the end, Hou¡¯s Family sent out two Base Building practitioners, who slaughtered all of the several big families of the city which were invited but did not participate in the competition!¡±


    Xiao Jingting took a deep breath. It was deeply ashamed that killing was not against the law in this world!


    ¡°Hou¡¯s Family issued invitation cards to four big families of Desert City this time. Level-5 and Level-6 above Qi practitioners who are under the age of 40 of the four big families are required to attend the competition. You three brothers will have to attend it too. Desert City ranks third from bottom among 36 cities under the jurisdiction of Hou¡¯s Family. Desert City does not always receive the invitation cards, but this time¡­¡± explained Xiao Linfeng in a deep voice, with some lingering worry in his eyebrows.


    ¡°Father, you can rest assured. I¡¯ve heard that the top ten in this competition will be given Ice Heart Pill as a reward. I will do well to win honor for you,¡± said Xiao Qingyan with confidence.


    ¡°Just do your best,¡± said Xiao Linfeng.


    Xiao Jinfeng squinted. Under normal circumstances, the higher the rewards, the greater the danger of the competition. In order to get rewards, the practitioners as the competitors would do everything. According to his father¡¯ attitude, it was easy for Xiao Jinfeng to find out that his father did not seem to be optimistic about his eldest brother.


    ¡°Can I go in and find a place to hide?¡± asked Xiao Jingting.


    Xiao Linfeng nodded, and said, ¡°Yes, you can. But, many of the participants are proficient in tracking. It is not so easy for you to hide.¡±


    ¡°Third Brother, how do you always want to escape?¡± asked Xiao Qingyan.


    Xiao Jingting smiled awkwardly and said, ¡°Father said that there would be Level-7 and Level-8 Qi practitioners to participate in the competition!¡±


    Xiao Qingyan said in a disdainful way, ¡°Even so, you should not back down.¡±


    ¡°Am I going to be cut down instead?¡± said Xiao Jingting angrily.


    ¡°Stop it. At times like this, you don¡¯t know how to help each other, but fight against each other,¡± said Xiao Linfeng unhappily.


    Xiao Jingting closed his mouth embarrassingly. As a youth born under the red flag and grown up in the new era of the twenty-first century, Xiao Jingting had been law-abiding, who even did not kill a mouse. Hearing suddenly that he would fight with others for life and death, he was very frightened of course.


    ¡°Well, you will go to the land of Hou¡¯s Family seven days later. Prepare yourself before you go,¡± said Xiao Linfeng.


    ¡°Seven days. Why are we in such a hurry?¡± asked Xiao Jingting in puzzle.


    ¡°Hou¡¯s Family issued a sudden decree, who, I¡¯m afraid, wanted to catch you off guard,¡± said Xiao Linfeng.


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡± Hou¡¯s Family was really wicked! Xiao Jingting suddenly remembered that it was the people of Hou¡¯s Family who went to fine him when he was in Mound Village.


    ¡°Jingting, you are very indulgent to your two sons!¡± Xiao Qingyan suddenly said.


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­Why did you say that, eldest brother?¡±


    Xiao Qingyan smiled and said, ¡°You gave eight thousand taels of silver to your son, who is not as high as the table, to gamble on stones. How indulgent are you? Third Brother, you have money, but you did not give it to our parents to express your filial piety. You gave it to your son to waste. Why did you do that?¡±


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡± Why? He loved to.


    Xiao Jingting smiled and said, ¡°Brother, you don¡¯t understand. It only depends on luck to gamble on stones. Kids have good luck. In fact, I got something valuable from the stones my son bought last time. I did not lose any money in the end.¡±


    Xiao Qingyan said angrily, ¡°Jingting, your child is really spoiled. Don¡¯t say nonsense any more. Your son spent eight thousand taels of silver!¡±


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡± He did not tell all the truth. Only the pearl was worth tens of thousands of taels of silver.


    ¡°What nonsense did I say? Xiaofan spent more, but he had a higher success rate!¡± said Xiao Jingting unhappily.


    Xiao Linfeng looked at Xiao Jingting, and said, ¡°Jingting, is it true that your son began to gamble on stones as a little kid?¡±


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡± How fashionable his son was! ¡°Xiaofan is naive, but fortunately he has good luck. He did not suffer a loss.¡±


    Xiao Linfeng asked doubtfully, ¡°Really?¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Father, can I deceive you? My silver doesn¡¯t come from nowhere.¡±


    Xiao Linfeng nodded, and said, ¡°You¡¯d better know how to go and when to stop.¡±

 Chapter 108

    As soon as Xu Muan heard Xiao Jingting coming back, he immediately came out with a big stomach to meet him. ¡°You have come back!¡± he said.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Yes!¡±


    ¡°What did your father say?¡± asked Xu Muan.


    ¡°Father said that there would be a competition hosted by the Hou Family in s few days.¡±


    ¡°The Hou Family? It¡¯s too dangerous. Many people die every time in a competition hosted by the Hou Family,¡± said Xu Muan anxiously.


    Xiao Jingting nodded in agreement, ¡°I know it¡¯s dangerous, but don¡¯t worry. I will find a place to hide and not participate in the trials.¡±


    Xu Muan and Mu Shuyu were also level-5 Qi practitioners, but they were Gers, and not the formal members of the Xiao Family, so they were not in the list.


    Xu Muan took a deep breath and said, ¡°That¡¯s a good idea, but I¡¯m afraid there will be still some danger¡­¡±


    Xiao Jingting sighed helplessly and said, ¡°There must be some danger, but my name is already on the list and I can¡¯t escape from it. From now on, I can only take one step and look around before taking another.¡±


    Xu Muan nodded, and said depressingly, ¡°Yes, the Hou Family is very tyrannical. Anyone who escapes from the game will be chased and killed by them.¡±


    ¡°You know very well!¡± Xiao Jingting was surprised. The original body owner looked like a fool, who had no idea of the competition.


    Xu Muan smiled and said, ¡°The servants of the family always gossiped when they were free. We talked about many things.¡±


    Xiao Jingting was interested, ¡°You gossiped something so important.¡±


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°Yes! The Hou Family was a hot topic.¡±


    ¡°What else were you talking about?¡± asked Xiao Jingting curiously.


    ¡°A well-informed maid said, a childe of the Hou Family went to the brothel for whoring. He farted in the bed and was laughed at by a harlot. The childe of Hou Family became furious out of embarrassment and then he married the harlot and took her home. He made her as a pet day and night, and as a result, the harlot died in the plot of the childe¡¯s wives and concubines before long,¡± said Xu Muan.


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡± What a mess this was! That childe was really heartless and cruel!


    Xu Muan looked at Xiao Jingting and said, ¡°Are you alright?¡±


    Xiao Jingting quickly shook his head, and said, ¡°Of course I am. I¡¯m fine!¡±


    ¡°Did you meet Xiao Qingyan today?¡± asked Xu Muan.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Yes! That idiot probably believed he was invincible and wanted to get a place.¡±


    ¡°You can¡¯t say he¡¯s wrong! Someone likes to make himself safe, and someone else likes to make a name for himself. But it¡¯s highly risky. I¡¯m afraid, Xiao Qingyan will die without a burial place if he is eager for quick success and quick profits,¡± Xu Muan shook his head and said.


    ¡°Yes!¡± said Xiao Jingting. His parents would be sad if the guy died.


    ¡°Fortunately, after entering the secret area, you will be separated, otherwise, I am really afraid that Xiao Qingyan will be a burden on you,¡± said Xu Muan worriedly.


    Xiao Jingting rubbed his nose. He did not expect Xu Muan was incredibly negative about Xiao Qingyan.


    ¡°Today, Xiao Qingyan talked about Xiaofan,¡± said Xiao Jingting.


    Xu Muan was surprised and said, ¡°What? What did he want to do with Xiaofan?¡±


    ¡°He said Xiaofan spent money carelessly to buy stones!¡± said Xiao Jingting.


    Xu Muan, ¡°¡­¡± Xiao Qingyan had always been proud. When did he learn to gossip? It seemed that he had been anxious and impatient recently.


    ¡°Xiao Qingyan seems to have changed a lot!¡± said Xu Muan.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°That¡¯s true.¡± That bad guy had stirred up trouble in front of his parents.


    ¡°I¡¯m afraid you will have a lot of trouble when I¡¯m gone,¡± said Xiao Jingting seriously.


    Many people were jealous of his beverage-shop. When he was at home, there were Xiao Linfeng and Wang Lu standing behind him. No one dared to say anything. But it would be different once he left.


    Xu Muan thought for a while and said, ¡°Don¡¯t worry about us. I¡¯ll take action accordingly.¡±


    ¡°I can trust you, of course, but you don¡¯t have to fight recklessly for the beverage-shop. I¡¯ll leave you some more spiritual spring water,¡± said Xiao Jingting.


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°Thanks.¡±


    Xiao Jingting threw all the stones Xiao Xiaofan bought from the gambling house into the spiritual spring. The quality of the spiritual spring water quickly rose a lot. Xiao Jingting would mix a certain amount of spiritual spring water into the drinks. Now the drinks would achieve the effect before as long as one tenth of the amount was added.


    Spiritual spring water was really good! It could help practice and make money.


    ¡°Take care of yourself while I¡¯m not at home,¡± said Xiao Jingting. Zheng Pei¡¯er had the Zheng Family behind her. Xu Muan could not depend on his parents at all, and the parents of the original body owner did not like Xu Muan very much. Perhaps, as soon as he left, the business of his shop would fall into the hands of others.


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°I will.¡±


    ¡°If you cannot keep the shop, don¡¯t keep it. Don¡¯t put too much pressure on yourself,¡± said Xiao Jingting.


    ¡°I got it, and I¡¯ll take care of myself. By the way, you¡¯d better become a level-6 Qi practitioner if you¡¯re going to compete,¡± said Xu Muan.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°I think so. The Dream Birdwood Flower in the space of the jade pendant have grown up, and I¡¯m almost top level-5 Qi practitioner. I can take spiritual grass now. What¡¯s the way for me to take spiritual grass?¡±


    ¡°The Xiao Family has a prescription, which can help make the most use of the Dream Birdwood Flower. You can go to the library to check it. I¡¯m not allowed to,¡± said Xu Muan.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Well, I got it.¡±


    He had only paid attention to the skills in the library but not much attention to the prescriptions.


    ¡°We have four grown-up Dream Birdwood Flower, I¡¯ll leave two for you.¡± After Xu Muan became pregnant, his power was left behind a little. Otherwise, he would not be worse than Xiao Jingting.


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°Thanks.¡± Xu Muan did not refuse Xiao Jingting¡¯s offer, because he had to keep up with Xiao Jingting. He must do everything to improve his power and could not become Xiao Jingting¡¯s burden.

 Chapter 109

    The next day.


    ¡°You¡¯re back.¡± Mu Shuyu came to him excitedly as soon as she saw Xiao Jinfeng.


    ¡°Come in quickly. Jingting sent you a bowl of medicine soup made from the Dream Birdwood Flower. Drink it quickly,¡± said Mu Shuyu.


    Xiao Jinfeng was surprised and asked, ¡°Where did Jingting get the Dream Birdwood Flower?¡± They were hardly available, and they were expensive even if they were available.


    Mu Shuyu shook her head and said, ¡°I don¡¯t know. Quickly take it. You will lose its effect if it exceeds the time limit. Xu Muan just sent it over to meet the time you come back.¡±


    ¡°Send it to Jingting. He also needs it.¡±


    Mu Shuyu shook her head and said, ¡°I proposed it, but Xu Muan said that Jingting had already taken his share. This one is for you.¡±


    ¡°Jingting is a kind man,¡± said Xiao Jinfeng who was surprised to hear that.


    Mu Shuyu said, ¡°Yes! The grand competition will be held soon. The stronger you are, the greater security you will have. If you meet Jingting during the competition, you two brothers will help each other.¡± Mu Shuyu was very worried after she heard from Xiao Jinfeng yesterday that they would take part in the competition, even though she did not react much.


    Xiao Jinfeng nodded, and said, ¡°Well, I will.¡±


    ¡­¡­


    Xiao Jingting operated his spiritual energy for a long time, and then opened his eyes. With his body filled with the spiritual energy, Xiao Jingting knew that he successfully became a level-6 Qi practitioner.


    Xiao Jingting moved his hands and feet, with much complacency.


    ¡°A level-6 Qi practitioner is really different! That explains why Xiao Qingyan walked on air when he became a level-6 Qi practitioner.¡± Xiao Jingting felt that he could look after two or three times as much land as before.


    Xu Muan patted Xiao Jingting on the shoulder and said happily, ¡°It¡¯s nice for you to be promoted.¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Yes! I¡¯ve heard that there are a lot of level-6 and level-7 Qi practitioners in the Hou Family. I don¡¯t know how those guys cultivate themselves.¡±


    ¡°The Hou Family is different,¡± said Xu Muan who thought for a moment.


    ¡°What do you mean?¡± asked Xiao Jingting.


    ¡°A rumor says that our wild continent, in fact, all belong to a sect called the Green Cloud Immortal Gate. Many high spiritual plants here are provided to the Green Cloud Immortal Gate for resources. The Green Cloud Immortal Gate is the holy land of cultivation. The Hou Family has some relations with the people of the Green Cloud Immortal Gate. With the care of the Immortal Gate, the members of Hou¡¯s Family practice much more quickly, who are different of course,¡± said Xu Muan.


    Xiao Jingting was surprised to hear that, ¡°I know nothing about it!¡±


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°Yes! However, the Immortal Gate was so far away. It is said that it¡¯s difficult for even a Base Building practitioner to reach the Immortal Gate. You¡¯d rather focus on something real than the Immortal Gate. The grand competition is about to start. Did your parents give you something for protection?¡±


    Xiao Jingting shook his head and said, ¡°No.¡±


    Xu Muan sighed and said, ¡°Then you should prepare for it yourself. Even if your parents give something to you, it will only be left over by Xiao Qingyan. It won¡¯t be of much use.¡±


    ¡°I think so,¡± said Xiao Jingting. Some fingers were long and some others were short. No matter how many sins Xiao Qingyan committed, who was the most loved son of his parents. You could not change the truth. But he was not the original body¡¯s owner. He would have a guilty mind if he received great kindness from the parents of the original body owner.


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­


    At the Xiao¡¯s.


    ¡°Are these all from your parents!?¡± asked Zheng Pei¡¯er excitedly who looked at the sword, talismans and protective clothing on the table.


    Xiao Qingyan nodded, and said, ¡°Yes!¡± His parents had been not satisfied with his promotion by taking Dan medicine. But, they thought he was prescient after the Hou Family issued the order.


    A level-5 Qi practitioner could be considered outstanding among the young generation in Desert City, but a level-5 Qi practitioner was common in a competition hosted by the Hou Family. A level-6 Qi practitioner would be much different. It was said that the participants this time were most of level-5 Qi practitioners. And a level-6 Qi practitioner was also an elite in a big city.


    ¡°So your parents still love you most,¡± said Zheng Pei¡¯er.


    Xiao Qingyan nodded, and said, ¡°Of course.¡± It was useless for his two brother, Xiao Jingting and Xiao Jinfeng, to do business well, because they were not beloved by his parents.


    ¡°In fact, it would be better for my two younger brothers as level-4 Qi practitioners. They could be safe at home. But I don¡¯t know how they have become level-5 Qi practitioners to be on the list. The competition is so dangerous that a level-5 Qi practitioner will die easily in this competition,¡± said Xiao Qingyan who sighed deeply.


    Zheng Pei¡¯er nodded and said, ¡°You¡¯re right.¡± She hoped that Xiao Jingting and Xiao Jinfeng would die in the competition. One of them had been a black sheep, the other had been out all the time. She had felt nothing about them, but now, she was sick of these the two guys.


    ¡°What is Jingting doing now? I have known how afraid of death this guy is from the way he reacted when my father mentioned the competition hosted by the Hou Family. He¡¯s thinking about how to avoid the chase during the competition before it starts. He might run away in case that the situation is unfavorable,¡± said Xiao Qingyan as he shook his head.


    ¡°We have to find someone to watch him. He will get the whole family into trouble, if he tries to escape the competition,¡± said Zheng Pei¡¯er.


    ¡°Xiao Jingting always has no sense of priorities. That¡¯s possible,¡± said Xiao Qingyan as he shook his head.


    What was Xiao Jingting doing now? He was taking Xiao Xiaofan to buy stones in the big gambling houses of the city. They bought a lot of stones after Xiao Xiaofan touched or embraced the raw stones.


    Xiao Jingting covered up his power with magical spell before they went out home. Xiao Jingting was a level-6 Qi practitioner. No one could find out his real power if he was cautious.


    Xiao Jingting bought a lot of stones, which caused much attention.


    Some people thought that Xiao Jingting spoiled his child, because he followed his child to buy the stones.


    Some people thought that Xiao Jingting had recently earned too much money, so he was readily to spend some.


    Some people thought that Xiao Jingting got back to be a prodigal once again.


    Some people suspected that Xiao Xiaofan had some talent on selecting stones, but more people only thought Xiao Jingting became crazy before the upcoming competition, who wanted to get some rare treasures so as to enhance his power.

 Chapter 110

    ¡°Here is thirty thousand taels of silver. Hurry to prepare some weapons, talismans, protective clothes. I think you can¡¯t depend on your parents,¡± said Mu Shuyu who sighed gently in depression.


    Yesterday evening, the Xiao Family sent Xiao Jinfeng two or three pieces of level-4 magical instruments, and some level-4 talismans.


    As his father and mother did not know Xiao Jinfeng had been promoted to level-6 Qi practitioner, the instruments and talismans were useful for a lower-level practitioner. But, even for a level-5 Qi practitioner, level-4 magical instruments were not useful. As the competition hosted by the Hou Family was near at hand, every family tried their best to prepare for the competition, but¡­


    His father and mother did make preparations, but, not for Xiao Jinfeng.


    A level-5 Qi practitioner would hardly survive in the competition. His father and mother gave Xiao Jinfeng something lower-level, which made Mu Shuyu feel that they did not care about the life of Xiao Jinfeng.


    Xiao Jingting also received his share, which, although more than Xiao Jinfeng¡¯s, not much either.


    His father and mother might have given their main resources to Xiao Qingyan.


    ¡°I know. I think so,¡± said Xiao Jinfeng who took the silver note.


    ¡°Your parents are biased,¡± said Mu Shuyu. Mu Shuyu really didn¡¯t want to say something bad about his father and mother, however, they are too biased.


    Xiao Jinfeng was distracted for a while, and said, ¡°I¡¯m sorry to make you wronged.¡±


    Mu Shuyu shook her head, and said, ¡°I am fine, just you¡­You must come back safely.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry. As a level-6 Qi practitioner, I will certainly come back safely,¡± said Xiao Jinfeng.


    ¡°Our brother, Jingting, is really a kind man,¡± said Mu Shuyu heartfeltly.


    Xiao Jinfeng nodded, and said, ¡°Absolutely!¡±


    He could not see through his younger brother more and more, who could get some Dream Birdwood Flower. Besides, his brother always kept him in mind. He was really lucky to have a brother like Xiao Jingting. In fact, Xiao Jingting was a good man. His eldest brother, Xiao Qingyan perhaps could get some benefits if he could set aside his prejudice towards Xiao Jingting and made friends with him, but unfortunately¡­


    His eldest brother¡­ who had his parents to care about, so there was no need for him to care.


    Soon the day came for departure. The four families set out together, just in case.


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­


    Xiao Jingting and Xiao Jinfeng caused a sensation as soon as they arrived at the assembling place.


    There were four level-8 Qi practitioners who were responsible for the escort of the competitors. They discovered the real power level of Xiao Jingting and Xiao Jinfeng at once, as they were not good at the technique to hide Qi.


    During this period of time, Xiao Qingyan stayed at home with Xiao Linfeng and Wang Lu, and Xiao Jingting and Xiao Jinfeng stayed outside the city. Perhaps because of an apology or a guilty conscience for treating unfairly their two younger sons, Xiao Linfeng and Wang Lu hadn¡¯t tried to find out the real power of their two younger sons, so that, Xiao Jingting and Wang Lu still knew nothing about the fact that their sons had already been level-6 Qi practitioners.


    Xiao Linfeng was dumbfounded as soon as he knew that Xiao Jingting and Xiao Jingfeng were level-6 Qi practitioners.


    Xiao Linfeng was also one of the escorting leaders as a level-8 Qi practitioner. Other families thought Xiao Linfeng had known the promotion of his two sons, who deliberately hid the truth and tried to use his sons as two trump cards, so that Xiao Linfeng was mercilessly satirized.


    Xiao Linfeng was happy, but embarrassed. He had given most of his resources to Xiao Qingyan, but with little attention on Xiao Jingting and Xiao Jinfeng.


    ¡­¡­


    ¡°Elder, are you sure that Xiao Jingting is a level-6 Qi practitioner?¡± asked Sun Miaomiao in a low voice, who looked at an old man beside her.


    ¡°Yes, he is. Although he¡¯s not stable, he is undoubtedly a level-6 practitioner,¡± said the elder of Sun¡¯s Family seriously.


    ¡°How did this guy exactly cultivate himself?¡± whispered Sun Miaomiao.


    As far as she knew, Xiao Linfeng did not spend much money on Xiao Jingting! Xiao Jingting did earn some money, but he squandered it after he got it.


    ¡°Besides Xiao Jingting, Xiao Jinfeng is also a level-6 practitioner. Xiao Linfeng is really powerful. He has three sons, and unexpectedly all of them are level-6 practitioners. He hadn¡¯t said a word about it,¡± said the elder with a sigh.


    Sun Miaoyin took a look at the direction of Xiao Jinfeng. She was about to take part in the competition as a daughter of the Sun Family, although she married Zhou Kanghe.


    Sun Miaoyin had never dreamed that her fiance she once abandoned, could be a level-6 practitioner, so quickly and unexpectedly. It seemed that Xiao Jinfeng was earlier than Zhou Kanghe to become a level-6 practitioner.


    Zhou Kanghe was unhappy as he looked at Xiao Jingting there. Zhou Kanghe had thought he should had been the first among the younger generation of the four families as he was a level-6 practitioner.


    But unexpectedly, Xiao Qingyan was a level-6 practitioner too, so was Mingcheng of the Sun Family, and so was Zheng Ke of the Zheng Family. Zhou Kanghe did not care Xiao Jingting, but he feared Sun Mingcheng and Zheng Ke.


    Zhou Kanghe had thought that it was bad enough for him, but he had not expected that Xiao Jingting and Xiao Jingfeng were level-6 practitioners too.


    ¡­¡­


    They set out on their way when all the people were present.


    Xiao Linfeng was eager to ask his two sons about their sudden promotion, but he did not find a good chance due to the presence of others.


    When the night fell, four families found a town to stay over. After they settled down in an inn, Xiao Linfeng immediately called Xiao Jingting and Xiao Jinfeng to come over and asked them about their promotion.


    ¡°Are you serious that you were promoted to be a level-6 practitioner by taking a spiritual pearl which you got from the stones Xiaofan bought in a gambling house?¡± asked Xiao Linfeng.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Yes!¡±

 Chapter 111

    Xiao Qingyan said doubtfully, ¡°Xiaofan is a child. How could he do that? I don¡¯t believe that he is quick-sighted.¡±


    Xiao Jingting said helplessly, ¡°Brother, gambling on stones does not rely on quick sight but on good luck. My son had good luck. He gambled to get a spiritual pearl and I was promoted by taking the pearl. After that, I took him to the major gambling houses to buy stones. But, Xiaofan ran out of his good luck at the first time. He didn¡¯t get something useful anymore.¡±


    In fact, Xiao Jingting lied. Xiao Xiaofan swept all the gambling houses, and got many valuable things. Xiao Jingting left some to Xu Muan, and he kept some himself.


    ¡°You traded the pearl for a Dream Birdwood Flower?¡± asked Xiao Linfeng.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Yes! I¡¯ve heard that the Dream Birdwood Flower has a wonderful effect on breaking through the barrier for a level-5 practitioner.¡±


    Xiao Qingyan could not help but say, ¡°A spiritual pearl is much more precious than an flower.¡±


    Xiao Qingyan had already known that Xiao Jingting took Xiao Xiaofan to the big gambling houses, and he reproved Xiao Jingting in front of Xiao Linfeng. But he had not expected¡­ Xiao Xiaofan, that little fool had good luck to get a spiritual pearl from the stones. Why didn¡¯t he have such a good luck?


    Xiao Qingyan had also been to a gambling house, but he spent thousands of taels of silver for nothing, and then he stopped it on time.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Yes! But the Dream Birdwood Flower is more useful for me. There will be much danger for me in the competition, and I think promotion is the most important now for me.¡±


    Xiao Qingyan, ¡°¡­¡±


    Xiao Linfeng looked at Xiao Jingting, and he signed after a long while.


    After all, his youngest son was not the same as before. In the past, he would have consulted with him at least, but now he had quietly made a choice.


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­


    In the inn.


    ¡°Brother, there seems to be something wrong!¡± said Zhou Kangqi.


    Zhou Kangqi had always thought his elder brother was the first among the younger generation of Desert City, but before this competition, Zheng Family and Sun Family had got a level-6 practitioner genius respectively, and Xiao Jingting and Xiao Jinfeng of the Xiao Family were also level-6 practitioners too.


    ¡°It¡¯s said there is always someone more competent and capable than you in the world. There are many talents in this world,¡± said Zhou Kanghe. But his heart hurt.


    Zhou Kanghe had always thought that his was not stronger enough in a big city, but he must have been one of the best in Desert city. Unexpectedly, many talents like him had come out all of a sudden.


    Xiao Qingyan was not young, but Xiao Jingting was only less than 20 years old. He hadn¡¯t been a level-6 practitioner until at the age of 23. Xiao Jingting, as a black sheep, was really getting a chance to start over again.


    Zhou Kangqi frowned as he thought. When he laid a trap to poison Xiao Jinfeng, that poison master had told him that Xiao Jinfeng would have been a level-4 Qi Practitioner for his whole life. But, he had caught up with his elder brother not less than two years later. He knew that Xiao Jinfeng was not a kind man, who would kill him if Xiao Jinfeng found a chance since he entrapped him.


    Zhou Kangqi felt blue fear as he touched his neck.


    ¡°Do you have a countermeasure, brother?¡± asked Zhou Kangqi.


    Zhou Kanghe said in a slight voice, ¡°There are innumerable geniuses to take part in the competition this time. You must have a wider vision and don¡¯t focus only on the people of Desert City.¡±


    Zhou Kangqi said with a flattering smile, ¡°Yes, brother, you are foresighted better than me.¡±


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­


    The elder of Sun Family was walking back and forth in a room of the inn.


    Sun Miaoyin and Sun Miaomiao sat at the table, saying nothing.


    ¡°I have never thought! Xiao Jingting and Xiao Jinfeng are level-6 Qi practitioners now. What kind of luck they have! You are now a member of the Xiao Family. Have you got any news? Did they get a great chance while they were out?¡± asked the elder to Sun Miaomiao.


    Sun Miaomiao shook her head and said, ¡°No! I know nothing about it.¡± She didn¡¯t really get any news. She had been surprised to know that Xiao Jingting and Xiao Jinfeng were promoted to level-5 practitioners, needless to say they were already level-6 practitioners.


    ¡°I didn¡¯t expect Xiao Jingting to be so successful now,¡± said the elder with a sigh.


    Sun Miaomiao gritted her teeth. She had never dreamed that, a man she had looked down upon, could have such achievement now. Maybe everything would have been different if she didn¡¯t choose Xiao Muhong. Xiao Jingting was a level-6 practitioner less than twenty-six years old, who was strong as much as Zhou Kanghe her sister got married with.


    If she had married Xiao Jingting, she did not need to envy her sister who had married a good man!


    ¡°It¡¯s unreasonable for Xiao Jinfeng to be promoted so quickly. There must be a secret for the two brothers,¡± said the elder.


    Sun Miaoyin nodded and said, ¡°Yes, there must be a secret.¡±


    Even if Xiao Jingting turned over a new leaf, it was unreasonable for him to become a level-6 practitioner in such a short time.


    She believed that Xiao Linfeng might not know Xiao Jingting and Xiao Jingfeng had been promoted to level-6 practitioners according to his reaction today. As she knew, Xiao Linfeng prepared a lot of valuable things to protect Xiao Qingyan, but he provided only something worthless for Xiao Jingting and Xiao Jingfeng.


    If Xiao Linfeng had known Xiao Jingting and Xiao Jinfeng were already level-6 practitioners, he couldn¡¯t have favored Xiao Qingyan too much over them. Xiao Qingyan might have been kept in the dark because he was embarrassed at that time.


    Thinking of Xiao jinfeng, Sun Miaoyin sighed slightly. She had looked down upon Xiao Jinfeng, but now she knew Xiao Jinfeng was not worse than Zhou Kanghe. What a regret¡­


    ¡°I didn¡¯t know the Zheng Family had kept a genius in secret like our Sun Family,¡± said the elder.


    Sun Miaoyin was upset. Sun Miaoyin had been one of the best young talents cultivated by her family since a child. She had thought she knew almost all the major affairs about the family. But, as a daughter of lineal descent, she did not know a genius of level-6 practitioner was concealed by her family.


    ¡°I didn¡¯t know there was such a genius in Sun¡¯s Family,¡± said Sun Miaomiao ironically. Like Sun Miaoyin, Sun Miaomiao was also very uncomfortable after she knew there was a talent called Sun Mingcheng.


    The elder squinted, and said, ¡°For the sake of lasting peace and stability of our family, we must keep a trump card.¡±


    Sun Miaoyin nodded and said, ¡°You¡¯re right, elder.¡± Sun Miayin could understand what her family did, but she still felt uncomfortable.

 Chapter 112

    Although Xiao Jingting and the others left, the news that Xiao Jingting and Xiao Jinfeng became sixth level Qi Practitioners had been passed back to the Xiao family.


    Upon receiving the news, Wang Lu immediately contacted the husbands of her two sons, Xu Muan and Mu Shuyu to inquire about the situation.


    ¡°Is it true that Xiaofan, he gambled out a spirit bead?¡±


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°Yes! Xiaofan was lucky and gambled a spirit bead so Jiangting asked someone to exchange it for the Harvest Sparrow Orchid.¡±


    ¡°Such a precious spirit bead exchanged for Harvest Sparrow Orchid, you guys got screwed.¡± Zheng Pei¡¯er said in shock with a calm face.


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°That¡¯s right, but isn¡¯t he going to compete soon? Father said that this competition is very dangerous! It¡¯s hard for cultivators at the fifth level to protect themselves! Jingting was also forced to replace the Spiritual bead with the Harvest Sparrow Orchid, if it wasn¡¯t for the fact that this competition was approaching, he wouldn¡¯t give up such a precious thing.¡±


    Wang Lu was calm as she said, ¡°You should have discussed this matter with me.¡±


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°It was originally like this. However, when Jingting came to look for father and mother, you just weren¡¯t there. The man Jingting found said that Harvest Sparrow Orchid was very precious and if he waited, he would sell it to someone else, so Jingting had no choice but to make the decision without authorization.¡±


    Wang Lu sighed lightly, saying, ¡°Things have already become like this, it is useless to say more, but in the future, when you encounter such things, you should still discuss it with me and your father.¡±


    Wang Lu secretly thought: When Xiao Jingting came, she and Xiao Linfeng might have taken Xiao Qingyan to buy magic weapons. Xiao Jingting had always been arrogant and proud. If he found out this, he naturally wouldn¡¯t talk to them about the spirit bead. Thinking that this time she and Xiao Linfeng had put all their efforts on their eldest son, Wang Lu was somewhat guilty.


    Zheng Pei¡¯er gripped her handkerchief. Xiao Qingyan did not hesitate to destroy his own potential to advance to the sixth level of Qi Practice by relying on the pill. But she didn¡¯t expect that Xiao Jingting and Xiao Jinfeng would also advance to the sixth level of Qi Practice so quickly.


    Zheng Pei¡¯er originally thought about taking over the beverage shop, but was shocked by the news of Xiao Jingting¡¯s and Xiao Jinfeng¡¯s advance to sixth level of Qi Practice, which make her leave the matter of beverage shop behind her.


    ¡­¡­


    In the main house of Xiao family, Liu Xian became regretful when she heard the news of Xiao Jingting and Xiao Jinfeng¡¯s advancement to the sixth level of Qi Practice.


    Originally, Xiao Jingting and Xiao Jinfeng were cultivators at the fifth level of Qi Practice and Liu Xian regretted not dealing with them sooner. Now that they were both at the sixth level of Qi Practice, it would be not easy for them to do so.


    If they died outside, it would be fine, but if they came back safely, her son would be crushed by the second family and would never be able to make a name for himself.


    When she thought about Sun Miaomiao who left with her son, Liu Xian was even more furious.


    At first, Liu Xian was proud of her son marrying the Sun family¡¯s daughter, but now Liu Xian hated herself for being so blind.


    Sun Miaomiao¡¯s temper only grew after the return of Xiao Jingting, the son of the second family. She became more reckless. In the past, she was gentle to her son but now she was swaggering, which was simply not pleasing to her eyes at all.


    Now that Sun Miaomiao knew that Xiao Jingting had advanced to the sixth level of Qi Practice, she (Liu Xian) was afraid that she would look down on her son even more.


    Recently, Liu Xian also heard the servant girl say that Sun Miaomiao had already cuckolded Xiao Muhong. Xiao Muhong had always wanted to keep his dignity, so although he did not say anything, he must have been feeling aggrieved.


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­


    Xiao Jingting¡¯s group traveled for three days before they arrived at the Marquis¡¯ territory.


    ¡°What a prosperous place!¡± Xiao Jingting couldn¡¯t help but look at the streets of the Marquis¡¯ realm.


    With the competition around the corner, the elites of various towns gathered together, making the prices of inns in the Marquis¡¯ realm also rise rapidly.


    The largest shop in Desert City was humble and not worth mentioning compared to the Marquis¡¯ residence.


    Before Xiao Jingting and the others entered the city, they were warned by their elders three times to keep a low profile when entering the city. Before Xiao Jingting¡¯s and others¡¯ ears became calloused, they finally arrived at the boundary of the marquis¡¯ realm.


    Xiao Linfeng brought a few teenagers from the Xiao family and sought out an inn to stay in.


    Not only were the upper-class rooms expensive, but they were also rented out. Xiao Linfeng could only rent a few middle-class rooms.


    During the meal, a number of expensively dressed young ones from the big city could be seen.


    What made Xiao Jingting happy was that the teenagers from the big cities, although their group was bigger than them and they looked like they had more treasures on them, except the few leading ones, the rest of them were also at the fifth or fourth level of Qi Practice, so it was still evident that progressing in this world was difficult.


    ¡°The Marquis¡¯ fifth miss is here.¡± The crowd outside was bustling.


    Xiao Jingting was just by the window when the movement from outside sounded. Hearing the noise outside, he peeked through the window.


    A young girl in blue dress was riding on a snow-white wolf-shaped demon beast passing through the downtown area.


    ¡°Those people¡­¡± Xiao Jinfeng¡¯s eyes suddenly widened.


    Xiao Jingting immediately shook his head and motioned to Xiao Jinfeng that he should not speak, making Xiao Jinfeng close his mouth in a timely manner.


    The few attendants beside the Marquis¡¯ fifth miss were the same individuals who had come to collect fines from the Mound Village. These individuals had a very bad temper from the beginning.


    With such a great momentum of being officials from Marquis household, they were so powerful that they naturally did not need to show respect to the two children from a family, who had already lost their power.


    Xiao Jingting heard the discussions of several insiders nearby. The Marquis¡¯ fifth miss, Ouyang Mingyue, was a cultivator at the seventh level of Qi Practice. There were a lot of young ladies and young masters from the Marquis¡¯ household, but very few of them could be taken seriously. Previously, Ouyang Jing, who had talked to Xiao Qingyan, didn¡¯t even have a position because of her lowly background.


    ¡°The Marquis is really powerful. That girl doesn¡¯t look too old.¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Xiao Jinfeng smiled and said, ¡°In the path of cultivation, no one can say for sure. Brother, your luck is unstoppable, you have great potential.¡±


    Many geniuses had fallen, and many mediocre people had persevered until the end.


    As far as Xiao Jinfeng knew, his own grandfather who was now at the ninth level of Qi Practice was not very conspicuous in his family. However, some of those astonishingly talented family cultivators killed each other, some of them went out on adventures and had accidents making them fall one by one. Only then his grandfather, who had kept a low profile and survived the death of his other brothers and sisters, became the head of the Xiao family.

 Chapter 113

    ¡°Second brother, third brother, do you want to go out for a walk?¡± After dinner, Xiao Qingyan walked over and asked.


    Xiao Jingting and Xiao Jinfeng looked at each other with some surprise, both seeing the same shock from each other¡¯s eyes.


    They didn¡¯t know if Xiao Linfeng had a guilty conscience or what, but after knowing that his two youngest sons were both at the sixth level of qi practice, he gave them each 100,000 taels of silver, which made Xiao Jingting and Xiao Jinfeng much richer.


    ¡°Allright.¡± Xiao Jinfeng nodded.


    Although Xiao Jinfeng had some prejudice against Xiao Qingyan in his heart, he was still his brother after all. They shared the same blood, so Xiao Jinfeng didn¡¯t want to refuse him.


    ¡°Fine!¡± Xiao Jingting nodded. The Marquis¡¯ realm was so prosperous, so he also wanted to go out and have a look.


    ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡± Xiao Qingyan said with a smile.


    Xiao Qingyan smiled and went out with Xiao Jingting and Xiao Jinfeng.


    ¡°Jingting, that spirit bead, you traded it for only two Harvest Sparrow Orchids.¡± Xiao Qingyan couldn¡¯t help asking.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Yes! It was already not easy to trade two Harvest Sparrow Orchids with only one Spirit Bead.¡±


    In fact, the Spirit Bead helped a lot. With its help, not only the quality of the Spiritual Spring had changed dramatically but also many other spirit plants by the Spiritual Spring had emerged one after another.


    Xiao Qingyan didn¡¯t have a good temper. ¡°One can tell that you¡¯re an amateur. Third brother, the Spirit Bead is an existence that can help a person at the seventh level of Qi Practice advance to the eighth level of Qi practice. Using it to exchange for two Harvest Sparrow Orchids is simply like throwing away watermelons and picking up some sesame seeds.¡± If he took Spirit Bead to the Academy himself, he would definitely be able to exchange it for quite a few good things! What a pity! Xiao Jingting, this shallow-eyed thing, had actually traded out such a precious thing.


    These two younger brothers of his were really lucky recently! They ran into so many good things, how come he didn¡¯t have their luck?


    ¡°It has already been exchanged so there is nothing I can do,¡± Xiao Jingting calmly said.


    Xiao Qingyan was enraged by Xiao Jingting¡¯s calm and relaxed appearance.


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­


    The three of them chatted as they walked into a large merchant shop. It was around the time of the big competition, so there were many youngsters like them who came treasure hunting.


    The shop had talismans and magic tools that were very popular.


    Xiao Jingting took a look. The prices of magic tools and talismans were similar to those of the large merchant houses in Desert City, but they had a greater variety of styles.


    People came and went from the shop, some who knew Xiao Qingyan came up to say hello. Many of the students of Bifeng Academy would participate in this competition, so Xiao Qingyan met many acquaintances.


    ¡°Student Qingyan, you are here too!¡± A young man dressed in white came up to them.


    Xiao Qingyan nodded and said, ¡°Yes! I am going to participate in the competition with my brothers.¡±


    ¡°Your brothers came here to compete?! Will they be able to stay alive?¡± The tone of the young man dressed in white was very rude.


    Xiao Jingting was embarrassed. The white-clothed teenager¡¯s cultivation was only at the fifth level of Qi Practice, one level below him. However, this guy was worried about whether he and Xiao Jinfeng would live or not. Xiao Jingting looked at the young man¡¯s face and guessed that it was probably because Xiao Qingyan had spared no efforts to slander him and Xiao Jinfeng in front of this guy. Making this young man seems so dismissive.


    ¡°Who knows?¡± Xiao Jingting said lightly.


    The woman next to the white-clothed teenager, who knew roughly what was going on, sized up Xiao Jingting and Xiao Jinfeng before leaning to mutter a few words into the young man¡¯s ear.


    The white-clothed teenager¡¯s gaze shifted to Xiao Jingting, his eyes contracted sharply. ¡°You¡­ are at the sixth level of Qi Practice.¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Yes!¡±


    The white-clothed teenager¡¯s face twisted for a moment as he looked oddly at Xiao Qingyan before turning around and walking away, full of shame and indignation.


    Xiao Jingting looked at the leaving teenager and thought: The youth at the age of being foolish and proud, couldn¡¯t afford to be hurt!


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­


    ¡°Brother Mo, thank you so much.¡± A good-looking woman, full of affection, addressed the person beside her.


    ¡°It¡¯s nothing, the competition is around the corner. How could you do without a self-defense magic weapon, Senior Sister?¡±


    ¡°Senior brother is so good to me.¡±


    ¡°If I am not good to you, who can I be good to?¡±


    ¡°Senior brother is so powerful that he will definitely win the top ten rank and Ice Heart Pill in the competition. I have no doubt that senior brother could even win the top three.¡± Ouyang Jing complimented.


    ¡°This competition is full of geniuses. There are quite a few seventh level Qi Practitioners who have the same level as this senior brother. Senior sister is too hasty to say that.¡± What Mo Bei said might be modest but there was some pride in his eyes.


    ¡­¡­


    When Xiao Qingyan heard the voices of these two people, his expression suddenly became distorted.


    Xiao Jinfeng glanced at Xiao Qingyan¡¯s face and looked towards the woman who just came down from upstairs.


    Xiao Jingting looked at Xiao Qingyan¡¯s sullen face somewhat strangely, and Xiao Jinfeng signaled with his eyes, mouthing Ouyang Jing to Xiao Jingting.


    Xiao Jingting instantly understood the reason for Xiao Qingyan¡¯s abnormal behavior.


    This girl, Ouyang Jing, had an affair with Xiao Qingyan before! It was just that later, when something happened to the Xiao family, this girl and Xiao Qingyan naturally separated.


    Ouyang Jing was talking and laughing with Mo Bei at first, but when she saw Xiao Qingyan, she suddenly stopped.


    Mo Bei looked in the direction of Xiao Qingyan, his eyes filled with contempt. ¡°Isn¡¯t this Brother Qingyan? It has been a long time since we met last time.¡±


    Xiao Qingyan¡¯s face tensed as he said indifferently, ¡°Long time no see.¡±


    ¡°Student Qingyan, you¡¯re here for this competition too! Younger martial brother Qingyan, you advanced to sixth level of Qi Practice by relying on a pill, which makes it more unsteady compared to others. You must be careful during the competition!¡± Mo Bei patted Xiao Qingyan¡¯s shoulder with great emphasis.


    Xiao Qingyan¡¯s face suddenly became red as he tried to suppress the shame and anger in his heart and said, ¡°I¡¯m grateful for the senior¡¯s advice.¡±


    ¡°Are these two your brothers?¡± Mo Bei asked.


    Xiao Qingyan nodded and said, ¡°Yes!¡±


    ¡°Qingyan, come on! Don¡¯t let your brothers catch up and lose the reputation of our academy.¡± Mo Bei said. Xiao Jingting and Xiao Jinfeng hid their cultivation level so Mo Bei only thought that they were at the fifth level of Qi Practice, so he told Xiao Qingyan to do so.


    Xiao Qingyan who listened to Mo Bei¡¯s words was so ashamed that he wanted to faint.


    Xiao Jingting looked at Xiao Qingyan¡¯s face and secretly gave Xiao Qingyan a tear of sympathy, but, at most, that was all.

 Chapter 114

    Xiao Jingting¡¯s house courtyard.


    ¡°Daddy, when is father coming back?¡± Xiao Xiaofan ate his food, moping.


    ¡°He¡¯ll be back in a month or so.¡± Xu Muan said.


    Xiao Xiaofan laid on the table looking depressed. ¡°It is still so long! I can¡¯t even enjoy my meal without my father.¡±


    ¡°If it doesn¡¯t taste good, it is because you eat too much,¡± Xiao Xiaodong said in an angry tone.


    ¡°I used to eat even more!¡± Xiao Xiaofan was dissatisfied.


    ¡°It¡¯s only been a month or so! In the past, he was often away from home. It was common to not see him for a month, and it didn¡¯t matter,¡± Xiao Xiaodong said casually.


    Xiao Xiaofan looked at Xiao Xiaodong somewhat strangely and said, ¡°Has something like this ever happened before?¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded saying, ¡°Yes! Before you liked it best when he was not around.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan fidgeted. ¡°But, but, I like him now! Father is very different now. Brother, you must miss him too.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong turned around, not facing him and said viciously, ¡°What makes you think I miss him? He just left not too long ago. I just saw him, so I don¡¯t miss him.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan puffed his cheek and said, ¡°No? But you still ask people where our father went and when he¡¯ll be back, but you haven¡¯t been able to find out.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong blushed and said, ¡°I was just asking casually. He is so stupid that he might get lost after going out. I really don¡¯t know, what should I do¡­¡±


    Xu Muan rubbed Xiao Xiaofan and Xiao Xiaodong heads and said, ¡°Your father, he should be back soon.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan sighed and said, ¡°Alright.¡±


    Xy Muan looked at his sighing youngest son and said, ¡°Is daddy¡¯s food not as good as that made by your father?¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan blushed, shook his head and said, ¡°No.¡±


    ¡°Your father isn¡¯t here. You have to cultivate well so you can give him a surprise when he returns,¡± Xu Muan said.


    Xiao Xiaofan nodded his head in a serious manner and said, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, daddy. I will try my best.¡±


    ¡°Daddy, why didn¡¯t you go with father?¡± Xiao Xiaodong asked.


    Xu Muan touched his stomach and said, ¡°Daddy has this little one here.¡±


    The business at home couldn¡¯t stop yet. As soon as Xiao Jingting left, the output in the field was not enough and drinks couldn¡¯t be supplied for the time being. Xu Muan intended to take the high-end route and only sell the most expensive drinks, limit the sales and do more spiritual wine business. In this world, if you did not have silver, it was difficult to do anything!


    ¡°Daddy, are you not worried about Father having an affair outside?¡± Xiao Xiaodong asked.


    Xu Muan was stunned for a moment, his face overflowing with worries. Xiao Jingting was not the same as the original one. Now, Xiao Jingting had extraordinary charm, so much that Sun Miaomiao wanted him back.


    ¡°Your father won¡¯t.¡± Xu Muan said, but his heart was a little uneasy. ¡°You two cultivate well, wait for your father to return and give him a surprise.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded solemnly and said, ¡°Good.¡±


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­


    Over there, the competition held by the House of Marquis was in full swing.


    The house of Marquis distributed different identity cards to different levels of contestants. The bronze medal worth one point for the fourth level of Qi Practice cultivators, the silver medal worth three points for the fifth level of Qi Practice cultivators, gold medal worth eight points for the sixth level of Qi Practice cultivators, the purple medal worth eighteen points for the seven level of Qi Practice cultivators and jade medal for the eighth level of Qi Practice cultivators worth twenty-eight points.


    All the contestants were mixed and then teleported into the forest.


    Xiao Jingting steadied himself as few people around him quickly scattered.


    The Marquis was using a teleportation talisman to send contestants into the Biyue Forest. A teleportation talisman was capable of teleporting twenty people and Xiao Jingting noticed he was the most powerful in his group. Therefore, as soon as they were teleported, the rest immediately scattered.


    Xiao Jingting, who had enjoyed the treatment of an expert, couldn¡¯t help but feel a little complacent.


    A scream was heard, and Xiao Jingting¡¯s consciousness spread out to see the scene of a cultivator at the fifth level of Qi practice slaughtering a cultivator at the fourth level of Qi practice.


    Xiao Jingting swallowed his saliva and subconsciously raised his vigilance.


    The Marquis had invited two alchemists for this competition. Alchemists were extraordinary existences and the pills made by them could often bring the effectiveness of the spirit plant to six or seven times, or even ten times the original level.


    Alchemists were rare, and the success rate of refining pills was very low, making pills very difficult to obtain.


    All the points from this competition could be exchanged for pills, and the more points you had, the more pills you could exchange for, so it was no wonder that everyone was being crazy.


    Xiao Jingting was just about to make a move when his jade pendant suddenly became hot. Xiao Jingting could not help but feel a little baffled.


    A strange thought came to Xiao Jingting¡¯s mind. It was the jade pendant¡¯s consciousness.


    Although it was somewhat baffling, Xiao Jingting complied with the jade pendant¡¯s request and walked to the left.


    ¡°Bicolor grass seedling, the main ingredient for Qingyun Pill for cultivating.¡± A strange voice sounded in Xiao Jingting¡¯s head, and then a prescription for the pill poured into Xiao Jingting¡¯s head.


    Xiao Jingting was stunned for a moment. This was the identification function? It seemed he had found a treasure!


    But why didn¡¯t jade pendant have a reaction like this before? Xiao Jingting guessed that before, there might not be enough aura in the jade pendant, or maybe the grade of the spirit plants before was too low, so the jade pendant didn¡¯t care.


    Xiao Jingting transplanted the three Bicolor grass seedlings into the space. Originally, Xiao Jingting planned to find a place to hide for a period of time. However, his jade pendant¡¯s mutation suddenly stimulated Xiao Jingting¡¯s fighting spirit. With the jade pendant in hand, those seedlings that were still immature for others, were priceless to him ah!

 Chapter 115

    Three days in the tournament was the peak of the fighting, with high-level cultivators frantically killing low-level cultivators in order to gain points, the number of people who entered the forest decreased by 30%.


    After three days, the cultivators who entered the Biyue Forest either found people to team up with or concealed themselves, so there were very few fights.


    In the secret realm, identity cards were worth a lot of money as were all kinds of spirit grasses and beast cores, but all kinds of insignificant poisonous insects in the forest could kill people too.


    The geniuses of some small towns were nothing more than ants to be just slaughtered here.


    Xiao Jingting carefully moved through the forest. His cultivation was at sixth level of Qi Practice, so he consciously avoided encountering some low-level cultivators.


    Relying on the jade pendant¡¯s guidance, Xiao Jingting discovered many spirit grass seedlings, and Xiao Jingting transplanted them all into the jade pendant¡¯s space.


    ¡°Illusory Snow Lotus, two hundred years old, semi-mature.¡±


    Xiao Jingting hid in the tree as the transmission of the jade pendant kept echoing in Xiao Jingting¡¯s ears.


    Xiao Jingting rolled his eyes. This jade pendant space was a fake good that only cared about spirit grasses and herbs, and didn¡¯t remind him that this Illusory Snow Lotus was already being observed for a long time.


    Fortunately, he was cautious enough. If he had rushed forward rashly, he might have already been cut up by that group of wolf-like tigers.


    Xiao Jingting sighed in his heart and looked towards the two sides facing each other.


    ¡°Fifth Miss, the Marquis household is big and has huge business. Such an Illusory Snow Lotus is nothing to them. Fifth Miss, why are you so aggressive?¡±


    Ouyang Mingyue snorted coldly and said, ¡°Since you know my identity, you should give up on your own accord. Go away, this Miss is in a good mood, so she will spare your life. Don¡¯t get in the way here.¡±


    Xiao Jingting rubbed his nose and thought: This tale is full of lies!


    He thought that when they met such a beautiful woman like Ouyang Mingyue, those male cultivators would make every effort to offer their hospitality. However, he didn¡¯t expect that that man would actually ask Ouyang Mingyue to give up.


    It seemed that in this cultivation world, treasures were more important than beauty. However, it was also not strange, this world had all kinds of beauties. Although beauties were good, they were unfortunately too fierce, it was also possible that these men did not like women.


    ¡°Fifth Miss, we should follow the rule that first come first served, right?¡± The leading male cultivator opposite Ouyang Mingyue coldly said.


    Ouyang Mingyue lightly snorted and said, ¡°Treasures naturally belong to those who can keep them.¡±


    Xiao Jingting was dumbfounded as he looked at Ouyang Mingyue¡¯s extraordinary face. This Fifth Miss was really something! However, it was only right for the Marquis¡¯ proud daughter to be like this.


    A cultivator behind the man was the first to lead the attack towards Ouyang Mingyue.


    ¡°Brother, why are you talking to this stinky bitch? She¡¯s a member of the Marquis household. She has many magic weapons on her, if we kill her, all these treasures will be ours.¡± A man with raised eyebrows said greedily.


    Ouyang Mingyue seemed to be infuriated and roared, ¡°You are courting death.¡±


    Ouyang Mingyue controlled her magic weapon and attacked the three men. Each of the three male cultivators took out a pitch-black banner and fought back.


    Xiao Jingting frowned. As soon as the three male cultivators¡¯ banners were taken out, black fog swirled. It was nothing good to look at.


    Xiao Jingting squinted his eyes and thought: Ouyang Mingyue seemed to have underestimated them. Although she was at the seventh level of Qi Practice, she was only one person. But there were three cultivators at the sixth level of Qi Practice on the opposite side.


    ¡°Demonic cultivator? Where are you guys from?¡± Ouyang Mingyue shrieked.


    Xiao Jingting¡¯s pupil shrank. Demonic cultivators acted ruthlessly. Moreover, they also liked to kill people to refine treasures. When a cultivator encounters a demonic cultivator, he must kill him. But this competition was actually mixed with demonic cultivators and it seemed that their cultivation was not low.


    The three demonic cultivators obviously didn¡¯t want to talk much with Ouyang Mingyue and attacked with all their might.


    Xiao Jingting discovered that the three demonic cultivators seemed to have cultivated some sort of combined attack technique, so when they cooperated, their attack power was extremely high. Putting Ouyang Mingyue in a weak position.


    ¡°Big brother, the stinky bitch wants to escape.¡±


    ¡°We can¡¯t let her escape, otherwise we will be in endless trouble.¡±


    The three men surrounded Ouyang Mingyue, and all of their chaotic attacks fell on Ouyang Mingyue.


    Ouyang Mingyue seemed to be cornered but in the blink of an eye she flung out a dozen talismans, making the three cultivators let Ouyang Mingyue out.


    Xiao Jingting was watching in pain as Ouyang Mingyue used all sixth grade talismans. Sixth grade talismans were really expensive.


    ¡°Bitch!¡± The three of them were smashed by Ouyang Mingyue.


    The magic weapons in their hands were also smashed into pieces. Under the attack of Ouyang Mingyue, the three of them obviously suffered a lot of losses.


    Ouyang Mingyue panted as she looked at the three of them, her eyes filled with anger.


    Xiao Jingting shook his head and thought: Ouyang Mingyue is too impatient. Using so many talismans at once might have depleted the aura in her body. Although the three demonic cultivators were also injured, their situation was better than Ouyang Mingyue¡¯s. Ouyang Mingyue seemed unable to hold on.


    Ouyang Mingyue detonated two Thunder beads, and turned around to run.


    Xiao Jingting was instantly impressed with Ouyang Mingyue. Miss Ouyang was a flexible girl! Seeing the situation was not good, she ran away.


    Xiao Jingting noticed that on Ouyang Mingyue feet were seventh-grade imperial wind boots. The clothes on her body came with a light body talisman, had excellent texture and first-rate protection. The bracelets on her hands also seemed to be extraordinary.


    Xiao Jingting swallowed his saliva and thought: This woman is rich! Robbing a rich woman is a high-income job but this rich woman doesn¡¯t seem to be easy to rob.


    Xiao Jingting waited for a while, as the three cultivators retreated.


    ¡°That stinky bitch! She actually ran away.¡±


    ¡°This bitch will definitely spread the demonic cultivation thing everywhere.¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s there to be afraid of? It¡¯s not our real faces anyway. We¡¯ll just cover our demonic Qi later and pretend to be cultivators at the fifth level of Qi practice.¡±


    ¡°That bitch¡¯s bracelet could actually launch an attack from a Foundation stage cultivator, seriously injuring second brother.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t forget she is a lady of the Marquis household. If you encounter someone from the Marquis¡¯ house again in the future, don¡¯t offend them.¡±


    When Xiao Jingting listened to three brothers¡¯ conversation, he could not help but secretly wonder. The second generation of cultivators was really different from commoners!

 Chapter 116

    ¡°Alright, hurry up and put away this Illusory Snow Lotus. If it weren¡¯t for this lotus, we wouldn¡¯t have to face off with this woman.¡± The black-clothed man in the lead looked helpless.


    ¡°Hmph! What the hell?! Relying on her identity of the Marquis family, she wanted us to give in.¡± The man with raised eyebrows was dissatisfied.


    ¡°The people of the Marquis¡¯ household always talk about propriety and righteousness, but in fact they are the most shameless ones.¡±


    ¡°Holding such a competition! I don¡¯t even know how many people will die.¡±


    ¡°Well, what are you talking about? Let¡¯s pick the lotus, whether we will be able to advance to the seventh level of Qi Practice depends on this lotus. ¡± The leading man said impatiently.


    ¡°Brother, I¡¯ll go pick it.¡± The man with raised eyebrows eagerly said.


    The black-clothed man in the lead nodded. As the man with raised eyebrows eagerly went into the water and was about to get close to the lotus, an overwhelming pressure came over, ¡°Big Brother, save¡­¡± Before the man could finish his words, he was swallowed in a single gulp.


    The sudden accident startled the two people on the shore, and Xiao Jingting¡¯s heart was also pounding even though he was watching the situation from the tree.


    ¡°Mysterious Ink Snake!¡±


    Xiao Jingting was secretly glad that he hadn¡¯t made a move against the Illusory Snow Lotus because he was worried about the three brothers suddenly returning. If he had made a move earlier, he would be the one in the snake¡¯s stomach now.


    Previously, Ouyang Mingyue and the three brothers had fought fiercely but the snake didn¡¯t even move, but now all of a sudden, it emerged.


    Xiao Jingting¡¯s heart pounded with fear. His head spinning as he noticed that the cultivation of Mysterious Ink Snake was around the ninth level of Qi Practice. The Illusory Snow Lotus was probably prepared by the Mysterious Ink Snake to build its foundation.


    The Mysterious Ink Snake looked angrily at the other two men and rushed towards them.


    The two men fled in a hurry and the Snake chased after them in fury.


    Xiao Jingting quickly leapt down from the tree and rushed towards the Illusory Snow Lotus. Caution was necessary, but if you wanted to go far on the cultivating path, the spirit of adventure was also needed. You couldn¡¯t lose the opportunity, so when the Snake came back there would be nothing left for him.


    ¡°You bastard, stop.¡±


    Xiao Jingting just got the lotus when a clear rebuke came.


    Xiao Jingting¡¯s heart instantly jumped in fear. Ouyang Mingyue unexpectedly returned. This girl might have been waiting and watching.


    Aware of Ouyang Mingyue¡¯s presence, Xiao Jingting turned around and ran without saying a word.


    Although Ouyang Mingyue was injured, this woman was armed with a magic weapon that could not be underestimated. Moreover, this woman returned so he was afraid she had a way.


    Seeing Xiao Jingting running away, Ouyang Mingyue immediately chased after him.


    Xiao Jingting leaped into the forest and raced hard, using three running amulets in succession. With great difficulty, he was able to get away from Ouyang Mingyue.


    Xiao Jingting threw the Illusory Snow Lotus into the Spiritual Spring and the prompting tone in his head finally fell silent.


    Xiao Jingting quickly changed his clothes. Thinking of Ouyang Mingyue, Xiao Jingting couldn¡¯t help but be glad that he had used some disguise skill to change his appearance a bit when he picked the lotus in case of emergency.


    After this, Xiao Jingting once again embarked on a journey of searching for spirit grasses. Xiao Jingting concealed his cultivation to the fifth level of Qi Practice, making few cultivators approach him, so Xiao Jingting snatched a few people¡¯s identity cards in passing.


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­


    Eight days after entering the forest, Xiao Jingting and Xiao Jinfeng unexpectedly reunited.


    ¡°Third brother, I finally found you.¡± Seeing Xiao Jingting, Xiao Jinfeng finally breathed a sigh of relief.


    Xiao Jingting was also somewhat happy to see Xiao Jinfeng. ¡°Second brother, you were worried about me!¡±


    Xiao Jinfeng nodded and said, ¡°Yes! In order to exchange pills, everyone has gone crazy. In the past few days, there have been constant fights and countless people have died. I was very worried about you.¡±


    Xiao Jingting patted his chest and said, ¡°Brother, don¡¯t underestimate me so much. Actually, I¡¯m also considered an expert.¡±


    Xiao Jinfeng smiled helplessly and said, ¡°You? Expert? Stop daydreaming. You know what? Ouyang Mingyue, the young lady of Marquis¡¯ house, was almost killed by three demonic cultivators. Miss Ouyang¡¯s cultivation is at the seventh level of Qi Practice! Still, she was almost killed. I heard that the three demonic cultivators didn¡¯t end up well. Two were eaten by a demon snake and one escaped.¡±


    ¡°There¡¯s Mysterious Ink Snake in the forest that kills people wherever it goes, making everyone in the forest in danger now!¡±


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡±


    ¡°Miss Ouyang, how is she now?¡± Xiao Jingting asked probingly.


    Xiao Jinfeng glanced at Xiao Jingting and said, ¡°Why are you asking about this?¡±


    Xiao Jingting laughed awkwardly and said, ¡°I¡¯m just asking, just curious.¡±


    ¡°These big family ladies carry countless life-preserving things. Although she met with an accident before, she should be alive and kicking again now.¡± Xiao Jinfeng said. ¡°By the way, I heard that someone snatched the Illusory Snow Lotus from Miss Ouyang¡¯s hands. This guy is really brave.¡±


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­ ¡± This brave guy is standing right in front of you right now. Second brother, you really have no idea who I really am.


    ¡°That guy, I¡¯m afraid he is going to be in danger,¡± Xiao Jinfeng said.


    Xiao Jingting was puzzled, ¡°Danger?¡±


    Xiao Jinfeng nodded and said, ¡°Yes! When you go out, the Marquis will definitely inspect everyone¡¯s space rings. At that time, the person who carries the Illusory Snow Lotus will definitely be hated by Miss Ouyang.¡±


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­. ¡± He had a jade pendant space, so he should be able to escape the inspection. His jade pendant, in other people¡¯s eyes, was just an ordinary spiritual jade.


    ¡°Second brother, have you met big brother?¡± Xiao Jingting asked.


    Xiao Jinfeng shook his head, saying, ¡°No, I heard that he and a few people from their academy formed a group and went to do the task, so I don¡¯t think there will be anything wrong.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s good.¡± Xiao Jingting said. With Xiao Qingyan¡¯s death, the original body owner¡¯s parents would definitely make a scene.


    ¡°How many identity cards did you get?¡± Xiao Jinfeng asked.


    Xiao Jingting took out a few scattered identity cards and shook them. Xiao Jinfeng frowned and divided more than a dozen to Xiao Jingting. ¡°These are for you.¡±


    Xiao Jingting took it without hesitation. Anyway he was still cultivator at sixth level of Qi Practice. When settling accounts, if his points were too low, it would not look good.

 Chapter 117

    After Xiao Jingting and Xiao Jinfeng met, they were considered a strong alliance. Together, they killed many demonic beasts and obtained many identity cards.


    ¡°Eve Mist, the main material for refining the Nourishing Yuan Pill.¡± Another series of voices echoed in Xiao Jingting¡¯s consciousness.


    Xiao Jingting rolled his eyes. This jade pendant only knew how to report good things, not dangers, which made him exposed to danger several times.


    ¡°Third brother, where are we going?¡± Xiao Jinfeng asked.


    ¡°East.¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    The two of them did not have any goal. Xiao Jingting said to go east, so Xiao Jinfeng had nothing to disagree with.


    Xiao Jingting and Xiao Jinfeng arrived at a lake and saw a cultivator at sixth level of Qi Practice, four cultivators at fifth level of Qi Practice and several cultivators at fourth level of Qi Practice huddle to one side with a look of fear on their faces. Xiao Jingting spotted Sun Miaomiao among the cultivators at the fourth level of Qi Practice.


    ¡°Sun Miaomiao actually survived.¡± Xiao Jingting was a little surprised.


    Xiao Jinfeng nodded and said, ¡°Yes!¡± There were constant fights in the secret realm and countless people died. There were really not many people who had survived to this point, but were at the fourth level of Qi Practice.


    Xiao Jingting saw Eve Mist blooming by the lake. The petals of Eve Mist Flower were pink. Covered with a layer of mist, it was very pretty.


    Next to the Eve Mist Flower, there were several gray doves hovering.


    ¡°The Eve Mist flower can be refined into a Nourishing Yuan Pill, which can be used from the seventh to the ninth level of Qi Practicer and could be used repeatedly to improve one¡¯s cultivation.¡± Among the precious spirit grasses and flowers distributed by the Marquis¡¯s mansion this time, there was Eve Mist Flower. If a cultivator had been taking Nourishing Yuan Pill all the time, his cultivation progress would be extremely fast. A mature Eve Mist plant could be exchanged for a Nourishing Yuan Pill.


    ¡°Younger martial brothers and sisters, while you go and draw these gray doves away, we will get Eve Mist. Naturally you will also have your share.¡± A beautiful young man said, with a smile on his face.


    ¡°Senior brother, we don¡¯t want the Eve Mist, just let us go.¡±


    ¡°Younger martial brothers and sisters. Nothing ventured, nothing gained. You should have more courage,¡± The delicate young man knitted his eyebrows, unhappy.


    Sun Miaomiao grabbed the young man¡¯s hand and said, ¡°Senior brother, if you are so powerful, why do you need us to lure these gray doves away? You will surely win even if you face them head on.¡±


    Xiao Jingting rubbed his nose. Sun Miaomiao grabbed someone¡¯s hand and almost stuck her chest to it. Xiao Jingting thought: No wonder Sun Miaomiao was able to live until now. A person who was so flexible was naturally able to survive.


    The young man shook off Sun Miaomiao¡¯s hand and said, ¡°Sister, there is no need to say more. Gray doves are so powerful that I wouldn¡¯t dare to take it lightly, so I have no choice but to let you lure them away first.¡±


    Sun Miaomiao¡¯s eyes were filled with fear and her face was pleading. However, when the young man looked at Sun Miaomiao, he seemed reluctant to give up, sighing and ignoring Sun Miaomiao.


    Xiao Jingting looked at Xiao Jinfeng. ¡°Second brother, what did he mean?¡±


    ¡°This kind of gray dove has very poor eyesight, but it has a very sensitive sense of smell. If I guessed right, they are trying to use human lives to lure those grey doves away.¡±


    ¡± How would they lure it away?¡± Xiao Jingting asked.


    ¡°The doves are bloodthirsty, so just cutting a few wounds will do.¡± Xiao Jinfeng said.


    Xiao Jingting was stunned. This terrifying world, ah! Human life was treated like grass.


    The man on the side who was at the sixth level of Qi Practice stood up and aimed his gaze at Sun Miaomiao and others.


    ¡°Second brother, are we going to make a move?¡± Xiao Jingting asked. Xiao Jingting didn¡¯t have much affection for Sun Miaomiao, but if he were to watch a person die in front of him or be eaten by a bird, he still couldn¡¯t bear it.


    Xiao Jinfeng nodded and said, ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡±


    ¡°Who is there?¡± Feeling two shreds of aura that were no less powerful than his own, Guo Hao abruptly turned around and looked in Xiao Jingting¡¯s direction as if he was an enemy.


    Several cultivators at the fifth level of Qi Practice quickly gathered around Guo Hao.


    Sun Miaomiao couldn¡¯t help but be overjoyed when she saw Xiao Jinfeng and Xiao Jingting. After being overjoyed, thinking that she had just fawned over Xiao Jingting and was rejected, Sun Miaomiao felt really ashamed again.


    Although she felt ashamed in her heart, the joy of being saved still overpowered the shame.


    ¡°Jinfeng, Jingting, it¡¯s great to see you.¡± Sun Miaomiao slipped behind Xiao Jinfeng and Xiao Jingting.


    Several cultivators at the fourth level of Qi Practice seeing that Sun Miaomiao knew these two people and their cultivation was not bad, also quickly slipped behind them.


    Guo Hao sized up Xiao Jingting and Xiao Jinfeng with a smile and said, ¡°So it¡¯s Young Master Xiao Jingting and Young Master Xiao Jinfeng! I¡¯ve heard a lot about you.¡±


    Xiao Jingting raised his eyebrows and said, ¡°Likewise.¡±


    ¡°I was wondering how to get the Eve Mist. Now that you two are here, I guess we can join hands,¡± Guo Hao said with a smile.


    Xiao Jingting was impressed with Guo Hao¡¯s sudden change of attitude.


    ¡°Join hands? How? ¡±Xiao Jinfeng asked.


    ¡°There are six gray doves in total. We can split them up. You two can have three, and the rest are ours. We can also share the Eve Mist flowers later, 50 to 50. Sound good?¡± Guo Hao asked.


    Xiao Jingting took a look at Xiao Jinfeng, who nodded at Xiao Jingting.


    In the forest, the law of the jungle applied. Even though Guo Hao was cruel and evil, Xiao Jingting knew he¡¯d better take his proposal since he and Xiao Jinfeng alone couldn¡¯t deal with so many gray doves.


    ¡°He intended to let us lure the gray doves just now.¡± Sun Miaomiao frowned.


    Guo Hao chuckled and said, ¡°Miss Sun, you overthought. I was just joking with you. I didn¡¯t mean to let you lure the demon beast. You are such a fairy-like beauty, I don¡¯t have the heart to do that. What¡¯s more, you won¡¯t outrun the gray doves. If the doves come back, I will end up with nothing.¡±


    Guo Hao squinted his eyes. At first, he really intended to let Sun Miaomiao lure the doves away, but it was too risky. If Xiao Jingting and Xiao Jinfeng agreed to help, though he had to share some flowers with them, their chance of success would be greater.


    ¡°Okay. Don¡¯t waste the time here. Let¡¯s get ready and do it,¡± said Xiao Jinfeng.Guo Hao nodded and said, ¡°Second Master Xiao, you really have a short temper. We¡¯ll do as you said.¡±

 Chapter 118

    Among the six grey doves, two of them were at the sixth level of Qi Practice. Guo Hao already made a mental note to draw both of them to Xiao Jingting and Xiao Jinfeng¡¯s side.


    Xiao Jingting threw out the Spirit Pagoda and covered a sixth level grey dove underneath it, joining forces with Xiao Jinfeng to settle the other sixth level of Qi Practice grey dove.


    With one of the sixth level grey dove dead and another trapped, the rest of grey doves were nothing to worry about.


    Guo Hao couldn¡¯t help but feel a little sarcastic as he saw Xiao Jingting¡¯s side settle the battle neatly.


    Guo Hao had originally thought that if the two Xiao brothers got hurt fighting the grey doves, he wouldn¡¯t have to follow the agreement he made with the two of them and the Eve Mist wouldn¡¯t have to be shared between them.


    He didn¡¯t expect Xiao Jingting¡¯s spirit pagoda to be so powerful, trapping a sixth level grey dove. Xiao Jingting was indeed rich and generous, using talismans like they didn¡¯t cost any money and killing the dove at once.


    Guo Hao originally also heard that Xiao Jingting¡¯s spirit pagoda was bought with a lot of money. Guo Hao only heard that this spirit pagoda was good for farming, but he didn¡¯t expect that it could also be used to trap demonic beasts.


    ¡°The two brothers from Xiao family are really powerful!¡± Guo Hao smiled with ease, not at all guilty for the tactics he had used before.


    Xiao Jinfeng gave Guo Hao a cold look and said, ¡°According to the rules of the mercenary team, more work, more profit. We want two-thirds of Eve Mist.¡±


    Guo Hao, with a gloomy face, said, ¡°This is against the rules, we agreed on it before.¡±


    ¡°When we said it before, we didn¡¯t say that the sixth level grey doves all belonged to me and my second brother. If something happened to me or my second brother, we would not be able to get any share of Eve Mist, right?¡± Xiao Jingting coldly said.


    ¡°Third young master Xiao must be joking. I don¡¯t know why the sixth level grey doves went over to the two of you. Maybe the two of you were just too charming. Anyway, I only take one third of it.¡± Guo Hao said.


    Guo Hao and the people at the fifth level of Qi Practice took the spirit grass and left. Sun Miaomiao and few other people at the fourth level of Qi Practice were all left behind.


    Xiao Jinfeng looked at the Spirit Pagoda and said, ¡°Shall we release that grey dove?¡±


    The demonic beast that Xiao Jingting trapped was already close to the seventh level of Qi Practice. If it was released, there would be another battle. Fortunately before that, Xiao Jingting quickly reacted. Otherwise, the situation would be difficult to control.


    Xiao Jingting smiled and said, ¡°No need.¡±


    ¡°Shrink.¡± Xiao Jingting ordered the Spirit Pagoda to shrink, the dove trapped under the Spirit Pagoda did not have the same ability so it was squeezed and suffocated to death.


    Xiao Jinfeng was filled with amazement as he discovered that the aura of dove was gone.


    Xiao Jinfeng stared blankly at Xiao Jingting and said, ¡°Jingting, you have insight.¡±


    Previously, when Xiao Jingting bought the Spirit Pagoda, Xiao Jinfeng actually felt that it was not worth it. However, he did not expect that Xiao Jingting¡¯s Spirit Pagoda could not only help grow spiritual medical plants but also have such miraculous effects. This spirit pagoda could squeeze a demon beast to death as long as it trapped it. It could even shrink, crushing the monster to death.


    Except for demonic beasts with unique bloodlines, most of them did not have the ability to become bigger or smaller until they reached the Foundation stage.


    Sun Miaomiao¡¯s gaze became somewhat complicated when she saw Xiao Jingting¡¯s Spirit Pagoda displaying its power.


    ¡°Jinfeng, Jingting you are so powerful now!¡± Sun Miaomiao stepped forward and complimented.


    Xiao Jinfeng smiled and said, ¡°It¡¯s nothing, have you met any other Xiao family members?¡±


    Sun Miaomiao shook her head and said, ¡°No. After entering the secret realm, I was chased by someone, and after escaping, I had been careful to hide my tracks. Later, I met Guo Hao and those people.¡±


    ¡°Guo Hao and those people said that they could provide us with shelter if we turned over our identity cards as a reward, so we did.¡±


    ¡°Those guys said that they would protect us. But as a result, when they saw the spirit grass, they wanted to use us to attract the demon beasts.¡± Sun Miaomiao said, displeased.


    Thinking of the spirit grass that Xiao Jingting harvested, Sun Miaomiao couldn¡¯t help but feel a little envious. The Eve Mist could be exchanged for pills which were good things! It was a pity that after Xiao Jingting and Xiao Jinfeng received the spirit grass, they had no intention of sharing it with them.


    Sun Miaomiao sighed secretly. After entering the secret realm, she was first hunted down to be killed and then met Guo Hao and the others. They helped out but they couldn¡¯t even look at the divided harvest.


    ¡°Cousin-in-law, do you have any plans about what to do next?¡± Xiao Jinfeng asked.


    ¡°I¡¯ll follow you.¡± Sun Miaomiao said without thinking.


    Sun Miaomiao had been pampered by Sun family during her growth and didn¡¯t suffer much injustice when she entered the Xiao family. But this time when she took part in the competition, Sun Miaomiao gained a deep understanding of the ferocity of this world. Those people didn¡¯t take her into account at all, and after wandering on the edge of life and death several times, Sun Miaomiao¡¯s pride had already disappeared.


    ¡°Second Brother and I are going to the depths of the forest to look for opportunities. It¡¯s inconvenient to bring you with us.¡± Xiao Jingting coolly said.


    Sun Miaomiao looked at Xiao Jingting with some complaints, but Xiao Jingting was unmoved. He and Sun Miaomiao had no kindness between them. Sun Miaomiao¡¯s brother once thought of attacking the original body owner, so saving Sun Miaomiao¡¯s life was already his limit. The forest was so dangerous, no one could guarantee that he could get out in one piece, so he didn¡¯t want to take a burden with him.


    Sun Miaomiao looked at Xiao Jingting¡¯s demeanor, and her heart couldn¡¯t help but feel anxious. ¡°Jingting, you don¡¯t care about me.¡±


    Xiao Jingting shook his head and said, ¡°I can¡¯t help you, cousin-in-law. There are many crises in the depths of the forest. It won¡¯t do you any good to enter. Me and second brother may not be able to take care of you.¡±


    According to Xiao Jingting¡¯s knowledge, the Biyue Forest was a blessed place. There were people in the past who discovered cultivator¡¯s seclusion caves in there. He had many secrets on him, being with Xiao Jinfeng was already the limit. Xiao Jingting did not want Sun Miaomiao following them and getting in the way.


    In the light of the Sun family¡¯s relationship with the Xiao family, Xiao Jingting and Xiao Jinfeng brought Sun Miaomiao to a secret place before they left.

 Chapter 119

    After getting rid of Sun Miaomiao, Xiao Jingting and Xiao Jinfeng wandered in the forest for a few more days with no luck.


    Seven days later.


    ¡°Evening Primrose, mature.¡±


    ¡°Tri-colored Phalaenopsis, semi-mature.¡±


    ¡°Cyclamen, semi-mature.¡±


    ¡°Seven-leafed Lucky Grass, semi-mature.¡±


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    A series of alarms sounded in Xiao Jingting¡¯s ear, making him feel a little strange. The spirit grasses would usually repel each other and precious spirit grasses usually wouldn¡¯t grow in one place. But jade pendant popped out a dozen different kinds of spirit grasses all at once, which meant they could have encountered a medicinal garden.


    Xiao Jingting couldn¡¯t help but feel a little excited. A medicinal garden! It was a great chance to come across a medicinal garden!


    Xiao Jingting followed the instructions of the jade pendant and walked up the mountain and with little effort, he broke the hidden array outside the mountain wall and walked into a cave with Xiao Jinfeng. When Xiao Jingting did it, he kept his eyes wide open and only destroyed a little bit. Afterwards, he made some disguises to avoid others from finding him.


    ¡°Jingting, how did you know there was an illusion array in that place outside?¡± Xiao Jinfeng was filled with curiosity.


    ¡°I have wood attribute and I have noticed that the wood aura here is very rich. There should be some high-grade spirit grasses, but I haven¡¯t seen any, so I gave it a try.¡± Xiao Jingting half-sincerely said.


    ¡°This place was so well hidden. It¡¯s really great karma that helped us to find it.¡± Xiao Jinfeng was filled with excitement.


    Xiao Jingting and Xiao Jinfeng walked into the cave and found that inside, it became bigger.


    There was a cultivation room, a medicinal garden, and a book room in the cave. A cultivator sat in the cultivation room. Xiao Jinfeng judged that the cultivator should have been in the cultivation room for at least a hundred years.


    There was a jade tablet beside the seated cultivator, Xiao Jingting learned from it that the seated cultivator was called Wang Huacheng. He was a wood cultivator who once reached the Foundation building stage. But he was secretly plotted against during the Foundation building stage, so his cultivation was greatly reduced and his lifespan was shorten considerably.


    To hide himself from his enemies and regain his cultivation, Wang Huacheng made a cave in the Biyue mountain and planted spiritual grasses, cultivating while waiting for them to mature. Unfortunately, he deceased before the spiritual grass mature. After Wang Huacheng¡¯s death, the spiritual grasses he planted matured in succession.


    Wang Huacheng was at the Foundation Building Stage so this cave residence he chose was naturally unusual. Xiao Jingting found that Wang Huacheng¡¯s cave was built on a spiritual vein.


    The aura in the cave was very dense, and there was also a stone pool in the cave where a lot of spiritual milk had accumulated.


    Xiao Jingting and Xiao Jinfeng simply repaired the illusion array at the entrance of the cave and made some disguises to cultivate in the cave.


    There was ample spiritual energy in the cave, and there was spirit milk expanding the meridians to regulate the body. In addition, they found some pills on Wang Huacheng¡¯s body and with them, their cultivation progressed by leaps and bounds and they soon entered the seventh level of Qi Practice.


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­


    Xiao Jingting shared the mature spirit grasses in the medicinal garden with Xiao Jinfeng, and secretly transplanted some young seedlings into his jade pendant space.


    Xiao Jingting discovered that although the jade pendant space could ripen spirit grasses, ripening spirit grasses would cause the aura in the space to decrease.


    Therefore, the more spiritual grasses were thrown into the space, the better it was. Jade and spirit stones could improve the aura intensity in jade pendant space and help ripen more spiritual grasses. He needed to earn more spirit stones, so that the aura provided by the spirit stones and the spiritual grasses thrown into the space would maintain a balance.


    Xiao Jingting found quite a few low-grade pills on Wang Huacheng¡¯s body. However, not many spirit stones were found. Xiao Jingting guessed that Wang Huacheng had used up all the spirit stones and because of their low grade, pills were spared. After all, Wang Huacheng was a foundation building cultivator. If his cultivation didn¡¯t fall, he would not become so weak.


    After more than a month went by, the secret realm was about to close in the blink of an eye. After continuous cultivation, Xiao Jingting and Xiao Jinfeng had smoothly become cultivators of the seventh level of Qi Practice.


    ¡°Let¡¯s get out of here,¡± Xiao Jinfeng said.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Yes.¡±


    When the time came, the Biyue Forest would be closed and it would be more than ten years later when it would open again.


    In fact, there were abundant resources in the Biyue forest and some people were willing to stay. But before the forest was closed, the Marquis would send Foundation Building cultivators over to clear out those who hadn¡¯t gone out yet. All the harvests of those who were found to be stranded by the Marquis would be withheld. If there was a problem and you couldn¡¯t get out, it was alright but those who stayed with malicious intent would be punished.


    At the beginning, there were thousands of cultivators who entered the secret realm. But only one or two out of ten come out, many of them were unkempt.


    There were also quite a few who got a chance in the forest and soared into the heavens.


    Xiao Jinfeng handed over all the harvest on his body to Xiao Jingting. The first ten in this competition would receive Ice Heart Pill and the time Xiao Jinfeng and Xiao Jingting spent on cultivation put them behind. They could not be compared with those who readily took out a large amount of identity cards. The good thing they had was a lot of spirit grasses from the medicine garden. The high-grade spirit grasses could be exchanged for many points.


    Xiao Jingting kept at least one copy of each spirit grass he had obtained, in the secret realm in his jade pendant space. The rest was taken out to be exchanged for points and pills.


    After turning in his harvest, Xiao Jingting received the eighth place in exchange for some useful pills.


    Xiao Qingyan¡¯s luck wasn¡¯t bad, nor was it very good. Xiao Qingyan and the people from the Bifeng Academy formed a group to jointly participate in the hunting. But as a result, halfway down the road, they went their separate ways because of the uneven division of the spoils. Although Xiao Qingyan used special means to advance to the sixth level of Qi Practice, he was after all still at sixth level of Qi Practice, so he gained quite a bit along the way.


    Only when leaving the secret realm, he encountered a team led by a seventh level Qi Cultivator who specialized in blocking cultivators who were leaving the forest. Xiao Qingyan had no choice but to use all of his possessions to save his life, so much so that in this competition, he gained nothing, but at least he saved his life.


    Many people from the Xiao family who came, died this time. Xiao Muhong disappeared, and Sun Miaomiao survived, but with no gain.

 Chapter 120

    Some family members came with elders from their families. One by one their faces turned pale as they entered the secret realm. Most of these who could enter the secret realm were geniuses from big families. If they died all of sudden, the family would lose the latest batch of new generation and serious weaknesses may occur.


    People of the Marquis house stood by, maintaining order.


    Xiao Jingting could see that many of the families seemed to have a problem with this competition, but because of the prestige of the Marquis, they did not dare to speak out in anger.


    Xiao Jinfeng whispered to Xiao Jingting, ¡°This time in the secret realm, there seemed to be a lot of demonic cultivators mixed in, so several people from Marquis house also died. Their losses were big.¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded. The Marquis organized this competition, on one hand, to weaken the power of the various cities under his government, and on the other hand, to promote the Marquis¡¯ prestige. However, it seemed that there was some accident, but Xiao Jingting soon realized that it had nothing to do with him.


    ¡°Miss, no Illusory Snow Lotus was found.¡± A cultivator beside Ouyang Mingyue said.


    ¡°It doesn¡¯t make sense!¡± Ouyang Mingyue said.


    Xiao Jingting saw Ouyang Mingyue and couldn¡¯t help but feel a little guilty. Ouyang Mingyue really stood on guard here. This girl was really holding a grudge.


    ¡°Those demonic cultivators that were found were taken away, so the Illusory Snow Lotus might have fallen into the hands of the demonic cultivators.¡± The cultivator beside Ouyang Mingyue said.


    Ouyang Mingyue closed her eyes. The Marquis had organized this competition and knew that there would be losses, but because of the demonic cultivators mixing in and because they had underestimated the ferocity of the demonic beasts in the forest, the losses of the great families this time were far greater than expected.


    ¡°It doesn¡¯t make sense! That person didn¡¯t look like a demonic cultivator.¡± Ouyang Mingyue said.


    ¡°Miss, the Illusory Snow Lotus might have been already taken in the secret realm.¡±


    Ouyang Mingyue shook her head and said, ¡°It shouldn¡¯t be! Half-mature Illusory Snow Lotus has very little effect unless it¡¯s refined into a pill. It might be someone who has a hidden spatial device, right?¡±


    ¡°No! We have special detectors, so any spatial device can¡¯t escape it.¡±


    Ouyang Mingyue¡¯s gaze swept over each of the surrounding cultivators one by one. Xiao Jingting hid on the side, trying to fade away.


    ¡°You¡­ come out.¡± Ouyang Mingyue pointed at Xiao Jingting.


    Xiao Jingting was stunned for a moment, then he revealed a flattering smile and looked at Ouyang Mingyue with excitement, ¡°Miss Ouyang, were you looking for me?¡±


    Ouyang Mingyue looked at Xiao Jingting¡¯s salivating pig-like face, frowned, and said in an angry tone, ¡°Get lost.¡±


    Xiao Jingting showed a dejected look and retreated to Xiao Jinfeng¡¯s side.


    Xiao Jinfeng was a little confused about Xiao Jingting¡¯s actions. As far as Xiao Jinfeng knew, Xiao Jingting had no feelings for beautiful women now. So, it was really weird for Xiao Jingting to show that expression to Ouyang Mingyue.


    ¡°Miss, are you alright?¡± A maid walked up to Ouyang Mingyue and asked.


    Ouyang Mingyue shook her head and said, ¡°It¡¯s nothing.¡± She originally thought that Xiao Jingting¡¯s back was somewhat similar to the person who stole the Illusory Snow Lotus, but the other person¡¯s pig-like expression made her very annoyed.


    ¡°Miss, in my opinion, nine out of ten, the chance is that person has already died in the secret realm.¡± The maid thought: There are quite a few cultivators at sixth level of Qi Practice who had died in this competition! Most of the guys who had the audacity to rob their own miss, might have already died without a burial place.


    ¡°Fine.¡± Ouyang Mingyue shook her head.


    Although the Illusory Snow Lotus was precious, there was no need to be so persevering. After all, all major cities had lost quite a few geniuses, and if they forced those people more, the Marquis¡¯ position would be in jeopardy.


    ¡­¡­


    Xiao Jingting¡¯s points were in the top ten, so he received an Ice Heart Pill as a reward. Xiao Jingting exchanged the rest of his points for a Nourishing Yuan Pill.


    After the competition ended, the big families started their return journey.


    Among the four great families of Desert City, Xiao family¡¯s strength was preserved intact. Xiao Jingting and Xiao Jinfeng, both advanced to the seventh level of Qi Practice, exerting more pressure to the other families.


    The few Xiao family elders who had come with Xiao Linfeng, however, were in high spirits.


    Whether a family could be strong or not depended on the number of cultivators at the top. Xiao Jingting and Xiao Jinfeng both had a chance encounter at such a young age, advancing to seventh level of Qi Practice. If they both could enter the ninth level of Qi Practice in the future, they would definitely be able to bring the Xiao family to a higher level.


    ¡°Second master, you are really capable! Your three sons all stand out among people, especially Young Master Jinfeng and Young Master Jingting.¡±


    ¡°Second master, you have a successor!¡±


    ¡°Second Master, Young Master Jingting and Young Master Jinfeng are still so young but they are already at seventh level of Qi Practice, which would be the first in Desert city.¡±


    ¡°Second Master, Young Master Jingting got so many pills after the exchange. His cultivation will surely advance to another point.¡±


    ¡°Second Master, Young Master Qingyan doesn¡¯t seem to be in a very good mood! Do you want to go check on him?¡±


    Xiao Linfeng shook his head and said, ¡°As a parent, I have no way to protect him forever, he should learn to grow up.¡± He put the most effort into Xiao Qingyan, but unfortunately¡­ Xiao Qingyan was reckless and was inferior compared to Xiao Jingting and Xiao Jinfeng.


    Xiao Linfeng thought: Both Xiao Jingting and Xiao Jinfeng are already at the seventh level of Qi Practice, but were not much different from himself who was at the eighth level of Qi Practice. There was really no need for him to fight with his two younger sons for the sake of his eldest son who was at the sixth level of Qi Practice.


    Probably feeling humiliated, Xiao Qingyan hid in the carriage and didn¡¯t show his face.


    Xiao Qingyan closed his eyes. According to the past situation, his father should ask for some pills from his third brother for him. But this time, his father didn¡¯t even seem to pay attention to him. Xiao Qingyan gritted his teeth and thought: Father must have been disappointed in him.

 Chapter 121

    Sun Family¡¯s Convoy.


    ¡°Xiao Jingting and Xiao Jinfeng must have a mysterious encounter in the forest, or else there would be no reason for these two guys to advance to the seventh level of Qi Practice so quickly.¡± The Sun family elder was filled with jealousy.


    Sun Miaomiao nodded and said, ¡°Yes!¡±


    ¡°Miaomiao, you said that you met Xiao Jingting and Xiao Jinfeng in the secret realm.¡± Sun Miaoyin asked.


    Sun Miaomiao nodded and said, ¡°Yes! If it wasn¡¯t for the two of them, I would have been treated as an outcast.¡± By now, she would already be dead.


    Sun Miaomiao couldn¡¯t be more regretful. How long had it been?! Xiao Jingting had already become an existence at the seventh level of Qi Practice.


    Her father, who she had always admired, was only at the seventh level of Qi practice! If she had not refused Xiao Jingting, she would now have a husband with the same cultivation as the father she worshipped. How proud she would be?! Elder sister¡¯s stunningly talented husband wouldn¡¯t be able to compare with Xiao Jingting.


    Hearing Sun Miaomiao¡¯s words, Sun Miaoyin couldn¡¯t help saying, ¡°Why didn¡¯t you follow them?¡±


    Sun Miaomiao shook her head in regret, ¡°They didn¡¯t let me follow up.¡±


    If she could follow, she naturally would not like to leave them. With two sixth level Qi Practitioners protecting her, she would be more than happy. Unfortunately, Xiao Jingting and Xiao Jinfeng were cold to her and didn¡¯t want to take care of her. Although she was their cousin-in-law in name, the relationship between the first and second houses of the Xiao family was very rigid. When the second house was in a downward spiral, the first house didn¡¯t care about these two brothers.


    Sun Miaoyin sighed lightly and said, ¡°What a pity. If you followed them, you might also have a mysterious encounter. These two guys, only just advanced to the sixth level of Qi Practice and now advanced to the seventh level so quickly. They must have encountered a great chance.¡±


    ¡°They¡¯re on guard against me.¡± Sun Miaomiao gritted her teeth. If she had known that Xiao Jingting and Xiao Jinfeng had such big luck, she would have begged them. She knew how hard it was for him to find a wife, but she didn¡¯t expect that there was such a thing as a prodigal son coming from behind to catch up.


    ¡°Xiao Muhong died in the secret realm this time,¡± Sun Miaoyin sighed.


    This time, the Sun family suffered heavy losses. The sixth level Qi Practitioner that was hard to cultivate was lost inside before he could make a name for himself. Her husband, Zhou Kanghe was able to get back, but it seemed like he was injured.


    Counting it all, it was the Xiao family that gained the biggest advantage. There were quite a few deaths in the Xiao family, but Xiao Jingting and Xiao Jinfeng were still alive. If those with mediocre qualifications died, in a short while, there would be a new batch of replacements taking over.


    Sun Miaomiao frowned. During this time, her feelings toward Xiao Muhong became more and more indifferent. Knowing that Xiao Muhong was dead, Sun Miaomiao didn¡¯t feel much sadness, instead, she felt relieved.


    ¡°The second house of the Xiao family is going to rise thoroughly. It¡¯s meaningless for you to stay in the Xiao family. I think it¡¯s better for you to divorce Xiao Muhong and go back to the Sun family,¡± Sun Miaoyin said.


    Sun Miaomiao nodded and said, ¡°Alright.¡± During this period of time, the first house was completely suppressed and Xiao Muhong died. If she now separated from Xiao Muhong and left the first house, things would not be too difficult.


    ¡°That guy Xu Muan is really lucky!¡± Sun Miaoyin said. She always thought that she was the one who married the best man in the Desert City, but now it seemed that it was Xu Muan who married the best man. His husband was already at the seventh level of Qi Practice and he was good at farming.


    Sun Miaomiao gritted her teeth and said, ¡°Xiao Jingting, this guy, looks devoted, but in fact, he is very double-minded. He liked me so much but changed just in a few days. Now that Xiao Jingting has advanced to the seventh level of Qi Practice, it¡¯s not clear whether he still wants to live with Xu Muan, a haggard-faced Ger.¡±


    Although Xiao Jingting and Xu Muan supported each other through a rather difficult time, there were still many couples in this world who could share a bed but not the riches. Xiao Jingting was now at the seventh level of Qi Practice so Xu Muan was not a match for Xiao Jingting!


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­


    ¡°Dad is back, dad is back.¡± Xiao Xiaofan jumped around.


    Xiao Jingting stepped out of the carriage and picked up Xiao Xiaofan who had just pounced on him. ¡°Oh, so heavy! I can¡¯t carry you anymore.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s face blushed. ¡°I didn¡¯t eat much. I am not so heavy. Not heavy!¡±


    Xiao Jingting looked at Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s shy appearance and laughed. Not having seen him for a while, his little son learned how to be shy.


    When Xu Muan saw Xiao Jingting, he couldn¡¯t hide his excitement. ¡°I heard that you¡¯re at the seventh level of Qi Practice.¡± One could become an elder in Xiao family at the sixth level of Qi Practice, so Xiao Jingting¡¯s cultivation of the seventh level of Qi Practice was sufficient enough for him to be an elder.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Yes!¡± However, when he went out this time, his horizons broadened a lot and he didn¡¯t want to stay in the Desert City. He was still young, so he naturally wanted to travel around.


    His strength at this point might be considered good in Desert City, but when compared to the Marquis¡¯ house boundary, it wasn¡¯t much. If he was stronger, he would have slapped Ouyang Mingyue when she called out to him. Fortunately, Ouyang Mingyue didn¡¯t see him clearly when he picked the Illusory Snow Lotus, otherwise it would have been much more dangerous.


    ¡°You have advanced to the sixth level of Qi Practice?¡± Xiao Jingting looked at Xu Muan and said.


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°Yes! It¡¯s all thanks to you!¡± When Xiao Jingting left, he left spirit spring water, spirit stones as well as spirit grasses, otherwise, he wouldn¡¯t have been able to advance so easily. After Xu Muan advanced, he stayed in the countryside so no one in the city knew about it.


    Xu Muan took out 160,000 taels of silver and said, ¡°This is a beverage store¡¯s income from this period of time.¡±


    ¡°This much?¡± Xiao Jingting was a little surprised.


    Xu Muan laughed and said, ¡°Not much! It¡¯s only a hundred thousand taels.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re so capable! I originally thought I would go out of business,¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    ¡°It¡¯s not so easy for a business to go bankrupt.¡± Xu Muan smiled, not mentioning in the slightest how hard it was to keep the beverage store open during this time. ¡°Now that you¡¯re at the seventh level of Qi Practice, you¡¯ll have more places to use this money in the future.¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°That¡¯s right!¡±

 Chapter 122

    In this competition, the younger generation of the four major families lost many geniuses, causing the people of Desert City to sigh.


    The news that Xiao Jingting and Xiao Jinfeng had advanced to the seventh level of Qi Practice caused another uproar in the Desert City.


    Desert city was just a small city with few talents. Originally, Xiao Jingting and Xiao Jinfeng were not the most outstanding youths of Desert City, so them surpassing the early starters caused a lot of discussion in the streets.


    Sun Qi listened to the discussions in the streets, with a sullen face. ¡°Brother Zheng, do you think what they said is true?¡±


    ¡°The news is all over the place, so naturally it can¡¯t be fake.¡± Zheng Liming said.


    From the people Zheng family sent this time, only one came back alive. The people who entered the competition were too fierce and families that sent out geniuses like the Zheng family were almost wiped clean.


    The Xiao family originally had the momentum of being the number one of the four big families due to the return of Xiao Linfeng and Wang Lu. Now with Xiao Jingting and Xiao Jinfeng who were rising stars, their position became even more secure.


    Sun Qi shook his head and said, ¡°I didn¡¯t expect that Xiao Jingting would actually make it this far.¡±


    No matter how you looked at it, it was like a joke. What kind of person was Xiao Jingting? Walking around the streets all day long, only knowing how to act foolishly and be coaxed by a few words. As a result, this guy became the rising star of the younger generation of Desert City and the model for the young people of Desert City.


    Zheng Liming nodded and said, ¡°Yes!¡± People always said that things were unpredictable, now he really learned his lesson.


    ¡°Xiao Muhong is dead and Miss Miaomiao has returned to the Sun family. Elder Sun was always famous for his brilliant judgement in personalities. All the husbands he chooses for his firstborn and concubine daughters are second to none. Unfortunately, this time he made a mistake.¡± Sun Qi shook his head.


    If Sun Miaomiao married Xiao Jingting, how glorious would it be now?!


    Unfortunately, Sun Miaomiao was married to Xiao Muhong, so after a while, the beautiful scenery took a turn for the worse.


    Zheng Liming frowned. How long had it been?! The man who had flattered him openly and despised him behind his back had become an existence beyond his reach. He heard that Xiao Jingting got a lot of precious pills this time! It was a pity that Xiao Jingting gained so many benefits, but he couldn¡¯t get anything good. If they were still friends¡­


    Zheng Liming shook his head. The elders of his family had called him several times to ask him to go visit Xiao Jingting and get close to him. But now, how could Xiao Jingting be so easy to bond with?!


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­


    Xiao family.


    ¡°Third brother is here, don¡¯t you want to go out and see?¡± Zheng Pei¡¯er asked Xiao Qingyan.


    ¡°What¡¯s the big deal. Why would I need to go out and take a look?¡± Xiao Qingyan lazily said.


    When Zheng Pei¡¯er looked at Xiao Qingyan¡¯s dispirited appearance, her heart choked up. After Xiao Qingyan came back, he turned a bit self-destructive. Zheng Pei¡¯er would rather have Xiao Qingyan be as unbearable as before than to have Xiao Qingyan as he was now, without the slightest bit of fighting spirit.


    Zheng Pei¡¯er hesitated for a moment and said, ¡°I heard that Xiao Jingting exchanged for two Ice Heart Pills this time.¡±


    Xiao Qingyan had taken the pill so his body had developed resistance. However, if he had the Ice Heart Pill, he would be able to advance one level if he tried hard enough. Although cultivation at the sixth level of Qi Practice was not bad, it was still safer to have the seventh level of Qi Practice if he wanted to establish his footing in the family.


    Xiao Qingyan gritted his teeth. Ever since he was a child, the best things in the family had always been provided to him. If it was in the past, he wouldn¡¯t even need to open his mouth to ask for himself. His father would have already asked for the Ice Heart Pill from his third brother, but unfortunately, he heard no news from his father.


    Both Xiao Jingting and Xiao Jinfeng had already advanced to the seventh level of Qi Practice, so what was the use of Xiao Jingting asking for two Ice Heart Pills? Xiao Qingyan originally thought that at least one of the two Ice Heart Pills was prepared for him, but there was no movement from Xiao Jingting¡¯s side. Xiao Qingyan realized that he had thought too simply.


    That pill might have simply been prepared for Xu Muan and Mu Shuyu. Xiao Jingting and Xiao Jinfeng were always together, so they might have totally forgotten their big brother.


    Before the competition, he was so smug and didn¡¯t care about his two younger brothers. But now it seemed like a joke.


    ¡­¡­¡­


    ¡°You¡¯re leaving?¡± Wang Lu looked at Xiao Jingting, full of doubts.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Yes.¡±


    ¡°Why are you in such a hurry?¡± Wang Lu asked.


    ¡°Time waits for no one! This time when I went outside, I deeply realized the vastness of the world and wants to go out to explore it,¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Xiao Jingting profoundly understood why the higher the cultivation was, the more one wanted to go out. The outside world was too big, it was easy to sit at home and watch the world go by. It was certainly safer to practice in a down-to-earth manner, but if you wanted to soar in the sky, you needed to go out and look for the opportunities.


    Xiao Linfeng looked at Xiao Jingting, sighted and said, ¡°This, it¡¯s up to you.¡±


    In the barbaric continent, strength meant respect. In a family where the son¡¯s cultivation exceeded his father¡¯s, the son would often become more authoritative than his father. Although Xiao Jingting¡¯s cultivation was still a little short of Xiao Linfeng¡¯s, it was only one level away, thus Xiao Linfeng¡¯s attitude towards Xiao Jingting had quietly changed.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Thank you, father.¡±


    Xiao Linfeng shook his head and said, ¡°Between father and son, what is there to thank for?¡±


    A burst of crying reached Xiao Jingting¡¯s ears.


    ¡°Who is crying?¡± Xiao Jingting frowned.


    ¡°Who else could it be? Your great aunt! Xiao Muhong died and Sun Miaomiao returned to Sun family. Your great aunt had no hope left and became crazy,¡± Wang Lu said.


    Xiao Jingting took a deep breath. Back then when Xiao Linfeng and Wang Lu disappeared, Liu Xian became unbelievably arrogant, but as a result, she had now ended up in this situation.


    Xiao Jingting packed up his things, returned the fields in his hands to Xiao father and mother and bid farewell to Xiao Jinfeng before he left.


    Outside the city, Mu Shuyu shook his head and said, ¡°Third brother is really quick and resolute, he just said he was leaving and he already left.¡±


    Xiao Jinfeng smiled and said, ¡°Third brother is not a frog in the well. Sooner or later, he will fly to the sky. When the third younger brother comes back, I am afraid his cultivation would have caught up with father¡¯s.¡±


    Mu Shuyu nodded and said, ¡°I feel the same way.¡±

 Chapter 123

    Xiao Xiaofan sat on the carriage and looked at the scene outside the carriage with curiosity ¡°Father, where are we going?¡±


    Xiao Jingting casually said, ¡°The world is so big, we can go wherever we want.¡±


    ¡°Father, let¡¯s go to the realm of Bifeng Academy.¡± Xiao Xiaofan suggested.


    Xiao Jingting asked with some curiosity, ¡°Why do you want to go to the realm of Bifeng Academy?¡±


    ¡°Because that fatty Xiao Yuerong always said how prosperous Bifeng Academy is and how many geniuses are over there and how noble the students of Bifeng academy are or how distinguished their status is. So let¡¯s go to take a look.¡± Xiao Xiaofan said with dissatisfaction.


    Xiao Jingting thought for a moment and said, ¡°Fine!¡± He didn¡¯t have any goals right now anyway, so it would be the same wherever he went.


    To go to the Bifeng Academy, one had to pass through three towns. In each of them, Xiao Jingting sold some of the spirit grasses that grew in his space. Then he would take Xiao Xiaofan to the gambling ground for a tour around. Relying on Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s magical abilities, Xiao Jingting obtained many precious jade stones and even gambled a few spirit stones.


    With silver, Xiao Jingting would buy some precious pills from time to time.


    As long as one was willing to spend silver, pills could still be bought. But for fear of being targeted, Xiao Jingting would only buy a small amount each time, so it could be used by the family.


    With Xiao Jingting¡¯s cultivation at the seventh level of Qi Practice, it wasn¡¯t difficult for him to protect himself if he didn¡¯t go to dangerous places.


    ¡°Are you alright?¡± Xiao Jingting asked Xu Muan.


    Letting Xu Muan, his pregnant husband, accompany him around, Xiao Jingting was somewhat apologetic.


    Xu Muan laughed, shook his head and said, ¡°It¡¯s fine, you really don¡¯t need to worry. I could even accompany you to fight the demon beasts right now, and it would be fine.¡±


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡±


    ¡°It shouldn¡¯t be long before we reach the next town,¡± Xu Muan asked.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Yes!¡±


    ¡°Daddy, it¡¯s so stupid to take such a long detour.¡± Xiao Xiaofan.


    Xiao Jingting¡¯s face turned black, this naive child talked nothing but nonsense. ¡°What do you know! Dad¡¯s main purpose is to show you more of different towns¡¯ scenery.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan tilted his head and said, ¡°Is that so?¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Yes!¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan said thoughtfully, ¡°Dad, you said three days ago that we would arrive at Bifeng city in three days but today, you said we would arrive at Bifeng City in three days. Dad, you are not good at counting.¡±


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡±


    ¡°What do you know?! Dad said three days, but it was not an accurate number, equivalent to a few days. So three days isn¡¯t three days, it¡¯s a few days, okay?¡± Xiao Jingting solemnly said.


    Xiao Xiaofan looked at Xiao Jingting, puffed his cheek and said, ¡°Dad, don¡¯t lie to me just because you think I¡¯m stupid!¡±


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡± His little son was getting harder to fool.


    Xiao Jingting took a deep breath and resorted to his final weapon, saying ¡°Dad has steamed buns here. Do you want to eat it?¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan quickly nodded and said, ¡°Yes, want it.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan got the steamed bun and retreated back into the carriage to nibble on it, not saying anything more. Xiao Jingting couldn¡¯t help but breathe a sigh of relief. Xu Muan couldn¡¯t help but laugh as he looked at Xiao Jingting.


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­


    After four more days, they finally arrived at the boundary of Bifeng City.


    Xiao Xiaofan hopped off the carriage and said, ¡°Father, shall we go to the stone shops in the city now and buy stones?¡± Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s greatest interest right now was visiting stone gambling shops and buying stones.


    Xiao Jingting shook his head and said, ¡°First we need to find a place to settle down, then we will go to stone gambling shops.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan nodded and said, ¡°Alright.¡±


    Xiao Jingting rubbed Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s head. Xiao Xiaofan had already advanced to the second level of Qi Practice. When he first came here, this child could not cultivate but now, he was already at the second level of Qi Practice. Xiaofan was also very sensitive to aura. Xiao Jingting somewhat even suspected that his son had one of the legendary special constitution and real winner in life.


    Xu Muan stepped out of the carriage and walked towards the inn with Xiao Jingting.


    ¡°Xu Muan.¡± A voice full of disbelief sounded.


    Xu Muan looked toward the place where the voice originated. The one who called him was his childhood neighbor, called Zhang Lingyu.


    Zhang Lingyu was good-looking and talented, so young men in the neighborhood liked to revolve around her. For some reason, Zhang Lingyu was at odds with him and always led people against him. Because of Zhang Lingyu, Xu Muan had been isolated since he was a child.


    Zhang Lingyu grew into a big beauty, so when her father took her to another town, a young master in that town fell for her and married her later. After Zhang Lingyu left Desert City, Xu Muan never saw Zhang Lingyu again.


    Zhang Ling Yu looked at Xu Muan and exclaimed, ¡°Xu Muan, you eloped with someone!¡±


    Xu Muan couldn¡¯t help feeling embarrassed.


    Zhang Lingyu looked at Xu Muan¡¯s round belly and shrieked again, ¡°Xu Muan, not only did you elope with someone, you even have the child of an adulterer.¡± There were many people at the entrance of the inn so when they heard Zhang Lingyu¡¯s screams, many of them fixed their eyes on Xu Muan. Xu Muan¡¯s face filled with anger.


    Xiao Jingting looked at Zhang Lingyu and warned her in a serious tone. ¡°This lady should be careful with what she says. Xu Muan has always been my wife, so how could he elope with me?¡± Xiao Jingting brought out some pressure as he spoke, forcing Zhang Lingyu back a few steps.


    Zhang Lingyu looked at Xiao Jingting, her face filled with astonishment. ¡°You, you are the third young master of Xiao family.¡±


    Zhang Lingyu already knew about Xu Muan¡¯s marriage to Xiao Jingting, but as far as Zhang Lingyu knew, Xiao Jingting didn¡¯t like Xu Muan very much or took him seriously, often going out to fool around.


    Although Xiao Jingting was a young master of the Xiao family, he did not like to cultivate, so his accomplishments were limited. Zhang Lingyu left Desert City a few years ago and had no idea of changes in Desert City in these years and was completely unaware of Xiao Jingting¡¯s affairs.


    Although Xiao Jingting¡¯s appearance did not change much, his temperament changed a lot. Zhang Lingyu did not recognize him at first. She thought that Xu Muan couldn¡¯t stand Xiao Jingting anymore and eloped with others.


    Zhang Lingyu looked at Xu Muan, smiled and said, ¡°Xu Muan, you scared me to death. I heard that the relationship between you and young master Xiao is not very good. I thought you¡­ did something stupid.¡±


    Xu Muan pulled a long face and did not speak.

 Chapter 124

    ¡°Muan, why did you come here? You are already so old. It is too late for you to participate in Bifeng Academy¡¯s selection.¡± Zhang Lingyu pretended to sigh with regret.


    Xu Muan smiled nonchalantly and said, ¡°Madam must be joking. I just heard that Bifeng City is relatively prosperous, so I came here to take a look. But how come you are here, madam?¡±


    ¡°Bifeng city is going to hold an auction soon, so I accompanied my husband to attend the auction,¡± Zhang Lingyu held her head high with pride.


    ¡°An auction?¡± Xu Muan couldn¡¯t help but get a little interested.


    Zhang Lingyu nodded and said, ¡°Yes! Didn¡¯t you know? At the annual auction of Bifeng City, many treasures will appear. It is also said that more than one Foundation Building expert will come.¡±


    Xu Muan eyes couldn¡¯t help but reveal a bit of yearning.


    ¡°Let¡¯s go and take a look as well.¡± Xu Muan looked at Xiao Jingting.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Yes!¡± Such a good opportunity, of course it could not be given up easily.


    Zhang Lingyu sighed lightly and said, ¡°Although the auction is good, it is not easy to enter. The auction has a high standard and in order to participate in the auction, one must apply for a card in advance at the merchant house that is holding the auction. Then, deposit 100,000 silvers in advance to enter. My husband has a card but one card can only allow the entry of two people.


    Xiao Jingting glanced at Zhang Lingyu and said, ¡°Oh.¡±


    Zhang Lingyu looked at Xiao Jingting¡¯s bland face and thought: This Xiao Jingting is really good at puffing himself up at his own cost.


    In Zhang Lingyu¡¯s opinion, Xiao Jingting might have a bit of silver, but it was unlikely that he could take out 100,000 taels at once. After marrying Ji Mu, Zhang Lingyu felt that she had broadened her horizons a lot and thought that the four big families of Desert City were nothing.


    The Mu family of Fan City had a Foundation Building Ancestor, and there were also four ninth level Qi Practitioners in the family.


    The Xiao family of Desert City would become a small family if it moved to a prosperous city where the Ji family was.


    ¡°Brother Xiao, you¡¯re here too!¡± A man in green came out with surprise on his face.


    Hearing Ji Mu calling Xiao Jingting brother, Zhang Lingyu couldn¡¯t help but be filled with surprise. Zhang Lingyu thought: My husband is at the fifth level of Qi Practice! My husband called Xiao Jingting brother, does it mean Xiao Jingting¡¯s cultivation is above Ji Mu¡¯s?


    ¡°You are?¡± Xiao Jingting was a bit confused.


    ¡°Brother Xiao doesn¡¯t know me but I also took part in Marquis¡¯ competition. I only gained very little, not comparable to Brother Xiao¡¯s seventh level of Qi Practice, who was among the top ten in the competition and also won Ice Heart Pill.¡±


    Zhang Lingyu was wide-eyed and full of amazement as she listened. Xiao Jingting was actually among the top ten in the competition! How was that possible? Although she did not know much about Desert City after she left, as far as she knew, Xiao Jingting was just a dud who didn¡¯t learn anything!


    There were many geniuses who participated in the Marquis¡¯ competition, but Xiao Jingting not only participated but also achieved the top ten ranking?! Xiao Jingting was actually at the seventh level of Qi Practice?! When did such a small town as Desert City produce such a young level seven Qi Practice cultivator? Could it be that Xiao Jingting in the past played weak and bided his time so as to achieve something bigger?


    ¡°Brother Xiao, do you still have that Ice Heart Pill? The market price of Ice Heart Pill is now three hundred thousand taels and I am willing to pay 350,000 taels to buy it.¡± Ji Mu said.


    Xiao Jingting thought: The children of big families are really rich and generous! The first time he opens his mouth, it is already several hundred thousands taels. However, Xiao Jingting guessed that Ji Mu would not have so much money in his hands. If he says that he is willing to sell the Ice Heart Pill, Ji Mu would turn to his family¡¯s elders for help.


    ¡°Sorry, it has been turned over to the family and used,¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Ji Mu sighed with regret and said, ¡°Really? That¡¯s a shame.¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Yes.¡±


    The Ice Heart Pill, which was used to advance in cultivation, always had a price but no market. When big families got this kind of pill, they took it for their own family. It would be hard to buy this pill even if it was sold. The one in Xiao Jingting¡¯s hand was reserved for Xu Muan. He didn¡¯t even give it to Xiao Qingyan, so it was naturally impossible to sell it.


    Xiao Jingting rented a separate courtyard and moved in with Xu Muan.


    ¡°That woman at the door doesn¡¯t seem to have a good relationship with you,¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°A little bit, she was my former neighbor, and for some reason, she always looked down at me.¡±


    ¡°That husband of hers, should be from some big city.¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°I heard Zhang Lingyu¡¯s father brag that Zhang Lingyu married into a big family with a Foundation Building cultivator in charge of it. Not long after Zhang Lingyu married, her family moved.¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°So that¡¯s how it is!¡±


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­


    Zhang Lingyu followed Ji Mu into a separate courtyard they had rented in advance.


    ¡°You know Xiao Jingting?¡± Ji Mu asked.


    Zhang Lingyu was a little nervous. ¡°I am not very familiar with him, but Xiao Jingting¡¯s wife used to be my neighbor.¡±


    Facing Ji Mu, Zhang Lingyu couldn¡¯t help but feel a little nervous. All the children of the Ji family would choose a wife from the right family to become the main wife, so Zhang Lingyu was only Ji Mu¡¯s concubine. However, Father Zhang only told people that Zhang Lingyu had married into the large family as a wife.


    ¡°That Ger was your neighbor. His cultivation talent should be very high,¡± Ji Mu said.


    Hearing Ji Mu¡¯s words, Zhang Lingyu couldn¡¯t help being a little surprised. ¡°Xu Muan might be a bit talented but his attributes are not good. He was not valued at home and his previous cultivation wasn¡¯t very good either.¡±


    ¡°Oh, but he is now at the sixth level of Qi Practice.¡±


    ¡°What?¡± It was hard for Zhang Lingyu not to scream. ¡°How is that possible?¡± Xu Muan¡¯s cultivation was actually above that of her own husband.


    Ji Mu thought about it and said, ¡°They should have had some mysterious encounter. Looking at Xiao Jingting¡¯s considerate appearance, that neighbor of yours should have received a lot of benefits from him. Xiao Jingting is also really strange to be so considerate to a Ger.¡±


    ¡°Earlier, I heard that Xiao Jingting doesn¡¯t like Xu Muan very much. But now, I don¡¯t know what is going on.¡± Zhang Lingyu said. From what her father said, Xiao Jingting was forced into marriage with Xu Muan by Xiao Jingting¡¯s great aunt. Xiao Jingting preferred women and was very opposed to this marriage. Such a tough Ger, how could he be a woman?!


    ¡°In any case, with many friends, there are multiple paths. Xiao Jingting has advanced to the seventh level of Qi Practice so early, it would be beneficial to make friends with him.¡± The Ji family was a business family, and Ji Mu¡¯s cultivation talent was not very good, so he already turned to take over some family businesses and helped make money.

 Chapter 125

    When Zhang Lingyu walked into the restaurant, she saw Xu Muan and Xiao Xiaodong having a meal, but Xiao Jingting was nowhere to be seen.


    ¡°Muan, why are you here alone?! Where is third Young Master Xiao?¡± Could it be that Xiao Jingting left without taking Xu Muan?


    ¡°Jingting took Xiaofan out to play. I slept a bit so Jingting didn¡¯t want to disturb me and didn¡¯t ask me to go out with him.¡± Xu Muan smiled.


    ¡°So that¡¯s it.¡± Zhang Lingyu secretly guessed that Xiao Jingting had left Xu Muan behind to have fun alone. Then she smoothed it up by saying, ¡°Muan, what are your plans today?¡±


    Xu Muan looked at Zhang Lingyu and said, ¡°I¡¯m going to the Tianchen Auction House later.¡±


    Zhang Lingyu asked, ¡°What are you going to the auction house for? Do you want to buy something? The things in Tianchen Auction House aren¡¯t cheap.¡±


    Xu Muan shook his head and said, ¡°No, if there is something suitable, we can buy it. Didn¡¯t you say that if you want to take part in the auction you need to deposit 100,000 taels of silver in advance at the auction house? I need to deposit the money.¡±


    Zhang Lingyu choked and said, ¡°You have that much silver?¡±


    Xu Muan laughed and said, ¡°I didn¡¯t have it but Xiao Jingting gave it to me just now.¡±


    Zhang Lingyu gritted her teeth and said, ¡°You and Young Master Xiao are getting along well together.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s okay.¡± Xu Muan was full of sweetness. ¡°Jingting is very good, but he just doesn¡¯t have a good sense of spending money. He often buys me a lot of useless things, and he doesn¡¯t listen to me when I say I don¡¯t need them afterwards.¡±


    Zhang Lingyu listened to Xu Muan¡¯s sweet complaint, only to feel depressed in her heart.


    ¡°Xiaodong, are you full?¡± Xu Muan rubbed Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s head and asked.


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, ¡°I¡¯m full.¡±


    ¡°Then let¡¯s go.¡± Xu Muan stood up and said.


    Zhang Lingyu thought for a bit and said, ¡°Do you know the way? You¡¯re not feeling well, so why don¡¯t I accompany you?¡±


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°Then I will be counting on you.¡±


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­


    Zhang Lingyu walked beside Xu Muan and couldn¡¯t stop sizing him up.


    Xu Muan¡¯s appearance was indifferent, as if he didn¡¯t have any feelings when Zhang Lingyu was measuring him.


    ¡°You have a nice bracelet! But you didn¡¯t seem to like these things very much before,¡± Zhang Lingyu said.


    Xu Muan shook his head and smiled. In the past, he couldn¡¯t talk about liking or hating it because he couldn¡¯t afford to buy it. But now¡­


    ¡°Jingting bought it, he just spent money recklessly.¡± Xu Muan thought: Zhang Lingyu, from only looking at the bracelet, should think that it looked good and wouldn¡¯t know that it is a spatial device. Xu Muan noticed that Zhang Lingyu had quite a few accessories on her body. But they were only decorative and had no actual function.


    Xu Muan knew Wang Lu. The Jasper hairpin on Wang Lu¡¯s head was not only beautiful, but it was also a weapon that could be used in combat.


    The jade pendant worn by Wang Lu was not only exquisite and gorgeous, but it also had the effect of calming the mind and helping one settle down.


    The ornaments on Zhang Lingyu¡¯s body were numerous, but they were all decorative and not worth much money.


    Zhang Lingyu smiled reluctantly and said, ¡°You¡¯re very close to Young Master Xiao! I had originally heard that Young Master Xiao didn¡¯t like Gers and he had countless lovers outside, so I was worried about you.¡±


    ¡°Jingting was a fool a few years ago but after something happened to the Xiao family, he finally woke up. Now he is much better and drew a clear line with those people outside,¡± Xu Muan said.


    Zhang Lingyu smiled and said, ¡°Really? That¡¯s good.¡±


    Zhang Lingyu thought: Ji Mu said that Xu Muan was now a cultivator at the sixth level of Qi Practice. Although Zhang Lingyu felt it was a little strange, she didn¡¯t think that her husband would be wrong. Just thinking that Xu Muan was so powerful now, these lovers of Xiao Jingting might want to fight Xu Muan off.


    Xu Muan and Zhang Lingyu talked all the way to the merchant house where the auction was to be conducted.


    ¡°May I help the two of you?¡± As soon as Xu Muan entered the merchant shop, the receptionist greeted him. Xiao Xiaodong, who was beside Xu Muan was instantly ignored because of his small size.


    ¡°I¡¯m here to apply for a silver card,¡± Xu Muan said.


    ¡°This way please,¡± The receptionist said.


    Xu Muan took out a pile of spiritual jade from his storage bracelet. Like silver, spiritual jade was currency that could be used as silver. In fact, spiritual jade was more popular than silver.


    ¡°This is your card. It already has 100,000 taels of silver deposited in it. This card can be used in various shops under our auction house. This is your entrance pass,¡± the receptionist said.


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°Thank you.¡±


    Seeing Xu Muan take out the spiritual jade from the bracelet, Zhang Lingyu standing on the side was completely dumbfounded. ¡°You have a storage bracelet?¡±


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°Yes! Jingting likes to spend money recklessly. In fact, I could use a storage bag.¡±


    Zhang Lingyu reluctantly smiled and said, ¡°Young master Xiao is really generous to you!¡±


    Xu Muan nodded with a smile, ¡°Yeah!¡±


    After Xu Muan obtained the entrance voucher, Zhang Lingyu tried her best to remain calm but her eyes couldn¡¯t hide the great shock.


    Zhang Lingyu met an acquaintance halfway and said goodbye to Xu Muan, who understandably bid farewell to Zhang Lingyu.


    Xiao Xiaodong held Xu Muan¡¯s hand, suddenly looked at Xu Muan and said wryly. ¡°Father, you did it on purpose.¡±


    Xu Muan smiled bitterly. Yes! He did do it on purpose. He was already so old but he still liked to show off like a child. In the past, Zhang Lingyu always liked to show off in front of him, so now he could finally show off in front of her! Xu Muan thought about it and felt that the more he lived, the more he would get back. ¡°Was daddy annoying?¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong shook his head and said, ¡°No! In fact that aunt didn¡¯t like you very much, daddy.¡±

 Chapter 126

    Gambling stone shop.


    ¡°Jinyue, what¡¯s so interesting about gambling stones! There is that big merchant house next to it, you could buy whatever you like. ¡± Ouyang Jing said to a six-year-old girl.


    Ouyang Jinyue shook her head, unconvinced, ¡°What¡¯s so good about shopping at a big merchant house? There are all these things. You don¡¯t understand how boring it is, but stone gambling is really exciting! With one cut, you can become poor or rich! Sister Ouyang, have you heard that earlier someone in the gambling stone shop spent two thousand taels of silver to buy a stone of poor quality and as result, a Spiritual Pearl of good quality was found in it and it sold for over two hundred thousand taels of silver!¡±


    Ouyang Jing nodded and reluctantly smiled, saying, ¡°I¡¯ve heard of it.¡±


    There are some lucky people who get rich overnight because of gambling stones, but there were even more people who lost all their money overnight because of gambling stones.


    Ouyang Jing frowned. Ouyang Jinyue was young, however she was the legitimate daughter of the Ouyang family. The head of the family was already old, so he spoiled her very much. After Ouyang Jinyue came to Bifeng City, Ouyang Jing came over to get close to her. Ouyang Jinyue was young, had a big temper and was very difficult to get along with, so Ouyang Jing was troubled by Ouyang Jinyue.


    ¡°Jinyue, you are still young. You should leave the matter of gambling stones for a few years.¡± Ouyang Jing had a bit of a headache. If the city lord knew that she had taken his beloved daughter to visit the gambling stone shop, he would be very angry.


    Ouyang Jinyue trailed off. ¡°Why should I leave it for a few years? I¡¯m already very big now.¡±


    Ouyang Jing helplessly said, ¡°Jinyue, you are still young!¡±


    ¡°Then, what about him?¡± Ouyang Jinyue raised her hand and pointed towards Xiao Xiaofan.


    Ouyang Jing looked towards the direction Ouyang Jinyue pointed at and saw Xiao Xiaofan with his hands raised high, holding an oval stone over eighty centimeters in diameter in his hands. Xiao Xiaofan looked small and pitiful under that huge stone, making people very worried that the huge stone would crush him.


    Xiao Xiaofan walked staggeringly, when the surrounding customers saw him, one by one, they showed worried expressions on their faces.


    Xiao Jingting held a basketball-sized stone and followed behind Xiao Xiaofan.


    Many people in the gambling shop looked at Xiao Jingting, revealing a look of condemnation. Xiao Jingting was a little embarrassed. His youngest son wanted to show his extraordinary power and grabbed the big one. He was really not happy about letting him hold the big one but he was also forced to do so and was helpless!


    Xiaofan had gradually displayed his natural talent for divine strength since he started cultivating. This stone might be a bit heavy, but it was also unable to crush his own son, Xiao Jingting had confidence in this.


    Ouyang Jinyue walked up to Xiao Xiaofan and measured him with great interest ¡°Little brother, you¡¯re really strong.¡±


    ¡°Thank you, I¡¯m flattered.¡±


    ¡°But little brother, you have really bad eyesight.¡±


    ¡°No, no, I have good eyesight.¡±


    Ouyang Jinyue curled her mouth, full of disdain. ¡°Just look at the rotten stone you bought, and you still dare to say that you have good eyesight.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan glanced at Ouyang Jinyue and said, ¡°Is it rotten?¡±


    ¡°This stone has so many cracks. It¡¯s exactly a kind of worst quality cracked stone in which you will not be able to find anything good.¡± Ouyang Jinyue held her head high.


    Xiao Xiaofan blushed and said, ¡°No, there is something good in this stone!¡±


    ¡°Oh, what good thing? Tell me about it.¡± Ouyang Jinyue asked.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know,¡± Xiao Xiaofan said.


    Ouyang Jinyue laughed and said, ¡°Little idiot.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan furiously glared at Ouyang Jinyue and said, ¡°Not an idiot, not an idiot.¡±


    Ouyang Jinyue looked at Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s reaction and snorted lightly, saying, ¡°So he¡¯s really an idiot!¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan blushed and became annoyed, ¡°Nonsense, nonsense.¡±


    ¡°Little brother, this is not how gambling works. Wait for me to find a few stones and show you,¡± Ouyang Jinyue left with her head held high.


    In the meantime, Ouyang Jing looked at Xiao Jingting and frowned slightly.


    When Xiao Jingting looked at Ouyang Jing¡¯s reaction, he knew that Ouyang Jing recognized his identity, but it was clear that Ouyang Jing did not want to get involved with him.


    Xiao Jingting also didn¡¯t know how to face this woman who once had an affair with Xiao Qingyan. Seeing that the other party had no intention of greeting him, Xiao Jingting naturally wouldn¡¯t ask for trouble.


    There were a lot of people in the gambling stone shop, some paying the bills, others cutting stones. Xiao Jingting and Xiao Xiaofan stood at the side in line, waiting to pay their bill.


    Xiao Xiaofan who held the stone high and lined up in the line was unusually eye-catching.


    Xiao Jingting looked at the mighty Xiao Xiaofan and said, ¡°Son, put it down.¡± His son was really a model worker! He treated this heavy stone as if it was not too heavy!


    Xiao Xiaofan shook his head and said, ¡°No, no, not tired, not tired.¡±


    Xiao Jingting touched his nose. His own son might not be tired but he, as his father, was getting tired of being started at!


    ¡°Boss, we want these stones.¡± After having a bad time lining up, Xiao Jingting couldn¡¯t wait to speak to the owner of the gambling stone shop.


    ¡°Okay.¡±


    The owner of the gambling stone shop was just about to settle the bill for Xiao Jingting when Ouyang Jinyue rushed over with a few servant boys. ¡°Boss, settle the bill for me, then cut these stones for me.¡±


    As soon as Ouyang Jinyue opened her mouth, the shopkeeper immediately ignored Xiao Jingting who was ready to settle the bill.


    On Ouyang Jinyue clothes, there was the sign of City Lord¡¯s Residence that was unusually eye-catching, so everyone in the shop knew Ouyang Jinyue¡¯s identity, and no one dared to say anything when Ouyang Jinyue cut in.


    ¡°We arrived first.¡± Xiao Xiaofan muttered in dissatisfaction.


    Xiao Jingting rubbed Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s head and said, ¡°We are in no hurry, we can wait a little longer.¡±


    ¡°Miss Ouyang, a total of 150,000 taels of silver.¡± The shopkeeper said in a gracious manner.

 Chapter 127

    Ouyang Jinyue took out a stack of silver bills from her spatial ring and slapped them on the table casually.


    Xiao Jingting stared at it with widened eyes, thinking: This dead girl is a black sheep! The Marqui¡¯s is really a wealthy and generous family. This was more than 100,000 taels of silver! He was really richer than anybody else.


    Xiao Jingting originally thought that he became a little wealthy, but seeing Ouyang Jinyue, Xiao Jingting suddenly realized that he might not be as wealthy as this little girl.


    After Ouyang Jinyue paid, it was finally Xiao Jingting¡¯s turn.


    ¡°Do you want to cut the stones?¡± The shopkeeper asked.


    Xiao Jingting shook his head and said, ¡°No need.¡±


    ¡°Why don¡¯t you cut it? It¡¯s just two worthless stones, right? Do you have to hide to open it?¡± Ouyang Jinyue pouted in dissatisfaction.


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡± This stinky girl, black sheep! She really liked meddling.


    The stones that Xiao Xiaofan bought had always been cut by Xiao Jingting in secret. Xiao Jingting also bought a special stone cutter.


    Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s gaze swept over Ouyang Jinyue¡¯s stones and said, ¡°These stones of yours don¡¯t have anything good.¡±


    Annoyed, Ouyang Jinyue said, ¡°What did you say? The stones you picked are the worthless ones.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan blinked his eyes and held his stone without saying anything.


    ¡°Dear customer, you can cut the stone in our shop. Our shop cuts stones for free.¡± The shopkeeper urged.


    Seeing the gaze of quite a few people around him and weighing it all up, Xiao Jingting finally nodded, saying, ¡°Alright.¡±


    Ouyang Jing Yue glanced at Xiao Xiaofan and said, ¡°Cut mine first, then cut his.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan rolled his eyes and did not speak.


    Ouyang Jinyue¡¯s stones were cut one by one and produced several pieces of top-grade spiritual jade, it was not bad. Although they were good, they were worth 50,000 to 60,000 silver taels after rough estimation.


    Many people around Ouyang Jinyue were complimenting her. She bought ten stones and nine of them were empty. Ouyang Jinyue at least recovered some costs, her luck was not bad.


    If it wasn¡¯t for Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s peculiar ability, Xiao Jingting would never have dabbled in this stuff.


    In the meantime, Ouyang Jinyue looked at the results of the opening and was somewhat dissatisfied.


    ¡°Little fool, it¡¯s your turn.¡± Ouyang Jinyue said.


    Xiao Xiaofan glanced at Ouyang Jinyue and sullenly said, ¡°I¡¯m not a fool. My name is Xiao Xiaofan.¡±


    Ouyang Jinyue shrugged her shoulders and said, ¡°What a lousy name you have.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan bit his lip and ignored Ouyang Jinyue.


    ¡°Cut carefully.¡± Xiao Xiaofan carefully put the stone down and gave it to the stone cutter.


    ¡°Alright, little guest, don¡¯t worry.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan nodded and squatted nervously on the side.


    Ouyang Jinyue looked at Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s appearance as if he were facing a big enemy and snorted lightly, saying, ¡°It¡¯s just a worthless stone, but you still regard it as a treasure.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan glanced at Ouyang Jinyue without saying anything.


    The stone cut smaller and smaller, but nothing came out.


    Ouyang Jinyue looked at Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s nervous appearance and gloated, ¡°I told you that this stone of yours is worthless, but you still didn¡¯t believe it.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan stared at the side and couldn¡¯t help saying, ¡°Be careful, be careful.¡±


    ¡°Hey, it¡¯s stone in stone.¡±


    Cutting the center of the stone, it turned amber and something could be seen in it.


    ¡°Little fool, you hit it big this time.¡±


    ¡°Oh, a worm.¡± Ouyang Jinyue leaned in to see what was going on ¡°There¡¯s a worm in your stone. Although it is a bit novel, it is not worth the money.¡±


    ¡°Dear customer, how about we buy this stone of yours for thirty thousand taels of silver?¡± The voice of the owner of the gambling stone shop sounded calm.


    The stone Xiao Xiaofan picked was not of good quality just like Ouyang Jinyue said. Although it was large, it was only worth 5,000 taels.


    ¡°No, no.¡± Xiao Xiaofan shook his head quickly.


    ¡°Brother, I looked at the worm in this stone and I think it¡¯s lovely. Why don¡¯t I pay you one hundred thousand taels of silver for it?¡± A man in a brocade robe walked out.


    ¡°Kid, the stone you gambled out is worth a hundred thousand taels.¡± Ouyang Jinyue was a little surprised.


    Xiao Xiaofan looked at the worm in the stone without blinking, swallowed his saliva, and said, ¡°This worm smells good, it must be delicious when fried.¡±


    Ouyang Jinyue looked at Xiao Xiaofan in disbelief and said ¡°Eh, you actually eat fried worms, you¡¯re disgusting.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan glanced at Ouyang Jinyue with dissatisfaction and said, ¡°Deep-fried insects are delicious.¡±


    As soon as Xiao Jingting heard the bidding of the shopkeeper and the brocade robed man, he knew that this worm was very good. But they tried to take advantage of him because he didn¡¯t know about it, ¡°This thing will not¡­ be sold.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll pay fifteen spirit stones.¡± A flat voice sounded, interrupting Xiao Jingting¡¯s words of rejection.


    A man with white hair and a wine flask hanging from his body, walked over.


    Xiao Jingting was shocked, spirit stones were good things! There was very little production of spirit stones in this realm, and the spirit stone mines were all controlled by some of the top forces. One spirit stone could be sold for fifty to sixty thousand taels when it was available, fifteen spirit stones were close to seventy-eighty thousand taels of silver, which was close to the Xiao family¡¯s yearly income.


    Although the man looked ordinary, the shop suddenly quieted down once this man appeared.


    ¡°Senior Zhao, why are you here?¡± The shopkeeper rushed up and even greeted him with a smile.


    Zhao Jin glanced at the shopkeeper and said, ¡°Wang Quan, buying Ninth Grade Spiritual Silkworm for 30,000 taels of silver. I am afraid it¡¯s not enough.¡±


    The shopkeeper, Wang Quan, smiled awkwardly.


    Senior! Xiao Jingting¡¯s heart thumped, the shopkeeper cultivation was at the eighth level of Qi Practice, the one who was addressed as senior by him was naturally a Foundation Building Cultivator.


    ¡°Little friend, I recently had to refine pills and am in need of this spirit silkworm, I wonder if you can sell it to me?¡± Zhao Jin said.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said in a hurry, ¡°Of course you can. Senior Zhao, if you like it, feel free to take it.¡± A strong Foundation Building cultivator! He couldn¡¯t afford to offend such a big shot.


    Zhao Jin glanced at Xiao Jingting and threw out a bag of spirit stones and a token. ¡°I won¡¯t take advantage of you. Take this spirit stone and this token. If you encounter anything, you can come to me.¡±


    Xiao Jingting quickly thanked him, thinking: Today they were in the spotlight. He was afraid that someone would start paying too much attention to him. Zhao Jin¡¯s token was equal to a talisman, which should be able to make those who targeted him have some scruples. Thinking of Zhao Jin safeguarding his integrity, he couldn¡¯t stop his feelings becoming a little better toward this senior Zhao.

 Chapter 128

    Zhao Jin¡¯s eyes turned to Xiao Xiaofan, as if somewhat appreciative. ¡°Little guy, this stone was your pick?¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan nodded and said ¡°Yes!¡±


    ¡°At such a young age, you¡¯re already at the second level of Qi Practice, you have a bright future ahead of you!¡± Zhao Jin said.


    Xiao Xiaofan smiled shyly.


    Zhao Jin came and left quickly after getting the spiritual medicine silkworm.


    Ouyang Jing¡¯s heart thumped as she watched this scene. Xiao Qingyan¡¯s younger brother actually got to know a Foundation Building cultivator and earned more than a dozen Spiritual Stones. What good luck! Thinking about the dozen or so spirit stones, Ouyang Jing only felt a suffocating pain in her chest.


    The Marquis¡¯ family was important, but there were also many people. Ouyang Jing¡¯s father¡¯s cultivation was not high, so he had no status in the Marquis¡¯ family. She was a concubine¡¯s daughter. Although she was also a member of the Marquis family, the treatment she and Ouyang Jinyue received was quite different.


    ¡°Father, what is a spiritual medicine silkworm?¡± Xiao Xiaofan asked.


    ¡°Isn¡¯t it a silkworm?¡± Xiao Jingting said. He didn¡¯t know either what was a spiritual medicine silkworm! However, judging from that senior¡¯s reaction, it should be something good.


    Ouyang Jinyue glanced at Xiao Xiaofan with disdain and said,¡±You don¡¯t even know what is a spiritual medicine silkworm, you¡¯re really stupid.¡±


    Xiao Jingting,¡±¡­¡± Well, he didn¡¯t know either, so he was stupid too.


    ¡°Who says I don¡¯t know?! A silkworm is a silkworm! I already know.¡± Xiao Xiaofan held his head high.


    Xiao Jingting,¡±¡­¡±


    ¡°Stupidity, it¡¯s terrible.¡± Ouyang Jinyue shook her head with a look of disgust. ¡°The spiritual medicine silkworm was not a common silkworm. The spiritual medicine silkworm was a silkworm that had grown up eating medicines. The spiritual medicine silkworm¡¯s body would change with the aura in its body. That spiritual medicine silkworm¡¯s body just now was already purple, equivalent to a ninth grade spirit plant.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan looked at Ouyang Jinyue and said with some admiration,¡±You know so much!¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s certainly true, I know far more than you can imagine.¡± Ouyang Jinyue arrogantly said.


    There were many books in Marquis¡¯ residence, and Ouyang Jinyue had read a lot since she was a child. At a young age, she already knew much more than other ordinary children.


    ¡°But, you just said that the Spirit Silkworm is worthless. You lied to me!¡± Xiao Xiaofan complained.


    Ouyang Jinyue stomped her foot and said,¡±That¡¯s because I didn¡¯t see it clearly.¡± Although Ouyang Jinyue knew about the spiritual medicine silkworm, she had never seen it before, so she could not recognize it.


    ¡°Oh, you didn¡¯t see it clearly?! So you didn¡¯t recognize it, did you?¡±


    ¡°Who couldn¡¯t recognize it? I just didn¡¯t see it clearly. Kid, you¡¯re lucky!¡± Ouyang Jinyue changed the subject.


    Xiao Xiaofan nodded and said,¡±Yes! My luck has always been good. ¡±


    ¡­


    The fact that Xiao Xiaofan had won the gamble and sold a spirit silkworm for more than a dozen spirit stones instantly reached Xu Muan¡¯s ears.


    ¡°Back?¡± Xu Muan said.


    Xiao Xiaofan nodded and said,¡±Yes! Daddy, I sold a spirit silkworm today. I wanted to roast it to eat, but someone wanted to buy it, so Father sold it.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong looked at Xiao Xiaofan and said in a bad mood,¡±Eat! Eat! You just know how to eat! Aren¡¯t you afraid of choking?¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan was a little dejected. ¡°I was thinking about it. It was only one silkworm and it would not be easy to divide after roasting. Better to sell it.¡±


    Xiao Jingting,¡±¡­¡±


    ¡°Jingting, the auction will be in two days and I have already gotten our entry vouchers.¡± Xu Muan said.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said,¡±Good, after attending the auction, we¡¯ll go to Bifeng Academy and rent an Earth Fire Room for a while.¡±


    After a cultivator built his foundation, a fire would be generated in his heart that could be used to refine pills. The Qi Practitioner cultivators who wanted to refine pills could only use the earth fire.


    Bifeng Academy was built on a fire vein and many Qi Practice alchemists would rent the Earth Fire Room at Bifeng Academy. The renting room from Bifeng Academy was not cheap but Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s gambling out spirit stones was too eye-catching.


    Although that Foundation Building cultivator left a message, there were always those outlaws who were greedy for money. If their family went to Bifeng Academy, it would make people feel a little more scrupulous and they would be able to avoid the limelight.


    Xu Muan nodded and said,¡±Good.¡±


    ¡°We haven¡¯t eaten yet, let¡¯s go out to eat.¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Xu Muan nodded and said,¡±Alright!¡±


    ¡°Brother Xiao, congratulations! I heard that you gambled out a spiritual medicine silkworm. What good luck!¡± Ji Mu said, coming over.


    Xiao Jingting smiled and said,¡±It¡¯s not me that gambled it out, it¡¯s my son.¡±


    Ji Mu was envious as he said, ¡°Your son gambled it out? Is it not the same as you gambled it out? What good fortune!¡±


    Xiao Jingting smiled and said,¡±Yes! Yes!¡±


    Zhang Lingyu, who followed Ji Mu, did not speak.


    Xu Muan looked at Zhang Lingyu¡¯s slightly haggard face and looked indifferent.


    Zhang Lingyu looked at Xu Muan¡¯s calm face and thought:¡¯Xu Muan really knows how to pretend. His son gambled out a strange stone, but Xu Muan is still calm, he almost laughs out loudly in his heart.¡¯


    Zhang Lingyu didn¡¯t know that Xu Muan had already been used to it. Xiao Xiaofan gambled out quite a few good things, but afraid of being too conspicuous they just threw them all into the spiritual spring.


    ¡­


    The auction arrived in a flash.


    Xiao Xiaofan bounced as he ran in the direction of the auction.


    ¡°Little brother, you came to the auction as well!¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan couldn¡¯t help but frown when he saw Ouyang Jinyue and said,¡±I¡¯m not a little brother. I¡¯m not a little brother.¡±


    Ouyang Jinyue took a few steps closer and compared her height with Xiao Xiaofan while saying,¡±You¡­ are not even close.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan rolled up his sleeves and said,¡±This doesn¡¯t count, let¡¯s compare whose arm is thicker.¡±


    Xiao Jingting,¡±¡­¡±

 Chapter 129

    Ouyang Jinyue looked at Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s fleshy arm with disgust and said,¡±It¡¯s time for you to lose weight.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan rolled down his sleeves and said,¡±Otherwise we can compare who is stronger.¡±


    Ouyang Jinyue snorted and said,¡±I¡¯m not going to compete with a little brute like you.¡±


    Ouyang Jinyue turned around and walked in a high and mighty manner into the merchant store.


    Xiao Xiaofan turned around, lowered his voice and said to Xiao Jingting,¡±Father, she couldn¡¯t compete with me, so she ran away.¡±


    Xiao Jingting,¡±¡­¡±


    Ouyang Jinyue had a special identity so she was seated upstairs.


    But Xiao Jingting and Xu Muan were seated in the common seats downstairs.


    Xu Muan said to Xiao Jingting,¡±It seems that several Foundation Building Stage cultivators have come.¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said,¡±Yes!¡±


    ¡°Welcome to this auction. We would like to present the first item of this auction, the Foundation Building Stage Flying Heavenly Spirit Tiger.¡±


    A seven or eight meter long Flying Heavenly Spirit Tiger was sent up. It was already dead, but the aura remaining in its flesh and blood still made people extremely uncomfortable.


    ¡°For this Flying Heavenly Spirit Tiger, we will only accept spirit stones. The starting price is twenty spirit stones.¡±


    As soon as the auctioneer¡¯s voice fell, the guests in the seats started bidding, making the price soar rapidly.


    ¡°I¡¯ve heard that the blood and flesh of Foundation Building stage demonic beasts is equivalent to a peerless medicine.¡± Xu Muan said.


    ¡°Tiger skin, tiger bones, and demonic beast core are all good things too!¡± Xiao Jingting said. The auction house was really something! It was surprising that they could even get their hands on a Foundation Building Flying Heavenly Spirit Tiger.


    A cultivator seated upstairs offered one hundred and twenty spirit stones to buy the demonic beast¡¯s corpse.


    Xiao Jingting listened to the crazy offer and suddenly felt that the fifteen spirit stones he had were too little.


    There were various things in the auction and there was even a pill that specialized in treating impotence. Xiao Jingting originally thought that it would not sell but the price of the pill actually soared to 58,000 taels. Xiao Jingting could only sigh. Such a pill was needed everywhere!


    The following auction item was a set of ten spirit herbs. A bundle was placed on the stage.


    The auction would sometimes sell several types of spirit herbs in bundles at a discount in order to deal with some spirit herbs that had severely lost their efficacy. Sometimes, someone could find extremely precious spiritual medicines among the bundles sold, but the probability of this was very, very small.


    When the auction reached the sixth bundle of spirit herbs, the voice of Spirit Jade resounded in Xiao Jingting¡¯s sea of knowledge.


    ¡°Aqua Star, young seedling, can be refined into a Cloud Sky Pill, which can enhance soul power.¡± A recipe for the Cloud Sky Pill appeared in Xiao Jingting¡¯s sea of knowledge. Xiao Jingting didn¡¯t know how the jade pendant collected these pill recipes but he did not doubt the authenticity of the recipes in the slightest.


    Xiao Jingting spent 10,000 taels of silver in the auction to buy this bundle of spiritual herbs.


    After getting this bundle of spiritual herbs in the auction, Xiao Jingting spent fifty thousand taels and seventy thousand taels respectively to win two pill furnaces.


    When the pill furnaces were sent over, Xiao Jingting heard a voice from the jade pendant in his sea of knowledge about inferior pill furnaces.


    Xiao Jingting silently put the pill furnace into his storage ring. The inferior pill furnaces were expensive too!


    The auction soon came to an end. The third and second items before the end were magic tools used in the Foundation Building Stage, and they were bought at astronomical prices by Foundation Building Stage cultivators.


    ¡°Alright, I know why everyone is here today. Let¡¯s bring out the last item of the day, the Foundation Building Pill, with a starting price of thirty spirit stones.¡±


    Xiao Jingting frowned. If a cultivator in this world wanted to advance to the Foundation Building Stage, this Foundation Building Pill was indispensable.


    A cultivator of the ninth level of Qi Practice would live at most for 120 years if they were in good health. If they went out to fight and suffered an injury, it would greatly shorten their lifespan. In general, cultivators at Foundation Building stage would live for two hundred years. Once he built a foundation, he would be far more powerful than a cultivator of the ninth level of Qi Practice.


    If a family had a Foundation Building cultivator, the strength of the entire family would change drastically. This clearly showed the preciousness of Foundation Building Pills.


    The price of the Foundation Building Pill rose to one thousand and one hundred spirit stones, and finally stopped.


    Finally, the few people bidding who were quite vocal were exhausted. Xiao Jingting couldn¡¯t help feeling a bit overwhelmed.


    ¡°The Foundation Building Pill is really really expensive!¡± Xu Muan couldn¡¯t help but exclaim.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said,¡±Yes! But we don¡¯t have to think about it for the time being.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right!¡± He didn¡¯t know how long it would take to cultivate to the ninth level of Qi Practice. Father Xiao was nearly 50 but he was only at the eighth level of Qi Practice.


    Xiao Jingting squinted his eyes. This thing, Foundation Building Pill, was not something that could be bought with money, and even if he bought it, he might not be able to keep it. The person who just bought it was so afraid of being watched that he already walked out with it.


    Xiao Jingting stood up and said to Xu Muan,¡±Let¡¯s go as well.¡±


    Xu Muan nodded and said,¡±Alright.¡±


    ¡­


    ¡°Kid, where are you going?¡± When Xiao Xiaofan went out, he met Ouyang Jinyue again.


    ¡°I¡¯m going to refine pills.¡± Xiao Xiaofan said.


    Ouyang Jinyue looked at Xiao Xiaofan with some suspicion and said,¡±You want to refine pills, be careful of not burning your hair off.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan blushed and said,¡±I¡¯m not that stupid.¡±


    ¡°Many people have lost all their money in alchemy and ended up begging along the street.¡± Ouyang Jinyue sighed lightly.


    Xiao Jingting,¡±¡­¡±


    Ouyang Jinyue was right. It was said that the success rate of refining pills was very low. Those alchemists relied on countless spiritual grass piling up. If Xiao Jingting didn¡¯t have the space in his jade pendant, he would not want to engage in such a costly activity.


    There were many precious spirit herbs in his jade pendant space, and he did not have anyone powerful backing him up. He was too afraid of selling them for fear of causing trouble, so he had to digest them himself.


    ¡°You¡¯re the one who will be begging!¡± Xiao Xiaofan was annoyed.


    Ouyang Jinyue threw a token to Xiao Xiaofan and said,¡±Kid, if you can¡¯t make ends meet anymore, you can come to the Marquis¡¯ mansion to find me, I can support you!¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan looked at Ouyang Jinyue, full of doubt. ¡°Can you support me?¡±


    Ouyang Jinyue snorted lightly and said,¡±You¡¯re really insensitive, asking such a stupid question.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan,¡±¡­¡±


    Ouyang Jinyue led the people out.


    Xu Muan looked at Xiao Xiaofan, filled with amazement. ¡°Xiaofan, you¡¯re very popular.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan blushed and said,¡±Just so-so.¡±

 Chapter 130

    Bifeng Academy


    ¡°Ouyang Jinyue is gone?¡± Mo Bei asked.


    Ouyang Jing nodded and said,¡±Yes!¡± Originally, she wanted to take this opportunity to develop a relationship with Ouyang Jinyue, but unfortunately Ouyang Jinyue always guarded against others and did not take her seriously at all.


    Thinking of Ouyang Jinyue, Ouyang Jing couldn¡¯t help but sigh a little. Some people were always better than others, and it was infuriating.


    As a member of the same Ouyang family, that person could get everything she wanted but she had to fight for all the resources she needed. People looked down on her everywhere.


    ¡°Isn¡¯t that Xiao Jingting?¡± Ouyang Jing looked towards the distance in shock.


    Mo Bei nodded and said,¡±Yes! Xiao Qingyan¡¯s younger brother doesn¡¯t seem to be a student of Bifeng Academy, why is he here?¡±


    ¡°It can¡¯t be the wrong place.¡± Ouyang Jing said.


    Although Xiao Jingting had lucked out and advanced to the seventh level of Qi Practice, the Academy would definitely not accept him since he was at such an old age.


    ¡°I heard that Xiao Jingting¡¯s son bought a stone of poor quality and gambled out a spirit silkworm. He exchanged it for more than a dozen spirit stones and also formed a good relationship with a Foundation Building cultivator.¡± Mo Bei said.


    Ouyang Jing nodded and said,¡±Yes!¡±


    When Xiao Xiaofan gambled out the spirit silkworm, she just happened to be there.


    Ouyang Jing had always felt that stone gambling was bad, but seeing Xiao Xiaofan, a child, gambling something so valuable, she took some silver and made a small bet as well. Unfortunately, nothing was gambled, and seeing the silver that she had worked so hard to save, just floating away, Ouyang Jing felt extremely uncomfortable.


    ¡°Xiao Jingting is really lucky!¡± Mo Bei said.


    Ouyang Jing nodded and said,¡±Yes!¡±


    During the previous competition, someone from Marquis¡¯ family said that Xiao Jingting and Xiao Jinfeng had both advanced to the seventh level of Qi Practice probably because they had obtained a great chance in the secret realm. It was really a blessing!


    Xiao Jingting was walking with Xiao Xiaofan in his arms when suddenly, two people blocked his path.


    ¡°Can I help you two with something?¡± Xiao Jingting raised his head to look at Ouyang Jing and Mo Bei.


    ¡°Xiao Jingting, you should not be a student of Bifeng Academy, so why are you here?¡± Mo Bei asked. When Mo Bei saw Xiao Jingting, he was disgusted. Xiao Jingting was a second generation young master who had a rise by chance and he was actually at the seventh level of Qi Practice, much higher than the cultivation level Mo Bei was proud of.


    Xiao Jingting looked at Mo Bei and said,¡±I rented the Academy¡¯s Earth Fire room, the Bifeng Academy gave me a token.¡±


    Mo Bei was a little surprised. ¡°You rented the Earth Fire Room?¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said,¡±Yes!¡±


    ¡°Do you still have the spirit stones that the senior gave you? I¡¯ll offer thirty thousand to purchase from you.¡± Mo Bei said.


    Xiao Jingting was stunned and then stopped smiling. Mo Bei really took him for an idiot. The market price of spirit stones was around 60,000 taels of silver. But in fact, at this price, it could not be bought at all. Cultivators above the seventh level of Qi Practice seldom used silver anymore, and what was in circulation were spirit jade and spirit stones. If he took the spirit stones to the black market, it would not be difficult for him to sell one at 100,000 taels.


    ¡°Sorry, they have been used up.¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Mo Bei frowned and his face betrayed his dissatisfaction. ¡°Brother Xiao used them so fast! So many spirit stones, even a cultivator at the eighth level of Qi Practice could not use them so fast.¡±


    Xiao Jingting smiled bitterly and said,¡±It can¡¯t be helped! I couldn¡¯t control my hands. As soon as I see something good I want to buy it, so I spent all the spirit stones.¡±


    Xiao Jingting didn¡¯t really want to pay attention to Mo Bei, so after exchanging a few pleasantries with him, he took Xu Muan and his two sons to Earth Fire Room.


    ¡­


    Xiao Jingting had spent 150,000 taels of silver renting an ordinary Earth Fire Room.


    The Earth Fire Room was divided into a fire room and a lounge. The lounge was pretty small.


    ¡°Such a small place, it actually costs 50,000 silver taels.¡± Xiao Jingting shook his head.


    Bifeng Academy had over a hundred Earth Fire Rooms! If they rented them all out, it would be 5 million taels a month! He even heard that the price of high-grade Earth Fire Rooms was even higher.


    Xu Muan smiled and said,¡±This is Bifeng Academy. The houses in the Academy¡¯s land are more expensive.¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded his head and felt very reasonable. This was the good school district house! How could a good school district house not be expensive?


    Xiao Xiaofan looked with interest at the flames coming out of the fire chamber and said,¡±Daddy, are we going to stay here for the next three months?¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said,¡±Yes!¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan scratched his head with a bit of annoyance and said,¡±Oh!¡±


    Xiao Jingting looked at Xiao Xiaodong and said,¡±The fire element in the fire chamber is quite strong. You and your brother are young, so you should not stay here for a long time. You should take good care of your brother and try to take him outside to cultivate.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said,¡±I know.¡±


    Xiao Jingting looked at Xiao Xiaofan thoughtfully. Tye fire element in the Earth Fire Room was relatively dense, so Xiao Jingting could see red stars falling on Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s body and entering. Xiao Jingting squinted his eyes and found his youngest son¡¯s physique seemed to be somewhat special. Without a cultivation method, he automatically absorbed the aura.


    It was said that the alchemy¡¯s room could not only allow one to refine pills, but also help a cultivator with fire roots cultivate. However, the fire element in Earth Fire Room was violent, and you couldn¡¯t cultivate in it for a long time.


    ¡­


    Xu Muan studied the jade slip in his hand with great interest. The jade slip in Xu Muan¡¯s hand recorded some of Wang Huacheng¡¯s alchemy experiences.


    Previously, Xiao Jingting and Xiao Jinfeng had discovered the cave left by Wang Huacheng precisely in the midst of their adventure to advance to the seventh level of Qi Practice. Xiao Jingting had obtained Wang Huacheng¡¯s alchemy insights at that time. However, he was busy cultivating at that time and did not pay attention to it. Only now did he take it out to study.


    Alchemists were all very noble, and Xu Muan heard many rumors about alchemists since he was a child. So when Xiao Jingting said that he wanted to learn alchemy with him, Xu Muan couldn¡¯t believe it at first, and then became ecstatic.


    Xiao Jingting took out a pile of spirit grass from his jade pendant space.


    ¡°Let¡¯s start.¡±


    Xu Muan said happily,¡±Okay!¡±


    Xu Muan and Xiao Jingting both held a pill furnace and began to refine pills.


    The process of alchemy was very boring, and the two of them had to explore it slowly. Fortunately, there were plenty of spirit grass in the jade pendant space, so Xiao Jingting didn¡¯t need to consider the consequences of failure.


    Looking at the pile of spirit grass by the pill furnace, Xu Muan couldn¡¯t stop his heart from pounding.


    ¡­

 Chapter 131

    Bifeng Academy


    ¡°Brother Mo Bei, I heard that the person who gambled out a Spiritual Medicine Silkworm rented a Earth Fire Room for three months.¡± Pei Song said.


    Mo Bei nodded and said,¡±It¡¯s something like that.¡±


    ¡°That guy, Xiao Jingting is really rich!¡± Pei Song said.


    Mo Bei nodded and said,¡±Yes!¡±


    Pei Song was at the seventh level of Qi Practice and had been at this cultivation level for six years. The stronger the strength, the fiercer the competition for resources.


    After Xiao Jingting gambled out the Spiritual Medicine Silkworm, Pei Song became interested in him. Pei Song originally contacted several people with the intention of intercepting Xiao Jingting when he left the city. The Pei family also had a Foundation Building cultivator, so Pei Song didn¡¯t really care about the threat of that Foundation Building cultivator from that time.


    In Pei Song¡¯s opinion, that Foundation Building senior was only casually helping Xiao Jingting at that time. If Xiao Jingting really died, that Foundation Building cultivator would probably mind his own business. After all, Foundation Building cultivators were very busy.


    Xiao Jingting¡¯s strength was good, but he had a fatal weakness. He had two children. His two children had no self-protection ability and Xu Muan who was pregnant, was also a burden. Pei Song could hardly wait to take advantage of Xiao Jingting¡¯s departure from the Bifeng city to rob this fat sheep.


    However, after the auction ended, Xiao Jingting did not leave Bifeng City, but entered the academy instead.


    In the academy, naturally he couldn¡¯t do anything, so Pei Song decided to wait. Pei Song wanted to wait, but the other people who had originally contacted him were not happy. A dozen spirit stones were quite a lot. But three months was enough time for Xiao Jingting and Xu Muan to consume almost all the spirit stones and those people couldn¡¯t wait for that long for the leftover spirit stones.


    ¡°He rented for three months. Does Young Master Xiao want to learn alchemy?¡± Pei Song said.


    Mo Bei nodded and said,¡±It¡¯s possible, there are always some reckless people. They want to learn alchemy and don¡¯t turn back until they hit the wall!¡±


    ¡°Perhaps, in less than a month, this Young Master Xiao will give up.¡± If pills were so easy to make, Pill Masters wouldn¡¯t be so precious.


    ¡­


    Xiao Xiaofan was rolling on the bed. The space in the lounge was very small, so the most Xiao Xiaofan could roll was twice. He couldn¡¯t roll around as much as he wanted.


    ¡°Brother, let¡¯s sneak out and play, okay?¡± Xiao Xiaofan asked.


    Xiao Xiaodong opened his eyes, shook his head and said,¡±No.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan frowned and said,¡±No, why not?¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re being targeted, a lot of people want to catch you.¡± Xiao Xiaodong opened his eyes and said.


    Xiao Xiaofan was confused and said,¡±Humph! I¡¯m being targeted? Those people want to catch me? What do they want to catch me for?¡±.


    ¡°Seeing how fleshy you are, they want to roast you.¡± Xiao Xiaodong said.


    Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s face immediately twisted as he said,¡±I will not taste delicious.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong looked at Xiao Xiaofan and said,¡±Hurry up and cultivate, it¡¯s important to improve your strength.¡±


    Ever since Xiao Xiaofan had gambled out the Spiritual Medicine Silkworm, Xiao Xiaodong had noticed some people staring at them. Their stares were full of greed, making Xiao Xiaodong have some worry in his heart. However, Xu Muan was pregnant, and Xiao Xiaodong could only suppress this anxiety for fear of affecting Xu Muan.


    Xiao Xiaodong thought:¡¯My father should also know we are being observed. That¡¯s why we did not leave Bifeng city in a hurry. It is a good idea to cool off under a tree and stay here in Bifeng Academy where no one would dare to do anything.¡¯


    One wall away in Earth Fire Room, Xiao Jingting and Xu Muan repeated the boring activities of refining pills every day.


    After consuming spirit grasses that could be sold for hundreds of thousands of silver taels, Xu Muan finally refined a pill. Although it was just a common Qi Recovery pill and would not cost more than ten silver taels, they finally had some results. Xiao Jingting was very excited. Although the pill was not made by him, it was made by his own wife. So it was the same.


    In the rest room.


    Xiao Xiaofan sat on the bed, lazily rubbing his feet and said,¡±Brother, staying here every day, I¡¯m going to suffocate.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong looked at Xiao Xiaofan and said,¡±I really should starve you for two days. Even if I starve you for two days, you wouldn¡¯t have any problems.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan glared at Xiao Xiaodong and said with dissatisfaction,¡±Brother, you are really bad.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong ¡°¡­¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan took out several pieces of dried meat from his space ring. ¡°Spicy pepper, spicy, cumin¡­ Eating grilled meat all day long, I¡¯m going to get constipated.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong glanced at Xiao Xiaofan and said,¡±I have spirit fruit here, I can trade with you.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan put away his jerky and said,¡±No, no, I also have the spirit fruit.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong snorted lightly and thought:¡¯Xiaofan is getting pickier about his food now.¡¯


    ¡°Dad is now busy refining pills all day long and doesn¡¯t have time to make delicious food.¡± Xiao Xiaofan sighed.


    Xiao Xiaodong didn¡¯t have a good temper. ¡°Eat! Eat! You just know how to eat! Earlier, you said that as long as you¡¯re not hungry, you will be happy. But now, you¡¯ve learned how to be picky.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan scratched his head and said,¡±But, Dad¡¯s cooking is delicious! You want to eat it too.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong snorted and did not speak.


    Xiao Xiaofan leaned in front of Xiao Xiaodong and said,¡±Brother, have you ever seen dad refining pills?¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said,¡±I have seen it, what¡¯s the matter?¡±


    ¡°Dad¡¯s alchemy is clumsy. Last time, when I went to see my father, I saw that Daddy had broken the pill and the whole room was stinky.¡± Xiao Xiaofan said.


    ¡°Pills are naturally not that easy to refine.¡± Xiao Xiaodong said.


    The status of Pill masters was high. Desert City was not a small place, but there was not a single official alchemist in such a large place.


    Xiao Xiaodong also felt a little strange in his heart. He also went to see Xiao Jingting and Xu Muan refining pills and every time he saw a pile of spirit grasses around the two. Xiao Xiaodong estimated that those spirit grasses could be sold for a few million taels of silver. He really did not know where his two dads got so many spirit grasses from.


    Xiao Xiaofan shook his feet, saying,¡±Dad wants us to stay here every day. If we stay here any longer, I¡¯m going to grow grass on my head.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong looked at Xiao Xiaofan and felt some sense of urgency in his heart.


    Xiao Xiaodong thought:¡¯After Xiao Xiaofan started cultivating, his cultivating speed is very fast. Even when he does not cultivate much, his cultivation advancement is still fast and he should have good qualifications. I need to work hard to not be left behind by my younger brother.¡¯

 Chapter 132

    ¡°Selling pills, selling pills.¡± Xiao Xiaofan shouted at the top of his voice.


    Xiao Xiaodong stood to the side, looking a little guilty as Xiao Xiaofan shouted full of excitement.


    ¡°Brother, why don¡¯t you shout?! If you don¡¯t shout, no business will come!¡± Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s eyes brightened as he looked at Xiao Xiaodong.


    Xiao Xiaodong,¡±¡­¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan had been feeling bored for a month. The two brothers finally got the chance to go out after Xiao Jingting discovered that Bifeng Academy had a place for selling pills.


    Xiao Xiaofan was so excited that he had immediately taken over the task of selling pills given by Xiao Jingting.


    ¡°Little brother, what kind of pills do you have for sale here?!¡± Three beautiful female cultivators came together, and the one in green asked Xiao Xiaofan.


    Without thinking, Xiao Xiaofan said,¡±The best quality pill we have here is Strong Yang Pill. Sister, do you want it? We are newly opened so buy three and get one for free. Our Strong Yang Pill¡¯s quality is guaranteed and it is very affordable. After today, this opportunity will no longer be available, so don¡¯t miss out, sister.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong turned around and looked like he didn¡¯t want to talk to Xiao Xiaofan anymore.


    Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s face was all smiles and his eyes were shining as he looked at the woman in green.


    The woman in yellow and the woman in blue who were beside the woman in green were stunned at first but then trembled from laughter.


    ¡°Bi Ting, do you want it?! The quality of this pill is guaranteed.¡± The woman in yellow covered her mouth and laughed.


    ¡°Yes! Bi Ting, after today, this opportunity will not be available, so you must seize this opportunity.¡±


    The woman in green was speechless.


    ¡°Little brother, this pill of yours, how much is a bottle?¡± The young lady in yellow said jokingly.


    Seeing that there was a chance, Xiao Xiaofan hurriedly said,¡±Fifty taels of silver for a bottle, sister is so pretty so you can buy a bottle for one tael cheaper.¡±


    ¡°Bi Ting, it¡¯s so cheap. You should buy three bottles to get one free.¡± The yellow-clothed young lady said.


    ¡°Yes! Bi Ting, this little child even praised you for your good looks, and will give you a discount.¡± The woman in blue said.


    Xiao Xiaofan nodded, vigorously promoting his pill. ¡°Yes! Sister, our pills are inexpensive and good indeed. The effects are really exceptionally good, so you will definitely not be disappointed.¡±


    Listening to Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s serious propaganda, the yellow and blue-clothed girls laughed even more happily. Xiao Xiaofan looked at them in bafflement.


    Xiao Xiaodong covered his face, revealing a miserable look.


    Bi Ting rubbed Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s head and said,¡±Alright! Give me three bottles.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan was filled with joy. ¡°Elder sister, you really have a good vision!¡±


    ¡°Bi Ting, no way. Do you really want to buy it? Do you have a lover, who is not strong enough for you?¡± The young lady in yellow touched Bi Ting¡¯s elbow and asked.


    Bi Ting shook her head and said,¡±Of course I don¡¯t have one. Even if there was one, if he couldn¡¯t do it, I would absolutely dump him.¡±


    ¡°Then what are you buying these pills for?¡± The young lady in yellow asked in puzzlement.


    ¡°This younger brother praised me for my beauty, so I naturally have to give him some face.¡± Bi Ting said with a smile.


    Bi Ting sighed inwardly. It had nothing to do with her, but her brother had some problems. Her younger brother was stimulated when he was a child, so his ability was very poor. Originally he had a wife but she ran away secretly. Afraid that the other side would make rumors against her brother, she and her parents did not pursue this matter.


    After his wife ran away, her brother became more and more dejected. Bi Ting couldn¡¯t help but feel a little anxious, so when she ran into this stall she had some doubts whether this was the legendary ¡°fate¡±.


    Xiao Xiaofan packed the pills and said to Bi Ting,¡±Sister, a total of one hundred and fifty. You can get three Liang of silver cheaper, so you need to¡­¡± Xiao Xiaofan counted with his fingers and couldn¡¯t figure it out for a moment.


    Bi Ting shook her head and said,¡±No need to cheapen, just one hundred and fifty taels.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan smiled and said,¡±Thank you, sister.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan turned his head and looked at Xiao Xiaodong, happily saying,¡±Brother, we sold something today.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said,¡±Yes, we made money.¡±


    It was actually surprising. Xiao Xiaofan had actually managed to sell the Strong Yang Pill to a female cultivator who didn¡¯t seem to be married yet and that female cultivator actually didn¡¯t get angry. His brother was really amazing.


    ¡°Brother, you said before that if I sell this Strong Yang Pill to a female cultivator, you won¡¯t call me an idiot. From now on, you must keep your word!¡± Xiao Xiaofan looked serious.


    Xiao Xiaodong,¡±¡­¡±


    ¡­


    Underground Earth Fire Room.


    After finishing refining a stove of pills, Xu Muan looked at Xiao Jingting thoughtfully.


    ¡°Muan, what¡¯s wrong with you?¡± Xiao Jingting looked at Xu Muan and asked.


    Xu Muan shook his head and said,¡±It¡¯s fine but is it appropriate to ask Xiaodong and Xiaofang to sell Strong Yang Pills?¡±


    Xiao Jingting touched his nose with a bit of a guilty conscience and said,¡±Ah! You know, what I¡¯ve been refining most smoothly up to now is the Strong Yang Pill. My own ability is excellent so I don¡¯t need this stuff at all, so the more I refine it, the more useless they are to me if I don¡¯t sell them.¡±


    Xu Muan,¡±¡­¡±


    ¡°Why the most smoothly refined pill for you is Strong Yang Pill? Strong Yang Pill is not less difficult to refine.¡± Xu Muan helplessly said.


    Xiao Jingting,¡±¡­¡± He also wanted to know why! Unfortunately, there was no reason! It was just so easy to refine this pill, and he was refining more and more.


    There was a knock on the door so Xiao Jingting stood up and said with some excitement,¡±It should be Xiaodong and Xiaofan returning, I will go open the door.¡±


    Xu Muan nodded and responded,¡±Good.¡±


    Xiao Jingting opened the door and indeed saw the two little children.


    ¡°Daddy, a total of forty pills were sold today.¡± Xiao Xiaofan announced the good news.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said,¡±Xiaofan, is really capable.¡±


    Xiao Jingting thought:¡®If I did it myself, I would not sell more pills than my own son. My little son¡¯s face is really very useful.¡¯

 Chapter 133

    Xiao Xiaofan looked at Xiao Xiaodong and confessed,¡±Father, brother said that if I sell the Strong Yang Pills to a woman, he would never call me an idiot again, but he still called me an idiot just now. My brother doesn¡¯t keep his word. He is disgusting.¡±


    Xiao Jingting looked at Xiao Xiaofan in surprise and said,¡±You sold the Strong Yang Pill to a woman?¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan nodded and said,¡±Yes! I sold the Strong Yang Pill to a sister. ¡±


    Xiao Jingting looked at Xiao Xiaofan and thought:¡®The female cultivators in this realm are really too fierce. They even come to buy aphrodisiacs in public.¡¯


    Xiao Xiaofan looked at Xiao Jingting¡¯s face and said,¡±Father, what¡¯s wrong with you?¡±


    Xiao Jingting shook his head and said,¡±It¡¯s nothing.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong took out a stack of silver bills and said,¡±Father, a total of 1,800 taels.¡±


    Xiao Jingting looked at Xiao Xiaodong with appreciation and said,¡±Xiaodong is really capable.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong was a little embarrassed. In fact, all the pills were sold by his younger brother. He was only responsible for collecting money.


    ¡°Father, are we still going to sell the pills tomorrow?¡± Xiao Xiaofan asked.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said,¡±Father still has a lot of pills here. I¡¯m afraid we will need to sell them slowly.¡±


    Xiao Jingting held out a pile of Strong Yang Pills and gave them to the children.


    ¡°Father, what kind of pills are these?!¡± Xiao Xiaofan asked.


    ¡°It¡¯s all Strong Yang Pills.¡± Xiao Jingting was a little embarrassed.


    Xiao Xiaodong frowned and murmured in a low voice,¡±How could it be all aphrodisiac pills?¡±


    Xiao Jingting sighed helplessly in his heart. His youngest son didn¡¯t know what the Strong Yang Pills were, but his eldest son knew all about it. Sometimes having a son who was too smart was really annoying!


    ¡°Strong Yang Pills are quite easy to sell.¡± Xiao Xiaofan was unconcerned.


    Xiao Xiaodong looked at Xiao Xiaofan and did not say anything else so Xiao Jingting breathed a sigh of silent relief.


    ¡­


    Xiao Xiaodong and Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s stall quickly made a name for itself.


    The price of the pills on their stall was fair, and because the two children looked cute, many female cultivators who wanted to buy pills would give priority to their stall.


    Rather surprisingly, after Xiao Xiaodong and Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s stall made a name for itself, many men who liked to pursue beauties learned that two children were selling very good quality Strong Yang Pills.


    ¡°Little brother, how many Strong Yang Pills do you have here today?¡± A man in bright red clothes folding his fan asked in a leisurely manner.


    ¡°There are still thirty-two bottles.¡± Xiao Xiaodong said.


    ¡°I¡¯ll take them all.¡±


    The red-clothed man folded his fan and the smell of fragrant powder came over, making Xiao Xiaofan sneeze.


    Xiao Xiaodong looked at the man in red and thought:;¡®This man must be a lustful ghost, he actually wanted all thirty-two bottles of stamina pills.¡¯


    Xiao Xiaofan wrapped up the pills and handed them to the man in red saying,¡±A total of¡­¡±


    ¡°A total of one thousand and six hundred taels.¡± Knowing that Xiao Xiaofan couldn¡¯t calculate quickly, Xiao Xiaodong interfered. When their stall was first set up, there was a ¡®buy three get one free¡¯ promotion for Strong Yang Pill, however it had already ended.


    The man in red took the pills and pinched Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s fleshy cheek. ¡°Little brother, next time you have this kind of pill, remember to keep them for me.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong was secretly surprised. This human demon had just bought thirty-two bottles of Strong Yang Pills, but it was still not enough for him. What did this person want?!


    Xiao Xiaofan looked at the back of the man in red and muttered,¡±Father¡¯s pills sell very fast, but these made by daddy sell much more slowly.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong secretly rolled his eyes. There were a total of eight types of pills they currently sold. The one that sold best were the ones that Xiao Xiaodong originally thought that no one would buy, Strong Yang Pill.


    Xiao Xiaodong thought:¡®One by one come people who look decent. But as a result, they turn out to be¡­ You can¡¯t judge a book by its cover. During this period of time, it seems that Strong Yang Pill has gradually gained some fame so many people have secretly bought it.¡¯


    Shortly after the red-clothed man left, a husky man came over.


    ¡°Little brother, stamina pills, are there any left?¡± The black-clothed man somewhat bashfully lowered his voice.


    Xiao Xiaofan blinked his eyes and said,¡±A man in red just came and bought all the pills.¡±


    The man in black stomped his foot full of anger and said,¡±Damn it, this ladyboy came first.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong stroked his chin and said,¡±He shouldn¡¯t be able to use that much so I don¡¯t know why he bought so many.¡±


    ¡°This ladyboy operates a brothel somewhere, and your pills are sold as Gold Sacred Pills right there. The price is quadrupled but they still sell like hot cakes.¡± The man in black said.


    Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s eyes widened. At first, he thought that his father¡¯s best pill being Strong Yang Pill was somewhat not worth mentioning, but now it seemed that it was actually not bad! This guy sold Strong Yang Pill with the price quadrupled, and he was a real shameless profiteer.


    After Xiao Xiaodong returned to their residence, he told Xiao Jingting about how well the Strong Yang Pill was selling. Xiao Jingting, who had been praised could not help feeling a bit complacent.


    Xiao Jingting planted more spirit grass for refining Strong Yang Pill in his jade pendant space.


    Xu Muan had no problem with Xiao Jingting madly refining Strong Yang Pill.


    Xiao Jingting¡¯s pills gradually became famous so some people took the initiative to find Xiao Jingting and place orders directly. Xiao Jingting gladly accepted them.


    ¡°There is a man who has placed an order for 600 bottles of Strong Yang Pills in a month.¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    What kind of lustful person would need so many aphrodisiac pills? It was like taking aphrodisiac pills as a meal.


    Xu Muan looked at Xiao Jingting and said,¡±With such a large order, there is no need to let Xiaodong and Xiaofan go out and sell.¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said,¡±Yes!¡± Although there were people patrolling inside the Bifeng Academy, no one could guarantee that there would not be any accidents.


    Xiao Jingting had Spirit Spring at his disposal, which could quickly replenish the depleted spiritual energy in his body. So he could refine pills without pause. Practice makes perfect, so Xiao Jingting refined pills faster and faster and they became of higher and higher quality.

 Chapter 134

    Two months later, Xu Muan could refine more and more pills. He could even refine a high-grade Nourishing Element Pill.


    ¡°Xu Muan you are amazing!¡± Xiao Jingting couldn¡¯t help but say.


    The Nourishing Element Pill was effective for cultivators from the seventh to ninth level of Qi Practice. Previously Xiao Jingting had exchanged for some Nourishing Element Pills with Marquis but he almost ate all of them.


    Xu Muan was able to refine the Nourishing Element Pill, which just solved their current shortage of pills.


    The people of the Marquis family were stingy, collecting a bunch of spirit grasses for pills. But it was no wonder that Marquis was stingy. After all, Xu Muan had wasted quite a few spirit grasses in order to refine this Nourishing Element Pill.


    Xu Muan smiled and said,¡±It¡¯s not that great.¡±


    Thinking about the wasted spirit grasses, Xu Muan couldn¡¯t help but feel some distress. Fortunately, Xiao Jingting¡¯s jade pendant space could continuously produce all sorts of precious spirit grasses, otherwise after wasting so many spiritual grasses, he would not be able to continue. If he was a normal alchemist and wasted so many spiritual grasses, he would have given up a long time ago.


    Xiao Jingting looked at Xu Muan and said,¡±Is your body still alright? Otherwise, you should rest for a few days.¡±


    Xu Muan touched his stomach, unconcerned,¡±Don¡¯t worry, it¡¯s fine. In the past, when I was pregnant with Xiaofan, I went to the mountains every day to hunt. Alchemy isn¡¯t tiring, I have a sense of proportion.¡± However, he would give birth soon, so he had to make preparations early.


    Xiao Jingting was stunned for a moment and then said,¡±It¡¯s hard for you.¡±


    Xu Muan smiled and leaned on Xiao Jingting, saying,¡±You are here, so what else could I ask for?¡±


    Xiao Jingting hugged Xu Muan, a strong feeling of heartache surfacing in his heart.


    ¡­


    There was a knock at the door, so Xiao Xiaodong rubbed his eyes and got up to open the door.


    Xiao Xiaodong looked at the man in red at the door, frowning,¡±You¡¯re here so early.¡±


    Tian Fei shook his folding fan and spoke earnestly,¡±Not early. The early bird catches the worm! Child, you should form the good habit of going to bed early and getting up early.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong said suspiciously,¡±But, I heard you are in the night business! The early bird catching the worm should be applied to you too, no?¡±


    Tian Fei,¡±¡­¡± This damned kid was really not cute.


    ¡°Where is your father?¡± Tian Fei asked.


    ¡°Are you here to buy Strong Yang Pills?¡± Xiao Xiaofan asked from behind Xiao Xiaodong.


    Tian Fei nodded and said,¡±Yes¡±


    ¡°Father already prepared it. Brother, take it out.¡± Xiao Xiaofan looked at Xiao Xiaodong.


    Xiao Xiaodong carried a large jar out. Inside it, were a few hundred Strong Yang Pills.


    When Tian Fei saw the large jar of pills, it was as if he saw a mountain of silver. He immediately smiled.


    ¡°Brother Xiao is true to his word!¡± Tian Fei was satisfied. He had been worried that Xiao Jingting would not be able to refine so many pills, so he didn¡¯t expect Xiao Jingting to actually be ready.


    Xiao Xiaofan looked at Tian Fei with curiosity and said,¡±Uncle, are you buying so many pills to eat as snacks?¡±


    Tian Fei was stunned when he heard Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s words. Eating Strong Yang Pills as snacks? He didn¡¯t have courage to meet this kind of end.


    ¡°No.¡± Tian Fei said.


    ¡°Uncle, have you eaten it yet? Is this pill delicious?¡± Xiao Xiaofan asked.


    Tian Fei,¡±¡­¡± He didn¡¯t eat it! He bought it all for other people to eat. He had no such problem so he hadn¡¯t eaten it at all.


    ¡°I want to eat, but my brother doesn¡¯t let me eat it. It would be fine if my brother just didn¡¯t give it to me, but he also beat me.¡± Xiao Xiaofan was full of grievance as he glared at Xiao Xiaodong.


    Tian Fei,¡±¡­¡± ¡®It¡¯s the right thing to hit you, you damned child! How could such a thing be eaten causally?¡¯


    ¡°This pill is not delicious at all. It¡¯s sour, bitter and smelly.¡± Tian Fei said with disgust.


    Xiao Xiaofan opened his eyes wide and looked at Tian Fei from top to bottom. ¡°So you¡¯ve eaten it. Uncle! I heard Father say that all people who eat this pill are physically ill. My body is fine so I can¡¯t eat it.¡± Xiao Xiaofan looked at Tian Fei with some sympathy in his eyes.


    Tian Fei turned around and fled with Strong Yang Pills. These two annoying children! The female cultivators in the academy said that these two brats were cute and adorable. Where exactly were they cute?! He couldn¡¯t see it at all.


    ¡­


    Pei Song had been waiting for Xiao Jingting and Xu Muan to fail in alchemy and leave Befeng Academy.


    Unfortunately, Xiao Jingting¡¯s Strong Yang Pill was selling like wildfire, and the two of them had no intention of leaving at all.


    Pei Song looked at Tian Fei, who was dressed in red clothes. He frowned and his expression was gloomy,¡°Tian Fei, this guy, seems to be very proud of himself!¡±


    Mo Bei nodded and said,¡±I heard that his brothel has been doing very well recently, so it¡¯s no wonder he is proud of it.¡±


    ¡°As the student of Academy, he went to open some brothel, corrupting the atmosphere of the academy. He still had the guts to show his face wandering around the academy. It¡¯s not like he is a ger, but he is not dressing like a male or a female. I really don¡¯t know what he¡¯s thinking.¡± Pei Song was full of disdain.


    Mo Bei laughed bitterly and said,¡±Although Tian Fei¡¯s not a decent man, I have to say that he is not bad at making money.¡± Tian Fei had always been generous with his money, and there weren¡¯t many people in the academy who were richer than Tian Fei.


    Pei Song snorted and said,¡±He can only do these crooked things.¡±


    Mo Bei looked at Pei Song and smiled helplessly. Tian Fei had chased after Pei Song before, making Pei Song deeply ashamed. Now he looked disgusted when he saw Tian Fei. Tian Fei chased Pei Song for a while but after feeling bored, he shifted his target making Pei Song dislike Tian Fei even more.


    ¡°What¡¯s he doing?¡± Pei Song looked at Tian Fei who was constantly handing out flyers.


    ¡°It seems like he¡¯s handing out flyers. He seems to have united a few brothels and is planning to hold an Oiran competition.¡± Mo Bei said.


    Pei Song said with a look of constipation,¡±He is really capable of messing around.¡±


    ¡°The relationship between Xiao Jingting and Tian Fei seems to be very good. These aphrodisiac pills of Xiao Jingting seem to have helped Tian Fei a lot.¡± Mo Bei said.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know where Xiao Jingting got so many aphrodisiac pills from.¡± Pei Song said.


    ¡°He should have refined them, aphrodisiac pills are not difficult to refine.¡± Mo Bei said.


    He heard that Strong Yang Pills that Xiao Jingting had refined were very effective, so it must be that the recipe in this person¡¯s hand was somewhat special.


    Mo Bei didn¡¯t know that Xiao Jingting had discovered that adding a little bit of spiritual spring water when refining pills could greatly increase the rate of success and also improve the quality of the pills.


    ¡°This guy Xiao Jingting! He focused his attention on nothing else but refining this kind of pill. He is surely far from decent.¡± Pei Song snorted coldly.


    Mo Bei nodded and said,¡±Yes! Birds of a feather flock together.¡± Xiao Qingyan was a man who cared most about his face. If his own brother sold aphrodisiac pills in the academy, he would definitely feel embarrassed. Unfortunately, he was not in the academy now.


    ¡­

 Chapter 135

    In a pavilion, several female cultivators from Bifeng Academy gathered together.


    ¡°I haven¡¯t seen those two pill-selling brats lately! In fact, those brats sold pretty good rejuvenation pills.¡± A yellow-clothed female cultivator said.


    ¡°Their Antidote Pill was also good.¡± A red-clothed female cultivator added.


    ¡°Returning Qi Pill and Detoxification Pill were also good. But in fact they are nothing, the primary pill those two brats sold is the Strong Yang Pill. I heard that this pill is quite effective.¡± A blue-clothed female cultivator said, laughing.


    ¡°Sister Bi Ting, I heard that you have bought Strong Yang Pill before! I want to know how effective it is.¡± The female cultivator named Xin Lan was full of curiosity.


    The girl in green smiled and said,¡±The effect? I don¡¯t know either. This pill is already so famous, so it must be good. I still have a few bottles left, if sisters want it, I will sell them to you at three hundred taels a bottle.¡±


    ¡°Senior Sister Bi Ting, you are even greedier than Senior Brother Tian! Even when he resell them, he will only sell them at two hundred taels of silver.¡± The red-clothed female cultivator shook her head helplessly.


    Bi Ting laughed and said,¡±I¡¯m better-looking than Senior Brother Tian Fei. Why does it matter if I sell it at a higher price than him?¡±


    ¡°Sister Bi Ting, if you say it like this, beware of Senior Brother Tian Fei coming to beat you up!¡±


    ¡°Senior brother Tian Fei would not be so narrow-minded.¡± Bi Ting lowered her head. After she bought the pills, she threw them to her younger brother. Unexpectedly, after her younger brother took them, he said they had very good effect, so Bi Ting quickly went back to the stall and bought a bunch of pills, including Strong Yang Pill.


    After taking it several times, her younger brother said that his problem seemed to be solved. Bi Ting was so pleased to know it, and she bought more.


    Bi Ting secretly rejoiced that she had acted fast enough. Now that these two children were not seen much on the market, all Strong Yang Pills seemed to be sold to Tian Fei at 80 taels a piece, and this greedy guy was selling them at 200 taels a piece.


    ¡­


    When Xiao Qingyan returned to the academy, he heard the rumor that Xiao Jingting was selling Strong Yang Pills in the Academy.


    Xiao Qingyan, who had always been proud of himself, was very displeased with Tian Fei, who was always dressed up in fancy clothes, flirting with pretty girls. Knowing that Tian Fei and Xiao Jingting had a close relationship, he couldn¡¯t help but go to the fire room to look for Xiao Jingting.


    ¡°Big brother, it¡¯s you! When did you return to the academy?¡± Xiao Jingting saw Xiao Qingyan, drew a breath and casually asked.


    Xiao Jingting¡¯s hair was messy and there were deep dark circles under his eyes. He seemed exhausted, but his eyes were filled with excitement.


    Xiao Qingyan looked at Xiao Jingting¡¯s appearance and said with some suspicion,¡±What¡¯s wrong with you? You¡¯ve used the happy powder again? Younger brother, you have to control yourself, don¡¯t destroy your own future.¡±


    Xiao Jingting,¡±¡­¡± Xiao Qingyan, this man never thought highly of him, right?


    ¡°No, Xu Muan just gave birth, so I have been looking after him these days and didn¡¯t have a good rest.¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Xiao Qingyan was a little surprised,¡±Xu Muan gave birth?¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded, showing off. ¡°Yes! He gave birth to a fat boy who especially likes to eat.¡±


    Xiao Qingyan looked at Xiao Jingting with some disgust and said,¡°How could you let your wife give birth in the Academy?¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong with that?¡± Xiao Jingting asked.


    He thought about it, but he still felt that it was the safest to let Xu Muan give birth in the academy. He spent a large amount of money renting this Earth Fire room, so he had to make the best use of it. By all rights, it should be forbidden to give birth in the academy. However, Xu Muan lived in deep seclusion, so no one noticed. Now that the child was born, he assumed that no one would pursue this matter.


    ¡°Let¡¯s not talk about it any longer, I heard you are very close with Tian Fei?¡± Xiao Qingyan asked.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said,¡±Well, he is nice, we have business dealings.¡±


    Tian Fei was a generous person. When Xiao Jingting said that he wanted to exchange some of the silver for spiritual jade, Tian Fei agreed without saying a word. Xiao Jingting said that he wanted to exchange the Yuan Nourishing Pills he had obtained from the Marquis for Spiritual Stones, and he also helped to arrange it.


    ¡°How could you mingle with such a person?¡± Xiao Qingyan asked, feeling resentful towards him since he always failed to meet expectations.


    Xiao Jingting looked helplessly at Xiao Qingyan and said,¡±Big brother, he has money, I need money. There¡¯s nothing strange about my dealings with him!¡±


    Xiao Qingyan looked at Xiao Jingting and said coldly,¡±You¡¯re simply ridiculous, stay away from this person.¡±


    ¡°Elder brother, he is not in your way. Why do you dislike him so much?¡± Xiao Jingting asked.


    Xiao Qingyan said angrily,¡±I¡¯m doing this for your own good, do you know what he does?¡±


    It was just opening a brothel, so what was the big deal? He didn¡¯t believe that his big brother never went to a brothel and slept with a woman there. But he looked down on those who opened brothels. ¡°Big brother, instead of worrying about me, why don¡¯t you focus more on improving your cultivation?¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Xiao Jingting really didn¡¯t fear Xiao Qingyan, so when he spoke, he wasn¡¯t polite.


    When Xiao Qingyan heard Xiao Jingting¡¯s words, his face turned livid. Finally turning his head, he ran away.


    Xiao Jingting looked at Xiao Qingyan¡¯s receding figure and helplessly rolled his eyes. Really! This big brother of his! The moment he appeared, he would start criticizing. Knowing that Xu Muan gave birth, he didn¡¯t even care about Xu Muan and the child. Instead, he showed great disdain just because Xu Muan had a child in the academy, and he believed that the birth had  defiled the place. What a jerk!


    Xu Muan turned around and looked at Xiao Jingting, asking,¡±Just now, who came?¡±


    ¡°Xiao Qingyan was here.¡± Xiao Jingting lazily said.


    Seeing Xiao Jingting¡¯s face, Xu Muan knew that these two brothers did not have a nice talk.


    ¡°What did your brother say?¡± Xu Muan asked.


    ¡°What else could he say? He said that I have disgraced him by selling Strong Yang Pills and that I didn¡¯t learn well because I mixed together with Tian Fei.¡± Xiao Jingting¡¯s mouth curled as he spoke.


    Xu Muan shook his head and said,¡±Xiao Qingyan hasn¡¯t changed at all.¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said,¡±Yes! The rivers and mountains are easy to change, but humans are difficult to change.¡±

 Chapter 136

    Xiao Qingyan left Xiao Jingting¡¯s Earth Fire Room in a rage, feeling deeply suffocated.


    When Xiao Jingting left the Desert City, he transferred the beverage shop which was like a cash cow, to Xiao Jinfeng who was his elder brother. Xiao Qingyan didn¡¯t gain anything, but Xiao Jinfeng took advantage of it.


    When he finally calmed down, he wasted no time in convincing his parents to ask Xiao Jinfeng for the Ice Heart Pill, but Xiao Jinfeng said that the pill had already been used.


    After another month or so, Mu Shuyu entered the seventh level of Qi Practice.


    After Mu Shuyu entered the seventh level of Qi Practice, he began to vigorously cultivate high-grade spiritual plants, earning money very quickly. Xiao Jinfeng and Mu Shuyu¡¯s talent was recognized throughout Desert City.


    Xiao Qingyan knew very well that when his parents asked Xiao Jinfeng for the Ice Heart Pill, it should not have been used yet. It would be useless for Mu Shuyu to take it if he did not reach the bottleneck of the sixth level of Qi Practice.


    Xiao Jinfeng, this damned guy. He would rather give the pill to an outsider than to his own big brother. His parents also did not try their best. If they did, Xiao Jinfeng would need to spit out this pill.


    These two guys, Xiao Jinfeng and Xiao Jingting no longer regarded him as a big brother. His parents¡¯ attitude towards him was also no longer the same.


    Ever since Mu Shuyu had advanced to the seventh level of Qi Practice, his parents had treated this ger daughter-in-law much better. Xiao Qingyan even felt that his mother¡¯s attitude towards Mu Shuyu was a bit flattering.


    The more Xiao Qingyan thought about it, the more indignant he became. He did not watch out and bumped into another person.


    ¡°Brother Xiao! You¡¯re back?¡± Tian Fei looked at the angry Xiao Qingyan and greeted him with a smile.


    Xiao Qingyan nodded and said,¡±Yes! Senior Tian.¡±


    Xiao Qingyan despised Tian Fei very much. He was a man but liked men and chased after many genius cultivators in the academy. He was discarded like a pair of worn-out shoes but was not ashamed or annoyed. He was really shameless. Xiao Qingyan might look down on Tian Fei, but according to the law that strength should be respected in the realm of cultivation, Xiao Qingyan needed to respectfully call senior when he met Tian Fei.


    ¡°I¡¯m going to see your brother, do you want to go with me?¡± Tian Fei asked.


    Xiao Qingyan shook his head and reluctantly said,¡±I won¡¯t go, I just came after meeting him.¡±


    Tian Fei blinked and said,¡±Your brother is very good in alchemy! Particularly the Strong Yang Pills he refined, they are exceptional! Did you ask him for a few? You must feel very lucky to have such a talented brother.¡±


    ¡°Senior. I am fine, I don¡¯t need them.¡± Xiao Qingyan said with a gloomy face.


    Tian Fei¡¯s gaze swept over Xiao Qingyan¡¯s lower half with a teasing expression and he said, ¡°Really no problem?¡±


    Xiao Qingyan became irritated by Tian Fei¡¯s gaze. ¡°I¡¯m really fine, if it¡¯s fine with senior, I¡¯ll leave first.¡±


    ¡°I was just joking with you, but you become angry.¡±


    Xiao Qingyan said with some unwillingness,¡±Senior, I have something else to do, I¡¯ll leave first.¡±


    Tian Fei looked at Xiao Qingyan¡¯s back and shook his head, thinking:¡¯They are obviously brothers but there is such a big difference!¡¯


    ¡­


    Xiao Jingting walked into the room and saw Xiao Xiaojin holding a milk jug, gulping down the milk.


    The milk jug was specially made by Xiao Jingting and it was similar to the milk jug on earth. But the size was bigger.


    Xiao Xiaofan was lying beside Xiao Xiaojin, his eyes focused on the milk bottle in Xiao Xiaojin¡¯s hands, with a suspicious liquid flowing from the corner of his mouth.


    Feeling Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s gaze, Xiao Xiaojin turned over, and the former could only see his butt.


    Xiao Xiaodong, who was standing on the side, was also glancing from time to time at the milk bottle in Xiao Xiaojin¡¯s hand.


    Seeing Xiao Jingting come in, Xiao Xiaofan hurried to stand straight and said,¡±I didn¡¯t steal my brother¡¯s milk.¡±


    Xiao Jingting smiled helplessly and looked at the small body on the bed, his eyes filled with tenderness.


    After Xu Muan became pregnant, Xiao Jingting asked someone to make a milk jug earlier. Xiao Jingting didn¡¯t expect that Xiao Xiaofan would be so interested in this milk bottle. It also seemed that even Xiao Xiaodong, who had been used to having a stern expression was interested in this novelty.


    Xiao Jingting thought about it for a while and took out two spare milk jugs and gave them to Xiao Xiaofan and Xiao Xiaodong. When the two kids got their milk jugs, they immediately treated them as if they were treasures. Xiao Jingting couldn¡¯t help but lament that the kids in this world were so easy to please. One milk jug and it was done.


    ¡°Sent Tian Fei away?¡± Xu Muan asked Xiao Jingting.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said,¡±Yes! I sold him another 800 pills, that should be enough for him to use for a while.¡±


    ¡°When are we leaving?!¡± Xu Muan asked. They rented this Earth Fire Room for three months and the deadline seemed to be approaching.


    ¡°Not for the time being, I just renewed it for another two months.¡±


    Xu Muan was a little surprised. ¡°You renewed it for another two months?¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said,¡±Yes! I feel that I am close to breaking through to the eighth level of Qi Practice. Moreover, I feel that I¡¯ve been refining pills a lot more smoothly lately, so I will take this opportunity to refine more pills.¡± The Earth Fire Room wasn¡¯t something that could be found anywhere. Moreover, although the price of renting the underground Earth Fire Room from Bifeng Academy was not high, it was actually more expensive in other places.


    Xu Muan nodded and said,¡±That¡¯s good.¡± His cultivation had already entered the seventh level of Qi Practice. However, after giving birth to a child, he had somehow hurt his vitality. Xu Muan also felt that he needed time to replenish his vitality.


    Having sold many pills before, the two of them weren¡¯t short of silver, so they closed their doors and focused on refining pills.


    Xiao Xiaofan, who was originally eager to go out, took over the task of taking care of Xiao Xiaojin. He didn¡¯t make much noise about going out to play anymore and spent the whole day either cultivating or playing with Xiaojin.


    Pei Song, who knew that Xiao Jingting had renewed his contract for another two months, was furious.

 Chapter 137

    At first, after Xiao Xiaofan gambled out a Spiritual Medicine Silkworm, there were many people who observed Xiao Jingting. But as time passed, seeing that Xiao Jingting had been hiding in Bifeng Academy like a shrinking turtle, these people all became busy with their own affairs, but Pei Song was not willing to give up.


    It was not easy for him to wait until the expiration in March and seeing that Xiao Jingting had renewed for another two months, Pei Song hated him even more.


    Just like Pei Song, Xiao Qingyan was also upset.


    Xiao Qingyan was not happy with Xiao Jingting¡¯s ¡®immoral¡¯ behavior of selling Strong Yang Pills.


    However, after learning that Xiao Jingting made several million taels of silver with this pill, he changed his attitude and wanted to discuss with Xiao Jingting selling this pill as an agent. Unfortunately, Xiao Jingting had already closed the door of the Earth Fire Room with a sign saying ¡®In seclusion. Not welcoming any guests¡¯ hanging outside.


    Xiao Qingyan was sure that Xiao Jingting intended to ignore him, so he went into seclusion. In a fit of fury, he closed his door as well.


    Two months later, Xiao Jingting and Xu Muan finally went out.


    Thinking of the piles of pills in his spatial ring, Xiao Jingting couldn¡¯t help but feel very satisfied.


    Xiao Xiaofan looked at Xiao Jingting and said,¡±Father, are we leaving?¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said,¡±Yes!¡±


    ¡°Finally leaving! Dad, let¡¯s find a place and have a good meal.¡± Xiao Xiaofan suggested.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said,¡±Alright!¡± During this period of time, it was indeed true that he had wronged his own sons.


    Xiao Jingting touched the jade pendant on his body. After such a long time, all the spirit stones and spirit jades thrown in the spiritual spring had all been assimilated in it. The growth of spiritual plants beside the spirit spring might have slowed down for lack of spiritual energy. If there were no spiritual jades and spirit stones to supplement it, the spiritual spring might have regressed.


    The spiritual spring was picky now, and the top quality spirit jade he exchanged with Tian Fei had very little effect on the spiritual spring now. He had to find a way to get spirit stones! Otherwise, there would be no way to continue to grow spiritual grasses. The quality of the spiritual spring would not improve and their cultivation would also be affected. He and Xu Muan basically relied on drinking the spiritual spring water to improve their cultivation.


    Xiao Jingting left the Earth Fire Room five days earlier and left Bifeng Academy with Xu Muan and his three kids.


    Pei Song, who had been observing Xiao Jingting¡¯s movement heard that Xiao Jingting was finally leaving the Bifeng City, feeling like he was on cloud nine.


    Pei Song began to observe Xiao Jingting because of spirit stones in his hand, but then Pei Song became obsessed with him after observing him for so long.


    After Xiao Jingting left Bifeng Academy, he was not in a hurry to leave the city. But instead, he took Xiao Xiaofan with him to all major gambling stone shops.


    Most of the resources suitable for the eighth level of Qi Practice cultivation were no longer something that could be bought with silver, so it was not much helpful to keep a large amount of silver. It was better to gamble something useful out. Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s last gamble was a Spiritual Medicine Silkworm and many people were curious about the stones Xiao Xiaofan had chosen. But Xiao Jingting no longer opened the stone in front of other people.


    Xiao Xiaofan was exceptionally talented, and all the stones he gambled out naturally had good things inside. But the Spiritual Spring was becoming more and more selective, so the Spiritual Jade that came out of the stones that Xiao Xiaofan gambled out were gradually unable to meet the demand of the Spiritual Spring.


    Xiao Xiaodong held Xiao Jingting¡¯s hand as he turned around from time to time.


    Xiao Jingting looked at Xiao Xiaodong and asked,¡±What¡¯s wrong?¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong shook his head and said,¡±Nothing, I just felt that someone was watching us.¡±


    Xiao Jingting smiled and said,¡±Xiao Xiaodong, you are very sensitive.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong was a bit surprised as he looked at Xiao Jingting, and then he said,¡±Father, you already knew that?¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded saying,¡±Yes! It¡¯s just a fourth level of Qi Practice cultivator.¡±


    When Xiao Jingting had obtained the young seedlings of the Aqua Star at the auction house, he had also obtained the recipe for the Cloud Sky Pill. This pill could enhance his soul power. Xiao Jingting fused the soul power of the original body owner so even before, his soul power was much stronger than an average person. With this pill, his soul power was above that of a cultivator at the ninth level of Qi Practice.


    Xiao Jingting thought:¡¯I don¡¯t know who is behind this fourth level Qi Practice cultivator, but some person sent this cultivator to spy on me. Although I hid some of my accomplishments, I was still an expert at the seventh level of Qi Practice.¡¯


    Xiao Jingting shook his head. In the beginning, he went to Bifeng Academy just to wait for the limelight to pass. However, he didn¡¯t expect that after half a year, that person who observed him would still keep an eye on him.


    Xiao Jingting with his two children walked into a restaurant.


    In the guest room, Xu Muan had already ordered food and was waiting for them.


    ¡°There are two people outside who have been seemingly watching us for several days.¡± Xu Muan hugged Xiao Xiaojin as he faced Xiao Jingting.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said,¡±Yeah, I have to buy something to defend myself. I¡¯ll go out alone tomorrow.¡±


    Xu Muan nodded and said,¡±Alright.¡±


    Xiao Jingting easily shrugged off the people trailing behind him and secretly sold some pills in batches, exchanging them for a considerable amount of spiritual jade. Then he took this spiritual jade to exchange for some spiritual talismans and magic tools.


    After making the preparations, Xiao Jingting went to find Tian Fei.


    ¡°You can get spirit jade?¡± Tian Fei asked.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said,¡±Yes!¡±


    Tian Fei looked at Xiao Jingting with a meaningful look on his face,¡±Brother Xiao is a person with great ambitions!¡±


    Xiao Jingting laughed and said,¡±What great ambitions? I just want to go out to see what is going on.¡±


    Tian Fei thought about it and said,¡±Brother Xiao, perhaps you can go to Star City.¡±


    ¡°Star City?¡± Xiao Jingting asked with some curiosity.


    Tian Fei nodded and said,¡±It is said that Star City is built on a spiritual vein and is very rich in aura. However, Star City gathered many Foundation Building cultivators, so it¡¯s difficult to gain a foothold there without silver. It is also said that there is a passage to the Green Cloud Immortal Sect on the other side of Star City.¡±


    ¡°The Green Cloud Immortal Sect?¡± Xiao Jingting asked.


    Tian Fei nodded and said,¡±Yes! That is the true holy land of cultivation. It is said that among the Green Cloud Immortal Sect, there are many Foundation Building cultivators and there are even quite a few Golden Core cultivators.¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said thoughtfully,¡±Is that so?!¡± Xiao Jingting got excited as he heard Tian Fei¡¯s words. Xiao Jingting transmigrated from the earth, so naturally he didn¡¯t want to live a mediocre life. After hearing Tian Fei¡¯s words, he couldn¡¯t help feeling excited.

 Chapter 138

    Xiao Jingting stocked up supplies before putting his three children in the cart and getting ready to hit the road.


    Xiao Xiaojin was lying on Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s knees holding his milk jug. Xiao Xiaodong was holding Xiao Xiaojin with one hand and milk jug with the other, and Xiaojin was drinking milk with all his strength.


    Seeing Xiao Xiaodong holding the milk jug, with his cheeks bulging, Xiao Jingting suddenly felt it was a little funny. Xiao Jingting thought:¡¯This son of mine, finally showed the appearance of a child. He always keeps a straight face all day long, making him look like a little old man and even making his own father look very immature.¡¯


    Seeing Xu Muan coming out, Xiao Jingting asked,¡±Are you ready? If you are ready, get in the cart.¡±


    Xu Muan hesitated for a moment before he said,¡±Actually, I can drive.¡±


    Xiao Jingting raised his eyebrows. From the way someone had been watching them for the past few days, it seemed that their journey would not be peaceful. Was Xu Muan suggesting that he should drive because he didn¡¯t trust his abilities?


    Xiao Jingting became embarrassed as he said,¡±Just go in and take care of the children.¡±


    Xu Muan looked at Xiao Jingting with some suspicion. Xiao Jingting angrily said,¡±Why are you looking at me like this? My cultivation is above yours.¡± Well, his fighting talent was a little poor but people always needed a period for adaptation, so he was more powerful now.


    Xu Muan nodded and said sincerely,¡±Yes, your strength is higher than mine.¡±


    Xiao Jingting looked at Xu Muan¡¯s serious appearance and somehow his cheeks became a little hot. Xiao Jingting waved his hand and said,¡±Just go in and take care of the children, I will handle it.¡±


    Xu Muan nodded at his words and got into the cart.


    Xiao Jingting steered jiao horses away from the Bifeng City.


    Inside the cart, Xu Muan looked at his three small children and felt even more worried.


    ¡°Daddy, are you worried?¡± Xiao Xiaodong asked.


    Xu Muan shook his head and said,¡±It¡¯s fine.¡± Xu Muan thought that since the other party only sent a few fourth-level Qi Practice cultivators to monitor them, the person behind them would not have a high-level cultivation.


    Xiao Xiaodong looked at Xu Muan and said,¡±Daddy, will we get lost if we let father drive?¡±


    Xu Muan,¡±¡­¡± It was quite likely!


    ¡­¡­


    ¡°Brother Pei, are you sure that Xiao Jingting still has 15 spirit stones?¡± Asked a man dressed in black with a scar on his face.


    Pei Song nodded and said,¡±He should have.¡±


    Mo Hei swept a cold glance at Pei Song and said,¡±As promised, from fifteen spirit stones, I want eight.¡±


    Pei Song nodded and said,¡±I know, I know.¡±


    ¡°It has been more than half a year since Xiao Jingting got these fifteen spirit stones. Are you sure that he still has them?¡± Seeing Pei Song¡¯s straightforward promise, Mo Hei was filled with doubt.


    Pei Song frowned and said,¡±Even if he doesn¡¯t have any more spirit stones on him, he recently made a lot of money selling pills.¡±


    Mo Hei thought for a moment and felt it was more reasonable, so he said,¡°Alright.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll hold Xiao Jingting in check for a while while you deal with Xu Muan. Xu Muan is at the sixth level of Qi Practice and I heard he has some skills so it might be a little tricky. You can attack the kids around him first, to disturb Xu Muan.¡± Pei Song suggested.


    Mo Hei smiled coldly, and said with some displeasure,¡±Don¡¯t worry, a cultivator at the sixth level of Qi Practice is just so-so. I have killed several seventh level Qi Practice cultivators. So, you don¡¯t need to be afraid that I will not be able to deal with a sixth level Qi Practice ger.¡±


    Pei Song looked at Mo Hei and tried to persuade him to be more cautious. But looking at Mo Hei¡¯s expression, he was afraid that Mo Hei would think that he underestimated him, so he swallowed his words.


    ¡°Why haven¡¯t those people arrived yet? Isn¡¯t that the way they should travel?¡± Mo Hei asked.


    Pei Song shook his head and said,¡±I don¡¯t know! It should be this road.¡±


    They didn¡¯t know that Xiao Jingting took some long detours so his arrival time would be much later than expected.


    Xiao Jingting drove the double jiao horse into the mountain and felt the aura of cultivators, so he slowed down.


    Probably realizing that he had been discovered, Pei Song did not pin his hopes on the other party falling into the trap they set in advance.


    More than a dozen wind blades flew towards Xiao Jingting. Xiao Jingting waved his hand to block the attack and drew out five spirit swords to attack the place where wind blades came from.


    These five spirit swords were a set, which Xiao Jingting had purchased with a large amount of money. It required the user to have high soul power and Xiao Jingting just happened to have strong soul power, so using this magic weapon was perfect for him.


    Pei Song threw a few talismans towards Xiao Jingting. Xiao Jingting summoned his spirit swords, easily blocking Pei Song¡¯s attack.


    Pei Song originally thought that Xiao Jingting¡¯s cultivation was improved by pills so his fighting ability would certainly not be so good. But after exchanging a few blows, he realized that this was not the case.


    Xiao Jingting made up his mind to show off in front of Xu Muan, so he fought very aggressively.


    Xiao Jingting¡¯s spiritual energy was very strong and his cultivation was one level higher than Pei Song¡¯s. Under the transformation of spiritual spring, Xiao Jingting¡¯s meridians were wide and his aura was much thicker than other cultivators at the same level, which was more than enough to suppress Pei Song.


    Pei Song was forced to retreat, as he immediately shouted,¡±Brother Mo, come and help me.¡±


    After exchanging a few moves, Pei Song discovered that Xiao Jingting was at the eighth level of Qi Practice instead of the seventh, so he immediately became alarmed.


    The husky man in black just ignored Pei Song as he attacked the people in the carriage.


    Mo Hei originally didn¡¯t plan to attack the children but Mo Hei was as observant as Pei Song. As soon as he saw Pei Song in a disadvantageous position, he knew that Xiao Jingting wasn¡¯t simple, so he immediately wanted to grab a child to threaten Xiao Jingting.


    A fiery red whip rolled out, and Xu Muan swung a whip to block Mo Hei¡¯s attack.

 Chapter 139

    When Mo Hei saw Xu Muan, he immediately became furious,¡±Pei Song, you son of a bitch.¡±


    Mo Hei was furious. When Pei Song came to him, he had said that Xiao Jingting was at the seventh level of Qi Practice and Xu Muan at the sixth level of Qi Practice. Both of their cultivation was improved by taking pills and they traveled with three small children. If they fought, they would definitely win but in fact Xiao Jingting was at the eighth level of Qi Practice and Xu Muan was at the seventh level of Qi Practice.


    Mo Hei was so angry that Pei Song became confused. He wanted to rob someone, but he didn¡¯t even know the basic situation of the other person.


    When Xiao Jingting saw Mo Hei attacking the carriage, his eyes narrowed as his attack became even fiercer.


    Xiao Jingting knew that his wife was a capable fighter, and if they fought openly, Xu Muan might not necessarily be at a disadvantage. However, the other party was clearly not a decent person, and had been looking for an opportunity to attack the carriage to distract Xu Muan.


    ¡°Brother Xiao, it¡¯s a misunderstanding, so why don¡¯t we stop here?¡± Pei Song, whose spiritual energy was close to exhaustion, said.


    Xiao Jingting sneered,¡®Stop here?¡¯ The other person came directly to his door, so how could he stop now? Xiao Jingting didn¡¯t bother to pay attention to Pei Song¡¯s words and threw out five spirit talismans to detonate together.


    ¡°Brother MO, save me.¡± Pei Song said in shock.


    Mo Hei was entangled by Xu Muan, so he couldn¡¯t pull out. But Xiao Jingting took advantage of his situation and killed Pei Song with his spirit talismans.


    When Mo Hei saw Pei Song¡¯s death, he immediately retreated. Xiao Jingting immediately stopped Mo Hei. Xiao Jingting had already recognized Pei Song¡¯s identity so he was worried that if the matter of him killing Pei Song was exposed, it would cause the people behind Pei Song to retaliate. Naturally, it was impossible for him to let Mo Hei leave.


    ¡­


    Bifeng Academy.


    ¡°Brother Tian, why have the prices of the pills in your shop gone up again?¡±


    Tian Fei shook his fan and sighed, with a helpless face,¡±Xiao Jingting is gone. Now pills will be sold one by one so they will become rarer. Naturally the price should also be higher.¡±


    The effect of the aphrodisiac pills in Tian Fei¡¯s shop was so good that many lecherous people couldn¡¯t stop themselves from using them after using them once, so the price of pills continued to rise.


    ¡°Why did Xiao Jingting leave?¡± A male cultivator was a bit regretful.


    Tian Fei closed his folding fan and knocked it on his forehead saying,¡±Although Strong Yang Pills are good things, there is no great prospect in refining them all the time. Brother Xiao is someone with great aspirations, so of course, he will not refine this thing all the time.¡±


    ¡°Still, Brother Tian had great vision and made a lot of money from it, right?¡± A slim man beside Tian Fei giggled.


    The slim man¡¯s name was Song Li and his appearance was elegant and handsome, making him look like a good-looking gentleman. But in fact, he was a lustful regular customer in Tian Fei¡¯s shop.


    Tian Fei laughed full of modesty,¡±Small business, not much, not much.¡±


    Song Li snorted softly, and said,¡±Still say not much, while looking so happy.¡±


    Tian Fei,¡±¡­¡±


    ¡°By the way, I haven¡¯t seen Pei Song!¡± Song Li thought it was strange.


    Tian Fei shrugged his shoulders and said,¡±It¡¯s okay if you didn¡¯t see him. Maybe he went out to gain experience. Isn¡¯t that a common thing?¡± Tian Fei was so serious that a few people who knew that Tian Fei had chased Pei Song crazily felt quite strange.


    Song Li shook his head and said,¡±According to the rules, it¡¯s not strange to go out to gain experience, but there is something wrong with Pei Song going out at this time.¡±


    Tian Fei was a little curious,¡±What¡¯s wrong?¡±


    ¡°Pei Song has been chasing Chen Xue lately! After chasing her for a long time, Pei Song finally sees some hope. Pei Song also promised to send something to Chen Xue, but now he disappeared.¡± Song Li said.


    Tian Fei rolled his eyes, saying,¡±Then it¡¯s not strange! Didn¡¯t Chen Xue finally decide to accept him? Pei Song probably found it boring.¡±


    Song Li said with some doubts,¡±Really? But Pei Song haven¡¯t got her yet.¡±


    Tian Fei shrugged his shoulders, smiling faintly, saying,¡±It¡¯s almost the same.¡±


    Song Li nodded and said,¡±Right.¡±


    ¡­


    As night fell, Xiao Jingting and Xu Muan found a place to rest.


    ¡°How is the baby?¡± Xiao Jingting asked.


    ¡°He is asleep, they are all sleeping soundly.¡± Xu Muan said.


    Xiao Jingting shook his head and said,¡±They¡¯re calm, though!¡±


    After dealing with Pei Song and Mo Hei earlier, Xiao Jingting checked his three boys in the carriage.


    He saw both Xiao Xiaofan and Xiao Xiaojin holding milk jugs, as if they were just drinking milk with great effort. Xiao Xiaodong was holding Xiao Xiaojin with an indifferent expression as if the assassination incident he had experienced was not a big deal, but his father was making a fuss.


    Xiao Jingting looked at the three little children in the carriage sleeping with their eyes closed, and a soft smile flashed in his eyes.


    Xiaofan never slept quietly before, his feet always kicking. He didn¡¯t know if he knew he should take care of his younger brother, but he slept much more quietly all of a sudden.


    Xiao Xiaodong slept in the middle, on his side as if he was protecting Xiao Xiaojin.


    ¡°In a few days, we should be in Star City.¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Xu Muan nodded and said,¡±Yes!¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t know if I will be able to find this place.¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    ¡°Whether you can find it or not, you¡¯ve already come here so we can try.¡± Xu Muan was full of confidence.


    Along the way, the two of them had heard a lot of rumors about Star City. It was said to be a very mysterious place. Only those lucky ones could find it, while others would never be able to enter.


    One must have money to live in Star City. Without it, one would live there even worse than a dog.


    According to the information that the two of them had found, the cheapest inn in Star City cost two spirit jades a day. If they ran out of money, they would be kicked out of the inn and the security in Star City was not very good. If they slept on the street, they would face robbery all the time.


    Star City was a place full of opportunities, but it was also a place where the strong preyed on the weak.


    It was also said that Star City had the support of the Green Cloud Immortal Sect. 70% of the barbaric continent¡¯s precious materials would be sent to Star City. The people from the Green Cloud Immortal Sect would exchange some high-grade pills and magic secrets for these goods. The Green Cloud Immortal Sect was a true holy place of cultivation. Anything out there was enough to benefit a top cultivator in the Barbaric continent.


    After hearing the news about Star City, Xiao Jingting sold quite a few pills along the way, and took Xiao Xiaofan to the gambling stone shops, exchanging them almost for two thousand spiritual jades.

 Chapter 140

    At sunset, Xiao Jingting drove the carriage as usual. He headed towards Star City but bumped into a large convoy.


    Xiao Jingting found several acquaintances in the convoy: one was Ouyang Mingyue and the others were Ouyang Jing and Ouyang Jinyue. That¡¯s right. Xiao Jingting bumped into the convoy of the Ouyang family which was heading towards the Star City.


    As soon as the carriage driven by Xiao Jingting approached the Ouyang family¡¯s convoy, they were asked by the Ouyang family escort team to keep their distance from their convoy.


    Ouyang Jinyue who was bored, spotted Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s figure and came over to chat.


    ¡°Uncle Xiao, are you planning to go to Star City as well?¡± Ouyang Jingyue walked up to Xiao Jingting and asked.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said,¡±Yes! Are you going too?¡±


    Ouyang Jinyue nodded and said,¡±Yes!¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan holding the milk jug sat on the double Jiao horse, curiously looking at Ouyang Jinyue before saying,¡±Little sister, what would you be doing in Star City?¡±


    Ouyang Jinyue folded her arms and said angrily,¡±I am a young lady.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan swayed his feet that were hanging in the air to compare their height and said,¡±Look, I¡¯m taller than you now.¡±


    Ouyang Jinyue snorted and raised her chin as she smiled darkly,¡±Believe it or not! Should I kick you down?¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan puffed his cheek and said,¡±You¡¯re so fierce!¡±


    Ouyang Jinyue smiled triumphantly and said,¡±You are finally afraid.¡±


    ¡°Miss, what are you doing here?! Hurry and go back to our convoy. It¡¯s not safe here.¡± A middle-aged woman gestured to Xiao Jingting and others as she looked at Ouyang Jinyue with earnest words.


    Xiao Jingting glanced at the middle-aged woman indifferently. The middle-aged woman was a cultivator at the sixth level of Qi Practice, so when she looked at him and Xu Muan, her eyes were full of vigilance and disdain, as if their family was something despicable that would stain them.


    Ouyang Jinyue frowned and said,¡±Go back first, I¡¯ll come back after playing for a while.¡±


    ¡°Young lady, you are still young and easily deceived.¡± The middle-aged woman was very worried as she glanced at Xiao Jingting.


    Xiao Jingting rolled his eyes. Did he look like a liar? All jokes aside, back on Earth, he had always been a good student with all-round development of morality, intelligence, physique and beauty! He was a righteous man!


    Ouyang Jinyue became a little impatient. ¡°Aunt Yu, I am already so big. I will not be cheated so easily.¡±


    ¡°Young lady, you are only six years old.¡± Qian Yu said with a smile.


    Ouyang Jinyue became dissatisfied. ¡°What¡¯s wrong with being six years old? Six years old is already big. Anyway, many guards are here, so how would my staying here matter?¡±


    Qian Yu still wanted to say something, but Ouyang Jinyue had already impatiently waved her hand. ¡°Alright Aunt Yu, just stop talking. I am not a child anymore, don¡¯t be nosy.¡±


    Although Ouyang Jinyue was young, probably because of her origin, she had a certain prestige.


    Qian Yu¡¯s face changed and she didn¡¯t dare to get angry with Ouyang Jinyue. She only glared at Xiao Jingting and Xu Muan.


    Xiao Jingting couldn¡¯t help feeling a little depressed, thinking,¡®The weak ones are easily bullied! This woman doesn¡¯t dare to offend Ouyang Jinyue but continues to despise me. I am actually not as intimidating as a six-year-old girl!¡¯ Xiao Jingting felt a deep sense of frustration.


    Xiao Jingting saw Qian Yu went straight to Ouyang Mingyue and muttered something into her ear.


    Xiao Jingting didn¡¯t need to guess, and he was sure that this woman wouldn¡¯t have anything good to say.


    Qian Yu was only at the sixth level of Qi Practice, but she relied on her Marquis¡¯ background and looked down on him.


    Xiao Jingting had always felt that this world was a pure cultivation world. But suddenly, he realized that in this world, the background was important too!


    ¡°Who is that woman? Who is she to you?¡± Xiao Xiaofan asked.


    ¡°She¡¯s my wet nurse.¡± Ouyang Jinyue said.


    Xiao Xiaofan stared at her and said,¡±You¡¯re so old but you are still drinking milk!¡±


    Ouyang Jingyue blushed and said angrily,¡±I have been weaned for a long time, but the nurse has always been taking care of me.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan nodded and said,¡±Really?¡±


    Ouyang Jinyue looked at the milk jug in Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s hand and said angrily,¡±You still dare to ask me about it, but look at what¡¯s in your hand. Beast milk, you are so old and you¡¯re still drinking milk.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan lightly snorted and said,¡±So ignorant. This is not beast milk but milk wine that boys are meant to drink.¡±


    Ouyang Jingyue looked at Xiao Xiaofan with some suspicion and said,¡±Really? However, there¡¯s no smell of wine at all. It rather smells like heavy milk.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan snorted softly and said,¡±No vision, it¡¯s wine.¡±


    ¡°Humph, it¡¯s clearly beast milk, but you¡¯re still pretending it¡¯s wine. You have no shame.¡± Ouyang Jinyue said proudly.


    ¡°It¡¯s wine, who is pretending?¡° Xiao Xiaofan said, dissatisfied.


    ¡°Miss Ouyang, what are you going to do in Star City?¡± Xiao Xiaodong revealed an innocent expression as he asked.


    Seeing Xiao Xiaodong reveal an innocent and curious expression, Xiao Jingting couldn¡¯t help rubbing his nose.


    ¡°I¡¯m going to attend the selection.¡± Ouyang Jinyue said.


    Xiao Xiaodong asked with some curiosity,¡±What kind of selection?¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong beat around the bush and inquired about many questions. For example, in Star City, there were actually cultivators who came from Green Cloud Immortal Sect. The Barbarian Wasteland Continent could be said to be the territory of the Green Cloud Immortal Sect to a certain extent but the Green Cloud Immortal Sect did not care much about this place. They only secretly supported some forces to manage this continent.


    The Marquis¡¯ house was one of the forces supported by the Green Cloud Immortal Sect, the Sect would regularly come to the Barbarian Wasteland Continent to collect some disciples. In the past, they used to collect only those with good qualifications. However, over time, the Sect¡¯s disciple quota had been divided among the major families, so people from the Sect were now directly selected from the major forces.


    In the Barbarian Continent, there were countless youngsters, and picking talented disciples was not an easy task. The children of these big families were trained to extremely high levels since childhood, and their levels were indeed much higher than those of the common families, so the emissaries of the Green Cloud Immortal Sect naturally gave priority to choosing disciples from those big families.


    Moreover, large families would give a great gift to the Green Cloud Immortal Sect emissaries regardless of whether their children were selected or not. However, those from poor families simply couldn¡¯t afford to give such expensive gifts.


    The Sect¡¯s standards for accepting disciples were extremely high and there were quite a few big families in the Barbarian Continent, so the competition was very fierce.

 Chapter 141

    Ouyang Jinyue was going to participate in the selection this time. One of Ouyang¡¯s ancestors was selected before and it was said that he was already a Golden Core cultivator.


    However, that was already a long time ago and this Golden Core cultivator already had a great many descendants in the boundary of the Green Cloud Immortal Sect realm. The Ouyang family members related to that Golden Core cultivator had also fallen one after another.


    Because of his blood tie, this Golden Core cultivator took care of the Ouyang family. However, what he cared about most were the children he had at the Green Cloud Immortal Sect.


    For the development of Ouyang family, Ouyang family would select teenagers and young girls of the right age to participate in the selection every year. However, because of the fierce competition, no one had been selected for decades. Ouyang Jinyue¡¯s qualifications were said to be very good, so the Ouyang family had high hopes for her this time.


    ¡°Kid, do you know the way to Star City?¡± Ouyang Jinyue asked Xiao Xiaofan.


    Xiao Xiaofan nodded his head and said,¡±I know.¡±


    Ouyang Jinyue snorted and said,¡±Liar.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan puffed his cheek and said,¡±How did I lie? We have a map.¡±


    Ouyang Jinyue glanced at the map and said,¡±This map is inaccurate. According to this map, the most you will be able to go is the outskirts of Star City. You won¡¯t be able to get inside.¡±


    ¡°Why can¡¯t I go inside?!¡± Xiao Xiaofan asked.


    ¡°The entire Star City is shrouded in an illusionary formation.¡± Ouyang Jinyue said smugly.


    Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s eyes widened as he said,¡±How big an illusion formation would that be?!¡±


    Ouyang Jinyue snorted, showing off. ¡°I don¡¯t know, Star City¡¯s illusion Formation was set up by a Golden Core cultivator.¡±


    ¡°Golden Core cultivator, is he very powerful?¡± Xiao Xiaofan asked.


    Ouyang Jinyue looked at Xiao Xiaofan with disgust and said,¡±If a Golden Core cultivator isn¡¯t powerful, who is?! You¡¯ve never even seen a Golden Core cultivator, have you?¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan nodded seriously and said,¡±I¡¯ve never seen them before!¡± Xiao Xiaofan tilted his head and asked,¡±Have you seen them?¡±


    Ouyang Jinyue said awkwardly,¡°No.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan hissed. ¡°You haven¡¯t seen them either, and you¡¯re still shushing me.¡±


    ¡°Jinyue, come back.¡±


    Upon hearing Ouyang Mingyue¡¯s words, Ouyang Jinyue smiled apologetically at Xiao Jingting and returned to the Ouyang family¡¯s convoy.


    ¡­


    ¡°Miss Jinyue, how can you hang out with people like that? You might not know, but this Xiao Jingting behaves improperly, covets his brother¡¯s wife and lingers in brothels and uses happy powder! Like father like son, with his father like this, how could his son be any better? Miss is kind-hearted, but there are many bad people in this world. If you are not careful, Miss, you will be used by someone.¡± Seeing Ouyang Jinyue come back, Qian Yu said a bunch of stuff.


    Ouyang Jinyue glanced at Qian Yu, somewhat dissatisfied, saying,¡±Aunt Yu, where did you hear all this news from?! Rumors can not be trusted.¡±


    When Ouyang Jinyue was even younger, she was very fond of Qian Yu. But as she grew up, she became more sensible, and saw that Qian Yu was always acting fake and vaguely wanted to control her, so Ouyang Jinyue alienated Qian Yu a lot.


    Qian Yu glanced towards Ouyang Jing but she didn¡¯t say anything.


    ¡°Aunt Yu, you can go.¡± Ouyang Jinyue gave Qian Yu a glance.


    Qian Yu¡¯s mouth corners twitched as she reluctantly retreated.


    Ouyang Mingyue narrowed her eyes as she thought: Qian Yu was originally from her mother¡¯s family side. At the beginning, she was very good to Jinyue, but lately her heart seemed to be getting bigger and bigger.


    ¡­¡­


    Xiao Jingting touched his chin, digesting Ouyang Jinyue¡¯s words.


    ¡°The Star City is shrouded in the illusion formation. No wonder people say that they may not be able to find Star City even when they reach the Star City¡¯s boundary.¡± Xiao Jingting thought as he said.


    Xiao Xiaofan hugged his milk jug and said,¡±Father, according to that girl, the Green Cloud Immortal Sect sounds very domineering!¡±


    ¡°Does Xiaofan want to go?¡± Xiao Jingting asked with a smile.


    Xiao Xiaofan shook his head hurriedly and said,¡±I don¡¯t want to!¡±


    ¡°Why?¡± Xiao Jingting asked.


    Xiao Xiaofan was somehow embarrassed as he said,¡±I want to stay beside father and daddy.¡±


    Xiao Jingting rubbed Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s head and said,¡±What a helpless boy!¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan rubbed against Xiao Jingting¡¯s hand and giggled.


    Their family were joking when Qian Yu angrily walked towards Xiao Jingting and others, saying,¡±I heard that you are Xiao Qingyan¡¯s brother and like your own sister-in-law? You are indecent!¡±


    Xiao Jingting,¡±¡­¡± He had already changed a long time ago. Now, he was known in Desert City as a typical prodigal who had changed his ways. Who in Desert City wouldn¡¯t give a thumbs-up when they met him?! Well, it was like a low-ranking official at the prime minister¡¯s door. The people from Desert City were like country bumpkins in the eyes of the people of Marquis¡¯ household.


    ¡°That¡¯s all in the past.¡± Xiao Jingting said. Well, he couldn¡¯t deny what the original body owner did in the past.


    ¡°Humph, it¡¯s hard to change one¡¯s nature, when human nature is so hard to change. But you can say so easily that the past is the past.¡± Qian Yu sneered coldly.


    Xiao Jingting,¡±¡­¡± What was so noble about coming from the Marquis¡¯ household! After all, he was a cultivator at the seventh level of Qi Practice. This woman was only at the sixth level of Qi Practice but didn¡¯t take him seriously at all.


    Xiao Jingting secretly rolled his eyes and thought:¡®How horrible this wet nurse is!¡¯


    ¡°Miss Jinyue is the eldest lady of Ouyang family. You should recognize your own identity. Miss Jinyue is different from you, like clouds to mud. I know what you are up to.¡± Qian Yu said.


    Xiao Jingting,¡±¡­¡± She was just a little girl. What ideas could he have?


    ¡°What¡¯s the difference between the clouds and the mud?¡± Xiao Xiaofan asked curiously.


    Qian Yu¡¯s face darkened as she looked gloomily at Xiao Xiaofan. Then she said,¡±The difference between clouds and mud is that Miss Jinyue is superior, and you will not be able to catch up with Miss in your lifetime.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan unconcernedly said,¡±She is not much taller than me! I¡¯ve been growing fast lately. So soon, I¡¯ll be taller than her.¡±


    Qian Yu looked at Xiao Xiaofan with hopeless eyes. Xiao Xiaofan blinked innocently.


    ¡°Idiot.¡± Qian Yu snorted lightly and turned around to leave.


    Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s eyes became cold as he looked at Qian Yu¡¯s receding figure.

 Chapter 142

    ¡°Dad, do you think that girl will be selected?¡± Xiao Xiaofan shook his feet as he asked.


    Xiao Jingting shrugged his shoulders and said,¡±Dad doesn¡¯t know about that, either.¡± For a sect as lofty as the Green Cloud Immortal Sect, the threshold should be very high.


    Xiao Xiaofan held his chin and said,¡±That girl said that in the Green Cloud Immortal Sect, there are old monsters that have lived for more than two thousand years.¡±


    Xu Muan turned his head sideways. A Foundation Building cultivator had a life span of 200 years, a Golden Core cultivator, of 500 years, and a Nascent Soul cultivator, of 2000 years. But Desert City didn¡¯t even have a Foundation Building cultivator.


    In the past, making ends meet was a problem, so Xu Muan naturally didn¡¯t even think about Foundation Building. But now, Xu Muan couldn¡¯t help but yearn for becoming a Foundation Building cultivator. If they had a choice, who would want to live a mediocre life?


    Xiao Jingting corrected Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s mistake,¡±That¡¯s not an old monster, it¡¯s just an old senior, don¡¯t let anyone hear you.¡±


    A Nascent Soul cultivator with a move of his hand could cover the sky and make the rain. If he let people from Green Cloud Immortal Sect hear it, he would be doomed.


    A thousand-year-old bastard, a ten-thousand-year-old turtle, an old monster who could live for two thousand years. It was indeed terrifying! That long lifespan sounded really exciting!


    Xiao Xiaofan looked at Xiao Jingting and said,¡±Father, if that girl is selected by the Green Cloud Immortal Sect, will she turn into an old monster?¡±


    Xiao Jingting,¡±¡­¡­¡±


    Xu Muan turned his head to look at Xiao Jingting and asked,¡±Should we continue to follow?¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said,¡±Yes.¡± It was said that no one could enter the Star City without being led by someone who was familiar with the city. If you wanted to go far, having a thick skin was also necessary.


    Xu Muan nodded and said,¡±Good.¡±


    The Ouyang family¡¯s convoy traveled in a single row. The carriages were exquisite and more dazzling than others, each one looking magnificent.


    ¡°There seems to be a lot of children!¡± Xiao Xiaofan looked in the direction of the Ouyang family¡¯s convoy.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said,¡±Yes!¡±


    During the meal time, all these little children came out of the carriage. They were all the children from Ouyang¡¯s house who came to take the test.


    Looking at the serious looks of those kids, Xiao Jingting couldn¡¯t help but think of the college entrance exams in his previous life. When the examination was conducted, the expressions of candidates seemed to be similar to these children from the Ouyang family. These children were really pitiful, facing exams at such a young age.


    ¡­


    Ouyang Mingyue pulled Ouyang Jinyue into the gorgeous carriage and used a soundproofing technique.


    ¡°Jinyue, do you like that little fatty called Xiao Xiaofan very much?¡± Ouyang Mingyue asked.


    Ouyang Jinyue nodded subconsciously and said,¡±Sister, he¡¯s very interesting! Don¡¯t you think so?¡±


    Ouyang Mingyue said with a smile,¡±I don¡¯t think so. Jinyue, your task now is to cultivate. Li Chengfeng, the son of the head of Li City, has already been selected. It is said that his qualifications are very good and the higher-ups attach importance to him, so the people from the Li City are very arrogant right now.¡±


    ¡°Although our Ouyang family has a Golden Core ancestor, we don¡¯t have a close relationship with him. Moreover, this Golden Core ancestor has been in seclusion since his time is coming up. If something happens to the ancestor, then our Ouyang family¡¯s status will be in jeopardy. Jinyue, you are the most qualified person in the Ouyang family since decades, so you must be selected to ensure the stable status of our Ouyang family.¡±


    Ouyang Mingyue took a deep breath. The bloodline between the Ouyang family and that ancestor had already been separated by several generations. Now they were in contact with the descendants of that ancestor.


    The people of the Green Cloud Immortal Sect were high up, and they didn¡¯t think much of their poor relatives from the Barbarian Continent. However, some specialty products of the Barbarian Continent could be sold at a good price in the Green Cloud Immortal Sect¡¯s realm, so both sides kept in touch with each other. But lately, the Sect seemed to want something more.


    Ouyang Mingyue sighed lightly. Although the elders of the family were somewhat dissatisfied with the other party¡¯s greed, they didn¡¯t dare to offend the other side at all.


    The Ouyang family had people in the Immortal Sect, but so did the other families. It was said that their ancestor had at most twenty years of his life left, and none of the descendants of this ancestor had exceptional cultivation. Once their ancestor died, the power of the ancestor¡¯s lineage would inevitably decline. The top priority now was to cultivate someone who could stand firm in the Immortal Sect.


    If Jinyue could be valued by the Immortal Sect, then even if their ancestor died, the Ouyang family would still have some backing.


    Ouyang Jinyue looked at Ouyang Mingyue¡¯s expectant eyes and could not help showing a bitter expression. ¡°Sister, you have already said it so many times that my ears are going to sting. However, sister, I heard that the people up there look at qualifications differently in terms of evaluation criteria than people in our barbaric continent.¡±


    A bit of embarrassment suddenly flashed across Ouyang Mingyue¡¯s face. When she was young, she had also participated in the disciple selection and back then, many people in the family thought that she would be selected. But in fact, she wasn¡¯t selected. Ouyang Mingyue still remembered that emissary¡¯s words:¡°Three spirit roots, qualification middle to lower, not qualified.¡±


    Most people in the Barbarian Continent cultivated spirit grasses for a living and favored wood attribute. But it was not the case with people from the Green Cloud Immortal Sect. They looked at the types of spirit roots. The fewer spirit roots you had, the better the qualifications. They also looked at the physique, so people with special physiques were also very popular.


    In the Barbaric continent, it could be said that a person had water and wood attributes, but this person might not really have water and wood attributes. The only thing that could be tested in the Barbaric continent was the main spirit root, but basically everyone also had a secondary spirit root. The more secondary spirit roots one had, the more it would affect a person¡¯s cultivation speed. It was obvious with faster and higher cultivation levels.


    It was said that it was very difficult to reach Foundation Building with three spirit roots and hope of reaching Foundation Building with four spirit roots was even slimmer, and with five, there was basically no possibility. So emissaries who came usually only accepted single spirit root and double spirit roots disciples.


    The single spirit root was rare and not that easy to encounter, but there was also a spirit root on top of the single spirit root which was called a celestial spirit root. Such a person could enter the Golden Core realm without any bottlenecks. Once they encountered a celestial spirit root, the Sect would definitely focus on cultivating it.


    Ouyang Mingyue looked at Ouyang Jinyue and couldn¡¯t help feeling worried.

 Chapter 143

    ¡°Sister, don¡¯t look at me like that! I¡¯m under a lot of pressure because you¡¯re like this. Everyone says that it¡¯s up to chance to be selected or not, and it¡¯s no use trying to force it.¡± Ouyang Jinyue said with a bitter face.


    When Ouyang Mingyue heard her words, her eyes narrowed and she sighed lightly.


    Back then, she was the No.1 cultivator in her family and her family had placed high hopes on her. At that time, she went to participate in the selection with great ambition but unfortunately, the people of the Green Cloud Immortal Sect did not take her seriously at all. Back then, although no one from the same batch of children had been selected, Ouyang Mingyue remembered that the Sect had evaluated several children higher than her.


    After she was not selected, her world almost collapsed.


    ¡°Alright, let nature take its course.¡± Ouyang Mingyue sighed.


    ¡°Sister, let¡¯s see if that little fatty will get chosen!¡± Ouyang Jinyue asked.


    Ouyang Mingyue frowned and said,¡±Why do you ask something like this?¡±


    ¡°I think he is very special! He has an aura about him.¡± Ouyang Jinyue said.


    ¡°Maybe he can be selected, but he¡¯s not even qualified to attend the selection.¡± Ouyang Mingyue said.


    The Green Cloud Immortal Sect was more likely to collect disciples from the location of the Immortal Sect, and each year, only ten disciples were selected from the Barbarian Wasteland Continent. For these ten slots, the major powers of the Barbarian Wasteland Continent fought openly and secretly. In the Barbarian Continent, there were so many forces focusing on those slots. How could a kid from nowhere get a share of the pie?


    Ouyang Mingyue opened the curtain in the carriage and looked at the child outside. She slightly frowned. In her own heart, she still hoped that her own sister would be selected. Although most of the people outside were from Ouyang family and there would be no gain or loss, who would not have some selfishness?


    In the past, there was a side family that was selected. As a result, after that person stood out, he immediately supported the side family which completely suppressed the main family.


    ¡­


    Ouyang Jing looked at the glorious carriage and narrowed her eyes.


    Different people had different lives! At that time, she also participated in the selection of the disciples for Green Cloud Immortal Sect. At that time, the cultivator of the Sect had evaluated her as the upper middle Three Spiritual Roots, and Ouyang Mingyue as the lower middle Three Spiritual Roots. Ouyang Jing wasn¡¯t too clear on what the Sect¡¯s evaluation criteria was based on, but she still could understand the upper and lower.


    In the eyes of the people of Green Cloud Immortal Sect, her qualifications should be better than Ouyang Mingyue but she was not much better, so she still failed to be selected.


    After she and Ouyang Mingyue both failed in the selection, Ouyang Mingyue relied on that city lord father of hers to progress her cultivation, advancing to her current eighth level of Qi Practice, while she stayed at the fifth level of Qi Practice.


    Ouyang Jing gritted her teeth, feeling a little more depressed. Ouyang Mingyue of Ouyang family after failing the selection was still the top cultivator of her family as usual, but after she failed selection, no one in her family cared much about her.


    She still remembered that back then, the Marquis of Yongning also had a concubine daughter who participated in the selection. That concubine daughter had just entered the first level of Qi Practice, so she was not conspicuous at all among the other children at the second or third level of Qi Practice. However, the people of the Green Cloud Immortal Sect found out that this little girl was a double spiritual root, with a very thick and strong main spiritual root and very thin secondary spiritual root. She had the best combination of two spiritual roots, so she was admitted into the Green Cloud Immortal Sect.


    That girl was originally only selected by the Yongning Marquis to make up the numbers, so he didn¡¯t expect that the Green Cloud Immortal Sect would take a fancy to her.


    After that girl was chosen, she had a sudden rise and became a member of the Immortal Sect.


    The status of her family also improved, and the Marquis provided her family with good food and drink.


    There were many such examples, so the selection of the Immortal Sect was an opportunity to change one¡¯s fate! A number of lucky people had stood out, but unfortunately, she didn¡¯t have that luck.


    ¡­


    Ouyang Jing just wanted to leave, when she was entangled by Qian Yu.


    ¡°This family is really shameless, tell them to stay away from us. Miss Jinyue still hangs out with such people.¡± Qian Yu was unhappy.


    ¡°Miss Jinyue is still very young and is eager to play. When she meets people of her age, she naturally feels curious.¡± Ouyang Jing secretly said.


    Ouyang Jinyue had a somewhat unruly nature, so several children in the family who were the same age as her were somewhat afraid of her. She didn¡¯t know what she valued about Xiao Xiaofan, to actually treat such a guy differently.


    ¡°Humph, it¡¯s shameless that such a shabby carriage dares to follow us.¡± Qian Yu was full of contempt.


    Ouyang Jing frowned. She didn¡¯t like Qian Yu. She was just a wet nurse, but she put on more airs than the young ladies from Marquis¡¯ mansion. This person was a part of the city lord¡¯s main wife¡¯s escort when she married and was always very talkative in front of the City Lord¡¯s wife.


    ¡°If they don¡¯t follow us, they wouldn¡¯t be able to find Star City.¡± Ouyang Jing said.


    ¡°What is this person trying to do by going to Star City? Madam said that Star City is a place where rich people go. If you have no money or background, going to Star City is the same as looking for abuse.¡± Qian Yu said.


    Ouyang Jing thought:¡®You use the excuse of being a wet nurse who took care of Jinyue to follow her to the Star City. It is not a surprise that other people also want to go.¡¯


    ¡°He comes from a small family and is not thick-skinned. Where can he go at this point?¡± Ouyang Jing said.


    She didn¡¯t know what kind of luck this guy Xiao Jingting had to cultivate to the seventh level of Qi Practice so quickly, when she was still at the fifth level of Qi Practice. Could it be because Xiao Jingting had a single spirit root? The merits of spiritual roots were said to be more apparent when one¡¯s cultivation was higher.


    ¡°Those two little brats, pretend to be crazy and behave like they are stupid. I know they are not nice people at first glance. They want to follow us to the selection, right?¡± Qian Yu asked.


    ¡°How is it possible?¡± Ouyang Jing shook her head.


    The Ouyang family had strict control over the children who would be taking part in the selection. However, this time they did admit a few people from other families, all of whom were related to the Ouyang family and had a good relationship with them.


    During this period of time, Ouyang family lost their Foundation Building elder, so their influence began to shrink. It was difficult to cope with the stated resource requirements, so they admitted a few children from other families for testing. Those selected families offered a generous gift to the Ouyang family.


    Ouyang Jing pursed her lips. If the family wasn¡¯t at the point of exhaustion, it would never allow other families to enter the selection. The City Lord¡¯s Palace looked bright and shiny, but in fact, it was already declining!


    Ouyang Jing glanced at Qian Yu, knowing that the Ouyang family allowed children from other families to participate in the test. Qian Yu wanted to shove her own child in, even by going to the city lord¡¯s wife. But unfortunately, she was rejected.


    Ouyang Jing thought:¡®The other families all paid a lot of money to stuff people in. But Qian Yu couldn¡¯t offer anything good, so how could Ouyang family agree with her request?!¡¯

 Chapter 144

    Ouyang Di walked towards Ouyang Jing, making Ouyang Jing call out in fear. ¡°Grandpa Di.¡±


    Ouyang Di was a Foundation Building cultivator at the City Lord¡¯s Residence. There were originally five Foundation Building cultivators but one of them fell, leaving four Foundation Building cultivators. One of them was Ouyang Di, and his position was very respectable. Ouyang Jing was usually ignored in the Marquis family and Ouyang Di would never pay attention to a concubine daughter like her, so suddenly seeing Ouyang Di paying attention to her, Ouyang Jing couldn¡¯t help but feel a little flattered.


    Ouyang Di glanced at Ouyang Jing, pointed to Xiao Jingting and asked,¡±Do you know that person?¡±


    Ouyang Jing didn¡¯t know why, but she nodded and said,¡±Yes!¡±


    ¡°What family is he from? What kind of cultivation the elders from his family have?¡± Ouyang Di asked.


    Ouyang Jing answered respectfully. ¡°He comes from the Xiao family from Desert City. But it¡¯s a small family and the highest cultivator is at the ninth level of Qi Practice in his family.¡± Although she was a little confused about why Ouyang Di was interested in Xiao Jingting, Ouyang Jing hurriedly answered.


    ¡°The highest cultivator in the family is only at the ninth level of Qi Practice?¡± Ouyang Di asked.


    Ouyang Jing nodded and said,¡±Yes!¡±


    ¡°In that case, this person doesn¡¯t have any family support and his cultivation to this point is all thanks to his good aptitude.¡± Ouyang Di said.


    ¡°He also participated in the Biyue Forest trials before, and obtained lot of opportunities during the secret trial.¡± Ouyang Jing glanced at Xiao Jingting and her heart surged with jealousy. She also took part in the Marquis¡¯ household trials but gained nothing and almost made a fool of herself. But, Xiao Jingting was in the top ten in the trial and seemed to have exchanged for a lot of good pills.


    ¡°It should be, if you don¡¯t meet the opportunity, you won¡¯t be able to reach the eighth level of Qi Practice at this age. Try to get a good relationship with him if you can.¡± Ouyang Di said.


    Ouyang Jing opened her eyes wide, and said in surprise,¡±Grandpa Di, you said he¡¯s at the eighth level of Qi Practice?¡±


    Ouyang Di nodded and said,¡±Yes! Just like that Mingyue girl. Both of them are at the eighth level of Qi Practice, but this boy seems to be a little younger than Mingyue. So young, but at the eighth level of Qi Practice, he might have a great future.¡±


    Ouyang Jing couldn¡¯t believe it, she gritted her teeth. How could it be? Xiao Jingting was at the eighth level of Qi Practice and not the seventh?


    In the past, when she and Xiao Qingyan were together, Xiao Qingyan always belittled this younger brother of his in front of her. Xiao Jingting should have been at the third level of Qi Practice two years ago, but in just two or three years, this guy advanced by five levels. How on earth did this person practice!? How lucky he was!


    ¡°Grandpa Di, is Xiao Jingting¡¯s aptitude very good?¡± Ouyang Jing asked.


    ¡°If he has cultivated himself to this point, naturally his aptitude is good. If there is a Foundation Establishment Pill, it is not impossible for this guy to step into the Foundation Building realm. Unfortunately, Foundation Establishment Pill isn¡¯t easy to obtain.¡± Ouyang Di said. Foundation Establishment Pills were also a rare item in the Green Cloud Immortal Sect. Over the years, he didn¡¯t know how much effort it took the Ouyang family to exchange for a handful of seven or eight Foundation Establishment Pills from the Green Cloud Immortal Sect.


    ¡°Grandfather Di, what are you guys talking about?¡± Ouyang Mingyue who just came out asked.


    Ouyang Di smiled at Ouyang Mingyue and said,¡±It¡¯s nothing. It¡¯s just that kid over there, he has some abilities and I can make friends with him.¡±


    Ouyang Mingyue was a little surprised. This family senior was farsighted but he rarely looked at someone this way. This Xiao Jingting really had some abilities.


    ¡°That brat is hiding a little bit of his cultivation, he is at the eighth level of Qi Practice just like you.¡±


    Ouyang Mingyue widened her eyes. No one knew how much effort it had taken her to get to this point, how many people were in the Ouyang family and how much she had paid in order to stabilize her position. Xiao Jingting was at the eighth level of Qi Practice just like her. Could it be that Xiao Jingting was a single spirit root? If she was a single spirit root, she would be the focus of cultivation in the Green Cloud Immortal Sect.


    Ouyang Mingyue was eager to enter the Green Cloud Immortal Sect. Now she felt a little depressed.


    ¡­


    Ouyang Mingyue walked to Xiao Jingting. Xiao Jingting looked at the young lady of Marquis mansion, and felt guilty. The Illusory Snow Lotus that he stole from Ouyang Mingyue was still lying in his spatial ring. Xiao Jingting planned to wait for some time to refine this Illusory Snow Lotus into a Lotus Flower Pill and use it to increase his strength.


    The Illusory Snow Lotus was much higher in grade than the other spiritual plants. With the recent lack of aura in the jade pendant space, Xiao Jingting did not dare to spawn it in large quantities.


    ¡°Miss Ouyang.¡± Xiao Jingting called respectfully.


    Ouyang Mingyue sized up Xiao Jingting and said,¡±You look somewhat familiar!¡±


    ¡°We¡¯ve met before. I was lucky to get in the top ten in the trial.¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Ouyang Mingyue nodded and said,¡±Really? However, it seems like I¡¯ve seen you even earlier.¡±


    Xiao Jingting laughed and said,¡±I only had the honor of meeting Miss Ouyang after the trials were over, so perhaps Miss has seen someone similar to me.¡±


    ¡°Why do you want to go to Star City?¡± Ouyang Mingyue asked.


    ¡°My cultivation is stagnant so I want to go to Star City and look for opportunities and to see if I can earn some spirit stones.¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Ouyang Mingyue looked at Xiao Jingting, nodded, and said with a meaningful look,¡±That¡¯s right, if you want to advance from the eighth level of Qi Practice base, you have to look for opportunities.¡±


    Xiao Jingting was stunned for a moment, since Ouyang Mingyue should not be able to see through his cultivation. However, it could not be hidden from that Foundation Building cultivator in Ouyang Mingyue¡¯s group. Foundation Building cultivators could easily live to 200 years old, so it was tempting to even think about it.


    Xiao Jingting laughed and said,¡±Yes!¡±


    ¡°Your cultivation is progressing fast.¡± Ouyang Mingyue said.


    Xiao Jingting smiled and said,¡±This is all thanks to the pills of a few alchemists from Marquis residence.¡±


    Ouyang Mingyue¡¯s gaze shifted to Xiao Xiaofan. ¡°I heard that your son had gambled out a Spiritual Silkworm!¡±


    Xiao Jingting smiled and said,¡±Yes! Xiaofan¡¯s luck is very good!¡±


    Ouyang Mingyue looked at Xiao Xiaofan and Xiao Xiaodong, narrowed her eyes and said, ¡°Young Master Xiao has taught his children well, both of his sons are now at the second level of Qi Practice.¡±


    ¡°Where could these two compare to Miss Jinyue?! She is at the third level of Qi Practice at such a young age!¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    The young ladies of the big family were different. His two little boys were also considered to be blessed with spiritual spring water to develop their meridians, however it still could not be compared to the Marquis¡¯ all-out cultivation of this young lady!

 Chapter 145

    Ouyang Mingyue stared at Xiao Xiaofan for a while, and then suddenly remembered Ouyang Jinyue¡¯s words.


    Ouyang Jinyue said that Xiao Xiaofan had an aura about him. People from Immortal Sect would not only look at spiritual roots but also at physique. Some special physiques were also very popular.


    For example, some people were born with spiritual eyes. For example, some people were born with affinity for spiritual grasses and were good at finding spiritual plants. Others were born at special times, with a Xuan Yin body, so others could benefit from dual cultivation with them¡­


    ¡°Jinyue is indeed excellent, but your sons don¡¯t look bad either.¡± Ouyang Mingyue said.


    Xiao Jingting was praised for some unknown reason, so he could only say,¡±I am flattered. My sons are just so-so.¡±


    Ouyang Mingyue sized up Xiao Xiaodong and Xiao Xiaofan, showing a shrewd look in her eyes.


    Ouyang Jinyue had been the focus of cultivation by her family elders since she was a child. She only advanced to the third level of Qi Practice, but Xiao Jingting¡¯s children tended to break through the third level of Qi Practice. How could she not be shocked? Unfortunately, they were not from the Ouyang family! Otherwise, she could give them a chance.


    ¡­


    The Ouyang family¡¯s caravan continued to move forward and without slowing down, Xiao Jingting followed behind them.


    Ouyang Jinyue seemed to like Xiao Xiaofan very much and always came to play with Xiao Xiaofan.


    Xiao Jingting was a little curious about Ouyang Jinyue¡¯s vision. The Ouyang family¡¯s team was full of children of a similar age to Ouyang Jinyue. However, this lady liked to play with his own silly son. Well his son was not stupid now, just not smart.


    When Ouyang Jinyue came up to play with Xiao Xiaofan, Qian Yu would always come along and guard against them like a weasel, fearing that they might have bad intentions.


    Xiao Jingting did not object to Ouyang Jinyue coming over, but often looked at her with an inquisitive look. Several times, Xiao Jingting secretly wondered if the matter of robbing this girl of the Illusory Snow Lotus earlier was exposed. But he found out that Ouyang Mingyue seemed to be only interested in his quick advancement to the eighth level of Qi Practice.


    ¡°Little sister, do you want to enter the Green Cloud Immortal Sect?¡±


    Ouyang Jinyue glared at Xiao Xiaofan fiercely, but did not continue to correct Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s address to her, just saying,¡±Of course I want to.¡±


    ¡°You want to become an old witch?¡± Xiao Xiaofan asked.


    ¡°An old witch?¡± Ouyang Jinyue repeated with a black face.


    ¡°A Nascent Soul cultivator.¡± Xiao Xiaodong added.


    Ouyang Jinyue looked at Xiao Xiaofan with disgust and said,¡±You actually called a Nascent Soul realm female cultivator an old witch, you are really looking for death.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan nodded and said seriously,¡±Father said so too.¡±


    Ouyang Jinyue,¡±¡­¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s not that easy to be a Nascent Soul cultivator!¡± Ouyang Jinyue shook her head and sighed.


    Xiao Jingting looked at Ouyang Jinyue¡¯s sighing appearance, and thought:¡®The children in this world are so pitiful. She is still young but could get so emotional.¡¯


    In the Green Cloud Immortal Sect, geniuses were everywhere, and entering the Immortal Sect was just the first threshold. After entering the Immortal Sect, one would be sent out of the sect if they couldn¡¯t reach the required cultivation level within the specified time. After being expelled from the Immortal Sect, many cultivators didn¡¯t dare to return home for fear of losing face, so they became scattered cultivators.


    ¡°Little Fatty, do you want to enter the Green Cloud Immortal Sect?¡± Ouyang Jinyue asked.


    Xiao Xiaofan shook his head and said,¡±I don¡¯t want to.¡±


    Ouyang Jinyue looked at Xiao Xiaofan in confusion and said,¡±You don¡¯t want to? Why?¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan said,¡±I heard that Green Cloud Immortal Sect advocates abstaining from eating, I don¡¯t like it. I want to eat well.¡±


    Ouyang Jinyue,¡±¡­¡±


    After hearing Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s words, Qian Yu who was following them couldn¡¯t help but snicker.


    Xiao Xiaofan looked at Qian Yu with displeasure. Xiao Xiaofan didn¡¯t like this woman, feeling that this woman was full of malice.


    Ouyang Mingyue walked over to Ouyang Jinyue and said,¡±Jinyue, go back, Grandpa Di said that it seems like a large convoy is coming over.¡±


    Ouyang Jinyue was stunned for a moment, then nodded to Xiao Xiaofan and others, before returning to the convoy.


    ¡°Miss, you should stay away from that little fatty, he doesn¡¯t treat people sincerely. He only knows how to talk nonsense!¡± Leaving Xiao Jingting and others, Qian Yu advised.


    Ouyang Jinyue was dissatisfied,¡±Is he insincere?¡±


    ¡°He said he didn¡¯t want to enter the Green Cloud Immortal Sect! Is there anyone in the world that doesn¡¯t want to enter the Green Cloud Immortal Sect?¡± Qian Yu shook her head.


    ¡°What¡¯s so strange about not wanting to enter the Green Cloud Immortal Sect? There are always some people in this world who pursue different things.¡± Ouyang Jinyue said.


    Ouyang Mingyue looked at Ouyang Jinyue and asked with some curiosity,¡±Does that little fatty not want to enter the Green Cloud Immortal Sect?¡±


    Ouyang Jinyue nodded and said,¡±Yes! He said the Sect advocates abstaining from eating and he wants to eat well, so he doesn¡¯t want to go.¡±


    Ouyang Mingyue laughed and said,¡±When you enter the Immortal Sect, you don¡¯t necessarily need to abstain from eating. It¡¯s just that many people gradually stop eating in order to cultivate their bodies.¡±


    Ouyang Jinyue laughed and said,¡±That¡¯s right! I was a little scared when I heard that brat talk about abstaining from eating.¡±


    ¡°Jinyue, why do you listen to that kid¡¯s nonsense?¡± Qian Yu said with disdain.


    Ouyang Mingyue looked at Qian Yu, her eyes slightly narrowing. Qian Yu was her mother¡¯s follower. She was always loyal to her but recently, she became greedier. This time, Qian Yu actually thought of bringing in her own son and knew nothing about her place. This time, when she went back, she would need to talk to her mother about it.


    Xu Muan looked at Ouyang Mingyue¡¯s receding figure and said,¡±This Miss Ouyang seems to be interested in you?¡±


    Xiao Jingting turned his head and looked at Xu Muan with a smile, asking,¡±Have you had vinegar?¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan stuck his head between them and asked,¡±What is vinegar? Is it delicious?¡±


    Xiao Jingting took a deep breath. Earlier, when he asked Xiao Xiaofan if he wanted to go to the Green Cloud Immortal Sect, Xiao Xiaofan said no because he did not want to leave him and Xu Muan, making him feel very moved. But now, it seemed that it was only a superficial reason. Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s major reason was that he liked the delicious food made by him and Xu Muan! He was really moved for nothing.

 Chapter 146

    ¡°It seems like a large convoy is coming over, it seems that it is also from a Marquis household.¡± Xu Muan released his soul power to detect it and then immediately took it back.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said,¡±It should be.¡±


    Listening to what that little girl Ouyang Jinyue said, it was once every ten years that the Green Cloud Immortal Sect came to the Barbarian Continent to recruit disciples. Every major Marquis¡¯ house was trying their best to stuff their people in! Since Ouyang Mingyue was like facing an archenemy, this convoy might be from another Marquis¡¯s residence in conflict with Ouyang family.


    ¡°Let¡¯s stay far away.¡± Xu Muan said.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said,¡±Alright.¡±


    A large convoy of hundreds of carriages stretched from a distance, making the whole scene look spectacular.


    Xiao Jingting had already driven the carriages farther away to make way for them.


    The carriages of the Lord of Li City and the Ouyang family met on a narrow road.


    Xiao Xiaofan shook his feet,¡±Father! Look at this carriage, it¡¯s so grand! Ours simply can¡¯t compare with it.¡±


    Xiao Jingting,¡±¡­¡­ ¡± Well, he was just a poor man. Xiaofan, this kid whose hair had not grown up yet, actually disliked his father.


    ¡°Yes! How grand! When you earn silver, you will buy one for father, right?¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Xiao Xiaofan nodded and hurriedly said,¡±Alright. I will buy a grand, spacious and beautiful one for father.¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said,¡±Very good, very good and ambitious.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan was full of affection as he snuggled in Xiao Jingting¡¯arms.


    ¡­


    ¡°I haven¡¯t seen you for a while, but Miss Ouyang¡¯s strength has improved again!¡± Li Mingquan looked at Ouyang Mingyue.


    Ouyang Mingyue laughed and said,¡±The same goes for Li Shizi.¡±


    ¡°Still can¡¯t compare to Miss Ouyang!¡± Li Mingquan said.


    Seeing Ouyang Mingyue, Li Mingquan could not help but feel a little frustrated. Back then, he and Ouyang Mingyue participated in the selection of the Green Cloud Immortal Sect together.


    At that time, his test result was double spirit root. According to the principle, double spirit root should be selected but he had the dual attributes of water and fire. The cultivator in charge of the test said that his two spiritual roots restrained each other too much, so he couldn¡¯t accept him. However, the tester at that time gave him a good evaluation.


    But after so many years, Ouyang Mingyue, whose qualifications were not as good as his, was already at the eighth level of Qi Practice when he was still at the sixth level of Qi Practice. It could be seen that although the qualifications were important, the family background was equally important.


    ¡°I remember that back then Miss Ouyang¡¯s qualification results were not very satisfactory! It seems that the city Lord must have gone through much trouble to cultivate you to the eighth level of Qi Practice so quickly.¡± Li Mingquan sourly said.


    Ouyang Mingyue wrinkled her eyebrows in displeasure and said,¡±I remember that your test results back then were quite good, but your current cultivation is not that impressive. Looks like you don¡¯t treasure your own talent too much.¡±


    Li Mingquan¡¯s face changed as his eyes turned to look at those little children brought over by the Ouyang family.


    ¡°Miss Ouyang, I heard that among the people you brought over this time, besides your Ouyang family, there are also people from other families. The Ouyang family is really too generous to actually be willing to share such an important chance. It¡¯s really surprising.¡± Li Mingquan couldn¡¯t help but sigh.


    Ouyang Mingyue smiled and said,¡±It¡¯s just a few places, it¡¯s not a big deal.¡±


    ¡°Just a few places, the Ouyang family is really generous, Miss Ouyang. I¡¯ve heard that the Ouyang family ancestor has been in seclusion for more than twenty years and it¡¯s not known if he will be able to get out.¡± Li Mingquan shook his head and sighed.


    Ouyang Mingyue pursed her lips. Some cultivators at Golden Core realm would choose to go in seclusion when the end of their life was approaching but there was no hope of breaking through, so many Golden Core cultivators would end their lives in seclusion. As long as they would not leave seclusion, the deterrent power of Golden Core cultivator would still be there, and the descendants of the Golden Core cultivator could still enjoy his support for a few years.


    Some Golden Core cultivators were only found dead after 30 or 40 years of their deaths.


    The Golden Core ancestor in Green Cloud Immortal Sect had been in seclusion for a long time and in fact, there were already many rumors that he had passed away.


    That ancestor had descendants in the Green Cloud Immortal Sect, but the strength of those descendants was not outstanding. Once the news of the ancestor¡¯s death was confirmed, their prosperity would be lost and the status of the Ouyang family would also be in jeopardy.


    Ouyang Mingyue looked at Li Chengfeng who was beside Li Mingquan. Li Chengfeng was holding his head high and was in high spirits.


    ¡°This is the young master Chengfeng who was valued by the Immortal Sect, right?¡± Ouyang Mingyue looked at Li Chengfeng sourly.


    Li Mingquan nodded and said,¡±When the master of the Green Cloud Immortal Sect came to visit, he saw Li Chengfeng and decided at a glance that he would be selected!¡±


    Ouyang Mingyue looked at Li Mingquan¡¯s smug appearance and said with a straight face,¡±Congratulations.¡±


    Li Mingquan smiled, glancing at Ouyang Jinyue as he said,¡±Miss Ouyang, your sister¡¯s cultivation is not bad.¡±


    ¡°Yes!¡± Ouyang Mingyue said.


    ¡°Unfortunately, this selection is not based on cultivation alone. Otherwise, your sister will be quite likely to enter then.¡± Li Mingquan sighed.


    Ouyang Mingyue was choked by his words. Back then, her cultivation level was one of the best among the same batch of children, but unfortunately¡­


    ¡°Miss Ouyang, what if someone from your Marquis Ouyang family is not chosen but instead someone from another family is chosen?¡± Li Mingquan worriedly looked at the group of children.


    Ouyang Mingyue forced a smile and said,¡±It¡¯s always a good thing when someone is selected.¡±


    Li Mingquan sneered and said,¡±It¡¯s really surprising that the Marquis household is generous to such an extent.¡±


    Seeing the sarcasm on Li Mingquan¡¯s face, Ouyang Mingyue remained unmoved as usual.


    Li Mingquan looked at the carriage of Xiao Jingting¡¯s family. ¡°That shabby carriage, does it belong to the family affiliated with your Ouyang family?¡±


    Ouyang Mingyue shook her head and said,¡±No, it¡¯s just a coincidental meeting.¡±

 Chapter 147

    Li Mingquan nodded and said,¡±Really? I originally thought that this broken carriage also belongs to your Ouyang family. I was just wondering whether the Ouyang family had fallen so far.¡±


    Ouyang Mingyue spoke with a straight face,¡±You don¡¯t need to bother with the affairs of the Ouyang family.¡±


    ¡°Miss Ouyang, don¡¯t be so resistant! The Lord of Li City and your Ouyang Marquis house have a good relationship, it is just right that I would care about it.¡± Li Mingquan said.


    Ouyang Mingyue couldn¡¯t help but sneer at Li Mingquan¡¯s words. ¡°Instead of worrying about our city lord mansion, Li Shizi, why don¡¯t you think about how to improve your own cultivation?¡±


    Hearing this, Li Mingquan frowned fiercely.


    Ouyang Mingyue turned around and left.


    ¡°Sister, is that pretty boy bothering you?¡± Ouyang Jinyue looked at Ouyang Mingyue¡¯s ugly expression and asked.


    Ouyang Mingyue shook her head and said,¡±No.¡±


    ¡°But, you look so pale!¡± Ouyang Jinyue said.


    Ouyang Mingyue rubbed Ouyang Jinyue¡¯s head and said,¡±I am fine. Sister, you must strive for success!¡±


    ¡­


    After the two Marquis houses met, they went on their way together. Ouyang Jinyue was afraid that the people from the Li City would trouble Xiao Jingting and others so she found the Foundation Building elder of Ouyang family and asked him to allow them to follow them, and the elder actually agreed.


    Relying on his son¡¯s luck and the power of the Marquis¡¯ residence, Xiao Jingting couldn¡¯t help but treat his son a little differently.


    Xiao Jingting carefully examined his son¡¯s ¡°charismatic¡± face when Xiao Xiaofan burped as he chewed on the jerky.


    ¡°Father, why are you looking at me like that?¡± Xiao Xiaofan asked.


    Xiao Jingting shook his head and said,¡±Nothing, just looking around. Are you hungry? Dad still has some jerky here.¡±


    ¡°Give it all to me.¡± Xiao Xiaofan said.


    Xiao Jingting gave Xiao Xiaofan the big bag of jerky.


    Xiao Xiaofan spoke mysteriously to Xiao Jingting,¡°Father, did you know? The little girl from the Ouyang family is a foodie. ¡±


    Xiao Jingting,¡±¡­¡± His own son, who was a glutton, unexpectedly had the nerve to say that a girl was a foodie.


    ¡°She is especially good at eating, always stealing my food.¡± Xiao Xiaofan said in a serious tone.


    Xiao Jingting,¡±¡­¡±


    ¡°How much can a little girl eat?! If she wants to eat, you can just give it to her.¡± Xiao Jingting rubbed his nose and couldn¡¯t help but feel a little guilty. He was such a big man, yet he had to rely on a little girl.


    Xiao Xiaofan shook his head and said,¡±Dad, she might be small and not very tall, but you can¡¯t judge her by appearance.¡±


    Xiao Jingting,¡±¡­¡± His own son actually disliked the other person for their lack of height. That little girl was short, but she was still taller than his own son.


    ¡°Dad, is there any cake left?¡± Xiao Xiaofan asked.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said,¡±Yes.¡±


    ¡°Give me some.¡± Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s eyes were lit up.


    ¡°Even if the cakes are delicious, you can¡¯t eat too many, or you¡¯ll get cavities.¡± Xiao Jingting was helpless.


    Xiao Xiaofan rubbed his hands, somewhat aggrieved,¡±The previous cakes were all snatched away by that girl, I actually didn¡¯t eat a lot.¡±


    ¡°Nonsense, you took a bite out of each cake beforehand so how could I grab it?¡± Ouyang Jinyue rushed over.


    Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s face suddenly turned red as a persimmon. His lie was exposed immediately.


    ¡°Don¡¯t say it so loudly! It¡¯s not good for a girl to yell.¡± Xiao Xiaofan said.


    Ouyang Jinyue¡¯s face darkened as she snorted, saying,¡±It¡¯s not good for you to lie.¡±


    Xiao Jingting took out a pastry and gave it to Xiao Xiaofan and seeing the somehow greedy look of Ouyang Jinyue, he also gave her some.


    In a few bites, Xiao Xiaofan nibbled down a small cake.


    ¡°That pretty boy from that caravan seems to like your sister!¡± Xiao Xiaofan patted his stomach.


    Ouyang Jinyue nodded and said,¡±Someone has already been selected in advance from the Li City Lord¡¯s household, so they are showing off now.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan looked at Ouyang Jinyue and said,¡±That brat is going to do ass, but he¡¯s still showing off.¡±


    Ouyang Jinyue was full of disgust. ¡°It¡¯s not ass, it¡¯s abstaining from eating.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan covered his mouth and said,¡±I accidentally made a mistake. In fact, I know it¡¯s abstaining from eating.¡±


    Ouyang Jinyue,¡±¡­¡±


    Ouyang Jinyue and Xiao Xiaofan played for a while, before she returned to the Ouyang family¡¯s convoy with a big bag of cakes.


    Xu Muan found Xiao Jingting was lost in thought and said ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s nothing, I was thinking, our son is liked by many girls. Looks like we won¡¯t need to be worried about him finding a wife.¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Xu Muan laughed helplessly and said:¡± You are talking nonsense. How old is our son?!¡±


    Xiao Jingting shook his head and said ¡°No, no, no, it¡¯s not a matter of age.¡±


    Xu Muan rolled his eyes and said helplessly,¡±W hat?¡±


    ¡­


    ¡°Sister, do you want to eat the cake Uncle Xiao gave me?¡± Ouyang Jinyue held up the cake and asked.


    Ouyang Mingyue shook her head and said,¡±I don¡¯t want to eat, you can eat it.¡±


    Looking at Ouyang Jinyue, Qian Yu frowned and said,¡°Young lady, how can you eat other people¡¯s food so casually? What if it¡¯s poisoned?¡±


    Ouyang Jinyue rolled her eyes and said,¡±Don¡¯t worry. How can I not know if it¡¯s poisoned or not?¡± Ouyang Jinyue was born in the Marquis household, and had seen quite a lot of plotting and scheming since childhood. She already had the ability to distinguish between right and wrong.


    Qian Yu looked at Ouyang Jinyue and felt depressed. Ouyang Jinyue used to like her when she was a child but now the girl was a little annoyed with her. The more she tried to make amends, the further away Ouyang Jinyue seemed to be.


    Ouyang Jinyue ate the cake in a few seconds. ¡°Sister, it¡¯s delicious! Don¡¯t you want to taste it?¡±


    Ouyang Mingyue saw Ouyang Jinyue eating happily and couldn¡¯t help tasting it.


    ¡°It¡¯s delicious!¡± Ouyang Mingyue said with a smile.


    Ouyang Jinyue nodded and said,¡±Yes it¡¯s delicious. No wonder that little fatty doesn¡¯t like the idea of abstaining from eating. If I had a father who could make delicious food, I wouldn¡¯t want to do it either. Unfortunately, my father only knows how to cultivate.¡±


    Ouyang Mingyue,¡±¡­¡±


    Ouyang Mingyue originally was not very interested in the cake that Ouyang Jinyue brought back, but the cake was sweet and delicious and full of aura as it melted in the mouth. It was so delicious. Ouyang Mingyue ate a few in one breath, making Ouyang Jinyue look at her strangely.

 Chapter 148

    ¡°Hey little fatty, give me all the cakes you have left.¡± Ouyang Jinyue, with arms akimbo, held her head high and yelled at Xiao Xiaofan.


    Xiao Xiaofan blinked his eyes, shook his head, and said,¡±As soon as you open your mouth, you want everything. It¡¯s not good to be so greedy.


    Ouyang Jinyue raised her fist and said:¡±Give it to me or I will beat you.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan puffed his cheek and said,¡±You are really violent. My father said that when looking for a wife, one should look for a gentle, lovely and considerate person. If you are like this, you are definitely not qualified¡­¡±


    Ouyang Jinyue sneered and said,¡±I¡¯m not going to look for a meatball like you, so does it matter if you think I¡¯m not qualified?¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan tilted his head and said,¡±If you are like this, it will be difficult for you to find anyone.¡±


    Ouyang Jinyue sneered and said,¡±I was born naturally beautiful and I can get anything I want.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan scratched his nose and muttered,¡±Shameless.¡±


    ¡°Little fatty, what kind will you look for?¡± Ouyang Jinyue asked casually.


    ¡°I will look for someone who can cook.¡± Xiao Xiaofan said.


    Ouyang Jinyue spoke with a contorted expression. ¡°You are really ambitious!¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan nodded and said,¡±Yes, Father said that a man should be ambitious.¡±


    Ouyang Jinyue,¡±¡­¡±


    ¡°Sister Jinyue, why do you play with these two bastards all day?¡± A young man in splendid clothes appeared behind several people.


    Xiao Jingting sized up the young man in splendid clothes and saw that he was wearing a golden crown, a bright yellow robe, and a pair of yellow boots on his feet.


    Ouyang Jinyue turned around, looked at Li Chengfeng, frowned and said,¡±What are you doing here?¡±


    Li Chengfeng leaned over and took Ouyang Jinyue¡¯s hand saying,¡±I heard that you are the most popular candidate for this selection, Sister Jinyue. Perhaps, we can get into Green Cloud Immortal Sect together and become a family from now on.¡±


    Ouyang Jinyue shrugged off Li Chengfeng¡¯s hand and said sullenly,¡±The selection is not yet done.¡±


    ¡°Sister Jinyue, are you not confident in yourself?¡±


    Ouyang Jinyue frowned and didn¡¯t say anything.


    ¡°Sister Jinyue, the elder who came to recruit disciples is very optimistic about me. If your qualification is a little less good, I¡¯ll put in a good word for you. Perhaps, you¡¯ll still be able to pass the examination.¡± Li Chengfeng patted his chest.


    Xiao Jingting looked at Li Chengfeng and thought:¡®This little guy is really good at flirting. Many people in this world get married as early as thirteen or fourteen years old. It seems that courting girls is also done earlier! He started courting girls so early, and he would definitely become a lustful person when he grows up.¡¯


    Although Ouyang Jinyue seemed to despise Li Chengfeng, she still spoke politely. ¡°Thank you.¡±


    Because of Li Chengfeng¡¯s arrival, Ouyang Jinyue appeared to lose interest and left after a while.


    ¡°Dad, that guy in yellow seems to be very arrogant.¡± Xiao Xiaodong said.


    Xiao Jingting stroked his chin and said,¡±He will soon become a disciple of the Immortal Sect, so, of course he is very arrogant.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong was confused as he asked. ¡°Immortal Sect disciples are all arrogant?¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said,¡±Probably.¡±


    The Immortal Sect should be like Tsinghua University or Peking University from his previous world, with a ridiculously low admission rate. So the guys who got in were naturally proud of themselves.


    However, just getting into a prestigious university didn¡¯t mean that one would have a smooth journey from now on. How many young people had become psychopaths in the universities where geniuses were like clouds in the sky? One should know that the suicide rate of students from famous universities were much higher than that of ordinary universities.


    ¡°Father, what are you thinking about?¡± Xiao Xiaodong asked.


    Xiao Jingting shook his head and said,¡±It¡¯s nothing, you two should cultivate hard. No matter where you are, as long as you practice hard, you will have the chance to get rich or to become famous.¡± The competition in modern society was intense! Even if one came from a prestigious university, one might not be able to find a good job. But from a third rate university, there were also a lot of people who became rich.


    ¡­


    Xiao Jingting and the others followed the Ouyang family¡¯s caravan and entered the Star City.


    Xiao Jingting couldn¡¯t help but feel glad that he had followed the Ouyang family¡¯s caravan. But when he entered the city gate, he actually needed a recommendation plate, which he didn¡¯t have.


    ¡°You¡¯ve finally arrived!¡± As soon as the Ouyang family caravan arrived, a Foundation Building Cultivator greeted them.


    Ouyang Mingyue stepped forward and said,¡°Hello, Grandfather Li. Because there are so many children, I didn¡¯t dare to travel too fast, so I¡¯m a little late.¡±


    Xiao Jingting felt a tremendous soul force that swept past their carriage.


    Ouyang Li looked at Ouyang Mingyue and said unhappily,¡°Why are there 103 children? We only have 100 places.¡±


    Ouyang Mingyue hurriedly said,¡±They are the three that are not ours. We just happened to meet on the road. They also wanted to come to Star City so we let them follow along.¡±


    Ouyang Li looked at Ouyang Mingyue in displeasure and said,¡±Mingyue, I always thought you were a sensible person, but I didn¡¯t expect you would act so recklessly. You should not have brought some irrelevant people over that come at this time to Star City with their family. You don¡¯t know what they are up to, quickly send these people away.¡±


    Looking at Ouyang Li¡¯s stern expression, Ouyang Mingyue quickly nodded and said,¡±I will.¡±


    Seeing Ouyang Mingyue¡¯s embarrassed expression as she came over, Xiao Jingting immediately realized that she intended to drive them away.


    In fact, Xiao Jingting¡¯s soul power was somewhat strong, so he clearly heard the dialogue between Ouyang Li and Ouyang Mingyue.


    Before Ouyang Mingyue said anything, Xiao Jingting hurried to say,¡±Miss Ouyang, I have been bothering you for a long time. Now that we have arrived in Star City, we will say our goodbye.¡±


    Ouyang Mingyue nodded and said,¡±Good. Take care, Young Master Xiao.¡±


    Xiao Jingting bowed and said,¡±Thank you for taking care of us along the way Miss Ouyang. I wish you all the best.¡±


    ¡­

 Chapter 149

    After Xiao Jingting and the others left the Ouyang family¡¯s convoy, they went to find a place to settle down first. Not knowing if they were lucky or unlucky, they arrived in the Star City at the time when the Green Cloud Immortal Sect was selecting disciples which attracted more people to Star City all of a sudden. The places they could live in Star City were also much more expensive than before.


    ¡°Three pieces of top-grade spiritual jade a day for one person?¡± Xiao Jingting was filled with amazement.


    The steward in charge of renting and selling the cave nodded as he said,¡±That¡¯s right.¡±


    Xiao Jingting stretched out his hand and rubbed Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s head as he said,¡±For such a small and short kid?¡±


    The steward nodded and said,¡±Of course, children are also human beings.¡±


    ¡°Are there any discounts?¡± Xiao Jingting asked. You know, children in his previous life would only be charged the half price.


    ¡°No. Dear guest, you brought your son here to participate in the test of the Green Cloud Immortal Sect. If your son succeeds in entering the Green Cloud Immortal Sect, will such a little accommodation fee matter for you?¡± The guard said.


    Xiao Jingting,¡±¡­¡± Actually, he didn¡¯t bring his son for the test, and he just wanted the boy to learn more about the world.


    The guard looked at the little child held by Xu Muan and said,¡±By the way, the Green Cloud Immortal Sect only accepts children between four and eight years old. How can you bring such a small one here?¡±


    Xiao Jingting,¡±¡­¡±


    Xiao Jingting spent three hundred pieces of top grade spiritual jade renting a humble cave residence.


    Although the cave residence was very humble, Xiao Jingting was still somewhat happy that the entrance of the cave residence had its own isolation array, which could block the detection of other people.


    The rapidly shrinking wealth made Xiao Jingting feel a sense of crisis.


    Xiao Jingting took Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s hand and soon found several gambling stone shops in Star City.


    ¡°Son, it¡¯s up to you if we can get rich in Star City.¡± Xiao Jingting patted Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s shoulder with a serious look.


    Xiao Xiaofan nodded and said,¡±Don¡¯t worry, dad. If you can¡¯t support our family anymore, I will help you. I am a good boy.¡±


    Xiao Jingting,¡±¡­ ¡± This boy! What did he mean by saying that he couldn¡¯t support his family anymore?


    Xiao Jingting took Xiao Xiaofan to several gambling stone stores in Star City. Xiao Xiaofan was very excited when he arrived at the stores and picked several stones in a row, but unfortunately, the original stones were too expensive so Xiao Jingting could only ask Xiao Xiaofan to find some cheap ones to buy.


    Xiao Xiaofan reluctantly chose some cheaper ones.


    Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s eyesight was naturally was extraordinary, and there were spirit stones, spirit pearls and other rare objects in each stone.


    ¡°The quality of the stones in the Star City is much better than the ones outside!¡± After opening a few of these raw stones, Xiao Jingting exclaimed.


    After opening these few stones, Xiao Jingting felt that he didn¡¯t come here in vain.


    Xu Muan nodded and said,¡±Surely. I heard that some of the original stones from the gambling stone stores in Star City were actually transported from the Green Cloud Immortal Sect Realm.¡±


    ¡°So that¡¯s how it is! Anything that involves the Green Cloud Immortal Sect is always extraordinary.¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Xiao Jingting took the spirit stones that Xiao Xiaofan gambled out as his capital and brought Xiao Xiaofan to several other gambling stone stores in Star City, making a fortune.


    In order to reward Xiao Xiaofan, Xiao Jingting took Xiao Xiaofan to a restaurant in Star City to have a good meal.


    ¡­


    Xiao Jingting saw Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s starving look and thought:¡®My son is a fool but he is always lucky. With his ability to search for treasure, he could eat well and never die of hunger.¡¯


    Xiao Jingting was eating when a noise came from the stairs.


    Xiao Jingting turned his head and saw the two sisters of the Ouyang family.


    ¡°Miss Ouyang?¡± Xiao Jingting was stunned for a moment. Since he last parted from two Ouyang family sisters, Xiao Jingting had been busy taking his son to ¡®support the family¡¯ and had rarely seen the people of the Ouyang family.


    ¡°Young Master Xiao, it looks like you¡¯re doing well.¡± Ouyang Mingyue said.


    The prices in Star City were high, and Xiao Jingting brought his sons and wife to a restaurant to eat and drink together. Ouyang Mingyue felt a little strange.


    Xiao Jingting smiled and made an understatement,¡±Recently I had good luck and earned some money, so we came to have a meal and celebrate.¡±


    Ouyang Jinyue was a little surprised,¡±Uncle Xiao, you can really make money!¡±


    Xiao Jingting,¡±¡­¡±


    Ouyang Jinyue smiled faintly and said,¡±Little Fatty, what have you been doing lately?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m making money to support my family.¡± Xiao Xiaofan said triumphantly.


    Ouyang Jinyue said suspiciously,¡±You, make money to support your family? What nonsense!¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan shook his head and said,¡±No nonsense, I¡¯m serious.¡±


    ¡°If you make money to support your family, what would you need your father for?¡± Ouyang Jinyue said.


    Xiao Jingting,¡±¡­¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan glanced at Xiao Jingting and patted his chest saying,¡±Dad can¡¯t afford to feed the family, so Xiaofan supports his family and father cooks the food.¡±


    Xiao Jingting,¡±¡­¡± His son believed that he could do nothing for the family now.


    Xiao Xiaodong took a steamed bun and stuffed it into Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s mouth. Then he said ¡°Eat quickly, eat quickly.¡±


    ¡°I heard that during this period of time, the selection has already started. How is the result of selection?¡± Xu Muan changed the subject.


    Ouyang Mingyue smiled and said,¡±Not bad, Jinyue has been selected. The envoys of Green Cloud Immortal Sect are very pleased with Jinyue.¡±


    ¡°Congratulations, Miss Jinyue.¡± Xiao Jingting looked at Ouyang Jinyue.


    Ouyang Mingyue smiled and felt very relieved in her heart. When Jinyue was selected, the Li City Lord residence finally felt at ease and family elders were finally able to breathe a sigh of relief. However, being selected into the Green Cloud Immortal Sect was only the first step. She had heard that the competition within the Green Cloud Immortal Sect was very fierce.


    ¡°Little sister, when are you going to the Immortal Sect?¡± Xiao Xiaofan asked.


    ¡°I am getting ready. I still have ten days left before I will go.¡± Ouyang Jinyue said.


    ¡°There is just ten days before doing the ass, you are so pitiful.¡± Xiao Xiaofan was full of sympathy.


    ¡°It¡¯s abstaining from eating!¡± Ouyang Jinyue was full of disgust.


    Xiao Xiaofan nodded and said,¡±Well, I remember it¡¯s abstaining from eating, little sister. Hurry up and eat quickly, you will have nothing more to eat in future.¡±

 Chapter 150

    Every day, Xiao Jingting took Xiao Xiaofan to a few gambling stone shops before returning to the cave.


    Xiao Xiaofan could always pick out good stones and Xiao Jingting¡¯s jade pendant space was soon replenished with spiritual stones making the aura inside very rich.


    The Illusory Snow Lotus in the space bloomed one after another and soon Xu Muan¡¯s cultivation advanced to the eighth level of Qi Practice.


    ¡°When the Illusory Snow Lotus is refined into Lotus Pill, I should be able to advance to the ninth level of Qi Practice.¡± Xiao Jingting was very proud of himself.


    The ninth level of Qi Practice! The person behind the Xiao Family who always kept a low profile was a cultivator at the ninth level of Qi Practice! If he advanced to the ninth level of Qi Practice, he would be comparable to the family head. At the time when he returned to the Xiao family, he would definitely impress others and his future would be bright.


    However, the life span of the ninth level of Qi Practice cultivator was still only about 100 years. If he advanced to Foundation Building, he would obtain a life span of two hundred years. Therefore, he had to find a way to advance to Foundation Building.


    In front of a big power like the Marquis, the ninth level of Qi Practice was still not enough. Only by Foundation Building, could he have an equal status with them.


    Thinking of Foundation Building, Xiao Jingting couldn¡¯t help feeling a little enthusiastic.


    Although Ouyang Mingyue was nice towards them, in fact her attitude was still a little condescending. In front of those big families, his current level of cultivation was not enough.


    ¡°Where is Xiaodong? These two days I have been looking for him to have fun outside, but he didn¡¯t want to go.¡± Xiao Jingting asked Xu Muan.


    Xu Muan sighed lightly and said,¡±Xiaodong said that he seemed to have sensed a bottleneck at the third level of Qi Practice. Therefore, he closed the door to cultivate.¡±


    Xiao Jingting,¡±¡­¡± His own eldest son was a cultivation addict and would cultivate as long as he had time. It really made him, an old man, feel a bit ashamed!


    ¡°Xiaodong is under a lot of pressure.¡± Xu Muan was a bit worried.


    Xiao Jingting shook his head and said helplessly,¡±At such a young age, so sentimental, I¡¯ll go to see him.¡±


    Xu Muan secretly sighed. Xiaofan¡¯s cultivation had already caught up with Xiaodong¡¯s. Back then, Xiao Xiaofan was not as good as Xiaodong but now Xiaofan shouldered the heavy responsibility of ¡°supporting the family¡±. Xiaodong didn¡¯t say much about it, but he should still be a little anxious. After all, back then between the two children, Xiao Jingting loved Xiaodong more and the more capable one was also Xiaodong.


    After all, the child had a bitter life back then and thus worried so much about gains and losses now.


    Now Xiao Jingting was very good to him. However, when he dreamt in the middle of the night, he always worried that everything now was just a beautiful dream.


    Xiao Jingting walked into the house and saw Xiao Xiaodong sitting cross-legged on the bed with a stern expression.


    Xiao Jingting looked at Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s serious face and shook his head.


    Xiao Xiaodong opened his eyes. Seeing Xiao Jingting, he was shocked.


    ¡°Father, what are you doing here?¡± Xiao Xiaodong asked.


    Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s face was calm, but Xiao Jingting could tell that Xiao Xiaodong was a little reserved.


    Xiao Jingting rubbed Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s head and said,¡±Seeing you haven¡¯t eaten, I came to see you.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong shrugged his shoulders and said,¡±I¡¯m not hungry. Dad, I am a cultivator. It doesn¡¯t matter if I skip a meal or two.¡±


    ¡°You are still a child, a child should eat well. Don¡¯t think too much about it.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong drooped his head and pinched the corner of his clothes as he tried to say,¡±If my cultivation is stagnant and I can¡¯t earn silver, dad, will you like me?¡±


    Xiao Jingting,¡±¡­¡± This child was so young but worried a lot!


    Xiao Jingting knocked on Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s forehead, saying,¡±What are you thinking about? Of course, you are my child. Even if you are useless and will only do mischief, I would still like you. Earning money is your father¡¯s business. As for cultivation, take your time. Look at your dad, I only advanced to the third level Qi Practice when I was a teenager, and you are still so young, so there is no need to worry!¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong chuckled and leaned against Xiao Jingting affectionately. ¡°Dad used to be very useless.¡±


    Xiao Jingting secretly rolled his eyes thinking:¡®This child is too shameless and even dares to speak ill of me after hearing a few words of consolation. He even blamed me, his own father.¡¯


    Xiao Jingting embraced Xiao Xiaodong. Xiao Xiaodong rarely got close to Xiao Jingting, so it was really heart-warming.


    Xiao Jingting pinched Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s face and asked,¡°Hungry? What do you want to eat?¡±


    ¡°I want rose cake, fried bananas, doughnuts, caramel pudding, coconut cinnamon cake¡­¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong ordered a large number of cannons, making Xiao Jingting stunned. Every time Xiao Xiaofan ate these pastries, Xiao Xiaodong always looked disgusted. Xiao Jingting thought that Xiao Xiaodong didn¡¯t like these things, but it turned out¡­


    Xiao Jingting opened his eyes wide full of surprise as he looked at Xiao Xiaodong. Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s face turned red from embarrassment.


    ¡°Since you want them, then I will prepare them for you. No, I will immediately make them for you.¡± Xiao Jingting patted his chest. The eldest son rarely made any requests, so he naturally wanted to satisfy the boy.


    Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s belly became round and he was lying on the bed sleeping, no longer thinking about advancing.


    Xu Muan looked at Xiao Jingting and said,¡±You have made a lot of delicious food for Xiaodong.¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said,¡±Yes!¡± He knew that Xiao Xiaofan liked eating, but he didn¡¯t expect that Xiao Xiaodong was also a glutton. ¡°For children, no matter how much they are troubled, as long as there is something delicious, it will be done.¡±


    Xu Muan,¡±¡­¡±

 Chapter 151

    ¡°Yesterday Xiaofan said that when he went back to his bedroom, he saw a lot of cake paper and cake cups. However, he did not remember eating them.¡± Xu Muan said.


    Xiao Jingting,¡±¡­¡±


    The next day.


    Xiao Xiaodong ran out excitedly,¡±Father, daddy I have advanced to the third level of Qi Practice. I don¡¯t know what happened but I suddenly advanced.¡±


    Xiao Jingting thoughtfully said,¡±It¡¯s probably because you ate too much. It¡¯s good to go with the flow of nature on the matter of advancement.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong blushed from embarrassment.


    Xu Muan pinched Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s cheeks, full of relief. ¡°Xiaodong is really amazing.¡±


    Xiao Jingting shook his head while thinking to himself:¡®Xiao Xiaodong should have reached the bottleneck at the third level of Qi Practice a long time ago. But he was too worried about his gains and losses, so he had been unable to break through for some time.¡¯


    ¡°It seems that we should let Xiaodong eat more in the future! You see, after you ate a lot last night, you naturally advanced, so make sure to eat on time.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan followed Xiao Xiaodong out and his eyes lit up when he heard Xiao Jingting¡¯s words. Pointing to Xiao Xiaodong, he said,¡±Brother, so it was you that ate! You even lied by saying that I ate it, making me think that my appetite had grown again.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong glanced at Xiao Xiaofan and said indifferently,¡±You are so gullible, believing everything I say.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan stomped his foot with hatred and sullenly said,¡±Brother is so annoying. You are bullying me.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s mouth was slightly curved. Obviously he was in a good mood.


    After breakfast, Xiao Jingting took Xiao Xiaofan to a gambling stone store as usual and brought back a pile of stones.


    Xiao Jingting planned to go in seclusion for a period of time after growing the Illusory Snow Lotus. In order to prepare sufficient resources for this time, Xiao Jingting took Xiao Xiaofan to the gambling stone stores frequently.


    When Xiao Jingting was carrying Xiao Xiaofan out of the gambling stone store, he was stopped.


    Feeling the tremendous spiritual power of the coming person, Xiao Jingting couldn¡¯t help but stay alert.


    ¡°How can I help you, senior?¡± Xiao Jingting asked nervously. A green robe was the standard clothing for a Foundation Building cultivator at the Green Cloud Immortal Sect.


    ¡°Let¡¯s find a place to talk.¡± Jian Yi said.


    Xiao Jingting looked at Jian Yi with some uneasiness and said,¡±I will follow you.¡±


    At Jian Yi¡¯s request, Xiao Jingting took him to the cave he had temporarily rented. Xu Muan, who stayed behind in the cave couldn¡¯t help getting a little nervous when he saw the Foundation Building cultivator arrive.


    ¡°Senior, why are you looking for me?¡± Xiao Jingting asked.


    ¡°I¡¯ve been keeping an eye on you and your son for a long time. You¡¯ve been spending a lot of money in the gambling store lately but when I inquired around, I found you are not from a rich family! Generally speaking, you shouldn¡¯t be able to spend so much money in the gambling stone shop. Your son has won all the money for your bets, right?¡± Jian Yi said.


    Xiao Jingting,¡±¡­¡± He really tried to be careful. But unexpectedly, he was discovered by a cultivator at Foundation Building realm who actually paid attention to him for a long time.


    ¡°I¡¯ve seen it. Every time you take your son to the gambling stone store, your son chooses the stones. I have learned a little about stone identification and found out that all the stones you son chose have very good quality. However, he is still young and must have not learnt about stone identification, so he is relying on intuition to choose the spiritual stones. I think your son should have a natural spiritual psychique so he is naturally close to spirit stones with strong spiritual energy.¡± Jian Yi said.


    Xiao Jingting,¡±¡­¡± Xiao Jingting also thought that Xiaofan should have a natural spiritual psychique. But he had limited knowledge of it and was not able to confirm it.


    Xu Muan looked at Jian Yi, a little nervous. ¡°Xiaofan, in fact, is a very ordinary child who has not grown up yet, but he is very lucky.¡±


    Jian Yi saw Xu Muan was like facing an archenemy and said,¡±Don¡¯t be nervous. I mean no harm. Your son is born with a heavenly spirit body, leaving him in this realm would be ruining his future. I was sent over to recruit disciples for the Green Cloud Immortal Sect this time and your son with a heavenly spirit body is exactly the talent our Green Cloud Immortal Sect needs.¡±


    Xu Muan hesitated for a moment before he said,¡±I¡¯ve heard that the Green Cloud Immortal Sect¡¯s selection process has already ended.¡±


    Jian Yi nodded and said,¡±As long as your son¡¯s qualifications are outstanding enough, adding extra quota is not a difficult task.¡±


    Xu Muan looked uneasily at Xiao Jingting.


    Xiao Xiaofan blinked his eyes with a bit of confusion on his face.


    Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s face tensed but he stood silently on the side.


    Jian Yi took out a roulette wheel and said to Xiao Xiaofan,¡±This is a roulette wheel for testing attributes. Little guy, would you like to have a try?¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan looked towards Xiao Jingting, who nodded his head.


    Xiao Xiaofan pressed his hand on the roulette wheel, and the wheel gave off a blinding beam of red light.


    ¡°Pure Fire Spirit Root! It¡¯s actually a Pure Fire Spirit Root! ¡± Jian Yi looked at Xiao Xiaofan with excitement.


    Even if a heavenly spirit body had three spiritual roots, the Green Cloud Immortal Sect was willing to accept them. But it was actually a pure Fire Spirit Root. A single spirit root itself was already an unattainable talent for the Immortal Sect. When it was coupled with a heavenly spirit body, there would definitely be a lot of rewards for finding such a talent.


    Xiao Jingting looked at Jian Yi¡¯s sparkling eyes and knew that this person was very satisfied with his son¡¯s qualifications.


    ¡°Nephew Xiao, your son¡¯s talent is very good. It would be a waste if he stays in this realm. If I bring him into the Immortal Sect, those Golden Core elders will surely be impressed by his talent and this child will have a bright future.¡± Jian Yi said.


    Xiao Jingting frowned hesitantly. Jian Yi looked at Xiao Jingting¡¯s appearance and said,¡±In this realm of yours, the Foundation Establishment Pills are strictly controlled, so it is hard to advance to Foundation Building. If your son stays here, his chances of advancing to Foundation Building are very slim. However, it¡¯s different if he enters the Immortal Sect. With your son¡¯s qualifications, it¡¯s possible for him to become a Golden Core elder.¡±


    In fact, Jian Yi who was the Foundation Building cultivator didn¡¯t care about Xiao Jingting, but Xiao Jingting was Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s father. If Xiao Xiaofan entered the Immortal Sect, the boy would be treated as a core disciple and he might have to suck up to Xiao Xiaofan in the future, so he was now very polite to Xiao Jingting.


    Xiao Jingting looked at Xiao Xiaofan and said with a headache,¡±When Xiao Xiaofan was young, his brain was hurt, so he could be muddleheaded sometimes.¡±


    Green Cloud Immortal Sect was a good place. However, in such a place, there would be a number of great talents. How could Xiaofan live a comfortable life in that environment?


    Xiao Jingting felt a little gloomy. It seemed that Jian Yi was asking for their opinions but in fact their opinions were not important at all. Judging from Jian Yi¡¯s appearance, they could tell he would not give up on Xiaofan. Although entering the Immortal Sect was a good thing, Xiao Jingting was still a little worried.


    ¡°This is not a problem. If he has had a high fever, an Enlightenment Pill would make up for it.¡± Jian Yi said without thinking.

 Chapter 152

    Xiao Xiaodong watched Jian Yi testing the roulette, hesitated for a moment and said, ¡°Senior, can I give it a try?¡±


    Jian Yi nodded and said,¡°Of course.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong put his hand on the testing roulette which showed a blue beam of light.


    Jian Yi looked at Xiao Xiaodong with a frown,¡±Your qualifications are good, but you are still somewhat ineligible to enter the Green Cloud Immortal Sect.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded, his face as usual.


    Jian Yi sighed in his heart. Actually Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s qualifications were not bad, barely meeting the admission standards of the Immortal Sect.


    It was just that the ten places in the Immortal Sect had already been given. He would barely be able to bring one more person back. If he brought two more people back, the other disciples who were in charge of the selection might be annoyed. Jian Yi didn¡¯t want to cause trouble for nothing.


    Seeing that Jian Yi was looking at him with an ardent gaze, Xiao Xiaofan hid behind Xiao Jingting and timidly said,¡±Dad, what is he trying to do?¡±


    Xiao Jingting sighed lightly and said,¡±Senior said that he would take you to the Green Cloud Immortal Sect, so you can become a very powerful cultivator.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan shook his head hurriedly and said,¡±I don¡¯t want to go to the Green Cloud Immortal Sect. I don¡¯t want to abstain from eating.¡±


    Xiao Jingting looked at Xiao Xiaofan and felt helpless. The Ouyang family went to great pains to send their family¡¯s children to Green Cloud Immortal Sect. There was a great opportunity in front of his son, but his son didn¡¯t want it.


    ¡°Little friend, if you become a Golden Core cultivator you can live for five hundred years.¡± Jian Yi said with a smile on his face.


    Xiao Xiaofan rolled on the ground and yelled desperately. ¡°What¡¯s the point of living so long if you can¡¯t even eat well?¡±


    Xiao Jingting looked at Xiao Xiaofan and said,¡±Xiaofan! Father, daddy and brother have poor aptitude and can only live for a hundred years or so. If you become successful, you can help your father, daddy and brothers to live longer in the future.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan blinked his eyes, his face showing some deep thought.


    Looking at Xiao Xiaofan, Jian Yi hurriedly said. ¡°Yes! Boy, your parents and brother are not Foundation Builders, so it would be very difficult to advance to Foundation Building. If you enter the Green Cloud Immortal Sect and make contributions, Green Cloud Immortal Sect will give you a Foundation Establishment Pill. If you have Foundation Establishment Pills, you can give them to others and give your parents a chance to also advance to Foundation Building.¡±


    Jian Yi said so, but he felt a little disapproving in his heart. Xiao Xiaofan was still young and forgetful. When he entered the Green Cloud Immortal Sect and was taken in by an elder, he would gradually forget about his family.


    One of the reasons why the Immortal Sect didn¡¯t accept older children was that young children could forget about their family more quickly. If they cultivated in Green Cloud Immortal Sect since childhood, when they grew up, they would be more closely linked with Immortal Sect than with their families.


    Young people like Xiao Xiaofan, who were born in a humble family but had outstanding qualifications and grew up to be a disciple of the Immortal Sect rarely mentioned their own families, which was not surprising. A family that could offer no help was not worth mentioning.


    Xiao Xiaofan gritted his teeth and was at a loss.


    Xiao Jingting looked at Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s face, heartbroken.


    Xiao Xiaofan looked at Jian Yi and hesitated for a long time before saying,¡±I want to go to the Immortal Sect. I want to earn many, many Foundation Establishment Pills.¡±


    Jian Yi nodded, smiled and said,¡±Little boy, when you grow up, you will know you have made the right decision today.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan pulled a long face and did not speak. Xiao Jingting suddenly felt that his second son had become a lot maturer.


    ¡°Senior, when are you going to the Immortal Sect?¡± Xiao Jingting asked.


    Jian Yi thought about it and said,¡±In five days.¡±


    Xiao Jingting hesitated for a moment and said,¡±I want to stay with my son for a few more days, and make him something delicious, is that okay?¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s face showed some surprise and joy when he heard Xiao Jingting¡¯s words.


    Jian Yi looked at Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s face, nodded and said,¡±Of course.¡±


    For the next five days, Xiao Jingting did nothing else and made all kinds of delicious food for Xiao Xiaofan. Probably because he knew he was leaving his parents, Xiao Xiaofan who always had a good appetite, suddenly lost his appetite.


    Five days passed by in a flash and no matter how reluctant Xiao Jingting was, Jian Yi still arrived on time to pick him up.


    ¡­


    When Jian Yi brought Xiao Xiaofan to Green Cloud Immortal Sect¡¯s ship, Ouyang Jinyue couldn¡¯t help feeling stunned.


    ¡°Senior Brother Jian, all the places are filled. Why did you bring another child over?¡± Liu Yicai said with dissatisfaction.


    ¡°He has a single spirit root. I think Immortal Sect seniors should be glad to accept him.¡± Jian Yi said plainly.


    Jian Yi¡¯s words were simple but suddenly shocked everyone on the ship.


    ¡°Senior Brother Jian, are you sure?¡± Liu Yicai frowned.


    Jian Yi nodded and said,¡±Of course. I verified it several times, it is indeed a single spiritual root.¡±


    ¡°Congratulations, Senior Brother Jian. I didn¡¯t expect that you would find such a wonderful talent.¡± Liu Yicai¡¯s face tensed as he said sourly.


    Jian Yi stroked his beard and smiled proudly, saying,¡±I was lucky. I just happened to meet a boy who has a single spirit root.¡±


    The other people on the ship looked at Jian Yi one by one. Although they were given many gifts from those big families of the Barbaric Continent, they were nothing compared to the rewards from the Immortal Sect.


    Ouyang Jinyue walked over and pulled Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s arm, saying,¡±When did you participate in the selection?! I didn¡¯t even know! ¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan shook his head and said,¡±I didn¡¯t! He came to me on his own. I didn¡¯t look for him! ¡±


    Ouyang Jinyue nodded and said,¡±So it¡¯s like this. No matter what, we¡¯ll be a family from now on.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan reluctantly smiled and said,¡±I miss my dad.¡±


    Ouyang Jinyue rolled her eyes and said,¡±Little kid.¡±


    The other children on the ship were somewhat repulsed by Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s arrival. These children of big families vaguely understood that Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s talent was higher than theirs and all of them were lost in thought.

 Chapter 153

    Inside the cave house.


    Xiao Jingting¡¯s family ate together. Xu Muan looked at the vacant seat beside Xiao Xiaodong and sighed lightly.


    Xiao Jingting patted Xu Muan on the shoulder and said,¡±Alright, our son is going to learn profound techniques at Immortal Sect. It¡¯s not like he has gone to a tiger¡¯s den. Don¡¯t worry.¡±


    Xu Muan shook his head and said,¡±Nevertheless, I¡¯m still a little worried about him!¡±


    It would be fine if Xiaofan was as smart as Xiaodong, but Xiaofan could not even compare to ordinary people.


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry, that man said that our son has good qualifications. He will be trained intensively once he enters the Immortal Sect. Green Cloud Immortal Sect, how many people would fight for this opportunity?¡± Xiao Jingting comforted Xu Muan.


    Xu Muan nodded and said,¡±I know.¡±


    The people from the Green Cloud Immortal Sect only accepted disciples once every ten years. So he didn¡¯t know when he would be able to see Xiaofan next time.


    Once the people from the Green Cloud Immortal Sect left, Star City was suddenly much less crowded.


    ¡°Work hard on your cultivation, when we advance to Foundation Building, we will think of a way to go to the Green Cloud Immortal Sect realm.¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Xu Muan nodded and solemnly said,¡±Yes, I have to improve my cultivation as soon as I can. Otherwise, the next time we see Xiaofan, his cultivation might already surpass mine.¡±


    Xiao Jingting rubbed Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s head and said,¡°You should also work hard on cultivation, so when you meet Xiaofan next time, you can compete in cultivation.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said,¡±I will try my best.¡±


    Xiao Jingting pondered and said,¡±I have to think of a way to earn some money.¡±


    Once Xiaofan left, it was impossible to make a fortune by gambling stones.


    Previously, Xiao Jingting tested his aptitude by using the roulette wheel of the Foundation Building senior. He had three spirit attributes of wood, water and earth, and according to the senior¡¯s words, a three-spirit root only had a one-in-ten chance to advance to Foundation Building after taking the Foundation Establishment pill while a two-spirit root had a one-in-three chance. He had three spirit roots so he was afraid that he needed to prepare a few more Foundation Establishment pills.


    Xu Muan had fire and gold dual attributes, while Xiao Xiaodong had wood and water dual attributes. In their family, his qualifications were the worst. Although Xiao Jingting had long found that his qualifications might not be good, it was still a bit unpleasant for it to be confirmed.


    ¡°I found that there are quite a few alchemists in Star City, and there are places where you can sell pills. When your pills sell, spirit stones would be automatically deposited in your account so the pill master doesn¡¯t even need to show up.¡± Xu Muan said.


    Xiao Jingting widened his eyes and said,¡±Is that so?¡±


    Xu Muan nodded and said,¡±Yes.¡± He had already planned to sell pills. However, Xiaofan made more money by gambling. He didn¡¯t expect¡­


    In order to obtain spirit stones as quickly as possible, Xiao Jingting sold many pills.


    Time flew by and Xiao Jingting and Xu Muan stayed in Star City for more than half a year. After this half a year, their strength increased to the peak of the ninth level of Qi Practice.


    ¡­


    ¡°It seems that every time we meet, Young Master Xiao would surprise us!¡± Ouyang Mingyue looked at Xiao Jingting and said sourly.


    After the Green Cloud Immortal Sect finished accepting disciples, Ouyang Mingyue left Star City, which was not easy and unaffordable for most people to live in.


    To Ouyang Mingyue¡¯s surprise, Xiao Jingting brought Xiao Xiaodong and Xiao Xiaojin to live in Star City for more than half a year. Moreover, when they met again after half a year, Xiao Jingting was already at the ninth level of Qi Practice.


    Although Xiao Xiaofan was brought on board the Immortal Sect¡¯s ship, the last minute, the news still reached the Ouyang family. Learning that Xiao Xiaofan had a single spiritual root, the Ouyang family immediately made a decision to befriend Xiao Jingting.


    Xiao Jingting smiled and said,¡±I am flattered. Is Miss here to participate in the Star City auction?¡±


    Ouyang Mingyue nodded and said,¡±That¡¯s right, Young Master Xiao is already at the ninth level of Qi Practice, so he should be aiming at Foundation Establishment pills this time.¡±


    Xiao Jingting smiled bitterly and said,¡±I need them, but it¡¯s a pity that I don¡¯t have enough in my pocket.¡± Ouyang Mingyue laughed and said,¡±Young Master Xiao, you must be joking.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m not joking. I really don¡¯t have money.¡± Xiao Jingting spread his hands.


    At the auction held by Star City, there were three Foundation Establishment Pills for sale. Foundation Establishment Pills were so attractive that countless cultivators had come. Xiao Jingting was almost sure that there would be a fierce fight during the bidding.


    Xiao Jingting didn¡¯t come for the Foundation Pill, but rather, for the several spirit grasses in the auction.


    In the past half a year, after Xiao Jingting knew about a variety of spiritual grasses, the jade pendant space actually automatically presented several different Foundation Establishment Pill recipes which Xiao Jingting immediately treated as treasures.


    Some of the spiritual grasses used to refine Foundation Establishment pills were not only precious, but also had strict requirements for their age.


    The age limit of the spiritual grasses was not a problem for Xiao Jingting. As long as there were enough spirit stones, he could grow enough spiritual grasses.


    Both he and Xu Muan were good alchemists, and they earned a lot of spirit stones by selling pills on consignment.


    Sometimes, Xiao Jingting would think that if he knew that selling pills on consignment was so profitable, he would have never taken Xiaofan out. Sometimes, Xiao Jingting would also think it was good to take Xiaofan out because the Green Cloud Immortal Sect was a good place! Xiaofan could make great achievements there.


    Ouyang Mingyue looked at Xu Muan, her expression complex.


    After Xiao Xiaofan was taken away by the Green Cloud Immortal Sect, the details about Xiao Jingting¡¯s family were exposed to the public. Naturally, Xiao Jingting¡¯s absurd past was also under investigation.


    Thinking about the news of Xiao Jingting and Xu Muan¡¯s discord in the investigation, Ouyang Mingyue only found it ridiculous. How good the relationship between this husband and wife was?! How motivated Xiao Jingting was?!


    ¡°Xu Muan¡¯s cultivation is progressing quickly.¡± Ouyang Mingyue said in a melancholy voice.


    Ouyang Mingyue thought:¡®When I saw Xu Muan and Xiao Jingting last time, his cultivation was at the eighth level of Qi Practice and Xu Muan the seventh level of Qi Practice. Now, I am still at the eighth level of Qi Practice while both of them were already at the ninth level of Qi Practice.¡¯


    Ouyang Mingyue also doubted the reason why their cultivation progressed so fast, but she attributed it to the Foundation Building cultivator from Green Cloud Immortal Sect. She thought that before Jian Yi left, he had given Xiao Jingting and his wife some kind of benefit.


    ¡°I am flattered.¡± Xu Muan said lightly.

 Chapter 154

    ¡°Miss, I didn¡¯t find it.¡± A servant came near Ouyang Mingyue and spoke.


    Ouyang Mingyue sighed, waved her hand and said,¡±Forget it then.¡±


    ¡°Miss Ouyang, what are you looking for?¡± Xiao Jingting asked curiously.


    Ouyang Mingyue shrugged her shoulders and said indifferently,¡±I heard that there is an alchemist in Star City who often sells pills on consignment. At first he just sold some ordinary pills, but later, he also sells a batch of pills that help break through bottlenecks. He also sells a batch of Lotus Pills. This person is very mysterious and no one knows what force he belongs to, so I am here to see if I can recruit him.¡±


    Xiao Jingting,¡±¡­¡± Was Ouyang Mingyue now talking about him and Xu Muan?


    ¡°That alchemist can even refine Lotus Pills so he must have good alchemy techniques. Moreover, he doesn¡¯t seem to want to reveal his identity, so it¡¯s not easy to recruit him.¡± Ouyang Mingyue felt it was a great pity.


    Xiao Jingting,¡±¡­¡± Every alchemist owned a large amount of spirit grass which was not easy to obtain. Most alchemists had a huge force behind them, and alchemists without it were very rare. If he didn¡¯t have the jade pendant space in his hands that could grow a large number of herbs, his alchemy would definitely not reach the current stage.


    ¡°Are there many people looking for that alchemist?¡± Xiao Jingting asked.


    Ouyang Mingyue shook her head and said,¡±Originally there weren¡¯t many, but this alchemist recently sold a batch of Lotus Pills to the public. So there are now more people looking for him.¡± The Lotus Pill could help break through to the ninth level of Qi Practice! Ouyang Mingyue was so excited but when she wanted to make her move, the pills had already been consumed.


    Xiao Jingting raised his eyebrows. In order to gather the spiritual grass for refining the Foundation Extabilishent pill, he had to sell a batch of Lotus Pills. But as a result, he was now targeted? Fortunately, everything had been sold and spirit stones were already put into his account. Eight Lotus Pills earned him 320 spirit stones, so Lotus Pills were worth a lot of money.


    ¡°That Alchemist is very cautious. Many people are looking for him, but no force should have found him yet.¡± Ouyang Mingyue said.


    Xiao Jingting,¡±¡­¡± ¡®Can¡¯t find him? That¡¯s okay! There would be a huge problem if they find him.¡¯


    ¡°Miss Ouyang, do you know how to get to the Green Cloud Immortal Sect Realm?¡± Xiao Jingting changed the subject and asked.


    Ouyang Mingyue sized up Xiao Jingting and asked,¡±You want to go to Green Cloud Immortal Sect Realm?¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said,¡±Yes! When Xiaofan went to the Green Cloud Immortal Sect, I always felt uneasy, so I want to go to take a look.¡±


    ¡°You don¡¯t have to worry. I received a message from the Ouyang family that when Xiao Xiaofan entered the Immortal Sect, he was valued by the Golden Core cultivator within the sect and he is living a good life.¡± Ouyang Mingyue said.


    Hearing Ouyang Mingyue¡¯s words, Xiao Jingting breathed a sigh of relief and said, ¡°That¡¯s good, but I still want to go and take a look.¡±


    Ouyang Mingyue thought about it and finally said,¡±If you want to go, it¡¯s not impossible.¡±


    Xiao Jingting looked at Ouyang Mingyue and asked excitedly,¡±What method? I know Miss Ouyang would find a way.¡±


    ¡°There is a merchant ship that travels between Green Cloud Immortal Sect and the Barbarian Continent. As long as you can afford the price, you can have that merchant ship take you to the Green Cloud Immortal Sect realm.¡±


    ¡°In the Barbarian Continent there is a lack of goods and materials, so merchant ships don¡¯t come frequently, usually once every two to three years. The last time the merchant ship came here was two months ago, and it has already left. Young Master Xiao, if you want to take this merchant ship, you will have to wait two or three years.¡±


    ¡°The price is not low. It seems that the price for one person is one thousand spirit stones. Young Master Xiao, how many people are you planning to take with you?¡±


    Xiao Jingting¡¯s eyes widened as he said,¡±So expensive?¡± One thousand spirit stones, but all he could offer was five hundred spirit stones!


    Ouyang Mingyue nodded and said,¡±Yes! It takes two months to sail across the Dusk Sea from the Barbarian Continent to Cloud Continent where the Green Cloud Immortal Sect is located. On the way, you can encounter all kinds of monsters, so in order to stay safe, they hire a Golden Core cultivator to escort them. A Golden Core cultivator! If you think about it, you can see that this price is not that high.¡±


    Xiao Jingting chuckled dryly. It was not that high. However, he did not have so many spirit stones. Fortunately, the merchant ship only went back and forth once every two or three years, so he still had enough time to earn spirit stones. Now, the top priority was to advance to the Foundation Building realm. With the progress of his cultivation, it would be easier to earn money.


    ¡°Miss Ouyang, if a ship comes, can you give me a message?¡± Xiao Jingting asked.


    Ouyang Mingyue nodded and said,¡±Of course I can, Young Master Xiao. The Ouyang family and the Green Cloud Immortal Sect occasionally exchange information, so if there are any messages, I will inform you.¡±


    Ouyang Mingyue thought:¡®As soon as Xiao Xiaofan entered the sect, he was accepted as a Golden Core cultivator¡¯s discipline. But Jinyue¡¯s performance was mediocre.¡¯


    The competition in the Green Cloud Immortal Sect was fierce and the many factions in the sect made it even more chaotic. Because of her friendship with Xiao Xiaofan, Ouyang Jinyue lived a good life. Ouyang Mingyue really admired her sister¡¯s vision since the latter had long noticed that Xiao Xiaofan was special.


    According to Ouyang Jinyue, Xiao Xiaofan was very concerned about Xiao Jingting and others. If the Ouyang family could bring news about Xiao Jingting and others to Xiao Xiaofan, then the relationship between Ouyang Jinyue and Xiao Xiaofan would be even closer.


    ¡°Thank you, Miss Ouyang.¡± Xu Muan who had been silent all the time and listened to Ouyang Mingyue talk about Xiao Xiaofan finally couldn¡¯t restrain himself.


    Ouyang Mingyue smiled and said,¡±You are welcome.¡±


    ¡°Young Master Xiao, have you decided to go to the Green Cloud Continent?¡± Ouyang Mingyue asked.


    Xiao Jingting nodded solemnly and said,¡±Yes.¡±


    ¡°The Cloud Continent is rich in resources. However, I heard that the territory has been divided up by major powers. In the past, all cultivators who came from the Barbarian Continent had a hard time there.¡± Ouyang Mingyue reminded him.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said,¡±Thank you Miss Ouyang, for your advice.¡±


    ¡­


    ¡°Miss, the auction is about to begin.¡± An attendant approached Ouyang Mingyue.


    Ouyang Mingyue turned to Xiao Jingting and Xu Muan and said,¡±I will be going first.¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said,¡±Miss, please go ahead.¡±


    Xu Muan looked at Ouyang Mingyue¡¯s back and said to Xiao Jingting,¡±Let¡¯s go in as well.¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said,¡±Alright.¡±


    The private rooms upstairs were occupied by Foundation Building cultivators, and Xiao Jingting and Xu Muan found vacant seats somewhere.


    Xiao Jingting¡¯s eyes sparkled as he looked at the auction platform. ¡°This auction house is really rich and powerful!¡±


    Xu Muan nodded and said,¡±Yes.¡± The auction table was actually decorated with many spirit stones and night pearls, which looked radiant, beautiful and luxurious. They were not even afraid of being robbed.

 Chapter 155

    Xiao Xiaojin who held his milk jug with one hand stretched his other hand towards the table. His hand spread over and over again as if he was picking off the spirit stones from the auction table.


    Xiao Xiaodong half-supported Xiao Xiaojin, carefully wiping the milk on Xiao Xiaojin¡¯s little mouth.


    ¡°Welcome to the auction. I am truly honored to meet all of you here.¡± A graceful female cultivator walked out. She was dressed in a brocade robe and had a hot figure. As soon as she stepped out, those present could not take their eyes off her.


    Xu Muan frowned and said,¡±A Foundation Building cultivator.¡±


    Xiao Jingting blinked his eyes and thought:¡®The auction house in Star City is really powerful. The person in charge of the auction is actually a Foundation Building cultivator.¡¯


    ¡°No more talking. Please bring up our first auction item, the Foundation Establishment Pill. I believe that everyone understands the function of Foundation Establishment Pill, so I don¡¯t need to say more. This Foundation Establishment Pill¡¯s starting price is three hundred spirit stones.¡±


    ¡°Four hundred.¡±


    ¡°Five hundred.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡±


    ¡°Eight hundred and eighty.¡±


    ¡°One thousand.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡±


    Xiao Jingting swallowed and turned his head to look at Xu Muan,¡°So expensive.¡±


    Xu Muan laughed and said,¡±It¡¯s not strange.¡±


    Some cultivators of the ninth level of Qi practice that were approaching death could do anything for a Foundation Establishment Pill. Some families, in order to have a strong Foundation Building cultivator, were willing to use up their family assets. For forces like the Ouyang family, one more Foundation Building cultivator meant a stabler position.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said,¡±That¡¯s right.¡± After the first Foundation Establishment Pill fetched an astronomical price of twelve hundred spirit stones, the auction finally came to a halt.


    ¡°The next item to be auctioned is the Longevity Fruit which can increase a cultivator¡¯s lifespan by five to ten years.¡± The female cultivator in charge of the auction continued.


    As soon as the Longevity Fruit came out, the Foundation Building cultivators in the room started bidding. Although the Foundation Building cultivators had a lifespan of 200 years, it was still short for cultivators. The older they got, the more afraid of death they became. In the end, the Longevity Fruit sold for 380 spirit stones.


    Xiao Jingting swallowed subconsciously.


    Xiao Xiaodong tilted his head to look at Xiao Jingting and said,¡±Dad, you are very nervous!¡±


    Xiao Jingting wiped the sweat from his forehead and said,¡±It¡¯s alright.¡±


    ¡°But, your hands are shaking.¡± Xiao Xiaodong said.


    Xiao Jingting pressed his right hand with his left hand and thought:¡®This child really doesn¡¯t need to be so observant!¡¯


    ¡°It¡¯s damn expensive here!¡± Xiao Jingting said gloomily.


    Damn it! He originally thought that more than three hundred spirit stones already meant a big fortune. But it turned out that he was still a poor man.


    Xiao Xiaodong looked at Xiao Jingting¡¯s nervous appearance and comforted him,¡±Father, don¡¯t worry. This is just the beginning. The things sold at the beginning are always more expensive and those sold later are much cheaper.¡±


    Xiao Jingting reluctantly smiled and said,¡±I hope so.¡±


    The auction house had successively auctioned some magic tools and spiritual pills. Compared with the opening items, the preciousness of the items had dropped a lot.


    ¡°The next item to be auctioned is two Lotus Pills, the starting price is fifty Spirit Stones.¡±


    Xiao Jingting¡¯s eyes widened. The auction house actually sold Lotus Pills. His Lotus Pills were priced at 40 spirit stones each, and placed on consignment. As a result, they were sold out in a very short time. Xiao Jingting secretly suspected that the Lotus Pills at the auction house now were the ones he had sold before.


    ¡°One hundred.¡±


    ¡°One hundred and twenty.¡±


    ¡°One hundred and fifty.¡±


    ¡°Two hundred.¡±


    ¡­


    The two Lotus Pills were sold for two hundred spirit stones.


    Xiao Xiaodong blinked his eyes as he looked at Xiao Jingting.


    Although Xiao Xiaodong didn¡¯t say anything, his expression clearly meant ¡®You sold it at a loss.¡¯


    Xiao Jingting rubbed his nose and couldn¡¯t help feeling a little awkward. When he advanced to Foundation Building, he wouldn¡¯t need to hide about.


    Now, if his identity as an alchemist was exposed, many people would be interested in the source of his alchemy materials. Many of them would probably want to control him and force him to refine pills for some big power. He didn¡¯t want to be a laborer for any of them!


    ¡°Golden Leaf Grass, starting price is ten spirit stones.¡±


    Xiao Jingting got excited as he thought:¡®Finally it¡¯s here! Golden Leaf Grass is one of the main spiritual plants for refining the Foundation Establishment Pill!¡¯ Xiao Jingting suppressed his excitement and joined the bidding.


    The price of Golden Leaf Grass did not climb very much. Although there were also some people bidding, the competition was not very fierce.


    Gold Leaf Grass was different from Longevity Fruits, which could be taken directly. Gold Leaf Grass needed to be refined into a pill to play its role. Alchemists were hard to find and there was no guarantee in the success rate of pill refining. The alchemists¡¯ fees were also not low. All these restricted the price of the Golden Leaf Grass. Xiao Jingting offered 45 spirit stones and acquired the Gold Leaf Grass.


    After buying the Golden Leaf Grass, Xiao Jingting offered another eighty spirit stones and bought the Golden Lantern Fruit. He finally gathered all the spiritual plants needed to refine the Foundation Establishment Pill.


    The good things at the auction were endless but Xiao Jingting could just look at them.


    Xiao Jingting still had some spirit stones in his hand. However, he still needed spirit stones to buy spiritual plants needed for the Foundation Establishment Pill, so he didn¡¯t dare to spend them indiscriminately.


    After the auction was over, those buyers came out one after another.

 Chapter 156

    ¡°Young Master Xiao, where are you going next?¡± Ouyang Mingyue caught up with Xiao Jingting and asked.


    ¡°I need to find a place to rest for a while.¡± Xiao Jingting said vaguely.


    ¡°I think that since you are at the ninth level of Qi Practice, you should be preparing to advance to Foundation Building.¡± Ouyang Mingyue said.


    Xiao Jingting was stunned for a moment, and then said perfunctorily,¡°Miss Ouyang is joking, I have limited aptitude. I can¡¯t get my hands on the Foundation Establishment Pill, so it would be hard for me to advance to Foundation Building.¡±


    Ouyang Mingyue tilted her head, somewhat skeptical,¡°I saw Young Master Xiao successively buying two extremely precious spiritual grasses. Young Master Xiao, are you a senior alchemist?¡±


    Xiao Jingting¡¯s heart thudded. Ouyang Mingyue was quite observant! If Ouyang Mingyue could think of these things, others might also be suspicious. Xiao Jingting made up his mind to go into seclusion for a while.


    ¡°How could it be? I can refine some aphrodisiac pills, but not high-level pills. I bought these two spiritual plants to practice a special technique.¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Ouyang Mingyue nodded and said,¡±So that¡¯s it!¡±


    ¡°Brother Xiao, the two spiritual plants you bought are needed to refine Foundation Establishment Pill, so I thought you are going to refine the Foundation Establishment Pill.¡± Ouyang Mingyue half-jokingly said.


    Xiao Jingting¡¯s face changed slightly as he waved his hand, saying,¡±Miss Ouyang, it can¡¯t be.¡±


    Ouyang Mingyue smiled carelessly and said,¡±I¡¯m just joking, Young Master Xiao. What are you so nervous about?¡±


    Xiao Jingting smiled dryly, scratched the back of his head, and said,¡±You think too highly of me, so I can¡¯t help feeling nervous.¡±


    Ouyang Mingyue took out a communication talisman and handed it to Xiao Jingting, saying,¡±Brother Xiao, this is my voice transmission talisman. If there is anything, you can send me a message.¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said,¡±Alright, thank you very much, Miss Ouyang.¡±


    ¡­


    Xu Muan looked at Xiao Jingting and said,¡±Let¡¯s go.¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said,¡±Alright.¡±


    Xiao Jingting and Xu Muan walked into their temporarily rented cave. Xiao Jingting and Xu Muan already changed their cave and the one they were now renting cost five spirit stones a month. However, the conditions were much better than the previous one and there was also a fire vein in the cave which could be used to refine pills and weapons.


    Xiao Jingting sat at the table, holding his jaw with one hand and tapping gently on the table with the other.


    ¡°What are you thinking about?¡± Xu Muan leaned close to Xiao Jingting and asked.


    ¡°I¡¯m thinking about what to do next.¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    ¡°Didn¡¯t Ouyang Mingyue already say it? The merchant ship will come over once every two to three years. We must use this time to refine the Foundation Establishment Pill and advance to Foundation Building realm as well as earn money for the journey. I am afraid we will need to go back home before going to Cloud Continent, there is not much time left.¡± Xu Muan thought and said.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said,¡±Yes! Do you think we should start refining the Foundation Establishment Pill now?¡±


    Xu Muan shook his head and said,¡±No, let¡¯s refine our spiritual energy first. Alchemy can¡¯t be urged.¡±


    Others might think similarly to Ouyang Mingyue. The matter of Xiao Jingting buying two spiritual plants would be eye-catching. Although they sold pills on consignment secretly, there was no guarantee that they did not leave any traces. Moreover, the Earth Fire room that they had been renting made it even more suspicious.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said,¡±That¡¯s right.¡± It just so happened that the jade pendant space needed some time to grow spiritual grasses.


    ¡­


    Desert City.


    Mu Shuyu used his technique and the spiritual plants in the field were growing rapidly.


    Xiao Jinfeng walked towards Mu Shuyu and said,¡±You¡¯ve worked hard.¡±


    Mu Shuyu shook his head and said,¡±It¡¯s fine. It¡¯s not hard work.¡± Xiao Xiaofu leaned into Xiao Jinfeng¡¯s arms and called out in a cute voice,¡°Daddy, daddy.¡±


    Mu Shuyu looked at Xiao Xiaofu¡¯s innocent and lovely face and his heart suddenly softened.


    Xiao Jinfeng looked at Mu Shuyu and said with some concern,¡±The business in the store doesn¡¯t seem to be good lately.¡±


    The beverage shop made a lot of money, but it was not enough for Xiao Jinfeng and Mu Shuyu who had advanced to the seventh level of Qi Practice.


    Xiao Jinfeng specialized in the spiritual wine business. Before leaving the Xiao family, Xiao Jingting told him several recipes for brewing spiritual wine. Relying on those novel recipes with unique tastes, Xiao Jinfeng brewed many spiritual wines and the business was very good.


    Mu Shuyu said in a little depressed tone,¡±Someone is still causing trouble.¡±


    When Xiao Jingting first left the Xiao family, the family was flourishing. However, it wasn¡¯t long before the Xiao family business was suppressed in many ways.


    Xiao Qingyan was seriously injured by a demonic beast while doing a mission. When he returned, he found out that his soul force was broken and his cultivation dropped to the third level of Qi Practice.


    Xiao Linfeng inquired around and found that there was something strange about this mission. Xiao Qingyan¡¯s accident seemed to be planned.


    Xiao Linfeng investigated all the way but was besieged and also accidentally seriously injured.


    After many twists and turns, the Xiao family finally realized that the Pei family was behind all the trouble that the Xiao family was facing.


    When Xiao Xiaofan gambled out the Spiritual Medicine Silkworm, Pei Song started keeping an eye on Xiao Jingting. Later, Xiao Jingting and Xu Muan teamed up to kill Pei Song and Pei Song¡¯s helpers.


    However, no matter how neatly Xiao Jingting did it, he still couldn¡¯t stop the Pei family from suspecting him. It turned out that some of Pei Song¡¯s followers had known that he was coveting Xiao Jingting¡¯s spirit stones for a long time. Originally, when Pei Song did not show up, his followers only thought he would be gone for some time. But later, when Pei Song was nowhere to be found, they realized something was wrong.


    The Pei family had a Foundation Building cultivator and Pei Song was a valued talent in the Pei family. After Pei Song¡¯s death was confirmed, the Pei family became furious and attacked the Xiao family on all fronts.


    The Xiao family could dominate the Desert City, but they were no match for the Pei family.

 Chapter 157

    After figuring out the reason, in order to retain the relationship with the Pei family, the old master of the Xiao family, who had been in seclusion, stepped out to protect the Xiao family and drove away Xiao Linfeng¡¯s family.


    Xiao Linfeng was seriously injured and his strength was not as strong as before. Xiao Qingyan had an accident. Zheng Pei¡¯er, seeing the situation, went back to the Zheng family with her two children.


    After Xiao Linfeng¡¯s accident, Wang Lu was attacked in the middle of the mission but was saved by the people from the Marquis household.


    The Marquis gave the Pei family a warning, which greatly helped Xiao Linfeng¡¯s family.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know. Where is the third brother now?¡± Xiao Jinfeng said.


    Mu Shuyu shook his head and said,¡±We are in such a mess now. It¡¯s better if the third brother doesn¡¯t come back.¡±


    ¡°Yes!¡± Xiao Jinfeng nodded. Although the Pei family had been restrained after the Marquis gave a warning, they were still causing trouble behind the scenes.


    His father was injured and his dad was saved by people from Marquis household. Nothing happened to the latter, but his dad didn¡¯t dare to go out anymore.


    The spiritual plants grown in the fields would be easily destroyed, which made Mu Shuyu very annoyed lately.


    ¡°I didn¡¯t expect grandfather to do that.¡± Xiao Jinfeng said. Xiao Jinfeng always admired his grandfather who was the only cultivator at the ninth level of Qi Practice in his family. However, the Pei family forced his grandfather to actually make the decision to separate from them, which was unimaginable for Xiao Jinfeng.


    ¡°There is nothing strange about this. Your grandfather has always been concerned about the big picture.¡± Mu Shuyu said.


    Xiao Jinfeng nodded and said,¡±Yes! Do you think that this Pei Song was really killed by the third brother?¡±


    Mu Shuyu shook his head and said,¡±I don¡¯t know. Third brother will not look for trouble, so even if third brother really killed him, it is likely that Pei Song seriously offended him. We cannot blame third brother.¡±


    Xiao Jinfeng clenched his fist and said,¡±That¡¯s right.¡± After all, Pei Song coveted the money and but could not compare to others. He caused his own death.


    ¡°I didn¡¯t expect that the Marquis would help us. I don¡¯t know what kind of friendship third brother has with the marquis.¡± Xiao Jinfeng was very confused.


    Mu Shuyu shook his head. The Marquis household was very concerned about them, but the position of the Marquis¡¯ household was not stable recently, so they couldn¡¯t give much thought to their affairs.


    ¡­


    In the Star City, Xiao Jingting had been busy refining the spiritual energy in his body. While he was cultivating, Xiao Jingting felt a strong spiritual power sweep by several times which would not have been discovered if Xiao Jingting¡¯s spiritual power had not exceeded that of ordinary people. Xiao Jingting felt lucky that he did not refine pills in the place where he lived.


    ¡°Let¡¯s leave here.¡± Xiao Jingting said to Xu Muan.


    Xu Muan nodded and said,¡±Yes!¡± After staying in Star City for a long time, Xu Muan also felt that something was wrong. After being in Star City for less than a year, he and Xiao Jingting both entered the peak of the ninth level of Qi Practice, which was really too eye-catching.


    ¡°Xiaodong, have you ever gotten tired of staying in Star City all this time?¡± Xiao Jingting rubbed Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s head.


    Xiao Xiaodong shook his head and said,¡±No.¡±


    Xiao Jingting looked at Xiao Xiaodong and couldn¡¯t help but feel some sympathy for him. Xiao Xiaodong was only six years old! At this age, the boy was supposed to have fun all the time. But this child was forced by him to cultivate on a daily basis. Thinking of this, Xiao Jingting couldn¡¯t help but feel a little guilty.


    ¡°I want to cultivate hard. Xiaofan is trained by the people of the Green Cloud Immortal Sect, I don¡¯t want to be left too far behind by him!¡± Xiao Xiaodong said.


    Xiao Jingting looked at his eldest son¡¯s serious expression and helplessly shook his head, saying,¡±Let everything take its course. Don¡¯t force yourself too much. It¡¯s good to be working hard, but if you¡¯re working too much, it will backfire.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong glanced at Xiao Jingting and said,¡±Father, if you were half as motivated as you are now, ten years ago, you would have been at the Foundation Building realm a long time ago.¡±


    Xiao Jingting,¡±¡­¡± This damned child!


    ¡­


    Xiao Jingting and Xu Muan left the Star City in a carriage.


    Once they left Star City, the feeling of being watched all the time was finally gone, and Xiao Jingting breathed a silent sigh of relief.


    Looking at Xiao Jingting, Xu Muan asked,¡±Where are we going now? Are you still going to make pills?¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said,¡±We naturally need to refine pills, but can we find a suitable place?¡±


    Xu Muan looked at Xiao Jingting¡¯s confident expression and asked,¡±Do you know where to go?¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said,¡±Yes! Let¡¯s go to the Biyue Forest.¡±


    Xu Muan asked wonderingly,¡±Biyue Forest?¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said,¡±Yes! Back then I found a cultivator¡¯s cave in Biyue Forest and this cave was built by a Foundation Building Cultivator. It was hidden and it just happened to have a fire vein.¡± Although the Biyue Forest was now closed, it wasn¡¯t very difficult for him and Xu Muan who were at the ninth level of Qi Practice to sneak in.


    He had heard that the Ouyang City¡¯s Lord Mansion had been going south for a while and they were losing control over the surrounding cities.


    ¡°Shall we go back home?¡± Xu Muan asked.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said,¡±Alright!¡±


    Xiao Jingting drove the carriage and couldn¡¯t help feeling a little spirited.


    ¡°We are almost at the Desert City.¡± Xiao Xiaodong looked at the map.


    Xiao Jingting exhaled a breath and said,¡±I wonder how the family is doing now?¡±


    His current cultivation had caught up with the original body owner, so now he could be regarded as the No.1 cultivator of Xiao family. When he thought of this, Xiao Jingting could not help but feel a little complacent. His accomplishments were nothing in big cities, but here in this small place, he would be admired by everyone.


    ¡°Help! Help!¡± A cry for help came to Xiao Jingting¡¯s ears.


    Xiao Jingting and Xu Muan looked at each other and said,¡±Someone is calling for help! Is it someone who is killing people to steal the goods?¡±


    Xu Muan thought for a while and said,¡±Go over and take a look.¡±


    When Xiao Jingting approached, he realized that it was the Xiao family¡¯s carriage that was attacked.


    Xiao Jingting waved his hand, releasing six flying swords. He slaughtered the demonic beasts that attacked the caravan.


    The demonic beasts chasing the caravan were only at the sixth or seventh level of Qi Practice. These demonic beasts were not worth mentioning to Xiao Jingting, but they could easily kill the caravan¡¯s guards.


    Xiao Jingting appeared just in time so the team would not suffer great losses. Seeing Xiao Jingting, several cultivators from the caravan had complicated expressions on their faces.

 Chapter 158

    Seeing that they were out of danger, the caravan¡¯s people greeted Xiao Jingting one after another.


    ¡°How is the Xiao family doing?¡± Xiao Jingting asked casually.


    Several people in the caravan looked at each other, and hesitated to speak.


    ¡°Something happened at home?¡± Xiao Jingting had only asked casually, but when he saw the uneasy faces of several people, he immediately became suspicious.


    ¡°Something happened to my family. What happened?¡± Xiao Jingting¡¯s face suddenly became serious.


    Several people from the caravan looked at each other, but no one said anything.


    Xiao Xiaodong stepped down from the carriage, glanced at the few demonic beasts on the ground, and said,¡±Father, these demon beasts all live in the middle of the jungle. They shouldn¡¯t be here.¡±


    Xiao Jingting sniffed lightly, frowned and said,¡±What are you guys escorting?¡±


    ¡°There was a customer who asked for escort. He didn¡¯t say what it was but paid a lot for the commission.¡± One of the guards said.


    Xiao Jingting opened the box and examined it. He found the Beast Attracting Grass mixed with a pile of spirit plants.


    Seeing Beast Attracting Grass, the people of the caravan immediately tensed up. Their business was very poor recently and this single commission brought them a lot of money. Many people found it strange but at the request of Xiao Chengfeng, the Xiao family guards had to take over this business.


    ¡°What the hell is going on?¡± Xiao Jingting asked with a dark face.


    The guards had to tell Xiao Jingting what happened during this period, including the fact that Xiao Linfeng¡¯s family had been expelled from the main family. The more Xiao Jingting listened to it, the worse his expression became.


    Xiao Jingting scowled as he waved his hand, allowing the caravan to leave.


    ¡°Are you okay?¡± Xu Muan looked at Xiao Jingting uneasily.


    Xiao Jingting took a deep breath and rubbed his forehead. In fact, Xiao Jingting had no deep feelings for the two biased parents of the original body owner. But hearing that they were expelled from the family because of his own affairs and that Xiao Linfeng was also injured, Xiao Jingting still felt uncomfortable.


    ¡°It¡¯s fine, it¡¯s just that the Pei family is so arrogant!¡± Xiao Jingting said. Even though he killed Pei Song, it was Pei Song that attacked him first. If that man died, it was because he deserved it.


    Xu Muan nodded and said,¡±Foundation Building is different. The cultivators at the ninth level of Qi Practice might not necessarily match one Foundation Building cultivator.¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said,¡±Yes! The Foundation Building Cultivators are great!¡± Therefore, his wise grandfather, without any hesitation, chose to retain his relationship with the Pei family at all costs.


    Xu Muan looked at Xiao Jingting and asked,¡±Are we going back?¡±


    Xiao Jingting shook his head and said,¡±No, If we go back now, we won¡¯t be able to help much.¡±


    Xu Muan nodded and said,¡±That is right.¡±


    Originally, Xiao Jingting was happy because his cultivation had caught up with the head of the family. But in a flash, he was disappointed by the harsh realities.


    Xiao Jingting composed himself and took Xu Muan straight into Biyue Forest. Xiao Jingting used a little bit of trickery to easily pass through the defense lines of the Biyue Forest and slipped into the cultivator¡¯s cave he found before.


    When Xiao Jingting left last time, he disguised the cave so when he came this time, the interior of the cave was the same as when he left last time.


    Xiao Jingting closed the opening of the cave and began to refine the pills in the cave dwelling.


    ¡­


    Xiao family.


    ¡°Did you guys meet Xiao Jingting?¡± Xiao Chengfeng asked.


    The captain of the escort team, who was in charge of escorting goods nodded and said,¡±Yes, we were on our way when we encountered demonic beasts. Thanks to Young Master Jingting¡¯s help, we managed to escape from death.¡±


    Xiao Chengfeng snorted lightly and said angrily,¡±Thanks to him? If it weren¡¯t for him, the Xiao family could not have offended the Pei family.¡±


    ¡°Young Master Jingting left after killing the demonic beasts.¡± One guard said.


    Xiao Chengfeng pondered for a moment. ¡°He probably knew that he had caused too much trouble, so seeing that situation was not good, he slipped away.¡±


    The captain of the guards didn¡¯t say anything.


    ¡°What kind of cultivation does he have now?¡± Xiao Chengfeng asked.


    ¡°I couldn¡¯t tell, but young Master Jingting killed one demonic beast at the seventh level of Qi Practice and three at the sixth level of Qi Practice. His cultivation should not be lower than the eighth level of Qi Practice.¡± The captain of the guards said.


    ¡°One demonic beast at the seventh level of Qi Practice and three at the sixth level of Qi Practice? Are you guys not mistaken?¡± Xiao Chengfeng frowned.


    The captain shook his head and said,¡±No! Young Master Jingting didn¡¯t take those demonic beasts¡¯ corpses, so we brought them back for appraisal.¡±


    Xiao Chengfeng¡¯s pupils shrank a little,¡°That guy is so powerful now.¡± ¡®Even my father could not kill a demonic beast at the seventh level of Qi Practice and three at the sixth level of Qi Practice in one move. That brat, Xiao Jingting wouldn¡¯t really be at the ninth level of Qi Practice, right?¡¯


    The captain hesitated for a moment and said,¡±Although we couldn¡¯t figure out Young Master Jingting¡¯s level of cultivation, but it seems that Young Master Xiaodong is at the fourth level of Qi Practice.¡±


    ¡°What?¡± Xiao Chengfeng suddenly stood up and couldn¡¯t believe it.

 Chapter 159

    ¡®How old is Xiaodong?! He is already at the fourth level of Qi Practice!¡¯ Xiao Chengfeng waved his hand, asking these people to go out.


    After several guards went out, they started talking about it.


    ¡°What kind of cultivation do you guys think Young Master Jingting has?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t know! However, Young Master Jingting¡¯s so powerful that his cultivation should be more than the eighth level of Qi Practice!¡±


    ¡°Young Master Jingting, how exactly does he cultivate?!¡±


    ¡°The Marquis house has stood up for Young Master Jingting, so naturally Young Master Jingting has his own strengths.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right!¡±


    ¡°When Young Master Jingting returns, I am afraid that the Xiao family will undergo great changes once again.¡±


    ¡°In my opinion, Young Master Jingting is most likely already at the ninth level of Qi Practice. He is young and his cultivation is already so high, it¡¯s not impossible for him to advance to Foundation Building. If Young Master Jingting advances to Foundation Building and meets the Pei family elder, it will be hard to say what will happen.¡±


    ¡°How can it be so easy to advance to Foundation Building? Without the Foundation Establishment Pill, it is hard to advance to Foundation Building.¡±


    ¡­


    Xiao Jinfeng¡¯s house.


    ¡°There is news about Jingting. There is news about Jingting.¡± Mu Shuyu walked into the house with excitement.


    Xiao Jinfeng looked at the excited Mu Shuyu, smiled and said,¡±Shuyu, calm down and speak slowly.¡±


    Mu Shuyu nodded and said,¡±I heard that the family caravan encountered trouble and the third brother helped them through.¡± Mu Shuyu also explained the matter of the Beast Attracting Grass.


    Xiao Jinfeng was a little excited as he said,¡±I knew it. Third Brother is not someone ordinary.¡± But he knew nothing about the Beast Attracting Grass. With the help of the Marquis household, the Pei family was not as rampant as it was before but it was still making trouble behind the scenes.


    Xiao Qingyan sneered and said,¡±He is not ordinary but no matter how powerful he is, he still hid as soon as he heard about the Pei family¡¯s Foundation Building cultivator.¡± Xiao Qingyan walked in shakingly with a wine jar.


    Xiao Jinfeng said with annoyance. ¡°Elder brother, how can you exaggerate other people¡¯s ability and underestimate yourself?¡±


    Xiao Qingyan snorted and said,¡±Humph! If it weren¡¯t for him, how would I become like this?¡±


    Xiao Jinfeng sighed and didn¡¯t speak again.


    Xiao Jinfeng didn¡¯t say anything, but Xiao Qingyan didn¡¯t stop. ¡°Well, I don¡¯t know why he went to provoke Pei Song and got his family involved for no reason.¡±


    Xiao Jinfeng looked annoyed, ¡°Third Brother is not a person who likes to cause trouble, even if Pei Song was killed by Third Brother, it must be because Pei Song tried to rob third brother and caused his own death.¡±


    ¡°Even so, he should know that there are some people you can¡¯t afford to provoke.¡± Xiao Qingyan coldly said.


    Xiao Jinfeng¡¯s face fell as he spoke. ¡°Then in your opinion, third brother should be robbed and killed by Pei Song?¡±


    Xiao Qingyan snorted coldly and said,¡±Things are already like this  so what is the use of saying this?¡± Xiao Qingyan picked up the wine jar, drank a mouthful of wine and staggered into the bedroom.


    After Xiao family¡¯s accident, Xiao Linfeng and Xiao Qingyan lived in Xiao Jinfeng¡¯s house so that they could take care of each other.


    After Xiao Qingyan¡¯s cultivation regressed, he became addicted to alcohol and drunk a lot of spiritual wine that Xiao Jinfeng made. Xiao Qingyan not only drank the spiritual wine himself but also secretly took it out to sell at a low price. He was drunk all the time and in a mess.


    Xiao Qingyan sold spiritual wine cheaply, which seriously affected the normal price of wine. Wang Lu criticized Xiao Qingyan several times but he did not change his ways.


    ¡°Brother actually turned out like this.¡± Xiao Jinfeng shook his head. He used to find his eldest brother who was arrogant and aggressive annoying but now he found that his self-loathing brother was even more annoying.


    ¡­


    In the Biyue Forest, Xiao Jingting stared at the pill cauldron with great concentration as three Foundation Establishment Pills slowly took shape.


    Xiao Jingting carefully finished his work, and took three Foundation Establishment Pills outside.


    Including these three Foundation Establishment Pills, he made a total of twelve Foundation Establishment Pills. Xu Muan already took six of them to advance to Foundation Building and he already made sufficient preparations this time. Two pills would be enough actually but Xiao Jingting still prepared several more just in case.


    Xu Muan walked out of the secret room and called ¡°Jingting.¡±


    Xiao Jingting looked at Xu Muan and asked,¡±Succeeded?¡±


    Xu Muan nodded and said,¡±Yes!¡± Advancing to Foundation Building made a huge difference. When he advanced to Foundation Building, the spiritual energy in his body rose exponentially, and the spiritual power in the meridians became extremely solid.


    Xu Muan stretched out his hand and handed five Foundation Establishment Pills while saying,¡±I was lucky. I only used one. Now go and advance to Foundation Building.¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said,¡±Alright.¡±


    Xiao Jingting took the Foundation Establishment Pills and entered the secret room.


    Xiao Xiaodong fixed his eyes on Xu Muan. Xu Muan looked at Xiao Xiaodong and asked,¡±What is the matter?¡±


    ¡°Dad, you became an expert! Grandfather is no match for you now.¡± Xiao Xiaodong said.


    Xu Muan smiled and said,¡±Yes! But there are always stronger people and we can¡¯t be over-confident.¡±


    According to what Ouyang Mingyue said, it was not easy to mingle with these Foundation Building cultivators at Cloud Continent, so it was better to make more preparations before going.

 Chapter 160

    Xiao Jingting¡¯s qualifications were quite a bit worse than Xu Muan, so it took Xiao Jingting three Foundation Establishment Pills to advance to Foundation Building.


    Xiao Jingting finally understood why Immortal Sect placed so much importance on aptitude. In Immortal Sect, there were quite a few Foundation Establishment Pills, but it was still better to forge a Foundation Building cultivator with one pill than to use three.


    ¡°Did you succeed?¡± Xu Muan looked at Xiao Jingting and asked.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Yes!¡± As long as there were enough resources and enough Foundation Establishment Pills, advancing to Foundation Building should not be very difficult. He had reached the Foundation Building, so now he should consider how to achieve Golden Core.


    Xu Muan poured a cup of water for Xiao Jingting and asked, ¡°What is your plan now?¡±


    ¡°Let¡¯s settle the Pei family¡¯s matter first.¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Xiao Jingting didn¡¯t like to owe others any favor. Generally speaking, Xiao family got into trouble because he killed Pei Song of the Pei family. Xiao Jingting felt that it was necessary for him to settle the Pei family¡¯s matter before he left the Barbarian Continent.


    ¡°The master of Pei family is over 100 years old and was at the Foundation Building realm for decades. His cultivation should be more profound than ours,¡± Xu Muan said.


    The corner of Xiao Jingting¡¯s mouth hooked up as he said in compassion. ¡°I don¡¯t intend to fight alone.¡± Xiao Jingting raised his head to raise his glasses to Xu Muan, saying with a smile, ¡°Aren¡¯t you going to help me?¡±


    Xiao Jingting didn¡¯t have any hero complex. He was determined to act openly and honestly. If the other party didn¡¯t care about honor and dignity, attacking people at Qi Practice with Foundation Building strength, Xiao Jingting would act shameless as well.


    Xu Muan smiled and said, ¡°The two of us are definitely able to fight.¡± The Barbarian Continent¡¯s resources were limited, and although that old man of the Pei family had advanced to the Foundation Building realm a long time ago, he was still in the early stage of Foundation Building, which was not much different from him and Xiao Jingting.


    Xiao Jingting felt that time was precious and they should not waste it and didn¡¯t delay any longer. He and Xu Muan entered the Pei family and directly found the retreat of the Pei family¡¯s Foundation Building ancestor. Xiao Jingting and Xu Muan had a discussion with him and then joined hands to knock the Pei family Foundation Building ancestor down a realm before leaving behind a stunned Pei family.


    When three Foundation Building cultivators fought, the fluctuation could not be concealed at all. The Pei family¡¯s mansion was destroyed, and many surrounding cultivators secretly watched the battle.


    The battle between the two Foundation Building cultivators and the Pei family¡¯s Foundation Building ancestor became the hottest topic during the meal among cultivators in the place where Pei family lived.


    This event spread like a whirlwind through every city.


    According to law, when two Foundation Building cultivators came to the door to provoke another Foundation Building cultivator for no reason and got him injured, the Marquis house should step in. But Marquis had been too busy taking care of his own matter lately to bother about these things. Moreover, the Marquis already warned the Pei family about it before and the Pei family still acted in shadows, so the Marquis household was dissatisfied with them.


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­


    A carriage stopped in front of Xiao Jinfeng¡¯s house and Xiao Jingting came down from the carriage.


    Seeing Xiao Jingting, Xiao Jinfeng couldn¡¯t help but flush a little with excitement. ¡°Third brother.¡±


    ¡°Second brother,¡± Xiao Jingting walked over and gave Xiao Jinfeng a big hug.


    Xiao Jinfeng clapped heavily on Xiao Jingting¡¯s back and said, ¡°You¡¯ve finally came back. You¡¯ve been back for so long but you didn¡¯t send me any message. I was worried about you.¡±


    ¡°I will stay a little longer this time. By the way, second brother, I heard that the family is not faring well these days,¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Xiao Jinfeng sighed lightly. It was more than not too good! ¡°Let¡¯s talk about that later.¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Alright.¡±


    ¡°By the way, I heard rumors that you and Xu Muan both advanced to Foundation Building and you went to Pei family to beat their Foundation Building old master. These rumors are ridiculous, right?¡± The news that the Pei family encountered an attack from two Foundation Building cultivators was passed all the way back to the Desert City. However, most people in Desert City regarded this rumor as nonsense.


    ¡°The rumor is true.¡±


    Xiao Jinfeng looked at Xiao Jingting in surprise. ¡°Third brother, you advanced to Foundation Building?¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Yes!¡±


    Xiao Jinfeng opened his eyes wide and unable to say anything for a moment due to surprise. Xiao Jinfeng had long felt that his younger brother was not ordinary. However, seeing Xiao Jingting advance to Foundation Building, Xiao Jinfeng still felt it was incredible.


    Xiao Xiaodong carried Xiao Xiaojin out of the carriage and called out, ¡°Second uncle.¡±


    ¡°Xiaodong has grown up and become so handsome.¡± Xiao Jinfeng teased but then he looked backward, he was somewhat confused. ¡°Why can¡¯t I see Xiaofan?¡±


    Xiao Jingting¡¯s face changed and he hesitated for a moment before saying, ¡°Xiaofan was taken away by peope from Green Cloud Immortal Sect.¡±


    Xiao Jinfeng had heard of the name of Green Cloud Immortal Sect before. But when he heard that Xiao Xiaofan was taken by the people of Green Cloud Immortal Sect, he was immediately filled with surprise.


    ¡°Xiaofan was taken by people from Green Cloud Immortal Sect?¡± Xiao Jinfeng asked.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Yes!¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s a good thing, so why do you look so sad?¡± Xiao Jinfeng asked.


    Xiao Jingting smiled bitterly and said, ¡°It¡¯s a good thing, but I just can¡¯t let go.¡±

 Chapter 161

    The return of Xiao Jingting and Xu Muan caused quite a shock in the Desert City.


    People in the Desert City had a dubious attitude about the rumors that Xiao Jingting and Xu Muan had both become Foundation Building cultivators.


    Along with the return of Xiao Jingting and Xu Muan, all the big families in Desert City adopted a cautious attitude for a while. For a time, the security of the Desert city became extremely good.


    Xiao Jingting checked Xiao Linfeng¡¯s injury and refined several pills for him, letting Xiao Linfeng slowly recover.


    After advancing to Foundation Building, Xiao Jingting consciously broadened his vision. Xiao Linfeng, who had once given him a sense of pressure, became ordinary in Xiao Jingting¡¯s eyes. Xiao Linfeng¡¯s injuries were serious, but for Xiao Jingting, they were nothing.


    ¡°Jingting, I didn¡¯t expect that you could actually advance to Foundation Building.¡± Wang Lu couldn¡¯t help but say with great emotion.


    Wang Lu didn¡¯t have high expectations for her youngest son. She only wanted him to advance to the sixth level of Qi Practice and peacefully become an elder in the family. It never occurred to her that her eldest son, whom she favored the most, would become a waste while her youngest would become a Foundation Building cultivator.


    ¡°Jingting, how is that old man of the Pei family? According to Xu Muan, that person¡¯s cultivation has fallen to the ninth level of Qi Practice, ¡± Wang Lu asked.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Yes!¡±


    A cold light flashed through Wang Lu¡¯s eyes. Xiao Jingting and Xu Muan went to the Pei house and after this, the old master of Pei family went into seclusion. Why seclusion? It looked like his cultivation had fallen and he did not dare to see people anymore. The Pei family had many enemies, so as long as the news about the Pei family head¡¯s realm fall spread, many people naturally would want to settle scores with the Pei family.


    Xiao Jingting looked at Wang Lu and said, ¡°Mother, are you all right?¡±


    Wang Lu shook her head and said, ¡°Nothing. You were not here. During this time, your father and mother have been bullied, and your grandfather¡­ Just forget it.¡±


    Xiao Jingting patted Wang Lu on the shoulder and said, ¡°Mother, don¡¯t worry. I have come back.¡±


    ¡°How is your father?¡± Wang Lu asked.


    ¡°Father has a good foundation. He should be able to consolidate his cultivation in two days,¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Wang Lu nodded and said, ¡°I heard that you gave your second brother, quite a few Nourishing Yuan Pills?¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Yes! Mother, I¡¯ve prepared your share too. Here it is.¡±


    Wang Lu took the pill bottle, and couldn¡¯t help but feel a little excited. Wang Lu never expected that she would actually have a day when she could lean on her own son.


    ¡°Jingting, have you gone to see your big brother?¡± Wang Lu asked.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°I¡¯ve seen him, but eldest brother doesn¡¯t seem willing to pay attention to me.¡± Xiao Qingyan ignored him and Xiao Jingting naturally would not stick his hot face to other person¡¯s cold ass.


    Probably because she knew Xiao Qingyan¡¯s temper, Wang Lu¡¯s face turned pale. She said in some embarrassment, ¡°Your big brother is like this, a bit stubborn but he is still your elder brother after all. Moreover, his injury this time had also some relations with you. If you can help, give him a hand. Your eldest brother and second brother are all your brothers, do not favor one over another!¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said faintly, ¡°If the eldest brother asks me for help, I will try my best.¡±


    Xiao Jingting secretly curled his lips and thought: This guy Xiao Qingyan still puts on airs. But he can put on airs too. He is now a Foundation Building cultivator, so he will not go beg him. After all, he is not the one who is injured, nor the one who needs treatment.


    Wang Lu looked at Xiao Jingting, nodded and said, ¡°Okay.¡±


    Xiao Jingting thought that he would leave the Desert city sooner or later. But before leaving, it would be best for the Xiao family to produce another Foundation Building cultivator so when he left, if they encountered some emergency, they would not end up like this time, defenseless.


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­


    Xiao Jingting and Xu Muan were walking down the street.


    ¡°Do you want to open a pill store?¡± Xu Muan asked.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Yes! We need a large amount of spirit stones, and selling pills is the quickest way.¡±


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°Yes, but do you want to open a pill store in Desert City?¡±


    ¡°Yes!¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    ¡°Isn¡¯t the Desert City a little too small?¡± Xu Muan asked.


    Xiao Jingting shook his head and said, ¡°What are you afraid of? Fragrance of wine is not afraid of deep alleys. As long as the things are good, people will naturally come.¡±


    Originally, he and Xu Muan were both at Qi Practice realm, so they didn¡¯t dare to take out some precious pills. But now it was different. He and Xu Muan were both at Foundation Building, so if someone came to make trouble, they would be strong enough to protect themselves.


    When people in Desert City saw Xiao Jingting and Xu Muan, their expressions were a bit strange. The two of them broke into the Pei family and beat up the Pei family¡¯s Foundation Building cultivator, the news spread like wildfire. People in the Desert City, although some were suspicious, no one wanted to challenge them.


    Zhou Kanghe stood in front of the store, looking at Xiao Jingting and Xu Muan thoughtfully.


    ¡°Brother, what do you think? What is the cultivation of Xiao Jingting and Xu Muan?¡± Zhou Kangqi asked.


    Zhou Kanghe shook his head and said ¡°I can¡¯t see.¡±


    He couldn¡¯t see other person¡¯s level, but he felt an unfathomable aura from the other person. He only felt this type of aura from the Foundation Building teacher in the Academy. These two people really seemed to have advanced to Foundation Building.


    Xiao Jingting had already noticed Zhou Kanghe a long time ago. When Xiao Jingting first arrived in Desert City, Zhou Kanghe was the first genius in Desert city and was very famous. But now, Xiao Jingting had no feelings toward Zhou Kanghe. After his strength improved, his horizons also broadened. Xiao Jingting thought: It is not surprising he doesn¡¯t have feelings for an ant that could be killed with one move of sword.

 Chapter 162

    Xiao Jingting and Xu Muan stopped at the entrance of an auction house.


    ¡°Here we are! Nebula Auction House, the largest auction house in Desert City,¡± Xu Muan said.


    As soon as Xiao Jingting and Xu Muan arrived at the auction house, the steward immediately greeted them with some fear. ¡°Two seniors, what can I do for you?¡±


    ¡°I would like to talk to your boss.¡± Xiao Jingting put his hands behind his back and said indifferently.


    ¡°Senior looked for me, is there anything I can do to help?¡± A good-looking young man came up. He had a round face and looked kind and friendly.


    The steward looked at the young man who came out and introduced him to Xiao Jingting. ¡°Senior Xiao, this is the young owner of our auction house, Lin Tai.¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded towards Lin Tai and said, ¡°Can I have a word?¡±


    ¡°Of course.¡± Without saying a word, Lin Tai led Xiao Jingting to the highest standard meeting room.


    ¡°I wonder what I can do to help?¡±


    Xiao Jingting took out a dozen bottles of pills and placed them on the table.


    Lin Tai examined the pills in the bottles and his face was tinted with inexplicable excitement.


    ¡°Senior, are you trying to sell this elixir to our auction house? Our auction house has limited reserves and can¡¯t buy it all.¡± Lin Tai said nervously.


    Xiao Jingting shook his head and said, ¡°No. I want you to help me hold an auction.¡±


    Xiao Jingting originally wanted to open a pill shop in Desert City, but later he thought about it and realized that they were not well known and there would be no customer just after he opened so he might as well make use of the auction house¡¯s connections and conduct an auction to create momentum for the upcoming opening of the pill store.


    ¡°Senior, you want to entrust our auction house the auctioning of these pills?¡± Lin Tai asked.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Yes.¡±


    Lin Tai¡¯s eyes glowed with excitement. The pills Xiao Jingting took out were very precious. Holding an auction like this for the other party could greatly increase his auction house¡¯s reputation. Even if he didn¡¯t get a bit of profits, it could still bring a lot of benefits.


    ¡°Since senior trusts our auction house so much, our auction house will naturally not let senior down. But Desert City is a small town with limited flow of people, so I need some time for publicity. Senior, when do you wish to conduct the auction?¡± Lin Tai said somewhat nervously.


    Xiao Jingting thought about it and said, ¡°Fifteen days from now.¡±


    Lin Tai thought about it and nodded his head solemnly, saying, ¡°Okay.¡±


    Xiao Jingting and Lin Tai signed the contract and then he left.


    ¡°Young master, your chance has come.¡± After Xiao Jingting left, the steward of the auction house was full of excitement as he talked to Lin Tai.


    Lin Tai nodded and said, ¡°Yes.¡±


    Lin Tai was originally a direct descendant of the Lin family who was arranged to come to the Desert city, which was equivalent to being sent out. Lin Tai thought: If I run this auction well, my family will definitely be impressed by me.


    Although many people were skeptical of the fact that there were so many pills for sale in a small city like Desert City, it did not stop them from coming over to watch the excitement and take chances.


    For a time, in the originally small and calm city, there were many experts who were at the eight or ninth level of Qi Practice. When one casually met a stranger in the street, it could be an expert from somewhere. Under such circumstances, the original four families of Desert City kept a lower profile.


    ¡­..


    Xiao Jinfeng¡¯s courtyard.


    ¡°Back?¡± seeing Xiao Jingting and Xu Muan return, Xiao Jinfeng welcomed them.


    ¡°Did someone come by?¡± Xiao Jingting asked.


    ¡°Grandfather came by.¡± Xiao Jinfeng said.


    Xiao Jingting asked curiously. ¡°It¡¯s that old man, huh? Came to reconcile?¡±


    Xiao Jinfeng nodded and said ¡°Yes! However, when father was expelled from the family, he became a little frustrated, so he didn¡¯t agree to grandfather¡¯s request.¡±


    ¡°So it¡¯s like this!¡± Xiao Jingting said with a lack of interest. In the original body owner¡¯s impression, this grandfather seemed to have always been cultivating in seclusion all the time so Xiao Jingting had never seen this man.


    ¡°By the way, I heard that Desert City is going to hold a large-scale pill auction. Are those pills taken out by you?¡± Xiao Jinfeng asked.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Yes!¡±


    Xiao Jingfeng nodded and said, ¡°I thought so.¡± There were not many experts in Desert City, and the number of people with the ability to buy pills was limited. If the pills on the auction house¡¯s list were taken to other places for auction, they should be able to fetch a better price.


    ¡°Second brother, how is your cultivation?¡± Xiao Jingting asked.


    Xiao Jinfeng scratched his head and said, ¡°With the spirit stones and pills you gave me, I¡¯ve progressed quickly. I am already at the eighth level of Qi Practice.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s good, second brother. In two or three years, once the merchant ships come, I will leave. You¡¯d better advance to the Foundation Building stage before I leave,¡± Xiao Jingting said solemnly.


    Xiao Jinfeng smiled awkwardly and said, ¡°Jingting, in fact, the second elder brother¡¯s qualifications aren¡¯t really good.¡±


    Xiao Jingting glanced at Xiao Jinfeng and said, ¡°Maybe second elder brother¡¯s qualifications are not the best but I trust second brother the most.¡±


    Xiao Jinfeng froze for a moment then smiled, and spoke with a firm gaze. ¡°Since you trust second brother so much, second brother will not let you down.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll go and see father.¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Xiao Jinfeng nodded and said, ¡°Alright.¡±


    ¡°You came back.¡± Xiao Linfeng looked at Xiao Jingting and after a few moments, he looked relieved a bit.


    ¡°Yes! How are you, father? ¡± Xiao Jingting asked.


    ¡°Much better, just now your grandfather came by and asked about the pills. He wanted to ask you for a few Ice Heart Pills.¡± Xiao Linfeng said.


    Xiao Jingting thought: This old man is not very greedy. He only asked for the Ice Heart Pills and not for Lotus Pills, which are much more precious than the Ice Heart Pills. However, this is not surprising. The Lotus Pills are effective for cultivators at the eighth level of Qi Practice who want to advance to the ninth level of Qi Practice. Unfortunately, except for the second house, Xiao family has no one who has reached to the eight level of Qi Practice.


    Xiao Jingting said lightly, ¡°I¡¯m afraid I¡¯ll have to disappoint the old man. All pills have been entrusted to the auction house for auction. If the old man wants to buy them, I am afraid his only option is bidding.¡±


    Xiao Linfeng nodded and said, ¡°That¡¯s what I said.¡± But as a result, the old man scolded him badly.


    Xiao Linfeng¡¯s eyes were half closed and his whole person looked a little depressed. When Xiao Linfeng and Wang Lu disappeared and came back, Xiao Linfeng saw that all his three sons were in bad situations and became somewhat dissatisfied with the old man who just stood by and did nothing. This time when the second house was separated from Xiao family, it made Xiao Linfeng even more discontented with the Xiao family, so he was no longer interested in the affairs of the Xiao family.


    ¡°Father, if you¡¯re not feeling well, I won¡¯t disturb you anymore.¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Xiao Linfeng nodded and said, ¡°Good.¡±

 Chapter 163

    Although half a month was a bit rushed, the auction house did a good job and attracted many people from the big powers to participate.


    Sun Miaomiao sat in the auction house, a little nervous. The Sun family originally had a fixed private room in this auction house but this time there were too many experts from other places, so the Sun family¡¯s private room was requisitioned. The two sisters of the Sun family had no choice but to sit in the ordinary seats for this auction.


    Sun Miaomiao lowered her voice and said to Sun Miaoyin, ¡°Elder sister, I heard that all pills this time are provided by Xiao Jingting.¡±


    Sun Miaoyin nodded and said, ¡°Yes, I also heard that Xiao Jingting is already a Foundation Building powerhouse.¡± When news first came back, Sun Miaoyin was full of doubts. But when news of Pei¡¯s family came out, Sun Miaoyin realized that the news that Xiao Jingting was a Foundation Building cultivator might be true.


    The Pei family Foundation Building Patriarch was challenged by two experts who came to his door. He cowered and did not come out. Later, it was rumored that the Pei family¡¯s patriarch was beaten and his cultivation had regressed.


    The Pei family acted arrogantly and offended many people. Knowing that the Pei family¡¯s patriarch might be seriously injured, several families that had a grudge against the Pei family united to seize the Pei family¡¯s business. The Pei family didn¡¯t respond. After this trial, it was confirmed that the Pei family patriarch¡¯s cultivation fell below the Foundation Building stage and the glorious Pei family collapsed and everyone scattered.


    ¡°There are many people here!¡± Sun Miaoyin said.


    Sun Miaoyin nodded and said, ¡°Yes!¡± It was said that the headquarters of the auction house had sent a Foundation Building cultivator to oversee this auction.


    A bustling sound came from the doorway, and Sun Miaoyin turned her head to look towards the door.


    ¡°It¡¯s people from the City Lord¡¯s Mansion. I didn¡¯t expect that they would come here as well.¡± Sun Miaoyin muttered.


    Sun Miaoyin looked at Ouyang Mingyue and her heart became sour. She was also a woman, but while her future prospects were boundless, hers were small and humble.


    ¡°Grandpa wanted to buy two Lotus Pills this time. Now it seems his chances are not great.¡± Sun Miaoyin said.


    Sun Miaomiao bit her lips. The auction house made it very clear that in this auction, they will only accept spirit stones and spiritual grasses. The Sun family didn¡¯t have a lot of spirit stones in reserve, so during this period of time they were collecting spiritual grasses. Other families also responded in the same way, so the market price of spirit grasses became a lot more expensive.


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    ¡°Senior Xiao, you are here! Please!¡± Seeing Xiao Jingting, Lin Tai welcomed Xiao Jingting into the private room with a smile.


    Xiao Chengfeng sat on the ordinary seat and looked at Xiao Jingting who was enjoying the VIP treatment and felt very uncomfortable in his heart.


    After the Xiao family was targeted by the Pei family, Xiao Chengfeng urged the old man to separate from the second house. The old man was already old and only thought about how to keep the house safe, so he agreed.


    When Xiao Linfeng was around, Xiao Chengfeng always felt that his hands were tied. As soon as Xiao Linfeng left, Xiao Chenfeng immediately felt much more comfortable. Xiao Muhong died in the secret realm, and Xiao Linfeng lived with his two children outside.


    Xiao Chengfeng was pressured by Xiao Linfeng from childhood. Seeing that Xiao Linfeng was injured, Xiao Chengfeng actually felt like gloating. It¡¯s just that Xiao Chengfeng didn¡¯t expect that the second house would stand up again so soon. But this time, unlike the last time, the second house stood at the height he could not reach.


    ¡°It seems that a lot of Foundation Building experts have come!¡± Xiao Hefeng paused and said with some dissatisfaction. ¡°Big brother, see what you have done! You separated the family from second brother and made the relationship between the family and second brother so stiff.¡± Xiao Jingting was doing very well, but he as Xiao Jingting¡¯s uncle could not take advantage of it.


    ¡°Third brother, you agreed to separate from the second brother from the beginning! What¡¯s the use of you coming after the horse now?¡± Xiao Chengfeng said dissatisfied.


    ¡°Second Brother seems to be really angry this time. Father went to him and asked for pills, but he did not agree. I also heard father say that second brother¡¯s cultivation seems to have recovered.¡± The fourth brother, Xiao Lifeng said helplessly.


    When Xiao Chengfeng heard Xiao Lifeng¡¯s words, he suddenly felt like his throat was choked.

 Chapter 164

    The auction was in full swing as bottles of pills were auctioned off one by one.


    In the Barbarian Continent, alchemists were so rare that pills were hard to get. Thus, the auction was pushed to the peak one time after another.


    In front of the various foreign powers, the four major families of Desert City were completely uncompetitive. Occasionally, people from the four major bid, but they were quickly suppressed.


    Xiao Chengfeng watched as the prices of various pills soared like rockets, and then, reached heights that they could not hope to reach.


    ¡°Those guys are crazy.¡± Xiao Chengfeng said sullenly.


    Xiao Lifeng¡¯s eyes widened as he murmured, ¡°If these pills are really provided by Xiao Jingting, then he¡¯s earning crazy money.¡±


    In this auction, only spirit stones were accepted! It was already very luxurious for the Xiao family to practice with high-quality spirit jade, but only spirit stones were accepted at this auction. So many spirit stones were enough to cultivate several nine level Qi Practitioners for the family.


    Xiao Chengfeng narrowed his eyes. It was all about Xiao Jingting in the end! How could this black sheep suddenly become a foundation building expert? He did not look like a person who could do it! Could it be¡­ Xiao Chengfeng shook his head and thought: Those who are proficient in the method of possessing the body are vicious. Xiao Jingting has changed a lot but he is good to Xu Muan, Xiao Linfeng and Wang Lu. It does not make sense!


    Sun Miaomiao looked at the private room upstairs. Earlier, she saw Xiao Jingting and Xu Muan entering the private room upstairs.


    Sun Miaoyin looked at Sun Miaomiao¡¯s expression, sighed and said, ¡°Miaomiao, stop looking.¡± Xiao Jingting had changed too much. Earlier, Sun Miaoyin also wanted to let Sun Miaomiao and Xiao Jingting get back together. However, seeing how Xiao Jingting treated Sun Miaomiao, she knew it was impossible.


    ¡°How can a person change so much?¡± Sun Miaomiao murmured.


    Sun Miaoyin smiled bitterly. She also wanted to know the answer to this question! Xiao Jinfeng and Xiao Jingting had a good relationship. She heard that after Xiao Jingting came back, Xiao Jinfeng, immediately under the care of Xiao Jingting, advanced to the eighth level of Qi Practice. With such a brother who was already at the foundation building stage, Xiao Jinfeng would at worst become ninth level Qi Practice cultivator in future.


    ¡°Fifty.¡±


    ¡°Fifty eight.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡±


    ¡°Seventy two.¡±


    ¡°Eighty.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s the Lotus Pill. I heard that with this stuff, it¡¯s easy to advance to the ninth level of Qi Practice from eighth level of Qi Practice.¡± Sun Miaoyin said.


    Sun Miaoyin nodded and said, ¡°Yes!¡± But what¡¯s the use? The Sun family simply couldn¡¯t compete with those other families. Good things were placed in front of their eyes but they could only look at them.


    The auction auctioned more than a hundred pills, and more than a half of Xiao Jingting¡¯s stock of pills was cleared up. A total of more than 1600 spiritual stones were obtained with a bunch of spiritual herbs.


    ¡­¡­


    After Xiao Jingting counted the harvest, a transmission talisman arrived in Xiao Jingting¡¯s hand.


    ¡°What is it?¡± Xu Muan asked with his head tilted.


    ¡°Miss Ouyang is looking for me.¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Xu Muan hesitated for a moment before he said, ¡°Ouyang Mingyue.¡± Xu Muan frowned. This woman, Ouyang Mingyue, always gave him impression of a very shrewd woman.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± Xiao Jingting asked.


    Xu Muan shook his head and said, ¡°Nothing, since Miss Ouyang invited us, let¡¯s go. After all, we owe her a favor for the previous matter.¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Yes!¡± When the Pei family dealt with the Xiao family before, if it was not for the Marquis house stepping in, the Xiao family¡¯s situation would have been even worse. Of course, the Marquis house was not helping them for nothing. If he had no use or value anymore, the Marquis house wouldn¡¯t have bothered to intervene in his affairs.


    ¡­¡­


    Xiao Jingting and Xu Muan went to Ouyang Mingyue¡¯s compound according to the agreement.


    ¡°Senior Xiao, Senior Xu! You are really blessed with great fortune!¡± Ouyang Mingyue said with a smile, but there was more than a little gloom between her eyebrows. Ouyang Mingyue thought: Just a few years ago, my strength was still above these two, but in just two years, I have to respect these two people as seniors.


    Xiao Jingting smiled and asked, ¡°Miss, you looked for us for something?¡±


    ¡°I heard that all the pills for this auction were provided by Young Master Xiao.¡± Ouyang Mingyue said.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°There is something like that.¡±


    ¡°So, it seems that Young Master Xiao should be an alchemist whose alchemy is very good. If I am not wrong, the Foundation Establishment Pills for the two of you to advance to the Foundation Building stage were also refined by the two of you?¡± Ouyang Mingyue said.


    Xiao Jingting smiled and did not say anything.


    Ouyang Mingyue only took Xiao Jingting¡¯s silence as agreement. ¡°A furnace of Foundation Establishment Pills, usually produces three to four pills. I don¡¯t know if Young Master Xiao still has any Foundation Establishment Pills left.¡±


    Xiao Jingting still did not speak, so Ouyang Mingyue sullenly said, ¡°To be honest, these years, the Marquis house might seem beautiful, but some of them can¡¯t make ends meet, but there is a little bit of money inside. The family has lost an expert, and the end of the other two is approaching. Our strength is not as good as before and in the last Star City auction, Ouyang family won a Foundation Establishment Pill, but unfortunately failed to successfully raise a foundation building cultivator.¡±

 Chapter 165

    Xiao Jingting thought: It is not easy to advance to Foundation Building! It took me three pills to advance to Foundation Building. The Marquis household has four Foundation Building cultivators but two of them are near death and the trouble will be great. The Marquis household¡¯s state now should be very anxious.


    ¡°If we had another Foundation Establishment Pill, our family¡¯s elder should be able to advance to Foundation Building. If Young Master Xiao still has a Foundation Establishment Pill in his hand, the Marquis household is willing to pay one thousand two hundred spirit stones to buy it,¡± Ouyang Mingyue said.


    Xiao Jingting spread out his hands and said, ¡°I apologize, Miss Ouyang. The price you offer is very tempting, but unfortunately I have refined a total of four Foundation Establishment Pills, and I used up three of them alone, so there are no more.¡±


    Ouyang Mingyue seemed to have expected this, and was still a little disappointed at the words, but not too much. ¡°Is that so? That¡¯s a pity, if the Ouyang family had gathered the herbs, I wonder if I could ask Young Master Xiao to refine them for me.¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°This is certainly possible. However, Miss Ouyang, let me say something first. The success rate of refining Foundation Establishment Pill is not high. It was a fluke that I was able to refine the pill last time. If the pill refining does not go well, I will not be responsible for it.¡±


    Ouyang Mingyue nodded and said, ¡°This, I understand.¡±


    Xu Muan and Xiao Jingting walked out from Ouyang Mingyue¡¯s courtyard.


    ¡°Actually, you have quite a few Foundation Establishment Pills in your hands. It¡¯s not a big deal to sell one out,¡± Xu Muan said.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°It¡¯s indeed no big deal. However, who would have too much of something like a Foundation Establishment Pill? Things that are too easy to get hold of will not be cherished by people. The two Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Marquis family should live for a few more years, so let¡¯s wait for a while.¡±


    Xu Muan thought about it and said, ¡°That¡¯s right.¡± If they promised too quickly, they wouldn¡¯t be able to tell what Ouyang Mingyue could guess. That girl¡¯s eyes were very sharp.


    ¡°We have so many spirit stones on hand, it¡¯s enough for now,¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°That¡¯s also right.¡±


    After Xiao Jingting and Xu Muan left, Ouyang Mingyue couldn¡¯t come back to her senses for a long time.


    ¡°Miss, are you alright?¡± The maid at the side asked Ouyang Mingyue.


    Ouyang Mingyue shook her head and said, ¡°I¡¯m alright.¡± She was just a little saddened by the vagaries of the world. If, a few years ago, Xiao Jingting and Xu Muan stood in front of her, she probably wouldn¡¯t have looked at them twice. But now, these two people became Foundation Building powerhouses that she could only look up to when she didn¡¯t even know if she had a chance to advance to Foundation Building in this life.


    ¡­¡­


    ¡°Jingting, you¡¯re back.¡± Mu Shuyu said with some joy.


    ¡°Where is second brother?¡± Xiao Jingting asked.


    ¡°He went to cultivate. Recently, your second brother cares about nothing but cultivation all day. He is working hard.¡± Mu Shuyu said with a smile on his face.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°That¡¯s a good thing! Someone is here?¡±


    ¡°Zheng Pei¡¯er has come and brought back your eldest brother¡¯s two sons,¡± Mu Shuyu said.


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡± Zheng Peier and Xiao Qingyan had split up several times. Xiao Jingting privately felt that the two of them were actually quite a good match, neither of them was a good thing.


    ¡°Is Zheng Pei¡¯er gone?¡± Xiao Jingting asked.


    Mu Shuyu shook his head and said, ¡°No yet.¡±


    Xiao Jingting rubbed his nose. It was hard even for an upright official to determine family affairs and it would be even harder for him. He should find a place to hide first!


    ¡°Xiaodong has been detained in the living room. He is now with eldest brother and sister-in-law.¡± Mu Shuyu showed some sympathy.


    Xiao Jingting secretly said, ¡°It¡¯s okay.¡±


    His son was domineering and cool so he should have no problem dealing with Zheng Pei¡¯er. Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s cultivation progressed rapidly and he was now at the fourth level of Qi Practice. Xiao Qingyan¡¯s cultivation regressed, and Zheng Pei¡¯er was just at the third level of Qi Practice, so it was possible that his son had the highest cultivation level in the living room!


    Xiao Qingyan had always thought highly of himself, but now his cultivation level was lower than Xiao Jingting¡¯s own son. He didn¡¯t even know how Xiao Qingyan felt.


    Xiao Jingting just wanted to retreat, but Zheng Pei¡¯er had already come out. ¡°Jingting, I¡¯ve been waiting you for a long time.¡±


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡±


    Xiao Jingting was grabbed by Zheng Pei¡¯er and entered the room. Xiao Xiaodong in the living room was feeding food to Xiao Xiaojin and Xiao Xiaofu in a serious manner.


    Xiao Yuefeng and Xiao Yuerong stood on the sides without looking for trouble.


    Seeing Xiao Jingting come in, Xiao Xiaodong raised his eyes slightly and quickly lowered them to mind his own business.


    Xiao Jingting suddenly felt that his eldest son¡¯s attitude of not being bothered by small things was a bit like that of an attained monk, and wondered if he should send his son to study Buddhism.


    ¡°Jingting! You are very promising now. I¡¯m very happy for you.¡± Zheng Pei¡¯er said as she dragged Xiao Jingting.


    Xiao Jingting smiled awkwardly and said, ¡°I¡¯m flattered.¡± According to Xiao Jinfeng, Zheng Pei¡¯er and Xiao Qingyan had quarreled again. Therefore, Xiao Jingting was not sure whether to call Zheng Pei¡¯er sister-in-law or not, thus, he didn¡¯t address her like that.


    Zheng Pei¡¯er took Xiao Jingting¡¯s arm and spoke in a warm tone that made Xiao Jingting get goose bumps all over.


    Zheng Pei¡¯er¡¯s mouth was full of praises but seeing that Xiao Jingting was not moved, she couldn¡¯t help talking to him more and looking for an opportunity. Finally, Xiao Jingting took Xiao Xiaodong away, leaving Zheng Pei¡¯er and Xiao Qingyan staring at each other in the room.


    Under the persuasion of Xiao Linfeng and Wang Lu, Xiao Jingting gave Xiao Qingyan some pills to treat his injuries, so Xiao Qingyan¡¯s body has gradually recovered. However, Xiao Qingyan used pills indiscriminately and suffered injuries again. His potential was destroyed. Xiao Jingting also didn¡¯t bother to worry too much about Xiao Qingyan, so his cultivation was limited.

 Chapter 166

    After a period of preparation, the pill shop was finally opened.


    All the pills in Xiao Jingting¡¯s shop were high-grade pills, so it immediately attracted many experts to come and buy them. For a while, the originally quiet Desert City became lively and prosperous.


    Time flew and in the blink of an eye, more than two years had passed.


    Xiao Jingting originally wanted to help Xiao Jinfeng build the foundation with all his strength. Unexpectedly, Xiao Linfeng adjusted his mind, and his accomplishments rose rapidly. However, in one year, with the help of a large number of spiritual stones and pills, he reached the peak of ninth level Qi Practice. After successfully building the foundation, Xiao Linfeng slowed down a bit.


    Xiao Jingting spent more than two years to consolidate his cultivation of Foundation Building and pushed his cultivation to the peak of the early Foundation Building, but he did not reach the middle Foundation Building stage.


    Xiao Jingting vaguely understood that the resources of the Barbarian continent were too poor and to advance, he needed to go to a place with more dense spiritual energy.


    ¡°Jingting, Miss Ouyang has sent a message. The merchant ship has arrived. The merchant ship will stay in the Barbarian continent for a month and then leave,¡± Xu Muan said as he walked in.


    Xiao Jingting opened his eyes and took a deep breath as he said, ¡°Finally, it¡¯s here!¡±


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°Yes!¡±


    In these few years, Xiao Jingting sold two Foundation Establishment Pills to the Marquis¡¯ Mansion, and secretly sold three more to other channels. After deducting the spent spirit stones, he still had more than seven thousand spirit stones left. Xiao Jingting secretly estimated that with so many spirit stones, it would be no problem buying ship tickets.


    ¡°Ouyang Mingyue said that she had already inquired about it and this time one ticket costs a thousand spirit stones,¡± Xu Muan said.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Okay, what do you think about leaving Xiaodong and Xiaojin in the space and bringing them there?¡±


    Xu Muan shook his head and said, ¡°No, I¡¯ve never heard of a space that can accommodate people. I guess Miss Ouyang hasn¡¯t heard about it, either. When we get to Cloud Continent, other people are going to find out that we suddenly have two children around us and inevitably overthink about it.¡±


    He needed to be careful. Once the jade pendant space was exposed, there would be endless troubles.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°That¡¯s right!¡± It looked like he could only spend more money and buy two more ship tickets.


    ¡°Father, Daddy.¡± Xiao Xiaodong came out from the room.


    Xiao Jingting looked at Xiao Xiaodong and had a feeling that his family¡¯s child was growing up. Xiao Xiaodong was almost nine years old and according to the rules of this world, in two or three years it was possible for him to get married. He wondered if he should start looking for a match for his son.


    Xiao Xiaodong looked at Xiao Jingting¡¯s expression, frowned and said, ¡°Father, what are you thinking of again?¡±


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡± This dead boy! The older he gets, the less cute he becomes. He even asked his own father what he was thinking about.


    Xiao Jingting patted Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s shoulder and said, ¡°Xiaodong! Dad is going to take you and your brother to find your second brother. Are you happy?¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, ¡°Yes, I am! I wonder what Xiaofan¡¯s cultivation level is now.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong was just nine years old but he was already at the eighth level of Qi Practice. Xiao Jingting asked Ouyang Mingyue about it and she said that even in the Immortal Sect, there were very few people as young as Xiao Xiaodong who had reached such a cultivation level.


    Ouyang Mingyue was very curious how Xiao Xiaodong cultivated. Ouyang Jinyue, the only one who was chosen from Ouyang family by Green Cloud Immortal Sect, seemed to be only at the fifth level of Qi Practice now.


    Xiao Jingting sighed lightly. Xiaofan was simple. He loved to eat. He didn¡¯t know whether he had been wronged. Although Ouyang Mingyue always said Xiao Xiaofan had a good life, Xiao Jingting always felt restless.


    ¡°Daddy, daddy.¡± Xiao Xiaojin rushed over.


    Xiao Jingting looked at Xiao Xiaojin¡¯s flour-covered face and frowned as he said, ¡°Are you making delicious food again?¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin nodded and said, ¡°Yes!¡±


    Xiao Jingting secretly shook his head. His youngest son was not interested in cultivation. What he liked the most was to study how to make delicious food and his craftsmanship was already superior to others. With such a ¡°virtuous¡± son, Xiao Jingting was always happy but worried.


    ¡°Father, do you want to eat?¡± Xiao Xiaojin raised his hand and asked.


    Xiao Jingting rubbed Xiao Xiaojin¡¯s head and said, ¡°No, you can eat.¡± Xiao Jingting thought: Xiaofan will be very happy to see Xiaojin. One likes to eat and the other likes to cook. They are a perfect match!


    A stream of aura surged towards Xiao Jinfeng¡¯s room. Sensing this aura fluctuation, Xiao Jingting was pleased. ¡°It seems that second brother is going to advance to Foundation Building.¡±


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°I guess so.¡±


    Xiao Jingting exhaled a breath. Xiao Jinfeng also advanced to Foundation Building successfully. This meant that he would be able to go without worries.


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­


    Ouyang family.


    ¡°Senior Xiao, you¡¯ve finally come. You kept me waiting!¡± Ouyang Mingyue spoke with a smile.


    Xiao Jingting arched his hands towards Ouyang Mingyue. ¡°As to the matter of the quota, I have to thank Miss Ouyang for her trouble.¡±


    ¡°Senior Xiao, you really have a lot of money! You wanted four places and spent four thousand spirit stones. Even Marquis can¡¯t take this sum out at once. It seems that senior Xiao had made a lot of money recently.¡± Ouyang Mingyue said.


    Xiao Jingting laughed helplessly and said, ¡°I have no choice about it. There are so many people in my family!¡±


    Ouyang Mingyue laughed and did not say much. The Xiao family had a strong rising momentum in recent years. Xiao Linfeng advanced to Foundation Building and Xiao Jinfeng did too. Xiao Jingting and Xu Muan were also at the Foundation Building stage. Fortunately, Xiao Jingting and Xu Muan were leaving, otherwise having such a force on par with the Marquis household, would make people too uncomfortable to sleep and eat.


    ¡°I wonder how is Xiaofan doing?¡± Xiao Jingting said.

 Chapter 167

    ¡°According to the news from Jinyue, he is already at the eighth level of Qi Practice and is highly appreciated by the elders within the Immortal Sect.¡± Ouyang Mingyue said.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°That¡¯s good.¡±


    Ouyang Mingyue looked towards Xiao Xiaodong and said, ¡°Senior Xiao, your eldest son¡¯s cultivation is progressing very fastly.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan only advanced to the eighth level of Qi Practice with the support of the Immortal Sect elders. Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s cultivation also soared rapidly but she didn¡¯t know why.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Xiaodong is very motivated.¡±


    ¡°Here are the tokens.¡± Ouyang Mingyue took out four tokens and gave them to Xiao Jingting. With these tokens, he could get on the ship.


    Xiao Jingting said happily, ¡°Thank you very much, Miss Ouyang.¡±


    ¡°This time, the Ouyang family also has a family elder who is going to the Cloud Continent, so I hope the two of you will take care of him.¡± Ouyang Mingyue said.


    Xiao Jingting was a little surprised as he said, ¡°The Ouyang Family also has a senior that is going to the Cloud Continent?¡±


    Ouyang Mingyue nodded and said, ¡°Yes! The Barbarian Continent is lacking in resources. Cultivating to the middle stage of Foundation Building is still somewhat possible, but it is difficult to cultivate to the late stage of Foundation Building and is even more difficult to advance to Golden Core. The family elder doesn¡¯t want to be trapped in the early stage of Foundation Building for the rest of their life, so they want to go out to look for opportunities.¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°So it¡¯s like this!¡±


    ¡­¡­¡­


    Xiao Jingting¡¯s family took the tokens and boarded the ship.


    The ship was docked on the sea with an eerie blue light around it. There were probably a lot of killing formations carved on the outside of the ship, so when they approached the ship, they sensed a murderous aura.


    The people who bought the ship token were mostly two kinds of people. One was Foundation Building cultivators who wanted to go to the Cloud continent to look for opportunities and others were children with good cultivation like Xiao Xiaodong who were brought by their family elders to see if they could join the Immortal Sect.


    A Golden Core cultivator with gry hair and white eyebrows stood in the air at the bow of the ship, looking very powerful.


    There was a man who had just advanced to Foundation Building who was the most powerful at home. After getting on the ship, he disliked the poor conditions of the ship and made a fuss about changing the cabin. The Golden Core cultivator felt annoyed and abolished the man¡¯s cultivation and threw him out.


    With such a lesson in the past, all Foundation Building cultivators who usually called the shots at home in the Barbarian Continent behaved themselves after boarding the ship.


    Xiao Xiaojin rolled on the bed and said, ¡°It¡¯s so small here!¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded in his heart and thought: It is really a little small. I spent four thousand spirit stones to get such a small place. It¡¯s really pitiful.


    ¡°It¡¯s not small if you can still straighten your legs. If you can¡¯t straighten your legs, then it can be called small,¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Xiao Xiaojin sprawled on the bed and said, ¡°There¡¯s only one bed! Father and daddy sleep on top of each other so we can have enough place to sleep.¡±


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡­¡± What do you mean by sleeping on top of each other?! You naughty child!


    ¡°Don¡¯t talk nonsense, go to sleep.¡± Xiao Jingting said irritably.


    Xiao Xiaojin nodded and said, ¡°Alright.¡±


    The ship was very large and was made from high grade materials. The ship was engraved with various high grade protection spell formations, which were all very advanced. In the ship, in addition to the people from the Barbarian Continent, there were also people from other continents. Xiao Jingting thought that maybe the Cloud Continent was a whole continent, while the Barbarian Continent was just a small island.


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­


    After a long stop in the Barbarian Continent, the ship finally started.


    Ouyang Di walked in. ¡°Brother Xiao, Brother Xu, I have disturbed you.¡±


    Xiao Jingting smiled and said, ¡°What brings Brother Ouyang here?¡± Being called Brother Xiao by someone who was older than his own father made Xiao Jingting feel a little weirdt. But understanding that this was the rule in this world, he didn¡¯t do anything about it.


    ¡°I came to ask Brother Xiao if he would like to earn some extra money,¡± Ouyang Di said.


    Xiao Jingting was a little surprised as he said, ¡°Earn extra money?¡±


    ¡°Yes, the ship often encounters attacks from demonic beasts and there is a shortage of manpower, so they employ us Foundation Building cultivators to participate in the protection of people and killing of demonic beasts. The people on board will purchase them.¡± Ouyang Di explained.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said thoughtfully, ¡°Is that so?!¡±


    Ouyang Di nodded and said, ¡°Yes! It is said that fighting in the Cloud Continent is much more intense than that in the Barbarian Continent. Therefore, killing demonic beasts is also considered training in advance.¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Since that¡¯s the case, then count me in.¡±


    Ouyang Di smiled and said, ¡°Brother Xiao is really a quick-witted person. When killing sea beasts, we can act together and help each other.¡±


    After Ouyang Di got Xiao Jingting¡¯s consent, he left and Xiao Jingting glanced towards Xu Muan with a smile. ¡°I happen to be tight on money, so it¡¯s good to earn a little more.¡±


    ¡°Pay attention to safety,¡± Xu Muan said seriously.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°I know, I know.¡±

 Chapter 168

    There were many kinds of sea beasts in the sea. Xiao Jingting, who followed people all day long to kill sea beasts, could also be said to be indirectly learning.


    The sea beasts were fierce, so Xiao Jingting had encountered a crisis several times. The Golden core cultivator on the ship could be considered quite generous. Seeing people in danger, he would rescue one or two, which also helped Xiao Jingting escape disaster several times.


    After this period of experience, Xiao Jingting felt that although his cultivation level did not rise much, his spiritual energy had condensed a lot.


    On the ship, sometimes small trade fairs were organized, so Xiao Jingting used pills to exchange for several good spirit grasses from some Foundation Building cultivators on the ship.


    ¡°Brother Xiao, are you going out?¡± Zhao Jin knocked on the door and walked in as he asked.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°I¡¯ll go right away.¡±


    Zhao Jin was the same person who bought the Medicine Silkworm gambled by Xiao Xiaofan in gambling stone shop. When Xiao Jingting boarded the ship, he found that Zhao Jin was also on the ship. Because he had accepted the favor from Zhao Jin before, Xiao Jingting also gave a helping hand when Zhao Jin was in danger, developing a good relationship with him.


    ¡°The sea beasts that we met recently seem to be much more docile,¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Zhao Jin nodded and said, ¡°Yes! I heard we will soon arrive at the Cloud Continent. Sea beasts are naturally the most dangerous in the deep sea. The closer we get, the safer it is.¡±


    Xiao Jingting said with some joy, ¡°That¡¯s great.¡±


    Zhao Jin looked at Xiao Jingting and said, ¡°Is Brother Xiao planning to go to his son as soon as he leaves?¡±


    Xiao Jingting sighed and said, ¡°We¡¯ll see when the time comes.¡±


    Green Cloud Immortal Sect was one of the most famous sects in the Cloud Continent and it was said that they were strict with their disciples. Xiao Jingting planned to check the situation first before going to see Xiao Xiaofan.


    ¡°Brother Xiao, your spiritual energy seems to have consolidated a lot. It looks like you will be advancing to the middle stage of Foundation Building in a few days,¡± Zhao Jin said.


    Xiao Jingting laughed and said, ¡°It¡¯s not that easy!¡±


    Looking at Xiao Jingting, Zhao Jin couldn¡¯t help but feel a lot of emotions. At the beginning, when Xiao Jingting rescued him, he didn¡¯t know who the other party was. It was not until Xiao Jingting mentioned it that Zhao Jin remembered it. Zhao Jin did not show it on his face but he was amazed in his heart by Xiao Jingting¡¯s quick advancement.


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­


    Inside the Green Cloud Immortal Sect.


    Xiao Xiaofan took the meat strip in his hand and looked at it again and again.


    ¡°Senior Brother, your meat strips seem to be all moldy,¡± said a plump teenager.


    Xiao Xiaofan nodded and said, ¡°Yes! It¡¯s the last batch. If I eat it, it will be gone.¡±


    Tang Yunjie, who sat next to Xiao Xiaofan, said, ¡°Your meat strips must be really delicious! It¡¯s all moldy but you still dare to eat it. Aren¡¯t you afraid of having a diarrhea!¡±


    ¡°Father made it for me, it might be moldy but it¡¯s still delicious.¡± Xiao Xiaofan spoke somewhat sadly.


    Tang Yunjie said with some envy. ¡°It¡¯s really good that your father still makes food for you. My father only knows how to cultivate, marry a bunch of wives and have a lot of children.¡±


    Tang Yunjie¡¯s father was one of the Golden Core elders within the Immortal Sect, with more than a dozen wives and countless lovers.


    ¡°Did your father urge you to cultivate hard?¡± Xiao Xiaofan asked.


    Tang Yunjie shook his head and said honestly. ¡°No! My father has so many sons that he doesn¡¯t care about me. What about your master, did he urge you to cultivate?¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan nodded and said, ¡°He urges me but I don¡¯t like cultivating too much. I like smithing but, master orders me to cultivate every day.¡±


    Tang Yunjie looked at Xiao Xiaofan and complained. ¡°You¡¯re blessed but you don¡¯t get it. The elders think highly of you! Unlike my old man who doesn¡¯t even care about me.¡±


    ¡°If this blessing was given to you, would you want it?¡± Xiao Xiaofan asked.


    Tang Yunjie shook his head and said, ¡°No, no! Your master is too fierce!¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan nodded and said, ¡°Yes! Master recently went into seclusion.¡±


    ¡°Your master has failed to advance to the Nascent Soul stage. I¡¯m afraid you¡¯ll have to cultivate by yourself for two or three years,¡± Tang Yunjie said.


    ¡°Before Master went into seclusion, he told me to cultivate well,¡± Xiao Xiaofan said.


    ¡°Don¡¯t talk about your master. Xiaofan, I heard you gave another magic weapon to Dong Lin. Do you like him?¡± Tang Yunjie glanced at Xiao Xiaofan and said.


    Xiao Xiaofan smiled and rested his chin on his fleshy hands as he said, ¡°He looks like my father.¡±


    Tang Yunjie helplessly rolled his eyes and said, ¡°But he¡¯s not your father! He doesn¡¯t even know how to cook.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan nodded and said, ¡°Right! But, he looks like my dad.¡±


    Looking at Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s silly appearance, Tang Yunjie didn¡¯t tell Xiao Xiaofan what Dong Lin said behind his back.

 Chapter 169

    ¡°What is this?¡± Xu Muan asked.


    ¡°The Green Cloud Immortal Sect is recruiting people. This is the recruitment information I copied,¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Xu Muan was a little surprised as he asked, ¡°Recruiting?¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Yes!¡± At his and Xu Muan¡¯s age, they had long passed the age for recruiting disciples of Green Cloud Immortal Sect, so Xiao Jingting had to find another way to enter Green Cloud Immortal Sect. It just happened that the Green Cloud Immortal Sect was recruiting Spirit Planters, making Xiao Jingting immediately tempted.


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°That¡¯s it! Then you go try it.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s what I thought too.¡± Xiao Jingting said. It was common to see people killing to seize treasures in Cloud Continent, so if you wanted to be safe and sound, it was best to find a big power for shelter. However, big forces were not so easy to take refuge in, so the Green Cloud Immortal Sect recruiting Spiritual Planters definitely provided a good opportunity.


    The next day. Xiao Jingting followed several spiritual planters to the test site. Xiao Jingting found that there were more than forty people who had applied. All these people were divided into four groups by lottery, and in Xiao Jingting¡¯s group, except for him, there was only one Foundation Building cultivator while others were at the Qi Practice stage.


    Shortly after Xiao Jingting and the others arrived at the designated place, a man dressed in black with a face like he had been burned by fire, came out.


    ¡°Hello, my surname is Qiu and you can call me Steward Qiu.¡± The man¡¯s voice was coarse and unpleasant and his eyes carried an indescribable coldness. ¡°Next, you will have to take a month-long test. After passing the test, you will be able to enter the Green Cloud Immortal Sect.¡±


    The man distributed the task. Xiao Jingting saw that his task was taking care of the peach tree. As long as the peach fruits matured, he would be considered qualified to enter the sect.


    ¡°What bad luck! We have to deal with that guy.¡± The Foundation Building cultivator next to him looked at the task and said gloomily.


    Xiao Jingting looked at the man in bewilderment and asked, ¡°Brother, what do you mean by that?!¡±


    ¡°You don¡¯t know him?¡± The male cultivator asked Xiao Jingting.


    Xiao Jingting shook his head and said with some embarrassment. ¡°I¡¯m new here. I¡¯m not very clear.¡±


    Zhang Lu sighed and said, ¡°Then, let me tell you something. This man, Qiu Yun, has a very eccentric temper and likes to eat jasper peaches the most. Five years ago, he accidentally saved a Golden Core cultivator from the Green Cloud Immortal Sect. In order to repay him, the Golden Core cultivator brought him into the sect and put him in charge of this Northern District Spiritual Medicine Garden.¡±


    ¡°Three years ago, the Green Cloud Immortal Sect also recruited a group of spiritual planters. At that time, four Foundation Building cultivators were assigned under Qiu Yun but all of them, without exception, lost the selection. In fact, in other medicine gardens, if Foundation Building cultivators like us participate in the selection, it is generally just going through the motions and we would not be dismissed,¡± Zhang Lu said.


    Xiao Jingting rubbed his chin and said, ¡°Does it mean that last time those individuals were also tasked with taking care of peach trees?¡±


    Zhang Lu nodded and said, ¡°Yes, it¡¯s very difficult for Jasper peach tree to survive. The last time all these people failed and it¡¯s said that Qiu Yun often spent a lot of money in exchange for Jasper Peaches. No one knows why he likes Jasper Peaches so much but some female cultivator once suspected that jasper peaches might have a beautifying effect and can restore destroyed appearance, so they bought them to eat as well.¡±


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡±


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­


    ¡°You are back,¡± Xu Muan said.


    After arriving at Cloud Continent, Xu Muan rented a cave not far from Green Cloud Immortal Sect. ¡°How¡¯s the situation?¡±


    Xiao Jingting took out an identity plate and said, ¡°Not good, not bad. This is a temporary identity plate and with it, I can temporarily enter and exit the Green Cloud Immortal Sect¡¯s Spiritual Garden. However, the content of this examination seems to be a bit troublesome.¡±


    ¡°Troublesome?¡± Xu Muan said.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Yes! I heard that the person who assesses the task is a freak who likes peaches very much. Moreover, this peach tree is not easy to grow, so the elimination rate will be very high.¡±


    ¡°I believe it won¡¯t beat you easily.¡± Xu Muan said with a smile.


    ¡°I have to go and see the specific situation to know it. After I go, I am afraid I will not be able to come back for a while.¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I will take care of my sons. Just do your best for the test.¡±


    ¡°Alright.¡± Xiao Jingting nodded and said.


    With the identity plate in hand, Xiao Jingting easily passed the gatekeeper¡¯s inspection and entered the Medicine Garden.


    The North Medicine garden was one of Green Cloud Immortal Sect¡¯s medicine gardens. It covered a vast area and Xiao Jingting saw hundreds of Qi Practice cultivators working in the fields. The North Medicine garden was dense with spiritual qi. Many spiritual herbs that were precious and unusual in the Barbarian Continent grew everywhere here like weeds.


    ¡°Here you are.¡± Qiu Yun looked at Xiao Jingting coldly.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Greetings, Steward Qiu.¡±


    Qiu Yun waved his hand and said with an impatient expression. ¡°No need to be polite. If you have time, go and study the Peach Tree.¡±


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡±


    Xiao Jingting walked to the peach forest where the peach tree was located.


    ¡°Senior, are you the cultivator who came to take the test?¡± A dark-skinned man in the garden asked. He was a cultivator at eighth level of Qi Practice.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Yes.¡±


    ¡°My name is Wei Li, I help look after the peach garden.¡± The man smiled a little awkwardly as he spoke.


    Xiao Jingting was a little surprised as he said, ¡°You look after this peach garden?¡±


    The man hurriedly shook his head and said, ¡°No, no! I only occasionally help catch insects. Usually, it¡¯s steward Qiu who takes care of them personally. Every peach tree in this peach garden was obtained by steward Qiu. You can only use these two peach trees. These two peach trees are the target of your examination.¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said ¡°I understand.¡±


    ¡°I am a handyman in this medicine garden. If you have anything that needs my help, just call me.¡± Wei Li said somewhat nervously.


    ¡°Thank you.¡± Xiao Jingting threw a bottle of pills to Wei Li. After he took it, he thanked him again and again.

 Chapter 170

    Xiao Jingting looked at a few sickly Jasper peaches and felt quite helpless.


    The main body of Jasper Peach was very thin with many cracks on the trunk. A few tiny fruits, hanging on the branches, looked malnourished.


    Xiao Jingting cast several spells on Jasper Peach tree but unfortunately none of them took effect.


    Xiao Jingting found that all his spiritual energy was automatically applied to the main body of Jasper Peach tree, which was like a funnel, leaking out all the spiritual energy it absorbed.


    The trunk was sick and crooked, so branches naturally could not thrive and could only bear small fruits. After receiving the task, Xiao Jingting spent the whole day in the peach forest, using a variety of methods, even using the spiritual spring in the space, but there was still no progress.


    Xiao Jingting had no choice but to try the skill of grafting what he learned on Earth. First, he transplanted a few close relatives of the jasper peach, and then he transplanted the fruit-bearing branches of the jasper peach to other trees. Before doing it again, Xiao Jingting decided to go back home first.


    ¡°You¡¯re back just in time. I was about to look for someone to find you.¡± When Xu Muan saw Xiao Jingting, he was immediately overjoyed.


    Looking at Xu Muan, Xiao Jingting said, ¡°Did something happen?¡±


    ¡°Your son wants to enter Green Cloud Immortal Sect to work for someone as a handyman, equivalent to a servant.¡± Xu Muan said.


    ¡°Handyman?¡± Xiao Jingting¡¯s eyes widened.


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°Yes, Xiaofan is an elite disciple of Green Cloud Immortal Sect. He has a strict daily life and it¡¯s difficult to see him. Xiaodong thought of a way of serving some discipline of Green Cloud Immortal Sect as a handyman.¡± Green Cloud Immortal Sect only accepted disciples between four and eight years old. Xiao Xiaodong had already passed this age and now was not the time during which they recruited disciples anyway, so if he wanted to enter Immortal Sect, he could only find another way.


    As a matter of fact, many disciples with good talent who missed the examination would enter the Immortal Sect as handymen for disciples of the Immortal sect. If they encountered an opportunity, handymen could also become regular disciples but the probability of it was very low.


    Xiao Jingting hesitated for a moment as he said, ¡°It¡¯s too unfair for Xiaodong¡­¡±


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°Yes! I thought so too, but he seems to have made up his mind for Xiaofan.¡± Xiao Jingting¡¯s face blackened as he said, ¡°What is he trying to do?!¡±


    ¡°Xiaodong contacted Ouyang Jinyue, who has just reached the sixth level of Qi Practice, which is enough to take in handymen,¡± Xu Muan said.


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­.¡±


    ¡°What do you think?¡± Xiao Jingting looked at Xu Muan and asked.


    Xu Muan shook his head and said with some headache, ¡°I don¡¯t know the situation of the Green Cloud Immortal Sect. If Xiaodong goes to work as a servant for Ouyang Jinyue because of his relationship with Xiaofan, she will not treat Xiaodong badly. However, as far as I know, Ouyang Jinyue¡¯s status in the Green Cloud Immortal Sect is not very high, so Xiaodong¡¯s status would be even lower.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong opened the door, walked in, and said, ¡°Father, daddy, don¡¯t worry too much. I have already made up my mind. It doesn¡¯t matter if I¡¯m just a handyman or have low status. As long as I get in, I can see Xiaofan. If the situation is really difficult, I will let Ouyang Jinyue drive me away, anyway, the Immortal Sect will not care too much if the disciple¡¯s handymen will stay or not.¡±


    Xiao Jingting looked at Xiao Xiaodong, hesitated for a moment and said, ¡°You have a plan in your mind.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, father, I¡¯ll be flexible.¡±


    Xiao Jingting took out a spatial ring and said, ¡°This is for your brother. He loves to eat and I don¡¯t know if he is thin now. I made him a lot of food and put it all in this spatial ring. If you see him, give it to him, if you don¡¯t see him, you can keep it for yourself.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong took the ring and said solemnly, ¡°I will try my best to find a way to give it to my brother.¡±


    ¡°By the way, father, are you in trouble?¡± Xiao Xiaodong asked.


    Xiao Jingting looked at Xiao Xiaodong and said with some confusion. ¡°How do you know that?¡±


    ¡°Qiu Yun from the North has a great reputation. It is said that no foundation building cultivator can pass his assessment. Many people think that he has psychological problems.¡± Xiao Xiaodong said mysteriously.


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡±


    Xu Muan looked at Xiao Jingting and said in a panic, ¡°Is it really troublesome?¡±


    Xiao Jingting thought for a moment and said, ¡°This, we won¡¯t know until we try it.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong lowered his head and didn¡¯t tell Xiao Jingting that if he became a Spiritual Planter of Green Cloud Immortal Sect, he would be allowed to bring his family members, but there would be only two slots.


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­


    Xiao Jingting searched for several close relatives of Jasper peach tree and spent a large amount of spirit stones to transplant them into the Spiritual Herb Garden.


    The Spiritual Herb Garden was extremely large and had a lot of unused open space so when Xiao Jingting transplanted several peach trees over, it was not obvious.


    ¡°Senior, what are you doing here?¡± Wei Li asked.


    Xiao Jingting said lightly, ¡°These peach trees will be useful when they are planted.¡±


    Wei Li nodded and said, ¡°Senior, if you say it is useful, then it must be useful.¡± After receiving benefits from Xiao Jingting, Wei Li became very respectful to Xiao Jingting.

 Chapter 171

    Xiao Jingting glanced towards Wei Li and said, ¡°Wei Li, I heard that you have been within the Immortal Sect for decades. How much do you know about the elders of the Immortal Sect?!¡±


    Wei Li laughed awkwardly, scratched his head and said, ¡°I don¡¯t know much about it.¡±


    ¡°I heard that the Immortal Sect has a Golden Core elder with a single fire spiritual root. I wonder what he is like?¡± Xiao Jingting asked tentatively.


    ¡°That Golden core elder! That Golden Core elder is wonderful! It is said that during the battle between Immortal Sect and devil cultivators, he killed two Golden Core cultivators by himself, and his fire technique is extraordinary. It is said that this Golden Core elder is trying to advance to Nascent Soul, but no one knows if he will succeed. If he can, our Green Cloud Immortal Sect will have one more Nascent Soul elder.¡± Wei Li said.


    ¡°How many disciples does this elder have?¡± Xiao Jingting asked.


    ¡°Disciples? There seem to be more than a dozen. I heard that in recent years he accepted another who is now eight years old and already at the eight level of Qi Practice. That little disciple seems to be very good at refining. Always refining weapons for his sweetheart. It is said that he is very appreciated by the steward of the weapon refining hall.¡± Wei Li said.


    Xiao Jingting froze for a moment and said with some surprise, ¡°Refining weapons for his sweetheart?¡±


    Wei Li nodded and said, ¡°It¡¯s not a secret that Xiao Xiaofan, the disciple of Elder Bai Lizheng, is in love with Dong Lin.¡±


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡± He always felt that people in this world get married early but he never thought his son would fall in love so early! His son was only eight years old!


    ¡°There must be some mistake! He¡¯s still so young.¡± Shouldn¡¯t his son only like eating? Why would he fall in love so early?


    Wei Li scratched the back of his head and said, ¡°Senior, I am not very clear! It is all rumors. It is said that elder Bai¡¯s disciple fell in love with Dong Lin at the first sight and has been sending things to Dong Lin all the time.¡±


    Xiao Jingting frowned and felt a little depressed. ¡°How old is Dong Lin?¡±


    ¡°He is 14 years old and at the eight level of Qi Practice.¡± Wei Li said.


    Xiao Jingting rolled his eyes and thought: Already so old but only at the eight level of Qi Practice, but still wanting to pick up my son. He is daydreaming. Xiao Jingting completely ignored the fact that when he was fourteen years old, he was even more useless. Moreover, it was not Dong Lin who wanted to pick up Xiaofan but Xiaofan who wanted to pick Dong Lin.


    ¡°How is this Dong Li?¡± Xiao Jingting asked.


    Wei Li shook his head and said implicitly, ¡°I don¡¯t know but I heard that Dong Lin is tall and talented, so many female cultivators are interested in him. Dong Lin also gave Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s things to other female cultivators.¡±


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡± He turned out to be a playboy. My stupid son, he was poor in judging people¡¯s characters!


    ¡°Within the Immortal Sect, how is the treatment of the handymen disciples?!¡± Xiao Jingting said as if he was not interested.


    Wei Li sighed and said, ¡°Handyman disciples cannot be considered people of the Immortal Sect. They have to bear the burden of the Immortal Sect chores, but have no pay. They also can¡¯t cultivate Immortal Sect techniques. They usually follow their master to do tasks but the income from the tasks belongs to the master.¡±


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡± The handymen disciples are children raised by a stepmother!


    There was no need to worry about his son¡¯s cultivation resources. With the spiritual spring, he wouldn¡¯t treat his own son badly. However, there were some troubles with techniques. Xiao Jingting also knew that his slow progress in cultivation had something to do with the lack of a proper cultivation technique.


    ¡°If the handyman disciple can¡¯t be promoted, it is very difficult to have a bright future.¡± Wei Li concluded.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Is that so?!¡±


    Xiao Jingting waited for those peach trees to grow in the garden for a few days before he began to implement grafting. Xiao Jingting cut off the branches of the Jasper Peach and moved them to other trees.


    Knowing that Qiu Yun was very fond of these Jasper peaches, Xiao Jingting was very worried when he just started, that Qiu Yun would jump out to stop him. Xiao Jingting was anxious for two days, but after he found out that Qiu Yun didn¡¯t pay any attention to him, he calmed down.


    The grafted Jasper peach branches basically did not appear to be shriveled up and most of them grew stronger.


    Xiao Jingting found that when the branches of Jasper peach grew, they might draw a large amount of nutrients from the trunk. Because trees with branches of Jasper peach were transplanted, the main tree trunk became thinner and thinner day by day. But in contrast, the transplanted Jasper peach became a lot bigger.


    Because these peach trees were related to whether he could stay in the Green Cloud Immortal Sect or not, Xiao Jingting¡¯s care was very dedicated.


    ¡°What are you doing?¡± After Xiao Jingting¡¯s grafting technique had been implemented for a week, Qiu Yun finally appeared.


    ¡°I¡¯m trying to graft. The main body of this Jasper peach tree is too thin to provide nutrients for the branches. So I transplanted the branches to other trees to see the effect.¡± Xiao Jingting explained.


    Qiu Yun looked at the transplanted branches that grew good Jasper Peaches and his eyes flashed with blazing light as he said, ¡°It looks like it¡¯s growing well!¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Yes!¡±


    ¡°Will the medicinal properties of the Jasper Peach grown in this way change?¡± Qiu Yun asked.


    Xiao Jingting shook his head and said, ¡°I don¡¯t know.¡±


    Qiu Yun¡¯s expression changed as he said, ¡°Do a good job and I won¡¯t treat you poorly.¡±


    Qiu Yun threw a spatial ring to Xiao Jingting. Xiao Jingting¡¯s soul power swept into the spatial ring and he couldn¡¯t help but feel stunned for a moment. There were clearly 5000 spirit stones inside this ring. According to rumors, Qiu Yun was not only famous for his eccentric temper but also for his wealth. He was a local tycoon! Xiao Jingting suddenly felt that being assigned to this medicine garden was not a bad thing.

 Chapter 172

    Xiao Jingting was carefully tending to the peach trees in the peach garden while Xiao Xiaodong officially became the handyman beside Ouyang Jinyue.


    Ouyang Jinyue looked at the indifferent teenager in front of her and couldn¡¯t help but say, ¡°I haven¡¯t seen you for a few years, but you¡¯ve grown much more handsome!¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong glanced at Ouyang Jinyue faintly and spoke in a detached manner, ¡°Thank you for your compliment. When can I see Xiaofan?¡±


    Ouyang Jinyue shook her head regretfully and said, ¡°In fact, I rarely see Xiaofan either.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan was a disciple of a Golden Core cultivator while she was just an ordinary disciple of the outer sect. Their status was worlds apart. When Xiao Xiaofan first entered the Immortal Sect, he had a good relationship with her. However, after being in Immortal Sect for a while, they each had their own friends and their relationship grew farther and farther apart.


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, ¡°Is that so?!¡±


    ¡°What level have you reached?¡± Ouyang Jinyue asked curiously.


    ¡°Why are you asking this?¡± Xiao Xiaodong asked with a glance at Ouyang Jinyue.


    Ouyang Jinyue shrugged her shoulders and said, ¡°I¡¯m curious!¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong lowered his head and did not speak. Before coming to Immortal Sect, Xiao Xiaodong had suppressed his cultivation to the fifth level of Qi Practice.


    The disciples of Green Cloud Immortal Sect were all very proud and he was just a handyman. If his cultivation was too high, it would inevitably make people jealous and find fault with him. Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s Qi concealment technique was superb so even a Foundation Building cultivator would not see it if he didn¡¯t check carefully.


    Ouyang Jinyue looked at Xiao Xiaodong and said with helplessness. ¡°So many years have passed but you are still the same. Not cute at all.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong raised his gaze but he didn¡¯t comment.


    ¡°I heard that Xiaofan is pursuing a male cultivator, and many people know about it.¡± Xiao Xiaodong spoke coldly.


    Ouyang Jinyue nodded and said, ¡°There is something like that.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong didn¡¯t have a good temper as he said, ¡°This guy Xiaofan, what is he doing?¡±


    Ouyang Jinyue shook her head and said, ¡°I don¡¯t know! I tried to persuade him, but he didn¡¯t listen to me.¡± Xiao Xiaofan was young and forgetful and he was often detained by his master to cultivate, so she and Xiao Xiaofan could rarely see each other. Their friendship was not very deep originally, so Ouyang Jinyue¡¯s influence on Xiao Xiaofan was also limited.


    ¡°Is there really no way to see him as soon as possible?¡± Xiao Xiaodong asked.


    Ouyang Jinyue shook her head and said, ¡°There is some way to do that.¡±


    ¡°What can I do?¡± Xiao Xiaodong asked.


    ¡°I heard that your brother sent Dong Lin gifts several times, but Dong Lin didn¡¯t accept them. Recently, he was refining a purple cloud bow and I heard he used very precious materials to refine the bow and kept running to Refining Hall all the time. If you spend some spirit stones to ask someone from Refining Hall to bring a letter to him, people in the Refining Hall may help you pass the message, in this way, I think you will be able to call him out,¡± Ouyang Jinyue said.


    ¡°Don¡¯t you have any spirit stones?¡± Xiao Xiaodong asked.


    Ouyang Jinyue blushed as she said, ¡°After I entered the Immortal Sect, I needed to use some spirit stones to bond with others. The amount sent by Immortal Sect is not enough and since my cultivation is low, I couldn¡¯t earn much spirit stones by doing tasks. That¡¯s why I became poor over time.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong was a little surprised. ¡°Don¡¯t you have a Golden Core ancestor to back you up?¡±


    Ouyang Jinyue sighed and said, ¡°We are not so close. Also, this Golden Core ancestor has many offspring in the Immortal Sect to take care of, so he takes care of those people first.¡±


    ¡°Are twenty spirit stones enough?¡± Xiao Xiaodong asked.


    Ouyang Jinyue quickly nodded and said, ¡°Enough, it¡¯s enough. Bringing letters should not be too troublesome, so it won¡¯t cost too many spirit stones. Do you want to write him a letter?¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded. ¡°OK.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong took out a piece of paper, drew a lot of foods on it, and then wrote the words ¨C ¡®Wanna eat them, hurry and come.¡¯


    Ouyang Jinyue frowned as she spoke with some hesitation. ¡°Will this work?¡±


    ¡°He¡¯s stupid. He won¡¯t understand if it¡¯s too complicated.¡± Xiao Xiaodong said.


    Ouyang Jinyue, ¡°¡­¡±


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­


    In the Refining Hall.


    When Xiao Xiaofan received a letter from Xiao Xiaodong, his eyes became red out of excitement.


    ¡°Where did this letter come from? Where did it come from?¡± Xiao Xiaofan grabbed the arm of the messenger and asked excitedly.


    ¡°It was sent by Ouyang Jinyue from the outer sect.¡±


    After hearing the messenger¡¯s words, Xiao Xiaofan didn¡¯t care about refining his weapon anymore and rushed towards the outer sect, and towards Ouyang Jinyue happily.


    When Ouyang Jinyue saw the excited Xiao Xiaofan, she couldn¡¯t help but think: He came really fast.


    ¡°Sister Jingyue, did you send it to me?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s not her, it¡¯s me.¡± Xiao Xiaodong came out from behind Ouyang Jinyue. When Xiao Xiaofan saw Xiao Xiaodong, he pounced over with an excited cry.


    ¡°You¡¯re not so stupid! You can still recognize me.¡± Xiao Xiaodong said somewhat happily.


    Xiao Xiaofan held Xiao Xiaodong in his arms as he jumped excitedly. ¡°How can I not recognize you? Your stinky face is exactly the same as three years ago!¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong, ¡°¡­¡±


    Ouyang Jinyue covered her mouth and laughed, thinking: It¡¯s really like this. This guy, Xiao Xiaodong, always puts on this long face since childhood like everyone owes him money.


    ¡°Brother, are you the only one who came?¡± Xiao Xiaofan asked.


    Xiao Xiaodong shook his head and said, ¡°No, Father and daddy are also here as well as little brother.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan nodded and said with bright eyes. ¡°Really? That¡¯s great.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong frowned and said, ¡°Well, let¡¯s not talk about it now. I heard that you like a person within the Immortal Sect, what¡¯s his name? Dong Lin?¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan rubbed his hands together and said with some embarrassment. ¡°He looks like dad! After I came here, I couldn¡¯t see you guys anymore. Seeing that he looked like dad, I liked him.¡±


    Ouyang Jinyue froze for a moment. She had heard many people within the Immortal Sect say that Xiao Xiaofan fell in love with Dong Lin at first sight, but she could never understand the reason. Now she finally understood.


    Xiao Xiaodong said grumpily. ¡°What makes you think he looks like dad? He looks so ugly, what¡¯s wrong with your eyes?!¡±

 Chapter 173

    Xiao Xiaofan looked at Xiao Xiaodong somewhat bewildered and said, ¡°Huh, he doesn¡¯t look like dad?¡±


    ¡°Of course not. From head to toe, he doesn¡¯t look like dad at all, not even a shred of his hair looks like dad¡¯s.¡± Xiao Xiaodong was still annoyed.


    Xiao Xiaofan looked at Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s serious appearance, nodded and said, ¡°Okay, I don¡¯t like him anymore.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded in satisfaction and said, ¡°That¡¯s right.¡±


    Ouyang Jinyue was stunned at the side. It was actually so simple. She tried to persuade Xiao Xiaofan twice before, but Xiao Xiaofan didn¡¯t even take her seriously. But as a result, once she let Xiao Xiaodong scold him, Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s attitude changed completely. Xiao Xiaodong was really fierce.


    ¡°I heard that you wanted to refine the purple cloud bow for that brat.¡± Xiao Xiaodong asked.


    Xiao Xiaofan nodded and said, ¡°Well, there was something like that. But brother, you said that this guy doesn¡¯t look like dad, so I won¡¯t give it to him.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, ¡°That¡¯s right, you haven¡¯t even refined a magic weapon for me yet, so why would you give it to this brat?¡±


    ¡°Then, I will refine the bow and arrow for you to use,¡± Xiao Xiaofan said.


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said ¡°Good! Don¡¯t let fertilized water flow into outsiders¡¯ fields. Good things should naturally be reserved for your own family. What¡¯s the matter with you always giving them to some little brat?¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan nodded and said, ¡°I won¡¯t give it to him in the future, only to you, as well as father, daddy and brother.¡±


    ¡°How is your master treating you?¡± Xiao Xiaodong asked.


    ¡°Master treats me quite well. It¡¯s just he is a little strict. Recently, master has been in seclusion, so he doesn¡¯t have time to care about me.¡± Xiao Xiaofan said.


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, ¡°I see.¡±


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­


    After bidding farewell to Xiao Xiaodong, Xiao Xiaofan was full of excitement as he walked towards his own courtyard, his face full of pride.


    ¡°Xiaofan, where did you go?!¡± Tang Yunjie blocked Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s way.


    Xiao Xiaofan stopped and said happily, ¡°Yunjie, it¡¯s you!


    Tang Yunjie nodded and said, ¡°Yes!¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan was full of generosity as he took out a bag of dried meat and said, ¡°Please eat, do you want it?¡±


    Tang Yunjie looked at Xiao Xiaofan full of surprise. ¡°Did you change your nature?!¡± Xiao Xiaofan would really protect his food. Even if it was moldy dried meat, Xiao Xiaofan was not willing to give it to others to eat. However, now he was so generous that he was giving a big bag of dried meat to him.


    ¡°We are friends! You need to be generous with your friends.¡± Xiao Xiaofan said in high spirits.


    Tang Yunjie looked at Xiao Xiaofan and felt that his outlook on life had been turned upside down. Was this still Xiao Xiaofan?


    ¡°Are you high?¡± Tang Yunjie asked.


    Xiao Xiaofan shook his head and said, ¡°Nope!¡± Xiao Xiaofan wanted to tell the whole world that his brothers were here, his father was here, and his daddy was here. But his brother said that he wanted to keep it a mystery, so he couldn¡¯t talk about it. He even refused to say where his father and dad were, so he wouldn¡¯t recklessly go to them.


    ¡°We are friends! Yet you give me the moldy jerky to eat?¡± Tang Yunjie said with dissatisfaction.


    Xiao Xiaofan thought about it and took out a cake to hand over to Tang Yunjie, saying, ¡°Then have this.¡±


    Tang Yunjie looked at Xiao Xiaofan strangely and said, ¡°You¡¯re really giving it to me!¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan nodded and said, ¡°Yes! Aah! I¡¯m going to refine the Purple Cloud Bow now. ¡±


    ¡°You don¡¯t need to work so hard. Anyway, Dong Lin doesn¡¯t take seriously the things you give him.¡± Tang Yunjie reminded indifferently.


    Xiao Xiaofan nodded solemnly and said, ¡°Yes! So, I won¡¯t give it to him.¡±


    Tang Yunjie looked at Xiao Xiaofan with dumbfounded eyes and said, ¡°You don¡¯t like him anymore.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan nodded and said, ¡°Yeah! I don¡¯t like him anymore.¡±


    Tang Yunjie, ¡°¡­How come you suddenly don¡¯t like him anymore?!¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan wrinkled his nose and said, ¡°He is ugly and doesn¡¯t look like my father.¡±


    Tang Yunjie, ¡°¡­¡± So, it was so simple. If he had known, he would have told Xiao Xiaofan a long time ago that Dong Lin was ugly.


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­


    Ouyang Jinyue looked at Xiao Xiaodong with some confusion and said ¡°Why didn¡¯t you let Xiao Xiaofan tell others you are his brother! Xiao Xiaofan is a disciple of the inner sect. His status is much higher than mine. If others know you¡¯re his brother, your status would be much higher in the immortal Sect.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong shook her head and said, ¡°I don¡¯t like to stand out.¡±


    ¡°What a freak!¡± Ouyang Jinyue couldn¡¯t help saying.


    Xiao Xiaodong frowned. He privately felt that his father had a big secret. Before he could protect himself, it was best to keep a low profile. Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s identity was a little eye-catching, so he didn¡¯t want to attract any more attention.


    ¡°By the way, have you seen Dong Lin?¡± Ouyang Jinyue asked.


    Xiao Xiaodong shook his head and said, ¡°I haven¡¯t seen him. I just came here, how could I have seen him?¡±


    Ouyang Jinyue, ¡°¡­¡± You hadn¡¯t even seen him before but you swore that he was ugly?


    ¡°By the way, I saw that outer disciples can take the tasks of hunting in the back mountain.¡± Xiao Xiaodong said. In the back mountain of Green Cloud Mountain, the high-level demonic beasts were all caught by Golden Core cultivators. Only some demonic beasts at Qi Practice stage were left inside, so the back mountain could become a place for training the disciples at Qi Practice stage.


    Ouyang Jinyue nodded and said ¡°Yes!¡±


    ¡°You should go and take the task!¡± Xiao Xiaodong said. It was said that the back mountain of the Green Cloud Mountain Range was a good place! There were countless exotic flowers and herbs. If he could get some seedlings for his father, he would definitely be very happy.


    Ouyang Jinyue, ¡°¡­¡± She was afraid of death!

 Chapter 174

    Xiao Jingting¡¯s grafting went very smoothly. After grafting, the Jasper peaches on several peach trees started to mature.


    But Xiao Jingting was more worried about whether the medicinal properties of the Jasper peach would change after the grafting.


    Qiu Yun seemed to be very interested in the technique of grafting and often came over to have a look.


    Xiao Jingting originally felt that Qiu Yun had an indifferent and impersonal personality, but after talking with him, he found he was quite easy to get along with. He was also very generous and as long as the work was done well, the reward was great.


    Xiao Jingting finally became relieved after learning that Xiao Xiaodong had already ¡°met¡± with Xiao Xiaofan and confirmed from Xiao Xiaodong that Xiao Xiaofan was eating well, sleeping well, and was not very thin.


    ¡°The fruit on that tree is almost ripe,¡± Qiu Yun said.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Yes!¡±


    ¡°Will the medicinal properties change?¡± Qiu Yun asked.


    Xiao Jingting shook his head and said, ¡°I¡¯m not really sure, it¡¯s the first time I¡¯ve done this.¡±


    ¡°So it¡¯s like this.¡± Qiu Yun casted a few spells on the spirit trees transplanted by Xiao Jingting, which released a dense aura. Xiao Jingting who was standing beside him suddenly had the feeling of being blown by a fresh breeze on a hot summer day, then several peach trees suddenly became prosperous.


    Xiao Jingting found that Qiu Yun¡¯s ability to cultivate spiritual medicine was also very powerful.


    The Jasper Peach trees were very difficult to transplant, but Qiu Yun could transplant so many with one move. Unfortunately, all of his Jasper peaches were ill.


    Qiu Yun plucked a jasper peach and took two bites. After a few moments, excitement flashed across his face.


    ¡°You have passed the test. I will be giving you a full time position from now on. You will be responsible for this peach forest.¡± Qiu Yun said.


    Xiao Jingting immediately let out a sigh of relief and said, ¡°Thank you, Steward Qiu.¡±


    Qiu Yun waved his hand and said, ¡°No need to thank me, you deserve it. I should thank you, you have helped me a lot.¡±


    ¡°If you need something, you can come to me for help. However, you¡¯d better find a place to settle down first. After you become a hired Spiritual Planter of the Green Cloud Immortal Sect, you can let your family members live here. However, due to regulations of Green Cloud Immortal Sect, one Spirit Planter can only bring a maximum of two family members. You¡¯d better think well of who you want to bring.¡± After Qiu Yun said these words, he left.


    Xiao Jingting looked at Qiu Yun¡¯s back as he left and couldn¡¯t help but freeze for a moment.


    Xiao Jingting thought: Xiao Xiaodong might have known that there was such a rule that one planter could only bring two family members. Therefore, Xiaodong said earlier that he would go to work as a handyman for Ouyang Jinyue. If his son was just an ordinary child, Xiao Jingting would not think much about it, but the problem was that Xiao Jingting knew very well that he was a considerate but introvert freak, who possibly knew the overall situation first.


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­


    Xiao Xiaodong played with the Purple Cloud bow in his hand and said, ¡°This bow is really nice!¡±


    Ouyang Jingyue nodded and said, ¡°Of course, it¡¯s good. The bow string is made from late Foundation Building dragon¡¯s tendons. The body of the bow is integrated with an iron crystal. If you made a bow with so many good things, it should rightfully be good.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s technique of refining weapons was already praised by people. In addition, this guy was a black sheep who would use as many good things as he could get in the refinement, so naturally things made by him were very impressive.


    ¡°Luckily I came early, otherwise such a good thing would be given to that brat Dong Lin.¡± Xiao Xiaodong said somewhat thankfully.


    Ouyang Jingyue nodded and said, ¡°Yes!¡± Ouyang Jingyue also didn¡¯t like Dong Lin, but Dong Lin¡¯s cultivation level was much higher than hers, so she couldn¡¯t do anything about it even if she didn¡¯t like him.


    ¡°When are we going to the back mountain?¡± Xiao Xiaodong asked.


    ¡°I¡¯ve taken a task to catch the Snow Jade Rabbit. We can go anytime.¡± Speaking of the task, Ouyang Jinyue also became a little excited.


    ¡°Snow Jade Rabbit, what is it?¡± Xiao Xiaodong asked.


    ¡°It¡¯s a kind of spirit rabbit and it¡¯s usually at the second or third level of Qi Practice. Snow jade rabbits are cute, so many female cultivators like to raise them. If you catch it, it can be sold. One can be sold for three or four pieces of spirit stones.¡± Ouyang Jinyue explained.


    Xiao Xiaodong was full of disdain as he said, ¡°You female cultivators are so boring. You don¡¯t even have enough time to cultivate but you still want to raise rabbits.¡±


    ¡°You might be bored with such a simple task! But I can¡¯t do any dangerous tasks with my low cultivation base.¡± Ouyang Jinyue said grimly.


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, ¡°In that case, let¡¯s go.¡±


    Ouyang Jinyue nodded and said, ¡°Okay.¡±


    Although the cultivation level Xiao Xiaodong revealed to the public was only at the fifth level of Qi Practice, Ouyang Jingyue knew that his cultivation was much higher than that. Following Xiao Xiaodong, Ouyang Jinyue felt him reliable.


    Xiao Xiaodong followed Ouyang Jingyue into the back mountain forest and walked for some time.


    ¡°Here we are, this is where the Snow Jade Rabbits are often hunted. Although the Snow Jade rabbit¡¯s strength is not high, it runs very fast and can easily slip away.¡± Ouyang Jingyue said.


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and lightly leaped up the tree.


    Ouyang Jingyue looked at Xiao Xiaodong who was standing on the tree for a moment and her eyes flashed with surprise. Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s movements were simply as light as the wind.


    Xiao Xiaodong touched the bowstring gently, and several wooden arrows shot from Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s fingertips with a whoosh sound.


    Ouyang Jingyue followed the path of the arrow only to see six arrows, forming a circle, trapping a snow-white rabbit, inside.


    Ouyang Jingyue excitedly walked over and put the white rabbit in the spirit animal bag.

 Chapter 175

    Xiao Xiaodong looked at Ouyang Jinyue¡¯s excited appearance and asked, ¡°Is this the Snow Jade Rabbit? It¡¯s quite fat!¡±


    Ouyang Jinyue nodded and said, ¡°The food in the Green Cloud Immortal sect is good, so even spiritual beasts are blessed! These female cultivators like such fat ones.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, ¡°So that¡¯s how it is.¡±


    ¡°Your archery skills are very good!¡± Ouyang Jinyue complimented.


    Xiao Xiaodong smiled and said ¡°It¡¯s okay, didn¡¯t you say that there were quite a few snow jade rabbits in this place? Let¡¯s hurry up and get more.¡±


    Ouyang Jinyue nodded and answered, ¡°Okay.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong gently plucked the bowstring and hunted three white rabbits in a row. But when he was catching the fourth rabbit, Xiao Xiaodong encountered a bit of trouble. Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s wooden arrows trapped the rabbit as usual, except that there was another archer who was as fast as Xiao Xiaodong.


    ¡°Who is it?¡± A soft voice came.


    Ouyang Jinyue, seeing the person, frowned gently. ¡°So it¡¯s senior brother Dong Lin. Did you come here to catch rabbits for senior sister Ji Yun? Since that¡¯s the case, I won¡¯t disturb.¡±


    Hearing Ouyang Jinyue¡¯s words, Xiao Xiaodong couldn¡¯t help but look at the person.


    The young man in a brocade robe looked a bit like his cheekyold man at first glance. However, he was much cheeky than his father. Although his own old man in the past, also used to be very cheeky.


    ¡°Junior sister Ouyang, I heard that you recently accepted a handyman disciple, ah!¡± A petite and delicate female cultivator beside Dong Lin asked.


    Ouyang Jinyue frowned and said, ¡°That¡¯s right.¡±


    Ji Yun smiled and said, ¡°I also wanted to find a handyman disciple recently. I don¡¯t know what kind of handyman disciple junior sister Ouyang has found.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong leaped down from the tree and glanced coldly at Ji Yun.


    Ji Yun looked at Xiao Xiaodong and said, ¡°Sister Ouyang, you have a good taste! This little brother looks very handsome!¡±


    Ji Yun¡¯s ambiguous gaze swept over Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s body.


    Dong Lin looked at Xiao Xiaodong and his eyes flashed with some interest. ¡°Sister Ouyang, this servant of yours has good archery skills! How about I give you thirty spirit stones, so you will give him to me?¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s expression was not good.


    Ouyang Jinyue shook her head and said apologetically, ¡°Sorry, senior brother, no.¡±


    Ji Yun laughed and said, ¡°It looks like Sister Ouyang cherishes him!¡±


    Ouyang Jinyue reluctantly smiled but didn¡¯t speak, thinking: If Xiao Xiaofan knew she sold his brother for thirty spirit stones, he would never let her go.


    Ji Yun smiled and said, ¡°It seems that this man is very precious for sister Ouyang.¡±


    Ouyang Jinyue could not deny it.


    ¡°Your bow is awesome!¡± Dong Lin turned to Xiao Xiaodong and said.


    Ouyang Jinyue¡¯s heart thumped. Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s bow and arrow were naturally the one that Xiao Xiaofan intended to give to Dong Lin. Xiao Xiaodong disliked the original look of the bow so he painted it green and turned the original noble-looking bow into a bow that looked shady and cheap.


    Ouyang Jinyue didn¡¯t expect that after Xiao Xiaodong made the bow look like this, Dong Ling would still be able to see how extraordinary the bowwas. Dong Lin¡¯s vision was really impressive!


    Xiao Xiaodong said indifferently, ¡°It¡¯s just so so, not valuable at all.¡±


    Ouyang Jinyue did not want Xiao Xiaodong and Dong Lin to talk more, so after exchanging a few pleasantries, she left together with Xiao Xiaodong.


    Ji Yun looked at Ouyang Jinyue¡¯s back and said with some suspicion. ¡°Ouyang Jinyue used to be picky and. I didn¡¯t expect her to accept a handyman servant. What a surprise!¡±


    Dong Lin looked at Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s back and said thoughtfully, ¡°That bow and arrow of his is very extraordinary.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry, elder martial brother, Dong! I heard that Senior Brother Xiao is refining the Purple Cloud bow for you. He not only took the trouble to get dragon tendons from elder Li but also asked for an iron crystal from Elder Wang.¡± A young cultivator beside Dong Lin said.


    ¡°That¡¯s strange. Elder martial brother Dong, did senior brother Xiao give you the bow yet?¡± A chubby teenager asked in some confusion.


    Dong Lin shook his head and said, ¡°No.¡±


    ¡°Is that so? But I heard that the bow and arrow had already been refined and completed since several days.¡± The teenager said.


    Dong Lin frowned and said, ¡°Is that so?¡±


    ¡°Senior Brother Xiao wouldn¡¯t have given it to someone else, right?¡± The chubby faced boy said.


    Ji Yun frowned and said, ¡°It¡¯s not like he knows many people. Who could he give it to?¡±


    Dong Lin laughed and said, ¡°It¡¯s senior brother Xiao¡¯s stuff, he can give it to anyone.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong walked in front with a stern face while Ouyang Jinyue quietly followed behind Xiao Xiaodong.


    Xiao Xiaodong suddenly turned back, frowned and looked at Ouyang Jinyue. Ouyang Jinyue became a bit confused as she asked ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong gritted his teeth as he spoke. ¡°Why did Xiaofan like such a thing?¡±


    Ouyang Jinyue, ¡°¡­¡± It looked like Dong Lin gave Xiao Xiaodong a very bad first impression! However, it¡¯s no wonder when Dong Lin wanted to buy Xiao Xiaodong with thirty spirit stones on their first meeting. This guy really underestimated Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s value. Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s father spent 1000 spirit stones to bring him here from the Barbarian Continent!


    ¡°Fortunately, your brother likes you more than this guy Dong Lin,¡± Ouyang Jinyue said.


    Xiao Xiaodong snorted softly and said, ¡°That brat, how can he compare to me?¡±


    Ouyang Jinyue, ¡°¡­Let¡¯s hurry and catch more rabbits.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong looked at Ouyang Jinyue and nodded, saying, ¡°Okay!¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong thought: When we first met, Ouyang Jinyue was the Ouyang family¡¯s pampered young lady of noble status. But now, Ouyang Jinyue is just an ordinary discipline in the outer sect, living much less comfortably than in the Ouyang family. From it, it could be seen that this Green Cloud Immortal Sect was not necessarily a good place.

 Chapter 176

    Xu Muan tidied up the house. Qiu Yun seemed to appreciate Xiao Jingting very much and assigned him a nice cave house.


    Xiao Jingting hurriedly set up the kitchen for Xiao Xiaojin. That¡¯s right, Xiao Jingting was preparing the kitchen for Xiao Xiaojin. Xiao Xiaojin showed a passion for cooking beyond that of a normal person since he could walk, so Xiao Jingting had no choice but to give Xiao Xiaojin a custom-made small stove, small pot, small pot lid, small spatula¡­¡­.


    Xiao Xiaojin¡¯s pastries were usually smaller than those made by his father. However, they tasted very good and were much better than those made by his father.


    ¡°Xiaodong said that Xiaofan fell in love with an idiot, but he killed Xiaofan¡¯s bud of love before it could bloom,¡± Xu Muan said as he cleaned up the cave.


    Xiao Jingting could not help but respect his own son. ¡°Good job, our son is working efficiently!¡± He wanted to do the same but before he could do it, his eldest son made it happen. Xiaofan was such a fool. What was the use of looking for a man who is good for nothing?


    ¡°Big brother is so violent!¡± Xiao Xiaojin spoke, his face a little taut.


    Xiao Jingting rubbed Xiao Xiaojin¡¯s head and said, ¡°Your big brother needs to be violent in order to protect you and your foolish second brother!¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin tilted his head and nodded solemnly, saying, ¡°That¡¯s right. Big brother must be very tired after breaking up the lovebirds. I will make more food for big brother to replenish his vitality.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin held his spatula and showed a high-spirited look on his face.


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡±


    ¡°How about that steward Qiu?¡± Xu Muan asked.


    ¡°Pretty good. As long as I take good care of those peach trees, he is nice to talk to.¡± However, if something went wrong with those peach trees, that guy would be fierce and his already horrible face would become even more hideous. Thinking of Qiu Yun¡¯s fury, Xiao Jingting still had a carry-over of fear. Although both of them were at the Foundation Building stage, Qiu Yun was at the peak of Foundation Building! The pressure from his body was much stronger than his.


    Qiu Yun had an extraordinary enthusiasm for those peach trees. Originally, since Qiu Yun¡¯s cultivation was at the peak of Foundation Building, he should have tried his best to advance to the Golden Core stage. Could it be that the Jasper Peach had some great benefit in advancing to Golden Core?


    Probably because Qiu Yun was a cultivator at the peak of Foundation Building, he had a good understanding of all kinds of problems during the Foundation Building stage. When Xiao Jingting asked him about all kinds of cultivation problems, Qiu Yun would easily enlighten Xiao Jingting by saying just a few words.


    ¡°I feel like I¡¯m going to advance to the middle stage of foundation building,¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Xu Muan said with some joy. ¡°That¡¯s a good thing!¡±


    ¡°Do you have any questions about cultivation? I can ask for it for you. That steward Qiu is a bit fierce but as long as I can get the answer, being scolded a few times is nothing.¡±


    Xu Muan thought about it and said, ¡°I¡¯ll write it for you later.¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Good!¡± When there are resources, better make full use of them.


    ¡­¡­


    Lei Xuan walked excitedly to the mountain peak where Xiao Xiaofan was. Xiao Xiaofan was lying on the table, holding a pen and drawing something on paper.


    ¡°Xiaofan.¡± Lei Xuan shouted with a big grin.


    Xiao Xiaofan raised his head, looked at Lei Xuan and said, ¡°Senior Brother Lei, it¡¯s you! I heard that you¡¯re about to advance to Foundation Building.¡±


    Lei Xuan scratched his head and said, ¡°Yes! Master told me to gain experience and consolidate my cultivation, and then come back to advance to Foundation Building. I went out and fought many demonic beasts before coming back so I will be able to advance to Foundation Building soon.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan nodded and said, ¡°Senior Brother Lei, go for it.¡± The young man was very strong and looked like a little bull.


    ¡°What are you doing?¡± Lei Xuan asked.


    ¡°I¡¯m drawing. I want to make a flying instrument,¡± Xiao Xiaofan said.


    Lei Xuan puffed his cheeks and asked, ¡°I heard that you refined a Purple Cloud Bow before and it¡¯s extraordinary! Can you let me see it?¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan shook his head and said, ¡°It¡¯s already been given away.¡±


    ¡°To Dong Lin?¡± Lei Xuan asked sourly.


    Xiao Xiaofan shook his head and said, ¡°No¡±


    ¡°Huh, no?¡± Lei Xuan said with some surprise.


    Xiao Xiaofan nodded and said with a serious expression, ¡°Yes! Dong Lin is ugly and doesn¡¯t look like dad at all, so I won¡¯t give it to him.¡±


    Lei Xuan, ¡°¡­¡±


    ¡°Then who did you give your Purple Cloud Bow to?¡± Lei Xuan asked curiously.


    ¡°Give it to¡­ forget it,¡± Xiao Xiaofan said.


    Lei Xuan was stunned for a moment, and then said in a strange tone, ¡°¡­Don¡¯t give such precious things to others so casually. At least, don¡¯t give them to people with ulterior motives.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan nodded and said, ¡°Well, I know.¡±


    Lei Xuan looked at Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s indifferent expression and became a bit sullen but he still spoke with a simple smile. ¡°I shot a bear and a leopard for you, didn¡¯t you say you wanted to eat bear heart and leopard gall? I got it for you.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan looked at Lei Xuan, his eyes shining brightly as he said ¡°Lei Xuan, you are really great.¡±


    Lei Xuan took out two demonic beasts with blackened skin due to being hit with lightning from his spatial ring, and said, ¡°They¡¯re all here.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan was full of excitement as he said, ¡°You¡¯re amazing, thank you so much.¡±


    Lei Xuan said with some restraint, ¡°Xiaofan, you don¡¯t need to be so polite with me.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan thought about it for a moment and took out a box of cakes as he said, ¡°For you.¡±


    Knowing Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s nature of protecting his food, Lei Xuan, who got the cakes, couldn¡¯t help feeling a little flattered.

 Chapter 177

    In the Spiritual Medicine Garden of Northern District, Xiao Jingting looked at a bear and a leopard in front of him and frowned.


    ¡°What a fierce lightning attack! The cultivator must be militant,¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Xiao Xiaojin squatted beside Xiao Jingting and said, ¡°Brother Xiaofan said that he wanted to eat bear heart and leopard gallbladder. Dad, are bear heart and leopard gall delicious? I want to eat them too, do you know the recipe?¡±


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡± How could he know how to cook those things? Bears and leopards were protected animals. Xiao Jingting was a good citizen and never committed crimes, so naturally he never ate these things. Well, even if he wanted to eat them, he couldn¡¯t afford to eat those expensive things. He only casually said that hemust have the heart of a bear and leopard galls to be so fearless,  but this guy Xiao Xiaofan mistook it once he heard anything related to food. What a foodie!


    Xu Muan looked at the leopard in front of him and thought about it.


    Xiao Jingting looked at Xu Muan and said, ¡°What are you thinking about?¡±


    Xu Muan took a deep breath and said, ¡°Nothing. There is a Thunder Cultivator named Lei Xuan within the Immortal Sect, I heard he has a good relationship with Xiaofan.¡±


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡± Good relationship, what did it mean? Was he overthinking it? Was he really thinking too much?


    Xiao Xiaojin poked Xiao Jingting¡¯s leg and said, ¡°Dad, don¡¯t be dazzled. Let¡¯s cook and eat meat first.¡±


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡± Everything should be put aside first just like his older son said. Let¡¯s cook and eat meat first. Even if the sky falls, he will have enough to eat anyway.


    ¡­¡­


    Lei Xuan and Tang Yunjie were walking through the mountain forest. Lei Xuan sullenly said to Tang Yunjie ¡°Little fatty, you really don¡¯t know whom Xiaofan gave the bow and arrows to?¡±


    Tang Yunjie pulled a long face and thought: Lei Xuan is a stupid bear, and even dared to call him a little fatty because he had a lower cultivation. Tang Yunjie also did not correct Lei Xuan as he said, ¡°I don¡¯t know! However, I know he doesn¡¯t like Dong Lin anymore and thinks he is ugly. But I don¡¯t know who woke him up.¡±


    ¡°Strange, I also used to tell him that Dong Lin was ugly but he scolded me, saying that Dong Lin was very handsome,¡± Lei Xuan scratched his head.


    Tang Yunjie looked at Lei Xuan with some surprise, not expecting that Lei Xuan spoke about Dong Lin with Xiao Xiaofan.


    ¡°He has been very happy recently, as if he has eaten happy powder,¡± Tang Yunjie said.


    Lei Xuan spoke with a straight face. ¡°He didn¡¯t really eat that stuff, did he?¡±


    Tang Yunjie shook his head and said, ¡°How would he touch that thing? I¡¯m just making an analogy. Although he didn¡¯t eat happy powder, I don¡¯t know where he got so many pastries to eat from. They are really delicious. Have you ever eaten it? I took advantage of time when he was drawing to steal two cakes from him. They were delicious.¡±


    Lei Xuan gave Tang Yunjie a disdainful look and said, ¡°I don¡¯t need to steal food from him. He has given me some to eat.¡±


    Tang Yunjie was full of surprise. ¡°Huh? He is giving food, when did he become so generous?¡±


    Lei Xuan laughed and did not say anything.


    ¡­¡­


    An arrow flew not far in front of the two of them, hitting a snake¡¯s tender spot accurately.


    Tang Yunjie looked at the arrow that flew past and said with admiration. ¡°Good archery!¡±


    Lei Xuan looked toward the person on the tree, frowning.


    Xiao Xiaodong who stood on the tree keenly sensed a hostile intent.


    A lightning attack fell fiercely on the tree Xiao Xiaodong was standing on. Xiao Xiaodong dodged it agilely.


    Xiao Xiaodong looked at the place where the attack came from and saw a sturdy-looking teenager, gazing coolly at him.


    Seeing Xiao Xiaodong looking over, Lei Xuan said indifferently, ¡°Sorry, I didn¡¯t see you.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong frowned. Lei Xuan¡¯s control of spiritual power was extremely precise. Even if he had not dodged just now, he would be slightly injured at most. However, such a provocation made Xiao Xiaodong very uncomfortable and Lei Xuan¡¯s cultivation level seemed to be above him.


    ¡°It¡¯s okay, senior brother, just look more accurately next time.¡± Xiao Xiaodong said indifferently


    ¡°It¡¯s you!¡± Tang Yunjie looked at Xiao Xiaodong and said.


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded indifferently at Tang Yunjie and quickly left.


    ¡°Who is he?! Do you know him?¡± Lei Xuan looked at Tang Yunjie and said.


    ¡°It¡¯s Ouyang Jinyue¡¯s newly recruited handymen servant. He often accompanies Ouyang Jinyue to do tasks recently. What¡¯s the matter with you? Why did you suddenly make a move against a fifth level Qi Practice?¡± Tang Yunjie wondered. As far as he knew, Lei Xuan was not a person who liked to bully the weak!


    ¡°You said he is at fifth level of Qi Practice?¡± Lei Xuan said, puzzled.


    ¡°Of course not, he is at the eighth level of Qi Practice.¡± Lei Xuan said. At the beginning, he also did not pay attention to it. But after he made a move, Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s aura leaked out.


    ¡°Did you see the bow and arrow in his hand?¡± Lei Xuan asked.


    Tang Yunjie nodded and said, ¡°I saw it, that bow was really ugly!¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s a Purple Cloud Bow!¡± Lei Xuan said.


    Tang Yunjie¡¯s eyes widened as he said, ¡°How could that be? You must be wrong.¡±


    Lei Xuan shook his head and said, ¡°I wouldn¡¯t be wrong, that¡¯s the Purple Cloud Bow. The bow string was from the dragon tendon. I have killed many demonic beasts. I am very sensitive to the scent of demonic beasts and this dragon tendon is the same as that Xiaofan had asked for before.¡±


    Tang Yunjie, ¡°But isn¡¯t the Purple Cloud bow made from purple cloud wood? It can¡¯t be of that color¡­¡±


    ¡°It should have been processed at a later stage. Who exactly is that guy?¡± Lei Xuan asked.


    ¡°Ouyang Jinyue¡¯s newly recruited handyman servant! Ouyang Jinyue seemed to think highly of him. Before Dong Lin asked for this person, but Ouyang Jinyue refused him,¡± Tang Yunjie said.

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    Ouyang Jinyue turned around and looked at the visitors, before speaking somewhat complainingly. ¡°Why are you so late?! I¡¯ve been waiting for you for a long time.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong said indifferently, ¡°Sorry for making you wait.¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong with your clothes? Did you encounter any trouble?¡± Ouyang Jinyue asked suspiciously.


    ¡°Met a freak, didn¡¯t say anything when he suddenly made a move.¡± Xiao Xiaodong knew that man absolutely did not make a mistake, because he could feel that man¡¯s hostility towards him clearly.


    ¡°Who is that freak?¡± Ouyang Jinyue asked.


    ¡°A guy at the ninth level of Qi Practice, looks like a stupid bear and uses a lightning attack.¡± Xiao Xiaodong spoke concisely.


    ¡°Lei Xuan, you met him, huh?¡± Ouyang Jinyue said in surprise.


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, ¡°I think so, what kind of guy is he?¡±


    ¡°That guy¡¯s origin is a bit unusual. He was born in the Lei family which is a big family in Cloud Continent. There are many thunder cultivators in the Lei family and Lei Xuan has double spiritual roots of wind and thunder. He has strong fighting power and the Immortal Sect makes great effort to train him.¡± Ouyang Jinyue said with some envy.


    Mutant spiritual roots were often strong but very rare. In the Lei family, because of the bloodline, or other reasons, many people in the family had thunder spiritual roots.


    ¡°Does he have some relationship with Xiaofan?¡± Xiao Xiaodong asked.


    Ouyang Jinyue looked at Xiao Xiaodong strangely and said, ¡°The bear and leopard sent by Xiao Xiaofan before should be given to him by Lei Xuan. He often gives gifts to Xiaofan.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong, ¡°¡­I just beat one away and here comes another one.¡±


    Ouyang Jinyue, ¡°¡­¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong gently plucked the bowstring as cold light fleshed in his eyes.


    Ouyang Jinyue looked at Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s deep frown and secretly pitied Lei Xuan. Lei Xuan, this idiot! It¡¯s not good to offend anyone, but he had to offend Xiao Xiaodong. He would surely suffer in the future.


    ¡­¡­


    Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s other courtyard.


    ¡°Xiaofan, I saw your bow and arrow.¡± Lei Xuan looked at Xiao Xiaofan and said.


    Xiao Xiaofan raised his head and said with some surprise, ¡°You saw it?¡±


    Lei Xuan nodded and said, ¡°Yes!¡±


    The originally good bow was made to look so ugly. Lei Xuan inquired about it and found that the handyman servant around Ouyang Jinyue was very low-key. Actually, very few people knew about his existence and the bow in his hands, people only considered it as some cheap item.


    Dong Lin should not know that Xiao Xiaofan had given Purple Cloud Bow to a servant and was still waiting for Xiao Xiaofan to give him the bow. It seemed that this guy was destined to be disappointed. Thinking of Dong Li¡¯s disappointment, Lei Xuan secretly felt elated. However, Lei Xuan became disappointed again when he thought that Xiao Xiaofan gave something to a servant.


    ¡°You gave that bow to a handyman, right? That handyman made that bow look very ugly.¡± Lei Xuan said.


    Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s eyes widened as he said, ¡°Do you think it¡¯s ugly too?¡±


    Lei Xuan nodded and said, ¡°Yes!¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan looked like he had found a soulmate and said, ¡°I think it¡¯s ugly too. That guy made it look really ugly but won¡¯t let other people speak ill of it, and says I don¡¯t understand art.¡±


    Lei Xuan looked at Xiao Xiaofan and said in a dull voice, ¡°You gave him such a precious thing, but he doesn¡¯t cherish it at all.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan rolled his eyes and said, ¡°Well, it doesn¡¯t matter.¡±


    Lei Xuan, ¡°¡­¡±


    ¡°Do you like that handyman?¡± Lei Xuan asked.


    Xiao Xiaofan nodded and said, ¡°I like him.¡±


    ¡°Then why don¡¯t you ask Ouyang Jinyue to let him come over,¡± Lei Xuan said somewhat angrily, regretting it the moment the words left his mouth.


    Xiao Xiaofan said with a bitter expression, ¡°He doesn¡¯t want to come over.¡±


    Lei Xuan, ¡°¡­¡±


    ¡°Elder martial brother Lei, younger martial brother Xiao,¡± Dong Lin walked over with confidence.


    Xiao Xiaofan glanced at Dong Lin and lowered his head with a lack of interest. Knowing that his father had arrived and that Dong Lin did not look like his father, Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s interest in Dong Lin had decreased a lot.


    ¡°Brother Dong, what brings you here?¡± Lei Xuan asked.


    ¡°I haven¡¯t seen younger martial brother Xiao for a long time, and I was worried that he was sick, so I came over to take a look,¡± Dong Lin said.


    ¡°I¡¯m fine. Everything tastes good,¡± Xiao Xiaofan said.


    Dong Lin laughed and said, ¡°Younger martial brother Xiao, to us cultivators, it is best if we don¡¯t pay too much attention to our appetites.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan lazily glanced at Dong Lin but he could not deny it.


    ¡­¡­


    North District Spiritual Medicine Garden.


    Xiao Jingting stayed in the Spiritual Medicine Garden and worked diligently.


    Xiao Jingting¡¯s cultivation had broken through the shackles a few days ago and he had advanced to the middle stage of Foundation Building.


    After this period of hard work, the whole peach garden had been expanded several times.


    The jasper peaches on several of the peach trees were bearing fruits. The price of Jasper peaches was very high outside. Probably because there were too many ripe Jasper peaches, Qiu Yun also took some of them to sell outside. But he did not forget to share the spirit stones with Xiao Jingting.


    Xiao Jingting was inspired by the Jasper peach tree and used the grafting technique to cultivate a lot of spiritual fruits. According to the rules of the Spiritual Medicine Garden, as long as you paid the established share, the rest could be considered your own private property.


    Xiao Jingting earned a lot of spiritual stones by cultivating spiritual fruits.


    After entering the middle stage of foundation building, Xiao Jingting wanted to get a set of cultivation techniques but he was not officially a member of Green Cloud Immortal Sect and could not learn techniques of Immortal Sect. If he wanted cultivation techniques, he could only go to the big merchant houses to buy them. For example, this kind of advanced cultivation techniques could easily cost ten thousand spirit stones, so Xiao Jingting had been saving spirit stones recently.

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    Xu Muan recently made some pills and sent them to the market to sell, so their harvest was very good.


    Xiao Jingting looked at Xu Muan and said ¡°What¡¯s wrong? Why do you look worried?¡±


    Xu Muan said with some worry, ¡°Xiaodong came over and told me that a fool is always around Xiao Xiaofan, so he wants to drive this one away as well.¡±


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡±


    ¡°It looks like our son is quite charming,¡± Xiao Jingting could not tell whether he was happy or worried.


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°He¡¯s still young.¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Yes!¡± It¡¯s really unreasonable to fall in love at such a young age. When he was his son¡¯s age, he only knew how to watch cartoons. He was as pure as a piece of white paper.


    ¡­¡­


    Ouyang Jinyue took a task card and walked in as she said.


    ¡°Elder martial brother Lei invited me to do the task together. Are you going or not?¡± Ouyang Jinyue asked Xiao Xiaodong, who was sitting upright.


    Xiao Xiaodong looked at the task board and said, ¡°That guy, what is he up to? Why does he want us to go? Does he want to use you as a feed for beasts?¡±


    Ouyang Jinyue turned red and said, ¡°What are you talking about? I¡¯m at least at the sixth level of Qi Practice.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong hummed and said, ¡°Only at the sixth level of Qi Practice.¡±


    Ouyang Jinyue looked at Xiao Xiaodong and thought: Obviously they are brothers, but their characters are really different. Althought Xiaofan is a bit stupid, he is innocent and cute while his brother Xiao Xiaodong is very mean.


    ¡°This task, do you think I should take it?¡± Ouyang Jinyue vaguely understood that Lei Xuan calling her for this task must have some ulterior motive.


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, ¡°Take it.¡±


    Ouyang Jinyue nodded somewhat excitedly and said, ¡°Okay.¡±


    Elder martial brother Lei Xuan had said that even if she failed this task, she would still receive one hundred spirit stones and if she succeeded, there would be another two hundred. This way, she could earn spirit stones much faster than catching rabbits. Recently, there were more people catching and selling rabbits, so they could no longer be sold at the previous price.


    Ouyang Jinyue could not help feeling a little depressed. There were so many resources in the sect but everything had to be fought for by strength. With her cultivation talent, it was difficult for her to stand out in the sect. Li Chengfeng, who came to the sect with her many years ago, was still at the third level of Qi Practice, so before long, he would probably be expelled from the sect.


    Everyone who had just joined the sect would have a share of the sect¡¯s resources. However, many disciples with high cultivation would ask disciplines with lower cultivation for protection fee. The Li family held Li Chengfeng in high regard and did not take sides with a big power in time. He was also not willing to pay the protection fee, so as a result, he was beaten hard and every time he got his share, he would be robbed.


    The competition within the sect could be said to be bloody.


    ¡°What time did you make the appointment for?! When will they arrive?¡± Tang Yunjie asked with anticipation.


    Lei Xuan glanced at Tang Yunjie and said, ¡°Why are you in a hurry?¡±


    Tang Yunjie curled his lips and said, ¡°I¡¯m curious.¡±


    ¡°Haven¡¯t you met him already?¡± Lei Xuan said indifferently.


    Tang Yunjie leaned against the tree, and thought: Yes, he has seen him. However, that person was just a handyman. Even if he had seen him, he didn¡¯t pay much attention to him. Except remembering that he was a little handsome, he didn¡¯t remember anything else. Hearing that he was at the eight level of Qi Practice and that Xiao Xiaofan gave him the Purple Cloud Bow, he couldn¡¯t help but feel a little curious!


    ¡°They are coming,¡± Lei Xuan said.


    Tang Yunjie said excitedly, ¡°Where? Where are they?¡±


    Ouyang Jinyue and Xiao Xiaodong came one after the other. Xiao Xiaodong came with a bow on his back.


    Xiao Xiaodong noticed as soon as he arrived that Tang Yunjie, who was standing beside Lei Xuan, had his eyes fixed on his bow.


    Noticing Tang Yunjie¡¯s expression, Xiao Xiaodong didn¡¯t hide anything.


    ¡°Senior Brother Lei, I¡¯m sorry I¡¯m late.¡± Ouyang Jinyue said with a slight apology.


    Lei Xuan shook his head and said, ¡°No need. I am the one who came early.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong glanced at Lei Xuan and thought: This guy¡¯s physique makes him look as strong as an ox. But he still fell in puppy love. But from looking at him, at least he was much better than Dong Lin, who lived off others.


    ¡°You have a good bow.¡± Tang Yunjie said tentatively.


    Xiao Xiaodong gently plucked the bowstring and said carelessly, ¡°It¡¯s okay, I can make do with it.¡±


    Tang Yunjie, ¡°¡­¡± It was Purple Cloud Bow and he said he could only make do with it! This man was quite pompous!


    Xiao Xiaodong thought: His younger brother was not worthless, right? Hadn¡¯t he learned how to refine weapons?


    Lei Xuan grimaced as he secretly scolded in his heart. This guy Xiao Xiaodong is good at humblebragging. He is definitely not a good person.


    Ouyang Jinyue rolled her eyes as her heart was filled with surging excitement.


    ¡°When are we leaving?¡± Ouyang Jinyue asked.


    Lei Xuan glanced at Xiao Xiaodong and said, ¡°We¡¯ll leave immediately.¡±


    Understanding that she was just a person who would watch the drama from the sidelines, Ouyang Jinyue nodded and said, ¡°Let¡¯s go, then.¡±


    Tang Yunjie transmitted his words to Lei Xuan, ¡°That bow is really the Purple Cloud Bow. I heard from the people of Refining Hall that the Purple Cloud Bow refined by Xiaofan was very beautiful!¡±


    Lei Xuan gritted his teeth and said, ¡°It is indeed the Purple Cloud Bow.¡± Moreover, Xiaofan seemed to know that the Purple Cloud Bow had been made into this by this guy, and although Xiaofan worked so hard to make this bow, he seemed to be happy that it was made into this.¡±


    ¡°Speaking of it, this guy is really handsome! He seems to be a bit more handsome than Dong Lin.¡± Tang Yunjie stroked his chin as he said.


    Lei Xuan glanced coldly at Tang Yunjie, making him shut his mouth up.

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    ¡°Here we are.¡± Lei Xuan stopped, turned around and said, ¡°There is a nest of golden thread pythons here. I will deal with the golden thread python king in a moment and you guys help me distract the other golden thread pythons.¡±


    Tang Yunjie looked at Lei Xuan and said, ¡°There are just a few of us, can we make it? Maybe we should find a few more people?¡±


    Lei Xuan turned toward Xiao Xiaodong and asked, ¡°What do you think of this, younger martial brother?¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong lightly swept a glance at Lei Xuan and said, ¡°We¡¯ve come all the way here. If we just return with empty hands, it¡¯s too troublesome.¡±


    Lei Xuan nodded, smiled, and said, ¡°I think so too.¡±


    Tang Yunjie looked at Xiao Xiaodong and Lei Xuan and thought: These two abnormal people have the same taste.


    Lei Xuan simply launched an attack and blew open the snake cave, making a cave of pythons crawl out like crazy.


    Xiao Xiaodong gently plucked the bowstring and countless turquoise arrows shot from Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s fingertips, each arrow accurately hitting the weak spot of golden thread pythons.


    Watching Xiao Xiaodong shooting arrows and not even one arrow missed its mark, Tang Yunjie was impressed.


    When Tang Yunjie originally heard from Lei Xuan that Xiao Xiaodong was at the eight level of Qi Practice, he still didn¡¯t fully believe it. Now, seeing Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s hand movements, Tang Yunjie finally understood that Lei Xuan¡¯s words were true.


    Xiao Xiaodong seemed to have aroused Lei Xuan¡¯s fighting spirit, so he waved his Heavenly Thunder hammer. There came a big gust of wind and even the clouds turned gloomy.


    Ouyang Jinyue had long since retreated to one side. Many of these golden thread pythons were at the sixth level of Qi Practice and several were even at seventh level, so her cultivation was not enough.


    Tang Yunjie watched Xiao Xiaodong and Lei Xuan kill demonic beasts like it was a competition and had to step up his own efforts.


    Lei Xuan, with his lightning attribute that was famous for its aggressive power, soon made Xiao Xiaodong fall into disadvantage.


    More and more golden thread pythons ran out from the cave, so Xiao Xiaodong frowned and used a handful of talismans.


    A rumbling explosion sounded.


    Tang Yunjie froze for a moment and thought: What a local tyrant! Using so many talismans as one and scattering them so casually! This local tyrant¡¯s soul power is also very strong, detonating so many talismans at once with no effort at all. He had such strength, good looks and didn¡¯t lack money, how come he ended up working as someone¡¯s handyman servant?


    A huge demon python ran out from the cave. Xiao Xiaodong looked at the Golden thread python running away and spoke with a sullen face. ¡°Didn¡¯t you say that this Demonic Python was at ninth level of Qi Practice? How come it is at Foundation Building stage?¡±


    Lei Xuan grinned and said, ¡°I don¡¯t know! I went out for a trip and after I came back, it became Foundation Building.¡±


    Ouyang Jinyue instantly felt like fainting. Stupid Lei Xuan, he didn¡¯t even check the level of the demonic beast. She thought if she followed them, she would earn money easily, but now she knew that this money was not easy to earn. Ouyang Jinyue was so frightened that her face turned extremely pale.


    Tang Yunjie¡¯s heart trembled. There were regular patrols of Foundation Building cultivators at the back of this mountain. If there was a Foundation Building Demonic Python, it should have been solved unless this Golden thread python deliberately covered its aura to escape a disaster.


    Lei Xuan roared, and his spiritual energy suddenly rose. Ouyang Jinyue understood that Lei Xuan must have used a secret method of the Lei family to improve his spiritual power for a short period of time.


    Xiao Xiaodong released several large spiders at once. Ouyang Jinyue looked carefully and realized that these spiders were in fact puppets.


    Several large spiders suddenly rushed and wrapped around the Python king. When the Python king shook his head, several spiders suddenly exploded.


    A red fog came out. ¡°This is rosemary miasma, it can paralyze demonic beasts but its effect lasts only for a while.¡±


    Hearing it, Lei Xuan smiled and launched an attack mercilessly.


    Tang Yunjie also did not care to keep anything, using a series of talismans and various techniques.


    The Demonic python roared angrily and pounced on Lei Xuan. Purple light came from Lei Xuan¡¯s ring and immediately, that demonic beast was seriously injured by that purple light.


    After fighting with the demonic Python for a while, they were quite exhausted. Xiao Xiaodong, Lei Xuan and Tang Yunjie had a lot of life-preserving things, so the demonic python did not hurt them much.


    ¡°Leave it to me.¡± Xiao Xiaofan carrying a large sword rushed over.


    Xiao Xiaodong looked at the large sword in Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s hands and became speechless.


    Xiao Xiaofan was holding a big sword in his small hands, playing it with great vigour.


    Xiao Xiaofan also had a lot of precious item, such as talismans and magic weapons, so with the help of Xiao Xiaofan, they began to get the upper hand in the fight.


    Under their joint efforts, the Foundation Building demonic python was killed.


    ¡°Xiaofan, why are you here?¡± Ouyang Jinyue, who had survived the calamity, asked somewhat happily.


    Xiao Xiaofan shrugged his shoulders and said, ¡°I heard that you were here and became worried that something could happen to you, so I came to take a look.¡±


    ¡°Xiaofan, it¡¯s good that you came in time. Otherwise, it would be hard to clean up. I didn¡¯t expect that this demonic python would actually advance to Foundation Building. I thought that there was no Foundation Building demonic beast in the back mountain,¡± Lei Xuan said.


    Xiao Xiaofan glanced at Lei Xuan and said, ¡°Elder martial brother Lei, you are really thoughtless.¡±


    ¡°Brother, are you all right?¡± Xiao Xiaofan asked Xiao Xiaodong.


    Xiao Xiaodong shook his head and said, ¡°I¡¯m fine.¡±


    Lei Xuan froze for a moment and looked at Xiao Xiaodong with surprise. Brother? Brother?


    Tang Yunjie looked at Xiao Xiaofan and spoke with some surprise. ¡°Xiaofan, he is your brother?¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan nodded and said, ¡°Yes!¡±


    ¡°I was wondering where did such a powerful character come from. It turned out to be your brother!¡± Tang Yunjie said, with an enlightened expression.


    Xiao Xiaofan said excitedly. ¡°Right, elder brother is very powerful.¡±

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    Tang Yunjie smiled awkwardly. He vaguely remembered that Xiao Xiaofan had mentioned this elder brother. He said that his brother was very smart but unfortunately, he did not pass the test. He also said that the instructor in charge of the test had no vision saying his elder brother¡¯s aptitudes were not good enough, and that his elder brother could stand out among men and would make great achievements no matter where he was.


    Tang Yunjie originally did not take Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s words seriously, but now he realized that what Xiao Xiaofan said was true!


    Tang Yunjie looked at Xiao Xiaodong, thinking: No wonder Xiao Xiaofan suddenly changed his attitude towards Dong Lin. It turned out that his brother had arrived.


    Lei Xuan scratched the back of his head and looked at Xiao Xiaodong with some embarrassment.


    Ouyang Jinyue looked at Lei Xuan¡¯s appearance and felt it was funny.


    ¡°You scared me to death. I thought you were going to die, making dad very sad.¡± Xiao Xiaofan pouted.


    Xiao Xiaodong shook his head and said, ¡°I would be fine. I have a teleportation talisman with me.¡±


    Tang Yunjie choked for a moment. A teleportation talisman! Xiao Xiaodong had a teleportation talisman, which meant that if they encountered a situation beyond their control, he could teleport away, leaving them to be eaten by demonic beasts.


    ¡°So you have a teleportation talisman, brother! Then I was worried for nothing.¡± Xiao Xiaofan patted his chest and said with a sigh of relief.


    Tang Yunjie, ¡°¡­ ¡± What did Xiaofan mean by this?! Your brother might have had a teleportation talisman with him, but I¡­. I did not!


    ¡°Xiaofan, go and collect this demonic python. It should be able to be sold for some money.¡± Lei Xuan rubbed his hands and said somewhat flatteringly.


    Xiao Xiaofan nodded and said, ¡°Sure! I want to eat snake soup.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong secretly sighed. For this stupid snake, he lost a large amount of talismans and spider puppets used to protect his own life. He didn¡¯t know if he could get his money back by selling this demonic beast.


    Xiao Xiaodong glanced towards Lei Xuan. Lei Xuan scratched his head awkwardly, his face full of embarrassment.


    Lei Xuan had some headache. When he saw Xiao Xiaodong holding Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s bow he thought that Xiao Xiaodong was sponge off Xiao Xiaofan, just like Dong Lin. Therefore, when they first met, he wanted to teach him a lesson, but how could he know that he was actually Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s brother?


    Xiao Xiaodong looked at Lei Xuan and became furious.


    Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s big eyes widened as he looked at Lei Xuan, and then he frowned, saying ¡°Elder martial brother Lei, you are the one who suggested to kill this demonic snake!¡±


    ¡°Yes!¡± Lei Xuan answered embarrassingly.


    ¡°Why didn¡¯t you check out the situation first!¡± Xiao Xiaofan said unhappily.


    ¡°I heard that in the Golden Thread python¡¯s cave, there was dragon transformation grass. I was so excited that I didn¡¯t check the situation.¡± Lei Xuan said. Lei Xuan also felt a bit wronged in his heart. According to back mountains¡¯ rules, there should be no Foundation Building demonic beasts, so the Foundation Building cultivators responsible for patrolling had also been negligent.


    Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s eyes lit up as he said, ¡°Really?¡±


    Lei Xuan nodded and said hurriedly, ¡°Naturally, it is true.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong was full of excitement as he said, ¡°If that¡¯s the case, then it¡¯s not a loss.¡±


    Lei Xuan looked at Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s expression and couldn¡¯t help but let out a sigh of relief.


    Xiao Xiaofan clapped his hands and said, ¡°Father likes exotic flowers and herbs. If we give it to dad, he will be happy.¡±


    Lei Xuan was full of surprise as he looked at Xiao Xiaofan, thinking: Father? Does it mean that Xiaofan¡¯s father had also come? He didn¡¯t hear about it at all.


    Lei Xuan rolled his eyes, and did not ask any more questions.


    Xiao Xiaodong and others entered the snake cave. As soon as the Python king died, most of the rest of demonic pythons were also killed while the survived ones scattered after sensing their aura.


    Xiao Xiaodong packed several seedlings of the dragon grass into a jade box.


    Lei Xuan looked at Xiao Xiaodong and said, ¡°These are young seedlings, so their medicinal effect is not good. Take this mature one.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong glanced at Lei Xuan and said, ¡°I know that the ones I picked out are seedlings. I¡¯ll take them back to see if there¡¯s any way to cultivate them. Take this mature Dragon grass for yourself.¡± Earlier, the demonic beast seemed to become seriously injured by a magic treasure on Lei Xuan¡¯s body. Xiao Xiaodong estimated that it should be a magic weapon with a limited number of uses to protect his life. In this battle, Lei Xuan lost a lot.


    Xiao Xiaofan looked at Xiao Xiaodong and Lei Xuan, only to feel that the atmosphere between them was a little strange, but he could not tell what it was exactly.


    Lei Xuan and the others came out of the cave, only to find that there were many cultivators around.


    ¡°Elder martial brother Lei, what happened? What was this big commotion?!¡± Dong Lin asked.


    Lei Xuan shook his head and said, ¡°It¡¯s nothing. I thought the golden thread python here was of good quality, so I wanted to catch it back to make a snake soup. I didn¡¯t expect this snake to be so powerful that it almost threw me into the gutter.¡±


    Dong Lin said with some surprise, ¡°So it was like this!¡±


    After walking out of the forest, Xiao Xiaodong said goodbye to Lei Xuan and the others.


    With a stern expression, Xiao Xiaodong walked in front, and Ouyang Jinyue followed behind.


    Seeing Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s tightly sour expression, Ouyang Jinyue suddenly became somehow more flirtatious. ¡°Xiaodong, what do you think of Lei Xuan?¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong glanced coldly at Ouyang Jinyue and said, ¡°He is five feet big and three feet thick, acts recklessly and has an intelligence worse than Xiaofan.¡±


    Ouyang Jinyue swallowed her saliva and said, ¡°In that case, he¡¯s useless?¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong gritted his teeth and said, ¡°That¡¯s not true. Generally speaking, his strength is not bad.¡± This guy would advance to Foundation Building stage soon. In that case, maybe the next time they met, he would need to call him a senior. If that was the case, he needed to think of the way to improve his cultivation.

 Chapter 182

    Lei Xuan followed Xiao Xiaofan and said with some discouragement, ¡°Xiaofan, turns out your brother is here. Why didn¡¯t I hear you say that?!¡± If Xiaofan had given him a heads up earlier, he wouldn¡¯t have made such a big blunder.


    Xiao Xiaofan scratched his face with distress and said, ¡°My brother didn¡¯t let me talk about it, so don¡¯t tell anyone!¡±


    ¡°Why doesn¡¯t your brother let you say it?¡± Tang Yunjie asked with some confusion.


    Xiao Xiaofan shook his head and said, ¡°Brother said that he should keep a low profile and he doesn¡¯t like attracting attention. He wants to be a man who makes a lot of money quietly.¡±


    ¡°So that¡¯s how it is! But you should have said it earlier. Brother Lei almost struck your brother to death.¡± Tang Yunjie patted his chest and spoke with a lingering fear.


    Lei Xuan eagerly covered Tang Yunjie¡¯s mouth and smiled awkwardly at Xiao Xiaofan, saying ¡°Xiaofan, don¡¯t listen to his nonsense, it¡¯s not true.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan looked at Lei Xuan with some suspicion.


    Tang Yunjie laughed and said, ¡°Yes, yes, I¡¯m talking nonsense. Speaking of which, your brother is really cool!¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan nodded and said smugly, ¡°Big brother has always been awesome!¡±


    ¡°What kind of spiritual root does your brother have? He isn¡¯t a single spiritual root like you, is he?¡± Tang Yunjie asked, changing the topic.


    Xiao Xiaofan shook his head and said, ¡°No, he has double spirit roots of water and wood.¡±


    Tang Yunjie was a little surprised as he said, ¡°Double spiritual roots of water and wood! That should meet the sect criteria for recruiting disciples!¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan nodded and said, ¡°Yes! But my brother is from the Barbarian Continent where qualification examination is stricter. Therefore, he was not selected.¡±


    Lei Xuan bade farewell to Xiao Xiaofan and couldn¡¯t help feeling a little depressed.


    Tang Yunjie followed Lei Xuan and still could not recover from what he heard. ¡°I said it! I thought about how Xiaofan suddenly came around. It turned out that Xiao Xiaodong persuaded him. His brother has a great influence on Xiao Xiaofan! Xiao Xiaodong asked him not to hang out with Dong Lin, and Xiaofan really ignored Dong Lin. Later if Xiao Xiaodong asks Xiaofan to ignore you, Xiaofan will also do that.¡±


    Lei Xuan gave Tang Yunjie a cold look.


    Tang Yunjie laughed awkwardly and said, ¡°Senior Brother Lei, I¡¯m joking. You did nothing wrong, why would he want Xiaofan to ignore you?¡±


    Lei Xuan looked at Tang Yunjie and said, ¡°Little fatty, do you think Xiaofan¡¯s brother doesn¡¯t like me very much?¡±


    Tang Yunjie looked at Lei Xuan¡¯s dignified face and said, ¡°I don¡¯t think so.¡± Tang Yunjie thought: Nonsense! The first time you two met, you attacked him without saying anything. On your second meeting, you put him in danger. If he could still like you, there must be something wrong with his brains.


    ¡­¡­


    North District Medicine garden.


    ¡°Dragon Transformation Grass? Where did it come from?¡± Xiao Jingting asked, looking at Xu Muan with some surprise.


    Xu Muan said indifferently, ¡°Xiaodong sent it over.¡±


    ¡°Xiaodong? I don¡¯t know where this guy got it from, but Dragon Transformation Grass is a good thing!¡± This dragon grass could be used for body refining. The older the age, the better the body refining effect was. There were very few old dragon grass, but if he used the spiritual spring to produce it, it would be different.


    ¡°How is Xiaodong doing? Does he still have enough spirit stones to spend? Prepare some to send him,¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°Xiaodong said it was not bad. He is doing tasks with Ouyang Jinyue every day and can earn a lot of spirit stones. However, I gave him some and well as a lot of spiritual water. Xiaojin also made him a lot of delicious food and stuffed it to his bags as well.¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°That¡¯s good.¡±


    ¡°Xiaofan will come over later,¡± Xu Muan said.


    Xiao Jingting froze for a moment and looked very surprised as he said, ¡°Xiaofan is coming over? Didn¡¯t you say that Xiaofan is strictly controlled and it¡¯s very difficult for him to get out?¡±


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°Yes, but it seems that someone is helping him.¡±


    Xiao Jingting said with some excitement, ¡°Then we really need to thank this person.¡±


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°Yes!¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan followed behind Lei Xuan and said somewhat nervously, ¡°Lei Xuan, what do you think of my outfit?¡±


    On Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s clothes a cute tiger was embroidered. Lei Xuan remembered that this was a piece of clothing that Xiao Xiaofan liked very much and was not willing to wear it on usual days.


    ¡°It¡¯s very nice.¡± Lei Xuan said.


    Xiao Xiaofan cupped his face in his own hands and said anxiously, ¡°Do I look as good as I used to be? What if father doesn¡¯t like me when he sees my current appearance?!¡±


    Lei Xuan shook his head and said, ¡°No! It¡¯s very beautiful and lovely. When your father sees you, he will definitely like you more than before.¡±


    Lei Xuan¡¯s heart pounded as he looked at Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s white and tender little face.


    ¡°Lei Xuan, I¡¯m so nervous now, so nervous! Are you nervous?!¡± Xiao Xiaofan asked.


    Lei Xuan subconsciously nodded and said, ¡°I¡¯m nervous too.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan looked at Lei Xuan in wonder and said, ¡°I am nervous because I am going to see my father, what are you nervous about?¡±


    Lei Xuan, ¡°¡­¡± He¡¯s just nervous!


    ¡°It¡¯s been a long time since I¡¯ve seen my father. I don¡¯t know what he looks like now,¡± Xiao Xiaofan muttered.


    Lei Xuan asked Xiao Xiaofan, ¡°Your dad, what did he look like?¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan thought about it for a moment and said, ¡°What does dad look like? Dad is handsome, so handsome! He must be even more handsome now.¡±


    The two controlled their spirit swords and flew straight towards the North District Spiritual Medicine Garden.

 Chapter 183

    Xu Muan had been waiting in front of the cave for a long time. Seeing Xiao Xiaofan and Lei Xuan coming over, he was filled with excitement.


    ¡°Xiaofan! You look like a grown-up now!¡± Xu Muan¡¯s eyes became moist as he looked at Xiao Xiaofan for a long time.


    When Xiaofan saw Xu Muan, he also became excited.


    ¡°Daddy.¡± Xiao Xiaofan nuzzled into Xu Muan¡¯s arms.


    Xu Muan put his arm around Xiao Xiaofan and said, ¡°Okay, you go in. Your father has cooked a lot of dishes you like to eat. Hurry and go.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan nodded and said happily, ¡°Alright.¡±


    Xu Muan looked toward Lei Xuan and said, ¡°You are Lei Xuan, right? I heard it was thanks to you that Xiaofan was able to come. Thank you very much.¡±


    Lei Xuan hurriedly said, ¡°Uncle, you¡¯re welcome.¡±


    Xu Muan looked at Lei Xuan and he couldn¡¯t help observing him. Lei Xuan was rubbing his hands and looking at Xu Muan nervously, making the whole scene a little tense.


    Xiao Xiaojin walked out and said, ¡°Daddy, father is calling you.¡±


    Xu Muan smiled at Lei Xuan and said, ¡°Little brother, come in.¡±


    Lei Xuan was flattered and said, ¡°Yes!¡±


    To welcome Xiao Xiaofan, Xiao Jingting cooked a table of dishes. Xiao Xiaofan sat at the table reservedly, not touching anything, but his eyes were full of fierce light.


    ¡°Little brother, you are about to advance to Foundation Building, right? Advancing to Foundation Building at such a young age, you will certainly have a great future!¡± Xu Muan said.


    Lei Xuan said somewhat coyly, ¡°It¡¯s okay.¡±


    Xiao Jingting looked at Lei Xuan curiously. According to his eldest son, this Lei Xuan had ulterior motives for Xiao Xiaofan, his foolish son, so Xiao Jingting became a little distracted by this guy.


    Xiao Xiaojin¡¯s eyes twinkled as he looked at Lei Xuan who was somewhat embarrassed by the Xiao family looking at him.


    Xiao Xiaojin looked at Lei Xuan and said, ¡°Big brother, you are really strong!¡±


    Lei Xuan¡¯s face reddened, suddenly feeling embarrassed.


    ¡°Big brother, you grew up to be so strong, so you must eat a lot.¡± Xiao Xiaojin glanced at Lei Xuan¡¯s stomach as he spoke.


    Lei Xuan swallowed his saliva, speechless.


    ¡°Yes! He can eat a lot.¡± Xiao Xiaofan said.


    Lei Xuan, ¡°¡­¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin was full of envy as he said, ¡°That¡¯s great, I have so many things I want to eat, but, I can¡¯t eat much.¡±


    Lei Xuan, ¡°¡­¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan looked at his family¡¯s eyes all focusing on Lei Xuan and he could not help feeling a little lost.


    ¡°Dad, daddy, Xiaojin, don¡¯t you all stare at Lei Xuan! You guys haven¡¯t seen me for a long time, I¡¯ve grown to be so cute.¡± Xiao Xiaofan said with some embarrassment.


    Xiao Jingting turned his gaze to Xiao Xiaofan, nodded and said, ¡°Yes, yes. It¡¯s been a while since I¡¯ve seen you, Xiaofan has grown to be so cute and adorable.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan held his little face and became a little shy.


    ¡°Dad, did you miss Xiaofan?¡± Xiao Xiaofan asked coquettishly.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Yes, dad missed Xiaofan to death.¡±


    ¡­¡­


    After eating, while Xu Muan and Xiao Xiaofan were talking, Xiao Jingting called Lei Xuan to the side, ¡°Little friend, how old are you?¡±


    Lei Xuan said somewhat awkwardly, ¡°Ten years old.¡±


    Xiao Jingting thought: This brat is only ten years old but has grown up like a bear. What did he eat to grow like this? He is only ten years old but already aiming at his second son. It was really too much.


    ¡°Not bad, not bad. Only ten years old and already at the peak of the ninth level of Qi Practice. It looks like you will be able to advance to Foundation Building soon,¡± Xiao Jingting praised.


    ¡°Xiaofan is also very impressive. Xiaofan has a single spiritual root, so after he advances to Foundation Building, he will be able to cultivate very quickly,¡± Lei Xuan said.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Xiaofan is great, but that¡¯s for later. I heard that you take good care of him?¡±


    Lei Xuan rubbed his hands and said, ¡°We take care of each other. Not to mention, I care about him very much.¡±


    Xiao Jingting looked at Lei Xuan and said with a smile, ¡°You don¡¯t need to be so humble.¡±


    Lei Xuan was observed by Xiao Jingting¡¯s ¡°kind¡± eyes.


    Xiao Xiaofan played in Xiao Jingting¡¯s cave house for a long time before he left with big and small bags of food.


    Lei Xuan controlled his spirit sword as Xiao Xiaofan stood behind Lei Xu and, humming a light ballad.


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­


    Lei Xuan looked at Xiao Xiaofan and said, ¡°You are in a good mood.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan nodded and said, ¡°Well, father praised me for being cute.¡±


    ¡°Yes! You¡¯re the cutest.¡± Lei Xuan said.


    ¡°The older dad is, the more handsome he is,¡± Xiao Xiaofan said.


    Lei Xuan thought: Xiao Xiaofan really likes his father. He thinks everything his father does is best. Xiao Jingting might be good looking but he is not as handsome as Xiao Xiaofan claims.


    Lei Xuan also finally understood why Xiao Xiaofan used to like Dong Lin so much. At first glance, Dong Lin really looked like Xiao Jingting. However, now that Xiao Jingting was here, Dong Lin, as a fake, could only be less favored and forgotten.


    Xiao Xiaofan looked towards Lei Xuan and said, ¡°Dad seemed to like you very much! Pulling you aside to ask questions.¡±


    Lei Xuan said with some surprise, ¡°You think your father likes me a lot?¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan bit his lip and said, ¡°I don¡¯t know! Dad didn¡¯t ask me any question but asked you a bunch. What questions did my father ask you?¡±


    Lei Xuan, ¡°¡­¡± He was so nervous when he was asked, so he had almost forgotten those questions.


    ¡°I ¡­ forgot,¡± Lei Xuan said.


    Xiao Xiaofan was very disappointed as he said, ¡°You have a really bad memory!¡±

 Chapter 184

    Lei Xuan controlled his flying sword and sent Xiao Xiaofan to his cave house.


    When they arrived at the location, the two of them found that there was already a person standing in front of Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s cave. Seeing the visitor, Xiao Xiaofan obviously felt ill at ease.


    ¡°Xiaofan, where did you run off to?¡± Bai Jingfan asked sternly.


    Xiao Xiaofan said somewhat vaguely, ¡°I went out to have some fun.¡±


    Bai Jingfan, who was at the middle stage of Foundation Building, was Bai Lizheng¡¯s grandson. After Bai Lizheng went into seclusion, he entrusted Bai Jingfan with keeping an eye on Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s cultivation.


    Bai Jingfan didn¡¯t ask more about Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s destination, but only said sternly ¡°You are not young anymore, but you still only care about having fun all day long. Working hard to cultivate is the right thing to do. How much effort did my grandfather spend on you? But once he went into seclusion, you only play around every day. You are wasting your good qualifications for nothing.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan lowered his head somewhat sheepishly, his heart stifled.


    ¡°Senior Uncle Bai, Xiaofan has already worked very hard. It¡¯s not good to cultivate sullenly. It requires a combination of work and rest,¡± Lei Xuan said, trying to help.


    Bai Jingfan glanced at Lei Xuan and said, ¡°It¡¯s Lei Xuan! Lei Xuan, you are about to advance to Foundation Building, so you should cultivate. What are you wandering around every day?¡±


    Lei Xuan spoke indifferently, ¡°Foundation Building? There is no hurry about it.¡±


    Bai Jingfan shook his head and said, ¡°Everyone would hurry up to advance to Foundation Building. It¡¯s only you who is not in a hurry. You should go back and meditate on Foundation Building. Compared to you, Xiaofan is far worse.¡±


    Lei Xuan scratched his head and said, ¡°Xiaofan can¡¯t be worse than me.¡±


    ¡°This guy Xiaofan doesn¡¯t think about making progress at all. He is really wasting his good talent. Lei Xuan, Xiaofan will not go to cultivate in seclusion, so you should not come to him and concentrate on your own advancement to Foundation building,¡± Bai Jingfan admonished.


    Lei Xuan let out a disappointed ¡°Oh!¡±


    Bai Jingfan drove Xiao Xiaofan to cultivate and once Xiao Xiaofan left, Bai Jingfan¡¯s eyes immediately sank.


    One of the people beside Bai Jingfan said, ¡°Uncle Bai, Lei Xuan and Xiao Xiaofan are close. When the old ancestor accomplishes his seclusion, will this kid cause trouble?¡±


    Bai Jingfan shook his head and said, ¡°There is just a little hazy affection between them. It¡¯s nothing. In future, just keep Xiao Xiaofan in seclusion and try to not let them meet.¡± Lei Xuan was still young so there was nothing to be feared. When he got older, he would understand how absurd little children¡¯s feelings are.


    ¡°It¡¯s a pity that the ancestor failed to advance to Nascent Soul.¡±


    Bai Jingfan lightly sighed and said, ¡°How could Nascent Soul be so easy to achieve?¡± There were countless cultivators in the sect, but there were only two elders in the Nascent Soul realm.¡± Well, find a way to urge that boy Xiao Xiaofan to cultivate. If the ancestor comes out of the seclusion and this boy is still at Qi Practice stage, it will be troublesome.¡±


    Xiao Jingting lived a good life in the outer sect, studying all kinds of novel spiritual plants all day long, and earning a lot of spirit stones.


    After Xiao Xiaofan returned to the cave, Bai Jingfan observed him so that there would be less opportunities for him to go out. However, the boy still found a chance to sneak out several times.


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­


    Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s several visits finally caught Qiu Yun¡¯s attention.


    ¡°Xiao Xiaofan is your son?¡± Qiu Yun looked at Xiao Jingting with some surprise.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Yes!¡± The Northern District Medicine Garden was Qiu Yun¡¯s territory, so Xiao Jingting did not expect to hide it from Qiu Yun, so he was very calm when he was discovered.


    Qiu Yun laughed coldly and it was not sure if his next words were sarcastic. ¡°You¡¯re doing a good job of keeping secrets! Xiao Xiaofan has been here several times, but most people think he is greedy and wants to eat spirit fruits.¡±


    Xiao Jingting smiled awkwardly and said, ¡°Xiaofan has a special status, so I don¡¯t want to get him into trouble.¡±


    ¡°You must be very proud to have such a son with a single spiritual root.¡± Qiu Yun asked with narrowed eyes.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Yes!¡±


    ¡°What a pity!¡± Qiu Yun said.


    Xiao Jingting looked at Qiu Yun with some confusion. ¡°Steward Qiu, what¡¯s a pity? Pity about what?¡±


    Qiu Yun looked at Xiao Jingting with some pity and said, ¡°Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s master, Bai Lizheng, is almost 500 years old and his remaining life is not long. When he is already so old and still wants to live, there are only two options. First, advance to Nascent Soul. Second, take over someone else¡¯s body. Bai Lizheng failed to advance to Nascent Soul for several months so he only has the second option left, possess someone else¡¯s body.¡±


    Xiao Jingting¡¯s eyes widened, full of incredulity as he looked at Qiu Yun. ¡°Xiaofan is Bai Lizheng¡¯s chosen person to possess the body?¡±


    Qiu Yun smiled and said, ¡°Bai Lizheng has been preparing for taking over the body for many years. He has more than a dozen apprentices who are all possible candidates. However, your son is the best candidate. But taking over someone else¡¯s body is risky, the more similar their physical conditions are, the higher the success rate of possession. Bai Lizheng is fire single spiritual root. Although he has many disciples, a single spiritual root is rare and only your son has it.¡±


    Xiao Jingting looked at Qiu Yun and couldn¡¯t help but stare at him then he said eagerly, ¡°Then is there any way? I¡¯ll try to find a way to take Xiaofan away.¡±


    Qiu Yun sneered and said gloomily, ¡°Go, where can you go? The crime of abducting an elite disciple of the Green Cloud Immortal Sect is not minor. How powerful the Green Cloud Immortal Sect is? If you drag your family with you, their lives will be also at risk.¡±


    ¡°Steward Qiu, isn¡¯t there any other way?¡± Xiao Jingting spoke with an anxious heart.

 Chapter 185

    Qiu Yun shrugged his shoulders and said, ¡°Don¡¯t let your son advance to Foundation Building. The sooner he advances to Foundation Building, the faster he will die.¡±


    Xiao Jingting looked at Qiu Yun and said, ¡°What do you mean?¡±


    Qiu Yun shrugged his shoulders and said, ¡°Bai Lizheng is a late Golden Core Cultivator! If he wants to take over the body, the cultivation level of the object he wants to possess must be at least Foundation Building. Otherwise, it will be difficult for the soul and body to match and possessing of the body could easy fail.¡±


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡±


    ¡°Steward Qiu, I know you have a lot of knowledge, you must know a way, don¡¯t you?¡± Xiao Jingting said somewhat nervously.


    Qiu Yun looked at Xiao Jingting and said, ¡°Didn¡¯t I just tell you the solution?¡±


    ¡°Do not build the foundation?¡± Xiao Jingting asked.


    Qiu Yun nodded and said, ¡°Yes, this is the most direct way.¡± He wondered if t old man of Bai family was waiting for Xiao Xiaofan to advance to Foundation Building.


    Xiao Jingting didn¡¯t know what to do. Xiao Xiaofan was a single spiritual root and it was said that such a spiritual root could absorb the aura around him without much cultivation. It could even advance to Foundation Building realm successfully without the Foundation Establishment Pill. Who knows how long Bai Lizheng could live? Should he let his son delay his precious time to wait for the man to die?


    What¡¯s more, with Xiaofan¡¯s natural talent, if he delayed advancing to Foundation Building for too long, it would certainly attract suspicion. At that time, it would be bad to if the other party was forced to take some extreme measures and do some harm to them.


    ¡°Will the sect take care of this matter?¡± Xiao Jingting asked.


    ¡°Why should the sect care? If Bai Lizheng succeeds in taking over the body, the sect would still have a fire single spiritual root cultivator. Moreover, Bai Lizheng once reached the peak of the Golden Core stage and had experience in advancing to the Nascent Soul realm in a way. He is more likely to advance to Nascent Soul realm than your son,¡± Qiu Yun casually broke Xiao Jingting¡¯s expectation.


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡±


    Xiao Jingting only felt a splitting headache and a wave of unspeakable regret in his heart. If he had known, he would not have gone to Star City back then and now put his son in this situation.


    Xiao Jingting suddenly understood many things. For example, Xiaofan said that his master was very kind to him, but he was very strict. He didn¡¯t support him in using pills but urged him to advance to Foundation Building as soon as possible.


    It was said that if one took too many pills, it would affect him/her in the latter stage on advancing to Nascent Soul. Xiaofan also said that his elder martial brothers were very worried about his safety and didn¡¯t let him go out to do tasks, so although Xiaofan was an elite disciple of the inner sect, his movements were restricted.


    Qiu Yun looked at Xiao Jingting as if he had been struck by thunder and felt some pity in his heart. For a moment, he couldn¡¯t figure out whether it was right or wrong to tell Xiao Jingting about this.


    ¡°Is there any other way?¡± Xiao Jingting asked.


    Qiu Yun thought for a moment and said, ¡°Yes and no.¡±


    Xiao Jingting asked somewhat eagerly, ¡°What is the solution?¡±


    ¡°There is a kind of Soul Fixing pill. It is said to be able to stabilize the soul, consolidate the spiritual energy and prevent body possession. However, the pill prescription of the Soul Fixing pill has been lost. What is left is only the remnants of the recipe. Countless Pill masters have tried to recover that recipe, but all have failed. If, you can find the recipe for that Soul Fixing pill, and refine the pill, then things will be easier,¡± Qiu Yun said.


    Xiao Jingting looked at Qiu Yun and said with gratitude, ¡°Thank you, Steward Qiu. I don¡¯t know but what are the main ingredients of the Soul Fixing Pill?¡±


    Qiu Yun looked at Xiao Jingting, frowned, and said, ¡°You really want to make the Soul Fixing Pill! I know that that husband of yours seems to be an alchemist, but with just the two of you, it is impossible to recover the long-lost Soul Fixing Pill recipe.¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°One should always try his best.¡±


    Qiu Yun nodded and said, ¡°You don¡¯t need to rush. I can see that this son of yours is not motivated and doesn¡¯t like cultivation. If he wants to advance to Foundation Building, it will take another year or two. Maybe there will be some changes during this time.¡±


    Xiao Jingting smiled bitterly. He did not dare to put his hope on the illusory variables.


    As long as he got the main ingredients of Soul Fixing Pill, maybe the jade pendant space would automatically pop out the prescription for Soul Fixing Pill. When the pill was refined, he would secretly give it to Xiaofan and this old man would have no way to cause any troubles.


    After Xiao Jingting returned to his cave, he told Xu Muan about the body snatching, making Xu Muan very frightened.


    After the two of them discussed it, they unanimously decided to not tell Xiao Xiaofan and Xiao Xiaodong about this matter for the time being. Xiao Xiaofan couldn¡¯t hide anything, so if he knew, he might reveal it himself. It was Xiao Xiaodong who was the smart one. But Xiao Jingting thought that Xiao Xiaodong was still young and it wouldn¡¯t do him any good if Xiaodong worried too much about things.


    ¡°That Steward Qiu is special!¡± Xu Muan said.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Yes!¡±


    Qiu Yun had helped him a lot this time! Otherwise, otherwise, he would still be left in the dark even after Xiaofan was already possessed.


    ¡°I heard that he is not a cultivator from the Green Cloud Immortal Sect,¡± Xu Muan said.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Steward Qiu doesn¡¯t seem to be too old but he is at the late stage of Foundation Building, so he should be considered young and talented. He also has the ability to cultivate spiritual medicines which definitely has its origin.¡±


    ¡°I wonder why Steward Qiu¡¯s face became like this,¡± Xu Muan said.


    ¡°Let¡¯s not talk about that for now. We must hurry and think of a way to refine the Soul Fixing Pill,¡± Xiao Jingting said. Besides the Soul Fixing pill, they also needed to find a way out.


    Bai Lizheng had been operating in the Immortal Sect for many years, and if this guy¡¯s supporters took revenge on Xiao Xiaofan for failing to possess his body, it would be troublesome.

 Chapter 186

    Knowing Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s situation, Xiao Jingting asked Xiao Xiaodong to give Xiao Xiaofan a message to not rush to advance to Foundation Building, while he himself wandered around the major spirit medicine markets.


    To refine the soul fixing pill, he needed Soul Condensation Grass. Xiao Jingting had been searching for ten days but with no progress and hence he became anxious.


    Qiu Yun saw that Xiao Jingting went out early and came back late every day looking haggard, so he suggested Xiao Jingting to try his luck in a dark market. When Xiao Jingting got the Soul Condensation Grass, he was very grateful to Qiu Yun.


    After he obtained Soul Condensation Grass, the prescription of Soul Fixing pill appeared in the jade pendant space as he expected.


    The Soul Fixing Pill could not only resist body possession but could also stabilize the soul. When Golden Core cultivators advanced to Nascent Soul, this pill could also help ward off heart demons.


    Xiao Jingting was so excited that he moved the Soul Condensation Grass into the jade pendant space and watered it with spiritual spring every day.


    The Soul Condensation Grass was very delicate and grew very slowly, making Xiao Jingting very anxious.


    But no matter how anxious Xiao Jingting was, he could only wait for Soul Condensation Grass to grow up.


    Xu Muan and Xiao Jingting waited eagerly every day for the Soul Condensation Grass to mature, and Xu Muan tried his best practicing alchemy every day. Just in case the Soul Condensation Grass would mature soon and he accidentally broke the pill, delaying things.


    Xiao Xiaojin saw that his father and daddy were busy every day. He consciously cooked and cultivated every day, behaving very well.


    Xiao Xiaojin liked to play with Qiu Yun very much. At the beginning, Qiu Yun didn¡¯t like Xiao Xiaojin but after being pestered by Xiao Xiaojin a few times, he took off his cold mask and even gave Xiao Xiaojin fruits to eat.


    Xiao Jingting was happy to see Xiao Xiaojin and Qiu Yun become friends.


    ¡­¡­


    Ouyang Jinyue held her chin and looked at Xiao Xiaodong as she said, ¡°What are your plans for the near future?¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong said indifferently, ¡°Work hard to cultivate.¡±


    Ouyang Jinyue looked at Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s serious expression and couldn¡¯t help rolling her eyes as she said, ¡°You are too desperate.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, ¡°I can¡¯t make it without working hard.¡±


    He also wanted to help his younger brother drive away his pursuers. But his younger brother¡¯s pursuer had already advanced to Foundation Building but he was at the eighth level of Qi Practice, how could this be done?


    Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s face was calm but he had some worry in his heart. He recently went to his father and daddy several times. Although his father and daddy covered it very well, Xiao Xiaofong could still see that they had something on their minds which seemed to be a serious matter.


    Xiao Xiaodong did not quite understand why Xiao Jingting asked him to bring a message to Xiao Xiaofan, to not rush to advancing to Foundation Building, but he could vaguely feel that his parents¡¯ concern was related to this matter. Xiao Xiaodong did not know what his father and daddy were worried about, so he could only work hard on his cultivation.


    Ouyang Jinyue, ¡°¡­Speaking of which, Lei Xuan advanced to Foundation Building. He really deserves to be a genius from the Lei family.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong spoke with a taut expression. ¡°Indeed, really powerful.¡±


    ¡°If your brother had been more serious, he might have also already advanced to Foundation Building.¡± Ouyang Jinyue said.


    Xiao Xiaodong said indifferently, ¡°There is no hurry, Xiaofan is still young.¡± Xiao Xiaodong did not understand why his father did not seem to want his brother to advance to Foundation Building, but he knew that his father must be doing this for his younger brother¡¯s well being.


    ¡­¡­


    Time flew by and a year passed. Both Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s and Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s cultivation rose to the peak of ninth level of Qi Practice.


    At this time, Xiao Jingting¡¯s Soul Fixing pill was finally refined.


    Xiao Jingting turned this pill into a sugar bean and gave it to Xiao Xiaodong. Telling Xiao Xiaodong to watch and make sure that Xiao Xiaofan would eat it.


    Xiao Xiaodong was repeatedly instructed about this by Xiao Jingting, so he naturally became concerned about this matter.


    Xiao Xiaofan saw that these ¡°sugar beans¡± were personally sent by his brother and made by his father, so without any doubt, he ate the pills as sugar beans.


    Not long after Xiao Xiaofan took the Soul Fixing pill, he finally advanced to the Foundation Building under the urging of his martial brothers.


    Xiao Xiaofan was a little surprised to find that after he advanced to the Foundation Building, his elder material brothers seemed to be relieved. But he just thought that they were happy for him.


    ¡°Lei Xuan, long time no see.¡± Xiao Xiaofan looked at Lei Xuan and said.


    Lei Xuan looked at Xiao Xiaofan and some worry fleshed in his heart. ¡°Have you advanced to Foundation Building?¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan nodded and said, ¡°Yes! I just advanced yesterday, a bit later than you.¡±


    Lei Xuan frowned and said with some urgency. ¡°Since you have advanced to Foundation Building, come out with me to do the task, don¡¯t stay within the sect.¡±


    Lei Xuan had been thinking about Xiao Xiaofan since he advanced to Foundation Building. However, Xiao Xiaofan had been watched more and more closely in recent times, and Lei Xuan wasn¡¯t able to see Xiao Xiaofan either. After his cultivation advanced, Lei Xuan gradually learned about more things and became even more worried about Xiao Xiaofan.


    For Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s sake, Lei Xuan sought help from his family elders, but the Lei family elders were unwilling to offend the Green Cloud Immortal Sect and ignored his request. Some elders even advised him not to think too much, and maybe things weren¡¯t that bad.


    ¡°When are you going out to do the task?¡± Xiao Xiaofan asked.

 Chapter 187

    Xiao Xiaofan was always strictly controlled, so his heart was always set on going out. But there were many people watching him, therefore he had not dared to act rashly.


    Lei Xuan thought about it and said, ¡°Immediately, we will go to the Cloud Sky Secret Realm. In that place, there are many natural restrictions and only people below the Golden Core realm can enter.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan spoke with some hesitation. ¡°I also want to go out but my elder martial brothers and uncles won¡¯t let me. They say that I have just advanced to Foundation Building so I need to stabilize my cultivation.¡±


    When Lei Xuan heard Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s words, he became even more anxious.


    ¡°Xiaofan.¡± A call came.


    When Lei Xuan saw the person coming, alarm bells rang in his heart.


    ¡°Master,¡± Xiao Xiaofan called out towards the person who had just come and a strange feeling flashed in his heart.


    Xiao Xiaofan vaguely remembered that when he first met his master, he still looked very young and was full of spirit, but now there was a deathly aura round him and his whole person looked much older.


    Bai Lizheng gently touched Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s head, and some complicated emotions flashed in his eyes.


    ¡°You¡¯ve finally advanced to Foundation Building. It¡¯s several months later than I expected, but you are finally on Foundation Building anyway.¡± Bai Lizheng looked at Xiao Xiaofan with profound eyes.


    When Xiao Xiaofan heard Bai Lizheng¡¯s words, he couldn¡¯t help feeling a little shy. ¡°I don¡¯t like to cultivate, so I advanced a little late.¡±


    Bai Lizheng looked at Xiao Xiaofan and sighed not knowing whether it was with regret or blame. ¡°You have such good talent, yet you don¡¯t love to cultivate. What a waste!¡±


    Lei Xuan only felt that the hair on his body began to stand up while Bai Lizheng gave Lei Xuan a meaningful look.


    ¡°Senior, please let Xiaofan go.¡± Lei Xuan couldn¡¯t hold back the words anymore and blurted out.


    Bai Lizheng pointed a finger at Lei Xuan¡¯s eyebrow and knocked Lei Xuan unconscious.


    Xiao Xiaofan was startled by Bai Lizhengs¡¯ action and looked at him with uncertainty, saying ¡°Master, what are you doing?¡±


    Bai Lizheng laughed and said, ¡°It¡¯s nothing. This lad was too tired, so he needed to have a good rest.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan spoke with some distress. ¡°But, Master, even if he needs to rest, we can¡¯t let him lie here!¡±


    Bai Lizheng looked at Xiao Xiaofan and said, ¡°You don¡¯t need to look after him.¡±


    Bai Lizheng grabbed Xiao Xiaofan and ran straight towards his seclusion place.


    As Xiao Xiaofan was carried by Bai Lizheng, his heart suddenly felt a little more uneasy. No matter how slow Xiao Xiaofan was, he could still feel the hostile intent from Bai Lizheng.


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­


    After Lei Xuan woke up, he hurriedly looked for Xiao Xiaodong, who had already advanced to Foundation Building. Xiao Xiaodong and Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s Foundation Building time difference was only one or two days. Seeing Lei Xuan¡¯s bad expression, Xiao Xiaodong subconsciously realized that something was wrong.


    ¡°Xiaodong, Xiaofan was captured by his master.¡± Lei Xuan said.


    Xiao Xiaodong thought: What should be coming, came after all.


    ¡°If I guessed correctly, Xiaofan¡¯s master took him away because he wants to possess his body. I wanted to take Xiao Xiaofan to Cloudy Sky Secret Realm, but before I had time, I¡­¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong thought: Lei Xuan really has the heart. It was a pity that although Lei Xuan was talented, he was still young. Yet he still had the guts to fight against Golden Core old man.


    Looking at Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s calm appearance, Lei Xuan said, ¡°You don¡¯t seem to be very worried.¡±


    ¡°There is a risk in possessing someone else¡¯s body. Xiaofan will definitely survive.¡± Xiao Xiaodong said calmly.


    Lei Xuan was not as optimistic as Xiao Xiaodong. ¡°Elder Bai Li must have made sufficient preparations for possession.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong narrowed his eyes. So what if he had made sufficient preparations? Who let this guy want his own brother¡¯s body.


    For the sake of his brother, his father even refined the legendary Soul Fixing Pill. Xu Muan at first concealed it from Xiao Xiaodong, but when he could no longer keep it secret, Xu Muan simply told Xiao Xiaodong everything.


    Xiao Xiaodong looked at Lei Xuan and said, ¡°Go over and take a look, if there is anything, you can help me inquire.¡±


    Lei Xuan looked at Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s appearance and only felt that his calmness was strange.


    Lei Xuan looked at Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s composed manner, and suddenly felt a little calmer. Xiao Xiaodong was so calm that he should have some assurance. ¡°I¡¯ll go over and take a look.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, ¡°Thank you.¡±


    Lei Xuan went to the seclusion place of Bai Lizheng. That place was locked from inside for a long time. Lei Xuan knocked for half a day, but no one opened the door for him.


    After a long time, Xiao Xiaofan opened the door and walked out of it.


    Lei Xuan rushed over and tentatively grabbed Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s shoulders, saying, ¡°Xiaofan.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan froze and his eyes widened as he said, ¡°Lei Xuan?¡±


    ¡°How are you? Are you alright?¡± Lei Xuan asked.


    Xiao Xiaofan said with some shock, ¡°Yes.¡±


    Lei Xuan looked at Xiao Xiaofan. Although he looked frightened, he moved normally so he breathed a sigh of relief secretly. According to his family elders, once taking over the body is successful, it would take a while for the body possessor and body to fit together. Although Xiaofan¡¯s actions were a little stiff, he should just be scared.


    ¡°Where is your master?¡± Lei Xuan asked.


    Xiao Xiaofan raised his head, his face pale as he said, ¡°Master, he¡­ is not moving.¡±


    Lei Xuan, ¡°¡­¡± Not moving? Is he dead? If he failed to possess the body, death was the only option left.¡±


    Bai Jingfan hurried over, looked at Xiao Xiaofan, and said gloomily, ¡°Xiaofan, where is grandfather Bai?¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan hid behind Lei Xuan and mumbled, ¡°He¡¯s not moving.¡±


    Bai Jingfan looked at Xiao Xiaofan fiercely and said, ¡°What did you do? There¡¯s no way the old ancestor could have failed.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan looked at Bai Jingfan with some tremor. Lei Xuan pulled Xiao Xiaofan and said, ¡°Senior Brother Bai, Xiaofan has only advanced to Foundation Building. What could he have done?¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s hands trembled as he grabbed Lei Xuan¡¯s hand. Lei Xuan¡¯s face did not show anything but his heart was relieved.


    ¡°Ancestor Bai.¡± Shortly after Bai Jingfan entered the cultivation room, the sound of crying and howling came. Bai Jingfan¡¯s cry was full of bitterness.


    Not long after, Bai Lizheng relatives and disciples poured over from all directions and they all walked towards the forbidden room where Bai Lizheng had last gone into seclusion.


    The crowd was crying at first but soon they started to fight. Lei Xuan heard vaguely that it was for Bai Lizheng¡¯s space ring.


    Bai Lizheng was a cultivator in the late period of Golden Core and he was only second to the two supreme elders in the sect.


    It¡¯s hard to say who would have the ownership of the property after Bai Lizheng¡¯s death. There were many relatives and disciples of Bai Lizheng, including many thorny ones.


    In the secret room, there was a big fight and Xiao Xiaofan was also targeted. Under Lei Xuan¡¯s persuasion, Xiao Xiaofan handed over all his things and was able to stay out of the matter.


    The crowd was in a mess, which alerted the supreme elders of the sect.


    None of the people who had been originally quarreling could get a good deal. When the elder came, all the things left by Bai Lizheng were confiscated.


    The sect¡¯s Supreme Elder probed Xiao Xiaofan consciousness, then, not knowing whether he was disappointed or relieved, he patted Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s shoulder and said, ¡°This will be the end of this matter. Cultivate well and try to advance to Golden Core as soon as possible.¡±


    The Supreme elder came and went in a hurry, he left just after teaching a few noisy people a lesson.


    Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s eyes turned towards his former friendly elder martial brothers. His elder martial uncles looked differently at him as well as other people around. Some were relieved, some were gloating, some with an expression of impending disaster, and some looked at him full of hatred.

 Chapter 188

    Lei Xuan pulled the stunned Xiao Xiaofan away. Xiao Xiaofan, who experienced a big shock, followed behind Lei Xuan obediently.


    ¡°Your master, did he do something strange to you?¡± Lei Xuan asked as he looked at the ashen-faced Xiao Xiaofan.


    Xiao Xiaofan scratched his head and said, ¡°I don¡¯t know! Master said a bunch of strange things.¡±


    ¡°What did he say?¡± Lei Xuan asked.


    ¡°He said, My dear disciple, I don¡¯t want to do it but I have to! You¡¯re so sensible. You must be willing to help me fulfill it, right? Anyway, you don¡¯t like to cultivate, so occupying this body is really a waste. You asshole! You have such good talent, but you only waste your time and made me wait for a year for nothing.¡±


    ¡°After I help you, you will no longer have to cultivate in this life. You hate cultivation the most, so you must be very happy by then.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan whimpered and said, ¡°I will definitely cultivate well in the future.¡±


    Lei Xuan patted Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s shoulder and said, ¡°Well, sure you will do that, then what happened to your master?¡±


    ¡°Then, Master got into my head,¡± Xiao Xiaofan said.


    Lei Xuan was shocked for a moment, thinking: Bai Lizheng really tried taking over Xiaofan¡¯s body but for some reason, he didn¡¯t succeed. Bai Lizheng had been preparing for body possession for more than ten years, so he did not expect to fail.


    ¡°Got into your head?¡± Lei Xuan asked.


    ¡°Then, Master was knocked out by a golden light. Master seemed to be injured but he rushed again and was bounced out by the golden light again. Master was very fierce and kept scolding me, then Master seemed to be burned to death by the fire in my mind. I didn¡¯t mean to do it.¡± Xiao Xiaofan spoke with some sadness.


    Lei Xuan was full of amazement as he said, ¡°I see. What did your master scold you for?¡±


    ¡°Master asked me if I had taken the Soul Fixing Pill. He said that I had ulterior motives and he had wasted so many resources to cultivate me but I was ungrateful. Master also scolded me as a little brat who should end up in the eighteenth level of hell.¡± Xiao Xiaofan said with a crying face.


    Xiao Xiaofan also understood that Bai Lizheng seemed to want to do something bad to him, but it didn¡¯t work. Thinking of how Bai Lizheng had taken care of him before and the hideous expression he showed at the end, Xiao Xiaofan felt frustrated.


    Lei Xuan¡¯s eyes widened in surprise as he said, ¡°You¡¯ve taken the Soul Fixing Pill?¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan shook his head and said, ¡°No! What is a Soul Fixing Pill, I don¡¯t know either!¡±


    Lei Xuan, ¡°¡­¡± Lei Xuan suddenly remembered Xiao Xiaodong. When he went to find Xiao Xiaodong earlier, he didn¡¯t seem to be worried at all. As for the present result, Xiao Xiaodong seemed to have expected it. Perhaps, Xiao Xiaofan had taken the Soul Fixing Pill a long time ago and just did not know about it.


    It was also very strange! Xiao Xiaodong was very loving to Xiao Xiaofan but when it just happened, he was very calm and collected. Lei Xuan had some prejudice against Xiao Xiaodong earlier but now only admiration was left.


    ¡°Don¡¯t tell anyone about it.¡± Lei Xuan admonished.


    Xiao Xiaofan nodded and said, ¡°Good.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan frowned with a dejected look.


    ¡°What¡¯s the matter with you?¡± Lei Xuan asked.


    Xiao Xiaofan shook his head, somewhat lost, and said, ¡°Nothing, it¡¯s just that, they took my spatial rings, all of them.¡±


    ¡°Is there anything valuable in it?¡± Lei Xuan asked.


    Xiao Xiaofan shook his head and said, ¡°Nothing valuable, but there is still a lot of food inside. I don¡¯t see my father often so I save my food. These guys are so lucky to have my cherished food.¡±


    Lei Xuan, ¡°¡­¡± At this time, Xiao Xiaofan was still thinking about food.


    Bai Lizheng died, and the things left behind by him became ownerless. Although Xiaofan didn¡¯t touch any of those things, other people were already on guard against Xiaofan.


    ¡°I¡¯ll send a message to your brother and tell him you¡¯re okay,¡± Lei Xuan said.


    Xiao Xiaofan nodded and said, ¡°Good.¡±


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­


    ¡°Elder Bai is dead.¡± Ouyang Jinyue turned to Xiao Xiaodong and said.


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said calmly, ¡°I know, I heard the mourning music. A Golden Core cultivator like him could die.¡±


    Bai Lizheng was powerful before he died. But when he died, he was just a drop in the bucket.


    Ouyang Jinyue said with some confusion, ¡°I didn¡¯t expect Elder Bai to die so soon, I thought he could live for a while longer.¡± According to Bai Lizheng¡¯s destined lifespan, even if he couldn¡¯t live for seven or eight years, he should still be able to live for three or four years!


    Xiao Xiaodong curled his lips and thought: If Bai Lizheng did not try to lay his hands on Xiaofan, he could still be able to live for a while longer.


    ¡°What about Xiaofan? He must be very sad, right?¡± Ouyang Jinyue said.


    Xiao Xiaodong said, ¡°Seems to be a little scared. Lei Xuan took him away.¡± Although Xiao Xiaodong was dissatisfied with Lei Xuan taking advantage of this time to look after Xiaofan, but if Xiao Xiaofan became closer to Lei Xuan at this time, at least, Xiaofan would have one more person to turn to help in the future,, so Xiao Xiaodong did not object it.


    When Xiao Jingting received Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s message, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.


    ¡°How did it go? I heard that that old guy Bai Lizheng is dead,¡± Xu Muan said.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Well, Xiaofan is safe for the time being.¡± Xiaofan was a single spirit root after all. If Green Cloud Immortal Sect treated a single spirit root badly, who would dare to send their talented children to Green Cloud Immortal Sect in the future?!


    Xu Muan lowered his head and felt some uneasiness in his heart. Bai Lizheng was dead. He didn¡¯t know what attitude the sect would have toward Xiaofan. Although Xiaofan¡¯s life was not in danger at this time, he had to be careful.


    There also seemed to be many descendants of Bai Lizheng. He didn¡¯t know if those people would hold grudges against Xiaofan because Bai Lizheng did not succeed in taking over his body.

 Chapter 189

    When Xiao Jingting walked out of the door, he met Qiu Yun.


    Qiu Yun looked at Xiao Jingting, his eyes full of inquiry.


    ¡°Steward Qiu,¡± Xiao Jingting called out respectfully. He was both grateful and afraid of Qiu Yun.


    Qiu Yun looked at Xiao Jingting and said strangely, ¡°You actually found the prescription of the Soul Fixing Pill. It¡¯s amazing!¡±


    ¡®Xiaofan is very lucky, so it was a fluke that saved his life. I don¡¯t have the ability to find the prescription of the Soul Fixing Pill! Steward Qiu, you overestimated my ability,¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Qiu Yun sneered coldly twice and said, ¡°How much Bai Lizheng cherishes his life! He would not make a move without complete certainty, and you think I will believe that it was just because of your son¡¯s luck.¡±


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡± If Qiu Yun had such suspicion, others would have it too.


    ¡°I really underestimated you. Do you have the ability to recover a pill¡¯s prescription?¡± Qiu Yun asked.


    Xiao Jingting froze for a moment. This guy Qiu Yun really thought highly of him. He didn¡¯t have such ability, however, the jade pendant space had.


    Qiu Yun looked at Xiao Jingting and said, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I don¡¯t have time to expose you and exposing you won¡¯t do me any good. It¡¯s just that I have something I would ask you for help.¡±


    Xiao Jingting said, ¡°Steward Qiu, if you need something, just ask. If I can help, I will definitely try my best.¡± Qiu Yun had helped him so much, so he should return the favor.


    Qiu Yun took out a pill prescription and said, ¡°This is the remnant prescription of the Green Frost Pill, can you help me recover it?¡±


    Xiao Jingting took the pill prescription and said, ¡°I¡¯ll do my best.¡±


    Qiu Yun nodded and said, ¡°If you really help me recover this pill recipe, I will not treat you poorly.¡±


    Xiao Jingting smiled and said, ¡°If it wasn¡¯t for Steward Qiu helping me so much before, I would still be in the dark until now. Steward Qiu, this one is on me. I will do my best even without you repaying me.¡±


    ¡°Thank you.¡±


    As soon as Xiao Jingting returned, he told Xu Muan about Qiu Yun.


    ¡°Green Frost Pill?¡± When Xu Muan heard Xiao Jingting¡¯s words, he couldn¡¯t help being curious.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Yes! I checked it up and the Green Frost Pill can be used to treat internal injuries caused by Pure Yang Fire. ¡±


    Xu Muan tilted his head and said, ¡°In other words, Qiu Yun might be injured?¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°I think so. Jasper Peach can also relieve the internal injuries caused by the Pure Yang Fire, however, the effect is not very great.¡± Xiao Jingting secretly felt that the reason why Qiu Yun was dragging his feet and delaying the refining of this pill might be because he had some secret disease.


    ¡°Someone hurt him?¡± Xu Muan asked with some suspicion.


    Xiao Jingting shook his head and said, ¡°I¡¯m not sure about that either! However, we don¡¯t have to care about it, we just need to find a way to recover this pill prescription.¡±


    ¡°No matter what, Steward Qiu has helped us a lot. Let¡¯s try our best to help with this,¡± Xu Muan said.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Good.¡±


    ¡­¡­


    Xiao Xiaofan was lying on the bed, somewhat annoyed.


    After Bai Lizheng¡¯s death, many people had come to question him. It was said that in Bai Lizheng¡¯s spatial ring, there were not many useful things, and most of his possessions were not there. Those people had come to ask him if he knew where he put his inheritance.


    Xiao Xiaofan couldn¡¯t help but feel a little aggrieved. His master would only urge him to cultivate all day, without saying much about other things. However, those people seemed to think that he knew some secret and came to inquire about it every two or three days.


    ¡°The property left behind by master should have been given to his sons and nephews a long time ago. How could I know?¡± Xiao Xiaofan was full of complaints.


    ¡°That¡¯s not necessarily true.¡± Bai Lizheng should not have thought that he would fail to possess the body. So he wanted to keep his property and make a comeback. How could he just give them to those sons and nephews of his?


    Xiao Xiaofan snorted and said, ¡°Even if Master hid it, I don¡¯t know where it¡¯s hidden!¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t think about it, eat first,¡± Lei Xuan said.


    Xiao Xiaofan looked at the dishes on the table and said, ¡°I want to eat what my father made.¡±


    Lei Xuan said somewhat apologetically, ¡°Sorry. I can¡¯t cook as well as your father does, but I¡¯ll try my best.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan said somewhat dejected. ¡°All the delicious food that daddy made was taken away. When can I go and see dad?¡±


    ¡°Your brother said that your master has just died and you should not make trouble. He let me stay with you first to take care of you.¡± Lei Xuan spoke solemnly.


    Xiao Xiaofan looked at Lei Xuan with some suspicion and said, ¡°Brother entrusted you to take care of me?¡±


    Lei Xuan nodded and said, ¡°Yes!¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan said somewhat strangely, ¡°Why would brother drag you to take care of me?¡±


    Lei Xuan shook his head and said, ¡°I don¡¯t know.¡± Lei Xuan felt that Xiao Xiaodong seemed to look down on him quite a bit, so he was also surprised when Xiao Xiaodong asked him to take care of Xiaofan.


    Xiao Xiaofan gulped down the food and suddenly raised his head and said, ¡°Lei Xuan, thank you.¡±


    Lei Xuan scratched his head, smiled nervously, and said, ¡°Xiaofan, you don¡¯t have to be so polite with me.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan and Lei Xuan were eating when a man walked in.


    Lei Xuan raised his head and recognized the visitor as someone from the Mission Hall. Frowning, he said, ¡°Senior brother Wang, why are you here?¡±


    ¡°I bring a task assigned by the Sect,¡± Wang Jin said.


    An ominous feeling surged in Lei Xuan as he said, ¡°What task?¡±


    Wang Jin took out the task card and handed it to Lei Xuan, saying, ¡°The sect asked senior brother Xiao to participate in the task in Luofeng Town to resist demonic cultivators.¡±


    Lei Xuan said in a not so good-natured manner, ¡°A lot of people have lost their lives while doing this task. Xiaofan has just advanced to Foundation Bluiding, so how can he take up such a dangerous task?¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan said disdainfully, ¡°Brother Lei, it¡¯s alright. It¡¯s just a task!¡±


    Lei Xuan pursed his lips and felt a little unhappy. Xiao Xiaofan was fire single spiritual root, so he should be well protected before advancing to Golden Core. However, the sect let him out so early. Maybe it was because they were afraid that Xiao Xiaofan would hold grievances about Bai Lizheng trying to take over his body, so they wanted to take advantage of this mission to directly finish off Xiao Xiaofan.

 Chapter 190

    Xiao Jingting¡¯s cave residence.


    ¡°Luofeng Town?¡± Xiao Jingting asked.


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°After checking it up, that¡¯s it.¡±


    Cloud Continent was divided into the righteous and demonic sects. Green Cloud Immortal Sect naturally belonged to the righteous ones, and Luofeng Town was located at the junction of both righteous and demonic sects. For thousands of years, there were endless disputes and it was said that there was a secret cave in Luo Feng town which had countless treasures. Earlier, the sect sent several groups of people over but unfortunately all those people went missing, just like stones that sank into the sea.


    ¡°Xiaofan has just advanced to Foundation Building, how could he be assigned such a task?¡± Xiao Jingting couldn¡¯t help but say with a long face.


    Xu Muan shook his head and sighed, saying ¡°I¡¯m afraid that the sect has become suspicious of Xiaofan.¡±


    Xu Muan couldn¡¯t help but feel a little angry. His son was a fire single spiritual root so he should be the key focus of training in any sect. But first, his son was faced with the possibility of losing his body, and now, he was thrown out to carry out such a dangerous task.


    Although Bai Lizheng died, many Bai family members were still in the Sect, so he was afraid that those people would take revenge for Bai Lizheng.


    ¡°I heard that Xiaofan is about to leave. I have to hand over my task and follow to see,¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°Okay.¡±


    ¡­¡­


    Xiao Xiaofan stood at the gathering place and looked at Lei Xuan saying, ¡°Why did you follow me?¡±


    ¡°I am worried about you,¡± Lei Xuan scratched his head and said.


    In addition to Lei Xuan and Xiao Xiaofan, there were also 13 Foundation Building cultivators at the gathering place, all of them were in the late stage of Foundation Building. Xiao Xiaofan and Lei Xuan standing beside a group of late-stage Foundation Building cultivators, looked a bit out of place.


    Xiao Xiaofan blandly said, ¡°It¡¯s just exploring for treasures, not a big deal.¡±


    Lei Xuan looked at Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s calm expression and could not help feel some envy. Xiaofan¡¯s thoughts were really simple but his heart was really broad-minded.


    A group of handymen disciples came over and Xiao Xiaofan found the figure of Xiao Xiaodong among them. He immediately froze. Under Lei Xuan¡¯s secret signal, he did not greet Xiao Xiaodong.


    In addition to Xiao Xiaodong, the cultivation level of this group of handymen disciples was around fourth or fifth level of Qi Practice. Very few people knew about Xiao Xiaofong¡¯s advancement to Foundation Building. He was still young and at this moment, he hid his cultivation level at around the fifth level of Qi Practice which was not inconspicuous at all.


    The mission of Luofeng Town had already cost a lot of manpower. The reason for taking this group of handymen disciples on the road was naturally not because they expected them to help complete the task, but they needed them to do some chores.


    Probably because they knew that many people had already disappeared during Luofeng town¡¯s task, the handymen disciples who were assigned to come here all looked upset.


    Most of the handymen disciples who were assigned to come this time were those who had offended people in the sect. Only Xiao Xiaodong spent some spirit stones to be selected.


    A group of cultivators at the late stage of Foundation Building had all dignified expressions so the arrival of these handymen disciples did not arouse their interest at all.


    ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡± The Foundation Building cultivator at the head gave an order, and all of them stepped onto the airship to sail to Luofeng Town.


    Xiao Xiaofan sat in the cabin, holding his face with some doubts.


    ¡°I heard that this task is very dangerous! Won¡¯t your family have any problem with you if you come along?¡± Xiao Xiaofan asked. Originally, Tang Yunjie also wanted to come, but he was scared back by his family¡¯s elders.


    Lei Xuan shook his head and said, ¡°No.¡± Lei Xuan lowered his head and thought: His family members had opinions, but he ignored them.


    After Xiao Xiaofan and Lei Xuan talked for a while, Xiao Xiaodong came in, carrying tea.


    When Xiao Xiaofan saw Xiao Xiaodong, he immediately cheered up. At first, there were too many people so Xiao Xiaofan did not greet him, so when he saw Xiao Xiaodong coming over now, he could not help feeling excited.


    As soon as Xiao Xiaodong came in, he cast a sound isolation charm.


    ¡°Brother, why are you here?¡± Xiao Xiaofan asked.


    ¡°I heard that there was a great opportunity in the secret cave, so I want to go to look for treasure,¡± Xiao Xiaodong said.


    Lei Xuan glanced at Xiao Xiaodong and said, ¡°Cultivators who went there looking for treasures had gone in several groups but no one has found any treasure yet.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, ¡°I¡¯m always lucky, so maybe I can find a treasure.¡±


    Lei Xuan, ¡°¡­¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan looked at Xiao Xiaodong and asked intimately, ¡°Where are father and daddy?¡±


    ¡°Father and daddy already know it, but strictly speaking, they don¡¯t belong to the Sect, so they can¡¯t leave their work without permission. It will take them a few days to quit their job. Father said that he will come to join us in a few days.¡± Xiao Xiaodong said.


    Xiao Xiaofan nodded and said, ¡°I see.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong took a spatial ring and handed it to Xiao Xiaofan, saying, ¡°Inside it, there is a lot of food.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan immediately got excited, as if he had received a treasure. ¡°Brother, you are always the best to me.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan chewed the dried meat but felt a little depressed. After his ring was taken away, it was said that it was carefully examined. The delicious things he saved to eat later, were thrown away since no one dared to eat them. His father worked so hard to make them but those guys just threw them away, instead of giving them back to him.


    The speed of the airship travel was very fast. Xiao Xiaodong looked out and said, ¡°I think this task is like a trap.¡±


    ¡°Trap?¡± Lei Xuan asked.

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    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, ¡°Yes! There are a lot of rumors about the existence of treasures in this secret cave, but up to now, no one has seen what the treasure actually looks like, right?¡± Xiao Xiaodong said.


    Lei Xuan nodded and said, ¡°Yes! But, what is their purpose?¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong thought carefully before saying, ¡°Probably the cultivators who hear the rumors of the treasure.¡±


    Lei Xuan thought it over for a while and said, ¡°I heard that in Luofeng Town, there are often people who go missing. Nothing happens to Golden Core cultivators, but once Foundation Building cultivators are on their own, they will disappear.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan, ¡°¡­¡±


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­


    North District Spiritual Medicine Garden.


    Qiu Yun looked at Xiao Jingting and asked, ¡°You want to leave?¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Yes.¡±


    ¡°So hasty, it¡¯s because Xiao Xiaofan has taken up a sect task? So you have to rush over to help, right?¡± Qiu Yun asked.


    Xiao Jingting did not speak but acquiesced.


    Qiu Yun looked at Xiao Jingting, smiled, and said, ¡°You¡¯re really a good father.¡±


    ¡°I have no other choice! The son is born from the injustice of a previous life that has come to collect debts. I have to look after him!¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    ¡°I¡¯ve done all the formalities for you, but it will not count as leaving, only as taking a leave of absence. Come back when you can.¡± Qiu Yun said.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Thank you, Steward Qiu.¡± By doing so, Qiu Yun had left him a way out. Although Xiao Xiaofan was now rejected by the Sect, it was not easy to break away from the sect, so he had to come back.


    Qiu Yun smiled and said, ¡°It¡¯s just a small matter.¡±


    ¡ª¨C


    Seeing Xiao Jingting, Xu Muan asked somewhat eagerly, ¡°Has everything been done?¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Well, the formalities are all done.¡±


    ¡°Did he mention the matter of the Green Frost Pill?¡± Xu Muan asked.


    Xiao Jingting shook his head and said, ¡°No.¡±


    Previously, Qiu Yun should have probably just made a casual remark and did not hold much hope for him.


    Qiu Yun was obsessed with these Jasper Peaches for several years so it was estimated that he had been poisoned by this pure Yang fire for a long time already.


    Xu Muan froze for a moment and said, ¡°Elder Qiu is really an honest and blunt person, we need to repay him.¡± Xiao Jingting had restored the prescription of Green Frost Pill a few days ago. However, fearing to arouse Qiu Yun¡¯s suspicion, Xiao Jingting intended to give the prescription to Qiu Yun after a few more months.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Yes! When we leave the sect, I will give the pill formula to Steward Qiu.¡±


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°Good.¡±


    Xiao Jingting and Xu Muan left the sect together with Xiao Xiaojin.


    Xiao Xiaojin sat on top of the airship and looked around somewhat curiously. After arriving at the Cloud Continent, Xiao Xiaojin had stayed at the Northern District Spiritual Medicine Garden, which was rich in spiritual energy and plants. It was a good place but it was boring to stay there all the time.


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­


    Inside the mine cave.


    Xiao Xiaofan gnawed on the dry dried meat and sobbed twice in a small voice.


    Xiao Xiaodong looked at Xiao Xiaofan and said with some concern, ¡°Xiaofan, are you okay?¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan shook his head and said ¡°No, it¡¯s just that I¡¯m so hungry.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong, ¡°¡­¡±


    When their group arrived at Luofeng Town, they found a place to settle down.


    Luofeng Town was a strange place. Cultivators at Foundation Building could easily disappear when they arrived here, but nothing happened to those at the Qi Practice or Golden Core realm.


    That night, not long after Xiao Xiaofan and the others laid down for a short time, they felt a chilling wind blowing. When they woke up, they had already been sent here.


    When Xiao Xiaodong and the others arrived here, they learned that this place was the territory of the Devil¡¯s Blood Sect, which had discovered a spirit stone mine. This mine was rich in mineral resources but the mine cave was often infested with all kinds of strange creatures and miasma.


    When a Qi Practice cultivator arrived here, he or she would die within a few days. In order to exploit this spiritual stone mine, the people of the Devil¡¯s Blood Sect had to capture Foundation Building cultivators from all over the world and put them into it.


    After being captured by the people of the Devil¡¯s Blood Sect, their spatial rings would be taken, their cultivation restrained, and they were fed poison. They needed the antidote of the Devil¡¯s Blood Sect every month, otherwise they would explode and die.


    Foundation Building cultivators didn¡¯t need to eat but after being imprisoned, they would also feel hungry like normal people. Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s appetite had always been good so he always felt hungry.


    On weekdays, they could only rely on spirit stones to exchange for food, but the people above were very stingy. For digging up a hundred spirit stones, they could only get a little food.


    ¡°I was wondering where all these cultivators had gone, but it turns out, they were all kidnapped.¡± Lei Xuan said.


    After coming here, Lei Xuan found many Foundation Building cultivators who were originally high spirited but became sallow and haggard after coming here.


    It was an old monster in the middle stage of Golden Core from Devil¡¯s Blood Sect who captured these Foundation Building cultivators. In front of him, they were completely inadequate.


    Earlier, many people who had gone missing in Luo Feng Town were all assigned here.


    The Devil¡¯s Blood Sect caught a lot of Foundation Building cultivators not only from the Green Cloud Immortal Sect but also from other Immortal sects. There were also many causal cultivators.


    Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s face was a bit gloomy. He used to think that if he had the chance to stay in a place full of spirit stones, it would be a very happy thing. Unfortunately, now that he was staying in a place full of spirit stones because his cultivation was restrained, he could not absorb spiritual energy from these spirit stones.

 Chapter 192

    After Xiao Jingting and Xu Muan left the Green Cloud Immortal Sect, they sent Green Frost Pill prescription to Qiu Yun.


    Qiu Yun received Xiao Jingting¡¯s message and couldn¡¯t calm down for a long time.


    Originally, Qiu Yun gave the remnant prescription of the Green Frost Pill to Xiao Jingting to let him have a try, not expecting him to really resume it.. But to his surprise, Xiao Jingting had really gotten him the complete prescription, so Qiu Yun could not help but admire Xiao Jingting.


    Soon after Xiao Jingting sent the message, Qiu Yun¡¯s message also came.


    Xu Muan looked at Xiao Jingting and asked, ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡±


    ¡°The message from Qiu Yun came. He said that among the dozen or so late Foundation Building cultivators who went there with Xiaofan, one was a Golden Core cultivator. This Golden Core cultivator was secretly cultivated by the sect, so others don¡¯t know about him. In order to find out the truth about the missing cultivators in Luofeng Town, they mixed him up in a bunch of late Foundation Building cultivators before sending them out,¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    ¡°How is Xiaofan doing?¡± Xu Muan asked.


    ¡°He was captured.¡±


    ¡°That Golden Core cultivator escaped and came back. According to him, in the middle of the night, someone spread some overpowering drug, and then a late-stage Golden Core cultivator appeared and took all those Foundation Building cultivators away.¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Xu Muan, ¡°¡­¡± What kind of person could send a late-stage Golden Core cultivator just to capture some Foundation Building cultivators?


    Xiao Jingting looked at the message in his hand and said, ¡°There are quite a few missing Foundation Building cultivators and now many forces are looking for those whose whereabouts are unknown.¡±


    Xu Muan looked at Xiao Jingting and asked, ¡°In your opinion, what should we do?¡±


    Xiao Jingting shook his head and said, ¡°I don¡¯t know!¡± Damn sect task! It was just looking for death for Xiaofan and as a result, Xiaodong was so worried about his brother that he also fell into the trap.


    Xu Muan looked at Xiao Jingting and said, ¡°This matter should be considered in the long run. We¡¯d better not fall into the same trap.¡±


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­


    Xiao Xiaofan threw the dug-up spirit stones into the basket.


    Several superior spirit stone veins in the mine discovered by the Devil Blood Sect had long been occupied by the firstcomers. Fortunately, Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s psychic body was unusually sensitive to spiritual energy, so relying on Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s talent, Xiao Xiaodong and Lei Xuan dug a lot of spirit stones.


    In the middle of this mine, to get food and short-term antidotes, one needed to deliver enough spirit stones, otherwise, people could only await their own death.


    ¡°Younger martial brother Lei.¡±


    Lei Xuan looked toward the visitor and said, ¡°Elder martial brother Li, why are you here?¡±


    Li Liang spoke somewhat awkwardly, ¡°Our spirit stones are somewhat insufficient. I don¡¯t know if there are more here but consider it as senior brother borrowing them from you.¡±


    Li Liang was a late-stage Foundation Building cultivator. If they were outside, he would have a higher strength. However, everyone¡¯s cultivation here was confined, and strength depended on physical quality, so the strength of Lei Xuan, who often drew the power of wind and thunder to harden his body, was slightly higher.


    Lei Xuan nodded and said, ¡°Senior Brother Li, wait a moment, I¡¯ll go get you some.¡±


    ¡°I originally thought that since there was a Golden Core cultivator in the group, this time we would be safe. But unexpectedly, we are all trapped in this place,¡± Li Liang said with a sense of loss.


    Lei Xuan nodded indifferently. There was a Golden Core cultivator in their group and several of the late-stage Foundation Building cultivators had long known it. But Lei Xuan and Xiao Xiaofan were kept completely in the dark. Xiao Xiaodong was just a handyman disciple, so he was even less likely to be informed. So only after coming here, were Lei Xuan and Xiao Xiaofan told about it.


    ¡°What exactly is this place?¡± Xiao Xiaodong asked.


    Li Liang glanced toward Xiao Xiaodong. At first he, thought it was strange that Xiao Xiaodong was caught together with them but then he found out that there was a Foundation Building cultivator among handymen disciplines and moreover, this person was also Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s brother. These two brothers were so young but they still were both Foundation Building cultivators. If they were still in the sect, they might have caused quite a sensation. Unfortunately, they were both trapped in this place where they didn¡¯t know when they would die.


    Deaths in the mine were not rare. No one knew what could emerge from the middle of the mine. It was said that there were a lot of dry corpses in the middle of mine and many Foundation Building cultivators were slaughtered.


    ¡°It should be an island,¡± Li Liang said.


    Before them, there had been many people trapped on this island, and of course, many cultivators had tried to escape. But till now, no one had succeeded.


    ¡°Island.¡± Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s heart suddenly sunk. If they were trapped on an island, it would be more difficult for them to escape. With their sealed cultivation, they simply could not go out in the sea. Moreover, if it was really an island, wouldn¡¯t it be easy to be discovered?


    Xiao Xiaofan looked at Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s heavy expression and asked, ¡°Brother, are you all right?¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong shook his head and said, ¡°Yes. I am fine.¡±


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­


    Xiao Jingting and Xu Muan were sitting face to face. These days, they went around to inquire about information and they finally found something.


    There were too many missing Foundation Building cultivators so a little trace was left. Many people were searching for information just like them and although there was no clear evidence, they suspected it was the head of Devil Blood Sect who was behind this matter.


    ¡°We have to think of a way to get into the Devil¡¯s Blood Sect,¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Xu Muan shook his head and said, ¡°I¡¯m afraid it won¡¯t be easy!¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°It will not be easy. It seems that we have to do something dangerous.¡±


    Xu Muan looked at Xiao Jingting¡¯s dignified face and said, ¡°You have an idea?¡±


    Xiao Jingting smiled bitterly and said, ¡°It¡¯s not a good idea, but, for now, I don¡¯t have any better idea.¡±


    Xu Muan said with some curiosity, ¡°What is it?¡±

 Chapter 193

    Xiao Jingting hesitated for a moment and said, ¡°These days, I¡¯ve been studying the jade pendant space.¡±


    Xiao Jingting discovered that he could use his mind to transfer people to the jade pendant space and he could also enter the jade pendant space by himself. Moreover, Xiao Jingting discovered that after he entered the jade pendant space, he could still feel everything outside as usual.


    ¡°You want to put us into the jade pendant space, and then try to find a way for the Devil Blood Sect disciples to get the jade pendant by accident,¡± Xu Muan said with some surprise.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Yes!¡±


    Xu Muan said with some struggle, full of emotion, ¡°Doing it like this is too risky. If we don¡¯t do it right, we will also expose the jade pendant space.¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°It¡¯s a bit risky, but, I can¡¯t think of a better way at the moment.¡±


    The Devil Blood Sect was not easy to get involved with. If it was true that the Devil Blood Sect had captured so many Foundation Building cultivators, then this matter should be a top secret and not easily accessible to others. Xiao Jingting also thought about blending into the Devil Blood Sect, however, at this juncture, there should be many people who wanted to blend into Devil Blood Sect but it was extremely difficult. Not to mention that the longer they delayed, the worse things would get.


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­


    Xiao Xiaodong looked at the bracelet on his hand, his expression gloomy.


    ¡°Can¡¯t this Forbidden Spirit Ring be opened?¡± Xiao Xiaodong asked.


    Lei Xuan shook his head and said, ¡°No, maybe it could be opened, but I don¡¯t know how.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong said with some headache, ¡°So tricky.¡±


    Lei Xuan nodded and thought: Right, without spiritual power, they were restricted in many ways.


    ¡°Brother, did you think of something?¡± Xiao Xiaofan asked.


    ¡°I¡¯m wondering if I can prepare some corrosive liquid to corrode this forbidden spirit ring,¡± Xiao Xiaodong said.


    Lei Xuan said with some hesitation, ¡°We don¡¯t have any tools in our hands, so I am afraid it will not be easy.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, ¡°Yes, we have to take a long-term approach.¡± Xiao Xiaodong liked to study all kinds of formulas and had also studied many corrosive formulas. Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s original intention was not to deal with this forbidden spirit ring, but to use this liquid against their enemy.


    With the forbidden spirit ring and poison, their movements would not be limited. This island had many exotic flowers and herbs so maybe he would be able to configure what he wanted.


    ¡°Even if we can find the way to use our spiritual power, we can¡¯t escape without the antidote.¡± Lei Xuan said.


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, ¡°That¡¯s right, so we have to take it step by step.¡±


    ¡°Brother, will father and daddy come looking for us?¡± Xiao Xiaofan asked.


    Xiao Xiaodong shook his head and said, ¡°I don¡¯t know!¡±


    With their present situation, he really did not want his father and daddy to come here. He wasn¡¯t sure if they would be able to pay for more people and it would also affect his younger brother. Although intellectually he didn¡¯t want his parents to come here, in his heart, Xiao Xiaodong still hoped that his parents could be here. After all, Xiao Xiaodong was young and trapped in this place and more or less hoped to find someone to rely on.


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­


    Xiao Jingting used some means to get the jade pendant into the hands of an elite disciple of Devil Blood Sect.


    When the elite disciple of the Devil Blood Sect got the jade pendant, he studied it twice and after finding nothing special about it, he gave the jade pendant to his favorite female cultivator who accepted it with a smile. In order to show her solemnity, she wore it around her neck. This way, three members of Xiao Jingting¡¯s family mixed with this female cultivator.


    Xiao Xiaojin could not hear any sound from outside and hiding in the jade pendant, he was unexpectedly satisfied with that kind of life. Sleeping and eating every day happily.


    Xiao Jingting, however, was somewhat helpless. In order to get the news, he needed to monitor the situation outside all the time. To his surprise, Xiao Jingting found that this female cultivator had a wide range of friends and slept with different men every day, so Xiao Jingting was forced to watch several lustful and erotic scenes in bed.


    ¡°Elder martial brother Gong, I heard that you recently wanted to leave!¡± The female cultivator asked.


    ¡°Yes! The sect elder assigned me the task to go to a desolate and barren island.¡± Gong Jing impatiently said.


    ¡°What is the purpose of going to that island? Does it mean that there are treasures on that island?¡± The female cultivator asked with a delicate smile.


    ¡°Why are you prying so much?¡± Gong Jing said discontentedly.


    The female cultivator laughed and said, ¡°I¡¯m just curious! Recently, there are many people observing our sect! I¡¯m also afraid of being targeted, so I want to know more about it.¡±


    Gong Jing laughed and said, ¡°Who knows, tall trees catch the wind! Those so called righteous sects have been trying to get at us for a long time.¡±


    ¡°However, I heard that some cultivators of all major sects have disappeared recently, which may have something to do with our sect. Several martial brothers and sisters have already disappeared and seem to be captured by the people of the righteous sect to forcefully spill secrets and even their bones wouldn¡¯t be left.¡± The female cultivator said with some suspicion.


    Gong Jing gave a cold smile and said, ¡°The more you know, the faster you die.¡±


    ¡°Elder martial brother, I don¡¯t know when you will come back after you leave.¡± The female cultivator pouted.


    Gong Jing said annoyingly, ¡°I don¡¯t know either! Maybe, I won¡¯t come back for a year or two.¡±


    Xiao Jingting listened to their conversation with his ears plucked up and vaguely felt that the disappearance of those Foundation Building cultivators was indeed related to the Devil Blood Sect and might also be related to the island that this ¡°Elder martial brother Gong¡± was talking about.


    Gong Jing left after he finished rolling on the bed with this female cultivator.


    Xiao Jingting saw that the female cultivator opened her eyes violently after Gong Jing left and wrote a few messages before sending them out.


    Xiao Jingting vaguely understood that this female cultivator might be a spy planted in the Devil Blood Sect by another sect, but he didn¡¯t know which Sect she was from.

 Chapter 194

    The female cultivator that Xiao Jingting followed was an undercover agent sent by another sect so without Xiao Jingting¡¯s urging, the female cultivator snooped around for information, which saved Xiao Jingting a lot of trouble.


    ¡°Elder martial sister Wang! I hear you¡¯re going out on a task?¡±


    Wang Tingfei nodded and said, ¡°Yes!¡±


    ¡°I heard that elder martial sister¡¯s task this time is very hard!¡± The female cultivator spoke with some sympathy.


    ¡°Yes it is,¡± Wang Tingfei frowned.


    In order to facilitate the management of the mine, all the cultivators who entered the mine were forced to wear the forbidden spirit ring so their spiritual power would be sealed. In this way, the management became better, but the safety of these miners could not be guaranteed.


    Recently, in the mine, unidentified creatures came out, so many miners were lost.


    The sect did not care about the life and death of those people, but the problem was that Foundation Building cultivators were not easy to replenish. The Devil Blood Sect¡¯s action of capturing Foundation Building cultivators was already observed by other sects, so in order to ensure the supply of spiritual stones, the safety of the miners must be guaranteed. Wang Tingfei was sent to the island to maintain order and fight those unknown creatures in the mine by the way.


    ¡°It seems that it¡¯s going to be hard for elder martial sister. Unfortunately, this younger sister¡¯s ability is limited, so she can¡¯t help senior sister.¡± The female cultivator spoke with a downcast voice.


    Wang Tingfei laughed and changed the subject, ¡°This jade pendant around your neck is nice!¡±


    The female cultivator smiled and said, ¡°If elder martial sister likes it, I can give it to senior sister.¡±


    Wang Tingfei very calmly accepted the female cultivator¡¯s kindness. Seeing that the jade pendant was transferred to Wang Tingfei¡¯s hand, Xiao Jingting could not help but breathe a sigh of relief. In Xiao Jingting¡¯s opinion, this task of Wang Tingfei was most likely related to his sons¡¯ disappearance.


    If this female cultivator was not among the list of travelers, he would also find a way to make the jade pendant disappear from her to the hands of a person assigned to this task. However, since Wang Tingfei took fancy to this jade pendant, it would save him a lot of effort.


    Wang Tingfei took the jade pendant and studied it for a while. After seeing nothing special about it, she put it away.


    ¡­¡­


    A few days later, Wang Tingfei and others were summoned to the legendary island.


    Xiao Jingting who followed Wang Tingfei snuck to the destination.


    Before Wang Tingfei¡¯s group could settle down, someone hurriedly reported that the mine was infested with demon corpses.


    When Wang Tingfei¡¯s group just arrived, they immediately participated in suppression of the siege of the demon corpses.


    Through the jade pendant, Xiao Jingting saw the scene outside. The body shape of the demon corpse was similar to that of a human, but it was covered with exuberant hair. The demon corpses¡¯ wisdom was low, but since they were not afraid of death, fighting them was very difficult.


    Due to the presence of various demon corpses in the mine, a lot of miners were lost. Remaining miners were gathered in one place, without doing anything.


    Xiao Jingting who hid in Wang Tingfei¡¯s bag accidentally found his two sons among the miners.


    Because of their young age, Xiao Xiaofan and Xiao Xiaodong were shorter than the surrounding cultivators and looked a bit out of place.


    Seeing Lei Xuan beside Xiao Xiaofan, Xiao Jingting couldn¡¯t help feeling a little strange. He originally thought that Lei Xuan¡¯s feelings for his own sons were because he was still young and ignorant, but, seeing that Lei Xuan knew about the danger but still joined the task without hesitation and accompanied his son to get stuck here, he couldn¡¯t help feeling a little impressed by Lei Xuan.


    In the jade pendant space.


    Xu Muan looked at Xiao Jingting and asked somewhat eagerly, ¡°How is it? Have you seen our sons?¡±


    The jade pendant space belonged to Xiao Jingting. Xu Muan could hide in jade pendant space, but he could not tell what was going outside but Xiao Jingting could. During this period of time, all the news Xu Muan received was told to him by Xiao Jingting.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°You can rest assured, I just saw them. They are fine and still alive.¡± They were just a little darker and thinner, especially his younger son. He looked too thin, and it seemed that the food here was not good.


    Xiao Jingting saw several miners with whip wounds and could not help frowning. Not only the Devil Blood Sect but also all major sects keep mine slaves. The mine slave status was surprisingly low and generally at Qi Practice realm, but in Devil Blood Sect¡¯s side, they were all clearly at Foundation Building realm.


    Xiao Jingting hid in the jade pendant space. After Wang Tingfei and others stopped the siege, they were all gathered by several Golden Core cultivators. Xiao Jingting followed Wang Tingfei and heard some speculations of the Devil Blood Sect¡¯s top members.


    The Devil Blood Sect speculated that these demon corpses in the mine might be the miners who had died in the mines over the years. After these miners were nourished by the evil spirit and spiritual energy, they mutated into demon corpses.


    The senior member of Devil Blood Sect guessed that this cave was not only rich in mineral resources but there also might be some great opportunities hidden in it.


    The Devil Blood Sect attached great importance to this spirit stone mine, and sent a number of Golden Core cultivators to come here.


    ¡­¡­


    After the demon corpses in the mine were cleared, Xiao Xiaofan and the others were driven to mining again.


    ¡°We have to be careful, although the demon corpses were cleared, who knows when they will come out again,¡± Xiao Xiaodong said.


    Lei Xuan pondered for a moment and said, ¡°I heard that this mine has several levels and those demon corpses all emerged out from the lower level. The demon corpses that emerged recently were all on Qi Practice or Foundation Building and didn¡¯t have any intelligence. However, it¡¯s said that there are Golden Core demon corpses below.¡±

 Chapter 195

    Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s eyes widened, full of surprise. ¡°Golden Core demon corpse! That¡¯s great! If those guys come out, we¡¯re all doomed. ¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong glanced at Xiao Xiaofan and frowned without any good humor. ¡°Xiaofan, can¡¯t you think of something better?!¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong took two forbidden spirit rings out. Earlier, when demon corpses killed and ate people, these forbidden spirit rings were left behind and picked up by other cultivators. Xiao Xiaodong used the extra spirit stones to exchange for them to study.


    ¡°Xiaofan, don¡¯t think too negatively, maybe if the demon corpses come up and kill all the people of the Devil Blood Sect, we will all be saved.¡± Lei Xuan said.


    Xiao Xiaodong looked at Lei Xuan and thought: This guy Lei Xuan is really optimistic.


    ¡°Lei Xuan, thank you for everything. It was me who dragged you into this matter.¡± Although Xiao Xiaofan was a bit stupid, Lei Xuan took this task because of him, so he still had some feelings.


    Lei Xuan scratched his head and said, ¡°No, I heard that there were many treasures in the secret cave and wanted to see them. Unfortunately, we didn¡¯t even see the shadow of the secret cave before we were abducted here.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong smiled. Even in his heart, he could not deny that the secret cave was simply the bait thrown out by the Devil Blood Sect, so it was the same whether they saw it or not. Lei Xuan telling them this was because he didn¡¯t want Xiao Xiaofan to feel too guilty.


    ¡°Brother, how are you doing in your research on forbidden spirit rings?¡± Xiao Xiaofan asked.


    Xiao Xiaodong frowned and said, ¡°The progress is a little slow.¡± The tools he had on hand were limited and spirit herbs were not that easy to find. His spiritual energy was limited and his range of activities was very small.


    Lei Xuan looked at Xiao Xiaodong and said, ¡°Don¡¯t worry.¡± Lei Xuan didn¡¯t have much hope that Xiao Xiaodong could find a way to deal with the forbidden ring. ¡°The Devil Blood Sect has captured so many people already, so other sects will not sit back and watch, perhaps those sects will soon track us down here.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, ¡°It¡¯s possible.¡±


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­


    Xiao Jingting followed Wang Tingfei and listened to a lot of secrets. Then he finally chose to go missing because he was too worried about Xiao Xiaodong and Xiao Xiaofan.


    Xiao Xiaodong held the jade pendant in his hand and his heart thumped.


    After Xiao Jingting left Wang Tingfei, he had a reunion with Xiao Xiaodong.


    Afraid of attracting attention, Xiao Jingting hid in the jade pendant space as usual. But Xiao Jingting was able to communicate with Xiao Xiaodong even through the jade pendant space.


    Afraid that Xiao Xiaofan unknowlogly would reveal it, Xiao Xiaodong did not tell Xiao Xiaofan about his reunion with Xiao Jingting.


    The jade pendant was hidden by Xiao Xiaodong close to him. Knowing that his father and daddy were hiding in the jade pendant space, Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s heart settled down a lot.


    ¡°What is this?¡± Xu Muan asked, looking at the object in Xiao Jingting¡¯s hand.


    ¡°It¡¯s the forbidden spirit ring, You can¡¯t use your spiritual energy wearing this thing,¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Xu Muan looked at this thing in Xiao Jingting hand and a strong disgust flashed through his eyes.


    ¡°Xiaodong thought of corroding this forbidden spirit ring with liquid, but there was no progress, so he left it to me,¡± Xiao Jingting explained.


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°Hurry up and think a way.¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Okay.¡±


    Xiao Jingting felt that his current task was very heavy. Not only did he have to find a way to research the forbidden spirit ring, he also had to find a way to research the antidote against the miasma. There was no need to worry about poison that Devil Blood Sect fed Xiaodong and Xiaofan. Xiao Jingting stole a bottle from that girl surnamed Wang. As long as he took it, the Devil Blood Clan¡¯s poison would be completely solved.


    ¡­¡­


    Xiao Xiaofan wolfed down the dried meat and chewed the spirit fruit. ¡°Brother, where did you get this food from?!¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong looked at Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s appearance and thought: This period of time seems to be really aggravating for my younger brother.


    ¡°Eat it quickly. I exchanged it for the spirit stone. Don¡¯t let anyone see it,¡± Xiao Xiaofan said.


    Lei Xuan could not help but look at Xiao Xiaodong full of suspicion but Xiao Xiaodong pretended not to see Lei Xuan¡¯s doubts.


    Lei Xuan lowered his head, a little surprised. How stingy those guys from the Devil Blood Sect were! If you gave them a little more stones, you would be able to exchange for some private goods from those cultivators, but you couldn¡¯t get much.


    ¡°I left one for you, too,¡± Xiao Xiaodong said.


    Lei Xuan was somewhat flattered and said, ¡°Thank you.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong shook his head and said, ¡°No need to be polite.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan nibbled on the dried meat and said somewhat sweetly, ¡°This dried meat smells just like dad¡¯s.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong glanced at Xiao Xiaofan and said, ¡°You are just too hungry, so everything you eat has the taste of dad.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan licked his fingers and said, ¡°It¡¯s possible, but it really tastes like dad.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong secretly sighed at Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s sensitivity to food. ¡°Eat the food you have, what do you care so much?¡±


    ¡°Brother, have you made any progress in your research on the Forbidden Spirit Ring?¡± Xiao Xiaofan asked.


    Xiao Xiaodong shook his head and said, ¡°Not yet.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong thought: He could not do anything about the Forbidden Spirit Ring but his father and daddy might be able to take care of it soon. Xiao Xiaodong believed in the strength of his two fathers.


    ¡°By the way, from now on, we need to dig more spirit stones and I will deal with all those stones,¡± Xiao Xiaodong said.


    Xiao Xiaofan looked at Xiao Xiaodong in confusion and said, ¡°What¡¯s the point of digging so many spirit stones? It¡¯s useless.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong looked at Xiao Xiaofan and said, ¡°If I want you to dig, you will dig. What are you doing asking so many questions?¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan flatted his mouth with some grievances.


    Xiao Xiaodong thought: In order to prevent someone from hiding stones, when they were captured, all their storage rings were taken away. But now that his father and daddy came, he heard that this jade pendant was actually a storage space and it was also a very high level storage space, with a lot of space inside. In this way, they could hide the extra spirit stones there.

 Chapter 196

    Xiao Xiaofan found that his brother Xiao Xiaodong was in a much better mood recently but was acting mysteriously all day long.


    The spirit stones that he and Lei Xuan dug out sometimes disappeared in the blink of an eye.


    In the past, his brother was not very active in digging spirit stones but now he was working himself to death and urging him to dig more stones of better quality all day long. Obviously, earlier he only thought that as long as the task was completed, it would be a waste to dig more. But from time to time, his brother brought a lot of food, saying he exchanged for it but never said where he exchanged it from.


    Lei Xuan nibbled on the dried meat, his heart filled with mixed feelings.


    Lei Xuan became numb to Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s ability to get some food from time to time. Lei Xuan was still young and also craved for meat. Sometimes he could eat much more than Xiao Xiaofan.


    Lei Xuan found that the food given by Xiao Xiaodong was very special. Originally, because there was a strong miasma in the cave, even Foundation Building cultivators would feel uncomfortable and die after staying there for a long time. However, the fruit given to them by Xiao Xiaodong had a function of helping them resist the miasma.


    Xiao Xiaodong also discovered Lei Xuan¡¯s discovery. Xiao Xiaodong told Xiao Jingting about it and Xiao Jingting realized that it should be the effect of spiritual spring. Then he gave spiritual spring water to Xiao Xiaodong to drink and Xiao Xiaodong really got much better.


    After Xiao Jingting arrived, the situation of the three instantly became much better.


    ¡°Two younger martial brothers Xiao and Lei,¡± Li Liang¡¯s call came from the doorway.


    Lei Xuan moved the several large stones blocking the doorway out of the way. Blocking the doorway with stones was Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s idea because he was worried about being discovered while eating.


    ¡°Elder martial brother Li! What brings you here?¡± Lei Xuan asked.


    Li Liang smiled awkwardly and said, ¡°Came to borrow some spirit stones.¡±


    Lei Xuan pouted in his heart. It seemed that Li Liang got the habbit of borrowing spirit stones. He came here every few days. Xiao Xiaofan was gifted so it was not difficult for them to dig the spirit stones, so they did not particularly care.


    Xiao Xiaodong took a small basket of spirit stones and gave it to Li Liang, who was frowning and said, ¡°So little.¡±


    ¡°We don¡¯t have a good harvest recently, either.¡± Xiao Xiaodong said without any change in his expression.


    Recently their harvest was very good, Xiao Xiaofan, under Xiaodong¡¯s supervision, found a lot of good places and dug out a lot of spirit stones. But those spirit stones were thrown into the jade space by Xiao Xiaodong.


    ¡°The younger martial brothers look good!¡± Li Liang said somewhat strangely.


    Xiao Xiaodong frowned, after staying in the mine for a long time, people would start looking haggard because of the miasma. But with the nourishment of the spiritual spring, their bodies quickly recovered.


    Xiao Xiaodong thought: Xiao Xiaofan had originally lost a lot of weight. But in recent days, his small face has become round again, which, to other people, seemed somewhat abrupt.


    ¡°Elder martial brother, is there anything going on in other mining areas recently? Did the demon corpses come out again?¡± Xiao Xiaodong changed the topic and asked.


    Li Liang shook his head and said, ¡°This is not true. After the last siege, the demon corpses seem to have subsided a bit. Recently, I heard that two days ago, two spies have snuck into the island.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong could not help cheering up. ¡°Spies?¡±


    Li Liang nodded and said, ¡°Yes!¡±


    ¡°Do you know where the scouts came from?¡± Xiao Xiaodong asked.


    Li Liang shook his head and said, ¡°I don¡¯t know yet! It might be from other sects. Devil Blood sect acted so arrogantly, so other sects will get the news sooner or later. Maybe they will send someone to rescue us soon.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong secretly rolled his eyes in his heart. The Devil¡¯s Blood Sect was the top sect in the demonic path. Xiao Xiaodong also didn¡¯t think that the Green Cloud Immortal sect would come here for the sake of a few cultivators at Foundation Building. However, money talked. Such a large piece of spiritual stone mine was already eye-catching and it was said that there might be other treasures under this spiritual stone mine. Perhaps other sects would become envious.


    Since there were already spies on the island, there might be a steady stream of spies later. The more chaotic the situation on the island was, the better it would be for them.


    ¡­¡­


    Xu Muan looked at the spirit stones that were sent in and sighed lightly. His sons were so sensible, but he could only watch them suffer.


    With the help of jade pendant space, Xiao Jingting spent a month to develop a formula for corroding the forbidden spirit ring.


    Then Xiao Jingting continued his research for a few days and came up with a safe way to unlock the Forbidden Spirit Ring.


    One night, Xiao Xiaodong called Xiao Xiaofan and Lei Xuan over.


    Xiao Xiaofan could not help but be filled with surprise when he saw Xiao Xiaodong release his spiritual power. ¡°Brother, you really broke the Forbidden Spiritual Ring!¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, ¡°Yes!¡±


    ¡°But the Forbidden Spiritual Ring on your hand still looks fine,¡± Xiao Xiaofan said.


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, ¡°It looks intact but the structure inside has been altered. In this way, others won¡¯t suspect anything.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan nodded and said with some admiration. ¡°Brother, you¡¯re so awesome, since you invented such powerful medicinal liquid.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m flattered,¡± Xiao Xiaodong said somewhat guiltily. This medicinal liquid was not invented by him, but by his father, so he did not dare to take the credit for it.


    Xiao Xiaodong unlocked the Forbidden Spirit Ring for Xiao Xiaofan and Lei Xuan.


    Feeling the disappeared spiritual energy return to his body, Xiao Xiaofan couldn¡¯t help but feel a little excited.

 Chapter 197

    ¡°Brother, if we can use our spiritual power, we can go deeper.¡± Xiao Xiaofan was eager to try.


    Xiao Xiaodong said, ¡°Yes!¡±


    The deeper they went into the mine, the thicker the miasma was, and the more frequent the demon corpses appeared. Relatively speaking, the quality of spirit stones also got better and it was said that there are also other treasures in this spirit stone mine.


    Originally, Xiao Xiaodong did not allow Xiao Xiaofan to go too deep into the spirit stone mine, but now their situation had changed a little.


    Lei Xuan looked at the Forbidden Spirit Ring on his finger full of amazement. The Forbidden Spirit Ring had been studied for thousands of years and it was simply a nemesis of cultivators. He just did not know how Xiao Xiaodong did it. Lei Xuan looked at Xiao Xiaodong, full of amazement.


    Lei Xuan, Xiao Xiaofan and Xiao Xiaodong searched the abandoned mine and kept going deeper and deeper.


    Under the instruction of Xiao Xiaofan, they found a mine with a lot of medium grade spirit stones and then they began digging it with great joy.


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­


    Early one morning, Xiao Xiaofan was startled when he woke up and found two more cultivators in the middle of the mine. He was startled even more when he realized that these two looked exactly the same as the dead bodies he found two days ago.


    ¡°Brother,¡± Xiao Xiaofan panicked and hid behind Xiao Xiaodong.


    Lei Xuan didn¡¯t sleep as well as Xiao Xiaofan, so as soon as these two people came in, he found out. However, they were bought by Xiao Xiaodong, so Lei Xuan did not ask any more questions.


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry, it¡¯s father and daddy.¡± Xiao Xiaodong said.


    Xiao Xiaofan was full of surprise as he said, ¡°It¡¯s father and daddy?¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, ¡°Yes! But they are disguised.¡±


    ¡°Xiaofan,¡± Xu Muan shouted with some excitement.


    Xiao Xiaofan heard Xu Muan¡¯s voice and somewhat aggressively flung himself into Xu Muan¡¯s arms and wailed.


    Xiao Xiaodong looked at his brother who was crying like a little kitten and thought: My brother is really worthless. He loves to cry so much.


    ¡°Father, daddy, how did you get here?¡± Xiao Xiaofan asked.


    Xu Muan said indifferently, ¡°Sneaked over.¡±


    ¡°Where is younger brother?¡± Xiao Xiaofan asked.


    ¡°Found someone else to take care of him,¡± Xu Muan said.


    The matter of the jade pendant space was not hidden from Xiao Xiaodong. However, Xu Muan did not intend to tell Xiaofan. It wasn¡¯t because he could not trust his son but because Xiaofan was simple minded. Xu Muan was worried that Xiao Xiaofan would accidentally reveal it.


    Lei Xuan looked at Xu Muan and Xiao Jingting and said, ¡°Uncle, do you still have storage rings on you?¡±


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°We snuck here, so our storage rings were not taken away.¡±


    Lei Xuan nodded and said, ¡°That¡¯s good. You should be more careful, uncles. There have been a lot of spies caught outside these two days.¡±


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°I know.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan suddenly thought of something and said somehow angrily,  ¡°Bother, did you already know that father and daddy were coming?¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, ¡°Yes!¡±


    ¡°You knew it and you didn¡¯t tell me,¡± Xiao Xiaofan said with some grievances.


    Xiao Xiaodong helplessly said, ¡°Who made you so stupid?¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan, ¡°¡­¡±


    ¡°I told you, this roasted meat smelled just like dad¡¯s. It was really dad!¡± Xiao Xiaofan looked at Xiao Jingting, his eyes full of joy.


    ¡°Uncle Xiao, how much do you know about the situation outside?¡± Lei Xuan asked.


    Xiao Jingting smiled bitterly and said, ¡°I only know that there were originally several Golden Core cultivators on the island. But I am not very clear about the situation now.¡±


    Lei Xuan nodded and said, ¡°So that¡¯s how it is!¡±


    After breaking away from the girl surnamed Wang, Xiao Jingting had been hanging out with Xiao Xiaodong and knew not much more than the three young ones.


    Xiao Xiaofan suddenly thought of something, ¡°Brother, that medicinal liquid that corrodes the Forbidden Spirit Ring was invented by father, right?¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, ¡°Yes!¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan suddenly understood everything, ¡°That¡¯s it! I knew you had been researching it for so long but there was no progress, but suddenly a finished product appeared. It turned out it was dad who made it. I told you that brother was not that smart.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong felt offended and said, ¡°What do you mean?¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan smiled with embarrassment and said, ¡°Brother, I didn¡¯t say you weren¡¯t smart, just not that smart.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong, ¡°¡­¡±


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­


    ¡°Younger martial brother, it¡¯s been a long time!¡± Li Liang looked at Xiao Xiaodong and Xiao Xiaofan as he spoke.


    Xiao Xiaofan nodded and said, ¡°Elder martial brother, long time no see!¡±


    Li Liang looked at the dirty faces of Xiao Xiaofan and the others and felt a bit strange. Although their clothes were tattered and their faces were dirty, their spirits were really good, much stronger than them.


    Li Liang didn¡¯t know that the poison on Xiao Xiaofan and others had been detoxified. With spiritual spring, they didn¡¯t need to fear the miasma in the mine and they were able to cultivate normally. The aura in the mining area was also considered dense, and there was no shortage of spiritual stones, so they lived a good life there.


    ¡°Elder martial brother, is there any news from outside?¡± Xiao Xiaofan asked.


    Li Liang nodded and said, ¡°There is.¡±


    ¡°I heard that the Devil Blood Sect originally piled up a warehouse of spirit stones to be shipped out, but there was an accident.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan couldn¡¯t help but ask, ¡°What kind of accident?¡±


    ¡°There was a fight between a group of people and the Golden Core cultivator on the island over the spirit stones.¡± Li Liang said somewhat gloatingly. The life of miners was miserable, and now that there was some bad news about Devil Blood sect, it relieved their depression.


    ¡°A warehouse full of spirit stones! That¡¯s a lot of spirit stones!¡± Xiao Xiaofan licked his lips, full of envy.


    Li Liang looked at Xiao Xiaofan and said, ¡°Younger martial brother Xiaofan, you are not thinking of trying to sneak into that warehouse of spirit stones, are you?¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan hurriedly shook his head and said, ¡°How could I? Elder material brother, you are thinking too much. In the present situation, even if I was given a warehouse full of spirit stones, I wouldn¡¯t be able to absorb them!¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong lowered his head and thought: A warehouse of spirit stones, just how many would there be? If we get such a batch of spirit stones, then we wouldn¡¯t have to work so hard to dig them up.

 Chapter 198

    ¡°You¡¯re thinking about the warehouse?¡± Xu Muan looked at Xiao Jingting and asked with a sideways glance.


    Xiao Jingting smiled and said, ¡°I can¡¯t help thinking about it!¡±


    After entering the middle stage of Foundation Building, the quality of spiritual plants they needed was much higher and no amount of spiritual stones would be too much to spent on the plants. After undertaking such a big job, taking a break for two or three years would not be a problem.


    Xu Muan thought about it and said, ¡°It¡¯s a bit dangerous! Don¡¯t we have to consider the ¡®long term¡¯ cultivation? There is no need to take such a risk!¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and agreed with him.


    Having made up his mind, Xiao Jingting often went out to visit the mines. There were a lot of miners in the mining area and Xiao Jingting and Xu Muan, who also wore forbidden spirit rings to not stand out, looked very insignificant.


    Xiao Jingting and Xu Muan waited for a few days and risked killing two cultivators from Devil Blood Sect who were in charge of patrolling. By impersonating the Devil Blood Sect cultivators, they entered the patrol team.


    Xiao Jingting had been with Wang Tingfei for a few days, so he was familiar with everything in Devil Blood Sect. So even after spending several days in the ranks of Devil Blood Sect, he was not exposed.


    After Xiao Jingting and Xu Muan patrolled for several days, Xiao Jingting couldn¡¯t help but become a little more suspicious.


    ¡°So many spirit stones, why not put them in a space ring?¡± Xiao Jingting asked.


    Xu Muan shook his head and said, ¡°I don¡¯t know!¡± Is it because they were afraid of uneven distribution of stolen goods?¡±  However, there are indeed spirit stones in the warehouse.¡± He had confirmed it several times.


    ¡°It looks like a trap, waiting for people to rob it.¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°It¡¯s also possible!¡± He heard that Devil Blood Sect had already encountered several waves of spies. Many spies and several cultivators of Devil Blood Sect had died.


    Although Xiao Jingting was also interested in the spirit stones in the warehouse, he did not make a rash move and just silently waited for the opportunity.


    A colored pillar of light shot straight up into the sky, and a shout came, ¡°The top-grade spirit stone is out.¡±


    Xiao Jingting froze for a moment and his heart couldn¡¯t help feeling surprised. There were not a lot of top-grade spirit stones in this world. Maybe there were many middle-grade spirit stones in this mine! No wonder that Devil Blood Sect would spare no effort to capture Foundation Building cultivators to exploit the mine.


    A dense killing aura came and Xiao Jingting and Xu Muan immediately hid to the side.


    Several Golden Core cultivators attacked the cultivator who was holding the top-grade spirit stone, making Xiao Jingting and Xu Muan immediately startled.


    ¡°There are so many Golden Core cultivators on this island,¡± Xu Muan said with some surprise.


    ¡°No wonder.¡± There was no impenetrable wall in this world. Before the female cultivator they happened to meet was also undercover from another sect, so who knew how many undercovers there were in the Devil Blood Sect.


    Several Golden Core fought with lurking Golden Core cultivators of Devil Blood Sect.


    It was really a trap! Xiao Jingting thought as he looked at the Devil Blood Sect where several Golden Core cultivators appeared at once.


    ¡°There are quite a few Golden Core cultivators coming too!¡± Xu Muan said somewhat happily.


    Xu Muan thought: This fight is good! Fighting is the only way for them to take advantage of the situation.


    The scene of nearly ten Golden Core cultivators fighting together was magnificent.


    Xiao Jingting and Xu Muan hid on the side, secretly observing the situation. Watching several Golden Core use real fire, Xiao Jingting put Xu Muan into the jade pendant space together with him and manipulated the jade pendant to slip through the vent into the warehouse full of spirit stones. After collecting the full warehouse of spirit stones, he secretly left through the vent.


    Xiao Jingting was also very excited about the top-quality spirit stones that triggered the battle, but he also knew the truth. It would be biting more than he could chew, so after getting a warehouse full of spirit stones, he was satisfied.


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­


    Inside the mine Xiao Xiaofan squatted on the side, looking at the skinny teenager on the ground with a bit of distress on his face.


    ¡°Is it appropriate to save someone at this time?¡± Xiao Xiaofan squatted on the ground, holding his face and asked.


    ¡°His grandfather is a Nascent Soul cultivator and his grandfather loves him very much.¡± Lei Xuan didn¡¯t reveal more.


    The name of the person on the ground was Chen Xu and he was the grandson of Cheng Lifeng. Chen Lifeng pursued working hard on his cultivation all his life and only after advancing to Nascent Soul realm, he began to enjoy himself and married several wives and concubines.


    The higher the cultivation of cultivators, the more difficult it was to have children. Chen Lifeng only got a son when he was more than a thousand years old. But when this precious son went out, he met with an accident, dying together with his wife. Leaving only a ger grandson, Chen Lifeng regarded this grandson as a treasure, so they did not know how Chen Xu got here.


    Xiao Xiaodong looked at the boy on the ground and thought: If we take this guy to escape with us and still want to survive, it¡¯s necessary for this guy¡¯s grandfather to make good compensation for us. But with the premise that we would be able to get out safely.


    Xiao Xiaofan said with some suspicion. ¡°Why would the grandson of a Nascent Soul cultivator end up in this place?¡±


    Lei Xuan shook his head and said, ¡°I don¡¯t know.¡±


    ¡°What kind of spiritual root does he have?¡± Xiao Xiaofan asked curiously.


    ¡°He has three Spiritual Roots.¡± Lei Xuan said.


    Xiao Xiaodong narrowed his eyes. It seemed that three spiritual roots were not very good! He had three spiritual roots, was so young, but still advanced to Foundation Building. Presumably, his Nascent Soul grandfather spent a lot of effort on him.


    Xiao Xiaodong looked at the young man on the ground and a cold light flickered in his eyes before he said, ¡°You¡¯re already awake, don¡¯t play dead.¡±


    Chen Xu opened his eyes with a little more panic on his face.


    ¡°Who are you?¡± Chen Xu asked in horror.


    Xiao Xiaofan squatted down, made a face at Chen Xu and roared.


    Chen Xu, who was frightened by Xiao Xiaofan, took two steps back.


    ¡°Xiaofan, stop it.¡± Xiao Xiaodong looked at his own naughty brothe and thought: My younger brother is so naughty. Chen Xu is the apple of his grandfather¡¯s eyes. If he gets sick because of being scared by Xiaofan, once his grandfather comes, we will all be turned into ashes.


    Xiao Xiaofan somewhat reluctantly put on a normal expression.

 Chapter 199

    Xiao Xiaodong looked at Chen Xu, deliberated for a moment and said, ¡°Young Master Chen, I heard that you have an old ancestor at the Nascent Soul realm. Maybe if you talk to the people of Devil Blood Sect, they will let you go. But I can¡¯t say it for sure.¡±


    Chen Xu shook his head and said, ¡°No, if I reveal my identity, the Devil Blood Sect will only kill me to avoid news from leaking out.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded secretly and thought: This guy is not stupid! If he was stupid, I would be afraid to have saved a retarded fool.


    ¡°I heard that your grandfather protects you very well! How did you get caught?¡± Xiao Xiaodong asked curiously. Xiao Xiaofan was treated as an outcast by the sect but Chen Xu¡¯s background was so powerful that no one would dare to treat him like an outcast. His grandfather loved him so much, so how could he possibly put his life at risk?


    ¡°I trusted the words of others, so I ended up like this. I have no one but myself to blame,¡± Chen Xu said somewhat gloomily.


    Xiao Xiaofan tilted his head and said curiously, ¡°Whose words did you gullibly trust?¡±


    Chen Xu gritted his teeth and did not speak.


    Xiao Xiaodong looked at Xiao Xiaofan glittering eyes and said, ¡°Okay, stop asking him.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan spoke somewhat demoralized. ¡°But, I¡¯m curious!¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong, ¡°¡­¡±


    ¡°It was my fianc¨¦. He asked me out but as a result, he didn¡¯t show up as promised, and I got caught.¡± Chen Xu hesitated for a moment and bit his lip.


    ¡°You don¡¯t look old enough to have a fianc¨¦. You fell in love early!¡± Xiao Xiaofan said with amazement.


    Chen Xu couldn¡¯t help blushing.


    Xiao Xiaodong glanced towards Lei Xuan and thought: Xiaofan is an idiot, he was still so young but he was already targeted.


    ¡°Is your fianc¨¦ Qiao Xiang?¡± Lei Xuan asked.


    Chen Xu nodded with a little embarrassment on his face.


    Xiao Xiaofan looked at Lei Xuan and asked, ¡°Who is Qiao Xiang?¡±


    ¡°An elite disciple of the Peerless Sect, a genius with a single spiritual root,¡± Lei Xuan said.


    Behind Qiao Xiang, there was also an old monster at the Nascent Soul realm. Speaking of which, Chen Xu and Qiao Xiang¡¯s engagement was considered a match but the only troublesome thing was that Qiao Xiang was single spiritual root and Chen Xu was just three spiritual roots. The difference between their talents was too great.


    Chen Lifeng was a casual cultivator and it was very difficult to reach Nascent Soul realm for casual cultivators. Generally, the old monsters who could reach Nascent Soul as casual cultivators had a higher fighting power than those Nascent Soul cultivators from the sect. They were also braver and more ruthless.


    Peerless Sect wanted to bring Chen Xu and Qiao Xiang together in order to win over Chen Lifeng, but¡­ Chen Xu actually ended up here.


    ¡°You were stood up by Qiao Xian. Does your grandfather know?¡± Xiao Xiaodong looked at Chen Xu and asked.


    Chen Xu shook his head and said, ¡°He doesn¡¯t know.¡±


    Chen Xu clenched his teeth. Now he has a vague understanding that this matter should have been calculated by Qiao Xiang.


    After their engagement was settled, he could not help but look forward to this fianc¨¦ of his, so he agreed to his fianc¨¦¡¯s invitation and sneaked out. He kept this whole thing from his grandfather.


    ¡°Do you want to eat the fruit?¡± Xiao Xiaofan took out a spirit fruit and asked.


    ¡°Is that ok?¡± Chen Xu asked.


    Xiao Xiaofan looked towards Xiao Xiaodong, who glanced at Xiao Xiaofan and said, ¡°Give it to him. Eat it quickly and don¡¯t let other people see it.¡±


    Chen Xu did not care to ask Xiao Xiaofan where the spirit fruit came from, and ate it in big bites.


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­


    Xiao Jingting and Xu Muan returned to the cave and when Xiao Xiaofan saw the two of them, he was a little excited.


    ¡°Why is there an extra kid?! Where did you pick him up from?¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Xiao Xiaofan said, ¡°He was picked up by my brother. Lei Xuan said that this guy has a grandfather at the Nascent Soul realm. Maybe we can rely on him in the future.¡±


    Xiao Jingting was shocked. This was the second-generation cultivator! This unlucky second generation actually got into this place. But even if he was second generation, so what? When he had a bad luck, he still had to work in the mine.


    ¡°Father, how is the situation outside now?¡± Xiao Xiaodong asked.


    Xiao Jingting rubbed his nose and said, ¡°There are top quality spirit stones out there. Several cultivators at Golden Stage fought over those spirit stones. This battle is really earth shattering!¡± Xiao Jingting spoke with a sigh of relief.


    Xiao Xiaodong looked at Xiao Jingting¡¯s complacent look and vaguely felt that his father might have taken advantage of the scuffle.


    ¡°Are there any Golden Core cultivators from other powers appearing?¡± Lei Xuan asked.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Yes!¡±


    Xiao Jingting spoke with some embarrassment, ¡°You guys, be careful. After such a big incident with the Devil Blood Sect, it might not be long before they check the miners.¡±


    However, this was just his guess. After all, he saw the Devil¡¯s Blood Sect and these few Golden Core cultivators fighting could not win anything. If the loss of Devil Blood Sect was very big, they should not be able to spare much energy for the time being.


    Xiao Xiaofan slipped to Xiao Jingting¡¯s side and asked, ¡°Father, the top-grade spirit stones should be worth a lot of money, right?¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Top-grade spirit stones, of course, they are worth a lot of money.¡±


    One medium-grade spirit stone was equal to one thousand lower-grade spirit stones, and one top-grade spirit stone was equal to one thousand medium-grade spirit stones. That¡¯s to say, one top-grade spirit stone was equal to one million lower-grade spirit stones! It was also said that top grade spirit stones were also very useful for the Golden Core cultivators who had hit the bottleneck. No wonder those Golden Core scouts couldn¡¯t control themselves when the top-grade spirit stones were found.


    Xiao Jingting shook his head and thought: No one should be too greedy? With a warehouse full of spirit stones, he should be satisfied. If only there were top-grade spirit stones in the warehouse. It¡¯s a pity that he didn¡¯t have them. It was a pity.

 Chapter 200

    Fearing that people of Devil Blood Sect would investigate, Xiao Jingting and Xu Muan got into the jade pendant space and let Xiao Xiaodong find a secret place to bury the pendant.


    It turns out that Xiao Jingting¡¯s caution was necessary. Shortly after the incident, several Golden Core cultivators from Devil Blood Sect, despite their injuries, checked all the miners in the mining area. Xiao Jingting and Xu Muan escaped because they hid themselves in the jade pendant early, otherwise, with their disguise skill, they would never have been able to hide from these Golden Core cultivators.


    Xiao Xiaodong felt a majestic spiritual force for several days in a row, which was sweeping back and forth in the mining area.


    Since the check was fruitless, Xiao Xiaodong and others were released back into the mine.


    ¡°Elder martial brother Li?¡± Looking at Li Liang, Xiao Xiaodong showed a smile and said tentatively, ¡°Recently, the Golden Core cultivators on the island seem to have gone crazy.¡±


    Li Liang nodded and said, ¡°It is said that Golden Core cultivators from Devil Blood Sect suffered a big loss so that they became a little crazy.¡±


    Li Liang was very well informed. Xiao Xiaodong, hearing his words, asked, ¡°Suffered a big loss? What do you mean?!¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s said that several Golden Core spies snuck into the island and people from the Devil Blood Sect hid spirit stones in a warehouse, wanting to lure the spies out. But as a result, the spies remained indifferent and Devil Blood Sect people were forced to use top-quality spirit stones to lure them out. As a result, they lured some spies out, several of them at once.¡±


    ¡°The number of Golden Core cultivators sneaking into the island exceeded their expectation, so when the two sides fought, no one got an upper hand. Someone took advantage of the chaos and stole all spirit stones in the warehouse. Although there were no top-grade spirit stones in the warehouse, I heard that there were thousands of medium-grade spirit stones, and millions of lower-grade spirit stones. During this time, all the spirit stones we dug were put into this warehouse, so whoever stole them was really lucky.¡±


    As Li Liang spoke, his eyes could not help but reveal some envious light.


    ¡°So many spirit stones! It¡¯s really a large number!¡± Xiao Xiaofan said with an exclamation.


    Li Liang nodded and said, ¡°Yes! So many stones!¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong rolled his eyes and thought: So many spirit stones, this time, father and daddy really earned a lot!


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­


    Green Cloud Immortal Sect.


    Tang Yunjie inquired for news about Xiao Xiaodong and Lei Xuan, but unfortunately, there was never any progress.


    Tang Yunjie, who came out of the mission hall with a downcast expression, happened to meet Dong Lin.


    ¡°Younger martial brother Tang, do you want to take the task?¡±


    Tang Yunjie shook his head and spoke with a somewhat dark face. ¡°No.¡±


    ¡°Elder martial brother Dong, elder martial brother Tang doesn¡¯t have time to take on the task right now. I think that elder martial brother Tang wants to find the whereabouts of Senior Xiao and Senior Lei,¡± Wang Yun said with a smile.


    Although Xiao Xiaofan and Lei Xuan were much younger than Wang Yun, those two had already advanced to Foundation Building and were Wang Yun¡¯s seniors.


    Tang Yunjie frowned and didn¡¯t say anything.


    ¡°Don¡¯t waste your efforts, elder martial brother Tang. I heard that many sects¡¯ patriarchs are tracking down the whereabouts of the two seniors. Unfortunately, there has not been much progress, I heard that it is probably fatal.¡± Wang Yun said with a sigh.


    Tang Yunjie stared at Wang Yun and said angrily, ¡°Things are not clear. Can you stop spreading groundless rumors?¡±


    Wang Yun said with some aggravation. ¡°I¡¯m not the only one who says so. Everyone is talking.¡±


    Tang Yunjie looked at Wang Yun with some fierceness.


    Wang Yun reluctantly hid behind Dong Lin.


    Dong Lin stopped the furious Tang Yunjie and said, ¡°Younger martial brother Tang, don¡¯t take out on younger martial sister Wang. There is nothing wrong with what martial sister Wang said. What happened to senior Xiao is really regrettable, but what happened to Senior Lei is even more regrettable. This matter had nothing to do with Senior Lei, but he insisted to go there with Xiao Xiaofan.¡±


    Tang Yunjie clenched his fist. Dong Lin¡¯s words had implied meaning. He was actually accusing Xiao Xiaofan of dragging Lei Xuan down, despite the fact that Xiao Xiaofan used to treat Dong Lin as a good friend sincerely before.


    Tang Yunjie did not bother to say anything else to Dong Lin and Wang Yun and left angrily.


    ¡­¡­¡­


    ¡°Elder martial brother Tang.¡± Ouyang JinyueJinyue opened her mouth and called out to Tang Yunjie.


    Tang Yunjie glanced towards Ouyang Jinyue, and the gloomy expression on his face eased a bit. ¡°Younger martial sister, it¡¯s you!¡±


    Ouyang Jinyue nodded and said, ¡°Yes! Has there been any news?¡±


    Tang Yunjie shook his head and said somewhat helplessly, ¡°There¡¯s no news for now.¡±


    Ouyang Jinyue rubbed her forehead. When Xiao Xiaofan took that task, Xiao Xiaodong and Lei Xuan followed him. Now, she did not know what the situation was. ¡°I heard that the originally missing Foundation Building cultivators have not been found.¡±


    Tang Yunjie nodded and said, ¡°Yes!¡±


    ¡°I heard that many Foundation Building cultivators have gone missing, and this is vaguely related to the Devil Blood Sect,¡± Tang Yunjie said.


    Ouyang Jinyue said with worry, ¡°The Devil Blood Sect is the number one sect in the demonic path and acts ruthlessly. If Xiaofan and the others really have fallen into the hands of Devil Blood Sect, their lives might be at risk!¡±


    Tang Yunjie shook his head and said, ¡°The matter is not confirmed yet, so there is no need for us to raise an alarm.¡±


    ¡°I heard that there was a golden core cultivator in Xiaofan¡¯s group,¡± Ouyang Jinyue said.


    Tang Yunjie nodded and said ¡°Yes!¡± The sect thought that everything would be fine if they sent one Golden Core cultivator with them. As a result, something went wrong, and the sect should have sent two more Golden Core cultivators over.


    ¡°I heard something,¡± Tang Yunjie said.


    ¡°What is it?¡± Ouyang Jinyue asked.


    ¡°Chen Lifeng¡¯s grandson is missing.¡± Tang Yunjie said.


    Ouyang Jinyue couldn¡¯t help being surprised. ¡°Isn¡¯t Chen Lifeng a Nascent Soul cultivator?¡±


    Tang Yunjie nodded and said, ¡°Yes! I wonder if it¡¯s possible that the one who took Xiao Xiaofan and the others is the same person who took Chen Lifeng¡¯s grandson.¡±


    Ouyang Jinyue¡¯s eyes widened as she said, ¡°If it¡¯s the same person, when Chen Lifeng finds it out, the culprit will have to eat their own bitter fruit.¡±

 Chapter 201

    Xiao Xiaofan was digging for ores when a demon corpse ran out.


    Xiao Xiaofan hit the demon corpse with his fist and a hole was blasted out in the demon corpse¡¯s belly. Then it¡¯s turned into sand and a red bead rolled down.


    For the cultivators who had their cultivation limited, the threat of low-level demon corpses was great. But for Foundation Building cultivators who were not controlled by forbidden spirit ring, the threat of low-level Foundation Building Demon corpses was not great.


    Chen Xu glanced at Xiao Xiaofan and worked hard to chisel the ore. After a few days with Xiao Xiaofan and others, Chen Xu knew that Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s situation was very special. Although Xiao Xiaofan and others wore the forbidden spirit ring on their wrist, the forbidden spirit ring was broken and they could use their spiritual energy at will and had sufficient food.


    Xiao Xiaofan looked at the red bead in his hand and said, ¡°What¡¯s the use of this thing?¡±


    ¡°It should be used for body refining,¡± Chen Xu said.


    Xiao Xiaofan asked with some curiosity, ¡°Refining the body?¡±


    Chen Xu nodded and said, ¡°Yes! These demon corpses should be Fury corpses that have absorbed the evil Qi. So these Fury corpses will have Fury beads condensed in their bodies, and these Fury beads can be used for refining the body.¡±


    ¡°Is this thing valuable?¡± Xiao Xiaofan asked.


    Chen Xu thought about it and said, ¡°The one you have in your hand has a weak aura so it should not be too valuable. But the one from high-level Fury corpses would be worth a lot.¡±


    When Xiao Xiaodong heard Chen Xu¡¯s words, the corners of his mouth hooked up. According to his knowledge, his father robbed the whole warehouse and in addition to a large number of spiritual stones, there were also a lot of Fury beads. If the level of Fury beads was not low, the Devil Blood Sect would really have suffered heavy losses.


    Xiao Xiaofan looked at the stone wall and said, ¡°Behind this stone wall, there seems to be something really good.¡±


    Lei Xuan said somewhat cheerfully, ¡°It¡¯s not going to be a top-grade spirit stone, right?¡±


    Lei Xuan was not short of money, but he wasn¡¯t particularly well off either. So thinking that there might be a top grade spirit stone behind this wall, his heart could not help beating fast. They didn¡¯t need top-grade spirit stones now, but he could take it to the family elder to exchange for something else! A top-grade spirit stone could be exchanged for nearly one million lower grade spirit stones.


    Xiao Xiaofan shook his head and said, ¡°I don¡¯t know!¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong looked at several people and said, ¡°Be careful! It might be a high-grade spirit stone or a high-grade demonic corpse.¡±


    Chen Xu stood behind a few people and did not say anything. After spending some time in the mine, Chen Xu had long learned how to protect himself.


    After meeting them, his situation got much better and he didn¡¯t have to work hard digging spirit stones every day. Xiao Xiaofan was good at finding the spirit stone mines and as long as he dug according to the location Xiao Xiaofan pointed at, he would get enough food to ensure his safety.


    Xiao Xiaofan touched his nose and said, ¡°Let¡¯s dig it and take a look.¡±


    Lei Xuan nodded and said, ¡°Stand back a little.¡±


    Lei Xuan smashed his fist on the stone wall, and stones rolled around in an instant.


    Xiao Xiaodong froze for a moment and frowned, ¡°You should be quieter! Don¡¯t bring others here!¡±


    Lei Xuan nodded and said, ¡°Alright!¡±


    Lei Xuan constantly bombarded the stone wall and under continuous bombardment, a big hole in the stone wall was made. Xiao Xiaofan couldn¡¯t wait to look through the hole and was amazed to find that inside the stone wall was actually a stone chamber, which was filled with blue fog. He could not see the situation inside clearly for a moment.


    Xiao Xiaodong and the other people waited in front of the stone chamber when an inexplicable force came and swept all four people into the stone chamber.


    A sweet fragrance permeated at the tip of Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s nose, and a surge of drowsiness attacked his heart. Xiao Xiaodong bit his lips fiercely, but still could not resist the surge of drowsiness. ¡°Is it over?¡± Before he fell into a coma, Xiao Xiaodong thought in despair.


    Xiao Xiaodong had a very sweet dream in which his father, Xiao Jingting, said that he loved him the most and said that among his three brothers, he was the most promising and the most capable.


    Xiao Xiaodong woke up when a strange monster which looked like a mountain chicken jumped around him. Between it¡¯s breaths, this demon beast spewed blue mist.


    The mountain chicken opened its big eyes and looked at him with a gaze full of criticism.


    Xiao Xiaodong frowned and looked at the demonic beast next to him, understanding that he had contracted this demonic beast in his sleep. Looking at the demonic beast beside him, Xiao Xiaodong had mixed feelings. He had actually contracted a chicken.


    Sensing Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s thoughts, the breathing of the demonic beast next to him suddenly sharpened, his wings flapping.


    Xiao Xiaodong ignored the demonic beast that was screaming madly next to him. After having a contract with this little chicken, Xiao Xiaodong knew that this demonic beast of his was a demonic beast that could weave illusions and Xiao Xiaofan, Lei Xuan and Chen Xu were all trapped in its fantasy.


    He was the first to break free from the shackles of illusion, so the chicken chose to make a contract with him.


    The little chicken jumped around Xiao Xiaodong somewhat dissatisfied, indicating to Xiao Xiaodong that Xiao Xiaofan had the best qualifications, but unfortunately, his mind was too weak, so he directly fainted.

 Chapter 202

    Xiao Xiaodong pinched Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s nose and Xiao Xiaofan waved his hand haphazardly and woke up in a daze.


    ¡°Brother, what happened to me?¡± Xiao Xiaofan rubbed his forehead and looked at Xiao Xiaodong somewhat perplexedly and asked.


    ¡°You fell asleep and almost died in your sleep,¡± Xiao Xiaodong said.


    After contracting with the little chicken, Xiao Xiaodong could feel Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s dream through the chicken. In his dream, Xiao Xiaofan was lying on a mountain of spirit stones, eating while counting the spirit stones, very carefree.


    ¡°I seem to have had a good dream.¡± Xiao Xiaofan hooked the corner of his mouth and said.


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, ¡°It was indeed a good dream.¡±


    Lei Xuan stifled a grunt and woke up. Xiao Xiaodong looked at Lei Xuan with a somewhat complicated expression. Xiao Xiaodong saw Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s dream, so naturally he also saw Lei Xuan¡¯s dream.


    In Lei Xuan¡¯s dream, Xiao Xiaofan was making him a lot of delicious food. Xiao Xiaofan also fed Lei Xuan with a big spoon. In the dream, Xiaofan affectionately said to Lei Xu an, ¡®Brother Lei is so handsome, brother Lei is so powerful. I like brother Lei the most.¡¯ Lei Xuan smiled like a nymphomaniac.


    Xiao Xiaodong thought: This guy Lei Xuan is really a dreamer. Even I, as the older brother would not dare say that my younger brother who is very protective of food would feed me. Lei Xuan can really dream, even thinking that my idiot brother would take initiative to say he liked feeding him.


    Lei Xuan looked at Xiao Xiaodong and said with some confusion. ¡°What happened?¡±


    ¡°You entered the illusion and were confused by this illusion. Now that this illusion was removed, you naturally came back to your senses.¡± Xiao Xiaodong explained briefly and concisely.


    Xiao Xiaofan nodded and said, ¡°So that¡¯s how it is!¡± Seeing the little chicken, Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s eyes immediately lit up with an exquisite light. ¡°Huh, where did this chicken come from?! Brother, you caught food?¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong rolled his eyes and thought: My brother is an idiot. He doesn¡¯t care how the illusion was removed and only knows how to care about the food.


    ¡°No, this is my contracted beast,¡± Xiao Xiaodong said.


    Xiao Xiaofan was very surprised as he said, ¡°This is your contracted spirit beast! Brother, you actually contracted a chicken, brother, there is a limit to the number of times a cultivator can contract a spirit beast! You are so smart, how could you waste such a precious contract opportunity on a chicken?!¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan was too excited, so the little chicken on Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s shoulder, huffing and puffing its wings, pounced towards Xiao Xiaofan. Xiao Xiaofan, who was pounced on by the little chicken, fell to the ground.


    Xiao Xiaofan howled and said, ¡°Brother, this chicken you contracted looks small but it¡¯s so heavy!¡±


    Little chicken stomped proudly on Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s body twice, and Xiao Xiaofan screamed when he was stepped on.


    Under Xiao Xiaodong command, the little chicken finally let go of Xiao Xiaofan.


    Xiao Xiaofan crawled up from the ground with an aggrieved expression. ¡°Brother, this little chicken you contracted doesn¡¯t look good, but it¡¯s very heavy! In the future, when facing the enemy, you can throw it out and let it crush your opponent to death. ¡±


    Little chicken glanced at Xiao Xiaofan with disdain, with a look of not wanting to talk more nonsense with Xiao Xiaofan.


    ¡°Brother, the chicken you contracted seems to be very arrogant. How could a chicken be so arrogant?¡± Xiao Xiaofan tilted his head and said.


    Lei Xuan looked at the little chicken and said as he was deep in thought, ¡°Xiaofan, don¡¯t talk nonsense. This chicken is not simple.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan said with some surprise, ¡°Huh, a chicken is not simple?¡±


    Lei Xuan, ¡°¡­¡± Lei Xuan vaguely felt that this chicken had something to do with the fog inside the cave and with their coma from before. A chicken that could survive in a mine was definitely not an ordinary chicken.


    Chen Xu looked at Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s chicken, his eyes flashed with some doubt but he didn¡¯t ask anything more.


    ¡°Brother, do you want to give your contracted beast a name?!¡± Xiao Xiaofan thought about it and said.


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, ¡°Sure!¡±


    ¡°How about calling it Huahua? It looks so colorful so it¡¯s very suitable to be called Huahua.¡± Xiao Xiaofan said.


    Little chicken¡¯s feathers stuck straight up all of a sudden and it stretched out its mouth to peck Xiao Xiaofan, sending Xiao Xiaofan backwards in shock.


    ¡°Okay, let¡¯s call it Huahua,¡± Xiao Xiaodong said.


    Little chicken turned back to Xiao Xiaodong and glared at him.


    Xiao Xiaodong ignored the little chicken¡¯s protest.


    Xiao Xiaofan and the others walked into the previous cave chamber. All the fog inside was sucked back by little chicken.


    Xiao Xiaodong and others found several pieces of spirit stone remnants in the cave. They had limited ability to distinguish the grades of spirit stones once they were emptied of spiritual power.


    Fearing that the people of the Devil Blood Sect would notice something wrong, Xiao Xiaodong and others camouflaged the cave to make it look like all spirit stones had been mined.


    Lei Xuan looked at the little chicken and had some doubts in his heart.


    The little chicken looked at Lei Xuan then at Xiao Xiaofan, and then cackled.


    Lei Xuan looked at the eyes of the little chicken and felt like he was stripped. Lei Xuan was surprised to find that the eyes of the chicken looking at him and then looking at Xiao Xiaofan were full of intimacy. Don¡¯t ask why a little chicken has an intimate look in the eyes, it¡¯s indeed intimate.

 Chapter 203

    After a battle between the Golden Core cultivators on the island and the Golden Core cultivators from outside, the island was calm for a few days.


    The calmer the island was, the more Xiao Jingting and Xu Muan did not dare to show up.


    Half a month later, rumors appeared that a stone cave was dug out on the island. There was a big tripod hidden in the cave, which was a rare ancient magic weapon.


    For this magic weapon, a great battle broke out on the island once again and even a Nascent Soul cultivator appeared.


    After such a horrible thing happened, Xiao Jingting and Xu Muan could finally show up.


    ¡°Xiaodong, you contracted a chicken!¡± Xiao Jingting looked at the little chick beside Xiao Xiaodong, full of surprise.


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, ¡°Yes!¡±


    ¡°Son, this chicken of yours is majestic and extraordinary at first glance, it can be even called a world-famous chicken!¡± However, no matter how majestic it looked, the chicken was still a chicken. If they took this chicken to a chicken fight, they might be able to make a profit.


    Although he did not understand why his wise and powerful eldest son would contract a chicken, the contract was already made. It was also not good for Xiao Jingting to let his son terminate the contract at will. After all, his eldest son signed an equal contract with this chick and once the contract was broken, his son would also be affected.


    ¡°Son, don¡¯t be discouraged, maybe this chicken of yours can transform into a peacock in the future,¡± Xiao Jingting patted Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s shoulder and said.


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and answered, ¡°Mm-hmm.¡±


    Xiao Jingting noticed that when he talked about peacocks, the little chick that Xiao Xiaodong contracted had eyes full of disdain, seemingly extremely disdainful of what Xiao Jingting said about peacocks.


    Looking at Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s contract beast, Xiao Jingting thought: This stupid thing looks like a chicken with a dragon heart! It is said that the dragon clan are very proud.


    ¡°Father, what¡¯s going on out there?¡± Xiao Xiaodong asked.


    Xiao Jingting said with some annoyance. ¡°A lot of Golden Core and Nascent Soul realm cultivators are also coming here. Once there is a big battle on the island, people will be miserable.¡±


    The aftermath of Nascent Soul cultivators¡¯ battle could shock them to death and it would not be easy to retreat from this battle safe and sound.


    Xiao Jingting thought: If there is really no way out, he can put everyone in the space and find a place to hide. But in this way, the jade pendant space would be exposed. Can he put Lei Xuan in it?


    Xiao Jingting didn¡¯t dare to put Chen Xu into the jade pendant space. The friendship between them was not genuine. Chen Xu had a grandfather at Nascent Soul realm, so who knew what his grandfather would do when he knew about the existence of the jade pendant space? Xiao Jingting did not dare to challenge the character of a Nascent Soul cultivator.


    Chen Xu hesitated for a moment and said, ¡°Actually, I have a solution.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong looked at Chen Xu with some suspicion and said, ¡°What solution?¡±


    Since Chen Xu was rescued by them, he had been very quiet and had a very low sense of presence. It was the first time that Xiao Xiaodong saw Chen Xu take the initiative to speak.


    ¡°If you guys can help me unlock the forbidden spirit ring, I have a way to contact my grandfather. If my grandfather comes, I can ask him to take us all away.¡± Chen Xu hesitated for a moment and said.


    Xiao Jingting looked at Chen Xu, thought for a long time and said, ¡°Alright.¡± Chen Xu¡¯s grandfather was a Nascent Soul cultivator. Even if they met, it should not be in favor of revenge.


    When Chen Xu heard it, he immediately let out a sigh of relief.


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­


    Xiao Xiaodong used the medicinal liquid to corrode the structure of Chen Xu¡¯s forbidden spirit ring. Chen Xu closed his eyes and his body emitted a halo of light. After a long time, Chen Xu opened his eyes and said, ¡°It¡¯s done.¡±


    Lei Xuan looked at Chen Xu with amazement and said, ¡°How did you contact your grandfather? All the communication and storage equipment should be the focus of verification.¡±


    Chen Xu nodded and said, ¡°Well, when I was young, I swallowed a unique transmission bead. Once I encounter an emergency, I can contact my grandfather. However, after I was captured this time, the forbidden spirit ring was put on me. Without my spiritual energy, I could not use transmission bead.¡±


    Chen Xu lowered his head. The fact that he swallowed a transmission bead was confidential, so originally except his grandfather, no one knew about it.


    Lei Xuan nodded and said, ¡°So that¡¯s how it is!¡±


    Xiao Jingting was full of amazement as he looked at Chen Xu. Eating a transmission bead at a young age, this kid really ate everything! This guy was unlucky enough, his grandfather cared about him so much but this guy was so unlucky that even under such conditions, he fell into this situation.


    ¡°Did you contact your grandfather?¡± Xiao Jingting asked.


    Chen Xu nodded and said, ¡°Contacted, it¡¯s a little far away so it used a lot of spiritual energy.¡±


    Chen Xu pursed his lips. Earlier, his grandfather tried to contact him many times. But because he couldn¡¯t use his spiritual energy, he could not reply. Therefore, his grandfather probably thought he was dead.


    Knowing that his grandfather was coming, Chen Xu¡¯s mood became much better all of a sudden.


    Xiao Xiaodong thought: This guy Chen Xu is cautious enough. He should have known that the forbidden spirit ring was useless to them but he did not say anything about it until now. Obviously he is a very cautious person! But he was so easily cheated by this person named Qiao Xiang, it¡¯s really like his father said, ¡°People in love all become idiots.¡±. This Qiao Xiang is not the male god his father talked about, but what is a male god in the end?


    Seeing Xiao Xiaodong looking at himself, Chen Xu blushed for a moment but did not turn away his face.


    Xiao Xiaodong turned his face first. Earlier, in the Huahua¡¯s illusion, Xiao Xiaodong saw Chen Xu¡¯s dream. Chen Xu dreamt that he had become a single spiritual root and an old man with white beard showed a very pleased smile. Xiao Xiaodong guessed that the old man should be Chen Xu¡¯s grandfather and a very fuzzy figure next to him should be Chen Xu¡¯s fianc¨¦.


    Although Chen Xu was a second-generation cultivator and had a grandfather who loved him deeply because of his spiritual roots, Chen Xu did not seem to have a very good life.

 Chapter 204

    Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s eyes brightened as he asked Chen Xu, ¡°I heard that your grandfather is a Nascent Soul cultivator?¡±


    Chen Xu became a little nervous under Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s gaze and nodded, ¡°Yes! My grandfather is a Nascent Soul cultivator.¡±


    ¡°I heard that a Nascent Soul cultivator can live for two thousand years!¡± Xiao Xiaofan stretched out two fingers and asked.


    Chen Xu nodded and said, ¡°Yes!¡± Chen Xu sighted lightly in his heart. He had three spirit roots. For three spirit roots, it was hard to advance to Golden Core. If he couldn¡¯t advance to Golden Core, he could only live for two hundred years at most so he might die before his grandfather.


    ¡°Your grandfather should be very rich, right?¡± Xiao Xiaofan asked, full of expectation.


    Chen Xu nodded and said, ¡°He should be considered rich.¡± His grandpa was a Nascent Soul cultivator! Although he was not rich among Nascent Soul cultivators, he was definitely rich compared with the Golden Core cultivators.


    Xiao Xiaofan grabbed Chen Xu¡¯s arm and said in a serious manner. ¡°When you meet your grandfather, can you ask him to send me two life-saving magic weapons?¡±


    Chen Xu nodded and said, ¡°Sure!¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan laughed happily and shook Chen Xu¡¯s hand back and forth, saying, ¡°You must ask your grandfather to send me two magic weapons. I am most afraid of death.¡±


    Chen Xu was so pestered by Xiao Xiaofan that he had no choice but to nod again and say, ¡°Alright.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan became immediately satisfied after getting Chen Xu¡¯s promise.


    Xiao Xiaodong looked at Xiao Xiaofan and helplessly rolled her eyes thinking: My own younger brother is really an idiot.


    ¡­¡­


    ¡°Elder martial brother, what¡¯s the situation outside?¡± Seeing Li Liang, Xiao Xiaodong couldn¡¯t wait to ask.


    ¡°It¡¯s said that a tripod, an ancient treasure, was found in a mine.¡± Li Liang said.


    Xiao Jingting narrowed his eyes. An ancient treasure, this was what all Nascent Soul cultivators coveted! If this thing actually existed in this mine, then the value of this ancient treasure would be even higher than that of top-grade spirit stones.


    ¡°Then who got the ancient treasure in his hand?¡± Xiao Xiaofan asked curiously.


    Li Liang shook his head and said, ¡°Nobody, it can¡¯t be moved.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan was puzzled as he asked, ¡°It can¡¯t be moved?¡±


    Li Liang nodded and said, ¡°That¡¯s right, it can¡¯t be moved. This ancient treasure has a boundary seal. Now that the boundary seal has not yet opened, it can¡¯t be moved.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan nodded, somewhat gloating. ¡°So that¡¯s how it is! Let¡¯s leave this problem for those old monsters to worry about.¡±


    ¡°I have good news to tell you guys.¡± Li Liang said somewhat cheerfully.


    ¡°What?¡± Xiao Xiaofan asked excitedly.


    ¡°With all the commotion on the island, news should have spread. Maybe the sect will send someone to save us.¡± Li Liang had finally something to look forward to.


    Xiao Xiaodong twitched the corners of his mouth. He did not expect much from the Green Cloud Immortal Sect. At first, the Green Cloud Immortal Sect let that old monster Bai Lizheng take over the body of Xiaofan and then made Xiao Xiaofan a cannon fodder to take this task. Xiao Xiaodong really did not have any good feelings towards such a sect.


    ¡°Younger martial brother Xiao, where did this chicken come from?!¡± Li Liang swallowed his saliva and said.


    ¡°It ran in from the forest outside,¡± Xiao Xiaodong said.


    Li Liang said with envy, ¡°Younger martial brother Xiao, you are really lucky! It¡¯s already surprising that it ran in by itself. Although it¡¯s a little small, it can still be sacrificed.¡± He hasn¡¯t had a good meal since he came to this hellhole.


    Xiao Xiaodong, ¡°¡­¡± How fierce his contract beast was! He did not dare to eat it.


    Huahua laid on its back on the ground. Hearing Li Liang¡¯s words, it gave Li Liang a cold and noble look before completely ignoring Li Liang.


    Li Liang, as usual, took some spirit stones from Xiao Xiaodong, and exchanged some news. It had become the default mode of transaction between the two sides.


    Xiao Jingting looked at the chicken lying on the ground and rolled his eyes, saying, ¡°Xiaodong, is there something wrong with your contract beast? Why is it lying like that?¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong shook his head and said, ¡°It seems to be sleeping.¡±


    Xiao Jingting was stunned and said, ¡°Sleeping?¡± Shouldn¡¯t a chicken sleep in the nest or standing on one leg, with its other leg tucked in its feather, its neck reversed and its head inserted into its wings?


    Xiao Xiaodong shook his head and said, ¡°I don¡¯t know, Huahua seems to like to sleep like this.¡±


    Xiao Jingting sighed, ¡°What a maverick chicken.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡± The little chicken, with its eyes closed, seemed desperate to Xiao Jingting.


    ¡­¡­


    ¡°When will your grandfather arrive?¡± Xiao Xiaodong asked Chen Xu.


    Chen Xu thought for a moment and said, ¡°It should be tomorrow.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, ¡°So it¡¯s like this!¡± Soon, when Chen Lifeng comes, the situation on the island would become even more chaotic.


    As a matter of fact, Chen Lifeng came a little earlier than Chen Xu thought. After Chen Xu was able to use his spiritual power, there was a connection between Chen Lifeng and Chen Xu.


    After Chen Xu disappeared, Chen Lifeng almost went crazy looking for Chen Xu. So, after receiving a message from Chen Xu, Chen Lifeng immediately rushed over.


    Xiao Jingting and others were awakened from their sleep. Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s little chick that was unstoppable all day long, seeing Chen Lifeng , shrank its head and hid behind Xiao Xiaodong, wanting to make a ball of himself.


    ¡°Grandpa.¡± Seeing Chen Lifeng, Chen Xu immediately jumped into Chen Lifeng¡¯s arms.


    Xiao Xiaofan looked at Chen Xu and thought: His older brother always said that he loved to be pampered. But in fact, Chen Xu also loved to be pampered! Also Chen Xu was older than him.


    ¡°Xu¡¯er, are you ok?¡± Chen Lifeng asked.


    Chen Xu nodded and said, ¡°Grandpa, I¡¯m fine. It¡¯s all thanks to their help, otherwise I might not be able to see Grandpa again.¡± Chen Xu said as he pointed to Xiao Xiaodong and the others.


    Chen Lifeng¡¯s eyes swept over Lei Xuan and the others.


    ¡°You¡¯re from the Lei family, right?¡± Chen Lifeng asked as he directed his gaze at Lei Xuan.


    As soon as Chen Lifeng arrived, the rest of people¡¯s sleepiness immediately dissipated. Facing a Nascent Soul cultivator who could break the ground with a wave of his hand, they did not feel like sleeping anymore.


    Lei Xuan nodded and said, ¡°Yes. Lei Xuan greets Senior Chen.¡±


    ¡°Not bad.¡± Chen Lifeng simply complimented.


    Lei Xuan was flattered and said, ¡°Thank you for the compliment, senior.¡±


    ¡°You are Xiao Xiaofan?¡± Chen Lifeng asked.


    Xiao Xiaofan was a single spiritual root so when he joined the Green Cloud Immortal Sect, it caused a stir. Before Chen Xu contacted him, Chen Lifeng suspected that Chen Xu¡¯s disappearance had something to do with the recent frequent disappearance of Foundation Building cultivators. Therefore, he also investigated Xiao Xiaofan, Lei Xuan and others.


    Xiao Xiaofan nodded and said, ¡°Yes!¡±


    Chen Lifeng casually probed Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s spiritual consciousness and suddenly laughed, saying, ¡°No wonder, that old man Bai Lizheng died in the gutter. He didn¡¯t die unjustly!¡±

 Chapter 205

    Xiao Jingting¡¯s heart thumped, then sank as he thought: Chen Lifeng must have seen something otherwise he would not have said this. These old monsters at Nascent Soul realm are really difficult to deal with.


    Xiao Xiaofan looked at Chen Lifeng with some confusion. Chen Lifeng looked at Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s expression, a bit confusion flashed in his heart.


    ¡°Grandfather, take us out of here first. This place is very uncomfortable,¡± Chen Xu said.


    Chen Lifeng nodded and said in a kind manner, ¡°Good.¡±


    Chen Lifeng led the way. Feeling the power of Chen Lifeng, other cultivators did not dare to stop him. In fact, there were some unlucky ones who saw Chen Lifeng too late to escape and Chen Lifeng took care of them. Seeing that Chen Xu looked thin and haggard, Chen Lifeng was already furious so when someone came to look for trouble at this time, Chen Lifeng was not polite.


    A few Golden Core cultivators who came to investigate the situation were also killed by Chen Lifeng.


    Xiao Xiaofan, who followed Chen Lifeng was very happy. Although he was just a fox pretending to be a tiger, the feeling of the situation turning over in an instant was still very good.


    Xiao Jingting looked at Chen Lifeng¡¯s arrogant look and felt a surge of emotion in his heart. The demeanor of Nascent Soul cultivators was just different! When will I be able to have such a day?


    Chen Lifeng¡¯s anger as he killed three Golden Core cultivators in a row finally drew out an old monster at the Nascent Soul.


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­


    ¡°Brother Chen, what is the meaning of this?¡± An old monster from Devil Blood Sect of demonic path ran out and said.


    Chen Lifeng said in annoyance,¡± What is the meaning of this? It should be me asking what is the meaning of your Devil Blood Sect who held my grandson hostage to dig the mine.¡±


    The Devil Blood Sect cultivator looked at Chen Xu beside Chen Lifeng and cursed for having bad luck. Although the Devil Blood Sect captured a lot of Foundation Building cultivators, but in fact these Foundation Building cultivators were selected in such a way that if their background was too deep, Devil Blood Sect would not touch them. Even now, when there were several Nascent Soul cultivators on the island they did not come for these captured Foundation Building cultivators but for the treasure on the island.


    The Devil Blood Sect cultivators would have never thought that Chen Lifeng¡¯s precious grandson would be on the island.


    Devil Blood Sect cultivator thought with a sullen face: This group of bastards under his hand really knew how to cause trouble. Actually causing trouble with Chen Lifeng¡¯s grandson! Who did not know that Chen Lifeng loved this grandson the most? If he had known earlier, he would have disposed him off or would have sent him back early.


    For casual cultivators like Chen Lifeng, whether it was the righteous path or demonic path, they were unwilling to offend him.


    ¡°Cultivator Chen, there¡¯s a misunderstanding! So how about this, take this magic weapon as an apology for your grandson.¡±


    Xiao Jingting looked at the reparation gift in the hand of the Devil Blood Sect cultivator and his eyes could not help but brighten. This was the top-level magic weapon!


    Having a grandfather at the Nascent Soul was really different! After a few days of mining, there would be a top-level magic weapon sent. Although, with Chen Xu¡¯s strength, it was impossible to use this top magic weapon, since he was after all only a Foundation Building cultivator. Even if he emptied the spiritual energy from his whole body, he would not be able to start this magic weapon but it did not matter. It could be sold for money anyway!


    ¡°You think my grandson¡¯s life is worth a top-level magic weapon?¡± Chen Lifeng sneered.


    The Devil Blood Sect cultivator said somewhat awkwardly, ¡°Of course not, this top-level magic weapon is a compensation for your grandson¡¯s being shocked.¡±


    ¡°No need, my grandson doesn¡¯t need this.¡± Chen Lifeng said coldly.


    Xiao Jingting looked at Chen Lifeng with admiration. This was the temperament of seniority. Discarding a top-level magic weapon.


    The Devil Blood Sect cultivator smiled awkwardly and said, ¡°That¡¯s right, that¡¯s right.¡±


    The Devil Blood Sect cultivator had a bad discussion with Chen Lifeng before leaving.


    Xiao Jingting and the others followed Chen Lifeng and left the island. Shortly after Chen Lifeng and the others left, a great battle occurred on the island, which seemed to have triggered some kind of prohibition. The whole island sank to the bottom of the lake. Except for the Nascent Soul and few Golden Core cultivators who escaped, almost all others were destroyed.


    Xiao Jingting and others left quickly and luckily saved their lives.


    After that, Xiao Jingting and others stayed in Chen Lifeng¡¯s place for a few days. Later, Chen Lifeng personally sent Xiao Xiaofan, Lei Xuan and Xiao Xiaodong back to Green Cloud Immortal Sect and told the Immortal Sect to take good care of them.


    With Chen Lifeng personally taking care of the three, the sect had to treat them differently.

 Chapter 206

    North District Spiritual Medicine Garden.


    ¡°You¡¯re back?¡± Qiu Yun looked at Xiao Jingting with some inquiry in his eyes.


    ¡°Yes! I heard that Steward Qiu has advanced to the Golden Core realm. Congratulations!¡± Xiao Jingting cupped his hand and spoke graciously.


    Qiu Yun smiled coldly and said, ¡°It¡¯s just Golden Core, no big deal. If I hadn¡¯t been dragged down by the Xuan Yang Fire Poison, I would not have advanced to Golden Core only now.¡±


    ¡°Steward Qiu has outstanding talent, so advancing to Golden Core is naturally expected.¡± Hearing Qiu Yun mention Xuan Yang Fire Poison so frankly, Xiao Jingting was slightly shocked. Although he knew that Qiu Yun might be troubled by Xuan Yang Fire Poison and was not able to advance because of it, hearing him mention it so frankly, he was still a bit surprised.


    Qiu Yun laughed and said, ¡°Sooner or later, you will have such a day too.¡±


    ¡°Steward Qiu, I¡¯m flattered. In fact, my aptitude is not very good, so I am afraid it will not be easy for me to achieve Golden Core.¡± Xiao Jingting said with a helpless smile.


    Qiu Yun waved his hand and said, ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter if your aptitude is not good, as long as you have a good luck. Young Master Xiao looks like a person with strong luck.¡±


    ¡°Steward Qiu, you overestimated me.¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    ¡°I am not flattering you. Nine out of ten mining slaves captured by the Devil Blood Sect died on the island this time. Not only did your two sons escape from the island, but were also sent back in style by a Nascent Soul elder. This all should be credited to you,¡± Qiu Yun said with a smile.


    ¡°I don¡¯t have any credit in this! Steward Qiu must be joking.¡± Xiao Jingting frowned and didn¡¯t say anything else. Facing Qiu Yun, Xiao Jingting always felt an invisible pressure, which was much more powerful than that of a Nascent Soul cultivator.


    Qiu Yun looked at Xiao Jingting¡¯s lowered head and obedient appearance of not having anything else to say, so Qiu Yun said, ¡°Since you have returned, the matter of looking after the spiritual medicine garden will still be left to you as usual.¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Alright!¡±


    Xiao Jingting thought: Having made a fortune on the island, he won¡¯t need to worry about the spirit stones now. In the spirit medicine garden, he can harvest all kinds of spiritual herb seeds, as well as all the spiritual herbs that are useful for the Foundation Building cultivators can be found here. It¡¯s a good place.


    Qiu Yun looked at Xiao Jingting and said, ¡°I heard that top-grade spirit stones appeared on that island this time?¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Yes! Unfortunately, I only heard about it and was not able to see it. It¡¯s really a pity.¡±


    Qiu Yun sneered and said, ¡°You just wanted to take a look? Didn¡¯t you want to keep it for yourself?¡±


    Xiao Jingting smiled awkwardly and said, ¡°Of course I want it. But this thing is not something I can afford to have right now.¡±


    Qiu Yun looked at Xiao Jingting and said with a cold smile. ¡°You have self-awareness, if I had this kind of self-awareness, I wouldn¡¯t be in this situation.¡±


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡±


    Qiu Yun waved his hand and said, ¡°Go ahead with your own business.¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and left the spot.


    Seeing Xiao Jingting coming back, Xu Muan asked, ¡°Steward Qiu, did he say anything to you?¡±


    Xiao Jingting shook his head and said, ¡°It¡¯s nothing. He asked me to manage the garden as usual.¡±


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°That¡¯s good.¡± Although it was dangerous going out this time, with so many spirit stones, it was not a waste of effort.


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­


    ¡°Xiaodong, congratulations! You¡¯ve become an inner sect disciple.¡± Ouyang Jinyue said with some envy.


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded lightly with an ¡®um¡¯.


    After careful consideration, Xiao Xiaodong and others returned to Green Cloud Immortal Sect. No matter what, Xiao Xiaofan and Lei Xuan were all well-known genius disciples of the Green Cloud Immortal Sect. Although the Green Cloud Immortal Sect was not very generous, a Nascent Soul cultivator personally sent them back, so the sect would not neglect them as before.


    ¡°I am glad you are back. Before there has been news that¡­¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong glanced at Ouyang Jinyue who wanted to say something and said ¡°That we died?¡±


    Ouyang Jinyue laughed and said, ¡°It¡¯s all just some nonsense.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong shook his head and said, ¡°It¡¯s not nonsense either. We almost ended up in the gutter.¡±


    Ouyang Jinyue looked at the chicken beside Xiao Xiaodong and changed the topic. ¡°Your chicken looks very powerful!¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, ¡°You think so?¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong didn¡¯t say that this little chick was his contract animal. Many people just thought that this small chicken was Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s pet. There were many people in the sect who raised pets. Some of them kept rabbits, foxes, rats and others kept snakes, lizards and spiders. So it was not surprising that Xiao Xiaodong raised a chicken.


    ¡°Yes! I didn¡¯t expect you to raise a pet! I really didn¡¯t expect it,¡± Ouyang Jinyue said somewhat teasingly.


    Xiao Xiaodong laughed and said, ¡°So it¡¯s like this!¡±


    ¡°This chicken of yours is really strange. It even eats sparrows.¡± Ouyang Jinyue looked at the little chicken that was feasting on it and said.


    ¡°It seems to have a good appetite.¡± The chicken looked small but it did not change into a large size even after it ate a demonic beast that was dozens of times bigger.


    The little chick glanced at Xiao Xiaodong and Ouyang Jinyue, its eyes filled with disdain, and then it concentrated on eating the sparrow in its hands. What he liked to eat was swallow. Unfortunately, he couldn¡¯t find it for a while and had to make do with these sparrows. These stupid mortals actually regarded him as a chicken, idiots!

 Chapter 207

    Tang Yunjie looked at Xiao Xiaofan, who was devouring food and said, ¡°Eat slowly!¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan nodded and said, ¡°Yeah!¡± Xiao Xiaofan said yes but he still ate happily at the same time, and Tang Yunjie couldn¡¯t help looking at him and being impressed.


    Tang Yunjie looked at the hungry Xiao Xiaofan and gulped. ¡°Xiaofan, haven¡¯t you had enough to eat for a long time?!¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan nodded and said, ¡°Yes! I often did not have enough to eat.¡±


    Tang Yunjie pushed a bowl of pig feet in front of Xiao Xiaofan and said, ¡°Have more. After you guys left, that Dong Lin kept saying you were dead. That son of a bitch!¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan nodded and said, ¡°Oh, really?!¡±


    Tang Yunjie looked at Xiao Xiaofan and said somewhat depressed. ¡°Xiaofan, aren¡¯t you angry?¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan raised his head and looked at Tang Yunjie somewhat bewildered and asked, ¡°Why should I be angry? I¡¯m not familiar with him.¡±


    Tang Yunjie, ¡°¡­¡± Not familiar with him? Yet you sent so many magic weapons to him earlier.


    ¡°Congratulations! Although you have suffered some hardships, you met Senior Chen. In the future, when you encounter something, you can find Senior Chen to give you a helping hand.¡± Tang Yunjie said with some admiration.


    Xiao Xiaofan nodded and said, ¡°Yes! That old man gave me a lot of magic tools.¡±


    ¡°Speaking of which, your brother seems to be raising a chicken.¡± Tang Yunjie said with amazement.


    In Tang Yunjie¡¯s impression, Xiao Xiaodong had always been unsmiling. Although Xiaodong¡¯s previous status was that of a handyman, he always lost his temper. So it was hard for Tang Yunjie to imagine that the noble and glamorous Xiao Xiaodong would raise a chicken.


    Xiao Xiaofan nodded and said, ¡°This chicken might look small, but it¡¯s very heavy. I don¡¯t know how much meat there would be once it¡¯s slaughtered and eaten, but unfortunately it can¡¯t be killed.¡±


    ¡°Why can¡¯t it be killed?¡± Tang Yunjie asked.


    ¡°That¡¯s my brother¡¯s contracted beast.¡± Xiao Xiaofan subconsciously said.


    ¡°Xiaofan, your brother did not let you tell others about it.¡± Lei Xuan warned.


    Tang Yunjie¡¯s eyes widened as he said, ¡°Ah! No way.¡± He only thought that Xiao Xiaodong had a pet, but he didn¡¯t expect that Xiao Xiaodong had actually contracted a chicken! How could this guy Xiao Xiaodong think of contracting a chicken?


    Xiao Xiaofan looked at Tang Yunjie and warned ,¡±You, don¡¯t tell anyone else.¡±


    Tang Yunjie nodded hurriedly and said, ¡°I know, I know.¡±


    ¡°How could your brother contract a chicken?¡± How on earth did that little chick capture Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s ice heart?


    Xiao Xiaofan shook his head and said, ¡°I don¡¯t know! My brother wanted to contract it, so he contracted it!¡± Tang Yunjie stroked his chin and said, ¡°I always thought your brother was a rational man. Unexpectedly, he is so impulsive. Even if he likes chicken very much, he really doesn¡¯t need to find a chicken to contract!¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan bit his chopsticks and said, ¡°Big brother seems to let this chick behave like an overlord.¡±


    Tang Yunjie, ¡°¡­¡± He originally felt that Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s little chick was fierce but now he suddenly felt that this chicken was too fierce.


    Lei Xuan lowered his head with a smile on his face.


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­


    Xiao Jingting stayed in the spirit medicine garden, cultivating the spiritual plants.


    ¡°I knew it, there is nothing that could defeat you. There is a bright future ahead of you.¡± Qiu Yun said with some excitement.


    Xiao Jingting couldn¡¯t help but have some headache. This spirit-eating flower he cultivated this time really liked to catch food. This flower should also belong to the ¡®half monster and half plant¡¯ category. It was also very poisonous and once someone was contaminated, it was extremely difficult to get it out.


    ¡°Steward Qiu, if you cultivate this kind of thing in the Spiritual Medicine Garden, won¡¯t the sect seniors have a problem with it?¡± Xiao Jingting asked.


    Qiu Yun laughed indifferently and said, ¡°What¡¯s the big deal? It¡¯s rare and weird but this kind of spiritual plant is a little threat to the Golden Core cultivators and it¡¯s still too early to even talk to Nascent Soul cultivators.¡±


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°Being able to deal with Golden Core cultivators is already very powerful¡­.¡± Qiu Yun was too bold and reckless, even wanting to deal with Nascent Soul cultivators.


    ¡°As a matter of fact, I bought this land,¡± Qiu Yun said.


    Xiao Jingting said, ¡°You bought it?¡±


    Qiu Yun nodded and said, ¡°Yes! I bought it for fifty years, and within fifty years, this place is all mine to use. It only cost me a little more than a thousand medium-grade spirit stones.¡±


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡± Sure enough, he was really rich, no wonder he was so generous earlier.


    Xiao Jingting looked at Qiu Yun and said, ¡± Steward Qiu, with your skills, I believe you will earn back your capital soon.¡±


    Xiao Jingting knew that there were a kind of Spiritual Nurturers in this world that had one-grade higher identity than the Spiritual Planters. Spiritual Nurturers were naturally close to spiritual plants and were generally specialized in cultivating high-grade spiritual plants. Powerful Spiritual Nurturers were respected and noble. Qiu Yun should be one of those Spiritual Nurturers.


    Qiu Yun coldly laughed and said, ¡°My ability is all I can do, but whether I can get my money back or not depends on you.¡±


    Xiao Jingting smiled awkwardly and said, ¡°I will try my best.¡±


    Qiu Yun nodded and said, ¡°It¡¯s good that you are willing to try your best.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan jumped and ran over. After Xiao Xiaofan returned to the sect this time, his relationship with Xiao Jingting spread. So when he came to see Xiao Jingting again, he no longer hid. ¡°Father, the people from the Spiritual Medicine Sect and the Peerless Sect are here, many people are going to watch the fun.¡±


    Xiao Jingting was not very interested in the activities of the sect so he just smiled and said ¡°You should go to see the excitement too.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan looked at Xiao Jingting and asked, ¡°Father, aren¡¯t you going?¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Yes! Father doesn¡¯t like that, so you guys go.¡±


    Qiu Yun looked at Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s back, narrowed his eyes, and said, ¡°From Spiritual Medicine Sect, is someone coming too?¡±


    Xiao Jingting looked at Qiu Yun¡¯s sullen face and couldn¡¯t help feeling a little baffled.

 Chapter 208

    Xiao Xiaofan looked at the people from the Spiritual Medicine Sect with eyes full of curiosity. ¡°Lei Xuan, what are these people doing here?¡±


    Lei Xuan shook his head and said, ¡°I don¡¯t know!¡±


    The people of the Spiritual Medicine Sect had different spiritual herbs embroidered on their sleeves, which were very recognizable.


    The leader of the Spiritual Medicine Sect was a man in the late stage of Golden Core with an extraordinary bearing.


    Xiao Xiaofan looked at the leading man with his head tilted to one side. ¡°Who is the man leading the Spiritual Medicine Sect? He has a strong fire spiritual energy in him.¡±


    Lei Xuan glanced at Xiao Xiaofan and said, ¡°His name is Mu Yun. He¡¯s a double spiritual root, gold and fire.¡± He also had a pure yang body. This was the body of genius of the Spiritual Medicine Sect.


    Xiao Xiaofan nodded and said, ¡°No wonder.¡±


    Little chick jumped around on the ground. ¡°Brother, something happened to your Huahua!¡± Xiao Xiaofan said with some confusion.


    Xiao Xiaodong shook his head and said, ¡°I don¡¯t know. It seems to be particularly excited today.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan squatted down and looked at the chicken. Then he said with some suspicion ¡°Why? Is it because the mating period has arrived? Brother, do you want another chick? Speaking of which, is Huahua male or female?¡±


    The little chick roared and spat out a mouthful of blue mist towards Xiao Xiaofan, making Xiao Xiaofan immediately feel dizzy.


    Little Chick jumped on top of Xiaofan¡¯s head and pulled Xiaofan¡¯s hair into a mess.


    Xiao Xiaodong tried his best to suppress Huahua so the little chick would not continue to make trouble.


    ¡°It¡¯s not the mating time, it just saw some delicious food.¡± Xiao Xiaodong lowered his voice.


    Behind Mu Yun, there was a beautiful looking female cultivator and that female cultivator rode  a blue-feathered swallow. After a period of contact, Xiao Xiaodong already knew that his chicken was a carnivore, and it especially liked to eat birds.


    Little chick was now so cranky, most likely because of this blue-feathered swallow beside the female cultivator. This blue-feathered swallow seemed to be a delicious dish in the little chick¡¯s eyes.


    ¡°Younger martial sister Wan Ran, that little younger martial brother¡¯s pet is staring at your Green Feather Swallow. It¡¯s so beautiful that even his pet is stunned.¡± Zhu Jin of the Spiritual Medicine Sect said to Xie Wanran, full of flattery.


    Xie Wanran looked in the direction of Xiao Xiaodong and said, ¡°That¡¯s not a pet, that¡¯s a contract beast.¡±


    Zhu Jin said with some surprise. ¡°Contract beast? No way! Who would take a chicken as their contract beast? This is the choice that can only be made when there is a complete lack of other spiritual beasts!¡±


    Xie Wanran shook her head and said ¡°I don¡¯t know either.¡±


    Zhu Jin was full of curiosity as he looked at the contracted beast beside Xiao Xiaodong. Xiao Xiaodong was looking at the little chick on the ground with a gloomy face.


    As soon as the little chick saw the Green Feather Swallow, all it had left in its head was to grab it and eat it. The little chicken was so eager that this idea suddenly rang in Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s head. Finally, only when Xiao Xiaodong agreed to buy it some swallows to eat, did the little chick calm down.


    ¡­¡­


    Xiao Jingting inquired about it and found out the purpose of the Spiritual Medicine Sect and the Peerless Sect sending people this time was a thousand-year-old Bodhi tree in the Green Cloud Immortal Sect. This tree produced the Bodhi fruit, which could increase the chance of advancing to Golden Core. So every time the Bodhi tree bore fruit, the two sects would send their people to exchange some back with other materials.


    Xiao Jingting couldn¡¯t help feeling a little excited. He had three spiritual roots and if he wanted to advance to Golden Core, it would not be easy. If he could get help, form the elixir, it would naturally be better. Xiao Jingting secretly pondered if he would be able to exchange for two Bodhi fruits from the sect.


    ¡°Steward Qiu, do you know about the Bodhi fruit?¡± Xiao Jingting asked Qiu Yun.


    Qiu Yun nodded and said, ¡°Of course. Why? Are you also interested?¡±


    ¡°This is something that can increase chances of advancing to Golden Core, so I am naturally interested in it.¡± Xiao Jingting spoke with a smile.


    Qiu Yun clasped his arms and said indifferently ¡°This bodhi tree of our sect is only a thousand years old, so its fruits have limited effect. If the bodhi tree was ten thousand years old, then the fruit produced would have great effect.¡±


    Xiao Jingting listened with some interest. Since the jade pendant space was stuffed with a large number of spirit stones, the space had become dozens of times larger. Xiao Jingting thought: Maybe I can plant a bodhi tree in the jade pendent space. I have heard that bodhi fruit can increase the chance of advancing to Golden Core, Bodhi leaves can calm one¡¯s mind and if one cultivates under the Bodhi tree, it can prevent growth of heart demons. But if I want to cultivate the bodhi tree for ten thousand years, I¡¯m afraid it will burn out a lot of spirit stones.


    Qiu Yun looked at Xiao Jingting and asked, ¡°What are you thinking about?¡±


    Xiao Jingting shook his head and said, ¡°Nothing?¡±


    ¡°Actually, if you want to advance to Golden Core, you don¡¯t have to go far at all,¡± Qiu Yun said.


    Xiao Jingting looked at Qiu Yun in confusion and said, ¡°What do you mean?¡±


    ¡°If the Jasper Peach grows into a Jasper Peach king, it will be useful for advancing to Golden Core. It just that the Jasper Peach King appears randomly, and the probability of its appearance is very small. However, with your ability, it¡¯s not uncertain. You will be able to cultivate it,¡± Qiu Yun said with a smile.

 Chapter 209

    Xiao Jingting laughed dryly and said, ¡°Steward Qiu, as always, you think too highly of me.¡±


    Qiu Yun laughed unimpressed and said, ¡°Do you expect me to look down on you?¡±


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡±


    ¡°Work hard, if you can really cultivate the Jasper Peach King, I¡¯ll have to rely on you in the future.¡±


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡±


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­


    Xiao Jingting stood in front of the Jasper Peach Forest, thinking about something when Xiao Xiaodong, Lei Xuan and the others walked over in pairs.


    ¡°Father.¡± Xiao Xiaofan ran toward Xiao Jingting all of a sudden.


    Xiao Jingting caught Xiao Xiaofan and said, ¡°You are no longer a little kid, but still like to be pampered like this.¡± The strength of his own son was getting stronger and stronger. Fortunately, his physical quality was better than in the previous life, otherwise, he would have been smashed and fractured by this little brat.


    Xiao Xiaofan blushed with some embarrassment and said, ¡°Dad, you don¡¯t like me anymore.¡±


    Xiao Jingting rubbed Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s head and said, ¡°Of course not.¡±


    ¡°Dad, this peach forest is very beautiful!¡± Xiao Xiaodong said, full of admiration.


    Xiao Jingting nodded his head and said, ¡°Yes!¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan tilted his head and said, ¡°It is beautiful indeed, but there aren¡¯t many peaches and some of them are even forbidden to eat.¡±


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡± This son of his knew how to spoil the atmosphere.


    ¡°Have you seen the people from the Spiritual Medicine Sect?¡± Xiao Jingting asked.


    Xiao Xiaofan nodded and said, ¡°I¡¯ve seen them. The man leading Spiritual Medicine Sect likes to put on airs just like my brother.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong, ¡°¡­¡± He was asked about the Spiritual Medicine Sect, so he should just speak about the sect. This fool Xiao Xiaofan, only knew how to involve him every time.


    Xiao Jingting pinched Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s face and said, ¡°Xiaodong! You have to smile more. You are just ten years old! If you are always so unsmiling, those gers and girls will be scared away by you, so how will you be able to marry a wife in the future?¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s face turned red as he said sullen lyrics, ¡°Father, I am still young. It¡¯s not time yet.¡± He was not like his stupid brother who liked to fall in love early. If he laughed like a beauty maniac all day, he would provoke either jerks or idiots.


    ¡°I heard that Mu Yun is a genius of the Spiritual Medicine Sect.¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, ¡°Yes!¡±


    ¡°There is a woman in the Spiritual Medicine Sect who raised a swallow and brother¡¯s chicken wants to eat it,¡± Xiao Xiaofan said.


    Xiao Xiaodong looked at Xiao Xiaofan and said with some suspicion, ¡°How did you know?¡± This was something that he shouldn¡¯t have told Xiao Xiaofan about.


    ¡°It told me itself! It said ¡®Help me and when the matter is done, I will give a half to you¡¯.¡± Xiao Xiaofan spilled the beans.


    Xiao Xiaodong grinded his teeth and said, ¡°When did this happen?¡±


    ¡°An hour ago.¡± Xiao Xiaofan said.


    Xiao Xiaodong, ¡°¡­¡± In order to appease that little chicken, he bought several expensive demon birds. After that, the little chick really settled down a lot and Xiao Xiaodong became relieved. But at this moment, hearing Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s words, Xiao Xiaodong suddenly felt that he couldn¡¯t breathe.


    Xiao Xiaodong looked at the little chicken with a vicious look. The little chick stood calmly like it was a trivial matter.


    Xiao Jingting was stunned for a moment, then he felt a little weary in his heart. His unsmiling serious eldest son actually raised such an unreliable chicken.


    ¡°Why didn¡¯t you tell me?¡± Xiao Xiaodong said.


    Xiao Xiaofan said somewhat sheepishly. ¡°Didn¡¯t I tell you just now?¡±


    Xiao Jingting patted Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s back and said, ¡°Xiaodong, calm down, calm down.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s gaze was full of anger as he looked at the little chicken on the ground. The chicken which raised its wings, paced nobly and coldly. Seemingly very unimpressed with Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s fussy behavior.


    Xiao Xiaodong looked at the appearance of the chicken and became furious.


    Qiu Yun came out slowly and said, ¡°In the Spiritual Medicine Sect, there is someone who raised a swallow?¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan nodded and said, ¡°Yes! It¡¯s a green-feathered swallow. It looks very slick. It should be nice.¡±


    ¡°The green-feathered swallow has a high bloodline. If you can eat it, you can gain great benefits!¡± Qiu Yun ruffled Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s head.


    Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s small chicken sniffed and looked at Qiu Yun full of excitement, with an expression saying, ¡®You know your goods and you are different from that pile of fools¡®.


    ¡°Steward Qiu, don¡¯t laugh! My son can¡¯t afford to be teased,¡± Xiao Jingting said helplessly.


    Qiu Yun glanced at Xiao Jingting and said with some disdain, ¡°Look at you, I was just joking.¡±


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡± This joke was really not funny at all.


    Xiao Xiaofan was full of curiosity as he asked, ¡°Steward Qiu, you said that the bloodline of that Green Feather Swallow is somewhat high, what bloodline is it?¡±


    ¡°It is said that the Green-feathered Swallow has a little bit of Golden-winged roc¡¯s bloodline in it, but the bloodline is very thin. Golden-winged roc is a race that feeds on dragons!¡± Qiu Yun said.


    Xiao Xiaofan blinked his eyes and said, ¡°So it¡¯s like this!¡±


    Qiu Yun looked at Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s little chick and said, ¡°This chicken of yours, I can¡¯t tell what breed it is!¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, ¡°Yes!¡±


    ¡°Although I don¡¯t know what breed this chicken is, but I vaguely feel that this chicken has some high bloodline. Raise it well,¡± Qiu Yun said.


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, ¡°Okay.¡±


    Little chick squinted at Xiao Xiaodong with an expression that said, ¡®See, someone still knows his goods¡¯.


    Qiu Yun stayed for a moment and then left.


    Xiao Jingting left with several small children to eat peach blossom cakes.


    After eating and drinking, Xiao Xiaodong and others left.


    Tang Yunjie looked at Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s little chick and couldn¡¯t help but marvel. This small chicken walked like a majestic tiger with extraordinary bearing.

 Chapter 210

    Xie Wanran released her spirit beast. The green feathered swallow had a streamlined body and brilliant feathers, probably because of its golden-winged roc bloodline, which it was proud of, as soon as Xie Wanran¡¯s spirit beast was released, a burst of admiration rang out around her.


    Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s chicken, as soon as it saw Xie Wanran¡¯s spirit beast, immediately showed a look of excessive excitement.


    If Xiao Xiaodong hadn¡¯t known that his spirit beast had ¡°some unspeakable thoughts¡± about Xie Wanran¡¯s spirit beast, he would have thought that his spirit beast was in love.


    Xie Wanran found that when her green feathered swallow saw this ugly chicken, it did not act as powerful as before, but became a little frightened.


    The Green feathered swallow and the small chick collided and the huge Green feathered swallow was immediately knocked out.


    Xie Wanran was secretly surprised to see her Green feathered swallow fall.


    Perhaps realizing the danger, the Green feathered swallow flapped its wings and tried to escape.


    The chicken opened its mouth and exhaled a breath, then a blue mist spread out. The Green feathered swallow gave a mournful cry and fell to the ground.


    The chick opened its mouth and sucked, the Green feathered swallow suddenly went into the belly of the chicken.


    ¡°No way.¡± It happened so fast that people present couldn¡¯t help exclaiming. Xie Wanran¡¯s face turned pale as she watched her swallow being eaten.


    Maybe because the little chick was full, its whole body looked a little fluffy.


    Ouyang Jinyue¡¯s mouth opened wide. ¡°How could it be? Where did the feathered swallow go? It was eaten by a chic, but this chicken is so small, how could it eat the swallow?¡±


    Tang Yunjie gaped at the scene, eyes full of disbelief.


    ¡°Bastard, how dare you eat elder martial sister Xie¡¯s spirit beast?¡± A man furiously attacked the little chick, blocking Xiao Xiaofan and Xiao Xiaodong.


    The little chicken fluttered its wings and looked at the incoming man with revealed teeths and claws.


    Xiao Xiaodong looked at the visitor and said coldly, ¡°It was said beforehand that when spirit beasts fight, casualties are inevitable so I am helpless when something like this happens!¡±


    ¡°Bastard, you clearly did it on purpose,¡± Zhu Jin said in a furious voice.


    Xie Wanran looked at Zhu Jin, sighed and said, ¡°Zhu Jin, forget it. I was willing to accept the defeat. It¡¯s my spirit beast that is inferior to others, I can¡¯t blame this younger martial brother.¡±


    Zhu Jin looked at the chicken with a fierce look on his face.


    The little chicken jumped and leaped, spewing blue mist from its mouth, totally ignoring Zhu Jin.


    ¡°Younger martial brother, what kind of chicken is it? The blue mist it spewed out seems to be very powerful!¡± Xie Wanran said.


    ¡°It should be.¡± Xiao Xiaodong frowned, the blue mist was indeed powerful. In the first few rounds, Huahua did not do its best at all and did not even use this blue mist.


    Little chick jumped on the ground triumphantly. Xiao Xiaodong scolded the little chick for being insensitive and taking advantage of this. It was still so proud. Wasn¡¯t it just looking for death?


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± A figure flew over.


    As if sensing something, the little chicken¡¯s wings folded and it cowered and hid behind Xiao Xiaodong.


    Xiao Xiaodong looked at the appearance of the little chick and thought: The chicken I raised really knows how to artful in dealing with different people. It knows that the person who came can¡¯t be offended so it became much more sensible.


    ¡°Reverend uncle.¡± Xie Wanran called softly.


    Xiao Xiaodong glanced at Xie Wanran. When people from the Spiritual Medicine Sect came, Xiao Xiaodong had seen Xie Wanran. Xiao Xiaodong felt that several people who came from the Spiritual Medicine Sect should be interested in Xie Wanran. However, this Xie Wanran should like the one called Mu Yun.


    The way Xie Wanran spoke to Mu Yun was not warm but with an unspeakable affection. Unfortunately, Mu Yun was cold and even in the face of such beauty, remained indifferent.


    ¡°Martial uncle, we were competing in the fight. As a result, this little brother¡¯s contract beast ate elder martial sister Xie¡¯s spirit beast.¡± Zhu Jin said.


    Mu Yun glanced at the little chicken behind Xiao Xiaodong and said, ¡°Your spirit beast is good.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong respectfully said, ¡°Thank you senior for your praise. This spirit beast of mine is unruly and untamed, I didn¡¯t discipline it well.¡± The other person was a Golden Core cultivator so Xiao Xiaodong felt that he should more or less show some respect.


    Mu Yun nodded and said, ¡°If that¡¯s the case, just discipline it well. Even if it¡¯s just competing with others, it should stop when you order.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, ¡°Martial Uncle. I will definitely teach it to pay attention next time.¡± As for whether the little chick would listen to him or not, it was hard to say.


    ¡°Reverend Uncle, you¡¯re angry.¡± As soon as Mu Yun left, Xie Wanran immediately followed him.


    Mu Yun glanced at Xie Wanran lightly and said, ¡°No.¡±


    Xie Wanran spoke with a gloomy expression ¡°Martial Uncle, you still won¡¯t forgive me?¡±


    Mu Yun glanced at Xie Wanran and said, ¡°There¡¯s nothing to forgive, you should take care of yourself.¡±


    Xie Wanran looked at Mu Yun¡¯s back as he left decisively, her eyes full of reluctance.


    ¡­¡­


    The story of Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s spirit beast¡¯s great power soon spread, causing a great uproar in the sect.


    Xiao Jingting stroked his chin and said somewhat complacently, ¡°I didn¡¯t expect that the chicken raised by our son would be so fierce. It really can¡¯t be judged by its appearance. I was worried that this chicken would slow down Xiaodong, but now I can rest assured.¡±


    Xu Muan, ¡°¡­¡±


    ¡°My big brother is very powerful, so even big brother¡¯s chicken is great.¡± Xiao Xiaojin tilted his head and bit his spoon.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Yes! Yes!¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin thought about it and said, ¡°Big brother is so powerful, I will make roasted chicken, stewed chicken, fried chicken and Jiaohua chicken for brother to eat.¡±


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡± Xiaodong¡¯s contracted beast was a chicken! Is it appropriate for Xiao Xiaojin to make these things for Xiao Xiaodong to eat?


    ¡°That chicken of Xiaodong¡¯s is very unusual!¡± Xu Muan said.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°I think so too. I haven¡¯t heard of any chicken that can weave illusions.¡±

 Chapter 211

    The little chicken stepped into the arena majestically and proudly. Seeing the chicken enter, the crowd erupted into a burst of laughter.


    However, soon people couldn¡¯t laugh anymore. The originally majestic tiger, seeing the little chicken, seemed to become depressed.


    The Little chick took a step forward and the once powerful tiger took a step back. The little chicken fluttering its little wings, chased the tiger all over the ground. The tiger timidly retreated and the little chicken leaped to the tiger¡¯s head, making the tiger collapsed at once.


    Tang Yunjie looked at the tiger that was laying on the ground and said, ¡°What¡¯s wrong with this tiger? The performance from before and now is too different! Could it be because he fought too hard with the leopard from before, so now his performance is not good?¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan shook his head and said, ¡°No, Huahua is very heavy, really very very heavy. This tiger was not able to bear Huahua¡¯s weight, so it was crushed.¡±


    Tang Yunjie, ¡°¡­¡± Was Xiao Xiaofan trying to deceive him? Huahua was so small and little, how could it be heavy like that?


    Little chick jumped twice on the tiger¡¯s head, making the poor tiger faint directly.


    The disciples of the Green Could Immortal Sect erupted in an exhilarating shout of surprise, while the disciples of the Spiritual Medicine Sect state were bleak.


    ¡°Is it all ours?¡± Xiao Xiaofan asked as he looked at the spirit stones and spiritual plants that filled the stone platform.


    The disciples of the Spiritual Medicine Sect one by one revealed a sullen look.


    The disciples of Green Could Immortal Sect who were watching the fights had already lost almost everything in the previous rounds. In addition, Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s chicken did not look well so not many of them thought that the chicken would win. Only Xiao Xiaofan and a few others from the Green Could Immortal Sect placed bets but their bets were cheap compared to Xiao Xiaofan and the others.


    ¡°Younger martial brother, do you want to play another round?¡± A disciple of the Spiritual Medicine Sect asked reluctantly.


    ¡°Who will be in the next round?¡± Xiao Xiaofan asked.


    A cultivator released a spirit snake and said, ¡°It will be this fire python.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan looked at the little chick and said, ¡°Huahua are you tired? Do you want to have a rest?¡±


    Little chicken held its head high with a look of disdain.


    Xiao Xiaofan looked at the disciples of the Spiritual Medicine Sect and said, ¡°Okay, one more match.¡±


    As soon as the match started, the little chick very nimbly and skillfully bit the fire python and then threw the fire python around. The little chick was so small but this huge Fire Python was not a match for the little chick. The crowd became dumbfounded when they saw how powerful this little chick was.


    Ouyang Jinyue opened her eyes wide, looked at Xiao Xiaofan and asked, ¡°Where did your brother get such a fierce chicken?¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan shook his head and said, ¡°I don¡¯t know!¡± That day when he woke up, this little chick was already beside his brother. So he really did not know how this chicken appeared.


    ¡°I thought that it was just a pet your brother kept to play with. I didn¡¯t expect it to be so powerful,¡± Ouyang Jinyue said.


    Xiao Xiaofan nodded and said, ¡°Huahua is very powerful.¡±


    The Fire Python lay dead on the ground with a big wound. The little chick stood at the top of the Fire Python¡¯s head flapping its wings incomparably. The onlookers no longer dared to think that this little chicken had won by luck before.


    From the Spiritual Medicine Sect¡¯s side, three more demonic beasts were sent out and all of them were defeated.


    In a flash, Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s little chick¡¯s prestige spread far and wide.


    ¡°Elder martial sister Xie is here. Elder martial sister Xie is here.¡± There were bursts of exclamations from the Spiritual Medicine Sect¡¯s side.


    Xiao Xiaofan tilted his head and said, ¡°Have the other side¡¯s rescuers arrived?¡±


    A woman dressed in white with the appearance of a clear water hibiscus walked over.


    Xiao Xiaofan looked at the person who came over and his eyes became full of brilliance.


    ¡°Brother, it¡¯s her! That Green Feather Swallow is hers.¡± Xiao Xiaofan lowered his voice and said. Xiao Xiaofan thought: Huahua seems to be very nostalgic about this Green Feather Swallow and secretly encouraged me several times to roast this Green Feather Swallow to eat.


    The little chick kept jumping up and down, looking at Xie Wanran, with eyes full of excitement.


    Ouyang Jinyue looked at Xie Wanran and couldn¡¯t help but feel some sourness in her heart. When a female cultivator saw someone more beautiful than herself, there would always be some sadness in her heart.


    As soon as Xie Wanran appeared, the faces of many male cultivators around changed, which made Ouyang Jinyue feel a little jealous.


    ¡°Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s chicken looks very excited! It couldn¡¯t be because it¡¯s taken fancy to this senior, could it?¡± Tang Yunjie said.


    ¡°It¡¯s possible.¡± Ouyang Jinyue thought: I didn¡¯t expect that Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s chicken would not only be powerful but also horny. Seeing a beautiful female cultivator, this chicken was so excited that its feathers seemed about to explode. She really did not expect that someone as cold as Xiao Xiaodong would raise a pet that was so enthusiastic.


    ¡°Younger martial brother, your contract beast is very powerful!¡± Xie Wanran came out and said.


    ¡°Elder martial sister, do you also want to try it out and fight?¡± Xiao Xiaodong asked.


    Xie Wanran looked at Xiao Xiaodong and said, ¡°Sure!¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong glanced toward the little chick who was full of excitement, and flapped its wings.


    Xiao Xiaodong was actually very reluctant to offend Xie Wanran, but this chicken was also very hard to deal with. For the first time, his contract beast was so enthusiastic about something. If he missed this occasion, this guy would probably be noisy for several months.


    Ouyang Jinyue¡¯s eyes widened as she said, ¡°This chicken is a contracted beast and not a pet?¡±


    Tang Yunjie shrugged and said, ¡°It¡¯s a contracted beast.¡±


    In fact, he also thought it was a pet at first, but it turned out to be a contract beast. Xiao Xiaodong really recognized the hero with his eyes and knew at a glance that this chicken was not normal. The contract was made and he heard that Xiao Xiaodong forced it to summit. Why didn¡¯t such a fierce spirit beast come to Tang Yunjie to contract him?

 Chapter 212

    Xie Wanran released her spirit beast. The green feathered swallow had a streamlined body and brilliant feathers, probably because of its golden-winged roc bloodline, which it was proud of, as soon as Xie Wanran¡¯s spirit beast was released, a burst of admiration rang out around her.


    Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s chicken, as soon as it saw Xie Wanran¡¯s spirit beast, immediately showed a look of excessive excitement.


    If Xiao Xiaodong hadn¡¯t known that his spirit beast had ¡°some unspeakable thoughts¡± about Xie Wanran¡¯s spirit beast, he would have thought that his spirit beast was in love.


    Xie Wanran found that when her green feathered swallow saw this ugly chicken, it did not act as powerful as before, but became a little frightened.


    The Green feathered swallow and the small chick collided and the huge Green feathered swallow was immediately knocked out.


    Xie Wanran was secretly surprised to see her Green feathered swallow fall.


    Perhaps realizing the danger, the Green feathered swallow flapped its wings and tried to escape.


    The chicken opened its mouth and exhaled a breath, then a blue mist spread out. The Green feathered swallow gave a mournful cry and fell to the ground.


    The chick opened its mouth and sucked, the Green feathered swallow suddenly went into the belly of the chicken.


    ¡°No way.¡± It happened so fast that people present couldn¡¯t help exclaiming. Xie Wanran¡¯s face turned pale as she watched her swallow being eaten.


    Maybe because the little chick was full, its whole body looked a little fluffy.


    Ouyang Jinyue¡¯s mouth opened wide. ¡°How could it be? Where did the feathered swallow go? It was eaten by a chic, but this chicken is so small, how could it eat the swallow?¡±


    Tang Yunjie gaped at the scene, eyes full of disbelief.


    ¡°Bastard, how dare you eat elder martial sister Xie¡¯s spirit beast?¡± A man furiously attacked the little chick, blocking Xiao Xiaofan and Xiao Xiaodong.


    The little chicken fluttered its wings and looked at the incoming man with revealed teeths and claws.


    Xiao Xiaodong looked at the visitor and said coldly, ¡°It was said beforehand that when spirit beasts fight, casualties are inevitable so I am helpless when something like this happens!¡±


    ¡°Bastard, you clearly did it on purpose,¡± Zhu Jin said in a furious voice.


    Xie Wanran looked at Zhu Jin, sighed and said, ¡°Zhu Jin, forget it. I was willing to accept the defeat. It¡¯s my spirit beast that is inferior to others, I can¡¯t blame this younger martial brother.¡±


    Zhu Jin looked at the chicken with a fierce look on his face.


    The little chicken jumped and leaped, spewing blue mist from its mouth, totally ignoring Zhu Jin.


    ¡°Younger martial brother, what kind of chicken is it? The blue mist it spewed out seems to be very powerful!¡± Xie Wanran said.


    ¡°It should be.¡± Xiao Xiaodong frowned, the blue mist was indeed powerful. In the first few rounds, Huahua did not do its best at all and did not even use this blue mist.


    Little chick jumped on the ground triumphantly. Xiao Xiaodong scolded the little chick for being insensitive and taking advantage of this. It was still so proud. Wasn¡¯t it just looking for death?


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± A figure flew over.


    As if sensing something, the little chicken¡¯s wings folded and it cowered and hid behind Xiao Xiaodong.


    Xiao Xiaodong looked at the appearance of the little chick and thought: The chicken I raised really knows how to artful in dealing with different people. It knows that the person who came can¡¯t be offended so it became much more sensible.


    ¡°Reverend uncle.¡± Xie Wanran called softly.


    Xiao Xiaodong glanced at Xie Wanran. When people from the Spiritual Medicine Sect came, Xiao Xiaodong had seen Xie Wanran. Xiao Xiaodong felt that several people who came from the Spiritual Medicine Sect should be interested in Xie Wanran. However, this Xie Wanran should like the one called Mu Yun.


    The way Xie Wanran spoke to Mu Yun was not warm but with an unspeakable affection. Unfortunately, Mu Yun was cold and even in the face of such beauty, remained indifferent.


    ¡°Martial uncle, we were competing in the fight. As a result, this little brother¡¯s contract beast ate elder martial sister Xie¡¯s spirit beast.¡± Zhu Jin said.


    Mu Yun glanced at the little chicken behind Xiao Xiaodong and said, ¡°Your spirit beast is good.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong respectfully said, ¡°Thank you senior for your praise. This spirit beast of mine is unruly and untamed, I didn¡¯t discipline it well.¡± The other person was a Golden Core cultivator so Xiao Xiaodong felt that he should more or less show some respect.


    Mu Yun nodded and said, ¡°If that¡¯s the case, just discipline it well. Even if it¡¯s just competing with others, it should stop when you order.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, ¡°Martial Uncle. I will definitely teach it to pay attention next time.¡± As for whether the little chick would listen to him or not, it was hard to say.


    ¡°Reverend Uncle, you¡¯re angry.¡± As soon as Mu Yun left, Xie Wanran immediately followed him.


    Mu Yun glanced at Xie Wanran lightly and said, ¡°No.¡±


    Xie Wanran spoke with a gloomy expression ¡°Martial Uncle, you still won¡¯t forgive me?¡±


    Mu Yun glanced at Xie Wanran and said, ¡°There¡¯s nothing to forgive, you should take care of yourself.¡±


    Xie Wanran looked at Mu Yun¡¯s back as he left decisively, her eyes full of reluctance.


    ¡­¡­


    The story of Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s spirit beast¡¯s great power soon spread, causing a great uproar in the sect.


    Xiao Jingting stroked his chin and said somewhat complacently, ¡°I didn¡¯t expect that the chicken raised by our son would be so fierce. It really can¡¯t be judged by its appearance. I was worried that this chicken would slow down Xiaodong, but now I can rest assured.¡±


    Xu Muan, ¡°¡­¡±


    ¡°My big brother is very powerful, so even big brother¡¯s chicken is great.¡± Xiao Xiaojin tilted his head and bit his spoon.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Yes! Yes!¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin thought about it and said, ¡°Big brother is so powerful, I will make roasted chicken, stewed chicken, fried chicken and Jiaohua chicken for brother to eat.¡±


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡± Xiaodong¡¯s contracted beast was a chicken! Is it appropriate for Xiao Xiaojin to make these things for Xiao Xiaodong to eat?


    ¡°That chicken of Xiaodong¡¯s is very unusual!¡± Xu Muan said.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°I think so too. I haven¡¯t heard of any chicken that can weave illusions.¡±

 Chapter 213

    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°Yes! Anyway, it¡¯s a blessing for our son.¡±


    ¡°Our son¡¯s beast disgraced those guys from the Spiritual Medicine Sect. Will those guys be looking for trouble with our son?!¡± Xiao Jingting was a little worried.


    Xu Muan smiled and said, ¡°There is no need to worry about this. This is after all the land of the Green Cloud Immortal Sect!¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin made roasted chicken, stewed chicken, fried chicken, and sent them to Xiao Xiaodong, who couldn¡¯t help but be a little flattered.


    ¡°You have worked hard, Xiaojin.¡± Xiao Xiaodong rubbed Xiao Xiaojin¡¯s head.


    For this youngest brother, Xiao Xiaodong was very loving.


    Xiao Xiaojin shook his head and said, ¡°It¡¯s okay, it¡¯s not hard.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin gave Xiao Xiaodong chicken, which was seen by the little chick, which suddenly jumped at Xiao Xiaojin. Xiao Xiaojin originally thought that Huahua was mad because he hurt its own kind and wanted to teach him a lesson. But later he found that the little chick was only interested in the chicken he made.


    Xiao Xiaojin looked at the feasting little chick and tilted his head in some confusion. ¡°Brother, this chicken of yours is really ferocious! It actually eats its own kind.¡±


    Little chicken glanced at Xiao Xiaojin and cackled twice.


    ¡°Brother, what does it say?¡± Xiao Xiaojin asked.


    ¡°He said it wasn¡¯t a chicken.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin asked curiously, ¡°Oh, if it¡¯s not a chicken, what is it?¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong tilted his head and said ¡°It¡¯s a dragon.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin¡¯s eyes widened as he said, ¡°Brother, your chicken is delusional!¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded his head and said with deep conviction. ¡°Yes! And, it suffers from a severe delusion.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin squatted in front of the chicken and looked at it seriously. ¡°Big brother, only someone as powerful as you would be able to control such an unreliable demonic beast.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong laughed and said, ¡°Xiaojin flatters me too much.¡±


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­


    When Xiao Xiaodong reappeared in the Northern District Spiritual Medicine Garden, Qiu Yun¡¯s attitude towards Xiao Xiaodong became much better.


    ¡°Xiaodong, I heard that your contracted beast ate that Xie Wanran¡¯s spirit beast?¡± Qiu Yun¡¯s tone was flat, but his words permeated with a gloating that could not be concealed.


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, ¡°Yes! I also didn¡¯t expect that Huahua would actually eat that Green Feather Swallow.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong felt that his own contract beast did not just eat Green Feather Swallow because it wanted to eat it but because the two seemed to be natural enemies. But why would a chicken be natural enemies with a swallow? Xiao Xiaodong really had some trouble figuring that out.


    ¡°Your spirit beast is really capable!¡± Qiu Yun looked at Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s chicken admiringly.


    Little chick ate a few swallows sent over by Qiu Yun and laid comfortably on the ground, burping.


    Xiao Xiaodong smiled and said, ¡°It¡¯s okay, but this guy seems to have offended Xie Wanran. There might be a lot of people who will want to stand up for her.¡±


    Qiu Yun bowed his head and said, ¡°Probably, there are countless people pursuing Xie Wanran.¡±


    ¡°This is for you.¡± Qiu Yun took out two walnuts and gave them to Xiao Xiaodong.


    Xiao Xiaodong asked curiously, ¡°What is this?¡±


    ¡°This is a thunder walnut that comes from the thunder tree. This walnut is not for eating, but for attacking. It¡¯s for your self-defense.¡± Qiu Yun said.


    Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s mood became strange as he said, ¡°Many thanks to Senior Uncle Qiu for this generous gift.¡±


    Qiu Yun waved his hand and said, ¡°No need to be polite.¡±


    ¡°I heard that this Xie Wanran is a bit special.¡± Xiao Jingting rubbed his chin and spoke with a somewhat solemn expression.


    Xu Muan looked at Xiao Jingting and asked, ¡°How is she special?¡±


    Xiao Jingting said, ¡°That woman has a three-spirit root! However, her cultivation rises extremely fast and there are many people protecting her.¡±


    Definity a female cultivator protagonist blessed in many ways! The general female protagonist¡¯s qualifications might not necessarily be good but their cultivation will definitely progress rapidly, with many protectors escorting her. Of course, there would also be the male lead which would be Mu Yun this time. A good-looking person with excellent qualifications and a special physique was very much in line with the image of the male protagonist.


    Behind every male protagonist, there would be a ruthless and scheming villain as a supporting role. This supporting role would have deep love for the male lead. Because they could not get the male lead¡¯s love, their love turned into hate.


    It was said that the Spiritual Medicine Sect used to have a very powerful spirit nurturer and this spirit nurturer had a grandson named Cheng Yishu who was very fond of Mu Yun since childhood and had been courting Mu Yun all that time. But as a result, he didn¡¯t know what happened but Cheng Yishu¡¯s grandfather died and Cheng Yishu disappeared.


    ¡°Father, what are you thinking about?¡± Xiao Xiaodong looked at Xiao Jingting and asked.


    Xiao Jingting shook his head, smiled, and said, ¡°Nothing, your father was just thinking about something. You must be careful in future.¡± Xiao Jingting thought: I probably read too many novels in my previous life, so I am imagining things.


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, ¡°I know.¡±


    Looking at Qiu Yun, Xiao Jingting couldn¡¯t help feeling a little strange. Qiu Yun had always been cold to people but this time, he treated his son differently. Could it be that Qiu Yun had a grudge against this Green Feather Swallow or he was actually an enemy of its owner? Qiu Yun was poisoned by pure yang fire poison and he did not know if it had anything to do with Mu Yun. He was the only one he knew who had a pure yang body and only by attacking a person with this body could you get poisoned by pure yang fire poison.

 Chapter 214

    Tang Yunjie looked at Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s chicken and said with admiration, ¡°Martial uncle Xiao! You have won glory for Green Cloud Immortal Sect by beating Spiritual Medicine Sect.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong smiled and said, ¡°Maybe.¡±


    Lei Xuan looked at Tang Yunjie and said casually, ¡°Little Fatty, you should hurry up and cultivate well, otherwise, you¡¯ll be a generation shorter than all of us.¡±


    Tang Yunjie laughed awkwardly and said, ¡°It¡¯s not like I can advance to Foundation Building just because I want to. It¡¯s already good when one out of ten cultivators in the sect advance to Foundation Building.¡±


    Lei Xuan nodded and said, ¡°That¡¯s true, but with your qualifications, it¡¯s still possible to make an effort.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t say that. Martial uncle Xiao, why didn¡¯t you say anything before?! If you had given me a warning, I would have placed a higher bet.¡± Tang Yunjie said with some regret. Although he made a lot of money during the first match, who would hate too many spirit stones?


    Xiao Xiaodong laughed bitterly and said, ¡°I didn¡¯t know that Huahua was so powerful either.¡±


    ¡°Is that so?¡± Tang Yunjie sighed with some regret.


    Xiao Xiaofan turned his head and looked at Xiao Xiaodong, saying, ¡°Brother, your chicken can spout saliva! Its saliva is so powerful!¡±


    The little chick looked at Xiao Xiaofan in annoyance and anger, like it wanted to beat up Xiao Xiaofan.


    Xiao Xiaodong and others walked on the road, when Dong Lin and some others came over.


    ¡°Xiaofan, long time no see.¡± Dong Lin smiled at Xiao Xiaofan.


    Xiao Xiaofan responded with a lack of any interest. ¡°Long time no see.¡±


    Tang Yunjie put his hands behind his back and looked at Dong Lin, saying, ¡°Elder martial brother Dong, Xiaofan has already advanced to Foundation Building, so Elder martial brother Dong should call him Senior or martial uncle.¡±


    Dong Lin¡¯s face changed as he looked at Xiao Xiaofan who was holding Xiao Xiaojin with an indifferent expression on his face.


    Dong Lin looked at Xiao Xiaofan and said, ¡°That¡¯s right, congratulations to martial uncle Xiao on his great achievement of advancing to Foundation Building.¡±


    Tang Yunjie said coldly, ¡°It was already a long time ago, it¡¯s too late for you to congratulate now.¡±


    Dong Lin didn¡¯t speak even a few words to Xiao Xiaofan when he was ridiculed by Tang Yunjie and left with a sullen face.


    Tang Yunjie looked at Dong Lin¡¯s back as he left, helplessly rolling his eyes and said, ¡°This guy Dong Lin, when you were missing sometime ago, always said that something bad happened to you. But now that you are alright, he ran to you to make up.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong said coolly, ¡°This kind of person, just ignore him.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan tilted his head and said with some disappointment, ¡°He grew up but he doesn¡¯t look as cute as he was in childhood! The older he gets, the less he looks like dad.¡±


    Lei Xuan, ¡°¡­¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin looked at Xiao Xiaofan and others and said, ¡°Brother, there¡¯s no place to play in the sect, so why don¡¯t we play with father and daddy?¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, ¡°That¡¯s fine!¡±


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­


    Xie Wanran, somewhat gloomy, walked in the Green Cloud Immortal Sect¡¯s territory. Xie Wanran fought hard to get this task of coming to the Green Cloud Immortal Sect. However, after she came, she didn¡¯t gain any advantages and her Green Feather Swallow was also eaten, so Xie Wanran felt very upset.


    ¡°Elder martial sister Xie, this time, the sect exchanged for 15 Bodhi fruits. I wonder who would be so lucky to take them.¡±


    ¡°Elder martial sister Xie became a late-stage Foundation Building cultivator at a young age, so there must be a share for senior sister Xie.¡±


    ¡°Yes! Senior Sister Xie is at the late stage of foundation building at such a young age, so advancing to Golden Core is just around the corner.¡±


    Xie Wanran listened to the compliments of the people around her and said with a smile, ¡°There are many talented disciples in the sect. It may not be my turn yet.¡±


    Zhu Jin did not think the same way and said, ¡°How come? Senior sister, you are outstanding among Foundation Building cultivators.¡±


    With an elegant smile, Xie Wanran said, ¡°But, there are many other outstanding people in the sect!¡±


    ¡°Sister Xie, if you want to win Bodhi fruit with virtue of her strength, no one can say anything about it. But if those elders favors their own disciples in the sect, it might be dangerous¡­. ¡±


    ¡°The elders of the sect are partial.¡±


    Xie Wanran smiled at ease. ¡°Everything is as it should be.¡±


    ¡°Senior sister, look at the peach forest over here, it¡¯s so beautiful!¡±


    Xie Wanran saw a white and pink peach forest interspersed with peach blossoms and suddenly feel relaxed and happy. ¡°I didn¡¯t expect there would be such a beautiful peach forest in this place.¡±


    Xiao Jingting was busy working in the middle of the peach forest while Xu Muan was helping Xiao Jingting on the side.


    ¡°Someone is coming!¡± Xu Muan suddenly said.


    Xiao Jingting looked into the distance and his heart suddenly tightened.


    ¡°It seems to be someone from the Spiritual Medicine Sect. This woman seems to be Xie Wanran,¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Xu Muan looked at Xie Wanran in the middle of the crowd. Seeing Xie Wanran, he frowned. Xie Wanran¡¯s reputation of beauty was spread far and wide and it seemed that many disciples of the Green Cloud Immortal Sect were charmed by her after meeting her. ¡°I heard that although Xie Wanran is a three-spirit root, she had many strange encounters and her cultivation progressed extremely quickly. She is an extremely fortunate person.¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Yes! You stay away from them.¡±


    Xu Muan said in confusion, ¡°Why?¡±


    Xiao Jingting sighed and said, ¡°Because it¡¯s dangerous!¡± Where the female lead went, there would be either death or injury! Their son¡¯s beast had eaten Xie Wanran¡¯s spirit beast, so the grudge had already been formed and it was better to stay away from this woman.


    Xu Muan looked at Xie Wanran and said, ¡°That woman seems to be very popular.¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Yes!¡± With Xie Wanran looking like that, it was no wonder she was so popular.

 Chapter 215

    ¡°Should we go say hello?¡± Xu Muan asked.


    Xiao Jingting shook his head and said, ¡°No, no, there are already many people around greeting her, so there is no need for us to do that.¡±


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°That¡¯s right¡­¡±


    ¡°This peach forest seems to be a bit special!¡± Xie Wanran¡¯s eyes flashed with surprise.


    ¡°Younger martial sister, what¡¯s wrong?¡± Zhuge Ming asked.


    ¡°It seems to be the Jasper Peach Forest!¡± Xie Wanran said.


    ¡°No way, Jasper Peach is very difficult to cultivate. I didn¡¯t hear of any expert in the Green Cloud Immortal Sect in this area,¡± Zhuge Ming said.


    Xie Wanran shook her head and said, ¡°I should not be wrong. Look at those hanging fruits, they seem to be jasper peaches!¡±


    ¡°Jasper peaches are hard to cultivate! How could there be so many of them here?¡±


    Xie Wanran¡¯s eyes widened as she said, ¡°I didn¡¯t think that the Green Cloud Immortal Sect actually had such a place.¡±


    ¡°Elder martial sister Xie, reverend Uncle is obsessed with cultivation. Although his injuries have been suppressed, I heard they would occasionally relapse. I also heard that Jasper Peach King could alleviate this situation. Jasper peaches are rare and Jasper Peach King is even more rare. But elder material sister, do you think that there could be a Jasper Peach King in this peach forest?¡± Zhu Jin asked.


    Zhuge Ming nodded and said, ¡°There should be one soon. Look at this tree, it seems to be Jasper Peach King. However, it doesn¡¯t seem to be fully mature.¡±


    Xie Wanran¡¯s eyes flashed for a moment with astonishment. ¡°If, there is really a Jasper Peach King, then we have to buy it no matter what.¡±


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­


    ¡°Is there anyone in the forest? Please show yourself.¡± Xie Wanran raised her voice and said.


    Xu Muan glanced toward Xiao Jingting and asked, ¡°Shall we go to meet them?¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°People have already seen it, so it¡¯s not appropriate to not go out. Let¡¯s go.¡±


    Xiao Jingting and Xu Muan came out from peach forest.


    ¡°Nice to meet you,¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    ¡°Younger martial brother, are you taking care of this peach forest?¡± Xie Wanran asked.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°I¡¯m just a handyman, mainly Steward Qiu is in charge.¡± Xiao Jingting did not hesitate to push Qiu Yun out. He was just a small fry, so he would not be able to stop this woman whom he suspected was the female lead.


    ¡°Steward Qiu?¡± Xie Wanran said.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Yes! Steward Qiu is in charge of the Northern District Spiritual Medicine Garden.¡±


    ¡°I wonder if I can request to buy Jasper Peach King from Steward Qiu.¡± Xie Wanran asked somewhat eagerly.


    Xiao Jingting shook his head and said, ¡°This, I can¡¯t say. It¡¯s up to Steward Qiu to decide.¡±


    ¡°Younger martial brother, can you help me bring a message?¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°This is a simple effort.¡±


    ¡°There is no need to bring a message. It¡¯s not for sale.¡± Qiu Yun walked out lazily with his arms clasped.


    Looking at Qiu Yun, Xiao Jingting¡¯s heart suddenly became calm.


    ¡°So you are Steward Qiu! Nice to meet you, nice to meet you.¡± Xie Wanran said.


    Qiu Yun looked at Xie Wanran and said, ¡°Miss Xie, although the Spiritual Medicine Sect and the Green Could Immortal Sect have good friendship, you are after all a guest. It¡¯s better if you don¡¯t wander around freely, lest you barge into something you shouldn¡¯t and spoil the friendship between the two sects.¡±


    Xie Wanran¡¯s face changed as she said, ¡°Martial uncle, you made a point, but Reverend Uncle taught me that Jasper Peach is extremely difficult to cultivate. I didn¡¯t expect that Steward Qiu would be able to cultivate Jasper Peach King.¡±


    ¡°My methods are good and many people know it, so I don¡¯t need your flattery.¡± Qiu Yun said coldly.


    Xiao Jingting looked at the way Qiu Yun rejected her and thought: Qiu Yun must have a problem with this woman! Although Qiu Yun has a bad temper, it is the first time he has targeted a person in such an obvious way.


    ¡°Steward, why do you have to talk in such an absolute manner?¡± Zhuge Ming said unhappily.


    Qiu Yun glanced at Zhuge Ming, sneered and said, ¡°How I talk is none of your business. You don¡¯t need to judge me.¡±


    ¡°Martial uncle, this Jasper Peach King is very important to me. So I still hope that martial uncle will help us out.¡± Xie Wanran said.


    ¡°If I help you, who will help me? Besides, why should I help you?!¡± Qiu Yun said coldly.


    ¡°Martial uncle, you need Jasper Peach King for urgent use as well?¡± Xie Wanran asked.


    ¡°The peach is mine. Whether I need it urgently or not, whether I give it to people or animals to eat, it¡¯s none of Miss Xie¡¯s business.¡±


    Zhuge Ming waved his finger and said, ¡°You¡­ look like a monster, but your heart is even worse than your looks.¡±


    Qiu Yun flicked his finger and said, ¡°Yes! I have a vicious heart, so how can I compare to kind-hearted miss Xie! This elder martial brother should like this kind-hearted miss Xie, right? Do you think this kind-hearted miss Xie will fulfill your wish and marry you?¡±


    Zhuge Ming¡¯s face suddenly turned blue and then white. ¡°Stop talking nonsense, will you?¡±


    Qiu Yun snorted and said, ¡°My mind is vicious, but it¡¯s just nonsense. So what is the matter?¡±


    Xiao Jingting looked at Qiu Yun and thought: Qiu Yun is fierce! However, this Miss Xie Wanran is also very tough. After reaching this point, she still has a good temper. It is no wonder that even after having three spiritual roots, she could cultivate to this point.

 Chapter 216

    ¡°Father, father.¡± Xiao Xiaofan hopped over, followed by Xiao Xiaodong, Xiao Xiaojin and others.


    Xiao Jingting looked at several people and frowned, muttering to himself that of all times that they could come, they had to come at this moment.


    When Xie Wanran saw Xiao Xiaodong, he did not know if she thought of something, because her face looked a little awkward.


    The little chick fluttered its wings and walked over very gracefully.


    When Qiu Yun saw Xiao Xiaodong, he immediately started smiling and said, ¡°Xiaodong is here! Here you are,¡± Qiu Yun said as he threw a few spirit fruits to Xiao Xiaodong.


    Xiao Jingting ruffled his forehead and thought: Qiu Yun really became partial to my eldest son! Giving him snow pear fruit, this thing is not cheap!


    Xiao Xiaodong took the spirit fruit and smiled contentedly.


    Xiao Xiaofan looked at Xiao Xiaodong with envy, and then looked towards Qiu Yun, who ignored Xiao Xiaofan.


    Xiao Jingting could not help but feel a little strange when he saw Xiao Xiaofan being left out.


    Xiao Xiaofan scratched his head but he was not disappointed.


    When Xie Wanran heard Xiao Xiaodong calling Xiao Jingting father, the way she looked at Xiao Jingting changed a lot.


    Xiao Xiaodong who looked at Xie Wanran, become alert at the bottom of his heart.


    ¡°Mr. Steward, the Jasper Peach King is very important to me. If you are willing to give it up, I am willing to pay any price,¡± Xie Wanran resolutely said to Qiu Yun.


    Although Xiao Jingting did not like Xie Wanran very much, hearing this, he could not help but admire Xie Wanran¡¯s courage. Qiu Yun had already spoken about this matter but Xie Wanran was brave enough to say such a thing. But female leads were all undaunted by repeated setbacks. As the saying goes, take the bull by the horns.


    Qiu Yun sneered and said, ¡°Any price? Miss Xie, are you sure you can afford it at any price? If you really want this Jasper Peach King, then, the opening price is ten pieces of upper-grade spirit stones.¡±


    ¡°Steward Qiu, your price is way beyond the reasonable. Ten upper grade spirit stones are equivalent to ten million lower grade spirit stones. Miss Xie has already backed off so much, so why are you still making things difficult for us so aggressively?¡± Zhuge Ming said unhappily.


    Xiao Jingting nodded in his heart. ¡®It is indeed a bit expensive, ten upper grade spirit stones. Qiu Yun, why don¡¯t you just rob the rich!¡¯


    ¡°If you can¡¯t afford it, don¡¯t buy it! How come when you can¡¯t afford it, it¡¯s me who is picking on you?¡± Qiu Yun sneered and said.


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡± Qiu Yun¡¯s words were really enough to arouse hatred. However, he was the steward. People could do nothing to him.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know, but Steward Qiu, did I do anything that offended you in any way?¡± Xie Wanran asked.


    Qiu Yun shook his head and said ¡°No, I just purely don¡¯t like you from the way you look.¡±


    Xie Wanran probably had never been treated like this, so her face flushed.


    Alarm bells rang in Xiao Jingting¡¯s heart. Qiu Yun had the attitude of a proper villain! This guy was not going to become a cannon fodder, right?


    Seeing that she could not achieve anything, Xie Wanran left.


    ¡­¡­


    Xiao Jingting looked at Qiu Yun and asked, ¡°Steward Qiu, it isn¡¯t good to offend this woman like this!¡±


    Qiu Yun turned around and looked at Xiao Jingting, then he said with a smile on his face ¡°Why? Do you like her so much? You¡¯ve only met her a few times but you speak for her so much! You must have been smitten by her.¡±


    Xiao Jingting hurriedly waved his hand and said, ¡°Steward Qiu, stop this wishful thinking! I am a person with a family, how could I fall in love with her? I think that although this woman is a three-spirit root, she has good means, and you may suffer losses if you fight with her like this.¡±


    Qiu Yun looked at Xiao Jingting and sneered as he said, ¡°You are afraid that I, a Golden Core cultivator can¡¯t fight against a Foundation Building cultivator.¡±


    Xiao Jingting laughed awkwardly and said, ¡°That woman has quite a few protectors around her! There is also Golden Core cultivators among those pursuers!¡±


    Qiu Yun looked at Xiao Jingting with complicated gaze.


    Looking at Qiu Yun¡¯s expression, Xiao Jingting rubbed his hands awkwardly and said, ¡°Steward Qiu, I didn¡¯t mean to underestimate you.¡±


    Qiu Yun nodded and said, ¡°You are right, I am indeed not her opponent. If someone reminded me of this a few years ago, I wouldn¡¯t have ended up in this situation.¡±


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡±


    ¡°Go ahead and plant these spirit-eating flowers in the peach forest.¡± Qiu Yun said.


    Xiao Jingting frowned and said, ¡°Is that ok?¡±


    Qiu Yun smiled and said, ¡°Prevention is better than cure. Who knows if there will be thief coming? If that Jasper Peach King is stolen, I will lose a lot.¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Okay.¡±


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­


    Xu Muan looked at Xiao Jingting and said, ¡°You¡¯re back. Why are you so late?! Xiaofan and others came a long time ago.¡±


    Xiao Jingting helplessly said, ¡°I was dragged to work overtime, so I am a little late.¡±


    Xu Muan narrowed his eyes and said, ¡°Steward Qiu and this Miss Xie seemed to have a deep grudge.¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Of course, it isn¡¯t the best when emperors are fighting if they harm the innocent!¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong sat on one side, nibbling on spirit fruits while Xiao Xiaofan looked at him enviously. ¡°Brother, is it tasty?¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, ¡°Delicious.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan swallowed his saliva and said, ¡°Steward Qiu likes you a lot.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, ¡°Maybe!¡±


    ¡°Steward Qiu does not look very approachable, but it turns out that such an unapproachable person likes you very much, brother. Brother, you are very popular,¡± Xiao Xiaofan said with some envy.


    Xiao Xiaodong smiled and said, ¡°Maybe.¡± Steward Qiu didn¡¯t like him as much as he liked his chicken.


    Xiao Xiaojin virtuously bought food for several people, and the little chick was full of excitement as it ate the grey-feathered swallow cooked by Xiao Xiaojin and while eating, it also let out some mist.

 Chapter 217

    Lei Xuan stroked his chin and said, ¡°Today, Steward Qiu asked for ten top-grade spiritual stones for Jasper Peach King, which is a really impressive price.¡±


    Xiao Jingting laughed and said, ¡°He did not intend to sell it at all.¡± If Qiu Yun really wanted to sell Jasper Peach, he wouldn¡¯t have offered such an outrageous price. He just wanted the other side to back off in face of difficulties.


    Xu Muan said in awe, ¡°Ten top-grade spiritual stones, that¡¯s a lot.¡±


    ¡°Have you few seen that Mu Yun from Spiritual Medicine Sect?!¡± Xiao Jingting asked.


    ¡°I have.¡± Xiao Xiaofan raised his hand and said.


    Xiao Jingting asked, ¡°How is he? Is there anything special about him?¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan shook his head and said, ¡°There doesn¡¯t seem to be anything special about him, just one nose and two eyes.¡±


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡±


    ¡°Is he good-looking?¡± Xiao Jingting asked.


    Xiao Xiaofan raised his hand and expressed his loyalty, ¡°Not as handsome as you, father.¡±


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡± He raised a good son. However, his son must have said so out of love for him, so better not believe it.


    Lei Xuan hesitated for a moment and said, ¡°He is also very handsome, although not as handsome as you. I heard that many people in the Spiritual Medicine Sect are very fond of him. Today, Xie Wanran wanted to buy Jasper Peach King, it should be for him.¡±


    So Mu Yun was not as handsome as he himself?! Xiao Jingting couldn¡¯t help but feel a little complacent.


    ¡°For him? Why? Did he injure someone he shouldn¡¯t have injured by mistake and needs Jasper Peach King to treat him?¡± Xu Muan asked.


    Lei Xuan shook his head and said, ¡°No, I heard that he was careless in cultivating and became possessed by demonic Qi, which led to the disorder of his meridians in his body and caused frequent flare up of Pure Yang Fire Poison in his body. I heard that, when the Pure Yang Fire Poison flares up, it¡¯s worse than death!¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°So that¡¯s how it is! I only heard that if someone attacks a pure yang body, he would be poisoned by Pure Yang Fire Poison. Jasper peach has the effect of suppressing fire poison but I haven¡¯t heard that people with Pure Yang body would also need to contain demonic Qi.¡±


    Lei Xuan looked at Xiao Jingting in surprise and said, ¡°Uncle Xiao knows this! But in fact, there is also a simpler way to cure the Pure Yang Fire Poison.¡±


    ¡°What method?!¡± Xiao Jingting asked.


    ¡°Find someone with a Pure Yang body to suck the fire poison over,¡± Lei Xuan said.


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡± There was actually such a way, so why Steward Qiu wouldn¡¯t use this method in the first place?


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­


    When Xiao Jingting went to peach forest, he found that several people were entangled with spirit-eating flowers.


    ¡°Little brother.¡± A handsome young man appeared quietly in front of Xiao Jingting.


    The young man¡¯s attitude was bland, but there was a deep and heavy pressure on his body.


    ¡°Senior, what can I do for you?¡± Yesterday, Lei Xuan briefly outlined Mu Yun¡¯s face to Xiao Jingting, so when Xiao Jingting saw him, he instantly recognized the identity of the visitor.


    ¡°Can you release those two cultivators first?¡± Mu Yun asked.


    Xiao Jingting shook his head and said, ¡°I¡¯m afraid I can¡¯t do it. These spirit-eating flowers don¡¯t listen to me.¡±


    Actually, these guys were thieves so if the Green Cloud Immortal Sect came and caught them, they would end up in misery. These spirit-eating flowers liked to eat spiritual energy so even if these two guys escaped, he was afraid their cultivation would drop and it might be more difficult to make progress in the future. Their level would be lowered and it would be hard for them to make greater progress in the future.


    These two were fools, Xiao Jingting vaguely felt that the two thieves had something to do with Xie Wanran.


    ¡°Then who do they listen to?¡± Mu Yun asked.


    ¡°They listen to me.¡± Qiu Yun said as he stepped forward.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°That¡¯s right, these flowers are raised by Steward Qiu, so they only listen to Steward Qiu.¡±


    ¡°Steward Qiu, can you please release these two useless guys?¡± Mu Yun asked.


    Qiu Yun smiled coldly and said, ¡°Release them? Why should I release them? Don¡¯t you tell me that these two guys came to my land to have a picnic. Isn¡¯t it the best penalty for the thieves to stay in this medicinal garden as flower fertilizers?¡±


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡± Qiu Yun, this guy, was really ruthless.


    Mu Yun frowned and said, ¡± Steward Qiu, I¡¯m very sorry for their behavior. I¡¯m here to make amends with you.¡±


    Qiu Yun snorted and said, ¡°Brother Mu, don¡¯t bother. You apologized to me for the sake of the two thieves. What a pity! But I don¡¯t accept it. There are many good things in my garden. If I let them go easily, people will think that I, Qiu Yun, became a soft touch who they can bully as much as they want.¡±


    Xiao Jingting looked at Qiu Yun and thought: Qiu Yun is really worrying too much. No one would dare regard him as a soft touch.


    ¡°They have already learned their lesson, and I am willing to offer a hundred medium-grade spirit stones as an apology.¡± Mu Yun said.


    Qiu Yun sneered and said, ¡°You think I haven¡¯t seen money before?!¡±


    Xiao Jingting looked at Qiu Yun and said, ¡°Steward Qiu, a hundred medium grade spirit stones is not bad. Besides, it¡¯s only two Foundation Building cultivators, so in fact they are not worth much.¡±


    Qiu Yun looked at Xiao Jingting, and said, ¡°What a loser, you are so easily satisfied¡­¡±


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡±


    ¡°Cultivator Mu, this is the territory of the Green Cloud Immortal Sect, so you better act with some restraint.¡± Qiu Yun said coldly.


    Mu Yun nodded, smiled, and said, ¡°What cultivator Qiu said is right, but the two of them do not deserve to die for this crime, so I am asking Steward Qiu to be lenient.¡±


    Qiu Yun nodded and said, ¡°Alright, but these two idiots have their spiritual energy eaten by spirit-eating flowers, so I guess they won¡¯t have much value anymore. You shouldn¡¯t have come here yourself for their sake.¡±


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡±

 Chapter 218

    ¡°I heard that Steward Qiu had Jasper Peach King here. I want to buy it. Price doesn¡¯t matter,¡± Mu Yun said.


    Qiu Yun said indifferently, ¡°Not for sale.¡±


    Mu Yun frowned and said, ¡°I¡¯m not going to hide it from you, Steward Qiu. This Jasper Peach King is very important to me. So I hope that Steward Qiu will sell it to me.¡±


    ¡°Important? How important? Would Fellow cultivator Mu die without the Jasper Peach King? You look so lively, you shouldn¡¯t die easily, right? So I¡¯m going to save a life with this Jasper Peach King,¡± Qiu Yun said in a gloomy voice.


    Mu Yun asked with some curiosity, ¡± Steward Qiu, can you tell me who you are going to save by using this Jasper Peach King?¡±


    Qiu Yun smiled and said slowly, ¡°The world is full of people who are stuck in the Foundation Building realm and can¡¯t make an inch of progress. This Jasper Peach King has the effect of increasing the rate of advancement to the Golden Core realm. So if I give this Jasper Peach King to a person whose life expectancy is close to the peak of Foundation Building, it may save someone¡¯s life.¡±


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡± Qiu Yun, do you want to be beaten up or what? Qiu Yun who was in the early stage of Golden Core saying such things to a late-stage Golden Core was really not afraid of being beaten.


    ¡°Steward Qiu, my martial uncle is suffering from Fire Poison, so I hope you can give up on this tree. If a person wants to advance to the Golden Core realm, he might not necessarily need a Jasper Peach King.¡± A female cultivator from the Spiritual Medicine Sect rushed over, full of earnestness. Then she glanced at Mu Yun eagerly before saying it towards Qiu Yun with great expectation.


    ¡°Isn¡¯t it just Fire poison? What¡¯s the big deal? It just a matter of burning all the organs and it will not kill anyone. So why the rush?!¡± Qiu Yun said indifferently.


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡± Saying it out loud, Qiu Yun is really not afraid of being hated by others!


    ¡°Steward Qiu seems to know a lot about Pure Yang Fire Poison!¡± Mu Yun asked.


    Qiu Yun laughed and said, ¡°I was not poisoned by Fire Poison before, so I didn¡¯t know much about it. But once one had been poisoned, and knew what felt like, one can totally know the poison.¡±


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡±


    ¡°Senior Mu, in fact, our Steward Qiu likes to joke. Please don¡¯t take his words to heart,¡± Xiao Jingting smilingly tried to smooth the situation.


    Qiu Yun looked at Xiao Jingting and said, ¡°You shut up.¡±


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡± This guy, Qiu Yun is really going out of his way. He was kind enough to help him out, but this guy told him to back off.


    ¡°Steward Qiu, we sincerely came to ask for medicine, so why should you refuse us so resolutely?¡± The female cultivator beside Mu Yun said.


    Qiu Yun smiled and said, ¡°Because I am happy.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re unreasonable?!¡± The female cultivator became a little angry.


    Qiu Yun sneered and said, ¡°Fellow cultivator, if you don¡¯t like to talk with me, just get lost!¡±


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­


    Xu Muan looked at Xiao Jingting and said with some surprise, ¡°Why are you back so early?¡±


    Xiao Jingting held his face and said, ¡°I was driven away.¡±


    ¡°Why?!¡± Xu Muan was puzzled.


    Xiao Jingting shook his head and said, ¡°Probably because he thought I was an eyesore.¡±


    Xu Muan, ¡°¡­¡±


    ¡°According to my estimation, Steward Qiu has a grudge with that girl named Xie Wanran of the Spiritual Medicine Sect as well as Mu Yun.¡± Xiao Jingting said in a serious manner.


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°I¡¯ve inquired about secretive matters.¡±


    Xiao Jingting was full of curiosity, ¡°What?!¡±


    ¡°Spiritual Medicine Sect, as the name implies, has the most powerful ability to cultivate spiritual plants. Spiritual Medicine Sect has countless spirit planters and has many Spirit Nurturers. I heard that the Spiritual Medicine Sect used to have a very powerful Golden Core Spirit Nurturer who helped them cultivate a lot of precious spiritual herbs. This Spirit Nurturer had a grandson named Cheng Yishu, who was a childhood sweetheart of Mu Yun.¡±


    ¡°Later, Xie Wanran entered the sect and was assigned to take care of Mu Yun¡¯s daily life. Some people said that Mu Yuna and Xie Wanran had feelings for each other.


    ¡°Cheng Yishu might have become anxious and drugged Mu Yun with aphrodisiacs. But Mu Yun cultivates a special technique, he can¡¯t lose his virginity until he reaches Nascent Soul realm, otherwise his chance of advancing to Nascent Soul would be greatly reduced.¡±


    ¡°Cheng Yishu¡¯s move would ruin Mu Yun¡¯s future for his own selfishness.¡±


    ¡°Mu Yun was a genius disciple of the Spiritual Medicine Sect, so people in the sect protected him in hopes he would reach Nascent Soul realm. After this matter became known, Cheng Yishu was greatly punished. Cheng Yishu¡¯s grandfather also had an incident and his cultivation went wrong. Later there was no news about Cheng Yishu in Spiritual Medicine Sect.¡±


    ¡°You don¡¯t doubt it? ¡± Xiao Jingting asked.


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°It¡¯s very possible! Look, Steward Qiu was suffering from Pure Yang Fire Poison, which means he once had a problem with someone who had Pure Yang body¡­ I heard that back then, Mu Yun resisted the temptation of Cheng Yishu and gave him a slap.¡±


    ¡°There is still more! Steward Qiu is in charge of the Spiritual Medicine Garden and as you said, his ability to cultivate spiritual plants is very powerful. Steward Qiu¡¯s grandfather was a Spirit Nurturer, so if Steward Qiu followed his grandfather¡¯s instructions, his ability of cultivating spiritual plants would be very strong. In fact, back then, Cheng Yishu and Mu Yun were the recognized pair of the Spiritual Medicine Sect.¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°When you say it like this, it¡¯s really very possible¡­¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s hard for honest officials to determine family matters, so don¡¯t get involved in this,¡± Xu Muan said.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Alright!¡± Originally, he did not want to get involved in this matter, so no matter which side it was, he couldn¡¯t afford to offend anyway!

 Chapter 219

    ¡°Elder martial sister, Zhou Yin and Zhou Ming were taken back by the reverend uncle Mu. But they were sucked by Spirit Eating Flowers, so their cultivation was damaged a lot.¡± Zhu Jin said.


    Xie Wanran frowned and said, ¡°Why did the two of them venture to the Spiritual Medicine Garden so rashly?¡±


    Zhu Jin shook his head and said, ¡°I don¡¯t know!¡±


    Xie Wanran said with some headache, ¡°After this, I am afraid that martial uncle will be very angry.¡±


    ¡°Elder martial sister Xie, I have checked that area of the North District Spiritual Medicine Garden and it belongs to Qiu Yun as a private property. Qiu Yun bought all the land, so even the Green Cloud Immortal Sect can¡¯t interfere with it,¡± Zhu Jin said.


    Xie Wanran frowned and said, ¡°It¡¯s Qiu Yun¡¯s private property?¡±


    ¡°Yes!¡± Zhu Jin said.


    Xie Wanran frowned and said, ¡°I don¡¯t know what is going on with this Qiu Yun. He seems to be very hostile toward me.¡±


    ¡°I heard that this Steward Qiu has a very eccentric nature and is very hot-tempered,¡± Zhu Jin said.


    ¡°Green Cloud Immortal Sect actually let such a person take charge of the Spiritual Medicine Garden,¡± Xie Wanran knitted her brows and said.


    Zhu Jin nodded and said, ¡°Although this Qiu Yun has a bad temper and is eccentric in nature, I heard that he is quite good at cultivating spiritual plants. After he took over the management of Northern District Spiritual Medicine Garden, he handed more than 30% spiritual plants than before.¡±


    Xie Wanran rubbed her chin and said, ¡°Is that so? Then our chances are slim.¡±


    ¡°Not really.¡± Zhu Jin said.


    ¡°No?¡± Xie Wanran said with some surprise.


    Zhu Jin nodded and said, ¡°The Jasper Peaches in the Northern District Spiritual Medicine Garden were all transplanted by Steward Qiu. However, it¡¯s said that when these Jasper Peaches were first transplanted, they were all shriveled until Xiao Jingting came over. He¡¯s the one we met in the Spiritual Medicine Garden today. I also heard that Jasper Peach King that is about to mature was actually cultivated by him.¡±


    Xie Wanran said with some surprise, ¡°In that case, we may not necessarily need to ask Steward Qiu for the Jasper Peach King, Xiao Jingting may also help us with it.¡±


    Zhu Jin nodded and said, ¡°Exactly.¡±


    Xie Wanran smiled and said, ¡°That¡¯s great.¡±


    Looking at Xie Wanran¡¯s delighted appearance, Zhu Jin frowned, saying, ¡°Elder martial sister is so painstakingly devoted to reverend uncle Mu. I wonder if reverend uncle Mu can really appreciate your affection for him.¡±


    Xie Wanran smiled and said with a somewhat gloomy expression, ¡°I just want to do something for him, I don¡¯t need him to be grateful to me.¡±


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­


    Xiao Jingting was taking care of Jasper peaches in the medicine garden when Xie Wanran walked over.


    ¡°Miss Xie, what can I do for you?¡± Xiao Jingting asked, fully alert.


    Xie Wanran looked at Xiao Jingting who looked like he was facing a big enemy and asked somewhat strangely, ¡°Fellow cultivator Xiao, are you afraid of me? Am I that terrible?¡±


    ¡°Miss Xie, of course you are not terrible, but I am personally afraid of women. When I see women, I become very nervous.¡± Xiao Jingting said. Around the female lead, only male lead could protect himself. Most of the other male characters would mostly end up half dead, or as cannon fodder, and without a burial place.


    Xie Wanran smiled at Xiao Jingting and said, ¡°That¡¯s a strange disease, then how do you plan to marry a wife?¡±


    Xiao Jingting rightfully said, ¡°Marrying a ger, I am a man with a wife.¡±


    Xie Wanran laughed and said, ¡°Right! I just remembered. I came here to ask for something. ¡±


    Xiao Jingting smiled bitterly and said, ¡°I don¡¯t know what Miss Xie wants me to do. But if it¡¯s too difficult, I am afraid I can¡¯t help you.¡±


    Xie Wanran smiled and said, ¡°It¡¯s not a difficult matter. I heard that the Jasper Peach King in this peach forest was actually cultivated by you.¡±


    Xiao Jingting¡¯s heart thumped. This girl came here to poach him.


    ¡°Miss Xie, you overestimated me. I¡¯m just working for Steward Qiu. How could I have the ability to cultivate Jasper Peach king?¡±


    Xie Wanran looked at Xiao Jingting and said, ¡°Mr. Xiao, you don¡¯t need to be so modest. Your ability is known to many people. In fact, you are very good at cultivating spiritual plants and Spiritual Medicine Sect is the place where you can show your strength. You are after all not a member of Green Cloud Immortal Sect, so it would be easy for you to leave.¡±


    ¡°Miss Xie, I¡¯m afraid you¡¯ve forgotten one thing,¡± Xiao Jingting said indifferently.


    Xie Wanran said with some confusion, ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°My son is a member of the Green Cloud Immortal Sect,¡± Xiao Jingting said. With his son here, how can he, as his father, dare to leave?!


    ¡°Xiao Jingting, what are you doing? Slacking off again.¡± Qiu Yun¡¯s scolding voice sounded.


    Xiao Jingting¡¯s ears started buzzing under Qiu Yun¡¯s roar.


    Xiao Jingting looked at Qiu Yun¡¯s ferocious appearance and lost his smile, went to Qiu Yun¡¯s side, saying, ¡°Steward Qiu, what are you doing here?¡±


    Qiu Yun coldly snorted and said, ¡°If I did not come, you would be happy slacking off, wouldn¡¯t you?¡±


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡±


    ¡°Miss Xie, in this Northern District Spiritual Medicine Garden of mine, outsiders are not welcome. It would be better for you if you come here less often.¡± Qiu Yun said coldly.


    Xiw Wanran¡¯s face turned white as she said, ¡°Thank you, Steward Qiu for your warning.¡±


    Qiu Yun looked at Xie Wanran and said, ¡°Miss Xie, not everything in this world can be fixed just by you showing off your coquettishness.¡±


    All of a sudden, Xie Wanran¡¯s face twisted.


    Xiao Jingting looked at Qiu Yun and thought: Qiu Yun is too harsh by saying that to a girl. Xie Wanran, who used to remain composed, had a sullen face once hearing what he said.


    Seeing Xie Wanran leave, Xiao Jingting couldn¡¯t help but let out a sigh of relief.

 Chapter 220

    Qiu Yun turned to look at Xiao Jingting and said sarcastically, ¡°You must be very happy that such a beautiful woman came looking for you to talk to.¡±


    Xiao Jingting hurriedly waved his hand and said, ¡°How is that possible? I am married and I have a family.¡±


    ¡°So you still know you have a family. I thought you became so dazed by her that you will do whatever she asks you to,¡± Qiu Yun snickered.


    Xiao Jingting shook his head and said, ¡°No, no, I really don¡¯t feel anything for women.¡±


    Qiu Yun looked at Xiao Jingting with an odd expression and said, ¡°Is that so? No wonder you looked quite normal and not like bewitched pig. What was Xie Wanran doing here?¡±


    Xiao Jingting smiled and said, ¡°She wanted to poach me for the Spiritual Medicine Sect.¡±


    ¡°How arrogant?! How dare she come to my territory and poach you so openly? Are you moved?¡± Qiu Yun asked grimly.


    ¡°How could I be? My son is still in the Green Cloud Immortal Sect. Even if she promised me some high rewards, how could I possibly go?!¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Qiu Yun nodded and said, ¡°That¡¯s right! Your son is still here. Cultivators can run away from another cultivator but can¡¯t run away from the sect.¡±


    ¡°Steward Qiu, how did your talk with Mu Yun go yesterday?¡± Xiao Jingting asked curiously.


    Qiu Yun shook his head and said, ¡°How it went? Nothing went well.¡±


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡±


    Xiao Jingting looked at Qiu Yun¡¯s sullen face and did not ask for anything more.


    According to his usual routine, after completing the task, Xiao Jingting headed for his cave. But this time, there was an additional person in front of the cave.


    ¡°Senior Mu Yun, why are you here?¡± Xiao Jingting secretly rubbed his forehead. He had just met Xie Wanran and now he saw Mu Yun. Xiao Jingting couldn¡¯t help feeling a headache.


    Mu Yun nodded and said, ¡°It¡¯s just me, sorry for the disturbance.¡±


    ¡°Did senior come for Jasper Peach King? The Jasper Peach King was cultivated by Steward Qiu, so it¡¯s useless to look for me, I am just a handyman. I can¡¯t cultivate Jasper Peach King,¡± Xiao Jingting said hastily.


    Mu Yun shook his head and said, ¡°I didn¡¯t come for the Jasper Peach King.¡±


    Xiao Jingting asked curiously, ¡°Then why are you here?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ve heard that there are very few people within the Green Cloud Immortal Sect who can talk with Steward Qiu Yun and Junior Xiao happens to be one of them.¡± Mu Yun said.


    Xiao Jingting smiled awkwardly and said, ¡°I¡¯m not very familiar with Steward Qiu either. He doesn¡¯t speak to me much except for ordering me to do things¡­¡±


    Mu Yun looked at Xiao Jingting and said, ¡°Is that so? What kind of person is Steward Qiu?¡±


    Xiao Jingting thought for a moment and said, ¡°Steward Qiu? He is a bit eccentric, so if people don¡¯t know him well, they think he has a bad temper. But in fact, he has a sharp tongue and a soft heart. In fact, Senior Mu, you should talk to him directly about the matter of Jasper Peach King, then things will have a chance to turn for the better.¡±


    Mu Yun smiled bitterly and said, ¡°Is that so?¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Yes!¡±


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­


    ¡°Back?¡± Seeing Xiao Jingting, Xu Muan greeted him gently.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Yeah!¡±


    ¡°Xiaojin and I have made a lot of good food, so you can eat some first,¡± Xu Muan said.


    Xiao Jingting nodded, rubbed his hands excitedly and said, ¡°Alright.¡±


    Xu Muan looked at Xiao Jingting and said, ¡°There¡¯s nothing going on outside, right?¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said ¡°Nothing big, it¡¯s just that when I came back, I met Mu Yun.¡±


    ¡°Senior Mu? Did he also come here for the Jasper Peach King? Trying to poach you?¡± Xu Muan asked.


    Xiao Jingting shook his head and said, ¡°No, he didn¡¯t even mention Jasper Peach King. He just asked about Steward Qiu.¡±


    Xu Muan, ¡± ¡­¡± Did he want to start an affair? ¡°Senior Mu asked you about Steward Qiu, did you say anything?¡±


    Xiao Jingting spread his hands and said, ¡°You know, I¡¯m not familiar with steward Qiu either, so there is nothing I can do to help!¡±


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°Yes!¡±


    ¡°By the way, how old is that Mu Yun?¡± Xiao Jingting asked curiously.


    ¡°I heard that he is over two hundred years old.¡± Xu Muan said.


    Xiao Jingting eyes widened as he extended his two fingers, saying, ¡°Over two hundred years old?¡±


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°That¡¯s right, more than two hundred years old.¡±


    Xiao Jingting tilted his head and said, ¡°I heard that this fellow Mu Yun is still very young!¡±


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°Indeed he is really young. Only two hundred years old and already at late stage of Golden Core realm. Many Golden Core cultivators only reach this stage when they are already 400 years old, and most Golden Core cultivators spend all their lives in early stage.


    Xiao Jingting stroked his chin and said thoughtfully, ¡°Back then, Cheng Yishu drugged Mu Yun with an aphrodisiac. However, Mu Yun refused!¡±


    ¡°Yes, but why you suddenly bring this up?¡±


    ¡°Mu Yun refused Cheng Yishu! In other words, Mu Yun is more than two hundred years old and still a virgin, huh? Do you think he¡¯s still a virgin?¡± Xiao Jingting gloated.


    ¡°I think so.¡± Xu Muan said. Although there were many people in the Spiritual Medicine Sect who had their hearts set on Mu Yun, no one seemed to have gotten their hands on him yet!


    Xiao Jingting laughed and said, ¡°It¡¯s not easy for this guy either! Single for more than two hundred years. Even when some people throw themselves in his arms, he still has to push them away.¡±


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°Yes!¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin sat on one side, holding his face and said, ¡°Dad, what are you talking about?¡±


    Xiao Jingting rubbed Xiao Xiaojin¡¯s head and said, ¡°It¡¯s nothing, children won¡¯t understand. Hurry up and eat.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin looked at Xiao Jingting and said, ¡°Father, you are helping Steward Qiu manage the medicinal garden now! But have you ever thought about doing some business?¡±

 Chapter 221

    ¡°What kind of business?¡± Xiao Jingting asked.


    ¡°Brother Xiaofan said that dad is very good at a refining pill called Strong Yang Pill and it sells very well. Brother said that people in the Cloud continent have money, so if father refines the pill to sell, it would be very profitable,¡± Xiao Xiaojin said.


    Xiao Jingting rolled his eyes. How long ago it was? He even talked about it now when he was more or less an invisible rich man, so he no longer needed to earn that money.


    ¡°Don¡¯t listen to your brother Xiaofan¡¯s nonsense,¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Xiao Xiaojin tilted his head and said, ¡°But I think what Brother Xiaofan said makes sense! Although you are not short of spirit stones now, it won¡¯t hurt to have more spirit stones. If you can earn a little more, just earn a little more.¡±


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡± His own son was really virtuous! So young but already knew getting prepared for what might come in the future. After all he didn¡¯t know what bastard will be so lucky to have Xiaojin as his better half in the future.


    Xiao Xiaojin thought about it and said, ¡°Father, you can give these aphrodisiac pills to that Mu Yun! Brother Xiaofan said that this guy had kidney deficiency. He¡¯s more than 200 years old but he still did not eat meat while father is still in his twenties and already has three sons.¡±


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡± His family¡¯s stupid second son taught the young third son stupid things!


    ¡°Don¡¯t talk nonsense! They are your seniors and can kill you with their fingers,¡± Xiao Jingting said with all seriousness.


    Xiao Xiaojin shrugged his shoulders and said reluctantly, ¡°Then I¡¯ll keep my mouth shut.¡±


    Xiao Jingting was just about to eat when a knock sounded on the door.


    Xu Muan glanced at Xiao Jingting and said, ¡°I¡¯ll go open the door.¡±


    Xiao Jingting looked at the person who came and said, ¡°Senior Mu, why are you here?¡± Just now, his youngest son said he looked like he had kidney deficiency so now seeing him in person, Xiao Jingting felt somewhat guilty. Xiao Jingting felt that Mu Yun was a bit strange, he just met him and he already appeared again.


    Mu Yun looked at Xiao Jingting and said with a smile, ¡°I heard that cultivator Xiao lives here, so I came to have a look. Won¡¯t cultivator Xiao invite me in?¡±


    ¡°This cave of mine is simple, so I¡¯m afraid I will need to wrong senior,¡± Xiao Jingting said somewhat apologetically.


    ¡°How come? Is cultivator Xiao eating?¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Yes! Although I¡¯m now able to abstain from eating. Eating three meals a day has become a habit I keep.¡±


    Mu Yun looked at Xiao Jingting and said, ¡°Cultivator Xiao, you really pay attention to enjoyment!¡±


    Xiao Jingting smiled and said, ¡°Having a long life is certainly something to be happy about. But, if there is no enjoyment, it¡¯s meaningless how long you live.¡± There are many good food he was not able to eat in previous life, and he needed to made up for it in this life.


    Mu Yun nodded and said, ¡°Yes! Cultivator Xiao is more enlightened than me. Do you mind if I eat together with you?¡±


    Xiao Jingting hurriedly shook his head and said ¡°No, of course not, please sit down, please sit down.¡±


    Mu Yun sat down at the table and ate some food.


    ¡°This pigeon soup is good!¡± Mu Yun said.


    Xiao Jingting smiled and said, ¡°My youngest son made it.¡±


    Mu Yun looked at Xiao Jingting and said, ¡°Your youngest son.¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Yes!¡±


    Mu Yun looked at Xiao Xiaojin, who was munching rice beside Xiao Jingting and said with a smile, ¡°Your little son looks very cute.¡±


    Hearing it, Xiao Xiaojin¡¯s eyes curved as he grinned and said, ¡°Thank you, uncle. Uncle, you are also very good-looking!¡±


    Mu Yun ate a meal with Xiao Jingting and left.


    When Xiao Jingting sent off Mu Yun, he finally let out a sigh of relief.


    ¡°What the hell was he doing here?¡± Xu Mu¡¯an asked.


    Xiao Jingting shook his head and said, ¡°I don¡¯t know!¡± A late-stage Golden Core cultivator suddenly coming here would be hard for people to figure out. ¡°This guy has a hard life! More than two hundred years old and still a bachelor. I can¡¯t say if he will be able to lose virginity in his life.¡±


    Xu Muan laughed helplessly and said, ¡°What are you talking about?¡±


    Xiao Jingting laughed awkwardly and said, ¡°I¡¯m just joking.¡±


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­


    Xiao Jingting was busy in the peach garden and when he turned around, he saw Qiu Yun.


    Xiao Jingting walked out of the peach garden and said, ¡°Steward Qiu, what brings you here?¡±


    ¡°I came to see you! I heard that you are a big hit now! Everyone is looking for you,¡± Qiu Yun said indifferently.


    Xiao Jingting laughed and said, ¡°Steward Qiu, you must be joking, what kind of big celebrity could I be?!¡±


    ¡°I heard that Mu Yun looked for you. What did he want from you? Did he also want to poach you?¡± Qiu Yun asked.


    Xiao Jingting shook his head and said, ¡°No, he mainly asked me about you.¡±


    Qiu Yun narrowed his eyes and said, ¡°He inquired about me?¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Yes!¡±


    ¡°What did you say?¡± Qiu Yun asked with a gloomy expression.


    Xiao Jingting laughed dryly and said, ¡°I didn¡¯t say anything! It¡¯s not like I know you very well, Steward Qiu and I also don¡¯t know anything about your past!¡±


    ¡°Indeed, I am not very familiar with you. You just need to know more about your wife and should be less involved with others,¡± Qiu Yun warned.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Steward Qiu, you¡¯re right. You made a point.¡±

 Chapter 222

    ¡°If you have free time, go and study this Jasper Peach King. Maybe, this thing will be able to sell at a good price.¡±


    ¡°If this guy Mu Yun can¡¯t contain the fire poison in his body, he will never be able to advance to Nascent Soul in his life, and this Jasper Peach King is the key to whether or not he will be able to suppress this fire poison.¡±


    ¡°A Jasper Peach King should only be able to suppress it for a period of time at most and its effect is not very big, so this guy will not care much. If you continue to constantly cultivate Jasper Peach King, Mu Yun will come begging you sooner or later.¡± Qiu Yun patted Xiao Jingting¡¯s shoulder and said.


    When Xiao Jingting was patted by Qiu Yun, he thought: Is Qiu Yun deliberately patting me so hard or because he just advanced to the Golden Core realm and can¡¯t control his strength? My shoulder must have been bruised. ¡°Steward Qiu, I¡¯m flattered. The appearance of this Jasper Peach King is rare and really not something I would promise to cultivate one after another without fail.¡±


    Qiu Yun said unconcernedly, ¡°What are you afraid of? Anyway, that guy Mu Yun should still have a long time to live, so just take your time.¡±


    Xiao Jingting smiled and said with some gossip, ¡°Steward Qiu, I heard that this Mu Yun cultivates a special technique and if he wants to successfully advance to Nascent Soul, he needs to his virginity. If he can¡¯t advance to Nascent Soul, he will be a virgin all his life.¡±


    Qiu Yun looked at Xiao Jingting and said coolly, ¡°Whether or not he would be virgin all his life, it doesn¡¯t seem to have anything to do with you.¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Yes! It has nothing to do with me, I just admire his determination. Steward Qiu, it is said that Mu Yun has many beautiful people around him, yet he has to resist temptation all the time. It¡¯s not easy for him.¡±


    Qiu Yun sneered and said, ¡°He has amazing determination, maybe he is impotent, so he would not be able to enjoy himself even if he wanted to.¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°That¡¯s right!¡±


    ¡°You are still young but already have three children. It seems that you have lost your virginity a long time ago.¡± Qiu Yun squinted at Xiao Jingting and said.


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡± Yes, the original body owner had indeed lost his virginity early.


    Qiu Yun grabbed Xiao Jingting by his collar, shook his head and said, ¡°You are really something in this aspect. Xu Muan was not much older when you forced yourself on him, right?¡±


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡± Wrong! In his previous life, he was still a virgin until he died! However, when he transmigrated here, he took advantage of using the original body owner¡¯s body and started to have sex early.


    ¡°Steward Qiu, you might not know, but in the Barbaric Continent, we pay attention to having many children and getting married early. Being like Senior Mu and keeping celibacy for 200 years old until advancing to the Nascent Soul realm is absolutely impossible in the Barbaric Continent. After all, in the Barbaric Continent, it is difficult to even advance to Foundation Building, so the average person cannot live to two hundred years old.¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Qiu Yun nodded and said, ¡°So that¡¯s how it is!¡±


    Xiao Jingting looked at Qiu Yun and said with shining eyes, ¡°Steward Qiu, have you ever thought of looking for one?¡±


    Qiu Yun tilted his head, sizing up Xiao Jingting, and said with some amusement, ¡°You think I can find one with this appearance?¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and quickly expressed his affirmation, ¡°Of course, Steward Qiu, you must not underestimate yourself so much. Our sect is full of people who do not care about looks, but only about personality. You are a Golden Core cultivator, so as long as you release the message, many people admiring you in the sect will come looking for you. In fact, you should be more popular than senior Mu Yun, after all pouncing on senior Mu Yun, one has to risk his life. ¡±


    Qiu Yun tilted his head and said, ¡°Is it good for you to slander fellow cultivator Mu like this?¡±


    Xiao Jingting shook his head and said, ¡°I¡¯m not slandering him! I¡¯m telling the truth.¡±


    Qiu Yun smiled and said, ¡°You really have courage.¡±


    Looking at the smile on Qiu Yun¡¯s face, Xiao Jingting suddenly had a feeling of great distress. Xiao Jingting turned around and not surprisingly, saw Mu Yun¡¯s figure. Xiao Jingting thought: This guy Qiu Yun really likes to go out of his way! This big shot stood behind me, but, he didn¡¯t even bother to warn me.


    This guy Mu Yun was not better than him, coming without even making some noise! Then just standing there silently, what kind of thing is it?


    Xiao Jingting looked at Mu Yun and said, ¡°Senior Mu, what brings you here?!¡±


    ¡°Came to visit Steward Qiu.¡±


    Xiao Jingting smiled awkwardly and said, ¡°Then you guys chat, you chat. I¡¯ll leave first and won¡¯t disturb you.¡±


    Qiu Yun, seeing Xiao Jingting slipping away, did nothing to stop him.


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­


    Xu Muan looked as Xiao Jingting came back and welcomed him. ¡°What¡¯s wrong?! Panicking like this?¡±


    ¡°When Yama fights, little ghosts suffer. I spoke to Steward Qiu about him having a partner and as a result, Senior Mu Yun heard it.¡± Xiao Jingting bowed his head in a dejected way.


    Xu Muan smiled calmly and said, ¡°It¡¯s okay, although I haven¡¯t met senior Mu Yun many times, in my opinion, he shouldn¡¯t be the type of person who is fussy and petty. Moreover, Mu Yun and Steward Qiu Yun having an affair is just our speculation.¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Yes! But the point is that I also said something else.¡±


    ¡°What did you say?¡± Xu Muan asked.


    Xiao Jingting smiled and said, ¡°I said that as long as Senior Qiu was willing, there would be more people chasing after Senior Qiu than Senior Mu. I also said that chasing Senior Mu requires risking one¡¯s life.¡±


    Xu Muan, ¡°¡­¡±

 Chapter 223

    Xiao Jingting sat down and said, ¡°Do you think that Senior Mu will hold a grudge?¡±


    Xu Muan looked at Xiao Jingting and said, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, Senior Mu shouldn¡¯t take it personally. Besides, this is the Green Cloud Immortal Sect. No matter how powerful Senior Mu is, this is not his territory!¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°That¡¯s right!¡± Mu Yun was a guest.


    Xu Muan looked at Xiao Jingting and said, ¡°I wonder what did Steward Qiu say to Senior Mu after you left.¡±


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­


    Spiritual Medicine Garden.


    Mu Yun looked at Qiu Yun and said with a smile, ¡°I heard that Steward Qiu is very good at cultivating spirit plants. You¡¯re really amazing, managing this medicine garden so well.¡±


    ¡°Is Steward Qiu a Spirit Nurturer? Jasper peaches are extremely difficult to cultivate but you transplanted so many of them over, you¡¯re good at cultivating spiritual plants!¡±


    ¡°Steward Qiu, how did your face become like this?¡±


    ¡°¡­¡±


    Qiu Yun stood in front of Mu Yun and didn¡¯t speak for a long time. When Mu Yun finally finished speaking, Qiu Yun glanced at Mu Yun lightly and said, ¡°I heard that cultivator Mu does not like to talk, but it seems it is not true. Cultivator Mu, you talk too much.¡±


    Mu Yun frowned and said, ¡°Sorry, am I interrupting you?¡±


    Qiu Yun nodded and said, ¡°Yes.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry.¡± Mu Yun said.


    Qiu Yun crossed his arms in front of his chest and said firmly, ¡°Yes.¡±


    Mu Yun lowered his head and said, ¡°Steward Qiu, are you this cold to others as well?¡±


    Qiu Yun tilted his head and said, ¡°I may say a few more words to those who are agreeable with me. But, unfortunately, you are not among them.¡±


    Mu Yun, ¡°¡­Then I¡¯ll take my leave.¡±


    ¡°Go ahead!¡± Qiu Yun said indifferently.


    Mu Yun, ¡°¡­¡±


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­


    Mu Yun turned around and left. As Mu Yun walked in the medicinal garden, he saw Xiao Xiaojin carrying a rice spoon on his back and walking on his short legs. Mu Yun, seeing Xiao Xiaojin carrying a rice spoon and wearing an apron, felt amused.


    ¡°Little cultivator friend.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin turned around and seeing Mu Yun, he immediately called out sweetly, ¡°It¡¯s uncle!¡±


    Mu Yun turned to Xiao Xiaojin and asked, ¡°Where are you going?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m going to see big brother and second brother,¡± Xiao Xiaojin said.


    ¡°I¡¯ll take you there,¡± Mu Yun said.


    Xiao Xiaojin nodded and said, ¡°Sure!¡±


    Mu Yun looked at Xiao Xiaojin who glanced at him from time to time, then Mu Yun looked at Xiao Xiaojin and asked, ¡°What¡¯s the matter?¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin shook his head and said, ¡°Nothing. Uncle, you are very handsome.¡±


    Mu Yun smiled and said, ¡°Is that so?¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin hurriedly nodded, ¡°Uncle, I heard that you are more than 200 years old.¡±


    Mu Yun nodded and said, ¡°Yes!¡± Although he was already more than two hundred years old, his age was not considered old among Golden Core cultivators.


    ¡°Uncle, I heard that you are more than two hundred years old and still a first timer!¡± Xiao Xiaojin beamed.


    Mu Yun glanced at Xiao Xiaojin and asked, ¡°Do you know what a first timer is?¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin shook his head and said sincerely, ¡°I don¡¯t know.¡±


    Mu Yun looked at Xiao Xiaojin and said, ¡°So you don¡¯t know.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin nodded and complained, ¡°Father was not pleased but he clearly said I can ask him if I don¡¯t understand something. But he did not answer after I asked.¡±


    Mu Yun, ¡°Your father naturally has his own reason. Since he is not willing to say it, you should not ask him more questions.¡±


    ¡°Father said it¡¯s very wasteful that you are so handsome and still a first timer at more than two hundred years old!¡± Xiao Xiaojin said.


    Mu Yun, ¡°¡­¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin looked at Mu Yun and said, ¡°Senior, do you have a child?¡±


    Mu Yun glanced at Xiao Xiaojin and said, ¡°I¡¯m a first timer so how could I have a baby?¡±


    ¡°Why can¡¯t a first timer have a baby?¡± Xiao Xiaojin was puzzled.


    Mu Yun said with embarrassment, ¡°Well, you will understand when you grow up.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin nodded and said, ¡°Well, uncle, you need to hurry up and have a child. You are more than two hundred years old and daddy, who is in his twenties, already gave birth to three children and can still have a lot of babies in future.¡±


    Mu Yun, ¡°¡­¡±


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­


    Seeing that Mu Yun sent Xiao Xiaojin over to Xiao Xiaodong, Xiao Xiaodong was surprised to see him.


    ¡°Why were you with him?!¡± After sending Mu Yun away, Xiao Xiaodong grabbed Xiao Xiaojin and asked with some excitement.


    ¡°I just met him on the way, he said he would send me over so I said yes,¡± Xiao Xiaojin said.


    Looking at Xiao Xiaojin, Xiao Xiaodong frowned and said, ¡°How can you let a stranger send you over?¡±


    ¡°Because my legs are short and I can¡¯t walk fast.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong, ¡°¡­¡±


    ¡°Besides, that uncle is not a stranger. He has been at the house for dinner! Parents entertained him and he even praised the soup I made. We just chatted and we had a good chat.¡± Xiao Xiaojin said smugly.


    Xiao Xiaodong, ¡°¡­¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong looked at Xiao Xiaojin and said, ¡°When you guys chatted, what did you talk about?¡±


    ¡°Senior said he was a first timer and that he didn¡¯t have a child. Senior said it is because he was a first timer that he did not have a child. Big brother, why doesn¡¯t he have a baby?¡± Xiao Xiaojin asked in disbelief.


    Xiao Xiaodong, ¡°¡­¡± He used to think that only Xiaofan was silly, but he did not expect that Xiao Xiaojin would not be much better. Why were his younger brothers such fools?


    Xiao Xiaojin looked at Xiao Xiaodong and said, ¡°Big brother, what are you thinking about?¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong shook his head and said, ¡°What am I thinking about?¡± In fact, the people from Spiritual Medicine Sect already got their Bodhi fruit, so he did not know for what reason they refused to leave and kept staying.


    Xiao Xiaojin said hurriedly, ¡°I know. Because they want to eat these peaches. However, those peaches belong to Steward Qiu. Steward Qiu is so fierce that they would be beaten if they steal them.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong, ¡°¡­¡±

 Chapter 224

    The little chick beside Xiao Xiaodong crowed, ¡°cluck, cluck, cluck.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin cupped his face in the palm of his hands, squatted down and looked at Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s little chick. ¡°Brother, your chicken seems to have grown fat.¡±


    ¡°After eating so much, if it didn¡¯t grow at all, wouldn¡¯t it be a waste of food? This damn chicken is going to eat up all my belongings,¡± Xiao Xiaodong said in a dull voice.


    ¡°Brother, this chicken can eat so much?!¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded his head and said, ¡°Yes!¡± He had to put this chick in the mountain and let it hunt for food by itself. Otherwise, he would definitely be made poor by this damned chicken.


    ¡°Brother, what is your contracted beast talking about?¡± Xiao Xiaojin asked.


    ¡°He said that he was sorry for eating so much and he would work hard to repay me,¡± Xiao Xiaodong said.


    Xiao Xiaojin was full of admiration as he said, ¡°Big brother, you have taught your contracted beast well! Your contracted animal is very submissive.¡±


    The little chick bounced, and the sound of ¡°Heh¡­ Heh¡­¡± came out of its mouth.


    Xiao Xiaodong glanced at the little chick and thought: This chick was really insensitive! He provided this chick for food and other needs, and now the chick even disliked him for not going out to earn more money to let him eat more and giving him some cheap food. If he could eat ten or eight green feathered swallows every day, he would be able to eat a few less demonic beasts. What a joke. This kind of demonic beast were rarely seen here, okay?


    Xiao Xiaojin looked at the furious little chick and said, ¡°Brother, are you sure it really feels sorry for you? It looks so fierce!¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong, ¡°¡­¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin squatted down and tried to hug the little chick but found he could not hold it at all.


    ¡°Brother, this chicken of yours, it¡¯s really heavy,¡± Xiao Xiaojin said.


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, ¡°Yes!¡±


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­


    ¡°Where is Xiaojin? How come I don¡¯t see him?¡± After looking around, Xiao Jingting asked.


    ¡°Xiaodong sent a message and said that Xiaojin is resting at his place,¡± Xu Muan said.


    ¡°So that¡¯s how it is!¡±


    Xu Muan sighed. ¡°This little son of yours is also very good at causing trouble.¡±


    Xiao Jingting looked at Xu Muan and said in some confusion, ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡±


    Xu Muan laughed and said, ¡°Nothing! Your son became friends with Mu Yun and according to Xiaodong, Xiaojin asked Mu Yun if he was a first timer. After it was confirmed from Mu Yun that he was indeed a first timer, Xiaojin even advised him to have a child early.¡±


    Xiao Jingting rubbed his forehead and thought: My youngest son is really virtuous, not only he likes to cook but he also cares about Mu Yun¡¯s marriage. Can a small child really interfere in Mu Yun¡¯s marriage? The little brat even advised him to have a baby, you know Mu Yun having a baby was really a terrible crime. Back then, Cheng Yishu, who tried to seduce Mu Yun, was not only seriously injured but also severely punished.


    Xu Muan rubbed his forehead and said, ¡°Xiao Xiaodong said that he would keep Xaiojin with him for two days.¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Yes, yes, let Xiaojin stay at Xiaodong¡¯s place so that he doesn¡¯t run into Mu Yun again and talk even more nonsense.¡±


    Xu Muan, ¡°¡­¡±


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­


    Xiao Xiaojin took a few chickens to Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s place and as soon as they saw Xiao Xaiodong¡¯s chick, they all stopped breathing.


    ¡°Brother, your chicken is awesome! He didn¡¯t do anything but all other chickens fell down.¡± Xiao Xiaojin looked at Huahua with scorn.


    ¡°Where did these chickens come from?¡± Xiao Xiaofan asked.


    ¡°I bought them.¡± Xiao Xiaojin said.


    ¡°Bought them to eat them?¡± Xiao Xiaofan asked.


    Xiao Xiaojin nodded and said, ¡°Yes! I wanted to kill them but as a result, they were all scared to death. These chickens are so weak that they might be sick, can we still eat them?¡±


    ¡°Calm down, don¡¯t be afraid. If you are afraid that these chickens are sick, cook them all for me to eat. I¡¯m not afraid.¡± Xiao Xiaofan said hurriedly.


    Xiao Xiaojin looked at Xiao Xiaofan, and said suspiciously, ¡°Second brother, you are not afraid of getting sick after eating them?¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan shook his head, patted his chest, and said, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, your second brother is in good health. Better not waste food, so you might as well cook these chickens according to the plan.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin clapped his hands and said, ¡°Second brother, you are really great!¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong, ¡°¡­¡± Two living treasures.


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry, these chickens are fine,¡± Xiao Xiaodong said.


    Xiao Xiaojin asked with some curiosity, ¡°Big brother, how do you know?¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong tilted his head and said, ¡°My chicken! It¡¯s pressure is relatively heavy so ordinary demonic beasts cannot resist it at all. Let alone a few chickens.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin nodded and said, ¡°So that¡¯s how it is! Big brother, you should take this chick to chicken fights! It will become a boss chicken and make a lot of money for you.¡±


    Little chick twisted its head and looked like it didn¡¯t bother to pay attention to Xiao Xiaojin.


    ¡°Brother, what does he mean?¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong helplessly said, ¡°It said it was not a chick but a dragon, so it disdains to fight with those lowly creatures.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s eyes widened as he said, ¡°It said it¡¯s a dragon?!¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, ¡°Yes!¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin blinked, raised his fist and nodded solemnly, saying, ¡°As the saying goes, a demonic beast that doesn¡¯t want to be a dragon is not a good one. Brother, although your demonic beast is a chicken, it has a goal of becoming a dragon, so we should support it.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong, ¡°¡­¡±

 Chapter 225

    Xiao Xiaofan looked at the little chick and said thoughtfully, ¡°It¡¯s said that dragon meat is a great tonic and one bite can prolong life for several years. If it¡¯s really a dragon, we can have a taste of dragon meat.¡±


    The little chick was furious as it sprayed a mouthful of blue mist towards Xiao Xiaofan.


    Xiao Xiaofan shook his head to clear his head a few times before looking toward Xiao Xiaodong and angrily saying, ¡°Big brother, your demon beast is really too much, spitting at every disagreement.¡±


    The chicken opened its wings and looked intently at Xiao Xiaofan.


    Xiao Xiaofan swallowed his saliva and said with a crying expression, ¡°Brother, do something! It¡¯s out of control.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong, ¡°¡­¡± The little chick took the initiative to make a contract with him, signing a contract of equality. The binding force of this was not big, so he actually did not have much control of this fierce chicken.


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­


    Xiao Jingting went to the peach garden to cultivate the Jasper peach, with Xu Muan assisting Xiao Jingting.


    ¡°Steward Qiu didn¡¯t show up today. It¡¯s not because he is hiding from Senior Mu Yun, right?¡± Xiao Jingting said, full of suspicion.


    ¡°It¡¯s very possible.¡± Xu Muan said.


    Xiao Jingting rubbed his chin and said, ¡°I don¡¯t think that Qiu Yun wants Mu Yun to die.¡±


    Xu Muan tilted his head sideways and said, ¡°How so?¡±


    ¡°The poison in Qiu Yun¡¯s body was removed, and the effect that Jasper Peach King would have on him also disappeared. But he still asked me to study Jasper Peach King, is that not obvious?¡±


    Qiu Yun might subconsciously still hope that Mu Yun would recover. He said himself that there is no need to rush, so maybe he did not want Mu Yun to get better so easily, wanting this guy to suffer some hardship. It was said that if women¡¯s heart is like a needle at the bottom of the sea, then, men¡¯s mind is also not easy to guess.


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°Yes! However, it¡¯s none of our business. Let¡¯s just do our job well.¡±


    ¡°Alright.¡± Xiao Jingting smiled and said.


    According to the technique he learned from Qiu Yun, Xiao Jingting successively cast the Spiritual Wood Technique on the three trees. The Spiritual Wood Technique taught by Qiu Yun was extremely beneficial to the spiritual trees, but it was also extremely taxing on the spiritual planters. After Xiao Jingting cast one round, the spiritual energy in his body was close to depletion, cold sweat appearing on his forehead.


    Xu Muan took a handkerchief and wiped Xiao Jingting¡¯s sweat. Xiao Jingting smiled at Xu Muan and the atmosphere between them became warm and intimate.


    Xiao Jingting suddenly stretched out his hand and grabbed Xu Muan¡¯s hand, saying, ¡°I think I just saw Senior Mu.¡±


    Xu Muan, ¡°¡­¡±


    Xu Muan frowned and said, ¡°You saw him.¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Yes!¡±


    Xu Muan looked at Xiao Jingting and said, ¡°Should we go out and greet him?¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Sure!¡± Anyway, he couldn¡¯t do anything since his body was depleted of spiritual energy.


    ¡°Cultivator Xiao is taking good care of this peach forest!¡± Mu Yun praised.


    ¡°This is all because of steward Qiu, he is a good leader. All I did was following through things that steward Qiu ordered,¡± Xiao Jingting said modestly.


    ¡°So that¡¯s how it is! Cultivator Xiao and cultivator Xu have a very good relationship!¡± Mu Yun looked at Xiao Jingting and then at Xu Muan and seemed to be a little envious.


    Xiao Jingting scratched his head and said, ¡°We have been married for many years, and have three children, so it¡¯s only natural that our relationship is good.¡±


    Mu Yun nodded and said meaningfully, ¡°Cultivator Xiao¡¯s family is harmonious. It¡¯s really enviable!¡±


    Xiao Jingting waved his hand and said, ¡°This is nothing. Senior Mu is the enviable one, being a late-stage Golden Core cultivator at such a young age.¡±


    Mu Yun smiled bitterly and said, ¡°I¡¯m wondering if I¡¯ve done something wrong. Up to now, I only self-cultivated all alone. It can¡¯t be compared to you, Mr. Xiao.¡±


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡±


    ¡°Senior Mu, you really sadden me when you say this, how could I compare to you? By the way, I heard that yesterday, senior Mu gave my son a ride. Thank you very much. I spoiled Xiaojin, so if he offended you, please forgive him.¡± Xiao Jingting said with a smile.


    ¡°Offended me? Cultivator Xiao, you misunderstood. He didn¡¯t offend me. Your little son is very cute.¡± Mu Yun said.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°That¡¯s good, that¡¯s good.¡±


    ¡°Do you know where steward Qiu went?¡± Mu Yun asked.


    Xiao Jingting said with some confusion, ¡°Is Steward Qiu not here?¡±


    Mu Yun shook his head and said, ¡°Not.¡±


    Xiao Jingting rubbed his forehead and thought: Qiu Yun is not hiding from Mu Yun on purpose, right?


    ¡°Reverend uncle,¡± Xie Wanran walked over.


    Seeing Xie Wanran coming, Mu Yun couldn¡¯t help frowning, ¡°What are you doing here?¡±


    Xie Wanran looked a little downcast as she said, ¡°I can¡¯t feel at ease about martial uncle, so I came to take a look.¡±


    Mu Yun impatiently said, ¡°What are you worried about me for?¡±


    ¡°Martial uncle, you are sick. Otherwise, we¡¯d better go back to sect first,¡± Xie Wanran said.


    Mu Yun waved his hand and said, ¡°It¡¯s not a problem.¡±


    Xie Wanran disapproved. ¡°Martial uncle, the time is almost up, so we¡¯d better hurry and go back to the sect.¡±


    Mu Yun did not say anything, but suddenly knelt down on one knee.


    A dense inferno power instantly exploded, and Xiao Jingting felt that the temperature of the Spiritual Medicine Garden suddenly rose by dozens of degrees.


    Xiao Jingting looked towards the peach forest next to him and saw several peach trees roll their leaves.


    Xiao Jingting finally saw the scene of the Fire Poison attack. He felt that Mu Yun had turned into a fireball.


    Xiao Jingting looked at the pitch-dark land that was baking into fiery red, and suddenly realized that it was a big deal.

 Chapter 226

    ¡°Elder martial sister, is senior Mu alright?¡± Xiao Jingting asked, alarmed.


    This fellow Mu Yun didn¡¯t mean to pick North District Spiritual Medicine Garden to fall ill, right? If he relapsed again and again, the countless spiritual plants in North District Spiritual Medicine Garden would be damaged or destroyed. If Qiu Yun knew about it, he would never let Mu Yun off.


    Xie Wanran looked at Xiao Jingting and said with some embarrassment, ¡°There are very few ways to suppress the Fire Poison, the Spiritual Medicine Sect has a 10,000-year cold ice cave, which can suppress the fire poison, but here¡­¡±


    Xiao Jingting looked at Xie Wanran and said hurriedly, ¡°Then hurry up and take him back.¡± The Green Cloud Immortal Sect did not have a 10,000-year cold ice cave!


    Xie Wanran looked at Mu Yun and said somewhat eagerly, ¡°But, it seems that martial uncle can¡¯t leave here at this time!¡±


    Xiao Jingting looked at Mu Yun burning like this and could not help feeling a little alarmed. If Mu Yun already turned into a fireball, it would be really hard to move him. This guy was not like a big fireball, so everyone would be afraid to get close to him.


    Xiao Jingting suddenly thought of something and took out a bottle with a pill and threw it to Mu Yun. ¡°Senior Mu, try this medicine and see if it has any effect.¡±


    Xie Wanran looked at Xiao Jingting and asked, ¡°What kind of medicine is this?¡±


    Xiao Jingting pretended to be calm and said, ¡°It can be used to suppress Fire Poison, I found it at the black market. Looking at senior¡¯s current situation, I can only treat a dead horse like an alive horse.¡± (Chinese saying meaning: to make the very last effort to salvage a situation that can¡¯t be reversed.)


    Xie Wanran looked at Xiao Jingting and seemed to have some doubts, but Mu Yun had no suspicion at all. Once getting the pill, he took it directly.


    As soon as Mu Yun took the pill, the fire poison eased a lot. Feeling that the temperature of the Medicine garden did not rise again, Xiao Jingting finally breathed a sigh of relief.


    Xie Wanran originally did not trust Xiao Jingting very much, but the situation was critical, so she had no time to check whether Xiao Jingting¡¯s pill was the right one. Seeing that Mu Yun¡¯s fire poison was relieved, Xie Wanran was very surprised.


    ¡°Thank you very much,¡± Mu Yun saluted to Xiao Jingting.


    Xiao Jingting waved his hand and said, ¡°You¡¯re welcome, you¡¯re welcome.¡±


    ¡°Younger martial brother Xiao, forgive me for asking, but what kind of pill was it? Do you still have it in your hand? It¡¯s the first time I¡¯ve seen a pill working so well.¡± Xie Wanran asked eagerly.


    Xiao Jingting laughed awkwardly, shook his head and said, ¡°I only had one in my hand so there is no more.¡±


    ¡°Then what kind of pill was it?¡± Xie Wanran couldn¡¯t help asking.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know!¡±


    The pill Xiao Jingting gave Mu Yun was Green Frost Pill, which had cured Qiu Yun Fire Poison before. However, the Fire Poison in Mu Yun¡¯s body seemed to be much more serious than Qiu Yun¡¯s. While the Green Frost Pill could cure Qiu Yun, it could only ease Mu Yun¡¯s poisoning.


    Looking at Xiao Jingting, Xie Wanran knelt down and said, ¡°Cultivator Xiao, this pill is really important to my senior uncle. I hope you can help us.¡±


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡± Xie Wanran kneeling to him like this was too much for him to bear! Why was this girl making such a fuss?! He had already said that this pill was no longer available, but this girl still won¡¯t budge. Clearly she did not believe him. Well, he did lie.


    ¡°Xiao Jingting, what have you done? I asked you to take good care of the garden but it was nearly ruined. Are you a pig?¡± Qiu Yun walked over angrily.


    When Qiu Yun¡¯s scolding reached Xiao Jingting ears, Xiao Jingting become relieved and thought: My savior has arrived.


    Xiao Jingting walked up and said, ¡°Steward Qiu, it¡¯s not my fault! It¡¯s mainly because of an accident and I didn¡¯t know things would turn out like this.¡±


    Qiu Yun glanced coldly at Xiao Jingting, full of fierce rebuke. ¡°Don¡¯t make excuses for your incompetence.¡±


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡±


    Mu Yun stood up with some difficulty and said, ¡°I¡¯m sorry, this is my fault.¡±


    ¡°Of course it¡¯s your fault! If you have an illness, don¡¯t wander around. Do you know how many precious spiritual plants are there in the North District Spiritual Medicine Garden? If your fire poison completely exploded here, very few spiritual plants would survive in this Spiritual Medicine Garden,¡± Qiu Yun said coldly.


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡±


    Mu Yun took a deep breath and said, ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I will pay for damage.¡±


    Qiu Yun narrowed his eyes and said nonchalantly, ¡°Of course you should pay for it. Do you want me to bear the losses for you? In your dream! I will give you the bill as soon as possible.¡±


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡±


    ¡°Cultivator Xie, why are you kneeling on the ground? It¡¯s true that a man¡¯s dignity is as valuable as gold, so a man shouldn¡¯t kneel down easily. Although it doesn¡¯t apply to girls as much as men, cultivator Xie should also love herself and better not kneel at will,¡± Qiu Yun said sarcastically.


    Xiao Jingting hurriedly nodded and said, ¡°Yes! Yes! Miss Xie, you¡¯d better not kneel to me, I only had this one pill that I bought by fluke, so I don¡¯t have any more.¡±


    Xie Wanran turned pale and red for a while. Then, although she was still a little reluctant, Xie Wanran stood up. Seeing Xie Wanran get up, Xiao Jingting breathed a sigh of relief.


    ¡°Cultivator Mu, you should go and rest first and with your body, it¡¯s better to not return to Spiritual Medicine Sect again. I won¡¯t see you off.¡± Qiu Yun said coldly.


    Mu Yun nodded and said, ¡°Sorry for the trouble.¡±


    Xie Wanran looked at Qiu Yun with a deep dissatisfaction in her eyes.


    Xie Wanran, supporting Mu Yun, left.

 Chapter 227

    Once the two people left, Qiu Yun turned his head and looked at Xiao Jingting and asked with suspicion, ¡°What did you give him to eat?¡±


    Xiao Jingting scratched his head and said cautiously, ¡°Just the antidote to restrain the Fire poison.¡±


    ¡°The Spiritual Medicine Sect has tried many ways to cure Mu Yun, but there was simply no pill with such immediate effect¡­ You gave him the Green Frost Pill?¡± Qiu Yun asked.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Yes! Steward Qiu is very perceptive! Nothing can be hidden from you.¡±


    Qiu Yun leaned to Xiao Jingting and said, ¡°You are not afraid of his vengeance.¡±


    ¡°Senior Mu should not be this kind of person,¡± Xiao Jingting scratched his head and said.


    Qiu Yun snorted and said, ¡°How long have you known him? You dare to say this, if this person turns out to be ungrateful, he won¡¯t show it on his face, just wait and see.¡±


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡±


    ¡°Steward Qiu, when senior Mu¡¯s Fire Poison broke out, it seemed very painful!¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Qiu Yun nodded and said, ¡°That¡¯s natural, when the fire poison flares up, all the internal organs feel like they are burning, so it¡¯s naturally very painful.¡±


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡± Why did he feel that this guy, Qiu Yun, was gloating?


    ¡°But don¡¯t worry, he has a pure Yang body, so he will not be burn to death. Even if he has an outbreak of Fire Poison, let alone the North District Spiritual Medicine Garden, even other Spiritual Medicine Gardens far away from here would be destroyed. Spiritual Medicine Sect sending him here at this time might have malicious intentions and deliberately wanted him to die in someone else¡¯s territory,¡± Qiu Yun turned around and said.


    ¡°I don¡¯t think Senior Mu is that bad,¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Qiu Yun looked at Xiao Jingting and said, ¡°Do you know him well?!¡±


    Xiao Jingting waved his hand and said, ¡°I am just guessing. Don¡¯t take it seriously.¡±


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­


    ¡°Reverend uncle, that Steward Qiu seems to be very difficult to deal with!¡± Xie Wanran said.


    Mu Yun lowered his head and did not speak.


    Xie Wanran added, ¡°That person is really too much. You were so ill but he still said those kind of words. It¡¯s really too much.¡±


    Mu Yun said indifferently, ¡°It¡¯s true that I caused North Spiritual Medicine Garden to suffer heavy losses, so he should be angry.¡±


    ¡°Martial uncle, are you feeling better? Does that pill really work?¡± Xie Wanran asked.


    ¡°It does work a little.¡±


    ¡°Since it¡¯s useful, we¡­¡±


    ¡°Xiao Jingting has already said that this pill was bought at black market. Moreover, it¡¯s already rare for people to give pills for free, so don¡¯t push him too hard.¡± Mu Yun said.


    ¡°But, your injury¡­¡±


    ¡°It won¡¯t matter.¡± Mu Yun said indifferently.


    Xie Wanran looked at Mu Yun and didn¡¯t say anything else.


    ¡­¡­


    ¡°Elder martial sister, you¡¯re back?¡± Zhu Jin said.


    Xie Wanran nodded and said, ¡°Yes! Have you found out the origin of this Steward Qiu?¡±


    Zhu Jin shook his head and said, ¡°Not yet, the origin of this Steward Qiu is very mysterious. His past is almost blank. It¡¯s said that he has a bad temper, so very few people can get close to him.¡±


    Xie Wanran gritted her white teeth and said, ¡°It¡¯s not good!¡± Qiu Yun targeted her at every turn, saying harsh things to her. His attitude towards Mu Yun was also very bad.


    ¡°I think he is Cheng Yishu.¡± Xie Wanran took a deep breath.


    Zhu Jin froze for a moment and said, ¡°It can¡¯t be. Cheng Yishu was slapped by reverend uncle Mu back then and latter Elder Cheng had an accident. Cheng Yishu hated reverend uncle Mu so much he did not even ask him to withdraw the Pure Yang Fire poison from his body. It has already been several years since then. Cheng Yishu does not have a pure Yang body, so he should not be able to survive so long after being poisoned with Fire Poison.¡±


    ¡°Cheng Yishu does not have a Pure Yang body but he is very proficient in cultivating spiritual plants. He should be able to find some spiritual plants to suppress the Pure Yang fire poison. Moreover, he also happened to plant a Jasper Peach forest,¡± Xie Wanran said.


    Zhu Jin nodded and said, ¡°That makes sense! If he is really Cheng Yishu, it explains why he hates you so much, senior sister.¡±


    Xie Wanran narrowed her eyes. The sect asked everywhere for medicine for Mu Yun, however, very little was gained. But this Xiao Jingting just happened to have a pill to suppress Mu Yun¡¯s injury in his hand. Xiao Jingting was only at middle stage of Foundation Building, so Xiao Jingting might have been known something about Fire Poison before.


    Xie Wanran clenched her fist. As soon as she entered the sect, Cheng Yishu was always against her. It was not easy for her. But after Cheng Yishu disappeared, Mu Yun¡¯s attitude towards her changed.


    Thinking of her kneeling to Xiao Jingting and Qiu Yun¡¯s eyes full of ridicule, Xie Wanran felt ashamed.


    ¡°If he really is Cheng Yishu, then he has advanced to the Golden Core. So the poison in his body should be detoxified, but Fire poison is not so easy to cure,¡± Zhu Jin said.


    Xie Wanran nodded, ¡°That¡¯s right, it¡¯s definitely cured.¡±


    The pill that Xiao Jingting took out immediately suppressed Mu Yun¡¯s Fire Poison. Mu Yun¡¯s poisoning was much more serious than Cheng Yishu¡¯s. Since this pill could immediately relieve Mu Yun¡¯s Fire Poison, it should be able to cure Cheng Yishu¡¯s Fire Poison.

 Chapter 228

    Qiu Yun stood outside the Jasper peach forest, looking at several sick Jasper Peach trees, frowning.


    ¡°Steward Qiu,¡± Mu Yun called out.


    Qiu Yun turned around and looked at Mu Yun, saying, ¡°Cultivator Mu came here again! It¡¯s good that cultivator Mu is here, it saves me from going out to find you, here is your bill. The list of damaged spiritual plants with prices is all here. I hope that cultivator Mu will make up the loss to me as soon as possible, it would also save me from going to Spiritual Medicine Sect to collect it.¡±


    Mu Yun took the bill and said apologetically, ¡°I¡¯m sorry.¡±


    ¡°The medicinal garden that I¡¯ve been running for so long has been destroyed by you as soon as you get sick. Cultivator Mu, you are really a walking poison. I think you should be the clearest about your situation. Don¡¯t you think it would be better for you if you hide in an ice cave for a lifetime?¡± Qiu Yun said.


    Mu Yun nodded, smiled bitterly and said, ¡°Maybe, how have you been these years? Yishu?¡±


    Qiu Yun could not help but clench his fist, and said in a cold voice, ¡°I don¡¯t understand what cultivator Mu is saying, but cultivator Mu should go back as soon as possible. If you get sick again here, I will not be able to stand it. My spirit plants in this Medicine garden can¡¯t stand your tossing around.¡±


    Qiu Yun turned around and wanted to leave, but Mu Yun grabbed Qiu Yun¡¯s hand and said ¡°I¡¯m sorry.¡±


    Qiu Yun raised his wrist and said coldly, ¡°Let go.¡±


    Mu Yun looked at Qiu Yun¡¯s frosty expression and let go of his hand.


    ¡°Yishu, you still haven¡¯t answered me. Did you leave a good life all these years?¡±


    Qiu Yun looked at Mu Yun, sneered and approached Mu Yun, staring into Mu Yun¡¯s eyes for a few minutes before saying, ¡°I think you should know the feeling of Fire Poison attack. Do you think I could live a good life?¡±


    ¡°You¡­. You could have come to me. In fact, I have been waiting for you to come, but you never came.¡± Mu Yun bowed his head and said.


    Qiu Yun snickered and said, ¡°Come to you? Why would I come to you? You can¡¯t even detoxify your own Fire Poison, so what should I expect from you?¡±


    Mu Yun pursed his lips and said, ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I¡¯m the one who¡¯s incompetent.¡±


    ¡°Now, you¡¯re telling me you¡¯re sorry. You only want to learn about the antidote of Fire Poison from me. I think you should know that when I advanced to the Golden Core realm, Fire Poison should already have been detoxified.¡± Qiu Yun hugged his arms and looked at Mu Yun with suspicion.


    Mu Yun looked at Qiu Yun, smiled bitterly, and said, ¡°Is that what you think of me?¡±


    Qiu Yun tilted his head and said, ¡°Otherwise, what should I think? Cultivator Mu is now accompanied by a beautiful woman, so his time should be precious and if not something important, you should not have time to talk to small potatoes like me. If it is not for the poison, I really can¡¯t think of any other reason why cultivator Mu would visit me so many times.¡±


    ¡°There is nothing going on between me and Xie Wanran,¡± Mu Yun said.


    ¡°Nothing going on between you two? But you are so protective of her. If there is something, you¡¯ll have to cherish her as if she were a goddess.¡± Qiu Yun was full of sarcasm.


    ¡°There is nothing going on.¡±


    ¡°Of course I know you¡¯re telling the truth. After all, you are still a virgin now! Before you advance to Nascent Soul, you can¡¯t touch any woman. You must be really itchywhen you see Xie Wanran. You keep your viginity for more than two hundred years but you end up obsessed with it. I am afraid that Nascent Soul is still far away but you have persisted for more than 200 years, so now that you want to losing your virginity, you must be feeling unwilling, right?¡± Qiu Yun said with a sigh


    ¡°Nascent Soul, I don¡¯t want it anymore. I am very happy to see you again, over the years, I always wanted to tell you I¡¯m sorry. At the beginning, when you drugged me¡­.¡±


    Qiu Yun looked at Mu Yun and said, ¡°You still think I drugged you, Mu Yun? I admit that I used to like you very much but your charm was not enough for me to use such filthy means.¡±


    ¡°I was delirious at that time. But when I thought about it later, I think I misunderstood you.¡±


    Qiu Yun closed his eyes ¡°Enough, don¡¯t mention those things anymore. Grandfather died and all spiritual plants he raised so carefully have been returned to the sect. It¡¯s too late to say this now. After my grandfather died, you and Xie Wanran should get a lot of benefits from my grandfather¡¯s Spirit Medicine Garden.¡±


    ¡°I didn¡¯t.¡±


    Qiu Yun¡¯s face blackened as he said, ¡°Get lost and go back to Spiritual Medicine Sect. Seeing you makes me feel annoyed.¡±


    Mu Yun, ¡°¡­¡±


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­


    As Qiu Yun and Mu Yun were talking, Xiao Xiaofan and others came bouncing over.


    Qiu Yun saw Chen Xu among them. Qiu Yun knew that Chen Xu had a friendship with Xiao Xiaodong and others, but he did not expect that Chen Xu would come to Green Cloud Immortal Sect. Elder Chen looked after his grandson as if he was a treasure, so he did not expect that he would send him to Immortal Sect to join Xiao Xiaofan and others. It was clear that Elder Chen trusted Xiao Xiaofan and others.


    ¡°Xiaodong, what brings you guys here?¡± Qiu Yun greeted Xiao Xiaodong and others.


    ¡°Chen Xu is here so we want to give him a reception and eat the whole hot pot. We also want to buy some spirit fruits from Steward Qiu,¡± Xiao Xiaofan said.


    Qiu Yun looked at Xiao Xiaofan and the others, nodded, and said, ¡°No problem! Just come with me and pick them.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan looked at one side of the Spiritual Medicine Garden and asked, ¡°Steward Qiu, what¡¯s wrong with your Spiritual Medicine Garden?¡±


    Qiu Yun leered at Mu Yun who looked over and said angrily, ¡°It was burned like this by him.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan was full of admiration as he said, ¡°Senior, you¡¯re awesome!¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin nodded and said, ¡°Yes! Senior is very powerful.¡±

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    Chen Xu said in disbelief, ¡°It¡¯s awesome because he made the Spiritual Medicine Garden look like this?¡±


    ¡°Senior, you messed up the Spiritual Medicine Garden like this and you¡¯re actually still standing here intact. If it was my father, he would have been beaten to death already,¡± Xiao Xiaofan said with full admiration.


    ¡°It¡¯ s because steward Qiu can¡¯t beat senior Mu,¡± Xiao Xiaojin said.


    Xiao Xiaodong, ¡°¡­¡±


    Mu Yun, ¡°¡­¡±


    ¡°You guys, stop talking nonsense and come with me.¡± Qiu Yun said to Xiao Xiaofan and others.


    ¡°Sure!¡± Xiao Xiaofan said happily.


    Qiu Yun turned his head, glanced towards Mu Yun and said, ¡°Cultivator Mu, please stay here and don¡¯t come in to cause more trouble.¡±


    After a moment of hesitation, Mu Yun nodded and said, ¡°Alright.¡±


    ¡°Steward Qiu, did senior Mu Yun get sick at the North District Spiritual Medicine Garden yesterday?¡± Chen Xu asked curiously.


    Qiu Yun nodded and said, ¡°That¡¯s right.¡±


    ¡°Senior Mu Yun is also pitiful!¡± Chen Xu said.


    ¡°Why do you say Senior Mu Yun is pitiful?¡± Xiao Xiaojin said in confusion.


    Xiao Xiaofan raised his hand and said excitedly, ¡°I know, I know because he is more than two hundred years old and is still a first timer. Maybe when he lives up to be five hundreds years old, he would still be a chick.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong, ¡°¡­¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t mean the real chick, you know,¡± Lei Xuan scratched his head and said.


    Xiao Xiaojin nodded thoughtfully and said, ¡°I see. I told you I¡¯ve cooked Camellia chicken, cockfight, five black chicken, Yuanbao chicken, dwarf chicken, Luhua chicken¡­ I just haven¡¯t cooked chick.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong held his forehead with some headache as he said, ¡°The chick I mentioned is not for cooking, don¡¯t talk nonsense in the future.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin nodded and gave an ¡°oh¡±.


    Xiao Xiaofan came up to Xiao Xiaodong and said, ¡°Big brother, you said that senior Mu is still a chick when he is so old. Do you think he will need aphrodisiacs?¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong looked at Xiao Xiaofan and said, ¡°If you don¡¯t want to die, shut up.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan, ¡°¡­¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin standing on his tiptoe, approached Xiao Xiaofan to say, ¡°Second brother, big brother is so fierce!¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan thought deeply and said, ¡°Yes! Big brother is very fierce.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong looked at Xiao Xiaofan and Xiao Xiaojin, who had the same view, and thought: My younger brothers are stupid.


    ¡°Chen Xu, how come your grandfather let you come over?¡± Qiu Yun looked at Chen Xu in disbelief and asked.


    Chen Xu said somewhat gloomily, ¡°When I was at home, my cultivation progress became very slow, so grandpa let me come out for a break.¡±


    Qiu Yun nodded and said, ¡°It¡¯s the right thing to take a break. You can¡¯t always hide at home behind closed doors, it does not work that way.


    Chen Xu smiled and said, ¡°I think so too.¡± For the past ten years or so, he always hid behind his grandfather, using all his strength to cultivate, making his life very boring.


    ¡°I heard that your marriage to Qiao Xiang has been called off?¡± Qiu Yun asked.


    Chen Xu nodded and said, ¡°Yes! Nothing forcibly done is going to be agreeable.. Qiao Xiang is a single spiritual root and it is possible for him to advance to the Nascent Soul in future. But, I have just three spiritual roots, so it would already be a blessing from my ancestors if I could advance to Golden Core. We are just not suitable.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong looked at Chen Xu and said, ¡°You should not think like this. Cultivation is not only based on qualifications, various other factors are also very important.¡±


    ¡°I know.¡± Chen Xu said with a smile.


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­


    Xiao Xiaodong and others came out of the garden with a pile of spirit fruits in their arms only to see Mu Yun and Xie Wanran.


    Qiu Yun snorted and said, ¡°If you want to make out, why don¡¯t you look for another place? You shouldn¡¯t have come here after messing this place up. Where are your manners?¡±


    Xie Wanran looked at Qiu Yun for a few moments and some resentment flashed in her eyes.


    Xiao Xiaofan, holding spirit fruits, looked at Qiu Yun and said, ¡°Senior Qiu, thank you for the spirit fruits, do you want to go eat hot pot with us?¡±


    Qiu Yun nodded and said, ¡°Sure!¡±


    Mu Yun walked over and said, ¡°Where are you going?¡±


    ¡°Senior, are you going to eat? Why don¡¯t you join us?¡± Xiao Xiaofan rolled his eyes and said.


    Xiao Xiaodong looked at Qiu Yun and then looked at Mu Yun, thinking: This idiot Xiaofan first invited Qiu Yun and then Mu Yun, wasn¡¯t it strange?


    Xiao Xiaodong looked at Mu Yun and thought: Refuse! Just refuse!


    ¡°Fine. Thank you for the invitation, little friend,¡± Mu Yun said.


    Xiao Xiaodong, ¡°¡­¡± Wasn¡¯t it said that Mu Yun was very difficult to get along with and didn¡¯t like to deal with people?


    ¡°Can I go with you?¡± Xie Wanran asked.


    Xiao Xiaodong, ¡°¡­¡± There was another extra one.


    Xiao Jingting and Xu Muan were preparing hot pot and were stunned when they saw Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s group of people coming together with Qiu Yun, Mu Yun and Xie Wanran.


    Xiao Jingting looked at Xu Muan and asked, ¡°What kind of situation is this?¡±


    Xu Muan shook his head and said, ¡°I don¡¯t know! But it¡¯s troublesome.¡±


    ¡°Either way, it¡¯s just three more mouths. Don¡¯t worry,¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Xu Muan reluctantly smiled and said, ¡°Perhaps.¡±


    ¡°Two seniors and miss Xie are also here! Sit down, sit down, pleasehave a seat.¡± Xiao Jingting greeted them.


    Xiao Jingting was almost ready so when he arranged a seat for Qiu Yun, Mu Yun directly sat next to Qiu Yun, who glanced coldly at him but did not open his mouth to drive him away.


    Xie Wanran sat next to Mu Yun. No matter what Xiao Jingting thought, the atmosphere between the three of them was strange.


    Xiao Xiaofan grabbed his chopsticks, his eyes shining as he stared at Xiao Jingting and asked, ¡°Father, can we eat now?¡±


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡± This little brat! Eating, eating, eating, he cared about nothing but eating.


    ¡°Alright, yes,¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Several people sat around and ate.


    Xiao Xiaodong was gentlemanly enough to give a few pieces of meat to Chen Xu, causing the little chick next to him to cackle.


    Mu Yun also seemed to want to prepare food for Qiu Yun, but Qiu Yun just glared at him.

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    At the meal, a group of kids enjoyed themselves. However, Xiao Jingting was sitting on pins and needles and only after he sent Qiu Yun, Mu Yun, and Xie Wanran away, did he breathe a sigh of relief.


    ¡°Son, how come you invited both senior Qiu and Mu over and even brought Xie Wanran with you?¡± Xiao Jingting was half lying on the sofa, somewhat exhausted as he looked at Xiao Xiaofan. These people were engaged in a love triangle, and his own stupid kid invited all people in this love triangle to eat together.


    Xiao Xiaofan was puzzled as he said, ¡°I just happened to meet them, so I brought them here together.¡±


    Xiao Jingting looked at Xiao Xiaofan and said helplessly, ¡°Son, you really like to do things on the spur of the moment. Feel some pity for your father. I was almost scared to death.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan looked at Xiao Jingting in confusion and said, ¡°Almost scared to death? Dad, you are too timid, how could you be scared in this way?¡±


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡± How did he raise such an unfilial son? He was now despised for being too timid.


    ¡°Dad, the three of them did not eat much. So why are you so sad?¡± Xiao Xiaojin echoed.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Well, those three guys indeed didn¡¯t have good appetite as you kids.¡±


    Xiao Jingting touched his chin and said, ¡°I really don¡¯t know how to make it clear to you kids.¡± Xiao Jingting turned his head and said to Xu Muan, ¡°Looking at the situation today, if you want to say that Mu Yun and steward Qiu don¡¯t have a history, even pigs would not believe it.¡±


    ¡°Yes. But there is still a Xie Wanran between them,¡± Xu Muan said.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Yes.¡± Qiu Yun and Mu Yun had history together; it was not a big deal. At most, they were in love and would not kill the other. They had a deep sadistic love. However, with one more person between them, he was afraid that blood would flow into the river.


    ¡°Senior Mu Yun, when exactly will he leave?¡± Xu Muan asked.


    Xiao Jingting shrugged his shoulders and said, ¡°I don¡¯t know. Judging from Senior Mu Yun¡¯s appearance, he wouldn¡¯t want to stay, right?¡± It was reasonable to say that after the exchange of Bodhi Fruits ended, Mu Yun¡¯s mission had also been completed.


    ¡°Forget it, let steward Qiu have a headache over it,¡± Xu Muan said.


    ¡­¡­


    Xiao Jingting and Xu Muan tidied up their things, when there was a knock on their door.


    Xiao Jingting opened the door and saw Xie Wanran.


    ¡°Miss Xie, what are you doing here?¡± Xiao Jingting felt his scalp go numb.


    ¡°I came because I want to discuss some matters with cultivator Xiao.¡±


    ¡°What is it?¡±


    ¡°The pill you gave Uncle Mu last time¡­¡±


    Xiao Jingting rubbed his hands together and looked at Xie Wanran with a smile as he said somewhat awkwardly, ¡°Cultivator Xie, let me be honest with you, that pill was actually given to me by steward Qiu, so it¡¯s useless for you to find me.¡±


    Xie Wanran said in confusion, ¡°It¡¯s from Qiu Yun? Didn¡¯t you say it was bought on the black market?¡±


    Xiao Jingting said with some embarrassment, ¡°Steward Qiu didn¡¯t allow me to say where the pill came from, so, I just said it was bought on the black market.¡±


    Xie Wanran looked at Xiao Jingting with an extremely ugly expression.


    Xiao Jingting sent Xie Wanran away and couldn¡¯t help but let out a sigh of relief. ¡°Steward Qiu is really a good man! He will take this matter with righteousness.¡±


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°Yes!¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin came out with a pillow in his arms.


    ¡°What is senior Xie doing here? Is it because she did not eat enough before and wanted to eat something?¡± Xiao Xiaojin asked in some bewilderment.


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡±


    Xu Muan looked at Xiao Xiaojin and said, ¡°You think too much. Xie Wanran is a person who can do great things. She wouldn¡¯t come here in the middle of the night just for food, she came for Mu Yun.¡±


    ¡°She came for the sake of senior Mu Yun? Why? Did she come here to buy an aphrodisiac?¡±


    Xiao Jingting looked at Xiao Xiaojin and said, ¡°Who told you that?¡±


    ¡°Big brother.¡± Xiao Xiaojin immediately said in a righteous manner.


    Xiao Jingting was full of doubt as he said, ¡°Really?¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin nodded and said, ¡°Really.¡±


    Xu Muan looked at Xiao Xiaojin¡¯s solemn little face and said suspiciously, ¡°Xiaojin, when did you learn to lie?¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin covered his mouth and said, ¡°I was wrong. It was second brother who said that! However, he said that father and daddy would be angry so I should put it on eldest brother¡¯s head.¡±


    Xiao Jingting was puzzled as he said, ¡°Why?¡±


    ¡°Because the second elder brother said that dad was afraid of the elder brother and would not beat him,¡± Xiao Xiaojin said.


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡± What did these two children mean?! Although Xiaodong was young, his character was mature and his mind flexible, so compared with other kids, he treated him with more respect. Yes, respect. But these two dead children actually thought he was afraid of his own son, it was really too much.


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­


    After dinner, Xiao Xiaodong and Chen Xu walked on the road together.


    ¡°Thank you for the ride.¡± Chen Xu glanced at Xiao Xiaodong and said.


    Xiao Xiaodong shook his head and said, ¡°You¡¯re welcome.¡±


    The chick walked in front of them with its head held high with the sound, ¡°De, de, de, de¡­¡± sounding it from its mouth.


    ¡°I heard that your contract beast ate Xie Wanran¡¯s green feathered swallow?¡± Chen Xu asked.


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, ¡°Yes!¡±


    ¡°I heard that Xie Wanran¡¯s Green Feather Swallow had an extraordinary bloodline, so it¡¯s amazing that your contracted beast actually managed to eat her demonic beast.¡±


    Huahua called out ¡°quack, quack¡± and Chen Xu curiously looked at Xiao Xiaodong and asked, ¡°What did your contracted beast say?¡±

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    Xiao Xiaodong held his arms, shook his head helplessly and said, ¡°It said that the green-feathered swallow was not very powerful and was just a bird. In its eyes, it was just a rookie.¡±


    Chen Xu laughed and said, ¡°Your contracted beast is so cute.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong laughed bitterly and said, ¡°It¡¯s not cute, it¡¯s just delusional. By the way, how much do you know about Xie Wanran?¡± Father seems to be very afraid of that woman.


    ¡°Xie Wanran has also made rapid progress in her self cultivation, I heard that she is very valued within the sect.¡± Chen Xu said.


    Xiao Xiaodong hesitated for a moment and said, ¡°I¡¯ve heard that Xie Wanran has a very special status in the Spiritual Medicine Sect.¡±


    Chen Xu nodded and said, ¡°Yes! She is also a Spirit Nurturer. Although she is only at late Foundation Building stage, she already can cultivate many kinds of spirit plants that even Golden Core cultivators can¡¯t.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong was full of amazement as he said, ¡°So amazing?¡±


    Chen Xu nodded and said, ¡°Yes!¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong thought: Is Xie Wanran¡¯s ability to cultivate spiritual plants so good or had she met some great opportunity? Just like father who had special space that could ripen spiritual herbs in large quantities. But this space was too precious, so father only dared to give those spiritual plants to his own people.


    ¡°What is the relationship between Xie Wanran and Mu Yun?¡± Xiao Xiaodong asked curiously.


    Chen Xu shrugged his shoulders and said, ¡°I¡¯m not very clear about it. I just heard that when Xie Wanran first entered the Sect, she was not very impressive but she was very lucky and was assigned to senior Mu Yun to take care of his daily life. Then senior Mu Yun took good care of her.¡±


    ¡°Xie Wanran is very beautiful. I heard that she can endure hardships and had many adventures, so many people in the sect like her.¡±


    ¡°She and Cheng Yishu did not get along. It was no secret in Spiritual Medicine Sect that Cheng Yishu liked Mu Yun. Cheng Yishu¡¯s grandfather was good at cultivating spiritual plants and Cheng Yishu often brought spiritual plants to Mu Yun. Senior Mu Yun is a very cold person but after Xie Wanran appeared, senior Mu Yun and Xie Wanran seemed to have feelings for each other.¡±


    ¡°It is said that because of these rumors, Cheng Yishu was very dissatisfied with Xie Wanran and often made troubles for her, which caused many people in the Sect to have some opinions about Cheng Yishu.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, ¡°Is that so?!¡±


    Chen Xu nodded and said, ¡°There is the rumor from outside, it¡¯s said that because of Xie Wanran¡¯s, the relationship between Mu Yun and Cheng Yishu suddenly became stiff. I don¡¯t know if Cheng Yishu was forced to give Mu Yun aphrodisiac, but Mu Yun knocked Cheng Yishu unconscious and later, the sect severely punished him. After suffering this blow, Cheng Yishu¡¯s grandfather passed away not long after.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, ¡°It sounds so complicated.¡± Cheng Yishu¡¯s grandfather was a Golden Core cultivator, so it was strange that he died so suddenly.


    Chen Xu nodded and said, ¡°Yes! Later, Cheng Yishu disappeared and Mu Yun, in the process of advancing to Golden Core, became possessed. Some people say that the reason Mu Yun became possessed was related to Cheng Yishu.¡±


    ¡°What about Cheng Yishu?¡± Xiao Xiaodong asked.


    ¡°Everybody says he is dead.¡± Chen Xu said.


    ¡°Why?¡± Xiao Xiaodong was puzzled.


    ¡°Before Cheng Yishu disappeared, he was attacked by Mu Yun. Mu Yun has a body of pure Yang and his palm carries the Pure Yang Fire Poison. When Cheng Yishu left the sect, he was only at Foundation Building, so basically he had no way to live,¡± Chen Xu said.


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, ¡°So that¡¯s how it is. You know so much.¡±


    Chen Xu laughed in embarrassment and said, ¡°Expect cultivating, I usually listen to some rumors.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, ¡°Is that so?!¡± Xiao Xiaodong thought: This guy Chen Xu looks so quiet, so I did not expect him to actually be so gossipy.


    Chen Xu noticed Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s gaze and said, ¡°Why are you looking at me like that?!¡±


    ¡°No! Just casually looking around,¡± Xiao Xiaodong looked back.


    Chen Xu couldn¡¯t help blushing.


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­


    Tang Yunjie hurried over and said, ¡°Xiaodong, Qiao Xiang is here.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong opened his eyes wide and said, ¡°Qiao Xiang is here? Why? Didn¡¯t people from Peerless Sect come here before?¡±


    Tang Yunjie nodded and said, ¡°That¡¯s right, however, the people from the Peerless sect felt that the Bodhi Fruit allocated to them was not much, so they probably came to make a second bid.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong glanced at Chen Xu. What did he think? The other side have ulterior motives.


    When Chen Xu heard Tang Yunjie¡¯s words, he couldn¡¯t help but frown. ¡°When did they arrive?¡±


    ¡°Just now.¡± Tang Yunjie said.


    Chen Xu lowered his head and thought: Did Qiao Xiang come to meet him? Peerless sect had been courting his grandfather. But because of his own affairs, grandfather had fallen out with the Peerless Sect.


    ¡°What do you think of Qiao Xiang¡­?¡±


    Chen Xu shook his head and said, ¡°I don¡¯t know him very well.¡±


    Chen Xu did not lie. He was detained by his grandfather to cultivate since he was born. Later the marriage between him and Qiao Xiang was also facilitated by the Peerless Sect after discussing it with his grandfather. However, knowing that Qiao Xiang was his fianc¨¦, Chen Xu was still distracted for a while. After all, Chen Xu was still young and he suddenly had an excellent fianc¨¦, so of course he was a little distracted.


    However, everything had changed after his experience in the mine. Regardless of what happened before and whether it was related to Qiao Xiang or not, Chen Xu felt that there were some doubts in his heart, so if he continued to be with Qiao Xian, this shadow of suspicion would certainly grow bigger and bigger.


    Xiao Xiaodong looked at Chen Xu and said, ¡°In that case, you should not meet with him.¡±


    Chen Xu nodded and said, ¡°I think so too.¡±


    Tang Yunjie followed Xiao Xiaodong and quietly transmitted, ¡°There are a total of two Nascent Soul elders in the Peerless Sect. One of them is said to have only three or four years left to live, the other one is in the early stage of Nascent Soul, so his cultivation is very insignificant among the cultivators of the same realm.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong glanced at Tang Yunjie but did not say anything. He had also heard about the situation of the Peerless Sect. Once a Nascent Soul elder died, the position of Peerless Sect would be in jeopardy. Originally, Qiao Xiang and Chen Xu¡¯s marriage would be able to stabilize the position of the Peerless Sect, but it was a pity¡­

 Chapter 232

    ¡°Elder martial sister, you are back. How is the situation?¡± Zhu Jin saw Xie Wanran and asked attentively.


    Xie Wanran shook her head and said, ¡°Xiao Jingting said that his pill was from Steward Qiu.¡±


    Zhu Jin frowned and said sullenly, ¡°Then if you want to get this pill, you have to ask that ugly monster for help?¡±


    Xie Wanran pursed her lips and only after a long time she nodded heavily and said, ¡°I¡¯m afraid that¡¯s the only way to go.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s too much for you, elder martial sister. If Qiu Yun is really Cheng Yishu, then aren¡¯t you like a sheep stepping into tiger¡¯s mouth?¡± Zhu Jin said with full exasperation.


    Xie Wanran gritted her teeth. She and Cheng Yishu had a deep grudge. Cheng Yishu hated her to the bones. If the so-called Qiu Yun was really Cheng Yishu, then, if she went to his door, she would only humiliate herself.


    ¡°Martial uncle¡¯s illness can¡¯t be delayed,¡± Xie Wanran said.


    ¡°Elder martial sister, this is too aggravating for you. Martial uncle won¡¯t even appreciate it,¡± Zhu Jin said with some reluctance.


    Xie Wanran bit her lip. At the beginning, when Cheng Yishu was still there, many people in the sect thought he relied on his grandfather and acted recklessly. However, after Cheng Yishu left, many people sympathized with him, thinking that Cheng Yishu and Mu Yun were a good match and all of this happened because of her.


    Xie Wanran gritted her teeth. If this pill really belonged to Cheng Yishu, what did Cheng Yishu mean by giving this pill to Xiao Jingting? Did he want to give this pill to Mu Yun through Xiao Jingting? In that case, did it mean that Qiu Yun was still in love with Mu Yun?


    Xie Wanran¡¯s mind kept turning as she thought: Cheng Yishu was so devoted to Mu Yun back then, so he should not be able to bear Mu Yun dying just like that. Maybe him not taking this pill out was just pretending.


    ¡°Elder martial sister, what¡¯s wrong with you?¡± Zhu Jin asked.


    Xie Wanran shook her head and said, ¡°Nothing.¡±


    ¡®By the way, elder martial sister, Qiao Xiang from the Peerless Sect is here, he might be aiming at Chen Xu.¡± Zhu Jin said.


    Xie Wanran nodded and said, ¡°I know.¡±


    The status of the Peerless Sect was now in danger. She did not know if what happened to Chen Xu before was Qiao Xiang¡¯s handwriting but if it was, he would have committed a great sin.


    That guy Xiao Xiaodong was really lucky. After being kidnapped by Devil Blood Sect, he could not only escape, but also befriended Chen Lifeng¡¯s grandson.


    ¡°It will not be easy for Qiao Xiang to catch up with Chen Xu.¡± Xie Wanran said.


    Zhu Jin asked with some confusion, ¡°Why?¡±


    ¡°It looks like this guy Xiao Xiaodong has a good relationship with Chen Xu.¡± Xie Wanran said.


    Zhu Jin froze for a moment and said, ¡°Xiao Xiaodong, the guy whose contracted beast is a chicken?¡±


    Xie Wanran nodded and said, ¡°That¡¯s right.¡±


    ¡°That boy is just a double spirit root, which is inferior to Qiao Xiang.¡± Zhu Jin pondered for a moment and said.


    Xie Wanran shook her head. So what if he was a single spiritual root? He was not grown up yet and was still weak. The chicken beside Xiao Xiaodong looked unusual and the kid advanced to Foundation Building only at ten years old, so his fortune was good. His eyes were also good, so if Qiao Xiang wanted to compete with Xiao Xiaodong, it would not be easy.


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­


    Qiu Yun finished taking care of the matters in the spiritual field, turned around and met Xie Wanran.


    ¡°Niece Xie! How can I help you?¡± Qiu Yun asked indifferently.


    ¡°It¡¯s all right. Martial uncle Qiu is really great, this spiritual medicine garden is thriving under your care.¡± Xie Wanran said with a smile.


    ¡°I¡¯m not as good as your reverend uncle! I¡¯ve been working hard for a few years and he got sick here and ruined most of my efforts. He is really capable.¡± Qiu Yun said coldly.


    ¡°But even so, steward Qiu was still reluctant to let the reverend uncle die, so he let Xiao Jingting give him the antidote, didn¡¯t he?¡± Xie Wanran looked at Qiu Yun and said.


    Qiu Yun looked at Xie Wanran¡¯s, snorted coldly and said, ¡°You think so?¡±


    Xie Wanran smiled and said, ¡°Isn¡¯t it?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s just a coincidence, your senior uncle is not my problem. Why should I do this?¡± Qiu Yun asked.


    Xie Wanran looked at Qiu Yun and said, ¡°Even if Steward Qiu can really let go of the uncle Mu, reverend uncle Mu hasn¡¯t been able to let go of you, martial uncle Cheng, all this time.¡±


    Qiu Yun looked at Xie Wanran and smiled, seeing that his identity had been exposed, and did not deny it and said directly, ¡°It¡¯s been years. I thought since I did not have the ability to take Mu Yun¡¯s virginity, you would have. But now, it seems that I have overestimated your charm, Niece Xie!¡±


    Xie Wanran froze for a moment and said, ¡°Uncle Cheng, why didn¡¯t you come back to the sect? The sect¡¯s elders all miss you. If they knew that you had joined the Green Cloud Immortal sect, they would be very disappointed.¡±


    Qiu Yun narrowed his eyes. Although he had left the Spiritual Medicine Sect many years ago, he was still considered a member of the Spiritual Medicine Sect. He still had a label of the Spiritual Medicine Sect on him, but if he had joined the Green Cloud Immortal sect, in some way, his behavior would be considered a betrayal against the sect.


    ¡°The sect has a talent like Niece Xie, it doesn¡¯t need  me, right? I¡¯m just surprised. Niece Xie is young but can already cultivate thousand-year-old spirit herbs. You should have some special means, right?¡± Qiu Yun said full of suspicion.


    Xie Wanran frowned and said, ¡°What does senior uncle mean?¡±


    Qiu Yun shook his head and said, ¡°What can I mean? I am just admiring you. Niece Xie, your ability is not something that ordinary people can have, I am really envious.¡±


    Xiao Jingting saw the figure of Qiu Yun and Xie Wanran from a distance, and said to Xu Muan, ¡°Qiu Yun and Xie Wanran are facing each other.¡±


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°It seems that the conversation between them is a little stiff.¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Yes!¡± Fortunately, he threw the trouble to Qiu Yun, otherwise he would not be able to resist Xie Wanran.

 Chapter 233

    When Mu Yun saw Qiu Yun and Xie Wanran, he hurriedly walked over and said, ¡°What are you talking about?¡±


    ¡°Niece Xie is worried about you, asking me to hand over the pills but unfortunately, the pills were all eaten up by you, so I can¡¯t help you but niece Xie doesn¡¯t believe it. I am helpless,¡± Qiu Yun said coldly.


    Mu Yun glanced toward Xie Wanran and said, ¡°Niece Xie, I already said it is my business, so you should not worry about it.¡±


    Xie Wanran looked at Mu Yun with hurt expression and said, ¡°But¡­¡±


    ¡°Niece Xie, you are not Madam Mu yet, don¡¯t be so nosy. Even if you feel sorry for your senior martial uncle, don¡¯t force others to do so,¡± Qiu Yun said coldly.


    Xie Wanran looked at Qiu Yun and said reluctantly, ¡°It¡¯s clear that you can¡¯t save yourself from death.¡±


    Qiu Yun smiled and said, ¡°Even if it is, so what?¡±


    ¡°You¡­¡± Xie Wanran gritted her teeth and looked at Mu Yun for help.


    Qiu Yun, with a sullen face, turned to Mu Yun and said, ¡°Cultivator Mu, when exactly are you going back?! This is the Green Cloud Immortal Sect, not the Spiritual Medicine Sect, so why are you Always staying here?!¡±


    ¡°Sorry, I¡¯ll take niece Xie back first,¡± Mu Yun said.


    ¡°Go ahead,¡± Qiu Yun said coldly


    Xie Wanran reluctantly glanced at Qiu Yun but followed Mu Yun.


    ¡°Reverend uncle Mu,¡± Xie Wanran called out in a low voice.


    ¡°Didn¡¯t I tell you that you should not go to Qiu Yun? He doesn¡¯t like you, so why do you always tease him? It¡¯s neither good for you nor him.¡± Mu Yun sighed.


    Xie Wanran hesitated for a moment and said with some resignation, ¡°He has something that can save you, martial uncle. I can¡¯t rest assured about my martial uncle, so that¡¯s why¡­¡±


    Mu Yun closed his eyes, took a deep breath and said, ¡°The prescription is his, whether he is willing to take it out or not is his freedom.¡±


    ¡°Martial uncle, if you don¡¯t take the antidote, you will die from the fire poison attacking your heart,¡± Xie Wanran said.


    Mu Yun nodded and said, ¡°If that¡¯s true, then it¡¯s also my destiny.¡±


    Xie Wanran looked at Mu Yun¡¯s expression and a feeling of unwillingness rose in her heart.


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­


    After sending Xie Wanran away, Mu Yun went to find Qiu Yun again.


    ¡°If you are here, Xie Wanran¡¯s here. If Xie Wanran is here, you are here. The two of you really don¡¯t let people live in peace!¡± Qiu Yun said full of disgust.


    Mu Yun was apologetic as he said, ¡°Sorry.¡±


    ¡°Xie Wanran just came here to be a bad cop, are you going to be a good cop now? You guys are really in tune with each other!¡± Qiu Yun lazily sipped his wine and said.


    Mu Yun frowned and said ¡°Wanran, did she say anything?¡±


    Qiu Yun sneered and said, ¡°What could she say? Niece Xie is innocent and kind. What could she say?! She was just worried about you and begged me to save you.¡±


    ¡°Is that so?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t want to save you at all,¡± Qiu Yun stared at Mu Yun and said.


    Mu Yun nodded and said, ¡°I know, after everything that happened, I¡¯m not in a position to ask you to save me either.¡±


    ¡°You are really self-aware, is there anything else?¡± Qiu Yun asked.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry for destroying your Spiritual Medicine Garden.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s nothing. Anyway, there is nothing particularly valuable inside. Back then, my grandfather¡¯s Spiritual Medicine Garden was the one that was valuable with many precious plants in it. Unfortunately, as soon as my grandfather passed away, the Spiritual Medicine Garden was taken back by sect. At that time, I was still under punishment and wasn¡¯t even able to see my grandfather the last time,¡± Qiu Yun rubbed the ring on his hand and said with some confusion.


    When he came out of his punishment in the ice cave, everything was already different. Then, unable to bear the blow of his grandfather¡¯s death, he directly left the sect.


    Mu Yun took off a space ring from his hand and said, ¡°This is for you.¡±


    Qiu Yun took the ring handed to him by Mu Yun and explored the space inside the ring. ¡°You¡¯ve given me a lot of things,¡± He said. In the space ring, there were quite a few spirit stones, spirit herbs and magic weapons. Basically, it could be regarded as Mu Yun¡¯s whole wealth.


    ¡°Just showing my sincerity.¡± Mu Yun said.


    ¡°Do you think I¡¯m a rag collector who wants everything?¡± Qiu Yun threw the ring back to Mu Yun.


    Mu Yun said apologetically, ¡°I¡¯m sorry.¡±


    After throwing the ring back to Mu Yun, Qiu Yun said, ¡°Keep it for yourself.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t you want it?¡± Mu Yun asked.


    ¡°How could I dare take something from you?! I¡¯m afraid there will be no peace for me if I take it.¡± Qiu Yun said with a sneer.


    ¡°I don¡¯t see much use for keeping this stuff, so I¡¯ll give it all to you.¡±


    Qiu Yun tilted his head and looked at Mu Yun, saying, ¡°What do you mean by that, you¡¯re dying? If so, you really can¡¯t use it.¡±


    Mu Yun looked at Qiu Yun¡¯s expression and said, ¡°If thinking this way can make you happier, you can think so.¡±


    Qiu Yun curled his lips and said, ¡°I will only be happy when you are really dead. Just thinking about your death won¡¯t make me happy.¡±


    Mu Yun, ¡°¡­¡±

 Chapter 234

    Xiao Jingting stood outside the door and froze when he saw Mu Yun come out with a sullen face.


    Mu Yun saw Xiao Jingting and asked, ¡°Why are you here?¡±


    ¡°Steward Qiu asked me to come.¡±


    Mu Yun nodded and said, ¡°Is that so?¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Yes! Just now, steward Qiu said that there was a guest and asked me to come over later. I guess that guest was you.¡±


    Mu Yun nodded and said, ¡°I guess it¡¯s me.¡±


    ¡°How was your conversation with steward Qiu?¡± Xiao Jingting asked curiously.


    Mu Yun laughed bitterly and said, ¡°Not good.¡±


    Xiao Jingting was full of sincerity as he comforted him, ¡°Senior Mu, take your time, things can always be resolved.¡±


    Mu Yun smiled at Xiao Jingting and said, ¡°Senior Nephew Xiao, you have such a good relationship with Xu Muan. Do you have any tricks?¡±


    ¡°Tricks, no! We¡¯ve been a couple for many years and have three children, so we won¡¯t have a fight anyways.¡± There is a saying that couples should only fight at the head of the bed and make up at the end. Why? Rolling together from the head of the bed to the end of the bed will bring peace! But Mu Yun was a first timer, he didn¡¯t know how to get anyone into bed, so it¡¯s no wonder he can¡¯t handle things well.


    Mu Yun said enviously, ¡°So it¡¯s like this!¡±


    Xiao Jingting looked at Mu Yun and said, ¡°Senior Mu, you should not worry too much. Letting things go with the flow is good.¡±


    Mu Yun smiled bitterly and said, ¡°I wonder if I did something wrong. In order to reach Nascent Soul, I gave up too much.¡±


    Xiao Jingting lowered his head, rubbed his nose, and didn¡¯t say anything more.


    Xiao Jingting hung his head and blinked, thinking: Mu Yun is now regretful. But how could this guy not be regretful when he didn¡¯t take advantage of the opportunity to sleep with Qiu Yun when he threw himself into his arms? Should he have slept with him long ago? Advancing to Nascent Soul was an important matter and going to bed was important too. But Mu Yun didn¡¯t take the opportunity and even now, he was still a first timer who is tortured by fire poison.


    He recently inquired about some news and it was said that if Mu Yun¡¯s fire poison was not detoxified, it was impossible for him to go to bed. Because during the lovemaking, it was easy to burn another person to ashes. Poor guy.


    Mu Yun looked at Xiao Jingting, smiled bitterly and said, ¡°Sorry for disturbing you, I¡¯ll go first.¡±


    Xiao Jingting said hurriedly, ¡°Okay, off you go.¡±


    Xiao Jingting watched Mu Yun go back and walked into Qiu Yun¡¯s courtyard.


    ¡°You¡¯re here?¡± Qiu Yun said.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Yes!¡± Xiao Jingting looked at the ring on Qiu Yun¡¯s hand and pondered, ¡°This ring seems to belong to Senior Mu!¡±


    Qiu Yun nodded and said, ¡°His entire fortune is here, he has now become poor.¡±


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡± This guy, Mu Yun is really willing to spend money. ¡°Senior Mu is really generous.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s all just some junk. It¡¯s not generous.¡± Qiu Yun said disdainfully.


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡±


    ¡°Jasper Peach King, how is it?¡± Qiu Yun asked.


    Xiao Jingting scratched his head and said, ¡°There was one that was almost grown but didn¡¯t senior Mu wander around the peach garden the other day and have a relapse? Those peach trees are very delicate and all withered, that Jasper Peach King also withered.¡±


    Qiu Yun frowned and then sighed for a long time before saying, ¡°Fine, you can¡¯t live by committing sins.¡±


    Xiao Jingting looked at Qiu Yun and thought about Mu Yun who just went out. He felt that these two people were really entangled.


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­


    Seeing Xiao Jingting coming back, Xu Muan asked, ¡°Did you go to meet Qiu Yun?¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said somewhat tiredly, ¡°Yes!¡±


    ¡°How did it go?¡± Xu Muan asked.


    ¡°Senior Mu Yun seems to have given his entire fortune to Steward Qiu Yun.¡±


    Xu Muan said with some surprise, ¡°Senior Mu Yun is sincere enough.¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°I think so too.¡±


    Xu Muan, ¡°¡­¡±


    ¡°But at this point, his entire wealth may not be enough.¡± Xiao Jingting shook his head and sighed.


    Xu Muan, ¡°¡­¡±


    Xiao Jingting rubbed his chin. He used to hear people say that falling in love was the most exhausting thing in this world. Now he found that he himself was not tired of falling in love, but watching people fall in love was exhausting. Their cultivation was higher than his, and the pressure was very heavy.


    ¡°Mu Yun refuses to go, so does Xie Wanran.¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Yes! Xie Wanran is not an ordinary girl. She knows that steward Qiu doesn¡¯t like her, but she still insists on getting in front of him. By the way, Steward Qiu also asked me about Jasper Peach.¡±


    ¡°Originally, Jasper peaches bore a lot of fruit, but when Mu Yun got sick last time, all the peaches fell out. Now all the peach trees are sickly.¡± Xu Muan said with some regret.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Right.¡±


    ¡°Mu Yun has been poisoned so deeply that even Green Frost Pill won¡¯t be able to save him.¡± Xu Muan said.


    Xiao Jingting waved his hand and said, ¡°Not necessarily, the Green Frost Pill that Qiu Yun ate was the lowest grade. If the Jasper Peach King is used as a medicine, it should be possible to refine a high-grade Green Frost Pill to cure him. However, in my opinion, after checking Mu Yun¡¯s condition, I am afraid that one pill will not help him, it might be necessary to take several pills.¡±


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°Maybe. By the way, Qiao Xiang is here.¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°I heard about it.¡±


    After Chen Xu came back, the people from Peerless Sect begged to see Chen Lifeng several times but were refused. Chen Lifeng protected his little grandson like his own eyes. Although there was no direct evidence that Chen Xu¡¯s matter was Qiao Xiang¡¯s doing, Chen Lifeng didn¡¯t plan to risk it. Originally Chen Lifeng¡¯s and the Peerless Sect¡¯s relationship was good but now it was strained all of a sudden.


    ¡°Do you think that Chen Xu¡¯s matter is related to Qiao Xiang?¡± Xu Muan asked.

 Chapter 235

    Xiao Jingting shook his head and said, ¡°I don¡¯t know. Maybe half of it. Qiao Xian, as a single spiritual root talent, should not want this marriage and treated it only as a deal. At the beginning, when Chen Lifeng investigated it, he found that Qiao Xiang didn¡¯t seem to be very satisfied with the marriage and only agreed because of the sect¡¯s intention. Therefore, after Chen Xu came back, Chen Lifeng simply annulled this marriage.


    ¡°Of course, it is also possible that some other forces were worried about the alliance between Peerless Sect and Chen Lifeng and made this move.¡± Xiao Jingting added after thinking about it.


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°Anyway, I think that Qiao Xiang coming here is still for Chen Xu, just¡­¡±


    ¡°Just what?¡± Xiao Jingting asked curiously.


    ¡°Chen Xu is with our son now? They get along very well,¡± Xu Muan said.


    ¡°Is it the second one?¡± Xiao Jingting asked.


    Xu Muan shook his head and said, ¡°No, it¡¯s the oldest.¡±


    Xiao Jingting froze for a moment and said, ¡°It¡¯s the oldest. How could it be the eldest?¡±


    Xu Muan shook his head and said, ¡°It¡¯s the oldest!¡±


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡±


    Xu Muan held his chin and said, ¡°Eldest seems to have a little interest in that kid.¡±


    Xiao Jingting was full of curiosity as he asked, ¡°How do you know?¡±


    Xu Muan shrugged his shoulders and said, ¡°I asked him how he felt about that kid.¡±


    ¡°What did he say?¡± Xiao Jingting asked curiously.


    ¡°The eldest said, soft and cute.¡± Xu Muan said.


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡± So his eldest could also praise people for being cute.


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­


    ¡°This is the freshly picked spirit peach, try it.¡± Xiao Xiaodong pushed the spirit peach to Chen Xu and said.


    ¡°Thank you.¡± Chen Xu held the peach and nibbled on it.


    The little chick beside Xiao Xiaodong, ¡®cackled¡¯.


    Xiao Xiaodong looked at Chen Xu nibbling on the spirit fruit and he gave a light smile.


    When they were in the mine, Chen Xu was just like this. Although he had an extraordinary background, he was very aware of his current situation, obedient, and very easy to feed.


    When he was in the mine, Chen Xu looked like a thin refugee with coal ash all over his face. But after he was brought back, he became white and fat again which was very cute.


    Tang Yunjie rushed over and said, ¡°Qiao Xiang is coming.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong rubbed his chin and said, ¡°He is coming, then let him.¡±


    Tang Yunjie looked at Xiao Xiaodong and Chen Xu and said, ¡°Young master Chen, you¡­¡±


    Chen Xu frowned. He was still not sure if what happened before was done by Qiao Xiang, so he didn¡¯t want to wrong a good person, but he still wouldn¡¯t dare to get too deep into contact with someone who could potentially harm him, so he could only pay his respects and stay away.


    ¡°It¡¯s better to meet.¡± Chen Xu said.


    After he came back, the Peerless sect sent people to his door again and again and even this Qiao Xiang chased after him. If he didn¡¯t see him and make it clear, then there would still be trouble in the future.


    Qiao Xiang came over and the little chick glanced lazily at Qiao Xiang, lying on the ground, yawning.


    ¡°Younger martial brother Chen, I haven¡¯t seen you for a long time. I heard that you were captured by the people of the Devil Blood Sect and I became worried about you,¡± Qiao Xiang said.


    Chen Xu smiled and said, ¡°Fortunately, it¡¯s over.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong sat on the side, sizing up Qiao Xiang and thinking: This guy Qiao Xiang looks quite handsome. Just like Mu Yun, his good look can bring disaster and his aptitude is not bad. It is no wonder that the Peerless sect wants Qiao Xiang and Chen Xu to marry each other. Such a talented and good-looking teenager and a ger who seldom leaves his house, how could he resist?! However, no matter how good Qiao Xiang was, Chen Xu was determined to not treat him wholeheartedly after such an experience.


    ¡°I heard that you were asked to come out under the guise of my name.¡± Qiao Xiang said.


    ¡°It¡¯s all in the past, I don¡¯t want to talk about it anymore.¡± Chen Xu said with some resistance.


    Qiao Xiang looked at Chen Xu and said, ¡°But I admire my younger martial brother very much. After younger martial brother disappeared, I was very anxious, finally coming back¡­¡±


    Chen Xu looked at Qiao Xiang and said, ¡°I know that after I disappeared, elder martial brother spent a lot of effort to find me. I am very grateful. However, after I was captured, I deeply realized that my cultivation is not enough. Even with my grandfather¡¯s protection, my own cultivation is not enough, which can only be tiring. Therefore, I don¡¯t want to consider marriage for the time being. I¡¯m sorry for betraying elder martial brother¡¯s kindness.¡±


    Qiao Xiang and Chen Xu talked for a long time, but Chen Xu was unmoved so Qiao Xiang could only leave bitterly.


    After Qiao Xiang left, Chen Xu grabbed his sleeve, a little upset.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± Xiao Xiaodong looked at Chen Xu and asked.


    Chen Xu shook his head and said, ¡°Nothing.¡±


    ¡°Can¡¯t let him go?¡± Xiao Xiaodong asked.


    Chen Xu shook his head and said, ¡°No, I know he doesn¡¯t like me. But because of my grandfather, he seems to have to like me.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong, ¡°¡­¡­¡± Chen Xu¡¯s mind is very perceptive!!


    ¡°How do you know he doesn¡¯t like you?¡± Xiao Xiaodong asked curiously.


    Chen Xu thought about it and said, ¡°If you like someone, you should be like your father and daddy. Although nothing earth-shattering happens and they don¡¯t talk about it, you can still feel that their relationship is very good.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong, ¡°¡­¡±

 Chapter 236

    Qiao Xiang left Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s courtyard, depressed.


    ¡°Elder martial brother Qiao, could you convince Chen Xu? If you can¡¯t convince him, it will not be easy to explain it to the Peerless Sect.¡± As soon as he saw Qiao Xiang come out, Wu Li immediately greeted him and said.


    Qiao Xiang clenched his fist, feeling some dissatisfaction in his heart. He was a single spiritual root. No matter which sect he was in, he could be treated with courtesy. The sect was pretty good to him except for making fun of his own marriage.


    Chen Xu was the grandson of a Nascent Soul old monster. With such a background, if he married Chen Xu, he would be oppressed by this ger all his life until Chen Lifeng died.


    Chen Xu was just a three-spirit root. Even if by chance, he advanced to Foundation Building, whether he could achieve Golden Core was still a question. The thought of marrying Chen Xu made Qiao Xiang a bit annoyed.


    ¡°I know.¡± Qiao Xiang said with some impatience.


    The sect elders gave him an ultimatum to find a way to marry Chen Xu. Earlier, when Chen Xu disappeared, Chen Lifeng found out that it had something to do with him and was dissatisfied with the Peerless Sect. Now, the sect elders thought only his marriage with Chen Xu could ease the relationship with Chen Lifeng.


    ¡°Elder martial brother, do you think Chen Xu is willing?¡± Wu Li asked tentatively.


    Qiao Xiang frowned, his heart filled with anger. He was proud and ambitious. In the Sect, if he pursued anyone, he would never be rejected. But Chen Xu was just a three-spirit root without outstanding looks. If he had no Nascent Soul grandfather, no one would care about him.


    ¡°Things may be a bit troublesome.¡± Looking at Chen Xu¡¯s previous attitude, he didn¡¯t seem to be very friendly to him. When he was leaving, he looked back but the other person¡¯s face was just relieved. It seemed like he got rid of some baggage as he left. Chen Xu must have suspected that the matter of the Devil Blood Sect was related to him.


    ¡°Elder martial brother, I heard that after Chen Xu fell into the mine, he has been staying with Xiao Xiaodong and others, for several months. It is possible that something happened during such a long time.¡± Wu Li said.


    Qiao Xiang looked at Wu Li impatiently and said, ¡°It seems that t Xiao Xiaodong and Chen Xu are on good terms with each other.¡±


    ¡°Xiao Xiaodong is just a double-spirit root and I heard his aptitude is not very good either. He must have taken a fancy to Chen Xu¡¯s identity and flattered him deliberately since his aptitude is far inferior to his younger brother! If he wants to catch up with his younger brother¡¯s progress, marrying Chen Xu would be a good way to go,¡± Wu Li said.


    Qiao Xiang nodded and thought: No, although single spiritual root and double spiritual root are different by one spiritual root, the gap is very huge. Although double spirit root is also considered good, it is nothing for sects who only accept geniuses. But if Xiao Xiaodong has a Nascent Soul as his backer, he will naturally make great progress in future.


    ¡°Elder martial brother, you have to hurry up. We don¡¯t know when Chen Xu will go back. If Chen Xu goes back, it will be even harder to approach him,¡± Wu Li said, frustrated.


    Wu Li secretly complained in his heart. The sect sent him to assist Qiao Xiang. But if Qiao Xiang failed to complete his task, the sect would not be willing to take it out on him who was a single spiritual root, so they might put the blame on him.


    Qiao Xiang clenched his fist. After Chen Xu returned from the mine, the sect took him to ask for the meeting several times. But Chen Lifeng rejected them at the door every time. Qiao Xiang never felt so wronged and his heart felt suffocated.


    Qiao Xiang thought: Chen Xu is stupid and let himself be deceived by the people of the Devil Blood Sect. But Chen Lifeng holding a grudge over his head was just too much.


    As a matter of fact, when Chen Xu just disappeared, although Qiao Xiang behaved like he was in grief, he was delighted in his heart. Qiao Xiang was young and vigorous and as soon as he entered the Sect, he attracted much attention and the sect elders were all very good to him. But when the news about his marriage with Chen Xu spread, there was a rumor in the sect that he was a soft rice eater. (Chinese saying ¨C meaning he relies on his spouse/wife/girlfriend to feed him. This Chinese expression points out that men who aren¡¯t willing to work hard, and stay strong while suffering, can¡¯t call themselves good men.)


    When Qiao Xiang heard this, he was very dissatisfied but he never thought of killing Chen Xu. However, when Chen Xu returned safely and broke his engagement with him, his treatment in the sect plummeted. Qiao Xiang was very unwilling, secretly complaining why Chen Xu did not simply die in the mine.


    When Qiao Xiang was thinking like this, a voice transmission talisman on his body became hot. Qiao Xiang took it out and saw it was Luo Yuting¡¯s communication. Qiao Xiang¡¯s heart stirred. Before his marriage with Chen Xu was decided, he and Luo Yuting had mutual affection. However, they were both young and afraid that they would be criticized by their seniors, so they never said anything.


    Qiao Xiang did not expect that the sect would take the liberty of deciding on his marriage with Chen Xu. After the news of his marriage spread, Qiao Xiang did not dare to blatantly interact with Luo Yuting anymore. The wrath of a Nascent Soul cultivator was not something they could bear.


    Qiao Xiang was in a rebellious period after the news of his marriage spread, and although he restrained a lot, he did not cut off contact with Luo Yuting. After Chen Xu disappeared, Qiao Xiang was also secretly happy, thinking: If Chen Xu does not return, I will stay single for him for several years. When the sect elders forget about this, I will be able to marry whoever I want.


    Luo Yuting showed her care about Qiao Xiang and after Qiao Xiang complained a few things to Luo Yuting, they cut off their communication.

 Chapter 237

    Qiao Xiang went to meet Chen Xu several times but returned without success. Each time he was either driven out with few perfunctory words or Chen Xu directly avoided meeting him. Qiao Xiang¡¯s patience could not help getting worse and worse.


    ¡°Elder martial brother Qiao, why don¡¯t we go and find Uncle Mu Yun? Senior Uncle Mu Yun is a senior member of the Spiritual Medicine Sect. If you get his help, things might be easier to solve.¡± Wu Li suggested.


    Qiao Xiang said with some hesitation, ¡°Find him? Will it work? Will he help me?¡±


    Wu Li nodded and said, ¡°Well, having his help is better than having nothing.¡±


    Qiao Xiang nodded and said, ¡°Then I¡¯ll give it a try.¡± No matter how he explained it, Chen Xu was indifferent and as soon as he saw him, he looked like he wanted to end the conversation as soon as possible. Qiao Xiang felt that Chen Xu must be having an affair with Xiao Xiaodong. When Chen Xu was with Xiao Xiaodong, he was very nice and friendly.


    He was a single-spirit root genius but this guy Chen Xu ignored him. If it was not for the sake of Chen Xu¡¯s Nascent Soul grandfather, who would be willing to take care of a three-spiritual root ger?!


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­


    Mu Yun stayed in the guest room in a state of anxiety when he heard his people come to report that Qiao Xiang came to visit him.


    ¡°Martial uncle, do you want to see him?¡± The young cultivator beside Mu Yun asked.


    Mu Yun nodded and said, ¡°See.¡± The genius disciple of the Peerless Sect, he still needed to give him some face.


    ¡°Greetings, Reverend Uncle.¡± Qiao Xiang walked through the door.


    Mu Yun nodded and said indifferently, ¡°Please sit down.¡±


    ¡°Thank you, Reverend Uncle.¡± Qiao Xiang sat down on a chair on the side.


    ¡°Is Reverend Uncle Mu¡¯s health getting better?¡± Qiao Xiang asked with concern.


    Mu Yun smiled lightly and said, ¡°It¡¯s not bad. There is no need to exchange pleasantries, so if Senior Nephew Qiao has anything to say, just say it.¡±


    Qiao Xiang¡¯s face changed before he said, ¡°Reverend Uncle must know that I have an engagement with younger martial brother Chen Xu.¡±


    Mu Yun nodded and said, ¡°I know, but wasn¡¯t this engagement broken off?¡±


    ¡°But, I still have feelings for younger martial brother Chen Xu, but I don¡¯t know how younger martial brother Chen Xu feels.¡± Qiao Xiang said.


    Mu Yun nodded and said, ¡°Let the bygones be bygones. According to the temperament of the elder Chen, it is already a fluke that you were able to save your life.¡±


    Chen Xu was Chen Lifeng¡¯s only grandson and it was said that Chen Lifeng would do everything for his grandson. Qiao Xiang¡¯s relation to Chen Xu¡¯s disappearance was not yet proven. But Chen Xu bening kidnapped by Devil Blood Sect should have something to do with Qiao Xiang. It was too risky. Once this matter was exposed, Qiao Xiang would die without a burial place.


    ¡°However, me and younger martial brother Chen Xu were originally a match made in heaven. I really don¡¯t want to give up,¡± Qiao Xiang said.


    Mu Yun looked at Qiao Xiang, his fingers lightly clasping the chair as he said, ¡°What do you need me to do for you?¡±


    ¡°I hope that Senior Mu Yun can help me put a good word in front of younger martial brother Chen Xu.¡±


    Mu Yun smiled bitterly and said, ¡°I can¡¯t help you!¡± He couldn¡¯t even solve his own matters, so how could he have the leisure to bother about other people¡¯s affairs? ¡°I don¡¯t know Chen Xu very well either. Even if I speak for you, it won¡¯t change anything.¡±


    As Mu Yun and Qiao Xiang were talking, another cultivator came in to report that Xiao Xiaojin had arrived.


    Hearing that Xiao Xiaojin arrived, Mu Yun¡¯s face was filled with joy as he said, ¡°Please come in.¡±


    Qiao Xiang frowned when he looked at Mu Yun¡¯s happy expression. After Qiao Xiang came to Green Cloud Immortal Sect, he learned that three brothers of the Xiao family were very popular here. The eldest brother raised a chicken that ordinary demonic beasts avoided at all costs, so it could be seen that its variety was extraordinary. The second brother was the single-spirit root and soon after he entered the Sect, he defected from his master but was still alive. The three brothers of the Xiao family had a good relationship with Chen Lifeng and he even told Green Cloud Immortal Sect to take good care of them.


    ¡°Xiaojin, come in,¡± Mu Yun looked at Xiao Xiaojin and a big smile surfaced on his face.


    Qiao Xiang looked at them and a feeling of dissatisfaction surged in his heart. When he came in, Mu Yun¡¯s face was indifferent and he also ignored his request. But as a result, when Xiao Xiaojin came in, Mu Yun¡¯s whole expression changed. Who was Xiao Xiaojin that he was worthy of being treated differently by senior Mu Yun?


    Mu Yun looked at Qiao Xiang indifferently and said, ¡°Nephew Qiao, I really can¡¯t help you with your matter, please go back.¡±


    Qiao Xiang stood up and said with a somewhat sullen expression, ¡°Then I won¡¯t bother you anymore, senior Mu.¡±


    With a stern face, Qiao Xiang left in anger.


    Xiao Xiaojin was full of curiosity as he asked, ¡°Senior Mu, what did this guy come here for?¡±


    ¡°This guy came to me to ask me for help in getting a wife,¡± Mu Yun said.


    Xiao Xiaojin¡¯s eyes widened as he said in surprise, ¡°Huh, looking for your help to get a wife. But, senior, you don¡¯t even have a wife yourself yet!¡±


    Mu Yun choked for a moment and thought: That¡¯s what I thought! I don¡¯t have a wife yet and have not even solved my own affairs, where can I get the leisure to help others?


    ¡°Xiaojin, what are you doing here?¡± Mu Yun asked.


    Xiao Xiaojin blinked and said, ¡°I heard that you have become a poor man, senior.¡±


    Mu Yun, ¡°¡­¡± Well, he had given his entire fortune to Qiu Yun, so he was indeed considered poor now.


    ¡°I made a pot of chicken soup to comfort you.¡± Xiao Xiaojin took out a pot of hot chicken soup from his space ring and said.


    Mu Yun nodded and said, ¡°Thank you.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin hurriedly shook his head and said, ¡°Don¡¯t mention it, don¡¯t mention it.¡±


    ¡°Senior Mu, do you know how to cook?¡± Xiao Xiaojin asked.


    Mu Yun shook his head and said, ¡°No


    Xiao Xiaojin looked at Mu Yun with sympathy, while Mu Yun looked at Xiao Xiaojin with confusion and said, ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin shook his head and said, ¡°It¡¯s nothing, nothing, it¡¯s just that my father said that if I look for a husband, I need to find a rich one who can cook.¡±


    Mu Yun, ¡°¡­¡± If you calculated it like this, he was not qualified for anything.


    Xiao Xiaojin looked at Mu Yun with sympathy and said, ¡°Senior, you have to work hard.¡±


    Mu Yun, ¡°¡­¡± Why did he feel that he was despised by a little child?

 Chapter 238

    ¡°Elder martial brother Qiao, are you alright?¡± Wu Li asked with concern when he saw Qiao Xiang come out angrily.


    Qiao Xiang said angrily, ¡°It¡¯s fine, it¡¯s just that senior Mu Yun is unlikely to help me. He has a good relationship with those three brothers from the Xiao family, so we should try another way.¡±


    Wu Li froze for a moment and said, ¡°No way. These people from the Xiao family are too powerful. Not only they get along with Chen Lifeng, but they also got senior Mu.¡±


    Qiao Xiang smashed his fist on the stone next to him, making it instantly split into pieces. Qiao Xiang cursed, full of anger, ¡°Damn it.¡± Because of Chen Xu¡¯s matter, Chen Lifeng seemed to have become very optimistic about Xiao Jingting¡¯s family. Now, as a result, Mu Yun also became close to Xiao Jingting¡¯s family. What was so special about these brats of Xiao Family?!


    When Qiao Xiang thought of the treatment he had received during this period of time, he felt depressed.


    In the house, Mu Yun and Xiao Xiaojin chatted enthusiastically.


    ¡°Xiaojin, do you think it would be easy for your eldest brother to get a wife?¡± Mu Yun asked curiously.


    Xiao Xiaojin nodded and said, ¡°It will be easy for him to get a wife!¡±


    ¡°Why?¡± Mu Yun asked, full of curiosity.


    ¡°Older brother is very good at making money. Following my eldest brother, you can drink and eat spicy food. He is rich,¡± Xiao Xiaojin said.


    Mu Yun, ¡°¡­¡± So Xiao Xiaodong was a rich man, and he was the poor one.


    ¡°Is your brother very rich?¡± Mu Yun asked.


    Xiao Xiaojin nodded and said, ¡°Of course, my brother buys twenty birds for his chick every day. Most people can¡¯t afford to keep such a pet.¡± Xiao Xiaojin scratched his face, secretly thinking: Big brother is raising such a precious chicken. Maybe it won¡¯t be long before he becomes poor. At that time, he will be in trouble.


    ¡°Can your brother cook?¡± Mu Yun asked.


    Xiao Xiaojin nodded and said, ¡°Yes! Big brother is extremely smart, although he doesn¡¯t like to cook, he can cook.¡±


    ¡°In that case, it will be easy for your elder brother to find a wife?¡± Mu Yun asked.


    Xiao Xiaojin nodded and said, ¡°Yes! Elder brother will definitely become a sought-after man in the future.¡±


    Mu Yun nodded and casually asked, ¡°What about your second brother?¡±


    ¡°Second brother can¡¯t, he can¡¯t cook and can only eat. But it doesn¡¯t matter if he can¡¯t cook. Big brother said that second brother will marry a rich one who can cook.¡± Xiao Xiaojin said indifferently.


    Mu Yun, ¡°¡­¡±


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­


    Xiao Jingting was busy in the field, while Xu Muan helped him on the side.


    ¡°Is that him?¡± Qiao Xiang asked.


    Wu Li nodded and said, ¡°That¡¯s right, elder martial brother Qiao. Xiao Xiaofan and Xiao Xiaodong are both his sons. I also heard that this guy has a good relationship with senior Mu Yun.¡±


    Qiao Xiang looked at Xiao Jingting and said with some disdain, ¡°What?! He is just a planter.¡±


    Wu Li nodded and said, ¡°Yes! He is just an ordinary spiritual planter. But I heard that Steward Qiu who manages this medicinal garden, treats him very well.¡±


    Qiao Xiang looked in the direction of Xiao Jingting and said, ¡°What are the qualifications of Xiao Jingting?¡±


    ¡°He has three spiritual roots,¡± Wu Li said.


    ¡°Three spirit roots. Such lousy qualifications but actually gave birth to a son with a single spiritual root,¡± Qiao Xiang said with some surprise. For Xiao Xiaofan, Qiao Xiang still had some scruples.


    Wu Li nodded and said, ¡°Yes. He is lucky.¡±


    Xu Muan spotted Qiao Xiang at once. ¡°Jingting, the two people over there seem to be watching us.¡±


    Xiao Jingting helplessly rolled his eyes. Recently, the North District Spiritual Medicine garden became a treasure trove. Everyone wanted to come and have a look. Obviously, it was not any of his business, but they all come to find him.


    ¡°It seems to be Qiao Xiang from Peerless Sect,¡± Xu Muan said.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°By the looks of it, it should be, this boy is not bad-looking. It¡¯s no wonder that Peerless Sect used him to draw in Chen Lifeng before. But this guy wouldn¡¯t be here for me, right?¡±


    Xu Muan thought about it and said, ¡°I think he came here to find you.¡±


    Xiao Jingting rolled his eyes. What bad luck he had. Mu Yun, Qiu Yun and Xie Wanran who were engaged in a love triangle kept looking for him and now, people from the Peerless sect also came looking for him. What kind of life was he living?!


    Xiao Jingting scratched his head and said, ¡°Okay, let¡¯s go out.¡±


    Xu Muan nodded and walked out together with Xiao Jingting.


    ¡°Hello, fellow cultivator Xiao,¡± Qiao Xiang greeted Xiao Jingting lightly.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Hello, young Qian, are you looking for me for something?¡±


    ¡°My engagement with young Chen, I think young Xiao should know about it,¡± Qiao Xiang said.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Yes, but isn¡¯t the engagement broken?¡±


    Qiao Xiang said with a black face, ¡°Chen Xu and I have some misunderstandings. The marriage contract will be restored sooner or later.¡±


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°Oh, so¡­¡±


    ¡°I hope you can tell your son to stay away from Chen Xu. Young Chen is not something your son can climb up to.¡± Qiao Xiang said coldly.


    Xiao Jingting¡¯s face sank as he said, ¡°I¡¯m sorry, young Qiao. My son and Chen Xu are friends, so I can¡¯t agree with your request¡­¡± He was an open-minded parent who let nature take its course when it came to his son¡¯s feelings. Well, in fact, he couldn¡¯t control it even if he wanted to. Xiao Xiaodong had the choice and his opinion could only be used as reference for his eldest son.


    What did Qiao Xiang say? What he meant by Young Chen not being someone his son can afford to climb? Was his son so bad?


    Qiao Xiang looked at Xiao Jingting with a gloomy expression, who was standing in front of him with a smile on his face.


    ¡°Don¡¯t think that I don¡¯t know what you are thinking! You think that if your son can catch up to senior Chen¡¯s grandson, he will be on his way to the top, right?¡± Qiao Xiang said somewhat fiercely.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Yes! If my son is really taken up by Young Master Chen Xu, he will develop, following Elder Chen to drink and eat spicy food. What Elder Chen leaks out from between his fingers will be enough for my son to cultivate to Golden Core.¡±


    ¡°Shameless,¡± Qiao Xiang scolded.

 Chapter 239

    Qiao Xiang¡¯s response to Xiao Jingting words was very strong. After Qiao Xiang entered the sect, the sect made him the cultivation target of training. Qiao Xiang never lacked resources, so at this stage, an additional support of Nascent Soul elder would be just an icing to the cake. Qiao Xiang did not take it too seriously but, at thought that others would be married to Chen Xu and use it to achieve the great goal in no time, he felt one of his belongings was being robbed by others.


    Xiao Jingting thought: Teenager¡¯s feelings cannot be afforded to be hurt!


    ¡°Young master Qiao, if Chen Xu was not the grandson of elder Chen, you, such a genius, would not have come all the way here to chase after him, right?¡± Xiao Jingting said with a smirk.


    What is the point of Qiao Xiang talking so righteously?! He was no more innocent than anyone else.


    ¡°You¡­ nonsense!¡±


    Xiao Jingting looked at Qiao Xiang and said with a smile, ¡°Young Qiao, don¡¯t be so excited! Affection is not something you can choose for someone. Young master Chen Xu¡¯s status is noble, what he likes and what he does not like is up to his own choice.¡±


    Qiao Xiang looked at Xiao Jingting and left angrily.


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­


    Xiao Xiaojin tumbled and rolled towards Xiao Jingting.


    ¡°Dad, dad.¡± Xiao Xiaojin shouted from a distance.


    Xiao Jingting picked up Xiao Xiaojin and said with awe, ¡°Ouch, Xiaojin has grown up again.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin nodded and said, ¡°Yes! I¡¯m growing so fast, so fast and soon I¡¯ll be an adult. Dad, what was that brother doing here just now?¡±


    ¡°He! He came to demonstrate,¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    ¡°Demonstrate?¡± Xiao Xiaojin was puzzled.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Yes! It¡¯s a demonstration.¡± This guy Qiao Xiang had a big family behind him and he was highly regarded because he was a single spiritual root since he was born. So he was spoiled by people.


    Xiao Xiaojin scratched his head and said, ¡°I saw him two days ago.¡±


    Xiao Jingting looked at Xiao Xiaojin, ¡°You saw him, what was he doing?¡±


    ¡°He went to Senior Mu Yun for help,¡± Xiao Xiaojin said.


    Xiao Jingting touched his chin and said, ¡°He was seeking help from senior Mu Yun?¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin nodded and said, ¡°Yes. He doesn¡¯t have a wife so he asked senior Mu Yun to find him a wife.¡±


    ¡°Did Senior Mu Yun agree?¡± Xu Muan asked.


    Xiao Xiaojin shook his head and said, ¡°No, Senior Mu doesn¡¯t even have a wife himself, so how could he help someone else find a wife?¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said solemnly, ¡°Yes. This brat really isn¡¯t good at choosing people to help him. Senior Mu is more than 200 years old and still single. But this brat had the nerve to ask such an old bachelor to help him, a young boy, get a wife.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin nodded and said, ¡°I think so, too.¡±


    Looking at Xiao Jingting and Xiao Xiaojin¡¯s similar appearance, Xu Muan shook his head and said, ¡°You really deserve to be father and son, you think the same way.¡±


    ¡°Judging from Qiao Xiang¡¯s appearance, he seems to be very dissatisfied with Xiaodong.¡± Xu Muan said.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Yes! But it¡¯s okay.¡±


    Their family had been taken care of by Chen Lifeng, so if Qiao Xiang went too far, the sect wouldn¡¯t just sit back and watch. Not to mention that the Nascent Soul elder from the Peerless sect was going to die soon. Green Cloud Immortal Sect and the Peerless Sect seemed to have a good relationship on the surface but once this elder died, maybe Green Cloud Immortal Sect couldn¡¯t wait to divide Peerless Sect¡¯s territory.


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­


    After Qiao Xiang left, Mu Yun came.


    Xiao Jingting intuitively felt that he would be very busy when he sent one away to have another one come.


    ¡°Senior Mu, are you looking for me?¡±


    Mu Yun nodded and said, ¡°Yes.¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s the matter?¡± Xiao Jingting asked respectfully.


    Mu Yun smiled and said, ¡°I want to learn how to cook from you.¡±


    Xiao Jingting suddenly felt dumbfounded, ¡°Senior Mu, haven¡¯t you practiced abstain from eating for a long time?


    Mu Yun nodded and said, ¡°Yes. But I suddenly felt that eating is a very enjoyable thing. Moreover, your son said that you need to be rich and know how to cook to marry a wife.¡±


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡± That was the standard in his last world. It was not very suitable to put it in this world.


    ¡°Senior Mu, look at yourself, you are so talented, there is no need to know how to cook. As long as you shout, there will be many people who will help you cook, so you can eat whatever you want,¡± Xiao Jingting said with a compensating smile.


    Mu Yun nodded and said, ¡°Maybe, but he won¡¯t.¡±


    Xiao Jingting looked at Mu Yun, shook his head, and said, ¡°Senior Mu, you really want to learn?!¡±


    Mu Yun nodded solemnly and said, ¡°Yes!¡±


    Xiao Jingting secretly rolled his eyes in his heart. There are so many people in this world who know how to cook but Mu Yun needed to find him. Could he say he was born to cook without feeling shamed?

 Chapter 240

    Lei Xuan looked at Xiao Xiaodong and Chen Xu and said with some suspicion, ¡°Where are you two going?!¡±


    ¡°Going hunting in the back mountain,¡± Xiao Xiaodong said indifferently.


    Lei Xuan glanced at Chen Xu and looked at Xiao Xiaodong with some hesitation as he said, ¡°You¡¯re taking him there?¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, ¡°Yes!¡±


    Lei Xuan looked at Chen Xu with a headache and rubbed his forehead with his hand unconsciously.


    Chen Xu tilted his head and spoke, somehow feeling upset, ¡°Don¡¯t look at me like this! I¡¯m more or less a Foundation Building cultivator. I heard that many cultivators at Qi Practice already go to the back of the mountain.¡±


    Looking at Lei Xuan¡¯s reaction, Chen Xu was a little depressed. His parents died early, so his grandfather was afraid that something would happen to him and watched him extremely closely. Although he was already at the Foundation Building realm, he had not yet killed many demonic beasts.


    Lei Xuan laughed and said, ¡°That¡¯s, that¡¯s¡­ ¡±


    ¡°Where are you guys going to play? I¡¯ll go with you,¡± Xiao Xiaofan jumped out and said.


    Chen Xu said with some excitement, ¡°Yes! It will be lively with lots of people.¡±


    Lei Xuan thought about it and said, ¡°Then I¡¯ll go too.¡±


    ¡°Let¡¯s all go.¡± Xiao Xiaodong said.


    Xiao Xiaofan looked at Chen Xu and asked, ¡°Young Chen, have you ever killed a demonic beast?¡±


    Chen Xu smiled bitterly and said, ¡°Yes, I have, but I didn¡¯t make much effort.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan looked at Chen Xu with some confusion, so Chen Xu gave a bitter smile and said, ¡°My grandfather is very worried about me, so he has some Golden Core cultivators follow me. If I encounter a demonic beast, those Golden Core cultivators will rush up and beat those demonic beasts severely, so all I need is to go up and kill it.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan opened his eyes wide and said in amazement, ¡°Then you can save a lot of effort¡­¡±


    Chen Xu nodded and said, ¡°Yes! It¡¯s just too easy.¡± Therefore, his actual combat ability was very poor.


    The four of them were walking towards the direction of the back mountain when Qiao Xiang walked over and stopped them. ¡°Where are you going?¡± Qiao Xiang asked.


    ¡°Hunting.¡± Xiao Xiaofan said without thinking.


    Qiao Xiang looked directly at Xiao Xiaodong and said, ¡°Xiao Xiaodong, how can you take young master Chen to go hunting? If something happens to young master Chen, can you afford it?¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan glared at Qiao Xiang with some dissatisfaction.


    Chen Xu frowned and said, ¡°I¡¯m the one who wanted to go, and it¡¯s none of your business. Besides, I¡¯m still somewhat capable of protecting myself.¡±


    ¡°Young master Chen, it¡¯s too risky for you to do so. If your grandfather knows, he will be worried.¡± Qiao Xiang said full of disapproval.


    Chen Xu nodded and said, ¡°I know, so just don¡¯t let my grandfather know. I am not made of clay. Why can¡¯t I go to a place where even cultivators at Qi Practice go?¡±


    Qiao Xiang looked at Chen Xu¡¯s face, his heart a little depressed, but it was not good to say something harsh.


    Wu Li sent a message to Qiao Xiang, who then smiled and said, ¡°Since younger martial brother Chen is so interested, why don¡¯t I go with you?¡±


    Chen Xu looked towards Xiao Xiaodong, who nodded and said, ¡°Sure! Welcome.¡±


    Qiao Xiang kept a straight face but still snorted uncontrollably.


    Qiao Xiang thought: This guy, Xiao Xiaodong has no self-awareness. Among the four, Xiao Xiaofan is a single spiritual root. Lei Xuan has a variant spiritual root and Chen Xu has a grandfather who is at the stage of Nascent Soul. No matter which one, their status is much higher than Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s, but Xiao Xiaodong still acted like he was the leader.


    Qiao Xiang looked at Lei Xuan who was acting obedient to Xiao Xiaodong and cursed him in his heart. Xiao Xiaofan was Xiaodong¡¯s younger brother, so his obedience was fine, but Lei Xuan was different! Yet Lei Xuan still treated Xiao Xiaodong as a leader.


    Chen Xu felt nothing about it. When they were still in the mine, Chen Xu found out that among the three, Xiao Xiaodong, Xiao Xiaofan and Lei Xuan; Xiao Xiaodong was the leader and Xiao Xiaofan and Lei Xuan listened to Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s every word.


    Chen Xu admired Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s ability to make Lei Xuan and Xiao Xiaofan listen to him, so when he was still in the mine, Chen Xu also listened to Xiao Xiaodong. After leaving the mine, this habit also became natural to him. Chen Xu always cared about Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s opinion.


    Qiao Xiang kept up with the crowd, always at Chen Xu¡¯s side. From time to time, he talked about the precautions in the jungle, showing his extensive knowledge.


    Chen Xu pulled a straight face but it was not good to say anything.


    Little chick, with its head held high, walked in front, and when it turned its head, it threw cynical glances at Qiao Xiang.


    Qiao Xiang became furious under the small chick¡¯s sarcastic look. Qiao Xiang didn¡¯t think that the small chick was deliberately targeting him. He just thought that the pet was just like its master. It might be Xiao Xiaodong who was not happy with him and instructed this chicken to despise him.


    ¡­¡­


    ¡°Why are you back?¡± Xiao Jingting looked at Xiao Xiaojin and asked in disbelief.


    Xiao Xiaojin sat depressedly on the bench and said, ¡°Brother took Chen Xu to hunting. He drove me back and went without me. I hate him. I don¡¯t like him any more.¡±


    Xiao Jingting¡¯s eyes widened as he said, ¡°What did you say? Your brother took Chen Xu to go hunting?!¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin nodded, ¡°Yes!¡±


    Xiao Jingting rubbed his chin and said, ¡°Hunting is good! They might become more intimate after the hunting.¡±


    ¡°Qiao Xiang went, too.¡± Xiao Xiaojin said.


    Xiao Jingting was talking to Xiao Xiaojin when Qiu Yun pushed open the door open and walked in.


    Xiao Jingting scrambled to his feet and greeted him, ¡°Steward Qiu, what brings you here?¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re teaching Mu Yun how to cook?¡± Qiu Yun asked with a deep frown.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Yes!¡±

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    ¡°You¡¯re so idle! Don¡¯t you think that teaching Mu Yun to cook will delay your cultivation?¡± Qiu Yun said sarcastically.


    Xiao Jingting laughed and said, ¡°It¡¯s okay, it¡¯s okay, Senior Mu is very knowledgeable and talented. I¡¯ll teach him to cook, and he will instruct me how to cultivate. I¡¯m not at a loss.¡±


    Qiu Yun disdainfully said, ¡°You asked him to instruct you how to cultivate, so you are not afraid of being poisoned by his fire?¡±


    Xiao Jingting laughed dryly twice and said, ¡°¡­should not be, steward Qiu, you doesn¡¯t look very well. Are you not feeling well?¡±


    Qiu Yun sneered and said, ¡°You tell me, with you standing on others¡¯ side, how can I feel good?¡±


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡± What did Qiu Yun mean? How come he stood on others¡¯ side? ¡°Senior Qiu, senior Mu Yun made some food for you.¡±


    Qiu Yun¡¯s face was livid so Xiao Jingting hurriedly said, ¡°Senior Mu is still a novice, so it¡¯s reasonable it will not taste good. Don¡¯t be angry, steward Qiu, just let him learn and he will slowly do it well.¡±


    Qiu Yun looked at Xiao Jingting and said full of sarcasm, ¡°What kind of person is Mu Yun? He wants to become a Nascent Soul cultivator but you teach him how to cook. Be careful if other people from Spiritual Medicine Sect know it, they might think you misled him and delayed his advancement to Nascent Soul. Then, you will die without a burial place.¡±


    Qiu Yun came over, threw a fit and left.


    Looking at Qiu Yun¡¯s back, Xiao Jingting looked at Xu Muan and said, ¡°What did Steward Qiu mean by saying this?¡±


    Xu Muan thought about it and said, ¡°Maybe he¡¯s upset.¡±


    Xiao Jingting rolled his eyes. These two guys, Mu Yun and Qiu Yun, one was upset and came to learn how to cook and the other was upset because the other was learning to cook from him. He had never seen a couple that made more troubles for other people when they had a fight.


    Not long after Qiu Yun left, Mu Yun came.


    ¡°Excuse me, cultivator Xiao, what are we going to learn today?¡± Mu Yun walked through the door and asked sincerely.


    Xiao Jingting looked at Mu Yun and said with some headache, ¡°Senior Mu, senior Qiu was just here and he won¡¯t let me meddle in your business.¡±


    Mu Yun laughed and said, ¡°It¡¯s okay, anyway, there is no hope for Nascent Soul, so it¡¯s better to do something else.¡±


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡± You¡¯re fine. It¡¯s me who is not!


    ¡°I want to learn how to roast pigeons with chestnuts.¡± Mu Yun said.


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­Senior, did you go to cook for senior Qiu yesterday?¡±


    Mu Yun nodded and said, ¡°Yes!¡±


    ¡°Did he eat?¡± Xiao Jingting asked.


    Mu Yun shook his head and said, ¡°No, he overturned the table.¡±


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°Then you still want to do it?!¡±


    Mu Yun nodded and said, ¡°Yes! I will make it better, so maybe he can accept it.¡±


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­ ¡° It¡¯s not about the dishes you make. The main thing is you are a person who senior Qiu can¡¯t accept.


    Under Mu Yun¡¯s sincere ¡°invitation¡±, Xiao Jingting followed Mu Yun into the kitchen.


    Mu Yun learned to cook very seriously. Seeing Mu Yun so serious, it was not easy for Xiao Jingting to be dismissive.


    ¡°Reverend Uncle, I¡¯ve been looking for you everywhere. I didn¡¯t expect you to be here.¡± Xie Wanran stood at the door and looked at Mu Yun, her face full of disapproval.


    Mu Yun looked at Xie Wanran¡¯s, smiled and said, ¡°Wanran, it¡¯s you!¡±


    ¡°Martial uncle, why are you learning to cook?¡± Xie Wanran asked with a frown.


    Mu Yun smiled and said ¡°Anyway, I don¡¯t have anything else to do right now, so it¡¯s just the right time to learn how to cook.¡±


    ¡°Martial uncle, you are a person who should do big things. It¡¯s a waste of time for you to do such things,¡± Xie Wanran muttered sullenly.


    Mu Yun laughed unconcernedly and said, ¡°What a pity.¡±


    Xie Wanran bit her lip and said, ¡°Reverend Uncle is only learning how to cook because he wants to cook for Steward Qiu, right?¡±


    Mu Yun¡¯s face sank as he looked at Xie Wanran and said, ¡°This is my business, so don¡¯t worry about it too much, niece Xie.¡±


    Xie Wanran turned her head and glared in dissatisfaction at Xiao Jingting. Xiao Jingting rolled his eyes in his heart. Mu Yun wanting to learn how to cook was his own business. He didn¡¯t force Mu Yun to learn. This girl Xie Wanran couldn¡¯t handle Mu Yun, so she took it out on him. What kind of virtue was that?


    ¡°Elder martial sister Xie,¡± Zhu Jin saw Xie Wanran coming out and quickly greeted her.


    ¡°Elder martial sister, are you ok?¡± Zhu Jin asked with concern.


    Xie Wanran shook her head and said, ¡°It¡¯s all right.¡±


    Xie Wanran took a deep breath. Originally, when she heard that Mu Yun was learning how to cook for Qiu Yun, she did not believe it. But as a result, seeing Mu Yun busy in the kitchen, Xie Wanran felt an unspeakable pain in her heart.


    ¡°You said that reverend Uncle cooked for Qiu Yun, but Qiu Yun overturned the table,¡± Xie Wanran asked.


    Zhu Jin nodded and said, ¡°Yes!¡±


    Xie Wanran clenched her fist, her heart full of suffocation. Why did it have to be Qiu Yun? Reverend Uncle lowered himself but this guy Qiu Yun still mocked him.


    ¡°I didn¡¯t expect that the reverend uncle would cook for people.¡± Zhu Jin sighed a little.


    Xie Wanran¡¯s face blackened as she said, ¡°Well, let¡¯s go.¡±


    Zhu Jin nodded and said, ¡°Okay.¡±

 Chapter 242

    Xiao Xiaodong and the others walked through the jungle, encountering several demonic beasts along the way, which were all easily solved under the joint efforts of several people.


    Chen Xu seized many opportunities to contribute and seemed to be unusually excited.


    In the evening, several people found a place to rest.


    Xiao Xiaofan saw Chen Xu tossing a piece of wolf skin and couldn¡¯t help feeling a little puzzled.


    ¡°Young Chen, do you like fire wolf skin so much?¡± Xiao Xiaofan asked.


    Chen Xu shook his head and said, ¡°It¡¯s my first time to have killed such a powerful demonic beast. I want to show this wolf skin to my grandfather.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan, ¡°¡­¡± It was just a newly promoted Foundation Building Fire wolf, wasn¡¯t it? Chen Xu did not know how many talismans he used and the Fire Wolf skin was in tatters which could not be recovered. But Chen Xu even wanted to take these shabby things to his grandfather who was at the Nascent Soul realm.


    Xiao Xiaofan thought: Chen Xu¡¯s combat accomplishment is bad! But he also heard his own dad¡¯s combat accomplishments were also like this.


    Xiao Xiaodong was roasting wolf meat on the side when Chen Xu came up to Xiao Xiaodong and asked, ¡°When can we eat it?¡±


    ¡°Right away,¡± Xiao Xiaodong said.


    Chen Xu said excitedly, ¡°Great.¡±


    Qiao Xiang looked at Chen Xu¡¯s excited expression and felt a little stuffy in his heart. He followed them to gain Chen Xu¡¯s favor, however, Chen Xu¡¯s response was mediocre. He helped Chen Xu several times, but he did not appreciate it at all.


    Qiao Xiang looked at Chen Xu who was circling around Xiao Xiaodong, feeling depressed.


    A roar sounded and Qiao Xiang could not help cheering up.


    ¡°It seems to be a sharp-horned bear. The sharp-horned bear¡¯s paws are delicious so it would be just right to give it to martial brother Chen for a change of taste. Younger martial brother, just wait, I will go.¡± Qiao Xiang stood up and said in high spirits.


    ¡°Elder martial brother, the sharp-horned bear can be very dangerous.¡± Chen Xu looked at Qiao Xiang¡¯s back and said.


    Looking at Qiao Xiang¡¯s back, Xiao Xiaodong lazily poked the fire with a twig and said, ¡°This guy is a bit overconfident. The sharp-horned bears in the middle of this jungle seem to be at the late stage of Foundation Building.¡±


    Lei Xuan frowned and said, ¡°Shall we go over and help?¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong glanced at Lei Xuan, ¡°If you go over at this time, he will think you look down on him.¡±


    Lei Xuan nodded and thought: That¡¯s right. He came all this way in order to show his strength. Qiao Xiang was fighting. If we snatch Qiao Xiang¡¯s prey, he will only be angry at us. Qiao Xiang rushing out this time was clearly trying to show off his strength!


    ¡°Qiao Xiang will be okay, right?¡± Lei Xuan said hesitantly. Qiao Xiang was a single spirit root. Peerless sect should be very optimistic about him or else Qiao Xiang would not be involved with Chen Xu. But if he was related to Chen Xu¡¯s affair, Peerless Sect would have to kill Qiao Xiang to make amends.


    ¡°He is a single spiritual root, there should be a life-preserving magic weapon given to him by the sect¡¯s elders. He will not be killed so easily,¡± Xiao Xiaodong said indifferently.


    ¡°The sound of the sharp-horned bear seems to be getting close,¡± Chen Xu said.


    Xiao Xiaodong looked towards the distance. A huge bear ran after Qiao Xian. The sharp-horned bear eyes were red, obviously he was very angry.


    ¡°It went crazy,¡± Xiao Xiaodong said with a straight face.


    ¡°Help!¡± Qiao Xiang yelled.


    Chen Xu threw out a magic weapon and smashed it at the sharp-horned bear. As soon as the weapon was triggered, it emitted a blinding light, and the sharp-horned bear¡¯s movement was blocked by the magic weapon.


    Qiao Xiang panted, walking toward them, and said, ¡°This sharp-horned bear is not only at the peak of the Foundation Building realm, but also has an extraordinary bloodline. It¡¯s very difficult to deal with¡­¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan glanced at Qiao Xiang and said, ¡°Elder martial brother Qiao, hurry up and take a rest. Don¡¯t talk so much.¡±


    Qiao Xiang¡¯s face twisted. He wanted to show off in front of Chen Xu but he did not expect that the sharp-horned bear in this jungle would be so fierce. Qiao Xiang not only failed to achieve his goal, but also let the sharp-horned bear chase and almost kill him. Being humiliated, he wanted to talk about the sharp-horned bear¡¯s strength but was stopped.


    Chen Xu blocked the sharp-horned bear¡¯s attack, while Xiao Xiaodong, Lei Xuan, and Xiao Xiaofan launched their attacks at exactly the same time.


    The bear was enraged, roaring as he rushed towards them. Xiao Xiaodong stood in front of Chen Xu and threw out a few green thunder beads to repel the bear¡¯s attack.


    Xiao Xiaofan tapped his spirit beast bag and released a group of fire-red insects. The fire insects flew towards the sharp-horned bear and gnawed on it.


    Lei Xuan, seeing Xiao Xiaogan release a bunch of fire-red insects, couldn¡¯t help freezing for a moment.


    The little chick jumped and the sharp-horned bear roared as blue mist rushed towards the sharp-horned bear¡¯s head.


    The bear¡¯s body swayed, so Lei Xuan seized this opportunity to send a lightning attack toward the bear¡¯s heart.


    Under the fierce lightning attack, the horned bear roared, and using the wound, the fire-red insects penetrated the sharp-horned bear¡¯s heart.


    Several people showed their skills and soon the sharp-horned bear laid on the ground, dead.


    Chen Xu said with some excitement, ¡°It¡¯s dead, it¡¯s no longer breathing.¡±


    Qiao Xiang looked at Chen Xu¡¯s excited face and his heart felt stuffy. If he didn¡¯t injure the bear at first, Xiao Xiaodong and others would not get it so easily. But Chen Xu did not notice him at all, his mind completely on Xiao Xiaodong.


    ¡°Give me the bearskin later, I want to show it to my grandfather,¡± Chen Xu said.


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, ¡°Sure.¡± This bearskin was much better than the wolf skin.


    The commotion caused by killing the sharp-horned bear was so big that a Golden Core cultivator appeared at the location of several people.


    Seeing Chen Xu, the Golden Core cultivator couldn¡¯t help frowning and said, ¡°Young master Chen, why are you here? Come back with me first.¡±


    Chen Xu nodded and responded with some little regret in his heart, ¡°Okay.¡±

 Chapter 243

    Xiao Jingting brought the honeyed bear paw to Xiao Xiaofan, who took a deep breath with an intoxicated expression, ¡°It smells so good.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin looked at Xiao Xiaofan and asked, ¡°Second brother, did you guys go out to fight the demonic beast?¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan nodded and said, ¡°Yes!¡±


    ¡°By the way, I heard from big brother that you have some strange bugs, where did you get them?¡±


    While eating meat, Xiao Xiaofan said vaguely, ¡°Inside the sect, there is a hot fire cave and it¡¯s very hot inside. I would be sometimes driven inside this cave by the sect elder, but it¡¯s very boring to cultivate. So when I found some insects in the cave, I raised them.¡±


    Xiao Jingting touched his chin and said, ¡°So, these insects live in the magma.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan nodded and said, ¡°Yes!¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin blinked and said, ¡°That sounds interesting! Second Brother, share two of them with me to play with.¡±


    Xiao Jingting looked helplessly at Xiao Xiaojin and said, ¡°Don¡¯t be ridiculous, are they something that can be played with casually? Your second brother is a single fire spiritual root, so he can touch that thing, but if you touch this thing, you will be easily backfired.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin nodded and said, ¡°Okay.¡±


    ¡°Xiaofan, is that bug of yours easy to raise?¡± Xiao Jingting asked.


    Xiao Xiaofan nodded and said, ¡°It¡¯s easy to raise. Just throw them into the magma. Father, there are fire spirit stones under that lava. However, it¡¯s hard to mine but as long as I put these bugs down, they will go to chew on those spirit stones by themselves.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s good. Since it¡¯s so easy to raise, you can try to raise more, it will not be a loss,¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Xiao Xiaofan nodded and said, ¡°I think so, too.¡±


    Xu Muan, ¡°¡­¡±


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­


    Xie Wanran walked on the stone steps and watched Xiao Xiaodong and Chen Xu walking together talking and laughing.


    ¡°Isn¡¯t that Chen Xu?¡± Xie Wanran said.


    ¡°Yes! That¡¯s Young Master Chen.¡±


    Xie Wanran looked at Xiao Xiaodong beside Chen Xu and her eyes shrank a bit. Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s chick ate her green feather swallow. Although Xie Wanran did not show it, she was very dissatisfied in her heart. At this moment, seeing Xiao Xiaodong and Chen Xu walking together, Xie Wanran could not help feeling a little annoyed.


    ¡°Chen Xu is not having a crush on Xiao Xiaodong, right?¡± Xie Wanran said.


    Zhu Jin nodded and said, ¡°It¡¯s possible. It seems that ever since his trip to the mine, Chen Xu is very fond of Xiao Xiaodong.¡± Chen Xu looked naive but because of his identity, he was also very defensive. He was not easy to get close to, so it could be said that Xiao Xiaodong picked up a bargain.


    ¡°Qiao Xiang came after him. It can be seen that the Peerless sect has not yet given up on this marriage,¡± Xie Wanran said thoughtfully.


    Zhu Jin smiled bitterly and said, ¡°It is impossible for the Peerless Sect to give up.¡±


    Xie Wanran nodded and thought: That¡¯s right! Qiao Xiang¡¯s marriage is not his own business.


    ¡°However, with Xiao Xiaodong and Chen Xu getting so close, it will not be easy for Qiao Xiang to make it happen.¡± Zhu Jin said.


    Xie Wanran nodded and said, ¡°Indeed!¡±


    Xie Wanran looked at Xiao Xiaodong and couldn¡¯t help thinking about Xiao Jingting. She could see that Xiao Jingting was completely one of Qiu Yun¡¯s people, following him everywhere and make things difficult for her. If Xiao Jingting¡¯s son and Chen Xu really got together, Xiao Jingting would only be prouder.


    ¡­¡­


    Inside Xiao Jingting¡¯s cave.


    Xiao Xiaojin stood on a stool cooking, while Mu Yun stood aside holding the jade slips, recording something from time to time.


    Qiu Yun felt that Xiao Jingting was too idle if he still had the time to teach Mu Yun how to cook, so he gave Xiao Jingting additional tasks.


    Xiao Jingting could only work overtime and the responsibility of teaching Mu Yun how to cook fell on Xiao Xiaojin, who although still young, already had the style of a chef.


    Chen Xu looked at Xiao Xiaojin standing on the stool, wielding a spatula and concentrating on cooking as he explained the cooking process to Mu Yun. He spoke full of admiration, ¡°Your younger brother is really awesome!¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong laughed bitterly and said, ¡°This is the only thing he could do well.¡±


    Chen Xu looked at Mu Yun and whispered to Xiao Xiaodong, saying, ¡°Senior Mu is learning so seriously!¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, ¡°Yes!¡±


    ¡°I heard that senior Mu is learning this for the sake of steward Qiu from Green Cloud Immortal Sect,¡± Chen Xu said.


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, ¡°It seems to be so.¡±


    It was said that Mu Yun had made several meals for Steward Qiu, but unfortunately, Steward Qiu didn¡¯t appreciate it very much and overturned the table every time. However, senior Mu was persistent and persevering and after being rejected time after time, he still had a good attitude.


    Mu Yun was calm, but Xie Wanran, who was close to Mu Yun, took up the cudgels against the injustice done to Mu Yun. Unfortunately, no matter how Xie Wanran felt for Mu Yun, Qiu Yun still did what he wanted to do.

 Chapter 244

    Xiao Jingting was busy in the field when a seven-colored halo of light shot up to the sky.


    Xiao Jingting was amazed by the phenomenon and tsked in wonder.


    ¡°The Heavenly Haze Secret Realm actually opened so quickly.¡± Qiu Yun looked at phenomenon in the sky and narrowed his eyes


    Xiao Jingting looked at Qiu Yun and asked curiously, ¡°Heavenly Haze Secret Realm? What kind of secret realm is it?¡±


    ¡°In the Heavenly Haze Secret Realm, there are countless opportunities and dangers. Among which the most precious is probably the Spirit Cleansing Grass.¡± Qiu Yun said.


    ¡°Spirit Cleansing Grass?¡± Xiao Jingting asked.


    Qiu Yun nodded and said, ¡°That¡¯s right, the Spirit Cleansing Grass can wash away spiritual roots and turn multi-spiritual root cultivators into single-spiritual root cultivators.¡±


    Xiao Jingting¡¯s eyes widened as he said, ¡°Really? There is actually such a spiritual plant?¡±


    Qiu Yun nodded and said, ¡°Yes!¡±


    ¡°Since this spiritual grass is so precious, why do you seldom hear about it?¡± Xiao Jingting asked curiously.


    ¡°Spirit Cleansing Grass no longer grows in the outside world and can only be found now in some specific secret realms. Moreover, this Spirit Cleansing Grass cannot be brought out.¡± Qiu Yun said.


    Xiao Jingting said in confusion, ¡°Cannot be brought out?¡±


    Qiu Yun nodded and said, ¡°Yes, after picking the Spirit Cleansing Grass, it must be taken as soon as possible, otherwise it won¡¯t be of much use.¡±


    ¡°Spirit Cleansing Grass, can it really shape a single spiritual root?¡± Xiao Jingting asked.


    Qiu Yun nodded and said, ¡°Yes, but the single spirit root created with the Spirit Cleansing Grass is a bit worse than the natural single spirit root. But it¡¯s still much better than two spirit roots and the three spirit roots.¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°So that¡¯s how it is! But how can you enter the Heavenly Haze Secret Realm?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s not difficult to enter the Heavenly Haze Secret Realm,¡± Qiu Yun said.


    ¡°Not difficult?¡± Xiao Jingting repeated with some confusion.


    Qiu Yun nodded and said, ¡°Yes! Anyone whose cultivation level does not exceed Golden Core and whose age does not exceed fifty can enter.¡±


    Xiao Jingting¡¯s eyes flashed with bright light, ¡°If that¡¯s the case, that¡¯s great.¡±


    Qiu Yun looked at Xiao Jingting¡¯s appearance and said with a smile, ¡°It seems that you are very interested in Spirit Cleansing Grass.¡±


    Xiao Jingting scratched his head and said, ¡°Who can be unmoved by such a precious thing except those who were naturally born with a single spiritual root?¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s true! It¡¯s just that there are many people who are moved, and few who can get it,¡± Qiu Yun said.


    Xiao Jingting looked at the phenomenon in the sky and said, ¡°Steward Qiu, when do you think we can get in?¡±


    Qiu Yun thought for a moment and said, ¡°The secret realm has only just shown signs of opening, it still should at last take a month before the entrance can be opened.¡±


    Xiao Jingting pursed his lips and could not help feeling a little excited. It would be much easier for him to be promoted to Nascent Soul if he could get Spirit Cleansing Grass. Steward Qiu said that Spirit Cleansing Grass was difficult to cultivate, however with his jade pendant space, it might not be necessarily true.


    ¡­¡­


    In Green Cloud Immortal Sect, Chen Xu looked at the star phenomenon and clenched his fist tightly.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± Xiao Xiaodong looked at Chen Xu¡¯s face and asked.


    ¡°The Heavenly Haze Secret Realm opened,¡± Chen Xu said.


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, ¡°Is that so?¡±


    ¡°I want to go in and take a look,¡± Chen Xu muttered.


    Xiao Xiaodong glanced at Chen Xu and said, ¡°I¡¯m afraid your grandfather won¡¯t agree.¡±


    Chen Xu nodded and said, ¡°Yes!¡± He then paused and clenched his fist as he said, ¡°I must go.¡± Every time the Heavenly Haze Secret Realm opened, it aroused countless bloody storms, so few people who entered this secret realm could survive.


    Xiao Xiaodong looked at Chen Xu¡¯s expression and said nothing more.


    ¡­¡­


    Due to the opening of Heavenly Haze Secret Realm, Qiao Xiang was recalled to the Peerless Sect and Chen Xu was taken back by Chen Lifeng. Mu Yun and Xie Wanran also returned to the Spiritual Medicine Sect.


    Xiao Jingting collected pieces of information and gave them to Qiu Yun.


    Qiu Yun looked at what Xiao Jingting handed him and said, ¡°What is it?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s some insights on cultivating the Jasper Peach King,¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Qiu Yun nodded and said, ¡°So that¡¯s what it is!¡±


    ¡°Steward Qiu, as long as you replace the Jasper peach used in Green Frost Pill with Jasper Peach King, it should be able to cure Pure Yang Fire Poison in Senior Mu Yun¡¯s body,¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Qiu Yun¡¯s eyes narrowed as he looked at Xiao Jingting and said, ¡°You are very concerned about him.¡±


    Xiao Jingting smiled and said, ¡°There is not much to it. It¡¯s just that if Senior Mu¡¯s fire poison is cured, it can be counted as Senior Mu owning a favor.¡±


    Qiu Yun rolled his eyes and said, ¡°No matter how big the favor is owned, if it¡¯s an ungrateful person, it is useless.¡±


    Xiao Jingting smiled and said, ¡°Steward Qiu has naturally a better understanding of senior Mu than me, so I will leave it to you.¡±


    Qiu Yun clenched his fist and did not speak.


    Xiao Jingting rubbed his nose and thought: After he leaves, he wouldn¡¯t need to be caught between Qiu Yun and Mu Yun. He did not even know if these two guys would roll in the bed before he came back.

 Chapter 245

    Xiao Jingting, Lei Xuan and others gathered together. Looking at Lei Xuan, Xiao Jingting asked, ¡°Lei Xuan! Is there anything particular about Heavenly Haze Secret Realm?¡±


    ¡°I heard from my family elders that Heavenly Haze Secret Realm is a very special place and there are countless exotic flowers and plants inside. Moreover, the spiritual energy is very dense, so the competition in Heavenly Haze Secret Realm is very fierce. Our Green Cloud Immortal Sect is located in the Cloud Continent, however, the people who will enter the Heavenly Haze Secret Realm will not only be from Cloud Continent,¡± Lei Xuan said.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°So that¡¯s how it is.¡±


    Lei Xuan hesitated for a moment and said, ¡°In fact, compared with the cultivators from other continents, cultivators from Cloud Continent are not superior in strength. After entering the secret realm, it will be very easy to encounter the cultivators from other places.¡±


    ¡°Although the danger is greater, the opportunities are also enormous. I heard that as long as you can come out of the secret realm alive, there is a 90% chance of advancing to Golden Core. Unfortunately, this secret realm opened a little early.¡± He was only at the early stage of Foundation Building and there would be many middle and peak Foundation Building cultivators inside. Compared with those people, his cultivation level was a little too low.


    Xiao Jingting rubbed his chin and thought: It¡¯s a rare opportunity. Even if it¡¯s dangerous, he still had to try.


    Xiao Xiaofan nodded and said, ¡°I¡¯ll go too.¡±


    Xiao Jingting glanced at Xiao Xiaofan and said, ¡°Be a good boy and don¡¯t go. Stay in the sect and take care of your younger brother.¡±


    Xiao Jingting frowned when he inquired about the situation. In general, people with good qualifications in the sect would not take part in the trial because the death rate was too high. There were too few people who could survive. There was once a sect that put all its Foundation Building cultivators in this trial and as a result, only two or three of them escaped, leading to the demise of the sect.


    Xiao Xiaofan was a single spiritual root and as long as he cultivated well, it should not be a problem for him to advance to Golden Core in a hundred years. There was no need for him to take such risk.


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­


    ¡°You want me to help you take care of Xiaofan and Xiaojin?¡± Qiu Yun asked.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Yes! After thinking about it, I can only ask you, Steward Qiu.¡±


    ¡°In that case, you have made up your mind to enter the secret realm?¡± Qiu Yun asked.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°That¡¯s right, the Heavenly Haze Secret Realm only appears once in a few hundred years, so if I miss it, I will regret it for the rest of my life.¡±


    ¡°What about Xiao Xiaodong? He doesn¡¯t need me to take care of him or he is going with you?¡± Qiu Yun asked.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and sighed, ¡°Xiaodong is very stubborn and has to go in. I don¡¯t even know when he signed up. Xiaofan also wanted to sign up but the sect refused.¡±


    Qiu Yun looked at Xiao Jingting, nodded and said, ¡°Good, when you guys go into the secret realm, I will take care of Xiaofan and Xiaojin, just take care of yourself. This secret realm is very dangerous.¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°I understand.¡±


    As soon as the news of Heavenly Haze Secret Realm opening spread, all major sects immediately took action. In fact, all market prices of talisman, pills and weapons rose like crazy.


    Xiao Jingting took out a box and opened it. ¡°After entering the Heavenly Haze Secret Realm, all the people will be separated. This Spiritual Rhinoceros Pearl can create awareness within a short distance.¡± After the news of the secret realm opening spread, these Spiritual Rhinoceros Pearls also became very popular, so Xiao Jingting spent a lot of effort to get three of them.


    Xiaodong took one and put it on his body while Xiao Xiaofan spoke with some dissatisfaction, ¡°It¡¯s not fair! Why can my brother go to the secret realm and I can¡¯t?¡±


    Xiao Jingting rubbed Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s head and said, ¡°Because you have to take care of your younger brother! After father is gone, take care of your younger brother and cultivate well and advance to Golden Core as soon as possible. Don¡¯t waste your good qualifications.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan nodded at his words and said with some sadness, ¡°Okay!¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong looked at Xiao Xiaofan and said, ¡°After we leave, if something happens, you can consult Lei Xuan about it.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan smiled, nodded, and said, ¡°Sure!¡±


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    A month passed quickly and all cultivators from major sects who wanted to enter the secret realm were preparing for the final entry.


    Xiao Xiaodong was packing up supplies in his cave when a knock sounded on the door.


    Xiao Xiaodong opened the door and couldn¡¯t help but be surprised to see the visitor, ¡°Lei Xuan, why are you here?¡±


    ¡°I came to deliver some talisman records to you as well as some talisman treasures,¡± Lei Xuan said.


    Xiao Xiaodong smiled and said, ¡°Thank you.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ve heard a piece of news and come to tell you,¡± Lei Xuan said.


    Xiao Xiaodong looked at Lei Xuan and said, ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°Chen Xu will also participate in this trial,¡± Lei Xuan said.


    Xiao Xiaodong froze for a moment and said, ¡°What? Chen Lifeng is willing to let him risk his life?¡±


    ¡°If jade is not cut, it will not become a weapon. Elder Chen should also know that Chen Xu will not make it if he continues like this.¡± Lei Xuan said.


    Xiao Xiaodong narrowed his eyes and said, ¡°But, so suddenly¡­¡± Even if elder Chen wanted Chen Xu to make more progress, he should do it step by step! Throwing Chen Xu into that kind of place so suddenly, Chen Xu¡¯s chances of survival were very slim.


    ¡°Chen Xu must have gone there for the Spirit Cleansing Grass,¡± Lei Xuan said.


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded, ¡°I also think so, but it¡¯s too risky.¡± Chen Xu was a three-spirit root, even if Chen Lifeng used all his resources, he could only make him a Golden Core cultivator, an early-stage Golden Core.


    ¡°It¡¯s not like Elder Chen completely ignored Chen Xu and let him take risks. Elder Chen found several late Foundation Building cultivators and forced them to take a blood oath, asking them to protect Chen Xu safely and helping him find Spirit Cleansing Grass,¡± Lei Xuan said.


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, ¡°I see.¡±


    ¡°Xiaodong, compared to Chen Xu, you are in more danger. Are you sure you want to go?¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded solemnly and said, ¡°I want to go.¡± That rookie Chen Xu was going, so he had even less reason to not go.

 Chapter 246

    Xiao Jingting stood in the Green Cloud Immortal Sect group. In order to enter the secret realm, Xiao Jingting officially joined the Green Cloud Immortal Sect.


    The things in the secret realm were very precious, so each person who wanted to enter, needed to join a major power. When coming out, all the people would be inspected and the sect would acquire things that the cultivators brought from inside. Cultivators who wanted to hide those things ended up in even more miserable situations.


    Every major sect in Cloud Continent sent the supreme elders. Xiao Jingting knew if they wanted to enter the Heavenly Haze Secret Realm, several supreme elders needed to join hands to open a channel.


    Chen Xu walked in the direction of Xiao Xiaodong and said, ¡°Why are you here too?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m going into the secret realm to look for opportunities!¡± Xiao Xiaodong said without thinking.


    Chen Xu said with some hesitation, ¡°You¡¯re going too!¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, ¡°Yes! The people your grandfather found for you are not bad.¡±


    Chen Xu nodded and said, ¡°I guess so.¡±


    ¡°Actually, I¡¯m still a little surprised that your grandfather is actually willing to let you take such a big risk,¡± Xiao Xiaodong said.


    Chen Xu smiled bitterly and said, ¡°Grandfather got one of the aunts pregnant.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong was stunned for a moment. Chen Lifeng still had nearly a thousand years of life. Although it was difficult for Nascent Soul cultivators to have children, as long as they worked hard, Chen Xu was not irreplaceable.


    Xiao Xiaodong took a communication bead and gave it to Chen Xu, saying, ¡°Go inside and let¡¯s see if we can meet.¡±


    ¡°Good!¡± Chen Xu came to Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s side for a walk but soon returned to Chen family¡¯s group.


    Xiao Jingting stroked his chin. Under most circumstances, a blood oath would not be a problem. However, in Heavenly Haze Secret Realm, there might be too many good things. He was afraid that someone would rather suffer the backfire of blood oath than let go of these things.


    But with Chen Lifeng¡¯s caution, he should also have some other means. Perhaps, the family members of these Foundation Building cultivators were also in his hands.


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    ¡°Elder martial brother Qiao, Chen Xu will also enter the secret realm. It is said that he hasn¡¯t killed many demonic beasts since he was a child! But Elder Chen is actually assured,¡± Luo Yuting said.


    ¡°It can¡¯t be helped. Chen Xu¡¯s aptitude is not very good, if they don¡¯t take risks, he might not be able to advance to Golden Core at all.¡± Qiao Xiang shook his head and said and then looked in Chen Xu¡¯s direction and thought sullenly: Isn¡¯t Chen Xu looking for death by entering this secret realm now? If he was so determined to die, why didn¡¯t he die earlier? Dragging him down for nothing.


    ¡°Elder Chen found several peak Foundation Building cultivators to help him. I think he has a real chance.¡±


    ¡°Once we enter the secret realm, all the people will be scattered and no one knows how long it would take Chen Xu to rejoin those peak Foundation Building cultivators,¡± Qiao Xiang said. This secret realm was vast and all kinds of people would be there. It¡¯s possible that as soon as he enters, Chen Xu will be slaughtered by someone.¡±


    ¡°Chen Xu and Xiao Xiaodong have a good relationship,¡± Luo Yuting said.


    Qiao Xiang looked in the direction of Xiao Xiaodong and thought: The early Foundation Building cultivator daring to enter the secret realm was only looking for death.


    The leading cultivator of the Peerless Sect, listening to the chattering voices of several cultivators nearby helplessly said, ¡°Why do you care so much? When you enter, mind your own business and take care of each other.¡±


    ¡°Senior, is it really that dangerous in the secret realm?¡± Luo Yuting questioned and answered at the same time.


    ¡°There¡¯s nothing wrong with being careful. If you meet people from other continents, try to avoid them,¡± The leader of the Peerless sect sighed and said.


    Luo Yuting listened to the words of the Golden Core cultivator and she couldn¡¯t help feeling nervous.


    Several Nascent Soul cultivators held magic weapons as one by one teleportation arrays suddenly lit up with light.


    ¡°Go up.¡±


    Each large sect arranged random teleportation arrays that could teleport them to various places in the secret place. It was said that once someone was teleported to a demonic beast¡¯s cave, allowing a nest of demonic beasts to devour them.


    Xiao Jingting, Xu Muan and Xiao Xiaodong stood on the teleportation platform at the same time and were teleported into Heavenly Haze Secret Realm.


    Xiao Jingting¡¯s luck was not bad and he landed on the tree.


    ¡°Gee, I¡¯m so lucky. Just when I came in, I saw one delivering himself to my door.¡± A one-eyed man looked at Xiao Jingting with evil intention in his eyes.


    Xiao Jingting frowned and attacked the one-eyed man with five spirit swords.


    The one-eyed man snorted coldly and flying shears with a rich blood light appeared in the one-eyed man¡¯s hand. Xiao Jingting estimated that the man should like killing and treasure hunting activities so his magic weapon smelled very bloody.


    The spirit sword hit the magic weapon and flew out.


    The flying shears flew straight towards Xiao Jingting who immediately summoned a shield for defense. The flying shears hit the shield and bounced off, a ripple appeared in one-eyed man¡¯s scarlet eye.


    ¡°So many magic weapons! It looks like I got a fat sheep!¡±


    The flying sword that was knocked away flew back up and united the other four swords before attacking the one-eyed men.


    A glove appeared in the one-eyed man¡¯s hand as he hit the lying sword with his fist. But the flying sword easily penetrated the one-eyed man fist and then directly penetrated the one-eyed man¡¯s throat. ¡°You¡­ No way.¡± The one-eyed man looked at Xiao Jingting in horror.

 Chapter 247

    The flying shear, which was originally fierce, fell to the ground in one swoop with the death of its master.


    Xiao Jingting took the one-eyed man¡¯s space ring, burned the corpse to nothing, and left the spot.


    Xiao Jingting¡¯s flying swords were made from thousand-year-old Blue Cloud Wood. Blue Cloud Wood would already be a treasure after 300 years and even Golden Core cultivators would be tempted with ones that were a thousand years old. In order to ripen a thousand years old Blue Cloud Wood, Xiao Jingting spent a lot of spirit stones.


    The magic weapons made from thousand-year-old Blue Cloud Wood were very powerful and even Golden Core cultivators¡¯ defenses might break. What was even more rare was it¡¯s brilliance and introversion. It might seem like an ordinary flying sword and previously, when flying sword collided with the flying shear, it was bounced off, just like Xiao Jingting intended. Just now that one-eyed man was at the peak of the Foundation Building realm so if Xiao Jingting did not show weakness at first, even if he could win, he would need to spend a lot of effort.


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    Xiao Jingting traveled through the secret realm and on the third day, he met a group of seven cultivators.


    Three of the seven cultivators wore the same clothes as the cultivator Xiao Jingting killed before. The other four kept their distance from them and seemed to be afraid of something.


    ¡°That one-eyed guy, I don¡¯t know where he ran off to. The Spiritual Rhinoceros Pearl clearly sensed his presence before but now it¡¯s gone.¡± The pretty female cultivator among the three said, full of discontent.


    ¡°That guy should have taken a fancy to some target and chased it out of the sensing area.¡± A beautiful-looking man, shaking his fan, said lazily.


    ¡°He couldn¡¯t have been killed by someone, right?¡± The pretty female cultivator said.


    ¡°It¡¯s impossible, his strength is not low.¡±


    ¡°Yes, but it¡¯s been so long. That guy should already be found if he was still alive.¡±


    ¡°This one-eyed guy is just like this, doing whatever he likes.¡±


    ¡°Well, let¡¯s go without him.¡± The female cultivator said.


    The gray-haired man who had been silent till now said in a sinister tone, ¡°It¡¯s okay to go, but let¡¯s first invite this friend out.¡±


    The man suddenly attacked the place where Xiao Jingting was standing and the other two cultivators, seeing this, immediately swarmed over him.


    Xiao Jingting took out an array tablet and threw it out. The weakest female cultivator among the three was directly blown out and seriously injured as she flew sideways.


    ¡°What the heck?¡± The beautiful-looking cultivator muttered.


    ¡°It¡¯s Thunder Flame Walnut. However, something is wrong, it¡¯s too powerful,¡± The gray-haired cultivator said.


    Xiao Jingting thought: Of course, it¡¯s not right. The Thunder Flame Walnut was a kind of walnut that came from the Thunder Flame tree and could be used as a rune and moreover, it consumed very little energy. Ordinary thunder Flame trees would die automatically after 70 or 80 years but Xiao Jingting cultivated a 300 year old Thunder Flame tree in his space and collected more than 100 walnuts.


    Xiao Jingting asked Xiao Xiaofan to refine four walnuts into one and once it was triggered, all four would explode at the same time, increasing the power of the Thunder Flame Walnut several times.


    Xiao Jingting attacked the gray-haired man with his spiritual sword.


    The gray-haired man fought with Xiao Jingting angrily, but Xiao Jingting¡¯s flying swords were very sharp. The gray-haired man¡¯s magic weapon was an umbrella, with a skeleton hanging from each brim. When Xiao Jingting¡¯s five swords united, they directly pierced a hole in the top of the umbrella.


    After the gray-haired man¡¯s umbrella was pierced, the man¡¯s strength also became weaker.


    Xiao Jingting thought: This spirit umbrella should be this man¡¯s bound magic weapon. If a bound magic weapon was damaged, the owner would also be injured.


    ¡°Bastard, how dare you break my magic weapon?¡± The gray-haired man looked at Xiao Jingting, his face full of fierceness.


    The gray-haired man looked at Xiao Jingting with his eyes wide open. It took him more than ten years to refine this spirit umbrella. Every head hung from this umbrella was a Foundation Building cultivator before they died. After he successfully refined this spirit umbrella, he was invincible. But as a result, it was pierced just like this.


    The skulls under the umbrella flew up and came towards Xiao Jingting. Xiao Jingting took out a bunch of spiritual talismans and smashed them directly. The spirit umbrella was broken and the power of the skulls were limited. The skulls that flew toward him were blown to ashes by Xiao Jingting¡¯s talismans.


    The man was so angered by Xiao Jingting that he vomited blood and subconsciously thought that he must have run into a hard stubble. There must be a Golden Core or even Nascent Soul cultivator behind this man, otherwise he would not have so many treasures.


    ¡°Younger martial brother Lin, you still didn¡¯t come to help.¡± The man said with a ferocious look on his face. Hearing his words, the beautiful man on the side attacked Xiao Jingting who threw out a talisman treasure.


    Some cultivators who were approaching the end of their lives would make a talisman treasure, which was equivalent to a cultivator¡¯s incarnation and could exert 30% of the strength of the cultivator. Unfortunately, the number of times that talisman treasure could be used was limited and Xiao Jingting¡¯s talisman treasure could only be used three times.


    The beautiful man, seeing Xiao Jingting taking out a talisman treasure, unexpectedly turned back and ran away.


    Xiao Jingting immediately ordered the talisman treasure to attack the grey-haired man. After losing his bound magic weapon, the strength of the gray-haired man was greatly reduced and he was killed by Xiao Jingting.


    The seriously injured female cultivator did not expect that the situation would be reversed so quickly and wanted to escape but Xiao Jingting directly killed her.


    Several space rings that were found on the grey-haired man and pretty female cultivator were unceremoniously put away by Xiao Jingting in his space ring.

 Chapter 248

    After solving the problem of the grey-haired man and the female cultivator, the four cultivators who had been watching for a long time, finally came up and got close to Xiao Jingting.


    From the mouths of these people, Xiao Jingting knew that they were also cultivators who entered this secret realm but not long after they came in, they were detained one by one by the cultivators just now. They confiscated their magic weapons and space rings and gave them some poison, so these four cultivators could only listen to the words of those three people just now.


    Xiao Jingting estimated that the space rings he got just now should belong to these people. However, Xiao Jingting did not want to return them. There was no reason to return what was his and it was already good that he saved these people¡¯s lives by accident.


    Xiao Jingting had recently cultivated a variety of spiritual plants in his space and the spirit stones found in the mining area were used as clamor.


    Xiao Jingting took the things and left the original place quickly. The beautiful looking man escaped and Xiao Jingting felt that this guy might have accomplices. When this guy¡¯s accomplices came knocking on his door, he would not get away with it easily.


    Before, because of the grey-haired man discovering him and almost putting him in the gutter, Xiao Jingting suddenly became more cautious.


    From those four unlucky people, Xiao Jingting knew that the gray-haired man had a magic weapon in his hand that could know the general location of the nearby cultivators. Because of this, his position might not have been exposed because of the gray-haired man¡¯s excellent detection ability but because of this magic weapon.


    In the gray-haired man¡¯s space ring, Xiao Jingting found a golden lamp with red dots floating above the four petals, which seemed to indicate the position of nearby cultivators.


    Xiao Jingting also found that the concealment technique could not be hidden from this golden lamp. Xiao Jingting used one more concealment talisman record before the red dots representing him on the golden lamp disappeared.


    Thanks to the golden lamp, Xiao Jingting found a gathering area of nearly twenty cultivators.


    Xiao Jingting walked toward the medicinal garden under the guidance of the golden lamp. Outside the garden, there were seven or eight cultivators who were all dressed in the same robe as the one-eyed men Xiao Jingting had initially met. They should all be from the same sect. The weirdly good-looking man who escaped before was also among them.


    Xiao Jingting frowned. Lei Xuan said that the Cloud Continent did not have the means to let the cultivators come together. However, people from other continents seemed to have such skills, so that¡¯s why people from the Cloud Continent who entered the secret realm suffered such a great loss.


    Xiao Jingting thought: Together with the three people who already died, there were ten people from the same sect in this place alone. Xiao Jingting was almost sure that this group of people had a way to find their companions.


    ¡°Brother Jin, you said that both elder martial brother Zhao and younger martial sister Lu are dead?¡± The red-haired man asked.


    Jin Jue nodded and said with lingering fear, ¡°Yes.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯ve got to be kidding me. Elder martial brother Zhao¡¯s umbrella is very powerful and it¡¯s bone is made from Jiao bone and the surface of the umbrella is made from Jiao skin. Even all skeletons hanging under the umbrella brim were made from Foundation Building cultivators. How could such a magic weapon be broken so easily? What is that person¡¯s magic weapon?¡± A red-haired man asked.


    ¡°That person¡¯s magic weapon was a set of flying swords. If I guess correctly, this set of flying swords should be made from thousand years old spirit wood,¡± Jin Jue said


    The red-haired man rolled his eyes and said, ¡°Younger martial brother Jin, you must be joking! Thousand-year spirit wood is not cabbage. Even Golden Core cultivators could rarely have thousand-year-old spirit wood to make their swords. It would already be considered rare, but you are saying that a Foundation Building cultivator had such a set.¡±


    ¡°That cultivator had a lot of money. Not only he had a spiritual sword, there were also talisman records, and talisman treasures. It looked like he had a Nascent Soul cultivator¡¯s backing,¡± Jin Jue pondered for a moment and said.


    The red-haired man stroked his chin and said, ¡°Elder martial brother Zhao and younger martial sister Lu are dead. Both of them had space rings that are now in the hands of that person, right?¡±


    Jin Jue nodded and said, ¡°Yes!¡±


    The red haired man said regretfully, ¡°He got away with it.¡±


    ¡°Hmph, he killed someone from our Yin Ghost Sect, we shouldn¡¯t let him off. Elder martial brother Jin, do you remember that man¡¯s appearance? Draw it and give it to others, if we encounter him, we will kill him on sight.¡± A young man wearing a gold crown said.


    ¡°What elder martial brother Bai said is true,¡± Jin Jue said.


    The golden-crowned teenager looked at Jin Jue in disdain and said, ¡°Younger martial brother Jin, elder martial brother Zhao is dead but you escaped with your life, you are so lucky!¡±


    Hearing this, Jin Jue smiled awkwardly.


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    Xiao Jingting hid on the side as he listened to the conversation of several people. When he heard that some people suspected he had a Nascent Soul¡¯s backing, he could not help feeling confused. He always wished to have a Nascent Soul ancestor. Unfortunately, the strongest person in the Xiao family was at the Foundation Building realm.


    Thousand-year-old spirit trees were indeed rare things, so in order to cultivate a Blue Cloud tree, Xiao Jingting burned 20% of spirit stones he stole earlier.


    Not long after, three cultivators came over with several new captives.


    Xiao Jingting looked at the captives brought over and rolled his eyes. Earlier, he let those four cultivators go but unexpectedly in the blink of an eye, they were caught again. These guys were really unlucky.


    ¡°Be honest, or else, without the antidote, you will die.¡± The red-haired man said to the newly arrived prisoners.


    When Jin Jue saw these four cultivators, his gaze became complicated.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong, elder martial brother Jin?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s nothing. Those four cultivators were just the ones I caught with elder martial brother Zhao and younger martial sister Lu before. I thought these guys would escape, but I didn¡¯t expect them to be caught so soon. Be honest, all of you.¡± Jin Jue glanced at the four men, his gaze full of warning.

 Chapter 249

    Xiao Jingting secretly estimated that the beautiful man was afraid that the fact that he escaped would be exposed, so he wanted to kill these people.


    ¡°Send them to the medicine garden as well.¡± The red-haired man smiled and said.


    Xiao Jingting saw a few cultivators collecting spiritual plants in the middle of the medicine garden. There also seemed to be several corpses on the ground. Xiao Jingting thought: There should be some restrictions in this Medicine Garden which was kinda messy. These people couldn¡¯t find a way to break the restrictions, so they found someone to collect spiritual plants and feed it with human lives.


    A scream came from the medicine garden, it seemed to be some cultivator who accidentally touched some prohibition and was killed. The death of the cultivator made the others in the medicine garden flinch.


    The golden-crowned cultivator outside the medicinal garden was full of regret as he said, ¡°Another one has died. It seems that we need to catch more people. Otherwise, the progress will be too slow.¡±


    Xiao Jingting, who listened to what the male cultivator said, felt sullen. These group of people didn¡¯t regard these captives as human beings at all!


    ¡°All of you go in.¡± The grey-haired male cultivator said to the few people who came after him.


    A gorgeous female cultivator smiled at the new captives and said, ¡°As long as you pick thirty spiritual plants that are more than one hundred years, you will be released. Come on, someone has just reached the goal and will be released.¡±


    Xiao Jingting looked at the enchanted smile of the gorgeous woman and felt a chill in his heart.


    Although it was not clear if what the female cultivator said was true or false, however, no one wanted to die. Xiao Jingting saw that after hearing the female cultivator¡¯s words, the desperate look in several cultivators¡¯ eyes dissipated a bit.


    ¡°I¡¯ll go catch two more cultivators,¡± A cultivator stood up and said.


    ¡°Good.¡±


    That cultivator stood up and two another followed him as they left together.


    Xiao Jingting left his spot and walked into a dense forest.


    Knowing the purpose of these people, Xiao Jingting had a very extreme idea of killing all these people. Since these people were already thinking about him, it was troublesome to leave such a hidden danger. Moreover, Xiao Jingting was very interested in the medicine garden controlled by Yin Ghost Sect.


    At this time, Xiao Jingting came here mainly for Spirit Cleansing Grass. Many people knew about the existence of Spirit Cleansing Grass in Heavenly Haze Secret Realm. However, it was hard to say where exactly the Spirit Cleansing Grass was. Although Xiao Jingting did not think that Spirit Cleansing Grass would be in this garden, there was still a small chance. Since there was an opportunity, he could try.


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    Xiao Jingting found a cave not far from the medicine garden and set up several traps outside the cave, then he removed his own concealment talisman and pretended to rest in the cave. Xiao Jingting saw that the people of the Yin Ghost sect acted in groups, so there should be more than one group of people with the search magic weapon.


    After setting everything up, Xiao Jingting was in the cave waiting for work.


    A day later, three cultivators appeared around the cave where Xiao Jingting was. Xiao Jingting heard their conversation from a distance.


    ¡°That group of cultivators¡¯ speed of picking up spiritual plants is too slow.¡±


    ¡°Yes! There are too many restrictions in the medicinal garden and these cultivators who go in are too unhelpful. They usually don¡¯t last long before they die.¡±


    ¡°Fortunately, we have gradually found out some rules of prohibition. Otherwise, it would be even harder to enter it.¡±


    ¡°I heard that elder martial brother Zhao and younger martial sister Lu were killed by some cultivator. Elder martial brother Zhao¡¯s cultivation was among the best among us. I did not expect that he would end up dying in the gutter.¡±


    ¡°Elder martial brother Jin only said that elder martial brother Zhao and younger martial sister Lu were dead. But they did not wait for elder martial brother One-eye. Do you think that elder martial brother One-eye is also in trouble?¡±


    ¡°No way, elder martial brother One-eye is very powerful.¡±


    ¡°Who can say it?! However, there are many treasures on this second-generation tycoon! Didn¡¯t elder martial brother Jin say that this person had modified Thunder Flame Walnut that were much stronger than the ordinary Thunder Flame Walnut?¡±


    ¡°All right, don¡¯t talk more. Let¡¯s be careful.¡±


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    The three people completely entered Xiao Jingting¡¯s ambush area which immediately triggered the previously set traps. When three people revealed a surprised and angered look, Xiao Jingting released his flying swords and killed three people with one stroke. After taking the first life, killing became more easier for Xiao Jingting.


    Xiao Jingting took three people¡¯s space rings and discovered many spirit herbs and spirit stones in them.


    Xiao Jingting put the spirit stones away. Although the Yin Ghost Sect cultivators were not poor, Xiao Jingting was still a little unsatisfied.


    Recently, with the increasing use of spirit stones, Xiao Jingting could not help thinking that it would be better to have the opportunity to rob the spirit stones warehouse to make a lot of money.


    Xiao Jingting entered the space and continued to ripen the Thunder Flame tree. The power of Thunder Flame Walnut could be improved. Because the secret realm appeared so hastily, Xiao Jingting didn¡¯t have much to prepare. There were a little more than 100 Thunder Flame Walnuts in total but Xiao Jingting left only a dozen for his own self defense, giving the rest to Xu Muan and Xiao Xiaodong.


    Xiao Jingting estimated that in another month, the trees would still be able to produce Thunder Flame Walnuts, so he had to save a little at present.


    Xiao Jingting changed his place and made another trap.


    Unfortunately this time, these men seemed to be prepared and Xiao Jingting killed only one person while the rest took advantage of it to escape.

 Chapter 250

    ¡°That guy set up an ambush to trap our people?¡± The red-haired man¡¯s expression was full of anger.


    Jin Jue frowned and said angrily, ¡°This guy is really bold to meddle in our Yin Ghost Sect¡¯s affairs.¡±


    ¡°We have to find this guy, otherwise we will be humiliated.¡± The red-haired man said.


    After the ambush was exposed, Xiao Jingting¡¯s ambush methods were no longer effective. On one occasion, Xiao Jingting almost was finished off by the Yin Ghost Sect people and suffered a little injury as he launched several talisman records to escape.


    ¡°What the hell does this guy want to do?¡± The Yin Ghost Sect had lost seven cultivators one after another, so their strength was greatly reduced.


    With the death of the Yin Ghost Sect¡¯s cultivators, the captured spirit plants collecting slaves were also ready to make their move.


    ¡°This bastard.¡± The red-haired man cursed out, full of annoyance.


    Jin Jue frowned and felt some ups and downs in his heart. He had long known that Xiao Jingting was not simple, but he didn¡¯t expect that Xiao Jingting would act so crazily. He even took the initiative to find fault with them.


    ¡°It can¡¯t go on like this!¡± A female cultivator said. They did not have many people and if they went out to catch cultivators, they would be attacked. They stayed here to observe the Medicine Garden but the progress was slow. More and more plant picking slaves died under the prohibition and some of them would rather die than take risks and there were also some with negative idleness.


    Xiao Jingting often slipped outside the Medicinal Garden to observe the movement inside from a distance.


    The sixth time Xiao Jingting observed the movement in the Medicine garden, the cultivators inside actually rioted. With the decrease of the number of cultivators from Yin Ghost Sect, the cultivators inside the medicine garden gradually gained advantage. Among this group of plant picking slaves, one was a pill master who found a spiritual herb that could temporarily suppress the poison in his body and began to plan this operation.


    Before being put into the medicine garden, the cultivators inside had their magic weapons and space rings confiscated, but their cultivation was still there. The pill master used some spiritual herb in Medicine Garden to make some poison and overpowering pills. The two cultivators in charge of guarding were besieged by a group of plant picking slaves and were immediately seriously injured.


    Xiao Jingting watched the fight between the two groups from a distance.


    There were a few more people on the side of the plant picking slaves while people from the Yin Ghost Sect had more profound cultivation and sharp weapons. When the two sides fought, it was a stalemate.


    Xiao Jingting, seeing that the two sides had almost finished their fight, took the initiative to restrain a red-haired cultivator from Yin Ghost Sect.


    ¡°You, you still dare to show up.¡± Seeing Xiao Jingting, the red-haired cultivator from Yin Ghost Sect was furious.


    Xiao Jingting ignored the red-haired cultivator shouting and summoned his flying sword and stabbed straight towards the red-haired cultivator.


    The red-haired cultivator roared and a huge fire snake appeared in front of the red-haired cultivator.


    The fire snake avoided the attack of the flying sword and its huge tail swiped towards Xiao Jingting. Xiao Jingting swept by the fire snake tail, took steps backwards and immediately recalled his flying sword to defend.


    ¡°Your physical skills are not bad!¡± The red-haired cultivator said with scorn.


    Xiao Jingting frowned. When he was in the mine before, he not only obtained a large amount of spirit stones, but also some kinds of blood beads used for body refining.


    Xiao Jingting often soaked in the blood beads and his body¡¯s quality became much better than the average early stage Foundation Building cultivator.


    The feeling of taking a bath with blood beads was very painful, but Xiao Jingting still endured it with great perseverance.


    Xiao Jingting thought: Cultivating hard paid off. If he hadn¡¯t used the blood beads to refine his body, the fire snake tail might have dislocated his internal organs.


    Xiao Jingting called back his five spirit swords and stabbed them towards the fire snake.


    Spirit swords glowed brightly with green light and pierced five holes in the Fire Snake¡¯s body.


    ¡°Sure enough, it is a thousand-year-old spirit tree. You actually have a thousand-year-old spirit tree.¡± The red-haired man was full of surprise.


    Earlier, when Jin Jue said that Xiao Jingting had thousand-year spirit swords in his hands, the red-haired man did not really believe him. But at this moment, seeing that Xiao Jingting¡¯s sword could easily pierce through the Fire Snake¡¯s defense, the red-haired man believed it.


    With a gloomy expression, the red-haired men threw out several talisman records. Seeing this, Xiao Jingting also threw several talisman records.


    The talisman records clashed and smoke and dust rose everywhere.


    The red-haired man and Xiao Jingting fought and the more they fought, the more surprised they were.


    The red-haired man saw that Xiao Jingting was only at the middle stage of Foundation Building. But whether it was the use of spiritual sword or launching the talisman records, it was very energy consuming. The red-haired man originally thought of exhausting Xiao Jingting¡¯s soul power, but Xiao Jingting did not show any hint of soul power depletion. Seeing Xiao Jingting so vigorous, the red-haired man could not help but be a little anxious.


    Xiao Jingting originally did not understand the red-haired man¡¯s meaning, but he soon comprehended it. Xiao Jingting thought: Although he did not have high qualifications, he did not lack resources. Those pills that could enhance and refine his soul power were used sparingly. Whether it was his soul power or other things, they were much higher than cultivators of the same level.


    Xiao Jingting threw an array plate towards the red-haired man but he dodged, shocked. Then Xiao Jingting used his spirit sword to greet him.


    The red-haired man was stabbed by the flying swords, and saw that the array plate did not explode, and immediately understood that he was fooled.


    Seeing this, Xiao Jingting was pleasantly surprised.


    Xiao Jingting knew very well that the previous Yin Ghost sect cultivator must have described this terrible array plate to several people.

 Chapter 251

    The red-haired man was afraid of the array plate and hid when he saw it. When this array plate was detonated, it was indeed a dangerous weapon, but he had only two or three left. It was only less than a month since he entered this hellhole, so Xiao Jingting did not plan to consume it too quickly.


    Seeing that his owner was injured, the Fire Snake raised by the red-haired man pounced on Xiao Jingting.


    Xiao Jingting threw a few beads towards the Fire Snake. As soon as the black beads touched the snake¡¯s wounds, they turned into thick poisonous liquid.


    This bead was refined by Xiao Jingting from many poisonous spiritual plants. Its toxicity was very overbearing.


    For this trip to the secret place, Xiao Jingting could be considered to have gone to great lengths.


    The poisoned spirit snake rolled on the ground. The red-haired man, seeing his carefully raised snake gradually lose its breath felt very sad. In order to raise this snake, he spent countless spirit stones and effort. In the past, when he faced the enemy, he would always summon his snake to fight one against two, always taking advantage of it.


    Seeing his snake dying, the red-haired man exploded his magic weapon angrily.


    Xiao Jingting hurriedly took out a shield for defense and the red-haired man looked at the endless magic weapons in Xiao Jingting¡¯s hands, full of jealousy and fear.


    This shield was given to him by Chen Lifeng, so naturally, the thing given by a Nascent Soul cultivator was not an ordinary thing. It immediately blocked the attack of the red-haired man.


    Xiao Jingting did not stop and used his spirit sword and talisman record to finally kill the red-haired man.


    Xiao Jingting was relieved to see the red-haired man dead. The reason why Xiao Jingting chased the red-haired man was because the red-haired man was the leader of Yin Ghost Sect¡¯s disciples, so most of the spiritual herbs collected by plant-picking slaves were in his hands.


    Xiao Jingting took off the space ring from the red-haired man¡¯s hand and as expected, found a large amount of spirit stones and spirit herbs in it.


    The spiritual plant collecting slaves and remaining cultivators of the Yin Ghost Sect fought to a standstill. In the end, only three spiritual plant collecting slaves were left but all the cultivators of the Yin Ghost Sect were wiped out.


    The spiritual plant-picking slaves thanked Xiao Jingting and seemed to be afraid that Xiao Jingting would kill them as well, so after handing over space rings, they ran away.


    Standing in front of the medicine garden, in Xiao Jingting¡¯s jade pendants¡¯ space, a series of names and uses of spiritual plants automatically emerged. Xiao Jingting glanced through the list and found there was no Spirit Cleansing Grass on it and could not help feeling a little disappointed. After more than ten days of picking spiritual plants, most of them were in the red-haired man¡¯s space ring. But some of them were still left in the Medicine Garden. Xiao Jingting felt that picking so little with such a great risk was not cost effective, so he left.


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    Xiao Jingting walked for about a month in the secret realm, but his Spiritual Rhinoceros beads had not responded. Xiao Jingting couldn¡¯t help feeling disappointed.


    When Xiao Jingting wandered in the secret realm for a few more days, he heard several cultivators talking about the time cultivation room.


    Xiao Jingting¡¯s eyes flashed with bright light. The time cultivation room was a very magical place, in it, one month of cultivation was equal to three years of the outside world and it would also not affect the longevity of the cultivator.


    The time cultivation room was not very useful for cultivators who had reached the bottleneck and could not break through, but it was very different for Xiao Jingting.


    What Xiao Jingting lacked the most was time, so when he heard about the time training room, Xiao Jingting couldn¡¯t help feeling a little excited. Earlier, he was able to overcome the enemy, mostly on the basis of a magic treasure. But in this secret realm, there were many cultivators who had stronger cultivation than him.


    Xiao Jingting vaguely heard that the Yin Ghost Sect came in many batches of cultivators and the batch he met before was only one of them. Although all those people died, the news spread out before they died. Now he had become the evil spirit that everyone in the Yin Ghost Sect wanted to kill.


    Xiao Jingting thought: Improving his strength, could not be delayed.


    Xiao Jingting searched for three days before he found the hall of the time cultivation room. Outside the time cultivation room, there were many cultivators gathered, most of them on guard against each other, but no one dared to make the first move. The time cultivation room was covered with restrictions and whoever made a move would be killed by these restrictions.


    A lion puppet blocked the door of the time cultivation room, it¡¯s eyes glowed with ghostly aura but its mouth spouted human words.


    ¡°One month, one hundred medium-grade spirit stones.¡±


    ¡°Two months, four hundred medium-grade spirit stones.¡±


    ¡°Three months, two thousand medium-grade spirit stones.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡±


    The stone lion kept repeating the three sentences. This time-training room was different from the general training places. Typical training places took the route of small profits and more sales so the bigger the rental time, the bigger the discount was. But this time-training room was different from the general training places, the longer the rental time was, the more expensive the price.


    Everyone only had one chance to rent this time training room and after renting it for a month, there would be no chance to rent it next time. The location of the time training room would change every few days and it might not be easy to find it the next time.


    Xiao Jingting watched as a cultivator threw a bag of spirit stones into the mouth of the stone lion.


    ¡°One month, the transmission begins.¡±


    Under the feet of the cultivator who paid, a teleportation array floated and he disappeared from his place.


    Xiao Jingting looked at the stone lion and couldn¡¯t help being surprised.


    Xiao Jingting walked up to the stone lion and threw two thousand medium grade spirit stones into it. ¡°Three month, the transmission begins.¡±


    The stone lion reported three months, causing the cultivators in the hall of time training room to instantly focus on Xiao Jingting who disappeared from his spot under everyone¡¯s gaze.

 Chapter 252

    ¡°Who is this guy?! He had so many spirit stones.¡± A Foundation Building cultivator with a fortune of several hundred medium-grade spirit stones was already remarkable. Since the opening of the Time Cultivation Room, Xiao Jingting was the first person to pay two thousand medium-grade spirit stones.


    ¡°This guy must be the offspring of some Nascent Soul cultivator. No Golden Core cultivator has such a big fortune.¡±


    ¡°I heard that the Yin Ghost Sect offended some local tyrant. That local tyrant had countless magic weapons and spiritual treasures. Maybe it was this guy just now.¡±


    ¡°Yin Ghost Sect is so unlucky, offending this guy without knowing it and suffering a great loss.¡±


    ¡°However, that person who killed so many people might not be any better. Yin Ghost Sect is a huge power and the young master of the Yin Ghost sect issued a wanted notice, offering a reward of three pieces of top-quality spirit stones. Not to mention the spirit stones, what that person already has in hands is eye-catching enough!¡±


    Several people in the Time Cultivation Room, talked about Xiao Jingting¡¯s casual way of spending money with a complicated look in their eyes.


    Xiao Jingting entered the time cultivation room and touched his jade pendant space with some pain.


    Xiao Jingting originally felt that the spirit stones in the space could support him for a few years. But just now, he spent thousand medium-grade spirit stones at once, which made him feel that he did not have enough spirit stones to spend.


    Xiao Jingting did not delay any longer and sat cross-legged in the Time cultivation room to cultivate.


    Xiao Jingting¡¯s qualifications were the worst among his family. He did not say it aloud but in his heart, Xiao Jingting lamented that his sons were so promising and was worried at the same time that his sons¡¯ cultivation would surpass his soon and he would lose his dignity as a father.


    This Time Cultivation room could be said to be a timely rain, although this rain was a bit expensive.


    Xiao Jingting previously collected several spirit stones from several space rings he had harvested before. The cultivators from Yin Ghost Sect were quite rich, so after summing spirit stones from several space rings, there were several hundred medium-grade spirit stones.


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    Xiao Xiaodong and Chen Xu walked together. One of the people arranged by Chen Lifeng for Cheng Xu after entering the realm, mingled with people from other continents.


    The cultivators from other continents suppressed the power of blood oath for that person, and he betrayed Chen Xu and told people from other continents that Chen Xu had many good things that the cultivators of the Golden Core realm coveted. The people of other continents immediately moved and Xiao Xiaodong, who just happened to meet Chen Xu, saved his life.


    After this encounter, Chen Xu directly discarded the spiritual Rhinoceros bead given by Chen Lifeng, and together with Xiao Xiaodong, carefully searched for resources.


    Chen Xu followed Xiao Xiaodong through several battles and his methods became several times more sophisticated.


    ¡°Cultivators from other continents are really powerful.¡± Chen Xu said.


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, ¡°Yes!¡± The cultivators from the other continents were more ruthless than them in their methods and knew much more about the secret realm than they did.


    ¡°It seems to me that some cultivators from other continents who come in are over fifty years old, they should have used some special methods to cover up their age.¡± Chen Xu said.


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, ¡°Well, I heard that there is also a Golden Core cultivator who degraded his cultivation to come in. They are even ruthless to themselves.¡±


    The strength of a Golden Core cultivator who suppressed his cultivation far exceeded that of a normal peak Foundation Building cultivator.


    Some people said that suppressing the cultivation of the Golden Core realm would cause a great obstacle for further advancement. While others said that the spiritual power of the Golden Core cultivator would be transformed into the meridians and after advancing to the next stage, the spiritual power would be much thicker than the average Golden Core cultivator.


    Chen Xu sighed and said with a sense of loss, ¡°I didn¡¯t expect so many powerful cultivators to come in.¡±


    Chen Xu originally came for the Spirit Cleansing Grass, however, after coming in and seeing the countless fights, Chen Xu¡¯s expectations for the Spirit Cleansing Grass were lowered quite a bit.


    Xiao Xiaodong gave Chen Xu a look and said, ¡°Don¡¯t be discouraged. Whether you can find the Spirit Cleansing Grass or not, that depends on luck. Maybe we¡¯ll be lucky and find it soon.¡±


    Chen Xu smiled and said, ¡°Well, by the way, I heard that the Time Cultivation room showed up and a cultivator spent two thousand medium grade spirit stones to cultivate in it for three months. He is really rich.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong looked at Chen Xu and said with some doubts, ¡°You should have that many spirit stones too, right?¡±


    Chen Xu shook his head and said, ¡°I don¡¯t have any. It¡¯s amazing that someone would bring in so many spirit stones, but maybe it was robbed? I heard that the guy who rented the Time Cultivation Room for three months killed many people from the Yin Ghost Sect. I heard that people from Yin Ghost Sect are very rich.¡±


    It¡¯s not that Chen Lifeng was unable to give Chen Xu two thousand medium-grade spirit stones. It¡¯s just that Chen Xu never experienced the secret realm and Chen Lifeng never expected he would need so many spirit stones.


    Xiao Xiaodong bowed his head and intuitively felt that the person who rented the Time Cultivation Room for three month was his father.


    Rumor said that the man was using five thousand-year spirit swords and had a grand killing weapon similar to the Thunder Flame Bead but many times stronger than the Thunder Flame Bead. All this was consistent with his dad. The man took out two thousand medium grade spirit stones at once, and his father was more or less a local tyrant after robbing the room full of spirit stones.


    The Time Cultivation Room was a good place. One month was three years there and three months was nine years, it would also not affect the cultivator¡¯s own longevity.


    However, Foundation Building cultivators originally had a life expectancy of two hundred years and there were some spiritual medicines that could increase longevity, so the Time Cultivation Room was not too important for some Foundation Building cultivators and they were not willing to spend two thousand medium-grade spiritual stones to rent it for three months.

 Chapter 253

    ¡°Xiaodong, uncle is the one who killed many people of the Yin Ghost Sect, right?¡± Chen Xu asked.


    Xiao Xiaodong looked at Chen Xu with surprise and said, ¡°What makes you think so?¡±


    Chen Xu tilted his head and said, ¡°Because you also have that array plate made of thunder flame walnut! It seems to be the same as that person.¡±


    Thunder Flame Walnuts were a good thing! This thing was almost invincible.


    ¡°I think your single Thunder Flame Walnut is more powerful than the ordinary Thunder Flame Walnut,¡± Chen Xu said.


    Xiao Xiaodong thought: That¡¯s because the Thunder Flame Walnut tree that his father planted was older!


    ¡°It¡¯s not that much more powerful.¡± Xiao Xiaodong said.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know if the Time Cultivation Room is still there and I don¡¯t have two thousand medium-grade spirit stones, but there are still two hundred. It will already be good to cultivate there for a month,¡± Chen Xu said.


    ¡°The Time Cultivation Room has long since disappeared,¡± Xiao Xiaodong said with some regret.


    The Time Cultivation Room only appeared for eight days, after eight days, it disappeared.


    If the Time Cultivation Room was still there, Xiao Xiaodong would have liked to try his luck. After all, his cultivation level was really a bit low. Although he could protect himself by relying on magic weapons, it was still very dangerous.


    Although the Time Cultivation room had disappeared, there were still many people gathered.


    It was said that when the time is due, the cultivators in the Time Cultivation Room would be teleported out. The place where they were teleported out was near the place where the Time Cultivation Room appeared before. The reward offered by the Yin Ghost Sect had made many cultivators ready to make their move.


    ¡°I heard that people from the Yin Ghost Sect seem to have ambushed a lot of people near the Time Cultivation Room waiting for that person to come out,¡± Chen Xu said.


    Xiao Xiaodong narrowed his eyes. It was not only people of the Yin Ghost Sect who were lying in ambush. His father threw two thousand medium-grade spirit stones, so it was not only people from Yin Ghost Sect who wanted to rob him.


    His father was so wealthy that many people speculated he had even more good things on him.


    ¡°Shall we go to take a look?¡± Chen Xu asked.


    Xiao Xiaodong shook his head and said, ¡°No need.¡± Their cultivation levels were too weak, so it was better to stay away.


    Xiao Xiaodong thought: Father made such a big mess, his daddy should also be able to hear this news. Maybe it won¡¯t be long before his daddy came over, so he just needed to wait here for three months.


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    Xiao Jingting stayed in the Time Cultivation Room, drinking spiritual water every day to cultivate. Spending two thousand medium grade spirit stones, Xiao Jingting still felt a little heartbroken. However, he soon converted this pain into the motivation to cultivate.


    Xiao Jingting, who was immersed in cultivation all day long, was completely unaware that he had become a celebrity.


    Under the exaggeration of the Yin Ghost sect, he had become an evil demon who specialized in killing people to size countless spirit stones and spiritual plants. In order to make Xiao Jingting a target of public criticism, Yin Ghost Sect made a big announcement that Xiao Jingting had obtained a large amount of rare spiritual plants in the previous medicine garden.


    There were many people gathered outside the Time Cultivation Room, all of them waiting for Xiao Jingting to come out, so they could rob him.


    Xiao Jingting was blissfully ignorant to all of it and had been cultivating seriously. Cultivation career was very boring and tedious, so every day Xiao Jingting was either cultivating his spiritual power, forging his body or cultivating his soul power. The cultivation room was safe and stable so Xiao Jingting felt that his spiritual power was growing steadily.


    Xiao Jingting was now extremely famous, so soon after Xu Muan heard the rumors, he arrived near the location of the Time Cultivation Room. When Xu Muan arrived, Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s rhinoceros bead reacted, father and son smoothly rendezvoused.


    ¡°Why are you together with Chen Xu?¡± Xu Muan looked at Xiao Xiaodong and said.


    ¡°Xiaodong happened to save me,¡± Chen Xu said.


    Xu Muan and Xiao Xiaodong exchanged information with each other as the father and son sat opposite each other.


    ¡°Daddy, I think the one who killed many people from the Yin Ghost Sect is father,¡± Xiao Xiaodong said.


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°I also think it should be your father. I heard that the Yin Ghost Sect¡¯s first target in this secret realm was a medicine garden. There are several medicine gardens in Heavenly Haze Secret Realm but they are guarded by restrictions. The people from Yin Ghost Sect captured cultivators and fed them poison and coerced them to work for them. Your father might not have been able to stand seeing it and took action.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong didn¡¯t think that his father couldn¡¯t stand seeing it before he struck. He probably coveted the spiritual plants in the medicine garden.


    ¡°Now what¡¯s more troublesome than the group of people your father killed is this group of people gathered outside by Yin Ghost Sect!¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong looked at Xu Muan and said, ¡°Daddy, do you want to help father get rid of some of them?¡±


    Xu Muan laughed and said, ¡°Yes! It¡¯s not good for the people of the Yin Ghost Sect to form a circle. That would be bad. Besides, your father is good at spending spirit stones, three months in the cultivation room is equivalent to nine years outside. In such a long time, it¡¯s estimated that your father will make a mess for the rest of his family¡­¡±


    He spent two thousand medium grade spirit stones for the Time Cultivation Room, so he estimated that there were not many spirit stones left in Xiao Jingting¡¯s hand.


    ¡°Yes! I heard that those guys from the Yin Ghost Sect all like to kill people and grab their treasures. They must have a lot of money!¡± Xiao Xiaodong said. If they killed them, they could more or less make up for the things they needed to take.

 Chapter 254

    Qiao Xiang and Luo Yuting walked together. Luo Yuting squatted down and sprinkled some medicinal powder on her injured leg and said with some aggravation, ¡°This secret realm is too dangerous.¡±


    Qiao Xiang nodded and said, ¡°Yes!¡±


    Qiao Xiang was originally proud and aggressive, and came in with the mindset of looking for great opportunities. But as a result, once he came in, he encountered cultivators from other sects chasing after him and only managed to escape with great difficulty.


    After that, Qiao Xiang accidentally met with Luo Yuting, and the two of them acted together. Originally, when they found a cave, they thought it was an opportunity and were overjoyed. But who knew that tiger-headed and snake-tailed demonic beast would come out of it and scare them away. Luo Yuting was also injured as a result.


    ¡°Senior brother, I heard from a Foundation Building cultivator hired by Chen Lifeng that Chen Xu¡¯s rhinoceros bead didn¡¯t respond. Something must have happened to him.¡± Chen Lifeng had hired quite a few Foundation Building cultivators to protect Chen Xu. Earlier, Luo Yuting happened to meet one of them.


    Hearing that something might have happened to Chen Xu, Luo Yuting didn¡¯t have any expression, but she felt very happy. In fact, Chen Xu¡¯s kidnapping by Devil Blood Sect was also designed by Luo Yuting. Later, Chen Lifeng personally went to Peerless Sect and implemented the inquiring mind demon on Qiao Xiang. After Luo Yuting learned about it, she became very nervous and afraid that people in the sect would suspect her.


    Fortunately, no one else knew about her and Qiao Xiang. So Chen Lifeng didn¡¯t take her to torture her, but even so, Luo Yuting was still worried.


    ¡°I also heard about it, but, Chen Xu should be fine, he probably lost the Rhinoceros Bead on purpose,¡± Qiao Xiang said.


    ¡°Why?!¡± Luo Yuting said in disbelief.


    ¡°Because one of the Foundation Building cultivators Chen Lifeng found for Chen Xu turned his back against him. Chen Xu must be worried that the others must also betray him, so he deliberately lost the rhinoceros Bead.¡± Qiao Xiang said.


    Luo Yuting said with some surprise, ¡°Someone under Chen Xu has turned against him?¡±


    Qiao Xiang nodded and said, ¡°Yes!¡± Qiao Xiang thought: Chen Xu has no cultivation or brain. In this precarious place, it was normal that no one would be willing to listen to this second generation ancestor so people under him rebelling was also normal.


    Luo Yuting nodded and said, ¡°Yes! However, Chen Xu is also too impulsive. One person turned his back against him and he lost the Rhinoceros bead. How can he survive alone in this hellish place?! It¡¯s a pity that elder Cheng¡¯s painstaking efforts have been wasted on him. All other people found by elder Cheng will think that something happened to him. I don¡¯t even know how worried about it they must be.¡±


    ¡°All right, do not talk about him,¡± Qiao Xiang said with some annoyance.


    Luo Yuting, seeing this, nodded and said, ¡°Good, elder martial brother, have you heard it? There is a person who spent two thousand medium grade spirit stones to enter the Time Cultivation Room.¡±


    Qiao Xiang gave a light hum and said, ¡°That must be some young master who has no other place to spend money. Two thousand medium-grade spirit stones are more than enough to buy a dozen longevity fruits.¡± The treatment given to him by sect was not low but he only received a dozen medium-grade spirit stones a month.


    ¡°Yes! It¡¯s two thousand medium-grade spirit stones,¡± Luo Yuting said.


    ¡°I heard that this guy killed a lot of people from Yin Ghost Sect, and now they are all fired up to find trouble with him,¡± Qiao Xiang said gloatingly.


    Luo Yuting said thoughtfully, ¡°The place where the man first appeared was Windward Forest, do you think it could be a cultivator from our Cloud Continent?¡± Although, the location of a cultivator being transported into a secret realm was random there was still a chance. The Windward Forest was a place where Cloud Continent cultivators had the greatest chance of appearing.


    Qiao Xiang shook his head and said ¡°I don¡¯t think so, I haven¡¯t heard of such a cruel man in the Cloud Continent! What¡¯s more, I heard that this person has countless spiritual treasures on him which suggest he is the offspring of some old monster. I haven¡¯t heard of any Nascent Soul cultivator who had such descendants coming in!¡±


    Luo Yuting nodded and said, ¡°That¡¯s right!¡±


    ¡°The Yin Ghost Sect offered three top quality spirit stones to catch that guy. It seems they are willing to pay a lot to catch this guy,¡± Qiao Xiang said.


    Top quality spirit stones were said to increase the chance of advancing to Golden Core by two levels. Luo Yuting was also very tempted, but it was not easy to get them.


    ¡°It seems that someone is helping that murderous devil. I heard that for a while, someone has been designing ambushes to kill people from the Yin Ghost Sect,¡± Luo Yuting said.


    Qiao Xiang nodded and said, ¡°I¡¯ve also heard that quite a few people from the Yin Ghost Sect have died, causing the young lord of the Yin Ghost Sect to become furious.¡± It was said that the young master of the Yin Ghost Sect crawled out of his mother¡¯s stomach only a few days after her death and was half human and half ghost, cruel and terrifying in strength.


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    Xiao Xiaodong and Chen Xu carefully hid in the middle of the jungle. Chen Xu had a robe that Chen Lifeng found for him, which could perfectly conceal his spiritual energy. Chen Xu shared this robe with Xiao Xiaodong.


    ¡°Someone is coming.¡± Xiao Xiaodong said to Chen Xu by voice transmission.


    Chen Xu breathed and his eyes were filled with brilliant light. After a while, Chen Xu fell completely in love with this sniping operation. Although Chen Xu was a ger, he was still a boy and he was full of adventurous spirit deep in heart.


    ¡°Here they are. Let¡¯s go.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong and Chen Xu detonated the trap at the same time and blew the cultivator who stepped on the trap into charcoal.


    Chen Xu stood up with some excitement and said, ¡°Another one solved.¡±


    Huahua leapt down from the tree and Chen Xu, who looked at the little chick clapped his hand and said, ¡°Huahua is really great.¡±


    The little chick held its head high with a proud expression.


    For others, luring the cultivators after setting the trap was the most difficult problem.


    However, for Xiao Xiaodong, this was not difficult. Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s Huahua had powerful illusion skill and as long as the cultivators stepped into the little chick¡¯s illusion field, they could be easily guided into the trap.


    ¡°Well, let¡¯s go, daddy is waiting for us.¡± Xiao Xiaodong said.


    Chen Xu nodded and said, ¡°Good!¡± After three months, Chen Xu¡¯s childish aura had subsided quite a bit, and his whole body was permeated a vibrant energy.

 Chapter 255

    Three months soon came to an end and in these three months or nine years, Xiao Jingting¡¯s cultivation level entered the late stage of foundation building.


    Holding a string of teleportation talismans, Xiao Jingting was waiting to be sent out of the Time Cultivation room.


    As soon as Xiao Jingting was sent out, he felt hundreds of soul forces lock on him. Without hesitation, Xiao Jingting used a teleportation talisman but the feeling of being watched did not disappear. Xiao Jingting used another teleportation talisman.


    Xiao Xiaodong watched from afar as the person who came out teleported away and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.


    Xu Muan looked at Xiao Xiaodong and Chen Xu beside him and said, ¡°There¡¯s no hope for the three top quality spirit stones. Let¡¯s go.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, ¡°Alright.¡±


    Xiao Jingting launched three teleportation talismans in a row to get rid of the feeling of being monitored. However, even after that, Xiao Jingting did not dare to be careless. He used three more teleportation talismans before stopping.


    Long before leaving the Time Cultivation Room, Xiao Jingting had already guessed that his throwing out two thousand medium-grade spirit stones might attract a lot of people¡¯s attention. But the feeling of being watched by hundreds of Foundation Building cultivators when he had just been sent out, still gave Xiao Jingting, who had been prepared for this, the creeps.


    Xiao Jingting could guess that there would be people waiting outside but he could never expect there would be so many of them waiting for him.


    Xiao Jingting changed his outfit, pretending to be an ordinary Foundation Building cultivator and left his spot.


    There were originally countless cultivators gathered outside the Time Cultivation Room, and after Xiao Jingting left, these people also disbanded individually.


    ¡°Daddy, are we leaving?¡± Xiao Xiaodong asked.


    Xu Muan thought about it and said, ¡°Let¡¯s stay and wait.¡±


    Xu Muan thought: Jingting left by unleashing the teleportation talisman and many people chased after him. At this moment, he did not know where Xiao Jingting had gone. However, when Jingting left, his Rhinoceros Bead should have reacted. Maybe Xiao Jingting will come back in a few days.


    The most dangerous place was also the safest place. If Xiao Jingting really wanted to return, not many people would have thought of it.


    Half a month later, there were fewer and fewer people outside the Time Cultivation Room, and Xiao Jingting finally rejoined Xu Muan and the others.


    ¡°Father, you¡¯re at the peak of Foundation Building.¡± Xiao Xiaodong said with envy.


    Xiao Jingting patted Xiao Xiaodong on the shoulder and said solemnly, ¡°Yes. You should also work hard. Strive to reach the peak of Foundation Building as soon as possible.¡± The rise in strength allowed Xiao Jingting to regain his confidence of being a father.


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, ¡°I will.¡±


    Xu Muan asked, ¡°How many spirit stones do you have left?¡±


    Xiao Jingting suddenly felt suffocated, the issue of spirit stones was really a tangled one.


    ¡°There are still more than a dozen medium-grade spirit stones.¡± No way!


    In order to save spirit stones, Xiao Jingting made many of the spiritual plants and herbs into his jade pendant space into pills so for now, the most urgent task for Xiao Jingting now was to sell the pills.


    Xiao Xiaodong blinked his eyes and said, ¡°Father, it can¡¯t be.¡±


    Xiao Jingting patted Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s shoulder and said, ¡°Your father did not want it either. I am already very frugal.¡±


    ¡°I have some here.¡± Xu Muan took out a space ring.


    Xiao Jingting gave it a cursory sweep and found several hundred medium-grade spirit stones in it. He thought: He married a tough wife. During this period of time, Xu Muan should have done a lot of business of killing people and robbing goods.


    ¡°Father, daddy was very worried about your safety! So he finished a lot of people for you but you have too many enemies. Finishing a lot of people will not solve the problem. Fortunately, you reacted quickly and knew to launch the teleportation talismans to escape.¡± Xiao Xiaodong said.


    ¡°What kind of person you father is?! Shrewdness is necessary.¡± Xiao Jingting said somewhat smugly.


    Xu Muan smiled and said, ¡°That¡¯s right, you¡¯re very smart.¡±


    Xiao Jingting felt a little sheepish from Xu Muan¡¯s compliment. Although the spirit stones Xu Muan gave him solved the urgent problem, it was still not enough! The Thunder Flame Walnut was very useful, but, in order to save spirit stones, he didn¡¯t even dare ripe that tree much.


    ¡°There are not enough spirit stones to spend! We still need to think of a way to earn spirit stones.¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Xiao Xiaodong held his chin and said ¡°Right now there are two quick ways to earn spirit stones.¡±


    ¡°What is it?¡± Xiao Jingting asked eagerly.


    ¡°One is the Yin Ghost Sect offering a reward for catching a murderous demon with a reward of three top-quality spirit stones.¡± Xiao Xiaodong said.


    Xiao Jingting rolled his eyes, thinking: Xiao Xiaodong is really a filial son, actually thinking of selling his old man. However, three top-quality spirit stones was a lot.


    ¡°Excluding the first one, what is the second one?¡± Xiao Jingting asked.


    ¡°The other one is a young master from Spiritual Treasure Pavilion. After he entered the secret realm, he was bitten by the golden-topped red-tailed scorpion and now urgently needs an antidote. The one who will help him solve the poison will get one top-quality spirit stone.¡± Xiao Xiaodong said.


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡± What kind of situation was this? He was worth more than the young master of that Spiritual Treasure Pavilion, and quite a bit more expensive. With such a high reward, he wanted to sell himself.


    Chen Xu pondered for a moment and said ¡°In fact, the Yin Ghost Sect has a bad reputation, so even if someone catches this murderous demon, it may not be possible to get these three pieces of top-quality spirit stones. Even if we get lucky and get these three pieces of top-quality spirit stones, it may be not long before we will be targeted by the people of the Yin Ghost sect and get killed by them.¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°No, what is the virtue of Yin Ghost Sect, I already know the best. The people from Yin Ghost Sect can¡¯t be trusted, so we can only give priority to this unfortunate young master.¡±

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    ¡°That golden-topped red-tailed scorpion seems to be a good thing,¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Chen Xu nodded and said, ¡°Yes! The golden-topped red-tailed scorpion ranks eighth on the list of Spiritual Insect. Several insects from the spiritual insect list are already extinct so even rank eight is not easy to obtain. The golden-topped red-tailed scorpion is fierce and highly toxic, so it¡¯s not easy to catch it and raise.¡±


    ¡°How do you detoxify the poison of golden-topped red-tailed scorpion?¡± Xiao Jingting asked.


    Chen Xu shook his head and said, ¡°Well, I only know one way, finding a cultivator at Nascent Soul who will force the poison out. However, there are no Nascent Soul cultivators here and even Golden Core aren¡¯t here.¡±


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡±


    ¡°There is no other way?¡± Xiao Jingting asked.


    Chen Xu thought about it and said, ¡°There should be several pill prescriptions that can detoxify it. However, I don¡¯t know any of them. The cultivation world has developed to the point where many spiritual herbs are extinct, so even having pill prescriptions may not work.¡±


    ¡°Let¡¯s go and see the golden-topped red-tailed scorpion first,¡± Xiao Jingting pondered.


    ¡°Father, you are interested in the golden-topped red-tailed scorpion?¡± Xiao Xiaodong asked.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Yes! You raise a chicken and your brother raised a nest of worms, so I, as your father, also want to raise something.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong, ¡°¡­¡±


    Chen Xu looked at Xiao Jingting and said, ¡°Uncle Xiao, this spirit insect is not easy to tame. Moreover, once it bites you, it¡¯s a matter of life and death.¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Well, so we will have to take a long-term view. We can first go to the nest of the golden-topped red-tailed scorpion and take a look first. Generally speaking, in a place where such highly poisonous insects grow, there would be spiritual plants restraining them.¡± He better research the antidote first, before he goes to find that scorpion.


    ¡°There are already many people who have been there,¡± Xiao Xiaodong said.


    Xiao Jingting smiled bitterly and said, ¡°It seems that there is more than one smart person! I hope that the nest of golden-topped red-tailed scorpion hasn¡¯t been damaged too seriously. Let¡¯s go there without delay. ¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, ¡°Good!¡±


    Xiao Jingting and his group of four people soon found the vicinity of the golden-topped red-tailed scorpion nest.


    Xiao Jingting found several blackened corpses near the nest, however their space rings were already not there.


    ¡°Many people have died,¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    ¡°There are already many experts in Spiritual Treasure Pavilion, so if this matter was so easy to solve, they would not issue a reward.¡± Chen Xu said.


    Xiao Jingting walked around the outside of the cave and listened to the alarm of the jade pendant space.


    Sure enough, he heard that the jade pendant space could detoxify with the use of spirit plant but this spirit plant looked like a weed and it¡¯s appearance was not very good.


    Xiao Jingting planted this spirit plant into his jade pendant space like a treasure.


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    Xiao Xiaodong went out to inquire around and then returned to the cave where Xiao Jingting stayed.


    ¡°Father, I have inquired about it. The young master of Spiritual Treasure Pavilion is not in good condition. It also seems that many people who were poisoned by golden-topped red-tailed scorpion have gathered around the Spiritual Treasure Pavilion¡¯s people. If you want to treat the young master, you will need to treat people outside first and only if the cure works, will it reach the young master. ¡°


    Xiao Jingting was a little surprised as he said, ¡°Many people have been poisoned by the golden-topped red-tailed scorpion?¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, ¡°Yes! Didn¡¯t many people want to receive the reward from the Spiritual Treasure Pavilion? But as a result, they also let that scorpion bite them.¡±


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡± Was the Spiritual Treasure Pavilion doing this on purpose?! Deliberately issuing such a high reward and attracting so many people.


    Anyway, Xiao Jingting followed the antidote prescription given by the jade pendant space and prepared the antidote.


    At the premises of Spiritual Treasure Pavilion, nearly a hundred Foundation Building cultivators were gathered.


    ¡°Elder martial brother, younger martial brother Yun¡¯s illness is getting worse.¡± Zhang Qing said to Zhou Lan with a sad expression.


    Zhou Lan nodded and sighed, ¡°Yes! If we can¡¯t find a way, I¡¯m afraid senior brother won¡¯t be able to make it.¡±


    If Yun Beixin could not be saved, all of them would need to eat their own words. The young master was originally not on the list of people participating in the secret realm trial, but since he came in, if something happened to him, they would be the ones to suffer.


    ¡°Such a big reward was announced but as a result there was not even a single useful person.¡± Zhou Lan said, full of anger.


    ¡°Two elder martial brothers, someone sent this box and a letter over.¡± A cultivator walked in and said.


    ¡°Where is that person?¡±


    ¡°That person left after leaving the box and letter.¡± The person who came in to report said.


    Zhou Lan opened the letter and looked at it, his eyes flashing with doubt.


    Zhang Qing asked Zhou Lan, ¡°Elder martial brother, what does this letter say?¡±


    ¡°The letter says that there is a pill in this box, which can detoxify the poison. However, you need to take 12 pills in succession to completely detoxify the toxin. But even taking one pill can show some improvement. But if we want the rest of the pills, we have to put the top-quality spirit stone into the box and transmit it over and he will transmit the rest of the pills.¡± Zhou Lan said.


    Zhang Qing grabbed the person who came to deliver the latter and asked, ¡°Who is the person that came? What¡¯s the origin? ¡±


    ¡°The man covered his head and face so I couldn¡¯t tell where he came from.¡±


    ¡°Where is the man?¡± Zhang Qing asked.


    ¡°He¡¯s gone.¡± The disciple who came in to deliver the letter said with some fear.

 Chapter 257

    ¡°Gone, how could you let him go?¡± Zhang Qing said with some anger.


    Zhou Lan shook his head and said, ¡°Well, so many people come and go every day, we can¡¯t let each one of them stay here.¡±


    ¡°Who is that? Making himself appear so mysteriously, he must be bluffing for sure.¡± Zhang Qing said.


    ¡°Not necessarily.¡± Zhou Lan shook his head and said.


    ¡°What¡¯s your opinion, elder martial brother?¡± Zhang Qing asked.


    ¡°Look at this box. This is a teleportation box. These boxes always come in pairs. We put something in, then turn on the switch and things will automatically be sent to the other person¡¯s delivery box. This thing is very delicate and only a Mechanism master can make it, so it¡¯s worth a lot of money. I don¡¯t think that a person who can come up with such a thing would simply come to bluff the people.¡± Zhao Liu said.


    Zhang Qing said with some excitement, ¡°If that is the case, this thing can really work.¡±


    ¡°I think so.¡± Zhou Lan said.


    ¡°Should I give it to younger martial brother to eat?¡± Zhang Qing asked.


    Zhou Lan thought about it and said, ¡°I think it¡¯s better to find someone to test it out first.¡±


    Zhang Qing nodded and said, ¡°That¡¯s right.¡±


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    ¡°Something is coming through.¡± Xu Muan said.


    Xiao Jingting looked at the top-quality spirit stone that had been transmitted over and stared at it in amazement.


    ¡°It has really been sent over.¡± Xiao Jingting thought that the Spiritual Treasure Pavilion would procrastinate for a bit, but he didn¡¯t expect that they would actually act so fast.


    ¡°Spiritual Treasure Pavilion is a rich family, relatively rich, right?¡± Xiao Xiaodong said.


    ¡°The Spiritual Treasure Pavilion is really generous! They gave a top-quality spirit stone as soon as they were told.¡± It was the first time that Xiao Jingting saw a top-quality spirit stone, so after he got it, he played with it for a long time.


    While Xiao Jingting marveled at the generosity of the Spiritual Treasure Pavilion, the Spiritual Treasure Pavilion¡¯s side was caught up in an argument.


    ¡°Elder martial brother, even if the pill is effective, you can¡¯t just give the top-quality spirit stone to them!¡± Zhang Qing said with some anxiety.


    ¡°After things have come so far, I can only try our luck. Do you think younger martial brother¡¯s life is not worth one top quality spirit stone?¡± Zhou Lan asked.


    ¡°I don¡¯t think that younger martial brother¡¯s life is not better than one top quality spirit stone. I just think that we have to guard against the other side disappearing. Although the pill is effective, at this moment, it only detoxifies the toxin and it doesn¡¯t mean that it can cure it.¡±


    ¡°Something came.¡± Zhou Lan said with some excitement.


    Since the other party was decisive, Xiao Jingting also didn¡¯t want to stifle their appetite and directly passed the pills over.


    ¡°There are twelve pills in total. They are the same as the pill given to that cultivator before. Give them to younger martial brother.¡± Zhou Lan said.


    When Zhang Qing saw the pills come over, he became more or less relieved that he had paid the spirit stone and did not get in trouble.


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    Xiao Jingting held his chin with some headache as he looked at the top-quality spirit stone in the box.


    Xiao Xiaodong looked at Xiao Jingting and said, ¡°Father, what¡¯s wrong with you?¡±


    ¡°Although the top-quality spirit stone is good, there is only one. I can¡¯t bear to use it!¡± Xiao Jingting said in dilemma. The top-quality spirit stone was a good thing and had an impact on Golden Core cultivators, so he had to save up a little.


    Xiao Xiaodong looked at Xiao Jingting and said, ¡°Father, have you ever thought about selling pills?¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Of course, I¡¯ve thought about it.¡± During his time in the Time Cultivation Room, Xiao Jingting refined a large number of pills while he was cultivating. There were only a few of them and they could not use so many pills, so he could only let them get moldy in the space ring.


    ¡°If you sell them, you will have money.¡± Xiao Xiaodong said.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°You don¡¯t need to say this, your father also wants to do it! However, right now, people from the Yin Ghost Sect are looking for your father, so if I sell these pills, I will be targeted.¡± Although Xiao Jingting used a disguise technique when he killed the Yin Ghost Sect¡¯s people, there was still a possibility of them revealing the truth.


    Xiao Xiaodong thought about it and said, ¡°Then why don¡¯t you sell it to the people from Spiritual Treasure Pavilion? They are rich and powerful.¡±


    Xiao Jingting looked at Xiao Xiaodong and said, ¡°You mean by using the transmission box?¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, ¡°Yes.¡±


    Xiao Jingting patted Xiao Xiaodong forehead and said, ¡°Son, you¡¯re really smart!¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong smiled and said, ¡°Like father, like son! My father is smart, so I am also smart.¡±


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡± Then, Xiaofan¡¯s stupidity was not because he picked him up, right?


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­


    ¡°Elder martial brother, what¡¯s the matter with younger martial brother?¡± Zhang Qing asked.


    ¡°After taking pills, he became much better.¡± Zhou Lan said with some excitement.


    Zhang Qing let out a sigh of relief and said, ¡°That¡¯s good.¡±


    Zhou Lan said with a sigh of relief, ¡°The golden-topped red-tailed scorpion¡¯s antidote prescription has been lost for a long time, so I did not expect that someone would actually give the antidote. It¡¯s a pity that the other side is so mysterious and we don¡¯t know his identity. Otherwise, it would be possible to become friends.¡± If something really happened to Yun Beixin, no matter how much precious resources he brought out, he would not be able to make up for his mistake.


    ¡°Elder martial brother, the other party has sent something over again.¡± Zhang Qing said.


    Zhou Lan looked at Zhang Qing and said, ¡°What is it?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s just some ordinary pills, that person wants to sell them,¡± Zhang Qing said.


    Zhou Lan was a little surprised as he said, ¡°The other side acts really strange!¡±


    ¡°I think the other party may be an alchemist who has no backing but has high alchemy skills. He is worried about being targeted, so he used this method to entrust us with selling pills on his behalf.¡± Zhang Qing said.


    Zhou Lan thought about it and said, ¡°Well, this alchemist is not simple. Even if we can¡¯t make friends with him, we should not offend him. Give him the spirit stone first. There is no need to worry about the sale of pills. We have a market here, so we can sell it here.¡±


    Zhang Qing nodded and said, ¡°Good!¡±

 Chapter 258

    Receiving the spirit stones, Xiao Jingting became a little excited. ¡°They are here, they are here. The spirit stones are here. It¡¯s amazing that the spirit stones came over so quickly.¡±


    Xiao Jingting counted the spirit stones and found that the other party¡¯s price was a little higher than market price and became immediately overjoyed. ¡°The Spiritual Treasure Pavilion really has a lot of spirit stones.¡±


    Chen Xu thought about it and said, ¡°Spiritual Treasure Pavilion is different from ordinary organizations.¡±


    Xiao Jingting asked curiously, ¡°How is it different?¡±


    ¡°Spiritual Treasure Pavilion, it is a powerful commercial organization. Many cultivators from sects come here to look for the opportunities but cultivators from this organization come here to collect spiritual herbs. The people of this organization would also not look for them themselves but bring a large number of spiritual stones and pills to exchange them for spiritual plants with other people.¡±


    ¡°Uncle Xiao, you might not know, but after going out, sects will inspect cultivators who get out and ask them to directly exchange the collected spiritual herbs for spirit stones, pills and contribution points. In general, the exchange with a sect is fair bit there are always some sects who like to take advantage of their own cultivators.¡±


    ¡°Some cultivators don¡¯t have scruples and directly exchange the collected spiritual herbs for pills before they go out.¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said thoughtfully, ¡°I see, young master Chen, you know so much.¡±


    Chen Xu smiled and said, ¡°This is nothing.¡±


    ¡°Also, thank you, young Chen for your teleportation box.¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    ¡°It¡¯s just a small trinket, it¡¯s nothing.¡±


    Xiao Jingting laughed and said, ¡°It might be a small trinket for young Chen but it helped your Uncle Xiao a lot.¡±


    Xiao Jingting thought: He heard that more than hundred Foundation Building cultivators came from Spiritual Treasure Pavilion. Now that he still remained mysterious, people still respected him. But if his identity was exposed, the people would think he was weak and might even have other thoughts. Although the reputation of Spiritual Treasure Pavilion was good, who could guarantee that an organization that could stand for thousands of years in this world did not have any tricks?


    Chen Xu smiled shyly and said, ¡°It¡¯s good that it¡¯s useful to Uncle Xiao.¡±


    ¡°Young Chen, you said that the Spirit Cleansing Grass grows only in the inner city of the Heavenly Haze Secret Realm, which would take two years to open?¡± Xiao Jingting asked.


    Chen Xu nodded and said, ¡°Yes.¡±


    Xiao Jingting rubbed his forehead. The lack of knowledge was just bad. He had thought that there would be Spirit Cleansing Grass in the Spiritual Medicine Garden and wanted to try his luck in another Spiritual Medicine Gardens, but now it seemed that it was not going to work.


    ¡°To enter the inner city of the Heavenly Haze Secret Realm, you need to cross the swamp. There are miasma, poisonous insects, demonic beasts in the swamp and it¡¯s not easy to cross it,¡± Chen Xu said with some concern.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Although there is still a long time before the inner city opens, we still need to make preparations early.¡±


    ¡°I heard that things are concentrated in the inner perimeter of the Medicine Garden and there might be pure spirit liquid inside,¡± Chen Xu said.


    Xiao Jingting asked, ¡°What¡¯s the pure spirit liquid?¡±


    ¡°Something that can help advance to the Nascent Soul realm. It¡¯s also something that can help Nascent Soul cultivators refine their cultivation,¡± Chen Xu said.


    ¡°Can it help with the advancement to Golden Core?¡± Xiao Jingting asked.


    Chen Xu nodded and said, ¡°Of course it can. But this thing is overqualified to be used with Golden Core¡¯s advancement.¡±


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡± Qiu Yun said that the Spirit Cleansing Grass was the precious thing in the secret realm but it seemed that Qiu Yun also did not know much about the secret realm. This pure spirit liquid was more precious than the Spirit Cleansing Grass. What was more precious was hard to say, it all depended on who needed it more.


    Chen Xu held his chin full of expectation as he said, ¡°If I can find the spirit cleansing grass, I can become a double spiritual root.¡±


    Xiao Jingting was full of surprise as he said, ¡°Double spiritual root. How can it be double spiritual root?!¡±


    Chen Xu blinked and said, ¡°I am a three-spirit root, cleansing one I would become a double spirit root.¡±


    Xiao Jingting¡¯s eyes widened as he said, ¡°The Spirit Cleansing Grass can only cleanse one spirit root?¡±


    Chen Xu nodded and said, ¡°Yes! However, in general, Spirit Cleansing Grass is only used on double spirit roots because it¡¯s wasteful to use it on three spirit roots.¡±


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡± What the heck! Qiu Yun, this guy once again tricked him. But this matter could not be blamed on Qiu Yun, Qiu Yun himself was probably not very clear.


    ¡°I thought the Spirit Cleansing Grass could turn people into single spirit roots,¡± Xiao Jingting said with some disappointment.


    Chen Xu looked at Xiao Jingting and said, ¡°Uncle Xiao, you shouldn¡¯t be too disappointed, turning into a double spiritual root is already very good.¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Yes!¡±


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 Chapter 259

    Every day, Xiao Jingting would pass a portion of the pills over to the people of the Spiritual Treasure Pavilion to sell on his behalf and the two sides maintained a friendly exchange.


    From the people of Spiritual Treasure Pavilion, Xiao Jingting learned that the young master who was bitten by a golden-topped red-tailed scorpion, had woken up and already recovered.


    People from Spiritual Treasure Pavilion seemed to be in awe of Xiao Jingting¡¯s ability to work out the antidote formula.


    Xiao Jingting had no words to say to the other side¡¯s words of admiration. Since he rarely encountered such a good opportunity, he decided to sell all the pills in his stock. In order to maintain his profound image, Xiao Jingting falsely claimed that all those pills that were not of not good enough quality were refined by his disciple.


    During this period of time, Xiao Jingting got nearly two thousand medium-grade spirit stones from the Spiritual Treasure Pavilion and his shrunken coffers finally filled up again.


    Zhou Lan looked at the pills in his hand and pondered.


    ¡°Elder martial brother, did the elder send pills again?¡± Zhang Qing walked into the room and asked.


    Zhou Lan nodded and said, ¡°Yes, a lot of them.¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± Zhang Qing asked.


    ¡°Nothing. It¡¯s just a little strange. Look at these three stripes on the Blood Linking Pill. It should be made from hundred-year-old Blood Poria, but Blood Poria are very rare! However, this master had already sent seven or eight bottles,¡± Zhou Lan said.


    ¡°What¡¯s so strange about this? Maybe he had specially acquired such a spiritual herb?¡± Zhang Qing said.


    Zhou Lan shook his head and said, ¡°If there was only one of this kind of pill, it would be okay. However, there are many pills like this, many of which are made from very rare spiritual plants. This person has brought out a lot of pills and some of which are those that very few people knew the prescription of.¡±


    Zhang Qing stroked his chin and said, ¡°Elder martial brother, are you suspecting that the other party has a secret recipe for cultivating rare spiritual plants? There are also quite a few pill prescriptions in his possession.¡±


    Zhou Lan nodded and said, ¡°Yes! The other party hiding his track is very suspicious, since this guy can come in, this means his cultivation level is not high. Appearing so mysterious is most likely because he still has some worries and is afraid of people learning his secret. That¡¯s why he did it in this way.¡±


    Zhang Qing bowed his head. Although the other party had been kind to them, the secret of cultivating rare spiritual plants and rare pills was just too precious.


    ¡°Elder martial brother, can we find this man¡¯s location relying on this teleportation box?¡± Zhang Qing asked with bright eyes.


    ¡°This teleportation box was originally created for the purpose of keeping the transaction secret. It¡¯s not easy to find the other person¡¯s position with just this teleportation box.¡± Zhou Lan shook his head and spoke.


    Zhang Qing said with some regret, ¡°If that¡¯s the case, it¡¯s a pity.¡±


    Zhou Lan smiled and said, ¡°There are not many people who can make this kind of teleportation box. This teleportation box should be made by some Mechanism master. Maybe if we find this Mechanism master, we can investigate which master made this teleportation box and who was it sold to.¡±


    Zhang Qing said with excitement, ¡°Good idea, elder martial brother. But isn¡¯t it a bit too much of a fuss?¡±


    Zhou Lan shook his head and said, ¡°I don¡¯t know but it¡¯s a little strange that the other person could prepare the antidote so quickly.¡±


    Zhou Lan and Zhang Qing were talking when the teleportation box suddenly set itself on fire.


    ¡°What¡¯s going on?¡±


    Zhou Lan frowned and said, ¡°It should be the other side destroying the teleportation box. These teleportation boxes are a set, if one of them is destroyed, the other can also not stay.¡±


    ¡°The other side is really cautious!¡± Zhang Qing said.


    Zhou Lan nodded and said, ¡°Yes!¡±


    ¡­¡­


    Xiao Jingting¡¯s side.


    Xu Muan shook his head with some regret as he looked at the burnt-out teleportation box and said regretfully, ¡°It¡¯s a pity, such a teleportation box is worth a lot of money.¡±


    Xiao Jingting looked at Xu Muan and said, ¡°Don¡¯t feel pity. We need to be careful.¡±


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°That¡¯s right.¡±


    Xiao Jingting thought: He was also reluctant to ruin such a good thing, but in order to protect the jade pendant¡¯s space, he could only do it. Selling so many pills could not help but make people suspicious!


    ¡°The pills have been almost sold out, so it was time to destroy the box,¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°That¡¯s also right.¡± The two of them sold all the pills they couldn¡¯t use and earned nearly three thousand medium grade spirit stones from the sale. Thinking of how fast Xiao Jingting spent the spirit stones, Xu Muan couldn¡¯t help wondering how long it would take him to spend so many spirit stones.


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    ¡°This Spiritual Treasure Pavilion is really good at doing business. They can really control the price.¡± Luo Yuting sold some spiritual plant in exchange for some pills from the Spiritual Treasure Pavilion.


    Qiao Xiang nodded and said, ¡°Yes! But, think about it. In this place, spiritual plants are useless but pills are useful.¡±


    Luo Yuting nodded and said, ¡°That¡¯s right. I heard that a few days ago, a young master of Spiritual Treasure Pavilion who was bitten by a golden-topped red-tailed scorpion, was cured.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ve also heard that the person who cured him is very mysterious and is using the teleportation box to sell pills. I don¡¯t know what kind of mystery he is playing at.¡± Following on Qiao Xiang¡¯s side, a Peerless Set¡¯s cultivator interjected.


    ¡°I also heard that the Spiritual Treasure Pavilion paid him a reward of top-quality spirit stone and later, this Pill Master took out a lot of pills and sold them to Spiritual Treasure Pavilion.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ve also heard about it. It is said that many pills sold by Spiritual Treasure Pavilion recently came from this Pill master. He must be a very powerful Pill master.¡±


    ¡°I heard from one of the servants of the Spiritual Treasure Pavilion that this Pill Master and Spiritual Treasure Pavilion traded more than two thousand medium-grade spiritual stones. Adding this top-quality spirit stone, this Pill master has a lot of wealth!¡±


    ¡°That Alchemist is really cautious but I can¡¯t blame him for being cautious. The top-quality spirit stone is eye-catching enough. If this person¡¯s identity is exposed, he might be killed and robbed. The alchemists have a noble status outside but who could care about them in this forsaken place?¡±


    ¡°This person is really powerful, but we don¡¯t know what kind of person he is.¡±


    Qiao Xiang listened to the comments of several elder martial brothers and sisters around him, full of jealousy. Originally, Qiao Xiang thought he was still of some importance, but after coming in, he saw a person casually spent 2000 spirit stones on buying the right to use time cultivation room for three months and another who casually saved a person and got a top quality spirit stone. He felt really uneasy.

 Chapter 260

    ¡°Father, you¡¯re going out of the cave, huh?¡± Xiao Xiaodong asked.


    ¡°I¡¯m going to take a look at the golden-topped red-tailed scorpion¡¯s cave,¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Some time ago, Xiao Jingting dug several holes beside the golden-topped red-tailed scorpion¡¯s cave and put in some Snow Dream Fruit, which they liked to eat. Now, Xiao Jingting planned to check the situation. It was said that Snow Dream Fruit was colorless and tasteless to humans but to golden-topped red-tailed scorpions, it emitted lethal aroma.


    Xiao Xiaodong said, ¡°I¡¯ll go with you.¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°That¡¯s fine!¡±


    Before Xiao Jingting and Xiao Xiaodong walked to the first trap, they found two or three small scorpions trapped in the hole.


    ¡°They really are here!¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Xiao Xiaodong looked at Xiao Jingting and asked, ¡°Does father want to take it?¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Alright.¡± A few small scorpions in the first hole were only at the Qi Practice realm, so Xiao Jingting easily subdued them.


    Xiao Jingting dug a total of a dozen holes and each hole caught more scorpions. In the third hole, there was a scorpion at the Foundation Building realm. Once Xiao Jingting withdrew the trap, the scorpion rushed out and they let Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s little chick tap it, so it would dwindle again.


    Xiao Jingting knew that chickens ate scorpions on earth, but he didn¡¯t expect that in this world, it would also be the same.


    Xiao Jingting took all the scorpions that fell in the trap and subdued them. After recovering them, Xiao Jingting knew that the scorpions he had subdued were minor and weak ones. There was a scorpion at the peak of the Foundation Building still in the nest, which was a very powerful character.


    It took a little time for Xiao Jingting to lure out this group of golden-topped red-tailed scorpions in the batches. After finding out that the number of his subjects were greatly reduced, the golden-topped red-tailed scorpion sensed that something was wrong and angrily came out, allowing Xiao Jingting to catch him in the cage.


    Chen Xu looked at Xiao Jingting and said, ¡°Uncle Xiao, you are really powerful, you actually captured the Golden-Tailed Scorpion King.¡±


    Xiao Jingting shook his head and said, ¡°It¡¯s not much, it¡¯s just luck.¡±


    He took a three-hundred-year-old Snow Dream Fruit to lure the Scorpion King, who seemed to sense that something was wrong, but still couldn¡¯t resist the temptation of the Snow Dream Fruit and ate it.


    The Scorpion King trapped in the cage roared at Xiao Jingting. His two pincers were clacking and waving. Xiao Jingting¡¯s intuition told him if he could get rid of the cage, the first thing it would do would be to pounce on him to tear him into pieces.


    The little chicken roared twice at the scorpion king, who waved his pincers at the little chicken in annoyance.


    Xiao Jingting, seeing that the little chick was beaten, he was not disappointed, but rather overjoyed. If his contracted beast would cower at the sight of the chick, the contract would be useless.


    Xu Muan looked at Xiao Jingting and said, ¡°Jingting, this scorpion king is very tough! It will not be easy to form a contract with him.¡±


    Xiao Jingting was in the late Foundation Building stage while the Scorpion King was at the peak of Foundation Building. Xiao Jingting was a little weaker than Scorpion King, so if in the process of contract, Scorpion King refused to accept the contract, it would be easy for him to suffer a backlash.


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry. There¡¯s still plenty of time, moreover, I have already thought of a way.¡± Xiao Jingting said. Knowing that the Spirit Cleansing Grass could only be found within the inner perimeter of secret realm that would only be opened in more than a year, Xiao Jingting calmed down a bit.


    Chen Xu asked with some curiosity, ¡°What? Why?¡±


    Xiao Jingting smiled enigmatically and spat out a word. ¡°Hunger.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong tilted his head, thought about it, and said, ¡°This trick will definitely work against Xiaofan but it¡¯s hard to say if it will work against this scorpion.¡±


    Xiao Jingting looked at Xiao Xiaodong helplessly and said, ¡°How can you say that about your brother¡­.?¡± Although it was true, he did not need to point it out!


    Xiao Xiaodong, ¡°¡­¡±


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    The golden-topped red-tailed scorpion, like its name suggested, had a golden head and red tail. The Scorpion King¡¯s position was not won by his strength, but by nature. The Scorpion King was a natural deterrent to ordinary scorpions in the cave and his intelligence was also higher than ordinary scorpions.


    An ordinary scorpion had a golden dot on the top of its head, while the Scorpion King had a Golden King character on the top of its head.


    Xiao Jingting let a few small scorpions that he had already contracted eat Snow Dream Fruit around the cage.


    The king of scorpions saw a few little scorpions beside him feasting without even knowing how to show him filial piety and roared with anger.


    Small scorpions became limp under Scorpion King¡¯s pressure but even so, having snow dream fruit to eat, several small scorpions did not eat less.


    Scorpion King roared till he became tired and laid on the side drooling.


    Xiao Jingting put a circle of Snow Dream Fruits beside the Scorpion King¡¯s cage. Every day, he let the Scorpion King watch as a group of scorpion soldiers would eat Snow Dream Fruits which made the Scorpion King greedy.


    Chen Xu squatted by the cage and looked at the Scorpion King inside with great interest as he said, ¡°Xiaodong, your father is really talented, but would this method work?¡±

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    Xiao Xiaodong shook his head and said, ¡°I don¡¯t know.¡±


    Chen Xu held his chin and said, ¡°If it works, then I¡¯ll try it next time, too.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, ¡°Good!¡±


    ¡­¡­


    Xu Muan walked into the cave where Xiao Jingting was resting and said, ¡°Jingting, is it alright to leave that scorpion king there?¡±


    Xiao Jingting stroked his chin and said unconcerned, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, after going hungry for some time, it will learn its lesson. You don¡¯t have to take it too seriously. All the animals on earth are like this.¡±


    Xu Muan said with a complicated expression, ¡°But this is not Earth!¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Yes! But many things are still connected.¡±


    Xiao Jingting was also uncertain if it would work. After all, no one on earth could live without eating. But here, as long as their cultivation reached Foundation Building, they could basically stop eating. That Scorpion King had been at the peak of Foundation Building, so it would be normal that he could resist hunger. But currently, he could only see food without eating it, so it should not be as much as physical but mental torture. He hoped it would have some use.


    Xu Muan looked at Xiao Jingting and said, ¡°I hope so.¡±


    Xiao Jingting stroked his chin and said, ¡°I think this method has the least risk. If it won¡¯t work out, I can also try other methods.¡±


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°That¡¯s right. When that scorpion first came, it was noisy all day long but, now it seems to become much more peaceful.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t mention that scorpion anymore. Look at this, my weapon refining skill is not as good as Xiaofan¡¯s, so I could barely make it like this.¡± Xiao Jingting handed the array plate to Xu Muan and said.


    Xu Muan laughed and said, ¡°You¡¯re studying this!¡±


    ¡°This is a weapon of mass destruction! It¡¯s all thanks to it that I was able to narrowly escape death several times.¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°It is indeed very useful, I also relied on it to escape from death several times.¡±


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­


    Chen Xu lied beside the cage and looked with concentration at the dispirited Scorpion King.


    Xiao Xiaodong looked at Chen Xu, a little speechless. Chen Xu spent some time every day observing the scorpion. He paid more attention to this scorpion than his own father.


    ¡°I think your father¡¯s tactics worked. Maybe if your father tries to contract him now, this Scorpion King will agree,¡± Chen Xu said.


    Xiao Xiaodong looked at the drooling Scorpion King and said, ¡°No, the golden-topped red-tailed scorpions are famous existence on the Spiritual Insect List. They should not be as unpromising as Xiaofan.¡±


    Chen Xu looked at Xiao Xiaodong and said, ¡°Don¡¯t talk about your brother like that! Speaking of it, although golden-topped red-tailed scorpions are fierce, their intelligence is still lacking a bit.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, ¡°Well, Xiaofan¡¯s intelligence should still be a bit better than this Scorpion King.¡±


    Xiao Jingting walked up to the Scorpion King and used his soul force to communicate with him.


    Xiao Xiaodong looked at Xiao Jingting and said, ¡°Father, what did this scorpion say?!¡±


    Xiao Jingting blinked and said, ¡°It said that it is willing to submit sincerely.¡± Scorpion King said that it would submit but every day, he had to provide it with enough fruits. He also had to give it more to him than what he gave to his subordinates and that he was much more useful than those useless subordinates.


    Xiao Jingting thought: This scorpion must have felt very unpleasant to watch the little soldiers who used to work under him eat and drink every day, while it could only suffer from the lack of food. It must feel bad.


    ¡°Father, you are really powerful!¡± Xiao Xiaodong thought: This scorpion was spineless! Wasn¡¯t it just a few fruits? But he lost the battle just like that. He was even worse than Xiaofan.


    Xiao Jingting successfully signed a contract with the starved Scorpion King and after the contract was signed, Xiao Jingting generously took out a large pot of spirit fruits for the Scorpion King to eat. The Scorpion King swallowed the whole pot of spirit fruit and Xiao Jingting had to take out several pots of spiritual fruits again and again, asking the Scorpion King to eat. The Scorpion King did not refuse and ate eight pots full of Snow Dream Fruit.


    After eating Xiao Jingting¡¯s spiritual fruits, the Scorpion King, who was at the peak of Foundation Building and developed some spiritual wisdom, immediately had some goodwill towards Xiao Jingting.


    The Scorpion King said that Xiao Jingting as his master was not bad! It used to only be able to eat such delicious fruit only once in a few months, but following Xiao Jingting, he would be able to eat as much as he wanted. Xiao Jingting couldn¡¯t help becoming speechless at the scorpion king¡¯s praise.


    After subduing the Scorpion king, Xiao Jingting followed the scorpion king into his nest.


    With the help of the Scorpion King, Xiao Jingting contracted a group of scorpion children and scorpion grandchildren. In the face of a steady stream of scorpions, Xiao Jingting secretly congratulated himself for luring the Scorpion King out. Otherwise, if this nest of scorpions swarmed out, it would have been terrible.


    Xiao Jingting followed the scorpion king to the treasure house where the scorpions hid their stuff, and actually found a bunch of space rings.


    Xiao Jingting originally thought that the space rings of cultivators who were poisoned outside were all taken by other cultivators but now realized that the bigger part was hidden by scorpion.


    Xiao Jingting found several very old rings in it.


    Xiao Xiaodong examined the rings and said, ¡°Father, there are several rings here that seem to have come from the cultivators who came here last time.¡± Among the several rings, there was a ring that contained many Luoshui sect robes. The Luoshui sect was destroyed more than 200 years ago because it offended someone.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Not bad.¡± Xiao Jingting checked several space rings and found that the original owners of the rings were almost all poor. The richest space ring had only a hundred medium-grade spirit stones.


    As soon as Xu Muan saw it, he knew what Xiao Jingting was thinking, ¡°Be content, it¡¯s already good to have it. Not all people have the same luck as you.¡±


    Xiao Jingting considered it and thought: Yes, him being able to accumulate such rich wealth was credited to his jade pendant space. Other people needed to go to great lengths to find spiritual herbs when he could grow a large number of precious spirit plants and refine the pills by himself!


    Although there were not many spirit stones in these space rings, there were still three or four hundred of them in total. Xiao Jingting also found a lot of talisman records, magic weapons and some strange things in them.


    With this encounter, Xiao Jingting suddenly felt that it was better to rob all the demonic beasts in this secret realm, so that he might encounter another opportunity.

 Chapter 262

    After taming a nest of scorpions, Xiao Jingting¡¯s strength increased greatly.


    ¡°Where are we going next? Mr. Chen, do you have any suggestions?¡± Xiao Jingting asked in a spirited manner.


    ¡°We can go for the Prosperous Star flower.¡± Chen Xu said without thinking.


    ¡°Prosperous Star Flower, what is its function?¡± Looking at Chen Xu¡¯s appearance, Xiao Jingting knew that Chen Xu wanted to get the Prosperous Star Flower for a long time, so it must be an important thing.


    ¡°Going to the inner city requires crossing the Misty Swamp and the fog in the swamp is filled with miasma. The Prosperous Star Flower can resist this miasma,¡± Chen Xu said.


    Xiao Jingting stroked his chin and said thoughtfully, ¡°If that is the case, if we want to go to the inner city to find Spirit Cleansing Grass, we need to get the Prosperous Star Flower first.¡±


    Chen Xu nodded and said, ¡°It is also said that if you have a Prosperous Star Flower, it will be much easier to resist miasma and chances of survival will be greater.¡±


    ¡°In that case, let¡¯s hurry up and get moving.¡± Xiao Jingting was a little depressed. The sect actually didn¡¯t mention anything about these matters.


    Xiao Jingting was sure that the sect also knew about this thing, but they just did not tell him. The Green Cloud Immortal Sect did not trust them or rather did not take them seriously.


    The Green Cloud Immortal Sect¡¯s cultivators who came in at the peak of Foundation Building certainly knew a lot of secrets and these individuals were the sect¡¯s trump cards.


    Xiao Jingting heard that before entering the secret realm, some cultivators were called in by sect seniors for special training. They also gave them a lot of magic tools and talismans. Of course, the sect¡¯s help also came with a price. In the Heavenly Haze Secret Realm, there were a lot of heavenly treasures that were effective for Golden Core and Nascent Soul cultivators.


    Those Golden Core and Nascent Soul cultivators couldn¡¯t get in, so they appointed these Foundation Building cultivators to come in and look for something. If they could not find them, they would not be able to ask for anything good when they returned to their sects.


    ¡°It¡¯s not too late. Let¡¯s hurry.¡± Chen Xu said. In fact, since some time ago Chen Xu was already a little anxious and wanted to go to look for Prosperous Star Flower but Xiao Jingting was busy subduing his gold-tipped red-tailed scorpion. It was too dangerous for Chen Xu to go alone, so he did not dare to do it.


    Chen Xu looked at Xiao Jingting and said, ¡°Uncle Xiao, many people have already gone there, so let¡¯s also go as soon as possible.¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Good! However, all these Prosperous Star Flowers might have already been picked by someone?¡±


    Chen Xu shook his head and said with indifference, ¡°It¡¯s not possible, picking Prosperous Star Flowers is not so easy.¡±


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    Xiao Jingting and his group walked to a lake and saw that there were many people gathered around it.


    ¡°The Prosperous Star Flower grows on the island across the lake and the whole island is surrounded by the water.¡±


    ¡°This lake has restrictions so you can¡¯t fly over it. You can only cross it by the boat. There is a very fierce crocodile in this river, so if you are unlucky, you will be swallowed by the crocodile,¡± Chen Xu said.


    ¡°Young Chen, you know so much.¡± Xiao Jingting couldn¡¯t help but say. His own son found a living encyclopedia! Without Chen Xu, in this hell hole, they would be caught blind.


    Chen Xu smiled and said, ¡°It¡¯s okay.¡±


    When they arrived, people from the Peerless sect just happened to be near the lake. When they saw Chen Xu and his group, Qiao Xiang came over to greet him. ¡°Younger martial brother Chen, you are here!¡±


    Qiao Xiang hadn¡¯t heard about Chen Xu for a long time and thought Chen Xu had died. But he did not expect that Chen Xu was not only alive but also in good condition.


    Chen Xu nodded and said, ¡°Yes!¡±


    ¡°Those people that your grandfather invited are very worried about you,¡± Qiao Xiang said.


    Chen Xu nodded and said with a complicated expression, ¡°I know.¡±


    Although he knew that not all the people his grandfather found had a problem. But, with such a previous experience, Chen Xu really did not dare to take it lightly. Chen Xu felt that the blood oath was a bit unreliable. A man he met before was fooled by several cultivators from other continent and turned his back to him for those cultivators.


    ¡°Elder martial brother Qiao, it¡¯s time to go.¡± A cultivator from the Peerless sect came over and said.


    Qiao Xiang glanced at Chen Xu and said politely, ¡°Younger martial brother Chen, would you like to join us?¡±


    Chen Xu shook his head and said, ¡°I will go together with uncle Xiao.¡±


    Qiao Xiang glanced at Xiao Xiaodong and said, ¡°Then, take care.¡±


    Chen Xu nodded and said, ¡°Elder martial brother Qian should also take care.¡±


    On the other side of the Peerless Sect, Luo Yuting watched Qiao Xiang and Chen Xu talking and could not help frowning.


    Seeing Qiao Xiang return to the group, he asked, ¡°Elder martial brother Qian, is younger material brother Chen unwilling to come?¡±


    Qiao Xiang shook his head and said, ¡°He doesn¡¯t want to.¡±


    Luo Yuting said coolly, ¡°Chen Xu doesn¡¯t trust the people his grandfather found for him, but trusts Xiao Xiaodong instead!¡±


    Qiao Xiang nodded and said, ¡°Yes!¡±


    Qiao Xiang¡¯s heart was in a dilemma as he thought: This guy Chen Xu really has no vision! He kindly invited him, but this guy actually refused without even thinking about it! They had so many people, weren¡¯t they stronger than Xiao Jingting and his group?


    Xiao Jingting and his wife were only at the middle stage of Foundation Building and Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s cultivation was only at the early stage of Foundation Building. Mixing with these people in the secret realm, what could he achieve?

 Chapter 263

    Xiao Jingting concealed his cultivation at the middle stage of Foundation Building, so Qiao Xiang didn¡¯t notice it.


    Chen Xu watched Qiao Xiang and others board the ship to cross the river. When they just started, the water was very calm but when the ship reached the middle of the lake, huge waves appeared on the lake.


    A huge crocodile emerged and suddenly hit the ship. The giant crocodile was tens of meters long, and its head was covered with spikes. It crashed into the ship with a loud roar.


    The cultivators on the ship attacked the giant crocodile with their swords.


    Little crocodiles came over and jumped towards the ship.


    The big crocodile was fierce but the smaller crocodiles were also very scary.


    Xiao Jingting saw a cultivator on the ship who accidentally let the crocodile bite him into two.


    ¡°It¡¯s really dangerous!¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Chen Xu nodded and said, ¡°Yes, the demon crocodiles are bloodthirsty, and the flesh and blood of the cultivators are great tonic for them. So when you want to go into the water, you should go with more than one person. In this way, you can distract the attention of the demon crocodiles in the lake and avoid being attacked by them in a concentrated manner.¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°So that¡¯s how it is!¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong watched Qiao Xiang¡¯s ship go away. On the top of Qiao Xiang¡¯s ship, there were more than a dozen Foundation Building cultivators and among them, several were at the peak of Foundation Building. With the concentrated efforts of several people, there weren¡¯t any big problems.


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­


    Xiao Jingting pondered how to get into the island when a firework exploded in the sky, attracting the attention of Xiao Jingting and others.


    ¡°It¡¯s a firework from the Green Cloud Immortal Sect asking for help,¡± Xu Muan said.


    Each sect had different fireworks signaling the need for help and it was logical if people from Immortal sect were nearby, they would rush over and rescue them.


    Xu Muan asked Xiao Jingting, ¡°Shall we go over?¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Let¡¯s go over and take a look.¡± There were so many people watching and many of them were cultivators from the Cloud continent. They were wearing the sign of Green Cloud Immortal Sect, so it would be inappropriate if they did not go to check the situation.


    Xiao Jingting, Xu Muan and others arrived at the battle site without delay.


    ¡°The Ten Thousand Corpse Sect, it¡¯s from the Ten Thousand Corpse Sect,¡± Chen Xu said.


    The people of the Ten Thousand Corpse Sect were famous for using corpses. Several cultivators from the Ten Thousand Corpse Sect controlled corpses and fought with several cultivators from Green Cloud Immortal Sect.


    The people from Green Cloud Immortal Sect were obviously in a disadvantageous position.


    Almost all the cultivators from Ten Thousand Corpses Sect had corpses with similar cultivation to their own. Although the flexibility of the refined corpses was less than the cultivator himself, they were not afraid of death, and they were less sensitive to poisons and other drugs.


    The number of cultivators from Ten Thousand Corpses Sect was almost the same as Green Cloud Immortal Sect but Ten Thousand Corpses Sect, thanks to their refined corpses, steadily overpowered the Green Cloud Immortal Sect.


    Xiao Jingting summoned his spiritual sword and joined the battle. The spiritual sword Xiao Jingting summoned was naturally not the set of thousand-year spiritual swords he used before. The thousand-year spiritual swords were too eye-catching and Xiao Jingting made too much noise before. He also did not want to be targeted by the Yin Ghost Sect.


    Xiao Jingting¡¯s soul power was exceedingly thick, so he was very comfortable using five spiritual swords, not to mention three.


    Xiao Jingting¡¯s spiritual power and insight had improved a lot, so it was easy for him to deal with peak Foundation Building cultivators.


    Xiao Xiaodong and Chen Xu teamed up to stop a middle Foundation Building cultivator. Their cultivation was not high, but they fiercely smashed talismans one by one.


    With the addition of four more people joining in, the pressure on the Green Cloud Immortal Sect was greatly reduced, and the people of Ten Thousand Corpse Sect retreated when they saw that they could not gain any advantage.


    ¡°It¡¯s younger martial brother Xiao. Nice to meet you.¡± After the crisis was over, Liu Jinrong, the leader of the Green Cloud Immortal Sect, walked forward and said.


    Xiao Jingting smiled and said, ¡°Elder martial brother Liu, I¡¯ve heard a lot about you.¡± Liu Jinrong¡¯s cultivation was at the peak of Foundation Building and was one of best people who came to this secret realm among Green Cloud Immortal Sect disciplines.


    ¡°Thanks for the help just now, younger martial brother Xiao. Otherwise, we would have been in trouble.¡± Liu Jinrong said with lingering fear.


    ¡°Elder martial brother Liu must be joking. In fact, even if I didn¡¯t make a move, elder martial brother Liu is strong and would be able to protect other people from the sect and safely retreat,¡± Xiao Jingting said modestly.


    Liu Jinrong laughed and said, ¡°Younger martial brother flatters me too much.¡±


    ¡°Elder martial brother, how did you guys get into trouble with the people from the Ten Thousand Corpse Sect?¡± Xiao Jingting asked.


    ¡°We and the people of the Ten Thousand Corpse Sect found several Dragon Boat flowers at the same time. After we divided them, the people of the Ten Thousand Corpse Sect targeted us and we had a big fight. At that time, there were not many people from Ten Thousand Corpse Sect so we suppressed them and retreated. As a result, after they met with other people from their sect, they actually came after us again.¡± Liu Jinrong said with resentment.


    ¡°This demonic sect acts very domineeringly!¡± Xiao Jingting couldn¡¯t help saying.


    Liu Jinrong nodded and said, ¡°Yes! Younger martial brother¡¯s magic weapon is actually a set of spirit swords and younger martial brother can even use three spirit swords so skillfully! Your soul power and spirit power must not be weak!¡±


    ¡°Elder martial brother is praising me too much,¡± Xiao Jingting waved his hand.


    ¡°Even so, no matter how good you think you are, there is always someone out there that is better. I heard that there is a fierce person who uses a set of five-thousand-year-old spirit swords in this secret realm and he already killed countless people and is very powerful. Although younger martial brother is powerful, he still has a certain gap with him. Therefore, younger martial brother must not be complacent. Of course, if younger martial brother works hard, he will become as famous as him sooner or later.¡±


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡± Who in the hell would want to be famous in this way?


    ¡°I wonder what happened to that murderer now?¡± Xiao Xiaodong asked.


    Liu Jinrong shook his head and said, ¡°I don¡¯t know, although that murderer is very strong, offending the Yin Ghost Sect is also very troublesome. He should be hiding now.¡±


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡±


    ¡°Elder martial brother Liu, how powerful is that murderer?¡± Xiao Xiaodong asked, pretending to be naive.


    Xiao Jingting looked at Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s curious expression, his heart filled with speechlessness.


    Without waiting for Liu Jinrong to speak, a chattering male cultivator beside Liu Jinrong began to gush. ¡°That person¡­ that man is very powerful. It is said that that man is a murderer and specializes in killing people to seize their treasures. He is also very cunning and good at laying traps.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s said that there were nearly 100 cultivators who died in the hands of that person and this man has all of their space rings. He is very rich. If anyone can get the space ring of this man, he would be very rich.¡±


    ¡°It is said that this man also has a powerful killing weapon, with attributes of thunder and fire, so even peak Foundation Building cultivators facing this weapon need to retreat.¡±


    ¡°That person possesses an inexhaustible number of magic tools, spiritual talismans and poison. That person¡¯s origin is definitely not simple.¡±


    ¡­¡­


    Xiao Jingting looked at the chattering male cultivator and was full of admiration. He was also speechless. That man killed a hundred cultivators. Xiao Jingting was a good citizen and was not as cruel as that man. After coming in, he killed only a dozen cultivators, but perhaps Xu Muan and Xiao Xiaodong also killed and they were counted on him. But even so, it could not be so many.

 Chapter 264

    ¡°Senior Brother Liu, are you going to cross the river?¡± Chen Xu asked.


    ¡°Yes. Young Master Chen, thank you for stepping in last time. Why didn¡¯t you rendezvous with those people working for your grandfather?¡± Liu Jinrong asked.


    Liu Jinrong looked at Chen Xu and felt a bit strange. The young master was actually with Xiao Xiaodong. It was good if Xiao Xiaodong saved him, however if something happened to this young master, Xiao Xiaodong would also not be able to escape due to their relationship. Their Green Cloud Immortal Sect would also be implicated. At this moment, Liu Jinrong had mixed feelings in his heart.


    Chen Xu lowered his head and said, ¡°I lost the spiritual rhinoceros pearl grandfather gave me.¡±


    Liu Jinrong smiled surprised, and said, ¡°Young Master Chen, you¡¯re too careless. You come for the Prosperous Star Flower, right? Why don¡¯t we go together?¡±


    Chen Xu glanced at Xiao Xiaodong, nodded and said, ¡°Good!¡±


    ¡°In that case, then please wait for a moment, Young Master Chen, we will wait for the others to cross the river together.¡±


    Chen Xu nodded and said, ¡°OK.¡±


    Chen Xu looked at the thoughtful Xiao Xiaodong on the side and asked, ¡°What¡¯s the matter?¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong smiled and said. ¡°Nothing, I was just thinking it¡¯s really cheap for those people of the Ten Thousand Corpse Sect to raise a corpse.¡± Those refined corpses of the Ten Thousand Corpse Sect seemed to still retain their original cultivation and could also use magic weapons.


    Chen Xu smiled and said, ¡°Ten thousand corpse sect is famous for refining corpses. There is an elder in the Ten thousand corpse sect who is at the peak of Nascent Soul and has two Nascent Soul refined corpses. Fighting him is equivalent to fighting three Nascent Soul cultivators so ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators do not dare provoke him. However, refining corpses would delay the cultivation but there are still some cultivators who are willing to delay their cultivation in order to refine corpses.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, ¡°There is such a saying!¡±


    Little chick squawked and looked at Xiao Xiaodong with a gaze full of disdain.


    Chen Xu looked at Xiao Xiaodong and said, ¡°What is Huahua saying?¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong sighed helplessly and said, ¡°It said I¡¯m not smart enough if I am willing to refine corpses when I have such a powerful demonic beast like him.¡±


    Chen Xu, ¡°¡­¡±


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­


    Xiao Xiaodong and the others stepped into the ship in turn and Liu Jinrong blocked Chen Xu behind him as if he was about to face a great enemy.


    The chicken stood at the bow of the road, crowing.


    ¡°Younger martial brother Xiao, why don¡¯t you put your chicken away? It¡¯s dangerous for it to stand at the bow of the ship like this,¡± Liu Jinrong said.


    The little chick turned its head and looked at Liu Jinrong with disdain.


    Xiao Xiaodong laughed and said, ¡°Don¡¯t worry about it.¡±


    ¡°Is it really okay for Huahua to stand at the bow?¡± Chen Xu asked with some concern.


    Xiao Xiaodong shook his head and said, ¡°No problem, it said, if he stands on the bow of the boat, it can ward off evil spirits.¡±


    Little chick¡¯s original words were not like this of course. Little chick said that its bloodline was so noble that the demonic beast in the lake was not even as good as its chicken claw. With it standing on the bow of the ship, these crocodiles would not dare to come out and it could ensure their safe journey. But he did not know if it was true or false.


    Chen Xu looked at the chicken full of doubt and said suspiciously, ¡°It really can ward off evil spirits?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s just saying it. In case of danger, this guy will definitely be the first to escape, you can rest assured,¡± Xiao Xiaodong said.


    Hearing this, Chen Xu couldn¡¯t help laughing.


    Little chick turned his head and gave Xiao Xiaodong a look full of anger.


    Along the way, the Green Cloud Immortal Sect ship was really not attacked and Liu Jinrong couldn¡¯t help but tsk in wonder.


    ¡°Younger martial brother Xiao, can your little chicken really scare off the demonic beasts in the lake?¡± Liu Jinrong asked.


    Xiao Xiaodong smiled and said, ¡°We are just lucky, Huahua should not take too much credit.¡±


    At the beginning of boarding the ship, the Scorpion King changed into the size of a nail and hid in Xiao Jingting¡¯s sleeve.


    The Scorpion King said to Xiao Jingting that the chicken that has not yet grown up was actually not very useful and he was the reason why this group of guys did not dare to go forward. It¡¯s just that he was relatively low-key and didn¡¯t want to compete with chicken for the limelight. The Scorpion King said that it is very capable and he, as its master should give him a lot of food to not treat him badly.


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    After getting off the ship, Xiao Jingting and Liu Jinrong went their separate ways. Although Liu Jinrong felt that it was not right, he still separated from Xiao Jingting¡¯s group under Xiao Jingting¡¯s insistence.


    ¡°Elder martial brother Liu, what¡¯s the matter with younger martial brother Xiao?! He actually took the initiative to leave, is he looking down on our strength?¡±


    ¡°Younger martial brother Xiao and his group have such low cultivation levels but they still have young master Chen with them. What if something happens to young master Chen?¡±


    ¡°Younger martial brother Xiao is determined, so there is nothing I can do!¡± Liu Jinrong sighed and said. In fact, he was not too willing to stay with Xiao Jingting. After all, in Liu Jinrong¡¯s opinion, Xiao Jingting and others¡¯ strength was a little weak, so if they left them around, they would only become a burden.


    ¡°The relationship between young master Chen and Xiao Xiaodong is really good. I heard that Chen Xu refused Qiao Xiang just for the sake of Xiao Xiaodong.¡±


    Liu Jinrong frowned and said, ¡°Don¡¯t talk nonsense, how is it possible to talk nonsense about such things?¡±


    Xiao Jingting knew nothing about the reaction of Liu Jinrong¡¯s group.


    ¡°After crossing the river, is there any danger?¡± Xiao Jingting asked Chen Xu.


    Chen Xu nodded and said, ¡°Yes, if there was no danger at all in picking the Prosperous Star Flower after crossing the river, then the Prosperous Star Flowers would have been picked a long time ago.¡±


    ¡°Wherever Prosperous Star Flower grows, there are demonic beasts guarding them. In the East, there is a nest of poisonous snakes, in the west, there is a group of ferocious and bloodthirsty tigers, in the south is a group of domineering monkey demons and in the north, there is a group of golden bees. Among these demonic beasts, the golden bees are the most difficult to deal with, but the other three are also not easy to handle.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong held his arms and said thoughtfully, ¡°Your grandfather should have prepared a way for you.¡±

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    Chen Xu nodded and said, ¡°Yes.¡±


    ¡°Which demonic beast did your grandfather select?¡± Xiao Xiaodong asked.


    ¡°Golden bee.¡± Chen Xu said.


    Xiao Jingting was full of amazement as he said, ¡°Your grandfather is quite courageous.¡±


    Chen Xu shook his head and said, ¡°Not really. If my grandfather didn¡¯t get a special talisman, he wouldn¡¯t dare to challenge the golden bee.¡±


    Xiao Jingting blinked and said, ¡°Talisman, what talisman?¡±


    Chen Xu took out a talisman and said, ¡°This one, this is the stone talisman. After using it, your whole body becomes like a stone and a layer of rock-like substance will grow on the surface of the whole person. It should be able to protect us from the golden bee¡¯s attack.¡±


    ¡°Moreover, it is said that after a layer of rock-like substance grows on the body, it can counteract the golden bees¡¯ attack to a great extent.¡±


    Xiao Jingting was full of amazement and said, ¡°There is still such a magical talisman, huh?¡±


    Chen Xu nodded and said, ¡°Yes!¡±


    ¡°If this method really works, then there should be a lot of people choosing this method,¡± Xiao Xiaodon was puzzled.


    Chen Xu shook his head and said, ¡°It¡¯s not true. Although the level of this talisman is not high, the method of making it has been lost. The stone talismans left now are all left by predecessors, so the number is very limited. Moreover, it is also very unorthodox, so my grandfather spent a lot of spirit stones to get this stone talisman.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong looked at Chen Xu and thought: Chen Lifeng is really well prepared. It seems that this guy has gone to great lengths for Chen Xu, and did not treat Chen Xu poorly because of a pregnant concubine by his side.


    ¡°But¡­.¡± Chen Xu frowned in embarrassment.


    Xiao Jingting looked at Chen Xu and asked in confusion, ¡°But, but what?¡±


    ¡°The stone talisman has been lost for many years so if it¡¯s really effective, no one actually knows.¡± Chen Xu said.


    Xiao Xiaodong stretched out his hand and said, ¡°Give me the stone talisman, I¡¯ll try it later.¡±


    Xiao Jingting pushed Xiao Xiaodong away and said, ¡°Go away, your father is still here, what¡¯s the matter with you?! Chen Xu, give it to me. I¡¯ll go.¡±


    Chen Xu looked at Xiao Jingting with some hesitation.


    ¡°Young Master Chen, I have the highest cultivation here, so I should be the one to go.¡±


    Chen Xu thought about it and took out a talisman and handed it to Xiao Jingting, saying, ¡°Uncle Xiao, this is a stone talisman, but it doesn¡¯t last very long. Uncle Xiao, when you get close, only then activate the stone talisman.¡±


    Xiao Jingting put away the talisman and said, ¡°Good!¡±


    The scorpion in Xiao Jingting¡¯s sleeve whispered to Xiao Jingting, indicating that there was no need for this whatsoever stone talisman because this swarm of golden bees was not enough to be feared.


    Xiao Jingting thought about it, the most troublesome thing about the golden bee was their poisonous needles. If a group of golden bees rushed out, it naturally would make it difficult for cultivators to resist it. However, the golden-topped red-tailed scorpion itself was also a highly toxic insect and was not afraid of poison. Moreover, thanks to its hard armor, the golden-topped red-tailed scorpion was not afraid of biting.


    ¡°Father, what¡¯s the matter with you?¡± Xiao Xiaodong asked.


    Xiao Jingting told them about the Scorpion King¡¯s transmitted message.


    Chen Xu smiled happily and said, ¡°If we can use the scorpion to achieve our goal, that¡¯s naturally a good thing.¡±


    ¡°Alright, let¡¯s go.¡± Chen Xu said.


    When Xiao Jingting and the others walked to the golden bees¡¯ territory, they heard the sound of golden bees whirring.


    Xiao Jingting turned his head and said, ¡°It seems that people from the Peerless sect are being chased by golden bees. Let¡¯s take a shelter.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong smiled and immediately responded, ¡°Alright.¡±


    Xu Muan said with some confusion, ¡°Young Master Chen, didn¡¯t you say that of the four places where the Prosperous Star Flower grows, the place where the golden bees are located is the most difficult to deal with? Why did the Peerless sect choose to start with the Golden Bees?¡±


    ¡°Young Chen said that the Golden Bee is the most difficult to deal with, so it should not be wrong.¡± After all, everything that Chen Xu knows should be what Chen Lifeng told him. Xiao Jingting paused and added, ¡°However, in this secret realm, there are variables everywhere. If the people from other sects choose to come here, it¡¯s hard to say.¡±


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°That¡¯s also true.¡±


    Chen Xu thought about it and said, ¡°Although the golden bee is dangerous, their honey is a good thing. It has the effect of a pill, especially the Golden Queen Bee¡¯s honey which is hard to find. They might have been moved by golden bees¡¯ honey.¡±


    The purpose of Chen Xu coming in this time was Spirit Cleansing grass, something that could be used to increase the rate of Golden Core advancement was not something that Chen Lifeng could get but the honey was not the same as Spirit Cleansing grass.


    Of course, the honey of the golden bee was one of the best things among all the things that could increase the rate of Golden Core advancement and was not something that would be easy for Chen Lifeng to get, so seeing it here made Chen Xu very excited.


    Xiao Jingting looked at Chen Xu¡¯s appearance. Xiao Jingting knew that the honey of Golden Bee was really extraordinary, and his heart immediately felt moved.


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    A large group of golden bees chased after several cultivators of the Peerless sect.


    Through his soul power, Xiao Jingting observed that few cultivators who were running too slowly were too late to use their teleportation talismans and they were pricked by the golden bees¡¯ poison needles and died.


    Chen Xu also observed several cultivators who died from being surrounded by the golden bees with his soul power and frowned.


    ¡°Qiao Xiang escaped.¡± Xiao Xiaodong thought: Qiao Xiang¡¯s cultivation level was only in the middle stage of Foundation Building, but his escape speed was extremely fast. That guy¡¯s equipment should be able to boost his speed a lot.


    ¡°The golden bees are really fierce,¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Chen Xu nodded and said, ¡°Yes! The golden bees¡¯ poisonous needles are very toxic and anesthetic, moreover, the golden bees act in swarms. It is said that there are more than a dozen peak Foundation Building golden queen bees in this secret realm. Fortunately, the temperament of the golden bees is not too violent, otherwise, if this group of Golden Bees rushes out, these cultivators would be in even greater danger.¡±


    Xiao Jingting held his chin, and many thoughts appeared in his head. ¡°I think that golden bees are a bit agitated today, so let¡¯s find a place to settle down first.¡±


    Chen Xu nodded and said, ¡°Alright!¡±

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    Xu Muan and his group found a place to sleep.


    Xu Muan looked at Xiao Jingting and said, ¡°Did you think of something? That was hard to say with young master Chen around during the day?¡±


    Xiao Jingting smiled and said, ¡°Muan, you really know me.¡±


    ¡°Has it something to do with the honey of the golden bee?¡± Xu Muan continued to ask.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said with glittering eyes, ¡°Yes! According to Chen Xu, the honey of golden bees queen is something excellent and great.¡±


    Xu Muan shook his head helplessly. ¡°That¡¯s right, but, Chen Xu also said that the hive of the queen bee is guarded by many golden bees at the Foundation Building realm, so there¡¯s no way to get close.¡±


    ¡°I heard that the reason why Qiao Xiang and the others were chased by that swarm of golden bees and many people died was because of this honey.¡±


    ¡°This guy Qiao Xiang is extremely discerning, if it¡¯s not something good, this guy will not risk his life.¡±


    ¡°I also heard that they only got the honey made by the ordinary worker bees. Although considering the honey made by golden bee queen, it is not comparable but even ordinary worker bees¡¯ honey is precious. So how expensive is golden bee queen¡¯s honey?!¡±


    Xu Muan looked at the gushing Xiao Jingting and said, ¡°It¡¯s really good stuff, but it¡¯s not easy to get!¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s true, but it would be such a pity if such a good thing was missed. I was thinking if I hide in jade space and then let the scorpion king infiltrate the golden bees hive from it, if the situation allows, I might get some honey into the jade pendant space.¡±


    Xu Muan frowned and said, ¡°But, you can¡¯t use cultivation techniques from the jade pendant space, so you can¡¯t move the honey into the space!¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Yes! That¡¯s why I need to come out.¡±


    Xu Muan looked at Xiao Jingting and said in a good-natured manner, ¡°You are crazy, if you come out of jade pendant space in the nest of golden bee, isn¡¯t that courting death?¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Under normal circumstances, yes, but there is still the Rock Talisman! After using the Rock Talisman, a thick layer of rock-like substance will form on the entire human body and golden bees will not be able to feel the person¡¯s life force at all. Moreover, at the stage when Rock Talisman is still taking effect, even if I get stung I will not be poisoned too deeply.¡±


    Xu Muan looked at Xiao Jingting and said, ¡°The Rock Talisman has been extinct for many years, so its effectiveness cannot be determined.¡±


    Xiao Jingting narrowed his eyes and said, ¡°To achieve great things, you always need to take some risk, wealth comes from risk. ¡±


    ¡°You made up your mind?¡± Xu Muan asked.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Yes! Such a good opportunity, if I don¡¯t seize it, then I will regret it for the rest of my life.¡±


    Xu Muan hesitated for a moment and said, ¡°Otherwise, I will go?¡±


    Xiao Jingting shook his head and said, ¡°No, stay here and watch over Xiaodong and Chen Xu, I will return.¡±


    ¡°But¡­¡±


    Xiao Jingting waved his hand and said, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, if it can¡¯t be done, I will not force it.¡±


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    Early in the morning, Xu Muan left the territory of the golden bees with Xiao Xiaodong and Chen Xu.


    Xiao Xiaodong looked at Xu Muan and asked, ¡°Daddy, where did father go?¡±


    Xu Muan smiled and said, ¡°He wants to go to that spot, don¡¯t worry about him.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and gave an, ¡°oh.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong knew that Xiao Jingting had a jade pendant space, so if he encountered a problem that could not be solved, he could hide in the jade pendant space so he was not too worried about him.


    Chen Xu looked at Xu Muan and said, ¡°Uncle Xu, why do we have to leave the golden bee territory?¡±


    ¡°The golden bees are not very peaceful lately, so I am worried that something will happen to you guys.¡± Xu Muan thought: Xiao Jingting was after the golden bee queen¡¯s honey, if he really got it, those golden bees might riot. If so, it would be too dangerous for them to stay in golden bees¡¯ territory.


    Xu Muan pursed his lips and secretly worried about Xiao Jingting¡¯s situation.


    The Scorpion King with the jade pendant wrapped around his body quickly traveled through golden bees¡¯ territory. Seeing that the scorpion king was an intruder, some golden bees could not stop firing poisonous needles at the scorpion king but the poison needles falling on the scorpion king were like scratching an itchy spot, which was not an obstacle to the scorpion king¡¯s action.


    Xiao Jingting who hid in the jade pendant space felt pleased as he thought he had collected a powerful thing.


    Xiao Jingting found an opportunity on the way to transplant a large number of Prosperous Star Flower into the space.


    The Scorpion King broke into the golden bees¡¯ nest like it was nobody¡¯s business. Xiao Jingting saw a huge beehive in the nest, the diameter of the largest reaching six meters. Xiao Jingting looked at the huge beehive, his eyes becoming red from the excitement.


    Across the jade pendant, Xiao Jingting seemed to smell the sweetness of honey.


    In the jade pendant space, Xiao Jingting used the rock talisman.


    As soon as the rock talisman was activated, Xiao Jingting felt that almost ten centimeters of rock-like material had grown all over his body. His eyesight could be blocked, but his soul power could still be used. Xiao Jingting found that his heartbeat gradually slowed down and his whole body seemed to really become a rock.


    Knowing that the Rock talisman had a limited duration of effectiveness, Xiao Jingting quickly flew out of the jade pendant space and transferred several large pieces of honeycomb into the jade pendant space.


    Xiao Jingting¡¯s stealing sparked the wrath of the swarm as golden bees in the honeycomb roared in annoyance.


    Xiao Jingting removed a few large honeycombs and saw golden bees collectively storming out, immediately jumping into the space he let Scorpion King help him escape.


    Scorpion King quickly escaped with Xiao Jingting. Although Scorpio King was not afraid of bee stings, after being chased by a group of angry golden bees, Scorpion King also became a little afraid.

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    Xiao Jingting signaled from the jade dress space to Scorpion King to hide into the river. At the moment of entering the river, Xiao Jingting put the scorpion king into space and let the jade pendant sink to the bottom of the river.


    A swarm of golden bees roamed by the lake for a long time, refusing to leave.


    Xiao Jingting controlled the jade pendant and left from the other end of the river.


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    The riot of the Golden Bees attracted the attention of many cultivators. The large group of golden bees wandered around the lake and refused to leave, which surprised many cultivators.


    ¡°Have you heard? Someone snatched the honey made by the golden bee queen from the tiger¡¯s mouth, and now as a result, golden bees are going crazy.¡±


    ¡°The golden bees are so powerful, who is so capable to do that?¡±


    ¡°Who knows, this guy must have some special means.¡±


    ¡°The honey of the golden bee queen! It¡¯s said that this honey is not only effective for advancing to the Golden Core but also has a remarkable effect on the breakthrough of the stages of the Golden Core realm.¡±


    ¡°There are restrictions in this secret realm and cultivation of golden bees cannot exceed the Foundation Building, so if the honey is made by golden bees queen, even the Nascent Soul cultivation would be moved. ¡°


    ¡°That guy should have retreated into the water. I heard that a large group of gold bee guards were patrolling back and forth along that lake.¡±


    ¡°This guy made a fortune quietly. However, the cultivators who were originally in the golden bee territory are so unlucky. Not being able to find the right person, the golden bees hunted down the cultivators who entered their territory which resulted in heavy casualties!¡±


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    ¡°Uncle Xu, where on earth did Uncle Xiao go?¡± Chen Xu asked anxiously.


    Xu Muan thought for a moment and said, ¡°Don¡¯t worry.¡± The golden bees were rioting, if something happened to Xiao Jingting, those golden bees should have stopped, but the other side did not, so Xiao Jingting should not only be successful, but should have also escaped.


    ¡°Uncle Xu, uncle Xiao isn¡¯t in the golden bees¡¯ territory, is he? That territory is so chaotic now, if uncle Xiao is there, he might have fallen into danger,¡± Chen Xu said uneasily.


    Xu Muan, ¡°¡­¡± That person was more than lucky. Xiao Jingting should also be able to return in one piece.


    Xiao Xiaodong also did not think like this and said to Chen Xu, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, my father is blessed by Heaven. Moreover, he should not have gone to the golden bee territory.¡±


    Chen Xu looked at Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s calm and composed appearance and thought: If Xiao Xiaodong was so confident, then Xiao Jingting should be fine.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know which cultivator actually snatched the Golden Bee¡¯s queen honey, but he is really capable!¡± Chen Xu said, full of admiration.


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, ¡°Well, very capable and impressive.¡±


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    ¡°Young martial brother Chen, what a coincidence meeting you again!¡± Qiao Xiang turned towards Chen Xu and walked over.


    ¡°Senior Brother Qiao, what a coincidence.¡±


    ¡°Younger martial brother Xiao, how come I don¡¯t see your father? He didn¡¯t meet with an untimely death, right?¡± Qiao Xiang said.


    Xiao Xiaodong frowned and said discontentedly, ¡°No, my father is fine.¡±


    Qiao Xiang nodded and said, ¡°I¡¯m glad he is all right. Younger brother Chen, did you get a Prosperous Star Flower?¡±


    Chen Xu shook his head and said, ¡°Not yet.¡±


    Qiao Xiang thought: Xiao Xiaodong and his group are really not useful. They were not only weak, but they could not even retrieve a Prosperous Star Flower.


    ¡°Younger martial brother, if you don¡¯t mind, this elder martial brother has some extra, so I can give them to you.¡± Qiao Xiang generously said.


    Chen Xu froze for a moment and said, ¡°Thank you, elder martial brother.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong glanced at the box Qiao Xiang was handing over and said, ¡°They are only ten years old. They are not of much use.¡±


    The older they were, the better effect they had. Among the four Prosperous Star Flowers given by Qiao Xiang, one was 30 years old and the other three were ten years old.


    Qiao Xiang frowned and cursed Xiao Xiaodong for being nosy. ¡°Young Master Xiao, is it possible that you have Prosperous Star Flowers of better quality?¡±


    ¡°Not yet, but there will be later,¡± Xiao Xiaodong said.


    ¡°Young Master Xiao is really confident,¡± Qiao Xiang said with some disdain.


    ¡°The Prosperous Star Flowers are here,¡± Xiao Jingting walked over and said.


    Qiao Xian, seeing Xiao Jingting, frowned. When he originally saw Xu Muan and others walking together, he thought that Xiao Jingting was dead, so seeing him appear now, he could not help feeling disappointed.


    Xiao Jingting opened the box and five prosperous Star Flowers were revealed, all of them 60 years old.


    Xiao Jingting looked at Qiao Xiang and said, ¡°Young master Qiao, the four of us can¡¯t use five flowers so I can give you this one.¡±


    Qiao Xiang glared at Xiao Jingting and said, ¡°It¡¯s not necessary.¡± After saying that, he angrily walked away.


    ¡°Uncle Xiao, you¡¯re really something! I can¡¯t believe you get so old Prosperous Star Flowers.¡± Chen Xu said with admiration.


    Xiao Jingting smiled and said, ¡°It¡¯s all thanks to your rock talisman, otherwise they wouldn¡¯t have been that easy to get.¡±


    Chen Xu smiled and said, ¡°That¡¯s nothing.¡±


    ¡°Actually, those prosperous flowers are nothing.¡± Xiao Jingting took out another box and said, ¡°This is the good ones.¡±


    Xiao Jingting opened the box, and Chen Xu saw a hundred-year-old prosperous Star Flowers in the box. Seeing them, Chen Xu became more impressed with Xiao Jingting.


    ¡°Uncle Xiao, where have you been before?¡± Chen Xu asked.


    Xiao Jingting smiled and said, ¡°I didn¡¯t go anywhere. I just stepped outside for a bit.¡±


    Chen Xu nodded and said, ¡°Is that so?!¡±

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    ¡°Uncle Xiao, I heard that there was a guy who rushed to the golden bees nest and snatched the Queen bee¡¯s honey.¡± Chen Xu said with envy.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Yes! The world is big and full of powerful and talented people. I never thought there would be such awesome guys.¡± With a thick skin, Xiao Jingting boasted himself a bit.


    Chen Xu nodded and said, ¡°That¡¯s right! I can¡¯t believe that this guy rushed to the golden bee¡¯s nest that has hundreds of foundation building realm golden bees! I don¡¯t know if this guy got back in one piece, but if he did, he¡¯ll be rich.¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Yes! It¡¯s a big fortune.¡± It was indeed a big fortune.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know who grabbed the Queen Bee¡¯s Honey, but it¡¯s really enviable! Originally, the people from Peerless Sect who got ordinary honey were already very eye-catching, but I didn¡¯t expect that there would be an even more powerful guy.¡± Chen Xu said with great admiration.


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡± He wasn¡¯t really that great; he was just lucky.


    When Xiao Jingting transferred the golden bee¡¯s hive, he also transported two queen bees and a large number of ordinary golden bees into the space as well. Xiao Jingting originally thought that the queens would be furious, but just moments later he found that golden bees actually settled happily in the space.


    The jade pendant space was rich in spiritual energy, and Xiao Jingting had also planted many exotic spiritual plants inside. The group of golden bees seemed to be very satisfied with their new residence, and Xiao Jingting was very happy to see this.


    It was said that the honey made by the Golden Core golden bee queen was even more effective, so Xiao Jingting wanted to find an opportunity to contract those golden bees and train them to become the Golden Core realm queen bees in the future, and then there would be a constant supply of honey to eat.


    Xiao Jingting¡¯s mood fluctuated. Along the way, he heard that many people were inquiring about the person who stole the honey from the queen bee, and several suspected that ¡®culprit¡¯ was killed. The secret realm had been open for less than a year, and no less than half of the cultivators had already died.


    ¡°Well, since we¡¯ve already got the prosperous Star Flower, let¡¯s find a chance to leave.¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Chen Xu nodded and said, ¡°Alright.¡±


    ¡°Father, let¡¯s go find the people from the Green Cloud Immortal Sect, I think they should be leaving soon as well,¡± Xiao Xiaodong said.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°It¡¯s good to have more people around: Those guys could also help them with cover by the way.


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    When Liu Jinrong saw Xiao Jingting, he couldn¡¯t help but be a little surprised, ¡°Younger brother Xiao, why are you here?¡±


    ¡°I want to ask elder brother Liu when he is leaving, I want to catch a ride,¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Liu Jinrong smiled bitterly and said, ¡°In the short time, it might be impossible to leave.¡±


    Xiao Jingting asked with confusion, ¡°Why?¡±


    Liu Jinrong helplessly spread his hands and said, ¡°There seems to be a guy on the island who robbed the nest of the queen bee and now many people on the island have united to investigate this matter and want a share of the pie.¡±


    Xiao Jingting said in disbelief, ¡°How can this be?¡±


    Liu Jinrong spread his hands and said, ¡°It can¡¯t be helped, the honey of the golden bee queen can increase the chance of the peak Foundation Building cultivator to advance to Golden Core by 30%. This is a really crazy good chance. Although there are things outside that can also improve the chance of advancing to Golden Core, it¡¯s not as good as golden bee queen¡¯s honey.¡±


    Xiao Jingting said, feeling puzzled, ¡°I heard that there is golden bee honey outside too!¡±


    ¡°Although there is some golden bee¡¯s honey outside, there are many cultivators and little honey, so all are sold at sky-high prices. It is also very difficult to get them,¡± Liu Jinrong said.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°I see!¡± As the saying goes, A weak person is liable to be bullied; a tamed horse is often ridden. (T/N: Chinese proverb warning that weakness is a disadvantage. Especially when confronting evil, a person must be tough, otherwise he will be bullied.) If the golden bee honey fell into the hands of those top sects, others would not have dared to surround and intercept with such fanfare.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know which guy did it, but I heard that golden bee nest is almost emptied. I also heard that this man is dishonest and selfish!¡± Liu Jinrong was full of envy.


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡± Which son of a bitch said it?! Who was dishonest and selfish? He left some honey for the golden bees, didn¡¯t he? This group of people was speaking nonsense.


    Chen Xu wondered, ¡°That person entered the golden bee¡¯s territory without any difficulty, he should be very powerful! The cultivators on the island are chasing after a person like that. Are they not afraid that he would counterattack, killing all of them?¡±


    Xiao Jingting thought: Chen Xu really overestimated him, since he was not that powerful.


    Liu Jinrong shook his head and said casually, ¡°Many people think that even a Golden Core cultivator is helpless in the face of so many golden bees and this person might not be as powerful as you think. He must have some special means or cultivate some special technique or possess some special magic weapon.¡±


    Chen Xu nodded and said, ¡°In that case, it makes some sense. Since he came here, he is at the peak of Foundation Building at most, so even if he is powerful, it will be hard to defeat the rivals when one is outnumbered.¡±

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    Liu Jinrong nodded and said, ¡°That¡¯s the truth!¡±


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong said with some confusion, ¡°Elder Liu, how come you are the only one here, where are the others? Have they gone to find Prosperous Star Flowers?¡±


    Liu Jinrong shook his head and said, ¡°No. The Prosperous Star Flowers were already obtained a long time ago, but they went to look for the one who entered the golden bee territory.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong smiled mysteriously and said, ¡°It looks like this person must have become a person hated by everyone now.¡±


    Liu Jinrong smiled bitterly and said, ¡°The people from all major sect¡¯s on the island are not united, so it¡¯s not easy to find that person. However, many cultivators who came in this time have special means and it¡¯s very likely that this person will be found out.¡±


    Knowing that there were many people on the island looking for him, Xiao Jingting simply stayed in the Green Cloud Immortal Sect group.


    Xiao Jingting and others were young and not well-known, so they were not too prominent among the peak Foundation Building cultivators on the island. When others investigated Xiao Jingting, they learned that he worked in the Medicine Garden of Green Cloud Immortal sect and did not suspect that the golden bee thief could be Xiao Jingting who could only grow plants.¡±


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    Green Cloud Immortal sect¡¯s location.


    ¡°In this world, there are many people and no matter how strong you are, there is always someone stronger. In this secret realm, there are people who can hunt and kill people from the Yin Ghost Sect, those who can cure poison of the Golden-tipped Red-tailed Scorpion and people who can break into the Golden Bee territory and steal queen bee¡¯s honey, one is tougher than another.¡±


    Among the Green Cloud Immortal sect¡¯s people, there was one named Qu Tao, a talker with a bold personality. He and Xiao Jingting liked to hang out with each other.


    ¡°Yes! Yes! They are really more amazing than one after another.¡± Xiao Jingting echoed.


    Qu Tao touched his chin and said, ¡°I heard that someone from the Beast Mastering Sect is proficient in beast language and learned some secrets from the mouth of that swarm of golden bees.¡± The people who were familiar with Qu Tao in Green Cloud Immortal Sect were too annoyed with Qu Tao, but it was rare to meet such a faithful listener as Xiao Jingting, so Qu Tao had quite a bit of a know-it-all and say-it-all attitude.


    Xiao Jingting narrowed his eyes and his heart sank. If there was really someone proficient in the beast language, he wondered to what extent that person learned this inside information.


    ¡°What do they know?¡± Xiao Jingting asked.


    Qu Tao shrugged and said, ¡°Those guys from the Beast Mastering Sect captured the golden bees but they were outer golden bees. From those golden bees¡¯ mouths, they learned that what this person did was ruthless! It seems that the biggest honeycomb in the hive was collected by this person. The benefit this guy got is really¡­¡±


    ¡°What else?¡±


    Qu Tao shrugged and said, ¡°Younger martial brother, the Beast Mastering Sect and our Green Cloud Immortal Sect are not very familiar, so if the other side really knows something, they will not reveal the whole story.¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°That¡¯s right!¡± If the Beast Mastery Sect really knew something, they would also hide it and investigate it secretly.


    Xiao Jingting frowned and became a little more vigilant in his heart. If the people of the Beast Mastering Sect could learn about stone man from the mouth of the golden bees, maybe they would be able to associate it with the rock talisman. Fortunately, Chen Xu said that the rock talisman was considered his hidden weapon and even those who followed him only knew that Chen Lifeng prepared a lot of things for him, but didn¡¯t know the specific ones.


    ¡­¡­


    The search continued for a few days, and Xiao Jingting was also interrogated several times, but Xiao Jingting temporized.


    ¡°Qu Tao, the people from the Spiritual Treasure Pavilion are here, so hurry up if you want to exchange for something,¡± A cultivator walked in and said.


    ¡°The Spiritual Treasure Pavilion¡¯s people are here?¡± Qu Tao was full of surprise as he said.


    ¡°Yes! The young master of the Spiritual Treasure Pavilion who was poisoned by the scorpion before is also here. Elder brother Liu is receiving them.¡± The cultivator who came in said.


    ¡°Why did people from Spiritual Treasure Pavilion come to our side? Those guys are really busy and moreover, they like to keep high-profile.¡±


    ¡°Elder martial brother explained that all of them will arrive.¡±


    Qu Tao blinked and said, ¡°I heard that the people from the Spiritual Treasure Pavilion are also investigating who stole the golden bee honey. It¡¯s hard to believe that those guys suspect that someone here stole the honey from the Golden Bee, the people from the Spiritual Treasure Pavilion are really paranoid.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong walked in and said, ¡°Father, Chen Xu has been bitten by a bug, would you go take a look?¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Yes! Elder martial brother Qu, I will come over later. ¡±


    Qu Tao nodded and said, ¡°Good!¡±


    Xiao Jingting looked at Xiao Xiaodong and said, ¡°Is there anything wrong?¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong said, ¡°The people from the Spiritual Treasure Pavilion brought over some kind of blue butterfly, Chen Xu said, that this kind of butterfly is a rare honey-seeking one. If someone will touch the honey of golden bees, it will be found.¡±


    Xiao Jingting shook his head and thought with a shaky smile: This world is really full of powerful and talented people, these people really know how to play strange tricks.


    ¡°Father, you¡¯d better hide,¡± Xiao Xiaodong said.


    Xiao Jingting shook his head and said, ¡°No, hiding will only make me look guilty. It¡¯s all right. I haven¡¯t come into contact with the honey.¡± Xiao Jingting moved the beehive into the jade pedant¡¯s space from the space. After that, Xiao Jingting never touched that honey.


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, ¡°All right.¡±


    Although Xiao Jingting said so, he sprayed some strange-smelling potions on his body and then used some magic trick to rinse himself hard a few times.


    After this, the smell of Xiao Jingting¡¯s body became very faint and muddled.

 Chapter 270

    ¡°Young Master Yun, you still haven¡¯t found your life-saver?¡± Liu Jinrong asked, full of curiosity.


    Yun Beixin shook his head and said with some regret, ¡°Not yet, my life-saver is a high-ranking person, and seems to not want to reveal his identity.¡±


    After Yun Beixin woke up, he spent a lot of effort to trace his life-saver¡¯s origin, but the person who sent the transmission box was very inconspicuous, and the person in charge of the reception at that time did not pay attention to him, so there was very little progress.


    The more secretive his life-saver was, the more Yun Beixin wanted to know his background, so even though there was little progress, Yun Beixin still did not give up.


    Liu Jinrong nodded and said, ¡°There are always some cultivators who are highly skilled but act eccentrically.¡±


    Yun Beixin nodded and said, ¡°Yes! That person is indeed eccentric.¡±


    ¡°By the way, I heard that the nest of golden-topped red-tailed scorpions is completely gone. I guess it must be done by you, Brother Yun.¡± In Liu Jinrong opinion, Yun Beixin who had suffered a loss because of the golden-topped red-tailed scorpions, would not let it off easily if he did not take revenge on the golden-topped red-tailed scorpions after his recovery.


    Yun Beixin smiled bitterly and said, ¡°I am ashamed that it wasn¡¯t me.¡±


    Liu Jinrong said with some surprise, ¡°It was not you?¡±


    Yun Beixin nodded and said, ¡°Yes! The golden-topped red-tailed scorpions are extremely poisonous. For my sake, the Spiritual Treasure Pavilion was in a frenzy, so naturally I would not go back to cause trouble. This nest of golden-topped red-tailed scorpions is now gone, which is really strange.¡± Yun Beixin was actually thinking about revenge but many things happened on his side for a while, so he did not have time to care about it. By the time it was stabilized, the nest of golden-topped red-tailed scorpion had already disappeared without trace.


    Liu Jinrong frowned and said, ¡°In that case, the scorpions can¡¯t be subdued, is it? ¡±


    Yun Beixin nodded and said, ¡°It¡¯s possible.¡±


    Liu Jinrong opened his eyes wide, then smiled bitterly and said, ¡°There are really many talents in this secret realm, it¡¯s really a shame.¡±


    Yun Beixin laughed and said, ¡°Elder brother Liu, you don¡¯t need to be so humble. Whether this golden-topped red-tailed scorpion nest was subdued or eaten by a natural enemy, it is not yet clear.¡±


    Yun Beixin went to the golden-topped red-tailed scorpion cave afterwards, the whole cave was clean, if the scorpions had encountered a natural enemy, it would have left some traces of the battle.


    Yun Beixin felt that the nest of golden-topped red-tailed scorpions was subdued by someone and this person was most likely the one who gave him the antidote since the other person had antidote, he naturally would have nothing to fear. But the scorpion king was at the late stage of Foundation Building and he had the whole nest of helpers under him, so if he wanted to subdue them even with the antidote, it would be very tricky.


    ¡°Elder brother Liu, does your Green Cloud Immortal Sect have many people here?¡± Yun Beixin asked.


    Liu Jinrong nodded and said, ¡°That¡¯s almost it.¡±


    ¡°I heard that elder Chen¡¯s grandson, Chen Xu is on good terms with one of your sect¡¯s cultivators, I wonder where he is,¡± Yun Beixin said.


    ¡°Young Master Chen just felt a little uncomfortable, so younger brother Xiao Xiaodong went to accompany him,¡± Liu Jinrong said.


    Yun Beixin smiled and said, ¡°Is that so? It looks like these two have indeed a good relationship.¡±


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­


    Xiao Jingting walked out with his group of people and saw a butterfly perched on Yun Beixin¡¯s shoulder. The butterfly flew in a circle towards Xiao Jingting and others for a moment before returning to Yun Bexin¡¯s shoulder, which startled Xiao Jingting.


    Seeing Yun Beixin look the same, Xiao Jingting thought he was probably ruled out of suspicion and calmed down a lot.


    ¡°Young master Chen, it¡¯s a pleasure to meet you.¡± Yun Beixin called out to Chen Xu.


    Although Xiao Jingting¡¯s strength was strongest in his group, Chen Xu¡¯s identity was the highest, so Chen Xu walked in the front and Xiao Jingting and others walked in the back. Yun Beixin saw four people come in but only greeted Chen Xu, making Xiao Jingting secretly sigh with relief.


    ¡°Young master Yun, nice to meet you.¡± Chen Xu said.


    Yun Beixin looked towards Xiao Xiaodong beside Chen Xu. After hearing that Chen Xu had rejected Qiao Xiang twice for the sake of Xiao Xiaodong, Yun Beixin investigated Xiao Xiaodong and knew that the other party had little background, was double spiritual root which was neither too bad nor too good in terms of qualification. It was also worth mentioning that he had a brother with a single spiritual root, which seemed to be very extraordinary.


    Chen Xu nodded lightly and said, ¡°I heard that young master Yun is also investigating that person who stole the honey! I wonder what progress has been made.¡±


    Yun Beixin shook his head and said, ¡°There is no progress yet, the other party is very careful, but it is impossible to steal so much honey without being careful.¡±


    Chen Xu nodded and said, ¡°Yes! I heard that that person ended up disappearing in water.¡±


    Yun Beixin nodded and said, ¡°Yes! A large number of golden bees hovered around the lake and refused to leave. When those golden bees scattered, a large number of cultivators surrounded that place and so far many of them have not yet given up.¡±


    Chen Xu breathed out a sigh and said, ¡°Maybe when we leave the secret realm, we will know who took so much honey. Then maybe we will also be able to buy some.¡±


    Yun Beixin smiled but did not say anything.


    Xiao Jingting looked at Yun Beixin and rubbed his nose, he saved this person to get one top quality spirit stone, so when Xiao Jingting looked at Yun Beixin, he couldn¡¯t help feeling a sense of wonder. This guy went to such great lengths to track down his whereabouts, but when he stood right in front of this guy, this guy still couldn¡¯t recognize him.

 Chapter 271

    The search for the bee thief did not make any progress. The people who originally joined hands from several large sects to search fell into the situation of mutual suspicion, and soon fell out.


    Although the honey of the golden bee was a good thing, there were many things in the secret realm that were good things. After a fruitless search, these cultivators did not continue to dwell on it.


    About half a month later, Xiao Jingting followed Liu Jinrong¡¯s group and left the island.


    Xiao Jingting rubbed his chin and said, ¡°Where are we going next?¡±


    ¡°We can go to the inner city.¡± Chen Xu said.


    Xiao Jingting hesitated for a moment and said, ¡°But there is still a year until the Inner City opens, right?¡±


    Chen Xu nodded and said, ¡°That¡¯s right.¡±


    Xiao Jingting was puzzled as he asked, ¡°Then do we need to be in such a hurry?¡±


    Chen Xu thought about it and said, ¡°We need to prepare earlier. It will take two months to cross the swamp, if it goes smoothly, we can grab a good position by going earlier.¡±


    Xiao Jingting rubbed his chin and said, ¡°In my opinion, there is no need to rush.¡± The shot hits the bird that pokes its head out. (T/N: Chinese idiom ¨C nonconformity gets punished) It was really meaningless for them to rush to the inner city so early only to be a thorn in the side of those big powers.


    Chen Xu nodded and said, ¡°If Uncle Xiao feels that there is no need to hurry, we can stay in the outer circle for a longer period of time.¡±


    Xiao Jingting rubbed his chin and said, ¡°I don¡¯t think we need to be in such a hurry, young Chen, didn¡¯t you say that there are many dangers in the swamp? It¡¯s good to let those who are anxious to clear the obstacle ahead while we wait outside for a while.¡±


    If there was no tiger in the mountains, monkeys could be called the king. When those guys from the big sects were gone, it would be his turn to reign as a king.


    Chen Xu nodded and solemnly said, ¡°Uncle Xiao is right, I can just use this time to cultivate a bit more.¡± Chen Xu thought: The swamp was very dangerous, so it would be good to take advantage of this time to cultivate a little harder, even if he could only raise his cultivation a little.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Well, then it¡¯s alright.¡±


    Xiao Jingting and others left the island full of Prosperous Star Flowers and found a place to settle down.


    After the rest, Xiao Jingting found an opportunity to enter the jade pendant space and contracted all the golden bees in the space.


    After contracting the golden bees, Xiao Jingting often felt the lack of spiritual power.


    Xiao Jingting scratched his forehead and could not help having some headache. To control contracted beasts, you needed to consume spiritual power, so in general cultivators only contracted beasts with the same cultivation level. But he all of sudden contracted a lot of Foundation building bees, although it was bees, it was also Foundation building bees!


    If his problem of spiritual power could not be solved, Xiao Jingting himself would be in trouble at any time.


    After entering the secret realm, Xiao Jingting collected a lot of spiritual plants and discovered many pills. One of these pills could increase spiritual power, so Xiao Jingting planned to spend some time and refine this pill to replenish his spiritual power.


    Xiao Jingting and the others were in the outer circle of the secret realm recuperating for some time while other people one after another crossed the swamp and headed for the inner city.


    Xu Muan on the other hand, mysteriously started a business of selling Prosperous Star Flowers and earned a lot of spirit stones from it.


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­


    ¡°Daddy, you are back?¡± Xiao Xiaodong asked.


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°Yes.¡±


    ¡°Daddy, how is the situation outside now?¡± Xiao Xiaodong asked.


    Xu Muan narrowed his eyes and said, ¡°There seems to be more than just miasma in the swamp but there are also many monsters. Those mud monsters will drag cultivators into the swamp, so many cultivators have already died. There were also many cultivators who turned back in the middle of the journey.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong squinted his eyes and said, ¡°Is that so?¡±


    Xu Muan smiled and said, ¡°I see that many people from big powers have not taken action yet.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, ¡°It¡¯s still early, many people are not in a hurry. Although the things on the outside are not as good as this inside, there are still many good things.¡±


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°Yes! It is said that the Heavenly God Sect has produced two great geniuses, both of them are single spiritual roots. One of them is thunder spirit root while another is wind spiritual root, both of them are only in their early twenties but already at the late stage of Foundation Building. In the secret realm, they killed many demonic beasts, sweeping a lot of demon beasts¡¯ nests while obtaining a lot of good things.¡±


    ¡°The Heavenly God Sect has the existence of the Soul Transformation realm, so they naturally are different from ordinary sects.¡± Chen Xu said.


    ¡°Soul Transformation realm.¡± Xiao Xiaodong tilted his head and showed some longing in his eyes.


    Xiao Jingting knocked Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s forehead and said, ¡°Don¡¯t think too much, be practical.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong flattened his mouth, nodded and said, ¡°I know.¡±


    After Xiao Xiaodong and Chen Xu left, the two people left in the cave were Xu Muan and Xiao Jingting.


    ¡°Went to sell Prosperous Star Flowers again?¡± Xiao Jingting asked.


    Xu Muan nodded and responded, ¡°Mm.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s too dangerous.¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°I know, I¡¯m very careful, moreover, it¡¯s of little use when you bring it out, but if you sell it, you can make a lot of money.¡±


    Xiao Jingting helplessly said, ¡°Money can be earned slowly and we can still earn money after going out.¡±


    Xu Muan smiled and said, ¡°In any case, to some extent this place is much safer than outside.¡±


    Xiao Jingting smiled and thought: Indeed, even if the cultivators and demonic beasts in the Heavenly Haze Secret Realm were powerful, they couldn¡¯t advance to the Golden Core because of secret realm¡¯s restrictions. The place where the golden bees were located, if it existed in the outside world, it would have been already swept clean by those Nascent Soul realm cultivators. There would be no place for him to take advantage of.


    ¡°At present, we still have enough spirit stones to spend.¡± Xiao Jingting.


    Xu Muan smiled bitterly and said, ¡°We will need to spend a lot! If Xiaodong really likes Chen Xu, then we will have to spend a large amount of spirit stones.¡±


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡± Xu Muan was really thinking about the future! But having said that, with Chen Xu¡¯s status and background, they couldn¡¯t be too stingy when it came to spending.

 Chapter 272

    With the passage of time, more and more people stepped into the swamp, some went forward, some retreated while others died in the swamp.


    Xu Muan hurriedly walked in. Xiao Jingting looked at Xu Muan and said, ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡±


    ¡°I got a piece of news,¡± Xu Muan said.


    ¡°What?¡± Xiao Jingting asked.


    ¡°A golden core mud monster has appeared in the swamp,¡± Xu Muan said.


    Xiao Jingting¡¯s eyes widened as he said, ¡°How is that possible?¡±


    Chen Xu who heard Xu Muan pondered for a moment before saying, ¡°It is indeed possible.¡±


    Xiao Jingting looked toward Chen Xu and asked, ¡°It¡¯s possible?¡±


    Chen Xu nodded and said, ¡°Yes, there are rumors that the Heavenly Haze Secret Realm was opened up by the strongest of some great sects in the ancient times for the disciples under the sect to try out. It is said that the strongest people in the past could create spaces and in order to ensure the safety of their disciples, those strongest people limited the cultivation level of the demonic beasts in the secret realm to be below Golden Core.¡±


    ¡°As the time passed, these strongest people have fallen or ascended, but the Heavenly Haze Secret Realm still opened in cycle. But with passage of time, something going wrong with the restriction of the secret realm is also possible.¡±


    Xiao Jingting touched his chin and said, ¡°That¡¯s right! Cultivators can cheat, so it¡¯s not surprising that demonic beasts that lived in the secret realm for so many years also found some loopholes.¡±


    ¡°Actually, the existence of a Golden Core demonic beast is not just a rumor, there were also Golden Core demonic beasts in the past,¡± Chen Xu said.


    Xiao Xiaodong looked at Chen Xu with some surprise and said, ¡°In this secret realm, there are Golden core?¡±


    Chen Xu nodded and said, ¡°Not really a golden core. There are restrictions in the secret realm, so you cannot have heavenly lightning tribulation or feel heaven and earth spiritual qi, so even if you advance to golden core, it¡¯s only a pseudo golden core. But even so, such demonic beasts are still much more powerful than peak Foundation Building.¡±


    ¡°If this is the case, the mortality rate in the secret realm will become even higher,¡± Xu Muan said.


    Chen Xu nodded and said, ¡°Yes! Many long-established cultivators have also capsized in the gutter.¡±


    Chen Xu pursed his lips. There were many people with outstanding strength in the secret realm and among these people, many of them had talents that made him jealous. But even those people died in the secret realm without making a sound.


    ¡°There are only eight months left till the opening of the inner city and the big forces have started to move one after another,¡± Xiao Xiaodong said.


    ¡°Uncle Xiao, when are we going to enter the inner city?¡± Chen Xu asked.


    Xiao Jingting smiled and said, ¡°No need to rush so much, let them go first and clear the crisis on the road.¡±


    ¡°We still need to wait, huh?¡± Chen Xu said.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Wait a little longer. By the way, young Chen, did your grandfather prepare any magic treasures for you to deal with the swamp?¡±


    Chen Xu shook his head and said, ¡°No, although grandpa is a Nascent Soul cultivator, not everything can be done in advance either. The way grandpa prepared for me was finding several Foundation Building cultivators and if it was still impossible, then I could only leave.¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, you can definitely get there.¡±


    Chen Xu smiled and gave a slight ¡°hmm¡±.


    Xiao Jingting thought for a moment and said, ¡°In another three months, let¡¯s start off as well.¡±


    Chen Xu nodded and said, ¡°Yes.¡±


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­


    After learning about the danger of the secret realm, Xiao Xiaodong and Chen Xu became more and more serious about their cultivation. Xiao Xiaodong took a lot of good things to give Chen Xu, who was surprised that Xiao Xiaodong could take out so many resources that were hard to get even for his grandfather, but he didn¡¯t ask more questions.


    Xiao Jingting took a pill and began to run his soul power. With the pill¡¯s help, Xiao Jingting¡¯s soul power had finally increased a little.


    ¡°How is your soul power?¡± Xu Muan asked.


    Xiao Jingting shrugged and said, ¡°You know, although I have a lot of pills that can improve my soul power, their effect is really limited.¡±


    In fact, when he started taking pills, their effect was still very good. However, the more pills he took, the more resistance his body developed, making the effect became very limited.


    Xu Muan smiled and said, ¡°Now there is a good opportunity.¡±


    Xiao Jingting raised his head and looked at Xu Muan and asked, ¡°What good opportunity?¡±


    ¡°You know, the Heavenly God Sect has produced two supreme geniuses and these two people did not rush into the inner city, but stayed outside to compete and for search of opportunities,¡± Xu Muan said.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°I heard about it.¡±


    Xu Muan smiled and said, ¡°I just learned that those two people were injured in the Refining Wind Cliff. However, it has been confirmed that there is Soul Refining Water inside the Refining Wind Cliff that has a miraculous effect on enhancing soul power. They went for this thing but unfortunately failed.¡±


    Xiao Jingting¡¯s eyes shone brightly after learning about Soul Refining Water. Xiao Jingting was delighted. Only, those two cultivators from Heavenly God Sect both failed and retreated, so he was afraid it would be difficult.


    ¡°Refining Wind Cliff, let Xiaodong ask Chen Xu about it.¡± Xiao Jingting said, this guy Chen Xu had a profound family history and knew a lot of secrets about this mysterious realm.


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°Good.¡±

 Chapter 273

    ¡°Chen Xu, do you know about the Refining Wind Cliff?¡± Xiao Xiaodong looked at Chen Xu and asked.


    Chen Xu nodded and said, ¡°I know, it is said that one will see Soul Refining Water after crossing the Cliff, but it is not easy to cross the Refining Wind Cliff. Refining Wind Cliff requires too high physical quality of the cultivator. The Heavenly Haze Secret Realm has opened several times, but it seems that no one has been able to go through the Refining Wind Cliff to enter it and obtain the Soul Refining Water.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong said, puzzled, ¡°Why? If the Heavenly Haze Secret Realm was really used by the ancient powers to train their disciples, why would they set such an impossible task?¡±


    Chen Xu shook his head and said, ¡°It¡¯s just impossible for us. I heard that in the ancient times, there were cultivators who specialized in refining bodies and ascended with the art of body refining. There were also some cultivators who carried special bloodlines and were born with strong physiques.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, ¡°Is that so? Then there is no other way?¡±


    Chen Xu thought for a moment and said, ¡°There might be some other way.¡±


    ¡°What can be done?¡± Xiao Xiaodong asked.


    ¡°The wind of the Refining Wind Cliff is a kind of green astral wind, this kind of wind is said to be able to tear through space, so ordinary magic treasures have little effect on it.¡±


    ¡°However, there is a kind of Green Vigorous Spirit Bamboo that can restrain this wind. There is such bamboo in this secret realm, however, because of its characteristics, it has long since been cut down and only seedlings are left that have limited use,¡± Chen Xu said.


    ¡°So the older it is, the better the effect of resisting this green astral wind?¡± Xiao Xiaodong asked.


    Chen Xu nodded and said, ¡°Yes. Why are you suddenly asking about this?¡±


    ¡°I heard that the two geniuses¡¯ cultivators of the Heavenly God Sect were defeated successively, so I have become a little curious,¡± Xiao Xiaodong said.


    Chen Xu nodded and said, ¡°A thousand years ago, a cultivator of the Heavenly God Sect brought back the Green Vigorous Spirit Bamboo and later Heavenly God Sect had a bamboo forest of this bamboo. I heard that the highest level Green Vigorous Spirit Bamboo in this bamboo forest is twelve hundred years old, so these two should have magic treasure made from this Green Vigorous Spirit Bamboo in their hands, but if they returned empty handed, it seems that the level of this magic treasure was still not enough.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong, ¡°¡­¡±


    ¡°If a thousand years old does not work, what about ten thousand years?¡± Xiao Xiaodong asked.


    Chen Xu smiled and said, ¡°The ten-thousand-year-old one would naturally work but where could ten thousand years old bamboo be found? Moreover, in the hands of these two geniuses of Heavenly God Sect, the magic weapon may not be made of the oldest spirit bamboo.¡±


    ¡°Grandpa said that with a magic weapon made from fifteen-hundred-year-old spirit bamboo, you may try to break though and if you have a three-thousand-year-old one, you should be safe and secure,¡± Chen Xu said.


    ¡°What if it¡¯s ten thousand years old?¡± Xiao Xiaodong asked.


    Chen Xu smiled and said, ¡°There is no 10,000 years old. I heard that 10,000 year old Green Vigorous Spirit Bamboo can resist the restrictions, so even Nascent Soul cultivators would fight for it.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, ¡°So that¡¯s how it is!¡±


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­


    ¡°Green Vigorous Spirit Bamboo.¡± Xiao Jingting tugged his chin and said thoughtfully.


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°Yes! That¡¯s what your son said.¡±


    ¡°Then what are you waiting for? Hurry up and make these two cultivate,¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    Xu Muan looked at Xiao Jingting and said, ¡°It is said that this bamboo consumes spiritual power extremely fiercely, so I wonder how many spiritual Stones will be needed this time.¡±


    Xiao Jingting clenched his fist and said, ¡°Spirit stones are just external things, if they are gone, we just need to earn them again.¡±


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°That¡¯s right!¡±


    Xiao Jingting rubbed his chin and said, ¡°Hurry up and get some bamboo, we will do one more thing before entering the swamp.¡±


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°Alright.¡±


    Most of the cultivators had already entered the swamp one after another, which gradually gave Xiao Jingting a sense of urgency.


    As soon as he got the Green Vigorous Spirit Bamboo, Xiao Jingting began to ripen it. To Xiao Jingting¡¯s disappointment, not every bamboo could be ripened continuously so some bamboo withered after reaching more than a thousand years. Therefore, Xiao Jingting had to ripen a batch of Spiritual Bamboos and choose the ones with good quality from them to continue ripening.


    In this way, the amount of spirit stones spent also increased greatly.


    A month later, Xiao Jingting¡¯s bamboo forest burned nearly two thousand medium-grade spiritual stones.


    Xiao Xiaodong looked at Xu Muan and said, ¡°Daddy, father doesn¡¯t look too good!¡±


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°Yes!¡¯ A while ago, Xiao Jingting was still happy about becoming a local tycoon but now he rolled down to a poor state once again.


    Xiao Xiaodong asked in confusion, ¡°Why?¡±


    Xu Muan smiled bitterly and said, ¡°Probably because of the body pain.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong, ¡°¡­¡±


    In order to obtain the Soul Refining Water, he burned so much spirit stones at once. It was no wonder that Xiao Jingting¡¯s face fell. After using more than two thousand spirit stones, four spirit bamboos finally reached two thousand five hundred years of age. However, it was still not enough and he wanted to ripen the spirit bamboos to three thousand years but in addition to the top-quality spirit stone, there were not many spirit stones left.


    He hoped that this Soul Refining Water really had some effect, otherwise, it would not be worth it.


    Xiao Xiaodong looked at Xu Muan and said, ¡°Daddy, did you spend a lot?¡±


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°Yes! It took a lot of money.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong smiled and said, ¡°Father always says that those who can spend spirit stones should also be able to earn spirit stones and if spirit stones are spent, you just need to snatch them again.¡±


    Xu Muan, ¡°¡­¡±

 Chapter 274

    Xiao Jingting endured his heartache and made two magic weapons out of the Green Vigorous Spirit Bamboo that was so hard to ripen.


    ¡°Father, will the magic weapons you made work.¡­?¡± Xiao Xiaodong asked with suspicion, because this magic weapon was too odd.


    Xiao Jingting glared at Xiao Xiaodong and said in a not good way, ¡°How can it not work? You have no vision and you¡¯re so short-sighted.¡±


    It looked ugly indeed, but the raw material of this thing was of good quality! Although its appearance was not eye-catching, as long as it was functional, it could work. If they were made by his second son, the efficacy of these two magic weapons would be improved by 20%, but unfortunately¡­.


    Xiao Jingting secretly thought that when he went back, he should further study the art of refining. His current craftsmanship was really not good enough to be shown to others.


    Xiao Jingting looked at Xiao Xiaodong and said, ¡°You guys wait at home, I¡¯ll be right back.¡±


    Xu Muan looked at Xiao Jingting, hesitated for a moment and said, ¡°I¡¯ll go together with you.¡±


    Xiao Jingting shook his head and said, ¡°No, recently some cultivators outside are catching single Foundation Building cultivators in order to let them explore the road. You guys stay here and wait for me. If I am alone, it will be easy for me to slip out.¡±


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°Okay.¡±


    Xiao Jingting followed the map and arrived at the Wind Refining Cliff.


    From a distance, Xiao Jingting saw a cliff surrounded by green astral wind. This cliff was located in a place where all birds and animals were extinct.


    Xiao Jingting threw a piece of diamond towards the cliff, and the football-sized diamond was crushed by the fierce astral wind in a flash.


    Xiao Jingting swallowed his saliva. Diamonds were considered a relatively high-grade refining material, but ¡­¡­


    Xiao Jingting took a deep breath and stepped into the wind.


    As soon as Xiao Jingting entered the surrounding area of green astral wind, he raised the vigorous shield made from Green Vigorous Spirit Bamboo.


    To Xiao Jingting¡¯s surprise, the fierce hurricane-like wind actually slowed down when it touched the vigorous bamboo shield. However, the vigorous shield seemed to become slightly damaged, but the clothes made from Green Vigorous Spirit Bamboo glowed with heat and firmly protected Xiao Jingting.


    Xiao Jingting did not dare to be careless and passed through the green astral wind with the fastest speed. The wind circle was extremely wide, so it took Xiao Jingting quite some time to pass through the astral wind.


    Passing through the astral wind, Xiao Jingting walked into a stone cave, inside there was a stone pond with a soul refining stone in the pool. The water in the stone pool was originally ordinary spring water but because the soul refining stone was soaked in it, the water gradually turned into soul refining water that could enhance spiritual power.


    Because of the fierce wind, this place had not been entered for a long time, so water had been soaking soul refining stone for a long time, making its quality become extremely high.


    Xiao Jingting transferred all the Soul Refining Water to the jade pendant space.


    Xiao Jingting then went down the pool and tried to transfer the soul refining stone, but found that the stone could not be transferred, so he could only give up.


    Xiao Jingting found that there was a stone platform beside the soul refining pool, which had a book on it. Xiao Jingting walked closer to take a look at it and realized that it was a book of the Heavenly Demon Body Refining. Xiao Jingting tried to move the stone book but found it was impossible to move it, so he could only copy the contents of the stone book.


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­


    As soon as Xiao Jingting left, Xu Muan fell into the state of anxiety, but just a few days later, Xiao Jingting appeared in Xu Muan¡¯s cave awkwardly.


    ¡°How are you doing?¡± Xu Muan asked.


    Xiao Jingting shook his head and said, ¡°It¡¯s all right but I almost got trapped in the gutter.¡±


    ¡°What happened?! Is that Wind Refining Cliff really that dangerous?¡± Xu Muan asked.


    Xiao Jingting shook his head and said, ¡°That cliff was fine, the hurricane wind of the Wind Refining Cliff is really sharp, but the Green Vigorous Spirit Bamboo is the natural enemy of it. The wind could automatically avoid it, but when I came out, I met people from Heavenly God Sect.¡±


    ¡°People from the Heavenly God Sect?¡± Xu Muan asked.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Yes! Those two geniuses from the Heavenly God Sect went to the Wind Refining Cliff but ended up with nothing. But even then they left someone over there to monitor the movements of the Wind Refining Cliff.¡±


    ¡°When I went there, I didn¡¯t notice that there were actually people watching Wind Refining Cliff so when I came out, I encountered a few cultivators besieging me. I had no other choice but to continuously explode the Thunder Flame Walnut beads for self-protection.¡±


    Xu Muan squinted his eyes and said, ¡°Heavenly God Sect?¡±


    Xiao Jingting rubbed his chin and said, ¡°Although several cultivators outside the Refining Wind Cliff died, the news has probably already gotten out. I am afraid that even more people now would look for that murderous devil.¡±


    Xiao Jingting smiled full of mockery. Since he killed so many people of Yin Ghost Sect, the people of the Yin Ghost Sect had not given up their search for him. However, because he had not appeared, his limelight had gradually been overshadowed by others. Because there were frequent accidents in the secret realm, there were also some rumors that the murderous devil had already died.


    Xiao Jingting¡¯s appearance this time might cause the Yin Ghost Sect to make a comeback, while Heavenly God Sect surely would also increase its search for him.


    Xu Muan frowned and said, ¡°It¡¯s alright, just be more careful from now on.¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°I know, speaking of which, I received several space rings from these Heavenly God Sect cultivators and there are quite a few good things in them. The Heavenly God Sect cultivators are really rich!¡±

 Chapter 275

    ¡°Father, the Heavenly God Sect is offering a reward of five top-quality spirit stones for murderous devil,¡± Xiao Xiaodong said.


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡± Oops, his value and importance had gone up again.


    Xiao Xiaodong looked at Xiao Jingting and said, ¡°Father, since you are so valuable, you must take care of yourself.¡±


    Xiao Jingting glanced sideways at Xiao Xiaodong and said, ¡°Of course, I will.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong, ¡°¡­¡±


    Xiao Jingting rubbed his chin. Although he killed all the people of the Heavenly God Sect outside the Refining Wind Cliff when he left, the people of the Heavenly God Sect should still know a lot of things. For example, he had a way to get in and out of the Refining Wind Cliff and they should also be able to guess that Soul Refining Water was in his possession.


    Xu Muan knew about the matter of Soul Refining Water from other people, but he did not know if people pf the Heavenly God Sect knew about Heavenly Demon Body Refining book which recorded an extraordinary body refining technique. Many golden core cultivators who tried to advance to Nascent Soul died under the heavenly thunder, so refining physique became especially important to Golden Core cultivators.


    Xiao Xiaodong looked at the thoughtful Xiao Jingting and said, ¡°Father.¡±


    Xiao Jingting looked at Xiao Xiaodong and asked, ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong narrowed his eyes and said, ¡°I am afraid that Thunder Flame Walnut beads can¡¯t be used anymore.¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°I know.¡± If people knew that he had taken the Soul Refining Water under the nose of the Heavenly God Sect, he would be finished, even if he was able to protect himself in the secret realm, he would still die without a burial place after going out.


    Xiao Jingting squinted his eyes, as long as he had strong enough soul power, he would be able to easily control the group of scorpions under his hands. In this way, even if he encountered a tricky situation, he should be able to protect himself.


    Xiao Jingting patted Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s shoulder and said, ¡°Work on the cultivation.¡±


    While the outsider was in an uproar because of the mysterious man¡¯s brave breakthrough into the Wind Refining Cliff, Xiao Jingting was continuously refining his soul power with the support of the Soul Refining Water. The Soul Refining Water which was rumored to be divine, really did not disappoint Xiao Jingting and after a month or so, Xiao Jingting¡¯s soul power had become three times thicker than before.


    Xu Muan looked at Xiao Jingting and said, ¡°Is it almost done?¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Well, refining soul power is almost done.¡±


    ¡°Then we can go. Chen Xu already came to urge us several times.¡± Xu Muan smiled and said.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said ¡°Mm-hmm.¡± Chen Xu should be thinking about the Spirit Cleansing Grass and wondering if he could find it.


    ¡°Then let¡¯s move.¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­


    Chen Xu looked at Xiao Xiaodong thoughtfully.


    Xiao Xiaodong looked at Chen Xu and said, ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡±


    Chen Xu shook his head and said, ¡°Nothing, I heard that someone took something from the Wind Refining Cliff.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, ¡°Well, the news has spread.¡±


    ¡°The two geniuses of the Heavenly God Sect failed miserably after going to the Refining Wind Cliff. But not only they did not give up, but they also left people there to keep watch and unexpectedly saw someone enter the Wind Refining Cliff. Then, those people quickly passed the news to the two geniuses in the sect.¡±


    ¡°Unfortunately, those two geniuses had problems at the time and asked the cultivators who stayed behind to find a way to stall that cultivator but unfortunately, when the two geniuses from the Heavenly God Sect arrived, that person had already escaped, luckily that person ran fast, otherwise, those two genius cultivators from the Heavenly God Sect would have arrived.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong smiled and didn¡¯t say anything, but he understood that Chen Xu should have guessed something.


    Xiao Xiaodong looked at Chen Xu and said, ¡°How do you know so much?¡±


    ¡°The last time when we met that young master of Spiritual Treasure Pavilion, I asked him for a transmission talisman. If you have any questions, you can ask, but you have to pay some spirit stones,¡± Chen Xu said.


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, ¡°So that¡¯s how it is!¡±


    Chen Xu looked at Xiao Xiaodong and said, ¡°Uncle Xiao¡¯s matter should be almost taken care of, so in a while, it should be possible to go to the inner city.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, ¡°I guess so.¡±


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­


    The strength of the Heavenly God Sect was much greater than the Yin Ghost Sect. Last time Xiao Jingting actually only offended a few ordinary elites of the Yin Ghost Sect, but this time he dealt with Heavenly God Sect, and it could be considered as snatching food from the tiger¡¯s mouth.


    The two young ancestors of the Heavenly God Sect had been doing their best to track him and from Chen Xu, he knew that soul power was vital to cultivators.


    With a strong soul power, cultivators had a much better chance of breaking through to Nascent Soul, so treasures that could improve soul power were priceless in this world.


    Under such circumstances, Xiao Jingting had no choice but to be a turtle hiding in its shell, and no matter how noisy it was outside, he was determined not to come out.


    The opening of the inner city was imminent, so after a period of search, Heavenly God Sect had to send its men to the inner city, leaving only a small number of cultivators behind to continue the search.


    ¡°How is it outside?¡± Xiao Jingting asked.


    Xu Muan shook his head and said, ¡°There are a lot of people looking for you.¡±


    Xiao Jingting suddenly felt that he had turned into a cake which everyone wanted to take a bite of.


    Xiao Jingting rubbed his chin and said, ¡°It looks like I have to hide for a while longer.¡± Every time after he became a legend, he needed to become a turtle hiding in its shell!


    ¡°That kid Chen Xu seems to know something,¡± Xu Muan said.


    Xiao Jingting stroked his chin. Xiao Xiaodong had used the Thunder Flame Walnut beads in front of Chen Xu, so if he didn¡¯t think something about it, there must be a hole in his head. Obviously, although young master Chen had superficial experience and no outstanding qualification, he was not a fool.


    ¡°Since Xiaodong likes him, let them get married.¡± Only after he becomes one of the Xiao family members, he could feel at ease!


    Xu Muan shook his head and said, ¡°Let nature take its course.¡±

 Chapter 276

    Xiao Jingting and the others walked towards the location of the swamp and unexpectedly met Qu Tao on the way.


    ¡°Elder martial brother Qu, why are you here? Haven¡¯t you gone to the inner city yet?¡± Xiao Jingting asked in confusion. As far as he knew, the people from the Green Cloud Immortal Sect should have already set off.


    Qu Tao waved his hand and said somewhat dejectedly, ¡°Don¡¯t mention it, it took me great efforts to escape.¡±


    Xiao Jingting looked at Qu Tao with puzzlement and said, ¡°Escaped?¡±


    Qu Tao nodded and said, ¡°Yes! Escaping from the swamp miasma was much more difficult than expected. It didn¡¯t take long before I felt dizzy. Moreover, the prepared Prosperous Star Flowers were not enough. If you didn¡¯t pay any attention, some poisonous insects would come out as well as some man-eating plants¡­¡±


    ¡°Apart from that, there were also some mud monsters that pulled people into the swamp. These mud monsters move in groups and cannot be killed and the deeper you go into the swamp, the stronger they are. I heard that a small group encountered a mud monster of the Golden Core realm and among seven people, only one escaped.¡±


    Xiao Jingting blinked and said, ¡°It¡¯s really dangerous!¡±


    Qu Tao scratched his head and said with some embarrassment. ¡°Yes! So when I was halfway in, I retreated. It¡¯s better to live than to die! Although I heard that there are many good things in the inner city, it¡¯s really too dangerous.¡±


    Xiao Jingting laughed and said, ¡°Yes! I¡¯ve heard that many renowned Foundation Buildings cultivators have already died quietly in the middle of the swamp.¡±


    ¡°Although the great opportunities are all in the inner city, you still need to get them without risking your life. This is to say the outside benefits are also quite a lot, but it¡¯s not easy to take them.¡± Qu Tao sighed, looking a little down. But then he looked like he thought of something and perked up all of a sudden.


    ¡°Younger martial brother, have you heard it? That mysterious cultivator who killed a lot of people of the Yin Ghost Sect before has struck again. This guy really likes making a big splash, he doesn¡¯t do anything for a time and then makes a big splash! Last time he killed many cultivators of the Yin Ghost Sect, and this time, he directly killed several Foundation Building cultivators from Heavenly God Sect.¡±


    Xiao Jingting looked at Qu Tao¡¯s gossip appearance and helplessly said, ¡°This matter had gone viral, and I am afraid there are not many people who don¡¯t know about it anymore.¡±


    ¡°I heard that this guy stole the Heavenly God Sect¡¯s greatest treasure, so now the Heavenly God Sect is looking for him. If you catch that person, the reward will be eleven pieces of top-quality spirit stones. The Heavenly God Sect really has money. They even offered a reward of top-quality spirit stones.¡± Qu Tao said in a greedy manner.


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡± When did he rob the Heavenly God Sect¡¯s greatest treasure? Wasn¡¯t it hard to believe that the people he killed would have the greatest treasures in their hands? They were all ordinary things and were far less precious than the Soul Refining Water.


    ¡°Eleven pieces of top-quality spirit stones? Wasn¡¯t it five?¡± Xu Muan said in disbelief.


    ¡°Younger martial brother Xu, your news is already outdated and the price has gone up. It has gone up a long time ago. Aren¡¯t there two geniuses in the Heavenly God Sect? One offered five pieces, and another offered six pieces, adding up to eleven pieces.¡±


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡± They were rich people!


    Xiao Xiaodong, ¡°¡­¡± The price had gone up again. His dad was really getting more and more valuable.


    ¡°Is it appropriate to offer such a high price of top-quality spirit stones for the sake of cultivator?¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    ¡°Of course it is appropriate, the other person took out so many Thunder Flame Walnuts and I also heard that he easily penetrated the Refining Wind Cliff and went inside, so who would believe that there is no secret in his body? No one, moreover, his secret is definitely worth more than a few spirit stones.¡± Qu Tao said.


    ¡°That person entered Refining Wind Cliff?¡± Xiao Jingting asked.


    Qu Tao nodded and said, ¡°Yes! The people of the Heavenly God Sect still wanted to hide it, but it simply could not be hidden. The people of the Heavenly God Sect died just outside the Wind Refining Cliff so if you just think about it, if that person hadn¡¯t entered the Wind Refining Cliff, the people of the Heavenly God Sect wouldn¡¯t have gone to such great lengths to track him down.¡±


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡±


    ¡°The people of other sects are not blind, so how could they believe lies of Heavenly God Sect that he robbed the Heavenly God Sect most precious treasure? That¡¯s bullshit! With just a casual investigation, you can find it out.¡± Qu Tao said.


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Yes! There are many smart people in the Secret Realm.¡±


    ¡°I heard that the green astral wind of the Refining Wind Cliff can tear through space, and even a Golden Core cultivator may not be able to escape in one piece. I don¡¯t know which guy entered it and found this supreme chance,¡± Qu Tao said.


    Xiao Jingting was full of admiration as he said, ¡°That guy is really powerful¡­¡±


    ¡°Yes! It¡¯s not a waste of one¡¯s life as cultivators if you can freely roam around, be invincible and fearless.¡± Qi Tao said full of envy.


    Xiao Jingting, ¡°¡­¡± Freely roaming, fearless, Qu Tao was really praising him too much. He was just like street rat, because of the bounty order offered by the two major sects, he could only hide himself from the public to the best of his ability. He really could not afford Qu Tao¡¯s praise.


    Qu Tao looked at Xiao Jingting and his group and suddenly said, ¡°Younger martial brother Xiao, are you going to the inner city?¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Yes! I was injured a little bit before, so I was delayed for a while. But now I want to go to the inner city and have a look.¡±


    Qu Tao looked at Chen Xu and Xiao Xiaodong beside Xiao Jingting and sighed, saying, ¡°Younger martial brother Xiao, you must think it through! The inner city is extremely unpeaceful now, and you have your family with you.¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Well, I know, it¡¯s just that I¡¯m really not willing to not try.¡±


    Qu Tao looked at Xiao Jingting¡¯s determined appearance, sighed and said, ¡°In that case, I won¡¯t advise you any longer, younger martial brother Xiao. Take care of yourself on your journey.¡±


    Xiao Jingting nodded and said, ¡°Elder material brother, please take care too.¡±

 Chapter 277

    Xiao Jingting and the others quickly walked to the edge of the swamp, Xiao Jingting took out a bottle of pills and said, ¡°Let¡¯s all share it.¡±


    ¡°What is this?¡± Chen Xu asked.


    ¡°It¡¯s the pill that can ward off miasma,¡± Xiao Jingting said simply.


    Chen Xu took the pill and swallowed it without any doubt.


    Xiao Jingting smiled and became even more satisfied with Chen Xu, this pill was made by him according to the pill prescription that appeared in his jade pendant space. The pill¡¯s function to resist miasma should be several times stronger than that of the prosperous star flower.


    ¡°Let¡¯s go,¡± Xiao Jingting said.


    The four of them put floating talismans on their feet, the swamp did not allow anyone to fly over it, but floating talismans on their feet allowed the four of them to float and walk over the swamp.


    Xiao Jingting released several golden-tipped red-tailed scorpions, and with them opening the way, all the poisonous insects on their way automatically took detour.


    There was a dense miasma floating over the swamp, so although they took barrier-breaking pills that would not allow the miasma to enter their bodies the miasma still seriously affected their vision and the observation range of their soul power.


    Xiao Jingting thought: their soul power is restricted, so are the soul powers of the other people. In this way, even if he does something in the middle of the swamp, the probability of being discovered was also reduced.


    Xiao Jingting walked in the front, Chen Xu and Xiao Xiaodong walked in the middle and Xu Muan was at the back.


    A mud claw reached out from the ground and wrapped around Chen Xu¡¯s foot.


    Xiao Jingting scorpion quickly expanded hundreds of times, and with its clamp, it broke the mud monster claw.


    More than a dozen mud claw monsters emerged as they summoned their own magic weapons to fight against the mud-clawed monsters.


    It took some effort but they finally beat the mud-clawed monsters.


    Xiao Jingting took a deep breath and said, ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡± It was said that even if the mud monsters in this swamp were crippled after some time, they would automatically recover again.


    Chen Xu nodded and said with lingering fear, ¡°Good.¡±


    Along the way they encountered quite a few tricky mud monsters, but Xiao Jingting used all his means to kill them all the way through.


    ¡°Your father is very powerful.¡± Chen Xu said as he followed Xiao Xiaodong.


    Along the way, they encountered quite a few dangers, so Xiao Jingting had no choice but expose quite a few of his hidden means, making Chen Xu look at him in amazement.


    ¡°Father is very powerful, but I will become even more powerful than him in the future,¡± Xiao Xiaodong said with conviction.


    Chen Xu smiled brightly and said, ¡°You can definitely do it.¡±


    After passing through the swamp, they finally reached their destination, and Xiao Jingting could not help but feel a little grateful that their luck was not too bad. Although they encountered many Foundation Building realm mud monsters and they even once were surrounded by more than twenty Foundation Building realm mud monsters at time, they still did not encounter any False Golden Core mud monsters.


    ¡°What a dense heaven and earth spiritual energy!¡± Xiao Xiaodong said.


    No wonder someone would want to enter the inner city early. Even if there was no miraculous opportunity in this place, such a dense heaven and earth spiritual qi was good enough to cultivate there for a while.


    The arrival of Xiao Xiaodong and others drew the attention of many people, the inner city had limited opportunities, so even if one more person come, it was one more to share opportunities inside.


    After Xiao Jingting¡¯s group came, someone came up to greet them, however, the person they greeted was no one but Chen Xu.


    Chen Lifeng went to great lengths to let Chen Xu enter the secret realm. Therefore, although some people wondered why Xiao Jingting¡¯s group could enter this place despite their low cultivation, it was ultimately blamed on things Chen Lifeng prepared for Chen Xu.


    ¡­¡­


    Qiao Xiang was full of surprise as he looked in Chen Xu direction ¡°Unexpectedly Chen Xu also was able to came in.¡±


    Previously, seeing Xiao Xiaodong and Chen Xu on island full of Prosperous Star Flowers, Qiao Xiang was already surprised enough, but he did not expect that he would still see Xiao Xiaodong and Chen Xu here.


    Having walked through the swamp, Qiao Xiang naturally knew how dangerous the swamp was, so seeing this four people appear here, Qiao Xiang couldn¡¯t help but frown.


    ¡°It looks like elder Chen really gave Chen Xu a lot of amazing things. Xiao Xiaodong and the others being able to show up here should have relied on Chen Xu,¡± Qiao Xiang said.


    Qiao Xiang thought: Xiao Jingting and his group¡¯s cultivation level was low and their numbers was small, so they would not be able to reach here under the normal circumstances. However, Chen Xu was Chen Lifeng¡¯s grandson, so Chen Lifeng must have given him a lot of good things, so these individuals could arrive safely. Chen Xu, what an idiot, he was being used but still helped the ones who made use of him.


    ¡°It¡¯s good to have a Nascent Soul grandfather!¡± Luo Yuting said sourly.


    Qiao Xiang narrowed his eyes, secretly thinking: Perhaps he should not resign from the marriage with Chen Xu. Although there were Nascent Soul elder in his sect, one was about to die and was in seclusion all the time, while the other was still young and was not as rich as Chen Lifeng. Although the sect attached great importance to him, they also attach great importance to other elite disciples. But, Chen Xu was different, Chen Lifeng give all good things to this guy.


    ¡°Yes! Before Chen Xu came in, no one know how many good things Elder Chen give Chen Xu,¡± Qiao Xiang said.

 Chapter 278

    Liu Jinrong walked towards Xiao Jinting. ¡°Jinting, I didn¡¯t expect you to make it here.¡±


    Xiao Jinting smiled awkwardly. ¡°If it weren¡¯t for Mr. Chen, we would have died in the swamp.¡±


    Liu Jinrong thought it impossible for people at low cultivation level like Xiao Jinting and his friends to arrive here, but Xiao Jinting¡¯s explanation made sense. Chen Xu was the grandson of Chen Lifeng, who should have prepared some trump card for him since he dared to let Chen Xu in.


    Liu Jinrong secretly envied the luck of Xiao Jinting¡¯s team, who arrived without suffering any casualties. His team started with more than thirty people in the beginning, but only seven or eight of them made it here.


    ¡°Thank you, Mr. Chen.¡± Liu Jinrong nodded at Chen Xu.


    Chen Xu shook his head and said lightly, ¡°It¡¯s nothing. Mr. Xiao has helped me a lot.¡±


    Liu Jinrong said, ¡°Come on, let¡¯s not talk about this. Jinting, Mr. Chen, you are tired from the journey, so please go to our place and have a rest.¡±


    Chen Xu smiled and said with delight, ¡°Great! The journey from the swamp is exhausting. The swamp is really dangerous!¡±


    ¡°Mr. Chen, you are very lucky. Not long after our team entered the swamp, some of our teammates flinched away. Later, we lost several teammates in the swamp before we finally arrived here. By the way, have you met a lot of mud monsters along the way?¡±


    ¡°No, we met only a few mud monsters at the Foundation Establishment level. We scattered some talismans and defeated them. However, we are running out of the talismans.¡± Xiao Jinting said ruefully.


    Liu Jinrong was envious. ¡°You are really lucky to enter the inner city at the cost of a few talismans.¡±


    ¡°We are not that lucky. In order to survive, the defensive magic tools that Grandfather gave me were damaged.¡± Chen Xu said with feigned depression.


    Knowing that Chen Xu was deliberately covering them, Xiao Jinting relaxed a little.


    Chen Xu thought to himself, ¡°Our luck is neither good nor bad. Along the way, we encountered various kinds of mud monsters. If it weren¡¯t for Xiao Jinting, who resorted to many methods, we would have been doomed.


    Liu Jinrong might think it was Grandfather¡¯s Trump card that helped us arrive safely, but in fact, Grandfather is not that powerful. His methods at most could help me survive the initial rounds. As for the inner city, I have to count on myself.¡±


    ¡­


    Liu Jinrong took Xiao Jinting and the others to go around the territory of the major sects and arrived at the place where the people of the Green Cloud Immortal Sect were resting.


    ¡°Who are they?¡± Xiao Jinting looked at the Heavenly God Sect.


    ¡°They are from Heavenly God Sect. The cultivators of Heavenly God Sect are very irritable recently. Don¡¯t mess with them.¡± Liu Jinrong warned with a sullen face.


    Xiao Jinting nodded and replied, ¡°I got it.¡±


    Not long after Xiao Jinting and the others arrived, two cultivators from Heavenly God Sect came and interrogated them, but Chen Xu sent them away.


    Xiao Jinting suddenly found that Chen Xu was not only a competent encyclopedia, but also a very useful shield.


    Although the Heavenly God Sect was arrogant, they didn¡¯t go too far because of Chen Xu¡¯s identity. After they found there was nothing wrong with Xiao Jinting and the others, they left.


    ¡°Jinrong, what¡¯s going on?¡± asked Xiao Jinting.


    Liu Jinrong squinted and said, ¡°It is said that someone killed a few cultivators of Heavenly God Sect and took away the most valuable treasure of the sect. Therefore, they are making a thorough investigation.¡±


    Xiao Jinting thought to himself, ¡°It turns out that the Heavenly God Sect not only send people out to investigate, but they also search here.¡±


    ¡°The inner city is about to open, so they loosen the investigation a bit. If you had arrived earlier, they might not have spared you easily. Those people in Heavenly God Sect are very domineering.¡± Liu Jinrong said.


    ¡°Then we are really lucky¡­¡± Xiao Jinting laughed dryly.


    Liu Jinrong nodded and said, ¡°Yeah, The Heavenly God Sect actually ordered a few cultivators to open the space ring for them to check.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was startled. ¡°To open the space ring? This is too much.¡±


    He frowned. Every cultivator had his own secrets, and the space ring was as dear as his own life.


    ¡°That¡¯s right. This request was too unreasonable for ordinary cultivators to accept. In order to establish its authority, the Heavenly God Sect killed several cultivators, and then the other cultivators could do nothing but open their space rings. However, when the people in Heavenly God Sect saw that there was something good in the space rings, they snatched them away. Finally, they offended everyone.¡±


    ¡°Later, the cultivators from several sects joined hands to fight against the Heavenly God Sect, who afterwards restrained a lot.¡±


    Xiao Jinting thought that he was lucky.


    ¡°Jinrong, the spiritual Qi here is rich. Cultivating in this place for a month is equivalent to three months in other places.¡± Xiao Jinting changed the topic.


    ¡°Yeah. However, it used not to be like this. Perhaps something has happened in the secret realm.¡± Liu Jinrong frowned and said.


    Xiao Jinting touched his chin and said to himself, ¡°Don¡¯t worry about any changes. I can only wait and see.¡±


    ¡­

 Chapter 279

    After Xiao Jinting and the others arrived at the empty space outside the inner city, they settled down in the place of Green Cloud Immortal Sect and cultivated with the local rich spiritual Qi.


    The inner city was shrouded in a huge restriction spell. Someone tried to break it but got killed by the spell. As time went by, the light of the restriction spell became dimmer.


    ¡°The restriction spell seems to have weakened.¡± Chen Xu looked at it and said.


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, ¡°It seems so. The restriction spell will be broken in a while.¡±


    As time went by, more and more high-level cultivators arrived in the secret realm, and the major sects were guarding against each other.


    Xiao Xiaodong looked at Chen Xu and said, ¡°Don¡¯t you know about the situation in the inner city?¡±


    Chen Xu shook his head and said, ¡°There are very few people who have entered the inner city since ancient times. In addition, the information is highly confidential in the major sects, who would not spread it out.¡±


    Chen Lifeng was just a free-lance cultivator, so it was not easy for him to obtain secrets of the outer layer of the realm. Although he had gathered some information about the inner city, it was not specific enough to be their valuable reference.


    ¡­


    Two months later.


    ¡°The restriction spell is broken.¡±


    A crowd of cultivators swarmed into the inner city, afraid that the golden opportunity would be snatched by others if they were slower.


    There were twelve passages leading into the inner city. Xiao Jinting and his teammates stayed away from the major sects and chose the passage of fire.


    The passage brought them to a desert.


    ¡°What¡¯s going on? There is a desert in the secret realm.¡± Xiao Jinting looked at the ten suns in the sky and felt frustrated. He had never seen ten suns on the Earth, but now he saw them here. ¡®It¡¯s boiling hot here. Where is Hou Yi (A legendary archer who had shot down nine suns in ancient time)?¡¯


    Chen Xu looked at the suns in the sky and said, ¡°I heard that one has to pass various tests before he enters the inner city. I think this is one of the tests. We have to get out of this desert.¡±


    ¡°Has your grandfather mentioned this test?¡± Xiao Xiaodong asked.


    Chen Xu shook his head. ¡°No, Grandfather doesn¡¯t know much about it.¡±


    Xu Muan looked at the suns in the sky and frowned, ¡°The suns seem to contain fire poison.¡±


    Chen Xu nodded and said, ¡°Yes. If we can¡¯t go out of the desert, we will die here.¡±


    Xiao Jinting took out two umbrellas and handed them to Xiao Xiaodong and Chen Xu. The umbrellas were made with Green Vigorous Spirit Bamboo, and Xiao Jinting painted them red. He wasn¡¯t sure if Chen Xu would recognize them after he painted the umbrellas. However, the suns were so scorching that Chen Xu couldn¡¯t hold on for long, so Xiao Jinting had to take the risk.


    Chen Xu held the umbrella and felt amazed. He had quite a few magic tools with him, including the one that could handle this situation. However, he knew very well that his magic tools had a limited effect. This umbrella was different, which protected him from the suns. He felt much better and safer in the protection of the umbrella.


    Xiao Jinting made a total of three umbrellas and gave one to each of the two young men, so he had to share the last umbrella with Xu Muan.


    Chen Xu looked at Xiao Jinting and Xu Muan and gave a meaningful smile. ¡°Mr. Xiao, Mr. Xu, you get along so well.¡±


    Xiao Jinting glanced at him and said, ¡°Of course.¡±


    ¡­


    They walked in the desert for a month and met many cultivators who perished in the heat.


    When he met those dead cultivators, Xiao Jinting did not hesitate to take away their space ring, as he would not waste anything.


    Some cultivators saw their umbrellas and attempted to snatch them, but they got killed by Xiao Jinting and the others.


    Chen Xu squatted down and examined the dead body on the ground. ¡°This man seems to be Lin Yan from the Blazing Fire Sect. He was an advanced Foundation Establishment cultivator. I didn¡¯t expect him to die here.¡±


    Chen Xu pursed his lips. They had been in the passage of fire for a long time and met some cultivators, most of whom were disfigured by the sun burn.


    Xiao Jinting examined Lin Yan¡¯s space ring and said, ¡°There is nothing decent in his space ring.¡± It was stupid of Lin Yan to try to resist the suns with his body. As a result, he died.


    Chen Xu glanced at Xiao Jinting and said, ¡°Mr. Xiao, most Foundation Establishment cultivators are very poor.¡± He turned the umbrella in his hand and continued, ¡°Even a Golden Core cultivator might not be able to afford this umbrella of yours.¡± Chen Xu looked at the umbrella in his hand and couldn¡¯t figure out what it was made from.


    He thought to himself, ¡°If it weren¡¯t for the defensive effect of this umbrella, I might have been burnt into a mummy long ago. My cultivation level is too low compared to other people in the secret realm.¡±


    Xiao Jinting smiled and said, ¡°It¡¯s good that you are safe.¡±


    ¡°This is the eleventh person that we have met in this desert who died of sun burn.¡± Xiao Xiaodong said.


    Xiao Jinting took out three bottles and said, ¡°Drink some water.¡±


    They took the water in turn.


    ¡°Hold on for a while and we can go out of the desert.¡± Xiao Jinting said.


    Chen Xu nodded and said, ¡°That¡¯s right.¡± He took a sip of water and felt the rich spiritual Qi in the water, feeling amazed.


    ¡°I think this desert might not really exist. It¡¯s just a test. Maybe we just need to wait a few days and then we will pass this test and get teleported out.¡± Xiao Xiaodong said.


    Chen Xu nodded and said, ¡°It is possible.¡±

 Chapter 280

    After Xiao Jinting and the others walked in the desert for two months, they finally got out of it.


    As soon as they came out, the endless desert disappeared without a trace.


    Xiao Jinting saw a venerable city, where some buildings were majestic and intimidating while the others were dilapidated.


    ¡°Where should we start?¡± Xiao Jinting muttered.


    Chen Xu said nervously, ¡°I don¡¯t know either.¡± He felt dismayed as his grandfather didn¡¯t give him much information about the inner city.


    Xiao Xiaodong held Chen Xu¡¯s hand and said, ¡°Don¡¯t worry. Take it easy.¡±


    Chen Xu looked at him and smiled faintly, feeling calmer.


    After they got inside the inner city, Xiao Jinting got frustrated. There were many buildings in the inner city, and most of them had been searched. They had to break the restriction spell to enter some places, which had been raided by others.


    Since there were many people in the inner city, Xiao Jinting used his strong soul force to steal some information.


    ¡°There are twelve passages leading into the inner city. Although there are alterations, the principle remains the same. The passage of fire is the hardest.¡±


    Xiao Jinting rubbed his nose. He chose the passage of fire because he thought that very few people would choose it so that they could avoid informers sent by someone. After he eavesdropped the conversation between cultivators of other sects, he knew that few people chose passage of fire because it was the most dangerous among the twelve passages.


    It dawned Xiao Jinting why some cultivators looked at them with pity and mockery when he chose the passage of fire.


    ¡°Normally, your grandfather should have found out about this.¡± Xiao Jinting said wonderingly.


    Chen Xu pondered for a moment and said, ¡°Perhaps¡­ Grandfather doesn¡¯t want me to enter the inner city, nor does he believe that I can make it. He might think that I will flinch away in the initial rounds.¡±


    Chen Xu knew very well that Xiao Jinting had secrets. He could arrive in the inner city because he followed Xiao Jinting and the others along the way. If he had followed the people that his grandfather arranged for him, he would have died long ago. He didn¡¯t think his grandfather was inconsiderate about him, but the secret realm was so dangerous that his grandfather didn¡¯t think he could enter the inner city.


    Xiao Jinting agreed that was true.


    ¡°Did your grandfather disapprove of you coming here?¡± asked Xiao Xiaodong.


    Chen Xu nodded and said, ¡°Yes. I insisted, and he agreed.¡±


    ¡­


    After they entered the inner city, they spent two months searching around, but they gained little.


    There were many deserted houses in the inner city, and they chose one of them, cleaning up and resting inside.


    ¡°The inner city is too big,¡± Xiao Jinting said with distress. There were many houses in the inner city, so it was troublesome to searching each of them. After they struggled to break in some of the houses, they couldn¡¯t find anything valuable there.


    Xiao Xiaodong thought about it and said, ¡°Father, I have an idea.¡±


    Xiao Jinting looked at Xiao Xiaodong and asked, ¡°What is it?¡±


    ¡°Let the Golden Bees out,¡± Xiao Xiaodong said.


    Xiao Jinting thought that the Golden Bees were good at finding herbs. Besides, they would become his eyes after he let them out. It was a good idea.


    Luck played an important role after they entered the inner city. Xiao Jinting heard that three cultivators from the same sect found a Dragon Transformation Pill in one of the Pill Pavilions. The pill was refined with the blood of a dragon. Anyone who took the pill would have the blood of the dragon, and the chance of advancing to Nascent Soul would be better.


    As a result, the pill triggered a bloody fight between the three friends. One died, one got injured, and one won the pill. The injured one held grudges and spread the news out. In the end, all three of them died and the pill disappeared.


    It was said that the two genius cultivators of Heavenly God Sect and a few devil geniuses broke into the ninth-floor tower of the inner city and fought hard. No one knew why they fought, but one could imagine they must fight for something valuable.


    ¡­


    After Xiao Jinting released his golden bees for a dozen days, he lost more than ten of them, which distressed him.


    However, he was delighted to have some good news that there was some Spirit Cleansing Grass in a small yard. However, the grass was only sprouting because it was only ten years old.


    According to Chen Xu, it took fifty years for the Spirit Cleansing Grass to be ripe, and grass under the age was useless. Besides, the Spirit Cleansing Grass would wither within two days after it was picked, so transplanting was not possible.


    However, Xiao Jinting intended to gamble on it since he had the jade space with him.


    Spirit Cleansing Grass was very rare. Now that they had found several seedlings, Xiao Jinting didn¡¯t want to give up the opportunity.


    The herbal garden where the Spirit Cleansing Grass was located was inconspicuous. Xiao Jinting walked around the garden and moved the seedlings into the jade space.


    After the seedlings were transplanted in the jade space, they survived.


    In addition, the recipe of Spirit Cleansing Pill showed up in the jade space.


    Only then did Xiao Jinting know that raw Spirit Cleansing Grass could wash off a spiritual root, and Spirit Cleansing Pills could turn a multi-root person into a One Root.


    Xiao Jinting felt ecstatic. He had thought it would be nice to become Two Root in the beginning, and now he was more than happy to be One Root.


    Xiao Jinting didn¡¯t tell Chen Xu that he had got the Spirit Cleansing Grass, as he was not sure if the transplanted grass would have the same effect. He didn¡¯t want to disappoint Chen Xu.


    It was said that the inner city was filled with treasures. After he arrived, Xiao Jinting found that the rumors were not true. There might be valuable treasures in the inner city, but there were not many left after generations of cultivators looted the city. There might be some treasures, but Xiao Jinting didn¡¯t have the luck.


    To his surprise, the Spirit Cleansing Grass in the jade space was growing well. Xiao Jinting thought he could make pills after it grew more.


    ¡­

 Chapter 281

    As time went by, Xiao Jinting got the news of various cultivators getting the treasures. Many people were lucky, but Xiao Jinting seemed to have exhausted his luck after he got the Spirit Cleansing Grass. Although he couldn¡¯t get hold of anything else, he was contented.


    After staying in the inner city for a while, Xiao Jinting finally understood why some people could easily find the treasure.


    In some major sects, there were elders who had participated in the trial of Heavenly Haze Secret Realm. They had entered the inner city and found some treasures, but they failed to take them away due to different reasons. After they were fully prepared, they sent their disciples in to find the treasures.


    The young disciples were well prepared with clear goals and first-hand information, so their chance of finding treasures was better than that of Xiao Jinting.


    Xiao Jinting heard that someone had recently got a Nascent Soul Pill in the secret realm. The pill could help improve the cultivation of Nascent Soul, and it was the most coveted treasure among Nascent Soul Cultivators. Treasures kept emerging, which excited the people and triggered countless battles.


    Chen Xu sat by the bed, dangling his feet in depression.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± asked Xiao Xiaodong.


    Chen Xu shook his head. ¡°Nothing.¡±


    In the blink of an eye, they had been in the inner city for more than six months. Chen Xu had been counting the days. Although he didn¡¯t bear much hope for the Spirit Cleansing Grass in the beginning, he started to feel anxious as time was running up.


    ¡°Are you thinking about Spirit Cleansing Grass?¡± asked Xiao Xiaodong.


    Chen Xu shook his head. ¡°No, Spirit Cleansing Grass is too precious. It¡¯s all right if we can¡¯t find it. I didn¡¯t have much hope at first.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong snorted, ¡°I don¡¯t believe you. You look disappointed.¡±


    Chen Xu lowered his head sadly. They had made painstaking efforts to enter the inner city, but they got little treasure. He felt disappointed.


    ¡°This is for you.¡± Xiao Xiaodong extended his hand.


    ¡°What is this?¡± Chen Xu asked.


    ¡°Spirit Cleansing Pill,¡± Xiao Xiaodong said.


    Chen Xu looked up in surprise. ¡°Where did you get it?¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong smiled and said, ¡°I found it before. I thought it was just an ordinary pill and put it away, but now I found it.¡±


    Chen Xu looked at Xiao Xiaodong suspiciously, who smiled and said, ¡°Don¡¯t worry. It¡¯s not poison. Take it.¡±


    Although Chen Xu was a little curious about the source of the pill, he didn¡¯t doubt the effect of the pill since it was given by Xiao Xiaodong.


    After he took the pill, Chen Xu started to have a fever. After a long time, he started to lowly recover. Xiao Xiaodong had seen this coming, so he stayed with Chen Xu and took care of him.


    ¡°Has he fainted?¡± asked Xiao Jinting.


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded, ¡°Yes.¡±


    It was a torture to take the Spirit Cleansing Pill. Xiao Jinting felt delighted when he took the pill, but very soon he felt a deadly pain. According to his observation, the more spiritual roots, the more pain from taking the pill.


    Xiao Xiaodong and Xu Muan did not feel the pain as he did after they took the pill.


    After taking the Spirit Cleansing Pill, one would fall into a coma, but he remained conscious without knowing what was going on around him.


    Chen Xu lay on the bed sweating. Xiao Xiaodong fed him water a few times and carefully watched over him.


    Chen Xu closed his eyes. His face was contorted in pain, but the corners of his mouth curved up delightfully.


    Xiao Xiaodong recalled that he saw what Chen Xu dreamt of in the mine. In his dream, Chen Xu had only one spiritual root, and Chen Lifeng was very satisfied. Xiao Xiaodong looked at Chen Xu and thought that when Chen Xu woke up, his dream would come true.


    ¡­


    In fact, there were not many treasures in the inner city, but when one of them appeared, it was valuable. As the secret realm was closing, the fights in the inner city became more intense.


    Xiao Jinting found a place and hid with Xiao Xiaodong and Chen Xu.


    The spiritual Qi in the inner city was very rich, which was suitable for cultivation. In Xiao Jinting¡¯s opinion, the spiritual pills and herbs that other people were fighting fiercely for were not important. After all, he had the jade space, and he could ripen the spiritual grass if he was to up the ante.


    Other people were pursuing spiritual grass of old age, while he was after seeds or seedlings of various spiritual grasses. It was an easier job.


    Xiao Jinting let out the golden bees and scorpions, which helped him search for dead cultivators in the secret realm and see whether there was any treasure he could take. Although it was not an honest method, he had to do that for the spiritual stones.


    Chen Xu woke up and found that he had only one spiritual root. He was overjoyed.


    After he became a single spiritual root, Chen Xu was contented. He didn¡¯t think of other treasures and cultivated himself with Xiao Jinting and the others in the secret realm.


    After taking the Spirit Cleansing Pill, Xiao Jinting sped up his cultivation and soon reached the Perfect Level of Foundation Establishment. He thought he could start forming the core after he went out of the secret realm.


    Xu Muan¡¯s cultivation level went up to the advanced level of Foundation Establishment. Xiao Xiaodong and Chen Xu rose to the medium level of Foundation Establishment with the rich spiritual Qi.

 Chapter 282

    Time flew, and three years passed in the blink of an eye.


    After Xiao Jinting and the others came out, they found that there were only a dozen Foundation Establishment cultivators left in Green Cloud Immortal Sect. When they entered the inner city, there were over a hundred.


    Xiao Jinting spotted Liu Jinrong among the Green Cloud Immortal Sect cultivators. Liu Jinrong was surprised to see Xiao Jinting and Xu Muan.


    Xiao Jinting knew that Liu Jinrong had safely entered the inner city, but they didn¡¯t meet because the inner city was big.


    ¡°Jinting, it¡¯s nice to see you again.¡± Liu Jinrong smiled and greeted Xiao Jinting.


    It had never occurred to Liu Jinrong that he would see Xiao Jinting again. When he entered the inner city, Liu Jinrong wanted to take Xiao Jinting along with him, but the magic tools given by the sect could only help five people safely go through the passage to the inner city. Xiao Jinting did not ask him for help, so Liu Jinrong did not bring Xiao Jinting with him. Later, Liu Jinrong heard that Xiao Jinting chose the passage of fire and thought that Xiao Jinting was dead, so he didn¡¯t look for him.


    Xiao Jinting said with feigned fear, ¡°If it weren¡¯t for Mr. Chen, I wouldn¡¯t be able to see you again.¡±


    As soon as Chen Xu came out, Chen Lifeng took him away.


    ¡°You are lucky to make a good friend of Mr. Chen.¡± Liu Jinrong said with envy.


    Xiao Jinting smiled, ¡°Yeah, Mr. Chen is very nice.¡±


    Xiao Jinting joined the team of Green Cloud Immortal Sect and handed over the gains from the space ring.


    Xiao Jinting turned in more things than ordinary cultivators, and some cultivators looked at him with envious eyes. Xiao Jinting actually did not want to attract the attention, but it was not proper to turn in fewer things, as Liu Jinrong knew that he had entered the inner city.


    The spiritual grasses that Xu Muan and Xiao Xiaodong took out were similar to the other ordinary cultivators.


    The management of the Sect accepted the spiritual grasses and converted them into contribution points for them.


    With these contribution points, they could go to the Sect to exchange for spiritual stones and pills.


    Xiao Jinting looked at his points and estimated he could exchange for two or three hundred medium spiritual stones.


    The elder in charge of collecting the gains looked gloomy, as if he was dissatisfied with what they had turned in.


    ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡± The Golden Core cultivator of the Green Cloud Immortal Sect released a flying ship and asked them to board it and go back to the sect.


    Xiao Jinting got in the ship excitedly. He felt complicated as he recalled that he set off with a lot of people back then, but now few survived and went back with him. Although cultivators of this world were much stronger than the ordinary people of the last world, they were easy to perish as well.


    ¡­


    ¡°Jinting, your gains are not bad.¡± Liu Jinrong said.


    Xiao Jinting waved his hand and said, ¡°Well, they are only ordinary grasses, far inferior to those who found the Nascent Soul Pill and spiritual milk of one thousand years.¡±


    Liu Jinrong smiled bitterly and said, ¡°How can we compete with them? I heard that someone took the nest of the golden bees, but I never heard that any sect got the golden bees¡¯ honey, which could be made into more than ten Golden Pills. Did the person who had got the honey die in the secret realm?¡±


    ¡°The other sects are not fools, and they would not announce it if their disciples got the honey,¡± Xiao Jinting said calmly.


    Liu Jinrong nodded. ¡°That¡¯s right! It¡¯s said that someone got the Soul Refining Water, but no cultivator turned in such a thing. I guess it is hidden away.¡±


    ¡°Those Golden Core cultivators are cunning, and they won¡¯t show off the treasures that they have got.¡± Xiao Jinting said.


    ¡°The Peerless Sect seems to have good gains. Their leader has a big grin on his face,¡± Liu Jinrong said bitterly.


    Xiao Jinting squinted. ¡°What has the Peerless Sect got?¡±


    Liu Jinrong shook his head, ¡°I don¡¯t know either.¡±


    ¡­


    The flying ship flew fast towards the Green Cloud Immortal Sect.


    Xiao Jinting felt uneasy as he approached the sect.


    ¡°We can finally return to Green Cloud Immortal Sect. I wonder how Xiaofan and Xiaojin are doing,¡± Xiao Jinting muttered.


    Thinking of his two young sons, Xu Muan was excited and worried.


    ¡°Xiaojin should be crying after we have left them for so long,¡± Xu Muan said helplessly.


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said, ¡°Yeah.¡± It had been three years. He wondered if the two little chaps had gained or lost weight.


    Xiao Xiaodong also missed Xiao Xiaofan and Xiao Xiaojin, but he pursed his lips without saying anything.


    After Xiao Jinting got back to the sect, he first went to the Northern Herb Garden.


    Xiao Xiaojin, who was cultivating in the garden, rushed to hold Xiao Jinting¡¯s legs at sight of him and roared like a wolf.


    Hearing Xiao Xiaojin¡¯s wailing, Xiao Jinting suspected whether his youngest son had the blood of a wolfhound.


    He felt a pang at his heart when he looked at the child¡¯s aggrieved expression. It was cruel of him to leave his youngest son for three years.


    Xiao Xiaofan stood behind Xiao Xiaojin and looked at Xiao Jinting with blinking eyes.


    Xiao Jinting looked at Xiao Xiaofan and thought, ¡°My second son has grown up a lot. In the past, he would have sprung up at me and asked for hugs, but now he seems to be restrained.¡±


    ¡°Father, why do you come back so late? I thought you had abandoned me,¡± Xiao Xiaojin yelled.


    Xiao Jinting looked at Xiao Xiaojin and said, ¡°Why are you thinking that way? Why would I abandon you?¡±


    ¡°Because I eat a lot,¡± Xiao Xiaojin said.


    Xiao Jinting said helplessly, ¡°What nonsense!¡±


    ¡°Steward Qiu said so,¡± Xiao Xiaojin said.

 Chapter 283

    Xiao Jinting looked at Qiu Yun, who touched his nose awkwardly and said, ¡°I was joking. I didn¡¯t expect your son to take it seriously.¡±


    Xiao Jinting stroked Xiao Xiaojin¡¯s head and said, ¡°No, I won¡¯t abandon you no matter how much you eat.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin nodded excitedly. ¡°Great, I don¡¯t have to go on a diet.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was lost for words.


    He looked at Xiao Xiaofan and praised, ¡°Xiaofan, you have grown taller and look like an adult.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan smiled brightly. ¡°Daddy, it¡¯s unfair. You always take my big brother around without me. I¡¯ve been cultivating hard. Next time you have to take me when there is a trial like this.¡±


    ¡°Okay,¡± Xiao Jinting said without hesitation, thinking to himself, ¡°I don¡¯t know when would be the next time. Let¡¯s wait and see.¡±


    The family chatted happily for a long time. Xiao Jinting made a lot of effort to appease Xiao Xiaofan and Xiao Xiaojin.


    ¡­


    ¡°You¡¯re finally back. Those two chaps kept pestering me with the same question and asking when you would come back.¡± Qiu Yun regretted promising to take care of the two annoying boys.


    Xiao Jinting looked at him and asked curiously, ¡°Steward Qiu, how is Mr. Mu Yun doing?¡±


    Chui Yun frowned and said, ¡°He¡¯s still alive. Why do you care about him?¡±


    Xiao Jinting was speechless.


    ¡°Mr. Mu Yun lives with Mr. Qiu,¡± Xiao Xiaojin said.


    Xiao Jinting was surprised. Had they developed so fast? But it had been three years.


    Qiu Yun looked at Xiao Jinting¡¯s surprised face and said angrily, ¡°Don¡¯t listen to your son¡¯s nonsense.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin hurriedly said, ¡°Father, I¡¯m not lying. Mr. Mu Yun built a house next to Mr. Qiu¡¯s.¡±


    It dawned on Xiao Jinting, who thought, ¡°I see. My son, you are being stupid. They are not living together. That¡¯s right. Qiu Yun would not go so fast.¡±


    ¡°So Mr. Mu Yun built a house in the territory of Green Cloud Immortal Sect.¡± It was bold of him to do that as a Spiritual Medicine Sect cultivator. The steward of Green Cloud Immortal Sect was timid and did nothing about it.


    Qiu Yun said grumpily, ¡°Come on, let¡¯s not talk about him. I heard you were lucky. You followed the grandson of Mr. Chen and safely went out of the dangerous secret realm. Besides, you have gained quite some treasures.¡±


    Xiao Jinting smiled and said, ¡°Yeah, I was lucky.¡±


    Qiu Yun said, ¡°Not long after Chen Xu entered the secret realm, Mr. Chen regretted letting him go, and he had been worried. I heard that after Chen Xu entered the secret realm, you had stayed with and protected him.¡±


    Xiao Jinting smiled awkwardly. ¡°I heard that when Chen Xu entered the secret realm, a concubine of Mr. Chen got pregnant.¡±


    Qiu Yun nodded and said, ¡°That¡¯s true, but that woman was not lucky and had suffered a miscarriage.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was surprised.


    ¡­


    At the Chen house.


    Chen Lifeng looked at Chen Xu and said, ¡°Xiao Xu, Peerless Sect sent someone to seek a marriage alliance again.¡±


    Chen Xu said flatly, ¡°I don¡¯t like Qiao Xiang. Refuse them.¡±


    Chen Lifeng smiled. ¡°If you don¡¯t like her, we can refuse them.¡±


    After Chen Xu came back, he told Chen Lifeng that although he didn¡¯t find the Spirit Cleansing Grass in the secret realm, he found the Spirit Cleansing Pill instead and he had become One Spiritual Root. Chen Lifeng said Chen Xu was blessed, but he kept quiet about it.


    ¡°The recipe of the Spirit Cleansing Pill has long disappeared. I didn¡¯t expect that you were so lucky. In ancient times, many cultivators fought hard for the Spirit Cleansing Pill. I¡¯m surprised that such a thing still exists.¡± Chen Lifeng was amazed.


    The effect of the Spirit Cleansing Pill, which could get rid of more than two spiritual roots, was much better than the Spirit Cleansing Grass, which could only wash off one spiritual root.


    ¡°Xiao Xu, with your current aptitude, you will definitely form the core and have thirty percent chance of getting to Nascent Soul.¡± Chen Lifeng said with satisfaction.


    Chen Xu smiled and said, ¡°Grandfather, it¡¯s too early to say this now. I¡¯m just a cultivator at the medium level of Foundation Establishment.¡±


    Chen Lifeng smiled and said, ¡°It¡¯s good that you stay down-to-earth. I was worried that you would be blinded by your sudden achivement.¡±


    ¡°Grandfather, don¡¯t tell anyone about my improvement in aptitude.¡± Chen Xu said.


    Chen Lifeng nodded. ¡°I know, I know. You¡¯ve said it many times.¡±


    Chen Xu nodded. Even if the news of the Spirit Cleansing Pill spread out, he would be fine in his grandfather¡¯s protection, but it might get Xiao Jinting and the others in big trouble.


    ¡°I heard that the Peerless Sect brought out the spiritual milk of a thousand years. The old monster of Peerless Sect should be able to live for another twenty years,¡± Chen Lifeng said.


    ¡°Qiao Xiang brought it out?¡± Chen Xu asked.


    Chen Lifeng shook his head. ¡°No, it¡¯s another Perfect Foundation Establishment cultivator. Because that person brought out the spiritual milk, that old monster in Peerless Sect values him very much. Qiao Xiang was unimpressive in the secret realm, as he¡¯s too young.¡±


    ¡°The secret realm is really dangerous,¡± Chen Xu said with a serious face.


    ¡°You didn¡¯t use the people I arranged for you,¡± Chen Lifeng said.


    Chen Xu hesitated and said, ¡°I¡¯m sorry.¡±


    ¡°You don¡¯t need to say that. I should apologize to you, as I heard that you were betrayed. Your eyes are sharper than mine,¡± Chen Lifeng said.


    ¡°No, I was just lucky,¡± Chen Xu said.

 Chapter 284

    The news of various cultivators making breakthroughs spread out after they went out of the secret realm, but Xiao Jinting had kept a low profile and no one knew about their improvement.


    Occasionally, Xiao Jinting would discuss all kinds of things with Qiu Yun and Mu Yun.


    Xiao Jinting found that the relationship between Qiu Yun and Mu Yun didn¡¯t get much better, but Mu Yun had improved a lot compared to three years ago. He got much cheekier than three years ago.


    ¡°Recently, the Heavenly God Sect is frantically looking for the person who took away the Soul Refining Water.¡± Mu Yun said.


    Xiao Jinting was curious. ¡°Why does Heavenly God Sect look for the person who took away the Soul Refining Water? Even though the Soul Refining Water had a miraculous effect on spiritual power, it shouldn¡¯t be of much use to a Nascent Soul cultivator. Why are they making such a big fuss?¡±


    Mu Yun shook his head and said, ¡°Actually, they are not looking for the Soul Refining Water, but the God Demon Body Refining Manual which is rumored to exist in the same cave with the refining water.¡±


    ¡°Thousands of years ago, a cultivator of the Heavenly God Sect had entered the cave and imprinted the manual, but later part of it was lost.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was curious. God Demon Body Refining Manual? Wasn¡¯t it Heavenly Demon Body Refining Manual? On second thought, he guessed that Heavenly God Sect was a respected major sect, and it was not proper for them to practice Heavenly Demon Body Refining Manual, so God Demon sounded better.


    ¡°Is this manual good?¡± asked Xiao Jinting.


    ¡°Actually, very few people have practiced it.¡± Qiu Yun shook his head.


    Xiao Jinting was confused, ¡°Why?¡±


    ¡°Because it consumes a lot of materials, and most people can¡¯t afford to cultivate it,¡± said Qiu Yun with a lack of interest.


    ¡°However, there is one benefit after one finishes the cultivation of the manual,¡± Mu Yun said.


    Xiao Jinting thought to himself, ¡°Finally, they get to the point. What is the benefit? The Heavenly God Sect would not be so anxious to get this manual if there is no big benefit.¡±


    ¡°This manual can increase the probability of entering the Deity Formation stage.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was speechless. Deity Formation was too far, but it didn¡¯t harm to make a good preparation.


    ¡°The world has changed. Qi nowadays is much thinner than that of tens of thousands of years ago. It is difficult to reach the Nascent Soul stage, let alone Deity Transformation. This manual is useless for most people. I heard that tens of thousands of years ago, there were many people cultivating this manual. They believed in body refining, which could turn the body into a powerful magic weapon if they completed cultivation of the manual.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was amazed.


    ¡°Is there an elder in Heavenly God Sect who is going to reach Deity Formation stage?¡± asked Xiao Jinting.


    ¡°There is an elder at the advanced level of Nascent Soul stage in the Heavenly God Sect. If he intends to reach Deity Transformation, he will most likely die under the thunder tribulation. Since ancient times, countless Nascent Soul cultivators died under the thunder tribulation. God Demon Body Refining is one of the strongest body refining techniques. With it, it will be much safer,¡± Mu Yun said.


    Qiu Yun chuckled and said, ¡°The person who owns the manual had better not show up. Otherwise, he will definitely die miserably. Heavenly God Sect has an elder at the Deity Transformation stage. If they have one more, other sects will be threatened. The righteous and demonic sects would not like to see more Deity Transformation cultivators in Heavenly God Sect. In fact, not everyone in Heavenly God Sect is happy to have another Deity Transformation cultivator.¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded, thinking, ¡°Qiu Yun is right. One mountain cannot accommodate two tigers. The Deity Transformation cultivator in the Heavenly God Sect might not like to have another Deity in the sect.¡±


    Mu Yun looked at Qiu Yun, ¡°Don¡¯t talk nonsense.¡±


    Qiu Yun glared back and said angrily, ¡°I am not talking nonsense. Isn¡¯t this the truth?¡±


    Xiao Jinting was speechless.


    He changed the topic. ¡°Mr. Qiu, why is the atmosphere in the sect tense recently?¡±


    Gu Yun nodded and said, ¡°That is right.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was puzzled.


    He asked curiously, ¡°Why is that?¡±


    ¡°Spiritual stones are the most precious cultivation resource, but the supply of it falls short of the demand, as the production of spiritual mines in the sect is decreasing. In fact, other sects are facing the same problem. Once the spiritual stones are exhausted, the whole cultivation world will be turbulent,¡± said Qiu Yun.


    Xiao Jinting touched his chin and said, ¡°In that case, the most important thing now is to find a spiritual stone mine.¡±


    Gu Yun nodded and said, ¡°Yes, most of the spiritual stone mines have been exploited after so many years, and it is difficult to find a new one, so everyone turns their eyes to the sea.¡±


    Qiu Yun continued, ¡°The land has been clearly divided by various major sects, but there is no demarcation line in the sea area. Recently, the righteous sects have found a few spiritual stone mines on several small islands, but the demonic sects came and killed all the cultivators on the islands, taking over the mines. As a result, the relation between the righteous and demonic sects is strained, and a war might break out.¡±

 Chapter 285

    ¡°You¡¯re back?¡± Xu Muan looked at Xiao Jinting and asked.


    Xiao Jinting nodded. ¡°Yeah.¡±


    ¡°You don¡¯t look good,¡± Xu Muan said.


    Nodding, Xiao Jinting lay on the bed and said lazily, ¡°I just learned from Steward Qiu that the reward offered by the Heavenly God Sect for catching the cultivator who took the Soul Refining Water has been added up to one hundred top-grade spiritual stones.¡±


    Xu Muan smiled and said, ¡°The older, the wiser. The rich live for a long time.¡± Back in the secret realm, the young genius of Heavenly God Sect posted a reward, but now the old geezer of a thousand years old did the same thing.


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said, ¡°Yeah.¡± He thought he possessed quite many things, but he was only better than the Foundation Establishment cultivators.


    Xu Muan pondered for a while and said, ¡°Many people come to visit these days.¡± The visitors directly or indirectly inquired about what they had encountered and gained in the secret realm, and how close they were with Chen Xu. Xu Muan was annoyed.


    ¡°Let¡¯s find a chance and go out to stay away from the trouble,¡± Xiao Jinting said.


    Xu Muan nodded, ¡°I agree.¡±


    ¡­


    ¡°Father, I have a mission,¡± Xiao Xiaofan came to Xiao Jinting.


    Xiao Jinting looked at him and asked, ¡°What is it?¡±


    ¡°Go to guard Fufeng Island,¡± Xiao Xiaofan said.


    ¡°How did you take this mission?¡± asked Xiao Jinting.


    ¡°Brother said that I should go out to get some experience. I think this mission is good, so I took it,¡± Xiao Xiaofan said.


    Xiao Jinting was surprised that Xiao Xiaodong was behind this. What was this guy thinking?


    ¡°Father, do you like to go with me?¡± Xiao Xiaofan said proudly.


    ¡°Okay.¡± Xiao Jinting said to himself, ¡°Fufeng Island seems to be quiet, but its spiritual Qi seems to be scarce. However, it is a remote island, so I can consider forming core there.¡±


    ¡°Father, Mr. Chen has come,¡± Xiao Xiaofan said.


    Xiao Jinting touched his chin and asked, ¡°What has he come here for?¡±


    ¡°Come and play with Big Brother. Mr. Chen is quite pitiful. He doesn¡¯t have any friends,¡± Xiao Xiaofan said sympathetically.


    Xiao Jinting thought, ¡°It¡¯s easy for Chen Xu to have friends. He comes for Xiaodong, and that means my son is very charming.¡±


    ¡­


    Xiao Jinting looked at the young men behind him, speechless. Xiao Xiaofan took the mission, but when they set off, the team was big. Not only Xiao Xiaodong and Xiao Xiaojin but also Lei Xuan and Chen Xu came to join them. Xiao Jinting felt like he was taking a bunch of kids to the picnic.


    ¡°Mr. Chen, doesn¡¯t your grandfather have any objections?¡± asked Xiao Jinting.


    Chen Xu said indifferently, ¡°No. I need experience.¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s special about Fufeng Island?¡± Xiao Jinting asked the young men.


    Xiao Xiaofan shook his head. ¡°I don¡¯t know, but I heard that there is a rainbow fish near Fufeng Island. It is very delicious, one of the most delicious fish.¡±


    Xiao Jinting looked at Xiao Xiaofan in frustration, wondering if Xiao Xiaofan chose Fufeng Island because the fish in that damn place was delicious.


    Xiao Xiaojin asked, ¡°Second Brother, is it really that delicious?¡±


    ¡°I heard it¡¯s delicious,¡± Xiao Xiaofan said.


    Xiao Jinting rubbed his forehead. He felt guilty of having two foodies in the family. How could he bring these two chaps together on the trial?


    Chen Xu looked at Xiao Xiaofan and Xiao Xiaojin and said, ¡°Rainbow fish tastes delicious. It is a rare delicacy. However, this fish swims extremely fast and it¡¯s difficult to catch.¡±


    Fufeng Island was remote. Xiao Jinting steered the flying ship and used four teleportation arrays to arrive at the destination.


    The flying ship landed on the island, and several Qi cultivators hurried out to greet them.


    ¡°Seniors, I¡¯m Wang Heng.¡± An old man with grey hair gingerly came up with two dozens of cultivators.


    Looking at the respectful group of Qi cultivators, Xiao Jinting had a complicated feeling. Power ruled in the cultivation world, where people much older than him had to address him as their senior.


    Xiao Jinting dismissed them after he asked them about the situation.


    Their arrival excited the discussions among the Qi cultivators on the island.


    ¡°Mr. Wang, why do so many Foundation Establishment cultivators come suddenly? Didn¡¯t only a Mr. Xiao take the mission?¡±


    Wang Heng took a deep breath and said: ¡°I don¡¯t know either!¡± His legs got weak with the sudden arrival of so many seniors.


    ¡°Why do they come? Are there any treasures on the island?¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t talk nonsense. There are no treasures. Mr. Xiao Xiaofan, who took the mission, has a father, a daddy and an elder brother, and they are all Foundation Establishment cultivators. All of them should have arrived here. Mr. Xiao Xiaofan is a single spiritual root, and the rest comes to protect him.¡± Wang Heng said.


    ¡°Mr. Xiao¡¯s family is awesome!¡±


    ¡°Of course. They are a family.¡±


    ¡°So many high-level cultivators have come, and we don¡¯t have to be afraid of the sea demonic beasts.¡± A small cultivator at the fifth level of Qi said excitedly.


    Fufeng Island was remote, and the cultivators who arrived here were mainly responsible for establishing a staging post on the Island. As a result, the sects rarely paid attention to the island. Sometimes, large demonic beasts in the sea came ashore and caused casualties. The Qi cultivators felt safer with Xiao Jinting¡¯s arrival.


    The team settled down on the island.


    Lei Xuan accompanied Xiao Xiaofan to look at the sea, or the ¡®food¡¯ in the sea. Xiao Xiaojin followed behind them.


    After Xiao Jinting left, Xiao Xiaofan and Xiao Xiaojin got much closer and they usually made mischief together.

 Chapter 286

    ¡°Good day, Mr. Xiao, Mr. Lei.¡± The cultivators who met Xiao Xiaofan and Lei Xuan greeted them respectfully.


    ¡°The red crab monsters have come again. Could you please go and take a look?¡± A cultivator hurried over.


    Xiao Xiaofan got excited. ¡°Okay.¡±


    He went to the beach and saw a group of crabs the size of an umbrella. His mouth watering, he killed the crabs on the shore. The Qi Practicing cultivators exclaimed in amazement.


    Xiao Xiaofan looked at them and said indifferently, ¡°It¡¯s just a few crabs. There¡¯s nothing to be afraid of. Just tell me when anything like this comes up.¡±


    After Xiao Xiaofan came to the island, he generously offered to kill the sea beasts getting ashore and thus won the support of the cultivators on the island.


    After Xiao Jinting settled down on the island, he began to prepare for forming the core.


    ¡°We need to set up a defensive array on the island. This is the draft.¡± Xu Muan summoned Xiao Xiaofan and the others over.


    Lei Xuan was confused. ¡°Do we need to set up such a large array?¡±


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°Yes.¡±


    It would take a few months for Xiao Jinting to form the core. Xu Muan came to the island because it was remote. If Xiao Jinting formed the core here, few people would know about it. However, it would make a commotion when Xiao Jinting became a Golden Core no matter how remote it was. In order to protect Xiao Jinting from any dangers, Xu Muan decided to build an array around him when he cultivated.


    Chen Xu looked at the draft and thought about it. ¡°We would need a lot of array materials if we follow the draft.¡±


    Xu Muan said indifferently, ¡°Well, I have made preparations.¡±


    Lei Xuan looked at the draft and said, ¡°Mr. Xu, the array needs hundreds of Thunder Flame Walnuts. Do you have that many?¡±


    Xu Muan took out a box and opened it. There were hundreds of Thunder Flame Walnuts in the box.


    Lei Xuan widened his eyes in shock.


    Chen Xu smiled and said, ¡°In this case, after the array is built, we can hold on for a while even if an advanced Golden Core cultivator comes to attack. Mr. Xu, you treat Mr. Xiao so well.¡±


    Xu Muan knew that Chen Xu had guessed the purpose of setting up the array. ¡°Jinting treats me better.¡±


    ¡°I will help you,¡± Chen Xu said.


    ¡°Thank you, Mr. Chen.¡±


    Chen Xu said casually, ¡°Mr. Xu, you don¡¯t have to be so polite.¡±


    Xiao Jinting found a cave and settled himself there. Xu Muan led the rest to set up the array. Xiao Xiaojin ran small errands for them and cooked.


    ¡­


    The cultivators on the island were curious about what Xu Muan and the others were doing.


    ¡°What are those seniors doing?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t know. It seems that they are building an array. Why do they build such a big array on the island?¡±


    ¡°I have no idea, but they have their own considerations.¡±


    ¡°Why do so many Foundation Establishment cultivators appear all of a sudden?¡±


    ¡°What is the point of asking? Isn¡¯t it good to have them in charge?¡±


    ¡°Here.¡± Chen Xu pointed to a spot next to him, and Xiao Xiaodong placed the flag in the spot.


    Chen Xu looked at Xiao Xiaodong and said, ¡°In one or two days, the array should be completed.¡± Time flew, and they had been on the island for a month.


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, ¡°That¡¯s right. We have to hurry. After the array is completed, we will be able to fight against any Golden Core cultivator.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ve lost contact with Grandfather.¡± Chen Xu frowned.


    Xiao Xiaodong frowned and said, ¡°My transmission talisman with the sec also failed.¡±


    When they left the sect, Qiu Yun said that the war between the righteous and the demonic sects might break out. Recently the teleportation arrays across the land were destroyed, and the transmission talismans didn¡¯t work. It was likely that the war between the righteous and demonic sects had begun.


    Fufeng Island was remote with scarce resources, so it hadn¡¯t been involved in the war for the time being. There were both advantage and disadvantage in this situation. The advantage was that they were safe for the time being, while the disadvantage was that they might not be able to retreat in time with the major troops if the righteous sects were defeated, which would put them in an awkward position.


    ¡°Before we lost contact, Grandfather asked me to stay with you for the time being,¡± Chen Xu said.


    ¡°It¡¯s still safe here. If anything happens, I will protect you,¡± Xiao Xiaodong said.


    Chen Xu nodded and said, ¡°I know.¡±


    ¡°Big Brother, Big Brother¡­¡± Xiao Xiaofan rushed over in excitement.


    ¡°What¡¯s up?¡± Xiao Xiaodong asked.


    ¡°I caught a big abalone,¡± Xiao Xiaofan said.


    Xiao Xiaodong was annoyed.


    ¡°Don¡¯t think about food all day. Spend more time on the array,¡± Xiao Xiaodong said.


    Xiao Xiaofan scratched his head and said awkwardly, ¡°Got it, Big Brother. Don¡¯t lecture me all the time.¡±


    Several Qi cultivators on the island gathered together and chatted.


    ¡°I heard that the transmission talisman doesn¡¯t work anymore. The war between the righteous and demonic sects has broken out, and no one cares about us.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s good to stay here. The seniors are quite kind.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s menu changed every day, as he hunted sea beasts every day. The sea beasts that he didn¡¯t like were brought over to the cultivators. The sea beasts that Xiao Xiaofan had hunted had abundant spiritual Qi in the flesh and blood. He didn¡¯t fancy it, but it was a rare good thing for the Qi cultivators.

 Chapter 287

    ¡°But this is not a long-term plan. If the war continues, sooner or later we will be involved.¡±


    ¡°If the sky falls down, the taller ones will be holding it up. There are seniors here. What are you afraid of?¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right, but it would be too dangerous for us to stay here if the major troops retreat.¡±


    ¡°Well, the seniors who come to our island seem to have extraordinary background. Mr. Chen Xu seems to have a grandfather in Nascent Soul stage.¡±


    ¡°Why does he come here?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t know. Maybe he got bored and came here for fun.¡±


    ¡­


    Xiao Xiaofan sat by the lake and cooked fish. These days they had a very fulfilling life. They trained all day, hunted sea beasts, and had good meals.


    ¡°I heard that the righteous sects are at war with the demonic sects. Why do you think they fight?¡± Xiao Xiaofan asked curiously.


    Xiao Xiaodong shrugged, ¡°I don¡¯t know. Maybe they are tired of living.¡±


    Chen Xu smiled and said, ¡°They start the war for profits.¡±


    Lei Xuan scratched his head and said, ¡°As we stay here, we don¡¯t know what is happening outside.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong glanced at Lei Xuan and said, ¡°We are just a few Foundation Establishment cultivators, and we can¡¯t influence the overall situation. Just wait here.¡±


    ¡°Is it thundering?¡± Xiao Xiaofan looked at the storm clouds gathering in the sky and asked.


    Chen Xu looked at the clouds and said, ¡°No. Your father is advancing to Golden Core.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan was surprised. ¡°Father is going to be a Golden Core?¡±


    Chen Xu nodded and said, ¡°Yeah.¡± Chen Xu had known about Xiao Jinting¡¯s strength long ago. He knew that Xiao Jinting was a perfect Foundation Establishment cultivator when he was in the secret realm. He was not surprised to see Xiao Jinting advance to Golden Core.


    ¡°Father is awesome!¡± Xiao Xiaofan said.


    Chen Xu nodded and said, ¡°Yeah. Your father is amazing.¡±


    Chen Xu noticed that the array that they had set up earlier was lifted up. The array that they had spent a lot of effort to build could not only defend but also disguise. Under the cover of this array, the people outside the island would think it was thundering on the island.


    Xiao Jinting had been in seclusion for a while, and now he was working up all his spiritual power, and the wandering spiritual Qi in his meridians turned into streams of spiritual liquid. A gold core slowly took shape in Xiao Jinting¡¯s sea of consciousness.


    Many lightning bolts hit the sky above Xiao Jinting¡¯s cave. Xiao Xiaojin covered his ears at the sight and hid behind Xiao Xiaodong.


    ¡°Is Father all right?¡± Xiao Xiaojin asked worriedly.


    Xiao Xiaodong said indifferently, ¡°He¡¯ll be fine.¡± He knew well how good his father was.


    Bang! A fire attack landed above the array.


    ¡°Defend.¡± Xu Muan shouted.


    Xiao Xiaodong quickly stood up and said, ¡°Someone had come here.¡±


    Chen Xu looked at the red-hair man in the sky and said, ¡°It is Red Fire Monster from the Burning Flame Sect. He is from the demonic sects.¡±


    They gathered together quickly.


    ¡°Red Fire Monster, why are you here?¡± Chen Xu asked.


    The red-hair man looked at Chen Xu and chuckled. ¡°I heard that several young geniuses of Green Cloud Immortal sect, as well as Chen Lifeng¡¯s precious grandson, are all on this island. I don¡¯t know if it¡¯s true or not, so I came over to check. I didn¡¯t expect the rumors to be true.¡±


    The red-hair man¡¯s eyes were shining, as if he had taken a huge advantage.


    ¡°What do you want?¡± Chen Xu frowned.


    The monster looked at Chen Xu and smiled. ¡°I heard that your grandfather adores you! I wonder how many treasures I can trade you with your grandfather. Mr. Chen, you don¡¯t take good care of yourself and come to such a place.¡±


    It kept thundering. The red-hair man glanced at the direction of Xiao Jinting¡¯s cave and said, ¡°I didn¡¯t expect that someone is forming core here. I guess he is from the Green Cloud Immortal Sect as well. Let me deal with you in one go.¡±


    Red Fire Monster was an advanced Golden Core, and he was not afraid of a new Golden Core. However, he would not let this cultivator to grow.


    ¡°Explode,¡± Xu Muan said.


    Upon his order, Xiao Xiaodong and the others were assigned to the positions of the array and launched the attack.


    Thunder beads emerged from the array and blasted towards the Red Fire Monster.


    Xu Muan spent such a long time setting up the array to precaution against the arrival of a Golden Core cultivator. He was confident that this formation could hold a Golden Core back for a month or two, but he didn¡¯t expect an advanced Golden Core would come.


    Xu Muan buried hundreds of Thunder Flame Walnuts in the array, and they all exploded.


    Red Fire Monster didn¡¯t take the array seriously, but he knew how powerful it was after he was attacked.


    He shouted curses angrily. Although a Gold Core cultivator was strong, the power of the Thunder Flame Walnuts was extraordinary.


    Red Fire Monster glanced at Lei Xuan and Xiao Xiaofan before he finally fixed his eyes on Chen Xu.


    He came to kill Lei Xuan and Xiao Xiaofan, who would pose threats to the demonic sects if they grew up. As for Chen Xu, he would be a good bargaining chip for controlling Chen Lifeng.


    Red Fire Monster looked at Chen Xu, who was close to him, and he wanted to pull Chen Xu over.


    Xiao Xiaodong frowned. Chen Xu felt uneasy under the gaze of Red Fire Monster.

 Chapter 288

    Red Fire Monster took out a variety of magic weapons and constantly bombarded the array, which shook under the attack.


    Although it shook, the array was pliable and strong, and it was not damaged under the attack of Red Fire Monster.


    Rays of golden light glowed, and the rich spiritual Qi poured down. Xu Muan and the others in the array suddenly felt refreshed.


    After the Gold Core cultivator successfully formed a gold core, there would be a shower of spiritual Qi, and those who stayed near the Gold Core cultivator could be benefited.


    ¡°Father has become a Gold Core. Father has become a Gold Core. He is coming to help us,¡± Xiao Xiaofan said excitedly.


    Red Fire Monster sneered at Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s excitement. ¡°So what if your father becomes a Golden Core? He¡¯s just at the preliminary level.¡±


    There was a flash of light in the array, where the spiritual power was gathered together and blasted at Red Fire Monster with the suddenness of thunder bolts. Hundreds of Thunder Flame Walnuts exploded at the same time, and the monster was blown away.


    As soon as Xiao Jinting came out of seclusion, he took over the array from Xu Muan.


    Xu Muan and Xiao Jinting cooperated well, and in the blink of an eye they completed the transfer of the right to use the big array.


    As soon as Xiao Jinting took over the array, he immediately launched an attack, in which the monster suffered a loss due to his underestimation.


    When the monster was blown away by the array, Xiao Jinting didn¡¯t relax, quickly chasing after.


    ¡°Bastard.¡± Red Fire Monster roared angrily and took out Fire Cloud Flag, waving it at Xiao Jinting.


    The Fire Cloud Flag was the monster¡¯s life magic weapon, in which he hid several spiritual powers that he had made painstaking efforts to obtain. A strong heat wave rushed towards Xiao Jinting.


    Xiao Jinting felt like he had fallen into a volcano all of a sudden. It was similar to the passage of fire in the secret realm.


    However, the heat was much stronger than that of the secret realm. His clothes made from the Green Vigorous Spirit Bamboo protected him well. Xiao Jinting thought that he would have been burned to death if it weren¡¯t for the special clothes.


    Xiao Jinting threw a dozen talismans at Red Fire Monster.


    The monster was surprised to see that Xiao Jinting was able to launch an attack under the Fire Cloud Flag, because in the past, the cultivators at preliminary level of Golden Core would beg for his mercy under his first attack. He regretted underestimating Xiao Jinting, as his injury hindered him from taking full advantage of Fire Cloud Flag.


    Xu Muan protected the young men and watched the battle between Xiao Jinting and the monster.


    Xiao Xiaofan pursed his lips and looked at Xu Muan. ¡°Daddy, will Father win?¡±


    Xu Muan frowned, as he wasn¡¯t sure of that. Xiao Jinting was just a new Golden Core cultivator, while the monster was at the advanced level of Golden Core. Therefore, Xiao Jinting was far inferior in terms of strength and combat experience.


    Xiao Jinting threw out five spiritual swords of a thousand years and attacked Red Fire Monster.


    When the monster saw the spiritual swords, he was more surprised. He had thought Xiao Jinting was just a newbie who might not have refined his magic weapons, but Xiao Jinting summoned five swards of a thousand years.


    ¡°Who are you? Did you take the Soul Refining Water in the secret realm?¡± The monster asked.


    Xiao Jinting didn¡¯t bother to answer him, intensifying his attack.


    Red Fire Monster was an advanced Golden Core, and Xiao Jinting was far inferior. Fortunately, at the beginning of the battle, Xiao Jinting seriously injured the monster with the array. Otherwise, He would be in danger.


    Suddenly the monster let out a miserable scream. ¡°What is it?¡±


    Xiao Jinting smiled and said inwardly, ¡°It works.¡±


    When Xiao Jinting advanced to Golden Core, the Scorpion King he had previously tamed in the secret realm had also advanced to Golden Core. Just now, Xiao Jinting deliberately released the Scorpion King when he fought with the monster.


    The Scorpion King bit the monster, whose face instantly turned green.


    Xiao Jinting took the chance and exploded more than a dozen magic weapons. After the journey in the secret realm, Xiao Jinting got a lot of magic weapons. He didn¡¯t dare to sell some of them, so he used them on the monster. These weapons were good, but he didn¡¯t value them.


    The monster fell to the ground, where Xu Muan and Xiao Xiaodong had been waiting. They swarmed up and attacked him.


    The monster was fuming as he saw a group of Foundation Establishment cultivators attacking him. However, he was too weak to fight back.


    He was an advanced Golden Core cultivator, but he got killed by several Foundation Establishment cultivators.


    ¡°Father, he is dead,¡± Xiao Xiaodong said.


    Xiao Jinting quickly removed the space ring from the hand of the monster and said, ¡°It¡¯s not safe here. Let¡¯s leave now.¡± The monster could find them here, so could others. Besides, the monster had known Xiao Jinting took the Soul Refining Water. If they stayed here, Nascent Soul cultivators might come.


    Xu Muan gathered the Qi cultivators on the island and gave them some magic weapons, asking them to escape.


    ¡°Father, where are we going?¡± Xiao Xiaodong asked.


    ¡°Haven¡¯ you planned? Lead the way.¡± Xiao Jinting said.


    Xiao Xiaodong smiled awkwardly and quickly headed to the location of the teleportation array.


    Xiao Xiaodong had encouraged Xiao Xiaofan to take this mission because Fufeng Island was remote and there was an abandoned teleportation array leading to the unknown overseas. Xiao Xiaodong got this information in a chat with Chen Xu, and later he went to look it up in the ancient books.


    Xiao Xiaodong had been thinking that they were exposed too much in the secret realm, so he had thought of the way out.


    ¡°It¡¯s here. It¡¯s fixed,¡± Xiao Xiaodong said.


    ¡°Leave now,¡± Xiao Jinting said with a tense expression.

 Chapter 289

    Xiao Xiaodong quickly installed the spiritual stones, and they boarded the teleportation array, rushing to the other side. As soon as they were sent out, Xiao Jinting quickly destroyed the teleportation array. Once the array on one end was broken, the other end could not be used.


    Chen Xu looked at Xiao Jinting¡¯s tense face and asked, ¡°Mr. Xiao, what happened just now?¡±


    Xiao Jinting frowned and said, ¡°It seems to be Yin Ghost Sect. There is a Nascent Soul and several Golden Core cultivators.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and muttered, ¡°Thankfully, we escaped in time.¡±


    ¡­


    Right after Xiao Jinting and the others left, several cultivators from Yin Ghost Sect appeared at the location of the teleportation array.


    ¡°The array has just been used, but it is gone now.¡±


    ¡°They escaped quickly,¡± a lean old man said coldly. He looked like a dying old man, but in fact, he was Elder Mugu, an intimidating Nascent Soul.


    ¡°Red Fire Monster is dead. I didn¡¯t expect that he would get killed like this, as he was at the advanced level of Golden Core.¡±


    ¡°We found there was a big array at the place where Red Fire Monster died, and hundreds of Thunder Flame Walnuts had been placed there. It can be confirmed that the person who built the array had something to do with the one who took the Soul Refining Water from the secret realm.¡±


    ¡°Have you found out who it is?¡±


    ¡°There was Xiao Xiaofan, a single spiritual root from Green Cloud Immortal Sect, and his brothers, father, daddy as well as Lei Xuan and Chen Xu, Chen Lifeng¡¯s grandson. Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s father seems to have advanced to Golden Core.¡±


    ¡°Xiao Jinting seems to be somebody. I wonder if Green Cloud Immortal Sect knows about this.¡±


    ¡°Arrange some people to guard here. Catch anyone who comes out of the teleportation array,¡±


    ¡­


    A short while after Elder Mugu came, Chen Lifeng also arrived. The two of them fought and left in anger.


    Later, cultivators of Heavenly God Sect came and fought with the people guarding the teleportation array. In the end, Heavenly God Sect defeated Yin Ghost Sect, who disappeared. The people of Heavenly God Sect stayed guarding the array.


    The news that Xiao Jinting had killed Red Fire Monster spread quickly.


    Qiu Yun frowned and said, ¡°Are they crazy? Xiao Jinting is only a Foundation Establishment cultivator. How could he kill Red Fire Monster?¡±


    ¡°It might be true.¡± Mu Yun said, ¡°The news says that Xiao Jinting has advanced to Golden Core.¡±


    Qiu Yun knew that Xiao Jinting was not simple, but he didn¡¯t expect him to advance to Golden Core so quickly. ¡°Does he have the Soul Refining Water?¡±


    ¡°At the place where Red Fire Monster died, signs of a large number of Thunder Flame Walnuts being used have been noticed. The Soul Refining Water might be in his hands,¡± Mu Yun said.


    Qiu Yun narrowed his eyes and said, ¡°Fortunately, he escaped in time. Otherwise, he would be torn to pieces even if he is a Golden Core.¡±


    Mu Yun said, ¡°That¡¯s right. Xiao Jinting left through the teleportation array, which had sent them far away.¡±


    Qiu Yun shook his head and said, ¡°Why did he take away Mr. Chen¡¯s grandson? Mr. Chen flew into a rage and fought with the people of Yin Ghost Sect.¡±


    ¡°In that situation, he had to take Chen Xu away!¡± Mu Yun said.


    Qiu Yun nodded and said, ¡°You¡¯re right.¡±


    ¡­


    ¡°Jinrong, what is going on?¡± Qu Tao asked.


    Liu Jinrong smiled bitterly and said, ¡°I have no idea.¡±


    ¡°Jinting has advanced to Golden Core?¡± Qu Tao frowned. Among the Green Cloud Immortal Sect cultivators who went to the secret realm, Xiao Jinting looked ordinary. Qu Tao felt it ridiculous to hear that the man who had been boasting with him in the secret realm turned out to be a mysterious expert.


    Liu Jinrong was also surprised. After Red Fire Monster was killed, the elders of the sect summoned him several times and asked him how much he knew about Xiao Jinting.


    Liu Jinrong didn¡¯t know much about Xiao Jinting, who in his opinion was only an ordinary cultivator although they had met a few times. He thought Xiao Jinting was overconfident, as he went to the secret realm as a medium Foundation Establishment cultivator. He even brought his son at the preliminary level of Foundation Establishment.


    He heard that Xiao Jinting had reached the advanced level of Foundation Establishment. Liu Jinrong thought that he had misjudged Xiao Jinting, who should have been at the advanced level of Foundation Establishment instead of medium level since he had advanced to Golden Core. There was such an expert hiding near him, but he failed to notice that. Liu Jinrong thought that he was really blind.


    Qu Tao had thought that Xiao Jinting had some values because he was the father of Xiao Xiaofan, but now he turned out to be the mysterious person who had stirred things up in the secret realm, and he had even advanced to Golden Core.


    Liu Jinrong took a deep breath and said, ¡°It is said that he had killed Red Fire Monster. If he hadn¡¯t advanced to Golden Core, he would not have killed the monster.¡±


    Qu Tao scratched his head and said, ¡°Jinrong, is he that strong?¡±


    Liu Jinrong nodded and said, ¡°I¡¯m afraid so. Many forces are looking for him now. I heard that he also took the nest of the Golden Bee.¡±


    Qu Tao was dumbfounded.

 Chapter 290

    ¡°Mr. Chen, your grandson will be fine.¡± Dongcheng Yang, the head of the Green Cloud Immortal Sect said helplessly.


    After Chen Xu disappeared, Chen Lifeng had a fight with Yin Ghost Sect and then Heavenly God Sect before he came to Green Cloud Immortal Sect.


    ¡°Why did Xiao Jinting the bastard took Xiao Xu with him when he left?¡± Chen Lifeng said grumpily.


    Dongcheng Yang smiled bitterly and said, ¡°Under the circumstances, Xiao Jinting took your grandson away for the sake of his safety.¡±


    Chen Lifeng snorted coldly and said, ¡°That sounds nice.¡± Ever since Chen Xu met the Xiao family, he drifted away from his grandpa, who wondered how Xiao Xiaodong enchanted Chen Xu and made a follower of him.


    Chen Lifeng narrowed his eyes. His grandson should know that Xiao Jinting had taken the Soul Refining Water from the secret realm. Even if he didn¡¯t know about it, he should have guessed part of the truth. However, he didn¡¯t mention it after he came back.


    ¡°How much do you know about Xiao Jinting?¡± Chen Lifeng asked.


    ¡°I¡¯m very sorry, but I don¡¯t know much more than you,¡± said Dongcheng Yang awkwardly.


    Dongcheng Yang was shocked to hear that Xiao Jinting had killed Red Fire Monster. He asked the Golden Core cultivators in the sect, but very few people were familiar with Xiao Jinting.


    Dongcheng Yang investigated and found out that Xiao Jinting was Xiaofan¡¯s father. After Xiao Xiaofan joined the sect for a few years, Xiao Jinting brought the family over and worked in the spiritual herb garden. The management of the sect except Qiu Yun did not have much contact with him. Xiao Jinting became a member of the sect in order to enter the secret realm.


    ¡°How many spiritual roots does Xiao Jinting have?¡± Chen Lifeng asked.


    ¡°Three.¡± Dongcheng Yang said without thinking.


    After Xiao Jinting joined the sect, a qualification check was conducted on him. Dongcheng Yang didn¡¯t know about this in the beginning. After Xiao Jinting got famous, he went to check and gather the information.


    In fact, Chen Lifeng was not the only one who had recently come and asked about Xiao Jinting.


    ¡°Three Spiritual Roots.¡± Chen Lifeng remembered Chen Xu saying that Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s parents had Xiao Xiaodong long ago. Xiao Jinting was at most thirty years old. It was not surprising that a One Root genius advanced to Golden Core at the age of thirty, but it was extraordinary for a Three Root to achieve this.


    Xiao Xiaodong gave Chen Xu the Spirit Cleansing Pill, but Chen Lifeng didn¡¯t believe that Xiao Xiaodong was a selfless person. More likely, he had found quite many Spirit Cleansing Pills and gave Chen Xu the extra.


    Chen Lifeng sighed softly and said, ¡°Forget it. Children have their own lives to live.¡± Chen Lifeng felt that his grandson had changed and got his own idea after what he had experienced in the mine.


    ¡°The righteous sects are at war with the demonic sects in Cloud Continent, and it¡¯s good for your grandson to go somewhere else.¡± said Dongcheng Yang.


    Chen Lifeng sighed and said worriedly, ¡°They are only Foundation Establishment cultivators. I wonder if they can stand their ground if they go to a new place.¡±


    ¡°The eaglet will never grow up if the eagle keeps it under its wings. Mr. Chen, it¡¯s time to let go. Maybe one day your grandson will come back and give you a surprise.¡±


    Chen Lifeng snorted coldly and said, ¡°He managed to safely come out of the secret realm. In the end, he ran away again. I don¡¯t know where the teleportation array will lead to.¡± If Xiao Jinting was smart, he wouldn¡¯t come back in the short term. If he didn¡¯t come back, his grandson wouldn¡¯t be able to come back.


    ¡­


    At Peerless Sect.


    ¡°Have you heard that Chen Xu followed the Xiao family and left Cloud Continent through the teleportation array for an unknown place?¡±


    ¡°It is said that Xiao Jinting is the one who killed many people of Yin Ghost Sect and stole the most valuable treasure of Heavenly God Sect.¡±


    ¡°After Xiao Jinting came out of the secret realm, he advanced to Golden Core and killed Red Fire Monster, who had been famous for a long time. I haven¡¯t heard of such an awesome expert in Cloud Immortal Sect before.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s not surprising that he is extraordinary, as he is the father of Xiaofan the genius.¡±


    Qiao Xiang listened to the conversation in depression.


    He had met Chen Xu a few times in the secret realm, and he had never paid attention to Xiao Jinting, who was with Chen Xu. He thought he was Chen Xu¡¯s bodyguard. He felt frustrated when he heard of the great achievements that Xiao Jinting had made.


    Luo Yuting lowered her head and thought to herself, ¡°No wonder Chen Xu was able to get out of danger every time in the secret realm. It turns out that Xiao Jinting protected him. Chen Xu must have known that Xiao Jinting was powerful, so he did not hesitate to abandon the people his grandfather had arranged for him.¡±


    ¡°Qiao, have you met Xiao Jinting? Is he particularly powerful?¡±


    Qiao Xiang rolled his eyes and said, ¡°I didn¡¯t see that. Instead, I thought he was a coward.¡± When Qiao Xiang thought back carefully, he insisted that Xiao Jinting was an obedient servant. He doubted whether the Heavenly God Sect and Yin Ghost Sect had mistaken Xiao Jinting as a master.


    ¡°Looks like Xiao Jinting hid himself very well!¡±


    ¡°Xiao Jinting won¡¯t be back in the short term,¡± Qiao Xiang said.


    Luo Yuting nodded. ¡°That¡¯s right. Both Yin Ghost Sect and Heavenly God Sect are looking for him. If he dares to show up, he would be torn apart.¡±


    ¡­

 Chapter 291

    In the teleportation array.


    Looking at Xiao Jinting, Lei Xuan opened and shut his mouth a few times, unspeaking.


    Xiao Jinting looked at Lei Xuan and pursed his lips. ¡°Speak your mind.¡±


    Lei Xuan rubbed his hands and said, ¡°Mr. Xiao, Red Fire Monster said that you have the Soul Refining Water. Did you really take it?¡±


    Xiao Jinting took out several bottles of Soul Refining Water and said to them, ¡°Divide them among you.¡±


    Chen Xu had stayed with Xiao Jinting for a long time and had guessed a little. However, he was surprised to see Xiao Jinting take out the Soul Refining Water.


    Lei Xuan widened his eyes and gasped. ¡°Mr. Xiao, you¡¯re awesome. I didn¡¯t expect that the biggest winner in the trial is you. You¡¯ve made a fortune.¡±


    Xiao Jinting rolled his eyes and said in depression, ¡°Don¡¯t talk nonsense. I am poor and far from being rich.¡±


    Lei Xuan looked at Xiao Jinting and consoled him, ¡°Mr. Xiao, don¡¯t be upset. You¡¯ll be rich sooner or later.¡±


    Xiao Jinting handed Lei Xuan a pill and said, ¡°This is the Spirit Cleansing Pill. Do you want it?¡±


    Lei Xuan widened his eyes and said, ¡°Yes!¡± Spiritual Roots of Wind Thunder wasn¡¯t bad, but it was far inferior to One Spiritual Root of Thunder.


    ¡°Mr. Xiao, how many Spirit Cleansing Pills did you get?¡± Chen Xu looked at Xiao Jinting and asked.


    Xiao Jinting sighed and said, ¡°Not many, just eight.¡±


    Chen Xu was speechless. He thought eight was a huge number.


    ¡°Mr. Xiao, are you now One Spiritual Root?¡± Chen Xu asked.


    Xiao Jinting nodded, ¡°Yeah, I am now One Spiritual Root of Wood.¡±


    Xu Muan was One Spiritual Root of Fire, and Xiao Xiaodong was One Spiritual Root of Wood.  Xiao Xiaofan had been One Spiritual Root from the beginning. Xiao Xiaojin used to be Three Spiritual Roots, and now he was One Spiritual Root of Water after taking the pill.


    Lei Xuan swallowed and looked at Chen Xu. ¡°Mr. Chen, are you also One Spiritual Root?¡±


    Chen Xu nodded. After he took the pill, he became One Spiritual Root of Gold.


    Lei Xuan scratched his head. Xiao Jinting had got so many pills, and he must have shared with his family including Xiao Xiaojin. Lei Xuan might be the only one who was not One Spiritual Root among them. He swallowed hard and felt a sense of crisis. He couldn¡¯t be far behind them.


    Chen Xu looked at Xiao Jinting and asked with evident curiosity, ¡°Mr. Xiao, we encountered the riot of Golden Bees on the island of Prosperous Star Flower. Did you do something?¡±


    Since Xiao Jinting had been exposed, he didn¡¯t bother to hide anymore. ¡°I stole a bit of honey, and the bees started the riot.¡±


    ¡°So the Queen Bee¡¯s royal jelly¡­¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded, ¡°Yes.¡±


    Lei Xuan widened his eyes in surprise and said, ¡°Mr. Xiao, you did that too!¡±


    After Qu Tao returned, he told many people what had happened in the secret realm, and he mentioned that someone had stolen the bees. However, Lei Xuan regarded it as a story without thinking the hero of the story was someone he knew well.


    Xiao Jinting glanced at Lei Xuan and the others, saying, ¡°When I have time, I¡¯ll make you honey cakes.¡±


    Lei Xuan swallowed. It was extravagant to make cakes with the honey of the Golden Bee, but it sounded tempting!


    ¡°The honey of the Golden Bee can help with the breakthrough, but you are now One Spiritual Root and don¡¯t have to rely too much on external power,¡± Xiao Jinting said.


    Xiao Xiaojin tugged at Xiao Jinting¡¯s trousers and asked, ¡°Father, do you have the honey of the Golden Bee? Give me some so I can use it on the roasted meat.¡±


    Xiao Jinting looked at Xiao Xiaojin¡¯s eager eyes and nodded, ¡°Okay.¡±


    Chen Xu looked at Xiao Jinting in bewilderment, thinking, ¡°Even Grandfather can¡¯t afford such a luxury. Therefore, it¡¯s nice to stay with Mr. Xiao.¡±


    ¡°Where are we?¡± Xiao Jinting muttered.


    Chen Xu shook his head. ¡°I don¡¯t know. We should be out of Cloud Continent.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong learned from the ancient books that the teleportation array of Fufeng Island had long been abandoned, but he didn¡¯t know where it took them. They should be very far away from Cloud Continent.


    Xiao Jinting was satisfied that they had left Cloud Continent. Since they had been exposed, they¡¯d better keep a low profile.


    Xiao Jinting covered up the damaged teleportation array, thinking of fixing it if it was needed in the future.


    Xiao Jinting and the others looked around and found that the teleportation array had brought them to a desolate island. Occasionally, they met some fisherman who came to the island for fishing. Xiao Jinting learned from them that this place was called Nebula Island, which was made up of thousands of islands under the control of the group called Business Alliance.


    The alliance was a super power composed of twelve families. There were now three Nascent Soul cultivators in the group.


    The strengths of the twelve families that constituted the alliance were different and kept changing. Every hundred years, the Business Alliance would conduct a review, and the families with insufficient strength will be excluded from the alliance and replaced by new rising families.


    Among the twelve families, the Xie, Cao, and Miao families were the most powerful, as they each had a Nascent Soul cultivator.


    Xiao Jinting asked Chen Xu and Lei Xuan, and they said that they had never heard of such an alliance in Cloud Continent. This proved that they were indeed not in Cloud Continent.

 Chapter 292

    Xiao Jinting and the others rented a remote hill on a small island and settled down.


    After that, Xiao Jinting checked Red Fire Monster¡¯s space ring and said in disappointment, ¡°Red Fire Monster was too poor. There are only a dozen top-grade spiritual stones and thirty thousand medium spiritual stones in his space ring.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan calculated with his fingers and said, ¡°Father, it is a lot.¡±


    Xiao Jinting rolled his eyes and said, ¡°You know nothing about it. Red Fire Monster was an advanced Golden Core who had been famous for many years, and he was only one step away from being a Nascent Soul cultivator. If he was an ordinary cultivator, he was considered wealthy with the spiritual stones. But with his level, he was poor.¡±


    ¡°I had one hundred top-grade spiritual stones when I was a Foundation Establishment cultivator. Now that I have become a Gold Core, my possessions are doubled.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan was awed by Xiao Jinting, blinking his eyes.


    Lei Xuan looked at Xiao Jinting and said, ¡°Mr. Xiao, come on, you are very wealthy. How could Red Fire Monster compete with you? You are luckier than most people.¡±


    Chen Xu nodded and said, ¡°That¡¯s right.¡±


    Xiao Jinting sighed and said inwardly, ¡°I do have a lot, but I am overburdened. I have to support my family and keep the scorpions and the bees, which are difficult. Besides, there are the plants in the space. My strength is upgraded, and the spiritual herbs that I need should be upgraded as well.¡±


    Xu Muan shook the Fire Cloud Flag in his hand and said, ¡°This magic weapon is good, and we can sell it for many spiritual stones.¡±


    Lei Xuan shook his head and said, ¡°Mr. Xu, you can¡¯t sell it.¡±


    Chen Xu nodded and said, ¡°That¡¯s right. This magic weapon is the life treasure of Red Fire Monster, on which he had made a lot of efforts. It¡¯s a pity to sell it.¡±


    Xu Muan waved the magic weapon in his hand and said, ¡°This magic weapon is good.¡±


    Chen Xu nodded and said solemnly, ¡°Of course. Red Fire Monster had spent hundreds of years collecting spiritual fire, and Red Cloud Flag was his major weapon. Although the quality of the spiritual fire that he collected was not top-notch, the power of the flag is extraordinary when all the fire is gathered together.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s a pity that this is the life treasure of the monster, and it could only have seventy percent of the power in other people¡¯s hands. However, Mr. Xu, the flag is useful before you advance to the medium level of Golden Core.¡±


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°It sounds good.¡±


    Xiao Jinting and the others settled down at the hill that they rented. Xiao Xiaofan strolled around the hill and found a small spiritual stone mine, which excited Xiao Jinting.


    Xiao Jinting was not only happy that the mine was abundant in spiritual stones, but he remembered that his youngest son had a radar-like detecting technique, which he thought could be made good use of. Perhaps they could make a fortune in short time.


    Xiao Jinting decided to stay on the island for a while and then make plans when the spiritual stones were used up.


    After they settled down on the island, there had been Golden Core thundering on the hill where they lived occasionally.


    In order to avoid attention, Xiao Jinting set up a huge magic array, twisting this atmosphere.


    Some of the scorpions and Golden Bees that Xiao Jinting brought out from the secret realm had been on the verge of advancing, but they failed due to restrictions in the secret realm. After they followed Xiao Jinting out of the realm, they broke through and advanced to Golden Core.


    Xiao Xiaofan looked at the thunder in the sky and said, ¡°Father¡¯s insects have advanced to Golden Core. Brother, why hasn¡¯t your pheasant made any progress? It eats so much.¡±


    The pheasant took a contemptuous glance at Xiao Xiaofan, indicating that those stupid bugs were far inferior to it even though they have advanced to Golden Core.


    Xiao Xiaodong sighed, ¡°It says that I drag it down. I have to reach the perfect level of Foundation Establishment before it advances to Golden Core.¡±


    ¡°Oh, I see. Brother, work hard. However, I think this pheasant is making up an excuse,¡± Xiao Xiaofan said.


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded, ¡°I think so too.¡±


    The pheasant glared at the two of them angrily and squawked.


    ¡°Those scorpions of Father are very good at mining. Brother, can your pheasant go mining? Why don¡¯t you let it go there as well? It should work instead of eating so much and hanging around like a lazy man, ¡°Xiao Xiaofan said.


    The pheasant angrily spat a large mouthful of blue smoke at Xiao Xiaofan and took away the roasted meat from his hand.


    ¡°Bastard.¡± Xiao Xiaofan scolded angrily.


    ¡°Eat quickly. We¡¯re going out to hunt the demonic beasts,¡± Chen Xu said with high interest. Chen Xu liked this place, where no one knew who he was and no one wanted to kidnap him to threaten his grandfather. Similarly, no one was fearful of him because of his grandfather.


    ¡°Mr. Chen, I didn¡¯t expect you to like hunting so much!¡± Xiao Xiaofan said in surprise.


    Chen Xu smiled and said, ¡°It¡¯s fun. Besides, I can earn spiritual stones.¡± After becoming One Root, Chen Xu made fast progress in cultivation. He was worried that his level was unstable, so he was keen on hunting the demonic beasts.


    There was a branch of the Business Alliance on the island. After they hunted the demonic beasts, they brought them to that store, whose offer was reasonable.


    ¡­

 Chapter 293

    At the branch of Business Alliance run by the Ye family.


    ¡°Miss, they¡¯re here,¡± a middle-aged woman in green said to the female cultivator beside her.


    Ye Jinlan looked at Xiao Xiaofan and the others downstairs and asked, ¡°Aunt Fang, so these are the cultivators you mentioned?¡±


    Ye Fang nodded and said, ¡°Yes, these cultivators often come to sell dead demonic beasts. They all look good.¡±


    Ye Jinlan looked at them and said, ¡°They look young.¡±


    Ye Fang nodded and said, ¡°Yes, young as they are, all four of them are at the medium level of Foundation Establishment. Their aptitude is definitely extraordinary. The genius cultivators in our family are inferior to these people.¡±


    Ye Jinlan shook her head and said, ¡°That might not be true. Maybe they used pills, but in that case, it will be difficult for them to form the core.¡±


    ¡°These young men don¡¯t seem to use pills. The people I send to watch over them report that they are capable of fighting. Moreover, they have powerful magic weapons. I guess someone powerful is behind them,¡± Ye Fang said.


    ¡°Do you know where these people are from?¡± Ye Jinlan asked.


    Ye Fang shook her head and said, ¡°Not yet. I¡¯ve been watching them for a long time. They suddenly appeared and rented a hill on the island.¡±


    ¡°Since they moved in, golden light has been glowing on the hill where they live. Some cultivators suspected that treasures were uncovered there and sneaked in. In the end, they got killed or kicked out. A cultivator at the medium level of Golden Core went there and explored, but he didn¡¯t come out ever. There should be some expert on the island.¡±


    Ye Jinlan thought for a moment and said, ¡°Let¡¯s wait and see if the person behind these young men is worthwhile our efforts to recruit.¡±


    Ye Fang nodded and said, ¡°Okay.¡±


    Ye Jinlan looked at them downstairs. Xiao Xiaodong seemed to have sensed something and looked up at the people upstairs.


    Ye Jinlan frowned. Chen Xu tugged at Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s sleeve and said, ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, ¡°Okay.¡±


    ¡°Aunt Fang, that young man seems to have noticed me,¡± Ye Jinlan said.


    Ye Fang smiled and said, ¡°It seems that his spiritual power is strong.¡±


    ¡­


    ¡°You¡¯re back?¡± Xiao Jinting looked at the young men and asked.


    Xiao Xiaofan nodded, ¡°Yeah. Daddy, are you taking a bath again?¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded, ¡°Yeah. Like to join?¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan shook his head hurriedly. Xiao Xiaofan had taken the medicinal bath that Xiao Jinting talked of and it was painful. Xiao Xiaofan didn¡¯t want to take it again after the first experience.


    Xiao Jinting has been practicing the Heavenly Demon Body Refining Manual for some time, which was extremely painful. In addition, it consumed a lot of resources, as an ordinary herb soup required hundreds of spiritual medicines. If Xiao Jinting had not had the jade space, he would not have dared to try it.


    Even though it was painful, Xiao Jinting was tempted by the possibility of advancing to Deity Formation.


    Xiao Jinting made some copies of the manual and shared with the young men, who were not interested in it except Lei Xuan. Chen Xu said that to complete the cultivation of the Heavenly Demon Body Refining was more difficult than advancing to Deity Transformation. It was of little value to him.


    ¡°Father, I feel someone is watching us all the time. When we go out hunting, I feel there is someone watching us secretly,¡± Xiao Xiaodong said.


    ¡°It is inevitable since you are so good,¡± Xiao Jinting said.


    ¡°Father, it seems that no one has sneaked in and get beaten up these days,¡± Xiao Xiaofan said ruefully.


    Xiao Jinting nodded, ¡°Yeah!¡±


    Ever since he killed the medium Golden Core cultivator, the hill had been peaceful.


    It was a pity that the cultivator was much poorer than Red Fire Monster. After Xiao Jinting got the cultivator¡¯s space ring, he thought he had mistaken Red Fire Monster, who was richer than most of the Golden Core cultivators.


    In order to hide his insects¡¯ advancement to Golden Core, Xiao Jinting set up a huge illusionary array, which unfortunately couldn¡¯t completely cover up the phenomenon. However, the array altered the phenomenon and people accordingly thought valuable treasures had been uncovered on the hill where he lived.


    ¡°Father, we have sold the demonic beasts that we hunted, and here are the spiritual stones,¡± Xiao Xiaodong said.


    Xiao Jinting waved his hand and said, ¡°You earned them, so keep them.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, ¡°Okay.¡±


    Xiao Jinting glanced at the young men, who made the similar progress in cultivation. They were all at the medium level of Foundation Establishment. Xiao Jinting was delighted, as he had used the time cultivation room and got nine years ahead of them. Otherwise, he would have been on the same level as the young men now.


    ¡°Big Brother, Big Brother, I¡¯ve made several drinks and honey cakes. Do you want to have a taste?¡± Xiao Xiaojin ran over.


    Chen Xu¡¯s eyes lit up. Xiao Xiaojin made the drinks with spiritual spring water and the honey cakes with the honey of the Golden Bees. Chen Xu became a loyal fan of Xiao Xiaojin after he tasted them a few times.


    ¡°Yes, please.¡± Chen Xu hurriedly said.


    ¡°Bro Xu, follow me,¡± Xiao Xiaojin said warmly.


    Chen Xu happily left with Xiao Xiaojin.


    Xiao Xiaodong watched them go away and said sullenly, ¡°They are very close.¡±


    Xiao Jinting looked at Xiao Xiaodong and patted him on the shoulder, ¡°Do your best!¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong was speechless.

 Chapter 294

    After Xiao Jinting and the others settled down on the island, curious people kept coming to feel them out. Xiao Jinting had six Golden Core demonic beasts, and they had no problem defending themselves against any cultivators below Nascent Soul. People who came could hardly get out of the island.


    After a few fights, the island finally became peaceful.


    Xiao Xiaofan and the others had been making steady progress, and the life was quiet.


    ¡°Are you going out again?¡± Xu Muan looked at Xiao Jinting and said.


    Xiao Jinting nodded. ¡°Yeah. To cultivate the Heavenly Demon Body Refining, I need more blood of Golden Core demonic beasts, so I have to go out for hunting. This time, I¡¯d better catch a few Golden Core demonic beasts.¡±


    Xiao Jinting walked out and saw Xiao Xiaodong and the others waiting for him.


    ¡°Are you going as well?¡± Xiao Jinting glanced at them.


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded, ¡°Yes, Father. We can help you.¡±


    ¡°Yeah, Mr. Xiao, take us out to broaden our mind.¡±


    ¡°Alright, follow me,¡± Xiao Jinting said.


    Xiao Jinting and the others walked to Flying Snow Pavilion. They were in the inland sea, where the number of the demonic beasts was limited. If they wanted to hunt for Golden Core demonic beasts, they had to go to the open ocean. The Flying Snow Pavilion built a teleportation array on an island in the open ocean, and it could directly send the cultivators there.


    Xiao Jinting noticed that the moment he appeared, the cultivators in the Flying Snow Pavilion looked at him timidly with a respectful expression.


    Xiao Jinting suddenly realized that he was a real master now. Golden Core cultivators were not as common as Qi cultivators or Foundation Establishment cultivators. A Golden Core cultivator could be dominant in the neighborhood.


    ¡°Let¡¯s go,¡± Xiao Jinting waved his hand, and the others immediately followed him and disappeared into the teleportation array.


    ¡­


    ¡°Is that him?¡± Ye Jinlan asked.


    Ye Fang nodded and said, ¡°It¡¯s him.¡±


    Ye Jinlan narrowed her eyes and said, ¡°He is at the preliminary level of Golden Core.¡±


    Ye Fang asked in surprise, ¡°Really? But Qingfeng, who is at medium level of Golden Core, didn¡¯t come out after he went to the island.¡±


    ¡°From the look of his spiritual power, he is at the preliminary level of Golden Core,¡± Ye Jinlan said.


    Ye Fang hesitated for a moment and said, ¡°Even if that¡¯s true, we need to recruit him.¡±


    The Ye family could not afford to be picky. The Business Alliance held a competition every hundred years. Families with insufficient power would be excluded from the alliance. The next competition would be coming up in twenty years. The Ye family was the weakest among the twelve families, and it would be in danger if it was excluded from the alliance.


    Ye Jinlan hesitated for a moment and said, ¡°Let¡¯s talk about this later.¡±


    At the competition of the Business Alliance, if any family wanted to replace the Ye family, they would send people to challenge the three chosen cultivators of the Ye family. If the Ye family lost two rounds, it would have to leave the alliance. Most of the chosen cultivators were at the medium or advanced level of Golden Core. A preliminary Golden Core of course could take part in the competition, but the chance of winning was thin.


    The Ye Family¡¯s resources were limited, and it required a lot of resources to recruit a preliminary Golden Core. The competition was approaching, and the Ye Family should save its resources for recruiting the advanced or perfect Golden Core cultivators. A preliminary Golden Core might get killed in the first round.


    ¡°You¡¯re right. We still have twenty years. There is no need to rush,¡± Ye Fang said.


    Ye Jinlan frowned and said, ¡°This man¡¯s cultivation is too low.¡±


    Ye Fang nodded and said, ¡°Yeah. I thought he should be an advanced Golden Core since he killed Qingfeng.¡±


    Ye Jinlan hesitated for a moment and said, ¡°Qingfeng might have underestimated his enemy, or this man is good at traps, with which he managed to win.¡±


    ¡­


    Xiao Jinting and the others came out of the teleportation array and reached the open ocean.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± Xu Muan looked at Xiao Jinting and asked thoughtfully.


    Xiao Jinting shook his head and said, ¡°Someone seemed to be watching over me just now.¡±


    ¡°Father, you¡¯re so handsome that someone has a crush on you.¡± Xiao Xiaofan giggled.


    Xiao Xiaodong punched Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s head and said, ¡°Don¡¯t talk nonsense.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin gave a sympathetic look at Xiao Xiaofan and then looked at Xiao Xiaodong with admiration.


    Xiao Xiaofan covered his head and groaned. He was just joking. His elder brother was so fierce, his father didn¡¯t help him, and his younger brother was gloating. He was so pitiful.


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, ¡°Father, there are always people watching when we go out.¡±


    ¡°Maybe it¡¯s someone from the Ye family of the Business Alliance,¡± Chen Xu said.


    Xiao Jinting looked at Chen Xu and asked, ¡°The Ye family of the Business Alliance?¡±


    Chen Xu nodded and said, ¡°The Business Alliance is composed of twelve families. The island we are staying is under the charge of the Ye family.¡±


    ¡°Why are they watching over me?¡± Xiao Jinting asked.


    ¡°Perhaps they are looking for an ally. The Ye family ranks low in the alliance, and it could be easily replaced by new rising families. Therefore, it is thinking of recruiting some masters to win the competition. Mr. Xiao, you are famous these days, and that¡¯s why they watch over you.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said thoughtfully, ¡°I see.¡±


    Chen Xu glanced at Xiao Jinting and said, ¡°Mr. Xiao, the one who is watching you is a pretty woman.¡±


    ¡°Do you know who she is?¡± Xiao Jinting asked.


    Chen Xu nodded and said, ¡°Yes, she is Ye Jinlan, the daughter of the Ye Family. I¡¯m surprised that she didn¡¯t come up and say hello.¡±


    Xiao Jinting smiled awkwardly and said, ¡°Perhaps my level is not high enough for her to come.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan said disdainfully, ¡°That woman is really ignorant! Father is not an ordinary preliminary Golden Core cultivator, and he even killed an advanced Golden Core.¡±


    Xiao Jinting waved his hand and said, ¡°That doesn¡¯t count.¡± He killed Red Fire Monster with the help of the array, and it was like cheating. Otherwise, he would not have been able to kill the monster.


    Xiao Xiaofan said indifferently, ¡°Why not? The monster died.¡±

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    Xiao Jinting waved his hand and said, ¡°Come on, let¡¯s not talk about this. Good men don¡¯t mention the bravery of the past.¡± Actually, he didn¡¯t kill Red Fire Monster, who died in the hands of the young men. The monster must feel rueful when he died.


    ¡°I heard that this sea area is frequented by Golden Core demonic beasts,¡± Xu Muan said.


    ¡°Then let¡¯s find a place here to set a trap,¡± Xiao Jinting said.


    The demonic beasts moved freely in the sea, while the cultivators were restrained. If they could lure the sea beasts into the trap, their chance of killing the beasts was high.


    Xiao Jinting set up a few trapping arrays in the shallow part of the sea and then took out Beast Luring Incense.


    ¡°The damn incense is expensive. If it doesn¡¯t work, I will suffer a huge loss,¡± Xiao Jinting looked at the incense in his hand and said sullenly.


    Xu Muan looked at the incense and smiled, ¡°It should work.¡±


    Xiao Jinting lit the incense, and a faint fragrance spread out. They hid themselves.


    Two hours later, a huge octopus bumped into the array.


    ¡°Here it comes.¡± Xiao Xiaofan and the others quickly raised the array and firmly kept the octopus in the trapping array.


    The octopus got trapped by the array and thrashed angrily.


    Xiao Jinting waved his hand and summoned three Golden Core scorpions, which landed on the octopus and pinched it with their claws.


    Xiao Jinting summoned his spiritual sword and stabbed it at the octopus.


    He had the experience of killing Red Fire Monster, and it was easy for him to kill an ordinary Gold Core demonic beast.


    Xiao Jinting and the others stayed in the open ocean for more than half a year. During this period, Xiao Jinting killed more than a dozen Golden Core demonic beasts, and Xiao Xiaodong and the others helped Xiao Jinting control the array and kill some small monsters.


    ¡­


    Chen Xu neatly cut a Foundation Establishment sea beast into halves and asked Xiao Xiaodong beside him, ¡°Are we going back?¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, ¡°Yes, it has been half a year. The array materials have been destroyed. We have to go back and replenish.¡±


    Chen Xu nodded and said, ¡°It¡¯s good to go back and rest for a while.¡± Chen Xu shook his hair. He had killed dozens of Foundation Establishment demonic beasts in the past six months. His grandfather would be happy if he learned that.


    ¡°Help!¡± They heard someone cry for help.


    Chen Xu frowned and said, ¡°It seems that someone is calling for help!¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, ¡°Yeah.¡± He released his spiritual power and frowned, ¡°A big ship is coming, followed by a Gold Core demonic beast. Father is not here, and we can¡¯t deal with it. We have to leave quickly.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong released a flying ship and boarded it with Chen Xu, quickly flying away.


    Xiao Xiaodong was eager to get rid of the big ship, which however chased after them.


    ¡°Cultivators in the front, my grandfather is a Nascent Soul. If you save me, I will give you three top-grade spiritual stones.¡± A loud shout came over.


    Xiao Xiaodong rolled his eyes. ¡®His grandfather is Nascent Soul, and it is mean of him to only offer three top-grade spiritual stones.¡¯


    Chen Xu sighed softly. As if he had thought of something, he muttered, ¡°My grandfather is also a Nascent Soul.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong looked at the ship chasing after them and frowned, ¡°There are seven Foundation Establishment cultivators on the ship. It seems that they are young. They should be the spoiled children of distinguished families. Why don¡¯t they take a Golden Core with them when they come out?¡±


    Chen Xu smiled and said, ¡°They are taking adventures. I used to do that, but I was scolded for being willful.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong frowned and said, ¡°The demonic beast chasing after them is a Green Beast, which is meek and usually doesn¡¯t attack. These guys must have done something and angered the beast¡­¡± Xiao Xiaodong said inwardly, ¡°If you don¡¯t have the ability, don¡¯t offend a Golden Core demonic beast! Don¡¯t they know what demonic beasts they could afford to offend?¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong sped up, trying to escape.


    ¡°The ship in front of us, quickly help us ward off the demonic beast. As long as you help us, I¡¯ll give you ten top-grade spiritual stones.¡±


    Chen Xu looked at the spaceship behind him and said grumpily, ¡°Are they crazy? There are seven Foundation Establishment cultivators on the ship, and they can¡¯t defeat the beast. How can the two of us stop it?¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong said with a grave face, ¡°Their ship is faster than ours, and they will surpass us in a while.¡± The guys wanted to use them as cannon fodder.


    Chen Xu was speechless.


    ¡°Damn it,¡± Xiao Xiaodong cursed angrily.


    Chen Xu looked at Xiao Xiaodong and asked, ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡±


    ¡°Xiaofan and Lei Xuan have come. These two idiots come without fear instead of running away from the Golden Core demonic beast. Are they out of their minds? ¡±


    Chen Xu was dumbfounded.


    Xiao Xiaofan and Lei Xuan landed on their ship.


    ¡°Why do you two idiots come?¡± Xiao Xiaodong scolded angrily.


    Xiao Xiaofan said without thinking, ¡°I heard someone call for help and offer ten top-grade spiritual stones.¡±


    ¡°Are you an idiot? What is the use of spiritual stones if you are dead?¡± Xiao Xiaodong said coldly.


    Xiao Xiaofan said indifferently, ¡°Brother, isn¡¯t it just a Golden Core demonic beast? What are you afraid of? We can skip the grade and take the challenge.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong was speechless.


    His pheasant squawked in agreement.


    Xiao Xiaofan looked at Xiao Xiaodong and said, ¡°Big Brother, your pheasant says that you are a coward, and I am more courageous than you. It even says that if it had known that, it would have followed me.¡±


    After getting familiar with the other young men, the pheasant started to talk to them. Xiao Xiaofan didn¡¯t need Xiao Xiaodong to interpret the pheasant language.


    Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s face darkened. The pheasant and Xiaofan had much in common.

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    On a magnificent ship, the young men had a grave look on their faces.


    ¡°Brother Miao, the ship ahead doesn¡¯t stop at all. Your grandfather¡¯s identity doesn¡¯t seem to intimidate them.¡±


    Miao Han clenched his fists with a grim look and said, ¡°We are faster than them. As long as we surpass them and let them help us ward off the Green Beast, we should be able to escape.¡±


    ¡°There are only two Foundation Establishment cultivators. What if they get killed by the beast quickly?¡±


    ¡°We don¡¯t have another way. Block the beast with them first,¡± Miao Han said.


    ¡°Brother Miao, you proposed to come to such a place and kill demonic beasts. What shall we do now?¡± Cao Tong said.


    Miao Han said with displeasure, ¡°You didn¡¯t object when I proposed to come here!¡±


    Xie Jinyan sighed helplessly and said, ¡°Stop bickering at a time like this.¡±


    ¡°There isn¡¯t even a master in this dame place.¡±


    ¡°There were two Foundation Establishment cultivators, but now there are four. They should be able to hold the beast off for a while.¡±


    ¡°Wow, they have helpers coming over. Maybe they can hold back the beast,¡± Cao Tong said, but he thought to himself, ¡°Two Foundation Establishment cultivators dashed over at this time. Are they crazy about the spiritual stones? They must be very poor.¡±


    ¡°I hope that these people are not useless,¡± Miao Han said.


    ¡°This Green Beast wouldn¡¯t let us off. It¡¯s really annoying.¡± Xie Jinyan looked at the beast that was chasing after them.


    ¡­


    Xiao Xiaodong looked at the flying ship and said, ¡°They have caught up with us.¡±


    The ship quickly overtook Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s ship without stopping.


    Xiao Xiaofan looked at the ship flying past and said, ¡°What a magnificent ship!¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong was frustrated. ¡®Xiaofan is an idiot, dealing a blow to our morale.¡¯


    The Green Beast caught up with them and stirred a huge wave when it met Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s ship.


    The pheasant jumped into the water and turned into a demonic beast that looked like a dragon.


    ¡°Brother, your pheasant jumped into the sea and committed suicide.¡± Xiao Xiaofan paused and continued, ¡°Oh, it¡¯s not dead. It¡¯s a pheasant that can swim. Big Brother, your pheasant can swim.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong was speechless when he heard Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s shout.


    Chen Xu¡¯s face darkened. ¡°This demonic beast of your brother is not a pheasant but a mirage dragon.¡±


    He had long known that the demonic beast that inexplicably appeared in the mine was definitely extraordinary. The parents of the mirage dragon were pheasant and flood dragon. When it went into the water, it turned into a dragon. It was good at making illusions and it liked to eat swallows.


    The pheasant opened its mouth and squawked angrily. The blue mist shrouded the sea instantly, where illusions of several ferocious sea beasts appeared, which intimidated the aggressive Green Beast.


    ¡°Attack,¡± Xiao Xiaodong shouted. The Green Beast was trapped by the illusion created by the pheasant for the time being. The ancestry of the pheasant is higher than the beast, but the former was at Foundation Establishment stage while the latter was a Golden Core.


    After Xiao Xiaodong gave the order, the rest of the people immediately set up the array and launched an attack.


    Xiao Xiaofan waved the Fire Cloud Flag, and the sea instantly turned scarlet red.


    Xu Muan did not take this magic weapon, and he gave it to Xiao Xiaofan, who treasured it and waved it when there was a chance.


    The Green Beast thrust furiously in the sea.


    Xiao Xiaodong felt rueful, as the power of the Fire Cloud Flag weakened by twenty percent in the sea. Otherwise, Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s attack would definitely have achieved better results.


    Lei Xuan took out a wand, which was made of millennial spiritual wood. One end of it was embedded with the core of a Golden Core demonic beast of Thunder. He waved the wand, and thunderbolts filled the sky and hit the Green Beast.


    Xiao Xiaofan and the others used their magic weapons and attacked the Green Beast at the same time.


    The Foundation Establishment cultivators who were eager to escape sensed with their spiritual power that the Green Beast got stopped, and they were in no hurry to run away.


    ¡°Those four Foundation Establishment cultivators seem to have stopped the beast.¡±


    ¡°They have extraordinary magic weapons,¡± Xie Jinyan said.


    ¡°That flag is cool.¡± The Fire Cloud turned the surface of the sea scarlet red, and the sea water was boiling.


    ¡°That guy of Thunder has a nice magic weapon as well.¡±


    Miao Han said enviously, ¡°Which family are these guys from? They look young, but they are all Foundation Establishment.¡± ¡®These guys have powerful weapons. The Golden Core seniors in my family might not have such powerful weapons. Which family are they from?¡¯


    ¡­


    The Green Beast at Golden Core stage started to get exhausted under the repeated attack of Xiaodong and the others.


    ¡°Should we go back and help them?¡± Xie Jinyan rolled her eyes and said.


    Miao Han nodded and said, ¡°You¡¯re right. It¡¯s not good for us to leave just like this when they get in danger in order to save us.¡±


    Cao Tong echoed, ¡°I agree with you.¡±


    Xie Jinyan sneered inwardly when she looked at Miao Han, who was making a righteous excuse. She thought to herself, ¡°Miao Han must have taken a fancy to these guys¡¯ magic weapons, which were tempting.¡± Xie Jinyan¡¯s magic weapon was given by a Golden Core in the family, and the other young people envied her. However, her weapon was far inferior to those in these guys¡¯ hands.


    The Green Beast looked like an alligator. Its fangs were sharp, and its body was covered with hard scales. It was tough.

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    Although Xiao Xiaodong and the other attacked it fiercely, the Green Beast resisted with its amazing defense power.


    Xiao Xiaofan said angrily, ¡°This monster has such a strong defense!¡± His hand was tired from waving the flag, but this beast was still alive.


    ¡°Thunder, explode,¡± Lei Xuan continued to attack persistently.


    Under their repeated attacks, a wound finally appeared on the Green Beast¡¯s body. Lei Xuan took the chance and kept attacking the wound.


    The pheasant spat out a puff of mist towards the Green Beast¡¯s wound. In an instant, the wound was rotten and it expanded rapidly.


    In addition to spitting out illusionary mist, the pheasant could turn the illusionary fog into poison gas.


    ¡°The people who fled earlier have come,¡± Xiao Xiaodong said.


    Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s face turned cold. After the fierce battle, their spiritual Qi was exhausted. What did these guys come for?


    The ship flew over, and several cultivators stood at the front. Miao Han smiled at Xiao Xiaodong and the others and said, ¡°You have worked hard. We will help you deal with this Green Beast.¡±


    After he spoke, the cannons on the ship aimed at the Green Beast and blasted.


    Xiao Xiaofan was fuming. They were killing the beast, but these guys came to snatch their fruit with such a righteous excuse. A Golden Core demonic beast could be exchanged for a lot of spiritual stones.


    The cannons were close to Xiao Xiaofan and the others. Xiao Xiaodong pulled Chen Xu aside. These guys seem to intimidate them when they attacked the beast.


    A Spirit Binding Rope reached them and pulled them as well as the pheasant to the side.


    ¡°Father, when did you come?¡± Xiao Xiaofan shouted excitedly when he saw Xiao Jinting.


    ¡°A long time ago,¡± Xiao Jinting said lightly.


    Xiao Xiaofan paused stunned and asked, ¡°A long time?¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded, ¡°Yeah.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan was confused. ¡°Father, have you been watching the show secretly?¡±


    ¡°Well, I was thinking of helping you, but I didn¡¯t show myself when I saw that you could deal with it by yourselves,¡± Xiao Jinting said.


    A life-and-death situation like this could help these young men break through, and such opportunities were rare. If they really encountered any danger, Xiao Jinting would come to the rescue.


    ¡°Those bastards escaped like a chicken a moment ago, and now they come back to take advantages. In this case, it is impossible to get spiritual stones from them,¡± Xiao Xiaofan said indignantly.


    Xiao Jinting smiled and said, ¡°The resistance of a dying Golden Core is extraordinary.¡±


    The Green Beast roared angrily and stirred up a monstrous storm. Rays of golden light emerged from its body.


    Xiao Xiaodong widened his eyes and said, ¡°Is the beast going to blast itself?¡±


    Xiao Jinting stepped in front of Xiao Xiaodong and the others, nodding calmly, ¡°It seems so.¡±


    Miao Han and the rest on the ship turned pale at the sight.


    Xiao Jinting summoned five flying swords, which cut open the beast¡¯s forehead and stopped the blasting. A golden core flew out and landed in Xiao Jinting¡¯s hand.


    Xiao Jinting rolled his sleeves and the Green Beast in the sea was dragged out and thrust into his space ring.


    ¡­


    Miao Han watched with the joy of escaping death and disappointment.


    ¡°Thank you for your help, sir.¡± Miao Han cupped his hands and said to Xiao Jinting.


    Xiao Jinting stood at the front of the ship with his hands behind his back and said in a very graceful manner, ¡°You are welcome.¡±


    ¡°May I know your name?¡± Miao Han said respectfully.


    ¡°I¡¯m Xiao Jinting,¡± Xiao Jinting said honestly. He thought to himself: His name must be famous in Cloud Continent now, but he is a newcomer here.


    ¡°Mr. Xiao, thank you very much for your help,¡± Miao Han said.


    ¡°Stop the sweet talk. Where are the spiritual stones? You said you would give us ten top-grade spiritual stones. Don¡¯t go back on your words!¡± Xiao Xiaofan said fiercely.


    Xiao Jinting was delighted. What a good son! He wanted to remind Miao Han of this, but it was not proper of him to mention the spiritual stones, as it would make him look sordid.


    Xiao Jinting glanced at Xiao Xiaofan and scolded him, ¡°Xiaofan, what are you talking about? The gentlemen and the lady are from wealthy families, and they will give you the spiritual stones.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan muttered, ¡°That¡¯s hard to say.¡±


    Xiao Jinting smiled apologetically at Miao Han and the rest and said, ¡°He¡¯s too young and likes to talk nonsense¡­¡±


    Miao Han and the rest quickly clubbed together ten top-grade spiritual stones, and Xiao Jinting took them without hesitation. Xiao Xiaofan glared at him.


    ¡°You are very capable, sir.¡± Miao Han said.


    ¡°You are flattering me,¡± Xiao Jinting said with a smile.


    Miao Han said more sweet words and tried to invite Xiao Jinting, who refused and left with Xiao Xiaofan and the others.


    ¡­


    On the ship.


    ¡°Is he a Golden Core cultivator?¡± Xie Jinyan said.


    ¡°I think so. He¡¯s arrogant.¡± Miao Han said. He invited Xiao Jinting to join the Miao family, but the latter refused. It was not easy for any Golden Core to join the Miao family.


    Xie Jinyan said suspiciously, ¡°Those guys are very strange. Xiao Jinting is only a Golden Core, and the other cultivators are at Foundation Establishment stage, but they all have magic weapons of Golden Core.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ve never heard of any cultivator called Xiao Jinting, nor have I heard of those Foundation Establishment cultivators with him,¡± Cao Tong said.


    ¡°They should be cultivators in seclusion,¡± Xie Jinyan said.


    Miao Han said strangely, ¡°I feel they should belong to a big force. They might be secretly cultivated by some powerful force.¡±


    ¡°Xiao Jinting should have been here for a long time, but he waited until the last moment.¡± Xie Jinyan was angry. When the Green Beast was about to blast itself just now, she was scared out of her wits.

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    Xiao Xiaofan weighed the spiritual stones in his hand and said casually, ¡°Good that they did the right thing. Otherwise, I¡¯ll beat them up.¡±


    Xiao Jinting rubbed his forehead and said, ¡°This is their territory after all. We¡¯d better keep a low profile.¡± They had to stay in this place for a long time, so they should not to offend these young cultivators from the distinctive families.


    Xiao Xiaofan said sullenly, ¡°I got it.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong held the wet pheasant in his arms thoughtfully.


    ¡°Son, why does your pheasant look like dying?¡± Xiao Jinting said.


    Xiao Xiaodong touched the feather on the pheasant¡¯s forehead and said, ¡°It says it is exhausted and it has to take a rest.¡±


    ¡°Son, your pheasant can transform. It will have a bright future, and you should take good care of it.¡± Xiao Jinting reminded solemnly. It was said that mirage dragons were the mutated species of flood dragons and pheasants, which sounded awesome.


    Hearing Xiao Jinting¡¯s words, the pheasant squawked with a proud face, as if saying to Xiao Jinting, ¡°You have better taste than your son, who is blind.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong looked at the pheasant in his hand and said, ¡°It takes good care of itself even if I don¡¯t.¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said, ¡°That¡¯s right.¡± The pheasant was good at snatching food.


    Xiao Xiaofan weighed the space ring in his hand and said, ¡°These guys are really good at arithmetic. They gave us the exact amount of ten top-grade spiritual stones.¡± Those guys promised to give ten top-grade spiritual stones, but they gave away quite some medium spiritual stones to make up for some of the ten top-grade ones. The amount was exactly equivalent to what they had promised.


    Xiao Xiaodong glanced at Xiao Xiaofan and said, ¡°The cultivators I have met are all good at arithmetic except you.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan was lost for words.


    ¡­


    Xiao Jinting returned to the hill they rented and found traces of trespassers. Thinking that there was nothing valuable on the hill, Xiao Jinting did not bother to investigate.


    Not long after they went back home, the Ye Family came to visit.


    ¡°Mr. Xiao, nice to meet you,¡± Ye Jinlan said lightly.


    ¡°Miss Ye, nice to meet you too. I¡¯ve heard a lot about you. What can I help you?¡± Xiao Jinting got straight to the point.


    Ye Jinlan smiled. ¡°I heard that you have recently sold a large amount of demonic beast materials. I wonder if you still have some.¡±


    Xiao Jinting hesitated. He had left for more than half a year and killed a lot of Golden Core demonic beasts. He sold the beast materials in batches, afraid that he would attract attention, but in the end he had aroused suspicions.


    ¡°Not much,¡± Xiao Jinting lied.


    ¡°Mr. Xiao, why are you lying to me? Most of the demonic beast materials you sold are bits and pieces. I guess you have the valuable parts.¡± Ye Jinlan smiled and said confidently.


    Xiao Jinting rubbed the cup in his hand and said, ¡°Miss Ye, You¡¯re well informed.¡±


    ¡°I have to be perceptive when it comes to business. Mr. Xiao, I mean well. Why don¡¯t you sell them to me? If you think the price I offer is not reasonable, I¡¯ll leave immediately,¡± Ye Jinlan said confidently.


    Xiao Jinting hesitated for a moment and said, ¡°In this case, I will sell them to you, but I hope you could keep the source of the materials secret.¡±


    Ye Jinlan nodded and said, ¡°Of course. We will do business together in the future. You¡¯re such a good partner, and I don¡¯t want others to snatch you.¡±


    Xiao Jinting sold a large amount of demonic beast materials to Ye Jinlan and got hundreds of top-grade spiritual stones.


    ¡°Father, are you rich?¡± After Ye Jinlan left, Xiao Xiaofan went up to Xiao Jinting and asked him.


    Xiao Jinting glanced at Xiao Xiaofan and shook his head, ¡°Far from it.¡±


    Xiao Jinting touched his chin and pondered. The jade space was several times larger than before, and Xiao Jinting found a time cultivation room there.


    The time in the cultivation room moved slower than the outside world. If he invested enough spiritual stones, the time in the cultivation room could move slower.


    After discovering the time cultivation room in the jade space, Xiao Jinting was ecstatic. For a cultivator, the more time, the better.


    Unfortunately, Xiao Jinting found that he could bring people into the jade space, but he couldn¡¯t bring them into the time cultivation room.


    Xiao Jinting felt that with enough spiritual stones, the time cultivation room could be accessible to others.


    The jade space swallowed spiritual stones like a bottomless pit. Ever since the time cultivation room opened, its appetite had grown increasingly bigger.


    Xiao Jinting observed that the best cultivator on Nebula Island was at the advanced level of Nascent Soul, and the cultivation level was much lower than that of Cloud Continent. Therefore, he¡¯d better go back if there was a chance. If he wanted to go back, he had to be an advanced Golden Core.


    Although Chen Xu and Lei Xuan didn¡¯t mention it, he could see the two guys also wanted to go back. After all, their homes were in Cloud Continent.


    ¡­

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    After leaving the hill where Xiao Jinting lived, Ye Fang had a complicated look.


    ¡°Miss, if Xiao Jinting is just at the preliminary level of Golden Core, we¡­¡± They had spent a lot of spiritual stones on the demonic beast materials of Xiao Jinting. It would be good if they didn¡¯t have to pay.


    Ye Jinlan shook her head. ¡°No, this man has a murderous air. Although he looks gentle and refined, he must be ferocious when he fights.¡±


    Ye Fang trusted in Ye Jinlan, and she said in depression, ¡°Miss, you are right. I don¡¯t know how long it takes us to earn back such a large amount of spiritual stones.¡±


    ¡°Didn¡¯t we get the demonic beast materials, which could be sold for money? We are still able to make a profit from it. There is no need to offend such a person for no good reason,¡± Ye Jinlan said.


    ¡°I wonder from where this guy got so many demonic beast materials,¡± said Ye Fang.


    ¡°You¡¯ve checked those materials, and you should know that the demonic beasts have died for less than one year. He should have hunted them himself,¡± Ye Jinlan said.


    Ye Fang frowned and said, ¡°But he¡¯s at the preliminary level of Golden Core. How did he mange to do that?¡±


    Ye Jinlan smiled and said, ¡°He should have his own secret methods.¡±


    Ye Fang nodded and said, ¡°Miss, you¡¯re right.¡±


    Ye Jinlan looked back at the hill behind her and said, ¡°It¡¯s a pity that his cultivation level is low. If he is an advanced Golden Core, our family will recruit him at all costs.¡±


    ¡­


    ¡°Father, that woman made eyes at you just now,¡± Xiao Xiaofan looked at Xiao Jinting with bright eyes.


    Xiao Jinting looked at him and sneered, ¡°What do you know?¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan said confidently, ¡°Father, don¡¯t underestimate me. I know everything.¡±


    Xiao Jinting looked at Xiao Xiaofan with feigned respect, saying, ¡°You know everything. Do you know that Lei Xuan is trying to win your affection?¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan rubbed his face and said shyly, ¡°Father, we¡¯re talking about you. Why do you change the topic?¡±


    Xiao Jinting tilted his head and wondered, ¡®Does my second son feel shy? I didn¡¯t expect Xiaofan to be so shy.¡±


    ¡°Father, we¡¯re talking about your problem now,¡± said Xiao Xiaofan with a serious face as he was embarrassed under Xiao Jinting¡¯s gaze.


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said, ¡°Good son, you¡¯re mistaken. She comes from a distinctive family and doesn¡¯t like your father.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan patted Xiao Jinting on the shoulder and said, ¡°Father, don¡¯t belittle yourself. Chen Xu says that if you go back to Cloud Continent now, you will be more attractive than the elixir of ten thousand years. You are very charming.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was speechless. Chen Xu liked to compliment people. Was he so charming?


    ¡°Come on, cut the crap. Hurry up and cultivate. Otherwise, Xiaojin will surpass you,¡± Xiao Jinting said.


    Xiao Xiaofan rubbed his face and said, ¡°Xiaojin has just advanced to Foundation Establishment.¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded. ¡°That¡¯s right. But if you don¡¯t work hard, you will be surpassed by your younger brother.¡±


    ¡­


    Xu Muan came in. ¡°What¡¯s wrong with Xiaofan? Why did he run out in a hurry?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s time for dinner. He¡¯s hurrying to dinner,¡± Xiao Jinting lied.


    ¡°What did that woman from the Ye family come for?¡± Xu Muan asked.


    ¡°To do business. She asks me to give her priority if I sell the demonic beast materials in the future. The price she offers is quite reasonable,¡± Xiao Jinting said.


    ¡°Is that so?¡±


    ¡°I saw that her companion seemed to have the intention of snatching the materials, but on second thought, she dropped the idea,¡± Xiao Jinting said lazily.


    Xu Muan smiled coldly and said, ¡°It¡¯s smart of her.¡± The Ye family only had a perfect Golden Core instead of a Nascent Soul, and that cultivator didn¡¯t have much time left. Therefore, they would not easily offend Xiao Jinting, and Xu Muan was not afraid of the Ye family.


    ¡°We might have to stay here for a few decades. It¡¯s good to have a stable partner,¡± Xiao Jinting said.


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°Yeah!¡± He hoped Miss Ye would be smarter without causing any troubles.


    ¡­


    After the time cultivation room opened, the speed of time gradually changed from one to two to one to five.


    Xiao Jinting and the others stayed on Nebula Island for more than ten years. Xu Muan broke through to Golden Core ten years ago, and it was like he ignited a signal. Xiao Xiaodong and the other young men started to advance to Golden Core as well.


    Curious phenomena kept appearing, which again attracted many cultivators to explore, but Xiao Jinting drove them all out.


    As time went on, people around got used to the phenomena on the island, and no one came to bother them anymore.


    After Xiao Xiaodong and the others advanced to Golden Core, they formed a small group and went out for fruitful hunts.


    Xiao Jinting had advanced to medium level of Golden Core with the help of time cultivation room seven years ago.


    Xiao Jinting got out of the jade space and stretched his body. The Heavenly Demon Body Refining Manual had ten levels in total, and he had reached the fifth level. It was getting more difficult, and Xiao Jinting wondered if the elder of Heavenly God Sect, who was eager to find the manual, would give up directly when he read it.


    If it weren¡¯t for the time cultivation room, Xiao Jinting would not have wasted any time on this damn manual.

 Chapter 300

    Xiao Jinting got out of the jade space and saw that Xu Muan was alone.


    ¡°Where are they?¡± Xiao Jinting asked.


    ¡°All of them went to hunt demonic beasts. Xiaojin tagged along.¡± Xu Muan smiled.


    ¡°Is that all right?¡± Xiao Jinting muttered.


    Xu Muan said indifferently, ¡°Don¡¯t underestimate them. They have all advanced to Golden Core, and they don¡¯t need your protection. They can support you now.¡±


    Xiao Jinting smiled awkwardly and thought to himself, ¡°It¡¯s worthwhile to bring up these chaps.¡± They gave him the spiritual stones that they earned from selling the demonic beasts materials after they kept those for their cultivation. He felt delighted and shy to be supported by the young men.


    ¡°What a bunch of hardworking brats.¡± He felt a bit ashamed that as a father for sitting idle.


    ¡°They have made a name these years,¡± Xu Muan said.


    ¡°What is it?¡± Xiao Jinting asked with interest.


    ¡°The Four Handsome Kings,¡± Xu Muan said.


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°Oh, it sounds good¡­¡± After his sons grew up, they were handsome. Chen Xu and Lei Xuan also looked good.


    ¡°This is nice, and there is another vivid name,¡± Xu Muan said.


    Xiao Jinting asked, ¡°What is it?¡±


    Xu Muan: ¡°The Four Kings of Tornado.¡±


    Xiao Jinting asked, ¡°How did they get such a name?¡±


    Xu Muan shrugged and said, ¡°It is said that every time they go on a hunt, the land is destroyed like suffering a tornado.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was speechless.


    ¡­


    ¡°By the way, Ye Jinlan has come,¡± Xu Muan said.


    Xiao Jinting squinted and asked in confusion, ¡°What does she come for?¡±


    Xu Muan shook his head. ¡°I don¡¯t know. She says she wants to discuss business with you.¡±


    ¡°Do you know what business it is?¡± asked Xiao Jinting.


    Xu Muan shook his head and said, ¡°I don¡¯t know, but I think it has something to do with the qualification review of the Business Alliance.¡±


    Xiao Jinting narrowed his eyes and said, ¡°She shouldn¡¯t choose me for the review.¡± After all, he was only at the medium level of Golden Core. Usually the advanced Golden Core would be preferred in such an important competition, even if Xiao Jinting did not think that he was inferior.


    ¡°I¡¯m not sure, but I heard that a new rising Hong family seems to be coveting the Ye family¡¯s seat, and the advanced Golden Core cultivator whom the Ye family has been trying to recruit went to join the Hong family,¡± Xu Muan smiled and said.


    Xiao Jinting blinked and said, ¡°So the Ye family came to ask me to replace the Golden Core¡­¡±


    Xu Muan hesitated for a moment and said, ¡°This is just my guess. We will only know after we meet her.¡±


    ¡­


    Ye Fang sat in the living room with a frown.


    ¡°Miss, Xiao Jinting is insolent.¡± Ye Fang said irritably.


    Ye Fang sighed inwardly. ¡®The Ye family is going down the hill. We used to be respected wherever we went.¡¯


    ¡°He is a Golden Core, and he has so many Gold Core cultivators with him. It doesn¡¯t matter if he puts us off,¡± Ye Jinlan said lightly.


    Ye Fang said in confusion, ¡°Why do so many Gold Core cultivators suddenly appear?¡±


    Although Golden Core cultivators were not as rare as Nascent Soul cultivators, it was not easy to cultivate one. However, the cultivators with Xiao Jinting had advanced to Golden Core one after another.


    In the beginning, people did not know why phenomena kept appearing on the hill where Xiao Jinting lived. After Xiao Xiaofan and others had advanced to Golden Core, it finally dawned on many cultivators that the phenomena were signs of Golden Core advancement.


    When they realized that, ordinary forces could do nothing about it as there were many Golden Core cultivators on the hill.


    ¡°Miss, do you think Xiao Jinting has a secret method to advance to Golden Core?¡± Ye Jinlan asked.


    Ye Jinlan used to think that Xiao Jinting might have got some kind of mysterious method that could help advance to Golden Core. In fact, there were indeed some secret methods that could create False Golden Core cultivators, who were much stronger than Foundation Establishment cultivators but much weaker than a real Golden Core. Moreover, it was difficult for the False Golden Core to advance to the next level.


    However, Xiao Xiaodong and the others were much more powerful than a normal Golden Core.


    ¡°I don¡¯t think so.¡± Ye Jinlan clenched her fists tightly. The Ye Family was losing its influence, and Xiao Jinting had become powerful. Even if he had a secret method, she couldn¡¯t snatch it.


    ¡­


    Xiao Jinting came out.


    When Ye Jinlan saw him, she smiled gently. ¡°Mr. Xiao, you¡¯re really a genius. You¡¯re young and now you are at the medium level of Golden Core.¡±


    Xiao Jinting smiled and said, ¡°I¡¯m not young.¡± He gave a rough calculation and found that he was over forty. He suddenly felt time flew like an arrow. The age of forty was not young on the Earth, but it was nothing in the cultivation world.


    ¡°I come to ask for your favor,¡± Ye Jinlan said.


    Xiao Jinting looked at her and said lightly, ¡°Miss Ye, please tell me.¡±


    ¡°Mr. Xiao, I¡¯m sure you know about the competition of the Business Alliance,¡± Ye Jinlan said.


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said, ¡°I¡¯ve heard of it.¡±


    ¡°In the competition, any family who covets the Ye Family¡¯s seat will come up to challenge us. Best of three,¡± Ye Jinlan said.


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said, ¡°Miss Ye, are you inviting me to participate.¡±


    Ye Jinlan frowned and said, ¡°In fact, I like to invite you to be a substitute.¡±

 Chapter 301

    Xiao Jinting looked at Ye Jinlan in confusion and said, ¡°What do you mean by substitute?¡±


    Ye Jinlan gave a veiled explanation, and Xiao Jinting listened with a strange look on his face.


    In the middle of their discussion, Xiao Xiaodong and the others came back. They heard that there were guests at home, but they barged in directly. Xiao Jinting had no choice but to ask Ye Jinlan to discuss it another day.


    ¡°Father, what did Ye Jinlan come for?¡± Xiao Xiaodong asked.


    ¡°Have you heard of the competition held by the Business Alliance?¡± Xiao Jinting asked.


    Xiao Xiaofan nodded, ¡°I know about that. Is Ye Jinlan asking you to participate in the competition? That woman has an eye for talents, and she knows that you are extraordinary.¡±


    Xiao Jinting shook his head and said, ¡°Yes, and no.¡±


    Chen Xu looked at him and asked in confusion, ¡°What do you mean?¡±


    Xiao Jinting smiled and said, ¡°The Ye family has to choose three contestants. They have one perfect and one advanced Golden Core cultivators, who are fixed. I¡¯m one of the subsititues. To prepare for the unexpected situation, they have found several other cultivators.¡±


    ¡°I see. I was wondering why the Ye family has chosen you, Mr. Xiao. Of course, I am not saying you are not good enough. It is a competition that decides their seat in the Business Alliance, I think that the Ye family prefers an advanced Golden Core. If they choose you as the third contestant, that means the Ye family are washed up.¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said, ¡°I think so too. According to Ye Jinlan, even if I participate in the competition, I might not have to fight. There are three rounds. If the Ye family wins two rounds, I won¡¯t have to take the third round. I just need to watch the show.¡±


    Xiao Jinting paused and said in excitement, ¡°According to her, if I agree to be a substitute in the competition, she will give me one hundred top-grade spiritual stones. If I am chosen to take the last round, she will give me one thousand top-grade spiritual stones if I win, and three hundred of those if I lose.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong was speechless.


    ¡°Father, did you agree?¡± Xiao Xiaofan widened his eyes and asked.


    Xiao Jinting shook his head and said, ¡°Not yet.¡±


    ¡°Father, why are you hesitating since they offer you so many spiritual stones?¡± asked Xiao Xiaofan.


    Xiao Jinting glanced at him and said grumpily, ¡°You care nothing but spiritual stones. That makes you look petty. Although I¡¯m only at the medium level of Golden Core, I¡¯m a well-respected Gold Core ancestor. It¡¯s not proper for me to agree hastily, as it will ruin my image.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan looked at Xiao Jinting and pouted, ¡°Father, it¡¯s a lot already. They won¡¯t offer you more even if you keep them in suspense.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°What are you talking about? Am I the kind of person that tantalizes to increase the price?¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan blinked and looked at Xiao Jinting with bright eyes.


    Xiao Jinting rolled his eyes and thought helplessly, ¡°Okay, I am that kind of person.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong narrowed his eyes and took a deep breath, saying, ¡°Father, I don¡¯t think it¡¯s easy to get the spiritual stones.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan looked at Xiao Xiaodong and said indifferently, ¡°Big Brother, Father is just going to watch the show. What¡¯s so difficult about it? It¡¯s very likely that he doesn¡¯t have to fight.¡±


    ¡°What if he has to?¡± asked Xiao Xiaodong.


    ¡°Aren¡¯t there two other contestants from the Ye family?¡± Xiao Xiaofan said casually.


    ¡°Have you heard of Tianji¡¯s horse racing strategy?¡± Xiao Xiaodong asked mysteriously.


    Xiao Xiaofan shook his head and said honestly, ¡°No.¡±


    Xiao Jinting¡¯s face darkened, and he said, ¡°I¡¯ve told you this story many times. Where were you thinking when I told you the story? Were you thinking if the horse meat was delicious?¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan was lost for words.


    Lei Xuan hurriedly said, ¡°Tianji¡¯s horse racing strategy is to make the low-grade horse race against the rival¡¯s top-grade horse, the medium horse against the rival¡¯s low-grade horse, and the upper horse against the rival¡¯s medium horse. In other words, if the Ye family is challenged, the Ye family might ask the substitute to deal with the strongest candidate of the rival. They just need to win two rounds.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan was speechless.


    Xiao Jinting hesitated for a moment and said, ¡°The Ye family shouldn¡¯t be so despicable¡­¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong said with a frown, ¡°Why not? The Ye family runs business instead of charity.¡±


    Xiao Jinting touched his chin and said, ¡°It makes sense!¡± It was not likely that they spent so many spiritual stones just to hire a spectator. It was not worthwhile.


    ¡°Father, are you going to take the offer?¡± asked Xiao Xiaodong.


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said, ¡°Yes! Why not?¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong looked at Xiao Jinting curiously, who patted his shoulder and said, ¡°Son, we take risks in everything. It¡¯s normal to risk a bit for such a large sum of money. It¡¯s not easy to make money. I will cherish the chance when it comes.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan looked at Xiao Jinting and said strangely, ¡°Father, you care nothing but money.¡±


    Xiao Jinting glared at Xiao Xiaofan and said, ¡°What are you talking about? I have been carefully thought about it. Actually, it¡¯s very likely that I won¡¯t be chosen.¡±


    ¡°A big family like that will most likely hire an advanced Golden Core. In this case, I¡¯ll have the spiritual stones without doing anything.¡±


    ¡°If unfortunately I am chosen and they ask me to fight against someone I can¡¯t deal with, I¡¯ll throw up my hands. Besides, with my strength, even if I encounter an advanced Golden Core, I might not lose.¡±


    The young men exchanged glances, and Xiao Xiaodong nodded. ¡°Since you say so, take it.¡±

 Chapter 302

    ¡°Miss, do we need to invite Xiao Jinting?¡± Ye Fang walked beside Ye Jinlan and asked.


    ¡°Although he might not be chosen, we¡¯d better make a good preparation,¡± Ye Jinlan said ruefully. She wasn¡¯t the one to decide the contestants, and the decision was to be made by the family. Even though she felt that Xiao Jinting was powerful enough to rival an ordinary advanced Golden Core, her opinion could only be used as a reference.


    ¡°Who would have thought that Xu Qingshan would turn to join the Hong family? We have made so much effort to win him over, but that bastard changed his mind and joined the other family. He is a sanctimonious hypocrite!¡± Ye Fang said resentfully.


    In order to pull Xu Qingshan over, who was at the advanced level of Golden Core, the Ye family even married two female cultivators to him as concubines. In the end, Xu Qingshan took the offer from the Hong family and left without hesitation.


    Ye Jinlan closed her eyes and said, ¡°It is impossible to judge a man¡¯s heart from his face!¡±


    Xu Qingshan pretended to be righteous and put the Ye Family¡¯s interests first, but in the end, he did not hesitate to betray them. It was said that this guy would fight on behalf of the Hong family. In other words, the Ye family¡¯s strength had weakened, as this guy would not have dared to do that if the family had a Nascent Soul.


    ¡°Miss, from the deal with Xiao Jinting, he should have the ability to hunt down the demonic beasts at the advanced level of Golden Core. You say that he hides his light under a bushel. Maybe he is more powerful than Xu Qingshan,¡± Ye Fang said.


    Ye Jinlan smiled bitterly and said, ¡°Even if we think so, do you think the elders will agree? Furthermore, the competition is very important, and we have to be cautious.¡±


    Ye Jinlan paused and continued, ¡°He is capable of killing demonic beasts, but that doesn¡¯t mean he is good at fighting with the cultivators. I¡¯ll invite him anyway. But Third Great Uncle might criticize me for squandering the spiritual stones.¡±


    Ye Fang¡¯s face was cold. The Ye Family was not united, as Ye Jinlan and the Ye Family¡¯s Third Master were on bad terms.


    ¡°The Third Master made so much effort to recruit Xu Qingshan, who in the end joined the other family. How does he have the nerve to criticize you?¡± Ye Fang said grumpily.


    Ye Jinlan narrowed her eyes and said, ¡°Those young men that we have just met are good too.¡±


    There were a total of six Golden Core cultivators, who could not be underestimated.


    ¡°Even though they are only preliminary Gold Core cultivators, they were powerful at fighting with their magic weapons. It¡¯s weird. Usually after a cultivator has just advanced to Golden Core, he doesn¡¯t have the time to refine his weapon, but these guys have amazing weapons, which look different from those in Nebula Island,¡± said Ye Fang, who had made a thorough investigation during the decade after Xiao Xiaodong had come to the island.


    ¡°They might come from the outside world. Come on, why do you care about that?¡± Ye Jinlan said.


    Ye Fang nodded and said, ¡°Okay.¡±


    ¡­


    Xiao Jinting looked at the demonic beasts that Xiao Xiaodong and the others hunted and said, ¡°It¡¯s a good hunting!¡±


    ¡°Of course,¡± Xiao Xiaodong said proudly.


    The pheasant jumped in joy, saying that it had contributed the most. Every time when they met a demonic beast, the pheasant would rush up first and puff at the demonic beast, which would go dizzy. That made the hunting much easier.


    The pheasant had advanced to Golden Core for a long time and its ancestry had been aroused. Ordinary demonic beasts were intimidated by its ancestry when they saw the pheasant, and that helped Xiao Xiaodong a lot.


    Xiao Jinting looked at Xiao Xiaodong and the others and thought, ¡°These chaps have grown up before I know it. If they return to Cloud Continent, they will definitely shock the cultivators there.¡±


    ¡°Father, these are the spiritual stones from the last hunting.¡± Xiao Xiaodong tossed the spiritual stones to Xiao Jinting and said.


    Xiao Jinting said awkwardly, ¡°How embarrassing.¡±


    Chen Xu smiled and said, ¡°Mr. Xiao, don¡¯t refuse. The pills, weapons and talismans that we use for cultivation are provided by you, and they are more precious than spiritual stones.¡± Chen Xu couldn¡¯t figure out where Xiao Jinting had got these precious things. Those pills for Golden Core cultivators were rare and priceless, but Xiao Jinting had a lot of them.


    With the backing of Xiao Jinting, they didn¡¯t need spiritual stones, so they gave most of the spiritual stones to him.


    ¡­


    Ye Jinlan was efficient. After she reached agreement with Xiao Jinting, she sent the spiritual stones to Xiao Jinting.


    At the same time, they signed a contract of Heart Demon.


    Once the contract was established, the party that violated the rules would be attacked by the Heart Demon when he advanced to the next level.


    Xiao Xiaodong looked at the contract in his hand and said, ¡°Father, according to the contract that you signed, you have to fight if they need you.¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said, ¡°I know. If I fight, I¡¯ll have more spiritual stones. That¡¯s nice.¡±


    ¡°Father, aren¡¯t you afraid to meet a cultivator that you can¡¯t deal with?¡± asked Xiao Xiaodong.


    ¡°Son, don¡¯t worry too much. I heard that Ye Jinlan is not in the position to make the decision. The decision makers of the Ye Family were several old men. Ye Jinlan favors me, but those old men don¡¯t.¡± It was strange of the Ye family to have internal strife when the disaster was about to come.


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, ¡°Alright, there is still some time. Father, you should try to improve your strength, just in case.¡±


    Xiao Jinting ruffled Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s hair, which was immaculate but now messy. ¡°Xiaodong, you¡¯ve grown up. You are like an adult now.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong said angrily, ¡°Father, I am an adult.¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded and gave in. ¡°Alright, you are an adult.¡±


    ¡­

 Chapter 303

    After Xiao Jinting accepted the offer from the Ye Family, he quickly put this out of his mind.


    When Ye Jinlan recruited Xiao Jinting, there were still four years before the competition. Obviously, the Ye Family did not fancy Xiao Jinting, who was a medium Golden Core cultivator with obscure background.


    After they recruited Xiao Jinting, the Ye family put Xiao Jinting aside as a super substitute. Xiao Jinting was happy about that. With the help of time cultivation room, he focused on cultivating his spiritual power, tempering his physique, and refining pills and magic weapons.


    Four years later, Ye Jinlan once again appeared on Xiao Jinting¡¯s hill.


    ¡°Miss Ye, are you officially inviting me to participate in the competition?¡± Xiao Jinting looked at Ye Jinlan in surprise.


    Ye Jinlan nodded and said, ¡°That¡¯s right.¡±


    Xiao Jinting couldn¡¯t help wondering. He thought he was a super substitute, but suddenly he became the official contestant. What was wrong with the Ye family? They hadn¡¯t contacted for four years, and now they came to surprise him.


    Xiao Jinting looked at Ye Jinlan and said in confusion, ¡°Miss Ye, would you like to think it over again?¡±


    ¡°No need. I trust in your ability,¡± Ye Jinlan said.


    Xiao Jinting blinked and thought, ¡°Yeah, you trust me, but how about those old men?¡±


    ¡°Mr. Xiao, please prepare yourself. In three days, someone from the Ye family will come to pick you up,¡± Ye Jinlan said.


    Xiao Jinting was dumbfounded. Why was she in a hurry?


    ¡°Father.¡± Xiao Xiaodong came in.


    Xiao Jinting looked at Xiao Xiaodong and said, ¡°You¡¯re back!¡±


    ¡°I saw Ye Jinlan come. Did she come to invite you to participate in the competition?¡± Xiao Xiaodong asked.


    Xiao Jinting nodded, ¡°Yeah. I didn¡¯t expect them to choose me.¡± It didn¡¯t make any sense.


    Xiao Xiaodong glanced at Xiao Jinting and said, ¡°The Ye family has found a lot of people, but all of them have been snatched by the Hong family. The Hong family married their genius female cultivator to the old man of the Cao family and formed an alliance with the Cao family. Many Golden Core cultivators were either recruited or destroyed by the Hong family. Only you are left. The Ye family takes you as a makeweight, and the Hong family does not take you seriously.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was speechless. How ridiculous!


    Xiao Xiaodong looked at Xiao Jinting and said, ¡°Father, I¡¯ve learned a secret of the Business Alliance.¡±


    ¡°What is it?¡± asked Xiao Jinting.


    ¡°The alliance has a total of thirty keys to the tower of Babel. The three leading families, Xie, Cao, and Miao, each have four keys. The remaining nine families each have two. If the Ye family loses their seat in the alliance, they will lose the ownership of the two keys,¡± Xiao Xiaodong said.


    Xiao Jinting looked at him and asked, ¡°What is the tower of Babel?¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong shook his head and said, ¡°I don¡¯t know either. Father, I think you should have discovered that the overall cultivation level of this place is lower than Cloud Continent with fewer Nascent Soul cultivators. I heard that the Nascent Soul cultivators of the Xie, Cao and Miao families advanced to Nascent Soul because they found treasures in the tower of Babel.¡±


    ¡°The tower of Babel has twelve floors. It is said that the cultivators of Nebula Island can at most go up to the eighth floor, where there are treasures that help people advance to Nascent Soul. It can be inferred that the things on the ninth and tenth floors should be more precious.¡±


    Xiao Jinting touched his chin and said, ¡°Do you mean I should find a way to get the key to the tower of Babel?¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded, ¡°Yeah!¡±


    Xiao Jinting narrowed his eyes. ¡°It¡¯s precious. Even if I win the seat for them, they might not agree to that!¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong said lightly, ¡°Let¡¯s talk about it later. The Ye family don¡¯t have many geniuses. Although there are treasures in the tower of Babel, it is very dangerous. The Ye family may not like to take the risk. If you can help them win the competition and offer them something valuable in return, it shouldn¡¯t be difficult to get the key.¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said, ¡°It makes sense.¡± The premise was that he could win the competition for the Ye family.


    ¡°Father, if you can find great treasures in the tower of Babel and advance to Nascent Soul, we can return to Cloud Continent,¡± Xiao Xiaodong said.


    ¡°Do you want to go back or Chen Xu?¡± asked Xiao Jinting.


    Xiao Xiaodong didn¡¯t reply. ¡°Chen Xu went to the teleportation array, which has almost been fixed.¡± There was only one corner left. When it was fixed, they could leave immediately.


    ¡°It¡¯s hard for Chen Xu.¡± Xiao Jinting sighed. Chen Xu had a grandfather who was a Nascent Soul and adored him, but he accompanied them to this place.


    Chen Xu came in and asked, ¡°Mr. Xiao, what are you talking about?¡±


    Xiao Jinting looked at Chen Xu and asked, ¡°Chen Xu, do you want to go back?¡±


    Chen Xu smiled bitterly and said, ¡°No. I just miss Grandfather, but I will see him sooner or later. In fact, Grandfather would occasionally go into seclusion for decades. My disappearance for a few decades is nothing to him.¡±


    Xiao Jinting patted Chen Xu¡¯s shoulder apologetically and said, ¡°I¡¯m sorry.¡±


    Chen Xu smiled and said, ¡°Mr. Xiao, don¡¯t feel bad about this. I am very happy to be with you.¡±

 Chapter 304

    ¡°Father, do you only take me to the competition?¡± Xiao Xiaojin asked excitedly while holding Xiao Jinting¡¯s hand.


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said, ¡°Yeah!¡± He wished to bring all of them, but that would make him look like showing off, as they were all Golden Core cultivators.


    ¡°Father, do you ask me to be your bodyguard because I¡¯m the strongest?¡± Xiao Xiaojin¡¯s face reddened.


    Looking at Xiao Xiaojin¡¯s excited face, Xiao Jinting couldn¡¯t bring himself to pour cold water. ¡°Yes, you¡¯re the best.¡± ¡®This little idiot thinks too much.¡¯


    Xiao Xiaojin said excitedly, ¡°I¡¯m going to tell my brothers. Father, you have a sharp eye. Even though I was the last to advance to Golden Core, I am better than them.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said patiently, ¡°Xiaojin, it¡¯s not good to show off.¡± ¡®Does Xiaojin want his brothers to beat him up?¡¯


    Xiao Jinting sighed inwardly. Although Xiao Xiaojin had always been around with them, he spent most of his time cultivating, so he knew little about the world and was childish.


    ¡°But Second Brother often shows off in front of me!¡± Xiao Xiaojin said.


    ¡°What is he showing off?¡± asked Xiao Jinting.


    Xiao Xiaojin thought for a moment and said, ¡°He brags that he has a big appetite and can eat a horse at one meal.¡±


    Xiao Jinting tightened his face and looked at Xiao Xiaojin. ¡°Don¡¯t make food for him, and he won¡¯t be able to brag anymore¡­¡±


    The flying bear on Xiao Xiaojin¡¯s head burst into laughter. Xiao Jinting pulled it down from Xiao Xiaojin¡¯s head and asked him, ¡°Does it behave well?¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin nodded and said, ¡°Yes.¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said, ¡°That¡¯s good. If it doesn¡¯t listen to you, starve it. Your second brother is a changed person after he skipped a few meals.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin was speechless.


    They flying bear struggled in Xiao Jinting¡¯s palm, making threatening sounds from time to time.


    ¡­


    Xiao Jinting took Xiao Xiaojin to the carriages sent by the Ye Family. Although Xiao Xiaojin was younger than Xiao Xiaodong and the others, he had advanced to Golden Core a few years ago. Compared to Xiao Xiaodong and Xiao Xiaofan, who had already gained some fame in Nebula Island, Xiao Xiaojin was low-key.


    ¡°Mr. Xiao, you have a family of geniuses. All of them have advanced to Golden Core.¡± Ye Jinlan smiled.


    ¡°Miss Ye, I¡¯m flattered.¡±


    Ye Jinlan looked at Xiao Xiaojin¡¯s head. ¡°What is that?¡±


    On top of Xiao Xiaojin¡¯s head was a palm-sized flying bear, which was chubby and cute.


    ¡°It¡¯s my son¡¯s pet,¡± Xiao Jinting said.


    Ye Jinlan looked at the flying bear crawling over Xiao Xiaojin¡¯s head and smiled. ¡°This pet is so cute. I wonder where it comes from, Mr. Xiao.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin replied without hesitation, ¡°It just came to me.¡±


    Confused, Ye Jinlan asked, ¡°It came to you?¡±


    ¡°I made something delicious and it came by itself,¡± Xiao Xiaojin said.


    ¡°Oh, I see. It looks like the ferocious bear on Honeycomb Island, ¡°Ye Jinlan said.


    ¡°The ferocious bear on Honeycomb Island?¡± Xiao Xiaojin asked.


    ¡°Yes. The ferocious bear of Honeycomb Island is famous! The bear is savage and treats the island as its own territory. Anyone who approaches the island will be attacked by it. The bear is good at controlling the bees on the island. Those who get ashore will be attacked by the poisonous bees on the island and suffer huge losses.¡± Ye Jinlan sighed


    Xiao Xiaojin smiled cunningly, ¡°Oh, I see. That bear is too bad.¡± Honeycomb Island was inhabited by numerous bees, which were said to be raised by the flying bear on the island. The flying bear looked like a panda with a pair of wings on its back.


    Xiao Xiaofan had a sweet tooth, but he didn¡¯t feel like wasting the honey of the Golden Bees, so he thought of looking for some ordinary honey. At that time, he happened to hear about Honeycomb Island.


    Awed by the Flying Bear¡¯s ability of controlling bees, they used the delicacy made of royal jelly and lured the Flying Bear out of Honeycomb Island. After that, the Flying Bear at the medium level of Golden Core was beaten up by Xiao Xiaodong and the others.


    Flying Bear was afraid of them and thus signed a contract with Xiao Xiaojin and became his contracted beast. After it signed the contract, the Flying Bear realized that Xiao Xiaojin¡¯s cultivation level was lower than it, so it became slack and didn¡¯t listen to Xiao Xiaojin.


    The Flying Bear seemed to have the bloodline of an ancient beast. It could freely change its size, hide its wings and transform its form. Now it sat on Xiao Xiaojin¡¯s head like a simple and cute pet, and Ye Jinlan did not recognize it.


    ¡°I heard that the Flying Bear on Honeycomb Island has the bloodline of an ancient demonic beast, and it is very extraordinary. Many people intend to catch it. Unfortunately, the Flying Bear is cunning and controlls the bees on Honeycomb Island. It¡¯s not easy to catch it, so those cultivators give up,¡± Ye Jinlan said thoughtfully as she stared at Xiao Xiaojin¡¯s strange pet.


    Xiao Jinting glanced at Ye Jinlan and said, ¡°Come on, Miss Ye, let¡¯s go.¡±


    Ye Jinlan nodded and said, ¡°Okay.¡±


    When Xiao Jinting, Xiao Xiaojin got into the carriage, the Flying Bear on Xiao Xiaojin¡¯s head pulled a face at Ye Jinlan, revealing its sharp teeth.


    Ye Jinlan suddenly felt a strong chill.


    ¡°Miss, please get in the carriage,¡± Ye Fang walked over and said.


    ¡°That spiritual pet¡­¡±


    ¡°Miss, it¡¯s just a useless demonic pet,¡± Ye Fang said.


    A useless demonic pet? But it had given her quite a huge pressure just now. Everything with Xiao Jinting was strange.


    ¡­

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    Once Xiao Jinting and Xiao Xiaojin got into the carriage, the Flying Bear started to complain.


    It told them that after it was born, it had been staying on the island, and the life was happy and peaceful.


    It felt at peace with the world, but some people liked to get it into trouble. They either came to snatch its honey or try to catch it to be their pet. They were useless, but they asked for the moon. They got killed by the bees that it released or died in its hand with one slap.


    Xiao Jinting sighed inwardly. The survival of the fittest. He couldn¡¯t say who was wrong, the cultivators or the Flying Bear.


    The Flying Bear said that the Ye family had also gone to Honeycomb Island, but they were scared back.


    The bear had formed the core for a long time and it was smart. It easily recognized Ye Jinlan¡¯s clothes, which were the same as those cultivators who had sneaked into Honeycomb Island.


    It told them that it was in fact a cub, even though it was over three hundred years old. Flying Bears turned grown-up at the age of five hundred years, so now he was growing up and needed a lot of nourishment. They couldn¡¯t abuse it.


    Xiao Jinting looked at the bear and said, ¡°Son, put it away.¡±


    Nodding, Xiao Xiaojin ignored the bear¡¯s protest and thrust it into the spiritual beast bag.


    Xiao Jinting rolled his eyes. Ever since his son made a contract with the Flying Bear, the honey of Golden Bees in his jade space began to decrease rapidly. This stupid bear was gluttonous and lazy, as well as fussy. It was a bastard.


    Xiao Xiaojin took out a honey cake and tried to please Xiao Jinting. ¡°Father, do you like to have some cake?¡±


    Xiao Jinting shook his head and said, ¡°No, thank you.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin was dismayed. The Flying Bear screamed in the spiritual beast bag, ¡°Give it to me since he doesn¡¯t eat. It¡¯s a waste of food!¡±


    Even though the bear was confined in the spiritual beast bag, it could communicate with Xiao Xiaojin, who ignored its shouts and stuffed the cake into his mouth. The bear cursed in the bag, but Xiao Xiaojin ignored it.


    ¡­


    The convoy of the Ye Family suddenly stopped after travelling for one day.


    Ye Jinlan looked at the man that blocked the way and frowned. ¡°Mr. He, what are you doing here?¡±


    He Li smiled and said, ¡°Nothing. I heard that Miss Ye has found a helper for the Ye family. I come to see him.¡±


    Ye Jinlan frowned and said, ¡°The competition is coming up, and there are plenty of opportunities to see him. Why are you in a hurry?¡±


    He Lei said disapprovingly, ¡°It¡¯s a long time before the competition. Why don¡¯t you let me test the strength of this man and see if he is qualified for the competition?¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin said excitedly, ¡°Father, someone seems to come and challenge you.¡±


    Xiao Jinting looked at Xiao Xiaojin¡¯s excited face and said, ¡°Why are you so happy that someone is looking for trouble?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s bored if the journey is uneventful. It¡¯s fun if someone comes to look for trouble,¡± Xiao Xiaojin said.


    Xiao Jinting was speechless, wondering why he had a son who desired to stir up trouble. What was so good about someone coming to challenge? He couldn¡¯t get extra pay.


    ¡°Miss Ye, where¡¯s the cultivator you invited? Why doesn¡¯t he come out? Have you found a coward?¡± He Li asked.


    Ye Jinlan looked at He Li coldly and said, ¡°It¡¯s none of your business.¡±


    In the carriage, Xiao Jinting touched his chin and pondered.


    Xiao Xiaojin¡¯s eyes glinted. ¡°Father, he calls you a coward.¡±


    Xiao Jinting looked at Xiao Xiaojin¡¯s excited face and turned gloomy. Why was Xiao Xiaojin so happy when his father was ridiculed?


    ¡°It seems the Ye family is very weak.¡± The He family was a member of the Business Alliance, and it was more powerful than the Ye family. It didn¡¯t take the Ye family seriously since it dared to ask for trouble like this.


    ¡°Father, are you going out to take a look?¡± Xiao Xiaojin asked.


    ¡°No, no,¡± Xiao Jinting said.


    Xiao Xiaojin looked at Xiao Jinting and said, ¡°Father, you¡¯re still young and you need to be brave. Don¡¯t behave like an old man!¡±


    Xiao Jinting was lost for words.


    ¡°Father, if you shun him like this, Daddy won¡¯t like you anymore,¡± Xiao Xiaojin said.


    Xiao Jinting was speechless.


    He opened the curtain and came out. ¡°Miss Ye, what¡¯s up?¡±


    He Li smiled brightly at sight of Xiao Jinting and said, ¡°Mr. Xiao, I¡¯ve heard of you for a long time.¡±


    Xiao Jinting looked at He Li¡¯s bright smile, thinking he was like a fool.

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    ¡°Miss Ye, who is this gentleman? Don¡¯t you introduce us?¡± Xiao Jinting looked at He Li with his hands clasped behind his back and asked Ye Jinlan.


    He Li¡¯s face darkened. He had made his name for a long time and he thought highly of himself.


    Xiao Jinting did not know who he was, which dealt a blow to He Li.


    Ye Jinlan glanced at Xiao Jinting and said with a bright smile, ¡°Mr. Xiao, this is He Li from the He family, another Golden Core.¡±


    ¡°Nice to meet you, Mr. He.¡± Xiao Jinting smiled with an air of easy assurance.


    He Li looked at Xiao Jinting and said, ¡°Mr. Xiao, I heard that you are going to participate in the competition on behalf of the Ye family, so I think you must be extraordinary.¡±


    As he spoke, He Li released a demonic beast.


    The demonic beast that looked like a bull but several times bigger than the bulls on the Earth pounced at Xiao Jinting.


    Xiao Jinting narrowed his eyes, which turned black, and black mist appeared around him.


    Ye Jinlan looked at Xiao Jinting, who seemed to be possessed by a demon god, and felt a strong murderous air rushing towards her.


    Xiao Jinting threw a punch at the mountainous demonic beast, and it was sent flying.


    He had used Weight Cracking Technique from the Heavenly Demon Body Refining, and this move could break everything.


    ¡°Mr. He, what are you doing?¡± Ye Jinlan said resentfully.


    He Li looked at the demonic beast that was hit away and said calmly, ¡°Miss Ye, you have to find a competent cultivator for your family. I¡¯m worried that you are fooled by a liar, so I bring the demonic beast to help you test Mr. Xiao.¡±


    Xiao Jinting smiled and said elegantly, ¡°Oh, I see. What do you think of my capability now?¡±


    Xiao Jinting returned to normal after he hit the beast.


    He Li looked at the demonic bull beside him, his heart churning. He had intended to make a fool of Xiao Jinting, but the latter sent the bull flying with one punch.


    ¡°Mr. Xiao, you have extraordinary strength,¡± He Li said with an awkward smile.


    The demonic bull panted on the ground and soon died.


    He Li looked at the dead beast and turned pale. ¡°What¡¯s going on?¡±


    Xiao Jinting smiled and said, ¡°I¡¯m sorry, but I didn¡¯t know that this was only a test, and I might have hit it too hard in the emergency.¡±


    Ye Jinlan scanned the bull with her soul force and narrowed her eyes. In the beginning, she had thought that Xiao Jinting could hit the bull away because he had extraordinary strength.


    This kind of ancient bull was tough and could recover easily. It had been hit away, and it should not take it long time to recover. However, the bull¡¯s internal organs had been damaged and even its golden core was broken.


    Ye Jinlan pursed her lips in shock. The demonic bull was not very good at fighting, but it was shocking that Xiao Jinting killed it with one punch. How was it possible?


    Xiao Jinting flexed his wrist and thought, ¡°The Heavenly Demon Body Refining Manual is indeed extraordinary. My efforts of these years are not wasted.¡±


    Weight Cracking Technique created a strong internal strength, which could destroy everything inside the opponent. The demonic bull was hit away without any external injuries, but in fact, its organs were damaged.


    ¡°What have you done? What on earth have you done? ¡°He Li said angrily.


    He Li was not worried when he saw the demonic bull being hit away, thinking Xiao Jinting had just hit it with his extraordinary strength. When the bull died, he started to get upset. The He family had made great efforts on raising the ancient bull, but it died here for nothing.


    Xiao Jinting smiled and said, ¡°I didn¡¯t do anything.¡±


    Ye Jinlan looked at He Li and said with feigned sympathy, ¡°Mr. He, your demonic bull attacked Mr. Xiao first, and you can only blame its death on its bad luck.¡±


    He Li looked at Ye Jinlan¡¯s gloating face and snorted coldly.


    Xiao Xiaojin got out of the carriage happily and said, ¡°What a big demonic beast! Father, this is your trophy and I¡¯ll put it away.¡±


    Before He Lei realized what happened, Xiao Xiaojin quickly put the demonic beast into his space ring. When He Li came back to his senses, the beast was gone.


    A few years ago, the Four Kings of Tornado got famous. After Xiao Xiaojin advanced to Golden Core, they became the Five Kings of Tornado, who looted everything wherever they went. The cultivators were awed by them.


    ¡°What have you done?¡± He Li roared at Xiao Xiaojin.


    ¡°Get the trophy!¡± Xiao Xiaojin said innocently.


    He Li said angrily, ¡°That is my demonic beast.¡±


    ¡°But it attacked my father and got killed by him,¡± Xiao Xiaojin said indifferently.


    He Li glared at Xiao Xiaojin, who looked at him and said, ¡°Come on, it¡¯s just a demonic beast. Senior, you¡¯ve been famous for a long time. It¡¯s not proper for you to get so upset. Admit that you¡¯ve lost. It¡¯s just a dead body. Senior, you are not that petty, right?¡±


    He Li was exasperated.


    Ye Jinlan smiled inwardly. The Five Kings of Tornado was famous, and they would not give up what they had got. Since the demonic bull was taken by Xiao Xiaojin, it would be very difficult for He Li to retrieve it.


    He Li argued with Xiao Xiaojin in vain and left angrily.


    ¡­


    ¡°You¡¯re greedy.¡± Ye Jinlan looked at Xiao Xiaojin and joked.


    Xiao Xiaojin sighed and said meaningfully, ¡°I have to. I would die for three spiritual stones.¡±


    Ye Jinlan said in confusion, ¡°You and your brothers have earned many spiritual stones. Isn¡¯t that enough?¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin paused and said indifferently, ¡°We can¡¯t have enough spiritual stones.¡± ¡®My father is a bottomless pit, which could not be filled up with the spiritual stones. He squanders too many of them.¡¯


    Xiao Jinting glanced at Ye Jinlan and said, ¡°Come on, Miss Ye, let¡¯s go.¡±


    Ye Jinlan nodded and said, ¡°Okay.¡±

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    Xiao Jinting and Xiao Xiaojin got back into the carriage.


    ¡°Son, well done.¡± Xiao Jinting patted Xiao Xiaojin on the shoulder and said happily. He was delighted to have a son who was good at getting spiritual stones.


    ¡°You¡¯ve taught me well. Father, that demonic bull looks good. I can make beef stewed, although the meat may be tough.¡±


    The father and son looked at each other and started laughing.


    ¡°Father, how did you do it? You killed the bull with one punch.¡± Xiao Xiaojin was confused.


    ¡°The credit goes to the body refining manual,¡± Xiao Jinting said.


    Xiao Xiaojin blinked and said, ¡°Oh, I see. That expensive method turns out to be of some use.¡± Xiao Xiaojin knew very well that if Xiao Jinting had not cultivated the damn Heavenly Demon Body Refining Manual, he might have progressed faster in his cultivation.


    Xiao Jinting clenched his fists and said, ¡°That manual is very useful. It¡¯s a pity that none of you like to cultivate it.¡±


    ¡°We don¡¯t have so much time like you, Father,¡± Xiao Xiaojin said.


    Xiao Jinting sighed inwardly. After the speed of time in the time cultivation room in the jade space became one to five, it stopped decreasing. Xiao Jinting tried several times, but he failed to bring others into the time cultivation room.


    ¡­


    ¡°Miss, you have an eye for talents.¡± Ye Fang walked over and said to Ye Jinlan.


    ¡°But Xiao Jinting is better than I thought.¡± Xiao Jinting was at the medium level of Golden Core, his wife and the Five Kings of Tornado were at the preliminary level of Golden Core. In fact, the Xiao family had almost the same amount of Golden Core cultivators as the Ye family.


    ¡°He killed a demonic bull at the medium level of Golden Core with one punch.¡± The bull was famous for its toughness, but Xiao Jinting was able to destroy its organs with one punch.


    ¡°He Li is unlucky,¡± Ye Fang gloated.


    Ye Fang smiled coldly. He Li came to find trouble, but his demonic bull was killed and its body was taken by Xiao Xiaojin. He lost the bait along with the fish.


    Thinking of Xiao Xiaojin¡¯s round and innocent face, Ye Fang couldn¡¯t help chuckling. ¡°The Five Kings of Tornado are worthy of their reputation. I think He Li would be upset for a long time.¡±


    Ye Jinlan glanced at Ye Fang and said, ¡°Let¡¯s go. This is just the beginning. It¡¯s too early to be happy.¡±


    Ye Fang turned grim.


    ¡°Father, I wonder if someone else will come looking for trouble,¡± Xiao Xiaojin said with anticipation as he lifted the carriage curtain.


    Xiao Jinting smiled and said, ¡°I don¡¯t think so.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin sighed and said with disappointment, ¡°No? That¡¯s boring.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was speechless.


    ¡­


    They travelled for two days before they finally reached the Ye house, and Xiao Jinting was settled in a courtyard.


    Xiao Xiaojin walked around the guest room and said, ¡°Father, the Ye house is really big, much better than our hill.¡±


    Xiao Jinting in the beginning had rented the hill. When the landlord knew that the whole family had advanced to Golden Core, he gave the hill to Xiao Jinting for free.


    ¡°The twelve families of the Business Alliance are extremely rich. Although the Ye family is now going down the hill, they used to be powerful.¡± Xiao Jinting rubbed his forehead.


    Xiao Xiaojin pouted and said, ¡°Father, they are Golden Cores, so are you. They live in such a magnificent house, while our home is shabby.¡± There was only a bamboo house on the hill where Xiao Jinting and the others lived.


    ¡°What is the pointing of building a good house on the hill? You always think of going out,¡± Xiao Jinting said disapprovingly.


    Xiao Xiaojin was speechless.


    ¡°The Ye family is rude. We are honored guests, and these guys don¡¯t throw a welcoming banquet for me. No wonder they couldn¡¯t keep any talent¡­¡± Xiao Xiaojin complained.


    Xiao Jinting rolled his eyes and said, ¡°Come on, the Ye family is busy now. It¡¯s normal that they don¡¯t attend to our need.¡±

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    At the Ye house.


    ¡°Jinlan, is the man you recruited competent?¡± Ye Shengxue asked. She was an advanced Golden Core of the Ye family.


    Although she was over three hundred years old, she looked like a beautiful woman in her thirties.


    ¡°Grandmother, there is no other way now,¡± Ye Jinlan said.


    Ye Shengxue¡¯s eyes glinted with a cold light. Among the Ye Family¡¯s younger generation, there were many outstanding cultivators. Given more time, the Ye family would recover its past glory. However, the Hong family was coveting their seat in the alliance and giving them a huge pressure.


    ¡°Grandmother, if you and Grandfather win two rounds, Xiao Jinting doesn¡¯t have to fight,¡± said Ye Jinlan.


    Ye Shengxue shook her head and said, ¡°This time, the Hong family has invited Elder Yuyao, a Peak Golden Core. We can¡¯t defeat him. As for the other two rounds, I don¡¯t have the confidence to win.¡±


    Ye Jinlan frowned and asked, ¡°Elder Yuyao is invited?¡±


    Elder Yuyao was a Peak Golden Core with three Golden Core demonic beasts, which meant one had to fight four rivals in the same round. Elder Yuyao was difficult to deal with, and his three demonic beasts would make this task impossible.


    ¡°I think Xiao Jinting should be stronger than Xu Qingshan,¡± Ye Jinlan said.


    Ye Shengxue shook her head and said, ¡°I will deal with Xu Qingshan, and you grandfather will fight against Hong Cheng, the Peak Golden Core of the Hong family. As for Elder Yuyao, we have to leave him to the man you recruited.¡±


    Ye Jinlan frowned and didn¡¯t say anything. Elder Yuyao was fierce and cruel. A cultivator once offended him, and Elder Yuyao let his demonic beasts bite the cultivator and his family to death after he made the fame.


    ¡°Jinlan, will the cultivator you recruit run away at the last minute?¡± Ye Shengxue asked.


    Ye Jinlan shook her head and said, ¡°I don¡¯t think so.¡± Elder Yuyao was ferocious, and she hoped that Xiao Jinting could survive.


    ¡­


    A small bee fell into Xiao Xiaojin¡¯s hands, and he took a bugging device from it.


    ¡°Father, unless something unexpected happens, Elder Yuyao will be your opponent. He is cruel and will not give an ordinary Golden Core the chance to throw in the sponge,¡± Xiao Xiaojin said, dangling his legs with a bored look.


    A small flying bear the size of a palm was devouring the food in a bowl, not interested in the conversation.


    Xiao Jinting touched his chin and smiled lazily, ¡°The Ye family thinks highly of me!¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin giggled, ¡°Father, you¡¯re cool. No wonder they think highly of you!¡±


    Xiao Jinting glanced at Xiao Xiaojin and said grumpily, ¡°Cut the crap.¡±


    Someone came and knocked on the door. Xiao Jinting opened the door and smiled brightly, ¡°Miss Ye, come on in!¡±


    Ye Jinlan asked, ¡°Mr. Xiao, do you like the room? Do you need anything else?¡±


    Xiao Jinting shook his head and said, ¡°No, thank you for your hospitality.¡±


    ¡°Mr. Xiao, this is your opponent tomorrow.¡± Ye Jinlan handed him a file calmly.


    Xiao Jinting took an indifferent glance at the file and tossed it aside.


    ¡°You ask me to deal with Elder Yuyao. Miss Ye, you think highly of me! Aren¡¯t you afraid that I will run away?¡± Xiao Jinting said with a faint smile as he leaned against the door, his arms crossed over his chest.


    Ye Jinlan said with a cold expression, ¡°Mr. Xiao, we signed the contract.¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said lazily, ¡°I know. We signed the contract of Heart Demon. I¡¯m not a genius, and I might not have the chance to advance to Nascent Soul for the rest of my life. It¡¯s too early to consider the contract of Heart Demon.¡±


    Ye Jinlan¡¯s face darkened. ¡°Mr. Xiao, why do you belittle yourself? You are far from being one hundred years old. There is a great possibility for you to advance to Nascent Soul.¡±


    Xiao Jinting sat down in the chair and said with a lack of interest, ¡°Maybe.¡±


    Ye Jinlan looked at Xiao Jinting and asked, ¡°Mr. Xiao, what do you want?¡±


    ¡°I want the key to the Tower of Babel.¡±


    Ye Jinlan turned grave and said, ¡°The key to the Tower of Babel? Impossible.¡±


    Xiao Jinting looked at Ye Jinlan and smiled gently. ¡°Miss Ye, don¡¯t refuse me in such a hurry! If my guess is right, you plan to give up the round with Elder Yuyao. However, I don¡¯t think your chance of winning the other two rounds is high.¡±


    Ye Jinlan stared at Xiao Jinting. ¡°What do you want?¡±


    ¡°Miss Ye, if you agree to my request, I will find a way to win my round. Our contract only says that I have to fight, but it doesn¡¯t say I have to win,¡± Xiao Jinting said.


    Ye Jinlan said with interest, ¡°Mr. Xiao, do you mean that you have the confidence to defeat Elder Yuyao?¡± Although Ye Jinlan thought highly of Xiao Jinting, she didn¡¯t think that he could do that.


    Xiao Jinting rubbed his fingers and said, ¡°I am confident.¡±


    Ye Jinlan was taken aback. ¡°Mr. Xiao, are you joking? Elder Yuyao is a Peak Golden Core with quite many demonic beasts.¡±


    Xiao Jinting shrugged and said, ¡°I like to joke, but not this time.¡±


    ¡°What do you think? If I can win the round with Elder Yuyao for you and the Ye family secures the seat, I don¡¯t ask for any pay but the key to the Tower of Babel,¡± Xiao Jinting said.


    ¡°Miss Ye, it¡¯s a good bargain for you. Everyone knows that it¡¯s difficult for you to win two rounds with your strength. After all, the Hong family is powerful,¡± Xiao Xiaojin said.


    Ye Jinlan looked at Xiao Jinting and said, ¡°I can¡¯t make this decision. I have to discuss this with my grandparents.¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said, ¡°Sure, I understand.¡±


    ¡­

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    Ye Jinlan left Xiao Jinting¡¯s room and went to see Ye Shengxue.


    ¡°Xiao Jinting wants the key to the Tower of Babel?¡± Ye Shengxue asked.


    Ye Jinlan nodded and said, ¡°Yes. The key to the Tower of Babel is very important, and I dare not make the decision, so I come to you.¡±


    Ye Shengxue narrowed her eyes and said, ¡°Give it to him.¡±


    Ye Jinlan looked at Ye Shengxue in surprise and said, ¡°Grandmother, the Ye family has only two keys to the Tower of Babel.¡±


    Ye Shengxue smiled and said, ¡°I¡¯ve heard of Xiao Jinting, whose family is all Golden Core cultivators. They would rival us if they had some top-grade cultivators.¡±


    ¡°If Xiao Jinting is able to defeat Elder Yuyao, it is a good bargain to use a key to the Tower of Babel to pull him over. Of course, the premise is that he has to defeat Elder Yuyao, and our family secures the seat because of him.¡±


    Ye Jinlan nodded and said, ¡°I got it.¡±


    ¡­


    Soon, Ye Jinlan brought the new contract to Xiao Jinting.


    ¡°Father, the Ye family actually agrees to your request. I thought it would take some time, but they agree so quickly. That¡¯s surprising,¡± Xiao Xiaojin said lazily.


    Xiao Jinting said indifferently, ¡°It¡¯s a good bargain for them. Look at this clause, which says I can only get the key when the Ye family secures the seat because of me. That means if the Ye family wins two rounds, I get nothing even if I defeat Elder Yuyao.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin blinked and said, ¡°These guys are really cunning!¡±


    ¡°You can¡¯t say they are cunning, as the key to the Tower of Babel is very important. Why will they give me the key if I can¡¯t give them what they want in return?¡± Xiao Jinting said.


    ¡°That¡¯s right. Father, are you confident to deal with Elder Yuyao?¡±


    Xiao Jinting said indifferently, ¡°Don¡¯t worry. He has a few demonic beasts, but I have more.¡±


    ¡°You are right.¡± ¡®Father has a nest of scorpions and another nest of Golden Bees. Among them, there are six scorpions and eight Golden Bees at Golden Core, which will definitely overwhelm those of Elder Yuyao.¡¯


    ¡­


    The highly anticipated competition of the Business Alliance finally began.


    The twelve great families of the alliance all dressed up for the occasion. Although the Nascent Soul ancestors of the Xie, Cao and Miao families did not come, the heads of the three families held their heads up high proudly.


    Xiao Jinting wore Ye Family¡¯s uniform and joined the team.


    Ye Mi, the Peak Golden Core cultivator of the Ye Family, walked slowly with wrinkles on his face. In order to keep pace with the old man, Xiao Jinting had to walk slowly.


    Although Ye Mi seemed to be dying, Xiao Jinting didn¡¯t underestimate him.


    The ancestor of the Ye family was said to have tried to advance to Nascent Soul. Although he failed, he was much stronger than ordinary Peak Golden Core Cultivators after he went through the trial.


    Xiao Jinting noticed that several young cultivators of the Ye family pointed at him and gossiped, and he felt embarrassed. After he arrived at the Ye house, he had been hidden or ignored, therefore many members of the Ye family didn¡¯t seem to know him yet.


    Xiao Xiaojin also put on Ye Family¡¯s uniform and sneaked into the team to watch the fun.


    The members of the twelve families got seated.


    The Xie family was hosting the competition of the Business Alliance this time. Xiao Jinting was amazed by the weird clothes of the host.


    After the host droned like an insect at the altar, the competition began.


    ¡°It¡¯s time to have the centurial competition of the Business Alliance. In order to ensure the vitality of the alliance, we have to keep the strongest and exclude the weakest. I will announce that the competition has begun¡­¡±


    ¡°The Hong family would like to challenge the Ye family.¡±


    Right after the host spoke, a cultivator in green jumped into the arena.


    Xiao Jinting noticed that the members of the Ye family got angry.


    He rubbed his nose, realizing that this cultivator was Xu Qingshan, a Gold Core that the Ye family had spent a lot of effort to recruit. It was said that the Ye family had even found a pure Yin female cultivator at the Foundation Establishment stage to be an assistant for Xu Qingshan. In the end, all the efforts were wasted


    A Pure Yin Female Cultivator was a female cultivator who was born at the Yin hour on the Yin day in the Yin month during the Yin year. She had a special physique, and the man who cultivated with her would make a huge progress in his strength.


    Xiao Jinting turned to look at Ye Jinlan, who clenched her fists with cold lights in her eyes.


    Xiao Jinting stroked his hair and felt grumpy. Both Xu Qingshan and him were cultivators recruited by the Ye family, but the former was well provided when he was in the Ye house, while he was ignored by the family. The Ye family was blind.

 Chapter 310

    Ye Shengxue went into the arena angrily. Xiao Jinting propped his chin in his hands and shook his head.


    Ye Shengxue was angry, while Qingshan smiled, devoid of embarrassment. No one could see that he used to have a deep connection with the Ye family and had received a great favor.


    Although Xiao Jinting despised Xu Qingshan, he secretly felt that Ye Shengxue was inferior as she had lost her composure.


    Xiao Jinting looked at Ye Jinlan and asked with internal strength, ¡°Miss Ye, do you think your grandma will win?¡±


    Ye Jinlan glanced at Xiao Jinting coldly and replied, ¡°Grandmother is not inferior to any man.¡±


    Xiao Jinting had stayed in the Ye Family for a while, and he had learned that Ye Shengxue was a hot-tempered woman.


    As expected, Ye Shengxue¡¯s fighting style was in line with her personality. When she got into the arena, she tossed a series of precious talismans. Unfortunately, she had a poor aiming and dented the solid ground, while Xu Qingshan was intact.


    Xu Qingshan¡¯s magic weapon was a strange wand like a walking stick.


    The wand was magical. Xu Qingshan waved it gently and formed a wooden wall. The talismans hit the wall and made countless dents. However, the wooden wall was quick at recovering, as the dents disappeared instantly.


    Ye Shengxue turned grave as her attack was futile.


    ¡°What is that magic weapon made of?¡± Xiao Jinting asked curiously.


    Ye Jinlan shook her head and said, ¡°I don¡¯t know. Xu Qingshan¡¯s magic weapon was discovered in an ancient relic. It was a very old weapon. Although it looks ordinary, it is mysterious and useful.¡±


    Xu Qingshan waved the wand. Countless vines appear in the arena and turned into a huge snake, which fiercely pounced at Ye Shengxue.


    She waved the sword in her hand and cut off the head of the snake, which turned into a piece of wood and disappeared into the wand.


    ¡°That¡¯s Immortal Wood.¡± Xiao Jinting suddenly heard the prompting of his jade space.


    ¡°Immortal Wood could be refined into Limb Regenerating Pill, which could help regenerate the broken limbs.¡±


    Xiao Jinting looked at Xu Qingshan¡¯s magic weapon, and a light flashed across his eyes. Even a Nascent Soul could not regenerate a broken limb, but the Immortal Wood could do that. It was a rare treasure.


    It was common for Nascent Soul cultivators to be injured in battles. If Xiao Jinting could refine the pills and sell them to Nascent Soul cultivators, he would make a fortune.


    If he had the chance, he would get hold of the wand. Although the Immortal Wood had been made into a magic weapon, it might grow with the help of the jade space. This is the first time he had seen such a strange spiritual wood, and he could not miss the chance.


    ¡°What a strange magic weapon!¡± Xiao Jinting said.


    Ye Jinlan¡¯s face tensed up. Ye Shengxue threw out a Flaming Yang Pearl, which produced a flame that was a few dozen meters high. The flame burned the demonic beast formed by the vines and made a crackling sound.


    ¡°Go.¡± Xu Qingshan took out a silver net, which decreased the temperature in the arena significantly.


    ¡°It¡¯s Icy Net.¡± Ye Jinlan bit her lip and clenched her fists tightly.


    The Icy Net was a natural enemy of the Flaming Yang Pearl. The silver net wrapped around the pearl and the flame got quickly extinguished.


    Looking at Ye Jinlan¡¯s grim expression, Xiao Jinting secretly rejoiced in their misfortune. He thought, ¡°The Ye family is unlucky. They have painstakingly cultivated a powerful traitor.¡±


    Xu Qingshan and Ye Shengxue fought for a long time. In the end, Xu Qingshan¡¯s magic weapon hit Ye Shengxue¡¯s abdomen and knocked her out of the arena.


    Ye Shengxue instantly turned white.


    ¡­


    After Xu Qingshan got out, a graceful cultivator stepped into the arena.


    Xiao Jinting glanced at Ye Jinlan and asked, ¡°Is it my turn?¡±


    Ye Jinlan nodded and said, ¡°Yes.¡±


    Xiao Jinting looked at Elder Yuyao in surprise. The old man looked like a scholar. Although he was old, he must be an extremely handsome man when he was young.


    Xiao Jinting walked into the arena calmly.


    ¡°Mr. Ye, you send a Medium Golden Core to fight against Elder Yuyao. Are you giving up on this round?¡± The He family was sitting next to the Ye family, and its Golden Core ancestor teased when he saw Xiao Jinting go into the arena.


    Ye Miao coldly glanced at the ancestor of the He family and did not speak.


    The ancestor of the He family snorted softly when he saw the cold and stubborn look on Ye Mi¡¯s face, gloating.


    Elder Yuyao looked at Xiao Jinting with anger flashing across his eyes. ¡°The Ye family actually sends a piece of trash to deal with me.¡±


    Xiao Jinting smiled and said, ¡°I¡¯m sorry about that.¡±


    He stopped talking and threw out several magic discs made of Thunder Flame Beads. The Thunder Flame tree in his space ring had grown to two thousand years old, and the beads growing on it was naturally extraordinary. The magic disc made of four Thunder Flame Beads was several times more powerful than Ye Shengxue¡¯s expensive talismans.


    The magic discs exploded and shattered Elder Yuyao¡¯s clean clothes into shreds.


    Ye Shengxue was helped to sit down in the Ye family¡¯s seat after she lost the battle. She sighed when she saw Xiao Jinting fight. ¡°What a powerful magic weapon!¡±


    She recalled Ye Jinlan had said that Xiao Jinting was confident with the competition, and she got less desperate. She thought, ¡°If the magic discs are what Xiao Jinting has, they are not powerful enough to defeat Elder Yuyao.¡±

 Chapter 311

    ¡°You bastard.¡± Elder Yuyao roared, and three demonic beasts appeared in the arena.


    There were a python, an earth dragon, and a toad covered with lumps.


    Xiao Jinting threw out a bunch of magic discs and bombarded the beasts.


    Ye Jinlan frowned and whispered, ¡°Where did Xiao Jinting get so many powerful disposable magic weapons?¡± Although this method was simple, the magic discs were so powerful that he might defeat Elder Yuyao.


    Ye Jinlan felt regretfully. If she had known that Xiao Jinting had such powerful magic discs, she should have bought some from him. This way, they might have won the first round.


    After Xiao Jinting threw out seven magic discs, he finally stopped.


    In the arena, the three demonic beasts released by Elder Yuyao were injured under Xiao Jinting¡¯s violent attack.


    ¡°What is that?¡± After the smoke disappeared, Ye Jinlan saw that the demonic beasts were entangled by a group of scorpions. The toad in particular had lost most of its body.


    Elder Yuyao¡¯s toad was extremely poisonous. Every time when Elder Yuyao met an opponent, the toad would spit out poisonous mist, and the opponent would get dizzy. However, the toad was being eaten now. Two scorpions surrounded the toad and ate it with relish.


    ¡°They are the Golden-head Scorpions with Red Tails,¡± said Ye Mi in surprise.


    Ye Jinlan turned to him and asked, ¡°Grandfather, what are they?¡±


    ¡°They are famous for the poison. The toad is extremely poisonous, but the scorpions are far more poisonous than it. These scorpions have got extinct for several thousand years, and I only saw them in the ancient books,¡± Ye Mi said.


    Ye Jinlan looked at Xiao Jinting in the arena, and it suddenly dawned on her. There had been various phenomena on the hill where Xiao Jinting lived, and many people thought that those were phenomena of Golden Core advancement. However, the number didn¡¯t match. Now Ye Jinlan realized that the phenomena were not only for humans but for demonic beasts.


    ¡°Xiao Jinting alone can control so many demonic beasts,¡± Ye Mi said in surprise.


    Ye Jinlan looked at Xiao Jinting with admiration.


    The flying bear sprawled on Xiao Xiaojin¡¯s head and covered his eyes with his paws, groaning. ¡°Your father raises so many insects. He is gross.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin grabbed the bear and rubbed it in his hand. Although he agreed with it, he would not allow the stupid bear to ridicule his father.


    The flying bear was fiercely rubbed and thought angrily, ¡°Your father has a bad taste, and you don¡¯t allow me to say that. It¡¯s too much.¡±


    The most powerful weapon of Elder Yuyao¡¯s toad was poison. However, the scorpions were more poisonous than it. They quickly defeated the toad and ate it up.


    The other two demonic beasts were seriously injured under the violent attack of Xiao Jinting. The scorpions easily injected the venom into the two demonic beasts.


    Elder Yuyao looked at Xiao Jinting angrily. ¡°You bastard.¡± He had spent a lot of effort on the three demonic beasts, which were either killed or injured by Xiao Jinting. He flew into a rage.


    When he rushed to Xiao Jinting, the latter threw out a magic disc again.


    Elder Yuyao was so angry that he got hit by the magic disc.


    Previously, when Xiao Jinting stopped throwing the magic discs, everyone thought that he had run out of it. Now that he threw out a magic disc again, the audience was speechless.


    The Hong family was in chaos.


    ¡°Who is this guy? Why didn¡¯t we get any information beforehand?¡± The head of the Hong family asked angrily.


    ¡°This guy is a Medium Golden Core, and he seems to have been cultivating in seclusion. We didn¡¯t pay attention to him because his level is low and the Ye family doesn¡¯t seem to value him.¡±


    ¡°How stupid! You should have paid attention to him even he is a Medium Golden Core.¡± The head of the Hong family trembled in anger.


    The Hong family had made too much effort for the competition. If the Hong family won the competition, the Ye family would decline and vice versa. The family who became a member of the Business Alliance would enjoy preferential treatments of the alliance.


    ¡°A few days ago, the Ye family brought him to the Ye house. We thought that the Ye family recruited him to make up for the number.¡±


    The head of the Hong family was fuming. ¡°What a bunch of lame ducks! You thought! How did you make the investigation?¡±


    Xu Qingshan¡¯s face darkened. The Hong family promised to give him the key to the Tower of Babel if they won the competition. If they lost this competition, he would get nothing. If the Ye family won, they would go after him for what he had done to them.


    Looking at Xiao Jinting in the arena, Xu Qingshan felt rueful. He had thought that the Ye family was going down the hill, but he did not expect them to win the competition.


    In the arena, Xiao Jinting stabbed Elder Yuyao¡¯s chest with his sword and ended the battle.


    The audience was strangely quiet. Countless eyes were fixed on Xiao Jinting in the center of the arena. Many cultivators couldn¡¯t believe that Xiao Jinting had killed Elder Yuyao.


    Xiao Jinting waved his sleeves and the two demonic beasts that had not been eaten yet, as well as the space ring of Elder Yuyao were taken.


    Under everyone¡¯s gaze, Xiao Jinting left the arena.

 Chapter 312

    Xiao Jinting elegantly sat down on the seat of the Ye Family and maintained a graceful smile under the gazes of everyone.


    Ye Jinlan didn¡¯t have time to marvel at him, asking with a straight face, ¡°Mr. Xiao, that magic disc¡­¡±


    ¡°Each costs one hundred top-grade spiritual stones. How many do you want?¡± asked Xiao Jinting with a smile.


    ¡°Ten,¡± Ye Mi answered.


    Xiao Jinting took out a stack of magic discs and handed them to Ye Mi, who quickly paid a thousand top-grade spiritual stones.


    Xiao Jinting thought to himself, ¡°These guys are loaded! Although the cultivation level of Nebula Island is lower than that of Cloud Continent, the reserves of spiritual stones are higher. Before returning to Cloud Continent, I have to get more spiritual stones.¡±


    When the head of the Hong family saw Xiao Jinting give Ye Mi a stack of magic discs, he turned green.


    ¡°Mr. Xiao, why didn¡¯t you bring them out earlier since they are so good?¡± Ye Jinlan asked.


    Xiao Jinting smiled and said indifferently, ¡°Miss Ye, you didn¡¯t ask me.¡±


    Opportunity that presented itself was not valued. Since he arrived at the Ye house, the Family had not taken him seriously. Although Xiao Jinting was broad-minded, he was not a pushover. He would not tell them about the Thunder Flame Magic Discs when they took him lightly.


    Besides, how could they value him if the Ye Family did not lose the first round?


    ¡°Mr. Xiao, you¡¯re awesome. I didn¡¯t expect you to defeat Elder Yuyao,¡± Ye Jinlan said with admiration.


    After Xiao Jinting won the second round, Ye Jinlan was obviously relieved. She had evident confidence in Ye Mi, who was going to take the third round.


    ¡°Miss Ye, I¡¯ve told you long ago that I was confident in winning. Didn¡¯t you believe me?¡± asked Xiao Jinting.


    Ye Jinlan smiled awkwardly and said, ¡°I believe you.¡± Although Ye Jinlan didn¡¯t look down on Xiao Jinting, she had never imagined that he could defeat Elder Yuyao.


    Xiao Jinting said triumphantly, ¡°Actually, I¡¯m modest. I knew I would win, but I said I was confident, just to be on the safe side¡­¡±


    Ye Jinlan was disappointed. She had thought that Xiao Jinting was modest like a real master, but his words had ruined his image in her heart.


    The flying bear nibbled on a cake on Xiao Xiaojin¡¯s knees and giggled at Xiao Jinting.


    Xiao Xiaojin sat not too far away from Ye Jinlan, who grew suspicious with the flying bear on his knee after she saw Xiao Jinting¡¯s scorpions. Was it just an ordinary pet?


    Noticing Ye Jinlan¡¯s curious gaze, the bear rolled with a lack of interest and continued to eat the cake.


    ¡°Father, many people are looking at you,¡± Xiao Xiaojin said to Xiao Jinting.


    Xiao Jinting nodded, ¡°Yeah.¡±


    Ye Jinlan looked at Xiao Jinting and said, ¡°Mr. Xiao, you¡¯ve definitely made your fame today.¡±


    Xiao Jinting smiled, ¡°Really? Actually, I am a low-key person. I don¡¯t care about fames. Now that so many people look at me, I feel embarrassed.¡±


    Ye Jinlan was speechless.


    The Ye and Hong family both sent Peak Golden Core cultivators for the final round. They knew each other well, and their cultivation levels were pretty much the same. With the help of the magic discs, Ye Mi defeated the cultivator of the Hong family, and the Ye family finally secured its seat in the alliance.


    The head of the Hong family sneaked away after he was defeated.


    Ye Mi returned to the seat of the Ye Family lightly. According to the rules of the Business Alliance, one family only accepted one challenge. If any family wanted to take a seat in the alliance, it had to go for the other families.


    ¡°Old guy, you are lucky! I didn¡¯t expect you to secure your seat.¡± The ancestor of the He family sneered.


    Ye Miao smiled faintly and said, ¡°Yeah, I¡¯m lucky.¡±


    The ancestor of the He family turned to Xiao Jinting and said, ¡°Mr. Xiao, you are amazing. My grandson is blind.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s nothing.¡± Xiao Jinting saw He Li, who sat next to his grandfather in embarrassment. He Li saw Xiao Jinting and gave him an awkward smile.


    Xiao Jinting looked at He Li and felt delighted.


    ¡­


    Miao Han looked at Xiao Jinting in silence. Back then, he, Xie Jinyan and Cao Tong went out to take an adventure, and paid Xiao Jinting ten top-grade spiritual stones for saving them. It was not something he was proud of, so he forgot Xiao Jinting behind.


    A few years later, Xiao Xiaodong and Xiao Xiaofan advanced to Golden Core, and Miao Han started to pay attention to them.


    Seeing people who used to be at the similar level with him made advancement to Golden Core, Miao Han was envious and chose not to mind them anymore.


    ¡°I didn¡¯t expect Xiao Jinting to be so powerful,¡± Miao Han muttered. In the past, Xiao Jinting had saved him, and Miao Han only regarded him as a poor man who had advanced to Golden Core because of good luck. He did not expect Xiao Jinting to be so strong.


    ¡°Miao Han, do you know this man?¡± Miao He asked.


    Miao Han nodded and said, ¡°I¡¯ve met him before.¡±


    ¡°I heard that the Xiao family has a lot of Gold Cores. Some of our people suspect that he has a secret method that can make people advance to Golden Core. He looks awesome. He even killed Elder Yuyao,¡± Miao He said with bright eyes.


    Miao Han¡¯s face darkened, as he thought of the young men he met at the sea. After so many years, those who used to be similar with him became Gold Cores, but he didn¡¯t get anywhere.


    ¡°I thought the Ye family would be finished this time, but they manage to secure the seat,¡± Miao Feng¡¯er muttered.


    ¡°Yeah. The Hong family had spent so much effort in this competition, but in the end, they failed,¡± Miao Han said sympathetically.


    ¡°Xiao Jinting surprised me. I heard that he is living on a damn hill without any fame. I thought the Ye family recruited him to make up for the number. ¡°Miao Feng¡¯er pursed her lips.


    ¡­

 Chapter 313

    After the competition of the Business Alliance was over, the twelve great families went back home.


    Xiao Jinting went back to the Ye house, where he was treated like a honored guest.


    Those who didn¡¯t take him seriously now were very respectful to him.


    He felt complicated with the different ways that they treated him.


    ¡°Son, your flying bear has fallen into the soup,¡± Xiao Jinting said.


    Xiao Xiaojin nodded and said, ¡°Yes, it did it on purpose.¡±


    The Ye family now brought over twice the food, which was more exquisite than before.


    No matter how much food they sent over, the flying bear could devour all of it. Xiao Jinting had thought that the bear only liked sweets, but now he realized that it was not fussy about food at all.


    Xiao Jinting hadn¡¯t eaten the food sent by the Ye Family these days, as the flying bear ate all up.


    Thinking of the strange look on the servants¡¯ face when they saw the clean plates, Xiao Jinting felt embarrassed. He wasn¡¯t that greedy. The damn pet of his son should be blamed.


    ¡°Father, the Ye family is changeful. I learned that they didn¡¯t trust any outsiders because of Xu Qingshan. Once bitter, twice shy,¡± Xiao Xiaojin said.


    Xiao Jinting rubbed his chin and said, ¡°Xu Qingshan has tricked the Ye family badly, but it¡¯s also the fault of the Ye family, who was blind. I look so upright, while Xu Qingshan looks evil. However, the Ye family is actually comparing your honest father to Xu Qingshan the scum.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin nodded, ¡°Yeah, the Ye family is blind.¡±


    Xiao Jinting propped his chin on his hands, thinking it might be too rude to say something like this in the Ye house.


    Suddenly, someone knocked on the door. ¡°Please come in¡­¡±


    Ye Jinlan pushed opened the door and came in. ¡°Senior Xiao, this is your reward.¡±


    Xiao Jinting raised an eyebrow at sight of 1,500 top-grade spiritual stones.


    ¡°Miss Ye, it seems more than we agreed.¡± Xiao Jinting said as he weighed the bag in his hand.


    ¡°The extra is an apology from the Ye family for not showing you the due respect,¡± Ye Jinlan said.


    Xiao Jinting smiled and said without hesitation, ¡°Oh, I see. Thank you so much.¡±


    Ye Jinlan took out a key and handed it to Xiao Jinting. ¡°Mr. Xiao, this is for you.¡±


    Xiao Jinting looked at the key to the Tower of Babel and felt excited.


    ¡°Mr. Xiao, you are powerful. My grandfather will also enter the Tower of Babel, and I hope you could help him,¡± Ye Jinlan said.


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said, ¡°Miss Ye, I¡¯m flattered. Actually, I need the help from Mr. Ye.¡±


    ¡°Mr. Xiao, you defeated a Peak Golden Core, whose level was higher than you, and now you are famous. I envy you.¡±


    Xiao Jinting waved his hand and said, ¡°I don¡¯t care for fames. Miss Ye, Xu Qingshan tricked you badly, don¡¯t you think of taking revenge?¡±


    A cold glint flashed across Ye Jinlan¡¯s eyes. ¡°Xu Qingshan is an advanced Golden Core. We wish to teach him a lesson, but we are not able to do that.¡±


    ¡°You don¡¯t have to worry about that. I can do it for you, Miss Ye.¡±


    ¡­


    Ye Jinlan entered Ye Shengxue¡¯s bedroom.


    ¡°Xiao Jinting wants to where Xu Qingshan is?¡± Ye Shengxue asked.


    Ye Jinlan nodded and said, ¡°Yes.¡± After the Hong family was defeated, Xu Qingshan and the Hong family had fallen out. The Ye family had been watching over Xu Qingshan, but they didn¡¯t have the resources to deal with him as they needed to focus on reviving the family.


    ¡°What does he want to do?¡± Ye Shengxue asked.


    ¡°Xiao Jinting says that Xu Qingshan is a scumbag, and he can¡¯t bear to see such a bad guy continue to do evil things in the world. He can help us deal with him,¡± Ye Jinlan said.


    Ye Shengxue chuckled and asked, ¡°Jinlan, what do you think?¡±


    Ye Jinlan smiled bitterly and said, ¡°Of course, he is lying.¡± Thinking of Xiao Jinting¡¯s greedy look, Ye Jinlan felt uneasy. ¡°I think he might have taken a fancy to Xu Qingshan¡¯s magic weapon.¡±


    During the competition, Xiao Jinting¡¯s eyes lit up at sight of Xu Qingshan¡¯s wooden wand.


    ¡°Grandmother, shall we¡­?¡±


    ¡°Tell him where Xu Qingshan is. We don¡¯t have extra hands to deal with Xu Qingshan now. Keeping such a person alive in the world is a shame for our family. Since someone offers to help, why not?¡± Ye Shengxue smiled coldly.


    Ye Jinlan nodded and said, ¡°Okay.¡± She was tempted by Xu Qingshan¡¯s magic weapon as well, but she checked herself as she thought that she should not cause any troubles since the Ye family had just secured its seat in the alliance.


    ¡°Xiao Jinting has so many magic weapons. I wonder where he got them. He could defeat any Golden Core with so many powerful magic weapons,¡± said Ye Shengxue with envy.


    ¡°Unfortunately, the magic discs are disposable and limited,¡± Ye Jinlan said.


    ¡°He took out ten of them in one go and sold them to your grandfather. He should have a lot still,¡± said Ye Shengxue. She was very interested in Xiao Jinting¡¯s secret, but she knew well that the Ye family couldn¡¯t afford to offend him.

 Chapter 314

    At the Ye house.


    ¡°The report on Xu Qingshan¡¯s whereabouts has arrived,¡± Xiao Jinting said excitedly to Xiao Xiaojin.


    He thought to himself, ¡°The Ye family does not intend to let off Xu Qingshan. They give me the information so quickly, which means they plan to take revenge. It seems that they would deal with him even if I don¡¯t offer to help.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin looked at Xiao Jinting¡¯s excited face and said, ¡°Father, you look very happy!¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said seriously, ¡°Yeah. Son, it¡¯s exciting to do the righteous things and wipe out the scums. We should have the goal of doing justice and restoring righteousness in the world.¡±


    When the flying bear heard what Xiao Jinting said, it rolled in the soup excitedly, and the hot water splashed out of the bowl at Xiao Jinting.


    ¡°Son, it¡¯s time to coach your pet. Look what it has done! It likes to mess up.¡± Xiao Jinting wiped off the broth on his face grumpily and looked in dismay at the bear swimming in the bowl of soup the size of a basin.


    Xiao Xiaojin blinked innocently and said, ¡°Father, there are no outsiders here. You don¡¯t have to say such righteous words. The flying bear is amused by you. It doesn¡¯t do it on purpose.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was speechless. What an unfilial son.


    Xiao Xiaojin sent a message about Xu Qingshan to Xu Muan.


    ¡°I have sent the message to Daddy,¡± Xiao Xiaojin said.


    Xiao Jinting crossed his arms over his chest and nodded, ¡°That¡¯s good. We will get him since your daddy will deal with him.¡±


    ¡°Father, is that magic weapon really good?¡± Xiao Xiaojin asked.


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said, ¡°Yes, it¡¯s cool.¡± If the wand hadn¡¯t been so good, he wouldn¡¯t have made such an effort. According to the jade space, Immortal Wood seemed to be an amazing spiritual wood.


    ¡°Mr. Xiao, you have a guest.¡± Ye Jinlan came in and said.


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said, ¡°Got it.¡±


    ¡°Father, someone comes to see you again. You¡¯re like a rare demonic beast being watched by the people,¡± Xiao Xiaojin said in amusement. These days, people kept visiting Xiao Jinting with gifts or beauties. He kept all the gifts and returned the beauties.


    Xiao Jinting was speechless. He sounded like an animal in a zoo.


    Xiao Jinting rolled his eyes at Xiao Xiaojin and said, ¡°Come on, I¡¯m almost done with the gifts. Go pack up, and we are leaving.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin nodded, ¡°Okay. I haven¡¯t seen Daddy and brothers for a long time. I miss them very much. ¡±


    ¡­


    Xu Muan stopped Xu Qingshan, who was on his way.


    ¡°Mr. Xu, why are you here?¡± Xu Qingshan saw Xu Muan and felt a sense of resentment in his heart.


    The Hong family promised Xu Qingshan a lot of benefits, so he betrayed the Ye family and joined the Hong family. However, the Hong family failed to get the seat in the alliance and he got nothing in return.


    As far as Xu Qingshan was concerned, all of this was caused by Xiao Jinting, without whom the Hong family would not have lost.


    Now that the Hong family was defeated, the Ye family was rising. He had completely offended the Ye family because of what he had done before. When the Ye family revived, they would definitely go after him.


    Xu Muan looked at Xu Qingshan and said coldly, ¡°My husband says that people like you should not continue to live in the world.¡±


    Xu Qingshan was raged. He betrayed the Ye family, not Xiao Jinting. Why didn¡¯t Xiao Jinting leave him alone? ¡°Mr. Xu, do you think you can beat me?¡±


    Xu Muan smiled and said, ¡°I can¡¯t if I¡¯m alone.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong and the others appeared and surrounded Xu Qingshan.


    Xu Qingshan thought of Xiao Jinting¡¯s methods, and he got wary of them. He gritted his teeth and said, ¡°Mr. Xu, we are not enemies. Why do you do this?¡±


    ¡°You can only blame it on your bad luck,¡± Xu Muan said.


    Under Xu Muan¡¯s order, they threw several Thunder Flame Bead magic discs at Xu Qingshan. After the competition of the Business Alliance, people were curious about how many magic discs Xiao Jinting had. Some people thought that he had almost run out of it, while some thought he would definitely keep some for himself since these were powerful weapons.


    Xu Qingshan¡¯s face turned pale when he saw the magic discs flying at him.


    Xu Qingshan was powerful, but Xu Muan and the others outnumbered him. They fought against him with the powerful magic weapons for a while, and Xu Qingshan died under the attack.


    Xiao Xiaofan took Xu Qingshan¡¯s magic weapon and said strangely, ¡°This wand is cool. It¡¯s not damaged under such an attack.¡±


    Xu Muan took the magic weapon from Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s hand and stuffed it into the space ring. ¡°Your father wants it. Don¡¯t break it.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan pouted, feeling helpless. His daddy appeared particularly excited when it came to his father.


    ¡°Daddy, when will Father come back? Is he too happy with the Ye family to come back?¡±


    Xu Muan glanced at Xiao Xiaofan and said, ¡°Your father says that people keep giving him gifts recently. He will come back when there are no more gifts.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong was speechless.


    Chen Xu smiled and said, ¡°Uncle Xiao is very smart.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong was lost for words.


    ¡°Come on, let¡¯s go,¡± Xu Muan said.


    After Xu Muan and the others left, several Foundation Establishment cultivators appeared at the place where Xu Qingshan died.


    ¡°Xu Qingshan should have been killed by the Xiao family with the weird magic discs.¡±


    ¡°It seems that Xiao Jinting has completely formed an alliance with the Ye family. He even killed the traitor for the Ye family.¡±


    ¡°The Xiao family did kill Xu Qingshan, but it¡¯s hard to say it has formed an alliance with the Ye family. Xiao Jinting might have done it for Xu Qingshan¡¯s magic weapon.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s true! Xu Qingshan¡¯s magic weapon was found in ancient ruins. I heard that it is useful. ¡±


    ¡­

 Chapter 315

    At the Ye house.


    ¡°Miss, Xu Qingshan is dead.¡±


    Ye Jinlan listened to the report from the cultivators and narrowed her eyes. ¡°So quick.¡±


    ¡°Yes, Xiao Jinting¡¯s men killed Xu Qingshan and they left without any injuries.¡±


    Ever since Xiao Jinting defeated Elder Yuyao, Ye Jinlan had had a vague feeling that the rest of the Xiao family was not simple either. Now her feeling was proved to be right.


    ¡°They also used the magic discs that Xiao Jinting used in the battle against Elder Yuyao,¡± Ye Fang said.


    Ye Jinlan narrowed her eyes. The Ye family had made a thorough study of the magic discs that Xiao Jinting used.


    Thunder Flame Walnuts were used to make the magic discs. The power of the walnuts decided the strength of the magic discs. There were Thunder Flame Walnuts in Nebula Island, but they were far less powerful than those used for the magic discs.


    ¡°The Xiao family is not inferior to the Hong family,¡± Ye Fang said.


    Ye Jinlan nodded and said, ¡°True.¡± If the Xiao family challenged the Ye family, it was hard to say who would win the battle.


    Ye Shengxue came in and asked, ¡°Jinlan, what are you talking about?¡±


    ¡°Grandmother, Xu Qingshan is dead.¡±


    Ye Shengxue narrowed her eyes and took a deep breath. ¡°He died? It serves him right.¡±


    After Xu Qingshan betrayed the Ye family, they hated him to the bone. Ye Shengxue was eager to kill him, but she now felt a sense of disappointment apart from the pleasure.


    ¡°The Xiao family can¡¯t be underestimated!¡± Ye Shengxue said.


    Ye Jinlan nodded and said, ¡°Yes.¡±


    ¡­


    After they killed Xu Qingshan, Xiao Xiaodong and the others went back home on the hill.


    Since they came back, people had been visiting them one after another. Many cultivators inquired about the magic discs and expressed their intention to buy them, but Xiao Xiaodong did not agree.


    They had quite a few magic discs made by Thunder Flame Beads, but if the magic discs were spread out, it would be bad if someone used them on the Xiao family.


    Moreover, if they took out too many magic discs, those families with Nascent Soul cultivators might get jealous and attack them.


    ¡°Big Brother, Father took our little brother to enjoy the good food,¡± Xiao Xiaofan said with grievance.


    Xiao Xiaodong was speechless.


    ¡°Xiaojin and Father are wasting food. All the delicious food is eaten up by the stupid bear of Xiaojin.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong said, ¡°Xiaofan, you¡¯re not a child anymore. Don¡¯t think about eating all day long. You have to do something important.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan said in dismay, ¡°Alright.¡±


    Chen Xu smiled and said, ¡°Uncle Xiao has got famous this time. I heard that someone regards him as the first cultivator under Nascent Soul.¡±


    ¡°Father is awesome. Fame follows merit, and he deserves to be called that. Unfortunately, there are some guys saying Father defeated Elder Yuyao with the help of the powerful weapons. These bastards are jealous of him.¡± Xiao Xiaofan rubbed his nose and said grumpily.


    ¡°This is bubble reputation.¡± Xiao Xiaodong played with the wand in his hand and said, ¡°The wand is powerful, but it is no better than Father¡¯s sword. Why is he eager to get it?¡±


    Chen Xu looked at the wand and said, ¡°The wand is made of special material. From the function of the wand, it looks like Immortal Wood.¡±


    ¡°Immortal Wood?¡± asked Xiao Xiaodong.


    Chen Xu nodded and said, ¡°Yeah. Immortal Wood is one of the three ancient spiritual trees. It is famous for its healing power, which could restore any broken things.¡±


    ¡°What are the three spiritual trees?¡± asked Xiao Xiaofan curiously.


    ¡°The first is Heavenly Thunder Wood, which creates Demon Cracking Thunder, the natural enemy of the Ghost and the Demon. The power of Demon Cracking Thunder is far better than the Thunder Flame Bead.¡±


    ¡°The second is the Tree of Life, which can generate the life spiritual liquid. This kind of spiritual liquid can wash the marrow and detoxify the pill poison. Many cultivators who made progress with the help of pills could detoxify the pill poison with the liquid without worrying about the impact of the pills on their cultivation. ¡±


    ¡°The third one is the Immortal Wood. I heard that some ancient cultivator became immortal after he got the wood.¡±


    ¡°To be immortal? That¡¯s awesome.¡± Xiao Xiaofan said in surprise.


    Chen Xu shook his head and said, ¡°I don¡¯t know. The three great spiritual trees have been extinct for many years. Although some sects have some branches of them, they are either too young or too small to be of any use.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong put away the wand and said, ¡°Alright. Well, Father is coming back soon. Let¡¯s talk about it when he comes back.¡±

 Chapter 316

    On the hill where Xiao Jinting and the family lived.


    Xu Muan greeted Xiao Jinting with a smile. ¡°You¡¯re back!¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded and fell on the bed, ¡°Yeah!¡±


    ¡°You look very tired!¡± Xu Muan walked over and rubbed Xiao Jinting¡¯s shoulders.


    Xiao Jinting enjoyed the rubbing and grunted happily. ¡°It¡¯s not good to be obscure, as people think lightly of you, but it¡¯s not good either to be closely watched when you get famous.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯ve got famous after you killed Elder Yuyao.¡± The hill where they lived used to be quiet, now people kept visiting them recently.


    ¡°As the saying goes, a man dreads fame as a pig dreads being fat. After I got famous, there have been more people watching me. You guys have to be careful too,¡± Xiao Jinting said. He had exposed the magic discs in the competition, and many forces might be coveting his powerful magic weapons.


    ¡°I know. Don¡¯t worry. The young men can take good care of themselves.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said with satisfaction, ¡°Yeah. After so many years, they finally can protect themselves.¡± When they came to the Nebula Island, the young men were only at Foundation Establishment stage, and now they had advanced to Golden Core.


    ¡°By the way, did you encounter any danger when you went to kill Xu Qingshan?¡± Xiao Jinting asked with concern.


    Xu Muan shook his head and said lightly, ¡°No, he was just an advanced Golden Core. I might not be his rival, but with the help of the young men, it went smoothly.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s good.¡± Xiao Jinting nodded.


    ¡°Have you got the key to the Tower of Babel?¡± asked Xu Muan.


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said, ¡°I got it. The Ye family gave me the key without hesitation. By the way, I heard that the Tower of Babel does not belong to this world. It comes from the upper world.¡±


    ¡°From the upper world?¡± Xu Muan asked curiously.


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said, ¡°That is how the rumor says. There are twelve floors in the tower, but people here could only get to the eighth floor at the most. It is said that the twelfth floor of the tower is the access to the upper world.¡±


    ¡°Who told you that?¡± asked Xu Muan.


    ¡°Miss Ye told me as a story. As one goes up one floor in the tower, he meets more danger. It is said that only ninth floor had been visited in history. What the twelfth floor looks like remains a mystery,¡± Xiao Jinting said.


    Xu Muan lowered his head, thoughts racing across his mind.


    ¡°What are you thinking?¡± Xiao Jinting looked at Xu Muan.


    Xu Muan smiled and said, ¡°Nothing. After you enter the Tower of Babel, watch out. Even if you get nothing, it¡¯s fine. Don¡¯t exert yourself. Your safety is most important.¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said, ¡°I know.¡±


    ¡°I heard that there are a total of one hundred and twenty keys to the Tower of Babel instead of thirty. Although the Business Alliance is the biggest force in Nebula Island, there are some other hidden and powerful forces. It is said that eighteen of the remaining ninety keys are missing, twenty six keys are in the hands of other forces in Nebula and the rest are with the demons,¡± Xu Muan said.


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said, ¡°I also heard that there are countless demonic beasts in the sea and many of them have transformed.¡±


    When a demonic beast advanced to Nascent Soul, it could transform. Even in that case, the beasts didn¡¯t like to live on land, and they usually lurk in the deep sea. In fact, the number of transformed demonic beasts in Nebula Island was far greater than the number of Nascent Soul cultivators. If there is a riot of the demonic beasts, the cultivators of Nebula Island would be in danger.


    Xu Muan took out the wand and handed it to Xiao Jinting. ¡°This is Xu Qingshan¡¯s magic weapon. Why are you so obsessive with it?¡±


    ¡°The jade space told me that this wand is made of Immortal Wood, which could be refined into Limb Regenerating Pills,¡± Xiao Jinting said.


    ¡°Chen Xu said that the material of this magic weapon might be Immortal Wood, which is one of the three great divine trees. It is said that if you get it, you will become immortal,¡± Xu Muan said.


    Xiao Jinting was a little surprised. ¡°Chen Xu actually knows about Immortal Wood?¡±


    Xu Muan nodded, ¡°Yes.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said with admiration, ¡°This chap reads a lot¡±


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°Chen Xu knows a lot.¡±


    ¡­


    At Green Cloud Immortal Sect.


    ¡°Senior Qiu, Senior Chen has come,¡± Wei Li said to Qiu Yun, who was busy in the garden.


    More than twenty years ago, there was a war between the righteous and demonic sects, and it last for over ten years. Both sides suffered huge losses, and they made compromise with each other, dividing the territories at sea. Peace had been basically restored in the cultivator world, but small battles were still going on in some places.


    During the decade of the war, countless cultivators died on both sides, including several Nascent Soul cultivators.


    ¡°Why does he come again?¡± Qiu Yun frowned.


    Chen Lifeng had lost an arm in the war, and his strength had decreased significantly. However, compared to those Nascent Soul cultivators who died in the war, he was lucky.


    Wei Li said excitedly, ¡°Both Senior Chen and Senior Mu come to see you instead of the ancestor of the sect. You are honored. ¡±


    Gu Yun rolled his eyes and thought, ¡°What is honor? Can you have it as food?¡± Chen Lifeng came most likely for Xiao Jinting. He knew from someone that Xiao Jinting and Qiu Yun were on good terms, so he repeatedly came to Green Cloud Immortal Sect and talk about Xiao Jinting with Qiu Yun.


    Qiu Yun was a friend of Xiao Jinting, but he didn¡¯t know much about him.


    Chen Lifeng repeated the same questions, and Qiu Yun had done his best to answer. However, Chen Lifeng kept coming back to him. A Nascent Soul cultivator should have excellent memories. Chen Lifeng was injured in his arm, not his head. He wouldn¡¯t suffer amnesia.


    Qiu Yun sighed softly and said in dismay, ¡°I guess Senior Chen comes to ask when Xiao Jinting will come back and when Chen Xu will come back.¡± How could he know that? He didn¡¯t know what to say every time Chen Lifeng asked him.

 Chapter 317

    Wei Li looked at Qiu Yun and said, ¡°Senior Xiao has disappeared for a long time.¡±


    Gu Yun nodded, ¡°Yeah, It¡¯s been over twenty years.¡±


    It was said that at first, Heavenly God Sect sent a Nascent Soul cultivator to watch over the teleportation array. Later, the war between the righteous and demonic sects was escalated and the cultivator was transferred to the battlefield, where he got killed. Now there was a Golden Core cultivator stationing there. It had been more than twenty years, and the Heavenly God Sect would not drop the idea of catching Xiao Jinting.


    ¡°It¡¯s strange. Why does Chen Lifeng come back so quickly?¡± Chen Lifeng usually came every three or four years, but now it had only been a year since he last came.


    ¡°Senior Qiu, you forgot that Qiao Xiang of Peerless Sect had advanced to Golden Core. The Peerless Sect has invited all the sects to the celebration banquet. It is quite an occasion,¡± Wei Li said.


    Qiu Yun rolled his eyes and said disapprovingly, ¡°Isn¡¯t he just a Golden Core? He¡¯s not a Nascent Soul yet. Why are they making a fuss?¡±


    ¡°Senior Qiu, Senior Qiao is different. He has advanced to Golden Core before he turns fifty. He has more than four hundred years left. I guess he has a great chance to advance to Nascent Soul,¡± Wei Li said.


    Gu Yun snorted and said, ¡°You know a lot about it. So what if he can advance to Nascent Soul? The amazing and talented cultivator of the Ancient Sword Sect advanced to Nascent Soul when he was over two hundred years old. Unfortunately, he met a Nascent Soul cultivator of the demonic sect and got killed.¡±


    Wei Li nodded and said, ¡°It is a pity.¡±


    As soon as Chen Lifeng arrived at Green Cloud Immortal sect, he went straight to the Northern Elixir Garden to see Qiu Yun.


    Although Chen Lifeng had asked the same questions many times, he asked Qiu Yun again what he thought of Xiao Jinting. He wanted to know if Chen Xu would suffer any hardship with the Xiao family and if Xiao Jinting would abuse his grandson.


    After Chui Yun answered patiently, Chen Lifeng started to regret, saying that he cared too little about Chen Xu. He said that before Chen Xu left, he should have put more good things into his space ring. He was wondering what kind of life that Chen Xu was leading during these years. He doubted if Chen Xu had any spiritual stones for cultivation and hardly made any progress.


    He said that if he had known Chen Xu would not come back when he went to see Xiao Xiaodong, he would not have allowed him to do that.


    Qiu Yun made efforts to appease Chen Lifeng, and it took him a long time to see him off.


    ¡­


    After Chen Lifeng left, Mu Yun arrived.


    ¡°Did Senior Chen make things difficult for you?¡± Mu Yun asked.


    Gu Yun shook his head and said, ¡°No, he is just worried about Chen Xu. He didn¡¯t make things difficult for me.¡±


    ¡°How about Heavenly God Sect? Do they get you in trouble?¡± Mu Yun asked.


    Gu Yun shook his head, ¡°No, they haven¡¯t come for a long time.¡±


    Back then, it was confirmed that Xiao Jinting had killed the cultivators of Heavenly God Sect and taken the Soul Refining Water as well as Body Refining Manual. The Heavenly God Sect went to Green Cloud Immortal Sect and demanded for an explanation. Under the great pressure, the Green Cloud Immortal Sect attempted to hand Qiu Yun over, who was on good terms with Xiao Jinting, and used him as a scapegoat, but Mu Yun, who had advanced to Nascent Soul, stopped them.


    It had been more than twenty years since Xiao Jinting left through the teleportation array, and things had gradually calmed down.


    ¡°That¡¯s good. I didn¡¯t expect Xiao Jinting to make such a commotion,¡± Mu Yun said.


    Qiu Yun said with deep eyes, ¡°He is a very capable man. Without him, your poison wouldn¡¯t have been detoxified.¡±


    ¡°I have to thank you for detoxifying my poison,¡± Mu Yun said. If Qiu Yun hadn¡¯t taken out the pill formula and cultivated the Jasper Peach King, he wouldn¡¯t have advanced to Nascent Soul.


    Gu Yun shook his head, ¡°You don¡¯t have to thank me. I saved you for the sake of my life. Back then, countless people died in the war between the gods and the demons, and I had to find someone to protect me.¡±


    ¡°I wonder when Xiao Jinting will come back,¡± Mu Yun sighed.


    Qiu Yun looked at him and asked curiously, ¡°Do you think he will come back? Xiao Jinting has offended Heavenly God Sect, who will try to capture him if he comes back.¡±


    ¡°If Xiao Jinting and the others are alive, Chen Xu and Lei Xuan will come back sooner or later. If they come back, Xiao Xiaodong and Xiao Xiaofan will follow them. As a result, Xiao Jinting will definitely come back as he will be worried about his sons,¡± Mu Yun said.


    Chui Yun shrugged, ¡°Who knows? Qiao Xiang is a Golden Core now. He is the pride of the Peerless Sect. I hope Xiao Xiaodong wouldn¡¯t be inferior to him.¡±


    If Xiao Xiaodong was far lower than Qiao Xiang, he would be ashamed, so would Chen Lifeng and Chen Xu. Now that the Peerless Sect made a grand celebration for Qiao Xiang, they might be showing off at Chen Lifeng.


    ¡°I wonder what level of cultivation Xiao Xiaodong is now. Has he advanced to Golden Core?¡± said Qiu Yun.


    Mu Yun thought about it and said, ¡°He is a double spiritual root.¡±


    ¡°So what? With his father around, he might have already advanced to Golden Core,¡± said Qiu Yun.


    Mu Yun said in surprise, ¡°You think so highly of Xiao Jinting.¡±


    Gu Yun tilted his head and thought for a moment, saying, ¡°How to say? Xiao Jinting is a very special person.¡±

 Chapter 318

    On the Nebula Island.


    Chen Xu sat on the grass and looked up at the starry sky.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± Xiao Xiaodong sat down beside Chen Xu.


    Chen Xu smiled bitterly and said, ¡°Today is Grandfather¡¯s birthday.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong paused and asked, ¡°Really?¡±


    Chen Xu smiled brightly and said, ¡°If Grandfather knew that I have advanced to Golden Core, he would be very happy.¡±


    ¡°Well, your grandfather will be happy to see that you are a Golden Core. If Father finds a great treasure in the Tower of Babel, we can consider leaving here. We will go back together and give your grandfather a surprise.¡± Xiao Xiaodong looked at Chen Xu and said.


    Chen Xu smiled at Xiao Xiaodong and said, ¡°Thank you.¡±


    ¡°If it weren¡¯t for me, you wouldn¡¯t have come here, and wouldn¡¯t have missed your grandfather so much,¡± Xiao Xiaodong said.


    Chen Xu leaned against Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s shoulder and muttered dreamingly, ¡°Although I feel sorry for Grandfather, I¡¯m very happy to be with you. If I was given another chance, I would make the same choice and follow you here.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s face turned red. As a voluble person, he was lost for words.


    Chen Xu was a little worried. ¡°When we left, there was a war between the righteous and demonic sects. I wonder if Grandfather was involved in the war.¡±


    ¡°Your grandfather is a Nascent Soul, and he will be fine,¡± Xiao Xiaodong said.


    ¡°But many Nascent Soul cultivators die in the wars between the righteous and demonic sects,¡± Chen Xu said with a grave look.


    Xiao Xiaodong hugged Chen Xu¡¯s shoulder and said, ¡°Don¡¯t worry. Your grandfather is experienced, and he knows how to protect himself.¡±


    Chen Xu sighed softly and said, ¡°I hope so. Grandfather has been taking care of me all along. If only I could help him.¡±


    ¡°You will one day,¡± Xiao Xiaodong said.


    Chen Xu smiled and said, ¡°I hope so.¡±


    Lei Xuan and Xiao Xiaofan came over.


    ¡°Chen Xu, do you miss your grandfather again?¡± Xiao Xiaofan asked.


    Chen Xu nodded and said, ¡°Yeah, I¡¯ve left him for more than twenty years.¡±


    Lei Xuan pursed his lips and said, ¡°You¡¯re a grownup now, but you miss your grandfather like a child. What a sissy. ¡±


    Chen Xu looked at Lei Xuan and said, ¡°Don¡¯t you miss your parents?¡±


    Lei Xuan scratched his head and said, ¡°My father likes to roar at me when he sees me, saying that I like to cause troubles and why I don¡¯t die outside. My mother likes to say that I am the eldest son in the family and I should be a role model for my siblings. I don¡¯t miss them at all.¡±


    Chen Xu looked at Lei Xuan with a mocking smile. ¡°Really? Why did you cry for parents when you got stung by the bees?¡±


    Lei Xuan smiled awkwardly and said, ¡°That doesn¡¯t count.¡±


    Seeing through Lei Xuan¡¯s pretense, Xiao Xiaodong smiled and said, ¡°Come on, you don¡¯t have to feel embarrassed. Just admit you miss them.¡±


    Lei Xuan scratched his head and said awkwardly, ¡°Yeah, I kind of miss them as I haven¡¯t been scolded by my parents for a long time.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan looked at Lei Xuan with a strange expression, ¡°So you like to be scolded by your parents. What a peculiar hobby!¡±


    Lei Xuan was speechless.


    Xiao Xiaodong looked at Lei Xuan and said solemnly, ¡°Lei Xuan, it¡¯s been a hard time for you.¡±


    Lei Xuan scratched his head and smiled meekly. ¡°What are you talking about? I¡¯ve made great progress in cultivation when I stay with you. I am just worried about my family. When I left, the war broke out.¡± Chen Lifeng was a famous Nascent Soul , who knew how to protect himself. As for the Lei family, it was hard to say.


    ¡°Come on, let¡¯s work hard on our cultivation. Don¡¯t think about the useless things. we don¡¯t know if the war is over or not. Try hard to improve our cultivation, so we can protect ourselves when we go back,¡± Xiao Xiaodong said.


    Lei Xuan nodded and said, ¡°You¡¯re right!¡± If he became a Nascent Soul, he would go back whenever he liked.


    ¡°If I go back as a Nascent Soul, the whole family will listen to me. That¡¯s awesome, ¡± Lei Xuan said confidently.


    When he thought of becoming a Nascent Soul, his blood started to boil.


    The Lei family often had thunder root cultivators, who were stronger than other kinds of spiritual roots. The ancestor of the Lei family was a Peak Golden Core, who was well respected among the Golden Core cultivators. However, he had to bow at the Nascent Souls when he met them.


    The first person under the Nascent Soul was nothing compared to a Nascent Soul.


    His ancestor told him that the Lei Family used to be distinguished in the past, and there had been many Nascent Soul cultivators and even Deity cultivators in the family. Now things had changed, and the Lei family was going downhill. The ancestor wished to see a Nascent Soul in the family again so they could regain the glory.


    Xiao Xiaodong sneered, ¡°Nascent Soul? Are you dreaming?¡±


    Lei Xuan scratched his head in depression and said, ¡°I know I can¡¯t make it, but can¡¯t I just think about it?¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong glanced at Lei Xuan and said, ¡°If you have the time to think about becoming a Nascent Soul, you¡¯d better think about how to improve your cultivation to the medium level of Golden Core.¡± Cultivation required patience. After they advanced to Golden Core, they made very slow progress, which was common to all the cultivators.


    ¡°Xiao Dong, how could Mr. Xiao improve so quickly?¡± Lei Xuan asked in confusion.


    Xiao Xiaofan replied without thinking, ¡°Because he is my father! Isn¡¯t that normal?¡±


    Lei Xuan was speechless.


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, ¡°Xiao Fan is right.¡±


    Lei Xuan was lost for words.


    ¡­

 Chapter 319

    Xiao Jinting sat in the bamboo house and looked at the magic weapon in his hand, indecisive.


    Xu Muan looked at Xiao Jinting and asked, ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡±


    Xiao Jinting sighed and said, ¡°This wand has been refined into a magic weapon. If I want to grow it, I have to restore it. If I make a mistake, the wand will be ruined and we can¡¯t grow Immortal Wood. In that case, I¡¯ll suffer a huge loss.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t stress yourself too much. This wand is magical, but with the jade space in hand, you can grow various millennial spiritual trees. It is not difficult to refine a magic weapon of this level. Compared to Immortal Wood, the value of the wand is nothing.¡± Xu Muan said.


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said, ¡°I know, but even though there is a spiritual spring, it doesn¡¯t seem so easy to grow Immortal Wood.¡±


    ¡°Man proposes, God disposes,¡± Xu Muan said. Immortal Wood was one of the three divine trees, and it was definitely unusual.


    Xiao Jinting restored the wand and planted it in the herbal garden of the jade space. He diligently executed spells to promote its growth and watered it with spiritual spring water every day. The Immortal Wood had no response, showing signs of withering or growing.


    Xiao Jinting was fretful.


    ¡­


    Not long after the competition of Business Alliance, the Tower of Babel was opened.


    Xiao Jinting followed Ye Mi to the outside of the tower.


    The tower soared up into the clouds in the sky, and its top could not be seen. It looked like touching the sky.


    A large number of cultivators gathered outside the Tower of Babel, and they were clearly divided into two factions.


    Xiao Jinting followed Ye Mi to one side and waited. The three Nascent Soul cultivators of the alliance gathered here. The hunger for cultivation advancement of the cultivators was bottomless. Even though there were countless dangers in the tower, none of the three Nascent Souls of the alliance was absent.


    Xiao Jinting couldn¡¯t help but look at the demons on the other side. They were waiting outside the tower as well, and each of them were powerful.


    There were some sea beasts that had not transformed yet. Xiao Jinting saw a spider demon whose upper body was a human, while the lower part was a spider, an octopus with a human head, and a  black crab.


    A beautiful female cultivator with a dragon¡¯s horn on her head lazily stood aside and flicked her whip.


    The other demonic cultivators seemed to be wary of her and kept a distance from her.


    Ye Mi told Xiao Jinting with internal force that the female cultivator was named Long Xue. Her mother died when she gave birth to Long Xue. The dragon blood in Long Xue was pure, and she was extremely talented. After she was born, she had been making huge progress in cultivation.


    Unfortunately, Long Xue¡¯s father died in a battle, and Long Xue¡¯s uncle took the position. Her uncle coveted her blood, attempting to refine her into pills.


    Long Xue got wind of it and fled. The Flood Dragon tribe was the overlord of the sea. After Long Xue¡¯s uncle inherited the position of patriarch, he tried to capture Long Xue with the crime of betrayal. Long Xue managed to survive the assassinations and kill all the assassins.


    After Long Xue advanced to Nascent Soul, she went back to her tribe and killed her uncle, becoming the queen of the Flood Dragon.


    Long Xue was a famous female devil in the sea, and thousands of sea beasts died in her hands.


    Long Xue toyed with her whip with a bored look. Xiao Jinting frowned. The whip on her hand seemed to be made of flood dragon tendons. Moreover, it was the strongest tendon of a flood dragon. He had no idea how many flood dragons had been killed to make this whip.


    Xiao Jinting¡¯s self-confidence, which had been boosted by killing Elder Yuyao, gradually shrank after seeing the demonic beasts outside the Tower of Babel.


    Xiao Jinting sighed inwardly. Compared with these old monsters which had lived for hundreds of thousands of years, he could only show off his poor strength at the Golden Core cultivators.


    Xiao Jinting sat down and copied Ye Mi, who closed his eyes like a meditating old monk.


    ¡°Are you Xiao Jinting? You¡¯re not bad.¡± An old man in green glanced at Xiao Jinting and said arrogantly.


    Xiao Jinting hurriedly said, ¡°Senior, I¡¯m flattered.¡±


    He saw the old man¡¯s clothes and felt his powerful pressure. He immediately guessed that the old man was Cao He, the Nascent Soul of the Cao family.


    The Hong family flaunted its prowess because it had given the old man two beauties and managed to form an alliance with the Cao family.


    Xiao Jinting pursed his lips secretly. Cao He was old, yet he loved beauties. However, it was normal, as it was said that when one got older, his lust for beauties was stronger.


    ¡°Behave yourself. Don¡¯t think that you can act recklessly just because you have some ability. You are still young,¡± Cao He said coldly.


    Xiao Jinting¡¯s face turned green and white for a while. He had to force himself to say, ¡°Senior, you¡¯re right.¡±


    After Cao He left, Ye Mi opened his eyes and said apologetically, ¡°Sorry, the Ye family has implicated you.¡±


    Xiao Jinting waved his hand and said, ¡°It¡¯s okay. Will he pick on me?¡±


    Ye Miao glanced at Xiao Jinting and said, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, Senior Cao won¡¯t do anything to you.¡±


    Xiao Jinting narrowed his eyes. He won the competition for the Ye family, which kind of offended Cao He, who must be displeased. However, Cao He was a Nascent Soul, and he would not make things difficult for him. Anyway, Xiao Jinting thought he should stay away from this old man, who held grudges against him.


    ¡°How long are we going to wait?¡± Xiao Jinting asked Ye Mi.


    Ye Miao said lightly, ¡°It¡¯s almost the time.¡±

 Chapter 320

    On the hill where the Xiao family lived.


    Xu Muan stared in the direction of the Tower of Babel with a complicated gaze.


    ¡°Daddy, it seems that the tower is about to open,¡± Xiao Xiaodong walked to Xu Muan and said.


    Xu Muan nodded, ¡°Yeah, it¡¯s almost the time.¡±


    Xiao Jinting thought of bringing the others with him through the jade space, but he gave up. The Tower of Babel was said to be something from the upper world, and Xiao Jinting didn¡¯t know if it would contradict the jade space. He was also worried that cheating would trigger a change in the tower, so he didn¡¯t dare to take the risk.


    Xiao Xiaodong touched his chin and said, ¡°I don¡¯t know which floor Father can reach. It would be awesome if he can reach the ninth floor.¡±


    Xu Muan smiled and said, ¡°Your father is still young. He¡¯s just taking a look this time. It will make it easier for his next trip to the tower.¡±


    ¡°Daddy, when the tower opens, the most powerful cultivators of the humans and sea demons go inside the tower,¡± Xiao Xiaodong said.


    Xu Muan nodded, ¡°Yeah!¡±


    Once the tower opened, neither the humans nor the sea beasts were willing to miss this opportunity, and almost all the Nascent Souls went there.


    ¡°Daddy, those old sea beasts enter the tower, and they won¡¯t be able to come out for a while. We can take this chance to earn spiritual stones.¡± The powerful beasts had left, and the young men could go to the sea and hunt to their hearts¡¯ content.


    ¡°You¡¯re right,¡± Xu Muan said.


    In the blink of an eye, more than twenty years had passed. For Xiao Jinting, it had been seventy or eighty years.


    During the period, Xiao Jinting accumulated a large amount of pills. Before Xiao Jinting left, he gave Xu Muan a lot of pills and spiritual spring water. They could sell the pills that they didn¡¯t need.


    Why did a war break out in Cloud Continent? Wasn¡¯t it because of the spiritual stones?


    The reserves of spiritual stones on Nebula Island were sufficient, but the amount of spiritual herbs was far smaller than the Cloud Continent. In addition, the cultivation level of the people on the island seemed to be much lower than the Cloud Continent.


    ¡­


    At the Ye house.


    ¡°Miss, Xu Muan has come,¡± Ye Fang entered the room.


    Ye Jinlan was surprised. ¡°Xu Muan? Why does he come? Bring him in.¡±


    After Xiao Jinting made his fame, the Ye family started to pay attention to Xu Muan and the others. Although Xu Muan was a low-key person, Ye Jinlan didn¡¯t dare to underestimate the person behind Xiao Jinting.


    Ye Jinlan and Xu Muan chatted for a while, and she was surprised.


    ¡°Mr. Xu, do you want to hold an auction?¡± Ye Jinlan asked in bewilderment.


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°Yes. in fact, I have a lot of pills that can help the cultivators form the core. Our family has all advanced to Golden Core, and these pills are of no use to us, so I¡¯m thinking of selling them for spiritual stones.¡±


    Xu Muan said lightly, but Ye Jinlan couldn¡¯t help but widen her eyes. She raised her voice and asked, ¡°You have pills that can help cultivators form the core?¡±


    Xu Muan frowned at Ye Jinlan. ¡°Miss Ye, you¡¯re too excited.¡±


    Ye Jinlan smiled awkwardly and said, ¡°Sorry, I got carried away.¡± The Ye family had long suspected that the Xiao family had something that could help form the core, but they didn¡¯t act recklessly as they were awed by the strength of the Xiao family. Although the Ye family had maintained its seat in the Business Alliance, their status was not stable. Hearing Xu Muan¡¯s words, Ye Jinlan immediately realized that the Ye family¡¯s opportunity had arrived.


    ¡°It¡¯s okay.¡±


    ¡°Mr. Xu, what can we help you?¡± Ye Jinlan regained her composure and put on her usual smile.


    ¡°It is not easy to hold an auction, so I want to cooperate with the Ye family,¡± Xu Muan said.


    ¡°Of course,¡± Holding a large auction would benefit the Ye Family hugely. ¡°Can I see those pills?¡±


    ¡°If you want them, I can sell at an internal price,¡± Xu Muan said.


    Ye Jinlan smiled and said, ¡°Thank you, Mr. Xu.¡±


    ¡­


    Xiao Xiaodong had been waiting outside. When he saw Xu Muan come out, he went up and asked, ¡°Daddy, have you made the deal?¡±


    ¡°Yes.¡±


    ¡°Actually, we don¡¯t need to cooperate with the Ye family. We can hold the auction ourselves,¡± Xiao Xiaodong said.


    ¡°It¡¯s not that simple. We are not well established yet, and our influence is inferior to that of the old families. Although the Ye family is in decline, after all, they managed to maintain their seat in the alliance and have some influence. Working with the Ye family will save us a lot effort,¡± Xu Muan said.


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded in depression, ¡°In this case, the Ye family will benefit from it.¡±


    ¡± Those who achieve great things do not stick to small things,¡± Xu Muan said.


    ¡°I got it.¡±


    After Xu Muan left the Ye house, he went to the auction venue provided by the Ye family. Xiao Xiaofan, Lei Xuan and Chen Xu also arrived.


    They began to set up the venue. To prevent accidents, Xu Muan decided to set up a large restriction over the auction venue.


    ¡°Where¡¯s Xiaojin?¡± Xu Muan asked Xiao Xiaofan.


    Xiao Xiaofan shrugged and said, ¡°He went out with his stupid bear. He said that he would meet us later.¡±


    Xu Muan frowned. ¡°Ask him to come back as soon as possible. I¡¯m worried about him.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan said indifferently, ¡°Daddy, Xiaojin is a Golden Core, and he has the ability to escape if he encounters any danger. Don¡¯t worry.¡±


    The Ye family was efficient, and auction invitations quickly reached the major forces.


    The auction attracted attention from all parties. The major forces of Nebula Island had different reactions.

 Chapter 321

    At the Xie house.


    ¡°The Ye family is holding an auction,¡± Xie Jinyan said with surprise.


    In her eyes, the Ye family was going downhill, and they managed to secure the seat in the alliance because of good luck. Xie Jinyan had thought that the Ye family would be quiet after they kept the seat, but now they made a big commotion within a short time.


    ¡°Cousin, I heard that the items at the auction are provided by the Xiao family. The honey of the Golden Bees can increase the chances of forming the core by thirty percent. Do you think they are exaggerating?¡± Xie Linlin asked.


    Xie Jinyan narrowed her eyes and said, ¡°I don¡¯t think so. It¡¯s normal for the Xiao family to have some good things in their hands, since they advanced to Golden Core at such a young age.¡±


    ¡± Why do they take out so many good things after Grandfather has left? If the seniors in the family disagree with each other, no one could make the decision without Grandfather around,¡± Xie Linlin said.


    Xie Jin sneered, ¡°If Grandfather hadn¡¯t left, they would not have taken out so many good things.¡±


    Xie Linlin nodded and said, ¡°Yeah, they are just a group of Preliminary Golden Cores, and Grandfather could kill them with one hand.¡±


    ¡°Cousin, I heard that Xiao Jinting had tricked a considerable amount of spiritual stones from you, Cao Tong and Miao Han. Is that true?¡± Xie Linlin asked curiously.


    Xie Jin smiled awkwardly and said, ¡°That was many years ago.¡±


    Back then, Xiao Xiaodong and the others were just Foundation Establishment cultivators. She thought of making them the cannon fodders to block the demonic beast. In the end, Xiao Jinting stopped them and made them pay a huge sum of spiritual stones. That wasn¡¯t something to be proud of, so she chose not to tell anyone about the incident, but it was spread out anyway.


    In the blink of an eye, so many years had passed. Those stupid men who cared nothing but money had advanced to Golden Core, while she was still stuck in the late stage of Foundation Establishment.


    Xie Jinyan looked at the auction list. She guessed those guys advanced to Golden Core with the help of these items. Since Xiao Xiaodong and the others could make it, so could she.


    Xie Linlin looked at the auction list and said, ¡°There are a lot of good things on this list, but I believe that the Xiao family must have something better.¡±


    ¡°I think so too,¡± Xie Jin Yan said. People tended to keep good things to their own. The items on the list was tempting, and what Xu Muan kept for themselves must be far better.


    ¡­


    At the Cao house.


    ¡°The Ye family is holding an auction,¡± Cao Tong said.


    In the competition of the Business Alliance, the Cao family took the side of the Hong family. Xiao Jinting helped the Ye family to keep their seat, and this upset the Cao family.


    In fact, Cao Tong despised the way the Hong family behaved, but he felt embarrassed that Xiao Jinting won the competition.


    ¡°Yeah. Cousin, there are a lot of good things on this list. I have never seen most of them. I wonder from where this group of poor people got these good things. They are said to be poor and collect all kinds of trash, ¡°Cao Zhi said.


    Cao Tong snorted and said, ¡°They might pretend to be poor.¡±


    ¡°Cousin, you have good aptitude. If you can get the items on this auction list, you should be able to advance to Golden Core right away. In that case, I¡¯ll have to call you Elder.¡±


    Cao Tong smiled, happy with Cao Zhi¡¯s compliment.


    ¡°If the auction is held, many people will come to bid, and the prices should be high,¡± Cao Tong said with hesitation.


    Cao Zhi smiled and said, ¡°We don¡¯t need to buy them with spiritual stones. Xiao Jinting didn¡¯t show due respect to our grandfather, and he should be taught a lesson.¡±


    A cold light flashed across Cao Tong¡¯s eyes.


    With Xiao Jinting left, the Xiao family was just a group of Preliminary Golden Cores, who were not difficult to deal with.


    ¡°Their magic discs are not easy to deal with.¡± Cao Tong said.


    ¡°Those discs are disposable, and the Xiao family has used so many that they no longer sell any of them. I think they have run out of it,¡± Cao Tong said.


    Cao Zhi nodded and said, ¡°You¡¯re right.¡±


    ¡­


    At the auction venue.


    ¡°Why hasn¡¯t Xiaojin come yet?¡± Xu Muan asked uneasily.


    Xiao Xiaodong shook his head and said, ¡°I don¡¯t know.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m worried about him.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong said indifferently, ¡°Daddy, don¡¯t worry. The Nascent Soul cultivators have all left, and the stupid bear with Xiaojin is not easy to deal with. If he meet any dangers, Xiaojin can use the running amulets to escape.¡±


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°I hope so. Ask him to hurry up.¡±


    ¡°Got it,¡± Xiao Xiaodong said.


    Xiao Xiaofan leaned closer to Xiao Xiaodong and said, ¡°Big Brother, has Xiaojin replied?¡±


    ¡°Yes, He tells us not to worry about him. He says he knows what he is doing,¡± Xiao Xiaodong said.


    Xiao Xiaofan pouted and said, ¡°Xiaojin stays with his stupid bear every day, and he has become more ferocious than the wasps. Only Daddy treats him as a child and worries about him all the time.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong looked at Xiao Xiaofan helplessly and said, ¡°What are you talking about?¡±

 Chapter 322

    In Honeycomb Island.


    Xiao Xiaojin sat on a tree and sighed as he looked at the transmission talisman. His daddy and brothers had been sending him messages, urging him to go back. Xiao Xiaojin felt that he should go back early. Otherwise, he would be pestered to death.


    Xiao Xiaojin raised his voice and said to the bear that was flying in the bushes, ¡°Are you done?¡±


    The bear flew back and said it was almost done.


    In the beginning, the flying bear looked down on Xiao Xiaojin, who it thought was a weak coward. It felt ashamed to have such an owner. However, it felt good after Xiao Xiaojin fed him delicious food every day, so it got compliant.


    After Xiao Jinting left, no one provided the flying bear with the honey of Golden Bees. It missed the bees and honey on Honeycomb Island, so it asked Xiao Xiaojin to accompany it to collect some honey and bees.


    ¡°This gourd is really useful!¡± The chubby bear excitedly toyed with the gourd in its hand like a child with fun toys.


    The gourd in the bear¡¯s hand was refined by Xiao Jinting. It was similar to a spirit beast bag, but it was more useful, as it could collect a large amount of small demonic beasts.


    Xiao Xiaojin looked at the bear¡¯s excited face and said helplessly, ¡°Hurry up. We are getting late.¡±


    The flying bear scratched its chin with his chubby paw and said, ¡°Did your daddy urge you again?¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin nodded. ¡°Yeah, the auction is about to begin. Daddy is worried that something would happen to me as I¡¯m on my own outside.¡±


    The bear patted its chest indifferently and said, ¡°Your daddy worries too much. With a mighty Grandfather Bear around you, nothing would happen.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin looked at the palm-sized bear which looked lovely with a big gourd in its arms, saying, ¡°Come on, stop bragging. Hurry up and finish your work.¡±


    The bear got instantly angry, ¡°I¡¯m bragging? You are an idiot without an eye for talents. I was out of my mind to sign the contract with you.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin took a cold glance at the bear and said, ¡°You signed the contract with me not because you went out of your mind, but because you were beaten up and forced to enter the contract with me.¡±


    The bear retorted angrily, ¡°You guys outnumbered me.¡±


    ¡°Who is to take the blame? You have no friends or helper. Pick up the pace and don¡¯t dawdle.¡±


    The flying bear panted in anger and glared at Xiao Xiaojin angrily, getting back to its business.


    Xiao Xiaojin sat on a tall tree branch and watched the bear catch bees.


    ¡°You can control so many bees. That¡¯s amazing!¡± Xiao Xiaojin admired.


    The bear was delighted with the compliment. ¡°This is the innate magic of the Flying Bear tribe to order the bees. Our bloodline is very noble. You stupid human don¡¯t understand.¡±


    ¡°No matter how noble your bloodline is, you can¡¯t control my father¡¯s Golden Bees.¡± Xiao Xiaojin poured the cold water.


    The bear had been coveting Xiao Jinting¡¯s Golden Bees, but unfortunately, they turned a blind eye to it, which disappointed the bear. ¡°Those Golden Bees have got an owner. If they have no owners, they will listen to me.¡±


    ¡°Really?¡± Xiao Xiaojin asked with suspicion.


    The bear said awkwardly, ¡°It depends on the cultivation level. If my level can surpass the Golden Bees, they will listen to me. After all, the Golden Bees are different from ordinary ones.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin nodded. The Golden Bee ranked high on the spiritual insects list. Ordinary bees were far inferior.


    ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡± The bear said as it held the big gourd.


    Xiao Xiaojin put the gourd on his waist and the bear lay on the gourd.


    ¡­


    Not long after Xiao Xiaojin left Honeycomb Island, he felt he was being stalked.


    Soon, three Golden Core cultivators blocked his way.


    ¡°What do you want?¡± Xiao Xiaojin looked at them and asked with a sullen face.


    ¡°We heard that your father is very rich, so we like to borrow some spiritual stones from you.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin sighed and said sincerely, ¡°You guys are mistaken. Father is poor, not rich at all.¡± His father spent more spiritual stones than the craziest gamblers. He would never have enough spiritual stones.


    The three men standing in front of Xiao Xiaojin all looked good, but they had an evil air.


    Xiao Xiaojin recognized that they were the Three Devils of Nether River. Rumor had it that these three people were cultivating the Nether River Method, which required female cultivators to improve their power.


    They liked women due to the method or nature, and they were notorious for raping female cultivators of high status.


    A few years ago, they were so reckless that they killed the granddaughter of a Nascent Soul, who got furious. Therefore, they had hidden away for several years. Recently the Nascent Soul cultivator went to the Tower of Babel, so the three guys dared to show up in broad daylight.


    ¡°Big Brother, why do you say so much to him? His daddy will give in if we catch him.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin¡¯s face darkened, and he sneered, ¡°Catch me? How arrogant!¡±


    ¡°Little chap, you are arrogant too.¡± The eldest of the three men sneered.


    ¡°There you go.¡± Xiao Xiaojin grabbed the flying bear and threw it out.


    The Three Devils of Never River were confused.


    The Bear grew bigger in the wind, and his body swelled up hundreds of times in an instant.


    ¡°Bastards, you dare to block your Grandfather Bear¡¯s way. You¡¯re tired of living,¡± The bear said angrily.

 Chapter 323

    Not long after the bear contracted Xiaojin, it got the Spirit Activating Pill and could speak. It was probably because the bear was not a grown-up yet, it sounded childish when it spoke angrily, which was funny.


    However, the three men did not smile. The eldest man narrowed his eyes and he said on full alert, ¡°Be careful. It¡¯s the bear king in Honeycomb.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin noticed that the men got nervous when they saw the bear¡¯s true color.


    The bear had been telling Xiao Xiaojin how powerful and intimidating it was, and how it defeated the enemies with only one shake of its body.


    Xiao Xiaojin looked at the tense faces of the men and thought to himself, ¡°The Bear seems to be famous.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t be afraid. The most powerful weapon of the flying bear is its ability to control bees. There are no bees around.¡± The eldest man roared and rushed to the bear.


    The bear patted the gourd, whose lid immediately fell off, and a large group of bees flew towards the men.


    The eldest man was surrounded by bees in the blink of an eye, and it looked like he was wearing clothes made of bees.


    Xiao Xiaojin heard his miserable screams and shuddered.


    Soon, the eldest man stopped breathing.


    After he died, the bees instantly lost interest in him and flew towards the other two men who were still alive.


    The two men saw their eldest brother died miserably and got angry, but they quickly ran away.


    Xiao Xiaojin saw that the body of the eldest man was swollen with stinky liquid trickling out, which looked extremely terrifying. The other two men were not faster than the bees, which stung them to death.


    The bear pounded its chest and roared proudly.


    Xiao Xiaojin swallowed hard, secretly rejoicing that they had lured the bear far away from the bees when they tried to catch it. Otherwise, they would have died of the bee attack. He had thought his contracted beast could do nothing but acting cute and eating. He didn¡¯t expect it to be so powerful.


    The bear glanced at Xiao Xiaojin said arrogantly, ¡°Little chap, do you think your Grandfather Bear is awesome? Tell me you do.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin rolled his eyes and said, ¡°Didn¡¯t you say that you¡¯re a cub? How can you be a grandfather as you are underage?¡±


    The bear said indifferently, ¡°Although I am not an adult, it doesn¡¯t prevent me from being called Grandfather Bear.¡±


    ¡°Come on, don¡¯t be too proud. You¡¯re lucky this time,¡± Xiao Xiaojin said seriously. The nemesis of bees was fire. Fortunately, these three men cultivated an evil method and lacked the ability to kill the bees, so they died easily.


    Next time, if someone attempted to attack him, they would be wary of the bees.


    The bear was displeased. ¡°What are you talking about, you idiot? Let me tell you, this is not luck but strength.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin nodded and said, ¡°Okay, since you say so.¡±


    ¡­


    Xiao Xiaojin smiled and looked at the jungle on the side. ¡°My friends, you¡¯ve been watching the show for so long. Aren¡¯t you coming out?¡±


    The flying bear blinked at Xiao Xiaojin and asked in confusion, ¡°Little chap, what are you talking about?¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin narrowed his eyes. His soul force had been tempered by Soul Refining Water, so it was as sensitive as any advanced Golden Core.


    Several cultivators came out and said respectfully, ¡°Nice to meet you, Senior Xiao.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin looked at their clothes and asked, ¡°The Ye family? What are you doing here?¡±


    ¡°Our miss is worried about you, so she sent us over to help you,¡± the leader of the men said awkwardly.


    Xiao Xiaojin sneered and said, ¡°It is kind of Miss Ye. But I don¡¯t need your help. You can leave now.¡± Xiao Xiaojin rolled his eyes and thought, ¡°What can a group of Establishment Foundation cultivators help me?¡±


    The bear turned back into the size of a palm. He lay on Xiao Xiaojin¡¯s shoulder and grinned at the men, scaring them out of their wits.


    Xiao Xiaojin waved his hand and beckoned them to leave. They let out a sigh of relief and ran away.


    The bear watched them leave and danced on Xiao Xiaojin¡¯s shoulder. ¡°Such a bunch of cowards actually come to help you¡­¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin warned helplessly, ¡°Cut it out.¡±


    He put away the space rings of the Three Devils of Nether River and started to go through their clothes and shoes.


    ¡°What are you doing?¡± The bear said with disgust.


    ¡°These clothes and shoes are all good magic weapons. Although they are of no use to me, I can sell them for spiritual stones,¡± Xiao Xiaojin said.


    The bear said in disdain, ¡°You are gross.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin said seriously, ¡°You are an idiot. I¡¯m being economical. Try to learn from me so it will be easy for you to find a female bear.¡±


    The bear said, ¡°I¡¯m not looking for a female bear.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin nodded and said, ¡°Oh, so you like male bears.¡±


    The bear was speechless.


    Xiao Xiaojin cleaned up the scene and continued on his journey.

 Chapter 324

    At the Ye house.


    Ye Jinlan read the message with a grim face.


    ¡°Miss, what¡¯s wrong?¡± Ye Fang looked at Ye Jinlan and asked in confusion.


    ¡°The Three Devils of Nether River were killed by Xiao Xiaojin.¡±


    The Ye family had sent people out to search for Xiao Xiaojin and asked them to act on seeing the opportunity. However, those men were scared out of their wits when they saw Xiao Xiaojin killed the Three Devils.


    Ye Fang widened her eyes and said, ¡°Impossible. They were three Golden Cores.¡± The eldest of the three men was a Medium Golden Core and the other two were Preliminary Golden Core. They were powerful. Xiao Xiaojin seemed to have advanced to Golden Core for only a few years.


    ¡°Do you still remember Xiao Xiaojin¡¯s bear?¡± Ye Jinlan asked.


    Ye Fang nodded and said, ¡°Yes, I heard that the little pet has a big appetite.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin had stayed in the Ye house for a while, and that cute pet won the hearts of many female cultivators in the Ye family. Several of them even offered to buy the demonic beast from Xiao Xiaojin, but he refused. Ye Fang still remembered that a young lady of the Ye Family said that the flying bear loved to eat pig¡¯s feet, and it didn¡¯t spit out the bones.


    ¡°That is the flying bear in Honeycomb Island, the one that controls thousands of bees,¡± Ye Jinlan said.


    Ye Fang widened her eyes and asked in disbelief, ¡°Miss, what did you say?¡±


    ¡°Is it hard to believe? That flying bear is indeed the one in Honeycomb Island.¡±


    The Ye family had thought of capturing the flying bear before, but it was too powerful. The people sent out were all wiped out.


    Ye Jinlan had long suspected Xiao Xiaojin, and she also suspected that his bear was the one on Honeycomb Island, but she dropped the idea as she thought it impossible.


    ¡°That flying bear is a Medium Golden Core, and Xiao Xiaojin has just advanced to Golden Core. How could he tame it?¡± Ye Fang was confused.


    ¡°The Xiao family should have some special methods.¡± Ye Jinlan thought she had overestimated the Xiao family¡¯s strength, but she actually underestimated them.


    Xiao Xiaojin had the flying bear with him, and he might not be inferior to Xiao Jinting. After all, he didn¡¯t attack the Three Devils of Nether River.


    Something came across Ye Fang¡¯s mind, and she said, ¡°Miss, I heard that the eldest son of the Xiao family has a pheasant.¡± The third son of the Xiao family was powerful, so his eldest brother, who advanced to Golden Core earlier than him, would not be inferior to him. That pheasant of the eldest son might be some weird demonic beast as well.


    ¡°The demonic beast of the eldest son seems to be able to daze the demonic beasts, and that is why the Xiao family could kill a large number of demonic beasts. Anyway, we don¡¯t have any grudges with the Xiao family. It is good for us if they are stronger.¡± There were many strong forces on Nebula Island, and it made no difference if the Xiao family had become one of them. However, the Xiao family was so powerful that the Ye family could only treat it as a respectful friend.


    ¡°Miss, normally, the Three Devils of Nether River shouldn¡¯t have known about Xiao Xiaojin so soon,¡± Ye Fang said.


    Ye Jinlan smiled coldly and said, ¡°Xu Muan took out so many good things at one go. Of course, some people are jealous.¡± Everyone hankered after the good things and attempted to get them at the smallest price. If the Ye family was strong enough, they might have done something as well.


    Ye Jinlan paused for a moment before she continued, ¡°If my guess is right, the Three Devils of Nether River were the kite someone flew.¡± The Three Devils of Nether River died for nothing. They were three Golden Cores, and they died like this. Someone might be distressed at the loss.


    ¡°It is said that when the Ji family¡¯s ancestor was tracking down the Three Devils of Nether River, someone interrupted him,¡± Ye Fang said.


    ¡°Don¡¯t talk nonsense,¡± Ye Jinlan said.


    ¡­


    At the Cao house.


    Cao Tong stood in front of Cao Yu with a frown.


    ¡°Did you tell the news to the Three Devils of Nether River?¡± Cao Quan asked.


    Cao Tong¡¯s face was ashen. He heard the reproach in Cao Quan¡¯s tone, nodding in depression. ¡°Yes.¡± He had arranged the Three Devils of Nether River to test the water, but they all died in the end. It was said that the three of them were very powerful, but they turned out to be useless and got killed.


    ¡°When you have time, work hard on your cultivation. Don¡¯t mess around.¡± Cao Quan warned.


    Cao Tong blushed and said, ¡°I got it, Father.¡±


    Cao Tong¡¯s heart tightened. Among the brothers, his father had been thinking highly of him. He had never been scolded like this since he was small.


    Xiao Xiaojin was the latest to advance to Golden Core in the Xiao family. Cao Tong thought that he was the weakest, but he turned out to be tough.


    Cao Quan sighed softly and said, ¡°The Three Devils of Nether River have helped the Cao family solve a lot of problems over the years. In the end, they died just like that.¡± Although the Three Devils of Nether River were Golden Cores, they were not members of the Cao family, so Cao Quan was not distressed with their death. However, he was worried that the three men might have left any evidence against the Cao family.


    ¡°I didn¡¯t expect Xiao Xiaojin to tame the flying bear,¡± Cao Tong said with jealousy. Many forces in Nebula Island had coveted the flying bear with ancient bloodline, which could control thousands of poisonous bees. It was the best demonic beast of people¡¯s dreams.


    Wasn¡¯t that flying bear very powerful and fierce? What was Xiao Xiaojin to tame the bear?


    ¡°Our ancestor is out of town. It¡¯s not easy to deal with the Xiao family.¡± Cao Quan sighed.


    Cao Tong gritted his teeth and said inwardly, ¡°If the Three Devils of Nether River had made it, things would have been easier. Those lame ducks.¡±


    ¡­

 Chapter 325

    Xiao Xiaojin stood in front of the door to the auction venue, hands on his hip, saying proudly, ¡°Here we are.¡±


    The flying bear hugged the wine gourd and belched, ¡°We¡¯re finally here! Your legs are too short, and it took us such a long time.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin snorted coldly, ¡°If you hadn¡¯t asked for food when you saw the eatery, we would not have delayed for so long.¡±


    The bear breathed out alcohol and said discontentedly, ¡°Chap, mind your manners. Show your Grandfather Bear some respect, or I¡¯ll ask the bees to sting you.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin was speechless.


    Xiao Xiaofan came out and said, ¡°Xiao Jin, you¡¯re finally here. Daddy has been asking for you for a long time.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin caught up with Xiao Xiaofan and said, ¡°Has the auction started yet?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s still early. It¡¯ll be held in a few days,¡± Xiao Xiaofan said.


    ¡°Looks like I¡¯m not late!¡±


    ¡°Mr. Xiao, you are finally here. Your daddy has been worrying you¡± Ye Jinlan came out and smiled at Xiao Xiaojin.


    Xiao Xiaojin greeted her respectfully, ¡°Good morning, Miss Ye.¡±


    Ye Jinlan waved her hand and said, ¡°Mr. Xiao, you don¡¯t need to be so polite.¡±


    The flying bear sat on Xiao Xiaojin¡¯s shoulders and looked drunk. He shook with dreamy eyes, looking lovely and harmless.


    Ye Jinlan had a weird look when she knew that the bear on Xiao Xiaojin¡¯s shoulder was actually the bear on Honeycomb Island.


    Xiao Xiaofan wrapped Xiao Xiaojin¡¯s shoulders with his arm and said, ¡°Xiaojin, I heard you did a big job.¡±


    ¡°They came to me and I killed them right away,¡± Xiao Xiaojin said triumphantly, making a gesture of cutting throat.


    ¡°Xiaojin, you¡¯re awesome. You are better than us.¡±


    ¡°Come on, I¡¯m not that good. The Three Devils of Nether River were too weak. They died after the wasps stung them. I didn¡¯t have the chance to kill them myself.¡±


    ¡°Xiaojin, you didn¡¯t attack them and they died. You are amazing.¡±


    ¡°Thank you.¡±


    ¡°By the way, did you cut off their heads? I heard that the Ji family has a reward for them! The person who kills the Three Devils of Nether Rive will be rewarded with eight hundred spiritual stones.¡±


    ¡°I did. But the heads were swollen from the bee stings. I wonder if I can still exchange them for spiritual stones.¡±


    ¡°Of course you can!¡±


    ¡­


    Ye Jinlan followed behind them. Listening to their conversation, she felt that they were like Xiao Jinting, as they behaved in the same way.


    Xu Muan came out and said, ¡°Xiao Jin, you are here!¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin hugged Xu Muan intimately and said warmly, ¡°Daddy, I miss you so much!¡±


    ¡°You are a big boy now, but you still behave like a child.¡±


    Ye Jinlan saw that the Xiao family needed some privacy, so she left.


    When she was out of earshot, Xiao Xiaojin took out a booklet and handed it to Xu Muan. ¡°Daddy, I found this on the Three Devils of Nether River.¡±


    Xu Muan opened the booklet and read it, his face darkening.


    Chen Xu looked at Xu Muan and asked, ¡°Uncle Xu, what is wrong?¡±


    ¡°The Cao family might have ordered the Three Devils of Nether River to catch Xiaojin,¡± Xu Muan said coldly.


    Chen Xu was confused. ¡°The Cao family? What do you mean?¡±


    Xu Muan slowly said, ¡°Back then, the Three Devils of Nether River killed the granddaughter of the Ji family and got hunted down by the Ji family¡¯s ancestor. In the end, someone helped them escape. The Cao family should be the one behind it.¡±


    ¡°The Cao family is a large family, and there are always some things that have to be done under the table. It is not convenient for the Cao family to intervene in these matters, so they will ask others to do the dirty jobs. The Three Devils of Nether River should be hired by the Cao family to take care of these matters.¡±


    ¡°The Three Devils of Nether River had written down what they had done for the Cao family, afraid that the Cao family would kill them one day.¡±


    Chen Xu and the others exchanged glances.


    Xu Muan looked at the booklet in his hand, his heart in a whirl. The Cao family had moved so quickly. It seemed that he underestimated the attraction of the things he took out.


    ¡°We don¡¯t seem to have any enmity with the Cao family.¡± Xiao Xiaofan blinked.


    ¡°Well, it¡¯s hard to say.¡± Xiao Xiaodong said with his arms crossed.


    Xiao Xiaofan looked at Xiao Xiaodong and asked, ¡°What do you mean?¡±


    ¡°Previously, when the Hong family competed for the seal with the Ye family, the Cao family seemed to side with the Hong family. However, Father ruined their plan. I heard that the Nascent Soul of the Cao family married two pretty girls of the Hong family,¡± Xiao Xiaodong said with his arms crossed.


    Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s face darkened and he said, ¡°That old man of the Cao family is so vindictive!¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded. ¡°I think so.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan was speechless.


    Xiao Xiaojin rubbed his fists and said, ¡°What are you afraid of? Kill them.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong was speechless.


    Xu Muan waved his hand and said, ¡°Don¡¯t talk nonsense. There are enough people watching over us. The Cao family is not easy to deal with.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin said in depression, ¡°Okay.¡± They were not strong enough to act freely.


    Xu Muan looked at Xiao Xiaojin and rubbed his head. ¡°What are you thinking about? It¡¯s not too late to take revenge. Just remember this for now.¡±


    ¡°The old man of the Cao family also entered the Tower of Babel. Will he attack Father in the tower?¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong looked at Xiao Xiaojin helplessly. Their daddy was worried about their father, and it was foolish of Xiao Xiaojin to say such words.


    ¡°I don¡¯t think so. Although father¡¯s cultivation level is lower than the old man, he is not inferior to the Nascent Soul cultivators in extreme environments. He will be fine,¡± Xiao Xiaodong said.


    Xiao Xiaojin nodded and said, ¡°You are right.¡±

 Chapter 326

    The death of the Three Devils of Nether River warned the people off, and no one dared to challenge the Xiao family.


    The auction went smoothly. Thanks to the Ye Family¡¯s efforts, almost all the influential forces in Nebula Island had arrived.


    Ye Jinlan got on the audition stage gracefully. She looked elegant and dignified in a beautiful purple dress.


    ¡°It¡¯s Ye Jinlan. I didn¡¯t expect her to host this auction. It seems that the Ye family takes the auction seriously.¡± Xie Linlin said with great interest.


    Xie Jinyan snorted, ¡°The Ye family wants to bring about an upswing, and they would seize every opportunity.¡±


    Xie Jinyan looked at the cultivators in the room with a frown.


    She had urged the Elders in her family to attack Xiao Xiaojin, and they agreed, but the Three Devils of Nether River made the move before them and died. The people sent by the Xie family was scared by Xiao Xiaojin and fled without doing anything.


    ¡°Cousin, you don¡¯t look well. How are you feeling?¡±


    Xie Jinyan forced a smile and said, ¡°I¡¯m fine. I¡¯m worried that it would not be easy to buy the pills, as there are so many people in the auction.¡±


    Xie Linlin said with displeasure, ¡°Yeah, there are so many people here. The Ye family has done a good publicity.¡±


    Ye Jinlan stood calmly on the auction stage with an elegant smile on her face. She was exceptionally beautiful in her luxurious outfit.


    ¡°Welcome to the auction. There are many items in this auction, and we are sure you won¡¯t be disappointed. Here comes the first item, the Golden Cloud Pill.¡±


    ¡°The Golden Cloud Pill is made from a golden silk lotus of five hundred years, which can help the Golden Core cultivators make progress. The starting price is thirty top-grade spiritual stones.¡±


    After she spoke, the Golden Core cultivators started to bid frantically. Soon the price of Golden Cloud Pill sored up to one hundred and eighty top-grade spiritual stones.


    Chen Xu was taken aback. ¡°The people of Nebula Island are rich! This pill will never be sold at such a price in Cloud Continent.¡±


    ¡°When a thing is scarce, it is precious,¡± Xu Muan said lightly.


    There were pills in Nebula Island, but most of them were refined from the cores of demonic beasts.  One developed resistance to the pills if he had taken the same type of pills for a long time. Golden Cloud Pill was refined from pure spiritual herbs, so it was much more effective for cultivators who had been taking pills of demonic beasts for their advancement.


    All kinds of pills were placed on the auction stage, and the cultivators bade like crazy.


    After a few precious pills, there were some pills that could help Foundation Establishment cultivators make progress. Although they were sold out, the bidding was not as intense as the beginning.


    ¡°The next item is a group of Support Cloud Pills, which are refined with royal jelly of Golden Bees with the effect of increasing the possibility of forming the core by thirty percent. There are three bottles in one group, and the starting price is one hundred top-grade spiritual stones.¡±


    ¡­


    Cao Zhi frowned and said, ¡°Big Brother, what is the Ye family thinking? They sell such precious pills in a group of three bottles.¡±


    Cao Tong sneered and said, ¡°It is vicious of them to do so.¡±


    If the pills were sold separately, the big families would reach a secret agreement that each family would have one, so that they would not bid high for the pills. However, three bottles were bundled together now, and no family could resist the temptation of having three Golden Core cultivators in the family in one go.


    ¡°Three hundred top-grade spiritual stones.¡±


    ¡°Seven hundred.¡±


    ¡°A thousand.¡±


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    Xiao Xiaojin looked at the excited expressions of the cultivators and smiled. ¡°Father will be very happy if he knows that we¡¯ve earned so many spiritual stones.¡± Auction was a good idea. These pills would not be sold at such high prices in pill shops.


    Xu Muan sighed softly and said, ¡°The popularity of the auction has exceeded my expectations.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin was speechless.


    The Support Cloud Pills were finally bought by the Miao family at the price of 1,800 top-grade spiritual stones.


    Cao Zhi looked at the Miao family with jealousy. ¡°The Miao family is willing to spend a fortune on it. The Support Cloud Pills can increase the chances of forming the core by thirty percent. If the three cultivators of the Cao family take the pills and fail to form the core, they will suffer a huge loss.¡±


    Cao Tong clenched his fists and hated the fact that he didn¡¯t have enough spiritual stones.


    ¡°Why do the elders give up? Perhaps the Miao family would give up if we continue to bid,¡± Cao Tong said in depression. If his family bought these three pills, he would definitely have one of them. Unfortunately, the Miao family managed to buy the pills.


    Cao Zhi said, ¡°1,800 top-grade spiritual stones are too expensive.¡±


    ¡°However, with these pills, we might have three more Golden Cores if we are lucky. Now that the Miao family has the pills, they might have three more Golden Cores.¡±


    Miao Han was said to have reached the peak of Foundation Establishment long ago. This guy had never tried to form the core, just to make perfect preparations, because if he failed, the difficulty of forming the core next time would multiply.


    With the help of Support Cloud Pill, Miao Han would probably advance to Golden Core soon. If Miao Han advanced to Golden Core, and Cao Tong remained at Foundation Establishment, how could he face Miao Han, who had been at the same level as him?


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 Chapter 327

    The auction went on in an orderly fashion. The precious pills that appeared from time to time in the auction set off a hot bidding frenzy.


    ¡°The next pill to be auctioned is the Spirit Cleansing Pill.¡± Ye Jinlan¡¯s cheeks turned red. There were several kinds of pills that remained secret to the Ye family, who had no idea what pills Xu Muan was going to sell. Ye Jinlan was extremely excited when she saw the name of the pill on the list.


    ¡°Spirit Cleansing Pill is one of the ancient pills. The formula has been long lost. The pills available now were discovered in historical sites. They are very rare.¡±


    ¡°The Spirit Cleansing Pill can wash the multitude spiritual roots into a single spiritual root, and the single spiritual root modified by the pill is the acquired one spiritual root. This kind of spiritual root is inferior to the innate one, but it is much better than the double spiritual roots.¡±


    ¡°As everyone knows, natural treasures that can improve the aptitude are priceless. One Spirit Cleansing Pill can reshape the multiple spiritual roots. The value of the Spirit Cleansing Pill is obvious.¡±


    ¡°Spirit Cleansing Pill, the starting price is 1,000 top-grade spiritual stones.¡±


    Under the auction stage, a short silence fell upon everyone before they started to bid like crazy. Cultivators had been dreaming of changing their aptitude.


    The price of the Spirit Cleansing Pill quickly went above two thousand top-grade spiritual stones and approached three thousand.


    ¡°These guys are crazy,¡± Xiao Xiaofan said.


    ¡°The bidders are all Golden Core cultivators.¡± Lei Xuan scratched his head and said.


    Xu Muan said lightly, ¡°There is nothing strange about it. The Spirit Cleansing Pill still works on the Golden Core cultivators.¡± If a cultivator at the later stage of Golden Core took the Spirit Cleansing Pill, he would be able to turn into a single spirit root, and the chance of advancing to Nascent Soul could be higher.


    After advancing to Golden Core, it was difficult to move up. The higher the cultivation level, the more important the aptitude was. A magical pill like Spirit Cleansing Pill was naturally popular.


    ¡­


    ¡°Cousin, is Ye Jinlan out of her mind? How could there be such a miraculous pill? Is it a lie? ¡°Cao Zhi couldn¡¯t help but ask.


    ¡°There are indeed such pills. I have read it in ancient books.¡± However, the Spirit Cleansing Pill had been extinct for tens of thousands of years, so it was hard to believe it still existed.


    ¡°Why did the Xiao family advance to Golden Core at a young age? It must be because of this Spirit Cleansing Pill.¡± Cao Zhi suddenly thought of something.


    The three sons of the Xiao family advanced to Golden Core so early that people suspected that they were all single spiritual root.


    Single spiritual roots were very rare. The three sons of the family were all single spiritual roots, and this was incredible.


    Cao Tong nodded and said, ¡°You are right!¡±


    The bidding for the Spirit Cleansing Pill was very intense. The Golden Core ancestors had been restrained before the pill came up, but now they were flushed with rage, and the scene was out of control.


    The Spirit Cleansing Pill was finally taken by a Peak Golden Core at the price of 3,600 top-grade spiritual stones.


    In the private room, Chen Xu blinked and said happily, ¡°The Spirit Cleansing Pill actually costs so much.¡±


    Xu Muan said with a serious expression, ¡°When the auction is over, we have to run away immediately.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong and the others exchanged glances.


    Xiao Xiaofan rubbed his nose and said, ¡°Daddy, are we running for our lives again? It¡¯s not fun.¡±


    Xu Muan glanced at Xiao Xiaofan and said grumpily, ¡°If you don¡¯t run for your life, you will lose it.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan sighed softly, ¡°Okay, I got it.¡±


    Chen Xu said excitedly, ¡°You have got so many spiritual stones. Even Grandfather doesn¡¯t have so many of them. Uncle Xu, when the auction is over, you will be much richer than ordinary Nascent Souls.¡±


    Xu Muan smiled and thought that Xiao Jinting liked spiritual stones the best, and he would be delighted when he came out of the Tower of Babel and saw the large amount of spiritual stones.


    ¡°Daddy, there are a lot of cultivators who want to swallow us alive. You have the foresight,¡± Xiao Xiaojin said.


    While setting up the auction venue, Xu Muan built several teleportation arrays for escaping.


    Xu Muan smiled and said, ¡°It¡¯s nothing.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong was speechless.


    At the backstage of the auction.


    Ye Shengxue frowned and said, ¡°There is actually a Spirit Cleansing Pill for auction. I didn¡¯t even hear about it beforehand!¡±


    ¡°Senior Xu Muan did not mention it beforehand. Miss only found out when Xiao Xiaofan delivered the pill,¡± Ye Fang said.


    ¡°I wonder if the Xiao family still has the pills,¡± said Ye Shengxue.


    Ye Shengxue sighed softly. Even if the Xiao family had the pills in their hands, they might not be willing to sell it to the Ye family at a low price. After all, the Ye family and Xiao family were just cooperating, and their friendship was not deep.


    Ye Shengxue looked at the private room of the Xiao family. ¡°I guess the Xiao family advanced to Golden Core so early mainly because of the Spirit Cleansing Pill.¡± A single spiritual root cultivator would have no bottleneck to advance to Golden Core, and he was basically a Golden Core to a family.


    ¡°Xu Muan and the others are strange. They even have such primordial spirit pills as Spirit Cleansing Pills,¡± Ye Fang said with astonishment.


    Ye Shengxue smiled coldly. After the auction, the Xiao family would be coveted by the people.  Xu Muan might have expected this, so he set up many restrictions and teleportation arrays in the auction venue.

 Chapter 328

    The auction was coming to the end, and the atmosphere in the venue became strange. Many people kept looking at Xu Muan¡¯s private room.


    Xiao Xiaofan cupped his face with his hands in depression.


    Waves of soul force kept coming to him, which annoyed me.


    ¡°A lot of soul force is secretly observing us,¡± Xiao Xiaofan snorted.


    Xiao Xiaodong said coldly, ¡°Of course.¡±


    Chen Xu clenched his fists with bright eyes and red cheeks in excitement and anxiety.


    Lei Xuan rubbed his nose and thought to himself, ¡°We fled to Nebula Island because we got in big trouble in Cloud Continent. Now it seems that we can¡¯t continue to stay on Nebula Island. What shall we do? Going back to Cloud Continent?¡±


    The flying bear swallowed a cake that was three times bigger than its size.


    ¡­


    Cao Tong looked at the Xiao Family¡¯s private room, thoughts racing across his mind.


    He couldn¡¯t help but think to himself, ¡°The Three Devils of Nether River were useless. If they had captured Xiao Xiaojin, all these pills would have belonged to our family and we wouldn¡¯t have had to compete with others. ¡±


    ¡°The Xiao family is at the preliminary level of Golden Core. They don¡¯t even have a cultivator at the advanced level of Golden Core. I wonder where they got so many good things,¡± Cao Zhi said bitterly.


    ¡°Rumor has it that the Xiao family came from another place, and they should be from a big sect. These guys might have stolen the sect¡¯s treasury and fled to Nebula Island,¡± Cao Yu said.


    After the Xiao family had all advanced to Golden Core, many forces had made investigation on their background.


    There were various speculations about the identity of the Xiao Jinting family. The most common one was that Xiao Jinting and the others came from a big sect, and they had stolen the sect¡¯s treasures. They were hunted down, so they fled to Nebula Island.


    ¡°Cousin, many people are staring at their room,¡± Cao Zhi said.


    Cao Tong nodded and said, ¡°I saw it.¡±


    If the Three Devils of Nether River hadn¡¯t made a move, the other forces would have tried to kidnap Xiao Xiaojin. However, the Cao family had first attacked. Xiao Xiaojin killed the Three Devils and intimidated those who wanted to capture him. Therefore, the other forces dropped the idea.


    However, as soon as the auction began, those who had dropped the idea might be tempted again. The Xiao family had taken out so many good things, and they wondered what the family had in their possession. The auction venue was full of powerful restrictions, and the forces could not make any moves. As long as the Xiao family dared to leave, the people would hunt them down.


    Although the Business Alliance should share the same interests, the internal strife was very intense. Cao Tong¡¯s grandfather attempted to help the Hong family get a seat in the alliance for the purpose of having more influence, but Xiao Jinting ruined the plan.


    Cao Tong looked at the Xie family and Miao family. If Xu Muan fell into the hands of these two families, it would definitely be a disaster for the Cao family.


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    ¡°Mr. Xu, these are the gains of this auction, 21,639 top-grade spiritual stones in total.¡± Ye Jinlan handed Xu Muan a space ring.


    ¡°Thank you, Miss Ye,¡± Xu Muan said.


    Ye Jinlan smiled and said, ¡°Mr. Xu, don¡¯t mention it.¡± Xu Muan sold a batch of pills to the Ye family at an internal price, and the Ye family kind of owed him a favor.


    After he got the spiritual stones, Xu Muan didn¡¯t delay and immediately left with the others through the teleportation array in the auction house.


    As soon as they got out of the array, Xu Muan immediately destroyed the exit.


    ¡°Let¡¯s go,¡± Xu Muan said to the others.


    Chen Xu and the others quickly followed Xu Muan. Not far from the destroyed teleportation array, there was another array.


    After they got out of the second teleportation array, Xu Muan again destroyed the exit.


    Xu Muan took Xiao Xiaodong and the others to transfer six arrays in a row, and then he took them through two random teleportation talismans before stopping.


    Xiao Xiaofan fell to the ground and said, ¡°We should be safe now.¡± The continuous teleportation tired Xiao Xiaofan and the others.


    Xu Muan frowned and observed the surroundings cautiously, ¡°I don¡¯t know, maybe.¡±


    Chen Xu stood on a strange island and asked, ¡°Uncle Xu, are we going to flee like this from now on?¡±


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°Maybe. There might be countless Golden Core cultivators looking for us.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan jumped up from the ground and said in excitement, ¡°As long as the Nascent Souls don¡¯t come, it¡¯ll be fine. We can practice on the Golden Core cultivators. ¡±


    ¡°We will kill them all if they dare to come,¡± Xiao Xiaojin said confidently.


    Xu Muan looked at them and said grumpily, ¡°You guys are arrogant!¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan said triumphantly, ¡°Daddy, I¡¯m not only arrogant, but very capable.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin nodded and agreed, ¡°Yeah, Daddy, I¡¯m awesome too.¡±


    Xu Muan was speechless.


    ¡­


    Although the teleportation array in the auction venue was destroyed, many people managed to find the exit of the array.


    Seeing there was no one at the array, the several major families left without a word and started their own investigations.


    Ye Jinlan stayed in the auction venue, finishing the rest of the work.


    She didn¡¯t ask for a share of the auction gains, which she gave to Xu Muan. In fact, the Ye family didn¡¯t work for nothing, as it earned a lot from the entrance fee of this auction.

 Chapter 329

    ¡°People from the major forces are chasing after them,¡± said Ye Shengxue.


    ¡°Xu Muan has so many good things. No wonder those forces can¡¯t hold it in anymore. Grandmother, do you think Xu Muan still has Spirit Cleansing Pills on him? If he has a lot, then¡­ With the pill, a single spirit root will definitely advance to Golden Core if nothing happens in the middle. He even has a high chance of advancing to Nascent Soul. If there are a large amount of Spirit Cleansing Pills, there will be many Golden Cores.¡±


    Ye Shengxue shook her head and said, ¡°I don¡¯t think it is possible. Spirit Cleansing Grass was once famous in the ancient times. After its effect was known, it was quickly dug up and got extinct. As a result, Spirit Cleansing Pills are very precious. I don¡¯t think anyone could have a large amount of Spirit Cleansing Pills.¡±


    Ye Jinlan nodded and said, ¡°You¡¯re right. It¡¯s amazing to have a few of these unique pills.¡± Xu Muan left too quickly. Otherwise, she would have begged him to give her one.


    ¡°Once the auction is over, eight out of ten major forces would chase after Xu Muan,¡± said Ye Shengxue.


    ¡°Xu Muan is very clever. He shouldn¡¯t be caught easily.¡±


    ¡°Jinlan, you think highly of Xu Muan!¡±


    ¡°Birds of a feather flock together,¡± Ye Jinlan said lightly. Xiao Jinting had killed Elder Yuyao, and Xiao Xiaojin had killed the Three Devils of Nether River without attacking them. She didn¡¯t think Xiao Jinting¡¯s partner was simple. The Xiao family was not easy to deal with.


    ¡°So many families are hunting them down, and our family had better not get involved,¡± said Ye Shengxue. Xu Muan did have many good things, but the Ye family would get in trouble if it tried to steal them.


    Ye Jinlan nodded and said, ¡°I think so too. It is better to stay a friend with the Xiao family.¡±


    ¡­


    At the Miao house.


    Miao Han held the pill in his hand, his eyes glinting.


    Even though he knew that he would have one of the three Support Cloud Pills that his family had bought, he was excited when he was holding one in his hand.


    Thinking of the effect of the pill, Miao Han felt confident. With this pill and his earlier preparation, he should have a high chance of advancing to Golden Core.


    Miao Han didn¡¯t expect that there would be a Spirit Cleansing Pill for sale in the auction. When he saw the magical pill, Miao Han hated that he was not rich enough to buy it. A single spirit root cultivator basically met no bottleneck in the advancement to Golden Core. If he had this pill, he would definitely advance to Golden Core and he would have a high chance to advance to Nascent Soul.


    Spirit Cleansing Pill was bought by Elder Tianxin, who was more than 400 years old. Twenty years ago, he failed in the advancement to Nascent Soul. Elder Tianxin was double spirit root, if he managed to become a single spirit root with the help of the pill, he had a high chance of advancing to Nascent Soul. There might be one more Nascent Soul in Nebula Island.


    ¡°Brother, are you going into seclusion?¡± Miao Lan entered Miao Han¡¯s room and asked.


    Miao Han nodded and said, ¡°Yeah.¡±


    ¡°The elders of the family have gone to track down Xu Muan, but he was quick in escaping and disappeared in the blink of an eye,¡± Miao Lan said.


    ¡°Xu Muan is not a fool. Of course he would run away after he sold so many pills,¡± Miao Han said matter-of-factly.


    Miao Lan nodded and said, ¡°That¡¯s true! Brother, the Three Devils of Nether River seemed to be related to the Cao family.¡±


    ¡°Cao Tong is too impatient. He has flown a kite for others for nothing,¡± Miao Han mocked.


    Miao Lan looked at the pill in Miao Han¡¯s hand and said with envy, ¡°Brother, with this pill, you will definitely form the core. After you advance to Golden Core, Cao Tong has to call you Elder.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s a pity that I don¡¯t have the Spirit Cleansing Pill. The Xiao family must be born or acquired single root now. Those guys sold the extra pill after they all took it,¡± Miao Han said.


    Miao Lan nodded and said, ¡°I think so.¡± It was not easy for ordinary cultivators to form a core, and the chance was only thirty to forty percent. However, the Xiao family kept advancing to Golden Core without exception. There must be a secret method. Miao Lan had thought the Xiao family had resorted to dangerous method and formed the false cores. When she saw the Spirit Cleansing Pill, she realized the truth.


    ¡°The Ye family is too kind. Such a good opportunity is presented to them, but they actually helped Xu Muan hold the auction and even let him escape,¡± Miao Lan said bitterly.


    Miao Han sneered and said, ¡°The Ye family has to be kind, for it knows it can¡¯t afford to offend the Xiao family.¡±


    ¡°Yeah, the Ye family is lucky to keep the seat this time.¡±


    ¡°Xu Muan knows how to pick the right time! He chose to hold the auction when the Tower of Babel opened. If there had been a Nascent Soul in the auction, he would not have escaped that easily,¡± Miao Han said.


    Miao Lan nodded and said, ¡°Yeah.¡± The restrictions in the auction venue could only intimidate the Golden Core cultivators. No matter how capable the Xiao family was, they would only raise their hands to surrender when they met a Nascent Soul.

 Chapter 330

    In the Tower of Babel.


    Xiao Jinting killed the demonic beast and took out a jar, carefully collecting the beast blood.


    There were some treasures on the first five floors of the tower, but they had almost been collected. As a result, he didn¡¯t find anything valuable, but it was less dangerous.


    It was different with the sixth floor, which was packed with demonic beasts of Foundation Establishment and Golden Core. These demonic beasts were special, as if they were bred by a special method by the tower. The blood of these demonic beasts had a strong body-refining effect, which benefited hugely the spiritual power.


    Xiao Jinting felt that his cultivation seemed to have improved, so he planned to advance to the advanced level of Golden Core before he went up to the seventh floor.


    There were quite many Golden Core cultivators staying on the sixth floor like Xiao Jinting. It was said that the seventh floor was more dangerous than the sixth floor. Most Golden Core cultivators were contented with the amount of the treasures on the sixth floor.


    Xiao Jinting thought to himself, ¡°The old man of the Cao family is a bastard, so is the old man of the Ye family.¡±


    Ye Mi said that Cao He would not go too far, but Xiao Jinting met Cao Tong on the sixth floor and got tricked by him. That old man tossed him among the demonic beasts, and Xiao Jinting managed to run away with an escaping talisman. If he had not had so many life-saving methods, he would have got killed.


    Xiao Jinting stayed on the sixth floor because he was reluctant to leave the demonic beasts on the sixth floor and he was afraid to encounter Cao He on the seventh floor.


    Although Xiao Jinting was proud, he knew about the huge gap between a Golden Core and a Nascent Soul.


    A Nascent Soul was far superior to a Golden Core in terms of the spiritual Qi and the attacking speed. Xiao Jinting thought that with his current strength he could not defeat Cao Tong even if he resorted to all the methods. He might rival Cao He after he became a Peak Golden Core.


    Xiao Jinting gritted his teeth and said inwardly, ¡°It¡¯s not too late for a gentleman to take revenge. When I advance to Nascent Soul stage, I will give that old man hell.¡±


    Xiao Jinting roughly calculated the time and found that it had been three months since he entered the Tower of Babel. He couldn¡¯t help worrying about Xu Muan and the others.


    Xiao Jinting thought that Xu Muan should be safe since he was quiet and gentle and would not offend anyone. He was relieved.


    Thinking his lover was the very gentile, Xiao Jinting had not imagined that Xu Muan would make a big commotion in Nebula Island.


    Xiao Jinting collected himself and entered the space, preparing to advance to the advanced level of Golden Core.


    ¡­


    On the seventh floor of the Tower of Babel.


    ¡°Mr. Xiao, I¡¯m very glad to finally see you here.¡±


    Ye Mi looked excited when he saw Xiao Jinting, who didn¡¯t know if he was sincere.


    ¡°Mr. Ye, nice to see you again,¡± Xiao Jinting said with a faint smile when he saw Ye Mi.


    Xiao Jinting was a little surprised that he met an acquaintance right after he got to the seventh floor.


    ¡°Mr. Xiao, your cultivation¡­ you¡¯ve advanced to the advanced levele of Golden Core,¡± said Ye Miao with surprise.


    After Ye Mi reached the seventh floor, he heard that Xiao Jinting was stuck with the demonic beasts, thinking that Xiao Jinting was dead. He pitied him for a while and forgot him behind. Death was too common in the Tower of Babel, and no one knew what would happen in next second.


    Ye Mi did not expect to see Xiao Jinting again, and he was surprised that the latter had made advancement.


    Xiao Jinting had killed Elder Yuyao when he was a Medium Golden Core, and he should be more powerful now that he had advanced to the advanced level of Golden Core.


    Looking at the young man in front of him, Ye Mi felt sad about his own old age.


    ¡°Sorry, I didn¡¯t expect Senior Cao to actually¡­¡± Ye Mi had never imagined that a Nascent Soul like Cao He would attack Xiao Jinting.


    Xiao Jinting waved his hand and said, ¡°Don¡¯t talk about this anymore.¡± His current strength was inferior to that of Cao He. If the news that Cao He had pushed him to the demonic beast with murderous intention spread out, Xiao Jinting would be in trouble.


    ¡°Senior Cao used to be quite broad-minded. I don¡¯t know what has happened to him this time. Maybe his concubines persuaded him to do so!¡±


    Ye Mi said seriously, which made Xiao Jinting feel a little strange.


    ¡°Mr. Ye, what is the situation on the seventh floor?¡± Xiao Jinting changed the topic.


    ¡°This seventh floor is a space of small rocks.¡±


    Xiao Jinting noticed that the seventh floor was filled with small rocks, which moved extremely fast without a pattern.


    Ye Mi said slowly, ¡°Mr. Xiao, you think the small rocks are moving very fast, but we are at the entrance of the seventh floor, and they actually move slower here.¡±


    ¡°The closer to the center, the more violent the rock storm gets. The small rocks move the fastest in the center, and they could easily pierce the body of a Golden Core cultivator at the advanced level. The entrance to the eighth floor is in the center of the space.¡±


    ¡°Nascent Soul cultivators move much faster than Golden Cores, and they are able to detect the moving pattern of the small rocks to dodge them in time.¡±


    ¡°The physique of a Nascent Soul is much stronger than a Golden Core. Those rocks that could easily kill the Golden Core could only cause limited injury to the Nascent Soul even if they hit him. In general, only the Nascent Soul cultivators could make it to the center of the storm and enter the eighth floor.¡±


    Xiao Jinting looked at Ye Mi and asked in confusion, ¡°Mr. Ye, are you injured?¡±


    At first, Xiao Jinting didn¡¯t notice it. After he talked with Ye Mi for a while, he sensed his weakness.


    Xiao Jinting thought to himself, ¡°Ye Mi must have entered the storm and got injured, so he retreated to this safer place.¡±

 Chapter 331

    Ye Mi abruptly tightened his jaw.


    Noticing that Ye Mi was nervous, Xiao Jinting smiled and asked casually, ¡°Mr. Ye, what¡¯s good about the seventh floor?¡±


    ¡°There are treasure boxes in the center of the storm. The treasure boxes are very strange. No matter how violent the storm is, they are stay there without moving. However, it is not easy to collect the treasure boxes in the storm. The more you go to the center, the more precious the treasure boxes are.¡±


    Ye Mi¡¯s words excited Xiao Jinting, who asked, ¡°Mr.t Ye, what¡¯s in the treasure boxes?¡±


    Ye Mi relaxed a bit at sight of Xiao Jinting¡¯s excitement, saying, ¡°This tower is very strange. After the cultivators died in the tower, their belongings would be taken away by the tower. There were the treasures of the dead cultivators or from the tower in those boxes.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was a little surprised. ¡°The tower automatically collects the effects of the deceased cultivators. Is there a tower spirit here?¡±


    Chen Xu had told him that some powerful magic weapons could produce their own spirit. However, most of the magic weapons that could produce the spirit were from ancient times. He had not heard of any weapon refiner who could refine a magic weapon with spirit.


    Ye Mi shook his head and said, ¡°I have no idea.¡±


    Xiao Jinting touched his chin and said thoughtfully, ¡°Mr. Ye, so this is how the seventh floor is. Do you know about the eighth floor?¡±


    Ye Miao frowned and said, ¡°I don¡¯t know about it.¡±


    ¡°But I heard that eight out of the ten Nascent Souls that went up to the eighth floor went mad, and it took them many years to come back to their senses. There used to be a Nascent Soul who went to the eighth floor and got so crazy that he killed all his family members.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was dumbfounded. It was incredible.


    ¡°It is said that there are not many valuable things on the eighth floor. The real good thing is on the ninth floor. I heard that in the center of the ninth floor is a tripod, in which there are countless treasures. However, no one is able to approach it, let alone collect it,¡± Ye Mi said.


    Xiao Jinting asked, ¡°No one can collect it?¡±


    Ye Miao nodded and said, ¡°I don¡¯t know what that means, but no one can collect it.¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded, ¡°Oh, I see.¡±


    Ye Mi was afraid that Xiao Jinting would hurt him when he was injured, so he tried his best to answered all the questions. After Xiao Jinting knew what he wanted to know, he left Ye Mi.


    ¡­


    After that, Xiao Jinting stepped into the storm. Countless small rocks fell from above like shooting stars, and he carefully dodged.


    Xiao Jinting found that although the rocks seemed to move without any patterns, he could guess the moving pattern with his soul force and thus dodge.


    He kept working up his soul force, which was consumed quickly. Fortunately, the Soul Refining water could restore the soul force in time.


    The storm would get unusually violent where the treasure boxes were located. Of course, the more intense the storm was, the quality of the trophies in the treasure box would be higher.


    Even though he was careful, Xiao Jinting was hit by a fast falling rock.


    Xiao Jinting gritted his teeth and avoided the other rocks, putting a treasure box into his space ring.


    Xiao Jinting touched the spot that was hit by the rock and rubbed his nose. He was wearing a magical vestment made of Green Vigorous Spirit Bamboo, which protected him when the rock hit him.


    ¡°Xiao Jinting.¡±


    Xiao Jinting looked at the man, who was at the advanced level of Golden Core. He looked like a cultivator from the Xie family of the Business Alliance.


    Xie Jin looked at Xiao Jinting in astonishment. He saw it clearly when the rock hit Xiao Jinting, and he thought he was seriously injured. To his surprise, Xiao Jinting looked fine.


    Golden Core cultivators had limited soul force, and they could not stay long in the violent storm, so they had to retreat to quieter place for recuperation once in a while. When their soul force was recovered, they resumed looking for more treasure boxes.


    Ye Mi had to take a rest, so did Xie Jin.


    ¡°Hello, Mr. Xie.¡±


    Xie Jin looked at Xiao Jinting and said in surprise, ¡°You weren¡¯t killed by Cao He.¡±


    A cultivator of the Xie family saw Cao He push Xiao Jinting and told Xie Jin when he met him. Therefore, Xie Jin was surprised to see Xiao Jinting safe and sound.


    ¡°I should have known it. You can¡¯t possibly die since you were able to kill Elder Yuyao. Wow, you¡¯ve advanced to the advanced level of Golden Core,¡± Xie Jin said with surprise.


    Xiao Jinting smiled and said, ¡°I was lucky.¡±


    ¡°Cao He is on this floor. Be careful,¡± Xie Jin said.


    ¡°What hasn¡¯t Senior Cao gone to the eighth floor yet?¡±


    Xie Jin smiled bitterly and said, ¡°It¡¯s not easy to go to the eighth floor. The stair going up to the eighth floor is in the center of the storm. Besides, the eighth floor is not a good place. Many of those who had been there went crazy.¡±


    Xiao Jinting narrowed his eyes. Xie Jin said the same things as Ye Mi. There seemed not to be anything good on the eighth floor. According to Ye Mi, many Nascent Souls went up to the eighth floor because that was the only way to go up to the ninth floor.


    Rumor had it that there was a tripod on the ninth floor with incredible treasures inside. However, this tripod couldn¡¯t be collected.


    ¡°I¡¯m leaving now. Take good care.¡± Xie Jin left with a talisman.


    Xiao Jinting continued to explore the center of the storm.


    Xie Jin looked back at Xiao Jinting with a faint smile.


    He thought to himself, ¡°It¡¯s stupid of Cao He to offend such a powerful enemy. Xiao Jinting didn¡¯t die, and he has advanced to the advanced level of Golden Core. If he advances to Nascent Soul, he might kill the Cao family.¡±


    Xie Jin walked in the storm for a while and met Ye Mi.


    ¡°Hello, Mr. Ye.¡±


    Ye Mi smiled and said, ¡°This storm is too violent. I am too old to stay long. I think I¡¯d better go down to the sixth floor.¡±


    Xie Jin nodded and said, ¡°Yeah, the space storm is too violent. If we don¡¯t pay attention to it, we could die. Some of the treasure boxes that we manage to collect have no valuable things inside.¡±


    Ye Mi nodded and agreed, ¡°Yeah!¡±


    ¡°By the way, I just met Xiao Jinting. That chap seems to be doing fine in the storm!¡± Xie Jin said with admiration.


    ¡°Yeah, he¡¯s not only lucky, but also powerful.¡± Ye Mi thought to himself, ¡°Ye Jinlan has an eye for talents. I chose Xiao Jinting because I had no other options, but I didn¡¯t expect him to be so powerful. I¡¯m old, and my eyes are not as sharp as my granddaughter.¡±

 Chapter 332

    Xiao Jinting continued to explore in the rock storm and gradually detected the pattern.


    To avoid the attack of rocks in the storm, three things were needed: powerful soul force, strong physique, and flexible movements.


    Xiao Jinting¡¯s soul force had been improved by many methods, and he was similar to a Nascent Soul. His body was refined by the Heavenly Demon Body Refining Manual and was thus extremely tough.


    Xiao Jinting gradually approached the center of the rock storm. Along the way, He met many demonic beasts.


    There was a crab the size of a fingernail, and he thought it was an insect before he looked carefully.


    He found that it was the crab that he saw outside the tower. The demonic carb shrank to such a small size to avoid being hit by the rocks.


    Xiao Jinting also met a transformed demonic beast with blue hair and evil eyes.


    When Xiao Jinting saw it, he moved far away.


    He collected quite some treasure boxes along the way. He found that there were stripes of different colors on the treasure boxes. The more colors, the more precious were the treasure in the boxes.


    With his jade space, Xiao Jinting had seen many good things, so he didn¡¯t care much about most of the treasures he collected in the tower. He had collected more than forty treasure boxes along the way, and only the things in the six-colored treasure boxes appealed to him.


    Anyway, Xiao Jinting collected all the treasure boxes he could get along the way.


    As far as he was concerned, there were at most seven colors on the treasure boxes. However, he only managed to collect one six-colored box.


    ¡°A Golden Core has actually come here too.¡± He heard a surprised voice.


    Xiao Jinting saw a woman standing in the storm, and the rocks flew past her.


    Xiao Jinting narrowed his eyes. The woman had changed the moving pattern of the rocks instead of avoiding them.


    Long Xue looked at Xiao Jinting and narrowed her eyes, saying thoughtfully, ¡°Although you¡¯re just at the advanced level of Golden Core, your soul force is very strong!¡±


    Xiao Jinting smiled awkwardly, ¡°Senior, thank you.¡±


    He groaned inwardly at sight of Long Xue, thinking it was a calamity to meet the female demonic beast who killed others like flies.


    Long Xue abruptly appeared in front of Xiao Jinting and pulled his sleeve. ¡°Your soul force is still strong. Do you have anything to restore your soul force? Give it to me.¡±


    Xiao Jinting gingerly took out a bottle of Soul Refining Water and handed it over. ¡°Senior, here you are.¡±


    Long Xue took a sip of the Soul Refining Water and said with satisfaction, ¡°Not bad.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said flatteringly, ¡°I¡¯m glad that you like it. This is my private collection, and that¡¯s all I have.¡±


    Long Xue sneered, ¡°Really? It¡¯s typical of you humans. You are very cunning and invent a lot evil things.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was speechless.


    ¡°Senior, why don¡¯t you go to the eighth floor?¡± Xiao Jinting asked.


    ¡°It¡¯s not that simple. The space storm leading to the eighth floor is violent. Even the Nascent Soul would be seriously injured or killed if he is sucked into the storm.¡± Long Xue said.


    Xiao Jinting blinked and said, ¡°Does that mean you can¡¯t go to the eighth floor?¡±


    ¡°Well, every other year, the space storm at the entrance will gradually subside. In two months, the storm will probably subside. Don¡¯t you know about it?¡± Long Xue looked at Xiao Jinting with contempt.


    Xiao Jinting smiled awkwardly, ¡°I don¡¯t know.¡±


    Long Xue nodded and said, ¡°That¡¯s right. You¡¯re just a Golden Core, and it¡¯s normal that you don¡¯t have the information. Even though you are just a Golden Core, you are much better than cultivators of your level since you made it here.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was alarmed, saying, ¡°Senior, I¡¯m just an ordinary Golden Core.¡±


    Long Xue chuckled and said, ¡°That¡¯s right. You look a little stronger than an ordinary Golden Core, but the difference between ants and stronger ants isn¡¯t big.¡±


    Xiao Jinting smiled awkwardly and thought to himself, ¡°This woman actually says I¡¯m an ant. However, this is not surprising. She is at the advanced level of Nascent Soul, so she is arrogant and thinks lightly of others.¡±


    ¡°Do you want to go to the eighth floor?¡± Long Xue asked.


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said without thinking, ¡°Yes.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll take you with me,¡± Long Xue said.


    Xiao Jinting asked in confusion, ¡°Senior, why do you help me?¡±


    ¡°Because I¡¯m bored,¡± Long Xue said.


    Xiao Jinting was speechless. He followed Long Xue nervously. He didn¡¯t believe that Long Xue took him along because she was bored. If he couldn¡¯t figure out her purpose, He had to put on his guard against Long Xue.


    ¡°Long Xue, where did you find this toy boy? This kind of person is useless, and he easily dies. I am far better than him. Don¡¯t you like to be my princess?¡± A blue-haired cultivator saw Long Xue and laughed.


    Long Xue sneered and said, ¡°To be your princess? Fu Li, I know what you are coveting.¡±


    Xiao Jinting frowned. Long Xue had the bloodline of the dragon family, so it was very beneficial to cultivate with her.


    ¡°What are you talking about? Your bloodline is noble, but mine is not bad. I am much better than this delicate toy boy.¡± As he spoke, the blue-haired cultivator released his spiritual power to test Xiao Jinting. The oppressive spiritual power attacked Xiao Jinting, who couldn¡¯t help but groan.


    Long Xue released her pressure to ward off the blue-haired man¡¯s attack.


    ¡°Long Xue, he¡¯s just a Golden Core male cultivator. He isn¡¯t handsome. Why do you protect him like this?¡± The blue-haired cultivator said grumpily.


    ¡°Fu Li, cut it out. I keep him because he¡¯s of use to me.¡±

 Chapter 333

    The blue-haired man looked at Xiao Jinting and examined him. ¡°Are you thinking of taking him to the eighth floor? This guy is too weak. Shall I catch you a Nascent Soul?¡±


    Long Xue shook her head and said, ¡°A Golden Core is enough. It¡¯s hard to control a Nascent Soul.¡±


    The blue-haired man said indifferently, ¡°Long Xue, why do you fear a human Nascent Soul that I could kill with one hand? This guy looks like a lame duck. Can he do that?¡±


    Long Xue glanced at Xiao Jinting and said, ¡°I think so. His physique is not bad.¡±


    The blue-haired man pouted and said, ¡°Is that all?¡±


    ¡°I brought Long Jiao, but he died. He¡¯s useless, same as his father, ¡°Long Xue said with disdain.


    Xiao Jinting frowned. From their conversation he could easily guess that Long Xue chose him with ulterior motives.


    Fu Li and Long Xue didn¡¯t talk secretly, as neither of them took him seriously, thinking he could not escape even if he knew the truth.


    Xiao Jinting silently stood there, listening to their reckless conversation with bitterness.


    ¡­


    Long Xue and Fu Li took Xiao Jinting towards the center of the storm.


    Long Xue and Fu Li collected a lot of treasure boxes with six or seven colors, ignoring those with five colors.


    Xiao Jinting occasionally collected some boxes with five colors.


    After more than a month, the three of them finally reached the center of the storm. Cao He was displeased to see Xiao Jinting standing behind Long Xue and Fu Li.


    Xiao Jinting guessed that if Long Xue and Fu Li hadn¡¯t been with him, Cao He would have accused him of staying with the demonic beasts. Now that he was behind Long Xue and Fu Li, Cao He had to stifle his anger.


    Xiao Jinting felt better at sight of Cao He¡¯s grave face.


    The demonic beasts were more powerful on Nebula Island, and human Nascent Souls had to lower their heads in front of the transformed demonic beasts.


    Xiao Jinting felt bitter. He was a human, but he hid behind the demonic beasts for their protection. However, the demonic beasts had ill intention towards him.


    Xiao Jinting stood on one side and waited silently. The rock storm at the entrance was very strong. If a Golden Core entered now, he would be shattered into pieces.


    A few days later, the storm gradually subsided. The Nascent Soul cultivators who had been waiting outside the storm all leaped into the entrance and entered the eighth floor.


    As soon as he entered the eighth floor, Xiao Jinting felt a strong sense of stagnation.


    Awed by the ability of the demonic beasts, the several human Nascent Souls scattered away, and the transformed demonic beasts didn¡¯t chase after them.


    Xiao Jinting wanted to leave, but he knew Long Xue wouldn¡¯t let him, so he waited obediently.


    The sky was grey and Xiao Jinting could not work up his spiritual power.


    ¡°This damn place,¡± Fu Li cursed resentfully.


    Xiao Jinting frowned. In this place, the spiritual Qi couldn¡¯t be used, and he had the helpless feeling as an ordinary man.


    He frowned and felt the Qi in the sky, which was filled with a strange aura, much more violent than the spiritual Qi. He guessed that it might be demonic Qi.


    Xiao Jinting heard that there was a race called the Demon in this world, and they liked to live in sunless places and cultivate by absorbing demonic Qi.


    After Xiao Jinting practiced the Heavenly Demon Body Refining Manual, he found that this method was very strange. It did not seem to be a human method but a demon one. As he practiced, the materials needed were getting weird.


    Xiao Jinting secretly tried to use the Heavenly Demon Body Refining Method to refine the demonic Qi in the sky, and unexpectedly it worked.


    Xiao Jinting looked at Fu Li and Long Xue beside him without saying anything.


    ¡°Let¡¯s go,¡± Long Xue said to Xiao Jinting.


    Fu Li snorted and walked beside Long Xue.


    Xiao Jinting found that Long Xue and Fu Li were both walking, and he realized that it was difficult to use spiritual power on the eighth floor, so he could not use the Imperial Wind Art.


    Xiao Jinting frowned. The Imperial Wind Art couldn¡¯t be used, and the eighth floor was very big. It was difficult to find the entrance to the ninth floor.


    Xiao Jinting looked at Long Xue and Fu Li. If he couldn¡¯t use his spiritual Qi, then cultivation level didn¡¯t count in this place. In this way, the difference between himself and Long Xue and Fu Li was not very big.


    Fu Li gave Xiao Jinting an evil smile and said, ¡°Chap, what is the wicked idea on your mind?¡±


    Xiao Jinting said awkwardly, ¡°Senior, you must be joking. What idea can I have?¡±


    Fu Li smiled gloomily and said, ¡°You¡¯d better not. You¡¯re far inferior to us, so behave yourself.¡±


    ¡°Senior, you¡¯re right,¡± Xiao Jinting said flatteringly. Long Xue and Fu Li were both cultivators at the advanced level of Nascent Soul. Besides, they were transformed demonic beasts. Therefore, their physique must be very strong.

 Chapter 334

    Xiao Jinting followed Long Xue and Fu Li on the eighth floor for more than a month and found nothing.


    A gust of cold wind blew, and Xiao Jinting quickly sensed the danger.


    Long Xue grabbed Xiao Jinting and threw him ahead. Xiao Jinting was caught off guard, angry that Long Xue used him to ward off the danger.


    The cold wind enveloped Xiao Jinting, who felt he was bound by an invisible force.


    In an instant, Xiao Jinting realized that why Long Xue took him along.


    Surrounded by the cold air, Xiao Jinting suddenly thought of the tribe of Ghost mentioned in the Heavenly Demon Body Refining Manual.


    The Ghost was one type of the Demon. It had no form and was good at seizing bodies.


    The Heaven Demon Body Refining Manual had mentioned this tribe, and Xiao Jinting later made a thorough investigation. The Ghost used to be rampant in the ancient times, and it had snatched the bodies of countless races.


    Eyes darkening, Xiao Jinting seemed to see Xu Muan, Xiao Xiaodong, Xiao Xiaofan, and Xiao Xiaojin being chased and killed in front of him while he could do nothing to save them.


    His mind was in a whirl. He looked back and saw vaguely that Long Xue and Fu Li had retreated not far away to watch.


    Xiao Jinting used a teleportation talisman and left.


    Long Xue and Fu Li were shocked to find that Xiao Jinting had suddenly disappeared.


    ¡°He is gone. He seemed to have used a talisman and ran away,¡± Fu Li said.


    Long Xue frowned and said suspiciously, ¡°Talismans doesn¡¯t work in this place.¡±


    Fu Li narrowed his eyes and said, ¡°I didn¡¯t expect this Golden Core to be so cunning. Has his body been snatched?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t think so. It shouldn¡¯t be that fast,¡± Long Xue said.


    ¡°So he had planned this long ago?¡± When Xiao Jinting was attacked, he used the talisman. If he had not seen it coming, he would not have reacted so quickly.


    Long Xue¡¯s face darkened.


    Fu Li explored with his soul force and shook his head, ¡°I can¡¯t find him.¡±


    He was depressed. If they had been somewhere else, Xiao Jinting could not have escaped with a few teleportation talismans from the searching of his soul force. However, the eighth floor of the tower not only restricted the spiritual power but also the soul force of the cultivators.


    After Xiao Jinting used the teleportation talisman, he sighed in relief when he saw that Long Xue and Fu Li didn¡¯t chase him.


    When he was with Long Xue, Xiao Jinting used the Heavenly Demon Body Refining Method to absorb some demonic power. Afraid to arouse suspicion, he was very careful and didn¡¯t absorb too much. He worked hard for more than a month and had absorbed the power to use a teleportation talisman.


    Xiao Jinting opened his eyes and saw a grey bead lying quietly in his palm.


    Xiao Jinting let out a sigh of relief. The Ghost in ancient times was rampant. Many noble tribes had been eliminated. The ghost had once snatched bodies of some human Deity Transformation cultivators and caused an internal strife within the humans. Noble demonic beasts were no exception.


    How did the Ghosts get extinct? Someone invented a Soul-refining Manual.


    The Ghost was purely a soul before it snatched bodies, so it had no resistance against Soul Refining Method. Many people found that after it was killed by Soul Refining Method, the Ghost would turn into a Soul Bead, which was beneficial to the soul.


    It takes very strong soul force for a Nascent Soul cultivator to advance to Deity Transformation. However, it was very difficult to strengthen the soul force. After the humans found out that the soul bead of the Ghost could strengthen the soul force, the Ghost suffered slaughter of a thousand years. As a result, the Ghost had disappeared for a million years.


    Xiao Jinting did not expect that there were Ghosts in the Tower of Babel.


    When the Ghost seized the body, it would first disturb the victim¡¯s mind and create the scene dreaded the most by the victim before it launched an attack.


    From the Heavenly Demon Body Refining Manual, Xiao Jinting had learned how to collect the soul of the Ghost, so he easily killed the Ghost that attempted to seize his body.


    Xiao Jinting took a deep breath and absorbed the dense demonic Qi.


    Xiao Jinting smiled. His guess was right. The eighth floor was filled with demonic Qi. The Heavenly Demon Body Refining Manual was actually a demon cultivation method, which included the way to absorb demonic Qi and refine the body.


    When he escaped from Long Xue and Fu Li, he used a talisman. In fact, the amount of spiritual Qi he could use here was too limited to activate a talisman. Therefore he activated the talisman with demonic Qi, which he had absorbed during the one month with Long Xue.


    After escaping from Long Xue, Xiao Jinting breathed a sigh of relief. He felt that Long Xue must have guessed that he had a secret. The reason that she didn¡¯t do anything to him was because he was still useful to her.


    If he continued to stay with Long Xue, she might turn against him sooner or later.


    Xiao Jinting flew towards a mine. Looking at the piles of demonic stones, Xiao Jinting was excited. Ye Mi was an idiot, saying there was nothing good on the eighth floor. Wasn¡¯t such a huge demonic stone mine a treasure? He was ignorant!


    The effect of demon stones on the Demon was equivalent to that of spiritual stones on cultivators.


    In the Heavenly Demon Practicing Manual that Xiao Jinting cultivated, there was a way to absorb demonic Qi.


    Xiao Jinting put all the demonic stones into his space and hid himself in the cultivation room of the jade space.


    He smiled, thinking that although spiritual power could not be used on the eighth floor, demonic power worked. If he had sufficient demonic power, he could activate Imperial Wind Art to look for the entrance to the ninth floor.


    ¡­

 Chapter 335

    After Xiao Jinting disappeared, Long Xue anxiously searched for him in vain.


    ¡°This Golden Core is good at hiding, ¡± Fu Li said sullenly.


    Long Xue said ruefully, ¡°I was careless. I should have set a restriction on him.¡±


    Fu Li looked at Long Xue suspiciously and said, ¡°Why did you choose that guy? Not because he is handy, right?¡±


    ¡°His physique is very strong,¡± Long Xue said lightly.


    Fu Li sneered, ¡°I can¡¯t see that.¡±


    Long Xue glanced at Fu Li and said, ¡°You are a Dragon and Turtle, born with strong defense. But that guy is a human. He is only a Golden Core, but his physique is close to that of a Nascent Soul, so I guess his cultivation method is very special.¡±


    Fu Li squinted and said, ¡°Really?¡±


    Long Xue gritted her teeth. She didn¡¯t expect Xiao Jinting to run away under her nose. She felt a strong vitality in Xiao Jinting, which was stronger than the spiritual herb of ten thousand years old. It was a vague feeling that she could not explain.


    ¡°When Xiao Jinting escaped just now, he didn¡¯t seem to use spiritual Qi,¡± Fu Li said.


    Long Xue hesitated, ¡°You mean¡­?¡±


    ¡°What do you think? I don¡¯t believe that you have no speculations about this place. If I¡¯m right, this place is similar to the Demon Realm, where demonic Qi instead of spiritual power can be used. Xiao Jinting should have the cultivation method of the Demon,¡± Fu Li said coldly.


    Long Xue narrowed her eyes and said, ¡°We have to find him quickly. The amount of demonic Qi he can use now is limited. It will be troublesome if he raises the demonic Qi to the Golden Core level.¡±


    Fu Li said indifferently, ¡°What are you afraid of? Even if we can¡¯t use the spiritual energy, we can easily deal with a cultivator at the advanced level of Golden Core.¡±


    ¡°If we can catch him and get the method from him, we will be able to move freely here,¡± Long Xue said.


    Fu Li nodded and said, ¡°You are right.¡±


    Xiao Jinting stayed in the jade space for more than eight months. With the foundation of his original cultivation, he made great progress. It had been eight months outside, but in the jade space, it had been three years.


    The demonic stones that he collected were exhausted, and the demonic Qi in his body had advanced to the medium level of Golden Core.


    Xiao Jinting stretched his body and decided to find the Ghosts on the eighth floor.


    Soul Refining Water had the effect of restoring the soul force, but it could not strengthen it, while the Ghost presented a good opportunity.


    The ghost is a pure soul, and its soul force was strong. However, it was not dangerous to encounter a Ghost now that he had known its weakness.


    Long Xue and Fu Li were searching for the entrance to the ninth floor while looking for Xiao Jinting, but they found nothing.


    ¡°Where did this guy go?¡± Long Xue said.


    Fu Li squinted and said, ¡°Did he die somewhere?¡±


    Long Xue shook her head and said, ¡°No, that man is very cunning. How can he die so easily?¡±


    Fu Li nodded and said, ¡°You are right.¡±


    ¡­


    Cao He held the magic weapon and walked carefully on the eighth floor together with the two Nascent Souls of the Xie and Miao families.


    ¡°The female devil of the dragon clan seems to be looking for Xiao Jinting. It looks like he has escaped from her,¡± Xie Cheng said.


    Miao Qing smiled and said casually, ¡°Xiao Jinting is really interesting. I didn¡¯t expect that he could escape from Long Xue. This guy must have a secret.¡±


    ¡°Spiritual power can¡¯t be used here. Otherwise, he would not have been able to escape,¡± Cao He said disdainfully.


    ¡°Let¡¯s not talk about Xiao Jinting. Hurry up and find the entrance. If we stay here, I¡¯ll go crazy,¡± Xie Cheng said impatiently.


    The Ghost was good at seizing bodies, but it was not easy to occupy the body of a Nascent Soul.


    After the Ghost attacked the victim, it would create the most terrible illusion for him. It was a huge burden for the Nascent Soul to be pestered by such illusions repeatedly.


    Although the body of a Nascent Soul Cultivator would not be seized by the ghosts, he would have a chaos of mind for a while after going out.


    However, with the exploration of generations of Nascent Souls, the cultivators of Nebula Island gradually found a way to deal with the Ghost. For example, Cao He and the others had taken thunder crystals, which could ward off the Ghost.


    ¡°Xiao Jinting seems to be evil since he stays with the two demonic beasts of the dragon clan,¡± Cao He said.


    Xie Cheng smiled and said, ¡°That might not be true. Perhaps he was forced.¡±


    Cao He snorted softly. At first, he didn¡¯t plan to kill Xiao Jinting. When he met Xiao Jinting on the sixth floor, he felt that Xiao Jinting was an eyesore, so he casually pushed Xiao Jinting to the demonic beasts. He had thought it was the end of it, but to his surprise, Xiao Jinting survived.


    Later, he saw that Xiao Jinting followed Long Xue and had advanced to the advanced level of Golden Core.


    Cao He started to think of killing Xiao Jinting. He had pushed him and become his enemy. Considering the cultivation speed of Xiao Jinting, the Cao family would be in trouble if he advanced to Nascent Soul.

 Chapter 336

    Xiao Xiaodong squatted by the lake and grilled a lot of fish.


    Chen Xu chewed on the fish with relish. An ice-blue octopus stayed beside him with a fish on each of its tentacles. It took eight fish to its mouth at the same time, which was incredible.


    The octopus was Chen Xu¡¯s contract beast.


    When Xiao Xiaodong and the others were wandering on the sea, they encountered a Nascent Soul demonic octopus that was attacked by a group of Golden Core sea beasts.


    Generally, the Golden Core sea beast could not rival a Nascent Soul, but the octopus had just given birth and was very weak. Her cultivation level dropped to Golden Core.


    The sea beasts swarmed up to her. Even if the octopus mother had eight tentacles, it was difficult to deal with them. Moreover, she had to protect the newly born octopus, so she was seriously injured.


    Xiao Xiaodong and the others saved the octopus mother when both sides were injured. By the time the octopus mother was rescued, she was dying.


    The pheasant had a talk with the octopus mother, who had to let the baby octopus sign a contract with Chen Xu. The pheasant had the bloodline of the dragon, so he had a natural influence on the demonic beasts. With the persuasion of the pheasant, the contracting went unusually well.


    Before the octopus mother died, she sealed her Nascent Soul core inside the baby octopus.


    With the unique bloodline, the baby octopus got its mother¡¯s core and slowly absorbed the spiritual power from the core. After one year, it advanced to Golden Core.


    Chen Xu liked the small octopus very much. In order to please it, he even learned from Xiao Xiaojin how to grill fish.


    ¡°Father has been away for two years. I wonder how he is doing now,¡± Xiao Xiaodong said worriedly.


    Chen Xu smiled and said, ¡°Uncle Xiao is very capable. When he comes back, he will give you a surprise.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong smiled bitterly and said, ¡°Maybe.¡±


    The octopus suddenly lowered its eight tentacles and let out screams.


    It was naturally sensitive to danger. Once a living thing approached, the small octopus would alarm them.


    Xiao Xiaodong shouted indifferently, ¡°Enemy attack.¡±


    Chen Xu stood up. During the two years after the auction, they had been hunted down by various forces. In the beginning, they would fluster, but now they were used to it. More than seventy Golden Core cultivators had been killed by them, not including the demonic beasts.


    Small insects flew over, and Xiao Xiaodong caught one. ¡°It¡¯s a venomous insect.¡±


    Chen Xu¡¯s small octopus stretched out eight tentacles, grabbing the venomous insects and stuffing them into its mouth.


    ¡­


    At the Ye house.


    ¡°Another three Golden Cores died?¡± Ye Jinlan asked.


    Ye Fang nodded and said, ¡°Yeah. People keep chasing after the Xiao family these two years, and no one has been able to come back alive. Even so, there are still people risking their lives.¡±


    ¡°There are always people who think that they can deal with the Xiao family.¡± This family was misleading the people. They were all at the preliminary level of Golden Core, but they showed the strength of the advanced level.


    After Xiao Xiaojin¡¯s flying bear was exposed, some people were awed by its wasps, so they invited Devil Heavenly Fire, who was excellent in using fire and had refined several kinds of spiritual fire. However, he met Xiao Xiaofan.


    Xiao Xiaofan raised a group of ferocious insects that could eat fire.


    The Ye Family investigated and found that the insects that Xiao Xiaofan raised were Fire Rock Worms, which were ferocious and fed on fire. These insects had obviously mutated, and they were more ferocious than ordinary Fire Rock Worms and could eat spiritual fire. No one knew how they were raised.


    Ye Jinlan didn¡¯t know that Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s Fire Rock Worms were fed with various spiritual herbs. These worms often ate spiritual herbs of a thousand years. As they often fought against each other, the ones that survived were more aggressive.


    Xiao Xiaofan always roasted the Fire Rock Worms with different spiritual fires. The worms not only managed to survive, but they also possessed the ability to swallow spiritual fire.


    Ye Fang narrowed her eyes and said, ¡°These guys are never short of Trump cards.¡± Every time Xiao Xiaodong and the others made their move, they amazed the people with their incredible strength.


    ¡°No matter how many forces attack them, our family should not get involved,¡± Ye Jinlan said solemnly.


    Ye Fang nodded and said, ¡°Understood, Miss.¡±


    These two years, the Ye family had been developing well as they made good use of the auction.


    With the pills bought from Xu Muan, two people in the Ye Family had advanced to Golden Core. As a result, the family became more powerful.


    The other major forces suffered some losses in hunting down the Xiao family, and the Ye family¡¯s position became steadier.


    ¡°Was there the smell of Thunder Flame Walnuts?¡± Ye Jinlan asked.


    Ye Fang nodded and said, ¡°Yes.¡±


    Ye Jinlan was confused. ¡°Where did the Xiao family get so many murderous weapons? It seems they are never short of them.¡±


    ¡°The Thunder Flame Array works only on the Golden Core cultivators and imposes fewer threats to the Nascent Souls. The Xiao family has killed so many Golden Cores and offended almost all the forces on Nebula Island. When the Nascent Souls come out of the Tower of Babel, the Xiao family will be in trouble,¡± Ye Fang said.


    ¡°Well, Grandfather has been in the tower for almost two years.¡±


    Ye Fang nodded and said, ¡°Yeah. I wonder how he is doing there. When the Nascent Souls come out of the tower, the Xiao family would not be that happy.¡±


    Ye Jinlan shook her head. ¡°It¡¯s hard to say.¡±


    Two years ago, many people claimed that Xu Muan and his family would not live for three months. Now it had been two years, and they were safe and sound. In fact, they were progressing. Xu Muan seemed to have advanced, and Chen Xu had contracted a powerful demonic beast.


    ¡­


    At the Miao house.


    Miao Han read the message on his hand and said, ¡°Even Devil Heavenly Poison is dead. Xu Muan is impressive.¡±


    ¡°Devil Heavenly Poison raised a nest of poisonous worms and venomous insects, which were powerful. Unexpectedly, he failed,¡± Miao He said in disappointment.


    ¡°There¡¯s nothing strange about this. Xu Muan has the Golden-headed Red Tailed Scorpions left by Xiao Jinting. They¡¯re ancient poisonous insects, superior to those of Devil Heavenly Poison,¡± Miao Han said slowly.


    Miao He frowned and said, ¡°Cousin, in my opinion, our family should not get involved in this anymore.¡±


    Miao Han frowned. All the major forces suffered the losses in the operation to kill Xu Muan. The Miao family had lost three Golden Cores. If they stopped now, they could never recover the loss. If they continued, they could not defeat the Xiao family.


    Xu Muan and the others were very cunning. They fought hard when they saw the chance of winning, and they ran away if they might lose the battle.


    ¡°We¡¯ve already lost three Golden Cores. It¡¯s too late to stop now,¡± Miao Han said.


    Miao He sighed and said, ¡°If Grandfather is here, he will be able to defeat them.¡±


    Miao Han smiled and said, ¡°Of course.¡± However, if their grandfather came out of the Tower of Babel, other Nascent Souls also came out. It was hard to say who would have the Xiao family.


    ¡­


    At the Xie house.


    ¡°Three more died. Xu Muan has made such a great achievement. They might be laughing out loud now.¡± Xie Linlin shook her head.


    Thoughts raced across Xie Jinyan¡¯s mind. In just two years, Xu Muan and the others had offended all the major forces in Nebula Island, but the storytellers treated them as legends.


    ¡°How did they know where Xu Muan was?¡± Xie Jinyan asked.


    Xie Linlin shrugged and said, ¡°They seemed to expose themselves.¡±


    ¡°Do you think they did it on purpose?¡±


    ¡°Cousin, what are you thinking about? Why did they expose themselves on purpose?¡±


    ¡°Why are you so surprised? Xu Muan is looking for opportunities for his family to practice, so he exposed their whereabouts and the Golden Core went to them,¡± Xie Jinyan said.


    Xie Linlin said with surprise, ¡°Impossible. If that¡¯s the case, Xu Muan is crazy.¡±


    Xie Jin Yan pouted and said, ¡°Aren¡¯t they nuts? So many Golden Cores have been killed by them, and the treasures they left behind are significant, not to mention what Xu Muan has already got in his hands.¡±


    ¡­


    On a deserted mountain.


    Xiao Xiaodong looked at Xiao Xiaofan and Lei Xuan with a frown and said, ¡°Recently it seems a big dangerous. Don¡¯t run around.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan nodded and said quickly, ¡°Okay.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong rolled his eyes. His younger brother was quick to make promise, but he was also quick at forgetting things.


    ¡°Where did you go? To the storyteller?¡± Xiao Xiaodong asked.


    Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s eyes lit up at the mention of storyteller. ¡°Yeah. Big Brother, you don¡¯t know how interesting that old storyteller is.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong smiled and asked, ¡°Why?¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan said triumphantly, ¡°He said that I am talented. I started to talk when I was one month old, I knew thousands of words when I was one year old, and I could read various books at the age of three.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong rolled his eyes and said, ¡°Did you secretly give that old man a spiritual stone? Why did he flatter you?¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan had suffered a brain trauma from high fever. He only cared about food before he turned three. He was enlightened late and did not know how to absorb Qi. Later, Xiao Xiaodong used food to lure him, and Xiao Xiaofan started to absorb Qi. That storyteller was telling a big lie.


    Xiao Xiaofan said disapprovingly, ¡°No! Big Brother, don¡¯t guess it wrong. He admires me, so he praises me so much. He even praised me for other things.¡±


    ¡°What is it?¡± asked Xiao Xiaodong.


    ¡°He also said that I am the reincarnation of the God of Fire. I was very strong at the age of three and killed a tiger with bare hands,¡± Xiao Xiaofan said.


    Xiao Xiaodong was speechless. When Xiao Xiaofan was three years old, he seemed to care only about food.


    Xiao Xiaofan looked at Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s grim face and said, ¡°Brother, don¡¯t be jealous. He even praised you.¡±


    ¡°What did he praise me?¡± asked Xiao Xiaodong.


    ¡°He said that you are charming and could screw nine women in one night,¡± Xiao Xiaofan said.


    Xiao Xiaodong was lost for words.


    The pheasant on Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s shoulder squawked, ¡°This old man thinks highly of your brother. He is still a virgin!¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong was exasperated.


    Xiao Xiaofan smiled. ¡°That old man is quite good. I gave him a reward.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong was dumbfounded. Xiao Xiaofan was obsessive with money, and the old man managed to get money from his brother. This old man was not simple.

 Chapter 337

    At the Green Cloud Immortal Sect.


    Qiu Yun was drinking wine with a faint smile. Wei Li asked, ¡°Mr. Qiu, what¡¯s up?¡±


    Qiu Yun¡¯s smile broadened. ¡°I¡¯m happy.¡±


    Wei Li looked at Qiu Yun and asked in confusion, ¡°Are you happy that Mr. Mu completed the cultivation of Nine Yang Burning Heaven Manual?¡±


    Qiu Yun¡¯s face darkened, and he said sullenly, ¡°Mu Yun has completed his cultivation of the manual, but it is none of my business. Why should I feel happy?¡±


    Wei Li asked, ¡°Mr. Qiu, then why¡­?¡±


    ¡°Qiao Xiang got married, but Mr. Chen didn¡¯t come to pester me. It¡¯s such a joyful thing.¡± Qiu Yun thought to himself, ¡°Chen Lifeng might not come to bug me from now on since he didn¡¯t come this time. It¡¯s such a relief.¡±


    ¡°Mr. Xiao has been away for more than twenty years. I wonder how he is doing now.¡± Wei Li sighed.


    ¡°Xiao Jinting should be leading a carefree life, and he might have more children.¡± Qiu Yun thought indignantly, ¡°Xiao Jinting escaped and left me behind to be questioned repeatedly.¡±


    ¡°Mr. Qiu, are you envious of Mr. Xiao?¡±


    ¡°Why do you say that?¡±


    ¡°Are you envious that he has many children?¡±


    ¡°Not at all. Children are noisy and annoying.¡±


    Wei Li was speechless.


    ¡°What are you guys talking about?¡± Mu Yun came over and asked.


    Qiu Yun looked at Mu Yun with disgust. Mu Yun was unruffled as he was used to being treated coldly by Qiu Yun.


    ¡°The Green Cloud Immortal Sect actually lets you in every time. Aren¡¯t they afraid that you¡¯re a spy?¡± Chen Lifeng didn¡¯t come anymore, but Mu Yun came to see him every month.


    Mu Yun smiled casually and said, ¡°Being a spy is far beneath my capability.¡±


    Qiu Yun sneered, ¡°That¡¯s true. You are a Nascent Soul. Why does Spiritual Medicine Sect let you out? Aren¡¯t they afraid that you will betray the sect?¡±


    Mu Yun smiled indifferently and said, ¡°No one in Spiritual Medicine Sect can order me now.¡±


    Qiu Yun nodded, ¡°Yeah, you have more power now. What a good thing.¡±


    Wei Li frowned. Every time he listened to the conversation between Qiu Yun and Mu Yun, he felt worried for Qiu Yun.


    Mu Yun glanced at Wei Li and beckoned him to leave. Wei Li left, relieved.


    ¡°Didn¡¯t Mr. Chen come to see you?¡± Mu Yun changed the topic.


    Qiu Yun shook his head, ¡°No. The girl that married Qiao Xiang is named Luo Yuting. She is a pretty girl with good aptitude.¡± The story between Qiao Xiang and Chen Xu had been over long ago. If Chen Lifeng made things difficult for Qiao Xiang, people would think he regretted not marrying his grandson to Qiao Xiang.


    ¡°Mr. Chen must feel bad now,¡± said Qiu Yun. Qiao Xiang was married, but Chen Xu had never been seen since he left.


    ¡°It¡¯s been more than twenty years. I wonder when they will be back. Will they come back?¡± Qiu Yun muttered.


    Mu Yun narrowed his eyes. ¡°It¡¯s been so long, but the Heavenly God Sect hasn¡¯t given up yet.¡±


    ¡­


    On Nebula Island.


    Xiao Xiaofan came out and saw Lei Xuan grill the fish near the fire, his cheeks red.


    ¡°Lei Xuan, your face is so red! Do you still have the hangover from last night?¡± Xiao Xiaofan was confused.


    Lei Xuan shook his head and said, ¡°No, I¡¯m fine. My face is red today.¡± Lei Xuan scratched his head and recalled what he had accidentally beheld, feeling flustered.


    Xiao Xiaofan nodded and asked, ¡°Where¡¯s Xiaodong?¡±


    ¡°He is making babies with Chen Xu. Don¡¯t interrupt them,¡± Lei Xuan said.


    Xiao Xiaofan widened his eyes and said, ¡°Xiaodong and Chen Xu?¡± Although Xiao Xiaofan was slow, he was over thirty and knew what Lei Xuan meant.


    Lei Xuan nodded and said, ¡°Yeah.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan asked, ¡°Why does it happen so suddenly?¡±


    Lei Xuan glanced at Xiao Xiaofan and said, ¡°It¡¯s not too sudden. Your brother is not a young man.¡± Lei Xuan said inwardly, ¡°You are not a young man either.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan glanced at Lei Xuan and met his eyes, his face reddening.


    After so many years, slow as Xiao Xiaofan was, he vaguely knew how Lei Xuan felt for him. Xiao Xiaofan was flustered, muttering, ¡°Xiaodong seems to have liked Chen Xu for a long time, but he didn¡¯t made a move over these years. Why does he suddenly take action?¡±


    Lei Xuan thought for a moment and said, ¡°Perhaps it is because of you.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan was confused, ¡°Because of me? Why?¡±


    ¡°You said that your big brother could screw nine women in one night, and that pheasant said that he was a virgin and an old bachelor,¡± said Lei Xuan.


    Xiao Xiaofan rubbed his nose and said, ¡°Xiaodong easily gets upset.¡±


    Lei Xuan was speechless.


    ¡­

 Chapter 338

    ¡°Daddy, Daddy.¡±


    Xu Muan looked at Xiao Xiaojin¡¯ excited face and asked, ¡°What¡¯s up?¡±


    ¡°Xiaodong and Chen Xu sleep together,¡± Xiao Xiaojin said.


    Xu Muan was delighted. He was born in the Barbarian Continent, where people valued the offspring highly. However, people in Cloud Continent were different. The cultivators valued the achievement instead. They got married only after they made progress in cultivation.


    Xiao Xiaodong and the others were Golden Cores, and they were young.


    Even so, Xu Muan was worried about their marriage.


    Xu Muan said calmly, ¡°Leave them alone.¡± They should have done it long time ago.


    Xu Muan thought that he and Xiao Jinting had slept together in their teens, but Xiao Xiaodong remained a virgin until he was over thirty. Furthermore, Xiao Xiaojin was still childish and remained single.


    Xiao Xiaojin saw that Xu Muan was not surprised, so he said, ¡°Daddy, you¡¯re so calm!¡±


    Xu Muan glanced at Xiao Xiaojin and said, ¡°You¡¯ve experienced too little, so you like to make a fuss. Actually, it¡¯s not a big deal.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin blinked and looked at Xu Muan blankly.


    Xu Muan said awkwardly, ¡°Come on. Leave your brother alone.¡±


    Xu Muan had thought of persuading Xiao Xiaojin to look for a spouse quickly, but he dropped the idea on second thought. They were hunted down by the major forces and lived a dangerous life. It was not easy to find a beloved one, so he decided not to mention it.


    ¡°Daddy, Father has been in the Tower of Babel for two years,¡± Xiao Xiaojin said.


    Xu Muan nodded, ¡°Yeah.¡±


    ¡°Father is coming out soon!¡± Xiao Xiaojin said.


    Xu Muan nodded, ¡°Yeah.¡± Xiao Jinting would come out, so would those Nascent Souls.


    Xiao Xiaojin said in excitement, ¡°If Xiaodong is fast, when father comes out, he will see a new baby in our family.¡±


    Xu Muan rolled his eyes. It was a good thing to have more children, but it would render more difficulties when they tried to run away from the enemies. Anyway, the family had so many Golden Cores, and they would be able to protect a baby.¡±


    ¡­


    On the eighth floor of the Tower of Babel.


    Xiao Jinting went out of the jade space and set his foot in the tower again, feeling he had been reborn.


    He worked up his soul force and found that although his demonic power improved quickly, his soul force was restricted and could not scan the surrounding area.


    He looked for the entrance to the ninth floor. At the same time he hunted the Ghosts and collected their soul beads.


    Now that he could use the demonic power, Xiao Jinting regained his confidence.


    Xiao Jinting was thinking of killing Cao He when they met again, but he gave up on a second thought.


    On one hand, it was not easy to look for him on the eighth floor.


    On the other hand, Cao He was a Nascent Soul after all, and he should have his own method since this was not the first time he had been in the tower.


    Xiao Jinting walked towards the place where the demonic Qi was rich. He thought that the demonic Qi should be the richest at the entrance to the ninth floor since the rock storm was the most violent at entrance to the eighth floor.


    Thinking of this, he walked towards the place where the demonic Qi was the richest. He found that the denser demonic Qi got, the more Ghosts there were. There were different levels of Ghosts. The higher level the Ghost was, the stronger the illusion it made, and the more capable it was of snatching bodies.


    Xiao Jinting moved forward and killed nearly one hundred Ghosts.


    He thought that the Ghosts were intelligent. Some of them knew he had killed their fellows, and they attacked him to avenge. Xiao Jinting killed them all.


    He collected the Ghost soul beads in his space ring.


    On the eighth floor.


    Long Xue frowned and said, ¡°There seems to be less Ghosts.¡±


    ¡°Yeah,¡± Fu Li said.


    They were not afraid of the Ghosts, as both of them were at the advanced level of Nascent Soul and had stronger minds. However, without the disturbance of the Ghosts, they felt much easier.


    ¡°Where have the Ghosts gone?¡± Long Xue asked suspiciously.


    Fu Li squinted and said, ¡°Why do you care about it so much? It¡¯s good that they are gone.¡±


    After Xiao Jinting disappeared, they had been looking for him for a long time, but in vain. Therefore, they focused on looking for the entrance to the ninth floor.


    Xiao Jinting didn¡¯t know where Long Xue and Fu Li were, and he was busy collecting Ghost soul beads.


    He had no idea how much he had relieved the pressure on the people on the eighth floor by collecting the soul beads.


    ¡°Xiao Jinting,¡± Cao He shouted in surprise.


    Xiao Jinting put away the Ghost soul beads in his hand and looked at Cao He and the others.


    He raised his eyebrow slightly. Outside the tower, he would be afraid of them, but he was not scared of them here.


    ¡°Hello, there.¡± Xiao Jinting said lightly.


    Cao He smiled coldly and said, ¡°You are lucky.¡±


    Xiao Jinting smiled calmly and said, ¡°Yes.¡± He had been lucky.


    ¡°You¡¯re not crazy yet,¡± Xie Cheng said in surprise. He narrowed his eyes. After staying on the eighth floor for so long, he was getting muddled. Therefore, he didn¡¯t understand why Xiao Jinting remained sober.


    Xiao Jinting said inwardly, ¡°Crazy? Why do I have to go crazy? You are crazy. I¡¯m very sober.¡±


    ¡°Has he been snatched by the Ghost?¡± Miao Qing asked.


    Xie Cheng shook his head and said, ¡°No, he looks sober.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was speechless.

 Chapter 339

    ¡°Hello.¡± Long Xue and Fu Li came over.


    Seeing Long Xue and Fu Li, Xiao Jinting thought that he went in the right direction. The entrance to the ninth floor should be in the place where the demonic Qi was the richest. Otherwise, these Nascent Souls wouldn¡¯t have gathered here.


    ¡°Mr. Xiao, nice to meet you again.¡± Long Xue sneered and abruptly reached out to grab Xiao Jinting.


    Xiao Jinting used a talisman without demur and fled.


    Long Xue saw Xiao Jinting fly away and exclaimed, ¡°He¡¯s gone. This guy can use his spiritual Qi.¡±


    Fu Li shook his head and said, ¡°It doesn¡¯t look like spiritual Qi. This guy seems to have absorbed the demonic Qi.¡±


    Long Xue was about to chase after Xiao Jinting, but Fu Li stopped her. ¡°Don¡¯t chase him. You can¡¯t catch up with him.¡±


    Long Xue glared at Fu Li, who smiled indifferently and said, ¡°It¡¯s useless glaring at me. I¡¯m telling the truth.¡±


    Long Xue grunted sullenly without retorting.


    ¡°That guy is indeed strange,¡± Long Xue said coldly.


    ¡°No matter how strange he is, he is not as important as the treasures on the ninth floor,¡± Fu Li said seriously.


    Long Xue gritted her teeth and said, ¡°You¡¯re right.¡±


    She glanced at human cultivators and left.


    Cao He and the others exchanged glances.


    ¡°What method did Xiao Jinting use just now?¡± Xie Cheng couldn¡¯t help but ask.


    Miao Qing shook his head and said, ¡°I don¡¯t know.¡± Long Xue was an arrogant demonic beast, and she was shocked by Xiao Jinting. He was awesome.


    ¡°Did you find out about Xiao Jinting¡¯s background?¡± Xie Cheng asked.


    Miao Qing shook his head and said, ¡°He¡¯s just a Golden Core. Although our family investigated on him, we didn¡¯t dig deep.¡±


    Xie Cheng looked at Cao He and said, ¡°Mr. Cao, how much do you know about Xiao Jinting?¡±


    Cao He snorted softly and said, ¡°He¡¯s just a Golden Core, so our family did not investigate on him.¡±


    Xie Cheng smiled disapprovingly and said, ¡°Although he is just a Golden Core, he has excellent methods. Mr. Cao, your family seems to have suffered some loss because of him. I think you must have conducted an investigation on him. Tell us what you have got. Why do you hide it from us? Like you say, he¡¯s only a Golden Core.¡±


    Cao He¡¯s face darkened, and he said nothing.


    ¡°Mr. Cao, Mr. Xie is right. Don¡¯t be so petty! Share the information with us.¡± Miao Qing echoed.


    Cao He saw Xie Cheng and Miao Qing ally together and said unhappily, ¡°No, I¡¯ve got nothing. I don¡¯t believe that the two of you haven¡¯t investigated on him. This group of people quietly appeared on Nebula Island. We can¡¯t find out anything at all. Moreover, they have nothing to do with other forces. They should be from another world, where the cultivation level might be higher than ours and there might be Deity Transformation cultivators.¡±


    At the mention of Deity Transformation, Xie Cheng and Miao Qing got excited. It had been tens of thousands of years since there was a Deity Transformation in Nebula. In fact, there was no method that helped advanced to Deity Transformation.


    ¡°Really?¡± Xie Cheng asked.


    ¡°It is my own guess. Xiao Jinting made it to the advanced level of Golden Core at such a young age. Have you seen anyone like him in Nebula?¡± Cao He said.


    Miao Qing pondered and said, ¡°In that case, I will catch him and ask him. I heard that a Deity Transformation cultivator could advance to world of God and enter a higher cultivation world.¡±


    Although Cao He and the others were only at the preliminary level of Nascent Soul and their chance of advancing to higher levels was slim, it didn¡¯t stop them from wishing to advance to Deity Transformation.


    ¡°It¡¯s too early to talk about Deity Transformation, but if there is such a place, we might go and take a look,¡± Miao Qing said.


    ¡°Xiao Jinting has slipped away,¡± Xie Cheng said.


    ¡°Yeah. But he will go out of the tower,¡± Cao He said.


    Xie Cheng nodded and said, ¡°That¡¯s right!¡± When the time was up and everyone would be transported out. How could Xiao Jinting, a Golden Core, escape from the three of them?


    ¡°Xiao Jinting seems to have offended the two demonic beasts. I think Long Xue also wants to catch him.¡±


    Cao He frowned. If he worked with Miao Qing and Xie Cheng, Xiao Jinting would not be able to escape.


    But what if Long Xue attempted to capture Xiao Jinting as well? Could they rival Long Xue?


    ¡­


    After escaping from Long Xue, Xiao Jinting hunted the Ghosts while spying on her.


    He was very careful. Every time when he was discovered by Long Xue, he would run far away quickly.


    Long Xue looked around in exasperation. Fu Li looked at Long Xue and said, ¡°Come on, let¡¯s go. That guy has escaped.¡±


    Long Xue looked at Fu Li and said, ¡°Don¡¯t you feel it? That guy didn¡¯t bump into us by accident. He has been spying on us.¡±


    Fu Li narrowed his eyes, thinking Xiao Jinting was too bold. However, he couldn¡¯t catch Xiao Jinting, so he had to say, ¡°He only dares to peek at us. He doesn¡¯t have the courage to come near.¡±


    ¡°Ridiculous.¡± Long Xue cursed angrily, and her dragon roar echoed in the tower.


    She clenched her fists tightly. She had the feeling of being spied on when her uncle was in power, but after she became the queen of the Flood Dragon, no one dared to stare at her like that.


    Long Xue had never imagined that she would have this feeling again when she was at the advanced level of Nascent Soul.


    Fu Li sighed and said, ¡°You have tried to catch him, but that guy is too cunning and run away when you chase him.¡±


    Long Xue clenched her fists and said, ¡°Do you mean that we have to let him off?¡±


    Fu Li smiled and said, ¡°He follows us because he wants to go to the ninth floor. When we reach the ninth floor, we will deal with him. Calm down, Long Xue. Why are you so upset about a Golden Core? Why do you lose your composure?¡±


    Long Xue took a deep breath and said, ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡±


    Fu Li smiled and said, ¡°Good. Don¡¯t be angry about an ant.¡±


    ¡°Let¡¯s go,¡± Long Xue shook her sleeve and said.


    Fu Li smiled and followed her.


    ¡­

 Chapter 340

    ¡°Do you feel that there are less Ghosts?¡± Xie Cheng asked.


    Cao He nodded and said, ¡°Yeah.¡±


    ¡°Xiao Jinting seems to be able to kill these monsters. Moreover, these invisible things seem to turn into transparent beads after they die,¡± Xie Cheng said.


    They were all heading for the place with the riches demonic Qi, and they ran across each other quite often. As a result, Cao He and the others happened to see Xiao Jinting attack the Ghosts.


    ¡°Xie Cheng, are you saying that there are fewer Ghosts because of Xiao Jinting? Is he that powerful?¡± Cao He said disapprovingly. He held grudges with Xiao Jinting, so he was very reluctant to admit Xiao Jinting was capable.


    Xie Cheng smiled and said, ¡°It¡¯s hard to say.¡±


    ¡°Perhaps this is the method of the place that he comes from,¡± Miao Qing said.


    Xie Cheng nodded and said, ¡°Perhaps.¡±


    Cao He thought of Xiao Jinting¡¯s capability and was certain that there were Deity Transformation cultivators in Xiao Jinting¡¯s homeland.


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    Over a month later, Fu Li and Long Xue finally found the entrance to the ninth floor and walked up.


    Not long after Fu Li and Long Xue left, Cao He and the others went up to the ninth floor.


    Xiao Jinting followed Long Xue and found the entrance to the ninth floor.


    Afraid of being ambushed by Long Xue and the others, Xiao Jinting waited for a while on the eighth floor before going up to the ninth floor.


    While he was waiting, he killed more Ghosts.


    On the ninth floor, Xiao Jinting found that he could work up his spiritual power, but he could only use one tenth of it. In addition, the gravity on the ninth floor was strong, which made moving around very difficult. These were nothing compared to the heat. Xiao Jinting felt like he was going to evaporate as soon as he reached the ninth floor.


    He changed into clothes made of Green Vigorous Spirit Bamboo of ten thousand years, which had an excellent protecting effect.


    The Green Vigorous Spirit Bamboo of ten thousand years could easily ward off the attack from a Nascent Soul. There were a large amount of Green Vigorous Spirit Bamboo plants in Xiao Jinting¡¯s space, but there was only one Green Vigorous Spirit Bamboo of ten thousand years.


    Xiao Jinting only had one set of magical clothes made from it.


    He felt much better after he changed his clothes.


    Xiao Jinting walked in the desert, thinking, ¡°The entrance to the eighth floor is located where the storm is most violent, and the entrance to the ninth floor is located where the Demonic Qi is richest with the most demonic stones. Therefore, the entrance to the tenth floor should be located where it is the hottest. Will I be killed by the heat?¡±


    As he walked in the desert, he saw a big tripod with countless treasures, pills, magical weapons and talismans inside. He noticed there was a bottle, on which it was written Nourishing Nascence Pill.


    Xiao Jinting almost drooled at the sight. This pill was an ancient one. It was said that after taking it, a preliminary Nascent Soul would advance to the medium level, and a medium Nascent Soul would go up to the advanced level, and so on.


    After the cultivator advanced to Nascent Soul, it would take hundreds of years to advance to the next level. The pill was extremely precious as it had such an amazing effect.


    Xiao Jinting couldn¡¯t wait to walk towards the tripod. As he approached, he found that what he saw before was just a mirage.


    He started to ponder.


    What he had seen existed, but it was the reflection of the tripod in the mirage.


    If he could find the tripod, he would make a fortune.


    Xiao Jinting walked to the hottest place on the ninth floor. To his surprise, when he was overwhelmed by the heat, the jade space stuck to his chest, cooling him down.


    After he had walked on the ninth floor for six months, he finally arrived at a sea of fire.


    A large tripod stood in the fire with a lid on the top. However, the reflection of the treasures inside the tripod floated in the sky.


    Xiao Jinting saw Long Xue, Fu Li, and the human cultivators.


    Several chains were tied around the lid of the tripod, and one end of each chain was held by Long Xue and the rest.


    Xiao Jinting looked at the tripod and narrowed his eyes. The tripod in the sea of fire should be restricted due to special reasons, so it couldn¡¯t be collected. Long Xue and the rest had to join forces to open the tripod. It should be difficult to do that. Otherwise, a proud demonic beast like Long Xue would not have worked with the humans.


    When Xiao Jinting arrived, it was a critical moment for Long Xue and others. Xiao Jinting saw a crack in the big tripod.


    Long Xue was probably distracted by the sight of him, and the crack closed up a bit.


    Long Xue glared at Xiao Jinting and focused her attention on the tripod.


    ¡°Don¡¯t mind him, Long Xue. You should know that opening the Tripod of Heaven and Earth is getting more difficult. If we don¡¯t gather all our strength and open it in one go, we have to wait until the tower opens again.¡± Long Xue gritted her teeth and ignored Xiao Jinting, concentrating on opening the tripod.

 Chapter 341

    Seeing Long Xue and the rest struggling to pull at the lid of the tripod, Xiao Jinting thought that it must be very heavy. Two demonic beasts at Peak Nascent Soul level and three human Nascent Souls used up their strength and could only move the lid a little. If they were not watching out, the lid would be closed again.


    Xiao Jinting recalled that Ye Mi mentioned that the tripod couldn¡¯t be collected with the space ring, but under some special circumstances, the treasures in the tripod could be collected.


    It suddenly occurred to Xiao Jinting that the jade space might be able to collect the tripod.


    The jade space was a wonderful place, where there was spiritual spring to water the spiritual herbs and a time cultivation room. What a magical place!


    His jade space might be capable of things that ordinary space ring couldn¡¯t achieve.


    Xiao Jinting observed Long Xue and the others in the distance for more than ten days. Long Xue and the others had been tugging at the lid. Xiao Jinting finally realized that this was a long haul, and it had been going on like this for a long time.


    Xiao Jinting waited for another twenty days before a quarter of the lid of the tripod was moved away. Six items flew out from the tripod, and the lid was closed again.


    Once the tripod was closed, the five people who had worked together started to fight for the treasures against each other.


    Xiao Jinting took the chance and approached the tripod, trying to collect the Tripod of Heaven and Earth.


    To his surprise, the tripod was put away in the jade space.


    Xiao Jinting was excited, but soon he got scared.


    The Nascent Souls fought hard for any treasure from the Tripod of Heaven and Earth, and they would tear him to pieces if they knew that he had collected the whole tripod.


    Xiao Jinting quickly fled down to the eighth floor. Right after him arrived there, Long Xue and the others started to hunt him.


    When Xiao Jinting collected the Tripod of Heaven and Earth, the mirage in the desert was gone.


    Long Xue and the rest quickly realized that something was wrong. They rushed to the location of the tripod and found that it was gone.


    They stopped fighting for the treasures from the tripod, as the things in the tripod were nothing compared to the tripod itself.


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    On the eighth floor of the Tower of Babel.


    ¡°Did Xiao Jinting really take the Tripod of Heaven and Earth?¡± Cao He could not believe that Xiao Jinting was capable of that.


    ¡°Only six people went up to the ninth floor. We three were fighting against Long Xue and Fu Li, and none of us had the chance to steal the tripod. Besides, if Long Xue had been able to collect the tripod, she would not have waited that long,¡± Miao Qing said.


    Cao He frowned and said, ¡°I¡¯m surprised that he has made such a big commotion. I now believe that the monsters on the eighth floor have been killed by him.¡±


    ¡°We have to find him as soon as possible. If Long Xue and Fu Li get him first, we can¡¯t have anything, ¡°Xie Cheng said coldly.


    ¡°How did Xiao Jinting make it? So many high-level cultivators in Nebula had tried it so many times, and none of them succeeded. But Xiao Jinting is only a Golden Core¡­¡± Miao Qing said.


    Cao He said with a cold face, ¡°We don¡¯t need to know how he did it. When we catch him, we will make him talk and know everything.¡±


    ¡°Long Xue and Fu Li are not easy to deal with.¡± Xie Cheng was worried.


    Cao He said indignantly, ¡°The demonic beasts are liars. At first, they agreed that the treasures would be divided evenly, but later they went back on their words.¡±


    Before the five of them worked together to open the tripod, they agreed that they would divide the gains evenly. However, six treasures came out, and Long Xue and Fu Li grabbed five of them and left one to the three humans, as if they were doing charity. In the end, the sixth treasure went to Xie Cheng, who made it up for Cao He and Miao Qing out of his own pocket.


    ¡°Don¡¯t you know about Long Xue? Forget it. The treasures from the tripod are nothing compared to the tripod, ¡°Xie Cheng said with glinting eyes.


    Cao He nodded and said: ¡°You¡¯re right.¡± Compared to the tripod, the things that flew out were nothing. If they got the tripod, they would not be short of treasures.


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    Long Xue angrily walked on the eighth floor. ¡°Where is this damn cockroach hiding?¡±


    Fu Li crossed his arms over his chest and said, ¡°On the eighth floor, even if you find Xiao Jinting, you won¡¯t be able to catch him.¡±


    Long Xue turned her head and glared at Fu Li, who smiled and said, ¡°Don¡¯t look at me that way. I know that you haven¡¯t resorted to some methods, but that guy may have other methods.¡±


    Long Xue said viciously, ¡°If I had known about his capabilities, I should have given him hell when I caught him in the beginning.¡± In fact, Long Xue had found that Xiao Jinting was special long ago, and she thought of scanning his soul. However, she was overconfident, thinking he would not possibly escape from her, so she missed the best chance.


    Fu Li smiled bitterly and said, ¡°It is too late to regret.¡±


    Long Xue clenched her fists. She had caught Xiao Jinting on impulse before, but now she felt rueful.


    ¡°Long Xue, be patient. He will go out of the tower sooner or later.¡± Fu Li smiled.


    Long Xue snorted softly. She had thought of that as well. She couldn¡¯t deal with this guy in the tower, but she could easily get him when they go out. Although she was confident about that, she was worried that something unexpected might come up.


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 Chapter 342

    Xiao Jinting hid in the jade space and looked at the tripod.


    It got several times smaller after it was put in the jade space.


    Xiao Jinting tried to open the tripod and found that it was too heavy.


    He got a treasure, but he couldn¡¯t use it. He felt depressed.


    He started to worry. He didn¡¯t think he could hide from those cunning Nascent Souls, who should have known he had taken the Tripod of Heaven and Earth. The Tower of Babel was going to be closed and they would be sent out. What would happen after that?


    Thinking of being hunted down by several Nascent Souls, Xiao Jinting¡¯s hair stood on end.


    He calmed himself down and started to make the teleportation talismans.


    It took a lot of energy to refine pills and make talismans. Xiao Jinting was good at refining the pills, but he was worse in making talismans. Fortunately, he was exceptionally good at making teleportation talismans, because he used a lot of them when he ran for his life.


    It required Flying Cloud Grass to make teleportation talismans. The older the grass was, the better effect the talismans had. Flying Cloud Grass was rare, but it was not a problem for Xiao Jinting, who had grown a large patch of it in the jade space.


    Xiao Jinting counted the teleportation talismans and found that there were a lot of them, but he did not dare to relax. He made more teleportation talismans and put away the better ones. He kept the lower-quality talismans as spare ones.


    Xiao Jinting hid in the jade space and prepared to escape, oblivious to that the Nascent Souls were frantically looking for him on the eighth floor.


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    On a desolate island of Nebula.


    ¡°Daddy, you look nervous.¡± Xiao Xiaodong looked at Xu Muan and asked in confusion.


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°Yes, the Tower of Babel is about to open. I wonder how your father is doing.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong smiled, ¡°Daddy, don¡¯t you know about Father¡¯s capabilities?¡±


    ¡°I know, but I¡¯m still worried about him. Take care of your brothers. Don¡¯t let them cause any trouble. Don¡¯t get exposed,¡± Xu Muan said seriously.


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, ¡°Daddy, I know. You¡¯ve said it several times. But Daddy, what are you worried about?¡±


    Xu Muan took a deep breath. ¡°I¡¯m worried about your father. He looks gentle, but he likes to cause troubles. I am worried that he had caused troubles in the tower. After the Nascent Souls come out, they will catch us and threaten your father.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong paused and said, ¡°That¡¯s right!¡±


    He was not worried about Xiao Jinting¡¯s safety. In his eyes, Xiao Jinting was a powerful man.  Although he didn¡¯t praise his father in front of other people, he secretly admired him.


    ¡°Father has always been lucky, so he might be targeted,¡± Xiao Xiaodong said.


    ¡°Is the teleportation array ready?¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, ¡°It¡¯s almost done. We just need to put the spiritual stones in it.¡±


    ¡°Good.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong looked at Xu Muan and said, ¡°Daddy, do you think Father will get in a big trouble and we have to escape?¡±


    ¡°Just in case.¡± Xu Muan said.


    ¡°Okay.¡± Xiao Xiaodong nodded.


    They had been away for more than twenty years, and they didn¡¯t know what was going on in Cloud Continent. He had taken away Chen Xu, who was now pregnant. If Mr. Chen saw him, would he be happy or angry?


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    In the Tower of Babel.


    Xiao Jinting clutched a handful of teleportation talismans and waited to be sent out.


    Thinking about what he would face after he went out, he was nervous and excited.


    Suddenly, he felt his body was lifted up and sent out of the tower.


    As soon as he was out, Xiao Jinting felt several strong soul forces coming at him. He activated the teleportation talismans without demure.


    After Ye Mi was sent out of the tower with the others, he saw Xiao Jinting slip away with teleportation talismans, chased by five Nascent Souls.


    ¡°What¡¯s going on?¡± Ye Mi mumbled in confusion.


    ¡°The Nascent Souls went to chase after Xiao Jinting.¡±


    Ye Mi was puzzled. ¡°How could Xiao Jinting offend so many Nascent Souls?¡±


    Xiao Jinting frantically activated the teleportation talismans and kept moving.


    He had used eight teleportation talismans, but he could not escape the scanning of the Nascent Souls. Sensing the exhaustion of his soul force, he had to swallow down the pills that he had prepared to restore the soul force. He activated several more teleportation talismans.


    Xiao Jinting spat out a mouthful of blood. To save his life, He even used his blood essence.


    He changed his countenance and made three more times of teleportation.


    After more than ten times of teleportation, Xiao Jinting¡¯s soul force was exhausted, so was his spiritual power.


    Thinking of the murderous soul forces coming at him when he left the Tower of Babel, he shuddered.


    Recalling Long Xue¡¯s ferocious eyes, Xiao Jinting was scared. He must not be caught! Otherwise, it he would be in hot water.


    Xiao Jinting took out a transmission talisman and sent a message to Xu Muan.


    Xu Muan replied quickly. Xiao Jinting let out a sigh of relief when he read the message from Xu Muan.

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    Long Xue kept searching for Xiao Jinting with her soul force in vain, her eyes blood red.


    ¡°He has disappeared,¡± Fu Li said with disappointment.


    He had been confident to catch Xiao Jinting, but he could only watch him disappear under his nose. He was furious.


    Long Xue looked back at Cao He and the others, who were rushing over, and she was enraged.


    Cao He and the others saw Long Xue¡¯s murderous expression, afraid that she might hurt them, and they stayed away from her.


    ¡°Something is wrong!¡± Cao He said.


    Xie Cheng nodded and said, ¡°Yeah. Generally speaking, an ordinary Golden Core at the advanced level could only use five or six long-distance teleportation talismans in a row.¡± Using long-distance teleportation talismans consumed a lot of soul force. In Xie Cheng¡¯s case, he could only use ten such talismans at one time. However, Xiao Jinting had used more than that.


    ¡°There are a lot of pills to replenish the spiritual power, but it is difficult to replenish the exhausted soul force. Could Xiao Jinting¡¯s soul force rival that of a Nascent Soul?¡± Miao Qing said.


    ¡°Where did he get so many random teleportation talismans?¡± Xie Cheng asked in confusion.


    Cao He frowned and suddenly thought of something. He immediately took out a transmission talisman and contacted the Cao family. Xie Cheng and Miao Qing followed suit when they saw him do that.


    Cao He¡¯s message took his family by surprise. However, they started to follow his instruction without delay and searched for Xu Muan with all their resources.


    Almost at the same time, the Xie family and Miao family made the same move. The three great families of the Business Alliance dispatched all their people out, and it seemed like a storm was coming.


    At the Ye house.


    ¡°What has Xiao Jinting done?¡± Ye Jinlan looked at the reward poster in her hand.


    Ye Shengxue shrugged and said, ¡°I don¡¯t know. The three major families in the alliance have offered rewards for capturing Xiao Jinting. He has made a big commotion.¡±


    ¡°Not only the humans but also the demonic beasts have posted rewards to track down Xiao Jinting. Grandmother, what does Grandfather say?¡±


    Ye Shengxue shook her head and said, ¡°Your grandfather only went to the seventh floor and didn¡¯t get in touch with those Nascent Souls.¡±


    Ye Jinlan was confused. ¡°What exactly happened?¡±


    Ye Shengxue said indifferently, ¡°Even though those big shots are hiding it, it¡¯s easy to guess. Xiao Jinting is chased by them, so he must have such an extraordinary treasure on him that those big shots are tempted. The treasure on the ninth floor should have been taken by Xiao Jinting.¡±


    Ye Jinlan asked suspiciously, ¡°Is it¡­ possible?¡±


    ¡°What else do you think?¡± Ye Shengxue asked.


    Ye Jinlan thought about it and said, ¡°I thought that Xu Muan likes to stir up troubles. I didn¡¯t expect Xiao Jinting to be worse than Xu Muan.¡±


    ¡°Xu Muan is smart. Previously, he showed up every other month, but now he is quiet. Does he know Xiao Jinting will cause a big trouble?¡± Ye Shengxue said.


    Ye Jinlan pondered. It was possible.


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    After finally shaking off the Nascent Souls, Xiao Jinting changed his countenance and sneaked in a restaurant.


    He wished to meet up with Xu Muan as soon as possible, but he did not dare to go directly because the journey was long. He could only take his time.


    In the restaurant, several cultivators sat together and gossiped in a low voice.


    ¡°Recently, both the humans and demonic beasts are looking for Xiao Jinting. Who exactly is he?¡±


    ¡°Xiao Jinting is not famous. The most impressive thing he did before was to help the Ye family secure the seat in the Business Alliance.¡±


    ¡°I heard that Xiao Jinting is only a Golden Core cultivator. Why do the humans and demonic beasts try to track him down?¡±


    ¡°You guys don¡¯t know this, right? I have first-hand inside information.¡±


    ¡°What is it?¡±


    ¡°Xiao Jinting was so bold that he made a pass at Long Xue.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was straining his ears to the conversation at the next table, and he almost spat out the tea after he heard the so-called inside information.


    Making a pass at Long Xue? This cultivator thought too highly of him. Long Xue was a powerful and ferocious female devil, who killed people like flies. When he saw her, his legs went soft. How could he make a pass at her?


    ¡°What are you talking about? Long Xue is at the advanced level of Nascent Soul. It is said that this female devil was famous for killing people as she likes. How dare Xiao Jinting make a pass at her? Besides, he is a Golden Core, and Long Xue will easily kill him if he dares to grope her.¡±


    ¡°You have no idea how amazing the Tower of Babel is. Spiritual power can¡¯t be used on the eighth floor, so Xiao Jinting found the opportunity to take advantage of her.¡±


    ¡°Let me tell you this. The demonic beasts are tracking down Xiao Jinting because he boldly made a pass at Long Xue. The Nascent Souls of the Business Alliance help Long Xue chase Xiao Jinting because they want to please her. Otherwise, why do you think so many people are looking for Xiao Jinting?¡±


    Xiao Jinting rolled his eyes. That cultivator was telling a groundless story with confidence.


    ¡°What about Fu Li? I heard that he is looking for Xiao Jinting too.¡±


    ¡°Fu Li has been pursuing Long Xue for a long time, but he hasn¡¯t got anywhere. Now that Xiao Jinting took advantage of Long Xue, do you think Fu Li would let him off easily?¡±


    The other cultivators nodded their agreement when the cultivator in yellow told a plausible story.


    Xiao Jinting rolled his eyes. Long Xue was a Flood Dragon with born strength, exceptionally strong even if she couldn¡¯t use her spiritual power. Although she looked pretty, she was fierce. How could he dare to take advantage of her?


    ¡°Xiao Jinting is so bold that he dares to make a pass at Long Xue.¡±


    ¡°Of course. It¡¯s worthwhile to die for a beauty. Long Xue has a noble bloodline. He should die without any regrets after he kissed her.¡±


    Xiao Jinting held his forehead and thought, ¡°Friend, you slander Long Xue like this. Aren¡¯t you afraid that she will kill you?¡±


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 Chapter 344

    On a desolate island.


    Xiao Xiaofan clenched his fists and said excitedly, ¡°Daddy, Father has come out, and the Nascent Souls are chasing him.¡±


    Xu Muan glanced at Xiao Xiaofan and said, ¡°Your father is in danger now. Don¡¯t be so excited.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan scratched his head and smiled awkwardly. ¡°Daddy, I heard that Father has got a treasure. I wonder what it is.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s none of your business.¡±


    ¡°Daddy, did Father send a message? Did he say anything?¡± Xiao Xiaodong asked.


    ¡°You father said that he was chased by the Nascent Souls. We can¡¯t stay in Nebula anymore. We have to go back to Cloud Continent,¡± Xu Muan said.


    Xiao Xiaofan rubbed his nose and said, ¡°Father is really good at causing trouble! I was wondering if he would blame us for causing trouble after we killed so many Golden Cores. However, he has stirred up bigger troubles.¡±


    Xu Muan glanced at Xiao Xiaofan and said grumpily, ¡°Don¡¯t talk nonsense.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan shrugged and thought to himself, ¡°I¡¯m telling the truth. Father likes to cause troubles.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin rubbed his nose and said, ¡°Daddy, I heard Father has an affair with Long Xue, the demonic beast.¡±


    Xu Muan shook his head and said indifferently, ¡°Nonsense.¡±


    Xu Muan didn¡¯t believe the rumor at all. To begin with, Xiao Jinting didn¡¯t have the guts. Secondly, even if Xiao Jinting had the guts, Long Xue could send him flying with one fist considering her strong physique. Finally, Xiao Jinting liked men and had no interest in women.


    Xu Muan didn¡¯t understand how this ridiculous rumor spread out.


    ¡°Daddy, you trust Father very much!¡± Xiao Xiaojin asked.


    Xu Muan smiled and said calmly, ¡°Your father¡¯s teeth are not good. Long Xue is too tough for him.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong was speechless His daddy had a point there.


    ¡°Come on, let¡¯s go to the teleportation array. We have to leave as soon as possible. We can¡¯t stay in Nebula anymore,¡± Xu Muan said. There were a few forces hunting them in the Cloud Continent, but the whole Nebula was tracking them down here.


    ¡­


    Xu Muan and the others rushed to the teleportation array and fixed it.


    ¡°It¡¯s ready,¡± Chen Xu said.


    Xu Muan looked into the distance and said, ¡°We have to wait for your father.¡±


    They didn¡¯t wait long before Xiao Jinting arrived.


    ¡°Hurry up. I¡¯m exposed. Someone is chasing after me,¡± Xiao Jinting said anxiously.


    Xu Muan activated the teleportation array and they quickly entered it.


    A dragon roar came from afar, and Xiao Jinting¡¯s face turned pale. ¡°Go now! That crazy woman is coming. We¡¯ll be dead if she catches up with us.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong looked at Xiao Jinting and said inwardly, ¡°Daddy is right. Father couldn¡¯t possibly like such a ferocious woman.¡±


    A ray of golden light shone from the teleportation array, where Xiao Jinting and the others disappeared.


    As soon as they came out of the teleportation array in Cloud Continent, Xiao Jinting destroyed the array.


    Long Xue watched Xiao Jinting disappear, shivering with anger.


    Long Xue and the other Nascent Souls gathered at the teleportation array and found that it was broken.


    ¡°The other end of the teleportation array should have been destroyed, and we can¡¯t use it,¡± Fu Li said.


    Cao He and the others were disappointed. Cao He had guessed that the place where Xiao Jinting came from might have Deity Transformation cultivators. When he saw the teleportation array, Cao He felt more certain about his guess. Unfortunately, the array was destroyed and they couldn¡¯t go to that place.


    Long Xue cursed angrily, ¡°Bastard.¡±


    Fu Li looked at the dim teleportation array, and his heart was filled with anger. If they had arrived earlier, they should have caught them.


    Xiao Jinting and the others were ambushed once they arrived in Cloud Continent.


    There were quite a few Foundation Establishment cultivators from Heavenly God Sect, and Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s pheasant spat out a puff of smoke and put all the enemies in a coma.


    Chen Xu took one man away with him. It was a servant sent by Chen Lifeng waiting for him at the teleportation array. It turned out Heavenly God Sect had reached an agreement with Chen Lifeng.

 Chapter 345

    ¡°Young Master, you¡¯re finally back. Your grandfather has been waiting for you. He must be happy to see you¡¯re back,¡± Zhou Heng said excitedly when he saw Chen Xu.


    Chen Xu was touched. ¡°Uncle Zhou, have you been waiting for me at the teleportation array?¡±


    Zhou Heng nodded and said, ¡°Yes. Your grandfather reached an agreement with Heavenly God and asked me to wait here and take you back. He has already made a deal with Heavenly God Sect, and they will not make things difficult for you.¡±


    ¡°Oh, I see.¡± Chen Xu let out a sigh of relief.


    After Zhou Heng sent a message to Chen Lifeng, Xiao Jinting and the others took the opportunity to ask him about the situation of Cloud Continent.


    Chen Lifeng received the message from Zhou Heng and soon came to meet Chen Xu.


    Chen Xu was excited to see Chen Lifeng.


    Chen Lifeng¡¯s eyes lit up when he saw Chen Xu. ¡°Xu¡¯er, are you a Golden Core now?¡±


    Chen Xu nodded and said lightly, ¡°Yes, Grandfather. I¡¯ve been a Golden Core for many years.¡± Although he sounded indifferent, he felt proud.


    Chen Lifeng stroked Chen Xu¡¯s hair contentedly and said happily, ¡°Xu¡¯er, you are awesome!¡±


    He thought to himself, ¡°The Peerless Sect made a big fuss about Qiao Xiang¡¯s advancement to Golden Core. What is so great about him? My grandson is also a Golden Core, and he is not inferior to Qiao Xiang from the look of his strength.¡±


    Those who said that his grandson had ordinary aptitude could shut up now. Chen Xu could be considered as a genius since he advanced to Golden Core before he turned fifty.


    Chen Xu¡¯s great achievement lessened Chen Lifeng¡¯s resentment towards the Xiao family.


    ¡°Why do you come back so late?¡± Chen Xu had disappeared for more than twenty years. Chen Lifeng had been worried that he would never see his grandson again.


    ¡°Grandfather, sorry for worrying you,¡± Chen Xu said apologetically.


    Chen Lifeng looked at Chen Xu¡¯s slightly bulging belly and frowned. ¡°Xu¡¯er, are you pregnant?¡±


    Chen Xu nodded and said, ¡°Yes, Grandfather.¡±


    Chen Lifeng looked at Chen Xu, feeling surprised and angry.


    Xiao Xiaodong went up and said respectfully, ¡°Mr. Chen, Xu¡¯er and I got married in Nebula.¡±


    Chen Lifeng snorted coldly. ¡°You¡¯re very frank.¡±


    Chen Lifeng sized Xiao Xiaodong up and found that he was also a Golden Core and seemed to be advancing to the medium level. He felt relieved.


    ¡°Have you also taken the Spirit Cleansing Pill?¡± Chen Lifeng asked.


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, ¡°Yes.¡±


    ¡°You¡­ you¡¯re not bad,¡± Chen Lifeng said.


    Chen Lifeng looked at Xiao Xiaodong and thought, ¡°Xiao Xiaodong is younger than Qiao Xiang, but his cultivation level is higher than him. This chap is promising, a good match for my grandson.¡±


    Xiao Jinting let out a sigh of relief. Chen Lifeng had accepted his son.


    Chen Lifeng looked at Xiao Jinting in surprise. Xiao Jinting was at the advanced level of Golden Core. If nothing unexpected came up, he would definitely advance to Nascent Soul at his current cultivation speed.


    ¡°Mr. Xiao, nice to see you again. You have made speedy progress in your cultivation.¡± Chen Lifeng stared at Xiao Jinting and said.


    Xiao Jinting smiled and said, ¡°I am far inferior to you, Mr. Chen.¡±


    ¡°What are you talking about? You might rival me in a few years. You have left for more than twenty years. What¡¯s the plan after you come back?¡± Chen Lifeng asked.


    Xiao Jinting smiled awkwardly. ¡°I offended Heavenly God Sect and Yin Ghost Sect back then, so now I don¡¯t know¡­¡±


    ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter. You just killed a few Foundation Establishment cultivators of Heavenly God Sect and Yin Ghost Sect. It¡¯s nothing. Cultivators at this level are just like ants in these major sects, and there are a lot of them. It¡¯s been so long, and you¡¯ve already advanced to Golden Core. The old resentment is nothing.¡±


    ¡°However, you have to turn in the Heavenly Demon Body Refining Manual. I heard that it is very difficult to cultivate this manual, so it is useless for you to keep it.¡±


    Xiao Jinting smiled and said, ¡°Of course, I¡¯m just afraid that I will be killed even after I hand it over.¡±


    Chen Xu said indifferently, ¡°You don¡¯t have to worry about this. Give it to me. After all, the resentment between you and the Heavenly God Sect are not very deep. I¡¯ll talk to the leaders of Heavenly God Sect on your behalf. I think they will let you off since it is a small grudge from many years ago.¡±


    ¡°Heavenly God Sect is wealthy, and we might trade the Heavenly Demon Body Refining Manual for something good.¡±


    ¡°That would be good,¡± Xiao Jinting said with joy.


    ¡°Grandfather, what happened to your arm?¡± Chen Xu didn¡¯t notice it at first, but later on, he found that Chen Lifeng¡¯s left arm wasn¡¯t flexible. After he looked carefully, he found that was a prosthetic arm.


    Chen Lifeng said indifferently, ¡°I met a powerful enemy at the war between the righteous and demonic sects, and I had to cut my arm off to save my life.¡±


    Chen Xu frowned and felt sad.


    Chen Lifeng rubbed his forehead and said, ¡°You left in time. Countless cultivators died in the war. You have avoided this disaster. I was lucky. Even though I lost an arm, I was lucky enough to stay alive.¡±


    ¡­

 Chapter 346

    At Green Cloud Immortal Sect.


    ¡°Xiao Jinting is back.¡± Mu Yun went to see Qiu Yun and told him the news.


    Gu Yun nodded, ¡°I heard that.¡±


    When the Xiao family came back, they knocked out the cultivators waiting at the teleportation array and fled.


    First Elder Zhiyang, a Peak Nascent Soul of the Heavenly God Sect, came to see Chen Lifeng and had a long talk with him. After Zhiyang went back, he dropped the chase of the Xiao family.


    ¡°Looks like First Elder Zhiyang has got what he wants,¡± said Qiu Yun.


    ¡°I think so.¡± Otherwise, the Heavenly God Sect wouldn¡¯t let off Xiao Jinting so easily.


    ¡°Zhiyang is more than 1,800 years old, and he doesn¡¯t have much time left. I wonder if he can make it after he gets the manual,¡± said Qiu Yun.


    Mu Yun smiled and said, ¡°No matter how slim the chance is, he will give it a try.¡± Zhiyang would not wait to die without doing anything. He had been in charge of the sect and enjoyed his fame for a long time, so he would not give up.


    ¡°I heard that the Xiao family has all advanced to Golden Core. I wonder if they will come back to Green Cloud Immortal Sect,¡± Qiu Yun muttered.


    Mu Yun smiled, ¡°I heard that Chen Xu is pregnant.¡±


    ¡°So, the two families become in-laws?¡±


    Mu Yun nodded, ¡°Yes.¡±


    ¡°Xiao Jinting has found a strong ally,¡± Qiu Yun said.


    ¡­


    At the Chen house.


    ¡°Father, the reward offered by the Heavenly God Sect has been dropped,¡± Chen Xu said to Xiao Jinting.


    Xiao Jinting let out a sigh of relief. ¡°Good. Thanks to your grandfather, this has been solved smoothly.¡±


    It vexed Xiao Jinting when he thought of facing the chase of Heavenly God Sect. He didn¡¯t expect this to be solved so easily. Different cultivation level resulted in different breadth of vision. His difficult problem had been solved quietly.


    ¡°Father, don¡¯t mention it. In fact, my grandfather owes you a favor as you handed over the Heavenly Demon Body Refining Manual to him,¡± Chen Xu said.


    Xiao Jinting propped his chin on his hands and said, ¡°It¡¯s good that I get rid of it. It¡¯s a hot potato.¡±


    Heavenly Demon Body Refining Manual only worked on some people. Most of the materials required by the manual was extinct, so he wondered if Zhiyang would be disappointed when he got the manual.


    Zhiyang gave Xiao Jinting quite some treasures, which was given to Chen Lifeng as bride-price.


    ¡°Father, can you think of a way to heal my grandfather¡¯s arm?¡± Chen Xu asked seriously.


    Xiao Jinting paused and asked, ¡°Why do you say that?¡±


    ¡°Father, I know that you are not an ordinary person, as you have incredible luck. Perhaps you will have a solution to the problem that Grandfather has,¡± Chen Xu said.


    Xiao Jinting looked at Chen Xu¡¯s hopeful face and sighed, ¡°I¡¯m working on it, but I don¡¯t have the ability for the time being. However, I will try my best to figure out a way.¡±


    Chen Xu smiled at Xiao Jinting and said, ¡°Thank you, Father.¡±


    Xiao Jinting waved his hand and said, ¡°Don¡¯t mention it. We are a family. If your grandfather can recover, it will only benefit me, but I don¡¯t have much confidence in it.¡± Immortal Wood could be refined into the Limb Regenerating Pill, but the Immortal Wood in his space was not growing at all. He had to find a solution.


    Chen Xu said indifferently, ¡°I believe you can make it, Father.¡±


    Xiao Jinting smiled helplessly. Chen Xu really trusted him! He didn¡¯t have any confidence in himself.


    ¡°Father, my grandfather likes the soul beads you gave to him, saying it is beneficial to the soul force.¡± Chen Xu told Chen Lifeng about the Tower of Babel, and the latter was intrigued by the world at the other end of the teleportation array.


    ¡°I¡¯m glad he likes them.¡± Xiao Jinting smiled.


    ¡­


    At Peerless Sect.


    ¡°The Xiao family is back,¡± Luo Yuting said.


    Qiao Xiang nodded and said, ¡°Yes, I heard that.¡± His eyes were gloomy.


    Over the years, his cultivation had improved rapidly, and he became the youngest Golden Core in the Peerless Sect. He had been riding high and was well respected.


    However, Chen Xu¡¯s refusal had been rankling with him.


    Qiao Xiang had been waiting for Chen Xu to come back. He thought that Chen Xu was blind to choose Xiao Xiaodong over him. As time went on, Chen Xu would see the gap between Xiao Xiaodong and him sooner or later. He was a talented single spiritual root and he would become a Nascent Soul like Chen Lifeng.


    Xiao Xiaodong had no background or aptitude, much inferior to him.


    To Qiao Xiang¡¯s surprise, Chen Xu came back with Xiao Xiaodong. Both of them had advanced to Golden Core, and Chen Xu was pregnant with Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s baby.


    Qiao Xiang felt embarrassed as if he had been slapped hard.


    He had been imagining Xiao Xiaodong and Chen Xu had a wretched life these years, but they turned out to have a good time.


    ¡°Heavenly God Sect actually dropped the chase of Xiao Jinting. I wonder what is on their mind,¡± Luo Yuting said.


    ¡°Who knows? Perhaps Chen Lifeng and Heavenly God Sect have reached an agreement in private,¡± Qiao Xiang said bitterly.

 Chapter 347

    In Chen Lifeng¡¯s courtyard.


    ¡°Grandfather, thank you,¡± Chen Xu said intimately to Chen Lifeng.


    ¡°I¡¯m your grandfather. Why are you being so polite with me? How have you been during the twenty years?¡± Chen Lifeng looked at Chen Xu lovingly and asked.


    ¡°It was very good and exciting. Grandfather, I killed a lot of sea beasts there. Everyone called me Senior and Ancestor.¡±


    Chen Lifeng looked at Chen Xu¡¯s excited face and nodded. ¡°Xu¡¯er, you¡¯re awesome now. There are very few young men as powerful as you.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m lucky.¡±


    ¡°Did Xiao Xiaodong bully you?!¡± When he mentioned Xiao Xiaodong, Chen Lifeng sounded disgruntled.


    Chen Xu shook his head and said, ¡°No, Xiao Dong treats me very well. He helped me contract my beast.¡±


    ¡°That chap is not bad.¡± Chen Lifeng said reluctantly with his hands clasped behind his back.


    Chen Lifeng thought to himself, ¡°A few years ago, Qiao Xiang advanced to Golden Core, and the Peerless Sect made a big fuss of it, wishing everyone to know about it. Now the whole Xiao family is Golden Cores, and none of them is inferior to Qiao Xiang. A genius like Qiao Xiang is no better than the Xiao family.¡±


    Although Chen Lifeng was satisfied with Xiao Xiaodong, he had a grim look when he mentioned him.


    Chen Xu boasted, ¡°The Xiao family is very powerful.¡±


    Chen Lifeng appraised the icy blue octopus on Chen Xu¡¯s shoulder and said, ¡°This octopus isn¡¯t bad. If this octopus has the Nascent Soul core that left by its mother as you say, this little creature will advance to Nascent Soul sooner or later.¡±


    Chen Xu nodded and said, ¡°I think so.¡±


    ¡°Did Xiao Xiaodong help you contract this demonic beast?¡± Chen Lifeng asked.


    ¡°Yes. Xiao Dong¡¯s contract beast persuaded the Nascent Soul demonic beast, who let this small octopus contract with me.¡±


    ¡°That was sensible of him.¡± Although Chen Lifeng was very satisfied with Xiao Xiaodong, he wouldn¡¯t show it.


    ¡°Grandfather, you are too demanding. Xiao Dong is really good!¡± Chen Xu said.


    Chen Lifeng looked at Chen Xu and said in disappointment, ¡°He is very cunning, but you regard him as a good man.¡±


    Chen Xu touched his belly helplessly and said inwardly, ¡°Xiao Dong is not cunning but smart.¡±


    ¡°Grandfather, don¡¯t bias against Xiao Dong. He is a good man, much better than Qiao Xiang.¡± Chen Xu was captured and forced to be a mine slave back then, and he thought that Qiao Xiang had something to do with it.


    Chen Lifeng shook his head and lectured helplessly, ¡°After you get married, you favor your husband. I¡¯m doing it for your good. I don¡¯t want you to be deceived.¡±


    Chen Xu held Chen Lifeng¡¯s arm and said, ¡°Grandfather, I¡¯m not that stupid.¡±


    ¡°Qiao Xiang married a female cultivator from Peerless Sect last year,¡± Chen Lifeng said.


    Chen Xu nodded calmly. ¡°Qiao Xiang is not young, and it¡¯s time for him to get married. Grandfather, it¡¯s history between me and Qiao Xiang. Don¡¯t think about it anymore, as if I¡¯m reluctant to part with him.¡±


    Chen Lifeng smiled awkwardly and said, ¡°You are right.¡± Xiao Xiaodong had taken the Spirit Cleansing Pill and become a single spiritual root. Although he was an acquired one, he was not inferior to Qiao Xiang.


    ¡°Xu¡¯er, you¡¯ve advanced to Golden Core. I¡¯m proud of you.¡± Chen Lifeng patted Chen Xu¡¯s shoulder.


    Chen Xu smiled faintly and thought to himself, ¡°There are times when a Nascent Soul cultivator like Grandfather has to compare the disciples with others. In the past, my cultivation level was low, and Grandfather had no disciples. When others were bragging about their disciples, Grandfather had to keep silent. From now on, he can hold his head high.¡±


    ¡­


    There was a knock on the door.


    Chen Lifeng opened the door and saw that it was Xiao Xiaodong. He turned gloomy.


    Xiao Xiaodong looked at Chen Lifeng¡¯s face and felt that even though he looked grave, he was not angry with him. Chen Lifeng was only pretending.


    Chen Lifeng snorted and said coldly, ¡°Why are you here?¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong said awkwardly, ¡°Father asks me to bring some local specialties from Nebula Island.¡±


    Chen Lifeng paused. ¡°What is it?¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong took out a box and handed it to Chen Lifeng, who opened it and got surprised.


    Chen Xu looked at the beads in the box in bewilderment.


    ¡°Convey my thanks to your father,¡± Chen Lifeng said lightly. There were very few things that could tempt a Nascent Soul like Chen Lifeng, but the Ghost soul beads were one of them.


    ¡°I¡¯m glad that you like it,¡± Xiao Xiaodong said respectfully.


    Chen Xu was surprised to see Chen Lifeng stroke the beads and reluctantly put them away.


    ¡°Mr. Chen, Mr. Guo of Spiritual Medicine Sect comes to pay a visit.¡± A servant came in and reported as the three of them were chatting.


    Chen Lifeng nodded and said, ¡°Got it.¡±


    Chen Lifeng looked at Xiao Xiaodong and said, ¡°Xiaodong, how many Nascent Souls do you get acquainted with?¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong smiled awkwardly and said, ¡°Grandfather, when I left, I was only a Foundation Establishment. How could I have the chance to meet a Nascent Soul?¡±


    Chen Lifeng nodded and said disdainfully, ¡°I guess so. Let¡¯s go. I¡¯ll take you to meet one of them.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong was speechless.


    Chen Xu and Xiao Xiaodong exchanged a glance and followed Chen Lifeng.


    ¡­

 Chapter 348

    ¡°Mr. Chen, congratulations! I heard that your grandson has come back.¡± Guo Yi said with a smile.


    Chen Lifeng let out a soft snort and complained, ¡°Yeah, he finally came back after being away from home for so many years.¡±


    Chen Xu lowered his head in embarrassment.


    Guo Yi looked at Xiao Xiaodong and said, ¡°Is this Mr. Xiao, your grandson-in-law? He is talented.¡±


    Chen Lifeng said indifferently, ¡°Mr. Guo, you flatter him. What kind of talent is he? He advanced to Golden Core when he was almost forty years old. I wonder when he could advance to Nascent Soul.¡±


    Guo Yi pursed his mouth and said inwardly, ¡°Why are you disgruntled about this? You advanced to Golden Core when you were over one hundred. Why do you look down on a young man, who advanced to Golden Core before he turned forty? Nascent Soul? Is it that easy to advance to that level?¡±


    ¡°Mr. Chen, your grandson is a Golden Core as well. Congratulations!¡± Guo Yi said.


    Chen Lifeng nodded and said, ¡°Thank you. Xu¡¯er has made some achievement, with which I¡¯m very gratified.¡±


    Guo Yi nodded and said, ¡°Mr. Chen, your grandson is excellent. He has become a Golden Core at such a young age, and he has a high chance of advancing to Nascent Soul.¡±


    ¡°It is still a long way to go for him. Mr. Guo, who is this young lady?¡±


    ¡°This is Xie Wanran, the Golden Core of Spiritual Medicine Sect.¡±


    ¡°Miss Xie, long time no see!¡± Xiao Xiaodong said.


    Xie Wanran looked at Xiao Xiaodong and forced a smile, ¡°Long time no see!¡±


    Guo Yi was surprised. ¡°Mr. Xiao, did you meet Miss Xie before?¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, ¡°We¡¯ve met a few times in Green Cloud Immortal Sect.¡±


    Xie Wanran looked at Xiao Xiaodong, her thoughts racing in her mind. When she was in Green Cloud Immortal Sect, Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s cultivation level was far lower than her, but now he had caught up with her.


    ¡­


    Guo Yi chatted with Chen Lifeng for a while and gave him two gifts before leaving with Xie Wanran.


    ¡°Every cloud has a silver lining. I had thought that the old man¡¯s grandson would not be back. I was wrong.¡± Guo Yi said.


    Xie Wanran walked besides Guo Yi and said, ¡°Xiao Xiaodong and Chen Xu¡¯s cultivation has improved very quickly!¡±


    Guo Yi nodded and said, ¡°Yeah. The Xiao family is all Golden Cores now, and we can¡¯t underestimate them. If they have a Nascent Soul, they will be a major family.¡±


    Xie Wanran narrowed her eyes. In Spiritual Medicine Sect, her cultivation had improved quite quickly, but she was far behind Xiao Xiaodong and Chen Xu.


    ¡°Chen Lifeng¡¯s grandson used to be three spiritual roots. For some reason, his cultivation improves quickly. Chen Lifeng let his grandson enter the secret realm to look for Spirit Cleansing Grass. Maybe Chen Xu found it,¡± Guo Yi said.


    Xie Wanran pondered and thought it was very likely.


    ¡°Does Mu Yun often go to Green Cloud Immortal Sect?¡± Guo Yi asked.


    Xie Wanran said awkwardly, ¡°Yes.¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong with him? He is from Spiritual Medicine Sect. Why does he go there frequently?¡± Guo Yi was annoyed, but he didn¡¯t dare to lecture Mu Yun, who had become a Nascent Soul. If they had a fight, Guo Yi might not be the rival of Mu Yun, who might leave the sect if he was crossed.


    Xie Wanran gritted her teeth and said sullenly, ¡°Mr. Mu doesn¡¯t take my advice!¡±


    Guo Yi sighed without saying anything else.


    ¡­


    ¡°Xiaojin, take it.¡± Xiao Xiaodong threw a box at Xiao Xiaojin.


    Xiao Xiaojin took the box and said joyfully, ¡°Bro, did Mr. Chen introduce you to the Nascent Souls?¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, ¡°Yeah.¡± Chen Lifeng brought him to meet some Nascent Souls and showed off all the time as if he was a treasure. He felt frustrated.


    ¡°Bro, this magic weapon is not bad,¡± Xiao Xiaojin said.


    Xiao Xiaodong lazily said, ¡°I¡¯m glad you like it.¡± Xiao Jinting was much richer than ordinary Nascent Souls, so Xiao Xiaodong didn¡¯t take a fancy to the gifts from these Nascent Souls.


    ¡°Bro, are you injured?¡± Xiao Xiaojin blinked.


    Xiao Xiaodong said faintly, ¡°When I was practicing with Mr. Chen this afternoon, I accidentally got injured.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin blinked and said, ¡°Brother, although Chen Xu is very gentle, his grandfather is very fierce. You will have a hard time.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong rolled his eyes and said, ¡°You don¡¯t have to worry about that.¡±


    ¡°Xiao Fan and Lei Xuan have been away for a few days,¡± Xiao Xiaodong muttered.


    Xiao Xiaojin nodded, ¡°Yeah. The Lei family suffered quite some casualties in the war between the righteous and demonic sects, so they are out of talents. Lei Xuan goes back because the Lei family wants him to take over the position of the clan leader.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong rolled his eyes and said, ¡°What is so good being a clan leader?¡± Although the head of the clan could enjoy the clan resources, he had to spend a lot of efforts on managing the clan affairs. Lei Xuan didn¡¯t look like a clan leader.


    Xiao Xiaojin nodded, ¡°You are right.¡±

 Chapter 349

    Xiao Jinting stood on the top of the mountain and looked around.


    ¡°Mr. Chen has a fine taste of building his house in such a beautiful place,¡± Xiao Jinting sighed in admiration.


    Chen Lifeng was a Nascent Soul, who built his house on a good spiritual vein. The Xiao family was different. They lived on a small hill in Nebula and got hunted down by various forces.


    Xu Muan nodded, ¡°Yeah.¡±


    ¡°Where do you think we should choose to live?¡± Xiao Jinting was baffled.


    Xu Muan shook his head and said, ¡°I have no idea.¡± The good hills in Cloud Continent were all taken.


    ¡°Where¡¯s Xiaodong? Did Mr. Chen summon him again? ¡°Xiao Jinting asked.


    ¡°Yes,¡± Xu Muan said.


    ¡°Will Mr. Chen hit Xiaodong?¡± Xiao Jinting rubbed his chin.


    ¡°He¡¯s not hitting Xiaodong. He is coaching him. Sometimes, injuries are inevitable,¡± Xu Muan said.


    ¡°Looks like Xiaodong is having a hard time.¡±


    ¡°Mr. Chen knows what he is doing,¡± Xu Muan said.


    Xiao Jinting thought to himself, ¡°Xiaodong is the old man¡¯s grandson-in-law. If he is injured, the old man¡¯s grandson will be distressed. It¡¯s not wise to hurt Xiaodong.¡±


    ¡°Mr. Chen has introduced Xiaodong to several Nascent Souls. I think he likes Xiaodong,¡± Xu Muan said.


    Xiao Jinting touched his chin and said thoughtfully, ¡°Our son is excellent, and he should be loved by everyone.¡±


    Xu Muan was speechless.


    ¡°Xiaofan has followed Lei Xuan to the Lei Family for a few days,¡± Xu Muan said.


    Xiao Jinting sighed and said, ¡°When a child grows up, he goes away.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s good to have more connections. The Lei Family is also a big family,¡± Xu Muan said.


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said, ¡°You are right. When we have time, we have to go back to Barbarian Continent. I wonder how Second Brother is doing.¡±


    Xu Muan glanced at Xiao Jinting and said, ¡°Green Cloud Immortal Sect has sent a letter, asking us to go back.¡±


    Xiao Jinting asked with surprise, ¡°What?¡±


    Xiao Jinting didn¡¯t like Green Cloud Immortal Sect. Back then, after Bai Lizheng failed to snatch the body of Xiao Xiaofan, the sect sent Xiaofan on dangerous missions. Xiao Jinting also heard that when Heavenly God Sect went to Green Cloud Immortal Gate to inquire about their whereabouts, the sect planned to sacrifice Qiu Yun. Thankfully, Mu Yun went to the rescue.


    ¡°I heard that Green Cloud Immortal Sect suffered a huge loss in the war between the righteous and demonic sects. One Nascent Soul died together with quite some Golden Cores. They are now on the edge of a precipice and need our support,¡± Xu Muan said.


    Xiao Jinting touched his chin. He almost forgot that he was a member of Green Cloud Immortal Sect.


    ¡°What do you think?¡± Xu Muan asked.


    Xiao Jinting touched his chin. No matter what, he was a member of Green Cloud Immortal Sect back then, and his son was the genius of the sect. It made sense to go back to Green Cloud Immortal Sect.


    Xiao Jinting narrowed his eyes, thoughts running across his mind.


    Xiao Xiaojin hopped over and said, ¡°Father, an old man has come to see you.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was speechless. Xiao Xiaojin had no manner at all. Any old man who came here was not ordinary.


    ¡°Who has come?¡± Xu Muan asked helplessly.


    ¡°Dongcheng Yang. The name sounds familiar.¡± Xiao Xiaojin tilted his head and said.


    Xiao Jinting rolled his eyes. Of course, it was familiar. Dongcheng Yang was the ancestor of Green Cloud Immortal Sect. His son was an idiot, who had been in Green Cloud Immortal Sect for several years and didn¡¯t even know the name of the ancestor.


    ¡°Father, that old man says he wants to see you,¡± Xiao Xiaojin said.


    Xiao Jinting touched his chin and said, ¡°I didn¡¯t expect him to come personally.¡±


    Xu Muan pondered for a moment and said, ¡°Let¡¯s go and meet him.¡±


    ¡°Okay,¡± Xiao Xiaojin said.


    ¡­


    When Dongcheng Yang saw Xiao Jinting and Xu Muan come, his eyes lit up.


    ¡°Mr. Xiao, your cultivation has improved quickly! You are so young, but you are at the advanced level of Golden Core.¡± Dongcheng Yang looked at Xiao Jinting with surprise.


    ¡°Senior, you¡¯re flattering me. I wonder what you have come for.¡±


    ¡°Mr. Xiao, you are candid, so I will go straight to the point. I like to invite you to take the position of the First Elder of Green Cloud Immortal Sect,¡± said Dongcheng Yang.


    Xiao Jinting paused and asked, ¡°Me? The First Elder?¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin tugged at Xu Muan¡¯s sleeve and said, ¡°Father, the First Elder sounds very cool!¡±


    Xu Muan rolled his eyes. Xiao Xiaojin was too naive.


    Dongcheng Yang sighed and said, ¡°To be honest, the Green Cloud Immortal Sect suffered heavy losses in the war between the righteous and demonic sects, and half of the Golden Cores died. Now there is not even a Golden Core at the advanced level in the sect. We are kind of out of talents. You come back in time, Mr. Xiao.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was at the advanced level of Golden Core, so he was the right candidate for the position of First Elder of Green Cloud Immortal Sect.


    Dongcheng Yang was worried that Xiao Jinting progressed too fast in his cultivation and his combating strength was insufficient. Many of the Golden Cores at the advanced level who progressed fast had weak strength and were inferior to Preliminary Golden Cores. However, the Xiao family was all Golden Cores and they would support him if he was not good enough in fighting.


    ¡°Senior, the position of First Elder of Green Cloud Immortal Sect is very important, I¡­¡±


    Dongcheng Yang said indifferently, ¡°Mr. Xiao Xian, you are a member of Green Cloud Immortal Sect. Although you have a marriage relationship with Mr. Chen, it¡¯s not proper to stay at his home. You are a young Golden Core at the advanced level and you must plan to advance to Nascent Soul. If you take the position of First Elder of the sect, we will do our best to support you in the advancement to Nascent Soul.¡±


    Xiao Jinting hesitated for a moment and said, ¡°Senior, could you please give me some time to think it over?¡±


    Dongcheng Yang nodded and said, ¡°Of course.¡±


    ¡­

 Chapter 350

    After Dongcheng Yang left, Xiao Xiaojin pounced at Xiao Jinting. ¡°Father, you are offered the position of First Elder.¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded, ¡°Yeah.¡±


    ¡°It sounds very cool. Take it.¡± Xiao Xiaojin said.


    Xiao Jinting was speechless. This damned child never thought too much


    Xiao Jinting looked at Xu Muan and asked, ¡°What do you think?¡±


    Xu Muan thought for a moment and said, ¡°I think you can take it.¡±


    Xiao Jinting touched his chin and said, ¡°I think so. Dongcheng Yang seems to be sincere. If I take the offer, I will see how it feels to be an elder.¡± Dongcheng Yang told him that the First Elder did not have to do anything. He just needed to occasionally take his disciples out and maintain the front.


    Dongcheng Yang made the offer in time. The Xiao family would be suspected of sucking up to Chen Lifeng if they continued to stay at his house. If they joined the other sects, they would be accused of being ungrateful. Besides, although Green Cloud Immortal Gate Sect not very good, other sects were no better.


    Dongcheng Yang was the only Nascent Soul left in Green Cloud Immortal Sect. If Xiao Jinting returned to the sect, no one else would be able to restrain him.


    ¡­


    At the Lei house in Cloud Continent.


    Lei Dong looked at Lei Xuan and slapped his head. ¡°Brat, your cultivation has improved quickly!¡±


    Lei Xuan scratched his head helplessly and said, ¡°Yes, Father, but I didn¡¯t expect that you are still a Foundation Establishment. I advanced to Golden Core earlier than you, so don¡¯t accuse me of being useless from now on.¡±


    Lei Dong¡¯s face turned red. ¡°So what? What¡¯s the big deal of Golden Core? Can¡¯t I scold you after you become a Golden Core?¡±


    Lei Xuan raised his head and stared at Lei Dong.


    Lei Dong felt weak under Lei Xuan¡¯s gaze. ¡°Son, it¡¯s good that you¡¯re back. Otherwise, our Family will be bullied.¡±


    Lei Xuan sighed softly. He came back to find many people died in his clan.


    ¡°Was the war dangerous?¡± Lei Xuan asked.


    Lei Dong nodded and said, ¡°Yes, countless cultivators died in the war.¡± Recalling the war, Lei Dong felt a lingering fear in his heart. ¡°Fortunately, you left at that time. You were just a Foundation Establishment. If you had stayed here, you would be killed as well.¡±


    Lei Xuan was speechless.


    ¡°The Strength of the Jin family is well preserved.¡± Lei Xuan said.


    Lei Dong got angry at the mention of the Jin family. ¡°They hid away like a coward in the war, and they came out to snatch the territory when the war was over. When the Lei family was famous, the Jin family was nobody.¡±


    ¡°Come on, Father, there¡¯s no need to be angry with these people.¡± When Lei Xuan came back, the Lei and Jin family had been fighting for territory. After he returned, the Jin family flinched away.


    ¡°With the pills and spirit stones that you brought back, our family will soon regain the vitality,¡± Lei Dong said confidently.


    Lei Dong had long thought that his son had a promising future. However, he did not expect him to advance to Golden Core so early. It was decades earlier than he had expected.


    ¡°Son, where did you get so many good things?¡± Lei Dong was confused.


    Lei Xuan frowned and said, ¡°Father, don¡¯t fuss about it. I didn¡¯t steal or rob.¡± Xiao Jinting gave him the pills and spirit stones. There were more pills than spiritual stones.


    ¡°All right. Son, are you married to Xiao Xiaofan?¡± Lei Dong asked.


    Lei Xuan nodded and said, ¡°Yes.¡±


    ¡°Son, you are awesome.¡± Lei Dong patted Lei Xuan¡¯s shoulder and said with satisfaction. He thought to himself, ¡°Xiao Jinting¡¯s son has married Senior Chen¡¯s grandson. My son has married Xiao Jinting¡¯s son. My son is amazing!¡±


    ¡°Is it true that your father-in-law is at the advanced level of Golden Core?¡± Lei Dong asked.


    Lei Xuan nodded and said, ¡°Yes.¡±


    Lei Dong sighed with a complicated feeling, ¡°This is how cultivation is. One doesn¡¯t know when the person he doesn¡¯t care about will be superior to him. I heard that Dongcheng Yang is offering your father-in-law the position of First Elder of the Green Cloud Immortal Sect.¡±


    Lei Xuan was surprised. ¡°First Elder?¡±


    Lei Dong nodded and said, ¡°Yes. The former First Elder of the Green Cloud Immortal Sect died, and there was not a Golden Cores at the advanced level in the sect. The position of First Elder has been vacant, and the sect is short of talents. Dongcheng Yang has been anxious about it. Xiao Jinting came back in time.¡±


    Lei Xuan nodded and said, ¡°It¡¯s good to settle down.¡± After being hunted down for so long in Nebula, he was tired¡­.

 Chapter 351

    A carriage sped on the road while a man looked out in anxiety with knitted brows.


    ¡°Grandfather, will the relative you mention lend us the spirit stones?¡± Xu Wenzhe asked eagerly.


    Xiao Jingfeng nodded and said, ¡°He will, definitely.¡±


    ¡°But that¡¯s a large amount of spiritual stones. Father says it¡¯s hard to pay back,¡± Xu Wenzhe said worriedly.


    Xiao Jingfeng said with anxiety, ¡°It is indeed a large amount of spiritual stones, but it is not much for him.¡±


    ¡°Grandfather, why did you borrow the spiritual stones from the loan shark? If you can¡¯t pay back, you will be in trouble.¡± Xu Wenzhe pouted.


    ¡°I know. Don¡¯t worry. I can pay back when I find this relative.¡± Xiao Jingfeng forced a smile.


    ¡°Grandfather, you¡¯ve never mentioned that you have a rich relative!¡± Xu Wenzhe said in confusion.


    Xiao Jingfeng smiled and said, ¡°I lost contact of him, but now I know where he is.¡±


    Xu Kai was worried. ¡°Father, is your relative reliable?¡±


    Xiao Jingfeng glanced at Xu Kai and said, ¡°Don¡¯t worry. He¡¯s reliable.¡±


    Xu Kai used to be the eldest son of the Xu family. Xiao Jingfeng and Mu Shuyu arrived at Cloud Continent on a merchant ship six years ago.


    After they set food in Cloud Continent, Xiao Jingfeng secretly inquired about Xiao Jinting and got shocked. Xiao Jinting not only offended the Yin Ghost Sect but also the Heavenly God Sect. Both forces were chasing Xiao Jinting and offering high rewards.


    Xiao Jinting went to another land through the teleportation array. Xiao Xiaodong took away the grandson of a Nascent Soul.


    The news frightened Xiao Jingfeng, who didn¡¯t sleep well for three nights.


    From then on, Xiao Jingfeng did not dare to mention Xiao Jinting anymore. He made a living as an ordinary free-lance cultivator with Mu Shuyu and Xiao Xiaofu in Cloud Continent.


    Cloud Continent was different from Barbarian Continent. After he arrived at Cloud Continent, Xiao Jingfeng realized how small Barbarian Continent was.


    In Barbarian Continent, Foundation Establishment cultivators were rare, but in Cloud Continent, cultivators of this level were very common.


    The status of free-lance cultivators in Cloud Continent was very low. In order to have a better life, Xiao Jingfeng and Mu Shuyu joined the Xu family and became their guards.


    The Xu family was a big family in Cloud Continent, and they had three Golden Core cultivators.


    Xu Kai was the eldest son of the Xu family and was considered one of the outstanding heirs.


    Xiao Xiaofu had a good opinion of Xu Kai after entering the Xu family with Xiao Jingfeng and Mu Shuyu. However, Xu Kai had a fianc¨¦e, so Xiao Xiaofu didn¡¯t ask for too much.


    One day Xu Kai¡¯s fianc¨¦e came to visit, and Xu Kai was caught in bed with Xiao Xiaofu.


    Xu Kai¡¯s fianc¨¦e broke off the engagement in anger.


    The Xiao family was driven out of the Xu family, and Xiao Xiaofu got pregnant, which was a double whammy for the family.


    Not long after, the Xu family suffered a huge loss because Xu Kai made the wrong decision. Therefore, he got driven out of the Xu family as well.


    After Xu Kai left the Xu family, he found out that Xiao Fu was pregnant, so he went to the Xiao family.


    He married Xiao Xiaofu and struggled to raise the child.


    Xu Kai was the young master of the Xu family, and he was considered outstanding in terms of talent and cultivation.


    Although they were not rich, they had a peaceful life.


    However, when Xu Kai and Xiao Xiaofu went on a mission, they encountered Xu Kai¡¯s fianc¨¦e, Li Shuangshuang, who married Xu Jin, Xu Kai¡¯s cousin, after she broke off her engagement with Xu Kai.


    Ever since Xu Kai and Xiao Xiaofu met Li Shuangshuang, everything went wrong and they failed their missions repeatedly.


    One day, Xu Kai and Xiao Xiaofu took on a task to escort goods. The reward for this task was very high. If they completed the task, they would have a commission of two hundred medium spiritual stones.


    Xu Kai was hesitant, but Xiao Xiaofu couldn¡¯t resist the temptation and took the task.


    As a result, they lost the goods and had to pay for a huge sum of compensation.


    Xiao Jingfeng had no choice but to borrow the loan. After he paid the compensation, he set off to look for Xiao Jinting.


    ¡°Father, I¡¯m sorry. It is my fault,¡± Xu Kai said apologetically.


    Xiao Xiaofu bit his lip and said, ¡°Father, it¡¯s my fault. If I had been careful, I would not have fallen for the trap.¡±


    Xu Kai frowned and said, ¡°It¡¯s not your fault. The Xu family would not let me off.¡±


    Xu Kai glanced at Xiaofu, who was not reckless usually. He took on the task because the Spiritual Medicine Sect was about to recruit disciples, and Xiao Xiaofu intended to send Xu Wenzhe there.


    To join the Spiritual Medicine Sect, they had to pay a sign-up fee of one hundred medium spiritual stones. More spiritual stones would be required after entering the sect.


    Xiao Jingfeng shook his head and said, ¡°Come on, don¡¯t talk about it anymore since things have happened. Fortunately, your uncle is back.¡±


    Xu Kai hesitated. When Xiao Jingfeng joined the Xu family, he said that he was a free-lance cultivator. He stayed in the Xu family for many years, and he had never told Xu Kai that he had any relatives. Therefore, Xu Kai was curious.


    ¡°Xiaofu, do you know who Father is talking about?¡± Xu Kai couldn¡¯t help asking with internal power. After they got into trouble, Xiao Jingfeng borrowed the loan and redeemed the two of them. After that, he took them on the journey to seek help from the relative.


    Xu Kai doubted whether the relative that Xiao Jingfeng mentioned existed. Perhaps Xiao Jingfeng was escaping with them when he saw the danger.


    Xiao Xiaofu frowned and said, ¡°Maybe it¡¯s my third uncle.¡± When Xiao Jinting and the others left Barbarian Continent, Xiao Fu was small. He learned from his father say that his third uncle was capable, but he didn¡¯t anything else.


    ¡°Do you have an uncle?¡± Xu Kai asked strangely.


    After Xiao Xiaofu followed Xiao Jingfeng to Cloud Continent, Xiao Jingfeng forbade him from mentioning Xiao Jinting. Xiao Jinting was famous back then, and Xiao Xiaofu soon found out the reason.


    ¡°Yes, I have one.¡± Xiao Xiaofu nodded.


    Xiao Xiaofu couldn¡¯t help thinking, ¡°Is the famous Xiao Jinting of Green Cloud Immortal Sect my third uncle?¡± It was said that Xiao Jinting was about to become the First Elder of Green Cloud Immortal Sect. Xiaofu doubted if Xiao Jinting was indeed his uncle. If his father made a mistake, they would get into big trouble.


    ¡­

 Chapter 352

    At the Xu house.


    ¡°Did the Xiao family run away?¡± Li Shuangshuang asked.


    Xu Jin nodded, ¡°Yes. After they got the loan, they quickly ran away.¡±


    Li Shuangshuang narrowed her eyes and asked, ¡°Why did they run away?¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s so strange about this? They might not be able to pay off the loan, so they ran away. Xiao Jingfeng has borrowed the spiritual stones from the gang of Yellow Crane, and he can¡¯t escape from them,¡± Xu Jin said.


    Li Shuangshuang sneered, ¡°Xiao Xiaofu is so lucky! He got into trouble, and his father came to his rescue.¡±


    ¡°Xiao Jingfeng is too confident. How could he escape the debt of Yellow Crane? His family might get killed,¡± Xu Jin smirked.


    Li Shuangshuang toyed with her hair and said, ¡°Yellow Crane is ruthless. Xiao Jingfeng doesn¡¯t look like a reckless person.¡±


    ¡°He¡¯s a free-lance cultivator without any support. His son was in trouble, and he got panic,¡± Xu Jin said disdainfully.


    Li Shuangshuang looked at Xu Jin and asked, ¡°Have you investigated where Xiao Jingfeng is going?¡±


    ¡°I heard that they are going to a relative for help,¡± Xu Jin said.


    Li Shuangshuang was confused. ¡°Do they have relatives?¡±


    Xu Jin said disdainfully, ¡°Xiao Jingfeng is only a free-lance cultivator without any connections. I think he is a drowning man clutching at a straw.¡±


    Li Shuangshuang nodded lazily, ¡°I think so.¡±


    ¡­


    After Xiao Jingfeng rushed to the territory of Green Cloud Immortal Sect, he finally let out a sigh of relief. ¡°Alright, let¡¯s rest here. We¡¯ll pay a visit to Green Cloud Immortal Sect tomorrow.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofu looked at the gate of Green Cloud Immortal Gate from afar. ¡°Father, is my uncle there? Don¡¯t make a mistake.¡±


    ¡°His name, age, and family are correct. He should be the person we are looking for,¡± Xiao Jingfeng said.


    They kept Xu Kai guessing, who felt extremely curious.


    Xiao Jingfeng glanced at Xu Wenzhe, who was exhausted but quiet, and he pitied him. ¡°It¡¯s been a long journey, and we didn¡¯t take a good rest. Let¡¯s find a place to stay.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofu nodded, ¡°Okay!¡±


    They didn¡¯t have much money, so they stayed at the cheapest inn.


    After they settled down, several Foundation Establishment cultivators came.


    ¡°Xiao Jingfeng, you run so fast, and you come to the territory of Green Cloud Immortal Sect.¡±


    Xiao Jingfeng frowned at the cultivators in the uniforms of Yellow Crane. ¡°Mr. Li, I¡¯m not running away, but looking for a relative. Please give me another two days. After I find him, I will pay back the spirit stones.¡±


    Li Feng sneered. ¡°A relative? What kind of relative do you have? After you borrowed so many spiritual stones, you ran away. Beat him up.¡±


    Xiao Jingfeng got angry. ¡°Mr. Li, when I borrowed the spiritual stones, we agreed that I just need to pay them back within three years. It¡¯s less than a month now.¡±


    ¡°That is what we agreed, but after you borrowed the spirit stones, you ran away. Where can I find you in three years?¡±


    Xiao Jingfeng¡¯s face darkened. ¡°Mr. Li, please give me another two days. Just two more days.¡±


    ¡°Two more days? You¡¯re lying! Pay back the spiritual stones now, or I¡¯ll give you hell,¡± Li Feng said fiercely.


    Xiao Jingfeng hesitated and said, ¡°I don¡¯t have any spirit stones now. I will pay you back in two days.¡±


    ¡°In two days? Will you get rich in two days? You are a dishonest man. You have the money to stay at an inn, but you don¡¯t have money to pay me back. What are you guys waiting for? Beat him up.¡± Li Feng didn¡¯t listen to Xiao Jingfeng at all, ordering his subordinates to hit Xiao Jingfeng.


    Xiao Jingfeng gritted his teeth and fought back.


    ¡°Great. You don¡¯t pay me back, and you dare to fight back.¡± Li Feng abruptly attacked Xiao Jingfeng with the most ferocious move.


    Li Feng was at the advanced level of Foundation Establishment, while Xiao Jingfeng was only at the preliminary level, so the former got the upper hand.


    A gust of strong wind blew over, and the Foundation Establishment cultivators of Yellow Crane lost their balance.


    Xiao Xiaodong waved his sleeves and sent Li Feng flying backwards.


    ¡°Xiao¡­ Senior Xiao!¡± When Li Feng saw the assailant, he was terrified.


    Xiao Xiaodong stepped on the chest of Li Feng, who spat out a mouthful of blood.


    ¡°My Second Uncle told you to wait for two days. Can¡¯t you understand? Is your time so precious that you can¡¯t wait for two days?¡± As he spoke, he stepped harder on Li Feng.


    Li Yu looked at Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s ferocious face and panicked. ¡°Senior, I¡¯m sorry, I was too anxious. I was blind. I didn¡¯t know that Mr. Xiao is your uncle.¡±


    Li Feng groaned inwardly at sight of Xiao Xiaodong. Xiao Xiaodong had snatched the grandson of Chen Lifeng from Qiao Xiang. He was the grandson-in-law of Chen Lifeng, who was a Nascent Soul. Besides, he was a Golden Core, who Li Feng could not afford to offend.

 Chapter 353

    Chen Xu looked at Xiao Jingfeng and his family curiously. Xu Wenzhe hid behind Xiao Xiaofu and looked at Xiao Xiaodong with admiration.


    Mu Shuyu was relieved to see Xiao Xiaodong.


    Xu Kai was dumbfounded.


    Along the way, Xu Kai was very curious about the relative that Xiao Jingfeng mentioned, but Xiao Xiaofu only said they were looking for his third uncle. Xu Kai thought to himself, ¡°No wonder Xiao Jingfeng refused to tell me. If he had told me that the relative is Xiao Jinting, First Elder of Green Cloud Immortal Sect, I would have thought he was dreaming.¡±


    Xu Kai finally understood why Xiao Jingfeng had never mentioned his relatives before. Twenty years ago, Xiao Jinting had got in a big trouble and several sects tried to catch him. If Xiao Jingfeng revealed his relationship with Xiao Jinting, he would get killed.


    Xiao Jingfeng went up to Xiao Xiaodong and frowned, ¡°Xiaodong, let them go. After all, I owe them money.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong looked at Xiao Jingfeng and said, ¡°Uncle, how much money do you owe them?¡±


    Xiao Jingfeng said awkwardly, ¡°Two thousand medium spiritual stones, plus the interest.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong pulled up Li Feng and asked, ¡°How much is the interest?¡±


    ¡°I will give up the interest as well as the capital. I was blind, and I didn¡¯t know he is your uncle. Please forgive me.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong smiled coldly and said, ¡°I will pay what I should pay. Do you think I lack spiritual stones?¡±


    Li Feng groaned inwardly. If Xiao Xiaodong didn¡¯t pay back the spiritual stones, it would be settled easily. Now that Xiao Xiaodong insisted on paying them back, it meant that he was unwilling to settle it.


    ¡°There is no interest, because Mr. Xiao has just borrowed the money for a few days,¡± Li Feng smiled flatteringly.


    ¡°He has just borrowed for a few days. Why are you pushing him to pay back?¡± Xiao Xiaodong said sullenly.


    Li Feng was baffled, but he dared not say anything.


    Xiao Xiaodong tossed a bag of spiritual stones at Li Feng and said, ¡°Get lost.¡±


    Li Feng gingerly left with his subordinates.


    They hurried away with grave faces.


    ¡°Mr. Li, we¡¯re finished. We¡¯ve offended Xiao Xiaodong, the grandson-in-law of Mr. Chen.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right. We¡¯d rather offend Xiao Jinting, who is a Golden Core, than offend Mr. Chen, who is a Nascent Soul.¡±


    ¡°Chen Xu was there. I heard that Chen Xu and Xiao Xiaodong are very close.¡±


    ¡°Mr. Li, what shall we do?¡±


    Li Yu gritted his teeth. He had never imagined that he would get into such a big trouble.


    ¡°Li Shuangshuang, this crazy woman.¡± Li Feng gritted his teeth and cursed, resenting Li Shuangshuang.


    If it weren¡¯t for her, he wouldn¡¯t have come at all. To his surprise, Xiao Jingfeng suddenly had a powerful relative. Li Shuangshuang told him that Xiao Jingfeng and his family were free-lance cultivators. Damn her!


    He had offended Xiao Xiaodong, even if Xiao Xiaodong let him off, the management of Yellow Crane would not spare him.


    ¡­


    Overwhelmed by the commotion, the inn owner gingerly served the tea to Xiao Xiaodong, Xiao Jingfeng and the others.


    He regretted looking down on Xiao Jingfeng and mocking him when the latter came to check in with low-grade spiritual stones.


    ¡°Xiaodong, why are you here?¡± Xiao Jingfeng asked happily.


    ¡°Uncle, I came back and saw you. Follow me to see Father. He will be happy to see you.¡±


    Xiao Jingfeng was pleased at the mention of Xiao Jinting. ¡°When you father left home, I knew that he would be somebody. My guess is right.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong smiled and looked at Xiao Xiaofu, ¡°Is this Xiaofu, my cousin?¡±


    Xiao Jingfeng nodded and said, ¡°Yes. Xiaofu, this is your cousin, Xiaodong. When you were young, he hugged you a lot.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofu paused for a moment before he went up and said respectfully, ¡°Hello, Xiaodong.¡±


    ¡°This is Xiaofu¡¯s husband, Xu Kai.¡± Xiao Jingfeng introduced Xu Kai.


    Xiao Xiaodong glanced at Xiao Xiaofu and said, ¡°Xiaofu, you have a good taste.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofu blushed and introduced Xu Wenzhe. ¡°Xiaodong, this is my son.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong looked at Xu Wenzhe and said, ¡°He is lovely.¡±


    Chen Xu took off the bracelet from his wrist and said, ¡°This child is very lovely. This is a gift for him.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofu was startled. Chen Xu¡¯s bracelet was made of high-grade spiritual pearls which collected spiritual Qi automatically. It was precious.


    ¡°Thank you, Mr. Chen,¡± Xiao Xiaofu said hurriedly. He knew Chen Xu¡¯s grandfather was a Nascent Soul, so he was timid.


    Chen Xu noticed that Xiao Xiaofu was flustered and said, ¡°Don¡¯t mention it.¡±


    ¡°Uncle, it¡¯s not convenient to talk here. Let¡¯s go to Green Cloud Immortal Sect,¡± Xiao Xiaodong said to Xiao Jingfeng when he noticed the gazes of the crowd.


    Xiao Jingfeng nodded and said, ¡°Okay.¡±


    Xu Kai followed Xiao Xiaodong and Chen Xu in a daze and said with surprise, ¡°Xiaofu, it¡¯s hard to imagine that you such a powerful relative.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofu said helplessly, ¡°My uncle left home when I was small, so I don¡¯t know him very well.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofu thought to himself, ¡°Father always says that my uncle is powerful. Sometimes I think he is a legend.¡±


    Xu Kai nodded and said, ¡°Oh, I see.¡±


    The moment after Xiao Jingfeng and the rest left, the inn got excited. The cultivators who witnessed this started to gossip about it.


    ¡­

 Chapter 354

    At Green Cloud Immortal Sect.


    ¡°Second Brother, when did you arrive at Cloud Continent?¡± asked Xiao Jinting as he poured a glass of wine for Xiao Jingfeng.


    Xiao Jingfeng smiled and said, ¡°It¡¯s been a few years. When I arrived, I was shocked after I inquired about you.¡±


    Xiao Jinting smiled awkwardly, ¡°Really?¡±


    Back then, the mess he left behind was really big. If it weren¡¯t for Chen Lifeng¡¯s mediation, he wouldn¡¯t have escaped so easily.


    ¡°Thanks to Xiaodong, I could pay back such a large amount of spiritual stones,¡± Xiao Jingfeng said awkwardly.


    Xiao Jinting knew well how difficult it was for free-lance cultivators, but Xiao Jingfeng¡¯s wretched life made a strong visual impact.


    Xiao Jinting rubbed his nose. He didn¡¯t use medium spiritual stones anymore. Instead, he used top-grade spiritual stones. Different cultivation level resulted in different life. Xiao Jinting thought he was lucky after he knew the poor life of Xiao Jingfeng.


    If he hadn¡¯t had the jade space, he would struggle for a few spiritual stones like Xiao Jingfeng.


    ¡°Two thousand medium spiritual stones are nothing. Second Brother, stay in Green Cloud Immortal Sect,¡± Xiao Jinting said lightly.


    Xiao Jingfeng nodded and said, ¡°Thank you!¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t mention it. We are brothers, and we should help each other. By the way, I wonder how our family is doing,¡± Xiao Jinting said.


    ¡°When I left home, the Xiao family had become one of the wealthiest families in Barbarian Continent. Father and Mother had advanced to Foundation Establishment with the help of the resources that you left behind,¡± Xiao Jingfeng said.


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said, ¡°That¡¯s good.¡±


    Xiao Jinting didn¡¯t have much affection for the original host¡¯s parents. He only felt that he owed them the favor of bringing the original host up. However, he had deeper affection for Xiao Jingfeng, who had fought together with him. Xiao Jinting was relieved to hear that the Xiao family was doing well.


    ¡­


    Xiao Xiaofu entered the room. Xu Kai stood up and said, ¡°Are you alright?¡±


    Xiao Xiaofu nodded and said, ¡°Yes.¡±


    His cousins and their husbands treated him very well and gave him quite some valuable presents.


    A month ago, he was struggling with a few spiritual stone. Now that he had all kinds of costly gifts, Xiao Xiaofu felt unreal.


    ¡°Your family is awesome!¡± Xu Kai couldn¡¯t help but say.


    The Xu family had a Golden Core and thus had some influence. However, it was too weak compared to the Xiao family. Xu Kai didn¡¯t expect this big trouble to be resolved so easily.


    Xiao Xiaofu nodded and said, ¡°Yes, they are powerful.¡±


    ¡°By the way, the steward of Yellow Crane came to apologize with a gift,¡± Xu Kai said.


    Xiao Xiaofu frowned with anger.


    ¡°He says they had fired Li Feng, who was instigated by Xu Jin and Li Shuangshuang,¡± Xu Kai said.


    Xiao Xiaofu sighed. He was tired of the internal strife in wealthy families.


    ¡°Your cousin is petty,¡± Xiao Xiaofu said discontentedly.


    Xu Kai agreed, but he didn¡¯t know what to say.


    Xiao Xiaofu looked at Xu Kai and said, ¡°My uncle asks us to settle down in Green Cloud Immortal Sect. I was thinking of sending Wenzhe to Spiritual Medicine Sect, but now that my uncle is the First Elder of Green Cloud Immortal Sect, we should stay with him.¡±


    Xu Kai nodded and said, ¡°That¡¯s great.¡±


    ¡­


    At the Xu house.


    ¡°He is Xiao Jinting¡¯s brother?¡± Li Shuangshuang asked in disbelief.


    ¡°Yeah, Xiao Jingfeng is Xiao Jinting¡¯s brother. When Xiao Jingfeng was attacked by Li Feng, Xiao Xiaodong came to the rescue. He seemed close with Xiao Jingfeng.¡±


    Li Shuangshuang widened her eyes in disbelief, ¡°How is that possible?¡±


    Li Shuangshuang despised Xiao Xiaofu, and she held grudges towards him when Xu Kai chose him over her.


    Li Shuangshuang had never expected Xiao Xiaofu to have such a powerful relative. If she had known about this, she would not have caused the trouble.


    Xu Jin frowned and said, ¡°Now, they are staying at Green Cloud Immortal Sect.¡±


    When a man attained the Tao, even his pets ascended to heaven. Xiao Jinting was at the advanced level of Golden Core, and he was the First Elder of Green Cloud Immortal Sect. Xiao Jingfeng was his brother and would be well protected.


    Li Shuangshuang tugged at her sleeves. The Xu family and Li family each had only one Golden Core at the preliminary level, and they were far inferior to the Xiao family.


    Xu Chang entered the room. Xu Jin rose quickly.


    ¡°Ancestor, why are you here?¡± Xu Jin smiled.


    ¡°I heard that the former guard of our family, Xiao Jingfeng, is the elder brother of Xiao Jinting, the First Elder of Green Cloud Immortal Sect. Do you know about that?¡± Xu Chang said.


    Li Shuangshuang smiled awkwardly and said, ¡°We just heard the news.¡±


    ¡°Back then, they were chased out because of a small misunderstanding. However, they are our acquaintance, and we can get in touch with them,¡± Xu Chang said.


    Li Shuangshuang forced a smile and said, ¡°You are right.¡± Although she replied respectfully, she cursed Xu Chang inwardly.


    After Xu Chang left, Li Shuangshuang could not help but feel angry. She thought to herself, ¡°Xu Chang cares about nothing but profits. If he knows what we have done, he might sacrifice us to please Xiao Jingfeng.¡±


    Xu Jin said with a worried look, ¡°What shall we do?¡± Xu Kai should know that they were behind all this, and they would be in hot water if he would not let them off.


    Xu Jin frowned. After Xu Kai was expelled by the Xu family, Xu Jin did not intend to make things difficult for him, but Li Shuangshuang insisted on that, and Xu Jin gave in. Now¡­


    Xu Jin sighed. When Xiao Jingfeng was working at the Xu house, he was not well treated. It would be difficult to develop their acquaintance further.

 Chapter 355

    At Green Cloud Immortal Sect.


    ¡°First Elder, I have to trouble you with this.¡± Lin Xue¡¯e said respectfully.


    Xiao Jinting secretly rolled his eyes and said, ¡°There are so many elders in the sect. Why do you choose me?¡±


    Lin Xue smiled and said, ¡°There are many elders in the sect, but none of them are as powerful as you, Mr. Xiao.¡±


    Xiao Jinting looked at Lin Xue¡¯e and said with a faint smile, ¡°You think highly of me.¡±


    Lin Xue¡¯e giggled and said, ¡°You are awesome. The Peerless Sect and Spiritual Medicine Sect sent Golden Cores at the advanced level to lead the team for the trip to Cloud Prairie. We can¡¯t fall behind them. We were short of talents and didn¡¯t know who could be the team leader. Fortunately, First Elder, you are back in time.¡±


    Xiao Jinting looked at Lin Xue¡¯e and said, ¡°I got it. I¡¯ll take on this mission.¡±


    ¡°Thank you, First Elder.¡± Lin Xue¡¯e smiled and left.


    Xu Muan entered the room. ¡°What¡¯s up?¡±


    Xiao Jinting said sullenly, ¡°I¡¯ve got a job. It seems I will be busy for a while.¡±


    He gritted his teeth. This was not what Dongcheng Yang promised when he went to see him at Chen Lifeng¡¯s house.


    Dongcheng Yang said that Xiao Jinting didn¡¯t need to do anything as long as he took the position of First Elder of Green Cloud Immortal Sect, and he could flaunt his power in the name of the sect. However, the mission was assigned to him in such a short time. He didn¡¯t expect Dongcheng Yang, a famous Nascent Soul, to deceive him.


    Now that he had taken the position of First Elder of Green Cloud Immortal Sect, it was too late to regret.


    ¡°What is it?¡± Xu Muan asked.


    ¡°Lead the team to Cloud Prairie. It¡¯s said that a secret realm was found there, and only Foundation Establishment cultivators could enter. The entrance to the realm is not stable and will be accessible in about two months. The sect asks me to lead the team,¡± Xiao Jinting said.


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°I see. Is the realm big?¡±


    ¡°No, it¡¯s far smaller than Heavenly Haze Secret Realm. Only a few righteous sects will send cultivators there, so it should be less dangerous. It is a place for the Foundation Establishment cultivators to practice,¡± Xiao Jinting said.


    ¡°Oh, I see.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofu and Xu Kai entered the room. Xiao Xiaofu hesitated for a moment and said, ¡°Uncle, I heard that there is a secret realm, and I want to go.¡±


    Xiao Jinting looked at Xiao Xiaofu and asked in confusion, ¡°Don¡¯t you have sufficient spiritual stones?¡±


    Xiao Xiaofu shook his head and said, ¡°I¡¯ve got enough of them, but I want to go and broaden my horizon.¡±


    ¡°Uncle, I like to go as well,¡± Xu Kai said.


    Xiao Jinting looked at them and said, ¡°Think it over. This is risky. Go ask your father. If he agrees, I have no objections.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofu quickly stood up and said, ¡°Thank you, Uncle.¡±


    Xu Muan watched Xiaofu leave and said, ¡°It seems Xiaofu is very ambitious. He has the same style as you when you were young.¡±


    Xiao Jinting shook his head and said, ¡°My brother has only one Ger. Please give him two more talismans to keep him safe.¡± If something happened to Xiao Xiaofu, he would feel guilty with Xiao Jingfeng.


    ¡°Got it. The children should go out for more experience. Gems unwrought can do nothing useful,¡± Xu Muan said.


    ¡°That¡¯s right,¡± Xiao Jinting said.


    ¡­


    ¡°Hello Mr. Dongcheng.¡± Lin Xue¡¯e went to see Dongcheng Yang.


    ¡°Hello.¡± said Dongcheng Yang.


    ¡°Mr. Dongcheng, there is no need to send Xiao Jinting to lead the team. Why do you¡­?¡±


    ¡°Are you upset that you are disqualified from leading the team?¡± Dongcheng Yang asked.


    Lin Xue smiled awkwardly and said, ¡°Mr. Dongcheng, you must be joking.¡±


    Dongcheng Yang put his hands behind his back and said seriously, ¡°Xiao Jinting¡¯s cultivation has improved too fast. There are some methods that can speed up the cultivation instead of improving the real strength. An Advanced Golden Core cultivated in this way is inferior to a Preliminary Golden Core.¡±


    It dawned on Lin Xue¡¯e. ¡°Mr. Dongcheng, you like to test Elder Xiao.¡±


    Dongcheng Yang smiled and said, ¡°Yes. He has to be powerful to be First Elder of Green Cloud Immortal Sect. There will be demonic beasts on the way to Cloud Prairie, and we can take the opportunity to see Xiao Jinting¡¯s strength.¡±


    Lin Xue nodded and said, ¡°You are right.¡±


    Lin Xue¡¯e thought to herself, ¡°Generally speaking, those methods that speed up the cultivation have more or less hidden dangers. Xiao Jinting cultivates so quickly, maybe he has already exhausted his potentials and will never be able to advance to Nascent Soul for the rest of his life.¡±


    Dongcheng Yang narrowed his eyes. After Xiao Jinting returned to Green Cloud Immortal Sect, the sect had got more powerful and made a connection with Chen Lifeng. There were advantages and disadvantages about this. The advantages were evident. The overall strength of the Green Cloud Immortal Sect had improved. The disadvantages were that the Xiao family got too powerful.


    ¡­

 Chapter 356

    ¡°Steward Qiu, long time no see!¡± Xiao Jinting smiled when he saw Qiu Yun.


    Qiu Yun rolled his eyes and said, ¡°Mr. Xiao, you are now First Elder of the sect. Don¡¯t call me Steward Qiu. I¡¯m too flattered.¡±


    ¡°How are you doing these days?¡± asked Xiao Jinting.


    ¡°Terrible.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was speechless.


    ¡°After you left, Mr. Chen came to see me all the time as well as Heavenly God Sect. I am not a good friend of you. Why did they all come to me?¡±


    Xiao Jinting was lost for words.


    Gu Yun clenched his fists. He had been living a quiet life, but his identity was exposed after Xiao Jinting made a ruckus. Dongcheng Yang must have known his identity, but he had kept silent. Spiritual Medicine Sect probably knew his identity, but it was not a glorious thing for them to have a traitor. Besides, there was Mu Yun. The elders of Spiritual Medicine Sect chose to turn a blind eye.


    Xiao Jinting said awkwardly, ¡°I¡¯m sorry.¡±


    Gu Yun snorted softly. ¡°You¡¯ve been away for so many years. How are you doing?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m fine.¡±


    Gu Yun smiled. Xiao Jinting looked at him and felt weird.


    ¡°What¡¯s the matter?¡± Xiao Jinting asked dryly.


    ¡°Fine? You fled from Cloud Continent and destroyed the teleportation array because you were afraid that Heavenly God Sect and Yin Ghost Sect would chase after you. I heard that you damaged the teleportation array here right after you land in Cloud Continent. Did you cause a bigger trouble there and flee back here?¡± Qiu Yun asked.


    Xiao Jinting was speechless. Qiu Yun was smart. No wonder Mu Yun the idiot couldn¡¯t get him after chasing him for so many years.


    ¡°What trouble could I cause as a Golden Core?¡±


    Gu Yun shrugged and said, ¡°It¡¯s hard to say. I have to fix the teleportation array first. I¡¯ll know after I go to that place.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was speechless. If the teleportation array was fixed, he would be in trouble.


    Heavenly God Sect let him off because the treasures that he got from the secret realm were not useful to Golden Cores except for the Heaven Demon Body Refining Manual. The big tripod that he got in Nebula appealed to Nascent Souls.


    Qiu Yun tilted his head and looked at Xiao Jinting, saying, ¡°If my guess is right, you must have offended the Nascent Souls there. That¡¯s why you hurried back.¡±


    Xiao Jinting laughed dryly, ¡°Mr. Qiu, let¡¯s drink the wine.¡±


    Qiu Yun took a sip and said, ¡°Mr. Xiao, your wine is not bad. It seems to have the effect of improving cultivation.¡±


    Xiao Jinting smiled and said, ¡°Mr. Qiu, if you like, I¡¯ll give you eight jars.¡±


    Qiu Yun smiled and said, ¡°Mr. Xiao, it¡¯s generous of you. Thank you. By the way, I heard that you are leading the team to Cloud Prairie. Have a good journey.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was lost for words.


    ¡­


    Xu Muan entered the room and asked, ¡°What has Qiu Yun come for?¡±


    Xiao Jinting smiled bitterly and said, ¡°He complained about the troubles that I caused him.¡±


    ¡°When are you setting off with the team?¡± asked Xu Muan.


    ¡°Probably in two days,¡± Xiao Jinting said.


    ¡°I¡¯ll go with you.¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said, ¡°Okay. Dongcheng Young went back on his words. He told me that I didn¡¯t have to do anything. Now he assigns me a task right after I take up the position.¡± This was cheating.


    ¡°He doesn¡¯t have to choose you to lead the team. I guess he has another purpose,¡± Xu Muan said.


    ¡°He is an old fox. Forget it. I¡¯ll just go.¡±


    Xiao Jinting went to a square in Green Cloud Immortal Sec. Dozens of Foundation Establishment cultivators were waiting for him. Xiao Xiaofu and Xu Kai in the uniforms of Green Cloud Immortal Sect stood in the crowd.


    Xiao Jinting suddenly remembered that many years ago, he had followed the Golden Cores on missions. Many years had passed, and he was now the leader of the team. Most of his companions died. Things changed.


    Xiao Jinting released a ship and told the Foundation Establishment cultivators, ¡°Get onboard.¡±


    After everyone boarded the ship, he steered towards the destination.


    ¡­


    Xiao Xiaofu and Xu Kai spent most of their time cultivating in the cabin and occasionally came out to ask Xiao Jinting some questions.


    Xiao Jinting didn¡¯t have many children. He adored Xiao Fu and Xu Kai, answering all their questions. Xiao Fu and Xu Kai benefited greatly from it.


    After Xiao Xiaofu and Xu Kai entered the sect, they were doing well because of Xiao Jinting.


    The disciples of Green Cloud Immortal Sect didn¡¯t dare to directly ask Xiao Jinting questions, so they asked Xiao Xiaofu and Xu Kai to help them out.


    Xiao Jinting knew their secret and turned a blind eye to it as it was not something serious.


    Not long after they set off, they met the team of Spiritual Medicine Sect.


    ¡°Mr. Xiao, long time no see,¡± Xie Wanran called out.


    Xiao Jinting smiled at her and said, ¡°Long time no see.¡±


    ¡°Are you leading the team this time?¡± Xie Wanran asked.


    Xiao Jinting nodded, ¡°Yeah!¡±


    There were many cultivators surrounding Xie Wanran. Xiao Jinting noticed that two cultivators looked embarrassed, so did Xiao Xiaofu and Xu Kai.


    After Xiao Jingfeng joined the Green Cloud Immortal Sect, Xiao Jinting did not investigate on his past life. However, those who wanted to please him told him what Xiao Jingfeng and his family had experienced.


    Xiao Jinting didn¡¯t do anything, because it was the business of the Xu family, and it was up to Xu Kai and Xiao Xiaofu to take revenge.


    Xie Wanran looked at Xiao Xiaofu and said, ¡°Are these two cultivators your nephews?¡±


    ¡°Yes. Xiaofu, Xu Kai, say hello to Miss Xie,¡± Xiao Jinting said.


    Xiao Xiaofu and Xu Kai hurried over and greeted her.


    ¡°Mr. Xiao, you¡¯re so lucky! Not only your sons but also your nephews have great potentials.¡± Xie Wanran complimented.


    Xiao Jinting smiled and said, ¡°Thank you, Miss Xie.¡±


    ¡°I haven¡¯t prepared decent gifts for meeting you the first time. Please take these two magic weapons.¡± Xie Wanran tossed a pair of spiritual rhino pendants at Xiao Xiaofu and Xu Kai. The Foundation Establishment cultivators on her team were envious.


    Xiao Xiaofu and Xu Kai took the gifts respectfully. A month ago, the two of them had very few opportunities to see such good things, but now they had received so many magic weapons that they were unruffled.


    ¡°Thank you for your kindness, Miss Xie.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t mention it,¡± Xie Wanran said.


    Xu Jin and Li Shuangshuang stayed with the other cultivators and watched Xie Wanran and Xiao Jinting exchange pleasantries without coming up to say hello. Li Shuangshuang looked at the pendants with jealousy. The spiritual rhino pendants had a strong protective effect, and it could also improve the tacit understanding between the two users. They were precious.

 Chapter 357

    ¡°The journey to Cloud Prairie will be dangerous, and I hope you could help us.¡± Xie Wanran smiled brightly.


    ¡°Miss Xie, you are flattering me. I would count on you and Mr. Shangguan.¡± Xiao Jinting scanned the place with his soul force and knew that there were two Golden Cores in Spiritual Medicine Sect. There was another one hiding in the cabin.


    Xie Wanran and Xiao Jinting exchanged pleasantries for a while and parted.


    On the hip of Spiritual Medicine Sect, several Foundation Establishment cultivators were gossiping.


    ¡°That¡¯s the First Elder of Green Cloud Immortal Sect. I heard that guy is less than a hundred years old, but somehow he advanced to Golden Core at such a young age.¡±


    ¡°When a man attains the Tao, even his pets ascend to heaven. Xu Jin, is Xu Kai your cousin? He is at the advanced level of Foundation Establishment. I remember that I met him by accident two months ago. He was poor, and he was at the medium level.¡±


    ¡°Xu Kai has been stuck at the medium level for a long time. It¡¯s normal for him to stay at the same level for decades. However, it is no surprising that he made the advancement overnight with the external help. He has a relative at the advanced level of Golden Core, so it is easy for him to make a small advancement. Perhaps he will advance to Golden Core very soon.¡±


    ¡°You are exaggerating.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m telling the truth. Having a powerful relative makes a big difference. Don¡¯t forget that the sons of Xiao Jinting are all Golden Cores. Everyone says Mr. Xiao has the secret method that helps cultivators advance to Golden Core.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s true. Xu Jin, your cousin has found a powerful support. You are his cousin. Why didn¡¯t you say hello and ask him to help you?¡±


    ¡­


    As Xu Kai listened to the chatter of the crowd, his face turned green and white for a while. He and Xu Kai had fallen out for a long time. It would be kind of Xu Kai not to kick him when he was down. It was impossible for Xu Kai to help him.


    Li Shuangshuang was depressed. Before they set off, Xu Chang knew that Xu Kai was going to the secret realm, and he asked them to make friends with him. As far as she knew, Yellow Crane had told Xu Kai everything to clear themselves of the crimes. How could they make friends with Xu Kai and Xiao Xiaofu?


    ¡­


    ¡°Uncle, these spiritual rhino pendants¡­,¡± Xiao Xiaofu said uneasily.


    Xiao Jinting checked the pendants and said, ¡°They are good. Keep them.¡±


    ¡°Thank you, Uncle.¡±


    Xu Muan asked Xiao Xiaofu and Xu Kai to rest.


    ¡°Miss Xie seems to be generous!¡± Xu Muan said.


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said, ¡°Yeah.¡± Xiao Jinting felt that Xie Wanran had something similar to his jade space. However, her treasures were not as valuable as his.


    Xiao Xiaofu sat in the cabin, deep in thought.


    ¡°Xiaofu, what¡¯s wrong?¡± Xu Kai asked.


    ¡°Li Shuangshuang and Xu Jin are with the Spiritual Medicine Sect,¡± Xiao Xiaofu said.


    Xu Kai¡¯s face darkened and he said, ¡°I have cut all the ties with the Xu family. If they look for troubles, I won¡¯t show mercy.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofu nodded and said, ¡°Good.¡±


    Good-natured as Xiao Xiaofu was, he was irritated with Li Shuangshuang and Xu Jin. If Xu Kai had not been a member of the Xu family, he would have taken revenge. He was afraid that the Xu family would come to beg for mercy if he attacked them.


    ¡­


    The ship flew for four days until they heard a commotion.


    Xiao Jinting stood at the bow of the ship and looked into the distance with grave eyes.


    Xiao Xiaofu came out and asked, ¡°Uncle, what¡¯s up?¡±


    Xiao Jinting waved his hand lightly and said, ¡°It¡¯s fine. We are passing the territory of an irritable demonic ape. It seems we can¡¯t pass without fighting. Go into the cabin.¡±


    Xu Muan looked at Xiao Jinting and asked, ¡°Do you need my help?¡±


    ¡°No, you guard the ship. It¡¯s just a monkey, easy to handle,¡± Xiao Jinting said as he flew out.


    Xu Muan glanced at Xie Wanran¡¯s ship. The Spiritual Medicine Sect should have sensed the danger, but they didn¡¯t come out. Evidently they wanted to watch the fight.


    The demonic ape was huge, about three hundred meters. It seemed to be in oestrus, so it was emotional.


    Bang. Xu Muan saw Xiao Jinting hit the ape from afar. Xiao Jinting didn¡¯t move, but the ape took a few steps back.


    Xu Muan thought to himself, ¡°The Heavenly Demon Body Refining Manual is indeed extraordinary. This ape has reached the advanced level of Golden Core. Besides, the ape was famous for its strong physique among the demonic beasts.¡±


    ¡°Uncle Xu, is Uncle in danger?¡± Xiao Xiaofu asked worriedly.


    Xu Muan said indifferently, ¡°No, don¡¯t worry.¡±


    Xu Muan looked calm. A demonic ape was easy to handle. Xiao Jinting used to be chased by two Peak Nascent Soul demonic beasts and several Nascent Souls in Nebula.


    Xiao Jinting and the ape fought for a while, and the ape started to retreat.


    Xiao Xiaofu released his soul force and saw the fight between Xiao Jinting and the demonic ape.


    Compared to the gigantic ape, Xiao Jinting was too small. It was like an ant fighting an elephant. However, the ape retreated under Xiao Jinting¡¯s attack.


    ¡°Uncle Xu, Uncle has a strong physique! Are all Golden Core cultivators so strong?¡± Xiao Xiaofu asked.


    Xu Muan smiled and said, ¡°You¡¯ll know when you become a Golden Core.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofu smiled and said, ¡°Uncle Xu, you are joking. I don¡¯t know when I could form the core.¡±


    ¡°With your uncle around, you will be able to do that soon.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofu blushed and started to imagine the good future.


    Xiao Jinting took out five swords and cut many wounds on the ape.


    Two Golden Core Red Tailed Scorpions flew out from Xiao Jinting¡¯s cuffs. They were highly toxic and poisoned the ape to death in the blink of an eye.


    Xiao Jinting collected the demonic beast and returned to the ship.


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 Chapter 358

    On the Spiritual Medicine Sect¡¯s ship.


    ¡°He killed the demonic beast so fast. The First Elder of Green Cloud Immortal Sect is not simple!¡± Shangguan Xiong said.


    Xie Wanran narrowed her eyes and said solemnly, ¡°He¡¯s more powerful than I imagined. I didn¡¯t expect him to be so powerful. He even has Golden Core scorpions.¡±


    Shangguan Xiong nodded, ¡°Yes, we¡¯ve underestimated him.¡± If he fought against the demonic ape, he had only seventy percent of probability of winning, but Xiao Jinting killed it without efforts.


    ¡°This guy¡¯s physique is very strong,¡± Xie Wanran said.


    Xiao Jinting was engaged in hand-to-hand combat with the ape in the beginning. Xie Wanran thought that even if Xiao Jinting continued to fight this way, he could defeat the ape. Thinking of the Heavenly and Demon Body Refining Manual hankered by Heavenly God Sect, Xie Wanran was sure that Xiao Jinting must have cultivated this body-refining method and had reached a very high level.


    ¡°Xiao Jinting seems to be a friend of Qiu Yun,¡± Shangguan Xiong said.


    Xie Wanran paused. The true identity of Qiu Yun was no long a secret between Green Cloud Immortal Sect and Spiritual Medicine Sect. When Shangguan Xiong mentioned Qiu Yun, Xie Wanran felt uneasy.


    ¡°I wonder if Xiao Jinting is willing to persuade Mr. Cheng to return to Spiritual Medicine Sect.¡± Shangguan Xiong shook his head and thought to himself, ¡°Mu Yun frequents Green Cloud Immortal sect, and people will think he is a member of Green Cloud Immortal Sect. If this continues, it¡¯s not appropriate.¡±


    ¡°First Elder, you are awesome.¡± Xie Wanran went out of the cabin and flattered Xiao Jinting.


    Xiao Jinting frowned and thought to himself, ¡°Dongcheng Yang is testing my strength with this journey, so is the Spiritual Medicine Sect. As the First Elder, I have to show my capability. Otherwise, more tests would be coming up.¡±


    ¡°Miss Xie, I¡¯m flattered. If Mr. Shangguan and you fight against the ape, you can easily kill it.¡± Xiao Jinting secretly criticized Shangguan Xiong for not showing up like a shy girl.


    Xie Wanran smiled helplessly and said, ¡°Mr. Xiao, you must be joking. I am not as capable as you.¡±


    On the way to the secret realm, they went through the territories of various demonic beasts, which were killed by Xiao Jinting neatly. The disciples of Green Cloud Immortal Sect admired him for that.


    ¡­


    What Xiao Jinting had done on the way was sent to Dongcheng Yang through the recording stone.


    ¡°I¡¯ve underestimated him,¡± said Dongcheng Yang as he looked at the images. He had thought that Xiao Jinting¡¯s strength was inferior to ordinary Advanced Golden Cores, but he did not expect him to be far better in fighting.


    ¡°Mr. Xiao¡¯s physique seems to be very strong,¡± Lin Xue¡¯e said.


    ¡°The old monster of the Heavenly God Sect thinks so highly of the Heaven Demon Body Refining Manual. This method must be extraordinary.¡±


    Dongcheng Yang guessed that Xiao Jinting had cultivated the manual, but he thought it was unlikely. Xiao Jinting was young, and he became an advanced Golden Core through devoted cultivation. How could he cultivate the body refining method at the same time?


    ¡°I didn¡¯t expect Mr. Xiao to keep Red-tailed scorpions.¡± Lin Xue¡¯e had objected to the decision of making Xiao Jinting the First Elder, but now she was convinced by Xiao Jinting¡¯s capabilities.


    Dongcheng Yang nodded and said, ¡°Yeah.¡± Xiao Xiaodong had a pheasant, Chen Xu had an octopus, and Xiao Xiaojin had a flying bear. Those demonic beasts were all Golden Cores. The Xiao family was powerful to begin with, and their demonic beasts made them more powerful.


    Dongcheng Yang had been worried that Xiao Jinting was not qualified for his position, but now he was worried that Xiao Jinting was so powerful that he would overshadow him.


    ¡­


    Xiao Jinting stood on the ship and looked at the scenery in the distance.


    Several Foundation Establishment cultivators of Green Cloud Immortal Sect were excited to see him. The dangers they encountered along the way were mostly solved by Xiao Jinting. They felt proud in front of Spiritual Medicine Sect.


    ¡°Uncle, are we arriving?¡± Xiao Xiaofu asked.


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said, ¡°Yes. Have you thought it over? You can give up before it is too late.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofu smiled and said, ¡°Uncle, don¡¯t worry. You¡¯ve given me so many magic weapons, enough for me to stay alive. I can¡¯t live under your protection forever.¡±


    Xiao Jinting sighed, ¡°Take extra care.¡±


    ¡°I know.¡±


    ¡°Hello, Uncle.¡± Xu Kai came out.


    Xiao Jinting looked at Xu Kai and said, ¡°Good. Your cultivation has almost stabilized.¡±


    ¡°Thanks to you, Uncle.¡±


    Xiao Jinting waved his hand and said, ¡°If you were not ambitious and talented, you would not have advanced so fast. The pills are only a support. After you enter the secret realm, watch out. Don¡¯t get carried away and make blunders.¡±


    Xu Kai replied quickly, ¡°I got it. Thank you for your guidance.¡±


    Their ship landed in an empty place around the secret realm.


    Green Cloud Immortal Sect and Spiritual Medicine Sect came late. The entrance of the secret real was crowded with cultivators.

 Chapter 359

    After Xiao Jinting¡¯s team settled down, cultivators from other sects came over to greet him one after another.


    Xiao Jinting was surprised to find that he got famous unknowingly.


    ¡°Hello, Mr. Xiao. Nice to see you again. Thank you for saving my life.¡±


    Xiao Jinting looked at the young man and shook his head, smiling. ¡°Saving your life? I don¡¯t remember saving you! Are you mistaken?¡±


    The young man was dressed in luxurious clothes, and he was at the advanced level of Foundation Establishment. He looked dignified. At first, Xiao Jinting forgot who he was, but soon he recognized him.


    ¡°I¡¯m Yun Beixin from Spiritual Treasure Pavilion. You saved my life with a pill.¡±


    ¡°Mr. Yun, you must be joking. I didn¡¯t give you any pills.¡±


    Yun Beixin said indifferently, ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter. I heard that you are good at alchemy. If you have extra pills, please sell some to Spiritual Treasure Pavilion.¡± Yun Beixin handed Xiao Jinting a purple-gold card, and Xiao Jinting recognized it was a top-grade VIP card of Spiritual Treasure Pavilion.


    ¡°I do know some alchemy, but I¡¯m very good at it,¡± Xiao Jinting said.


    ¡°From the radiant look on your face I can tell you are excellent in alchemy.¡±


    ¡°Mr. Yun, I am flattered. But you are exaggerating.¡±


    Yun Beixin complimented him and left when he couldn¡¯t get more information out of Xiao Jinting.


    Xu Muan narrowed his eyes and talked to Xiao Jinting with internal force, ¡°This chap is well-informed.¡±


    Xiao Jinting looked calm, but his heart was in a whirl. Yun Beixin was poisoned by the Red-tailed Scorpions in the Heavenly Haze Secret Realm. Xiao Jinting couldn¡¯t resist the temptation of the reward and took on this business. It seemed that Yun Beixin guessed that he saved him. The young man must have heard that he used the scorpions to attack the demonic ape.


    ¡°Uncle, did you save Yun Beixin?¡± Xiao Xiaofu had heard of the young master of Spiritual Treasure Pavilion, whose shops were all over the world. Xiao Xiaofu had bought magic weapons from them before.


    Xiao Jinting shook his head and said, ¡°No, that young man made a mistake.¡±


    ¡°Oh, I see. Although he is only a Foundation Establishment, he has a high status in Spiritual Treasure Pavilion. I heard that he is being trained as one of the heirs. If only you were a friend of him,¡± Xiao Xiaofu said ruefully.


    Xiao Jinting was speechless.


    ¡­


    Yun Beixin returned to the team of Spiritual Treasure Pavilion.


    ¡°Beixin, how is it?¡± Zhou Lan asked.


    Yun Beixin shook his head and said, ¡°He didn¡¯t admit it.¡±


    After he came out of Heavenly Haze Secret Realm, Yun Beixin had carefully scrutinized the people who had been to the secret realm, but in vain.


    However, after Xiao Jinting advanced to form the core and escaped, Yun Beixin had a vague guess.


    At that time, the world was chaotic. The war between the righteous and demonic beasts broke out, and he had to stop the investigation.


    Magic weapons like the teleportation box were rare, and Chen Lifeng seemed to have bought one. Chen Xu hanged out a lot with Xiao Jinting back then.


    ¡°Beixin, forget it. He¡¯s the First Elder of Green Cloud Immortal Sect now,¡± Zhou Lan said.


    Yun Beixin nodded and sighed ruefully, ¡°Yeah. If he saved me, I owe him a favor.¡±


    Since Xiao Jinting was the First Elder of the Green Cloud Immortal Sect and had some influence, Yun Beixin would be in hot water if he failed to kill him.


    If Xiao Jinting had been a Foundation Establishment with secrets, the Spiritual Treasure Pavilion could go after him. Now that Xiao Jinting was the First Elder of Green Cloud Immortal Sect and had a marriage relationship with Chen Lifeng, Yun Beixin couldn¡¯t act recklessly.


    Yun Beixin sighed. He had met Xiao Jinting in the course of tracking down the Golden Bees. At that time, Chen Xu, Chen Lifeng¡¯s grandson, was with Xiao Jinting. Yun Beixin paid too much attention to Chen Xu and completely ignored Xiao Jinting.


    ¡­


    Several disciples of Spiritual Medicine Sect kept looking at the Green Cloud Immortal Sect.


    It had been a smooth journey for them as Xiao Jinting dealt with all the dangers on the way.


    They secretly admired Xiao Jinting.


    ¡°The First Elder of the Green Cloud Immortal Sect is awesome.¡±


    ¡°Yeah. Otherwise, he can¡¯t be the First Elder of Green Cloud Immortal Sect.¡±


    ¡°Xu Jin, you¡¯re so lucky to have some connection with Xiao Jinting, who killed the Golden Core demonic beast like flies.¡±


    ¡°Xu Jin, you¡¯re Xu Kai¡¯s cousin! Don¡¯t you go say hello?¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t try to persuade him. Xu Jin and his cousin are sworn enemies. Some days ago, he even persecuted his cousin, who accordingly led a wretched life. Now his cousin has a powerful relative, and he might beat him up if Xu Jin goes there.¡± A cultivator on foul terms with Xu Jin said gloatingly.


    ¡°Wang Yuan, what do you mean?¡± Xu Jin was exasperated.


    ¡°Don¡¯t you know what I mean? I told you to show some mercy, as Xu Kai is your cousin, but you set him up all the time. Now Xu Kai is riding high, and he might deal with you when he has time,¡± Wang Yuan said with a smirk.


    Xu Jin¡¯s face turned livid. The onlookers didn¡¯t say anything to console him.


    ¡°I¡¯m surprised that Xiao Jingfeng would let Xiao Xiaofu take this journey. He is his only son. Isn¡¯t he afraid that anything could happen to Xiao Xiaofu?¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s there to be afraid of? Look at the bracelet on Xiao Xiaofu¡¯s wrist. It is a top-grade magic weapon, which could launch three attacks that are equivalent to those of a Gold Core cultivator. As long as Xiao Xiaofu¡¯s luck is not bad, he will be safe,¡± said a female cultivator with magic weapons all over her.


    It was Huang Ya, who wore so many magic weapons because her family ran the business of magic weapons. However, her magic weapons were of poor quality and worth much less than Xiao Xiaofu¡¯s bracelet even they added up.


    ¡°He is different, as he has a Golden Core relative,¡± Li Shuangshuang said bitterly.


    Huang Ya nodded and said, ¡°Exactly. I heard that Xiao Xiaofu has received countless gifts. I envy him.¡±


    Li Shuangshuang¡¯s face contorted with anger.


    She looked at Xiao Xiaofu, who was chatting happily with Xiao Jinting.


    The Li family had a Golden Core, who was very arrogant. He would not adore her the way Xiao Jinting treated Xiao Xiaofu.


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 Chapter 360

    Xiao Jinting settled down, and many Golden Core cultivators surrounded him.


    Cultivation resources became very precious when they reached the Golden Core level. They often held meetings to trade their spare treasure for something useful with other people.


    Xiao Jinting had killed many demonic beasts along the way, and some Golden Core cultivators were interested in the bodies of the demonic beasts.


    ¡°Mr. Xiao, I heard that you are looking for something that can resurrect withered trees recently?¡± Mu Jinzhi asked secretly after he went up to Xiao Jinting.


    Xiao Jinting said with joy, ¡°Yes, do you have anything like that?¡±


    ¡°No, but I have a map of the location of Growing Earth,¡± Mu Jinzhi said mysteriously.


    Xiao Jinting paused for a moment and asked solemnly, ¡°Mr. Mu, are you serious?¡±


    Xiao Jinting frowned with suspicion. Growing Earth was not ordinary soil. Rumor had it that the first spiritual wood was created in Growing Earth in the beginning of the world. Withered trees would come back to life in Growing Earth and grow fast.


    Growing Earth was the most suitable spiritual soil for growing spiritual plants. However, it got extinct in the cultivation world.


    ¡°Of course,¡± Mu Jinzhi said firmly.


    Xiao Jinting got more suspicious. ¡°Mr. Mu, do you like to sell the map to me?¡±


    Mu Jinzhi nodded and said seriously, ¡°You are destined to be my friend, so I like to give you this map.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said suspiciously, ¡°Mr. Mu, don¡¯t you think you will have better reward if you give this map to the Nascent Souls?¡± Mu Jinzhi looked like a swindler.


    ¡°Jinzhi, you are fooling people again. Be careful that you would be beaten up.¡± A chubby cultivator came over and slapped Mu Jinzhi¡¯s shoulder.


    Mu Jinzhi glared at the chubby cultivator with displeasure.


    His secret was exposed.


    He turned green and white.


    Mu Jinzhi¡¯ map wasn¡¯t a complete map.


    Moreover, the Growing Earth in the location marked in the map should have been collected. However, even if the Growing Earth had been taken away, the surrounding soil in the land should have the same effect after staying with the Growing Earth for a while.


    Many years ago, Mu Jinzhi spread the news that he had the map of Growing Earth, and a Nascent Soul was tempted and came to him. But he soon found out it was a lie, so he beat Mu Jinzhi up.


    If someone had not put in a good word, Mu Jinzhi might have died.


    It had been a hot topic back then, and Mu Jinzhi became a laughing stock. This was not a secret, and his peers knew well about it.


    However, when Mu Jinzhi saw Xiao Jinting, who was young and had spent years abroad, he had an idea of tricking him.


    ¡°Xiao Jinting would not give up at all. You¡¯ve made a fortune, ¡°said Huang Li, the chubby cultivator.


    Growing Earth was rare, so was the spiritual soil that had surrounded it. That Nascent Soul didn¡¯t give up and went to look for it according to the map, but he found nothing.


    Mu Jinzhi glared at Huang Li and said, ¡°If it weren¡¯t for you, I would have sold it at a higher price. You are a jerk.¡±


    Huang Li smiled indifferently and said, ¡°Come on, I did it for your good, Xiao Jinting gave birth to a good son, who married the grandson of a Nascent Soul. If he knows that you are lying, he might beat you up.¡±


    Mu Jinzhi glared at Huang Li and turned to leave.


    Xu Muan looked at Xiao Jinting and asked, ¡°Did you exchange?¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded, ¡°Yeah!¡±


    The Immortal Wood was planted in his space, and there was no sign of growing or withering.


    Although he couldn¡¯t find the Growing Earth marked in the map, the soil there might be of some use as the Growing Earth used to be there.


    Chen Lifeng had helped his family a lot, and Xiao Jinting had to do something to repay his kindness.


    Xu Muan looked at the map and said, ¡°This damn map is only a small fragment. It¡¯s not easy to find the soil!¡±


    Xiao Jinting said calmly, ¡°Take our time. The map is only one of the ways, and we have to think of other solutions.¡±


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°That is what we can do.¡±

 Chapter 361

    ¡°Uncle Xu, when will the secret realm open?¡± Xiao Xiaofu asked curiously.


    ¡°The entrance to the realm is not very stable. It will only open until the entrance calms down. I guess it will take a dozen days,¡± Xu Muan said carefully.


    Xiao Xiaofu nodded his understanding.


    Several cultivators of Green Cloud Immortal Sect gathered together and whispered as they looked at Xiao Jinting.


    ¡°The First Elder is awesome. He killed the demonic beasts along the way like flies.¡±


    ¡°Of course. Otherwise, he would not have been chosen by the Sect Master to become the First Elder?¡±


    ¡°The Golden Core cultivator of the Spiritual Medicine Sect is lazy without showing up along the way.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right! The First Elder is much more powerful than him.¡±


    ¡°Xiaofu is very lucky to have such an uncle. He will have a promising future.¡±


    ¡°I heard that he led a wretched life before the First Elder came back. Xu Kai is the lucky one.¡± It was easy to add the icing on the cake, but it was difficult to offer fuel in snowy weather. Xu Kai married Xiao Xiaofu when the Xiao family was in difficulties, and now he had a sudden rise in life.


    Xiao Xiaofu was surrounded by a few cultivators and felt a jealous gaze. When he looked back, he saw nothing.


    ¡°Xiaofu, are you alright?¡± Xu Kai asked.


    Xiao Xiaofu shook his head and said, ¡°I¡¯m fine.¡± He used to envy Li Shuangshuang, who came from a dignified family and was a good match for Xu Kai, but he now didn¡¯t envy her anymore.


    ¡°Xiaofu, does Li Shuangshuang of Spiritual Medicine Sect have a grudge with you? After we enter the secret realm, I¡¯ll help you take revenge,¡± said a female cultivator at the advanced level of Foundation Establishment.


    ¡°No, thank you. It¡¯s history now.¡± Xiao Xiaofu refused as he knew the female cultivator was trying to get in touch with his uncle.


    ¡°Xiaofu, you are kind. Li Shuangshuang is not as good as you.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofu smiled faintly. Li Shuangshuang¡¯s cultivation level was similar to his. In the past, he avoided Li Shuangshuang, but now that he had so many magic weapons, he was confident to defeat her.


    ¡­


    At Green Cloud Immortal Sect.


    Xiao Xiaojin sat on the top of the mountain, roasting food while Xu Wenzhe and the flying bear were waiting eagerly to be fed.


    ¡°Mr. Xiao, the Xu family has come to pay a visit.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin turned to Xu Wenzhe and asked, ¡°Wenzhe, your parents are away. Do you want to see the Xu family?¡±


    Xu Wenzhe shook his head and said without hesitation, ¡°No, I hate them.¡±


    Xu Wenzhe was born before Xiao Xiaofu married Xu Kai, so he was not recognized by the Xu family. After Xu Kai was expelled from the Xu family, he once took Xu Wenzhe back to the Xu house, where Xu Wenzhe was treated badly and even despised by the servants.


    ¡°The Xu family is annoying,¡± Xu Wenzhe said disdainfully with a wrinkled nose.


    ¡°Do you hate your father as well?¡± Xiao Xiaojin asked.


    ¡°No, except Father. The Xu family does not treat Father well. We got into a big debt because the Xu family set us up.¡±


    ¡°Then ignore them.¡±


    Xu Wenzhe nodded solemnly and raised his chin. ¡°The Xu family ignored me before, and now I ignore them.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin smiled at Xu Wenzhe and then turned to the messenger, ¡°Send them away.¡±


    At the Xu house in Cloud Continent.


    Xu Chang flew into a rage in the hall.


    He usually cultivated in seclusion and would not come out unless the family encountered major dangers.


    After he learned that Xu Kai was married to the son of Xiao Jingfeng, who turned out to be the brother of Xiao Jinting, he felt this was an opportunity for the Xu family to proper. He asked Xu Jin to reach Xu Kai, but Xu Jin didn¡¯t do anything.


    Xu Chang was anxious, so he sent his men to see Xu Wenzhe at Green Cloud Immortal Sect, but they got thrown out.


    He felt that something was wrong, so he made an investigation. He got furious.


    He did not expect Xu Jin to be on foul terms with Xu Kai.


    Xu Chang was angry with Xu Jin, who made the decision on his own and persecuted Xu Kai. He hated that Xu Jin hid his blunder and missed the chance to correct the mistake.


    Back then, the elders of the family had forced Xu Kai to leave, and everyone kept Xu Chang in the dark. However, one couldn¡¯t wrap fire in paper.


    Xu Chang had hoped to build some connections with Xiao Jinting. After knowing what Xu Jin and Li Shuangshuang had done, he only hoped that Xiao Jingfeng would not hold grudges against his family.


    Xu Chang sighed in his heart. The Xu family used to be a dignified family with three Golden Cores. However, many families were forced by the major sects to fight in war as cannon fodder. Two of their Golden Core cultivators had their cores broken by demonic cultivators and passed away. After that, the family went downhill. Xu Chang was the only Golden Core left in the family, and the status of the family was not stable.


    ¡­


    Reading the message from the Li family, Li Shuangshuang¡¯s heart sank.


    She thought that the Xu family might scold her after Xiao Xiaofu¡¯s identity was exposed. To her surprise, her own family took the lead to blame her.


    Xu Jin went up to her. She looked at his face and asked, ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡±


    ¡°Grandfather asked us to apologize to Xu Kai and Xiao Xiaofu,¡± Xu Jin said.


    ¡°Apologize? It is useless!¡±


    Li Shuangshuang¡¯s face darkened. After she knew Xiao Xiaofu was Xiao Jinting¡¯s nephew, she thought of apologizing to him. But she didn¡¯t think Xiao Xiaofu would be so kind as to forgive her.


    Li Shuangshuang knew very well that if she went to apologize, Xiao Xiaofu would not accept it, so she did nothing.


    Xu Jin¡¯s heart was cold. The secret realm was about to open, but his grandfather scolded him severely, not afraid of upsetting him and seeing him die in the realm.


    ¡°It¡¯s all your fault. Xu Kai had left the family, but you would not let him off,¡± Xu Jin said sullenly.


    If they had not set up the Xiao family, they would have had the chance to make it up, but¡­ Even if the Xu family could make a friend of the Xiao family, Xiao Xiaofu would not make things easy for him.


    Li Shuangshuang¡¯s face got ferocious. ¡°What do you mean? You are blaming me. You agreed to do that!¡±


    ¡°You are a jinx. If you had not alienated us, I would not have set up Xu Kai. He is my cousin after all.¡±


    Li Shuang sneered, ¡°Now he is your cousin. Why did you do that to him before? Don¡¯t pass the buck to me. If you hadn¡¯t been jealous of him for a long time, you would not have worked with me.¡±


    Xu Jin and Li Shuang started to bicker.

 Chapter 362

    ¡°Mr. Xiao, I heard that you¡¯re looking for Growing Earth?¡± Xie Wanran asked with a faint smile, her hands clasping behind her back.


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said expectantly, ¡°Yes, Miss Xie. Do you have any news about it? ¡±


    ¡°Coincidentally, I have a fragment of the map.¡±


    Xiao Jinting paused, a trace of surprise coming across his eyes. It was too coincidental. He had just got a fragment of the map fragment, and Xie Wanran came to tell him she had it as well.


    ¡°Miss Xie, what do you want to exchange?¡±


    Xie Wanran smiled delightfully and said, ¡°I see that your cultivation has improved so quickly. You must have pills that benefit Golden Cores cultivator.¡±


    ¡°Okay,¡± Xiao Jinting quickly took out two pills.


    The pills were refined with the cores of demonic beasts. Most of the pills in Nebula were refined this way. Xiao Jinting had been assimilated into the local customs and refined the demonic beast cores although he didn¡¯t lack spiritual herbs.


    Xie Wanran took the pills and left with satisfaction.


    Xu Muan looked at the map and asked, ¡°Is it from Miss Xie?¡±


    ¡°Yes.¡±


    Xu Muan was confused, ¡°I don¡¯t think she lacks pills.¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said, ¡°I agree. Maybe she wants to know something from the pills.¡±


    As the saying went, ¡°Love your neighbor, but don¡¯t pull down your hedge.¡± For safety¡¯s sake, Xiao Jinting didn¡¯t give Xie Wanran the pills made of the spiritual herbs in his space. Instead, he gave her the pills refined with demonic beast cores. Although Xie Wanran looked happy, Xiao Jinting felt that she was disappointed.


    ¡°It is such a coincidence,¡± Xu Muan murmured.


    The map from Xie Wanran happened to fit in with the map from Mu Jinzhi. Xu Muan wonder if this was a coincidence or intentional design.


    Xiao Jinting put the fragments of the map together. The map from Mu Jinzhi was incomplete and gave no information. With Xie Wanran¡¯s map, it became much clearer.


    Xu Muan widened his eyes in surprise. ¡°It¡¯s in Cloud Prairie.¡±


    Xiao Jinting put away the map and said, ¡°No matter what, we have to go there. Otherwise, the spiritual stones spent on this map will be wasted.¡±


    ¡°I feel Miss Xie is weird,¡± Xu Muan said.


    Xiao Jinting glanced at Xu Muan and said, ¡°Come on, don¡¯t think too much. After the secret realm opens, we will go take a look. We just need to be careful.¡±


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°Okay.¡±


    ¡­


    When the entrance to the secret realm started to quiet down, Xiao Jinting and several other Golden Cores worked together to stabilize the entrance and sent the Foundation Establishment cultivators into the realm through the entrance.


    According to the schedule, the secret realm would reopen in half a year. After sending the cultivators away, Xiao Jinting and Xu Muan left.


    ¡°Is it here?¡± Xiao Jinting asked Xu Muan.


    Xu Muan nodded, ¡°I think so.¡±


    ¡°There is an illusory array in this place.¡±


    After Xiao Jinting broke the array, he saw a few small bamboo cottages which looked old with cracks.


    Xu Muan looked at the run-down bamboo cottages and frowned. ¡°There seems to be a spiritual field in front of the bamboo houses. Did anyone planted in the spiritual field before?¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said, ¡°Maybe.¡± Ten million years ago, the spirit field here might have been a top-grade spiritual field. However, time had changed everything, and the Spiritual Qi in the field was limited and low-quality.


    ¡°Watch out.¡±


    Xiao Jinting grabbed Xu Muan and leapt away.


    A hidden killing array appeared. Xiao Jinting and Xu Muan had been in the center of the killing array. If it weren¡¯t for Xiao Jinting¡¯s strong soul force and quick reaction, they would have been doomed.


    Xu Muan spoke up with a cold face, ¡°Miss Xie, since you¡¯re here, why don¡¯t you show up?¡±


    Xu Muan felt something wrong with his ankle. A vine wrapped around his ankle, and he cut off the vine with his knife.


    More vines came at him.


    A huge ancient tree suddenly broke through the ground. It was hundreds of feet tall and Xie Wanran stood on the top.


    Xu Muan looked at Xie Wanran and said to himself, ¡°Flattery out of no reason is dangerous. This woman is not simple.¡±


    Xie Wanran stood in the center of the ancient tree, her long hair moving without wind. Even though Xie Wanran¡¯s countenance hadn¡¯t changed, Xu Muan felt she had a sophisticated air as if she had lived for thousands of years.


    ¡°Miss Xie, what do you mean?¡± asked Xu Muan.


    Xie Wanran smiled coldly. ¡°Now that we¡¯ve come to this stage, questions are unnecessary.¡±


    Xu Muan thought to himself, ¡°Indeed. We have become enemies, and there is no need for questions.¡±


    Xie Wanran looked at Xiao Jinting and said gloomily, ¡°I¡¯ve underestimated you. I didn¡¯t expect you to escape from the array. Although you are at the advanced level of Golden Core, your soul force is stronger than a Nascent Soul. However, one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers. You must die today.¡±


    Xiao Jinting¡¯s face darkened. He had a bad feeling.


    ¡°Let¡¯s go,¡± Xiao Jinting pulled Xu Muan up and flew up into the sky. The ten arrays on the ground were connected and had a huge explosion.


    Xiao Jinting threw the Tripod of Heaven and Earth to protect them from the explosion and then quickly put it away into the space.


    Xie Wanran looked at Xiao Jinting with a shocked expression on her face. ¡°You are indeed lucky. I¡¯m surprised that you even got the Tripod of Heaven and Earth.¡±


    Xu Muan was shocked. He got the tripod from Nebula. How could Xie Wanran recognize it?¡­

 Chapter 363

    Xiao Jinting turned grave. Xie Wanran didn¡¯t look like an ordinary Preliminary Golden Core.


    The pressure released by Xie Wanran increased until it stopped at the peak of Golden Core.


    ¡°This woman hid her real cultivation level.¡± Xu Muan widened his eyes.


    Xiao Jinting said with a grim face, ¡°Perhaps she hid some of her power, but she seems to improve her cultivation with some secret method.¡±


    The bright red vine attacked Xiao Jinting, who looked at the ancient tree under Xie Wanran in confusion. The tree had developed its intelligence, but somehow it obeyed Xie Wanran¡¯s orders. However, Xie Wanran didn¡¯t seem to have conquered the tree.


    Xie Wanran waved her hand and attacked Xu Muan.


    Xu Muan released an umbrella with one hundred and eight Thunder Flame Beads embedded in it. As soon as he activated umbrella, a sea of flames and a sky of thunders appeared.


    Xiao Jinting punched at Xie Wanran, who was thrown back.


    ¡°Heavenly Demon Body Refining Manual is indeed extraordinary. It seems that you hid your strength before,¡± Xie Wanran said in a gloomy voice.


    Xiao Jinting was shocked. When the Heavenly God Sect was looking for the manual, it told people that they were looking for God Demon Body Refining Manual, but Xie Wanran clearly knew the real name of the manual. There was indeed something wrong with her.


    Along the way when Xiao Jinting was fighting against the demonic beasts, Xie Wanran should have been watching.


    Xie Wanran stood on the ancient tree and attacked under the protection of the vines.


    Xiao Jinting threw dozens of Heavenly Thunder Beads, which exploded.


    Xie Wanran quickly hid behind the ancient tree.


    Although Xie Wanran was forced to retreat, Xiao Jinting felt a chill. A sharp sword attacked him.


    Although Xiao Jinting managed to dodge, he was injured by the strong pressure.


    ¡°A Nascent Soul.¡±


    Xiao Jinting looked at the man in black in front of him and felt a chill in his heart. This was Xie Wanran¡¯s trump card. She had got a Nascent Soul to help her.


    The man in black saw that Xiao Jinting had escaped, and he launched another attack.


    Prepared, Xiao Jinting dodged in time.


    Xiao Jinting felt the mysterious man was weird. Xiao Jinting was a man of the world now. Although the man looked like a Nascent Soul, his breathed in a strange way.


    Xiao Jinting attacked the mysterious man¡¯s sea of consciousness and was shocked.


    There was not a Nascent Soul but a Ghost soul bead, which was far better than those that he had collected.


    It dawned on Xiao Jinting. The man was not a cultivator but a puppet. Although this puppet had the combating power of a Nascent Soul, it was controlled by Xie Wanran, who was not strong enough to fully display its strength.


    Xiao Jinting gritted his teeth and gathered his soul force to invade the puppet¡¯s sea of consciousness. He tried his best to erase the soul seal on its soul bead.


    After he did it, the puppet in black stopped attacking. Xiao Jinting let out a sigh in relief.


    Sweats Coursed down from his forehead.


    Xiao Jinting gritted his teeth. The attack he launched just now had exhausted his soul force, and he felt a splitting pain at his head.


    ¡°Impossible,¡± Xie Wanran exclaimed in surprise.


    Xu Muan threw out a few array discs and trapped Xie Wanran.


    Xie Wanran sneered. Xie Wanran was wary of Xu Muan, but she didn¡¯t take him seriously for he was at the medium level of Golden Core. Xu Muan was unruffled by Xie Wanran¡¯s contempt.


    Xie Wanran and Xu Muan fought and exchanged dozens of moves. Xie Wanran turned grave.


    On the way to the Cloud Prairie, Xiao Jinting fought against the demonic beasts, so she only paid attention to him.


    After she fought against Xu Muan, Xie Wanran realized that there were no weak soldiers under the strong general. Xiao Jinting was powerful, and Xu Muan¡¯s soul force and physique was far better than those of Golden Cores at the medium level. Moreover, Xie Wanran had consumed a lot of energy when she fought against Xiao Jinting.


    ¡°Xiao Jinting treats you well. He is not afraid that you will betray him.¡± Xie Wanran could not understand Xiao Jinting, who shared almost all the priceless treasures with Xu Muan without fearing being betrayed.


    ¡°I will not betray him,¡± Xu Muan said lightly.


    ¡°It¡¯s hard to say.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s pointless to say anything now.¡± Xu Muan noticed that Xie Wanran had the intention to escape. Things had turned nasty between them, and Xie Wanran knew their secret, so they couldn¡¯t let her off.


    Xie Wanran was getting anxious, and Xu Muan was getting confident. He found that Xie Wanran¡¯s cultivation gradually declined as time went by.


    Xiao Jinting stood on the side and quietly crushed a few Ghost soul beads, replenishing his soul force.


    Xu Muan noticed that Xie Wanran was getting weak, and he did not go all out with her, waiting for Xiao Jinting to recover his strength.


    Later, Xiao Jinting and Xu Muan worked together and defeated Xie Wanran.


    ¡­


    Xiao Jinting knocked Xie Wanran out and restricted her cultivation. To be safe, Xiao Jinting added a few more restrictions.


    After that, Xiao Jinting scanned Xie Wanran¡¯s soul.


    Xu Muan looked at Xiao Jinting and asked, ¡°How is it?¡±


    ¡°This woman is not simple.¡±


    ¡°Of course.¡± Xie Wanran had poor aptitude, but she had advanced to Golden Core at a young age. She was able to control a Nascent Soul puppet and the ancient tree.


    ¡°Xie Wanran was born and grew up in Cloud Continent, but in her soul there are memories of a great master from another cultivation world.¡±


    ¡°Reincarnation?¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said, ¡°You can say so, but it¡¯s not exactly the true. She was a mighty cultivator in her past life. She was a Deity Transformation, but she died for some reason. Her memories were divided into millions of pieces in different places, and Xie Wanran got one piece of it.¡±

 Chapter 364

    ¡°Because of this, Xie Wanran can drive the puppet and the demonic tree?¡± Xu Muan guessed.


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said, ¡°Exactly. The puppet and the demonic tree were left by the mighty cultivator as support for her rebirth. It¡¯s a pity that Xie Wanran¡¯s aptitude is poor. Otherwise¡­¡±


    ¡°Why is this woman so anxious? She has such a great opportunity. Even if she takes one step at a time, she will eventually become a Nascent Soul, ¡°Xu Muan said.


    ¡°You forgot what she said. One mountain can¡¯t accommodate two tigers.¡±


    Xiao Jinting took out a jade bead from Xie Wanran and handed it to Xu Muan.


    Xu Muan studied it and found nothing.


    ¡°This jade bead is a bit similar to my jade pendant,¡± Xiao Jinting said.


    Xu Muan widened his eyes and asked, ¡°What?¡±


    He studied the jade bead and sighed, ¡°Natural treasures are only visible to those destined to have them.¡± He couldn¡¯t find anything special about Xiao Jinting¡¯s jade pendant or Xie Wanran¡¯s jade bead.


    ¡°Do you know why Qiu Yun¡¯s grandfather died?¡±


    Something ran across Xu Muan¡¯s mind. ¡°Did he discover Xie Wanran¡¯s secret?¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said, ¡°Yes.¡±


    Xie Wanran had poor aptitude. After she entered Spiritual Medicine Sect, she was anxious to get on. Although she had the memories of the mighty cultivator, she was too young and simple. She showed off her ability to grow the spiritual plants, which attracted the old Mr. Cheng¡¯s attention.


    Xie Wanran¡¯s soul had the memories of the Deity Transformation cultivator, who had made a lot of preparations for reincarnation, such as hiding a large amount of cultivation resources in places where she might be reincarnated.


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    ¡°No wonder this woman said that one mountain could not accommodate two tigers. Did she guess that you have the same thing?¡± asked Xu Muan.


    ¡°Yes, Xie Wanran guessed that I can refine Spirit Cleansing Pills. Her aptitude is poor, and she thinks the difference between us will get bigger as time goes on, and she will have thinner chance of killing me. Therefore, she attacked us in a hurry.¡±


    Xie Wanran was anxious because she guessed that he had a Spirit Cleansing Pill. She wanted to improve her aptitude with the help of the pill. She had a large amount of precious treasures, and she would not allow herself to be ordinary.


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°I see.¡± It required time and patience in cultivating even though one had sufficient resources.


    Xiao Jinting put the jade bead and the jade pendant together, and the pendant instantly fused the bead.


    Xu Muan was amazed.


    The space of the jade pendant was doubled after it fused the bead.


    Xiao Jinting was excited to find that there was a piece of Growing Earth in Xie Wanran¡¯s jade space. After the two jade spaces merged, the treasures of Xie Wanran automatically went to Xiao Jinting¡¯s space.


    ¡°How do we deal with this woman?¡± asked Xu Muan.


    ¡°Kill her,¡± Xiao Jinting said. In cultivation, the winner was the king and the loser was the thief. Xiao Jinting did not dare to let Xie Wanran off. Once she spread his secret, his family will die miserably.


    Xu Muan cut Xie Wanran¡¯s throat without hesitation.


    ¡°Let¡¯s leave this place. We have made a commotion here. I¡¯m afraid that we¡¯ll attract attention.¡± Although there were few people on the Cloud Prairie, there could be accidents.


    ¡°There¡¯s no need to rush. This is one of the trump cards left by the mighty cultivator. If Xie Wanran hadn¡¯t lured us over, we would not have been able to arrive here. After we arrived, she activated an array to isolate us from the world,¡± Xiao Jinting said.


    ¡°I see.¡± Xie Wanran had attempted to kill them quietly, but they benefited from the array that she set up.


    Xiao Jinting nodded.


    ¡°By the way, how did you defeat that Nascent Soul puppet?¡± asked Xu Muan.


    ¡°The puppet was controlled by a Ghost soul bead, which had the soul mark of the mighty cultivator. I erased the mark and the puppet didn¡¯t function,¡± Xiao Jinting said lightly. If it weren¡¯t for his profound knowledge of Ghost soul bead, it would not have been so easy.


    Xu Muan paused and then excitedly, ¡°Erasing the mark. You are awesome, Jinting. Your soul force is as good as that of the mighty cultivator.¡±


    Xiao Jinting shook his head helplessly, ¡°What are you talking about? How is that possible? That mighty cultivator had been dead for many years. Although she was an outstanding figure back then, she couldn¡¯t defeat time. After a long time, the soul mark that controlled the puppet had become less powerful. Otherwise, I wouldn¡¯t have been able to make it.¡±


    Xu Muan had an idea. ¡°I see that you didn¡¯t destroy the puppet. Can you mark it with your own soul?¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said, ¡°That can be done.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s great!¡± A Nascent Soul puppet. What a great assistant it would be!

 Chapter 365

    Xiao Jinting and Xu Muan cleared the traces left by the battle and wandered around Cloud Prairie for a few months. They only showed up to pick up the disciples of Green Cloud Immortal Sect before the secret realm reopened.


    After the secret realm opened, the Golden Core cultivators led the teams and went away. Xie Wanran didn¡¯t appear. The people from Spiritual Medicine Sect came to ask a few questions and left.


    ¡°Let¡¯s go,¡± Xiao Jinting called out lightly, and the cultivators who survived boarded the ship one after another.


    Several Foundation Establishment cultivators were gone. Death was common in the cultivation world, and the disciples didn¡¯t feel anything.


    ¡°Any gains?¡± Xiao Jinting looked at Xiao Xiaofu and felt that he looked more energetic than before.


    Xiao Xiaofu nodded and said excitedly, ¡°Yes, Uncle.¡±


    Xiao Jinting smiled, ¡°Looks like you are satisfied. You are lucky.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofu respectfully handed a bottle to Xiao Jinting, who took a look at it and said, ¡°Nice.¡± It was stone milk of a thousand years, which could detoxify the pill poison. If the quality was better, the Nascent Soul cultivators would be tempted.


    ¡°Uncle, this is for you,¡± Xiao Xiaofu said.


    Xiao Jinting shook his head, ¡°No, I can¡¯t take it. Thank you.¡±


    ¡°Uncle, you are very kind to me, and I should repay you. I hope you could take it,¡± Xiao Xiaofu said with anticipation.


    ¡°It is useful to me. Thank you, Xiaofu.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofu blushed and said, ¡°It¡¯s nothing compared to what you¡¯ve done for me. Actually, Kai found it.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofu rushed into the cabin.


    Xu Muan looked at Xiao Xiaofu and said, ¡°The Ger and the son-in-law of your brother are good.¡±


    ¡°Yeah.¡± Xiao Xiaofu seemed to like Xu Kai very much, who had a good character and aptitude. Xiao Jingfeng had said that Xiao Xiaofu used to feel inferior when facing Xu Kai, but now, he was more confident.


    ¡­


    ¡°How is the wood?¡± asked Xu Muan.


    Xiao Jinting knew that Xu Muan was asking about the Immortal Wood, but they could not say its name as it was too precious.


    ¡°The spiritual soil works.¡± Xiao Jinting said.


    ¡°That¡¯s great,¡± Xu Muan said happily.


    Xu Muan rubbed his forehead and thought to himself, ¡°Chen Xu is very concerned about Chen Lifeng¡¯s lost arm. Xiao Xiaodong has been inquiring about the Limb Regenerating Pill. Children care about their spouses.¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± Xiao Jinting looked at Xu Muan.


    Xu Muan shook his head, ¡°Nothing. Your eldest son makes a fuss about the wood.¡±


    ¡°Chen Xu has only one grandfather, and it is normal for Xiaodong to show concern. According to current speed, it will take several months.¡± Xie Wanran helped a lot, as there were many good things in her jade space.


    ¡°Does it take that long?¡± Xu Muan asked.


    ¡°Actually, we can speed up, but we have to spend some spiritual stones,¡± Xiao Jinting said.


    Xu Muan looked at Xiao Jinting and said, ¡°You want to buy some Wood Essence.¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said, ¡°Yeah.¡± The Wood Essence was very rare and could speed up the growth of spiritual plants. Most Wood Essence was condensed from some millennial spiritual wood.


    ¡°It is fine to spend some spiritual stones for Xiaodong,¡± Xiao Jinting said.


    At the entrance of the Realm, Xiao Jinting had made a deal with Spiritual Treasure Pavilion. He exchanged the pills refined with demonic beast cores for some Wood Essence.


    Normally, Xiao Jinting wouldn¡¯t be so anxious, but the Nascent Soul Exchange Conference was coming up. Although Chen Lifeng was a Nascent Soul, he was a free-lance cultivator. Now that he lost one arm, his strength was weakened. He might get in trouble if he went to the conference.


    ¡°His injury might have something to do with us. I feel guilty,¡± said Xiao Jinting.


    Xu Muan lowered his head. Chen Lifeng was injured by the Yin Ghost Sect back then. It was hard to say if they did that to retaliate.


    ¡­


    After Xiao Jinting returned to Green Cloud Immortal Sect, Dongcheng Yang praised Xiao Jinting and Xu Muan and sent them away without giving them any rewards.


    ¡°Mr. Qiu, what¡¯s wrong?¡±


    ¡°Do you know Xie Wanran is dead?¡± Qiu Yun stared at Xiao Jinting and asked.


    ¡°Things happen in an unpredictable way. When I went to the Cloud Prairie, I saw Xie Wanran. Did she die after she he came back? Did something happen? Is she trapped in some secret realm?¡± Xiao Jinting pretended to be surprised.


    Gu Yun shook his head and gloated, ¡°Xie Wanran¡¯s life light is turned off. She should be dead.¡±


    Xiao Jinting didn¡¯t know what to say.


    ¡°Actually, I¡¯ve been thinking of killing her because I¡¯m sure that Grandfather¡¯s death has something to do with her,¡± said Chui Yun with a gloomy face.


    Xiao Jinting listened quietly.


    ¡°You must be curious about why I didn¡¯t do anything.¡±


    Xiao Jinting smiled dryly, ¡°You are too kind to do that.¡±


    Qiu Yun sneered and said, ¡°Cultivators fight against their fate. No one¡¯s hands are clean. I¡¯m not kind. You are joking. I didn¡¯t do anything because I didn¡¯t think I was her rival.¡±


    Xiao Jinting thought to himself, ¡°Qiu Yun is sensitive. Xie Wanran was a Deity Transformation in her last life, and she was more powerful than anyone of this cultivation world.¡±


    Even though the mighty cultivator died, she had left many resources behind. If Qiu Yun had underestimated Xie Wanran, he would have died. Xiao Jinting was lucky. Otherwise, he would not have been able to kill Xie Wanran.


    ¡°I didn¡¯t expect Xie Wanran to die so soon. Mr. Xiao, how do you think she died?¡±


    Xiao Jinting smiled bitterly and spread out his hands, ¡°Mr. Qiu, I¡¯m not a know-it-all. How would I know about this?¡±

 Chapter 366

    ¡°I heard that Xie Wanran was very cold to other cultivators, but she was interested in you. Perhaps you know something different.¡±


    Xiao Jinting paused for a moment and said, ¡°Mr. Qiu, you¡¯re joking. Miss Xie chatted with me a few times because of the good relationship between the two sects. She was passionate towards Mr. Mu.¡±


    Every time when he was with Qiu Yun, Xiao Jinting felt like he was being seen through. Afraid that Qiu Yun would continue to ask more questions, he changed the topic and distracted Qiu Yun with the mention of Mu Yun.


    As expected, Qiu Yun turned grim. Xiao Jinting let out a sigh of relief.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong? You look relieved.¡± Xu Muan came out and asked.


    ¡°I finally sent Qiu Yun away,¡± Xiao Jinting said with ease as though he had just finished his exam.


    ¡°You looked relieved. Every time you meet Mr. Qiu, you look like a mouse seeing a cat.¡±


    ¡°He is scary. I¡¯m not the only one who is afraid of him. Mu Yun is also afraid of him. I¡¯m not ashamed. This guy seems to have guessed that I killed Xie Wanran,¡± Xiao Jinting said.


    Xu Muan said indifferently, ¡°It¡¯s fine if he knows. Anyway, he doesn¡¯t know the whole thing. Besides, he won¡¯t turn you in.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re right!¡±


    Qiu Yun knew there was something wrong with Xie Wanran, but he didn¡¯t know what it was. Qiu Yun should know that there was something wrong with him, but he was only suspecting.


    ¡­


    Xiao Xiaodong entered the room and asked, ¡°Father, are you looking for me?¡±


    ¡°Yes. Take it.¡± Xiao Jinting tossed a jade box at Xiao Xiaodong.


    Xiao Xiaodong looked at the box and said, ¡°Father, is it¡­¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said with a smile, ¡°Yes, it¡¯s what you are longing for. Take it to Chen Lifeng. He will be very happy. You forget about your parents after you get married.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong smiled awkwardly. ¡°Father, what are you talking about? How could I forget about you and Daddy?¡±


    Xiao Jinting waved his hand and said, ¡°All right. Just take it. Mr. Chen has been picking on you. Gifts please people. After he takes this, he will treat you well.¡±


    ¡°Thank you, Father,¡± Xiao Xiaodong said hurriedly.


    On Chen Lifeng¡¯s hill.


    Chen Lifeng looked at Xiao Xiaodong and Chen Xu and asked in surprise, ¡°Didn¡¯t you go to Green Cloud Immortal Sect? Why are you back so soon? Xiaodong, I heard that your parents just came back. Why don¡¯t you spend more time with them?¡±


    ¡°I was supposed to stay with them for a while, but I got a new treasure that is useful to you, so I hurried over.¡±


    Chen Lifeng glanced at Xiao Xiaodong and snorted. ¡°What good things can you bring out? Don¡¯t fool me with trash.¡±


    Chen Xu said sullenly, ¡°Grandfather, don¡¯t grab it when you see it.¡±


    Chen Lifeng¡¯s face darkened. ¡°Mind your manners.¡±


    Chen Lifeng was very happy that Xiao Xiaodong brought over the treasure in a hurry, but he was upset that Xiao Xiaodong took away Chen Xu and came back after they had a baby, so he liked to pick on Xiao Xiaodong.


    ¡°Grandfather, please take a look to see if it¡¯s good, ¡± Xiao Xiaodong said sincerely.


    Chen Lifeng looked at Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s confident expression and got curious.


    Xiao Xiaodong opened the jade box, and Chen Lifeng abruptly stood up. ¡°It¡¯s a Limb Regenerating Pill. Where did you get it?¡±


    ¡°Actually, I got it long time ago, but I didn¡¯t know what kind of pill it is. I¡¯ve been reading ancient books recently and found this pill is the Limb Regenerating Pill,¡± Xiao Xiaodong said.


    Chen Lifeng stared at Xiao Xiaodong and said, ¡°You had good gains in Nebula!¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong smiled shyly and said, ¡°It¡¯s not bad.¡±


    Chen Lifeng glanced at Chen Xu and said, ¡°Xu¡¯er, it seems that you hid a lot from me!¡±


    Chen Xu smiled guiltily and said, ¡°No, I didn¡¯t.¡±


    Chen Lifeng looked at Xiao Xiaodong and said solemnly, ¡°I¡¯ll accept this gift. Thank you.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m glad you like it, Grandfather,¡± Xiao Xiaodong said sweetly.


    ¡°Nebula Island is not bad. If I have the chance, I¡¯d like to go and take a look. The Heavenly God Sect seems to be repairing the teleportation array that damaged by you,¡± Chen Lifeng said.


    Xiao Xiaodong paused and asked, ¡°Repairing the teleportation array?¡±


    Chen Lifeng looked at Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s nervous expression and smiled mockingly. ¡°What¡¯s wrong? Are you nervous? Are there any ferocious beasts on the other end of the teleportation array?¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong smiled and said, ¡°No. Grandfather, you must be joking.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry. When you arrived in Nebula, you only destroyed the edges of the teleportation array. Therefore, it was easier to repair it. However, when you came back from Nebula, you destroyed the core of the array. That makes the repairing very difficult,¡± Chen Lifeng said.


    Xiao Xiaodong let out a sigh of relief and said, ¡°Grandfather, how long will it take them to finish the job?¡±


    ¡°This depends on who is repairing it. If the array master comes to fix it, it would be finished quickly. However, the Heavenly God Sect has sent only two Golden Core cultivators there, so the progress is slow,¡± Chen Lifeng said.


    ¡°Oh, I see.¡±


    ¡°I heard from Xu¡¯er that demonic pills and spiritual stones are abundant in Nebula, but the cultivation level there is much lower. It would benefit both worlds if we can exchange on a quid pro quo basis,¡± Chen Lifeng said.


    Xiao Xiaodong narrowed his eyes. He didn¡¯t know how the two worlds would benefit from communicating with each other. He only knew that the array couldn¡¯t be fixed for the time being.

 Chapter 367

    At Green Cloud Immortal Sect.


    ¡°Have you given the pill to Mr. Chen?¡± asked Xiao Jinting.


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded, ¡°Yes, Grandfather is very happy.¡±


    Xiao Jinting rolled his eyes and said inwardly, ¡°Of course, he is happy. The pill is precious, as I have made painstaking efforts to grow the Immortal Wood.¡±


    ¡°That old man probably won¡¯t make things difficult for you anymore.¡±


    ¡°I think so. Grandfather says that Limb Regenerating Pill has the effect of regenerating the limbs as well as healing chronic wounds. It even prolongs one¡¯s life. But it¡¯s a pity that one could only take the pill once, and the second pill won¡¯t have any effects.¡±


    Xiao Jinting sighed, ¡°It is not easy to make one¡­¡±


    Did that damn old man expect another Limb Regenerating Pill from him? He had cut the branch of the Immortal Wood which he took pains to grow to refine the pill. It would take a long time for the wood to grow another branch.


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded, ¡°Yes. By the way, Grandfather says that Heavenly God Sect attempts to repair the teleportation array to Nebula Island.¡±


    ¡°Why do they suddenly want to repair that array?¡± Long Xue and Fu Li from Nebula Island hated him to the core. If the two of them came over, he would be finished.


    Xu Muan glanced at Xiao Jinting and said calmly, ¡°I¡¯ve inquired about it. Two Golden Cores of the Heavenly God Sect tried to restore it on a whim, and they gave up as they made no progress.¡±


    Xiao Jinting let out a sigh of relief and said, ¡°That¡¯s good.¡±


    ¡°Father, what exactly did you get at Tower of Babel? Why did those Nascent Souls chase after you?¡±


    Xiao Jinting took a deep breath, feeling irritated when Xiao Xiaodong mentioned the Tripod of Heaven and Earth. He was frustrated that he couldn¡¯t make use of the treasures or dump the tripod.


    ¡°It¡¯s a tripod, inside which there are many good things. But I can¡¯t open it,¡± Xiao Jinting said.


    ¡°Can¡¯t open it?¡± asked Xiao Xiaodong.


    Xiao Jinting nodded, ¡°No. Maybe a Nascent Soul is able to do that.¡± It took five Nascent Souls to open the tripod in the tower, where their strength was restricted by special power. A Nascent Soul might be able to open it outside the tower.


    He could not show the tripod to anyone, for even a Nascent Soul at the advanced level would lose his sense at sight of it. Xiao Jinting had thought of asking Chen Lifeng for help, but he changed his mind as the tripod would be too tempting for the old man, so he decided not to take any risk.


    ¡°Anyway, we don¡¯t need the things inside the tripod for the time being. Let¡¯s see when you advance to Nascent Soul, Father,¡± Xiao Xiaodong said.


    Xiao Jinting nodded, ¡°I think so too.¡±


    ¡°By the way, Grandfather has received an invitation from the Sky Alliance to attend the Nascent Soul Conference. He asks if you are interested in going with him,¡± Xiao Xiaodong said.


    Xiao Jinting was taken aback. ¡°I¡¯m only at the advanced level of the Golden Core. How could I attend the conference?¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, ¡°That¡¯s right. However, a Nascent Soul can take a few cultivators with him. Grandfather wanted to take Xiao Xu along, but Xiao Xu just gave birth to a baby and he is still weak, so Grandfather asks if you are interested.¡±


    ¡°Of course, I want to go,¡± Xiao Jinting said without hesitation.


    The Sky Alliance was located in Great Continent, which was several times bigger than Cloud Continent. The righteous and demonic sects co-existed on this continent. The Sky Alliance consisted of many forces, and there were three Deity Transformation cultivators in the alliance, which was powerful.


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, ¡°Then you can go with Grandfather.¡±


    ¡°Yeah!¡±


    ¡­


    Xiao Jinting went to meet Chen Lifeng early in the morning. ¡°Mr. Chen, thank you for taking me to the conference.¡±


    Chen Lifeng smiled and said, ¡°Don¡¯t mention it.¡±


    ¡°Are we going now?¡± asked Xiao Jinting.


    Chen Lifeng nodded. ¡°Yes, but we have to meet up with a friend first.¡±


    ¡°Mr. Chen, are you going to attend the conference with your friend?¡±


    ¡°Yes, Great Continent has vast territory, abundant resources, and countless Nascent Souls. In the conference, Nascent Souls at the preliminary level are taken lightly. Nascent Souls at the medium level are treated better, but they are far inferior to those at the advanced level.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was amazed. Nascent Souls at the preliminary level were very powerful, but they were not valued. However, the strength difference in different levels of Nascent Soul was huge.


    ¡°In our world, there are a total of eighteen continents. Cloud Continent is small, and the cultivators in Great Continent look down on us.¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded in understanding. Even in the same country, people in big cities always looked down on the people from small cities. It was the same in this world. Great Continent had many talents, and there were more Deity Transformation cultivators than Cloud Continent, so they didn¡¯t respect cultivators from Cloud Continent.


    Xiao Jinting looked at Chen Lifeng and said inwardly, ¡°Chen Lifeng goes there with a friend. Is he scared?¡±


    Xiao Jinting couldn¡¯t help sighing. An arrogant figure like Chen Lifeng would need some help, so a Nascent Souls was not powerful enough.


    Chen Lifeng looked at Xiao Jinting and asked, ¡°What are you thinking about?¡±


    ¡°Nothing.¡± Xiao Jinting blinked and said to himself, ¡°If I tell him what I am thinking, he might slap me.¡±¡­.

 Chapter 368

    Chen Lifeng looked at Xiao Jinting and said, ¡°You have to know that the cultivators in this world would do anything to make their advancement. In the past conferences in Great Continent, some Nascent Souls got killed on the way.¡±


    Xiao Jinting widened his eyes and said, ¡°Someone ambushed Nascent Souls?¡±


    Chen Lifeng nodded and said, ¡°What¡¯s so strange about it? To improve their cultivation, many people can do anything. Every Deity Transformation cultivator makes his advancement at the cost of many people¡¯s lives.¡±


    ¡°Mr. Chen, you are right. The one who killed the Nascent Souls must be very powerful.¡±


    Chen Lifeng nodded and said, ¡°Of course. The one who kills the Nascent Souls is generally a Nascent Soul.¡±


    Xiao Jinting fell silent.


    A group of hawks flew over, and the leader of it was imposing and powerful.


    ¡°Well, the hawks belong to some Golden Cores at the advanced level.¡±


    Xiao Jinting saw three cultivators riding on the hawks and flying towards Chen Lifeng.


    A man attired in a robe with hawk patterns put away the hawks and approached Chen Lifeng.


    ¡°Mr. Chen, long time no see!¡±


    ¡°Immortal Flying Hawk, you look great.¡±


    Immortal Flying Hawk smiled and said, ¡°How can I compare to you, Mr. Chen? I heard that your grandson has come back with a great-grandson¡­¡±


    Xiao Jinting was speechless. Was Immortal Flying Hawk mocking or complimenting?


    ¡°This is?¡± Immortal Flying Hawk looked at Xiao Jinting.


    Xiao Jinting quickly bowed to him.


    ¡°This is the father of my grandson-in-law, the First Elder of Green Cloud Immortal Sect,¡± Chen Lifeng said lightly.


    Chen Lifeng thought highly of Xiao Jinting, who in his eyes made it to the advanced level of Golden Core at such a young age and would advance to Nascent Soul sooner or later. If Xiao Jinting was able to advance to Nascent Soul, Chen Xu would have one more strong support.


    Immortal Flying Hawk looked at Xiao Jinting and smiled, ¡°So you are the First Elder of Green Cloud Immortal Sect. As expected, you are talented and young.¡±


    Xiao Jinting smiled and said, ¡°Senior, I¡¯m flattered.¡±


    Xiao Jinting could tell that his position as the first elder of the Green Cloud Immortal Sect was not valued by Immortal Flying Hawk, who complimented him only because of Chen Lifeng.


    ¡°Mr. Chen, I heard that your arm¡­¡± Immortal Flying Hawk looked at Chen Lifeng¡¯s arm. ¡°Your arm¡­is healed.¡±


    Chen Lifeng moved his wrist and said, ¡°A few days ago, I was lucky to get a pill, so I recovered.¡±


    ¡°Congratulations, Mr. Chen. Since you¡¯ve recovered from your injuries, we¡¯ll be safer on the journey,¡± said Immortal Flying Hawk.


    ¡°With your hawks, no one could defeat us. I will count on you along the way,¡± Chen Lifeng flattered.


    Immortal Flying Hawk smiled dryly and said, ¡°Mr. Chen, everyone knows that you could defeat anyone with your sword. My strength is inferior to yours, so I can only rely on external strength.¡±


    Chen Lifeng looked at the man and woman beside Immortal Flying Hawk and asked, ¡°These are¡­?¡±


    ¡°They are my grandchildren, and they would need your help on the journey.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s my pleasure.¡± Chen Lifeng smiled.


    ¡­


    Immortal Flying Hawk was a free-lance cultivator like Chen Lifeng, and they were good friends.


    The group of flying hawks led the way, and Immortal Flying Hawk and Chen Lifeng sat in a gorgeous flying ship, chatting happily.


    ¡°I was worried that you would have a difficult time if you meet your old enemies, considering your injured arm. I am surprised that you are healed,¡± Flying Hawk said.


    ¡°I was lucky enough to get a pill during a trip.¡± Xiao Jinting didn¡¯t want to be in the limelight and get any attention, so Chen Lifeng didn¡¯t tell anyone how he got the pill.


    ¡°Mr. Chen, you¡¯re blessed. I heard that your grandson is a Gold Core. Is it true?¡±


    ¡°Of course, it¡¯s true. It can¡¯t be false.¡±


    Immortal Flying Hawk looked at Chen Lifeng¡¯s complacent face and said, ¡°Chen Xu is a hardworking child. The little bastards of my family loaf around and cause trouble every day.¡±


    ¡°Xu¡¯er has been sensible since he was small.¡± ¡®He is too sensible. My heart aches when I think of that. He was dull at a young age. However, after he met Xiao Xiaodong, he started to care about that guy and got lively.¡¯ Chen Lifeng felt pleased and annoyed at the same time.


    ¡°Mr. Chen, how did your grandson make such a rapid progress in his cultivation?¡±


    Chen Lifeng smiled mysteriously and said, ¡°Xu¡¯er is talented, and he speeds up once he starts to understand the importance of cultivation.¡± After Chen Xu returned, people kept coming to inquire about the secret of his rapid advancement. Of course, Chen Lifeng would not tell anyone about it.


    Immortal Flying Hawk was annoyed by the pretense of Chen Lifeng, but he didn¡¯t say anything.


    ¡°Chen Lifeng, your grandson-in-law looks promising. He seems better than Qiao Xiang.¡±


    ¡°Xiaodong is younger than Qiao Xiang and advanced to Golden Core earlier. It¡¯s not a big deal.¡±


    Immortal Flying Hawk looked at Chen Lifeng and chuckled wryly.

 Chapter 369

    Xiao Jinting focused on his cultivation in the cabin. Occasionally, a soul force scanned the cabin furtively, as if trying to test something. Knowing it was Flying Hawk¡¯s grandson, Xiao Jinting didn¡¯t take it seriously.


    ¡°Stop scanning. What if he finds out?¡± Kong Que said.


    ¡°What are you afraid of? Grandfather says my soul force is extremely strong, much better than my peers. Although Xiao Jinting¡¯s cultivation is a little higher than mine, his soul force can¡¯t be stronger. He won¡¯t discover it,¡± said Kong Fei.


    Immortal Flying Hawk¡¯s family was very good in fighting demonic beasts, and it required strong soul force to do that. Kong Fei was one of the most valued young men in the family, for his soul force was much stronger than ordinary Golden Cores.


    Kong Que said disapprovingly, ¡°Grandfather also says that among the strong, there are stronger ones. I heard that Xiao Jinting is not simple.¡±


    ¡°Not simple. Why?¡± Kong Fei asked curiously.


    ¡°He has three sons, and all of them are Golden Cores.¡±


    ¡°So his sons are powerful.¡±


    ¡°Not only are his sons powerful, but he is also very powerful. Otherwise, he wouldn¡¯t have become the First Elder of Green Cloud Immortal Sect.¡±


    ¡°He was chosen because of luck. The Green Cloud Immortal Sect happened to be short of talents, and he took the chance.¡±


    Kong Que was speechless.


    Xiao Jinting listened to the conversation between Kong Fei and Kong Que and shook his head, getting back to his cultivation.


    ¡­


    Xiao Jinting stopped the ship and stood on the deck, looking into the distance.


    ¡°What are you doing?¡± Kong Fei asked grumpily.


    Xiao Jinting glanced at him and said, ¡°Someone set up a killing array in front of us. I think we¡¯d better bypass it.¡±


    ¡°A killing array? What are you talking about?¡± Kong Fei scanned around with his soul force and said, ¡°There¡¯s nothing ahead. Did you make a mistake?¡±


    ¡°You can¡¯t see it, but it doesn¡¯t mean that it is not there. It is very dangerous ahead, and we can¡¯t go there.¡±


    Kong Fei snorted softly and said, ¡°My grandfather says that my soul force is the strongest among the Golden Cores. I say there is nothing. Keep going now.¡±


    Xiao Jinting shook his head and said firmly, ¡°No, we need to take a detour.¡±


    ¡°What do you mean? There is nothing wrong ahead. My grandfather will punish you if you cause so much trouble.¡±


    Xiao Jinting glanced at Kong Fei and said, ¡°I say it is dangerous. You want to die, but I don¡¯t. I won¡¯t go with you.¡±


    Kong Fei said angrily, ¡°You¡­¡±


    Xiao Jinting and Kong Fei couldn¡¯t convince each other. At this moment, Chen Lifeng and Immortal Flying Hawk came out.


    ¡°What¡¯s up?¡± Chen Lifeng asked.


    ¡°I sense there is a killing array ahead, and I think we should go around it,¡± Xiao Jinting said.


    Kong Fei glared at Xiao Jinting angrily and turned to Immortal Flying Hawk, ¡°Grandfather, he just wants to show off. There is no killing array. He is trying to scare us.¡±


    ¡°It is Killing Array with Seventy-two Methods. Could there be the survivors of Sacred Sect?¡± Chen Lifeng scanned around with his soul force and then said with a solemn expression.


    Immortal Flying Hawk turned grave.


    Kong Fei saw their tense faces and turned pale.


    ¡°Grandfather, is there really a trap?¡± Kong Fei asked suspiciously.


    ¡°I¡¯m surprised to see this array to appear again,¡± Immortal Flying Hawk muttered without replying.


    ¡°Grandfather, is there a trap? I can¡¯t feel anything at all! ¡°Kong Fei asked suspiciously.


    Immortal Flying Hawk took an angry glance at Kong Fei and said grumpily, ¡°Of course there is. Fortunately, Mr. Xiao sensed it in time. Otherwise, we might get killed if we plunged into the array.¡±


    ¡°Is it that serious?¡± Kong Fei muttered, unconvinced.


    ¡°It¡¯s much more serious than you think.¡±


    Immortal Flying Hawk took a look at Xiao Jinting and said, ¡°Mr. Xiao, your soul force is very strong. The array is far away, but you sense it. If I don¡¯t search hard, I might not find it. It seems that your soul force is as strong as mine.¡±


    ¡°Senior, you must be joking. How can I compare to you? I¡¯m just more sensitive to killing arrays,¡± Xiao Jinting¡¯s mind was in a whirl. Before they set off, Chen Lifeng said that someone would make use of the Nascent Soul Conference to kill Nascent Souls, but Xiao Jinting thought that he worried too much. Now, they encountered the killing array.


    Immortal Flying Hawk¡¯s words shocked Kong Fei, who glanced at Xiao Jinting with uncertainty.


    ¡°Mr. Xiao, you don¡¯t have to be so humble. Your soul force is so strong that it would be much easier for you to cultivate the techniques of controlling demonic beasts.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s enough. Don¡¯t praise him anymore. He will be too proud.¡± Chen Lifeng smiled.


    Chen Lifeng was also shocked that Xiao Jinting could sense the array so quickly.


    After he recovered from his shock, Chen Lifeng changed the topic. As the saying goes, ¡°It¡¯s the taller trees in the woods that get their tops blown off.¡± Xiao Jinting¡¯s cultivation level was not high, so Chen Lifeng didn¡¯t want him to attract too much attention. After all, Xiao Jinting was already outstanding.


    Xiao Jinting changed the topic, ¡°Mr. Chen, what is Scared Sect?¡±


    Chen Lifeng sighed and slowly said, ¡°Sacred Sect sounds like a righteous sect, but in fact it is a demonic sect. It was rampant tens of thousands of years ago. The cultivation method of this sect is very special, and they cultivate by absorbing corpse Qi. Many cultivators have become zombies after cultivating this method.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was confused, ¡°A zombie? It sounds terrible. Why do they cultivate this?¡±


    ¡°Because that can prolong their life,¡± Chen Lifeng said.

 Chapter 370

    Xiao Jinting asked in confusion, ¡°Prolong their life?¡±


    Chen Lifeng nodded and said, ¡°Yes, Sacred Sect claims it can turn one into an immortal. A Deity Transformation cultivator could live no longer than four thousand years, and most cultivators couldn¡¯t make it to that age. However, a Nascent Soul cultivator of Sacred Sect could live much longer.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was confused. ¡°Why is that?¡±


    ¡°Actually, they are not human. The cultivation method of Sacred Sect turns one into a zombie,¡± said Immortal Flying Hawk.


    Kong Que covered her mouth and said, ¡°Why does this evil cultivation method spread out?¡±


    ¡°Because it can prolong one¡¯s life. Back then, many Golden Cores and Nascent Souls who was reaching the end of their life were reluctant to die, so they joined Sacred Sect and learned the cultivation method for the purpose of prolonging their life. That was a dark time. Their cultivation needed corpse Qi, so they spread it everywhere and turned people into corpse.¡±


    Xiao Jinting frowned and said, ¡°Mr. Chen, does the cultivator who practices this method keep a clear head?¡±


    ¡°Generally speaking, cultivators who practice this method maintain their previous memories, but their minds will change greatly. After some cultivator practiced the method of Sacred Sect, he not only turned into a zombie, but he spread corpse Qi in his family for the purpose of helping them become immortal.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was surprised.


    ¡°Back then, Sacred Sect was attacked by the joint forces of the major sects, which had suffered heavy losses. However, it was destroyed by internal strife.¡±


    ¡°Internal strife?¡±


    Chen Lifeng nodded and said, ¡°Yeah. The Sacred Sect in its prime time had three Deity Transformation cultivators and one hundred and eight Nascent Souls. However, it started to go downhill. To the cultivators of Sacred Sect, their mates were the best tonic.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was shocked.


    ¡°Sacred Sect suffered huge losses because of the internal strife, and it was destroyed later by the joint forces of the major sects. However, the survivors of Sacred Sect had been trying to restore their sect for ten thousand years. There are always some cultivators who could not resist the temptation of an extended lifespan and cultivate the method of Sacred Sect.¡±


    ¡°Afraid that the survivors of Sacred Sect will revive, all major sects have rewards for hunting them down.¡±


    Xiao Jinting asked strangely, ¡°Mr. Chen, does the method of Sacred Sect help prolong one¡¯s life?¡±


    Chen Lifeng smiled and said, ¡°Of course not. Only a real immortal won¡¯t die. After cultivating the method of Sacred Sect, the cultivator becomes a zombie and his body will rot over time. Once it¡¯s rotten, the soul will disappear as well. However, it¡¯s said that this method could prolong the life of a Nascent Soul by a few hundred years.¡±


    Xiao Jinting thought that it was tempting to Nascent Souls who was approaching the end of their lives.


    Kong Que was amazed, saying, ¡°Grandfather, let¡¯s take a detour.¡±


    Chen Lifeng nodded and said, ¡°We shouldn¡¯t get in trouble at a time like this. Let¡¯s bypass them.¡±


    Immortal Flying Hawk said with a serious expression, ¡°Damn it. They are coming.¡±


    Chen Lifeng¡¯s face sank. They stayed here so long that they attracted the enemy¡¯s attention.


    ¡­


    ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡± Immortal Flying Hawk turned pale and tried to leap towards the east.


    A man in black robes blocked their way.


    Xiao Jinting looked at the man and felt a chill in his heart. The man had a weird air, which was like spiritual Qi and corpse Qi. His face was hollow and bony.


    ¡°Immortal Skeleton!¡± Immortal Flying Hawk couldn¡¯t help but stare at him.


    Xiao Jinting¡¯s heart sank. After he became the First Elder of Green Cloud Immortal Sect, Xiao Jinting had spent time on reviewing the famous figures of the continents.


    He had read about Immortal Skeleton, who used to be the elder of the Thousand Devil Sect and went into seclusion when he was reaching the read of his life four hundred years ago. Xiao Jinting thought that he had died long ago, but now this man was standing right in front of him. He wondered if he was really alive.


    ¡°Flying Hawk, it turns out to be you. That¡¯s why you don¡¯t fall for my trap,¡± said Immortal Skeleton in a hoarse voice.


    He was very thin, which emphasized his big eyes. He looked terrible.


    Immortal Flying Hawk turned grim. Hundreds of years ago, he was on friendly terms with Immortal Skeleton. At that time, he was just a Golden Core. He didn¡¯t expect to see him like this.


    ¡°Immortal Skeleton, why do you reduce yourself to this? Cultivating that evil method and turning yourself into a zombie.¡± Immortal Flying Hawk sighed.


    Immortal Skeleton snorted softly. ¡°How can you mortals understand the power of the method? Now it¡¯s impossible to become a real immortal, and this is the only way to live forever.¡±


    Xiao Jinting¡¯s heart gave a jump. It was said that one could ascend to the immortal world when he reached the advanced level of Deity Transformation in ancient times, but now the spiritual Qi in this world had changed hugely, and cultivators hardly made any advancement after they made it to Deity Transformation. Presently, the highest level in Cultivation World was the medium level of Deity Transformation.


    ¡°Skeleton, why are you talking to them? Finish the battle quickly. Don¡¯t attract any attention,¡± said another cultivator in black.

 Chapter 371

    Immortal Skeleton suddenly attacked Immortal Flying Hawk. Xiao Jinting saw a huge dark hand pressing down.


    Immortal Flying Hawk hastily took out a hawk to ward off the attack. The hawk hit the dark hand and turned into a bloody fog.


    ¡°You guys go first,¡± Chen Lifeng sternly said to Xiao Jinting, Kong Fei and Kong Que.


    Without saying that he would stay and fight with Chen Lifeng, Xiao Jinting quickly flew away without hesitation. Kong Fei and Kong Que hastily followed him.


    Nascent Souls were able to disappear instantly. If they could not defeat the enemy, they could escape. The gap between a Gold Core and a Nascent Soul was too big. With them around, Immortal Flying Hawk and Chen Lifeng would be distracted. After they left, these two Nascent Souls could escape easier.


    Xiao Jinting kept flying frantically, followed by Kong Que and Kong Fei.


    ¡°Help!¡±


    Xiao Jinting looked back and saw Kong Que and Kong Fei being attacked by several zombies.


    Xiao Jinting gritted his teeth and went back to them, joining the battle.


    Immortal Flying Hawk and Chen Lifeng were friends. If Xiao Jinting managed to escape and the two young people died, Immortal Flying Hawk would inevitably hold a grudge against Chen Lifeng.


    Kong Fei and Kong Que came from a dignified family, which was not easy to deal with.


    Kong Fei took out four or five Golden Core hawks and fought against the zombies.


    Kong Que let out a long roar, and a majestic phantom of Peacock King pressed down on one of the zombies. A deep cut appeared on the chest of the zombie.


    Xiao Jinting leaped to Kong Que and threw out a few Thunder Flame discs.


    Thunder Flame discs never failed in defeating evil things. A zombie turned to ashes when it was hit by a disc.


    A zombie screamed hoarsely and ran towards Xiao Jinting, who punched it. Its head was blown away.


    The headless zombie unexpectedly attacked Xiao Jinting with a sword. Fortunately, Xiao Jinting kept alert after he cut its head and dodged in time.


    ¡°This thing is so evil! He can still attack without his head.¡± Kong Que widened her eyes.


    Xiao Jinting threw out more than ten discs, which exploded at the same time.


    ¡°You go first, I¡¯ll ward them off,¡± Xiao Jinting said.


    Kong Que looked at Xiao Jinting in shock and said, ¡°Can you do that alone?¡± She turned to look at the dozen of zombies.


    ¡°Just go,¡± Xiao Jinting said.


    Kong Fei glanced at Kong Que and said, ¡°Que¡¯er, Mr. Xiao has his own way. Let¡¯s go.¡±


    Kong Fei pulled the peacock and ran away in the blink of an eye.


    Xiao Jinting fought against the zombies for a while. When he saw that no one was around, he released the Nascent Soul puppet that he got from Xie Wanran.


    After he got the puppet, Xiao Jinting stamped his soul mark on the ghost bead of the puppet.


    If the antagonist was a Nascent Soul, Xiao Jinting didn¡¯t dare to take the puppet out, lest his mark on the ghost bead would be removed and he would lose the puppet. But now he was facing a group of zombies, so he didn¡¯t have to worry about that.


    The Nascent Soul puppet waved its magic weapon and killed all the zombies.


    After that, Xiao Jinting dared not stay there longer. He put away the puppet and quickly slipped away.


    Not long after he left, Immortal Skeletons arrived at the place where Xiao Jinting fought against the zombies. Looking at the remains of the zombies, he roared in anger.


    ¡­


    Three days later, Immortal Flying Hawk and Chen Lifeng found Xiao Jinting. Kong Que hid behind Flying Hawk and looked at Xiao Jinting apologetically.


    ¡°Are you all right?¡± Chen Lifeng looked at Xiao Jinting and asked with concern.


    Xiao Jinting smiled and said, ¡°I¡¯m fine. Mr. Chen, did you defeat those two strange men?¡±


    Chen Lifeng smiled bitterly. ¡°Defeat them? It is not that simple. Immortal Skeleton was an established Nascent Soul at the medium level, and his companion is at the advanced level. By luck we managed to escape from them.¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said, ¡°Oh, I see.¡±


    ¡°Jinting, how did you escape from the zombies?¡± Chen Lifeng asked.


    Xiao Jinting said sullenly, ¡°I¡¯m faster than the zombies. After I fought with them for a while, I took the chance and escaped.¡±


    ¡°Thank you, Mr. Xiao. My two useless grandchildren would have died this time without you.¡± Immortal Flying Hawk sighed again and said gratefully.


    Xiao Jinting looked at Kong Fei¡¯s sullen expression and guessed that he had been scolded by his grandfather.


    ¡°Jinting, did you escape with the help of some friend?¡± Chen Lifeng asked.


    Xiao Jinting shook his head, ¡°No. Mr. Chen, is there something wrong?¡±


    ¡°No. There seems to be someone who came to help. In the beginning, Immortal Skeleton was determined to kill us, but he suddenly left.¡±


    ¡°After that, Flying Hawk and I coincidentally found out that the several Golden Core Zombies of Immortal Skeleton were cut into pieces. Thanks to that friend, we managed to escape,¡± Chen Lifeng said happily.


    Immortal Flying Hawk nodded and said, ¡°Yeah, we were lucky.¡±


    Chen Lifeng moved his wrist and glanced at Xiao Jinting. ¡°It¡¯s good that my arm was healed before I set off. Otherwise, I would have died.¡±


    ¡°Mr. Chen, you are blessed, and you will be safe.¡± Xiao Jinting smiled.


    ¡°Back then, Skeleton was a well-respected figure. I didn¡¯t expect him to be like this now.¡± Immortal Flying Hawk shook his head.

 Chapter 372

    ¡°No one would like to die if there is a chance to live. Those who joined Sacred Sect were mostly dignified figures. Immortal Skeleton is not the only one who has joined the sect. The Sacred Sect might come back again. We have to warn the forces in Cloud Continent,¡± Chen Li said.


    Immortal Flying Hawk nodded and said, ¡°You¡¯re right.¡±


    Although Chen Lifeng was a free-lance cultivator, he was on good terms with many forces in Cloud Continent. Therefore, he sent the message to them after the incident.


    Xiao Jinting listened to their conversation without cutting in. Although he was the First Elder of Green Cloud Immortal Sect, his cultivation was too low to interfere.


    ¡­


    ¡°Mr. Chen, are we still going to attend the Nascent Soul Conference?¡± asked Xiao Jinting.


    Chen Lifeng said without hesitation, ¡°Of course. We can¡¯t give up just because of this. If people know about this, they will laugh at us.¡±


    Xiao Jinting smiled and said, ¡°Oh, I see.¡±


    Immortal Flying Hawk patted Xiao Jinting and said, ¡°Mr. Xiao, thank you for spotting the array in time. Otherwise, we would be killed if we fell for the trap.¡±


    Xiao Jinting smiled and said, ¡°Senior, I¡¯m flattered. It¡¯s nothing.¡±


    After some small talk, they boarded the ship and continued the journey. The hawks led the way towards the destination.


    Xiao Jinting found that there were fewer hawks, and he guessed some of them died in the battle.


    ¡°Mr. Xiao, thank you.¡± Kong Que went out of the cabin to the deck and said to Xiao Jinting.


    ¡°We are travelling together, and we should help each other,¡± Xiao Jinting said.


    ¡°Your soul force is very strong. Grandfather didn¡¯t notice anything wrong, but you found the killing array,¡± Kong Que said with admiration.


    ¡°I was lucky. Your grandfather is fearless because his level is high. He didn¡¯t expect that someone would set a trap for us, so he didn¡¯t search around with his soul force,¡± Xiao Jinting said.


    ¡°Even so, you are very powerful. I thought that Kong Fei¡¯s soul force is one of the best among the Golden Cores, and I didn¡¯t expect you to be much more powerful than him. My grandfather says there are always higher mountains than the one in front of us. He is right,¡± said Kong Que.


    ¡°Miss Kong, you¡¯re flattering me. I¡¯m just sensitive to killing arrays. My soul force is not that strong.¡±


    ¡°By the way, how did you escape from the zombies? After I left, I was worried about you. I feel guilty for leaving you behind,¡± Kong Que said ruefully.


    ¡°After you left, I took a chance to escape with a few teleportation talismans,¡± Xiao Jinting said.


    ¡°That simple?¡± Kong Que asked suspiciously.


    Xiao Jinting nodded, ¡°Yeah!¡±


    Kong Fei went up to them, and Xiao Jinting glanced at him. Kong Fei looked embarrassed. ¡°Mr. Kong, what¡¯s up?¡±


    Kong Fei gritted his teeth and said, ¡°Sorry for disrespecting you before.¡±


    ¡°Mr. Kong, it¡¯s nothing.¡± Xiao Jinting smiled.


    ¡°Mr. Xiao, your strength is impressive,¡± said Kong Fei bitterly.


    Xiao Jinting smiled and said, ¡°Both of you are also very good.¡±


    ¡­


    Kong Fei and Kong Que went back to the cabin to see Immortal Flying Hawk.


    ¡°Grandfather, I apologized to him,¡± said Kong Fei.


    Immortal Flying Hawk nodded and said, ¡°I told you that however strong you are, there is always someone stronger. Now you know you can¡¯t underestimate anyone. Did Xiao Jinting tell you how he escaped from the zombies?¡±


    ¡°He said he escaped with teleportation talismans, but I don¡¯t think it¡¯s that simple.¡± Kong Que said.


    ¡°It is impressive that he warded off so many zombies alone,¡± Immortal Flying Hawk said in awe.


    ¡°Actually, it¡¯s not that impressive. I think he relied on his magic weapons. Grandfather, Xiao Jinting¡¯s magic weapons are very powerful!¡±


    Immortal Flying Hawk glanced at Kong Fei and said angrily, ¡°Shut up. I told you that arrogance could kill you. There are many stronger cultivators than you. If you continue this way, you will get killed in Sky City.¡±


    Kong Fei turned green and white. ¡°Grandfather, don¡¯t be angry, I will change myself.¡±


    ¡°Xiao Jinting made a huge fortune in the Heavenly Haze Secret Realm back then, and he escaped from so many zombies this time. He¡¯s extraordinary,¡± Immortal Flying Hawk sighed.


    Kong Que asked curiously, ¡°Grandfather, are you exaggerating when you say that Xiao Jinting¡¯s soul force is similar to yours?¡±


    ¡°I exaggerated a bit, but Xiao Jinting¡¯s soul force should be close to that of a Nascent Soul,¡± Flying Hawk said.


    Kong Fei turned grim. ¡°Grandfather, how is that possible? You once mentioned that dramatic changes will happen after a Golden Core advances to Nascent Soul, such as multiplied soul force.¡±


    Immortal Flying Hawk shook his head. ¡°I¡¯m more surprised than you. Xiao Jinting is not simple. He should have had some wonderful adventures on the other end of the teleportation array. I guess Chen Lifeng¡¯s healed arm has something to do with him.¡±


    ¡°No way.¡± Kong Que widened her eyes.


    Immortal Flying Hawk shook his head and said, ¡°Chen Lifeng could do nothing to his lost arm during the years, but it healed not long after Xiao Jinting came back. Isn¡¯t this strange?¡±


    Xiao Jinting was cultivating in the cabin, oblivious to their conversation.

 Chapter 373

    After they travelled in the ship for more than a month, they arrived at a huge city.


    ¡°What a magnificent city wall!¡± When Xiao Jinting saw a city wall carved with thousands of demonic beasts, he was shocked. They were imposing and intimidating.


    Chen Lifeng chuckled at Xiao Jinting¡¯s shocked face. ¡°Are you awed by Sky City?¡±


    Xiao Jinting smiled awkwardly, ¡°Yes, Mr. Chen, Sky City is indeed extraordinary.¡±


    ¡°Of course, I was amazed the first time I came here.¡±


    ¡°Mr. Chen, the demonic beasts carved on the wall look so real.¡± Xiao Jinting couldn¡¯t help but say.


    Immortal Flying Hawk glanced at the wall and said with a complicated feeling, ¡°The demonic beasts on the wall are not simple.¡±


    Chen Lifeng looked into the distance with his hands behind his back and said, ¡°Actually, Sky City is a huge magic weapon.¡±


    Xiao Jinting widened his eyes and asked, ¡°It is a magic weapon?¡±


    Chen Lifeng nodded and said, ¡°Yes, Sky City is an ancient magic weapon. It is said that Sky City was refined by a Heaven Secrets Tribe which was excellent in refining weapons. It took the whole tribe three years and countless precious materials to refine this city.¡±


    Xiao Jinting widened his eyes. ¡°Is it real? Is there anyone who can collect the city?¡±


    ¡°It is said that when Sky City came into existence, the patriarch of Heaven Secrets Tribe was able to control it at his will. The tribe was invincible with the help of the city. However, as time went on, Sky City got some problems and was rooted here. And Heaven Secrets Tribe disappeared.¡±


    ¡°There was something wrong with this magic weapon, and it was split into several pieces, which were divided up among the major forces. However, each piece has strong power. There were some masters who tried to collect Sky City, but none of them succeeded.¡±


    ¡°Oh, I see.¡± Xiao Jinting nodded his acknowledgement.


    Chen Lifeng nodded and pointed at the wall. ¡°Look at the wall, which is engraved with a pattern of ten thousand beasts. Back then, more than twenty Nascent Souls drove millions of demonic beasts to attack the city, and the people in the city activated the demonic beasts on the wall. The millions of demonic beasts suffered heavy casualties, and several Nascent Souls died, the rest running away.¡±


    Listening to the secret story, Xiao Jinting couldn¡¯t help getting excited.


    In the Green Cloud Immortal Sect, a Nascent Soul was the best and well respected by thousands of cultivators. However, a Nascent Soul was nothing in a much bigger world where there were so many masters.


    Xiao Jinting stood in front of Sky City, suddenly feeling that he was insignificant.


    ¡­


    Suddenly, Xiao Jinting heard a tinkle of bells and he felt that the temperature had dropped by two degrees.


    A snow-white ice bird dragged a crystal clear ice carriage and swiftly went past him.


    Through the blue gauze curtain, Xiao Jinting vaguely saw a woman in a snow-white palace dress. She had an icy air, which was weird.


    ¡°Mr. Chen, who is that?¡± Xiao Jinting asked curiously.


    ¡°That¡¯s the Ice Fairy of Ice Palace. Ice Palace is located in the vast sheet of ice in the far north of the world. There are more women than men in Ice Palace, and female cultivators outnumber the male ones. The Ice Fairy is the great-great-granddaughter of a Deity Transformation Elder of Ice Palace. She is awesome!¡± Chen Lifeng said.


    ¡°She¡¯s awesome, but it¡¯s a pity¡­¡± Immortal Flying Hawk shook his head and said ruefully.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± Kong Que asked in confusion.


    ¡°The Ice Fairy is single spiritual root of ice, and she was born with the physique of ice.¡±


    ¡°The physique of ice?¡± asked Xiao Jinting.


    Immortal Flying Hawk nodded and said, ¡°There are advantages and disadvantages with this kind of physique. The advantage is that every time the physique of ice explodes, the cultivator will make rapid progress in cultivation, while the disadvantage is that when it explodes, the cultivator will suffer a freezing coldness. The higher the cultivation level, the more agonizing it is to the cultivator. The Ice Fairy is a Nascent Soul.¡±


    ¡°If she can solve the drawbacks of this physique, Ice Palace will have another Deity Transformation cultivator. If she can¡¯t solve it, she would be frozen to death after a few more explosions. It¡¯s said that the Elder of the Ice Palace is worried about her.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was excited by the story. The world was big, and there were hidden dragons and crouching tigers everywhere.


    Chen Lifeng shook his head. ¡°Come on, this isn¡¯t our business. Let¡¯s enter the city. We can only walk as we can¡¯t fly in the city.¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said inwardly, ¡°Sky City has so many rules.¡±


    ¡­


    Xiao Jinting followed Chen Lifeng to the city gate, where Chen Lifeng handed the invitation letter to a guard.


    The guard gave Chen Lifeng a gold token and Xiao Jinting a silver one.


    Xiao Jinting was surprised to find that the guard was a Nascent Soul.


    Before Xiao Jinting came, he heard that there would be countless masters during the period of the Nascent Soul Conference in Sky City. There would be Nascent Souls everywhere, and Golden Cores were nothing there. Now he started to realize it was true. It was luxurious of Sky City to employ a Nascent Soul to be the guard at the gate.


    Xiao Jinting followed Chen Lifeng to a shop, where Chen Lifeng spent a thousand top-grade spiritual stones and rented a transmission box. Immortal Flying Hawk did the same.


    ¡°Mr. Chen, is this a transmission box?¡±


    ¡°Yes, but this is not an ordinary one.¡± Chen Lifeng pointed at the screen on the side and said, ¡°Do you see the screen there?¡±


    Xiao Jinting looked at the screen, where various treasures were displayed. Xiao Jinting was shocked to find that there were materials for refining top magic weapons, pills that helps Nascent Souls cultivate, natural materials to improve aptitude, and top refined magic weapons.


    His eyes lit up at the screen full of treasures.

 Chapter 374

    This world was full of wonders, and he suddenly felt that he had too few.


    ¡°This transmission box is a set of over three thousand slots. Rumor has it that it used to have ten thousand.¡±


    ¡°The cultivators rent the transmission boxes here and put the treasures inside. The treasures will be displayed on the screen, and the cultivators of the Sky Alliance will appraise the images of the treasures according to the information provided by the owners. The cultivators who want to buy the treasures can contact the owner through the transmission boxes.¡±


    ¡°If the two parties reach an agreement, they will put the treasures to be exchanged into the transmission boxes. The exchange will be done at the same time.¡±


    ¡°This method of exchange is very secretive. No one knows who the owners of the treasures are, and the cultivators don¡¯t have to worry about being stalked after they take out the treasures.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was intrigued. He looked at the screen and found that some of the treasures had suddenly disappeared.


    ¡°Some cultivators have got what they wanted and they don¡¯t intend to exchange them, so the treasures disappear.¡± Chen Lifeng noticed Xiao Jinting was surprised and added.


    ¡°This thing is really useful!¡± Xiao Jinting couldn¡¯t help but say.


    ¡°Yes, but there is some drawback,¡± said Flying Hawk.


    Xiao Jinting asked curiously, ¡°What is it?¡±


    ¡°Forgeries.¡±


    Xiao Jinting looked at Immortal Flying Hawk, confused, ¡°Forgeries?¡±


    Immortal Flying Hawk nodded and said, ¡°Yeah, the cultivators could only guess the effect of the treasures in the boxes from the look. Therefore, things are uncertain.¡±


    ¡°There used to be cultivators who traded useless pills with a large amount of spiritual stones.¡±


    ¡°There were cultivators who exchanged broken magic weapons for precious weapon refining materials.¡±


    ¡°There were also cultivators who exchange the useless spiritual herbs for precious pills. Things like this always happen.¡±


    ¡°The people who take away the transmission box are usually big shots, so it is not easy to investigate on that. Therefore, the cultivators who got the fake treasures could do nothing about it. As a result, precious treasures are not traded in this way.¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded in understanding.


    In Xiao Jinting¡¯s opinion, this transmission box was a bit similar to e-bay in his previous life. Everyone sold things in the transmission boxes, and there were no after-sale service. The Sky Alliance would not be involved, and the cultivators who got the fake treasures had to accept their ill luck.


    ¡°Mr. Chen, can I rent one box?¡± Xiao Jinting asked Chen Lifeng.


    Chen Lifeng nodded and said, ¡°Yes, but you need to pay a deposit of one thousand top-grade spiritual stones. When you return the transmission box, you will have nine hundred back.¡±


    Xiao Jinting waved his hand and took out a bag of spiritual stones. He rented a transmission box.


    Immortal Flying Hawk looked at Xiao Jinting and smiled, ¡°Mr. Xiao, you are rich.¡±


    Xiao Jinting smiled dryly and said, ¡°Senior, you¡¯re joking. This is all I have.¡±


    ¡°Come on, let¡¯s go find a place to rest first,¡± Chen Lifeng glanced at Xiao Jinting and said.


    Xiao Jinting followed Chen Lifeng to a tower.


    ¡°This tower belongs to the Heavenly God Sect and it accommodates cultivators from Cloud Continent,¡± Chen Lifeng said to Xiao Jinting.


    Xiao Jinting nodded his understanding.


    ¡°Mr. Chen, Mr. Flying Hawk, long time no see!¡± When Xiao Jinting entered the tower, Mu Yun came out.


    Xiao Jinting looked at Qiu Yun, who was behind Mu Yun, with a strange expression.


    ¡°Mr. Mu, long time no see.¡± Immortal Flying Hawk looked at Mu Yun and Qiu Yun with a strange expression.


    They exchanged pleasantries for a while and then got back to their own business.


    Xiao Jinting settled down with Chen Lifeng. Just as he was about to rest, Qiu Yun came over.


    ¡°Mr. Qiu, what a coincidence. I didn¡¯t expect to see you here,¡± Xiao Jinting said with a smile.


    Gu Yun glanced at Xiao Jinting and said, ¡°Well, Sky City is not big. By the way, I heard that you met Sacred Sect on the way. Is that true?¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said, ¡°Of course it¡¯s true. Who would joke about such a thing?¡±


    ¡°Things might get complicated,¡± said Chui Yun with a serious expression.


    Xiao Jinting asked in confusion, ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡±


    Chui Yun said with a serious expression, ¡°Miasm is spreading in two small towns within the territory of Green Cloud Immortal Sect, and the residents have all turned into zombies. It looks like the job of Sacred Sect. I hope things are not going that bad.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was dumbfounded. When Sacred Sect was rampant in the past, half of the continent had become its territory, where countless people had lost their lives.


    ¡°I heard that you warded off more than a dozen zombies for Kong Fei and Kong Que on the way. You are awesome.¡±


    Xiao Jinting smiled and said, ¡°Although those zombies were Golden Cores, they were slower. Otherwise, I wouldn¡¯t have escaped so easily.¡±


    ¡°I heard that those zombies were cut into pieces,¡± said Qiu Yun.


    ¡°Yeah. It seems to be done by some cultivator who passed by. I wonder who that is. He went away without leaving his name, ¡°Xiao Jinting said.


    Gu Yun narrowed his eyes and said, ¡°Really? You were lucky! A Nascent Soul passed by and came to your rescue.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was lost for words.


    He smiled dryly, ¡°Yeah, I was lucky.¡±

 Chapter 375

    Xiao Xiaodong walked in the gloomy village, frowning.


    Within the territory of the Green Cloud Immortal Sect, miasm spread and people died. Xiao Xiaofan was assigned to investigate on it thoroughly. As he was pregnant, Xiao Xiaodong took the task over. Chen Xu was worried about him, so he asked Xiao Xiaofan to take care of his son, Xiao Ziyu, and went out with Xiao Xiaodong.


    The small octopus on Chen Xu¡¯s shoulder took a deep breath and said happily, ¡°It smells great here!¡±


    Chen Xu scratched its head and said with a strange expression, ¡°It¡¯s good that you like it.¡±


    Chen Xu rolled his eyes. He didn¡¯t think the smell was good. All the major sects knew a little about the methods of Sacred Sect. Before they came here, Chen Xu and the others had taken pills that helped them resist the corpse Qi. Even though he had taken the pill, Chen Xu found it difficult to stay in such a stinky place. However, the small octopus liked the smell. How weird.


    The octopus extended its eight tentacles, and instantly the corpse Qi that shrouded the town surged over. The octopus swallowed up all the corpse Qi and burped in satisfaction.


    Chen Xu looked at the small octopus and said worriedly, ¡°Little Eight, what are you doing? Why do you eat everything?¡±


    The small octopus blinked and smiled at Chen Xu, who felt frightened.


    ¡°It¡¯s okay. It can digest the corpse Qi. The race loves to eat weird things. Filthy.¡± The little pheasant raised its chin and said with distain.


    Its words relieved Chen Xu.


    The several Green Cloud Immortal Gate disciples who followed Xiao Xiaodong on the trip looked at the octopus with admiration.


    The octopus noticed the attention on it, so it proudly waved its tentacles and jumped up and down on Chen Xu¡¯s shoulder.


    ¡­


    As they walked, a zombie suddenly rushed out, and Xiao Xiaodong cut it into halves.


    ¡°It doesn¡¯t seem to be miasma. It looks like corpse Qi,¡± Chen Xu said.


    After a cultivator breathed in the corpse Qi, he would turn into a zombie if he was deeply poisoned. If he was not strong enough, he wound turn into a rotten corpse.


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, ¡°I wonder who is so crazy.¡± Dead bodies were scattered everywhere in the town, and most of them were rotten.


    ¡°Mr. Xiao.¡± Someone came up to them.


    Xiao Xiaodong looked at the man and asked in confusion, ¡°You are¡­?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m Xu Chang, the head of the Xu family. My family is in this neighborhood. If the miasma continues to spread, my family will be affected,¡± Xu Chang said.


    Xiao Xiaofu glanced at Xu Chang, who was followed by a few people. Xu Jin was not there.


    Xiao Xiaofu knew that the people behind Xu Chang should be the most respected ones of the Xu family.


    Generally speaking, Xu Jin should be there on such an occasion. After Xu Kai was expelled from the family, Xu Jin became the heir of the Xu family. Since Xu Jin wasn¡¯t here now, he should be out of favor.


    Xiao Xiaofu was not interested in the affairs of the Xu family. When he met Xu Chang¡¯s eyes, he did not greet him.


    Xu Chang glanced at Xu Kai and Xiao Xiaofu beside Xiao Xiaodong. When he saw their indifferent faces, he felt disappointed.


    Xiao Xiaodong looked at Xu Chang. Although he knew about Xu Chang¡¯s relationship with Xiao Xiaofu, he did not point it out and instead said in a businesslike manner, ¡°Mr. Xu, since the Xu house is located in the neighborhood, you should know about the source of the corpse Qi.¡±


    Xu Chang nodded and said, ¡°Yes. If I didn¡¯t make a mistake in my investigation, the source of the corpse Qi should be Buzhou Mountain. A while ago, someone saw a few cultivators in black roam the mountain.¡±


    ¡°Thank you for your information. In that case, we have to go there,¡± Xiao Xiaodong said with a serious expression.


    Xu Chang hesitated and said, ¡°Mr. Xiao, it¡¯s very dangerous on Buzhou Mountain. Why don¡¯t you get more helpers?¡±


    ¡°The head of the sect would not interfere in such a small matter.¡± Xiao Xiaodong shook his head.


    Apart from Dongcheng Yang, there were only Golden Cores at preliminary and medium levels in the sect, and they could not help much.


    The little pheasant took a deep breath and said, ¡°That¡¯s right. From the density of corpse Qi, the trouble makers should be some small potatoes, which I can easily kill with one claw.¡±


    Xu Chang was speechless.


    He was amazed by the little pheasant on Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s shoulder. Usually demonic beasts could talk only after they advanced to Golden Cores. He had learnt long ago that the eldest son of the Xiao family had taken a demonic pheasant as his pet. He scanned the pheasant with his soul force twice, but he didn¡¯t spot anything unusual about it. The pheasant giggled.


    Xu Chang¡¯s heart jumped. He vaguely felt that the bird was laughing at him.


    ¡­


    Xiao Xiaodong and the others headed towards Buzhou Mountain. On the way, the octopus incessantly swallowed the corpse Qi, and its belly grew bigger rapidly. After it digested the Qi, its belly went back to the normal size.


    Chen Xu watched the octopus with concern in the beginning, worrying that it would get sick for swallowing such an evil thing, but soon he was relieved.


    Xu Chang walked with them, intending to say a few words to Xu Kai. However, Xu Kai and Xiao Xiaofu had been walking with Xiao Xiaodong and treating Xu Chang with distance, so he didn¡¯t know how to break the ice.

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    ¡°This is Buzhou Mountain,¡± Xu Chang said.


    ¡°The corpse Qi here is very strong.¡± Xiao Xiaodong said.


    Xiao Xiaofu turned to Chen Xu, ¡°Chen Xu, can your demonic beast absorb more corpse Qi?¡±


    Chen Xu glanced at the small octopus, which lay on his shoulder, panting. It was full.


    The little pheasant giggled and said confidently, ¡°This lame duck can¡¯t help anymore. Look at me.¡±


    It opened its mouth and sucked. The rich corpse Qi gushed into its mouth like a tornado.


    Xiao Xiaodong frowned and thought to himself, ¡°The pheasant is indeed extraordinary.¡± The corpse Qi disappeared instantly, and he guessed the pheasant had taken in ten times the amount of the Qi that the octopus absorbed.


    The small octopus blinked and looked at the pheasant with curiosity.


    Xu Chang frowned and said, ¡°Mr. Xiao, your pet might turn into a zombie if it takes in too much corpse Qi. Please be careful.¡± Xu Chang couldn¡¯t help but say.


    Xiao Xiaodong glanced at the pheasant, which was flapping its wings arrogantly.


    ¡°It¡¯s fine. It knows what it¡¯s doing,¡± Xiao Xiaodong said.


    Xu Chang found it weird, thinking, ¡°What does a pheasant know? But it is strange of it to absorb corpse Qi.¡±


    ¡­


    ¡°Someone is there,¡± Chen Xu said on full alert.


    Xiao Xiaodong looked into the distance. ¡°There are three Gold Cores. The way they breathe is very strange. They might be from Sacred Sect.¡±


    Chen Xu turned to Xu Chang and said, ¡°Since there are a total of three Gold Cores, we can each deal with one.¡±


    ¡°Okay.¡± Xu Chang willed himself to agree. If the corpse Qi spread, the Xu family would not be able to survive. He had to fight the battle.


    The pheasant absorbed all the corpse Qi, which caught the enemy¡¯s attention.


    ¡°They¡¯re coming,¡± Xiao Xiaodong said.


    At sight of the three cultivators in black leading a group of Foundation Establishments, Xiao Xiaodong threw out several Thunder Flame discs and stopped them. After that, he attacked one of the Golden Cores with his sword.


    Chen Xu was quick as well. He threw out three swords and attacked another Golden Core.


    They left the last Golden Core to Xu Chang.


    After Xu Chang fought with the enemy for a while, he exclaimed in surprise, ¡°Zhao Jin Xiong.¡±


    The pheasant turned into a flood dragon and threw the enemy away.


    ¡°How can you get distracted in such a dangerous situation?¡± The pheasant said to Xu Chang with disdain.


    Xu Chang was glad that he was saved, but he blushed in embarrassment. He didn¡¯t do it on purpose. He was so shocked to see Zhao Jinxiong, who died forty years ago, that he forgot to fight.


    Xu Chang was surprised that the pheasant easily threw Zhao Jinxiong away, who was not easy to deal with.


    As the pheasant fought with Zhao Jinxiong, Xu Chang¡¯s pressure lessened greatly.


    He looked at Xiao Xiaodong and Chen Xu, both of whom were attacking fiercely. Their moves might not look beautiful, but they were deadly. He could tell they had practiced their attacks in extremely dangerous situations.


    The palm-sized octopus turned into a hill, and it got one Foundation Establishment cultivator on each of its three tentacles.


    Its tentacles seemed to create a special substance, which corroded the cultivators into liquids.


    When he thought of the purpose of this trip, Xu Chang did not dare to delay and joined the battle.


    Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s little pheasant extended its claws and tore Zhao Jinxiong into two halves.


    The demonic beasts of Xiao Xiaodong and Chen Xu were so powerful that Xu Chang didn¡¯t need to do much, and the battle was easily ended.


    Xu Chang felt complicated. This time he went out of seclusion to make friends with Xiao Xiaodong and Chen Xu as well as solving the problem of corpse Qi.


    Soon, Xiao Xiaodong and Chen Xu ended their battles as well.


    Xiao Xiaodong glanced at Xu Chang calmly, who felt embarrassed. Although he was also a Golden Core, he didn¡¯t help much for he had made a mistake when he was shocked.


    ¡°Mr. Xu, I heard you call that man Zhao Jinxiong. Do you know him?¡± asked Xiao Xiaodong.


    ¡°Didn¡¯t Zhao Jinxiong die decades ago?¡± Chen Xu muttered.


    Xiao Xiaodong turned to Chen Xu and asked, ¡°Are you sure he has died for decades?¡±


    Chen Xu nodded and said, ¡°Yes, to be sure.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong got nervous. His father met a ¡®dead¡¯ Nascent Soul, and they met a ¡®dead¡¯ Golden Core. This was not an accident.


    He has looked it up in the ancient books. Scared Sect Door was able to develop rapidly in the past because it tempted the Golden Cores and Nascent Souls who were dying with the possibility of prolonging their life.


    Xiao Xiaodong looked at the cave in Buzhou Mountain and said, ¡°It¡¯s unusual to find three Golden Core cultivators here. They must be arranging something in the mountain. Let¡¯s go and take a look.¡±


    Chen Xu nodded and replied, ¡°Okay.¡±

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    Chen Xu and Xiao Xiaodong led the team into Buzhou Mountain to investigate.


    They found that there were quite many weird arrays set up by several black-robed cultivators. Xiao Xiaodong got alert and destroyed all the arrays.


    When everyone started to clear up the mountain, Xu Chang finally found an opportunity to talk with Xu Kai.


    ¡°Kai, how have you been doing?¡± Xu Chang asked.


    Xu Kai looked at Xu Chang and thought to himself, ¡°This ancestor cultivates in seclusion all year round, and he starts to care about me. This is the benefit of having a strong support! I used to be pushed around, but now the elder in the family talks to me respectfully.¡±


    ¡°I didn¡¯t do well a few years ago, but I¡¯m much better now, thanks to Xiaofu,¡± Xu Kai said lightly.


    Xu Kai was not a saint. He was angry that he had been framed and expelled from the Xu family years ago. He wanted to lead a quiet life back then, but Xu Jin wouldn¡¯t spare him. Xu Kai could not swallow his anger.


    Xu Chang looked at Xu Kai¡¯s face and felt that things were tricky.


    ¡°Kai, you are from the Xu family.¡± Xu Chang sighed.


    Xiao Xiaofu walked over and said indifferently, ¡°Elder Xu, you¡¯re mistaken. Kai has been expelled from the Xu family, and he is no longer on the family list. Previously, Kai took Wenzhe back to the Xu House and intended to have him added on the list, but he was rejected. Three days ago, my uncle asked me if I like to change Wenzhe¡¯s family name to Xiao.¡±


    His mockery baffled Xu Chang, who felt upset and helpless.


    He could tell the strength of the Xiao family from a look at Xiao Xiaodong. The Xu family was far inferior to the Xiao family, which was like the sun at high noon.


    ¡°It was a misunderstanding,¡± Xu Chang smiled apologetically.


    Xiao Xiaofu smiled and said, ¡°If you say so.¡±


    He pursed his lips. He would never forget that Li Shuangshuang and Xu Jin did everything in their power to stop him from getting Wenzhe into the Spiritual Medicine Sect. He was not being petty. They would have died miserably if his uncle hadn¡¯t come back in time.


    ¡°Xiaofu, you¡¯re lucky to have an uncle like Elder Xiao.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofu nodded and said, ¡°That¡¯s true. Fortunately, my uncle came back in time. Otherwise, our family would have been finished. Looking back, I was lucky. My father says I am blessed. Although I would encounter dangers, I would be safe in the end. As the saying goes, what doesn¡¯t kill me makes me stronger. I am leading a good life now.¡±


    Xu Chang stopped smiling in embarrassment, looking at Xu Kai pleadingly.


    Xu Kai glanced at Xiao Xiaofu and said with a sullen face, ¡°Ancestor, I¡¯ve been expelled from the Xu family. You don¡¯t need to talk about the Xu family with me.¡±


    Xu Chang saw that Xu Kai was determined, so he sighed softly. ¡°All right.¡±


    Chen Xu walked towards to Xiao Xiaofu and Xu Kai. ¡°Xiaofu, did you find something unusual?¡±


    Xiao Xiaofu shook his head. ¡°No. Chen Xu, how about you?¡±


    Chen Xu nodded and said, ¡°We found a teleportation array that seems to connect with some places. However, when we tried to activate the array, we found that it was not working. They must have discovered something was wrong and cut off the connection.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofu frowned. The teleportation array indicated that the cultivators in black might have accomplices.


    ¡°I heard that corpse Qi has spread in many places. This is unusual. Come on, let¡¯s go. The mission here has been completed. We have to go back and report to the sect.¡±


    Xu Chang wanted to talk to Chen Xu, but he dropped the idea when he saw the latter kept talking to Xiao Xiaofu without looking at him.


    Xu Chang cursed Xu Jin and Li Shuangshuang inwardly, thinking the punishment he gave them was too light.


    ¡­


    Xiao Jinting was shocked when he read the message from Xiao Xiaodong.


    He repeatedly advised Xiao Xiaodong to take more people on his missions to avoid dangers, and he was relieved when he got the affirmative reply from his son.


    Xiao Jinting wondered if Chen Lifeng knew that Chen Xu went on the mission with Xiao Xiaodong. The old man would give him a hard time if he knew it.


    At Green Cloud Immortal Sect.


    ¡°What did Father say?¡± Chen Xu asked Xiao Xiaodong.


    Xiao Xiaodong shook his head. ¡°He just told us to be careful.¡±


    Chen Xu tilted his head and said, ¡°Xiaodong, Scared Sect looks aggressive this time.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded, ¡°Yes, but you don¡¯t have to worry about that. If the sky falls, taller ones will hold it up for us.¡±


    ¡°You are right,¡± Chen Xu said lightly.


    ¡°According to Dongcheng Yang, Sacred Sect seems to be secretly building strongholds. After they finish, they will launch attacks,¡± Xiao Xiaodong said.


    Chen Xu nodded and said, ¡°The major sects are prepared for that. I don¡¯t think Sacred Sect will make it.¡±


    ¡°I hope so,¡± Xiao Xiaodong said.


    ¡­


    Xiao Jingfeng looked at Xiao Xiaofu and asked, ¡°Have you completed the mission?¡±


    Xiao Xiaofu nodded. ¡°Xiaodong and Chen Xu are awesome. They solved the problem easily.¡±


    ¡°They are capable. Learn from them. Do more and talk less,¡± Xiao Jingfeng reminded.


    Xiao Xiaofu nodded and said solemnly, ¡°I know, Father. By the way, I met the Xu family during the trip.¡±


    Xiao Jingfeng¡¯s face darkened. He asked, ¡°Did Xu Chang come to you?¡±


    Xiao Xiaofu nodded, ¡°Yeah!¡±


    ¡°The Xu family is in a mess now. Fortunately, Xu Kai has been expelled and his name is no longer on the family list,¡± Xiao Jingfeng let out a sigh of relief.


    Xiao Xiaofu gloated, ¡°It serves the Xu family right.¡±

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    He felt indignant when Xu Kai was expelled from the Xu family, but now he was gratified about that. Xu Chang must be feeling rueful now, but Xiao Xiaofu didn¡¯t pity him at all.


    ¡°Xiaofu, are you back from the mission?¡± Mu Shuyu entered the room and gently asked.


    ¡°Daddy, have you made a progress in your cultivation?¡± Xiao Xiaofu was surprised.


    Mu Shuyu nodded, ¡°Yes, thanks to your uncle. Xiaofu, you have to work hard in your cultivation and repay him when you have the chance.¡±


    He felt complicated. In the past, he was a bodyguard for the Xu family, and he worked hard to earn the small amount of spiritual stones. Later the family reunited with Xiao Jinting, who gave them a pile of spiritual stones to cultivate.


    Xiao Xiaofu nodded solemnly, ¡°I know my uncle treats me well.¡±


    ¡°Did you encounter any danger in the mission?¡± Mu Shuyu asked.


    ¡°We met three black-robed Golden Cores, who were easily killed by Xiaodong and Chen Xu. Xu Chang was there. He was also a Golden Core, and I thought he was on the same level as my cousin. To my surprise, he is far inferior to Xiaodong,¡± Xiao Xiaofu said with distain.


    Mu Shuyu looked at Xiao Xiaofu and said, ¡°You are not kidding, are you?¡±


    Xiao Xiaofu said earnestly, ¡°Daddy, I didn¡¯t mean to slight that old man, but he is far inferior.¡± He didn¡¯t see Xu Chang fight in the battle. If it weren¡¯t for the pheasant of Xiaodong, Xu Chang might have got killed.


    Mu Shuyu smiled and said, ¡°Maybe Xiaodong and Chen Xu are very powerful.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofu nodded solemnly, ¡°It is possible.¡±


    ¡­


    At the Xu house.


    ¡°Grandfather, Xu Jin and Li Shuangshuang have come back,¡± Xu He said.


    Xu Chang said angrily, ¡°Those two bastards have the nerve to come back after they caused such a big trouble. Ask them to get lost.¡±


    Xu He sighed in his heart. Xu Kai had once been expelled from the house, but now it was Xu Jin¡¯s turn.


    ¡°Grandfather, can¡¯t we ask Xu Kai for help?¡± Xu He asked.


    Xu Chang exploded at his question.


    ¡°We offended him in the past, and he held a deep grudge against us, as he has a strong support now.¡± Xu Chang snorted coldly and said to himself, ¡°I am a Golden Core, and I apologized to my descendants at such an old age, but they didn¡¯t accept it.¡±


    Xu He sighed and blamed Xu Jin for trying to destroy Xu Kai after driving him out of the family.


    ¡°Ask these two bastards to get out,¡± Xu Chang said.


    ¡°Xu Jin seems to be injured,¡± Xu He said.


    Xu Chang said indifferently, ¡°So what? If the Xiao family is unforgiving, our family will be doomed because of him. It¡¯s good that he is injured.¡±


    Xu He had intended to put in a good word for Xu Jin, who seemed to have realized his mistake, but Xu Chang¡¯s words put that idea out of his mind. If Xiao Jinting wanted to take avenge for his brother one day, it was better that Xu Jin died alone than the whole family got destroyed.


    ¡°Yes, Grandfather. I will ask him to go now,¡± Xu He said.


    ¡°It¡¯s a pity. I heard that Xiao Jinting and Xiao Jingfeng are very close,¡± Xu Chang said regretfully. When he met Xiao Xiaodong in the village where Sacred Sect committed the crimes, he missed the great opportunity to make friends with him. Xiao Xiaodong and Chen Xu were too powerful.


    That pheasant of Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s was not a pheasant at all. It must be an ancient creature under disguise.


    He was shocked that Chen Xu, Chen Lifeng¡¯s grandson, was very good at fighting. Chen Xu should have fought a lot during the years when he left Cloud Continent.


    From the way they attacked, Xu Chang knew they were experienced in fighting.


    Xu Jin and Li Shuangshuang were driven away by the guards after they had been waiting at the gate for a long time.


    Xu Jin used to be the young master of the Xu family, and he despised the guards. Now that he was driven away by them, he felt embarrassed.


    He had been waiting at the gate for a long time, and he felt distressed. As he was driven out, he was so indignant that he spat out a mouthful of blood.


    Li Shuangshuang turned pale. After leaving the Xu family and Li family, she started to learn that it was tough to make a living. As Foundation Establishment cultivators, Xu Jin and she could have earned some spiritual stones.


    However, everyone knew that she had offended the First Elder of Green Cloud Immortal Sect, and there was always someone who tried to make things difficult for her. Her enemies came to bully her, and her friends shunned her. It was a hard time for her.


    Li Shuangshuang thought to herself, ¡°Things change. I am being treated the way I treated Xiao Xiaofu and Xu Kai. Xu Kai and Xiao Xiaofu are intimate, while Xu Jin thinks he is disinherited and despised by everyone because of me.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s all your fault. You are a jinx!¡± Xu Jin punched at Li Shuangshuang.


    Li Shuang said angrily, ¡°What do you mean? Why do you blame me?¡±


    The two of them wrestled together, which attracted the crowd. Xu Jin felt embarrassed and left.

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    Xiao Jinting stayed in his room and studied the transmission box.


    Masters were roaming the streets in Sky City, and he could not afford to offend any of them. Besides, Xiao Jinting didn¡¯t take to the crowded streets, and he stayed indoors.


    It was said that Heaven Secrets Tribe were the most proficient weapon refiners, who made excellent masterpieces.


    Xiao Jinting toyed with the transmission box in his hand with glinting eyes.


    He could search all the treasures to be exchanged through the transmission box of Heaven Secret Pavilion. The wealth of Nascent Souls amazed Xiao Jinting, who was tempted by the treasures on the screen.


    These days he had exchanged some pills refined with spiritual herbs of one thousand years for some rare spiritual herbs.


    There was a knock on the door. Xiao Jinting opened the door and saw that it was Chen Lifeng. He hastily invited him aside.


    ¡°Don¡¯t you go out for a stroll?¡± Chen Lifeng asked.


    Xiao Jinting scratched his head and said, ¡°No.¡±


    Chen Lifeng looked at the alchemy furnace in the room and asked, ¡°Do you know how to make pills?¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said, ¡°A little.¡±


    ¡°Recently, a top-notch alchemist sold a batch of pills at a low price through the transmission box. I don¡¯t know why he did that.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was surprised, ¡°A top-notch alchemist?¡±


    Chen Lifeng nodded and said, ¡°Yes. He took out over thirty pills that help Nascent Souls with their cultivation. In the beginning, people didn¡¯t buy them because they thought the pills were too cheap to be good.¡±


    ¡°Later on, a Nascent Soul was tempted by the Fire Cloud Dragon Pill, which didn¡¯t seem to be fake from the image, and he bought one. He was surprised to find that the pill was good after he checked on it. He bought a few more and sold them to his friends,¡± Chen Lifeng said.


    Xiao Jinting was speechless.


    He blinked. Since he started selling the pills, no one had showed any interest. Therefore, he lowered the price, but no one came to buy them. One day, someone bought a Fire Cloud Dragon Pill from him. Ever since then, his pills had been selling well.


    The pills that he put in the transmission box were gone once they were available for sales. In the past two days, he raised the price to test the water, and the business was still thriving.


    ¡°Are the pills sold by the alchemist very cheap?¡± asked Xiao Jinting tentatively.


    Chen Lifeng nodded and said, ¡°Yes, his pills are very cheap. It is said that his alchemy skills are superb. Many cultivators are waiting in front of the transmission boxes, eager to buy his pills.¡±


    Xiao Jinting thought it was a big misunderstanding. He couldn¡¯t sell the pills because they were so cheap that people thought they were fake. Later on, he lowered the price, which made the pills look more suspicious¡­


    ¡°Good alchemists are hard to get. Alchemists who can refine pills that could help with the improvement of Nascent Souls are rare, and they are arrogant, ¡°Chen Lifeng sighed.


    Xiao Jinting didn¡¯t know what to say.


    ¡°Jinting, what kind of pills can you refine?¡± asked Chen Lifeng.


    Xiao Jinting took out a handful of pills that could help with the cultivation of Golden Cores. Although Chen Lifeng wasn¡¯t familiar with alchemy, he could tell the quality of the pills.


    ¡°Jinting, your alchemy is not bad. When you advance to Nascent Soul, you might reach the level of the mysterious alchemist,¡± Chen Lifeng said.


    Xiao Jinting smiled awkwardly and said, ¡°Thank you.¡±


    Chen Lifeng frowned and said, ¡°I wonder who the alchemist is. I heard that many forces want to recruit him.¡±


    ¡°Is that so?¡±


    ¡°I think there is something fishy about this alchemist,¡± said Chen Lifeng.


    Xiao Jinting was confused, ¡°What do you mean?¡±


    ¡°It takes a large amount of spiritual herbs to make a good alchemist, who generally relies on major forces. If this alchemist is supported by a major force, he should have handed in the pills to the force, who will sell them for him,¡± Chen Lifeng said in confusion.


    Xiao Jinting thought that he should not continue to attract so much attention, or he would be targeted.


    ¡°Have you got anything good recently?¡± Chen Lifeng asked.


    Xiao Jinting said awkwardly, ¡°No, I can¡¯t afford them. I could do nothing but stare at the rewards.¡±


    Chen Lifeng patted Xiao Jinting on the shoulder and said, ¡°Don¡¯t worry. You¡¯re only a Golden Core. When you advance to Nascent Soul, you will have more money.¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said, ¡°Senior, you are right.¡± Compared to the wealth of Nascent Souls who had accumulated treasures for a thousand years, he was far poorer.


    As Chen Lifeng and Xiao Jinting spoke, an alarm sounded in the transmission box.


    Xiao Jinting¡¯s heart sank, as Chen Lifeng looked at the box and frowned.


    ¡°Mr. Chen, what¡¯s going on?¡± asked Xiao Jinting.


    Chen Lifeng shook his head. ¡°Someone has posted a top reward.¡±


    ¡°A top reward?¡± As Xiao Jinting spoke, a golden text appeared.


    ¡°Anyone who provides an Ice Marrow Pill will be rewarded with fifty top-grade spiritual stones, one Nascent Transformation Pill, one Nascent Soul Pill, one Wood Spirit Heart¡­¡± There was a long list of treasures, which dazed Xiao Jinting.


    He looked at Chen Lifeng and asked sincerely, ¡°Mr. Chen, do you know what the Ice Marrow Pill is?¡±


    ¡°It is an ancient pill. Although Physique of Ice is unstable, it¡¯s a rare spiritual aptitude. This kind of physique is rare, but there have been quite some cultivators of this kind over the millions of years. Most of them died because of the physique, but there are always exceptions.¡±


    ¡°Is it because of Ice Marrow Pill?¡± asked Xiao Jinting.

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    Chen Lifeng nodded and said, ¡°That¡¯s right. It is said that a core will be created in the cultivator¡¯s body after he takes the pill, and the coldness of the body will be sealed inside the core. As a result, the cultivator will not suffer from his physique, and he will make remarkable progress in his cultivation.¡±


    Xiao Jinting looked at the long list of treasures and said, ¡°No wonder the reward is so tempting.¡±


    ¡°Bing Wu is the Elder of Ice Palace, and she is a Deity Transformation cultivator. Her family is diminishing, and it is not easy to have a talent, who turns out to have Physique of Ice. Therefore, she is very anxious.¡±


    ¡°No one knows how to refine the Ice Marrow Pill?¡± asked Xiao Jinting.


    ¡°Well, there is the formulation for the Ice Marrow Pill, but the main ingredient of the pill is Ice Marrow Grass of ten thousand years old. Ice Marrow Grass of one hundred years is common, but it is difficult to find one at the age of one thousand years. As for the grass of ten thousand years, no one has ever found it over tens of thousands of years.¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded, ¡°Oh, I see.¡±


    Looking at the golden reward, Xiao Jinting felt excited. The fifty top-grade spiritual stones alone were a huge sum of money. If he secured this deal, he would not need to worry about the other business.¡±


    ¡­


    Xiao Jinting followed Chen Lifeng out to watch the fun and met two acquaintances.


    Qiao Xiang and Luo Yuting followed behind Elder Nangong, a Nascent Soul in Peerless Sect. Qiao Xiang had got mature and serious.


    ¡°Mr. Nangong, long time no see!¡±


    ¡°Mr. Chen, it¡¯s been a long time. I heard that your arm has been healed. Congratulations.¡±


    ¡°Mr. Nangong, you are well-informed.¡± Chen Lifeng smiled.


    ¡°The news of your recovery spread quickly.¡±


    ¡°Mr. Nangong, are you taking your disciples out to widen their horizon?¡±


    Nangong Cheng nodded and said, ¡°Yeah.¡±


    Xiao Jinting watched Nangong Cheng and Chen Lifeng exchange greetings. Nascent Souls didn¡¯t easily make enemies of each other. Although Nangong Cheng and Chen Lifeng had some grudge, it was not serious, so they were still on speaking terms.


    After Nangong Cheng and Chen Lifeng chatted for a while, they parted.


    Qiao Xiang sullenly watched as Chen Lifeng left. He gloated when Chen Lifeng lost the arm, but he hadn¡¯t expected him to recover so soon.


    ¡°Senior, is it easy for a Nascent Soul to regenerate an arm?¡± Qiao Xiang asked.


    ¡°Of course not. It is easy if the lost arm is retrieved in time, but Chen Lifeng¡¯s arm was destroyed right on the spot,¡± Nangong Cheng said.


    ¡°Come on, let¡¯s go back to our place first,¡± Nangong Cheng said.


    Qiao Xiang nodded, ¡°Okay.¡±


    Nangong Cheng glanced at Luo Yuting. He regretted taking her along when Qiao Xiang begged him.


    This was the first time Nangong Cheng had come to Sky City, where there were many masters. Nangong Cheng had heard about it before, he didn¡¯t take it seriously.


    When they arrived, Nangong Cheng found out that Nascent Souls were not respected in Sky City as he had imagined. The other Nascent Souls took Golden Cores with them, which made him conspicuous for taking a Foundation Establishment cultivator.


    Qiao Xiang glanced at Luo Yuting, feeling rueful as well. After arriving in Sky City, Qiao Xiang realized that his aptitude was nothing compared with others. Among the disciples brought by the other Nascent Souls, the single spiritual roots could be seen everywhere. There were some of the single spiritual root cultivators with special bloodlines and special spiritual physiques. Those were real talents.


    ¡°Xiao Jinting looks young, but he is at the advanced level of Golden Core,¡± Nangong Cheng muttered.


    Qiao Xiang turned grave. He had investigated Xiao Jinting and knew that his aptitude was ordinary. He couldn¡¯t understand why Xiao Jinting, who had three spiritual roots, could advance to the advanced level of Golden Core so quickly. There must be something wrong.


    After he advanced to Golden Core, Qiao Xiang felt that his cultivation had slowed down. Even though the elders told him that this was natural, he was irritated. He had a remarkable aptitude, but his cultivation lagged behind the Xiao family and Chen Xu.


    Luo Yuting glanced at Qiao Xiang, feeling depressed.


    Before they were married, they had been close, but after they got married, they grew apart gradually. She had pestered Qiao Xiang to ask the elder to take her on the journey to improve their relationship, but when they reached Sky City, she realized that she shouldn¡¯t have come.


    Sky City was crowded with Nascent Souls and Golden Cores. There were a few Foundation Establishment cultivators, but they were talented young people adored by their Nascent Soul elders. People had been giving her the cold shoulder, which overwhelmed her. Even Nangong Cheng was slighted because of her, so he was biased against her.


    Nangong Cheng glanced at Luo Yuting and frowned. ¡°Yuting, the situation in Sky City is complicated. From tomorrow, you should stay in the courtyard.¡±


    Luo Yuting blushed and replied, ¡°Okay.¡±


    Chen Lifeng looked back at Nangong Cheng, who was leaving in the other direction.


    ¡°Mr. Chen, what¡¯s wrong?¡± asked Xiao Jinting.


    Chen Lifeng smiled and said, ¡°Nothing. It is foolish of Nangong Cheng to take with him not only a Golden Core at the preliminary level but also a Foundation Establishment cultivator.¡±


    Xiao Jinting smiled without saying anything. In other places than Sky City, Nascent Souls could take anyone with him. However, a Nascent Soul at the preliminary level was slighted here, let alone a Foundation Establishment.


    ¡°The spiritual Qi of Qiao Xiang is far inferior to Xu¡¯er. I seemed to have overestimated him,¡± Chen Lifeng shook his head in disdain.


    Xiao Jinting was speechless. Was Chen Lifeng trying to belittle Qiao Xiang or praise Chen Xu?

 Chapter 381

    When Chen Lifeng and Xiao Jinting were walking on the streets of Sky City, a woman in white with a veil walked past them.


    ¡°What a chill!¡± Xiao Jinting muttered when the woman was out of earshot.


    He thought a Qi cultivator would be frozen to death by the woman. Thankfully, there were mostly Golden cores and Nascent Souls in Sky City.


    Chen Lifeng frowned. ¡°Ice Fairy¡¯s Physique of Ice is about to explode again.¡±


    Xiao Jinting looked at Chen Lifeng and asked in confusion, ¡°Why do you say that?¡±


    ¡°Nascent Souls should be able to conceal their air, but her air could be sensed easily,¡± Chen Lifeng said.


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said, ¡°That might be the case, but it is also possible that she doesn¡¯t like others to get close to her.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s likely. Come on, it¡¯s none of our business. Let¡¯s go,¡± Chen Lifeng said.


    Xiao Jinting replied, ¡°Okay.¡±


    He saw many black-robed cultivators enter an auction house.


    ¡°Mr. Chen, there are many cultivators wearing black robes in Sky City!¡±


    Chen Lifeng smiled and said, ¡°The black robes look ordinary, but they are made by Heaven Secrets Tribe. As the robes could stop others from scanning, many cultivators who come to Sky City like to rent one piece to hide their identity. ¡±


    Xiao Jinting exclaimed, ¡°Oh, I see. This tribe is awesome. Why did they refine so many strange magic weapons?¡±


    ¡°Sky City used to be a business center, which was frequented by people from various places. It had to make people feel at home,¡± Chen Lifeng said.


    Xiao Jinting sighed. Such a magical tribe could not escape from the damage of time. ¡°It looks like the tribe family not only excelled at refining magic weapons, but also cared for the customers.¡±


    ¡°The Heaven Secret Tribe was talented in refining magical weapons, far better than any other tribe,¡± Chen Lifeng said with admiration.


    Xiao Jinting was confused, ¡°Since they were so good at refining weapons, why did they get extinct so easily?¡±


    ¡°As the saying goes, the success causes the failure. It is said that Heaven Secret Tribe was destroyed by a magical weapon that it refined,¡± Chen Lifeng said.


    Xiao Jinting paused and sighed. What a tantalizing quirk of fate.


    ¡°Mr. Chen, are there any survivors of Heaven Secret?¡±


    ¡°I think there are. It was such a big tribe. However, it¡¯s been so many years, and the bloodline might not be pure,¡± Chen Lifeng said.


    ¡­


    On the way, Chen Lifeng was taken away to an internal Nascent Soul Gathering, and Xiao Jinting was left alone.


    He rented a black robe and entered a shop in Sky City.


    ¡°Hello, what can I help you?¡± A woman in yellow in the shop asked without much enthusiasm as she looked at Xiao Jinting.


    The robe concealed his face and figure, but it didn¡¯t hide his air. The woman in yellow had seen many Nascent Souls, and she didn¡¯t greet Xiao Jinting warmly because she saw that he was only a Golden Core.¡±


    ¡°Do you have Ice Marrow Grass?¡± asked Xiao Jinting.


    ¡°You¡¯re lucky. Ice Marrow Grass was sold out yesterday, but a new batch has just arrived.¡±


    ¡°Can I take a look?¡±


    ¡°Yes.¡±


    The woman in yellow took out a box of Ice Marrow Grass and handed it to Xiao Jinting. He found that the Ice Marrow Grass was less than one thousand years old, but Xiao Jinting did not pick on it and instead bought the box.


    Xiao Jinting took the Ice Marrow Grass and left.


    The woman in yellow watched him and giggled. ¡°Many people have gone crazy for the reward posted by Ice Palace.¡±


    The woman in purple beside her nodded in agreement.


    ¡°Ice Marrow Pill is refined from Ice Marrow Grass of ten thousand years. Tempted by the reward, some people try their luck with low-quality Ice Marrow Grass. It¡¯s a waste of time and herbs,¡± the woman in purple said.


    The woman in yellow rolled her eyes and said lazily, ¡°It never occurs to them that Ice Palace would not have to post the reward if the pill could be refined with Ice Marrow Grass of fewer years.¡±


    ¡°The reward posted by Ice Palace is really tempting. If they want to try, we can¡¯t stop them. It¡¯s time to order another batch of Ice Marrow Grass, as it sells well,¡± the woman in purple said.


    ¡°Exactly. The Ice Marrow Grass of one thousand years was sold out shortly after it arrived, same as the grass of seven hundred years. The cultivator just now was not picky. The box of grass that I took out was less than five hundred years, but he bought it anyway.¡± The woman in yellow shook her head.


    ¡°He is only a Golden Core, who doesn¡¯t have a sharp eye.¡±


    The woman in yellow nodded and said, ¡°He might be a disciple of a Nascent Soul. He wants to make a big fortune overnight. He is young and arrogant!¡±


    ¡­


    Xiao Jinting took Ice Marrow Grass and left, oblivious to their conversation.


    ¡­


    Xiao Jinting planted the Ice Marrow Grass in the Growing Earth and watered it with spiritual water.


    To his surprise, the jade space came up with two formulations to improve Physique of Ice without providing the one for Ice Marrow Pill.


    When Xiao Jinting was staring at the screen, there was a knock on the door.


    He rose to open the door and saw Qiu Yun.


    ¡°What brings you here?¡± asked Xiao Jinting.


    ¡°I come to see you,¡± said Qiu Yun.


    He saw the Ice Marrow Grass on the table and glanced at Xiao Jinting, asking, ¡°Are you also interested in Ice Marrow Pills?¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said calmly, ¡°The reward posted by Ice Palace is really tempting, and I can¡¯t help but study it.¡±

 Chapter 382

    The reward from Ice Palace was so generous that the Ice Marrow Grass was sold out in many shops in Sky City. He would not be suspected for buying a few plants.


    ¡°You like to keep yourself busy,¡± said Qiu Yun lazily.


    ¡°Mr. Qiu, aren¡¯t you interested?¡± asked Xiao Jinting.


    Chui Yun nodded and said sincerely, ¡°I¡¯m interested, but I¡¯m not good at alchemy.¡±


    Xiao Jinting sighed with feigned displeasure and said, ¡°It was dishonest of the salesgirl in the shop to sell me the grass of less than five hundred years. Perhaps Ice Marrow Grass of seven or eight thousand years would work.¡±


    ¡°Seven or eight thousand years? Impossible. There is no such thing. The best Ice Marrow Grass available that I¡¯ve heard of is five thousand years. In fact, this grass can¡¯t make Ice Marrow Grass, no matter how old it is,¡± said Qiu Yun firmly.


    Xiao Jinting asked in confusion, ¡°Why?¡±


    ¡°Ice Marrow Grass will change after it turns ten thousand years. It will turn into Ice Marrow Jade Grass, which is the real material for making Ice Marrow Pill. The spiritual Qi of our world has changed significantly, and we can¡¯t even find Ice Marrow Grass of two thousand years, let alone ten thousand years.¡±


    ¡°Do you mean that Ice Palace is wasting time?¡± asked Xiao Jinting.


    ¡°Not necessarily. Although no one can refine Ice Marrow Pills due to the lack of materials, there might be some pills left in one of the secret realms,¡± said Qiu Yun.


    ¡°It is likely,¡± Xiao Jinting said lightly.


    He thought Qiu Yun was too optimistic. Even though the pills could be preserved for a long time, many pills would lose their efficacy after tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of years. Even if there was an Ice Marrow Pill, it would be useless.


    ¡°Mr. Qiu, what are you up to these days?¡± asked Xiao Jinting.


    ¡°I¡¯m busy buying pills,¡± said Qiu Yun casually.


    Xiao Jinting asked curiously, ¡°Buying pills? What kind of pills?¡±


    ¡°A few days ago, an alchemist sold pills at a low price through the transmission box, and I managed to buy a few. Later, I sold them at higher price and earned some money,¡± said Chui Yun smugly.


    Xiao Jinting was speechless. Was Qiu Yun talking about him?


    Looking at the complacent face of Qiu Yun, Xiao Jinting felt that he had made a lot of money.


    ¡°How many pills did you buy?¡± Xiao Jinting asked.


    ¡°Three. It¡¯s a pity that the alchemist is not selling any pills recently,¡± said Qiu Yun ruefully.


    Xiao Jinting was lost for words.


    Gu Yun looked at Xiao Jinting and asked, ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡±


    ¡°Nothing. I envy you. I¡¯ve also heard of that alchemist, who sold around forty pills in total. I heard that many Nascent Souls were waiting in front of their transmission boxes, but in vain.¡±


    Qiu Yun nodded, ¡°I was lucky. It¡¯s a pity that I didn¡¯t have enough spiritual stones. Otherwise, I could have bought more. Now I am wealthier, but the alchemist doesn¡¯t sell any pills. What a pity.¡±


    Xiao Jinting smiled and consoled him, ¡°Be content with what you have, Mr. Qiu. Don¡¯t let it bother you too much¡­¡±


    Gu Yun nodded, ¡°You¡¯re right.¡±


    He showed his palm, on which a fiery-red pill appeared. ¡°This is Dragon Flame Pill, which is good for Xiaofan. I¡¯ll sell it to you at the price of twenty thousand medium spiritual stones. What do you say?¡±


    Xiao Jinting rolled his eyes. Qiu Yun had the nerve to offer such a high price. He remembered having sold this pill at the price of five thousand medium spiritual stones. It¡¯s cunning of Qiu Yun to quadruple the price.


    ¡°I¡¯m not overcharging you. The main materials to refine Dragon Flame Pill cost three thousand medium spiritual stones. It takes at least five thousand medium spiritual stones to hire an alchemist, who doesn¡¯t guarantee the success.¡±


    ¡°Generally speaking, the success rate of alchemists is thirty percent. If you fail, you are unlucky. The rule in the alchemy world states that alchemists don¡¯t pay for the loss, and they need to be paid at least two thousand medium spiritual stones,¡± Qiu Yun explained sincerely.


    Xiao Jinting widened his eyes and asked, ¡°Are alchemists so arrogant?¡±


    Chui Yun nodded, ¡°Yes, to be sure. Good alchemists are very arrogant. Don¡¯t tell me that you don¡¯t know!¡±


    Xiao Jinting smiled awkwardly, ¡°I¡¯m ignorant¡­¡±


    ¡°Do you want this pill or not? Twenty thousand spirit stones is an internal price. I offer you this because we know each other.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said sincerely, ¡°Mr. Qiu, I don¡¯t have so many spiritual stones.¡±


    Xiao Jinting thought to himself, ¡°If I need this pill, I will refine it myself. I¡¯m not out of my mind. I don¡¯t spend twenty thousand spiritual stones on it after I sold it at five thousand. Besides, if I buy this pill, Mu Yun might be upset. Lastly, Qiu Yun might not really want to sell it.¡±


    Gu Yun glanced at Xiao Jinting and said, ¡°You¡¯re not sincere, Mr. Xiao.¡±


    Xiao Jinting smiled bitterly and spread out his hands, ¡°Mr. Qiu, I don¡¯t have so many spiritual stones. Besides, this pill is for Nascent Souls, and Xiaofan can¡¯t use it at all. I think the pill is good for Mr. Mu.¡±


    Qiu Yun put away the pill and snorted softly.


    Looking at Qiu Yun¡¯s grumpy face, Xiao Jinting felt that he was not easy to deal with. He thought it was weird of Mu Yun to fall for someone like Qiu Yun.

 Chapter 383

    Under Xiao Jinting¡¯s careful cultivation, Ice Marrow Grass was finally ten thousand years old.


    As Qiu Yun said, Ice Marrow Grass changed after it turned ten thousand years old. The icy blue grass turned purple, and it looked like jade from afar. No wonder it was called Ice Marrow Jade Grass.


    After Ice Marrow Grass turned purple, the formulation for Ice Marrow Pill finally appeared in the jade space.


    Xiao Jinting suddenly realized why there was no formulation for Ice Marrow Pill before. The jade space felt that Ice Marrow Grass and Ice Marrow Jade Grass were two different spiritual herbs.


    Xiao Jinting carefully collected the Ice Marrow Jade Grass and started to make the pill.


    Qiu Yun knocked on Xiao Jinting¡¯s door. He frowned when no one responded.


    Mu Yun looked at him and asked, ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡±


    ¡°I was thinking of asking Jinting to go out for a stroll, but he is out,¡± said Qiu Yun in disappointment.


    Mu Yun said with concern, ¡°Where do you want to go? I¡¯ll accompany you.¡±


    ¡°You?¡± Qiu Yun glanced at Mu Yun and nodded reluctantly.


    Mu Yun nodded with joy, ¡°Great.¡±


    Luo Yuting¡¯s room was near Xiao Jinting¡¯s. She was bored, so she occasionally observed Xiao Jinting. Today, she happened to see Qiu Yun and Mu Yun.


    When Mu Yun went away with Qiu Yun, she looked at them with jealousy.


    Before she came to Sky City for the Nascent Soul Conference, the people in Peerless Sect were envious of her, and she held a high expectation for the conference. However, she found that things were different from what she had imagined.


    All the cultivators that she met in Sky city looked at her in disdain, as if she was a rotten apple. At first, Nangong Cheng tried to bear with her, but later he felt so embarrassed that he asked her to stay indoors. Qiao Xiang was in full agreement with that.


    Luo Yuting was furious, but she could do nothing about it.


    She insisted on coming with Qiao Xiang because he had grown apart from her, and she wanted to win him back. However, her plan backfired. She heard that Qiao Xiang fooled around with a female cultivator of one spiritual root from another sect.


    Although she was unwilling to admit it, Luo Yuting knew that there were too many good-looking female cultivators with better aptitude in Sky City. She was not their rival.


    Luo Yuting bit her lip. Her aptitude wasn¡¯t outstanding, but Qiu Yun was no better than her. Mu Yun treated him like a treasure and put his interest in the first place even though Qiu Yun ignored him arrogantly.


    Mu Yun was a Nascent Soul, and Qiao Xiang was only a Golden Core. The former was far more considerate than the latter.


    As Luo Yuting thought about it, she started to complain about Qiao Xiang. If Qiao Xiang was half considerate as Mu Yun, she wouldn¡¯t have to worry about losing him. Many women in the sect tried to steal Qiao Xiang from her, and Luo Yuting thought things would get better after they left the sect. Unexpectedly, the women here were more attractive than those in Peerless Sect.


    Luo Yuting gritted her teeth. Qiao Xiang used to look at her with admirable eyes, but now he liked to pick on her.


    Kong Que went to Xiao Jinting¡¯s room and knocked on the door. She waited for a long time, and no one responded.


    Kong Fei looked at her and said, ¡°Stop knocking. He is out.¡±


    Kong Que nodded ruefully, ¡°I guess so.¡±


    ¡°Kong Fei, Qiu Yun seems to stay nearby. I heard that he bought two pills for eleven thousand medium spiritual stones and sold them for forty-eight medium spiritual stones,¡± said Kong Que.


    Kong Fei nodded and said, ¡°The mysterious alchemist doesn¡¯t show up recently, but some people came up with fake pills and tricked quite some wretched cultivators. Qiu Yun is lucky.¡±


    Kong Que said with envy, ¡°Yeah, forty-eight thousand medium spiritual stones is a large sum.¡±


    Luo Yuting was jealous. The resources of the sect biased towards Qiao Xiang instead of her. She was frightened that she had lagged much behind Xiao Xiang.


    The elders of the sect objected to her marriage with Qiao Xiang, but they gave in as he insisted. Recently, Qiao Xiang seemed to regret marrying her. If this continued, she would be divorced.


    ¡­


    Looking at the pill that he had made, Xiao Jinting was excited.


    He held the pill and seemed to see countless treasures flying in front of him.


    He put the Ice Marrow Pill in the transmission box, and Ice Palace reacted quickly.


    Xiao Jinting received a letter from Ice Palace, saying they wanted to meet him and have a talk.


    Xiao Jinting refused without hesitation. Ice Palace repeatedly promised in the letter that as long as the Ice Marrow Pill was confirmed to be real, it would guarantee his safety and rewarded him with what they promised. They would even double the treasures. However, Xiao Jinting didn¡¯t dare to take the risk at all.


    As far as he was concerned, he would get what he wanted with the jade space sooner or later. Although the reward from Ice Palace was tempting, it could not make him take such a big risk.


    Xiao Jinting refused to meet them, and the negotiation has reached a deadlock.


    He stopped communicating with Ice Palace. Without the Ice Marrow Pill, Bing Ning, the Ice Fairy, would die soon, and he would only lose this business, so he didn¡¯t care much.


    When Xiao Jinting went out of the room, he saw Mu Yun and Qiu Yun.

 Chapter 384

    ¡°Finally you come out!¡± Qiu Yun said.


    Xiao Jinting nodded, ¡°Yeah. I feel hungry after the cultivation. I¡¯m going out to grab a bite.¡±


    ¡°Do you know something big has happened outside?¡± Qiu Yun asked.


    Xiao Jinting hastily asked, ¡°Could you please tell me, Mr. Qiu?¡±


    ¡°Someone took out an Ice Marrow Pill, but he disagreed to meet and exchange. However, Ice Palace can¡¯t tell if the pill is real or not from the image on the screen. Therefore, the deal is not made for the time being,¡± said Qiu Yun.


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said, ¡°If it were me, I wouldn¡¯t agree to a face-to-face deal. Even if Ice Palace performs its promise, other cultivators would be jealous if they know who got the treasures.¡±


    ¡°Not necessarily. A Nascent Soul at the advanced level from Heavenly God Sect and Killing Sect would not be afraid of this. If he meets to make the deal, he might get a favor from the Ice Palace¡¯s Grand Elder.¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded. The Nascent Souls were powerful, while he was only a Golden Core. Therefore, he had to hide his identity and stay cautious.


    ¡°That¡¯s right. Those sects are powerful, and no one dares to offend them,¡± Xiao Jinting said with a smile.


    ¡°Therefore, many people suspect that the cultivator who took out this pill shouldn¡¯t have high cultivation. At most, he is at the preliminary or medium level of Nascent Soul,¡± said Qiu Yun.


    Xiao Jinting was speechless. The cultivators had flattered him. He was not a Nascent Soul, and he was only a Golden Core.


    ¡°Maybe the pill is fake, so that person didn¡¯t dare to meet them in person,¡± Mu Yun narrowed his eyes.


    ¡°Is it possible? Is there anyone who dares to trick Ice Palace?¡±


    ¡°Why not? Three thousand transmission boxes have been rented out, and it involved a thousand forces. Although Ice Palace is powerful, it can¡¯t afford to offend so many forces at one time.¡± Mu Yun said lazily while crossing his arms over his chest. ¡°Besides, this could be a drama invented by some force which has grudge against Ice Palace.¡±


    Qiu Yun rubbed his chin and said, ¡°I think Ice Palace will give in although it didn¡¯t agree to the deal immediately.¡±


    Mu Yun narrowed his eyes. He thought alike. The reward was tempting, but there was a Deity Transformation cultivator behind Bing Ning. The treasures were nothing to a Deity. Bing Wu had made painstaking efforts to keep Bing Ning alive, and she would not give up.


    Xiao Jinting pursed his mouth. He also thought Ice Palace would make compromise, so he was not anxious.


    ¡­


    Qiao Xiang went back to his room and glanced at Luo Yuting, stretching himself out on the bed with a bored look on his face.


    Luo Yuting looked at him, feeling a chill in her heart.


    She went up to him and asked ¡°Are you tired? Do you want me to massage your shoulders?¡±


    Qiao Xiang waved his hand and said with disgust, ¡°No, thank you.¡±


    He felt annoyed at the sight of Luo Yuting, wondering why he took a fancy to her before. His wife had ordinary aptitude and connections, and she was useless to him.


    Qiao Xiang regretted marrying her with grand ceremony. He should have taken her as his concubine and saved the position of his wife for a better woman. He hated himself for being enchanted by her. He didn¡¯t listen to the elders, and he married her.


    After they came to Sky City, Qiao Xiang felt that his vision had suddenly widened. It turned out that Nascent Souls were not respected everywhere. The Grand Elder of the sect had to stay humble here.


    Qiao Xiang was envious when he saw Xiao Jinting was making friends with the help of Chen Lifeng, who was at the medium level of Nascent Soul and better respected than Nangong Cheng.


    He had met a female cultivator from Cloud Illusion Palace. Her grandfather was a Nascent Soul at medium level. Unfortunately, the female practitioner had several admirers, among whom he was not outstanding. His chance was slim because of Luo Yuting.


    Qiao Xiang looked at Luo Yuting and felt that she was not worthy of him.


    Luo Yuting looked at Qiao Xiang, who closed his eyes, and knew he was not sleeping. He didn¡¯t want to talk to her, and he pretended to take a rest.


    ¡°I saw Qiu Yun and Mu Yun today. They are very close,¡± Luo Yuting said. Qiu Yun was ugly. Why did Mu Yun like him?


    ¡°They had started it long time ago. What¡¯s so strange?¡± Qiao Xiang said coldly. Nangong Cheng had told Qiao Xiang a long time ago that Qiu Yun was Cheng Yishu.


    Luo Yuting felt sad when she saw Qiao Xiang was reluctant to talk to her.

 Chapter 385

    The silence in the room upset Luo Yuting. Although Qiao Xiang was lying on the bed, she felt like she was standing alone in the snow.


    ¡°I heard there is a Gold Core Gathering in Sky City,¡± Apart from Nascent Souls, there were many Golden Cores. Some of them organized a gathering.


    Qiao Xiang glanced at Luo Yuting and said impatiently, ¡°Why do you care about it so much? Even if there is a Golden Core gathering, you can¡¯t go there as a Foundation Establishment. You¡¯d better stay here and save yourself from embarrassment.¡±


    Luo Yuting was so angry that she almost cried. She gritted her teeth and said in a sad voice, ¡°Okay.¡±


    Qiao Xiang would have consoled her at the sight of her sorrowful face in the past. However, Qiao Xiang had had enough of cold shoulders, and he was ridiculed on her account, so he didn¡¯t pity her at all. ¡°Don¡¯t pull a long face. Are you attending a funeral? People will think I treat you badly. If you don¡¯t feel happy with me, I¡¯ll give you the freedom.¡±


    Luo Yuting was frightened. The freedom meant a divorce. From his tone, she knew he didn¡¯t say it casually. He might have contemplated on it for a long time and he blurted it out.


    ¡°I¡¯m not complaining, but you treat me¡­¡±


    ¡°How do I treat you? You mentioned Qiu Yun. Are you envious that Mu Yun treats him well? Don¡¯t you know what you are? How can you compare with Qiu Yun?¡±


    ¡°He has a sharp eye. He snatched three pills and sold two of them, earning tens of thousands of medium spiritual stones. He kept one Dragon Flame Pill, which is good for Mu Yun. He stays indoors and earns spiritual stones. What about you? You could do nothing but loaf,¡± Xiao Xiang said in disdain.


    He had seen her through and pointed that out, which upset Yuting terribly.


    Luo Yuting lowered her head, her heart filled with deep grief and indignation. She had managed to marry Qiao Xiang, and she thought she would lead a happy life. But now, it turned out to be a nightmare.


    Qiao Xiang narrowed his eyes. The Peerless Sect had suffered a considerable loss in the war between the righteous and demonic sects, and the resources of the sect were limited.


    Although the resources were biased towards him, he had to obtain many precious cultivation materials by himself. After he advanced to Golden Core, he started to realize why the elders objected to his marriage with Luo Yuting. If he had had a grandfather-in-law like Chen Lifeng, he would not have been short of money.


    Every time when he met Chen Lifeng, Qiao Xiang felt a sense of disappointment. Most Nascent Souls had many descendants. However, Chen Lifeng only had Chen Xu. After Xiao Xiaodong married Chen Xu, Xiao Jinting took advantage of it.


    Looking at the changing colors on his face, Luo Yuting didn¡¯t dare to speak.


    She felt aggrieved. Qiu Yun was able to buy those pills because he had money. Although the alchemist sold the pills at a cheap price, they cost thousands of medium spiritual stones. She was only a Foundation Building with several medium spiritual stones. How could she compete with the others?


    After Qiao Xiang scolded Luo Yuting, he closed his eyes and fell fast asleep.


    Luo Yuting didn¡¯t know that Qiao Xiang had also tried to buy the pills. He made a wrong judgment and spent thousands of medium spiritual stones on a worthless pill.


    Even though Qiao Xiang was favored by the sect, he was at the preliminary level of Golden Core with only a few thousand medium spiritual stones. After suffering such a huge loss, he went bankrupt. He didn¡¯t dare to tell anyone, afraid to disappoint Nangong Cheng.


    Luo Yuting mentioned Qiu Yun at the wrong time, who had earned a lot of money.


    ¡­


    Three days after Xiao Jinting took out the Ice Marrow Pill, there was no news from Ice Palace, and he was not ruffled. The negotiation had reached a deadlock. The other forces started to look for the owner of the pill.


    On the fifth day, Ice Palace finally agreed to the deal.


    Xiao Jinting heard that the Grand Elder of Ice Palace, Bing Du, rushed back after she received the news. Ice Palace was quiet because Bing Wu was not there.


    Xiao Jinting put the pill into the transmission box and pressed the button.


    When the treasures arrived in the box, he had a bad feeling. He quickly threw the treasures together with the box to the jade space.


    In a high building in Sky City, a woman with a cold expression looked at Bing Wu and asked, ¡°Grandmother, how is it?¡±


    Bing Wu frowned and said, ¡°It disappeared.¡±


    Bing Wu had to take precautions since the seller disagreed to meet in person. She stamped her soul mark on all the treasures transmitted to Xiao Jinting. If the pill was real, she would not do anything to him. If it was fake, she could track him down with the soul mark and give him hell.


    ¡°The mark disappeared in an instant. I only vaguely feel a location,¡± Bing Wu said.


    Bing Wu thought that the seller was cautious. A reckless person might be appreciating the treasures.


    ¡°Grandmother, did he erase your mark?¡±


    Bing Wu frowned and said, ¡°The mark of Deity Transformation is not easy to erase, unless the seller is a Deity. However, if he is a Deity, he will not be afraid to meet us and exchange.¡±


    ¡°What exactly has happened?¡±


    ¡°The seller might have sealed the treasures or thrown them into the space ring,¡± Bing Wu said.


    Bing Ning nodded and said, ¡°Oh, I see.¡±


    ¡°If he uses these treasures, I¡¯ll sense it,¡± Bing Du said firmly, but she felt uncertain. She could sense it when the seller used the treasures, but the world was so big that it would be difficult to track him down.

 Chapter 386

    ¡°Forget it. Bring me the pill,¡± Bing Wu said.


    Bing Ning handed the pill to Bing Wu, who narrowed her eyes.


    ¡°Grandmother, is there any problem with the pill?¡± Bing Ning asked worriedly.


    Since she was born, Bing Ning had suffered from the Physique of Ice. If she had not been tough, she would have been tortured to death. Even though she started to accept her fate over the years, she got worried when the Ice Marrow Pill was right in front of her.


    ¡°It¡¯s real,¡± Bing Wu said.


    Bing Ning breathed a sigh of relief and smiled dazzlingly.


    ¡°Congratulations!¡± A cultivator in blue said quickly.


    ¡°But¡­¡± Bing Wu frowned


    ¡°Is there a problem with this pill?¡±


    Bing Wu shook her head. ¡°This pill has just been refined.¡±


    Bing Ning widened her eyes and said, ¡°Is it a new pill? Hasn¡¯t Ice Marrow Grass of ten thousand years been extinct long ago?¡± Ice Palace had found the Ice Marrow Grass of fewer years and tried to ripen it. However, it died when it reached the age of six thousand years.


    ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter. The effect of the pill that has just been refined is better. Take it.¡± Bing Wu had expected it to be a pill from some old monsters. A pill from tens of thousands of years would lose some of the effects even if it was preserved well. A new pill was much better.


    Bing Ning took the pill and said happily, ¡°Thank you, Grandmother. I¡¯ll go and take it now.¡±


    The cultivator in blue watched her leave and said, ¡°Ancestor, Bing Ning doesn¡¯t have to suffer any more with the pill.¡±


    Bing Wu nodded and said, ¡°Yes. She has suffered a lot these years. Thankfully, we posted the reward this time. We were not holding any expectation, but it works.¡±


    ¡°But Ancestor, this is too strange. We have been searching Ice Marrow Grass for so many years in vain, but this person managed to find it.¡± The cultivator in blue said.


    Bing Wu narrowed her eyes and said thoughtfully, ¡°From the look of the pill, it should be good. Maybe some cultivator accidentally met it. There are too many coincidences in the world.¡±


    The cultivator in blue didn¡¯t agree. ¡°I think he has a way to ripen the Ice Marrow Grass.¡±


    Bing Wu glanced at him without saying anything.


    The cultivator in blue looked at her face, and his heart sank. ¡°Ancestor, sorry for talking too much.¡±


    ¡°This person is unwilling to deal in person. It is really strange. However, there are many masters and forces in Sky City, and we can¡¯t offend them even though we are powerful,¡± said Bing Wu with a grave face.


    The cultivator in blue nodded and said, ¡°You are right.¡±


    Xiao Jinting stayed in the jade space and took a deep breath.


    He checked the treasures from Ice Palace in the transmission box. There was no problem, but every piece had been stamped with the soul mark of a Deity. If he used the treasures outside, he would be tracked down.


    Xiao Jinting rubbed his forehead anxiously. He reacted quickly, but he was not sure how much Ice Palace knew about him when the treasures were transmitted.


    He put away the treasures and fiercely cursed the Deity of Ice Palace.


    ¡­


    Xiao Jinting went out of the room in the black robe. There were many cultivators in black robes on the street, so he didn¡¯t attract any attention.


    After a while, Xiao Jinting saw several Ice Palace cultivators wandering around the tower.


    He found that the scope of their searching was wide, so he guessed they sensed his location in that instant, but it was not very accurate. He heaved a sigh of relief.


    As long as Ice Palace couldn¡¯t accurately determine his location, he should be fine if he was careful.


    After all, there were major forces in the tower where he stayed, and Ice Palace couldn¡¯t thoroughly search the place.


    Not long after Xiao Jinting left the tower, he saw Qiao Xiang and several young men surrounding a pretty female cultivator, who was arrogant and willful, but they didn¡¯t mind her bad temper.


    Xiao Jinting looked at Qiao Xiang and got suspicious. Chen Lifeng didn¡¯t find any problem when Chen Xu was set up. Xiao Jinting had asked Chen Lifeng before, but the latter said that Qiao Xiang had nothing to do with it.


    Although Xiao Jinting didn¡¯t know why Chen Lifeng was so sure, he knew the latter wouldn¡¯t make a mistake. However, Xiao Jinting had a feeling that Xiao Xiang was behind it.


    If Chen Xu died, Chen Lifeng would be sad, but he didn¡¯t suffer other losses.


    Recently, Xiao Jinting had an idea that Qiao Xiang might not have anything to do with this, but Luo Yuting might be involved. As far as he knew, Luo Yuting and Qiao Xiang had started dating long ago. If they dated before Qiao Xiang and Chen Xu got engaged, the whole thing would be very fishy.


    Xiao Jinting looked back at Qiao Xiang, who was chatting happily beside the female cultivator, and he rolled his eyes. ¡®Qiao Xiang has taken his wife to Sky City, but he is flirting with another woman. What an unfaithful guy!¡¯

 Chapter 387

    When Xiao Jinting returned to the tower, he found that there were more Ice Palace cultivators lurking around the place.


    The moment he walked into the tower, Xiao Jinting felt that a soul force scanned him and swiftly withdrew. He entered the tower calmly.


    He felt bad. He had saved the life of the Icy Fairy in Ice Palace, but they didn¡¯t appreciate his help and instead sent so many people to track him down. Bastards.


    ¡°Hello, Mr. Chen.¡± Chen Lifeng stormed in angrily, and Xiao Jinting hurriedly greeted him.


    ¡°There are cultivators from Ice Palace wandering around. They seem to be looking for someone. Don¡¯t go out and get into trouble,¡± Chen Lifeng warned.


    ¡°Cultivators from Ice Palace?¡± Xiao Jinting asked with feigned curiosity.


    Chen Lifeng nodded. ¡°Yes, they seem to be looking for someone. These bastards have gone too far. They need to be taught a lesson.¡±


    ¡°Who are they looking for?¡± Xiao Jinting asked.


    ¡°I thought that Bing Ning would die, but something suddenly happened. Someone took out the Ice Marrow Pill, which has just been refined. I guess Ice Palace think that the person who offered the pill is staying here. Several of the Nascent Souls who know how to refine pills are summoned for a talk,¡± Chen Lifeng said with a gloomy face.


    Xiao Jinting pretended to be surprised.


    ¡°Isn¡¯t the transmission box completely confidential? How did Ice Palace know the seller is here?¡± asked Xiao Jinting.


    Chen Lifeng sneered and said, ¡°Nothing is impossible. The old witch from Ice Palace must have left her soul mark on the treasures.¡±


    Chen Lifeng¡¯s words confirmed Xiao Jinting¡¯s doubts.


    ¡°The mark left by a Deity Transformation is difficult to erase in a short time. The seller must have put the treasures away. However, if he uses one of the treasures, the old witch will sense it,¡± Chen Lifeng said.


    Xiao Jinting felt frustrated.


    The treasures given by Ice Palace as well as the Tripod of Heaven and Earth were as useful as chocolate teapot. He felt so desperate that he wished to kill. From the way he addressed the Deity Transformation of Ice Palace, Chen Lifeng seemed to hold grudges against her.


    ¡°I gotta go. I want to take a rest now,¡± Chen Lifeng said irritably.


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said, ¡°See you later.¡±


    After Chen Lifeng left, Qiu Yun came. ¡°Mr. Xiao, is Mr. Chen alright?¡±


    ¡°He seems to be angry. What has happened?¡± asked Xiao Jinting.


    ¡°Nothing serious. He got stopped and interrogated by a preliminary Nascent Soul from Ice Palace.¡±


    Xiao Jinting narrowed his eyes. As a medium Nascent Soul, Chen Lifeng was a big shot in Cloud Continent, but a preliminary Nascent of Ice Palace had the nerve to interrogate him with the power of Ice Palace. No wonder Chen Lifeng looked angry and called the Deity Transformation an old witch.


    ¡°They only investigate Nascent Soul Cultivators?¡± Xiao Jinting asked.


    Qiu Yun looked at Xiao Jinting with a strange expression, ¡°What, do you want to be interrogated?¡±


    ¡°No, I¡¯m worried if they will investigate Golden Cores, ¡°Xiao Jinting said.


    Qiu Yun shook his head and said, ¡°I don¡¯t think so. It takes strong soul force and high alchemy skills to refine an Ice Marrow Pill. A Golden Core can¡¯t do that.¡±


    Xiao Jinting narrowed his eyes. No one stopped him when he entered the tower, because the soul force scanned him and found he was only a Golden Core cultivator.


    ¡­


    In Ice Palace


    ¡°Grandmother, are you investigating the cultivator who gave me the pill?¡± Bing Ning asked.


    After she took the Ice Marrow Pill, the problem with her physique was solved, and her cultivation improved a lot.


    Bing Wu nodded and said, ¡°Yes. It¡¯s very likely that the seller is the one who sold pills through transmission box, and he might be a free-lance cultivator. If we can recruit him, our strength would rise to a higher level.¡±


    Bing Ning frowned and said, ¡°Grandmother, I don¡¯t think he wants to reveal his identity. We¡¯d better not force him.¡±


    Bing Wu replied disapprovingly, ¡°Ning, I don¡¯t want to hurt him, but to recruit him. Don¡¯t worry.¡±


    Bing Wu suspected that the seller could ripen spiritual grass to the year of ten thousand. After she advanced to Deity Transformation, it was very difficult to make any progress. If she could have a constant supply of herbs of ten thousand years, she might advance to the next level. Therefore, she had to take the risk.


    In ancient times, when a cultivator made it to the advanced level of Deity Transformation, he would become an immortal. However, the spiritual Qi of the world was diminishing and there was less spiritual grass for Deity Transformation. As a result, a cultivator advanced to the preliminary level of Deity Transformation, he couldn¡¯t make further progress. If there was a sufficient supply of spiritual grass of ten thousand years, he might be able to reach the advanced level and then become a Deity.


    ¡°Grandmother, is there any news?¡± Bing Ning asked.


    Ice Dance looked at Bing Cheng, the cultivator in blue, who hurriedly said, ¡°We¡¯re still checking. There should be news soon.¡±


    He was not confident. Bing Wu only gave him a rough location, which happened to be a place where there were many Nascent Souls. Besides, it was likely that the seller didn¡¯t live in that place and might have passed by when he took the treasures. Many people came and went in Sky City.


    Bing Ning frowned and said, ¡°Maybe we should give up.¡±


    ¡°Bing Ning, it¡¯s very likely that this seller can ripen spiritual grass.¡± If he could ripen Ice Marrow Grass to ten thousand years, he could do the same to other plants. If Ice Palace could recruit him, it would get more powerful.


    ¡­

 Chapter 388

    Xiao Jinting hid in his room and kept close watch on the situation.


    The investigation of Ice Palace had gone too far. When Ice Palace was interrogating the cultivators of Heavenly God Sect, one of the Nascent Souls got furious and started a fight between the two sects.


    After the fight started, the Deity Transformation cultivators of Sky City came out to mediate.


    Ice Palace had no choice but to end all the investigation, and everything returned to normal.


    Qiu Yun said happily, ¡°Ice Palace has finally stopped fussing.¡±


    Xiao Jinting smiled. Generally, investigation on cultivators of other sects was forbidden in Sky City. However, some people tended to challenge the rule because they were powerful and overbearing. They stopped when someone stronger came out and intervened.


    ¡°Those old men of Sky City are not doing their job. They could have come out earlier, but they delay until now,¡± Qiu Yun complained.


    Xiao Jinting¡¯s face darkened. Perhaps the old men of Sky City used delaying tactics because they didn¡¯t want to offend Ice Palace, but it was more likely that they wanted to use Ice Palace to track him down. He had to be cautious.


    ¡­


    Xiao Xiaodong was dumbfounded when he received the message from Xiao Jinting.


    Chen Xu looked at him and asked, ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡±


    ¡°Nothing. Everything went well with Father.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s good.¡±


    ¡°Xu¡¯er, do you still remember the details of your kidnap back then?¡± asked Xiao Xiaodong.


    Chen Xu frowned and asked, ¡°Why do you suddenly ask about this? It¡¯s been a long time. I didn¡¯t remember any details when it happened, let alone now.¡±


    ¡°Father suspects that Luo Yuting has something to do with it.¡±


    Chen Xu thought about it and said, ¡°Luo Yuting? I remember now. She¡¯s Qiao Xiang¡¯s wife. Does she have something to do with this? It was a long time ago, there is no point investigating it. If I hadn¡¯t been tricked, I wouldn¡¯t have met you.¡±


    ¡°How can we let it go like this?¡± Xiao Xiaodong said sulkily.


    ¡°Why not? It has been a long time, and there is no point mentioning it again,¡± Chen Xu said lightly.


    Xiao Xiaodong looked at Chen Xu and said, ¡°You are too forgiving.¡± Xiao Xiaodong narrowed his eyes. Chen Xu didn¡¯t want to investigate it, but he couldn¡¯t let it go. Once he confirmed that Luo Yuting was involved in Chen Xu¡¯s kidnap, he would make her pay for it.


    ¡­


    Luo Yuting felt extremely depressed in her room. Yesterday, Qiao Xiang came back with a bracelet, which pleased her. They had not talked to each other for two days, and she thought the bracelet was a peace-making gift from him, so she wore it on her wrist.


    Who would have thought that Qiao Xiang slapped her when he saw that? He accused her of taking his stuff and even called her a b*tch.


    Luo Yuting was fuming, but she had to swallow her anger because she was dependent on him.


    Luo Yuting saw that it was a women¡¯s bracelet, and Qiao Xiang definitely wouldn¡¯t wear it. It was for another woman.


    Luo Yuting felt bitter in her heart. She followed Qiao Xiang to Sky City because she was afraid that Qiao Xiang would be charmed by other women. However, she realized that even if she was with him, she could do nothing but watch this happen. She thought, ¡°Had I known that, I would never have come.¡± If she stayed behind, Qiao Xiang might pity her. Now she followed him everywhere, and he detested her.


    Luo Yuting pursed her lips. Others would gain more or less from the trip to Sky City, but she got nothing as she was forced to stay indoors shortly after she arrived. Nangong Cheng was annoyed by her and gave her cold shoulder. In the past, when the elders picked on her, Qiao Xiang usually took her side, but now he completely sided with Nangong Cheng.


    ¡°You¡¯re back?¡± Luo Yuting asked.


    Qiao Xiang nodded, ¡°Yeah!¡±


    ¡°The cultivators from Ice Palace have been wandering outside for several days, and now they are gone,¡± Luo Yuting said.


    Qiao Xiang narrowed his eyes and said, ¡°That woman called Bing Ning got the Ice Marrow Pill. The Ice Palace is determined to get the person who provided the pill.¡±


    ¡°Ice Palace is biting the hand that feeds it. They got the pill, and I wonder why they have to track the seller down. Perhaps they grudge the treasures that they lost. It was a long list of treasures that Ice Palace exchanged for the pill.¡±


    Qiao Xiang rubbed his chin and said to himself, ¡°The people from Ice Palace have been wandering in the neighborhood, which means the person who took out the pill might be staying in this tower. I wonder who is so lucky. The fifty top-grade spiritual stones alone is a big fortune.¡±


    Luo Yuting was envious. ¡°I wonder who sold the Ice Marrow Pill.¡±


    Qiao Xiang narrowed his eyes and said, ¡°The Nascent Soul Conference is about to end, and we are going back soon.¡±


    Luo Yuting secretly let out a sigh of relief. Finally she could go back. She was sick of Sky City, which was a precious opportunity for others but a nightmare to her.

 Chapter 389

    Xiao Jinting was in the jade space. Ice Palace gave him a total of fifty top-grade spiritual stones, all of which he threw into the spiritual spring. He didn¡¯t dare to keep any of them.


    He guessed the soul mark on the spiritual stones would be washed away by the spring.


    The spiritual spring was significantly improved by the fifty top-grade spiritual stones.


    ¡°Mr. Chen, you¡¯ve made a good purchase.¡± Xiao Jinting looked at Chen Lifeng, who was delighted.


    Chen Lifeng smiled and said, ¡°Yeah! I¡¯ve got a few good pills.¡±


    Xiao Jinting quickly said, ¡°Congratulations.¡±


    Chen Lifeng waved his hand and said, ¡°This is the disadvantage of being a free-lance cultivator. If I want pills, I have to go to alchemists, but most of them work for the major sects and would not sell pills to an outsider. Thankfully, I¡¯m lucky this time.¡±


    ¡°Congratulations, Mr. Chen. It seems that you will soon reach the advanced level of Nascent Soul,¡± Xiao Jinting said.


    ¡°What are you talking about? It is not that simple. The pills I have bought can at the most help me advance to the peak of medium level. It¡¯s still a long way to go, unless I have the Nascent Soul Pill, which is rare because it¡¯s refined with dozens of spiritual grass of a thousand years. It¡¯s not easy to get.¡± Chen Lifeng shook his head and said sadly.


    Xiao Jinting raised his eyebrow. He had a Nascent Soul Pill, but it was marked by the old witch of Ice Palace. If he gave it to Chen Lifeng, he might get him into trouble. He decided to make a Nascent Soul pill when he got the chance. Anyway, Chen Lifeng wouldn¡¯t need it until he advanced to the peak of medium level.


    Chen Lifeng looked at Xiao Jinting and asked, ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡±


    Xiao Jinting shook his head, ¡°Nothing.¡±


    ¡°By the way, did you get anything this time?¡± Chen Lifeng asked.


    Xiao Jinting smiled awkwardly and said, ¡°I take a fancy to a lot of things, but I can¡¯t afford any of them.¡±


    Chen Lifeng patted Xiao Jinting on the shoulder and consoled him, ¡°Don¡¯t worry. You¡¯re still young, and you will have opportunities later on. Take this trip as a vacation.¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said, ¡°Yes, you are right.¡±


    ¡°The Nascent Soul Conference is held only once in a hundred years. Next time you come, you will be a Nascent Soul,¡± Chen Lifeng smiled at Xiao Jinting.


    Xiao Jinting hurriedly said, ¡°Thank you, Mr. Chen.¡±


    Kong Que came up to them and said, ¡°Mr. Chen, my grandfather has decided to leave tomorrow. Are you leaving as well? Do you like to join us?¡±


    Chen Lifeng nodded and said, ¡°Yes!¡±


    ¡­


    When Chen Lifeng and Immortal Flying Hawk were setting off, Nangong Cheng came out with his disciples.


    Kong Que looked at Luo Yuting and said curiously, ¡°Mr. Nangong, who is this? I haven¡¯t met her before.¡±


    Nangong Cheng and Flying Hawk were on good terms, and Kong Que saw the former a lot, who usually only took Qiao Xiang with him, so Kong Que had never seen Luo Yuting.


    ¡°This is Luo Yuting, a cultivator of our sect,¡± Nangong Cheng said.


    Kong Que smiled and said, ¡°Mr. Nangong, I didn¡¯t know that you¡¯ve taken a woman cultivator with you. If I had known earlier, I would have hung out with her. Miss Luo, you are lucky to be brought out to witness the Conference. When I was a Foundation Establishment, I was often grounded by my grandfather.¡±


    Nangong Cheng smiled awkwardly. Luo Yuting turned pale and twisted her fingers, not knowing what to say.


    Kong Fei looked at Qiao Xiang and crossed his arms over his chest, smiling. ¡°Is this your wife, Mr. Qiao? You are so close that you stay together wherever you go.¡±


    Qiao Xiang¡¯s face burned with shame, and he thought to himself, ¡°Kong Fei is mocking me. He knows that I chase after a female cultivator of another sect.¡±


    ¡°It is normal for men to have concubines. They flirt with other women after they get married. I¡¯ve made a mistake of giving way to Luo Yuting and bringing her here. I didn¡¯t know she is not worthy of me before. After I come to Sky City, I realize she is too low for me.¡±


    Qiao Xiang used to think that Luo Yuting was gentle and understanding, but now he felt that she was a burden and embarrassed him.


    Nangong Cheng looked at Chen Lifeng and Flying Hawk. ¡°Are you leaving now?¡±


    Flying Hawk nodded and joked, ¡°Yeah. Although the Soul Conference will end in a few days, I¡¯m broke. If I stay, it will be a torture to me since I can¡¯t afford anything. I might as well leave early.¡±


    Xiao Jinting narrowed his eyes. The several large auctions held by the Nascent Soul Conference were over, and there would not be anything good left. It was time to leave.


    After exchanging the usual pleasantries, Chen Lifeng and the others left.


    Xiao Jinting followed Chen Lifeng on the way back.


    Chen Lifeng sat at the front of the boat and said, ¡°I didn¡¯t know that Qiao Xiang is a bad guy.¡±


    Xiao Jinting smiled and said, ¡°Mr. Chen, don¡¯t worry. If Xiao Dong goes out with someone else, I¡¯ll break his leg.¡±


    Chen Lifeng stroked his beard and said confidently, ¡°Xiao Dong and Xu¡¯er are close. Xiaodong is not that kind of person.¡±


    ¡°To be sure,¡± Xiao Jinting echoed.


    ¡­

 Chapter 390

    At Green Cloud Immortal Sect.


    ¡°Father, you¡¯re finally back,¡± Xiao Xiaodong said.


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said, ¡°How¡¯s everything?¡±


    ¡°Father, don¡¯t worry. Everything is fine, but Sacred Sect is making troubles again. These days, its three strongholds in our territory have been destroyed by us.¡±


    ¡°I heard that it has built many strongholds in the territory of Heavenly God Sect, which lost a Nascent Soul in the battle. However, it takes time for Sacred Sect to regain their power. They have suffered a huge loss recently, and they hide themselves again.¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded in understanding.


    ¡°By the way, Father, you said that Luo Luting might have set up Xu¡¯er. Is it true?¡± Xiao Xiaodong asked.


    Xiao Jinting smiled awkwardly and said, ¡°I¡¯m not sure. When I saw her, I got suspicious.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong narrowed his eyes and said, ¡°That woman seems to have a fishy relationship with Qiao Xiang long ago. It is likely that she planned the kidnap to win him back.¡± Luo Yuting didn¡¯t have an outstanding aptitude, nor did she have dazzling beauty, but Xiao Xiang gave her a grand wedding. She is a scheming woman.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s true, but it¡¯s only a guess.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded, ¡°Yeah, we¡¯ll see after we test her.¡±


    Xiao Jinting sighed and said, ¡°Qiao Xiang is not a faithful man. He has changed after the trip to Sky City, where there are countless beauties that he has never seen in Peerless Sect. Now that he has opened his eye, Luo Yuting is losing him.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong narrowed his eyes and said, ¡°Anyway, I have to confirm it.¡±


    ¡°Keep a low profile,¡± Xiao Jinting instructed.


    ¡°I know. By the way, Father, I heard that something unusual had happened in Sky City. Someone healed Bing Ning¡¯s Physique of Ice without exposing his identity.¡± Xiao Xiaodong said tentatively.


    Xiao Jinting smiled bitterly and said, ¡°I have to keep a low profile because my cultivation level is too low.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded in understanding.


    Xiao Jinting patted Xiao Xiaodong on the shoulder and said, ¡°I¡¯ll cultivate in seclusion soon, and I won¡¯t come out until I advance to Nascent Soul.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said solemnly, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, Father. I will take care of our family.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m not worried when you are around,¡± Xiao Jinting said.


    Xiao Xiaodong gave a faint smile.


    ¡­


    Not long after Xiao Jinting went into seclusion, Xiao Xiaodong found an opportunity to lure Luo Yuting out. He cast a spell on her and made her tell the truth. He found that she had planned Chen Xu¡¯s kidnap.


    After he figured out what had happened, Xiao Xiaodong didn¡¯t tell anyone. He tamed a flying demonic beast and ordered it to scratch Luo Yuting¡¯s face.


    Qiao Xiang¡¯s affection for her had worn out, and he cast her away after her face was disfigured.


    At Peerless Sect.


    ¡°Senior Luo is unlucky. Her face is disfigured.¡±


    ¡°Why do you pity her? Even if she¡¯s disfigured, Mr. Qiao doesn¡¯t abandon her.¡±


    ¡°Mr. Qiao is a Golden Core, while she is only a Foundation Establishment. Even if she isn¡¯t disfigured, she¡¯s getting older.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right. It is shameless of her to keep Mr. Qiao to her own.¡±


    ¡­


    Luo Yuting hid in the room and listened to the cultivators gossiping outside, digging her fingernails into her palms.


    Ever since they came back from Sky City, Qiao Xiang had pretended to pamper her. In fact, he was unusually cold to her. Others thought she had taken advantage of him, and they didn¡¯t know Qiao Xiang had become tightfisted since he came back from Sky City. He even snatched treasures from her.


    The allowances from the Sect were not enough for cultivation, and Luo Yuting had no choice but to go out and take on tasks.


    Luo Yuting clearly remembered that one day, she was attacked and she lost her memory, but she wasn¡¯t injured. A few days after that, a demonic beast scratched her face.


    Luo Yuting guessed that someone had planned to disfigure her, but she had no idea who that was.


    She thought it might be someone who was jealous of her marrying Qiao Xiang, who was unofficially chosen as the next head of the sect. As his wife, she was targeted.


    Perhaps her involvement in Chen Xu¡¯s kidnap was discovered, but if that happened, she didn¡¯t think she would have got away with only a disfigured face. Or the person who hurt her thought death was too light a punishment for her, so he had her face scratched and made her miserable.

 Chapter 391

    At Green Cloud Immortal Sect.


    ¡°Did you scratch Luo Yuting¡¯s face?¡± Chen Xu looked at Xiao Xiaodong and asked.


    ¡°I cast a spell on her and found out that she was the one who set you up back then,¡± Xiao Xiaodong tossed the bait into the river and said indifferently.


    Chen Xu sighed and said, ¡°Oh, I see.¡± When he was stuck in the mine, he had thought of killing the one who framed him for countless times. Now he knew who did it, but he was not keen to avenge himself.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± asked Xiao Xiaodong.


    Chen Xu shook his head and said, ¡°I feel that the world is unpredictable.¡±


    If it weren¡¯t for Luo Yuting, Qiao Xiang might have been forced to marry him, and Chen Xu would have followed his grandfather¡¯s instruction and married Qiao Xiang.


    Qiao Xiang treated Luo Yuting badly. If Chen Xu had married Qiao Xiang, they would have a peaceful life if his grandfather protected him. However, if anything happened to Chen Lifeng, Qiao Xiang would dump him as early as possible.


    It was said that after Luo Yuting was disfigured, Qiao Xiang had been flirting with several female cultivators in the sect.


    ¡°When Qiao Xiang was in Sky City, he spent a lot of money on a worthless pill and went broke. Luo Yuting had intended to be the wife of a wealthy man, but her husband turns out to be a loser.¡±


    As far as Xiao Xiaodong knew, after his father sold a batch of pills in Sky City, a craze for snapping up pills and forgeries swept the city. Qiao Xiang didn¡¯t have a sharp eye, and he unfortunately bought a worthless pill. The head of Peerless Sect might have known about his loss, but he pretended to be oblivious to teach Qiao Xiang a lesson.


    ¡°I heard that when Qiao Xiang was in Sky City, he chased after a female cultivator from another sect.¡±


    ¡°Father told me that Qiao Xiang is not the first choice for the female cultivator. He can¡¯t possibly get her.¡±


    The grass was always greener on the other side of the fence.


    Qiao Xiang and Luo Yuting got married after they had secretly dated for decades, but after he got her, he seemed to lose interest in her. Especially after the trip to Sky City, Qiao Xiang started to despise her.


    Luo Yuting remained an Establishment Foundation cultivator. Although she grew old slowly, she would eventually lose her youth. She was pretty, but she was no longer blooming.


    Chen Xu sighed and said, ¡°Don¡¯t tell Grandfather that she was behind my kidnap.¡±


    His grandfather was a free-lance cultivator, and it was not good for him to offend Peerless Sect.


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, ¡°Okay.¡±


    ¡­


    At Peerless Sect.


    Luo Yuting looked at her face in the mirror and felt infinitely terrified.


    Ever since her face was injured, she had tried in vain many methods to heal it. Besides, she found that her wounds were festering.


    Looking at the festered wounds, she felt worried. She didn¡¯t dare to imagine how she would look after the wounds deteriorated and covered her entire face.


    Suddenly, several female cultivators burst in her room.


    Luo Yuting looked at them with unfriendly eyes. They stood at the door and looked at her gloatingly.


    ¡°Senior Luo, why are you hiding in the room all day? What don¡¯t you go out for a walk?¡± A female cultivator in red said with feigned warmth.


    ¡°Senior Luo, it¡¯s not good for you to stay indoors all day.¡±


    ¡°Senior, Mr. Qiao went out for a mission. No one knows when he will come back. Why didn¡¯t you go with him?¡±


    ¡°Mr. Qiao cares about Senior Luo, so he didn¡¯t take her with her. I pity Senior Hong. She went with Mr. Qiao. I hope she would not get in dangers.¡±


    ¡°Senior Luo, what has happened to your face? Here is a bottle of Skin Healing Ointment. You can have a try.¡±


    ¡°Senior Luo, you need to take care of your wounds now. It¡¯ll be too bad if they worsen.¡±


    ¡­


    Luo Yuting listened to them with disgust.


    One year ago, no one would have dared to break into her courtyard without permission and said rude things to her.


    One year ago, even the Golden Core cultivators in the sect wouldn¡¯t criticize her, but now, a group of Establishment Foundation cultivators came to insult her.


    Luo Yuting felt regretful. If she had known she would be treated like this, she would not have gone out of her way to be Qiao Xiang¡¯s wife.


    Luo Yuting couldn¡¯t help but think of Chen Xu.


    He was unusually close with Xiao Xiaodong. It was said that they always went on missions together.


    She thought to herself, ¡°I framed Chen Xu back then, which might help him in the end.¡±


    ¡­


    Xiao Jinting went into seclusion for thirty years. An unusual event took place during the years.


    Ice Palace suddenly rushed to the Heavenly Killing Devil Sect and clashed with them. However, it was settled quietly.


    Xu Muan had schemed this. He entered Xiao Jinting¡¯s jade space and transferred a few treasures to his own space ring. He took them out in the territory of Heavenly Killing Devil Sect, which alerted Ice Palace, who rushed there and made investigation.


    There was a Deity Transformation cultivator in Heavenly Killing Devil Sect, so they didn¡¯t dare to start a fight with Ice Palace.


    Ice Palace made an investigation, but there was no progress, so they had to give up.


    Xu Muan repeated the method a few times. Ice Palace became cautious after they learned the lesson from the fight with Heavenly Killing Devil Sect. They sent people to investigate, but they didn¡¯t clash with any sects.


    After a few times, Ice Palace knew that someone was playing a trick, so it stopped the investigation.


    ¡­

 Chapter 392

    The sky above Green Cloud Immortal Sect was filled with clouds. The great Sect Guarding Array had risen long time ago.


    Chen Xu looked at Xiao Xiaodong and said excitedly, ¡°Is Father going to advance?¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded, ¡°Yes, he is going to make it.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong narrowed his eyes. Xiao Jinting would have advanced to Nascent Soul much earlier with his cultivator and resources. However, he spent over twenty years on cultivating Heavenly Devil Body Refining Manual and refined his soul force, afraid that his early advancement would attract suspicions. As a result, his cultivation was more solid.


    Thirty years in the cultivation world was equivalent to over one hundred years in the jade space. It was not easy to advance to Nascent Soul.


    Chen Xu smiled and said, ¡°Father will make it this time.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded, ¡°I think so.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong frowned. Even though his father tried his best to postpone his advancement, his speed was too fast in other people¡¯ eyes. Peerless Sect held high expectations of Qiao Xiang, who had just reached the advanced level of Golden Core.


    Chen Lifeng went up to them and said, ¡°He¡¯s going to make it soon.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded, ¡°Yeah!¡±


    Eight years ago, Chen Lifeng made a great leap and reached the advanced level of Nascent Soul. As Xiao Jinting was going to advance to Nascent Soul, Chen Xu invited his grandfather to guard against any accidents. He would not trust the task with Dongcheng Yang.


    ¡°Thank you, Grandfather.¡± Xiao Xiaodong cupped his hands together.


    Chen Lifeng glanced at Chen Xu and said grumpily, ¡°You keep pushing me. Can I not come?¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong smiled and didn¡¯t blame him for being defensive. Dongcheng Yang invited Xiao Jinting to be First Elder of the Green Cloud Immortal Sect with ulterior motives. The Xiao family members reached the advanced level of Golden Core one after another, and the family would have more power than Dongcheng Yang after Xiao Jinting advanced to Nascent Soul.


    Chen Lifeng looked at Xiao Xiaodong and Chen Xu with a smile on his face.


    Eight years ago, Chen Xu suddenly came to him and demanded a secret talk with him. Chen Lifeng had thought something bad had happened, but Chen Xu unexpectedly took out a Nascent Soul Pill.


    Chen Lifeng was stunned. Generally, only the alchemy masters of the major sects could refine such a pill.


    Nascent Souls of the sects are given priority when the pills were refined, and Chen Lifeng couldn¡¯t figure out where Chen Xu got the pill. However, when he recalled the unbelievable things that had happened to the Xiao family, he was not surprised anymore.


    With the help of Nascent Soul Pill, Chen Lifeng reached the advanced level of Nascent Soul, and his strength was doubled. After he made the advancement, several major sects invited him to join them, but he refused.


    ¡­


    A green light emerged from Xiao Jinting¡¯s cave, and spiritual Qi of the world became turbulent.


    After a while, the spiritual Qi suddenly surged towards his cave.


    Dongcheng Yang looked at Xiao Jinting¡¯s cave and sighed, ¡°He¡¯s going to make it. He is making a grander appearance than I did back then. I guess he will make bigger achievement than I.¡±


    Lin Xue¡¯e looked at his rueful face and said, ¡°Mr. Dongcheng, there is no need to be modest. Even if First Elder advances to Nascent Soul, he is your junior. It is a long way for him to go.¡±


    Dongcheng Yang shook his head and said, ¡°As in the Yangtze River the waves behind drive on those ahead, so each new generation excels the last one.¡±


    Dongcheng Yang frowned. He recruited Xiao Jinting to be the First Elder of Green Cloud Immortal Sect because he wanted to take advantage of his fame. He had made a mistake. He hadn¡¯t expected that every one of the Xiao family was powerful. They grew stronger at a fast speed, and tended to overshadow him.


    Dongcheng Yang felt complicated. If Xiao Jinting advanced to Nascent Soul, Green Cloud Immortal Sect would get more powerful. However, the whole Xiao family was Golden Cores, and he would lose his power in the sect if the family had more Nascent Souls.


    Dongcheng Yang looked at Chen Lifeng. Xiao Xiaodong was so worried that he even invited the Nascent Soul. It was thoughtful of him.


    ¡°Mr. Chen has made a fast progress.¡± Dongcheng Yang looked at Chen Lifeng and his heart was churning. Chen Lifeng¡¯s cultivation progress was far beyond his expectations. He envied him.


    Lin Xue¡¯e was also envious. ¡°Mr. Chen has a few hundred years to go. At this speed, he might be able to advance to Deity Transformation.¡±


    Dongcheng Yang shook his head and said, ¡°It¡¯s not easy to do that.¡±

 Chapter 393

    Nangong Cheng sat in a tea house not far from Green Cloud Immortal sect, at which he looked with a complicated expression.


    ¡°From the look of it, Xiao Jinting is advancing to Nascent Soul,¡± Nangong Cheng said.


    ¡°Xiao Jinting is only three spiritual roots. How could he advance so quickly? There must be something wrong,¡± Qiao Xiang couldn¡¯t help but say.


    ¡°I¡¯ve inquired about it. A few years ago, Chen Lifeng accidentally revealed the secret. In the Heavenly Haze Secret Realm, Xiao Jinting happened to obtain some Spirit Washing Pills, with the help of which, his family became single spirit root, as well as Chen Xu. That is why they made such a rapid progress,¡± Nangong Cheng said with envy.


    Qiao Xiang widened his eyes. No wonder Chen Xu, whose aptitude was far inferior to his, could make similar progress as him.


    Xiao Xiaodong asked Chen Lifeng to spread the news about the Spirit Washing Pills. The Xiao family had progressed too fast, and the other sects would get suspicious if they didn¡¯t come up with a plausible excuse.


    This explanation appeased the major sects, who stopped making further investigations. The Xiao family was growing more powerful, and several Spirit Washing Pills would not get them into big trouble even though people were jealous of them.


    ¡°Do they have any Spirit Washing Pills left?¡± Qiao Xiang couldn¡¯t help but ask.


    Nangong Cheng shook his head and said, ¡°I don¡¯t think so. It is unusual to have five or six of such precious pills. The Xiao family and Chen Xu took the pills, and there can¡¯t be any left.¡±


    Qiao Xiang secretly let out a sigh of relief. If a single spiritual root could be mass produced, his innate aptitude would be worthless.


    ¡°Chen Xu is lucky. Although acquired single spirit root is not as good as the innate one, it¡¯s much better than double spirit root. No wonder he could made rapid progress. At his cultivation speed, he is likely to be a Nascent Soul,¡± Nangong Cheng said.


    Qiao Xiang gritted his teeth. He was humiliated when Chen Xu chose Xiao Xiaodong over him.


    In his opinion, Chen Xu was only three spiritual roots, and he would lag behind him because of his low aptitude even though Chen Lifeng helped him. To his surprise, Chen Xu had become single spiritual root long ago.


    ¡°Xiao Xiaodong is also a single spiritual root?¡± Qiao Xiang asked.


    Nangong Cheng nodded and said, ¡°Of course. The Xiao family found the Spirit Washing Pills and they gave one to Chen Xu after each of them had taken one.¡±


    ¡°The Xiao family is lucky!¡± Qiao Xiang couldn¡¯t help but say.


    Nangong nodded and said, ¡°Yeah. Dongcheng Yang the cunning old fox has so many single spiritual roots with him, and Green Cloud Immortal sect will become powerful sooner or later.¡±


    Nangong Cheng sighed. He wished that Peerless Sect could cultivate a Nascent Soul, but it was not easy to do that. In the end, Xiao Jinting made it.


    ¡­


    Immortal Flying Hawk looked in the direction of the Green Cloud Immortal Sect with envy in his eyes.


    ¡°Xiao Jinting is not simple. He advances to Nascent Soul at such a young age, and it¡¯s possible for him to advance to Deity Transformation.¡± He rubbed his chin and said.


    Kong Fei disagreed, ¡°Grandfather, you¡¯re exaggerating. There are very few Deity Transformation cultivators in Cloud Continent.¡±


    Sacred Sect was rampant during these years, and quite some Nascent Souls died. Even if Xiao Jinting had the ability to advance to Deity Transformation, he might not survive till then.


    Immortal Flying Hawk glared at Kong Fei and said, ¡°You are too arrogant. Spend time on your cultivation instead of bragging. Try to advance to Nascent Soul, so I can show off.¡±


    Kong Fei fell silent as Flying Hawk criticized him.


    Kong Que said wistfully, ¡°Mr. Xiao is awesome. I have to call him Senior next time I see him.¡±


    Immortal Flying Hawk patted peacock¡¯s shoulder and said, ¡°Que, you have to work hard. Don¡¯t lag behind him too much.¡±


    Peacock tilted her head and asked, ¡°Grandfather, did Xiao Jinting take the Spirit Washing Pill?¡±


    ¡°Yes, to be sure. He wouldn¡¯t have advanced to Nascent Soul so early with his three spiritual roots even if he is extremely lucky.¡±


    Kong Que nodded, ¡°That¡¯s right! I heard that apart from Xiao Xiaofan who is an innate single spiritual root, everyone in the Xiao family had taken Spirit Washing Pills. They are very lucky.¡±


    Lightning hit Xiao Jinting¡¯s cave like dragons, and thunder roared endlessly.


    ¡°The heavenly tribulation is coming. I wonder if he can survive.¡±


    Kong Que said without hesitation, ¡°He can, of course. Xiao Jinting¡¯s body is remarkably strong!¡±


    ¡°Not necessarily. He can¡¯t get through if he resists with his own body without any good weapons,¡± Kong Fei said sulkily.


    Immortal Flying Hawk smiled and said, ¡°Xiao Jinting is the father-in-law of Chen Lifeng¡¯s grandson. I heard that Chen Lifeng lent Xiao Jinting his most precious treasure to survive the tribulation. He treats the Xiao family well.¡±


    ¡°Xiao Jinting should survive this physical tribulation. Tribulation of Heart Demon is more difficult to deal with. It could wake up the deepest fear in one¡¯s heart. If he fails, his newly formed Nascent Core could be broken.¡±


    The lightning kept crashing down, which scared Kong Que.


    ¡°Grandfather, are you sure he will survive this physical tribulation?¡±


    Immortal Flying Hawk frowned and said in confusion, ¡°What has Xiao Jinting done? His thunder tribulation was two or three times more powerful than that of an ordinary Nascent Soul.¡±


    Kong Fei was dumbfounded.

 Chapter 394

    Kong Que looked at the world which seemed to be crashed and muttered, ¡°How horrible.¡±


    A silvery figure appeared next to Xiao Jinting. Immortal Flying Hawk got confused.


    ¡°What is that? Is it a cultivator who wants to ward off the thunder for Xiao Jinting? Impossible. A Nascent Soul has to take the tribulation himself, or he would anger the heaven and suffer more fierce tribulation, and the helper would be attacked as well.¡±


    He saw a bolt of lightning landing on the silver figure, which absorbed the power of the lightning.


    ¡°Puppet,¡± Immortal Flying Hawk exclaimed.


    Peacock looked at Immortal Flying Hawk¡¯s shocked expression and asked in confusion, ¡°Grandfather, it¡¯s just a puppet. Why are you so shocked?¡±


    Immortal Flying Hawk gave her an impatient look and said, ¡°Ordinary puppets don¡¯t surprise me, but this puppet can block the thunder tribulation of Nascent Souls. It must be a Nascent Soul puppet.¡±


    Kong Que widened her eyes, ¡°Xiao Jinting has a Nascent Puppet before he officially becomes a Nascent Soul? Did he have the puppet when he was a Golden Core?¡±


    Immortal Flying Hawk clapped his hands. ¡°Now I understand. The zombies of Immortal Skeleton were destroyed in a curious way on our trip to Sky City, and I had thought a Nascent Soul went by and helped us. Looking back, it must be Xiao Jinting.¡±


    It dawned on Kong Fei, who had been puzzled that he was not a friend of Xiao Jinting, but the latter asked them to go first. It turned out that Xiao Jinting knew how to deal with the zombies, but he didn¡¯t want them to know about it, so he sent them away with an excuse.


    ¡­


    ¡°Xiao Jinting is meant to be somebody,¡± Mu Yun muttered as he looked in the direction of the Green Cloud Immortal Sect.


    ¡°Yeah. He advances to Nascent Soul at such a young age. He might be able to become a Deity Transformation one day,¡± said Qiu Yun.


    Mu Yun turned to him and said, ¡°You think highly of him.¡±


    Gu Yun nodded, ¡°Yeah!¡±


    Mu Yun felt depressed.


    Xiao Jinting¡¯s cave glowed with rays of green light, which got stronger. ¡°He¡¯s going to make it soon.¡±


    Mu Yun nodded and said, ¡°With his strong physique and cultivation, he can get through safely.¡±


    ¡°After he advances to Nascent Soul, Green Cloud Immortal Sect will have one more ancestor. Maybe it won¡¯t be long before it surpasses Spiritual Medicine Sect,¡± Qiu Yun glanced at Mu Yun and said.


    Mu Yun smiled helplessly. ¡°Maybe.¡±


    ¡­


    In the secret chamber, Xiao Jinting sat cross-legged on a praying mat, and a small nascent soul hovered above his head with a serious expression.


    Xiao Jinting thought he was lucky. The tribulation of Heart Demon was ferocious, and he almost went crazy several times. Fortunately, he finally made it with his extraordinary will.


    It started to drizzle.


    ¡°It¡¯s raining. He¡¯s made it,¡± Chen Xu said excitedly.


    Waves of rich natural spiritual Qi rushed towards Xiao Jinting.


    Once a Nascent Soul survived the thunder tribulation, pure spiritual Qi would pour down on him, cleansing his body and reshaping his physique.


    Xu Muan stood near the secret chamber where Xiao Jinting was in seclusion and took a deep breath, saying to Xiao Xiaodong and the others, ¡°It¡¯s over. He will come out of seclusion in a few days. You can leave now.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan said excitedly, ¡°Father is awesome!¡±


    Chen Xu was happy. Recently, Cloud Continent was not peaceful. After Xiao Jinting had advanced to Nascent Soul, he could help his grandfather if the latter was in danger. Chen Lifeng was powerful, but he didn¡¯t have a strong sect behind him.


    Xu Muan looked in the direction of Xiao Jinting¡¯s cave and took a deep breath. After so many years, his husband was finally coming out.


    As soon as Xiao Jinting came out of his seclusion, Dongcheng Yang greeted him.


    ¡°Mr. Xiao, your advancement was amazing! When I advanced to Nascent Soul, my thunder tribulation was much weaker than yours.¡±


    Xiao Jinting smiled and said, ¡°Yang, you are too modest. My tribulation was more aggressive, but it was not as ferocious as you say.¡±


    Dongcheng Yang took out a list and handed it to Xiao Jinting. ¡°This is the list of guests for the banquet. Take a look.¡±


    Xiao Jinting looked at the list and frowned. ¡°Yang, I don¡¯t need a grand ceremony. Why are you inviting so many people?¡±


    Dongcheng Yang said disapprovingly, ¡°Your advancement to Nascent is a big event, and we need to invite many people to celebrate. It¡¯s time to show how powerful we have become.¡±


    ¡°Yang, I just heard that Sacred Sect is causing a lot of troubles these days. It¡¯s not proper to have a grand celebration.¡±


    ¡°Jinting, you are right. I was not thoughtful. But we have to celebrate anyway. After all, this is a good thing,¡± said Dongcheng Yang.


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said, ¡°I have to trouble you to arrange it. How about Sacred Sect?¡±


    Dongcheng Yang shook his head and said, ¡°They are aggressive this time. The head and several elders of Yin Ghost Sect are approaching the end of their lives, so the whole sect joined Scared Sect.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was surprised. ¡°Why did they do that?¡±


    Dongcheng Yang sighed and said, ¡°Many cultivators pursue immortality, and they have gone crazy. In fact, the cultivating method of Sacred Sect has its special advantage.¡±


    ¡°Everyone has his own way to go,¡± Xiao Jinting said.

 Chapter 395

    At the Xu house.


    Xu Chang looked at the invitation card and sighed helplessly.


    The Xiao family had been thriving these years. Now, Xiao Jinting had become a Nascent Soul.  Logically speaking, the Xu family could take advantage of this and revive. However, there had been bad feeling between the two families, and Xiao Xiaofu held grudges against them.


    Other families were aware of what had happened.


    They didn¡¯t dare to befriend the Xu family before the Xiao family made any moves. However, no families would pick on the Xu Family for no reason because of Xu Kai, who used to be a member of the family. Therefore, the Xu family managed to survive.


    The tension between the Xu family and Xiao Xiaofu had been eased, but Xu Chang was not satisfied.


    ¡°Grandfather, Senior Xiao has advanced to Nascent Soul. Are we going to the banquet?¡±


    Xu Chang nodded and said, ¡°Of course, we are going.¡± The Green Cloud Immortal Sect had sent him the invitation card. How could they not go?


    Xiao Jinting had become a Nascent Soul, and Chen Lifeng was at the advanced level of Nascent Soul. It would be easy for Xiao Jinting to snatch the position of the sect head.


    Xu Chang frowned. He was worried. Xiao Jinting¡¯s advancement to Nascent Soul was a big event, and he had to prepare a precious gift. He wondered what would interest Xiao Jinting, who had so many treasures in his possession.


    ¡­


    At the Lei house.


    Lei Dong looked at Lei Xuan and said with a strange expression, ¡°It¡¯s awesome of your father-in-law to advance to Nascent Soul so soon.¡±


    His heart was in a whirl. The Lei Family had a long history, and he had been eager to have a Nascent Soul in his family. To his surprise, Lei Xuan¡¯s father-in-law advanced to Nascent Soul earlier.


    ¡°He is powerful, but I am going to be a Nascent soon,¡± Lei Xuan said.


    Lei Dong gave him an impatient look. ¡°Stop bragging. You have just reached the advanced level of Golden Core. Don¡¯t fool me.¡±


    Lei Xuan glared back and said sulkily, ¡°Father, how can you underestimate your son?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m not underestimating you. I¡¯m speaking the truth. Don¡¯t turn a deaf ear to me just because you have a higher cultivation. There is a chance of you advancing to Nascent Soul in a hundred years.¡±


    ¡°Hello, Grandfather. Hello, Father.¡± A handsome young man entered the room.


    He was the son of Xiao Xiaofan and Lei Xuan, Lei Tianyi. He was at the preliminary level of Golden Core.


    ¡°Tianyi, I¡¯m glad that you¡¯ve come.¡± Lei Dong said in excitement. Lei Tianyi asked, ¡°Grandfather, how are you doing these days?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m fine. I feel better when I see you.¡± Lei Dong glanced at Lei Xuan. Over the years, the Lei family had revived with the pills given by Xiao Xiaofan and Lei Xuan. Apart from Lei Tianyi, there were two more Golden Cores.


    ¡°Have you completed your mission?¡± Lei Xuan asked.


    Lei Tian nodded and said, ¡°Yes.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t go out alone recently. It¡¯s very dangerous,¡± Lei Xuan warned.


    ¡°I¡¯m working with my cousin Ziyu,¡± Lei Tianyi said.


    ¡°Your cultivation is at the same level. If you encounter any danger, you can¡¯t save each other,¡± Lei Xuan said.


    Lei Tianyi said indifferently, ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter. I have random teleportation talismans rune. If I encounter danger, I can use them to escape.¡±


    Lei Xuan rolled his eyes and said, ¡°Even so, you have to be careful.¡±


    Lei Tianyi nodded and said, ¡°I know, Father. Grandfather Xiao has advanced to Nascent Soul, and he will receive tons of gifts. I wonder how much they worth.¡±


    Lei Xuan knocked on Lei Tianyi¡¯s head. ¡®Little bastard, keep it to the family. Why do you have to speak out?¡±


    ¡­


    Hundreds of cultivators were busy decorating the venue on the mountain of Green Cloud Immortal Sect.


    Red satin streamers gave a festive touch to the whole mountain.


    Tables carved with dragons and phoenixes were placed in the hall.


    Cultivators holding various rare spiritual fruits and spiritual wine scurried around.


    ¡°Senior Ouyang, what are you looking at?¡± A female cultivator in yellow asked as she walked beside Ouyang Jinyue.


    Ouyang Jinyue smiled and said, ¡°Nothing. I¡¯m just looking around.¡±


    ¡°Ancestor Xiao is awesome. I heard that he advanced to Nascent Soul before the age of one hundred,¡± the woman in yellow said with envy and admiration.


    Ouyang Jinyue nodded, ¡°Yeah!¡±


    She recalled the time when she was travelling with the Xiao family. Back then, she was the dignified young lady of the Ouyang family, and the Xiao family was a group of free-lance cultivators. Her wet nurse despised them, thinking they tried to play up to the Ouyang family.


    In the blink of an eye, many years had passed. The ordinary man had made it to the peak of the sect, while she was an insignificant Establishment Foundation cultivator. The Xiao family helped her a lot with her cultivation.


    Things had changed significantly.


    ¡°Senior Ouyang, I heard that you and the Xiao brothers have a deep friendship!¡± A female cultivator in yellow said.


    Ouyang Jinyue nodded, ¡°You are exaggerating. We are only acquaintances.¡±


    Their connection back then was nothing. The Xiao family had disappeared for more than twenty years, and they hadn¡¯t got in touch since then, so the friendship was worn out.


    The woman in yellow said with bright eyes, ¡°Senior Sister Ouyang, I heard that you¡¯ve known Ancestor Xiao long ago. He must have been a genius since he was young.¡±


    Ouyang Jinyue smiled bitterly. The female cultivator in yellow was a newcomer in the sect, and she didn¡¯t know much about Xiao Jinting¡¯s past. From the powerful look of Xiao Jinting, anyone would think he should have been like this all along.

 Chapter 396

    The new disciples probably had never imagined that Xiao Jinting used to be an outer disciple of Green Cloud Immortal Sect for a few years, and he made a living by tending to the spiritual herbs in the garden. No one would have expected that Xiao Jinting, a cultivator who used to run errands in Green Cloud Immortal Sect, would become a Nascent Soul elder of the sect.


    Xu Muan suddenly leaped across the mountain. ¡°Is that Elder Xu?¡± asked the woman in yellow excitedly.


    Ouyang Jinyue nodded, ¡°Yeah!¡±


    ¡°He must be going to meet Ancestor Xiao. They are close!¡± The woman in yellow said with envy.


    Ouyang Jinyue nodded, ¡°Yes, Ancestor Xiao doesn¡¯t have anyone else.¡± Nascent Souls usually had many concubines, but Xiao Jinting was different.


    ¡­


    ¡°Hello, Jinyue.¡± Tang Yunjie greeted warmly.


    Ouyang Jinyue smiled at him and said, ¡°Mr. Tang, you have advanced to Golden Core. Congratulations!¡±


    Tang Yunjie scratched the back of his head and smiled happily. With his aptitude, it was difficult for him to advance to Golden Core, but he was lucky. When he was small, he was a friend of Xiao Xiaofan and Lei Xuan, who helped him after they advanced to Golden Core.


    ¡°My level of cultivation is nothing compared to Mr. Xiao.¡± Tang Yunjie sighed.


    ¡°Ancestor Xiao has remarkable luck. You don¡¯t have to compare yourself with him,¡± Ouyang Jinyue said.


    Tang Yunjie nodded and said, ¡°You¡¯re right. I¡¯m satisfied that I can advance to Golden Core.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t get me wrong,¡± Ouyang Jinyue said.


    ¡°That¡¯s Dong Lin!¡± Tang Yunjie said in surprise.


    Tang Yunjie thought to himself, ¡°It was stupid of Xiao Xiaofan to treat Dong Lin well back then. Thankfully, he came back to his sense and chose Lei Xuan.¡±


    Dong Lin had been unlucky. He kept failing to advance to Establishment Foundation until he took three pills.


    Now that Lei Xuan and Xiao Xiaofan had got married, no one mentioned what had happened back then.


    Dong Lin glanced at Tang Yunjie and walked away.


    Dong Lin thought to himself, ¡°Tang Yunjie¡¯s cultivation was lower than mine back then. He took advantage of Xiao Xiaofan and Lei Xuan and advanced to Golden Core.¡± He was embarrassed to call Tang Yunjie Senior when they met.


    Back then, when Xiao Xiaofan and Lei Xuan were assigned the mission, Dong Lin thought that they would die. However, they survived and met Chen Xu, thus getting to know Chen Lifeng.


    When several sects had posted rewards to arrest the Xiao family, Dong Lin thought that they were doomed. However, after the Xiao family had been hiding overseas for many years, Xiao Jinting came back and took the position of the First Elder of Green Cloud Immortal Sect.


    Dong Lin looked at the luxurious venue and gritted his teeth. Xiao Jinting had advanced to Nascent Soul. The Xiao family was lucky.


    He sighed and thought to himself, ¡°If I had accepted Xiao Xiaofan back then, maybe things would have been different. Chen Xu got the Spirit Washing Pill a few decades ago, and he advanced to Golden Core early. If I had accepted Xiao Xiaofan, I might have had one pill.¡±


    ¡­


    Xiao Xiaofan looked at Lei Xuan and asked, ¡°What are you looking at?¡±


    He followed Lei Xuan¡¯s eye and saw a strange cultivator.


    ¡°He¡¯s only an Establishment Foundation. Why do you look at him?¡± Xiao Xiaofan said in confusion.


    Lei Xuan looked at Xiao Xiaofan in surprise and said, ¡°Don¡¯t you recognize him? He¡¯s Dong Lin!¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan stared. He asked in surprise, ¡°That guy is so old? I remember that he is younger than Father.¡±


    Lei Xuan smiled and said, ¡°The higher one¡¯s cultivation is, the slower he grows old. Dong Lin advanced to Establishment Foundation in his seventies.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan nodded and said, ¡°You¡¯re right.¡±


    Lei Xuan looked at Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s calm face and knew that he had put Dong Lin behind. He was relieved.


    ¡­


    As Dong Lin walked in the sect, he heard the voices of several female cultivators.


    ¡°Senior Xiaodong and Senior Chen have come. They are very close.¡±


    ¡°Senior Chen has a good eye. Back then, everyone thought that it was stupid of him to choose Senior Xiaodong over Qiao Xiang. It turns out that Senior Xiaodong is much better than Qiao Xiang.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s true. Senior Xiaodong made it to the advanced level of Golden Core a few years earlier than Qiao Xiang.¡±


    ¡°More than that. When Senior Xiaodong kills the demonic beasts, he does it neatly. His is very powerful. His soul force must be stronger than Qiao Xiang.¡±


    ¡°The head of Peerless Sect is eager to help Qiao Xiang advance to Nascent Soul, but I think Senior Xiaodong has a better chance than Qiao Xiang.¡±


    ¡°As a cultivator, it¡¯s important to make the right choice. I heard that Senior Xiaodong was not outstanding when he was young. Anyone who befriended him when he was in difficulties is making a fortune now.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right. I heard that Senior Xiaodong was an insignificant gardener in the Spiritual Herbs Garden.¡±


    ¡­


    The conversation pricked at Dong Lin¡¯s heart.


    Chen Xu had a sharp eye and made the right choice. Therefore, he made great achievements instead of loafing behind Chen Lifeng. Dong Lin thought he had made the wrong choice, and he might remain an Establishment Foundation cultivator for the rest of his life.

 Chapter 397

    Xu Muan walked into Xiao Jinting¡¯s seclusion cave. Xiao Jinting glanced at Xu Muan, who was frowning, and asked, ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡±


    ¡°The people from Heavenly God Sect are here.¡±


    Xiao Jinting looked at Xu Muan¡¯s solemn face and asked, ¡°You look worried. What did they say?¡±


    Xu Muan nodded. ¡°Heavenly God Sect offers five hundred top-grade spiritual stones to buy one Spirit Cleansing Pill. They want to buy all the pills that we have.¡±


    Xiao Jinting smiled bitterly. ¡°The price is not low!¡±


    Although the Spirit Cleansing Pill was precious, the price was high. However, the demand exceeded the supply, and some Deity Transformation ancestors who doted on their descendants were willing to spend a lot of money on it.


    Xu Muan narrowed his eyes and said worriedly, ¡°I don¡¯t think they want to buy it, but to test how many pills you have.¡± If they knew that Xiao Jinting could refine Spirit Cleansing Pills as many as he could, he might be torn to pieces.


    ¡°I think so too,¡± Xiao Jinting said.


    ¡°Do you want to sell it?¡± asked Xu Muan.


    ¡°Yes. It might not be sold at such a high price if we miss this chance,¡± Xiao Jinting said after he thought for a while.


    Xu Muan frowned and asked, ¡°How to explain to them?¡±


    Xiao Jinting smiled and said indifferently, ¡°It¡¯s easy. We can tell them that that we accidentally got the formulation of the Spirit Cleansing Pill in the secret realm years ago, and we refined a batch of Spirit Cleansing Pills. However, the Spirit Cleansing Grass that we found in the realm was limited, so we managed to refine eight Spirit Cleansing Pills. If the Heavenly God Sect wants the formulation, we can sell it to them.¡±


    ¡°Do you sell the formulation as well?¡± Xu Muan frowned and asked.


    ¡°There is no Spirit Cleansing Grass in the cultivation world, so it doesn¡¯t matter to sell it to them. It¡¯s good to exchange it for some spiritual stones,¡± Xiao Jinting said.


    Xu Muan thought it over. Spirit Cleansing Grass existed in very few secret realms, and it didn¡¯t have any effect until it reached certain years.


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°Okay, how many Spirit Cleansing Pills are you going to sell them?¡±


    ¡°Two,¡± Xiao Jinting said. One was too few, and three would make people suspect that he had a lot in his hands.


    ¡­


    Jing Feiyue and Elder Gong Li, who were sent by Heavenly God Sect to negotiate, were shocked by the news from Xiao Jinting.


    ¡°No wonder Xiao Jinting has so many Spirit Cleansing Pills. It turns out that he has the formulation for the pills,¡± Gong Li said.


    Jing Feiyue gritted his teeth and said, ¡°This guy is greedy, selling the formulation at the price of two thousand top-grade spiritual stones.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s not expensive. With the formulation, we can cultivate many single roots, and our sect will be more powerful,¡± Gong Li said.


    Jing Feiyue snorted softly, ¡°That is under the condition that we have the Spirit Cleansing Grass. Why does Xiao Jinting sell the formulation so easily? Because he knows the formulation is useless without Spirit Cleansing Grass.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right, but we have to buy the formulation no matter what. Our sect is not short of spiritual stones. What if we chance to find a patch of Spirit Cleansing Grass? Perhaps there is a lot of Spirit Cleansing Grass in some unspoilt secret realm.¡± Gong Li said.


    Jing Feiyue nodded and said, ¡°You are right.¡±


    After Jing Feiyue sent the message back, Heavenly God Sect immediately sent people to deliver the spiritual stones over, afraid that Xiao Jinting would change his mind if they were late.


    Dongcheng Yang soon learned about the deal between Xiao Jinting and Heavenly God Sect.


    It dawned on him. ¡°I was wondering why Xiao Jinting has so many Spirit Cleansing Pills. It turns out that he has the formulation.¡±


    ¡°No wonder Chen Xu listens to Xiao Xiaodong.¡± Lin Xue¡¯e had been curious why Chen Xu, the grandson of Chen Lifeng, refused Qiao Xiang and chose Xiao Xiaodong, who was an ordinary cultivator. She thought Chen Xu knew that Xiao Xiaodong had taken the Spirit Cleansing Pill, and the Xiao family gave him one.


    ¡°It¡¯s a pity that our sect can¡¯t have the formulation.¡± Dongcheng Yang shook his head.


    Lin Xue¡¯e looked at his sad face and felt a sense of disappointment. It turned out that good aptitude could be mass produced.


    Everyone in the Xiao family was Golden Core because they had all taken Spirit Cleansing Pills.


    If one hundred cultivators in the sect had taken the Spirit Cleansing Pills, there would be a dozen Nascent Souls in around three hundred years. However, the problem was that the sect was too weak to have the formulation. Other sects would come to pick on them.


    ¡°Mr. Dongcheng, forget it. The Heavenly God Sect might not be able to make use of the formulation. The Spirit Cleansing Grass got extinct long ago. If it hadn¡¯t got extinct, the formulation would not have disappeared,¡± Lin Xue¡¯e said.


    Dongcheng Yang nodded and said, ¡°You¡¯re right. No matter how good the formulation is, it¡¯s a piece of trash without the Spirit Cleansing Grass. Jinting makes a big fortune out of it.¡±


    In the secret room.


    Xiao Jinting held a large sum of top-grade spiritual stones and smiled brightly.


    ¡°Heavenly God Sect is so generous. They didn¡¯t haggle.¡±


    ¡°They are so wealthy that they didn¡¯t turn a hair when they gave us such a large amount of spiritual stones,¡± Xu Muan smiled.


    Xiao Jinting crossed his arms over his chest and said regretfully, ¡°If I had known that they are so generous, I would have asked for more.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯ve made quite a lot of money. Senior Chen was green with envy.¡± After Xu Muan received the spiritual stones, Chen Lifeng said with jealousy that a free-lance cultivator was too poor. He was a Nascent Soul at the advanced level, but he was not as wealthy as a new Nascent Soul.


    ¡°Those guys are lucky. By the way, I heard that you¡¯ve framed Ice Palace,¡± Xiao Jinting looked at Xu Muan gently.

 Chapter 398

    Xu Muan paused and said, ¡°Have you heard of it?¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded, ¡°Xiaodong says that it was awesome of you to create conflicts between Ice Palace and several sects.¡±


    Xu Muan shook his head and said, ¡°I had no other choice.¡±


    When Xiao Jinting took out the Ice Marrow Pill back then, Ice Palace must have suspected the cultivators from Cloud Continent. During the years after Xiao Jinting came back to Green Cloud Immortal sect, Ice Palace had never given up on the investigation. As a precaution, Xu Muan deliberately took the marked treasures out and created the chaos.


    Although it was not a proud thing to do, he had to resort to this method.


    ¡°Thank you for your efforts. This is too risky. You shouldn¡¯t have done that. If you get robbed, then¡­¡± Xiao Jinting couldn¡¯t help but say.


    Xu Muan said indifferently, ¡°Don¡¯t worry. I¡¯ve calculated everything.¡±


    ¡°Those bastards from Ice Palace are mean! I can¡¯t use the things they gave me,¡± Xiao Jinting said sullenly.


    After he advanced to Nascent Soul, he could open the Tripod of Heaven and Earth and used the treasures inside. However, the things given by Ice Palace were marked by the Deity Transformation from Ice Palace.


    He was a preliminary Nascent Soul, and his soul force was equivalent to that of an Advanced Nascent Soul, but he was much inferior to a Deity Transformation cultivator. Therefore, he could only look at the treasures from Bing Wu and did nothing.


    ¡°We can save those treasures for the future. Anyway, they won¡¯t rot,¡± Xu Muan said.


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said, ¡°I know. Muan, you have to work hard and advance to Nascent Soul.¡±


    Xu Muan smiled wryly. ¡°It¡¯s not that easy.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said indifferently, ¡°Don¡¯t worry. The time cultivation room is available to other people now.¡±


    After Xiao Jinting advanced to Nascent Soul, the jade space expanded significantly. The time cultivation room could finally be accessible to other people. As for the specific level and the number of people admitted into the room, Xiao Jinting was not sure.


    After he opened Tripod of Heaven and Earth, there was a problem. Most of the things in the tripod could only be used by Nascent Souls, and there was only one Nascent Soul in the family.


    ¡­


    A bell was ringing. Xiao Jinting was now an ancestor. Ordinary people did not dare to trespass on his seclusion area. If they wanted to see Xiao Jinting, they could only ring the bell.


    Xu Muan looked at Xiao Jinting, ¡°Someone is looking for you! You don¡¯t go out, so they come to get you.¡±


    Xiao Jinting sighed, ¡°I¡¯m not good at handling such an occasion.¡±


    Xu Muan said indifferently, ¡°Practice makes perfect. Take your time.¡±


    Xiao Jinting and Xu Muan walked out together. When Dongcheng Yang saw Xiao Jinting, he could not help but look happy. ¡°Jinting, you finally come out. On such a good day, it¡¯s not proper for you to hide away.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was speechless. Dongcheng Yang sounded like it was his wedding day.


    ¡°Jinting, go with me to meet a few friends,¡± said Dongcheng Yang.


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said, ¡°Okay.¡±


    As Xiao Jinting didn¡¯t want to attract too much attention, he only invited several Nascent Soul cultivators. Dongcheng Yang took him to see them, and they exchanged pleasantries and compliments.


    After he met them, Xiao Jinting finally understood what Dongcheng Yang was up to. Dongcheng Yang was different from Xiao Jinting, who used to be a free-lance cultivator and entered Green Cloud Immortal Sect later. Dongcheng Yang was cultivated by the previous sect head, and he had a deep feeling for Green Cloud Immortal Sect. The sect had cultivated him, and Dongcheng Yang as a result wanted to bring the sect to a higher level.


    As there was one more Nascent Soul in the sect, Green Cloud Immortal Sect would be expanded. The cultivators gave the sect part of their territories as gifts.


    When Xiao Jinting appeared at the top of the mountain, the disciples of Green Cloud Immortal Sect were cheering in excitement.


    Looking at the excited faces, Xiao Jinting suddenly felt like he was looking at the smaller hills from the top of a huge mountain.


    Looking at the sea of disciples, Xiao Jinting couldn¡¯t help but feel excited.


    Xiao Xiaofan looked at Xiao Jinting who was standing at the top and couldn¡¯t help saying, ¡°Father is awesome today.¡±


    Lei Xuan asked in confusion, ¡°Isn¡¯t he awesome every day?¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan thought for a moment and said, ¡°He¡¯s awesome usually, but today he is particularly handsome.¡±


    Lei Xuan thought about it and said, ¡°Perhaps it is because of the position he is standing. He looks particularly handsome when he is at the top of the mountain.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan nodded and said, ¡°Yes.¡±


    ¡°One day, I will stand in that position,¡± Lei Xuan said confidently.


    Xiao Xiaofan looked back at him and said, ¡°I wonder how long it will take.¡±


    Lei Xuan gave a dry smile and thought to himself, ¡°My father and wife have no confidence in me. I¡¯m at the advanced level of Golden Core, and it won¡¯t take me long to become a Nascent Soul.¡±


    ¡­


    Ouyang Jinyue looked at Xiao Jinting with envy in her eyes.


    ¡°Senior Ouyang, that¡¯s Ancestor Xiao! He looks so young, younger than I imagined.¡± A female cultivator in yellow tugged at Ouyang Jinyue¡¯s sleeve.


    Ouyang Jinyue looked at Xiao Jinting and felt confused. No one was to be underestimated in cultivation. Perhaps one day a small potato would suddenly arise and surprise the world.

 Chapter 399

    A cultivator in the crowd looked at Xiao Jinting with a complicated expression.


    ¡°Senior Jian, I¡¯m surprised that you came back. I thought that you would never come back for the rest of your life since you had such a good time on Zixuan Island,¡± one of the cultivators teased.


    ¡°Of course I have to come back. Having one more ancestor is a big event, which honors the whole sect. I come back to see if I could get some luck from it,¡± Jian Yi said with a smile.


    ¡°Senior Jian, if I remember correctly, Xiao Xiaofan, the son of Ancestor Xiao, was recruited by you.¡±


    In the past, Jian Yi went to Barbarian Continent to recruit disciples and got generous rewards from the sect because he found Xiao Xiaofan, who was a single spiritual root. Thanks to Xiao Xiaofan, he was valued by the sect.


    Jian Yi had thought of befriending Xiao Xiaofan, who might return his favor after making achievements.


    However, he had to drop the idea because Bai Lizheng didn¡¯t want Xiao Xiaofan to interact with anyone.


    When Jian Yi found that Bai Lizheng wanted to seize Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s body, he applied to work in a faraway place to save his own life and hadn¡¯t come back to the sect for decades.


    In the blink of an eye, decades had passed. Jian Yi looked at Xiao Jinting in the crowd, thoughts racing across his mind.


    When he found that Xiao Xiaofan had special aptitude and tested his qualifications, he also conducted the aptitude tests on Xiao Jinting and Xu Muan. He found that both of them had mediocre aptitude. It had never occurred to him that Xiao Jinting, who he thought would never advance to Establishment Foundation, let alone Golden Core, would have become the ancestor of the sect.


    ¡°Senior Jian, look, that¡¯s Elder Xiao Xiaodong, Ancestor Xiao¡¯s eldest son. He¡¯s awesome too.¡±


    Jian Yi wore a queer look. He had met the elder brother of Xiao Xiaofan before.


    Back then, Xiao Xiaodong was tested to be two spiritual roots and his aptitude was mediocre. Jian Yi had thought of taking Xiao Xiaodong to the sect, but he dropped the idea considering the troubles. To his surprise, Xiao Xiaodong not only married the grandson of Chen Lifeng, but also reached the advanced level of Golden Core. His cultivation speed was not lower than that of Xiao Xiaofan.


    Xiao Xiaodong glanced at Jian Yi, who was frightened.


    Chen Xu noticed the strange look on Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s face and asked, ¡°What¡¯s wrong? You look strange.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong smiled and said casually, ¡°I saw an acquaintance, and I suddenly feel that life is interesting.¡±


    ¡°Who is it?¡± Chen Xu asked.


    ¡°Many years ago, this man went to Barbarian Continent to recruit disciples. He found Xiaofan with his sharp eye and brought him into the sect,¡± Xiao Xiaodong said.


    Xiao Xiaodong felt complicated towards Jian Yi, who separated the family in some sense. However, many people would give anything to enter Green Cloud Immortal Sect. From this perspective, Jian Yi had done them a favor.


    ¡°He recruited only your brother without taking you along?¡± Chen Xu asked.


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded, ¡°Yeah, he didn¡¯t think my aptitude was good enough, so he didn¡¯t choose me.¡±


    ¡°In this case, you shouldn¡¯t say he has a sharp eye,¡± Chen Xu shook his head.


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, ¡°Yeah, no one has a sharper eye than you.¡±


    Chen Xu smiled disapprovingly.


    Jian Yi watched Xiao Xiaodong and Chen Xu leave together, and he breathed a sigh of relief. He could not help but feel a sense of loss. During the years of his absence, Xiao Xiaodong had changed significantly.


    ¡°Senior Jian, was Elder Xiaodong looking at you just now?¡±


    Jian Yi smiled awkwardly, ¡°What are you talking about? Why did he look at me?¡±


    ¡­


    ¡°Xiaodong, why are you late?¡± asked Xiao Xiaofan.


    ¡°I met an acquaintance just now, and I got held up,¡± Xiao Xiaodong said.


    Xiao Xiaofan was curious, ¡°Acquaintance? Who is it?¡±


    ¡°Do you still remember the cultivator who recruited you into the Green Cloud Immortal Sect?¡± asked Xiao Xiaodong.


    ¡°That bastard!¡±


    Chen Xu was confused. ¡°Xiaofan, you have a deep grudge against this guy!¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan snorted softly, ¡°That guy is blind. He said that our parents as well as my brother had bad aptitude. How absurd.¡±


    Chen Xu was speechless.


    Xiao Xiaofan snorted. ¡°That guy said that I would make great achievements after I entered Green Cloud Immortal Sect. In the end, my body was almost seized by the old man.¡±


    Chen Xu paused in shock, looking at Xiao Xiaodong blankly.


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded lightly and said, ¡°He escaped.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong guessed that Jian Yi recruited Xiaofan without ulterior motives. Bai Lizheng was an accident.


    ¡­


    In the spiritual herbs garden in the northern part of the sect.


    Qiu Yun looked at Mu Yun and asked, ¡°Why do you come out? The banquet shouldn¡¯t be over yet.¡±


    ¡°People are chattering there. It¡¯s no fun,¡± Mu Yun said lazily.


    ¡°You know how to relax yourself,¡± said Qiu Yun with a smile.


    ¡°Xiao Jinting seems to be impatient too. However, he is the man of the day, and he can¡¯t escape,¡± Mu Yun gloated.


    ¡°I¡¯ve long thought that Xiao Jinting would be somebody, but I didn¡¯t expect him to be a Nascent Soul so soon.¡± Qiu Yun sighed in amazement. He couldn¡¯t help but feel envious. He seemed to see Xiao Jinting running errands in the garden, but in the blink of an eye, he had become a dignified ancestor of the sect.


    ¡°I heard that Xiao Jinting took Spirit Cleansing Pill when he was in Heavenly Haze Secret Realm, so his aptitude was improved a lot,¡± Mu Yun said.

 Chapter 400

    Qiu Yun tilted his head. Spirit Cleansing Pills could change the aptitudes, but the Xiao family must have done more than taking the pills.


    ¡°Spirit Cleansing Pills alone can¡¯t help him go that far. I guess he made some fortunes when he was overseas. They seemed to escape from something when they came back.¡± Qiu Yun had a hunch that the Xiao family came back because they flaunted their wealth and got hunted down.


    Mu Yun nodded and said, ¡°It¡¯s possible. However, it¡¯s his fate, and it¡¯s pointless to investigate.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right, but the Xiao family is so lucky!¡± Qiu Yun said sullenly.


    ¡°Indeed,¡± Mu Yun smiled bitterly. Guo Yi kept saying Dongcheng Yang was so cunning that he recruited Xiao Jinting to be the First Elder, who turned out to be an ancestor. Guo Yi was green with envy, regretting not recruiting Xiao Jinting into Spiritual Medicine Sect.


    ¡­


    At Peerless Sect.


    Qiao Xiang drank one cup of wine after another in a bad mood, and two female cultivators entertained him.


    Luo Yuting saw this from afar and hid away.


    If it had been a few decades ago, Luo Yuting would have felt angry because Qiao Xiang fooled around with other female cultivators. However, as the scars on her face worsened, she didn¡¯t interfere with his business anymore.


    Along the way, several female cultivators saw Luo Yuting and started whispering.


    ¡°Is that Senior Luo? She is pitiful. I heard that she was injured by a demonic beast years ago, and her face was disfigured.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s a pity. She would get whatever she likes as the wife of Mr. Qiao if she hadn¡¯t been injured.¡±


    ¡°Senior Luo is too weak to get the upper hand in front of Mr. Qiao¡¯s concubines.¡±


    ¡°Are you kidding? How dare she make a fuss? It¡¯s not easy for her to come out.¡±


    ¡°In my opinion, if she is sensible enough, she should ask for a divorce. She¡¯s ugly, and she shouldn¡¯t drag Mr. Qiao down.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right! What is she to be the wife of Mr. Qiao? She has neither good aptitude nor powerful family.¡±


    Luo Yuting walked into her seclusion room. Back then, she made efforts to stop the worsening of her wounds. However, she tried all methods in vain. In desperation, she went to Qiao Xiang for help, but he said she was disgusting and slutty.


    Knowing that she couldn¡¯t count on Qiao Xiang, Luo Yuting chose to go into seclusion to cultivate hard. After the news of her disfiguration and seclusion spread, many female cultivators seized the chance and swarmed to Qiao Xiang, who took them all.


    Luo Yuting frowned. As far as she knew, Qiao Xiang had two more sons and one daughter during her seclusion.


    Luo Yuting lowered her head and felt a chill in her heart. She sensed Qiao Xiang was not happy from the glimpse of him.


    Luo Yuting thought about it and understood. Qiao Xiang had always thought highly of himself. Although he didn¡¯t like Chen Xu, the latter¡¯s rejection hurt his pride, so Qiao Xiang had been competing with the Xiao family.


    Now that Xiao Jinting had advanced to Nascent Soul, Xiao Xiaodong, Xiao Xiaofan, Xiao Xiaofu as well as Chen Xu are making no smaller progress than him. How could Qiao Xiang swallow his anger?


    Luo Yuting sighed and vaguely felt that it was a mistake to come out of her seclusion.


    ¡­


    ¡°Qiao, I think I saw Senior Luo just now,¡± a girl in blue said timidly.


    A violet-clothed woman covered her mouth with surprise in her eyes. ¡°Senior Luo came out of seclusion?¡±


    Qiao Xiang narrowed his eyes, his heart churning. Years ago, after he fell out with Luo Yuting, her face was disfigured.


    He regretted holding a grand wedding ceremony for her, and everyone knew that he had a disfigured wife.


    Qiao Xiang had thought of divorcing Luo Yuting, but people would accuse him of cruelty if he did that right after she was injured. Afraid to ruin his reputation, he dropped the idea.


    After Luo Yuting tried in vain to heal her face, she sensibly went into seclusion.


    Out of sight, out of mind. Qiao Xiang saw that she hid away, so he didn¡¯t force her to divorce.


    When he learned that Luo Yuting had come out of her seclusion, Qiao Xiang unconsciously clenched his fists and thought to himself, ¡°Luo Yuting has been in seclusion for so long. She chose to come out when Xiao Jinting held the Nascent Soul celebration. This woman must have come out to laugh at me.¡±


    Qiao Xiang recalled that he had sworn many times in front of Luo Yuting that he would advance to Nascent Soul and trample the Xiao family to make Chen Lifeng regret and get Chen Xu to understand that what he had missed. His face burned in shame.


    ¡­


    At Green Cloud Immortal Sect.


    ¡°Luo Yuting is dead,¡± Chen Xu looked at Xiao Xiaodong.


    Xiao Xiaodong glanced at Chen Xu and asked, ¡°What¡¯s wrong? Do you suspect that I killed her?¡±


    Chen Xu shook his head and said, ¡°No.¡±


    ¡°Luo Yuting was indirectly killed by Qiao Xiang. I thought of killing her myself, but Qiao Xiang¡¯s women did that before I did anything.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong gave a mocking smile. Years ago, Luo Yuting framed Chen Xu in order to marry Qiao Xiang.


    Now the women around Qiao Xiang killed her in order to take her position.


    Xiao Xiaodong guessed that Qiao Xiang might kill her personally if the women didn¡¯t do it. Qiao Xiang was too proud to allow Luo Yuting to move around in front of him.


    Qiao Xiang cared about his own reputation, so he couldn¡¯t bring himself to kill Luo Yuting. He indulged the women to do that, and he might even encourage them.


    Chen Xu sighed and said, ¡°It¡¯s retribution.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and thought, ¡°Isn¡¯t it retribution? Luo Yuting might have never expected that she would get killed because she was the wife of Qiao Xiang.¡±


    ¡°Qiao Xiang isn¡¯t a good man.¡± Chen Xu couldn¡¯t help but feel glad that he didn¡¯t marry Qiao Xiang. He could hardly imagine what his life would be like if he married such a ruthless man as Qiao Xiang.

 Chapter 401

    After the celebration, Xiao Jinting soon received a new mission.


    ¡°What is it?¡± Xiao Jinting asked.


    ¡°In order to stop the expansion of Sacred Sect, our sect has to join in the campaign. Unfortunately, you are chosen again,¡± Xu Muan said helplessly.


    ¡°Dongcheng Yang is a bastard.¡± Xiao Jinting thought, ¡°He likes to give me difficult missions.¡±


    Xu Muan looked at Xiao Jinting and asked, ¡°Are you going to take it?¡±


    Xiao Jinting had been in seclusion for thirty years, in which the Sacred Sect disappeared and made a comeback.


    The Sacred Sect established a base in Thousand Bones Ridge, which used to be an ancient battlefield where countless cultivators fought. The winning cultivators killed numerous captives cruelly, so there were piles of bones in Thousand Bones Ridge, which was dense with fog of bitterness.


    Such a horrible place had become a stronghold of the Sacred Sect, which developed rapidly with the protection of it.


    They learned that Sacred Sect was planning to attack Platanus Sect, which was not strong enough to protect itself. After receiving the news, Platanus Sect asked the righteous alliance for help, and the alliance assigned the task to the sects.


    ¡°I¡¯ll take it.¡± Xiao Jinting thought he couldn¡¯t flinch since he was a Nascent Soul. Besides, it was a good chance to test his strength.


    ¡°Show me the mission list,¡± Xiao Jinting said.


    Xu Muan handed him the list. Xiao Jinting looked at the list with surprise in his eyes.


    ¡°Is there a problem?¡±


    ¡°I seem to remember this place,¡± Xiao Jinting said.


    Xu Muan asked curiously, ¡°You should have never been there before.¡±


    Xiao Jinting shook his head and said, ¡°Of course, I have never been there, but there used to be Heavenly Thunder Wood in the territory of Platanus Sect.¡±


    ¡°How do you know?¡± Xu Muan asked.


    ¡°Did you forget that I have Xie Wanran¡¯s memory?¡±


    Xie Wanran had the memory of a powerful reincarnated cultivator, who advanced to the upper world from where they were. That woman had quite some memories of this world. Xiao Jinting thought he might make a fortune if he went to the places in Xie Wanran¡¯s memory.


    ¡°Heavenly Thunder Wood used to grow in Platanus Sect, so perhaps there are some remnants of it,¡± Xu Muan immediately said.


    Xiao Jinting shook his head and said, ¡°I don¡¯t know. I think they¡¯ve been taken away if there is any.¡± There were many people with sharp eyes in the world. Tens of thousands of years had passed. If there was Heavenly Thunder Wood, other people must have taken it away long ago.


    Xu Muan smiled bitterly and said, ¡°I¡¯m growing greedy over the years.¡±


    Xiao Jinting hugged Xu Muan and said calmly, ¡°It¡¯s normal. I want to have the treasures I behold.¡±


    ¡°You are not the only one taking on this mission. There are other people,¡± Xu Muan said.


    Xiao Jinting looked at Xu Muan and said, ¡°Do you know who they are?¡±


    Xu Muan shook his head and said, ¡°I have no idea, but I¡¯m certain that they are both Nascent Souls.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°It¡¯s good that they are Nascent Souls, who would not drag me down.¡±


    Although Xiao Jinting felt that he was stronger than ordinary preliminary Nascent Souls, he didn¡¯t think he could rival experienced Nascent Souls. It was a big world, which was never short of strange things. A Nascent Soul normally would have experienced weird things and should have special skills to survive.


    ¡­


    Xiao Jinting and Xu Muan rushed to Platanus Ridge.


    When they arrived, they saw the two Nascent Souls who were assigned the same mission. One was a monk, reciting scriptures, and the other was a Taoist nun, holding a horsetail whisk and closing her eyes.


    Xiao Jinting¡¯s heart sank when he saw their solemn expressions.


    Xiao Jinting couldn¡¯t help secretly cursing Dongcheng Yang, who didn¡¯t tell him he would work with a monk and a nun, who were experienced by lonesome masters. He took Xu Muan with him, and they might have offended these two masters.


    When Xiao Jinting arrived, the two cultivators glanced at him and looked away.


    Xiao Jinting had a bad feeling. He noticed the monk and the nun in the hall looked at him with hostility. It seemed he was their rival instead of companion. He got suspicious, wondering what he had missed.


    ¡°Are you Mr. Xiao from Green Cloud Immortal Sect?¡± A man in grey robe came out and greeted.


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said, ¡°Yes.¡±


    ¡°I heard that you advanced to Nascent Soul under the age of one hundred. I envy you.¡± The gray-robed man said.


    ¡°Immortal Platanus, you are flattering me,¡± Xiao Jinting said lightly.


    Immortal Platanus was a preliminary Nascent Soul, and he was very friendly to Xiao Jinting.


    He said enthusiastically, ¡°Mr. Xiao, let me introduce you. This is Master Heavenly Lantern from Great Buddha Temple.¡±


    ¡°Nice to meet you, Master Heavenly Lantern.¡±


    The monk in a cassock lazily opened his eyes and nodded at Xiao Jinting.


    ¡°This is Hermit Emei from Snow Mountain Sect.¡±


    ¡°Nice to meet you, Hermit Emei.¡± Xiao Jinting cupped his hands together.


    The nun glanced at Xiao Jinting with displeasure and said, ¡°The head of the alliance doesn¡¯t know what he is doing. Why did he send a preliminary Nascent Soul over? Sacred Sect is ferocious and aggressive, and you are useless as a new Nascent Soul.¡±


    Xiao Jinting felt embarrassed. There was a huge gap between the preliminary and the advanced level in the stage of Nascent Soul. It should be easy for an advanced Nascent Soul to kill a preliminary one.


    Xiao Jinting thought to himself, ¡°This old nun is rude. Both Immortal Platanus and I are preliminary Nascent Souls. When she slights me, she insults Platanus as well.¡±


    Xu Muan pressed his lips together, feeling annoyed, but he didn¡¯t show it because he had experienced similar situations before.


    Immortal Platanus smiled awkwardly and said, ¡°Mr. Xiao will make his contribution. Please take a seat.¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded and sat on the side.

 Chapter 402

    Immortal Platanus took out a box and said indignantly, ¡°Sacred Sect is out of control. I learned that they will attack my sect soon, and they come for the Heavenly Thunder Wood that passed down from generation to generation in our sect.¡±


    Xiao Jinting got excited at the mention of Heavenly Thunder Wood, which was one of the three divine trees.


    He had experienced the advantages of Immortal Wood. When refining pills to treat injuries, one or two leaves of Immortal Wood would multiply the effect of the pills by ten times.


    Xiao Jinting¡¯s eyes turned red. If he could get the wood and refine a set of Heavenly Thunder Swords, he would make a huge fortune.


    Xiao Jinting finally understood why the monk and the nun would come here. They were at the advanced level of Nascent Souls, and the task of dealing with Sacred Sect was far beneath their capabilities. He knew that they were targeting at Heavenly Thunder Wood.


    Immortal Platanus took out a box and opened it so everyone could take a look.


    Xiao Jinting¡¯s heart was racing. The Heavenly Thunder Wood had a light silver color. Heavenly Thunder Wood was blue under three thousand years, silver between three thousand and ten thousand years, and gold above ten thousand years.


    The piece that Platanus took out was silver, and it was part of a root. Xiao Jinting could feel some life from the broken wood. He was sure he could easily bring this wood to life. The piece of Heavenly Thunder Wood was under ten thousand years, but it was over three thousand years, so it was valuable.


    ¡­


    ¡°Heavenly Thunder Wood has been extinct for many years. I didn¡¯t expect that Platanus Sect has such a complete piece of it. If it is refined into a sword, it will definitely be the nemesis of the demonic sects,¡± Master Heavenly Lantern sighed in admiration.


    A hint of eagerness flashed across the eyes of Hermit Emei.


    Xiao Jinting secretly rolled his eyes and thought, ¡°Who says that monks and nuns don¡¯t care about worldly things. As long as they are human beings, they have desires.¡±


    ¡°Sacred Sect launches the attack because of this?¡± asked Hermit Emei.


    Platanus sighed and said, ¡°Yeah!¡±


    He felt sad. The piece of Heavenly Thunder Wood was the secret of the sect. Somehow, it had been spread out. Now not only Sacred Sect but also the Great Buddha Temple and Snow Mountain Sect were interested in it.


    ¡°Our sect is in danger. The cultivator who can help our sect survive the attack will be rewarded with the piece of Heavenly Thunder Wood,¡± Platanus said sadly.


    Xiao Jinting rubbed his forehead. Immortal Platanus was only a preliminary Nascent Soul, so he would give away the precious wood to save his sect. However, it was cunning of him to stir a fight between the three cultivators who came to help him. He didn¡¯t blame him, as no one would be willing to give away such a precious treasure.


    Xiao Jinting glanced at Master Heavenly Lantern and Hermit Emei, who looked unruffled, but he sensed the hostility between the two of them.


    They had forgotten about Xiao Jinting.


    Xiao Jinting sighed in his heart, thinking, ¡°My cultivation level is lower, and these two old loners treat me like dirt.¡±


    ¡°Heaven cares for every living thing. I take the business of Platanus Sect as my own business. Even if you don¡¯t take out the Heavenly Thunder Wood, I¡¯ll do my best.¡±


    Xiao Jinting rubbed his nose and said inwardly, ¡°This monk is quite good at pretending. If he hadn¡¯t coveted the heavenly thunder, he wouldn¡¯t have come.¡±


    Hermit Emei snorted softly. She didn¡¯t want to be outshined, so she said, ¡°Sacred Sect acts against the heaven and does evil things. We cultivators should kill the people from Sacred Sect when we meet them.¡±


    Master Heavenly Lantern looked at Xiao Jinting and asked, ¡°Mr. Xiao, what do you think?¡±


    Xiao Jinting smiled and said, ¡°You are my seniors. I won¡¯t have any objections. I¡¯ll follow your instruction.¡±


    The monk and the nun nodded with satisfaction.


    Xiao Jinting looked at their faces and felt complicated. He had painstakingly advanced to Nascent Soul, but he was despised.

 Chapter 403

    Immortal Platanus took them to their rooms.


    ¡°What do you think about this?¡± Xu Muan looked at Xiao Jinting, who was lazily sitting by the bed.


    Xiao Jinting said casually, ¡°Heavenly Thunder Wood is a good thing!¡±


    ¡°Of course. Lei Xuan is a single spiritual root cultivator of thunder. If he has a set of magical weapons made of Heavenly Thunder Wood, his sword method will definitely be very powerful,¡± Xu Muan said.


    Xiao Jinting shrugged and said, ¡°It¡¯s a good thing, but it¡¯s hard to get! Those two cultivators ignore me.¡± The two elders from Great Buddha Temple and Snow Mountain Sect were more powerful than him.


    ¡°Those two fellows are confused by the scripture. They are blind,¡± Xu Muan said coldly.


    ¡°Two dogs strive for a bone, and a third runs away with it. Sacred Sect will send powerful cultivators to snatch the wood. It¡¯s good to let the monk and the nun fight them first.¡±


    Xu Muan was confused. ¡°Why does Sacred Sect covet the wood?¡± Magical weapons of thunder were the nemesis of demonic cultivators.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know, but primordial divine wood like Heaven Thunder Wood has a great attraction for both the righteous and demonic cultivators. If Heaven Thunder Wood falls in the hands of the demonic cultivators, it will be a bad thing,¡± Xiao Jinting said.


    ¡°I think so too.¡±


    Xiao Jinting lay lazily on the bed. ¡°We don¡¯t need to bother about it. If the sky falls, the taller ones will hold it up.¡± Although Immortal Platanus was friendly to him, he felt it was out of politeness. Platanus held high expectations for the monk and the nun.


    ¡°That¡¯s right.¡±


    ¡°Hurry up and go to bed. Those two people think they are much stronger than me, and they don¡¯t even look at me. Let them worry about this. I¡¯ve warmed the bed for you. Come quickly.¡±


    Xu Muan shook his head helplessly and lay beside Xiao Jinting.


    ¡­


    In the secret room of Platanus Sect.


    ¡°Father, are you giving away the Heavenly Thunder Wood? It is our sect¡¯s best treasure,¡± a green-robed Golden Core said reluctantly.


    Immortal Platanus sighed and said, ¡°What can I do? Master Heavenly Lantern and Hermit Emei have come. They would not have arrived so quickly without seeing the benefits. I¡¯d rather take it out before they ask for it.¡±


    Sun Miao said sulkily, ¡°These guys are bullying us. What kind of masters are they? They are so greedy.¡±


    Immortal Platanus looked at Sun Miao and said grumpily, ¡°What are you talking about? How can you accuse them like that? Be careful of the trouble.¡±


    Sun Miao smiled awkwardly and said, ¡°Father, I will not say it in front of others.¡±


    Platanus sighed and said, ¡°Our sect is not strong enough. Otherwise, we would not have to do this.¡±


    ¡°Father, what do you think of Xiao Jinting?¡± Sun Miao asked.


    ¡°He¡¯s not simple, advancing to Nascent Soul at such a young age. With his cultivation speed, he would reach the advanced level.¡±


    Sun Miao was jealous, ¡°Father, you think highly of him. I don¡¯t see anything in him. He is just lucky. He has no bones in front of the two cultivators.¡±


    Platanus smiled and said: ¡°He is sensible. As a new Nascent Soul, he might not have refined a good magical weapon yet. Do you expect him to go against the cultivators at the advanced level?¡±


    ¡°Father, you think too highly of Xiao Jinting,¡± Sun Miao said.


    Platanus shook his head and said, ¡°I was a preliminary Golden Core at his age, so I think highly of him.¡±


    ¡°Father, do you think Xiao Jinting comes for Heavenly Thunder Wood?¡± Sun Miao asked.


    Although the righteous sects were in the same boat and closely linked with each other, these Nascent Souls would not have come if they hadn¡¯t known there was Heavenly Thunder Wood.


    Platanus frowned and said, ¡°I¡¯m not sure. Logically speaking, not many people know that our sect has Heavenly Thunder Wood, and Green Cloud Immortal Sect should not gather the news so soon.¡± The news should have been spread recently. Otherwise, their sect would not have been able to keep the wood.


    ¡°Damn Immortal Qingming,¡± Sun Miao said angrily.


    Platanus sighed and wore a complicated expression.


    Platanus and Qingming used to be the disciples of the same generation. The sect didn¡¯t have sufficient resources, so it could only cultivate one Nascent Soul. Platanus was chosen and advanced to Nascent Soul, while Qingming remained a Golden Core.


    Later on, Qingming tried in vain to advance to Nascent Soul, and he got mad, regarding Platanus as his sworn enemy and thinking Platanus had snatched his chance to become an immortal. As he was approaching the end of his life, Qingming betrayed Platanus Sect and joined Sacred Sect.


    Qingming had told Sacred Sect that there was Heavenly Thunder Wood in Platanus Sect.


    Platanus shook his head in confusion. Back then, the sect head was indecisive in choosing between Platanus and Qingming who was to be cultivated.


    He was glad that the head chose him over Qingming, who later turned from vivacity to depression


    Platanus thought, ¡°If the sect head chose Qingming over me, and I¡¯m facing death, can I adhere to my principles and refuse to join Sacred Sect?¡±


    ¡­

 Chapter 404

    Xiao Jinting got out of bed in the morning, and a few people from Platanus Sect served him breakfast.


    Xiao Jinting glanced at the maid next to him and asked, ¡°Have the master and hermit got up?¡±


    The maid looked at Xiao Jinting and said, ¡°The two ancestors have gone to study the terrain to ward off the attack of Sacred Sect.¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said, ¡°Oh, I see.¡± He thought to himself, ¡°These two fellows work hard, but it¡¯s worthwhile for the sake of Heavenly Thunder Wood.¡±


    Xu Muan looked at Xiao Jinting and asked, ¡°Don¡¯t you think of a way?¡±


    Xiao Jinting sighed and said, ¡°I¡¯m thinking about it, but I can¡¯t think of anything in short time.¡±


    Xu Muan smiled and said, ¡°In that case, let¡¯s eat first.¡±


    ¡°I think so too,¡± Xiao Jinting said.


    When Xiao Jinting and Xu Muan went out, Master Heavenly Lantern and Hermit Emei had come back from patrolling around. The nun snorted softly at sight of Xiao Jinting as if accusing him of laziness.


    Xiao Jinting felt she was difficult to deal with. If he appeared to be diligent, she would think that he was overestimating himself, but if he acted indifferently, she seemed to think that he was not ambitious enough.


    ¡°Good morning, Mr. Xiao.¡± Master Heavenly Lantern went up to Xiao Jinting.


    Xiao Jinting said awkwardly, ¡°I heard you went out to patrol early in the morning. I feel ashamed.¡±


    Master Heavenly Lantern smiled and said, ¡°It¡¯s good that you stay behind and guard the sect when we go out. If the three of us go out together, the sect will be in danger.¡±


    Xiao Jinting replied, ¡°Thank you for your understanding¡­¡±


    Xu Muan looked at Xiao Jinting and said, ¡°I heard that the Black Tortoise Spiritual Array of Platanus Sect is very powerful. The sect managed to survive the attack last time because of the array.¡±


    Xiao Jinting blinked and said, ¡°Let¡¯s go take a look.¡±


    ¡°Okay!¡±


    Xiao Jinting took Xu Muan out for a stroll. With time cultivation room around, Xiao Jinting had more time than other cultivators, and he was interested in arrays, talismans and alchemy.


    Xu Muan looked at Xiao Jinting and said, ¡°I heard that Immortal Qingming betrayed Platanus Sect and joined Sacred Sect.¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said, ¡°I heard that too. That guy is the senior brother of Immortal Platanus. If it weren¡¯t for him, the news of Heavenly Thunder Wood wouldn¡¯t have spread so quickly.¡±


    ¡°A chance may decide the path of cultivation,¡± Xu Muan muttered.


    ¡­


    Xiao Jinting had stayed in Platanus Sect for more than three months, but Sacred Sect seemed to have disappeared, and no one had come to attack.


    ¡°Do they hide away because they are frightened?¡± Xu Muan asked.


    ¡°It¡¯s possible, but it is more likely that they are waiting for a chance.¡±


    The monk and the nun started to grow impatient over the days. They said directly that Sacred Sect would plan to attack Platanus Sect because of Heavenly Thunder Wood. If the wood was not in the sect, the sect would be safe.


    Immortal Platanus was not a fool and would not give up the treasure, so they reached a deadlock.


    ¡°Mr. Xiao, calamity. Someone is attacking.¡± Xiao Jinting couldn¡¯t help frowning.


    Xu Muan was taken aback and said, ¡°Why are they suddenly attacking us?¡±


    Xiao Jinting¡¯s face darkened and he said, ¡°They picked the right time.¡± Master Heavenly Lantern and Hermit Emei went out to patrol, and the sect was weak. The enemies timed their attack well.


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry. It¡¯s difficult for them to break the array,¡± Xiao Jinting said.


    ¡°They¡¯re about to break it,¡± the disciple said.


    Xiao Jinting widened his eyes and said, ¡°Impossible.¡±


    ¡°Qingming is leading the way. He is very familiar with the array, and there are his men in the sect,¡± the little disciple said.


    Xiao Jinting was speechless. What a mess.


    Xu Muan looked at Xiao Jinting and said, ¡°Let¡¯s go and take a look.¡±


    Xiao Jinting rushed to the array, which was on the verge of breaking under the attack of several black-robed cultivators.


    Xiao Jinting saw there were more than twenty coffins around the array, and a steady stream of zombies was summoned out from the coffins.


    ¡°Qingming, I didn¡¯t expect you to be so crazy.¡±


    A black-robed cultivator outside the array looked at Immortal Platanus with hatred. ¡°Platanus, stop pretending. My aptitude and cultivation were not inferior to you, but the old man was related to you, so he chose you to his own interest.¡±


    Xu Muan shook his head. It was fate. Aptitude and personality were important, but fate played the most important part. After all, Qingming was not as lucky as Platanus.


    ¡°Mr. Xiao, Qingming has gone crazy. I hope you could help me,¡± said Platanus.


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said, ¡°Of course.¡± Although he pitied Qingming, he would not change his position just because of his sympathy.

 Chapter 405

    Qingming used to be the Golden Core Elder of Platanus Sect, so he knew many secrets of it.


    The formidable array of Platanus Sect was easily broken by Qingming and the several spies hiding in the sect.


    Several black-robed cultivators rushed in with swarms of zombies.


    The cultivators from Platanus Sect fought against the cultivators from Sacred Sect.


    Among the cultivators in black, there were two Nascent Souls. Platanus attacked one of them, and the other went to Xiao Jinting.


    ¡°Wow, you are the talented cultivator of Green Cloud Immortal Sect. What a pity! You die right after you advanced to Nascent Soul.¡± The black-robed cultivator looked at Xiao Jinting, his eyes flashing with envy and cruelty.


    ¡°You don¡¯t know who will die today,¡± Xiao Jinting said calmly.


    Immortal Skeleton said gloomily, ¡°You are dying, but you are still boasting.¡±


    He waved the flag of skeleton in his hand and a gust of cold wind blew over. Countless skeleton soldiers holding weapons were summoned out from the white flag.


    Xiao Jinting took out a golden lamp, which he took from the Tripod of Heaven and Earth. It was the first time Xiao Jinting used this magic weapon to attack the enemy.


    Xiao Jinting pressed his palm on the golden lamp, in which the flame turned into raging fire, devouring the soldiers summoned out by Immortal Skeleton.


    Under the fire attack, the skeleton soldiers turned into ashes.


    The power of the golden lamp was far beyond Xiao Jinting¡¯s imagination. He was delighted. Immortal Platanus had been worried that Xiao Jinting would not be able to ward off a medium Nascent Soul. When he saw Xiao Jinting defeated the skeleton flag of Immortal Skeleton, he was relieved.


    ¡°What is it?¡± Immortal Skeleton looked at the golden lamp in Xiao Jinting¡¯s hand, his eyes flashing with desire.


    He grabbed at Xiao Jinting, who waved his hand and exploded dozens of Thunder Flame Discs.


    ¡°You, you are looking for death,¡± Immortal Skeleton scolded angrily.


    Xiao Jinting smiled coldly, ¡°You are looking for death.¡±


    Immortal Skeleton waved his skeleton flag, which pressed down on Xiao Jinting, who felt countless ghosts were pouncing on him as if he was in hell.


    ¡°Go up,¡± Xiao Jinting roared. The flame in the golden lamp rose hundreds of meters high and wrapped the skeleton flag.


    ¡°Is this supernatural fire?¡± Immortal Skeleton said in horror.


    Xiao Jinting threw a punch at Immortal Skeleton, who said sullenly, ¡°You dare to challenge my physique? You are only a preliminary Nascent Soul.¡±


    Following that, Xiao Jinting punched him backwards.


    Immortal Skeleton looked at Xiao Jinting with suspicious eyes. ¡°You have practiced Heavenly Demon Body Refining Manual.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was taken aback. The Heavenly God Sect changed the name of Heavenly Demon Body Refining Manual to Heavenly Devil Body Refining Manual, but it didn¡¯t fool some people.


    Immortal Skeleton and Xiao Jinting were fighting fiercely.


    Suddenly, Immortal Skeleton had a bad feeling.


    ¡°Kill.¡± A sword descended towards Immortal Skeleton, who let out a scream with astonishment, ¡°Impossible.¡± A sharp sword pierced through his chest.


    After that, Xiao Jinting immediately put away the puppet.


    Xiao Jinting didn¡¯t lose time, taking out a dozen discs and tossing them at Immortal Skeleton, whose body soon was smashed.


    A small baby flew out from Immortal Skeleton¡¯s forehead. It looked at Xiao Jinting with resentment and fled.


    Xiao Jinting did not pursue it. It was not easy to kill a Nascent Soul because the soul could be teleported out of the body. The soul of Immortal Skeleton disappeared in the blink of an eye. Knowing that he could not catch up with it, Xiao Jinting didn¡¯t run after it.


    The cultivator who fought with Platanus ran away after he saw the soul of Immortal Skeleton escape.


    ¡­


    Immortal Platanus went up to Xiao Jinting and said respectfully, ¡°Mr. Xiao, thank you.¡± After seeing Xiao Jinting fight in the battle, Immortal Platanus didn¡¯t dare to underestimate him.


    Xiao Jinting said indifferently, ¡°Don¡¯t mention it. But the soul of that guy escaped.¡±


    Immortal Platanus smiled and said, ¡°It¡¯s not easy to beat the soul out of his body. He must be looking for a matching body now. It would not be easy to do that. Even if he finds it, his cultivation will be impaired. I don¡¯t think he will show up in near future.¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded in agreement.


    ¡°Mr. Xiao, you don¡¯t like to show off your abilities. I didn¡¯t expect you to defeat a Nascent Soul at the medium level so easily. I wonder the last thing that you took out¡­¡±


    Xiao Jinting glanced at him coldly without saying a word.


    Immortal Platanus said awkwardly, ¡°Sorry, it¡¯s rude of me to ask this question.¡±


    ¡°Why haven¡¯t Master Heavenly Lantern and Hermit Emei returned yet?¡± Xiao Jinting asked lightly.


    Immortal Platanus got uneasy. ¡°I don¡¯t know. Perhaps they are held up by something.¡±


    Xiao Jinting narrowed his eyes and shook his head. ¡°They work hard usually, but they disappear at critical moments.¡±


    His words embarrassed Immortal Platanus.


    Xiao Jinting talked with Immortal Platanus for a while and left with Xu Muan. He had helped fight the enemies, and he didn¡¯t have to clear up the mess.


    Xu Muan followed Xiao Jinting and looked at him. ¡°I think Immortal Platanus is hiding something from you.¡±

 Chapter 406

    Xiao Jinting glanced at Xu Muan and asked, ¡°What do you think he is hiding from me?¡±


    ¡°Master Heavenly Lantern and Hermit Emei must have gone out on purpose. They might be trying to lure Sacred Sect to attack us. Their plan went well, and Sacred Sect did attack us, but¡­¡± Xu Muan shook his head helplessly and sneered.


    Xiao Jinting smiled coldly. ¡°Sacred Sect did launch an attack. Logically speaking, Master Heavenly Lantern and Hermit Emei should have come back. It¡¯s a pity that none of them came back in time.¡±


    Xu Muan frowned and felt annoyed. When the sect was attacked, Immortal Platanus must have contacted the monk and the nun, but they never showed up. These guys had gone too far. They excluded Xiao Jinting when they made the plan to lure the snake out of the hole.


    ¡­


    Immortal Platanus cleaned up the battlefield with a grave face.


    ¡°Father, the monk and the nun haven¡¯t come back yet,¡± Sun Miao said.


    ¡°Thankfully, Xiao Jinting came to our rescue. Otherwise, our sect would have been destroyed this time,¡± Immortal Platanus said with fear.


    ¡°The monk and the nun are not reliable,¡± Sun Miao said in confusion.


    Immortal Platanus was displeased with them, but he didn¡¯t complain. ¡°I guess Sacred Sect held them up.¡±


    ¡°I didn¡¯t expect Xiao Jinting to be so powerful as to beat the soul out of a Medium Nascent Soul. He is only a preliminary Nascent Soul,¡± Sun Miao said in admiration.


    There was jealousy in Platanus¡¯ eyes. ¡°His magical weapon is very special. That lamp is peculiar.¡±


    ¡°Father, the Nascent Soul of Sacred Sect said that the flame of the lamp was supernatural,¡± Sun Miao said excitedly.


    ¡°The power of the fire is extraordinary. It could be a supernatural fire, or the Heavenly Flame, which was the first flame in the beginning of the world. It doesn¡¯t go off and keeps burning until now. I remember that Heavenly Flame and Fire Yang Lamp complement each other. Xiao Jinting¡¯s magical weapon might be the combination of both.¡±


    Sun Miao pursed his lips, her eyes burning. ¡°That lamp is an amazing treasure.¡±


    Immortal Platanus looked at Sun Miao and said, ¡°It is amazing, but it is coveted.¡±


    Sun Miao lowered his head in embarrassment. ¡°I wonder where Xiao Jinting got this magical weapon. That weird puppet that attacked Immortal Skeleton at the end is a Nascent Soul puppet.¡±


    Immortal Platanus nodded. ¡°Xiao Jinting is not simple. He even has a Nascent Soul puppet. No wonder he advanced to Nascent Soul at such a young age. From the look of him, he might have guessed that we excluded him in the plan of luring Sacred Sect out. I wonder if he holds grudges against us.¡±


    Sun Miao hesitated for a moment and said, ¡°This is not your decision, Father. The monk and the nun decided not to tell him.¡±


    Sun Miao thought, ¡°The monk and the nun slight Xiao Jinting, who came out and rescued us at the crucial moment.¡±


    ¡°Ancestor, Master Heavenly Lantern and Hermit Emei have come back. Both of them are injured.¡± A Golden Core cultivator came in and said.


    ¡­


    Xu Muan entered the bedroom and said, ¡°The monk and the nun are back.¡±


    Xiao Jinting ate the food and tilted his head, ¡°They come back so late. Their efficiency is very low.¡±


    ¡°Yeah, they are irresponsible,¡± Xu Muan said disdainfully.


    ¡°It seems that I have exposed too many things in the battle,¡± Xiao Jinting said.


    Xu Muan¡¯s face suddenly darkened. ¡°Immortal Platanus seems to like your magical weapon a lot.¡±


    Xiao Jinting shook his head and said, ¡°It¡¯s normal for him to be jealous, but with the example of Immortal Skeleton, he doesn¡¯t have the guts.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right,¡± Xu Muan agreed. Immortal Platanus was only a preliminary Nascent Soul, far inferior to Xiao Jinting.


    ¡°The Tripod of Heaven and Earth is extraordinary. A random magical weapon from it has such power. No wonder the cultivators in Nebula long for it,¡± Xu Muan said.


    ¡°Indeed. The tripod was from the ninth floor of the Tower of Babel. There are three more floors above the ninth floor, and I wonder what¡¯s there,¡± Xiao Jinting said longingly.


    Xu Muan looked at Xiao Jinting and said, ¡°Take your time. It is decades away before the tower opens again.¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded, ¡°Yeah!¡±


    He thought he had to go to Nebula again in the future. Thinking of Long Xue and Fu Li, his excitement instantly cooled down. He was not strong enough to go there yet.

 Chapter 407

    In the room of the Hermit Emei.


    ¡°Master, I¡¯m glad you are back.¡± Shi Huaiyu sighed in relief when she saw Emei.


    Emei said resentfully with a grave face, ¡°I didn¡¯t expect Sacred Sect to be so cunning. I fell for their trick.¡±


    Emei and Heavenly Lantern didn¡¯t want to stay at Platanus Sect for too long, but Sacred Sect didn¡¯t launch any attacks. Therefore they pretended to go out to lure Sacred Sect out. However, they got held up on the way, and Platanus Sect almost got eliminated.


    ¡°I heard that Xiao Jinting beat the soul out of a medium Nascent Soul. Is that true?¡± Emei asked.


    Shi Huaiyu nodded and said, ¡°Yes. Xiao Jinting used to be soft and timid, so I thought he advanced to Nascent Soul by luck. However, he is aggressive in fighting. Besides, he has many valuable magical weapons.¡±


    Emei narrowed her eyes and said, ¡°It seems I have underestimated him. I paid too much attention to the old monk. I didn¡¯t know Xiao Jinting is hard to deal with.¡±


    Shi Huaiyu nodded solemnly and snorted grumpily, ¡°That¡¯s right. He is powerful, but he pretends to be weak. He must have ulterior motives.¡±


    ¡°Did you see Xiao Jinting fight?¡± asked Emei.


    Shi Huaiyu paused for a moment and said: ¡°It was chaotic, and I didn¡¯t see the battle clearly. However, Xiao Jinting defeated the enemy because he designed a surprise attack with a Nascent Soul puppet.¡±


    Emei was surprised. ¡°A Nascent Soul puppet? What level is it? ¡±


    ¡°It should be at the preliminary level,¡± Shi Huaiyu said.


    Counsellor Emei sighed and said, ¡°It¡¯s only a preliminary one. It would be valuable if it was at the advanced level.¡±


    Shi Huaiyu thought if her master had an advanced Nascent Soul puppet, she would have a competent helper when she fought an enemy. She was powerful, to begin with, and she would be invincible if she had such a puppet.


    ¡°Xiao Jinting is only a preliminary Nascent Soul, so he can¡¯t control an advanced Nascent Soul puppet,¡± said Shi Huaiyu.


    Emei nodded and said, ¡°You¡¯re right. This guy is not as simple as we imagined. We need to be careful of him.¡±


    ¡°Yes, Master,¡± said Shi Huaiyu solemnly.


    ¡­


    In a dilapidated temple not far from Platanus Sect, the Xiao family gathered together.


    ¡°Why is Father so cautious? Since Platanus Sect has the Heavenly Thunder Wood, can¡¯t we just snatch it?¡± said Xiao Xiaofan sullenly.


    Xiao Xiaodong glanced at Xiao Xiaofan and said grumpily, ¡°It¡¯s not that simple. If we snatch it, people would come to attack us. Besides, the monk and the nun are at Platanus Sect. If Father snatches the wood, these two guys would try to stop him.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan said sullenly, ¡°That¡¯s annoying.¡±


    ¡°I heard that Father killed a medium Nascent Soul from Sacred Sect. He is awesome,¡± Chen Xu said with admiration, ¡°there is a big gap between each level in the stage of Nascent Soul, so it is amazing of Father to beat the soul out of the medium Nascent Soul.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan nodded and said, ¡°Of course, Father is awesome.¡±


    The pheasant hopped on the ground and teased. ¡°Awesome as your father is, he is intimidated by the monk and nun.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan said sulkily, ¡°Little pheasant, watch your tongue. I¡¯ll make a stew out of you.¡±


    The pheasant snorted with disdain in his eyes. ¡°How dare you turn me into a dish? You humans are annoying. Isn¡¯t it just a piece of broken wood? Look how greedy you are. Losers.¡±


    Lei Xuan looked at the pheasant and said, ¡°That¡¯s not broken wood. It¡¯s Heavenly Thunder Wood.¡±


    The pheasant replied defiantly, ¡°That is a piece of broken wood.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofu glanced at Lei Xuan and the pheasant and said, ¡°Come on, little pheasant, are there any problems with your tracking skills?¡±


    The pheasant looked at Xiao Xiaofu angrily and said, ¡°You are insulting the dignity of the dragon clan.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofu looked at the pheasant and said innocently, ¡°You are a dragon? Aren¡¯t you a pheasant?¡±


    The pheasant said angrily, ¡°Don¡¯t call me pheasant. I¡¯m a dragon.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofu was speechless.


    ¡­


    The next morning.


    When Xiao Jinting got up, he heard that Master Heavenly Lantern and Hermit Emei had come to visit him.


    He thought to himself, ¡°Things change. These two fellows didn¡¯t take me seriously a few days ago, but now they come together to see me.¡±


    Xiao Jinting came out and said, ¡°Good morning, Master Heavenly Lantern and Hermit Emei.¡±


    ¡°Good morning, Mr. Xiao.¡±


    The monk opened his eyes and looked at Xiao Jinting. ¡°Mr. Xiao, I feel ashamed. We had planned to lure Scared Sect into the trap, but we didn¡¯t expect to fall for the trap they set up for us. Thankfully, you were here and turned the tide. Otherwise, the consequences would be unimaginable.¡±


    Xiao Jinting humbly said, ¡°Master Heavenly Lantern, you are flattering me. Actually, I didn¡¯t do much. Everyone worked together to fight off Sacred Sect.¡±


    ¡°Mr. Xiao, you¡¯re too humble. I heard that you displayed invincible strength and beat the soul out of a medium Nascent Soul.¡±


    Xiao Jinting smiled and said, ¡°I was lucky. The medium Nascent Soul made his advancement with the help of pills, so his cultivation foundation is not solid, much weaker than I imagined.¡±


    ¡°What do you think of Heavenly Thunder Wood, Mr. Xiao?¡± asked Emei.


    ¡°It¡¯s a good thing. There are so many primordial spiritual trees, but very few divine trees. Heavenly Thunder Wood is one of the three divine trees, so it is precious,¡± Xiao Jinting said sincerely.

 Chapter 408

    Emei looked at Xiao Jinting and said, ¡°It seems that you are also interested in Heavenly Thunder Wood.¡±


    ¡°Yes, of course. If I say I¡¯m not interested, you won¡¯t believe me, will you?¡± Xiao Jinting said with a faint smile.


    Master Heavenly Lantern gave Xiao Jinting a few appraising looks and said, ¡°Mr. Xiao, you are straightforward. Natural treasures will go to the one who is destined to have them.¡±


    ¡°In that case, let¡¯s see who can solve the problem of Platanus Sect,¡± Master Heavenly Lantern continued.


    Xiao Jinting pursed his lips as he watched the two of them leave.


    ¡°You are rude to the seniors,¡± Xu Muan looked at Xiao Jinting.


    Xiao Jinting smiled lazily, ¡°It¡¯s difficult to satisfy these fellows. I say I am interested in the wood, and they are not happy. If I say I¡¯m not interested, I guess they will be more upset.¡±


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°That¡¯s true.¡±


    Xiao Jinting stretched lazily and said, ¡°I¡¯ll go and talk to Immortal Platanus.¡±


    Xu Muan tilted his head and asked, ¡°What will you talk about?¡±


    ¡°If I convince him, maybe we don¡¯t have to stay here any longer,¡± said Xiao Jinting.


    ¡­


    At the great hall of Platanus Sect.


    ¡°Mr. Xiao, do you suggest dividing the piece of Heavenly Thunder Wood into four parts?¡± said Immortal Platanus.


    Xiao Jinting nodded, ¡°Yes.¡±


    ¡°Platanus Sect is attacked because of the wood. If it is no longer here, your sect will be safe,¡± Xiao Jinting said,¡± after the parts are sent out, you spread the news that the wood is not in the sect, and the people coveting the wood will leave.¡±


    Platanus pondered for a moment and didn¡¯t give Xiao Jinting a clear answer.


    Xu Muan saw Xiao Jinting coming out and went up to greet him. ¡°How is it?¡±


    Xiao Jinting shook his head, ¡°He didn¡¯t agree or object.¡±


    Xu Muan said sullenly, ¡°What is this guy thinking?¡±


    ¡°What else does he think? I guess he doesn¡¯t want to give away the wood,¡± Xiao Jinting shook his head and said.


    Xu Muan shook his head helplessly. It was normal. No one would be willing to give away a divine wood such as Heavenly Thunder Wood.


    ¡­


    Xiao Jinting stayed at Platanus Sect for another dozen days and made no progress with the wood.


    One night, Sacred Sect came to attack again. Xiao Jinting and the others ran out to fight. After they beat off the enemies, Immortal Platanus anxiously told them that the piece of Heavenly Thunder Wood had been stolen together with many treasures in the treasury vault.


    Knowing that the wood was gone, Master Heavenly Lantern and Hermit Emei immediately went to chase the thief.


    Xiao Jinting followed them.


    Xu Muan walked beside Xiao Jinting and asked, ¡°What do you think about the theft?¡±


    Xiao Jinting shook his head and said, ¡°I don¡¯t know. Let¡¯s go and meet up with Xiao Dong first.¡±


    Xu Muan quickened his pace.


    ¡°Father, you¡¯re finally here!¡± Xiao Xiaodong said with joy.


    Xiao Jinting looked at him and asked, ¡°Is the piece of Heavenly Thunder Wood around here?¡±


    The first time Xiao Jinting saw the wood, he left a mark on it.


    He didn¡¯t leave his soul mark.


    Immortal Platanus was a Nascent Soul, who could easily find the soul mark that Xiao Jinting left on the wood. In fact, Xiao Jinting released a special mirage, which tainted the wood. The mirage was a special gas released by Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s pheasant. It was colorless and odorless. No cultivators could see it, smell it, or sense it. Only the pheasant could sense it.


    ¡°Half of it is nearby,¡± Xiao Xiaodong said.


    Xiao Jinting was confused, ¡°Half of it?¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, ¡°Yes, there is only one half, and the other half is in Platanus Sect.¡±


    Xiao Jinting and Xu Muan looked at each other with strange expressions.


    Xiao Jinting smiled coldly and said, ¡°I had an inkling that something was wrong. The treasures were stolen too easily. What does Immortal Platanus mean?¡±


    Xu Muan thought for a moment and said, ¡°Platanus Sect could at most get one-fourth of the wood if he takes your advice. If the wood is stolen, he can keep half of it.¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded, ¡°That¡¯s right! But it is more likely that Platanus Sect doesn¡¯t want to give up the wood for no reason, so they asked someone to steal the wood to start a fight between them and Sacred Sect.¡±


    ¡°Come on, Father. Let¡¯s go chase the thief. If we are late, we get nothing,¡± Xiao Xiaodong said.


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said, ¡°Alright.¡± Although he knew that there was another half of the wood in Platanus Sect, he decided to track down the stolen half. Going to Immortal Platanus would be the last resort.


    Xiao Jinting took out a flying magical weapon, and all of them boarded it quickly.

 Chapter 409

    Xiao Jinting¡¯s flying magical weapon was one of the rare treasures from the Tripod of Heaven and Earth. It flew amazingly fast.


    On the way, Xiao Jinting met Emei who was attacked by several black-robed cultivators.


    Xiao Jinting glanced at the pheasant and asked, ¡°Do any of them have the Heavenly Thunder Wood?¡±


    The pheasant quickly shook its head. ¡°No, the wood is ahead of us.¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded and went round Emei decisively.


    ¡°Father, you¡¯re not going to help her?¡± Xiao Xiaofan grinned.


    Xiao Jinting glared at him. ¡°What are you talking about? You¡¯ve underestimated her. I am nothing compared to her. How can I help her? We¡¯d better stay away so we don¡¯t drag her down. Those people are not her rival. Hurry up.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong and others exchanged glances in surprise.


    ¡°Father, does that old witch look down on you?¡± asked Xiao Xiaofan.


    Xiao Jinting snorted without saying anything.


    ¡°It¡¯s right ahead,¡± Xiao Xiaodong said with bright eyes.


    After they flew forward for a short while, Xiao Jinting saw a man in a black robe. ¡°Immortal Skeleton.¡±


    Immortal Skeleton looked at Xiao Jinting with anger in his eyes.


    ¡°Are you the coward who ran away from me? You killed my zombies, didn¡¯t you?¡±


    The news that Xiao Jinting had a Nascent Soul puppet had spread out. Being at the senior level, Immortal Skeleton was well informed.


    ¡°Father, he¡¯s injured,¡± said Xiao Xiaofan eagerly.


    Immortal Skeleton was an advanced Nascent Soul, and Xiao Jinting was not his rival normally. However, Immortal Skeleton breathed weakly, and there were traces of him being attacked by the power of Buddha. Apparently, he had just fought with the old monk from the Great Buddha Temple, and he had exhausted quite some strength. In this case, Xiao Jinting had a chance of winning him.


    Xiao Jinting looked at Immortal Skeleton and smiled, ¡°Long time no see!¡±


    Immortal Skeleton looked at Xiao Jinting¡¯s smiling face and sarcastically said, ¡°What, are you interested in the Heavenly Thunder Wood too?¡±


    ¡°Yes, of course. I wonder if you can help me,¡± Xiao Jinting said with a grin.


    He was not polite. Immortal Skeleton sneered, but he didn¡¯t attack.


    Xiao Jinting felt delighted. He deliberately said something rude to test Immortal Skeleton, who would attack him usually. But Immortal Skeleton stifled his anger, and it meant he was seriously injured.


    ¡°Good. I¡¯m amazed by the courage displayed by a new Nascent Soul,¡± Immortal Skeleton said resentfully.


    Xiao Jinting smiled and said, ¡°I know that you are powerful, but I can¡¯t control my hands.¡±


    ¡°Since you can¡¯t control them, I will help you chop them off,¡± Immortal Skeleton said gloomily.


    Xiao Xiaodong and the others quickly surrounded Immortal Skeleton.


    Immortal Skeleton looked at them with anger in his eyes. ¡°You are looking for death.¡±


    The young men took out the magical discs and tossed them at him.


    However, the powerful discs didn¡¯t work this time.


    Immortal Skeleton managed to dodge the discs, as Advanced Nascent Soul cultivators were usually fast. He quickly broke through the encirclement. Xiao Xiaofan and the others attacked in vain.


    Xiao Jinting took out the golden lamp, and the strong flames rushed towards Immortal Skeleton.


    Looking at the golden lamp in Xiao Jinting¡¯s hand, Immortal Skeleton was alarmed.


    Fire Yang Lamp was a natural nemesis for demonic cultivators.


    Xiao Jinting pounced at Immortal Skeleton. Spikes grew out of his body, and it looked like he was wearing the armor of spikes.


    ¡°Heavenly Demon Armor? You have advanced to this stage of Heavenly Demon Body Refining Manual,¡± Immortal Skeleton exclaimed in surprise.


    ¡°Heavenly Demon Slash.¡± Black flames came up around Xiao Jinting and turned into the shape of a sword, attacking Immortal Skeleton.


    Immortal Skeleton was struck.


    The power of the Heavenly Demon Slash was awesome, and Immortal Skeleton was sent flying.


    Xiao Xiaodong and the others took the opportunity to launch an attack on him.


    Immortal Skeleton was seriously injured by Xiao Jinting and then attacked by Xiao Xiaodong. He was furious.


    The black flames around Xiao Jinting came up again. Having learned his lesson, Immortal Skeleton sneered.


    ¡°Heavenly Demon Slash, go.¡± Xiao Jinting snorted, but he missed the attack.


    Before Immortal Skeleton smirked, he was thrown to the ground by a strong force.


    A sword went down, and his arm was cut off. Xiao Jinting quickly took the arm together with the space ring into the jade space.


    There was a faint smile on Xiao Jinting¡¯s face. The Heavenly Demon Slash required a lot of effort. With his strength, he could only launch it once in a short time. Just now, he pretended to do it again, and Immortal Skeleton thought he would attack him with this move. In fact, he summoned the puppet and seriously injured Immortal Skeleton.


    ¡°Bastard, don¡¯t let me see you again.¡± Immortal Skeleton covered his wound and looked at Xiao Jinting with hatred. He burned his blood and fled.


    Since Xiao Jinting had got the Heavenly Thunder Wood, he didn¡¯t chase after Immortal Skeleton.


    ¡°Father, this old man hates you,¡± Xiao Xiaodong looked at Xiao Jinting and said.


    Xiao Jinting nodded, ¡°Yeah. It¡¯s not easy to deal with him.¡±


    Chen Xu looked at Xiao Jinting and said, ¡°Father, your Heavenly Demon Slash is awesome. The power of your move is as good as the strongest strike of an advanced Nascent Soul.¡±


    Xiao Jinting tilted his head and said, ¡°Thank you.¡± The Heavenly Demon Slash was indeed powerful, but this move exhausted too much strength.


    ¡­

 Chapter 410

    Not long after Immortal Skeleton left, Hermit Emei rushed over. ¡°What happened here just now?¡±


    Xiao Jinting said regretfully, ¡°I just met an injured Nascent Soul from Sacred Sect, but unfortunately, he escaped.¡±


    ¡°How can you let him escape?¡± Emei said in anger.


    Xiao Jinting said awkwardly, ¡°I am a new Nascent Soul. How could I rival an advanced Nascent Soul? I was lucky to survive the fight.¡±


    ¡°Aren¡¯t you very powerful? Why can¡¯t you catch an injured Nascent Soul?¡± asked Emei.


    ¡°Senior, you must be joking. My cultivation level is not high at all.¡± Xiao Jinting said softly.


    Hermit Emei snorted and left.


    ¡°Father, where are we going now?¡± Xiao Xiaodong asked.


    Xiao Jinting said with a sullen face, ¡°Let¡¯s go back to the sect first.¡±


    He smiled coldly. He had seen Immortal Skeleton¡¯s space ring. There was only half of the Heavenly Thunder Wood, and he thought Immortal Platanus was hiding the other half.


    ¡­


    Immortal Skeleton first met Master Heavenly Lantern from Great Buddha Temple and got injured in the fight.


    After that, he met Xiao Jinting, who cut off his arm. This was not the end. He later encountered Hermit Emei, who tracked him down in anger and beat his soul out of his body.


    ¡°Master, that old man said Xiao Jinting took the wood. Is it true? Xiao Jinting is only a preliminary Nascent Soul,¡± Shi Huaiyu muttered.


    ¡°Xiao Jinting is not Immortal Skeleton¡¯s rival, but the latter got injured by the old monk from the Great Buddha Temple, so it is possible for Xiao Jinting to snatch the wood,¡± replied Emei sulkily.


    When she was surrounded and attacked by the enemies, she sensed Xiao Jinting¡¯s presence. She expected him to come and help her so she could quickly escape. To her surprise, Xiao Jinting ran away without coming to her rescue.


    Therefore, Emei was angry with Xiao Jinting.


    ¡°If that¡¯s the case, he¡¯s lucky,¡± said Shi Huaiyu.


    Emei turned grave. Xiao Jinting said that Immortal Skeleton had escaped, but he didn¡¯t tell her that he had cut off Immortal Skeleton¡¯s arm.


    ¡°Master, didn¡¯t you leave a secret mark on the Heavenly Thunder Wood? Can you sense where it is now?¡±


    When Emei had the chance to look at the piece of Heavenly Thunder Wood, she left the powder of the tracking venomous insects, which could help her locate the wood.


    Emei said lightly, ¡°The piece of Heavenly Thunder Wood was split into two halves a few days ago. One half was stolen by Immortal Skeleton. I don¡¯t know where it is now. Perhaps Xiao Jinting took it. And the other half is in Platanus Sect.¡±


    Shi Huaiyu paused for a moment and said: ¡°Still in Platanus Sect? Wasn¡¯t it stolen?¡±


    Emei shook her head and said, ¡°No, it¡¯s still in Platanus Sect. Although Immortal Platanus is a preliminary Nascent Soul, his sect has a long history. If he hadn¡¯t loosened the security, the Heavenly Thunder Wood wouldn¡¯t have been stolen so easily.¡±


    ¡­


    When Xiao Jinting returned to the Green Cloud Immortal Sect, Dongcheng Yang came out to greet him.


    Xiao Jinting felt that Dongcheng Yang was eager to inquire about the news.


    ¡°Jinting, I heard that you did a great job and earned glory for our sect.¡±


    ¡°Mr. Dongcheng, you are kidding me. Actually, I didn¡¯t do anything this time.¡±


    ¡°You beat the soul out of a medium Nascent Soul and then cut off an advanced Nascent Soul¡¯s arm, but you say you did nothing. You are kidding me.¡± Dongcheng Yang patted Xiao Jinting on the shoulder.


    ¡°I was lucky to defeat the medium Nascent Soul. As for the advanced Nascent Soul, if Master Heavenly Lantern hadn¡¯t fought him previously, I wouldn¡¯t have defeated him. I could have been bean up.¡±


    ¡°In a battle between cultivators, we only look at the results. If we win, we win. Good luck matters. I heard that you¡¯ve got the Heavenly Thunder Wood. You are very lucky.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m not that lucky. Sacred Sect should have split the wood into several parts, and I got only one of them,¡± said Xiao Jinting ruefully.


    Dongcheng Yang said with envy, ¡°It¡¯s a blessing to have a piece of such a rare wood.¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded in agreement.


    Xiao Jinting went into seclusion after returning to Green Cloud Immortal Sect.


    A few days after he went into seclusion, the people from Great Buddha Temple and Snow Mountain Sect came to visit one after another. Xiao Jinting didn¡¯t see any of them with the excuse that he was in the seclusion of life and death, so Dongcheng Yang had no choice but to receive the dignitaries from these sects.

 Chapter 411

    At Green Cloud Immortal Sect.


    Dongcheng Yang said with a sullen face, ¡°I didn¡¯t expect Jinting to snatch the Heavenly Thunder Wood from Master Heavenly Lantern and Hermit Emei.¡±


    At first, Dongcheng Yang didn¡¯t know what was special about Xiao Jinting¡¯s mission. When he heard the names of Xiao Jinting¡¯s two companions, Dongcheng Yang was surprised. He didn¡¯t understand why the two advanced Nascent Souls would take on such an ordinary mission.


    When he found that out, things were out of control. He had thought Xiao Jinting could get nothing when the two experienced Nascent Souls were around. To his surprise, Xiao Jinting managed to snatch the Heavenly Thunder Wood from an advanced Nascent Soul.


    Sacred Sect attacked Platanus Sect because of the wood! Why did Xiao Jinting bring back a most coveted treasure?


    Although Dongcheng Yang was anxious, he didn¡¯t dare to scold Xiao Jinting.


    Dongcheng Yang sighed, thinking, ¡°After Xiao Jinting came back with the wood, he has been hiding in seclusion. I have to take up this difficult job of dealing with the people from Great Buddha Temple and Snow Mountain Sect.¡±


    The Great Buddha Temple is a major sect, and the nuns from the Snow Mountain Sect were aggressive too. Compared to these two sects, the Green Cloud Immortal Sect was much weaker. Therefore, Dongcheng Yang was exhausted from dealing with them.


    ¡°Mr. Dongcheng, there are all kinds of rumors outside. Some say that the Heavenly Thunder Wood has been taken away by Sacred Sect. Some say that the wood was evenly divided between the Great Buddha Temple and the Snow Mountain Sect. Some even say Elder Xiao has taken the wood. I wonder which of them is real,¡± said Lin Xue¡¯e worriedly with a frown.


    Dongcheng Yang¡¯s face darkened. He had some ulterior motives when he assigned Xiao Jinting the task. The Xiao family was getting more powerful, and he felt his position was threatened. Missions were usually dangerous, and he would dominate the sect if Xiao Jinting had an accident in the mission.


    Dongcheng Yang was in a dilemma. Sometimes, he hoped that the Green Cloud Immortal Sect would become more influential with the help of Xiao Jinting, but sometimes, he hoped that Xiao Jinting died outside.


    ¡°Elder Xiao has gone too far. He hides away at such a critical time,¡± Lin Xue¡¯e said sullenly.


    Her words upset Dongcheng Yang. Xiao Jinting said that he needed to recuperate after being seriously injured. Therefore, Dongcheng Yang could not bring himself to ask a patient to deal with the guests.


    ¡°Elder Xiao is rumored to have killed a medium Nascent Soul,¡± said Lin Xue¡¯e.


    She didn¡¯t believe it. Xiao Jinting was only a new Nascent Soul. How could he kill a medium Nascent Soul? If Dongcheng Yang encountered a medium Nascent Soul, he would be lucky to survive the fight.


    ¡°Jinting has incredible luck, and he is different from us.¡± Dongcheng Yang didn¡¯t believe it at first, but after he investigated it, he was convinced.


    Dongcheng Yang secretly clenched his fists. The cultivators worshipped the power. Now there were countless rumors outside, and Xiao Jinting was gaining more support than him in the sect.


    ¡­


    Xu Muan entered Xiao Jinting¡¯s jade space. The Immortal Wood grew very fast after Xiao Jinting brought it back to life. The leaves were green and lush, and there were two kinds of fruits, one black, and the other white.


    The white fruits can strengthen the physique and refine the body. As for the black ones, they were for ghost cultivators. After people died, some of the souls stayed in the human world because of their obsession or other reasons. They continued to cultivate and became ghost cultivators.


    Ghost Cultivators were natural killers. The rule of nature was fair. Once ghost cultivators died, they lost the right to reincarnate. Every time ghost cultivators advanced to a higher level, they had to go through thunder retribution several times stronger than ordinary cultivators, so very few ghost cultivators could survive the tribulation for Nascent Souls.


    A Thunder Tree stood next to the Immortal Wood and grew up fast. Even though it was small, it had vague potentials to compete with the Immortal Wood.


    ¡°Immortal Wood is growing well,¡± Xu Muan said.


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said, ¡°Yeah, I spent many spiritual stones on it. If it doesn¡¯t grow well, my spiritual stones would be wasted.¡±


    Although the old witch of Ice Palace left her mark on the treasures, he could make use of her spiritual stones, without which the spiritual herbs would not have grown so well.


    ¡°The fruits on the Immortal Wood are extraordinary,¡± Xu Muan said.


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said, ¡°Yes, of course. The Life Fruits on the Immortal Wood can be refined into many kinds of pills that are good for Nascent Souls, but the fruits are not ripe yet.¡±


    ¡°How do you plan to deal with this Thunder Tree?¡± asked Xu Muan.


    Xiao Jinting thought about it and said, ¡°When it grows bigger, I¡¯ll cut one piece off and give it to Senior Chen.¡±


    Xiao Jinting thought to himself, ¡°If I couldn¡¯t ripen the Heavenly Thunder Wood, I would not have fought so hard to snatch the wood which is less than 10,000 years old.¡±


    His ability made things much different. With the help of the jade space, he could ripen the wood to 10,000 years or even older. If he could refine a set of swords with Heavenly Thunder Wood of dozens of thousands of years, his strength would be brought up to a new level.


    It was said that when Heavenly Thunder Wood grew to certain years, it would grow Heavenly Thunder Fruits, which was a great supplement for thunder cultivators. Lei Xuan would benefit from it.


    ¡­

 Chapter 412

    At the Chen house.


    ¡°Grandfather, this is a gift from Father,¡± Chen Xu opened the box and said.


    Chen Lifeng frowned and said helplessly, ¡°It¡¯s very kind of him.¡±


    He was tempted by the rare wood, but he felt ashamed because he seemed to take advantage of the Xiao family since Chen Xu married Xiao Xiaodong.


    The Great Buddha Temple and Snow Mountain Sect fought fiercely for the spiritual wood, but Xiao Jinting gave it to him easily. Chen Lifeng felt a mixture of delightful surprise and embarrassment.


    ¡°Does your father tell you why he gives this to me?¡± asked Chen Lifeng.


    Chen Xu shook his head and said, ¡°Father says that he doesn¡¯t need it for the time being. Besides, he can¡¯t keep it, so he gives it to you. He asks you not to refuse.¡±


    Chen Lifeng shook his head and smiled bitterly. ¡°I owe him a lot. I don¡¯t know if I can pay it back.


    ¡°Father says we are family. He asks you not to treat him as an outsider.¡±


    Chen Lifeng patted Chen Xu on the shoulder and said, ¡°You have a sharp eye.¡±


    ¡°Grandfather, you¡¯ve said that many times.¡± Chen Xu smiled, feeling proud.


    When he married Xiao Xiaodong, many people thought Xiao Xiaodong was not worthy of him. However, he benefited a lot from the marriage.


    Chen Lifeng looked at Chen Xu¡¯s radiant face and felt delighted. If the Xiao family didn¡¯t value Chen Xu, they wouldn¡¯t be so generous to him!


    ¡°Father says that the stronger you get, the safer he is,¡± said Chen Xu.


    Chen Lifeng nodded and said, ¡°I understand. Your father is good at causing trouble. He killed two Nascent Souls from Sacred Sect, which would target him.¡±


    Chen Xu shook his head. ¡°He didn¡¯t kill both of them. He only killed one.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s the same. Although the other Nascent wasn¡¯t killed by him, your father caused his death indirectly,¡± said Chen Lifeng.


    ¡­


    At Platanus Sect.


    Immortal Platanus sat in the secret room and sighed ruefully.


    ¡°Father, forget it,¡± Sun Miao looked at Platanus¡¯ haggard face and said.


    Platanus said sadly, ¡°If I had known that it would be like this, I would have split the Heavenly Thunder Wood into four parts. In that case, we could keep one of them and ask for some compensation from them.¡±


    In order to save half of the wood, Immortal Platanus deliberately let Heavenly Thunder Wood be stolen. Who would have thought that the Great Buddha Temple and the Snow Mountain Sect had marked the wood beforehand? He couldn¡¯t fool them.


    Thinking that they had seen through his plan at the beginning, Platanus blushed. The methods of the major sects were far beyond his imagination. He had examined the wood carefully and confirmed that there was no soul mark on it.


    After Master Heavenly Lantern and Hermit Emei failed to snatch the wood from Sacred Sect, they came back to force Immortal Platanus to turn in the wood. Platanus had to give the wood to them to save his own life.


    ¡°Father, you did it for the sake of Platanus Sect. Who would expect the monk and the nun are so vicious? They have the nerve to say they have no desires for worldly things.¡±


    Immortal Platanus lowered his head and said in depression, ¡°I¡¯m much inferior to them. I can do nothing about it.¡±


    It pained Sun Miao to see the sorrowful look on Platanus¡¯ face. ¡°Father, I will cultivate hard and take back our treasures in the future.¡±


    Platanus shook his hand and said, ¡°Forget it. It¡¯s fated. We can¡¯t force things to go our way.¡±


    Sun Miao nodded and said, ¡°Okay.¡±


    ¡­


    In the Great Buddha Temple, a young monk toyed with the Heavenly Thunder Wood with bright eyes. He had an innocent, lovely face.


    ¡°Master, the Heavenly Thunder Wood is a good thing!¡± The young monk said greedily.


    Master Heavenly Lantern smiled and said, ¡°Yes, of course. Unfortunately, the old witch of Snow Mountain Sect took a share of it. The Nascent Soul from Green Cloud Immortal Sect also got a piece. I have underestimated him. I didn¡¯t expect him to be so resourceful. The piece he took might be the biggest.¡±


    The young monk said sulkily, ¡°Master, the old witch from the Snow Mountain Sect is ferocious, and it¡¯s fine that she has a share. But Green Cloud Immortal Sect is small compared to us, and they dare to snatch things from us. How about I go kill him for you?¡±


    Master Heavenly Lantern shook his head and said, ¡°How arrogant! You are only a new Nascent Soul.¡±


    The young monk scratched his head and gave a na?ve smile. Those who were familiar with him knew he was ruthless although he looked kind.


    ¡°Master, I¡¯m different from those who make advancement with the help of pills,¡± said the young monk insolently.


    Master Heavenly Lantern snorted softly, ¡°There is always someone better than you out there. Xiao Jinting is not inferior to you. Besides, we have no reason to kill him. I heard that Xiao Jinting gave the wood to Chen Lifeng to refine weapons.¡±


    ¡°What? Is he out of his mind? How could he give such a valuable thing to Chen Lifeng?¡± The young monk was shocked.


    Master Heavenly Lantern said helplessly, ¡°You forgot that Xiao Jinting and Chen Lifeng are in-laws. Xiao Jinting is closer to Chen Lifeng than Dongcheng Yang. Xiao Jinting is generous. He¡¯s young.¡±


    Although he was a monk, who was required to be free from desires, he had to be well-informed about the cultivators of his level.


    The young monk chuckled and said, ¡°Chen Lifeng¡¯s grandson made a commotion when he eloped with the poor boy.¡±


    ¡°He is not a poor boy now,¡± said his master. Xiao Xiaodong was an advanced Golden Core and had a promising future. Chen Xu had a sharper eye than Chen Lifeng.

 Chapter 413

    At Green Cloud Immortal Sect.


    Xiao Jinting asked Xiao Jingfeng, ¡°Brother, what¡¯s up?¡±


    Xiao Jingfeng said, ¡°I want to go back to the Barbarian Continent, so I like to have your advice.¡±


    Xiao Jinting paused. He felt complicated with the Xiao family.


    He was not the host. When facing the parents of the host, he always felt like he was a thief showing off, so he had deliberately ignored them.


    In Xiao Jinting¡¯s opinion, he had done a lot for the Xiao family, and he didn¡¯t own them anything.


    ¡°In fact, I came to the Cloud Continent because of our parents,¡± Xiao Jingfeng hesitated and said.


    Xiao Jinting looked at him curiously and waited patiently.


    After Xiao Jinting left the Barbarian Continent, he gave Xiao Jingfeng some pills, with the help of which Xiao Jingfeng and Mu Shuyu made rapid progress in their cultivation. As a result, Xiao Xiaofu had been advancing fast in his cultivation since he was small.


    When Xiao Jinting left, Xiao Qingyan was saved but with impaired foundation and thus made slow progress in his cultivation.


    Xiao Qingyan got jealous when he saw Xiao Jingfeng¡¯s family advance quickly, so he came to cause trouble a few times. However, he couldn¡¯t have an upper hand after Xiao Jingfeng advanced to Establishment Foundation.


    Xiao Qingyan knew that he could get nowhere, so he pinned his hopes on his two sons. Therefore, a problem came up.


    The Establishment Foundation Pills left by Xiao Jinting were not sufficient. Most cultivators would need two to three pills to advance to Establishment Foundation.


    When Xiao Xiaofu was going to advance to Establishment Foundation, Xiao Jingfeng had only one pill left.


    He had saved the Establishment Foundation Pill for Xiao Xiaofu. Xiao Qingyan asked his parents to force Xiao Jingfeng to turn in the pill.


    Xiao Jingfeng was not a fool. He would not give the last Establishment Foundation Pill to Xiao Qingyan¡¯s son and delay his own son¡¯s cultivation.


    His parents felt sympathy with their eldest son, who didn¡¯t make any progress while their second son prospered. They kept pressing Xiao Jingfeng to care about his elder brother instead of focusing on his own family.


    Xiao Jingfeng wouldn¡¯t agree. He gave Xiao Xiaofu the pill. At the end, when Xiao Xiaofu established the foundation, Xiao Jingfeng¡¯s parents ganged up with Xiao Qingyan and came to make trouble.


    As a result, Xiao Xiaofu failed to establish the foundation. Xiao Qingyan ridiculed them, saying Xiao Xiaofu was useless and failed to establish the foundation after taking the pill. He mocked that if his son, Xiao Yuefeng, could have the pill, he would definitely advance to Establishment Foundation.


    Enraged, Xiao Jingfeng left the Xiao family with Mu Shu and Xiao Xiaofu.


    After leaving the Xiao family, Mu Shuyu took out another Establishment Foundation Pill. When he established the foundation, Xiao Jingfeng gave him three pills. Mu Shuyu lied that he had used up the pills, but he saved one for Xiao Xiaofu.


    After taking the second Establishment Foundation Pill, Xiao Xiaofu made the advancement.


    Xiao Jingfeng rubbed his hands and said awkwardly, ¡°It¡¯s normal that Father and Mother are angry. Most of the Establishment Foundation Pills were taken by my family.¡±


    ¡°Brother, you don¡¯t have to feel guilty. When I gave you the pills, I told you that they were for you. If they had been for the whole family, I would have given them to Father. Why should I give it to you? Please don¡¯t feel guilty. You don¡¯t own them anything,¡± said Xiao Jinting lightly.


    Xiao Jinting didn¡¯t like Xiao Qingyan, nor did he respect the host¡¯s parents, who always sided with Xiao Qingyan. That was why he didn¡¯t go back to the Barbarian Continent these years.


    ¡°That¡¯s right, but in my heart, I always feel¡­¡± When his parents asked Xiao Jingfeng to hand over the pills, Xiao Jingfeng refused with guilt. After all, they were Xiao Jinting¡¯s pills. Xiao Jingfeng was his second brother, but he thought his parents were closer to Xiao Jinting.


    ¡°Brother, it was my fault. When I left, I should¡¯ve made it clear that those pills were for you, and my parents and Xiao Qingyan had nothing to do with them.¡±


    ¡­


    Xiao Jingfeng left after he had a long talk with Xiao Jinting.


    Xu Muan looked at Xiao Jinting and asked, ¡°What did your brother say?¡±


    ¡°He wants to go back to the Barbarian Continent.¡±


    Xu Muan sighed and said, ¡°It¡¯s time to go back there and take a look. A few days ago, Ouyang Jinyue came to say that there are unusual activities in Barbarian Continent recently. It might not be peaceful.¡±


    ¡°What happened?¡± asked Xiao Jinting.


    ¡°She didn¡¯t tell me what exactly happened. It seems that an earthquake in the Barbarian Continent has unearthed a small historical site.¡±


    ¡°This kind of small historical site would not cause any commotion in the Cloud Continent, but it shows up in Barbarian Continent and attracts many cultivators from other areas, including some Golden Cores.¡±


    ¡°You know that cultivation levels rule. Those insignificant Golden Cores from the Cloud Continent are like gods in the Barbarian Continent and decide the fates of the cultivators there.¡±


    ¡°If that¡¯s the case, let¡¯s go back and take a look,¡± Xiao Jinting thought for a moment and said.


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°Okay.¡±


    ¡°Xiaofu told me that after we made our fame, Xiao Linfeng and Wang Lu got in touch with the Xiao family again. They have been overbearing these years,¡± said Xiao Jinting.


    After all, Xiao Jinting was not the host, so he called Xiao Linfeng and Wang Lu by name.


    Xu Muan sighed. When a tree grew bigger, withered leaves were inevitable.


    ¡°What do you think?¡± asked Xu Muan.


    Xiao Jinting smiled bitterly and said, ¡°What can I do?¡± The host¡¯s parents were not kind-hearted, and the eldest brother likes to stir up troubles. ¡°I¡¯ll just go and take a look. If there are no problems with the Barbarian Continent, I won¡¯t do anything.¡±

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    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°Okay.¡±


    Xu Muan did not want Xiao Jinting to get involved with the Xiao family in the Barbarian Continent. If Xiao Jinting hadn¡¯t transmigrated, Xu Muan and the sons would have been tortured to death, so he disliked the Xiao family.


    ¡­


    When Xiao Jingfeng went back home, Mu Shuyu asked, ¡°What does your brother say?¡±


    ¡°He says he will go back and take a look. If everything is fine, he won¡¯t show up,¡± said Xiao Jingfeng.


    Mu Shu nodded. ¡°That¡¯s good.¡±


    The Xiao family was incredibly annoying. They left the Barbarian Continent because of that.


    ¡°Jinting says although he has a high status now, he has many enemies. If the Xiao family is targeted, he¡¯s afraid that he can¡¯t protect them. So we¡¯d better ask my parents to keep a low profile,¡± said Xiao Jingfeng.


    ¡°He¡¯s right,¡± said Mu Shuyu.


    The Cloud Continent was not peaceful now. Many people had died in the war between the righteous sects and the demonic sects. There were presently endless conflicts between the Sacred Sect and the major sects, and the war could break out at any time. The Barbarian Continent had poor resources, but it was relatively safe.


    Mu Shuyu narrowed his eyes. Xiao Qingyan¡¯s two sons were selfish like their father. If they came to the Cloud Continent, they would do evil things under the name of Xiao Jinting.


    When Xiao Jingfeng was in Barbarian Continent, he had been dragged down by the family.


    When Xiao Jinting left, he left a lot of resources, but those resources were limited after all. After Xiao Jingfeng advanced to Establishment Foundation, he took on many tasks. Most of the resources he earned from the tasks went to his parents, who gave them to Xiao Qingyan.


    The family did not appreciate Xiao Jingfeng¡¯s kindness and instead grew greedier.


    Mu Shuyu did not understand why Xiao Jingfeng¡¯s parents were so biased.


    ¡°Thankfully you saved the pill. Otherwise, it would have been difficult for Xiaofu to advance to Establishment Foundation,¡± said Xiao Jingfeng.


    After Xiao Jingfeng arrived at the Cloud Continent, he realized the value of Establishment Foundation Pills, which were rare resources coveted by people. Thankfully, Mu Shuyu hid a pill. Otherwise, Xiao Fu would have failed to establish the foundation and died.


    Mu Shuyu smiled and said, ¡°I¡¯m glad that you don¡¯t blame me.¡±


    He hid the pill just in case. The Xiao family was too greedy. He had to consider his son¡¯s future. He was worried that Xiao Jingfeng would turn in the pill under the pressure of his father. So he saved one pill secretly.


    The Establishment Foundation Pills were left by Xiao Jinting, and Xiao Jingfeng felt guilty about that.


    ¡°How can I blame you?¡± said Xiao Jingfeng.


    It pained him to recall that his parents ganged up with Xiao Qingyan and came to make trouble when Xiao Xiaofu established the foundation. It was a critical moment. He couldn¡¯t believe his parents attempted to ruin his son¡¯s future.


    ¡­


    Chen Xu looked at Xiao Xiaodong and asked, ¡°You are going to the Barbarian Continent?¡±


    ¡°Yes, Xiaofan wants to go, but I ask him to stay in the Cloud Continent,¡± said Xiao Xiaodong.


    Chen Xu was confused. ¡°Why?¡±


    ¡°He is gullible,¡± said Xiao Xiaodong.


    Xiao Xiaodong lowered his head. Xiao Xiaofan forgot about what happened when they were small, but he would not forget it.


    He was not adored in the Xiao family at all. His grandparents didn¡¯t care about him, nor did they treat him as their grandson. If Xiao Jinting had not transmigrated, the family might have died long ago.


    His father was not the original one, who owed his life to the Xiao family. Now his father didn¡¯t own the Xiao family anything. Even if he owed them something, he had paid off long ago.


    ¡°You seem to dislike your relatives in the Barbarian Continent,¡± said Chen Xu.


    Xiao Xiaodong looked at Chen Xu and said, ¡°Yes, I hate them. In fact, I don¡¯t care if they die. Xu¡¯er, do you think I¡¯m heartless?¡±


    Chen Xu shook his head and said, ¡°Not at all. I know you have your own reasons.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong smiled and said, ¡°Thank you.¡±


    Chen Xu tilted his head and said, ¡°Why do you thank me? You are my husband, and I should take your side. Should I side with the people I don¡¯t know instead of supporting my husband?¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong held Chen Xu¡¯s hand without saying anything else.

 Chapter 415

    A few days later, the news spread out from Green Cloud Immoral Sect that Xiao Jinting went into the seclusion of life and death.


    In fact, Xiao Jinting, Xu Muan, Xiao Xiaodong, Chen Xu, Xiao Jingfeng, and Mu Shuyu set off for the Barbarian Continent.


    Xiao Jinting took this trip not only to see what was going on in the Barbarian Continent but also to cultivate his mind. He felt that he was getting proud as his cultivation had improved too fast. If he didn¡¯t overcome this weakness and continued to cultivate himself, he would easily get into trouble.


    They boarded a passenger ship, on which there were hundreds of cultivators. After they gathered the information that a secret realm showed up in the Barbarian Continent, some of the loser cultivators in the Cloud Continent attempted to go there and dig gold. Xiao Jinting and others disguised as Establishment Foundation cultivators and got on the ship.


    Chen Xu poured a cup of tea for Xiao Jinting and said, ¡°Father, please have some tea.¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded and took the cup.


    He looked out of the cabin and saw a Golden Core cultivator standing at the front of the ship. The steward of the passenger ship was talking to the cultivator flatteringly.


    In Xiao Jinting¡¯s last life, the levels of officials mattered, while on this continent, the levels of cultivation ruled.


    The earthquake in Barbarian Continent had unearthed a small relic site, which seemed to be expanding these days. Therefore, more and more people were tempted. This passenger ship was an ad-hoc arrangement, as well as a few other passenger ships.


    Everyone in the Xiao Jinting family had disguised themselves. They even pretended they were only Establishment Foundation cultivators.


    ¡°This cabin is too shabby,¡± Chen Xu muttered.


    The luxurious cabin on the ship was taken by the Golden Core and his servants. Xiao Jinting and the others could only take the shabby cabins.


    ¡°The cabin I booked is much better,¡± explained Chen Xu.


    Xiao Xiaodong smiled and said, ¡°It¡¯s okay. We only stay here for a couple of days.¡±


    The cabin that Chen Xu had booked was next to that of the Golden Core cultivator, who had brought a few extra servants. Therefore, they took the cabin that Chen Xu booked. The steward gave them two small cabins without refunding them the money.


    Chen Xu didn¡¯t care about the money, but he was irritated that they were slighted.


    ¡­


    After the ship flew for over ten days, a pirate fleet blocked the way.


    Someone knocked on the doors and asked all the cultivators to go out.


    Xiao Xiaodong said, ¡°We are not lucky. There are pirates.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s not that bad. Since the passenger ship dares to sail between the two continents, the steward should have talked to the pirates. I guess they come to ask for some money from the passengers,¡± Chen Xu said lightly. It was the first time Chen Xu had met any pirates, so he felt a bit excited.


    Looking at Chen Xu¡¯s face, Xiao Xiaodong knew what he was thinking and couldn¡¯t help chuckling.


    ¡°Stand in the line.¡±


    ¡°Boss Blade, our boss is an old friend of yours. Why do you have the heart to do this?¡± An old man at the advanced level of Establishment Foundation said to a man holding a big knife.


    The old man was the steward of the ship, the one who flattered the Golden Core cultivator all the time.


    ¡°Shut up. If you dare to say anything, I¡¯ll kill you with my knife,¡± said Boss Blade fiercely.


    The steward trembled in fear and looked at the Golden Core cultivator, who frowned on the side without saying anything.


    Boss Blade glanced at the Golden Core cultivator and pursed his lips in disdain.


    ¡°All of you, stand in the line and listen up. Those at Qi stage should turn in 100 low-grade spiritual stones, those at Establishment Foundation stage should turn in one medium spiritual stone, and those at Golden Core stage should turn in ten medium spiritual stones,¡± said Boss Blade arrogantly.


    As he spoke, he glanced at the Golden Core cultivator, who was unruffled.


    Chen Xu blinked and sent a mental message to Xiao Xiaodong, ¡°The pirate has discrimination against different levels. The Qi cultivators pay the least. If I had known this would happen, I would have pretended I¡¯m a Qi cultivator.¡±


    Knowing that Chen Xu was joking, Xiao Xiaodong smiled helplessly.


    ¡°They don¡¯t ask for too much,¡± Chen Xu continued.


    ¡°If they ask for too much from the passengers, no one will take this route, and the pirates can¡¯t do any business,¡± said Xiao Xiaodong.


    Chen Xu thought about it and felt that he had a point there. If they asked for too much, the passengers might fight back. If the pirates offended a cultivator from a major sect, they might be tracked down by high-level cultivators.


    Xiao Xiaodong handed over the spiritual stones as required.


    ¡°Boss Blade, can we go now?¡± asked the steward.


    Boss Blade patted him on the shoulder and grinned, ¡°Don¡¯t worry. Old man, I look forward to seeing you around.¡±


    The steward looked depressed.


    ¡­


    Just as Boss Blade was about to leave, he took a glimpse of a bright greenness, which touched his heart.


    ¡°You¡­ You stop there.¡±


    Chen Xu paused and looked back at Boss Blade in confusion.


    Xiao Xiaodong looked at the pirate with murderous eyes. He didn¡¯t want to make trouble, but if Chen Xu was targeted, he had no other choice but to attack.


    Chen Xu looked at Boss Blade boss and smiled calmly. ¡°Sir, are you talking to me?¡±


    Boss Blade looked at Chen Xu and said, ¡°Give me your hairpin.¡±


    Chen Xu paused and involuntarily touched the hairpin on his head.


    It was made from the heart of the Wood of Life. It was very precious and had the effect of calming minds and tranquilizing spirits. Chen Xu was surprised. His hairpin looked so plain that even his grandfather didn¡¯t notice its rareness. This pirate had a sharp eye. It turned out masters were everywhere in the world.


    Chen Xu smiled politely and said, ¡°No.¡±

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    The steward of the ship quickly went up to him and persuaded, ¡°Mister, it¡¯s only a wooden hairpin. You can come to our company and pick one for free later.¡±


    Chen Xu glanced at the steward. ¡°Boss Blade has a sharper eye than you. No wonder he is the boss, and you are only a steward.¡±


    The steward was confused by Chen Xu¡¯s words, feeling weird when he looked at Chen Xu¡¯s calm eyes.


    Boss Blade looked at Chen Xu and said, ¡°Bring it over, or I will kill you.¡±


    Chen Xu said with interest, ¡°It¡¯s the first time someone has said this to me.¡±


    The steward glanced at Chen Xu, who said in a light voice as if he was telling the truth instead of bragging.


    Boss Blade sneered and said, ¡°I think it will be the last time you hear it in your life.¡±


    Chen Xu looked at Xiao Xiaodong and said helplessly, ¡°The hairpin you gave me has caused trouble.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong glanced at Chen Xu and swung his sword at Boss Blade.


    ¡°You¡¯re looking for¡­¡± ¡®Death.¡¯


    Boss Blade saw Xiao Xiaodong make a move and knew that he had encountered a master. He felt indignant. He hated to meet masters disguised as ordinary cultivators. They pretended to be a coward, but when they got offended, they launched fierce attacks.


    Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s strength was far superior to that of the pirate. After a while, Boss Blade was seriously injured by Xiao Xiaodong. ¡°Mister, it¡¯s only a misunderstanding. Please spare me.¡±


    ¡°You talk too much,¡± Xiao Xiaodong said in a deep voice.


    Xiao Xiaodong ignored Boss Blade¡¯s pleading and killed him without hesitation.


    Chen Xu touched the hairpin on his head and calmly stood on the side. When they were at Nebula, they were always hunted down by the enemies. Chen Xu had killed quite many cultivators and had been used to such bloody scenes. Therefore, he didn¡¯t turn a hair when he saw Xiao Xiaodong kill the pirate.


    The other pirates saw that their boss was killed and fled.


    Chen Xu looked at the body of Boss Blade and shook his head. ¡°He has a sharp eye for the treasures, but he is blind to cultivation levels.¡±


    The steward of the ship looked at Chen Xu and shivered in terror. He had thought Chen Xu was looking for trouble a moment ago, but now he was freaked out.


    ¡°Senior, sorry for underestimating you before.¡± He looked at Xiao Xiaodong with awe.


    Xiao Xiaodong glanced at him and said, ¡°Everything should remain unchanged. Don¡¯t disturb me.¡±


    Hearing this, the steward nodded and said, ¡°I know, I know.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong went back to the cabin with Chen Xu.


    ¡­


    ¡°Boss, I didn¡¯t expect there is a powerful master onboard,¡± said a sailor in surprise.


    The steward frowned and said, ¡°Boss Blade is a medium Golden Core, and that mysterious cultivator should be an advanced Golden Core since he could easily kill Boss Blade.¡± The Golden Core cultivator on the ship was only a preliminary Golden Core, whose strength was much inferior to that of Boss Blade. Therefore, he didn¡¯t dare to resist when the pirates took the ship.


    After Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s strength was exposed, the crew member who changed the cabin that Chen Xu booked was freaked out. The steward broke out in cold sweat when he knew that. He hurried to vacate the cabin for Chen Xu.


    ¡°Although the cultivator is ruthless, he is quite reasonable,¡± said the steward.


    If Boss Blade had not taken a fancy to that hairpin, he would not have died. The mysterious cultivator didn¡¯t complain about the change of the cabin, but the steward thought that he had left a bad impression on them.


    ¡°The hairpin looks ordinary, but Boss Blade died for it,¡± a crew member sighed.


    ¡°He has a sharp eye. That hairpin must be precious. Otherwise, he would not have stopped that cultivator.¡±


    ¡°Boss Blade has a sharp eye, but he died for it. Sometimes, it¡¯s good to be stupid,¡± gloated another crew member.


    The steward narrowed his eyes and said, ¡°Poor guy!¡± A moment ago, Boss Blade was bullying everyone on the ship, but now he was dead.


    ¡°The cultivator who killed him is a real master. His move is deadly. Compared to him, the Golden Core we hired is much inferior,¡± said a crew member.


    The Golden Core cultivator was a passenger, and the steward paid him a large sum of money, hoping he would help the ship out of trouble on the way. However, the cultivator behaved like a coward today.


    The steward glared at the crew member and said, ¡°What nonsense are you talking? How can you complain about a Golden Core? The cultivator who killed Boss Blade is not simple, nor is the one with the hairpin. He must be an advanced Golden Core as well.¡±


    ¡°The secret realm in Barbarian Continent has attracted so many cultivators. It seems unusual,¡± said the crew member.


    The steward frowned and asked, ¡°Are there really treasures in the secret realm?¡±


    ¡°Boss, who do you think the mysterious cultivator is? He shouldn¡¯t be an obscure cultivator judging from his strength.¡±


    The steward shook his head and said, ¡°It is obvious that he doesn¡¯t want to reveal his identity.¡±

 Chapter 417

    Inside the cabin.


    ¡°Father, I¡¯m sorry, but I couldn¡¯t help it,¡± Xiao Xiaodong looked at Xiao Jinting and apologized.


    Xiao Jinting said lightly, ¡°The pirate was bullying you, and you did right to teach him a lesson.¡± He knew Xiao Xiaodong didn¡¯t feel sorry at all, but he soothed him anyway.


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded, ¡°Yeah, that¡¯s what I think.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t make any moves if nothing happens,¡± Xiao Jinting said.


    Xiao Xiaodong and Chen Xu both disguised themselves. When he attacked the pirate just now, Xiao Xiaodong changed his fighting style, so no one could figure out who he was.


    ¡°If no one offends me, I don¡¯t want to make a move,¡± said Xiao Xiaodong.


    ¡°Xiaodong, you are awesome,¡± Xiao Jingfeng couldn¡¯t help but say.


    Xiao Xiaodong smiled and said, ¡°Thank you.¡±


    Xiao Jinting shook his head helplessly when he saw that Xiao Xiaodong was arrogant.


    The family stayed in the cabin most of the time. The steward had visited them once, but he didn¡¯t show up anymore after Xiaodong asked him not to come again with a cold face.


    A few days later, the family finally arrived in the Barbarian Continent.


    Xiao Jinting felt nothing was the same as before when he set foot in this land again.


    Chen Xu frowned. ¡°The Qi here¡­¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong looked at Chen Xu¡¯s face and explained, ¡°The Qi here is very thin, and there are very few spiritual stones.¡±


    Chen Xu looked at Xiao Xiaodong and couldn¡¯t help saying, ¡°It must have been tough for you.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong smiled and said, ¡°Well, it was not that bad.¡± It was not easy when he was very young, but after the new father came, the days had been getting better.


    Xiao Xiaodong glanced at Xiao Jinting affectionately.


    ¡°On the Barbarian Continent, resources are very scarce. Households live on growing spiritual plants. The spiritual roots that can help grow spiritual plants are very popular, and those harmful to spiritual plants, such as fire and gold spiritual roots, are despised. Xiaofan is a single spiritual root of fire, so the people here think he is terrible.¡±


    It was the first time Chen Xu had heard Xiao Xiaodong talk about this, and he immediately widened his eyes. ¡°The single spiritual root of fire is terrible?¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said proudly, ¡°Yes. My original spiritual root is more popular than Xiaofan.¡±


    Chen Xu couldn¡¯t help but say, ¡°It is unlucky of single spiritual roots of fire and thunder to be born in the Barbarian Continent¡­¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, ¡°Yes.¡± Spiritual roots of thunder and fire were despised on the land. He remembered when the previous father knew that Xiaofan was a spiritual root of fire, he was angry and thought Xiaofan was useless.


    ¡­


    Xiao Jingfeng secretly went back to the Xiao family, but he did not see Xiao Linfeng. Wang Lu was not lucky enough to advance to Establishment Foundation and died many years ago.


    Xiao Qingyan died two years ago. Zheng Pei¡¯er was still alive, but she looked very old and probably wouldn¡¯t live for long.


    After Xiao Jingfeng and Mu Shuyu left, the Xiao family¡¯s power was reduced significantly. However, the Xiao family didn¡¯t get into big trouble with the protection of the Marquis.


    The Barbarian Continent was out of touch with the world. Green Cloud Immortal sect lost contact with the Barbarian Continent at the war between the righteous and demonic sects. Later, Xiao Jinting had got into big trouble and the whole family went abroad, so he didn¡¯t get in touch with the Xiao family in the Barbarian Continent. After Xiao Jinting returned to the Cloud Continent, he didn¡¯t contact them and went into seclusion for thirty years. Therefore, very few people in the Barbarian Continent remembered the third son of the Xiao family, and Xiao Jinting had kind of become a legend.


    As the Barbarian Continent was poorly informed, and Xiao Jinting deliberately ignored the Xiao family, the latter didn¡¯t benefit from his advancement to Nascent Soul. Due to the same reason, the Xiao family was not affected when Xiao Jinting was hunted down by the major sects.


    Xiao Jinting sat in the tea house, sipping tea and listening to all sorts of gossips.


    As more and more high-level cultivators swarmed into the Barbarian Continent, the local forces tucked their tails between their legs.


    ¡°Mister, long time no see.¡± The steward of the passenger ship saw Xiao Jinting and hurried over.


    Xiao Jinting glanced at him and asked, ¡°What¡¯s up?¡±


    ¡°Well, I offended the senior on the ship, and I¡¯d like you to convey my apology to him,¡± said the steward.


    Xiao Jinting glanced at Xu Muan, who couldn¡¯t help laughing.


    Xiao Xiaodong attacked the pirate on the ship and became a master. The steward regarded Xiao Jinting and Xu Muan as Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s disciples.


    Xiao Jinting smiled casually and said, ¡°The senior is broad-minded and won¡¯t bother with you.¡±


    Xiao Jinting gritted his teeth and said inwardly, ¡°Why do I sound so awkward?¡±


    The steward looked at Xiao Jinting and said, ¡°I was blind and offended the senior. I can¡¯t sleep these days. I prepared a gift of apology, and I hope you could help give it to him.¡±


    Xu Muan looked at the steward and thought to himself, ¡°You are blind. It is weird when an Establishment Foundation calls a Nascent Soul Mister.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said indifferently, ¡°Mister, you¡¯re too polite. It¡¯s only a trifle, and you don¡¯t have to do this.¡±


    Xiao Jinting noticed that there was a precious stone in the box. The steward had made efforts.


    ¡­

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    ¡°Father, Daddy,¡± Xiao Xiaodong came over with Chen Xu.


    When the steward heard how Xiao Xiaodong addressed them, he almost fell to the ground.


    He had thought that Xiao Jinting and Xu Muan were Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s disciples, so he came over to befriend them. To his surprise, they were Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s parents.


    The cultivation of the parents would not be inferior to the son. They must have concealed their strength.


    Xiao Xiaodong looked at the steward¡¯s pale face and asked, ¡°Why are you here?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m here¡­¡±


    Xiao Jinting looked at Xiao Xiaodong and said, ¡°You have scared him. He is here to give you a gift. Look, here it is.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong glanced at the steward and said, ¡°Oh, I see. Thank you.¡±


    The steward trembled, ¡°Senior, don¡¯t mention it.¡±


    Chen Xu looked at the steward, amused.


    The steward blushed and quickly ran away.


    Xiao Xiaodong looked at Xiao Jinting and said, ¡°Father, he is a coward. He was scared out of his wits before I did anything to him. People would think I¡¯m bullying him.¡±


    ¡°Come on, he means well,¡± Xiao Jinting said.


    Chen Xu smiled and said, ¡°He is blind!¡±


    ¡°Why?¡± asked Xiao Jinting.


    ¡°Father, may I ask if he treated you as Xiaodong¡¯s disciples?¡± asked Chen Xu.


    Xiao Jinting nodded and asked, ¡°Yes. How do you know?¡±


    ¡°He was sitting with you,¡± said Chen Xu.


    Xiao Xiaodong rolled his eyes and said, ¡°He is blind.¡±


    Xiao Jinting shook his head, ¡°You can¡¯t say that. I have disguised myself too well.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong smiled and said, ¡°Yes, of course.¡±


    ¡°Father, is this stone very precious?¡± asked Xiao Xiaodong.


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said, ¡°Yes, it is unusual. Have you figured it out?¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong smiled and said, ¡°I don¡¯t have a sharp eye like you. But from the way you talked to the steward, it must be precious.¡±


    Xiao Jinting glared at Xiao Xiaodong and said sulkily, ¡°What nonsense are you talking? Am I a snob?¡±


    ¡°Father, is there anything special about this stone?¡± asked Chen Xu.


    ¡°This is not a stone, but a spiritual plant,¡± said Xiao Jinting.


    Chen Xu paused for a moment. Something came across his mind, and he said in surprise, ¡°Spiritual plant? Is it the stony ganodorma lucidum that can bring death to life and regenerate flesh?¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said, ¡°Xu¡¯er is knowledgeable.¡±


    ¡°Congratulations, Father. You come out for a stroll and get such a treasure. The steward probably doesn¡¯t know what it is,¡± said Chen Xu happily.


    Xiao Jinting nodded, ¡°You are right.¡±


    Even Nascent Souls would be tempted by the stony ganodorma lucidum. The steward gave Xiaodong this gift because he didn¡¯t know its value. ¡°I owe it to Xiaodong. The steward would not have come to apologize if he hadn¡¯t known Xiaodong is a master.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong smiled helplessly and said, ¡°Father, you¡¯re flattering me.¡±


    Chen Xu smiled and said, ¡°It seems that the steward is blind.¡±


    Xiao Jinting didn¡¯t say anything else.


    ¡­


    Xiao Jingfeng and Mu Shuyu went up to them. Xiao Jingfeng hesitated for a moment before he said to Xiao Jinting, ¡°Father is out of town. Qingyan¡¯s family is at home. Do you like to visit them?¡±


    Xiao Jinting shook his head. ¡°No, I¡¯m not going.¡±


    He found that the Xiao family in the Barbarian Continent was mostly the descendants of Xiao Qingyan. People here liked to have as many children as possible. After the Xiao family grew stronger, Xiao Yuefeng and Xiao Yuerong married many concubines and had quite some children.


    The Xiao family was big now.


    In Xiao Jinting¡¯s last life, people thought it was a blessing to have four generations under the same roof. Xiao Jinting thought Xiao Qingyan was lucky. Although he didn¡¯t make any progress in cultivation, he had five generations under the same roof.


    Xiao Jinting had a bad opinion of Xiao Qingyan¡¯s two arrogant sons, so he did not want to talk to them.


    Xiao Jinting asked Xu Muan, ¡°Do you want to go back to the Xu family?¡±


    Xu Muan hesitated and frowned. ¡°No, I don¡¯t want to.¡±


    Xu Muan took a deep breath. Ever since he was a child, he had been treated differently from Xu Guanghua. He had taken up the house chores, such as laundry, cooking, and cleaning. No matter how much he did, Xu Fu didn¡¯t take him as his son. In the end, his father traded him with the Xiao family for the resources, which he gave Xu Guanghua for cultivation.


    Xu Muan thought that when his father sold him, he had cut all his ties with the Xu family, so he did not want to go visit them.


    Xiao Jingfeng glanced at Xu Muan. He opened his mouth, but he did not say anything.


    ¡°Brother, where has Father gone?¡± asked Xiao Jinting.


    Xiao Jingfeng said, ¡°He seems to have gone on an adventure.¡±


    After Xiao Jingfeng left the continent, Xiao Linfeng left the Xiao family. For an Establishment Foundation cultivator, the Xiao family was too small. Xiao Linfeng was not satisfied with a peaceful life.

 Chapter 419

    In the inn.


    Xiao Jinting went to Xiao Jingfeng¡¯s room. ¡°Brother, did you want to tell me something just now? But you held it back because Muan was there?¡±


    Xiao Jingfeng nodded. ¡°I inquired about the Xu family. In the past few decades, Xu Guanghua was addicted to gambling and owed a bet. He couldn¡¯t pay it back, so he ran away. Xu Fu didn¡¯t know that his son had escaped and got beaten to death at home by the debtor.¡±


    Xiao Jinting frowned and asked, ¡°What about Xu Guanghua? Is he alive?¡±


    Xiao Jingfeng nodded and said, ¡°He is still alive. I heard that he went to the Xiao family several times and asked for money, but the Xiao family drove him out.¡±


    Xiao Jinting took a deep breath, not knowing what to say.


    He had a bad opinion of Xu Fu. When he heard that Xu Fu died because of the debt that his son had own, he felt delighted. However, when he thought that Xu Muan had such a family, he felt depressed.


    ¡°Xu Guanghua has been away for decades. These years, the casino to which he owed the debt was closed down, so he came back. The other day, he came to me.¡± said Xiao Jingfeng.


    Xiao Jinting was a little surprised, ¡°Did he recognize you?¡±


    Xiao Jingfeng nodded and said, ¡°I didn¡¯t expect this guy to have a sharp eye. He didn¡¯t recognize my face but my space ring.¡±


    Xiao Jinting paused for a moment, sighing that everyone was talented in something.


    Xiao Jingfeng touched the space ring on his finger. It was given by Xiao Jinting before he left the Barbarian Continent. The space in the ring was very small, but it had a special meaning for Xiao Jingfeng, so he didn¡¯t discard it all these years.


    ¡°This guy has a sharp eye!¡± said Xiao Jingfeng.


    ¡°What did he say?¡± asked Xiao Jinting.


    ¡°He said that Xu Muan was his brother and he was an abandoned baby picked up by the Xu family,¡± said Xiao Jingfeng.


    Xiao Jinting narrowed his eyes and softly tapped on the table. ¡°From the way Xu Fu treated Muan, he didn¡¯t seem to be Muan¡¯s father.¡±


    Xiao Jingfeng nodded and said, ¡°Xu Guanghua said that he has something that left in Muan¡¯s baby bundle. He wants to exchange it with the spiritual jade.¡±


    Xiao Jinting looked at Xiao Li and asked, ¡°Did you exchange with him?¡±


    Xiao Jingfeng shook his head. ¡°Not yet. I come back to ask for your advice.¡±


    ¡­


    Xiao Jinting touched his chin and said, ¡°It seems that I have to go meet him personally.¡±


    Xiao Jingfeng nodded and said, ¡°I think so too. I wonder where Muan¡¯s parents are if he is not from the Xu family.¡±


    Xiao Jinting closed his eyes. If Xu Muan¡¯s parents were in the Barbarian Continent, it was very likely that they had passed away. If that was the case, he might as well hide it from Xu Muan. He didn¡¯t want him to get hurt again.


    After leaving Xiao Jingfeng, Xiao Jinting went straight to Xu Guanghua, who wanted to sweet-talk him. However, Xiao Jinting ignored him and cast a Soul Searching Spell on him.


    He managed to find some information in Xu Guanghua¡¯s memory. Xu Muan was entrusted to Xu Fu by a seriously injured cultivator, who gave him a piece of spiritual jade.


    Xu Fu brought Xu Muan up, thinking he came from a dignified family and he could earn more money if the family came to look for Muan. However, no one showed up, and Xu Fu started to give up.


    The things that came with Xu Muan were gradually sold by Xu Fu, who kept only a piece of wood.


    He didn¡¯t sell it because it was worthless.


    The thing Xu Guanghua mentioned was the piece of wood left in Xu Muan¡¯s bundle.


    Xiao Jinting took the piece of wood and walked towards the door.


    He saw Xu Muan standing at the door. He felt embarrassed.


    ¡°Why are you here?¡± asked Xiao Jinting.


    ¡°I come and have a look.¡± Xu Muan looked at Xiao Jinting¡¯s hand.


    ¡°Have you known about it?¡±


    Xu Muan nodded, ¡°Yes.¡±


    Xiao Jinting extended his hand, a wooden badge on his palm. ¡°Here you are.¡±


    Xu Muan looked at the wooden badge in his hand, tears welling up in his eyes.


    ¡°The badge is made of special wood,¡± said Xiao Jinting.


    Xiao Jinting thought Xu Guanghua kept the badge because he didn¡¯t know about its value. Xiao Jinting felt a strong vitality in the wooden badge, from which he could make a few useful needles.


    Xiao Jinting took Xu Muan away from the Xu family without letting him meet Xu Guanghua.


    He felt nervous. When he was searching in Xu Guanghua¡¯s memory, he used too much force. Xu Guanghua was too weak and lost his senses. Thankfully, Xiao Jinting got the information that he wanted to know.


    Xiao Jinting took Xu Muan to the pawnshop, where Xu Fu sold Xu Muan¡¯s belongs.


    Judging from the special wooden badge, Xiao Jinting knew that the other things of Xu Muan were special. However, Xu Fu sold them at a cheap price. The owner had a sharper eye than Xu Fu although he was not very good at identifying treasures.

 Chapter 420

    ¡°This is what Xu Fu left behind,¡± the shop owner took out a box with a jade pendant inside.


    The jade was of great quality. After the owner got hold of it, he regarded it as the most valuable treasure of the shop and had been keeping it. Xiao Jinting spent a dozen low-grade spiritual stones and bought the jade pendant.


    Xiao Jinting knew that Xu Fu only got a few low-grade spiritual stones from the jade pendant.


    ¡°This jade seems to be made of the center of Fire Yang Jade. Ordinary Fire Yang jade was valuable, let alone the center.¡±


    Xiao Jinting thought to himself, ¡°Xu Fu was ignorant, selling such a valuable treasure for a few low-grade spiritual stones. The shop owner is blind, delighted that he sold the jade for a dozen low-grade spiritual stones. He thinks he¡¯s made a fortune. Thankfully, neither of them has a sharp eye. If they know how valuable the jade is, they might get killed by a master who has a sharp eye.¡±


    Xu Muan frowned, suspicious. ¡°Is this what I was wearing when I was small?¡± If yes, then his parents must be rich. Why did they abandon him in a poor place like the Barbarian Continent?


    ¡°Fire Yang Jade is very hard, but there are beautiful patterns on your pendant. The one who carved the patterns should be at least an advanced Golden Core, who should not belong to the Barbarian Continent,¡± Xiao Jinting said, ¡°it¡¯s a pity that we can¡¯t find other stuff. It¡¯s been a long time.¡±


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°It¡¯s been so many years. It doesn¡¯t matter.¡±


    Xiao Jinting looked at Xu Muan, not knowing what to say.


    ¡­


    ¡°Father, Daddy, you¡¯re back!¡± Xiao Xiaodong greeted them.


    ¡°Father, are you going to take a look at the secret realm,¡± asked Chen Xu.


    Xiao Jinting thought for a moment and said, ¡°Since we¡¯re here, let¡¯s go there and take a look.¡± He turned to Xu Muan and asked, ¡°Muan, what do you think?¡±


    Xu Muan nodded, ¡°It¡¯s up to you.¡±


    When they got near the secret realm, he saw a man and a woman cultivator killing an Establishment Foundation cultivator.


    ¡°Senior brother, this cultivator is too poor. His space rings are very small. He wore so many rings that I thought he was a rich man, but the rings turn out to be worthless.¡±


    ¡°How wealthy do you think the local cultivators are?¡±


    ¡°This loser dared to compete for the treasures with us.¡± The male cultivator kicked the corpse.


    ¡°I don¡¯t understand why the seniors didn¡¯t drive the local cultivators away. They hide away like rats, but when they see the treasures in the secret realm, they run fast as if they haven¡¯t ever seen any treasures.¡±


    ¡°How many treasures can they find on the Barbarian Continent? The secret realm is unusual for them, so they get crazy and will die for the treasures.¡±


    Xiao Jinting looked at the corpse on the ground and didn¡¯t do anything. Murders were common in this land, and he had got used to it.


    Xiao Jingfeng said sullenly, ¡°These two Establishment Foundation cultivators are very arrogant.¡±


    ¡°Let¡¯s go,¡± said Xiao Jinting. The law of jungle ruled in this world.


    ¡­


    ¡°We like this place. Get lost if you don¡¯t want to get in trouble,¡± said a cultivator to Ouyang Mingyue.


    She replied sulkily, ¡°We arrived here first.¡±


    The secret realm was unearthed in the Barbarian Continent, so Ouyang Mingyue and other local cultivators arrived first. Thinking that cultivators from other continents might come, she chose a remote place. However, it was coveted as more cultivators arrived.


    ¡°Mister, you¡¯re too aggressive,¡± said Xiao Linfeng.


    ¡°Aggressive? You¡¯ve never seen the real aggressive people! Bitch, get lost with your lover. Otherwise, you will die here.¡± A sturdy cultivator sneered.


    ¡°You¡­¡± Ouyang Mingyue looked at him and blushed in rage.


    The man gave a kick, and the tent built by Ouyang Mingyue was shattered.


    Ouyang Mingyue looked at the man and turned pale in anger.


    ¡°Do you know who he is? You will regret it,¡± said she angrily.


    The man looked at her and teased, ¡°Who is he? I don¡¯t know. Is he the toy boy you keep?¡±


    ¡°He is the father of a Nascent Soul,¡± Ouyang Mingyue couldn¡¯t help but say.


    The cultivators cracked up.


    ¡°Bitch, are you crazy?¡±


    ¡°Everyone, come and see. This is the father of a Nascent Soul.¡±


    ¡°Bitch, do you know who my master is? He is a Deity Transformation cultivator.¡± The sturdy cultivator laughed.


    ¡°Oh, so your master is a Deity Transformation. I wonder who he is,¡± said Chen Xu lightly as he looked at the arrogant man.


    When the cultivators saw Chen Xu, they quickly got scared. Chen Xu touched his face and wondered if he had exposed himself.


    ¡°These guys look familiar,¡± said Xiao Xiaodong.


    Xiao Jingfeng said, ¡°They are the disciples of the Golden Core on the ship.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, ¡°Oh, I see. No wonder they look familiar.¡± They turned out to be the disciples of the Golden Core coward that they met on the ship.

 Chapter 421

    ¡°Good day, Senior,¡± Qin Kang greeted, flustered.


    ¡°You don¡¯t need to be so polite to me since your master is a Deity Transformation,¡± said Xiao Xiaodong seriously.


    Chen Xu pursed his lips and giggled softly. ¡°Which Deity Transformation cultivator is your master? Please introduce us to him. I have seen quite some Nascent Souls, but I haven¡¯t ever seen any Deity Transformation.¡±


    He was not lying. Chen Xu¡¯s grandfather was a Nascent Soul, and he had introduced many Nascent Souls to Chen Xu. However, Deity Transformation cultivators seldom came out, so Chen Xu hadn¡¯t seen any of them.


    ¡°My¡­ my master is only a Golden Core,¡± said Qin Kang awkwardly.


    ¡°Isn¡¯t your master a Deity Transformation? Why does he become a Golden Core suddenly? Why, his level goes down too fast. Why don¡¯t you say he is a Nascent Soul to cushion us for the shock?¡± Chen Xu said half-jokingly.


    Qin Kang was at a loss for words. He tried his best to keep smiling, but his heart was in a whirl. He remembered vividly how Xiao Xiaodong fiercely killed the pirate on the ship, feeling there was coldness on his neck. If Xiao Xiaodong intended to kill him, it would be a piece of cake.


    ¡°You can¡¯t joke around casually. I thought there is a new Deity Transformation in the Cloud Continent,¡± said Xiao Xiaodong.


    Qin Kang¡¯s face turned green and white.


    ¡°Mister, we meet again,¡± You Li hurried over.


    Chen Xu looked at You Li and tilted his head. ¡°Mister, I haven¡¯t seen you for a few days. You look great.¡±


    You Li paused in fear at the sight of Chen Xu.


    He saw clearly that when Chen Xu¡¯s hairpin was coveted by the pirate, Xiao Xiaodong killed the pirate without hesitation. Xiao Xiaodong would do anything for Chen Xu.


    ¡°Mister, you¡¯re joking. I wonder if my disciples have offended you.¡±


    Chen Xu shook his head. ¡°They didn¡¯t offend me.¡±


    Chen Xu pointed at Xiao Linfeng and then at Xiao Xiaodong, ¡°He is his grandfather.¡±


    Qin Kang was stunned. Previously, when Ouyang Mingyue said that Xiao Linfeng¡¯s son was a Nascent Soul, he thought it was a joke.


    Xiao Linfeng looked about a hundred years old, and his son wouldn¡¯t be older than him. In other words, there was a Nascent Soul under the age of one hundred on this remote land. How could this happen? Even if Xiao Linfeng didn¡¯t have a Nascent Soul son, he did have a Golden Core grandson.


    Xiao Xiaodong was an advanced Golden Core, and it was normal for him to have a Nascent Soul father.


    Qin Kang felt desperate. Since Xiao Linfeng had such a powerful family, why didn¡¯t he go to them? Was he on bad terms with his son? Even if that was true, his son would not let an outsider bully his father.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry, but I didn¡¯t know that this is your grandfather.¡± You Li thought he was unlucky. Why did he try to snatch the place from the wrong guy?


    Xiao Linfeng looked at Xiao Jinting and recognized him.


    ¡°Jinting, are you back? I thought you would not come back.¡±


    Xiao Jinting glanced at him and said lightly, ¡°Second Brother asked me to come back.¡±


    Xiao Linfeng understood what Xiao Jinting meant. If Xiao Jingfeng hadn¡¯t asked him to come back, he would not do that.


    Xiao Linfeng felt sad. After his strength was improved and his vision was broadened, Xiao Linfeng doubted the identity of Xiao Jinting. Many unruly men would change themselves, and none of them would have such a fundamental change as Xiao Jinting. Besides, after Xiao Jinting changed himself, he made rapid progress in cultivation.


    After Xiao Linfeng got to know about body seizing, he suspected if his son had been replaced by another man.


    Looking at Xiao Jingfeng, Xiao Linfeng felt a little guilty. If Xiao Jingfeng hadn¡¯t mentioned it, Xiao Jinting would not have come back.


    Xiao Linfeng felt regretful. Among the three sons, he disliked his second son the most. In fact, Xiao Jingfeng cared about him the most.


    ¡°Jingfeng, how have you been doing all these years? I¡¯m sorry. ¡°Xiao Linfeng looked at Xiao Jingfeng, feeling guilty.


    Xiao Jingfeng felt pain in his heart.


    ¡°Father, let¡¯s talk somewhere else,¡± said Xiao Jinting.


    ¡­


    Outside the secret realm.


    ¡°How is it?¡± asked You Li anxiously.


    Yi Fu, his female disciple sent to inquire about the Xiao family said, ¡°That man is Xiao Linfeng. Xiao Jinting is his third son, who left the continent a long time ago. His second son is Xiao Jingfeng, who left as well. He has a grandson named Xiao Xiaofan, who got recruited by a major sect long ago.¡±


    ¡°Is Xiao Jinting the new Nascent Soul of Green Cloud Immortal Sect?¡± asked Qin Kang.


    Yi Fu nodded and said, ¡°I guess so. The names match. They have disguised themselves.¡±


    ¡°Is Xiao Jinting among those guys?¡± asked Qin Kang.


    Yi Fu frowned and said, ¡°When I left the Cloud Continent. I heard that Xiao Jinting was seriously injured when he took on a mission and went into the seclusion of life and death.¡±


    Qin Kang couldn¡¯t help shivering. So that woman didn¡¯t lie. Xiao Linfeng had a Nascent Soul son. How unlucky he was! He dared to bully a Nascent Soul¡¯s father.


    Yi Fu looked at Qin Kang and felt helpless. Qin Kang was too unlucky.


    So were they.


    ¡°Who is that man with the wooden hairpin?¡± asked a young disciple timidly.


    ¡°He should be Chen Xu,¡± Yi Fu said.


    ¡°Senior Chen¡¯s grandson.¡± Qin Kang thought that was Chen Xu, who was accompanying Xiao Xiaodong to visit his family.


    You Li turned grave. He had embarrassed himself on the ship, so he deliberately kept away from the passengers from the ship, but he ran across them again by bad luck.


    ¡°We will leave the secret realm now,¡± he said.


    Yi Fu looked at him and said, ¡°But master, we have made efforts to come here.¡±


    You Li shook his head and said, ¡°We need to stay safe. If Xiao Linfeng said a few bad words about us to Xiao Xiaodong, I¡¯m afraid we will die here.¡±


    ¡­

 Chapter 422

    In a small bamboo house outside the secret realm, a young man excitedly reported to the steward of the ship.


    ¡°Boss, I have investigated it. Just now the disciples of Senior You had a conflict with the grandfather of the mysterious master.¡±


    ¡°The grandfather is Xiao Linfeng, who has a son called Xiao Jinting, a son named Xiao Jingfeng, He has two grandchildren, one is Xiao Xiaofan and the other is Xiao Xiaodong.¡±


    The steward was so excited that he plucked off some of his beards. ¡°The First Elder of Green Cloud Immortal Sect?¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right, Boss. He is the First Elder of Green Cloud Immortal Sect.¡±


    ¡°You Li¡¯s disciples wanted to snatch the place taken by Xiao Jinting¡¯s father. A woman told them that Xiao Linfeng had a Nascent Soul son, but Qin Kang didn¡¯t believe him and even told them that his master was a Deity Transformation,¡± said the young man with a smirk.


    ¡°Qin Kang likes to brag! Xiao Linfeng does have a Nascent Soul son, but Qin Kang¡¯s master is only a Golden Core, and he dared to say You Li was a Deity Transformation.¡±


    ¡°Qin Kang¡¯s master knew that they had offended the family and fled. He can¡¯t even care about the secret realm. How embarrassing.¡±


    The steward kept clutching at his beard with a disturbed look.


    ¡°Boss, what¡¯s wrong?¡± asked the young man.


    The steward patted his forehead and said, ¡°I¡¯m really a fool. I was blind.¡±


    The young man looked at him in confusion.


    The steward looked at the man¡¯s puzzled expression and waved his hand. ¡°Alright, you don¡¯t understand. You can leave now.¡±


    The steward knocked at his forehead in frustration. It was stupid of him to take Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s parents as his disciples.


    When he knew that they were Father and Daddy of Xiao Xiaodong, he only regarded them as people who benefited from their son. It never occurred to him that they were Xiao Jinting and Xu Muan. It was absurd of him to go to the Nascent Soul father and ask him to put in a good word for him in front of the Golden Core son.


    ¡­


    After the secret realm in the Barbarian Continent opened, Xiao Jinting went in for a stroll and came out after he found nothing special.


    Xiao Linfeng found quite some useful treasures in the realm. With Xiao Jinting¡¯s support, he gathered all of them without hesitation. .


    When returning to the Cloud Continent, Xiao Jinting didn¡¯t take the passenger ship. Instead, he released his own flying ship and went back directly.


    The quality of his ship was much better than that of the passenger ships, and it flew much faster.


    Xiao Linfeng decided to follow Xiao Jinting to the Cloud Continent. After they boarded the ship, Xiao Linfeng stayed with Xiao Jingfeng.


    Xu Muan went into Xiao Jinting¡¯s cabin and said, ¡°Father went to see Second Brother. Do you want to go as well?¡±


    Xiao Jinting shook his head. ¡°No, I don¡¯t want to.¡±


    After all, he was not the son of Xiao Linfeng, so he couldn¡¯t regard him as his father.


    ¡°The old man seems to have discovered something,¡± said Xiao Jinting lightly.


    He had thought that Xiao Linfeng would mention Xiao Qingyan¡¯s two useless sons to him, but he did not. Instead, he looked at Xiao Jinting with defensive eyes.


    Xu Muan lowered his head. Xiao Jinting had changed significantly. In the past, Xiao Linfeng was short-sighted and might know nothing. However, now that the old man was an Establishment Foundation, he should know about some secrets. Xu Muan felt that Xiao Jinting wanted Xiao Linfeng to know about it.


    Xu Muan patted Xiao Jinting on the shoulder and said, ¡°Don¡¯t think too much.¡±


    Xiao Jinting held Xu Muan¡¯s hand and said, ¡°I know.¡±


    He was a Nascent Soul now, and it didn¡¯t matter if he was discovered to have seized the body of the old man¡¯s son. It was normal for Nascent Souls. Besides, he seized the body of a loser who had no strong connections.


    In his cabin, Xiao Jingfeng told Xiao Linfeng what he had experienced in the Cloud Continent during past decades. Xiao Linfeng was amazed.


    Xiao Linfeng had thought of leaving the Barbarian Continent before, but he couldn¡¯t leave his family behind. Later when he was about to set off, the war between the righteous and demonic sects broke out, and the connection between the two continents had been cut off. Many years later, the traffic resumed.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry,¡± Xiao Linfeng said apologetically.


    After Xiao Jingfeng left, Xiao Linfeng was the one supporting the family. Every time Xiao Linfeng went out, Xiao Qingyan¡¯s two sons would cause trouble. Xiao Linfeng was fed up with them. He started to miss his second son, who had left.


    ¡°Do you think your brother has changed?¡± asked Xiao Linfeng tentatively.


    Xiao Jingfeng frowned and said, ¡°He¡¯s changed in a better way. He would have died long ago if he hadn¡¯t changed, so would I.¡±


    Xiao Linfeng looked at Xiao Jingfeng and frowned slightly. Finally, he sighed and said, ¡°Yes, you are right.¡±

 Chapter 423

    In the cabin.


    Chen Xu toyed with the wooden badge and frowned deeply.


    Xiao Jinting looked at him and asked, ¡°Xu¡¯er, have you figured out anything?¡±


    ¡°From the texture of the wood, it seems to be cut from the Tree of Magical Weapons,¡± said Chen Xu.


    ¡°The Tree of Magical Weapons? What is it? Do magical weapons grow in the tree?¡± asked Xiao Jinting.


    Chen Xu said helplessly, ¡°Father, what are you thinking about? How can there be a tree growing magical weapons? It is a special tree that produces a kind of tree juice. If the juice is added when refining magical weapons, it will improve the success rate of the weapons and the quality.¡±


    Xu Muan couldn¡¯t help asking, ¡°Where is the tree growing?¡±


    ¡°It grows in the Green Continent, which is a special place,¡± said Chen Xu.


    ¡°What¡¯s so special about it?¡± asked Xiao Jinting.


    ¡°The Green Continent is much bigger than the Cloud Continent. Some of the families there live in the small secret realms.¡±


    ¡°I heard from Grandfather that there used to be ancestors who became immortal from some families. These ancestors left sufficient resources to their descendants. There were many big families with Deity Transformation cultivators who are said to live in the small secret realms.¡±


    Xiao Jinting squinted and said, ¡°Are there many Deity Transformation Cultivators?¡±


    Chen Xu shook his head. ¡°I have no idea.¡±


    ¡°We can take a trip to the Green Continent,¡± said Xiao Jinting. The Heavenly Thunder Wood was growing well in the jade space, and it would be nice to get the juice of the Tree of Magical Weapons.¡±


    ¡­


    Xiao Jinting asked Xiao Jingfeng to take Xiao Linfeng to join Green Cloud Immortal Sect, while he went to the Green Continent with Xu Muan. Xiao Xiaodong wanted to go with them, but Xiao Jinting thought about it and left him behind.


    As Xiao Jinting set foot on the Green Continent, a strange feeling suddenly rose in his heart.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± Xu Muan looked at him and asked.


    ¡°Well, I think I was ignorant before,¡± said Xiao Jinting.


    He shook his head. He went to Nebula Island after he stayed in the Cloud Continent for a while, and he thought Nebula was better than the Cloud Continent in some aspects. He felt like he was like a frog in a pond jumping to another. In fact, the world was big, and the Green Continent was much richer than the Cloud Continent.


    ¡°There is a Xu¡¯s shop. Perhaps it¡¯s owned by your family.¡±


    After Xiao Jinting spoke, he realized that he had made a bad joke. Xu Fu was not Xu Muan¡¯s father, so it was hard to say if Xu was Muan¡¯s real surname. He apologized, ¡°Sorry.¡±


    Xu Muan smiled and said, ¡°It¡¯s okay. Let¡¯s go in and take a look.¡±


    Xiao Jinting followed Xu Muan inside the Xu¡¯s shop, where magical weapons were sold.


    The Xu family in the Green Continent was famous for refining weapons, and nothing was sold but magical weapons in the shop.


    The magical weapons in the shop were good, but they were not good enough for Xiao Jinting.


    The best magical weapon for a Nascent Soul was the one refined by himself. Unfortunately, Xiao Jinting knew a little about refining magical weapons. Although he had a large number of materials to practice, his refining skills were far inferior to those masters from the families famous for refining weapons.


    Some people in the sect studied the refining techniques, but most of them knew a little and were not good at refining.


    Xiao Jinting toyed with a magical weapon in his hand and said, ¡°The refining technique of the Xu family in the Green Continent is extraordinary!¡±


    Xu Muan nodded, ¡°Yeah.¡± The magical weapons in the shop looked very exquisite, and there were very pure.


    A manager in the shop walked towards them and said, ¡°What can I help you?¡±


    Xiao Jinting looked at the manager and said, ¡°The magical weapons in the shop are good, but they are not my cup of tea. I want to refine my own weapons.¡±


    The manager nodded his agreement. ¡°The weapons refined by yourself are much stronger than the ordinary magical weapons.¡±


    ¡°Do you sell seedlings of Tree of Magical Weapons?¡± asked Xiao Jinting.


    The manager frowned and said, ¡°Mister, you must be joking. We don¡¯t have that kind of thing here.¡±


    He pulled a long face and glared at Xiao Jinting as if he was a trouble maker. Xiao Jinting thought the manager would drive him out of the shop if he continued to ask.


    ¡°There are no seedlings in the shop, but you can buy it if you like.¡± A cultivator in blue went downstairs.


    Xiao Jinting looked at him. When the manager heard the cultivator in blue address Xiao Jinting that way, he turned pale and apologized, ¡°Senior, I didn¡¯t know you are a Nascent Soul. I¡¯m sorry for being rude.¡±


    Xiao Jinting looked at the cultivator in blue and said, ¡°Senior, please tell me the price.¡±


    ¡°A Soul Calming Pill,¡± said the cultivator in blue lazily.


    Xiao Jinting frowned and said, ¡°Senior, you are joking.¡±


    The cultivator in blue sighed with disappointment. ¡°Forget it.¡±


    ¡­


    As soon as Xiao Jinting and Xu Muan went out of the shop, the manager looked at Xu Lingfeng disapprovingly. ¡°Second Master, you¡¯re spouting nonsense again. What if he has the Soul Calming Pill?¡±


    ¡°I will give him the seedling of Tree of Magical Weapons,¡± Xu Lingfeng said without thinking.


    ¡°But only the Xu family has the tree. It is the symbol of the Xu family!¡± The steward said helplessly.

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    ¡°He might not be able to grow the seedling if I give it to him. Besides, he doesn¡¯t have the pill, does he?¡± Xu Lingfeng said indifferently.


    The manager was speechless.


    ¡°What are you holding?¡± Xu Lingfeng asked.


    ¡°It is from the third son of the First Master. He is going to marry Miss Li Rao and likes to invite you to the wedding.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng smiled and said, ¡°Big Brother is blessed. His third son is getting married.¡±


    ¡°Second Master, you¡­¡±


    ¡°I won¡¯t go. Why should I?¡±


    ¡°Second Master, First Master is your brother after all!¡± said the manager.


    Xu Lingfeng smiled and said, ¡°I won¡¯t go because he is my brother. I don¡¯t want to annoy him and vice versa.¡±


    ¡­


    After Xiao Jinting and Xu Muan left the shop, Xu Muan looked at Xiao Jinting and said, ¡°If you can¡¯t buy the seedling, buy more tree juice from the Tree of Magical Weapons, which however seems to be sold in a limited amount.¡±


    ¡°Do you think that guy really wants the Soul Calming Pill or is he trying to tease us?¡± asked Xiao Jinting.


    Xu Muan thought about it and said, ¡°He looks like he wants the pill badly.¡±


    ¡°I think so too, but this guy is already a Nascent Soul.¡± The Soul Calming Pill had the magical effect of calming the mind and ridding the mind demons for cultivators advancing to Nascent Soul. With the help of the pill, one could deal with the thunder retribution of mind demons easily.


    Xu Muan looked at Xiao Jinting and asked, ¡°Do you have any solutions?¡±


    ¡°Not at all. I can¡¯t make something out of nothing.¡± The main ingredient of Soul Calming Pill was Soul Calming Grass, which was different from Ice Marrow Grass. Ice Marrow Grass existed, although it was not ripe enough. Soul Calming Grass was extinct, and it was impossible to find even a seedling.


    Xu Muan didn¡¯t feel well in the afternoon, so he stayed in the inn.


    After Xiao Jinting made the inquiry, he went back to meet Xu Muan in the inn.


    ¡°I¡¯ve investigated. The Tree of Magical Weapons is unique to the Xu family. In a sense, the tree is the symbol of the Xu family,¡± Xiao Jinting said.


    Xu Muan was surprised, ¡°Aren¡¯t there any other families growing the tree?¡±


    ¡°No, because other families are not able to do that. It is said that the tree is cultivated in a special method. The tree can¡¯t survive in other families than the Xu family,¡± Xiao Jinting said.


    Xu Muan hesitated.


    ¡°We met Xu Lingfeng today. He is the second son of the Xu family. He has a brother called Xu Wang, who has four sons. They are Xu Peng, Xu Cheng, Xu Wan, and Xu Li. In local dialect, their names put together mean a promising future,¡± Xiao Jinting said.


    ¡°How about Xu Lingfeng? Does he have any children? ¡°Xu Muan asked.


    Xiao Jinting shook his head and said, ¡°I don¡¯t think he has any children. He has a male spouse called Li Yi, but they have been separated for almost a hundred years. I didn¡¯t hear that they have any children. Li Yi comes from a dignified family, and their marriage back then was a matching one.¡±


    ¡°I guess Xu Lingfeng wants to give the Soul Calming Pill to Li Yi,¡± Xiao Jinting said.


    ¡°How do you know?¡± Xu Muan asked.


    ¡°Li Yi tried to advance to Nascent Soul a few years ago, but he failed the retribution of mental demons,¡± Xiao Jinting said.


    Xu Muan narrowed his eyes and said, ¡°Is it possible that Xu Lingfeng cheated on Li Yi and angered him? So they separated?¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded, ¡°It is possible!¡±


    ¡­


    At Li Yi¡¯s courtyard.


    ¡°Young master, Miss Li has sent her invitation, asking you to attend her wedding.¡±


    Li Yi smiled coldly and said, ¡°She¡¯s ambitious!¡±


    Li Yi frowned. Xu Wang and Xu Lingfeng were the most outstanding candidates of the head of the Xu family. Judging from the situation, Xu Wang¡¯s chance was higher than that of Xu Lingfeng.


    When the Xu family chose the head of the family, they looked at the ability of the candidates and their descendants.


    Xu Wang¡¯s four sons were promising, but Xu Lingfeng¡­


    ¡°Young master, are you going to the wedding?¡± Li Shuang asked.


    Li Yi shook his head and said, ¡°No.¡±


    ¡°Young Master, you and Senior Lingfeng think alike. He is not going either,¡± Li Shuang said.


    Li Yi took a cold look at Li Shuang. ¡°Why do you mention him suddenly? Has he bribed you?¡±


    Li Shuang smiled awkwardly and said, ¡°Young Master, you have got me wrong.¡±


    Li Yi clenched his fists and shook his head. ¡°Forget it.¡±


    Li Shuang took out a box and showed it to Li Yi. ¡°Young master, this is from by Senior Lingfeng.¡±


    Li Yi frowned. ¡°Ask him to spend more time on his cultivation. I don¡¯t need him to worry about me.¡±


    Ever since Li Yi failed to advance to Nascent Soul, Xu Lingfeng had been sending him pills.


    ¡°Young master, Senior Lingfeng is worried about you. Besides, he has cut all his ties with his brother,¡± Li Shuang said.


    Li Yi frowned and said, ¡°I told him to be on guard against his big brother long ago, but he thought I was too suspicious. Until he suffered a big loss did he¡­ Forget it. Don¡¯t mention him anymore.¡±

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    Xiao Jinting handed a stone to Xu Muan carefully.


    ¡°It¡¯s Fire Yang Jade Heart. Where did you get it?¡± asked Xu Muan.


    ¡°I bought it with a thousand top-grade spiritual stones,¡± Xiao Jinting said.


    Xu Muan was confused. ¡°Why did you buy it?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m thinking of carving the same pattern on this piece of jade as the one you have and taking it to the auction house. If your family sees it, maybe they will buy it. In this way, we can track them down,¡± Xiao Jinting said.


    Xu Muan nodded, ¡°Good idea!¡±


    Xiao Jinting tapped lightly on the table. He vaguely felt that Xu Muan might be related to the Xu family of the Green Continent, but people would think they had ulterior motives if they went to the Xu family with the pendant. Therefore, he came up with the idea to test the Xu family.


    Xiao Jinting went to his jade space and carved the jade according to the pattern of Xu Muan¡¯s pendant. After he finished, he gave it to the auction house.


    He was lucky. There would be a medium-sized auction very soon. Xiao Jinting concealed his identity and asked the auction house to sell the pendant. In return, he got a blank card of spiritual stones. After the pendant was sold, the spiritual stones would be transferred into the card without him showing up.


    Xu Muan asked curiously, ¡°What is the starting price of the pendant?¡±


    ¡°Three hundred top-grade spiritual stones,¡± When Xiao Jinting carved the jade, it was damaged a bit and its value was greatly reduced. The pattern of Xu Muan¡¯s pendant was special. Even if it was carved into a pendant, its spiritual Qi was not reduced. Therefore, the starting price of his pendant should be eight hundred top-grade spiritual stones.


    Xu Muan hesitated for a moment and said, ¡°The value of the copy pendant is only 500 top-grade spiritual stones. Perhaps no one would take it.¡±


    Xiao Jinting thought for a moment and said, ¡°I don¡¯t think so. If no one bids, I¡¯ll take it myself.¡±


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°Alright.¡±


    ¡­


    It was auction day. Xiao Jinting was a Nascent Soul, so the auction house gave him a private room.


    Soon after the auction started, the jade turned up.


    Compared with the other items in the auction, the jade was not too precious. Therefore, most of the cultivators were not interested.


    ¡°This is a pendant carved from Fire Yang Jade Heart. Wearing this pendant for a long time is very beneficial for cultivators of fire. The starting price of the pendant is 300 top-grade spiritual stones.¡±


    A short silence fell upon the room before someone offered, ¡°Four hundred top-grade spiritual stones.¡±


    Xiao Jinting paused and said, ¡°It seems to be Xu Lingfeng.¡±


    They met him before, so Xiao Jinting could easily recognize Xu Lingfeng¡¯s voice.


    ¡°Four hundred and ten.¡±


    ¡°Five hundred.¡± After another cultivator bid, Xu Lingfeng said impatiently.


    ¡°Six hundred,¡± Xu Wan bid.


    Xu Lingfeng bid, ¡°Seven hundred.¡±


    Xu Wan bid, ¡°Eight hundred.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng continued, ¡°A thousand.¡±


    As Xu Lingfeng and Xu Wan competed, the other cultivators got excited.


    ¡°What¡¯s going on? After Xu Lingfeng made his bid, Xu Wan competed with him. Is this an internal strife?¡±


    ¡°Why do you care? The Xu family has so much money. They can do whatever they want. Anyway, they have money and they don¡¯t care.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s true! The Xu family is good at refining magical weapons and it makes big money.¡±


    ¡­


    Xu Wan and Xu Lingfeng competed and bid the price up to two thousand.


    Another cultivator said with a clear voice, ¡°Three thousand.¡±


    His offer quieted the room down. Xu Lingfeng stopped bidding.


    Xiao Jinting frowned and said, ¡°The price has risen so quickly!¡±


    Xu Muan frowned and said, ¡°It¡¯s unreasonable.¡±


    Xu Wan bid, ¡°Three thousand three hundred.¡±


    Li Yi bid, ¡°Four thousand.¡±


    ¡°Four thousand and two hundred.¡±


    ¡°Five thousand.¡±


    Li Yi offered five thousand, and Xu Wan did not follow.


    ¡­


    ¡°What¡¯s going on?¡± Xu Wan competed with his second uncle and aunt so aggressively.¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s so special about this jade pendant?¡±


    ¡°Li Yi bid five thousand top-grade spiritual stones. I guess the pendant costs at most five hundred top-grade spiritual stones. Li Yi is out of his mind.¡±


    ¡°The Xu family is wealthy, so is the Li family. Rich guys can do whatever they want.¡±


    ¡°I guess the pendant is related to some kind of secret. The Xu family and Li family are shrewd and won¡¯t suffer any losses.¡±


    ¡°The pendant might be the key to open some secret realm.¡±


    ¡­


    In the inn.


    Xiao Jinting toyed with the card of spiritual stones in his hand and said excitedly, ¡°The spiritual stones have been transferred to the card.¡±


    Xu Muan said with a complicated expression, ¡°I didn¡¯t expect a piece of Fire Yang Jade to be sold at such a high price.¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said, ¡°I didn¡¯t expect Xu Wan to compete with Xu Lingfeng for the pendant. It seems that the Xu family is not united.¡±


    ¡°Yeah. Let¡¯s pay Li Yi a visit in a few days,¡± Xu Muan said.


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said, ¡°Okay, I think so.¡±


    Xu Muan lowered his head and said inwardly, ¡°Li Yi and Xu Lingfeng are both interested in the jade. Maybe I¡¯m related to these two people.¡±


    ¡­

 Chapter 426

    At the Xu house.


    ¡°Father, Second Uncle has gone too far. Xu Wan just competed with him on the pendant. Why did he beat up Xu Wan?¡± Xu Peng said sullenly.


    Xu Wan invited Xu Lingfeng to his wedding, but Xu Lingfeng didn¡¯t refuse to go. Xu Wan was so angry that he retaliate Xu Lingfeng by competing with him at the auction. When the auction was over, Xu Lingfeng beat Xu Wan up.


    Xu Lingfeng and Xu Wang were brothers, but they became enemies many years ago.


    Xu Wang said with a grave face, ¡°Do you remember what the pendant is like?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s an ordinary pendant carved from the Fire Yang Jade Heart.¡±


    Xu Wang narrowed his eyes and shook his head. ¡°Lingfeng would not have bidden for it if it was an ordinary pendant. It might be the pendant of his Ger.¡±


    Xu Peng looked at Xu Wang and said, ¡°Father, the pendant disappeared with Second Uncle¡¯s Ger. Now that it shows up, does it mean that he¡¯s still alive?¡±


    ¡°Maybe.¡±


    Xu Wang frowned. Xu Lingfeng was a dozen years younger than him, but their cultivation level was the same. After he turned grown-up, Xu Lingfeng took an adventure and ran across Li Yi. They fell in love and got married. It was a good match for both families.


    If nothing had gone wrong, Xu Lingfeng, with the support of the Xu family and the Li family, might have taken over the position of the Xu family¡¯s head and won the Xu family¡¯s resources.


    Unfortunately, Li Yi and Xu Lingfeng¡¯s son disappeared, and Li Yi broke up with Xu Lingfeng.


    It had been many years, but Li Yi had not forgiven Xu Lingfeng. Xu Lingfeng had never remarried and had no children, so he got much less competitive for the position of the family head.


    Now that the pendant appeared, did it mean their son came back?


    Back then, when Xu Lingfeng was being hunted down, so he asked someone to take the child away. After that, the Xu family and Li family searched in vain for nearly a hundred years.


    ¡­


    At the Li house.


    Li Yi looked at the pendant and a damaged piece of Fire Yang Jade and frowned. ¡°It¡¯s not the pendant we are looking for.¡±


    ¡°Young master, isn¡¯t it?¡±


    Li Yi shook his head and said, ¡°No, I cut the Fire Yang Jade Heart from this piece, so the pendant is supposed to have some reaction when it is together with the piece of jade that it was cut from. But this pendant doesn¡¯t have any reaction, so it is not the same pendant.¡±


    Li Shuang frowned and said, ¡°But the pattern on the pendant is the same as the old one.¡±


    ¡°It looks the same,¡± Li Yi said with a serious expression.


    ¡°Ah Yi,¡± Xu Lingfeng entered the room.


    Li Yi looked at Xu Lingfeng and asked, ¡°Why do you come?¡±


    ¡°I come here to give you spiritual stones,¡± Xu Lingfeng said.


    Li Yi sneered, ¡°The Xu family has so many spiritual stones that you can squander recklessly.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng put down the spiritual stones. ¡°I¡¯ve already taught that brat a lesson.¡±


    ¡°As an elder, you brazenly attacked the younger generation of the family. Aren¡¯t you afraid that people will say that you are taking advantage of your age?¡± Li Yi coldly said.


    Xu Lingfeng replied indifferently, ¡°I don¡¯t have any good reputation. I don¡¯t mind that.¡±


    ¡°You are¡­¡± Li Yi helplessly shook his head.


    Xu Lingfeng picked up the pendant and asked, ¡°It isn¡¯t the one, is it?¡±


    Li Yi shook her head. ¡°No, but it is very similar.¡±


    ¡°I went to talk with the manager of the auction house. He said that a mysterious man asked him to sell the pendant. The man took a blank card of spiritual stones. After the auction, the manager transferred the spiritual stones to that cad. That man didn¡¯t show up,¡± Xu Lingfeng said.


    Li Yi¡¯s face darkened. ¡°What does that man mean?¡± Did that man know where his son was? He made a fake pendant and tricked them to earn money?


    At the thought of it, Li Yi frowned and felt annoyed.


    After Li Shuang saw Xu Lingfeng off, he came back.


    ¡°Senior Lingfeng hasn¡¯t figured it out, but he will sooner or later,¡± he said.


    Xu Lingfeng¡¯s face darkened and he said, ¡°No, it¡¯s my fault. It has nothing to do with him.¡±


    After they got married, Li Yi asked Xu Lingfeng to be careful of Xu Wang. One mountain couldn¡¯t accommodate two tigers. Even though they were brothers, Xu Lingfeng should be on guard against Xu Wang. However, Xu Lingfeng said Li Yi thought too much and didn¡¯t his warning seriously.


    After their son was born, Xu Lingfeng took the child to visit relatives. He encountered an assassination and tried to get away with several loyal subordinates.


    Later, Xu Lingfeng was forced to give the child to one of his subordinates and then lured away most of the assassins. After Xu Lingfeng managed to escape from death, he lost contact with the subordinate.


    Later on, Xu Lingfeng made an investigation and found the assassination had something to do with Xu Wang.


    Xu Lingfeng was young and impulsive at that time. The child¡¯s disappearance was a huge blow to him. When he found out that the child¡¯s disappearance was related to Xu Wang, Xu Lingfeng took a sword and went to kill Xu Wang.


    The elders of the family stopped him and accused him of being heartless to hurt his brother, putting him in a seclusion of three years.


    The child disappeared, and Li Yi was grief-stricken. As a result, his cultivation was slowed down. He should have advanced to Nascent Soul long ago with his aptitude, but it got difficult for him because he couldn¡¯t forget the past.

 Chapter 427

    In Li Yi¡¯s courtyard.


    Li Shuang entered the room and said to Li Yi, ¡°Young Master, Mr. Xu has left.¡±


    ¡°He has been reckless for so many years. Xu Wang is tactful, and the elders of the Xu family think highly of him. They think Xu Lingfeng is a trouble maker. Now that he hit Xu Wan, the elders will scold him again.¡±


    ¡°But Young Master, didn¡¯t you like him because of this back then?¡± Li Xiu asked.


    Li Yi shook his head. ¡°If he continues like this, he can¡¯t be the head of the Xu family to get the resources.¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t think so. Xu Wang takes pains to please the elders, but he can¡¯t become the head of the family with his current cultivation level,¡± said Li Shuang.


    Li Yi nodded and said, ¡°You¡¯re right. His schemes will be in vain when his strength is much weaker than Xu Lingfeng. ¡±


    He held the jade pendant in his hand and said, ¡°Even though the jade pendant is a fake one, the person who carved it knows about the patterns. If it is not a trick pulled by Xu Wang, this person might have something to do with my lost child.¡±


    Li Shuang frowned and said, ¡°If the child is still alive, Xu Wang will stir up trouble again.¡±


    ¡°So we must find that person first,¡± Li Yi said seriously.


    Li Shuang lowered his head and secretly sighed in his heart. It had been so many years. Back then, the subordinate that Xu Lingfeng entrusted the child had died, and the child might have died as well. Li Yi and Xu Lingfeng knew this very well, but both of them still wished for a miracle.


    ¡­


    Xu Muan looked at Xiao Jinting and asked, ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡±


    Xiao Jinting shook his head and said, ¡°The Xu and Li families are looking for me. A mysterious force is interested in me as well.¡±


    Startled, Xu Muan asked, ¡°Really?¡±


    The reactions of the Xu family and Li family had proved that Xu Muan had something to do with them. They must be more careful. Perhaps Xu Muan was abandoned in the Barbarian Continent because of the internal strife of the Xu family.


    Xu Muan lowered his head. He had done some research on the Xu family these days.


    The Xu family in the Green Continent was big. It was said that an ancestor in the family advanced to Deity Transformation more than a thousand years ago. A Deity Transformation could normally live for four thousand years, so the ancestor was only two thousand years old and should be alive.


    The Xu family didn¡¯t have many descendants. Logically speaking, it should have enough cultivation resources for Xu Lingfeng and Xu Wang, but the brothers were on bad terms.


    Xu Wang was said to be gentle, refined, and modest.


    Xu Lingfeng was different. He was said to be a ferocious, aggressive bully.


    Xiao Jinting had planned to visit Li Yi and test him after the pendant was forgotten by the people. However, the Xu family and Li family were making efforts to look for the owner of the pendant. The manager who had seen Xiao Jinting at the auction house had been questioned more than a hundred times. Therefore, Xiao Jinting had to postpone the plan.


    ¡­


    At the Xu house.


    ¡°Father, the owner of the pendant is very cautious and has left no clues behind. The manager of the auction house doesn¡¯t know him, but he says it¡¯s a Nascent Soul,¡± said Xu Peng.


    Xu Wang was startled. ¡°A Nascent Soul?¡±


    ¡°Yes.¡±


    ¡°Father, Second Uncle is also looking for the owner,¡± Xu Peng said.


    Xu Wang frowned. Many years ago, Xu Lingfeng had moved out of the Xu house after he fell out with Xu Wang. Xu Lingfeng was arrogant and did not follow the rules at all. However, many elders in the family still thought highly of him. Xu Wang wondered why they were so fond of Xu Lingfeng.


    ¡°Keep searching,¡± Xu Wang said.


    ¡°Father, even if the son of Second Uncle is alive, his cultivation won¡¯t be high. He might be an old man now,¡± Xu Wan said.


    ¡°No matter what the child has become, Li Yi will forgive Xu Lingfeng, and they might make up if the child is found,¡± Xu Wang said with a serious expression.


    ¡­


    At the Li house.


    Li Yi frowned as he looked at the pendant in his hand and muttered, ¡°Is it just a coincidence?¡±


    ¡°Young Master, maybe your son will come to you one day.¡±


    Li Yi closed his eyes and sighed softly. ¡°It has been so many years. What cultivation level do you think he has if he is still alive?¡±


    Li Shuang fell silent. Li Yi¡¯s son was a double spiritual root, which was an ordinary aptitude. In addition to aptitude, the most important thing for a cultivator was resources. If the child didn¡¯t have sufficient resources, he might be a Qi cultivator.


    Li Yi closed his eyes, a look of pain coming across his face.


    Li Shuang looked at Li Yi and said, ¡°Young Master, don¡¯t be sad. Perhaps the child is blessed and has sufficient resources.¡±


    ¡°I hope so.¡±


    ¡°Young Master, Miss Li has come.¡± A servant entered the room and reported.


    Li Shuang was annoyed. ¡°What does this damn girl want?¡±


    ¡°Maybe she comes for Xu Wan,¡± Li Yi said with a lack of interest.


    ¡°She hasn¡¯t married him yet, but she pities her little lover. What an ungrateful creature.¡± Li Shuang snorted with contempt.


    Li Yi frowned and said, ¡°Ask her to leave.¡±


    ¡°Third Uncle, help!¡± They heard Li Rao¡¯s voice.


    Li Shuang smiled sarcastically and said, ¡°This damned girl seems to have broken in.¡± Li Yi was good at raising venomous worms and liked to keep them in his courtyard. The venomous worms he kept were deadly, and many Nascent Souls were afraid of them.


    Li Yu let out a soft roar and the poisonous snakes and venomous worms surrounding Li Rao immediately retreated like waves.


    Li Yi watched Li Rao enter the room with an indifferent glance. ¡°What have you come here for?¡±


    Li Rao looked at Li Yi and said with an aggrieved expression, ¡°Third Uncle, Xu Wan was beaten up by Xu Lingfeng.¡±


    Li Yi said indifferently, ¡°I paid extra several thousand spiritual stones because of him. It serves him right.¡±

 Chapter 428

    Li Rao blushed and said, ¡°Spiritual stones rule in the auction, and you can¡¯t blame him for that.¡±


    Li Yi nodded in agreement, ¡°You are right, spiritual stones rule in the auction. Who has more spiritual stones gets the item that he wants. However, fists rule outside the auction house, and you can¡¯t blame Xu Lingfeng for beating Xu Wan up.¡±


    ¡°But Xu Lingfeng is Xu Wan¡¯s uncle,¡± Li Rao said.


    Li Yi smiled and said, ¡°You should go to Xu Wang for help instead of coming to me. If I meet Xu Wan, I will give him a fierce kick.¡±


    Li Rao looked at Li Yi in shock. ¡°Third Uncle, you¡¯ve changed a lot.¡±


    Li Yi drummed the table with his fingers and said, ¡°I don¡¯t think your father allows you to come here. Get lost.¡±


    Li Rao looked at Li Yi and said, ¡°Third Uncle, I heard that you spent 5,000 spiritual stones on a Fire Yang Jade pendant. You seemed to have paid much more than you should.¡±


    ¡°If it weren¡¯t for your fianc¨¦, who had been competing against me, I wouldn¡¯t have spent so many spiritual stones. Ask him to be cautious and stay away when he sees me,¡± Li Yi said sulkily.


    Li Rao looked at Li Yi¡¯s cold face and felt nervous.


    ¡°I don¡¯t have time to entertain you now. You can go back.¡± Li Yi waved his hand.


    Li Rao glanced at Li Yi and left sullenly.


    Li Shuang watched Li Rao walk out with a gloomy expression on his face. ¡°It¡¯s weird of Miss Li to come and ask for your help.¡±


    Li Yi shook his head and said, ¡°Do you think she came to ask for my help? No, she came to test the water.¡±


    ¡°She is going to side with Xu Wang,¡± said Li Shuang.


    Li Yi said indifferently, ¡°She¡¯s going to marry Xu Wan, and it is natural that she takes his side.¡±


    ¡­


    Li Rao walked out of Li Yi¡¯s courtyard, and a carriage pulled up in front of her.


    ¡°How is it?¡± Xu Wan asked.


    Li Rao shook her head and said, ¡°I can¡¯t get much information. My third uncle is developing a bad temper instead of a higher cultivation level over the years.¡±


    Xu Wan¡¯s face darkened, and he said, ¡°Looks like he doesn¡¯t have any useful clues.¡±


    ¡°I think someone who knows what had happened back then fabricated the pendant and tried to fool you guys and earn a fortune. He has succeeded it,¡± said Li Rao mockingly.


    ¡°The pendant suddenly showed up after so many years, so we think it unusual,¡± Xu Wan said.


    Li Rao shook her head and said, ¡°The son of my third uncle and your second uncle might not be an Establishment Foundation, and he might be dying of old age if he is still alive.¡±


    Xu Wan said, ¡°It¡¯s likely. That subordinate of my second uncle seemed to have taken that child to an island where Qi was scarce. There was not even a Golden Core, and an Establishment Foundation cultivator could be a king on the island.¡±


    ¡­


    Xiao Jinting and Xu Muan waited for more than half a month before they went to visit Li Yi.


    ¡°Mr. Xu,¡± Xiao Jinting was surprised to see Xu Lingfeng standing at the door.


    ¡°What have you come here for?¡± Xu Lingfeng looked at Xiao Jinting warily.


    ¡°I heard that Mr. Li is good at handling beasts. I come here to ask for advice,¡± Xiao Jinting said.


    Xu Lingfeng looked at Xiao Jinting and asked suspiciously, ¡°Are you here to ask for advice only?¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded, ¡°Yes. I heard that although Mr. Li is a Golden Core, he is exceptionally good at handling beasts. He is even much better than many Nascent Souls, so I come to ask for his advice.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng looked at Xiao Jinting defensively, and Xiao Jinting felt uneasy under his scrutinizing gaze.


    Xu Muan stood behind Xiao Jinting and looked at Xu Lingfeng curiously.


    ¡­


    ¡°Young Master, Xiao Jinting has come with his wife, Xu Muan,¡± Li Shuang said.


    Li Yi was a little surprised. ¡°Xu Muan? From the Xu family? ¡±


    Li Shuang shook his head and said, ¡°His surname is Xu, and but he is not from the Xu family. It¡¯s only a coincidence. By the way, Mr. Xu Lingfeng has come.¡±


    ¡°Who is Xiao Jinting?¡± Li Yi asked.


    ¡°He is the First Elder of Green Cloud Immortal Sect, which was a medium sect in Cloud Continent. However, Xiao Jinting is unusual. He got the Spirit Cleansing Pills, and his family has all become single spirit root. His luck is amazing, and he advanced to Nascent Soul before he turned one hundred years old,¡± Li Shuang said.


    Li Yi fell silent for a moment before he said, ¡°He¡¯s a genius, but I don¡¯t know why he comes. Anyway, bring him in.¡±


    ¡°What about Mr. Xu Lingfeng?¡± Li Shuang asked.


    Li Yi shook his head and said irritably, ¡°Ask him to get lost.¡±


    Li Wen smiled helplessly and said, ¡°Alright.¡±


    After a while, Li Shuang entered the room with Xiao Jinting, Xu Muan, and Xu Lingfeng. Li Yi frowned and glanced at Li Shuang, who looked helpless. Li Yi ignored Xu Lingfeng and fixed his gaze on Xiao Jinting and Xu Muan.

 Chapter 429

    In Li Yi¡¯s living room.


    ¡°The two of you have come from afar. Please take a seat,¡± Li Yi said lightly.


    Xiao Jinting and Xu Muan sat down. Xu Lingfeng sat next to Li Yi without being invited.


    Li Yi glanced at Xu Lingfeng and frowned, but he didn¡¯t tell him off.


    ¡°Elder Xiao, I wonder why you come to visit me,¡± Li Yi said.


    Xiao Jinting did not avoid Xu Lingfeng and directly took out more than a dozen Golden Bees. ¡°My Golden Bees can¡¯t make any advancement after they became Golden Cores. I heard that you are good at handling beasts, so I like to know if you have any methods that could help me.¡±


    ¡°Elder Xiao, it¡¯s unusual to have so many Golden Bees. I guess you have plenty of royal jelly.¡± Li Yi smiled as he looked at the Golden Bees flying in the sky.


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said, ¡°Yes, but the royal jelly only works for Golden Cores. I heard that royal jelly produced by the queen bee helps Golden Cores advance to Nascent Soul. It¡¯s a pity that the cultivation level of my bees doesn¡¯t improve at all. It¡¯s not easy to raise a queen bee.¡±


    His words eased Xu Lingfeng a bit, who stared at Xiao Jinting¡¯s bees with an interested expression.


    ¡°Royal jelly by the queen bee helps a lot when a Golden Core advances to Nascent Soul,¡± said Xu Lingfeng.


    ¡°Senior Xiao, you are lucky! I heard that you are powerful and have a Nascent Soul puppet. I didn¡¯t expect you to have a group of Golden Core bees,¡± Li Yi said with admiration.


    ¡°The queen bee can¡¯t be cultivated. It¡¯s created by internal competition,¡± Li Yi continued.


    Xiao Jinting asked curiously, ¡°By competition?¡±


    Li Yi nodded and said, ¡°Yes. If a Golden Bee keeps eating other bees, it will become a queen bee.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°Oh, I see. It sounds like raising venomous insects.¡±


    ¡°The spiritual beasts usually have to kill others to become the king. Generally speaking, a queen bee is made from a hundred Golden Core bees. You don¡¯t have enough Golden Bees,¡± said Li Yi, shaking his head.


    Xiao Jinting paused for a moment. He had thought there were too many bees in the space ring, but now he found he needed more of them.


    Xiao Jinting looked at Li Yi and said, ¡°Senior Li, I wonder if you have a special method.¡±


    Li Yi only roughly pointed out the direction for Xiao Jinting, but the latter was not satisfied with that.


    ¡°Of course I have. But what are you going to pay for that?¡± Li Yi asked.


    Xiao Jinting took out a jade box and handed it to Li Yi, who looked at it in surprise. ¡°It¡¯s Fruit of Life. I didn¡¯t expect you to have such a precious treasure.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng¡¯s eyes lit up with excitement. Ever since Li Yi failed to advance to Nascent Soul, he had been suffering an internal injury. Xu Lingfeng tried all kinds of ways to heal him but in vain. It was getting more difficult for Li Yi to advance to Nascent Soul. If he failed again, he couldn¡¯t possibly advance to Nascent Soul for the rest of his life.


    Fruit of Life grew on the Immortal Wood and could heal the injuries from the failure to advance to Nascent Soul.


    Xu Lingfeng looked at Xiao Jinting with suspicion. Immortal Wood had been extinct for years, and he was surprised to see Fruit of Life again.


    ¡°Senior Xiao, this is too precious,¡± Li Yi said.


    Li Yi frowned. He did have some method to cultivate the queen bee, but it was not complete. If Xiao Jinting took out something ordinary to exchange, Li Yi would agree without hesitation. However, the Fruit of Life was too precious for him to do that.


    Xiao Jinting said lightly, ¡°If I can cultivate the queen bee out of the Golden Bees, I will have one more Nascent Soul friend. Mr. Li, please accept it.¡±


    Li Yi shook his head and sighed, ¡°Senior Xiao, you are too generous. But the method in my hand is not complete, and the success possibility is very low. It¡¯s not worth exchanging¡­¡±


    Li Yi¡¯s refusal to take the Fruit of Life upset Xu Lingfeng, who said excitedly. ¡°Mr. Xiao, don¡¯t you want a seedling of the Tree of Spiritual Weapons? I¡¯ll go steal it for you.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was dumbfounded. Steal?


    Li Yi turned to Xu Lingfeng and shouted softly, ¡°Enough. Shut up.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng looked at Li Yi with an aggrieved look and fell silent.


    Xiao Jinting asked in bewilderment, ¡°Does Mr. Xu need to steal the seedling from his family?¡±


    ¡°You don¡¯t know?¡± Li Yi looked at Xiao Jinting in confusion.


    ¡°What do you mean?¡± asked Xiao Jinting.


    ¡°The Tree of Magical Weapons is the sacred tree of the Xu family, and selling the tree is a felony. Once found, he will be expelled from the Xu family,¡± Li Yi said.


    Xiao Jinting recalled that Xu Lingfeng didn¡¯t hesitate to agree when asked for the tree at the shop.


    ¡°Oh, I see.¡± Xiao Jinting was taken aback.


    ¡°I can sell the incomplete method to you, but I can¡¯t exchange it for the Fruit of Life. If you like to have the method, I can sell it at the price of three thousand top-grade spiritual stones,¡± said Li Yi.


    ¡°Senior Li, I admire your integrity.¡± Xiao Jinting transferred three thousand top-grade spiritual stones to Li Yi¡¯s account.


    ¡­

 Chapter 430

    Xu Lingfeng watched Xiao Jinting and Xu Muan leave. He looked back at Li Yi and complained, ¡°Yi, why did you refuse to take the Fruit of Life? It¡¯s so precious.¡±


    Li Yi frowned and said, ¡°Because it¡¯s too precious. The breeding method in my hand is very dangerous. If Xiao Jinting doesn¡¯t handle it well, he might not be able to cultivate the queen bee and even kill most of his Golden Bees.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng said indifferently, ¡°That¡¯s his business. It has nothing to do with you.¡±


    ¡°If I take advantage of him this time, he might come to cause trouble if he finds something wrong with the method.¡± Li Yi shook his head.


    ¡°I will protect you,¡± Xu Lingfeng said.


    Li Yi looked at Xu Lingfeng and said, ¡°You are only a medium Nascent Soul. I heard that Xiao Jinting even defeated advanced Nascent Souls. You might not be his rival.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng blushed and said sullenly, ¡°I¡¯m different from those weak advanced Nascent Souls, who are worthless.¡±


    Li Yi shook his head and said, ¡°Spend more time on your cultivation. If you can advance to the peak of Nascent Soul earlier than your brother, you might get the resources. Otherwise, he will kill you in a few hundred years.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng¡¯s face darkened. ¡°Do you think he will kill me?¡±


    ¡°Why not? If you had not been lucky, you would have died back then. You have fallen out with him. If he advances to Deity Transformation earlier than you, he can kill you easily,¡± said Li Yi coldly.


    Xu Lingfeng sighed and said, ¡°Even if I can get the blessing of the ancestors at the altar, my chance of advancing to Deity Transformation will only be increased by 15%.¡±


    Li Yi said, ¡°The temptation is strong enough for people to risk their life.¡±


    ¡­


    Not long after Xiao Jinting and Xu Muan left Li Yi¡¯s courtyard, Li Yi drove Xu Lingfeng away.


    Li Yi drummed the table with his fingers and said, ¡°Li Shuang, do you think Xiao Jinting only came to ask for the cultivation method of the Golden Bees?¡±


    Li Shuang thought for a moment and said, ¡°Xiao Jinting is a bit strange.¡±


    ¡°Why do you say that?¡± Li Yi asked. Li Yi knew that Li Shuang was careful and could notice the details that he might miss.


    ¡°I took his spiritual stone card just now. It is a card without any names. After I transferred three thousand top-grade spiritual stones, I noticed that there were 1,750spiritual stones left in the card.¡±


    Li Yi was confused. ¡°Is there a problem?¡±


    ¡°Young Master, you spent five thousand top-grade spiritual stones on the pendant. The auction house took 5% commission, and the owner of the pendant got 4,750 top-grade spiritual stones. After we took three thousand, he has exactly 1,750 spiritual stones left,¡± Li Shuang said.


    Li Yi widened his eyes. ¡°You mean Xiao Jinting is¡­¡±


    Li Shuang nodded and said, ¡°It¡¯s only my guess. However, Xiao Jinting went to the Xu¡¯s Shop after he arrived in the Green Continent and intended to buy the Tree of Magical Weapons. Soon after that, the jade pendant appeared at the auction house. Now, he came to see you. It¡¯s weird. Besides, his wife is surnamed Xu.¡±


    Li Yi suddenly widened his eyes and said, ¡°You mean¡­¡±


    Li Shuang looked at Li Yi¡¯s excited face and felt regretful. Xiao Jinting¡¯s wife was an advanced Golden Core. It would be great if he was Li Yi¡¯s son, but Li Yi would be disappointed if he wasn¡¯t.


    ¡°Young Master, this is only my guess, but you can get in touch with them,¡± Li Shuang said.


    Li Yi calmed down and said, ¡°Yes, you¡¯re right. Find someone to secretly investigate their background. Don¡¯t let the Xu family find out. The people inside the Li family are not reliable either.¡±


    Li Shuang nodded and said, ¡°Young Master, don¡¯t worry. I know what to do.¡±


    ¡­


    ¡°Li Yi is really a gentleman!¡± Xiao Jinting shook his head, pulling a wry face. In fact, he was not short of Fruit of Life but spiritual stones. He took the risk of selling one, but Li Yi refused it because it was too precious.


    Xu Muan lowered his head, deep in thought.


    Suddenly, Xu Lingfeng jumped out of nowhere and blocked their way. Xiao Jinting looked at Xu Lingfeng with a smile and asked, ¡°Mr. Xu, what¡¯s up?¡±


    ¡°May I talk to you?¡± Xu Lingfeng asked.


    Xiao Jinting answered kindly, ¡°Of course.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng and Xiao Jinting found a place to sit down. As soon as Xu Lingfeng took a seat, he poured out everything from his space ring.


    ¡°I¡¯ll exchange them for the Fruit of Life.¡±


    Xiao Jinting looked at the treasures and felt helpless. He said, ¡°Mr. Xu, you have a lot of good things. Unfortunately, there¡¯s nothing I want.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng looked at Xiao Jinting with a gloomy expression. ¡°Do you still want the seedling of the Tree of Magical Weapons?¡±


    Xiao Jinting shook his head and said, ¡°I didn¡¯t know that the tree means so much to your family, so I asked for it. I hope you can forgive me. ¡±


    Xu Lingfeng looked at Xiao Jinting strangely and said, ¡°You don¡¯t want the seedling?¡±


    Xiao Jinting shook his head, ¡°No.¡±


    Xiao Jinting and Xu Lingfeng did not reach an agreement, so they said goodbye and went separate ways.


    ¡°Why don¡¯t you exchange with him?¡± asked Xu Muan.


    Xiao Jinting shook his head and said, ¡°I haven¡¯t figured out whether he is an enemy or a friend. We can¡¯t rush to the conclusion. Let¡¯s wait a little longer.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re right,¡± Xu Muan agreed.

 Chapter 431

    Li Yi soon got the information on Xiao Jinting and Xu Muan, as well as Xiao Xiaodong and Xiao Xiaofan.


    ¡°Xu Muan came from the Barbarian Continent and joined Green Cloud Immortal Sect in Cloud Continent. The information is not complete. I¡¯ve sent someone to the Barbarian Continent to investigate further,¡± Li Shuang said.


    ¡°The Xiao family is unusual. All of them have the outstanding aptitude, but their foundation is too weak. In another one or two hundred years, they will be a powerful family,¡± Li Yi looked at the information in his hand and said.


    Li Shuang lowered his head and thought to himself, ¡°Xu Muan¡¯s age is similar to Young Master¡¯s son. If he is the lost child, Young Master will forgive Mr. Xu.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll invite Xiao Jinting and Xu Muan to come tomorrow and share with them the tips of taming demonic beasts,¡± Li Yi said.


    ¡°Tomorrow? So soon?¡±


    Li Yi glanced at Li Shuang and asked hesitantly, ¡°Do you think I¡¯m too impatient?¡±


    Li Shuang looked at Li Yi¡¯s face and smiled. ¡°Not at all. I¡¯ll invite them.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t tell Xu Lingfeng about this,¡± Li Yi said seriously.


    Li Shuang looked at Li Yi and asked in confusion, ¡°Young Master, are you worried about Mr. Xu?¡±


    Li Yi shook her head and said, ¡°Xu Lingfeng is too simple. If we tell him about this, Xu Wang will know soon. We have to keep it a secret. Besides, Xu Muan might not be my son. I don¡¯t want Xu Lingfeng to get disappointed in the end.¡±


    Li Yu nodded and said, ¡°Okay.¡±


    ¡­


    Xiao Jinting toyed with the invitation in his hand, amusement in his eyes.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± asked Xu Muan.


    ¡°Li Yi invited us to share with us the tip of cultivating spiritual insects,¡± Xiao Jinting said.


    Xu Muan said happily, ¡°This is a good thing!¡±


    ¡°It is indeed a good thing. The Li family¡¯s technique of taming beasts has been passed down for tens of thousands of years. I heard that Li Yi is one of the best among them. It¡¯d be nice if we can get his advice.¡±


    At first, Xiao Jinting used the excuse of asking for Li Yi¡¯s advice on cultivating spiritual insects to get in touch with him. However, after he got the incomplete method of cultivating the spiritual insects, Xiao Jinting found it useful. Even though Li Yi shared a little bit of the beast taming method with him, Xiao Jinting benefited a lot from it. If he had a queen bee, he would have one more trump card in the battle against the enemy. Besides, the royal jelly produced by the queen been was precious.


    Xu Muan squinted, thoughts coming across his mind.


    Xiao Jinting looked at Xu Muan¡¯s face and asked, ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡±


    ¡°Li Yi was quite cold to us before, but now he suddenly invites us warmly. It¡¯s really surprising,¡± Xu Muan said.


    Xiao Jinting tilted his head and thought for a moment, ¡°Do you think he has figured out something?¡±


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°I think the cultivator beside Li Yi is not simple. He might have discovered something.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s possible. From Li Yi¡¯s way of doing things, he isn¡¯t a bad person. We can get in touch with him first.¡±


    ¡°Let¡¯s go to sleep. We are going there tomorrow,¡± Xu Muan said.


    ¡­


    ¡°Why do you come again?¡± Xu Lingfeng was displeased to see Xiao Jinting at the door.


    Xiao Jinting wore a curious expression. Xu Lingfeng was not allowed to enter Li Yi¡¯s courtyard yesterday, and he followed them inside. Now he had the nerve to ask why they came.


    ¡°Muan and I are invited by Mr. Li,¡± Xiao Jinting said.


    Xu Lingfeng asked suspiciously, ¡°Are you Invited?¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded and handed the invitation letter to Xu Lingfeng. ¡°Yes, here is the invitation.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng checked the letter and looked at Xiao Jinting suspiciously, ¡°Why does Yi suddenly invite you? Did you play some dirty tricks on him?¡±


    Xiao Jinting smiled helplessly and said, ¡°Mr. Xu, you are thinking too much.¡±


    Li Shuang opened the door and came out. ¡°Hello, Elder Xiao, Elder Xu, there you are. Come on in.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng was confused. ¡°Uncle Li, why does Yi invite them?¡±


    ¡°Young Master is suddenly interested in the queen bee, so he invites them to share the knowledge. Elder Xiao, if you cultivate a queen bee and have the royal jelly, please share some with Young Master,¡± Li Shuang said with a smile.


    Xiao Jinting nodded and quickly said, ¡°I will, to be sure.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng turned to Xiao Jinting with displeasure in his eyes.


    Xiao Jinting sent a mental message to Xu Muan in confusion, ¡°Xu Lingfeng doesn¡¯t seem to like me very much!¡± He was not happy to be detested by a man who might be his father-in-law.


    Xu Muan smiled and replied, ¡°He seems to be jealous of you.¡±


    Xiao Jinting rolled his eyes and thought, ¡°It¡¯s possible!¡±


    ¡­

 Chapter 432

    After Li Yi greeted Xiao Jinting and Xu Muan, they chatted enthusiastically.


    Li Yi shared with Xiao Jinting many secret methods for raising spiritual insects, and the latter benefited from it.


    Li Yi talked to Xiao Jinting most of the time and occasionally addressed Xu Muan, while he completely ignored Xu Lingfeng.


    Xu Lingfeng sat on the side silently as if he was a bullied wife.


    ¡°I heard that Elder Xiao and Elder Xu got married very early,¡± Li Yi said.


    Xiao Jinting nodded, ¡°Yeah, people in the Barbarian Continent get married very early. We got married in our teens.¡±


    Xiao Jinting noticed that Li Yi clenched his fists. Xiao Jinting thought to himself, ¡°Li Yi doesn¡¯t seem to agree to early marriage. I don¡¯t like it either, but I couldn¡¯t help it.¡±


    ¡°You got married when you were a teenager. You were too impatient. I didn¡¯t expect you to be able to cultivate to this extent after you lost your virginity,¡± Xu Lingfeng said sarcastically.


    Xiao Jinting blushed unconsciously. Xu Lingfeng was straightforward.


    ¡°The cultivation level of the Barbarian Continent is very low, and people there like to have many children. When I was young, I didn¡¯t know virginity does good to cultivation,¡± Xiao Jinting said sincerely.


    ¡°It was ignorant of you not to know about that,¡± Xu Lingfeng said.


    Xiao Jinting thought to himself, ¡°Xu Lingfeng is said to have few friends. Now I know why.¡±


    ¡°I wonder when you got married,¡± Xiao Jinting said.


    ¡°A man should establish himself before he gets married. I married Yi at the age of one hundred and twenty, ¡± Xu Lingfeng said.


    Xiao Jinting thought to himself, ¡°He got married at the age of 120. Life has been tough for him.¡±


    ¡°This guy is quick-tempered because his desire is not satisfied. He managed to get married at the age of 120 and got separated after a short while. He¡¯s a wretched thing. If he was in my old world, he would not get married at all.¡±


    ¡°Oh, I see. Mr. Xu, you have a strong mind. I admire you,¡± said Xiao Jinting with feigned respect.


    ¡°That¡¯s enough. What are you talking about? If you have nothing to do here, you can go back.¡± Li Yi looked at Xu Lingfeng angrily.


    His anger deflated Xu Lingfeng, who didn¡¯t say anything else.


    Xiao Jinting and Li Yi talked about cultivating the spiritual insects and they established a rapport. Li Yi in the end invited Jinting and Xu Muan to stay in the courtyard for a few days, while Xu Lingfeng was thrown out.


    ¡­


    In the secret room.


    ¡°Have you investigated?¡± Li Yi asked.


    Li Shuang hesitated and said, ¡°I sent people to go to the Barbarian Continent at the fastest speed. I learned that Xu Muan is the child of a Xu family there.¡±


    ¡°So he isn¡¯t my son?¡± Li Yi said in disappointment.


    ¡°Well, it¡¯s not confirmed yet. Xu Muan was born at the time when the child disappeared. It is too coincidental.¡±


    ¡°In addition, our people have found something unusual. Xu Muan¡¯s father, Xu Fu, died, but his brother is still alive. However, he went mad not long ago because someone searched his memories,¡± Li Shuang said.


    ¡°Someone searched his memories?¡± Li Yi was a little surprised.


    ¡°It should be Xiao Jinting. Previously, a secret realm appeared in the Barbarian Continent, and Xiao Jinting took Xu Muan there,¡± Li Shuang said.


    A hint of alert flashed across Li Yi¡¯s eyes. ¡°It seems that Xiao Jinting is not a good person.¡±


    ¡°I see that he and Xu Muan are quite close,¡± Li Shuang said.


    ¡°This is true.¡± When Xiao Jinting and Xu Muan stayed in his courtyard, Li Yi found that Xiao Jinting was very considerate to Xu Muan.


    ¡°There is one more thing,¡± Li Shuang said.


    Li Yi looked at Li Shuang and asked, ¡°What is it?¡±


    ¡°After Xu Muan¡¯s brother went mad, Xiao Jinting visited a nearby pawnshop and redeemed a jade pendant,¡± Li Shuang said.


    Li Yi instantly crushed the teacup in his hand.


    Li Shuang nodded and said, ¡°Although I don¡¯t know if it is the pendant sold at the auction house, it is said to be very similar to it. I have already asked them to move the shop owner to a secret place just in case.¡±


    ¡­


    At the Xu house.


    ¡°Second Uncle, you¡¯re back,¡± Xu Peng looked at Xu Lingfeng and greeted him with a smile.


    ¡°What, can¡¯t I come back?¡± Xu Lingfeng asked coldly.


    ¡°Second Uncle, what are you talking about? If you want to come back, I can¡¯t stop you. I don¡¯t understand one thing.¡±


    ¡°What is it?¡± Xu Lingfeng asked impatiently as he crossed his arm over his chest.


    ¡°Xiao Jinting has moved to stay at your wife¡¯s home, but you keep being driven away. Aren¡¯t you worried?¡± Xu Peng asked.


    Xu Lingfeng turned grim. Li Yi was usually aloof to people, but he was quite warm towards Xiao Jinting. He not only gave advice to Xiao Jinting but also asked him to stay.


    When Xu Lingfeng went to see Li Yi, the latter ignored him while talking to Xiao Jinting.


    Xu Peng smiled and continued, ¡°Uncle, I heard that Xiao Jinting is not simple. He advanced Nascent Soul before he turned one hundred years old. Although you are talented, your cultivation level is lower than him. I also learned that he is charming, and many cultivators in his sect admire him.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng¡¯s face darkened, and he said, ¡°Xiao Jinting is staying at Yi¡¯s with his wife.¡±


    Xu Peng smiled and said, ¡°You¡¯re right. Perhaps I have thought too much.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng watched Xu Peng amble away with murderous intent in his eyes.

 Chapter 433

    Xu Cheng went up to Xu Peng and asked, ¡°What did you say to Second Uncle?¡±


    ¡°I reminded him to watch out, lest his wife cheats on him.¡± Xu Cheng smiled.


    ¡°Speaking of which, Li Yi is cold and aloof. It¡¯s unusual of him to invite Xiao Jinting and Xu Muan to stay with him. Are they related to the pendant?¡± Xu Peng mumbled.


    Xu Cheng shook his head and said, ¡°I don¡¯t think so. I heard that Xiao Jinting went to Li Yi for the secret methods of cultivating spiritual insects. He wants to cultivate the Golden Queen Bee.¡±


    ¡°Really? Xiao Jinting is not simple. I heard that he has a Nascent Soul puppet, and now he wants to have Golden Queen Bee. If he succeeds, he will have two Nascent Soul helpers,¡± Xu Peng said.


    ¡°That¡¯s right! Dongcheng Yang recruited him into Green Cloud Immortal Sect, and his position will be snatched by Xiao Jinting. ¡°Xu Cheng gloated.


    Xu Peng narrowed his eyes and said worriedly, ¡°I always feel that there is something odd about Xiao Jinting and Xu Muan.¡±


    ¡°I agree with you. They showed up suddenly, and we have to watch out,¡± Xu Cheng couldn¡¯t help but say.


    Xu Peng frowned. ¡°Second Uncle is watching us closely. He gets mad if we make any moves.¡±


    Xu Peng thought irritably, ¡°Xu Lingfeng is a madman and does crazy things, but the old monsters in the family feel that he was candid and simple. How absurd!¡±


    ¡°Uncle seems to be interested in the Tree of Magical Weapons, but it¡¯s a pity that he doesn¡¯t do anything to it,¡± Xu Cheng said regretfully.


    Xu Peng said ruefully, ¡°What a pity. If he¡¯s bolder, he can¡¯t stay in the Xu family anymore.¡±


    ¡°Li Yi must have warned him,¡± Xu Cheng said.


    Xu Peng said regretfully, ¡°They¡¯ve fallen out for so many years, but Second Uncle still listens to Li Yi!¡±


    ¡­


    When Xu Muan was wandering in the street, he suddenly felt dizzy and had a bad feeling.


    Someone slapped him heavily on the shoulder, and he passed out.


    When Xu Muan woke up, he found himself in a cave.


    ¡°Senior Xu, it¡¯s you.¡± Xu Muan was confused when he saw Xu Lingfeng.


    Xu Lingfeng glanced at Xu Muan, who was frightened by his creepy gaze.


    ¡°Senior Xu, why are you here?¡±


    ¡°I caught you.¡±


    Xu Muan frowned. ¡°Senior Xu, why did you catch me?¡±


    Xu Lingfeng glanced at Xu Muan and said coldly, ¡°Send a message to Xiao Jinting and ask him to trade you with the Fruit of Life.¡±


    Xu Muan was speechless.


    ¡°Senior Xu, are you doing this for Mr. Li? If he wanted the Fruit of Life, he would have traded the cultivation method for it. If you give him the Fruit of Life, he won¡¯t take it,¡± Xu Muan said.


    Xu Lingfeng replied sullenly, ¡°It¡¯s none of your business.¡±


    Xu Muan didn¡¯t know what to say.


    ¡°I heard that you and Xiao Jinting are very close. He will be willing to trade you with the Fruit of Life, won¡¯t he?¡± Xu Lingfeng said.


    Xu Muan smiled calmly. ¡°Although I don¡¯t worth the fruit, I think he will do that.¡±


    ¡°You are confident about Xiao Jinting. Aren¡¯t you worried when you and Xiao Jinting stay at the Li house?¡±


    ¡°Why?¡± asked Xu Muan in confusion.


    ¡°Li Yi is so outstanding! Aren¡¯t you afraid that your husband falls in love with him? ¡°Xu Lingfeng said angrily.


    Xu Lingfeng¡¯s fury amused Xu Muan, who couldn¡¯t help teasing him. ¡°It¡¯s a common thing for a man to have wives and concubines. I¡¯d rather not stop him. If he has more wives at home, he will not desire the men outside.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re a generous wife! Xiao Jinting is blessed to have a good wife like you.¡±


    ¡°Senior Xu, you are powerful, and I think you must have a lot of admirers. Do you have other men apart from Mr. Li?¡± Xu Muan said with a faint smile.


    ¡°What are you talking about?¡± Xu Lingfeng said angrily.


    Xu Muan smiled and said, ¡°I misunderstood you. You love Mr. Li deeply, unlike other men.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng looked at Xu Muan and snorted softly without saying a word.


    ¡­


    Xu Muan glanced at Xu Lingfeng and started to set up a fire to roast the demonic beast meat.


    ¡°You¡¯re having a good time. Aren¡¯t you afraid of death?¡± Xu Lingfeng asked.


    ¡°Senior Xu, you¡¯re not a bad guy. I¡¯m sure you won¡¯t kill innocent people,¡± Xu Muan said calmly.


    ¡°You are blind. If Xiao Jinting is unwilling to exchange Fruit of Life for you, I will kill you,¡± Xu Lingfeng said fiercely.


    Xu Muan ignored him and grilled the meat, which sizzled on the fire.


    ¡°I can¡¯t believe that you have an appetite under the situation. You are bold!¡± Xu Lingfeng said sulkily.


    ¡°Senior, do you like to have a taste?¡± asked Xu Muan.


    Xu Lingfeng waved his sleeves and said, ¡°Enjoy yourself. One doesn¡¯t have to eat anything after he has reached Establishment Foundation, but you are greedy with food when you are a Golden Core.¡±


    ¡°Food is a great enjoyment of life! Roasted meat is much better than pills,¡± said Xu Muan.


    Xu Lingfeng snorted coldly and acted as if they were different from each other.


    ¡°Senior, I heard that you and Mr. Li have fallen out. How did it happen?¡± Xu Muan asked curiously.


    Xu Lingfeng looked at Xu Muan and said, ¡°You talk too much¡±


    ¡­

 Chapter 434

    Xiao Jinting looked at the message jade in his hand, feeling helpless.


    Li Yi went up to him and asked, ¡°Where¡¯s Xu Muan?¡±


    ¡°He is out. He will be back soon,¡± Xiao Jinting said.


    Li Yi¡¯s face darkened. ¡°Do you still want to lie to me?¡±


    Xiao Jinting sighed helplessly and said, ¡°Muan was taken away by Xu Lingfeng, who asked me to exchange him for the Fruit of Life and warned me not to tell you.¡±


    Li Yi gritted his teeth and said angrily, ¡°How could he do this?¡±


    Xiao Jinting said indifferently, ¡°Senior Xu does this for you, Mr. Li. It¡¯s fine to give him the fruit. You have been giving me precious advice these days, and I benefit a lot. The fruit is nothing compared to your help.¡±


    Li Yi looked at Xiao Jinting and said, ¡°You¡¯re generous because of Xu Muan.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was taken aback. ¡°Why do you say that?¡±


    ¡°I heard that not long after you came to the Green Continent, someone bought a piece of Fire Yang Jade Heart. Soon after, a Fire Yang Jade pendant appeared at the auction. You seem to be the owner of the pendant.¡±


    Xiao Jinting asked in confusion. ¡°Because of this?¡±


    ¡°Of course, it¡¯s not just that. You went to the Barbarian Continent a few months ago and searched the memories of Xu Muan¡¯s brother. Following that, you redeemed a jade pendant from a pawn shop.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was stunned. He thought he had handled it well, but he didn¡¯t expect to leave so many traces.


    ¡°Is there anything else?¡± Xiao Jinting asked curiously.


    ¡°You and Xu Muan have a son, who is the single spiritual root of fire and can find spiritual things,¡± Li Yi said.


    Xiao Jinting nodded and asked, ¡°What¡¯s wrong with that?¡±


    ¡°Lingfeng is a born single spiritual root of fire, but it is not noticeable, and even his family doesn¡¯t know about it,¡± said Li Yi.


    Xiao Jinting wondered if the silly Xiao Xiaofan took after Xu Lingfeng.


    ¡­


    Xu Lingfeng looked at the message jade in his hand.


    Xu Muan looked at Xu Lingfeng and asked, ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡±


    ¡°Your husband told Li Yi that I kidnapped you,¡± Xu Lingfeng said.


    Xu Muan paused and asked, ¡°Did he do that?¡±


    ¡°I see that he doesn¡¯t care about you at all. I told him that if he dared to tell Li Yi, I would kill you,¡± Xu Lingfeng said angrily.


    Xu Muan looked at Xu Lingfeng¡¯s resentful face and smiled. ¡°Senior, you¡¯re joking. I think we¡¯d better go back now. Mr. Li will be angry if we are late.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng glared at Xu Muan and stormed out.


    When they went out of the cave, they felt the evil intent in the air.


    A black whip aimed at Xu Muan, but Xu Lingfeng hit it away.


    A man in a black robe appeared.


    ¡°It¡¯s a demonic cultivator.¡± Xu Muan had seen many demonic cultivators in Nebula and could easily recognize them.


    Xu Lingfeng said gloomily, ¡°Stay away.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng threw at the man a bright red tripod, which was blazing and heated the air.


    The man¡¯s black robe was torn into pieces and a centipede hundreds of meters long appeared in front of them.


    ¡°It¡¯s a centipede.¡± Xu Muan took a few steps back.


    The centipede swung its tail at Xu Muan, who felt a chill in his heart. This man came for him instead of Xu Lingfeng.


    ¡°Watch out.¡±


    A Nascent Soul puppet stepped in front of Xu Muan and hit the tail of the centipede with a sword.


    Xu Lingfeng glanced at Xu Muan, relieved to see that he was protected by a puppet.


    Xiao Jinting and Li Yi tracked them down out of town and said, ¡°They should be nearby.¡±


    ¡°There is a fighting,¡± Li Yi said.


    Xiao Jinting scanned around with his soul force and got worried. ¡°Mr. Li, stay here. I¡¯ll go help them.¡±


    Xiao Jinting disappeared.


    Li Yi looked at the commotion caused by the big fight in the distance and knew that two Nascent Souls were fighting.


    When Xiao Jinting arrived, he saw Xu Lingfeng fighting with a centipede that was nearly a thousand meters long. Xu Muan stayed on the side and instructed the puppet to attack the demonic beast.


    The blazing tripod in Xu Lingfeng¡¯s hand was as powerful as a burning sun.


    The centipede was wearing hard armor, which provided amazing protection from Xu Lingfeng¡¯s flaming tripod.


    The centipede opened its mouth and spat venom towards Xu Lingfeng.


    The venom of the centipede was poisonous and made a ditch in the ground.


    Xu Lingfeng tossed a fiery-red bead at the belly of the centipede and blew a hole there.


    Xiao Jinting was amazed. After he advanced to Nascent Soul, he felt that the Thunder Flame Discs were not powerful enough. When he saw Xu Lingfeng¡¯s bead, he was tempted.


    Xiao Jinting leaped up and stepped on the feet of the centipede with the Weight Cracking learned from the Heavenly Devil Body Refining Manual. A strong force pierced through the centipede¡¯s hard armor and hit its head.


    The centipede let out a fierce scream.


    Xu Lingfeng threw out a flying sword, which pierced through the centipede¡¯s belly and disappeared.


    A small centipede flew out from the head of the giant centipede and disappeared in an instant.


    Xiao Jinting saw the centipede¡¯s soul escape, but he didn¡¯t stop it.

 Chapter 435

    Li Yi rushed over. Xu Lingfeng felt awkward and guilty at the sight of Li Yi.


    ¡°Xu Lingfeng, are you out of your mind?¡± Li Yi scolded angrily.


    ¡°Mr. Li, please don¡¯t blame Mr. Xu. He is playing a game with Muan.¡± Xiao Jinting smiled and turned to Xu Lingfeng. ¡°Mr. Xu, if you want to have the Fruit of Life, you can exchange the corpse of the centipede for it.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng was taken aback, asking, ¡°Are you interested in the centipede body?¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said, ¡°Yes.¡±


    ¡°Deal,¡± Xu Lingfeng said.


    Xiao Jinting took out a jade box and handed it to Xu Lingfeng, who opened it and checked before he thrust it into Li Yi¡¯s hands. Li Yi didn¡¯t accept it, turning grim.


    Xu Muan popped his head out from behind Xiao Jinting and looked at Li Yi. ¡°Mr. Li, Senior Xu means well. Please accept it.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng looked at Xu Muan gratefully with an apologetic expression.


    Li Yi glanced at Xu Muan and took the box.


    Xiao Jinting waved his hand, and dozens of golden red-tail scorpions scurried out and devoured the body of the centipede.


    Xu Lingfeng looked at Xiao Jinting and said in an awed tone, ¡°Mr. Xiao, you are awesome. You not only raise a group of Golden Bees but also a nest of golden scorpions.¡±


    Xiao Jinting smiled and said, ¡°These scorpions are only Golden Cores and not valuable anymore. I¡¯m wondering if I can cultivate a scorpion king.¡± Golden Core scorpions couldn¡¯t attack any advanced Nascent Soul cultivators.


    ¡°Mr. Xiao, you are ambitious,¡± Xu Lingfeng couldn¡¯t help but say.


    Xiao Jinting waved his hand and said lightly, ¡°Well, I can¡¯t have too many high-level insects.¡±


    ¡°Mr. Li, Xu Muan and I have something else to do. We gotta go.¡± Xiao Jinting left with Xu Muan.


    Li Yi watched them leave and opened his mouth, but he didn¡¯t say anything.


    Xu Lingfeng looked at Li Yi¡¯s face and asked, ¡°Yi, why do you come?¡±


    ¡°Why do I come? Xu Lingfeng, don¡¯t you think you are going too far? Why did you catch Xu Muan?¡± Li Yi asked angrily.


    ¡°I heard that Xu Muan and Xiao Jinting are very close, so I caught Xu Muan to test them,¡± Xu Lingfeng said.


    Li Yi was frustrated. ¡°What has it got to do with you? Why did you test them by kidnapping?¡±


    Xu Lingfeng smiled apologetically and said, ¡°Because you invited them to stay with you and drove me out.¡±


    Li Yi was speechless.


    ¡°What do you know from the test?¡± Li Yi asked.


    ¡°Xiao Jinting is not a good thing. Apart from Xu Muan, he has several other men. He likes to fool around. He thinks he is capable and acts recklessly,¡± Xu Lingfeng said without thinking.


    Li Yi looked at Xu Lingfeng and asked suspiciously, ¡°How do you know?¡±


    ¡°Xu Muan told me,¡± Xu Lingfeng said without hesitation.


    ¡°Did he say so?¡± Li Yi didn¡¯t believe him.


    Xu Lingfeng nodded and said, ¡°Yeah. Xu Muan admitted that Xiao Jinting had quite a few other men. Xu Muan is crazy. He feels happy about that.¡±


    Li Yi felt frustrated with Xu Lingfeng.


    ¡°You must have misunderstood him. Don¡¯t mess with these two people,¡± Li Yi warned solemnly.


    Xu Lingfeng¡¯s face darkened, and he said, ¡°Yi, do you like Xiao Jinting?¡± Xu Lingfeng had to admit that Xiao Jinting was a powerful competitor because the latter had a higher cultivation level with Nascent Soul puppet, Golden Bees, and Golden Red-tail Scorpions.


    Li Yi nodded and said impatiently, ¡°Yeah. I like him. Don¡¯t bother him anymore.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng was speechless.


    ¡­


    Xiao Jinting looked at Xu Muan and asked with concern, ¡°Are you okay?¡±


    Xu Muan nodded. ¡°I¡¯m okay. Don¡¯t worry.¡±


    ¡°Xu Lingfeng is¡­¡± Xiao Jinting shook his head, feeling helpless.


    ¡°The centipede came for me, not Xu Lingfeng.¡± Xu Muan was glad that Xiao Jinting left the puppet to him.


    ¡°Xu Lingfeng is stupid,¡± Xiao Jinting said sulkily.


    ¡°But his cultivation level is high,¡± Xu Muan said.


    ¡°By the way, Li Yi knows about the pendant,¡± Xiao Jinting said.


    Xu Muan was taken aback. ¡°Really? What did he say?¡±


    ¡°Li Yi told me that Xu Lingfeng and Xu Wang were close when he married into the Xu family, but he thought Xu Wang was not simple and asked Xu Lingfeng to put on guard.¡±


    ¡°However, Xu Lingfeng didn¡¯t take his advice seriously. Later, when Xu Lingfeng took the child out for a trip, he encountered an assassination. He was defeated and fled. On the way, he lost the child. Later, when Xu Lingfeng investigated it, he found Xu Wang was involved.¡±


    Xu Muan pursed his lips and said, ¡°Oh, I see.¡± Xu Muan got almost the same information.


    However, it was only a guess now. If he wanted to prove his relationship with Li Yi and Xu Lingfeng, he had to verify his bloodline.


    ¡°The cultivator who tried to kill you might be sent by Xu Wang. Even if you¡¯re Xu Lingfeng¡¯s son, you¡¯d better keep it a secret,¡± Xiao Jinting said solemnly.


    Xu Muan was confused. ¡°Why did Xu Wang do this? Even if Xu Lingfeng is alive, he shouldn¡¯t get in his way. Why is he so aggressive?¡±


    ¡°According to Li Yi, the Xu family has an altar that can help the Xu family member advance to Deity Transformation, but the altar only opens once every two thousand years,¡± Xiao Jinting explained.


    ¡°Oh, I see,¡± Xu Muan said.


    ¡°How does it feel to be kidnapped by someone who might be your father?¡± Xiao Jinting asked curiously.


    ¡°Not too bad. It¡¯s a unique experience.¡± Xu Muan smiled.


    Xiao Jinting smiled.


    ¡­

 Chapter 436

    At the Xu House.


    ¡°Father, the centipede failed,¡± Xu Peng said.


    Xu Xun sighed and said sullenly, ¡°What a good-for-nothing.¡± It was such a great opportunity. Xu Lingfeng had kidnapped Xu Muan. If Xu Muan died, Xu Lingfeng would be blamed. Xiao Jinting loved Xu Muan deeply and would avenge his death.


    It would be better if Xu Muan was Xu Lingfeng¡¯s son. How wonderful if Xu Muan died in Xu Lingfeng¡¯s hand. It was a pity that the centipede failed to kill Xu Muan, who was only a Golden Core.


    Xu Peng frowned and said, ¡°Father, Second Uncle seems to have become stronger.¡±


    Xu Wang clenched his fists. Even though he and Xu Lingfeng were both at the medium level of Nascent Soul, Xu Lingfeng was more powerful than him.


    ¡°Father, is it possible that Xu Muan is the son of Second Uncle? Didn¡¯t the child die?¡± Xu Cheng asked.


    Back then, signs showed that the child had died, so Xu Lingfeng gave up on the investigation.


    Xu Wang pondered for a moment and said, ¡°It¡¯s possible, but it isn¡¯t very likely. If Xu Muan is the child, things will change significantly in our family.¡±


    Xu Peng and Xu Cheng exchange a glance.


    ¡°Father, although Xiao Jinting is powerful, his foundation is weak. If Xu Muan is the son of Second Uncle, we can kill him first. It¡¯s not a big deal,¡± Xu Peng said.


    Xu Wang squinted and said, ¡°It¡¯s hard! Even an advanced Nascent Soul is not confident to defeat Xiao Jinting.¡±


    Xu Peng lowered his head, unconvinced.


    ¡­


    At the Li house.


    Li Yi sat at the table and said helplessly, ¡°Xu Lingfeng is getting more idiotic. It surprised me that he captured Xu Muan and threatened Xiao Jinting.¡±


    Li Shuang said with fright, ¡°Fortunately, he didn¡¯t make any trouble. If Xu Muan is your son, Mr. Xu has made a fool of himself.¡±


    ¡°If Xu Muan is my son, I can¡¯t let Xu Lingfeng know,¡± Li Yi said sullenly.


    ¡°When will Xiao Jinting come over?¡± Li Shuang asked.


    ¡°He said they would come tomorrow.¡±


    ¡°There¡¯s something strange about the centipede. Was it sent by Xu Wang?¡± Li Shuang said.


    Li Yi turned grim. ¡°I guess so.¡± If Xu Muan got killed by the centipede, Xiao Jinting would blame Xu Lingfeng regardless if Xu Muan was their son or not.


    ¡°Xu Wang has gone too far,¡± Li Shuang said indignantly.


    Li Yi sneered. ¡°Xu Wang took a lot of pills in order to catch up with Xu Lingfeng, so he is not as powerful as Xu Lingfeng. He made too much effort on calculation instead of cultivation. Even if he gets the resources, I guess he will be killed by the thunder retribution.¡±


    ¡°Young Master, are you going to keep the secret from Mr. Xu? It¡¯s been so many years, and he couldn¡¯t forgive himself,¡± said Li Shuang.


    Li Yi lowered his head and said, ¡°I¡¯ll see if I should tell him after I confirm Xu Muan¡¯s identity. He has just kidnapped Xu Muan. It¡¯s not appropriate to tell him now.¡±


    ¡­


    After Xiao Jinting and Xu Muan returned to the inn, Xiao Xiaodong and Chen Xu came to see them.


    ¡°Why do you come?¡± Xiao Jinting looked at them.


    ¡°You have been here for a long time. Xiaodong is worried, so we come to see you,¡± Chen Xu replied.


    Xiao Jinting looked at Xiao Xiaodong and thought to himself, ¡°Are they here to watch the fun?¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong looked at Xu Muan and said with curiosity, ¡°Daddy, I heard that you were kidnapped by someone who might be my grandfather.¡±


    Xu Muan was speechless.


    ¡°He might be your grandfather, but he doesn¡¯t seem so,¡± Xu Muan said lightly.


    ¡°But I think he behaves the same as Xiaofan. He must be related to you,¡± Xiao Xiaodong said.


    Xiao Jinting looked at Xiao Xiaodong and warned seriously, ¡°The Green Continent is not a safe place. Your daddy has just been kidnapped, and you may be kidnapped as well. Your cultivation levels are low, and you should watch out and act cautiously.¡±


    ¡°Father, I know what to do. Daddy, why haven¡¯t you confirmed your identity after such a long time?¡± Xiao Xiaodong asked.


    Xu Muan shook his head and said, ¡°Not yet, but I will soon know. Tomorrow I¡¯ll verify my bloodline.¡±


    Although all sorts of signs indicated that he was related to Li Yi, it had to be verified. The Xu family and the Li family were big families. If they made a mistake, the two families would think he was trying to fool them.

 Chapter 437

    When Xiao Jinting and Xu Muan went to Li Yi¡¯s courtyard, they saw Xu Lingfeng again.


    Xiao Jinting admired his perseverance. Xu Lingfeng never gave up no matter how many times he had been driven out.


    Xiao Xiaodong took an appraising look at Xu Lingfeng with curiosity in his eyes. Chen Xu¡¯s eyes lit up at the sight of Xu Lingfeng.


    ¡°Haven¡¯t you left?¡± Xu Lingfeng looked at Xiao Jinting with disdain.


    ¡°We were going to, but Mr. Li hospitably asked us to stay, so we changed our plan,¡± said Xiao Jinting with a broad smile.


    Xu Lingfeng looked at him warily. ¡°Mr. Xiao, you are the First Elder of Green Cloud Immortal Sect, aren¡¯t you worried if the sect has got in trouble after you¡¯ve been traveling outside for such a long time?¡±


    ¡°My sect is not weak and won¡¯t get in trouble easily. Besides, there are many powerful people in the sect, and they will take care of it in my absence,¡± said Xiao Jinting indifferently.


    ¡°The Green Continent is not safe. Mr. Xiao, you are not local and might get into trouble here. You¡¯d better leave as soon as possible,¡± said Xu Lingfeng.


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said, ¡°I agree with you on that, so I need to go to a local force for protection. I guess getting in touch with Mr. Li is the right choice.¡±


    ¡°What are you going to talk about with Li Yi?¡± Xu Lingfeng stared at Xiao Jinting and asked sullenly.


    Xiao Jinting shrugged and said reflectively, ¡°Well, it depends on what Mr. Li likes to talk about. He might be interested in the kidnap.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng glared at him ferociously.


    Li Shuang came out and greeted Xiao Jinting warmly, ¡°Elder Xiao, there you are. Come on in.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng looked at Li Shuang and said in dismay, ¡°Shuang, Yi has stayed with them for a long time. Why doesn¡¯t he ask them to leave?¡±


    Li Shuang looked at Xu Lingfeng helplessly. ¡°Mr. Xu, Young Master needs to talk with them about something. Elder Xiao, please come in.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng wanted to enter the house, but Li Shuang pushed him out. ¡°Mr. Xu, Young Master is still mad at you. You¡¯d better not come these days.¡±


    ¡°But¡­¡±


    Before Xu Lingfeng finished, Li Shuang closed the door and shut him out.


    Xiao Jinting felt delighted when he recalled the frustration on Xu Lingfeng¡¯s face.


    He thought, ¡°Xu Lingfeng has followed us into the house twice, and he is arrogant to us. How absurd.¡±


    ¡°And these two gentlemen are¡­?¡± asked Li Shuang as he looked at Xiao Xiaodong and Chen Xu.


    ¡°This is our eldest son, and this is his spouse. They heard that the Green Continent is big with rich resources, so they came here,¡± replied Xiao Jinting.


    Li Shuang nodded, looking at Xiao Xiaodong and Chen Xu gently. ¡°I¡¯m glad you¡¯ve come. Please stay for a few more days.¡±


    Li Yi stood at the door to his room, looking at Xu Muan with a mixture of feelings.


    Xu Muan held his eyes and felt uneasy.


    Li Yi took out a box and said to Xu Muan, ¡°This is the Bloodline Wheel of the Li family. The blood of the one related to our family will light the wheel.¡±


    Xu Muan rose and went up to the wheel, dripping blood into it.


    The wheel gave a red light, followed by a dozen color rays of light.


    Xiao Jinting was awed, thinking, ¡°The red light should be Muan, and the light followed is Li Yi. The other rays of light might be Muan¡¯s other relatives. The closer the relationship, the brighter the light is.¡±


    Li Yi looked up at Xu Muan with complications in his eyes. Xiao Jinting saw tears welling up there.


    Xu Muan¡¯s heart was in a whirl when he looked at the glowing wheel.


    He frowned. Although he had guessed he might be Li Yi¡¯s son, it felt unreal.


    In that instant, it dawned on him.


    He understood why he couldn¡¯t get the approval of Xu Fu no matter how much he did for the family. He realized that why Xu Fu looked at him appraisingly as if he was an item to be sold. He knew why he had been an outsider at his home.


    ¡­


    Xiao Jinting sat in a restaurant with Xiao Xiaodong and Chen Xu.


    ¡°I didn¡¯t know that Xu Fu is not Daddy¡¯s father. That explains why he disliked Daddy,¡± said Xiao Xiaodong sullenly. He thought Xu Fu was lucky to die early because he would beat him up if he was alive.


    Xiao Jinting propped his head on his hand and said, ¡°The identity of your daddy should be kept as a secret. The Xu family is a mess, and we¡¯d better keep away from it.¡±


    ¡°But the Xu family is rich. Well, Xu Lingfeng is wretched,¡± Xiao Xiaodong said gloatingly.


    Xiao Jinting said with a smile, ¡°He was holding good cards, but he didn¡¯t play them well.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong asked with curiosity, ¡°Father, what do you think Daddy and Grandpa are talking about?¡±


    After Xu Muan was confirmed to be Li Yi¡¯s son, Xiao Jinting and the rest left him alone with Li Yi.


    Xiao Jinting shook his head. ¡°I have no idea.¡± He guessed Li Yi might be interested in the details of the kidnap.


    Chen Xu looked down at the crowd on the street through the window and said, ¡°There is a wedding.¡±

 Chapter 438

    Xiao Xiaodong followed his gaze and said, ¡°It¡¯s grand.¡±


    He had thought the celebration for his father¡¯s advancement to Nascent Soul was good enough, but he felt the wedding held by the Li and Xu families was much grander.


    ¡°The Xu and Li families are powerful, and it¡¯s normal that they hold a grand wedding,¡± said Xiao Jinting.


    ¡°I heard that there is a Deity Transformation cultivator in the Xu family,¡± said Xiao Xiaodong.


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said, ¡°That¡¯s what I heard too.¡±


    He found Deity Transformation cultivations weird, who didn¡¯t like to come out although they were powerful. The Deity Transformation cultivator in the Xu family hadn¡¯t made any moves for several hundred years.


    ¡­


    When Xu Lingfeng left Li Yi¡¯s courtyard, he met Xu Yuanchang.


    ¡°Father, why are you here?¡± asked Xu Lingfeng.


    Xu Yuanchang looked at Xu Lingfeng sullenly. ¡°Did Li Yi drive you out again?¡±


    Xu Lingfeng scratched his head and said awkwardly, ¡°Yi treats me much better than before. I think he will forgive me in a few years.¡±


    Xu Yuanchang looked at him and said sulkily, ¡°You said the same thing several decades before. I¡¯m fed up with it.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng creased his brows and said seriously, ¡°I mean it this time.¡±


    Xu Yuanchang said, ¡°We have the best blood in the family, but I have only two sons. You don¡¯t get along with your brother and cause trouble. If Li Yi can¡¯t come back to you, you should have a few concubines.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng frowned and said, ¡°Father, what are you talking about? If I have concubines, Yi won¡¯t forgive me. This is a bad idea.¡±


    Xu Yuanchang said in anger, ¡°Okay, my idea is bad. What good idea do you have? Li Yi is only a Golden Core, and you are a Nascent Soul, but you look like a slave in front of me. How shameless.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng lowered his head and said in depression, ¡°If it weren¡¯t for me, Yi would have advanced to Nascent Soul. It¡¯s my fault.¡±


    Xu Yuanchang sighed and said, ¡°You have to move on. Li Yi failed to advance to Nascent Soul, and he is getting old. I see that the Li family doesn¡¯t favor him as before.¡±


    Big families were realistic. The better the descendent performed, the more resources they got. After Li Yi failed in the advancement to Nascent Souls, his family didn¡¯t think he was likely to make it at the second attempt, so he got fewer resources than before.


    Xu Lingfeng said indignantly, ¡°Father, I didn¡¯t marry Li Yi because of his family.¡±


    Xu Yuanchang said sullenly, ¡°I know. You love each other, but it¡¯s useless. You have separated for almost one hundred years. Do you want to be alone for the rest of your life?¡±


    ¡°Father, you¡¯ve got to have some faith in me. I¡¯ll get Yi back soon,¡± said Xu Lingfeng.


    Xu Yuanchang didn¡¯t believe him because he had heard the same promise too many times. ¡°I heard that Li Yi bid a pendant at an auction. Is it related to your son? If yes, you might¡­¡±


    Xu Lingfeng shook his head in dismay. ¡°Yi told me that the pendant looked similar, and it didn¡¯t belong to my son.¡±


    Xu Yuanchang sighed. ¡°Oh, I see. By the way, I heard that you kidnapped Xiao Jinting¡¯s spouse. What were you thinking? Although we are not afraid of Green Cloud Immortal Sect, we don¡¯t have to make an enemy of them.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s been solved,¡± said Xu Lingfeng.


    Xu Yuanchang asked sulkily, ¡°What do you mean?¡±


    Xu Lingfeng replied lightly, ¡°I said it¡¯s solved.¡±


    Xu Yuanchang looked at Xu Lingfeng helplessly.


    He asked, ¡°What¡¯s wrong with you and your brother. You didn¡¯t go to his son¡¯s wedding. You are Xu Wan¡¯s uncle.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng said indifferently, ¡°Is only his son¡¯s wedding. Xu Wang has so many sons, and there are so many weddings. If I have to attend every one of them, I¡¯ll be too busy.¡±


    Xu Yuanchang said sulkily, ¡°It¡¯s an excuse. You are not out of town, and you should go to the wedding.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng nodded and said, ¡°I hate my brother, so I don¡¯t want to attend the wedding.¡±


    Xu Yuanchang looked at Xu Lingfeng and breathed heavily. He sighed eventually.


    ¡°Do you hate your brother so much?¡± he said helplessly.


    Xu Lingfeng frowned and said, ¡°Father, you made a mistake. He hates me.¡±


    Xu Yuanchang looked at Xu Lingfeng and sighed again. ¡°Both of you don¡¯t listen to me. Take care of yourselves.¡±


    ¡­


    At the Xu house.


    ¡°Father, Grandfather said that the pendant doesn¡¯t belong to my cousin, but it looks similar,¡± said Xu Peng.


    Xu Wang narrowed his eyes and said, ¡°Really? It¡¯s weird that the pendant showed up from nowhere.¡±


    ¡°Second Uncle doesn¡¯t bother to pretend at all. He didn¡¯t attend Xu Wan¡¯s wedding when he was in town,¡± said Xu Peng sullenly.


    ¡°He doesn¡¯t care about anything. He acts as he likes,¡± said Xu Wang.


    Xu Peng nodded and said, ¡°That¡¯s true. It¡¯s a pity that Xiao Jinting is a coward. His spouse was caught by Xu Lingfeng, and he didn¡¯t get angry. What a pushover.¡±


    ¡°Li Yi is weird. I heard that he was helping Xiao Jinting cultivate the Golden Bee Queen without holding back,¡± said Xu Wang.


    Xu Peng said, ¡°Does Li Yi want to have the royal jelly from the queen bee? It is good for the advancement to Nascent Soul.¡±


    Xu Wan echoed, ¡°Li Yi failed once. His last attempt exhausted all his strength. The Li family had been paying less attention to Li Yi. If he wants to advance to Nascent Soul, he has to get help outside the family.¡±

 Chapter 439

    Xu Lingfeng had been investigating in vain for a long time, and he felt depressed.


    Li Yi looked at Li Shuang and said, ¡°He hasn¡¯t found out anything, has he?¡±


    Li Shuang shook his head and replied, ¡°He found something, but I asked our people to divert his attention away.¡±


    Li Yi sighed and said, ¡°He¡¯s been foolish, but he gets smart at the wrong time.¡±


    Li Shuang said worriedly, ¡°Young Master, Mr. Xu treats Muan in a weird manner. I¡¯m worried.¡±


    Li Yi said indifferently, ¡°It¡¯s fine. I see that Muan likes Lingfeng.¡±


    Li Shuang didn¡¯t say anything else.


    Looking at the Golden Bees flying in the sky, Li Shuang frowned and said, ¡°I wonder how Elder Xiao manages to keep so many Golden Bees. I heard that he came from a poor family. He doesn¡¯t go bankrupt with the bees.¡±


    Li Yi said lightly, ¡°He can sell royal jelly for spiritual stones, which is sufficient to keep the bees.¡±


    Li Shuang nodded and said, ¡°That¡¯s right. Elder Xiao also raises a group of Golden Red-tail scorpions. I wonder how he manages to keep so many insects.¡±


    Li Yi said ¡°He¡¯s Muan¡¯s husband. The stronger he is, the better.¡±


    ¡­


    Li Yi didn¡¯t allow Xu Lingfeng to enter his courtyard, so the latter climbed over the wall.


    Li Yi kept venomous insects and grew poisonous herbs in the yard, but Xu Lingfeng knew them well, so he didn¡¯t meet any obstacles.


    Perhaps he sneaked in a lot, so he made little noise.


    Xu Lingfeng scanned the house with his soul force and found that Li Yi and Xu Muan were chatting happily in the garden.


    Several Golden Red-tail Scorpions scurried around them.


    Li Yi was surprised to see Xu Lingfeng. ¡°Did you climb over the wall?¡±


    Xu Lingfeng nodded, ¡°Yeah.¡±


    Li Yi said, ¡°Aren¡¯t you afraid to trigger the restriction?¡±


    Xu Lingfeng replied indifferently, ¡°It¡¯s okay. I¡¯m not afraid at all.¡±


    Li Yi said sulkily, ¡°But I¡¯m afraid. I took pains to set up the restriction, and I don¡¯t want you to sabotage it. If you don¡¯t have anything else to say, go away.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng complained, ¡°Yi, why do you drive me away every time I come? Previously, you chatted with Xiao Jinting all the time, and now you are having a good time with the toyboy.¡±


    Xu Muan was speechless. Toyboy?


    Li Yi¡¯s face darkened. He wished to kill Xu Lingfeng. ¡°What are you talking about?¡±


    Xu Lingfeng saw that Li Yi was angry, and he said sullenly, ¡°I have something important to talk to you about.¡±


    Li Yi looked at him and asked helplessly, ¡°What is it?¡±


    ¡°I found that someone bought a Fire Yang Jade heart from Hermit Rock Heart two months ago. If we can track down the buyer, we will know who forged the pendant and fooled us. I¡¯ll beat him up,¡± said Xu Lingfeng in excitement.


    Li Yi looked at Xu Lingfeng and felt desperate. He said, ¡°You don¡¯t need to investigate it. If your nephew had not competed against me, I wouldn¡¯t have bought the pendant at such a high price. The auction house didn¡¯t say the pendant was related to the Li and Xu families.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng smiled awkwardly and said, ¡°I know. But Hermit Rock Heart told me that the person who bought the Fire Yang Jade heart didn¡¯t look like a decent man. There could be something wrong.


    Li Yi was speechless.


    Xu Lingfeng patted his chest and said, ¡°Yi, don¡¯t worry. I¡¯ll track down the sneaky man.¡±


    Li Yi said weakly, ¡°Don¡¯t exhaust yourself. It¡¯s fine if you can¡¯t find him.¡±


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°Elder Xu, don¡¯t force yourself on that.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng glared at Xu Muan angrily and said, ¡°Are you looking down on me?¡±


    Xu Muan smiled and said, ¡°I¡¯m worried.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng asked, ¡°Why?¡±


    Xu Muan replied, ¡°I¡¯m worried that you can¡¯t bring yourself to punish your nephew. It¡¯s simple. Your nephew bought the jade heart and forged the pendant. He took advantage of Mr. Li and made him pay a huge sum of money for the pendant.¡±


    ¡°I heard that Xu Wan was going to get married at that time. Perhaps he needed money for the wedding.¡±


    Li Yi admired the lie Xu Muan told, thinking, ¡°If I hadn¡¯t known the truth, I would have been fooled by Muan.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng glanced at Xu Muan and asked, ¡°Are you alienating me from my nephew?¡±


    Xu Muan said innocently, ¡°I¡¯m just telling you one of the possibilities.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng snorted coldly and turned to leave.


    Xu Muan watched him go away and said in disbelief, ¡°Does he believe what I said?¡±


    Li Yi said, ¡°He¡¯s simple. I guess he believes most of it.¡±


    Xu Muan was speechless.


    After a while, he said, ¡°Father doesn¡¯t seem to like me.¡±


    Li Yi looked at Xu Muan and said, ¡°Don¡¯t worry. He¡¯s like that.¡±


    Xu Muan smiled and said, ¡°It¡¯s fine. Are you going to hide it from him?¡±


    Li Yi shook his head and said, ¡°If he knows about this, Xu Wang will know before long.¡±


    ¡­

 Chapter 440

    Xu Lingfeng entered the Weapon Refining Room at the Xu House.


    ¡°Lingfeng, there you are.¡± Elder Xu Lian stroked his beard and looked at him happily.


    ¡°Hi, Grandpa Lian.¡± Xu Lingfeng said sullenly.


    Xu Lian asked, ¡°What do you want to refine this time?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ve run out of Fire Thunder Bead, and I need to refine a few more.¡±


    Xu Lian shook his head and said in anger, ¡°You cause trouble everywhere, and you used up the Fire Thunder Beads.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng said indifferently, ¡°I didn¡¯t cause any trouble. Troubles came to me. I didn¡¯t want that.¡±


    ¡°You have the nerve to do that. Did Xiao Jinting force you to kidnap his spouse?¡± said Xu Lian sulkily.


    Xu Lingfeng¡¯s face darkened, and he asked, ¡°Grandpa Lian, how do you know about it?¡±


    ¡°If you don¡¯t want anyone to know what you¡¯ve done, don¡¯t do it. You caused such big trouble and want to hide it from everyone? You are reckless,¡± said Xu Lian indignantly.


    Xu Lingfeng said casually, ¡°Grandpa, it¡¯s not that serious. Xiao Jinting kept pestering Yi, and I just wanted to warn him. I didn¡¯t mean to kidnap his spouse.¡±


    Xu Lian trembled in anger. ¡°You kidnapped him. That¡¯s the truth. You will get into big trouble one day.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng said, ¡°Grandpa, you¡¯ve thought too much.¡±


    Xu Lian sighed. ¡°Why can¡¯t you get mature like your brother?¡±


    Xu Lingfeng snorted. ¡°I can¡¯t learn that.¡±


    Xu Lian felt helpless.


    He asked, ¡°Are Xiao Jinting and Xu Muan on good terms with Li Yi?¡±


    Xu Lingfeng ground his teeth and said, ¡°These two bastards try to steal Yi from me. Yi has a good opinion of them. I can¡¯t understand him.


    Xu Lian said, ¡°We should make more friends than enemies. Xiao Jinting is the First Elder of the Green Cloud Immortal Sect. We¡¯d better not offend him.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng said sulkily, ¡°I didn¡¯t want to offend him, but he kept bugging Yi.¡±


    ¡°Second Uncle, there you are.¡± Xu Wan came out of the Weapon Refining Room with Li Rao.


    Xu Lingfeng looked at them and said, ¡°Why are you here?¡±


    Xu Wan glanced at them and said, ¡°Are you done? Go out. It¡¯s too hot here. You might pass out.¡±


    Xu Wan smiled and said, ¡°Second Uncle, you are joking.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng said, ¡°I mean it.¡±


    Xu Wan said with feigned concern, ¡°Second Uncle, did your wife drive you out again?¡±


    Xu Lingfeng said with a frown, ¡°It¡¯s none of your business.¡±


    Xu Wan said sympathetically, ¡°Second Uncle, work harder. Your wife keeps driving you out, but he invites Xiao Jinting to stay with him.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng turned grim in silence.


    Li Rao sighed softly. ¡°Second Uncle, Uncle Yi has changed a lot since the accident. I wonder if Xiao Jinting resorted to some means and made Uncle Yi treat him well. I¡¯ll help you persuade him. I heard that Uncle Yi trusts Xiao Jinting and even tells him all the cultivation methods, which is not allowed to pass on to an outsider.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng listened to them with a grave face.


    He asked, ¡°Xu Wan, did you take the pendant to the auction house?¡±


    Xu Wan said in surprise, ¡°Why do you say that?¡±


    Xu Lingfeng said fiercely, ¡°Don¡¯t try to fool me. Except for the Xu and Li families, few people know about the pendant. Besides, you competed against Li Yi and raised the price. Have you got all the spiritual stones from the auction house?¡±


    Xu Wan frowned and said, ¡°Second Uncle, you¡¯ve thought too much.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng looked at him with a dark face and said, ¡°Give me back the spiritual stones, or I¡¯ll give you hell.¡±


    Xu Wan was speechless.


    Xu Lian looked at Xu Wan and said sulkily, ¡°Wan, you¡¯ve gone too far. How could you do this?¡±


    ¡°Grandpa Lian, it¡¯s a groundless accusation. How do you believe him?¡±


    Xu Lian said sullenly, ¡°The pendant meant nothing to you. If you hadn¡¯t set him up, why would you have competed against your second uncle and his wife? Li Yi had paid more than he should.¡±


    Xu Wan was stumped. He had attempted to upset Xu Lingfeng back then.


    Xu Lian looked at Xu Wan and said sternly, ¡°Alright. If you want to make it up, send five thousand spiritual stones to Li Yi.¡±


    Xu Wan was dumbfounded. It didn¡¯t make sense at all.


    He said, ¡°Grandpa Lian, I didn¡¯t do it.¡±


    Xu Lian said disapprovingly, ¡°Even if you didn¡¯t do it, you made Li Yi pay extra thousands of spiritual stones. You know well about your second uncle. Don¡¯t you want to get hit by him again?¡±


    Xu Wan was speechless.


    At Li Yi¡¯s courtyard.


    ¡°So many spiritual stones! Where do they come from?¡± asked Xu Muan curiously.


    Li Yi replied lightly, ¡°From the Xu family.¡±


    Xu Muan asked in bewilderment, ¡°Why did they do that? Why are they so generous?¡±


    Li Yi said helplessly, ¡°You said Xu Wan did it, and the Xu family believed you.¡±


    Xu Muan said in disbelief, ¡°No way.¡± He thought the Xu family was gullible.


    Li Yi smiled and said, ¡°It¡¯s an unexpected fortune.¡±

 Chapter 441

    At the Xu house.


    ¡°They will take the spiritual stones. It¡¯s an unexpected fortune for them.¡±


    Xu Peng asked, ¡°Did you send the spiritual stones?¡±


    Xu Wan nodded and said sulkily, ¡°Second Uncle looks simple, but he is good at playing tricks.¡±


    He fell for the trap. Now the whole family thought he had forged the pendant and tricked his second uncle. If he didn¡¯t give Li Yi the spiritual stones, he was afraid that Xu Lingfeng would hit him. If he gave them away, that meant he admitted he had done that.


    Xu Peng patted Xu Wan on the shoulder and said, ¡°Come on. Don¡¯t be angry. You buy peace with money.¡±


    ¡°Five thousand spiritual stones!¡± said Xu Wan sulkily. The Xu family was wealthy, but there were many descendants, each of whom got limited spiritual stones. He almost went bankrupt after he gave Li Yi the spiritual stones.


    ¡°Why did you mess up the auction?¡± said Xu Peng.


    Xu Wan said grumpily, ¡°Peng, why do you scold me?¡±


    Xu Peng said, ¡°In my view, it¡¯s good that you are wronged.¡±


    Xu Wan sneered, ¡°What do you mean?¡±


    Xu Peng smiled and said, ¡°I can tell that Second Uncle can¡¯t find his son.¡±


    Xu Wan nodded and said, ¡°I agree with you.¡± Xu Lingfeng couldn¡¯t find any clues, so he made the wrong accusation of him.


    ¡­


    Xiao Jinting stayed with Li Yi and learned the method of taming the insects.


    There used to be over seventy Golden Core Golden Bee leaders in his jade space, and only ten survived the fierce battle.


    Although he had fewer bees, the remaining ten bee leaders had turned extremely aggressive and reached the advanced level of Golden Core. The ordinary bees split into ten groups and followed different leaders.


    Xu Muan said, ¡°Daddy, after the bee leaders reached the advanced level of Golden Core, they don¡¯t fight with each other anymore.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s not easy to cultivate a queen bee. The ten remaining leaders have similar strength and fear each other, so they won¡¯t fight for the time being,¡± said Li Yi.


    Xu Muan said ruefully, ¡°Oh, I see.¡±


    Li Yi said, ¡°You have to wait. The bees are not ready yet. You can choose two strong leaders and cultivate them. It¡¯s not good to have ten equally strong bees.¡±


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll tell Jinting.¡±


    Li Shuang came and said, ¡°Young Master, Li Rao has come.¡±


    Li Yi narrowed his eyes and said with disgust, ¡°Why does she come again?¡±


    Li Shuang asked, ¡°Shall I drive her away?¡±


    Li Yi shook his head and said, ¡°No. She¡¯s adored by the family. If you drive her away, she will speak ill of me at home. I don¡¯t want to cause any trouble.¡±


    Li Shuang said sullenly, ¡°The elders are too impatient. You failed once to advance to Nascent Soul, and they couldn¡¯t wait to cultivator the others.¡±


    Li Yi shook his head and said indifferently, ¡°It¡¯s normal for big families, who would not put all their hopes on one person.¡±


    Xu Muan rose and said, ¡°Daddy, I¡¯d better leave.¡±


    Li Yi nodded and said, ¡°Okay.¡±


    ¡­


    When Li Rao entered the yard, she saw the Golden Red-tail Scorpions scurry around.


    Looking at them, she couldn¡¯t help praising, ¡°They look good.¡±


    Xu Wan said, ¡°I heard that Xiao Jinting is raising scorpions. I guess these scorpions belong to him.¡±


    Li Rao said, ¡°They are all Golden Core scorpions. Even my third uncle can¡¯t control so many poisonous scorpions. Xiao Jinting is powerful.¡±


    Xu Wan nodded in agreement. ¡°Yeah.¡± It would be awful if Li Yi could control these scorpions at the stage of Golden Core.


    ¡°I didn¡¯t expect a newbie like Xiao Jinting to cultivate the scorpions like this,¡± said Li Rao admiringly.


    Xu Wan said, ¡°He has spent many resources on them.¡± After Xiao Jinting and Xu Lingfeng killed the centipede, he fed the scorpions the corpse of the centipede.


    That was a corpse of a Nascent Soul insect. The shell of the centipede could be refined into quite some weapons. However, Xiao Jinting¡¯s scorpions ate it up. Xu Wan thought Xiao Jinting was squandering the treasure.


    Li Rao said, ¡°Third Uncle.¡±


    Li Yi took an indifferent glance at her and said, ¡°What do you come here for?¡±


    Li Rao said with feigned sorrow, ¡°I come to see you. You didn¡¯t come to my wedding. That broke my heart.¡±


    Li Yi was unruffled, saying lightly, ¡°There were many people at the wedding, and you don¡¯t need me to give you the blessing.¡±


    Li Rao asked, ¡°Third Uncle, are Xiao Jinting and Xu Muan staying with you?¡±


    Li Yi nodded and said, ¡°Yeah.¡±


    ¡°Third Uncle, you treat the young couple well. You don¡¯t even allow Second Uncle to enter your yard, but you invited Xiao Jinting and Xu Muan to stay with you.¡±


    Li Yi said, ¡°I agreed to help Xiao Jinting cultivate the queen bee, so I asked them to stay with me for a few days. What¡¯s wrong with that?¡±


    Li Rao said with a smile, ¡°Nothing. There are not many Golden Bees in the world, but Xiao Jinting has so many at the Golden Core state. He¡¯s amazing.¡±


    Li Yi nodded and said, ¡°Elder Xiao is a genius.¡±


    Li Rao said, ¡°It seems that you are on good terms with him.¡±


    Li Yi smiled and said, ¡°Although Elder Xiao is not from a family of taming beasts, he is experienced in raising beasts. I benefit a lot from him.¡±


    Li Rao smiled sweetly and said, ¡°Aren¡¯t you afraid that Second Uncle will be jealous?¡±


    Li Yi said indifferently, ¡°Xiao Jinting is married, and he is close to his spouse. Why should Lingfeng get jealous?¡±


    Li Rao said, ¡°Second Uncle might not think the same way.¡±


    Li Yi said casually, ¡°I don¡¯t care.¡±


    Li Rao was speechless.


    ¡­

 Chapter 442

    When Xiao Jinting was strolling on the street, Xu Lingfeng blocked his way.


    ¡°Mr. Xu, I¡¯m glad to see you. Mr. Xu, how are you doing? Mr. Xu, you don¡¯t look well.¡±


    Xiao Jinting kept addressing Xu Lingfeng as Mr. Xu. He thought, ¡°I should call him Mr. Xu as much as I can. When he knows Muan is his son, I have to call him Father.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng said resentfully, ¡°Shut up.¡±


    Xiao Jinting looked at him innocently and asked, ¡°Mr. Xu, what can I help you?¡±


    Xu Lingfeng nodded and said without hesitation, ¡°There¡¯s something you can help me with.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was curious.


    Xu Lingfeng took out a pair of scissors. Xiao Jinting was dumbfounded. ¡°Mr. Xu, what do you want?¡±


    Xu Lingfeng waved the scissors at Xiao Jinting and said, ¡°These are Golden Dragon Scissors, which are forged by precious iron. It could cut demonic beasts and humans easily. It¡¯s also handy to cut the thing of man.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was speechless. What was he talking about?


    He forced a smile and said, ¡°Mr. Xu, did you make it? It looks good. I heard that you are a genius in refining weapons. After seeing the scissors, I know it¡¯s true.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng handed Xiao Jinting the scissors. ¡°Take them.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was surprised.


    He said awkwardly, ¡°Why do you give me these? I didn¡¯t help you with anything. I can¡¯t take them.¡± Although the scissors were precious, they were not of use to Xiao Jinting, who had many treasures.


    Xu Lingfeng said, ¡°I don¡¯t give them to you for free. You take them and moved out of Li Yi¡¯s house.¡±


    Xiao Jinting thought, ¡°The Xu family is said to be a bunch of cunning businessmen, but Xu Lingfeng is an exception. He gives me the treasure and asks me to move out. He will suffer a big loss. If his family squanders money as he does, it will go bankrupt.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said apologetically, ¡°Sorry, but I can¡¯t move out for the time being.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng looked at Xiao Jinting with ferocious eyes and said, ¡°My offer is generous enough. Don¡¯t be so greedy.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°You are very generous. But Mr. Li is helping me cultivate the queen bee, and we are halfway through it. I can¡¯t give up in the middle.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng threatened, ¡°Behave yourself, or I¡¯ll cut your thing off.¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said, ¡°I know. Mr. Xu, don¡¯t be so violent. If Mr. Li knows about this, it doesn¡¯t do you any good.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng said sullenly, ¡°You dare to threaten me¡­¡±


    ¡­


    When Xiao Xiaodong and Chen Xu found Xiao Jinting, Xu Lingfeng was gone. Xiao Xiaodong asked, ¡°Father, did Senior Xu kidnap you?¡±


    Xiao Jinting gave him an angry look. ¡°What are you talking about? Both of us are Nascent Souls. How can he kidnap me?¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong said, ¡°But he is at the medium level, and you are at the preliminary level.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said with dignity, ¡°With my strength, I can deal with a medium Nascent Soul easily. He came to bribe me, but I didn¡¯t accept it. I¡¯m an honest man.¡±


    Chen Xu asked curiously, ¡°Father, what did he offer you?¡±


    Xiao Jinting crossed his arms and said ruefully, ¡°Golden Dragon Scissors. They look good. It¡¯s a pity.¡±


    Chen Xu said, ¡°Father, you don¡¯t sew. What can you do with them?¡±


    Xiao Jinting was speechless.


    He touched his chin and said, ¡°The scissors are not for sewing. They can be used to cut demonic beasts and even humans.¡±


    Chen Xu¡¯s eyes lit up. He said longingly, ¡°It sounds great.¡±


    Xiao Jinting thought, ¡°Yeah. The hidden function is greater.¡±


    Xiao Jinting went back to Li Yi¡¯s.


    Li Yi asked, ¡°Did you meet Lingfeng again?¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said, ¡°Father is energetic and powerful.¡±


    Li Yi was speechless.


    He drew a long breath and asked, ¡°What did he do?¡±


    Xiao Jinting sighed. ¡°He tried to bribe me with a pair of scissors. He asked me to leave the Green Continent.¡±


    Li Yi ground his teeth and said, ¡°Why does he cause trouble all the time?¡± He tried to keep Xiao Jinting and Xu Muan in Green Continent, but Xu Lingfeng was an idiot and tried to sabotage his plan.

 Chapter 443

    At Li Yi¡¯s house.


    Li Yi was studying the technique of taming beasts. Li Shuang came and said, ¡°Young Master, Elder Li Xun has come.¡±


    Li Yi gave a bitter smile and said, ¡°My place is seldom visited, but these days people keep coming to see me.¡± He hadn¡¯t seen his grandfather for a few years. Li Yi wondered why he came.


    Li Yi entered the living room and greeted Li Xun, ¡°Hello, Grandfather.¡±


    Li Xun turned around and looked at Li Yi warmly. ¡°Yi, how are you doing these years?¡±


    Li Yi said lightly, ¡°I¡¯m fine.¡±


    ¡°Yi, I heard that you are cold to Lingfeng recently, but you are quite close to Xiao Jinting from Green Cloud Immortal Sect.¡±


    ¡°Yi, Lingfeng is a good man. You¡¯ve been cold to him for so many years, but he still loves you only. Men in our continent usually have many concubines.¡±


    ¡°I think you should forgive him, lest he loves someone else. You will feel regretful. Such a good man as Lingfeng is rare. You should cherish him.¡± Li Xun patiently said to Li Yi.


    Li Yi was speechless. It seemed that not only Xiao Lingfeng but also the Li family thought he had an affair with Xiao Jinting. Did his grandfather come to put in a good word for Xu Lingfeng?


    Li Yi said, ¡°Xiao Jinting is married. There is nothing between us. Grandfather, you¡¯ve thought too much.¡±


    Li Xun let out a sigh of relief and nodded. ¡°I¡¯m glad to hear that. Xiao Jinting is good, but Lingfeng is not bad. You¡¯ve been married for so many years. Don¡¯t make a fuss.¡±


    Li Yi¡¯s face darkened. What kind of person did Xu Lingfeng and his grandfather think he was? He was not a maniac, who sprang on any man he saw.


    ¡°Grandfather, don¡¯t worry. There is nothing between Xiao Jinting and me, and I don¡¯t have the intention of sabotaging the marriage of Xiao Jinting and Xu Muan.¡± Why would he ruin his son¡¯s happiness?


    Li Xun said, ¡°I learned from Li Rao that you treat Xiao Jinting well, and you even told him many secrets.¡±


    Li Yi turned grave. ¡°That¡¯s not true. I only help Xiao Jinting cultivate the queen bee, and he agrees to share with me the royal jelly when we succeed. It¡¯s a fair deal.¡±


    Li Xun said, ¡°Royal jelly is precious. If Xiao Jinting can cultivate the queen been, get more royal jelly from him. He has so many Golden Core bees, and I guess he has plenty of royal jelly. Exchange more from him. The young cultivators in our family need it.¡±


    Li Yi nodded and said, ¡°I know.¡±


    Li Xun looked at Li Yi closely, a hint of surprise flashing across his eyes. ¡°Yi, are you going to advance to Nascent Soul?¡±


    Li Yi said, ¡°Yes, I plan to do that.¡±


    Li Xun wore a complicated look on his face. ¡°Yi, you failed once. You have to take extra care this time.¡±


    Li Yi said, ¡°Grandfather, don¡¯t worry. I won¡¯t do that unless I¡¯m confident.¡±


    Li Xun nodded and said, ¡°Take your time. You can¡¯t rush. If you have thought it over, go back to our house. It¡¯s safer to make the advancement there than here.¡±


    ¡°I know.¡±


    After they chatted for a while, Li Xun left.


    Li Shuang asked, ¡°Young Master, are you okay?¡±


    Li Yi nodded. ¡°I¡¯m fine.¡±


    He thought Li Ran must have said something bad about him in front of the elders.


    Li Yi gave a wry smile and shook his head. ¡°I didn¡¯t expect Grandfather to have the same logic as Xu Lingfeng. I had thought only a dumbhead like Xu Lingfeng would let his imagination go wild, but I hadn¡¯t expected my grandfather to have the same wild imagination.¡±


    Why did so many people think he had an affair with Xiao Jinting? Although Xiao Jinting was good, he was too young.


    Li Shuang smiled and said, ¡°Elder Li Xun seems to like Xu Lingfeng.¡±


    Li Yi said solemnly, ¡°Although Lingfeng is simple, he has many advantages.¡±


    Compared to Li Xun, Xu Lingfeng was a perfect man. Li Xun had dozens of wives and concubines, and he had countless mistresses outside the family. He was punished in some way. One of his sons took an adventure and got killed by a female cultivator, who needed men to cultivate.


    Li Shuang looked at Li Yi and smile. ¡°Young Master, are you going to forgive Mr. Xu?¡±


    Li Yi said, ¡°I can¡¯t blame him for what had happened back then, but I can¡¯t forget all this. Now that Muan is alive and has a good life, I¡¯m not angry anymore.¡±


    ¡­


    When Xiao Jinting came, Li Yi greeted him with a smile, ¡°There you are.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°Is that the elder of the Li family? He doesn¡¯t seem to like me.¡±


    Li Yi said, ¡°He¡¯s a silly old man. Don¡¯t mind him.¡± He wondered what Xu Lingfeng had done to get Li Xun to like him so much.


    Xiao Jinting asked, ¡°When do you plan to make the advancement to Nascent Soul?¡±


    Li Yi frowned and said, ¡°I can¡¯t hold it back for long.¡±


    Xiao Jinting looked at Li Yi and asked, ¡°Do you need my help?¡±


    Li Yi waved his hand and said, ¡°No, thank you. You¡¯ve helped me a lot.¡± He was making no progress in his cultivator because of his depression. After he knew Xu Muan was his son, and both Xu Muan and Xiao Jinting had high cultivation levels, his depression vanished, and he made great progress in his cultivation.


    Li Yi was happy with the strength of Xiao Jinting, but he felt embarrassed. If he didn¡¯t advance to Nascent Soul soon, he felt he was inferior to his son-in-law.


    Xiao Jinting asked, ¡°Do you need any pills?¡±


    Li Yi shook his head and said, ¡°No, thank you.¡± Xu Lingfeng had been collecting treasures and sending them to Li Yi, so Li Yi was never short of cultivation resources. He failed last time because of his depression.


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°I hope you can make it this time.¡±


    Li Yi smiled and said, ¡°Thank you.¡±


    ¡­

 Chapter 444

    A few days later, Li Yi went back to the Li House and went into seclusion.


    Xu Muan looked in the direction of the Li House and said worriedly, ¡°Do you think Daddy will make it this time?¡±


    Li Yi had planned to make the advancement later, but his strength was improving greatly, and he couldn¡¯t hold it back, so he had to go back to the Li house.


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°I think he will.¡± Since Li Yi chose to make the advancement, he must be confident about it.


    Big families like the Li family had more resources than they could imagine, so Xiao Jinting thought Li Yi could make it.


    Xu Muan said sullenly, ¡°It¡¯s a pity that I can¡¯t go see him.¡±


    Xiao Jinting patted Xu Muan on the shoulder and said, ¡°Come on. Your daddy has only himself to count on in the advancement. You can¡¯t help him even if you are there with him.¡±


    Xu Muan sighed softly and said, ¡°You are right.¡±


    ¡­


    Xu Lingfeng rushed to the Li House with anxiety.


    He said to Li Shuang, ¡°Hello, Uncle Li.¡±


    Li Shuang greeted him, ¡°There you are¡±


    ¡°Uncle Li, why does Yi suddenly make the advancement? I haven¡¯t prepared the resources for him yet.¡± Xu Lingfeng was anxious and hopeful.


    Li Shuang said, ¡°You have given us enough resources over the years.¡±


    ¡°What does Yi rush to make the advancement? Can he survive the heart demon retribution?¡± Xu Lingfeng frowned with anxiety. Li Yi failed once, if he got defeated by the heart demon again, he might die, let alone advance to Nascent Soul.


    Li Shuang smiled and said, ¡°I think he can make it.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng looked in the direction of Li Yi¡¯s seclusion room and paced up and down. ¡°I hope Yi can make it this time.¡±


    Li Shuang saw his anxiety and soothed him, ¡°Mr. Xu, don¡¯t worry. Young Master made the decision when he felt he could make it.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng nodded and said, ¡°I know Yi is not a reckless person.¡± However, he couldn¡¯t stop feeling worried.


    ¡­


    At the Xu house.


    Xu Wan looked in the direction of the Li House with glinting eyes.


    He said, ¡°Why does your third uncle suddenly go into seclusion? We didn¡¯t gather any information about it beforehand.¡±


    Li Rao pressed her lips and said, ¡°I¡¯m surprised too. I heard nothing about it.¡±


    ¡°If your third uncle makes it, Second Uncle will be overjoyed.¡±


    Xu Wan narrowed his eyes and thought, ¡°If Li Yi advances to Nascent Soul, Second Uncle is lucky to have a powerful helper. If Li Yi makes it, that means he has forgiven Xu Lingfeng for losing their child.¡±


    Although Xu Lingfeng didn¡¯t stay at the Xu house most of the time, many elders thought highly of him. If Li Yi advanced to Nascent Soul, the elders would favor Xu Lingfeng more.


    Li Rao said, ¡°Third Uncle has tried once. It will be harder this time. I don¡¯t think he will make it.¡±


    She had inquired about it. Li Yi made a sudden decision, and it took the elders of the Li family by surprise. The family hadn¡¯t prepared anything that could help the advancement, so Li Yi could get little help.


    Xu Wang said with anxiety, ¡°Something is wrong.¡±


    Xu Wan looked at him and asked, ¡°Father, what is wrong?¡±


    Xu Wang said, ¡°Li Yi is a cautious person and he won¡¯t make the advancement recklessly. He chose to try again, which means he has a way to defeat the heart demon. He must have forgiven Xu Lingfeng.¡±


    Li Rao turned pale. If Li Yi advanced to Nascent Soul, her position in the family would be shaken.


    Li Rao said, ¡°If Third Uncle could forgive him, he would have done that a long time ago.¡±


    Xu Wang nodded and said, ¡°That means he has worked something out.¡±


    Xu Wan hesitated and asked, ¡°Father, what do you mean?¡±


    Xu Wang said, ¡°He has found his son, so he forgave Xu Lingfeng.¡±


    Xu Peng frowned and said, ¡°Father, what are you talking about? If their son has been found, Second Uncle would not be so depressed.¡±


    Xu Wang said, ¡°Perhaps Li Yi has found their son, but he hides it from Xu Lingfeng.¡±


    Xu Cheng said, ¡°Will he do that? Although Li Yi blamed Xu Lingfeng for what had happened, they are close.¡±


    Xu Cheng paused for a while before he went on, ¡°Father, do you suspect that Xu Muan is Second Uncle¡¯s son?¡±


    Xu Wang nodded and said, ¡°Yes. After Xiao Jinting and Xu Muan arrived in the Green Continent, they inquired about the Tree of Magical Weapons. Later, the pendant showed up at the auction.¡±


    ¡°After the auction, Xiao Jinting and Xu Muan went to see Li Yi. If the pendant was not forged by someone who knew what had happened back then and tried to get the spiritual stones, it should be tested by Li Yi¡¯s son.¡±


    ¡°Li Yi spent a fortune on the pendant, and the owner knew what happened.¡±


    ¡°After Li Yi got the pendant, Xiao Jinting and Xu Muan went to visit Li Yi.¡±


    ¡°Li Yi keeps people at a distance, but he treats these two men well. Li Shuang has been trying to get Li Yi and Xu Lingfeng together, but he didn¡¯t make any objections when Xiao Jinting and Xu Muan moved into Li Yi¡¯s house.¡±


    Xu Wan lowered his head. He had given Li Yi five thousand upper-grade spiritual stones. If the pendant was forged by Xiao Jinting and Xu Muan, he had suffered a loss for nothing.

 Chapter 445

    It thundered, and bolts of lightning cracked at the roof of the Li house.


    The commotion attracted many people¡¯s attention.


    Xu Muan looked in the direction of the Li house nervously.


    Xiao Xiaodong noticed the tension on Xu Muan¡¯s face and consoled, ¡°Daddy, don¡¯t worry. The thunder retribution is weaker than Father¡¯s. Grandpa will be fine.¡±


    Xu Muan forced a smile and said, ¡°I hope so.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong looked at the distance and said with envy, ¡°I wonder when I can advance to Nascent Soul.¡±


    He shook his head ruefully. He was at the advanced level of Golden Core, and he hadn¡¯t reached the peak yet. Even if he reached the peak of Golden Core, it would take him some time to advance to Nascent Soul.


    Chen Xu tilted his head and said, ¡°Xiaodong, you are too young to think about that.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, ¡°You are right.¡±


    It kept thundering, and Xu Muan was upset.


    He said sullenly, ¡°Why hasn¡¯t it stopped thundering?¡±


    Xiao Jinting glanced at Xu Muan and said, ¡°Don¡¯t worry. It¡¯s almost over.¡±


    Suddenly, he smiled. ¡°Here it comes.¡±


    Spiritual Qi poured down. Xu Muan was overjoyed.


    After the thunder retribution, spiritual Qi would pour down and reshape the physique of the survivor. The sight of spiritual Qi meant Li Yi had made it.


    Xu Muan said with excitement, ¡°Has my daddy made it?¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said, ¡°I think so.¡±


    Xu Muan smiled broadly and said, ¡°Great!¡±


    Xiao Jinting looked at his happy face and smiled. Li Yi had advanced to Nascent Soul, and Xu Wang must have guessed what happened. Big changes were going to take place at the Xu family.


    At the Xu house.


    Xu Wang looked in the direction of the Li house and said with a grave face, ¡°Li Yi seems to have made it.¡±


    Li Rao frowned. She had a bad feeling.


    Xu Wang looked at Xu Peng and Xu Cheng and said, ¡°Go investigate Xiao Jinting and Xu Muan¡¯s background. Check what they have done since they came.¡±


    Li Rao lowered her head, her heart churning. Was Xu Muan Li Yi¡¯s son? If positive, Li Yi was so lucky. He not only retrieved his son but also had a Nascent Soul son-in-law.


    At the Li house.


    Xu Lingfeng jumped up in joy and said with excitement, ¡°Uncle Li. Yi made it. He made it.¡±


    Li Shuang nodded and said, ¡°Yes! Young Master has advanced to Nascent Soul! But Mr. Xu, Young Master has gone through the thunder retribution, so he has to recuperate for a while before he comes out of the seclusion. You have to wait for a few days to see him.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng nodded earnestly and said, ¡°I know. I know.¡±


    He thought, ¡°I¡¯ve been waiting for so many years, and I will wait for a little longer.¡±


    He could take the chance and drove Xiao Jinting away. He felt aggrieved that Li Yi asked Xiao Jinting and Xu Muan to stay at his house before going into seclusion. Li Yi treated them too well.


    Xu Lingfeng asked in confusion, ¡°Uncle Li, has Yi put the past behind him?¡±


    Li Shuang nodded and said, ¡°Yes.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng asked in bewilderment, ¡°Why does he suddenly do that?¡±


    Li Shuang looked at Xu Lingfeng and asked, ¡°Aren¡¯t you happy about it?¡±


    Xu Lingfeng mumbled, ¡°Yes, but I feel strange about it.¡±


    ¡­


    Xiao Jinting sat in the room, sipping tea. Xu Muan fell in deep thought.


    Xiao Jinting asked, ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡±


    ¡°Many people are lurking around the house.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°Xu Wang couldn¡¯t wait anymore.¡± If Xiao Jinting¡¯s cultivation level had been lower, Xu Wang might have attacked them.


    Xu Muan said, ¡°Xiaofan is urging us to go back.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°It¡¯s time to go back.¡± He heard that the Cloud Continent was not peaceful.


    Xiao Xiaodong and Chen Xu stayed in the garden and looked with interest at the venomous insects and poisonous snakes.


    The little pheasant stretched its neck and swallowed a long centipede.


    Xiao Xiaodong looked at it and said, ¡°These are Grandpa¡¯s pets. He is a Nascent Soul now. You will be hit if you eat these insects.¡±


    The little pheasant fluttered its wings and said indifferently, ¡°He¡¯s only a Nascent Soul. Your dad is also Nascent Soul. If Li Yi attacks us, ask your dad to hit back.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong sneered. ¡°If Grandpa hits you, Father would sit back. Perhaps he will help Grandpa.¡±


    The little pheasant nodded and said, ¡°You are right. Your father is a pushover.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong was speechless. He thought, ¡°My father is not a coward. He is sensible.¡±


    The little pheasant said admiringly, ¡°Li Yi is good at raising insects. They are juicy and delicious. Do you like to have a taste?¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong was speechless.

 Chapter 446

    Suddenly, the door was pushed open, and Xu Lingfeng strode inside.


    The Little pheasant was trying to swallow a big centipede that it had just caught, and it stopped when Xu Lingfeng broke in.


    Xu Lingfeng took a sharp look at Xiao Xiaodong, who raised his hand and greeted him, ¡°Senior Xu, good morning.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng glared at Xiao Xiaodong and said, ¡°When Yi is not around, you act recklessly in his yard.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong thought with guilt, ¡°The little pheasant only ate some centipede and scorpions. It¡¯s not a big deal.¡±


    The little pheasant looked at Xu Lingfeng and said, ¡°Hey, I know you come to steal the insects. Stop shouting at us.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng¡¯s face darkened, and he said in anger, ¡°Nonsense! I won¡¯t eat the insects.¡±


    Sensing the murderous intent of Xu Lingfeng, the little pheasant fluttered its wings and hid behind Xiao Xiaodong, saying sullenly, ¡°Brat, this guy is aggressive.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong said to the pheasant, ¡°Restrain yourself. He might roast you.¡±


    The little pheasant glanced at Xu Lingfeng and said with disdain, ¡°I dare him to roast me. He¡¯s an abandoned husband.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng waved his hand, and the little pheasant was hit by a stove and fell to the ground.


    Xiao Xiaodong rolled his eyes, thinking, ¡°What a stupid creature. It shouldn¡¯t point that out.¡±


    He said, ¡°Senior Xu, please show some mercy.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng nodded and said indifferently, ¡°Don¡¯t worry. It won¡¯t die.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong was speechless.


    ¡­


    Xiao Jinting and Xu Muan came out. ¡°Mr. Xu, why do you come?¡±


    ¡°This is my wife¡¯s place. Why can¡¯t I come?¡± Xu Lingfeng clasped his hands behind him and looked at Xiao Jinting arrogantly.


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said, ¡°You are right.¡±


    ¡°Senior Xu, you finally come up.¡± Hermit Rock Heart was overjoyed to see Xu Lingfeng.


    Xiao Jinting had a bad feeling at the sight of Hermit Rock Heart.


    Chen Xu tilted his head and said to Xiao Xiaodong, ¡°This guy had been sneaking around these days. There must be something wrong with him.¡±


    Chen Xu hadn¡¯t met Hermit Rock Heart before, so he didn¡¯t know who he was.


    Xiao Jinting felt upset when he heard that. There were too many people wandering around the house these days, and Xiao Jinting didn¡¯t check on them. He didn¡¯t expect Hermit Rock Heart to come.


    Xu Lingfeng looked at Hermit Rock Heart and said, ¡°What¡¯s up?¡±


    Hermit Rock Heart pointed at Xiao Jinting with trembling fingers and said, ¡°It¡¯s him. He bought the jade from me. Senior Xu, we have made a deal. If I find the buyer, you will pay me five thousand upper-grade spiritual stones.¡±


    Xiao Jinting thought, ¡°Five thousand upper-grade spiritual stones? Xu Lingfeng squanders away spiritual stones like this.¡±


    Xiao Jinting asked, ¡°Mister, I guess you are mistaken. Have we met before?¡±


    Hermit Rock Heart sneered. ¡°Elder Xiao, don¡¯t argue with me. My nose is very sensitive. You have a special scent. I¡¯m sure you are the man who bought the jade from me.¡±


    Xiao Jinting thought, ¡°Are you a dog? How could you sniff me out?¡±


    Xu Lingfeng looked at Xiao Jinting with a complicated expression. ¡°You bought the jade. Why?¡±


    Xiao Jinting willed himself to deny it. ¡°Mister, you are mistaken. I didn¡¯t buy any jade.¡±


    Hermit Rock Heart tugged at Xu Lingfeng¡¯s sleeve and said, ¡°Senior Xu, it¡¯s him. You have to pay me.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was speechless.


    Xu Lingfeng looked at Xu Muan with a complicated expression.


    Although Xu Lingfeng was not very smart, he was not stupid. Thinking of Li Yi¡¯s sudden advancement, he guessed what was going on.


    He looked at Xiao Jinting and Xu Muan, turning green and white.


    ¡°Are you¡­¡±


    Suddenly, the door was pushed open, and Li Yi came in.


    Xu Lingfeng turned around and looked at Li Yi with concern. ¡°Yi, you have just advanced to Nascent Soul. Why don¡¯t you take a rest?¡±


    Li Yi glanced at him and said, ¡°I¡¯m fine.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng mumbled, ¡°Okay.¡± He looked at Xiao Jinting and Xu Muan in embarrassment.


    Li Yi asked, ¡°Hermit Rock Heart, why are you here?¡±


    ¡°Senior Xu promised to give me five thousand upper-grade spiritual stones.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng blushed. Li Yi tossed a weapon at Hermit Rock Heart, ¡°This magical weapon costs five thousand upper-grade spiritual stones. Please leave.¡±


    Hermit Rock Heart took the magical weapon and gave a broad smile. ¡°Senior Li, thank you. You are very kind to me.¡±


    Xiao Jinting raised his eyebrow and thought, ¡°Xu Lingfeng wastes a lot of money.¡±


    Hermit Rock Heart left with the magical weapon happily.


    Li Yi said to Xu Lingfeng, ¡°Didn¡¯t I ask you to stop investigating? You posted such a high reward.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng rubbed his hands awkwardly.


    Li Yi hesitated for a while and said, ¡°Let¡¯s go in and talk.¡±


    Xiao Jinting and the others went to the living room, and Xu Lingfeng followed them awkwardly.

 Chapter 447

    ¡°Daddy, we are going back to Green Cloud Immortal Sect,¡± said Xu Muan.


    Xu Lingfeng was surprised by the way Xu Muan addressed Li Yi, and he paused when Xu Muan said they were leaving.


    ¡°Why don¡¯t you stay here longer? Is it because of him?¡± asked Li Yi in anger, pointing at Xu Lingfeng.


    Xu Lingfeng felt guilty. He had been trying to trick Xiao Jinting out of the Green Continent.


    Xu Muan shook his head and said, ¡°No. Jinting and I have left for a long time. Besides, it¡¯s not peaceful in the territory of our sect. Jinting is the First Elder, and he has to go back and keep things under control.¡±


    Li Yi mumbled sullenly, ¡°Isn¡¯t Dongcheng Yang in the sect? Doesn¡¯t he do anything?¡±


    Xu Muan was speechless.


    ¡°I¡¯m afraid he can¡¯t handle it alone,¡± said Xiao Jinting.


    Li Yi looked at Xiao Jinting and then Xu Muan, saying ruefully, ¡°Okay.¡±


    He took out a book and said, ¡°This book contains methods of cultivating spiritual insects, and some of them are the top secrets of the Li family. Don¡¯t let anyone see you when you follow the methods in the book.¡±


    ¡°Thank you, Daddy,¡± said Xiao Jinting gratefully.


    Xu Muan handed Li Yi a box. ¡°Daddy, please take this.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng stole a glance and saw there were in the box herbs of thousands of years and a few bottles of pills. They were precious. Xu Lingfeng felt ashamed.


    Li Yi looked at the box and frowned. ¡°No, thank you. They are too precious.¡±


    Xu Muan said indifferently, ¡°Daddy, take it. Jinting doesn¡¯t lack any of these. You have just advanced to Nascent Soul and need them to recuperate.¡±


    Li Yi didn¡¯t refuse anymore, saying, ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll take it. Thank you.¡±


    It puzzled Li Yi where Xiao Jinting and Xu Muan got these treasures, but he didn¡¯t ask.


    Xu Lingfeng listened to their conversation and found he was ignored.


    He didn¡¯t dare to utter anything. Listening to them, he felt complicated. Recalling what he had done, he felt his face was burning in shame.


    ¡°By the way, haven¡¯t you refined your life weapon yet?¡± asked Li Yi.


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said, ¡°Yes.¡±


    ¡°Do you need the seedling of the Tree of Magical Weapons to refine the weapon?¡± asked Li Yi.


    ¡°Yes, I do have the plan.¡±


    Li Yi looked at Xu Lingfeng, who quickly said, ¡°Stealing seedlings of the tree is a felony in the family, but I can give you juice of the tree.¡±


    ¡°Can you get us a twig of the tree?¡± asked Xu Muan. He didn¡¯t know how he should address Xu Lingfeng.


    Xu Lingfeng nodded and said, ¡°Yes, I can do that. But it¡¯s not easy to grow anything out of it. If you want, I can get you a twig.¡±


    ¡°Thank you,¡± said Xu Muan.


    Xu Lingfeng blushed and said, ¡°It¡¯s okay.¡± He felt disappointed with the politeness of his son.


    ¡­


    Xu Lingfeng watched Xiao Jinting and Xu Muan go out. He was left alone with Li Yi in the room.


    ¡°Yi, is Xu Muan our son?¡± Once Xiao Jinting and Xu Muan were out of sight, Xu Lingfeng asked eagerly.


    Li Yi nodded. ¡°Yes.¡±


    ¡°Why didn¡¯t you tell me?¡± Xu Lingfeng scratched his head.


    It dawned on him. That explained why Li Yi put the past behind him and advanced to Nascent Soul. It turned out Li Yi had found their son. He had thought Li Yi fell in love with Xiao Jinting. No wonder Li Yi treated Xiao Jinting so well. He knew Xiao Jinting was not Li Yi¡¯s cup of tea.


    Li Yi looked at Xu Lingfeng and gave a cold smile. ¡°I was going to tell you, but you kidnapped him.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng blushed and said awkwardly, ¡°Can you stop mentioning this?¡±


    Li Yi snorted softly and said sulkily, ¡°Do you think it didn¡¯t happen if I don¡¯t mention it?¡±


    ¡°If you had told me earlier, I wouldn¡¯t have kidnapped him. Why didn¡¯t you tell me about this?¡± Xu Lingfeng tore at his hair and said regretfully. Recalling that he had done such a stupid thing, he wanted to find a hole and hide himself.


    Li Yi sighed. ¡°Our son is smart. He came to ask for the methods of cultivating insects. After I made an investigation, I knew he is our son. Before I confirmed that, you kidnapped him.¡±


    ¡°You can give me some hints,¡± said Xu Lingfeng sullenly.


    ¡°You are too silly to understand.¡± Li Yi snorted softly.


    ¡°I remember it now. Xu Muan said Xu Wan forged the pendant.¡± Xu Lingfeng was dismayed. Xiao Jinting and Xu Muan forged the pendant, but Xu Muan pushed the blame to Xu Wan. Xu Lingfeng was getting to the truth, but Xu Muan misled him.


    ¡°You are gullible. Don¡¯t you use your head?¡± Li Yi snorted.


    Xu Lingfeng was speechless.


    He scratched his head and covered his face in depression.


    Li Yi looked at him and said, ¡°Come on. Stop feeling bad. It¡¯s over now. Xiao Jinting and Xu Muan met you instead of me when they arrived in the Green Continent. You are luckier than me.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng was lost for words. After Xiao Jinting arrived, he went to the Xu¡¯s Shop and asked if they were selling seedlings of the Tree of Magic Weapons. He was ignorant. If he had met the elders of the Xu family, Xiao Jinting would be driven out of the shop.

 Chapter 448

    ¡°Why are they so interested in the Tree of Magic Weapons?¡± asked Xu Lingfeng in bewilderment.


    Li Yi took out a wooden badger and said, ¡°Because of this.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng took the wooden badger and wore a complicated expression. The Tree of Magical Weapons was a symbol of the Xu family. Once the descendent was born, he was given a wooden badger of their identity. Xu Lingfeng had thought he would never see his son¡¯s wooden badger, and he felt surprised when it was in front of him again.


    ¡°They came here because of the wooden badger. After I bought the pendant at the auction, they came to me,¡± said Li Yi.


    Xu Lingfeng scratched his head and said, ¡°Why didn¡¯t they come to me?¡± If they had come to him first, he would have made such an embarrassing blunder.


    ¡°Why should they come to you first? Thankfully, they came to me first. If they had talked to you first, we would have been in big trouble.¡± Li Yi snorted softly.


    Xu Lingfeng was speechless.


    Looking at Xu Lingfeng¡¯s sullen face, Li Yi said with jealousy, ¡°In fact, our son and Xiao Jinting like you a lot.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng paused. His eyes lit up. He asked, ¡°Really? Do they like me?¡±


    Li Yi nodded and said, ¡°Yeah.¡± Xu Lingfeng was lucky. Although he made a mess, Xiao Jinting and Xu Muan somehow liked him.


    Xu Lingfeng scratched his head and said, ¡°Why didn¡¯t Muan tell me he¡¯s my son? He said nothing when I kidnapped him.¡±


    Looking back, Xu Lingfeng felt weird. When he kidnapped Xu Muan, Xu Muan was not frightened, while Xu Lingfeng was anxious.


    ¡°Muan said Xiao Jinting has concubines,¡± Xu Lingfeng said.


    Li Yi nodded and said, ¡°I know. He was joking with you.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng was speechless. Joking? He thought Xu Muan was making fun of him.


    ¡°Xiao Jinting likes to call me Mr. Xu.¡± Xu Lingfeng had thought Xiao Jinting did that to show respect and befriend him, but now he realized that Xiao Jinting was taking advantage of him.


    ¡°He¡¯s a bastard,¡± said Xu Lingfeng resentfully.


    Li Yi shrugged and said, ¡°But our son likes him. In Muan¡¯s eyes, you are not as important as a finger of Xiao Jinting.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng was lost for words.


    Li Yi shook his head. He knew that Xu Lingfeng and he were strangers to Xu Muan even though they were related in blood. Xiao Jinting was the one who got through all the difficulties with Xu Muan all along.


    They lost Xu Muan for some reason back then, but that didn¡¯t change the fact. Xu Muan was alive and had a good life, and Li Yi was content.


    Thinking of the hardships that Xu Muan suffered, Li Yi felt upset. The subordinate who Xu Lingfeng entrusted the child might have died. He must have hoped the child would be surnamed Xu, so he gave the child to Xu Fu without making any investigation if the latter was the right person to bring up the child.


    ¡­


    After Xu Lingfeng went back to the Xu house, he chopped a big branch off the biggest Tree of Magical Weapons.


    ¡°Second Uncle, what are you doing?¡± Xu Peng frowned.


    Xu Lingfeng said casually, ¡°I want to refine weapons with it.¡±


    Xu Peng¡¯s face darkened. He said helplessly, ¡°Second Uncle, the juice is more useful than the branch when it comes to refining weapons.¡±


    ¡°I know, but I think of a new way to refine weapons,¡± said Xu Lingfeng indifferently. He put the branch in his space ring and left happily without looking at his nephews.


    ¡°Second Uncle looks happy,¡± said Xu Peng.


    ¡°The weapons refined with the branch are bad. Our family has tried many times. He shouldn¡¯t attempt out of no reason,¡± said Xu Cheng.


    ¡°It¡¯s said that Xiao Jinting is interested in the Tree of Magical Weapons. It might be a gift for Xiao Jinting,¡± said Li Rao.


    ¡°Second Uncle hates Xiao Jinting.¡± Xu Peng narrowed his eyes. Xu Lingfeng had been biased against Xiao Jinting. If the branch was for Xiao Jinting, something must be very wrong.


    Xu Lingfeng did chop off the branch for Xiao Jinting. He was amazed by the gift from Xiao Jinting.


    Although Xiao Jinting¡¯s herbs and pills were given to Li Yi, they were in two portions. One was for Xu Lingfeng, who knew it without any words. Xu Lingfeng felt guilty because of that.


    Xu Lingfeng went back to Li Yi¡¯s house.


    ¡°I¡¯ve got it.¡± He tossed the branch at the ground


    Li Yi frowned and said, ¡°Muan said a small twig is enough. You bring such a big piece. Your family will complain again.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng said indifferently, ¡°It¡¯s okay. The elders never get satisfied with me.¡±


    If he gave Xu Muan a small twig, it was embarrassing. Since they met, his son had not asked him for anything. The only thing that Xu Muan needed was the tree, and Xu Lingfeng made up his mind to do it neatly.


    Li Yi was speechless. Xu Lingfeng didn¡¯t care about his future in the family at all.

 Chapter 449

    Xu Muan entered the yard and said, ¡°Hi, Father. Hi, Daddy.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng felt complicated. He had been waiting for this moment for several decades. He burst out into tears.


    Li Yi pointed at the branch on the ground and said, ¡°This is a branch from the Tree of Magical Weapons. What are you going to do with it? Is it enough?¡±


    Xu Muan quickly said, ¡°It¡¯s enough. In fact, it¡¯s too much.¡±


    The seedlings of the tree were precious, but such a big branch was more precious. He guessed his father would be scolded for chopping it off. Xu Muan felt warm at the sight of the anticipation on Xu Lingfeng¡¯s face. He was touched.


    Xu Lingfeng looked at Xu Muan and said hesitantly, ¡°Muan, are you going to grow the tree? It¡¯s difficult to grow one. If you insist on growing it, I have the guidance of growing the tree.¡±


    ¡°Father, thank you.¡± Although Xu Muan thought Xiao Jinting would have no problem in growing the tree with the Growing Earth and spiritual spring, it would make it easier with the guidance.


    Xu Lingfeng took out a big bucket of tree juice.


    ¡°This is the juice of the Tree of Magical Weapons. If you can¡¯t grow the tree, you can use it.¡± Xu Lingfeng pushed the bucket to Xu Muan.


    Xu Muan was moved. The tree juice was very precious, but Xu Lingfeng gave him a bucket of it.


    ¡°Thank you, Father,¡± said Xu Muan gratefully.


    Xu Lingfeng said awkwardly, ¡°Don¡¯t mention it. You have been away from home since you were small, and I haven¡¯t done anything for you as your father.¡±


    He sounded wistful.


    ¡°When are you leaving?¡± asked Li Yi


    ¡°Jinting is purchasing some resources, and it will take around seven days,¡± replied Xu Muan.


    Li Yi looked and him and thought for a while. ¡°List the resources that you need. You can save time and ask your father for advice on weapon refining. He¡¯s good at nothing but refining weapons.¡±


    Knowing that Li Yi was creating chances for him to spend more time with his son and son-in-law, Xu Lingfeng quickly said, ¡°Yes. The weapon refinery of the Xu family is well known, and I¡¯m one of the best in the family.¡±


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°Father, thank you.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng and Li Yi accompanied Xiao Jinting and Xu Muan to sell some spiritual herbs. They had connections with all kinds of people on the continent, and it saved Xiao Jinting and Xu Muan a lot of time with their help.


    Li Yi¡¯s advancement to Nascent Soul was shocking, and Xu Lingfeng was a famous figure in the Green Continent, so Xiao Jinting and Xu Muan attracted much attention when they came out with them.


    As they strolled on the street, Li Yi was called back home by Li Xun.


    ¡­


    At the Li house.


    Li Xun looked at Li Yi with a mixture of gratitude and reproach.


    He had advised Li Yi to take his time and not to rush. To his surprise, Li Yi tried the advancement and made it.


    After Li Yi made it, he didn¡¯t strengthen his cultivation and instead went out of seclusion in a hurry. Following that, he spent time with Xiao Jinting in his courtyard. People would think Li Yi had fallen out with the Li family.


    ¡°Yi, why did you come of seclusion in a hurry?¡± asked Li Yun.


    Li Yi sighed in his heart. He didn¡¯t want to come out of seclusion so soon, but Xiao Jinting and Xu Muan were leaving. How could he focus on cultivating in seclusion? Thankfully, he advanced to Nascent Soul smoothly without any accident.


    ¡°I¡¯m feeling well, and I don¡¯t think I need recuperation,¡± said Li Yi.


    ¡°You see Xiao Jinting and Xu Muan a lot these days. Are they related to your sudden advancement?¡± asked Li Xun.


    Li Yi nodded and said, ¡°Yes. Muan is my son.¡±


    These days, many people had been investigating Xu Muan. Li Yi was certain that his relationship with Xu Muan would be exposed soon. However, he didn¡¯t have to worry much because Xiao Jinting was powerful, and Xu Muan¡¯s cultivation level was not low. Now that he had advanced to Nascent Soul, Li Yi thought Xu Wang should be intimidated.


    ¡°Yi, you are lucky. You son has been away from you for so many years, and he managed to have good cultivation, unlike my worthless sons, who have wasted my spiritual stones,¡± said Li Xun wistfully.


    Li Yi felt he was lucky. His son didn¡¯t have a good aptitude, and he grew up in the Barbarian Continent, where Establishment Foundation cultivators were rare. Muan was blessed. He made it to the advanced level of Golden Core. He heard that Muan took the Spirit Cleansing Pill and became a single root.


    ¡­


    ¡°Father, we seem to be stalked,¡± said Xu Muan.


    ¡°Ignore them.¡± Xu Lingfeng was annoyed. These days, Xu Peng and his brothers kept asking him about the background of Xiao Jinting and Xu Muan.


    It dawned on Xu Lingfeng. Li Yi had got suspicious of the identities of Xiao Jinting and Xu Muan, so had his brother. Xu Lingfeng thought it was stupid of him to know nothing about this. He even thought that Xiao Jinting and Xu Muan were his rivals and got misled, making a mess of everything.

 Chapter 450

    ¡°What else do you need?¡± asked Xu Lingfeng.


    These days, Xu Lingfeng helped Xiao Jinting purchase the resources, and he found Xiao Jinting was very wealthy. He felt a mixture of joy and worry.


    He was happy that his son-in-law was a rich man, and his son would be well provided. He was worried that Xiao Jinting was not inferior to him in strength but superior to him in wealth, and he didn¡¯t feel confident in front of Xiao Jinting.


    ¡°We are almost done,¡± said Xiao Jinting, glancing at the list.


    ¡°Second Uncle, there you are.¡± Xu Peng went up to them.


    Xu Lingfeng nodded and said lightly, ¡°What a coincidence.¡±


    ¡°Second Uncle, I heard that you sold a batch of spiritual herbs recently,¡± said Xu Peng.


    Xu Lingfeng frowned. Xiao Jinting needed spiritual stones to purchase the resources, and he had to sell the herbs. Li Yi and Xu Lingfeng helped him sell some of them. As the amount was huge, Xu Lingfeng sold a small batch in his name and sold a lot more anonymously.


    ¡°Yes. What¡¯s wrong?¡± asked Xu Lingfeng.


    Xu Peng shook his head. ¡°Second Uncle, you should sell them to our family.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng felt displeased. If he sold the herbs to his family, the price would be lower than the market. However, after the pills were refined with the herbs, he would have the right to buy the pills first. That was convenient. If he owned the spiritual herbs, Xu Lingfeng didn¡¯t mind selling them to the family, but the herbs belonged to Xiao Jinting.


    ¡°I help a friend sell the herbs,¡± said Xu Lingfeng.


    Xu Peng looked at Xiao Jinting and Xu Muan and asked, ¡°Have you mended the rift with Elder Xiao?¡±


    Xu Lingfeng¡¯s face darkened, and he said sulkily, ¡°There was no rift between us.¡±


    ¡°Sorry, a slip of tongue. Second Uncle, you are quite close to Elder Xiao,¡± said Xu Peng.


    Xu Lingfeng coldly looked at Xu Peng with a frown. It dawned on him. Although he was socially awkward, he would not have treated Xiao Jinting as his rival for no reason. Xu Peng had misled him.


    After Xu Peng told Xu Lingfeng that Xiao Jinting might have an affair with Li Yi, Xu Lingfeng got angry and kidnapped Xu Muan. Xu Lingfeng blamed Xu Peng for misleading him.


    Xu Peng noticed that Xu Lingfeng was angry, but he didn¡¯t know why.


    After Xu Lingfeng chatted with Xu Peng for a while, he left with Xiao Jinting and Xu Muan.


    ¡°Father, you look angry. Did that guy do something bad to you?¡± Xu Muan asked. He was perceptive.


    Xu Lingfeng felt upset. Everyone was smart except him. He had been fooled by his son and nephews. He said, ¡°He¡¯s annoying.¡±


    Xu Muan didn¡¯t know what to say.


    After a while, he asked, ¡°Is he my cousin?¡±


    Xu Lingfeng nodded. ¡°Yes, but you don¡¯t have to mind him.¡±


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°Okay. Anyway, I¡¯m leaving for Green Cloud Immortal Sect soon. He won¡¯t bother me.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng felt sad.


    ¡°Why do you go back so soon? Is it because I asked you to leave? I was joking,¡± said Xu Lingfeng awkwardly. Recalling that he used the Golden Dragon Scissors to bribe Xiao Jinting out of the Green Continent, Xu Lingfeng thought he was too foolish.


    ¡°Father, we have something to do there. If you have time, come to see us.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng nodded. ¡°Okay.¡±


    ¡­


    Xu Peng looked at the message and had a bad feeling.


    He went back home and found all his brothers had come back.


    ¡°It¡¯s confirmed that Xu Muan is the son of Xu Lingfeng and Li Yi,¡± said Xu Wang.


    Li Rao couldn¡¯t help asking, ¡°Father, has it confirmed?¡±


    Xu Wang nodded and said, ¡°Yes. Someone heard Xu Muan call Xu Lingfeng father.¡±


    ¡°Since it¡¯s confirmed, why hasn¡¯t Second Uncle brought him back to our family?¡± asked Li Rao in confusion.


    Xu Wang¡¯s face darkened. He thought, ¡°Why? Because Xu Lingfeng is guarding against me.¡±


    He clenched his fists. Xu Lingfeng was lucky these days. Li Yi had advanced to Nascent Soul, and Xu Lingfeng had a powerful helper. And there was Xiao Jinting, who was Xu Lingfeng¡¯s son-in-law.


    Xu Muan was alive, and Li Yi and Xu Lingfeng no longer moaned over the past. What Xu Wang feared most was not that Xu Lingfeng had more helpers, but Xu Lingfeng had better aptitude than him. The disappearance of Xu Muan not only kept Li Yi from advancing to Nascent Soul but also slowed down the cultivation of Xu Lingfeng.


    Xu Lingfeng had an exceptional aptitude. Even Xu Wang kept cultivating hard, he couldn¡¯t surpass Xu Lingfeng. Now that Xu Lingfeng had found his son, he would make advancements in his cultivation.


    The competition between Xu Wang and Xu Lingfeng depended on who would advance to the peak of Nascent Soul earlier.


    He had calculated and worked so hard for so many years, and it seemed everything went back to square one.

 Chapter 451

    Li Yi stood in the yard and looked at the venomous insects ruefully.


    ¡°He has just come back to me, but now he¡¯s leaving,¡± he mumbled sullenly.


    Li Shuang noticed his depression and consoled, ¡°Young Master, after you recuperate, you can go to the Cloud Continent and visit him. He¡¯s a Golden Core, and I guess it doesn¡¯t take him long to advance to Nascent Soul. You have plenty of time to spend with him.¡±


    ¡°You are right. Why, there seem to be fewer insects in the yard,¡± said Li Yi.


    ¡°Xiaodong¡¯s pheasant ate a lot,¡± Li Shuang said with a smile.


    ¡°Oh, I see.¡± Li Yi raised the insects in the yard to pass the time, and they were not his contracted beasts, so he didn¡¯t feel angry. ¡°That pheasant looks promising.¡±


    ¡°Young Master, your breathing is not steady. I think you should go into seclusion,¡± said Li Shuang.


    Li Yi nodded and said, ¡°Okay.¡±


    Looking at the pills on his palm, he smiled. His son was different from other people¡¯s sons. Xu Muan gave him a dozen bottles of precious pills. Other people couldn¡¯t afford that.


    ¡°Young Master, Mr. Xu has been worried about you,¡± said Li Shuang.


    Li Yi smiled. Xu Lingfeng had had a hard time these years. Now that their son had been found, he should treat Xu Lingfeng better.


    ¡­


    Xu Lingfeng entered the weapon refinery room in depression. After Xiao Jinting and Xu Muan left, Li Yi went into seclusion. Xu Lingfeng was alone again.


    ¡°Lingfeng, you look sad. What¡¯s wrong?¡± asked Xu Lian.


    Xu Lingfeng forced a smile and said, ¡°I¡¯m fine.¡±


    He pulled a long face. A few days ago, he had a wife, a son, and a grandson, and he was at the peak of his life, but now he was wretched


    He had thought Li Yi would forgive him and get back to him after their son was found. To his surprise, he was driven away again. He felt depressed.


    ¡°I heard that you¡¯ve found your son,¡± said Xu Lian in excitement.


    Xu Lingfeng was cheered up. ¡°Yes.¡±


    Xu Lian said sulkily, ¡°Why didn¡¯t you bring him back?¡±


    ¡°He doesn¡¯t want to come back.¡±


    Xu Lian frowned and said, ¡°He doesn¡¯t want to come back? How come? Is it a mistake?¡±


    Xu Lingfeng shook his head and said earnestly, ¡°No. Yi has confirmed it.¡±


    The Xu family had been looking for Xu Lingfeng¡¯s son for a long time. Xiao Jinting and Xu Muan didn¡¯t know that the family hadn¡¯t ever given up looking for Xu Muan. They had brought back at least dozens of men that they thought might be Xu Muan.


    In the beginning, Li Yi was hopeful, but none of them was his son. Some of them were liars, so Li Yi started to lose hope.


    ¡°Since Yi says Xu Muan is your son, he should be. Have you tested him? You can¡¯t be reckless,¡± said Xu Lian with a frown.


    ¡°Yi has tested it,¡± said Xu Lingfeng.


    ¡°That should be true. Have you tested it?¡± asked Xu Lian.


    Xu Lingfeng shook his head and said, ¡°No.¡±


    ¡°Although Li Yi has tested it, you should have a test for safety¡¯s sake,¡± said Xu Lian.


    Xu Lingfeng shook his head and said indifferently, ¡°I trust Yi.¡±


    Xu Lian looked at Xu Lingfeng and shook his head helplessly. ¡°Okay.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng lowered his head. The people that they brought back coveted the wealth of the Xu family. Xiao Jinting was wealthy, and Xu Lingfeng felt he and Li Yi were taking advantage of Xiao Jinting and Xu Muan.


    ¡°I heard that Xu Muan is a Golden Core,¡± said Xu Lian.


    Xu Lingfeng nodded and said, ¡°Yes. He¡¯s lucky. He took the Spirit Cleansing Pill and became a single root. He reached the advanced level of Golden Core at such a young age. He has made bigger progress than me, but it¡¯s a pity that he married Xiao Jinting.


    Xu Lingfeng felt proud of Xu Muan, who was promising.


    However, he felt depressed at the mention of Xiao Jinting. His subordinate gave Xu Muan to a Xu family, but it was a pity that Xu Muan married Xiao Jinting. Although Xu Lingfeng had three grandchildren, all of them were surnamed Xiao.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong with that? Xiao Jinting is a Nascent Soul and the First Elder of the Green Cloud Immortal Sect. Why do you detest such an excellent man?¡± said Xu Lian.


    Xu Lingfeng snorted softly and said indifferently, ¡°He¡¯s good, but not good enough.¡± Xu Muan had told him that Xiao Jinting had concubines. Although Xu Muan later said that was a joke, Xu Lingfeng felt Xiao Jinting was an unfaithful man.


    ¡°Xu Muan? It sounds familiar. Did you kidnap him before?¡± Xu Lian remembered that and said.


    Xu Lingfeng was speechless. Couldn¡¯t Xu Lian stop mentioning this? It was embarrassing.


    ¡­

 Chapter 452

    Xu Muan sat in the flying ship and watched the Green Continent disappear from his sight.


    Xiao Jinting looked at him and asked, ¡°Why didn¡¯t you go back to the Xu family?¡±


    Xu Muan shook his head and said, ¡°It¡¯s good enough to know who my parents are. I don¡¯t plan to go back to the Xu family.¡±


    Xu Muan narrowed his eyes. Xu Wang was Xu Lingfeng¡¯s brother, and he would cause trouble if Xu Muan went back to the family. The Xu family would make a thorough investigation on him and Xiao Jinting, and Xu Muan didn¡¯t like it.


    Xiao Jinting looked at the message impatiently.


    ¡°Does Dongcheng Yang push you again?¡± asked Xu Muan.


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said, ¡°Yeah.¡±


    Xu Muan snorted softly and said sulkily, ¡°He wants you to do everything for him. What are you to him? A bodyguard?¡±


    Xiao Jinting smiled indifferently. ¡°It¡¯s okay. Taking on missions is not bad. Anyway, I need to get more experience.¡±


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°You are right.¡±


    Xiao Jinting looked at the weapon refinery guidance with pleasure in his eyes.


    He thought, ¡°Although my father-in-law is not good at reading people¡¯s minds, he is excellent at refining weapons. With the help of the guidance, the life weapon that I refine should be powerful.¡±


    ¡­


    The flying ship stopped above Green Cloud Immortal Sect.


    Once Xiao Xiaodong got out of the ship, he got pulled away by Xiao Xiaofan and Xiao Xiaojin.


    ¡°Xiaodong, how are our grandparents like?¡± asked Xiao Xiaofan curiously.


    The pheasant fluttered its wings and said proudly, ¡°You should ask me. I know about everything. I¡¯m a super demonic beast.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan glanced at it and said with interest, ¡°Okay, tell me about them.¡±


    ¡°Your grandfather was an idiot, more foolish than you. You inherit his stupidity.¡±


    ¡°Your grandpa keeps insects, which are delicious and juicy.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan was speechless.


    Xiao Xiaojin was lost for words.


    Xiao Xiaofan looked at Xiao Xiaodong and said, ¡°Xiaodong, I heard that Grandfather is a genius, who is outstanding in refining weapons. His cultivation level is high too.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong was speechless. Genius? That was a lie. How could a genius kidnap his son and threaten his son-in-law?


    Xiao Xiaodong hesitated before he said tactfully, ¡°Xiaofan, you know rumors are not true.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan tilted his head and asked curiously, ¡°What kind of person is Grandfather?¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong thought to himself, ¡°The pheasant is right. Grandfather is an idiot. Although the pheasant doesn¡¯t talk logically, he spoke the truth.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong thought for a while and said earnestly, ¡°Grandfather is creative and doesn¡¯t act like ordinary people.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan blinked and said, ¡°He sounds awesome.¡±


    The pheasant lay on Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s shoulder and laughed.


    Xiao Xiaodong said sulkily, ¡°Stop laughing. What are you laughing at?¡±


    The pheasant was speechless.


    ¡­


    Chen Xu went to Chen Lifeng¡¯s.


    Chen Lifeng looked at him helplessly.


    ¡°You follow Xiao Xiaodong everywhere and can¡¯t stay at a place for long. Although your cultivation is good, you can¡¯t be arrogant. You are far inferior to Nascent Souls,¡± said Chen Lifeng.


    Chen Xu smiled and told him what had happened during the journey.


    Chen Lifeng was amazed. ¡°I didn¡¯t expect Xu Muan to have such a family.¡±


    ¡°Xu Lingfeng is very interesting.¡± Chen Xu sighed and smiled. He felt his life had been colorful since he met Xiao Xiaodong.


    ¡°That¡¯s your grandfather-in-law. Mind your manners.¡± Chen Lifeng knocked Chen Xu¡¯s head gently.


    Chen Xu nodded and said, ¡°I know.¡±


    Chen Lifeng crossed his arms and thought, ¡°Xu Muan will have a bright future with such parents Although Xu Lingfeng and Li Yi don¡¯t have very high cultivation, their families are powerful.¡±


    If Xiao Jinting and Xu Muan had a good life, Chen Xu would be benefited from that.


    Chen Lifeng looked at Chen Xu and said with gratitude, ¡°Xu, you are blessed.¡±


    Chen Xu smiled and said, ¡°Grandfather, you¡¯ve said that many times. By the way, why did Dongcheng Yang call Father back urgently?¡±


    Chen Lifeng shook his sleeve and said, ¡°The beasts are swarming over, and I guess Dongcheng Yang couldn¡¯t handle them alone, so he called Xiao Jinting back. In the past, Dongcheng Yang was independent, but he has become a coward since Xiao Jinting got the position of the first elder. He always asks Xiao Jinting to deal with the difficulties.¡±


    Humans tended to be dependent. If Xiao Jinting had not joined the sect, Dongcheng Yang would have had to shoulder the responsibilities.


    Since Xiao Jinting joined the sect, Dongcheng Yang hid behind like a coward. Although it was safer, he had lost the ambition to get stronger.


    ¡°Are the beasts fierce?¡± asked Chen Xu.


    Chen Lifeng thought for a while and said, ¡°It¡¯s okay. The situation is not very bad.¡±

 Chapter 453

    At the Green Cloud Immortal Sect.


    Xiao Jinting looked at the information and shook his head, saying sulkily, ¡°Dongcheng Yang urged me to come back, and I had thought it was the end of the world. It turns out that several demons were stirring trouble. If I had known about this, I wouldn¡¯t have rushed back.¡±


    ¡°You are lying. You had been longing to come back,¡± said Xu Muan with a smile.


    ¡°You see me through. After all, the Green Continent is not my place. I feel uneasy staying there. Besides, I miss Xiaofan, Xiaojin, and the grandchildren,¡± said Xiao Jinting.


    Xu Muan looked at the information and said, ¡°Can¡¯t Dongcheng Yang deal with it himself? He is lazy.¡±


    Xiao Jinting crossed his arms and said, ¡°He might be too old to take any missions.¡±


    ¡°Maybe,¡± said Xu Muan helplessly.


    ¡°I¡¯m going to see Dongcheng Yang,¡± said Xiao Jinting.


    Xu Muan was confused. ¡°Why?¡±


    ¡°I have to tell him that I will go into seclusion for twenty years after I complete this mission,¡± said Xiao Jinting.


    Xu Muan said in confusion, ¡°Do you need to stay in seclusion for so many years?¡±


    With the help of the time cultivation room, twenty years was equivalent to one hundred years.


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said, ¡°I have to spend more time. I want to go back to Nebula before the Tower of Babel opens again.¡±


    ¡°You know I offended many people there. If I go there, I have to reach the advanced level of Nascent Soul. Besides, I have to cultivate a Nascent Soul among the Golden Bees and the scorpions. There is one more thing. I need to spend time refining my life weapon.¡±


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°You are right.¡±


    ¡­


    At Dongcheng Yang¡¯s house.


    Lin Xue¡¯e looked at Dongcheng Yang and asked, ¡°Mr. Dongcheng, are you okay?¡±


    Dongcheng Yang nodded and said, ¡°I¡¯m fine.¡±


    Lin Xue¡¯e asked, ¡°What did the First Elder say?¡±


    Dongcheng Yang replied, ¡°He wants to go into seclusion after he deals with the beasts. He won¡¯t come out during the next twenty years unless the sect is in the danger of life and death.¡±


    Lin Xue¡¯e paused for a while before she said, ¡°Oh, I see.¡±


    Dongcheng Yang asked, ¡°Have you investigated the matter I asked you?¡±


    Lin Xue¡¯e thought for a while and said, ¡°Yes. The First Elder and Elder Xu went to the Green Continent to investigate Elder Xu¡¯s birth. The son of the Second Master of the Xu family and Li Yi of the Li family had disappeared years ago, and Elder Xu is their son.¡±


    Dongcheng Yang pondered and said, ¡°Are you sure? It sounds ridiculous.¡±


    Lin Xue¡¯e said, ¡°Yes. Li Yi failed to advance to Nascent Soul because of the child. However, after Elder Xiao and Elder Xu arrived at the Green Continent, Li Yi made it to Nascent Soul. Someone heard Xu Muan call Xu Lingfeng and Li Yi father and daddy.¡±


    ¡°Has Xu Muan returned to the Xu family?¡± asked Dongcheng Yang.


    Lin Xue¡¯e shook her head and said, ¡°No, he didn¡¯t. The Xu family and Li family in the Green Continent are investigating this. Xu Lingfeng and Li Yi seem to have acknowledged Xu Muan as their son.¡±


    Dongcheng Yang gave a wry smile. ¡°The First Elder is blessed.¡±


    He was intimidated by the relation between Xiao Jinting and Chen Lifeng. Now that Xiao Jinting was related to Xu Lingfeng and Li Yi, Dongcheng Yang didn¡¯t think he could rival Xiao Jinting if the latter coveted the position of the sect head.


    However, Xiao Jinting didn¡¯t seem to care to be the sect head, or in other words, Green Cloud Immortal Sect was too small for Xiao Jinting.


    ¡°Why does the First Elder suddenly go into seclusion?¡± asked Lin Xue¡¯e in confusion.


    Dongcheng Yang shook his head and said, ¡°I have no idea. Perhaps he is trying to make advancement.¡±


    ¡­


    When Xu Lingfeng and Li Yi came to Green Cloud Immortal Sect, Xiao Jinting had gone into seclusion.


    Xu Lingfeng didn¡¯t feel disappointed since he could stay with Xiao Xiaofan and Xiao Xiaojin.


    Xiao Xiaofan and Xiao Xiaojin didn¡¯t know what Xu Lingfeng had done before, and they admired him because he was a medium Nascent Soul. They spent a lot of time with him, which satisfied Xu Lingfeng.


    With continuous efforts, Xu Lingfeng finally got into Li Yi¡¯s bed.


    He was overjoyed that he could get back to Li Yi, so he opened a weapon refinery shop and stayed near Green Cloud Immortal Sect with Li Yi.


    Xu Lingfeng was excellent in refining weapons, so countless cultivators came to his shop.


    Normally, Dongcheng Yang should take some moves when such two powerful people stayed near his sect.


    However, Xu Lingfeng and Li Yi had high cultivation with strong backgrounds, so Dongcheng Yang turned a blind eye to them.


    Xiao Xiaofan looked at the newly refined weapon with bright eyes.


    He said admiringly, ¡°Grandfather, you¡¯ve refined a good whip.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng said delightfully, ¡°Your aptitude for weapon refinery is good. You didn¡¯t have a good teacher before, so you don¡¯t have a good foundation. But you are young, and you will surpass me if given time.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng thought he would be jealous if someone was more talented than him in refining weapons, but Xiao Xiaofan was his grandson, so he felt proud of him, thinking he would be better than him one day.


    Xiao Xiaofan¡¯s eyes lit up. ¡°Grandfather, your weapon refinery is so good that I don¡¯t know how many years it will take me to surpass you.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng asked, ¡°What are your parents doing?¡±


    ¡°They went into seclusion, and I don¡¯t think they will come out soon.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng frowned and said, ¡°What are they doing?¡± He went to check on Xiao Jinting¡¯s seclusion cave, which was cast with spells that prevented probing. It was mysterious.


    Xiao Xiaofan smiled and changed the topic. ¡°Father has his own considerations.¡±


    ¡­

 Chapter 454

    The arrival of Xu Lingfeng and Li Yi shocked the sects near Green Cloud Immortal Sect.


    Two Nascent Souls could change the situation in some sects.


    All the major sects started to take action and investigate the relation between the two Nascent Souls and Green Cloud Immortal Sect. The news that Xu Muan was their son spread, and the major sects paid more attention to Xiao Jinting.


    At the Peerless Sect.


    Nangong Cheng was shocked by the news.


    He sighed. ¡°I didn¡¯t expect Xu Muan to have such powerful parents. Xiao Xiaofan inherits their outstanding aptitude.¡±


    Qiao Xiang was stunned. Xu Muan¡¯s parents were Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s grandparents. Since Chen Xu chose Xiao Xiaodong, Qiao Xiang had been competing secretly with Xiao Xiaodong. He suddenly realized that the harder he worked, the bigger the gap between him and Xiao Xiaodong. He felt tired.


    ¡°Ancestor, will Green Cloud Immortal Sect expand with these two helpers?¡± asked Qiao Xiang.


    The territories of Peerless Sect bordered with those of Green Cloud Immortal Sect. There was only Nangong Cheng supported Peerless Sect, while Dongcheng Yang, Xiao Jinting, and Chen Lifeng supported Green Cloud Immortal Sect. Now that they had two more Nascent Souls, Peerless Sect would be defeated if Green Cloud Immortal Sect attacked them.


    Quite some Nascent Souls died in Cloud Continent these years, which made Qiao Xiang feel threatened. If Nangong Cheng died, he would be doomed.


    Nangong Cheng shook his head and said, ¡°I don¡¯t think so. Dongcheng Yang is in charge of the Green Cloud Immortal Sect. He has recruited Xiao Jinting, and he won¡¯t dare to do that again.¡±


    If Dongcheng Yang recruited more Nascent Souls, he might lose his position as the sect head.


    ¡°Those two people are not from the Cloud Continent, so they won¡¯t interfere with affairs of our continent. The Xu and Li families were dignified, and they would not covet Green Cloud Immortal Sect. They come here to visit the family.¡±


    Qiao Xiang said suspiciously, ¡°They come all the way to visit them?¡±


    ¡°The birth of Xu Muan meant the connection between the Xu and Li families. After he disappeared, the rift between the families had been growing. Li Yi almost went mad because of his son and almost broke up with Xu Lingfeng. You can imagine how much Xu Muan means to them.¡±


    ¡°It took them a long time to find Xu Muan, who doesn¡¯t want to stay in the Green Continent, and it¡¯s normal that Li Yi and Xu Lingfeng came to stay with him,¡± said Nangong Cheng.


    Qiao Xiang mumbled, ¡°How could Xu Muan have such an identity? Doesn¡¯t he come from the Barbarian Continent?¡±


    Nangong Cheng said sternly, ¡°Xu Muan used to come from a low family, but things are different now. The Xu family in the Green Continent is powerful. Although they keep a low profile, they have a Deity Transformation in the family. We can¡¯t afford to offend them.¡±


    Qiao Xiang was startled. Only the best sects had Deity Transformation cultivators in the Cloud Continent. It surprised him that there was such a master in the Xu family.


    ¡°I wonder how Dongcheng Yang feels now.¡±


    Nangong Cheng was envious that Green Cloud Immortal Sect had powerful helpers, but he pitied Dongcheng Yang, who had too many helpers.


    ¡­


    At Spiritual Medicine Sect.


    Guo Ji frowned at the information.


    ¡°Mu Yun, you are Xiao Jinting¡¯s friend. Do you think the arrival of Xu Lingfeng and Li Yi will change the situation in the Cloud Continent?¡± asked Guo Yi worriedly.


    Mu Yun glanced at him and said indifferently, ¡°Don¡¯t worry. Xiao Jinting is not interested in expanding his sect. Dongcheng Yang might be interested, but he can¡¯t order those people.¡±


    ¡°I heard that Xu Muan is the son of Xu Lingfeng and Li Yi. Is it true? Xu Lingfeng and Li Yi come from the Green Continent, while Xu Muan comes from the Barbarian Continent. It looks far-fetching,¡± said Guo Yi, shaking his head.


    ¡°Xu Muan should be their son. Otherwise, they would have come a long way here,¡± said Mu Yun.


    ¡°You have a sharp eye,¡± said Guo Yi admiringly.


    Xiao Jinting used to be obscure. When Chen Xu chose Xiao Xiaodong, Guo Yi thought he was impulsive. When Mu Yun grew closer to the Xiao family, Guo Yi thought it was weird of him to care for them.


    Mu Yun said, ¡°Nangong Cheng must be having a hard time.¡±


    Guo Yi nodded and said, ¡°Yeah.¡±


    Some of Spiritual Medicine Sect¡¯s territories bordered with Green Cloud Immortal Sect, but Peerless Sect was different, having most of its territories bordering with Green Cloud Immortal Sect. There was only one Nascent Soul in Peerless Sect, and that was Nangong Cheng. If he died, Peerless Sect would have no leader and collapse.


    Nangong Cheng held a high expectation for Qiao Xiang, but it would take the latter decades to advance to Nascent Soul.

 Chapter 455

    ¡°Grandfather, I made some pastries. Would you like to have a taste?¡± asked Xiao Xiaojin.


    ¡°Xiaojin, we cultivators should focus on cultivation instead of food,¡± said Xu Lingfeng proudly as he crossed his arms.


    Xiao Xiaojin nodded and said docilely. ¡°I got it.¡± He went on, ¡°Grandfather, if you don¡¯t hurry up, they will be gone.¡±


    ¡°What? Those bastards act so fast?¡± said Xu Lingfeng in anger.


    Xiao Xiaojin said solemnly, ¡°Grandfather, we cultivators should focus on cultivation instead of food. Relax.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng was speechless.


    Xiao Xiaojin watched Xu Lingfeng leave in a hurry and shook his head helplessly, thinking, ¡°Grandfather needs to cultivate his mind.¡±


    When Xu Lingfeng entered the room, he found that Xiao Xiaofan had started to eat. Xu Lingfeng sat next to him and picked up a piece of cake, starting to eat.


    ¡°Xiaojin, you are grown-up now. Have you thought of marrying someone?¡± Xu Lingfeng thought he should care about his grandson¡¯s marriage since his irresponsible father had gone into seclusion.


    Xiao Xiaojin sat down leisurely and said slowly, ¡°I¡¯d rather be alone than get the wrong person. I haven¡¯t found anyone remotely interests me.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng said with interest, ¡°What kind of man are you looking for?¡±


    ¡°He should be like Father,¡± said Xiao Xiaojin without hesitation.


    Xu Lingfeng frowned, thinking there should a lot of men like Xiao Jinting.


    Xiao Xiaofan was eating the cake. He raised his head and said with a frown, ¡°Xiaojin, are you looking for someone like Father? It¡¯s difficult.¡±


    Xu Linfeng wondered why it was difficult.


    Xiao Xiaojin nodded in agreement. ¡°Yes, but I like to take challenges.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng thought, ¡°Is it difficult? Is it a challenge to find someone as nasty as Xiao Jinting?¡±


    Xu Lingfeng cleared his throat and asked Xiao Xiaojin and Xiao Xiaofan, ¡°Do you think it¡¯s difficult to find someone like me?¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan looked at Xu Lingfeng and thought for a while. He said, ¡°It shouldn¡¯t be difficult.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng was speechless.


    Xiao Xiaojin rubbed his chin and said, ¡°If I were looking for someone like Grandfather, I would have found one long ago.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng was pissed off.


    Li Yi giggled and put a piece of cake in Xu Lingfeng¡¯s mouth. ¡°Come on, eat some cake.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng knew that Li Yi wanted to silence him, and he felt depressed.


    Xu Lingfeng munched on the cake fiercely, thinking, ¡°What¡¯s so good about Xiao Jinting. Why do they admire him?¡±


    ¡­


    Suddenly, they heard thunders. Li Yi rose and looked at the mountain of Green Cloud Immortal Sect.


    ¡°Something seems wrong. It is a sign of Nascent Soul advancement,¡± said Li Yi.


    ¡°Nascent Soul? Is Daddy advancing to Nascent Soul? Great!¡± said Xiao Xiaofan in excitement.


    Li Yi shook his head and said, ¡°I don¡¯t think so. I guess your father¡¯s Golden Bee is advancing to Nascent Soul. The sign doesn¡¯t look like the advancement of a cultivator.¡±


    ¡°The Golden Bee is advancing to Nascent, and we will have royal jelly later,¡± Xiao Xiaofan said, licking his lips.


    Li Yi was speechless.


    The pheasant sighed and said wistfully, ¡°What a tragedy!¡± It looked at Xiao Xiaodong with sorrowful eyes. ¡°My idiotic owner, look at those damn bees of your father. They are advancing to Nascent Soul, while I remain a Golden Core with you even though my aptitude is outstanding. I am unlucky.¡±


    Li Yi was speechless.


    Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s face darkened. He retorted, ¡°What are you talking about? Do you think I feel proud keeping a lazy creature like you?¡±


    ¡°The Golden Bee of Father work hard and make the advancement. How about you? You loaf all day and grow fatter. Your only activity is to flirt with the birds in the sect? How can you advance to Nascent Soul?¡±


    ¡°Do you think you suffer the loss from following me? If you had not been staying with me, you would have been swallowed by some demonic beasts based on your laziness. You are dreaming of advancing to Nascent Soul?¡±


    The pheasant jumped up and down in anger. ¡°Bastard, you are insulting me. What a blunder I¡¯ve made. How could I blindly sign the contract with you? I want to rebel.¡±


    Li Yi was speechless.


    It kept thundering. Xiao Xiaojin rubbed the flying bear¡¯s head soothingly. He said, ¡°Father¡¯s Golden Bee is advancing to Nascent Soul. The bear says the bees that it keeps are trying to get out of its control.¡±


    ¡°That should be right. I wonder if the Golden Bee can make it,¡± said Li Yi.


    Among the demonic beasts, power ruled. If the Golden Bee advanced to Nascent Soul, all the other bees would bow to it.


    ¡°Grandpa, do you think Father¡¯s Golden Bee can advance to Nascent Soul?¡± asked Xiao Xiaodong.


    ¡°The Golden Bee had killed all its way up to its current level, so I think it¡¯s very likely,¡± said Li Yi.


    Xu Lingfeng lowered his head, shock in his eyes. It was too fast. It was amazing that the Golden Bee shortened the advancement time.


    His son-in-law seemed to have some secrets.


    Xu Lingfeng knew that many people were interested in Xiao Jinting¡¯s secrets, but they dropped the idea after Li Yi and he arrived. He thought Xiao Jinting was a troublemaker.


    ¡­

 Chapter 456

    Dongcheng Yang looked in the direction of Xiao Jinting¡¯s seclusion cave with a complicated expression.


    Lin Xue¡¯e couldn¡¯t help saying, ¡°Elder Xiao has come out of seclusion. It¡¯s been less than twenty years.¡±


    ¡°Something has happened, and he can¡¯t continue his seclusion.¡±


    Lin Xue¡¯e asked, ¡°Is Xu Muan advancing to Nascent Soul? It doesn¡¯t look that way.¡±


    Dongcheng Yang shook his head and said, ¡°No. It looks like the advancement of a demonic beast. Don¡¯t you find the demonic beasts in the zoo are restless? Besides, the thunder retribution of a demonic beast is different from that of a cultivator.¡±


    Lin Xue¡¯e said in surprise, ¡°Is the First Elder¡¯s demonic beast going to advance? They don¡¯t look conspicuous.¡±


    The sons of Xiao Jinting kept weird creatures. Xiao Jinting kept some demonic beasts, but he kept a low profile.


    Dongcheng Yang said, ¡°Xiao Jinting seems to keep a nest of bees and a batch of scorpions.¡±


    Lin Xue¡¯e couldn¡¯t help saying, ¡°How does Elder Xiao raise the demonic beasts? He¡¯s going to have a Nascent Soul beast. It¡¯s very fast.¡±


    Dongcheng Yang narrowed his eyes. Not only the beasts but also the Xiao family made fast advancements. There must be other reasons than the Spirit Cleansing Pills. However, no one would act recklessly when Li Yi and Xu Lingfeng were around.


    In the zoo, the disciples were busy.


    ¡°These damn beasts have gone made. They are trying to escape.¡±


    ¡°What is the First Elder doing? What a commotion!¡±


    ¡°I heard that his demonic beast is going to advance to Nascent Soul.¡±


    ¡°He¡¯s awesome! If his demonic beast advances to Nascent Soul, we will have one more ancestor.¡±


    Suddenly, all the beasts screamed, and several cultivators spit out blood.


    The zoo turned chaotic. The irritated beasts started to attack the disciples. Several elders tried to keep everything in order but failed.


    Xiao Xiaodong rushed over and said to the pheasant, ¡°Go ask them to stop.¡±


    The pheasant gave him an angry look. ¡°Bastard, you like to order me.¡±


    As it complained, it roared and turned into a dragon. All the clattering beasts suddenly got quiet.


    The pheasant lay lazily on Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s shoulder and said, ¡°These lame ducks shout for nothing.¡±


    The director of the zoo went up to Xiao Xiaodong and greeted respectfully, ¡°Hello, Elder Xiao.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded slightly.


    The director turned to the pheasant and said, ¡°Good day, Dragon God.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s face darkened. He was surprised that the director treated the pheasant more respectfully.


    He asked, ¡°When do you become a Dragon God?¡±


    The pheasant fluttered its wings proudly and said, ¡°I¡¯ve always been the Dragon God. Don¡¯t you know about it? You are ignorant.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong said, ¡°I didn¡¯t know that.¡±


    The pheasant said, ¡°You are blind.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong was speechless.


    Xiao Xiaodong looked at the zoo staff, who seemed to be awed by the pheasant. He felt weird.


    He said, ¡°Take good care of the beasts. I¡¯ll be off.¡± He turned to leave.


    ¡°Yes.¡± The staff was relieved to see him leave.


    ¡°Elder Xiaodong¡¯s pheasant is getting more powerful.¡±


    ¡°Yeah. Will his appetite grow as well?¡± They all shuddered.


    After they left the zoo, Xiao Xiaodong asked, ¡°What have you done to them? Why are they scared of you?¡±


    The pheasant fluttered its wings in high spirit and said, ¡°I¡¯m powerful, and they are awed.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong said sulkily, ¡°Tell me the truth.¡±


    The pheasant snorted softly. ¡°I ate a few demonic beasts in the zoo. They are scared of me because of that. They are not as generous as your grandpa. They cried when I ate the beasts. What a big difference.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong asked sullenly, ¡°What on earth did you eat?¡±


    The pheasant fluttered its wings and said, ¡°I ate two Golden Core demonic beasts, which said to be the most precious beasts in the zoo. They were so weak that I swallowed them in one gulp.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong was speechless, thinking he should catch two Golden Core beasts and give them back to the zoo.


    He said in a serious tone, ¡°Don¡¯t eat any of the demonic beasts in the zoo.¡±


    ¡°Okay.¡± The pheasant looked in the direction of Xiao Jinting¡¯s seclusion cave and felt depressed. ¡°I¡¯m jealous. Those little bugs stay with your father and eat whatever they like, while I can¡¯t do that with you.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong shouted, ¡°Shut up.¡±


    The pheasant fell silent.


    Xiao Xiaodong looked in the direction of Xiao Jinting¡¯s seclusion cave and narrowed his eyes. ¡°Father¡¯s demonic beast seems to have made it.¡±


    The pheasant nodded and said, ¡°Yeah, it¡¯s going to make it.¡±

 Chapter 457

    Xiao Jinting came out with his Golden Bee Queen. He had planned to stay in seclusion for twenty years. To his disappointment, the spiritual stones that he prepared had been almost used up.


    The consumption of spiritual stones in the Nascent Soul stage was much higher than Golden Core, so Xiao Jinting had to come out of his seclusion earlier to earn more spiritual stones.


    Xu Lingfeng gave Xiao Jinting a long searching look, which sent chills down Xiao Jinting¡¯s spine. Xiao Jinting felt there was criticism in Xu Lingfeng¡¯s eyes.


    Xu Lingfeng thought to himself, ¡°There¡¯s nothing special about Xiao Jinting. Why do my grandsons think highly of him? They think he¡¯s much superior to me.¡±


    He asked, ¡°Didn¡¯t you plan to stay in seclusion for twenty years? Why do you come out so early?¡±


    Xiao Jinting sighed and spread his hands. ¡°I¡¯m out of spiritual stones.¡±


    He felt depressed. After he got the spiritual stones from Ice Palace, he had not been worried about spiritual stones for a long time. He now found he was poor.


    The Golden Bee Queen¡¯s advancement to Nascent Soul had used up his remaining spiritual stones, and it took quite some spiritual stones to ripen the Heaven Thunder Wood.


    Xu Lingfeng rejoiced inwardly, thinking, ¡°Xiao Jinting is only a poor man.¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s so good about him? My grandsons think highly of him because he is their father.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng took out a ring and said casually, ¡°There are fifty thousand upper-grade spiritual stones in the ring. Take it.¡±


    Although he looked indifferent, Xu Lingfeng felt heartache. Fifty thousand upper-grade spiritual stones were a huge sum for him.


    Xiao Jinting was taken aback, saying, ¡°Father, it¡¯s very kind of you.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng said indifferently, ¡°We are family. Don¡¯t mention it.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°But it¡¯s not enough.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng was surprised. Not enough? What was Xiao Jinting up to?


    Xiao Jinting smiled apologetically and said, ¡°Father, are you surprised?¡±


    Xu Lingfeng snorted coldly and said, ¡°Not at all. I¡¯m not those inexperienced Golden Core and Establishment Foundation cultivators. You can¡¯t surprise me. You¡¯ve underestimated me.¡±


    Xiao Jinting asked, ¡°Father, where did you get so many spiritual stones?¡±


    Xu Lingfeng said proudly, ¡°I¡¯m the famous weapon refinery master in the Green Continent, and I charge high for the weapons I refine.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said admiringly, ¡°Oh, I see. Father, you are awesome.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng waved his hand and said, ¡°How many spiritual stones do you need?¡±


    Afraid to shock Xu Lingfeng, Xiao Jinting didn¡¯t tell him the truth. Fifty thousand upper-grade spiritual stones were nothing to him. He needed at least five hundred thousand. He said tactfully, ¡°I need a lot of spiritual stones, so I¡¯m thinking of opening a drug store and earning spiritual stones.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng said suspiciously, ¡°Opening a drug store?¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said, ¡°Yes.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng had taken the pills from Xu Muan before, but he didn¡¯t suspect Xiao Jinting made them.


    Xiao Jinting was too young to make pills. He advanced to Nascent Soul at such a young age, and Xu Lingfeng thought he should concentrate on his cultivation. Alchemy would consume his energy.


    Every alchemist had to go through countless failures, and many of them put off their cultivation because they were distracted by the alchemy. Therefore, very few alchemists could make it to Nascent Soul.


    Alchemists with high cultivation levels were rare.


    Xu Lingfeng said, ¡°Do you think you can do it? It¡¯s easy to suffer a great loss if you refine pills.¡±


    Although alchemists were well respected, it was dangerous to be one of them.


    Some Nascent Souls even killed the alchemists who failed to make the pills for them.


    Failures were inevitable for alchemists. The Nascent Souls could not bear with it when the spiritual herbs that they took pains to obtain were ruined by the alchemists.


    Pills were not easy to make, so many Nascent Souls chose to take the spiritual herbs without refining them into pills. Although the effects were not as good as pills, they didn¡¯t have to take the risk of pill failure.


    Xiao Jinting smiled and said, ¡°Father, I¡¯m a good alchemist. I can make a living on it. I can make the pills and sell them in your weapon refinery shop.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng nodded and said, ¡°No problem. But I have to tell you that my shop is high-end, and my customers are Nascent Souls. If your pills are not good enough, I won¡¯t help you sell them.¡±


    Xiao Jinting smiled and said, ¡°Father, don¡¯t worry.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng got annoyed by the smile. ¡°Young man, don¡¯t be arrogant.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said humbly, ¡°Father, you are right.¡±


    ¡­

 Chapter 458

    Li Yi saw Xu Lingfeng and said, ¡°There you are.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng nodded and said, ¡°Yeah.¡±


    Li Yi usually stayed at the weapon shop. There were few customers, but they were Nascent Souls. Once the deal was made, the profit could cover the expense for three years.


    Li Yi asked, ¡°Did you see Xiao Jinting? Does he have any difficulties?¡±


    Xu Lingfeng looked at Li Yi in dismay. ¡°You only care about him. You don¡¯t care about me at all.¡±


    Li Yi shook his head and said helplessly, ¡°Don¡¯t be jealous. Why didn¡¯t you learn any lesson from the mistakes you made?¡±


    Xu Lingfeng said gloatingly, ¡°He doesn¡¯t have any difficulties. He¡¯s out of spiritual stones. He¡¯s broke.¡±


    Li Yi frowned. ¡°You¡­¡±


    ¡°I gave him fifty thousand upper-grade spiritual stones.¡± Xu Lingfeng gave all the spiritual stones that he earned to Xiao Jinting. Now he was broke.


    Li Yi nodded and said, ¡°Good.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng was speechless.


    He couldn¡¯t help saying, ¡°You treat him too well.¡±


    Li Yi said indifferently, ¡°He treats Muan well. If it weren¡¯t for Xiao Jinting, Muan might be still in the Barbarian Continent.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng pursed his mouth. ¡°You are right. I wonder how Xiao Jinting¡¯s alchemistic techniques are. He¡¯s very confident.¡±


    Li Yi lowered his head and narrowed his eyes, deep in thought.


    ¡­


    When Xu Muan brought a dozen bottles of pills over, Xu Lingfeng was dumbfounded.


    He said suspiciously, ¡°Did Xiao Jinting make these pills?¡±


    After Xiao Jinting got the fifty thousand upper-grade spiritual stones, he disappeared. Xu Lingfeng thought Xiao Jinting hid away. He didn¡¯t know that Xiao Jinting went to make pills.


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°Yes. There are quite some pills, so you¡¯d better sell them in batches.¡±


    Li Yi looked at the pills and said, ¡°The Li family needs the pills. I can negotiate the price for you. I¡¯m sure you can sell them at a good price.¡±


    Xu Muan smiled and said, ¡°Daddy, that¡¯s great. Thank you.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng asked in disbelief, ¡°Did Xiao Jinting make these pills?¡±


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°Yes. He was in a hurry, so the pills don¡¯t look very good.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng was surprised. The pills were good although they didn¡¯t look that way.


    After Xu Muan chatted with them for a while, he left.


    Li Yi watched Xu Muan leave, deep in thought.


    Xu Lingfeng frowned and said, ¡°Did Xiao Jinting make these pills? Is our son lying?¡±


    The pills were on Level Eight or Level Nine. Even in the Green Continent, there were very few ninth-level alchemists. Xu Lingfeng was surprised that Xiao Jinting was able to make pills that helped Nascent Souls at the advanced level.


    Those ninth-level alchemists in the Green Continent were arrogant. The elders of the Xu family had to wait and pay high for the pills made by the ninth-level alchemists without being guaranteed that they would get the pills. Xiao Jinting was on the same level as them.


    Li Yi shook his head and said, ¡°I think Muan is telling the truth. Xiao Jinting has made the pills.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng couldn¡¯t help saying, ¡°But he¡¯s too young.¡±


    Li Yi said, ¡°Xiao Jinting is not Xiao Jinting.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng said, ¡°Yi, what are you talking about?¡±


    Li Yi lowered his head and said, ¡°After I knew Muan is our son, I made a thorough investigation. When he was young, he was sold to the Xiao family and led a wretched life. The Xiao family abused him like an animal.¡±


    As he spoke, Li Yi grew resentful.


    Xu Lingfeng said, ¡°But¡­¡±


    Li Yi said, ¡°I know. Do you want to say Xiao Jinting was close to Muan?¡±


    ¡°When Muan was a teenager, he was expelled out of the family with Xiao Jinting because Xiao Linfeng and Wang Lu disappeared. After that, Xiao Jinting grew addicted to drinking and gambling. He was worthless.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng widened his eyes and said, ¡°How could that happen?¡±


    Li Yi said, ¡°One day, Xiao Jinting suddenly changed. He became ambitious and started to treat Muan well. He not only made rapid progress in his cultivation but also grew much nicer. He had completely changed as if he was someone else.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng widened his eyes and said, ¡°Did someone snatch his body?¡±


    Li Yi nodded and said, ¡°I think so. I tested Muan, but he didn¡¯t admit it. I think my guess is right. I talked to Xiaodong, and he seems to know about that.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng grabbed Li Yi¡¯s wrist and said, ¡°Why didn¡¯t you tell me?¡±


    Li Yi moved his wrist and said, ¡°It¡¯s only my guess, and it is useless telling you about it.¡±


    Something came across Xu Lingfeng¡¯s mind. After they arrived at Green Cloud Immortal Sect, Li Yi was nice to Xiao Linfeng. After a while, he detested Xiao Linfeng. Xu Lingfeng had thought Li Yi disliked Xiao Linfeng because of his low cultivation level, but he didn¡¯t think Li Yi was a snob. Looking back, Li Yi seemed to have known about something.


    Xu Lingfeng asked, ¡°Did Xiao Linfeng treat our son badly?¡±


    Li Yi nodded and said, ¡°Yes. Muan used to suffer a lot.¡±


    He lowered his head and thought, ¡°Xiao Linfeng didn¡¯t abuse Muan, but he ignored my son.¡±


    Thinking of Xu Muan¡¯s wretched past, Li Yi was resentful, but Xu Fu had died, and Xu Guanghua had gone mad. He didn¡¯t know how to vent his anger.


    Li Yi said, ¡°I think a dead master transmigrated into Xiao Jinting¡¯s body, and that master was good at alchemy.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng nodded and said, ¡°Yi, you are brainy. That explains everything.¡±

 Chapter 459

    Xu Lingfeng and Li Yi sold some of the pills made by Xiao Jinting to the Xu and Li families and kept some of them at the weapon shop.


    Xu Lingfeng was surprised to find that the pills sold better than his weapons.


    After the pills arrived on the shelves, they attracted many Nascent Souls. In less than one month, they earned 300,000 upper-grade spiritual stones out of the pills.


    Xu Lingfeng looked at the empty shelves and asked, ¡°Are the pills sold out again?¡±


    Li nodded and said, ¡°Yes. The pills made by Xiao Jinting were superb and rare. You don¡¯t know how fierce they fought for the pills just now.¡±


    When the pills came out, the Nascent Souls fought hard for them. Xu Lingfeng thought they disgraced themselves for a few pills.


    Alchemists were more valuable than weapon makers on the same level. It irritated Xu Lingfeng that he earned much less than Xiao Jinting.


    He said sullenly, ¡°Xiao Jinting is capable.¡±


    Li Yi smiled and said, ¡°He¡¯s powerful.¡±


    He turned to Xu Lingfeng and teased, ¡°Our grandsons had a point when they said that it¡¯s difficult to find someone like their father, but it¡¯s easy to find someone like you.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng frowned and said, ¡°They didn¡¯t say that. They said it¡¯s not difficult to find someone like me.¡±


    Li Yi was speechless.


    A Nascent Soul entered the shop and asked, ¡°Do you sell Heaven Heart Pill here?¡±


    Xu Lingfeng looked at him and said, ¡°Yes, but it¡¯s sold out.¡±


    The Nascent Soul said, ¡°What a pity! I heard that the price of one pill is 30,000 upper-grade spiritual stones. I¡¯d like to buy one at the price of 50,000. Could you please inform me when you have it in stock?¡±


    Xu Lingfeng said, ¡°Sure.¡±


    ¡°Thank you.¡± The Nascent Soul left his contact information and left happily.


    Xu Lingfeng watched him leave and rolled his eyes. ¡°I wonder if he¡¯s out of his mind. He is willing to pay more than he should.¡±


    Li Yi rose and said, ¡°It¡¯s getting late. I¡¯m going to see Muan.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng asked, ¡°Why?¡±


    ¡°The Li family has sent 300,000 upper-grade spiritual stones, and I have to give them to Muan.¡± Li Yi sold the pills to his family, but he didn¡¯t tell them that Xiao Jinting made the pills.


    Xu Lingfeng nodded and said, ¡°The Xu family has also sent the spiritual stones.¡±


    The Xu family had sent 350,000 upper-grade spiritual stones, and Xu Lingfeng had given them to Xiao Jinting.


    Xu Lingfeng thought he was helping Xiao Jinting to sell the pills to his family, but the elders started to favor him. Many relatives on bad terms with him started to flatter him and asked him to get more pills from the mysterious alchemist.


    The elders in the family always complained that they were poor, but they paid quickly for the pills when Xu Lingfeng said those who paid first would get the pills first. An elder who pretended to be poor all the time said that he wanted to buy all the pills, which enraged the other elders, who beat him up.


    Xu Lingfeng asked in confusion, ¡°Why does Xiao Jinting need so many spiritual stones?¡±


    Li Yi said matter-of-factly, ¡°To cultivate.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng said, ¡°But he needs too many of them.¡±


    Li Yi said, ¡°The more spiritual stones, the better. Why do you care? The more he asks, the happier the others are.


    Xu Lingfeng nodded and said, ¡°That¡¯s right.¡±


    There were very few excellent alchemists, and most of them were arrogant, so many people couldn¡¯t have good pills. Xiao Jinting sold pills at reasonable prices, and people scrambled for it.


    Looking at the pills in his hand, Li Yi narrowed his eyes. Alchemists were rare because it took a large number of materials to practice and it consumed a lot of energy. Apart from that, the formula was rare and precious. Most of the alchemists would not reveal any of their formulas to anyone.


    Many formulas disappeared over time because of that.


    Li Yi found that Xiao Jinting made a dozen of different pills, which confirmed his suspicion that Xiao Jinting used to be a master.


    ¡­


    Xu Muan entered Xiao Jinting¡¯s cultivation room and gave him the spiritual stones.


    They went into the jade space together, and Xiao Jinting tossed all the stones in the spiritual spring.


    Xu Muan looked at Xiao Jinting and said sullenly, ¡°Not enough?¡±


    Xiao Jinting shook his head and said ruefully, ¡°No.¡±


    Xu Muan couldn¡¯t help saying, ¡°The spring consumes too many spiritual stones.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said indifferently, ¡°We have to pay for the things we want.¡± The more spiritual stones he put in the spring, the better the spring got, which was good for his cultivation.


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°You are right. By the way, my parents are suspecting you snatched the body of Xiao Jinting.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°My brother told me that your Daddy seemed to be hostile toward Xiao Linfeng. I guess he had investigated what had happened back then.¡±


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°I think so.¡±

 Chapter 460

    Xu Muan lowered his head sadly.


    Xiao Jinting looked at him and sighed. Xu Muan didn¡¯t want his parents to know what had happened, but Li Yi felt guilty toward Xu Muan and wanted to know what he had been through over the years. Although Xu Muan didn¡¯t tell his parents, Li Yi was determined to know.


    Xiao Jinting stroked Xu Muan¡¯s hair and said, ¡°It¡¯s passed.¡±


    He could understand why Li Yi treated Xiao Linfeng badly. Xiao Jinting was sure that Xu Muan would have been tortured if he hadn¡¯t transmigrated. When Xu Muan was in the Xiao family, Xiao Linfeng was not kind to Xu Muan.


    Xiao Xiaodong remembered everything, so he wasn¡¯t close to his Xiao Linfeng. When he and Xiao Xiaofan were bullied by the two sons of Xiao Qingyan, Xiao Linfeng didn¡¯t step in and left them alone. Xiao Jinting thought he would not have a good opinion of Xiao Linfeng if he were Li Yi.


    Xiao Jinting shook his head. He wasn¡¯t in the position to judge Xiao Linfeng because all of this happened before he transmigrated. He was not close or distant to Xiao Linfeng.


    He had done a lot when he introduced Xiao Linfeng to Green Cloud Immortal Sect and gave him sufficient resources. He didn¡¯t want to make an enemy of Li Yi for Xiao Linfeng. He didn¡¯t think Li Yi would attack Xiao Linfeng even though he held grudges. After all, Xiao Linfeng was the grandfather of Xiao Xiaodong and the others.


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    At the Xu house in the Green Continent.


    Xu Wang looked at the information, speechless.


    He had thought Xu Lingfeng would bring Li Yi home after Li Yi advanced to Nascent Soul and fought for the head of the family with him. He had thought of many plans to deal with it.


    To his surprise, Xu Lingfeng followed Li Yi to the backward Cloud Continent and settled down here.


    Xu Wang despised Xu Lingfeng¡¯s decision. When he knew that Xu Lingfeng opened a weapon shop near Green Cloud Immortal Sect, and the business was good, he felt complicated.


    He didn¡¯t expect Xu Lingfeng to get in touch with an excellent alchemist quietly. When Xu Lingfeng sold the pills at the Xu house, the elders started to treat him well.


    Xu Wang clenched his fists, jealous of Xu Lingfeng¡¯s good luck.


    Xu Lian entered the room and asked, ¡°Xu Wang, have you got any news of Lingfeng?¡±


    Xu Wang smiled awkwardly, ¡°He doesn¡¯t contact us often.¡±


    Xu Lian shook his head and said helplessly, ¡°He¡¯s willful. I heard that he has befriended an excellent alchemist, who can make pills that help cultivators at the advanced level of Nascent Soul. He¡¯s lucky.¡±


    Xu Wang forced a smile and said, ¡°Yes. Lingfeng is blessed.¡±


    Xu Lian nodded and said delightfully, ¡°He¡¯s been doing well these days. He has found his son, and Li Yi has got back to him. Now he even knows an excellent alchemist, who can help him improve his cultivation rapidly.¡±


    Xu Wang was green with envy. With the help of a good alchemist, it was easy to make advancements.


    Xu Lian said sullenly, ¡°I¡¯ll contact Lingfeng to see if he can give me some pills. This bastard didn¡¯t inform me when he sold the pills. Those damn old men got all the pills.¡±


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    Xiao Xiaojin entered the weapon shop. Xu Lingfeng smiled at him. ¡°Xiaojin, there you are.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin nodded and said, ¡°Hello, Grandfather.¡±


    He looked at the weapons and asked, ¡°Grandfather, do your weapons sell poorly?¡±


    Xu Lingfeng said sulkily, ¡°What are you talking about? Many people crave my weapons, but they can¡¯t afford them. People who have sharp eyes with money will buy them in a few days. I¡¯m not in a hurry.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng gritted his teeth irritably. He used to think his weapons sold well, but he didn¡¯t think that way after he started to sell Xiao Jinting¡¯s pills at his shop. It was a weapon shop, and he sold the pills to help Xiao Jinting. However, people swarmed to his shop for the pills.


    The spiritual stones earned from the pills made by Xiao Jinting had exceeded the income of three years of the shop.


    Xu Lingfeng looked at the two food containers in Xiao Xiaojin¡¯s hand in excitement. ¡°Xiaojin, is this for me?¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin nodded and said, ¡°One for you, and the other for Grandpa.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng opened the box and took a look. ¡°Your cooking is getting better.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin tilted his head and said, ¡°Thank you. In fact, Father is a better cook, but he doesn¡¯t cook now.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng was speechless. He admitted that Xiao Jinting was an all-around man. It was difficult to find someone like Xiao Jinting, and it was easy to find someone like himself.


    Xiao Xiaojin noticed Xu Lingfeng¡¯s depression and asked, ¡°Grandfather, are you okay?¡±


    Xu Lingfeng shook his head and said, ¡°I¡¯m okay.¡±

 Chapter 461

    The next day.


    A special customer arrived at Xu Lingfeng¡¯s weapon shop.


    ¡°Grandpa Lian, what has brought you here?¡± Xu Lingfeng greeted him warmly.


    Xu Ling looked at Xu Lingfeng and said sullenly, ¡°I want to buy some pills from you, but you say they are sold out, so I come here personally.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng said helplessly, ¡°Grandpa Lian, I told you I¡¯m out of stock for the time being. You can buy them in a few days.¡±


    In fact, Xiao Jinting gave Xu Lingfeng many pills, but Xiao Xiaodong said that they should give the people an illusion that the pills were hard to get, so Xu Lingfeng put most of the pills in his space ring.


    Xiao Xiaodong was proved to be right. The scarcity of the pills made the wealthy cultivators raise the prices. They even tried to bribe Xu Lingfeng with spiritual stones to buy the pills.


    Xu Lian glanced at Xu Lingfeng reproachfully. ¡°I don¡¯t trust you, so I come here.¡±


    ¡°Grandpa Lian, you have a low opinion of me,¡± said Xu Lingfeng sulkily, thinking Xu Lian had got him wrong.


    ¡°You like to go back on your words, don¡¯t you?¡±


    Xu Lingfeng¡¯s face darkened, ¡°Grandpa, you can¡¯t say that. When did I disappoint you?¡±


    Xu Lian said, ¡°You said you were going to get Li Yi back, but you didn¡¯t after you had promised for a hundred years.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng said sulkily, ¡°Grandpa, you are outdated. I have had Li Yi back.¡±


    Xu Lian said with disdain, ¡°It took you so long. What are you proud of?¡±


    Xu Lingfeng was speechless.


    Xu Lian asked, ¡°What¡¯s this? Food? Haven¡¯t you stopped eating food for a long time? Why do you suddenly eat food?¡±


    Xu Lingfeng smiled and said, ¡°I start to enjoy good food recently.¡±


    Xu Lian said sulkily, ¡°Lingfeng, you are degrading yourself. As a cultivator, you can get addicted to food. I¡¯ll help you eat it.¡±


    Before Xu Lingfeng could have the chance to stop him, Xu Lian had swallowed half of the food in the box.


    Xu Lingfeng said irritably, ¡°It¡¯s mine.¡±


    Xu Lian looked at him and said with disdain, ¡°Lingfeng, your mind is getting weaker. Where will you go if you continue like this?¡±


    Xu Linfeng was speechless.


    Xiao Xiaojin came out and saw what had happened. He thought, ¡°It turns out Grandfather inherits the hypocrisy from his grandfather.¡±


    He said to Xu Lingfeng, ¡°Grandfather.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng asked gently, ¡°Xiaojin, are you leaving?¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin nodded and said, ¡°Yes, I¡¯m going back to the sect.¡±


    Xu Lian took an appraising look at Xiao Xiaojin and praised, ¡°Good, good. You are an advanced Golden Core at such a young age. You are promising.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin said, ¡°Thank you, Senior.¡±


    Watching Xiao Xiaojin leave, Xu Lian rubbed his chin and said, ¡°Lingfeng, your grandson is great. He seems able to advance to Nascent soon.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng had said that his grandsons were awesome, and Xu Lian thought he was bragging. When he saw Xiao Xiaojin, Xu Lian realized that Xu Lingfeng was telling the truth.


    Xu Lingfeng raised this chin and said proudly, ¡°Grandpa, all my grandsons are great.¡±


    He felt delighted at the mention of his grandsons. Xu Wang was proud of his three sons, who were nothing compared to his grandsons.


    Xu Lian pursed his mouth when he saw the arrogant look on Xu Lingfeng¡¯s face.


    Li Yi came out and said, ¡°Grandpa, there you are.¡±


    Xu Lian teased, ¡°Yi, you left home after you advanced to Nascent Soul. The elders of your family complain a lot.¡±


    Li Yi smiled and said, ¡°There are so many Nascent Souls at home, and they don¡¯t need me there. Grandpa, why do you come here? I learned from the Xu family that you went out to look for refinery materials.¡±


    Xu Lian waved his hand and said indifferently, ¡°I lied. If I hadn¡¯t said that, I wouldn¡¯t have fooled those old men and come out.¡±


    Li Yi was speechless.


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    At the Xu house.


    Xu Wang was going mad as he looked at the information.


    Xu Peng asked, ¡°Father, are you okay.¡±


    Xu Wang nodded and said, ¡°I¡¯m fine.¡±


    He had a sullen look. These days, the whole family was talking about Xu Lingfeng. Xu Lian had the nerve to go to the Cloud Continent to see Xu Lingfeng. Xu Wang thought Xu Lian would side with Xu Lingfeng if he had any conflict with his brother.


    Xu Peng lowered his head with a hesitant look.


    Xu Wang said, ¡°Tell me.¡±


    Xu Peng said, ¡°Many elders say they want to go to the Cloud Continent to see Second Uncle.¡±


    Xu Wang clenched his fists instinctively. He had taken pains to wheedle the elders to his side, but those old men didn¡¯t budge. No matter how hard he tried, some of them were dissatisfied with him. Now those old men fought to please Xu Lingfeng.

 Chapter 462

    Xu Wang pushed at the desk. Xu Lingfeng was not easy to deal with, neither was Li Yi, who had advanced to Nascent Soul. Even an advanced Nascent Soul might not be their rival. Xu Wang closed his eyes and felt helpless.


    Looking at the information, Li Rao felt depressed.


    When she was small, she had admired Li Yi, who stood out among her peers.


    After Li Yi failed to advance to Nascent Soul, he didn¡¯t make any progress. His peers started to become Nascent Souls, and Li Yi was taken as the wasted genius.


    Li Rao started to think she could do better than Li Yi, who was not as good as she thought.


    Putting away the information, Li Rao thought that the genius of the Li family had stood up. No one in the family would be his rival considering his remarkable aptitude.


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    At Xu¡¯s Weapon Shop in the Cloud Continent.


    Xu Lingfeng said, ¡°Grandpa, this is the Heat Cleansing Pill you want.¡±


    The Xu family dealt with fire a lot because they specialized in weapon refinery, so they suffered heat toxin more or less.


    Although they could suppress the heat with their power, they felt pain when the heat attacked them. Xu Lian was obsessed with weapon refinery, so he suffered a lot from the heat toxin.


    Xu Lingfeng said, ¡°Try it and see if it works on you.¡±


    Xu Lian said with a broad smile, ¡°Of course, it will work on me. Even if I don¡¯t trust you, I trust the amazing alchemist behind you.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng was speechless.


    Xu Lian looked at Xu Lingfeng and said enviously, ¡°It smells good. Your grandson is bringing food to you again. You are lucky.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng said proudly, ¡°Yeah. That¡¯s my grandson, who is very sweet to me.¡±


    Xu Lian thought Xu Lingfeng was carried away.


    Xu Lingfeng took the lunch box, and Xu Lian eagerly opened it, putting a pastry in his mouth.


    Xu Lian said, ¡°Delicious. It¡¯s not only delicious but also richly spiritual.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng was annoyed by Xu Lian, who ate the food without being invited, but he could do nothing about it because Xu Lian was his grandpa.


    He said, ¡°It¡¯s made of royal jelly.¡±


    Xu Lian nodded and said thoughtfully, ¡°Your son-in-law has a Nascent Soul queen bee. It¡¯s luxurious to make pastries with royal jelly.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng took one pastry in his mouth and felt happy. It was delectable.


    ¡°No wonder you don¡¯t want to go back. You have good food here. If I were you, I wouldn¡¯t go back,¡± said Xu Lian with jealousy.


    Xu Lingfeng was speechless. Xu Lian was accusing him of staying in the Cloud Continent because of the good. He was not that shallow.


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    Xu Lingfeng entered the room and saw Li Yi waiting for him at the window. He felt warm.


    Li Yi poured Xu Lingfeng a bowl of spiritual water and said, ¡°Have a taste of this.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng took the bowl and took a sip. He couldn¡¯t help saying, ¡°What rich spiritual water! Where did you get it? It must be precious.¡±


    Li Yi took a space ring and handed it to Xu Lingfeng, saying, ¡°Take a look at this.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng scanned the ring with his soul force and got shocked. He saw dozens of barrels of spiritual spring water, which was precious but seemed worthless in the space ring.


    He asked, ¡°Where did you get it?¡±


    Li Yi replied, ¡°It¡¯s from Muan.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng said, ¡°Our son is inscrutable. He has so much precious spiritual water.¡±


    Li Yi looked at him and said, ¡°The spiritual power in the water is rich. Unlike pills, which create toxins when taking too many and thus hinder the cultivation. If you can cultivate with the spiritual water, you can reach the advanced level of the Nascent Soul.


    There was excitement in Xu Lingfeng¡¯s eyes. He thought he could reach the peak of Nascent Soul earlier than Xu Wang and might advance to Deity Transformation.


    He rubbed his hands in excitement, but he felt worried. ¡°Muan gave us all the spiritual water. How about his cultivation?¡±


    Li Yi said, ¡°Don¡¯t worry. He¡¯s got a lot of it.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng nodded and said, ¡°Good, good.¡±


    Li Yi took out over a hundred bottles of pills and said, ¡°They are from Muan too. It¡¯s the amount for a decade.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng was bewildered. ¡°What¡¯s going on? Why did Muan give us so many pills?¡±


    Li Yi shrugged and said, ¡°He¡¯s going into seclusion with Xiao Jinting, so he asked us to sell the pills.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng narrowed his eyes and said, ¡°They¡¯re going into seclusion again?¡±


    Li Yi nodded and said, ¡°Yes. Last time they got interrupted, and I guess they will stay in seclusion for a long time.¡±

 Chapter 463

    Ten years later.


    Xu Linfeng looked at the message talisman in his hand, deep in thought.


    Li Yi sat next to him, sipping tea leisurely.


    Xu Lingfeng frowned. He was hesitant.


    He had stayed in the Cloud Continent for a dozen years, and the Xu family usually contacted him only when they needed pills. However, they sent a peculiar message to him, saying that a big secret realm was discovered in the Green Continent. The elders asked him if he liked to go back and take a look.


    Xu Lingfeng asked Li Yi for advice, ¡°My family asks me to go back. Do you think I should?¡±


    Li Yi said casually, ¡°Up to you.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng said, ¡°They told me in the message that the secret realm is unusual. It¡¯s said that the secret realm is formed by the fragments of the immortal world.¡±


    Li Yi said, ¡°That¡¯s what my family told me. A drop of water from the immortal world is said to be priceless to us. If the secret realm is formed by the fragments of the immortal world, it is valuable. If we can find an immortal crystal, we will be blessed.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng sighed and said, ¡°In that case, it¡¯s dangerous.¡±


    Xu Muan entered the room and said hello to them. He went out of seclusion two years ago after he advanced to Nascent Soul and became the third Nascent Soul of the sect. Xiao Jinting had advanced to Nascent Soul, so Xu Muan¡¯s advancement didn¡¯t surprise the people much.


    After Xu Muan advanced to Nascent Soul, Dongcheng Yang suddenly went into seclusion and handed the sect affairs to several elders.


    Xu Lingfeng asked, ¡°Where¡¯s Xiao Jinting?¡±


    Xu Muan replied, ¡°He¡¯s still in seclusion.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng pursed his mouth and said, ¡°What does he like seclusion so much? He seldom comes out. He¡¯s like a shy girl.¡±


    Li Yi said sulkily, ¡°Stop talking nonsense. He¡¯s ambitious. You are loafing around all the time.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng was speechless. Was he that bad?


    Xu Muan picked up the message talisman and read it, ¡°The fragments of the immortal world? Interesting.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng nodded and said, ¡°Muan, are you interested?¡±


    Xu Muan said, ¡°I¡¯d like to take a look if given the chance.¡± Fragments of the immortal world. Perhaps there would be immortal herbs. He wondered if he could grow them in Xiao Jinting¡¯s space ring.


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    Xu Lingfeng followed Xu Muan into Xiao Jinting¡¯s cultivation room. Xu Lingfeng was surprised when he saw Xiao Jinting. ¡°Have you advanced to the medium level of Nascent Soul?¡±


    ¡°Yes.¡±


    As Xiao Jinting spoke, he started to restrain his breath. Xu Lingfeng was surprised to see that Xiao Jinting sounded like a preliminary Nascent Soul.


    Xu Lingfeng was taken aback. If he hadn¡¯t known about this, he wouldn¡¯t have guessed that Xiao Jinting was a medium Nascent Soul. Xiao Jinting was good at concealing his cultivation level.


    Xu Lingfeng looked at Xiao Jinting curiously and said, ¡°That¡¯s right. You should conceal your power. Your advancement is too rapid, and people will get suspicious. When Li Yi said that Xiao Jinting was a master that snatched the body, Xu Lingfeng didn¡¯t believe it. When he witnessed the cultivation speed of Xiao Jinting, Xu Lingfeng was convinced.


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°Father, I have a gift for you.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng cleared his throat and asked, ¡°What is it?¡±


    Xiao Jinting took out a box and opened it. Xu Lingfeng trembled when he saw the pill in the box. ¡°This is Nascent Soul Pill.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng swallowed hard. A Nascent Soul like him was not easily tempted, but Nascent Soul Pill was an exception.


    The pill was said to be made of the blood of Dragon and Phoenix and dozens of precious spiritual herbs. The Dragon and Phoenix tribes were said to be prominent in ancient times, but they almost got extinct on the continents.


    Xu Lingfeng said, ¡°The Nascent Soul Pills should have been extinct.¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said, ¡°Yes. I found it in a secret realm.¡±


    He found it in the Tripod of Heaven and Earth. There was only one.


    In ancient times, the spiritual Qi was rich, and many cultivators reached the advanced level of Deity Transformation. But now¡­


    Xu Lingfeng looked at Xiao Jinting and said hesitantly, ¡°Perhaps there is only one Nascent Soul Pill in the world. Are you sure you want to give it to me?¡±


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°Father, if you reach the advanced level of Nascent Soul, your chance of advancing to Deity Transformation is high. I think I can benefit from that.¡±


    Xiao Jinting could feel the rich spiritual Qi from the Nascent Soul Pill in the box. He was reluctant to give it away, but he had made his decision.


    With the help of time cultivation room, Xiao Jinting didn¡¯t need pills to make advancement. Although the Nascent Soul Pill was precious, it was not indispensable to him.


    If Xu Lingfeng could reach the advanced level of Nascent Soul earlier than Xu Wang, he might advance to Deity Transformation. In that case, Xiao Jinting would be benefited.

 Chapter 464

    Looking at the pill, Xu Lingfeng was hesitant. After a long time, he sighed. ¡°I can¡¯t take it.¡± It was too precious. He thought if he took it, he couldn¡¯t hold his head high in front of Xiao Jinting.


    Looking at the pill, Xiao Jinting sighed in his heart, thinking, ¡°Xu Lingfeng is not sensible. I¡¯ve made up my mind to give him the pill, but he refuses to take it. Is he forcing me to regret my decision?¡±


    He said, ¡°Father, please take it. Aren¡¯t you going to the new secret realm? It¡¯s very dangerous there. Daddy will need your protection.¡±


    The mention of Li Yi got Xu Lingfeng, who said, ¡°I¡¯ll take it. Thank you.¡±


    Xiao Jinting smiled and said, ¡°Father, don¡¯t mention it.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng took the pill in the secret room and reached the advanced level of Nascent Soul.


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    In the Green Continent.


    Countless cultivators gathered together. A boundless secret realm was floating in the air.


    The air from the secret realm excited the cultivators.


    Xu Lian stood on the mountain, his beard trembling. There was high anticipation in his eyes.


    He said in excitement, ¡°The air from the secret realm is refreshing. It must be formed by fragments of the immortal world.¡±


    Xu Wang clasped his hands behind his back and looked up at the secret realm, thoughts coming across his mind.


    Xu Lian sighed softly, ¡°It must be dangerous in the secret realm. Many people will die there.¡±


    Xu Wang said, ¡°Nothing ventured, nothing gained. If we don¡¯t take risks, we can¡¯t have any gains.¡±


    Xu Lian nodded and said, ¡°You¡¯re right. I¡¯ve sent a message to Lingfeng. I wonder if he can make it here.¡±


    Xu Wang wore a complicated expression at the mention of Xu Lingfeng.


    Flying ships came from all directions. Many Nascent Souls learned the news and swarmed from all the continents. Even those masters in their seclusion arrived in the Green Continent.


    Xu Lian shook his head and said, ¡°Qi Wuxie is still alive. He was said to have died for two hundred years. It is a lie. I knew it. He¡¯s too cunning to die. He hasn¡¯t shown up for two hundred years. Now he can¡¯t resist the temptation. He is lubricious, and I wonder if he went to cultivate his mind during the past two hundred years.¡±


    A man in red smiled and glanced around with his charming eyes, which enchanted several young cultivators, who stared at him without blinking.


    Qi Wuxie was a famous cultivator in the Green Continent. He was lubricious and fond of both men and women, who were easily bewitched by his stunning face.


    He was an unruly troublemaker. Two hundred years ago, he seduced a concubine of a Deity Transformation, who was furious and posted a reward for killing Qi Wuxie. Qi Wuxie disappeared for two hundred years. Rumors had it that he got seriously injured when being hunted down and died.


    A red flying ship flew over. Xu Lian was excited when he saw it in the distance. ¡°I see Lingfeng¡¯s flying ship.¡±


    Xu Wang looked at the red ship and saw Xu Lingfeng standing at the front with confidence.


    Xu Lingfeng got out of the ship and went to the Xu family.


    Xu Lingfeng said alertly, ¡°It¡¯s crowded here. Qi Wuxie has come. He¡¯s a bad guy. Yi, keep away from him.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said curiously, ¡°Father, what¡¯s wrong with Qi Wuxie?¡±


    Xu Lingfeng replied, ¡°He¡¯s lubricious. He likes to seduce the wives and concubines of big shots. It¡¯s a miracle that he¡¯s still alive.¡±


    Qi Wuxie was said to be insulted by a Nascent Soul when he was a Golden Core. Qi Wuxie knew he was not the Nascent Soul¡¯s rival, but he couldn¡¯t swallow his anger, so he slept with the concubine of the Nascent Soul, who was enraged.


    The experience thrilled Qi Wuxie, who started to seduce the women of the big shots. As a result, he made many enemies. He was capable. The women who slept with him fell in love with him and covered him when he was hunted down.


    Xu Muan said, ¡°He¡¯s beautiful.¡±


    Qi Wuxie had a charming face.


    Xu Lingfeng glanced at Qi Wuxie and said sulkily, ¡°Beautiful? I can¡¯t see his beauty. He¡¯s a monster. Watch out. His cultivating method is peculiar, and young people are fooled easily by him.¡±


    Xiao Jinting saw the alarmed look on Xu Lingfeng¡¯s face, thinking, ¡°Xu Lingfeng is afraid of Qi Wuxie. Did that man attempt to steal Li Yi from Xu Lingfeng?¡±


    Xiao Jinting asked, ¡°Daddy, were you a friend of Qi Wuxie?¡±


    Li Yi nodded and said honestly, ¡°Yes. When I was young, we used to take adventures together. He didn¡¯t cultivate the Ying Yang Phoenix Method back then. He was so beautiful that a bandit wanted to kidnap him to be his wife. But now¡­¡±


    Xiao Jinting was speechless.


    As they chatted, Qi Wuxie glanced at them and smiled warmly. Xu Lingfeng turned livid.

 Chapter 465

    Xu Muan and Xiao Jinting stood behind Xu Lingfeng as if he was their leader.


    Since the secret realm that was said to be formed by fragments of the immoral world appeared, countless Nascent Souls had come, so Xiao Jinting and Xu Muan were not conspicuous when they pretended to be preliminary Nascent Souls.


    A woman in a white dress went up to Xu Lingfeng. She wore no makeup, but she was as beautiful as a fairy.


    She said, ¡°Hello, Mr. Xu.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng looked at her and felt suspicious.


    Bing Ning was the genius of Ice Palace with a born icy physique. After she solved the problem of her physique, she made rapid progress in her cultivation. She was said to be the most hopeful cultivator in Ice Palace to advance to Deity Transformation.


    Xu Lingfeng thought, ¡°I¡¯m not a friend of such a noblewoman. Why does she come to me suddenly? I¡¯m dead meat if Li Yi misunderstands.¡±


    Xiao Jinting looked at Bing Ning and admired her. When he first met her several decades ago, she was a preliminary Nascent Soul, but now she was at the medium level. He guessed she would reach the advanced level soon.


    Xu Lingfeng looked at Bing Ning and asked solemnly, ¡°Ms. Bing, what¡¯s up?¡±


    Bing Ning said respectfully, ¡°I heard that you know an excellent alchemist. I wonder if you can introduce me to him.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng was taken aback. All the pills in his shop were made by Xiao Jinting. In order to avoid trouble and raise the price, he told the customers that the pills were made by a mysterious alchemist.


    Xu Lingfeng said apologetically, ¡°I¡¯m sorry, Ms. Bing. The alchemist got disfigured in a fire and thus has an ugly face. He has a quick temper and doesn¡¯t like to meet strangers. I saved him in an accident and became his friend.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was speechless. He was disfigured by the fire? He was ugly and quick-tempered.


    Bing Ning said in dismay, ¡°I feel the alchemist saved me before. I want to thank him for saving my life, but I don¡¯t have the chance.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng said earnestly, ¡°There are countless alchemists in the world, and I think you¡¯ve got it wrong.¡±


    Bing Ning shook her head and said firmly, ¡°The alchemist who saved me has a lot in common with the one you know. I think they are the same person.¡±


    Xiao Jinting got alert. Bing Ning was perceptive, and Ice Palace might be suspecting him.


    Xu Lingfeng thought, ¡°Did Xiao Jinting save the woman? Will she marry him to express her gratitude?¡±


    Bing Ning was gorgeous, but Xu Lingfeng had a strong mind and could resist the temptation. He thought Xiao Jinting had a weak mind and might fall for her.


    Xu Muan said, ¡°I think you are wrong. My alchemist friend is a homebody. I don¡¯t think he met you.¡±


    Bing Ning smiled and said, ¡°Maybe you are right.¡±


    She suddenly looked at Xiao Jinting and asked, ¡°Mr. Xiao, do you know the alchemist friend of Mr. Xu?¡±


    Xiao Jinting shook his head and said, ¡°The alchemist is well respected, but he is weird. Father has begged him several times, but he doesn¡¯t want to meet me. It¡¯s a pity.¡±


    Bing Ning looked at him and smiled. She didn¡¯t believe him. ¡°Doesn¡¯t the alchemist want to meet a remarkable genius like you? He¡¯s arrogant.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°Ms. Bing, you are joking. I¡¯m not a genius in front of you. There are countless Nascent Souls in the world, but there are few excellent alchemists. It¡¯s normal that he doesn¡¯t want to meet me.¡±


    Bing Ning nodded and said meaningfully, ¡°Yes, you¡¯re right.¡±


    She turned to leave. Xiao Jinting watched her and felt alarmed. Bing Ning was suspecting him. It seemed that he couldn¡¯t take out the magical sword made of the Heaven Thunder Wood.


    Xu Muan watched Bing Ning leave with murderous intent in his eyes.


    ¡­


    Xu Wang said, ¡°Lingfeng, I didn¡¯t know that you saved an alchemist.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng said proudly, ¡°Of course, you didn¡¯t know. I saved the alchemist on the way from the Green Continent to the Cloud Continent. He was attacked by the demonic beasts because of the spiritual herbs, and I saved him when I passed by. He was grateful to me and determined to return my kindness. I was lucky. It¡¯s rare for alchemists to owe anyone a favor.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was speechless. He thought Xu Lingfeng was stupid, but it turned out the latter was good at lying. He said to himself, ¡°Nascent Souls are cunning.¡±


    Xu Wang said with a forced smile, ¡°Lingfeng, you are blessed.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng waved his hand and said, ¡°Yeah.¡±


    Li Yi looked at Xiao Jinting and got suspicious.


    Bing Ning was the genius of Ice Palace. The mysterious alchemist who saved her should be the one who made Ice Marrow Pill, which helped her solve the problem of her physique. Was Xiao Jinting the alchemist?

 Chapter 466

    Judging from the pills made by Xiao Jinting, it was very likely. Bing Wu somehow made a big fuss of tracking down the alchemist, but she didn¡¯t find him.


    Xiao Jinting didn¡¯t know that Li Yi attended the Nascent Soul Conference in the Sky City. Looking back, Li Yi remembered that after Bing Wu got the Ice Marrow Pill, she investigated the place where the cultivators from the Cloud Continent gathered first.


    At that time, Xiao Jinting was only a Golden Core. Did he know how to make Ice Marrow Pill at that time? Bing Wu took pains to track down the alchemist not to express her thanks.


    Did Xiao Jinting have something that appealed to Bing Wu?


    Li Yi¡¯s heart beat faster. The Nascent Soul Pill that Xiao Jinting took out would drive the Nascent Souls crazy, but Xiao Jinting should have something more precious. Otherwise, Bing Wu would not have tracked him down as a Deity Transformation.


    The main ingredient of Ice Marrow Pill was Ice Marrow Grass of ten thousand years old. Did that mean Xiao Jinting had a way to ripen the spiritual grass?


    Li Yi took a deep breath. Xiao Jinting tended to cause trouble. If Bing Wu targeted him, he would be in big trouble.


    Xiao Jinting didn¡¯t know that Li Yi had a rough idea of what had happened between Bing Ning and him.


    ¡­


    After Bing Ning left Xiao Jinting, she went back to the place of Ice Palace.


    It was a building made of ice. It was peculiar and conspicuous.


    Bing Cheng looked at Bing Ning, his arms crossed. ¡°Ning, did you go to see Xu Lingfeng?¡±


    Bing Ning said, ¡°I went to ask for some information about the alchemist, who doesn¡¯t like to see strangers.¡±


    Bing Cheng said, ¡°It¡¯s said that the alchemist is weird. Many people want to meet him, but they all get refused. It¡¯s normal. Alchemists are usually odd.¡±


    Bing Ning looked at Xiao Jinting from afar and asked, ¡°Cheng, what do you think of Xiao Jinting?¡±


    Bing Cheng frowned and said, ¡°He¡¯s lucky. His son married Chen Lifeng. His spouse is the lost son of Xu Lingfeng and Li Yi. He benefits a lot from these relations.¡±


    Bing Ning asked in confusion, ¡°Do you think so?¡±


    Bing Cheng looked at her and asked, ¡°What do you think of him?¡±


    Bing Ning smiled, a hint of intelligence flashing across her eyes. ¡°I don¡¯t think Xiao Jinting takes advantage of his relatives. It should be the other way around.¡±


    Bing Cheng said with disdain, ¡°Ning, you are wrong. Although Xiao Jinting makes rapid advancement, he is only a preliminary Nascent Soul. Chen Lifeng is an advanced Nascent Soul, and Xu Lingfeng and Li Yi come from distinctive families.¡±


    ¡°Xiao Jinting is only a preliminary Nascent Soul. What can he help them?¡±


    Bing Ning smiled and gazed at Xiao Jinting. ¡°Perhaps I¡¯ve thought too much.¡±


    Bing Cheng glanced at Xiao Jinting. He had a crush on Bing Ning and got jealous when he saw Bing Ning gaze at Xiao Jinting.


    Bing Cheng said with contempt, ¡°Ning, you are talented, and our ancestor helps you with your cultivation. Xiao Jinting is different. He must have used pills to make the advancement. Although he advanced to Nascent Soul at a young age, he might stay a preliminary Nascent Soul until he dies.¡±


    Bing Ning glanced at Bing Cheng and thought, ¡°Bing Cheng is outstanding in cultivation and aptitude, but he has a narrow mind.¡±


    Her intuition told her that Xiao Jinting was the mysterious alchemist mentioned by Xu Lingfeng, but Xu Lingfeng had been selling pills for several years, during which Xiao Jinting was in seclusion.


    She didn¡¯t expect that Xiao Jinting had given Xu Lingfeng the pills at one go instead of giving in batches.


    ¡­


    Xu Muan looked at Bing Ning and sent a message to Xiao Jinting. ¡°That woman seems interested in you. She keeps looking at you.¡±


    Xiao Jinting narrowed his eyes. He seemed to have left some traces behind back then. Luckily, he had the Xu and Li families as his support, and Ice Palace didn¡¯t dare to attack him.


    Xiao Jinting replied, ¡°She is suspicious.¡±


    Once Ice Palace confirmed he was the alchemist, they would do something. Perhaps the Li and Xu families would help him, but the elders might covet his treasures.


    Xiao Jinting lowered his head and thought he should make advancement as soon as possible. Otherwise, he would not be the rival of Ice Palace.


    Xu Muan lowered his head, feeling depressed.


    Xu Lingfeng sent a secret message to Xu Muan. ¡°Son, does Xiao Jinting have an affair with Bing Ning?¡±


    Xu Muan was speechless.


    He replied, ¡°Father, you¡¯ve thought too much.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng said earnestly, ¡°Son, Xiao Jinting looks like a playboy. He is not a faithful man. You¡¯d better nip it the bud before it goes out of control.¡±


    Xu Muan smiled helplessly. He was not worried if Bing Ning was interested in Xiao Jinting. He was afraid that Bing Ning was interested in Xiao Jinting¡¯s treasures.

 Chapter 467

    Looking at the secret realm in the sky, Xiao Jinting was excited.


    Li Yi said longingly, ¡°The spiritual Qi is getting richer. I wonder how rich it is in the secret realm.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng said, ¡°We soon can enter the secret realm.¡±


    He looked around and saw various monsters, amazed by the number of competitors. After the secret realm appeared, various cultivators came to explore it.


    Xu Muan looked up at the secret realm, where there were high mountain ranges. The whole realm was shrouded in a layer of mist, and they couldn¡¯t see what was inside.


    The secret realm moved slowly. A few days later, it glowed with strong rays of light.


    ¡°The secret realm has opened.¡±


    The crowd dashed toward the secret realm in the sky.


    Xu Lingfeng glanced at Xiao Jinting and said, ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡±


    Instead of going with the Xu family, he led Li Yi, Xiao Jinting, and Xu Muan into the secret realm.


    Once they entered the secret realm, they felt the rich spiritual Qi. Xiao Jinting worked up his internal power and absorbed the spiritual Qi, surprise in his eyes. ¡°We must be in the fragments of the immortal world. I feel like I¡¯m cultivating with upper-grade spiritual stones.¡±


    He was shocked. The cultivators in the immortal world lived in the rich spiritual Qi, and they must make faster advancements.


    Li Yi pointed ahead and said, ¡°Look!¡±


    Xiao Jinting looked up and saw a spiritual mountain was cut off in the middle. It was weird.


    Li Yi said, ¡°There must have been a fierce fight, which shattered the mountain.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng nodded and said, ¡°It¡¯s likely.¡±


    After they walked for a while, they set foot in a burnt land, which had a deathly air. The ground was furrowed.


    Xu Lingfeng said with a complicated expression, ¡°This creek seems to be made by the sword of a cultivator, who might be stronger than a Deity Transformation.¡±


    Suddenly, they heard a scream.


    Xiao Jinting quickly scanned the place with his soul force. A Nascent Soul fell on the ground with a purple face. He soon died.


    Li Yi said solemnly, ¡°What¡¯s going on?¡±


    He scanned the dead cultivator and felt heavy. The cultivator seemed to die of poison. But who attacked him?


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°Watch out for the insects.¡±


    Li Yi asked in confusion, ¡°Insects?¡±


    Xiao Jinting¡¯s words alarmed Xu Lingfeng, who figured out what had happened. ¡°That guy seemed to have stepped on a venomous insect and got poisoned.¡±


    Li Yi tensed up, scanning around with his soul force. A black insect the size of a fingernail hid on the ground, and it seemed to be merged into the soil. Suddenly, it fluttered its wings and flew away. Li Yi broke out in cold sweat.


    He said, ¡°A small insect has killed a Nascent Soul.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng said with a grave face, ¡°If this place is formed by fragments of the immortal world, it¡¯s not strange.¡±


    Li Yi nodded slowly and said, ¡°You are right.¡± The insects from the immortal world were naturally different from other places.


    They went up to the dead cultivator and examined him. He died of poison as expected.


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°The poison got in from his foot and spread through his body.¡±


    Seeing a Nascent Soul killed quietly, Xu Lingfeng was deflated. His confidence obtained from his advancement was shattered.


    ¡­


    Although it was dangerous, they didn¡¯t flinch.


    The secret realm was big. Xu Lingfeng found two spiritual herbs of ten thousand years. Apart from that, they didn¡¯t harvest much.


    Xiao Jinting picked quite some spiritual herbs. There were various herbs in the immortal world, so they could see a lot of rare herbs in the secret realm.


    Suddenly, they saw a spiritual tree.


    It looked like a willow. Countless branches hung down, and they saw fruits growing on eighty-one branches.


    The tree looked crystal like a fine jade and gave off rich spiritual Qi. The green fruits were shining, looking tempting.


    ¡°It¡¯s Spirit Advancing Tree, and you can make Spirit Advancing Fruits, which help advancements.¡±


    Xiao Jinting heard the prompt from the jade space. ¡°The Spirit Advancing Tree has eighty-one fruits every time.¡±


    Xiao Jinting stopped Xu Muan. ¡°Don¡¯t get near it.¡±


    Xu Muan asked in confusion, ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡±


    Xiao Jinting said alertly, ¡°There are footprints. Someone has come here, but none of the fruits are gone from the tree.¡±


    The spiritual trees in the immortal world were much different from those in their world.


    Li Yi paused. He thought of asking why Xiao Jinting thought none of the fruits were picked, but he checked himself.


    Xiao Jinting took out a Golden Scorpion, which flew toward the tree. Suddenly, a tree branch curled up and the scorpion got caught and disappeared into the ground. Xiao Jinting instantly felt the scorpion was dead.


    Xu Lingfeng turned pale and panted heavily.


    Li Yi asked in bewilderment, ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡±


    Xu Lingfeng said in a panic, ¡°There are five corpses near the roots under the ground.¡±


    He didn¡¯t find anything at first. After Xiao Jinting let out the scorpion, the tree moved and attacked it. At the same time, the scent from the underground leaked out. It was a very short time, but Xu Lingfeng saw clearly what was underground.


    The roots of the tree pierced through the five messy bodies. The essence in the flesh had vanished.


    The Spirit Advancing Tree stood there quietly and innocently, but to Xu Lingfeng, this beautiful spiritual tree had suddenly turned into a ferocious monster.


    Xiao Jinting pondered and suddenly felt the tree look familiar.

 Chapter 468

    He remembered that he seemed to have seen the tree in Xie Wanran¡¯s memories. The spiritual fruits of the tree were precious. The Tree tended to make fair deals. If anyone dared to pick the fruits without permission, he would be killed.


    Xiao Jinting hesitated for a while before he took out a pail of spiritual spring water from his space ring and extended it to the tree, which stretched its branches and took the pail of water. In an instant, the water in the pail was gone.


    The tree branches shook. Somehow, Xiao Jinting felt the tree was displeased.


    He felt embarrassed. The spring water he took out was of the best quality, but the tree didn¡¯t seem satisfied. It was not surprising. The tree had seen many treasures. Although his spring water worked on ordinary spiritual plants, it meant nothing to precious trees like Spirit Advancing Tree.


    The tree hesitated for a long while before it reluctantly tossed a Spirit Advancing Fruit at Xiao Jinting. The fruit was the smallest, but it didn¡¯t vary in effect.


    Following that, the tree shrank into the ground and vanished.


    Li Yi said in disappointment, ¡°It¡¯s gone.¡± He was thinking of making a deal with the tree.


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°Perhaps it doesn¡¯t think we can give it what it wants.¡±


    The tree seemed reluctant to give him the fruit. However, Xiao Jinting might be the first customer that the tree had met for years, so it willed itself to make the deal with him. Xiao Jinting felt that the tree disappeared because it was afraid to make another bad deal if it stayed.


    Xu Lingfeng looked at Xiao Jinting curiously, ¡°Why did you exchange the spiritual water for the fruit?¡±


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°I read it in a book.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng said in surprise, ¡°In a book?¡± He had read many books, but he had never learned about such a weird tree. He reckoned Xiao Jinting must be a master in his previous life.


    ¡­


    Looking at the empty spot where the tree used to be, Li Yi frowned and said, ¡°It¡¯s too dangerous here.¡±


    There were treasures everywhere in the secret realm, but an insect or a tree might turn out to be devils. Along the way, they had seen more than twenty dead Nascent Souls.


    Xu Lingfeng said solemnly, ¡°Our safety is more important than the treasures.¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said, ¡°You¡¯re right.¡±


    They went forward for a while and heard screams. Xiao Jinting scanned ahead with his soul force and found several cultivators got dragged down by a monster in the mud and vanished.


    After they traveled for a few months, they reached a safe mine, where some cultivators were digging ore.


    Xu Muan said in excitement, ¡°It¡¯s Immortal Crystal Mine.¡±


    They quickly started to dig for ore. The secret realm was very dangerous, which made the mining look safe


    Some arrays protected the Immortal Crystal Mine. They had to break the arrays before they dug the ore.


    It was difficult to dig even if they broke the arrays. There might be only a hundred or so pieces of Immortal Crystal ore in such a big mind. It sounded a lot, but there were so many cultivators. The chance of getting one was flimsy. Besides, it was difficult to dig the ore.


    It took them one month to crack the powerful arrays. They were faster compared with the other cultivators.


    It took them another half year to dig out twelve pieces of Immortal Crystal and over a thousand highest-grade spiritual stones.


    Highest-grade spiritual stones were rare, and Xiao Jinting felt he suddenly got rich after they dug out more than a thousand of them.


    With the passage of time, more cultivators swarmed into the secret realm. Although the mine was huge, it got emptied soon after hundreds of cultivators dug at it at the same time. Xiao Jinting put some of the highest-grade spiritual stones in his jade space.

 Chapter 469

    Xiao Jinting guessed around one-third of the cultivators had died in the secret realm since it opened. With the death of so many Nascent Souls, the sects would face a challenge of power reshuffling.


    Although the secret realm was dangerous, the cultivators that survived had more or less harvested treasures from this place.


    Xiao Jinting thought of the Immortal Crystal in the jade space. Although he could earn spiritual stones by selling pills, it was not possible to exchange pills for the Immortal Crystal. Even if he didn¡¯t get anything for the rest of the journey, he was satisfied that he got the crystal and the highest-grade spiritual stones.


    Suddenly, they heard a rumbling sound.


    Xu Lingfeng had a bad feeling and said, ¡°Run.¡± Xiao Jinting had the same feeling.


    Knowing that it was too late to run, Xu Lingfeng tossed out a defensive weapon that would make them invisible and hid in the mine together with the others.


    A gigantic hare bounced over. When it kicked, half of a hill was gone. That was why there was a rumbling sound.


    The hare had red eyes as beautiful as rubies, but they were filled with murderous intent. Xiao Jinting searched with his soul force and found a Nascent Soul got kicked by the hare and swallowed up by it.


    His heart sank. He thought they should leave the damn place. It was too dangerous.


    He couldn¡¯t help muttering, ¡°What a ferocious hare!¡±


    Xu Muan said nervously, ¡°It¡¯s more aggressive than Xiaodong¡¯s pheasant.¡±


    They saw a sharp sword cut at the mountain-like hare.


    It was a Deity Transformation cultivator, whose power was overwhelming. Xiao Jinting couldn¡¯t help longing to have such power.


    The hare extended a leg and moved it around. The sword hit the leg, and a strong light exploded.


    ¡°That hare is not inferior to the Deity Transformation.¡±


    Xiao Jinting frowned. The Deity Transformation left after he fought with the hare for a while. Xiao Jinting guessed the cultivator was thinking of taming the hare, but he gave up when he found it was difficult.


    Xu Muan said, ¡°Are hares in the Immortal World so powerful?¡±


    Xiao Jinting shook his head and said, ¡°I don¡¯t know.¡±


    Xu Muan said, ¡°If the hares there are so ferocious, the Immortal World is not a safe place.¡±


    Xiao Jinting rubbed his chin and thought, ¡°The secret realm is formed by the fragments of the Immortal world, and it is dangerous. Therefore, it¡¯s more dangerous in the Immortal World. The Deity Transformation Cultivators longed to advance to the Immortal World. If they did make it, they might get killed by a kick of a hare from nowhere.


    After the Deity Transformation cultivator left, Xiao Jinting and the others left.


    ¡­


    Suddenly, Xu Lingfeng paused and narrowed his eyes.


    Xu Muan saw the sullen look on his face and asked, ¡°Father, what¡¯s wrong?¡±


    Li Yi said, ¡°It¡¯s an SOS message from the Xu family. Something must have happened to them.¡±


    Xu Muan didn¡¯t know what to say.


    Xiao Jinting glanced at Xu Lingfeng and asked, ¡°It¡¯s not far away. Shall we go and take a look?¡±


    Xu Lingfeng hesitated and said, ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡±


    A blue gigantic wolf was chasing Xu Lian. Its hair glowed, and it looked intimidating.


    There was hatred in the wolf¡¯s eyes. Xu Lian had wounds made by an ice sword, and he looked exhausted.


    When he saw Xu Lingfeng and the others, his desperate eyes lit up.


    Seeing that Xu Lian was in danger, Xu Lingfeng raised his sword and attacked the wolf, stopping it from assaulting Xu Lian.


    Xu Lingfeng had concealed his real strength like Xiao Jinting, so Xu Lian didn¡¯t know that he had reached the advanced level of Nascent Soul. When Xu Lingfeng attacked the wolf, Xu Lian knew it instantly.


    The green wolf was fast, and Xu Lian blocked it with his sword.


    Li Yi went up to Xu Lian and helped him up, saying, ¡°Grandpa, are you okay?¡± Xu Lian let out a sigh of relief and took the chance to swallow a few pills.


    He took a few deep breaths and forced a smile. ¡°I¡¯m still alive. The Blue Frost Wolf is ferocious.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng confronted the wolf, and they had reached a deadlock.


    Xiao Jinting waved his hand, and six spiritual swords flew out. He said, ¡°Go.¡±


    The swords formed an array and attacked the wolf, which got seriously injured.


    Xu Lian looked at Xiao Jinting in terror.


    He asked, ¡°What weapons are they?¡± He had spent years refining weapons, and he couldn¡¯t move his eyes away from any good weapons. When he saw Xiao Jinting¡¯s spiritual swords, he got bewitched.


    Xiao Jinting¡¯s face darkened. He ignored Xu Lian and helped Xu Lingfeng deal with the wolf.


    The spiritual swords were refined with Heavenly Thunder Wood of tens of thousands of years. He spent a lot of time and money on the swords, which didn¡¯t let him down. They were even better than he had imagined.


    Xu Lingfeng asked in confusion, ¡°Grandpa, why are you alone? Didn¡¯t you enter the secret realm with the family?¡±


    Xu Lian shook his head and said sulkily, ¡°Let¡¯s not talk about it. Those guys found a wolf cub and wanted to catch it alive, but they accidentally killed it. After the cub died, the big wolf came out, and I had to stay behind and cover them.¡±


    Xu Lian frowned. He didn¡¯t agree to catch the cub, but Xu Peng insisted, so he had to help them. When the big wolf charged at them, he was asked to stay behind. He felt angry at the thought of Xu Peng and the others.

 Chapter 470

    Xu Lingfeng examined the wolf¡¯s body and said, ¡°There is something strange with the wolf. It¡¯s not a Deity Transformation, but it¡¯s more powerful than the advanced level of Nascent Soul. There seems to be a better spiritual Qi in its body.¡±


    Xiao Jinting reminded him, ¡°Father, put away the body first. If the smell of blood attracts the other demonic beasts, we will be in trouble.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng got startled. Thinking of the gigantic hare, he quickly put away the wolf.


    Xu Lingfeng asked, ¡°Grandpa, what are you going to do next?¡±


    Xu Lian gave a wry smile and said, ¡°Although the treasures in the secret realm are precious, I can¡¯t get them. I guess I¡¯d get out of here.¡±


    Xu Lian said, ¡°Good.¡± Xu Lian had seen dozens of Nascent Souls die on the way, and he agreed that Xu Lian should leave.


    Xu Lingfeng said, ¡°Grandpa, let me escort you out.¡±


    Xu Lian frowned and said hesitantly, ¡°Will that hold you up?¡±


    Xu Lingfeng looked at Xiao Jinting.


    Knowing that Xu Lingfeng was asking for his opinion, Xiao Jinting said with a smile, ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter. We are going out to rest too.¡±


    He lowered his head and calculated inwardly. After he got out of the secret realm, he would enter the time cultivation room and reach the advanced level of Nascent Soul. He had the Immortal Crystal and the Spirit Advancing Fruit, and it would not be difficult for him to do that.


    Xu Lian looked at Xu Lingfeng and asked in surprise, ¡°Lingfeng, when did you reach the advanced level of Nascent Soul? You didn¡¯t tell me.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng said, ¡°I got some treasures after I entered the secret realm and then made the advancement. Grandpa, don¡¯t tell anyone about my advancement for the time being.¡± Although Xu Lingfeng was close to Xu Lian, he didn¡¯t tell him the truth.


    Xu Lian said enviously, ¡°Lingfeng, you are lucky!¡±


    Xu Lingfeng said, ¡°Yeah.¡±


    ¡­


    At the Xu house.


    Not long after Xu Lian left the secret realm, the other family members left as well.


    When Xu Wang and the others went back to the Xu house and found Xu Lian was alive, they got embarrassed.


    Three Nascent Souls of the Xu family died in the secret realm. Although they got some treasures there, they suffered bigger losses.


    Xu Peng said apologetically, ¡°Grandpa, you are alive! I¡¯ve been worried about you since that day. I feel very guilty.¡±


    Xu Lian said weakly, ¡°I was lucky to escape. Let¡¯s not talk about that.¡±


    He was asked to stay behind and almost died in the secret realm, so he had changed a lot and got distant from Xu Wang and the others.


    Xu Peng asked, ¡°Grandpa, what happened to the blue wolf?¡±


    Xu Lian narrowed his eyes. The blue wolf got killed by Xu Lingfeng, who had reached the advanced level of Nascent Soul.


    Being a member of the Xu family, Xu Lian knew about the open strife and veiled struggle between Xu Wang and Xu Lingfeng. Seeing that Xu Lingfeng didn¡¯t wish to reveal his advancement, afraid that Xu Wang would do anything extreme, Xu Lian lied, ¡°That wolf got blocked by another demonic beast. They fought, and I took the chance to escape.¡±


    Thinking of the wolf, Xu Lian felt envious. That wolf was a precious demonic beast from the secret realm.


    Xu Lingfeng knew the alchemist, and he would make full use of the wolf. With the flesh and core of the beast, he would have good pills.


    Since he left the secret realm, Xu Lian had been thinking of Xiao Jinting¡¯s swords. However, Xu Lingfeng had repeatedly asked him not to talk about it, so Xu Lian had to stifle his curiosity.


    Xu Peng asked, ¡°Grandpa, did you come back with Second Uncle?¡±


    Xu Lian nodded and said, ¡°Yes. What¡¯s wrong?¡±


    Xu Peng said sullenly, ¡°He seldom comes home. He hurried back to Green Cloud Immortal Sect after he left the secret realm. People would think we treat him badly.¡±


    Xu Lian shook his head and said lightly, ¡°His grandson is a good cook, and Lingfeng missed the good food.¡±


    Xu Peng frowned when he saw that Xu Lian didn¡¯t want to say more.


    It was Xu Peng¡¯s fault. He made the wrong decision and put Xu Lian in danger. Xu Peng had thought Xu Lian would die in the secret realm.


    To his surprise, Xu Lian came back safely with Xu Lingfeng. Normally, it would be difficult for Xu Lingfeng to save Xu Lian from the blue wolf, which was powerful. Was Xu Lian that lucky to meet another demonic beast?

 Chapter 471

    Xu Lingfeng and Xiao Jinting took Xu Lian out of the secret realm.


    After Xiao Jinting left the secret realm, he didn¡¯t revisit it. Instead, he went back to his sect for recuperation. He planned to make advancements. With the Immortal Crystal and Spirit Advancing Fruit, he was sure that he would reach the advanced level of Nascent Soul in a short time.


    A few months later, the cultivators ran out of the secret realm.


    Xiao Xiaodong said in excitement, ¡°Father, are you out of your seclusion?¡±


    Xiao Jinting sat down on a chair and asked leisurely, ¡°Xiaodong, you look happy. Any good news?¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong said with glinting eyes, ¡°It¡¯s not good news. Several ferocious demonic beasts ran out of the secret realm in the Green Continent, and two Deity Transformation cultivators died there. Now almost all the cultivators had left the secret realm, and those who stayed there are dead. At least hundreds of Nascent Souls died in the secret realm this time.¡±


    Xiao Jinting glanced at Xiao Xiaodong and said sulkily, ¡°Why are you so happy, so many people died?¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong leaned over and said flatteringly, ¡°Father, I¡¯m happy because you had the foresight and got out of the secret realm much earlier, not because so many people died. Father, you are wise.¡±


    Xiao Jinting shook at Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s gloating face.


    Foresight? If they hadn¡¯t met the seriously injured Xu Lian, they might have stayed there longer.


    Although they knew it was dangerous in the secret realm, they were reluctant to give up the treasures. Speaking of that, he wanted to thank the unlucky guy of the Xu family.


    Xiao Jinting said ruefully, ¡°It¡¯s too dangerous there. Now that everyone has left, I can¡¯t go back in the short term.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong looked at his father in confusion and asked, ¡°Father, do you want to go back there?¡±


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°Although it¡¯s dangerous there, I can get treasures.¡±


    Precious and rare spiritual herbs were everywhere in the secret realm like cabbages. If he had not entered the secret realm formed by fragments of the Immortal World, he might need several years to reach the advanced level of Nascent Soul even he had the time cultivation room. After he put the Immortal Crystal in the spiritual spring, the spring had a fundamental change, and he made his advancement in a short time.


    The Immortal Crystal was too precious and rare. Xiao Jinting thought the secret realm was big, and there might not be only one Immortal Crystal mine.


    Xiao Xiaodong said, ¡°Father, hundreds of Nascent Souls died in the secret realm. It¡¯s a massacre of Nascent Souls.¡±


    Xiao Jinting smiled. Many people died, but the people who survived brought out quite some resources, with the help of which, new Nascent Souls would come out soon.


    He asked, ¡°How about Ice Palace?¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong answered, ¡°They lost quite a few Nascent Souls. Seven of them entered the secret realm, and only two came out alive.¡±


    Xiao Jinting asked anxiously, ¡°Who are they?¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong replied, ¡°Bing Ning and Bing Cheng.¡±


    Xiao Jinting sighed ruefully. ¡°What a pity! Bing Ning is tough.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong gave a broad smile and said jokingly, ¡°Father, do you hope that woman died in the secret realm? She is a rare beauty. How could you have the heart to wish her to die?¡±


    He learned from Xu Lingfeng that Bing Ning seemed to pay much attention to his father. Xu Lingfeng even suspected if the woman had an affair with Xiao Jinting.


    Xiao Jinting sipped the tea and said worriedly, ¡°I¡¯m not heartless. If this woman is alive, she might get me into trouble.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong asked, ¡°Shall we go kill her?¡±


    Xiao Jinting said solemnly, ¡°It¡¯s not that simple. She must have the mark of the Deity Transformation cultivator. If we kill her, we would be soiled by the mark. If it¡¯s not handled well, we will get in big trouble.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, ¡°You are right. Father, don¡¯t worry. I heard that the old witch of Ice Palace has gone into seclusion. Besides, they suffered a great loss in the secret realm. I think they will take some time to recuperate.¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said, ¡°Good.¡±


    He stared at Xiao Xiaodong and said with a complicated expression, ¡°Xiaodong, are you going to make advancement?¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and tensed up. ¡°Father, I¡¯d like to go out and make the advancement.¡±


    Xiao Jinting asked, ¡°Go out? Are you leaving Green Cloud Immortal Sect?¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, ¡°Not only me. Xiaofan, Xiaojin, Chen Xu, and Lei Xuan are going to make advancements as well. We are attracting too much attention these days, so I plan to take them away from the sect and make advancements in a secret place.¡±


    Xiao Jinting asked, ¡°Are you afraid that if you make the advancements at the same time, people will get suspicious?¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded. ¡°Father, you know that Ice Palace has been investigating what had happened back then. Besides, the Xu family will do something if we make the advancements at the same time.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°Yeah, we have to keep a low profile.¡± If Xiao Xiaodong and the rest made the advancements in the sect, he didn¡¯t know how the other sects would react.


    He went on hesitantly, ¡°But when a cultivator makes advancement, he¡¯s most vulnerable. Enemies might take the chance and harm you.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong said, ¡°I¡¯ve thought about it. I asked our grandparents to guard us when we make the advancement, and they agreed.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng and Li Yi had been feeling guilty for not doing anything for the children. When they heard that Xiao Xiaodong was seeking their protection, they agreed happily.


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°In that case, you will be safe.¡± Xu Lingfeng was an advanced Nascent Soul, and only Deity Transformation cultivators could defeat him. Li Yi was not bad either.


    ¡­

 Chapter 472

    As countless cultivators died in the secret realm, several major sects joined hands and sealed it to stop more cultivators from entering the dangerous place and dying.


    Xiao Jinting guessed that the major sects were afraid that they would lose their cultivators and then their influences, but they feared that other sects would find precious resources there, so they sealed the secret realm.


    A cultivator entered and reported, ¡°Ancestor, Senior Chen has come.¡±


    Chen Lifeng came in and said casually to Xiao Jinting, ¡°Long time no see.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°It¡¯s been a long time since I last saw you. When the secret realm opened, I went to see you, but you were traveling.¡±


    Chen Lifeng nodded and said, ¡°I found a cave abroad with a few friends, and we got trapped by the illusion array outside the cave. When I came out, I heard of the secret realm. When I planned to go there, it was sealed. What a pity.¡±


    He went on, ¡°However, I think I¡¯m lucky. I heard that countless Nascent Souls died in the secret realm, and even two Deity Transformation cultivators perished there. If I had been there, I might not have come out alive. Jinting, you went there. What was there in the secret realm?¡±


    Seeing that Chen Lifeng was curious, Xiao Jinting told him what he had seen there. Chen Lifeng was intrigued.


    He said ruefully, ¡°The secret realm formed by fragments of the Immortal World is unusual. What a pity¡­¡±


    Xiao Jinting took a sip of the tea and said lightly, ¡°Senior Chen, don¡¯t worry. You will have the chance to go there. I don¡¯t think the major sects will seal it for a long time. It will be opened sooner or later.¡±


    The treasures in the secret realm were coveted. Although many people were scared by it, they would go back after they recovered from the shock.


    Chen Lifeng said, ¡°I heard that the major sects are drawing the map of the secret realm together, trying to figure the place out. Any information related to the secret realm will be paid with spiritual stones. The major sects might sell the maps once it¡¯s finished. With the map, it will be much safer to travel in the secret realm.¡±


    Many cultivators died in the secret realm when it was first opened because they didn¡¯t know anything about it. Any careless step would cause their lives.


    If the cultivators knew about the secret realm, they might not die.


    Xiao Jinting asked, ¡°Senior Chen, what have you come for? Not just to chat with me, right?¡±


    Chen Lifeng shook his head and said, ¡°I went overseas because a friend found a secret realm there. It took us several years to crack the arrays outside it. However, we have to break another array before we enter the secret realm. We were not able to do that, so I came back for help.¡±


    Xiao Jinting asked, ¡°Is it difficult to crack the array?¡±


    Chen Lifeng replied, ¡°It takes four people with strong soul force to put their soul force in the key points of the array to break it.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was intrigued. ¡°Four people?¡±


    Chen Lifeng nodded and said, ¡°Yes, apart from you, the other two have agreed to go.¡±


    Xiao Jinting lowered his head. It took several years to crack the illusion array outside the cave, which meant it was unusual. ¡°That cave is not simple, is it?¡±


    Chen Lifeng said with glinting eyes, ¡°Signs show that it might be a place for Deity Transformation Cultivators to make advancement to the Immortal World.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°In that case, I¡¯ll go.¡±


    Chen Lifeng said happily, ¡°Great!¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said, ¡°It¡¯s too tempting.¡±


    Chen Lifeng said ruefully, ¡°By the way, I didn¡¯t see Xiaodong when I came. I contacted Xu and found that they went out for an adventure.¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said, ¡°They are young, and they need to get more experience.¡±


    Xiao Jinting rubbed his fingers. Xiao Xiaodong had advanced to Nascent Soul. Although his aptitude was not the best, he was unusually smart. After he made his advancement, his pheasant advanced to Nascent Soul as well. It was said to be a dragon now.


    Chen Lifeng lowered his head, looking worried.


    Xiao Jinting looked at him and asked, ¡°Senior Chen, are you worried about Xu?¡±


    Chen Lifeng said, ¡°With Mr. Xu and Mr. Li protecting them, I¡¯m not worried.¡± Although he didn¡¯t admit it, he looked worried.


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°Senior Chen, let¡¯s discuss the secret realm.¡±


    Chen Lifeng nodded. ¡°Okay.¡±

 Chapter 473

    Xiao Jinting learned from Chen Lifeng that he chanced upon a broken piece of a map, and the people holding the other pieces of the map came to him. After that, they worked together to hunt for the treasures on the map.


    They found that it might be a valuable cave. Chen Lifeng and the other two cultivators found an array specialist to explore the cave.


    Chen Lifeng took Xiao Jinting to meet his three partners.


    ¡°This is Huangfu Xuan. He¡¯s a prince.¡±


    A man in a golden robe with dragon patterns nodded slightly at Xiao Jinting.


    He wore a crown and a jade waistband, looking noble and elegant.


    Most of the kings in the world were only puppets of some major sects. They looked noble, but they didn¡¯t have any influence. However, Huangfu Xuan came from a different country, which was called the Tianluo Kingdom. There were several Nascent Soul ancestors in the kingdom, so the royal family was powerful and well respected.


    Chen Lifeng said to Xiao Jinting, ¡°This is Master Hu Tian.¡±


    Xiao Jinting narrowed his eyes. Hu Tian used to be a respected monk in Golden Mountain Temple, and he got expelled because he broke some rules. He looked gentle, but he was ferocious.


    ¡°Hello, Mr. Hu.¡±


    Hu Tian shaped his soul force into a fist and punched at Xiao Jinting, who turned his soul force into a shield and warded off the punch.


    Xiao Jinting frowned. He was annoyed by the unexpected attack.


    Chen Lifeng said sulkily to Hu Tian, ¡°What do you mean?¡±


    Hu Tian chuckled and said innocently, ¡°Mr. Chen, don¡¯t be angry. I was testing Mr. Xiao¡¯s power. You know that we need cultivators with strong soul force to crack the array, but Mr. Xiao is only a preliminary Nascent Soul. I was worried, and I tested his strength.


    Although Xiao Jinting had reached the advanced level, he pretended that he was a preliminary Nascent Soul. As a result, he was slighted.


    Xiao Jinting smiled and said, ¡°Mr. Hu, do you think I¡¯m good enough?¡±


    Hu Tian said with a smile, ¡°Mr. Xiao, just like what Mr. Chen told me, although your level is not high, you have strong soul force. You are qualified.¡±


    Xiao Jinting smiled. He was an advanced Nascent Soul, and his soul force was stronger than his peers. He only used twenty percent of his strength when he warded off Hu Tian¡¯s attack.


    Chen Lifeng said, ¡°This is Liu Ying. She is proficient with arrays. She helped us crack the illusion array.¡±


    Hu Tian, Huangfu Xuan, and Chen Lifeng were advanced Nascent Souls, but Liu Ying was only at the preliminary level. They failed to crack the second array because her soul force was not strong enough.


    Liu Ying looked at Hu Tian and asked candidly, ¡°Mr. Hu, are you sure Mr. Xiao¡¯s soul force is strong enough? If negative, our efforts will be wasted.¡±


    Xiao Jinting had learned from Chen Lifeng that Liu Ying learned the arrays from a master, and she was good at it. However, she was arrogant. Looking at Liu Ying¡¯s contemptuous eyes, Xiao Jinting found that Chen Lifeng was right when he said although Li Ying¡¯s cultivation level was not high, she was bad-tempered.


    Hu Tian toyed with the beads in his hand and said, ¡°Ms. Liu, don¡¯t worry. Mr. Xiao is capable of doing that.¡±


    Liu Ying glanced at Xiao Jinting and said, ¡°Okay.¡±


    ¡­


    They traveled on the flying ship for half a month before they landed on a small island. Chen Lifeng and the other three people had been there, so they were familiar with the way.


    Liu Ying waved her hand and removed an illusion array. They saw a cave.


    The original illusion array on the island had been broken, and Liu Ying created a new one to prevent the cave from being discovered.


    She stood in front of the cave and said, ¡°There are four key points in the array on the door. Mr. Xiao, please focus your soul fore on this key point.¡±


    He took a doubtful look at Xiao Jinting.


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said, ¡°I got it.¡±


    Liu Ying said, ¡°Let¡¯s start.¡± She took out an array disc, and the others stood on the side.


    When Xiao Jinting and the others put their soul force into different key points of the array, Liu Ying moved the array disc and muttered something.


    Xiao Jinting felt that the array was draining his soul force greedily, and soon one-third of his soul force was consumed. He saw Chen Lifeng take out a pill and swallow it. He remembered that Chen Lifeng told him that he could replenish his soul forces by taking pills.


    Although Xiao Jinting thought his soul force was still sufficient, he pretended that his soul force was exhausted and took a pill. Huangfu Xuan and Hu Tian took the pills almost at the same time.


    Suddenly, Liu Ying shouted, ¡°Break it.¡± A hole appeared in the door.


    She said, ¡°Go inside.¡±


    They went through the hold at the same time. Xiao Jinting looked back and found the hole closed up again.


    Huangfu Xuan looked at Xiao Jinting and said with a smile, ¡°Mr. Xiao, you are inscrutable. When my soul force was almost exhausted, I saw you were still energetic.¡±


    Xiao Jinting smiled and said weakly, ¡°Mr. Huangfu, you are flattering me. I was pretending to be tough. If Mr. Liu had cracked the array a minute later, I would have broken down.¡±


    Huangfu Xuan smiled and said, ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡± He didn¡¯t seem to believe Xiao Jinting.


    Liu Ying looked at Xiao Jinting wonderingly.


    Chen Lifeng sent a message to Xiao Jinting. ¡°You are stronger than I imagined.¡±


    He was amazed. When he asked Xiao Jinting to join them, he felt uneasy.

 Chapter 474

    Chen Lifeng vaguely felt that there was a connection between Huangfu Xuan and Hu Tian. If they invited their friend to join them, Chen Lifeng would be in an awkward position. Therefore, Chen Lifeng invited Xiao Jinting, who he thought was a preliminary Nascent Soul. He was happy that Xiao Jinting didn¡¯t let him down.


    Chen Lifeng was surprised by Xiao Jinting. He used not to think Xiao Jinting¡¯s soul force was so strong. Just now, he took the pill to replenish his soul force earlier than Xiao Jinting, which meant the latter might have stronger soul force.


    He smiled. The more powerful Xiao Jinting was, the better the situation was. He was relieved.


    ¡­


    They entered an alchemy room, where a furnace was placed in the center.


    Chen Lifeng opened the furnace and looked at it. Xiao Jinting approached it and said ruefully, ¡°What a pity.¡±


    Chen Lifeng said, ¡°Why do you say that?¡±


    Xiao Jinting narrowed his eyes and said, ¡°Someone was trying to refine Tianluo Life Renewal Pill, but he failed, and the pills got poisonous.¡± Life Renewal Pill was said to be able to extend one¡¯s life, and it took quite a few spiritual herbs to refine it.


    Liu Ying asked in surprise, ¡°Mr. Xiao, do you study pills?¡±


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°I only know a little.¡±


    Liu Ying said, ¡°But your guess is right.¡± She handed Xiao Jinting a jade note, on which there were dozens of life renewal pill names. Tianluo Life Renewal Pill that Xiao Jinting mentioned was in the first place.


    Xiao Jinting took a glance at the note and memorized all the pills.


    He said, ¡°Even a Deity Transformation cultivator can¡¯t be immortal. He might have been making life renewal pills in his last years.¡± The pills didn¡¯t have any effects if taken repeatedly.


    Hu Tian said, ¡°The furnace is nice. Mr. Xiao, since you know about pills, I guess you are interested in alchemy. You can take the furnace.¡±


    Before they entered the cave, they had agreed that the treasures in the cave would be divided evenly. If Xiao Jinting took the furnace, he would give up a piece of other treasure. The furnace was valuable to the alchemists, and the other cultivators didn¡¯t refine pills, so they were not interested in it.


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said, ¡°Thank you.¡±


    He put the furnace in his jade space. The furnace of a Deity Transformation cultivator was naturally better than the one he used.


    ¡­


    They looked around and found some spiritual herbs and magical weapons, which were not particularly precious.


    After they searched the cave, they found a coffin chamber.


    Three brocade boxes were placed on the table next to the coffin. Xiao Jinting felt the others panting heavily.


    He narrowed his eyes. According to the map and their speculation, one box should contain the cultivation method of the Deity Transformation, one should have the Deity Transformation Pill that would help an advanced Nascent Soul to advance to Deity Transformation, and the last box should contain the Soul Bell of the Deity Transformation.


    The Soul Bell was said to be made of precious special material, which was said to have come from the Immortal World.


    The cultivators exchanged glances. The air got tense.


    Liu Ying smiled and said, ¡°There are three boxes. The cultivation levels of Mr. Xiao and me are low, and we won¡¯t take them. Please divide them among the three of you.¡±


    Huangfu Xuan asked, ¡°Mr. Xiao, what do you think?¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said, ¡°Ms. Liu is right. My cultivation level is lower, and I¡¯m lucky to have the furnace. I won¡¯t fight for the boxes.¡±


    Huangfu Xuan said, ¡°Mr. Chen, please choose first.¡±


    Chen Lifeng took a deep breath and said, ¡°In this case, I¡­¡±


    Xiao Jinting interrupted him and said, ¡°Senior Chen, please let them choose first.¡±


    Chen Lifeng glanced at Xiao Jinting in confusion and said, ¡°Okay.¡±


    Huangfu Xuan looked at Chen Lifeng in surprise. He didn¡¯t expect him to listen to Xiao Jinting.


    Chen Lifeng was bewildered, not knowing why Xiao Jinting didn¡¯t want him to choose first. However, they couldn¡¯t scan the boxes with their soul force. It was by luck what they got. It made no difference that he chose the boxes the last.


    Liu Ying narrowed her eyes, something on her mind.

 Chapter 475

    After Huangfu Xuan and Hu Tian chose their boxes, Chen Lifeng started to walk to the table.


    Suddenly, Xiao Jinting attacked Liu Ying, who fell to the side.


    Huangfu Xuan said, ¡°Mr. Xiao, how could you do this?¡± He attacked Xiao Jinting with his sword, but the latter warded off.


    When his attack failed, Huangfu Xuan looked at Xiao Jinting suspiciously.


    Liu Ying extended her hand and activated an array. Chen Lifeng quickly stepped back. A trapping array appeared in the place where the last box was placed.


    Chen Lifeng had received a message from Xiao Jinting that there was a trap near the table. It would be difficult to get out of it if he fell for it, so he paid extra attention when he approached the table.


    Liu Ying felt disappointed when she saw Chen Lifeng stay away from the trap.


    Chen Lifeng¡¯s face darkened. When Huangfu Xuan and Hu Tian went to take the boxes, nothing had happened. When he went to get the box, Liu Ying made a move. He realized that the three of them had ganged up.


    He looked at them in anger. ¡°Mr. Huangfu, what do you mean?¡±


    Huangfu Xuan said apologetically, ¡°There are only three boxes, but Ms. Liu wants to have one of them, so we have to sacrifice you.¡±


    Liu Ying took the array disc and activated the arrays in the room. Chen Lifeng felt that he got trapped by an invisible power.


    Xiao Jinting waved his fist and broke eight pillars in the room.


    Liu Ying who was activating the arrays abruptly spat out a mouth of blood. She said with widened eyes, ¡°Do you know about arrays?¡±


    Xiao Jinting said lightly, ¡°Yes, a little bit.¡±


    There were arrays everywhere in the room. The array near the table was the most complicated. If Chen Lifeng got trapped by it, Xiao Jinting would not be able to save him. As for the other arrays, they didn¡¯t function after he broke the key points.


    Huangfu Xuan said resentfully, ¡°Hu Tian, you go for Chen Lifeng. I¡¯ll come to help you after I kill Xiao Jinting.¡±


    Xiao Jinting gave a cold smile, amused.


    Huangfu Xuan tossed out a seal, which was carved with a golden dragon.


    The seal turned bigger and charged at Xiao Jinting, who felt eighteen dragons were charging at him.


    The dragon seal imprisoned the souls of eighteen dragons, which were killed alive. Therefore, they were aggressive.


    Xiao Jinting punch at the seal, and it flew away. ¡°Kill me? Mr. Huangfu, you are dreaming.¡±


    When Huangfu Xuan saw the seal he was proud of was sent flying away, he felt shocked. ¡°You are not a preliminary Nascent Soul.¡±


    Xiao Jinting smiled and said, ¡°Of course, I¡¯m not.¡±


    He released his power, now everyone knew that he was an advanced Nascent Soul.


    Sensing the overwhelming power, Huangfu Xuan couldn¡¯t help cursing, ¡°Chen Lifeng, you are a bastard.¡±


    Xiao Jinting smiled wryly, thinking, ¡°You¡¯ve got Chen Lifeng wrong. He doesn¡¯t know that I¡¯ve reached the advanced level of Nascent Soul.¡±


    Xiao Jinting waved his hand, and several swords flew out. ¡°Kill him.¡±


    A golden light pierced through Huangfu Xuan¡¯s body, and a big hole appeared on his belly. A small soul flew out with resentment on its face.


    The soul tried to fly away, but it got blocked by the arrays in the room.


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°Go.¡± A scorpion flew out of his sleeve and swallowed up Huangfu Xuan¡¯s soul.


    Liu Ying watched this in terror. Huangfu Xuan¡¯s soul would have been able to escape. However, when she entered the cave, she sealed the place with arrays. She had planned to stop Chen Lifeng from running away, but she ruined the chance for Huangfu Xuan to run away.


    Xiao Jinting attacked Hu Tian, who stepped back.


    Hu Tian said, ¡°Mr. Chen, it¡¯s a misunderstanding. Huangfu Xuan asked me to do this. Please stop Mr. Xiao.¡±


    Ignoring Hu Tian, Xiao Jinting stabbed him with the swords and killed his soul like what he had done with Huangfu Xuan.


    ¡­


    Liu Ying turned pale in terror. Xiao Jinting asked, ¡°Ms. Liu, are you okay?¡±


    She stepped back in horror, saying, ¡°You are a devil.¡±


    Huangfu Xuan and Hu Tian were advanced Nascent Souls, and they got killed by Xiao Jinting. Her hope of surviving vanished.


    Looking at the two corpses on the ground, Chen Lifeng let out a sigh of relief. Thankfully, he had asked Xiao Jinting to come. Otherwise, he didn¡¯t dare to imagine what would happen.


    Chen Lifeng said sulkily, ¡°Ms. Liu, I¡¯m not your enemy. Why do you scheme against me?¡±


    Liu Ying recovered from her shock and calmed down. ¡°We were so close. Mr. Chen, you did a good job. You asked an advanced Nascent Soul to pretend to be on the preliminary level. We were unlucky.¡±


    Chen Lifeng blushed. He didn¡¯t know that Xiao Jinting had reached the advanced level. He invited him because he didn¡¯t want to share the precious resources with an outsider.


    Xiao Jinting looked at Liu Ying and said leisurely, ¡°Did you make Senior Chen find the map?¡±


    Liu Ying looked at him in surprise. ¡°How do you know?¡±


    Xiao Jinting said lightly, ¡°I feel that your bloodlines are close. I guess you are all from the royal family. It took four Nascent Souls to break the major array. You planned to invite a Nascent Soul and kill him after you get the treasures.¡±


    Chen Lifeng had just reached the advanced level of Nascent Soul, and he was much inferior to Huangfu Xuan and Hu Tian in strength because he was a free-lance cultivator and had less wealth.

 Chapter 476

    Liu Ying was shocked. She said, ¡°That¡¯s right. It¡¯s a pity that my soul force is not strong enough.¡±


    She narrowed her eyes. Hu Tian and she were related to the royal family. However, they were distant relatives, so they didn¡¯t reveal their identities.


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°You know much more about the chamber room than Senior Chen. If I guess it right, the dead Deity Transformation was an ancestor of the royal family.¡±


    Liu Ying looked at Xiao Jinting and smiled. ¡°Mr. Xiao, you know about everything. No wonder we lost the battle.¡±


    She felt bitter. They had more information than Chen Lifeng. They had long known that there was an illusion array outside the cave, and they also knew that it took four people with strong soul force to open the cave.¡±


    Liu Ying focused on arrays, and her soul force was stronger than ordinary Nascent Souls. She thought she might give it a try, but the array was more solid than she imagined, so they failed at the first attempt.


    After that, Chen Lifeng recommended Xiao Jinting, saying that his soul force was not weaker than an advanced Nascent Soul. Afraid that Chen Lifeng would get suspicious, they agreed, thinking that Xiao Jinting was a mere preliminary Nascent Soul.


    Liu Ying thought that even if Chen Lifeng invited an advanced Nascent Soul, they could get what they wanted because there were Huangfu Xuan and Hu Tian, together with her arrays. They didn¡¯t expect Chen Lifeng invited a preliminary Nascent Soul, who turned out to be a strong advanced Nascent Soul.


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°Thank you for answering my questions.¡± Xiao Jinting killed Liu Ying with his swords.


    Looking at the teleportation talisman that Liu Ying didn¡¯t have time to activate, Chen Lifeng frowned. She talked a lot with Xiao Jinting not because she felt guilty, but she wanted to take the chance to escape. Luckily, Xiao Jinting saw her through.


    After Xiao Jinting resolutely killed Liu Ying, Chen Lifeng said, ¡°I thought you wouldn¡¯t kill her.¡±


    Xiao Jinting sighed and said reluctantly, ¡°I didn¡¯t want to kill her, but she knew too much. I can¡¯t keep her alive.¡±


    He walked to the table and took the last box. He looked inside and said, ¡°It¡¯s a Deity Transformation Pill.¡±


    Chen Lifeng forced a smile and said, ¡°I¡¯m far away from advancing to Deity Transformation. You take the pill. You have a bigger chance with your aptitude.¡±


    His eyes lingered on the box for a while, and he looked away finally.


    Xiao Jinting hesitated for a while before he took the pill and said, ¡°I¡¯ll keep the pill.¡±


    As far as he was concerned, Xu Lingfeng had a bigger chance of advancing to Deity Transformation than Chen Lifeng. Although Xu Lingfeng was annoying, Xiao Jinting was closer to him. Therefore, Xiao Jinting would give the pill to Xu Lingfeng.


    Xiao Jinting found the box in Huangfu Xuan¡¯s space ring. There were cultivation methods left by the Deity Transformation cultivator. Xiao Jinting made a copy and gave the box to Chen Lifeng, who cherished it.


    Xiao Jinting took the Soul Bell from Hu Tian¡¯s space ring, and Chen Lifeng didn¡¯t make any objections.


    Cultivator levels ruled in this world. Chen Lifeng didn¡¯t complain because Xiao Jinting¡¯s cultivator level was high.


    Chen Lifeng asked curiously, ¡°Jinting, when did you reach the advanced level of Nascent Soul? I didn¡¯t get any wind of it.¡±


    Although Chen Xu kept saying Xiao Jinting was powerful, Chen Lifeng thought he was exaggerating. On this journey, he finally knew how powerful Xiao Jinting was.


    Xiao Jinting replied lightly, ¡°I¡¯ve just made my advancement. I didn¡¯t tell anyone because it¡¯s not a big deal.¡±


    Chen Lifeng smiled and said, ¡°Oh, I see.¡± He thought, ¡°You didn¡¯t tell anyone because it¡¯s not a big deal. What¡¯s big in your eye?¡±


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°Mr. Chen, please don¡¯t tell anyone about my advancement. It¡¯s not a big deal.¡±


    Chen Lifeng nodded and said, ¡°Okay. I won¡¯t tell.¡±


    He felt odd. Xiao Jinting had been making remarkable progress. Huangfu Xuan and the others would have never imagined that Xiao Jinting was an advanced Nascent Soul if he hadn¡¯t revealed his strength.

 Chapter 477

    Chen Lifeng said, ¡°Jinting, thanks for your help. If it weren¡¯t for you, I would have died.¡± He paused and asked suspiciously, ¡°Did you find something was wrong long ago?¡±


    Xiao Jinting thought for a while before he said, ¡°Senior Chen, you told me how you got the map, and I thought it was too good to be true.¡±


    Chen Lifeng paused. It dawned on him now. He was blinded by the prospect of finding the treasures.


    It was odd how the map ended up in his hand. Right after he got the map, they came to him. He was so excited by the rare opportunity that he didn¡¯t think too much. Looking back, they had schemed against him from the beginning.


    He had suspected them, but he thought he could run away if things went wrong. After all, he was an advanced Nascent Soul.


    Looking back, Huangfu Xuan and Hu Tian were familiar with the cave. And there was Liu Ying, who was good with arrays. He might have got trapped and killed. Thankfully, they failed in the first attempt to crack the major array because Liu Ying didn¡¯t have strong soul force.


    Looking at the bell in Xiao Jinting¡¯s hand, Chen Lifeng said enviously, ¡°The Soul Bell is marked with the Deity Transformation¡¯s soul. It¡¯s not easy to use it.¡±


    Xiao Jinting worked up his soul force and removed the soul mark from the bell without any effort.


    Chen Lifeng was shocked.


    He asked, ¡°Jinting, when you put your soul force in the key point of the array, you didn¡¯t have to take the pill, did you?¡±


    Xiao Jinting shook his head and said, ¡°No.¡±


    Chen Lifeng paused. When Xiao Jinting took the pill after he did, he had a vague suspicion, which was now confirmed. He couldn¡¯t help giving a bitter smile. Decades ago, Xiao Jinting was a Golden Core who needed his protection, but now he was far ahead of him.


    Xiao Jinting and Chen Lifeng stayed in the cave for several months. They searched around it many times and made sure they didn¡¯t leave out anything before they left.


    Right after he stepped out of the cave, Xiao Jinting had a bad feeling.


    A huge hand tried to grab him, and Xiao Jinting quickly ran away, leaving Chen Lifeng behind.


    Watching Xiao Jinting leaping away, Chen Lifeng was bewildered.


    A white figure swiftly chased after Xiao Jinting.


    Chen Lifeng saw from afar that Xiao Jinting activated a teleportation talisman and disappeared.


    Chen Lifeng watched them disappear, not knowing what was going on.


    When Xiao Jinting left, he sent a message to Chen Lifeng ¡°Run!¡±


    Xiao Jinting dealt with the advanced Nascent Souls effortlessly. Who could scare him away like this? There was probably only one answer. Deity Transformation Cultivators.


    Chen Lifeng felt his heart beating faster. After a while, he calmed down and left.


    After he witnessed how Xiao Jinting attacked the advanced Nascent Souls, Chen Lifeng knew that he was far inferior to Xiao Jinting in strength. Therefore, he couldn¡¯t afford to offend the enemy that Xiao Jinting was so frightened of.


    ¡­


    Sensing the Deity Transformation cultivator chasing him, Xiao Jinting swiftly activated several teleportation talismans.


    At the same time, he sent messages to his family thousands of miles away.


    Xiao Xiaodong read the message and turned grave. He said, ¡°Bing Wu is chasing Father.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng asked in confusion, ¡°Why does she do that? They are not enemies.¡± He recalled that Bing Ning came to talk to Xiao Jinting outside the secret realm formed by fragments of the Immortal World. Was there anything going on between them?


    Chen Xu read a message and frowned. ¡°Grandfather sent me a message, saying that he invited Father to explore a secret realm. When they came out, someone attacked Father.¡±


    ¡°Grandfather suspected it was someone from the Huangfu family because they killed Huangfu Xuan in the secret realm. But, the one who is chasing Father is a Deity Transformation. There are many Nascent Souls in the Huangfu family, but they don¡¯t have any Deity Transformation cultivators.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng thought for a while and asked, ¡°Why are you so sure that it¡¯s a Deity Transformation? Perhaps it¡¯s a powerful Nascent Soul.¡±


    Chen Xu replied, ¡°It should be a Deity Transformation. Grandfather said that Father killed the advanced Nascent Souls like ants. If it is a Nascent Soul, Father doesn¡¯t have to run away.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng was dumbfounded. He said, ¡°Xiao Jinting killed the advanced Nascent Souls like ants? When did he become so powerful?¡± Was Chen Xu exaggerating?


    Xiao Xiaofan looked at Xu Lingfeng and said in confusion, ¡°Why are you so surprised? Father is good at challenging cultivators higher than his level. It¡¯s not surprising that he did that.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng was speechless. Wasn¡¯t this unusual?


    Xiao Xiaodong said sullenly, ¡°Although Father is powerful, he is not the rival of a Deity Transformation.¡±


    Li Yi glanced at Xiao Xiaodong and said, ¡°Did your father make the Ice Marrow Pill?¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong paused and nodded in relief.


    Xu Lingfeng widened his eyes. ¡°Your father is powerful. He can make the Ice Marrow Pill. I thought it was an ugly old monster.¡±


    He had thought some ancestor pretended to be mysterious, and he had never expected that it was Xiao Jinting. How could it be him?¡±


    That explained why Bing Ning came over and talked about the alchemist who saved her life. Where did Xiao Jinting get the Ice Marrow Grass of ten thousand years? Xu Lingfeng suddenly thought of Xiao Jinting¡¯s spiritual swords, which were made of spiritual wood of ten thousand years. What else did he have?


    Xiao Xiaodong gritted his teeth. Xiao Jinting sent the message and asked them not to worry about him and to take care of themselves. Xiao Xiaodong clutched at the message talisman, feeling helpless.


    ¡­

 Chapter 478

    Xiao Jinting stopped running. The persistent chase tired him.


    As Bing Wu chased after Xiao Jinting, she felt surprised. Before she came, she hadn¡¯t expected chasing a Nascent Soul to be so difficult. Luckily, Xiao Jinting hadn¡¯t escaped her searching scope. Besides, his spiritual power seemed to be running out. The gap between them had been shortening.


    Xiao Jinting guessed it would take Bing Wu another ten minutes to catch up with him, so he quickly set up a few traps.


    Sensing that Xiao Jinting had stopped running, Bing Wu was delighted, thinking that Xiao Jinting stopped because he didn¡¯t have the strength to activate teleportation talismans.


    When Bing Wu showed up in the range of the trap, Xiao Jinting launched the attack. ¡°Explode.¡±


    The arrays he set up exploded with fire and thunder, which hit Bing Wu in the front.


    Bing Wu hadn¡¯t expected an advanced Nascent Soul to trap her, and she fell for it recklessly. She was fuming.


    When she came back to her sense, she found Xiao Jinting was gone. She was shocked. When Bing Ning told her that Xiao Jinting might be the alchemist who made the Ice Marrow Pill, she didn¡¯t believe her. For safety¡¯s sake, Bing Wu thought she should have a talk with Xiao Jinting.


    Xiao Jinting was now related to the Xu and Li families, and Bing Wu didn¡¯t want to offend them, so she chose to attack Xiao Jinting when he was out on a mission.


    Bing Wu narrowed her eyes. Bing Cheng told her that Xiao Jinting was a preliminary Nascent Soul. She gave a mocking smile. Bing Cheng was careless to be deceived easily. How could Xiao Jinting be a preliminary Nascent Soul?


    Xiao Jinting had kept a low profile. He didn¡¯t tell any outsiders that he reached the advanced level of Nascent Soul.


    Bing Wu was surprised to find that Xiao Jinting disappeared when she got caught by the trap.


    She thought sullenly, ¡°It¡¯s such a short time. He can¡¯t possibly run away from my searching scope. He must use some special method and hide his breathing.¡±


    At that moment, Xiao Jinting hid in the jade space and made a Rainbow Fish swallow it.


    His strength was exhausted by the chase, and he didn¡¯t have any power to activate teleportation talismans, so he had to travel in the stomach of the fish.


    The Rainbow Fish wasn¡¯t powerful, but it swam fast and never stopped. Xiao Jinting didn¡¯t have to worry he would stay in the same place.


    He drank up a pail of spiritual spring water and replenished his spiritual Qi.


    When he was recuperating, he felt a strong soul force scanning the surface of the sea. He frowned, not daring to make any moves.


    Bing Wu searched around in vain, but she was reluctant to leave, so she traveled around at sea.


    ¡­


    After she searched at sea for several months, she found nothing and went back to Ice Palace reluctantly.


    Bing Ning saw the sullen look on Bing Wu¡¯s face and got curious. ¡°Ancestor, you are back. You¡¯ve been away for several months. Where did you go?¡±


    Bing Wu replied, ¡°I went to see Xiao Jinting.¡±


    Bing Ning felt anxious. ¡°Ancestor, I only feel there¡¯s something odd about Xiao Jinting. It might not be him.¡± She felt complicated. She wanted to have Xiao Jinting¡¯s resources, but she didn¡¯t want him to die.


    Bing Wu nodded and said, ¡°I didn¡¯t think it was him, but after I tested him, I think it¡¯s him.¡±


    Bing Ning couldn¡¯t help asking, ¡°Ancestor, did you attack him? Where is he?¡±


    Bing Wu said sullenly, ¡°He ran away. I was thinking of catching him and asking him about the pill, but he ran away when he saw me. There must be something wrong.¡±


    Bing Ning said in surprise, ¡°He ran away? How come? He¡¯s only a preliminary Nascent Soul. How could you let him off?¡±


    ¡°He is not a preliminary Nascent Soul. He¡¯s reached the advanced level, and he¡¯s more powerful than ordinary Nascent Souls. Your guess is right. He has many secrets. The alchemist who made you the Ice Marrow Pill must be him.¡±


    Bing Ning said with a frown, ¡°Xu Lingfeng didn¡¯t meet any alchemist when he was at the Xu family. After he met Xu Muan, he befriended a mysterious alchemist. It¡¯s too coincidental. Besides, Xiao Jinting has an ordinary aptitude, but he makes faster advancements than you. It makes no sense if he doesn¡¯t have any secrets.¡±


    Bing Ning couldn¡¯t help asking, ¡°Ancestor, will the Xu and Li families complain if they know you attacked Xiao Jinting?¡±


    They didn¡¯t have to worry about that if Xiao Jinting was only the First Elder of Green Cloud Immortal Sect.


    Bing Wu said indifferently, ¡°Xiao Jinting is not hurt. They don¡¯t have any evidence. Xiao Jinting is not Xu Muan. The two old monsters of the Xu and Li families would not stand up for him easily.¡±

 Chapter 479

    A handsome man in white landed on an island at sea.


    Bing Cheng looked around at the sea. He had been searching the area for almost three months, but he didn¡¯t find anything.


    A beautiful flying ship stopped in the air, and Bing Ning got off and landed next to Bing Cheng, ¡°Cheng, why are you here?¡±


    Bing Cheng replied, ¡°I heard that Xiao Jinting disappeared in this area.¡±


    Bing Ning looked at the boundless sea and said helplessly, ¡°Even if he disappeared from here, I don¡¯t think he¡¯s here anymore.¡±


    Bing Cheng shook his head and said with disdain, ¡°Xiao Jinting ganged up with Chen Lifeng and killed Huangfu Xuan in order to snatch the treasures. What a heinous crime! Too bad that the Huangfu family didn¡¯t do anything after Huangfu Xuan got killed.¡±


    Bing Ning listened quietly. She was not ruffled. It was common that Cultivators killed to snatch treasures.


    As far as she was concerned, although there were quite a few Nascent Souls in the Huangfu family, there was no Deity Transformation cultivator. Huangfu Xuan was the most powerful in the family, which didn¡¯t dare to avenge his death.


    Bing Cheng said, ¡°I learned from the Huangfu family that there was a Deity Transformation Pill in the cave, and that might be with Xiao Jinting and Chen Lifeng now.¡±


    Bing Ning paused and said, ¡°Deity Transformation Pill?¡±


    Bing Cheng nodded. ¡°That¡¯s what the Huangfu family told me.¡±


    Bing Ning lowered her head. Deity Transformation Pill could help an advanced Nascent to reach the Deity stage. Since the significant change in the world, pills suited for high-level cultivators had been getting scarce.


    And the situation for the Deity Transformation cultivators had been worsening. It was difficult for them.


    After they advanced to Deity Transformation, it hurt them a lot and shortened their life when they made any moves. As a result, many arrogant cultivators who messed around when they were Nascent Souls got into seclusion when they reached the stage of Deity Transformation.


    Previously, Bing Wu had consumed quite a lot of spiritual Qi and got weaker when she chased Xiao Jinting.


    Bing Ning asked, ¡°Cheng, you¡¯ve been out for a long time. Have you got anything?¡±


    Bing Cheng shook his head and said ruefully, ¡°Not yet. Xiao Jinting hasn¡¯t gone back to Green Cloud Immortal Sect. I guess he got injured and can¡¯t go back.¡±


    Bing Ning said cautiously, ¡°Xiao Jinting managed to escape from Ancestor. I guess he is not seriously injured. Ancestor says he¡¯s an advanced Nascent Soul, so please be careful.¡±


    Bing Cheng¡¯s face darkened. When they met Xiao Jinting, he told Bing Ning that Xiao Jinting advanced to Nascent Souls with the help of pills, and it would be difficult for him to make advancements. However, Xiao Jinting soon reached the advanced level of Nascent Soul. That was putting egg on his face.


    Bing Cheng smiled and said confidently, ¡°Ning, don¡¯t worry. Powerful as he is, he¡¯s a mere Nascent Soul. I killed advanced Nascent Souls before.¡±


    Bing Ning looked at the complacent face and sighed, ¡°Better safe than sorry.¡±


    ¡­


    Xiao Jinting stayed in the stomach of the Rainbow Fish and traveled at sea for several years.


    After he got away from Bing Wu, he had been staying in the fish and solidified his cultivator.


    After he disappeared, the Huangfu family spread the news that Huangfu Xuan got killed because of the Deity Transformation Pill.


    They didn¡¯t dare to avenge his death, so they spread the news that the pill was with Xiao Jinting and Chen Lifeng.


    Many cultivators at the Peak of Nascent Soul learned the news and made moves. They thought Xiao Jinting was a preliminary Nascent Soul, and Chen Lifeng was an advanced Nascent Soul. After Huangfu Xuan got killed, they thought Chen Lifeng had the pill. As a result, they swarmed to Chen Lifeng.


    Being hunted down by the cultivators, Chen Lifeng had to hide.


    Some cultivators got anxious when they couldn¡¯t locate Chen Lifeng, and they thought of catching Chen Xu to threaten Chen Lifeng. Chen Xu was staying with Xu Lingfeng, and the cultivators who went to capture him got killed.


    On an island overseas, Xiao Xiaodong dragged out of a trap a corpse of a preliminary Nascent Soul.


    He said with disdain, ¡°Even a preliminary Nascent Soul came for the Deity Transformation Pill. This guy has just advanced to Nascent Soul, and he wanted to have the pill. Wasn¡¯t he risking his life for it?¡±


    During the years, Xiao Xiaodong and the others advanced to Nascent Souls. Thinking Xiao Jinting had caused big trouble, Xu Lingfeng took them out on adventures.


    Chen Xu said, ¡°Although he can¡¯t use the pill, he can sell it.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong took the Nascent Soul¡¯s space ring and said with disgust, ¡°He¡¯s poor. He doesn¡¯t have many spiritual stones.¡±


    Chen Xu smiled indifferently and said, ¡°We haven¡¯t seen Father for a long time. I wonder how he is doing.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong said ruefully, ¡°Since he escaped from the old witched, he hasn¡¯t contacted us.¡±


    Chen Xu said, ¡°That means he¡¯s safe.¡± Ice Palace had been searching for Xiao Jinting. Since they didn¡¯t make any progress, Xiao Jinting should be safe.


    Xu Lingfeng went up to them and asked, ¡°How is it?¡±


    He had been leading Xiao Xiaodong and the others to kill demonic beasts at sea. He enjoyed such a life. Recently, many cultivators came to cause trouble, which excited Xu Lingfeng.


    Chen Xu said, ¡°We killed a preliminary Nascent Soul. He might have just advanced to Nascent Soul.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng shook his head and said, ¡°Even a new Nascent Soul came to bother me. It served him right.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong crossed his arms and said, ¡°Grandfather, he didn¡¯t come for you. His target was Xu. He wanted to catch Xu to threaten his grandfather.¡±

 Chapter 480

    Chen Xu shook his head helplessly. His grandfather told me that Xiao Jinting had taken the Deity Transformation Pill together with most of the treasures in the cave. Chen Lifeng only got a small number of treasures, but he couldn¡¯t tell anyone about it. Even if he told the truth, no one would believe him. Chen Xu thought his grandfather had taken the wrong blame.


    Xu Lingfeng rubbed his chin and looked at Chen Xu. ¡°You are as popular as Xiao Jinting.¡±


    He thought to himself, ¡°Xiao Jinting is so charming that Ice Palace has been tracking him down all these years. So is Chen Xu. So many Nascent Souls came for him. I¡¯m a rare genius, but few come for me.¡±


    Chen Xu was speechless. He¡¯d rather not be popular in this way.


    Xiao Xiaojin soothed Xu Lingfeng, ¡°Grandfather, you are charming too. Although you are as popular as Father and Xu, don¡¯t slight yourself.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng glanced at Xiao Xiaojin and thought, ¡°My grandson is soothing me sincerely, but I don¡¯t feel better. I¡¯m not as popular as Xiao Jinting, and now I¡¯m not as good as Xu.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan said ruefully, ¡°It seems that there are fewer cultivators these days.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng said lazily, ¡°The death of the previous cultivators cools them down.¡±


    ¡­


    At Green Cloud Immortal Sect.


    Lin Xue¡¯e said with a frown, ¡°It¡¯s been a long time since Elder Xiao left.¡±


    Dongcheng Yang sighed. After Xiao Jinting left, the cultivators of Ice Palace came to see him. He didn¡¯t know what they wanted.


    He said, ¡°I don¡¯t know when he will be back.¡±


    When Xiao Jinting came back, Dongcheng Yang might have to call him Senior.


    It was said that Chen Lifeng set up Huangfu Xuan and Hu Tian and killed them. Dongcheng Yang didn¡¯t think Chen Lifeng was capable of that. The one behind this might be Xiao Jinting.


    After Xiao Jinting came out of the Deity Transformation¡¯s cave, he disappeared. Dongcheng Yang wondered if anything happened to him.


    Ling Xue¡¯e said, ¡°Rumor has it that Elder Xiaodong was seen overseas. They were going through retribution.¡±


    Dongcheng Yang rubbed his fingers and said, ¡°It¡¯s almost time they made advancements.¡±


    Lin Xue¡¯e said, ¡°Cultivators went to look for Chen Xu and survived the battle said Xiaodong and Xiaofan had advanced to Nascent Souls.¡±


    Dongcheng Yang tapped at the table and said slowly, ¡°The Xiao family is unusual. It¡¯s not surprising that the whole family has advanced to Nascent Souls.¡± In that case, the family was too powerful.


    Lin Xue¡¯e couldn¡¯t help saying, ¡°Why don¡¯t Elder Xiao and Elder Xu come back?¡±


    Dongcheng Yang said reflectively, ¡°Perhaps Jinting offended Ice Palace. They have been acting strangely.¡±


    Lin Xue¡¯e muttered, ¡°Many people went to look for Chen Xu, and most of them didn¡¯t come back. Those came back went mad.¡±


    ¡­


    Xiao Jinting opened his eyes, which glowed with a golden light.


    During the years, he had solidified his cultivation. Sending the rich spiritual power in his body, he got excited. Although he didn¡¯t make any advancement, his soul force had been improved hugely.


    Bing Cheng had set up surveillance devices over the years across the sea area where Xiao Jinting had disappeared.


    Bing Ning said, ¡°Cheng, you have been looking for Xiao Jinting for many years. Why don¡¯t you go back to Ice Palace?¡±


    Bing Cheng looked at the peaceful sea and said, ¡°I have a feeling that Xiao Jinting is here.¡±


    Bing Ning said, ¡°You are too obsessive with him.¡±


    Bing Cheng gritted his teeth without moving. He had been looking for Xiao Jinting during the years but in vain. He had thought of giving up, but he was reluctant to do that.


    Suddenly, they heard a quiet voice. ¡°Are you looking for me?¡±


    Bing Cheng was happy to see Xiao Jinting. ¡°You finally show up.¡±


    Xiao Jinting smiled and said, ¡°I¡¯ve been hiding for too long. I need to have some fresh air.¡±


    Bing Cheng gave a broad smile and said, ¡°Enjoy the fresh air before you die. After today, you won¡¯t have any chances.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°That¡¯s exactly what I want to say to you.¡±


    Bing Cheng¡¯s face darkened. ¡°You are risking your neck.¡±


    He roared angrily, and dozens of ice dragons charged at Xiao Jinting. Bing Cheng¡¯s weapon was a wand with a dragon crystal on the top. Xiao Jinting guessed the ward was a treasure from ancient times.


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°Stab.¡± Several spiritual swords flew out and killed the ice dragons effortlessly.


    Bing Ning turned pale. ¡°They are made of Heaven Thunder Wood.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°Go to die.¡± He tossed out the Soul Bell, which trapped Bing Cheng inside. Xiao Jinting hit the bell with his swords, and it gave a long sound. Bing Cheng screamed in the bell. Xiao Jinting hit the bell a few times.


    Seeing that things were out of control, Bing Ning left Bing Cheng behind and flew away.


    Xiao Jinting opened the bell and found Bing Cheng was bleeding all over. Apparently, the bell rings destroyed everything inside his body, and he died.


    Xiao Jinting examined Bing Cheng and saw that his soul had perished inside his body.


    Xiao Jinting burnt Bing Cheng¡¯s body. He felt an invisible mark come into his body after Bing Cheng died. He worked up his soul force and searched his body for a long time before he found a mark. It took him some time to erase the mark.


    Following that, Xiao Jinting put away Bing Cheng¡¯s space ring and left.

 Chapter 481

    Soon after Xiao Jinting left, Bing Wu appeared where Bing Cheng died.


    Sensing her presence, Bing Ning came over and said, ¡°Ancestor, Bing Cheng got killed.¡±


    Bing Wu nodded and said sadly, ¡°I know. After he died, the mark I left on him reacted. I traced it here. Who killed him?¡±


    Bing Ning said in terror, ¡°It¡¯s Xiao Jinting.¡±


    She thought to herself, ¡°Xiao Jinting is too powerful. If I hadn¡¯t run away in time, I would have been killed.¡± She regretted telling Bing Wu about her suspicion of Xiao Jinting. She couldn¡¯t undo the things, and the hatred between them would not vanish.


    Bing Wu¡¯s face darkened. She knew that Bing Cheng had been tracking down Xiao Jinting, and she had given him her tacit consent. However, she had repeatedly told Bing Cheng not to make any moves if he met Xiao Jinting. She asked him to inform her first, but Bing Cheng didn¡¯t listen to her.


    Bing Ning bit her lip and said frightfully, ¡°Xiao Jinting is very powerful. He killed Bing Cheng with only five moves.¡±


    Bing Wu sighed and said, ¡°I told Bing Cheng not to underestimate anyone, for there are many people better than him, but he wouldn¡¯t listen to me.¡±


    Bing Ning asked, ¡°Ancestor, can you track down Xiao Jinting?¡±


    Bing Wu shook her head and said, ¡°I¡¯m afraid not.¡±


    Bing Ning asked in confusion, ¡°Why? Doesn¡¯t your Soul Tracking Mark work?¡± Many Deity Transformation cultivators left their Soul Tracking Marks on their closest disciples. If the disciples died, the masters would feel it right away and rush to the spot.


    Soul Tracking Marks were different from ordinary soul marks. They consumed quite a lot of energy of the Deity Transformation. Only Bing Ning and Bing Cheng had the Soul Tracking Marks of Bing Wu in the whole Ice Palace.


    Bing Ning muttered, ¡°Only cultivators at the same level can erase Soul Tracking Marks, right?¡±


    Bing Wu said sullenly, ¡°Xiao Jinting¡¯s soul force is unusually strong. I guess he¡¯s not inferior to me in that.¡±


    Bing Ning widened her eyes and said in disbelief, ¡°No way.¡±


    Bing Wu felt heavy. Xiao Jinting improved his strength unusually fast. She had become his enemy, and it was too late to stop.


    Bing Cheng was the genius cultivator in Ice Palace, so his death couldn¡¯t be concealed. However, Ice Palace didn¡¯t announce that Xiao Jinting killed Bing Cheng, so everyone thought that Bing Cheng was killed by a mysterious master.


    ¡­


    After he killed Bing Cheng, Xiao Jinting hid away again. A few months later, he received a message on his transmission jade. He read it and frowned, flying towards the island mentioned in the message.


    At Green Cloud Immortal Sect.


    Lin Xue¡¯e said, ¡°Mr. Dongcheng, Senior Chen is seriously injured. He has got stuck on a small island.¡±


    A rumor circulated across the world that Chen Lifeng took a Deity Transformation Pill from the tomb of an elder of the Huangfu family. To take everything from the tomb, Chen Lifeng killed all his partners including Xiao Jinting.


    At first, very few people believed the rumor. After all, Huangfu Xuan was more powerful than Chen Lifeng, who couldn¡¯t possibly kill the former. However, someone saw Chen Lifeng holding the seal of Huangfu Xuan. Most of the people came to believe the rumor.


    Many advanced Nascent Souls couldn¡¯t resist the temptation and chased Chen Lifeng, who hid well. However, Chen Lifeng seemed to get into big trouble recently.


    Dongcheng Yang said helplessly, ¡°Senior Chen is unlucky this time.¡±


    Lin Xue¡¯e asked, ¡°Shall we go save him?¡±


    Dongcheng Yang shook his head and said, ¡°No, we shouldn¡¯t interfere with fights on this level.¡±


    Lin Xue¡¯e said, ¡°It¡¯s said that Elder Xiao got killed by Chen Lifeng.¡±


    Dongcheng Yang sneered. ¡°Nonsense. If Xiao Jing died, Xu Muan would not be so calm.¡± Chen Lifeng was close to Xiao Jinting, so he wouldn¡¯t go against him. Even if Chen Lifeng didn¡¯t resist the temptation and attacked Xiao Jinting, he would be the one who got killed.


    Bing Cheng from Ice Palace died, and the old witch was looking for Xiao Jinting everywhere. Dongcheng Yang felt that the death of Bing Cheng had something to do with Xiao Jinting. If Xiao Jinting knew that Chen Lifeng was in trouble, he would go help him.¡±


    ¡­


    Xiao Jinting found the island mentioned in the message. There were many cultivators there.


    He concealed his strength and pretended to be a Golden Core before he landed on the island.


    A fat Golden Core hurried to greet him, ¡°Hello, mister. Are you looking for Devil Chen?¡±


    Xiao Jinting paused. Did Chen Lifeng turn into Devil Chen during the years?


    He asked in surprise, ¡°Devil Chen?¡±

 Chapter 482

    The fat cultivator nodded and said, ¡°Yes. Huangfu Xuan kindly asked Devil Chen to explore the tomb of his ancestor, but Devil Chen wanted to have all the treasures and played tricks, killing all the cultivators that went with him.¡±


    Xiao Jinting asked curiously, ¡°What kind of tricks did he play?¡±


    The fat cultivator shook his head and said, ¡°I¡¯m not sure. Perhaps only Devil Chen knows the answer. He is said to be heartless and ferocious. He even killed Xiao Jinting, the First Elder of Green Cloud Immortal Sect. They are in-laws. Devil Chen is a beast.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was speechless. He was killed by Chen Lifeng?


    The fat cultivator asked, ¡°Mister, are you coming to kill the devil?¡±


    Xiao Jinting shook his head and said, ¡°To be honest, I am cultivating nearby. I saw it¡¯s crowded here, so I came to take a look. I don¡¯t have the intention of killing him.¡±


    The fat cultivator said eagerly, ¡°Mister, would you like to join our Flying Dragon Team?¡±


    Xiao Jinting gave an awkward smile and said, ¡°I heard that Devil Chen is an advanced cultivator, and he¡¯s powerful. I¡¯m a mere Golden Core, and he can kill me with a slap. I¡¯ll just watch.¡±


    The fat cultivator said happily, ¡°Mister, don¡¯t you know that Devil Chen is injured? I guess his strength is no better than an advanced Golden Core. Why do you think we dare to stay here? It¡¯s a rare opportunity. If you kill him as a Golden Core, you will get famous!¡± He looked as if he had killed Chen Lifeng.


    Xiao Jinting said in surprise, ¡°Is Devil Chen injured? He is an advanced Nascent Soul. Who could injure him? The one who injured him must be very powerful.¡±


    ¡°I have no idea. Our Flying Dragon Team is the best among all the groups.¡±


    ¡°If you join us, you will benefit from it. After we kill Devil Chen, you will be rewarded generously.¡±


    ¡°Our boss is Immortal Flying Dragon, a Nascent Soul. He is a master with a dragon, which is powerful and invincible,¡± said the fat cultivator excitedly.


    Xiao Jinting crossed his arms and listened to him helplessly.


    A pretty woman with heavy make-up went up to them and said, ¡°Fatty Zhou, you are trying to fool people again. Your boss keeps a snake and dares to call himself Immortal Flying Dragon. Mister, you look good and promising. Why don¡¯t you join our Heavenly Moon Team?¡±


    Xiao Jinting was annoyed by her strong perfume and flirting manner.


    The fat cultivator said in anger, ¡°Bitch, are you trying to steal my man again?¡±


    The female cultivator covered her mouth with her hanky and winked at Xiao Jinting. ¡°Your lousy team is weak. Why do you try to drag him down? Mister, don¡¯t listen to him. He is a liar. If you join our team and make your contribution, our Ancestor Yuefei will give you several pretty female cultivators. You will be a happy man.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was speechless.


    The fat cultivator said in terror, ¡°Mister, don¡¯t listen to her. Those women of Yuefei are ferocious. If you join them, you will be killed.¡±


    The female cultivator said resentfully, ¡°Fatty Zhou, what nonsense are you talking? You are risking your neck.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was lost for words.


    She said to him, ¡°Mister, don¡¯t listen to him. He¡¯s impotent, but he blames my teammates. How shameless.¡±


    Xiao Jinting didn¡¯t know what to say.


    He said, ¡°Sorry, but I have something else to do. Goodbye.¡± Following that, he flew away.


    Watching him leave, the female cultivator said sulkily, ¡°I finally meet someone looks strong, but you mess up. Fatty Zhou, you are a jinx.¡±


    The fat cultivator said angrily, ¡°Bitch, I saw him first, but you came to mess up. See what has happened?¡±


    The female cultivator glanced at him with disdain. ¡°Why do you blame me? It¡¯s your own problem.¡±


    ¡­


    A cultivator stopped Xiao Jinting and said, ¡°Mister, you are in a hurry. Are you scared?¡± He looked at Xiao Jinting with amusement and continued, ¡°There are many charming women under Yuefei. Are you fleeing because you are afraid to die in bed?¡±


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°Mister, you look energetic. I guess you won¡¯t be afraid of those women. Why don¡¯t you go to Yuefei and recommend yourself?¡±


    ¡°Bastard, how dare you say this?¡±


    Xiao Jinting looked at the cultivator and smiled helplessly. ¡°Father, why are you here?¡± It was Xu Lingfeng, who had disguised himself.


    Same as Xiao Jinting, Xu Lingfeng concealed his strength and pretended to be an advanced Golden Core.


    Xu Lingfeng said, ¡°Xiaodong received an SOS message from Chen Lifeng and asked me to come with him.¡±


    Xiao Jinting asked, ¡°Have you figured out anything?¡±


    Xu Lingfeng replied, ¡°I¡¯ve just arrived here. Although there are many cultivators on the island, they are not powerful. Chen Lifeng can deal with them usually. I guess the news that he got injured is real.¡±


    The whole island was restricted by arrays. No one was allowed to leave the island without going through an examination.

 Chapter 483

    Xu Lingfeng scanned Xiao Jinting with his soul force. Xiao Jinting looked at him and asked helplessly, ¡°Father, what are you doing?¡±


    Xu Lingfeng said seriously, ¡°Chen Xu said that you killed advanced Nascent Souls like ants. I saw you get scared away by a fat man and a woman, and I want to see if Chen Xu was exaggerating.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was speechless.


    He asked, ¡°What have you found?¡±


    Xu Lingfeng shook his head and said, ¡°Nothing.¡± Xiao Jinting looked like a real advanced Golden Core, and Xu Lingfeng couldn¡¯t see that he had concealed his strength.


    Xu Lingfeng asked suspiciously, ¡°Jinting, did you really kill advanced Nascent Souls like ants?¡±


    Xiao Jinting shook his head and said, ¡°No. They were not ants at all. Xu was exaggerating.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng nodded and said, ¡°I think he¡¯s exaggerating. You look impotent. It doesn¡¯t make sense.¡±


    Xiao Jinting shook his head and decided not to argue with Xu Lingfeng. He would bear with him on Xu Muan¡¯s account.


    Xu Lingfeng saw the tolerance on Xiao Jinting¡¯s face and felt displeased, thinking, ¡°Does this bastard think I¡¯m a spoiled kid?¡±


    Xiao Jinting worked up his soul force and searched around the island carefully.


    He said, ¡°I found Chen Lifeng.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng asked in surprise, ¡°You found him? So soon?¡±


    He arrived at the island earlier than Xiao Jinting. He searched the island, but he didn¡¯t find anything.


    However, he was not anxious. If he could easily locate Chen Lifeng, the latter should have been found by others. After all, Chen Lifeng was an advanced Nascent Soul, and he had his own protection methods.


    ¡°Yes. Let¡¯s go.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng followed Xiao Jinting suspiciously. They entered a hill, where Chen Lifeng made a cave in the center and set up illusion arrays, which helped him escape the searching.


    When Xiao Jinting showed up in the cave, Chen Lifeng opened his eyes. He let out a sigh of relief at the sight of Xiao Jinting and Xu Lingfeng.


    ¡°It¡¯s you.¡± Chen Lifeng didn¡¯t trust Xu Lingfeng, but he believed in Xiao Jinting.


    Xu Lingfeng was surprised that Xiao Jinting located Chen Lifeng. ¡°Mr. Chen, you seem seriously injured.¡±


    Chen Lifeng shook his head. ¡°I was careless.¡±


    The one who attacked him was his good friend. The friendship between them was deep. However, when the friend knew Chen Lifeng had the Deity Transformation Pill, he attacked him.


    Xu Lingfeng looked at Chen Lifeng and said sympathetically, ¡°You are unlucky. You don¡¯t have the treasures, but those idiots try to hunt you down.¡±


    Chen Lifeng said in confusion, ¡°Mr. Xu, do you believe that I don¡¯t have the pill?¡±


    ¡°Yes, to be sure.¡± Xiao Jinting and Chen Lifeng went on a mission together, and people thought Xiao Jinting was Chen Lifeng¡¯s follower. Xu Lingfeng knew about Xiao Jinting¡¯s strength, and Chen Lifeng should be under his wings.


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°Senior Chen, you are seriously injured.¡± He took out a few pills that helped heal the wound and handed them to Chen Lifeng.


    Chen Lifeng didn¡¯t refuse. He took the pills and started to steady his breath.


    Xu Lingfeng tilted his head and looked at Xiao Jinting. ¡°What are you going to do next? Breaking through the siege?¡±


    Xiao Jinting said indifferently, ¡°Those cultivators are useless. Don¡¯t mind them. The restriction array has leaks, and we can sneak out later. Let them wait on the island for nothing.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng was lost for words.


    After Chen Lifeng took the pills given by Xiao Jinting, he recovered a bit. He said, ¡°Thank you, Jinting.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°Don¡¯t mention it. How did you get injured?¡±


    Chen Lifeng said sadly, ¡°You know the cultivator who attacked me. It¡¯s Immortal Flying Hawk.¡±


    Xiao Jinting frowned. He went to Sky City with Chen Lifeng and Immortal Flying Hawk, and he had got in touch with the latter. He had a good opinion of Immortal Flying Hawk, who surprisingly injured Chen Lifeng for the precious pill.


    ¡­


    Xiao Jinting, Chen Lifeng, and Xu Lingfeng left the island quietly. There were various kinds of people there, flying flags of killing the devil.


    Chen Lifeng was pissed off by the annoying banners.


    He said sullenly, ¡°What have I done that make them call me a devil?¡±


    Xu Lingfeng glanced at him and said half-jokingly, ¡°Mr. Chen, you were so heartless and cruel that you killed Xiao Jinting, and that¡¯s why you became a devil.¡±


    Chen Lifeng was speechless. What nonsense! How could he kill Xiao Jinting, who was so powerful? It made sense if it was the other way around.


    Xu Lingfeng said, ¡°Mr. Chen, don¡¯t mind those idiots, who are hypocrites trying to snatch the treasure with a righteous excuse.¡±


    Chen Lifeng smiled wryly. Since Chen Xu came back, everything had been going smoothly for him. He had grown less aggressive, and anyone could stand over him. It seemed he had to adjust himself.


    Xiao Jinting asked, ¡°Senior Chen, what¡¯s your plan next?¡±


    Chen Lifeng hesitated for a while and said, ¡°I want to go see Xu.¡± He hadn¡¯t seen his grandson for a long time. He heard that Chen Xu had advanced to Nascent Soul.


    Xu Lingfeng said, ¡°Good. You can travel with us, and we can look after each other. Xu has advanced to Nascent Soul, so has his octopus. You are injured, and he can take care of you.¡±


    Chen Lifeng smiled, pleased with what Xu Lingfeng said.


    Xiao Jinting asked, ¡°Father, is Muan with you?¡±


    Xu Lingfeng nodded and said, ¡°Yes. You caused such a big trouble, and Ice Palace was hunting you down. How could I leave him alone?¡±


    Xiao Jinting forced a smile. He didn¡¯t want to cause the trouble.


    Xu Lingfeng said, ¡°By the way, I heard Bing Cheng from Ice Palace died.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said curtly, ¡°I killed him.¡±

 Chapter 484

    Chen Lifeng had been listening to them, and he staggered, almost falling.


    Xu Lingfeng said in bewilderment, ¡°Bing Cheng was not simple. He was the most promising cultivator in Ice Palace, and there should be Bing Wu¡¯s Soul Tracking Mark on him. Why doesn¡¯t Bing Wu come to you and take revenge?¡±


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°I erased the mark.¡±


    Chen Lifeng staggered again.


    Xu Lingfeng saw him shaking and said, ¡°Mr. Chen, you are badly injured. Do you need me to carry you?¡±


    Chen Lifeng quickly shook his head and said, ¡°No, thank you.¡±


    His legs were fine, but he was shocked. He didn¡¯t expect Xiao Jinting to be so bold to kill the cultivator from Ice Palace.


    Xu Lingfeng asked, ¡°Ice Palace won¡¯t go easy on you since you¡¯ve killed Bing Cheng. What¡¯s your plan?¡±


    Xiao Jinting thought for a while and said, ¡°I want to go to Nebula Island with Muan.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng tilted his head and said, ¡°Muan told me that you had many enemies there. Do you think you can handle them?¡±


    Xiao Jinting smiled indifferently, ¡°Yes.¡± He was chased out of Nebula back then, but those people couldn¡¯t rival him now.


    ¡­


    ¡°Grandfather!¡± Chen Xu sprang on Chen Lifeng in excitement at the sight of him.


    When he knew that his grandfather was surrounded by enemies, Chen Xu got anxious and wanted to investigate, but Xu Lingfeng stopped him.


    Chen Lifeng looked at him and said helplessly, ¡°You are an ancestor now, but you are still childish.¡±


    Chen Xu scratched his head awkwardly and smiled shyly.


    Xiao Xiaojin held Xiao Jinting¡¯s arm in excitement. ¡°Father, you finally come back. Daddy and we have been worried about you.¡±


    Xu Muan stood on the side and looked at Xiao Jinting in excitement.


    Xiao Xiaojin said, ¡°Father, you have become stronger and more handsome during these years. Daddy is blessed.¡±


    Xu Muan blushed.


    Xu Lingfeng stood on the side with jealousy. He came back with Xiao Jinting and Chen Lifeng, but the children surrounded them. Was he inferior to them?


    He chuckled and said, ¡°Yeah. Your father is stronger and more handsome. On the island, a female cultivator under Yuefei had a sharp eye and wanted to seduce your father. He was freaked out.¡± Xu Lingfeng patted Xiao Jinting on the shoulder and said, ¡°Jinting, you are too shy.¡±


    Xiao Jinting looked at Xu Lingfeng and said humbly, ¡°I¡¯m not like you. You are a brave man, and you didn¡¯t turn a hair when facing such a woman as Yuefei.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng glared at him and said sulkily, ¡°What nonsense are you talking about? Don¡¯t set me up.¡±


    Xiao Jinting smiled innocently and said, ¡°Father, you¡¯ve got me wrong. I was praising you.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng was speechless.


    Xiao Jinting lowered his head. He seemed to remember Yuefei, who was an elder of the Devil Joy Sect. The sect cultivated the method that requested them to sleep with men. The higher level they reached, the more beautiful they became. Those who became Nascent Souls had slept with countless men.


    ¡­


    At night.


    Xu Muan leaned against Xiao Jinting and looked up at the starry sky.


    He held Xiao Jinting¡¯s hand tightly. Xiao Jinting looked at him and said, ¡°Were you worried about me?¡±


    Xu Muan nodded and said earnestly, ¡°Yes, very much.¡±


    He closed his eyes. Back then, Xiao Jinting sent a short message and disappeared. Although he occasionally sent them a message, Xu Muan was worried and missed him a lot. He tried to cultivate hard, so he could help Xiao Jinting if he got in danger.


    Xiao Jinting stroked Xu Muan¡¯s hair and said apologetically, ¡°I¡¯m sorry for worrying you.¡±


    Xu Muan leaned in Xiao Jinting¡¯s arms and said, ¡°My father told me that you want to go back to Nebula Island. Take me with you. Don¡¯t leave me behind anymore.¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said, ¡°Okay.¡±


    Xu Muan smiled. Xiao Jinting kissed his lips. They had been separated for too long, and their kiss was passionate.


    Li Yi blushed at the sight of them and said, ¡°Stop looking.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng sprang on him and held him tightly, kissing him. ¡°Yeah. Better kiss than watch.¡±


    After he gave Li Yi a few kisses, he would not stop. Li Yi kicked him away, afraid that the grandchildren would see them. Xu Lingfeng clutched his hurting waist and grunted in a grievance.

 Chapter 485

    Xiao Jinting and Xu Muan went to the teleportation array. When they left Nebula, they destroyed the array. Later, Heavenly God Sect had been attempting to repair the array. Afraid that his enemies would come to cause trouble from Nebula, Xiao Jinting had been sabotaging Heavenly God Sect¡¯s plan.


    Heavenly God Sect gave up repairing the array when they saw they couldn¡¯t fix it. However, they left a few disciples to guard the array even though they stopped fixing it.


    ¡°Elder Xiao.¡± The disciples of Heavenly God Sect were terrified at the sight of Xiao Jinting as if they saw the end of the world.


    Xiao Jinting quickly made a move and froze the cultivators of Heavenly God Sect with a spell. They were horrified.


    Xu Muan studied the array next to Xiao Jinting and said, ¡°Can you fix it?¡±


    ¡°Yes, but it takes a while.¡±


    Afraid that his enemies from Nebula would come, Xiao Jinting destroyed the array, which was seriously damaged. Thankfully, he made a copy of the array structure, and he now just needed to fix it according to the copy.


    The cultivators of Heavenly God Sect were relieved to see that Xiao Jinting only wanted to fix the array without the intention of killing them.


    After the array was repaired, Xiao Jinting and Xu Muan left through it.


    Not long after they left, the spell on the disciples of Heavenly God Sect broke, and they sent the news to Heavenly God Sect that Xiao Jinting had left the Cloud Continent.


    A Nascent Soul of Heavenly God Sect learned the news and hurried over. When he tried to activate the teleportation array, he found it was not functioning.


    The Xiao family had been making rapid progress in cultivation, and it amazed all the major sects. Xiao Jinting¡¯s sudden departure for overseas made the cultivators wonder if there were precious treasures overseas. Did the family make the advancements with the help of the treasures?


    Bing Wu was fuming when she learned that Xiao Jinting had left the Cloud Continent. She thought he was cunning. When he got into big trouble, he went overseas to hide.


    Back then, the Xiao family had stayed overseas for many years. She didn¡¯t know how long he was going to stay there this time. When he left, he destroyed the teleportation array again. Even if she was more powerful than him, she couldn¡¯t do anything.


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    At Green Cloud Immortal Sect.


    Dongcheng Yang guessed, ¡°Jinting went overseas again. It looks like he killed Bing Cheng. He must be escaping from Bing Wu.¡±


    Lin Xue¡¯e said enviously, ¡°He doesn¡¯t only want to avoid Ice Palace, but also to look for resources overseas. Everyone says that he makes rapid progress because of the resources that he got from overseas.¡±


    Dongcheng Yang tapped the table softly. The current situation was different from the past. Although Xiao Jinting offended Ice Palace, he had plenty of places to hide. However, he chose to go to the other end of the teleportation array. Something was appealing to him there.


    Dongcheng Yang said, ¡°Someone saw Xiao Xiaodong and the others. They were attacking an advanced Nascent Soul demonic beast at sea.¡±


    Some cultivators recorded the scene, in which Xiao Xiaodong and the others killed the beast effortlessly. The record shocked many cultivators.


    They saw Chen Lifeng in the record. A few days ago, people were trying to hunt him down. He attacked aggressively the Nascent Souls that tried to murder him and killed them. Those who were blinded by the treasures woke up and realized that Chen Lifeng was a ferocious Nascent Soul instead of a pushover.


    Xiao Jinting¡¯s sons were said to have advanced to Nascent Souls. Xu Lingfeng took them back to the Xu family and made a commotion.


    Xu Lingfeng and Xu Wang had been competing against each other openly or secretly for a hundred years, and Xu Lingfeng got the upper hand this time.


    ¡­


    In Nebula Island.


    ¡°It¡¯s Xiao Jinting. It¡¯s him!¡±


    When Xiao Jinting came out of the teleportation array, he felt hundreds of burning eyes on him. He was surprised.


    Xu Muan attacked them and sent them flying away.


    Xiao Jinting caught an unlucky cultivator and searched his memories, getting a rough idea of what had happened after he left Nebula.


    After that, he tossed aside the cultivator, who was terrified.


    Xu Muan asked, ¡°How is it?¡±


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°The demonic and the human cultivators have ganged up to post a reward for catching me.¡±


    A few of the cultivators that guarded the array were sent by the demonic and human sects. The rest of them came to try their luck. After all, the information about Xiao Jinting was valuable.


    Xu Muan tilted his head and looked at Xiao Jinting with a smile. ¡°You are popular.¡±


    Xiao Jinting clasped his hands behind him and said, ¡°You should have known long ago how popular I am.¡±


    Xu Muan was speechless.


    After Xiao Jinting and Xu Muan left, the first cultivator that recovered from the shock quickly sent the message to the business alliance, and that reminded all the other cultivators, who took out their message talismans.


    ¡­


    Xiao Jinting¡¯s arrival excited countless cultivators on Nebula Island.


    Fu Li blocked Xiao Jinting¡¯s way and said in excitement, ¡°Xiao Jinting, there you are. Turn in the Tripod of Heaven and Earth.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was surprised to see his long-lost old friend. He had thought Long Xue would be the first to show up.


    He said, ¡°Senior, since you say so, I¡¯ll do it accordingly.¡±


    His smile gave Fu Li a bad feeling.


    Xiao Jinting tossed the Tripod of Heaven and Earth at Fu Li, who got hit and sent flying away. Xiao Jinting waved his sleeve, and the tripod again thumped against Fu Li, who was sent flying away again. The tripod hit Fu Li seven or eight times, and he spat out blood.


    Xiao Jinting looked at Fu Li innocently and sighed. ¡°Senior, I¡¯ve given away the tripod. Why don¡¯t you take it?¡±


    Fu Li was pissed off. ¡°I don¡¯t want it.¡±

 Chapter 486

    Xiao Jinting said with feigned confusion, ¡°Don¡¯t you want it? The tripod is a treasure. Are you sure you don¡¯t want it?¡±


    Fu Li said in terror, ¡°No, I don¡¯t want it anymore.¡±


    Xiao Jinting took back the tripod and said admiringly, ¡°Since you don¡¯t want it, I¡¯ll keep it. Senior, you are generous, refusing such a precious treasure. I¡¯m ashamed.¡±


    Fu Li was fuming. The people who were observing them secretly were shocked by Xiao Jinting¡¯s cheekiness


    Xu Muan looked at Fu Li, who was spitting blood, and he said, ¡°The demons have good physiques. He¡¯s still alive after being hit by the tripod.¡±


    Fu Li had managed to steady his breathing, but Xu Muan¡¯s words made him spit out blood again.


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°He has such a good physique. I guess his body must be valuable.¡±


    Xu Muan thought for a while and said, ¡°Although we don¡¯t lack spiritual stones, it is nice to have more¡­¡±


    Fu Li looked up at the smiling couple and thought, ¡°Bastards.¡± Afraid that they were interested in his body, he swiftly ran away.


    Xu Muan said, ¡°He runs fast.¡±


    Xiao Jinting shook his head and said, ¡°He didn¡¯t even say goodbye. He¡¯s rude.¡±


    Xu Muan was lost for words.


    ¡­


    Looking at the figures that had been watching in the dark, Xiao Jinting raised his eyebrow.


    He said, ¡°Misters, does any of you want my Tripod of Heaven and Earth?¡± The cultivators who had been eager to have the treasures instantly ran away.


    Xiao Jinting muttered, ¡°They are spineless.¡±


    A pretty figure suddenly showed up in front of Xiao Jinting. ¡°Mr. Xiao, you are imposing.¡±


    Xiao Jinting looked at her and said, ¡°Ms. Long, long time no see.¡±


    Long Xue looked at him and gritted her teeth. ¡°You advanced to Nascent Soul when you were away. Congratulations.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said with a smile, ¡°Thank you, Ms. Long. Do you come for the Tripod of Heaven and Earth?¡±


    Long Xue stared at him and said reluctantly, ¡°No. I heard that you are back, so I come to welcome you. I envy your rapid advancements.¡±


    Xiao Jinting paused and smiled. ¡°Ms. Long, you are hospitable. I¡¯m flattered.¡±


    Long Xue snorted softly and said, ¡°Mr. Xiao, you chose to come here at this time. Do you come for the Tower of Babel?¡±


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°Yes.¡±


    Long Xue looked at him with jealousy and said, ¡°It seems that you have benefited a lot from the trip to the tower. Now you come again.¡±


    Xiao Jinting crossed his arms and didn¡¯t retort.


    Long Xue suddenly asked, ¡°Mr. Xiao, are there any Deity Transformation cultivators at the other end of the teleportation array?¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said, ¡°Yes.¡±


    Long Xue took a deep breath and narrowed her eyes, deep in thought.


    After exchanging the usual pleasantries with Xiao Jinting, Long Xue left.


    Xu Muan said, ¡°Long Xue wants to leave Nebula.¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said, ¡°If she wants to make advancements, she has to leave.¡±


    ¡­


    At the Ye house in Nebula.


    Ye Jinlan looked at Xiao Jinting with a complicated expression. ¡°Senior Xiao, long time no see.¡±


    Years ago, she asked Xiao Jinting for help and secured the position of the Ye family in the business alliance.


    Ye Jinlan had been thinking that Xiao Jinting was not simple, but she didn¡¯t expect him to become a Nascent Soul in such a short time. He even beat up Fu Li, who couldn¡¯t fight back. The old monsters of the business alliance had attempted to snatch Xiao Jinting¡¯s treasures, but they got scared away.


    Xiao Jinting bowed slightly, ¡°Ms. Ye, I heard that you have become the head of the Ye family. Congratulations.¡±


    Ye Jinlan smiled and said, ¡°Thank you. Senior Xiao, you are a genius and have become a Nascent Soul. You are invincible. The Ye family is nothing to you.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°I¡¯m flattered.¡±


    Ye Jinting looked at him and asked, ¡°Do you come for the key of the tower of Babel?¡±


    Every time when the tower opened, the keys would be taken away. When the tower was about to open again, the keys would be scattered everywhere. The major forces would work together and look for the keys.


    Xiao Jinting smiled. It was nice to deal with smart people. ¡°Yes, Ms. Ye. If you will give me the key, I¡¯ll give you pills in return.¡±


    ¡°Yes, to be sure.¡± Ye Jinlan took out a key without demur.


    Xiao Jinting complimented, ¡°Ms. Ye, I like making deals with you.¡±


    Ye Jinting smiled indifferently and said, ¡°Senior Xiao, you are generous, and I won¡¯t suffer any losses, making deals with you.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said lightly, ¡°I¡¯m flattered. I will feel guilty if I don¡¯t reward you generously.¡±


    He took out several bottles of pills and handed them to Ye Jinlan.


    She put them away and felt a twinge of excitement.

 Chapter 487

    After making the deal with Ye Jinlan, Xiao Jinting and Xu Muan left the Ye house.


    Xu Muan constantly tilted his head and glanced at Xiao Jinting.


    Xiao Jinting looked at him and asked in confusion, ¡°What¡¯s the matter?¡±


    Xu Muan said, ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter. That girl seems to take a fancy to you. Her eyes light up when she looks at you.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said casually, ¡°You¡¯ve got her wrong. She was looking at my ring with glinting eyes.¡± That damn girl was trying to get treasures from him.


    ¡°Maybe.¡± Xu Muan felt he was lucky to have such an outstanding husband. He was blessed.


    There were a few years away from the opening of the Tower of Babel. Xiao Jinting planned to collect some resources before that. There were quite many local specialties appealing to him.


    When they went into a shop, a sales assistant came over and greeted, ¡°What can I help you?¡±


    Xiao Jinting said casually, ¡°We¡¯re just looking.¡±


    The assistant said, ¡°Mister, you look familiar.¡±


    Xiao Jinting got interested and looked at him. ¡°Do I?¡±


    The assistant scratched his head and said, ¡°Yes, but I don¡¯t remember where we met before.¡±


    Xiao Jinting smiled. He had left Nebula for decades. Although the great sects had been keeping the rewards for hunting him, he was a legendary figure to many people. The shop assistant might have seen his image on the wanted notice, but he couldn¡¯t recognize Xiao Jinting.


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°You might have met someone who looks like me.¡±


    A Golden Core cultivator of the shop saw Xiao Jinting and turned pale. ¡°Senior, why have you come?¡±


    The shop assistant was curious to see the arrogant shop manager turn white at the sight of Xiao Jinting.


    Xiao Jinting said with a broad smile, ¡°I come to see if I need anything. Mister, don¡¯t you welcome me?¡±


    Xiao Jinting felt odd when he saw the scared manager. He didn¡¯t look ferocious. Why did the manager get scared out of his wits? What a coward!


    After Xia Jinting went upstairs, a female shop assistant went up to the assistant that greeted Xiao Jinting and said, ¡°Xiaowu, it was bold of you to talk to that senior.¡±


    Xiaowu said in confusion, ¡°Who¡¯s he?¡±


    ¡°The demons and humans posted rewards for catching him before.¡±


    Xiaowu widened his eyes and said, ¡°Is he Xiao Jinting? The reward for catching him is the highest in the history of the world. Whoever is so lucky as to see him and know his whereabouts will be generously rewarded. Am I going to make a fortune?¡±


    ¡°In your dream. You are so idiotic that you can¡¯t ever make any fortune. He¡¯s been missing for decades, and the great sects removed the reward once he showed up.¡±


    Xiaowu asked in confusion, ¡°Why did they remove the reward?¡±


    ¡°They are not his rival. When he came back, he almost blasted Fu Li. Who has the guts to fight with him?¡±


    The female assistant ruefully watched Xiao Jinting going upstairs. She could neither defeat him nor seduce him. It was a pity that Xu Muan was with Xiao Jinting.


    Xiaowu looked in the direction that Xiao Jinting went, shuddering. ¡°I remember it now. Devil Xiao is bloodthirsty. He has killed all the beauties that slept with him. He likes to eat the beauties and the babies. He¡¯s abominable.¡±


    Back then, the great sects slung mud at Xiao Jinting in order to catch him. The rumor had been twisted, and Xiao Jinting had become a devil in Nebula.


    Xiao Jinting looked downstairs. When Xiaowu met his eyes, he almost went wet in the pants.


    The shop manager asked frightfully, ¡°Senior Xiao, what¡¯s wrong?¡±


    Xiao Jinting shook his head and said, ¡°I just heard some weird things.¡± Did he like to eat humans? Why didn¡¯t he know about it himself?¡±


    ¡­


    Miao Han muttered as he saw Xiao Jinting getting out of the shop. ¡°I seem to see Xiao Jinting.¡±


    Cao Tong gave a wry smile and said, ¡°So what? We can only look at him without doing anything.¡±


    The great sects had been looking forward to Xiao Jinting¡¯s return, but they could do nothing when he came back. Fu Li was beaten up, and Long Xue didn¡¯t dare to attack Xiao Jinting. No one in Nebula dared to offend him.


    Miao Han frowned. ¡°How did he become so powerful?¡±


    When Xiao Jinting fought in the competition on behalf of the Ye family, he was a mere Golden Core. When he went out of the Tower of Babel, he was only a lucky guy. However, when he came back this time, he had overwhelming power.


    Shortly after Xiao Jinting came back, he almost killed the arrogant Fu Li, who went back to the deep sea in embarrassment. Miao Han was relieved that his ancestor didn¡¯t make moves earlier than Fu Li. Otherwise, his family would be used by Xiao Jinting to establish his authority.


    Fu Li was strong enough to survive Xiao Jinting¡¯s attack, but Xiao Han¡¯s ancestor was much weaker.


    Cao Tong said, ¡°Fu Li has embarrassed himself this time.¡± The demons were more powerful than the humans in Nebula. Fu Li ruled part of the sea, and people stay away from him in fear.


    Miao Han said with jealousy, ¡°The Ye family is lucky.¡±


    Although the Ye family didn¡¯t get anything from the tower, they cultivated several Golden Cores with Xiao Jinting¡¯s pills. It was likely that there would be a Nascent Soul among the Golden Cores in a hundred years. Ye Jinlan was made the head of the family because of her sharp eye for talents.


    ¡­

 Chapter 488

    At the Xu house.


    Xiao Jinting tasted the broth and said happily, ¡°My cooking is getting better. I¡¯m such a good cook.¡±


    The flying bear swallowed up a bowl of broth and patted its belly in satisfaction. ¡°It is delectable. One more bowl, please.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin looked at the bear, his face turning hard. ¡°Father is not here, and I can only let you taste such good broth. What a waste.¡±


    The bear glanced at him and said sympathetically, ¡°Brat, your parents went away for fun and left you behind. Do you feel neglected?¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin waved the spoon and said fiercely, ¡°What are you talking about? Do you want me to beat you up?¡±


    The flying bear jumped up and down with a smirk and said, ¡°Your two brothers got married long ago, and you remain single. You should reflect on your mistakes.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin hit the bear¡¯s head with the spoon. ¡°What do you know? You can only waste food. I¡¯m single because I¡¯m picky.¡±


    The flying bear covered its head and grunted sulkily.


    Xu Lingfeng entered the kitchen and said, ¡°Xiaojin, are you cooking?¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin replied, ¡°Yeah, Grandfather.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng felt delighted these days. Although he advanced to Nascent Soul long ago, his family used to take him as a loser.


    He felt that many people used to look at him with pity.


    He guessed they should be thinking, ¡°Although this guy has a good aptitude and high cultivation, he has lost his son and wife. What is so good about high cultivation? He¡¯s a loser.¡±


    Now, they should be thinking, ¡°Xu Lingfeng is awesome. His wife and grandchildren are outstanding. He has found his son, who has disappeared for a hundred years. And he suddenly has so many wonderful grandchildren. He is lucky now.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll taste it.¡± Xu Lingfeng tasted the broth with relish and praised, ¡°Delicious! It¡¯s a pity that your father is not here. He can¡¯t taste such good broth.¡±


    He was upset that Xiao Jinting ran away with his son. The elders in the family kept asking him where Muan had gone, and why he didn¡¯t come back. Many people even guessed he was not a good father, so his son disliked him and didn¡¯t come back.


    Those bastards liked to let their imagination run wild. He was close to his son.


    Xu Wan entered the kitchen, and Xu Lingfeng looked at him, saying delightfully, ¡°Wan, why do you come to the kitchen? Are you cooking something good for your wife?¡±


    Xu Lingfeng felt pleased. Xu Wang used to boast about his sons, but he seldom mentioned them now. Xu Lingfeng thought, ¡°Xu Wan is only a Golden Core, and my grandsons are all Nascent Souls.¡±


    Xu Wan forced a smile and said, ¡°Yeah.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng said proudly, ¡°Xiaojin cooks well. You can learn from him and keep your wife with you.¡±


    Xu Wan frowned and thought, ¡°He sounds that Li Rao will break up with me if I don¡¯t cook well.¡± Li Rao somehow learned that Xu Lingfeng cooked for Li Yi every day, and she pushed Xu Wan to learn cooking. Why did he have to learn cooking since he was a Golden Core?


    Xu Wan looked at Xiao Xiaojin wonderingly. When Xu Lingfeng took his grandsons back to the Xu house, the family was excited. Many relatives came to visit them, and the Deity Transformation cultivator of the family even saw them in person. That ancestor was said to have a good opinion of them.


    Xu Lingfeng looked at Xu Wan and said kindly, ¡°Wan, although cooking can make you more charming, cultivation is more important. You should spend more time on cultivating.¡±


    Xu Wan said sullenly, ¡°You are right.¡±


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    At the Li house.


    ¡°Yi, I heard that you have several Nascent Soul grandsons. Why don¡¯t you bring them back?¡±


    Li Yi frowned and said, ¡°They are with the Xu family.¡±


    Li Xun said, ¡°They are not only Xu Lingfeng¡¯s grandsons. You are their grandpa. Why don¡¯t you bring them here?¡±


    Li Yi frowned again. The Li family was going downhill during the years. The adventure in the secret realm formed by the fragments of the Immortal World had cost the family several Nascent Souls. Li Xu might be anxious to have more Nascent Souls.


    Li Xun said, ¡°Why are your grandsons all surnamed Xiao? It¡¯s good to have one of them surnamed Li.¡±


    Li Yi smiled and said, ¡°It¡¯s not bad for them to be surnamed Xiao.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was young and powerful. He was an advanced Nascent Soul, and he would be a Deity Transformation sooner or later. It was good for the children to stay with him.


    Li Xun couldn¡¯t help saying, ¡°You have very few offspring.¡±


    Li Yi smiled and said, ¡°It¡¯s no big deal.¡± Although it was not easy for a Nascent Soul to get pregnant, there was still a chance if Xu Lingfeng and he worked hard. He blushed at the thought of it.


    Li Xun said, ¡°Anyway, you have to bring them back to us.¡±


    Li Yi nodded and said, ¡°I got it. I will talk to Lingfeng.¡±

 Chapter 489

    Xiao Jinting visited the shops of the business alliance and sold the pills for some spiritual herbs and spiritual stones. After that, he waited for the Tower of Babel to open.


    Xu Muan hid in Xiao Jinting¡¯s jade space and cultivated hard. After Xiao Jinting purchased sufficient resources, he entered the jade space.


    Time flew, and the Tower of Babel opened again.


    With constant efforts, Xu Muan advanced to the medium level of Nascent Soul before the tower opened.


    Many cultivators gathered outside the tower.


    Xiao Jinting walked towards them, and they parted to make a path for them. Some cultivators looked at the two of them wonderingly.


    The key that Xiao Jinting held was lent by the Ye family, and the one in Xu Muan¡¯s hand was purchased by Xiao Jinting from an auction with several bottles of pills.


    The last time when the tower opened, Xu Muan didn¡¯t go inside, and he felt regretful. This time, he would not miss the opportunity.


    Xiao Jinting smiled when he saw the people outside the tower, some of them were old friends. Back then, he was an insignificant Golden Core, now he was an imposing master.


    The three ancestors of the business alliance saw him and stepped aside quietly.


    Cao He looked at Xiao Jinting with fear in his eyes.


    Xiao Jinting felt complicated when he saw Cao He¡¯s reaction. When they were in the tower last time, Cao He was determined to kill him. Things had changed, and this guy was afraid of him. It felt good to intimidate people.


    Xiao Jinting greeted warmly, ¡°Mr. Fu, there you are.¡±


    His face turning hard, Fu Li crossed his arms without replying.


    Long Xue looked at Xiao Jinting and said, ¡°Mr. Xiao, are you going up to the tenth floor?¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said, ¡°I¡¯d like to have a try if given the chance.¡±


    Long Xue said mockingly, ¡°Mr. Xiao, you are confident. I have to remind you that no one can end up well after entering the tenth floor.¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said gratefully, ¡°Ms. Long, thanks for your advice.¡±


    Long Xue looked at him and gritted her teeth.


    Xu Muan said, ¡°This woman is a dragon. She has a pure bloodline.¡±


    Xiao Jinting shook his head and said, ¡°She¡¯s very close to advancing to Deity Transformation.¡± If it weren¡¯t for the rules of Nebula, Long Xue would have advanced to Deity Transformation.


    Long Xue looked at Xiao Jinting ferociously and asked, ¡°What are you plotting?¡±


    Xiao Jinting said with feigned confusion, ¡°Ms. Long, don¡¯t worry. I don¡¯t have any designs for you. I have a wife.¡±


    Long Xue glanced at Xu Muan. The Nebula Island paid too much attention to Xiao Jinting. In fact, Xiao Jinting¡¯s wife was not weak.


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    Once the Tower of Babel opened, Xiao Jinting swiftly got inside with Xu Muan.


    They didn¡¯t waste any time and went straight to the eighth floor.


    Xu Muan said, ¡°The air here is not good.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said indifferently, ¡°It¡¯s demonic Qi. It doesn¡¯t matter. There are Yin Ghosts on this floor. Yin Ghost Beads are precious.¡±


    When he was in the tower last time, Xiao Jinting¡¯s cultivation was low, and the Yin Ghosts that he killed were low-grade. The Yin Ghost Beads that he collected in the tower last time were almost running out.


    He had got to know the benefits of Yin Ghost Beads, and he would not miss the opportunity this time to get more this time.


    He thought, ¡°Xu Lingfeng is arrogant, but he can¡¯t resist the temptation of Yin Ghost Bead. If I can get many in the tower, I give him two beads.¡±


    Xu Muan followed Xiao Jinting and killed the Yin Ghosts.


    Long Xue stared at Xiao Jinting and said, ¡°You indeed have a way to kill the monsters on this floor.¡±


    After Xiao Jinting stayed on the eighth floor for three months, Long Xue and Fu Li managed to arrive.


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°You are late.¡±


    Long Xue blushed. ¡°We are inferior to you.¡±


    It took Xiao Jinting three months to kill all the ghosts on the eighth floor, so it was much safer when Long Xue and Fu Li arrived.


    Xiao Jinting looked at Long Xue and said, ¡°My cultivator methods happen to restrict the monsters here. Otherwise, it would not be so easy.¡±


    He went on, ¡°Are you going up to the ninth floor? There is nothing good here. Hurry up if you don¡¯t want to stay here.¡±


    Long Xue asked in confusion, ¡°Aren¡¯t you going to the ninth floor?¡±


    Xiao Jinting said casually, ¡°I want to stay a little longer here.¡±


    Long Xue looked at him with gloomy eyes, something on her mind.


    Xiao Jinting looked at Long Xue and Fu Li, asking, ¡°Don¡¯t you go?¡±


    Long Xue asked, ¡°Mr. Xiao, aren¡¯t you going up? Why do you stay on the eighth floor?¡±


    Xiao Jinting said honestly, ¡°To be frank, the monsters here are useful to me. I don¡¯t want to leave yet.¡±


    Long Xue narrowed her eyes and said with jealousy, ¡°It seems the eighth floor is a lucky place for you.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°Yeah. I found a place where the monsters gather on the eighth floor. It seems that the king of the Yin Ghost is coming out soon. I¡¯m interested in that monster. Once I attack it, all the monsters in that place will swarm out, and it won¡¯t be safe here.¡±


    Long Xue asked curiously, ¡°The Yin Ghost King?¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said, ¡°Yes. The monsters on the eighth floor are Yin Ghosts, which are good at snatching bodies. They usually don¡¯t have bodies, so they have to snatch others¡¯ bodies. However, the high-level Yin Ghost can create its own body, and it¡¯s powerful.¡±


    Long Xue said admiringly, ¡°Mr. Xiao, you know a lot.¡±


    Xiao Jinting smiled and said, ¡°You are flattering me.¡±


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 Chapter 490

    Watching Long Xue and Fu Li leave, Xu Muan asked curiously, ¡°Don¡¯t you go to the ninth floor?¡±


    Xiao Jinting said indifferently, ¡°We are not in a hurry.¡±


    The most precious thing on the ninth floor was the Tripod of Heaven and Earth, and he got it, so there were not many precious things left on the ninth floor. As for the tenth floor¡­


    He wondered if Long Xue and Fu Li would go up there. If they did, they could explore the way for him. However, he guessed that Long Xue urged him to go up because she wanted him to explore the way for her.


    Xu Muan asked, ¡°Do you want them to explore the way for us?¡±


    Xiao Jinting smiled and said, ¡°You see me through.¡±


    Xu Muan said, ¡°It doesn¡¯t trouble you at all if the treasures will be taken by them.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said lightly, ¡°If they are taken, that means they are not intended for me.¡±


    Xu Muan looked at him and smiled. ¡°It¡¯s not like you.¡±


    ¡°Have you forgotten that Long Xue said anyone who enters the tenth floor will end up no good?¡± If the treasures on the tenth floor were easy to take away, they wouldn¡¯t be there after so many years.


    Xu Muan asked hesitantly, ¡°Are you confident of dealing with the Yin Ghost King?¡±


    Xiao Jinting waved the sword in his hand. ¡°The Heavenly Thunder Wood is one of the Three Great Wood in the world. It¡¯s the enemy of the Yin Ghosts, which hide at the sight of it. We¡¯ll be fine.¡± He was an advanced Nascent Soul, and the ordinary Yin Ghost Beads couldn¡¯t improve his soul force much. But, the high-grade Yin Ghost King was different.


    Xu Muan followed Xiao Jinting into a mine.


    Xiao Jinting looked at the mine and said admiringly, ¡°The Yin Ghosts have chosen a good place to stay.¡±


    He felt jealous. ¡°The Yin Ghosts are living in the center of demonic ore mine.¡± When he was on the earth, he was dreaming to sleep on money, but he never did that. However, the Yin Ghosts had made it.


    Xu Muan was speechless.


    ¡°Be careful!¡± Xiao Jinting pushed away Xu Muan and blocked a cultivator in black.


    The cultivator was fast like an assassin in the dark.


    Xu Muan stood on the side and watched the fight. The Yin Ghosts usually didn¡¯t have bodies, but this cultivator had a body.¡±


    ¡°Human, you have a nice body, but you come to us,¡± the cultivator in black said with a hoarse voice.


    Xiao Jinting sneered and took out several Heavenly Thunder Swords, which flew at the cultivator.


    The cultivator in black was shocked at the sight of the swords, ¡°Where do you come from? The Heavenly Thunder Wood got extinct long ago.¡±


    Xiao Jinting neatly killed him with the swords.


    Xu Muan asked, ¡°Is it the Ying Ghost King?¡±


    Xiao Jinting shook his head and said, ¡°No. It¡¯s a Yin Ghost that snatched a body. I heard that many cultivators disappeared in the tower, and I guess their bodies got snatched by the Yin Ghosts.¡± After the Yin Ghosts snatched bodies, they had the same life expectancies as the cultivators who died.


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡±


    Xu Muan nodded and followed him.


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    Long Xue stayed on the ninth floor for a month, but she didn¡¯t see Xiao Jinting arrive.


    Fu Li said impatiently, ¡°Xiao Jinting is patient. He hasn¡¯t come up yet.¡±


    Long Xue snorted softly and said sulkily, ¡°Of course. He took the most precious treasures of the ninth floor. I see those monsters on the eighth floor appealing to him. He would not miss any good chances. I don¡¯t think he will come up before he finished killing all those monsters.¡±


    There was not much to explore on the ninth floor, and she didn¡¯t dare to go up to the tenth floor. She thought Xiao Jinting would explore the way for her, but he stayed on the eighth floor and fought with the monsters.


    Fu Li said, ¡°Those monsters must be valuable.¡±


    Long Xue cracked her whip sullenly. She knew those monsters were precious, but she knew nothing about them, so she could only watch without doing anything. She felt bad. At the same time, she was envious of Xiao Jinting. She made up her mind to go to the other end of the teleportation array.


    If she had been willing to give up the resources in the tower, she might have repaired the teleportation array and left.

 Chapter 491

    As Xiao Jinting and Xu Muan went further in the mine, they met more Yin Ghosts and Cultivators that had been snatched bodies. Xiao Jinting killed three Nascent Souls and a few Golden Cores.


    Xu Muan killed a Yin Ghost that sprang on him and said in confusion, ¡°How odd! These cultivators are not idiots. They are scared of you, but they keep coming at you.¡±


    Xiao Jinting frowned and thought for a while before he said, ¡°It wants to escape, so it sent these guys to hold us up.¡±


    There was a hierarchy among the Yin Ghosts, and the low-grade cultivators obey the orders from the king.


    The guy that was going to create his body in the mind might feel Xiao Jinting¡¯s arrival.


    Xu Muan said, ¡°We have to speed up.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said quickly, ¡°Okay.¡±


    As they spoke, a group of Yin Ghosts attacked them.


    ¡°Explode.¡± Xiao Jinting tossed out a few Thunder Beads, which exploded. Many Yin Ghost Beads scattered everywhere. The Thunder Beads had turned the ghosts into beads.


    Suddenly, Xiao Jinting sneezed.


    Xu Muan asked, ¡°What¡¯s the matter?¡±


    Xiao Jinting shook his head and said, ¡°I¡¯m fine. Maybe our sons are missing me.¡±


    Xu Muan smiled and said lightly, ¡°I guess Long Xue and Fu Li are missing you. They must be thinking why you haven¡¯t arrived and explored the way for them. They might be impatient.¡±


    Xiao Jinting tilted his head and said, ¡°That¡¯s likely. Let¡¯s hurry up.¡±


    Xu Muan was speechless.


    They saw a Yin Ghost Beast that tried to run away. It had three heads. Perhaps it had not finished transfiguring, so it looked transparent and weak.


    When it saw Xiao Jinting, anger came into his eyes.


    Xiao Jinting attacked it without hesitation and killed it.


    After it died, a golden soul bead fell to the ground.


    ¡°It¡¯s unlucky.¡± The Yin Ghost King that could create its own body frightened the ordinary Nascent Souls away. However, Xiao Jinting was not ordinary, and he had the Heavenly Thunder Wood, which was the enemy of the Yin Ghosts.


    ¡°It needed some more time,¡± Xiao Jinting said. If it had created its own body, he might not be its rival.


    Xu Muan asked, ¡°We¡¯ve killed it. Shall we go up now?¡± asked Xu Muan.


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°Yeah.¡±


    They entered the ninth floor, but they didn¡¯t feel the presence of Long Xue and Fu Li.


    Xu Muan said, ¡°They got impatient, so they went up to the tenth floor.¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said, ¡°That¡¯s likely.¡±


    Xu Muan asked, ¡°Are you going up?¡±


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°Yes. We have come this far, and we can¡¯t give up.¡±


    Xu Muan followed Xiao Jinting up to the tenth floor. They felt the intense heat once they arrived.


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    Not long after they set foot on the tenth floor, they heard someone giggling.


    There came a childish voice, ¡°Here comes two more. This time the tower finally offers me something to eat.¡±


    ¡°The demons and humans are getting weaker. Tens of thousands of years ago, I could always have some food. Although I was not full, I didn¡¯t feel hungry. For several thousand years, none of you managed to go up to the tenth floor, and I am starving.¡±


    The voice sounded energetic.


    Xiao Jinting and Xu Muan frowned, feeling their bodies being chained.


    Xiao Jinting waved his sword and cut off the blazing chain that bound him.


    A demonic beast showed up in front of him. It had a goat¡¯s body and a man¡¯s face. Its eyes were under its arms. He had tiger teeth and human hands. Its head and mouth were big.


    Xiao Jinting muttered, ¡°It¡¯s Tao Tie.¡±


    Tao Tie was a mystical, ferocious beast from ancient times. It was greedy, and it had a child¡¯s voice. A Tao Tie was greedy. It was said that A Tao Tie ate itself because it was hungry.


    The demonic beast looked greedily at Xiao Jinting and Xu Muan. ¡°Brats, don¡¯t resist. Let me swallow you up and end your pain instantly. Otherwise, I¡¯ll eat you from the feet, and you¡¯ll see how it feels to lose your feet, your legs, and your chest before you lose your head.¡±


    Xu Muan frowned and glanced at Xiao Jinting. ¡°Jinting, did it eat up Long Xue and Fu Li?¡±


    Xiao Jinting shook his head and said, ¡°Not so fast.¡±


    The demonic beast was enraged by their disregard, and it dashed toward them ferociously.


    Xiao Jinting took out the spiritual swords and warded it off.


    The beast widened its eyes and asked in surprise, ¡°Heavenly Thunder Wood? Where did you get it? It¡¯s scarce in the Immortal World. Why do you have this?¡±


    Xu Muan was shocked. The demonic beast knew about the Immortal World. It didn¡¯t seem to be simple. The Tower of Babel was said to be a treasure that fell from the Immortal World, and it seemed the rumor was real.


    Xiao Jinting attacked the beast with the swords, and it agilely dodged.


    Xiao Jinting¡¯s face turned hard. He saw amusement in the beast¡¯s eyes. It seemed he had stabbed it, but he didn¡¯t cause any injuries. The beast was fooling him.


    The beast jumped up and down and said with a smirk, ¡°Come on. I¡¯m immortal. Although your wood is nice, it can¡¯t kill me.¡±

 Chapter 492

    Xiao Jinting tensed up. He had fought with the beast for a long time. Its strength was not exhausted much, but he got tired. If this continued, he would be defeated.


    Xu Muan attacked the beast with fire. The beast rolled over and opened its mouth mockingly, swallowing up the fire.


    It said with excitement, ¡°Nice. One more.¡±


    Xu Muan said, ¡°Its bottom is injured.¡±


    The beast dashed toward Xu Muan angrily, and Xiao Jinting stabbed at its bottom with his sword.


    There was a mark on the bottom of the beast, and he stabbed at it right there.


    The beast shrank like a deflated balloon.


    It looked at Xiao Jinting and Xu Muan angrily and roared, ¡°I¡¯ll eat you up. I will. I will tear your flesh off one piece after one and let you groan in pain for forty-nine days.¡± It sounded weak. Perhaps it hadn¡¯t eaten anything for a long time.


    Xiao Jinting waved his sword and aimed at the mark again. The beast felt the danger and reluctantly dodged. They fought for a long while before Xiao Jinting stabbed the mark again.


    The flaming beast grew smaller.


    It was not ferocious anymore. It attempted to run away like a skinned cub in terror. Xiao Jinting wouldn¡¯t let it go, and he chased it.


    The ferocious beast got smaller and smaller, and it vanished.


    It turned into a flame, in the center of which floated a demonic beast the size of a pea. Although it was tiny, the beast had an imposing manner. Perhaps it pretended to be ferocious because it had got weak.


    ¡­


    The beast roared in a childish voice, ¡°Bastard, you hit me when I was weak. I will kill you. You will regret it. I¡¯ll mince you and swallow you up.¡±


    Xiao Jinting put the flame in his space ring indifferently.


    Xu Muan asked, ¡°How is it?¡±


    Xiao Jinting smiled and said, ¡°My luck is incredible. The flame is called Sky Swallowing Flame. After it got the sense, it wandered around and swallowed countless creatures.¡±


    ¡°One day, he killed a Tao Tie from a dignified family, and the family was enraged, confining it with a mark.¡±


    ¡°Sky Swallowing Flame was so unruly that the Tao Tie family couldn¡¯t tame it, so they confined him with an array. They thought of taming it after it got obedient, but something happened, and the flame stayed in confinement. Its spiritual power had been consumed by the array, and it got weaker.¡±


    Xu Muan asked, ¡°The confining array?¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said, ¡°There¡¯s an array on the tenth floor, and it weakens the flame, which has been staying here for tens of thousands of years according to its memory.¡±


    The Tao Tie family was greedy. If the flame had been a Tao Tie, it had died of hunger.


    They arrived at the right time. Tens of thousands of years ago, the flame was much stronger than now.


    Xu Muan asked in confusion, ¡°He got imprisoned by the Tao Tie family. Why does he transform into a Tao Tie?¡±


    Xiao Jinting thought for a while and said, ¡°Perhaps it wanted to stand up from where it fell. Perhaps it thought it was powerful, but the Tao Tie family was stronger than him. Or perhaps it tried to remember how its enemies look like.¡±


    Xu Muan asked, ¡°Have you tamed the flame?¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said, ¡°Yes, but it¡¯s not obedient.¡±


    Xu Muan said, ¡°Take your time.¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said, ¡°Yeah. By the way, it comes from the Immortal World.¡±


    Xu Muan said, ¡°I guess so. What does the Immortal World look like in the flame¡¯s memory?¡±


    Xiao Jinting shook his head ruefully. ¡°It cares about food only. It has a messy memory.¡±


    Although he managed to tame the flame, it would take time to make Flame do things for him. However, he had stamped Flame with his soul mark, and it would bow to him sooner or later.


    ¡°Where are Long Xue and Fu Li?¡±


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°They escaped. The beast guarded the entrance with an attempt to swallow them once they show up.¡±


    Xu Muan was speechless.

 Chapter 493

    Shortly after Xiao Jinting put the flame in his space ring, the sultry tenth floor had cooled down a lot.


    Looking at the boundless desert, Xu Muan said, ¡°I guess there¡¯s not much left here. It must have swallowed up everything.¡±


    Xiao Jinting shook his head and disagreed, ¡°I don¡¯t think so.¡± He took a handful of sand and went on, ¡°Look. The sand had been burnt by the flame for a long time, and it is a good material for refining weapons.¡±


    Xu Muan smiled and said, ¡°Any alchemist will think it¡¯s treasure if he comes, but it doesn¡¯t mean a lot to you.¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said, ¡°You are right.¡± Although the sand had been burnt by the flame for many years, it was inferior to high-grade materials.


    ¡°Under the circumstances, time is the most precious.¡± Although there were quite many materials for refining weapons on the tenth floor, it was of not much value to Xiao Jinting, who had many powerful weapons.


    They strolled around and met Long Xue and Fu Li.


    Long Xue greeted, ¡°Hello, Mr. Xiao.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°Hello, Ms. Long and Mr. Fu.¡± Long Xue looked normal, but Fu Li was in a mess. Xiao Jinting thought, ¡°Long Xue seems to have improved a lot over the years, but Fu Li is much inferior to her. The Flame had hurt Fu Li, but it didn¡¯t affect Long Xue.


    Long Xue asked tentatively, ¡°Mr. Xiao, have you seen a flaming demonic beast?¡±


    Xiao Jinting shook his head and said sincerely, ¡°No.¡± He didn¡¯t see any demonic beast. He saw the arrogant Flame.


    Long Xue stared at him and said in disbelief, ¡°No? You are lucky. Fu Li and I almost got in trouble.¡±


    Looking at Fu Li, who was droopy, Xiao Jinting said with a smile, ¡°In that case, I¡¯m lucky. What kind of demonic beast is that?¡±


    Long Xue said lightly, ¡°It¡¯s arrogant and willful. It needs to be beaten up.¡±


    The Flame roared angrily in Xiao Jinting¡¯s space ring, ¡°This bitch is insulting me. I¡¯ll eat her!¡±


    Xiao Jinting said with feigned pleasure, ¡°It sounds powerful. Luckily I didn¡¯t meet it. I¡¯ll have to stay away if I meet it.¡±


    Long Xue saw him through, but she didn¡¯t point it out. ¡°Mr. Xiao, what¡¯s your plan next?¡±


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°I don¡¯t see anything good on the tenth floor. I guess I might go take a look at the eleventh floor.¡±


    Long Xue looked at him and said with jealousy, ¡°You have taken all the treasures. There is nothing valuable on this floor.¡±


    ¡°Ms. Long, you must be joking. Sorry, but I have to go now.¡±


    ¡°Mr. Xiao, see you around.¡±


    After they left the scanning scope of Long Xue and Fu Li, Xu Muan looked at Xiao Jinting and asked, ¡°Why don¡¯t you chat longer with them?¡±


    Xiao Jinting said sulkily, ¡°I¡¯m afraid I will kill them if I stay. It¡¯s not easy for them to cultivate to their levels.¡±


    Xu Muan was speechless.


    After Xiao Jinting found the stair leading to the eleventh floor, they left the tenth floor.


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    Fu Li said, ¡°That flaming beast must have been tamed by Xiao Jinting.¡±


    Long Xue glanced at him and thought, ¡°Any idiot can see that. There must be a reason for the sudden change on the tenth floor.¡±


    She didn¡¯t believe Xiao Jinting when he said he didn¡¯t meet the demonic beast, which claimed that it had been starving for thousands of years. It had eaten the people that went up to the tenth floor, and it couldn¡¯t possibly let off Xiao Jinting.


    The beast had vanished, which meant Xiao Jinting had tamed it. She had underestimated him. He was more powerful than she had thought.


    Long Xue said suspiciously, ¡°I wonder how he tamed the beast.¡±


    How powerful were those cultivators at the other end of the teleportation array?


    Fu Li asked, ¡°Shall we follow them up?¡±


    He was frightened by the demonic beast, so he felt hesitated. The information that the demons had was only about the first nine floors. The tenth floor was dangerous, and the eleventh floor should be more dangerous.


    Long Xue clenched her fists and said, ¡°Why not?¡± A cultivator had to fight for resources.


    Fu Li hesitated for a while before he made up his mind.


    ¡­


    Xiao Jinting and Xu Muan went up to the eleventh floor, where there were ranges of mountains. Xiao Jinting felt it was similar to the secret realm formed by the fragments of the Immortal World. The eleventh floor might be a fragment of the Immortal World.


    Xu Muan said, ¡°The spiritual Qi is rich here. Jinting, do you think there is Immortal Crystal here?¡±


    Xiao Jinting shook his head and said, ¡°I don¡¯t know. Let¡¯s look around.¡±


    The eleventh floor was very different from the secret realm, where there were many spiritual creatures. Although the spiritual Qi was rich here, there was not a trace of life.


    They wandered in the secret realm for a long time before they discovered palace relics.


    Xu Muan said, ¡°The palace was built with blue granites. Although it was well built, it collapsed.¡± The blue granites were rare materials for refining weapons, and many weapon specialists used them to make weapons. However, the palace was made of blue granites, and the specialists outside the tower would sigh at the unnecessary luxury when they saw the palace.


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said, ¡°Yeah.¡±


    They walked toward the relics and got nothing. The earth on the eleventh floor was burnt as if it had been hit by thunders, and not a single herb was growing out of it.


    Xu Muan said, ¡°Although there are no spiritual herbs here, the spiritual Qi is rich. If we cultivate here for several years, we will benefit from it.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°Yes, indeed.¡±

 Chapter 494

    He looked around for a long time, and he didn¡¯t find any spiritual mines. Suddenly, he seemed to think of something and searched carefully in the relics.


    Xu Muan asked, ¡°What are you looking for?¡±


    ¡°Spirit Gathering Array.¡± If someone was cultivating here, he should set up the Spirit Gathering Array, which was activated by spiritual stones. If they were lucky, they might be able to find some spiritual stones.


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°Oh, I see.¡±


    They searched for a while before they found a Spirit Gathering Array. Xiao Jinting said ruefully, ¡°It was activated by highest-grade spiritual stones. The owner of the palace was not rich.¡±


    Xu Muan smiled helplessly and said, ¡°Don¡¯t be greedy.¡±


    Xiao Jinting put away the spiritual stones and said, ¡°You¡¯re right.¡± The highest-grade spiritual stones were very precious treasures for people in Cloud Continent. Xiao Jinting had seen the Immortal Crystal, so he was not excited when he found the spiritual stones.


    They soon found another Spirit Gathering Array. Xiao Jinting said, ¡°What a pity.¡± The second array was more advanced than the first one, but it was different from the first one, which was intact. The array had been functioning, and the spiritual energy of the Immortal Crystal was exhausted.


    Seeing that Xiao Jinting was disappointed, Xu Muan soothed him, ¡°Take your time. We will find something. The trip is worthwhile even if we don¡¯t get anything.¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said, ¡°Okay.¡±


    He went on, ¡°Let go look for the entrance to the twelfth floor, where they say there is the entrance from the Spiritual World to the Immortal World. We will investigate whether the rumor is real or not.¡± The path to the Immortal World was said to be broken, and the Deity Transformation cultivators couldn¡¯t advance to the Immortal World because of that. The Immortal Crystal was insignificant compared with the entrance to the Immortal World.


    The eleventh floor was boundless. Xiao Jinting and Xu Muan searched for a long time in vain to find the entrance to go up. However, they chanced upon twenty pieces of Immortal Crystal. When the time was up, they got teleported out of the tower.


    ¡­


    After leaving the tower, Xiao Jinting found a place in Nebula and recuperated.


    Long Xue and Fu Li came to him. When Xiao Jinting knew that they intended to repair the teleportation array and leave, Xiao Jinting didn¡¯t stop them and instead gave them the structure map of the array without any ado.


    Since he left the tower, Xiao Jinting wanted to go back to the Cloud Continent. He would not refuse if someone offered to repair the array. He was not worried that Long Xue and Fu Li would destroy the array after they arrived at the Cloud Continent.


    Xiaodong and Xiaofan were waiting for him. If the teleportation array was damaged, his sons would fix it.


    Long Xue held the structure map and repaired the array. Fu Li stood on the side with suspicion in his eyes.


    He said worriedly, ¡°Xiao Jinting is a crook. I feel that he¡¯s setting us up by giving us the map.¡±


    Long Xue glanced at him and said, ¡°You are getting timid. Did Xiao Jinting scare you out of your wits?¡±


    His face reddening, Fu Li said sulkily, ¡°What are you talking about?¡±


    Long Xue looked at him and said, ¡°I won¡¯t say it anymore.¡±


    Fu Li gritted his teeth sullenly and thought that Xiao Jinting was abominable. He shook his head. Although he got some treasures in the Tower of Babel, he knew they were nothing compared to what Xiao Jinting had got.


    Xu Muan said, ¡°The array is fixed.¡±


    Xiao Jinting looked up and said in surprise, ¡°So fast. I¡¯ve underestimated them. I didn¡¯t know the demons have talents in arrays.¡±


    Xu Muan said, ¡°Not at all. Long Xue and Fu Li summoned all the array specialists on the island, and they worked overtime to fix the array.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was taken aback. ¡°Really? They¡¯ve worked hard.¡± Long Xue was impatient.


    Xu Muan put his hand on Xiao Jinting and said worriedly, ¡°I wonder what the situation is at the other end of the array.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°We are going back. We will see then.¡±

 Chapter 495

    Once Long Xue and Fu Li came out of the teleportation array, they got attacked by several Nascent Souls.


    After Xiao Jinting left the Cloud Continent, people that were interested in his treasures had been surrounding the array. When they saw someone come out, they naturally thought it was Xiao Jinting¡¯s accomplices. Some of them got impatient and launched the attack.


    Fu Li was shocked by the sudden attack. After he recovered from the shock, he found the cultivators that attacked him were weaker than he had imagined.


    Even so, he resentfully cursed Xiao Jinting hundreds of times. Long Xue and Fu Li were powerful, and they broke through the siege effortlessly.


    After they left, a large number of cultivators arrived in Nebula through the array.


    The island was hugely impacted when so many people swarmed over. However, Xiao Jinting could do nothing about it. He went back to the Cloud Continent with Xu Muan through the array.


    Xiao Jinting went up to greet them in excitement, ¡°Father, you finally come back.¡± He guessed his parents were coming back, so he waited there.


    Xiao Jinting was warmed at the sight of his son. ¡°Yes, we are back.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said gloatingly, ¡°Father, two cultivators came out of the teleportation array earlier, and they got attacked fiercely. I had thought it was you and Daddy, and I got worried. They turned out to be two demonic beasts with good bloodlines.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°That must be Long Xue and Fu Li. I feel guilty putting them in danger.¡±


    Xiao Jinting looked at Xiao Jinting¡¯s guilty expression with disdain. He thought his father was pretending. He didn¡¯t sound sincere.


    Xiao Jinting asked worriedly, ¡°Are they all right?¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin nodded and said, ¡°Yes. Long Xue is ferocious. A cultivator fell for her beauty and wanted to marry her, but she killed him with a kick. It¡¯s been decades since I last saw her, but she hasn¡¯t improved her temper a bit. How could she get married if she continues to be hot-tempered?¡±


    Xiao Jinting looked at the gloating Xiao Xiaojin and thought, ¡°Son, you haven¡¯t got married yet. Are you in the position to despise her for not marrying?¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin said, ¡°Father, you¡¯ve left for years. You came back at the right time.¡±


    Xiao Jinting asked curiously, ¡°What do you mean?¡±


    ¡°The great sects are going to remove the restrictions on the secret realm formed by fragments of the Immortal World. If you came back late, you wouldn¡¯t be able to enter the secret realm.¡±


    Xiao Jinting sighed. ¡°Oh, I see. Demonic beasts are roaming everywhere in the secret realm. I guess many people will die there again.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin said sullenly, ¡°The spiritual Qi is getting scarce, and the resources are running out. How can one advance to Deity Transformation if he doesn¡¯t take a risk?¡±


    ¡­


    Xiao Jinting went straight back to Green Cloud Immortal Sect.


    Dongcheng was shocked at the sight of him.


    After exchanging civil pleasantries with Dongcheng Yang, Xiao Jinting went back home.


    Xiao Jingfeng came to see him in excitement. ¡°Jinting, you finally come back.¡±


    Xiao Jinting asked, ¡°Yes, Brother. How are you doing?¡±


    Xiao Jingfeng nodded and said, ¡°I¡¯m fine.¡±


    Xiao Jinting looked at him and knew he was not lying. After Xiao Jinting killed Bing Cheng and ran away, he might have gotten the sect in trouble.


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°Mr. Dongcheng didn¡¯t seem happy to have me back.¡± Thinking of the shock on Dongcheng Yang¡¯s face, he was amused.


    Xiao Jingfeng glanced at Xiao Jinting and smiled wryly, ¡°Ice Palace came to look for you several times, and they looked hostile. Did you offend them?¡±


    ¡°Maybe.¡±


    Xiao Jingfeng said with concern, ¡°Rumor has it that you killed Bing Cheng.¡±


    Xiao Jinting held the teacup and took a small sip. He didn¡¯t deny it or admit it. ¡°Brother, did Ice Palace make things difficult for you?¡±


    Xiao Jingfeng shook his head and rubbed his hands. ¡°No. They once asked me to go and question me, but the Xu and Li families stopped them, and they didn¡¯t press me.¡±


    There was a rule in the cultivation world that families should not be involved. If Ice Palace killed Xiao Jinting¡¯s family, Xiao Jinting would be justified to slaughter the Golden Cores and Establishment Foundation cultivators of Ice Palace.


    Xiao Jinting looked at Xiao Jingfeng and thought that Ice Palace must have picked on Xiao Jingfeng, but they didn¡¯t kill him because of the Xu and Li families. Xiao Jinting had been away for a long time, but Xiao Jinting didn¡¯t make any progress in cultivation. There seemed to be something wrong with his mind. The Ice Palace must have bullied him secretly.


    Xiao Jingfeng frowned and said, ¡°Jinting, Ice Palace has been looking for you. Why don¡¯t you hide?¡±


    Xiao Jinting smiled. ¡°Hide? Why?¡±


    Xiao Jinting sneered. He had reached the peak of Nascent Soul. If Bing Wu attacked him again, he didn¡¯t need to hide anymore. He could manage to survive the battle even if he couldn¡¯t defeat her. He had been hiding for too long, and he would become a coward if he continued to hide.


    Xiao Jingfeng looked at him and said worriedly, ¡°After all, she¡¯s a Deity Transformation. You can get back at her later.¡±


    Xiao Jinting glanced at Xiao Jingfeng and said confidently, ¡°Brother, don¡¯t worry. I know what I¡¯m doing.¡±


    Xiao Jingfeng nodded and let out a sigh of relief. ¡°You are sensible, and I think you will handle it well.¡±


    ¡­

 Chapter 496

    After they learned the news that Xiao Jinting had come back, Chen Lifeng, Xu Lingfeng, and Li Yi gathered at Green Cloud Immortal Sect.


    There were almost ten Nascent Souls in the sect.


    The several sects near Green Cloud Immortal Sect were alarmed.


    Xu Lingfeng looked Xiao Jinting up and down with interest. ¡°Jinting, you finally come back.¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said, ¡°Yes, Father.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng said with disdain, ¡°You¡¯ve been away for such a long time, but you don¡¯t seem to make any advancement. Your cultivation level is the same, so is your face.¡±


    Xiao Jinting glanced at him and retorted with a sharp tongue, ¡°Father, you are the same. No, your cultivation seems to be going backward. You look paler.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin swallowed hard and looked at them helplessly.


    Xu Lingfeng said, ¡°You are a trouble maker. You offended Ice Palace, and Dongcheng Yang was freaked out. He went to me for help. After you left, he has been under great pressure. Jinting, you have screwed him up.¡±


    The old bitch of Ice Palace didn¡¯t dare to offend the Xu and Li families, so she went to threaten Dongcheng Yang, who had a hard time during these years.


    Xiao Jinting was speechless. Since Dongcheng Yang chose him to be the First Elder of the sect, he had to pay for that.


    He said, ¡°The pressure pushes him forward. Dongcheng Yang is losing his edge these years. Ice Palace might have inspired him to be a strong sect head.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng said, ¡°Shall Dongcheng Yang thank you for that?¡±


    Xiao Jinting said cheekily, ¡°Well, he doesn¡¯t have to do that. I just did him a small favor.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong chuckled and said, ¡°Father, Grandfather, stop it. Let¡¯s talk about the secret realm formed by fragments of the Immortal World.¡±


    Xiao Jinting asked, ¡°When will it open?¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong replied, ¡°In around a year. The great sects worked together and integrated the information of the secret realm. Anyone who wants to enter the secret realm has to spend a lot on a jade map.¡±


    Xiao Jinting asked, ¡°How much is it?¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong said, ¡°Thirty highest-grade spiritual stones.¡±


    Xiao Jinting narrowed his eyes and said, ¡°It¡¯s expensive.¡± Normally, he just needed to buy one map for the whole family. According to the rules set by the great sects, each of them had to pay for the map.


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said, ¡°Yes. But there are countless treasures in the secret realm, and it¡¯s worthwhile.¡±


    ¡­


    At Green Cloud Immortal Sect.


    Dongcheng Yang paced up and down in the room. ¡°I didn¡¯t expect Jinting to come back so soon.¡±


    Back then, Xiao Jinting took his family to the other end of the teleportation array and stayed overseas for decades. Therefore, Dongcheng Yang thought Xiao Jinting would stay abroad for decades again. To his surprise, Xiao Jinting came back less than ten years later.


    Dongcheng Yang took a deep breath. Xiao Jinting had killed Bing Cheng, and now he came back to the sect openly. Would Bing Wu come to ask for trouble again?


    He scratched his head, feeling anxious.


    The sect had expanded with the influence of Xiao Jinting, but he had gotten the sect in trouble many times.


    Lin Xue¡¯e tried to ease his anxiety. ¡°Mr. Dongcheng, since he dares to come back, he must have a way of dealing with Ice Palace. You know how he is. He wouldn¡¯t have come back if he hadn¡¯t the confidence.¡±


    Dongcheng Yang said, ¡°I¡¯m afraid that we will get involved.¡±


    Xiao Jinting knew nothing about Dongcheng Yang¡¯s anxiety, and he wouldn¡¯t help the latter even if he knew about it.


    Xiao Jinting couldn¡¯t stay in one place for long. After staying in Green Cloud Immortal Sect for two months, he left before the secret realm opened and traveled around. Xu Muan didn¡¯t go back to the Xu and Li families. He followed Xiao Jinting everywhere.


    One day, Xiao Jinting stopped on an island at sea. Xu Muan asked, ¡°What¡¯s special about here?¡±


    ¡°There¡¯s nothing special, but you will see¡­¡±


    Xu Muan was speechless.


    Suddenly, Bing Wu showed up and looked at Xiao Jinting. ¡°Xiao Jinting, you finally show up. I thought you are going to hide like a coward for the rest of your life.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°Senior, you¡¯ve flattered me. I like the hustle and bustle of the world. Ten years is the most I can hide. I can¡¯t hide for a lifetime.¡±


    Bing Wu hissed, ¡°You are glib. You killed Bing Cheng for no reason. I¡¯ll avenge his death today.¡±


    Xiao Jinting smiled indifferently and said, ¡°Senior, we both know how Bing Cheng died. You don¡¯t have to make high-sounding excuses. I have many treasures. If you want them, you have to fight for them.¡±


    Xiao Jinting looked at Bing Wu aggressively. She used to overwhelm him with her power, but he was not afraid of her anymore.

 Chapter 497

    Bing Wu turned green and white. ¡°Mr. Xiao, you are confident. You¡¯ve changed a lot.¡±


    She still remembered he used to be running for his life, and now he dared to challenge her.


    Bing Wu snorted softly. A crystal sword flew at Xiao Jinting.


    He tossed the Tripod of Heaven and Earth at the sword. The two weapons hit each other with loud noises.


    Bing Wu raised her hand and hissed, ¡°Freeze.¡± Big snowflakes aggressively fell from the sky.


    Xiao Jinting summoned Flame and said, ¡°It¡¯s your show time now. Kill that woman, and I¡¯ll feed you delicious food.¡±


    Blazing flame came out of Xiao Jinting, and the snowflakes vanished when they landed on the unusual flame.


    Bing Wu was powerful, so was Flame.


    Bing Wu narrowed her eyes when she looked at the flame.


    Flame stared at her with fear and excitement.


    It licked its paws and said with glinting green eyes. ¡°Brat, that woman is powerful.¡±


    Xiao Jinting asked, ¡°Are you afraid?¡±


    Flame looked at Bing Wu and said with disdain, ¡°Are you kidding me? Do you think I¡¯m afraid of a little bitch?¡±


    Bing Wu looked at Flame, alarmed. ¡°What flame are you?¡±


    Flame said proudly, ¡°Little bitch, I¡¯ll tell you if you lie down and let me eat you.¡±


    Bing Wu had been well respected since she was young. After she made her fame, people who met her treated her respectfully. She felt pissed off when Flame called her bitch. ¡°I¡¯ll kill you.¡±


    Bing Wu launched an icy storm attack, and Flame was trapped in it.


    It struggled out of the storm and said in excitement, ¡°Boss, the slut is too tough to eat.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°Didn¡¯t you complain that I give you nothing to eat? Such a big piece of fat meat is placed in front of you, but you are not able to take it. Don¡¯t blame me for not giving you anything.¡±


    Bing Wu shivered in anger. It was the first time she had been called a piece of fat meat.


    Flame said sulkily, ¡°You call her a piece of fat meat? She¡¯s old and tough. How can you say you treat me well?¡±


    Bing Wu was speechless.


    Looking at her ferocious face, Xiao Jinting felt guilty. He had thought he had a sharp tongue, but Flame could say meaner words. He suspected that the elders of the Tao Tie family didn¡¯t tame Flame because it had a bad mouth. They wanted to starve it to death and teach it a hard lesson.


    Bing Wu roared angrily, ¡°Xiao Jinting, go to hell.¡± An ice palace flew at Xiao Jinting.


    Looking at the magnificent palace over his head, Xiao Jinting was surprised that the weapon could be refined into the shape of a palace.


    He got trapped by the palace. He had a feeling that he couldn¡¯t get out of it.


    Xiao Jinting had heard of this weapon of Bing Wu. It was said to be difficult to get out of the palace once trapped. There were a large number of arrays that consumed the energy and soul force in the ice palace. If trapped for a long time, the victim would turn into blood. Bing Wu had trapped ten Nascent Souls with the weapon and killed them.


    Xiao Jinting took out the Soul Bell and banged it against the walls, which started to crack. Once the palace was damaged, Xiao Jinting got out of it.


    Bing Wu looked at him with a contorted face, ¡°You¡¯ve damaged my weapon.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said with a broad smile, ¡°Senior, don¡¯t be cross. You can¡¯t blame me for your weak weapon.¡±


    Bing Wu looked at him ferociously. ¡°Bastard¡­¡± She recognized the bell in his hand. Bing Cheng was killed by it. She grew angrier.


    Xiao Jinting looked at her and said patiently, ¡°Senior, calm down. Anger ages you. You are old.¡±


    Bing Wu stared at him and clenched her fists tightly. After she advanced to Deity Transformation, every battle cost her life span. She had thought she would only lose a hundred years in killing Xiao Jinting, but she didn¡¯t expect him to be so tough. Up to now, she hadn¡¯t got an upper hand.


    Once Xiao Jinting ran away, all her previous efforts would be wasted.


    ¡­

 Chapter 498

    Xu Lingfeng suddenly arrived. ¡°Senior Bing, why are you here?¡±


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°Father, she is coaching me because she thinks my cultivation is good.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng looked at Bing Wu and said indignantly, ¡°Senior, it¡¯s not easy for you to cultivate to this level. Why do you waste your time on my useless son-in-law? I¡¯ll lecture him myself.¡± As he spoke, he slapped at the back of Xiao Jinting¡¯s head. Xiao Jinting didn¡¯t dodge.


    Bing Wu stared at Xu Lingfeng for a long time before she turned to leave.


    She knew that if she continued her attack, Xu Lingfeng would join hands with Xiao Jinting even though he said sweet words. Xiao Jinting was not easy to deal with, and there was Xu Lingfeng. She had to pay a high price even if she won the batter. The treasures were good, but her life span was more important. Everything was vain if she lost her life.


    Xu Lingfeng crossed his arms and looked at Xiao Jinting. ¡°Do you see that? I came and scared that woman away without a fight.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was speechless. If he had not fought with Bing Wu for such a long time and scared her, she would not have left easily.


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°Father, she hasn¡¯t gone far yet. What if she hears you?¡±


    Xu Lingfeng said worriedly, ¡°Does she? She should be far away now.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was speechless.


    Flame looked in the direction where Bing Wu left and licked its paws, saying reluctantly, ¡°What a shame. The woman is old, but she has rich spiritual Qi. I will benefit from eating her.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng looked at the demonic beast on Xiao Jinting¡¯s head and asked, ¡°Jinting, where did you get it?¡±


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°I found it on the way.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng said enviously, ¡°You are lucky to find such a powerful beast.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said indifferently, ¡°It¡¯s not as powerful as you think, but it has a sharp tongue.¡±


    Flame glared at Xiao Jinting angrily. ¡°Bastard, what did you say? Would you have warded off the old bitch if it weren¡¯t for my help? You are ungrateful. I should have sat back and watched the old bitch screw you.¡±


    Xiao Jinting put Flame in his space ring with a contorted face.


    Xu Lingfeng looked at Xiao Jinting curiously. ¡°I¡¯m surprised that you can fight with a Deity Transformation after the trip.¡±


    During Xiao Jinting¡¯s absence, Xu Lingfeng obtained quite many resources and made significant progress. He had thought of showing them off to Xiao Jinting when they met, but he didn¡¯t expect Xiao Jinting to have made such a big leap in cultivation.


    Xu Lingfeng said, ¡°I don¡¯t think Bing Wu will come back to you in a short time.¡±


    Xiao Jinting crossed his arms and said confidently, ¡°I might not be her rival, but she can¡¯t kill me as she likes.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng looked at Xiao Jinting and said in bewilderment, ¡°How can you progress so fast?¡± Xiao Jinting might be able to advance to Deity Transformation earlier than him if he continued to cultivate at this speed.


    Xiao Jinting said cheekily, ¡°Because I¡¯m a genius.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng looked at him with disgust and said, ¡°You are shameless.¡±


    Xiao Jinting looked at Xu Lingfeng and smiled, saying, ¡°I¡¯m gifted. It is pointless being jealous of me.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng was speechless.


    ¡­


    Xu Lingfeng crossed his arms and walked up and down in the room.


    Li Yi looked at the fidgeting Xu Lingfeng and said, ¡°What are you doing? Sit down.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng said, ¡°Xiao Jinting is powerful.¡±


    Li Yi nodded and said, ¡°Isn¡¯t it great? Our son will benefit from that.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng said, ¡°Xiao Jinting is rich.¡±


    He used not to think he was poor, but he felt he was in poverty compared to Xiao Jinting, who had such weapons that appealed to Deity Transformation cultivators such as Tripod of Heaven and Earth, Soul Bell, and those spiritual swords. Xiao Jinting even tamed an unusual flame. Although the flame was not tame, it was powerful.


    Li Yi nodded. ¡°Really? The wealthier, the better.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng scratched his head. ¡°He even beats off the old witch of Ice Palace. He¡¯s amazing.¡±


    When Xiao Jinting fought with Bing Wu, Xu Lingfeng had arrived. He thought of helping Xiao Jinting when the latter could hardly defend himself. To his surprise, Xiao Jinting wasn¡¯t defeated by Bing Wu. Even if Xu Lingfeng didn¡¯t show up, Xiao Jinting could survive the battle without being hurt.


    Li Yi said coldly, ¡°Ice Palace is said to be indifferent to treasures, but they attempt to snatch treasures at the sight of them. What a pity. Xiao Jinting is not a pushover.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng said, ¡°Xiao Jinting is not inferior to a Deity Transformation.¡±


    Li Yi said, ¡°Bing Wu seemed to have searched in Xiao Lingfeng¡¯s memories.


    After Xiao Jinting left, Ice Palace came to Green Cloud Immortal Sect and complained. The Xu and Li families came to intervene and kept the peace on the surface. However, Li Yi learned that Xiao Linfeng had disappeared for a few days. When he came back, he lost the memories of his absence. Li Yi felt Bing Wu was behind this.


    Although Li Yi didn¡¯t like Xiao Linfeng, he stopped Ice Palace from attacking the Xiao Family. He only saved their lives, and he didn¡¯t prevent Ice Palace from doing other things secretly.

 Chapter 499

    Rumor was spreading that Bing Wu didn¡¯t defeat Xiao Jinting in the battle. Dongcheng Yang was shocked to hear that.


    He said with a broad smile, ¡°Senior Xiao, you finally come back.¡±


    Dongcheng Yang had found it weird that Xiao Jinting came back openly when Bing Wu was hunting him down, but now he realized that Xiao Jinting came back because he was confident to fight with Bing Wu.


    Xiao Jinting said with dismay, ¡°I wandered around and didn¡¯t find anything that I like.¡±


    ¡°Senior Xiao, you are on a high level, so you have better taste. It¡¯s natural that you can¡¯t find things that appeal to you.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said with a lack of interest, ¡°Maybe.¡±


    Dongcheng Yang said, ¡°I heard that you fought with the First Elder of Ice Palace and beat her off as a Nascent Soul. You are famous now.¡±


    Xiao Jinting glanced at Dongcheng Yang. ¡°What nonsense. Bing Wu is powerful, and I¡¯m not her rival.¡± Bing Wu had her trump card, but it would cost too much for her to use it on him.


    Dongcheng Yang said, ¡°Senior Xiao, you are too humble. New talents are better than the old masters. Those Deity Transformation cultivators will be intimidated by your current cultivation.¡±


    Xiao Jinting narrowed his eyes. His cultivation was not high enough to have a long fight with Bing Wu. However, Bing Wu had to pay a high price for killing him. I guessed Bing Wu had given up a few years of her lifetime in the battle against him.


    Dongcheng said with a wink, ¡°By the way, someone is here to see you.¡±


    Xu Muan frowned and said, ¡°Mr. Dongcheng, is there anything that you like to exclude me from?¡±


    Dongcheng Yang smiled awkwardly and said, ¡°No. Everyone knows that you are close to each other.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°What¡¯s the matter?¡±


    Dongcheng Yang said with embarrassment, ¡°A woman has come to see you.¡±


    Xiao Jinting asked in confusion, ¡°A woman?¡±


    ¡°Yes, it¡¯s a female Nascent Soul.¡± She was a stunning beauty. She came and said resentfully that she wanted to see Xiao Jinting. Her cultivation was high, so Dongcheng Yang had to take her into the sect with fear. Rumors were spreading in the sects, and many people guessed Xiao Jinting was having an affair.


    Xiao Jinting rubbed his chin and said, ¡°A female Nascent Soul?¡± He didn¡¯t have any friends like that. ¡°Where is she?¡±


    ¡°I put her up at Purple Peak.¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded and decided to visit the female Nascent Soul.


    ¡°Xiao Jinting, you finally come back.¡± Before he went to see the unexpected guest, Long Xue showed up.


    Dongcheng Yang rubbed his nose and stepped aside.


    Xiao Jinting glanced at him and thought, ¡°Does Dongcheng Yang think I have an affair with Long Xue? That explains why he was hesitant to tell us the news. Long Xue is so ferocious that I don¡¯t dare to have anything to do with her.¡±


    Xiao Jinting asked, ¡°What¡¯s up?¡±


    Long Xue said without hesitation, ¡°I want to join Green Cloud Immortal Sect.¡±


    Xiao Jinting paused and asked in surprise, ¡°Are you sure?¡±


    Long Xue nodded and said, ¡°Yes.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°It¡¯s up to the sect head to decide whether he likes to take in new cultivators.¡±


    Long Xue looked suspiciously at Xiao Jinting and then Dongcheng Yang. ¡°Do you listen to him?¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said, ¡°The whole sect listens to him.¡±


    Long Xue looked at Dongcheng Yang curiously, ¡°Xiao Jinting is a beast, and he listens to you. Have you concealed your power? Are you stronger than him?¡±


    Xiao Jinting was speechless. Why did Long Xue say he was a beast?


    Dongcheng Yang shook his head and said, ¡°Miss, you are kidding me. I¡¯m not a rival of Senior Xiao. He says this from politeness.¡±


    Long Xue took a contemptuous glance at Dongcheng Yang and said, ¡°Oh, I see. I thought my eyes were deceiving me. You are only a preliminary Nascent Soul.¡±


    Dongcheng Yang smiled helplessly.


    Long Xue said arrogantly, ¡°I want to join Green Cloud Immortal Sect.¡±


    Dongcheng Yang looked at her and forced a smile. ¡°It¡¯s a great pleasure to have you in the sect.¡±


    He sighed inwardly, thinking it didn¡¯t matter much to him to have Long Xue in the sect since he had Xiao Jinting.


    Long Xue asked, ¡°Can I read the books and learn the cultivation methods after I join the sect?¡±


    Dongcheng Yang nodded and answered, ¡°Yes, to be sure.¡±


    Xiao Jinting narrowed his eyes. He finally knew why Long Xue wanted to join the sect. She had thought he learned the methods from the sect.


    ¡­


    When Xiao Jinting and Xu Muan were strolling in the sect, they heard people gossiping.


    ¡°That is Elder Xiao. I heard that he fought the Deity Transformation elder of Ice Palace as a Nascent Soul and beat that elder off.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s said that Elder Xiao had a mysterious flaming beast, which swallowed up the elder¡¯s weapon.¡±


    ¡°I heard that Elder Xiao defeated the elder of Ice Palace with his powerful spiritual swords.¡±


    ¡°I heard that Elder Xiao is strong and invincible. He sent the elder of Ice Palace flying with a slap.¡±


    ¡­


    Xiao Jinting rubbed his forehead. He had thought the rumor that he learned from Dongcheng Yang was absurd, and he didn¡¯t expect to hear more ridiculous rumors than that. If only he could send Bing Wu flying with a mere slap.


    Xu Muan looked at Xiao Jinting and said, ¡°I wonder how Bing Wu takes the rumors.¡±


    Xiao Jinting smiled with interest. The people of Ice Palace pulled straight faces and pretended they cared for nothing. Bing Wu was the most aloof among them, and Xiao Jinting was curious if she could keep wearing her cold and elegant expression.


    ¡­

 Chapter 500

    At Ice Palace.


    Bing Wu crushed an exquisite ice statue with resentment.


    Bing Ning asked, ¡°Ancestor, is Xiao Jinting that powerful?¡±


    Bing Wu gritted her teeth and said, ¡°I can defeat him, but I need to pay a huge cost for killing him. He has improved his cultivation hugely. Last time when I met him, he fled, but this time, he dared to fight with me.¡±


    Bing Wu¡¯s eyes turned red. She had the urge to murder at the thought of Xiao Jinting¡¯s mocking smile.


    Bing Ning said, ¡°Xiao Jinting seems to have tamed an unusual flame, which is powerful.¡±


    Bing Ning sighed inwardly. If she had known all this would happen, she wouldn¡¯t have told Bing Wu about her suspicions of Xiao Jinting. Now they had paid a high price for nothing.


    Bing Ning said, ¡°I¡¯m surprised that the Barbarian Continent could have such a powerful man.¡±


    Bing Wu snorted softly and said with disdain, ¡°Do you think Xiao Jinting comes from the Barbarian Continent?¡±


    Bing Ning was surprised. ¡°Doesn¡¯t he?¡±


    Bing Wu said, ¡°How many talents do you think are born in a poor family? I searched Xiao Linfeng¡¯s memories and found a surprising thing. Xiao Jinting had changed significantly when he was a teenager. After that, he made rapid progress in cultivation. I think he snatched the body of Xiao Jinting.¡±


    Bing Ning widened her eyes and said in surprise, ¡°Ancestor, did you search Xiao Linfeng¡¯s memories?¡±


    Bing Wu nodded and said, ¡°Yes. That guy is a coward. He knew that Xiao Jinting snatched his son¡¯s body, and he didn¡¯t do tell anyone about it. Instead, he kept the secret to himself. However, it¡¯s not surprising that he did that. Xiao Jinting is much better than his worthless son.¡±


    Bing Wu¡¯s face fell. She had thought of threatening Xiao Jinting with his family, but she searched around and found it wouldn¡¯t work. Xiao Jinting snatched the body, so he didn¡¯t value his father and brother.


    Xiao Jinting¡¯s sons were related to the Xu and Li families, and she would offend the elders of the families if she was not careful.


    ¡­


    At Spiritual Medicine Sect.


    Guo Yi walked up and down in the room with anxiety.


    Mu Yun came inside and asked, ¡°Senior Guo, are you looking for me?¡±


    Guo Yi went up to greet him, ¡°Mu Yun, do you know that Xiao Jinting beat of Bing Wu of Ice Palace.¡±


    Mu Yun shook his head and said ruefully, ¡°I heard that. The news has spread out. Xiao Jinting is popular, and people are talking about him everywhere. It¡¯s a pity that I didn¡¯t see the battle between a Peak Nascent Soul and a Deity Transformation.¡±


    Guo Yi said helplessly, ¡°Why do you only think of watching the fun?¡±


    Mu Yun looked at him and said, ¡°Senior, Bing Wu fought with Xiao Jinting instead of you. What are you worried about?¡±


    Guo Yi was speechless.


    He muttered, ¡°Why is Xiao Jinting so powerful? It¡¯s incredible.¡±


    Mu Yun tilted his head and said, ¡°He¡¯s said to be the reincarnation of a great monster with three heads and six arms from ancient times.¡±


    Guo Yi was lost for words.


    He said helplessly, ¡°Mu Yun, cut your jokes.¡±


    Mu Yun smiled indifferently and said, ¡°Senior, don¡¯t worry. Xiao Jinting doesn¡¯t care much about Green Cloud Immortal Sect, which is too small for him. Perhaps he will advance to the Immortal World very soon.¡±


    Guo Yi didn¡¯t know what to say.


    Mu Yun asked, ¡°By the way, I heard that Qiao Xiang failed in the advancement to Nascent Soul.¡±


    Guo Yi nodded and said, ¡°He was anxious to make the advancement, so was Mr. Nangong.¡±


    Nangong Cheng had taken pains to cultivate Qiao Xiang, thinking he would advance to Nascent Soul. After the whole Xiao family advanced to Nascent Soul, Qiao Xiang thought it was not difficult to do that.


    Guo Yi said, ¡°It¡¯s not easy to become a Nascent Soul.¡±


    Mu Yun shook his head. ¡°Mr. Nangong was being reckless.¡± It was easier for Single Spiritual Root to advance to Nascent Soul, but quite some Double Spiritual Roots and Triple Spiritual Roots managed to do that. It took luck and determination as well as aptitude to cultivate, and Xiao Xiang¡¯s mind was muddled.

 Chapter 501

    The secret realm formed by fragments of Immortal World would be opened soon, and Xiao Jinting got down to preparing for the journey instead of wandering around


    One day, Chen Lifeng came to see him.


    ¡°Senior Chen, what have you come for?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯d like to ask you for a favor.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°We are family. Please don¡¯t be over-polite.¡±


    Chen Lifeng nodded and said, ¡°I won¡¯t beat the bush in this case. I want to go to the secret realm formed by fragments of the Immortal World, and I hope you can help me there.¡±


    When Chen Lifeng learned that Xiao Jinting wasn¡¯t defeated by Bing Wu in the battle, he was shocked. Although he didn¡¯t think Xiao Jinting could defeat Bing Wu, he thought highly of the latter¡¯s power.


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°Senior Chen, we are family, and we should help each other.¡±


    Flame came out. ¡°Fragments of the Immortal World? What¡¯s that? Your world is barren without any treasures. How can you have a secret realm formed by fragments of the Immortal World? Are you kidding?¡±


    Chen Lifeng was surprised at the sight of Flame. ¡°Jinting, is this the famous demonic beast that beat off the First Elder of Ice Palace?


    Flame said proudly, ¡°Yes, I scared off that old bitch, who ran away in fear at the sight of me. If it weren¡¯t for me, Xiao Jinting would not have dared to challenge her.¡±


    Chen Lifeng said respectfully, ¡°Senior, I¡¯m sorry that I didn¡¯t know you are so powerful.¡±


    ¡°Old man, I won¡¯t eat you since you show due respect to me. You look skinny, and I don¡¯t think you are yummy.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was speechless.


    He drew a deep breath and looked at Chen Lifeng. ¡°Senior Chen, it likes to talk nonsense. Please don¡¯t pay attention to him.¡±


    Chen Lifeng smiled. He sensed strong oppression from Flame, and he knew it was not simple, so he didn¡¯t care about its arrogance.


    Flame said with contempt, ¡°Toyboy, you haven¡¯t told me about the secret realm. Did you mistake a good secret realm as the fragments of the Immortal World because of your stupidity? The Immortal World is not what you fools can imagine.¡±


    Chen Lifeng looked at Flame and said with wonder, ¡°Senior, do you know about the Immortal World. Please enlighten me.¡±


    ¡°You are polite, so I¡¯ll tell you about it. There are thirty-three layers in The Immortal World, and they are divided into the top layers, medium layers, and the low layers.¡±


    Flame held its head high and said with disdain, ¡°Immortal Qi is hundreds of times thicker on each layer. People who advance from your world to the Immortal World usually had to do menial work in the low layers. As far as I see, people here are too weak to do the menial work in the Immortal World.¡±


    Xiao Jinting looked at Flame and frowned. ¡°Why don¡¯t I know about all this?¡±


    Flame said mockingly, ¡°Who am I? Do you think you could obtain my memories after you tamed me with your despicable means?¡±


    Xiao Jinting was speechless. No wonder he found Flame¡¯s memories were muddled up. He had failed to get its memories.


    Chen Lifeng asked, ¡°What do you mean by menial work?¡±


    ¡°Nascent Souls and Deity Transformation cultivators are treated like kings here, but you are no better than chicken and pigs in Immortal World. You have to farm or mine for your masters. People here are too weak to do more difficult work than farming and mining.¡±


    Chen Lifeng asked, ¡°What are the difficult jobs?¡±


    Flame answered, ¡°Making pills and refining weapons. You don¡¯t have to think about that because your levels are too low. No immortals will ask you to make pills for them. Even if you manage to get a job like that, you will be killed by your employers if you fail.¡±


    Xiao Jinting asked, ¡°Are there treasures everywhere in the Immortal World? Can¡¯t we go hunt the demonic beasts?¡±


    Flame smiled and said, ¡°You can go hunting, of course, but you are so weak that you will be food for the beasts.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was speechless. Flame¡¯s words had worried him. He frowned and stopped asking about the Immortal World, afraid to disturb his mind.


    ¡­


    Countless Nascent Souls gathered outside the secret realm. Xiao Jinting stood together with Chen Lifeng and Xu Lingfeng, attracting much attention.


    After deliberation, Xiao Jinting decided to enter the secret realm with Chen Lifeng and Xu Lingfeng.


    Sensing the presence of the crowd, Flame kept saying that it was hungry and longed for meat.


    Xiao Jinting had to confine it in his space ring, lest it came out and ate the ancestor of some sect.


    People of the great sects were keeping order. After Xiao Jinting bought a jade map with thirty highest-grade spiritual stones, they were allowed to enter the secret realm.


    ¡°Master, you are spineless. These guys robbed you, and you gave them what they wanted. Why are you so spineless? Go kill them.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was annoyed, scolding, ¡°Shut up.¡±


    Flame felt indignant.


    ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡± Xiao Jinting entered the secret realm, and Xu Lingfeng and Cheng Lifeng followed him behind.


    Flame came out and took a deep breath, saying in surprise, ¡°It¡¯s half spiritual Qi and half immortal Qi. This secret realm might be formed of fragments of the Immortal World.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng had heard that Flame was well-informed and hot-tempered, but it liked flattery, so he said humbly, ¡°Half spiritual Qi and half immortal Qi? What do you mean? Mr. Flame, please tell me about it.¡±


    ¡°People here are idiots and know nothing. I feel embarrassed by your ignorance. Since you are so eager to know, I¡¯ll tell you about it.¡±

 Chapter 502

    Flame cleared its throat and said arrogantly, ¡°Your world is full of spiritual Qi, and the Immortal World is full of immortal Qi. What is immortal Qi? It¡¯s spiritual Qi of higher quality. If you advanced to the Immortal World as a Deity Transformation, you have to keep away from the Deity Transformation cultivators in the Immortal World. Well, I don¡¯t think you will make it to the Immortal World.¡±


    ¡°I took it too far. There is immortal Qi inside the Deity Transformation cultivators in the Immortal World. The soul force of the cultivators in the Immortal World is three to five times stronger than the counterparts in your world. This is the benefit of immortal Qi. If you manage to advance to the Immortal World, you will turn the spiritual Qi inside you to the immortal Qi if you work hard. It might take you decades to do that.¡±


    ¡°Half of the Qi in the secret realm is immortal Qi, and the other half is spiritual Qi, so it might come from the Immortal World. However, it has separated from the Immortal World for a long time, so half of the immortal Qi turned into spiritual Qi.¡±


    Xiao Jinting and the others were shocked by what Flame said.


    Xiao Jinting asked, ¡°Can you sense where the Immortal Crystal mine is?¡±


    Flame nodded. ¡°Yes.¡±


    Xiao Jinting let out a sigh of relief, thinking that he didn¡¯t keep Flame for nothing. It was not worthless.


    ¡­


    Xiao Jinting followed the instruction of Flame and arrived at an Immortal Crystal mine.


    Xiao Jinting asked with a ferocious face, ¡°Is this an Immortal Crystal mine?¡±


    Flame jumped up and down. ¡°Yes. Many immortal mines are getting worse in the secret realm. This mine is close, and its quality is not bad. Spiritual Qi is scarce in your world, and this is good enough for you.¡±


    A demonic eagle perched on the mine and said with bleary eyes, ¡°But I own the mine.¡±


    The eagle had a horn in its head. It looked like a bird and leopard. It looked ferocious.


    Xiao Jinting knew that although the eagle looked sleepy, it was monitoring its surroundings. If he had not found the eagle in time and entered the mine, he would have¡­ He suspected if Flame did it on purpose.


    Flame said with a smirk, ¡°Isn¡¯t it an eagle demonic beast? You look scared. I used to swallow three of them in one gulp.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was pissed off. ¡°Go over and swallow it.¡±


    Flame shook its head and said, ¡°No, I can¡¯t. I¡¯m not what I used to be, and I can¡¯t do that now.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was speechless.


    Xu Lingfeng stared at the eagle for a long time and said, ¡°The demonic beast hasn¡¯t advanced to Deity Transformation yet. If we fight it together, we might win.¡±


    Flame giggled. ¡°Do you hear that, Coward? Your father-in-law is much braver than you.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was speechless.


    He said, ¡°Let¡¯s fight it then.¡±


    Flame looked at Xiao Jinting and said, ¡°That¡¯s a good boy. The demonic beast is the lowest-level one in the Immortal World. Although I don¡¯t think you chickens and pigs can make it to the immortal world, it¡¯s good for you to have a try.¡±


    Xiao Jinting¡¯s face fell. Why did the dame flaming beast say something nice? It kept saying that they were chickens and pigs that couldn¡¯t advance to the Immortal World. Couldn¡¯t it say something else?


    Xiao Jinting took precautions and laid some assisting arrays around the mine.


    Xu Lingfeng attacked the eagle first with his sword. The eagle dodged nimbly and pounced at Xu Lingfeng in anger.


    Chen Lifeng was well prepared and attacked the eagle from behind.


    Xu Lingfeng didn¡¯t manage to dodge, and he got traces of blood on his body.


    Xiao Jinting took out the Tripod of Heaven and Earth and tossed it at the eagle¡¯s head.


    The head of the ferocious eagle was broken.


    Xu Lingfeng didn¡¯t want Xiao Jinting to take all the credits, and he tossed his sword at the bottom of the eagle.


    The three of them fought with the eagle for a long time and killed it in the end.


    Flame bounced up and down. ¡°You are too weak. You will be food for the demonic beasts of the Immortal World.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was speechless.

 Chapter 503

    Xiao Jinting and the others started to mine, and Flame came out and inspected like a king.


    ¡°The mine is rubbish. It¡¯s rare to see such a poor mine in the Immortal World. Only idiots like you treat it like treasures. People in the Immortal World would not even take a look at it.¡± Flame picked up a spiritual stone and said, ¡°The immortal Qi has degraded in the stone. Perhaps the mine is not that bad.¡±


    Xiao Jinting asked, ¡°What do you mean?¡±


    Flame shook its head and said, ¡°The secret realm used to be a fragment of the Immortal World, but it has separated from the Immortal World for a long time, so half of the immortal Qi has turned into spiritual Qi. Perhaps the other half will turn into spiritual Qi after a while. The Immortal Crystal mine used to have many pieces of crystal, but the crystal has turned into the highest-grade spiritual stones. The mine might turn into spiritual stone mine later.¡±


    Xiao Jinting sighed and said, ¡°What a pity.¡±


    Flame glanced at him. ¡°You don¡¯t have to feel disappointed. The highest-grade spiritual stones are good enough for chickens and pigs like you. If there are many pieces of Immortal Crystal here, you can¡¯t get hold of them.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was speechless.


    Xu Lingfeng was sensitive to Immortal Crystal, so he could easily find the high-quality crystal. Under his guidance, Xiao Jinting and Chen Lifeng had a good harvest.


    Xiao Jinting let out the Nascent Soul puppet to help mining with the scorpions and bees. Although they were slow, there were many of them, so they mine more crystal than the three of them.


    Flame shouted, ¡°Someone is coming.¡±


    Xiao Jinting scanned around with his soul force and said, ¡°Other forces are coming this way.¡±


    Flame said with excitement, ¡°I smell blood. Someone is injured. Oh, can I eat them? I haven¡¯t eaten humans for a long time, and I miss the taste.¡±


    ¡°Shut up. You ate the eagle. What else do you want?¡±


    Flame looked at Xiao Jinting sullenly. ¡°Didn¡¯t I just eat an eagle? Why do you look at me like that?¡±


    ¡°Toyboy, you¡¯ve got to be optimistic. There are many good demonic beasts in the world, and you will meet them after you missed the eagle. I can feel a demonic beast coming. It¡¯s more powerful than the eagle.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was lost for words. Flame was so noisy that he wanted to kill it. However, enemies were coming, and he had to stifle the urge and face the difficulties.


    ¡°Someone is coming this way, chased by a demonic beast.¡± He flew out of the mine, followed by Xu Lingfeng and Chen Lifeng.


    ¡°It¡¯s Heavenly Flame Sect.¡± Xu Lingfeng frowned. He could feel the presence of the coming people.


    The cultivators of Heavenly Flame Sect were followed by a tiger-like demonic beast with a horn on its head and five tails.


    Chen Lifeng said, ¡°They seem to be coming to us.¡±


    ¡°Misters, help!¡±


    Xiao Jinting guessed he couldn¡¯t avoid meeting the demonic beast, so he made a quick decision to attack it.


    He tossed out the Soul Bell, whose aggressive rings slowed down the demonic beast.


    The cultivators of Heavenly Flame Sect dashed at Xiao Jinting with relief.


    Xiao Jinting didn¡¯t like to be a hero and wanted to cover his own ass when he got in trouble, so he felt annoyed at the sight of them.


    Xu Lingfeng took out a red net and covered the beast.


    The beast hit the net in anger. Xiao Jinting found that the net was elastic. It didn¡¯t break when the beast banged at it. The net slowed down the beast.


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°Father, the net is nice.¡±


    ¡°Yeah.¡± The red net was Xu Lingfeng¡¯s trump card. If it weren¡¯t for the demonic beast, he would not have taken it out.


    He urged, ¡°Attack it quickly.¡± Although the net was solid, it couldn¡¯t hold up the beast for long. If the beast ripped the net that he had refined with efforts, he would suffer a big loss. After the beast struggled for a while in the net, it got droopy.


    Xu Lingfeng smiled. The net was poisonous, and ordinary demonic beasts died when trapped. The beast got droopy only, and it looked outstanding.


    Xiao Jinting took out the Tripod of Heaven and Earth and tossed it at the beast.


    With the help of the net, the tripod hit the beast easily.


    Xiao Jinting found the tripod useful. He learned from Flame that the Tripod of Heaven and Earth came from the Immortal World, but it was an imitation. However, it was valuable in the spiritual world.


    The tripod hit the beast a dozen times, and it accidentally hit its tail. Enraged, the beast sprang up and almost killed with one of its tails Chen Lifeng, who was helping Xiao Jinting.


    The five-tail demonic beast was more difficult than the eagle. After Xiao Jinting fought it for a long time, he killed it in the end.


    He had learned his lesson. Once the demonic beast died, Xiao Jinting put away the body in the space ring without giving Flame the chance to snatch it.


    ¡­

 Chapter 504

    Xiang Tian, the leader of Heavenly Flame Sect, said flatteringly to Xiao Jinting, ¡°Hello, misters. Mr. Xiao, you deserve your good reputation. No wonder you could fight against a Deity Transformation.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng looked at Xiang Tian with displeasure, thinking he had a dim eye. Xiao Jinting was the youngest among the three of them, but Xiang Tian only talked to Xiao Jinting.


    Xu Lingfeng asked, ¡°How did you offend the demonic beast?¡±


    Xiang Tian turned grave. ¡°The jade map given by the great sects doesn¡¯t work. Most of the information is wrong.¡±


    Xiao Jinting smiled helplessly, thinking, ¡°How can the map cost thirty highest-grade spiritual stones? The jade map from the great sects could only serve as a reference. The secret realm had been sealed for years, and the situation there must have changed.


    Anyway, the jade map from the great sects was valuable. At least, people who traveled in the secret realm would not be ignorant of the situation.


    After Xiao Jinting chatted with Xiang Tian for a while, he asked them to go away.


    There were not many spiritual stones in the mine, and Xiao Jinting didn¡¯t want to share them with anyone else, so he asked Heavenly Flame Sect to go somewhere else.


    Fen Yan said, ¡°Elder Xiang, Xiao Jinting is a tyrant. He doesn¡¯t own the mine. Why does he keep it to himself?¡±


    Xiang Tian sighed and said, ¡°Do you want to be that demonic beast? Bing Wu couldn¡¯t do anything about Xiao Jinting. What can we do with him?¡±


    Fen Yan narrowed his eyes and said, ¡°Xiao Jinting is lucky. We haven¡¯t found anything good since we entered the secret realm, but they found a mine long ago and dug out the spiritual stones.¡±


    Xiang Tian shook his head disapprovingly. ¡°I don¡¯t think it¡¯s because of good luck. Perhaps they have a way to locate mines. That mine is well tucked away and can¡¯t be found easily.¡±


    Fen Yan said with jealousy, ¡°Won¡¯t they make a fortune in that case?¡±


    Xiang Tian smiled wryly and said, ¡°Xiao Jinting might advance to Deity Transformation soon at his cultivation speed.¡±


    Fen Yan looked in the direction of the mine and said reluctantly, ¡°Senior Xiang, are we leaving it like this?¡±


    Xiang Tian looked at Fen Yan and said, ¡°What do you want? Don¡¯t cause trouble. Xiao Jinting is not a pushover. He dared to kill Bing Cheng and fight with Bing Wu.¡±


    Fen Yan¡¯s face fell. He said, ¡°Okay.¡±


    ¡­


    Watching the Heavenly Flame Sect leave, Chen Lifeng heaved a sigh of relief.


    ¡°It¡¯s good that these guys left. If they stay, I don¡¯t know how to deal with them.¡± It would be ruthless of them to kill the cultivators of Heavenly Flame Sect. They would be accused if people found out what they had done. If Heavenly Flame Sect stayed with them, it would be annoying.


    Flame looked at Chen Lifeng in confusion and said, ¡°What¡¯s so difficult if they stay? I¡¯ll swallow them up in one gulp. It¡¯s a pity that they ran away too fast. My master is a selfish toyboy, I helped him kill the beast, but he took it away.¡±


    Chen Lifeng was speechless. Flame was shameless.


    Chen Lifeng said, ¡°Those guys were lucky. They came to us.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng pursed his lips and said, ¡°I don¡¯t think they chanced to come here.¡±


    Chen Lifeng looked at Xu Lingfeng and said in confusion, ¡°What do you mean?¡±


    Xu Lingfeng said, ¡°I guess they came here on purpose. They might not know we are here, but they felt our presence, so they came here to distract the beast. Xiang Tian has a special skill. He is good at fortune-telling.¡±


    Chen Lifeng said in surprise, ¡°Is he good at fortune-telling?¡±


    Xu Lingfeng shrugged and said, ¡°He makes mistakes most of the time, but his skill can save his life at special times.¡± When Xu Muan disappeared back then, Xu Lingfeng went to a fortune teller, but the fortune-teller gave him worthless information.


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°Hurry up and dig for the Immortal Crystal. Many people might come soon.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng nodded and said, ¡°You are right.¡±


    Chen Lifeng hesitated and said, ¡°Will those guys tell others about the location of the mine?¡±


    Xu Lingfeng smiled and said, ¡°If Xiang Tian is smart, he won¡¯t do that.¡± It was not worthwhile to offend Xiao Jinting for the reward of proving the information to the great sects.


    Flame bounced up to Xiao Jinting and said, ¡°Toyboy, give me the demonic beast, and I¡¯ll kill the people who come here.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°No, thank you.¡±


    Flame said, ¡°How petty! You are not willing to give away a demonic beast. How can you make big achievements with such a narrow mind?¡±


    Xiao Jinting looked at Flame and said, ¡°I don¡¯t think I can achieve big things by satisfying you.¡±


    Flame stamped its feet sullenly. ¡°You don¡¯t have a sharp eye. I¡¯m a great figure. If you make me content, you will have everything you want.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was pissed off.


    He gritted his teeth and said, ¡°Okay, you are a great flaming beast. Can you shut up now?¡±


    Flame was lost for words.


    Xu Lingfeng looked at Xiao Jinting and said, ¡°Jinting, stop chatting with the demonic beast. Hurry up and dig for the spiritual stones.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was speechless.

 Chapter 505

    Suddenly, they heard a crispy voice. ¡°Hello, Uncle Xu.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng was annoyed. ¡°Why are you here?¡±


    Li Xi said matter-of-factly, ¡°I come to explore the secret realm.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng said sullenly, ¡°Are you kidding me? Why do you come? You are only a Golden Core. Does your family know that you are here?¡±


    Li Xi shook his head and said, ¡°No.¡±


    He sighed inwardly. He sneaked out without telling his family. If the elders had known about this, they would have stopped him.


    Xu Lingfeng was speechless. ¡°How can you travel in such a damn place? Countless Nascent Souls have died here. You are a mere Golden Core, and an insect here could kill you.¡±


    Li Xi frowned and said reluctantly, ¡°Uncle Xu, many Golden Cores have entered the secret realm? Don¡¯t you know that the secret realm is a safer place for a Golden Core and a Nascent Soul? The demonic beasts of the secret realm are hostile to Nascent Souls, but they are not interested in Golden Cores. We are too weak for them.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng said sullenly, ¡°Who told you this? What nonsense! The demonic beasts here have been starved for a long time, and you will be food for them.¡±


    Li Xi blushed without saying anything.


    Chen Lifeng asked, ¡°Mr. Xu, who¡¯s this?¡±


    ¡°He¡¯s Li Xi, a junior in the Li family.¡±


    Li Xi bowed respectfully to Chen Lifeng and Xiao Jinting. ¡°Hello, Senior Chen. Hello, Senior Xiao.¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded indifferently. Li Xi looked at him with curiosity.


    Xu Lingfeng asked, ¡°When did you arrive?¡±


    Li Xi said, ¡°Yesterday.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng said, ¡°No wonder you are still alive. You have been here for less than three days.¡±


    Li Xi quickly recovered from the embarrassment. ¡°Uncle Xu, do you know that a medium Nascent Soul got a golden lotus a few days ago and made a pill with it after he came out? He reached the advanced Nascent Soul.¡±


    ¡°Someone found a piece of immortal gold here. The gold is extraordinary. After he melted it into his life weapon, the weapon was upgraded significantly. Someone found a demonic beast egg and hatched a dragon lark with rich dragon blood. A cultivator found a broken piece of weapon. Although it is not a complete weapon, it is powerful.¡±


    As Li Xi spoke happily, his face reddened in excitement as if he owned all those treasures.


    Xu Lingfeng said coldly, ¡°I know. But do you know how many people died here?¡±


    Li Xi¡¯s face fell. Although he felt weak, he wouldn¡¯t admit he was wrong and lower his head


    Xu Lingfeng looked at Li Xi without saying anything else.


    Li Xi said longingly, ¡°Uncle Xu, let me stay with you. Once I get a treasure, I¡¯ll leave. I¡¯m not greedy. I¡¯ll leave once I find a nice spiritual herb.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng looked at Xiao Jinting, who nodded at him.


    Li Xi felt a delightful surprise when he saw Xiao Jinting nod in agreement. He entered the secret realm on impulse. After he arrived, he felt it was too dangerous. He had thought of leaving, but he was reluctant to give up the chance.


    ¡­


    Li Xi went up to Xiao Jinting and said with admiration, ¡°Senior Xiao, I¡¯ve heard of you a lot.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng was annoyed to see Li Xi flatter Xiao Jinting.


    Xiao Jinting asked curiously, ¡°Really? What do they say about me?¡±


    Li Xi stared at him and said, ¡°They said you were powerful, you had three heads and six arms, and you were the reincarnation of an immortal. But I don¡¯t think so.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng pursed his lips with contempt. ¡°Rumors are exaggerating.¡±


    Li Xi looked at Xiao Jinting and asked curiously, ¡°Senior Xiao, did you beat off Bing Wu?¡±


    Xiao Jinting shook his head. ¡°No. The rumors are exaggerating. Bing Wu is a Deity Transformation, and it¡¯s not easy to beat her off.¡±


    Li Xi nodded in agreement. ¡°Yeah. I heard that Deity Transformation cultivators are much more powerful than Nascent Souls. Senior Xiao, Bing Wu is in the secret realm. Be careful of her.¡±


    Xiao Jinting looked at the warm-hearted Li Xi. ¡°Thank you for your reminder. But the secret realm is too big to run across someone easily.¡±


    Li Xi said, ¡°Anyway, be careful.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng sneered and said sulkily, ¡°You give good advice, but you end up here.¡±


    Li Xi smiled awkwardly without saying anything else.


    Flame came out and said, ¡°Toyboy, where did you find this worthless Golden Core? Why don¡¯t I swallow him up?¡±


    Xiao Jinting warned, ¡°You can¡¯t eat him.¡±


    Flame said sullenly, ¡°Toyboy, you are mean. You don¡¯t allow me to eat everything. It¡¯s wretched to follow you. How could I end up with a coward like you?¡±


    Xiao Jinting was speechless.


    Li Xi said worriedly, ¡°Senior Xiao, what¡¯s this monster?¡±


    Flame roared at Li Xi in anger. ¡°What did you say? Who is the monster? You are a damn monster with two feet.¡±


    Li Xi was speechless.


    Xiao Jinting put Flame away and smiled. ¡°It¡¯s my pet. It¡¯s a hot-tempered chatterbox.¡±


    Li Xi was speechless.


    ¡­


    When Xu Lingfeng was walking leisurely, Li Xi suddenly said happily as he pointed at somewhere, ¡°Uncle Xu, there is a spiritual herb.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng looked over and saw a spiritual flower with seven colors. He didn¡¯t know what it was, and it looked beautiful.


    Li Xi said, ¡°Uncle Xu, I¡¯ll go pick it.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng looked at the flower and felt there was something wrong, but he didn¡¯t know what it was.


    Xiao Jinting hissed, ¡°Don¡¯t go. There¡¯s something wrong with the flower.¡±


    Li Xi asked in confusion, ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡±

 Chapter 506

    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°It¡¯s the seven-color orchid, which usually grows next to a seven-color lily. They can only grow up when they are together. There is only the orchid, and the lily must have been taken by someone.¡±


    Li Xi said in surprise, ¡°Really?¡±


    Xu Lingfeng said, ¡°The soil seems to be dug up a bit.¡± Since someone had taken the lily, he should have taken the orchid, unless he wanted to set up a trap with the orchid.


    Xiao Jinting tossed a stone at the orchid, and they heard something cracked like an egg. The key point of a hidden illusion array was damaged and exposed the array.


    A Nascent Soul was hiding behind the array.


    ¡°Hello, misters. I¡¯ve got to go now. I have something urgent to do.¡± After the Nascent Soul greeted them, he swiftly ran away.


    Li Xi¡¯s face reddened in anger. ¡°That guy has gone too far.¡±


    Chen Lifeng said, ¡°He runs fast.¡± The secret realm was dangerous, and they had to be wary of demonic beasts and plants as well as humans.


    Li Xi said in anger, ¡°Uncle Xu, that guy is despicable. There are so many treasures in the secret realm, but he set up the trap for cultivators. How vicious.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng said indifferently, ¡°Things like this happen a lot. You are not experienced. Don¡¯t you want that orchid? Go.¡±


    Li Xi blushed and rubbed his hands. He couldn¡¯t resist the temptation, and he put away the spiritual herb.


    After Li Xi got the orchid, he got kicked out of the secret ream by Xu Lingfeng.


    Chen Lifeng felt reluctant at the thought of the spiritual herb, and he joked, ¡°Mr. Xu, you are generous to the young generation of the family.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng smiled helplessly and said, ¡°He is from the Li family.¡± He had married Li Yi, and he had to take care of the Li family.


    Xiao Jinting said helplessly, ¡°Come on. Let¡¯s go. People are blinded by treasures. Many Golden Cores have swarmed in.¡±


    Chen Lifeng said, ¡°There are too many treasures in this place, which attracts the bold cultivators. Those who are dying are willing to risk their lives.¡±


    Golden Cores might get something if they were lucky.


    ¡­


    Xiao Xiaojin said sullenly as he ate the pastries. ¡°Father has left for many days. When will he come back?¡±


    Xu Muan frowned and said with dismay, ¡°I should have gone with him.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said longingly, ¡°Daddy, don¡¯t worry. Father will be fine. He¡¯s lucky. I wonder how many treasures he will take out of the secret realm.¡±


    Li Yi said, ¡°One of my family entered the secret realm and met them. The three of them were safe.¡±


    Xu Muan asked in excitement, ¡°Daddy, did someone from the Li family enter the secret realm?¡±


    ¡°A young Golden Core sneaked into the secret realm without telling the family. He was lucky and met Lingfeng and Jinting. After he got a spiritual herb, he came out.¡± After Li Xi got out of the secret realm, he spoke highly of Xiao Jinting. He said with admiration that Xiao Jinting was powerful and perceptive.


    Xiao Xiaojin asked in surprise, ¡°A Golden Core? He was risking his neck.¡±


    Li Yi nodded. ¡°Yeah. But he was lucky.¡± When a cultivator entered the secret realm, he arrived at a random place. Luckily, Li Xi met Xiao Jinting. Otherwise, he might have died.


    Xiao Xiaodong said, ¡°There are more Golden Cores than Nascent Souls in the secret realm. I heard that many Golden Cores swarmed into the secret realm.¡±


    Li Yi said, ¡°More Golden Cores got killed or injured than Nascent Souls, but quite some Golden Cores made advancements to Nascent Souls with the treasures of secret realm. I heard that some dying cultivator found a spiritual herb that could extend one¡¯s life and successfully got an extra hundred years.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin said in excitement, ¡°Grandpa, why don¡¯t we go to the secret realm?¡±


    Li Yi hesitated and said, ¡°Let¡¯s see after your father comes back.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong said, ¡°Grandpa, did Xu Wang enter the secret realm?¡±


    Li Yi nodded. ¡°Yes.¡±


    After Xu Lingfeng became a Nascent Soul, Xu Wang had played a few dirty tricks. Now Xu Lingfeng was an advanced Nascent Soul, and only Deity Transformation cultivators could post a threat to him.


    Xu Wang seemed to give up his schemes after he failed several times, and he started to cultivate hard. Xu Lingfeng would reach the Peak of Nascent Soul earlier than Xu Wang if nothing unexpected happened. The only chance for Xu Wang was to find great resources in the secret realm and make the advancement earlier than Xu Lingfeng.

 Chapter 507

    At the secret realm formed by fragments of the Immortal World.


    A strong fragrance came over. Xiao Jinting took a deep breath and felt refreshed.


    Chen Lifeng said in excitement, ¡°The fragrance is rich. A spiritual herb is ripening.¡±


    The fragrance of the herb was refreshing, and Xiao Jinting suspected he could advance to Deity Transformation after eating the herb.


    Xu Lingfeng asked, ¡°Shall we go and take a look?¡± The rich scent might have tempted many demonic beasts and humans.


    Xiao Jinting gritted his teeth and said, ¡°Let¡¯s go take a look. If things don¡¯t work out, we have to run away quickly.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng smiled happily.


    Xiao Jinting looked at him and thought he was bold and adventurous.


    They followed the scent and arrived at a lake, where there was a lotus with many layers of petals. It looked like a pagoda.


    The jade space told Xiao Jinting that it was a Seven-layer Pagoda Lotus, which could be made into Seven-layer Pills with the effect of increasing the chance of Deity Transformation advancement.


    When they arrived, quite some demonic beasts and cultivators gathered at the lakeside.


    The lotus was not ripe yet. The demonic beasts and cultivators didn¡¯t make any moves, and they guarded against each other.


    Xiao Jinting spotted several acquaintances in the crowd. Bing Wu of Ice Palace was there, followed by Bing Ning.


    Bing Wu glanced at Xiao Jinting with icy eyes.


    Bing Ning looked at Xiao Jinting with a complicated expression.


    Xu Lingfeng looked at the lake and said, ¡°There are two Deity Transformation cultivators, and those demonic beasts are very difficult to deal with. It¡¯s tough.¡±


    ¡°The Pagoda Lotus has one hundred and eight seeds, and we can target at the seeds. There are so many high-level demonic beasts and masters, and they will attack us if we take the lotus.¡± If he could have a seed, he might cultivate a Pagoda Lotus.


    Flame perched on Xiao Jinting¡¯s shoulder and muttered, ¡°They look delicious. I want to swallow them up.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was glad that Flame was cautious enough to send him a message. If it arrogantly shouted out its mind, both of them would get in big trouble.


    ¡°Little monster, you¡¯ve got to know about your limitation. If you dare to swallow them, they will pull out your teeth. Behave yourself.¡±


    ¡°Toyboy, if only you could be more powerful and kill all the bastards here. I would be very happy to have so much food.¡± Flame licked its paws longingly.


    Xiao Jinting said coldly, ¡°If I were that powerful, I would kill you first.¡±


    Flame was speechless.


    ¡­


    A golden light came out, and the Pagoda Lotus glowed with rays of golden light.


    One hundred and eight lotus seeds flew out of the lotus. ¡°Get them.¡± The crowd swarmed up and fought for the seeds.


    The quiet beasts turned ferocious, and the lakeside became a slaughterhouse.


    Xiao Jinting waved his long sleeve, and six seeds went into his jade space.


    After two Deity Transformation cultivators snatched a dozen of lotus seeds, they fought for the lotus.


    In an instant, all the seeds were gone.


    When someone attacked Xiao Jinting, he took the chance to dive into the lake. The jade space told him that the Pagoda Lotus bloomed and withered seven times, and it was the last time it ripened.


    When the lotus ripened each time, its medical juice melted into the lake until it bloomed again in several decades. Therefore, the most precious treasure here was not the ripe Pagoda Lotus but the lake water, which was rich in medical juice. Xiao Jinting drained the water from the lake with the jade space.


    He pretended to snatch the lotus flower and drained the water vigorously. He soon attracted much attention.


    Many cultivators gave up the flower and started to drain the water. Xiao Jinting saw a bull demonic beast drain much water in one gulp.


    The Deity Transformation cultivators also came to drain the water.


    The huge lake was drained of water after both the cultivators and demonic beasts frantically took the water.


    Once the water was gone, several top cultivators fought for the Pagoda Lotus again.


    Xiao Jinting took the chance and grabbed a few leaves. Soon, the huge lotus was dug out together with its roots.


    Seeing that nothing was left, the cultivators and demonic beasts surrounding the lake dispersed.


    After that, many Golden Cores came to the lake and dug up the soil in the lake. Although most of the lotus juice melted in the water, the soil in the lake was valuable because a small part of the juice melted into the soil. Spiritual herbs grew much better in the soil.


    ¡­


    Xu Lingfeng looked at Xiao Jinting delightfully. ¡°Jinting, what have you got? I snatched eight seeds and a few leaves.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng was punched by someone when fighting for the lotus, and he got a black eye, so he looked funny. Xiao Jinting didn¡¯t laugh at him because Xu Lingfeng was his father-in-law.


    ¡°I¡¯m happy with what I got.¡± After he put the lake water into the spiritual spring, the quality of the spring had improved a lot.


    Xu Lingfeng generously gave the lotus seeds and leaves to Xiao Jinting. ¡°Take them.¡±


    ¡°Father, I can¡¯t accept them.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng said indifferently, ¡°I can¡¯t take advantage of you all the time. Besides, only you can make full use of them.¡±

 Chapter 508

    Chen Lifeng hesitated and gave his harvest to Xiao Jinting.


    Xiao Jinting took them without hesitation, thinking of sharing the pills with them after he made them.


    Flame said, ¡°Your in-laws are nice. They are willing to give the immortal medicine to you.¡±


    Xiao Jinting asked, ¡°Immortal medicine?¡±


    Flame nodded and said, ¡°Yes. It¡¯s the last time to have the ripe immortal medicine here. After you guys enter the secret realm repeatedly, the exhaustion of the immortal Qi quickens. As a result, immortal medicine doesn¡¯t grow anymore.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was excited. He didn¡¯t expect to get hold of immortal medicine without going to the Immortal World.


    Flame shook its head and said, ¡°Humans are greedy. After the Nascent Souls left, a group of Golden Cores came to dig up the soil.¡±


    Xiao Jinting smiled. Nature benefited the demonic beasts more than the humans, who wouldn¡¯t survive if they didn¡¯t make full use of the resources.


    Xu Lingfeng said sullenly, ¡°The lake water seems nice. I wonder which bastard took half of it.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was speechless.


    ¡­


    Xiao Jinting left after he stayed in the secret realm for over half a year.


    Xiao Xiaojin greeted Xiao Jinting happily, ¡°Father, you finally come back.¡±


    Xiao Jinting looked at Xiao Xiaojin and said, ¡°Anything happened when I was away?¡±


    ¡°Up to three days ago, one hundred and three Nascent Souls died in the secret realm over the last half a year, and one hundred and twenty Golden Cores advanced to Nascent Souls.¡± After the secret realm opened, many old Nascent Souls died, and many new ones came out.


    Following that, the great sects faced severe challenges and dangers, and most of them were extinct because their elders perished. On the other hand, many sects prospered because their elders advanced to Nascent Souls.


    Xiao Jinting asked, ¡°How is Green Cloud Immortal Sect?¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin and the others exchanged glances with an odd expression.


    Xiao Jinting asked suspiciously, ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin shook his head and said, ¡°Something happened.¡±


    Xiao Jinting asked in confusion, ¡°What happened?¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin said glibly, ¡°After Long Xue joined the sect, she got access to the library.¡±


    ¡°The Dragon Transformation Method that Long Xue cultivates is much better than the methods in the library books. Long Xue searched the library in vain for the books she needed. She got nothing and felt Dongcheng Yang had deceived me, so she beat him up.¡±


    Xiao Jinting almost spat out water in his mouth. ¡°She beat him up?¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin nodded and said, ¡°Yes, he was beaten up. Long Xue forced him to turn in the hidden books of the sect. Dongcheng Yang hid some books, but Long Xue didn¡¯t like them at all. She has been suspecting that he hid the valuable books. In the end, Dongcheng Yang had to give her his cultivation methods.¡±


    Xiao Jinting sighed and said, ¡°Long Xue is a tyrant. I guess the sect head was beaten up.¡±


    The cultivation methods that Nascent Souls cultivated were top secrets. If the methods were exposed, his weak points would be figured out. Dongcheng Yang must have been cornered since he turned in his cultivation method.


    Xiao Jinting pursed his lips and thought, ¡°Why don¡¯t I sympathize with Dongcheng Yang? I feel happy with his misfortune.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin said, ¡°This is a secret, and most of the people don¡¯t know about it. After Long Xue hit Dongcheng Yang, he felt embarrassed and went into seclusion.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was speechless.


    Xiao Xiaojin went on excitedly, ¡°It¡¯s not over yet. After Dongcheng Yang went into seclusion, Heavenly God Sect came to visit, and Long Xue received them. The son of the sect head was awed by Long Xue¡¯s beauty.¡±


    Xiao Jinting widened his eyes and said, ¡°Did he tell Long Xue that he liked her?¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin nodded and said, ¡°Yes, he did that.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was speechless. That guy was blind to fall for such a devil as Long Xue.


    Xiao Xiaojin said, ¡°Long Xue told him that she only loved men stronger than her, and that idiot challenged her with interest.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was lost for words. That guy was bold.


    He asked worriedly, ¡°Did he die?¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin shook his head and said, ¡°No.¡±


    Xiao Jinting heaved a sigh of relief. ¡°Good.¡±


    ¡°That guy grew crazier about Long Xue after she beat him up, and he comes to Green Cloud Immortal Sect every day.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was speechless. One man¡¯s meat was another man¡¯s poison.

 Chapter 509

    Xiao Xiaojin shook his head and said helplessly, ¡°Long Xue recruited many sea demons in the sect, and many elders are demons now. The sects near Green Cloud Immortal Sect disliked it and sent elders to complain to our sect head, who is under great pressure.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was speechless. When Dongcheng Yang agreed to take Long Xue, Xiao Jinting had a bad feeling, but he didn¡¯t expect Long Xue to cause so much trouble.


    Xu Muan propped his chin on his hand and listened to the conversation, adding, ¡°Dongcheng Yang looks forward to your return to the sect. Whenever he meets me, he asks when you will be back.¡± He hadn¡¯t been in the sect for a long time. Since Xiao Jinting left the sect, Xu Muan stayed with Li Yi at the Li house.


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°Really? I didn¡¯t know he misses me so much. Since he advanced to Nascent Soul, or earlier than that, Dongcheng Yang had been wary of him. Did he think Xiao Jinting can save the sect?¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin asked, ¡°Father, are you going back to take a look?¡±


    ¡°Well¡­¡±


    When Xiao Jinting hesitated, Xiao Xiaojin received a message. ¡°Father, the sect head knows that you are back, and he asks you to help him.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was speechless.


    When Xiao Jinting and Xu Muan went back to Green Cloud Immortal Sect, Dongcheng Yang went to the gate and greeted them.


    He said excitedly, ¡°Senior Xiao, Mr. Xu, you finally come back.¡±


    ¡°I haven¡¯t been away for long.¡± One year was nothing to Nascent Souls.


    Dongcheng Yang nodded and said, ¡°Senior Xiao, you¡¯ve been away for a short time, but Ms. Long is difficult. I feel that time is crawling these days.¡±


    Xu Muan looked at Dongcheng Yang and said, ¡°Mr. Dongcheng, you look haggard, but you are still a handsome man.¡±


    Dongcheng Yang smiled wryly and said helplessly, ¡°Elder Xu, please don¡¯t make fun of me.¡±


    Xu Muan said innocently, ¡°Mr. Dongcheng, I mean it. I heard many cultivators have a crush on you.¡±


    Dongcheng Yang said with a burning face, ¡°Mr. Xu, you are kidding me.¡±


    Dongcheng Yang took Xiao Jinting to the zoo. Xiao Jinting found quite some demonic beasts were gone. Two demons that had not transformed into humans sat there and ate the beasts with gusto.


    The two sea demons put down the half-finished beast and swiftly sneaked away at the sight of Xiao Jinting.


    Dongcheng Yang said bitterly, ¡°Ms. Long brought into the sect a few trusted followers, who kept eating the beasts in our zoo. They almost ate up all the beasts.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was speechless.


    Dongcheng Yang took Xiao Jinting to a lake.


    The Fairy Lake of Green Cloud Immortal Sect was a place where the sect kept the aquatic plants and precious fish. When the mist went up, the lake looked like a fairyland.


    ¡°The Fairy Lake is our sacred place. Long Xue¡¯s followers bathed here and ate up the spiritual fish and plants in the lake.¡±


    The lake used to be rich in spiritual Qi, and countless lotus flowers bloomed in it, but now the water was murky, and a few withered lotus leaves were floating on the surface.


    Long Xue and her followers were sea demons and liked water, but there was only a lake in the sect, and they didn¡¯t have enough places to entertain themselves.


    Xiao Jinting followed Dongcheng Yang to a palace. The latter said, ¡°Ms. Long¡¯s followers like drinking. One day, they got drunk and started a fight. They crushed the palace.


    Xiao Jinting was speechless. Dongcheng Yang had invited a wolf into the house.


    Dongcheng Yang said with dismay, ¡°Senior Xiao, Ms. Long Xue and her followers are too difficult.¡±


    Looking at the depression on Dongcheng Yang¡¯s face, Xiao Jinting rubbed his nose helplessly. The head of Green Cloud Immortal Sect used to be refined and composed, but now he looked depressed and anxious like a poor old man.


    Dongcheng Yang said eagerly, ¡°Senior Xiao, please help me. If this continues, the sect will be ruined by them.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was lost for words. He thought Long Xue had caused too much trouble.


    He said helplessly, ¡°Mr. Dongcheng, Long Xue is so ferocious that I can¡¯t keep her under control.¡± Long Xue was the tyrant of Nebula, and she killed countless demons to be the queen. Both humans and demons in Nebula were scared of her.


    Dongcheng Yang grabbed Xiao Jinting by the sleeve and said eagerly, ¡°Senior Xiao, that¡¯s not true. Everyone knows that you beat off the Deity Transformation of Ice Palace.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said helplessly, ¡°Mr. Dongcheng, that is only a rumor, and it¡¯s not true. Rumor has it that I have three heads and six arms, but I have only one head and two arms.¡±


    Dongcheng Yang turned chalk-white as if it was the end of the world.


    Xiao Xiaojin crossed his arms and said confidently, ¡°I have an idea.¡±


    Xiao Jinting looked at him and asked, ¡°Son, do you have any good ideas?¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin said leisurely, ¡°Make someone marry her.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was speechless. It was a good idea to give the trouble to someone else. Some blind guys with odd tastes had a crush on Long Xue, but was she willing to marry one of them? If this woman wanted to marry someone stronger than her, she had to marry those Deity Transformation cultivators.


    Dongcheng Yang¡¯s eyes lit up, but soon they dimmed.


    Xiao Jinting glanced at him and thought, ¡°Dongcheng Yang might have realized that it¡¯s not easy to make someone marry such a ferocious woman.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin asked in confusion, ¡°Why don¡¯t you say anything? Don¡¯t you like my idea?¡±


    Xiao Jinting said helplessly, ¡°Son, we can¡¯t make her marry as we like.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin shook his head and said, ¡°But she¡¯s old enough to get married.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was lost for words. How to get Long Xue to see things that way?


    He looked at Xu Muan and thought things would be easier if Long Xue was half gentle as Xu Muan.


    ¡­

 Chapter 510

    Long Xue went up to Xiao Jinting and said, ¡°You finally come back.¡±


    Looking at her beautiful face, Xiao Jinting thought her pretty face was attractive regardless of her hot temper.


    ¡°What are you talking about? You seem to be talking about marrying.¡± She glanced at them, and that sent chills down Xiao Jinting¡¯s spine.


    Xiao Jinting said flatteringly, ¡°We were just chatting. Ms. Long, I heard that someone is trying to win your affection. You are charming. You must be happy that someone has a sharp eye.¡±


    Long Xue sneered. ¡°I don¡¯t find it pleasing to have an idiot chase me. He¡¯s too weak.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said awkwardly, ¡°Ms. Long, you are too strong.¡±


    Long Xue shook her head and said, ¡°Really? I don¡¯t think so. At least, I¡¯m not your rival. If you chase me, I¡¯ll be delighted.¡±


    Xu Muan¡¯s face fell.


    Xiao Xiaojin crossed his arms and said sulkily, ¡°My father is married.¡±


    Long Xue nodded and said, ¡°Yeah. What a pity. Mr. Xu, I envy your luck.¡±


    Xu Muan said, ¡°Ms. Long, don¡¯t you consider marrying the son of the head of Heavenly God Sect? It¡¯s not easy to find someone so passionate.¡± He thought, ¡°That man is rare. He keeps coming back to her after being beaten up.¡±


    Long Xue snorted softly and said, ¡°Thankfully, there are few of them. I¡¯ll be annoyed to death if there are many. If I had not learned that Deity Transformation elders would be offended if I killed him, I would have kicked him to death.¡±


    Xu Muan was speechless. What did that guy see in Long Xue?


    Xiao Jinting looked at Long Xue and said helplessly, ¡°Ms. Long, how do you think of Green Cloud Immortal Sect?¡±


    Long Xue¡¯s face fell. She said angrily, ¡°There are too few books in the library. I thought the methods of the sect are better than mine, but it¡¯s not the case. I¡¯m so disappointed. There are too few demonic beasts in the sect, and they are skinny and low-grade. We don¡¯t have enough food. The pool of the sect is too small, and I guess it can only keep small fish there. Big fish can¡¯t grow there. The palace of the sect is too shabby and rundown. My palace is much more magnificent¡­¡±


    Looking at her contemptuous face, Xiao Jinting was speechless. It seemed that not only Dongcheng Yang was dissatisfied with Long Xue, but Long Xue also complained about Dongcheng Yang. Since they didn¡¯t like each other, why didn¡¯t they break up?


    Dongcheng Yang said sullenly, ¡°Ms. Long, I¡¯m sorry that you don¡¯t have a good time here.¡±


    Long Xue snorted softly and said, ¡°I¡¯ll bear with it since I¡¯m away from home.¡±


    Dongcheng Yang pulled a long face with a sullen look.


    Xiao Jinting raised his eyebrow. Long Xue was a newcomer, and the territories of the Cloud Continent had been divided between the sects. If Long Xue established a new sect, she might be attacked by local forces. It was a good choice to stay in Green Cloud Immortal Sect.


    Xiao Jinting asked, ¡°Ms. Long, do you know that the territories of Heavenly God Sect are larger than our sect? Moreover, they are more powerful than us.¡±


    Dongcheng Yang said with enthusiasm, ¡°Yeah. Ms. Long, Heavenly God Sect is a great sect with a Deity Transformation, and there are more demonic beasts. Your followers won¡¯t worry about food if you go there.¡±


    Long Xue looked at them sulkily and said, ¡°What do you mean? I¡¯m not a fickle person.¡±


    Dongcheng Yang was speechless.


    Long Xue said, ¡°Mr. Xiao, you have been to the secret realm formed by fragments of the Immortal World. I heard that it was an interesting place.¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said, ¡°It¡¯s interesting, but it¡¯s dangerous.¡±


    Dongcheng Yang said, ¡°Ms. Long, are you interested in the secret realm? I have a jade map?¡±


    Long Xue stared at him and said, ¡°Mr. Dongcheng, do you want me to go there?¡±


    Dongcheng Yang said seriously, ¡°The secret realm is too dangerous. To be frank, I don¡¯t want you to take risks, but I know you are ambitious and will go there. Being the sect head, I won¡¯t stop you from advancing to Deity Transformation. I will help you.¡±


    Long Xue took the jade map and said with a sneer, ¡°Thank you, Mr. Dongcheng.¡±

 Chapter 511

    Dongcheng Yang was relieved when Long Xue decided to go to the secret realm.


    After they got rid of Dongcheng Yang, Xiao Jinting and Xu Muan went back home.


    Xiao Jinting smiled and said delightfully, ¡°It seems that Long Xue has caused much trouble to Dongcheng Yang¡±


    Xu Muan said, ¡°Although Long Xue has caused much trouble, she has expanded Green Cloud Immortal Sect. By the way, Peerless Sect has the intention of joining our sect.¡±


    Xiao Jinting paused and said in surprise, ¡°Is Peerless Sect joining Green Cloud Immortal Sect?¡±


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°Nangong Cheng is the only preliminary Nascent Soul in Peerless Sect, and the sect is in danger. Nangong Cheng is determined to cultivate Qiao Xiang, but the latter failed to advance to Nascent Soul. It might take him ages to try again. Nangong Cheng might realize that he can¡¯t count on Qiao Xiang, so he thinks of another way to save the sect.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said in confusion, ¡°It might be difficult for Nangong Cheng to manage the sect, but he can give up some territories.¡± No sect would like to be the subsidiary of another sect. Although Nangong Cheng was a preliminary Nascent Soul and much inferior to old Nascent Souls, he was a Nascent Soul.


    Xu Muan nodded. ¡°That¡¯s true. But Nangong Cheng went to the secret realm, and only his soul came out of it.


    Xiao Jinting paused and said, ¡°He¡¯s unlucky.¡± That explained why Nangong Cheng chose to join Green Cloud Immortal Sect. Otherwise, his sect would be taken by other sects even if Dongcheng Yang didn¡¯t do that.


    Xu Muan asked curiously, ¡°Let¡¯s not talk about it. What did you get from the trip of the secret realm?¡±


    ¡°Follow me.¡± Xiao Jinting took Xu Muan into the jade space.


    The jade space had expanded several times. A lotus was growing in the spiritual spring.


    ¡°Seven-layer Pagoda Lotus?¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said, ¡°Yes, but it¡¯s not easy to grow it.¡± The lotus in the secret realm was immortal medicine, and it would cost a lot to cultivate one like that.


    Xiao Jinting had quite some lotus seeds. He knew that it was difficult for him to cultivate a pagoda lotus. If he was greedy and tried to cultivate several plants at the same time, he would end up with none of them. After deliberation, he chose the most vigorous seed to cultivate the lotus. As for other seeds, he decided to make them into pills.


    Xu Muan was excited to see the lotus.


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°When the Pagoda Lotus ripens, I think I can advance to Deity Transformation with it.¡± If he turned all the spiritual plants into pills, it would not be difficult to help Xiao Xiaodong and the others to reach the advanced level of Nascent Soul.


    Xu Muan¡¯s eyes lit up at the mention of Deity Transformation.


    Time flew, and it was ten years later. Xiao Jinting had solidified the peak Nascent Soul level, and he could feel vaguely the possibility of advancing to Deity Transformation. Xu Muan had been staying in the time cultivation room and reached the advanced level of Nascent Soul.


    ¡­


    Dongcheng Yang looked at Xiao Jinting happily and said, ¡°Senior Xiao, you finally come out of seclusion. I¡¯ve been waiting for you.¡±


    Xiao Jinting asked, ¡°Mr. Dongcheng, what¡¯s the matter?¡±


    He had stayed in the jade space for ten years. Although he made slow progress in cultivating, he consumed the spiritual stones at a high speed. The spiritual plants and the time cultivation room required a lot of spiritual stones.


    Xiao Jinting had made a wrong calculation of the growing speed of the Pagoda Lotus. It had been ten years, but the lotus remained a seedling.


    The other spiritual plants started to ripen one after another in the space, and he had accumulated quite some pills.


    Dongcheng Yang said anxiously, ¡°Something bad has happened. Sacred Sect has come again. These years, it has been hiding and developing quickly. After the secret realm opened, a large number of Nascent Souls died there, and Sacred Sect searched for the corpses and turned them into puppets that fight for them.¡±


    ¡°This is not the most urgent thing. There are three advanced Nascent Souls in Sacred Sect, and one of them got a pill in the secret realm. An alchemist suspects that is an immortal medicine, which and help advance to Deity Transformation.¡±


    Xiao Jinting looked at Dongcheng Yang and said, ¡°So the great sects want to snatch the pill?¡±


    Dongcheng Yang nodded and said, ¡°Yes. If he advances to Deity Transformation, the world will be in big trouble. All the great sects have decided to work together to eliminate Sacred Sect.


    Xiao Jinting suddenly thought of something and said awkwardly, ¡°Mr. Dongcheng, Sacred Sect should have got quite some treasures from the secret realm these years, right?¡±


    Dongcheng Yang said with a broad smile, ¡°Yes, of course. If you join in the campaign, you will have all the treasures that you took from the Sacred Sect. Besides, the great sects will reward you generously.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°That¡¯s great. But I have stayed in seclusion for many years, and I don¡¯t know about the current situation, nor do I know where Sacred Sect is.¡±


    Dongcheng said, ¡°Senior Xiao, you don¡¯t have to worry about that. In fact, Heavenly God Sect had lost two Nascent Souls in the campaign, and one Nascent Soul was drawn to the side of Sacred Sect. Therefore, Heavenly God Sect has sent someone to ask for your help. It¡¯s a Nascent Soul that is good at tracking. He¡¯s been waiting for you for a long time.¡±


    Xiao Jinting looked at Dongcheng Yang and said, ¡°Doesn¡¯t they have a Deity Transformation? Why do they come to me for help?¡±


    Dongcheng Yang nodded. ¡°Yes, they have a Deity Transformation Cultivator. Somehow, the Deity Transformation cultivators of the great sects usually help out when the sect is at stake. It was rare that Bing Wu attacked you before.¡±

 Chapter 512

    Xiao Jinting narrowed his eyes and thought, ¡°Flame told me that since the significant change, the world had been oppressing the Deity Transformation cultivators in order to keep a balance in nature. If the spiritual Qi continues to lessen, the oppression will become stronger. Perhaps Nascent Souls couldn¡¯t fight as they like in the future. Otherwise, they will shorten their life like what the Deity Transformation cultivators do now.¡±


    After what had happened to Heavenly God Sect, the Deity Transformation didn¡¯t make any move. Perhaps the oppression on the Deity Transformation cultivators was more serious than he had thought.


    Of course, that Deity Transformation cultivator might be afraid of dying. He had advanced to Deity Transformation and experienced a lot. Fame and descendants were not what he was after. Deity Transformation cultivators longed for immortal life.


    ¡­


    ¡°Hello, Elder Xiao.¡± Yin Chongyang rose at the sight of Xiao Jinting.


    He had been in Green Cloud Immortal Sect for some days, and he got impatient. He had asked Dongcheng Yang several times to urge Xiao Jinting to come out of seclusion, but Dongcheng Yang refused. Yin Chongyang was glad to see Xiao Jinting finally.


    Xiao Jinting waved his hand and said, ¡°Mr. Yin, you don¡¯t have to be over-polite. I heard that you¡¯ve been waiting for me for a long time. I¡¯m sorry for that.¡±


    Yin Chongyang smiled. If it were other Nascent Souls, he would not have waited for so long. Xiao Jinting was not an ordinary Nascent Soul.


    Yin Chongyang went straight to the point. ¡°I guess you have heard of Sacred Sect.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°They are evil and ruthless, and we have to kill them all.¡±


    Yin Chongyang said earnestly, ¡°There¡¯s not a moment to lose. Elder Xiao, let¡¯s set off. Sacred Sect is expanding, and many cultivators got killed. You are powerful, and I think you will reverse the situation if you join us.¡±


    Xiao Jinting wasn¡¯t defeated by Bing Wu back then, and he got famous. Heavenly God Sect would not have urged him to join the campaign if he was not powerful.


    ¡­


    Xiao Jinting packed up and left with Yin Chongyang.


    He stood at the front of a ship. A flaming beast was lazily sprawling on Xiao Jinting¡¯s shoulder.


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°Haven¡¯t you been complaining that I don¡¯t allow you to eat humans? You can eat them to your heart¡¯s content later.¡±


    Flame said with disdain, ¡°I know what you are thinking. You want me to do things for free. Do you think you can fool me because I don¡¯t read?¡±


    Xiao Jinting said innocently, ¡°You are not grateful.¡±


    Yin Chongyang said, ¡°Mr. Xiao, there is a base of Sacred Sect ahead, and a Nascent Soul is hiding there.¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said, ¡°I got it. Let¡¯s land.¡±


    Yin Chongyang landed the flying ship. The people in the base seemed to have discovered them, and two Nascent Souls ran out.


    Yin Chongyang frowned and said, ¡°Mr. Xiao, I¡¯ve made a mistake. There are two Nascent Souls.¡±


    Xiao Jinting shook his head and said, ¡°You are wrong. There is only one Nascent Soul, but there are two Nascent Soul puppets.¡±


    ¡°Mr. Xiao, I¡¯ll hold up a puppet for you.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said coldly, ¡°No, thank you. Do you want to eat them? If you don¡¯t, I¡¯ll attack them myself. Don¡¯t complain that I¡¯m mean to you.¡±


    Yin Chongyang looked at Xiao Jinting in bewilderment, wondering what was on his mind.


    The demonic beast on Xiao Jinting¡¯s shoulder flew out, and the two Nascent Soul puppets were surrounded by flames. Soon, the puppets turned to ashes. Yin Chongyang watched in disbelief.


    Flame went back to Xiao Jinting¡¯s shoulder and said, ¡°Bastard, those two things are not alive, and they taste awful. You like to fool me with trash.¡±


    Yin Chongyang listened to the complaints and swallowed hard.


    Although Nascent Soul puppets were not as nimble as Nascent Souls, they were not afraid of death, so they were hard to tackle. However, the demonic beast turned the puppets into ashes.


    Yin Chongyang traveled with Xiao Jinting not only to make use of Xiao Jinting¡¯s power but also to see his real strength. To his surprise, he didn¡¯t make any moves, and his demonic beast solved the problem for him.


    Xiao Jinting said lightly, ¡°Not all of them are trash. One is alive.¡±


    Flame asked sulkily, ¡°Where is that?¡±


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°He¡¯s coming out.¡± A golden light flew out of the base, and Xiao Jinting waved his hand. Yin Chongyang felt the world was frozen by an invisible power, and the Nascent Soul who wanted to flee were blocked. The demonic beast swallowed up the Nascent Soul in one gulp.

 Chapter 513

    Yin Chongyang asked curiously, ¡°Elder Xiao, your demonic beast is awesome. Where does it come from?¡±


    Flame snorted coldly and took a contemptuous glance at Yin Chongyang, ¡°How dare you inquire about me?¡±


    Yin Chongyang said awkwardly, ¡°I¡¯m sorry.¡±


    Flame held its head high and said arrogantly, ¡°Brat, if you get me ten cultivators at your level, I will feel happy after I eat them. In that case, I might tell you about it.¡±


    Yin Chongyang was speechless.


    Xiao Jinting rubbed his forehead. Yin Chongyang was an ancestor, but Flame called him Brat.


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°Mr. Yin, please ignore my demonic beast. It has a quick tongue.¡±


    Yin Chongyang forced a smile. He had witnessed what Flame had done. He looked at it with fear.


    Yin Chongyang looked away from Flame and said, ¡°There is a base of Sacred Sect ahead. It¡¯s special for it is filled with corpse Qi. Many Nascent Souls don¡¯t dare to go inside.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said lightly, ¡°Don¡¯t worry.¡±


    Xu Muan came out of the flying ship. Xiao Jinting looked at him with a gentle smile. ¡°There you are. The smell here is not good. Are you used to it?¡±


    Xu Muan said lightly, ¡°Don¡¯t worry. I¡¯m not that delicate.¡±


    Xiao Jinting reached out and smoothed Xu Muan¡¯s hair affectionately. Yin Chongyang felt odd when he watched them show off their love.


    Yin Chongyang said, ¡°Mr. Xu, I can¡¯t see what your cultivation level is.¡±


    Xu Muan said vaguely, ¡°I¡¯m far inferior to Jinting.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°The people of Sacred Sect cultivate some evil method. Stay with me, and I¡¯ll stop the smell from attacking you.¡±


    Xu Muan said, ¡°No, thank you. I can handle it.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°It¡¯s easy. I¡¯ll do it for you.¡±


    Yin Chongyang rubbed his nose and stood on the side in silence tactfully.


    ¡­


    Suddenly, Yin Chongyang¡¯s detective disc gave an alarm.


    Yin Chongyang narrowed his eyes and said warily, ¡°Mr. Xiao, the disc shows there is a big array ahead.¡±


    Xiao Jinting looked ahead and heard dreary cries and screams. He seemed to enter a bloody world.


    Flame said, ¡°It¡¯s Ten Million Killing Array. I didn¡¯t expect to see such an array here.¡±


    Yin Chongyang asked curiously, ¡°What is that?¡±


    Flame said in excitement, ¡°Ten million cultivators were killed to make this array, which was filled with resentment and souls of the dead cultivators. Once you get trapped, you will be haunted by the angry ghosts, which are difficult to get rid of. Anyone with a weak mind will go mad within two hours.¡±


    Yin Chongyang pursed his lips. He could feel the overwhelming resentment from afar. If he got inside the array, he might have an impaired mind.


    Yin Chongyang said, ¡°Sacred Sect is ruthless. They killed so many people for an array.¡±


    Flame giggled. ¡°Heavenly God Sect should have killed many people as well.¡±


    Yin Chongyang smiled awkwardly. All cultivators inevitably had to kill to get resources.


    Yin Chongyang looked at Flame and asked, ¡°Do you know how to deal with it?¡±


    Flame said with a smirk, ¡°Of course. If you have a strong mind like me, you won¡¯t be afraid of such a small case.¡±


    Flame was unusual. Its soul was different from humans. The array was designed for humans and demonic beasts. Flame used to swallow all the creatures of a whole planet, so it was not afraid of the ghosts.


    Xiao Jinting took out the spiritual swords. ¡°Break.¡±


    There were sixty-four swords, which turned into sixty-four rays of spiritual light and hit the array.


    The swords rumbled, and the array was crushed.


    Ying Chongyang looked at the spiritual swords curiously. He had seen the life weapons of many Nascent Souls. Many Nascent Souls used spiritual swords as their life weapons, but it was rare to see a cultivator with sixty-four spiritual swords.


    Having more spiritual swords was not a good thing. One had to have a stronger soul force to have more swords. Moreover, it took more refining materials to have more swords. It was difficult to find high-grade materials. Each of the swords was sharp and expensive.


    Xiao Jinting¡¯s spiritual swords glowed with golden light. The ferocious array was shattered by the swords, and the guarding cultivators of Sacred Sect sensed the danger and fled.


    Yin Chongyang looked at Xiao Jinting admiringly. ¡°Mr. Xiao, you are awesome. You can control so many spiritual swords at one time. I guess your soul force is not inferior to the Deity Transformation.¡±

 Chapter 514

    Xiao Jinting smiled and said, ¡°Mr. Yin, I¡¯m flattered. My soul force is a little stronger than ordinary Nascent Souls. How can I compare with Deity Transformation cultivators?¡±


    ¡°Mr. Xiao, your spiritual swords are extraordinary. I can¡¯t see what it is made of. Are your swords made of spiritual wood? They are so powerful, and I guess the wood is unusual.¡± Yin Chongyang was puzzled. What kind of spiritual wood was so powerful? Was it immortal wood?


    Xiao Jinting smiled and said, ¡°I didn¡¯t make much effort to refine these swords. They are not bad.¡±


    Yin Chongyang looked at Xiao Jinting and swallowed without saying anything. Not bad? He couldn¡¯t imagine how sharp the good swords would be.


    Two Nascent Souls ran out. Xiao Jinting tossed Soul Bell at them. A cultivator was hit and spat out a mouthful of blood, falling from the sky.


    Flame dashed over and ate the cultivator with gusto. Xiao Jinting took the space ring and glanced at it, glad to see there were quite some treasures in the ring.


    Yin Chongyang looked at Xiao Jinting, pursing his lips nervously. The battle between Xiao Jinting and Bing Wu had shocked the world, but some cultivators of Heavenly God Sect doubted if it was true. He frowned and thought the rumor was not groundless.


    Yin Chongyang followed Xiao Jinting and wandered around. Wherever Xiao Jinting went, the cultivators of Sacred Sect fled.


    Yin Chongyang had never expected Nascent Souls to be so fragile. They got killed by Xiao Jinting with less than three moves.


    Flame stood at the front of the ship and licked its paws in excitement. ¡°Brat, you have to look for high-grade prey. Look what you¡¯ve got me. They have little spiritual Qi, and they have an odd taste.¡±


    Yin Chongyang knew about the remarkable strength of Flame, so he didn¡¯t dare to offend it.


    He said, ¡°They are very powerful.¡±


    He had taken pains to invite Xiao Jinting to join the campaign. To make good use of Xiao Jinting¡¯s strength, Yin Chongyang took Xiao Jinting to dangerous places. However, those ferocious evil guys turned into ants in front of Xiao Jinting. That was surprising.


    ¡°You have to raise your standard a little higher. You can get me losers like you. You have to get me bastards like Xiao Jinting.¡±


    Yin Chongyang was speechless. Did it call Xiao Jinting a bastard?


    ¡­


    At Heavenly God Sect.


    An old cultivator looked at Xiao Jinting¡¯s image in a long silence.


    A cultivator asked, ¡°First Elder, what do you think of Xiao Jinting?¡±


    Elder Cangyue sighed. ¡°He is not inferior to me in strength. No wonder he beat off Bing Wu. He¡¯s a remarkable genius.¡±


    A Nascent Soul asked, ¡°First Elder, what do you think of Xiao Jinting¡¯s life weapon? The swords are surprisingly powerful.¡±


    ¡°One sword can crack tens of thousands of methods. The swords can defeat all evil forces. If I guess it right, Xiao Jinting¡¯s swords are made of Heavenly Thunder Wood, which is powerful and defeats evils.¡±


    Another Nascent Soul asked in disbelief, ¡°Ancestor, isn¡¯t Heavenly Thunder Wood extinct? How can Xiao Jinting have the wood?¡±


    Elder Cangyue said enviously, ¡°Why do you think Bing Wu attacked Xiao Jinting? Because Xiao Jinting was the one who gave Ice Palace the Ice Marrow Pill, which is made of Ice Marrow Grass of ten thousand years. I was puzzled back then. Judging from Xiao Jinting¡¯s swords, I guess he can ripen spiritual grass and wood. I guess the wood of the swords is Heavenly Thunder Wood of over ten thousand years.¡±


    The Nascent Souls exchanged glances in surprise.


    Heavenly Thunder Wood was green when it was less than three thousand years, and it turned silver after that. When it got ten thousand years old, it was golden. Silver Heavenly Thunder Wood was rare, let alone a golden one.


    ¡°Xiao Jinting said he found Spirit Cleansing Pill in the secret realm years ago. As far as I see, Xiao Jinting found Spirit Cleansing Grass instead of the pills, and he cultivated a large amount of Spirit Cleansing Grass.¡±


    A Nascent Soul said in excitement, ¡°It¡¯s not easy to preserve pills like Spirit Cleansing Pills. If the pills had been from ancient times, they would not have been effective.¡±


    ¡°In this case, Xiao Jinting should have many Spirit Cleansing Pills.¡±


    Elder Cangyue smiled bitterly. Xiao Jinting had the treasure to ripen spiritual plants. The temptation was too much to resist. Elder Cangyue waved his sleeve. He seldom got intrigued by treasures at his level, but he couldn¡¯t help yearning for the treasure of Xiao Jinting.


    Elder Cangyue shook his head. ¡°It¡¯s likely. But it¡¯s too late to do anything.¡± Bing Wu had attacked Xiao Jinting and got nothing. She even lost some years of her lifetime. After Xiao Jinting came out of seclusion, he seemed much more powerful than before. He was not to be offended easily.

 Chapter 515

    At Ice Palace.


    Bing Ning flew into Bing Wu¡¯s palace on a flying sword.


    ¡°Ancestor.¡± She dashed into Bing Wu¡¯s bedroom with anxiety.


    Bing Wu glanced at her and asked, ¡°What¡¯s wrong?


    Bing Ning took out a crystal ball and said, ¡°The video of Xiao Jinting fighting.¡±


    Bing Wu took the ball and played the video with a grave face. ¡°Xiao Jinting is stronger than before.¡±


    She pressed her lips together with a strong sense of insecurity. Xiao Jinting had made a big improvement in a short time. No one would be his rival in the Cloud Continent in a hundred years.


    Bing Ning pursed her mouth, feeling regretful.


    Bing Wu said grimly, ¡°He might be more powerful than me now. He should be reincarnated from a master.¡±


    Bing Ning gritted her teeth. ¡°Ancestor, is he that powerful? He¡¯s a mere Nascent Soul.¡±


    Bing Wu watched the video carefully again and said wistfully, ¡°Although he is a Nascent Soul, he is on the verge of becoming a Deity Transformation.¡±


    Ordinary cultivators at Peak of Nascent Soul were much inferior to their counterparts that were on the verge of going up to Deity Transformation. When Xiao Jinting fought with her, he was not that powerful, but now he was ready to make the advancement.


    Bing Ning widened her eyes and said in disbelief, ¡°Ancestor, do you mean he¡¯s going to become a Deity Transformation?¡±


    Bing Wu nodded. ¡°Yes.¡±


    Bing Ning gasped. ¡°Who could be his rival if he advances to Deity Transformation?¡±


    Bing Wu tapped at the table with her slender fingers and said, ¡°It¡¯s a good thing if Xiao Jinting becomes a Deity Transformation.¡±


    Bing Ning looked at Bing Wu in confusion. ¡°Ancestor, what do you mean?¡±


    Bing Wu said, ¡°Since the great change in the world, nature has been restricting Deity Transformation cultivators. I didn¡¯t have an upper hand in the battle against Xiao Jinting mostly because of the restrictions upon me. The more powerful the Deity Transformation cultivators, the stronger the restriction is. If Xiao Jinting advances to Deity Transformation, he can¡¯t fight as he likes.¡±


    Bing Ning nodded and said reflectively, ¡°Oh, I see.¡±


    Bing Wu asked eagerly, ¡°By the way, how is the investigation on the Tower of Babel?¡±


    Bing Ning took a deep breath and said, ¡°The Tower of Babel in Nebula is said to be connecting the Immortal World. No one knows where the rumor comes from. It is an old legend. The tower opens once in a hundred years. It has opened recently, and it will open again in several decades.¡±


    Bing Wu said with bright eyes, ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter. I can wait.¡±


    Once becoming a Deity Transformation, the cultivator would think of going to the Immortal World. Bing Wu used to search for a passage to the Immortal World with several Deity Transformation cultivators, but most of them were damaged. The Tower of Babel overseas was very likely to be the passage to the Immortal World.


    ¡­


    Xiao Jinting stood at the front of the ship and looked at Yin Chongyang. ¡°Haven¡¯t you figured out where the guy with the immortal pill is?¡±


    Yin Chongyang shook his head and said awkwardly, ¡°Not yet.¡±


    ¡°What a shame.¡± A cultivator usually prepared a large number of spiritual stones if he planned to advance to Deity Transformation, lest the spiritual Qi would run out in the middle of the advancement. If they could find that guy earlier, Xiao Jinting might have the spiritual stones.


    Yin Chongyang was speechless.


    Flame rubbed its paws and said longingly, ¡°I¡¯ve been eating Nascent Soul losers these days. It would be great if I can taste a Deity Transformation.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was speechless.


    He gave a serious warning, ¡°Cut it out. You are too weak to eat a Deity Transformation. If you run across one, keep away. Don¡¯t risk your neck.¡±


    Flame looked at Xiao Jinting sullenly. ¡°Boss, you are too timid. Isn¡¯t it just a Deity Transformation? I used to swallow an immortal in one gulp back then. What¡¯s so great about Deity Transformation cultivators?¡±


    Xiao Jinting said sulkily, ¡°Come on. Don¡¯t mention your old days.¡±


    Flame grunted resentfully and complained, ¡°You are boring. How can your wife bear with you?¡±


    Xiao Jinting sneered. ¡°You are charming, but aren¡¯t you single still?¡±


    Flame said in anger, ¡°What are you talking about? You look down on me. I used to have countless suitors.¡±


    Suddenly, Yin Chongyang received a message. He said, ¡°Elder Xiao, we¡¯ve got information.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said delightfully, ¡°Really? Where is he?¡±


    Yin Chongyang said, ¡°At Demonic Abyss.¡±


    Xiao Jinting paused and said, ¡°Why did he go there?¡±


    Yin Chongyang asked respectfully, ¡°Are we going there?¡±


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°Yes, let¡¯s go.¡±


    Xu Muan said, ¡°There seem to be many corpses of demons.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said indifferently, ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter.¡± With his current strength, he could go anywhere he liked.


    ¡­

 Chapter 516

    When they arrived at Demonic Abyss, they saw many cultivators there.


    Many Nascent Souls went up to Xiao Jinting and greeted him warmly.


    ¡°Father, you are here too?¡± Xiao Jinting was surprised to see Xu Lingfeng.


    Xu Lingfeng crossed his arms and looked Xiao Jinting up and down, saying suspiciously, ¡°I heard that you have advanced to Deity Transformation.¡±


    Xiao Jinting smiled helplessly and said, ¡°What nonsense. It¡¯s not easy to become a Deity Transformation.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng said, ¡°Everyone says that you killed Nascent Souls like ants and advanced to Deity Transformation.¡±


    ¡°The rumors are false. I¡¯m far from being a Deity Transformation.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng grunted. ¡°Yeah. I haven¡¯t made it to Deity Transformation. How could you do that?¡±


    Xiao Jinting quickly said, ¡°That¡¯s true. You will advance to Deity Transformation earlier than me.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng waved his hand and said generously, ¡°If you can do that earlier than me, go ahead.¡±


    Xiao Jinting shook his head and said, ¡°I won¡¯t dare to do that before you do.¡±


    Yin Chongyang looked at them and thought, ¡°These two guys are funny. Do they think advancement to Deity Transformation is only a game?¡±


    ¡°Father, there are so many Nascent Souls. Do they come to fight the evil?¡±


    ¡°How to put it?¡± Xu Lingfeng paused and continued, ¡°The old monster of Sacred Sect got two immortal pills instead of one. If he took one, there is one left. He can¡¯t take two pills at one time. People come for the remaining pill.¡±


    Xiao Jinting asked in confusion, ¡°What if he has given the pill to someone else?¡±


    Xu Lingfeng shook his head and said reflectively, ¡°It¡¯s not likely. No one will give it away easily?¡± The pill might have been gone, but that was an immortal pill, and it was worthwhile to fight for it.


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said, ¡°You are right.¡±


    He asked in confusion, ¡°Why does everyone stay outside Demonic Abyss?¡±


    Xu Lingfeng said, ¡°There is something wrong with Demonic Abyss. Several cultivators went inside, but they all died. Others don¡¯t dare to risk their lives recklessly.¡±


    Yin Chongyang hesitated and said, ¡°Elder Xiao, the cultivation method of Sacred Sect is said to be found in Demonic Abyss, where the sect originated.¡±


    Xiao Jinting looked at the place which was filled with demonic Qi and said, ¡°Oh, I see.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng looked at Yin Chongyang and asked, ¡°Who¡¯s this mister?¡±


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°This is Mr. Yin, sent by Heavenly God Sect to help me. He¡¯s very good at detecting.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng gave Yin Chongyang an appraising look and said, ¡°Mr. Yin, nice to meet you.¡±


    Yin Chongyang quickly said, ¡°Mr. Xu, nice to meet you too.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng said, ¡°Jinting, let¡¯s go.¡±


    Xiao Jinting looked at him and asked, ¡°Father, aren¡¯t you afraid?¡±


    Xu Lingfeng said delightfully, ¡°I was worried, but I¡¯m relieved to know that you will explore the way and protect me.¡±


    Xu Muan said sulkily, ¡°Father.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng smiled awkwardly. ¡°Come on. It¡¯s a joke. How dare I ask your husband to explore the way for me? You favor him over me.¡±


    Xu Muan blushed shyly and said sulkily, ¡°Father.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng raised his hands and gave in. ¡°All right. I won¡¯t tease you anymore.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said lightly, ¡°Let me walk in the front and explore the way. Father, please protect Muan.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng nodded and said, ¡°Okay.¡±


    Xiao Jinting walked in the front, followed by Xu Muan and Yin Chongyang, and Xu Lingfeng walked in the back. The four of them set off.


    After a while, they ran across dozens of Golden Core puppets. Xiao Jinting had a bad feeling at the sight of them. Flame looked at them with bright eyes and muttered, ¡°They are exploding.¡±


    Ten Golden Core puppets dashed at them and exploded themselves.


    ¡°It¡¯s beautiful. How magnificent!¡± Flame perched on Xiao Jinting¡¯s shoulder and muttered.


    Xiao Jinting took out a shield and warded off the force from the explosion. Xu Lingfeng and the others were quick, but they were a little slower than him.


    After the waves of heat were gone, Xiao Jinting put away the shield.


    Xu Lingfeng said with fear, ¡°I guessed the cultivators who came here earlier were killed in this way.¡±


    Golden Cores were not frightening, but the fearless puppets that exploded themselves without hesitation were scary. The old monster of Sacred Sect was determined to advance to Deity Transformation at all costs.

 Chapter 517

    Xiao Jinting said sulkily to Flame, who perched on his shoulder, ¡°You knew they would explode themselves?¡±


    Flame said indifferently, ¡°Yes, to be sure. I¡¯m learned, and there is nothing that I don¡¯t know about.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said sullenly, ¡°Why didn¡¯t you tell us?¡±


    Flame said indifferently, ¡°Why are you so angry? You didn¡¯t die.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was speechless.


    Flame sighed. ¡°They were only Golden Core puppets. Why are you so scared? You are a coward. You like to make a big deal of everything. What if you run across the self-explosion of Nascent Soul puppets?¡±


    Xiao Jinting said sulkily, ¡°Don¡¯t jinx it.¡±


    Flame said sullenly, ¡°You are ungrateful. It¡¯s a kind reminder, but you think I¡¯m a jinx. Don¡¯t you know I¡¯m a noble beast?¡±


    Looking at the beast perching on Xiao Jinting¡¯s shoulder, Xu Lingfeng got curious.


    He had long since learned from Xu Muan that Xiao Jinting had an arrogant beast, but he hadn¡¯t had the chance to meet it. Now he agreed with Xu Muan that the beast was arrogant.


    Looking at the insolent beast, he wondered how Xiao Jinting managed to tolerate such a rude beast.


    Yin Chongyang said wonderingly, ¡°Mr. Xiao, your shield is extraordinary.¡±


    He looked at Xiao Jinting¡¯s shield with envy. When the puppets exploded, the shield blocked most of the force and protected them from the attack.


    He thought that Xiao Jinting¡¯s weapons were all outstanding, such as the Tripod of Heaven and Earth, Soul Bell, the invincible spiritual swords. He was amazed to see the shield. It was lucky for a Nascent Soul to possess one of the weapons, and Xiao Jinting had them all in his possession.


    Xu Lingfeng looked at the shield, which got dented and cracked from the blast.


    He said with concern, ¡°Jinting, your shield is damaged.¡± He stared at the shield and narrowed his eyes. ¡°No way.¡±


    To his surprise, the dents and the cracks disappeared quickly. The shield had been restored.


    He widened his eyes. ¡°What is it made of?¡±


    Xiao Jinting smiled and put away the shield. ¡°I used the ordinary material.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng pursed his lips in disbelief. The material could restore itself, and it had an excellent defense capability. How could Xiao Jinting say it was an ordinary material?


    Xiao Jinting smiled. The shield was made of Immortal Wood, which could restore itself quickly.


    After he tossed the Immortal Crystal into the Spiritual Spring, the spring changed, as well as the Heaven Thunder Wood and Immortal Wood, which seemed to turn into Immortal plants. Xiao Jinting felt a mixture of pleasure and anxiety with the change. The good thing was that the plants had better qualities, and the bad thing was that he would need more spiritual stones to grow the plants.


    Xiao Jinting glanced at Flame, consoling himself that Flame was interested in humans and beasts instead of spiritual stones. Otherwise, he would be short of spiritual stones.


    The attack of the Golden Core puppets made Xiao Jinting and the rest more cautious on the journey.


    ¡­


    A few days later, Flame¡¯s guess came true, and they ran across two Nascent Soul puppets. Thankfully, unlike the Golden Core puppets, which were common, there were only two Nascent Soul puppets.


    Flame said proudly, ¡°Finally, they come across our path. I told you we would encounter them.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said sulkily, ¡°Shut up.¡±


    Flame said sullenly, ¡°I give you good advice, but you are too arrogant to take it. Your arrogance will kill you.¡±


    Xiao Jinting clenched his teeth and said, ¡°Thanks for your advice.¡±


    Flame said with bright eyes, ¡°Don¡¯t mention it. It¡¯s good that you admit your mistakes. If you want to return my kindness, you should get me ten Nascent Souls like you.¡±


    Yin Chongyang felt a chill go down his spine. He thought, ¡°Ten Nascent Souls like Xiao Jinting? How dare the strange beast make such a request? It¡¯s impossible to find ten Nascent Souls like him.¡±


    Xiao Jinting sneered. ¡°In your dream.¡±


    Flame sighed. ¡°I knew I can¡¯t count on you, so I don¡¯t have much hope.¡±


    Xiao Jinting snorted coldly. ¡°I¡¯m glad you are aware of it.¡±


    Flame took a contemptuous glance at Xiao Jinting.


    ¡°Although Nascent Soul puppets are insignificant to me, they are precious to cultivators. I guess we are approaching the destination since such precious puppets were sent to stop us.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°There seem to be people ahead. They are not from Sacred Sect.¡±


    Flame looked ahead.

 Chapter 518

    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°They are from Yin Ghost Sect, Blue Sect, Bloody Moon Sect, and the other sects. I didn¡¯t expect to see so many people here.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng sent a message to Xiao Jinting. ¡°Sacred Sect recruited cultivators from other sects to expand. Some sects sent undercovers to Sacred Sect. That was how the news that Sacred Sect got the immortal elixirs.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was speechless.


    ¡­


    ¡°Mr. Xiao, there you are.¡± A cultivator went up to them.


    Xiao Jinting asked, ¡°Is the elder of Sacred Sect in the cave?¡±


    ¡°Yes. He has set up arrays in the cave, and we can¡¯t break in, but we have surrounded the cave. It won¡¯t be easy for him to break through.¡±


    A Nascent Soul sighed. ¡°I wonder if he will choose to make his advancement in the cave.¡±


    Xiao Jinting looked at the cave and pitied the Nascent Soul of Sacred Sect.


    It required an absolutely safe place for a Nascent Soul to make the advancement, but the elder of Sacred Sect was surrounded by his enemies. He would be attacked even if he managed to make the advancement.


    The cultivator in the cave couldn¡¯t come out, and the cultivators outside couldn¡¯t break in. They reached a deadlock. As time went by, more and more cultivators arrived at Demonic Abyss and made camps.


    Meanwhile, some cultivators tried to break in the cave, but they got killed by the monsters from the cave. After the attacks, the indestructible cave got damaged.


    Sensing the danger, the Nascent Soul in the cave made a few attempts to break through the siege, but he failed.


    The air got increasingly intense as more and more cultivators gathered outside the cave.


    A few days later, they heard an arrogant voice from the cave.


    ¡°You want me to die, but I won¡¯t. I will kill you all.¡±


    A cultivator in a black robe floated in the air. He took out two scarlet pills.


    Many Nascent Souls¡¯ eyes lit up at the sight of the pills. They felt their blood boiling and their strength improved when they smelled the fragrance of the pills.


    The cultivator gave a cold smile and swallowed the two pills.


    Flame got alarmed. ¡°Run, run. Run as fast as you can.¡±


    Xiao Jinting quickly grabbed Xu Muan with one hand and pulled Xu Lingfeng with the other, flying away.


    Although Yin Chongyang didn¡¯t understand why Xiao Jinting suddenly did that, he swiftly followed them.


    Xiao Jinting took out a flying device and left with them.


    There were explosions behind them. They looked back and saw the elder of Sacred Sect fighting with the cultivators outside.


    The elder of Sacred Sect attacked the cultivators in a destructive manner as though he was possessed by a devil.


    Xiao Jinting asked Xu Lingfeng to steer the flying device. He kept tossing out defensive weapons to ward off the force of the elder¡¯s attack.


    Xu Muan frowned and said, ¡°Why did he suddenly become so powerful? He has no rival in Cloud Continent. He can easily defeat a Deity Transformation.¡±


    Flame widened its eyes and said, ¡°Those are Explosion Pills, which can increase one¡¯s power by five times.¡±


    It continued in anger, ¡°A cultivator gets weak for a while after taking one Explosion Pill. He will die of exhaustion if he takes two. Who is the idiot who said the pills can help make the advancement to Deity Transformation?¡±


    Xiao Jinting was speechless.


    Yin Chongyang said, ¡°After the elder of Sacred Sect got the pills, he was not certain of the effects. He scraped some power off the pills and asked an alchemist to identify the pills. The alchemist found that the smell of the power could increase one¡¯s strength, so he concluded that the pills could help make the advancement.¡±


    Flame widened its eyes and said, ¡°How stupid! How awful! You idiots dream of going to the Immortal World. How could you say the Explosion Pills can help you with the advancement?¡±


    Xiao Jinting rubbed his nose and said awkwardly, ¡°I didn¡¯t see those pills. If I had, I would have known.¡±


    Flame said with disdain, ¡°Run fast! That lunatic is chasing us. I guess he has found out something is wrong with the pills. He wants to kill more people before he dies.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was speechless.

 Chapter 519

    After Xiao Jinting left Demonic Abyss, he went back to Green Cloud Immortal Sect. Xiao Xiaodong and Xiao Xiaofan had come back.


    They rose from chairs when they saw Xiao Jinting and Xu Muan come in. ¡°Father, Daddy.¡±


    Xiao Jinting looked at them and asked in confusion, ¡°Why do you all come back?¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong said, ¡°Father, we heard that there was a destructive war at Demonic Abyss, and the elder of Sacred Sect and the cultivators died.¡±


    Xiao Jinting recalled the crazy war and said with fear, ¡°Yes. It was dangerous. Luckily, we managed to escape in time.¡±


    Those two pills had a strong effect. After the elder took the pills, his strength exceeded that of a Deity Transformation. Thankfully, he died of strength exhaustion not long after he took the pills.


    Xiao Xiaojin said in bewilderment, ¡°Father, what was going on? Did the elder become so powerful because he advanced to Deity Transformation? But it didn¡¯t seem right. If he made the advancement, there should have been phenomenon.¡±


    Xiao Jinting sat down on a chair and said slowly, ¡°The pills he took didn¡¯t help him with the advancement. Those are Explosion Pills, which could increase a cultivator¡¯s strength to a higher level than Deity Transformation.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin said in surprise, ¡°Explosion Pills?¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said, ¡°Yes.¡±


    The elder of Sacred Sect was unlucky. He mistook the two Explosion Pills for elixirs that could help him with the advancement and cherished them. In the end, he took the two pills regardless of the possible damages and died of exhaustion.


    The Nascent Souls who waited outside the cave were unlucky too. They attempted to take advantage of the elder, but they died miserably.


    Xiao Jinting said earnestly, ¡°The two Explosion Pills killed dozens of Nascent Souls, who died for nothing. This incident tells us the importance of knowledge, without which one might be killed without knowing why. Sons, you have to study hard and make progress.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong and the others didn¡¯t know what to say.


    Xiao Xiaojin narrowed his eyes and went up to Xiao Jinting, saying wonderingly, ¡°Father, did you get many treasures from the journey?¡±


    Xiao Jinting smiled shyly and said, ¡°Not many. The battle was destructive, and many weapons were damaged.¡±


    When he went back to the cave, he found the elder and the Nascent Souls dead. He collected all the space rings and found some pieces of Immortal Crystal. It was not honorable to take the treasures from the dead, but he was short of spiritual stones. It was a pity that some of the space rings were not of good quality and got broken in the battle. The treasures inside the rings were missing.


    Xiao Xiaodong said, ¡°Father, the teleportation array to Nebula is guarded. Many Deity Transformation cultivators went to Nebula to investigate the Tower of Babel.¡±


    Xiao Jinting rubbed his fingers and said, ¡°I know.¡±


    He was almost at the top of the world, and he knew quite some secrets.


    He sighed. ¡°The tower might be the access to the Immortal World.¡±


    When the significant changes took place a long time ago, all the passages to the Immortal World were damaged. The secret realm in Nebula survived because it was in a different dimension.


    Xiao Jinting took a deep breath. After he advanced to Deity Transformation, he had to count on the tower to go to the Immortal World.


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    At Heavenly God Sect.


    Once Yin Chongyang went back to Heavenly God Sect, several Nascent Souls surrounded him.


    The great sects suffered a big loss from the journey to Demonic Abyss, and very few cultivators survived.


    The cultivators of Heavenly God Sect were eager to learn Demonic Abyss from Yin Chongyang, who survived the adventure.


    ¡°So the pills were Explosion Pills instead of Elixirs helping with the advancement?¡±


    Yin Chongyang nodded. ¡°Yes. An Explosion Pill can increase one¡¯s strength significantly, but if one takes two pills at one time, he will explode himself after his strength being enhanced dangerously.¡±


    Xuan Liji sighed and shook his head. ¡°I knew it. It¡¯s not easy to get the pills that help with the advancement to Deity Transformation. How could that guy of Sacred Sect get two such pills without any efforts?¡±


    Yin Chongyang looked at him and sneered, thinking, ¡°It¡¯s easy to be wise after the event. You thought the opposite when you learned about the news.¡±


    Xuan Liji said gloatingly, ¡°Qin Feiyan, the alchemist, has screwed with the elder of Sacred Sect.¡±


    After the elder of Sacred Sect got the pills, he didn¡¯t dare to take them. Instead, he got some powder of the pills and went to Qin Feiyan, who said the pills could help with the Deity Transformation advancement.


    Yin Chongyang said, ¡°You can¡¯t blame Qin Feiyan. The elder of Sacred Sect was mean. He took very little powder for Qin Feiyan to identify the pills.¡±


    Xuan Liji patted Yin Chongyang on the shoulder and said, ¡°You are right. Chongyang, you were lucky. When the monster of Sacred Sect went mad, all the Nascent Souls that went to the cave got killed except a few cultivators with special methods.¡±


    Yin Chongyang said, ¡°Elder Xiao is intelligent and powerful. I was safe when I followed him.¡±


    When Xiao Jinting took Xu Lingfeng and Xu Muan with him and fled, Yin Chongyang didn¡¯t know what was going on, but he followed them without thinking much. It proved that he made the right choice.


    Yin Chongyang thought, ¡°Ice Palace made a mistake when it attacked Xiao Jinting, who is not to be offended.¡±


    Xuan Liji said curiously, ¡°Chongyang, you admire Elder Xiao a lot after you come back from the journey.¡±


    Yin Chongyang smiled and said, ¡°Elder Xiao is very capable.¡±


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 Chapter 520

    At Li Yi¡¯s house.


    Li Yi looked at Xu Lingfeng, who was tired from the journey, and said, ¡°You are home.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng nodded and said, ¡°Yeah.¡±


    Li Yi smiled and said, ¡°I heard that the elder of Sacred Sect went mad and killed quite many Nascent Souls. You look good.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng said delightfully, ¡°Xiao Jinting the bastard is smart. He sensed that something was wrong. We escaped in time.¡±


    Li Yi said helplessly, ¡°Why do you say he¡¯s a bastard?¡±


    Xu Lingfeng looked at Li Yi and said, ¡°He is. When the elder of Sacred Sect and the Nascent Souls died, Xiao Jinting got many treasures.¡±


    Li Yi looked at him suspiciously, ¡°Didn¡¯t you get anything?¡±


    Xu Lingfeng said awkwardly, ¡°Yeah, I got a few treasures, but Xiao Jinting took more than me.¡±


    Li Yi was speechless.


    He asked, ¡°What was going on? I heard that the elder of Sacred Sect advanced to Deity Transformation after taking the pills, but he got attacked by the Nascent Souls before he solidified his strength. That is why he got killed.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng shook his head and said, ¡°He did possess the strength of a Deity Transformation, but he was not a Deity Transformation.¡±


    He told Li Yi about the pills. Li Yi was shocked. ¡°The pills are false?¡±


    Xu Lingfeng shook his head. ¡°They are not false, but the elder mixed the effect. He was unlucky. He was doomed even if he didn¡¯t fight with the Nascent Souls. However, if he had not been surrounded by the Nascent Souls, he would not have taken two pills at the same time.


    Li Yi narrowed his eyes and said, ¡°How absurd!¡± Two Explosion Pills had killed so many Nascent Souls.


    Xu Lingfeng said, ¡°By the way, Xiao Jinting seems to be approaching Deity Transformation.¡±


    Li Yi widened his eyes. ¡°What did you say?¡±


    Xu Lingfeng gave a wry smile. ¡°You heard me. Xiao Jinting is going to be a Deity Transformation son.¡±


    Li Yi was shocked.


    He looked at Xu Lingfeng and said, ¡°You should work harder. Xiao Jinting will make the advancement earlier than you, and you can¡¯t lag far behind him.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng was speechless.


    He said reluctantly, ¡°I might not be inferior to him.¡±


    Li Yi stared at him and said, ¡°Do you believe what you have said?¡±


    Xu Lingfeng fell silent.


    ¡­


    When Xu Lingfeng went back to the Xu house, the elders surrounded him.


    Most of them asked him about Xiao Jinting¡¯s cultivation progress, some asked him if they could exchange refinery materials with Xiao Jinting, and the others asked if they could ask Xiao Jinting to make pills for them.


    A bold elder once asked Xu Lingfeng if Xiao Jinting wanted a concubine, and Xu Lingfeng got angry and beat him up. No one dared to mention this kind of thing anymore.


    Xu Lian asked, ¡°Lingfeng, I heard that many people died when attacking the elder of Sacred Sect. I guess you come back safe and sound on Xiao Jinting¡¯s account.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng was speechless, thinking, ¡°Why does Xu Lian think I survived because of Xiao Jinting? I¡¯m capable. Okay, I admit that Xiao Jinting saved me.¡±


    Another elder asked, ¡°Lingfeng, I heard that the elder of Sacred Sect exploded himself in the end.¡±


    ¡°He did explode, but he didn¡¯t explode himself.¡±


    Generally, cultivators who chose to join Sacred Sect didn¡¯t want to die when they were approaching the end of their life. The elder of Sacred Sect took two pills to break through the siege, but he didn¡¯t know the effect of the pills and got exploded by it.


    When Xu Lingfeng went back to look at the elder with Xiao Jinting, they saw the pieces of his body scattering everywhere. It was a horrid sight.


    The elders of the Xu family surrounded Xu Lingfeng and inquired about Xiao Jinting. Xu Lingfeng had a complicated feeling. He was the genius of the family, but his family asked about Xiao Jinting when he came back. How absurd.


    Xu Wang watched the family surrounding Xu Lingfeng and felt depressed. He had been competing with Xu Lingfeng for hundreds of years, and most of the time he had the upper hand. However, the family now favored Xu Lingfeng.


    Xu Lingfeng was an advanced Nascent Soul, and he had a son-in-law that could rival a Deity Transformation. Even if Xu Wang wanted to ally with someone to deal with Xu Lingfeng, no one dared to do that.


    Xu Wang suddenly thought of an old saying, ¡°The strength can crush all the schemes and evil plots.¡±

 Chapter 521

    Dongcheng Yang had a good time recently because Long Xue went back to Nebula.


    He used to be ambitious, but Long Xue had dampened his spirit.


    After Long Xue left, the demonic cultivators didn¡¯t dare to cause any trouble.


    Long Xue had thought she could advance to Deity Transformation after she left Nebula, where there was thin spiritual Qi.


    After she arrived at the Cloud Continent, she realized that she had to count on the Tower of Babel in Nebula to go to the Immortal World even if she could advance to Deity Transformation in Cloud Continent. The teleportation array between the Cloud Continent and Nebula was guarded, and many Deity Transformation cultivators went to Nebula, which was stirred.


    The overall cultivation level of Nebula was lower than that of the Cloud Continent. The crowd of cultivators from the Cloud Continent had shocked Nebula, which asked Long Xue for help.


    Xu Muan asked, ¡°Jinting, many cultivators went to explore Nebula. What do you think?¡±


    Xiao Jinting said indifferently, ¡°Leave them alone. We can take advantage of their research results and save our efforts. The most urgent thing to do now is to improve our strength.¡±


    Xiao Jinting learned from Flame that the Immortal World was a dangerous place, so he had to prepare himself for the trip.


    Xu Xuan said, ¡°By the way, Father asked me about your shield.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°I see. I¡¯ll give him a piece of Immortal Wood and a piece of Heavenly Thunder Wood.¡± Xu Lingfeng had coveted his weapons, and it was not easy for him to stifle his desire until now.


    Xiao Jinting had been careful about showing his weapons because of the lack of strength. However, he was not afraid to do that now. In addition, his identity as the alchemist was exposed.


    Xu Muan nodded and smiled. ¡°You are generous. Father will be happy.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°Maybe.¡±


    Xu Muan said, ¡°By the way, someone saw the Tree of Life on the Blue Mountain.¡±


    Xiao Jinting widened his eyes. He had got two of the three divine trees in the Spiritual World, and he missed the Tree of Life, the juice of which could ease the side effects of the pills. The Immortal World and the Heavenly Thunder Wood couldn¡¯t do that. With the Tree of Life, he could take pills without worrying about their side effects.


    Xu Muan took out a crystal ball and said, ¡°There are images inside.¡±


    Xiao Jinting looked at the ball and said, ¡°It is the Tree of Life, but it doesn¡¯t look like it.¡±


    Xu Muan said, ¡°Someone saw the images and rushed to the Blue Mountain, but there was no Tree of Life. I showed the images to Xiaodong¡¯s pheasant, who said it was a mirage.¡±


    Xiao Jinting thought there had to be the Tree of Life. Otherwise, there would not have been the mirage. However, where was the tree?


    He got to his feet and said, ¡°Looks like I have to go there.¡±


    Xu Muan looked at him and asked, ¡°Don¡¯t you go into seclusion?¡±


    Xiao Jinting shook his head and said, ¡°No. Seclusion doesn¡¯t help much after I reached where I am. Besides, the Tree of Life is more important than anything else.¡±


    His Deity Transformation advancement depended on the ripening time of the Pagoda Lotus in the space ring. The spiritual plants were consuming more spiritual stones. Thankfully, he got quite some space rings from the dead cultivators during the journey to the Demonic Abyss, and the treasures pulled him through.


    ¡­


    At Li Yi¡¯s house.


    Xu Lingfeng looked at the treasure in the transmission box and frowned. ¡°These two kids are careless. It¡¯s fine to send common stuff through the transmission box, but they have the nerve to send over such precious treasures so carelessly. What if the transmission box doesn¡¯t work? What if the treasures are lost?¡±


    Li Yi glared at him and said sulkily, ¡°Don¡¯t pick on them. You should be grateful.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng smiled awkwardly and said, ¡°I¡¯m not picking on them. I just think they are careless.¡±


    Li Yi asked, ¡°Don¡¯t you have any confidence in the transmission box that you made?¡±


    Xu Lingfeng nodded, ¡°Yes.¡±


    Li Yi sighed. ¡°Xiao Jinting is so rich.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng nodded. ¡°Yeah, he¡¯s stinking rich.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was wealthy, but Xu Muan claimed that he was poor. If they had not been his son and son-in-law, Xu Lingfeng would have killed them.


    Li Yi said, ¡°I learned from Muan that Xiao Jinting is interested in the Tree of Life, and he has got some news about it. He should have set off to look for the tree.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng rubbed his chin and said, ¡°He is restless.¡±


    Li Yi shook his head and said, ¡°Xiao Jinting is getting more famous. Everyone says he is only a few steps away from the Deity Transformation. Thankfully, our son married him. The old men of my family asked me to recommend some concubines to Xiao Jinting, saying he would have affairs sooner or later and it¡¯s better to get him some concubines from the Li family.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng was speechless. The elders of the Li family had the same idea as those of the Xu family. These old monsters tried to be matchmakers. How absurd!


    Xu Lingfeng asked, ¡°What did you say?¡±


    Li Yi answered, ¡°I fought with him.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng nodded. ¡°Good.¡±


    ¡­

 Chapter 522

    Xiao Jinting walked with Xu Muan and Xiao Xiaodong. Flame perched on Xiao Jinting¡¯s shoulder and stared ferociously at the pheasant on Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s shoulder.


    Flame said with a smirk, ¡°It¡¯s a mirage dragon. It likes to play tricks. I once ate a mirage dragon, which created illusions of beauties to trap the horny men. Before I killed it, it had eaten quite some established cultivators of the great sects. It was a good deed to kill it.¡±


    Xiao Jinting rolled his eyes. ¡°Come on. Stop boasting. You are more ferocious than the mirage dragon which ate the horny men.¡±


    Flame looked at the pheasant greedily and asked, ¡°Can I eat it? Although it looks much inferior to the mirage dragon that I ate, it has the dragon bloodline. It¡¯s rare.¡±


    Xiao Jinting¡¯s face darkened. He said sullenly, ¡°No, you can¡¯t.¡±


    Flame said in anger, ¡°You don¡¯t let me eat anything. You can¡¯t maltreat me like this. I need food. I need nutrition.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said sulkily, ¡°Bear with it.¡±


    Flame was speechless.


    Xiao Xiaodong looked at the mirage dragon on his shoulder and rubbed his nose helplessly, thinking, ¡°Father is awesome. My demonic beast is arrogant, but it turns into a coward in the presence of Father¡¯s beast.¡±


    Xiao Jinting asked, ¡°Little Pheasant, where shall we go now?¡±


    The pheasant would have flown into a rage if Flame had not been around. It pointed out the direction quietly.


    Xiao Jinting looked at the pheasant and thought, ¡°My son¡¯s demonic beast is snobbish. It used to be arrogant with me, but it is timid when Flame is around. The pheasant seems to be scared of the dumb beast on my shoulder instead of me.¡±


    He asked, ¡°Shall we go that way?¡±


    The pheasant nodded docilely and said, ¡°Yes.¡±


    ¡­


    They sailed at sea for a long time.


    According to the pheasant, the Tree of Life was on an immortal mountain in the ocean. It was shrouded by the mist, invisible to ordinary people. It took sharp eyes that could see through all the illusions to behold the mountain.


    They sailed at sea for over six months and found nothing.


    Flame giggled. ¡°Little Pheasant, can you find the tree? If you can¡¯t, admit it. Let me swallow you so you can go to heaven soon.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°Cut it out. Be patient. It¡¯s been only six months.¡±


    Flame said sulkily, ¡°We found nothing in the six months. Don¡¯t you think we are wasting time?¡±


    Xiao Jinting said lightly, ¡°Are we wasting time? Didn¡¯t you say you slept for a thousand years after having a good meal?¡±


    Flame frowned and said, ¡°It¡¯s different.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t argue. Be patient.¡± After sailing at sea for two years, they spotted a mountain.


    Xiao Jinting asked, ¡°Is that the mountain? It looks ordinary. And there is no tree.¡±


    The pheasant held its head high and said confidently that it was the immortal mountain.


    They went to the mountain. Xiao Jinting frowned.


    He said, ¡°The spiritual Qi here is not rich.¡±


    It was a deserted island. Xu Muan wandered around and saw a barren herb garden.


    They heard a gasp. Xiao Jinting followed the sound and saw a naked child.


    The child disappeared at the sight of Xiao Jinting.


    Xiao Xiaodong said in confusion, ¡°Is there anyone living on the immortal mountain?¡±


    Xu Muan shook his head and said, ¡°I don¡¯t think so. There are no traces of humans. The child is odd.¡±


    Flame said with a grin, ¡°That¡¯s not a child. It¡¯s jade ginseng, which has transformed into a human. It¡¯s nutritious.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was surprised. Ginseng was a rare treasure in his previous world, but it was common in the Spiritual World. However, transformed ginseng was very rare. He wondered how the ginseng could transform in a place where the spiritual Qi was thin.


    Xu Muan asked, ¡°Shall I uproot the ginseng?¡±


    Xiao Jinting said with a nod, ¡°Please.¡±


    Xu Muan cast a restriction spell on the ground, and the jade ginseng was caught after a while.


    The naked child shook his legs. ¡°Don¡¯t eat me. I¡¯m not yummy.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was speechless.


    Flame said with disdain, ¡°Ginseng is not valuable. Once it transforms into a human, it runs around. The ginseng doesn¡¯t look good, but it can transform. It looks like it has encountered something unusual.¡±


    Xiao Jinting narrowed his eyes and looked at the struggling child in his hand. ¡°He seems to have the smell of Tree of Life.¡±

 Chapter 523

    The child widened his eyes and looked at Xiao Jinting with terror as if the latter was a vivacious man.


    Flame roared ferociously at the ginseng, ¡°Brat, answer my questions, or I¡¯ll eat you. Do you get it?¡±


    The child nodded earnestly and said in a sobbing voice, ¡°Got it.¡±


    Flame looked at Xiao Jinting complacently and boasted, ¡°I¡¯m capable of doing anything. It¡¯s a piece of cake to tame such an insignificant plant. Go ahead and ask it.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was speechless.


    He asked directly, ¡°Where is the Tree of Life?¡±


    The child looked at Xiao Jinting and Xu Muan, blinking. ¡°Are you looking for Mr. Tree of Life?¡±


    Xiao Jinting paused. Mr. Tree of Life? Does the tree have intelligence?


    He nodded. ¡°Yes, we are looking for him.¡±


    The child lowered his head and said wistfully, ¡°You are late. He died.¡±


    Xiao Jinting asked, ¡°Died? What happened?¡±


    The child said ruefully, ¡°Mr. Tree of Life said the spiritual Qi got too thin after the significant changes of the world for him to grow.¡±


    He went on, ¡°He said he couldn¡¯t sense the presence of Heavenly Thunder Wood and Immortal Wood. He guessed they had died. Mr. Tree of Life thought he was approaching the end of his life. After a while, he died.¡±


    ¡°When did he die?¡± Xiao Jinting was shocked. He didn¡¯t expect the Tree of Life to have intelligence and sense its death.


    The child sighed. ¡°He died more than ten thousand years ago.¡±


    The ginseng grew next to the Tree of Life, whose juice nurtured it and brought him intelligence.


    The immortal mountain was separated from the world. After the ginseng had the intelligence, it didn¡¯t develop further. Although it had lived a long time, its intelligence was like that of a five-year-old.


    Xiao Jinting paused. The Tree of Life had died for ten thousand years and the ginseng had been there when the tree was alive. That meant the ginseng was at least ten thousand years old. He looked at the child in disbelief.


    Xu Muan muttered, ¡°The Tree of Life had died for so many years. The image that we saw is the scene ten thousand years ago.¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded. ¡°I think so.¡±


    Xiao Jinting asked, ¡°Did Mr. Tree of Life say anything else?¡±


    The ginseng said cautiously, ¡°Can you promise not to eat me if I tell you?¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said generously, ¡°Okay, I won¡¯t eat you.¡±


    The ginseng said happily, ¡°That¡¯s great.¡±


    Xiao Jinting looked at the ginseng and thought, ¡°The child is gullible. I promise not to eat him, but that doesn¡¯t mean that the others won¡¯t eat him.¡±


    The ginseng said in depression, ¡°When Mr. Tree of Life died, he said the spiritual world couldn¡¯t support him after the significant changes. He came here to look for the passage to the Immortal World. Unluckily, the passage was damaged, and he couldn¡¯t go to the Immortal World.¡±


    Xiao Jinting frowned. ¡°Is there a passage to the Immortal World on the island?¡±


    The ginseng thought for a while and corrected him. ¡°It¡¯s a broken passage.¡±


    Xiao Jinting asked, ¡°Can you take me there and take a look?¡±


    Flame said menacingly on Xiao Jinting¡¯s shoulder, ¡°Lead the way. I¡¯ll eat you if you waste our time.¡±


    The ginseng whined and reluctantly led them to a deserted altar.


    Xiao Jinting looked at the altar and felt it was trying to swallow all the creatures like a black hole.


    ¡°Mr. Tree of Life said that there used to be an altar to the Immortal World, but the passage is damaged, so the altar could only bring one to the void, where even a Deity Transformation could hardly survive.¡± The ginseng didn¡¯t understand what the tree told him, so he mechanically narrated.


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°Take me to the place where the tree died.¡±


    The ginseng wriggled with reluctance.


    Flame said ferociously, ¡°Hurry up. Don¡¯t dawdle. I¡¯ll kill you.¡±


    The ginseng cried. Flame said to Xiao Jinting, ¡°Hurry up. His tears are the juice of ginseng, which is valuable. Take a bowl and catch the tears. Don¡¯t waste them.¡±


    Although Xiao Jinting didn¡¯t think it was a proper act, he quickly took out a bowl and caught the tears, not wishing to waste anything.


    The ginseng looked up pitifully at Xiao Jinting, who felt ashamed by the innocent eyes.


    The ginseng sniffed and stopped crying.


    Looking at the ginseng, Xiao Jinting let out a sigh of relief in disappointment.


    Xiao Jinting followed the ginseng to the place where the old tree died. It had been a long time, and the scent of the tree was thin.


    Xiao Jinting sighed with disappointment.


    Suddenly, the jade space alerted him that there was a seed of the Tree of Life. Xiao Jinting was surprised.


    According to the instruction of the jade space, Xiao Jinting searched for a long time before he found the seed, which turned out to be like a stone. If it weren¡¯t for the jade space, he would not have thought that the stone was the seed of the Tree of Life.


    Xu Muan said suspiciously, ¡°Is it the seed? Is it a mistake?¡±


    Xiao Jinting gave a confident nod. ¡°It is.¡±


    Xu Muan was surprised.


    He shook his head and said with delight, ¡°We are lucky to have the jade space. Otherwise, we will leave with no gains.¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded in agreement. Who would have cared such a plain stone? It was the seed of the Tree of Life. How strange.


    Xiao Jinting learned quite some secrets from the ginseng.


    The Tree of Life didn¡¯t grow up on the mountain. It came to the island in quest of the immortal passage after the significant changes tens of thousands of years ago.


    After the ancient tree came to the island, it found the passage to the Immortal World was damaged. It was exhausted from the long journey, and it couldn¡¯t find a new place to stay, so it decided to settle down on the mountain.

 Chapter 524

    The ancient tree died of the scarcity of Spiritual Qi. When it was alive, it consumed all the spiritual Qi of the immortal mountain, which was now barren.


    The ginseng chanced to grow up next to the ancient tree, which nurtured the ginseng and helped it transform out of boredom.


    After the tree died, the ginseng continued to live. According to the ginseng, no one had set foot on the mountain for tens of thousands of years. After the tree died, the ginseng slept most of the time.


    After he got the seed of Tree of Life, Xiao Jinting had a mixed feeling of joy and anxiety.


    The Tree of Life died of the scarcity of spiritual Qi. He kept the three divine trees. If he couldn¡¯t afford sufficient spiritual stones, they would wither sooner or later. As a result, he had to earn a lot of spiritual stones.


    Xu Muan sensed his anxiety and asked, ¡°Are you okay?¡±


    Xiao Jinting shook his head and said, ¡°I¡¯m okay. I just feel great pressure.¡±


    In his previous life, many people said that raising a kid was stressful. In this world, he not only raised three children but also kept three divine trees. He had to earn a lot of spiritual stones.


    Xu Muan smiled and consoled him, ¡°It¡¯s okay. Even if you are not powerful and wealthy, it¡¯s fine.¡± In fact, he would feel safer if Xiao Jinting was not that excellent and wealthy.


    Xiao Jinting held Xu Muan¡¯s hand and said, ¡°I know that you will stay with me no matter what happens.¡±


    After planting the seed of Tree of Life in the space ring, Xiao Jinting took a stroll on the island.


    He found that the Tree of Life consumed all the spiritual Qi on the island before it died. As a result, all the other creatures on the island perished. As for the ginseng, it survived because the tree showed some mercy to it. Therefore, Xiao Jinting got nothing except the seed of the Tree of Life from the island. However, he was contented.


    ¡­


    After Xiao Jinting and Xu Muan disappeared for five years, they came back to Green Cloud Immortal Sect.


    They brought back a three-year-old kid.


    The cultivators were amazed. Xiao Jinting was blessed. He had a child when he was cultivating.


    The child that they brought back was adorable. His name was Xiao Xiaobao.


    Xiao Xiaobao was cute, and everyone adored him. On the first day that he came to the sect, he received piles of gifts.


    The ginseng didn¡¯t transform completely at first. After it met Xiao Jinting, it improved its appearance according to the face of Xiao Jinting. As a result, he looked like Xiao Jinting. The people were not suspicious of his identity.


    At Li Yi¡¯s house.


    ¡°Yi, did you hear that Jinting and Muan brought back a child? I was worried if anything bad had happened to them. They turned out to have a baby outside and came back with a toddler.¡± Xu Lingfeng was jealous. He had tried his best to make Li Yi pregnant but in vain. Although he was content with Muan, he wanted to have more children.


    Li Yi looked at him and said, ¡°Who told you that?¡±


    Xu Lingfeng said, ¡°Everyone says so.¡±


    Li Yi glared at him and said sulkily, ¡°Why do you believe them? Why do you make a fuss about it?¡±


    Xu Lingfeng leaned closer to Li Yi and asked with a smile, ¡°Do you have any inside information?¡±


    Li Yi nodded and said indifferently, ¡°Yes. That child is transformed ginseng. It¡¯s not a human. Xiao Jinting and Muan found it overseas.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng rubbed his chin and said, ¡°A transformed ginseng? Isn¡¯t that nutritious?¡±


    Li Yi shook his head and said, ¡°Don¡¯t think about it. It has transformed. Besides, the medical effect of ginseng is not that good.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng said, ¡°How do you know?¡±


    Li Yi answered, ¡°Muan told me.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng said with jealousy, ¡°Why didn¡¯t he tell me about this?¡±


    Li Yi shrugged. ¡°Perhaps it¡¯s because you kidnapped him.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng was speechless.

 Chapter 525

    At Green Cloud Immortal Sect.


    A child in golden clothes walked on the way.


    The cultivators greeted him warmly at the sight of him.


    The child nodded at them politely.


    ¡°That¡¯s the youngest son of Elder Xiao and Elder Xu. How adorable.¡±


    ¡°He¡¯s elegant.¡±


    ¡°He has a distinguished bearing. He will be somebody.¡±


    ¡°He is handsome. He will make his fame.¡±


    ¡­


    The ginseng held its head high proudly after hearing the compliments.


    When Xiao Jinting took it away from the island, the ginseng was reluctant. After it left the island, it found the world outside was great, and the people treated him warmly.


    The ginseng vaguely found that everyone took him as Xiao Jinting¡¯s son. At first, he didn¡¯t like it. After the pheasant told it that it would benefit a lot from being Xiao Jinting¡¯s son, the ginseng didn¡¯t protest anymore.


    The ginseng found that it was good to be Xiao Jinting¡¯s son. Except for Xiao Jinting and his family, the sect was respectful to him.


    It sniffed and smelled something good. It licked its lips with relish and ran happily to the Spiritual Medicine Hall.


    The manager of the Spiritual Medicine Hall smiled warmly at the sight of the ginseng.


    ¡°Senior Bao, what can I help you?¡± Xiao Jinting was famous. He didn¡¯t come out a lot, so it was not easy to please him. When the manager saw the ginseng, he wouldn¡¯t miss the chance to befriend the Xiao family.


    Looking at the spiritual medicine in the hall, the ginseng swallowed hard. ¡°I want all of them.¡±


    After a short time, it took all the medicine and herbs in the hall.


    Looking at the empty hall, the manager thought, ¡°That¡¯s Elder Xiao¡¯s son. He loots everything just like his father.¡± He rejoiced inwardly that he had put away the most precious spiritual medicine.


    The ginseng put the herbs and medicine in its space ring and took one out to chew occasionally. As it nibbled the herb, it felt life was good and promising.


    ¡­


    The ginseng wandered around aimlessly in the sect.


    It went to the Weapon Hall and saw a strange weapon.


    It pointed at the weapon and asked, ¡°What¡¯s that?¡±


    A refinery worker said respectfully, ¡°It¡¯s a windmill, which was a toy designed by an elder for his newborn baby.¡±


    Although the ginseng was small, he was Xiao Jinting¡¯s son, so the cultivators didn¡¯t dare to offend it.


    The ginseng asked curiously, ¡°How to play it?¡±


    The worker said, ¡°There are four seats in the windmill. After the child takes a seat, the windmill will turn around. This button can adjust the speed.¡±


    ¡°Let me have a try.¡±


    The worker said hesitantly, ¡°Senior Bao, this windmill is for kids above eight years old.¡±


    The ginseng said indifferently, ¡°Don¡¯t worry. I¡¯m thirty thousand years old.¡±


    It hopped on the windmill and turned it around.


    ¡°Go round and round.¡±


    The windmill went round, and the ginseng felt as if it was flying.


    It turned the speed to the fastest, and the windmill turned swiftly. The ginseng yelled in excitement.


    The workers in the hall turned pale.


    ¡°Faster, faster. Go faster.¡±


    The windmill stopped after turning around for four hours.


    The workers heaved a sigh of relief when they saw the windmill stop.


    Suddenly, the band that fastened the windmill snapped, and the ginseng was sent flying. It plopped down on the ground.


    The workers let out a scream in terror.


    They thought the child would be seriously injured. To their surprise, the chubby child leaped up without any injuries.


    The ginseng¡¯s eyes glowed in excitement.


    It cleared its throat and said, ¡°The windmill is fun, but it¡¯s too slow. Make me a faster one and send it to my father¡¯s house.¡±


    Following that, the ginseng walked away leisurely.


    The Weapon Hall was stirred.


    ¡°That¡¯s the son of Elder Xiao.¡± That was a serious fall, but he wasn¡¯t injured. Was he all right? He looked fine, but did he suffer an internal injury?


    What was the cultivation level of the child? Was he already an Establishment Foundation?


    ¡­

 Chapter 526

    When the ginseng entered the Talisman Hall, the manager went to greet it.


    He asked with fear, ¡°Senior Bao, why do you come?¡±


    The manager knew what had happened at the Spiritual Medicine Hall and the Weapon Hall, so he looked at the child as if he was a Heavenly Thunder Bead that would explode anytime.


    The ginseng asked calmly, ¡°What are you working at here?¡±


    ¡°We make talismans, such as dusting talismans, flying talismans, and invisible talisman.¡±


    The ginseng said, ¡°You have so many talismans here. The talisman makers are great.¡±


    The manager smiled and said, ¡°There are many talisman masters here, and your father is the best among them.¡±


    The ginseng picked up a talisman randomly and asked, ¡°What talisman is this¡±


    Before the manager replied, the ginseng put some spiritual force in the talisman.


    The manager said in terror, ¡°Throw it away. It¡¯s an explosion talisman.¡±


    It was not a big deal if the stuff was ruined, but he would get in big trouble if the child was hurt.


    Looking at the child, the manager was puzzled. It took the spiritual force of the Establishment Foundation to activate the talisman. How could such a small child do that? Was the child an Establishment Foundation? No way.


    There was an explosion in the hall, and many talismans were destroyed.


    Without looking at the talismans, the manager stared at the ginseng and asked, ¡°Senior Bao, are you okay?¡±


    The ginseng got to its feet and dusted itself in dismay, saying sullenly, ¡°Talismans are too dangerous. It¡¯s not fun.¡±


    It ran away.


    The talisman makers watched the child leave and exchanged glances. ¡°He is not hurt. It runs well.¡±


    ¡°He must be wearing clothes that protect him well.¡±


    ¡°I didn¡¯t sense the breathing of Senior Bao just now.¡±


    When the talisman was activated, the ginseng sensed the danger. When the talisman exploded, it hid under the ground and came out after the explosion.


    ¡­


    The ginseng caused many troubles in the sect, and everyone stayed away from it.


    It enjoyed being treated as Xiao Jinting¡¯s son. As it walked, someone blocked its way.


    Xiao Xiaojin crossed his arms and glared at the ginseng. ¡°Brat, I heard that you¡¯ve caused a lot of trouble these days.¡±


    The ginseng looked at him and tried to please. ¡°Xiaojin, I have got some spiritual medicine. Would you like some?¡±


    It had almost finished all the medicine that it took from the Spiritual Medicine Hall, and it offered Xiao Xiaojin the leftover.


    Xiao Xiaojin shook his head and said without hesitation, ¡°No.¡± There were countless treasures in Xiao Jinting¡¯s jade space, and Xiao Xiaojin was not interested in the crap that the ginseng offered.


    Xiao Xiaojin reached out and pinched the jinseng¡¯s cheek. ¡°Do you think you can fool me with the trash?¡±


    The ginseng put away the medicine and thought for a while. ¡°Xiaojin, I¡¯ll give you my bathing water.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin said with disgust, ¡°No.¡± What was that?


    The ginseng said with dismay, ¡°Why? Mr. Tree of Life said my bathing water is nutritious.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin said with a wince, ¡°I know, but no, thank you.¡±


    The ginseng said sorrowfully, ¡°Mr. Tree of Life told me not to give away my bathing water easily because it¡¯s precious.¡±


    The ginseng looked sad as if accusing Xiao Xiaojin of being ungrateful. Xiao Xiaojin felt odd.


    The ginseng bit its lip and said, ¡°I¡¯ll give you my fingernails and toenails, with which you can make some wine.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin turned sullen. ¡°No, thank you.¡±


    The ginseng said helplessly, ¡°Would you like a strand of my hair?¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin nodded and said, ¡°Okay.¡± The hair sounded better.


    After Long Xue left, the sect had been peaceful for a while, but now it was chaotic.


    Xiao Xiaobao had become a tyrant in the sect. Although it didn¡¯t cause as much trouble as Long Xue, it was stirring the sect.


    Xiao Xiaobao looked promising.


    When it had just arrived at the sect, people adored it. After a few days, they stayed away from it.


    It was a calamity. Dongcheng Yang was relieved that Long Xue left, but the sudden arrival of Xiao Xiaobao brought him new anxiety.

 Chapter 527

    When Xiao Xiaojin entered Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s room, he saw a big bucket of rich spiritual liquid.


    He asked curiously, ¡°Xiaodong, what is that? The spiritual Qi is rich.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong said warmly, ¡°Would you like a drink of it? It¡¯s rare and precious. If you miss the chance, you will not have it anymore. Many people fight to have a sip of it.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin looked at Xiao Xiaodong defensively.


    Xiao Xiaodong looked at Xiao Xiaojin¡¯s suspicious face and smiled. ¡°Why are you looking at me like that? Don¡¯t you believe me? One sip of the water will cure all the diseases, two sips will extend one¡¯s life, and one bucket will bring rapid progress in cultivation.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin chuckled and said, ¡°Xiaodong, are you pulling a trick? Why don¡¯t you drink it if it¡¯s so good?¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong saw that he couldn¡¯t trick Xiao Xiaojin and gave an indifferent smile. He said honestly, ¡°This is the ginseng¡¯s bathing water. It rubbed itself in the water for a long time. Xiaofan came just now and drank a lot, thinking it was nutritious. Don¡¯t you like to have a taste?¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin grimaced and waved his hand. ¡°No, thank you. Since Xiaofan likes it, let him drink all of it.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong sighed and said sulkily, ¡°Xiaofan liked it at first, but he stopped drinking it after he knew it was the ginseng¡¯s bathing water. He even wanted to fight with me. He¡¯s ungrateful.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin was speechless.


    Xiao Xiaodong sighed. ¡°No one wants such a good thing. What a pity.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin didn¡¯t know what to say.


    After a while, he had an idea. ¡°Take it to Grandpa Xu. He shares the same taste as Xiaofan. He likes what Xiaofan likes.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong thought Xiaojin had a point there.


    At Li Yi¡¯s house in the Green Continent.


    Li Yi stared at Xu Lingfeng and urged, ¡°Come one. Drink it. Don¡¯t waste it.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong thought it over and gave Li Yi the ginseng¡¯s bathing water, fingernails, and toenails. He told Li Yi what they were and asked him to decide how to use them. Li Yi took them all without hesitation.


    Xu Lingfeng burped and said, ¡°Yi, have a taste of it.¡±


    Li Yi shook his head and said, ¡°I drank it. It is for you.¡±


    Li Yi made spiritual wine with the stuff given by Xiao Xiaodong and made Xu Lingfeng drink all of it. When Xu Lingfeng knew what he had drunk, it was several years later.


    ¡­


    At Green Cloud Immortal Sect.


    Xu Muan sat next to Xiao Jinting and said, ¡°The ginseng you brought back likes to cause trouble.¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said, ¡°Yeah. When the ginseng came to the sect, it was submissive and shy.¡±


    It had turned into a spoiled child within a few days.


    He heard that the ginseng caused trouble everywhere, and the elders tolerated it because they thought it was his son. As a result, the ginseng was spoiled. It did whatever it liked without any fear in the sect.


    Xu Muan agreed, ¡°Yeah, it was a good child when it arrived here.¡± But now, it was spoiled.


    ¡°Humans change, so does the ginseng that has transformed into human.¡± The child was thirty thousand years old, but it is changeful. Thankfully, its cultivation is too low to cause any serious damage.¡±


    Xu Muan smiled and said, ¡°I heard something funny. The ginseng and Long Xue are regarded as the two devils of the sect.¡±


    Xiao Jinting waved his hand and said, ¡°They are exaggerating. I know what the ginseng has done. Although it is naughty, it doesn¡¯t cause as much damage as Long Xue. I guess those people put the ginseng and Long Xue together because they think it has potential.¡±


    Xu Muan said, ¡°The ginseng likes the sect a lot.¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded. ¡°Yeah.¡±


    The ginseng was reluctant to leave the island at first, saying the outside world was full of bad guys. However, it had a good time in Green Cloud Immortal Sect. It wouldn¡¯t leave even if they tried to kick him out.


    ¡­


    Long Xue took an appraising look at the ginseng from afar and said, ¡°Is he Xiao Jinting¡¯s son?¡±


    ¡°Yes.¡± Next to Long Xue was a female cultivator, who had a snake tail. She was one of the demonic cultivators that followed Long Xue to Green Cloud Immortal Sect.


    Looking at the ginseng, Long Xue said sulkily, ¡°Why do they put the kid together with me? Are they blind?¡±


    She thought she was a peer of Xiao Jinting, but those people thought Xiao Jinting¡¯s son was in the same league as her.


    The ginseng saw Long Xue and felt alarmed.

 Chapter 528

    An unusual herb like the ginseng had a good intuition of danger. It ran away at the sight of Long Xue.


    Long Xue said in bewilderment, ¡°Is that Xiao Jinting¡¯s son?¡±


    Qing Fu, the female cultivator, said, ¡°Yes. He looks like Xiao Jinting.¡±


    Long Xue narrowed her eyes. ¡°Xiao Jinting has reached the peak of Nascent Soul, and Xu Muan seems to be the advanced Nascent Soul. Can they have babies?¡±


    Qing Fu said, ¡°So everyone says they are blessed.¡±


    ¡°The kid smells good. I want to swallow him.¡± Long Xue didn¡¯t know the child was ginseng. She sensed it was a good thing with her intuition.


    Qing Fu gasped. ¡°Your majesty, that¡¯s Xiao Jinting¡¯s son. You can¡¯t touch him. If you swallow him¡­ He¡¯s too small.¡± Qing Fu seemed to misunderstand Long Xue.


    Long Xue glanced at her and said sulkily, ¡°What are you thinking? Am I so desperate in your eyes?¡± She clenched her fist. What was going on? She was beautiful. Why did Qing Fu think she would take a fancy to a child? Just because she didn¡¯t marry anyone?


    Qing Fu gave an awkward smile. ¡°Your Majesty, I didn¡¯t mean that.¡±


    Long Xue snorted coldly. ¡°You¡¯d better not.¡±


    Dongcheng Yang came out and said, ¡°Ms. Long, you¡¯ve come back.¡±


    Long Xue crossed her arms and said with a vague smile, ¡°Yeah. You don¡¯t seem happy to see me back.¡±


    Dongcheng Yang quickly shook his head and said, ¡°Ms. Long, you¡¯ve got me wrong.¡±


    Long Xue said, ¡°Mr. Dongcheng, that son of Xiao Jinting is adorable.¡±


    Dongcheng Yang winced at the mention of the mischievous child. ¡°Yeah, the son of the First Elder and Elder Xu is lovely. With their help, he has a bright future.¡±


    ¡­


    The ginseng ran and bumped into Xiao Xiaojin.


    Xiao Xiaojin looked at the panting ginseng and frowned. ¡°Why are you running so fast?¡±


    The ginseng said worriedly, ¡°A demonic beast wanted to eat me. She¡¯s scary, scarier than your father.¡± Although Long Xue didn¡¯t do anything, the ginseng felt the threat.


    Xiao Xiaojin looked at the ginseng and smiled. ¡°I guess you¡¯ve met Long Xue.¡±


    ¡°The devil.¡± The ginseng covered its mouth and looked afraid, fearing that Long Xue would come out from nowhere.


    Xiao Xiaojin patted the ginseng on the shoulder and said, ¡°Don¡¯t be a coward. You are her peer. You are great. I can¡¯t get in the same league as her.¡±


    Looking at the gloating smile on Xiao Xiaojin¡¯s face, the ginseng said in depression, ¡°She is powerful.¡±


    Thinking of her imposing air, the ginseng was scared.


    Xiao Xiaojin muttered, ¡°The female devil is back. It looks like things are almost settled in Nebula. It¡¯s too fast.¡±


    The ginseng followed Xiao Xiaojin in depression back to Xiao Jinting¡¯s house.


    Looking at the ginseng, Xiao Jinting stroked its head and said, ¡°My son, why do you come back so early?¡±


    The ginseng told people that it was Xiao Jinting¡¯s son, and Xiao Jinting naturally treated it as his son.


    Xiao Xiaojin said, ¡°It was scared by Long Xue.¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said, ¡°Oh, I see. My son, learn from her. She is the real devil. You are a false one. When the real devil comes up, you have to hide.¡±


    The ginseng was speechless.


    Xiao Xiaojin didn¡¯t know what to say.


    After a while, he asked, ¡°Father, did Long Xue come back because those Deity Transformation left Nebula?¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded. ¡°When they heard that the Tower of Babel could access the Immortal World, those Deity Transformation cultivators swarmed to Nebula.¡±


    ¡°Nebula is too small to support so many Deity Transformation cultivators, who left there when they found out the tower would be open in dozens of years.¡±


    ¡°I guess they will go to Nebula again when the tower opens again. There will be fierce fights.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin looked at Xiao Jinting and said, ¡°Father, will you go there when the tower opens?¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said, ¡°Yes, of course.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin asked, ¡°Father, the competition has got fierce. Do you think you can get the key to the tower?¡±


    Xiao Jinting said sullenly, ¡°I¡¯m famous for something. You look down on me.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin smiled and said, ¡°I¡¯m over worried.¡±

 Chapter 529

    After Long Xue came back to the sect, the ginseng was in a low spirit.


    Xiao Jinting put the ginseng in the jade space. After a few days, he was surprised to find that the ginseng was good at growing plants.


    After the ginseng entered the jade space, it reorganized the garden and set up some arrays to grow the herbs better.


    The plants in the garden got exuberant.


    The ginseng was a plant, and it could feel the needs of the other plants in the garden. Its help eased the burden on Xiao Jinting.


    Xiao Jinting signed a contract with the ginseng. If it betrayed him or revealed his secrets, he would kill it with the spell that he cast on it.


    Although it was not honorable to do such a thing, Xiao Jinting had to be cautious because of the importance of the jade space.


    The ginseng loved to stay in the jade space, and the Growing Earth and spiritual spring excited him.


    Long Xue didn¡¯t stir much trouble after she came back to the sect, and Dongcheng Yang was relieved. The secret realm formed by fragments of the Immortal World was open for exploration, and the number of cultivators who perished there had been increasing.


    Xiao Jinting started to sell pills for Immortal Crystal from the secret realm. His pills were of high quality, and they sold well.


    He made many ginseng pills with the ginseng¡¯s bathing water, and people fought to buy them.


    By selling a large number of expensive pills, Xiao Jinting could afford to grow the three divine trees and the Pagoda Lotus.


    ¡­


    Time flew, and over thirty years went by.


    Green Cloud Immortal Sect was placed on alert. Over twenty years ago, the sect set up a big array that could ward off Deity Transformation cultivators. Six months ago, the sect was closed, and no one was allowed to enter or go out.


    Xiao Xiaodong and the others stayed in the sect and put on guard against any intruders.


    Xu Lingfeng looked at Xiao Jinting¡¯s hill and frowned. ¡°Xiao Jinting is making the advancement to Deity Transformation. Can he make it?¡±


    Li Yi glanced at him and said, ¡°If he can¡¯t make it, you won¡¯t have a chance.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng was speechless.


    Thunder clouds of different colors were gathering in the sky.


    Li Yi looked up at the sky and said, ¡°It¡¯s time.¡±


    Bolts of colored lightning cracked on the cave of Xiao Jinting.


    The thunder wouldn¡¯t stop as if they were determined to kill Xiao Jinting.


    Xu Lingfeng said in surprise, ¡°Is the thunder retribution of Deity Transformation so fierce? When my ancestor made his advancement, his retribution was not so dangerous in the image.¡±


    Li Yi pressed his lips. ¡°Muan said that Xiao Jinting had fiercer retribution than others in his advancement, especially after he practiced the Heavenly Demon Body Refining Manual.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng nodded and heaved a sigh of relief. ¡°Really? I¡¯m relieved.¡± He was weaker than Xiao Jinting, and he would not survive the thunder retribution if it was the same as that of Xiao Jinting.


    The bolts of lightning were dazzling, and Xiao Jinting was in the center of the retribution. They could not see him as he was shrouded in the lightning.


    Xu Lingfeng vaguely saw dozens of spiritual swords, which formed an array to ward off the thunder.


    Xu Lingfeng gritted his teeth and said, ¡°Although the heavenly thunder is aggressive, Xiao Jinting will survive because of his strong weapons.¡±


    Li Yi widened his eyes and gasped. ¡°His spiritual swords seem to absorb the force of the thunder.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng narrowed his eyes and thought, ¡°Xiao Jinting is cheating. His life weapon is made of Heavenly Thunder Wood, which absorbs thunder. He has made so many spiritual swords, which can help him survive the retribution.¡±


    Chen Lifeng stood on the top of a hill. Chen Xu was next to him.


    Chen Lifeng had been in seclusion for several decades. If Chen Xu hadn¡¯t come to tell him that Xiao Jinting was making the advancement, Chen Lifeng wouldn¡¯t have come out.


    Chen Lifeng said, ¡°Xu, your father-in-law is powerful.¡±


    Chen Xu smiled and said, ¡°Yes, he is.¡±


    Chen Lifeng said, ¡°By the way, I heard that your parents-in-law have a son, but the child doesn¡¯t come out.¡±


    Chen Xu said with a smile, ¡°Xiaobao is shy.¡±


    A visitor from some sect once suspected the identity of the ginseng and almost caught it for food. After the incident, the spoiled ginseng hid in the jade space. It had been several decades, but the ginseng still looked like a four-year-old, so Xiao Jinting didn¡¯t dare to let it out.


    The destructive bolts of lightning cracked on the ground, which was dented. Chen Lifeng sensed the earth trembling underneath his feet.


    He looked at Xiao Jinting¡¯s cave and gave a wry smile. ¡°The thunder retribution for Xiao Jinting is awful. I don¡¯t dare to make the advancement if I have to face such fierce retribution.¡±


    Chen Xu was lost for words.


    Xiao Jinting survived the retribution and advanced to Deity Transformation. The continents were shocked.


    ¡­

 Chapter 530

    At the Xu house in the Green Continent.


    Xu Lian looked at Xu Lingfeng and greeted him, ¡°Lingfeng, you are home.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng nodded. ¡°Yeah.¡±


    Xu Lian asked with excitement, ¡°Lingfeng, how was Xiao Jinting¡¯s advancement?¡±


    Xu Lian had intended to witness the unusual occasion, but Green Cloud Immortal Sect refused to take any visitors. No one was allowed to enter the sect except for Xiao Jinting¡¯s in-laws in order to avoid accidents.


    Xu Lingfeng said lightly, ¡°It was okay. Similar to the advancement to Nascent Soul, he got thunder retribution.¡±


    Xu Lian said sulkily, ¡°Nonsense. How could the advancement of Deity Transformation be the same as that of Nascent Soul?¡±


    Xu Lingfeng said with indifference, ¡°They are both thunder retribution, and there is only a small variance in the kinds of thunder.¡±


    Xu Lian was angered by Xu Lingfeng¡¯s indifference. ¡°You¡­¡±


    Xu Lingfeng smiled and said, ¡°Grandpa Lian, is there anything else? I¡¯ll be off.¡±


    Xu Lian watched him leave and gritted his teeth.


    Xu Lingfeng entered his house with anxiety. Although he didn¡¯t think his thunder retribution would be as fierce as that of Xiao Jinting, he decided to make better preparation than he had planned.


    He unclenched his hand, in which there was a Deity Transformation Pill.


    Xiao Jinting found the pill in the cave of the dead Deity Transformation of the Huangfu family. Xiao Jinting told Xu Lingfeng that the pill was of no use to him, so he gave the pill to the latter.


    Xu Lingfeng put away the pill. When he thought of the advancement, he got excited.


    ¡­


    After Xiao Jinting advanced to Deity Transformation, Green Cloud Immortal Sect became the greatest sect in the Cloud Continent. The neighboring sects took initiatives to join Green Cloud Immortal Sect.


    The expansion of the sect made it more convenient for Xiao Jinting to collect resources.


    Xu Muan entered Xiao Jinting¡¯s seclusion cave and asked, ¡°How are you feeling?¡±


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°I don¡¯t feel well.¡±


    Xu Muan frowned and said, ¡°You don¡¯t feel well?¡±


    Xiao Jinting shook his head and said sullenly, ¡°I feel depressed. I seem to be rejected by the world. I can¡¯t make as good pills as before. I finally understand why those Deity Transformation cultivators rushed to Nebula when they heard there was a passage to the Immortal World.¡±


    Xu Muan said sulkily, ¡°It looks like we have to fight for the key when the Tower of Babel opens.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°I think so.¡±


    Xu Muan smiled and said, ¡°Come one. Stop sulking. Although there are disadvantages to becoming a Deity Transformation, there are more advantages. If Father knows that you feel bad after advancing to Deity Transformation, he will be depressed.¡±


    ¡°You are right.¡± Thinking of Xu Lingfeng¡¯s jealous face, Xiao Jinting felt much better.


    ¡­


    Xiao Xiaojin entered the room and greeted his parents. ¡°Father, Daddy.¡±


    Xu Muan looked at him and asked curiously, ¡°What¡¯s wrong? You look tired.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin gave an awkward smile and said sullenly. ¡°Grandpa Xu brought me a pile of portraits and asked me if I fancied any of them.¡±


    Xu Muan said with interest, ¡°Do you like any of them?¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin looked at Xu Muan helplessly and said, ¡°Daddy, why do you make fun of me like my grandparents?¡±


    Xu Muan sighed helplessly. ¡°Your father is famous. Your two brothers are married to their beloved ones. Only you remain single. Flies always find the cracked egg. It¡¯s natural that they make a fuss about you.¡±


    His words frustrated Xiao Xiaojin, who said sullenly, ¡°Daddy, what are you talking about?¡± Was he the cracked egg because he was single?


    Xiao Xiaojin retorted, ¡°I¡¯m not the only single son. Isn¡¯t there the ginseng?¡±


    Xiao Jinting shook his head quickly. ¡°The ginseng can¡¯t get married. Although it is tens of thousands of years old, he is only a child. Even if it can transform into a grownup, he can¡¯t get married. What if its spouse swallows it up when it turns back into the ginseng?¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin looked at Xiao Jinting and said sulkily, ¡°Father, you don¡¯t want to part with the ginseng. Why are you so eager to find me a spouse?¡±


    Xiao Jinting shook his head and said, ¡°How can you compare yourself with the ginseng? It¡¯s nutritious. Its hair, teeth, finger nails, toe nails, and bathing water are nutritious.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin was speechless. How could his father say this? Was he his son?


    Xu Muan patted Xiao Xiaojin on the shoulder and said, ¡°What kind of person do you like?¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin said, ¡°Daddy, you are forgetful. My standard hasn¡¯t changed a bit. I want someone like Father.¡±


    Xu Muan looked at him and smiled helplessly. ¡°Your father is a Deity Transformation. It¡¯s not easy to find someone like him.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin nodded and said, ¡°It¡¯s not easy in the Spiritual World, but I can look for my spouse in the Immortal World. He has to be handsome, rich, and faithful.¡±


    Xu Muan forced a smile. ¡°There are many talents in the Immortal World, but it¡¯s not easy to find such a perfect man there.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin said indifferently, ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter. I¡¯ll take my time.¡±


    Xu Muan was lost for words.

 Chapter 531

    After Xiao Jinting advanced to Deity Transformation, fundamental changes took place in Green Cloud Immortal Sect.


    Several great sects merged with Green Cloud Immortal sect and moved their spiritual lines with them. Green Cloud Immortal Sect became the greatest sect in the Cloud Continent.


    The spiritual Qi in Green Cloud Immortal Sect was several times richer than a hundred years ago.


    After the merger, there were over twenty Nascent Souls in Green Cloud Immortal Sect, which was the most powerful.


    The disciples were proud of the increased power of the sect.


    Time flew, and it was time for the Tower of Babel to open again.


    Ten years after Xiao Jinting advanced to Deity Transformation, Xu Lingfeng became a Deity Transformation with the help of the Xu family¡¯s altar.


    A dozen years ago, Xu Muan advanced to Deity Transformation with Xiao Jinting¡¯s help.


    Although the sons of Xiao Jinting didn¡¯t advance to Deity Transformation, they reached the peak of Nascent Soul.


    Xu Muan entered Xiao Jinting¡¯s room and said, ¡°Daddy sent me a message, saying that Father was injured when he advanced to Deity Transformation, and he needs time for recuperation. He is not going to the Tower of Babel this time.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°It¡¯s fine that he doesn¡¯t go. The Immortal World might be dangerous. I¡¯ll go there and explore before you set off.¡±


    Xu Muan shook his head and blurted out, ¡°No. Don¡¯t leave me behind. If the Immortal World is dangerous, we should stay together.¡±


    If Xiao Jinting went to the Immortal World through the Tower of Babel, they would not meet each other in a hundred years. Flame said that the Immortal World was boundless. Even if Xu Muan went to the Immortal World a hundred years later, it would not be easy to find Xiao Jinting.


    Xu Muan said, ¡°I was worried that no one would take care of the children if we go to the Immortal World. Now that Father stays behind, I won¡¯t worry about them.¡±


    Xiao Jinting had been famous these years. If they left, some Deity Transformation cultivators might come to cause trouble. Although Xu Muan didn¡¯t think his sons would be bullied, he thought it would be safer if Xu Lingfeng stayed.


    Xiao Jinting sighed. ¡°No one has ascended to the Immortal World for many years, and no one knows what it is like.¡±


    Although he was one of the best cultivators in the Spiritual World, he didn¡¯t think life would be easy for him in the Immortal World.


    Xu Muan said lightly, ¡°I won¡¯t regret it even if I get lost with you in the void.¡±


    Very few people could do the transmigration. If Xiao Jinting hadn¡¯t come to the Spiritual World, Xu Muan would have led a wretched life in the Barbarian Continent.


    Xiao Jinting held Xu Muan¡¯s hand and said, ¡°I¡¯m glad that you¡¯ve been with me all along.¡± When he transmigrated to the strange world, he felt frightened and bewildered. Thankfully, Xu Muan accepted him.


    Flame was disgusted with the affection they showed. ¡°Why do you look like you are going to die? You are going to the Immortal World, a wonderful place.¡±


    Xiao Jinting asked, ¡°Is there a passage to the Immortal World in the Tower of Babel?¡±


    Flame nodded and said, ¡°Yes, but the Immortal World is big, and there are many passages, so I¡¯m not sure where each passage will lead you to. Even if you entered the Immortal World through the same passage, you might be separated.¡±


    Xiao Jinting suddenly thought of something and said, ¡°What if I put Muan in¡­¡±


    Flame interrupted him. ¡°Don¡¯t think of putting him in the jade space.¡±


    Xiao Jinting frowned, ¡°Doesn¡¯t that work?¡±


    Flame shook its head. ¡°No, you will die.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said with disappointment, ¡°Really?¡±


    Flame looked at him and said, ¡°Master, the Immortal World is dangerous. Don¡¯t die when you get there.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said in surprise, ¡°What, you don¡¯t want to part with me?¡±


    Flame licked its paws and said, ¡°Well, it¡¯s not easy to find a submissive master like you in the Immortal World.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was speechless.


    ¡­


    At Li Yi¡¯s house.


    Xu Lingfeng asked Li Yi, ¡°Has Xiao Jinting made up his mind to go to the Tower of Babel?¡±


    Li Yi nodded and said with a complicated expression, ¡°Yes.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng shook his head and sighed. ¡°I knew he would do that.¡±


    Not all the Deity Transformation cultivators were willing to go to the Immortal World. The elder of Joy Sect advanced to Deity Transformation two thousand years ago, but he married many women and had many children.


    The other Deity Transformation cultivators were busy looking for the passage to the Immortal World, while the elder of Joy Sect indulged himself with joy.


    According to the elder, although the fairies in the Immortal World were beautiful, they were not easy to please. He married so many women in the Spiritual World, and he had no regrets. He would die without any regrets.


    The Deity Transformation Cultivators in the Spiritual World were eager to find the passage to the Immortal World because they were approaching the end of their life. They wanted to survive and get more resources in the Immortal World.


    Xiao Jinting and Xu Muan could live for a long time with their cultivation in the Spiritual World. If they went to the Immortal World, they might not have such a good life. Deity Transformation cultivators were well respected in the Spiritual World, while they were insignificant in the Immortal World.

 Chapter 532

    Li Yi sighed. ¡°You¡¯ve been to the secret realm formed by the fragments of the Immortal World, and you can imagine how dangerous the Immortal World is.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry. Xiao Jinting is extraordinary and should know a lot about the Immortal World. He will take care of Muan.¡± Xu Lingfeng sighed inwardly, thinking, ¡°Since Xiao Jinting has made up his mind to go, Muan will go with him. They won¡¯t change their minds no matter how much we don¡¯t want them to go.¡±


    Li Yi shook his head and said in depression, ¡°How could I not worry about this? I¡¯ve just got Muan back for a short time. He will be leaving soon.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng patted Li Yi on the shoulder and soothed, ¡°Come on. They are going to the Immortal World, or the demonic area. It¡¯s a good thing.¡±


    ¡°Countless Deity Transformation cultivators had gone on the quest of the passage to the Immortal World, but they all failed and died with disappointment. It is a rumor that there is a passage to the Immortal World in the Tower of Babel. It¡¯s not proven.¡±


    Li Yi rubbed his forehead and said, ¡°Basically, all the brave Deity Transformation cultivators will go to the tower this time. I hope they will look after each other.¡±


    Xu Lingfeng was speechless. He was a Deity Transformation, but he was not going to the Immortal World. Was Li Yi saying that he was not brave?


    Many cultivators gathered outside the Tower of Babel.


    Xiao Jinting stood with Xu Muan and took an indifferent glance at the cultivators.


    Only a few cultivators could enter the tower. Any cultivators from the Cloud Continent swarmed into Nebula, and there were very few cultivators from Nebula outside the tower. There hadn¡¯t been any Deity Transformation cultivators in Nebula for tens of thousands of years. During the past hundred years, Deity Transformation cultivators came to Nebula and scared the local forces away.


    Xiao Jinting glanced around. Xu Muan leaned to him and whispered in his ears, ¡°There are over twenty Deity Transformation cultivators.¡±


    Half of the Deity Transformation Cultivators of the Cloud Continent had come. An old monk wearing a necklace of beads the size of apples and a cultivator dressing up like a woman attracted much attention. Both of them were at the medium level of Deity Transformation.


    The old monk was the First Elder of Sacred Buddha Sect. He was said to be a Buddha in his previous life. When he was born, unusual rays of light shone. The dazzling golden beads that he was wearing were made of Buddha¡¯s relics.


    The womanish cultivator was born on an upmost Yin day, and he had a Yin physique. He castrated himself and entered into relationships with many men.


    Flame shrank into the size of a fist and sprawled on Xiao Jinting¡¯s shoulder, looking around. ¡°Xiao Jinting, there are many powerful cultivators. If they work together, they can kill you easily.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was speechless. He was not so notorious as to make so many cultivators work together to attack him.


    Xiao Jinting and Xu Muan stood on the side. Although he tried to keep a low profile, many cultivators came to greet him. Xiao Jinting had earned a lot of money by selling the pills and become the First Alchemist of the Spiritual World. He even befriended quite some cultivators.


    ¡°It¡¯s open.¡± Once the Tower of Babel opened, the cultivators fought to get inside.


    Xiao Jinting entered the tower after them. Flame said on his shoulder with disdain, ¡°Are they Deity Transformation cultivators? They look like pests. They are so eager. They don¡¯t have manners at all.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was lost for words.


    It was the third time that he had come to the tower, and he knew the way well, so it went smoothly.


    The Yin ghosts on the eighth floor had been eliminated by Xiao Jinting, and the Tripod of Heaven and Earth on the ninth floor had been collected by him. He even tamed Flame on the tenth floor. Therefore, it was not as dangerous as before. The Deity Transformation cultivators almost rushed up to the eleventh floor at the same time.


    After they went up to the eleventh floor, they found it was boundless there. After discussion, they decided to split up and look for the passage separately. Once anyone found something unusual, he should contact the others at once.


    Xiao Jinting and Xu Muan went to some place and started to look for the passage.


    ¡°Do you think we can find it this time?¡± Xiao Jinting spent a long time searching for the passage on the eleventh floor last time, but he failed to find the entrance to the twelfth floor.


    Xu Muan shook his head and said, ¡°I¡¯m not sure. Maybe we can do that. There are so many Deity Transformation cultivators here.¡±


    ¡°You might be right,¡± said Xiao Jinting.


    Xu Muan and Xiao Jinting looked for the passage on the eleventh floor for two years in vain. One day, Xiao Jinting¡¯s message talisman rang.


    ¡°Has anyone found the entrance?¡± The Tower of Babel was isolated from the outside world, and the message talisman only worked inside the tower.


    Xiao Jinting nodded. ¡°Yes.¡±


    Xu Muan smiled and said happily, ¡°That¡¯s great.¡±

 Chapter 533

    Xiao Jinting and Xu Muan rushed there, but they only saw the monk and the womanish cultivator.


    The monk smiled. ¡°Mr. Xiao, you finally come. I¡¯ve been waiting for you.¡±


    Xiao Jinting asked curiously, ¡°Only the two of you?¡±


    The monk nodded. ¡°Yes.¡±


    Xiao Jinting asked directly, ¡°Where is the passage?¡±


    The monk toyed with the beads with his hand and said, ¡°At the bottom of the lake.¡±


    Xu Muan stood next to Xiao Jinting and looked at them defensively.


    Xiao Jinting stifled his curiosity and followed the two of them down the lake. He hadn¡¯t expected the entrance to the twelfth floor to be located in the deep of the lake. He wondered how they located it.


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°You are awesome. The entrance is well hidden. It might take me a hundred years to find it.¡±


    The monk sighed. ¡°If Mr. Liu hadn¡¯t said that he liked to play with handsome men in the lake, we wouldn¡¯t have found the entrance.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was speechless. The womanish cultivator liked to play with handsome men in the lake? What a peculiar hobby.


    After going through the passage at the bottom of the lake, they finally went to the twelfth floor, which was a gigantic teleportation array.


    Xiao Jinting got excited at the sight of the Immortal Crystal embedded in the array.


    He said with bright eyes, ¡°The quality of the Immortal Crystal seems better than that of the secret realm formed by the fragments of the Immortal World.¡±


    The monk shook his head and said solemnly, ¡°We can¡¯t touch the crystal. If we want to activate the array, we need the crystal. We can¡¯t be selfish and stop others from ascending to the Immortal World.¡±


    Flame looked at the array and sent a message to Xiao Jinting. ¡°The monk is right. To activate the array, we need the crystal of such fine quality. Besides, I guess the remaining spiritual force of the crystal could only support three times of teleportation. From the look of the array, it could only take four people at one time.¡±


    ¡°But the monk says that we can¡¯t be selfish and stop others from ascending to the Immortal World. He sounds hypocritical.¡±


    ¡°I guess he attempted to take the Immortal Crystal, but he failed. It¡¯s odd. The monk and the womanish cultivator don¡¯t look selfless. Why do they invite you?¡±


    The monk looked at Xiao Jinting and said, ¡°Mr. Xiao, what do you think of the array?¡±


    Xiao Jinting said with admiration, ¡°It¡¯s marvelous.¡±


    The monk nodded and said admiringly, ¡°Yes. Array specialists in our world might not be able to create such a powerful array, which should be produced by the immortals. The methods of the immortals are incredible.¡± He paused and went on, ¡°It¡¯s a pity that we can¡¯t activate the array.¡±


    Xiao Jinting realized something was wrong. ¡°Why not?¡±


    The monk said, ¡°I studied the array with Liu Xian and found we need a key to activate the array.¡±


    Something suddenly came across Xiao Jinting¡¯s mind. He said, ¡°The Tripod of Heaven and Earth?¡±


    The monk nodded and said, ¡°That¡¯s right. Mr. Xiao, you are very intelligent. I heard that your tripod is from the tower, so I think it must be the key to the array.¡±


    Xiao Jinting smiled. It dawned on him. No wonder the monk and Liu Xian only asked him to go with them. They needed the key.


    The monk asked, ¡°Mr. Xiao, are you reluctant to give up your tripod?¡±


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°Not at all. The Tripod of Heaven and Earth is a rare treasure in our world, but it might be a piece of trash in the Immortal World. I don¡¯t mind giving it up as long as I can ascend to the Immortal World.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m glad you think that way. Your spiritual swords are invincible, and the tripod is nothing compared to them.¡±


    Xiao Jinting smiled without saying another world. The Heavenly Thunder Wood was one of three divine trees. His spiritual swords helped him a lot in warding off the thunder retribution and absorbed the force of the retribution instead of being damaged. As a result, the swords got more powerful than before.


    ¡­


    Xiao Jinting tossed the tripod into the array, and the four of them activated the array.


    Xiao Jinting was pulled into the array.


    He felt he was in a bottomless black hole. After flying in the hold for a long time, he plopped onto the ground when he was almost out of breath.


    It was a hard fall.


    Flame perched on his shoulder and said happily, ¡°My stupid master, did the falling kill you? If not, get up quickly. Do you sense we are in the Immortal World? The immortal Qi is rich here.¡± How wonderful.


    Xiao Jinting got to his feet, surprised to find that he couldn¡¯t fly.


    Flame laughed at him. ¡°The gravity of the Immortal World is much stronger than that of the Spiritual World. You are only a Deity Transformation, and you can¡¯t fly here.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said sulkily, ¡°Why didn¡¯t you tell me earlier?¡±


    Flame said sullenly, ¡°I¡¯ve been trapped for tens of thousands of years. How could I remember so many things? After I come back here, I seem to remember some of them.¡±


    Xiao Jinting asked, ¡°Where¡¯s Muan?¡±


    Flame said indifferently, ¡°I guess he has been transported to somewhere else. Don¡¯t worry. A short time of separation can deepen the love between you. Take your time, and you will find him.¡±


    ¡°However, if he is unlucky and dies, you can¡¯t find him. Even if that happens, it¡¯s not a bad thing. The three most wonderful things in one¡¯s life are advancement, wealth, and the death of your spouse¡­¡±


    ¡°If Xu Muan dies, you can marry a female immortal here. If you don¡¯t like females, you can marry a male immortal. However, the male immortals here are stronger than you. You will be at the bottom.¡±


    Xiao Jinting¡¯s face darkened. ¡°Shut up. Don¡¯t curse Muan.¡±


    Flame sensed his fury and said awkwardly, ¡°Okay. I¡¯ll shut up.¡±

 Chapter 534

    Suddenly, Xiao Jinting heard a deafening noise. When he was about to hide, a carriage arrived.


    A gigantic rabbit was pulling a magnificent palace, where there were tassels of Immortal Crystal. The palace was embedded with glowing pearls, which were precious.


    An adorable female cultivator popped her head out of the carriage. There were two long rabbit ears on her head.


    When the female cultivator saw Xiao Jinting, she was surprised. ¡°A False Immortal? He seems to be a preliminary False Immortal. He came without transforming into an Immortal Soul. Can a preliminary False Immortal ascend to the Immortal World?¡± She frowned and said with disdain, ¡°There are fewer cultivators ascending here, and they are getting weaker.¡±


    Xiao Jinting strained to listen, his heart tightening. False Immortal? He was a Deity Transformation, but she said he was a False Immortal. That meant a Deity Transformation in the Spiritual World was a False Immortal in the Immortal World.


    The female cultivator¡¯s level was so high that Xiao Jinting could sense heavy pressure.


    The female cultivator looked closely at Xiao Jinting, deep in thought.


    ¡°Hey, Ziyu needs someone to plant turnip for her. Would you like to work for her?¡±


    ¡°Brat, say yes. It¡¯s a golden opportunity.¡±


    Xiao Jinting didn¡¯t hesitate and said, ¡°Yes. Thank you, Senior.¡±


    The female cultivator said sullenly, ¡°Don¡¯t call me Senior. Call me Ms. Real Immortal.¡±


    Xiao Jinting paused and said, ¡°I got it. Thank you, Ms. Real Immortal.¡±


    Xiao Jinting got in the carriage and chatted with the female cultivator. Her name was Xue Yue, and she was a Heavenly Rabbit.


    The Immortal World was divided into three districts, Upper, Middle, and Lower. The Immortal Cultivators were sorted into False Immortal, Real Immortal, Immortal King, Immortal Emperor, and Immortal God. A False Immortal was the Deity Transformation cultivator. Xiao Jinting was a False Immortal. If he wanted to survive, he had to transform his soul into an immortal soul first.


    He was on Wistaria Planet in the Lower District. The Immortal World was big, and there were eleven Lower Districts, each of which had countless planets.


    The rabbit carriage ran fast, and they arrived at the destination after a short time.


    A female cultivator in purple hurried out and greeted, ¡°Yue, there you are.¡±


    Xue Yue said flatteringly, ¡°Zi Yu, I have a gift for you.¡±


    Zi Yu asked, ¡°What is it?¡±


    Xue Yue pulled Xiao Jinting out of the carriage and said, ¡°Look, a False Immortal. Don¡¯t you need someone to grow plants for you? He¡¯s the right candidate.¡±


    Xiao Jinting saw Xue Yue point at him, feeling depressed. He had become a gift.


    Zi Yu glanced at Xiao Jinting and frowned. ¡°He¡¯s only a preliminary False Immortal. He hasn¡¯t transformed his soul into an immortal soul. He is weak. Can he take good care of the immortal fields?¡±


    Xue Yue said indifferently, ¡°Let him have a try. If he is incompetent, kill him to make fertilizer.¡±


    Xiao Jinting groaned inwardly. These two rabbits were ferocious. They even talked about turning him into fertilizer in front of him.


    Zi Yu thought for a while and said, ¡°Okay. I¡¯ll keep him.¡±


    She tossed a jade badge to Xiao Jinting. ¡°This is the access badge of Heavenly Moon Mansion. The former steward got eaten by the demonic beast that broke into the mansion. I¡¯ll let you take charge of the mansion. You have to turn in one hundred purple turnips every ten years. If you fail, I¡¯ll kill you to make fertilizer.¡±


    Xiao Jinting took the badge and gave an awkward smile. ¡°I got it. I won¡¯t disappoint you. I will work hard.¡±


    Zi Yu said coldly, ¡°Set off now. I won¡¯t show any mercy if you fail to turn in the turnips.¡±


    Xiao Jinting¡¯s heart tightened. Zi Yu didn¡¯t look joking when she threatened to turn him into fertilizer. If he couldn¡¯t turn in the turnips, he would be killed. Xiao Jinting thought of the Spirit Tree that he came across in the secret realm formed by the fragments of the Immortal World. The tree took nutrition from the bodies of Nascent Souls. He was a Deity Transformation, and he would be nutritious if he turned into fertilizer.


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 Chapter 535

    Xiao Jinting took the jade badge and headed for the mansion. On the way, he met quite some cultivators.


    He was in the territory of the Heavenly Rabbit, and the badge given by Zi Yu made his journey to the mansion uneventful.


    Flame came out. It didn¡¯t dare to show up when Xiao Jinting was in Zi Yu¡¯s palace. After the two rabbits were out of sight, Flame said with disdain, ¡°You are a coward!¡±


    ¡°You didn¡¯t dare to make a sound when those two rabbits threatened to kill you to make fertilizer. You are the ancestor of your sect. If the people in the Spiritual World know that you lead such a wretched life, they will be disappointed in you. I ate all the rabbits that came across my path back then.¡±


    Xiao Jinting¡¯s face darkened. He said, ¡°Don¡¯t boast. You were so scared that you didn¡¯t dare to say anything just now.¡±


    Flame said sulkily, ¡°I was not scared. If I had talked, I would have scared you out of your wits.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said sarcastically, ¡°Thank you.¡± He took out a communication jade pendant and shook his head helplessly.


    Before they set off, Xiao Jinting asked Xu Lingfeng to make two communication jade pendants, afraid to part with Xu Muan. If Xu Muan was nearby, Xiao Jinting could feel his presence with the help of the jade pendant.


    Xiao Jinting sighed. ¡°Muan must be transported somewhere else.¡±


    Flame said indifferently, ¡°Don¡¯t worry about him. Worry about yourself. He might have a much better time than you.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was speechless.


    There were quite some cultivators below the level of False Immortal, such as cultivators at stages of Establishment Foundation, Golden Core, and Nascent Soul.


    When Xiao Jinting got to the garden, he saw many Golden Cores and Nascent Souls. The Nascent Souls who were well respected in the Spiritual World had to work hard in the fields.


    A Nascent Soul went up to him and asked gingerly, ¡°Hello, are you the new steward?¡±


    Qi Cheng, the Nascent Soul, said happily, ¡°Great. You finally come.¡±


    He showed Xiao Jinting around.


    The Heavenly Moon Mansion was big, and it could rival the territory of Green Cloud Immortal Sect.


    It was said that the Heavenly Moon Mansion was one of the eight mansions of Zi Yu, who came from an aristocratic family of the Heavenly Rabbit clan. The family was powerful.


    The main crop in the Heavenly Moon Mansion was turnips, which were sorted into white turnips, green turnips, and purple turnips. The turnips were the same species, but the green turnips and purple turnips were mutated from the white turnips by accident.


    The purple turnips were much more useful and valuable than green turnips and white turnips.


    The mansion had to turn in one hundred purple turnips, ten thousand green turnips, and one million white turnips every ten years.


    If there were more purple turnips, the mansion could turn in fewer green and white turnips. However, if they didn¡¯t turn in sufficient purple turnips, they would be punished even if they had more green and white turnips.


    Xiao Jinting inquired about his predecessors.


    The former steward got killed when he tried to block the demonic beasts, which invaded the mansion when the defending array had a breakdown.


    One steward had a crush on a Heavenly Rabbit, who detested him and killed him with a slap.


    One steward was unlucky. He came across a battle between two Real Immortals and got killed by the force.


    One steward bumped into an Immortal who was taking thunder retribution, which killed him instead of the immortal.


    ¡­


    In a word, the previous stewards were unlucky and died in various accidents.


    As a result, no one was willing to be the steward of the mansion.


    ¡°Mr. Xiao, the mansion had turned in the turnips two years ago, so you don¡¯t have to worry about the harvest for the time being. However, you have to plan ahead. The turnips don¡¯t grow well this year in the mansion. As a matter of fact, the turnips were growing worse over the years.¡±


    ¡°At this time of the year, many turnips should have mutated to green turnips, but the number of green turnips is decreasing, let alone the purple turnips. If we don¡¯t turn in sufficient turnips, we will get less pay.¡± Qi Cheng had a sullen face.


    Xiao Jinting said inwardly, ¡°The others will get less pay if we can¡¯t complete the task, but I will be killed and turned into fertilizer by the damn rabbit.¡±


    Qi Cheng looked at Xiao Jinting and asked, ¡°Mr. Xiao, are you okay?¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded. ¡°I¡¯m fine.¡±


    He took a stroll around the mansion and didn¡¯t find anything wrong.


    ¡­

 Chapter 536

    Xiao Jinting moved into his house and tried to release his soul force. He was surprised to find three Nascent Souls gathered together.


    He heard their conversation. ¡°Mr. Wang, is it all right to do this?¡±


    Wang Hua said confidently, ¡°Don¡¯t worry. I¡¯ve inquired about the new steward. He is a cultivator that has just ascended from the Spiritual World. His soul has not turned immortal. He doesn¡¯t know about the Immortal World. He won¡¯t find out.¡±


    Xiao Jinting narrowed his eyes, which turned cold.


    Luo Bin said worriedly, ¡°Will we get in trouble if we can¡¯t turn in so many turnips after selling the purple and green turnips?¡±


    Wang Hua said with bright eyes, ¡°What are you afraid of? Usually we harvest more turnips, but the previous stewards took away the extra turnips, and we didn¡¯t get anything. Now that an idiot comes to be the steward, we should grasp the opportunity and exchange the turnips for more cultivation resources.¡±


    Luo Bin said, ¡°I find that the turnips are not growing as well as before. We can¡¯t turn in enough turnips even if we don¡¯t sell them.¡±


    Wang Hua said gloatingly, ¡°Don¡¯t worry. It¡¯s not our business. I heard that Ms Zi Yu will kill the new steward if he can¡¯t turn in one hundred purple turnips.¡±


    Guan Fei said with disdain, ¡°Qi Cheng is a brown noser. He went to flatter the new steward at the sight of him. The previous stewards died in various accidents. The new steward hasn¡¯t turned his soul into an immortal soul. He might not rival cultivators at the peak of Nascent Soul stage in our world. He looks weak. Perhaps he will die soon.¡±


    ¡­


    Xiao Jinting drummed the table with his fingers, feeling depressed.


    Flame looked at him with a smile. ¡°Master, you seem to be fooled.¡±


    Xiao Jinting narrowed his eyes, a hint of murderous intent flashing across his eyes. ¡°Shut up.¡±


    Flame said sullenly, ¡°You are tricked by them, but you don¡¯t allow me to talk about it. They think you are idiotic. You are pitiful.¡±


    Xiao Jinting took a deep breath, thinking the guys in the Immortal World felt superior and looked down on him.


    He rubbed his chin and muttered, ¡°Qi Cheng didn¡¯t lie when he showed me around the fields. Something is wrong.¡±


    Qi Cheng hinted that Xiao Jinting could buy the purple turnips with Immortal Crystal if he failed to produce enough turnips. However, he sounded weak when he said that. Qi Cheng knew that Xiao Jinting was too poor to do that.


    Xiao Jinting had ten subordinates in the mansion, but not all of them sold the turnips secretly.


    Xiao Jinting thought he should deal with the bad guys before he figured out why the mutation of the turnips decreased. Otherwise, all his efforts would be wasted.


    He summoned all ten subordinates, and soon they arrived.


    Xiao Jinting took out his spiritual swords and beat up the three guys that sold the turnips, asking them to return the turnips.


    Xiao Jinting came from the Spiritual World, and his subordinates thought he was inferior to local cultivators. After he fiercely punished the three subordinates, he gained his authority.


    In order to intimidate his subordinates, he hit the three guys hard.


    It worked. All his subordinates knew that he was not to be messed with even though he was a cultivator from the Spiritual World.


    The stealing subordinates soon returned the turnips that they sold. Xiao Jinting was not sure if they returned enough turnips, but he thought they would not deceive him.


    Qi Cheng said gingerly, ¡°Mr. Xiao, we work hard, but there¡¯s something wrong with the spiritual fields. The mutated turnips have been decreasing for some unknown reason.¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said, ¡°I know. You can leave. I¡¯ll take a walk on my own.¡±


    Flame came out and said, ¡°Brat, you are not lucky. That guy said that usually the harvest of the purple turnip could reach fifty to sixty-five kilograms. You are so unlucky that you encounter a bad harvest. I guess you will turn into fertilizer. How wretched.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said sulkily, ¡°Shut up.¡± He was the master of growing spiritual plants. The turnips couldn¡¯t baffle him.


    As he walked in the fields, the gardeners greeted him respectfully.


    Flame said, ¡°You¡¯ve gained your authority. On the first day you arrived, they ignored you.¡±


    Xiao Jinting crossed his arms and thought that power ruled in both the Spiritual World and the Immortal World.

 Chapter 537

    Xue Fei toyed with her hair and asked lazily, ¡°Qi Cheng, what do you think of the new steward?¡±


    Qi Cheng shook his head. ¡°I don¡¯t know. He looks competent. I hope he has a way to make the turnips grow better.¡±


    Xue Fei frowned and said sulkily, ¡°Wang Hua and his gang have gone too far. They had the nerve to sell the purple turnip. If Zi Yu knows about this, she will kill them.¡±


    Qi Cheng nodded in agreement. ¡°I was wondering why their fields couldn¡¯t produce purple turnips since the quality of their fields is much better than mine. It turns out they sold the purple turnips.¡±


    Xue Fei said reflectively, ¡°I wonder if the new steward is good at managing the fields. As far as I see, he¡¯s competent. He¡¯s much better than I imagined.¡±


    ¡°I guess he has only transformed ten percent of the immortal soul, but he beat up Wang Hua and the other two guys without any effort. After he completes transforming the immortal soul, his strength will be doubled.¡±


    Xue Fei said, ¡°His weapons are amazing. I heard the resources in the Spiritual World are scarce, and the cultivators ascending from there are poor. If he sells his spiritual swords, he will earn quite a lot of Immortal Crystal.¡±


    Qi Cheng shook his head. ¡°You are joking. Those are his life weapons. He would not sell them.¡±


    Xue Fei nodded and smiled. ¡°You are right.¡±


    Xiao Jinting looked around the mansion and fell into deep thought.


    Flame asked lazily, ¡°Toy Boy, have you found anything unusual?¡±


    Xiao Jinting glanced at Flame and said, ¡°Yes, but I¡¯m not certain about it.¡±


    Flame said suspiciously, ¡°Really? I didn¡¯t expect you to detect anything wrong.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°I think there is a natural spiritual array that nurtures the plants in the mansion, but it¡¯s damaged. It is a slow process. The effect of the array is getting weaker over time.¡±


    The ginseng was a natural plant, and it set up a few similar arrays in Xiao Jinting¡¯s jade space, so he could easily notice the nurturing array in the mansion.


    ¡°Really?¡± Flame looked suspicious.


    Xiao Jinting heard the mockery in Flame¡¯s tone, asking, ¡°Do you know about arrays?¡±


    Flame said with a smirk, ¡°No, but I ate many array specialists.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was speechless. What was it talking about?


    Flame asked, ¡°What are you going to do?¡±


    Xiao Jinting thought for a while and said, ¡°The first thing I must do is repair the array.¡±


    Flame asked doubtfully, ¡°Can you fix the arrays of the Immortal World?¡±


    Xiao Jinting forced a smile and said, ¡°I¡¯ll give it a try.¡±


    The ginseng was a spiritual plant, and Xiao Jinting took it with him. However, it fell into a deep sleep after it was teleported to the Immortal World.


    Xiao Jinting thought that the ginseng would help him if it could wake up.


    He couldn¡¯t help muttering impatiently, ¡°How can I get some Immortal Crystal?¡±


    He couldn¡¯t do anything without Immortal Crystal. It took the crystal to look for Xu Muan, and he needed it to cultivate. The plants in the jade space had big appetites.


    Flame giggled. ¡°It¡¯s simple. Go snatch the crystal.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was speechless.


    ¡°Killing and robbing can bring you a fortune. Think about the magnificent palace carriage of the rabbit. That¡¯s money. If you steal the carriage, you will make a fortune,¡± said Flame with bright eyes.


    Xiao Jinting was speechless. Flame was talking nonsense. Xue Yue was a Real Immortal, and he was only a False Immortal that had not transformed into an immortal soul.


    Flame noticed his hesitation and shook its head, saying helplessly, ¡°My advice is good, but you are too weak. Why are you so weak?¡±


    Xiao Jinting was speechless. Flame was mean.


    Xiao Jinting went to his subordinates and made some inquiries. He found there was a library in the mansion, and he found some books on planting and immortal arrays.


    He spent three months repairing the array of the mansion.


    After that, the yield of the purple turnips increased significantly. Xiao Jinting sprinkled in the fields some spiritual spring water, which nurtured the soil and produced more mutated turnips.


    Thinking that he had sufficient purple turnips, Xiao Jinting sold some of them and earned some Immortal Crystal.


    He even sold some pills to his subordinates. Alchemists were well respected in the Immortal World, and commoners didn¡¯t have the chance to meet them. Xiao Jinting¡¯s pills were well received by the subordinates, who showed more respect to him.


    Looking at the Immortal Crystal in his hand, Xiao Jinting was delighted. ¡°I didn¡¯t expect them to be so rich.¡±


    Flame nodded and said, ¡°Yeah, unlike you, who is an ignorant newcomer with no one to count on, they are local and have worked in the Immortal World for a long time.¡±


    By selling his pills, Xiao Jinting quickly accumulated a fortune. He kept some Immortal Crystal for his cultivation and spent all the rest on looking for Xu Muan.


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    The ginseng woke up one year later. It was excited to find that it was in the Immortal World.


    Xiao Jinting kept the ginseng in the mansion and asked it to look after the garden.


    There were many odd species in the Immortal World, including transformed plants like the ginseng. Its appearance didn¡¯t attract much attention.


    Xiao Jinting watched the ginseng munching on a green turnip and asked curiously, ¡°Is it delicious?¡±


    The ginseng licked its lip happily, ¡°Yes.¡±


    The big green turnip in the ginseng¡¯s hand was nine feet long, and the ginseng looked like a four-year-old. Xiao Jinting looked at the ginseng, afraid that it would be crushed by the turnip.


    He asked curiously, ¡°Son, don¡¯t you feel that you are eating yourself when you munch on the turnip?¡±

 Chapter 538

    He had seen the original shape of the ginseng, which looked like a huge turnip.


    The ginseng shook its head. ¡°Of course not. I have transformed. The turnips have no intelligence. Although they are more nutritious than me, they are not as smart as me.¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded in agreement. ¡°Yeah. They are not as smart as you.¡±


    The ginseng was exceptionally good at growing plants. After it woke up, Xiao Jinting coached it for a while in the mansion and then asked it to look after the plants.


    The ginseng munched on the green turnip with gusto and said longingly, ¡°The turnip is yummy. I guess the purple turnip will be nicer. I wish I could have a taste of it.¡±


    Xiao Jinting stroked the ginseng¡¯s head and said, ¡°My son, you can¡¯t eat the purple turnips. I need to exchange them for Immortal Crystal. The purple turnips taste almost the same as the green turnips. You taste the green turnips only. I have just arrived here and lack Immortal Crystal. Please understand.¡±


    The ginseng looked at Xiao Jinting and asked, ¡°Father, are you poor?¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded. ¡°Yes, I¡¯m very poor.¡±


    The ginseng nodded kindly. ¡°Okay. Since you are so wretched, I won¡¯t eat the purple turnips.¡±


    Xiao Jinting looked at the ginseng and thought, ¡°The ginseng is sweet. If Flame is half as sweet as it, no, one third, no, one tenth, it will be great.¡±


    Flame whispered in Xiao Jinting¡¯s ear, ¡°The ginseng is telling a lie. I bet it will turn to the purple turnips after he has had enough of the green ones. It¡¯s greedy. You can¡¯t believe him.¡±


    Xiao Jinting¡¯s face darkened. ¡°Don¡¯t measure the others with your yardstick. The ginseng is a good child. I don¡¯t believe you.¡±


    Flame said with disdain, ¡°Is it good? You¡¯ve made a mistake.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was speechless.


    ¡­


    ¡°Hello, Mr. Xiao.¡±


    ¡°Good morning, Mr. Xiao.¡±


    ¡­


    On the way, the cultivators greeted Xiao Jinting respectfully.


    Flame picked its ear and said, ¡°Toy Boy, you seem to have tamed them.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°Yeah.¡± He was making his fame these years.


    Qi Cheng went up to him. ¡°Mr. Xiao.¡±


    Xiao Jinting looked at Qi Cheng and smiled. ¡°Qi Cheng, what¡¯s up?¡±


    Qi Cheng said timidly, ¡°Mr. Xiao, I¡¯d like to buy some Snow Skin Pill.¡±


    Xiao Jinting smiled and said curiously, ¡°Snow Skin Pills are for female cultivators? Why are you interested?¡± He crossed his arms and teased, ¡°Have you fallen in love with someone?¡±


    Qi Cheng scratched his head and said awkwardly, ¡°The female cultivators in the Immortal World are proud. It¡¯s not easy to win their affection.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said with relief, ¡°Really? Thankfully, I don¡¯t like women.¡±


    Qi Cheng wore a worried look. Xiao Jinting looked at him and said with a faint smile, ¡°Don¡¯t worry. Although I like men, I don¡¯t mess with my colleagues. You are handsome, but I love someone else.¡±


    Qi Cheng looked at Xiao Jinting and gave an awkward smile. ¡°Mr. Xiao, you are joking. The man you love must be very excellent.¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said, ¡°Yes, he¡¯s excellent.¡± However, he didn¡¯t know where Xu Muan was. There were cultivators in the Immortal World who worked on capturing loose cultivators ascended from the Spiritual World and made them do the job they didn¡¯t like.


    He was assigned to be the steward of the mansion, and he would be killed if he didn¡¯t turn in enough purple turnips, but it was not a bad job.


    Thinking of Xu Muan, Xiao Jinting couldn¡¯t help feeling worried.


    Qi Cheng noticed that Xiao Jinting¡¯s mind was wandering, so he called him softly. Xiao Jinting came back to his sense.


    Xiao Jinting asked, ¡°What¡¯s up?¡±


    Qi Cheng shook his head and said, ¡°The pills.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°Oh, yeah. Come to my house when you have time.¡±


    Qi Cheng said gratefully, ¡°Thank you, Mr. Xiao.¡±


    He left delightfully.


    Xue Fei looked at Qi Cheng, who was excited, and asked, ¡°Did you make it?¡±


    Qi Cheng said with excitement, ¡°Yes. I didn¡¯t expect our steward to be a second-grade alchemist. It is not easy for a cultivator from the Spiritual World to be an alchemist.¡±


    Xue Fei nodded and said, ¡°You are lucky. You can earn a lot of Immortal Crystal by selling Snow Skin Pills.¡±


    Qi Cheng nodded and said excitedly, ¡°Yeah. After I sell the pills, I¡¯ll have enough Immortal Crystal to advance to False Immortal.¡±

 Chapter 539

    Five years later, a palace carriage pulled over at the gate of the mansion. Xiao Jinting and his subordinates went to greet Zi Yu.


    A beautiful and aloof female cultivator in purple entered the mansion.


    ¡°Miss Zi, why do you come?¡± Xiao Jinting looked at Zi Yu and wondered why she came. It was not time to turn in the turnips. It was too early for her to kill him.


    Zi Yu said with a smile, ¡°You¡¯ve done a good job on the mansion.¡±


    Xiao Jinting gave an awkward smile. ¡°Miss Zi, you¡¯ve flattered me.¡±


    Zi Yu turned the ring on her finger and looked closely at Xiao Jinting. ¡°I heard that someone was selling purple turnips, so I made an inquiry. It turns out you are the seller.¡±


    Xiao Jinting blushed. ¡°Miss Zi, I¡¯ve prepared all the turnips that you need, and they are in the warehouse.¡±


    Zi Yu looked at him and asked, ¡°Are there one hundred purple turnips?¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said, ¡°Yes.¡±


    Zi Yu sneered. ¡°One hundred is the requirement for others. For a talent like you, I ask for more.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was speechless. How absurd! Did he have to turn in more turnips because he was competent?


    Zi Yu noticed that he was upset, so she said, ¡°Don¡¯t worry. I¡¯ll pay you for the extra turnips. You won¡¯t work for nothing.¡±


    ¡°Miss Zi, you are joking. You own the spiritual fields. If you hadn¡¯t hired me, I would have had a wretched life somewhere.¡± There were different forces in the Immortal World, and there were clashes all the time. The position of the steward of the mansion made it convenient for him to do the things.


    Zi Yu suddenly asked, ¡°I heard that you are looking for a cultivator named Xu Muan?¡±


    Taken aback, Xiao Jinting nodded and said, ¡°Yes. Do you have the news about him?¡±


    Zi Yu said, ¡°I do know someone named Xu Muan, but I¡¯m not sure if he is the one you are looking for.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said with excitement, ¡°What does he like?¡±


    ¡°The cultivator that I know has just ascended from the Spiritual World. Tens of thousands of years ago, a weapon refining master from the Xu family ascended to the Immortal World and made his fame here. He is an Immortal King. As the descendant of the Immortal King, Xu Muan was taken to his house.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said excitedly, ¡°Was he taken back to his house right after he ascended?¡±


    ¡°No. After he arrived, he was recruited to the Blood Fire Mine. After a year, he didn¡¯t die or get injured. Instead, his strength improved a lot, which attract the attention of the mine owner. Later, the Xu family found him.¡±


    Xiao Jinting¡¯s face darkened. Most of the newcomers led a poor life, and he was lucky to take up the job of gardening.


    Blood Fire ore was precious, but it was erosive before it was refined. The mining and refining hurt the health of the cultivator, and many cultivators died after they worked in the mine for some time.


    Xiao Jinting asked, ¡°How is he doing?¡±


    Zi Yu said, ¡°He¡¯s fine. He has a born Fire Yang Physique, so he was not poisoned by the ore. What is the relationship between you two?¡±


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°He¡¯s my spouse.¡±


    Zi Yu looked at him with sympathy. ¡°I guess so. But I advise you not to tell anyone about this, lest you will get into trouble.¡±


    Xiao Jinting looked at her in confusion. ¡°Miss Zi, what do you mean?¡±


    Zi Yu said, ¡°Your spouse has a special physique, and the ancestor of the Xu family wants him to marry Xu Han, a third-grade weapon refining specialist.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said in anger, ¡°How can he do that?¡± Xu Muan was his spouse. What was Xu Han?¡±


    ¡°You are in the Immortal World, where separation is common. Don¡¯t cross the line. Your spouse didn¡¯t get in touch with you because he likes Xu Han and doesn¡¯t want to have anything to do with you.¡±


    ¡°Or because he doesn¡¯t want to involve you in the strife of the Xu family. After all, the ancestor of the Xu family is determined to match Xu Muan with Xu Han. He might kill you if you get in the way.¡±


    Xiao Jinting fell silent.


    Zi Yu looked at Xiao Jinting and paused for a while before she continued, ¡°In both scenarios, I think you should stay in the mansion and work as usual.¡±


    Xiao Jinting frowned without saying anything.


    Zi Yu smiled and said, ¡°I don¡¯t want to hurt you, but I think Xu Muan has changed his mind. The Immortal World is different from the place you come from. You might be well respected in your hometown, but you are a poor, friendless man here. Xu Han is a third-grade refining specialist, and you are much inferior to him.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was lost for words.


    After Zi Yu tried to dishearten Xiao Jinting, she left.

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    Flame noticed the angry expression on Xiao Jinting¡¯s face and said with sympathy, ¡°Master, your spouse is stolen. He doesn¡¯t think you are handsome, so he takes a fancy to someone else.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said sulkily, ¡°Shut up.¡±


    Flame said sullenly, ¡°Shut up? Why should I? That woman chattered on just now, but you didn¡¯t ask her to shut up. You like to bully me.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said irritably, ¡°She is a Real Immortal. How can you compare with her?¡±


    Flame snorted and said weakly, ¡°So what? I ate countless Real Immortals in the past.¡±


    Xiao Jinting took a cold glance at Flame without saying anything.


    Flame asked, ¡°Master, what¡¯s your plan? When will you go to see your spouse?¡±


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°I won¡¯t go see him for the time being.¡±


    Flame looked at him and said in surprise, ¡°Do you give up on him?¡±


    Xiao Jinting shook his head and said, ¡°No.¡± Since he got the news of Xu Muan, he didn¡¯t have to search for him. However, he had to make inquiries about the Xu family and Xu Han. Before he fought, he had to know well about his enemy.


    Flame giggled and said, ¡°It¡¯s not a big deal if you give up. That¡¯s a sensible thing to do. Don¡¯t worry. I won¡¯t laugh at you.¡±


    Xiao Jinting glanced coldly at Flame and said, ¡°Shut up.¡±


    Flame gritted its teeth and said, ¡°You are rude. I¡¯m trying to console you.¡±


    Xiao Jinting snorted softly, ignoring the sighing beast.


    ¡­


    After Xiao Jinting got the news of Xu Muan, Xiao Jinting went to inquire about the Xu family in the Immortal World. Soon he got hold of some information.


    Flame sighed. ¡°Xu Han has one hundred and seven wives and concubines. If your spouse marries him, Xu Han will have one hundred and eight spouses. That¡¯s amazing.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said sulkily, ¡°Shut up.¡±


    He frowned. Although Xu Han had over one hundred spouses, it was a small number to him. An emperor had three thousand women in the palace, so it was not unusual that Xu Han, a new star of several hundred years old in the Xu family, to have over one hundred spouses.


    Beauties were regarded as commodities in the Immortal World. Many forces picked beautiful cultivators and gave them away to powerful cultivators.


    Flame looked at the sullen expression on Xiao Jinting¡¯s face and said, ¡°Master, stop sulking. You gave up the other men for Xu Muan. Now that he¡¯s gone, you can have as many men as you like. How wonderful.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said resentfully, ¡°If you don¡¯t shut up, I¡¯ll turn you into fertilizer.¡±


    Flame bit its tongue.


    Xiao Jinting narrowed his eyes. Although Muan was a Xu, he was not close to the ancestor of the family. The ancestor took Xu Muan home not because of their relation by blood but of Xu Muan¡¯s special physique.


    Xu Han was not a captive to beauty. Many of his spouses had special physiques, which was beneficial to his cultivation.


    Xiao Jinting guessed Xu Han married Xu Muan not because of his beauty but his special physique.


    Xiao Jinting spent two months investigating the Xu family.


    ¡°Mr. Xiao, you have a parcel.¡±


    Xiao Jinting took the parcel and found it was a transmission box.


    There were many shops in the Immortal World that offered mail service. The transmission box was delivered by one of the shops.


    Xiao Jinting was very familiar with the transmission box, which was exactly the same as the one designed by Xu Lingfeng. The only difference was the function of combination. After Xiao Jinting entered the birthdate of Xu Muan, the box was opened.


    He found a space ring in the box. He scanned it with his soul force and found there were a million pieces of Immortal Crystal.


    Flame exclaimed in excitement, ¡°Toy Boy, this is a parting gift from your spouse. A million pieces of Immortal Crystal. You are worth so much! Are you happy?¡±


    Xiao Jinting gritted his teeth resentfully. A parting gift? Flame was disgusting.


    ¡°Muan won¡¯t break up with me.¡± Xiao Jinting found a letter in the space ring. Afraid that someone else got the letter, Xu Muan wrote the letter in an ambiguous manner. From the letter, Xiao Jinting knew about the situation of Xu Muan.


    ¡°You might be wrong. Xu Muan has been with you for many years, and I think he¡¯s bored. If he marries Xu Han, he can play poker with Xu Han¡¯s concubines. He will have fun.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was speechless.

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    Xiao Jinting read the letter a few times, thinking Xu Muan had known about his situation. Xu Muan asked him to focus on cultivating before turning his mind to something else. Xiao Jinting could feel Xu Muan¡¯s deep affection in the letter.


    ¡°Master, have you finished reading the letter? You have read it many times. Can¡¯t you remember what it is about? You have a bad memory.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said coldly, ¡°You know nothing. Shut up.¡±


    Flame was lost for words.


    Flame said with disdain, ¡°Look what your spouse gave you. All Immortal Crystal. He¡¯s bored.¡±


    ¡°You know nothing. Only Muan knows what I need.¡±


    As he had the jade space, he lacked Immortal Crystal the most. The speed of time cultivation room in the jade space had increased one hundred times. If he had sufficient Immortal Crystal, he could reach the advanced level of False Immortal within a short time.


    Flame nodded. ¡°Yeah. Your spouse is the best, but it¡¯s a pity that he will marry someone else. It¡¯s not very good to have a good spouse.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said sullenly, ¡°Shut up. What do you know? You are single.¡±


    Flame licked its paws and said, ¡°All right. I know nothing.¡±


    Xiao Jinting looked at the Immortal Crystal in the ring. He was puzzled. ¡°I wonder how Muan got so much Immortal Crystal.¡±


    One million pieces of Immortal Crystal was a huge sum. It was not surprising if Xu Muan was a Real Immortal. It was odd that he could have so much crystal as a False Immortal.


    Flame said with a smirk, ¡°Your spouse must have robbed someone. I asked you to rob, but you refused. Look how bold your spouse is. You should learn from him.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said sulkily, ¡°What nonsense! He wouldn¡¯t do that.¡±


    Flame said indifferently, ¡°All right. He didn¡¯t rob. Your spouse comes from a powerful family. Perhaps his ancestor gave him the crystal. Your wife is so wealthy that he gave you one million pieces of Immortal Crystal without hesitation.¡±


    ¡°He is progressing well. It seems that he will be much better than you when the two of you meet next time.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was speechless.


    He said, ¡°I have to enhance my strength as soon as possible.¡±


    Flame nodded and said approvingly, ¡°Yes. You are so weak that Xu Han will send you flying with one slap. That will be humiliating.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was lost for words.


    ¡­


    At Zi Yu¡¯s palace six years later.


    A gigantic beige rabbit was munching on a purple turnip.


    The rabbit said to the woman in a silk robe, ¡°Zi Yu, your turnips are good. They are delicious.¡±


    Zi Yu narrowed her eyes and said, ¡°Yeah, they are nice. Don¡¯t you think you eat too much?¡±


    ¡°Zi Yu, don¡¯t be petty. I heard that Xiao Jinting turned in three times of the turnips. I didn¡¯t expect him to be so competent. I introduced him to you. Don¡¯t you think you should pay me for that?¡± The beige rabbit paused for a while before it went on, ¡°I didn¡¯t expect him to be so competent. If I had known about this, I wouldn¡¯t have recommended him to you.¡±


    Zi Yu stroked a small rabbit in her hand and said, ¡°Xiao Jinting is a shrewd man. I gave him Immortal Crystal for the extra turnips. A purple turnip costs me three thousand pieces of Immortal Crystal. The turnips that you ate cost over ten thousand pieces of Immortal Crystal.¡±


    The beige rabbit said indifferently, ¡°It¡¯s not a big deal. Zi Yu, you are wealthy. Don¡¯t be so petty.¡±


    Xue Yue said, ¡°Is he in the Heavenly Moon Mansion? The former stewards all died early. I wonder if Xiao Jinting can survive. Why don¡¯t you assign him to another place? It will be a pity if he dies.¡±


    Zi Yu shook her head and said, ¡°Xue Yue, you care about him.¡±


    Xue Yue smiled and said, ¡°I am the first cultivator that he met in the Immortal World.¡±


    Zi Yu said, ¡°I¡¯ve asked him to work in another place, but he refused. By the way, he has asked for a leave. He¡¯s not in the mansion.¡±


    Xue Yue asked, ¡°A leave? Where did he go?¡±


    Zi Yu said, ¡°He went to Golden Armor.¡±


    Xue Yue said in confusion, ¡°Why did he go there?¡±


    Zi Yu said, ¡°In Golden Armor, there is the Xu family of weapon refinery. The family took back a descendent from the Spiritual World some years ago, and Xiao Jinting went there to look for that person.¡±


    Xue Yue looked at Zi Yu in surprise. ¡°Why?¡±


    Zi Yu said, ¡°That¡¯s his spouse.¡±


    Xue Yue was taken aback. ¡°Spouse?¡±


    Zi Yu nodded. ¡°Yes. I think he will get in trouble.¡±


    Xue Yue asked in bewilderment, ¡°Trouble? What is it?¡±


    Zi Yu briefed her on the situation in the Xu Family. ¡°The ancestor of the family wants Xu Muan to marry Xu Han, and Xiao Jinting went to stop the marriage.¡±


    Xue Yue frowned. ¡°Zi Yu, do you mean that Xiao Jinting will get in danger?¡±


    Zi Yu nodded. ¡°Yes. Xiao Jinting has no background. I think he might be killed.¡±


    Xu Muan was a newcomer, and the Xu family got him back to make him marry Xu Han, who could benefit from the marriage. However, Xu Muan seemed reluctant, and Xu Han was not enthusiastic about it, so they didn¡¯t get married for the moment.


    Xue Yue shook her head. ¡°I thought Xiao Jinting could live longer, but now I think he will die soon.¡± Xu Han was a Real Immortal, while Xiao Jinting was a False Immortal. Didn¡¯t Xiao Jinting risk his neck, trying to fight for the spouse with Xu Han?


    Zi Yu was lost for words.


    ¡­

 Chapter 542

    Xiao Jinting got off the flying ship. Watching the ship flying away, he gritted his teeth.


    ¡°Too expensive. Too expensive. I didn¡¯t know the fare was so expensive.¡± If he hadn¡¯t sold the purple turnips to Zi Yu before he set off, he wouldn¡¯t have been able to afford the journey.


    Flame giggled. ¡°It¡¯s not expensive, but you are poor. Only fifty thousand pieces of Immortal Crystal. Go see your spouse. He must be very wealthy. You can suck him up and get the Immortal Crystal. The ticket is nothing.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was speechless.


    Golden Armor was abundant in metal ores, and many refinery sects stayed here.


    The Xue family was famous for its weapon refinery in this place.


    Xiao Jinting inquired about Xu Muan and found he was grounded. A few years ago, a concubine of Xu Han challenged Xu Muan, who defeated her and snatched her weapon. The concubine borrowed the weapon from a Real Immortal to teach Xu Muan a lesson.


    However, she lost both the battle and the weapon. In the end, the Real Immortal went to Xu Muan and asked for the weapon, but Xu Muan said that he lost the weapon. The Real Immortal was enraged, and the Xu family had to confine Xu Muan under the circumstance.


    Two years after Xu Muan was grounded, the weapon appeared in an auction house, which said that the weapon was pawned anonymously two years ago. As the weapon was good, the auction house put it on the grand auction.


    Flame said, ¡°Master, I told you that your spouse robbed to get the Immortal Crystal, and you didn¡¯t believe me. Your spouse snatched the weapon and sold it to the auction house for Immortal Crystal, which he sent to you.¡±


    Xiao Jinting frowned. He had thought Xu Muan was leading a good life, but it turned out the opposite. Although Xu Muan had a special physique, Xu Han didn¡¯t fancy him because he had one hundred and seven wives and concubines. Recently, Xu Han had taken two more concubines.


    ¡°It¡¯s my fault.¡± Xiao Jinting had guessed it wrong. When he got the Immortal Crystal from Xu Muan, he thought Xu Muan was doing well. He didn¡¯t know that Xu Muan was having a hard time in the Xu family.


    Flame said, ¡°Your spouse has been grounded for a few years. I guess he will come out soon.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was speechless.


    At the Xu house in Golden Armor.


    An elder looked at Xu Muan and said sullenly, ¡°Muan, have you thought it over?¡±


    Xu Muan said, ¡°Yes, I¡¯m going to Golden Stone Town.¡±


    Xu Qian looked at Xu Muan and said, ¡°Think it over. Golden Stone Town is a remote place. After you go there, it¡¯s difficult to come back.¡±


    Xu Muan said lightly, ¡°Elder Qian, I¡¯ve thought it over. Xu Han has over one hundred concubines, and he doesn¡¯t need me. I don¡¯t want to fight for a man with so many people.¡±


    Xu Muan didn¡¯t mention Xiao Jinting. The cultivators in the Immortal World looked down on the cultivators from the Spiritual World, who despised the newcomers after staying in the Immortal World for long.


    Xu Muan didn¡¯t want to tell anyone how outstanding his spouse was. If he did that, they wouldn¡¯t believe him. Although Xiao Jinting would make his fame, he was not powerful now. Therefore, Xu Muan didn¡¯t want to cause any trouble to Xiao Jinting.


    Xu Qian said sullenly, ¡°What do you mean? You are in the Immortal World, where it is common for a third-grade refinery specialist to have many concubines. You have to have a clear idea of the situation. It¡¯s difficult to find such an excellent man as Xu Han.¡±


    Xu Muan looked at Xu Qian and said, ¡°Xu Han is good, but he¡¯s not the right man for me.¡±


    Xu Qian sighed. ¡°Since you¡¯ve made up your mind, I won¡¯t stop you.¡±


    Xu Muan said gratefully, ¡°Thank you.¡±


    Xu Qian waved his hand and left.


    Xu Muan thought of the disappointment in Xu Qian¡¯s eyes and shook his head.


    The Immortal Qi in the Golden Stone Town was scarce, and it was difficult for False Immortals to make advancement there. Golden Stone Town was famous for its golden stones. If anyone in the family made a blunder, he would be sent to the mine and dig for golden stones. He couldn¡¯t leave until the family was satisfied with the amount of ore that he got.

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    When Xu Muan came out, he met several concubines of Xu Han. The women pointed at him and gossiped angrily at the sight of him.


    ¡°Is that Xu Muan? I heard that he has just been released.¡±


    ¡°I heard that the Elder wanted him to marry our husband, but he refused. I wonder what kind of man he is looking for. He doesn¡¯t want to marry such a genius as our husband.¡±


    ¡°He¡¯s a cultivator ascending from the Spiritual World, so he is short-sighted. When he knows what he has missed, he will regret it.¡±


    ¡°The inside information says that the Elder is sending him to Golden Stone Town, where the Immortal Qi is scarce. Many cultivators don¡¯t make any advancement when they get there. What a pity. I heard that he has a Fire Yang physique. Now that he is sent there, he might not be able to advance to Real Immortal.¡±


    ¡°He thinks he¡¯s in the Spiritual World. He thinks our husband can¡¯t live without him. What an idiot.¡±


    ¡­


    Listening to them, Xu Muan gave a cold smile. Xu Han was nothing compared to Xiao Jinting.


    Xu Han¡¯s concubines treasured Xu Han. As far as Xu Muan was concerned, Xu Han stayed in the Immortal World longer than Xiao Jinting. After Xiao Jinting stayed in the Immortal World for several hundred years, he would be more powerful than Xu Han.


    Xu Muan thought of Xiao Jinting and started to worry about him. He seldom mentioned Xiao Jinting to anyone because he was afraid that the concubines of Xu Han would hurt Xiao Jinting if they knew about him.


    After he sold the weapon in a hurry and sent Xiao Jinting the Immortal Crystal, he was grounded. He had been isolated from the outside world for years and unable to gather any information.


    Suddenly, something came across his mind. Xu Muan took out a Communication Jade pendant, which glowed when he opened the box.


    Xu Muan looked at the glowing pendant and felt excited.


    He quickly collected himself and went back to his room.


    At the inn.


    Xiao Jinting looked at the glowing pendant and felt excited. ¡°Muan has been released.¡±


    Flame scratched its neck and said lazily, ¡°What¡¯s the use of it? I thought your spouse had become rich, and you could benefit from it. It turns out I am wrong. Your spouse doesn¡¯t want to marry the toy boy of the Xu family, and he is going to be sent to a remote place. How wretched.¡±


    Xiao Jinting looked at Flame and said indifferently, ¡°I¡¯m glad.¡±


    He thought, ¡°The Xu house is not a safe place, and it¡¯s good that Muan leaves there. Xu Han has one hundred and nine concubines, and it¡¯s said that thirty-seven of them died. I can tell from the casualties that the concubines of Xu Han compete with each other fiercely.¡±


    After Xu Muan took the task badge from the Xu family, he set off.


    He was a newcomer, and no one saw him off.


    As far as the Xu family was concerned, Xu Muan was overconfident and wretched.


    As far as Xu Muan was concerned, the outside world was free, and he felt relaxed after he left the Xu house.


    After Xu Muan set off, Xiao Jinting went to wait for him on the way to Golden Stone Town.


    Three days later, with the help of the communication jade pendants, Xu Muan met Xiao Jinting finally.


    When Xiao Jinting saw Xu Muan, he felt they hadn¡¯t seen each other for ages. Xu Muan sprang into Xiao Jinting¡¯s arms in excitement.


    Xiao Jinting embraced Xu Muan, feeling relieved. ¡°I¡¯m sorry for the hardships you endured.¡±


    He felt guilty. When he got the Immortal Crystal, he was only thinking of improving his strength before going to see Xu Muan. He didn¡¯t know that Xu Muan suffered so much for the one million pieces of Immortal Crystal.


    Xu Muan shook his head. ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter. I heard that you were taken by a female devil who forced you to grow plants. I was worried about you.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°I¡¯m fine. I¡¯m good at growing plants. You know that.¡±


    Xu Muan nodded and smiled. ¡°Yes, I know. I always know about that.¡±


    ¡­


    When Xiao Jinting and Xu Muan were chatting, they heard someone sneering. ¡°I was wondering why you¡¯d rather go to a remote place than marry my husband. It turns out that you have a man outside.¡±


    Xiao Jinting leaned to Xu Muan and asked, ¡°What¡¯s that?¡±


    Xu Muan said, ¡°She¡¯s Liu Piaopiao, the one hundred and seventh concubine of Xu Han.¡±


    He thought, ¡°Liu Piaopiao is unreasonable. She flew into a rage when Xu Han was going to marry me and threatened to kill me. Now that I don¡¯t want to marry Xu Han, she thinks I¡¯m playing hard to get. She is displeased that I refused Xu Han.¡±


    Flame laughed. ¡°You are the man outside.¡± Xiao Jinting wanted to kill it.


    Xiao Jinting looked at Liu Piaopiao and thought that she was mean. He was Xu Muan¡¯s spouse.


    He asked curiously, ¡°Do you have any grudges with her?¡±


    Xu Muan said, ¡°She was cross with me because she thought I stole her husband. Now I quit, but she is angry with me.¡±


    Xiao Jinting frowned. ¡°She¡¯s odd.¡± He sympathized with Xu Han, who had so many unreasonable concubines.


    Liu Piaopiao put her hands on her hips and glared at them. ¡°Xu Muan, when did you hook up with this guy? You are blind. You give up on Xu Han because of this worthless toy boy. However, you look a good match.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was speechless.


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°We are married.¡±


    Liu Piaopiao looked at Xu Muan in anger and said, ¡°Xu Muan, you are married, but you tried to seduce Xu Han. You are shameless.¡±


    Xu Muan looked at her and said, ¡°Miss Liu, you¡¯ve got me wrong. I only met Xu Han a few times, and I didn¡¯t seduce him.¡± The ancestor of the Xu family saw that his special physique could benefit Xu Han and tried to put them together. Xu Muan could tell that Xu Han didn¡¯t like him much.


    Liu Piaopiao sneered. ¡°I don¡¯t believe you.¡±


    Xu Muan said, ¡°Miss Liu, I have to go to work. Goodbye.¡±


    Liu Piaopiao said in anger, ¡°Are you leaving? Give me back the weapon that you snatched from me.¡±


    Xu Muan shook his head and sighed. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, but I lost the weapon.¡±


    Liu Piaopiao said ferociously, ¡°Don¡¯t fool me. You sold it.¡±

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    Xu Muan pressed his lips without saying anything.


    Liu Piaopiao looked at Xiao Jinting and took out her anger on him. ¡°Is it because of you? Did Xu Muan give you the Immortal Crystal that he earned from selling the weapon? You are a toy boy.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was speechless. He was a toyboy?


    He said helplessly, ¡°He did give me the Immortal Crystal, and I used it up. You can¡¯t get anything from me.¡±


    Liu Piaopiao¡¯s face reddened in anger. ¡°How could you use up so much Immortal Crystal in such a short time?¡±


    Xiao Jinting said helplessly, ¡°Everything¡¯s expensive in the Immortal World. I can¡¯t help it.¡±


    Liu Piaopiao accused Xu Muan angrily, ¡°Xu Muan, the man you married is not only a plain toyboy but also a big spender. Why did you marry him?¡±


    Xiao Jinting blinked. A plain toyboy? What did she mean? He was handsome.


    Xu Muan looked at the frustrated woman and said lightly, ¡°I just like him.¡±


    Liu Piaopiao glanced at Xiao Jinting with disdain and said, ¡°What do you see in him? He¡¯s much inferior to my husband.¡±


    Xu Muan said coldly, ¡°I know how good he is. Miss Liu, I have to go. Please don¡¯t get in the way.¡±


    Liu Piaopiao looked at Xu Muan ferociously. ¡°Do you think you can leave like this? Do you know what punishment I took because of you?¡±


    Xu Muan raised his eyebrow. Back then, he needed money badly, and Liu Piaopiao came to cause trouble. How could he miss the chance to earn some money?


    Xu Muan asked, ¡°Have you brought a weapon with you today?¡±


    Liu Piaopiao said with a red face, ¡°What do you mean?¡± Was Xu Muan challenging her?


    Xu Muan smiled and said, ¡°Relax.¡± They were tight on money. Xiao Jinting had spent all the Immortal Crystal.


    Liu Piaopiao was enraged by the greedy eyes of Xu Muan.


    She said, ¡°When will you come out? Stop hiding.¡±


    Several female cultivators came out behind Liu Piaopiao. Xu Muan looked at them and frowned.


    Xiao Jinting leaned closer and asked, ¡°Who are they? Xu Han¡¯s concubines?¡±


    Xu Muan shook his head. ¡°I¡¯m not sure. Xu Han has so many concubines that I can¡¯t recognize them all. I haven¡¯t met many of them.¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said, ¡°Yeah, he¡¯s got too many¡­¡±


    When Liu Piaopiao saw that Xu Muan ignored her and chatted with Xiao Jinting, she flew into a rage.


    She looked at the female cultivators and said, ¡°What are you waiting for? Let¡¯s teach them a lesson and avenge the humiliation of our husband.¡±


    A female cultivator with a foxtail said, ¡°Piaopiao, it¡¯s different from what you said. You told us to teach Xu Muan a lesson, but there¡¯s one more guy to deal with.¡±


    Hu Qianyun was a mixed-race of fox and human. Foxes were perceptive. Although Hu Qianyun couldn¡¯t tell what was special about Xiao Jinting, she could sense the extreme danger from him, so she didn¡¯t dare to attack him.


    ¡°What are you afraid of? He¡¯s only a worthless toy boy.¡± Liu Piaopiao launched the attack and tried to cut Xu Muan with her sword.


    Xiao Jinting tossed out the Soul Bell and trapped Liu Piaopiao.


    Liu Piaopiao was stuck in the bell, and Xiao Jinting kicked the bell. Liu Piaopiao let out a scream in pain. Xiao Jinting kicked the bell a few times, and Liu Piaopiao¡¯s voice weakened.


    Three female cultivators saw that and attacked Xiao Jinting together. Two other female cultivators rescued Liu Piaopiao from the Soul Bell.


    Liu Piaopiao breathed weakly, her hair tangled, blood trickling out of her eyes, ears, nose, and mouth. Her companions were shocked.


    Xiao Jinting took out dozens of spiritual swords and fought with the women. Xu Muan helped him attack a woman.


    Xiao Jinting fought with five female cultivators with confidence.


    As they fought, Xiao Jinting started to have an upper hand. He injured the female cultivators and took their weapons and space rings, hurrying away.


    As Xiao Jinting examined the space rings, he muttered, ¡°Robbery is indeed the fastest way to earn money. Although Flame is nuts, he sometimes makes sense.¡±

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    Xiao Jinting examined the female cultivators¡¯ space rings, his eyes glowing.


    He chuckled. ¡°Xu Han is not simple. His concubines are rich, and he has so many concubines.¡±


    Xu Muan said indifferently, ¡°After you stay here for several hundred years, you will be wealthy too.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said confidently, ¡°Yes, of course. I have great potential.¡±


    Xu Muan asked, ¡°Where are we going?¡±


    Xiao Jinting collected himself and said, ¡°We can¡¯t go back to Zi Yu¡¯s mansion. The Xu family can easily track us down. We can¡¯t stay in Golden Armor, where the Xu family is powerful. Let¡¯s wander around.¡±


    Xu Muan nodded in agreement. ¡°Okay. You make such rapid progress in cultivation that you attract much attention.¡±


    Most of Xu Han¡¯s concubines came from powerful families, which might get back at Xiao Jinting after he hit them. It would be wise to hide.


    The Immortal World was big, and the two of them were obscure. As long as they didn¡¯t do anything exceptional, they would not be found.


    Xu Muan thought those women would investigate Xiao Jinting after they went back. If they stayed where they were, they would be targeted.


    With the Immortal Crystal given by Xu Muan, Xiao Jinting cultivated in the time cultivation room for six years, which was equivalent to six hundred years. Xiao Jinting had completed transformed into an immortal soul, and he reached the advanced level of False Immortal.


    If he hadn¡¯t made rapid progress in his cultivation, he would have been defeated by the women.


    Xiao Jinting examined the space rings that he snatched and said excitedly, ¡°Xu Han¡¯s women are wealthy.¡±


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°Yes. He might be the heir of the family. Many families were eager to ask him to marry their daughters, who might have a chance to give birth to the next heir of the Xu family.¡±


    Xiao Jinting rubbed his nose, thinking that they were like ministers trying to let their daughters and granddaughters marry the emperor and give birth to the crown prince.


    He said, ¡°Xu Han looks like an emperor.¡±


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°Yeah, maybe. Let¡¯s go. Those women come from powerful families. If their elders come, we will get into trouble.¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said, ¡°You are right. After we make a big achievement, we should not be proud. We need to keep a low profile.¡±


    Xu Muan was lost for words.


    ¡­


    Liu Piaopiao clutched at her chest with a pale face.


    She cursed in anger, ¡°Xu Muan, you are a bastard.¡±


    Hu Qianyun said sullenly, ¡°Piaopiao, stop cursing. He can¡¯t hear you.¡±


    Xue Mei said sulkily, ¡°Piaopiao, you asked us to deal with Xu Muan, but you didn¡¯t tell us that he has a powerful man. If I had known his man is so ferocious, I wouldn¡¯t have come.¡±


    Liu Piaopiao said with dismay, ¡°I didn¡¯t know that he has a powerful man.¡± If she had known about this, she wouldn¡¯t have taken the trouble. She was seriously injured among the women.


    Xue Mei said indignantly, ¡°My space ring has been snatched. There are one hundred and fifty thousand pieces of Immortal Crystal, and that is all I have. You have to pay me back.¡±


    Liu Piaopiao said weakly, ¡°My space ring has been snatched too.¡±


    She was frustrated. The last time she went to pick on Xu Muan, she didn¡¯t take any advantage of him. Instead, she lost the weapon of her elder, who scolded her sternly. This time she got a few hands, but she failed and suffered a great loss.


    ¡°Who¡¯s the guy with Xu Muan? Is he Xu Muan¡¯s spouse in the Spiritual World?¡±


    Hu Qianyun said, ¡°That guy looks nice.¡±


    Liu Piaopiao said sullenly, ¡°I don¡¯t think so. He has no manners at all.¡±


    Before she married Xu Han, she was the most admired girl. Even after she got married, many people were obsessed with her. However, Xiao Jinting was ferocious and mean to her. She had never seen such a greedy man who even snatched women¡¯s stuff.


    The female cultivators went back in low spirits and stirred the Xu family.


    ¡­


    Xiao Jinting and Xu Muan disguised themselves and boarded a ship heading for Flying Cloud.


    Xiao Jinting said with a wince, ¡°The ticket is so expensive here. It costs fifty thousand pieces of Immortal Crystal.¡±


    Xu Muan nodded in agreement. ¡°Yes, but this is how it is. The merchant ships that fly between different districts are controlled by some big forces. I heard that it costs two million pieces of Immortal Crystal to travel from the Lower District to the Middle District. Many people couldn¡¯t that.¡±


    Xiao Jinting gasped. ¡°Two million?¡±


    Flame looked at Xiao Jinting¡¯s surprised face and said, ¡°Master, don¡¯t make a fuss. It¡¯s only two million. It¡¯s no big deal.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was speechless.


    He asked in confusion, ¡°Muan, I heard that Xu Han has many concubines. Why does Liu Piaopiao pick on you?¡±


    Xu Muan shrugged and said helplessly, ¡°It has something to do with Xu Han, who told that woman that he found his wives and concubines were nothing after he met her. If he could have her, he would not have any regrets. He promised that Liu Piaopiao would be the last woman he married. However, the ancestor of the Xu family wanted me to marry Xu Han at that time.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was amused. ¡°But I heard Xu Han married two women later on.¡±


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°Yes, indeed.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was speechless. Xu Han was a big liar.


    ¡­

 Chapter 546

    At Zi Yu¡¯s house.


    Xue Yue asked, ¡°Zi Yu, what¡¯s wrong?¡±


    Zi Yu said, ¡°Xiao Jinting beat up several concubines of Xu Han and snatched their space rings and weapons. He kidnapped Xu Muan and took him away.¡±


    After they beat up Xu Han¡¯s concubines, Xiao Jinting and Xu Muan disappeared. The Xu family as well as the women¡¯s families came to Zi Yu and investigated Xiao Jinting.


    Xue Yue widened her eyes in shock and asked, ¡°Did Xiao Jinting do that?¡±


    Zi Yu nodded and said, ¡°Yes, but the news is not entirely true. Xiao Jinting did beat up Xu Han¡¯s concubines, but he didn¡¯t kidnap Xu Muan. I think Xu Muan left with Xiao Jinting of his own will.¡±


    Xue Yue said in bewilderment, ¡°Those concubines of Xu Han are False Immortals, aren¡¯t they? Why were they defeated by Xiao Jinting?¡±


    Zi Yu nodded and said reflectively, ¡°I feel odd about it. Xiao Jinting has been in the Immortal World for a dozen years, and he could hardly transform his immortal soul. But I heard that he robbed Xu Han¡¯s concubines.¡±


    Xue Yue frowned. ¡°Are they mistaken? Xiao Jinting couldn¡¯t have done that.¡± When she first met Xiao Jinting, his spiritual Qi had not transformed into an immortal soul. How could he make such rapid progress in cultivation?


    Zi Yu thought for a while and said, ¡°He might have taken some pills to enhance his strength temporarily.¡±


    Xue Yue nodded and said, ¡°It¡¯s likely.¡±


    Xue Yue asked, ¡°Didn¡¯t the Xu family want Xu Muan to marry Xu Han?¡±


    Zi Yu nodded. ¡°Yes, but Xu Muan doesn¡¯t seem to like Xu Han. He is still thinking of Xiao Jinting.¡±


    She had thought Xu Muan would cut all his ties with Xiao Jinting if he was sensible. To her surprise, Xu Muan was stupid, and Xiao Jinting was stubborn.


    Zi Yu said sulkily, ¡°Xiao Jinting is a bastard. He told me that he would take a year off. It seems that he won¡¯t come back in a short time.¡±


    Xue Yue said ruefully, ¡°It¡¯s difficult to find someone good at growing turnips. It¡¯s a pity that he ran away.¡±


    ¡­


    At the Xu house.


    Xu Han looked at Liu Piaopiao, who was sulking, and said, ¡°Did Xu Muan leave with Xiao Jinting of his own will?¡±


    Liu Piaopiao nodded. ¡°Yes.¡±


    She pressed her lips. Xu Muan¡¯s wedding with Xu Han was delayed because he fought with her. She wondered if she was used by Xu Muan. She thought Xu Han was so outstanding that Xu Muan must like him. He delayed the wedding because he wanted to play the hard-to-get game.


    Liu Piaopiao now realized that Xu Muan didn¡¯t like Xu Han. He made the blunder on purpose to get the punishment and the weapon she borrowed and give the money to Xiao Jinting. Xu Muan must love Xiao Jinting very much since he was willing to take such a big risk.


    Xu Han said, ¡°Xiao Jinting seemed to have ascended to the Immortal World with Xu Muan.¡±


    Liu Piaopiao lowered her head. Xu Muan had just arrived for less than twenty years, and he had transformed into an immortal soul. His speed was faster than most of the cultivators, but Xiao Jinting was more powerful than Xu Muan.


    She had learned her lesson from the first fight with Xu Muan and asked for a few hands, but she was defeated.


    Xu Han said, ¡°Xiao Jinting looks powerful.¡±


    Liu Piaopiao said with a smile, ¡°He¡¯s inferior to you.¡±


    Xu Han shook his head. ¡°I don¡¯t think so. There are some outstanding cultivators from the Spiritual World.¡±


    Liu Piaopiao lowered her head. Xiao Jinting could defeat them after he had arrived for less than twenty years. She couldn¡¯t imagine his potential. Perhaps Xu Muan made the right choice. Xiao Jinting was outstanding.


    Xu Han tapped the table with his fingers, intrigued.


    Liu Piaopiao looked at Xu Han and felt depressed. As the love wore out, she became calm.


    She blamed herself for the mistake. Xu Han hadn¡¯t been interested in Xu Muan, but he didn¡¯t reject the marriage because the former¡¯s physical benefited him. But now, Xu Han started to be interested in Xu Muan.

 Chapter 547

    Xiao Jinting and Xu Muan settled down in Flying Cloud and planned to open a pill shop.


    Xiao Jinting could only make some basic pills for the time being. One needed a good teacher to improve his alchemy, and it was almost impossible to improve the alchemy skills on one¡¯s own. Most of the alchemists came from the great sects or families of alchemists in the Spiritual World, and it was the same case in the Immortal World.


    Xiao Jinting planned to buy some books on alchemy after he got some money from selling pills.


    The books on alchemy in the Immortal World were too expensive for Xiao Jinting, who was tight on money.


    Xu Muan said, ¡°There are quite some new plants in your space ring.¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded. ¡°Yes. I worked as a garden steward for a rabbit, and it was convenient for me to get some plants.¡±


    Although the main plants in Heavenly Moon Mansion were the turnips for Heavenly Rabbits, there were other kinds of spiritual plants. Xiao Jinting used his position and lined his pocket.


    Xu Muan said, ¡°I heard that there are many beauties in the tribe of Heavenly Rabbits. Did you meet many pretty rabbits?¡±


    Xiao Jinting rubbed his nose and said, ¡°I¡¯m not sure if they are pretty, but they are ferocious.¡±


    Xu Muan was speechless.


    Xiao Jinting asked, ¡°How were you doing at the Xu house?¡±


    Xu Muan said, ¡°Not bad. Thankfully, Elder Xu Qian took me out of the mine. Otherwise, I would be digging there.¡±


    Xiao Jinting pursed his lips and said, ¡°He saved you in order to give you to Xu Han.¡± He frowned. It was common for the elders to give away cultivators in the Immortal World. Xu Qian rescued Xu Muan with ulterior motives.


    Xu Muan said, ¡°It has past. Let¡¯s not talk about it.¡±


    Xiao Jinting gazed at him and said reflectively, ¡°Did you make the blunder on purpose in order to get grounded?¡±


    Xu Muan lowered his head. Since he went to the Xu family, the elders persuaded him to marry Xu Han, whom they praised a lot. The concubines of Xu Han treated him as their enemy and came to cause trouble.


    Xu Muan could do nothing but make a blunder on purpose. Thankfully, things didn¡¯t go out of control, and he managed to delay the wedding because of that.


    Xiao Jinting looked at Xu Muan and said, ¡°It was risky to do that.¡±


    Xu Muan smiled and shook his head. ¡°It was not. It was good to be grounded. If I went out, Xu Han¡¯s concubines would pick on me. I felt peaceful when I was confined.¡±


    Xiao Jinting looked at Xu Muan and said apologetically, ¡°I¡¯m sorry. I didn¡¯t protect you.¡±


    Xu Muan shook his head and said, ¡°Don¡¯t say that.¡± When he was grounded, Xu Muan wished that he could see Xiao Jinting after he came out, and now his wish had come true.


    ¡­


    Xiao Jinting opened the pill shop, and many cultivators came to buy his pills, which were of good quality and cheap.


    The shop only opened one day in a month, and for the rest of the time, Xiao Jinting and Xu Muan stayed in the jade space and cultivated.


    Time flew by, and eight years had passed. Xiao Jinting had reached a bottleneck and remained at the peak of False Immortal. Xu Muan made good use of his special physique and caught up with Xiao Jinting.


    Xiao Jinting stood at the counter and muttered, ¡°We need Real Immortal Pills to advance to Real Immortal. It¡¯s difficult to get them.¡±


    Xu Muan looked at Xiao Jinting and said, ¡°Take your time. We are not in a hurry.¡±


    Xiao Jinting shook his head and sighed. ¡°How can I not get anxious? I wonder how Xiaodong and the others doing. I left some clues for them in the Tower of Babel, but I don¡¯t know if they can find the way.¡±


    Flame glanced at Xiao Jinting and said, ¡°You can¡¯t even have a good life here. Why are you worried about your sons? It¡¯s useless to worry about them. I guess they are having a good time since they are powerful in the Spiritual World. You are wretched here. People here come to cause trouble constantly.¡±


    Xiao Jinting¡¯s face darkened. After the business of the shop flourished, they seemed to be targeted. Some cultivators came to pick on them with changed pills, saying that the pills from the shop were useless.


    A female cultivator came in and asked, ¡°Anyone there?¡±


    Flame looked at Xiao Jinting and smiled. ¡°Master, she might come to cause trouble.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was lost for words.


    He came out and looked at Xu Qianxia. ¡°Hello, what¡¯s? The shop is closed today. If you want to buy pills, you have to come another day. We don¡¯t sell pills today.¡±


    The female cultivator said, ¡°I come to look for your alchemist.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°I am. What¡¯s the matter?¡±


    Xu Qianxia gave him an appraising look and said, ¡°Are you a second-grade alchemist?¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded. ¡°Yes.¡±


    Xu Qianxia smiled and said, ¡°Mr. Xiao, I have a job for you. Are you interested?¡±


    Xiao Jinting asked curiously, ¡°What is it?¡±


    Xu Qianxia said, ¡°I come from Meteorite Shop. Shang Jin, our alchemist wants to make Tripod Pills, and he needs five second-grade alchemists to assist him.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said in surprise, ¡°Tripod Pills are four-grade elixirs. Is Shang Jin a four-grade alchemist?¡±


    Xu Qianxia shook her head. ¡°Mr. Shang is at the peak of the third grade, and he is inches away from being a four-grade alchemist.¡±


    Xiao Jinting thought quickly. Tripod Pills were simpler than the other four-grade pills. If an alchemist could make Tripod Pills, he would become a four-grade alchemist. In the Lower District, a third-grade alchemist enjoyed a high social status, and a four-grade alchemist would be well respected by great sects or families.


    Xu Muan gave Xiao Jinting an eye and beckoned him to get hold of the chance. Xiao Jinting¡¯s alchemy had reached a bottleneck, and it was difficult to make advancement if he didn¡¯t have good chances.


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°It¡¯s my honor to assist Mr. Shang. When are we setting off?¡±


    Xu Qianxia said lightly, ¡°If possible, let¡¯s set off now.¡±


    ¡­

 Chapter 548

    Xu Qianxia took Xiao Jinting and Xu Muan to Meteorite Shop, where there were a dozen second-grade alchemists instead of five. They would take an exam, and the top five high scorers would be Shang Jin¡¯s assistants.


    The second-grade alchemists put on guard against each other. When Xiao Jinting entered the fall where the alchemists gathered, he sensed waves of hostility.


    It was difficult for the alchemists in the Immortal World to make any advancement. The alchemists came not for the pay but for some knowledge that they could learn from assisting Shang Jin.


    A plump cultivator came over. He was fair and chubby with sharp eyes.


    His clothes were decorated with Immortal Crystal, and there was a pattern of a cauldron, the symbol of alchemists.


    Xiao Jinting sat next to the cultivator and felt the immortal Qi from his clothes, which were embroidered with intricate arrays that help the cultivator absorb the immortal Qi of the crystal. Wearing such clothes all the time could accelerate the cultivator.


    The cultivators rose and said, ¡°Hello, Mr. Shang.¡±


    Shang Jin took an appraising glance at the alchemists.


    ¡°I think you should know why I invite you here. I don¡¯t want my assistants to drag me down. You will have an exam in three days, and the top five can stay¡­¡±


    He rambled on, stressing that he didn¡¯t need worthless alchemists.


    Xiao Jinting sensed that Shang Jin despised them, but the latter had to hire them because he couldn¡¯t get third-grade assistants or he was afraid that third-grade alchemists would outshine him.


    After Shang Jinting finished his lectures, Xiao Jinting entered the room prepared by the shop.


    Xu Muan saw him entering the room and smiled. ¡°How is it?¡±


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°Today I saw an alchemist who dressed himself up like a Christmas tree. He looked so wealthy that I wanted to rob him.¡±


    Xu Muan was speechless.


    Flame jumped out and said, ¡°That guy looked awesome. When he entered the hall, you second-grade alchemists held your breath and lined up like cabbages on the shelves in the market.¡±


    Xiao Jinting looked at Flame and said, ¡°Cut it out.¡± Cabbage? Did he look so awful?


    Xu Muan said, ¡°I heard that the shop will test you before you assist in making pills.¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded. ¡°Yes. It takes over a hundred kinds of spiritual pills to make Tripod Pills. Shang Jin is looking for someone who can make pills for him so that he could save time and energy.¡±


    Xu Muan said, ¡°It is easy for you, isn¡¯t it?¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded. ¡°Yeah.¡±


    ¡­


    Xu Qianqiu asked, ¡°Qianxia, who is the alchemist named Xiao? I didn¡¯t hear of him before.¡±


    Xu Qianxia said lightly, ¡°He runs a pill shop, and the business is good.¡±


    Xu Qianqiu crossed her arms and looked at Xu Qianxia. ¡°Qianxia, the task is very important. You invite Tom, Dick, and Harry, which shows that you don¡¯t take your task seriously.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was in the hallway. When he was about to come out, he heard Xu Qianqiu mention Tom, Dick, and Harry and felt bitter.


    Xu Qianxia looked at Xu Qianqiu and said sulkily, ¡°Qianqiu, what do you mean?¡±


    Xu Qianqiu smiled and said, ¡°I don¡¯t think you take the task seriously. Do you think Mr. Shang will fail this time? You will get into trouble if he knows what you are thinking.¡±


    Xu Qianxia looked at Xu Qianqiu and said, ¡°You cling to Mr. Shang all the time, and I guess you have taken advantage of him.¡±


    Xu Qianqiu left sullenly.


    Xiao Jinting came out from the dark and said, ¡°Hello, Miss Xu.¡±


    Xu Qianxia collected herself and greeted, ¡°Hello, Mr. Xiao.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°Xu Qianqiu is on bad terms with you.¡±


    Xu Qianxia said indifferently, ¡°She¡¯s ill-tempered. Please don¡¯t mind what she said.¡±


    Xu Qianxia frowned. Three other girls took on the task to recruit alchemists, and they would be rewarded by the family according to the number of hired alchemists that they recruited.


    Xu Qianqiu had recruited Feng Jie, who was the student of a third-grade alchemist. He was outstanding among the candidates, and Xu Qianqiu came to show off.


    Xu Qianxia didn¡¯t like Shang Jin, who was anxious to get helpers to make the four-grade pills as a third-grade alchemist. It was an unnecessary move.


    However, alchemists were rare in the Lower District, and the shop had to meet all his requirements.

 Chapter 549

    It was exam day.


    Xiao Jinting and the other candidates entered the alchemy rooms respectively.


    Once the room was closed, Flame came out. ¡°The exam of the shop requires no high skills. It only asks you to refine spiritual liquid continually. It¡¯s boring.¡±


    Xiao Jinting glanced at Flame and said, ¡°Hide yourself. Don¡¯t let that fat guy see you.¡±


    The resources in the Immortal World were abundant, but the unusual fire of Flame was ware and appealed to alchemists. If Shang Jin knew about Flame, he might do something terrible to get it.


    Flame snorted. ¡°What, do you know how useful I am? If I go to the fat guy, he will treat me like his father.¡±


    Xiao Jinting¡¯s face darkened. ¡°If you dare to betray me, I¡¯ll eat you.¡±


    F lame was lost for words.


    It urged, ¡°Master, hurry up. Don¡¯t dawdle.¡±


    Outside the alchemy rooms, many cultivators were waiting for the result.


    Xu Qianchun said, ¡°Qianqiu, you recruited Feng Jie, who is a famous alchemist with high skills. I think he will be the champion of the exam.¡±


    Xu Qianqiu smiled. Although she was pleased, she said humbly, ¡°It¡¯s too early to say that. The alchemist that Qianxia recruited is good too.¡±


    Xu Qianchun looked at Qianxia in surprise and said, ¡°Qianxia, I haven¡¯t heard of the alchemist that you recruited. Is Mr. Xiao a good alchemist?¡±


    Xu Qianxia frowned and said, ¡°I guess he¡¯s good.¡±


    She lowered her head. She didn¡¯t like Shang Jin, so she didn¡¯t take the task very seriously.


    The other three girls recruited three or four alchemists, and she only managed to invite Xiao Jinting because she was not as powerful and influential as them.


    ¡°The alchemists are coming out.¡±


    An alchemist came out. The inspector was well prepared and examined the spiritual liquid that the alchemist brought out.


    The inspector said calmly, ¡°The liquid has been refined three times with the Yellow Soul Fruit, and the purity is eighty-seven percent.¡±


    Xu Qianqiu said, ¡°Qianchun, is this the alchemist you recruited? He¡¯s fast. It¡¯s difficult to refine the Yellow Soul Fruit, and he did a great job refining the fruit three times.¡±


    Xu Qianchun frowned and sighed. ¡°Mr. Shang wants to refine four-grade pills. Three times might not meet his standard.¡± The purity of the liquid decided the probability of making pills. According to Shang Jin¡¯s standard, the candidates had to refine the Yellow Soul Fruit at least three times.¡±


    Another alchemist came out.


    ¡°The Yellow Soul Fruit has been refined four times, and the purity is eighty-nine percent.¡±


    ¡°The Yellow Soul Fruit has been refined five times, and the purity is ninety-two percent.¡±


    More alchemists came out.


    The alchemists who came out earlier refined fewer times, and their results were not good. Those who came out later had better results.


    However, some alchemists who came out later had bad results because they failed in the first attempt and started all over again.


    Feng Jie came out of his room elegantly and smiled at the crowd apologetically. ¡°I¡¯m sorry for keeping you waiting.¡±


    He gave his spiritual liquid to the inspector.


    The inspector said flatteringly, ¡°The Yellow Soul Fruit has been refined six times, and the purity is ninety-four percent. Mr. Feng, you are awesome. Ordinary third-grade alchemists could refine the Yellow Soul Fruit like this at the most. It seems that you will be a third-grade alchemist very soon.¡±


    Feng Jie smiled modestly and said, ¡°It¡¯s not easy to become a third-grade alchemist. There¡¯s a long way to go.¡±


    ¡­


    Xu Qiandong said admiringly, ¡°Qianqiu, the alchemist you recruited is competent. He could refine the Yellow Soul Fruit six times. He lives up to his fame.¡±


    Xu Qianqiu recruited Feng Jie, whose performance pleased her. ¡°The alchemist that Qianxia recruited hasn¡¯t come out yet. Perhaps he performs better than Feng Jie.¡±


    Qianchun frowned and looked at Qianxia. ¡°Qianxia, why hasn¡¯t your alchemist come out yet? Did he damage the fruit?¡±


    Qiandong frowned and said, ¡°I don¡¯t think it¡¯s likely. It¡¯s easy to refine the Yellow Soul Fruit, but it is difficult to refine it more than one time.¡±


    Qianqiu smiled and said, ¡°Perhaps Mr. Xiao wants to refine the fruit seven or eight times, so he doesn¡¯t come out. Let¡¯s wait for a while. There might be surprises.¡±


    Qianxia frowned without saying anything, thinking that Qianqiu was trying to humiliate her. It was difficult to recruit a second-grade alchemist. The other girls took fast action and promised high pay, so they recruited more alchemists than her. She was slower than them and had to look for alchemists in some remote places.


    Qianxia heard from many people that the pills sold well in Xiao Jinting¡¯s shop, and she thought the alchemist should be good, so she invited Xiao Jinting. She had no idea of his level, but she didn¡¯t think he was a good alchemist.


    Good alchemists usually had bad tempers, but Xiao Jinting was nice.


    Xiao Jinting finally came out of his room. The inspector wore a strange expression when he found that Xiao Jinting was the last person to come out of the room.


    Xiao Jinting felt all the gazes upon him and said awkwardly, ¡°Am I late?¡±


    The inspector said, ¡°No.¡±


    Feng Jie looked closely at Xiao Jinting and said, ¡°I thought I was the last one. I didn¡¯t expect you to be later than me. It seems you refined the fruit many times.¡±


    Xiao Jinting smiled dryly, ¡°Not many times.¡±


    The inspector said in a businesslike manner, ¡°Mister, where¡¯s your spiritual liquid?¡±


    Xiao Jinting took out the liquid and handed it to the inspector.


    The inspector looked at the result and widened his eyes.


    Xiao Jinting looked at him and asked, ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡±


    The inspector said strangely, ¡°Well, it¡¯s¡­¡±

 Chapter 550

    Qianqiu went up to the inspector and said, ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡±


    ¡°The purity is too high. It¡¯s ninety-seven percent.¡± The inspector looked at Xiao Jinting strangely. He had thought Feng Jie was awesome, and he didn¡¯t expect Xiao Jinting to be better. The purity of the liquid was too high.


    Qianqiu looked at Xiao Jinting and asked, ¡°How many times did you refine the fruit?¡±


    Xiao Jinting thought for a while and said, ¡°Eight times.¡±


    In fact, he was able to refine two more times, but he didn¡¯t do that because he was afraid to attract attention. Noticing that the crowd was shocked, Xiao Jinting realized that he had done too much.


    Qianchun went up to him and said admiringly, ¡°Mr. Xiao, you did a great job.¡±


    Xiao Jinting smiled and said politely, ¡°Thank you.¡±


    Qianchun said with admiration, ¡°Qianqiu, you are awesome. You managed to recruit such a talent as Mr. Xiao.¡±


    Xu Qianxia smiled and said, ¡°Thank you. In fact, Qianqiu is perceptive. I didn¡¯t know that Mr. Xiao is competent, but Qianqiu guessed it right.¡±


    Qianqiu mentioned that Xiao Jinting came out because he wanted to refine the fruit seven or eight times, but her guess was right. Qianxia knew that Qianqiu attempted to humiliate her by saying that. However, Xiao Jinting turned out to refine the fruit eight times.


    Xiao Jinting frowned, feeling uneasy.


    He looked at the crowd and saw a young cultivator. He recognized him. He was Feng Jie, the alchemist recruited by Xu Qianqiu with efforts.


    Feng Jie looked at Xiao Jinting suspiciously.


    Qianxia looked at Xiao Jinting in bewilderment. She invited Xiao Jinting because she could get no one else. She didn¡¯t expect him to be so competent.


    ¡­


    When Xu Muan saw Xiao Jinting come back, he smiled.


    He said, ¡°I heard that you outshined the famous Feng Jie in the exam today.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said lazily, ¡°I didn¡¯t plan to do that, but I overestimated the others¡¯ strength. I was worried that I would be disqualified if I refined the fruit seven times, so I refined it eight times. I didn¡¯t expect the best of them could only refine the fruit six times.¡±


    Xu Muan looked at Xiao Jinting¡¯s disappointed face and smiled. ¡°You are the best, of course.¡±


    Flame felt Xiao Jinting was proud and said with disdain, ¡°You look proud. What¡¯s the big deal? You defeated a group of lame ducks.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was speechless.


    He narrowed his eyes and said, ¡°Tomorrow I will start to refine the pills.¡±


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°I made some inquiries. Although Shang Jin is not a good person, he has good alchemy skills. Perhaps you can take the chance and find the way to advance to the third grade.¡±


    Xiao Jinting crossed his arms and said, ¡°I came for this opportunity.¡±


    In a large alchemy room, Xiao Jinting and the other four alchemists stood in a row. Shang Jin was opposite them.


    Heaps of spiritual herbs were piled in the room, where there was a rich smell of herbs.


    Xiao Jinting took on the most difficult task because he was the champion of the exam.


    He swiftly refined the spiritual liquid, and Shang Jinting put the spiritual liquid refined by the assistants into his own cauldron for the second refining.


    It was quiet in the alchemy room. As Xiao Jinting refined the spiritual liquid, he observed Shang Jin.


    Soon after they started, an alchemist failed in refining the spiritual liquid, and Shang Jin warned him to focus.


    Xiao Jinting knew that the assistants came to learn from Shang Jin.


    If the alchemist had concentrated on the refining, he would not have failed. He tried to observe Shang Jin as he refined the liquid. He didn¡¯t have enough soul force to do that.


    Xiao Jinting had exceptionally strong soul force. In the exam, he concealed his strength. When he refined the liquid, he was able to watch Shang Jin clearly.


    Shang Jin was engrossed in the pill refining with a solemn face.


    Watching Shang Jin, Xiao Jinting seemed to learn something.

 Chapter 551

    At Green Cloud Immortal Sect.


    Xiao Xiaofan frowned and dashed into Xiao Xiaodong¡¯s cultivation room. ¡°Xiaodong, Xiaojin is missing.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong nodded and said slowly, ¡°I know. He should have ascended to the Immortal World. I went to check his soul light, and it didn¡¯t go off. I guess he either got stuck somewhere or went to the Immortal World. The secret realm that Xiaojin went to was said to be the last passage of the Dragon Tribe to the Immortal World. I think he found the passage there.¡±


    Xiao Xiaofan thought for a while and said, ¡°I hope so. Xiaojin has been looking for someone more powerful than him. The bold ones who chased him were beaten up by him and scared away. There should be many cultivators that could defeat Xiaojin in the Immortal World.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong said, ¡°Yeah. I hope he can find the one in the Immortal World.¡± Xiao Xiaojin was old enough to get married.


    Xiao Xiaofan said sullenly, ¡°Xiaojin is such a good cook. I wonder which bastard will be the lucky one.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong was speechless.


    Xiao Xiaofan said worriedly, ¡°I wonder how our parents are doing in the Immortal World.¡±


    Xiao Xiaodong rubbed his fingers and said, ¡°They should be fine. They ascended to the Immortal World together.¡± They could take care of each other.


    ¡­


    At Moon Dusk in the Lower District.


    Xiao Xiaojin was roasting meat diligently. A young man in a golden robe paced up and down. ¡°Are you done? Hurry up.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin frowned and said, ¡°Almost. Stop pressing me.¡±


    The young man said sullenly, ¡°You are slow.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin said sulkily, ¡°I¡¯m not slow, but you eat too fast.¡±


    The meat that he roasted for half an hour was devoured by the young man in one minute.


    The young man looked at Xiao Xiaojin and said, ¡°Brat, are you accusing me?¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin was speechless. Why did the young man call him brat? He looked younger than him.


    Xiao Xiaojin took a deep breath and blamed it on his bad luck. He entered a secret realm of the Dragon Tribe in the Spiritual World and ascended to the Immortal World by chance.


    After he arrived at the Immortal World, he saw a unicorn and killed it to roast meat.


    Suddenly, Long Jingtian dashed up to him and claimed that the unicorn was his, asking Xiao Xiaojin to pay him back. Xiao Xiaojin couldn¡¯t afford it, so Long Jingtian asked Xiaojin to work for him.


    Xiao Xiaojin glanced at Long Jingtian and thought he was lying.


    Long Jingtian had wings and could fly. He didn¡¯t need to ride on a unicorn. Besides, Long Jingtian had an overwhelming power, which could have scared the unicorn to death.


    Long Jingtian must have been attracted by the delicious smell of the roasted meat, and he found an excuse to snatch the meat and force Xiao Xiaojin to cook for him.


    Long Jingtian had a special background. He was the mixed-blood of the Dragon and Phoenix, and he had a dragon body and phoenix wings.


    The Dragon and the Phoenix were bitter enemies, but his horny dad and mom hit it off when they met.


    However, they broke up peacefully after their love wore off.


    Long Jingtian was despised by both the Dragon and Phoenix because of his unique appearance, and he got abandoned.


    When he was small, he started to take adventures alone.


    Many cultivators wanted to catch Long Jingtian and refine him into pills because of his pure blood of dragon and phoenix, but most of them got killed by him.


    He had inherited the ability to teleport, which only a few dragons possessed, and he could escape from the danger.


    Long Jingtian said, ¡°You cook well.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin said, ¡°Everyone says so.¡±


    Long Jinting said, ¡°You are plain, and your cultivator level is low. If you are not good at cooking, you won¡¯t get married.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin glanced at Long Jingtian and said, ¡°Mind your own business. There used to be countless cultivators trying to marry me, but I didn¡¯t fancy any of them.¡±


    Long Jingtian looked at Xiao Xiaojin suspiciously and said, ¡°I didn¡¯t know that you were popular.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°I was very popular.¡±


    Long Jinting pointed at the hill nearby and said, ¡°Brat, I want to eat some cake. The one you made me last time was too small. You have to make me a cake the size of the hill.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin looked at the hill that rising into the clouds and thought Long Jingtian was a bottomless pit.


    He said flatly, ¡°No.¡±


    Long Jingtian asked, ¡°Why?¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin said sullenly, ¡°I will be tired to death if I have to make such a big cake.¡±


    Long Jingtian looked at him and said, ¡°Humans are useless. Making such a small cake can exhaust you. You are worthless.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin was speechless.


    Long Jingtian looked at him sullenly and grunted.


    Xiao Xiaojin tossed him a tart the size of a football and calmed him down.


    Xiao Xiaojin said lightly, ¡°I want to find my father first.¡±


    ¡°Brat, are you a baby. You talk about looking for your parents all the time. I never looked for my parents.¡± Long Jingtian wondered if his father was sleeping with some woman and if his mother was flirting with some handsome guy.


    Xiao Xiaojin glanced at Long Jingtian and said, ¡°You help me look for them, and I will cook for you.¡±


    Long Jingtian looked at Xiao Xiaojin and thought for a while before he said, ¡°I¡¯ll help you if you make me the ice cream.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin said without any demur, ¡°Okay.¡± He glanced at Long Jingtian and thought he had a sweet tooth.


    After a short time, Xiao Xiaojin gave Long Jingtian a bucket of ice cream.


    Long Jingtian ate the ice cream with gusto and said contentedly, ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin lay on Long Jingtian¡¯s back and wondered why he didn¡¯t have cavities.


    ¡­

 Chapter 552

    With the help of Long Jingtian, Xiao Xiaojin followed some traces to Heavenly Moon Mansion, but he found Xiao Jinting had left.


    Long Jingtian said, ¡°Isn¡¯t your father here?¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin shook his head. ¡°No. I come too late. Father used to grow turnip here. He¡¯s best at growing plants and he shines everywhere he goes.¡±


    Long Jingtian said with disdain, ¡°What¡¯s the big deal that he¡¯s good at growing plants?¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin was speechless.


    Long Jingtian plucked a turnip and nibbled on it, spitting it out. ¡°Heavenly Rabbits like to eat the tasteless turnips. It¡¯s not yummy at all.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin was lost for words. Long Jingtian was a foodie, who only thought of food.


    Xiao Xiaojin made some inquiries about Xiao Jinting and learned different rumors about him.


    Some rumor said that his father kidnapped his daddy and escaped.


    Some rumor claimed that his ruthless father kidnapped his daddy and killed him.


    Some rumor said that his father was good in the bedroom and had secret skills.


    Some rumor said that his daddy was blind and made the wrong choice.


    ¡­


    A cultivator pointed at Xiao Xiaojin. ¡°That¡¯s the guy. He¡¯s inquiring about Xiao Jinting. He is Xiao Jinting¡¯s friend.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin frowned. After Xu Muan escaped, Xu Han for no reason told everyone that Xiao Jinting kidnapped his fianc¨¦ and posted a reward.


    When Xiao Xiaojin openly inquired about Xiao Jinting, he was targeted.


    Xiao Xiaojin stepped behind Long Jingtian and said, ¡°Beat them off, and I¡¯ll make you a big pot of meat.¡± He drew a big pot in the air.


    Long Jingtian frowned. He took the chance and said, ¡°One pot is not enough. At least ten pots.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin pulled a long face. ¡°Ten pots? Too many. Two pots.¡±


    Long Jingtian shook his head. ¡°Eight pots.¡±


    ¡°Too many. My hands will break.¡±


    Long Jingtian disagreed. ¡°Although you are weaker than me, you are a False Immortal. Your hands won¡¯t break.¡±


    ¡­


    After haggling, they reached the deal that Xiao Xiaojin would make Long Jingtian four pots of meat.


    Long Jingtian transformed back to his original form, and his overwhelming power oppressed the cultivators, who could hardly breathe.


    Long Jingtian floated in the sky with his imposing body.


    He roared angrily, and the cultivators that came to catch Xiao Xiaojin fell.


    Xiao Xiaojin watched Long Jingtian show his power and thought, ¡°This guy looks like Father when he fights, but he is bad-tempered. Father is far better than him.¡±


    ¡­


    In Meteorite Shop, Xiao Jinting kept changing his gestures, and a third-grade pill started to form in the cauldron.


    Xu Muan looked at him and asked, ¡°Did you make it?¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded. ¡°Yes.¡±


    He had the ability to advance to the third grade, but he didn¡¯t know how. In fact, it was not difficult to be a third-grade alchemist. The key to making a third-grade pill was to swirl the cauldron to turn the liquid into pills.


    Xu Muan said, ¡°Shang Jin failed in making the pills. You can¡¯t get any extra pay.¡±


    Xiao Jinting smiled and said, ¡°It¡¯s fine.¡± He had got what he wanted from the job.


    Xiao Jinting stayed inside and didn¡¯t go out. He heard a knock on the door.


    He opened the door and walked out. ¡°Miss. Xu, what¡¯s up?¡±


    ¡°Mr. Xiao, thank you for coming to work for us. This is your pay.¡± Xu Qianxia handed Xiao Jinting a space ring full of Immortal Crystal.


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°Thank you.¡±


    Qianxia looked at Xiao Jinting and said, ¡°We like to hire you as our alchemist. What do you think?¡±


    Xiao Jinting smiled and shook his head. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, but I prefer a free life.¡± He had too many secrets, and he might expose them if he lived under the nose of the shop.


    Qianxia didn¡¯t press him. ¡°In this case, I won¡¯t force you. Let¡¯s forget about it.¡±


    Xiao Jinting looked at her and said, ¡°Thank you.¡±


    ¡°Mr. Xiao, I heard a strange story today. Are you interested in it?¡±


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°Yes, please tell me.¡±


    ¡°Xu Han, a third-grade weapon refinery specialist in the Xu family in Golden Armor, is handsome and competent in refining, but someone was so bold that he stole Xu Han¡¯s fianc¨¦. Xu Han has posted a generous reward for tracking the bold man,¡± said Qianxia with a faint smile.


    Xiao Jinting was speechless.

 Chapter 553

    After Qianxia left, Xiao Jinting looked at Xu Muan with a grave face.


    He thought for a while and said, ¡°Walls have ears. It looks like we have to leave as soon as possible. We shouldn¡¯t have used our real names.¡±


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°You are right.¡± He had thought the Immortal World was so big that countless people were bearing the same names, so he didn¡¯t think they had to change their names. Now he had learned the lesson and decided to change their names.


    ¡°I didn¡¯t expect Xu Han to make up such rumors.¡± Xu Muan had thought Xu Han would keep things quiet. After all, Xu Han would not feel proud of it.


    Xu Muan narrowed his eyes and thought, ¡°Xu Han hates me, but he likes my special physique. When I was with the Xu family, he never admitted that I was his fianc¨¦. Now that I left with Jinting, Xu Han made up the rumors. I wonder what is on his mind.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°I think Xu Han likes you.¡±


    Xu Muan gave a wry smile and said, ¡°Impossible. You¡¯ve thought too much.¡±


    Xiao Jinting gave a bright smile and said, ¡°Why not? Muan, you don¡¯t know how charming you are.¡±


    Xu Muan was pleased. ¡°You have a sweet mouth.¡±


    Xiao Jinting and Xu Muan got the pay and left Meteorite Shop.


    Following that, they heard about Xiao Xiaojin.


    They felt a mixture of surprise, joy, and anxiety.


    ¡°Xiaojin is staying with the freak of the Dragon Tribe.¡±


    Long Jingtian was famous in the Lower District. He was a mixed-blood of the Dragon and Phoenix and he could teleport himself as he liked. He sneaked into the treasure rooms of some great forces in the Lower District a few times and took away all the treasures.


    Everyone hated him in the Lower District. However, he was so powerful that even an Immortal King failed to catch him by casting a restriction spell.


    Xu Muan watched the images that he bought at a high price. Xiao Xiaojin haggled with Long Jingtian, who agreed to beat off the enemies at the price of four pots of meat.


    Xiao Jinting rubbed his chin and smiled. ¡°Long Jingtian didn¡¯t ask for a high price.¡±


    It was a good bargain to hire Long Jingtian with four pots of meat. Xiao Xiaojin was smart.


    Xu Muan said in confusion, ¡°How did Xiaojin come here? It¡¯s not been a hundred years yet. The Tower of Babel hasn¡¯t opened yet.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°He should have taken another passage to the Immortal World. Although most of the passages are damaged, there should be more than one passage intact.¡±


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°Is it okay that Xiaojin stays with Long Jingtian?¡± Long Jingtian didn¡¯t have a good reputation.


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°Don¡¯t worry. He¡¯s said to like looting treasures, and no one says he is a bully.¡±


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°You are right.¡±


    ¡­


    Long Jingtian ate four pots of meat and held his belly, snorting happily.


    ¡°Delicious. I¡¯m full finally.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin looked at the huge cauldron with a wince. When he promised to make four big pots of meat, he didn¡¯t mean such a big cauldron.


    Although he was reluctant, he had to cook four big cauldrons of meat without any complaints because Long Jingtian was much stronger than him.


    Xiao Xiaojin looked at the cauldron and shook his head. It was a four-grade immortal cauldron with high quality. Long Jingtian must have stolen it from the treasure room of some family. If those third-grade alchemists saw the cauldron, they would crave it.


    It was a pity that such a precious cauldron fell in the hands of Long Jingtian. It was a waste.


    ¡°I¡¯m going to sleep.¡± Long Jingtian waved his hand, and a heap of Immortal Crystal appeared.


    He plopped on the heap and fell asleep. Xiao Xiaojin looked at him in excitement.


    He put away the cauldron, pleased that Long Jingtian didn¡¯t stir.


    He thought his father would be delighted if he gave him the cauldron.


    Xiao Xiaojin thought of the information he had gathered. His father grew the turnips for a Real Immortal named Zi Yu of Heavenly Rabbit. Zi Yu had a good opinion of his father.


    Long Jingtian popped his head out of the heap and said, ¡°Don¡¯t try to run away when I am sleeping. I¡¯ve stamped on you, and I can find you no matter how far you go.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin said impatiently, ¡°I know. You¡¯ve told me many times.¡±


    Long Jingtian said, ¡°It¡¯s good for you to stay with me and cook for me. You are so weak that you could be killed by any demonic beast.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin was speechless.


    ¡­


    After gathering the news of Xiao Xiaojin, Xiao Jinting and Xu Muan thought it over and decided to go to Moon Dusk. They would settle down there and look for Xiaojin.


    Xiao Jinting opened a pill shop in Moon Dusk. He disguised as an alchemist who seldom came out and managed to establish himself.


    The Xu family didn¡¯t give up looking for Xiao Jinting and Xu Muan, but they didn¡¯t expect the couple to settle down in Moon Dusk, where the surveillance was slack.


    Xiao Jinting¡¯s shop flourished. However, he didn¡¯t get any news of Xiao Jinting, who was traveling with Long Jingtian somewhere.

 Chapter 554

    One day, there were thunder and lightning in the sky. Xiao Jinting seemed to see a giant purple rabbit fighting with a fox with three tails.


    The rabbit had exceptional strength and destroyed a mountain with a single kick. The fox was powerful too. It shook its tails and the rabbit¡¯s weapon had a creek.


    Xu Muan watched the fight from afar and said admiringly, ¡°It¡¯s a battle between Real Immortals.¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded. ¡°They seem to be on the same level. That purple rabbit looks familiar.¡±


    Xu Muan asked, ¡°Does it look like Zi Yu, your former employer?¡±


    Xiao Jinting asked, ¡°How do you know?¡±


    Xu Muan said, ¡°Heavenly Rabbits were powerful, and the purple rabbits are best at growing spiritual herbs, which are rare. Your former employer is a purple rabbit.¡±


    Xiao Jinting looked at the rabbit in the distance and said, ¡°Is it Zi Yu?¡±


    The purple rabbit gave the fox a kick, which sent the latter flying.


    The fox with three tails roared, and a ray of golden light escaped from its mouth, hitting the purple rabbit, whose body was blood-stained.


    Xiao Jinting said with a dark face, ¡°The fox pretended to lose the battle so it could catch the rabbit off guard.¡±


    Xu Muan nodded. ¡°I think so.¡± The fox seemed to be kicked away by the rabbit, but it was not seriously injured. The light that it released was fatal.


    The rabbit disappeared with a whirl of wind.


    Xu Muan looked at the distance and said, ¡°The rabbit escaped.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said hesitantly, ¡°It seems to suffer a serious injury.¡±


    Xu Muan looked at him and asked, ¡°Are you going to check on it?¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded. ¡°You stay in the shop. I¡¯ll go take a look.¡±


    Xu Muan said, ¡°Okay. If it¡¯s dangerous, come back.¡±


    ¡°Okay.¡± Xiao Jinting wouldn¡¯t have bothered to do that if it had been a few years ago. After he managed to make Real Immortal Pill a few years ago, he advanced to Real Immortal.


    ¡­


    When Zi Yu woke up, she found her wounds got better, but her space ring was gone.


    She remembered that she was hit by the Heavenly Light of the fox and got seriously injured. She was not tied, so she must have been saved by someone.


    Xiao Jinting entered the room and said, ¡°Miss Zi, long time no see.¡±


    Zi Yu was taken aback at the sight of Xiao Jinting. ¡°Mr. Xiao, did you save me?¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said apologetically, ¡°Yes, Miss Zi. You were seriously injured, and it was costly to save you. I¡¯m poor, and I don¡¯t have Immortal Crystal, so I took the Immortal Crystal from your space ring and paid without asking you. Are you angry with me?¡±


    Her mouth twitching, Zi Yu said reluctantly, ¡°I¡¯m not angry. Where is my space ring?¡±


    Xiao Jinting quickly gave the ring back to Zi Yu, who scanned it and found three million pieces of Immortal Crystal were missing, as well as a small part of the Royal Herb, which was the cause of the battle between her and the fox.


    Zi Yu thought, ¡°Xiao Jinting is a bastard. Does he think I won¡¯t pay him for saving me? He took away my Immortal Crystal without asking me.¡±


    Zi Yu came from a dignified family, and she didn¡¯t value Immortal Crystal much. She was relieved that the effect of Royal Herb wouldn¡¯t be damaged by missing a small part.


    She said, ¡°Mr. Xiao, thanks for saving me.¡±


    Xiao Jinting quickly waved his hand. ¡°Don¡¯t mention it.¡±


    Xu Muan entered the room. ¡°Jinting, has Miss Zi woken up?¡±


    Zi Yu looked at Xu Muan and said, ¡°Are you Xu Muan from the Xu family?¡±


    Xu Muan nodded. ¡°Yes.¡±


    Zi Yu looked at Xiao Jinting. ¡°I was blind. You are much more charming than Xu Han.¡±


    Xiao Jinting smiled. ¡°Miss Zi, you are pulling my legs.¡±


    Zi Yu said, ¡°You are a Real Immortal now. Don¡¯t be over-polite. You¡¯ve made amazing progress. You must have experienced something incredible during these years.¡±


    She was shocked. Xiao Jinting had arrived for a few years. Normal cultivators from the Spiritual World should have just transformed the soul into the immortal soul, but Xiao Jinting had become a Real Immortal.


    Xiao Jinting nodded. ¡°Yes. I entered a secret realm by accident and accepted the infusion of immortal Qi.


    In fact, he cultivated in the time cultivation room. He lied to hide the room from the others.


    Unlike the Spiritual World, the Immortal World was abundant in various kinds of adventures, which could help the cultivators make a great leap.


    Zi Yu widened her eyes and said with envy, ¡°You are blessed.¡±


    She gritted her teeth. She had been in the Immortal World for thousands of years, but she had never had the infusion of immortal Qi. She was jealous of Xiao Jinting¡¯s good luck.


    Xiao Jinting smiled and said, ¡°I think so.¡±

 Chapter 555

    Zi Yu suddenly thought of something and said, ¡°Mr. Xiao, after you left, the freak of the Dragon Tribe took someone to the mansion and looked for you.¡±


    Xiao Jinting asked with excitement, ¡°Miss Zi Yu, do you know where they went?¡±


    Xiao Jinting had stayed in Moon Dusk for many years, but he failed to gather any information about Xiao Xiaojin.


    Zi Yu shook her head and said, ¡°I don¡¯t know. After Long Jingtian showed up in Moon Dusk, many people went to catch him, so he escaped.¡±


    Xiao Jinting asked, ¡°Many people went to catch Long Jingtian? Why?¡±


    ¡°It goes without saying that they did that because of the blood of Long Jingtian. The Dragon and Phoenix Tribes have few descendants, who are treasured by the tribes in childhood and seldom leave the families. However, Long Jingtian is an exception. He is the mixed blood of the Dragon and Phoenix, who are bitter enemies. As a result, Long Jingtian was abandoned when he was small.¡±


    ¡°There are many Real Immortals in the Lower District, but there were few Immortal Kings. It was said that the Dragon Phoenix Pill made with Long Jingtian¡¯s blood would help a Real Immortal to become an Immortal King.¡±


    Xiao Jinting understood why everyone tried to track down Long Jingtian.


    It was dangerous for Xiao Xiaojin to stay with Long Jingtian, who was hunted by the Lower District.


    Xu Muan thought for a while and said, ¡°Long Jingtian is not easy to deal with.¡±


    Zi Yu nodded. ¡°Yeah. He has the good traits of both the Dragon and Phoenix and is good at fighting. He even knows the rules of space and can teleport as he likes. His peers in the Dragon and Phoenix tribes are inferior to him.¡± However, such a genius was repelled by the two families because they were bitter enemies.


    Zi Yu asked tentatively, ¡°Mr. Xiao, the cultivator that Long Jingtian accompanied to the mansion is named Xiao Xiaojin. Is he related to you?¡±


    Xiao Jinting said honestly, ¡°He is our son.¡±


    Zi Yu said, ¡°He is awesome. He could order Long Jingtian.¡±


    Xiao Jinting forced a smile. ¡°You are exaggerating.¡±


    ¡­


    Zi Yu was seriously injured, and many cultivators of the Fox went out to search for her. She had to hide at Xiao Jinting¡¯s place. The foxes didn¡¯t dare to search Xiao Jinting¡¯s shop because he was a mysterious alchemist.


    Zi Yu asked, ¡°Mr. Xiao, you are a Real Immortal. Why do you stay in such a shabby place?¡±


    Xiao Jinting said helplessly, ¡°This is the best I can afford. I¡¯m poor. It takes many pieces of Immortal Crystal to keep a spouse. I don¡¯t have much money, so I have to be frugal.¡±


    Xu Muan nodded. ¡°Yes, Jinting spent much money on me. Miss Zi, if you have more Immortal Crystal, please give him some.¡±


    Zi Yu was disgusted by their pretension. ¡°My Immortal Crystal is in the space ring, and there is not much left.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said quickly, ¡°Don¡¯t you have the Immortal Crystal Card apart from the Immortal Crystal?¡±


    Zi Yu wished to slap him. Xiao Jinting took her Immortal Crystal without consulting her, and now he had the nerve to get her card.


    After staying with Xiao Jinting for a while, Zi Yu started to recover.


    She looked around Xiao Jinting¡¯s shop and said admiringly, ¡°Mr. Xiao, I was blind. I didn¡¯t know that you are an alchemist.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said indifferently, ¡°I¡¯m not so good as to be recognized by you.¡±


    Zi Yu said, ¡°Mr. Xiao, you are pulling my leg. I¡¯m not so arrogant to belittle a third-grade alchemist. Your alchemy skills are high, and I might ask for your help in the future.¡±


    Xiao Jinting waved his hand and said with good nature, ¡°Feel free to reach me.¡± It was always good to have a new business.


    Zi Yu took an appraising look at Xu Muan and Xiao Jinting. ¡°Mr. Xu, you have a sharp eye for talents. Mr. Xiao is much better than Xu Han.¡±


    Xiao Jinting looked at Zi Yu with bright eyes and said, ¡°Muan and I went through hard times together. No matter if I am poor or rich, Muan stays with me. Our love won¡¯t change. Do you understand?¡±


    Zi Yu said awkwardly, ¡°Understood.¡±


    Xu Muan asked curiously, ¡°Miss Zi, are you in love with someone?¡±


    Zi Yu smiled in embarrassment. ¡°No.¡±


    Xu Muan took a sympathizing look at her and said, ¡°Miss Yu, it¡¯s time for you to look for the one. It¡¯s a happy thing to have someone who cares about you.¡±


    Zi Yu was lost for words.


    ¡­


    Xue Yue said with concern, ¡°Zi Yu, there you are. I sent many people to look for you, but I couldn¡¯t find you.¡±


    Zi Yu frowned and said with a wince, ¡°Something held me up.¡±


    Xue Yue said, ¡°I heard that you had a fight with the fox.¡±


    Zi Yu nodded. ¡°Yes. I was careless, and the fox hit me with a trick. I almost died. Thankfully, someone saved me.¡±


    Xue Yue giggled. ¡°A knight came to your rescue? Who is it?¡±


    Zi Yu cast Xue Yue a sidelong glance. ¡°Don¡¯t let your imagination go wild. He is married.¡±


    Xue Yue asked curiously, ¡°Married? Who is it?¡±


    ¡°Xiao Jinting, the steward that you recommended.¡±


    Xue Yue widened her eyes. ¡°Xiao Jinting? The Xu family is hunting him. How could he come and save you? He¡¯s bold.¡±


    Zi Yu smiled and said, ¡°He has a leisure life. He runs a pill shop and pretends to be a master.¡±


    Xue Yue asked, ¡°The Xu family said Xiao Jinting kidnapped Xu Muan. Is it true?¡±

 Chapter 556

    Zi Yu said, ¡°Xu Muan is staying with Xiao Jinting, and they cling to each other.¡±


    Xue Yue frowned and said, ¡°So actually they eloped?¡±


    Zi Yu said, ¡°Xu Muan is Xiao Jinting¡¯s spouse, and there was no kidnapping. Xu Muan made the right choice. Xiao Jinting is a third-grade alchemist. He has made great progress. He is not inferior to Xu Han.¡±


    Xue Yue said in bewilderment, ¡°He¡¯s a third-grade alchemist? Does Xiao Jinting make pills?¡±


    Zi Yu nodded and said, ¡°Yes.¡± When Xiao Jinting worked in the mansion, he sold pills. Zi Yu didn¡¯t pay much attention to him because most of the pills that he sold were first-grade and second-grade pills.


    Xue Yue winked at Zi Yu. ¡°He¡¯s awesome. Do you like to snatch him from Xu Muan?¡±


    Zi Yu said sullenly, ¡°No. I have never met such a villain. He spent all the Immortal Crystal in my space ring when I was in the coma.¡±


    She frowned. She checked on the pills that Xiao Jinting used to cure her, and they cost four hundred thousand pieces of Immortal Crystal at the most. Xiao Jinting had swiped the rest of the crystal.


    As for the Royal Herb, there was a small part missing. Xiao Jinting must have cut it off.


    Xue Yue was speechless.


    She said, ¡°But he didn¡¯t empty your space ring.¡±


    Zi Yu shook her head and said, ¡°When I left, he said he was poor and asked me to give him more Immortal Crystal.¡±


    Xue Yue was lost for words.


    She asked, ¡°Were you staying with Xiao Jinting and Xu Muan these days?¡±


    Zi Yu nodded. ¡°Yes.¡±


    When she was recuperating at Xiao Jinting¡¯s place, the couple showed off their affection all the time, fearing that she didn¡¯t know they were in love. When Zi Yu thought of how she persuaded Xiao Jinting to give up Xu Muan, who must have chosen Xu Han, she was bitterly embarrassed.


    Zi Yu asked, ¡°Did the freak of the Dragon and Phoenix come again?¡±


    Xue Yue shook her head. ¡°No.¡±


    Zi Yu narrowed her eyes and said, ¡°Oh, I see. Xiao Jinting will be worried.¡±


    Xue Yue looked at Zi Yu in confusion. ¡°Why?¡±


    Zi Yu said, ¡°The cultivator that came with Long Jingtian is Xiao Jinting¡¯s son. Don¡¯t you think he will be worried?¡±


    ¡­


    Long Jingtian accompanied Xiao Xiaojin and wandered around Moon Dusk. ¡°When are we leaving here?¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin said without hesitation, ¡°When I find my father.¡±


    Long Jingtian snorted. ¡°Your father left long ago. You can¡¯t find him here.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin said, ¡°Impossible. He must be here.¡±


    Long Jingtian asked, ¡°Why are you so sure?¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin said, ¡°It¡¯s very likely that he is in Golden Armor or Moon Dusk. The Xu family is in Golden Armor, and Father doesn¡¯t want to have anything to do with them, so Moon Dusk is his best choice.¡±


    Long Jingtian snorted. ¡°Nonsense.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin said, ¡°Moon Dusk is nice. Why are you complaining? You don¡¯t dare to go to the Middle District, where you will be caught and cooked.¡±


    Long Jingtian was embarrassed. He said in anger, ¡°You are the one who will be cooked.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin shrugged. ¡°I¡¯m different from you. I don¡¯t have much flesh, and my flesh is not nourishing.¡±


    Long Jingtian gritted his teeth. ¡°I don¡¯t like it here.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin muttered, ¡°There are pretty rabbits everywhere. What a nice place!¡±


    Long Jingtian with disdain, ¡°The rabbits are skinny. I¡¯m sick of rabbit stewed with turnip.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin frowned. ¡°Are you sick of it? You eat two big pots of the dish without leaving the gravy every day.¡±


    Long Jingtian glared at Xiao Xiaojin. ¡°You know nothing. I don¡¯t like to waste food. The dish you cook is so terrible that only I can eat it up.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin was displeased. ¡°I owe you an apology. Sorry for disgusting you.¡±


    Long Jingtian snorted softly and said, ¡°I¡¯m glad that you know.¡±


    When Xiao Xiaojin put away the big cauldron the other day, Long Jingtian was well aware of it. To Xiao Xiaojin¡¯s surprise, Long Jingtian told him that the cauldron would be his cooking pot. He had to make the food in the cauldron for Long Jingtian. Xiao Xiaojin felt that he had made a mistake by stealing the cauldron.

 Chapter 557

    Xiao Jinting looked at the Immortal Crystal Card and said in anger, ¡°Zi Yu has transferred the Immortal Crystal to me, but she only gave me ten thousand pieces of Immortal Crystal. Women are the most vicious. It is mean of her to dismiss me with such a small sum of money.¡±


    Xu Muan looked at Xiao Jinting, who was fuming, and shook his head helplessly. ¡°Come on. It¡¯s good that she gave you some Immortal Crystal. It¡¯s better than nothing.¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded. ¡°You are right.¡±


    He noticed that Xu Muan was upset. ¡°What¡¯s wrong? You are not in a good mood.¡±


    Xu Muan shook his head. ¡°Well, I¡¯m worried about Xiaojin. I feel that he¡¯s in Moon Dusk, but he can¡¯t find us in such a big place.¡±


    Xu Muan closed his eyes. He knew Xiao Xiaojin was looking for them, but they didn¡¯t dare to expose themselves. He felt he was a loser.


    Xiao Jinting patted Xu Muan on the shoulder and said, ¡°Don¡¯t worry. Xiaojin is a lucky child. Perhaps he is lying in the Immortal Crystal Mountain and counting the pieces of Immortal Crystal. He might be having a great time.¡±


    The picture that Xiao Jinting described amused Xu Muan, who smiled. ¡°You are having a good dream.¡±


    Xiao Jinting crossed his arms. ¡°Perhaps I am right.¡±


    He was almost right. There was a huge Immortal Crystal Mountain in front of Xiao Xiaojin, and a young man was lying on the mountain, picking his teeth and counting the pieces of Immortal Crystal. He rolled around happily and ordered Xiao Xiaojin, ¡°Go wash the pot.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin was speechless.


    Long Jingtian sprawled on the mountain and muttered lazily, ¡°Why are you looking for your parents? Perhaps they have had more children and forgotten about you.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin said, ¡°Impossible.¡±


    ¡°Why not? After my father separated from my mother, he quickly dated countless women and had several children.¡± Long Jingtian bounced on the mountain, and the pieces of Immortal Crystal rolled around.


    He thought his siblings were ugly and stupid, but the elders of the Dragon tribe treasured them. Were they blind? Why did they detest him? Just because he had extra wings?


    Xiao Xiaojin was speechless. Although the descendants of the Dragon were scarce, there would be quite many if Long Jingtian¡¯s father had a lot of women.


    Xiao Xiaojin said, ¡°You are pitiful.¡± No wonder the latter had a bad temper, which had something to do with his background.


    It was said that Long Jingtian grew up on Dragon Mountain. The elders always forgot to give him food, and he almost died of hunger. Ever since then, Long Jingtian had developed a special desire for food.


    He got out of control when he beheld good food. It was said that when some Real Immortals were having banquets in the Lower District, Long Jingtian sneaked into the kitchen and swiped all the food, messing up the banquets.


    A Real Immortal once set up a trap for Long Jingtian and held a party, and Long Jingtian almost got caught. Ever since then, he had restrained himself.


    Xiao Xiaojin¡¯s words crossed Long Jingtian, who said in anger, ¡°I don¡¯t need your sympathy. You¡¯d better prepare sufficient food for me. If I get hungry, I¡¯ll eat you for food. I won¡¯t spit out the bones.¡±


    Long Jingtian transformed into a dragon and showed his teeth at Xiao Xiaojin. The smell of rabbit stew with turnip disgusted Xiao Jinting, who almost fainted.


    Xiao Xiaojin looked at Long Jingtian¡¯s angry face and collected himself. He frowned. ¡°You should brush your teeth.¡±


    A hint of embarrassment flashed across Long Jingtian¡¯s eyes. Xiao Xiaojin thought Long Jingtian was blushing, but he couldn¡¯t see that because the latter had transformed into a thick-skinned beast.


    Long Jingtian said resentfully, ¡°I don¡¯t brush my teeth. So what?¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin nodded and said coaxingly, ¡°It¡¯s fine that you don¡¯t brush your teeth.¡±


    That pissed Long Jingtian off. ¡°Don¡¯t treat me like a child. I¡¯ll beat you.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin changed the subject. ¡°You are asking for trouble, sleeping on the Immortal Crystal Mountain. A demonic beast came last time.¡±


    Long Jingtian said indifferently, ¡°So what? I killed it.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin was speechless, thinking he was lucky to be alive. He stayed with such a ferocious creature and rode on him to look for his parents.


    ¡­


    One day, a Real Immortal came to Xiao Jinting¡¯s pill shop.


    Xiao Jinting greeted him. ¡°What can I help you, sir? We don¡¯t have high-quality pills, and I¡¯m afraid that they can¡¯t meet your requirement.¡±


    Most of Xiao Jinting¡¯s customers were cultivators at the stage of False Immortal and the preliminary and medium Real Immortal, while this customer was at the late stage of Real Immortal.


    He didn¡¯t seem interested in the pills. After he arrived, he looked around the shop as if he had another purpose.


    He stared at Xiao Jinting with a vague smile. ¡°I come to see you, Mr. Xiao. You are good at disguising.¡±

 Chapter 558

    Xiao Jinting looked at him with a dark face, saying sulkily, ¡°Mister, what do you mean?¡±


    Zhang He said, ¡°Mr. Xiao, relax. I come to ask you a favor.¡±


    Xiao Jinting crossed his arms and said with indifference, ¡°What can I help you?¡±


    Zhang He said, ¡°My master saw you on a wanted circular and got surprised.¡±


    Xiao Jinting asked in confusion, ¡°Surprised? I look ordinary.¡±


    There were countless handsome men in the Immortal World, and Xiao Jinting didn¡¯t think his countenance could surprise anyone.


    The master of Zhang He, who was at the late stage of Real Immortal, must be a powerful man. Xiao Jinting got alarmed.


    Zhang He said, ¡°It¡¯s not that you are handsome, but you look exactly like my master¡¯s son. You are two peas in a pod.¡±


    Xiao Jinting looked at Zhang He and gave an indifferent smile. ¡°So?¡±


    Zhang He said helplessly, ¡°My master wants the young master to go to school in the Middle District, but my lady wishes that the young master will take over New Moon Mansion. They can¡¯t convince each other.¡±


    Xiao Jinting smiled and said, ¡°So you want me to pretend to be your young master and manage New Moon Mansion?¡±


    Zhang He nodded. ¡°Yes.¡±


    Xiao Jinting asked, ¡°Can I say no?¡±


    Zhang He narrowed his eyes and looked at Xiao Jinting hostilely.


    ¡°With all due respect, I don¡¯t see why you turn down the offer. It costs at least several million pieces of Immortal Crystal to go to the Middle District. If you make a mistake and board an unlicensed ship, you might get killed after spending so much money.¡±


    ¡°New Moon Mansion is much better than the mansion that you managed before. The most precious spiritual herbs in Heavenly Moon Mansion are common in New Moon Mansion. If you agree to take over the mansion, my master will pay you generously.¡±


    Xiao Jinting pondered. Zhang He couldn¡¯t think of why Xiao Jinting would turn down the offer, and that meant he didn¡¯t allow the latter to refuse.


    Xu Muan looked at Xiao Jinting and said, ¡°Jinting, it¡¯s a good offer. I heard that the immortal Qi in the Middle District is much richer than that in the Lower District. It¡¯s a rare opportunity. If you miss it, you might not have it again.¡±


    Xiao Jinting gritted his teeth. There must be ulterior motives behind such a golden opportunity. Why would they give him such a good job? If he guessed it right, the young master should be an illegitimate child.


    The master wanted his illegitimate son to study at a great sect and have a bright future, but his wife didn¡¯t want that to happen. She wanted the illegitimate son to stay in some remote place.


    ¡°Mr. Xu, you are sensible. No wonder Xu Han can¡¯t get over you after you left.¡±


    Zhang He¡¯s words upset Xiao Jinting.


    Xiao Jinting frowned. ¡°Mister, you investigated us.¡±


    Zhang He smiled and said, ¡°Since you look like our young master, we have to know you well.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was speechless. They knew so well about Xu Muan and him, and he couldn¡¯t turn down the offer.


    Zhang He raised his face and said proudly, ¡°Mr. Xiao, you are good at alchemy. Our Young Master Tianyi is an alchemist too. Alchemists are rare in the Immortal World.¡±


    ¡°All the great forces respect alchemists. Mr. Xiao, you are talented and become a third-grade alchemist at such a young age. It¡¯s not common. You are almost as good as our young master. He¡¯s a four-grade alchemist.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was speechless.


    Was Zhang He trying to praise him or his young master?


    Xiao Jinting guessed Tianyi was a gifted illegitimate son, so the master was willing to make such a big fuss.


    Xiao Jinting quickly packed up and left with Zhang He.


    He sat in the flying ship and wondered how things would develop like this.


    Zhang He said respectfully, ¡°Young Master, are you okay?¡±


    Xiao Jinting shook his head and said arrogantly, ¡°I¡¯m okay. Don¡¯t worry.¡±


    He looked at the flattering face of Zhang He and felt weird.


    After boarding the ship, Zhang He asked Xiao Jinting to pretend to be Zhang Tianyi, who was said to be an arrogant, fussy alchemist and liked to curse.


    As a result, Xiao Jinting was asked to be rude to Zhang He. He found the situation ridiculous.

 Chapter 559

    A few days later, Xiao Xiaojin and Long Jingtian arrived at the pill shop and found no one there.


    Xiao Xiaojin saw many cultivators left in the disappointment of not getting any pills.


    He looked at the closed door in dismay.


    Long Jingtian said, ¡°Do you want to buy pills? This shop is closed. You can try another shop.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin stood at the door and said sullenly, ¡°I¡¯m not buying any pills. My parents ran the shop. It¡¯s too late to see them. What a shame.¡±


    Long Jingtian felt a mixture of disappointment and joy. He failed to figure out why he felt this way.


    Long Jingtian asked in confusion, ¡°How do you that your parents ran the shop?¡±


    ¡°Look at the shop name.¡±


    Long Jingtian said, ¡°Green Cloud Pill Shop. What¡¯s so special?¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin said firmly, ¡°My parents were the elders of Green Cloud Immortal Sect in the Spiritual World and they had a high social status. The name of the shop is Green Cloud, and there is the pattern of Green Cloud Immortal Sect. I¡¯m sure this shop has something to do with my parents.¡±


    Long Jingtian said reflectively, ¡°Oh, I see.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m so close!¡± The shop had been closed for a few days, and it was said that the owners had traveled to the Middle District.


    Long Jingtian looked at Xiao Xiaojin and said, ¡°Relax. Haven¡¯t you got the clue now? It¡¯s better than looking for them blindly.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin said in dismay, ¡°You heard what the people said. The owners went to the Middle District. It¡¯s got more difficult now.¡±


    ¡°You can go to the Middle District.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin said hesitantly, ¡°Me? The cheapest ticket to the Middle District cost several million pieces of Immortal Crystal. I can¡¯t afford it.¡±


    His father could improve the cultivation with the help of the time cultivation room, while he only knew cooking. It would take him ages to save such a huge sum of money.


    Long Jingtian said, ¡°I have the money.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin said in surprise, ¡°Are you going to give me your money?¡± The Dragon tribe was wealthy, but its members were mean. Long Jingtian had the dragon blood and he should be mean.


    Long Jingtian quickly said, ¡°I¡¯ll lend you the money. You have to pay me back.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin let out a sigh of relief. ¡°Oh, I see.¡±


    Long Jingtian snorted softly and said sulkily, ¡°What do you mean? Do you think I¡¯ll give you the money? You are dreaming.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin was speechless. He was dreaming. For an instant just now, he thought Long Jingtian was nice. Well, he admitted that Long Jingtian was nice even though the latter had a sharp tongue.


    ¡­


    Xu Muan stood on the flying ship and felt his temple throbbing.


    Xiao Jinting held Xu Muan¡¯s arm and moved him to the side, asking with concern, ¡°What¡¯s wrong? You don¡¯t look well. Are you seasick?¡±


    Xu Muan shook his head and said, ¡°No. I have an inkling that I¡¯m missing something after leaving the Lower District. I feel empty. I have a bad feeling.¡±


    Xiao Jinting patted him on the shoulder and consoled, ¡°Don¡¯t think too much. You are not used to it, and you have a bad feeling.¡±


    Xu Muan nodded. ¡°The ship is flying across the district and the shock is so intense that I have illusions.¡±


    Xiao Jinting asked, ¡°I have pills to calm you down. Would you like some?¡±


    Xu Muan shook his head and said, ¡°No, we need to save the pills so we can sell them later.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said indifferently, ¡°It won¡¯t make much difference.¡±


    Xu Muan said, ¡°I¡¯m fine. By the way, is there anything wrong with Zhang He?¡±


    Xiao Jinting glanced at the door and said, ¡°He looks nice for the time being.¡± Zhang He was compliant with him, and Xiao Jinting had a bad feeling.


    Zhang Tianyi was a four-grade alchemist. Xiao Jinting asked Zhang He to give him some books on alchemy, saying that he had to improve his alchemy so people wouldn¡¯t suspect his identity. Zhang He took the order and gave him quite some books on alchemy.


    Xu Muan asked, ¡°How are the books that he gave you?¡±


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°They are too difficult to understand. Perhaps I¡¯m too stupid.¡±


    Xu Muan said, ¡°You are not stupid at all. Take your time. You will understand them sooner or later.¡±


    Xiao Jinting smiled and said, ¡°I know.¡±


    In a luxurious room on the ship, Zhang He lay leisurely on a lounge chair, and a pretty female cultivator stood behind him, massaging his shoulders.


    She snorted. ¡°Mr. Zhang, you treat Xiao Jinting too well and give him whatever he wants. He thinks he is the young master and never hesitates to give you orders.¡±


    Zhang He snorted. ¡°You know nothing at all. This is what I want.¡±


    The female cultivator said, ¡°But you treat him too well. You gave him the books on alchemy.¡±


    Zhang He said, ¡°The books were written by a mad alchemist, who said that anyone who understood the Soul Pill Method in the books would make seven-grade pills. At first, many alchemists studied the books, but they didn¡¯t improve at all, so the Soul Pill Method was discarded.¡±


    The female cultivator covered her mouth and said, ¡°What if he finds out?¡±


    Zhang He sneered. ¡°Xiao Jinting is a newcomer and knows nothing. It will be years later when he finds out. So what if he finds out? He¡¯s not the real young master.¡±


    The female cultivator smiled coyly, ¡°You are right. He is only an impostor. Even if he knows that you have tricked him, he has to swallow his anger.¡±


    Zhang He narrowed his eyes. Although he asked Xiao Jinting to put on the air, he felt bitter when the latter was arrogant to him. Therefore, he wanted to trick Xiao Jinting.


    The female cultivator said, ¡°I think Master has made a big fuss for Xiao Jinting.¡±


    Zhang He squinted and said, ¡°Master doesn¡¯t do this for Xiao Jinting but for Tianyi. The eldest young master has an ordinary aptitude, and the other young masters can¡¯t live for long. Tianyi has been secretly kept outside, but the lady knows about him.¡±

 Chapter 560

    The female cultivator said sullenly, ¡°Why doesn¡¯t the lady allow Master to marry other women?¡±


    Zhang He waved his hand and said, ¡°It¡¯s none of our business. We only need to protect Xiao Jinting.¡± Zhang He thought his master was weak in front of his wife. As a result, the sons of the concubines died one after another.


    The female cultivator said reluctantly, ¡°Why should we protect Xiao Jinting? The lady won¡¯t let off the young master. Why don¡¯t we just let Xiao Jinting be killed?¡±


    Zhang He shook his head. ¡°Master had a few fights with the lady on Tianyi¡¯s account. If Xiao Jinting dies easily, the lady will suspect.¡±


    ¡­


    In a flying ship heading to the Middle District from the Lower District.


    Long Jingtian glared at Xiao Xiaojin and said sullenly, ¡°Why ticket did you get me? There are cabins of first-class, second-class, and third-class. You failed to get me a third-class ticket. Instead, you bought me a corner cabin. How dare you?¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin looked at Long Jingtian helplessly. ¡°You gave me only two million pieces of Immortal Crystal and asked me to buy two tickets. This is the best I could do.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin rubbed his forehead and felt desperate. What could he do when the tickets were incredibly expensive?


    Long Jingtian said in anger, ¡°What¡¯s wrong that I asked you to buy two tickets? Do you want to leave me behind hungry in such a damn place as the Lower District? You are dreaming.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin looked at Long Jingtian and said, ¡°You won¡¯t starve yourself. Can¡¯t you eat raw food?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t like uncooked food. I want something delicious. I want to eat meat, cake, tarts, ice cream, and jelly¡­¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin thought, ¡°You look ferocious. Don¡¯t you feel ashamed that you have a sweet tooth?¡±


    However, he had to explain patiently because Long Jingtian paid for the tickets. ¡°The tickets are too expensive. One seat in the corner cabin costs one million pieces of Immortal Crystal, and two seats cost two million.¡±


    Long Jingtian pinched his nose and said with disgust, ¡°It¡¯s smelly here. It¡¯s killing me.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin looked at him and consoled, ¡°You are staying here for a while. It soon will pass.¡±


    Long Jingtian pulled a long face as though everyone owed him one million pieces of Immortal Crystal.


    Xiao Xiaojin leaned to Long Jingtian and said, ¡°No pains, no gains. Master, have you heard of this old saying?¡±


    Long Jingtian shook his head. ¡°No. Who said that? I will kill him.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin was speechless.


    Long Jingtian said resentfully, ¡°What a shabby place! I don¡¯t think there are worse seats than this.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin said disapprovingly, ¡°You are wrong. I heard that there were cheaper tickets, but they were sold out when I bought the tickets. The cheaper tickets are too popular.¡±


    Long Jingtian said sullenly, ¡°I don¡¯t believe it¡­¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin said lightly, ¡°Why not? I believe it.¡±


    Long Jingtian gritted his teeth and cursed, ¡°What an idiot! Do you know that you were fooled?¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin was lost for words.


    Suddenly, a stout man standing near them said solemnly, ¡°Hey, you, come out.¡±


    Long Jingtian looked at the man sullenly and asked, ¡°What¡¯s up?¡±


    The man held his head high and said seriously, ¡°My boss likes your seats. You get out of there.¡±


    Long Jingtian widened his eyes. ¡°What?¡±


    He looked back at Xiao Xiaojin and roared angrily, ¡°What have you done? The cabin you bought is so shabby, but someone wants to grab it.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin smiled dryly. ¡°I was right. Although our cabin is shabby, there are worse cabins. Otherwise, they won¡¯t come to snatch our seats.¡±


    Long Jingtian was speechless.

 Chapter 561

    Long Jingtian put his hands on his hips and looked sullenly at the several stout men in front of him. ¡°Who¡¯s your boss?¡±


    The knitted brows of Long Jingtian sent chills down Xiao Xiaojin¡¯s spine. When Long Jingtian wore that look on his face, he would turn ferocious, and Xiao Xiaojin would have several more preys to handle than usual.


    A man said sulkily, ¡°Are you looking for me?¡±


    The man was much bigger than the other stout men.


    Xiao Xiaojin looked at him and took a deep breath, thinking, ¡°What a big man! But he has no brains.¡±


    The man had big eyes, and Xiao Xiaojin thought, ¡°This man has big eyes, but he is blind to danger.¡±


    Long Jingtian looked at the man and sneered. ¡°Oh, you are a Flame Bear, which is big without wits. No wonder you dare to snatch my cabin. I won¡¯t give you the cabin but my fist.¡±


    Long Jingtian hit the man, who flew away.


    Long Jingtian¡¯s attack didn¡¯t seem powerful, but Xiao Xiaojin could feel the intense murderous intent. Long Jingtian punched the stout man, who thumped to the ground and lay motionless.


    When stout the man fell, there was a loud noise.


    Xiao Xiaojin said in excitement, ¡°Don¡¯t kill him, or we will be fined.¡±


    Long Jingtian withdrew his fist and said lightly, ¡°Don¡¯t worry. I know what I¡¯m doing. I didn¡¯t kill him. He¡¯s still breathing.¡±


    The cultivators who came to snatch the cabin looked at Long Jingtian in panic as if he was a ferocious beast.


    Long Jingtian glared at them. ¡°Get lost. You are lucky. Killing is not allowed on the ship. Any violation will be fined. If we were outside the ship, I would kill you and make you into food.¡± The bear palms were delicious. Long Jingtian felt rueful that he couldn¡¯t eat them.


    The cultivators quickly left. The man who got hit lay on the ground, and no one came to carry him away.


    Xiao Xiaojin looked at Long Jingtian admiringly, ¡°You are awesome.¡±


    Long Jingtian clasped his hands behind himself and said proudly, ¡°Yeah. You should thank me for coming along with you. If you had traveled alone, you might have been killed by these foolish bears.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin said flatteringly, ¡°Yes, you are right. I would have died many times without your help.¡±


    Long Jingtian grunted and said, ¡°I¡¯m glad that you know.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin was speechless.


    The Flame Bear lay there motionless. Long Jingtian hesitated for a long time before he showed the mercy and threw the man away, fearing that he couldn¡¯t resist the temptation of delicious bear palms.


    The other cultivators soon knew about the incident. They heard that there was a ferocious cultivator in the corner cabin, so they didn¡¯t dare to come. Xiao Xiaojin at last found some peace.


    Long Jingtian held a bucket of ice cream and ate it with gusto.


    He gave a reproachful look at Xiao Xiaojin. ¡°I knew that you were hiding something good from me. If I hadn¡¯t forced you, you wouldn¡¯t have given it to me.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin pursed his lips and thought, ¡°Long Jingtian is a bastard. He blames me when he is eating the delicious ice cream.¡±


    He said, ¡°You don¡¯t know that ice cream is not healthy.¡±


    Long Jingtian sneered. ¡°What¡¯s wrong with the ice cream? Are you going to tell me that I¡¯ll have loose bowels, a cold, and a cavity? I can tell you that I¡¯m different from you humans. I can kill you with a claw. I have a strong constitution.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin¡¯s mouth twitched. ¡°I know you are healthy with a good appetite, and you won¡¯t get sick. However, you will put on weight if you eat so much sweet food. Women like skinny men these days. If you want to have a wife, you¡¯d better lose some weight.¡±


    Long Jingtian was enraged. ¡°Who wants to have a wife? Do you? You are too young to think about this.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin was speechless. Was he too young? His people thought he should have got married long ago, but now Long Jingtian said he was young. Xiao Xiaojin was glad. He was just over three hundred years old, and he was as young as a new bud.


    He giggled. ¡°I was joking. Why are you so upset? Do you fancy someone?¡±


    Long Jingtian snorted. ¡°No. Do you?¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin said honestly, ¡°No. I have been looking for someone stronger than my father, but I haven¡¯t found anyone yet.¡±


    Long Jingtian stared at Xiao Xiaojin thoughtfully. ¡°Really? I don¡¯t fancy anyone. If I like someone that thinks I¡¯m too fat and eat too much, I¡¯ll swallow him and settle the matter.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin was speechless. Why did the stupid dragon stare at him and said the menacing words?


    He changed the subject. ¡°I wonder what the Middle District is like.¡±


    Long Jingtian said, ¡°I don¡¯t see there is anything good.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin said, ¡°There should be something good. Otherwise, people wouldn¡¯t spend so much money traveling from the Lower District to the Middle District. I heard that the tickets for flying ships from the Middle District to the Lower District are very cheap, but no one takes them.¡±


    Long Jingtian nodded. ¡°There are advantages to the Middle District. For instance, the ingredients are abundant there. I don¡¯t have to eat rabbit stew with turnips.¡±


    Long Jingtian gritted his teeth with disdain at the mention of the rabbit stew.


    He suddenly changed the subject. ¡°However, there are disadvantages to the Middle District. For instance, many people there want to eat me.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin was speechless.

 Chapter 562

    He asked curiously, ¡°How did you travel from the Middle District to the Lower District? By flying ship?¡±


    Long Jingtian shook his head. ¡°No. I¡¯m good at teleporting. I can take the Star Tunnel from the Middle District to the Lower District.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin widened his eyes in surprise. ¡°Why did you ask me to take the flying ship?¡±


    Long Jingtian stared at Xiao Xiaojin. ¡°You humans are too weak. If I take you through the Star Tunnel, your eyes, nose, ears, mouth will bleed, your internal organs will be crushed, and you will die miserably. Do you want that to happen?¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin pursed his mouth. Although Long Jingtian¡¯s words were not pleasant, and his tone was annoying, he felt a wave of warmth in his heart.


    Xiao Xiaojin said, ¡°You are considerate.¡±


    Long Jingtian snorted softly and turned his face away without saying another word.


    ¡­


    In the flying ship.


    Xu Muan looked at the pill in Xiao Jinting¡¯s hand and asked, ¡°What¡¯s this?¡±


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°It¡¯s the Cloud Advancing Pill.¡±


    It was used to disguise his cultivation level.


    With the help of the pill, he could pretend to be at the Peak stage of Real Immortal.


    ¡°Zhang Tianyi is at the Peak stage of Real Immortal, and my level is not that high.¡± Xiao Jinting had been keeping a low profile and pretending to be at the lower levels. He had never taken any pills to pretend to be on a higher level.


    Xiao Jinting clutched at the pill in his hand. After boarding the flying ship, Zhang He told him more about Zhang Tianyi so that Xiao Jinting could do his job better. As Xiao Jinting knew more about Zhang Tianyi, he felt the task was tricky. However, there was no going back, so he had to think of a way to disguise himself better.


    After a long journey, Xiao Jinting finally arrived at the New Moon Mansion that Zhang He mentioned.


    New Moon Mansion was bigger than Heavenly Moon Mansion. However, it was not a good place in the eyes of the people in the Middle District.


    The Zhang family was powerful in the Middle District and had several hundred mansions like New Moon Mansion, which was remote. It was a bad place for someone like Zhang Tianyi.


    A steward of the mansion stood at the gate and nodded at Xiao Jinting indifferently. ¡°Young Master Tianyi, welcome to the mansion.¡±


    Xiao Jinting snorted softly and went past the steward without saying anything.


    The steward had been changed to the lady¡¯s followers now that Zhang Tianyi was assigned to the mansion. With the steward around, Zhang Tianyi would be under surveillance.


    Zhang He¡¯s master, Zhang Yuanzhi, was a preliminary Immortal King, but his wife, Wei Fan, was a medium Immortal King. As Zhang Yuanzhi was weaker than his wife, he couldn¡¯t do whatever he liked.


    As far as Xiao Jinting was concerned, three sons of Zhang Yuanzhi¡¯s concubines had accidents, and several illegitimate sons were killed.


    ¡­


    Wei Liao smiled and looked at Zhang He. ¡°Mr. Zhang, I didn¡¯t expect to see you here.¡±


    Zhang He was Zhang Yuanzhi¡¯s right-hand man and had a high status in the Zhang family.


    In order to convince Wei Fan, Zhang Yuanzhi sent Zhang He to stay with Xiao Jinting. Zhang He was reluctant to take on the task because he would stay outside the family. However, he couldn¡¯t refuse the task assigned by Zhang Yuanzhi.


    Zhang He said with a forced smile, ¡°It is kind of the lady to send you here.¡±


    Wei Liao smiled. ¡°The Master cares about Young Master Tianyi, and the lady doesn¡¯t dare to neglect her duty to take care of him.¡±


    Xiao Jinting went to his house and sat down. Xu Muan handed him a cup of tea. ¡°Are you okay?¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded. ¡°Yeah.¡±


    Although it was a difficult task, Zhang Yuanzhi was nice to him in order to convince Wei Fan. He gave whatever Xiao Jinting asked.


    After Xiao Jinting arrived at New Moon Mansion, he wandered around. The mansion was much bigger than Heavenly Moon Mansion. Xiao Jinting was enraptured, but he pretended that he detested the place. It was hard not to show his joy.

 Chapter 563

    Long Jingtian and Xiao Xiaojin disembarked from the ship, and the Bears scurried away like mice seeing a cat at the sight of them.


    Xiao Xiaojin glanced at Long Jingtian and smiled. ¡°You are intimidating. Those guys run away when they see you.¡±


    Long Jingtian snorted softly in a matter-of-fact way.


    He said, ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡±


    Long Jingtian sneezed and said sulkily, ¡°What is it? The stink of the fox is killing me.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin said, ¡°When I was disembarking from the ship, I heard someone mention Flying Fox.¡±


    Long Jingtian widened his eyes. ¡°What? Flying Fox? No wonder I smell the stink of the fox. It turns out we are in the territory of the Nine-tail Fox.¡±


    ¡°Why did you choose this ship, which brought us to this area of the Middle District? My damn father likes this place the best. He loves to hang around with the female foxes without fearing that he might die in bed with them.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin looked at Long Jingtian reflectively. He thought Long Jingtian had a mixed feeling for his father.


    Xiao Xiaojin said, ¡°Come on. Let¡¯s go. We have to find a place to stay.¡±


    Long Jingtian followed Xiao Xiaojin with disgust and disdain.


    As he walked, he suddenly stopped. Xiao Xiaojin looked at Long Jingtian. ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡±


    Long Jingtian laughed. ¡°It happens to be five hundred years. I chance to be here at the right time. I¡¯m blessed. I blamed you wrongly. You chose the right place. Great.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin was confused.


    He looked at the beaming face of Long Jingtian and asked, ¡°What¡¯s up?¡±


    Long Jingtian stood there in excitement, his eyes glowing.


    ¡°I¡¯m going to make a good fortune. Follow me.¡± He transformed into a dragon and asked Xiao Xiaojin to ride on his back.


    Xiao Xiaojin got on the back of Long Jingtian, who flew swiftly into the distance.


    They entered a range of mountains.


    Long Jingtian went through the obstacles and entered a cave directly.


    Xiao Xiaojin followed Long Jingtian, going through the illusion array and entering the cave.


    Suddenly, Xiao Xiaojin saw a pair of bloody dragon eyes. An imposing purple gold dragon was sprawling in the cave. Xiao Xiaojin timidly hid behind Long Jingtian.


    The purple-gold dragon said sullenly, ¡°Bastard, why do you come?¡±


    Long Jingtian said, ¡°Because I¡¯m your closest son. My dear father, my loser brothers can¡¯t sense your request for help at all. Are you happy and excited to see me?¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin was lost for words.


    Long Yu sprawled on the ground and panted. Long Jingtian¡¯s words brought bitter resentment to his eyes.


    Xiao Xiaojin saw that there were many wounds on Long Yu¡¯s body.


    Long Jingtian crossed his arms and looked closely at Long Yu, saying mockingly, ¡°Father, you smell the stink of the fox. Did you sleep with a fox? You look exhausted. Did you get tricked in bed? Father, you should restrain yourself. Your lust could have killed you.¡±


    Long Yu blushed and said indignantly, ¡°What do you know? There are very few descendants in the Dragon, and every member is responsible for having more children. I have to sleep with as many females as I can to do my duty. You know nothing.¡±


    Long Jingtian looked at Long Yu and sneered. ¡°Are you sacrificing yourself and sleeping with the females for the sake of the Dragon? You work hard.¡±


    Long Yu said solemnly, ¡°Don¡¯t mention it. It¡¯s my duty.¡±


    Long Jingtian said sulkily, ¡°Father, it¡¯s fine that you hang out with the rabbits and foxes. Why did you mess up with the Phoenix?¡±


    Long Yu said defiantly, ¡°I did that to know more about the enemy.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin was speechless.


    Long Jingtian smiled bitterly. ¡°Father, your wounds seemed to be scratched by a fox. I heard that the more tails, the prettier the fox is. How many tails does the one who slept with you have?¡±


    ¡°She has eight tails. The Fox watches over the nine-tail ones, who are difficult to hook up with. The eight-tail fox is beautiful, but she is vicious. Right after we had sex, she scratched me.¡± Long Yu smacked his mouth as if he was cherishing the memory.


    Long Jingtian said sulkily, ¡°It¡¯s worthwhile to die for a beautiful woman. Father, you must be glad if you die this way.¡±


    Long Yu said disapprovingly, ¡°Why do I feel glad if I die? I haven¡¯t become an Immortal King and conquered the world yet.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin was lost for words.


    Long Yu looked at Xiao Xiaojin and said, ¡°Who¡¯s this brat? He is a two-leg freak.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin was speechless. Like father, like son. Long Jingtian and his father regarded him as a two-leg creature.


    Long Yu said, ¡°Bastard, you are going to be a grownup, and it¡¯s time for you to find a mate. Brat, I saw you ride on Jingtian¡¯s back and clutch at his horns. I can see that Jingtian likes you.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin widened his eyes in surprise, a trace of bewilderment flashing across his eyes.


    Many years later, Xiao Xiaojin finally learned that only a dragon¡¯s mate could ride on the back of the dragon and touch his horn.

 Chapter 564

    Long Jingtian changed the subject. ¡°Father, you are seriously injured.¡±


    Long Yu looked at Long Jingtian alertly. ¡°What do you want?¡±


    ¡°Father, why are you so nervous? I¡¯m concerned about you.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin frowned with bewilderment. He could sense the atmosphere get intense.


    Long Jingtian looked at Long Yu with bright eyes. ¡°Father, as you practice Heavenly Dragon Cycle Method, your cultivation drops to False Immortal once in five hundred years and goes back up to your original level. I guess you are in this stage. I can see that you have just advanced to Real Immortal. You are much weaker than me.¡±


    Long Yu glared at Long Jingtian. ¡°What do you want?¡±


    Long Jingtian stared at the space belt on Long Yu¡¯s tail and said, ¡°Father, you are too weak to guard your properties now. Let me keep them for you lest they will be stolen by the foxes.¡±


    Long Yu¡¯s body glowed. He struggled for a while and plopped to the ground.


    Long Jingtian got down on the ground and grabbed Long Yu¡¯s tail, taking off the belt space.


    Long Jingtian said in excitement, ¡°Father, don¡¯t struggle. I know you want to teleport away, but I have just cast the confinement spell and sealed the cave. I came at the right time. If I had arrived later, you would have gone back to the Peak of Immortal King, and I wouldn¡¯t have defeated you.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin was speechless.


    Long Yu said angrily with red eyes, ¡°You are a bad son. I knew it. It was vicious of that damn bird to give birth to you. She wanted to destroy the Dragon from the inside. She gave birth to you to jinx me.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin was lost for words.


    ¡°Father, keep quiet. The foxes are looking for you. Your noise will attract them. I can teleport away, but you can¡¯t.¡± Long Jingtian leisurely put on Long Yu¡¯s belt.


    He said with a smirk, ¡°Father, your belt fits me well.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin was speechless.


    Long Yu glared at Long Jingtian angrily, panting.


    Long Jingtian scanned the belt space a few times with his soul force. ¡°Father, you have so much Immortal Crystal! You even have several Immortal Soul Lines. I have just spent a fortune on the ship tickets, and your money covers my loss.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin was speechless. The ship tickets cost only two million pieces of Immortal Crystal, while an Immortal Soul Line cost dozens of millions. Long Jingtian had made a big fortune.


    Long Yu glared at Long Jingtian ferociously.


    His eyes sent chills down Xiao Xiaojin¡¯s spine.


    Long Jingtian had the nerve to show off after snatching the belt without fearing that something bad would happen to him just like Long Yu.


    Xiao Xiaojin tugged at Long Jingtian¡¯s robe and said, ¡°Keep a low profile.¡±


    Long Jingtian looked at Long Yu gloatingly. ¡°Father, I¡¯m a good son, and I¡¯ll leave something to you.¡±


    He took out dozens of boxes of clothes from the belt, and all kinds of women¡¯s clothes scattered on Long Yu. ¡°I know you love these clothes, and I won¡¯t take them away.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin was lost for words. Looking at the women¡¯s clothes on the ground, he thought, ¡°Long Yu is¡­¡±


    The colorful underwear covered Long Yu¡¯s head, and he felt embarrassed.


    After Long Jingtian made fun of his father, he left with Xiao Xiaojin swiftly.


    Riding on the back of Long Jingtian, Xiao Xiaojin wondered if he should hold his horns.


    Long Jingtian abruptly sped up, and Xiao Xiaojin involuntarily grabbed Long Jingtian¡¯s horn. Xiao Xiaojin found that Long Jingtian shuddered when he held his horn.


    The shudder was slight. The previous shudders were much stronger.


    Xiao Xiaojin asked, ¡°Is there anything special about dragon¡¯s horns?¡±


    Long Jingtian said sullenly, ¡°No. What do you mean?¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin got suspicious, but he didn¡¯t press Long Jingtian, who seemed embarrassed.


    Xiao Xiaojin said worriedly, ¡°Is it okay to leave your father behind in the cave?¡±


    Long Jingtian said indifferently, ¡°That old man will be fine. Don¡¯t worry.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin was lost for words.


    Long Jingtian laughed. ¡°That old man is rich, but he is mean. His damn sons can¡¯t get much money from him. Now I have all his properties.¡±


    He said excitedly, ¡°Wow, Dragon Phoenix Fruit. I didn¡¯t expect the old man to have this. After I eat it, I will advance to Immortal King.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin was bewildered.


    He asked, ¡°What is Dragon Phoenix Fruit?¡±


    Long Jingtian said, ¡°It takes the blood of the Dragon and Phoenix to grow the fruit, which usually is found on the battlefield of the two tribes.¡±

 Chapter 565

    After Xiao Jinting settled down in New Moon Mansion, he took a stroll in the herbal garden and cultivated alchemy every day.


    One day, he heard an interesting rumor.


    Long Yu from the Dragon had a fight with Feng Su from the Phoenix because the former was robbed by the son of the latter. In fact, Long Yu was the father of Feng Su¡¯s son.


    Long Yu accused Feng Su of giving birth to the son who jinxed him.


    Feng Su retorted that Long Yu had the bad gene, and it served him right to be jinxed. She didn¡¯t pity him for being robbed.


    They had a big fight when words couldn¡¯t relieve their anger.


    It was said that Long Yu and Feng Su fell in love when they fought. After they got together, they got problems and fought again. Later, they broke up.


    Long Yu was unlucky. He was tricked by a female fox, who seriously injured him after sleeping with him. Later, he got robbed by his son and lost all his money. In the end, he ran across his old lover and had a bitter fight.


    The world was shocked when Long Yu and Feng Su fell in love, and the couple made a big fuss when they broke up. Whenever they met each other, they would have a fight.


    Xu Muan propped his chin on his hand, deep in thought.


    Xiao Jinting asked, ¡°Are you thinking of Long Jingtian?¡±


    Xu Muan nodded. ¡°I heard that Long Jingtian had stayed in the Lower District for many years, but he suddenly came back. Did Xiaojin know that we are in the Middle District and come here to look for us with Long Jingtian?¡±


    Xiao Jinting narrowed his eyes. ¡°I don¡¯t know. Does Long Jingtian follow Xiaojin¡¯s advice? I think it¡¯s only a coincidence.¡±


    Xu Muan said worriedly, ¡°Xiaojin seems to stay with Long Jingtian all the time. Many cultivators crave Long Jingtian¡¯s blood. Now that he robbed his father, more cultivators will look for him. Xiaojin will be in danger if he stays with Long Jingtian.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said calmly, ¡°Long Jingtian has his way to deal with the enemies since he has been hunting down for a long time. I think Xiaojin will be fine.¡± Long Jingtian was able to survive when he was a False Immortal, and he would not be hurt easily since he was almost an Immortal King.


    Xu Muan said helplessly, ¡°I hope so.¡±


    ¡­


    Xiao Xiaojin carried a rabbit and walked.


    Long Jingtian said sullenly, ¡°Why do I have to pretend to be a rabbit?¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin said, ¡°Because no one would expect you to turn into a rabbit as everyone knows that the Dragons are the proudest. Don¡¯t you know you have annoyed everyone? The whole Middle District is looking for you.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin stroked Long Jingtian¡¯s back. ¡°You are good at transforming. Your rabbit hair is smooth.¡±


    Long Jingtian blushed and wriggled his paws, saying sulkily, ¡°Don¡¯t stroke me, or I¡¯ll bite you.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin was speechless.


    As Xiao Xiaojin walked on the road, a gorgeous female cultivator blocked his way.


    Xiao Xiaojin looked at her, putting on his guard.


    He sensed an inexplicably imposing air from the female cultivator.


    The rabbit jumped out of Xiao Xiaojin¡¯s arms and transformed into a human.


    Long Jingtian held his head high and said sullenly, ¡°Why are you here?¡±


    The female cultivator said sulkily, ¡°Show your respect. I¡¯m your mother.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin was surprised.


    Long Jingtian continued, ¡°You haven¡¯t told me why you come.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin was speechless. Why was he so rude?


    Feng Su smoothed her hair and said lazily, ¡°I heard that your father is seeing someone, so I come to look for some hot guy.¡±


    Long Jingtian asked, ¡°Did you meet the old man?¡±


    Feng Su nodded. ¡°Yeah. He was getting weaker, but he had the nerve to come to me and cause trouble. I beat him off. The old man has been trying to have more children for the Dragon. I guess he has exhausted himself and will die in a few hundred years.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin was speechless.


    Long Jingtian didn¡¯t agree. ¡°The old man is tough. He won¡¯t die so early.¡±


    Long Jingtian thought his father was stronger than his mother. However, his father was a gentleman and would not fight hard with women and hurt them. Besides, his father hadn¡¯t fully restored his strength, so he was defeated by his mother.


    Feng Su looked at Long Jingtian and said, ¡°I heard that you robbed the old man.¡±


    Long Jingtian said lightly, ¡°Mother, you know he¡¯s mean. He makes a big fuss if I take anything from him. In fact, I only took a few cheap items from him and returned his treasures to him.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin thought, ¡°Are those women¡¯s undergarments treasures?¡±


    Feng Su narrowed her eyes and said, ¡°Really? You returned the treasures to him and only took a few cheap items?¡±


    Long Jingtian nodded. ¡°Yes, Mother. I have just advanced to Immortal King, and I need Immortal Crystal badly. Could you give me some money?¡±


    Feng Su cast a sidelong glance at Long Jingtian. ¡°You have advanced to Immortal King, and you claim that you didn¡¯t take any treasures from your father? Your father is bad, so are you.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin secretly agreed with her.

 Chapter 566

    Feng Su took out an Invisible Talisman and gave it to Long Jingtian. ¡°This is an eight-grade Invisible Talisman. The old man is looking for you. He can¡¯t sense your presence due to the long distance. If he is nearby, he will find you. Take this talisman with you, and no one would see through your disguise except an Immortal Emperor.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin looked at the talisman curiously. It was an eighth-grade Invisible Talisman, which could only be made by the talisman master at the eighth grade or above.


    Long Jingtian said sullenly, ¡°Why do you give me only one talisman? You should at least give me ten.¡±


    Feng Su snorted softly. ¡°Ten talismans? You are greedy. Do you think an eight-grade Invisible Talisman was as cheap as potatoes? Do you think I would give you the talisman if I didn¡¯t want to punish your damn father?¡±


    Feng Su left as swiftly as she had come.


    After she gave Long Jingtian the talisman, she took her leave. Xiao Xiaojin had met Long Jingtian¡¯s father and mother and thought he had learned a lot.


    ¡­


    Xiao Jinting took a stroll in New Moon Mansion, where there was rich Immortal Qi. The spiritual herbs in the mansion grew well.


    All kinds of rare flowers and herbs grew in the mansion.


    After the big rain, a rainbow spanned across the sky and gave the mansion a special touch.


    Wei Liao followed Xiao Jinting and said, ¡°Young Master Tianyi, you are diligent, coming to inspect the mansion so early.¡±


    Xiao Jinting gave a cold smile and said sarcastically, ¡°I was assigned to this remote place, and I have to count on the mansion. I have to work hard.¡±


    He took a cold glance at Wei Liao with a frown.


    Wei Liao smiled amiably and said, ¡°Young Master, you are pulling my leg. This is not a remote place. The master cares about you, so he arranged for you to work here. It¡¯s ungrateful of you to say that.¡±


    ¡°No matter how powerful my father is, he is worthless in front of your lady.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was rude, but this was how Zhang Tianyi spoke. Zhang Tianyi was arrogant and bad-tempered, not respecting Zhang Yuanzhi. When he met his father, he was aloof to the latter. However, Zhang Yuanzhi liked Zhang Tianyi a lot.


    Zhang Yuanzhi had many obedient sons, but he didn¡¯t like any of them. He liked the arrogant son, thinking he was masculine and would have a bright future.


    Xiao Jinting thought that Zhang Yuanzhi preferred the masculine son because he was afraid of his wife, who oppressed him.


    Zhang Tianyi was gifted in alchemy and made rapid advancements in cultivation, so he felt proud.


    Wei Liao said, ¡°Young Master, have you thought of something recently?¡±


    Xiao Jinting looked at Wei Liao sulkily, ¡°Get to the point. Don¡¯t beat around the bush.¡±


    Wei Liao said quickly, ¡°Long Yu from the Dragon tribe arrived at the Middle District a few days ago. After he arrived, he fooled around with the female foxes and angered the elders of the Nine-tailed Fox. The Fox sent an eight-tailed fox to seduce Long Yu.¡±


    Wei Liao said, ¡°Long Yu loved beautiful women and fell for the trick. He was injured by the fox. After that, he teleported away, but he met his son Long Jingtian, who robbed all his treasures.¡±


    Xiao Jinting crossed his arms and looked at Wei Liao. ¡°You are well-informed.¡±


    Wei Liao smiled and said, ¡°Young Master, you are pulling my leg. I am not well informed. The rumor spread everywhere, and it¡¯s easy to gather the news.¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t have anything to do with the Dragon.¡±


    Wei Liao looked at Xiao Jinting. ¡°Young Master, Long Yu suffered a great loss after being robbed by Long Jingtian, but he couldn¡¯t find his son, so he attacked several great forces and robbed them. I heard that Long Yu has arrived in the neighborhood, so please watch out.


    Xiao Jinting didn¡¯t say anything.


    He thought for a while and gave a mocking smile. ¡°The desire kills a man. If Long Yu hadn¡¯t lost his head and slept with Feng Su, he wouldn¡¯t have had such a son, who robbed him of all his properties. It serves him right.¡±


    Xiao Jinting looked at Wei Liao. ¡°Mr. Wei, I heard that the Dragon likes fat prey. You look plump. Watch out.¡±


    Wei Liao smiled dryly. ¡°Thank you for the reminder.¡±


    Xiao Jinting waved his hand indifferently. ¡°Don¡¯t mention it.¡±

 Chapter 567

    After Xiao Jinting walked around and inspected the mansion, he went back to his courtyard.


    A guard went to Wei Liao.


    ¡°Steward Wei, the young master has a bad temper.¡±


    Wei Liao said coldly, ¡°He¡¯s the young master. Even Master treats him respectfully.¡±


    The guard smiled and said, ¡°Master treats him respectfully, but the lady doesn¡¯t take him seriously.¡±


    Wei Liao narrowed his eyes and said, ¡°Master adores the young master, and the lady has to show due respect to him.¡±


    Wei Liao looked at Xiao Jinting¡¯s back bitterly. Zhang Tianyi was talented in alchemy, so the master wanted to send him to learn from a great alchemist.


    The lady wanted to assign Zhang Tianyi to a remote mansion, lest he outshined her son Zhang Tianhao.


    The master didn¡¯t get angry after the lady killed several sons of the concubines. However, the master adored Zhang Tianyi and had a big fight with the lady. Although the master gave in to the lady, the lady promised that she wouldn¡¯t do extra things to Zhang Tianyi.


    If anything happened to the Zhang Tianyi, the master would fall out with the lady.


    Wei Liao¡¯s task was to watch over the young master. If the master didn¡¯t pay much attention to the young master several decades later, Wei Liao would look for a chance to kill the young master.


    The guard said indignantly, ¡°Steward Wei, the young master is bad-tempered. I feel sorry for you.¡±


    Wei Liao smiled and said, ¡°I¡¯m only a servant. I¡¯m not upset about it.¡±


    Wei Liao was the confidant of Wei Fan, who sent him to watch over Zhang Tianyi. She asked Wei Liao not to miss a single movement of Zhang Tianyi.


    Wei Fan would have killed Zhang Tianyi if it weren¡¯t for her husband.


    Zhang Yuanzhi grew angry with her movements and had a big fight with her.


    Wei Fan didn¡¯t want to humiliate her husband, so she asked Wei Liao to spoil Zhang Tianyi. If Zhang Tianyi didn¡¯t make any special moves after he went to the mansion, she would bear with him.


    The family was wealthy, and she didn¡¯t mind providing for a loser.


    Wei Liao Frowned. He somehow thought the young master was queer, but he couldn¡¯t figure out why. He felt that Xiao Jinting seemed interested in Long Yu and Long Jingtian, so he asked Xiao Jinting tentatively, but he didn¡¯t find anything suspicious.


    Xiao Jinting entered the cultivation room. Xu Muan looked at him and asked, ¡°Are you okay?¡±


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°I¡¯m okay. I think Wei Liao is suspicious of me.¡±


    Xu Muan clenched his fists. ¡°We could do nothing about it. Although you look like Zhang Tianyi, you are not him.¡± Besides, Zhang He evidently was holding something back from them. ¡°But he won¡¯t say anything unless he has solid evidence.¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said, ¡°You are right. But we need to be more careful.¡±


    ¡­


    Xiao Xiaojin carried a rabbit and stood in front of a collapsed building.


    He said to the rabbit, ¡°Look. Your father did it.¡±


    After Long Yu restored his strength, he couldn¡¯t find Long Jingtian, so he caused trouble everywhere. The great forces hated him.


    Long Jingtian said firmly, ¡°One day¡­ I¡¯ll do the same thing!¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin thought, ¡°Young man, you are ambitious.¡±


    Long Jingtian looked at the destroyed building and said sulkily, ¡°This is what the old man has been planning to do, but he didn¡¯t find a chance. The incident gave him an excuse, and he did it. He¡¯s a bastard. This is what he wanted to do, but he made me a scapegoat.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin was speechless.


    He said, ¡°After your father did it, you have more enemies.¡± Xiao Xiaojin thought Long Jingtian was hated by everyone, but he was not able to protect him. He was worried.


    Long Jingtian looked at Xiao Xiaojin and said, ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m worried.¡± Xiao Xiaojin felt that he was like a toddler walking on the street with a piece of gold in his hand.


    He involuntarily held the rabbit tightly and clutched at the rabbit¡¯s hair.


    Long Jingtian said in anger, ¡°Idiot, you are strangling me.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin loosened the rabbit and said apologetically, ¡°I¡¯m sorry. I was careless.¡±


    Long Jingtian snorted softly as if saying, ¡°Idiot, I will forgive you because I¡¯m broad-minded.¡±


    He looked at Xiao Xiaojin and said, ¡°Brat, are you frightened?¡±


    ¡°A little bit.¡± Xiao Xiaojin swallowed hard.


    His father used to be hunted down in the Spiritual World, but it was not as serious as what Long Jingtian was experiencing.


    Xiao Xiaojin looked around. If anyone knew that the rabbit in his hand was the trouble-making Long Jingtian, he would be killed.


    Long Jingtian looked at the frightened face of Xiao Xiaojin and snorted softly with disdain. ¡°It¡¯s no big deal. You are inexperienced. I¡¯ve seen a lot of this. I have been hunted down since I was small. Look, I¡¯m safe and sound.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin was lost for words.


    ¡­

 Chapter 568

    Zhang He bowed to Xiao Jinting and said respectfully, ¡°Young Master.¡±


    Xiao Jinting glanced at Zhang He, who seemed to take him as his young master.


    ¡°Mr. Zhang, what¡¯s up?¡±


    Zhang He said, ¡°The main family of the Zhang family seems to have arrived in the neighborhood.¡±


    Xiao Jinting paused. He got serious. Zhang Yuanzhi¡¯s family was big in the Middle District.


    In fact, this family was only a branch of the main family of the Zhang family. The main family was much more powerful than the branch families. Zhang Yuanzhi had to be respectful to a young master of the main family.


    If Xiao Jinting was Zhang Tianyi, Zhang He would like him to meet the people of the main family to make some connections. However, Xiao Jinting was an impostor, so Zhang He didn¡¯t know what to do.


    Xiao Jinting asked, ¡°Why do they come here?¡±


    Zhang He said, ¡°To kill a dragon.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was surprised.


    Zhang He said, ¡°The Dragon and Phoenix are the top tribes in the Upper District, and we can¡¯t offend them, but Long Jingtian is an exception.¡±


    Xiao Jinting frowned. He sighed inwardly. The main family came for Long Jingtian.


    Zhang He looked at Xiao Jinting and said, ¡°Young Master, are you okay?¡±


    Xiao Jinting smiled and said, ¡°I¡¯m okay. I envy Long Jingtian. He is lucky. He robbed his father of all the treasures. Very few sons could do that like Long Jingtian. I wished I had half his capabilities.¡±


    Cold sweat broke out on Zhang He¡¯s forehead. ¡°Young Master, please don¡¯t talk like that.¡±


    Xiao Jinting looked at Zhang He and smiled. ¡°Why are you so nervous? I¡¯m joking.¡±


    Zhang He forced a smile. Xiao Jinting looked at Zhang He and said, ¡°Mr. Zhang, I have made some new pills. Can you help me sell them?¡±


    Zhang He nodded. ¡°Yes, of course. What pills are you selling?¡±


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°Golden Viagra.¡±


    Zhang He paused and asked, ¡°What is the effect?¡±


    ¡°It can cure impotence.¡±


    Zhang He was speechless.


    Xiao Jinting smiled. He had thought the cultivators in the Immortal World had a high cultivation level and a good constitution. To his surprise, many cultivators went impotent as they cultivated.


    There were all kinds of Viagra on the market, and they sold well. The formula of Xiao Jinting¡¯s Viagra was improved by the jade space. Xiao Jinting was certain that his pills would be a hit.


    ¡­


    Looking at the pills in the shop, Xiao Jinting involuntarily clutched the rabbit tightly in his hand.


    Xiao Xiaojin borrowed some Immortal Crystal from Long Jingtian and bought a bottle of pills.


    Looking at the pills in Xiao Xiaojin¡¯s hand, Long Jingtian turned sullen.


    ¡°It¡¯s surprising that you are impotent.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin said sulkily, ¡°Nonsense. I¡¯m normal.¡±


    Long Jingtian asked, ¡°Why do you buy the pills if you are normal?¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin said, ¡°The pills seem to be made by my father. He made his first fortune by making these pills.¡±


    Long Jingtian frowned with disdain. ¡°It¡¯s disgusting that your father makes such pills.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin was lost for words.


    He took out a pill, and Long Jingtian¡¯s eyes glowed. The Dragon liked golden, glistening stuff. The Golden Viagra was golden. It glowed lightly with a beautiful look.


    Long Jingtian looked at the pill and swallowed.


    Xiao Xiaojin held the pill and asked, ¡°Would you like to take one?¡±


    Long Jingtian blushed. ¡°Are you idiot? Can I eat the pills blindly?¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin said innocently, ¡°I know, but you look like you want to eat it.¡±


    Long Jingtian said in anger, ¡°Nonsense. You are interested in the pill. I don¡¯t need the pill. Only impotent people need it.¡± Long Jingtian didn¡¯t need the pills. He swallowed because that was what a dragon would do at the sight of something glistening.


    Xiao Xiaojin rubbed the pill and said, ¡°Father should be nearby. The cloud pattern on the pill is the same as the pills that he made before.¡±


    Long Jingtian pursed his lips. ¡°Really?¡±


    He asked, ¡°Are you going to look for your father?¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin thought it over and decided, ¡°No.¡±


    He was with Long Jingtian. If Long Jingtian was exposed, the family would be destroyed. He would wait and find a chance to meet up with his parents.

 Chapter 569

    One day.


    Several unexpected visitors came to New Moon Mansion.


    They were from the main family of the Zhang family in the Upper District. Instead of killing Long Jingtian, they offended a nest of Colorful Crystal Boas.


    The Colorful Crystal Boas were unusual species from ancient times with some dragon blood. Clothes made from their skin were beautiful and dazzling, so they were popular.


    The blood and core of a Colorful Crystal Boa were invaluable, but the boa was extremely poisonous and dangerous.


    Zhang He said anxiously, ¡°Young Master, what shall we do?¡±


    Zhang Yuxue from the Upper District got poisoned in the fight with the Colorful Crystal Boa and was now lying in the guest room of New Moon Mansion.


    ¡°If anything happens to Miss Zhang in our territory, the whole family will get in big trouble.¡± Zhang He paced up and down like an ant in a hot pan.


    Xiao Jinting crossed his arms and said lightly, ¡°In this case, go buy the antidote.¡±


    Zhang He shook his head and said anxiously, ¡°I¡¯ve asked everywhere. There is no antidote for the poison.¡±


    Xiao Jinting glanced at Zhang He and said, ¡°Then we can do nothing about it.¡±


    Zhang He looked at Xiao Jinting with anticipation and said, ¡°Young Master, can you make the antidote?¡±


    Xiao Jinting said helplessly, ¡°Steward Zhang, you are pulling my leg. How can I become a four-grade alchemist so soon? The book that you gave me is too deep for me to understand. I think the gap between third-grade and four-grade alchemists is too big. The real Zhang Tianyi is a genius.¡±


    Zhang He¡¯s face contorted. After all, Xiao Jinting was not the real Zhang Tianyi. Zhang He had fooled Xiao Jinting when he gave the latter the book on alchemy. He didn¡¯t expect Xiao Jinting to find out so soon.


    Xiao Jinting¡¯s face darkened. The book given by Zhang He was difficult. Xiao Jinting had thought he was too dumb to understand it. Therefore, he made a few Intelligence Pills to make himself smarter. After unremitting efforts, Xiao Jinting managed to understand some of the alchemy knowledge in the book.


    Xu Muan learned by accident that the book given by Zhang He was written by a pill maniac, who went mad in the end. Spiritual Alchemy was only a concept of the maniac. Many alchemists studied the book, but most of them gave up quickly.


    When Xiao Jinting knew about this, he was angry.


    However, he felt he was lucky. After he understood some of the Spiritual Alchemy in the book, it became easy for him to understand the other alchemy books.


    ¡­


    Zhang Fang went up to Xiao Jinting with a long face. ¡°Are you Zhang Tianyi?¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded. ¡°Yes.¡±


    Zhang Fang said irritably, ¡°Aren¡¯t you a fourth-grade alchemist? Hurry up and make the antidote. It¡¯s urgent.¡±


    Xiao Jinting frowned. ¡°I¡¯m not good enough to make the antidote. Why don¡¯t you get a fifth-grade alchemist?¡±


    ¡°Do you think I didn¡¯t think of that? There are few fourth-grade alchemists in this shitty place, let alone a fifth-grade one.¡±


    Zhang Fang said arrogantly, ¡°The poison is spreading swiftly in Yuxue¡¯s body. If you don¡¯t hurry up, she will die. If anything happens to her, the Zhang family in the Middle District will be in big trouble.¡±


    Xiao Jinting frowned, thinking Zhang Fang was rude. The Zhang family in the Middle District didn¡¯t have anything to do with Zhang Yuxue¡¯s injury.


    Three people came from the Upper District, Zhang Yuxue, Zhang Fang, and Zhang Bei. Zhang Yuxue had a higher status than the two men, who seemed to be courting her.


    Xiao Jinting guessed that Zhang Fang and Zhang Bei would be blamed if anything happened to Zhang Yuxue. To escape from the accusation, they might let the Zhang family take the blame.


    Xiao Jinting looked at Zhang Fang and said, ¡°My alchemy is not very good, but I can give it a try.¡±


    Zhang Fang snorted softly and said contemptuously, ¡°The Zhang family says that you are a talented alchemist. It turns out to be a lie.¡±


    Xiao Jinting put his hands behind himself and said, ¡°I¡¯m far inferior to you. You come from the Upper District and should have high alchemy skills. Why don¡¯t you make the pills if you are worried about Miss Zhang? You can use my alchemy room.¡±


    Zhang Fang blushed and stared at Xiao Jinting. ¡°I¡¯m not an alchemist.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°So you are not an alchemist. I heard that people from the Upper District know everything. It turns out to be a lie.¡±


    Zhang Fang gritted his teeth and snarled. ¡°Miss Zhang is a direct descendant of the family. If anything happens to her, your family will die.¡±


    Xiao Jinting asked, ¡°Why didn¡¯t you protect her from the danger since she has such a high status?¡±


    Zhang Fang said in anger, ¡°Zhang Tianyi, what do you mean?¡±


    Xiao Jinting smiled and said, ¡°I¡¯m telling the truth. I was wondering why you didn¡¯t sacrifice yourself to save the young lady since you care about her.¡±


    Zhang Fang snorted coldly and said weakly, ¡°I could do nothing under that circumstance. What do you know?¡±


    Xiao Jinting said with a vague smile, ¡°Really? It turns out the young lady was unlucky. It¡¯s not that you didn¡¯t try your best to save her.¡±


    Zhang Fang didn¡¯t take any advantage of Xiao Jinting, and he left sulkily.


    Zhang He looked at Xiao Jinting worriedly. ¡°Young Master, is it proper to do that? He¡¯s from the main family.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said lightly, ¡°There are many people in the main family. I guess this guy doesn¡¯t have a high status in the main family. He tries hard to intimidate us. If we give in, he will think we are pushovers.¡±


    As the saying went, ¡°All lay load on the willing horse.¡± Although the Zhang family of the Upper District was powerful, they wouldn¡¯t send people to complain for no reason since it was far away.


    Zhang He lowered his head and said, ¡°But he¡¯s from the Upper District. We¡¯d better not offend him.¡±


    ¡­

 Chapter 570

    Xiao Jinting went to Zhang Yuxue¡¯s room. She was in a bad condition.


    Once the venom of the Colorful Crystal Boa spread in the body, the victim would turn colorful. Rainbows were beautiful, but a person was not pretty at all when there were seven colors on his body.


    After Xiao Jinting checked on Zhang Yuxue, he went back to his alchemy room.


    Xu Muan looked at Xiao Jinting and asked, ¡°How is it?¡±


    Xiao Jinting shrugged. ¡°It¡¯s not good.¡± Zhang Yuxue¡¯s face was colorful like a palette.


    Xu Muan asked, ¡°Can you make the antidote?¡±


    Xiao Jinting screwed up his eyes and said, ¡°Yes, but I shouldn¡¯t make it.¡±


    He was now a fourth-grade alchemist, but he didn¡¯t dare to reveal that. Zhang Yuanzhi knew him well.


    Zhang Yuanzhi was proud of his son, who was a fourth-grade alchemist. If Xiao Jinting made a fourth-grade antidote, Zhang Yuanzhi would be alarmed. Destruction pursued the great. Xiao Jinting didn¡¯t dare to take the risk.


    He was worried that he would be captured if he saved the woman.


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°You are right.¡±


    ¡°Although I can¡¯t make the fourth-grade antidote, I can make a few pills to prevent the venom from going fast so that she can wait for another alchemist to save her.¡± The fifth-grade alchemist sent by the Zhang family was on the way, but he wouldn¡¯t arrive soon. If Zhang Yuxue died before the alchemist arrived, they would get in big trouble.


    Xu Muan nodded. ¡°That¡¯s good.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said irritably, ¡°Why do these good-for-nothing younger generations come to our neighborhood?¡± It was troublesome to deal with Long Jingtian, and these people came to mess up things.


    ¡­


    Zhang Bei and Zhang Fang stayed by Zhang Yuxue¡¯s bed in her room.


    Zhang Bei muttered, ¡°Will Yuxue be all right?¡±


    Zhang Yuxue left the Upper District without her family¡¯s permission. The Zhang family thought they were exploring somewhere in the Upper District.


    Zhang Yuxue was a direct descendant of the main family had countless suitors, among whom Zhang Bei and Zhang Fang were not conspicuous.


    They intended to show off to Zhang Yuxue during the journey to the Middle District. However, it was a pity that Zhang Yuxue got poisoned before they had the chance to do that.


    Zhang Fang looked at Zhang He, who entered the room, and asked, ¡°What is it?¡±


    Zhang He said, ¡°It¡¯s an antidote.¡±


    Zhang Fang looked at Zhang He and asked, ¡°Does the pill detoxify the poison?¡±


    Zhang He hesitated for a while before he said, ¡°The pill can prevent the venom from spreading. The fifth-grade alchemist sent from the Zhang family will arrive soon. With the help of the pill, Miss Zhang can hold out until the alchemist comes.¡±


    Zhang Fang looked at Zhang He and frowned. ¡°Have you examined the pill? Can you afford to take the consequence if there is something wrong with the pill?¡±


    Xiao Jinting entered the room and sneered at the fussy Zhang Fang. ¡°Can afford to take the consequence if you delay the treatment of Miss Zhang?¡±


    Zhang Fang looked at Xiao Jinting and said, ¡°So it¡¯s you, the incapable alchemist. Did you make the pill?¡±


    Xiao Jinting smiled and said, ¡°Although I¡¯m an incapable alchemist, I am better than those who can¡¯t make any pills but boss around and delay the treatment of the patient.¡±


    Zhang Fang looked at Xiao Jinting resentfully. ¡°Are you sure that there is nothing wrong with your pill?¡±


    Xiao Jinting said lazily, ¡°The pill won¡¯t worsen the situation.¡±


    Zhang Bei glanced at Xiao Jinting and then looked at Zhang Fang. ¡°Come on. Alchemist Tianyi is right. It can¡¯t worsen the situation.¡±


    After taking the pill, Zhang Yuxue got better.


    After the fifth-grade alchemist from the Zhang family arrived, she got out of danger.

 Chapter 571

    At New Moon Mansion.


    Wei Liao asked, ¡°Young Master, don¡¯t you go see Miss Zhang?¡±


    Xiao Jinting abruptly raised his head and stared at Wei Liao coldly. ¡°Do I need you to tell me what I should do?¡±


    Wei Liao hastily said, ¡°I don¡¯t dare to do that.¡±


    Xiao Jinting put his hands behind himself and looked at Wei Liao with sharp eyes, saying sarcastically, ¡°Steward Wei, let me remind you again. Shut up and stop ordering me. If you don¡¯t like it here, go back to your mistress and flatter her. You don¡¯t need to pull a long face here as if you are suffering.¡±


    Wei Liao turned green and white in embarrassment.


    Xiao Jinting left without looking at Wei Liao.


    Zhang He saw the contorted face of Wei Liao and came over, saying apologetically, ¡°Steward Wei, are you okay? The young master is bad-tempered. I hope you can understand.¡±


    Wei Liao took a cold glance at Zhang He and turned to leave without saying a word.


    Wei Liao¡¯s sullen face pleased Zhang He, who was upset to be assigned to New Moon Mansion. To his dismay, the lady arranged for Wei Liao to work here. Zhang He had to be cautious when Wei Liao was around.


    A guard beside Wei Liao said, ¡°Steward Wei, it¡¯s a good thing that the young master doesn¡¯t go suck up Miss Zhang. Why did you remind him?¡±


    Wei Liao narrowed his eyes and said, ¡°It¡¯s odd. This is not something the young master will do.¡±


    Zhang Tianyi thought highly of himself. He would try to climb up the social ladder whenever he got the chance. Now that the golden opportunity was presented, the young master didn¡¯t go to see Zhang Yuxue. Wei Liao found it queer. The young master was getting more arrogant.


    ¡­


    Zhang He went up to Xiao Jinting and greeted, ¡°Young Master.¡±


    Xiao Jinting looked closely at Zhang He and asked, ¡°What¡¯s up, Steward Zhang?¡±


    Zhang He said, ¡°Miss Zhang has woken up. Would you like to pay her a visit?¡±


    Xiao Jinting shook his head. ¡°There is no need. We met before.¡±


    Zhang He said inwardly, ¡°What a pity! If Zhang Tianyi was here, he would take the chance and befriend Zhang Yuxue. However, Xiao Jinting is an impostor. If Zhang Yuxue knows about this, she will feel bad about us.¡±


    Zhang He said, ¡°You are right. We have to be careful not to be exposed.¡±


    As far as Zhang He was concerned, Xiao Jinting was weaker than Zhang Tianyi with lower alchemy skills. If Xiao Jinting went to see Zhang Yuxue, she might think low of Zhang Tianyi. It was good that Xiao Jinting stayed away from her and remained mysterious.


    Xiao Jinting said lightly, ¡°It is more difficult to deal with the snobs. Zhang Bei and Zhang Fang are keeping her company. There is no need for me to go.¡±


    Zhang Bei and Zhang Fang were courting Zhang Yuxue. It would be troublesome if the two men regarded him as an enemy.


    After Zhang He left, Xu Muan stepped out from behind the screen. ¡°I heard that you flew into a temper with Wei Liao. Aren¡¯t you afraid to offend him?¡±


    Xiao Jinting said indifferently, ¡°He doesn¡¯t dare to kill Zhang Tianyi for the time being. Otherwise, he would have taken action. He might be suspicious of me. Anger can disturb his mind.¡±


    Xu Muan nodded. ¡°That makes sense.¡±


    ¡­


    In the wilderness, a rabbit ate a huge cake with gusto. Xiao Xiaojin was cooking on the side.


    He said, ¡°How could this happen?¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin made a secret inquiry of the origin of the Golden Viagra and found it came from New Moon Mansion, which belonged to the illegitimate son of Zhang Yuanzhi, who gave the mansion to Zhang Tianyi.


    The rabbit ate the cream cake lazily and said, ¡°Your father is the illegitimate son of the Zhang family.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin shook his head. ¡°No. My father ascended to the Immortal World from the Spiritual World. How can he be the illegitimate son of the Zhang family?¡±


    The rabbit said, ¡°It¡¯s likely. The head of the Zhang family might have descended to the Spiritual world and slept with women there.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin¡¯s face darkened. ¡°Don¡¯t let your imagination go wild.¡±


    The rabbit scratched its chin and said, ¡°The damn old man likes to wander around. He once said he wanted to visit the Spiritual World to see if there were beautiful females.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin was speechless.


    The rabbit said with curiosity, ¡°You said my imagination was going wild. Can you tell me why your father has become the young master of the Zhang family?¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin took a deep breath and said, ¡°If I guess it right, he is an impostor.¡±


    ¡°I heard that the head of the Zhang family is afraid of his wife. He wanted to send his illegitimate son to learn alchemy, but his wife wanted to send the son to New Moon Mansion. I suspect the head of the family asked my father to be an impostor. The real son should have been sent to learn alchemy.¡±


    Long Jingtian said with disdain, ¡°What a loser the head of the Zhang family is if you are right? He¡¯s so frightened of his wife that he made such a big fuss. This idiot can be the head of the Zhang family?¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin said, ¡°Your face is covered with cream.¡±


    Long Jingtian looked at Xiao Xiaojin angrily and said, ¡°Brat, are you laughing at me?¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin hastily said, ¡°No, I¡¯m not.¡±


    Long Jingtian sneered. ¡°If that¡¯s your father, he seems to have some visitors these days.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin nodded. ¡°Yes.¡±


    Zhang Yuxue was said to come and capture Long Jingtian after she heard that Long Yu was robbed by Long Jingtian. Quite some people came from the Upper District to capture Long Jingtian recently.


    Long Jingtian rolled on the ground. ¡°These idiots have the nerve to catch me. They are dreaming.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin was lost for words.


    ¡­

 Chapter 572

    Zhang Yuxue went up to Xiao Jinting and said, ¡°Young Master Tianyi, thank you for saving my life.¡±


    Xiao Jinting quickly said, ¡°Miss Yuxue, please call me Tianyi. I¡¯m incapable and didn¡¯t help much. Thankfully, the family sent a fifth-grade alchemist here.¡±


    Zhang Yuxue smiled and said, ¡°Although I was in a coma, I was conscious. If your pill hadn¡¯t delayed the spread of the venom, I might have died before the fifth-grade alchemist arrived.¡±


    Xiao Jinting smiled and said, ¡°Please don¡¯t say that. God protects the good.¡±


    Zhang Yuxue asked, ¡°Tianyi, have you heard of Long Jingtian?¡±


    Xiao Jinting put his hands behind himself and smiled. ¡°The whole Middle District is talking about him. Of course, I have heard of him.¡±


    Zhang Yuxue said, ¡°Long Jingtian robbed his father. Long Yu is an Immortal Emperor, and there were several Immortal Soul Veins in his space belt. Long Jingtian has got all of them.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°I have heard of that, but I don¡¯t think it¡¯s likely. Long Jingtian is said to be at the Peak of Real Immoral, while Long Yu is an Immortal Emperor. A lean camel is bigger than a horse. How could he get robbed by a Real Immortal? It might be a rumor.¡±


    Zhang Yuxue shook her head. ¡°No, it¡¯s real. Long Yu practices the Heavenly Dragon Cycle Method. The method can speed up one¡¯s cultivation, but it has a big disadvantage. One¡¯s cultivator will go backward once in every five hundred years. Many Dragons used to be killed when they got weaker.¡±


    ¡°Later on, fewer Dragons practiced this method and stayed in the headquarters of the Dragon tribe when they got weaker. However, Long Yu didn¡¯t care about that. He dared to sleep with women when he got weaker, thinking he could escape from danger with his teleportation spell.¡±


    ¡°Long Jingtian is Long Yu¡¯s son, and they can feel the presence of each other. Therefore, it¡¯s very likely that Long Jingtian robbed Long Yu when the latter got weaker.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said with confusion, ¡°Really? Long Jingtian has made a big fortune. He is exceptionally talented and will advance to Immortal Emperor sooner or later with his father¡¯s fortune.¡±


    Zhang Yuxue looked at Xiao Jinting, traces of golden light flashing across her eyes. ¡°Tianyi, are you interested in the fortune?¡±


    Xiao Jinting smiled wryly and said, ¡°I guess everyone in the Middle District is interested in Long Jingtian¡¯s treasures, but it¡¯s difficult to catch him.¡±


    Zhang Yuxue said firmly, ¡°He showed up once in the neighborhood, but it¡¯s a pity that he left quickly.¡±


    When Xiao Jinting was about to ask her why she was so certain of that, Zhang Fang¡¯s voice came. ¡°Yuxue, there you are. You have just recovered. You need to take a good rest.¡±


    Zhang Fang smiled at Zhang Yuxue and gave Xiao Jinting a warning look when she was not watching.


    He said with feigned sincerity, ¡°Mr. Tianyi, I heard that you sold Golden Viagra for Immortal Crystal on the market. I am ignorant. I wonder what grade of Golden Viagra is and what effect it has.¡±


    Xiao Jinting looked at Zhang Fang and knew the latter was well aware of the effect of Golden Viagra but tried to embarrass him. ¡°The Golden Viagra cures impotence, and it is not a high-grade pill. Mr. Zhang Fang, do you need it? If yes, I can give you a discount.¡±


    Zhang Fang looked at Xiao Jinting with a twitching face. ¡°No, I don¡¯t need it.¡±


    Xiao Jinting smiled and said, ¡°Golden Viagra is good. Even if you are not impotent, it¡¯s good for your body. Are you sure you don¡¯t need it?¡±


    Zhang Fang said coldly, ¡°Mr. Tianyi, I didn¡¯t expect you to be interested in this kind of pill. Did you make it because you are impotent?¡±


    Xiao Jinting smiled and said, ¡°Mr. Zhang Fang, you got me wrong. Do all the doctors learn medical skills because they get sick?¡±


    Zhang Fang said, ¡°Yuxue, let me help you go back to your room.¡±


    Zhang Yuxue nodded. ¡°Okay.¡±


    Zhang Fang said, ¡°Yuxue, although Zhang Tianyi looks like a decent man, he is a villain. He sold the Golden Viagra to whore houses and casinos. He deals with the base people all the time.¡±


    Zhang Yuxue turned sullen without saying a word.


    Looking at her, Zhang Fang knew that she had a lower opinion of Xiao Jinting and was relieved.

 Chapter 573

    Zhang Yuxue took out a formation disc from her space ring.


    Zhang Bei asked, ¡°Yuxue, do you have any clues?¡±


    Zhang Yuxue shook her head and said in disappointment, ¡°No.¡±


    When she set off, she stole from home the formation disc that could sense the whereabouts of the Dragon. She got a signal that indicated the presence of a Dragon near New Moon Mansion, but the signal was gone swiftly.


    After that, they wandered around blindly and bumped into the nest of the Colorful Crystal Boa. Zhang Yuxue almost died.


    Zhang Bei said, ¡°Yuxue, let¡¯s go back to the Upper District.¡±


    Zhang Bei came to the Middle District with ambition and confidence, but Zhang Yuxue¡¯s injury scared him and killed his ambition. If anything happened to Zhang Yuxue, Zhang Fang and he would get in big trouble when they got back to the Upper District.


    Zhang Yuxue¡¯s face darkened. She said sulkily, ¡°You can go if you want. I will stay here.¡±


    She felt frustrated. She had taken pains to leave the Upper District. If she went back without any achievements, she would be laughed at. She was too proud to bear with the embarrassment.


    Zhang Bei looked at her angry face and smiled awkwardly, ¡°Yuxue, don¡¯t get me wrong. I¡¯m concerned about your safety.¡±


    Zhang Yuxue said indifferently, ¡°I¡¯m fine. It was an accident.¡±


    Zhang Bei looked at her and said, ¡°Yuxue, do you have any plans?¡±


    Zhang Yuxue said lightly, ¡°The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent. The Middle District is not our home ground. I want to ask Zhang Tianyi to help us. He is local and should be useful.¡±


    Zhang Bei said, ¡°Yuxue, I have made an inquiry about him. Zhang Tianyi is the outcast of the Zhang family. We can¡¯t count on him.¡±


    Zhang Yuxue got hesitant.


    Zhang Fang chimed in, ¡°Yuxue, Zhang Tianyi is not a good person.¡± Although Zhang Fang was on bad terms with Zhang Bei, they had the same opinion of Zhang Tianyi.


    Zhang Yuxue narrowed her eyes and said, ¡°I don¡¯t care if he¡¯s good or bad. What I care is whether he is capable.¡±


    ¡°What can he do? He has a sharp tongue. He is arrogant because the family head Zhang Yuanzhi likes him. If he was capable, he wouldn¡¯t have been sent here.¡± Zhang Fang was unsuccessful in the Upper District. He had thought he could lord over the Middle District. However, he met Zhang Tianyi, who didn¡¯t bother to show any due respect.


    Zhang Yuxue hesitated.


    ¡­


    Zhang He hurried into Xiao Jinting¡¯s study.


    Xiao Jinting looked at him and said, ¡°Steward Zhang, What¡¯s up? You look nervous.¡±


    Zhang He said, ¡°Master Tianyi, the first young master has come.¡±


    Xiao Jinting frowned. ¡°Mr. Zhang, it¡¯s different from what you told me.¡±


    When Zhang He asked Xiao Jinting to pretend to be Zhang Tianyi, he didn¡¯t mention the first young master of the Zhang family. Zhang He said it was simple to pretend to be Zhang Tianyi, and Xiao Jinting only needed to stay in the yard and count the Immortal Crystal.


    Zhang He said, ¡°It¡¯s an accident. I didn¡¯t expect him to come here.¡±


    Xiao Jinting looked at Zhang He. ¡°Can you ask the real Zhang Tianyi to come here?¡±


    Zhang He said ruefully, ¡°No. Young Master Tianyi went to take an adventure. I don¡¯t know where he is.¡±


    In fact, after Zhang Yuxue arrived, Zhang Yuanzhi had thought of swapping Xiao Jinting with Zhang Tianyi. As far as the family head was concerned, Zhang Tianyi was a talented alchemist and might conquer the proud girl from the Upper District.


    If Zhang Tianyi could make Zhang Yuxue his woman, both Zhang Tianyi and the Zhang family would benefit from it. It was a pity that he lost contact with Zhang Tianyi.


    Xiao Jinting asked, ¡°Did Zhang Tianyi meet Zhang Tianhao before?¡±


    Zhang He shook his head. ¡°No, Young Master Tianyi was raised outside the family, so he didn¡¯t meet the first young master.¡±


    Xiao Jinting heaved a sigh of relief. ¡°That¡¯s good.¡± Since they didn¡¯t meet before, he might not expose himself. He hoped that the first young master wouldn¡¯t cause any trouble.


    ¡­


    Zhang Tianhao brought dozens of Real Immortals, who crowded the room.


    After Zhang Tianhao arrived, he didn¡¯t bother to talk to Xiao Jinting. He went straight to Zhang Yuxue and befriended her.


    Zhang He felt uneasy with the presence of Zhang Tianhao.


    He said with jealousy, ¡°The first young master has brought a crowd of guards. Looks like he is going to do something.¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded. ¡°Really? That¡¯s good.¡± Zhang Yuxue seemed eager to find a helper to kill Long Jingtian. The arrival of Zhang Tianhao must have pleased her.


    Zhang He asked, ¡°Master Tianyi, aren¡¯t you worried?¡±


    Xiao Jinting was speechless. Zhang He had regarded him as the real Zhang Tianyi. ¡°What are you worried about? It¡¯s good if the first master wins the affection of that lady.¡±


    Zhang He got anxious by Xiao Jinting¡¯s composure.


    Zhang Yuanzhi and his wife appeared united outwardly but divided at heart. Zhang He took the side of Zhang Yuanzhi.


    Xiao Jinting toyed with the ring on his finger in boredom. Zhang Yuxue looked polite, but she detested the people of the Middle District. It was natural. People from big cities looked down on those from small towns.


    If Zhang Fang and Zhang Bei had not been with Zhang Yuxue, Zhang Tianhao might have had the chance. Those two men would make it difficult for Zhang Tianhao to win the affection of Zhang Yuxue.


    Zhang Yuxue came from the Upper District and had seen all kinds of outstanding men.


    ¡­

 Chapter 574

    Once Zhang Tianhao arrived, he went to suck up Zhang Yuxue.


    He said, ¡°Miss Zhang, my brother grew up outside the family. I¡¯m sorry that he doesn¡¯t treat you well.¡±


    Zhang Yuxue said disapprovingly, ¡°He treats me well. If it weren¡¯t for him, I would have died.¡±


    Zhang Tianhao said indignantly, ¡°He did nothing. If he had been capable, he wouldn¡¯t have delayed your treatment. You almost died.¡±


    Zhang Yuxue said, ¡°You can¡¯t say that. He has done his best.¡±


    Zhang Tianhao said proudly, ¡°Miss Yuxue, I heard that you are looking for Long Jingtian, and I brought almost one hundred Real Immortals to help you.¡±


    Zhang Yuxue looked delighted. ¡°Mr. Tianhao, thank you for bringing so many experts. You come at the right time.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s my honor to be of help.¡±


    After Zhang Tianhao left the room, Zhang Fang said bitterly, ¡°He is ignorant. He brought only Real Immortals to capture Long Jingtian. Why doesn¡¯t he get several Immortal Kings?¡±


    Zhang Yuxue frowned. ¡°Immortal Kings are powerful in the Middle District, and it¡¯s not easy to recruit them. We can make do with the Real Immortals.¡±


    Zhang Fang put his hands behind himself and said arrogantly, ¡°The immortal Qi in the Middle District is too thin, far inferior to that of the Upper District.¡±


    After Zhang Tianhao left Zhang Yuxue, he sailed into Xiao Jinting¡¯s room.


    Xiao Jinting asked, ¡°Brother, why do you come?¡±


    Zhang Tianhao looked at him coldly and said arrogantly, ¡°If you were capable, I wouldn¡¯t have had to come.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said coldly, ¡°Brother, don¡¯t boast. Let¡¯s see if you can capture Long Jingtian.¡±


    Zhang Tianhao took a cold glance at Xiao Jinting. ¡°You don¡¯t need to worry about this. I heard that you are making a fortune. You have the nerve to sell the Golden Viagra.¡±


    Xiao Jinting crossed his arms and said, ¡°Yes. Do you need the pills?¡±


    Zhang Tianhao said, ¡°I don¡¯t such things. You¡¯d better stop selling these vulgar pills. Don¡¯t disgrace our family. Are you out of money? If yes, you can go to the old man and beg him to show you some mercy.¡±


    Xiao Jinting retorted, ¡°Why do you say my pills are vulgar? I¡¯m different from you. The lady got you many Real Immortals when you asked her. I lead an independent life. That¡¯s better than being the parasite of the family, right?¡±


    Zhang Tianhao looked at Xiao Jinting coldly and said, ¡°Let¡¯s wait and see.¡±


    ¡­


    Xu Muan muttered after Zhang Tianhao left. ¡°He might mess up things.¡±


    ¡°Zhang Yuxue seems to have some tool to detect the whereabouts of Long Jingtian.¡± Xiao Jinting thought Zhang Yuxue came because Long Jingtian was in the neighborhood. ¡°Will they find Long Jingtian?¡±


    Xu Muan said, ¡°It¡¯s not easy to do that. Long Yu failed to locate Long Jingtian, let alone these losers. Even if they find him, Long Jingtian can teleport away as he likes. They are wasting their efforts.¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said, ¡°You are right.¡±


    Zhang Tianhao brought so many people without the intention of catching Long Jingtian. He wanted to find an excuse to befriend Zhang Yuxue. If he had intended to capture Long Jingtian, he would have brought with him the Immortal Kings instead of the Real Immortal.


    Xiao Jinting said sulkily, ¡°Why do they think the Golden Viagra is vulgar? It benefits lots of people.¡±


    Xu Muan was speechless.


    ¡­


    After Zhang Tianhao came with his guards, Zhang Yuxue didn¡¯t waste any time and took them out to search for Long Jingtian.


    Zhang He asked, ¡°Young Master Tianyi, the first young master took his men out to search for Long Jingtian. Why don¡¯t you follow them?¡±


    Xiao Jinting said lightly, ¡°I don¡¯t need to go since there are so many of them.¡±


    Zhang He looked at Xiao Jinting, not knowing what to say. After Zhang Tianhao came, Wei Liao seemed to have a new target. He didn¡¯t watch over Xiao Jinting. Instead, he followed Zhang Tianhao and tried to please the latter.


    Zhang He said, ¡°Wei Liao has left.¡±


    Xiao Jinting smiled. ¡°Great. I hope he can work harder so Zhang Tianhao will take him away.¡±

 Chapter 575

    Xiao Xiaojin was worried about the safety of Xiao Jinting. After he knew that Xiao Jinting might pretend to be Zhang Tianyi, he left the territory of New Moon Mansion with Long Jingtian, who could get Xiao Jinting in danger.


    Long Jingtian happily left with Xiao Xiaojin, who kept watching over New Moon Mansion even though he had left.


    In the wilderness, Xiao Xiaojin was roasting a Golden Sheep. A rabbit stood by the fire, its mouth watering.


    Long Jingtian asked, ¡°Is it ready?¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin said, ¡°Not yet.¡±


    Long Jingtian looked at Xiao Xiaojin with disdain. ¡°Why do you like to dawdle? No wonder you remain a False Immortal. Because you are lazy.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin was speechless. It was exceptional to become a False Immortal at his age. Long Jingtian was born earlier than him. Did this dragon have to be so rude?¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin looked at Long Jingtian and nodded, saying absently, ¡°Yeah, I¡¯m not as efficient as you.¡±


    Long Jingtian said solemnly, ¡°You should correct your mistake instead of loafing around.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin looked at the rabbit, wishing to trample it.


    Long Jingtian looked at Xiao Xiaojin and asked, ¡°Why do you look at me like that?¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin said, ¡°You look cute.¡±


    Long Jingtian snorted softly and said sulkily, ¡°Why do you ask me to transform into such a stupid rabbit?¡±


    ¡­


    As Xiao Xiaojin roasted the lamb, a group of people came over.


    Zhang Yuxue was leading the group. When she saw Xiao Xiaojin, she asked, ¡°Hello, have you seen a snake-like demonic beast with wings?¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin had been watching over Xiao Jinting. When Zhang Yuxue spoke, he recognized her.


    Xiao Xiaojin said, ¡°No. Miss, are you looking for Long Jingtian, the son of Long Yu? If I had seen him, I would have made a fortune instead of ending up here.¡±


    Long Jingtian stayed at Xiao Xiaojin¡¯s feet and bit the corner of his clothes resentfully.


    Xiao Xiaojin grabbed the rabbit tail and picked up Long Jingtian, who struggled with four paws and ferocious red eyes.


    ¡°Your rabbit is cute.¡± Girls liked cute things, and Zhang Yuxue was no exception.


    Xiao Xiaojin held the rabbit in his arms and said, ¡°It¡¯s not that cute. It¡¯s naughty. It likes to bite me. It¡¯s a fussy eater.¡±


    Zhang Yuxue looked at the roasted lamb. ¡°The roasted lamb looks appetizing.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin smiled and said, ¡°Miss, would you like to have a taste?¡±


    ¡°Yes, please.¡±


    The rabbit in Xiao Xiaojin¡¯s arms exploded and waved its paws to scratch Xiao Xiaojin, who stopped it without mercy.


    Zhang Tianhao hurried over and cut a piece of lamb off with a knife, putting it in a jade plate and handing it to Zhang Yuxue.


    Zhang Fang and Zhang Bei tried to serve Zhang Yuxue as well.


    Xiao Xiaojin tried to calm down the angry rabbit and was pushed aside.


    Zhang Yuxue glanced at Xiao Xiaojin and said, ¡°You are a good cook. I have never tasted such delicious lamb.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin smiled and bowed. ¡°I¡¯m glad you like it.¡±


    After Zhang Yuxue ate the lamb, she took out a formation disc and worked on it. Xiao Xiaojin looked at the dis curiously.


    He asked, ¡°Miss, your disc looks special.¡±


    Zhang Yuxue held her head high and said proudly, ¡°It¡¯s an invaluable treasure of the family.¡±


    Zhang Yuxue scanned around for a long while but in vain. She was disappointed.


    After they rested for a while, they left.


    Before Zhang Tianhao left, he tossed a bag of Immortal Crystal at Xiao Xiaojin as a reward.


    Xiao Xiaojin opened the bag and counted. ¡°This guy is mean. He gave me only one hundred thousand pieces of Immortal Crystal.¡±


    Long Jingtian glared at Xiao Xiaojin. ¡°Are you stupid? That was my food. Did you give it to that woman? Do you fancy her?¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin looked at Long Jingtian and said, ¡°What are you talking about? I don¡¯t know her. How can I fancy her? I was afraid she would find out. It was only roasted lamb.¡±


    Long Jingtian bounced around. ¡°How dare you say that? You kept telling me that it was not ready, but you gave it away when it was ready.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin was speechless. Was he to be blamed? Zhang Yuxue chanced to arrive when the roasted lamb was ready.


    ¡°You had the nerve to grab my tail. Are you an idiot? Can¡¯t you behave yourself?¡± Long Jingtian was so angry that he bounced around without stopping.


    Xiao Xiaojin tactfully changed the subject. ¡°What is the formation disc that the woman held in her hands?¡±


    Long Jingtian muttered, ¡°It should be the Dragon Locating Disc of the Zhang family. I didn¡¯t expect that woman to bring it here.¡±


    Xia Xiaojin asked, ¡°What is the use of the disc?¡±


    Long Jingtian glanced at Xiao Xiaojin sulkily and said, ¡°Are you an idiot? The Dragon Locating Disc is used to look for the Dragon.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin pursed his lips and said, ¡°Does it work? It didn¡¯t detect your presence just now.¡±


    Long Jingtian screwed up his eyes and said, ¡°It works, but I happen to have the Invisible Talisman on me, so it failed to detect my presence. Otherwise, I would have been found.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin said, ¡°You are lucky. If it weren¡¯t for the talisman, you might have got killed.¡±


    Long Jingtian snorted contemptuously. ¡°You have thought too much. How can I die so easily? They are losers, and I can kill half of them with a swing of my tail. If I gave them two swings, there might have been a few survivors. With the third swing of my tail, they all would have died. If I had not been worried that the commotion would attract the masters, I would have let those guys eat my roasted lamb.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin smiled and stroked Long Jingtian¡¯s head. ¡°You know you have endured the pain, but it is dangerous now. Please endure some more time.¡±


    Long Jingtian snorted softly and said sulkily, ¡°Stop touching my head. You are shameless. How can you touch a dragon¡¯s head?¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin pursed his lips and said, ¡°You Dragons are freaks.¡±


    Long Jingtian was speechless.


    ¡­

 Chapter 576

    Zhang Yuxue searched for Long Jingtian in the Middle District for seven months in vain.


    It was again coincidental that Xiao Xiaojin met them when he roasted a pig.


    ¡°Miss, we met again.¡± The rabbit beside Xiao Xiaojin tugged at his clothes reluctantly at the sight of Zhang Yuxue.


    ¡°Hey, what a coincidence.¡± Zhang Yuxue looked at the delicious roasted pork eagerly.


    Xiao Xiaojin smiled wryly. ¡°Yeah.¡±


    Zhang Yuxue said, ¡°You cook well. The food you make is delicious.¡±


    Zhang Yuxue hadn¡¯t eaten any food for years, but she couldn¡¯t forget the taste of the roasted lamb. She felt tempted at the sight of the roasted pork.


    Zhang Tianhao tossed a space ring at Xiao Xiaojin and said, ¡°As usual, the pork now belongs to us.¡±


    It upset Xiao Xiaojin to see the arrogant expression on the face of Zhang Tianhao, who seemed to say, ¡°You are rewarded more than you are worth.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin held the rabbit and said, ¡°I won¡¯t disturb your lunch. I¡¯ll be off.¡±


    Zhang Tianhao nodded. Xiao Xiaojin quickly left before the rabbit in his arms flew into a rage.


    ¡­


    As Zhang Yuxue ate the pork, she suddenly stopped.


    She turned sullen. Zhang Fang looked at her face and asked, ¡°Yuxue, what¡¯s wrong?¡±


    Zhang Yuxue asked, ¡°What is the level of the cook?¡±


    Zhang Tianhao thought for a while and said, ¡°He seems to be a False Immortal. His cultivation level is not high.¡±


    Zhang Yuxue narrowed her eyes and said, ¡°He is a False Immortal, but the pig was at the late stage of Real Immortal.¡± Although Golden Pigs were not strong among the same level of beasts, they couldn¡¯t be killed by a False Immortal easily.


    Zhang Yuxue said, ¡°A False Immortal killed a Golden Sheep last time and again killed a Golden Pig this time. He roasted the prey leisurely in the wilderness. It was not suspicious last time, but this time we are in Green Ridge, where there are countless beasts. Wasn¡¯t he afraid that a strong beast came out and devoured him?¡±


    Zhang Fang thought for a while and said, ¡°I remember now. I heard that Long Jingtian kidnapped a False Immortal to cook for him. But there is a rabbit instead of a dragon next to the cook. Did Long Jingtian transform to a rabbit?¡±


    Zhang Tianhao didn¡¯t agree. ¡°Impossible. Dragons are proud. Long Jingtian is so arrogant that he can¡¯t bear to be a rabbit.¡±


    Zhang Bei said, ¡°It¡¯s possible. Dignity is not as important as life. The whole Middle District is looking for him, and he likely transforms to a rabbit to escape from the hunting.¡±


    Zhang Fang said, ¡°Dragons like golden, glistening things. The Golden Sheep and Golden Pig match their desire.¡±


    Zhang Yuxue abruptly rose and said decisively, ¡°The cook should not have gone far. Let¡¯s chase him.¡±


    ¡­


    After Xiao Xiaojin held the rabbit and walked a while, Long Jingtian teleported away with him.


    Zhang Yuxue was too late to catch up with them.


    Xiao Xiaojin let out a sigh of relief. ¡°We finally got rid of them.¡±


    Long Jingtian looked at Xiao Xiaojin and said in anger, ¡°This is the second time that you gave my food to those people.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin said apologetically, ¡°They paid for the food.¡±


    Long Jingtian said sullenly, ¡°You lost your head at the sight of the Immortal Crystal. Haven¡¯t you seen Immortal Crystal before?¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin was speechless. He could see an Immortal crystal mountain all day long, but he could do nothing but look at it


    Xia Xiaojin said, ¡°Zhang Tianhao is mean, but it¡¯s better than none.¡±


    Long Jingtian screwed up his nose and said sulkily, ¡°That damn woman showed up whenever I was about to have dinner. She must have done it on purpose.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin changed the subject. ¡°Did they figure you out? Why did they run across us two times?¡±


    Long Jingtian said indifferently, ¡°How do I know? But that stupid woman won¡¯t recognize me even if I stand in front of her. Don¡¯t mind the idiots.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin was speechless.

 Chapter 577

    Zhang Yuxue and the others searched for Long Jingtian in the Middle District for three years in vain, and they went back to New Moon Mansion.


    Zhang He said gloatingly, ¡°Young Master Tianyi, they don¡¯t seem to get anything from the journey.¡±


    Zhang Yuxue was proud and looked down on the people of the Middle District.


    She was friendly to Zhang Tianhao because she could use him.


    The dozens of Real Immortals that Zhang Tianhao brought were sent to explore the way in dangerous realms and suffered casualties during the three years.


    Xiao Jinting said lightly, ¡°It is not surprising that they failed to find Long Jingtian.


    Didn¡¯t Long Yu fail to do that? Zhang Yuxue had a big group of people, but there was not an Immortal King among them. What could they do if they met Long Jingtian?


    Although Xiao Jinting thought highly of Long Jingtian¡¯s strength, he let out a secret sigh of relief when he heard that Zhang Yuxue couldn¡¯t find him.


    Zhang He said, ¡°Actually, they got a clue.¡±


    Xiao Jinting asked curiously, ¡°What is it?¡±


    Zhang He said, ¡°It was said that they met Long Jingtian and the kidnapped False Immortal cook, and they even ate the roasted meat made by the cook. However, they didn¡¯t recognize Long Jingtian, who had turned into a rabbit.¡±


    Xiao Jinting frowned and thought, ¡°False Immortal cook? I have underestimated Xiaojin. He¡¯s with Long Jingtian.¡±


    ¡­


    Zhang Tianhao stayed in his room with a sullen face.


    For three years, he had been courting Zhang Yuxue, who kept a distance from him.


    Zhang Bei and Zhang Fang tried to push him out whenever they could. They thought he was their subordinate and they could order him around because they came from the Upper District.


    Zhang Yuxue seemed gentle to him, but she was closer to Zhang Bei and Zhang Fang.


    Zhang Tianhao traveled around with Zhang Yuxue during the three years and lost quite some men without getting any benefits.


    Wei Liao looked at the sullen face of Zhang Tianhao and said, ¡°Young Master, are you okay?¡±


    Zhang Tianhao asked, ¡°What has Zhang Tianyi been doing during the three years?¡±


    Wei Liao said, ¡°He stayed in the mansion, making pills and selling them.¡±


    Zhang Tianhao narrowed his eyes and said bitterly, ¡°He is enjoying himself.¡±


    Wei Liao smiled and said, ¡°He might know the lady is in charge of the family, and he will get in trouble if he makes a scene, so he behaves himself.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s good that he knows about that.¡± Zhang Tianhao said coldly, ¡°Wei Liao, do you think the rabbit we met is Long Jingtian?¡±


    In the first year, they met that guy twice, but they failed to find him when they searched for him carefully.


    Wei Liao said, ¡°It¡¯s very likely.¡±


    Zhang Tianhao said coldly, ¡°Zhang Fang said that Miss Zhang¡¯s detecting disc works well. If it had worked well, it could have detected the presence of Long Jingtian.¡±


    Wei Liao looked at Zhang Tianhao and said, ¡°That¡¯s the invaluable treasure of the main family. I think it should work well.¡±


    Zhang Tianhao clenched his fists tightly. When his mother asked him to come and meet Zhang Yuxue, his father didn¡¯t object. He had thought it was a good mission. To his surprise, it was hard to please Zhang Yuxue. The dozens of women that he courted before were much easier to get than Zhang Yuxue.


    ¡­


    Zhang Yuxue stayed in her room and rubbed her forehead in dismay.


    Zhang Fang asked, ¡°Yuxue, are you okay?¡±


    Zhang Yuxue gritted her teeth and said, ¡°What a shame! We missed two golden opportunities.¡±


    If only she had reacted faster. It was such a pity. She would rather they didn¡¯t run across Long Jingtian. However, they bumped into him two times without recognizing him.


    ¡°Yu Xue, that rabbit might not be Long Jingtian. Both Dragon and Phoenix are the proudest species. Although Long Jingtian is rejected by the two tribes, he is arrogant. The cook held the rabbit in his hands and stroked it. The first time when we met them, the False Immortal even grabbed the rabbit¡¯s tail and held it upside down.¡±


    ¡°The tail is the sensitive spot for a Dragon, and only its spouse could touch. If anyone touches it by accident, he will be hunted and killed by the dragon. The second time we met the False Immortal, he was still alive,¡± said Zhang Bei reflectively.


    Zhang Xue frowned. ¡°What you say makes some sense. But that guy is suspicious, so is the rabbit. Can you identify the species of the rabbit? Can you still remember its grade?¡±


    Zhang Bei and Zhang Fang exchanged a glance. Zhang Yuxue said slowly, ¡°At first, I thought that was an ordinary rabbit, but I can¡¯t remember how it looked like or its grade when I look back.¡±


    Zhang Bei said hesitantly, ¡°Shall we search for them again?¡±


    ¡°We have searched for them for a long time. They might have got wind of it and hidden.¡±


    Zhang Yuxue said sullenly, ¡°I can¡¯t wait any longer. I have to go back to the Upper District. The family test is approaching. If I continue to stay in the Middle District, I can¡¯t make it.¡±


    Zhang Fang and Zhang Bei exchanged glances. They turned solemn at the mention of the family test.


    Zhang Yuxue and the rest packed up and quickly boarded the flying ship, going back to the Upper District. Zhang Tianhao traveled with them for three years in vain.


    After Zhang Yuxue left, Zhang Tianhao went back home. Wei Liao followed Zhang Tianhao and served him well for three years, and he got the chance to go back with the latter.


    After they left, Xiao Jinting was relieved.


    ¡­


    When Xiao Xiaojin made ice cream, he said to the fox on his shoulder, ¡°Zhang Yuxue has left.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin was sure that Zhang Yuxue knew later that the rabbit in his hands was Long Jingtian.


    Because she had been inquiring about a False Immortal with a rabbit.


    Zhang Yuxue didn¡¯t know that Xiao Xiaojin asked Long Jingtian to turn into a fox after the second encounter. Her team was looking for a rabbit, and they couldn¡¯t find Long Jingtian.


    Long Jingtian moved his tail proudly and said, ¡°I don¡¯t care. This stupid woman can¡¯t find me even she looks for me for another thirty years.¡±


    An evil voice came from behind them, ¡°Yeah. She can¡¯t find you in another thirty years. You are slippery.¡±

 Chapter 578

    The voice sent chills down Xiao Xiaojin¡¯s spine. Long Jingtian¡¯s body glowed with golden light.


    Long Jingtian struggled a bit and got exhausted, lying in Xiao Xiaojin¡¯s arms.


    Long Yu said creepily, ¡°Don¡¯t waste your effort. I have cast the space restriction spell. You can¡¯t escape.¡±


    Sweat broke out on Xiao Xiaojin¡¯s forehead. The situation was reversed. Previously, Long Jingtian cast the space restriction spell and robbed Long Yu, and now Long Yu restricted the space to prevent Long Jingtian from running away.


    Long Yu snorted angrily and took out a talisman from Long Jingtian¡¯s body.


    He said in anger, ¡°Invisible Talisman! I knew it. I knew it. That damn woman is evil. If that damn bird with wings hadn¡¯t created difficulties for me, I would have found you long ago.¡±


    Long Jingtian said angrily, ¡°Give it back to me, you damn long worm.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin thought, ¡°Brat, don¡¯t be so arrogant. He is your creditor.¡±


    Long Yu scanned Long Jingtian¡¯s body with soul force, but he found nothing. ¡°Where is the space belt?¡±


    Long Jingtian held his head high and said defiantly, ¡°I won¡¯t tell you.¡±


    Long Yu said sullenly, ¡°Damn you. I¡¯ll crush you.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin stepped out nervously, ¡°Senior, I know where it is.¡±


    Long Jingtian glared at Xiao Xiaojin and revealed his sharp teeth.


    Long Yu asked, ¡°Where is it?¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin said, ¡°A Phoenix took it away.¡±


    ¡°A Phoenix? Is it Feng Su?¡± Long Yu wore an uneasy expression at the mention of Feng Su.


    Xiao Xiaojin nodded. ¡°Yes. Senior Feng said it was not safe for Long Jingtian to take the space belt with him, and she¡¯d better keep it. Even¡­¡± Xiao Xiaojin paused and glanced at Long Jingtian awkwardly.


    Long Yu asked, ¡°Even what?¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin said cautiously, ¡°Even if you know about it and go to see her, you are not her rival. She said she had beaten you up.¡±


    ¡°Nonsense! How could she beat me up?¡± Long Yu paced around anxiously.


    Long Jingtian cut in, ¡°You were defeated by her.¡±


    Long Yu blushed. ¡°What do you know? I didn¡¯t recover at that time. If I had recovered, she wouldn¡¯t have been my rival.¡±


    Long Jingtian said defiantly, ¡°It¡¯s hard to say. Mother is a good fighter.¡±


    Long Yu looked at Long Jingtian suspiciously, ¡°Did you give the space belt to that damn woman? Were you so generous? Giving her the belt for free?¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin said, ¡°No. She gave an Invisible Talisman and ten million pieces of Immortal Crystal. Xiao Xiaojin knew that Long Jingtian hid the treasures from Long Yu¡¯s space belt in several places fearing he might end up in such a situation.


    Long Yu flew into a rage and looked at Long Jingtian. ¡°Are you out of your mind? There are several Immortal Soul Veins in the space belt, and they cost tens of millions.¡±


    Long Jingtian didn¡¯t say anything, snorting with disdain.


    Xiao Xiaojin said helplessly, ¡°We had no other choices. Senior Feng Su is stronger, and Jingtian is not her rival.¡±


    Long Yu looked at Long Jingtian in disappointment. ¡°You are good for nothing. You turned into rabbit and fox.¡±


    Long Jingtian smiled coldly. ¡°I¡¯m much inferior to you. You slept with the rabbits and foxes.¡±


    Long Yu said sullenly, ¡°You stay in his arms all day long. I have never seen a more disgraceful Dragon than you.¡±


    Long Jingtian said resentfully, ¡°I¡¯m not a Dragon. I am a freak with wings. Don¡¯t show off your power to me. If you have guts, go to my mother Feng Su and get your belt back.¡±


    Long Yu said sulkily, ¡°A decent Dragon doesn¡¯t fight with a bird. Don¡¯t you know about that?¡±


    Long Jingtian said with disdain, ¡°Nonsense! You are scared of her. You are a coward.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin was speechless.

 Chapter 579

    Long Jingtian had a bitter argument with Long Yu. Neither the father nor the son would give in.


    Long Yu glared at Long Jingtian, who held his head high defiantly.


    Xiao Xiaojin looked at Long Jingtian and sighed inwardly. Why didn¡¯t Long Jingtian lower his head and make peace with his father? How stupid!


    Long Yu asked Xiao Xiaojin, ¡°Brat, what are you making?¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin said, ¡°Ice cream.¡±


    Long Yu asked in bewilderment, ¡°What the hell is that?¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin explained, ¡°It¡¯s a snack.¡±


    Long Yu got interested. ¡°I¡¯ll have a taste.¡±


    Long Jingtian said irritably, ¡°That¡¯s mine. Don¡¯t steal my food.¡±


    Long Yu sent Long Jingtian flying with his tail. ¡°Shut up.¡±


    Looking at Long Jingtian, who rolled away, Xiao Xiaojin pitied him. Long Jingtian kept boasting that he would kill a lot of people with one shake of his tail, but now he got sent flying away by his father¡¯s tail.


    ¡°This damn kid is rude. He complains when his father takes his snacks.¡± Long Yu smiled at Xiao Xiaojin, revealing his golden teeth.


    Xiao Xiaojin was speechless.


    Long Jingtian sulkily crawled back to Xiao Xiaojin.


    Long Yu ate the ice cream and praised, ¡°Nice, nice. Delicious. No wonder my son keeps you with him. The ice cream is not enough for me.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin smiled. ¡°Senior, you can turn smaller, and the ice cream will look more than before.¡±


    Long Yu glanced at Xiao Xiaojin and thought for a while. ¡°Really?¡± He took the advice and turned into the size of a fist. ¡°Yeah, you are right. It looks sufficient for me now.¡±


    Long Jingtian looked at Long Yu and giggled. ¡°You look like a fat mouse.¡±


    Long Yu looked at Long Jingtian with dark, dangerous eyes.


    Xiao Xiaojin thought, ¡°Brat, why can¡¯t you shut up?¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin looked at Long Yu and said, ¡°Senior, I have made some spiritual wine. Would you like to have a taste?¡±


    Long Yu looked at Xiao Xiaojin and said with satisfaction, ¡°Brat, you are good.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin smiled and said, ¡°This is what I should do.¡±


    Long Jingtian said irritably, ¡°That¡¯s mine.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin cast a sidelong glance at Long Jingtian and said seriously, ¡°Shut up. Since Senior has come, we ought to treat him well. Don¡¯t you know you should respect him?¡±


    Long Jingtian was speechless.


    After Long Yu got through, he patted his belly and belched. ¡°Brat, do you know how much I have lost? You are a bastard.¡±


    Long Jingtian sprawled on the ground and said lazily, ¡°How can you blame me for your weaknesses?¡±


    Long Yu said resentfully, ¡°How can I have such a bad son like you?¡±


    Long Jingtian sneered. ¡°Tell that to my mother and see if she slaps you.¡±


    Long Yu was speechless.


    He said sulkily, ¡°Your mother is crazy and bad-tempered. I don¡¯t know why I slept with her back then.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin felt it was a complicated question.


    Long Jingtian cast a sidelong glance at Long Yu and said coldly, ¡°Ask that to yourself.¡±


    ¡°Bastard, who is the crazy woman?¡± Feng Su showed up and put her hands on her hips.


    The sight of Feng Su froze Xiao Xiaojin. The powerful parents had got together. They seemed to have an agreement to show up at the same time.


    Xiao Xiaojin felt weak when he recalled that he said Feng Su had Long Yu¡¯s space belt.


    Long Jingtian pointed at Long Yu and said, ¡°Mother, he says that you are crazy, ferocious, and unpopular every day.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin thought, ¡°Good job!¡±


    Feng Su sneered, ¡°Long Yu, how dare you?¡±


    Long Jingtian continued, ¡°Mother, he says that you turn into a kitten with him while you snarl in front of other people.¡±


    Feng Su punched at Long Yu, and they fought together. Long Jingtian grabbed Xiao Xiaojin and teleported away.


    ¡­


    Long Jingtian took Xiao Xiaojin with him and made several teleportations. He stopped when he got exhausted.


    Xiao Xiaojin said nervously, ¡°Your father took the Invisible Talisman away. We are in trouble now.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin told Long Yu that Feng Su took away the space belt. When Feng Su and Long Yu calmed down, they would know that Xiao Xiaojin lied.


    Long Jingtian gritted his teeth and said weakly, ¡°Don¡¯t worry. We only need to stay away from them.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin pondered for a while and said to Long Jingtian, ¡°Take off your clothes.¡±


    Long Jingtian blushed. ¡°Take off my clothes? Now?¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin nodded. ¡°Yes.¡± As he spoke, he took off his clothes.


    Long Jingtian said shyly, ¡°Isn¡¯t it too fast to do this?¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin said in bewilderment, ¡°What do you mean?¡±


    ¡°Well¡­¡± Long Jingtian blushed.


    He saw Xiao Xiaojin summon out several vine giants and put the clothes on them. ¡°Are you disguising the giants as us?¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin nodded. ¡°Yes. What do you think?¡±


    Long Jingtian shook his head and said weakly, ¡°Nothing.¡±


    Looking at the awkward face of Long Jingtian, Xiao Xiaojin suddenly realized that Long Jingtian had misunderstood him, and he felt embarrassed.


    After Xiao Xiaojin put the clothes on the giants, he left with Long Jingtian, who cast a spell on the giants, which went to different places.


    After that, Long Jingtian regained his strength and teleported away with Xiao Xiaojin.


    ¡­

 Chapter 580

    Long Yu stood in front of a giant with clothes on and burnt it with fire.


    He said sullenly, ¡°This damn kid is awful. He dared to fool me.¡±


    Feng Su crossed her arms and said lazily, ¡°Did the False Immortal with Jingtian say Jingtian gave the belt to me?¡±


    Long Yu nodded. ¡°Yes. That False Immortal looks honest, but he is evil. How can Jingtian fall for such a jerk?¡±


    Feng Su sneered. ¡°You enjoyed the fibs he told. Like father, like son. You damn long worm is bad, so is your son.¡±


    Long Yu frowned. ¡°Why do you say I like lies? Don¡¯t sling mud at me.¡±


    Feng Su said mockingly, ¡°Don¡¯t you like people to say you are the most handsome, the smartest, and the wisest?¡±


    Long Yu said seriously, ¡°These are not lies but facts.¡±


    Feng Su sneered. ¡°How can you say you are wise after you were fooled by a False Immortal? How ridiculous!¡±


    Long Yu said awkwardly, ¡°How could I know he was cunning? Other False Immortals are scared out of their wits at the sight of me, but this False Immortal with two legs is scheming.¡±


    Feng Su glanced at Long Yu and said, ¡°I guessed you drank too much wine. You are slow.¡±


    Long Yu said longingly, ¡°I wonder where these two damn kids have gone. Long Jingtian is blessed. The freak with two legs is a good cook.¡± He glanced at Feng Su and said, ¡°You will have suitors if you cook half as well as that freak.¡±


    Feng Su stared at Long Yu with dark eyes. ¡°Mind your tongue. If I want men, thousands of them will queue up to court me. I¡¯m not like you. You have to force the females.¡±


    Long Yu said sullenly, ¡°Who forced the females?¡±


    Feng Su giggled at Long Yu. ¡°How could you get injured in bed if you didn¡¯t force them? Since you practice Heavenly Dragon Cycle Method, behave yourself when you are in the cycle. Stay with the Dragon tribe instead of flirting with females. Jingtian has a soft heart. If he had attacked you when he robbed you, you would have died.¡±


    Long Yu was speechless.


    ¡­


    Xiao Xiaojin sprayed something at Long Jingtian.


    Long Jingtian said irritably, ¡°What is that? It has an odd smell.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin said without thinking, ¡°Fox odor.¡±


    Long Jingtian glared at Xiao Xiaojin and said in anger, ¡°Are you out of your mind? I hate Foxes the most. The smell is disgusting.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin soothed him. ¡°Endure it. You are pretending to be a fox? How can you not smell like one?¡±


    Long Jingtian said in disgust, ¡°Stop it.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin withdrew his hand and said, ¡°All right. I¡¯m trying to reduce your chance of being discovered.¡±


    Long Jingtian said resentfully, ¡°You are an idiot. You gave my food to that woman, and you gave the ice cream and wine to the old man.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin looked at Long Jingtian and said helplessly, ¡°I have no other choices. You are not your father¡¯s rival.¡±


    Long Jingtian said sullenly, ¡°He is only a few years older than me. When I am at his age, I will trample him under my feet.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin nodded and said, ¡°Yeah, let¡¯s see if you can live to his age.¡±


    Long Jingtian was speechless.


    He glared at Xiao Xiaojin and complained, ¡°I haven¡¯t tasted the wine that you gave the old man.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin shook his head and said ruefully, ¡°What do you know? I was thinking of getting him drunk so that we could run away. I didn¡¯t expect him to be a heavy drinker. He kept drinking the wine, but he didn¡¯t get drunk. I took pains to make the spiritual wine, and it was such a waste.¡±


    Long Jingtian rolled his eyes. ¡°You made a mistake. We Dragons don¡¯t get drunk.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin said suspiciously, ¡°Really?¡±


    Long Jingtian said, ¡°Yes. If you don¡¯t believe me, bring me the wine. I¡¯ll show you.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin was speechless.


    Long Jingtian looked at him and frowned. ¡°Bring me the wine.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin pursed his lips, thinking, ¡°If you want to drink the wine, tell me. Don¡¯t beat around the bush.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin helplessly took out the spiritual wine from his space ring.

 Chapter 581

    At New Moon Mansion.


    Zhang He said respectfully, ¡°Young Master, the new batch of slaves has arrived. Would you like to go and take a look?¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said lightly, ¡°I don¡¯t have anything to do now. Let¡¯s go take a look.¡±


    Fights were common in the Immortal World. One was doomed if he was not careful.


    Xiao Jinting thought he was lucky. Many cultivators from the Spiritual World were reduced to slaves when arriving in the Immortal World.


    Zhang He led Xiao Jinting to see a few False Immortals.


    ¡°This is a Heavenly Rabbit, who is good at planting herbs.¡±


    Xiao Jinting felt odd. The first creature he met after he ascended to the Immortal World was a Heavenly Rabbit. He didn¡¯t expect to see a slave Heavenly Rabbit here.


    ¡°Xiao Jinting?¡± Zhang He heard a surprised mutter.


    Zhang He frowned and said sternly, ¡°How dare you? This is our Young Master Tianyi.¡±


    Xiao Jinting followed the voice. When he saw who it was, he felt surprised.


    It never occurred to Xiao Jinting that he would meet Xue Yue again in such a situation.


    When he arrived at the Immortal World, Xue Yue recommended him to Zi Yu and helped him survive in the Immortal World.


    When they met again, he became a young master, while Xue Yue a slave. How things changed in the world!


    Xue Yue glanced at Xiao Jinting and said gingerly, ¡°Sorry, but I mistook you for someone else.¡±


    Xiao Jinting looked at the slave bracelet on Xue Yue¡¯s wrist and smiled. ¡°I might look like him. It¡¯s not surprising.¡±


    Xue Yue felt the imposing air from Xiao Jinting and said, ¡°Master, your cultivation level is much higher than the man I know.¡±


    Xiao Jinting smiled. After he took the Cloud Advancement Pill, he had reached the Peak of Real Immortal. However, he didn¡¯t show it.


    He would remain at the Peak of Real Immortal unless he advanced to Immortal King.


    Xiao Jinting asked with a smile, ¡°Does that man look like me?¡±


    Xue Yue said, ¡°Yes, but he does not have such an outstanding elegance as you. There is a big difference between you and him.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was speechless.


    ¡­


    Xiao Jinting entered the cultivation room and said to Xu Muan in excitement, ¡°Guess who I met today.¡±


    Xu Muan said, ¡°I don¡¯t know. I met an acquaintance too. You say first.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°I met Xue Yue.¡±


    Xu Muan said, ¡°I met Xiaojin.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was dumbfounded.


    When he realized what he had heard, he widened his eyes and said in excitement, ¡°Who did you meet?¡±


    Xu Muan smiled and said, ¡°Our son.¡±


    Xiao Jinting gasped.


    ¡°Father.¡± Xiao Xiaojin came out. Xiao Jinting was beside himself with joy. ¡°How did you come? Where is the Dragon? Did he come with you?¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin scratched his head and said irritably, ¡°He ran away after he slept with me.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was speechless. The news was like a bomb. His son finally lost his virginity when he was several hundred years old. Xiao Jinting hadn¡¯t seen Xiao Xiaojin for years, and he was shocked by the news.


    Xiao Jinting looked at Xiao Xiaojin and frowned. ¡°Did he abandon you after sleeping with you?¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin shook his head. ¡°No, I don¡¯t think so. Long Yu found us. Long Jingtian went out to lure his father away. He left a space ring to me.¡±


    Xiao Jinting narrowed his eyes. ¡°What is inside the ring?¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin said, ¡°Not much.¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said without any surprise, ¡°Dragons are mean. It is nice of him to leave behind a space ring.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin said, ¡°There are several Immortal Soul Veins in the space ring.¡±


    Xiao Jinting coughed in shock. Was his son joking when he said several Immortal Soul Veins were nothing much?


    Xiao Jinting narrowed his eyes and asked, ¡°Immortal Soul Veins?¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin nodded and said, ¡°Yes.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°Son, you have hooked up with a rich man.¡±


    ¡°Is he rich? I don¡¯t think so.¡± Xiao Xiaojin thought Long Jingtian was a freak. ¡°That guy said he would not get drunk, but he slept with me after he was drunk. I had thought he was underage and couldn¡¯t do that.¡± It turned out Long Jingtian was fierce in bed. Xiao Xiaojin thought he would have been exhausted to death if he had not been strong.


    Xiao Jinting looked at Xiao Xiaojin helplessly. ¡°How could you underestimate a divine beast? That guy is the mutated species of Dragon and Phoenix, the two most powerful beasts.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin said, ¡°I was punished for my mistake. If I had known this, I would not have let him drink so much.¡±


    Xiao Jinting looked at Xiao Xiaojin and said sulkily, ¡°I told you long ago not to make the weird wine. Did you give him the wine that he shouldn¡¯t drink?¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin shrugged. ¡°He lost control and asked for more wine. His cultivation level was much higher than mine, and I couldn¡¯t control him. When I refused to give him more wine, he grabbed¡­¡±


    Xiao Jinting asked, ¡°Did you make a lot of aphrodisiac wine?¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin answered, ¡°Only a small amount of deer blood wine.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was speechless.


    Xu Muan looked at Xiao Xiaojin and said, ¡°Xiaojin, how is Long Jingtian like? You have been saying that you like males stronger than your father. How do you compare them both?¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin said with disdain, ¡°He is not bad. He¡¯s as handsome as Father, but he is childish. His cultivation level is higher than Father, but he is not as promising as Father.¡±


    Xiao Jinting looked at Xiao Xiaojin¡¯s face and knew his son was satisfied with Long Jingtian, but his son couldn¡¯t bring himself to praise the Dragon.


    Xiao Jinting asked, ¡°Xiaojin, how did you come to the Middle District?¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin answered, ¡°Long Jingtian and I took the flying ship.¡±


    Xu Muan asked, ¡°Did Long Jingtian pay for your ship ticket?¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin nodded. ¡°Yes. He is mean, and we took a corner cabin.¡±

 Chapter 582

    Xu Muan pinched Xiao Xiaojin¡¯s face and said patiently, ¡°Darling, mean species like the Dragon bought you the ticket before he slept with you, and you should be satisfied.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin looked at Xu Muan and said, ¡°Daddy, you seem happy with that guy.¡±


    Xu Muan nodded. ¡°Yes, he sounds nice.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin screwed up his nose and said, ¡°You won¡¯t think so when you meet him. He is greedy and spoiled. Xiao Xiaojin looked at Xiao Jinting and asked, ¡°Father, who did you meet just now?¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin answered, ¡°I met Xue Yue. You don¡¯t know her. I met her in the Lower District. She had helped me there.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin nodded. ¡°Oh, I see. Is she a Heavenly Rabbit?¡±


    Xiao Jinting asked, ¡°Do you know her?¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin nodded. ¡°Yes. Father, after you left, I went to look for you. I traced the clues and went to the Heavenly Rabbits. It was a pity that you had left with Daddy before I arrived.¡±


    Xiao Jinting sighed and said ruefully. ¡°It was a pity. Xue Yue was a famous figure in the Lower District, but in the Middle District¡­¡± He shook his head helplessly.


    Although the Middle District was good, it was not good for everyone. Better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion. Xue Yue would not have ended up like this if she had stayed in the Lower District.


    When he first met Xue Yue, she was in her magnificent palace carriage. Flame even encouraged him to rob her. It was surprising that such a glorious woman became a slave.


    Xiao Xiaojin said, ¡°I heard that quite some Heavenly Rabbits arrived from the Lower District, but their flying ship was attacked by Three-eyed Wolfs from the Middle District. All the Heavenly Rabbits in the merchant ship had become slaves and been sold to everywhere.¡±


    Xiao Jinting rubbed his chin and said, ¡°How do you know?¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin said, ¡°When Jingtian and I fled for our lives, we occasionally paid attention to the current events.¡±


    Xiao Jinting looked at Xiao Xiaojin and said, ¡°You said that Long Jingtian left to lure away his father. Did he get caught?¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin shook his head. ¡°I don¡¯t know.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was speechless.


    Xiao Xiaojin said, ¡°He should be fine even if he is caught. After all, Long Yu is his father.¡± No one was capable of hurting his children. Long Jingtian was Long Yu¡¯s son, Xiao Xiaojin didn¡¯t think Long Yu would kill Long Jingtian. However, he might beat Long Jingtian up. Long Jingtian was tough, and he would not be seriously injured.


    Xu Muan said, ¡°Xiaojin, your cultivation level is too low. You¡¯d better go into the cultivation room.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin nodded. ¡°Okay.¡± It was difficult for a False Immortal to survive in the Immortal World.


    ¡­


    In the wilderness.


    Long Yu stood in front of Long Jingtian and sniffed softly, ¡°Have you lost your virginity?¡±


    Long Jingtian lay on his stomach and shook his tail occasionally. He didn¡¯t answer, blushing.


    Long Yu nodded and said absently, ¡°I¡¯m surprised that you did that, but you are five hundred years old, and it is time to do that.¡±


    Long Jingtian glanced at Long Yu. ¡°Damn long worm, have you slept with many female dragons when you were five hundred years old?¡±


    Long Yu looked at Long Jingtian and said, ¡°Don¡¯t talk nonsense. When I was your age, I was na?ve.¡±


    Long Jingtian looked at Long Yu and nodded reflectively. ¡°You seemed to be a loser when you were five hundred years old. No female dragon was interested in you.¡±


    Long Yu said, ¡°What nonsense are you talking? Who did you have the first sex with? The first time is very important. If I had known, I would have given you some guidance.¡±


    Long Jingtian didn¡¯t say anything.


    Long Yu looked at him and seemed to think of something. ¡°Who did you sleep with?¡±


    Long Jingtian looked away, ignoring Long Yu.


    Long Yu seemed to realize something and let out a scream in surprise. ¡°Don¡¯t tell me that you lost your virginity to that freak with two legs.¡±


    Long Jingtian looked at Long Yu and said sullenly, ¡°Why do you call humans freaks with two legs?¡±


    Long Yu widened his eyes and said, ¡°So you slept with him. Are you blind? How can you like that liar? That guy told me that your mother took away my space belt, and I got beaten up by her.¡±


    Long Jingtian said indifferently, ¡°You are a tough guy. It doesn¡¯t hurt you to be beaten by her.¡±


    Long Yu said resentfully, ¡°Where is my space belt? Take it out.¡±


    Long Jingtian said flatly, ¡°It is not with me.¡±


    Long Yu frowned and said, ¡°How can it be? Did you give it to the freak with two legs?¡±


    Long Jingtian didn¡¯t move, lying there.


    Long Yu said indignantly, ¡°My goodness. You slept with him and gave away all you had. I would have been broke if I had been like you.¡±


    Long Jingtian looked at Long Yu and said, ¡°Yeah. You have so many women that you don¡¯t have enough money to share with them.¡±


    Long Yu was speechless.

 Chapter 583

    Xiao Xiaojin entered the jade space. Flame looked at him with dark blue glints in its eyes.


    Xiao Xiaojin saw Flame and greeted, ¡°Hey, Flame, long time no see.¡±


    Flame raised its chin and said, ¡°Handsome boy, long time no see. You finally lost your virginity after such a long time. Congratulations. I was worried that you would remain single for the rest of your life. I didn¡¯t expect you to find someone. Congratulations!¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin was speechless.


    Flame said in anger, ¡°Your father is a bastard. He doesn¡¯t let me out to breathe the fresh air. I have been locked up for a long time.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin crossed his arms and looked at Flame, explaining patiently, ¡°Father does that for your own good. You are chubby and cute. What if you are caught and made into the soup if you go out?¡±


    Flame was speechless.


    Flame asked in a condescending way, ¡°I heard that your husband is the son of a long worm and a turkey?¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin nodded. ¡°Yeah.¡±


    Flame said with disdain, ¡°You have a bad taste to find that freak. Why don¡¯t you find someone like me, imposing and powerful?¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin narrowed his eyes and said, ¡°That freak can kill an imposing and powerful creature like you with only one claw.¡±


    Flame was speechless.


    ¡°You have a strange smell of the long worm. How long did you sleep with him?¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin thought, ¡°How long? Ten days or fifteen days? I have lost count.¡±


    Flame said with disdain, ¡°I heard that the damn long worm had remained a virgin for over five hundred years. Long worms are wanton. He couldn¡¯t control himself after he slept with you. You smell of him. It¡¯s disgusting.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin was speechless.


    Flame said with disdain, ¡°This guy must be unpopular, so he remained single until now.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin narrowed his eyes. ¡°How do you know he is unpopular? Perhaps he is too picky.¡±


    Flame looked at Xiao Xiaojin contemptuously. ¡°Brat, you have thought too much. How could he sleep with you if he was picky?¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin took a deep breath, wishing to strangle Flame.


    Looking at Xiao Xiaojin¡¯s murderous face, Flame moved its paws and said, ¡°Brat, what do you want? Calm down.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin was lost for words.


    Xiao Xiaojin extended his hands, and an Immortal Soul Vein was tossed into the spiritual spring, which got boiled. The rich spiritual Qi dashed out and entered Xiao Xiaojin¡¯s body. The jade space was expanded several times.


    Looking at the phenomenon in the jade space, Xiao Xiaojin smiled.


    Sensing the spiritual Qi in his body, Xiao Xiaojin couldn¡¯t help touching the ring on his finger and thinking of Long Jingtian.


    Xiao Xiaojin sighed, worrying about Long Jingtian, who would not lower his head when encountering Long Yu. He wondered if Long Jingtian would be beaten up.


    ¡°Brother.¡± The Little Ginseng came out behind a big tree.


    Xiao Xiaojin rubbed its head and said, ¡°You have gained some weight.¡±


    The Little Ginseng didn¡¯t grow taller but chubbier.


    It said shyly, ¡°I ate many spiritual herbs.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin smiled, thinking the herbs in the Immortal World were much better than the Spiritual World.


    ¡­


    In the wilderness.


    Long Yu confronted Long Jingtian for a long while before he sighed and took out an Invisible Talisman. He handed it to Long Jingtian and said, ¡°Here you are.¡±


    Long Jingtian looked at Long Yu in surprise. ¡°For me?¡±


    Long Yu nodded. ¡°Yeah.¡±


    Long Jingtian looked at Long Yu closely without taking the talisman.


    Long Yu looked at Long Jingtian and pretended to withdraw the talisman. ¡°I¡¯ll put it away if you don¡¯t take it.¡±


    ¡°Of course, I want to have it.¡± Long Jingtian reached out and grabbed the talisman from Long Yu¡¯s hand. ¡°Why do you give it back to me?¡±


    Long Yu said with feigned generosity, ¡°I¡¯m going back to the Upper District, and I won¡¯t force you to give me back the space belt.¡±


    Long Jingtian said casually, ¡°Do you go back to the Upper District because you can¡¯t survive in the Middle District?¡±


    Long Yu said sullenly, ¡°What nonsense! Is there a place where I can¡¯t survive?¡±


    ¡°Many. You can¡¯t survive in Mother¡¯s territory.¡±


    Long Yu was speechless.


    He said longingly, ¡°There are only ferocious females in the Middle District. I have to go and find some gentle women in the Upper District.¡±


    Long Jingtian snorted softly. ¡°That¡¯s an illusion. The gentle females are extinct in the Upper District. You will only find some ferocious women there.¡±


    Long Yu was lost for words.


    Long Jingtian reminded kindly, ¡°Old man, when you sleep with the females in the Upper District, watch out. Don¡¯t be stabbed and skinned. They will make full use of your body if you are killed.¡±


    ¡­


    Xiao Jinting found a chance to see Xue Yue secretly.


    Thankfully, Wei Liao left with Zhang Tianhao. Otherwise, Wei Liao would get suspicious.


    Xue Yue looked at Xiao Jinting and felt weird. ¡°It¡¯s you.¡±


    Her face was haggard. Her eyes used to be glistening like stars, but now they were dim.


    Xiao Jinting said with a smirk, ¡°I have an imposing air now. It¡¯s not surprising that you couldn¡¯t recognize me.¡±


    Xue Yue frowned and asked in confusion, ¡°Your cultivation level¡­ Are you at the Peak of Real Immortal?¡±


    Xiao Jinting smiled and explained, ¡°I took the Cloud Advancement Pill and pretended to be on that level.¡±


    Xue Yue smiled and said, ¡°Oh, I see. I took five hundred years to advance from the preliminary level of Real Immortal to the medium level, but you have ascended to the Immortal World for less than twenty years.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°Perhaps I am a genius, so I turned from a False Immortal to the Peak of Real Immortal directly.¡±


    Xue Yue smiled without saying another word.

 Chapter 584

    Xiao Jinting smiled. His youngest son brought back several Immortal Soul Veins, with which he could advance to the Peak of Real Immortal in a short time. Thankfully, he could use the Cloud Advancement Pill to conceal his real cultivation level.


    Xue Yue asked curiously, ¡°How did you become the young master of the Zhang family?¡±


    Xiao Jinting said solemnly, ¡°I was hired to pretend to be the young master of the Zhang family. Please keep it a secret.¡±


    Xue Yue nodded. ¡°Don¡¯t worry. I am only a slave, and I will keep the secret. By the way, Zi Yu was caught. I don¡¯t know where she was sold to. Please help her.¡±


    Xiao Jinting pondered for a while and said, ¡°Miss Xue Yue, You know that I am an impostor. I don¡¯t have any power here.¡±


    Xue Yue gritted her teeth and said apologetically, ¡°I¡¯m sorry for forcing it on you.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said sincerely, ¡°Miss Zi Yu helped me before. I will try my best.¡±


    Xue Yue said gratefully, ¡°I appreciate your help very much.¡±


    ¡­


    Xu Muan made a quiet inquiry and found that Zi Yu was chosen by an auction house, which will put her on an auction because of her stunning beauty.


    Xiao Jinting looked at Xu Muan and said, ¡°Will Zi Yu be sold at the auction at the end of the year?¡±


    Xu Muan said, ¡°Yes, but we can do something about it.¡±


    Xiao Jinting narrowed his eyes and said, ¡°What do you mean?¡±


    Xu Muan said, ¡°It¡¯s the middle of the year, and items on the auction change. You can go to see the owner of Zi Yu and trade something for her.¡±


    Xiao Jinting looked at Xu Muan. ¡°Does it work?¡±


    Xu Muan nodded. ¡°Yes, of course.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said hesitantly, ¡°But I don¡¯t know the owner.¡±


    Xu Muan said confidently, ¡°Don¡¯t worry. I have made the inquiry. Zi Yu¡¯s master worships you.¡±


    ¡°Does he worship me? Why?¡± asked Xiao Jinting in bewilderment.


    Xu Muan nodded. ¡°Jinting, you have underestimated yourself. You are an alchemist. Lang Tianya was the first customer of every batch of the Golden Viagra. He bought a lot. I learned from Steward Zhang that Lang Tianya wanted to pay you a visit, but he always came at the wrong time. You were in seclusion when he came to visit you.¡±


    The Golden Viagra pills that Xiao Jinting made were grouped into Mild, Regular, Strong, Extra Strong. When the new pills came out, most of the Extra Strong was bought by Lang Tianya.


    Xiao Jinting was speechless. So he was worshipped because of the pills that he made. But why was he admired because of the Golden Viagra? Forget it. It was better to have an admirer.


    ¡­


    Xiao Jinting made up his mind to find a chance to visit his loyal customer.


    He went to Lang Tianya¡¯s house, where he saw a huge wolf statue, which was a hundred meters long.


    A handsome went up to Xiao Jinting. ¡°Alchemist Zhang, welcome. I¡¯m sorry for not greeting you earlier.¡±


    Lang Tianya looked like a handsome decent man.


    Xiao Jinting followed Lang Tianya into the house.


    On the way, Xiao Jinting saw several pretty women, who were masculine and mature, different from the lovely Rabbits and the seductive Foxes.


    Xiao Jinting pursed his lips, thinking, ¡°I heard that the Wolf and the Lion are related by marriages. Lang Tianya married several female lions, who were hard to satisfy in bed. No wonder Lang Tianya needed the Golden Viagra badly.


    Lang Tianya said sincerely, ¡°Alchemist Zhang, your Golden Viagra works well. To be honest, I took many pills, and yours have the best effect.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was speechless.


    Normally, people bought this kind of pill secretly, but Lang Tianya bought it openly.


    At first, Lang Tianya secretly bought aphrodisiac pills. One time, Lang Tianya¡¯s enemy exposed that Lang Tianya regularly bought aphrodisiac pills and humiliated him. After that, Lang Tianya threw all his caution to the wind and dashed to buy the good aphrodisiac pills. As time went by, the pill shop owners would save the good pills for Lang Tianya.


    Xiao Jinting smiled and said, ¡°Thank you.¡±


    Lang Tianya looked at Xiao Jinting and said shyly, ¡°Alchemist Zhang, you have the extra strong Golden Viagra. Do you have stronger pills than that?¡±


    Xiao Jinting was stumped. What a good question!

 Chapter 585

    Looking at Lang Tianya¡¯s longing eyes, Xiao Jinting smiled awkwardly and said, ¡°Mr. Tianya, it does you harm if you take too many pills.¡±


    ¡°I know. To be honest, when I was young, I was vigorous in bed and married several lions, who were satisfied with me in bed. However, I am getting weaker these years, but my wives¡­¡± Lang Tianya gave Xiao Jinting a meaningful look.


    Xiao Jinting nodded. ¡°I got it.¡±


    The female Lions were demanding in bed. Some noble Lions even married several males and had sex with them in one night. If they were not satisfied, they would get irritated. If Lang Tianya didn¡¯t think of a way, his lion wives would cheat on him.


    It was difficult for an ordinary cultivator to satisfy a female Lion, and Lang Tianya felt extremely stressed with his several Lion wives.


    However, female Lions were said to be passionate and bring wonderful experiences to their lovers. It was fair. No pains, no gains.


    Xiao Jinting looked at Lang Tianya and forced a smile. ¡°The extra strong Golden Viagra is the strongest.¡±


    Lang Tianya sighed in disappointment.


    Xiao Jinting looked at Lang Tianya¡¯s disappointed face and thought for a while. ¡°How about I feel your pulse and examine your body? I¡¯ll see if I can give you a treatment.¡±


    Lang Tianya quickly extended his arm to Xiao Jinting.


    His burning eyes brought Xiao Jinting under great pressure.


    Flame peeked at Lang Tianya from the jade space and glanced at Xiao Xiaojin, ¡°Brat, your father is treating an impotent Wolf, who looks strong. You can¡¯t judge someone by his appearance.¡±


    ¡°He¡¯s impotent, but he dared to marry the female Lions. How bold! The female Lions are ferocious. How is your lover? Do you think he needs the pills?¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin glared at Flame ferociously and said, ¡°It¡¯s none of your business. You are the one who needs the pills?¡±


    Flame said disapprovingly, ¡°Impossible. I never get tired in bed. I don¡¯t need the pills at all.¡±


    ¡­


    Long Tianya looked at Xiao Jinting and asked carefully, ¡°Alchemist Zhang, is it serious? Can you cure me?¡±


    Xiao Jinting raised his head and asked, ¡°Did you take some herbs of ice property before?¡±


    Lang Tianya widened his eyes in surprise. ¡°Alchemist Zhang, you have a sharp eye. Ten thousand years ago, I ate a Frosty Lotus of hundreds of years.¡±


    Xiao Jinting thought for a while and said, ¡°That¡¯s right. After you ate the lotus, your strength was improved under the effect. However, the lotus created an ice poison inside your body, which worked up a Yang fire to resist the cold power. The Yang fire increased your sexual desire.¡±


    ¡°You should have been fine if the Yang fire had exhausted the cold power of the Frosty Lotus. However, you exhausted your Yang fire in the bedroom, and the cold power of the Frosty Lotus had the upper hand. As the Yang fire got exhausted, you got weaker.¡±


    Lang Tianya looked at Xiao Jinting and said earnestly, ¡°That¡¯s right. I got much stronger after I ate the lotus, and I felt energetic and excited, thinking I could have sex with one hundred females in one night. It was a pity it didn¡¯t last long. I was so ambitious that I married several females at one time. Later on¡­¡±


    Xiao Jinting thought, ¡°After joy comes sadness.¡±


    Lang Tianya looked at Xiao Jinting¡¯s solemn face and smiled awkwardly, ¡°Alchemist Zhang, did I make a mistake?¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said sympathetically, ¡°Yes. You should have cultivated yourself and absorbed the lotus well after you ate it instead of indulging in sex. You not only had harmed your health but also wasted the lotus.¡±


    Lang Tianya asked nervously, ¡°Alchemist Zhang, do I have any chance to recover?¡± He didn¡¯t care much about the wasted lotus but his impotence, which concerned a cultivator¡¯s dignity.


    Xiao Jinting looked at Lang Tianya and said hesitantly, ¡°It is difficult.¡±


    Lang Tianya grabbed Xiao Jinting¡¯s hand like a drowning man trying to catch at a straw. ¡°Alchemist Zhang, you have diagnosed my disease, and you can definitely cure me.¡±


    Xiao Jinting felt the pain on his arm from Lang Tianya¡¯s grip.


    ¡°I will do my best, but I don¡¯t have much confidence.¡± Xiao Jinting didn¡¯t dare to make a solid promise.


    Lang Tianya said with a broad smile, ¡°Just try your best. I believe in your capability.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was speechless.


    Lang Tianya patted his chest and promised, ¡°By the way, what have you come for, Alchemist Zhang? If there is anything I can help, I will help you.¡±


    His words relieved Xiao Jinting, who told him about Zi Yu.


    Lang Tianya looked at Xiao Jinting with a glint in his eyes. ¡°Alchemist Zhang, do you fancy this female Rabbit?¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded. ¡°I chanced to see the image of this woman, and I think she is gorgeous, so I come to ask if you could give her to me.¡±


    Lang Tianya looked at Xiao Jinting and smiled. ¡°Alchemist Zhang, you have a fine taste for beauties. In fact, this woman was a gift from a friend. My wives scolded me for that. If you like her, take her away. You are doing me a favor if you do that.¡±


    When Lang Tianya was young and passionate back then, he married several female Lions and enjoyed his sex life. However, as he was getting weak in bed, his gentle wives all turned ferocious.


    Lang Tianya¡¯s friend thought him pitiful with a house of fierce wives and brought him a female Rabbit.


    Lang Tianya¡¯s wives flew into a rage, accusing him of trying to get another woman when he couldn¡¯t satisfy his wives at home.


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 Chapter 586

    Xiao Jinting took Zi Yu away without any effort. Zi Yu looked haggard. Her cultivation level even went backward. Evidently, she had suffered many hardships.


    Xiao Jinting looked at her and asked, ¡°Miss Zi Yu, are you okay?¡±


    Zi Yu forced a smile and said, ¡°I¡¯m okay. Thank you.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m glad that you are okay.¡±


    ¡°Mr. Xiao, thank you. You have saved me two times. I appreciate your efforts very much.¡±


    Looking at Xiao Jinting, Zi Yu recalled that she assigned him casually to Heavenly Moon Mansion back then. She made him the steward of the mansion on Xue Yue¡¯s account, regarding this as a favor to Xue Yue. She didn¡¯t expect a small decision to save her two times.


    Xiao Jinting said indifferently, ¡°Miss Zi Yu, please don¡¯t mention it.¡±


    ¡°Mr. Xiao, Xue Yue is also in the Middle District. She¡­¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded. ¡°I know. She is in my mansion. She asked me to save you. Don¡¯t worry. I¡¯ll let her go when I have the chance.¡±


    Zi Yu said gratefully, ¡°Mr. Xiao, thank you very much.¡±


    Xiao Jinting asked, ¡°Miss Zi Yu, do you have any plans?¡±


    Zi Yu frowned and said, ¡°No, I don¡¯t know what I shall do next.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°My mansion is in need of gardeners. Would you like to help me tend to the garden? Miss Xue Yue is there.¡±


    Zi Yu nodded. ¡°Okay.¡± She felt odd. Xiao Jinting used to work for her, and now she was going to work for him. Things changed.


    When Xiao Jinting came back, Xu Muan went up to him. ¡°Have you brought her back?¡±


    Xiao Jinting nodded and said, ¡°Yes. I¡¯ll have to give the wolf treatments from tomorrow.¡±


    Xu Muan looked at Xiao Jinting and asked, ¡°Is it difficult?¡±


    Xiao Jinting shook his head. ¡°No. The coldness has accumulated in his body, and that absorbs his Yang Qi. I guessed the previous alchemists only tried to replenish his Yang Qi instead of dealing with the coldness, which keeps eating his Yang Qi.¡±


    Xu Muan nodded and said, ¡°You look confident.¡±


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    Xiao Jinting managed to find time to visit Xiao Xiaojin in the jade space.


    Xiao Xiaojin said delightfully, ¡°Father, there you are.¡±


    When Xiao Jinting noticed the big change in the jade space, he said in excitement, ¡°Son, you are awesome. Have you spent a lot of Immortal Crystal?¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin nodded. ¡°I used an Immortal Soul Vein.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°That¡¯s a lot.¡±


    ¡°It works exceptionally well.¡± The immortal Qi got richer in the space, the quality of the spiritual spring was improved a lot, and the time moved slower in the time cultivation room. Xiao Xiaojin had advanced to Real Immortal within several months. Xiao Xiaojin thought that Long Jingtian would be shocked when they met.


    Xiao Xiaojin asked, ¡°Father, have you got any news about Long Jingtian?¡±


    Xiao Jinting looked at Xiao Xiaojin and said helplessly, ¡°He¡¯s looking for you. But this guy is so stupid that he runs around everywhere in vain.


    Xiao Xiaojin sighed. ¡°This foolish guy is slow.¡±


    Xiao Jinting said, ¡°Shall I go and give him a hint?¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin shook his head. ¡°No. Let him keep looking for me. I can spend this period of time on my cultivation.¡± He took a deep breath. When his cultivation level was low, he had many problems. He used to feel dizzy when he sat on Long Jingtian¡¯s head and moved around.


    Xiao Jinting nodded. ¡°Okay.¡±


    Xiao Xiaojin said with a smile, ¡°Father, I heard that your pills sell well.¡±


    Xiao Jinting put his hands behind himself and said, ¡°I had to sell pills previously because I was short of money. Now I don¡¯t need money so badly, but there is never too much money. I¡¯ll earn as much as I can. It¡¯s not good to consume without earning.¡±

 Chapter 587

    When Xiao Jinting entered Lang Tianya¡¯s year, Lang Tianya greeted him respectfully and led him to the seat of honor in the parlor.


    ¡°Alchemist Zhang, thank you very much! You are awesome! You are like my father who gives me a new life.¡±


    Xiao Jinting was speechless. His father? He didn¡¯t want a son like Lang Tianya.


    Xiao Jinting looked at Lang Tianya¡¯s excited face and smiled. ¡°Mr. Lang, have you got better?¡±


    Lang Tianya said delightfully, ¡°Yes, my wives got much nicer recently. He seemed to be relieved.


    Xiao Jinting was lost for words.


    It was not good to have too many wives. Xiao Jinting thought Lang Tianya was like a hard-working male prostitute, who didn¡¯t charge any money. This guy had a tough life. It was terrible to marry a ferocious wife, and this guy married so many.


    In fact, Lang Tianya¡¯s wives were nice. Since Lang Tianya got better, his wives sent Xiao Jinting many presents.


    Lang Tianya asked shyly, ¡°Alchemist Zhang, do you think I can get better in the bedroom?¡±


    Xiao Jinting smiled wryly. ¡°Alchemists have their limitations.¡±


    Lang Tianya smiled awkwardly and rubbed his hands. ¡°I ask for too much.¡±


    Xiao Jinting looked at Lang Tianya and said, ¡°Mr. Lang, although you have recovered, you need to restrain yourself. Otherwise, you will have the same problem again.¡±


    Lang Tianya nodded solemnly and said, ¡°I got it. Thank you for the reminder.¡± He paused and said timidly, ¡°Alchemist Zhang, my friends want to meet you.¡±


    Xiao Jinting tilted his head and said, ¡°Friends? Who are they?¡±


    Lang Tianya smiled awkwardly. ¡°They used to buy the pills with me. They are tempted when they see I have recovered well. Therefore, they come to me.¡±


    Xiao Jinting thought, ¡°Buy pills? Do they buy the Golden Viagra? Do they take me as expert curing impotence?¡±


    Xiao Jinting said earnestly, ¡°Mr. Lang, I was lucky to cure you. I might not be able to solve your friends¡¯ problems.¡±


    Lang Tianya smiled and said, ¡°Alchemist Zhang, just do your best. Those guys will reward you generously no matter if you can cure them or not. They are wealthy, and you can make a fortune from them.¡±


    Xiao Jinting paused. It sounded good.


    He said, ¡°Please ask them to come to see me at New Moon Mansion.¡±


    Lang Tianya nodded. ¡°Okay.¡±


    ¡­


    Xiao Jinting didn¡¯t expect to have so many visitors after he told Lang Tianya that his friends could go to see him at New Moon Mansion.


    As there were too many patients, Xiao Jinting had to meet all of them and group them according to their similar problems.


    Xiao Jinting was getting famous, and even some Immortal Kings came to ask for his treatment. The Immortal Kings were ashamed, so they came with their faces masked. After Xiao Jinting cured them, they would not tell anyone about the treatment. Even so, Zhang Tianyi became a famous name among the playboys.


    Zhang He looked at Xiao Jinting and frowned. ¡°Young Master, aren¡¯t you going too far?¡±


    Xiao Jinting smiled awkwardly. ¡°I¡¯m sorry.¡±


    The head of the Zhang family favored Zhang Tianyi, who seemed to hang out with a bunch of impotent men. He must feel bad.


    Zhang He looked at Xiao Jinting and forced a smile. The impotent men that Xiao Jinting cured were dignified and powerful, so Zhang He didn¡¯t dare to offend Xiao Jinting, who was a friend of those big shots.


    Zhang He said, ¡°Alchemist Xiao, the Zhang family is big, after all, and they don¡¯t want to be disgraced.¡±


    Xiao Jinting looked at Zhang He and pondered. He said, ¡°Please announce that I go into seclusion. I need to cultivate and solidify my strength.¡±


    Zhang He nodded and said, ¡°Okay.¡±


    Xiao Jinting narrowed his eyes. There was rich spiritual Qi in the jade space, and Xiao Xiaojin and Xu Muan made rapid progress there.


    Xiao Jinting had intended to go into seclusion long ago, but he was held up by different things.


    ¡­


    At Lang Tianya¡¯s house.


    Several women sat opposite Lang Tianya and interrogated him.


    Shi Danfeng was the first to ask, ¡°Tianya, did Alchemist Zhang go into seclusion?¡±


    Lang Tianya nodded and said, ¡°Yes.¡±


    ¡°Why did he suddenly go into seclusion?¡± Danfeng said with concern, ¡°What shall we do if you got sick again now that he¡¯s in seclusion?¡±


    Lang Tianya¡¯s expression changed. He said sullenly, ¡°Alchemist Zhang said I will be fine if I take extra care and restrain myself.¡±


    Danfeng glared at him. ¡°Are you sure that you will be all right?¡±


    Lang Tianya chuckled, thinking, ¡°Zhang Tianyi sold a large number of pills before going into seclusion, and I bought quite many of them. I can wait until he comes out.¡±


    Time flew, and five years had passed. Xiao Jinting advanced to the peak of Real Immortal, and his level was the same as Zhang Tianyi. At the same time, his alchemy skills had progressed as well.


    When Xiao Jinting came out, many visitors came.


    Zhang He looked at Xiao Jinting and said with a strange expression, ¡°Young Master, many visitors came during your seclusion. Several Immortal Kings sent you invitations, asking you to visit them when you come out.¡±


    Xiao Jinting extended his hand, ¡°Let me take a look.¡±


    As Xiao Jinting went through the invitations, a cultivator burst into the room.


    ¡­


    ¡°Alchemist Zhang, you are out of the seclusion.¡± A handsome young man awkwardly stood in front of Xiao Jinting with a red face.


    ¡°You are¡­¡±


    The young man said shyly, ¡°Can I speak to you alone?¡±


    Zhang He sent a secret message to Xiao Jinting. ¡°This guy comes every day. He must be very sick. He¡¯s powerful. You¡¯d better not offend him.¡±


    Xiao Jinting took an appraising look at the young man, thinking, ¡°This lad looks young and innocent. I didn¡¯t expect him to have such a problem.¡±


    Xiao Jinting smiled at the young man and said, ¡°Follow me.¡±


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