Chapter 373: Chapter 342 Night Raid

After waiting for quite a while, Lin Qianxuan finally saw the arrival of someone from the Bai Family to greet him.

It was Bai Lingyun, the head of the Bai Family.

He wore a white robe and appeared to be around thirty, with a steady aura, so calm that it seemed as if he wasn’t breathing.

This is a typical sign of having bridged the Bridge of Heaven and Earth, able to directly circulate with heaven and earth through acupoints, indicating an Innate Cultivation level.

An Innate Master can live at least two hundred years.

So despite looking thirty, he is actually one hundred and thirty-seven years old.

“I am Bai Lingyun. I have long heard of Young Hero Tan’s promising talents. Meeting you today proves the rumors true. I also have to thank you for saving Xiang’Er’s life recently,” Bai Lingyun expressed with cupped hands.

“So, it is Elder Bai. I’ve heard much about you!” Lin Qianxuan returned the gesture.

“Please, Young Hero Tan, and this divine bird enter the mansion together!” Bai Lingyun invited warmly.

He was perceptive, noticing Lin Qianxuan’s unusual treatment towards You Xi, and immediately treated You Xi not as a beast of burden, but as an honored guest like Lin Qianxuan.

This gained Lin Qianxuan some favor towards him.

Currently, You Xi stood about ten feet tall and had to bow down to enter the Bai Mansion.

Subsequently, Bai Lingyun arranged fruit and food for You Xi, apologetically asking her to wait outside the hall, while Lin Qianxuan entered the hall to discuss serious matters with Bai Lingyun.

“I am here to order a medicine furnace for the sect. Silver coins are not a problem,” Lin Qianxuan stated.

“Ah, mentioning such things seems distant. How many years of friendship do the Bai Family and Lanxi Sect have? And you, Young Hero Tan, saved my son’s life. What is one medicine furnace worth mentioning?” Bai Lingyun waved his hand, “I just need to know what specifications you require for this medicine furnace?”

Lin Qianxuan explained the parameters in detail, especially emphasizing the aspect of fire gathering.

After listening, Bai Lingyun nodded slightly and said, “It should be completed within six days. If Young Hero Tan is not in a hurry, you could stay at the mansion for a few days. Coincidentally, my niece is also at the mansion, and she could accompany you to tour Purple Flower City.”

“Elder Bai, you are too kind, but I must decline. The Mountain Master has assignments for me; neglecting practice would be hard to justify upon returning,” Lin Qianxuan quickly refused.

Although You Xi had never shown any signs of jealousy, Lin Qianxuan still maintained proper distance, refraining from any entanglements.

Bai Lingyun originally intended to persuade him further, but upon hearing Lin Qianxuan mention the Mountain Master, he realized Lin Qianxuan was referring to Peng Ran. He thought to himself that with his achievements at this age, it must be the work of the Lanxi Mountain Master of the Circulation Realm.

Without a renowned teacher’s guidance, no matter how gifted, reaching such a cultivation level at his age would be impossible.

“In that case, I shall not press further. There are many affairs in the mansion, and I may not be able to accompany you all the time. Please forgive me. If Young Hero Tan needs anything, you may speak directly to the Bai Mansion’s steward,” Bai Lingyun said.

“I thank Elder Bai for your kindness,” Lin Qianxuan cupped his hands again.

“Think nothing of it.”

After a round of pleasantries, their business was more or less settled, and Lin Qianxuan temporarily stayed with the Bai Family.

Bai Lingyun arranged for someone to make the medicine furnace for Lin Qianxuan, while Lin Qianxuan peacefully continued his cultivation at the Bai Family.

He wasn’t practicing the “Heaven and Sea Devouring True Technique,” but his self-created “Infinite Celestial Spirit True Technique.”

However, this technique was theoretical, and compressing inner qi into gang qi was merely a hypothesis.

Lin Qianxuan was currently using it to lay a foundation, strengthening his meridians, dantian, and body.

It was equivalent to practicing an outer strength technique.

The reason for practicing this technique was due to the “Heaven and Sea Devouring True Technique.”

Practicing the “Heaven and Sea Devouring True Technique” requires external enhancers to strengthen meridians and acupoints, allowing one to easily devour massive amounts of Heaven and Earth Energy.

Coincidentally, this technique he envisioned could strengthen the body, compressing inner qi to an extreme density.

The initial strengthening of the body perfectly meets the prerequisite requirements.

According to Lin Qianxuan’s plan, based on his qi refining speed, developing the foundational conditions within fifty years wouldn’t be an issue.

Should he progress further, he might even quicken the pace.

Although fifty years may seem long.

But one must understand, the “Heaven and Sea Devouring True Technique” directly reaches the Circulation Realm martial arts level.

In this world, who can guarantee reaching the Circulation Realm?

For ordinary people, even achieving Innate is difficult!

Lin Qianxuan’s ability to meet the cultivation conditions in fifty years, without relying on external enhancers, charts a unique path forward.

…..

While Lin Qianxuan was cultivating, elsewhere, Bai Lingyun was listening to his eldest son’s report.

“The Yu Family intercepted a batch of rhino horn powder from us. The elixirs for Star Sword Sect may not be completed on schedule,” Bai Ziheng reported.

Upon hearing this, Bai Lingyun pondered for a long time before saying, “Find a way to purchase another batch at a high price.”

“Are we just going to tolerate it? This isn’t the first time! Everyone knows they’ve been eyeing our Bai Family’s herbal formulas,” Bai Ziheng said.

“The Yu Family is now allied with Wanxiang Manor. Purple Flower City is no longer what it used to be. If it weren’t for their fear of my strength, they wouldn’t just be probing us. We must endure for now. Once we establish a connection with the Lanxi Sect, everything will stabilize,” Bai Lingyun replied.

Originally, Purple Flower City was managed by the Yu, Bai, and Mao Families, a tripod of power, with each having their own businesses and interactions with each other.

But after the Mao Family head died from cultivation deviation, leaving them without an Innate Master, only the Bai and Yu Families remained in Purple Flower City.

Initially, they coexisted peacefully, until Wanxiang Manor and the Yu Family became allies. Under Wanxiang Manor’s encouragement and support, the Yu Family gradually developed ambitions to annex the Bai Family.

Simply put, the Yu Family now feels that having two voices in Purple Flower City is too much.

With Yu Chenfeng, the head of the Yu Family, and Ma Yuzhao from Wanxiang Manor, both mid-Innate stage masters, together Bai Lingyun, not adept at conflict, truly feels a bit overwhelmed.

At least he doesn’t dare abandon his family heritage to fight them.

He can only endure and seek compromise, while inching back in every aspect, seeking hope.

The other party wouldn’t push things too far all at once; given the current situation, getting a small advantage for now is enough.

Unless Yu Chenfeng or Ma Yuzhao manages to break through to the late Innate stage, they wouldn’t be bold enough to strike directly just yet.

On Bai Lingyun’s side, he is looking for a big brother figure to act as a shield and continue his business.

However, he is still in the process of selecting a target.

Someone too far away is certainly not feasible, someone too weak isn’t worthy of being a protector, and the Bai Family can’t satisfy someone with too large an appetite. Earlier, he considered the Lanxi Sect, but the Mountain Master of Lanxi closed off for ten years, and he almost thought they had messed up their cultivation.

However, now it seems it was just a normal closed-off cultivation.

Moreover, with the appearance of Lin Qianxuan, Bai Lingyun started to have some ideas.

The ability to cultivate such a talented disciple made Bai Lingyun consider sending his own youth to study at the Lanxi Sect.

This kind of foundation truly made him understand just how high the ceiling of the Lanxi Sect is.

Now he is very tempted and is already working on befriending Lin Qianxuan to establish a connection with the Lanxi Sect.

Therefore, he plans to invest significantly in this medicine furnace.

…..

The fact that Lin Qianxuan went to the Bai Family to customize a medicine furnace also reached the Yu Family and the people at Wanxiang Villa.

Yu Residence.

Yu Chenfeng sat on a chair, with his subordinate, who was sent to gather information, beside him.

“I have inquired clearly, it’s a true disciple of the Lanxi Sect, probably not yet fifteen years old, and this time to the Bai Family to customize a medicine furnace, has an exotic avian pet whose strength is unclear, but likely comparable to those great eagles trained by the Golden Dawn Sect from years ago, capable of matching a second-rate master.”

“A true disciple of the Lanxi Sect? The Lanxi Mountain Master has been in closed cultivation for ten years, and the upper management of the Lanxi Sect hasn’t shown themselves for a long time. Even if they were snatched by small characters from the Unity Association and Longtao Gang, the Sect hasn’t reacted much, afraid something might have happened,” Yu Chenfeng murmured, guessing.

“It’s probably a major incident at the Lanxi Sect,” his subordinate echoed, “Otherwise, even if the Lanxi Mountain Master was in closed cultivation, so many Innate elders wouldn’t remain inactive. It’s likely their core technique has issues, just like the former Profound Yin Sect. The aspiring high level practiced the ’Profound Yin Skill,’ which caused their True Qi to harm their internal organs. Within a few years, they were injured, crippled, or perished…”

“Not necessarily, but it’s definite that the Lanxi Sect can’t send people now,” Yu Chenfeng said.

“What do you plan to do?”

“It’s rare for a true disciple of the Lanxi Sect to come to Purple Flower City, isn’t it courteous to let them stay longer?” Yu Chenfeng chuckled.

He wanted to add trouble for the Bai Family.

If that Lanxi Sect true disciple encounters trouble at the Bai Family, the Bai Family would definitely be at their wits’ end.

“Who should be sent?”

“Let Jiang the Tributor take a trip. Although the Bai Family lacks top masters now, it’s best to play it safe,” Yu Chenfeng said.

“Understood,” the subordinate replied.

….

Jiang Yu was a Tributor of the Yu Family.

He was a Loose Cultivator, who through certain opportunities, managed to reach a first-rate Inner Power Cultivation.

Years ago, he was known in the Jianghu as the “Falling Leaves Sword.”

It described the speed of his sword.

When a leaf fell, after his sword struck, all leaves would be split in two.

In fact, his sword was not just for slicing leaves; it could cut human heads just as swiftly.

Now he was fifty-three, with declining Qi and Blood, and slower Inner Qi refinement.

Unable to break through to Innate, he chose to join the Yu Family hoping to leverage the big family’s resources for a breakthrough.

This time, the main family offered a generous reward, yet the one he was to kill was merely a boy not yet fifteen.

Under fifteen, what strength could he have?

Oh right, it’s said he has an exotic avian pet, likely comparable to a second-rate master.

Honestly, while some exotic beasts are indeed extraordinary, they are still beasts, how could their flesh withstand blades forged of metal?

What do so-called second-rate mean? Barehanded second-rate masters.

With even a weapon in hand, these exotic beasts struggle against people.

“Boom~!”

A clap of thunder roared across the sky, raindrops falling from the dark clouds.

Jiang Yu had arrived at the Bai Family’s backyard.

Bai Lingyun had been lured away by the Yu Family, and the few experts of the Bai Family were out escorting goods, leaving no one who could detect him there.

Thus, Jiang Yu reached the secluded courtyard where Lin Qianxuan resided.

Standing in the shadows, he tightened his grip on the sword by three degrees, quietly observing the house, already envisioning the scene of breaking through to Innate.

Inside the room, You Xi’s beak gently pecked at Lin Qianxuan’s head.

Lin Qianxuan said, “I know, you don’t need to intervene, I will handle this myself.”

Immediately, he took a long spear from the gun chest and stood up.

“Crack~!”

The flashes of lightning and thunder were akin to the sound of a lock being cut open with a sword.

But what awaited Jiang Yu wasn’t the panic of the people inside but a long spear emitting a chill light thrusting straight towards him!!

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