UGB Chapter 47 Aftermath
Chapter 47 Aftermath
Several months later.
The incident ended with the deaths of one late-stage Qi Refining cultivator each from the Bai and Zheng families.
Although the two sides are hostile, they seem to have reached a consensus by temporarily controlling the conflict.
However, every cultivator in Pingyang Market knew that this peace would not last long.
After the meeting.
Bai Yuechan approached Lu Qingyun and told him what had happened.
"Brother Lu, there's probably more to the story about the golden corn. The Zheng family isn't the culprit. The reason they're silent is because a Qi Refining Level 8 cultivator from the Zheng family has gone missing in the Pingyang Mountains."
"My father believes that there may be a hidden secret realm in the Pingyang Mountains. The Zheng family has recently sent out a large number of early-stage Qi Refining disciples, which may be for this reason."
The Pingyang Mountains have a long history, and were even formed before the founding of the Dade Kingdom.
It would not be surprising if there were any hidden places left by predecessors here.
"Miss Bai came to me not just to tell me this matter."
Lu Qingyun remained calm as he took a sip of tea.
Bai Yuechan blinked slightly and smiled sweetly: "Brother Lu truly has discerning eyes."
"In an effort to mend relations with my family, the Zheng family has released three secret realm tokens, allowing mid-stage Qi Refining cultivators to enter the Pingyang Secret Realm. Yuechan has come here to invite Brother Lu to go with me."
Although Lu Qingyun, as a disciple of the Yunxia Sect, had only reached the sixth level of Qi Refining, his magical abilities were far superior to those of his own family, a clan of rogue cultivators.
Moreover, each branch of the Bai family has its own selfish motives.
Having known Lu Qingyun for many years, Bai Yuechan believed she had figured out his temperament. Even within the Bai family, there were few mid-stage Qi Refining cultivators as reliable as him.
Therefore, the two are compared.
For Bai Yuechan, Lu Qingyun is the best partner.
Upon hearing this...
Lu Qingyun remained calm, sipping his tea without offering a reply.
An unexplored secret realm may hold the legacy of predecessors, true treasures and magical artifacts, or even spiritual objects for foundation building.
But this also means danger.
In the Yunxia Sect, disciples die every year due to unknown secret realms, and the number is not small.
He wouldn't risk his life unless absolutely necessary. Once Bai Yuechan returned from the secret realm, he could ask her about her experiences there.
If it is safe, these opportunities will still be his in the next life.
"I hope Brother Lu will reconsider. This secret realm was left behind by the renowned Foundation Establishment Perfection Grand Cultivator, True Man Pingyang, who lived seven hundred years ago. True Man Pingyang was famous for his alchemy, and perhaps there is a Foundation Establishment Pill that can help Brother Lu forge a pseudo-foundation."
Bai Yuechan's eyes were sincere, and beneath her veil, her red lips parted slightly.
"As long as Brother Lu is willing to help, Yuechan promises that if she comes across a Foundation Establishment Pill, she will give it to Brother Lu first, without any falsehood."
Lu Qingyun remained calm and shook his head.
"It would be enough for me to break through to the late stage of Qi Refining in this lifetime. How could I dare to hope for Foundation Establishment?"
"If Miss Bai needs spirit rice, I can give her some, but I am not good at fighting."
The half-step Foundation Establishment cultivator of the Bai family is Bai Yuechan's grandfather. Although Bai's father is the head of the Bai family, Bai Guangjing of the second branch of the Bai family is also an eighth-level Qi Refining cultivator, just like Bai's father.
Therefore, the struggle has been fierce over the years.
However, when facing the Zheng family, they could still unite against a common enemy with Old Master Bai's support.
Bai Yuechan, under pressure from the second wife, said she was willing to give him a Foundation Establishment Pill, but if the pill really existed, who knew if she would turn her back on him?
Moreover, if the Zheng family could give the Bai family three tokens, they must have more in their hands. If the Zheng family had laid an ambush among them, he would be in big trouble.
Entering the Pingyang Secret Realm is far too risky; there's absolutely no need to put yourself in danger.
Upon hearing this, Bai Yuechan sighed and nodded dejectedly.
She thought she could win over Lu Qingyun with her Taoist teachings, but she still failed.
After a few wry smiles, he had no choice but to finalize the deal with Lu Qingyun and reserve the next batch of golden corn.
……
After Bai Yuechan left, Lu Qingyun fell into deep thought.
He asked the young Marquis Xiao Daojue to investigate what the poison on the golden corn was. Xiao Daojue told him that it was a wood-type spiritual poison from the Qingchi Demonic Sect.
Bai Yuechan said that the poisoning of Lingtian had nothing to do with the Zheng family.
However, based on Xiao Daojue's information, Lu Qingyun deduced that there must be someone in Pingyang Market who had some connection with the Qingchi Demonic Sect.
This wood-based spiritual poison is no accident.
It is currently unknown whether the Demonic Sect instructed them to weaken the cultivators before attacking Da De, or whether someone harbored ulterior motives and obtained spiritual poison from the Demonic Sect to retaliate.
Lu Qingyun was still far from reaching the Foundation Establishment stage, so he wasn't in a hurry to obtain the Foundation Establishment Pill.
His only pursuit now is to cultivate in peace.
Therefore, they cannot leave the market town.
……
At the top of the market town, there is a misty cave dwelling.
"Tianxuan, have the Bai family and others been appeased? Do they still have any doubts?"
An old man with a sinister face and white hair and beard, who had sharp eyes, stood on the cliff and said in a cold voice:
"Although I entrusted the family affairs to you, you have repeatedly disappointed me. You secretly sent people to assassinate the disciples of the Yunxia Sect, but they discovered it and you lost the high-yield rice seeds. Now, in order to reduce the Bai family's spiritual plant harvest, you have even colluded with the Demonic Sect to poison them."
"In the end, the other party still managed to resolve the situation and instead blamed my family. If it weren't for the fact that the old ghost of the Bai family didn't want to break off relations for the time being, and that I used the secret realm to divert their attention, my family would probably have been attacked by all sides."
"Grandpa, I had no idea that Lu Qingyun possessed such abilities, even able to neutralize the Demonic Sect's Bone-Attaching Poison!"
Zheng Tianxuan looked unwilling and said sternly, "That person from the Demonic Sect clearly told me that this poison could only be cured by a second-level spirit plant master. If it weren't for this unexpected event, once the spirit poison broke out, I could have attributed it to the Bai family colluding with the Demonic Sect, and Lu Qingyun deliberately poisoning the rice seeds to sell them. With Li Fulai as a witness, he would have been killed without a burial place."
As he spoke, Zheng Tianxuan gritted his teeth even more.
His fists were clenched tightly.
Everything was destroyed by Lu Qingyun!
If possible, Zheng Tianxuan would like to eat its flesh and drink its blood raw.
Unfortunately, this person was also cowardly, leaving him no chance to take revenge.
*Smack!*
The sinister old man slapped Zheng Tianxuan across the face and said coldly, "If you had been more tolerant, things wouldn't have turned out this way."
"A hundred years from now, the Zheng family will likely perish at your hands, Tianxuan. Take care."
After he finished speaking, the cold old man fell silent.
The cave's protective barrier pushed Zheng Tianxuan outside.
In fact, given all the choices he had, how could he possibly allow Zheng Tianxuan to manage the family affairs?
Unfortunately, those younger generation members only cared about bullying others and indulging in debauchery, and were not even as good as Zheng Tianxuan.
……
After the Zheng and Bai families announced that neither had anything to do with the Golden Corn incident and that it was a conspiracy by the Demonic Sect, the two families remained calm for a long time.
Although tensions remain high, the situation where people would fight as soon as they left the market has decreased considerably.
Lu Qingyun enjoyed a rare period of peace.
It is worth mentioning that he successfully ground ancient sandalwood vine into powder and blended it into a rare and exquisite golden corn liquor.
It seems that although Chen Daoren schemed against him, his love for wine was genuine, and the wine recipe he gave him was also real.
Three years later.
In the quiet room, Lu Qingyun sighed softly.
The dark cyan vortex of magical power around him almost solidified, but he was still unable to break through to the late stage of Qi Refining.
However, the Golden Spirit Bee, after receiving magical infusion and being fed with some spiritual materials, successfully advanced to the mid-stage of Qi Refining.
Release the Golden Spirit Bees and order them to retrieve the market information sent by the Bai family.
Lu Qingyun pondered for a moment.
The first-grade high-level weapon refiner from the Great Zhao Kingdom, Daoist Dongyang, fled to Dade and is now a guest at the Zheng family's residence.
He announced at the market that for four mid-grade spirit stones, one could commission a late-stage Qi Refining magic weapon from him.
Four mid-grade spirit stones are roughly equivalent to five thousand low-grade spirit stones.
Lu Qingyun has accumulated a lot of spirit stones over the years, so he is not short of them.
On the contrary, great chaos is about to break out, so buying a magical artifact for self-defense is the most urgent task.
However, this Taoist priest from Dongyang has too many ties with the Zheng family.
He still needs to investigate further to avoid the other party tampering with the magical artifact.
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Lu Qingyun activated the command token that connected with Bai Yuechan, inviting her to come over for a while.