Chapter 321: Su Lingxiu's Background, Tang Jinyan's Speculations

Chapter 321: Su Lingxiu's Background, Tang Jinyan's Speculations

Li Xuan shifted his focus from the Grand Azure Book to the Divine Comprehension Martial Tome, and by now, he had already devised several minor divine arts.

As for the major divine arts, he had yet to create any.

However, he had already formulated the theoretical frameworks for two major divine arts: Rebirth from a Single Thought and Rebirth from White Bones. It was only a matter of time before he perfected them.

"These major divine arts should be as flawless as possible, and I should strive to lower the difficulty of comprehension and cultivation to ensure that anyone who practices them will succeed," Li Xuan mused to himself.

Yet, he also knew that the more powerful a martial art was, the more challenging it would be to comprehend and master.

If he lowered the difficulty too much, it might give the impression that the art was not truly formidable.

Su Lingxiu began preparing to break through to the Divine Origin Realm. Unless something unexpected happened, she would also undergo a metamorphosis and attain a divine body.

"I've already reached the Divine Comprehension Realm in three martial arts, but I'm still lacking in the Qimen martial art. Fortunately, it's not a big deal," Li Xuan thought to himself.

The practice of the Qimen martial art was unique and involved the use of formations, restrictions, and heavenly oddities. As one's strength increased, so too would the power of these Qimen techniques.

A formation arranged by Li Xuan at the Divine Comprehension Realm would possess comparable might.

Every day, warriors came to seek treatment at the Evergreen Pavilion, including solitary cultivators and members of spiritual sects and prestigious families.

Although the number of appointments was limited, for those with severe injuries, lingering ailments, or even damaged foundations, this was an opportunity to change their fate, and they would not give up.

Li Xuan suddenly noticed that Meng Shushu was secretly chatting with the visiting warriors, casually mentioning a name as if trying to gather information.

It seemed that she was inquiring about someone.

Meng Shushu was specifically seeking out warriors from spiritual sects and prestigious families, as they had access to more information and secrets than solitary cultivators.

"I've heard that there's a warrior named Mu Qianliu who seems to be quite capable and remarkably handsome. Do you know if this is true?" Meng Shushu asked curiously.

"Mu Qianliu?"

The warrior from the spiritual sect was taken aback and gave Meng Shushu a strange look. Why was she asking about Mu Qianliu? However, since she was from the Evergreen Pavilion and in charge of distributing pills, he didn't want to offend her. Perhaps if he pleased her, she might give him an extra pill.

"The Mu Qianliu you're referring to should be Mu Jia Fengliuzai, right? He is indeed powerful, with extraordinary talent and good looks," the warrior replied.

Mu Jia Fengliuzai was indeed a renowned figure, especially in Luozhou.

"Fengliuzai?" Meng Shushu asked, puzzled. "Why is he called that?"

The warrior gave her a strange look. "How do you know Mu Qianliu but not the origin of Mu Jia Fengliuzai's name? In the Spirit Realm, and even in Luozhou, not many people know about Mu Qianliu, but almost everyone has heard of Mu Jia Fengliuzai."

"He's a real ladies' man, didn't you know?" the warrior added, surprised.

Meng Shushu was stunned. She took a moment to process this information, and her expression turned slightly uncomfortable. "Tell me more. How exactly is he so charming?"

"That's a long story..." The warrior coughed dryly, his face pale as he clearly struggled with his old injuries.

Meng Shushu handed him a pill.

After asking several warriors from spiritual sects and prestigious families, she found that only this one knew about Mu Qianliu, while the others could only guess that he might be a member of the Mu family.

The warrior was delighted and, after putting away the pill, began recounting tales of Mu Qianliu's romantic exploits and the numerous debts of love he had incurred.

He also marveled at Mu Jia Fengliuzai's exceptional talent, saying that he had already reached the pinnacle of the Refining God Realm and might even be a supreme expert.

Meng Shushu was dumbfounded. The image of a certain person in her mind had just crumbled, and she felt a twinge of heartache.

"Wood Big Brother turned out to be such a person!"

Images from the past flashed through her mind—a graceful and refined figure, charming and unique, who had captivated countless beauties. Yet, he turned out to be a scoundrel who left a trail of broken hearts!

Whenever she thought of that gentle and beautiful figure leaning affectionately against Mu Qianliu, she felt indignant. What she had thought was a match made in heaven now seemed like a deception.

But Mu Qianliu had many such love interests; she was just one of them!

Meng Shushu felt lost and dejected. She turned to leave but suddenly turned back and asked, "Where is Mu Qianliu now?"

The warrior found her reaction strange but shook his head and replied, "I don't know. Mu Jia Fengliuzai has been missing for some time. There are rumors that he's hiding from his romantic debts, others say he's searching for a way to break through to the supreme expert level, and some even speculate that he's looking for a new confidante."

Meng Shushu's heart sank as the image of Mu Qianliu in her mind completely shattered.

Back inside the Evergreen Pavilion, Meng Shushu sat alone in a corner, looking dejected.

Li Xuan twitched his lips. He now understood that Meng Shushu had met Su Lingxiu's biological father and knew that he was from the Spirit Realm.

And now, she wanted to find him.

"Mu Jia Fengliuzai, tsk tsk, what a talented man. Could Mu Fei Ming, whom Xu Yan defeated, be his son? Su Lingxiu's half-brother?" Li Xuan mused.

However, he didn't dwell on the matter. Su Lingxiu's background was of no concern to him, and he believed that she should handle her own family affairs.

Whether she chose to acknowledge her father or not was entirely up to her.

Of course, as her master, he wouldn't allow anyone to bully her.

Even if he, as her master, didn't step in, her senior fellow disciples Xu Yan and Meng Chong, as well as her junior fellow disciple Fang Hao, would certainly stand up for her.

As the day's consultations at the Evergreen Pavilion came to an end, the doors closed, and Shi Er continued his bitter cultivation.

Zhou Ying, however, approached Meng Shushu, who was still sitting alone in the corner.

She had noticed Meng Shushu's behavior over the past few days, moving among the queue of patients, and she had her suspicions.

"Meng Shushu, do you know Master's identity?" Zhou Ying asked in a transmitted voice.

Meng Shushu glanced at her and sighed. "Let's not talk about him."

"So, you do know!" Zhou Ying's eyebrows furrowed.

"Come on, tell me what you've found out," she urged.

Meng Shushu remained silent for a while before asking, "Did Miss Su ask you to do something?"

Zhou Ying frowned and stared at Meng Shushu for a long time.

"Why are you looking at me like that? I've called her that since I was little. Although my father hit me and told me to call her 'Aunt,' I prefer to call her 'Sister.' Su Lingxiu approved of it, so don't bring up that nonsense about inappropriate generations," Meng Shushu said, annoyed.

Zhou Ying thought for a moment and then took out a jade plaque. "Miss Su instructed me that if there is any news from outside the inner domain, or if there are any warriors from outside the inner domain, I can leave the inner domain with this jade plaque."

"This is a jade token from a spiritual sect or prestigious family!" Meng Shushu realized.

"Is Master from Luozhou's Mu family?" Zhou Ying asked, looking at the jade plaque.

Meng Shushu nodded.

The Mu family of Luozhou was an ultra-first-class prestigious family with formidable strength. Rumors claimed that they had mastered the secret technique of cultivating spiritual herbs and held significant influence in the Spirit Realm.

"Wood Family's Casanova, famous and notorious..." Zhou Ying's expression turned ugly as she realized that Miss Su had been deceived.

"Was the one pulling the strings behind the scenes at Invisible Tower the Wood Family?" Zhou Ying suddenly thought of a possibility.

Considering the viewpoint of the spiritual sects and prestigious families in the Inner Domain, perhaps upon learning that Miss Su had given birth to a child of the Wood Family, they wanted to erase any traces of Wood Big Brother's amorous affairs and the offspring he left behind in the Inner Domain to preserve the family's reputation.

"I don't know!" Meng Shushu shook her head. "But I can be sure that it has nothing to do with Wood Big Brother."

"How can you be sure?" Zhou Ying asked, her heart filled with indignation.

"Spirit herbs. Wood Big Brother left behind spirit herbs for Sister Su to nourish her body..." Meng Shushu sighed.

Zhou Ying fell silent. After a long while, she asked, "Should we tell Miss Su that her father is the Wood Family's Casanova?"

Meng Shushu shook her head. "I don't know. Let's just leave it to fate!"

She sighed and added, "Maybe not knowing is a good thing, too!"

Zhou Ying thought for a moment and nodded in agreement. Su Lingxiu was currently living a happy life. If she were to find out about her father's identity, she might be distressed all over again because of such a scoundrel of a father.

Meng Shushu and Zhou Ying decided to act as if nothing had happened and pretended they knew nothing. They also stopped inquiring about Wood Big Brother's affairs.

Su Lingxiu broke through to the Divine Origin Realm.

"Your disciple, Su Lingxiu, has broken through to the Divine Origin Realm. Your Divine Origin Qi is increased a hundredfold!"

As Su Lingxiu made her breakthrough, Fang Hao's flying boat crafting also entered the final stage.

Boom!

A purple-lighted flying boat, no more than a zhang long, with pavilions and ornate carvings of dragons and phoenixes, hovered in front of them as Fang Hao performed the final crafting.

Li Xuan glanced at it and nodded in satisfaction.

Wu Tiannan, who had been meditating on the Heavenly Laws, woke up and curiously watched from the sidelines, his heart filled with awe at such an incredible technique.

Cai Ling'er also witnessed this with great interest.

"It's almost done!" Su Lingxiu exclaimed excitedly.

She had also poured her heart into this flying boat, offering suggestions for its design and appearance.

...

The Water Star Palace, although only a second-rate spiritual sect, had once been glorious. Even in its current state of decline, it was still considered remarkable in Luozhou.

Rumor had it that the master of the Water Star Palace was about to break through to the peak of the Refining God Realm.

And Tang Jinyan, the daughter of the Water Star Palace master, was the official wife of Mu Qianliu, the Wood Family's Casanova. Although she had been so angry that she returned to the Water Star Palace, she still managed the affairs of the Mu Family, especially those related to her husband's romantic debts.

With the connection to the Mu Family, an ultra-first-class prestigious family, no force in Luozhou dared to target the Water Star Palace. Moreover, Mu Qianliu was extraordinarily talented and was even rumored to be a supreme expert.

Regardless of whether Mu Qianliu had any feelings for Tang Jinyan, they were officially married. Who would dare to disrespect the wife of a potential supreme expert?

The Water Star Palace only minded its own business and had no intentions of expanding its influence. It seemed content with ensuring its own survival, so no one dared to make a move against them.

However, Tang Jinyan, the lady of the Mu Family, was in a terrible mood.

From Jiao Ming and Ping'er to Jing Po Po, all of them had gone to the Inner Domain to capture the 'bastard child,' but there had been no news of them, and the gate to the Inner Domain had closed.

This implied that they were either dead or had permanently remained in the Inner Domain.

And the likelihood of their deaths was as high as ninety percent.

Tang Jinyan even felt a sense of panic, fearing that Mu Qianliu had left behind some means to protect the mother and child, killing Jiao Ming, Ping'er, and Jing Po Po in the process.

After all, Jing Po Po was a Great Heavenly Man.

She had been so worried that she couldn't sit still, fearing that this matter would anger Mu Qianliu and cause him to divorce her.

Mu Qianliu was too much of a Casanova, and he didn't have deep feelings for her. Their marriage was likely arranged by the family, and she was just a trophy wife, a decoration to appease the elders of the clan.

Mu Qianliu didn't have much attachment to his family, and not long after their wedding, he left and never returned.

While Mu Qianliu had no feelings for her, Tang Jinyan was infatuated with him. Her heart belonged entirely to him, and the more she thought about a lowly woman tarnishing her husband's bloodline, the more she felt the urge to eliminate those shameful existences.

At first, she was cautious and discreetly dealt with a few women who had spent a night with her husband. But when she noticed that the clan elders didn't seem to care, and with no news of her husband, her boldness grew, and her actions became more ruthless.

Eventually, she even planned to kill a woman and her son who showed up at the Mu Family's door.

What made it worse was that the son of that despicable woman was a spiritual body!

This excited the Mu Family elders, and they even warned her. Tang Jinyan, furious, returned to the Water Star Palace.

She hadn't returned to the Mu Family since then, and with the unexpected turn of events in the Inner Domain, one could only imagine her state of mind. She wore a gloomy expression every day.

"Miss!" A maid cautiously entered the room.

Even Tang Jinyan's personal maid had been punished several times due to her mistress's foul mood following the unexpected developments in the Inner Domain.

"What is it?" Tang Jinyan asked lazily.

"About the matter in the Inner Domain..." The maid hesitated.

"Speak. What about the Inner Domain?" Tang Jinyan snapped.

"Miss, that... that person seems to have come to the Spirit Realm," the maid said in a low voice.

"What did you say?" Tang Jinyan stood up abruptly, her face contorted with anger. "Did she hold the jade token and go to the Mu Family to acknowledge her ancestry? Did those old fogies accept her?"

When the gate to the Spirit Realm had opened, some people from the Inner Domain had entered. Could that bastard child have been among them?

Holding onto her husband's jade token, which he had left in the Inner Domain, did she go to the Mu Family to acknowledge her ancestry? If that were the case, for her to be acknowledged by those old men, she must have had exceptional talent!

"She didn't go to the Mu Family. Instead... she went to Evergreen Pavilion," the maid said cautiously. "The Dan Medicinal Immortal of Evergreen Pavilion, Su Lingxiu, is likely her!"

"What did you say? That's impossible!" Tang Jinyan's expression changed drastically, and she exclaimed in a sharp voice.

"Miss, the name in the information we received was Su Lingxiu, and various signs indicate that the Dan Medicinal Immortal of Evergreen Pavilion is likely her. Moreover, the timing of Evergreen Pavilion's appearance..." The maid explained, providing details of the information they had gathered.

As she connected the dots, it became clear that the Dan Medicinal Immortal of Evergreen Pavilion was the person Tang Jinyan wanted to capture, and she was from the Inner Domain!

Tang Jinyan's expression turned ugly as she realized the gravity of the situation. If the news were true, and it was discovered that she had sent people into the Inner Domain to assassinate someone, the consequences would be unimaginable.

"Evergreen Pavilion... Inner Domain... Xu Yan..."

In that instant, Tang Jinyan had a terrifying suspicion. What if Xu Yan, the renowned figure in the Spirit Realm, was also from the Inner Domain? The opening of the gate to the Inner Domain and Xu Yan's rise to fame...

The timing was too coincidental.

(End of Chapter)

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