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Chapter 99: Conditions for Eliminating the Jiang Family · Huangfeng Valley Invitation
Chapter 99: Conditions for Eliminating the Jiang Family · Huangfeng Valley Invitation
Inside Elder Chen’s dwelling, the three men sat around a small round table after dismissing nearby attendants and maids.
Elder Chen, having regained his usual composure, asked, “What are your plans moving forward?”
Xiao Chen cut straight to the point. “I want to know how to completely eradicate the Jiang family—no survivors, no lingering threats.”
Chen Zhi’an frowned slightly. “Elder Brother, utterly destroying the Jiang family won’t be simple. After all, they’re a sprawling clan with deep roots.”
Xiao Chen’s expression remained resolute. “I understand, but I believe in creating opportunities through effort.”
Elder Chen nodded approvingly. He felt reassured seeing the young man’s clarity about allies and enemies. With shared hostility toward the Jiang family, Xiao Chen would naturally grow closer to the Chen family.
“Let me think,” Elder Chen mused. “There are two paths for you.”
“The first is brute force. The cultivation world has always revered strength as the ultimate law. If you breakthrough to Golden Core late stage and become the sect’s strongest cultivator, you’ll have no restrictions. You could then wield your sword freely, cutting down every injustice.”
Xiao Chen shook his head. “Too slow. What’s the second method?”
“The second is faster but requires two conditions.” Elder Chen raised two fingers. “First, you must reach Foundation Building late stage and surpass the Jiang family’s elder in power. Second, you must master refining third-tier spirit pills—specifically the Fuling Huiqing Pill.”
Xiao Chen’s brow furrowed. “Third-tier spirit pills? But the Jiang family doesn’t even have Golden Core cultivators. How can they produce pills beyond their level?”
“They rose precisely because they supply these pills to Foundation Building cultivators,” Elder Chen explained. “To eliminate them, you must fill this gap. Otherwise, the Foundation Builders won’t support you.”
Chen Zhi’an added, “Don’t be discouraged, Junior Brother. As the saying goes, a gentleman’s revenge waits ten years. With your potential, it’s the Jiang family who should be anxious.”
The trio shifted topics, discussing cultivation anecdotes until Xiao Chen returned to Azure Water Peak.
Back in his room, Xiao Chen locked the door and retrieved a storage bag taken from Luo Yun Sanren. Drawing on past experience, he refined it in two and a half hours. His spiritual sense swept through, identifying 3,444 spirit stones. After separating expired talismans and Bigu Pills, he discovered a five-colored golden lotus and—unexpectedly—a pristine Foundation Building Pill.
“A Foundation Building cultivator carrying both a Foundation Building Pill and a five-colored golden lotus? Strange,” he muttered. While valuable, such items only benefited Great Perfection cultivators. He’d have sold them for spirit stones himself.
Next, he retrieved his Evergreen Sword—finally restored—alongside a mid-grade magic robe and the Heart-Piercing Nail, a specialized demonic weapon. Though tiny, this nail could pierce even a Plains Shield. He injected a thread of mana, but nothing happened. Insufficient power wasn’t the only barrier; other conditions were missing.
A delicate invitation followed:
“Quanzhou Mutual Aid Association invites Heifeng Sanren to meet at Huangfeng Valley on the first day of the twelfth lunar month.”
“Heifeng Sanren? Who’s this?” Xiao Chen wondered. “Another victim?” The letter praised Heifeng Sanren’s reputation and urged attendance to collaborate with Quanzhou’s Foundation Builders.
“So their real name is Heifeng Sanren,” Xiao Chen mused. “But who was Luo Yun Sanren?” He pocketed the invitation, noting the attached gold bookmark stamped with Quanzhou’s moonlit landscape and a hand-drawn Li Zhou map marking Huangfeng Valley.
The valley’s location intrigued him—it lay at the contested border of three sects, a lawless zone. “Interesting. If I have time, I’ll visit.” He recalled how the Niu Village black market had given him Zongdi Jinguang. This Quanzhou gathering promised even greater treasures.
Six manuals followed: two second-tier Mystic Rank cultivation techniques, three second-tier Mystic-tier spells, and one Yellow-tier spell—Seven Stars Sword Technique. Based on the Big Dipper, it detailed seven sword forms, each with four cultivation stages. Effectively, it contained seven linked Yellow-tier spells.
“Excellent!” Xiao Chen grinned, though his excitement faded after reviewing requirements. While not exclusive to sword cultivators, the technique demanded at minimum an upper-tier magic artifact sword—preferably top-tier. His mid-tier Evergreen Sword couldn’t even practice it properly.
“Upper-tier magic artifacts… Treasure Pavilion might help. If needed, I’ll spend 2,000 spirit stones on a basic sword to start training.”
Lastly, a crimson scroll depicted the Flame-Devouring Divine Skill, teaching cultivators to consume others’ Vital Blood to accelerate mana cultivation—up to five times faster than heavenly qi. However, practitioners must continuously acquire new Vital Blood or risk weakening cultivation.
Before he could ponder further, knocks echoed—“Knock! Knock! Knock!”
Mei Yong stood at the door holding a small box. “Xiao Chen, I picked out something great for you.”
(End of Chapter)
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