67: breakthrough

The Zhou Family settled down for a time.

A year later, the Zhou Family's third-generation eldest grandson, Zhou Leren, was born.

On that day, Lin Muwan had Zhou Licheng call Yang Linxi over, after which the two talked in secret for a long time, sending Zhou Licheng away.

For more than ten days after that, whenever night fell, Yang Linxi would look at Zhou Licheng with a strange gaze.

At first, Zhou Licheng did not take it to heart, but after more than ten consecutive days, Zhou Licheng's face was pale and his body weak.

On this day, when Yang Linxi's gaze fell on him again, Zhou Licheng's heart involuntarily tightened.

Gritting his teeth, he took advantage of Yang Linxi's inattention and directly fled, hiding at Feiyue Peak Summit for a long time.

Mo Xuan's gaze was profound, and he thought to himself, 'You brat, if you don't work hard, how can I, your Old Ancestor, achieve Immortal Ascension sooner?'

Thus, just as Zhou Licheng thought he was temporarily safe and breathed a sigh of relief, Mo Xuan sent him directly in front of Yang Linxi with a mysterious light/aura (boundary).

Yang Linxi looked at the suddenly appearing Zhou Licheng, picked up the teacup on the table, handed it to Zhou Licheng, and said in a sweet voice with a gentle tone:

"Come, husband, drink it."

"No, no, no..."

"Gulp ~ Gulp ~"

...Two years later.

Secret chamber at Feiyue Peak Summit.

Zhou Kaiding's eyes were like lightning, and he stood up, retracting his magic power, letting out a long sigh.

"I've finally Broken Through to the Ninth Level of Qi Refining."

He sighed inwardly, feeling that he had started too late, was of Mortal origin, and had no one to guide him. To be able to Break Through to the Ninth Level of Qi Refining at the age of fifty-seven was extremely difficult.

It was just that this meant he might only have one chance at Foundation Establishment.

Moreover, over these past three years, even though he had secretly and openly gathered information, and had Zhou Licheng and others pay close attention, there was still no clue about that last fragment.

This made Zhou Kaiding a bit troubled.

Could he only snatch it from other Foundation Establishment Cultivators?

Zhou Kaiding's thoughts shifted.

However, if he did that, he would definitely have to ask Brother Mo to act, which would inevitably bring unnecessary risks to Brother Mo. With unknown backgrounds, who knew what methods the other party was hiding.

Furthermore, even if he killed someone, he might not necessarily obtain the Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivation Technique Legacy.

In fact, the Zhou Family had also been constantly searching for forces that once had Foundation Establishment Legacy but later declined, but they had gained very little.

Temporarily suppressing his inner thoughts, Zhou Kaiding got up and left the secret chamber, coming to the giant tree.

Mo Xuan poked his head out and sized up Zhou Kaiding.

With his Foundation Establishment Stage strength, he could naturally easily see that although Zhou Kaiding was a bit older, he had progressed steadily, and there was a chance for him to successfully achieve Foundation Establishment.

"Brother Mo, please!"

Zhou Kaiding spread a cloth on the ground, sat down cross-legged, and took out many foods from his Storage Pouch, arranging them on the cloth.

He also took out a pot of spirit wine and poured a cup for each side.

Although Mo Xuan no longer needed to eat after Breaking Through to Foundation Establishment, he still maintained this habit, occasionally enjoying a meal of delicacies sent by Zhou Kaiding and others.

Mo Xuan nodded, flew down, and his body was revealed.

In recent years, apart from Lin Muwan, all the Zhou Family Cultivators had made Breakthroughs, in addition to Zhou Kaiding having just Broken Through to the Ninth Level of Qi Refining.

Mo Xuan vaguely felt that his own growth rate seemed to be accelerating slightly with the improvement of the Zhou Family Cultivators.

Could this be a hidden function of the System?

Mo Xuan thought to himself, while sucking the spirit wine into his mouth like a Dragon drawing water.

After conversing with Zhou Kaiding for a while, Mo Xuan had a full meal, and after watching Zhou Kaiding leave, he returned to the giant tree.

Closing his eyes, he carefully felt the subtle changes within his body. In these two years, not only had the Zhou Family members made Breakthroughs, but Mo Xuan had also made rapid progress through continuous breathing and Cultivation day and night at the Feiyue Peak Summit.

Zhou Kaiding returned home, and after speaking with Lin Muwan for a bit, he came to where Zhou Licheng and his wife were.

Zhou Licheng and Yang Linxi had both already entered the Qi Refining Third Layer.

And after giving birth to Zhou Leren, two years later, they had another pair of twins, named Zhou Leyi and Zhou Lezhi.

When Zhou Kaiding arrived, the two of them, each holding one, had just put Le Yi and Le Zhi to sleep.

Seeing Zhou Kaiding approach, they were about to greet him, but Zhou Kaiding stopped them.

Zhou Kaiding had only come to visit, and after a brief moment, he got up and left.

As for Zhou Leren, at two years old, he could already run and jump, and spoke clearly. He wasn't there at the moment, presumably taken by Zhou Liyue to play.

Zhou Liyue had also advanced further, reaching the Qi Refining Fifth Layer, and her Formation attainments had also improved. Besides her usual Cultivation, her favorite thing to do was take Zhou Leren out to play everywhere.

Even Mo Xuan, who Cultivated at Feiyue Peak Summit, had seen Zhou Leren countless times by now.

Zhou Leren wasn't afraid of Mo Xuan at all; on the contrary, he often took his small steps and tried to climb onto Mo Xuan.

Mo Xuan could only patiently use his magic power to push him away each time.

Mo Xuan pouted inwardly, thinking helplessly, 'Human children are indeed the most troublesome.'

Xia Chuxue had stayed at Jade Moon Peak for a long time during these three years. Since the day Zhou Lihai tested the explosive flame bomb, their interactions had increased.

Although Zhou Lihai was not old, he had learned a lot and had many wonderful ideas in his mind.

After Zhou Lihai's improvements, although the explosive flame bomb's power was limited, its production difficulty was lowered.

Zhou Kaiding purchased many flame stones for Zhou Lihai to tinker with.

Over the years, the Zhou Family had accumulated many explosive flame bombs. Thus, at the Lake Heart Island Market, in the Zhou Family's original Green Spirit Pavilion, in addition to selling qingling rice and Star Origin Fruit, an explosive flame bomb was added.

This was unexpected by many families. The Zhou Family originally started with spiritual plants, but now they were in the business of explosive flame bombs.

However, this did not hinder the popularity of the explosive flame bomb among low-level Cultivators. The explosive flame bomb had good power, was not expensive, and was cheaper than Talismans.

Although it was a one-time consumable, with these advantages, many Cultivators in the early and Middle Stage of Qi Refining would prepare some from time to time.

Zhao Xuanfang had now replaced the one guarding the Green Spirit Pavilion.

As for Xu Hongyuan and Chen Shuyun, they still guarded the Bintie (Wrought Iron) Ore Vein, and no incidents had occurred.

It is worth mentioning that although most of the qingling rice produced by the Zhou Family over the years was still purchased by the Liu Family, the amount they bought was gradually decreasing year by year.

Although Zhou Kaiding was slightly surprised, he did not care, as this kind of trade naturally had its ups and downs.

The Zhou Family and the Liu Family had been at peace for these years, each developing, with very few frictions.

This was mainly because Zhou Kaiding was not greedy, unlike the Five Families who had been insatiable.

The situation in Qingyuan Town was stable. The previously severely damaged Wang and Li Families were gradually recovering their strength, but with the Liu and Zhou Families present, they had become much more low-key.