84: Chapter 84 The Perfection of the Five Internal Organs and the Changes in the Pei Family

Longxi Prefecture, Pei Family.

Looking at these five large characters, Pei Qingyun fell into deep thought.

Soon, relevant memories emerged in his mind.

The Pei Family was not a local household but a branch that had migrated from an outer prefecture.

That outer prefecture was none other than Longxi Prefecture, and the Pei Family there was the main branch.

Upon reaching this conclusion, Pei Qingyun's mood instantly soured.

But soon he realized that being the main branch didn't mean much. The two families had been separated for over a hundred years; could the Longxi Pei Family really make his Wuyang Pei Family bow and scrape with just a single word?

That was clearly impossible.

In the end, it was all about strength.

If the branch was stronger than the main branch, who the main branch was would be decided by the branch.

However, Pei Qingyun had a concern: they had been separated for over a hundred years.

First, whether the Longxi Pei Family even existed was a question. Assuming it did, would the Longxi Pei Family acknowledge the token he brought from the branch?

This series of questions gave Pei Qingyun a headache, yet they had to be resolved.

"Forget it, let's just take it one step at a time. The trade route hasn't opened yet, so I can't even leave Wuyang County. Besides, I haven't reached the Six Bowels Realm yet. I hope everything develops in a good direction," Pei Qingyun said with a sigh.

Closing the secret chamber, Pei Qingyun put the token back in its original place.

At the same time, he went to the Family Cultivation Technique Pavilion to see if there were any clues about the Longxi Pei Family.

Additionally, Pei Qingyun discovered that the Family Luck had been continuously increasing these past few days.

Originally, the Breakthrough was expected to take ten days, but this time it was three days ahead of schedule.

[Name: Pei Qingyun]

[Lifespan: 10 years and one month]

[Cultivation: Late Stage of Five Viscera (350 / 500)]

[Cultivation Technique: Pei Family Evergreen Art Perfection (Yellow-grade Top-tier), Thousand Blade Slash Perfection (Yellow-grade High-tier), Blazing Sun Art Perfection (Yellow-grade Top-tier)]

[Family Luck: 165 (380) (Note: Family Luck can be restored, 19 points can be restored daily.)]

"First, I'll break through to the Perfection of the Five Viscera Realm." Pei Qingyun didn't have the habit of reserving Family Luck. After just one glance, he tapped his finger on the attribute panel.

"To break through to the Perfection of the Five Viscera Realm, it requires 150 points of Family Luck. Do you wish to upgrade, Host?"

Pei Qingyun chose "Yes" without hesitation.

The next second, the Qi and blood within his body began to surge, increasing significantly in just a moment. As the Qi and blood flowed, his Five Viscera were nourished by a mysterious force, strengthening at a speed visible to the naked eye.

With every passing instant, the strength of his Five Viscera increased by one-thousandth.

After a hundred breaths, his Five Viscera and Qi and blood reached a critical point.

Boom!

As a muffled thunder sounded within his body, his Qi and blood broke through the barrier like a bursting dam.

At this very moment, Pei Qingyun broke through the shackles of the Late Stage of Five Viscera and reached the Perfection of the Five Viscera Realm.

Feeling the changes within his body, he opened his eyes, and an invisible Aura erupted from his pupils.

"My Qi and blood have doubled, and my Five Viscera have reached a perfect, cyclical limit. From now on, even if I break through to the Six Viscera Realm, my Five Viscera will not change again."

Subsequently, Pei Qingyun left the ancestral house and arrived at the spacious martial arts arena. After a flurry of swift movements, he conducted a preliminary test of his own strength.

"I wonder if, with my strength at the Perfection of the Five Viscera Realm, it is possible for me to enter the prefecture city before the trade route blockade is lifted," Pei Qingyun thought to himself.

The root cause of the trade route blockade was the riot at the Demon source in Jinhuai Prefecture.

The riot caused tens of thousands of Demons to rush out from the Demon source. If it were just tens of thousands of low-level Demons, it would be fine.

First-Order and Second-Order Demons could not possibly cause much impact on Jinhuai Prefecture. But the problem was that among these tens of thousands of Demons, there were not a few mid-level Demons.

The number of mid-level Demons at Tier 3 or above reached triple digits, and there were dozens of Tier 4 Demons.

It was precisely the existence of these Demons that caused the trade routes from Wuyang County to other counties to be blocked.

If a Martial Artist wanted to pass through the trade route, the probability of encountering a Tier 3 Demon was almost one hundred percent. If they were unlucky, it was not impossible to run into a Tier 4 Demon.

With Pei Qingyun's strength at the Perfection of the Five Viscera Realm, if he didn't run into a Tier 4 Demon, there was indeed a significant chance of leaving Wuyang County.

But after thinking for a moment, Pei Qingyun decided not to attempt it.

He never considered himself unlucky.

But as for gambling with Luck, he would leave that to others.

After familiarizing himself with his strength, Pei Qingyun returned to the ancestral house.

However, he also took the time to check the situation with Chen Yuanba.

From Chen Yuanba, he learned that there was still no news from the prefecture city, and he still needed to wait patiently.

...

Time flew by. In the blink of an eye, two months had passed, and it was now mid-December.

He had been in this world for three months.

Pei Qingyun had adapted to his current identity, and the memories of his past life were gradually fading.

Early in the morning, Pei Qingyun woke up from his sleep. Through the window, he saw the world outside.

It was a world of pure white. Under the grey sky, goose-feather-like snowflakes drifted down, and the branches in the courtyard were covered in a layer of snow.

At this moment, the world seemed to have quieted down.

"It's snowing." As soon as Pei Qingyun walked out of the ancestral house, a biting chill assailed him.

Pei Qingyun was no stranger to snow.

In his past life, Pei Qingyun quite liked snow; he liked its aloofness and purity.

On the other hand, he hated the cold. Fortunately, in his past life, he lived in the south, where winters were relatively less cold.

This was his first time seeing snow since coming to this world.

The snow here gave him a different feeling. The snow was very cold, bone-chillingly cold, so much so that even with his Physique as a Five-Viscera Martial Artist, he could still feel the chill.

In his past life, Pei Qingyun would have just thought that he was weak.

But in this world, it was completely different.

Pei Qingyun's current body was a bit old, but its Physique was strong enough to crush his past life tenfold. Even without using the Qi and blood in his body, his ability to resist the cold was unparalleled by ordinary people.

It was no exaggeration to say that even if he were stark naked, he wouldn't feel cold at minus twenty degrees. But now, even though he was wearing clothes, he still felt a trace of chill.

Many people would probably die this winter.

Walking out of the courtyard, Pei Qingyun headed straight for the martial arts arena.

At this time, there were already quite a few clansmen practicing martial arts in the arena, and standing right in the center was the guard commander, Pei Kong.

Many clansmen noticed Pei Qingyun's arrival and stopped what they were doing, wanting to step forward to salute, but Pei Qingyun gave a signaling look, telling everyone to continue practicing.

Pei Kong, however, was completely immersed in practicing martial arts and did not notice his arrival.

Patrolling the martial arts arena was also part of Pei Qingyun's daily routine.

Here, he could feel the vibrant energy of the younger generation.

It was just a pity that, as the Ancestor of the Pei family, he carried an inherent majesty. As soon as he arrived, everyone became nervous.

Only Pei Kong could remain calm and composed after seeing him.

In Pei Qingyun's view, only Pei Kong could barely be considered a Genius; he possessed the pride and perseverance that a Genius should have.

Conversely, looking at Pei Tianrong, after his Bloodline awakened, his Aptitude had greatly improved.

Moreover, half a month ago, Pei Tianrong relied on his own talent to become the third Martial Artist in the Pei Family to break through to the Five Viscera Realm, but Pei Qingyun never considered Pei Tianrong a Genius.

Pei Tianrong was steady to the bone, doing things by the book. As a conservative Family head, Pei Tianrong was undoubtedly qualified, but as a pioneer, he was clearly not up to the mark.

But for the time being, Pei Qingyun was quite satisfied.

Just like that, Pei Qingyun stayed in the martial arts arena for half an hour.

After he left, the snowflakes stopped falling unknowingly.

Two months for a Family was really just the blink of an eye, and it was impossible to develop much.

But for the Pei Family, it was a world-shaking change.

With strong support in resources, in these two months, the Pei Family not only produced Pei Tianrong, a Five-Viscera Martial Artist, but also added five Divine Strength Martial Artists.

The three Elders who were in the Late-Stage Divine Strength Martial Artist phase also broke through to Divine Power Perfection. Thus, the Pei Family now had five Elders at Divine Power Perfection.

With the current configuration of the Pei Family, they could be considered to have established a firm foothold among veteran third-rate noble families.

Unlike two months ago, the Pei Family's core strength was too weak, not at all like a veteran third-rate noble Family that had developed normally. If it weren't for Pei Qingyun, the Wuyang Pei Family would have been beaten back to its original form instantly.

After coming out of the martial arts arena, Pei Qingyun originally thought about going to check on the Family's other industries.

The next moment, a scout walked towards him.

Upon seeing Pei Qingyun, the scout saluted and said respectfully, "Reporting to the Old Ancestor, this subordinate has something to report."

Pei Qingyun looked at the scout and said casually, "Speak."

"Just a moment ago, a scout from the Evil Suppression Bureau reported. Director Chen invites you to visit the Evil Suppression Bureau in person, saying there is an urgent matter to discuss," the scout said.

"To have an urgent matter to discuss at this time, it is most likely regarding the prefecture city trade route," Pei Qingyun thought and guessed the gist of it.

As early as half a month ago, Pei Qingyun thought the trade route would be cleared soon. As a result, he waited for half a month, but there was no movement from the prefecture city, which made him a bit disappointed.

It seems that it wasn't the right time back then.

Sure enough, once the Winter Solstice arrived, the situation changed.

Thinking of this, Pei Qingyun no longer hesitated, turned around, and said to the scout behind him, "Go and reply now, say I will arrive shortly."

"This subordinate will take his leave." The scout nodded and disappeared from Pei Qingyun's view.

...

Returning to the ancestral house, Pei Qingyun changed his clothes and went to the Evil Suppression Bureau.

Because the snow on the ground was too thick, he did not choose to take a carriage but proceeded on foot.

A stick of incense later, Pei Qingyun arrived at Mingyuan Street.

The Evil Suppression Bureau was located in the very center of Mingyuan Street, and Pei Qingyun arrived at the main entrance in a few steps.

As a frequent visitor to the Evil Suppression Bureau, these guards of the Evil Suppression Bureau all knew him.

The journey was smooth and unimpeded, and Pei Qingyun soon met Chen Yuanba.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, the two got down to business.

"Brother Pei, the reason I asked you to come here this time is mainly to inform you of an urgent matter. If there are no accidents, the trade route through the prefecture city should open in three days. You need to be prepared on your end," Chen Yuanba said in a deep voice.

Pei Qingyun asked doubtfully, "Brother Chen, what do you mean by that?"

Chen Yuanba gave Pei Qingyun a meaningful look and immediately said, "That is a long story."

"Originally, the prefecture city trade route indeed had no connection with the Pei Family. But after Brother Pei took down the Li Family, everything changed."