127: Resident in Yongning

When Xiao Ran returned from Yongning this time, she did not bring back the one thousand Disciples who were originally stationed at White Crane Lake.

Zhou Xiaozhu, who was at the Late Qi Refining Stage stage, led one thousand people to guard White Crane Lake, and she only brought her Junior Sister Zhang Kexin back.

To cope with the potential changes in Yongning, Xiao Ran would once again lead a team of one thousand people to support Yongning.

Although Liu Xuan was given a quota of five hundred people, the actual training and control of the Law Enforcement Team were still handled by Xiao Ran and Zhang Kexin.

It wasn't that Xiao Ran didn't trust Liu Xuan, but rather that Liu Xuan wasn't skilled in this area.

The Law Enforcement Team primarily trained in mutual cooperation to form Formations; even the simplest gathering Formation required dedicated time to study, and the leader also needed talent in technique Law and combat ability.

Aside from mastering Sword Intent, Liu Xuan was not proficient in other technique Law, and he was too lazy to learn any gathering Formations.

Formations that condensed power through numbers were ultimately minor Dao, with obvious drawbacks and a low upper limit, so there was no need to spend time on them.

Talisman Masters Small Building.

“Buzz, buzz, buzz…”

Tens of thousands of Black Crystal Bees gathered in a cluster, their wings flapping, emitting a faint buzzing sound.

The lowest of these Black Crystal Bees were at the Peak of unranked, with one thousand at the Qi Refining Early Stage, one hundred at the Qi Refining Middle Stage, and ten at the Qi Refining Late Stage.

A terrifying figure, over a foot long and completely black, lay within the hive in the carriage.

With the Sect's countless spiritual fields providing sustenance, in less than six years, the Black Crystal Bee Queen had already broken through to the Qi Refining Perfection Realm, capable of breaking through to Foundation Establishment at any time.

Don't let the current swarm of only ten thousand fool you; Black Crystal Bees can also consume monster beast flesh and blood to rapidly reproduce.

Given sufficient resources, in a short period, the swarm could grow to one hundred thousand, with tens of thousands of Qi Refining Early Stage Black Crystal Bees.

Ordinary Qi Refining Early Stage Black Crystal Bees are far from comparable to Qi Refining Early Stage Cultivators, but they can at least pose a threat to Qi Refining Early Stage Cultivators.

A swarm of one hundred thousand, with tens of thousands of Qi Refining level Black Crystal Bees, would even give a Foundation Establishment Cultivator trouble to completely eliminate.

A Black Crystal Bee Queen at the Qi Refining Perfection Realm could already affect the Foundation Establishment level; if she were to break through to Foundation Establishment… “Husband, what grade of Bloodline is this Black Crystal Bee Queen? She grows so fast, and her aura is becoming more and more terrifying. Can we really control her?”

As the Black Crystal Bee Queen and the Black Crystal Bee Swarm grew stronger and their aura became more terrifying, Lin Xue'er couldn't help but feel a sense of fear every time she saw them.

Especially the Black Crystal Bee Queen, Lin Xue'er couldn't discern her specific Realm, but she knew it was at least Late Qi Refining Stage.

She was merely an Innate Martial Artist, and Liu Xuan was only at the Middle Stage of Qi Refining cultivation; once the Black Crystal Bee Queen lost control, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Lin Xue'er had heard too many tragic stories of low-cultivation Cultivators trying to control high-cultivation Yao Beast or spiritual insects.

Ever since the Black Crystal Bee Queen broke through to Late Qi Refining Stage, only the lowest-grade worker bees were sent out to collect honey, while the other Qi Refining worker bees quietly remained in the hive.

“As for the specific grade, your husband doesn't know; I picked her up.”

“However, given how quickly she's growing, her Bloodline grade should probably be Tier 2!” Liu Xuan explained.

“Tier 2?!”

Lin Xue'er was startled; Tier 2 meant that as long as nothing unexpected happened, the Black Crystal Bee Queen was destined to become a Foundation Establishment Yao Beast.

Foundation Establishment Yao Beast and spiritual insects—it seemed the entire Red Pine Sect only had one Foundation Establishment Realm Snow Wolf, owned by a Foundation Establishment Ancestor in the Spirit Plant Hall.

The Red Pine Sect was not skilled in beast taming; most spiritual pets tamed by Cultivators had lower cultivation than their owners.

A spiritual insect like the Black Crystal Bee Queen was half a level stronger than an ordinary Yao Beast, and Black Crystal Bees could also produce honey. If one were to control a Foundation Establishment Realm Black Crystal Bee Queen… Lin Xue'er was overjoyed, but then she suddenly thought of Liu Xuan's current cultivation. After the Black Crystal Bee Queen broke through, she would surely be even harder to control, so she became somewhat anxious.

“Don't worry!”

Liu Xuan held Lin Xue'er's hand and comforted her, saying, “This time I'm taking the Black Crystal Bees to Yongning. If she doesn't wish to be controlled by me, she can leave.

I once saved her life; she wouldn't go so far as to harm me, would she?”

This time, Liu Xuan did not plan to leave the Black Crystal Bee Queen in the Sect, not because he feared her rebellion, but because she was about to Breakthrough!

Breaking through to Foundation Establishment was no small matter and would undoubtedly cause a significant stir. Liu Xuan did not want to expose the fact that he was raising a Foundation Establishment Realm spiritual insect.

“Okay! It's good that Husband has a plan.”

Lin Xue'er nodded.

Liu Xuan took out a pouch similar to a Storage Pouch. This was a Tier 2 Low Grade beast taming pouch he had bought from the Hundred Treasures Pavilion for three thousand Spirit Stones.

A beast taming pouch and a Storage Pouch were not much different; the only distinction was that a beast taming pouch contained a special Formation that could temporarily store living creatures.

After communicating with the Black Crystal Bee Queen using his Divine Thought for a while, Liu Xuan placed the entire hive into the beast taming pouch.

Putting away the beast taming pouch, Liu Xuan said to Lin Xue'er, “This trip to Yongning means I'll likely be returning to the Sect less often in the future. Would Xue'er like to come to Yongning with me?”

Ever since his last meeting with the Golden Core True Person Xiao Changfeng, Liu Xuan no longer wanted to stay long in the Sect and planned to reside permanently in Yongning.

Xiao Changfeng could easily see through many of his secrets, and it was possible that one day he might discover his most core secret.

Liu Xuan, as he was now, had no means of resistance before Xiao Changfeng. How could he feel at ease staying in the Sect?

Lin Xue'er touched her lower abdomen, “Husband, you go first. Xue'er wants to give birth to the child before coming to join you.”

Yes, Lin Xue'er was pregnant again; this was her third child.

Liu Xuan nodded. The situation in Yongning was unclear, and he might not have time to look after her then. Staying in the Sect to carry the baby was also good… In the afternoon.

A cloud-breaking flying boat departed from the Red Pine Sect, heading towards Yongning.

Onboard the flying boat, in addition to one thousand Law Enforcement Disciples, there were also many of Liu Xuan's Concubines and children.

Chang Dan, Huang Qian, Li Man, Lin Yiyi, Liu Qingqing, Yuan Fei, Jiang Xiaoyou… a total of over a dozen Concubines.

Their cultivation was not high; only Lin Yiyi had recently broken through to Middle Stage of Qi Refining.

Chang Dan, Huang Qian, and Li Man had joined the Sect six or seven years ago. Chang Dan was only at Qi Refining Layer 2 Peak. Huang Qian was a bit better, having broken through to Qi Refining Layer 3 a year ago. Li Man surprised Liu Xuan the most; despite being so playful, she also broke through to Qi Refining Layer 3 three months ago, breaking through before the more restless Chang Dan.

This was the difficulty of cultivation for ordinary people. Even with Liu Xuan's support, breaking through to Middle Stage of Qi Refining was not a big problem for them, but their chances of breaking through to Late Qi Refining Stage were equally slim.

Besides these Concubines within the Sect, Lin Anqi also came along, as did the maids Xiao Yue, Xiao Hong, Xiao Lan, and Xiao Ye.

Lin Anqi had also broken through to the Innate Realm. The Talisman Shop in the city was entrusted to Lin Tianyue's Disciple to manage, and she happily took her son to Yongning with Liu Xuan.

“Wow!!”

“Dad, come look, it's so high!! The people below are like ants.”

The eldest son, Liu Daoyuan, leaned over the edge of the flying boat, looking down, his chubby face filled with excitement.

Ling Hui, Dao Ming, Dao Shun… and a group of other children also watched from the side, each one thrilled.

Lin Anqi's son, the handsome Fourth Young Master Liu Daocheng, moved to the edge. When he looked down from the flying boat, he immediately felt dizzy, and his heart raced.

He retreated a few steps in fear. Seeing that none of his siblings had noticed his embarrassment, his complexion recovered a little.