195: Peach Blossom Sect Abnormality

Liu Xuan opened the secret letter. It was written in an encrypted script that no one else could understand except him.

The person who wrote the letter was Gong Wang, who had almost fully recovered and held the status of a secret agent for Lingshu Pavilion.

Lingshu Pavilion was ostensibly managed by Bai Shan, while the secret agents were handled by Xu Bin and Gong Wang.

Only Liu Xuan could read letters from these two. No one else was qualified to view them, nor were they qualified to command them; they didn't even know the identities of the two.

Carefully reading the contents, the beginning part detailed the specific reasons Liu Xuan had instructed Gong Wang to investigate regarding the Black Wind Organization's assassination of the Xiao Family members.

After reading for a moment, Liu Xuan furrowed his brows deeply because the reasons were too complex!

According to Gong Wang, the Peach Blossom Sect had recently lifted many prohibitions, including those against Yao Beasts harming people, against Sect Disciples slaughtering civilians, and against taking action against the Heavenly Sword Sect's territory...

Many strict prohibitions issued by the Azure Profound Sect had been rescinded, giving the appearance of wanting to break away from the Azure Profound Sect, yet there were no subsequent actions. Even a Mid-stage Foundation Establishment Elder like Gong Wang didn't know what exactly was happening.

After all, Gong Wang was only a member of the Bone Fiend Sect, a sub-Sect of the Peach Blossom Sect; he could not access core intelligence of the Nascent Soul Sect, the Peach Blossom Sect, so it was normal that he didn't know.

The Black Wind Organization's acceptance of the task to assassinate the Xiao Family members occurred against this backdrop. The motive was not just targeting the Xiao Family, but involved deeper trends of change.

After reporting on the main task, the latter part of the letter detailed Gong Wang's general experiences after returning.

He was still an Elder of the Bone Fiend Sect, and the Black Wind Organization had not suffered any retaliation from True Person Xiao or the Heavenly Sword Sect; everything was normal.

At the end of the letter, Gong Wang reported a large amount of secret information about the Bone Fiend Sect and the Peach Blossom Sect, stating all the important information he could access.

What surprised Liu Xuan the most was that the Nascent Soul Sect Revered Master of the Peach Blossom Sect was not a human, but a peach tree Yao that had attained Dao and taken human form.

The peach tree Yao had submitted to the Azure Profound Sect, always identifying as a Disciple of the Azure Profound Sect, and paid taxes annually.

Recently, the Peach Blossom Sect had ordered the cancellation of many prohibitions, many of which went against the Azure Profound Sect's prohibitions, as if they wanted to break away from the Azure Profound Sect, yet taxes were paid as usual. It did not look like they intended to be enemies with the Azure Profound Sect, and Gong Wang did not understand why.

The letter turned into dust in Liu Xuan's hands. His expression was calm, but he felt extremely unsettled inside.

A minor event in the upper echelons of the Cultivation World was a storm-stirring trend for the lower levels. Without strength, one wouldn't even know what was happening.

"Husband, has something happened?" Seeing Liu Xuan's expression, Bai Shan asked.

"Nothing!" Liu Xuan shook his head, not intending to say more.

The abnormal actions of the Peach Blossom Sect were not aggressive and did not look like they were about to do something major, so there was no need to worry too much.

Besides, even if the Peach Blossom Sect really wanted to break away from the Azure Profound Sect, the Heavenly Sword Sect would handle it; it had little to do with Liu Xuan.

"Have there been any important news reports recently?" Liu Xuan looked at Bai Shan and asked.

It was a casual question, but Bai Shan nodded heavily, looking puzzled as she said:

"A lot of foreign Cultivators have been flooding into our Yongning recently, increasing the pressure on public security."

"The specific origins of these people are still being investigated, and there should be results soon."

"Hmm!"

Liu Xuan speculated that these people were likely Cultivators fleeing because of the rule changes in the Peach Blossom Sect.

"Just keep an eye on them; don't let them harm the interests of the Merchant Alliance!"

"Yes!"

Bai Shan nodded. Although the number of these Cultivators of unknown origin was not small, their cultivation levels were mostly low, so she was not too worried.

...

Half a month later.

Nothing happened. True Person Xiao had killed many assassins but did not retaliate on a large scale as he had initially, nor did he go to the Peach Blossom Sect to hold them accountable.

Yongning remained peaceful. Except for the occasional influx of a few fleeing Cultivators from the Peach Blossom Sect, everything was as usual.

Through Gong Wang, Liu Xuan purchased many Advanced resources, spent time with his wives and concubines every day, taught his children, and in his spare time, practiced Talisman Drawing and Alchemy, living a very comfortable life.

During this time, Liu Xuan had Xu Bin investigate the reasons for the Peach Blossom Sect's anomalies through the Nether Fire Sect's channels and also wrote a letter subtly asking his Revered Master, Ancestor Qingyun, if he knew anything.

The answers he received were that they didn't know; they didn't even know that the Peach Blossom Sect had these abnormal actions.

The news from Gong Wang's side was clearer: all orders were issued by the Nascent Soul Demon Lord, and even the people in the Peach Blossom Sect didn't know why.

A Nascent Soul Demon Lord! A super big shot; his thoughts and motives were not something ordinary people could fathom, and Gong Wang dared not continue investigating.

Even if Liu Xuan knew about such high-end matters, he couldn't do anything about it, so he should just focus on developing his Family!

The children were growing rapidly, and now with Gong Wang's channel to obtain a large amount of Advanced resources for Cultivation, Liu Xuan was confident that he would break through to a Mid-stage Foundation Establishment Body Cultivator within five years.

A few days ago, his Eldest Son successfully broke through to become an Inner Qi Realm Martial Artist, with combat power comparable to an Innate Realm Martial Artist or a Middle Stage of Qi Refining Cultivator.

The title of a Martial Arts Genius had spread throughout all of Yongning, and he held high prestige among the Merchant Alliance's Martial Artist guards.

Lingxiu, Lingyun, Daocheng... these people were also gradually making a name for themselves and were being known and respected by people in the Merchant Alliance.

The only regret was that when his Eldest Son broke through to the Inner Qi Realm, Liu Xuan did not receive a gift from the System.

He had thought that there would be System rewards every time a child broke through to a higher Realm, but he didn't expect to get anything.

Jingxin Courtyard.

Under the jade phoenix tree.

On a specially made, spacious lounge chair, Liu Xuan rested his head on Zi Lan's lap, with a pair of jade hands massaging his temples.

"Husband, when the child is born, will you really buy me a foundation establishment pill?"

Zi Lan's fingers massaged Liu Xuan, but her mind was not on the massage; her thoughts were entirely on the words Liu Xuan had casually mentioned a few days ago.

A foundation establishment pill! Not only was it worth ten thousand, but it was also an important resource of the Sect; without some background, one didn't even have the qualifications to buy one.

Back in the Nether Fire Sect, she had worked diligently for the Zi Family for many years, but she had never received a promise of a foundation establishment pill from the Three Poisons Ancestor.

There was no other way! The Three Poisons Ancestor was now a marginal figure in the Nether Fire Sect, and it was difficult for her to obtain a foundation establishment pill. Plus, since Zi Lan had always been unable to touch the Foundation Establishment Bottleneck, she hadn't brought it up.

Liu Xuan opened his eyes and looked up from below, but his view was blocked...

"Cough~"

"You don't believe me?"

Liu Xuan tilted his head and moved aside to look at Zi Lan.

"No... it's not that!"

"This concubine is just a bit flattered!"

After all, Zi Lan was just an undercover agent sent by the Three Poisons Ancestor. Although she had changed her mind long ago, she could not change her identity.

After coming to White Crane Lake, she hadn't done anything, just gotten pregnant and given birth to a child, and that was only to perceive the Foundation Establishment Bottleneck during the process; her purpose was impure.

Just because of this, Liu Xuan planned to reward her with the incredibly precious foundation establishment pill; no wonder she was flattered.

Liu Xuan closed his eyes, leaned his head inward to a comfortable position, and said in a slow tone:

"Following your husband, I, the benefits will always exceed your expectations. Just perform well!"

After several years of observation, this girl Zi Lan did not have as much scheming as Lu Ping, and she valued relationships, was easily fooled, and was particularly easy to control.

She had now touched the Foundation Establishment Bottleneck; it wouldn't hurt to give her a foundation establishment pill when the child was born!

The Liu Family was now a large Family with big business, and it was time to have a Foundation Establishment Cultivator to sit in command!