38: Set off

"Still missing a Storage Pouch!"

Unfortunately, Liu Xuan could not afford one.

A Storage Pouch is not some low-end Magical Artifact; not only are the Materials precious, but the difficulty of refining it is extremely high, as it involves array patterns related to the Law of Space.

The Dual Cultivation Hall also sells them, but the lowest grade is a Low Grade second-tier, priced at two thousand Spirit Stones.

Two thousand Spirit Stones! Some Late-Stage Qi Refining Cultivators would not dare to hang one openly on their bodies, lest others become envious.

Leaving the Dual Cultivation Hall, Liu Xuan arrived at Lin Xue'er's small courtyard and told her about the matter.

"Really?"

"Has husband truly been appointed as the Yongning patrol envoy?"

Lin Xue'er's small face was excited, and she stood up from her seat in agitation.

Liu Xuan showed her the appointment order and said, "I will be leaving in three days, and I don't know when I will be able to return."

"Husband, go with peace of mind; I will take good care of our son!"

Da Shuang and Xiao Shuang (Younger Twin) also spoke up one after another:

"Husband, rest assured, we will take care of the home."

"Woo woo~"

"Woo woo~"

Xiao Yuan, who had just learned to walk, wobbled over to Liu Xuan's side, making babbling sounds; it was unclear what he wanted to say.

The two daughters, Lingxiu and Lingyun, were much quieter; one lay in Da Shuang's arms fast asleep, while the other stared quietly at Liu Xuan, neither crying nor making a fuss.

With a house full of wives and concubines, and children of both genders, this kind of life was already something the former Liu Xuan had dreamed of.

He truly did not want to go to Yongning!

"It will be fine once the initial period passes!"

Although a comfortable life is good, Liu Xuan understood that this is a world of cultivation. His cultivation base is low, and everything he possesses now is like a pavilion in the air, unable to withstand even the slightest storm.

In the world of cultivation, personal power is concentrated in oneself; only strength is everything.

Before his children grow up and before his Family develops, he must fight to carve out a place for himself.

Liu Xuan took out one hundred Spirit Stones and handed them to Lin Xue'er, instructing, "I don't know when I will be able to return yet. Take these one hundred Spirit Stones; the moonlight spiritual marrow for Xiao Yuan, Lingxiu, and Lingyun cannot be interrupted."

The moonlight spiritual marrow is very suitable for infants under one year old to build their Foundation. Liu Xuan intended to provide it to each child until they are at least one year old.

As for the subsequent supply of Materials, that would depend on their respective talent and Aptitude.

Absolute fairness to all children is certainly impossible to achieve, but Liu Xuan could provide the maximum support corresponding to their Aptitude.

After Lin Xue'er accepted the Spirit Stones, Liu Xuan brought up another important matter.

"Xue'er, I do not intend to take the Black Crystal Bee Swarm with me, so the task of tending to the bees will be handed over to you."

"This..."

"I don't know how to control beasts; will they listen to me?" Lin Xue'er said with concern.

Liu Xuan waved his hand, and the Black Crystal Bee Queen flew in from the carriage outside the courtyard and landed in his palm.

Transmitting a message with his Divine Soul, Liu Xuan ordered the Black Crystal Bee Queen to listen to Lin Xue'er while he was away, instructing it to only collect nectar daily and to stay in the hive the rest of the time.

Placing the Black Crystal Bee Queen in Lin Xue'er's hand, Liu Xuan smiled and said, "They are very well-behaved and docile. You only need to take them to the Spirit Plant Hall once a day, just like when I went with you before."

The Black Crystal Bee Swarm has decent combat power, which even a Middle Stage Cultivator could handle, but Liu Xuan would not need them on this trip, and it would be inconvenient to bring them.

There are no spirit plants for them to collect nectar from in Yongning, so it is better to leave them in the Sect for Lin Xue'er to raise, which would also give her something to do.

The Black Crystal Bee Queen's intelligence is not high, but it is absolutely loyal to Liu Xuan; it can understand some simple commands.

Lin Xue'er does not need to communicate with it much, just take them to the Spirit Plant Hall every day; it should not be a problem.

Looking at the Black Crystal Bee Queen in her palm, which looked ferocious, Lin Xue'er was a little scared at first. After a while, seeing that it was indeed docile and had no intention to attack, she felt relieved.

...

The next day.

Liu Xuan went to the neighboring small courtyard of Chang Dan and told Huang Qian, Wu Qingyue, and Li Man about the matter, taking the opportunity to give them half a year's worth of Spirit Stones at once, thirty-six for each.

"Wow!"

"Thank you, husband!"

"Thank you, husband!"

"Husband, you are so kind!"

...

The four women held the Spirit Stones, not caring at all about the upcoming separation from Liu Xuan...

They had no real affection for Liu Xuan; to put it bluntly, it was just a transactional relationship.

They did not care what Liu Xuan was going to do; what they cared about were the Spirit Stones in their hands.

Chang Dan had always wanted to try the Talisman Hall; perhaps she also had talent for Talisman Drawing?

Huang Qian wanted to purchase a more Advanced Cultivation Technique and buy Qi-nourishing pills for Cultivation.

Wu Qingyue wanted to learn Alchemy; she had studied herbal knowledge and medicine when she was at the Dao Academy.

Li Man had no great ambitions; she just wanted to purchase a beautiful magic robe.

With these thirty-six Spirit Stones, their dreams were no longer dreams and immediately became reality.

Liu Xuan did not mind the four women's greed for money. If they were not greedy, they would not have agreed to become his Dao Companions in the first place.

Whether there is affection is not that important; as long as they cannot leave him, that is enough.

The small courtyards of Chang Dan and the others were right next to Lin Xue'er's, so the women could look after each other, and Liu Xuan had nothing to worry about.

He did not need to worry about Lin Anqi either; with Lin Tianyue there, he didn't even need to give her Spirit Stones.

During these three days, Liu Xuan saved all his time to spend with the women, and he didn't even do much Talisman Drawing.

...

Three days later.

Spell Hall Square.

A massive black ship, tens of meters long and over ten meters wide, hovered above the square.

Runes flowed on the hull, drawing the surrounding Spiritual Qi to converge on the ship, creating an imposing Aura.

A second-tier Advanced large-scale flying Magical Artifact: 'cloud-breaking flying boat'.

It possessed a second-tier Advanced defensive grand formation and a second-tier Advanced offensive grand formation.

If operated by a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, with enough Cultivators as array eyes, no one could go head-to-head with it unless a Golden Core or higher Cultivator intervened.

This thing was not refined by the Red Pine Sect's Artifact Refining Hall but was bought from another Artifact Refining Sect.

Countless Outer Sect Disciples gathered on the square of the main hall, and after verifying their identities, they flew onto the ship one after another.

This Law Enforcement Team consisted of three thousand Outer Sect Disciples and thirty Inner Sect Disciples, led by Foundation Establishment Elder Zou Ming.

Liu Xuan did not follow these Outer Sect Disciples to queue for the ship but flew directly to the small building on the deck.

Liu Xuan had been practicing the Art of Flight for a long time; although his mana could not support him for long-distance flight, flying onto the ship was not a problem.

The gatekeeper Disciple at the entrance of the building checked the patrol envoy token in Liu Xuan's hand and, without blocking him, let him in directly.

The environment inside the building was much quieter; apart from some ordinary Disciples responsible for chores, there were only a dozen or so Inner Sect Disciples.

Liu Xuan had asked Lin Tianyue about the situation of this Law Enforcement Team; only thirty Inner Sect Disciples were dispatched.

Half of them were high-level Late-Stage Qi Refining Cultivators, and the other half were Genius Disciples below the Late-Stage Qi Refining Cultivators.

Liu Xuan searched the crowd, looking for the Lin Family Genius Disciple Lin Junjie, as well as the people Lin Tianyue had mentioned were trustworthy.

According to Lin Tianyue, Lin Junjie, Huang Xukun, and Wang Bing all had good relationships with him and were trustworthy.

"Huh?"

He did not see these three people; they probably hadn't arrived yet, but Liu Xuan saw a familiar figure.

Yan Qingyao!

She was actually here too.