298: Qi Xuming

Butler said with a fawning smile, "Your Highness, rest assured. We had a contact point set up in Southern Yue City many years ago. The people we send only need to hide in their territory and no one will discover them. Furthermore, our contact has a certain amount of influence, and their location is very close to the city gate. We only need to dig a tunnel directly from their place to outside the city. Then, the exotic beasts outside the city can enter the city directly through the tunnel and seize Southern Yue City in one fell swoop!"

Prince Lu's eyes lit up when he heard this. He stroked his beard and laughed, "Excellent! This plan is brilliant. If it succeeds, you will have the greatest merit!"

"Thank you, Your Highness!" Butler said in a high-pitched voice.

"Hmm, let Zhu Lan and Zhu Yu lead a team. Use the time during the concert to dig the tunnel. After the concert, directly connect it to the beast tide operation and divide Old Ninth's wealth! As for that treasure mine, let Zhu Yong lead a team to help Aoi Yoshiko…"

"How much will be divided?"

"Fifty-fifty!"

"Yes! This old servant takes his leave!" Butler hurriedly departed…

Prince Lu looked at Butler with satisfaction. This eunuch was truly not simple. Fortunately, he was just a eunuch, otherwise, he might not have dared to keep him by his side…

Soon, Butler replied to Aoi Yoshiko, saying that Prince Lu's Mansion would send a team to help her, but the two sides would split fifty-fifty. Seeing this, Aoi Yoshiko did not insist further. After all, in the cooperation with Prince Lu's Mansion, she was the weaker party, and it was already very good that they could help her seize the treasure mine.

After both sides agreed, Prince Lu's Mansion quickly dispatched its forces…

A week ago, Qi Huaiyi, who had gone to Falling Flower Valley with Long Yuan and then returned with him, went directly back to his Family from Nanming City. However, he waited a full week before he could meet Qi Family's Old Ancestor, Qi Xuming. The reason was that Qi Xuming was in seclusion. His status in the Family was not high; he wasn't even an Elder. He could only wait for Qi Xuming to emerge from seclusion before requesting an audience.

"Greetings, Old Ancestor!!!" Qi Huaiyi looked at Qi Xuming and excitedly fell to the ground, shouting.

"Get up! I heard you waited a full week to see this old man. Is there something urgent?" Qi Xuming said while scrutinizing Qi Huaiyi.

Qi Huaiyi stood up and said, "Old Ancestor, heaven and earth have changed greatly!"

"Heaven and earth have changed greatly?!" Qi Xuming's expression changed slightly, and a thoughtful look appeared on his face.

"Yes! Old Ancestor, do you still remember the ninth son of Prince Fu, Long Yuan, whom I reported to the Family last time?"

"Of course, I remember! This old man even specifically discussed his situation with Geng Nanfeng of the Geng Family…"

"Old Ancestor, this time when I went to Nanming for a mission, I almost lost my life. Fortunately, Long Yuan stepped in and saved us…" Qi Huaiyi recounted in detail to Qi Xuming everything that had happened in the Nanming Wilderness.

"There were even mecha warriors? And they possessed the combat power of a Martial Commander? Long Yuan actually easily defeated the mecha warriors?!" Qi Xuming couldn't sit still when he heard this, and his expression became extremely animated.

Qi Huaiyi said, "Old Ancestor, defeating the mecha warriors was just one thing, but what happened next is the main point I need to report to you!"

"Oh? Tell me quickly!"

"It's like this…" Qi Huaiyi carefully recounted his experience of going to Falling Flower Valley with Long Yuan…

This time, Qi Xuming listened even more excitedly. He wanted to interrupt Qi Huaiyi several times but managed to restrain himself. After he finished speaking, he took a deep breath and said, "Long Yuan said that was called Spiritual Power? And the Spiritual Power tide has been happening on Blue Star for hundreds of years?"

"Yes! Long Yuan did say that! And, he also said he could help me transform into a Spiritual Power Seed!" Qi Huaiyi said.

"What? Help you transform? Is he sure he can do it?!" Qi Xuming asked incredulously.

"Yes! He said it would be a bit difficult, but not impossible. Old Ancestor, this is one of the reasons I came to you this time. In order to transform into a Spiritual Power Seed, I might temporarily not be able to be distracted by Family and Southern Division matters. I must pledge allegiance to Long Yuan. However, he is now also a member of the Southern Division, having been appointed as a Guest Elder, with a status second only to the Division Head!" Qi Huaiyi said.

Qi Xuming pondered for a moment, then nodded and said, "Alright, you can follow Long Yuan from now on! As long as you become a Spiritual Power Seed, your status in this Family will only be higher, not lower!"

Qi Huaiyi was overjoyed to hear this and quickly said, "Thank you, Old Ancestor, for your approval!"

"Haha, Long Yuan's current combat power is probably even stronger than a Martial Commander. Following him, you have a bright future, and it's also a great thing for our Family! Moreover, the shocking news he revealed to us alone already shows his value! And that girl from Kunlun, Liu Rushi, is also a Spiritual Power Seed, possessing Martial Commander-level combat power. Our Family may need to make some major adjustments going forward, such as this Spiritual Power Seed… Hmm, I hope our Family can produce more Spiritual Power Seeds, otherwise, I fear we will suffer greatly in this era of great competition!" Qi Xuming sighed.

Qi Huaiyi nodded in deep agreement…

Qi Xuming suddenly smiled and said, "You probably don't know, but this old man should also be a Spiritual Power Seed!!!"

"What?! Old Ancestor too?! Could it be that Old Ancestor already knew about Spiritual Power a long time ago?" Qi Huaiyi asked in surprise.

Qi Xuming shook his head and said, "Not so! This old man only understood what that anomalous energy in his body was after hearing your news. Now it seems it must be this Spiritual Power without a doubt…"

He had not made a move for a long time and had hidden himself very deeply. He had actually noticed this anomalous energy called Spiritual Power a long time ago, but he just didn't know it was called "Spiritual Power" before. Now, with the information conveyed by Qi Huaiyi, he immediately understood.

He had Cultivated Fire Spiritual Power for a long time, and his Spiritual Power cultivation in his body had reached a considerably high level. If judged by the standards of the Immortal Realm, he was now a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, equivalent to the third layer of Foundation Establishment!

This level of strength in the Immortal Realm was merely the beginning of laying the Foundation for Cultivation, belonging to the early stage of Foundation Establishment, but its strength was enough to rival a Martial King among Xuan Practitioners!

Qi Xuming had already understood this by observing the strength displayed in the videos of the three Martial Kings from War Bear Country, Snow Eagle Country, and Flying Lion Country. Moreover, he felt that he seemed to be even stronger than them, because he could truly fly, while those three Martial Kings could at most stay airborne for a longer period, still requiring some points of leverage in between. This showed that those who Cultivated Spiritual Power would have an even greater aerial advantage.

However, due to the lack of information, Qi Xuming's understanding of Cultivating Spiritual Power was still extremely shallow. Therefore, his Cultivation also remained at the spontaneous stage. Although he had also figured out some techniques to utilize Spiritual Power, such as aerial manipulation and fireballs, their power was not great. Instead, if this Fire Spiritual Power was integrated into his Martial Dao, the power of his Martial Skill would appear even stronger.

For him, how to acquire knowledge about Cultivating Fire Spiritual Power was extremely urgent and important, but previously he did not know whom to ask. On the one hand, he could not find like-minded people, and on the other hand, he was afraid of exposing his strength, so this idea was put on hold. But now, he suddenly had an idea: couldn't he go and ask Long Yuan?