348: Fu Changqing

Upon hearing this, Qi Wuxia quickly replied, "Old Ancestor, if I hadn't watched Xiao Xue grow up myself, I'm afraid I wouldn't believe she possesses such startling combat power. She can actually fight across Realms and even defeat five Early Stage Martial Generals! I have carefully tested her Aptitude, and it is indeed quite shocking. Especially her Physique; it should be an Innate Ice-system Physique. Her strength might be related to this Physique!"

"Innate Mysterious Ice Physique?" Qi Xuming was startled.

"Yes! My feeling is that her ice Physique is slightly different from a traditional Mysterious Ice Physique, though I can't say exactly how. However, it should be even more powerful; otherwise, her progress couldn't be this massive!" Qi Wuxia said.

"Could it be... related to spiritual power?" Qi Xuming mused.

"Spiritual power?! Heavens, that's really possible!" Qi Wuxia exclaimed.

Qi Xuming thought for a moment and said, "Go bring Chu Qingxue here. I will check personally!"

"Yes! Old Ancestor!" Qi Wuxia immediately turned and left... Qi Xuming turned to the crowd and said, "Check the younger generation of our clan immediately for anyone with an unusual Physique like Chu Qingxue's. Also, look for those whose combat power differs greatly from traditional Xuan Practitioners. If there are any, bring them all here!"

"Yes! Old Ancestor!!!" Over ten Elders also stood up and left immediately... Qi Xuming watched them leave with a playful smile, muttering, "You might not know, but I am a Spiritual Power Seed... By the way, I wonder if that kid Xiao Yi has successfully transitioned yet? No news has come at all. If he can smoothly transform into a Soul Warrior, our Qi Family's foundation will be even more solid..."

He flicked his finger, and with a "pop," a fireball the size of a ping-pong ball appeared at his fingertip. This fireball looked calm, but Qi Xuming could sense powerful energy within. If this energy exploded, it would be enough to cause a significant fire!

"According to the records of the 'Great Sun Burning Heaven Art,' my Fireball Technique has already reached the entry level. To think a beginner Fireball Technique could be so lethal; the Spells of the Cultivation World are truly formidable! It seems the dangers of this Lingqi Era are also rising infinitely..." Qi Xuming sighed softly.

For him, the safety and development of the Family always came first. While practicing the 'Great Sun Burning Heaven Art' Cultivation Technique that Long Yuan gave him, he deeply realized the power of the Cultivation World's Spells and the terror of that world. This sense of crisis filled him with urgency. He knew the Family's strength must rise as quickly as possible; otherwise, all past efforts could vanish in a single crisis... Of course, there was another way: find a powerful backer to rely on. Currently, Long Yuan's rapid growth gave him much hope. With Long Yuan's potential, his future achievements would be limitless. Moreover, Long Yuan's character seemed quite good so far. If the Qi Family could bind themselves with him, they should remain safe for a long time.

Crucially, Long Yuan was not only a Spiritual Power Seed, but he also seemed to know a lot about the Cultivation World; much of the information had been provided by him. Thus, Qi Xuming had long suspected that Long Yuan had experienced some high-level fortuitous encounter. To him, Long Yuan fit the persona of a Child of Luck, as only someone with explosive luck could have such an encounter. If Long Yuan was truly a Favored Child of Heaven, binding the Qi Family to him was naturally the right move... The scene at the Qi Family gathering was also occurring within the families and organizations of many behind-the-scenes powerhouses. Chu Qingxue and Long Yuan's startling performance was incomprehensible to many. If these people were only interested in a super Genius like Chu Qingxue before, they were now even more interested in Long Yuan. At his young age, he could defeat Chu Qingxue, who possessed Early Stage Martial General combat power, with a single punch. Such a performance was nothing short of miraculous and could not be explained by the traditional Xuan Practitioner combat system. Many began to explore the mysteries within.

The method they could think of was to ask Sabado at the Xuanji Tower, which led to Sabado's business becoming even more booming!

In a certain house of the Fu Family in Shuntian Prefecture, a person looking like a middle school student lay in a cloud cabin, his face full of disbelief. This was Fu Fei, who had been defeated by Long Yuan with a single sword strike. At the time, he was at the Peak Martial Apprentice stage but was defeated by Long Yuan, who was only an Early Stage Martial Apprentice. He had been training hard recently and had quickly risen to the Peak Martial Artist stage, even mastering two Family Martial Skills. He had planned to challenge Long Yuan again to wash away his shame, but after watching the battle with Chu Qingxue tonight, Fu Fei was completely stunned!

He never imagined Long Yuan's current cultivation Realm was already at the Late-stage Martial Master level. Even more incredible, Long Yuan defeated Chu Qingxue, who had Early Stage Martial General combat power, quickly and simply. One punch was all it took to blast Chu Qingxue out of the Challenge Space, which was even more decisive than the sword strike that defeated him. He couldn't understand how someone could grow so fast!

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible! I have the best resources, and he's just an ordinary student from a Level 3 Base who sings and performs all day. On what basis can he reach this level?! How can I get revenge in the future?! No, I must tell my brother and my father!!!"

He scrambled out of the cloud cabin and quickly found his Elder brother, Fu Neng. Fu Neng hadn't been online tonight, but after hearing Chu Qingxue was defeated by Long Yuan in one punch, he quickly checked the battle records and was also speechless, unable to believe it. Finally, the two went to find their father, Fu Changqing.

Fu Changqing was the Hall Master of the Great Ming's Wuying Hall, a Grand Secretary of the Inner Cabinet, and the current head of the Fu Family. The Fu Family's close relationship with the Fifth Prince, Prince Ding, was an open secret in the court... A man of his high status was busy with government affairs all day, especially since the War Bear Country's invasion of the north. As a Grand Secretary of the Inner Cabinet, he was even busier. Thus, it was normal that he hadn't noticed a small middle schooler like Long Yuan in the south. Not to mention Long Yuan, he hadn't even seen his two sons for some time. Seeing them come to find him late at night, he thought they were there to pay their respects and smiled with gratification, "It seems you two also know to care about your father, hahaha!"

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