248: Chapter 248 The Feng Family Wins

The Fan Family sent out a young man with a Qi Condensation 7th Layer cultivation, whose Magical Artifact was a Soaring Sky Shuttle.

The Feng Family also dispatched a young man, though his cultivation was slightly higher, having reached Qi Condensation 7th Layer Perfection.

As soon as they clashed, the young man from the Fan Family was immediately suppressed. However, his combat skills were quite impressive; he managed to endure dozens of moves against his opponent, dragging the fight into a battle of attrition.

Still, despite his keen combat instincts, he could not overcome the gap in cultivation and ultimately had no choice but to admit defeat.

For the second match, the Fan Family sent out their strongest Cultivator, a middle-aged man at the Ninth Layer of Qi Refining whose aura far surpassed the previous two contestants.

On the other side, the Feng Family sent out a young woman holding a silver-white longsword. Even before drawing her sword from its scabbard, the sharp, fierce aura surrounding her as she stepped forward made people shrink from looking directly at her.

Chen Linglong watched her with great interest. He had sensed a similar aura from certain members of the Chen Family—this was an aura exclusive to Sword Cultivators.

This woman was quite good; it would be wonderful if she were a member of his clan.

Sensing Chen Linglong's admiration, Feng Chenggong explained, "Brother Chen, that is my biological niece, Feng Yuyan. She is thirty-one years old now and at the Eighth Layer of Qi Refining."

"I see. You are very fortunate, Brother Feng, to have a niece with such extraordinary talent and Heart-Nature," Chen Linglong praised.

Among these people, aside from this woman who earned his respect, the rest lacked sufficient strength.

The middle-aged man raised a giant sword. Once the referee announced the start of the match, he manipulated the giant sword to slam down heavily toward her.

With an indifferent gaze, Feng Yuyan drew her silver-white longsword, intercepting the heavy blow.

Then, with a quick shift of her feet, she rushed forward at lightning speed, striking downwards directly aimed at his forehead.

Seeing this, the middle-aged man immediately recalled his giant sword and held it horizontally to block.

Clang!

After blocking the blow, the middle-aged man was pushed back several tens of feet.

Feng Yuyan continued her attack, slashing with her sword as Sword Qi swirled around the tip. Boom!

Bang!

Shocked as he watched an arc of Sword Qi sweep toward him, the middle-aged man hastily activated a Talisman to dodge. However, Feng Yuyan had anticipated this and delivered another slash.

The moment he reappeared, he hurriedly raised his sword to block. Meanwhile, under Feng Yuyan's control, the previous arc of Sword Qi wheeled around, joining the second arc to pincer the middle-aged man.

"I yield!" Seeing that he could not dodge the Sword Qi coming from behind, the middle-aged man immediately conceded to avoid being slain on the spot.

Seeing this, Feng Yuyan retracted both arcs of Sword Qi, her gaze calm. She sheathed her sword and turned to leave.

"Please forgive her, Fellow Daoists. My niece has a proud nature and rarely speaks to anyone even within our clan. But she is truly cold on the outside and warm on the inside. I hope you won't take offense," Feng Chenggong explained.

Nearby, Fan Lianheng's expression turned unsightly. He had not expected their strongest Cultivator to be defeated by such a young girl.

"Since the outcome has been decided, do you two Fellow Daoists acknowledge this wager?" Chen Linglong asked calmly.

"I acknowledge it," Fan Lianheng said helplessly. It was originally their spirit mine, yet now they could only claim thirty percent of the yield. How could his heart not feel bitter?

"Thank you for your help, Brother Chen. Having traveled thousands of miles to get here, why not come to my Feng Family as a guest first, so we can play the proper host?" Feng Chenggong said with a smile.

"Very well," Chen Linglong replied with a light smile.

Fan Lianheng realized things were turning bad for him and promptly spoke up to keep him. "Brother Chen, I have some Medium Grade Spirit Tea. Why not visit my Fan Family first? My Family's Medium Grade Spirit Tea has the effect of clearing the mind, granting smooth thoughts, and can even boost the cultivation of Foundation Establishment Cultivators."

Hearing this, Chen Linglong was tempted. Medium Grade Spirit Tea happened to be something he needed.

Thus, he nodded. "Then I shall trouble Fellow Daoist Fan."

Seeing this, Feng Chenggong could not stop him, so he invited Chen Linglong instead: "Brother Chen, although I do not have Medium Grade Spirit Tea, I have a type of spirit fruit called Purple Spirit Fruit. Brewed into Purple Spirit Fluid, its flavor is exquisite—a rare delicacy in the mortal realm. I shall head back to the Feng Family first and await your arrival."

Chen Linglong nodded, assuring him that he would certainly visit.

Afterward, Chen Linglong accompanied Fan Lianheng to the Fan Family, while Feng Chenggong left a portion of the Feng Family Cultivators behind and led the rest away.

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"Not bad. The taste of this Medium Grade Spirit Tea is indeed excellent," Chen Linglong nodded and praised.

"If Brother Chen likes it, I still have a catty of this spirit tea left. Please accept it as a gift," Fan Lianheng laughed.

"That will not do. I have not been of much help to the Fan Family, so how could I accept your gift so carelessly?" Chen Linglong shook his head, frowning slightly.

"Brother Chen, you are mistaken. Presiding over justice for my Fan Family today is already a great help to us. Were it not for the Chen Family, the Feng Family would have long made a move against us rather than bothering to negotiate."

"Besides, this catty of Medium Grade Spirit Tea is for nothing else than making a personal friend of you." Fan Lianheng was truly an old monster who had lived for over a hundred years; every word he spoke was completely watertight.

"In that case, I shall accept it." Chen Linglong put away the tea leaves handed over by Fan Lianheng.

He then stood up to take his leave. "I shall take my leave now. There are still matters to attend to in my clan, and I also need to pay a visit to the Feng Family."

"Understood. Safe travels, Brother Chen. Allow me to see you off," Fan Lianheng said, pulling out a Storage Pouch containing six thousand Spirit Stones.

These Spirit Stones were the compensation for the Chen Family presiding over justice for them.

Every time the Chen Family was asked to preside over justice, depending on the situation and interest involved, approximately one-twentieth to one-tenth of the profit would be handed over.

The reward for the Chen Family Cultivator responsible for the matter was taken as a portion of these proceeds, while the rest was handed over to the Chen Family.

On this trip, Chen Linglong acquired a total of twenty thousand Spirit Stones for the clan.

He personally received two thousand Spirit Stones as compensation, and besides that, the two families gave him numerous treasures.

As soon as he returned to Wuyue Mountain, he first informed Zhang Xun of the situation regarding the two families.

Hearing this, Zhang Xun nodded.

"Well done, Linglong. This is a Tier 2 Magical Artifact the Clan Head entrusted me to give you, named the Water Dragon Sword. Its power is quite good, and during battle, it can release a water-attribute flood dragon to attack."

"In terms of power, even if it falls short of Medium Grade Tier 2, it is extremely close," Zhang Xun praised.

"I see. Thank you, Twenty-Fifth Uncle-in-Law," Chen Linglong thanked him.

"You don't need to thank me for this; it was given to you by the Clan Head." Zhang Xun waved his hand. When he broke through to Foundation Establishment back then, the clan had also granted him a Low Grade Tier 2 Flying Sword.

After working hard for several more years, he finally saved enough Spirit Stones to purchase another Low Grade Tier 2 Magical Artifact.

Had he not joined the Chen Family, he wouldn't even know how long it would have taken to save up enough Spirit Stones just for these two Magical Artifacts.

No, he wouldn't even have had the opportunity to reach Foundation Establishment.

From this, one could see that the difference between joining a Family and being a Loose Cultivator was as vast as heaven and earth.