86: Chapter 86 Purple Mansion Secret Realm

Just as Chen Changqing returned to Wuyue Mountain, at the same time, Qingyang Mountain welcomed a group of guests.

Wang Family Clan Chief Wang Zeyere personally led several Qi Refining Cultivators to propose marriage.

Chen Yuanqing also personally led the Family members out to welcome them; after all, the Wang Family was once considered a Foundation Establishment Family, and although the only two remaining Foundation Establishment Cultivators had both died in battle during the beast tide five years ago, their foundation was still very deep.

If it were put before, when the Wang Family's Foundation Establishment Cultivators were still around, even if they wanted to be on good terms with the Chen Family, they definitely wouldn't have been so solemn.

After all, the object of the other party's marriage proposal was merely a Junior of the Chen Family; it was just that their Wang Family currently had some external troubles and urgently needed a powerful force to back them up, otherwise they would end up with the same fate as the former Zhang Family.

Chen Yuanqing naturally understood the other party's thoughts. Logically speaking, he shouldn't have stepped forward directly, but the Wang Family brought benefits to the Chen Family that they couldn't refuse, which were taking out a Water Spirit Fruit Tree and a Tier 2 Spirit Pill Formula.

Just the Spirit Pill Formula was worth thirty thousand Spirit Stones according to market price, and if it were auctioned, this price would have to rise further.

And the Water Spirit Fruit Tree went without saying. The Water Spirit Fruit Tree produced an abundance of Water Spirit Fruits, bearing fruit once every hundred years. Each harvest yielded five to eight fruits, and their main efficacy was to enhance cultivation and extend Lifespan without any side effects, making them suitable for Qi Refinement Stage Cultivators to consume. In some large auction houses, a single Water Spirit Fruit could even fetch thousands of Spirit Stones.

That is to say, the Water Spirit Fruit Tree provided the Chen Family with a net income of at least five thousand Spirit Stones every one hundred years. Such huge profits were an absolutely irresistible temptation for the Chen Family, whose foundation was still shallow. Of course, this was the outside world's perception of the Chen Family.

And the Wang Family's request was also very simple, which was to guarantee backing the Wang Family within a reasonable scope to prevent the Wang Family from being annexed by other forces.

This point was completely achievable for the current Chen Family, because nowadays the Chen Family openly had two Foundation Establishment Cultivators: one was Chen Xuanyi, and the other was Chen Changqing. Not to mention Chen Xuanyi, who had achieved Foundation Establishment for over a decade or two, whereas Chen Changqing had achieved Foundation Establishment five years ago, and had even fought to a draw with a Layer 5 Foundation Establishment Cultivator. This combat strength could rank in the top three even in Qinghe County.

The key was that Chen Changqing was not old, making a Breakthrough at only around twenty years of age. As long as he didn't die prematurely, he had no small hope of cultivating to the Layer 9 Perfection of Foundation Establishment in the future, or even cultivating the Purple Mansion.

This was also the main reason why the Wang Family was willing to put down their posture as a former Foundation Establishment Family to seek help from the Chen Family.

Chen Yuanqing and Wang Zeyere discussed the specific matters together in the Chen Family Ancestral Hall, while Chen Changxi and Wang Siming conversed together in the front courtyard of the Chen Family. The two had known each other since their youth. When Chen Changxi went down the mountain for the first time to head to Qinghe Market, she encountered some trouble back then, and it was precisely this trouble that led to the two of them knowing each other for the first time. Afterwards, Chen Changxi stayed in Qinghe Market for several years, and the two frequently bumped into each other, growing much closer over time.

Chen Changxi's own talent wasn't high, but she now also possessed the cultivation of Layer 5 Qi Refining. As for Wang Siming, his talent was similarly not high, being merely a Four Spiritual Roots holder. He was three years older than Chen Changxi, and his cultivation was only Layer 5 Perfection of Qi Refining.

These two were a talented man and a beautiful woman, looking very well-matched from all aspects, and the two of them thought so as well.

The Chen and Wang families discussed for a full hour and a half before finalizing the charter. Over a month later, they held a solemn wedding for the two of them. The Wang Family invited quite a few families to observe the ceremony, and the Chen Family did the same.

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"Aunt." A woman in dark clothes appeared in front of Li Chenghui, speaking in a sweet voice.

"Qingying? Come, sit quickly, Aunt will go prepare a bowl of lotus seed soup for you." Li Chenghui looked at Li Qingying in front of her, saying pleasantly surprised.

Ever since Li Qingying was accepted into Xuantian Sect, she would come to Wuyue Mountain to visit Li Chenghui every once in a while.

"Cousin Qingying." Chen Changyue also looked at her with pleasant surprise. Every time Li Qingying came to visit her mother, she would bring some gifts over for her.

"Mhm, Changyue has grown taller again." Li Qingying stepped forward and gently stroked Chen Changyue's hair.

After a while, Li Chenghui brought out two bowls of lotus seed soup, handed them to the two, and reminded them, "Be careful, it's hot."

While eating, Li Qingying asked, "Aunt, is Changqing around?"

Upon hearing this, Li Chenghui asked doubtfully, "Him? He is now a Foundation Establishment Cultivator of the Family, I really don't know where he is?"

Li Qingying nodded. That's right, Cousin Changqing was already a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, and his whereabouts were a secret to the Chen Family; how could they let Aunt know? Besides, she was still an outsider; even if Aunt knew, she couldn't tell her.

Li Qingying didn't ask any further and simply started chatting about everyday Family matters with Li Chenghui.

A full day later, Li Qingying took her leave. Her primary purpose in coming was to check on her Aunt, plus her grandparents had never seen Aunt again ever since she married into the Chen Family. At the very beginning, it was because the Chen Family was an affiliate Family of the Zhao Family, so the Li Family naturally wouldn't have excessive contact with the Chen Family. In previous years, there were the beast tides and the relocation of the Chen Family, making it naturally even harder to meet.

Just as Li Qingying left, Chen Changqing seemed to sense something. He had long known that Li Qingying was coming, but he had matters to attend to and no time to entertain her.

During the half month he had been away, the Family had encountered some trouble, and he had anticipated these matters long ago. Because the three major Purple Mansion forces of Taihe Prefecture were either wiped out or injured, even the best-preserved Xuantian Sect now only had two Purple Mansion figures left. This led to the local forces simply being unable to manage the huge territory of Taihe Prefecture.

Purple Mansion forces and Foundation Establishment forces from other prefectures naturally had the opportunity to take advantage of the void. Furthermore, Wuyue Mountain where the Chen Family resided was located at the border of the Qing and Cang provinces, enjoying an excellent geographical location. Coupled with the fact that only Chen Changqing, a single Foundation Establishment Cultivator, was holding down the fort here, a Foundation Establishment Family ended up eyeing the territory of Wuyue Mountain.

"The visitor claimed to be from Huaian Prefecture, the Nanxishan Fang Family, a Foundation Establishment Family. The strength of this Fang Family could rank in the top five in the entire Huaian Prefecture. Within the clan alone, there were seven Foundation Establishment Cultivators, most of whom were in the Early Stage of Foundation Establishment, but their Old Ancestor's cultivation had already reached the Layer 9 Perfection of Foundation Establishment."

"In the next few years, the Yuxu Sect will likely open the Zifu Secret Realm. At that time, if he goes, he will have a great chance of achieving the Purple Mansion." Chen Yuanzhan paused here, and continued, "And he still has twenty to thirty years before his limit."

Hearing this, Chen Changqing slightly furrowed his brows and slowly said, "If that's the case, it is indeed rather troublesome. If it were merely a Foundation Establishment Family, there would be no need to worry, but this Fang Chenyun—it is said that when this person was in the Foundation Establishment Stage, his strength was extremely powerful, surpassing ordinary Cultivators of the same rank. He should have formed a High Grade Dao Foundation. Calculated this way, the probability of him becoming a Purple Mansion figure is truly not small."

"What should we do then?" Chen Yuanzhan inquired.

"Hasn't he not reached Foundation Establishment yet? Moreover, the Zifu Secret Realm doesn't say that one must be at Layer 9 Perfection of Foundation Establishment to participate. As long as one is a Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator with certainty, one can participate. After all, the Zifu Secret Realm is merely to contend for the quota to achieve the Purple Mansion, and not truly letting Foundation Establishment Cultivators achieve the Purple Mansion inside." Chen Changqing said indifferently, having already made up his mind to stop the other party from obtaining the quota to achieve the Purple Mansion within the Zifu Secret Realm as much as possible.