Chapter 50 - Golden Soul Sea
The two stared at each other for five minutes before Qi Enshi broke the silence with a smile. “Young Master Liu, I’m impressed by your tactics. You’ve surprised me today, but there’s still a long road ahead. I’ll take my leave,” he said, laughing and waving as he strode out of the main hall. This marked the beginning of their feud, although it had already started when Qi Enshi sent the Terrabreak Army to assassinate the Xu Clan’s transportation team.
“City Lord Qi, I have a question for you,” called Liu Wuxie. “With all the bad things you’ve done, aren’t you afraid of being haunted by the souls of your victims at night?”
As Qi Enshi stepped out of the main hall, he heard Liu Wuxie’s words and stumbled, nearly falling. He realized that Zhou Hu must have told Liu Wuxie everything. Only Zhou Hu knew about the books, and since Liu Wuxie had sent one, he likely had the others as well. Qi Enshi would be at Liu Wuxie’s mercy unless he could destroy those books. Alternatively, he could kill Liu Wuxie to keep the secret safe.
The Investigation Team left Azure Billow City that night, concluding that the Terrabreak Army died at the hands of Wolf Fang, who had likely fled to another country.
The result was unexpected, and when it was announced, the Tian Clan was shocked as they had already prepared to seize Xu Clan’s Weaponry Workshops.
The Wan and Song Clans were also stunned when they learned that both the Treasure Pill Pavilion’s Pavilion Master and the City Lord had visited the Xu Clan to defend them, especially when they heard about the City Lord.
After seeing off the Investigation Team, Xu Yilin returned to the main hall while the servants resumed their duties.
“Wuxie, what’s going on? Why did the Pavilion Master and City Lord come?” asked Xu Yilin, who had learned about the raid on the Iris Gold Mine by the Wolf Fang Mercenary, hired by the Wan and Tian Clans. Liu Wuxie had turned the tables and even set up a massive spiritual array. Xu Yilin had wanted to ask about it, but the Investigation Team arrived before he could.
“I apologize, father-in-law. There are some things I can’t tell you for now, but don’t worry about it. The Xu Clan will develop rapidly after this incident.” Liu Wuxie had anticipated the Pavilion Master’s arrival, having visited the Treasure Pill Pavilion the day before to make the Pavilion Master take value in him.
As for the City Lord, it was best that fewer people knew about this matter, and Liu Wuxie also wouldn’t take the initiative to reveal it.
“Okay, I trust you. The Tian and Wan Clans have ripped off their facades, and I’m afraid they’ll attack us in the remaining ten days. We need to prepare,” said Xu Yilin. The deadline was approaching, and only ten days remained of the month-long truce promised by the two clans to Master Huo.
“Has it been almost a month already?” exclaimed Liu Wuxie, surprised at how quickly time had passed. He no longer feared the Wan and Tian Clans; with Ghost Eye, he could even face an expert at the ninth level of the Spirit Cleansing Realm. His only concern was the Xue Clan’s retaliation, as he knew they wouldn’t give up easily.
Liu Wuxie returned to his courtyard as news spread that the City Lord had defended the Xu Clan and the Treasure Pill Pavilion’s Pavilion Master had protected him. As a result, the servants in the Xu Clan became respectful towards him, and their attitudes completely changed. Follow current novels on novelb((in).(com)
“Young Master, the Song Clan’s Young Master has come to see you.” Not long after Liu Wuxie returned to his courtyard, the butler came in, followed by a frowning fatty.
At sunset, Liu Wuxie was done repairing the central control system, making it more durable and capable of controlling more spiritual arrays.
“Young Master Liu, I don’t know what to say, and I’m grateful for your help. Please accept my bow,” said Song Tianhao, deeply grateful as he bowed to Liu Wuxie. Not only had he repaired the central control system, but Song Tianhao and Song Ling had also greatly improved their understanding of spiritual arrays by watching him work. With some time to reflect, they could gain even more insight.
“You’re welcome,” said Liu Wuxie, waving as he disappeared down the street.
“Patriarch, is it really fixed?” The Song Clan’s elders asked. They couldn’t believe that Liu Wuxie repaired the central control system in one day, which had far exceeded their comprehension.
“Young Master Liu is really a genius. Not only did he fix our central control system, but he even fortified it and added several new spiritual arrays.”
Liu Wuxie naturally couldn’t hear their conversation, and it was dark when he returned to the Xu Clan. He immediately went to rest without eating because repairing the central control system was taxing to his soul energy. As he slept, his soul sea began to change, and his right eye throbbed like a beating heart, emitting a golden radiance. This was a sign that Liu Wuxie had made a breakthrough in Ghost Eye.
Ghost Eye was divided into different levels. Liu Wuxie could use it to pierce into his opponent’s soul sea now. However, there was a significant drawback: after executing his attack, his soul energy would be greatly exhausted.
After a brief rest, Liu Wuxie’s consciousness entered his soul sea to check his condition, fearing there might be a problem. But he froze when he saw that the soul energy in his soul sea was different from before. It had been foggy, but now, it had a hint of golden radiance and looked like threads floating in his soul sea.
“Is this the golden soul sea?!” exclaimed Liu Wuxie, shocked by what he saw. Soul energy was divided into three levels: grey, brown, and black. Black was the highest level, while grey was the lowest. In his memory, only the ten Immortal Emperors had black soul seas, while those with brown soul seas were considered monstrous geniuses. However, 99% of cultivators only had grey soul seas.
“Could this be because of Ghost Eye?” But Liu Wuxie soon denied that speculation. He also practiced Ghost Eye in his previous life but didn’t obtain the golden soul sea. The only possibility would be the Sky Devouring Divine Cauldron. This meant that the mysterious liquid wasn’t just transforming his physique but his soul as well. When Liu Wuxie released his soul energy from his soul sea, it began to shuttle around the room like mercury.
“What a powerful soul sea! It’s twice as strong as before!” Liu Wuxie was excited. He didn’t expect to receive so many benefits by fixing spiritual arrays that he made a breakthrough in Ghost Eye and transformed his soul sea.
He circulated the Desolate Devouring Art to devour the surrounding spiritual energy. The Spirit Convergence Array in his courtyard could still last a few more days, but the spirit stones used to set up the array were more or less drained.
Resources! I need more resources! Liu Wuxie roared inwardly. He required ten times more resources than others cultivating the Desolate Devouring Art. Staying in Azure Billow City could no longer satisfy him because the Xu Clan could only help him reach the fifth level of the Xiantian Realm at best. Reaching the Spirit Cleansing Realm would require even more resources, which was a headache.
I have to go to the Imperial Academy. I heard that the Imperial Academy will allocate spirit stones to the students monthly, and the students can even earn more spirit stones by doing missions. Liu Wuxie made up his mind to go to the Imperial Academy. He didn’t lack experience, meaning he didn’t need anyone to teach him. Going to the Imperial Academy was just a channel to obtain more resources and find backing for the Xu Clan.
“There’s trouble! One of our oil mills is on fire!” Gongs sounded throughout Xu Clan as countless people exited their rooms. The guards gathered outside the main hall in an orderly fashion.
This made Liu Wuxie frown because the two oil mills were a huge portion of Xu Clan’s income. He swiftly disappeared into the night, heading straight to the oil mill, having a bad premonition.