Chapter 2243 The Calm Before the Storm

“The other party’s methods are very secretive, making it difficult to find out who the mastermind behind this is.”

Lin Sisi said, “But to spread such a wide range of rumors in such a short time, combined with the animosity between you, there’s only one person left.”

“Are you referring to the Minister of War’s mansion?”

He had already suspected it, and now, after Lin Sisi’s analysis, he felt even more certain.

“That’s right, it must be that Old thing Yuan Dahua who orchestrated this. With the Great Shun Empire’s military intelligence in his hands, spreading a rumor is an easy task.

But that’s all I can guess. I don’t know who provided him with the strategy,” Lin Sisi said.

“Yuan Dahua must have guessed that my matter is related to you. You must be careful in the future; that Old thing is very cunning.”

“I understand.”

A cold smile played on Ye Bufan’s lips. His purpose in coming here was only to find Situ Dianmo. If the other party insisted on seeking death, he couldn’t be blamed.

Lin Sisi, however, said with some concern, “Dr. Ye, what do you plan to do now?”

Although she didn’t understand what the dragon absorption stone was, since it was a conspiracy orchestrated by Yuan Dahua, what was hidden behind it must not be simple.

Ye Bufan said indifferently, “It’s fine. Even if trouble comes, it will be after dark. It’s still early, so let the bullets fly for a while longer.”

Lin Sisi listened, half understanding, but since the other party already had a countermeasure, she didn’t need to say more.

“Dr. Ye, I’ve already taken over the steward’s residence. When would you like to move in?”

“Right now.”

Ye Bufan turned and waved to the medical clinic, “Close up shop, let’s go see our new home.”

The influence of his current medical clinic was what mattered; operating hours were no longer important. Soon, everyone followed him to the steward’s residence.

It must be said that Lin Sisi was very meticulous in her work. After taking over, she immediately began sending people to repair it and arranged for dozens of servants.

“Dr. Ye, I didn’t leave a single one of the former steward’s people; I sent them all away. These are all people from our Lin Family, absolutely reliable.”

“Not bad!”

Ye Bufan nodded in satisfaction. For such a large mansion, his few people were indeed too few, so arranging for more people was necessary.

“This house is truly beautiful.”

After entering the mansion, Lu Xueman and the others beside him continuously exclaimed.

As one of the several prominent families in the Imperial City, the steward’s residence could definitely be described as luxurious.

Ye Bufan was also very satisfied; it was a good temporary residence.

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The only minor drawback was that the few demolished houses had not yet been rebuilt. If he had known, he wouldn’t have let that girl Xiaoqing cause such havoc here.

Lin Sisi completed the handover of the house thoroughly, then left with her people.

Ye Bufan handed over the matters here to Lu Xueman and the others, then entered the Dragon King Palace himself.

The news of the dragon absorption stone, once spread, would immediately stir up a bloody storm and attract endless trouble.

Before that, he needed to seize the time to improve his Cultivation, as strength was always the ultimate truth.

Upon arriving at the Dragon King Palace, he took out all the High-Grade Spirit Stones he had accumulated during this period.

Hundreds of thousands of High-Grade Spirit Stones piled together immediately formed a small mountain of Spirit Stones, emitting a rich Spiritual Qi that was almost tangible.

“It should be enough.”

Ye Bufan sat cross-legged in the center of the Spirit Stones and began to circulate his Chaotic True Qi.

This Chaos Cultivation Technique, whose Legacy was unknown, could be Yin or Yang, capable of transforming into True Qi of any attribute.

Moreover, the speed of Cultivation was terrifyingly fast, like a powerful pump, rapidly drawing the surrounding Spiritual Qi into his body.

The only drawback was the terrifying consumption of resources; even if an ordinary person cultivated this Cultivation Technique, they couldn’t afford to sustain it.

Ye Bufan’s mind was fully immersed in Cultivation. As time passed minute by minute, the Spiritual Qi rapidly transformed into his True Qi.

After about an hour, his Aura suddenly surged, quickly breaking through a critical point, finally reaching the Body Integration Late Stage.

“Finally, success.”

Ye Bufan was filled with joy. His Mental Energy was strong enough now, and with Cultivation resources, Breakthrough was as simple as eating and drinking.

But then, when he looked down and saw the remaining dozen or so High-Grade Spirit Stones, he was stunned.

It was a small mountain just now, and now only a few were left. Wasn’t this too exaggerated?

If he wasn’t on his own territory, he would truly suspect the Spirit Stones had been stolen. How could they be absorbed so quickly?

Now, having just broken through from Body Integration Middle Stage to Late Stage, he had used so many Spirit Stones. How many would it take from Late Stage to Great Perfection?

And from Body Integration to Mahayana? Wouldn’t that require an astronomical number?

Thinking of this, his scalp tingled. It seemed he would have to earn a lot more money in the future.

Never mind, don’t think so much for now.

Feeling the power of the True Qi within him, he knew that these Spirit Stones were not absorbed for nothing; his combat power was absolutely terrifying now.

Ye Bufan’s True Qi surged within him, giving him the illusion that he could destroy the world with a single punch.

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With a thought, a small mountain immediately appeared beside him, and then he punched it.

With a thunderous roar, the small mountain, originally a hundred meters high, was flattened by a single punch.

“Hahaha, money is indeed not spent in vain!”

Although spending hundreds of thousands of Spirit Stones was a bit painful, the powerful strength made him incredibly excited.

“Erlang, come and fight me!”

In Ye Bufan’s opinion, with his greatly improved Cultivation, he should be able to fight Erlang now.

“Come on, punch me. Use all your strength, no, half is fine.”

Ye Bufan thought of Erlang’s terrifying strength and immediately changed his command. Anyway, the other party had an immortal body, so he wasn’t afraid of getting hurt.

The two men’s fists met solidly with a thunderous roar, and then a figure flew backward, soaring a thousand meters away, crashing heavily into a mountain peak.

Ye Bufan was splayed out like a large character, embedded in the rock wall, like a strange mural.

At this moment, his Qi and blood churned within him. If it weren’t for the Dragon King Palace being under his control, he would probably be spitting blood by now.

“Uh…”

This pervert Erlang, even half of his strength was this powerful. He was still no match for him.

However, this gave him an estimate of his current strength: he could fight a Void Tempering Late Stage expert.

This ability to fight across a major Rank was absolutely terrifying.

In any case, the Cultivation improvement was the first good thing. He excitedly left the Dragon King Palace with Ye Erlang.

The sun set, night ascended, and a crescent moon hung in the sky, casting its bright moonlight over the earth.

After dinner, Ye Bufan sat in the courtyard, sipping fragrant tea with Jiang Fangzhou and the others.

The surroundings were silent, the atmosphere indescribably peaceful, but he knew this was the calm before the storm.

At least a dozen experts were hidden in the vicinity, some coming for the dragon absorption stone, others hoping to try their luck and see if they could snatch something.

However, no one wanted to be the first to act; everyone was waiting for the right moment to arrive.

Time passed bit by bit, and the night grew deeper. Finally, someone lost their patience.

“Ye, hand over the dragon absorption stone, and we’ll spare your life.”

As he spoke, a figure suddenly appeared in mid-air, reaching out and grabbing at Ye.

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