Chapter 60 The Third Destiny Child

Seeing Xu Qingzhou, Lu Zhen quickly asked with a concerned look, "Brother Xu, are you alright?"

"I'm fine, I'm alright," Xu Qingzhou replied.

Lu Zhen cursed indignantly, "The bandits of the Demon Cloud Mountain Range are too rampant, I will definitely report to the imperial court to suppress them as soon as possible."

Xu Qingzhou smiled without speaking.

If the Great Qi Dynasty truly wanted to eradicate the bandits of the Demon Cloud Mountain Range, they could just send a strong expert there and flatten it with one kick.

But the Demon Cloud Mountain Range has existed for so long and remained intact, which shows that there is more to it than meets the eye.

It's possible that some of the strongholds there were even supported by certain individuals within the Great Qi Dynasty.

Their purpose could be to balance accounts, or to help them do some unsavory things.

Therefore, relying on the Great Qi Dynasty to suppress the bandits is impossible.

It would be better to wait for the Xu Family to rise, and for Xu Luo to lead the Xu Family's elites to suppress the bandits.

Lu Zhen asked again, "When are you planning to move?"

"We'll depart as soon as we're packed," Xu Qingzhou replied.

"Alas…" Lu Zhen's sigh was quite complex.

Just like Ji Dongfang, the City Lord of Yunshan City, when he watched the Xu Family leave, he was extremely reluctant.

How much they wished the Xu Family could stay, and while they soared, they could also uplift the entire city and bask in their glory.

Unfortunately, people strive for higher places, and the development of Family powers is the same.

As long as their strength is sufficient, they all want to move to a more prosperous and better place.

Whether it was Yunshan City or Yuhe City, they were too small; they were fine at first, but after the Xu Family rapidly rose, they were no longer suitable for the Xu Family.

This was inevitable.

Lu Zhen knew this day would come sooner or later, but he didn't expect it to be so soon.

Xu Qingzhou patted him on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, Old Brother, Yuhe City will always be our home, we will come back often."

Just like with Yunshan City before, the Xu Family would leave some collateral branches to guard it.

"Okay! We'll drink and chat happily when the time comes," Lu Zhen said.

After he left, another hour passed.

Su Xinyan finally returned. When she chased after the Chief of Kuangfeng Stronghold, she was a fierce demoness, but now she had turned back into a socially anxious soft girl.

Xu Qingzhou stepped forward and asked, "How was it? You weren't injured, were you?"

"His strength couldn't injure me."

As Su Xinyan spoke, she waved her hand, and the corpse of the Chief of Kuangfeng Stronghold appeared beside her.

"Even if we killed a Protector of Kuangfeng Stronghold, it shouldn't be the Chief himself coming to fight, so I think there's something fishy about this matter. I left his corpse intact and brought it back."

The Chief of Kuangfeng Stronghold was at the mid-stage Nascent Soul Realm, while Su Xinyan was slightly weaker than him, at the early-stage Nascent Soul Realm.

But Su Xinyan possessed a top-tier spirit body, coupled with mastery of intent; killing him across realms was not difficult. If he hadn't mastered some escape Secret Techniques, he would have been killed by Su Xinyan long ago.

Xu Qingzhou had someone send the corpse to Xu Luo; he would perform soul searching. He wasn't sure if a corpse that had been dead for a while could still be searched.

"This is for you too, I don't need it."

Su Xinyan took out the Chief of Kuangfeng Stronghold's storage treasure and handed it to Xu Qingzhou.

As a strong expert at the Nascent Soul Realm, and also the leader of a bandit group comparable to a second-rate force, his wealth was imaginable.

Xu Qingzhou just took a brief glance.

Cultivation Techniques, Martial Skills, pills, Magic Treasures, Talismans, Spirit Stones – everything was available.

Just the Low-Grade Spirit Stones were piled up like a small mountain, there were also several thousand Mid-Grade Spirit Stones, and dozens of extremely rare High-Grade Spirit Stones.

The most precious were the Cultivation Techniques and martial skills; these were inheritances, and the current Xu Family needed these.

If he had come to his death earlier, Xu Qingzhou wouldn't have had to fleece his nephew when buying a house in Lingyue City.

Xu Qingzhou called Xu Luo over, took out all the items, and let him choose what he could use.

For the Heavenly Chosen of the Family, Xu Qingzhou would give whatever he could; investing in them would ultimately benefit himself.

…..

As dawn was just breaking, the Xu Family had already finished packing and was ready to depart.

Originally, it was planned for the Xu Family members to travel in batches on multiple small flying boats to Lingyue City, just like before.

But Xu Qingzhou found a large flying boat in the Chief of Kuangfeng Stronghold's storage bracelet, similar to the one from Wanbao Pavilion, so now one flying boat was enough.

Lu Zhen saw them off all the way outside the city gate, and only after watching the Xu Family's large flying boat completely disappear did he sigh and turn back into the city.

Xu Luo sought out Xu Qingzhou again.

"I specifically found Master and asked him to help with soul searching. From the Chief of Kuangfeng Stronghold's memories, I learned that Kuangfeng Stronghold was secretly supported by the Dynasty's Ninth Prince, and their target this time was indeed Mu Ge."

Soul searching was, after all, a bit unsavory, which was why Xu Luo told this lie.

Xu Qingzhou tacitly understood and was filled with emotion.

"As expected, the Great Qi Imperial Family still cannot tolerate the emergence of overly monstrous Heavenly Prodigies from other forces."

Fortunately, Su Xinyan was here, otherwise, the Xu Family would have truly been in grave danger this time.

It's also possible that nothing would have happened, after all, the Heavenly Chosen Xu Luo was also at home, and perhaps he still had some powerful trump cards he hadn't revealed.

In addition, the token from the Lingyue Sect given by Su Xin could also be used.

Xu Luo said, "Some large forces have similar habits in order to consolidate their dominant positions."

Xu Qingzhou nodded, thinking to himself, wondering what it would be like when the Xu Family became a dominant force one day in the future.

Before leaving, Xu Luo gave Xu Qingzhou another box.

Just like the previous two times, it still contained Earth-tier Cultivation Techniques and Martial Skills, as well as an improved Pill Formula.

In his previous life, Xu Luo was proficient in Alchemy, so it was natural that he had mastered some special Pill Formulas.

This Pill Formula was an improved version of the Increasing Yuan Pill. The Increasing Yuan Pill was one of the pills frequently consumed by Cultivators at the Xuan Dan Realm during cultivation.

"The previous Qi Gathering Pill and Condensing Consciousness Pill, plus this Increasing Yuan Pill, correspond to the Qi Gathering Realm, Naling Realm, and Xuan Dan Realm respectively. These are the three most in-demand pills."

"With these three improved Pill Formulas, the Xu Family can earn a large amount of Spirit Stones and provide sufficient cultivation resources for the clansmen."

"Of course, some people or forces will target the Xu Family because of this. At that time, we will have to rely on the Lingyue Sect to scare them off."

Xu Qingzhou had the Seventh Elder, who was in charge of the Family's pill business, summon all the Alchemists in the Family.

In just the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the Seventh Elder and the Family's Alchemists all arrived before Xu Qingzhou.

It wasn't because the Seventh Elder was efficient, but because the Xu Family didn't have many Alchemists, only seven.

This was only because after the Xu Family developed and grew stronger this year, they spent a large amount of Spirit Stones on training, resulting in four more Alchemists.

Before, when the Xu Family developed in Yunshan City for so many years, they only had three Alchemists. The pills they refined were barely enough for the clansmen to consume, and earning Spirit Stones by selling pills was something they didn't even dare to imagine.

Just as Xu Qingzhou was about to explain his arrangements and plans, he saw one of the seven Alchemists and was completely stunned.

He was the youngest among the eight people before him, looking to be only eighteen or nineteen years old, with a delicate appearance and clear eyes.

He stood at the very back, only showing half of his body, his head slightly lowered, as if he didn't want others to notice him.

Xu Qingzhou was stunned because there were words on his head, not many, just four.

[Xu Chu, Longevity.]