Devouring Soul Emperor

Chapter 360: Chapter 360: I Don’t Want Anything Anymore

The speed of a Tier Three Flying Demon Beast far surpassed that of a Tier Two.

Chu Qingyun’s party of seventeen stopped only once midway through their journey to feed the Demon Beasts some food and Primordial Spirit Liquid, replenishing their Physical Strength and Primordial Power.

After traveling for two straight days, they finally arrived in Qingshan City on the morning of the third day.

Seeing from high above that Qingshan City was still peaceful, Chu Qingyun quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

’Looks like the Martial Soul Hall hasn’t sent anyone yet, at least.’

The Chu Family’s residence in Qingshan City was the former territory of the Blood Wolf Gang.

After Chu Qingyun left Qingshan City, the Chu Family quickly established a foothold in the city with support from the City Lord’s Mansion. They had also taken over many of the Blood Wolf Gang’s businesses with the large sum of Primordial Stones Chu Qingyun left behind. As a result, they had developed immensely in just a few short months.

The Blood Wolf Gang’s former territory—now the Chu Family’s estate—was considered a very large area in Qingshan City, but it still wasn’t big enough for seventeen Tier Three Flying Demon Beasts.

Therefore, Chu Qingyun personally led seven of the beasts to find a landing spot within the Chu Family’s estate.

The remaining ten, led by Xiao Feng and Chen Yu, landed directly in the City Lord’s Mansion. Given Chu Qingyun’s relationship with Ye Qi, he figured there would be no issue with borrowing her family’s estate for a landing.

The sudden descent of seven Demon Beasts from the sky naturally alarmed the entire Chu Family.

Many people ran out to see the commotion, but the seven Demon Beasts projected such fierce auras that no one dared to approach them easily—not even Martial Artists, let alone ordinary people.

However, when they saw the person who jumped down from the Demon Beast’s back, many members of the Chu Family revealed looks of pleasant surprise.

The Chu Family’s current existence was, one could say, single-handedly brought about by Chu Qingyun. Naturally, the clan members had a deep and lasting impression of him.

"Qingyun, is that you? Why are you back so suddenly?"

A man, his face a mask of delighted surprise, pushed his way out of the crowd.

Seeing this man, the tense expression Chu Qingyun had worn the entire journey softened into a slight smile. "Hua, you’ve broken through to become a Level One Martial Artist as well."

"Haha! Thanks to the foundation you laid, the Chu Family is developing rapidly here in Qingshan City. No one in the clan lacks Primordial Stones for cultivation, so everyone’s training speed has increased across the board!"

"Oh, right, why are you back so suddenly? Let me take you to your parents. I think they’re out right now..."

Chu Hua said with a broad smile.

However, Chu Qingyun shook his head, his expression turning serious. "Hua, take me to the Village Chief, quickly. I have something important to discuss."

Having not spent much time at the new Chu Family estate, Chu Qingyun still naturally called him Village Chief.

Seeing his serious expression, Chu Hua didn’t hesitate and quickly led him to the Village Chief, who was now an Elder of the Chu Family.

In just a few months, the Village Chief had advanced from a Level One Martial Artist to a Level Four Martial Artist. His cultivation speed was truly impressive.

He possessed a Tier Two Martial Soul, so his innate aptitude was not bad to begin with.

Previously, he had remained behind to protect the village, so he had never gone out to adventure or seek opportunities. He severely lacked cultivation resources, which naturally slowed his progress.

But now with sufficient resources, the cultivation talent endowed by his Tier Two Martial Soul gradually began to manifest. At the very least, the vastness of his Qi Sea was far beyond what someone with a Tier One Martial Soul could achieve.

It could be said that within the current Chu Family, the Village Chief was the only one with any hope of breaking through to the Martial Spirit realm, though even that hope was exceedingly slim...

Upon meeting the Village Chief, Chu Qingyun wasted no time on pleasantries and immediately gave him a concise summary of the situation.

The Village Chief had weathered many storms in his life and was a decisive man. "Chu Hua," he commanded, "send out all our people and call back every clan member from all over Qingshan City. Forget everything else. Just gather all the Primordial Stones of Middle Grade and above from all our locations."

At that, Chu Qingyun cut in, "Forget everything! We don’t even need the Top-Grade Primordial Stones! Just get all our people back as fast as you can!"

Chu Qingyun currently had over ten thousand drops of Primordial Spirit Liquid on his person; he naturally couldn’t care less about mere Primordial Stones.

’In my opinion, collecting those things is just a waste of time and space. It will only increase the burden on the Flying Demon Beasts!’

Seeing the grave expressions on both their faces, Chu Hua dared not say another word. He quickly ran out to organize their people. The Village Chief also went out to have everyone who was still at the Chu estate gather together.

The people who had originally come from Chu Family Village were all closely related to Chu Qingyun or his parents, either by blood or by bond, so they naturally had to be taken to the County City.

As for the staff hired later, they were all given severance pay in Primordial Stones and money and were dismissed.

Thanks to the Village Chief’s arrangements, no major chaos erupted; everything proceeded in an orderly fashion.

The Chu Family had only been established for a short time and had few members, while the operations left behind by the Blood Wolf Gang were vast. Therefore, the Chu Family had not yet expanded into any inter-city or long-distance businesses.

Since everyone was within Qingshan City, gathering them was a quick process.

When he saw his parents, Chu Qingyun had no time for many words, simply arranging for them to board one of the Demon Beasts first.

Even though Chu Qingyun had already declared that they weren’t taking any Primordial Stones, some people still hauled over box after box of them, making him roll his eyes in exasperation.

Even Tier Three Flying Demon Beasts couldn’t be too heavily burdened if they were to maintain stable, high-speed flight; otherwise, they would require frequent rest stops.

Besides, there was limited space on the Demon Beasts’ backs, and it was already going to be a tight squeeze. If they piled on that many boxes, the clansmen—most of whom were not very strong, basically just Martial Artists with very few advanced Martial Artists among them—might not even be able to keep their footing.

Seeing their reluctant expressions, Chu Qingyun decisively sent the large boxes flying with a few swift kicks. THUMP! THUMP! The chests burst open, scattering Primordial Stones all over the ground.

But neither Chu Qingyun nor the few Small Spirit Realm cultivators traveling with him even spared them a glance.

’They’re just some Upper-Grade and Top-Grade Primordial Stones. They’re nothing. In the County City, this amount probably wouldn’t even be enough to buy a single house.’

The members of the Chu Family were split into two groups. One group, led by Chu Qingyun, boarded the Demon Beasts at the Chu estate. The other, led by the Village Chief, went to the City Lord’s Mansion to board the beasts waiting there.

At the City Lord’s Mansion, the Village Chief ran into Housekeeper Qin.

At the behest of Chu Qingyun and Ye Qi, Housekeeper Qin had been looking after the Chu Family and had become somewhat familiar with the Village Chief.

After a moment’s consideration, the Village Chief made room for him and brought Housekeeper Qin along as well.

’After all, Housekeeper Qin’s strength as a Level Nine Martial Artist makes him the strongest person in Qingshan City. If the people from the Martial Soul Hall arrive and can’t find the Chu Family, they’ll likely take their anger out on him.’

’The Martial Soul Hall isn’t like the old Blood Wolf Gang. They’re an organization that dares to challenge the Great Xia Dragon Guards; they wouldn’t give a damn if he’s the housekeeper of the City Lord’s Mansion or not.’