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What on earth was going on?
"Alright, stop joking with Grandfather, I’m getting on in years and can’t keep up with you young people’s pace of life!" Xiang Qingde glanced out the window and said, "It’s already dark, I forgot to cook dinner, you must be hungry, right? I’ll go cook right now."
He chuckled as he stood up and went to the kitchen to get busy.
Xiang Beifei watched his grandfather’s retreating figure; he did not believe that his grandfather was hiding anything, but that he truly had forgotten something.
But what could be causing him to forget those things?
"You Hou North thirty, is that a direction?"
Xiang Beifei pondered the mountain that his grandfather often flattened with a slap and thought back to the mountain in the withered forest he had seen before.
Coincidence?
Or...
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The center of the Jiuzhou Continent is the safest place, where desolate beasts from beyond the borders can never reach, and even if the border defenses are breached, it would take a long time for the desolate beasts to arrive here, as they might be intercepted on the way.
Many residents yearn to move to this place, yet the sight of the housing prices here leaves many N-level Awakeners feeling powerless.
N-level Awakeners might never afford even a square meter of land here in their lifetime. To own a home here, one usually needs to be of at least S-level cultivation. The place is under strict control, with mandatory registration upon entry and an enforced time limit for staying.
It can be said that the center of the Jiuzhou Continent is a gathering ground for high-level Awakeners and living here is definitely a symbol of status.
And the Alliance Hotel located here is the most luxurious in all of Jiuzhou.
The hotel building is a hundred stories tall, soaring into the sky, majestic and imposing, glittering with gold, a symbol of luxury and nobility. Many powerful and influential figures like to conduct business here.
At this moment, on the highest floor of the Alliance Hotel, two people were standing on a balcony, gazing into the distance.
These were two figures of great significance within the Alliance.
The commander-in-chief of the Alliance Beast Tide Defense Department, He Caiwei.
The other person was an old man with sparse hair who looked quite ordinary, but his eyes exuded a solemn killing intent, and his powerful aura was barely concealed.
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"There’s no news from those three." He Caiwei spoke in a low voice.
Even the self-important He Caiwei had to speak respectfully in front of this elder.
For this elder was none other than the person in charge of the Su Alliance, a UR-level figure, Zhu Yiji!
In the whole Alliance, only a few could match Luo Yunxian in combat power, and Zhu Yiji was one of them!
Both being UR, He Caiwei was nothing in front of Zhu Yiji and Luo Yunxian.
But what He Caiwei had was ambition.
Only, something had gone wrong with the task this time.
He couldn’t get in touch with Liu Shenghui and the other two; he didn’t even know where exactly they went!
"No news? Then they’re probably dead."
Zhu Yiji leaned on the railing, looking out into the distance with an indifferent tone, as if the life and death of these three God Refining stage experts were of no consequence to him.
He Caiwei’s expression stiffened.
The three SR Awakeners might not be very important figures, but their misfortune indicated something was amiss with this operation.
"They tracked Xiang Beifei to the wilderness beyond the Cultivated Domain, and that’s when we lost contact. I only found where Liu Shenghui fought, but there’s no trace of Eternal Sleep and Keshi."
The wilderness beyond the Cultivated Domain was vast and the terrain complex. He Caiwei had been there the day before; the fight took place in the Cultivated Domain, which had the lowest danger level, and where many martial artists trained. At that time, they heard some noises but couldn’t locate the source.
"Was it Luo Yunxian who made a move?"
"By the time I got there, the wilderness beyond the domain had been restored—or rather, someone had covered up that place, severely disrupting the battlefield, making it impossible to discern what the fight was like. But for three God Refining stage experts to perish—it could only be an instant kill."
He Caiwei frowned. Despite being a UR-level expert with top-tier investigative skills, even he couldn’t discern the details of Liu Shenghui’s combat situation.
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Being able to instantly kill three God Refining stage cultivators, their strength must be extremely formidable!
The latest news showed Xiang Beifei had already returned home, so it was almost certain that these three were slain by Luo Yunxian!
"It seems that Luo Yunxian has indeed been protecting him all along," Zhu Yiji said slowly.
"Fortunately, Luo Yunxian should be unable to act, Liu Shenghui is dead, and those two Su People surely won’t talk, Luo Yunxian has no proof, he should not be able to find us here," He Caiwei said.
He had dared to let Liu Shenghui make a move precisely because of this certainty. After all, Liu Shenghui was the younger brother of Liusheng Dong, and it wouldn’t be strange for him to want to kill Xiang Beifei in an emotional outburst. The blame wouldn’t fall on him.
"Hmph," Zhu Yiji said coldly.
He Caiwei hesitated before asking, "So what do we do next? The scene has been destroyed too severely, we have no way to prove that these three were killed by Luo Yunxian, we can’t pin this crime on him."
"Take your time, there will be plenty of opportunities,"
Zhu Yiji looked down from the skyscraper.
The red lights and green wines sparkled under the starlight, a bustling urban night scene blooming with prosperity.
He relished this lofty feeling, as if the people below were all crawling under his feet, controlled by him.
Hence, he didn’t like uncontainable elements.
Those like Luo Yunxian and Xiang Beifei must be nipped in the bud!
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Xiang Beifei didn’t investigate further and spent the following time working on his Meridian Opening.
Since his last encounter in the outer domain wilderness with those two Su Individuals, he realized his current strength was utterly insufficient to intervene in more affairs.
His confrontation with the Su People relied on the power of the Dou Constellation, not his own strength.
Relying on the Dou Constellation was very risky, because each time the Dou Constellation was covetous and not very restrained. During the battle, he was unable to fully control the Dou Constellation but merely allowed it to act freely, resulting in him often being unable to fight according to his own will.
He had decided he wouldn’t venture out recklessly or investigate matters related to Qin Hongyi, nor give the alliance any more opportunities until he reached the God Refining stage himself.
Once he reached the God Refining stage, perhaps he could see He Caiwei’s system interface, and then he would be able to deal with that guy!
Xiao Sheng returned to the banquet at Kong’s Mansion. He was still the diligent Xiao Zhang, running errands behind Xiang Qingde, always following the old man’s instructions and eager to take on any task. The old man was truly someone who lived life, radiating an optimistic spirit. Xiao Sheng seemed to have become much more cheerful in his company.
Xiang Beifei didn’t know if Xiao Sheng was pretending to be cheerful and enthusiastic or if he was actively trying to become that way, but if the alliance sought to trouble the old man, Xiao Sheng would likely step in.
As for the incidents involving the three God Refining stage Su Individuals and Liu Shenghui, it was an event the alliance should have taken seriously. Xiang Beifei didn’t concern himself with any reaction from He Caiwei, but it seemed He Caiwei had not sought further trouble.
Xiang Beifei being alive sounded an alarm for He Caiwei, who might not fear Xiang Beifei himself but certainly feared the people behind him.
If one assassination attempt failed, He Caiwei knew Luo Yunxian would become suspicious, and attempting a second strike in a short period would be akin to delivering another head on a platter.
Furthermore, they couldn’t prove that it was Xiang Beifei who killed the three God Refining stage experts, which was something He Caiwei had arranged privately. He couldn’t afford to make a fuss about it when things went wrong!
In order to continue Meridian Opening, Xiang Beifei returned to school. On one hand, it offered the convenience of consulting Elder Luo when faced with difficulties, and on the other, it let everyone know he was at school.
A college student staying at home would surely raise many suspicions. He had to let the alliance know his whereabouts so they would focus their attention on him.
Just to be safe, he left Xiaohei with his grandfather. Xiaohei had been guarding his grandfather for those two months; it usually had nothing to do anyway, just sleeping and lazily taking delivery of the occasional package.
He himself was cultivating day and night.
By the beginning of April, he finally advanced his cultivation to the later stage of Meridian Opening, having fully opened all his meridians!
After opening the meridians, the next realm of cultivation to consider was:
God Refining stage!
"How can I cultivate a spiritual soul?"
Xiang Beifei pondered this question. He had already witnessed the existence of spiritual souls, as every God Refining stage martial practitioner had one, indicating that cultivating a spiritual soul was an essential step for the God Refining stage.
Yet at this stage, he seemed to find no clues.
It was then he envied those with systems.
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