8: Yuanhai Realm

"Uncle Song, quickly send people to take over the Black Stone Mine! Smelt black iron and forge a batch of swords, sabers, and armor!"

Xu Song was stunned, "Young Lord, aren't we supposed to sell this black iron?"

Xu Qing shook his head, "Three-tenths can be sold to maintain daily expenses, and the rest will be used to forge standardized weapons for me!"

"Young Lord, are you planning to Cultivate a City Guard?" Xu Song asked!

"Exactly! Commander Wang and the others will eventually leave, and our Family members are too few and too weak! This City Guard will be my aid. If this power is used properly, it will be enough for my Xu Family to suppress Xu City!"

Don't look at how the Chen and Su Families have been annihilated, and Xu Qing has established sufficient prestige!

But once Wang Dong and his group leave, if Xu Qing doesn't have powerful combat strength to deter others, even if other forces don't dare to do anything openly, they could still use underhanded tactics!

"So the Young Lord has considered things so far ahead!" Xu Song exclaimed with admiration!

Xu Qing smiled!

"However, Young Lord, even for standardized weapons, we still need Artifact Refiners! There are only a few Artifact Refiners in the city, and they all demand high prices. This..."

Xu Song then raised another question!

Xu Qing frowned upon hearing this!

"Young Lord, are you looking for Artifact Refiners?"

Just then, Xu Ming walked in with a joyful expression!

"Third Grandpa, it seems the harvest was good!"

"Hahaha! Young Lord, our Xu Family has struck it rich this time! The Chen and Su Families truly deserve to have been established in Xu City for five hundred years. This harvest is enough to make our Xu Family surpass its former glory!" Xu Ming said excitedly!

Xu Ming handed the ledger to Xu Qing, who took it and began to examine it!

After reviewing it, Xu Qing's eyes immediately lit up!

The Chen and Su Families were indeed great families. Just the Low Grade Origin Stones from both families combined amounted to seven hundred and twenty thousand Low Grade Origin Stones!

There were a total of thirty-two Profound Grade Cultivation Techniques and Martial Skills, and three hundred and twenty-seven Mortal Grade Cultivation Techniques and Martial Skills. Among them were three Profound Grade Advanced Cultivation Techniques and six Profound Grade Advanced Martial Skills!

There were also five Profound Grade Advanced Profound Treasures, forty-seven Profound Grade Elementary and Intermediate Profound Treasures; and over one thousand two hundred Mortal Grade weapons!

In addition, there were three thousand hu of Profound Grade Spirit Rice, three hundred thousand hu of Mortal Grade Spirit Rice; various Mortal Grade and Profound Grade Heaven And Earth Treasures, and even one Spirit Grade Elementary Spirit Medicine!

This was just the physical goods. There were also the fixed assets of the two families, such as the Chen Family's four Artifact Pavilions and three Mortal Grade Peak mineral veins outside the city!

As for the Su Family, they had three Pill Pavilions, one Artifact Pavilion, and a manor outside the city with six hundred mu of medicinal fields. Medicinal fields are not ordinary land; they are specially cultivated over time and with resources, making the soil suitable for medicinal herbs to grow!

For a Family like the Su Family, it took five hundred years to Cultivate only six hundred mu, which shows the difficulty of cultivating medicinal fields!

Besides these main industries, the two families were also involved in many livelihood-related industries.

For example, the plantations. These plantations did not grow ordinary rice, but Spirit Rice, which is rice consumed by Martial Artists and contains Origin Qi.

Long-term consumption can increase one's cultivation!

The Chen and Su Families had twelve thousand mu of Mortal Grade plantations and over a thousand mu of Profound Grade plantations.

And now, all these things have become the Xu Family's property!

Moreover, with the Artifact Pavilion of this mecha, the tools are complete. When the time comes, if we recruit with heavy rewards, there should be people who can forge artifacts. If not, we can only ask the City Lord of Qingfeng for help!

"Huh?"

Xu Qing frowned!

"Young Lord, did you notice something?" Xu Ming asked!

Xu Qing looked at Xu Ming upon hearing this, "Third Grandpa, why is the Chen Family's harvest even less than the Su Family's? And didn't the Chen Family also have two Profound Grade mineral veins? Where did they go? And there should be more Profound Grade plantations than this!"

"Young Lord, it's not just that. When I was collecting the bodies of the Chen Family members, Chen Family's Second Master, Chen Bao, and other direct descendants were not present. And Qian Gui, who went to take over the industries outside the city, also sent back a message saying that these two mineral veins were sold to the Great Chu Chamber of Commerce a few days ago!"

"Furthermore, many of the Chen Family's industries and plantations were sold to several chambers of commerce!"

"I learned from the surviving servants that two groups of Chen Family members left Xu City, but where they went is unknown!"

Xu Ming said with a solemn expression!

Xu Qing's eyes narrowed upon hearing this!

"What a clever scheme! If I hadn't acted quickly, Chen Fangde might have already escaped! A centipede dies but never falls!"

Xu Qing's eyes narrowed. This matter could only be put aside for now!

"Third Grandpa, take five hundred and fifty thousand Origin Stones, five Profound Grade Advanced Profound Treasures, five Profound Grade Advanced Profound Medicines, and that one Spirit Medicine. Come with me to the East Courtyard!"

"Young Lord, that much?" Xu Ming's expression changed!

"It's just a small amount of wealth! Compared to avenging a great grudge, this is not much!" Xu Qing shook his head!

Seeing this, Xu Ming said no more!

Now Xu Qing is just not yet an adult; otherwise, he could have already succeeded as the Family Head. He is fully capable of making decisions for the Family!

Soon, the two arrived at the East Courtyard, which was where Wang Dong and the others were housed!

"Greetings, Young Master Xu!"

The on-duty armored soldier immediately saluted upon seeing Xu Qing!

"Trouble you, old brother, to inform them!"

"Young Master Xu, please! The Commander has instructed that you can enter directly!"

"Then many thanks, old brother!"

Subsequently, the two, led by the armored soldier, met Wang Dong and the others!

"Young Master Xu, are you looking for me because you need help with something?" Wang Dong asked!

"Not at all! The city's affairs have been mostly handled! I came to thank you, sir, for your assistance!" Xu Qing smiled and took out a Storage Pouch, pushing it towards Wang Dong!

"What is Young Master Xu doing?"

Wang Dong's Divine Sense probed inside, and his heart trembled. Inside were three hundred thousand Origin Stones and one Spirit Medicine. Although it was only Elementary Grade, its value was considerable, and that Spirit Medicine was one that could increase one's Yuan Ling Realm cultivation!

If this were sold, its value would certainly not be less than thirty thousand Medium Grade Origin Stones. This Xu Qing is truly generous!

However, Wang Dong still pushed it back, but Xu Qing stopped him!

"Sir, this is a small token of my appreciation. Please do not decline; I hope you will accept it! Otherwise, I will not be at ease!" Xu Qing pushed it back again!

"Alright! Young Master Xu, if you ever need anything in the future, just let me know in the commandery city!" Wang Dong no longer refused!

"Then many thanks, sir!"

Xu Qing bowed in gratitude!

Afterward, the two conversed for a while, and then Xu Qing bid farewell and left!

He visited the other five minor generals and then distributed fifty thousand Low Grade Origin Stones among the other armored soldiers!

Xu Qing's action immediately earned the goodwill of all the armored soldiers. After all, these armored soldiers working for the Marquis's Mansion only received a monthly stipend of three hundred Low Grade Origin Stones. Now, coming out for a trip, they could receive one thousand Low Grade Origin Stones. How could they not remember Xu Qing's kindness!

Having completed all this, it was already afternoon. Xu Qing then arranged for good wine and meat to entertain Wang Dong and the others!

"Third Grandpa! I will be going into seclusion for a few days. I'll leave these days to you to handle. Also, have Second Uncle and the younger brothers come back!"

"Yes, Young Lord!"

Arriving at the secret chamber, Xu Qing began to extract the gains from this harvest!

"[Profound Grade Advanced Enlightenment: A baptism from the great power of Heaven and Earth. Profound Grade Advanced can allow one to Breakthrough to the Middle Stage of the Yuanhai Realm!]"

Xu Qing's eyes lit up, and without hesitation, he immediately used it!

In an instant, Xu Qing felt as if he was in some mysterious place. The surrounding Heaven And Earth Origin Qi was so rich that it was almost liquefied. If he Cultivated in such a place, he could reach the Yuan Ling Realm in a very short time!

"Buzz!"

The surrounding Origin Qi suddenly became violent, eagerly rushing into Xu Qing's body!

Xu Qing possessed the Chaos Body, so there were no Impurities in his body, and his Foundation was extremely solid. Therefore, under the operation of the Cultivation Technique, the influx of Origin Qi was instantly converted into Origin Liquid!

Streams of Origin Qi were condensed into Origin Liquid, and as it accumulated, his Realm rapidly ascended!

Middle Stage of Zhenyuan Realm!

Late Stage of Zhenyuan Realm!

...Middle Stage of Yuanhai Realm!

The Breakthrough was very quick. In less than half a day, Xu Qing had broken through!

And after the Breakthrough, the Heaven And Earth Origin Qi disappeared, not lingering for a moment!

At the same time, Xu Qing suddenly opened his eyes, and a powerful, soul-stirring Aura emerged from them!

A wave of Origin Power was unleashed, creating a seven-foot-deep crack in the ground!

This was the terrifying aspect of the Yuanhai Realm. An Early Stage practitioner could casually strike out a three-foot-deep crack, and at the Peak, they could create a ten-foot-deep crack!

Moreover, the attack range was incomparable to that of the Zhenyuan Realm. The Yuanhai Realm's attack range reached a hundred feet, and the aftermath of the battle could even obliterate a Zhenyuan Realm Martial Artist!