73: Chapter 74 Trap

Chen Fan listened and was filled with joy.

The other party possessed outstanding Aptitude, so the Spiritual Root Aptitude of their child would certainly not be poor.

Seeing through what she was thinking, he comforted her, "Foundation Establishment is not a matter of a year or two; wait until you have given birth and recovered your body before considering it."

"Everything shall be as my husband arranges."

Su Yan nodded slightly, unconsciously stroking her abdomen, feeling the little life gestating within her body.

Being so young and having a child, she truly had no preparation.

"Husband, I currently have quite a few Spirit Medicine and insights for Foundation Establishment to break through the shackles; surely this foundation establishment pill is enough to use." Wang Qingya said with full confidence as she looked at the high-quality foundation establishment pill.

"Good."

Chen Fan nodded slightly with a solemn expression.

His heart, however, held other thoughts: she possessed good looks and excellent Aptitude; once she reached Foundation Establishment, he would certainly have her bear more children.

After a detailed conversation, Chen Fan settled Su Ya here and headed towards the Qin Family alone, slowly concealing his aura to the 12th Level of Qi Refining.

The flying boat whistled through the air, and before long, he successfully returned to the Qin Family.

The moment he walked into the mountain gate, he immediately discovered that something was amiss.

The guarding Cultivators looked hurried, verifying the identity of every returning Family Cultivator without exception.

"Elder Chen, recently the Family has had some slight conflicts with the Wang Family of Black Stone Fort, and we are currently competing for a newly appeared Spiritual Vein. To prevent spies from entering, we are being this strict."

The Third Elder, Qin Feng, explained very politely.

"So that is how it is."

"Elder Chen, the Grand Elder has repeatedly urged that if you return, you must go to his residence immediately."

In truth, Chen Fan was not interested in the affairs of the Qin Family. Now that he had already achieved Foundation Establishment, if it were not for the sake of bearing more offspring and secretly strengthening the Family's power, he would not be willing to stay in the Qin Family for long.

Furthermore, his strength at the first level of Foundation Establishment was too shabby. Now that the shackles had loosened, he needed to put more energy into Cultivating.

The Flying Sword beneath his feet whistled, and in an instant, he arrived at the Grand Elder's residence.

"Good son-in-law, please sit." Seeing Chen Fan arrive, the Grand Elder Qin Yuanshan stood up repeatedly to welcome him, while nodding slightly towards Qin Lingxi who was beside him.

Before long, two cups of fragrant Spirit Tea were quickly prepared.

"It has been a year, and my son-in-law's cultivation has improved again."

As Qin Yuanshan drank the Spirit Tea, he carefully scrutinized Chen Fan, discovering that the other party's aura had become much heavier, and he could not help but be secretly shocked in his heart.

Qin Lingxi's beautiful eyes flashed as she nodded slightly towards her father.

"I have an important matter for which I summoned you this time." Qin Yuanshan stroked his graying beard and said with a calm expression.

"As long as it is within my power, I am willing to be of service."

"Good. Currently, Lingxi has advanced to the 12th Level of Qi Refining. There is still some distance to go before she can achieve Foundation Establishment, but a foundation establishment pill is difficult to obtain, so we can only turn to seeking some Medicinal Pills and Spiritual Plants that can improve cultivation."

"There happens to be an opportunity right now. I heard that the Wang Family of Black Stone Fort has a secret Spiritual Plant cultivation site in Donglai Mountain, and you are skilled in the Art of Herbalism..."

Qin Yuanshan slowly explained the inside story of the two major families' war. In reality, the competition for the Spiritual Vein was merely a feint; the true goal was a large quantity of rare Spiritual Plants.

Right now, they had mobilized a large number of Family Cultivators to attack the mine with full force.

After hearing this, Chen Fan was overjoyed.

Since achieving Foundation Establishment, he had not had any suitable Spiritual Plants in his possession. Since the Wang Family had planted the Spiritual Plants in such a hidden place, there must be something strange about it.

At the same time, he secretly admired Qin Yuanshan's planning.

Just as he was contemplating, Qin Yuanshan said quite excitedly, "The latest news has arrived; a large number of guarding Cultivators have been transferred away. The two of you possess remarkable strength and are among the best in the Qi Refining Realm."

"Alchemist Chen, these Spiritual Plants will certainly allow your cultivation to improve. If you miss this opportunity, it would be a great pity," Qin Lingxi urged.

"Everything shall be as the Grand Elder arranges." Chen Fan bowed slightly.

"Good, there is no time to lose. The two of you will set out tonight."

In truth, Qin Yuanshan's real purpose, besides wanting to help his daughter increase her strength, was also thinking of himself.

He had been stuck at the Peak Qi Refining Stage for many years; if he did not find a way, he would lose the opportunity for Foundation Establishment.

And since Chen Fan was someone he had personally promoted, he felt extremely assured in letting him handle such a classified matter.

At night, the two wore wide black robes, stepped on a flying boat, and headed quietly towards Donglai Mountain.

The journey was smooth, and they did not encounter any Cultivators.

"So smooth?" Chen Fan felt slightly uneasy.

Qin Lingxi, who was beside him, noticed the change in his expression and asked curiously, "Alchemist Chen, is there a problem?"

"It is too quiet. This Spiritual Plant site is a place the Wang Family guards heavily; how could they lower their guard because of the Spiritual Vein matter?"

"Alchemist Chen's words are very true, but the departure of a large number of Cultivators from this place has already been verified."

Just as Qin Lingxi was explaining, Chen Fan's powerful Divine Sense swept slightly, and he quickly discovered the problem.

His face darkened, and he said, "There is an ambush."

Once these words were spoken, Qin Lingxi's expression turned deathly pale. At this moment, she also discovered some issues.

She saw that not far away, nearly thirty Cultivators were hiding. Each of them had long been prepared and were successively summoning their Magical Artifacts.

"What a pity. I thought the elites of the Qin Family would come here. I didn't expect only two small fry to arrive. It seems Qin Yuanshan is truly cautious." The leading Elder surnamed Wang was slightly disappointed.

"Alchemist Chen, it seems we have been tricked."

Qin Lingxi's face showed bitterness. She quickly guessed that their previous multiple scouting missions had made the Wang Family suspicious, which was why they had set up this inescapable net.

"Hmph, skulking about. I would like to see who you people actually are."

Having said that, the Elder surnamed Wang signaled to the surrounding Cultivators.

Watching the Cultivators surrounding them, Qin Lingxi backed away repeatedly, her eyes filled with fear.

She was the daughter of the Qin Family's Grand Elder; if she fell into the hands of the Wang Family, she would certainly be their greatest bargaining chip.

Chen Fan did not care. Regarding these low-level Cultivators, his biggest worry was that a Foundation Establishment Cultivator might be lying in ambush.

After checking several times, fortunately, it was a false alarm; there were no stronger Cultivators present in the vicinity.

This meant that the Wang Family was the same as the Qin Family, with only one Foundation Establishment Cultivator holding down the fort. Unless it was a moment of life or death, they were unwilling to leave their Family lands.

Just when Qin Lingxi's expression was panicked and the Wang Family Cultivators were aggressive, a shocking thing happened.

From some unknown time, bursts of imperceptible whistling sounds came from all around.

Dozens of silver flying boats were as fast as lightning, striking towards the Wang Family Cultivators.

Following a series of screams, the dozens of ambushing Cultivators all perished.

The leading Elder surnamed Wang had a look of astonishment. He had been pondering other matters, but in the blink of an eye, he discovered that the roles of attacker and defender had suddenly reversed.

"What is going on?"

Just as he was utterly confused, Chen Fan had already arrived in front of him.

A powerful Divine Sense suddenly attacked the other party's Sea of Consciousness, carefully probing it.

He did not know much about the Wang Family and was afraid there might be other traps inside.

Qin Lingxi, not far away, was equally shocked. Silver needles were constantly darting back and forth all around, which she could not see clearly at all, and she opened her beautiful eyes wide in confusion.