235: Chapter 235 Heading to Youzhou City

However, before leaving Yan Country, he needed to leave behind more life-saving trump cards for the Family so that the Chen Family wouldn't be gone by the time he returned.

The two of them walked all the way home, where both Chen Yuanzhan and Li Chenghui were inside the house.

Seeing their white hair and wrinkly faces, Chen Changqing inexplicably felt a pang of heartache.

"Changqing, you've emerged from seclusion," Li Chenghui said with a hoarse voice.

Chen Yuanzhan also saw him, and his usually stern expression softened slightly at this moment.

"Father, Mother, this son has been unfilial." Chen Changqing's expression carried a trace of sorrow.

Over the years, it wasn't that he hadn't planned to give the two of them Spirit Medicine that could increase their Lifespan; it was just that they felt using such resources on them would be a waste, so neither of them was willing to take it.

"You're already the Old Ancestor of the Family, why are you still acting like this! Your father and mother have lived enough, and besides, we aren't dead yet! We still have a dozen or so years to enjoy Family happiness. In this lifetime, your mother and I are already content." Seeing Chen Changqing's sorrowful look, Chen Yuanzhan spoke in a somewhat stern tone.

As he reached the end, he felt a bit gratified, and when he looked at Li Chenghui, his eyes carried gentle affection.

Li Chenghui likewise silently met his gaze.

"Father, Mother, I might have to leave Yan Country, and I won't be returning in the short term." Chen Changqing held Li Qingling's hand.

"Mn, we know," Chen Yuanzhan said calmly.

Now that Chen Changqing was the Old Ancestor of the Family, he needed to consider the future of the Family and couldn't be like before, when he only had himself to worry about.

"However, before leaving, I still have some things to do. Otherwise, if someone comes seeking revenge while I'm away, it'll be troublesome." Chen Changqing paused for a moment before continuing.

"Alright, Qingling, come, let's go cook. It's been a long time since we've eaten together."

"Okay, Mother."

Chen Changqing and Li Qingling accompanied the two elders for a full month before starting to make plans.

Over the years, he had refined a large number of Tier 2 Magical Artifacts and Tier 3 Magical Artifacts, as well as a pile of Talismans and so on. Apart from taking a portion with him, he left the rest to the Family.

"Seventh Brother, Seventh Sister-in-law, are you leaving?" Chen Changjie looked at the two who had arrived at the Family ancestral hall and asked quizzically.

Following Chen Yuanzhan serving as the Clan Chief of the Family, Chen Changjie served as the second Clan Chief of Wuyue Mountain.

Since the Family was already a Purple Mansion Family, the Clan Chief had to be in the Foundation Establishment Stage. Only someone in the Foundation Establishment Stage could better manage the Family.

"Mn, Changjie, help me investigate first where there are auctions in Yan Country," Chen Changqing instructed.

"Understood, Seventh Brother." Chen Changjie nodded and went down to instruct the clan members.

Before long, Chen Changqing received news about an auction. The Cang Prefecture auction had concluded some time ago, but there would be another auction held in Youzhou a month later. If they hurried over, they would just catch it.

As for Wuyue Mountain, excluding Chen Lingyang and Chen Changchu who were out training and handling matters, there were still six Foundation Establishment Cultivators remaining on Wuyue Mountain.

Among these six, led by Chen Lingtong, although her cultivation had just reached the sixth layer of Foundation Establishment, she already possessed strength that even a Cultivator at the Perfection of the eighth layer of Foundation Establishment might not be able to match. With this, as long as no Purple Palace Cultivators bullied them with superior strength, it would be quite sufficient.

Come to think of it, only sixty-five years had passed since he started practicing cultivation, yet the Family had already grown so powerful that ordinary Foundation Establishment families fell far short in comparison. Thinking back twenty years ago when he wasn't around, the Family would be overwhelmed with anxiety when facing even slightly stronger Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

But now, even if several more Foundation Establishment Cultivators came, Wuyue Mountain alone would be enough to deal with them.

Chen Changqing and the other nodded at Chen Changjie, then left and headed toward Youzhou.

Half a month later.

Youzhou City.

Ever since Biluo Palace stationed itself in Youzhou, the territory originally belonging to the Taisu Mountain Zhao Family had all been repossessed by Biluo Palace.

A portion of it was distributed to some Purple Mansion forces that followed Biluo Palace southward, but these territories were clearly not enough to allocate among them. Therefore, some forces originally belonging to Youzhou were also merged into Cang Prefecture and Qing Prefecture.

"Brother, the Youzhou auction won't start for another half a month, so let's go stroll around first," Li Qingling said with a smile. Over all these years, the streets she and Chen Changqing had strolled down together could be counted on one hand. Now that there was finally such an opportunity, she had to seize it.

"Alright, whatever you want, Brother will buy it for you." Chen Changqing nodded.

Chatting along the way, the two passed through the city gates.

Beneath the city gates, several Qi Refining Cultivators stepped forward to inspect them.

"Halt!" shouted the leading young Cultivator loudly.

Because Chen Changqing and the other hid their aura, these Qi Refining Cultivators couldn't tell their cultivation levels, hence their condescending attitude.

Hearing this, Chen Changqing frowned and asked in an indifferent tone, "What is the matter?"

"I find the two of you somewhat suspicious. Honestly explain your purpose for coming to Youzhou City, or else the dungeons of Youzhou City will be ready to serve you at any time," the leading young Cultivator said coldly.

"Hm?" Chen Changqing's gaze turned cold as his Foundation Establishment aura swept outward.

The terrifying pressure caused several of them to collapse directly to the ground.

"You? Do you know who I am?"

Boom!

Pfft!

"Chen simply speaks little; Little Friend, you talk too much!" Chen Changqing kicked out, directly sending him flying.

Upon seeing this, a Foundation Establishment Cultivator atop the city wall immediately descended. With a wave of his hand, he released his own Foundation Establishment aura, neutralizing Chen Changqing's pressure.

"Fellow Daoist, retract your aura, and I can let this matter go."

"If there is nothing else for this humble one, I'll be leaving first." Chen Changqing withdrew his aura and said calmly.

Seeing Chen Changqing and the other enter the city, the opponent naturally did not try to stop them.

"Hmph, merely a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, yet he dares to make a move against me! I will definitely report this to my father!" the leading young Cultivator raged.

As a member of the Purple Mansion Yuan Family, with a father who was a Late Stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator, he had actually been humiliated like this today by an ordinary Foundation Establishment Cultivator.

Hateful! Hateful!

"Young Master Yuan, although this person's cultivation may not be extremely high, it is not weak either. Moreover, any Cultivator who can come to Youzhou City and dare to make a move outside the city is either a reckless fool or a Cultivator with a background. One must strictly avoid offending them," explained the Foundation Establishment Cultivator who had stepped forward to rescue the young man.

"Hmph, no matter how great his background is, does he have a Purple Mansion Master backing him? Since I was little, no one has ever dared to lay a hand on me. If I hadn't been punished some time ago, why would I have to endure this anger?" the young man surnamed Yuan shouted angrily.

Isn't it because you were driven by lust and acted on impulse!

Of course, this was just what the Foundation Establishment Cultivator was muttering to himself in his heart; he didn't dare to snap back at him directly to his face, mainly because the other party truly did come from a Purple Mansion Family possessing two Purple Mansion Masters.

It's just that for dissolute scions like this, who knows what's in their brains—they are hopelessly stupid.

Glancing at the two figures that had already gone far away, the young man surnamed Yuan gave instructions to a Qi Refining Cultivator beside him, though it was unclear what he whispered.