27: Subordinates +3, Realm +1, return to Heiling City!

Inside the inn.

Shen Li sat cross-legged on a futon, his eyes closed in concentration, his mind clear.

He circulated the Qinglan Food Qi Method, which, when in operation, absorbed the inn's Spiritual Qi like a secluded orchid in an empty valley.

The Qi around his body gathered like a fine stream, entering through his Baihui acupoint and circulating through his extraordinary Meridians.

Shen Li’s Qi Refining First Layer was somewhat different from ordinary Immortal Seeds; the moon essence spirit water provided a foundation, allowing him to contain much more Spiritual Qi than the average person.

Therefore, the Breakthrough required a greater degree of difficulty.

Was this not a joyful problem?

The Spiritual Qi gradually grew stronger, surging like a summer river.

The unique Qi vortex of the Qinglan Food Qi Method spun rapidly in his Dantian, causing a warm Qi to churn.

That surge of Qi circulated repeatedly within his body, each rotation seemingly flushing the Meridian barriers.

He held his breath and concentrated, focusing all his thoughts on his Dantian, activating the unique spiral Qi surge of the Qinglan method to break through the shackles.

The Qi surge was like a tide, layer upon layer, pounding against the barrier.

With a faint “pop” sound, that layer of obstruction shattered.

A majestic clear Qi, imbued with the clear fragrance of orchids, instantly surged into his Dantian, like a bursting dam, flowing freely and exhilaratingly.

A hurricane swept through the room, instantly toppling all objects.

At this moment, the last trace of the moon essence spirit water's foundation was completely integrated into Shen Li's Physical Body.

Standing up, Shen Li, bare-chested, felt the three-fold increase in Spiritual Qi and murmured to himself.

“I can cast the Small Cloud Rain Technique nearly fifteen times? According to the texts, an ordinary Qi Refining Second Layer Cultivator can cast the Small Cloud Rain Technique at most five times!”

“Is this moon essence spirit water still working its magic?”

“It’s truly wonderful!”

Pushing open the window, Shen Li stretched, then ordered some food.

Not long after, he heard some noise outside, opened the door, and his eyebrows twitched wildly.

Wang Chen, with a gloomy expression, walked into the room and then said in a sinister tone.

“My dear nephew, your news is quite good.”

“Ah?”

Shen Li’s expression remained unchanged, but inwardly, he felt things were greatly amiss.

Could the Wang Family identify it that quickly?

But his face showed a bewildered expression.

“Wang Family Uncle, what do you mean by this?”

“What do I mean? Hmph! Don’t you know that thing was tamed by a Senior?”

“What Senior? What taming? Why am I completely unaware?”

Shen Li still looked innocent.

This left the Wang Chen before him unable to find any flaws.

And Wang Teng, who had been forcibly dragged along and was following behind, was inwardly ecstatic upon seeing Shen Li about to suffer.

“Hit him! Kill him! Kill him!”

“A mere outer disciple!”

But soon, the gloomy smile on Wang Chen’s face abruptly changed, turning into clear skies...

He laughed heartily.

“Just teasing you, my dear nephew. Your luck is quite good. A Senior taming a Five Spirit Beast must have overdone it, and this Material dropped, allowing you to pick it up. What a great Opportunity.”

“Old man...”

Shen Li’s expression remained unmoved.

He gave a bitter smile and cupped his hands.

“Wang Family Uncle, please don’t tease this junior anymore.”

Wang Chen chuckled, then sat down.

“Sit, sit. Let’s eat and talk.”

“You’ve just had a Breakthrough, and your Realm is unstable. I just happened to bring a pot of Zhuyeqing!”

“Uncle! I want to drink too! I want to drink too!”

Wang Teng was almost going mad behind him.

“Get out!”

With a curse, he wilted, walked out the door, and did not forget to glare resentfully at Shen Li.

Shen Li was a bit confused at this point.

What was this about?

The door closed, and the two began to clink cups.

It was indeed a fine wine, but once it entered his mouth, it transformed into pure Spiritual Qi, flowing into his body.

This stabilized his Realm.

Wang Chen, however, said casually.

“This boy, I’m entrusting him to you.”

“Although I don’t know what my family’s Immortal Master is planning, since he chose to trust you, we have no right to interfere.”

“He neglected his education in his early years and took some drugs, but his true nature... never mind, no need to say more.”

“I’ve found the Earth Spell Cultivator you were looking for. He’s a good person, with a family.”

“His Realm is average, but for handling some civilian adjustments, he meets the requirements.”

“Originally, this person remained in the Wang Family because his daughter has a Water Spiritual Root, so they thought of cultivating by Crescent Lake. But as you’ve seen, the spots at Crescent Lake are scarce. Let alone his daughter, even he doesn’t qualify to Cultivate there.”

“It’s convenient for you though. While the Cang Hai Flower isn’t as good as Crescent Lake, it still has enough water Qi for his daughter to Cultivate.”

“If you treat him well, this person will surely be useful to you.”

Wang Chen smiled and said.

“Don’t you think I’ve found you a revered Elder?”

Shen Li just retorted.

“I only see that Wang Family Uncle has saved on both salary and Spirit Stones.”

Wang Chen laughed heartily.

“One thing at a time.”

Shen Li took a sip of wine and continued.

“Brother Wang staying by my side is fine, but Brother Wang’s temper...”

“No problem, the Immortal Master and I have already placed a restriction on him. I’ll tell him in a moment. You know what the Immortal Master wants, so you should know how to deal with him, right?”

“Naturally.”

“Then there’s no problem.”

“This time, the spell boat will only escort a few of you. The Formation Master is already waiting on the spell boat.”

Wang Chen stood up, then swayed and walked outside, taking Wang Teng into another room.

Meanwhile, Shen Li, at the doorway, saw a dull-looking middle-aged man resembling an old farmer in the fields.

Qi Refining Third Layer, his Realm was indeed average.

He hadn't Cultivated any spells, as spells weren't free after all.

So this person could only help with repairs to pavilions and terrain.

His Aptitude must also be quite ordinary.

Beside him, a delicate, jade-like girl, surrounded by water vapor, hugged a middle-aged woman's leg, peeking out half her head, shyly looking at Shen Li.

The dull man gave an embarrassed smile.

To put it nicely, he was entrusted to Lu Li.

To put it bluntly, wasn't he abandoned by his former old master?

This made him feel a bit ashamed.

However, after decades of ups and downs, it was just a matter of a little face.

He looked at the young new Young Master before him and gave an honest smile.

“Sun Dashan, greetings to Lord Shen.”

“Your humble servant, Sun, greetings to Lord Shen.”

And the young girl, seeing her parents act this way, knew that this Young Master must be of noble status, and even said in a childish voice.

“Sun Xiuqing, greetings to Lord Shen!”

Upon seeing this, Shen Li looked at the girl, who was about the same age as his own younger sister, and smiled brightly.

“Good, good, good. Good, good, good.”

Then he took out two Low-Grade Spirit Stones as a welcoming gift.

Sun Dashan’s expression changed.

“Lord.”

Shen Li, however, shook his head.

“No matter!”

Sun Dashan’s face showed some emotion, only feeling that this young Young Master seemed to have good character.

He involuntarily relaxed.

After checking out of the room, Shen Li walked to the spell boat's boarding point and simply waited.

He waited until dusk, finally seeing a desolate figure slowly approach.

His face still carried some reluctance.

Wang Teng walked up to Shen Li, glanced at the four people behind Shen Li, snorted coldly, and threw out a Storage Pouch.

“Don’t think I’ll obey you!”

Shen Li opened the Storage Pouch; inside were exactly one thousand three hundred Low-Grade Spirit Stones, no more, no less.

He paid no mind to Wang Teng’s rudeness and simply boarded the spell boat.

“Stop. Pay the fee.”

“Go talk to your Young Master Wang Teng.”

“Ah? Young Master Teng, why are you here?”

“Get lost, do you still want money from this Young Master?!”

“You blind fool! this Young Master is very annoyed right now, don’t force me to hit you! Scram, scram, scram!”

The spell boat took off, leaving the guards on the ground looking bewildered.

“Ah?”

“I didn’t say anything, did I?”

“I didn’t do anything, did I?”

“Who did I offend?”

“Wait...”

“I haven’t even boarded the spell boat yet.”