55: Chapter 55: The Chu Family of the West Sea

Li Lei paused for a moment, then continued with a solemn expression:

"Miss Chu Qingluan possesses the Qingluan Bloodline! You must understand, the Qingluan Bird is a divine bird, its status second only to the Phoenix.

In many legends, the Qingluan Bird is regarded as a divine bird with Phoenix Bloodline. It is said that the Phoenix once gave birth to three sons, and the third one was the Three Azure Birds, which is the Qingluan.

This Qingluan Bloodline holds immense potential. If a human Cultivator is fortunate enough to possess this Bloodline, it can be specially developed and excavated.

Moreover, every major Realm Breakthrough for Miss Chu can cause her Qingluan Bloodline to evolve once.

Thus, her possibility of Soul Transformation is much higher than others.

Currently, Miss Chu Qingluan has reached Foundation Establishment Completion and is in the critical period of preparing for Core Formation.

If her Qingluan Bloodline can evolve before her Core Formation, it will undoubtedly greatly solidify her Foundation and further expand her potential.

Once Miss Chu successfully forms her Core and passes the Golden Core Tribulation, after being purified by the powerful force of the Lightning Tribulation, her Qingluan Bloodline will be further refined, thereby significantly enhancing her potential.

And the Azure Flame Bird also possesses the Qingluan Bloodline.

Now, you should deeply understand the importance of the Azure Flame Bird!

For the West Sea Chu Family, its significance is even more extraordinary.

As long as the Chu Family can produce a Soul Transformation Realm Cultivator, then the Chu Family will instantly become a truly top-tier Family on this continent, and its Family status and influence will undergo earth-shattering changes."

Wang Bin suddenly realized upon hearing this explanation.

However, he was not as excited as Li Lei about missing an Opportunity.

After all, he had witnessed the powerful strength of that Azure Flame Bird yesterday; with just one glance, he could determine that the Azure Flame Bird was far beyond his ability to contend with.

If it weren't for the Formation's protection, he would have probably fled in disarray long ago.

Being able to successfully repel it was already a blessing for him.

At this moment, he subconsciously glanced at the Storage Pouch hanging at his waist.

Inside that Storage Pouch, the corpse of an Azure Flame Bird lay quietly.

At this moment, he hoped that the Azure Flame Bird that escaped yesterday could successfully get away and not be captured by Hall Master Chu and the others.

Scarcity creates value!

Otherwise, the value of this Azure Flame Bird at his waist would be greatly reduced.

Alas, he could only silently pray in his heart, not even having the courage to show off this secret in front of Li Lei.

He was afraid that if Li Lei knew about it, he might not be able to resist the temptation and would kill him.

To avoid unnecessary trouble, he decided to wait until Hall Master Chu returned before truthfully informing him of this matter.

"Senior Brother Li, what kind of person is Hall Master Chu? He seemed very anxious when he heard about the Qingluan Bird?" Wang Bin asked curiously.

"Hall Master Chu is Miss Chu Qingluan's second uncle, and his Cultivation has already reached the Golden Core Perfection Realm.

Throughout West Sea City, he is the Golden Core powerhouse with the most hope of breaking through to become a Nascent Soul Cultivator."

Li Lei said excitedly, then briefly introduced the detailed situation of the Chu Family and the overall situation of West Sea City to Wang Bin.

"The Four Seas Commerce League was initially just a commercial organization jointly formed by many Families to protect themselves in this Cultivation World.

In the Cultivation World, if wealth and strength do not match, it is undoubtedly courting death.

Therefore, some business associations, together with some Families and several powerful Loose Cultivators, jointly established the Four Seas Commerce League.

After a thousand years of long development, the Four Seas Commerce League has reached its current grand scale.

It controls vast and boundless lands, as well as incredibly rich Cultivation Resources on those lands, occupying a crucial position in the entire Cultivation World.

The four super cities of East, South, West, and North guard the central Four Seas City like loyal sentinels.

Within this vast area, there are also numerous cities of varying sizes, each controlled by different Families, and these cities are also an indispensable part of the Four Seas Commerce League.

In West Sea City, the Chu Family's strength is the most powerful, and most matters in West Sea are generally centered around the Chu Family.

Of course, other Nascent Soul Families also have their own spheres of influence.

I heard that the border of East Sea City connects with the sea, where it is often subjected to harassment from Yao Beasts from the sea, making the situation quite chaotic.

However, as the saying goes, blessings and misfortunes are intertwined, and the Cultivation Resources there are also extremely abundant.

After all, every Yao Beast corpse can be used as valuable Materials for Artifact Refining and alchemy.

West Sea City, on the other hand, is connected to the Demon Beast Mountain Range. Several hundred years ago, the two sides engaged in fierce battles, with tragic casualties. Ultimately, both sides had to cease fighting due to the heavy losses.

Since then, the two sides have conducted several negotiations and finally reached an agreement: the high-level members of both sides generally no longer easily make a move, and occasional battles are merely to temper their Disciples."

"Uh! So what role does White Cloud City, where I'm stationed, play in all of this?"

Wang Bin asked with a look of astonishment. He found it hard to believe, could it be that the sacrifices of their low-Rank Cultivators were so insignificant in the eyes of those high-level individuals?

Although the battle of the Yao Beast siege ultimately resulted in victory, thousands of Mortals and many Qi Refinement Stage Cultivators lost their lives, yet no one has inquired about it to this day.

Li Lei sighed helplessly upon hearing this, and said with a bitter smile:

"Alas! Yes, just as you thought, we are nothing but cannon fodder.

In the eyes of those Nascent Soul and Soul Transformation Seniors, we are as insignificant as ants.

If you cannot Breakthrough to the Golden Core or Nascent Soul Realm, how can you enter their Dharma Eye?

Their lifespans are long; they can live for thousands of years or even longer at will.

They are already accustomed to matters of life and death, so why would they care about the lives of us ants?

Perhaps your grandfather's grandfather's grandfather's grandfather was in the same era as them! Haha!"

Li Lei laughed mockingly.

Wang Bin fell into a long silence after hearing this.

He secretly pondered, indeed, this Cultivation World has strict Ranks and clear classes.

Although there were many complaints in his previous life, with various unfair phenomena and astonishing differences in all aspects of life, such as food, clothing, and housing.

But one thing was equal, and that was death.

Whether you were a wealthy tycoon or a powerful dignitary, your lifespan was not significantly different from that of ordinary people.

But he never expected that in this Cultivation World, the disparity in lifespan could be so enormous, and the difference in strength even more so, like heaven and earth.

In this instant, Wang Bin secretly made a firm resolve in his heart.

He must diligently Cultivate until he Breaks Through to the Nascent Soul Realm; only then can he possess a long life of a thousand years.

Although the thought of potentially facing long periods of loneliness in the future crossed his mind, he had no time to dwell on it at the moment.

Moreover, he had invented a compressor with his wisdom, capable of producing Spirit Liquid at a low cost.

With the help of this Spirit Liquid, at least Cultivating to Golden Core Perfection should not be a problem.

He still had an Azure Flame Bird in his Storage Pouch, and he planned to actively present it to Hall Master Chu upon his return.

If he could use this Opportunity to establish a connection with Hall Master Chu, his future Cultivation path would surely be much smoother.

Furthermore, with this relationship with the Chu Family, the sales of the Spirit Liquid he produced would also greatly improve.

He estimated that Hall Master Chu would probably not return anytime soon, as the location of that Azure Flame Bird was at least five hundred li away from White Cloud City.

Even if a Golden Core cultivator flies quite fast, it would still take several hours for a round trip.

After pondering for a moment, Wang Bin decided to instruct his women to meticulously arrange a lavish banquet.

In his opinion, the dining culture in this Cultivation World was simply too backward; there was no custom of treating guests to meals and fostering relationships. How could this be acceptable?

He absolutely had to prepare such a meal and vigorously promote this social method of eating, drinking, and building connections in this Cultivation World.

Just before, he had hunted a Foundation Establishment Stage wolf Yao Beast, and his Storage Pouch still contained a few Foundation Establishment Stage Yao Beast bear paws and snake meat.

These ingredients, with a little processing, should be enough to entertain a Golden Core cultivator.

Only the alcohol was somewhat meager, with only first-Rank Spirit Wine and the hero wine consumed by Mortals.