Chapter 193 - 189: The Change in Fortune

"It probably won’t work!"

He nodded slightly.

Although these four Dragon Spirit Pills are very strong, as Xuan Er said, they can’t achieve the Six Layers of Purity.

However—

What he cares about is not the pill itself, but the little golden dragon inside.

That is the spirit of Great Xia’s national fortune transformed.

If he eats it, can he absorb Great Xia’s fortune?

Of course, this is just his guess. He has to wait until he eats it to know for sure.

"Alright, Jin Cen, you keep it for now!"

Saying this, he looked towards Ye Yilan, a flash of blue appearing in his eyes, as he used Telepathy to scrutinize him carefully.

This sudden move made him a little nervous.

"You...."

Just as he was about to speak, his mouth was sealed by Xuan Er’s spiritual power, and at the same time, Xuan Er gave him a sidelong glance.

Ye Yilan had been stuck at the peak of Breaking Realm First Grade for many years, and his talent wasn’t lacking. There was no reason for no progress over all these years.

So, Chen Xuan wanted to see if he could use Telepathy to help find the problem.

At this moment,

In Chen Xuan’s eyes, Ye Yilan was completely transparent, and the path of his cultivation technique was fully displayed.

It was dense, yet very orderly!

Suddenly, Chen Xuan’s brow slightly raised.

This subtle action caused Ye Yilan’s heart to tremble slightly.

His mind raced with wild guesses.

After a long time,

"The problem lies in the cultivation technique, which is why you’re stuck at the peak of the First Grade!"

Chen Xuan’s words were like a giant stone thrown into a tranquil lake, causing waves in Ye Yilan’s heart.

Even though the words came from his mouth, Ye Yilan still dared not or was unwilling to believe them.

At this moment, Xuan Er also withdrew his spiritual power.

"Impossible!"

Ye Yilan said firmly.

"Did you make a mistake?" Xuan Er also didn’t want to believe it because he knew this cultivation technique was given to him by Gu Xiu.

This is why he always respected Gu Xiu in his heart or perhaps even considered him as a mentor.

Over the years, he had also sought many rare pills for him, hoping they might help.

But there was no sign of progress, as he put it, it felt like he had reached his limit.

Of course, he had once suspected it might be the cultivation technique’s fault, so he had checked it carefully but found no problem.

This was when he was only a Tier Two Spirit Cultivator.

Over the years, Ye Yilan no longer cared too much about breaking through the realm, so he just let it be.

"Mentor, you’d better deduce the cultivation technique thoroughly; you might find the issue!"

He could identify the problem but not how to fix it unless he cultivated the technique himself and used divine techniques to simulate it, otherwise it was impossible.

"Got it!"

However, he looked at Ye Yilan, who was lost and disheartened, and couldn’t help but sigh in his heart.

"Alright! Perhaps he didn’t know at the time. If you have any grudges, ask him personally the next time you meet, but now! Give me the cultivation technique!"

"Phew—"

Ye Yilan took a long deep breath; he must ask.

Was it intentional or unintentional?

Otherwise, he could never get over this hurdle in his life.

"Here it is!"

He took out a jade slip from his bosom; he had always carried this cultivation technique with him.

Then forced a smile on his face, "Alright, let’s set this matter aside for now. Today I’ve prepared a lot of rare ingredients; we didn’t drink well last night, but today, you’re here as the son-in-law, so drink with me properly."

"Alright!"

Chen Xuan knew he was feeling pain in his heart, so he immediately agreed.

This meal,

Ye Yilan was very indulgent, drinking one cup after another, and no one stopped him, just letting him drink and get drunk!

Before long!

"Zzzz...."

He fell asleep right on the table.

"Father must be feeling very upset!" At this time, Ye Jincen’s eyes were full of heartache for him.

Others might not know, but she was clear.

In his heart, Gu Xiu was like a god. Every time he mentioned Gu Xiu in front of her, he looked solemn, filled with fervor.

If Gu Xiu truly did it intentionally, the blow to him would be unimaginable.

"Alright, you all stop worrying, go back, I’ll watch over him here, thoroughly getting drunk might be a good thing, let him vent a bit."

Xuan Er comforted her.

But if it really were the case, then this account would have to be settled properly in the future.

No one is allowed to scheme against his brother, no matter who it is!

...

Returning to the Chen Mansion.

"Don’t worry, father-in-law is not a child, he’s been through a lot, he’ll be fine."

"I believe father will be okay."

"Hmm!"

After comforting her, Chen Xuan went to the side room.

"Can this thing really absorb Great Xia’s fortune?" he murmured softly, looking at the Dragon Spirit Pill in his palm.

Then he directly popped it into his mouth.

"Boom!"

The moment the pill entered his mouth, it exploded, transforming into a wave of rolling heat that flowed into his body.

But merely a moment later, it was fully absorbed.

"Tsk tsk.... The power is too strong!"

He couldn’t help but be amazed.

A single Dragon Spirit Pill didn’t even stir up a ripple.

So he swallowed all the remaining three at once.

However—

It only lasted for a little while.

Of course, he was prepared for this beforehand, what he cared about was not this.

"System!"

The panel appeared.

His gaze immediately locked onto the Qi Luck section.

[Qi Luck: Great Zhou (10 (Declining 5)), Great Xia (2)]

It changed!

Great Zhou and Great Xia were separated.

However—

"Four Dragon Spirit Pills, yet only one Qi Luck!"

Chen Xuan couldn’t help but frown in dissatisfaction.

How can I get more Qi Luck!

....

The next day!

In the study of the City Lord’s Mansion.

Qi Lin and Chen Xuan sat facing each other.

"Giving the four counties of Jingzhou, I’ll double it, what do you say?"

The two just sat there silently, neither speaking first.

Chen Xuan wasn’t in a hurry, but Qi Lin couldn’t wait, having been out for several days, he needed to return to the Imperial City quickly.

"Ten times!"

Since he offered a price, Chen Xuan didn’t beat around the bush. However, his appetite was indeed enormous, so large that Qi Lin’s expression changed instantly.

A hint of anger appeared in his old eyes.

"Heh! Ten times!"

He coldly sneered in his heart, truly not afraid of being overwhelmed!

But—

"Fine! Ten times it is!"

If the situation weren’t getting increasingly serious and he couldn’t stay away from the Imperial City for too long, he truly wouldn’t have agreed with Chen Xuan.

Qi Lin left the City Lord’s Mansion in a fit of anger.

At this moment, in the study room, Chen Xuan was in an exceptionally good mood.

Sipping tea leisurely, these things he asked for were not that useful to him, but making Great Xia bleed was something he found quite delightful.

"You really angered him, it’s the first time I’ve seen him like this,"

Xuan Er’s figure slowly emerged, increasingly satisfied with him.

"Haha, just venting a bit. As a member of the Divine Movement Sect, let’s consider it taking some interest back. By the way," Chen Xuan asked, putting down his teacup, "there’s a big problem with that cultivation technique, right?"

"Yes!"

Xuan Er nodded slightly, "Several cultivation technique routes are reversed, but not at the core points, so it’s hard to discover!"

"But there’s one thing, this is definitely intentional."

He squinted his eyes, a cold light appearing. After simulating it several times last night, if he didn’t trust Chen Xuan, he might not have discovered it at all.

Even though Ye Yilan had been cultivating it for so many years, he hadn’t noticed anything.

But those routes were obviously intentional.

Thus, Gu Xiu did it on purpose, but why he did it, he couldn’t guess.

"Indeed, how could someone like Gu Xiu, who could massacre a million in a city, be kind enough to teach others, let alone gift a cultivation technique." That made more sense, fitting Gu Xiu’s style.

There must be something he wanted.

Or perhaps he was using Ye Yilan as some kind of experiment to perfect the cultivation technique.

"Alright, we’ll talk about it if there’s a chance in the future. I’ve already fixed the cultivation technique, and it won’t take long for Yilan to reach the first grade, so I’ll be staying in the City Lord’s Mansion during this time, I can’t accompany you to the four states of Great Xia, be careful on your own!"

"And don’t out of curiosity look into the demon beast exits!"

At this moment, Xuan Er solemnly admonished him.

Thinking of that gigantic demon beast still brought a chill of fear to his heart.

"Don’t worry, Master, you might not know, I’m the most afraid of dying!"

A Five Layers of Purity master, admitting fear of death, that was uniquely Chen Xuan.

But Xuan Er nodded with satisfaction.

Better to live than to die!

Even as a martial artist, one was ultimately human, and that was correct.

...

Liangzhou!

This state bordered Jingzhou, so Chen Xuan chose it first.

"This is even worse than Jingzhou."

In mid-air, looking at the chaos below, this was a county town, but after the demon beasts appeared, there wasn’t a single intact building left.

The main street was littered with corpses.

Even those who survived were like walking corpses now.

"Xia Yi is really ruthless."

He couldn’t believe Qi Lin hadn’t mentioned this, yet they hadn’t intervened, the ordinary people of Great Xia having such an emperor were truly unfortunate.

He couldn’t make sense of his thoughts, leaving Great Xia in this state, and the establishment of Great Zhou was certainly his intention.

Otherwise, it wouldn’t have been so smooth at least.

"What is he plotting after all?"

Sigh—

Never mind, since I got benefits from Qi Lin, I should do the job first!

Then spiritual power extended out, searching for the traces of demon beasts.

"There!"

Instantly, his figure disappeared.

Liangzhou was several times larger than Jingzhou, and even with his Divine Techniques it took him ten days to kill all the demon beasts.

"Damn it! Took a loss!"

In mid-air, Chen Xuan swore.

After killing the last high-level demon beast, he felt his head buzzing, too exhausted, instantly feeling like he got a bad deal!

However, there were also gains, "Luo He" had nearly recovered to forty percent.

Calculating like this, solving the remaining three states would probably restore it to about seventy percent.

"First, recover spiritual power!"

Then he sat cross-legged in mid-air, activating the Myriad Manifestation Skill to recover.

After about three hours, his spiritual power was fully restored.

But before heading to the next state, he habitually opened the system.

"This—"