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Chapter 153: The state of Qi cultivation is perfected!
Zhou Dingwen's heart skipped a beat.

He never imagined that the Zhou family in Yongzhou, thousands of miles away, knew about Zhou Yu's death in the explosion.

Is there someone around you who is a hidden agent of the Zhou family?

Zhou Dingwen suddenly felt a chill all over his body. He narrowed his eyes and asked, "Where did the Third Young Master hear about this?"

"So that's what happened?" Zhou Xintong said in a neutral tone. He stood up and stared at Zhou Dingwen, with a faint aura emanating from him.

As the eldest son of a wealthy family, he had an outstanding talent for cultivation and had been extremely favored since childhood. No one had ever disobeyed him.

Seeing that Zhou Dingwen actually showed signs of resistance, he felt dissatisfied for a moment.

He thought about just beating him to death with one hand, and then personally dispose of the Zhou family's assets and take them back.

In fact, according to family tradition, the branches of the Zhou family that have branched out have little to do with their main Zhou family.

For a side branch like Zhou Dingwen, even if he is the grandfather's son and his elder, he would not even look at him, let alone speak nicely to him for a long time.

But thinking of his grandfather's repeated instructions, he endured it.

Similarly, Zhou Dingming, as the head of the Zhou family in Taiping County, is not only a powerful figure here, but also a god who cannot be provoked.

He is used to acting arrogantly, but when facing the eldest son of the family, he seems to have no status and is inferior to them in every way.

He also felt very aggrieved.

The two of them were extremely dissatisfied with each other.

After a long while, Zhou Dingwen gritted his teeth and said, "That's true."

Zhou Xintong said with some dissatisfaction on his face: "Have you found out who did it? Is it related to Huang Tianjiao?"

"These are all family disgrace that should not be made public."

"Hmm?" Zhou Xintong said seriously, "I think Master Jiu had better think it over before answering."

Zhou Xintong stood tall in front of Zhou Dingwen. The cold aura emanating from his body was like an insurmountable mountain, making the air around him seem to solidify.

His words were light but weighty, and every word was powerful.

Zhou Dingwen stood a few steps away, and his face suddenly became uncertain.

He felt unprecedented pressure, as if he was tightly bound by an invisible force.

Sweat silently seeped out from Zhou Dingwen's forehead, slid down his cheeks, and dripped onto the bluestone slabs, making a slight sound.

He took a deep breath and said, "This matter has nothing to do with Huang Tian Sect."

"That's good. I remember that it was my cousin who was investigating this matter from beginning to end. Let's ask him to come over."

Zhou Dingwen was just shocked.

The Yongzhou clan even knew who investigated. How did they know?

Could it be that... these years... around...

Zhou Dingwen suddenly felt as if his heart was being squeezed tightly by someone and then loosened again.

In an instant, he lost the courage to face this younger generation from the eldest branch of the family, and quickly nodded in agreement.

Soon Zhou Jishan was called up by the servants.

Zhou Xintong didn't have the leisure to ask his cousin about his well-being.

He slowly took a step forward, and the distance between the two sides was instantly shortened. The overwhelming momentum almost suffocated Zhou Jishan.

"I would like to ask, who was responsible for the bombing of my cousin, and is it related to the Huangtian Cult?"

Zhou Jishan said hurriedly: "It has been confirmed that it has nothing to do with the Huangtian Sect. It is...it is...the seventh branch of the family is secretly involved..."

Zhou Xintong suddenly asked, "Then the person who sent my cousin back is also from the seventh room?"

Zhou Jishan was suddenly shocked. How did they know about this?

"I……"

"Didn't you investigate it clearly? Then investigate it again. This matter could be big or small. You must give me an explanation in three days."

Zhou Jishan looked at his father who had already withered, and was at a loss as to what to do. "Go and clean up a yard for me. I've been driving all the way here, and now I'm tired."

Zhou Xintong said casually and sat back in the main seat.

"Yes."

Zhou Dingwen and his son did not dare to stay in the front hall and quickly retreated.

Watching the two people disappearing out the door, Zhou Xintong showed a disdainful expression: "My Ninth Master is really incompetent. I, an outsider, can't figure out the family affairs. I really don't know why the Grand Master wants me to come here to make trouble."

"I think this may involve the affairs of the Huangtian Sect. The master and his men are planning to enter the court, so we have to be cautious."

Zhou Xintong nodded in agreement.

"Fortunately, our main family has not relaxed its supervision of the various branches over the years, otherwise, we might not be able to scare them today. When I become the head of the family in the future, I will definitely not be so troublesome. Anyone who disobeys will be beaten to death."

……

The courtyard where Shen Qing lived in the county town seemed a bit empty.

The old locust tree originally planted in the yard has been cut down, and now only a stump more than half a meter high remains.

Shen Qing picked up a bowl of medicinal soup, sat on the tree stump, and drank the soup in the bowl.

When the medicinal soup goes down the throat, it tastes bitter at first, but then a warm current rises from the dantian and quickly travels through the limbs and bones. Wherever it passes, it seems as if countless tiny needles are gently stimulating every inch of skin and every bone, bringing an indescribable numbness and comfort.

Under Shen Qing's guidance, the surging power like rivers converging into the sea gradually calmed down and turned into a warm and powerful airflow slowly filling his body.

I don’t know how long it took, but Shen Qing could clearly feel that after so many days of practicing day and night and taking medicine to replenish his body, the energy in his body had reached an unprecedented level of fullness at this moment.

Although there was still some medicinal power left, he was no longer able to absorb it and transform it into energy.

It seems that this body has reached some critical value.

"The Qi Cultivation Stage is complete..."

Shen Qing muttered to himself, and when he thought of something, a hint of joy that was hard to conceal flashed in his eyes.

He clearly remembered that Li Linfeng had told him that the so-called Qi-nourishing state was to cultivate Qi through precious medicines.

In this realm, the physical body is a vessel for containing vital energy. When the vital energy fills up the vessel completely, it means that the state of nourishing qi is complete.

Shen Qing calculated that this process took him about one and a half months, which was extremely fast.

As the medicinal power was completely absorbed, Shen Qing slowly stood up, his figure as straight as a pine tree, and there was an indescribable aura in his every move.

With the refinement and replenishment of the Tiger Demon Pill over the past month, he secretly estimated that the energy in his body was now about five times that of an ordinary martial artist in the Qi Nourishing Stage.

With the help of the Nine Revolutions Profound Art and other martial arts, Shen Qing himself couldn't tell what level he had reached.

Although he has not yet broken through to the Qi Hai realm, Shen Qing vaguely feels that warriors in the Qi Hai realm may not be his opponents.

The specific estimate can only be known after a fight.

"Qingzi, something seems to be wrong outside." Uncle Shen Er, who had just returned from outside, muttered with his head down.

Shen Qing asked, "What's wrong?"

"I don't know what happened today, but the Zhou family started to sell land, houses, and buildings like crazy. The other owners were so happy that they went crazy. Even the county government started to accept the Zhou family's assets. Now everyone says that the owner of the Zhou family has gone crazy."

Shen Qing frowned. Why would the Zhou family sell off their property for no reason?
When something goes wrong, there must be a monster.

He found Shen Xiaohu and told him, "Go find Tian Xiaohu and come over. I have something to ask him."

Seeing Shen Qing's serious look, Shen Xiaohu quickly nodded in agreement and ran out.

A moment later, Tian Xiaohu, who was strolling on the street, was pulled back into the house by Shen Xiaohu.

"Qingzi, are you looking for me?"

Shen Qing nodded and said, "I feel like there's something strange going on in the inner city. Can you help me find out what's going on with the Zhou family? Is there anything wrong with the city besides the Zhou family?"

For a moment, Shen Qing had a bad feeling.

It seems like it’s no longer possible to stay in Taiping County.

(End of this chapter)