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Chapter 90 Mid-stage Grandmaster, News from the County Town (Sixth Update, Please Subscribe)

Xu Mingxian handed over all the money and silver armor she had looted from the bandits she encountered on the road to Xu Mingwei.

Bai Jing asked, "Are you still leaving?"

Xu Mingxian nodded, "My father is all alone out there, I have to go and help him."

"That's good. With you by his side to take care of him, your mother can rest a little easier. After you go to see your father, tell him that everything is fine at home and that I am fine too."

"Yunnu, tell Father that Xueji misses him very much."

“I miss my grandfather too,” Xu Dezhao, Xu Dejing and the others said.

The youngest, Xu Derui and Xu Deheng, had little impression of Xu Chuan, nor of their fifth uncle. They simply stared at him with their bright black eyes in their mother's arms.

After staying at home for an hour, Xu Mingxian bid farewell and left.

He handed over copies of "The True Explanation of Weapon Refining", "The Complete Book of Spiritual Herbs", "An Introduction to the Way of Arrays", "A Detailed Explanation of the Mysterious True Array" and "The Golden Sword Manual" to Xu Mingwei, asking him to keep them in the ancestral hall.

She also told him about her and Xu Chuan's current whereabouts and some of Xu Chuan's recent situation.

After Xu Mingxian had traveled some distance away from the Xu family, she summoned her flying sword from her storage bag, rode on the sword, and disappeared into the distant horizon as a golden ray of light.

More than two hours later.

He then returned to Yuehufang Market.

It was late at night when they arrived at Xu Chuan's room and relayed Bai Jing's words to him.

“Your mother is a very understanding person, but Xueji still has a bit of a childish temper. Don’t worry, Yunnu, we will definitely be able to return to the Xu family within three or four years.”

"You should calmly study the art of array formations; it will surely be of great use when you return."

"My child understands."

The two communicated telepathically, without fear of leakage.

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Two months have passed in the blink of an eye.

Xu family.

The courtyard of Nanshan Academy.

"Whoo~"

Xu Mingwei stood firmly in the center, his breath like thunder.

His entire body resonated with energy, his blood surged, and he seemed to transform into a dragon and a giant elephant, emitting bursts of dragon roars and elephant cries.

The instant his eyes opened, two tangible beams of light shot out, like two streams of innate energy, powerful enough to pierce through metal and stone.

"My eyes seem to have changed; they seem to be able to condense sword light, turning the illusory into the real, and possessing substantial destructive power."

"How amazing!"

"Of all my father's children, only I have such eyes!"

"That's all."

Xu Mingwei stopped thinking about it. He had finally broken through to the mid-stage of the Grandmaster realm, and his strength had increased by several times again.

He turned to look at the Ink Dragon Bow standing on the ground; the aura it emitted alone was enough to drive away ordinary beasts.

As he walked over, his five fingers gripped the bow like steel clamps, his lower abdomen felt heavy, his waist and spine moved like a dragon swaying its tail, and his strength flowed through his shoulders and arms.

Draw the bow!

A thunderous roar echoed through the bones, and the Ink Dragon Bow bent like a full moon—open!

"Although it was a bit of a stretch, I did it. With the help of my innate true energy, I could shoot dozens of arrows in a row without any problem."

Just then, Xu Mingyuan happened to walk by and, seeing Xu Mingwei's figure, couldn't help but praise, "What strength and skill!"

"Brother, this must be the Ink Dragon Bow."

Xu Mingwei nodded and smiled, "That's right. Now that I've broken through to the mid-stage of Grandmaster, no one below the Grandmaster Perfection level can stop me. With my full strength, I'm confident I can even kill a Grandmaster in the late stage."

If this Ink Dragon Bow is used…

Xu Mingwei's lips curled up slightly as he stroked the Ink Dragon Bow, his eyebrows dancing with excitement, his eyes gleaming. "Even a Grandmaster at the peak of their cultivation can be killed!" Xu Mingyuan stared intently at the Ink Dragon Bow, savoring the moment. "Father is truly biased. Last time he gave you [Frost Breaking Clouds], and now he's giving you the Ink Dragon Bow."

"By the way, what grade is this bow?"

"Yun Nu said it was a mid-grade magic weapon, while the nine arrows were low-grade magic weapons."

"Sigh~"

Upon hearing this, Xu Mingyuan gasped in shock, exclaiming, "A complete set of magical bows and arrows?!"

"This Ink Dragon Bow is actually a mid-grade magic weapon?"

Why are you so surprised?

Xu Mingyuan said, "Brother, you may not know, but I do know some things about cultivators."

"Magic artifacts are the weapons of cultivators, and they can only be traded for using spirit stones or other items of equivalent value that cultivators need."

“Even for a top-tier sixth-grade martial arts family like the Yang family, it would take twenty or thirty years to gather enough cultivation resources to produce a mid-grade magic weapon.”

“That’s true.” Xu Mingwei nodded and said, “Without the ability of cultivators to fly and escape into the earth, those rare spiritual flowers and herbs that grow in secluded valleys, or the demonic beasts in the depths of mountains and swamps, are extremely difficult to find.”

Xu Mingyuan's eyes revealed admiration, "Father has only been on the path of immortality for a few years, yet he is able to trade for a mid-grade magic weapon."

"Otherwise, why would he be our father?" Xu Mingwei laughed heartily.

A moment later, Xu Mingyuan slapped his forehead and said, "I almost forgot the important matter. Our people in the county town have found out that the Yang family has changed its head."

"Oh?" Xu Mingwei asked expressionlessly. "When did this happen?"

"Half a month ago."

"I am aware of this matter," Xu Mingwei said calmly.

"Also, there's a message from over there saying that the old patriarch of the Yang family originally wanted your father-in-law to be the patriarch."

"Hmph, you want my father-in-law to win over the Xu family? But my father-in-law didn't agree?"

Xu Mingwei was slightly surprised.

Xu Mingyuan said, "Perhaps it's because of what happened last time. Uncle Yang still feels guilty. Although he is sharp-minded, he is not the kind of person who can do underhanded things. However, this also shows that although the Yang family is large, it has been divided internally, unlike my Xu family which is so stable."

“This is something we should learn from. If this continues, it’s hard to guarantee that my Xu family won’t be in the same situation in the future,” Xu Mingwei said thoughtfully.

"Brother is right."

"Is there anything else?" Xu Mingwei looked at Xu Mingyuan and saw that he seemed to be in a dilemma. He smiled and said, "We are brothers. There is no need to beat around the bush. Just say what you have to say."

"It's still a matter concerning the county seat, but it involves the Chang family. Recently, the Chang family's appetite seems to be growing, and they are no longer satisfied with just 50% of the profits."

"Greed is human nature." Xu Mingyuan pondered for a moment before asking, "What do you plan to do? Refuse?"

"The Chang family is located in the county town, and their foundation is slightly better than that of the Yang family. The family also has a top-level martial arts expert who has reached the Grandmaster level."

"I cannot act rashly, otherwise the Xu family's strength will be revealed prematurely. I need to find a stronger force in a prefecture that can suppress the Chang family."

“That’s what I’m thinking too. If you have a good solution, then it’s fine. If not, I plan to abandon those overt forces and only keep the covert forces to keep an eye on the situation in the county town,” Xu Mingwei said.

"The Chang family is a fifth-rank family. Even if it is not a fourth-rank family, it must be a top-rank fifth-rank family to be able to deter them."

Xu Mingwei muttered to himself, then suddenly his eyes flashed with a sharp light.

"Oh, right, the Zhou family!"

“When Yunnu returned earlier, she told me that my father is now an alchemist and serves as a guest master in the Zhou family's alchemy shop in Yuehu Market.”

Xu Mingyuan was slightly startled, "Brother, are you talking about the Zhou family of Yuehu County, who were recently promoted to the fourth rank?!"

"It must be the Zhou family."

"Then there will be a way to deal with it, and we might even be able to make the Chang family return everything that the Xu family has taken from us over the past few years."

Xu Mingyuan smiled and said, "Only cultivation families can achieve the rank of fourth-grade aristocratic family, and each family must have at least one cultivator at the Foundation Establishment stage. Compared to them, fifth-grade aristocratic families are like clouds and mud."

"Don't reveal that your father is a guest retainer of the Zhou family," Xu Mingwei warned.

"That's natural."

(End of this chapter)