Chapter 741: 7.41 million people watch
"Father, do you have any plans?"
Xu Huang’s statement instantly dissipated all the frustration and displeasure in Xu Huan’s heart, replaced by a thick anticipation.
Xu Huan certainly knew that his father was far more formidable than himself and his reputation and connections were beyond comparison; with his father taking action, there was nothing that couldn’t be accomplished.
A mere cultivator in the early stage of Qi Seeking Realm repeatedly ruining his plans, if Xu Huan couldn’t tear that shabbily dressed boy into pieces, his heart wouldn’t be at peace.
Snap, snap!
Right after Xu Huan expressed his anticipation eagerly, Xu Huang did not respond but instead lightly clapped his hands twice, and an elderly figure then walked into the room.
"Mr. Peng?"
When he saw this figure, Xu Huan’s anticipation slightly waned because he was familiar with this elder, knowing that he was a formidable steward from the Spirit Fighting Commerce of Yuyang City, a genuine Earth Rank Low-Level Meridian Refining Master like Ge Sheng.
"Father, Mr. Peng’s Meridian Spirit surely doesn’t seem much stronger than Ruan Shiming and Xi Shaoqing; are you planning to have him take action?"
Turning his gaze from Mr. Peng, Xu Huan immediately asked, his words filled with evident dissatisfaction towards those defeated by Yun Xiao.
As Xu Huan mentioned, this elder named Peng Muxin had his Meridian Qi Cultivation at the Peak of Qi Seeking Realm too; even Lu Shiming and Xi Shaoqing, who were at the same stage, had been defeated, so he truly didn’t have much confidence in him.
But this was the Spirit Fighting Conference, where only competitions for Spirit Vein Realm and Qi Seeking Realm were held. Xu Huan couldn’t deploy a cultivator from Seeking Origin Realm, which truly frustrated him.
"Hehe, he’s no longer just at the Peak of Qi Seeking Realm!"
While thoughts were turning in Xu Huan’s mind, Xu Huang’s chuckle filled with certain implications suddenly came, causing him to be stunned, and then overwhelmingly overjoyed.
"Father, do you mean..."
The extreme anticipation in Xu Huan’s heart kept swirling, but suddenly he felt something amiss as if he had forgotten something important, leaving him at a loss for words.
"Thanks to young master’s luck, he fortuitously broke through to the Early Stage of Seeking Origin Realm!"
Peng Muxin’s face revealed a smug smile, and upon finishing his statement, a powerful aura burst out from him, drastically different from before.
"Truly... really the Early Stage of Seeking Origin Realm!"
Feeling this powerful aura, Xu Huan no longer doubted; however, at this moment, he finally realized what had been troubling him deep inside, and promptly questioned.
"Father, but the highest level allowed in the Spirit Fighting Conference is up to the Peak of Qi Seeking Realm, and Mr. Peng has now..."
What Xu Huan realized was precisely this point; letting Peng Muxin, who was in Seeking Origin Realm, participate would undoubtedly violate the rules of the Spirit Fighting Conference and incur the world’s criticism.
Even the Special Envoy Xia Yong, who came watching from the headquarters, would probably not let Xu Huang do as he pleased, as it concerned the reputation of the entire Spirit Fighting Commerce.
"You don’t need to worry about that, the Cultivation Technique Mu Xin practices is quite peculiar; take another look."
As soon as Xu Huan finished speaking, a smile reappeared on Xu Huang’s face; when he shifted his gaze back to Peng Muxin, he widened his eyes, almost disbelieving the scene before him.
"Peak of Qi Seeking Realm? How can this..."
Even though Peng Muxin was right in front of him within reach, the overwhelming aura of Seeking Origin Realm from before had vanished in an instant, making Xu Huan feel as if the person standing in front of him was a cultivator at the Peak of Qi Seeking Realm, just like Ruan Shiming and Xi Shaoqing.
"This Concealing Technique of his might even go unnoticed by Special Envoy Xia Yong. When the time comes to defeat that boy Yun Xiao, wouldn’t it be greatly satisfying?"
Xu Huang felt somewhat smug; originally, he too felt helpless against Yun Xiao, but he didn’t expect that at this critical moment, Peng Muxin timely broke through to the Early Stage of Seeking Origin Realm, giving him a glimmer of hope.
The Meridian Spirit that a cultivator in Seeking Origin Realm could refine was far stronger than that of a Qi Seeking Realm cultivator, plus Peng Muxin came from the Spirit Fighting Commerce and didn’t have to worry about his Meridian Spirit.
If it was an ordinary cultivator who had just broken through to the Seeking Origin Realm, finding a suitable Meridian Spirit would probably take some time.
But now that Chairman Xu Huang has placed such importance on this matter, Peng Muxin easily refined a formidable Meridian Spirit, and his task was to defeat Yun Xiao in tomorrow’s Spirit Fighting Conference, and even find an opportunity to kill him. Only then would the Meridian Spirit truly belong to him.
Therefore, Peng Muxin could not possibly hold back, and as a powerhouse who had already broken through to the Early Stage of the Seeking Origin Realm, dealing with a youngster at the Early Stage of the Qi Seeking Realm in the Spirit Fighting Conference seemed to him like using a cleaver to kill a chicken—this task was just too easy.
The three of them then discussed some details of tomorrow’s battle once again, slowly forming a conspiracy targeting that biggest dark horse, but at this moment, the young man they spoke of was still in the crucial moment of absorbing energy.
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On the attic of Lin Family!
Inside the room, Yun Xiao, who had been competing with Xiao Wu and Red Feather for the energy of the Fire Spirit Crystal, was reaching the end of his struggle, and finally opened his eyes as a hot aura emerged from his body.
"This gain is not small, but compared to those two guys, it seems somewhat insufficient!"
Yun Xiao, who had opened his eyes, clenched his fist, feeling the significant improvement in his Meridian Qi Cultivation, and while he was quite satisfied, there was still a hint of emotion.
If Yun Xiao could completely refine and absorb the Seventh Rank Advanced Strange Spirit Crystal, perhaps even advancing to the Middle Stage of the Qi Seeking Realm could have been possible.
But for now, Yun Xiao’s Meridian Qi Cultivation had not even reached the Peak of the Early Stage of the Qi Seeking Realm, because a good half of the energy from the Fire Spirit Crystal had been divided between Xiao Wu and Red Feather.
According to Yun Xiao’s calculations, Red Feather absorbed about half of the energy of the Fire Spirit Crystal, while Xiao Wu absorbed two-thirds of the remaining half, and he himself absorbed only one-third of that half.
It seems that even Xiao Wu, an old hand at snatching food, is far from being a match for Red Feather when it comes to competing for the energy of the Fire Spirit Crystal, as this naturally born Ancient Heavenly Phoenix with Fire Attribute is somewhat more formidable.
However, whether it’s the Golden Snake Worm or Red Feather, both have been regarded by Yun Xiao as companions in life and death, so their increasing strength is also a good thing for him.
Yun Xiao could not feel how strong Golden Snake Worm Xiao Wu was, but after a night of devouring and absorbing, Red Feather had actually advanced from the Low Level of Seventh Rank to the Intermediate Level of Seventh Rank, which was an unexpected joy.
Yesterday, when Red Feather was at the Low Level of Seventh Rank, it could defeat Xu Huan’s Fire Spirit Snake Meridian Spirit; now that it had broken through to the Intermediate Level of Seventh Rank, how much more combat power could it burst forth?
"The dawn has arrived!"
After finishing his thoughts, Yun Xiao turned his head to look at the streak of daylight pouring in from the window, then leaped from his bed and pushed the door open.
Lin Xuanhao had naturally been waiting outside, and although he was worried that the Douling Commerce might pull some tricks again, he was extremely curious about how far his brother Yun Xiao could go.
At the beginning of the Spirit Fighting Conference, Lin Xuanhao did not have much faith in Yun Xiao, as the latter only had the Cultivation of the Early Stage of the Qi Seeking Realm, clearly at the bottom of the Qi Seeking Realm category.
But Yun Xiao’s subsequent performance had utterly conquered everyone, including Lin Xuanhao—overcoming all obstacles and defeating several Meridian Spirits of Peak Qi Seeking Realm warriors from the Douling Commerce, even defeating Xu Huan’s Seventh Rank Advanced Strange Meridian Spirit, and storming into the top ten of the Spirit Fighting Conference.
All these undoubtedly made Lin Xuanhao somewhat at a loss as to what Yun Xiao’s ultimate achievement would be, because the champions of past Spirit Fighting Conferences in the Qi Seeking Realm category were merely Peak Qi Seeking Realm Cultivators.
And now, more than one Peak Qi Seeking Realm Cultivator had been defeated by Yun Xiao’s hands; it wouldn’t be surprising if many people believed he could win the championship now.
Today was the final contention for the championship of this session of the Spirit Fighting Conference, and only a few matches were needed to decide the final outcome, so both Lin Xuanhao and the surrounding Cultivators were all highly anticipative.
Outside the North Gate of Yuyang City, it was still crowded with people, and it seemed even busier than the previous days, indicating that many Cultivators from other cities had come, knowing that today was the highlight and most exciting part of this session of the Spirit Fighting Conference.
From word of mouth among the people, a super dark horse in the Qi Seeking Realm category had become known to everyone, but some deep thinkers did not have much confidence in Yun Xiao’s battle today, because they discreetly guessed that the Douling Commerce, having suffered such a loss, probably wouldn’t just let it go.
Even though Douling Commerce gave the impression of being fair and just, from the opponents Yun Xiao had encountered in this session of the Spirit Fighting Conference, that so-called fairness and justice might have been somewhat adulterated.
"Look, Yun Xiao is here!"
Just as the crowd was abuzz with discussion, two figures had already emerged from the crowd, and when they saw one of the figures in rough clothes, the crowd immediately erupted into cheers, their shouts incessant.
This scene, seen by other Cultivators who had also made it into the final top ten of the Qi Seeking Realm category, could not help but reveal a bit of resentment, because they did not receive such attention at all.
In fact, each of these Cultivators who had made it into the top ten had reached the Peak level of the Qi Seeking Realm, not even slightly weaker than Ruan Shiming or Xi Shaoqing.
But in this session of the Spirit Fighting Conference, the youth named Yun Xiao was simply too dazzling. Not to mention, just standing among the array of Peak Qi Seeking Realm powerhouses with his Early Stage Qi Seeking Realm cultivation was already incredibly attention-grabbing.