The old man said, "You take my palm strike. If you co out unhard, it proves that my clansn likely died at your hands."
"Conversely, if you are gravely injured, then this matter has nothing to do with you."
"Old man, you’re going too far." Qian Wantian shouted angrily, "My nephew is only at the Third Layer of the Foundation Establishnt Stage. How could he withstand your palm strike?"
Others nodded in agreent, believing the proposal to be unreasonable, as they could sense that this old fellow had the cultivation level of Qi-Condensation Stage Level Seven.
With Xu Wendong’s cultivation level, even if he blocked the angry palm with his body, he would be crippled even if he didn’t die.
"Do you really think we fear you, Qian?" Han Jicheng shouted. In the past, he would have feared his opponent, but now, he truly didn’t regard Qian Wantian as a threat.
After all, he had the backing of the Han Family of the Kunlun Mountains.
"Fine, as a junior, I’ll take the senior’s palm." Xu Wendong stepped forward boldly. He knew that if he didn’t, tensions between the Qian and Han families would inevitably escalate today.
Although Qian Wantian was powerful, he was no match for the Han Family of the Kunlun Mountains. Xu Wendong didn’t want the Qian Family to be implicated because of him.
A glint of cold light flashed in Han Qingzhen’s eyes as he launched a fierce palm strike.
In an instant, a terrifying wave of True Qi spread, carrying an overwhelming force as it struck Xu Wendong’s chest under the tense gazes of the crowd.
It sent him flying over ten ters, landing on the ground in a wretched state.
His face was as pale as wax, with fresh blood staining the corners of his mouth. His breath was unbearably weak, giving off the impression that he might breathe his last at any mont.
"Is this the result you wanted, Han?" Qian Wantian’s face was as dark as a storm, like an enraged lion.
Han Qingzhen frowned, not expecting that his full-force strike hadn’t taken Xu Wendong’s life.
Xu Wendong stood weakly, "Senior, can the suspicion against be cleared now? If you still suspect of killing your clansn, I have no other ans to offer."
"Enough is enough." The voice of the Hermit of Green Mountain rang out again, "Today’s gathering is for bartering, not to see you bully the weak."
With an unsatisfied glance at Xu Wendong, Han Qingzhen, along with Han Jicheng and another companion, walked away into the distance.
He had a premonition that the disappearance of his clansn was closely related to Xu Wendong.
"How are you?" Qian Wantian asked Xu Wendong with concern.
Xu Wendong shook his head with difficulty, "It will likely take so ti for a full recovery." He wiped away the blood from the corner of his mouth as he spoke.
His internal organs had suffered major trauma, and for an ordinary cultivator, it would take months to heal. But for him, a single night would suffice for a complete recovery.
However, he had to appear gravely injured; otherwise, others would surely beco suspicious.
"Here, take this elixir." Qian Wantian took out a milky-white elixir. He had purchased it a few days ago at great expense. It was called the Little Rejuvenation Pill, a spiritual dicine for healing.
Without much ado, Xu Wendong swallowed the elixir. Imdiately, he felt his injuries healing, and within a minute, the burning pain had dissipated.
"Let’s continue looking around," Xu Wendong casually suggested. Although he had obtained the Complete Basics of Formation Techniques on this trip, he still lacked the pill prescription for the Foundation Establishnt Pill and Spirit Stones.
Only by obtaining these could he consider this trip truly worthwhile. As for the feud with the Han Family, he could only endure for now. With his current strength, it was still difficult to discreetly deal with two mid to late-stage Foundation Establishnt experts.
Perhaps due to good fortune, he discovered soone selling pill prescriptions, and it was a Compendium of Basic Alchemy, rumored to contain over ten kinds of pill prescriptions.
However, the price was much higher than the Compendium of Basic Formations, requiring a thousand-year-old ginseng.
Though Xu Wendong didn’t have thousand-year-old ginseng, he did have quite a few ginsengs over five hundred years old. So, he proposed trading four of them plus five billion Great Xia Coins.
Ultimately, he acquired the Compendium of Basic Alchemy. Though the price was exorbitantly high, for Xu Wendong, as long as he could refine elixirs, he could easily earn it back.
After all, alchemists were among the most sought-after in the cultivation realm.
Simultaneously, Qian Wantian gave Xu Wendong a storage bag.
"Are these Spirit Stones?"
Feeling the dozens of white jade-like stones inside the storage bag, Xu Wendong drew a breath of cold air. These were indispensable to any cultivator.
Yes, cultivators could go without elixirs but never without Spirit Stones, as these could be used for cultivation and even as a trade currency.
Qian Wantian smiled, "This is all the Spirit Stones I could get for you!"
Qian Duoduo added, "Wendong, don’t underestimate these Spirit Stones; they cost my Qian Family three..."
Before he could finish, Qian Wantian shot his son a look, "Why so much chatter?"
A warmth surged in Xu Wendong’s heart. Knowing these Spirit Stones were costly, he replied, "Uncle Qian, let’s consider this an investnt from your Qian Family!"
Qian Wantian was stunned for a mont, then laughed, "Alright, we’ll consider it an investnt from the Qian Family."
He had spent all the Qian Corporate Group’s funds to buy these Spirit Stones, hoping to repay Xu Wendong’s kindness, yet he didn’t expect Xu Wendong to be so grateful.
The four then left Maple Leaf Villa. Xu Wendong and Ye Qingxin didn’t return to the hotel, instead boarding the Qian Family’s private jet, which arrived in Jingdu at dawn.
In truth, Xu Wendong wished to inquire among those cultivators about his mother’s whereabouts, but nobody knew anything about the Luo Family.
Xu Wendong understood that the only way to find his mother’s whereabouts was to enter the Kunlun Mountains Minor World. However, his current strength was too weak to enter recklessly.
To enter the Kunlun Mountains Minor World, he must at least elevate his cultivation to the mid-stage Foundation Establishnt, for only then would he have a asure of protection.
After returning to the courtyard house, Xu Wendong went to his bedroom and started studying the Complete Basics of Formation Techniques ticulously. He aid to establish an Earthfire Array to refine elixirs and enhance his cultivation level.
As for the herbs needed to refine the Foundation Establishnt Pill, he had plenty, so he wasn’t worried about scarcity.
After a night’s study, Xu Wendong took out five crystalline Spirit Stones from the storage bag, placing them together according to the bamboo-tube book’s instructions.
Then, he took a deep breath, his eyes growing serious.
He pinched the seal with both hands, embedding the spell into the Spirit Stones before him.
"Rise!"
With an enthusiastic shout, the five Spirit Stones erupted with a faint red glow, followed by a sudden appearance of orange-red flas in the room, radiating intense heat.
He had successfully set up the Earthfire Array!
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