“Here’s thirty thousand taels of silver, hurry up and prepare some weapons, talismans and protective clothing. I can see that your parents’ side can’t be counted on.” Mu Shuyu sighed lightly and looked a bit gloomy.

Yesterday evening, the Xiao family’s side sent two or three fourth-grade magic weapons, as well as some fourth-grade talisman.

Xiao father and mother should still not know that Xiao Jinfeng had advanced to the sixth level of Qi Practice. But what was sent over was at a very low level and even for a fifth level cultivator, the use of fourth-grade magical weapons was not enough. The competition of Marquis residence was coming and every family had made full effort to prepare items for the participants, just….

Xiao father and mother should have also prepared things, but not for Xiao Jinfeng.

A cultivator at the fifth level of Qi Practice had a low survival rate in competition, so the fact that Xiao father and mother had sent something like this made Mu Shuyu feel like they did not take Xiao Jinfeng’s life or death seriously at all.

Xiao Jingting also received a share. Although it was quite a bit more than Xiao Jinfeng’s share, but it wasn’t much more than that.

The main resources of Xiao father and mother should still be placed on Xiao Qingyan.

“I know, it is bothering you.” Xiao Jinfeng said folding silver notes.

“Parents are too biased.” Mu Shuyu couldn’t help but say. Mu Shuyu really didn’t want to speak against Xiao father and mother, but they really were too eccentric.

Xiao Jinfeng was stunned and somewhat apologetic. “I’m sorry that I’ve wronged you.”

Mu Shuyu shook his head and said “I’m fine, it’s just that you…… must come back safely.”

“Don’t worry, I am at the sixth level of Qi practice. I will be able to return safely.” Xiao Jinfeng said.

“Third Brother is a good man.” Mu Shuyu said from the bottom of his heart.

Xiao Jinfeng nodded and said “Yes!”

His third brother, he has really become more difficult to see through. He could even get his hand on Harvest Sparrow Orchid and he still thought of giving him a share of everything good. In fact, his third brother was good. If the eldest brother could put aside his prejudice and befriend third brother, he might also be able to get a lot of glory. ……

Big brother… had his parents to worry about him so there was no need for him to be bothered.

Soon came the day of departure and just in case, the four big families set out united.

 

…………

 

As soon as Xiao Jingting and Xiao Jinfeng arrived at the meeting place, they caused a stir.

This time, there were four elders at eighth level of Qi Practice responsible for escorting them, and Xiao Jingting’s and Xiao Jinfeng’s hidden qi technique was not up to the mark, making them discover their true cultivation right away.

During this period of time, Xiao Qingyan had been staying by Xiao Linfeng and Wang Lu’s side, while Xiao Jingting and Xiao Jinfeng remained outside the city. Probably because they were apologetic for their treatment of second and third sons, or perhaps because of a guilty conscience, Xiao Linfeng and Wang Lu did not deliberately check the situation of their two younger sons. As a result, Xiao Jingting and Xiao Jinfeng advanced to the sixth level of Qi practice but Xiao Linfeng and Wang Lu knew nothing about it.

Xiao Linfeng was stunned when he discovered that Xiao Jingting and Xiao Jinfeng had both advanced to the sixth level of qi practice.

Xiao Linfeng was one of elders at the eighth level of Qi Practice accompanying this time, so people from other families thought that Xiao Linfeng had already known about the advancement of his two sons and kept them in the dark, making Xiao Linfeng bitterly sour.

Xiao Linfeng was overjoyed and embarrassed. He spent most of his energy on Xiao Qingyan and paid little attention to Xiao Jingting and Xiao Jinfeng.

 

……

 

“Elder, are you really not mistaken? Xiao Jingting is at the sixth level of qi practice?” Sun Miaomiao looked at the old man beside her and couldn’t help asking in a low voice.

“Yes, it’s the sixth level of Qi Practice. Although it’s not very stable, it is still sixth level of Qi Practice without a doubt.” The Sun family elder’s face looked dignified.

“This guy, how the hell does he cultivate?!” Sun Miaomiao couldn’t help muttering.

As far as she knew, Xiao Linfeng hadn’t spent much money on Xiao Jingting either! Xiao Jingting had made some money, but after making it, he only knew how to spend it recklessly.

“Not only Xiao Jingting, Xiao Jinfeng is also at sixth level of Qi Practice. Xiao Linfeng is really capable, three of his sons are actually at the sixth level of Qi Practice, this guy hid it really well.” The Sun family elder couldn’t help but sigh.

Sun Miaoyin glanced in the direction of Xiao Jinfeng. Although she married Zhou Kanghe, she was still competing as a daughter of the Sun Family.

Sun Miaoyin had never dreamed that the fiancé she had once abandoned would actually enter the Sixth Level of Qi Practice so quickly. It also seemed like Xiao Jinfeng entered the sixth level of Qi Practice a little earlier than Zhou Kanghe.

Zhou Kanghe looked at Xiao Jingting, his expression ugly. Zhou Kanghe thought that his cultivation of sixth level of Qi Practice was the first among the four families.

However, he didn’t expect that Xiao Qingyan would also advance. The Sun family had a Sun Mingcheng, the Zheng family had Zheng Ke, so Zhou Kanghe didn’t put Xiao Jingting into his eyes, only paying attention to Sun Mingcheng and Zheng Ke.

Zhou Kanghe thought that it was already bad that the situation developed like this. But he really did not expect that Xiao Jingting and Xiao Jinfeng would advance to the sixth level of Qi Practice at the same time.

 

……

 

After everyone arrived, the group set off.

Xiao Linfeng wanted to inquire about the advancement of his two sons. However, due to the presence of others, he could only suppress this impulse.

As night fell, the four great families found a town to settle in and stayed in several inns in the town. Xiao Linfeng immediately summoned his two sons to inquire about the situation.

“You said, Xiaofan gambled out a spirit bead and you relied on it to advance?” Xiao Linfeng asked.

Xiao Jingting nodded and said “Yes!”

Xiao Qingyan was full of disbelief. “Xiaofan is just a child. What kind of eyesight can he have? It’s surprising that he was able to bet on the spirit bead.”

Xiao Jingting helplessly said “Brother, gambling isn’t about eyesight, it’s about luck. My son is lucky! After I got the bead, I took him to the major gambling stone shops to buy more stones. However, Xiao fan’s luck might have been exhausted on his first bet because he didn’t bet on anything useful later.”

In fact, Xiao Jingting lied. Xiao Xiaofan swept through the gambling stone shops and gambled a lot of good things. Xiao Jingting kept some of them for Xu Muan and some for himself.

“You exchanged the Spiritual bead for the Harvest Sparrow Orchid?” Xiao Linfeng asked.

Xiao Jingting nodded and said  “Yes! I’ve heard that the Harvest Sparrow Orchid has a miraculous effect on breaking through barriers for cultivators at the fifth level of Qi Practice.”

Xiao Qingyan couldn’t help but say “The Spiritual Bead is much more precious than the Harvest Sparrow Orchid.”

Xiao Jingting had brought Xiao Xiaofan to all the major stone gambling shops. Xiao Qingyan already knew about it and even severely criticized Xiao Jingting in front of Xiao Linfeng, not expecting …… that this brat Xiao Xiaofan was so lucky. How could his luck be so good to actually gamble Spiritual Bead?

Xiao Qingyan had also been to the gambling stone shop, but he wasted several thousand taels of silver and gained nothing, so he promptly stopped.

Xiao Jingting nodded and said “Yes! However, the Harvest Sparrow Orchid is more useful to me. You can easily get killed in competition so after thinking about it, I felt that advancing to the next level is more important.”

Xiao Qingyan “……”

Xiao Linfeng looked at Xiao Jingting and sighed lightly after a long time.

This little son of his was really different now. If it was in the past, he would at least discuss it with himself, but now he has made a choice himself without making a sound.

 

…………

 

In the inn.

“Big brother, there seems to be something wrong with this situation.” Zhou Kangqi couldn’t help saying.

Zhou Kangqi had always felt that his brother was the first amongst the younger generation in Desert City. But as a result, both the Zheng family and the Sun family emerged with sixth level Qi Practice genius, and the Xiao family’s Xiao Jingting and Xiao Jinfeng also advanced to sixth level of Qi Practice.

“There are many geniuses in this world.” Zhou Kanghe said this with his mouth, but his heart was extremely unpleasant.

Zhou Kanghe had always thought that his cultivation was nothing when placed in a large town, but in Desert City it was one of the best. However, he never expected that so many geniuses would suddenly appear in front of him.

Xiao Qingyan wasn’t young, but Xiao Jingting was less than twenty years old. He himself had only advanced to the sixth level of Qi Practice when he was twenty-three! That loser, Xiao Jingting really turned around.

Zhou Kangqi frowned. When he designed Xiao Jinfeng’s poisoning, the poison master told him that Xiao Jinfeng would be stuck at the fourth level of Qi practice for the rest of his life. But as a result, Xiao Jinfeng’s cultivation caught up with his elder brother in less than two years. Xiao Jinfeng was not a good guy so after he treated him like this, when he found an opportunity, Xiao Jinfeng would definitely kill him.

Zhou Kangqi touched his neck as his heart chilled.

“Big brother, do you have any strategy to deal with this?” Zhou Kangqi asked.

Zhou Kanghe said indifferently “The geniuses participating in this competition from various towns are countless, your horizons should widen a bit. Don’t be confined to these people of Desert City.”

Zhou Kangqi said with a smile “Yes yes yes, brother had vision.”

 

…………

 

The Sun family elders were walking around the inn.

Sun Miaoyin and Sun Miaomiao were sitting at the table, not saying a word.

“What a surprise?! Xiao Jingting and Xiao Jinfeng had actually advanced to the sixth level of Qi Practice. What kind of luck is this?! Miaomiao you are also considered a member of the Xiao family now, do you know anything? Can it be that these two brothers have met some great opportunities outside?” The Sun family elder asked.

Sun Miaomiao shook her head and said “No! I don’t know.” It was true that she hadn’t heard anything at all, Xiao Jingting and Xiao Jinfeng advancing to the fifth level of Qi Practice was enough to surprise her. But now these two brother were actually at the sixth level of Qi practice.

“I didn’t expect Xiao Jingting to become so successful.” The Sun family elder sighed.

Sun Miaomiao gritted her teeth. She never dreamed that the person who she used to ignore before could be so successful now. If she didn’t choose Xiao Muhong at the beginning, maybe everything would be different now. Xiao Jingting who was not even twenty yet was at sixth level of Qi Practice, his strength was no less than Zhou Kanghe whom her sister married.

If the person she married was Xiao Jingting, then where would she need to envy her sister for marrying well?!

“It doesn’t make sense, Xiao Jinfeng has also advanced, these two brothers must have a secret.” The Sun family elder said.

Sun Miaoyin nodded and said “There must be a secret.”

Even if Xiao Jingting had changed his ways, there was no cause for him to advance to sixth level of Qi Practice all of a sudden.

Looking at Xiao Linfeng’s reaction today, she was afraid that even he didn’t know that Xiao Jingting and Xiao Jinfeng had advanced to the sixth level of Qi Practice. As far as she knew, Xiao Linfeng had bought a lot of things for Xiao Qingyan to save his life, but the ones given to Xiao Jingting and Xiao Jinfeng were some junk.

If Xiao Linfeng knew the strength of Xiao Jingting and Xiao Jinfeng, even if he still chose one side, he would be much more generous. Xiao Qingyan’s expression was so ugly that he must be kept in the dark.

Thinking of Xiao Jinfeng, Sun Miaoyin sighed lightly. She used to think that Xiao Jinfeng was not good but now he wasn’t much worse than Zhou Kanghe. If she had known……

“I didn’t expect that not only did our Sun family have a hidden genius, but that Zheng family also had one.” Elder Sun said.

Sun Miaoyin’s heart sank for a moment. She was the focus of cultivation in her family since she was young. She always felt that she knew about her family’s affairs, maybe not everything but all major events. However, there was a hidden genius at sixth level of Qi Practice, but she, as Sun family’s first daughter, didn’t know about it.

“I didn’t even know before that the Sun family had such a genius.” Sun Miaomiao was indifferent. Learning of Sun Mingcheng’s existence, Sun Miaoyin did not feel good but Sun Miaomiao was also extremely uncomfortable. Elder Sun narrowed his eyes and said “The family is bound to keep some killer weapons for the sake of long term stability.”

Sun Miaoyin nodded and said “As the elder said.” Sun Miaoyin could understand the family’s choice, but she still felt some uneasiness.

 

Edited by: Tetsu

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