"Qingyan, since you have made up your mind, I will not try to persuade you anymore!"

"However, this matter has not been finalized yet. We must first understand clearly what this Purple Mansion Realm Expert intends to do next!"

"If he stays in Qingyun Prefecture, then we will consider the marriage alliance!"

Bai Yuanchen said this and looked at Bai Yuanqi.

"Second Elder, tomorrow you shall take a gift and go to Changning City to pay a visit to this Senior!"

"Very well!"

Bai Qingyan could not help but say at this moment: "Second Uncle, I want to go and see too!"

Bai Qingyan was quite curious about the person who might become her husband.

Bai Yuanchen thought for a moment and finally nodded.

"Fine. With the Second Elder there, there won't be any accidents. Remember, do not speak carelessly when you get there!"

"Rest assured, Second Uncle, I know what to do!"

"Good, if everyone has nothing else, let us adjourn the meeting!"

Besides the Bai Clan, some well-informed forces in Qingyun Prefecture also began to prepare one after another after receiving this news.

...

In the Divine Firmament Realm, Lin Fan and his group counted the day's harvest.

They obtained a total of 5.6 million Yellow Grade Origin Stones, and not many Profound-grade Origin Stones, only 3,200.

The rest consisted of some yellow-rank spirit herbs, Medicinal Pills, cultivation techniques, weapons, and the like.

All in all, the total value was around 1 million Yellow Grade Origin Stones.

This was the wealth accumulated by these four major forces over several hundred years.

Among them, the Fire Cloud Sect contributed the most, accounting for almost half of the total.

Of course, there were still some businesses and Origin Stone Veins that were not included in the calculation.

In short, this harvest was quite good.

...

The next day, besides taking Mu Shixue and Mu Shiyu out of the Divine Firmament Realm, Lin Fan also brought along 30 Maids led by Li Han.

These Maids were the ones who had followed Lin Fan the earliest.

Now, under the cultivation of Lin Fan's abundant resources, they had already reached Origin Opening Realm Perfection.

As for Li Han, with the help of an Supreme-grade breakthrough pill, she successfully broke through to the Qi Sea Realm.

It was not that Lin Fan was unwilling to give the others breakthrough pills.

Nowadays, Lin Fan could refine breakthrough pills at will, and the Divine Firmament Realm was not lacking in these Spirit Herbs, so there was naturally no such thing as being unwilling.

It was mainly because these people had just broken through recently and still needed to consolidate their own strength.

When Lin Fan's party arrived at the artificial lake in the manor, they saw Ye Ningshuang practicing sword there.

Seeing this scene, Mu Shiyu felt an itch to spar.

"Husband, I'm going to test Miss Ye's swordsmanship!"

"Go ahead!"

Seeing Lin Fan agree, Mu Shiyu flew directly in front of Ye Ningshuang.

"Miss Ye, shall we have a spar?"

"Alright!" Ye Ningshuang readily agreed: "But please, Sister Mu, go easy on me!"

"Rest assured, we will only compare Martial Techniques, not anything else!"

As a Qi Sea Realm cultivator, Mu Shiyu naturally would not use her power to suppress others.

Otherwise, it would be meaningless!

"Then Sister Mu, be careful, I am going to attack!"

"Well come!" Mu Shiyu said, drawing the Longsword in her hand.

After a round of fighting, the two were evenly matched.

It had to be said that Ye Ningshuang was indeed very talented.

Her sword technique had already reached Great Mastery. If it were not for the fact that the sword technique Mu Shiyu practiced was of a higher grade, she might have actually lost to Ye Ningshuang based on swordsmanship alone.

"Alright Miss Ye, let us end it here. Your swordsmanship is very impressive!"

Seeing that Ye Ningshuang was already panting, Mu Shiyu chose to end the spar.

"Sister Mu, please don't say that. I have already given it my all, while you, Sister Mu, are still handling it with ease, clearly not using your full strength!"

"So, Sister Mu, your swordsmanship is still more powerful!"

Hearing Ye Ningshuang's words, Mu Shiyu smiled and shook her head.

"Miss Ye, you cannot say it like that. After all, my Realm is higher than yours. Even if I suppress my strength, I still have an advantage over you!"

"The reaction speed of the Qi Sea Realm, and other aspects, all have advantages over you. You will understand once you break through to the Qi Sea Realm in the future."

"Qi Sea Realm? That is unlikely in the short term, it will take at least two or three years!" Ye Ningshuang muttered to herself.

She did not think she could break through to the Qi Sea Realm in a short time.

Afterward, she followed Mu Shiyu to Lin Fan's side.

"Greetings, Senior, Sister Mu!"

Lin Fan smiled and waved his hand: "Miss Ye, no need for formalities!"

"Thank you, Senior!"

After speaking, Ye Ningshuang stood aside obediently.

Although Ye Ningshuang was a bit surprised by the appearance of Li Han and the others, she did not feel unexpected.

As a Purple Mansion Realm Expert, how could he not have Maids to serve him? They must have arrived last night.

"Xiao Han, after breakfast, arrange for people to recruit some girls in the city."

"Such a large manor, it won't do without people to manage it!"

"Try to recruit some who are young and have good Aptitude, and I will teach them some cultivation techniques later!"

"Understood, Clan Head!"

Ye Ningshuang was very surprised to hear that Lin Fan actually wanted to pass on cultivation techniques to servants.

Like other Families, it was impossible to pass on cultivation techniques to servants.

Unless it was the kind of death squads raised by the Clan since childhood, such people were loyal to the Clan.

They were the sharp blades in the hands of those Clan forces, handling matters for the Clan that were not suitable for the Clan to come forward with.

Of course, there were also many rogue cultivators who would join these Clan forces to serve them.

Thereby obtaining some resources for Cultivation, such as origin stones, Medicinal Pills, and so on.

As for cultivation techniques and Martial Techniques, do not even think about it; these were the lifeblood of the Clan and would never be spread outside.

...

Next, just after Lin Fan finished breakfast, someone came to report.

"Clan Head, the five Clan Heads from Changning City—the Duan Clan, Pei Clan, Wu Clan, Chen Clan, and Zhang Clan—have come to seek an audience!"

Mu Shixue knew that Lin Fan had not heard of these Families, so she explained from the side:

"Husband, these are five Families in Changning City with Qi Sea Realm Early Stage experts!"

"A bit interesting, then bring them over!"

Since he wanted to establish a foothold here, Lin Fan naturally had to see these people.

Soon, these five Clan Heads were brought before Lin Fan.

"Pei Yuanzhong, Wu Xiangming, Chen Yongzhi, Zhang Tianhua, and Duan Xiuyuan pay our respects to Senior!"

The five said, and bowed to Lin Fan.

Lin Fan raised his hand: "Everyone rise. I wonder what business you have with me?"

At this moment, Zhang Tianhua stepped forward; he was the one jointly recommended by the few of them.

"Senior, we wish to pledge our loyalty to you, and we hope that you can accept us as subordinate forces!"

"By then, we will hand over 50% of our Clan's annual income!"

"Although Senior surely looks down on this little bit of income, we can still be of help in handling some small matters!"

Lin Fan knew that with his strength exposed, there would definitely be forces coming to pledge their loyalty to him. This was the influence of the Purple Mansion Realm in the Land of a Hundred Kingdoms.

He just did not expect it to be so fast.

It had to be said that these few Families were quite smart.

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