"The Hong family (Hong Theo) and Zheng family (Zheng Finley, Zheng Matthew, Zheng Riley) from Yuanwu City!" Wang Jacob said in a low voice.
Qi Oliver sneered: "The Hong family (Hong Theo) and Zheng family (Zheng Finley, Zheng Matthew, Zheng Riley) really have grown some courage."
Yuanwu City and Yuan Spirit City were neighboring cities. The four new Spirit Mines were located on the border between Yuan Spirit City and Yuanwu City. To seize these four Spirit Mines, Qi Oliver had clashed with the Hong family (Hong Theo) and Zheng family (Zheng Finley, Zheng Matthew, Zheng Riley) many times before, but since the mineral veins were on the Yuan Spirit City side, the Hong family and Zheng family had not gained any advantage. Now that the Meng family (Meng Christopher) had been destroyed and Qi Oliver was in power, the major families in Yuan Spirit City had not yet dared to act, but the Hong family and Zheng family from Yuanwu City were in a hurry to make a move first.
"Master, there's another thing..." Wang Jacob hesitated.
Qi Oliver smiled faintly: "Wang Jacob, I still admire the resolute you on the mountain road. From now on, say what you have to say directly—don't hesitate."
Wang Jacob quickly said: "The traitors said that Hong Theo, the eldest son of the Hong family, has been accepted as a disciple by the Black Spear Sect. But we haven't had time to confirm this yet."
Qi Oliver smiled faintly: "A disciple of the Black Spear Sect... Hehe, that's good."
Wang Jacob was stunned—he did not understand what the master meant. The Hong family (Hong Theo) now had the Black Spear Sect as a backer, and that was "good"?
"Tomorrow morning, you and Liu Isaiah will go to Yuanwu City with me. You can go down now!" Qi Oliver did not explain further; he just waved his hand to dismiss Wang Jacob.
Afterward, Qi Oliver called Li Theodore and Qin Sebastian, took out 10,000 Spirit Stones, and asked them to distribute them to the guards who had helped find the spiritual objects. Although doing things for him was their duty, giving appropriate benefits would make his subordinates more motivated and dedicated in the future. When Wang Jacob and Liu Isaiah found out about this, they were all envious of Li Theodore and the others—10,000 Spirit Stones was a huge sum of money for them. After all, when they worked hard for a year in their original families, they only got 1,200 Spirit Stones...
Overnight, Qi Oliver absorbed all the remaining 120,000 Spirit Stones and finally improved his cultivation by one rank.
"Fortunately, there are two Spirit Marrow Stones; otherwise, with only the income from the Spirit Mines, it would not be enough for my cultivation."
Qi Oliver sighed helplessly, ended his cultivation, and stood up. The Hunyuan Creation Scripture was a peerless technique, and its speed of absorbing and refining spiritual energy was extremely terrifying. Ordinary people would take a year or more to absorb 120,000 Spirit Stones, but he had absorbed them all in one night. Before going out, Qi Oliver went to the courtyard where the bridal chamber was located. This bridal chamber was originally Meng Christopher and Liu Mia's room; Qi Oliver had asked someone to clean it up simply and redecorate it for use as the bridal chamber. He kept his own courtyard for cultivation.
"My lady (Huang Isabella), I'm coming in," Qi Oliver said with a smile outside the door.
"Wait a moment, husband—I'm about to break through to the Master Realm!" Huang Isabella quickly replied, her voice filled with uncontrollable excitement. She had been at the Martial Artist Realm Sixth Rank just yesterday! She never thought that she would be about to break through to the Master Realm after only one night of cultivation—this was something she had never even dared to dream of before.
"Hehe, my lady (Huang Isabella) is really amazing. You'll surprise your parents-in-law (Huang Silas, Ye Maggie) when we go on the return visit," Qi Oliver said with a curled lip, smiling. Although Huang Isabella's talent was not particularly outstanding, now that she was cultivating an immortal technique, her improvement speed was naturally very fast. Moreover, before building the foundation, it was only the Mortal Martial stage—with the right cultivation technique and sufficient resources, it was not difficult to improve.
Inside the room, Huang Isabella, who was meditating to break through, blushed and said shyly: "Husband, stop teasing me. It's not that I'm amazing—it's that the immortal technique you taught me is amazing. Husband, stop distracting me—I need to focus on breaking through!"
Qi Oliver had no choice—breaking through to the Master Realm was not that serious, was it? He waited outside the door for two quarters of an hour, and Huang Isabella finally successfully broke through and entered the Master Realm.
Squeak.
Huang Isabella opened the door, her pink face flushed, and her eyes shining brighter than the stars at night.
"Husband, I successfully broke through to the Master Realm!"
"Thank you, husband!"
Huang Isabella stood on tiptoe, kissed Qi Oliver's face shyly, then quickly lowered her blushing face and did not dare to look at him again. Although she had only known Qi Oliver for a short time, she could already feel that he was truly good to her. Coupled with her just breaking through, she was so excited that she boldly showed her affection.
Qi Oliver touched the place where Huang Isabella had kissed him and teased with a smile: "Is just one kiss enough?"
"Then... come inside," Huang Isabella said shyly. "I feel my body is already fine..."
Qi Oliver smiled softly: "I have to go out first. I'll make it up to you when I come back."
Huang Isabella nodded shyly: "Okay..."
Qi Oliver smiled: "As for the immortal technique, you should keep it to yourself. If others find out about it, they might covet it."
Huang Isabella quickly looked up and said seriously: "Husband, rest assured. I'm not a reckless person. I will never mention the immortal technique to anyone other than you."
"Hmm."
Qi Oliver just gave a reminder. Although Huang Isabella was smart, without his reminder, she might not keep this secret from her family (Huang Jackson, Huang Silas). After leaving Yuan Spirit City, Qi Oliver took Wang Jacob and Liu Isaiah and galloped toward Yuanwu City on horseback.
"It would be great if we could get a spirit beast," Qi Oliver thought to himself as he galloped. Although the horses under their crotches were the strongest in the Qi family's stable, their speed and stamina still did not satisfy Qi Oliver.
"Besides Dongling City, do you know where else we can get spirit beasts?" Qi Oliver asked Wang Jacob and Liu Isaiah while riding. In this life's memories, Qi Oliver's knowledge was limited. Before marrying into the Meng family (Meng Christopher), he had spent his teenage years in the Qi family's courtyard; after marrying in, he had been confined to Yuan Spirit City. What he knew about things outside Yuan Spirit City was only from hearsay and books.
Wang Jacob said: "Spirit beasts are rare and precious, and they are very powerful. Apart from being auctioned in Dongling City, I don't know where else to get them. Even if someone encounters one in the mountains, if they can escape alive, they won't casually tell others about the spirit beast's location—they will only sell the information to those who specialize in hunting spirit beasts in Dongling City."
"So that means we have to go to Dongling City to get a spirit beast?" Qi Oliver frowned. Dongling City was a thousand miles away from Yuan Spirit City; he was too lazy to make the trip just for a spirit beast.
"Cough, Master, I've heard of a place where spirit beasts might appear, but I'm not sure if the information is accurate," Liu Isaiah laughed awkwardly.
Qi Oliver's eyes lit up—if the place was not too far, he could go and have a look. With the Heavenly Map in hand, it would not be difficult to find a spirit beast as long as it really existed!
"Where is this place? If it's too far, no need to mention it," Qi Oliver asked with a smile.
"It's not far—it's Qingwu Gorge, eighty miles north of the city!" Liu Isaiah quickly replied.