After subduing the Night Demon God, the Night Demon Sky Cover vanished instantly, and Chen Xiao and Gu Yutong returned to the villa they had been in before.
Before them, only the tattered corpse of Abe Fuyoshi remained.
Chen Xiao flicked a strand of Qilin Fire, destroying Abe Fuyoshi’s remains, and then left the villa.
With this, the entire Shanhai Yipin was taken over by Chen Xiao.
He was about to proceed with his next plan, the first of which was to replace the property management in this area.
From now on, everyone here had to be his own people.
This matter was simple; he just needed to mention it to Lin Jie.
Following that, he went to find Chu Songbai and asked him to bring a few herb farmers to cultivate medicinal fields on the land above the spirit gathering array.
Chu Songbai was most skilled at this and could be fully responsible for it, with no need for Chen Xiao to interfere.
The next morning, Chen Xiao gathered everyone and shared his thoughts, hoping they would all work together to protect their home and the spiritual脉 beneath it.
Naturally, everyone agreed with Chen Xiao's proposal.
They were not ordinary people and knew the great benefits of living on a spiritual脉.
Chen Xiao could have monopolized this spiritual脉, but he did not; instead, he generously allowed everyone to share it.
This alone earned him immense respect.
Having benefited without contributing much, they felt guilty and wished Chen Xiao would assign them more tasks.
Chen Xiao was pleased with their reaction, but he did not mention the dragon脉 in front of them.
The dragon脉 was too significant; the fewer people who knew, the better.
Currently, besides Chen Xiao, those who knew about the dragon脉 beneath the ground were the Night Demon God, Gu Yutong, and the Emperor of Japan, who was far away in the East.
Chen Xiao had no worries about the Night Demon God and Gu Yutong; they would certainly not leak the secret.
As for the Emperor, he was still harboring the desire to claim this dragon脉 for himself, so he obviously would not reveal this secret either.
However, his constant coveting of this place also annoyed Chen Xiao.
Therefore, Chen Xiao decided to personally visit Japan at a later date to silence everyone who knew this secret.
Chen Xiao was unsure if anyone else knew about it.
Among those present, the main combat power consisted of the Four Golden Cores of Medicine King Valley, the Gu father and daughter, as well as Gongsun Yi and Lin Zicong.
After subduing the Earth Fiend Spirit Python, Gu Zhendong’s strength had returned to its peak.
Under Gongsun Yi’s guidance, Lin Zicong had also made significant progress in martial arts.
Furthermore, Chu Qingbai’s younger brother, Chu Qingsong, had abandoned alchemy and begun cultivating his family’s inherited martial arts.
Given his cultivation talent, he would be able to break through to the Golden Core realm in no time.
Moreover, during his time at the Xuanjian Sect, he had experienced the灌顶 (guàndǐng - divine infusion) from an hidden sect, which would allow him to smoothly break through to the Nascent Soul realm.
Besides them, there was also the Stone Spirit.
However, for some reason, the Stone Spirit had been drowsy lately, and Chen Xiao couldn't understand why a spirit body would be so sleepy.
But Chen Xiao didn't pay it much mind; as long as it could hold its own when enemies attacked, that was enough.
In addition to this, Chen Xiao also allocated independent villas to everyone.
Although living together was lively, it meant less private space.
After these arrangements were made, everyone dispersed to attend to their own matters.
However, Gongsun Yi remained behind.
“Brother Gongsun, do you have something else?”
Chen Xiao knew at a glance that he had something to say to him.
“Mr. Chen, the Pantheon is holding a martial arts convention in a few days. Have you heard about it? Would you like to go together?”
Gongsun Yi asked directly.
“The Pantheon’s martial arts convention? What is that, a martial arts competition?”
Chen Xiao knew of the Pantheon from Qi Qingfei.
It was said that the Golden Ranking and Heavenly Ranking of martial arts were created by this Pantheon.
“It’s not a competition; this martial arts convention is merely an exchange gathering for the martial arts world. Haven’t you received an invitation?”
Gongsun Yi asked with surprise.
Chen Xiao shook his head and smiled, saying, “I’m not even a Golden Ranking martial artist. Why would they invite me?”
Chen Xiao never paid attention to the Heavenly Ranking or Golden Ranking and naturally disdained to participate.
Gongsun Yi, hearing Chen Xiao’s tone, knew he wasn’t interested in this martial arts convention and said, “In that case, I’ll ask for a few days off for Xiao Cong. The two of us will be going to Jiuyi Mountain, as he also wishes to attend this martial arts convention.”
Lin Zicong was usually responsible for Liu Zhen’s safety, so if he were to go out, Chen Xiao naturally had to be informed.
Moreover, Lin Zicong had already become Gongsun Yi’s disciple, so Gongsun Yi would conveniently request the leave for him.
However, as soon as Gongsun Yi finished speaking, Chen Xiao was stunned and quickly asked, “Wait, where did you say you were going? Jiuyi Mountain?”
“Yes.”
Gongsun Yi nodded. “The Pantheon is located on Jiuyi Mountain, and the martial arts convention it is leading will naturally be held on Jiuyi Mountain.”
According to the clue from King Luling, a sacred relic was located in the Abyss of Jiuyi.
Chen Xiao had to visit Jiuyi Mountain sooner or later.
Since the Pantheon was on Jiuyi Mountain, Chen Xiao wondered if there was any connection between the Pantheon and the sacred relic.
Chen Xiao fell into thought.
“Mr. Chen, what’s wrong? Is there a problem with us going to Jiuyi Mountain?”
Seeing Chen Xiao with a furrowed brow, Gongsun Yi became suspicious.
“Brother Gongsun, I plan to attend the martial arts convention with you. Is that convenient? Do I need an invitation or something?”
Chen Xiao asked.
Although Gongsun Yi was puzzled by Chen Xiao’s sudden change of mind, he was also delighted.
He immediately said, “The martial arts convention does indeed require an invitation, but with your strength, Mr. Chen, what does an invitation matter? Besides, I have some standing in the martial arts world, so rest assured, come with us!”
“Mm.”
Chen Xiao nodded slightly. “When do you plan to depart?”
“We originally planned to leave tomorrow. What do you think, Mr. Chen?”
Gongsun Yi asked.
“I have no problem. Then we’ll depart tomorrow.”
Chen Xiao agreed, then asked again, “By the way, I’d like to bring someone along. Is that convenient?”
“That is certainly not a problem,”
Gongsun Yi smiled.
The person Chen Xiao wanted to bring along was Qi Qingfei.
Back then, Chen Xiao and Qi Qingfei had an agreement: if Chen Xiao entered the Heavenly Ranking, Qi Qingfei would become his maid.
Qi Qingfei had already half-jokingly recognized Chen Xiao as her master, but Chen Xiao’s promise had not yet been fulfilled.
Therefore, Chen Xiao planned to bring Qi Qingfei along on this trip to the Pantheon.
After deciding, Chen Xiao immediately called Qi Qingfei. To his surprise, as soon as the call connected, Qi Qingfei said, “Master, what a coincidence! I was just about to call you, and your call came through!”
Chen Xiao was slightly taken aback. “Oh? You have something to tell me too?”
It had been a long time since Qi Qingfei had called Chen Xiao. It wasn’t just because Chen Xiao already had Li Ziqing as his official girlfriend.
It was also because she felt the gap in their statuses was too vast, and she felt embarrassed to disturb Chen Xiao.
“Master, it’s not that I have something to tell you, but your disciple has something to tell you. He’s been beaten…”