Chapter 150: A Long Road Ahead

Meanwhile, in Sakura Country, inside Plum River Kameta’s room.

A charming female voice echoed from within: "Mm~, Patriarch Plum River, you are so bad, actually spilling wine all over me."

"Hehe, Miss Yui, that's what makes it fun."

Plum River Kameta put down his wine glass, looked at the beauty on the bed with a lecherous smile, and prepared to undress.

Right at that moment, a knock sounded from outside:

"Knock, knock, knock!"

Hearing the sound, Plum River Kameta paused, looked toward the door, and demanded, "Who is it?"

"Patriarch, it's me."

A man’s voice replied.

Hearing this, Plum River Kameta turned and walked to the door. Upon opening it, he saw a middle-aged man standing outside.

"Patriarch, the situation is bad. Our informant in the Xia Country has gone missing. I suspect something has happened to him," the middle-aged man said hastily.

"Nani? How could this happen?" Plum River Kameta furrowed his brow instantly.

What was going on? Barely a day had passed, and the informant had vanished again.

Could it be that the informant was discovered by that Su Yifan and silenced?

"I don't know the specifics. The informant's last message was that the people from the Spirit Sword Sect had arrived at the Su family residence, and after that, we lost contact."

"Patriarch, what should we do now?" the middle-aged man asked.

Having tried various methods to contact the informant in the Xia Country to no avail, he had no choice but to seek the patriarch's counsel.

Plum River Kameta pondered for a moment, then said in a deep voice: "Send someone to the Xia Country first. If you find that Su Yifan is still alive, we will have no choice but to let the Eight-Braced Group step in."

"The Eight-Braced Group?! Will they intervene?" The middle-aged man was startled.

The Eight-Braced Group was one of the most powerful organizations in Sakura Country, loyal only to His Majesty the Emperor. Could their Plum River family command such people?

"You don't need to worry about that. Our Sakura Country has reached an agreement with the United States. If that Su Yifan is truly still alive, his existence will inevitably become a stumbling block for Sakura Country."

"Once I inform His Majesty the Emperor about Su Yifan, he will certainly not tolerate such a person existing in the Xia Country."

Initially, Plum River Kameta had thought Su Yifan was merely a nobody. But now, he increasingly felt that this person was far from simple. If Su Yifan could survive the siege of an entire sect, it would prove that this man was beyond what their mere family could handle.

Since they could not deal with him, they would let the Eight-Braced Group handle him.

***

The middle-aged man suddenly understood. Nodding, he said, "Hai, Patriarch, I understand. I will see to it immediately."

Watching the middle-aged man leave, Plum River Kameta slowly closed the door. At that moment, a pair of slender, delicate hands wrapped around him from behind.

Miss Yui pressed close to his ear, whispering softly, "Patriarch Plum River, if you don't come back to bed right now, I'm ignoring you."

Hearing this, Plum River Kameta surged with desire. He pulled her into his arms. "Don't be impatient, aren't I right here?"

***

Meanwhile, in Dragon Capital, inside the Dragon Team's conference room, Xie Wei recounted the events that had taken place at the Su family estate earlier that day to Chen Jing and the others.

"What? The Spirit Sword Sect was destroyed?" Yang Junchen asked, finding it hard to believe his ears.

The Spirit Sword Sect was a first-rate sect in the Xia Country. Although it was a shadow of its former self, it was still not a force to be trifled with. And yet, it had been wiped out by Young Master Su?

Not to mention the phantom projection of the Spirit Sword Sect's founding ancestor—even if it was merely a wisp of soul, its strength was at least at the Martial Saint realm.

Did that mean Su Yifan’s true strength had already reached the Martial Saint realm?

Has the world gone mad? A Martial Saint in his early twenties? Even if one started cultivating from the womb, they wouldn't reach such heights!

Chen Jing chimed in at that moment: "Xiao Wei, according to what you're saying, even the founding ancestor of the Spirit Sword Sect wielding a spirit artifact was no match for Su Yifan?"

"That's correct. At the time, I expected Su Yifan to be defeated, but I never imagined that he would remain completely calm and composed even in the face of such an entity." Even now, Xie Wei felt a lingering sense of fear.

At that moment, she finally understood what Su Yifan had meant earlier. Her horizon had simply been too narrow. With Su Yifan's strength, he was likely on par with, or even surpassed, the supreme prodigies within the Dragon Scales.

"I never expected Su Yifan to be hiding his strength to this extent." A flicker of surprise crossed Chen Jing’s eyes.

Ever since Su Yifan had eliminated the Shadow Stream River last time, Chen Jing had estimated Su Yifan's strength to be around the peak of the Martial Emperor realm. But now, even the ancestor of the Spirit Sword Sect was no match for him. Though that ancestor was not at his peak, his power certainly wasn't below the Martial Saint realm. For Su Yifan to defeat him demonstrated just how terrifying he truly was.

Just then, Xie Wei seemed to remember something and asked, "Elder Chen, the Jinling Leng family..."

"I already know about the Leng family. The Jinling Martial Arts Alliance reported the matter long ago, so you don't need to say anymore. Whatever happened was entirely brought upon themselves by the Leng family," Chen Jing said, raising a hand to interrupt her.

Hearing yesterday that the Leng family had been wiped out by Su Yifan, he had immediately dispatched people to investigate. Upon learning that the Leng family had initiated the conflict, he decided not to intervene further. Relying on their scion Leng Bufan, the Leng family had acted arrogantly and unbridled over the years without restraint. Running into a hard obstacle like Su Yifan could only be considered their bad luck.

Xie Wei was slightly surprised. She had expected Elder Chen to be furious that Su Yifan had destroyed the Leng family, but the outcome completely defied her expectations. She hadn't realized Su Yifan held such a weight in Elder Chen's eyes.

Yet, upon reflection, it made sense. Given Su Yifan's capabilities and the pills in his possession, no matter how one looked at it, the Leng family was incomparable to him. Moreover, since the Leng family was at fault first, it was effortless for the Dragon Team to provide an explanation to the public.

***

At the Su Estate.

After dinner, Su Yifan returned to his room. He initially thought about calling his sister and having her come home for a visit. But realizing that her current strength was still insufficient to wield the spirit weapon Moyuan, he dismissed the thought.

Without dwelling on it further, he took a bag of spirit stones from his storage ring and began to cultivate.

The night passed quietly.

The following day, after a night of cultivation, Su Yifan had refined twenty thousand spirit stones, though he had yet to break through.

"It seems I'll need to find some heaven-and-earth treasures to help me break through," Su Yifan muttered to himself.

At that moment, a guard's voice echoed from outside the door: "Young Master, a monk named Daoyuan is outside asking to see you."

"Daoyuan?" Hearing the name, Su Yifan found it somewhat familiar, and quickly remembered.

Ah, that fellow. What was he here for?

A few minutes later, Su Yifan arrived at the front gate. The moment he appeared, a bald, wretched-looking man rushed toward him with a sly grin.

"Senior, I've finally found you!" The man lunged forward as if to embrace him.

"Slap!"

Su Yifan lashed out with a palm, sending Daoyuan flying straight back the way he came.