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Chapter 167 Returning to Feiyun Prefecture

"It's resolved..."

Xu Ning wasn't too worried about Fang Jie's previous threats.

Although Fang Jie must have sensed Bao Qiuhua's death through a special device, Gu Juan would certainly not know about Fang Jie's death, and even if he did, he could not be sure that he was the one who did it.

Special objects that sense each other have a distance limitation.

This place is very far from Yuelan Sect, so the chances of Xu Ning being exposed after killing Fang Jie are extremely small.

"Fang Jie truly lives up to his reputation as the second true disciple of the Yue Lan Sect. Even with a Dao weapon, I only managed to kill him through a sneak attack..."

However, Xu Ning was already quite satisfied with the result.

Even with the blessing of Dao weapons, he was only at the Tongyin Realm. If he advanced to the Zhenyi Realm, defeating Fang Jie should not be difficult even without Dao weapons.

Xu Ning put away all the Dao soldiers and Dao seal stone tablets.

Afterwards, Xu Ning took out some special pills and some special artifacts from Fang Jie's body.

These items weren't particularly valuable to Xu Ning, but they did replenish his reserves. These special pills and artifacts might come in handy in the future.

Although he didn't get anything of value, Xu Ning wasn't disappointed.

The fact that Fang Jie would go to such lengths for a Daoist seal stele suggests that he doesn't actually possess any valuable treasures.

However, this also reflects that Xu Ning's current wealth is quite substantial.

With five Dao weapons and two Dao seals by his side, let alone Fang Jie being just a true disciple, even the elders of the Yue Lan Sect probably couldn't match Xu Ning.

Xu Ning disposed of Fang Jie's body, then summoned the giant eagle beast and continued his journey back to Jingli Mansion.

Compared to before, this giant eagle beast has become much more docile.

It was not far from the battlefield just now and witnessed Xu Ning's terrifying strength firsthand.

Especially after Xu Ning killed a mid-level Void Realm demon beast that was even stronger than it with a single sword strike, the giant eagle demon beast suffered a huge shock.

While fearing Xu Ning, the giant eagle beast also knew that Xu Ning was a top human powerhouse.

By pleasing him, it will be easier to obtain some elixirs that can help you improve.

When demonic beasts improve, they rarely need to rely on external forces. Alchemists who can refine pills that are effective against demonic beasts are all elite alchemists.

Xu Ning rode the giant eagle beast and disappeared into the night.

……

Half a month has passed.

The core members of the Bao family had all returned to Jingli Mansion long ago.

For the past two weeks, the entire Bao family has been in a state of unease.

First, the clan elder Bao Xinxuan was killed, then the great clan elder Bao Qiuhua disappeared, and Fang Jie, the true disciple of Yuelan Sect, left without saying goodbye.

This further weakened the Bao family, which had already lost Bao Ruyuan.

The entire family was filled with anxiety.

The Bao family did not think that Fang Jie was in trouble. When Fang Jie left Yunshu County, he did not inform anyone.

The head of the family, Bao Shihui, even had doubts about this.

He believed that Fang Jie had killed Bao Qiuhua, then seized the Dao Seal, and left the Bao family.

He even felt that it was Fang Jie who killed Bao Xinxuan, and that there was no such thing as an enemy from the Tongyin Realm from the beginning.

This is not a baseless suspicion, but because Bao Shihui has never actually seen the so-called Tongyin Realm martial artist, and Fang Jie has been unusually active after learning that the Bao family has a Dao Seal.

Most importantly, in the two weeks since Fang Jie disappeared, the Bao family has not encountered any further unexpected situations.

If what Fang Jie said is true, and someone has their eyes on the Bao family, then shouldn't he have launched a frenzied attack on the Bao family during this special period when the Bao family no longer has top-level combat power?

However, the truth is that during this period, although the Bao family was in turmoil, they did not suffer any substantial losses.

However, Bao Shihui dared not reveal this idea at all.

The Bao family's foundation is clearly no longer that of the number one family under the Yuelan Sect. Without Bao Ruyuan's position within the true disciples of the Yuelan Sect, the Bao family now dares not utter a word of doubt about Fang Jie.

If they anger Fang Jie or Gu Juan, the Bao family will likely face a great crisis.

Therefore, when reporting the disappearance of the elder Bao Qiuhua to Yue Lanzong, Bao Shihui did not dare to mention that Fang Jie had visited the Bao family.

In the letter, Bao Shihui only requested that someone from within the sect come and help investigate the reason for Bao Qiuhua's disappearance.

Now that the message has been sent to Yuelan Sect for half a month, Bao Shihui estimates that the people sent by Yuelan Sect should be arriving soon.

However, not all members of the Bao family are worried about the current situation.

Bao Weijing remained calm.

Although Bao Weijing hadn't seen Xu Ning for the past two weeks, he could roughly guess that the disappearance of Elder Bao Qiuhua was probably related to Senior Tao.

Bao Weijing naturally had no feelings for the elders of the clan.

When I was suffering in my family and my mother died from grief, those high-ranking elders didn't even glance at me.

Senior Tao stepped forward at his most critical moment and truly changed his situation.

For the past two weeks, Bao Weijing has been frantically consuming the pills given to him by Xu Ning.

He knew that the pills Xu Ning gave him had few side effects, so he felt quite at ease taking them.

With the help of the surging medicinal properties, Bao Weijing directly advanced to the peak of the Mind Movement Realm. One more step and he could advance to the Spiritual Inspiration Realm, becoming one of the most powerful figures among the younger generation of the Bao family.

As Bao Weijing's power continued to grow, more and more people flocked to him.

Bao Weijing now holds a place within the Bao family.

Bao Weijing even began to use his influence in the Bao family to target Madam Quan in various ways.

Among them, the steward who conspired with Madam Quan to do bad things has been arrested by Bao Weijing under the pretext of arresting him and then interrogating him.

From the steward, Bao Weijing learned that his mother's death was actually due to Madam Quan forcibly stopping her medication.

This further fueled Bao Weijing's anger, and his hatred for Madam Quan reached a new level.

After beating the steward to death, Bao Weijing began to secretly accumulate power. Once his strength and status were further enhanced, he would take direct action against Madam Quan to avenge his long-standing hatred.

"I need to go see Senior Tao."

After another day of martial arts practice, Bao Weijing went to Zuichun Pavilion once again.

This time, when Bao Weijing arrived at Xu Ning's room, he found it tidy and some of her belongings had been put away.

This made Bao Weijing's heart tighten slightly.

"Senior Tao."

Bao Weijing bowed to Xu Ning.

Xu Ning sat down at the table and said directly, "I'm about to leave."

"Senior Tao, you..."

Upon hearing this, Bao Weijing's expression changed.

Sure enough, after resolving his grudges with his family elders, Senior Tao was about to leave.

"Senior Tao, could you please take me with you?"

Without hesitation, Bao Weijing knelt down and pleaded, "Give me three days, no, half a day. Once I return and kill Madam Quan, I will go with you and serve you faithfully. I hope you will grant my request."

Although Bao Weijing was reluctant to leave his family, he preferred to follow Xu Ning.

"You don't need to follow me; I have no shortage of followers."

Xu Ning directly refused: "You don't need to get too excited. This parting may not be the end of the road."

Xu Ning wasn't just being perfunctory with Bao Weijing.

Besides playing a significant role in gathering intelligence on Fang Jie and Bao Qiuhua, Bao Weijing was also a pawn planted by Xu Ning in the mortal realm of Jifeng Prefecture.

Who knows, I might need Bao Weijing's help someday.

"real?"

Upon hearing Xu Ning's words, Bao Weijing felt relieved.

Since they can meet again in the future, Bao Weijing can accept it.

"Naturally, it is true."

As Xu Ning spoke, he took out another porcelain bottle of pills: "The pills I gave you before were enough for you to advance to the Inspiration Realm. These pills are for you to take after you advance to the Inspiration Realm."

"With your aptitude, you will definitely reach the Void Realm within three months after taking this pill."

Xu Ning wanted to support Bao Weijing to become the head of the Bao family, and his strength was the key.

"The Illusory Realm..."

Bao Weijing accepted the porcelain bottle with both hands, feeling as if it were all unreal.

Even though he is now a martial artist at the Intent Realm, he still feels that the Void Realm is very far away.

However, Senior Tao actually gave him a direct promise that he would definitely enter the Void Realm.

"You will have to improve your cultivation level on your own, but before I leave, I can do one more thing for you to help you maintain your position in the family."

Xu Ning asked, "What do you want me to do for you?"

"Senior Tao, you have done so much for me, I have no way to repay you."

Bao Weijing sincerely said, "I can handle the rest myself."

Seeing Bao Weijing's attitude, Xu Ning naturally didn't press the matter further.

"In that case, we'll meet again someday."

Xu Ning didn't linger any longer and saw the guest off directly.

Bao Weijing left Zuichun Pavilion with great reluctance.

"Senior Tao, I will definitely not let you down!"

Bao Weijing glanced back at Zuichun Pavilion, his eyes filled with determination.

"It's time to return to Feiyun Prefecture..."

After seeing Bao Weijing off, a hint of anticipation appeared in Xu Ning's eyes.

Xu Ning then left Zuichun Pavilion.

After leaving Jingli Mansion, Xu Ning summoned the giant eagle beast and flew towards the deep mountains where the three members of the Wei family were hiding.

"Xu Ning!"

"Brother Xu!"

Wei Changqing and the other two were very excited to see Xu Ning return.

They all knew it was time to go home.

"Xu Ning, has the matter in Jifeng Prefecture been resolved?"

Wei Changqing asked.

"Good, it's all taken care of." Xu Ning nodded and said, "It's time to return to Feiyun Prefecture."

Xu Ning's words made Wei Changqing and the other two unable to suppress their smiles.

Then, the four of them climbed onto the back of the giant eagle monster.

The giant eagle-like beast let out a cry, flapped its wings and soared into the sky, transforming into a black shadow and disappearing into the clouds.

"Finally, we're going back..."

Xu Ning looked in the direction of Feiyun Prefecture.

Before coming to Jifeng Prefecture, he was just a mortal martial artist, but now he is a high-level Void Realm martial artist.

"Tao Tao, my sister, my brother-in-law, Guo Ye..."

Familiar and endearing faces flashed through Xu Ning's mind.

"I...I'm coming back!"

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