Chapter 3726: Dream Family Seeks an Audience

Although Meng Cangxuan's words make sense, the Elder still couldn't stand it: "It's just like an open raid; no one can control him?"

Meng Cangxuan retorted: "If he now sends troops to attack the Central Dynasty, the best outcome for the Central Dynasty is a stalemate; it could be completely annihilated. Do you think the God King or the Divine Son will risk such a huge gamble because of us merchants?"

Moreover, everyone knows we struck first. We can't claim that our victory is righteous while his victory is an open raid, can we?

"After he deals with the Honor Merchant Guild, will he also target our merchant guild?" the Elder asked anxiously.

"No. If they were to act, the night the merchants get into trouble is the night they would act against us. So far, he's kept his promise; after taking our resources, he hasn't tried to touch our family."

"Then can we go home now?" someone asked Meng Cangxuan.

"Wait a bit longer!" Meng Cangxuan said thoughtfully.

The others didn't know what to wait for; they assumed he meant wait a few more days to see how things go.

At that moment, Meng Cangxuan summoned Meng Fei back.

"Father, why did you suddenly call me back?"

"Get ready, we're going out for a while. I'll make some contacts first, then call you?" Meng Fei asked curiously.

"Where are we going?" Meng Fei asked, puzzled. What business required Meng Cangxuan to go personally and bring him along?

"Watch out, there are ears behind the walls. You'll understand later; go prepare now!" Meng Cangxuan didn't explain further, just told her to get ready.

Meng Fei was equally baffled, not knowing what to prepare, but she knew the dynasty's scouts were numerous and some secrets couldn't be spoken lightly. So after returning to her residence, she waited for Meng Cangxuan's word.

Meanwhile, Ye Liuyun, after returning, entered the Cave Heaven World where Little Witch resided, hoping to absorb some Qi flow to see what effect it would produce.

Don't be fooled by the small size of the Crystal Stone embedded in the stone tablet; according to Little Witch, its energy is highly compressed and exceptionally pure, allowing him to cultivate with it for a long time.

"Little Witch, how many times stronger is the God King's Qi flow than mine?" Ye Liuyun couldn't see his own Qi flow, so he had to compare through Little Witch.

"At least a few times yours!" Little Witch said casually.

"But with such strong Qi flow, how could he not be able to deal with me?" Ye Liuyun, like Wang Tianqi, was skeptical about this.

He previously didn't understand the role of Qi flow, but after seeing the misfortunes of those whose Qi was drained, he realized how vital it is to a person.

Little Witch explained: "His Qi flow differs from yours; it's a defensive force the Xing Xi provides to protect the God King. As long as his Qi remains, no one can kill him, no matter what method you use."

"But this Qi flow has a weakness: the more territory and people you control, the longer it lasts, the weaker his Qi becomes."

"Yours is what people call ordinary luck, and your Qi flow far exceeds that of normal people; otherwise you wouldn't have earned this stone tablet's recognition."

"So the energy in this stone tablet is ordinary Qi flow?" Ye Liuyun still worried he couldn't absorb it.

"Yes. And it's especially concentrated. Ordinary Qi would be invisible even with your Golden Pupil." Little Witch confirmed.

Ye Liuyun tried to absorb a bit, and indeed saw a strand of Qi merge into his body, like a white energy. Yet after it entered, he felt nothing else.

"If I keep absorbing Qi like this, won't it be depleted quickly?" Ye Liuyun still didn't believe the Qi would last long enough for him.

"Do you think it works like your cultivation realm, where after absorption you can refine it?" Little Witch retorted, extending a claw toward Ye Liuyun, snatching a handful and sending it back into the stone tablet.

Ye Liuyun stared wide‑eyed, surprised that the Qi he had just absorbed was snatched back by Little Witch.

Ah—

? Then I absorbed nothing?

"Absorb?" Little Witch sneered, glancing at him, and explained: "What I just grabbed out were the Qi overflowing from your body. It's the Qi you can't absorb; if I don't send it back, it will dissipate over time, which would be wasteful."

"Huh? So that's the Qi I can't absorb?" Ye Liuyun asked in surprise.

"Right. Given your condition, you can only absorb this much at a time, otherwise it's wasted!"

Little Witch said, then grabbed the stone tablet and spread his claw to show Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun activated his Golden Pupil, examined carefully for a while, and finally spotted the trace of that strand of Qi.

"This… isn't right? The stone tablet gave me a lot of supplementation last time!"

Ye Liuyun felt the situation differed from last time.

"After the stone tablet recognized you as its master, it proactively supplemented you; it helps you refine. Moreover, last time it gave extra to compensate for my consumption of you." Little Witch explained.

"You should know, just the stuff the stone tablet gave you last time would have made you a lucky one. Such an opportunity comes once in a hundred years. If you could absorb that much daily, you'd become a deity!"

"Is that so? Then how can I sense my own Qi flow?"

Ye Liuyun still thought that if he couldn't feel his Qi flow, cultivation would seem blind.

Little Witch thought for a moment, then said: "Anyway, it's a special kind of energy; I can't tell you how to cultivate it. Moreover, my situation differs from yours; I use this Qi flow as a catalyst, I don't absorb it."

"It circulates once in my body, allowing me to convert the energy I've absorbed into a realm. Without this stone tablet, I'd have to find lower‑level Martial Cultivators, disperse their Qi flow, then absorb it for my cultivation. Moreover, after I cultivate, I can't retain it."

"You can try sensing it first; the strand of energy you just absorbed is already merging with your own Qi flow. It'll probably take two or three hours to finish refining."

Ye Liuyun, hearing this, glanced at the stone tablet, then helplessly closed his eyes, calming his mind to quietly sense the presence of that strand of Qi.

But after searching for a long time, he felt nothing. He used his Golden Pupil to observe Little Witch, trying to see how its Qi flow operated, but saw nothing after a long look.

Just as he was bored out of his mind, he received Lǐ Chéngfēng's Transmission Voice: "Young Master Ye, the head of the Dream Family wishes to see you."

"What does he want to see me for? Tell him that as long as he stops bothering me, I won't trouble him either. But he can't do business on my territory; he'll have to pay for his mistakes!"

Ye Liuyun was in a chaotic mood, not wanting to meet Meng Cangxuan at all; he could even picture Meng Cangxuan's ingratiating demeanor, offering resources and begging for his cooperation.

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