Chapter 49

Chapter 47 - The Immortal Edges Fair is About to Begin

Next, Tuoba Xiong persuaded Situ Bowu, making Tuoba Wei the new Grand General.

Tuoba Xiong and Tuoba Jie focused on cultivation at home, enhancing their strength to prepare for entering the cultivation families.

Cultivation families rarely interacted with secular families, and even when they did, they concealed some of their identities and strengths.

The cultivation families and cultivation sects formed the cultivation world, which was truly the world of cultivation. To the secular world, it was something to be desired but unattainable.

Half a year later, Tuoba Wei's cultivation reached the Ninth Star先天武神 (Ninth Star先天武神), and he officially took office as the new Grand General.

Tuoba Zhong managed the Tuoba family, while the Treasure Tower was separated and still managed by Xia Yuxuan.

In the future, when Tuoba Xiong, Tuoba Jie, and others had sufficient strength, they would need to frequently interact with other cultivation families, which would require a large amount of funds. It was very necessary for the Treasure Tower to continue operating.

The two teams of Iron Blood Guards trained by Tuoba Ye were now basically ready for use. Especially the team of Iron Blood Guards that Tuoba Xiong had previously led, most of whom were already strong, and with the addition of Ninth Star先天武神 (Ninth Star先天武神) cultivators, it did not take long for them to not only recover their strength but also become even stronger after Tuoba Ye's training.

Tuoba Xiong's team of Iron Blood Guards remained in place, guarding the Treasure Tower along with the Eight Dragon Guards.

The Iron Blood Guards specifically trained for Tuoba Wei all became Ninth Star先天武神 (Ninth Star先天武神) cultivators after a year, but they still needed to continue enhancing their strength.

Anyway, there would be no major issues in the Southern Frontier for the time being.

Previously, the Southern Wilderness army suffered heavy losses and would not invade again in the short term.

Therefore, there was no need to send the Iron Blood Guards to the Southern Frontier; they could continue training with Tuoba Ye to enhance their cultivation.

To provide a place for these cultivators to train, Tuoba Xiong purchased a large piece of land behind the Treasure Tower and built a training ground.

There were originally buildings behind the Treasure Tower, but Tuoba Xiong bought them at a high price.

With a large training ground, it was no problem to train thousands of cultivators simultaneously.

Of course, Tuoba Ye did not have the time to train thousands of cultivators; training hundreds already required a lot of his time.

He did not want to enhance his yuan force cultivation and preferred to stabilize his realm first; otherwise, he would not have enough time to train his subordinates.

However, the training was differentiated. The Eight Dragon Guards and Zhan Meng were his main focus, as well as the killers from the Drunken Immortal Tower.

Even Tuoba Xiong, Tuoba Jie, and Tuoba Zhan often needed Tuoba Ye's guidance, making him very busy.

In the blink of an eye, two years passed, and the Immortal Edges Fair arrived as scheduled.

The Immortal Edges Fair was a matter of great importance to every country, a national event.

Before the Immortal Edges Fair, many eligible young men and women from all over the country arrived.

The Tuoba family made thorough preparations. Tuoba Ji and Tuoba Ye were among the best, and many other young men and women from the Tuoba family also participated. However, Tuoba Ye had already seen the others, and only Tuoba Ji showed some talent; the rest would be a waste of time.

For a family to have one descendant with a spiritual root was already very good.

After much consideration, Tuoba Ye decided to let Zhan Meng participate in the Immortal Edges Fair, hoping he would find his own opportunity.

If Zhan Meng stayed with Tuoba Ye, he would certainly have a good future, but it would still limit his potential.

Ying Huafei had the same talent as Zhan Meng but could not participate in the Immortal Edges Fair because she had a dark attribute single-body constitution, which was known as a demon body in the cultivation world. If the righteous cultivators found out, they would certainly try to eliminate her.

If the demon path cultivators found out, the situation would be different. Most demon path cultivators would likely take her in and cultivate her well. Some more evil demon path cultivators might even cultivate her into a furnace, using her for their own cultivation in the future.

Regardless of the situation, Tuoba Ye did not want Ying Huafei to take the risk and decided to keep her at the Drunken Immortal Tower, managing the Tuoba family's intelligence network. As for cultivation techniques, Tuoba Ye had already taught her a good demon path cultivation technique. If there were better techniques in the future, they could be replaced.

The three major families were very enthusiastic about the Immortal Edges Fair. They not only selected eligible candidates from their families but also bought a large number of talented slaves, hoping that some of their disciples would be chosen by cultivation sects. This way, they could compete with the Tuoba family, and the Immortal Edges Fair was their hope.

This time, the five major families of the Warring States had some talented descendants who had a good chance of being chosen by cultivation sects.

For example, Situ Yuer, it seemed, had already been noticed by cultivators and would be taken away during the Immortal Edges Fair.

Over the two years, Tuoba Ye trained two powerful teams of Iron Blood Guards and a strong reserve team.

Zhan Meng had surpassed everyone else, reaching the Ninth Star先天武神 (Ninth Star先天武神) level at the age of nine. Few people would believe this, but Zhan Meng had a single-attribute spiritual root, which allowed him to cultivate extremely quickly. With Tuoba Ye's focused cultivation, his progress was rapid.

The Eight Dragon Guards' strength also increased significantly, and they were now all Sixth Star先天武神 (Sixth Star先天武神) cultivators, with little difference in strength among them.

The most powerful was still Ying Huafei, who had become a First Stage Qi Refinement cultivator, with the same cultivation level as Tuoba Xiong. In terms of combat, Tuoba Xiong had more experience, but Ying Huafei had special means, combining the Shadow Demon Clan's movement techniques and the Invisible Poison, making her almost invisible and lethal.

If Tuoba Xiong and Ying Huafei faced each other in a fair fight, Ying Huafei would likely not be his match, but if it were a sneak attack, Tuoba Xiong might be the one to die.

Tuoba Ye's own cultivation did not advance over the two years, but his foundation became much more solid, and his combat strength increased significantly.

Rabbit Lord was still the same, and now Tuoba Ye had a pair of Gold and Silver Flying Snake Kings as his demonic pets.

After being subdued by Tuoba Ye, the Gold and Silver Flying Snake Kings provided a drop of venom for him to cultivate the Invisible Poison at regular intervals.

However, the Gold and Silver Flying Snake Kings were not easy to raise and required feeding with highly toxic substances.

To find food for the Gold and Silver Flying Snake Kings, Tuoba Ye had to go to great lengths.

He controlled the Gold and Silver Flying Snake Kings differently from the Poison Master; he directly placed a restriction on their souls, ensuring they would not betray him.

After obtaining the Gold and Silver Flying Snake Kings, Tuoba Ye thoroughly examined them and found that they were indeed extraordinary, with mutated bloodlines, not only highly toxic but also possessing dragon blood.

If the Gold and Silver Flying Snake Kings were well-cultivated, they could become demon beasts or immortal beasts in the future, with unlimited potential.

Mutated magical beasts were extremely rare, especially those with dragon blood.

Usually, Rabbit Lord slept on Tuoba Ye's shoulder, while the Gold and Silver Flying Snake Kings slept in his sleeves.

If they encountered an enemy, the Gold and Silver Flying Snake Kings could fly out to ambush the enemy at any time. Their highly toxic venom was not something everyone could neutralize.

Even a strong cultivator like Tuoba Xiong could not withstand the venom of the Gold and Silver Flying Snake Kings, showing their power.

Tuoba Ye had already decided to cultivate the Gold and Silver Flying Snake Kings well, hoping they would become even stronger.

Over the two years, he almost daily used his yuan force to strengthen their bodies, making them much stronger.

Previously, the Gold and Silver Flying Snake Kings' bodies were too weak, which was why they were subdued by Tuoba Ye.

After being tempered by Tuoba Ye, their bodies became as hard as iron, and their speed increased.

Originally, Tuoba Ye wanted to give the Gold and Silver Flying Snake Kings to Ying Huafei for protection, but he thought better of it.

Ying Huafei did not know how to cultivate the Gold and Silver Flying Snake Kings, and giving them to her would be a waste.

In the end, Tuoba Ye decided to keep the Gold and Silver Flying Snake Kings and cultivate them well, hoping they would become the clan's guardian demon beasts in the future.

"Xiao Ye, the Immortal Edges Fair is coming soon. Will your master come to pick you up?" Tuoba Xiong asked.

The actual situation was too shocking, and Tuoba Ye had not told Tuoba Xiong and the others.

Tuoba Ye shook his head: "I haven't seen my master for a long time. I'm not sure if he will come. Although I have a spiritual root, it's not as good as Father's. Whether I will be chosen by a cultivation sect is hard to say."

Those cultivation sects, of course, hoped to select satisfactory disciples. If the talent was too poor, even if they were chosen, they would not have much potential and would waste resources to cultivate.

Previously, Tuoba Jie had also participated in the Immortal Edges Fair but was not chosen by any cultivation sect due to his poor talent and older age.

"Xiao Ye, no matter what, you must find a way to enter a cultivation sect. Whether our Tuoba family can enter the cultivation world depends entirely on you," Tuoba Xiong said with a smile.

"Grandfather, even if I can't enter a cultivation sect, Zhan Meng definitely can, and he will likely be chosen by a powerful cultivation sect. With him entering the cultivation sect, our Tuoba family will have no problem smoothly interacting with the cultivation world in the future," Tuoba Ye said with a smile.

"Xiao Ye, we still hope you can become a cultivator. You are a member of our Tuoba family," Tuoba Xiong said.

Tuoba Ye smiled: "Grandfather, rest assured, I will definitely enter a cultivation sect. By the way, Ying Huafei's Drunken Immortal Tower will be responsible for intelligence gathering. When I'm not around, she will report to you."

"Ha ha! Xiao Ye, Ying Huafei is really good. She is already a First Stage Qi Refinement cultivator at a young age. The age difference between you two is a bit large, but for cultivators, age is not a problem," Tuoba Xiong laughed heartily.

"Grandfather, I'm not discussing this with you," Tuoba Ye was speechless.

Ying Huafei still insisted on calling Tuoba Ye "Little Husband," and even Situ Yuer knew about it. Since finding out, Situ Yuer had become even colder towards Tuoba Ye and had not visited the Treasure Tower for a long time.

Tuoba Xiong changed the topic: "Xiao Ye, Situ Yuer hasn't come for a long time. Is there a problem between you two? It's said that Situ Yuer has excellent talent and has already been chosen by a major sect. You should be careful, or you might lose your chance in the future."

"Grandfather, I'm still a child and don't want to think about these things," Tuoba Ye shook his head and smiled bitterly.

Tuoba Xiong, being older, was particularly concerned about these matters. The Tuoba family's lineage was still a single line, and he hoped Tuoba Ye would find more girlfriends to expand the family.

Page AD starts

Page AD ends