Chapter 11: The Turmoil in Huangwu City

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Although Chen Fei had his back to Su Ran, his innate talent from the Spirit-Eyed Serpent allowed him to sense her proud and graceful figure once again, stirring an uncontrollable restlessness within him.

“You can trust him!” Chen Fei responded, seemingly avoiding the question.

“That’s not what you told Miao Yue just now,” Su Ran said, adjusting her clothing while curiously glancing at him.

“You and Miao Yue are not the same,” Chen Fei replied flatly.

“It’s just a pity that he’s only at the Fifth Stage of the Qi Spirit Realm…” Su Ran, now fully dressed, turned and left the secret chamber. She couldn’t help but find it odd—Chen Fei’s true cultivation was merely at the Third Stage of the Qi Spirit Realm.

As the chamber door closed, Chen Fei muttered to himself, “You look down on a Great Spirit Master at the Fifth Stage of the Qi Spirit Realm? Just how many secrets are you hiding?”

With that, he pulled out a Silver-Winged Golden Eagle Pill from his pocket and smiled. “What if I were at the Sixth Stage? Or even the Seventh?”

The Silver-Winged Golden Eagle Pill was not only extremely expensive but also incredibly rare. The medicinal pills circulating in Huangwu City were mostly first-grade, and even then, they were of inferior quality.

A third-grade pill like the Silver-Winged Golden Eagle Pill was essentially priceless. In fact, such a pill didn’t exist in all of Huangwu City. Chen Fei had gone to great lengths, using every bit of his wit and connections, to obtain it from the Qin family’s trade caravan in the capital.

Activating the Void Sky Cauldron and circulating his Ten Thousand Dao Technique, Chen Fei absorbed and refined the pill, a treasure worth a hundred thousand spirit stones.

His spiritual energy surged visibly, allowing him to break through to the Third Stage of the Qi Spirit Realm and bringing him within reach of the Fourth Stage.

The astonishing speed of his cultivation advancement made him marvel at the Void Sky Cauldron’s power once more.

Under normal circumstances, the efficiency of refining medicinal pills varied from person to person. The better one’s talent, the higher the conversion rate when consuming pills or spiritual herbs. Even those with a Three-Eyed Spirit Gaze talent had an initial absorption rate of only around 3%.

Three percent was already considered incredibly high!

Moreover, the more of the same type of pill one consumed, the lower the absorption rate became. By the fifth pill, the effects would be negligible.

This was precisely why even the City Lord’s Manor couldn’t rapidly cultivate Ye Bufan into a Spirit Master.

However, with the Void Sky Cauldron, whether refining high-grade spirit stones or the Silver-Winged Golden Eagle Pill, the conversion rate was always at a perfect 100%.

This alone made Chen Fei realize that the Void Sky Cauldron inside him had an unfathomable origin and power.

The pill contained the essence of the Silver-Winged Golden Eagle, awakening another of the beast’s innate abilities within him.

“Aerial Manipulation!”

“No wonder the Silver-Winged Golden Eagle is as fast as lightning in the sky.”

“It turns out it has a natural ability to control the air.”

Chen Fei was overjoyed. Although he couldn’t soar like the beast, he could now significantly boost his own speed.

Combined with his Phantom Step technique, his movement skill could rival even spirit-grade agility techniques.

After an entire night of arduous cultivation, Chen Fei felt no exhaustion. On the contrary, he was brimming with energy. Using the power of the Silver-Winged Golden Eagle Pill and hundreds of medium-grade spirit stones, he had fully stabilized his cultivation, reaching the peak of the Third Stage of the Qi Spirit Realm.

He was only one step away from the Fourth Stage!

With his strength greatly enhanced, Chen Fei felt an overwhelming confidence. The Qin family was no longer a threat.

As usual, Su Ran had left early in the morning. She seemed truly busy, though Chen Fei had no idea what occupied her time.

When Miao Yue delivered breakfast, her mood was noticeably sour, likely because she had been scolded by Elder Su the night before.

“Stay in the courtyard for the next two days. Don’t go out. Something major has happened in the Su family,” Miao Yue warned as she was about to leave.

“What happened?” Chen Fei asked curiously.

“The two brothers, Su Mingcheng and Su Mingcai, who let you into the mines two days ago, have gone missing. They were found dead in the main cave yesterday morning, with clear signs of a fierce battle,” Miao Yue explained.

“Has the murderer been identified?” Chen Fei asked calmly.

“There are already some leads,” Miao Yue said. “But someone dared to kill direct descendants of the Su family within their own territory. The family elder has ordered that no expense be spared in hunting down the culprit and publicly executing them.”

Chen Fei remained silent, uninterested in the matter. He was certain they wouldn’t suspect him.

After Miao Yue left, Chen Fei finished his breakfast and, without hesitation, vaulted over the courtyard wall.

For him, the most important task now was to force the Qin family into a desperate situation, making Qin Shuang reveal herself.

The second priority was to locate the mysterious spiritual arts master hiding in Huangwu City.

Although he had only caught a glimpse of the person in the mine, and they had borrowed Su Mingcai’s body to communicate, Chen Fei felt uneasy about them.

He had stolen eighty high-grade spirit stones from that master, yet they had remained silent. That was even more unsettling.

After all, that was an enormous fortune!

“Young Master, a letter has arrived from the City Lord’s Manor.”

Just as Chen Fei arrived at the courtyard where he had arranged for Li Zhong to stay, Li Zhong handed him an invitation.

Li Zhong had mostly recovered after taking the medicinal pills Chen Fei had given him, regaining about 70–80% of his strength.

“A Founding Celebration?” Chen Fei skimmed the letter and quickly lost interest.

“Young Master, there’s another letter.” Seeing Chen Fei uninterested in the invitation, Li Zhong pulled out another envelope.

“Hmm?” Chen Fei looked at him in confusion.

“You’re the most talked-about figure in Huangwu City right now, Young Master. Six different groups came looking for you just last night,” Li Zhong said with a grin.

Then, he recounted the details of each group.

After hearing Li Zhong’s report, Chen Fei furrowed his brow. He had always assumed Huangwu City was dominated by the three great families. But now he realized it was far more complicated.

It wasn’t just the City Lord’s Manor and the Su family that had approached him—four other factions had revealed themselves, ones that had kept a low profile in the city until now.

“Li Zhong, do you think this little Huangwu City can hold so many great powers?” Chen Fei asked.

“Young Master, I also feel something is off. Huangwu City is the smallest city in the Great Qing Nation. Yet suddenly, so many major forces have surfaced. It’s very unusual,” Li Zhong replied, puzzled.

“You should read this letter first, Young Master. Of the six groups, I believe only this Elder Sun came with true goodwill and sincerity,” Li Zhong added.

“Silver Moon Academy?”

Chen Fei opened the envelope and immediately saw the emblem of the academy—a silver crescent moon.

The moment he laid eyes on it, memories surged forth—memories of Qin Shuang betraying him and driving the silver crescent moon emblem into his dantian.

“Young Master, my apologies…” Li Zhong was taken aback, never expecting Elder Sun to be from Silver Moon Academy.

“It’s fine. The one who betrayed me was that wretched Qin Shuang, not Silver Moon Academy,” Chen Fei said after reading the letter.

“And you’re right—Elder Sun does seem sincere.”

“Young Master, what’s going on?” Li Zhong asked curiously.

“Huangwu City is about to face a massive upheaval,” Chen Fei said. Now, he understood why so many powerful figures had suddenly appeared in such a small city.

“Deliver this letter to the Su family patriarch on my behalf, as repayment for saving my ‘brother’ during his time of need,” Chen Fei instructed, handing the letter to Li Zhong.

“Understood!” Li Zhong laughed heartily, took the letter, and set off toward the Su family.

As for Chen Fei, he made his way to meet Elder Sun, as requested.

Elder Sun had warned him of an impending disaster in Huangwu City and had invited him to become a special recruit at Silver Moon Academy, hoping he would join forces with them to face the looming crisis.

Chen Fei was intrigued by the offer.

If Qin Shuang was hiding at Silver Moon Academy and refused to return to aid the Qin family, he would have to go there himself eventually.

Having an official academy identity would only work in his favor.

Following the instructions, Chen Fei arrived at a seemingly ordinary courtyard.

Elder Sun had already arranged for someone to welcome him at the entrance.