Chapter 106: The Guest Advisor
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Tulu naturally saw what had happened, but he paid it no attention. Instead, he murmured, “The Yuan family... Could it be the Yuan family of Qingxuan Prefecture? Aren’t you people members of the Qingxuan Alliance?”
Yuan Po hurriedly replied, “Senior, the Qingxuan Alliance is an organization formed by an alliance between the Lin, Yuan, and He families of Qingxuan Prefecture. To date, eighty-seven families have joined. As one of the three principal families in charge, the Yuan family naturally falls within the Qingxuan Alliance, so as a member of the Yuan family, I am also a member of the Qingxuan Alliance.”
“I see.”
Tulu nodded. “Then let us go.”
Yuan Po was overjoyed. He immediately took the lead and guided Tulu toward the Yuan family.
On the way to Qingxuan Province, Tulu finally learned the identities of the group.
They were an intelligence team belonging to the Yuan family. The Yuan family held a position in Qingxuan Province comparable to that of the Xu family in Taixu Province, serving as one of Qingxuan Province’s three pillars. Its influence was second only to that of the Lin family.
Nowadays, many regions, including Divine Wind City, had fallen into the hands of demon beasts. Yet spies had reported that the ruins of Divine Wind City—an area extremely close to the Thunder Mountain Range—were strangely almost devoid of demon beasts.
That was why the Yuan family had sent them to investigate.
As for the young girl, she was the third young lady of the Yuan family’s direct line. After hearing about the matter, she had used a magical treasure to conceal her aura and secretly followed them.
Along the way—
“Hey, what is your cultivation level? Have you reached Deity Transformation? Would you like to become a guest elder of my family?”
“Hey, hey, why is your surname Tulu? It doesn’t sound nice at all. Would you like to change it?”
“Oh, why don’t you ever say anything? This is so boring!”
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She chattered on without pause. Only when Tulu finally rolled his eyes at her and a flash of icy light appeared in his gaze did she jump in fright and fall silent.
At last, things became considerably quieter.
They were traveling aboard an airborne vessel belonging to Qingxuan Prefecture. Although it could not match the speed of the Grand Ark, it was no slower than a Violet Palace cultivator. They reached Qingxuan Province in only half a day.
“Senior, please rest here for a while. I shall go and report your arrival.”
Tulu nodded.
“Hey, I’m going back in too. Goodbye!”
Yuan Lingzhu waved at him, then ran inside.
Tulu was left speechless. That girl had become much more obedient after he frightened her once, but he had never expected her to return to her old self the moment she got home.
Before long, a divine sense swept outward.
Tulu frowned slightly, but he was not alarmed. Judging from the strength of that divine sense, its owner was no more than a half-step Deity Transformation cultivator.
With his strength, concealing his aura before such a person would have been effortless. However, there was no need to do so now, and he made no move.
“Senior Tulu, Senior Tulu! The Second Young Master invites you inside!” Yuan Po called as he came running out, drenched in sweat.
“The Second Young Master?”
“That is correct. The master and several venerables are currently outside, restraining the primordial beasts of the Thunder Demon Mountain Range. The First Young Master is now overseeing the affairs of the Qingxuan Alliance, while the Yuan residence itself is being managed by the Second Young Master.”
Tulu nodded, then went to meet the Second Young Master, Yuan Tong.
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“Hahaha, you must be Mr. Tulu. I have already heard about you from Yuan Po. As for the situation in Qingxuan Prefecture, it will not be difficult to learn about it. I shall naturally have someone inform you afterward. What I would like to know, however, is whether you would consider becoming a guest elder of the Yuan family?”
Tulu was taken aback and was just about to speak.
Yuan Tong shook his head and continued, “Do not rush to refuse. You have been cultivating in seclusion for many years, and now that you have emerged, you must surely require resources and cultivation arts to broaden your understanding. If you become a guest elder of the Yuan family, then aside from a few of our most core cultivation arts and resources, you may freely choose any three of the majority of our mental cultivation methods and inheritances. What do you think?”
At those words, Tulu finally wavered.
Body Tempering was still in the stage of relying on brute force, so lacking a mental cultivation method was not particularly important. But from the Violet Palace realm onward, cultivation arts became increasingly significant. This was especially true when attempting to break through into Deity Transformation. Breaking through by force as he had done before was virtually impossible.
In other words, he was in dire need of cultivation arts at that very moment.
And as one of the three great families of Qingxuan Province, the Yuan family’s inner teachings were unquestionably exceptional, even if they were not the family’s most fundamental arts.
After a moment of silence, Tulu said, “Very well. But let me make one thing clear: I can offer appropriate assistance when necessary, but I will never do anything that risks my life.”
“Hahaha, no problem!”
Yuan Tong laughed heartily. After giving Tulu several tokens identifying his status, he allowed him to leave.
After Tulu departed, a cold snort suddenly came from the void, and an old man with long eyebrows stepped out.
“He is merely a cultivator in the early Violet Palace realm. Is it really necessary for Young Master to value him so highly? Not only have you offered him three inheritances, you did not even establish a soul pact with him!”
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