My Optimized Immortal Life

Wanren City.

In an inn, several casual cultivators in plain clothes sat together. After the waiter served the food and wine, one of them spoke.

"I'm sure all of you fellow Daoists are aware of the news that the Sanhe Gang has recently received a guest Foundation Establishment expert."

As soon as he finished speaking, several others spoke up one after another.

"I only learned this news a few hours ago, but I don't know the details. I hope you can tell me."

"Same below."

"I've heard people say that some great Foundation Establishment cultivator fought his way into the Sanhe Gang and wiped out the lives of several late Qi Refining cultivators with a single spell. He was truly incredibly powerful."

The man who spoke at the beginning put his hands together and said.

"I have a nephew who happens to be a member of the Sanhe Gang. He witnessed the situation that day with his own eyes, and his account is quite different from what this fellow Daoist has described."

After a pause, the man coughed a few more times, attracting the monks at several tables nearby to come over and listen carefully.

"That day, my nephew was transporting goods by the Biqing River. The sky was cloudless and blue like the sea. Just then, he saw a flying boat coming from the horizon and landing above the dock. Two figures were on board. Then, a commotion was heard inside the dock. Hall Master Wang of the Sanhe Gang, accompanied by several cultivators in the late Qi Refining stage, emerged from the crowd and, using the Loud Voice Technique, inquired about the origins of the flying boat in the sky."

"Who knew someone would suddenly descend from the flying boat, riding a magical instrument? Hall Master Wang took a closer look and discovered it was their Deputy Gang Leader Zhu. But upon descending, the first thing Deputy Gang Leader Zhu said was, 'Welcome, Senior Jiang!'"

"This is the Foundation Establishment Master. However, at that time, Hall Master Wang and the others, including my nephew, did not know that Senior Jiang was actually a Foundation Establishment Master. They were just about to ask Deputy Gang Leader Zhu to ask this senior to get off the flying boat."

When this man said this, an extremely horrified expression appeared on his face and he spoke.

"But who could have known that Senior Jiang had such a bad temper? Without a word, he unleashed his Foundation Establishment might, covering the area within a hundred meters. It was as if the sky had darkened. My nephew, who was at the third level of Qi Refining, felt as if the sky had fallen, as if a mountain had fallen on him, instantly knocking him to the ground."

When he said this, the man was dancing and describing the scene to everyone, which made everyone talk about it.

"As expected of a Foundation Establishment cultivator, with such power, I wonder when I can reach this level."

"And then? Fellow Daoist, please don't just tell me half of it!"

"..."

During the discussion, a middle-aged monk who was sitting on the periphery quietly stood up and left the inn.

If any members of the Sanhe Gang were here, they would definitely recognize that this person is their Deputy Leader Zhu.

Zhu Chiting had not expected that only a few days after Chen Qing became a guest official of the Sanhe Gang, it had caused such a sensation in Wanren City. It seemed that everyone in the streets and alleys was discussing this matter.

He couldn't help but smile bitterly to himself.

This seemed to increase the influence of their Triad Gang, but in fact it made them jump into the fire pit.

But this is not something he can change.

Without thinking any more, Zhu Chiting quickened his pace. After walking through several streets, he arrived at the inner city. After a quick look, he found Xinghua Lane. He walked into the lane and passed several courtyards before he arrived in front of Chen Qing's courtyard.

Walking to the door, Zhu Chiting took out the restriction token from the storage bag, injected magic power into it, and then waited in front of the door for a while. He saw the restriction dissipated, and Chen Qing walked out of the door and looked at him.

"Senior Jiang."

When Zhu Chiting saw Chen Qing coming out, he immediately bowed.

Chen Qing did not stop them, but took Zhu Chiting into the courtyard.

Zhu Chiting felt a little nervous. This was his first time entering a cave for foundation building and cultivation, so he was inevitably nervous.

Walking into the mansion, the first thing that caught Zhu Chiting's eye was an astonishingly large peach tree. Under the peach tree was a stone table surrounded by four stone chairs.

There were some spiritual fruits and spiritual wine on the table. Chen Qing sat down directly on the stone chair, then picked up a glass of spiritual wine and started drinking. Zhu Chiting stood beside him, took out a jade slip from the storage bag, and handed the jade slip to him after Chen Qing put down the wine glass.

Chen Qing took the jade slip, glanced at it, and then returned it to Zhu Chiting.

The jade slip contains a list of people who have come to visit in the past few days, as well as Luo Qingfeng's request to Chen Qing on which companies to cooperate with.

Chen Qing looked at Zhu Chiting and said.

"Do you know the contents of the jade slip?"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Chiting immediately said.

"Although I haven't seen it, I think it should be the countermeasures against those foundation-building forces that Gang Leader Luo and I discussed together."

Chen Qing nodded and said again.

"Take a look too, and then tell me about the specific situations of the foundation-building forces there."

Zhu Chiting nodded and placed the jade slip between his eyebrows. After a moment, he put the jade slip down, thought for a while, and spoke.

"The Chu and Yang families are both foundation-building families near Wanren City. Each family has a patriarch. The Chu family's patriarch is now over 150 years old, and his cultivation is said to be still in the early stages of foundation building. The Yang family's patriarch is already in the middle stage of foundation building, and the current patriarch broke through to the foundation building stage seven years ago."

After a pause, Zhu Chiting continued.

"As for the Xuanshui Sect, they had a foundation-building ancestor a hundred years ago, but he unfortunately passed away thirty years ago. However, the sect still retains that ancestor's spiritual weapon."

After saying that, Chen Qing was silent for a moment, then spoke.

"We can cooperate with the Xuanshui Sect and the Chu family. As for the Yang family, you can let Luo Qingfeng consider it himself. They are just two foundation-building masters."

After he finished speaking, Zhu Chiting looked shocked.

But two Foundation Establishment masters? From the tone of his voice, it seemed that the Senior Jiang in front of him was not the early Foundation Establishment stage as they had guessed.

The awe in his heart suddenly increased. Seeing Chen Qing pick up the wine glass again, without saying anything else, Zhu Chiting said goodbye and then walked out of the courtyard.

After he left the door and the ban sealed the entire courtyard again, a graceful figure came out from nowhere and came to Chen Qing's side.

A pair of jade hands rested lightly on Chen Qing's shoulders, and Xu Lingxin spoke.

"My dear husband, why do you want to be a guest official of the Sanhe Gang?"

Chen Qing heard this and answered softly.

"As a humble guest official, I can learn most of the news inside and outside Wanren City. I don't have to go out and find out myself, so I can spend more time with you. Isn't that great?"

After she finished speaking, Xu Lingxin smiled softly, lowered her head and whispered in Chen Qing's ear.

"Really? I remember a few days ago that my husband went out every day, and when he came back, he was still carrying the fragrance of the fairies from that Tianxianfang shop."

Hearing this, Chen Qing couldn't help but cough a few times, and then explained.

"I was just going to criticize the cultivators at Tianxianfang. Wanren City is so big, there must be somewhere else to go. Why go to Tianxianfang?"

"Oh, could it be that my husband thinks I'm bored and wants to find some sisters for me?"

Xu Lingxin smiled.

However, Chen Qing sensed something wrong in her words. In order to avoid being entangled in this topic, Chen Qing pulled Xu Lingxin into his arms and immediately captured her red lips without waiting for her to speak.