Reversing the Milky Way

After saying that, Xia Qinglian also spoke up: "To be honest, my father has already started the battle for the throne, and I hope that the Bai family and Bai Fengcheng can stand on my side."

After saying this, Bai Muxuan and Bai Zhentian exchanged a glance, their faces showing an indescribable expression. To be honest, Bai Muxuan did not want to get involved in the royal power struggle, because although the Bai family held a dominant position in Baifeng City, they were only considered a middle-to-upper-class pillar in the entire Huoyun Kingdom.

If the gamble pays off, the Bai family will surely rise to prominence. But if the gamble fails, the Bai family could become a casualty, and in severe cases, the entire Bai family could face annihilation.

After much deliberation, Bai Muxuan politely declined. Bai Zhentian didn't say anything after seeing this. Although he was now the city lord of Baifeng City, his father was still the one in charge of the Bai family. Such an important matter could not be taken lightly.

After listening, Xia Qinglian pondered for a moment, but she did not intend to give up. She then said to Bai Muxuan, "Patriarch Bai, I, Xia Qinglian, can assure you that as long as I obtain the throne, I will grant the Bai family the status of imperial relatives. Furthermore, I will use the Imperial Seal to upgrade the spiritual veins beneath Baifeng City, allowing Baifeng City to rise from a second-class city to a first-class city. At that time, the area of ​​Baifeng City can be expanded several times over."

Upon hearing this, Bai Muxuan's expression also changed slightly, because the so-called national seal was actually a divine artifact. The reason why the spiritual energy in the capital was more concentrated than in any other place was because of the national seal of the Fire Cloud Kingdom.

Legend has it that this national treasure jade seal was forged from a legendary divine stone, the Spirit Vein Stone. It is said to connect with the spiritual veins, absorbing their power and significantly increasing cultivators' cultivation speed. Furthermore, it can refine underground spiritual veins, allowing them to advance in rank. This is crucial for Baifeng City, as its current underground spiritual veins are only of low rank. Even at low rank, this already makes the city's spiritual energy five times richer. If the city's underground spiritual veins could be upgraded to mid-rank, the city's spiritual energy content would double again, reaching tenfold. This would be an extremely auspicious and blessed land for cultivators.

Thinking of this, Bai Muxuan was somewhat tempted. After all, the purpose of life is cultivation, and only by reaching a high realm can one avoid being overwhelmed by the tides of power. Seeing Bai Muxuan's expression, Xia Qinglian continued, "Although I can't do anything about spiritual veins right now, I can still become a member of the royal family."

After saying this, Bai Muxuan frowned and asked, "I wonder what Your Highness, the Fourth Princess, means?" After speaking, Xia Qinglian looked at Bai Zhentian and continued, "I have a cousin who is twenty-six years old. She is not exactly a beauty that could topple kingdoms, but she is still a peerless beauty. She has already reached the Great Perfection of the Qi Condensation Realm. I wonder if the City Lord has a wife?"

Hearing this, Bai Muxuan understood that the Fourth Princess wanted to tie the Bai family to her. Even if the Bai family had no intention of taking sides in the struggle for imperial power, they would be unable to extricate themselves because of this relationship. On the contrary, once Xia Qinglian became the Empress, the Bai family would become true relatives of the royal family. However, it was a bit of a pity.

Before Bai Muxuan could speak, Bai Zhentian spoke first, saying, "Thank you for your kindness, Fourth Princess, but I was already married several years ago, and my wife has now given birth to a son and a daughter, so I'm afraid we can not have a proper marriage."

After saying that, he looked at Shirakawa Kai and continued, "How about we offer this marriage to our elder brother?"

After hearing this, Shirakawa Kai instinctively exclaimed, "Huh?"

The reason I came back this time was to find an opportunity to talk about my relationship with Yue Qingwu. Besides, even my father, Bai Muxuan, hasn't spoken yet. If I were to talk about my relationship with Yue Qingwu now, not only would I have to deal with my father, but I would also lose face for the Fourth Princess. Since they've already set such a high bar, I can only find an opportunity to explain it to Xia Qinglian.

Xia Qinglian, standing to the side, was also taken aback after hearing Bai Zhentian's words. It is known that cultivators in the Qi Opening Realm can easily live for two or three hundred years, so they are usually quite cautious when choosing a partner.

She really didn't expect that Bai Zhentian would get married so early, and even have a child, which is not common among cultivators.

Afterwards, Xia Qinglian sorted out her thoughts, looked at Bai Muxuan who was silent to the side, and then said, "Patriarch Bai, you have been stuck at the Great Perfection of the Meridian Opening Realm for more than 30 years now. If you agree, I can use the National Guardian Jade Seal to help you break through to the Tonghai Realm."

Upon hearing this, Shiraki Gen, who was standing to the side, also made up his mind. Then, with a serious expression, he looked at Shirakawa Kai beside him.

Upon seeing this, Shirakawa Kai immediately replied, "Father, please reconsider!"

"Chuanhai, this is an opportunity for our Bai family. You must seize it."

After saying that, Bai Muxuan looked at Xia Qinglian and continued, "Fourth Princess, please rest assured, I will take on this matter on behalf of Chuan Hai."

Upon hearing this, Bai Chuanhai revealed his relationship with Yue Qingwu. "Father, I already have a Daoist partner." Upon hearing this, Bai Muxuan looked at Bai Chuanhai in surprise.

"What? You already have a cultivation partner?"

After Bai Muxuan finished speaking, his aura suddenly surged, and violent spiritual power burst forth in all directions.

Upon seeing this, Shirakawa Kai immediately said, "Father, this is what happened..."

Afterwards, Bai Chuanhai told Bai Muxuan everything about his year with Yue Qingwu. Upon hearing this, Bai Muxuan angrily replied, "Our Bai family is a family of cultivators. As the city lord of Baifeng City, how could I allow a woman of unknown origin to marry into our family! I disagree! I will not accept it!"

After saying that, Bai Chuanhai continued, "Father, Qingwu and I are truly in love. Moreover, we are already married, which confirms our status as husband and wife."

Upon hearing this, Bai Muxuan shouted, "This is utter nonsense!"

These words, accompanied by a surge of powerful spiritual energy, echoed throughout the entire City Lord's Mansion. Even Xia Qinglian, who was standing to the side, felt a lingering fear, and a tense atmosphere permeated the entire hall.

Then, Bai Muxuan stared intently at Bai Chuanhai and said, "Do you know what you're saying? I order you to leave that woman immediately and return to the Bai family."

When Bai Muxuan said this, the anger in his eyes seemed to ignite the air. Seeing this, Bai Chuanhai also said with a serious expression, "I'm sorry, Father, but I have only ever believed in Qingwu. No matter who tries to persuade me, I will not give up."

Upon hearing this, Bai Muxuan shouted, "Insolence!"

Then, he slammed his right foot into the ground, and an attack formed from spiritual energy shot towards Bai Chuanhai. Upon seeing this, Bai Chuanhai leaped backward to dodge the attack, and then flew out of the city lord's mansion.

At this moment, the guards in the inner courtyard of the City Lord's Mansion, having witnessed this scene, also gathered around. Then, Bai Muxuan walked out from the main gate of the City Lord's Mansion and looked at Bai Chuanhai in the air, saying, "From this moment on, you are confined to your quarters. You may emerge only when you have decided. Now, I order you to immediately return to the Bai Family Ancestral Hall!"

Upon hearing this, Shirakawa Kai narrowed his eyes slightly and then replied, "I'm sorry, Father, I'm afraid I can't grant your wish this time."

Upon hearing these words, Shiraki Gen also flew into the air and hovered not far in front of Shirakawa Kai.

"So you're trying to force your father to take action? Fine, let me see how much you've improved in the past year."

After speaking, Bai Muxuan's aura suddenly surged, and at the same time, a huge phantom of a spear appeared behind him. Upon seeing this, Bai Chuanhai also raised his right hand, and at the same time, a huge phantom of a spear also appeared behind him.

At this moment, the servants inside the city lord's mansion were all terrified when they saw this scene. The pedestrians around the city lord's mansion also noticed the two phantom spears above the mansion. They all put down what they were doing and gathered around the mansion to watch the duel between the two in the sky.

At this moment, Bai Zhentian saw that things were getting out of control, so he shouted to the two of them, "Brother, Father, can't we talk things out? Why do we have to make such a fuss?"

Upon hearing this, Bai Muxuan immediately shouted, "Shut up! Your eldest brother, as the eldest son of the Bai family, is marrying a woman of unknown origin! What kind of behavior is this!"

After saying that, Bai Muxuan coldly looked at Bai Chuanhai and said, "I'm giving you one last chance. Go back to the Bai family ancestral hall and accept your punishment. As for that woman, don't have anything to do with her again!"

Upon hearing this, Bai Muxuan's expression turned solemn, and he said, "Father, you know I can't give up on Qingwu. I came back this time to tell you the fact that Qingwu and I are married."

Upon hearing this, Bai Muxuan's expression changed once again. His previously amiable expression vanished, replaced by pure rage.

"Fine, it seems you're determined to fight your father!"

Having said that, Bai Muxuan pointed his fingers at Bai Chuanhai, and at the same time, the enormous phantom spear behind him spun twice in the air before attacking Bai Chuanhai with a powerful aura. Seeing this, Bai Chuanhai dared not be careless. His cultivation had now fallen to the early stage of the Meridian Opening Realm. He gathered all his spiritual power into the phantom spear behind him and swung his arm, the phantom spear meeting the attack head-on. The moment the two phantom spears collided, a tremendous sound accompanied by fluctuations in spiritual power rippled outwards, followed by a dazzling light blooming in the sky.

Back to the present, after listening to Yu Qing'an's description, Bai Cheng sighed, "So Uncle Yu, you have this past story."

"What then?"

Yu Qing'an sighed, then shook his head and said, "After that, I left the Bai family, and I don't know what happened after that."

Wei Ran, who was standing to the side, said, "So that's how it is. After you left back then, the old patriarch announced to the public that Bai Chuanhai and his niece had eloped and their whereabouts were unknown."

Upon hearing this, Yu Qing'an silently closed his eyes and remained silent.

And so, the group chatted until the afternoon. Just then, there was another knock at the door, accompanied by a voice from outside asking, "Is anyone home?"

Upon hearing this, Bai Cheng and the others exchanged glances. Then, Bai Cheng said worriedly, "Could they be here to recruit disciples again?"

Upon hearing this, Wei Ran smiled and said, "Don't worry, one of the reasons why Miss kept me here is precisely for this kind of thing."

As the knocking at the door grew more urgent, Yu Qing'an opened it. Two men dressed in the uniforms of the Censorate stood outside. Yu Qing'an was somewhat startled by this, and then asked, "What brings you two here?"

After exchanging glances, one of the two inspectors said, "We are here because of what happened yesterday at Xue Fu Restaurant in Wuling Town."

Hearing this, Yu Qing'an's face showed reluctance. Seeing this, one of them said, "Let's go inside and talk."

Then, Yu Qing'an led the two into the courtyard. Upon seeing them, Bai Cheng recognized the clothes they were wearing.

"These are people from the Censorate. Why are they here? Is it because of the restaurant compensation issue?" Thinking of this, Bai Cheng couldn't help but clench his fists.

After the two men from the Supervisory Office entered the courtyard, one of them said, "Let me introduce myself. My name is Sun Qi, and I am a patrol member of the Supervisory Office of Wuling Town. The other person is Yuan Wenyi, the recorder of Wuling Town."

After saying that, the two looked at the people in the courtyard, and the one named Yuan Wenyi said, "Our main purpose in coming here today is for your father's daughter."

Yu Qing'an was also taken aback upon hearing this: "My daughter? Could it be because Xue Fu Restaurant suffered such great losses?"

"No, we're here for something else. As the recorder of Wuling Town, I need to register all cultivators above the Qi Condensation Realm in Wuling Town and the surrounding villages, and then issue them identity tokens. This is to prevent cultivators from doing anything wrong, and it will be easier to investigate if something happens."

After speaking, Yuan Wenyi took out a booklet and continued, "Yesterday, I received news that your father's daughter has extraordinary talent and experienced a spiritual power outage at Xuefu Restaurant. Our Supervisory Office is very sorry about this. At the same time, we also hope to meet your father's daughter. I wonder if it is convenient for us?"

After listening to Yuan Wenyi's words, Bai Cheng breathed a sigh of relief. "So he wasn't here to see me. He made me so excited."

After listening, Yu Qing'an frowned and said, "To be honest, my daughter has been unconscious since yesterday and has not woken up yet. I'm afraid we cannot meet."

The two were taken aback upon hearing this. Then Yuan Wenyi said, "In that case, we still need to complete the basic registration."

After inquiring about Yue Ling's information from Yu Qing'an, he registered it. When asked about Yue Ling's cultivation level, Yu Qing'an said, "Ling'er's cultivation level is the late stage of Body Refinement, which is almost at the Great Perfection stage."

Upon hearing this, Yuan Wenyi was also stunned for a moment, because according to the description of Xue Fu Restaurant Manager, Yue Ling's cultivation level at that time had reached the mid-stage of Qi Condensation Realm, and the minimum requirement for cultivators to register was to reach the Qi Condensation Realm.

Thinking of this, Yuan Wenyi registered Yue Ling's cultivation level in the register, and then took out a plaque. The plaque was not large, but the workmanship was quite exquisite, and it looked to be of extraordinary quality. Yu Qing'an took the plaque and saw that it had the three large characters "Condensation Qi Realm" written on it.