Am I not a nascent saint demon cultivator?

Two months later, in Mofeng City.

Inside a cave.

Xu Yun sat cross-legged, holding the incantation, circulating his energy and regulating his breath. The surrounding spiritual energy surged in continuously, like a whirlpool stirring wildly.

Huhu——

Xu Yun inhaled spiritual energy, absorbing it into his body and refining it completely. As it passed through his internal organs and limbs, his aura continued to expand.

As he continued to circulate his cultivation technique, layers of jade-like light emerged from his skin, intertwining and connecting with each other, subtly coalescing into shape.

At the same time, within Xu Yun's dantian, wisps of spiritual mist spread out, continuously generating and expanding until they filled the dantian.

Boom!

The next moment, Xu Yun's body erupted with layers of air waves, spreading out in all directions. His aura expanded to a critical point and broke through fiercely.

Qi Refining Level 9, Breakthrough!

After an unknown amount of time, Xu Yun's surging aura gradually subsided. He slowly opened his eyes, let out a long breath, and examined his own condition internally.

"I've reached level nine in Qi Refining..."

Xu Yun murmured, a sense of emotion in his eyes. With the aid of his divine sense, his cultivation at the Qi Refining level was effortless and natural.

Without using any other pills to enhance magical power, he successfully broke through to the ninth level of Qi Refining through his own efforts, talent, and a little help from his divine sense.

Therefore, his foundation is extremely solid, comparable to that of disciples from major sects.

"Once you reach the ninth level of Qi Refining, you can actually begin to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage."

Xu Yun murmured to himself. At the ninth level of Qi Refining, he already possessed the ability to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage. Many rogue cultivators and ordinary cultivators started their Foundation Establishment breakthrough at this level.

It wasn't that they wanted to do it, but because they were approaching the age of sixty, and the further they went, the more difficult it became to break through. Therefore, they had no choice but to start breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage.

However, Xu Yun was different from them. He had divine sense to assist him, as well as the Blood Sacrifice Body Refining Technique and the Foundation Establishment Spiritual Object that helped him break through the Qi and Blood barrier.

Xu Yun was able to easily break through two of the three stages of Foundation Establishment.

However, this is not a sure thing for Xu Yun. If he succeeds in breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage at this time, that would be fine. But if he fails and survives by sheer luck, his chances of succeeding in breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage again will be reduced by nearly half.

"I'm still a ways from sixty, so there's no rush. I should first find a way to get a genuine Foundation Establishment Pill to break through to the Qi Refining Perfection stage. That should give me a much better chance."

Xu Yun murmured to himself, as long as he obtained the genuine Foundation Establishment Pill, he would have a 70-80% chance of breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage again.

Unfortunately, Foundation Establishment Pills are extremely rare throughout the Yuan Kingdom, and they are snatched up by various powerful families and sects as soon as they appear. Therefore, he could only settle for collecting the medicinal materials for Foundation Establishment Pills.

He would then ask someone to refine the Foundation Establishment Pill, but doing so was somewhat risky. Therefore, he was constantly collecting information on Foundation Establishment Pills, as having more options was always a good thing.

"For now, let's focus on breaking through to the Qi Refining Perfection stage. With the aid of divine sense, it's a piece of cake."

Xu Yun was very confident in his divine sense. His cultivation at the Qi Refining level was like having a cheat code. Reaching the Qi Refining Perfection level was a piece of cake for him, and he didn't even need to take any other pills to enhance his magical power.

While those pills that enhance magical power are effective, every medicine has its side effects. If one consumes too many pills to break through to a higher realm, it is very likely to damage one's foundation and physical strength.

Therefore, unless absolutely necessary, Xu Yun does not plan to take any pills for his cultivation at the Qi Refining level. Since he has divine sense, he can break through faster than ordinary cultivators without any side effects.

Thinking of this, Xu Yun meditated and regulated his breathing for a while, then took the talismans he had refined with his own banner spirit, left the cave, and headed to Tianhe Tower.

To this day, Tianhe Tower remains a stable source of income for Xu Yun, and under Wen Xinlan's meticulous management, it has developed very well.

However, when Xu Yun arrived at Tianhe Tower, he found that the once bustling and noisy building was now quite deserted.

Xu Yun seemed to have anticipated this, and quietly stepped into Tianhe Tower, arriving at a counter with practiced ease.

"Fellow Daoist Xu has arrived."

Wen Xinlan sat behind the counter, and a rare look of fatigue appeared on her beautiful face as she greeted him listlessly.

"So the influence of the Zhao family of Ziyu has indeed reached Tianhe Tower?"

As Xu Yun handed over the storage bag containing the talismans, his expression was quite solemn.

A month ago, the current president of the Muyun Chamber of Commerce, the patriarch of the Ruohe Wen family, announced his resignation and also announced that the patriarch of the Ziyu Zhao family would take over as president.

Many people were surprised by this result, because the Zhao family of Ziyu and the Liu family of Qingchuan were actually evenly matched before, and even with various open and covert struggles, the two sides could not pull away from each other.

However, to everyone's surprise, during the struggle between the Ziyu Zhao family and the Qingchuan Liu family, the former secretly found a resource point and directly brought it under the command of the Muyun Chamber of Commerce.

That resource point was extremely rare, and most of the items produced there could be used to refine superior spiritual artifacts, which greatly expanded the foundation of the Muyun Merchant Guild.

This move of feigning one thing while secretly doing another was truly unexpected, and the contributions made by the Ziyu Zhao family to the Muyun Chamber of Commerce are also an indisputable fact.

After a meeting and discussion, the senior management of the Muyun Chamber of Commerce decided that the patriarch of the Ziyu Zhao family would serve as the new president.

Thanks to this, the Zhao family of Ziyu gained a much higher status within the Muyun Chamber of Commerce, and their assets also expanded.

However, compared to them, the industries managed by the other two Foundation Establishment families have suffered some setbacks.

"Yes, but when my Ruohe Wen family was the chairman, the other two major families did the same, so it was a matter of course."

Wen Xinlan waved her hand and smiled nonchalantly.

However, Xu Yun fell silent upon hearing this, then a look of apology appeared on his face. "I'm sorry, I've caused you trouble."

Although the patriarch of the Ziyu Zhao family will surely take a series of measures within the Muyun Chamber of Commerce after taking power, it is still not enough to make Tianhe Tower's business so deserted.

Ultimately, it was because Shi Han and Zhao Yunxuan were secretly working on it. Zhao Yunxuan performed exceptionally well in the process of seizing that resource point and was recognized by the Ziyu Zhao family.

Therefore, Zhao Yunxuan and Shi Han took this opportunity to secretly suppress Xu Yun and others, including a group of friends who were on good terms with them, among whom was Wen Xinlan, who ran Tianhe Tower.

"Fellow Daoist Xu, there's no need for that."

Upon hearing this, Wen Xinlan waved her hand and laughed, "I have never regretted dealing with you. Putting aside everything else, if it weren't for you, my Tianhe Tower would have been destroyed in the previous attack by the demonic cultivators."

It was that time that Wen Xinlan developed feelings for Xu Yun, feelings that she still cherishes and which have only grown stronger over time.

Upon hearing this, Xu Yun fell silent again, and sighed inwardly.

If possible, he would naturally want to secretly kill Shi Han and Zhao Yunxuan, so as to avoid this situation from happening.

However, due to their numerous achievements, these two were recognized by their families and thus promoted to the ancestral lands of the Ziyu Zhao family.

There are many Foundation Establishment cultivators there, and even Xu Yun is powerless to help them, so he can only silently look for a suitable opportunity.