Over the several decades, Su Bai had naturally not been a rootless duckweed in the Great Qian Capital.
After all, he held the powerful post of Western Rank Commander in the Demon Suppression Division and enjoyed the esteemed status of a Deity Transformation Stage Cultivator. Long ago, he had acquired an imposing residence in Tranquility Ward, the capital's core district, just two streets away from the Demon Suppression Division.
The estate was not among the most extravagantly luxurious, yet it boasted deep courtyards and elegant pavilions, a haven of quiet amid the bustle, with a concentration of Spiritual Energy far surpassing that of ordinary districts.
A branch of a small Spirit Vein had been drawn underground into the estate.
There was a steward in the residence, an elderly Cultivator at Foundation Establishment Late Stage who handled matters reliably. He was an old hand of the estate, and Su Bai had kept him after investigating and finding no issues.
There were also more than ten maids and servants whose backgrounds had been rigorously vetted and found clean, responsible for daily cleaning, meals, and receiving guests.
Though Su Bai did not reside here often, everything was fully prepared. It was more like an official foothold in the capital and a place to occasionally handle personal affairs.
More importantly, deep within the estate, in his cultivation chamber and several key areas of the rear courtyard, he had quietly laid down multiple layers of carefully designed isolation and defensive Magic Arrays.
These Magic Arrays could not only guard against outside spying, but also allow him to conduct certain special cultivation.
For instance, when refining the batch of Void-Escaping Spirit Mice raised within the Grotto-Heaven, or researching certain cultivation arts and secret techniques that could not be known by outsiders, they perfectly concealed any abnormal