Ice Qilin Arm, A Step Into Innate

The backyard of the mansion.

Su Chen walked down the corridor, his mind racing as he considered his current situation.

The Qilin Arm could help him improve his strength.

Although he didn't know to what extent, it should be able to give him a significant boost.

What's more, even if his own strength wasn't enough.

With a master like Bai Tianyu protecting him, he wouldn't be in any danger in this small Qingcheng City.

Setting aside his trump cards.

Su Chen began to recall information about the Golden Wind Fine Rain Tower from his memory.

The Golden Wind Fine Rain Tower was one of the five major powers in Qingcheng City.

The other four powers were: Lei Hall, controlled by the Lei Family; Gathering of Sages Hall, founded by the five Ximen brothers; Canteen Hall, controlled by the old Wang Family; and the largest temple in Qingcheng City, Vajra Temple.

Although Qingcheng City was a remote area of Lingnan Commandery, it was also one of the passages connecting to the outside world.

Considering this, Qingcheng City could be considered a place for trade with the outside world, making it a relatively prosperous city.

Among the five major powers, except for Vajra Temple, the other four divided the four major districts of Qingcheng City.

The Golden Wind Fine Rain Tower occupied the western part of the city, ranking third in overall financial strength among the five major powers of Qingcheng City.

Logically, even if someone had designs on them, they shouldn't have attacked the Golden Wind Fine Rain Tower!

The main reason was that, apart from Vajra Temple, the strength of the other four families was roughly equal.

As one of the five major powers of Qingcheng City, Su Residence's backyard was vast, complete with pavilions and towers.

In a short while.

Su Chen arrived outside the two-story courtyard where Shangguan Ziyun resided.

Looking at the courtyard gate before him.

Su Chen stepped into the small courtyard.

Inside the courtyard, a woman in a blue long dress stood to the side.

The woman was slender. The blue long dress mostly covered her lower body. Seeing Su Chen enter, she stepped forward and bowed, "Greetings, Young Master."

"Xiao Lan, I need to see Second Madam. Please inform her."

Su Chen said.

Xiao Lan was Shangguan Ziyun's personal maid. To see Shangguan Ziyun, he still needed to inform her.

"Madam is overcome with grief lately and has just fallen asleep. It would be best if Young Master didn't disturb her."

Xiao Lan, standing nearby, did not move to report but instead spoke.

Hearing Xiao Lan's words, Su Chen's expression slightly stiffened.

"Alright, then please let Second Madam rest. I won't disturb her."

Su Chen glanced at the side room not far away and turned to leave the courtyard.

The maid, Xiao Lan, watched Su Chen's departing back, her brow furrowed slightly.

She felt that Su Chen was somewhat different today.

But she couldn't quite pinpoint why.

She turned and entered the pavilion.

On the second floor of the pavilion.

Shangguan Ziyun sat in front of her dressing table.

She was fiddling with her jet-black hair. Seeing Xiao Lan, dressed in a blue skirt, enter, she paused her movements:

"Madam, Young Master Su has left!"

Xiao Lan said softly.

"He's a little different. Send someone to keep an eye on him. I want to know his every move!"

"Also, keep track of Ling Tianhe and his movements."

"Tonight, I'm going to open Su Mengbai's coffin. I want to see exactly how he died and who was responsible!"

As Shangguan Ziyun spoke, a cold glint flashed in her eyes.

If Su Chen were there and heard Shangguan Ziyun's words, he would surely be shocked.

He would never have imagined that Shangguan Ziyun would want to open the coffin.

Su Mengbai had only been buried for a day.

Such a woman was somewhat ruthless.

"Miss, I don't know who killed Su Mengbai. He was the person we chose. We planned for a year to get close to this Su Mengbai, and now this has happened. It's all for naught."

Xiao Lan said, her voice filled with indignation, and a killing intent emanated from her.

"This matter isn't as simple as you think. Let's investigate thoroughly first."

"You may go make the arrangements!"

Shangguan Ziyun waved her hand.

"Yes!" Xiao Lan bowed and exited the private room.

Inside, Shangguan Ziyun slowly walked to the side of the pavilion. Through the half-open window, she looked at Su Chen, who was leaving.

"I didn't expect Su Mengbai, whom I chose, to die just like that. It's truly disappointing."

"If you can survive this turmoil, I will contact you."

Shangguan Ziyun's eyes flashed as she watched Su Chen's retreating back.

Meanwhile.

In Qingcheng City, the news of Su Chen taking over as the Tower Master of the Golden Wind Fine Rain Tower spread rapidly throughout the city, as if deliberately disseminated.

Su Chen, the person concerned, sat in a room.

His expression was rather grim.

Although he had inherited the original owner's memories, the information he had was limited.

Since he hadn't met his second mother, Shangguan Ziyun, Su Chen had to return and find a way himself.

However, after returning and thinking it over, he realized the situation was more troublesome than he had imagined.

The main problem was that he had no one to rely on.

Bai Tianyu was currently protecting him and wasn't suitable for reconnaissance missions.

"I can't just wait passively. Ling Tianhe... perhaps I can start with Ling Tianhe."

A glint flashed in Su Chen's eyes.

Ling Tianhe was eager to push him into the position of Tower Master of the Golden Wind Fine Rain Tower. He must know something. Otherwise, he wouldn't be so impatient.

"Never mind all that. I should first fuse with the Ice Qilin Arm to increase my strength."

With that thought, Su Chen got up and headed towards a cultivation chamber in the Su family's courtyard.

This was where Su Mengbai had practiced during his lifetime.

The chamber was located beneath a rock garden. It was somewhat spacious, containing only a meditation cushion.

Su Chen activated the mechanism and closed the stone door of the chamber.

He sat cross-legged on the cushion and extracted the Qilin Arm he had obtained.

This Qilin Arm was not the Fire Qilin Arm Su Chen was familiar with, but an ice-elemental Qilin Arm.

He directly extracted it onto his left arm.

His right arm was his primary striking limb, often used in combat. If he fused the Qilin Arm there, and accidentally used its power, he might expose this strength.

He didn't want to reveal his full power prematurely.

Therefore, Su Chen extracted the Qilin Arm onto his left arm.

Instantly, an icy aura appeared on Su Chen's arm. With this chilling aura, the clothes on his left arm shattered.

A phantom of an ice qilin materialized on his arm.

As this ice qilin appeared, a chilling aura filled the chamber.

Within seconds, a layer of frost covered the interior of the chamber.

Frost also appeared on Su Chen's eyebrows, and his entire body trembled involuntarily.

However, Su Chen soon felt a surge of pure, cold energy flowing from his arm into his body.

It began to cleanse his meridians, making his entire body feel lighter.

The martial arts cultivation realms in this world, as Su Chen currently knew them, were: Qi Induction Realm, Postnatal Realm, Innate Realm, Spirit Refining Realm, and Refining Soul Realm.

Each realm had early, middle, late, and peak stages.

As for what lay beyond the Refining Soul Realm, Su Chen had no contact with it and was unaware.

He knew about the Refining Soul Realm because the Sect Master of the Mountain River Sect, where Su Chen was from, was a master of the Refining Soul Realm.

He didn't know the specific extent of the Refining Soul Realm's power.

After all, his current strength was only at the middle stage of the Postnatal Realm.

Under the influence of this pure ice-elemental cold energy, Su Chen felt an ice-elemental inner qi appear within his body.

At this moment, a look of pleasant surprise appeared on Su Chen's face.

Inner qi was a mark of the Innate Realm. The moment inner qi was born within the body, it signified entering the Innate Realm.

He had only been at the middle stage of the Postnatal Realm before. He hadn't expected the cold energy from the Ice Qilin Arm to allow him to break through to the Innate Realm in one go.