"This place is really nice..."
Han Xuanji stepped inside and nodded secretly.
On either side of the entrance stood two jade beast statues, each about half a person's height. The statues were smooth and lustrous, engraved with intricate soul-gathering patterns, and faintly emanated a gentle soul power. They served both a protective function and helped nourish the cultivator's soul power.
The cave abode dwelling is spacious and divided into several areas, including a rest area, a cultivation area, a storage area, a planting area, and an activity area...
Han Xuanji stepped into the rest area, where there were many luxuriously built pavilions and courtyards. He entered the main room of the main courtyard, where there were several rows of carved sandalwood storage shelves. Some Cultivation Resources were neatly arranged on the shelves, including well-sealed Eternal Spirit Liquid. Next to the storage shelves was an ancient crystal cabinet, which was specially used to store valuable treasures. The cabinet was engraved with a barrier to isolate the aura and prevent the Spiritual Qi of the treasures from leaking out.
On the table was a booklet containing a lot of information about the cave abode.
Han Xuanji read carefully and learned that the cave abode was originally created by an Eternal True God True God, who was also a guest elder of the Soul Household. He was very powerful and left a hundred years ago in pursuit of a breakthrough. The cave abode was then sold to the Soul Household at a low price.
Han Xuanji was quite lucky; he was assigned this high-level cave abode as soon as he arrived, saving him ten thousand years of hard work.
"The Soul Household is truly generous, or rather, the head of the Soul family Hun Qianxue, certainly wields considerable influence."
Han Xuanji nodded secretly.
With such a luxurious cultivation environment and such abundant supporting resources, if the Soul Household treated S-Rank Talent like this every time, why would they worry about not having suitors?
However, it's very likely that Hun Qianxue treated him better than others because of Hun Qianling's influence.
Han Xuanji originally thought that even with Hun Qianling's influence, getting an A-level treatment would be enough, but he never expected to receive such a great benefit.
"It feels like it came a little too easily..."
For some reason, Han Xuanji felt inexplicably uneasy.
But he quickly put that aside. The fact that Hun Qianxue was able to make the arrangements meant that the head of the other family definitely held real power. Although he couldn't possibly be as autocratic as the previous head of the Sage, he at least had real power in his hands.
Regardless of what happened, the moment he followed Hun Qianling to the Soul Household, he had already sided with the other side.
Since that's the case, there's not much more to think about.
Han Xuanji then slowly walked to the cultivation area, sat cross-legged in a main quiet room, slowly closed his eyes, and his aura instantly became calm. He completely abandoned all distracting thoughts and devoted himself wholeheartedly to cultivation.
He doesn't need to think too much right now. He can quietly maintain his cultivation and wait for the system upgrade to succeed before making any plans.
On the other side, in a side hall on the east side of the Soul Household, a completely different scene unfolded.
"Elder, that girl Hun Qianling has returned, and she brought a cultivator from out of town with her. We don't know where he comes from, but he looks quite ordinary. He might just be her lover. How shameless of her to bring someone back like that."
A member of the Soul Lineage, dressed in a black robe, spoke first, his tone tinged with disdain.
The person addressed as elder was named Hun Zangfeng, and simply said:
"It's nothing important, not worth mentioning."
Hun Zangfeng dressed in a brocade robe embroidered with black soul patterns. He was thin and gaunt, with sunken cheeks and a pair of triangular eyes that shone with a sharp light. Most striking was the fact that his left index finger was missing, replaced by a black metal finger guard. The finger guard was engraved with ferocious beast patterns and exuded a faint aura of ferocity. It was a scar he had left when he went out to train in his early years. After breaking through to the Eternal True God in this battle, he deliberately left this injury to remind himself.
"The most urgent task is to find a weakness in Hun Qianxue's scheme; Hun Qianling might be a good target."
Hun Zangfeng ambitious and has always coveted the position of family head. He has only been able to endure it because of the suppression of the former family head. Now that the former family head has disappeared and Hun Qianxue has succeeded him as family head, he is secretly plotting to push the third young Hun Qianchen to the position, while he himself will take control from behind the scenes.
"Elder Zangfeng!"
A burly man in armor strode in.
" Qianchen, you're back from the hunt?"
When Hun Zangfeng saw Hun Qianchen return, he also revealed a somewhat eerie smile.
"Elder, you have no idea how powerful Hun Qianxue really is. He didn't even give us a heads-up before casually handing over the treatment of S-Rank Talent!"
Hun Qianchen spoke indignantly:
"What gives him the right to make such a decision so easily!"
It wasn't a big secret that Han Xuanji had become S-Rank Talent; at least the upper echelons of the Soul Household were well aware of it.
"Oh?"
Hun Zangfeng was somewhat surprised.
The Soul Household has always attached great importance to talent cultivation, and assigns potential ratings to talents, ranging from high to low: S, A, B, and C.
S-Rank Talent have a high probability of becoming Eternal True God, and even have the opportunity to reach the Sage Realm Stage, which is rare even in the Soul Household.
At this moment, someone inside the hall weakly spoke up:
"Brother Qianchen, parents have that right."
"... Why are you being so nosy?"
Hun Qianchen glared at the person who spoke, then complained to Hun Zangfeng:
That's true, but power shouldn't be used so casually.
Do you have any information about him?
Hun Zangfeng regarded Hun Qianxue as an opponent, but he did not underestimate him.
"No."
Hun Qianchen shook his head and said:
"They're at least not from the Nine Mysteries Prefecture, or even the Sacred Radiance Domain; otherwise, they wouldn't have no information whatsoever."
"I heard he's some kind of genius in the Dao of Principle, but he's only at the Eternal Dao Master Realm. That guy, Hun Qianxue, seems to think highly of him."
Hun Qianchen revealed the information he had obtained, and then said:
"There were no tests, and no notification was given. They really don't take us seriously at all. Do they really think the Soul Household is all they have to call the shots?"
Hun Qianchen continued his incessant complaining, clearly feeling that while this matter wasn't a huge one, it wasn't insignificant either, and that completely bypassing him to make a decision was disrespectful to them.
Although Hun Qianchen is quite strong, he does not wield much power in the Soul Household. He only has his own trusted hunting team. Although he is quite famous in the Soul Household and has established friendly relations with many Rogue Cultivator, thus building up a considerable network of connections, most people believe that he is not capable of serving as the head of the family.
However, Hun Qianchen clearly didn't think so. He believed that as a local hero, there was nothing wrong with him taking charge of the Soul Household. However, Hun Qianxue was more popular, so he could only suppress his dissatisfaction.
" Eternal Dao Master, even with decent talent, can't cause any real trouble and is nothing to fear."
At this point, the others in the hall also began to express their opinions.
"That's right. What kind of genius is he, a master of the Dao of Principle? He might just be the patriarch abusing his power to benefit his sister's man."
"If that's the case, wouldn't that be sacrificing the interests of my Soul Household? I think we can use this as an excuse to greatly damage their prestige, and the Third Young Master can also use this as a pretext to establish his authority."
The crowd's chatter pleased Hun Qianchen greatly, and he even began to fantasize about standing up and strongly condemning Hun Qianxue's behavior, thus gaining fame and having all the elders of the Soul Household recognize him again.
As for Han Xuanji's fate?
Naturally, it served as a stepping stone for his rise, and was of little importance.
If you obediently submit to him and become his dog, you might still be spared.