Getting Better?

As soon as Kang Dabao returned to the sect, he went to the middle of Huo Ying's bedroom to see Kang Changyi nursing. The little guy was just like his father, with a good appetite and no fear of strangers.

Kang Dabao had only been standing there for a short while when he noticed that Kang Changyi's chubby little mouth showed no sign of stopping, constantly sucking on it. Just one look was enough to tell him that he would grow up to be very good.

Huo Ying had been postpartum for so long, and only now did she see Sect Leader Kang Da come to visit her again. She felt a mix of joy and grievance. After receiving Sect Leader Kang Da's promise to come and rest for the night, Huo Ying finally felt much more at ease.

Nowadays, everyone in the Chongming Sect praises Green Lotus Courtyard's daughter for her kindness and generosity, truly befitting the demeanor of a legitimate daughter of a prominent family.

Huo Ying was the only one who worried that if someone just flicked their finger, they could snatch Kang Dabao away, leaving her and her child alone and without anyone to care for them.

After all, Huo Ying didn't think she had anything that could compare to even a finger of the Fei Household's eldest daughter.

Even Kang Changyi, the eldest son, couldn't keep the Sect Leader Kang Da in the room for too long.

He still had a lot to do. He had just returned to the sect when he received a letter from Deng Baichuan, which was presented to him by Duan Anle.

Just as he had expected, the newly appointed market official Yue Feng put considerable pressure on City Commandant Deng. After all, the former was a member of the Yue Household whom even Sima Fei greatly admired. If he really wanted to cause trouble, how could Deng Baichuan, a Qi Refinement cultivator, possibly control him?

However, after receiving the letter, Sect Leader Kang Da did not immediately set off. Instead, he returned to his room and wrote a reply to Deng Baichuan.

The letter was mostly filled with platitudes about not being hasty and waiting for the right opportunity.

This wasn't just a perfunctory remark; Kang Dabao didn't believe that Yue Feng would cause trouble in Double Brightness Trade Market from the outset.

Furthermore, from the very beginning of its reconstruction, the two Sima had managed Double Brightness Trade Market like an impregnable fortress.

Recalling Sima Fei's nonchalant expression when they ate at the Fei Household, Sect Leader Kang Da was almost certain that Fei had a backup plan in Double Brightness Trade Market.

These old guys have a lot of tricks up their sleeves. Yue Feng's entry into the game seems to be a brilliant counterattack by the local faction, led by the Han City Yue Household, against the people from the capital. But it is also possible that it was a clever move by Sima Fei to lure the enemy into a trap.

In Kang Dabao's view, the best course of action in the current situation is to remain calm and prudent.

In short, Sect Leader Kang Da doesn't really want to make a move. As for Deng Baichuan, a young man from the capital region who has always looked down on local cultivators in Cloud Horn Prefecture, it's hard to say whether he can get along peacefully with Yue Feng.

Good advice is no match for a damned devil. Kang Dabao figured that the two sides would inevitably bleed sooner or later. At that time, the small place of Double Brightness Trade Market might become a snail shell arena for the two sides to fight each other.

By then, no matter how you look at it, Chongming Sect will find it difficult to extricate himself from the situation, and getting involved will definitely be another troublesome matter.

After sending a message to persuade Deng Baichuan, Sect Leader Kang Da walked out of the cloud room, passed through his own courtyard gate, and then put the training puppet he had purchased from the Book and Sword Gate Sect into the puppet building.

The training puppet I bought from the Ingenious Craftsman Fort shop earlier was too weak, probably even weaker than Rogue Cultivator of the same level. I had previously adjusted its cultivation to the Sixth Layer of Qi Refining, but it was still difficult to defeat Zhang Le had just Qi Refinement Fourth Layer of Qi Refining and was not good at fighting.

The stolen goods that Sect Leader Kang Da brought back this time are of a much higher grade and craftsmanship. They are definitely an Ingenious Craftsman Fort rarely sells. Not only can they simulate a cultivator up to the Qi Refinement Ninth Layer, but their strength is also significantly higher.

Kang Dabao then summoned his two less skilled disciples Zhang Le Mo'er, to try it out on them.

Perhaps because they had gained too much advantage over the training golem in the past, the two girls were somewhat overconfident and were defeated by training golems of the same level.

Sect Leader Kang Da was not displeased at all; on the contrary, he was quite pleased.

However, given his thrifty nature, he wouldn't easily give up that training puppet from before. After thinking it over, he decided to sell it to the Lu Household at a discounted price sometime.

In the past two years, Lu Xun has made a small fortune by following Chongming Sect. If Kang Dabao sets a fair price, Lu Xun will likely find it difficult to refuse to buy.

After all, what Sect Leader Kang Da wanted to sell wasn't some useless item; even a small family like his could use it to raise their children.

After finishing these tasks, Kang Dabao went to the Merit Points Hall to collect the Moon Scale Stone Juice collected by the disciples.

The Chongming Sect's Merit Points Hall is currently short of someone to manage it. This matter was previously handled by Yuan Jin, but these past few days, Yuan Jin has been in seclusion, so he has handed the responsibility over to that dim-witted boy Ye Pingshui.

Upon seeing the Ye Pingshui acted swiftly, immediately taking out all the Moon Scale Stone Juice he had collected.

Such spiritual items are of low quality, and collecting them is just a waste of time. During the days that Sect Leader Kang Da has been away from the sect, the Merit Points Hall has only collected eleven or twelve stones of Moon Scale Stone Juice, and has only distributed less than one hundred Merit Points. It should be noted that this is already the result of Kang Dabao raising the market price three times.

Among them, Ye Pingshui received the most, receiving four to five times more than his fellow disciples in the same amount of time.

Therefore, Sect Leader Kang Da asked a few more questions, not because he was afraid that the child would abuse his power for personal gain, but because he was genuinely curious.

Kang Dabao understood after listening for a while.

Although Ye Pingshui, this honest boy, wasn't particularly clever, it was rare that he could think of using the connections left by Yuan Jin to find Qi Duoluo in Xuanwei City.

Not only did Ye Pingshui take all the Moon Scale Stone Juice from the Qi Household's weapon-refining shop, but he also used the latter as a go-between to acquire a considerable amount from several weapon-refining shops in Xuanwei City.

He also signed long-term contracts with Qi Duoluo and the other weapon makers, agreeing that once a certain quantity was collected, it could be sent to the Chongming Sect for sale.

Preserving spiritual materials like Moon Scale Stone Juice is quite laborious, and artifact crafters themselves don't use it much. In the past, there were very few cultivators who wanted to buy this spiritual material, so many shops had no interest in refining and selling it.

But now that it can actually be exchanged for Spirit Stone, those low-level weapon masters will probably put in more effort to collect and preserve some in their daily lives.

The disciples of Double Brightness will be able to collect them much faster in the future.

After all, for those at the bottom of any profession, they are not afraid of hard work. Earning an extra spirit fragment or a little extra to supplement their cultivation is a good thing.

After Sect Leader Kang Da learned the whole story, he praised Ye Pingshui highly, which made the latter unable to hide his joy, his gums showing with delight.

However, the Moon Scale Stone Juice was still a bit too much for his first cultivation attempt. In addition, Kang Dabao had promised to sleep with Huo Ying tonight, so he temporarily put aside his idea of cultivating the "True Explanation of the Primordial Ancient Body of the Northern Night Palace".

Thinking that he would go into seclusion tomorrow, he decided to first refine the Yellow Dragon Hundred Leaf Pill that he had received from Jiang Qing, and then come out to see if he had enough Moon Scale Stone Juice.

With nothing else to do, Kang Dabao decided to go to the scripture hall to see if the younger generation was studying diligently. At that moment, Pei Yi emerged from seclusion to pay his respects to him.

"Junior Brother's cultivation progress is quite fast," a hint of joy appeared between the brows of the Sect Leader Kang Da as he saw Pei Yi's cultivation advance further and finally break through to the Eighth Layer of Qi Refining.

Among his fellow disciples, Kang Dabao had more confidence in Pei Yi's ability to establish Dao Foundation than Yuan Jin, who harbored great hidden dangers in practicing the "White Ape Scripture".

This is because this junior brother's cultivation has always been steady, and his practice of the "Abundant Grass Scripture" is nothing more than moderate and peaceful.

Of the remaining individuals, Ye Zhengwen had lost an eye, which, strictly speaking, could be considered a deficiency in his physical body. Therefore, his probability of achieving Foundation Establishment was indeed lower than that of ordinary people.

Zhou Yixiu is already nearing eighty, yet his Late Qi Refinement Refining. Without some extraordinary encounter, theoretically, he has no chance of Foundation Establishment.

As for Chu Huer, he was close in age to Zhou Yixiu. Although he was full of ambition, he was indeed a bit late, and it would be difficult for him to establish Dao Foundation.

Therefore, among these junior brothers, Pei Yi has the greatest chance of successfully Foundation Establishment.

Furthermore, Sect Leader Kang Da is now quite accomplished in Wood Element cultivation Cultivation Method. After sharing his insights on Foundation Establishment with Pei Yi, it should significantly increase Pei Yi's chances of successfully Foundation Establishment.

Pei Yi possesses the aptitude of Triple Spirit Root. Based on his current cultivation speed, it is estimated that in about five or six years, he will be able to reach the Peak Qi Refinement Refining and attempt Foundation Establishment.

The Yi Wood Green Willow Heart that Qin Sufu Lord Shan gave to Kang Dabao has not been touched yet, and it is just right for Pei Yi to use.

At that time, the Chongming Sect will have three members who have reached the Foundation Establishment, all of whom will be less than a hundred years old. This will truly be enough to influence the future landscape of Pingrong County for the next hundred years.

"It's all thanks to Senior Brother Sect Leader's diligent efforts and Junior Brother's talent." Pei Yi was about to say something empty again, but was stopped by Sect Leader Kang Da's wave of his hand.

Although Kang Dabao had always told his disciples that all fellow disciples, regardless of their closeness, were one entity, Pei Yi, even though he had been back in the sect for some years, still maintained a certain level of politeness.

This doesn't mean that he and Sect Leader Kang Da had a shallow relationship. On the contrary, after experiencing so many things together, Pei Yi had come to admire his senior brother, Sect Leader Kang, quite a bit.

However, compared to Yuan Jin and Jiang Qing, Kang Dabao's two fellow apprentices, they still lacked a certain closeness.

Pei Yi was like this, and Zhou Yixiu and Chu Huer were even more so.

On the contrary, Ye Zhengwen, who was not early in his career, probably because he had a life-or-death friendship with Kang Dabao when he was young, was different. Although he was always arguing with the sect Sect Leader Kang Da, he rarely called him "Senior Brother Sect Leader" when they met.

However, their relationship was actually quite close.

"Junior Brother's cultivation has just broken through, so you should consolidate your realm first. Don't go into seclusion for the time being." Kang Dabao looked at Pei Yi and saw that the spiritual energy ripples on his body had not yet dissipated, and said with concern.

"Junior Brother understands," Pei Yi said, noticing the worry on Sect Leader Kang Da's face. He then asked, "Did you receive any news during your trip to the Alliance, Senior Brother? Did something happen?"

Kang Dabao originally planned to discuss matters after his junior brothers had all emerged from seclusion, but since Pei Yi had asked, the Sect Leader Kang Da did not hide anything and explained everything that had happened on this trip.

Pei Yi frowned more and more as he listened. After thinking for a moment, he advised, "In my humble opinion, we still need to be more vigilant. We should first do these three things:

First, we need to send a message to Que'er, explaining the advantages and disadvantages to them. From now on, unless it is an emergency, our Double Brightness Caravan should not take the trade routes that pass through White Sand County or even those bordering White Sand County.

Secondly, the mountain-protecting formation of our Chongming Sect is actually the Red Light Cloud Dipper Formation set up by our Foundation Establishment, combined with the half of the Black Water Poison Wood Formation that was taken back from the Grass Witch Cult.

Although it can barely be called Second Tier formation, it is utterly inadequate against a powerful enemy like the Changning Sect. It seems we'll need to spend a lot of money to acquire a higher-quality one to properly protect our disciples.

Thirdly, please ask the sect leader to go to Green Lotus Courtyard. If we can also use the Golden-Feathered Owl circling in the sky, the safety of our disciples will be greatly guaranteed.

At the same time, we must also warn our disciples to be on guard when they go out. After all, Cloud Horn Prefecture has been almost peaceful for the past year or two, and they have become somewhat complacent.

Kang Dabao nodded repeatedly as he listened. Many of the things Pei Yi said were exactly the same as his own, and even more thoughtful than he had thought.

"As my junior brother said, I had already passed on the first point to Que'er before returning to the sect, so he should have received it by now. As for the matter of purchasing a mountain-protecting array, we can wait until the Third comes out of seclusion and have him go to Han City or Xuanwei City to see if there are any suitable ones."

If not, then I will go to the Jade Moon Shan Household. I've heard that they have a marriage alliance in the past, and that the Shan Household head is a reputable Second Tier Rogue Cultivator master. I'll see if he can help introduce us and tailor-make an array for my family.

"Is there such a thing as the last Golden-Feathered Owl? Hmm. I'll go and talk to her about it."

Ignoring the troubled expression on Sect Leader Kang Da, Pei Yi thought for a moment and then interjected, "Sect Leader, could we possibly invite the array master from the Ying Prefecture Fei Household to come?"

Kang Dabao was slightly taken aback, seemingly quite tempted by the suggestion. After all, compared to the array masters of varying skill levels outside, the array masters that Fei Nanying brought from the Ying Prefecture clan territory were undoubtedly of exceptional skill.

He did as he pleased, and the next day, as the sun rose, Sect Leader Kang Da withdrew from Huo Ying's voluptuous and mature body.

Even though they were a little tired after the rain, they couldn't keep Kang Dabao for long.

Even though Huo Ying pleaded with him to stay, Sect Leader Kang Da didn't say anything more. He got up, straightened his clothes, and rode his old donkey out of the sect, arriving at Fei Shuhe's door.

Fei Shuhe stood gracefully in the courtyard, having just risen as well.

Kang Dabao noticed that she was not wearing any makeup, yet she possessed a natural beauty that was three parts radiance and seven parts delicate charm. Compared to the well-accustomed Deacon Huo, she had a completely different, fresh and elegant style.

Fei Shuhe has been more diligent in her cultivation lately than before. Although she is younger than Jiang Qing, her cultivation level has already surpassed Pei Yi's, reaching the Qi Refinement Ninth Layer.

"Sect Leader Kang is a rare guest. May I ask what brings you here today?"

Whether it was a misperception or not, Sect Leader Kang Da actually detected a hint of resentment in Fei Shuhe's words. This was quite similar to Huo Ying's tone when they left earlier.

"I have come here to trouble you with something." Kang Dabao's face showed a hint of embarrassment as he briefly explained his purpose.

Sitting opposite her Fei Shuhe listened to the end, but her expression remained unchanged. Once she was sure that Sect Leader Kang Da had finished speaking, Fei Shuhe turned her head away and only played with the sparrow on her fingertips, which was known for its auspicious words.

After leaving Kang Dabao waiting for a while, and when Yu'er brought out the spiritual tea to entertain the guests, a hint of disappointment flashed across Fei Shuhe's eyes. She parted her fragrant lips slightly and said, "I'll do as you say. You can discuss these trivial matters with Nanny Sun yourself. There's no need to come to me."

Kang Dabao was taken aback for a moment, then responded. Seeing Fei Shuhe get up to leave, he hurriedly reached out to stop her, his words becoming increasingly incoherent. "Then... when can I come to see you again?"

After that question, Fei Shuhe was stunned again. Those few words seemed to have quietly gripped a corner of her heart.

"Could this person really be a fool?" Fei Shuhe blushed slightly, a thought popping into her mind, which she quickly dismissed.

"Could a man who seeks out young widows to warm his bed be some kind of virtuous and refined gentleman? Perhaps he's just a seasoned manipulator?"

"You go find Nanny Sun yourself." Fei Shuhe couldn't quite describe how she felt at that moment, and left her room as if fleeing in panic.

Kang Dabao was unsure whether he had touched the heartstrings of his wife, so he absentmindedly followed Yu'er's lead and met Nanny Sun.

The old woman seemed to have become even more respectful than before.

After all, even in Ying Prefecture, where the Fei Household's elite cultivators gathered, not every Fei Household daughter's dowry maid could have a son-in-law with the Ice Leaf Foundation Establishment to serve her.

After Sect Leader Kang Da succinctly explained his intentions to Nanny Sun, she did not hesitate in the slightest. She first summoned the beast master and ordered him to go back with Kang Dabao to be at his command.

Then, a servant from the Fei Household was summoned and asked to take a document personally signed by Fei Shuhe back to the She Mountain Hall branch in Xuanwei City to invite the clan's array masters to add arrays for the Chongming Sect. All expenses were to be charged to Green Lotus Courtyard's account.

Two things that Kang Dabao considered difficult were easily solved by Nanny Sun, an old servant woman, which is truly remarkable.

After returning to the sect Sect Leader Kang Da entrusted the Beast Master to Duan Anle's company. A few days later, he recounted these events to the Daoist Black Shoes, who had just emerged from seclusion. The latter shook his head and smiled upon hearing this:

"You should have changed your temperament long ago. I told you before, since you can't get rid of the title of Fei Household's son-in-law, why resist it? If you had used their resources earlier, your Chongming Sect long ago, and what would you have to fear from that damned Changning Sect now?"

The Daoist Black Shoes's words were absolutely true, and Kang Dabao could only smile wryly after hearing them.

Nanny Sun's beast master acted swiftly; in just over half a month, all of Double Brightness's disciples, including Jiang Qing, received a communication talisman.

The beast master had just finished his task when the Fei Household family array master, brought by the Fei Household's son, arrived very quickly.

The latter was equally dedicated. He first dismantled the mountain-protecting formation that the Sect Leader Kang Da had cobbled together, then added a lot of excellent materials and rebuilt the framework of a Six Star Gang Flame Formation.

According to the array master himself, if everything goes smoothly, it will only take three years to set up this high-grade Second-Tier Upper-Grade array.

This was already quite fast, and Kang Dabao knew he had gotten a great deal.

Putting aside the cost of materials for this grand formation, just hiring a Second-Tier Upper-Grade formation master for three years would be enough to consume a large portion of the Spirit Stone I've earned from the Spirit Stone mine. Fei Shuhe's reputation is truly valuable.

Comparing people is truly infuriating. Many rogue cultivators spend their entire lives fighting and dying to reach the Foundation Establishment stage, enduring countless hardships and dangers, only to end up with a meager amount of spiritual stones to pass down to their descendants.

It probably wouldn't even amount to as much as what Sect Leader Kang Da earned by shamelessly going to Green Lotus Courtyard and saying a few sweet words to his wife.

By the time the Six Star Gang Flame Formation was taking shape, the formation master had been at the Chongming Sect for over a year. During this time, Changning Sect, which Kang Dabao had always expected to retaliate, remained quite quiet.

This finally freed up some time for him, allowing him to not only completely refine the Yellow Dragon Hundred Leaf Pill and solidify his Foundation Establishment realm, but also to collect two portions of Moon Scale Stone Juice to satisfy the first cultivation of the "True Explanation of the Primordial Ancient Body of the Northern Night Palace".

However, this physical cultivation Cultivation Method was not as easy to practice as expected. Sect Leader Kang Da failed twice, each time resulting in fascia rupture and bone displacement.

In the most dangerous instance, two of the twelve meridians showed signs of impending rupture.

It was only after enduring this immense suffering that Kang Dabao barely managed to enter the realm of martial arts.

Therefore, the phrase "average physical appearance" in the condition stated in this classic text, "regardless of Spirit Root, as long as one's physical Root Bone is of average quality, one can easily enter the path," is still highly debatable.

The Sect Leader Kang Da, believed that he had undergone the bone-cleansing and marrow-refining process of the spiritual dew, and that his Root Bone were definitely good compared to those of his peers.

Even so, cultivating the "True Explanation of the Primordial Ancient Body of the Northern Night Palace" is so dangerous. You must know that even Sect Leader Kang Da has the help of the Jade Pendant. If it were anyone else, there would truly be a risk of their physical body shattering.

In addition, two good things happened to Yu Sect Leader Kang Da, during this past year or so.

Firstly, Brother Yi has finally finished growing all his teeth and can now eat some Spirit Cuisine to nourish himself, Huo Ying's ample breasts have finally become empty;

Secondly, he can now enter Green Lotus Courtyard without needing anyone to announce his arrival, and directly storm into Fei Shuhe's bedroom.

Throughout the year, Sect Leader Kang Da no longer worried about finding someone to play chess with (although he never won a single game that year), and he could also enjoy tea and snacks made by his first wife from time to time.

According to Kang Dabao's own thinking, if things continue to develop in this way, it will only be a matter of time before Chongming Sect invites the Earl of Nan'an to a banquet.

However, at this very moment, exciting news arrived from the state court. "The acting Sima Gun Shilu of the Cloud Horn Prefecture State Court has been granted the title of 'False Core' (a high-ranking Sima Office title). Kuang Liuting, the Earl of Yunjiao State, has submitted a memorial requesting that he be granted the title of 'Baron of Cloud Horn Prefecture 'Jin County and that his descendants be granted the title of 'Three Generations of Rank' (a title of nobility) and that this be announced to the entire region!"

Upon learning that the Acting Sima Gun had always taken good care of him, had been certified Pill Master, Kang Dabao felt little joy.

The torrential rain and the darkening sky made him somewhat uneasy, so he put aside his recent laxity caused by his beautiful wife and concubines and plunged into his Seclusion Chamber.

His eyes were tightly closed, and he seemed to hear again Fei Nanying's whispered words, "There are still people dying!"

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