Chapter 184: Chapter 184

Lei Xuan controlled his flying sword and sent Xiao Xiaofan to his cave house.

When they arrived at the location, the two of them found that there was already a person standing in front of Xiao Xiaofan’s cave. Seeing the visitor, Xiao Xiaofan obviously felt ill at ease.

“Xiaofan, where did you run off to?” Bai Jingfan asked sternly.

Xiao Xiaofan said somewhat vaguely, “I went out to have some fun.”

Bai Jingfan, who was at the middle stage of Foundation Building, was Bai Lizheng’s grandson. After Bai Lizheng went into seclusion, he entrusted Bai Jingfan with keeping an eye on Xiao Xiaofan’s cultivation.

Bai Jingfan didn’t ask more about Xiao Xiaofan’s destination, but only said sternly “You are not young anymore, but you still only care about having fun all day long. Working hard to cultivate is the right thing to do. How much effort did my grandfather spend on you? But once he went into seclusion, you only play around every day. You are wasting your good qualifications for nothing.”

Xiao Xiaofan lowered his head somewhat sheepishly, his heart stifled.

“Senior Uncle Bai, Xiaofan has already worked very hard. It’s not good to cultivate sullenly. It requires a combination of work and rest,” Lei Xuan said, trying to help.

Bai Jingfan glanced at Lei Xuan and said, “It’s Lei Xuan! Lei Xuan, you are about to advance to Foundation Building, so you should cultivate. What are you wandering around every day?”

Lei Xuan spoke indifferently, “Foundation Building? There is no hurry about it.”

Bai Jingfan shook his head and said, “Everyone would hurry up to advance to Foundation Building. It’s only you who is not in a hurry. You should go back and meditate on Foundation Building. Compared to you, Xiaofan is far worse.”

Lei Xuan scratched his head and said, “Xiaofan can’t be worse than me.”

“This guy Xiaofan doesn’t think about making progress at all. He is really wasting his good talent. Lei Xuan, Xiaofan will not go to cultivate in seclusion, so you should not come to him and concentrate on your own advancement to Foundation building,” Bai Jingfan admonished.

Lei Xuan let out a disappointed “Oh!”

Bai Jingfan drove Xiao Xiaofan to cultivate and once Xiao Xiaofan left, Bai Jingfan’s eyes immediately sank.

One of the people beside Bai Jingfan said, “Uncle Bai, Lei Xuan and Xiao Xiaofan are close. When the old ancestor accomplishes his seclusion, will this kid cause trouble?”

Bai Jingfan shook his head and said, “There is just a little hazy affection between them. It’s nothing. In future, just keep Xiao Xiaofan in seclusion and try to not let them meet.” Lei Xuan was still young so there was nothing to be feared. When he got older, he would understand how absurd little children’s feelings are.

“It’s a pity that the ancestor failed to advance to Nascent Soul.”

Bai Jingfan lightly sighed and said, “How could Nascent Soul be so easy to achieve?” There were countless cultivators in the sect, but there were only two elders in the Nascent Soul realm.” Well, find a way to urge that boy Xiao Xiaofan to cultivate. If the ancestor comes out of the seclusion and this boy is still at Qi Practice stage, it will be troublesome.”

Xiao Jingting lived a good life in the outer sect, studying all kinds of novel spiritual plants all day long, and earning a lot of spirit stones.

After Xiao Xiaofan returned to the cave, Bai Jingfan observed him so that there would be less opportunities for him to go out. However, the boy still found a chance to sneak out several times.

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Xiao Xiaofan’s several visits finally caught Qiu Yun’s attention.

“Xiao Xiaofan is your son?” Qiu Yun looked at Xiao Jingting with some surprise.

Xiao Jingting nodded and said, “Yes!” The Northern District Medicine Garden was Qiu Yun’s territory, so Xiao Jingting did not expect to hide it from Qiu Yun, so he was very calm when he was discovered.

Qiu Yun laughed coldly and it was not sure if his next words were sarcastic. “You’re doing a good job of keeping secrets! Xiao Xiaofan has been here several times, but most people think he is greedy and wants to eat spirit fruits.”

Xiao Jingting smiled awkwardly and said, “Xiaofan has a special status, so I don’t want to get him into trouble.”

“You must be very proud to have such a son with a single spiritual root.” Qiu Yun asked with narrowed eyes.

Xiao Jingting nodded and said, “Yes!”

“What a pity!” Qiu Yun said.

Xiao Jingting looked at Qiu Yun with some confusion. “Steward Qiu, what’s a pity? Pity about what?”

Qiu Yun looked at Xiao Jingting with some pity and said, “Xiao Xiaofan’s master, Bai Lizheng, is almost 500 years old and his remaining life is not long. When he is already so old and still wants to live, there are only two options. First, advance to Nascent Soul. Second, take over someone else’s body. Bai Lizheng failed to advance to Nascent Soul for several months so he only has the second option left, possess someone else’s body.”

Xiao Jingting’s eyes widened, full of incredulity as he looked at Qiu Yun. “Xiaofan is Bai Lizheng’s chosen person to possess the body?”

Qiu Yun smiled and said, “Bai Lizheng has been preparing for taking over the body for many years. He has more than a dozen apprentices who are all possible candidates. However, your son is the best candidate. But taking over someone else’s body is risky, the more similar their physical conditions are, the higher the success rate of possession. Bai Lizheng is fire single spiritual root. Although he has many disciples, a single spiritual root is rare and only your son has it.”

Xiao Jingting looked at Qiu Yun and couldn’t help but stare at him then he said eagerly, “Then is there any way? I’ll try to find a way to take Xiaofan away.”

Qiu Yun sneered and said gloomily, “Go, where can you go? The crime of abducting an elite disciple of the Green Cloud Immortal Sect is not minor. How powerful the Green Cloud Immortal Sect is? If you drag your family with you, their lives will be also at risk.”

“Steward Qiu, isn’t there any other way?” Xiao Jingting spoke with an anxious heart.