Chapter 170: Misdirection (1/2)

”Good, I can't wait to meet him.”

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Meanwhile in the inner court.

Xiao Fang was still following Li Yahui. When they reached their destination, Xiao Fang was shocked.

”Why is Li Xiang's house so big?” Xiao Fang asked.

Li Yahui nearly laughed.

”It's our Li Family's guild house,” she said with a smile.

”Ah... that makes sense.”

”Common, Li Xiang should be inside.”

Li Yahui took him in and the first thing he noticed was the elevated levels of natural qi.

'Amazing. The qi here is even denser than what I felt in the hot bathhouse,' Xiao Fang thought.

”Are all guild houses built on cultivation hotspots?”

”Mh hm, it's even stronger than this if you were to go to a Major guild house” she replied.

When Li Yahui turned around to see how Xiao Fang was doing, she became amazed. He didn't seem to be struggling from the pressure at all. What she didn't know was that Xiao Fang's cultivation was much higher than the average inner court disciples', so it wasn't a big deal to him.

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Extra info:

The increased levels of environmental qi would make a cultivator's spirit body feel much heavier. This would increase one's cultivation if they were to meditate in it, and help cultivators learn techniques more quickly too.

What most disciples forget is that the whole sect is located on a giant cultivation hotspot. The closer you get to the center of it (the core court) the heavier the pressure becomes. However, there were certain patches around the inner court that release more qi than they should be. It's a common natural phenomenon that no one knows how to explain, but it's what Xiao Fang referred to as a 'cultivation hotspot'.

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As Li Yahui took Xiao Fang deeper into the minor guild house, he could see a few girls cross legged, eyes closed, and cultivating the illusory qi out of their spirit pendants.

There was a girl in nearly every room he walked passed, some were meditating while others were practicing their cultivation techniques. Each room was different, but as the girls saw Xiao Fang walking down the hallway, they immediately stopped what they were doing to go see him.

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”Hey, isn't he the one Li Xiang wanted us to find?” One Li family clansman whispered to another.

”I think he is... why is Li Xiang asking us to bring an outsider into our guild house? Isn't that against the Li Family Guild's rules?”

”Yeah, but who's going to stop her?”

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Xiao Fang could hear the girls whispering about him. They referred to him as an outsider as if he was trespassing into their territory, so it made him feel unwanted.

'It seems they aren't too welcoming to guests,' Xiao Fang thought.

Li Yahui finally stopped next to a door.

”This is Li Xiang's room. She should be inside,” she said with a sweet voice.

”Thank you, Li Yahui. Maybe next time we can talk over some springberry tea,” he said, knowing which brew she liked.

”Un, I would like that,” she smiled.

Even though he didn't get to speak to her for long, he knew that she was an innocent and kind hearted girl. She was no longer shy when she spoke to him, and she had a beautiful smile. In the end she left a good impression on him, so he didn't mind meeting her again in the future.