Supreme Hidden Dragon in the City
Chapter 356: The Perpetually Strong Elder Si

Chapter 356: Chapter 356: The Perpetually Strong Elder Si

Su Qingyan was watering the flowers in her own courtyard at this moment.

The laugh of Elder Si came through.

She put down the watering can in her hand and turned to look toward the entrance of the courtyard. Seeing Elder Si approaching, a joyful expression appeared on her face, and she asked, "Elder Si, have you finished your seclusion?"

Elder Si stroked his beard with a smile, "Now I have reached the eighth layer of the Transformation Realm, truly joining the ranks of the powerful. Even the head of the family is only one level above me in realm."

Su Qingyan replied with a smile, "Then congratulations to Elder Si."

Elder Si said with pride, "After reaching the seventh layer of the Transformation Realm, each advancement in realm results in an earth-shattering change in strength. Now if I were to participate in the Martial Arts Tournament Chen Fan once joined, I could easily take the championship."

"Moreover, at this level, the increase in strength depends not only on talent but also on luck. Some people might advance quickly at first, but reaching this realm, it’s not unusual to be stuck for a lifetime."

"That youngster Chen Fan, although he has good talent and advanced quickly in the beginning, he may not be my opponent now."

Upon hearing this, a strange expression immediately crossed Su Qingyan’s face.

Elder Si continued, "By the way, it’s been a year now, has that youngster Chen Fan come to the Capital yet?"

Su Qingyan nodded, "He has already arrived."

Elder Si’s eyes lit up, "Oh? Where is he now? I was just thinking of challenging him to a spar. A year ago, I could overpower him, and a year later, I can still make him lose convincingly."

Su Qingyan tried to think of how to respond without injuring Elder Si’s pride, "Elder Si, actually..."

Elder Si said arrogantly, "Qingyan, I know you’re worried about Chen Fan losing face, but really, there’s no need. He’s a young man, and a bit of setback can help him grow better."

Su Qingyan couldn’t help but laugh and cry, "No, Elder Si, what I’m trying to say is, you might not be Chen Fan’s match."

Elder Si’s eyes bulged, "Qingyan, even if you like the youngster, you can’t blindly overestimate him. Now I am a formidable eighth layer Transformation Realm expert, could it be that I can’t handle a junior like him?"

Su Qingyan, with a face full of helplessness, had no choice but to recount the incidents after Chen Fan’s arrival in the Capital.

After listening, Elder Si was completely dumbfounded, "What did you say! Chen Fan defeated four ninth layer Transformation Realm members of the Jiang Family plus one eighth layer by himself, and even the Jiang Family’s ancestor calls Chen Fan master?"

Su Qingyan nodded solemnly.

Elder Si’s eyes almost popped out, "You... you’re not fooling me, are you?"

Su Qingyan said, "Elder Si, I’m telling the absolute truth. All the elders of the Mu Family were present that day; if you don’t believe me, you can ask them."

Elder Si swallowed hard, his face taking on an expression of questioning life, "He’s not human, he’s not!"

Seeing Elder Si in this state, Su Qingyan quickly asked, "Elder Si, are you alright?"

Elder Si suddenly said through gritted teeth, "I’m going into dead-end seclusion. I will not leave until I reach the legendary Divine Realm!"

Having said this, he hurriedly left Su Qingyan’s courtyard.

Su Qingyan shook her head, helpless, "Elder Si is still affected, hopefully he will come to terms with his deficiencies."

That evening.

After Chen Fan returned, he came to Su Qingyan’s room.

As soon as Su Qingyan saw Chen Fan, she immediately put on a stern face, pretending to be still angry.

Seeing her like this, Chen Fan walked over with a smile and asked, "Still angry? Wouldn’t an apology from me be enough? I promise, I’ll be gentler tonight."

Su Qingyan’s eyes widened, "You’re coming tonight too? Are you even human! How did I not notice before that you are so indecent!"

Chen Fan let out a sly chuckle, "It’s just that I’ve missed you too much and really wanted to be close to you."

Su Qingyan huffed, "Who wants to be close to you? Even though we are officially boyfriend and girlfriend now, I haven’t married you yet. Besides, this is my grandfather’s house, it doesn’t look good for the two of us to stay in the same room. You should sleep in the next room tonight."

Hearing this, Chen Fan laughed and said, "I was just teasing you. You were so cooperative yesterday, I’m already very satisfied, and I won’t bully you today."

He still has to refine magical artifacts with the Blood Spirit Jade tonight, so naturally, he has no time for other activities.

Su Qingyan immediately looked relieved. Although she wished to become closer to Chen Fan, she couldn’t risk her wellbeing for a moment of pleasure, considering how intimidatingly powerful he was.

At that moment, Chen Fan seemed to remember something and asked, "Right, during this visit, I haven’t seen Elder Si yet. Is he not in the Capital?"

Su Qingyan, recalling Elder Si’s blow to his pride that afternoon and his vow to enter a prolonged seclusion, couldn’t help but burst into laughter.

Chen Fan asked, "What are you laughing at?"

Su Qingyan recounted the events of the afternoon.

After hearing the story, Chen Fan couldn’t help but laugh as well.

"Elder Si truly has a competitive spirit, but that’s good. Being motivated to continuously break through is certainly not a bad thing."

After chatting with Su Qingyan for a while, Chen Fan honestly went to the next room, took out the Blood Spirit Jade, and began to craft a magic artifact.

A night passed.

Chen Fan played with a blood-red jade talisman, satisfaction on his face. It shimmered from time to time, emitting strange pulses that formed an invisible barrier around him, enveloping him in protection.

This jade talisman, crafted from the Blood Spirit Jade, had dozens of arrays inscribed by Chen Fan. Now, it not only served a protective function but could also be used to attack.

As long as the user infused it with spiritual power, it could unleash an attack equivalent to a full-powered strike at the late stage of Foundation Establishment.

According to Chen Fan’s estimation, such an attack could instantly kill a first-grade Divine Realm.

However, this attack could be used at most ten times. After ten uses, the arrays within the talisman would collapse, and the jade talisman would cease to exist.

Besides this, there was a mini Spirit Gathering Array inside the talisman, which could condense the surrounding spiritual energy. Although the effect was not as good as the Five Elements Spirit Gathering Formation, its portability was a significant advantage.

Now that Su Qingyan had embarked on the path of cultivation, the addition of the jade talisman would significantly speed up her progress.

"This jade talisman is crafted with my dedicated mind power, and the quality of Blood Spirit Jade is extremely high. According to the ranking of magic artifacts, this should be considered a superior-grade magical artifact."

Just like cultivators, magic artifacts have varying qualities and powers. Thus, the Cultivation World categorizes them into three levels: Magic Artifact, Spiritual Artifact, and Divine Artifact.

Each of these three levels is further divided into superior, medium, and inferior grades to determine the specific value of a magic artifact.

In the Cultivation World, magic artifacts are usually standard for cultivators. Possessing a superior-grade magic artifact is already considered impressive.

As for Spiritual Artifacts, most already possess some spirituality and great might. Among cultivators of the same level, those with Spiritual Artifacts can overpower those without, and relying on Spiritual Artifacts, they can even challenge those at higher levels.

The Sword Nurturing Gourd in Chen Fan’s possession is considered a Spiritual Artifact, and based on his speculation, it is still just an inferior-grade Spiritual Artifact.

Although powerful, creating a Spiritual Artifact is extremely difficult, which makes them scarce in the Cultivation World.

Regarding Divine Artifacts, their power and functionalities are unimaginably great. If one could possess a Divine Artifact, not only would challenging higher levels be a minor feat, but a cultivator with a Divine Artifact could even contend against some super Cultivation Sects.

However, Divine Artifacts are even rarer than Spiritual Artifacts, and every appearance of a Divine Artifact in the Cultivation World inevitably leads to a fierce scramble among all powers, causing bloodshed and a field of corpses each time.

"On Earth today, finding an inferior-grade Spiritual Artifact is as hard as ascending to heaven. Having this superior-grade magic artifact for protection should be enough for Qingyan. Even if the Ghost Witch Sect tries to capture her secretly, Qingyan will have adequate self-defense capability."

Chen Fan found a red string, strung the jade talisman on it, and made it into a pendant that could be hung around the neck, then happily headed towards Su Qingyan’s room.

"Giving this as a gift to Qingyan will surely make her ecstatic."

However, when he reached Su Qingyan’s room, he discovered nobody was inside.

Perplexed, Chen Fan searched the other courtyards.

Upon arriving at the main courtyard, he saw Su Qingyan standing with Mu Tianxiong and several high-ranking members of the Mu Family.

Opposite them was a young man dressed in a black cloak, handsome and dashing—Xiao Che.

At that moment, Xiao Che held a bouquet of flowers in one hand and a well-wrapped brocade box in the other, seemingly containing some valuable gift.

He smiled at Su Qingyan and said, "Qingyan, this may seem sudden, but I speak the truth: the moment I saw you, I fell in love. You made me believe that love at first sight truly exists."

"I am here today to confess my feelings. Be my girlfriend!"