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Chapter 189 - 44: The Qu Family · Oct 26, 2026

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152 Chapter 152 - 23: Assessment of the Remnant Ruins? (Part 2) 2026-10-26
153 Chapter 153 - 24: E Qiu 2026-10-26
154 Chapter 154 - 25: Kongyan Beast 2026-10-26
155 Chapter 155 - 25: Kongyan Beast 2026-10-26
156 Chapter 156 - 25: Kongyan Beast 2026-10-26
157 Chapter 157 - 26: Allocation in the Great Hall 2026-10-26
158 Chapter 158 - 26: Main Hall Distribution (Part 2) 2026-10-26
159 Chapter 159 - 27: Onion Array 2026-10-26
160 Chapter 160 - 27: Onion Array (Part 2) 2026-10-26
161 Chapter 161 - 28: Voicing Suspicions 2026-10-26
162 Chapter 162 - 29: Heh! Seriously Injured? 2026-10-26
163 Chapter 163 - 29: Heh! Seriously Injured? 2026-10-26
164 Chapter 164 - 30: Magic Selection 2026-10-26
165 Chapter 165 - 30: Magic Selection 2 2026-10-26
166 Chapter 166 - 31: The Origin of the Spirit Nurturing Technique 2026-10-26
167 Chapter 167 - 32: Old Ghost 2026-10-26
168 Chapter 168 - 32: Old Ghost 2 2026-10-26
169 Chapter 169 - 33: A New Scene 2026-10-26
170 Chapter 170 - 33: A New Scene 2026-10-26
171 Chapter 171 - 34: Hoodwinking the Qu Family’s Current Old Ancestor, Qu Qingxian 2026-10-26
172 Chapter 172 - 34: Duping the Qu Family’s Current Old Ancestor, Qu Qingxian 2026-10-26
173 Chapter 173 - 35: The Loop Finally Appears 2026-10-26
174 Chapter 174 - 35: The Loop Finally Appears (Part 2) 2026-10-26
175 Chapter 175 - 36: Editing a New Script 2026-10-26
176 Chapter 176 - 36: Editing a New Script, Part 2 2026-10-26
177 Chapter 177 - 37: Finally Able to Go AFK 2026-10-26
178 Chapter 178 - 37: Finally Able to Idle 2026-10-26
179 Chapter 179 - 38: Fleece This Sheep 2026-10-26
180 Chapter 180 - 39: Storage Pouch 2026-10-26
181 Chapter 181 - 39: Storage Pouch (2) 2026-10-26
182 Chapter 182 - 40: Final Preparations Before the Tai Chi Promotion 2026-10-26
183 Chapter 183 - 40: Final Preparations Before Advancing to Tai Chi, Part 2 2026-10-26
184 Chapter 184 - 41: Attaining Tai Chi 2026-10-26
185 Chapter 185: Advancement 2026-10-26
186 Chapter 186 - 42: Post-Promotion Technique Editing 2026-10-26
187 Chapter 187 - 42: Editing Techniques After Promotion (Part 2) 2026-10-26
188 Chapter 188 - 43: Contact Problem 2026-10-26
189 Chapter 189 - 44: The Qu Family 2026-10-26
190 Chapter 190 - 44: Qu Family 2 2026-10-26
191 Chapter 191 - 45: To Be the Man Behind the Protagonist? 2026-10-26
192 Chapter 192 - 45: To Be the Man Behind the Protagonist? 2026-10-26
193 Chapter 193 - 46: The Shop 2026-10-26
194 Chapter 194 - 46: The Shop 2026-10-26
195 Chapter 195 - 47: Outer Body Incarnation? 2026-10-26
196 Chapter 196 - 47: Outer Body Incarnation? 2026-10-26
197 Chapter 197 - 48: Li Shifan’s Breakthrough 2026-10-26
198 Chapter 198 - 48: Li Shifan’s Breakthrough (Part 2) 2026-10-26
199 Chapter 199 - 49: The Birth of the Test Run 2026-10-26
200 Chapter 200 - 50: A Chance Encounter at the Dharma Transmission Hall? 2026-10-26

Chapter 189: Chapter 44: The Qu Family

Qu Qizhong paused here and glanced at Zhang Deming. Seeing no reaction, he continued,

”So, I took one of them and, for the price of an ordinary Tier Two Spirit Nurturing Bead, half-sold, half-gifted it to the Patriarch. I was hoping to seek his protection.

But the strange thing is, after I gave him the bead, the Patriarch went into seclusion for a few days.

I thought he would summon me for questioning as soon as he came out.

But now, more than a month has passed. Not only has the Patriarch made no move, but it’s as if I no longer exist within the family.

No one shows up to freeload anymore, and no one even comes to loiter around the Blue Sky Branch.”

Zhang Deming smiled. ’After seeing the name ”Blue Sky Branch,” how could Qu Qingxian dare to act rashly before confirming the full background of the Blue Sky Alliance?’

Zhang Deming nodded and said, ”So you’re saying there are two left?”

Zhang Deming didn’t press the matter. When he had given them to Qu Qizhong, he had said to handle them as he saw fit.

Qu Qizhong nodded. ”Yes, there are two remaining.”

Zhang Deming continued to ask, ”How many Tier One Spirit Nurturing Beads are left in the shop?”

Qu Qizhong paused, thought for a moment, and then said, ”Twenty-three.”

Zhang Deming said, ”Then after you go back, spread the word far and wide. We’ll hold a small auction for one high-quality Tier Two Spirit Nurturing Bead and twenty Tier One Spirit Nurturing Beads.”

Hearing this, Qu Qizhong hesitated. ”Steward Zhang, how far should I spread this news?”

Zhang Deming smiled. ”Just do your best.”

Qu Qizhong said, ”If we do that, the Blue Sky Branch won’t be able to keep a low profile anymore.”

Zhang Deming nodded. ”We can’t keep a low profile anymore, so let’s just be loud about it!

After the auction, depending on the situation, we’ll start by controlling sales to a rate of one Spirit Nurturing Bead per day for a few days.

Once we do that, any attempts to control the market will become a joke.”

Qu Qizhong said, ”But...”

Zhang Deming cut him off. ”I know what you’re going to say. Doing this will break their control.

But you’re worried that many major powers will find out about the shop, and the situation won’t necessarily improve, right?”

Qu Qizhong nodded, and Zhang Deming replied, ”Just go and do it. I will handle these matters; you don’t need to worry about them.

Besides, how many of the noteworthy powers in Celestial Spirit City don’t know about us already?”

Hearing this, Qu Qizhong nodded.

Zhang Deming asked, ”Is there anything else?”

Qu Qizhong said, ”No, nothing.”

”If not, that’s all for today.” Zhang Deming suddenly remembered something and added, ”Oh, right. Memorize this.”

As he spoke, he waved his hand, and a mass of glowing characters forming a spell slowly materialized in front of Qu Qizhong.

Before Qu Qizhong could ask, Zhang Deming continued, ”If you encounter an emergency, you can use this Spell Order to contact me.”

Hearing this, Qu Qizhong nodded. He had wanted a way to contact him for a long time.

It was only because Zhang Deming hadn’t mentioned it and he had no way of seeing him that the matter had been delayed.

”Alright, that’s all for today.”

With that, Zhang Deming waved his hand, sending Qu Qizhong back, tossing the cluster of text along with him.

Then, with a beckoning gesture, Zhang Deming summoned the starlight speck representing Qu Qingxian.

But just as he was about to tap the speck of light, he paused, thought for a moment, and tossed it back. He then directly exited the Spirit Nurturing Space.

Sitting in his private chamber, a Spirit Nurturing Rune appeared between his brows.

’Rune Summoning: Spirit Nurturing Summoning Technique!’

Zhang Deming opened his palm, and a unique ball of light from the Spirit Nurturing Summoning Technique slowly materialized there.

Zhang Deming contemplated for a moment before activating another Technique.

’Technique: Enhancement Skill!’

From his Dantian, the ’+’ sign Rune Ball of the Enhancement Skill merged directly into the Rune Ball of the Spirit Nurturing Summoning Technique.

The ball of light in his hand pulsed, its aura strengthening considerably.

Inside the ball of light, there were now two virtual scenes.

One showed an elegant figure quietly sipping tea in a small courtyard.

The other showed a middle-aged man sitting cross-legged in a private chamber, a Water Dragon swimming between his brows, with three Rune Light Balls spinning above his head.

Zhang Deming tapped on the virtual image of the middle-aged man in the chamber, and the ball of light began to surge.

Instead of absorbing the ball of light into his body, Zhang Deming initiated the summoning of a physical Mirror Image for the first time.

When manifesting a physical body, there were usually only two choices for its appearance: his own, or that of the Mirror Image’s main body.

However...

Zhang Deming’s current main body could freely change its true appearance.

Therefore, as the ball of light slowly coalesced, it eventually formed the figure of a middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man’s expression was wooden, completely lacking any spark of life.

At that moment, the Spirit Nurturing Summoning Technique transmitted a piece of profound information, which, translated into plain terms, was:

”Please select: 1. Simulate Mirror Image consciousness (simpler);

2. Call upon the original consciousness of the Mirror Image Replicator;

3. Invest main body’s consciousness.”

Without hesitation, Zhang Deming chose the third option.

His vision blurred and shifted. When Zhang Deming’s consciousness entered the body, it became completely solid.

An identical figure appeared in the private chamber.

However, one was sitting with its eyes closed, while the other was standing.

Zhang Deming looked back at his main body, then surveyed himself.

’This Mirror Image Body can switch between a physical form and an Energy Body. In its physical form, without special means, no one would be able to tell that this body is a Summoning Object.’

He sensed it for a moment. This Summoning Object was based on Qu Qingxian.

With the addition of the Enhancement Skill, its strength had already surpassed that of an ordinary Tai Chi Three Lives cultivator, reaching the level of a Peak Tai Chi cultivator.

After sensing for a little longer, he discovered a difference. ’When the Summoning Object is materialized, it can’t use the main body’s other Skills like it can during Fusion.’

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