Chapter 864: Chapter 864

What exactly Fang Bai and the Prime Minister discussed was known only to the parties involved, and to the leader of the Dragon Guard, Long Jingtian; no one else had any clue.

However, rumors later emerged from somewhere that during the meeting with Fang Bai, the Prime Minister had hoped that if Fang Bai were to have conflicts with the prominent clans in the future, he would resolve them through peaceful means or let the relevant departments handle them. But Fang Bai rejected this request.

It was said that Fang Bai responded to the Prime Minister with sixteen characters, "If no one offends me, I offend no one. If anyone offends me, I shall offend them in return."

Although the Prime Minister held significant authority and could mobilize various forces to strike at those elements that threatened the stability of Huaxia, he felt helpless against Fang Bai.

This was due to several reasons: first, Fang Bai’s own power was formidable; second, many of Huaxia’s prominent clans and Ancient Martial World powers had close relations with Fang Bai; and third, Fang Bai was a Dragon Guard Instructor, deeply loved by the Dragon Guard members, and even the Dragon Guard leader Long Jingtian had great respect for him.

All these factors caused the Prime Minister to feel deep apprehension, not daring to put any pressure on Fang Bai, worried that if he provoked Fang Bai, it might lead to severe consequences that were beyond estimation.

After weighing the pros and cons, the Prime Minister came to the conclusion that "it is better to offend the prominent clans rather than offend Fang Bai," and thus began to meet one by one with the Family Heads of Huaxia’s prominent clans, urging them to restrain their family members from provoking Fang Bai, to avoid repeating the fates of the three major families: the Wang Family of Yanjing, the Shen Family of Anxi, and the Li Family of Donghai.

Following this, some observant citizens of Huaxia noticed that the once haughty and arrogant scions of these powerful families had become much more subdued and restrained. It became rare to see them bullying men and women or getting into fights. Some even began engaging in charitable activities, shedding the label of "spoiled heirs."

The Prime Minister also found that officials under his command, who came from these prominent clans, were working more efficiently, were more incorruptible, and carried out his orders with greater seriousness and enthusiasm.

The Prime Minister couldn’t help but reflect in amazement, thinking that although Fang Bai had toppled three major clans, causing some turbulence, he had also greatly deterred the other clans. From this perspective, the existence of Fang Bai was indeed beneficial to Huaxia.

At this time, Fang Bai had returned to his normal life, spending each week commuting between Yanjing Hospital, Yanjing Medical University, and his home in Yanjing. Aside from that, he gathered with friends in Yanjing for meals and drinks, or spent time with a few close female friends enjoying their company. The rest of his time was devoted to cultivation.

On his last trip to Anxi to assist Tang Wenrou in investigating a series of murders, Fang Bai unexpectedly came across a hidden Essence Stone Vein while eliminating Green Zombies and Flurry Zombies. After further investigation, he discovered that although this Essence Stone Vein was small, it contained enough Essence Stones for cultivation for him and his close friends and confidantes for some time.

Fang Bai’s cultivation consumed more resources than other Martial Artists, and previously he had to control his cultivation pace due to a shortage of resources. Now, Visit NovelHub for more amazing novels and chapters.

In just two months, almost all of the Spiritual Medicine in Fang Bai’s Spatial Ring was depleted, and seven to eight-tenths of the Essence Stones from the small vein he had discovered in the deep mountains near Anxi were used up.

Thanks to the abundance of Essence Stones and Spiritual Medicine, Fang Bai’s Cultivation Level skyrocketed within these two months, achieving breakthrough after breakthrough, surpassing the perfection realm of the Absorbing Essence Realm, and stepping into the higher "Refinement Essence Realm."

The "Refinement Essence Realm" is about refining and compressing one’s True Yuan to make it denser and purer, which multiplies the power of the True Yuan when released.

Upon reaching the Refinement Essence Realm and examining his Qi Sea, Fang Bai found that the Chaos Origin Energy had turned into the size of a fist, emitting an even more terrifying aura.

According to the information Fang Bai had, the Refinement Essence Realm was equivalent to the Desolate Level Realm in the Minor World, and with his ability to challenge beyond his level, once in the Minor World, he could battle any Desolate Level Realm Martial Artist.

In other words, with his current strength, even if he were immediately transported to the Minor World, he would have a place to stand.

However, Fang Bai did not plan to head to the Minor World just yet, as Desolate Level Martial Artists were ultimately at a disadvantage there. Moreover, in the Minor World, where the law of the jungle prevailed, and the strong preyed on the weak, Fang Bai was not willing to take the risk of entering without being fully confident in his ability to protect himself.

For Fang Bai, the fall of the Immortal Realm and his rebirth in the mortal world was an opportunity granted by the heavens, one that he had to cherish twice as much.

Although his strength had improved rapidly in the past two months, Fang Bai was not satisfied. For him, reaching the higher "Surging Essence Realm" was his short-term goal.

Once a Martial Artist reached the "Surging Essence Realm," they could release their True Yuan energy externally, turning the intangible into tangible, and injuring an opponent from afar. Only at that realm could Fang Bai manipulate the Water and Fire Primordial Qi within his Qi Sea to refine various kinds of elixirs and Spiritual Artifacts.

Although Fang Bai had almost used up the Spiritual Medicines he had, there were still many that had not been harvested in the Hidden Sect. These medicines could indeed be taken directly, but doing so would not effectively utilize their medicinal properties and would be a waste. Only by refining them into elixirs could the value of the Spiritual Medicines be maximized and be of the greatest benefit to a Martial Artist’s cultivation.

To Fang Bai, it was only by reaching the "Surging Essence Realm" that he would be considered to have touched the threshold of being a Pharmacist and an Artifact Refiner.

In order to reach the "Surging Essence Realm" as soon as possible, Fang Bai was even considering embarking on another journey of experience.

It was at this time that Fang Bai received surprising news from the Dragon Maiden, news that prompted him to rush to the Ye Family in Lingnan overnight to meet Ye Wumei.

"Fang Bai, my father has been kidnapped!"

Upon seeing Fang Bai appear before her, Ye Wumei felt as if she had seen her pillar of strength, rushing forward with tears welling up in her eyes.

"Fang Bai, I know you are very capable, you must help us..."

Sun Lin followed her daughter out, her eyes red and swollen from crying because her husband had been kidnapped, and she looked much thinner overnight.

"Wumei, Auntie, don’t panic, tell me slowly..."

Fang Bai comforted the mother and daughter, accompanying them into the Ye Family’s villa living room to inquire about what had happened.

Even though he had already learned some details from the Dragon Maiden, what Ye Wumei and her mother would tell him was bound to be more comprehensive.

Moreover, Fang Bai found it quite strange. Ye Xing was a Profound Level Martial Artist with many strong bodyguards around him. Who had the capability to kidnap him, and what was their purpose?

"Old Ye was kidnapped last night on his way home from work; several bodyguards were killed. The kidnappers took Old Ye and left a letter at the scene. The letter said that our Ye Family must gather ten billion US dollars within a week for Old Ye’s ransom, otherwise... they will have us collect Old Ye’s body..."

By this point, Sun Lin was crying so hard that she could barely speak.