A Failure's hopeful Journey

Chapter 201: Wealth Clouds.

Holding the slender jade arm, You Xi Wang advanced towards the gathering hall to see the elders. His shoulder-length hair was tied in a high bun, making him look unique yet chic. The bun on his head was tied by Emily after a hearty effort. You Naixin glanced at his side profile. Wearing five-inch long heels, she was tall enough to meet You Xi Wang's eyes. She spoke, "Brat, tell me why do you look so different from before?"

You Xi Wang asked with a smile, "Different? How?"

You Naixin replied, "I cannot pinpoint what exactly is the change, but your temperament is like that of an expert."

You Xi Wang smiled and said, "You will get the answer when we reach the gathering hall."

You Naixin squinted her eyes and snorted at him. She muttered under her breath, "Acting Mysterious." and slightly pouted her lips.

Watching her act in such a manner, You Xi Wang smiled faintly. The pair of grand-aunt and nephew reached the Gathering Hall. Today was a meeting called by the elder's council, so only the elders were present in the hall. They were all sitting on the chair designated to them as they discussed some matters. Tonight was a celebration, so they all wore suits and groomed themselves. The sauce and chic appearance was indeed something You Xi Wang had not expected from this group of old tools. 

As he entered the hall, You Xi Wang waved his hand and the big doors closed. He led You Naixin to her chair and walked up to his throne. The hall fell silent as soon as he sat down on the throne. His aura changed from a good boy of the house to the domineering leader of the family. He spoke slowly, "How is the implementation of the instructions I passed on before I left? Let's start with the array deployment."

The fifth elder stood up and spoke in a respectful manner, "Master, in the past month the family ground has been equipped with five mind training arrays, five martial training arrays, three illusion arrays, and one weapon training array. The younger members all practice with these arrays daily as you have instructed." he waited for You Xi Wang's comment. Only when the boy nodded did the fifth elder sit down. 

You Xi Wang asked, "How about the strength increase of the family?" 

The seventh elder stood up and replied, "Master, all the family disciples have now stepped into either the peak of the body tempering realm or the early stage of the core formation realm. The family also has 50 primal soul realm cultivators."

The last statistic shocked You Xi Wang. By his estimate, there should be only 20 people. He couldn't help but ask, "What is the reason behind the increase in Primal Soul Realm cultivators?"

The seventh elder replied with a smile, "The better halves of the elders and some children also started practicing in the arrays leading to the breakthrough. After the last dark dweller encounter, the family members all have been practicing diligently."

A faint smile emerged on You Xi Wang's lips. He nodded and the seventh elder sat down. You Xi Wang then asked, "Kill count of the shadows?"

You Naixin stood up and replied, "Master, Dark Dwellers in The Silica City have been almost cleared. The remaining bugs are too cautious and dare not peek out from their holes. The Croma City forces have also taken action and subdued a lot of Dark dwellers. The shadows have captured 7 and a half dark dwellers alive."

You Xi Wang raised his brows and asked, "What do you mean by the half?"

You Naixin spoke, "UMM, that master, this bug was very strong-willed even after it was captured and while I was interrogating it. The bug dared to make indecent comments. My hand slipped, and he lost half of his body to my bone saw." she spoke as if this was an accident. 

You Xi Wang finally could not hold it in and laugh out loud. Then he suddenly stopped and said, "You let him off way too easily. Anyway, now it's my turn." as soon as his words dropped his figure rose from the throne and in a sitting posture levitated in the gathering hall. The elders who watched this were shocked. They did all knew that You Xi Wang seemed to have stepped into the Primal Soul Realm. 

You Xi Wang waved his hand and strong coercion radiated from him. He also deployed a soul sense barrier inside the hall. Then five different flowers condensed above his head. The suspended flowers were composed of five elements, and they were all connected by a golden thread. The elders were shocked and at this moment You Ziyou and the other elders all stood up from their chairs and spoke in unison, "Five elemental Spirit."

You Naixin was the only one who acted calmly. She spoke, "Control your emotional states. You old coots, do you all want our grandchild to look down on us?" her harsh tone and knife-like words woke up all the excited old men. Their eyes were sparkling, heavy breathing, flush face, and clenched fists. They were all so excited that it won't be a surprise if their head burst open like a watermelon.

You Xi Wang spoke, "I and Big sis have also stepped into the Primal Soul Realm. Big sis also acknowledged a master. As for the identity of my senior martial aunt and Big sis's master, that is something Big Sis will tell you all. When we were cultivating inside the Dimension space, the elves gave us some gifts. These gifts will develop the industrial growth of the family. These are the blueprints." with a wave of his hand, dozens of Data Cubes fell on the ground from his space ring.

He spoke again, "Elders, your respective departments handle these things. But make sure you have the application ready before the battle fest solo competition starts. I will pass these on to the related Council departments. These techs can only be known by the council elders and not the officials. Also, take this bottle." he tossed a jade bottle to You Naixin and said, "Granny Xin, this bottle contains 2 gallons of spirit liquid. You divide this liquid into three portions and then pour it into a pond, also deploy a gravity array first. Otherwise, the liquid might evaporate in the lack of pressure."

You Naixin, the iron lady, looked down at the bottle You Xi Wang tossed to her in such a leisurely manner, and her jade-hands trembled. She was excited. She scolded You Xi Wang, "Brat, how dare you be so careless when handling such a great treasure."

You Xi Wang smiled and stuck out his tongue. He spoke, "Granny Xin the three ponds will be separately designated, one for males, one for females, and the last one for people above core formation realm. Also, if possible, place the ponds near the blood shackle tree. That way we can enjoy double benefits. I will later pass on the spirit gathering array disks to you. Deploy them in over the ponds so that the surrounding spirit energy also gets condensed into liquid form."

You Naixin heard all this and kept nodding. The elders also praised You Xi Wang for his ideas. The boy on the throne spoke, "Alert all the shadows in Croma City, 20 Primal Soul Realm cultivators in the family. We will raid the Mirai Group three days from now. This time we avenge my parents and we wipe out the dark scum. Granny Xin, I hope their business is on its last leg?"

You Naixin smiled coldly, "All set. Just waiting for your authorization."

You Xi Wang nodded and spoke in a cold voice, "Let the future change."

...

Outside in the garden, the whole family was gathered, and the atmosphere was jolly. You Zhichi stood with Chen Qianbei both of them held a glass of juice. Chen Qianbei spoke up suddenly, "Xiao Chi, I remember, Bunny had a girlfriend whom I have not met. Is that girl also here?"

You Zhichi was surprised by the sudden question and subconsciously nodded. Then she thought about it, and indeed even she was not very familiar with Petra. So catching the hint of her aunt, she called Emily with her Holo-Phone. Emily told her Petra was here. She understood what was the purpose of this call and led Petra over to meet You Zhichi and Chen Qianbei. 

You Zhichi was dressed in a midnight blue embroidered dress, wearing ice blue high heels. She had a calm and serene temperament. Next to her stood Chen Qianbei, wearing a stark white gown revealing her bare and blushed shoulders. Her hair fell on her shoulder like a shawl. She had a detached temperament, making it very difficult for people to approach her. 

Just as the two were talking, Emily and Susan led Petra over. After the two greeted Chen Qianbei. Emily made the introductions, "Auntie Bei, this is Petra. Petra, this is Miss Chen Qianbei, You Xi Wang and You Zhichi's maternal aunt."

Petra was wearing a full-sleeved golden brown gown that had a glassy texture. Reflecting off some radiance from the surrounding lights. Her gown had a slit on a side, for easing up the movement of her slender legs. She had no make-up on, not that she needed it. Her hair was curly tonight. She looked exquisite. But at this moment her pretty face was slightly pale as she stood in front of the torch-eyed Chen Qianbei, who was looking at her as if she was a prey while Chen Qianbei was the hunter. 

Just as Chen Qianbei was about to give her the generic threat of being good to my son and all. Two cherry voices rang out, attracting everyone's attention, "Big Brother (Xixi) you are late." 

The protagonist has arrived, and the party has officially kicked off.