Urban Most Awesome Dad

Chapter 369: Chapter 369: Exchange Houses_1

Once he had cultivated a Primordial Spirit, he could separate a part of it to be placed into the Yun Soul Bamboo. With the bamboo as its core and using a fresh corpse as a vessel, he would be able to refine a Life-bound Avatar that belonged solely to himself.

This avatar could communicate with the original’s thoughts and would completely obey the original’s command, as if he had gained another self. It had great uses.

The most critical aspect was that even if the original’s body perished and his path ended, as long as the avatar remained, his death would not be considered absolute. Over time, the Primordial Spirit of the avatar could be nourished and strengthened by the Yun Soul Bamboo, and it might even fully recover the original Primordial Spirit. In this sense, it could almost be considered a rebirth.

After all, except for the flesh that was not originally his, the soul would be fully recovered. In a sense, this method was equivalent to seizing a body or borrowing a corpse.

In short, possession of the Yun Soul Bamboo meant one more chance at life.

Some people were so fearful of death that they would even hide their avatars and never reveal them to others. That way, even if they one day met with misfortune and perished, they could be reborn again.

Despite talking so much about it, Xu Fan found it all to be in vain. He was well aware of the characteristics of the Yun Soul Bamboo, but in his previous life in the Cultivation World, he had never managed to find it.

If he had possessed it, he would not have had to reincarnate after succumbing under the thunderous Heavenly Tribulation.

With an avatar to assist him, he could have joined forces to contend against the Heavenly Tribulation.

This was not considered cheating.

However, fate was truly wondrous. Without these twists and turns, Xu Fan would not have had his current experiences, nor would he have had a precious daughter.

Looking at the Yun Soul Bamboo, Xu Fan’s heart was filled with excitement, and the length of the bamboo was astonishing. Generally, six centimeters would suffice to refine a single Life-bound Avatar, but the one shown in the picture was twenty-five centimeters long, enough to refine four avatars.

By that measure, this Yun Soul Bamboo was simply a divine treasure, priceless beyond compare.

Filled with motivation to earn Merit Points, Xu Fan decided that after exchanging for the bamboo, he would first refine a Life-bound Avatar for himself, Tongtong, and Xu Yixue. In doing so, he would be completely safeguarded.

With this thought, Xu Fan treasured and meticulously added the Yun Soul Bamboo to his exchange list.

Then, he glanced at the other medicinal ingredients, but found nothing of note and reluctantly returned to the desktop.

At present, Xu Fan’s Merit Points were pathetically few, and his identity was still under review, rendering him without the rights to make exchanges. He could only look on dryly, which was rather uninteresting.

Xu Fan removed the SIM card and placed it into this special military satellite phone. After registering his fingerprint, he carefully stored the phone away.

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At the same time.

In the presidential suite of the Jun Tian Grand Hotel.

Yan Shao lounged on a luxurious sofa with a smile on his face, one hand holding a glass of whiskey while the other scrolled through intelligence received on his mobile phone.

Meanwhile, Elder Huang sat silently opposite him, pondering briefly after reading all the intelligence.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

The intelligence was naturally about Xu Fan. It mainly documented several major activities Xu Fan had undertaken in Zhonghai recently: his close association with the Lu family as brothers, solving Old Master Lu’s poison problem… and in recent days, he had even recruited a group of retired soldiers from the Langya Special Forces.

After a careful perusal, Yan Shao took a sip of his whiskey, the corner of his mouth curling into an inscrutable smile as he said, “Who would have thought that the number one good-for-nothing of our family would transform so drastically, like crossing the Dragon Gate.”

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His mind involuntarily recalled a saying: “This young man was never meant to be confined to a pond; once he encounters a storm, he will transform into a dragon.”

Of course, he would never agree to comparing the Xu Family to a mere pond, which would be a great self-deprecation.

With his eyebrows twitching, Elder Huang commented emotionally, “Xu Tianlong is truly formidable, hiding such a powerful move. We have to admit, we underestimated him, managing to deceive everyone. It’s just puzzling why he and his son would do this?”

“Humph,” Yan Shao’s gaze turned cold as he said unapologetically, “Who cares why he does it? In any case, he’s as good as dead now, and his son has been expelled from the family. He’s making a big show now, probably because he feels there’s no point in holding back anymore; he can’t sit still and wants to stir up trouble. Well, I’d like to see what kind of mess he can create.”

“Yan Shao, calm down a bit, don’t underestimate him too much. Xu Fan is now a Martial Arts Grandmaster, and he’s only twenty-four. If he continued to bide his time for a few more years, he might indeed accomplish something significant. Even though he’s made his move now, he must have something to rely on,” Elder Huang advised.

“With Elder Huang here, what does a Grandmaster matter?” Yan Shao smirked, his eyes flashing with ruthlessness, and said, “Elder Huang, this time we’ll need your help.”

Elder Huang didn’t rush to answer; he pondered slowly before deciding, “We shouldn’t rush this matter. Even though Xu Fan is now outside the family walls, he is still a member of the Xu Family, the sole son of the former Family Head. If word gets out that we’re targeting him, it could have a very negative impact, since infighting is universally despised. Furthermore, although Xu Tianlong is dead, he was the Family Head for a while and forged many good relationships. There are many within the clan who remember his past kindness and might question us with this, making us uncomfortable.”

Yan Shao nodded, finding the argument very reasonable, so he humbly asked, “Does Elder Huang have a strategy that serves both purposes?”

The latter smiled, wisdom shining in his eyes, and replied, “Visitors should be treated with courtesy first. We’ll pay a visit and probe before taking military action.”

Seeing that Elder Huang appeared confident, Yan Shao didn’t give it much thought and said with a smile, “Then let’s proceed as Elder Huang suggests. Quite frankly, it’s been a long time, and I’m really curious to see what this cousin looks like now.”

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When it was time to get off work, Xu Fan arrived at Xinghai Media with Tongtong to pick up Xu Yixue and the two other ladies from work and take them home.

After picking them up, Xu Fan drove the Audi A7 straight to Kowloon New City.

Xu Dan, meanwhile, followed in the car belonging to Xu Yixue, with Ben Ben sleeping in the trunk.

As they neared the entrance of the residential complex, Xu Fan suddenly asked, “Xue, should we consider moving to a different house?”

“Move to a different house?” Xu Yixue asked instinctively, “We’re living well as it is, why think about moving?”

Xu Fan turned to look at her seriously, let out a light laugh, and said, “Our current house is a bit small. It might be worth considering a place that’s more spacious.”

After a moment of shock, Xu Yixue instinctively glanced at Chen Shiyu, concerned she might take it sensitively and feel upset.

Chen Shiyu was no little girl, though. Pretending to be very annoyed, she fiercely slapped the back of Xu Fan’s seat and declared with full force, “Mister Xu, are you saying I’m taking up too much space? Men are truly unreliable!”

Having spent the last couple of days together, Chen Shiyu had become quite familiar with Xu Fan, knowing his typically gentle and tranquil nature, and his magnanimous temperament, which is why she spoke quite freely.

“Why would the big star say that? I’m very pleased to be living under the same roof as you,” Xu Fan said.

His words carried a hint of ambiguity, but he spoke them openly in front of Xu Yixue, not feeling that there was anything inappropriate.

Because these were his true thoughts, untainted by any impure intentions.

“Still, I would like to move to a larger house. Not only to give everyone more living space but also for greater safety,” he explained.

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