Chapter 73 Challenge History_2
After returning to Wuda for not long, Li Fei utilized the One Leaf Covering Eyes Technique and Vajra Seal·Treasure Vase to stealthily slip out of the school.
His true self had been attacked tonight, and if the Green-faced Ghost did not coincidentally visit Green-faced Manor tonight, someone with ulterior motives might make some connection.
Li Fei did not want to leave any loose ends, so he quietly left Wuda.
Soon after, the Green-faced Ghost reappeared at Green-faced Manor.
As before, Li Fei went straight to the dungeon.
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In the following days, Li Fei led a rare tranquil life.
Every morning he would attend classes, learning the Whole Extraction Method from Wen Ke. When there were no classes, he would research the Ten-day Breakthrough Method by himself in the dormitory.
Every afternoon he would "solve problems" with Mo Yizhou.
At night, after practicing Illusion Leaf and refining his magic, he would go to the dungeons of Green-faced Manor to "observe Tao" with the help of Liu Wenjun.
He did not encounter any further attacks, nor did he run into any tricky matters that required his attention.
On the other hand, Qingyuan City Management Company, the Zhang Family, and Feng Sanniang were working together to compete with the Poison King and the Gun King for the assets left by the Beast King Yu Longqing.
Within the territory of Datong Prefecture, Yu Longqing had three large Exotic Beast Food Plantations and more than a dozen raw material sites. Currently, Li Fei only controlled Green-faced Manor and Chen Family Village, which was one of the raw material sites.
If he wished to fully dominate Datong Prefecture's Exotic Beast Food market, he would have to take over at least the majority of the remaining three large plantations and the various raw material sites.
Otherwise, lacking stock, how would he compete in the market?
However, these places could not be won by force alone. Like with Chen Family Village, Li Fei could not directly conquer with violence; in the end, he supported Chen Lixin, a member of the Chen family, to take charge and govern the village.
So, to take these plantations and raw material sites, force was just the basic requirement; what was needed were connections, support or suppression from the Government, local influence, money, and more.
This series of struggles was a competition of the depth of a force's resources, which was also why Li Fei chose to collaborate with Feng Sanniang and the Zhang Family.
The foundation of Qingyuan City Management Company was too shallow, even if it had swallowed a part of the Beast King's influence. Compared to the Seven Kings and the three major noble families of Datong Prefecture, there was still a significant gap.
Li Fei alone, no matter how strong, could not manage so many territories, unless he decided to do nothing else in the future but patrol within Datong Prefecture, suppressing issues wherever they arose.
Qingyuan City Management Company, Feng Sanniang, and the Zhang Family could only manage to suppress the Poison King and the Gun King by joining forces.
Because Li Fei had Yang Zhe, a former "Three Warriors," who was familiar with the inside story and had connections. Additionally, the deterrence from the battles in the wasteland and Feng Sanniang's hidden cards meant that Li Fei and his allies were gradually expanding their advantage.
From the current situation, the Poison King and the Gun King would, at most, walk away with a portion of the profits and might gain the ability to occupy a spot in the Exotic Beast Food market of Datong Prefecture in the future, but the lion's share would definitely belong to Li Fei's side.
Li Fei did not meddle in all this, focused solely on "solving problems" and preparing for the Ten-day Breakthrough Method.
In the blink of an eye, a month passed by.
On the morning of May 6, in Mo Yizhou's laboratory.
Li Fei was solving the most crucial problem — the final step!
He repeatedly worked through the calculations on paper.
At a certain moment, he abruptly looked up, subconsciously wanting to call out to Mo Yizhou but stopped himself.
He had successfully solved the problem in his hands!
At that moment, Mo Yizhou was fully engrossed in his own research and did not notice anything unusual about Li Fei.
Li Fei hesitated for a moment and ultimately did not choose to share the solution he had found with Mo Yizhou right away.
If Mo Yizhou knew, he would undoubtedly report it to the Inspection General Office immediately.
Li Fei wanted to investigate on his own first to see if he could find anything.
He always felt that there might be a huge conspiracy behind this affair, and having the intelligence first always had its benefits.
Mo Yizhou initially gave the final problem directly to Li Fei, handing over the initiative to him.
When to submit the solution was Li Fei's own decision.
"Mr. Mo."
Li Fei called out.
"Hmm?"
Mo Yizhou turned his head to look at him.
"Let's stop here for today, I'm going to leave."
Li Fei said.
"Okay."
Mo Yizhou nodded and then continued to bury himself in his research.
Li Fei exited the classroom and returned to his dormitory, where he picked up the phone and dialed a number.
After waiting for a few minutes, the call was finally connected, and a somewhat weary voice of Yang Zhe came through on the other end:
"Who is it?"
"It's me."
Li Fei said in a deep voice.
"Ghost King, do you have any orders?"
Yang Zhe spoke with a respectful tone.
"Arrange for someone to check the market for any large-scale transactions of Meadow Sage in the past year. Do it secretly; don't draw anyone's attention."
Li Fei instructed.
"Okay, Ghost King, rest assured."
Yang Zhe didn't ask why and agreed directly.
Among the answers Li Fei had deduced, one of the medicines required a large amount of Meadow Sage to be concocted.
According to his estimates, the amount needed would be at least a thousand pounds!
Meadow Sage itself can be used to make anesthetics and soporifics, and this type of herb is used the most in hospitals.
But under normal procurement, it would be unlikely for a hospital to purchase a thousand pounds of Meadow Sage at once.
Therefore, Li Fei asked Yang Zhe to check, to see if any results could be found based on this clue.
Three days later, Green-faced Manor.
In the dungeon, Li Fei was using the "Observing Freedom Method" to guide Liu Wenjun towards "Unity."
His focus was no longer on guiding Liu Wenjun on how to extract the Implant branch from her body, but on how to slowly gather the extracted Implant branches and ultimately bring them together.
This content was still lacking in Li Fei's "Ten-day Breakthrough Method."
Another night passed, and Liu Wenjun, under Li Fei's guidance, successfully gathered one branch to her Dantian.
Choosing this place as the gathering point was because it was relatively closest to all parts of the body and not so dangerous.
"Let's stop here; I won't be coming again."
Li Fei stood up, his back to Liu Wenjun, and spoke.
Liu Wenjun was startled, revealing a complex expression.
She had gotten used to receiving guidance from Li Fei every night, and his sudden declaration that he would no longer come made her feel uncomfortable.
But as an enemy, she couldn't plead for Li Fei to continue guiding her.
"I hope you don't make me wait too long."
Li Fei turned and looked at Liu Wenjun, saying this.
As of today, he had mastered all the skills and experiences he needed, and continuing to observe Tao on Liu Wenjun was no longer meaningful.
He could actually kill her with one strike, but he had previously promised her that he would wait until she had her Breakthrough to give her the chance for a one-on-one revenge.
Li Fei did not plan to go back on his word.
It was a form of compensation for letting him observe Tao.
After speaking, Li Fei turned and left the dungeon.
He returned to Wuda overnight and arrived at the base of a building.
This building was called Peace Building and was specifically for disciples to use for enclosed training.
Enclosed training in Martial Arts wasn't always extremely dangerous, but there were certain risks involved, and Wuda named this place "Peace Building" in the hope that those who entered would come out safely in the end.
Over the past month, Li Fei had completely perfected his conceived "Ten-day Breakthrough Method" and planned to start his enclosed training tonight to attempt the Tao Foundation Stage!
Compared to other places, Wuda's Peace Building was definitely the safest, so Li Fei chose to do his enclosed training here.
It was open 24 hours, consistently staffed, and had a Tao Foundation Stage professor permanently stationed here.
After completing registration in the lobby on the first floor, Li Fei spent 5 Academic Points to rent out the highest security level chamber and then entered it.
The challenge he faced next would be unprecedented in the thousands of years of human Martial Arts Cultivation history:
To accomplish "Unity" and Breakthrough to the Tao Foundation Stage within ten days!
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