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The grandfather and grandson duo chatted for another half an hour, talking about some insignificant matters. Two jade bottles appeared out of thin air in Ling Ao's hands, and he passed them to Ling Yun as he softly said: "Yun'er, in here are the Second Rank Body Tempering Pills and the Bone Tempering Pills, each with ten. Take them!"

He sighed in his heart. Ever since the ancient era, the Body Cultivator Horde had been declining. Not only had the body tempering technique been lost, even the ingredients and prescriptions had become scarce.

Otherwise, with the Empire of Soaring Cloud's foundation, not to mention a Tier 2 spiritual pill, even a Tier 6 sacred pill could be found.

Moreover, the people of the Wen Yuan Manor and the Earth Fiend Sect knew that they urgently needed body tempering pills and medicine.

In order to infuriate the Ling Family, they had spent a large amount of money to collect the medicinal ingredients. Even if the Ling Family bought them, the price would be much higher than the market price.

This caused Ling Ao and the others to feel endless hatred, but in the end, they still had to buy it.

Lingyun secretly clenched his fists as a hint of coldness flashed past his eyes. If it were not for those two factions, his current physique should have at least reached the Second Order.

After all, body cultivators didn't need to comprehend the dao. As long as they had enough resources, they could advance by leaps and bounds. There weren't any bottlenecks, but the prerequisite was that they could endure the inhuman torture.

However, when one reached the later stages of the Spirit Cultivation Stage, they would need to comprehend the great Dao. At the later stages of the Spirit Cultivation Stage, one needed to be able to comprehend the great Dao.

"Royal Grandfather, I will take my leave!" Ling Yun stood up and bowed.

The carriage slowly left the Imperial Palace, and headed towards the Battle King's Mansion without stopping. Ling Yun looked at the two jade bottles in his hands, and felt his heart become complicated.

Suddenly, a commotion could be heard. A slight frown appeared on his forehead as he ordered the guards to stop. Lifting up the curtain, he looked outside.

"It's these guys!" It just happens to require a large amount of money, so I can lend them some. " The corner of Lingyun's eyes twitched. He walked out of the carriage and looked at a pavilion across from him. The signboard before the door had the words "Cloud Tea House" written in gold.

Through the curtain, he could see the silhouettes of people shuttling back and forth. Yes, there were quite a few familiar faces among them.

This was the property of the Cloud Mist Tower. The cloudy tea inside tasted good and was well-known far and wide.

Lingyun took a glance at it, and his gaze shifted towards an alleyway beside the Cloudmist Tea House where people were constantly entering and exiting. Inside the alleyway was the famous gold selling area of the Lingxiao City, but it was not a location of the wind and moon, but a casino.

It was called * *, a very noble title. Inside, it was filled with gamblers and playboys.

The annual income of this casino was as fast as the annual taxes of the Soaring Cloud Empire. It was a huge cake that attracted the attention of countless powers.

However, no power could monopolize it, and no one had the guts to monopolize it. Even the royal family could not do so, because it would become the target of public criticism.

This casino was controlled by the three major underground powers. The profits were divided evenly because the power behind it was very strong. It could be said that it was an existence that ruled over the entire Soaring Cloud Empire. No one dared to cause trouble here.

Those who dared to cause trouble had basically vanished from the face of the earth.

Actually, it had caused a lot of controversy back in the day when the Misty Cloud Tower had stepped in. After all, who would be willing to allow someone else to share in such a huge cake?

However, that time, when the Cloud Mist Tower had revealed its hidden strength, it had instead caused countless people to be apprehensive.

There were actually many princes and sons of officials participating. There were both the royal family and the Wen Yuan family; it could be said that they covered more than half of the imperial court.

Other than the imperial court, there were also people like the Blacksmith's Association and the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce, two giant existences.

The Tower Lord rarely showed himself, and he always wore a mask when he appeared. No one knew whether it was a man or a woman, nor did they know his true strength. It was as if he was shrouded in a cloud of mystery.

Even though Cloud Mist Tower had those young masters inside, only they knew that they were only outer members of Cloud Mist Tower and could not touch the core. They had never even entered Cloud Mist Lake before.

There were also people who wanted to probe the depth of this force, but in the beginning, they actually attracted a rank 4 arcane master, flinging out the people they had sent out like they were throwing a sack into the icy lake and taking a cold bath. It wasn't free, all their belongings had been plundered clean.

Those who were thrown out did not dare to speak out in anger. They shattered their teeth and swallowed it.

Let the forces behind them take action?

How could this be? Didn't you see that the Marquis of Wen Yuan's mansion and the Battle King's manor's heir were also part of the team? With these two fellows here, who would dare to cause trouble for the Misty Cloud Tower?

If you anger these two unreasonable and unreasonable people, the next day, I guarantee that tens of thousands of soldiers will surround you until not even a drop of water can leak out.

This was their source of wealth! Naturally, they had to protect him well.

The corner of Lingyun's mouth curled up and his eyes were filled with playfulness. That fellow Wen Shang, why did he have control over it? However, he did not know that he was the one who built this Cloud Mist Tower.

Previously, when the Cloud Mist Tower had been established, Liu Xian had shown off his skills to intimidate the others.

A few days later, he purposely showed off in front of Wen Shang, but Wen Shang didn't let him down and actually believed him. He joined the Cloud Mist Tower and got a share of the spoonful.

Ling Yun was also helpless. If the people from the Marquis' Mansion knew that the Cloud Mist Tower was built by him, they would definitely find trouble endlessly, so he set up this plan.

At the beginning, Wen Shang did suspect it, but as time passed, Wen Shang also gradually believed it. He dutifully and dutifully helped Lingyun, thinking that he had made a huge profit.

The mysterious Rank 4 alchemist was naturally Liu Xian. He had unreservedly trusted this amiable old man.

As for why, it was because of what Ling Zhan had told him.

In fact, Ling Zhan was also at a loss. He was not very familiar with Liu Xian either. All he knew was that Ling Yun's mother had disappeared for a few days before he left.

And then, when he returned, he didn't know where he brought him here, so he asked him to protect Ling Yun.

"You can go back first!" Ling Yun said to the guard commander.

"Your Highness, please allow these two brothers to accompany you. Otherwise, it will be difficult for this subordinate to explain it to His Majesty!" The guard commander hesitated for a moment before speaking with some difficulty.

"Alright!" Lingyun slightly nodded and casually picked two guards, "Just the two of them!"

"Protect the crown prince well. If you're careless, then move your heads." The guard commander looked at the two guards Lingyun was pointing at, and said indifferently, handing over a signal flare to one of the guards.

Just like this, Lingyun led the two guards into the Cloud Tea House. Behind them, the commander sighed helplessly.

A few minutes later, several squads of guards arrived near the teahouse. They began patrolling the area, observing the surroundings.

Lingyun walked into the Misty Cloud Tea House, nodded at the accountant, and went up to the second floor.

Soon, a loud noise reached his ears. He stood on the stairs with a strange expression as he listened to the commotion upstairs. He called for a waiter and found out what was going on. His eyes gradually turned cold …