Chapter 160: The Mages Association

At this, Jiang Xiaofei gave a slight nod and indicated, "Alright, you can just leave it here for now."

The young man nodded, carefully placed the two cups of tea on the table, and said, "Grandmaster, please enjoy."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Xiaofei nodded slightly and said, "You may step down first. I will call you if I need anything."

"Understood." The young man nodded and immediately took his leave.

After the young man retreated, Jiang Xiaofei picked up his teacup, preparing to take a sip.

Right at that moment, the Ghost King suddenly spoke up, "Brother-in-law, watch out for poison."

"Poison?" Hearing this, Jiang Xiaofei couldn't help but smile and said, "Now that I am a disciple of Mount Longhu, how could they possibly try to harm us? Even if they wanted to, it wouldn't come to this, would it?"

"Still, it's always wise to be cautious."

Hearing the Ghost King's words, Jiang Xiaofei figured she had a point. He decided to test the quality of the tea, and after confirming it was completely free of toxins, he smiled and said, "No poison, it's safe to drink."

"Very well, it seems I was just being overly suspicious then." The Ghost King nodded, picked up her cup, and took a small sip.

Jiang Xiaofei took a sip as well. Instantly, a sweet taste flooded his palate, accompanied by an ethereal, almost celestial sensation. A warm current surged through his entire body, causing him to break through from the peak of the Heaven-Transforming Realm all the way to the Dao-Extreme Realm in a single breath.

This left him both shocked and overjoyed. After all, for a cultivator, advancing even a single realm was as difficult as ascending to the heavens, yet a single sip of tea had solved it all. How could he not be astonished? At the same time, he marveled at the miraculous properties of the tea.

By this time, the Ghost King was also pleasantly surprised. Originally at the Heaven-Transforming Realm, she too had broken through to the Dao-Extreme Realm after just a sip of the tea. Finding this utterly incredible, she couldn't help but take another sip.

Jiang Xiaofei similarly took another sip, but this time it produced no effect whatsoever; it seemed the immortal energy had only existed in that very first sip.

He couldn't help feeling a twinge of regret. If he could have had a few more sips, wouldn't he have broken through to the half-step Divine Dao?

Just then, Qin Shan walked in and said, "The whereabouts of the Yin-Yang Life and Death Coffin have already been divined for you. It's right at the headquarters of the Mages Association. Go find it yourself."

"What?" Jiang Xiaofei was startled upon hearing this, finding it somewhat hard to believe.

The Ghost King reacted the same way. After all, she was extremely familiar with the Mages Association. If the Yin-Yang Life and Death Coffin were located there, how could there have been no rumors or news about it whatsoever?

Seeing this, Qin Shan remarked, "The divination result is what it is. If you don't believe it, there's nothing I can do."

"Very well then," Jiang Xiaofei nodded and said, "Right, I need one more thing."

"What thing?" Qin Shan asked, frowning.

"The Jade Soul," Jiang Xiaofei replied.

"The Jade Soul is a priceless treasure of this world, and there is only one in existence. Take it." With that, Qin Shan produced a fist-sized piece of jade from his robe.

The jade emitted a purplish radiance and emanated fluctuations of divine power, causing Jiang Xiaofei's eyes to light up with joy. He carefully put it away; after all, this was the very Jade Soul capable of preserving Junyao's corpse from decay.

Seeing Jiang Xiaofei like this, Qin Shan smiled and said, "Now that you've got everything, don't forget your promise to Mount Longhu."

"Naturally, I wouldn't dare forget." Jiang Xiaofei nodded solemnly, then turned to the Ghost King and said, "Take the Jade Soul back first. I will go to the Mages Association to retrieve the Yin-Yang Life and Death Coffin."

With that, Jiang Xiaofei handed the Jade Soul over to the Ghost King.

Taking the Jade Soul, the Ghost King said, "Then you must be careful."

"Rest assured, nothing will happen." Jiang Xiaofei nodded, then transformed into a streak of light and soared away from Mount Longhu.

...

In Kyoto City, the headquarters of the Mages Association was a sprawling skyscraper and the most renowned building in all of Kyoto, for the residents within were all top-tier mages of the entire nation.

At this very moment, however, an uninvited guest suddenly arrived at the entrance of the building. Naturally, that person was Jiang Xiaofei.

Jiang Xiaofei's sudden appearance out of thin air instantly caught the attention of several mages on guard at the entrance. Among them, a young man shouted coldly, "Who are you? Don't you know this is the Mages Association? Unauthorized personnel are forbidden to enter!"

Jiang Xiaofei smiled and said, "I'm here to see your president. Please go inside and announce my arrival."

"You want to see our president?" The man frowned and said, "Who do you think you are? Is our president someone a nobody like you can just see?"

"What did you say?" Hearing this, Jiang Xiaofei felt a surge of anger. Considering how polite his attitude had been, only to be rejected so rudely, how could he not be furious? Furthermore, he and Lin Ying were brothers.

Sensing the anger radiating from Jiang Xiaofei, the man showed no fear whatsoever and barked coldly, "I told you to get lost, didn't you hear me?"

"Courting death." Jiang Xiaofei flickered in a flash, directly sending the man flying with a collision before charging straight inside.

That scene left many surrounding mages utterly shocked. After all, the person who had just been sent flying was a Mysterious-tier mage, which meant the intruder must be a Supreme Mage.

Realizing this, they felt they had provoked serious trouble and hurriedly rushed inside to follow him.

Inside the building at this moment, following Jiang Xiaofei's sudden intrusion, many mages were startled. Snapping back to their senses, they immediately swarmed forward to surround Jiang Xiaofei.

Seeing them close in, Jiang Xiaofei swept his sleeve, unleashing a vast torrent of magical power that instantly swept through the area and knocked everyone to the ground.

That spectacle left the few mages who had just followed him in in a state of absolute shock; in their eyes, this was undeniably the might of a Supreme Mage.

Unable to help himself, one of the men cautiously stepped forward and asked, "May I ask which branch's president this senior is?"

Hearing the man's words, Jiang Xiaofei calmly replied, "I'm not the president of any branch. I am here to see Lin Ying. Quickly call your President Lin Ying out to meet me. If you anger me, I will tear this Mages Association down to the ground."

"You wouldn't dare!" Just as Jiang Xiaofei finished speaking, a cold, sharp shout rang out.

Following the voice, all the mages turned their gazes toward the source, and even the mages lying on the floor scrambled back to their feet.

A woman dressed in entirely black attire was walking over.

Upon seeing the woman, all the mages wore expressions of joy, as if they had just encountered their savior.

At the same time, Jiang Xiaofei's face lit up with happiness as well, because this woman was none other than Cang Haiyan.

Cang Haiyan looked at Jiang Xiaofei with a hint of surprise, and then she asked, "Why is it you? What are you doing here?"

Jiang Xiaofei replied, "I'm here to see President Lin Ying!"

"Then why did you resort to violence and beat people up?" Cang Haiyan asked, frowning slightly.

Jiang Xiaofei scratched his head and smiled, "They tried to block me and wouldn't let me see Lin Ying. I had no other choice."

"Really now?" Cang Haiyan said, somewhat speechlessly. "But aren't you being a bit too heavy-handed?"

Jiang Xiaofei assumed an indifferent expression and said, "They brought it on themselves. Besides, I already held back."

Seeing this, Cang Haiyan didn't say anything more. She turned her gaze toward the gathered mages and scolded coldly, "What is wrong with you all? This is President Lin Ying's sworn brother! If you had beaten him up badly, could you have afforded the consequences?"

"What?!" All the mages were utterly shocked upon hearing this, filled with lingering fear.

Seeing their reaction, Cang Haiyan snapped coldly, "Well? Hurry up and apologize!"