Day 150- 200 Sishui County Part 21 Business Deals

The Internal Space, his Internal Space had grown exponentially. Having absorbed nay taken in that of Horus remnant Internal Space even with it's damage and decrease in size was major. To have a fragment of an Internal Space be bigger than his own was a little humbling.

"Even fading and recuperating I am behind. Much to do in the future." Spreading his Divine Sense to observe the changes he was happy it was not that bad. Just a very large desert added in and the intangible Faith Energy soaked into it. Dropping some Rich QI from the Black Gold Vortex onto the Desert, it did not produce any type of Qi but strengthen the energy of Faith. "I can't even use this yet, haaa I will check with Richard to see what he has to say about it."

Doing a few more passes, he moved a few more drops of Rich Qi toward the Devouts of Horus that were sleeping. 

No time to mess with them now and considering how they were in a type of stasis he would not poke that bear. It was hard to tell if they were fully living or some type of soul left behind.

"First a tree caused by Gaia and now a desert because of Horus.. yeah this is going to end well." Pulling out he was greeted by a few of his people staring at him intently. "What is it?" Even he was unable to mutter a confident response like this.

"You were speaking Arabic for some time, everything okay?" Chang Wen asked a little bothered about the situation. It had been a few minutes of trying to get his attention that did not work. Considering it was a half hour before they even knew something was really wrong. "Thinking hard on something even now is not good, you need to relax more."

"Yes, we will have to discuss it later. I will need to head to Egypt in the future. Anyway, did I miss anything?"

"Yeah, here." Richard passed over the recent acquisition of Divine Wood gained from the Medicine God Valley people. Not too far from him, the disciple who gave it to him was surprised he handed it over that easily. "This should help.. until I acquire the other thing."

The spiritual energy flowing around the branch was intoxicating to quite a few. Especially those who use the pills they acquired from Rexford beforehand. Quite a few advanced or healed enough of their wounds that they noticeably changed already.

Grabbing hold of the branch, Rexford's eyes turned green as the tree growing inside of him stirred. In the blink of an eye, in front of every one the branch turned into Green Nature Qi that dissipated into Rexford.

The breath of air generated in each go forced Rexford to cultivate right there on the spot. The smell of fresh spring and a summer breeze permeated the room instantly. 

The cultivators were not dumb as they took this time to bask in the energy produced.

Before he got too far into it, he passed the small orb of solidified Protection in his hand to Richard. The other would be able to determine what it was thanks to his History Aspect. He also passed over the Sky one to give to Sini Dova.

Richard's eyes flashed red as he thanked his friend before exiting the room quickly. Out of sight, he used Multiform to separate and then Teleport to make the delivery in several series of jumps. While the other did that, he went back into the room already taking in the Aspect of Protection. 

'I didn't expect this and I dare say it is worthwhile. I feel even more of my own self compared to the other Multiforms out there. I will need to check this in detail later to make sure nothing bad happens.' As the other Champion was making it back the small interval was enough for trouble. 'If Sini Dova can remain on his side and I am here as well, those outcomes can be prevented!'

The Warm Qi swirling in the room caused a strange phenomenon. 

Even the Elder of the Medicine God Valley who was called in to try and pressure the Ansatuken into working with them felt it. Even conjured up a small scheme to get them as they would not leave it up to a honeytrap to gain an advantage.

Elder Qi of the Medicine God Valley and the members of the Lu family that accompanied him frowned as they felt the power released from Rexford was more than just threatening but a foe they could not beat at all. Even the Elder that protected the Medicine God Valley was not able to.

"No one said he was in the process of breaking through to the next realm past a Grand Master!"

"He is too young to be there, this must be some kind of trick." Lu Long frowned as sweat started to go down his back. He took a step back but a moment then steeling himself. Shifting a little as the power from Rexford weakened a little. "No.. this is something else!"

*Woosh!* A bald monk appeared not too far away due to the attraction caused outside. The crowd was so busy they didn't even notice he arrived.

The Top Master of the Jing Gang Temple was urged to come over by his disciple Cha Tuli. He would need to thank his disciple for this chance but he did regret the other members of Diamond Temple did not come to.

"It's not enough." Rexford sighed after breaking out of his cultivation first. "I am gonna need something a lot more potent but my ties to Nature have increased at least." 

Knowing what could possibly cause trouble for himself it was the best option to push that Aspect up. 

Thinking it over once more, the next best resource was in the hands of the Medicine God Valley. Feeling the issue with the Immortal Cultivation of Xiantian Realm could be fixed, he worked on that. Using the newly obtained knowledge to the best of his ability, the way of worship was mixed into it as well.

Richard moved in close by in a guarding position. The moment he did, several signatures changed to his senses. Killing intent, strong Negative Emotions flared up.

"I will need to deal with them while he is dealing with this." The Multiform Champion did not like that the situation was close to the original altered timeline. 'If only there was someone else who reincarnated or went through time that did not belong to Chen Fan's Destiny. But enough has changed from what I have checked.'

Stepping forward, Richard's flesh bulged as he bulked up. A wave of Dark Qi on the same wavelength as Rexford's Fear Qi came forth. All the negative energy in the room that was even attached to the relaxed people flowed into the Champion. An undercurrent of red flowed underneath as the Aspect of Protection took root in quickly because of this and what he was doing.

"I would hope you have not come to bring trouble to my sworn brother, I can feel it.. though. I can read your thoughts as clear as day." Sending a mental thought to the disciple of the Medicine God Valley that helped him from being smitten and also used by her superiors to cause a deeper change should help. 'You will not have to worry about anything happening to you, I will make sure of it.'

Relaxing deeper into her cultivation the disciple believed him and felt little regret for what was about to happen to the elder. Despite what people thought, the Medicine God Valley was not the biggest in terms of kindness.

The conflict started immediately afterward.

*Bam!* Richard hit the Elder with a right hook launching him out of the building. In pursuit, he chased after the shocked man quickly through the air. A few QI fluctuations caused the clouds to disperse in the vicinity.

This shocked most people who could keep up.

The room turned tranquil as those with dangerous thoughts threw that completely out of the window and focused on improving. Those of the Lu family had no choice but to think of a good excuse since the elder came in escorted by them. 

Lu Yanxue grinned before hiding it behind her fan. She wouldn't make a move until after she was asked by them. It was a good thing that Lu Yanwu was away with others at this time.

The fight was almost over in a few exchanges as Richard did not hold back with his physical blows. Striking brutally and deadly with each chance. The pressure was monstrous and caused a few cultivators to swallow hard in worry.

"Kuff!" Elder Qi of Medicine Valley hit the pavement hard causing it to fracture, blood covering his front immediately after. "You punk!" Standing up on shaking legs, he pulled out an old gold bell and threw it outward.

*Shine!* Pushing his energy into it, the artifact was activated quickly.

Using the Heart Confounding Bell, the elder thought this would work but no dice. Such weak mental attacks only served to help improve the adaptation against someone like Richard.

"Hah! You are done for!" Lady Jingyi shouted but she was on her own in that regard. Elder Qi face went slack before he threw the bell completely away. "What!?" Her eyes went wide seeing dark red waves erupt from it.

Floating, the bell over to his palm, Richard pumped his energy into it even further. In seconds the crack on the bell was repaired and he took control of it fully. The Aspect of History pumped in the information on the bell for his view.

"He is smiling?" A spectator looked at the cultivator smiling. "Does the bell have significance to him?"

A few people shrugged as that would be impossible.

"The Confounding Bell is such a great gift. I thank you." Reaching into his pocket but pulling out a Recovery Pill, he tossed it at the man. "For that, I will heal you. But listen to my offer if you are smart."

Catching the pill, the elder swallowed it with little hesitation. Most of his organs were damaged and his bones were shattered. He had nothing that would help keep him from death.

"Miraculous pill!" Knowing this was better than anything they had in the Medicine God Valley he could not push that this was stolen from them. Hell, he had enough time dealing with the disbelief they were so behind compared to the outside world. "I will tell you whatever you want!"

"Who is behind this?" Richard's voice was clear and straight to the point on the matter. 'I already know a little from the brief exchange but hearing it out loud helps sell the information.'

As the Elder spoke of the plot, a few of the people looked at the Lu Family in disgust. 

Lu Tianfeng looked at Richard with a hint of fear from the shadows. Not only did the Elder of the Medicine God Valley get beaten down easily but there was still Rexford to deal with.

'If I step forward this one guy won't let me live. But if I don't nip this in the bud, I won't have a good future in the Lu Family.' As the Martial Grandmaster of the Lu Family, he was obligated to keep up appearances. Which is the reason he came out of seclusion in the first place. 'Haa, I will need to speak up first to see if that will work.'

Of course that didn't go over well in the least. Richard gave no quarter as he did not like the situation in the Lu Family and considering the way Lu Yanwu felt about Rexford and the woman Lu Yanxue arranged for him, it was best to use a heavy hand.

"Some members of the Lu Family may have acted in error, for that I apologize." After his recent gains, he still wanted to test himself and show some bravado. "However, my family cannot be disrespected and the manipulation of the Medicine God Valley cannot be ignored. If you take one blow of mine young man, this matter can be settled with us taking the blame. But if you cannot..."

Hands raised, he used the technique of the Lu Family, the Cloud Hands to the utmost limit! It was known for being rigid as well as flexible.

*Covered in a cyclone of wind guided by Qi the elder struck out. A formation of a cloud the same as his fist went toward Richard.

Changing to the shape of a lashing strike at the end, it portrayed the flexibility before hardening on impact. The impact was muffled as the blow hit against a much stronger force.

Disgruntled, the elder relaxed the Cloud Hands and wrapped up his opponent. Attempting to smother him most thought but the intent to kill was lost after a few seconds.

Lu Tianfeng swallowed his pride and admitted defeat. He could feel the constrictions he enforced do nothing. His Qi was running out really quickly as well. Almost as if it was being drained away!

"I hope the young man can be merciful."

Richard said nothing as he moved forward. Pulling the remnants of the Cloud Hand around him away. He absorbed into his very flesh and chewed on the pieces by his mouth.

It was quite refreshing.

"The Lu Family... will now belong to Lu Yanwu and Lu Yanxue. Through their graces, I will let you all live." Hand reaching out, he pushed his qi to the maximum as he placed the Timebreaker/Majin mark on the elder. Then on the Elder of the Medicine God Valley who he defeated before. "I can't forget you as well!"

Lu Tianlong and Lu Hainxon dropped to their knees, the small manipulators were paying ahead of time to curb issues later. Out of the four of them, none of them had enough power to resist. But this gave a good gauge to determine how many people Richard could control in the future.

Using the Aspect of Longevitity, he revitalized the three older men. Making them no different than men in their early 20's cell-wise. With their accomplishments already from long years, a younger body would open the doors for them as long as they obeyed. 

All anyone saw was him injecting reddish-black Qi into them. Of course, later he would impart some fighting skills for them to incorporate in the event that Qi was gone, they wouldn't freak out to much.

Lu Tianfeng, Lu Tianlong, and Elder Qi bowed giving respect. It was not shameful to bow to someone who was more powerful than them. Especially after he showed such skill and prowess.

While these two small scuffles went on, Rexford was still consolidating his gains. The few people who had other intentions thought over that Richard followed Rexford and was this strong so that meant Rexford was much stronger than they knew. 

Social media worked well for the rich and influential, even in the early stages. The increase buzz to find out about this group gave results by word of mouth quickly. 

As well as signaling a few problem people.