Urban Seduction: Housewives Club

Tan Ailing and Tang Feiyan were both taken aback, especially the latter, who complained coquettishly, "Why did you roll your eyes at me just now and say you're 'not the Goddess of Life'..."

Eric didn't answer directly but continued, "In 'The Book of Radiance,' there is a very magical light magic called Genesis! Although it does not belong to the forbidden spells of light magic, every priest who masters it has abilities comparable to a forbidden spell caster. Because its ability is to create—create life! However, the prerequisite is a 'healthy' soul. In other words, what it creates is only a vessel for a soul or ghost, not a life born naturally!"

Hearing this, both Tan Ailing and Tang Feiyan were delighted. Tan Ailing smiled and said, "Eric, although you are not a priest, you have the Heart of Light. I believe you should also have mastered the art of 'Genesis'?"

"Yes, I do know 'Genesis'!" Before Tan Ailing and Tang Feiyan could cheer, Eric regretfully said, "Unfortunately, I cannot use it on Earth..."

"Why?" Tan Ailing immediately thought of the answer, "Is it because the magical elements on Earth are too scarce?" Discover more stories at empire

"It's not about the magical elements!" Eric shook his head, "Genesis requires energy, not magic power, but the divine power of the Goddess of Life! Unfortunately, in this time and space, the Goddess of Life cannot receive my request, nor can she transmit her divine power here!"

Seeing Tan Ailing and Tang Feiyan's disappointed expressions, Eric smiled, "Don't worry! Although I can't borrow the divine power of the Goddess of Life, it doesn't mean I can't perform 'Genesis'! You forget, there is no Goddess of Darkness here, but haven't I still used the modified 'Sacrifice' to enhance the abilities of the vampires? Remember, 'Sacrifice' also requires the divine power of the Goddess of Darkness..."

"I knew there was nothing Eric couldn't handle!" Tang Feiyan happily jumped into Eric's arms and kissed him on the cheek.

Tan Ailing tapped her lightly, signaling her not to be too excited, then asked, "Eric, do you mean that in order to perform 'Genesis' on Earth, you must find a place like the Dark Earth Cave that provides magic power for 'Sacrifice'?"

"Exactly!" Eric nodded, "However, what 'Genesis' requires is not a Dark Earth Cave, but a place with 'infinite vitality'!"

"Infinite vitality?" Tang Feiyan blinked her eyes curiously and asked, "What kind of place is that?"

"A place with 'infinite vitality' as its earth vein, the most common characteristic is that it is rich in talent and spiritual energy. People living near such an earth vein are basically free from illness..."

"Places with abundant talent and spiritual energy are quite common in China, and Taoism has the saying of the 'Seventy-two Blessed Lands.' However, villages where people are free from illness are rare..."

"It doesn't matter! It's not urgent anyway. To restore Mom's soul to its normal state, it will take at least seven or eight months, so there's no rush..."

"It actually doesn't need to take that long." Tang Feiyan wrapped her arms around Eric's neck, "Eric, you can just use your 'Dark Chronicles' to divine it, directly find a place suitable for providing the infinite vitality needed for 'Genesis,' why bother investigating the configuration of medical institutions..."

After Tang Feiyan's reminder, Tan Ailing also brightened up and said, "Yeah, Eric, you can use 'Dark Chronicles' to figure it out. This way, it will save you a lot of time and effort..."

"It's no use!" Eric shook his head, "Places like 'infinite vitality' are absolutely impossible to divine! Because they can be considered as 'heavenly secrets,' absolutely unable to be revealed to humans. In other words, they are 'veiled by heavenly secrets'..."

Tang Feiyan and the others sighed simultaneously, then Tan Ailing changed the subject, "By the way, how do you plan to nourish Mom's soul?"

Eric smiled slightly and explained, "The power of the soul is inherently yin in nature, also considered a variant of dark power. As long as I set up a few transformation magic arrays, I can convert the magic energy produced by the 'Dark Earth Cave' in Shanghai into a suitable tonic for nourishing the soul!"

"Since we are using the magic energy-infused 'Dark Earth Cave' to nourish Mom's soul, why can't we do it faster?" Tang Feiyan was puzzled, "It only takes a few hours for a Baron-level vampire to advance to Duke-level, so why does nourishing the soul take seven or eight months?"

Eric rolled his eyes at her and said, "The soul is inherently fragile, and Mom's soul has only a trace left. How can I apply force recklessly? Don't you know the principle of 'the void cannot be supplemented'?"

Tang Feiyan stuck out her tongue like a little girl and said, "There's no time to waste. Let's go back to Shanghai immediately!"

At the An family mansion.

CEO An, who had returned home early without any social engagements, sat on the sofa, leisurely flipping through the TV channels.

At this moment, the voice of the butler, Old Gu, suddenly came from outside, "Miss, you're back..."

CEO An looked up slightly, just in time to see Amman, dressed up and pouting, walking in. Seeing her father at home, Amman was also surprised, but her expression quickly turned pitiful. She trotted over and threw herself into CEO An's arms, tremblingly calling out, "Dad..."

"What's wrong, Manman?" CEO An was somewhat nervous and puzzled. "Didn't you go to your younger sister's birthday party? Why are you back so soon..."

Amman hugged CEO An and complained, "Dad, you don't know how embarrassed I was there! Everyone else had outstanding, charming companions by their side, while I was the only one attending the party alone. They all laughed at me for being unwanted..."

CEO An's eyes sharpened, and he said coldly, "Who dares to say that my daughter is unwanted..."

"I don't care who said it!" Amman's expression was extremely resentful.

"But what they said was true! Your daughter did go there willingly, but no one wanted her..."

CEO An was slightly stunned and said, "Are you talking about Eric from the Ling Yan Group?"

"Who else could it be?" Amman replied indignantly. Then, she shook her father's arm and said, "Dad, you have to help me..."

"How do you want me to help you?" CEO An lovingly patted Amman's cheek.

Amman smiled sweetly at her father and then said sharply, "I want Eric to kneel in front of me and sing 'Conquer'!"

After hearing this request, CEO An sighed softly, looking somewhat troubled.

"What's wrong, Dad?"

Although Amman was willful and capricious, she was not stupid.

Seeing her father's expression, she knew something was wrong.

"Could it be that there was a mistake in our An Group's suppression of the Ling Yan Group?"

CEO An nodded slightly without speaking.

"How is that possible?"

Amman was very surprised. "Although the Ling Yan Group's assets are only a billion, it's still far less than one-tenth of our An Group's. Moreover, your connections are not something Eric and his group can compare to. How could they resist our suppression? Besides, I heard that Vice Mayor Tang, suspecting that his daughter had an improper relationship with Eric, sent his daughter abroad in a fit of anger. I believe they won't care so much about the Ling Yan Group as before..."

If we were to evaluate Amman's analysis, it would be considered mostly correct.

However, she overlooked Eric's identity, influence, and power!Nôv(el)B\\jnn

Of course, this couldn't be blamed on her, as Eric's "low-key" nature was "common knowledge," and no one would risk offending the "Young Master of the Medicine King Sect" and the "Living Buddha" by spreading rumors.

Even the Tan family, as an "external relative," dared not speak casually. The only ones who truly knew Eric's identity were some core disciples.

As for others, they were basically from the major superpowers, which had little to do with the An Group, a force that could only be compared to a "second-rate noble family."

Therefore, Amman's intelligence was naturally not so accurate.

Although CEO An had collected similar information to Amman's, through his suppression of the Ling Yan Group during this period, he had learned some things. He shook his head and said, "Manman, you're wrong. The Ling Yan Group is not as vulnerable as you think..."

Amman widened her eyes, looking confused, waiting for CEO An to explain.

"Although Ling Yan Group may not have many assets, its connections are extensive! Not only does it have deep interests with Zhu Ming Group, but it also does business with more than ten multinational companies from Country A. You should know that those companies are all giants ranked among the 'Fortune Global 500.' Compared with them, our An Group, even the smallest subsidiary, is worth fifty An Groups..."

Amman was speechless this time! Even though she could be willful and capricious, she still knew the gap in strength.

Indeed, the An Group is hailed as one of the top ten private enterprises in mainland China, with assets worth billions. However, those who truly understand this vast land of China know that such rankings are quite inaccurate. Not to mention the enterprises controlled by superpowers, even the financial resources of those "first-class aristocratic families" are not comparable to the so-called "top ten private enterprises"!

Although Amman did not involve herself in the operation of the An Group, she had heard that Zhu Ming Group was one of the representatives of the superpowers in the business world! Regardless of how An Group might influence the situation in Shanghai, it was no match for such opponents, let alone those super enterprises based in Country A...

Amman muttered to herself in a daze, "How could Ling Yan Group have such great power? The Tan family and Deputy Mayor Tang should not be able to influence Zhu Ming Group and the super enterprises of Country A, right? Is this just simple business cooperation, or is there something I don't know..."

Seeing the deep sense of loss in Amman's eyes, An, who doted on his daughter deeply, frowned and said in a deep voice, "Manman, Daddy will definitely make your wish come true!"