Chapter 118: Migrating Southward

Chapter 118: Migrating Southward

Yuan Zhuang had been in the southern region, aiding Jue Panshi in cleansing the sects in the South Immortal Province. However, the tension arising from the massacre of the Heavensword Mountain Villa hadnt fully calmed down yet.

Jue Panshi had announced that the culprit behind the massacre had been killed, but the sects maintain a skeptical attitude regarding the matter.

To make things worse, the Valiant Defenders suddenly began purging the smaller sects, raiding their den, arresting their disciples, killing their elders, and exiling the others. This caused a huge stir in the pugilistic world.

This prompted one of the southern regions Four Great Sects, Greatsword Gate, to step forward and rally the other sects together to demand an explanation from the Profound Saber Sect.

As a result, the Profound Saber Sect had been encircled, and Jue Panshi and his subordinates were trapped inside. Yuan Zhuang was able to slip out, and he immediately rushed to the capital to inform Fang Chen of the matter.

What about Carefree Palace? Fang Chen asked.

Carefree Palace was one of the Four Great Sects, but they were an elusive group as their disciples appeared in public. Little was known about them.

They havent made an appearance yet, Yuan Zhuang said with a suppressed voice.

What are the other Valiant Defenders and local magistrates doing? One of the imperial courts officials is trapped in the Profound Saber Sect, but no one is stepping up? Fang Chen asked.

Yes, all of them are lying low, Yuan Zhuang replied with a frown. They appear to have implicitly permitted Greatsword Gates doing. I suspect that the southern regions politics might be even more complicated than we expected.

I thought they would keep it down for now, but they jumped out faster than I anticipated. The minor sects we are dealing with must have infringed on their interests, prompting them to make a move, Fang Chen sneered. The southern region is lacking in resources, and strong-arming is a common practice there. Its inevitable that officials dispatched there would have ties with the local sects. It looks like that place has become rotten to the core.

Young master, you knew this might happen? Yuan Zhuang was startled

Fang Chen turned to Xu Ge and said, It has been a while since our Fang Manor went on a trip. Tell the Old Master and everyone else that well be heading to the southern region.

Xu Ge was taken aback. The entire manor? Does the young master plan on migrating out of the capital?

The problem of the southern region lies with those sects. They have the advantage in their turf, so they dont fear even Ki Manifestation martial artists, Fang Chen replied. But the enemy they are up against now isnt just a Ki Manifestation martial artist. The best way to curb chaos is to move decisively, so that they dont have any chance to react.

Many people in the military have intimate ties with the southern region. There will be chaos in the military if you touch the southern region. But again you just defeated Chillwater and raised Great Xia to a grade-8 state. With the prestige you have accrued, those people will have to think twice before making a move, Fang Zhentian replied contemplatively.

He added, Those people are still in shock over what happened, so this is the ideal opportunity to make a move. If we give them some time to recover, their fear will lessen. Some of them are obstinate fools. They might choose to rather go down than to surrender to us.

Fang Chen nodded with a smile. I have another thought in mind too. The chilled spirit spring water I brought back a few days ago comes from the southern region. Most sects in the world of cultivation have a spirit mountain or a spirit spring as their foundation. We might not be able to move the spirit spring to us, but we can head there ourselves to build a manor there.

He didnt know when the Blood Spirit Cultists would get to the capital. On the one hand, he wanted to evacuate the Fang Clan elsewhere lest they be caught in the crossfire. At the same time, this spirit spring could become the foundation for the Fang Clan to thrive as cultivators.

The Fang Clan didnt have any officials anymore, so there was no reason for them to remain fixated on the capital either.

Oh? Fang Zhentians eyes lit up.

Ever since he became a cultivator, he had become certain that this was the path they had to take for the Fang Clan to last through the generations. If Fang Clansmen could consume the spirit spring water everyday, that should at least squeeze out some cultivation talent in them.

Besides, cultivators also needed resources to cultivate. While a spirit spring might not be as effective compared to ki stones, it had the superiority in terms of quantity!

Zhixue is starting to sense spirit ki. It wont be long before she forges her first immortal vein and becomes a cultivator. Once that happens, the burden on your shoulders will be lessened. Youll eventually be able to freely explore the larger world out there, Fang Zhentian said.

Thats good news. Fang Chen nodded with a smile.

Fang Zhixue hadnt been hanging out with the other martial artists in recent days. She spent most of her time trying to comprehend the Purple Aura Formula. Clearly, the path of immortality held greater allure to her than martial cultivation.

Fang Canghai and Fang Cangyou had also made some progress. Their talent was mediocre, but it should be enough for them to reach third stage or fourth stage Ki Refinement.

Immortal cultivation was not an easy feat. Fang Chen dared not dream that the Fang Clan could become a huge cultivation clan, but it shouldnt be difficult for them to nurture tens of cultivators.