Chapter 725 - Chapter 725: Chapter 564 Disintegration_2

Chapter 725: Chapter 564 Disintegration_2

Thick Earth Sect has always been a Golden Elixir Sect under the jurisdiction of the Sun Faction.

Previously, Thick Earth Sect was also the vanguard that the Sun Faction used to test the God Locking Sect.

In such a case, after the original area of influence of Thick Earth Sect was completely taken over by the God Locking Sect,

the cultivators of Thick Earth Sect who had fled their homeland naturally received arrangements from the Sun Faction.

According to the news that He Song had heard,

Thick Earth Sect had now been split in two.

One faction was led by Master Fa Xuan and had been positioned by the Sun Faction within a state in its heartland.

Within that state, there were also several other Golden Elixir Sects.

The faction led by Master Fa Xuan, though slightly weaker in strength, no longer needed to face covetous eyes from other sects.

The Golden Elixir Sects within the heartland of the Sun Faction are all its direct lineages.

One could say that they have inextricable connections with the Sun Faction.

It is natural that there wouldn’t be any combat between them.

At most, they would merely compare the strength and weakness of each other’s disciples.

One could say that the faction led by Master Fa Xuan had started living a life where everything was provided for them, truly they had become the winners of life.

The other faction, however, was led by Master Yan Shan and was positioned by the Sun Faction within a state on its western border.

On the western border of the Sun Faction, the faction led by Master Yan Shan suffered a slightly more tragic fate compared with the past.

Before, the Sun Faction had two Golden Elixir Masters in charge and many disciples under them, making their strength extremely powerful among the border sects in the north of the Sun Faction.

At that time, the Sun Faction dared to wage war directly against the Seven Star Sect and later even organized the existence of the Righteous Alliance.

The magnitude of such momentum is apparent.

However, now that they have come to the western border of the Sun Faction, their strength has also declined considerably due to the division.

This faction led by Master Yan Shan isn’t living as comfortably as it could.

This faction, naturally, is comprised of the people from Shanzi Faction, whom He Song had learned about before.

The cultivators of this faction are all descendants of a Nascent Soul cultivator from Thick Earth Sect from thousands of years ago.

Their dharma titles all contain the character for “mountain.”

In the western border of the Sun Faction, Thick Earth Sect was originally an outsider.

Although Master Yan Shan is strong, due to the previous split, many of Thick Earth Sect’s elders and disciples followed Master Fa Xuan to the heartland state to establish their own faction.

The current Thick Earth Sect in this place is much weaker than when it was located on the northern border of the Sun Faction.

Compared to the other Golden Elixir Sects in the vicinity, this Thick Earth Sect seems somewhat inferior.

Moreover, located on the western border of the Sun Faction, there are still conflicts and conquests among the various Golden Elixir Sects.

It is only because Master Yan Shan’s power is acknowledged here that Thick Earth Sect can barely maintain its existence.

If one day Master Yan Shan dies, I fear that the Thick Earth Sect in this place will instantly crumble.

The Shanzi lineage is united, but because of the previous division, a large number of cultivators followed Master Fa Xuan, and they could only sigh in vain.

It’s uncertain whether the Thick Earth Sect here will be able to produce another Golden Elixir Master to maintain the situation in the future.

When He Song initially learned that Thick Earth Sect had been split in two, he wasn’t too surprised in his heart.

On the contrary,

He Song felt more of an epiphany.

Even when He Song was still in Thick Earth Sect, he had certain doubts about the existence of Master Fa Xuan.

According to the news that He Song had heard from elsewhere, Master Fa Xuan had managed to break through to the Golden Elixir Realm on his own, and before Master Yan Shan had exited his seclusive cultivation, he had taken control of the entire Thick Earth Sect.

One could say that the emergence of Master Fa Xuan was actually quite strange.

After all, although it is not impossible for a Foundation Establishment True Person to break through to the Golden Core Realm without a Congealing Golden Elixir Pill,

the likelihood of making such a breakthrough without a Golden Congealing Elixir Pill is indeed far lower than the chances of doing so after taking a pill.

Under such circumstances, it’s quite peculiar that Master Fa Xuan could breakthrough to the Golden Elixir Realm just in time and completely control Thick Earth Sect before Master Yan Shan had ended his seclusive cultivation.

There are, in fact, some suspicious points.

Why did the timing of Master Fa Xuan’s breakthrough to the Golden Elixir Realm coincide so perfectly?

Why did it happen just when Master Yan Shan had not yet broken through to the Golden Elixir Realm and was still in seclusive cultivation for his own breakthrough?

And why did Master Fa Xuan decide to take complete control of Thick Earth Sect immediately after his breakthrough to the Golden Elixir Realm, without having fully mastered his newfound power?

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Though breaking through to the Golden Core Realm would give a cultivator a tremendous boost in strength,

by normal standards, it still required ten or more years, or perhaps even longer, to fully master the power of the Golden Core and unleash the formidable capabilities of that realm.

Yet Master Fa Xuan, after his breakthrough, had swiftly set aside such concerns, emerging from seclusion and immediately taking control of the Thick Earth Sect.

What was his rush?

Why did he feel the need to take control of the Thick Earth Sect?

This question had once constantly surfaced in He Song’s mind.

However, at the time, the Thick Earth Sect had initiated war against the Seven Star Sect and subsequently drove them away.

The sect went on to form the Righteous Alliance, aiming to take action against the Demonic Sects.

Under such circumstances, He Song had some speculations in his heart.

But at that time, He Song didn’t think too much about it.

No matter where Master Fa Xuan intended to lead the Thick Earth Sect, or what he planned to do with it,

it didn’t really have much to do with He Song.

When the Righteous Alliance and the Demonic Alliance began their standoff, escalating to outright warfare, He Song naturally detached himself and became a loose cultivator.

And it was in his role as a detached observer that he witnessed Master Fa Xuan’s maneuvers,

allowing He Song’s speculations to grow stronger.

According to He Song’s previous conjectures,

Master Fa Xuan was very likely propped up by the Sun Faction.

Their aim might have something to do with the current war between the Sun Faction and the God Locking Sect.

Perhaps, years before, the Sun Faction anticipated this clash and thus began their machinations early on.

Whether it was Master Fa Xuan’s successful advancement to the Golden Core Realm,

or the various subsequent actions of the Thick Earth Sect under his leadership,

both suggested a certain connection between the two.

Perhaps it was precisely because Master Fa Xuan was under the Sun Faction’s control that he chose to use the full force of the Thick Earth Sect to do those things after taking over.

To succeed in breaking into the Golden Core Realm, to take control of the entire Thick Earth Sect,

To wage war against the Seven Star Sect, to dominate their area of influence,

To court various powers, to establish the Righteous Alliance,

To confront the Demonic Alliance and later engage in fierce battle with them,

And then to the Sun Faction’s own direct involvement later on,

Until now, when he has successfully retired after accomplishing his goals, the Sun Faction did not let the Thick Earth Sect disappear but rather relocated it to a more secure position, allowing it to develop peacefully.

All these actions could be the real reasons behind everything He Song had experienced while he was in the Thick Earth Sect.

As for the faction led by Master Yan Shan,

They might also have known about these affairs.

Yet they chose to keep it a secret, not revealing anything to the outside.

At least, He Song, who had been in the Thick Earth Sect with them, had not heard anything about it up to now.

Almost all of this was his own speculation,

Without any concrete evidence to support it.

But seeing Master Fa Xuan now leading many of the original cultivators of the Thick Earth Sect, cultivating peacefully in the Sun Faction’s stronghold,

One can tell that Master Fa Xuan is truly regarded as one of their own by the Sun Faction.

Otherwise, by what virtue could he establish a sect in the heartland of the Sun Faction?

Back when He Song learned that the Thick Earth Sect was split in two, led by Master Fa Xuan and Master Yan Shan respectively, he felt somewhat melancholic.

After all, he had once been a cultivator of the Thick Earth Sect,

And he had some feelings for it.

Even though those feelings had dwindled when he left the sect,

hearing news of the Thick Earth Sect once again, and knowing it had been divided, could not help but stir some sentiments.

However, after hearing about the current situations of the two factions of the Thick Earth Sect, besides his previous speculations, there was also a hint of realization.

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