Chapter 726 - Chapter 726: Chapter 565 Things Have Changed

Chapter 726: Chapter 565 Things Have Changed

It turns out that the doubts that had once plagued his mind were not unfounded after all.

Just as he had suspected, Master Fa Xuan might indeed have been a member of the Sun Faction.

With this in mind, Master Fa Xuan’s various actions back then naturally found a reasonable explanation.

At the same time, the relationship between Master Fa Xuan and Master Yan Shan had seemed exceedingly good at first.

However, after Master Fa Xuan advanced to the Golden Elixir Realm and took full control of the Thick Earth Sect, their relationship began to show some changes.

Later on, whatever had happened between them was not clear, but they seemed to resolve their past grudges and never again was there any news about discord between them.

But according to He Song’s original thoughts,

Although they appeared to have patched things up on the surface, there was still a hint of a rift between them.

He Song had once thought that it would ultimately lead to a division.

The Thick Earth Sect would eventually split into two under their hands.

Now,

He Song had not heard any news about the Thick Earth Sect for many years.

Only many years later, when he heard the familiar name of the Thick Earth Sect again,

It had split into two, just as he had previously imagined.

The younger generation of the Sect led by Master Fa Xuan was now peacefully cultivating in the heartland of the Sun Faction, following their arrangement.

One could say that as long as the Sun Faction existed, Master Fa Xuan’s faction could continue indefinitely.

Master Fa Xuan seemed to have done far too much for the Sun Faction.

So much so that the Sun Faction started treating him as one of their own and allowed him to develop within their territory with peace of mind.

Even if the Thick Earth Sect were to decline over time, they would be able to preserve the title of a Golden Core Sect.

The Sun Faction would not let a Golden Core Sect within their territory fail to produce another Golden Elixir Master.

As for Master Yan Shan, just as He Song had predicted, he led the people of the Shanzi Faction to establish another Golden Core Sect.

The people of the Shanzi Faction were almost incompatible with the later members within the original Thick Earth Sect.

Bound by blood ties, the Shanzi Faction was exceptionally united but also extremely exclusive.

In such circumstances, with integration impossible, they could only form separate factions, each supporting their own Golden Elixir Master as their backing.

Once such a situation arose, it became a case of “two tigers cannot share one mountain,” unless one tiger was so powerful that it could completely crush the other.

Previously, the coexistence of Master Yan Shan and Master Fa Xuan belonged to this scenario.

As a member of the Sun Faction, Master Fa Xuan had no fear of Master Yan Shan.

And Master Yan Shan had his own stable support and was unfazed even if Master Fa Xuan managed to win over all the others, as it did not affect his foundation.

The Shanzi Faction had always been bound together by blood ties.

And it was under these circumstances that the two were able to coexist peacefully for so many years.

Now that the matters of the past had been concluded, it was naturally time for their separation.

Neither Master Fa Xuan nor Master Yan Shan were the type to tolerate someone else sleeping soundly beside their bed.

Both were capable of taking charge on their own.

The two would definitely not continue to work together as they had before.

Even if their relationship had improved over the years of interaction, it was not a reason for them to continue their collaboration.

Therefore,

Once both harbored intentions of independence,

The division of the Thick Earth Sect was nothing out of the ordinary.

And it was precisely because He Song had previously considered this possibility and knew that they could not possibly cooperate indefinitely,

That he wasn’t too surprised by the division of the Thick Earth Sect.

For He Song, the division of the Thick Earth Sect had no impact on him.

After learning of this, the He Song of that time simply reflected for a moment and then plunged back into his seclusive cultivation.

Besides,

He Song had heard plenty of other news as well.

In the span of these ten years,

The great war between the Sun Faction and the God Locking Sect still continued unabated.

However, due to the Sun Faction launching a significant counteroffensive ten years ago and pushing the front line all the way to the borders of the two former Nascent Soul Sects,

In the past ten years, although the conflict between the two sides had not ceased, the battle line had not made any significant breakthroughs.

Now, ten years later, the front line between the Sun Faction and the God Locking Sect still remains where it was previously.

Near the former area of influence of the Thick Earth Sect.

Meng Guan and Wei Fan, who also sent messages to He Song, lamented about this.

During a pause in the battles, the two of them visited the Bamboo Mountain Immortal Pavilion together.

From their description, He Song also learned about the current state of the Bamboo Mountain Immortal Pavilion.

Previously, the God Locking Sect had once occupied the Bamboo Mountain Immortal Pavilion, and it was unclear whether the Master Guardian of the Pavilion had fled or been killed.

Afterward, the place remained managed by people sent by the God Locking Sect.

Considering the time, the Bamboo Mountain Immortal Pavilion had been under the control of the God Locking Sect for several decades.

During this long period, the God Locking Sect viewed the Bamboo Mountain Immortal Pavilion with negligible importance, but still provided the most basic management.

A Foundation Establishment True Person from the God Locking Sect had even resided there for long periods, offering protection to the Bamboo Mountain Immortal Pavilion.

And those cultivators of Bamboo Mountain Immortal Pavilion, who lacked the ability to travel far to the Sun Faction’s area of influence, naturally stayed and fell under the governance of the God Locking Sect.