Wash Your Neck and Wait

"Guwu, follow the plan. Within half a month, root out every hidden agent within Jing Province!"

"Jihuai, begin transferring the Dragon Whale Army's core forces to Jing Province. From here on, the Dragon Whale Army will use Jing Province as its stronghold and gradually swallow the Nine Provinces!"

Fang Xuan laid out several decisions with clear precision, swiftly winning everyone's admiration.

After settling these matters, Fang Xuan fixed his gaze on Fang Li and said seriously, "I'll leave Jing Province to you from here on. Senior Zhao Chuanxiong was injured in this battle, and the Martial Forest Alliance cannot be left without someone in command."

"Before I head to the Martial Forest Alliance, I'll do my utmost to clear away the obstacles in Jing Province for you."

Fang Li nodded earnestly.

Only two hours later did Fang Li and the others depart from the main hall one after another.

Only then did Fang Xuan nod toward several attendants outside the hall.

The attendants hurried away.

Soon afterward, numerous figures slowly entered the hall.

Leading them was an elderly man leaning on a cane—the current sect master of the Heaven Spring Sect, Fu Lingguo. He carried a listless figure in one hand and walked all the way before Fang Xuan, tossing the person onto the ground before cupping his hands in salute.

"I, Fu Lingguo of the Dragon Spring Sect, pay my respects to Emperor Fang!"

Fang Xuan's gaze swept indifferently across the crowd. He then glanced at the man on the floor, who no longer possessed the slightest trace of life and was dead beyond doubt. "Fang is merely a martial man. How could I be called an emperor?"

Fu Lingguo replied calmly, "For thousands of years across the Nine Provinces, every province has stood divided, splitting and reuniting. Many