Time flowed like water, the years like snow.
Time passed quickly, suddenly shifting into fast-forward mode.
Feng Wushi then entered a phase of rapid development that would have shocked anyone who learned of it.
Yet he skillfully leveraged every situation to increase his own strength, growing more powerful by the day.
And this approach of his also earned the praise of many people.
Just like Sima Yi.
He quietly expanded his own power without causing any unrest.
Of course, the historical Sima Yi had faced severe suspicion.
Feng Wushi simply did it better than Sima.
No one knew of his ambitions.
All they saw was his unwavering loyalty, offering talents and resources to the superior sect.
They never realized that he had quietly placed his own people and family members within it.
Even a dog from his family was assigned as a sect gatekeeper's dog.
Of course, when the woods grew large, all kinds of birds could be found within.
The Feng Family was not a solid block either.
Some family disciples, for various reasons—jealousy, dissatisfaction, or simply the desire to complain—became disgruntled.
After all, among Cultivators, some progressed quickly while others were slow. That was perfectly normal.
There were even some who deliberately courted death.
They exposed the family's secrets.
One complainer reported to an attendant, "Our family's Old Ancestor fools us every day."
"He says there is reincarnation in this world, and tells us that as long as we work well for the family, we can be reincarnated after death..."
"Oh, go on. I'm listening." The attendant had initially been very impatient.
Who did not know that the Feng Family's Golden Core was the most loyal dog among the Mysterious Woman Sect's subordinates?
Tell him to bite someone, and he bit them. Tell him to offer tribute, and