Rescuing Feng Ming

"I have some excellent medicinal herbs here. Take them and have him look them over. Maybe they'll help."

Yuanfeng looked at her gratefully. She hadn't expected that one good deed from years ago would bring such a great reward.

He was the most outstanding person in their entire faction. If she could help him, she might as well seize the opportunity. Perhaps she could even get him to help them with something.

Xie Fang didn't think much of it. Whether the man joined his ranks and worked for him or not, Xie Fang wouldn't regret giving him the medicine. He rummaged around in his pocket, then took out another herb.

"If I'm not mistaken, combining these two should work even better. By the way, can you find out where Luohu is?"

Yuanfeng froze for a moment. She hadn't expected that after settling accounts with Shi Qilin and Ancestral Dragon, he would head straight for Luohu.

"He's been cultivating quite well these past few years. Unless there's a compelling reason, you should avoid going to him..."

Before she could finish, Xie Fang shook his head, refusing her advice.

"I understand what you mean, but this burden falls on my shoulders. I have no choice but to go. I hope you can give me a lead, and I'll help these people treat him."

Yuanfeng was speechless. That wasn't the only reason she'd brought it up, so why had he misunderstood her?

"Don't worry. Whatever my original intentions were, I won't cause you any trouble."

Yuanfeng knew Xie Fang wasn't planning to do anything unnecessary here. But there was no point explaining herself, so she decided to go along with it.

"He's been around these places lately. The last time anyone saw him was a few months ago. I'll have one of my people bring you a map. You can take a look then."

Xie Fang nodded and thanked her before leaving. He'd originally wanted to look around Flame Mountain for anything else worth taking.

But Mo Wu seemed rather attached to this place. Since he felt it was better suited to his cultivation, Xie Fang left him here for the time being.

Yuanfeng also promised to look after Mo Wu, so Xie Fang took out the two maps he had with him, along with the Lightning Compass.

This thing was a bit troublesome, but it already contained a holy spirit. Ancestral Dragon's aura had disappeared from this continent, so he must have perished. Xie Fang followed the route he'd taken before, stopping along the way to check on the Dragon Clan's territory.

"Why are you still here?!"

The Dragon Clan member guarding the gate looked furious and glared straight at him. But Xie Fang paid him no mind. Just because the man had given him a dirty look didn't mean Xie Fang had to take him seriously.

"I don't want to start a fight with you. Please step aside."

The other man stood rigidly, his head lowered so that Xie Fang couldn't make out his face.

"Our ancestor has passed away. What else do you want?"

Hearing that he'd achieved his aim, Xie Fang raised an eyebrow. He didn't bother replying, simply walking around the man and heading inside. His Heaven-Measuring Ruler still needed Ancestral Dragon's aura infused into it. He'd heard that doing so would give it even better abilities.

When Xie Fang began refining Ancestral Dragon's body, everyone around him was furious. The man who had stopped him at the gate was especially incensed, his eyes turning red.

Xie Fang ignored them. With strength like theirs, they weren't fit to lace his boots, let alone be taken seriously.

A small tongue of flame suddenly sprang from Ancestral Dragon and struck Xie Fang in the face. He hadn't expected that Ancestral Dragon's consciousness hadn't been completely erased.

It seemed he'd underestimated him. But Xie Fang had no intention of wasting time on this. He increased the force in his hands and quickly finished refining the materials.

A flash of purple light passed, and a peculiar pattern appeared on the Heaven-Measuring Ruler. It looked like a mark unique to the Dragon Clan.

He wouldn't have recognized it before. The moment several Dragon Clan elders saw the Dragon Mark, they fainted on the spot.

Over the past few centuries, plenty of powerful cultivators had come to capture them and forge weapons from them. But the Dragon Clan's reputation and strength had always held them back. They couldn't believe this young man had turned their ancestor into part of a Heaven-Measuring Ruler.

"Elder!"

"What are you waiting for? Hurry and help him!"

Several of the people responsible for everything here had suddenly fainted.

Without anyone to take charge, the others began to panic.

But Xie Fang remained perfectly calm. This wasn't the first time he'd seen something like this. Before long, Yuanfeng sent people over to help stabilize the Dragon Clan's situation.

Since Xie Fang had been the one to receive them here, he couldn't let them lose face. He stepped aside and let the group through.

"Help the elder keep his pulse steady!"

"Pass me the herbs!"

Everyone scrambled around in a frenzy.

They hadn't noticed the onlooker nearby. A man hiding in a corner glared at Xie Fang with such hatred that he looked ready to skin him alive and tear his tendons out.

But the gap in their strength was simply too great. Even if the man wanted to do such a thing, he didn't have the ability. If he tried to approach Xie Fang, he'd probably be pinned to the ground before he got close.

"While the green hills remain, there'll be no shortage of firewood."

One of the elders, still able to open his eyes and speak, grasped the gatekeeper's hand. This was their last chance.

If even he fell, who would look after the younger generation? But the man in front of him merely held his tongue and said nothing.

His profile showed how deeply troubled he was. But Xie Fang had already left and had no idea what was happening. He was leading the others around, searching the area.

"Help me check whether there's anything on this mountain. I remember someone specifically mentioning that there were treasures on Buzhou Mountain."

Now that Shi Qilin had handed this place over to him, Xie Fang certainly wasn't going to be modest about it.

He'd already found a Lightning Compass. Who knew what other treasures he might discover? But as he hesitated, a gust of eerie wind suddenly swept in from the side.

At first, he couldn't tell what it was. Then, in the next instant, the gust blew straight toward his face. He'd clearly let his guard down and failed to notice the danger nearby.

But in the next instant, lightning shot from his wrist and struck the person in front of him in the face.