"I'd made the acquaintance of Hua Yunhai, one of the Huajian Sect's young masters. Given his influence, as long as I could defeat the current Prefect of Tiance Prefecture, there shouldn't be much trouble securing the position for myself." Ling Fenglin said with a smile.
Bi Fan was surprised. "Just how many young masters does the Huajian Sect have? I also saved Hua Yunfeng once before, and he seemed to be a young master of the Huajian Sect too."
Ling Fenglin looked astonished. "Lord Bi Fan, you actually saved Hua Yunfeng! The Huajian Sect has at least several dozen young masters. Hua Yunhai and Hua Yunfeng are both among the more powerful ones. They're all competing for the position of sect master, so the competition is extremely fierce. They recruit strong allies, especially people of Prefect rank, to bolster their strength."
He coughed and continued, "Those of us at the Luotian High Immortal level are eager to get in the good graces of those young masters, too. The Huajian Sect's young masters may not be very powerful themselves, but they're all exceptionally talented, and each has powerful backing within the sect. Since you saved Hua Yunfeng, Lord Bi Fan, you should cultivate a good relationship with him. It could be very useful in the future."
Looks like I'll have to make time to visit the Huajian Sect, Bi Fan decided.
With his current strength, and the Golden Immortal experts he'd subdued, Bi Fan deserved to rule a prefecture. But to oust the Prefect of Tianyun Prefecture, he'd have to win over some of the Huajian Sect's higher-ups.
A trip to the Huajian Sect would certainly cost him a pretty penny, so Bi Fan would need to find more treasures.
Bi Fan had subdued thirty-three Golden Immortal experts. Some were entering