After settling matters at Stone Rock Fortress.
Qin Shujian bade farewell and left.
The local sect experts of the True Domain wanted to make themselves known to him, but none dared strike up a conversation casually.
And so.
Only after Qin Shujian had gone.
Did some of them beat their chests and stamp their feet, realizing they had missed a chance to befriend a powerful expert.
After all, the Origin Sect now.
It stood firmly as a Top-Tier Great Sect in Northcloud Prefecture, and even across the Thirteen Prefectures of Great Zhao, it enjoyed considerable renown.
If their own sect could establish ties with the Origin Sect.
Even a few benefits slipping through its fingers would be enough for these True Domain sects to feast on.
That was what made it a Top-Tier Great Sect.
And an ordinary True Domain sect.
Elsewhere.
After leaving Stone Rock Fortress.
Qin Shujian immediately headed for the next fortress.
For him.
Hunting Evil Fiends was now a race against time.
Not because the situation had truly grown that dire.
But because, in Qin Shujian's eyes.
The Evil Fiends in Northcloud Prefecture's True Domains were already his for the taking.
Every extra day spent waiting to harvest that Fortune Value was torture. Only claiming it all would bring him the greatest joy.
"My lord, isn't it a little too risky to kill the Evil Fiends at a time like this?"
Looking at the Marquis of Northcloud before him, Li Guang'an asked hesitantly.
Though he was a retainer of Northcloud Prefecture.
He had heard about certain matters, and knew something of why Great Zhao only suppressed Evil Fiends rather than killing them.
"It was bound to happen sooner or later."
The Marquis of Northcloud shook his head slightly, offering little explanation in response to Li