It began when Fang Qianyuan happened to pass the front hall and overheard his master and senior brother discussing their upcoming arrangements.
During that conversation, Sun Zhuo mentioned that a Demon Calamity had erupted in the northern region bordering Central Province. He asked Jiang Yunfeng whether they should send Fang Qianyuan to help, but Jiang Yunfeng rejected the idea.
Jiang Yunfeng said, "Qianyuan has made some progress in his cultivation, and his combat strength has stabilized at the tenth transformation within the Human Rank Realm. But he is still far short of my goal. When a disciple of mine makes his debut, he must stun the world in the most dazzling fashion. Let someone else handle this little matter."
With a Demon Calamity breaking out, the sect would inevitably dispatch its elite members, perhaps even station an Earth Rank Expert there.
Fang Qianyuan would be of no use against demons of earth rank or above. Against human-rank opponents, there would be plenty of others with comparable combat strength taking action, making it difficult to guarantee the desired impact.
Jiang Yunfeng's stance was to pay it no attention and take no part.
Afterward, Fang Qianyuan stopped Sun Zhuo and privately asked him what was going on.
Sun Zhuo said, "Junior brother, killing Xu Pingshan sent your reputation soaring, and that's a good thing. But frankly, Xu Pingshan was only an ordinary figure among tenth-transformation cultivators. Everyone analyzed the battle afterward, too. There was a certain amount of chance involved in your victory. Had you fought somewhere else, or had some other unexpected incident occurred, the outcome might have been very different."
"Master intends to shape you into the foremost young expert of the righteous path, giving you the strength and prestige to lead your peers. That single victory is still far