While Fang Qianyuan practiced flying, the situation within the Pine Mountain Kingdom was also changing rapidly.
Just as when the Blood Demon Gang had been wiped out, the surrounding righteous factions and lineages swiftly converged to divide the kingdom's interests with the Heavenly Dao Alliance and the Azure Cloud Sect.
Then the three sides began a series of negotiations and contests.
In the end, Fang Qianyuan received no share of the spirit mine profits here, but secured a corresponding opportunity instead.
It was an opportunity he had taken the initiative to pursue himself.
Rather than accept the bland fare of spirit mine revenue, he chose to operate a valuable property that produced flying mounts jointly with his sect.
It was an enterprise the Pine Mountain King had established in a valley within his kingdom, where Lightfeather Rocs and Splitfeather Rocs were bred, raised, and trained.
The property could produce two or three qualified flying mounts each year.
Fang Qianyuan obtained a stake of several tenths without having to invest any capital, translating into a dividend of at least one fully trained flying mount each year.
Such flying mounts could not be judged by price alone. Even with only mid-grade or high-grade strength, they might not find a buyer at a supreme-grade price.
Discussing these creatures in isolation was not particularly meaningful. They were exceedingly rare, yet offered little improvement to combat strength.
In other words, they leaned toward a supporting role.
However, this merely limited the upper ceiling of these spirit creatures' value.
To those seeking the convenience and pleasure of flight, they offered a chance to experience flying ahead of time. In certain circumstances, they could also prove unexpectedly useful, so they still held considerable value.
Yet going without one did not seem to make much difference. If someone