Qian Yuxiang lost all hope and willingly sought peace through humiliation, bringing the dispute in the Chuanlan Lands to an end.
News of this soon spread to all sides through covert channels.
While the sect and the various clans of the righteous path reeled at the news, Fang Qianyuan was already working with Elders Hua Yisheng and Xie Tao to settle the aftermath.
There was actually little left for him to do here. His task was simply to remain, deter petty troublemakers, and guard against the slight possibility of further upheaval.
The other matters mainly fell to the two elders. This was their only avenue for contributing enough to claim a share of the Spirit Mine's profits.
Both happened to be seasoned experts with abundant worldly experience. They could handle all the petty, miscellaneous affairs Fang Qianyuan was ill-suited for with perfect care.
To that end, Fang Qianyuan wrote Jiang Yunfeng a letter explaining the situation, enclosing some carefully selected treasures and deeds to the Qian Clan's holdings as a token of respect.
He also tried asking Jiang Yunfeng how the sect intended to distribute the Spirit Mine's profits.
Jiang Yunfeng replied that Fang Qianyuan had almost single-handedly reversed the situation this time, securing a sixty-percent share for the sect. The sect would distribute thirty percent of the gains from that increased share.
By customary practice, this should have been divided equally among the Earth Rank Experts involved. In view of Fang Qianyuan's contribution, however, the sect awarded him the lion's share of twenty percent, with Hua Yisheng and Xie Tao splitting the remaining ten percent.
Hua Yisheng and Xie Tao had already made their positions clear and raised no objections to this outcome.
"In other words, I alone get a tenth of the Spirit Mine's annual output."
After receiving