December 15, Xilan City.
After a simple yet dignified appointment ceremony, Fang Qianyuan officially became commander of the allied forces stationed in the Northern Frontier, taking up his duties there as a Peak Expert with tenth transformation combat strength.
As soon as the news spread, every faction was startled.
The allied forces had formally appointed a commander?
This signified several things.
First, the Azure Cloud Sect presumably wanted to station a powerful expert there to steady morale after the earlier setback.
Second, the Azure Cloud Sect intended to invest heavily in Fang Qianyuan, allowing him to cultivate his own loyal following and grow through this war.
Third, the scale of the conflict had expanded, transforming completely from border friction into a true war!
Fourth, an opportunity had arrived...
Merchants, rogue cultivators, scions of prominent families, and people of extraordinary talents flocked there. For a time, winds rose and clouds surged across the Southern Wilds and the Northern Frontier.
Meanwhile, Fang Qianyuan was receiving numerous envoys and disciples newly arrived from the sect at the guest residence the Mu Family maintained in Xilan City.
Jin Lu, the chief steward from the Administrative Affairs Institute assigned specifically to serve Fang Qianyuan, had also arrived. He handed over a shipment of supplies allocated by the sect, along with the personnel responsible for managing them, then introduced the disciples.
"This is Elder Chang Wei's second son, Chang Yu."
"This is Elder Zhao Yanwu's son, Zhao Qing, and his daughter, Zhao Hongmei."
"This is Lin Qingyun, daughter of Elder Lin Jin and Elder Xue Hongxuan..."
"This is Elder Ma Yu's son, Ma Rulong..."
"Elder Le Ping's daughter, Le Taotao..."
"Elder Jiang Shishu's disciple, Pan Dong..."
"Elder Yu Zixing's disciple, Fan Sinan..."
"Elder Dou Ting's disciple, Feng Jia..."
"Elder Zhang Yong's disciple, Song Yating..."
"Elder Yun