Arc 7The Founding of Peacock County
After Flying Peak collapsed, Kong Wenxuan and the Kong Household chose a new territory, captured a Stone Disc Turtle, and began building Peacock County. Two years of expansion brought heavy losses and financial strain, while Kong Wenxuan completed the Crimson Fire Divine Sword’s advancement and neared the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage.
- Ya Zhaoying killed Du Zhiyue and helped contain the blasts that destroyed Flying Peak’s spirit medicine garden, after which the peak collapsed and the Kong Household abandoned the Five Peaks.
- Kong Wenxuan and the Kong Household chose a mountains-and-lake site for their territory, then learned that attacks outside the Demon-Suppressing Pass had exposed the Ya Household’s trap and brought disaster to Cuckoo Town.
- Kong Wenxuan, Kong Changlan, and Kong Yuyin sold demon materials, bought development supplies and a Black Tortoise Command, then fought off five Bandit Cultivators on their return journey.
- Kong Wenzhang reached Foundation Establishment, and the Kong Household began its expansion campaign while Kong Wenxuan and Ya Zhaoying captured the Stone Disc Turtle and brought it under his control.
- Kong Changgeng’s forces found a Third-Tier Crystal Stone vein beneath Crescent Moon Lake, cleared the surrounding mountains, and began establishing Peacock County with hired cultivators and help from the Ya Household.
- Kong Wenxuan killed two late Second Tier Lightning Falcons, while the Kong Household traded with the Ya Household and continued building Peacock City.
- Kong Wenxuan reported the Du Household’s alliance with the Demon Race to the Bifang commandery governor, who ordered him to kill Du Household cultivators and Cuckoo demons when encountered.
- Over the next two years, the Kong Household expanded across Peacock County but lost more than ten cultivators and strained its treasury, while Kong Wenxuan advanced the Crimson Fire Divine Sword to a Second Tier Spirit Artifact.