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.
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Ch. 154Ya Zhaoying Turns the Tables; the Cuckoo Demon's Mutual Destruction

Ya Zhaoying used a hidden Fire Crow to destroy the Third Tier Earth Dragon Demon, then defeated Du Zhiyue, the Third Tier Cuckoo Demon. After Du Zhiyue died, two delayed lightning orbs exploded, devastating the spirit medicine garden and damaging Flying Peak.

  • The Third Tier Earth Dragon Demon erupted from within after swallowing a fake Fire Crow, grievously injuring the Third Tier Cuckoo Demon caught in the blast.
  • Ya Zhaoying appeared and struck the wounded Cuckoo Demon with the Fire Crow Divine Fire Shield, breaking its remaining wing and sending it crashing onto Flying Peak.
  • Ya Zhaoying explained that she had prepared the Fire Crow as a trap for the Earth Dragon Demon and confirmed that the demon had not escaped underground.
  • The Cuckoo Demon identified itself as Du Zhiyue and refused to reveal the Demon Race's secrets, then tried to self-destruct.
  • Ya Zhaoying suppressed Du Zhiyue with the Fire Crow Divine Fire Shield and killed it with the shield's flames.
  • Two lightning orbs exploded in the spirit medicine garden, destroying nearly half of it and causing Flying Peak to crack and collapse.

Ch. 155The Kong Household's Spoils, the Ya Household's Intentions

After Du Zhiyue destroyed most of Flying Peak’s spirit medicine garden, the Kong Household chose to collect its spoils on the eastern peak rather than risk entering the damaged garden. The Ya Household later contained the destruction but barred others from the surviving garden, leaving the other lineages to search the surrounding peaks.

  • Ya Zhaoying shielded the remaining spirit medicine garden as blasts of Yao Qi, black fire, and black lightning spread, while Ya Xingqu and the Ya cultivators flew toward Flying Peak, leaving their followers behind.
  • Kong Changgeng stopped Kong Yushuo from taking the Kong Household to Flying Peak and had Kong Wenxuan and the others gather their agreed share of the eastern peak’s spoils first.
  • The four Kong Household members collected nearly two thousand Demon Beast and demon bird corpses, including the Third Tier green python, and picked up spirit medicines and materials as they searched.
  • The Ya Household spent a day suppressing the destruction in Flying Peak’s garden, protected what remained, and refused to let outsiders gather from it.
  • The cultivators of the other bloodline lineages left Flying Peak and searched the surrounding peaks for spirit medicines, Spirit Plants, and other resources.

Ch. 156Flying Peak Collapses, Water and Fire Erupt Together

Kong Wenxuan and the Kong Household watched the Ya Household prepare to remove the damaged spirit medicine garden, while the Ya Household’s vassals stripped resources from the surrounding peaks. As the garden was carried away, Flying Peak collapsed and released torrents of subterranean fire, magma, and groundwater.

  • Kong Changlan realized the Ya Household was allowing its vassals to plunder resources from the surrounding peaks and refrained from intervening.
  • Kong Wenxuan and the others learned that the Cuckoo Demon Beast force had been wiped out at Cuckoo Town, though several Cuckoo demons escaped.
  • Ya Xingqu told the Kong Household that damage from the Demon Thunder Pearls made the spirit medicine garden inaccessible and that the Ya Household would move it to Fire Crow County.
  • The Ya Household’s vassals returned to their Feather Boats after harvesting resources destructively from the other peaks, leaving Kong Changlan and Kong Yushuo furious.
  • Ya Zhaoying and the Ya Household lifted the spirit medicine garden from Flying Peak and began flying north with it.
  • Flying Peak split apart and collapsed, releasing subterranean fire, magma, and groundwater from beneath it.

Ch. 157Abandoning the Five Peaks, Settling on the Second Choice

The Kong Household watched Flying Peak collapse and unleash the underground fire and water, destroying the Five Peaks they had planned to claim. Kong Wenxuan decided the site was too dangerous and chose the mountain-and-lake location instead for their territory and Peacock County.

  • Kong Changgeng ordered the Kong Household to retreat as Flying Peak collapsed and underground fire and water erupted.
  • The Kong Household fled more than a hundred li away and watched the upheaval destroy the Five Peaks.
  • Kong Changlan lamented the loss of a site that could have provided valuable resources and facilities.
  • Kong Changgeng argued that the disaster had revealed the Five Peaks were too dangerous to serve as their ancestral land.
  • Kong Wenxuan listed possible causes of Flying Peak's collapse and explained that the Du Household and Cuckoo Demon Race made the remote site unsafe.
  • Kong Wenxuan chose the second option, where a mountain and lake lay side by side, for the Kong Household's territory and Peacock County.

Ch. 158A Ten-Year Tax Exemption and Two Tragedies

Kong Wenxuan persuaded the Kong Household to abandon Five Peaks and choose a safer site for developing Peacock County before their tax exemption ran out. After confirming the new site, the family returned to find that attacks on wild-bloodline Lineages had exposed the Ya Household’s ambush and led to the Cuckoo Demon Race overrunning Cuckoo Town.

  • Kong Wenxuan argued that the Kong Household needed to develop Peacock County quickly to meet its reporting obligations and use the remaining years of its ten-year tax exemption, so Kong Changlan agreed to choose the second candidate site.
  • The patriarch, Kong Changlan, Kong Wenxuan, and Kong Yushuo inspected the second site and chose its mountains-and-waters terrain for the Kong Household’s territory.
  • The four Kong Household members returned to the Demon-Suppressing Pass and found the settlements outside it in ruins, with blood left behind.
  • Kong Yushuo learned that unknown cultivators had attacked wild-bloodline Lineages outside the pass, killing many and driving survivors to seek refuge under the Ya Household.
  • The attacks had alerted the Ya Household’s ambushed forces and exposed their trap to the Cuckoo Demon Race, which then overran Cuckoo Town and slaughtered many Lineages there.

Ch. 159The Du Household's Hard-Won Fearsome Reputation; Another Journey to Bifang Commandery City

Kong Wenxuan and the Kong Household returned safely to Peacock Ridge after learning how the Ya Household–Du Household struggle had devastated Cuckoo Town. After processing their Demon Beast haul, Kong Wenxuan, Kong Changlan, and Kong Yuyin set out for Bifang Commandery City to sell materials and buy supplies for developing their territory.

  • Kong Wenxuan and the others discussed how the Ya Household–Du Household conflict had harmed the bloodline Lineages and strengthened the Du Household’s fearsome reputation.
  • Kong Wenxuan, Kong Changlan, Kong Yuyin, and their companion rested at Demon-Suppressing Pass, then returned to find Peacock Ridge and its people safe.
  • Kong Changlan summoned the Lineage’s bloodline cultivators to process nearly two thousand Demon Beast corpses and harvest their materials.
  • The Kong Household’s Foundation Establishment cultivators chose Kong Wenxuan, Kong Changlan, and Kong Yuyin to travel to Bifang Commandery City to sell materials and purchase development supplies.
  • After three days of preparation, Kong Wenxuan and the other two loaded their resources onto the Peacock Feather Boat and flew north toward Bifang Commandery City.

Ch. 160Bandit Cultivators in Bifang Commandery

Kong Wenxuan, Kong Changlan, and their companion traveled safely to Bifang Commandery City to sell the Kong Household’s demon materials and buy supplies. After settling in Pill Flame Ward, they split up to sell the materials discreetly, knowing the journey home would be more dangerous.

  • Kong Wenxuan and his two companions followed a known trade route and reached Bifang Commandery City after fifteen days without encountering Bandit Cultivators or predatory cultivators.
  • The three recognized that Bandit Cultivators usually targeted travelers leaving the city, who carried Spirit Stones and finished goods, rather than those arriving with spiritual materials.
  • Kong Wenxuan, Kong Changlan, and their companion rented an inn courtyard in Pill Flame Ward and divided their demon materials into three portions.
  • Kong Changlan planned each person's sales route and set minimum prices, then the three went separately to sell the materials while disguising their Kong Household identities.

Ch. 161Mountain and Water Layered Waves Formation, Black Tortoise Command

Kong Wenxuan, Kong Yuyin, and Kong Changlan sold their Demon Beast spoils and bought supplies, including the Mountain and Water Layered Waves Formation to protect the Kong Household’s future territory. They also purchased a Black Tortoise Command, hoping to subdue the Third Tier Stone Disc Turtle and use it as a guardian.

  • Kong Wenxuan, Kong Yuyin, and Kong Changlan sold their remaining Demon Beast materials, earning more than 170,000 low-grade Spirit Stones in total.
  • The three Kong Household members bought Second Tier five-element spiritual materials and chose the Mountain and Water Layered Waves Formation for the second alternative site.
  • Kong Wenxuan learned that Commands could subdue Demon Beasts and asked which one could control the Third Tier Stone Disc Turtle.
  • Kong Changlan negotiated with the shopkeeper and bought a Third Tier Black Tortoise Command for 28,000 low-grade Spirit Stones.

Ch. 162A Tough Target

Kong Wenxuan, Kong Changlan, and Kong Yuyin cautiously traveled home from Bifang Commandery City with valuable supplies, but Bandit Cultivators ambushed them near Egret Town. Kong Wenxuan killed one attacker with the White Metal Divine Sword, while the remaining ambushers warned one another to be careful.

  • Kong Changlan stopped the group from spending the remaining Spirit Stones after they bought supplies in Bifang Commandery City.
  • The three left the city, concealed their real Peacock Feather Boat, and sent an illusory boat ahead as bait while they traveled home.
  • After ten days without trouble, they neared the mountain range before Egret Town, where a black fire arrow struck and destroyed their illusory boat.
  • Kong Wenxuan attacked the black-robed archer with the Crimson Fire Divine Sword, but the attack was blocked by the archer’s feather robes.
  • Kong Wenxuan followed with a Golden Light Sword Thread from the White Metal Divine Sword, slicing through the archer’s defenses and killing him.
  • The other Bandit Cultivators cried out over their fallen comrade and warned one another that their targets were tough.

Ch. 163Third Aunt's Method: Life Without End, Sword Light Without Cease

Kong Wenxuan and his companions fought off five Foundation Establishment bandits who ambushed their Feather Boat. Third Aunt Kong Yuyin shielded the boat with her Azure Wood Divine Sword, and Kong Wenxuan killed the bandit leader, leaving the battle underway.

  • A Bear Head Roar exposed Second Elder Kong Changlan's concealed Feather Boat, and five Foundation Establishment bandits attacked it.
  • Third Aunt Kong Yuyin used her Azure Wood Divine Sword to form a renewing net of cyan sword light that blocked the bandits' attacks.
  • Second Elder Kong Changlan activated the Feather Boat's formations, and its Five-Colored Peacock image trapped the four attacking bandits in an illusion.
  • Kong Wenxuan targeted the burly bandit leader with his Second Tier White Metal Divine Sword, binding him with a golden sword thread and killing him by piercing his Sea of Consciousness.

Ch. 164Decisive in Killing, the Bandit Cultivators Are Wiped Out

Kong Wenxuan and the Kong cultivators fought off five Bandit Cultivators, killing them with their divine swords, formations, and talisman techniques. The last attacker died despite claiming ties to the Bi Household, leaving the Kong party victorious.

  • Kong Wenxuan used the Five Elements Divine Swords to kill the bear-blooded Bandit Cultivator and the flame Bandit Cultivator.
  • Kong Wenxuan trapped the feather-fan Bandit Cultivator in the Lesser Five Elements Sword Formation and killed him with the White Metal Divine Sword.
  • Third Aunt Kong Yuyin trapped the poisonous-water Bandit Cultivator in her azure sword net, but he shattered much of it with a thunder bead and fled.
  • Second Elder Kong Changlan used a Black Water Talisman Slip to ensnare the fleeing Bandit Cultivator in an illusion and knock him down with black water.
  • Third Aunt Kong Yuyin struck through the Bandit Cultivator's weakened defenses and killed him despite his surrender plea and threat to invoke the Bi Household.

Ch. 165Behind the Bandit Cultivators; the Kong Household's Seventh Foundation Establishment Cultivator

Kong Wenxuan, Kong Changlan, and Kong Yuyin defeated five Bandit Cultivators and avoided a potentially dangerous confrontation in Egret Town as they returned to Peacock Ridge. They arrived safely and learned that Kong Wenzhang had become the Kong Household's seventh Foundation Establishment cultivator.

  • Kong Wenxuan and his companions killed five Bandit Cultivators, cleared the battlefield, and collected their spoils.
  • Kong Wenxuan decided they should bypass Egret Town rather than risk demanding answers from the local rulers.
  • The three concealed their Feather Boat and traveled south without encountering further attacks.
  • After crossing into Cuckoo Town's territory, the companions rested before continuing toward Peacock Ridge.
  • Kong Wenxuan, Kong Changlan, and Kong Yuyin returned to their ancestral land and learned that Kong Wenzhang had reached Foundation Establishment.

Ch. 166The Thoughts of the Three Servant Cultivator Lineages; the Expansion War Begins

After celebrating Kong Wenzhang’s advancement, the Kong Household announced the start of its expansion war, and its three servant Lineages prepared to join despite the risks. Kong Wenxuan and the other senior cultivators then headed for Crescent Moon Lake with Ya Zhaoying to secure the Kong Household’s chosen base.

  • Kong Wenzhang reached Foundation Establishment, and the Kong Household held a feast to celebrate and announce its expansion war.
  • Yan Zhiyu, Ma Zhenyu, and Yun Qishen accepted the Kong Household’s orders, weighing the danger against the chance to become pioneers of Peacock County.
  • The three patriarchs gathered their principal cultivators and sent them to Peacock Ridge to drill alongside the Kong Household’s forces.
  • Kong Wenxuan, Kong Changgeng, Kong Changlan, Kong Yujin, and Kong Yushuo flew toward the second alternative site to clear its dangerous Demon Beasts and establish a base.
  • Kong Wenxuan and Kong Changgeng rejected Kong Changlan’s plan to use the Household’s formation and beast-taming methods, choosing instead to have Ya Zhaoying help subdue the Stone Disc Turtle Demon Beast safely.

Ch. 167The Stone Disc Turtle Demon Beast That Could Burrow Through the Earth

The Kong Household prepared to suppress and subdue a Third-Tier Stone Disc Turtle Demon Beast with their newly established Mountain Formation. The formation pinned the beast briefly, but it escaped by burrowing through the earth, leaving the attempt unresolved.

  • Kong Wenxuan thanked Ya Zhaoying for agreeing to help protect the Kong Household’s new territory and received her promise of aid against the Du Household.
  • Ya Zhaoying discussed the resources in the southern mountains and encouraged the Kong and Cuckoo Households to develop the region together.
  • The Stone Disc Turtle Demon Beast crawled out of Crescent Moon Lake and entered the mountains to feed on Shoushan Stone.
  • Kong Changlan and Kong Yujin activated the Mountain Formation, which formed a mountain-shaped shadow and suppressed the beast.
  • The Stone Disc Turtle Demon Beast sank into the Shoushan Stone deposit and escaped by burrowing through the earth, shocking Kong Wenxuan and the others.

Ch. 168Ya Zhaoying Makes Her Move, the Gap in Strength

The Stone Disc Turtle burrowed through the mountain range and attacked the Kong Household, forcing Kong Wenxuan to lure it toward Ya Zhaoying. Ya Zhaoying trapped and captured the Third Tier demon beast, leaving Kong Wenxuan to decide whether to subdue it.

  • The Stone Disc Turtle burrowed beneath the mountains, shaking the formation and attacking Second Elder Kong Changlan and Second Aunt Kong Yujin.
  • Second Elder Kong Changlan used the Mountain Formation’s mountain shadow to block the Stone Disc Turtle, while Kong Wenxuan struck it with the Crimson Fire Divine Sword to draw its attention.
  • Ya Zhaoying told Kong Wenxuan she had only one chance to strike and needed him to lure the Stone Disc Turtle over.
  • Kong Wenxuan prepared his Lesser Five Elements Sword Formation as the Stone Disc Turtle burst from the ground and lunged at him.
  • Ya Zhaoying trapped the Stone Disc Turtle inside her Fire Crow Divine Fire Shield, cutting off its escape underground and suppressing it in a sea of fire.
  • Ya Zhaoying told Kong Wenxuan that the Stone Disc Turtle had been captured and urged him to subdue it.

Ch. 169Subduing the Stone Disc Turtle Demon Beast; the Black Tortoise Command's Strengths and Weaknesses

Kong Wenxuan used the Black Tortoise Command and the Peacock True Spirit Star’s power to subdue the Third Tier Stone Disc Turtle, then stored it inside the command. He recognized that the command’s dependence on the Wu Household’s artifact and its heavy costs made it only a stopgap, and planned for the Kong Household to develop its own beast-commanding methods.

  • Kong Wenxuan activated the Black Tortoise Command while the Peacock True Spirit Star sent starlight into it.
  • The Black Tortoise Command broke through the Stone Disc Turtle’s defenses, imprinted it, and brought it under Kong Wenxuan’s control.
  • Kong Wenxuan noticed that the command itself controlled the turtle and worried the Wu Household might have a way to seize control of it.
  • Kong Wenxuan drew the Stone Disc Turtle into the Black Tortoise Command’s beast-commanding space, and Ya Zhaoying withdrew the Fire Crow Divine Fire Shield.
  • Kong Wenxuan explained that the Third Tier Treasure Artifact consumed too much Law Power and Spiritual Consciousness for regular use, while Ya Zhaoying judged it less useful than talismans and pills.
  • Kong Wenxuan planned to connect the Black Tortoise Command to the Kong Household’s protective grand formation and study the Five Elements True Scripture for an independent beast-commanding inheritance.

Ch. 170Kong Wenxuan's Self-Doubt, a Third-Tier Crystal Stone Vein

Kong Wenxuan and the Kong Household subdued a Third-Tier Stone Disc Turtle with the Black Tortoise Command, securing a powerful guardian for their new territory. After Ya Zhaoying left, the household investigated Crescent Moon Lake and discovered a Third-Tier Crystal Stone vein beneath the highest peak.

  • Kong Wenxuan used the Black Tortoise Command to summon and subdue the Third-Tier Stone Disc Turtle, though controlling it consumed immense power.
  • Kong Wenxuan asked the second elder to explore linking the Black Tortoise Command to the Third-Tier treasure formation so the formation could help control the turtle.
  • Ya Zhaoying accepted the Kong Household’s offer of shops in Peacock County Seat and left for Cuckoo Town after confirming that Crescent Moon Lake held no other Third-Tier Demon Beasts.
  • Kong Wenxuan and Eldest Uncle Kong Yushuo stayed on shore while the patriarch, the second elder, and Second Aunt rode the Stone Disc Turtle into Crescent Moon Lake to investigate.
  • The patriarch returned from the lake and reported that they had found a Third-Tier Crystal Stone vein deep beneath the highest peak.

Ch. 171City Construction Plans and the Patriarch's Assignments

The Kong Household discovered a Third Tier Crystal Stone vein beneath Crescent Moon Lake and decided to use it for Peacock City and its Mountain and Water Layered Waves Formation. After assigning tasks to prepare the city and secure the surrounding territory, Patriarch Kong Changgeng left the work underway.

  • Kong Changlan and Kong Yujin returned from the lakebed with Crystal Stone ore, and Kong Yujin explained that its colors could be concealed for city construction.
  • Kong Changgeng assigned Kong Changlan and Kong Yujin to revise the city and formation plans around the Crystal Stone vein.
  • Kong Changlan proposed using the formation to control the Stone Disc Turtle and mine the difficult-to-reach lakebed vein.
  • Kong Changgeng tasked Kong Wenxuan with clearing the mountains of Second Tier Demon Beasts while leaving the lake's beasts for possible cultivation.
  • Kong Changgeng and Kong Yushuo set out to bring Kong, Yan, Ma, and Yun Household cultivators to develop the future Peacock County.

Ch. 172Kong Wenxuan's Most Important Task: Hiring Cultivators

Kong Wenxuan cleared the Second Tier Demon Beasts from the future city site, then focused on refining his sword while the Kong Household prepared to expand Peacock County. The patriarch returned with hired cultivators from Demon-Suppressing Pass, and Kong Wenxuan learned how the Lineage planned to use and control them.

  • Kong Wenxuan killed the last Second Tier Demon Beast in the mountain range and confirmed the area was clear.
  • Kong Wenxuan refined the Crimson Fire Divine Sword and cultivated while waiting for the Lineage's pioneering teams to arrive.
  • A month later, Kong Changgeng arrived with Kong Household cultivators and nearly a hundred hired bloodline cultivators aboard eleven Feather Boats.
  • Kong Changgeng explained that he had recruited cultivators at Demon-Suppressing Pass to help expand Peacock County, because the Kong, Yan, Ma, and Yun Households lacked enough manpower.
  • Kong Wenxuan worried that the Rogue Cultivators might steal resources, but Kong Changgeng said their contracts and the Peacock True Spirit Star would let the Kong Household punish any thieves.

Ch. 173Wherever the Peacock Starlight Shines, All Is Kong Household Land

Patriarch Kong Changgeng began the Kong Household’s development of Peacock County by asserting its claim to the land beneath the Peacock True Spirit Star and assigning the cultivators their duties. The operation started with teams preparing a base and surveying nearby territory, while Kong Wenxuan stayed behind to cultivate and guard against threats.

  • Patriarch Kong Changgeng summoned the Peacock True Spirit Star, silencing and cowing the unruly cultivators gathered at Crescent Moon Lake.
  • Patriarch Kong Changgeng declared that all land and resources within a thousand li beneath the star’s light belonged to the Kong Household, and warned the cultivators to report discoveries and avoid stealing.
  • Patriarch Kong Changgeng spread the star’s light across the surrounding land, startling Demon Beasts and demonic birds, though most stayed to protect their resource sites.
  • Patriarch Kong Changgeng assigned teams to build lodgings and a city, prepare supplies, and survey and hunt in the mountain range under the direction of Kong Changlan, Kong Yujin, Kong Yushuo, and Kong Wenzhang.
  • Kong Wenxuan declined to join a surveying team and chose to guard the camp and cultivate in seclusion, with Patriarch Kong Changgeng agreeing that his strength was vital to the Kong Household.

Ch. 174A Call for Aid and the "Crystal Stone" Walls

Kong Wenxuan received an urgent request for help against a flock of powerful Lightning Falcon demonic birds while refining the Crimson Fire Divine Sword. He left the Kong Household’s developing Peacock County Seat and rode toward the battle site, arriving in less than half a day.

  • Kong Wenxuan completed the third stage of refining the Crimson Fire Divine Sword with Second Tier Orange Heart Flame, bringing its advancement one-third of the way to completion.
  • Kong Wenxuan read an urgent message describing two late Second Tier Lightning Falcons that Kong Wenzhang and Kong Yushuo could not defeat because the birds were swift, agile, and well defended by lightning.
  • Kong Wenxuan saw Kong Changlan and other Kong Household cultivators building crystal stone walls and preparing the Mountain and Water Layered Waves Formation around Peacock County Seat.
  • Kong Wenxuan tested the improved Crimson Fire Divine Sword and found that it could reach one and a half times the speed of sound.
  • Kong Wenxuan rode the Crimson Fire Divine Sword to the location provided by Kong Yushuo and the others, arriving in less than half a day.

Ch. 175Slaying the Lightning Falcons, a Second Tier Primordial Magnetism Vein

Kong Wenxuan and his family attacked the Lightning Falcons occupying a mountain with a Second Tier Primordial Magnetism vein. After Kong Wenxuan killed the two late Second Tier leaders, the others quickly slaughtered the remaining birds and secured the summit.

  • Kong Wenzhang told Kong Wenxuan that the Lightning Falcons occupied a mountain rich in lightning resources and that two late Second Tier birds had driven the earlier attack force back.
  • Kong Wenxuan waited until the thunderclouds dispersed, then climbed the mountain with the others and found the exhausted Lightning Falcons resting.
  • Kong Wenxuan wounded one leading Lightning Falcon with the Crimson Fire Divine Sword, then blocked the pair's counterattacks with his divine swords.
  • Kong Wenxuan trapped both late Second Tier Lightning Falcons in the Lesser Five Elements Sword Formation and killed them with Golden Light Sword Threads.
  • Kong Yushuo and Kong Wenzhang killed the remaining First Tier Lightning Falcons using their divine swords.

Ch. 176Resource Accounting and the Ya Household's Caravan

Kong Wenxuan inspected a Second Tier Primordial Magnetism ore vein and returned to Peacock City, where the Kong Household continued developing its resources and expanding its workforce. The Ya Household delivered supplies and transported the Kong Household’s goods to Bifang Commandery City, earning a middleman’s margin while helping the development war proceed faster.

  • Kong Wenxuan and Kong Wenzhang discussed the Lesser Five Elements Sword Formation and the Kong cultivators who might complete its Five Sword requirements.
  • Kong Wenxuan inspected the Second Tier Primordial Magnetism ore vein, while Kong Yushuo’s group marked the mountain’s resources and recorded its materials.
  • Kong Wenxuan returned to Peacock City and saw the patriarch and second elder welcome bloodline cultivators arriving on Fire Crow Feather Boats.
  • The Ya Household exchanged development-war goods for supplies, buying the Kong Household’s gathered resources and bringing back pills, artifacts, talismans, and other necessities.
  • The Kong Household accepted the Ya Household’s trading services and help recruiting cultivators, saving time and manpower for Peacock County’s development.

Ch. 177The First Administrative Report; The "Spirit Medicine Garden" Comes Up Again

Kong Wenxuan reported to the Bifang commandery governor on Peacock County’s expansion and the Demon Race in the South Lake Mountains. The governor ordered him to kill Du Household and Cuckoo Demon Race members on sight, then questioned him about the spirit medicine garden before ending the report.

  • Kong Wenxuan used the Peacock County Magistrate's Official Seal to enter the Celestial Stars True Spirit Diagram and meet the Bifang commandery governor.
  • Kong Wenxuan reported his household’s progress in opening territory and establishing Peacock County.
  • Kong Wenxuan told the governor that the Du Household had joined the Demon Race and become active in the South Lake Mountains.
  • The Bifang commandery governor ordered Kong Wenxuan to kill Du Household cultivators and Cuckoo Demon Race members whenever he found them.
  • Kong Wenxuan truthfully described the discovery and seizure of the Fifth Tier demon’s spirit medicine garden by the Ya Household.
  • The Bifang commandery governor ended the report, and Kong Wenxuan withdrew.

Ch. 178Two Years of Expansion and Casualties; the Second Tier Spirit Artifact, the Crimson Fire Divine Sword

Kong Wenxuan kept quiet about the Bifang Commandery governor’s questions concerning the spirit medicine garden and spent more than two years refining the Crimson Fire Divine Sword as the Kong Household expanded through Peacock County at heavy cost. He advanced the sword to a Second Tier Spirit Artifact and gained enough cultivation progress to complete half the work needed for the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage.

  • Kong Wenxuan decided not to inform the Ya Household that the Bifang Commandery governor had asked about the spirit medicine garden, then resumed refining the Crimson Fire Divine Sword with Orange Heart Flame.
  • The Kong Household expanded across Peacock County over the next two years, but more than ten of its cultivators died, including Kong Yutang and Kong Wenyuan, while the costs strained its treasury and slowed Peacock City’s construction.
  • The patriarch and Second Elder disagreed over whether Peacock City’s construction standards and expenses should be reduced.
  • Kong Wenxuan completed the Crimson Fire Divine Sword’s refinement, advancing it from a First Tier Law Artifact to a Second Tier Spirit Artifact and gaining Law Power and Spiritual Consciousness.
  • Kong Wenxuan realized that advancing one more of his three remaining Law Artifact-grade divine swords should bring him to the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage.
Arc 7 of 24
Arc 7 of 24