The Five Rampant
Several months later, the Daoist Thousand Insects of Mosquito Immortal City personally led the charge, almost mobilizing all his forces, and directly approached the Cloud Spirit Sect's mountain gate, triggering a great battle.
After exchanging blows with Daoist Thousand Insects, Fairy Cloud Spirit retreated back into the great formation and held her ground.
In an instant, the entire cultivation world of the Chu Kingdom was shaken, order collapsed, Bandit Cultivator out everywhere, and chaos reigned.
Fang Yu had anticipated this, and continued to drink tea, cultivate, refine pills, and forge weapons every day. He simply had the Zhuang Household send him messages daily so that he could sense the secrets of this battle.
Zhuang Household Ancestral Hall.
Zhuang Yun, along with Zhuang Xian and several other Qi Refining Late Stage disciples of the Zhuang Household, offered incense and paid respects to their ancestors. After glancing at everyone, he said:
"In recent days, Cloud Spirit Sect's various properties have been frequently attacked and looted. Various spiritual materials that were rarely seen in the past have been appearing frequently, and even fortuitous opportunity Foundation Establishment have appeared. The Cloud Spirit Ancestor has also been trapped inside the sect and unable to move."
This is a tremendous fortuitous opportunity for the resurgence of my Zhuang Household. I have decided to immediately inform Ancestor Danyang and request his permission to leave the mountain to seek this fortuitous opportunity. If permission is granted, Zhuang Xian will succeed him as the head of the family.
"You must not go to see Ancestor Danyang!"
No sooner had the words left his mouth than Zhuang Xian spoke up.
"Hmm!" Zhuang Yun looked at Zhuang Xian, "Why not?"
Zhuang Xian said in a deep voice, "Ancestor Danyang is residing in the ancestral land, focusing solely on cultivation, and never interferes in clan affairs. This matter concerns my Zhuang Household; why should we disturb Ancestor Danyang's cultivation? Moreover, if we truly find fortuitous opportunity to Foundation Establishment, we must first hand it over to Ancestor Danyang..."
His voice trailed off at this point, "... If the Ancestor doesn't want our Zhuang Household to produce Foundation Establishment, wouldn't that be..."
Zhuang Xian's words silenced everyone present. Zhuang Yun pondered for a moment and said, "This is strange. Although Ancestor Danyang is a guest, he is no different from our own ancestor. How could he do such a thing? Your worries are completely unnecessary. However, this matter is indeed a matter for my Zhuang Household, so it's best not to trouble Patriarch."
He looked at Zhuang Xian, took out the token representing the position of family head, and handed it over. "Zhuang Xian, from this day forward, the Zhuang Household is in your hands. Your uncles and I are all getting old. This time, even if it costs us our lives, we will find you Foundation Establishment fortuitous opportunity."
Zhuang Xian accepted the token and said, "Patriarch, rest assured, Zhuang Xian will certainly live up to your expectations."
"Good, good, good!" Zhuang Yun nodded repeatedly.
Just then, Zhuang Xian said again, "Uncles and elders, I, Zhuang Xian, am willing to go out with you to seek fortuitous opportunity."
"How can this be!" Zhuang Yun exclaimed urgently upon hearing this. "The Chu Kingdom is murderous intent right now. Our journey out here is fraught with peril, and if something happens to you, what will the Zhuang Household do?"
Zhuang Xian said in a deep voice, "How can we Foundation Establishment be afraid of fortuitous opportunity? If I sit idly in the clan and let my uncles risk their lives for me, even if I do obtain the Foundation Establishment fortuitous opportunity, what are the chances of success?"
Moreover, if I don't go out personally, how can I secure my position as head of the family? Now that Ancestor Danyang is in charge, even if something happens to us, there are still many younger members in the family. Patriarch will certainly not allow our Zhuang Household to end."
Zhuang Yun and the others remained silent for a moment upon hearing this, then said with satisfaction, "Good, I knew I hadn't misjudged you. In that case, you will accompany us as the head of the family to seek fortuitous opportunity."
Several months later, at East Spirit Mountain Market.
The protective array guarding the entire market collapsed under the continuous attack of hundreds of Bandit Cultivator, Bandit Cultivator then poured into various parts of the market, looting extensively.
One of the teams, composed entirely of Qi Refining Late Stage cultivators, charged directly towards the market's treasury.
*****
Two years have passed in the blink of an eye.
Fang Yu sat cross-legged in front of the tea table, silently circulating his Cultivation Method, absorbing Spiritual Qi and turning it into Law Power within his body.
Within his Dantian, a drop of fiery, scorching magical Law Power condensed as his Cultivation Method continued to operate.
"Eighty-seven drops!"
Fang Yu opened his eyes and sighed.
After two years of arduous cultivation, I have finally accumulated eighty-seven drops of Law Power. As long as I accumulate three more drops to reach ninety drops, I can advance to the Foundation Establishment Ninth Layer.
Although it was only three drops short, Fang Yu could clearly feel that the condensation speed was getting slower and slower. Most importantly, the pills he had just refined had developed drug resistance.
Although he possesses the Yuanchen Pearl, which can purify his Law Power and prevent him from being affected by the pill's poison, he cannot purify the drug's resistance; consuming too much of it will render it ineffective.
Although his progress in Dao of Qi Refining is decent, it requires too many resources, so he'll have to come up with a new Pill Formula again.
He got up and circled the Cold Mountain Valley a few times, then suddenly stopped, "Huh, Zhao Heming has already recruited one of the Five Rampant Soldiers and Horses."
The Yuanchen Pearl in his sea of consciousness slowly rotated, connecting with the reincarnated true spirit ' Zhao Heming ' on the other side of the Dao of Qi Ingestion. Then, scenes of information, like frozen images, emerged:
[Age 7: While out for a spring outing with family, they were shocked to find the pregnant corpse of a woman by a river, with two remaining souls, one large and one small.]
[At age seven: Zhao Heming ordered his servants to bury his remains and then led the two remaining souls home.]
[Seven years old: The next day at dawn, Zhao Heming used the sun's Spiritual Qi, the ' Daybreak Sun,' to reshape the Yang spirits of the two remnant souls, restoring their three souls.]
[At age seven: After questioning, it was learned that the girl's name was Huang Cuicui, and she had secretly pledged her life to a scholar, promising him money to help him pass the imperial examinations.]
[At age seven: A scholar travels to Anjing to take the imperial examination, passes with flying colors on the third attempt, and encounters a high-ranking official seeking a son-in-law; he marries the official's daughter.]
[At age seven: Huang Cuicui learns of this and rushes to Anjing to confront him, only to be lured to the riverbank and murdered, resulting in the deaths of both herself and her unborn child.]
[At age seven: Zhao Heming secretly set up an altar and performed a ritual for forty-nine days to condense the souls of Huang Cuicui and her child, enabling them to interfere in mortal affairs.]
[At age seven: Huang Cuicui and her son found the scholar under the scorching sun, saying they had brought him to see him. The scholar was terrified, having seen a ghost in broad daylight. He went home, lay in bed for three days, and died suddenly.]
[At age seven: Huang Cuicui and her son's wishes were fulfilled, their three souls shone brightly, and they transformed into the ' Mother and Child Ghosts ' of the Five Rampant Yin Soldiers.]
"I never imagined Zhao Heming would have such talent. In just a few years, he's already started gathering troops. Although they're just the most insignificant Yin soldiers among the Five Rampant Soldiers and Horses, these Mother and Child Ghosts don't have much ability. They can only take care of daily needs, run errands, and scare mortals."
Having his own army means he's entered the sect, possessing the destiny to cultivate the foundation of the Dao Foundation, the ' Azure Splendor Deliverance '. Furthermore, being in Anjing, he should soon attract Zhang Daochang's attention.
If he could be accepted as a disciple, it would be equivalent to planting a spy next to Zhang Daochang, which would help him keep track of the other party's whereabouts and movements. This would play an extremely important role in reclaiming those millions of true spirits.
A smile appeared on Fang Yu's face. He then sensed the other reincarnated true spirits. As frames of still animation flashed by, he also learned about some of the changes that had taken place in the An Kingdom over the past two years from different perspectives.
The most obvious example is Emperor Wude's series of policies to pacify the people and promote the dual system of imperial examinations and recommendation, which allowed the sons of powerful families in various Aristocratic Clan to enter the court and become officials through the recommendation system. This won them over and made them willing to obey the court's orders, thus restoring peace to the country that was on the verge of chaos.
Fang Yu had to admire "Embroidered Tiger" for this. The name was truly fitting. After he stopped obeying the decrees of Mount Longmen, he managed to win the hearts of the people within just two years. If he were given more time, the world would be completely at peace, and there would be no more sources of unrest.
However, Mount Longmen would not sit idly by. Although they would not kill Embroidered Tiger directly, they would certainly use other means to throw the world into chaos again, so as to give Qiu Xuanlong a chance to rise to power.