Make Chen of the Northern Territory Kneel and Surrender!

Back at the Xingfeng Sect.

Chen Feng took out his tablet computer.

I started searching for ideas on modern city construction and management, as well as tax policies.

He copied all of these things down and then handed them to Liu Qian.

Looking at the large stack of documents Chen Feng handed him, Liu Qian asked in confusion:

"Sect Master, what is this?"

Chen Feng explained:

"These are some solutions I've come up with; you can take a look."

Chen Feng gave Liu Qian this information not because he wanted to build a city like the modern world.

Because with the infrastructure level of the Painting Scroll World, it would be impossible to build a modern city.

The construction of modern cities requires far too much technology and equipment; it cannot be accomplished overnight.

These materials were only meant to provide Liu Qian with some ideas, allowing him to select the ones that were usable.

Liu Qian looked at the documents in his hand, and after only a short while, his eyes were glued to them.

"This"

Seeing the look of shock on Liu Qian's face, Chen Feng gave the order:

"Take these things as a reference. I'm going into seclusion for a while, so I'll leave the affairs of the sect to you."

Chen Feng plans to go into seclusion to recover his Spiritual Qi.

He is currently unable to return to the modern world.

The Eagle Sauce Country will definitely blockade that sea area completely.

He planned to return to the modern world every now and then to move his location and gradually leave that sea area.

Anyway, he has the scroll, so even if he is discovered, he can return to the Painting Scroll World at any time.

"Yes, Sect Master."

Liu Qian's eyes never left the documents in his hands; he was completely absorbed in them.

Without paying any more attention to Liu Qian, Chen Feng returned to the secret room.

A few days later.

News of the Xingfeng Sect's plan to build a city spread rapidly throughout the entire Northern Territory.

The name of the city has also been decided: Xingfeng City.

Martial arts factions within the northern territory began sending people to the Xingfeng Sect.

Their purpose in sending people to the Xingfeng Sect was simple: to reserve shops within the city in advance.

Xingfeng Sect is now the most powerful force in the Northern Territory.

Therefore, the city built here naturally became the largest city in the North.

In addition, Xingfeng City is located very close to the Great Forest, so caravans from various countries would choose to resupply and rest in Xingfeng City.

This can lead to huge trade.

And Xingfeng City will surely prosper in the future.

Pre-booking well-located shops in Xingfeng City will definitely bring them huge profits in the future.

However, these martial arts factions requested to purchase the shops.

Liu Qian chose to refuse.

He chose to rent the shop, not sell it.

The properties of Xingfeng City will always belong to the Xingfeng Sect.

This decision was made by Liu Qian based on the information Chen Feng gave him.

During this period, Liu Qian treated the information given to him by Chen Feng as if it were divine scripture, studying it almost day and night.

The more Liu Qian studied it, the more shocked he became.

Some of the concepts about urban planning and construction in these materials were things he had never encountered before.

But each of these methods far surpasses current management practices.

At this moment, Liu Qian felt that the information Chen Feng had given him was likely a method used by immortals.

Only immortals could come up with such a forward-thinking idea.

The plains area outside the Hengduan Mountain.

A large number of ordinary people have gathered here, and under the supervision of overseers, they are cultivating this land.

Despite the scorching sun, the workers' enthusiasm remained undiminished.

Everyone's face was beaming with a happy smile.

The number of workers recruited for the construction of the city walls by the Xingfeng Sect this time is in the tens of thousands.

They not only get paid to work here, but they also get meals provided every day.

This naturally makes the workers cherish their jobs very much.

Everyone is working very hard.

Mo Chen and Mo Yuandao stood not far away watching this scene.

The Mo family was appointed by Liu Qian as the supervisors of this city construction project, and now tens of thousands of workers are under the management of the Mo family.

Mo Chen took this matter very seriously, so he came to oversee it personally.

"Master, did you talk to Steward Liu about reserving a few shops for our Mo family?" Mo Yuandao asked.

Currently, all the major martial arts forces in the Northern Territory are trying to use their connections to reserve prime shop locations in Xingfeng City in advance.

Although you can only rent, not buy, the available spots are still extremely limited.

Mo Chen shook his head and said:

"No."

Upon hearing this, Mo Yuandao immediately became anxious.

"Patriarch, why don't you mention that if our Mo family could occupy a region within Xingfeng City, it would definitely bring enormous benefits!"

Mo Yuandao was very confused.

Mo Chen glanced at Mo Yuan and said:

"Even if I didn't say anything, Liu Qian would have made arrangements for the Mo family, so there's no need to worry about it."

Mo Chen had more to think about than Mo Yuandao.

Since Liu Qian has entrusted the Mo family with overseeing the construction of Xingfeng City, the Mo family will certainly receive a share of the benefits.

"That puts my mind at ease." Mo Yuandao smiled upon hearing this.

Mo Chen then asked, "By the way, how are Mo Yang and the others doing in the inner sect?"

Some disciples of the Mo family have already entered the Xingfeng Sect, and Mo Chen attaches great importance to this matter.

Only by entering the inner gate can one be considered to have joined the core of the Xingfeng Sect.

"Not bad, they're all training now, and I heard they've already started working with the treasures crafted by the sect leader."

Mo Yuandao's face was full of smiles.

Mo Chen, however, solemnly instructed:

"Tell Mo Yang and the others that as inner disciples, they should treat others with humility, minimize contact with their Lineage, and prioritize the interests of the sect above all else."

Mo Chen was very familiar with the rules of the Xingfeng Sect.

The first rule is loyalty to the Xingfeng Sect. If any Mo family disciple shows no sense of belonging within the inner sect...

He will most likely be kicked out of the inside game.

"I will remind them." Mo Yuandao nodded to indicate that he understood.

Compared to the bustling construction of the city by the Xingfeng Sect...

The Ningguo Imperial Palace, however, presented a completely different scene.

The entire Ningguo Imperial Palace was filled with guards, who stood watch at every entrance and exit.

No one was allowed to enter the palace.

The reason is simple: today, the Ning Kingdom's patriarch, Xue Yangzi, has come to the palace.

Inside the main hall of the palace, Xue Yangzi sat on the dragon throne, with two other people sitting below him.

One of them was an old man, holding a whisk, who exuded an air of otherworldly elegance.

The other person was a burly man with a thick beard.

Both of them exuded the aura of the eighth level of Qi Refining.

These two are cultivators from other countries, and they came to Ningguo at the invitation of Xueyangzi.

There were only the three of them in the entire palace hall.

"Fellow Daoist Xueyangzi, is Chen Feng really only at the sixth level of Qi Refining?" the old man asked.

He was a cultivator from the Kingdom of Xue, whose Daoist name was Qingfengzi.

Qingfengzi and Xueyangzi have an extremely good relationship.

The trade in blood and food between the two countries was also the most frequent.

Last time, when Xue Yangzi broke through to the Ninth Layer of Qi Refining, he was just short of blood offerings, and Qing Fengzi delivered blood offerings from several cities in Xue Kingdom.

This allowed Xue Yangzi to gather enough blood-eating Spiritual Qi to advance to the ninth level of Qi Refining.

Xueyangzi said with certainty:

"I've already found out that Chen Feng is indeed only at the sixth level of Qi Refining. With Brother Zhao and Brother Qingfeng's help, we'll definitely be able to kill him."

After returning from the Yue Kingdom's royal family, Xue Yangzi began contacting people to prepare a deal with Chen Feng.

He was determined to take back the Azure Nether Sword.

In addition, he also needed to prepare for breaking through to the Foundation Establishment, and the Spiritual Qi of a cultivator was undoubtedly what he urgently needed.

Another burly man with a thick beard said coldly:

"Killing this man is not difficult; how should we divide the spoils?"

The burly man with a thick beard had a sinister expression, and his Sha Qi was extremely strong.

Xueyangzi said with a smile:

"Fellow Daoist Zhao, how about this? Chen Feng's Spiritual Qi is mine, and aside from the Azure Nether Sword, you two can split all the treasures he possesses. The hundreds of thousands of blood offerings from the Northern Territory are also yours."

Xue Yangzi was very polite, and he had no choice but to reciprocate.

The burly, bearded man before them was a cultivator from the State of Zhao, named Zhao Sha.

Although Zhao Sha was only at the eighth level of Qi Refining.

However, the opponent possesses a special magical Law Artifact called the Soul Refining Banner, which can command yin spirits to fight enemies, making it extremely difficult to deal with.

Furthermore, the Zhao Kingdom has two cultivators, making it the strongest among the six northern kingdoms.

Zhao Sha stared at Xue Yangzi and asked:

"Wasn't it said that Chen Feng also possessed the weapon-forging techniques of a great nation? How should those resources be distributed?"

Xueyangzi immediately said:

"Of course, the three of us should make a copy together."

Zhao Sha then said:

"These conditions alone are not enough; the blood and Spiritual Qi of the Northern warriors must all belong to me."

Upon hearing this, Qingfengzi's expression immediately turned ugly.

Martial artists generate far more Spiritual Qi from their blood than ordinary people.

Zhao Sha's attempt to devour all the martial artist's Spiritual Qi in one go is truly excessive.

Xueyangzi still wore a smile on his face;

"How about this, I'll compensate Fellow Daoist Qingfengzi separately later, and Spiritual Qi from the Northern Border warriors' blood offerings will belong to Fellow Daoist Zhao."

In truth, Xueyangzi was very unhappy.

If he hadn't been wary of Chen Feng having other tricks up his sleeve, he wouldn't have needed to invite these two people over at all.

With his 600,000-strong army, Ningguo could easily conquer the northern border.

But just to be on the safe side, he had no choice but to bring these two people along.

Especially Zhao Sha, who had the Yue Kingdom as his backer, so he felt at ease with Zhao Sha around.

"It's settled then, let's go!"

Zhao Sha stood up, clearly impatient.

Xueyangzi quickly said:

"Fellow Daoist, please don't be impatient. We don't yet know Chen Feng's methods. It's best to test him first. Besides, our Ning Kingdom army is still in the process of reorganizing. Let's wait a few more days."

Xue Yangzi naturally wouldn't just go directly to Chen Feng like that.

"Alright, I'll go into seclusion now. Let me know when you're ready to make a move." With that, Zhao Sha turned and left the main hall.

After Zhao Sha left, Qingfengzi said with dissatisfaction:

"Fellow Daoist Xueyang, this Zhao Sha is far too arrogant. Cooperating with him is like seeking a tiger's skin. You must be careful."

Qingfengzi was clearly very dissatisfied with Zhao Sha.

Xueyangzi said with a smile:

"Our six kingdoms are allies. Although Fellow Daoist Zhao is a bit arrogant, cooperation is definitely not a problem."

Upon hearing this, Qingfengzi didn't offer any further advice; instead, he asked:

Why wasn't Fellow Daoist Yue Qianshan invited this time?

Xueyangzi snorted coldly:

"That old fox must have been hiding something from me, but the three of us killing Chen Feng shouldn't be a problem. We just need to be wary of Yue Qianshan, lest he interfere."

Xue Yangzi knew very well that Yue Qianshan was definitely hiding some information from him.

But he wasn't worried about anything; as long as Chen Feng's cultivation level wasn't high, there wouldn't be a problem.

Two days later.

The Ningguo royal family issued an edict.

The edict was simple: Xingfeng Sect had murdered Lei Potian, a general of Ningguo.

This is undoubtedly a provocation against Ningguo.

The Ningguo royal family has also assembled an army of 600,000 at Yunxiong Pass on the border, ready to march into the northern territory at any time.

Furthermore, the legendary immortal ancestor of Ningguo personally issued the order.

Send Chen Beijin, the leader of the Xingfeng Sect, to Yunxiong Pass, kneel before the pass, and lead the entire Xingfeng Sect to surrender to Ning Kingdom.

If they do not surrender, the Ningguo army will trample the northern border in seven days!

This news sent shockwaves throughout the entire North.

Not long after Ningguo's last attack on the Yue Kingdom, Ningguo is about to launch another large-scale attack on the Yue Kingdom's northern border.

Things are different now; the northern border no longer belongs to the Yue Kingdom.

The Yue Kingdom naturally wouldn't interfere.

Without the Yue Kingdom army to resist, how could the northern border withstand the Ning army of 600,000?

The entire Xingfeng Sect has only a few thousand martial artists in total.

For a time, the martial arts forces in the North were filled with fear.

Because once the Yue Kingdom army marches into the northern border...

All these martial arts forces are doomed.

Several martial arts factions began sending people to the Xingfeng Sect to gather information.

I'd like to know how to deal with the Xingfeng Sect.

Xingfeng Sect.

At this moment, the atmosphere in the Xingfeng Sect was also tense.

The martial artists of the Xingfeng Sect had also received news of the imperial edict from the Ning Kingdom.

The outer disciples were all discussing this matter.

"If Ningguo's 600,000-strong army arrives, how will our Xingfeng Sect defend itself?"

"The sect leader is an immortal; he should have a solution."

"Even if an immortal is powerful, he can't defeat an army of 600,000."

The discussion was mostly among martial artists who had just joined the Xingfeng Sect, and they didn't feel much sense of belonging to the Xingfeng Sect.

Compared to the chaos outside, the scene inside was quite different.

Currently, there are about a thousand martial artists in the Xingfeng Sect.

These thousand people were all kneeling in front of the sect's council hall.

"The Ning Kingdom is far too arrogant, daring to kneel before their sect leader! This cannot be tolerated. We request permission to engage in battle!"

Wu Xing spoke with a face full of anger.

As Wu Xing finished speaking...

All the inner sect martial artists shouted in unison:

"Our sect leader cannot be insulted! We beg your permission to fight!"

"Our sect leader cannot be insulted! We beg your permission to fight!"

The Xingfeng Sect all wore expressions of anger.

Each of these martial artists who joined the inner sect underwent a rigorous selection process.

Even knowing that the enemy was Ningguo's 600,000-strong army, they did not show any fear.

Inside the council chamber.

Liu Qian and Wang Hu were sitting here, with Mo Chen sitting next to them.

The three of them didn't look too good.

"Hmph! Liu Qian, didn't you hear the calls for battle coming from outside? Are you going to stop me?" Wang Hu glared at Liu Qian.

Upon learning of the imperial edict from the Ningguo royal family.

Wang Hu immediately assembled his men and prepared to head to the border.

The fact that the other side dared to demand that their sect leader kneel at the pass was undoubtedly an insult to their Xingfeng Sect.

So what if they have an army of 600,000? Wang Hu isn't afraid!

But before Wang Hu could set off, Liu Qian stopped him.

Liu Qian hurriedly said:

"Brother Wang Hu, if you rashly lead your men there now, you'll only be sending them to their deaths. We must plan this carefully!"

Liu Qian also looked anxious; he had already tried contacting Chen Feng via walkie-talkie.

However, Chen Feng did not respond, indicating that Chen Feng was in seclusion.

Mo Chen also chimed in, offering his advice:

"Elder Wang Hu, we really shouldn't act impulsively now; we need to discuss this further."

Wang Hu slammed his hand on the table and stood up.

"What's there to discuss! Xingfeng Sect cannot be insulted, and its leader cannot be insulted either!"

In Wang Hu's heart, Chen Feng was the person he respected most.

Wang Hu was naturally furious that Ning Guo dared to make Chen Feng kneel down.

Just then, a martial artist strode into the council hall.

"Report! Princess Yue Yao of the Yue Kingdom requests an audience."

Upon hearing this, both Liu Qian and Mo Chen were somewhat surprised.

Liu Qian immediately said:

"Brother Wang Hu, I agree to let you bring your men, but we need to discuss this first."

"Let's see what Yue Yao is planning to do here first; it won't make a difference if we wait a little longer."

Hearing this, Wang Hu sat down again.