After the Turmoil, Flourishing
Kang Dabao's arm injury was very serious, and even applying the ointment made from tiger bones by Pei Yi did not help.
Not only did it not get better, but the wound wrapped in brocade became itchy, which annoyed him greatly.
What frustrated him even more was that the previous time Jiang Qing, Yuan Jin, and Pei Yi joined forces, they still failed to capture Shi Xiao.
The three men only killed his nephew, but left behind a large tiger, which they used to make plasters for Kang Dabao.
Cultivators from established Lineage are different from ordinary Rogue Cultivator; they are shrewd and experienced, and not to be underestimated.
Sect Leader Kang Da's mood only changed when Pingrong County finally sent an official document to the four families of Cold Crow Mountain.
The official document stated: Shi Li, possessed by demonic possession, slaughtered nearly ten thousand mortals. He was personally executed by Huo Bing, the governor of this prefecture, along with Chen Ye, the Grass Witch Cult. The Grass Witch Cult assisted the prefectural court in eliminating its own members, thus offsetting its merits and demerits. The Shi Household, which had been Pingrong, was wiped out, with only Shi Xiao and his whereabouts unknown.
In fact, this news had already been delivered ten days ago by Lingyan, a bird sent by the one-eyed shopkeeper of Linghe Market.
However, its content was so sensational that Sect Leader Kang Da didn't believe it much.
So during these days, he kept the great formation tightly closed, strictly ordering the entire sect not to go out, and even temporarily stopped sending the old donkey and the spirit beasts up the mountain to graze.
Only after hearing the message from the county government today did Sect Leader Kang Da finally feel relieved.
Based on the state court's characterization of the matter, Shi Li has committed a serious offense that could implicate his entire clan.
Slaughtering nearly ten thousand mortals, even if they were all your own relatives, is an unforgivable crime.
Yes, even though the Shi Household were genuine victims in this incident, implicated by Shi Li, they were still a truly sinful clan.
This is how things are done in the Immortal Dynasty. No matter how absurd or ridiculous the rulings of those in charge are, those below Huiyi, or even more rigorously.
Not to mention that Cloud Horn Prefecture hasn't seen such a heinous case of demonic possession in many years. We can't let anyone escape justice!
The Great Wei Immortal Dynasty is now somewhat impoverished, with few even reaching the Foundation Establishment in the entire Cloud Horn Prefecture. However, it is still qualified to manage Qi Refinement Lineage like the Shi Household, which lack a solid foundation.
Governor Huo made it clear that he wanted to establish his authority by taking this matter into account, and ordered the Pingrong County government and other counties to issue a warrant for the capture of Shi Xiao, offering a reward for his capture.
The official document clearly stated that life or death was irrelevant; if caught, one should simply go to the prefectural government to claim the reward.
However, this arrest warrant still followed the usual practice of the Cloud Horn Prefecture Court: the amount of the reward was not specified as always, so this warrant was probably useless as always.
Even so, Kang Dabao's interest was piqued. If he could get a reward for eliminating his enemies, even if it was just a shattered spirit stone, why wouldn't he want to?
Even when the Shi Household was still around, he dared to lay a hand on Shi Xiao; now that the Shi Household is gone, what hope is there?
Shi Xiao is now just a rootless, wandering cultivator; what is there to be afraid of?
Unfortunately, nearly two months have passed without any news of Shi Xiao, so Kang Dabao temporarily gave up the idea of receiving Spirit Stone and focused on recovering from his injuries.
Because of his meritorious service in reporting the matter, Ji Wuwu was accepted into the Chongming Sect as he wished.
After thinking for a long time, Sect Leader Kang Da couldn't figure out what use he could be, so he finally assigned him the task of "reporting secrets," which was considered a minor but useful move.
This old man is quite advanced in years, but he is very energetic and tirelessly travels between the neighboring counties every day.
After only half a month, some news, both true and false, came back. Kang Dabao also arranged for Duan Anle to be in charge, which might be useful later.
Anyway, this old cultivator doesn't offer much; he only spends ten Spirit Stones and five Qi Refining Powder a year.
Let them keep raising them. Spirit Stone aren't too scarce right now, and Qi Refining Powder isn't rare either. Pei Yi knows how to make it, and Sect Leader Kang Da is much wealthier now, so he can afford it.
While it's difficult to collect the Spirit Stone from Shi Xiao at the Cloud Horn Prefecture Court, the heads of the Four Ghosts of the Liu Household are still in Kang Dabao's hands, and he has a reserve of two thousand Spirit Stone, so there's no need to panic.
The Rogue Cultivator surnamed Du was eventually taken in by Kang Dabao. He was taken in because the Lu Household head was complaining that he didn't have enough manpower in the caravan, so he could come and make up the numbers.
He was hired mainly because he was cheap; Sect Leader Kang Da made it clear that he would only receive five Spirit Stone a year, and he was willing to do it.
However, it's hard to go from luxury to frugality. After a few days of comfort, Kang Dabao now only has the task of recuperating from his injuries in his spare time, and he doesn't even want to teach his disciples anymore.
Of the remaining junior brothers, Pei Yi was the most patient. Not only did he have the aptitude to Alchemist, but he was also an excellent elder for passing on skills, which made Sect Leader Kang Da feel no guilt whatsoever when he wanted to slack off.
With the Shi Household destroyed, Kang Dabao felt relieved of his burdens and Delusion-Breaking Golden Eyes improved significantly.
Unfortunately, there were no suitable Law Artifact. The Army-Breaking Hammer was no longer of much use, so Kang Dabao used the silver mace that Channiang had used and the Evil Granny's short blade to control them. However, he was now missing a shield.
The fragments of the Golden Armor Round Shield were shown to Yuan Jin, who bluntly stated that he did not have the ability to repair them, and even if he did, it would certainly not be as cost-effective as forging a new one.
That's a good idea. Anyway, the sect has plenty of spirit ore, so it's better to let Yuan Jin start refining it and practice his skills.
The reason why defensive magic Law Artifact are much more expensive than offensive Law Artifact is not only because the engraving of magic arrays is indeed more difficult, but also because they use more materials.
Although Yuan Jin's current skill level makes it somewhat difficult to refine a mid-grade magic Law Artifact, the refining strategy offered by the Du-surnamed guide cultivator is quite good.
The techniques in Yuan Jin's book greatly benefited him and made significant progress in his life.
In addition, the Law Artifact used by Kang Dabao were not of the refined type, so the difficulty of their crafting was not too great.
Even if Yuan Jin's refining process is a bit cruder, as long as it works, it's fine. Anyway, Sect Leader Kang Da now relies more on his bright, piercing eyes when fighting.
Even if the refining is poor, there's no need to worry. There are so many juniors in the sect; just let them use it.
Even the worst Law Artifact wouldn't be bad for a group of First Layer of Qi Refining kids.
At the same time, Pei Yi also picked up his alchemy skills again.
He learned his alchemy skills from a senior uncle surnamed Lian. This Martial Uncle Lian admired Pei Yi's intelligence but disapproved of the open and covert struggles among his fellow disciples. Before Master Kang Dabao passed away, he went on a solo journey.
There has been no news of him for many years, and it is now unknown whether he is dead or alive. Therefore, the time that Uncle Lian taught Pei Yi was not long, less than three years at most.
From then on, Pei Yi's mediocre skills lacked guidance, so he could only work behind closed doors, studying the alchemical texts left by his predecessors within the sect.
In terms of alchemy skills, Pei Yi was certainly far superior to the likes of Kang Dabao, but he could only be considered to have barely reached the threshold of First Tier Alchemist.
This continued for several years, and in recent years, coupled with his Pei Que, Pei Yi's alchemy skills did not improve much.
Now that things have finally settled down, Pei Yi has encountered a bottleneck in his cultivation, which he cannot resolve in a short time. So he has begun to seriously study the classic texts and books left by the sect's predecessors.
Thanks to the fact that Chongming Sect had obtained a lot of low-grade spirit medicine during their previous bandit suppressions, and even a few pages of incomplete Pill Formula, plus they had no shortage of practice materials.
So if everything goes smoothly, a true Alchemist will soon emerge from among Kang Dabao's generation of Double Brightness disciples.
As for Jiang Qing, this junior brother's Sixth Layer of Qi Refining realm is becoming increasingly stable. He only needs to recover from the injuries sustained in the series of battles before he can attempt to break through to Qi Refining Seventh Layer.
After serving as the head of the Chongming Sect for so many years, Kang Dabao is finally going to cultivate a Late Qi Refinement cultivator!
Under the guidance of his fellow disciples, the boys made considerable progress, much to Kang Dabao's delight.
Even with his arms wrapped in ointment, his predicament couldn't stop him from envisioning the future of his sect.
He walked out of the courtyard alone, and seeing the bustling scene before him, he was delighted:
"Once the spirit fields are ready, we'll select one from among our disciples to be a farming master; the array for the Beast Garden should be the first to be built, but I wonder which of our disciples has the talent for beast taming. As for talisman masters, array masters, and Puppet Master, in a few years, it would be best to open the market at the foot of the mountain as well. Our Chongming Sect can collect some stall fees, even if it's small, even if it's just one fragment of spirit essence."
Seeing the Chongming Sect, Sect Leader Kang Da thought to himself with delight, "I've got this position as the restorer of the sect set, and nobody can stop me!"
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