Star Sky Professional
Chapter 691 - 589: Pan Family

Chapter 691: Chapter 589: Pan Family

Poo! Poo!

Wooden spikes emerged one by one, piercing into Fei Wu’s dantian and limbs, immobilizing him instantly, turning him into a cripple.

Only then did Fang Xing leisurely reveal himself, looking at Fei Wu.

"It’s you? Fang Xing? Impossible... You’ve established your Dao Foundation?"

Fei Wu’s eyes widened with rage, blood streaming from them, his voice like the wail of a cuckoo.

"Since you know it’s me, you should know why I’ve come."

Fang Xing calmly walked up to Fei Wu, casually sat down, watching the new Fei Family head kneel on the ground with blood pooling beneath him: "You might be the head with the shortest reign in Fei Family history..."

"It’s not my fault... It was all Fei Shentong’s doing, he’s gone mad." Fei Wu hurriedly said.

"See, you still knew about it."

Fang Xing chuckled and suddenly asked, "Where is the Qiao Family’s Dao Foundation spiritual object?"

"How do you know?" Fei Wu was shocked again: "I can give it to you, but you must promise..."

Smack!

Before he could finish, he was slapped flying.

Fang Xing reached out, snatched the Flying Squirrel Bag from Fei Wu with a flash of emerald light, and it fell into his hand.

Fei Wu, lying on the ground, saw this and turned ashen.

"As expected... You’re just a villain, and a cunning villain trusts no one, so you must keep the Dao Foundation spirit object on you..."

Fang Xing chuckled, opened the Flying Squirrel Bag, and after some searching, took out a jade bottle.

The jade bottle was sky-colored, containing a pale blue pill inside.

Its elixir energy was ethereal, emitting various mystical lights, clearly extraordinary.

"The Qiao Family really has no strength, what they’ve acquired is actually the lowest grade Dao Foundation spiritual object — a Dao Foundation Pill!"

Fang Xing pouted: "It can protect the meridians, enhance primordial qi... increasing the likelihood of establishing a Dao Foundation by about ten to twenty percent..."

’If you don’t fancy it, why bother snatching it...’

Fei Wu felt aggrieved, despair growing in his heart.

Fei Shentong’s assassination attempt on Fang Xing failed, seemingly having disclosed everything.

Today, he is bound to die, and perhaps even the entire Fei Family...

"I die here today, nothing more to say. I hope you’ll spare the Fei Family... I can leave a will, appointing Fei Yong as the new head."

He closed his eyes, speaking solemnly.

"Oh? Now you’re remembering we’re in-laws and trying to establish connections?"

Fang Xing chuckled: "Once you’re dead, and I’m a Dao Foundation cultivator, isn’t it obvious Fei Yong would become the head? But indeed, the Fei Family was unaware, so I need not cause further slaughter..."

After all, the Fei Family is a Dao Foundation clan, their downfall would have great repercussions.

Moreover, if the Fei Family falls, the Poison Dragon Slope Lv family would benefit the most, and Fang Xing despises the Lv family even more.

Might as well keep the Fei Family, support Fei Yong, and have them manage the Qingli Swamp for him.

Such a treasure, it would be a waste not to fully cultivate trees.

"Thank you, go ahead..."

Fei Wu shut his eyes.

The next moment, his head flew off directly.

...

The following day.

Poison Dragon Slope.

Lv Feng hurriedly ran to the ten-thousand-acre bamboo sea, an expression of extreme panic: "Uncle Fang... There’s bad news, Fei Family’s new head Fei Wu inexplicably died..."

"What? Fei Wu actually died?"

Fang Xing tried hard to feign surprise, but gave up nonetheless.

"Yes... The Fei Family is bewildered, who knows if Fei Shentong would step forward again to temporarily assume the head’s position."

Lv Feng grinned gleefully.

"To get information this quickly, you must have something set up within the Fei Family... As for Fei Shentong?"

Fang Xing shook his head, how could a dead man be resurrected to lead?

"So... What do you plan to do? Invade the Fei Family? Do you have the capability?"

Lv Feng was suddenly rendered speechless.

Of course, he didn’t have the capability, even if the Fei Family lost a head, there were still many Post Realm elders.

What could he do alone?

Precisely because of this, he thought of bringing Fang Xing along.

"Isn’t it more urgent to inform Song Yunqian, and have Fei Yong return as soon as possible?"

Fang Xing curiously glanced at Lv Feng: "Fei Yong has the support of Qingmu Ridge, as long as he concedes some benefits from the Fei Family, he’s sure to assume the head position... Also, beware of the Pan Family."

"The Pan Family..."

Lv Feng’s expression changed, the Pan Family has three Dao Foundation masters, moreover, they control profits from Cloud Coming Square.

If today, they intend to extend their reach into Qingli Swamp, it isn’t impossible.

"I’ll go at once!"

With this thought, he immediately rose and hurried towards the East Peak.

Seeing this, Fang Xing couldn’t help but shake his head.

...

A few days later.

In the sky, two trails of tunneling light flew towards Qingli Swamp.

Within the tunneling light were two Dao Foundation cultivators.

One was middle-aged, with a leopard head and tiger eyes, appearance fierce and intimidating.

The other was dressed as a young scholar, appearing delicate and refined, with a demeanor like a venomous snake.

They were the renowned two Dao Foundation masters of the Pan Family, one tiger and one snake, named Pan Hu and Pan She.

"The Fei Family is in trouble, and Ancestor has sent us here... What is our final aim?"

Pan Hu looked towards Pan She casually, "Are we going to directly annex the Fei Family?"

"We are all Dao Foundation families under Qingmu Ridge; it’s not appropriate to do so..."

Pan She said, "Our Pan Family has been friendly with the Fei Family for many years. This time, we naturally come to mourn the Fei Family’s deceased Family Head... and lend a helping hand to them."

"Oh? Did you place someone in the Fei Family? Who are we supporting to ascend today?"

Pan Hu asked curiously.

The Fei Family is merely a Qi Sensing family now. With their two Dao Foundation powerhouses taking action, it’s merely a matter of a single word to decide who will ascend.

"No..."

Pan She smiled, "Although Fei Shentong and Fei Wu are not strong, they manage the Fei Family quite well... Previously, I did not intervene forcefully, but this time, regardless of who assumes the position at the Fei Family, the new Family Head must marry a woman from our Pan Family."

Annexations within the Righteous Path are never simple or brutal.

They involve marriages, discipleships... various evaluations and competitions.

Although they consume more time and heart power, they minimize future troubles, providing a better outcome for those annexed, decidedly better than the Demon Path’s tendency to slaughter entire families.

Qingli Swamp.

The Fei Family.

Now veiled in solemn white.

Today marks Fei Wu’s seventh-day funeral, and numerous friends and relatives of the Fei Family have gathered.

Song Yunyun and Fei Yong were also among them.

"The Head of Lv Family from Poison Dragon Slope is here!"

Accompanied by the master of ceremonies’ announcement, Lv Feng arrived at the Fei Family mansion with Song Yunqian and others.

"My condolences..."

He gripped Fei Yong’s hand, his face full of sorrow, "Fei Wu was my friend, and seeing him pass fills me with sadness. My condolences to you..."

This statement is trivial, but its importance lies in whom it’s addressing.

Some young disciples of the Fei Family saw Lv Feng treating Fei Yong as if he were the Fei Family’s head, feeling a deep sense of discontent.

However, some elders of the Fei Family thought this was normal.

Fei Yong, being half a member of Poison Dragon Slope, received obvious support from them; was it not natural?

Moreover, the death of the Family Head revealed some oddities, and before any thorough investigation, those truly deep thinkers were unwilling to jump into this burning pit.

As for other forces attending the ceremony, they were whispering amongst each other, considering that if developments followed this path, the likelihood of Fei Yong becoming the new generation’s Family Head was high, so perhaps they should invest more?

...

As the Fei Family’s spirit hall echoed with voices debating who should take over as head, above Qingli Swamp,

Pan Hu and Pan She arrived as well.

But exchanging a glance, they turned serious, "What Daoist is playing a joke with our Pan Family?"

Buzz Buzz!

Unnoticed, wisps of white clouds scattered, revealing mutant Cold Ants with wings.

After years of mutation induced and nurtured by Fang Xing, these Cold Ants differed entirely from the first generation.

Among them, the king was as large as a thumb, bearing two or even three pairs of wings, its aura reaching the Post Realm of Qi Sensing.

The number was incredibly vast, unknowingly covering the sky dome, even making the two Dao Foundation cultivators of the Pan Family fall prey.

"Fang Xing of Poison Dragon Slope... Greetings to the two Daoists."

Fang Xing emerged gracefully, looking at Pan Hu and Pan She, "I am related by marriage to the Fei Family. Since the two of you have come to pay respects, shouldn’t you be landing ten miles away and walking over if for decorum’s sake?"

Pan Hu and Pan She exchanged glances, acknowledging that, according to the etiquette of Dao Foundation family interactions, this was indeed correct to avoid being impolite. Otherwise, flying in so boldly would convey a sense of bullying with strength.

However, they came today with intentions to coerce the Fei Family.

Moreover, the Fei Family lacked Dao Foundation cultivators, thus losing its deterrent power, rendering concerns unnecessary.

"Poison Dragon Slope?"

"Are you related by marriage to the Fei Family?"

Pan Hu and Pan She exchanged glances, feeling significantly astonished.

"The Fei Family wouldn’t forge their foundation, supporting an outsider’s Dao Foundation accomplishment?"

Pan Hu widened his eyes, feeling the entire Fei Family had lost their reason.

"Impossible, it should be this Fang Daoist being extraordinarily gifted, achieving the Dao Foundation on his own?"

Pan She glanced at the Cold Ants, a smile gracing his face, though internally he was profoundly shocked.

This newly advanced Initial Realm Dao Foundation cultivator’s divine skills were remarkable, setting aside matters; this alone of insect control was genuinely unparalleled, capable of one-man versus two.

Even within their Pan Family, unless the family ancestor intervened, no one could rival this.

Pan She’s Dao Foundation, named ’Exquisite Heart,’ not only lent him remarkable stratagem but also a kind of intuitive foreboding.

At this moment, he knew that even with Pan Hu included, neither would be an opponent to Fang Xing.

"Exactly, what do the two of you intend now?"

Fang Xing asked, grinning.

"We came for the funeral, and indeed it was our indiscretion..."

Pan She immediately stopped Pan Hu, saying with a smile, "Let’s go ten miles out, arriving on foot to pay respects to the deceased, in accordance with decorum."

"That is best."

Fang Xing nodded, watching Pan She and Pan Hu depart, then chuckled softly, descending lightly to the Fei Family mansion, outside the spirit hall.

Bang!

Bamboo shadows swayed around him, his Dao Foundation realm’s mana suppressing the entire scene.

"Dao Foundation?"

Fei Yong was dumbfounded, "Could Fang Grandpa actually be a Dao Foundation cultivator?"

"Dao Foundation?" Lv Feng was likewise shocked, "How is that possible?"

Suddenly, he felt his previous scheming and ambitions were nothing but a joke!

"Fei Yong shall be the Family Head, who opposes?"

Fang Xing dismissed the rest, sweeping his gaze around, speaking coldly.