Star Sky Professional
Chapter 712 - 610 Compensation

Chapter 712: Chapter 610 Compensation

"Since that’s the case, why not join the sect?"

Fang Xing pretended not to understand Lv Feng’s insinuation and asked curiously.

Lv Feng was suddenly at a loss.

What was Qingmu Ridge like back then?

It seemed that the Killing Life Sect would attack tomorrow!

In such a situation, sending the best disciples from his family into the sect was akin to pushing them into a fire pit, wasn’t it?

Even the Lv family was making secret plans, preparing to relocate some family members.

For these small, lower-tier families, they only pledged loyalty to the upper sects, whether it was Qingmu Ridge or Killing Life Sect, all while not putting all their eggs in one basket.

This was the unique survival wisdom of small people.

Back then, even Lv Tian was prepared to be sent into the Killing Life Sect to gain status.

But... the Killing Life Sect never came!

Lv Tian waited and waited until he aged out... For Qingmu Ridge, the best disciples were those trained from a young age, as their loyalty was guaranteed.

Besides that, either they were geniuses who built their Dao Foundation independently, or they possessed exceptional skills.

As for ordinary loose cultivators in the Qi Sensing Realm, they truly disdain to recruit them—even if there was a manpower shortage after the war!

’This Lv family is also short-sighted... With the post-war manpower shortage in Qingmu Ridge, if one is stunning enough, or possesses a particular skill, they could still join Qingmu Ridge; it’s just that they’re overly ambitious yet lack the means.’

After all, the Lv family was just a small family in Qi Sensing, and the most exceptional talent of the family might still be far from the average disciples of the sect.

Lv Feng was thinking of some tactful words when Lv Tian spoke: "I want to stay in the family and contribute to it."

’Not good!’

Upon hearing this, Lv Feng’s old face changed.

"Since you wish to stay in the family, why come to seek someone from the sect? Someone, see the guest out!"

Fang Xing sneered, waving his sleeve.

By the time Lv Feng and Lv Tian came to their senses, they were already standing outside Qingyu Hall.

"Please go!"

It was still the same two disciples as before, but their attitude was completely different now, as if looking at poor relatives mooching off the family.

"Sigh..."

Lv Feng let out a bitter laugh and left with Lv Tian.

When the Magic Artifact flew out of Qingmu Ridge, Lv Tian angrily spoke: "Ancestor, why stoop to show this person a cold face? Give me time, and I will surely surpass him!"

"Sigh..."

Lv Feng sighed deeply, his face filled with bitterness and sorrow.

He was already very old, lacking the youthful enthusiasm, and understood that this world was materialistic. No matter how high the talent, without Dao Foundation spiritual objects, breaking through to a Great Realm was nothing but wishful thinking.

If one were truly astonishingly talented, it would be different.

But this descendant of his, the talent was only slightly better than his own.

It would be quite an achievement to break through to the seventh layer of Qi Sensing in the future.

Without someone to support, he would likely remain in the Qi Sensing Realm for life.

"Actually, this time, the ancestor didn’t have much confidence either, after all, the ancestor made a mistake back then..."

Lv Feng’s eyes became distant, seeming to fall into a memory.

"Even if the ancestor made a mistake, it was for the family... If it weren’t for the great-grandfather taking in Fang Xing back then, where would the foundation in West Slope be now? Still occupying it today, utterly shameless!"

Lv Tian snorted coldly, evidently harboring resentment against Fang Xing.

After all, young people care about face the most, and the family’s traditions were merely average.

"What? Is that what the family says?"

Lv Feng widened his eyes; back then, the Five Friends of Floating Cloud were allies with Fang Xing, without any master-servant relationship.

"My Lv family accumulated over time to establish the foundation at Poison Dragon Slope. The Four Friends of Floating Cloud are just contrived stories by those families, ultimately for profit, cloaked in legal reasoning."

Lv Tian sneered, a look of seeing through the world in his eyes: "Ancestor, don’t worry. One day, I will reclaim everything of our family!"

Lv Feng only felt despair.

The cultivators in the Lv family had become so arrogant?

No!

Rather than arrogance, it was more like the older generation weaving lies, beautifying the ancestor, while fabricating legal reasoning for the Lv family’s occupation of East Peak.

This was something Lv Feng once tacitly approved of.

But deceiving and deceiving, the young cultivators in the family had truly been fooled until they were crippled!

Lv Feng’s mouth was full of bitterness, almost spitting out fresh blood, which he forcibly swallowed back, feeling a deep helplessness.

Once this consensus was reached, trying to reverse it was not an easy thing.

Even as the family head, he could be attacked as ’weak,’ and then immediately there would be mutual accusations between the dove faction and the hawk faction!

’Our Lv family’s ancestors cleared the trails and created a foundation with great difficulty... How did it become like this?’

Lv Feng was full of confusion...

...

"This Fei Yong... could it be that he forgot the fate of the other four friends back then?"

After driving away Lv Feng, Fang Xing took out a paper crane, ready to scold Fei Yong properly.

Although he understood that Fei Yong might have acted on his account, it was necessary to express a stance.

Fang Xing knew that once he expressed this stance, given the current strength of the Lv family, they would likely be tightly confined to the Poison Dragon Slope area, and might even lose the Green Pond.

After all, the Fei family had been thinking about getting their share of the Qingli Swamp for a long time.

Especially after producing Dao Foundation cultivators again, the presence of the Lv family at Poison Dragon Slope became an eyesore.

In the past, I didn’t dare to make a move, most likely because of my own face.

But now, Fang Xing is no longer prepared to borrow this tiger’s hide.

Or perhaps, the favor consumed up to now has managed to barely keep the Lu family on Poison Dragon Slope, which has already been his exceptional tolerance.

...

For Fang Xing, these are all trivial matters.

Just a few days after sending out the paper cranes, he received a reply from Fei Yong, who used very humble wording.

But from between the lines, Fang Xing saw that the Fei family was going to make a move against the Lu family.

’This Fei Yong is not a kind person either...’

Fang Xing chuckled inwardly.

Truly gentle and pure people probably wouldn’t survive to the Dao Foundation level.

In fact, even paving the way for Lv Feng this time might just be a test.

Having received his stance, they finally cleared all obstacles.

’That’s fine... as long as the Fei family doesn’t touch the West Slope, I haven’t had much of a relationship with the Lu family for a while.’

Fang Xing sighed and casually shook.

This paper crane instantly turned into ashes...

...

Several years later.

While planting trees, Fang Xing heard a piece of news: the Lu family had once again failed in an investment, owing a significant amount of talismanic money.

At a critical moment, it was the Fei family that intervened and helped the Lu family pay off their debts.

Of course, the Fei family couldn’t come away empty-handed and thus took Green Pond and the secret technique for nurturing pearls.

It is said that a group of ambushers took the opportunity to attack the Lu family’s cultivators, resulting in the on-the-spot death of the Lu family’s genius, ’Lv Tian.’

After this battle, the Lu family cultivators were barely daring to leave Poison Dragon Slope.

Meanwhile, under Fei Yong’s governance, the Fei family prospered, and due to many years of investment in Qingli Swamp, they finally cleared the toxic fog, transforming a vile land into a virtuous one, attracting many cultivators.

The Fei family’s great prosperity was in sight!

But all of this seemed to have nothing to do with Fang Xing.

He finished planting the sapling in his hand and returned to Shennong Hall, where he encountered a Dao Foundation cultivator.

"Oh? Is it Min Junior Brother?"

Fang Xing recognized him as Min Zinnong.

Compared to before, the opponent’s aura was solid and his mana profound; he had actually broken through to the Middle Dao Foundation Realm!

"Greetings, Vice Hall Master."

Min Zinnong saluted, watching Fang Xing leave, a trace of melancholy in his expression.

He used his tunneling light to arrive at a cave mansion.

Upon entering, he saw an old farmer-like cultivator trimming flowers.

This person was none other than the Hall Master of Shennong Hall, the Post Dao Foundation Realm ’Min Senior Brother.’

"Uncle..."

Min Zinnong saluted: "I have ascended to the Middle Realm..."

"Hmm."

Hall Master Min smiled and continued trimming the branches.

His hands were white as jade, yet carried a mysterious aura, able to restore life to withered branches.

Only after trimming the last spot did he wash his hands with spring water and look at his nephew: "Are you in a hurry?"

"Back then, Uncle said this person could block my position, but now that I’ve reached the Middle Dao Foundation Realm, theoretically, I could become the Vice Hall Master... yet this person still holds strong, aging is there, but far from reaching the end of life..."

Min Zinnong, before his own uncle, hid nothing, speaking candidly about his inner thoughts.

"Hmm, it is somewhat strange, but you must remain calm. Ever since Fang Junior Brother took office, he has never fought for power and is a virtuous person... It would be somewhat troublesome to bring him down."

Hall Master Min spoke with a headache.

Though he held a prominent position, he was not omnipotent at Qingmu Ridge.

In other words, everything had to be done by the rules, which was why he had originally positioned Fang Xing for this purpose.

Never did he expect that once this person got up, he couldn’t be brought down...

After all, as long as Fang Xing didn’t seize power or do anything, he would never make mistakes!

Aside from planting trees, he could be said to have exemplified the pinnacle of idleness and relinquishment.

"I reckon this person has a strange longevity, could it be like Fei Changnong from before?"

Min Zinnong’s eyes shifted: "Perhaps I could report to the Reward and Punishment Hall..."

"Foolish! If Shennong Hall keeps having incidents, would it look good on me as the Hall Master?"

Hall Master Min immediately scolded, then added: "Furthermore... there was concrete evidence against Fei Changnong, whereas Fang Xing hasn’t even stepped out of Qingmu Ridge, where would he find people for blood sacrifices?"

Min Zinnong, hearing this, couldn’t help but feel deflated: "So I am to always work under him? Uncle, this isn’t what was agreed upon back then."

Hall Master Min also seemed troubled.

But looking at his nephew, who was his heir to the teachings, his private feelings ultimately took over: "We cannot find fault with him, but we can have Fang Junior Brother resign voluntarily... I observe that this person isn’t very ambitious and knows his bounds; as long as compensation is substantial, it will be fine... You need not worry about this matter, I will speak to him personally later."

"Uncle personally talking?"

Min Zinnong’s eyes lit up, seemingly seeing the Vice Hall Master position at Shennong Hall beckoning him: "Yes, with Uncle personally intervening, I’m sure that person wouldn’t dare utter much, though I’m unsure about the cost..."

"Alas, I have a high regard for Fang Xing, and if it wasn’t for you, I wouldn’t be willing to engage in such a profit exchange..."

Hall Master Min shook his head, calculating in his heart how much compensation it would take for Fang Xing to voluntarily step down?