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Chapter 201 - 200 Servant (Seeking Subscription)_1

Chapter 201: Chapter 200 Servant (Seeking Subscription)_1

Ling Kong Island.

As far back as when Fang Xi was farming on Peach Blossom Island, he had heard of this island’s great reputation.

However, Ling Kong Island today looked particularly desolate.

Not only was the market area a mess, but the location of the Yan Family’s mansion had turned into ruins.

Even Fang Xi couldn’t help but sigh at this tragic scene.

Furthermore, atop the island, there were sporadic battles and magical duels, as if they would never cease.

"Roar, roar!"

With a gentle stomp of his foot, the Azure horn Fish Dragon below Fang Xi let out an angry roar, intimidating the entire island.

He turned around and asked Hongxiu, who was almost lying there, trembling with fear, "Where are the Yan Family people?"

"Before Uncle and I left, we had them hide... They hid in various places on the island, instructed not to leave until they received a signal..."

Hongxiu’s voice was trembling.

It was not that she had never flown before, but what was beneath her was a second-order Monster Beast!

It could swallow her whole with just one bite!

"That’s rather wise..."

Fang Xi praised.

Taking over a Spiritual Vein was a matter that demanded legitimacy; it was not enough just to kill all the Yan Family people.

The nearby powers were also watching the attitudes of their three Foundation Establishment cultivators and had not yet acted.

And the Individual Cultivators only wanted to loot the riches; they wouldn’t specifically kill—their quarrel wasn’t a vendetta with the Yan Family.

As long as they didn’t hide in the treasure chamber, Spiritual Field warehouses, or other material-concentrated areas, and avoided confrontations, surviving wasn’t a significant issue.

Once the Azure horn Fish Dragon demonstrated its power, the cultivators who were still dueling were like waking from a dream and immediately fled using Escape Light.

"Hehe... both sides are fleeing; it seems neither are good folks?"

Fang Xi projected his Magic Power and grasped Hongxiu.

Subsequently, the Azure horn Fish Dragon roared and transformed into a stream of Blue Light, pursuing those cultivation-robbers.

By the time Fang Xi landed in the market area with Hongxiu, a handful of cultivators ran out of secret chambers in every corner of the market, knelt down with faces full of tears, "An Upper Sect has finally come, please stand up for us!"

"I, Fang Xi, the Island Master of Dragon Fish Island, will not let any cultivation-robber off the hook."

Fang Xi extended his hand as if helping them up, and said righteously, "However, the master of Thousand Island Lake is ultimately Fairy Taoling... After Fairy Ruan arrives, we will discuss this matter together!"

...

Two days later.

Uncle Yan also arrived with Ruan Xingling.

In the barely repaired main hall of the Yan Family mansion.

Fish and dragons roamed the sky. Ruan Xingling seated herself leisurely, Fang Xi sitting beside her, looking down at the cultivators below who were trembling with fear.

At the door, several heads of cultivation-robbers were displayed.

These were the battle deeds of the Azure horn Fish Dragon and Ruan Xingling over the past two days.

The Yan Family people stood to one side, looking at those heads with expressions of vindication and hatred on their faces.

The gazes they directed toward the many cultivators in the market were very complex.

Most of these cultivators had also played unsavory roles in the night of the clan’s devastation, except they had stopped soon enough and had hidden well.

Fang Xi and Ruan Xingling may or may not have noticed something amiss, but they chose to turn a blind eye, letting them get away with it.

They only killed a few who didn’t know when to hold back.

"So...is it confirmed that the culprit behind the murder of the Yan Family’s supreme elder is Zhong Tianjun of the Zhong Family?"

Ruan Xingling took a sip of Spiritual Tea and slowly asked.

"It’s precisely him!"

Uncle Yan and Hongxiu gnashed their teeth, and even the cultivators in the market pointed him out one after another.

Many of them had been subordinates of the Zhong Family and remembered the appearance, even the Magic Power aura, of that Foundation Establishment cultivator; they matched exactly with the perpetrator from last night!

"Then let’s report it as such... The Upper Sect will certainly take action, and Zhong Tianjun will be wanted throughout Yue Country."

Ruan Xingling finally made a decision.

When Fang Xi heard this, his thoughts stirred, ’The Human Pupa Skill is truly useful, it’s a pity it has to be rooted in Demon Skills...’

"As for Ling Kong Island..."

When Ruan Xingling got to this point, all Yan Family members’ hearts rose in anticipation, and they looked at Ruan Xingling nervously.

Ruan Xingling glanced at Fang Xi, and seeing him calm as usual, she said, "According to the resolution made by us four Foundation Establishment cultivators in the beginning, naturally, it belongs to the Yan Family..."

Hearing this, the Yan Family members all breathed a sigh of relief.

However, thinking of a future without a Foundation Establishment elder at the helm, and the inability to conduct market businesses, their faces fell with worry once again.

Uncle Yan’s mind raced with thoughts, glancing at Hongxiu and then at Fang Xi, he contemplated some rumors and abruptly stepped forward, prostrating himself on the ground, "Both predecessors have saved the Yan Family in times of crisis, for which we are already immensely grateful. However, this old one has an undesired request; there are two of our clan members who, to express their gratitude for your kindness, are willing to serve as slaves, and we beseech the predecessors to take them under your wing..."

As these words were spoken, the Qi Refining cultivators in the market secretly cursed the Yan Family for being shameless.

They were taking advantage of this opportunity to so sycophantically seek a connection with the other two Foundation Establishment cultivators, solidifying their status on Ling Kong Island.

"I like quiet, I don’t need slaves."

Ruan Xingling flatly refused.

She had an entire Peach Blossom Island of subordinates, and the Feng Family and Mo Family could be utilized, she would certainly not lack for manpower.

On the other hand, Fang Xi pondered for a while, and then smoothly agreed.

...

After everyone had left, the last of the Yan Family cultivators gathered together.

Yan Family’s Uncle had affixed a ’Protection Talisman’ all around before he finally breathed a sigh of relief, "Have all the losses been tallied up?"

"Uncle..."

Yan Hongyan had gone to Golden Turtle Island, naturally without gaining anything, but she had returned, now her eyes reddening, "It has all been counted..."

But the numbers reported next made every Yan Family cultivator utterly silent.

This time, the Yan Family could not be considered merely injured, but rather as if most of their body had been chopped off.

It was even weaker than the Yan Family before Yan Wuxu’s Foundation Establishment, the only difference being they now had an island where a second-order Spiritual Vein lay!

"Our Yan Family’s ancestral teaching is to live frugally and dedicate ourselves to the Taoist Path... Although the situation is grim now, it has finally stabilized. Borrowing the might of Dragon Fish Island’s Lord Master, for the time being, no one should dare to offend Ling Kong Island, it’s just that the market can no longer be opened... These benefits, our Yan Family cannot defend!"

Yan Family’s Uncle, whose cultivation had reached the ninth level of Qi Refining, was a Yan Family elder, and now automatically assumed the position of family head.

He scanned the crowd and spoke confidently, then shifted his gaze to Yan Hongxiu, "Hongxiu... It has been hard on you this trip to Dragon Fish Island!"

"For the family, I do not find it hard at all!"

Yan Hongxiu was actually quite nervous inside, but still forcibly suppressed her unease to respond.

"Mmm... Although Dragon Fish Island’s Lord Master previously seized our family’s foundation, you must hold no resentment in your heart, and must serve with single-minded devotion, have you understood?"

Yan Family’s Uncle instructed her, looking at Yan Hongxiu’s confused expression and continued to clarify, "Family bloodline can be passed down from generation to generation for hundreds or even thousands of years... whereas Foundation Establishment cultivators can only live for two hundred years. Looking across Yue Country, how many can achieve Core Formation? Our family, generation after generation, can surely outlast them... Therefore, in your generation, you must not harbor any grudge, and be utterly loyal... As for the future, who can say for certain? But for now, just having a presence in front of Sir Fang will be the greatest help to our Yan Family!"

"I understand."

Yan Hongxiu’s eyes lit up, understanding that even a Qi Refining family like weeds has a way to outwit the strong!

...

The Azure Horn Fish Dragon also did not expect that when it arrived it was carrying two people, and when it left, it was still two people.

"Your name is Yan Hongxiu?"

Fang Xi casually wielded a stream of spiritual power to form a protective shield, warding off the gales above, and asked Yan Hongxiu offhandedly.

This young woman, he had already seen when he first arrived on Dragon Fish Island; her appearance could only be considered average, but she had an air of wildness and vibrant vigor.

"Yes, it is!"

Yan Hongxiu answered cautiously, while feeling somewhat ashamed inside, thinking about the booklet her uncle had given her before saying farewell.

She was a bona fide Foundation Establishment daughter of a noble family, how could she cultivate those low and despicable Charming Skills...

’How did she become so shy?’

Fang Xi found this a bit strange, but didn’t bother to delve into it, "Since you are good at fish farming and fishing, you should go to the fish farm then, under the jurisdiction of Zhong Qi..."

"Ah?"

Yan Hongxiu looked up in shock, this was completely different from what her uncle had instructed, "I... May I not serve the senior? Just being a handmaiden nearby would suffice... I’m very good at doing chores..."

’What use do I have for a capable handmaiden?’

Fang Xi rolled his eyes inwardly, then fell silent.

His silence, being that of a Foundation Establishment cultivator, inevitably made Yan Hongxiu dare not say any more, and she could only miserably agree...

...

’Right now, I need to craft Arrays and explore the Monster Tree, where do I have time to play these games with you...’

Fang Xi complained inwardly, somewhat aware of some of the Yan Family’s schemes.

But once back to Dragon Fish Island, he had the Azure Horn Fish Dragon send the girl to the fish farm, treating her like an extra laborer.

He, on the other hand, retreated into the Refining Chamber, continuing to forge the remaining Array Flags and Array Disks of the ’Earth-shaking Array’.

...

Months later, Fang Xi emerged from seclusion, full of vim and vigor.

This time in seclusion, not only had he re-forged the ’Earth-shaking Array’, but he also had completely dealt with Song Qing’s assets.

"This is truly a sudden windfall... Now that mere Pill Tool Pavilion doesn’t even catch my eye..."

"Even making a fortune in the real estate business in Fairy City, where can you find profits like outright plundering?"

At the top of the Evergreen Pavilion, Fang Xi summoned Xiahou Ying to casually inquire about the situation.

It turned out that Mysterious Heaven Sect could only express concern and condolences for the tragedy at Ling Kong Island, then issued a wanted notice, branding the Dragon Fish Zhong Family as cultivation-robbers... and then there was nothing else.

With the escaping speed of a Foundation Establishment cultivator, they could easily flee to another country, and ordinary Qi Refining cultivators couldn’t detect their disguises.

And Zhang Zhusheng, that Jia Dan elder, was even less likely to condescend to search the entire country for them.

So that was that.

Thousand Island Lake had been rather peaceful in these past few months.

Fang Xi knew that with the fall of the Song Family and the Situ Family retreating to Wood Kingdom, it wasn’t just Thousand Island Lake, but the whole of Yue Country would have a period of relative peace in the future.

’Just in time... to explore the Ancestral Demon Tree at leisure...’

Although the upper limits for mortals in the Da Liang World were low, Fang Xi always felt that the waters of this world ran deep, and behind the Demonic Beasts, it seemed like something more terrifying was lurking...