Chapter 402 - 309: Core Formation Spiritual Land (3)
Fang Qingyuan quietly listened as Lechuan berated himself. It was only at times like this, and only in front of Fang Qingyuan, that Lechuan would let down his guard and reveal his most sincere emotions.
After a long while, Lechuan fell silent. He looked somewhat weary, as if he had finally vented all his frustrations.
"While I was away, was everything alright with your sect?"
Lechuan reined in his emotions, his shrewd demeanor returning. As he asked about how the Qingyuan Sect had fared, Fang Qingyuan felt a stir in his heart, but ultimately decided against telling Lechuan what had happened in the Barbaric Wilderness.
"Everything is fine. There were no problems."
Lechuan nodded, revealing a bit of news to Fang Qingyuan:
"This time, one of the sect elders intends to push further into the Barbaric Wilderness. He wants our White Mountain Beast Taming Sect to exert its influence here and gather as much intelligence on the wilderness as we can. It’s only a matter of time before our White Mountain Beast Taming Sect mobilizes for war again."
Hearing this news from Lechuan, Fang Qingyuan thought of the unfamiliar Beast Taming Sect disciples he had just seen and grew puzzled.
"The expansion war ended less than twenty years ago. Is Zongshan not satisfied with the outcome?"
Lechuan laughed helplessly. "Silver Elephant Mountain was handed over to the Pill Alliance for their territory, and what did our White Mountain Beast Taming Sect get out of it? I’ve never told you about the factions within Zongshan before, so I’ll tell you now. The Divinity Transformation Cultivator from the sect who intervened back then isn’t close with our faction. In fact, there’s a bit of bad blood between us. Otherwise, we wouldn’t have ended up in such a passive position."
Lechuan’s faction, which included the Southern Border Beast Taming Sect, hailed from the Moon Peak lineage of the Beast Taming General Mountain. Both Huo Gan in the past and Di Yuanpu now were disciples under the Divinity Transformation cultivator, Yue’e.
And according to Lechuan, the Companion Beast of the Divinity Transformation cultivator Yue’e also possessed power on par with the Divinity Transformation realm. Although it was only a Moon Rabbit, with its combat strength ranking lowest among all Divinity Transformation experts, it was undeniable that the Moon Peak faction—possessing two powerhouses at the Divinity Transformation level—was by no means weak.
It’s just that during the expansion war back then, the Divinity Transformation Cultivator dispatched by the main sect was not on good terms with the Moon Peak faction. As a result, Lechuan’s White Mountain Beast Taming Sect didn’t reap many benefits; its territory merely expanded a little, and that was it.
Now, from what Lechuan was saying, the higher-ups wanted to continue developing the Barbaric Wilderness for some unknown reason. For now, they were just telling Lechuan to make preparations, and had even sent a hundred or so disciples as reinforcements.
"These disciples are just the first wave; more will follow. You don’t need to be so worried—this is a good thing. The more disciples we have, the more important I seem, right? The Beast Taming Sect has the unique authority in this world to expand our territory. We don’t need approval from the Great Zhou Academy to launch a war of expansion on our own. If we succeed in this, the White Mountain Beast Taming Sect will one day wield even more power than the Southern Border Beast Taming Sect. We’ll have our own domain and won’t be stuck here in White Mountain, dealing with these minor neighboring sects."
After finishing this long explanation, Lechuan’s expression finally turned spirited and ambitious. Fang Qingyuan, however, couldn’t help but think to himself, ’If the White Mountain Beast Taming Sect goes all out, won’t Bear Wind be in grave danger in the Barbaric Wilderness?’
’Poor Jinbao only has that one uncle... it looks like he’s about to face annihilation. Bear Wind might be strong, but compared to the will of the entire Beast Taming Sect, he’s utterly insignificant.’
’The only thing I can do is leak this information to Bear Wind and hope he moves deeper into the Barbaric Wilderness. He managed to run once before; he can do it again.’
After discussing these matters, Fang Qingyuan saw that Lechuan’s mood had improved considerably, so he brought up the issue of needing a Core Formation Spiritual Land. After listening, Lechuan mulled it over for a moment before making a promise:
"I’ll go to Zongshan and pull some strings. As my closed-door disciple, how could you possibly undergo your Core Formation anywhere but at Zongshan?"