Beast Taming: I Have an Immortal Mansion

On the return journey from the Nanchu Sect, they were still aboard the Qingyun Gangfeng Shuttle. The only difference was that its owner was now Fang Qingyuan.

Fang Qingyuan's expression betrayed no hint of joy or anger; he was simply calm. Yan Nanxing, by contrast, was in much higher spirits. He had more or less achieved the two goals he had for this trip.

Yan Nanxing subconsciously stroked his storage bag again. Inside was the Tribulation-Crossing Secret Treasure from the Nanchu Sect. According to Chu Shen, activating this treasure during one's tribulation could reduce the power of the Nascent Soul Celestial Tribulation by one-fifth.

This one-fifth reduction in power was not to be underestimated. During a tribulation, the slightest difference could mean life or death. One-fifth of the tribulation's might was enough to utterly annihilate the souls of several Early-stage Golden Core Cultivators.

The Sect Leader of the Lingliang Sect, who was sitting to the side, also had a much healthier complexion. It seemed he had taken advantage of the visit to the Nanchu Sect to ask for some Elixir Pills to recuperate his body.

While they couldn't cure the root cause of his ailment, they could still improve his condition.

Within the shuttle, all three men felt they had gained a great deal from the trip. It was just that some gains were positive, while Fang Qingyuan's were the opposite.

After adding a few fire-attribute Top-grade Spirit Stones to the Talisman Disc in the shuttle's central cabin, Fang Qingyuan sat down cross-legged to the side, his mind replaying the news Chu Hongshang had revealed in the Underground Fire Palace.

Even though Chu Hongshang hadn't left the Underground Fire Palace in recent years, when it came to information-gathering channels, both the Nanchu Sect and Chu Hongshang herself had networks established over hundreds of years. This was something the Qingyuan Sect sorely lacked.

Furthermore, Fang Qingyuan and Lechuan were even more in the dark about the high-level secrets of Qi Yun. It was only because they had helped Chu Hongshang that she had revealed this information to Fang Qingyuan.

Of course, the true root of the problem also lay with Chu Hongshang. Nangong Zhi's current machinations were merely a way for him to vent some old resentment.

According to Chu Hongshang, the Nangong Family, to which Nangong Zhi belonged, had recently been commissioned by the Qi Yun Miscellaneous Affairs Peak. They were preparing to dispatch a group of Cultivators into the Barbaric Wilderness to uncover the secrets of Awakening Lion Valley.

Qinan City, where the Nangong Family resided, held a status within Qi Yun equivalent to that of a feudal lord's domain. The family's Divinity Transformation Cultivator, Nangong Mu, was essentially a Governor. While the mission was framed as a request from the Qi Yun Miscellaneous Affairs Peak, it was, in reality, a task they had issued for these Governors to carry out.

Besides Nangong Mu of Qinan City, there was also Tian Chang of Qi Yun City and Teng Zijing of Qi Dong City. Every so often, these three families were required to complete tasks assigned by the Qi Yun Miscellaneous Affairs Peak. It was just that this particular mission had been proactively taken on by Nangong Zhi.

More than three years had passed. Now, Fang Qingyuan and Lechuan finally learned the main reason why the Yuanhou Lion Dance had so abruptly halted its rampage in the Barbaric Wilderness that day, right after devouring the One-armed Nascent Soul and the Bow-holding Nascent Soul.

As for the Old Lion's ability to cross a distance of a hundred thousand li to stir up trouble at the Qi Yun Main Mountain, Fang Qingyuan and Lechuan could only marvel at the feat. They had no other reaction.

The gap in their cultivation realms was simply too vast. Thinking about it any further would only bring them unnecessary grief.

Returning to the matter at hand, Chu Hongshang's account allowed Fang Qingyuan to view the situation from a much grander perspective.

It was the perspective of a Nascent Soul expert, and also that of an outsider. In Chu Hongshang's eyes, Lechuan's recent war of expansion had been launched far too hastily.

Chu Hongshang was unaware of the true reason behind Lechuan's actions—a reason rooted in the conflict between two Divinity Transformation Powers at the Beast Taming General Mountain. However, her intuition represented the general sentiment of the other major powers. For Lechuan to use the strength of a branch sect to forcibly conquer Moyun Valley... it was a move fraught with implications that were difficult to ignore.

In the eyes of the White Mountain People, the Beast Taming Sect was overstepping its bounds. White Mountain belonged to the People of White Mountain. The Beast Taming Sect had originally only re-established an enclave, a mere five thousand square kilometers in area. For the greater White Mountain Territory, which spanned over two million square kilometers, this was indeed of no consequence.

But with Lechuan's successful conquest, Moyun Valley alone now covered fifty to sixty thousand square kilometers. The White Mountain Beast Taming Sect, once a simple enclave, now looked poised to truly put down roots in White Mountain.

And just as the White Mountain People believed White Mountain was theirs, in the eyes of the Qi Yun People, White Mountain belonged to Qi Yun—it was their backyard.

Geographically speaking, the White Mountain Territory was a peninsula enveloped by the foul, boundless Death Swamp. Aside from the side bordering the Barbaric Wilderness, it was completely surrounded by the swamp.

Before the Beast Taming Sect established its branch in White Mountain, the power with the closest ties to the region was Qi Yun.

The Nanchu Sect stood right at the edge of White Mountain. If one were to cross the Death Swamp from there, they would find themselves entirely within the Qi Yun Territory. From this perspective, describing the White Mountain Territory as Qi Yun's backyard was no exaggeration.

And now, with the White Mountain Beast Taming Sect making its move, the Beast Taming Sect was interfering in Qi Yun's backyard. How could this not provoke Qi Yun's fury?

It was only because the Yuanhou Lion Dance within Awakening Lion Valley was so formidable that the Qi Yun People had not designated the valley as their next target for expansion in their century-long plan. Consequently, the internal consensus within Qi Yun was to temporarily refrain from investing too much strength in the White Mountain region.

However, this did not mean the Qi Yun People could simply stand by and watch the Beast Taming Sect continuously expand its territory. Thus, the Qi Yun Miscellaneous Affairs Peak issued a Sect Leader's Order, commanding one of the three great Immortal Cities to contribute manpower and resources to investigate Awakening Lion Valley.

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