Star Sky Professional-Chapter 676 - 574 Support

After seeing off Qiao Wuyong, Fang Xing flipped through the "Energy Convergence Technique" while playing with the Flying Squirrel Bag, feeling quite content.

Suddenly, his mind stirred, and he looked towards the silhouette in the bamboo grove: "Old Lu Head... you’ve come? It seems the caravan has already left."

"Yes, Qiao Wuyong is rather decent. This time, he gave us quite a good deal."

Old Lu Head’s smile was so broad that his wrinkles seemed ready to unfold.

Fang Xing was well aware of this; a merchant’s nature is to extract the last copper coin. Offering a favor at Poison Dragon Slope, ninety percent of the time results from recognizing one’s strength.

In other words, it’s all about the ways of the world!

"Well, then what brings you here?"

Fang Xing frowned.

Old Lu Head was getting on in years, with modest cultivation and lacking the Spirit Eye technique, thus unable to discern his cultivation realm.

Once he cultivates the Energy Convergence Technique, even someone like Tie Luo might find it difficult to detect.

"This old man came specifically to share a cup of tea... what’s wrong, Daoist Fang, are you not welcoming?"

Old Lu Head chuckled.

"Of course, you’re welcome."

Fang Xing immediately took out the tea set, and the two sat facing each other in the bamboo grove.

Old Lu Head held a teacup, gazing at the steam rising above the tea, his eyes gradually becoming distant: "Unconsciously, it’s been five years since settling at Poison Dragon Slope... this old man no longer needs to set up a stall at Cloud Coming Square to make a living. Thinking back, it truly feels like only yesterday."

"I’ve always admired your courage, Old Lu Head."

Fang Xing sipped his tea casually, replying, "Not just for pioneering the land, but also for rallying all your strength to help Tie Luo break through the seventh level of Qi Sensing last time..."

For this, Old Lu Head even set aside his pride and borrowed a sum of talismanic money from him to gather the necessary funds for purchasing spirit pills.

Moreover, that Sha Xue was actually secretly recommended to Fang Xing by Old Lu Head to guide the energy more suited to Tie Luo’s cultivation.

"Ah... it was all because we were forced to be."

Old Lu Head’s expression was solemn: "Back then, before we established ourselves, facing the demon beast black snake was the first indication... secretly, many hidden dangers remain, if Daoist Fang hadn’t intervened, we might have retreated dejectedly, or several Daoists would have perished..."

Development is like a rolling snowball; if too much is lost initially, Poison Dragon Slope certainly wouldn’t have thrived as it has.

"This old man’s life has been like walking on thin ice... even later with the black snake protecting us, the feeling of not being able to reach the other shore persisted... forcing me to make an all-or-nothing choice and assist my second brother in breaking through."

Old Lu Head sighed: "For this matter, my third brother, fourth sister, and fifth sister have grown distant from me... especially the fifth sister, she’s focused solely on Yunyun, paying little attention to external affairs."

"I see Daoist Song has nurtured Yunyun well, perhaps planning to send her to Qingmu Ridge in the future?"

Fang Xing curiously asked.

"Possibly... she might also wish to marry into a prestigious family, finding an ideal husband."

Old Lu Head replied: "This old man strongly approves, for if we could gain the support of a prominent family... the foundation of Poison Dragon Slope would truly be secured."

Fang Xing chuckled internally, knowing the old man was finally getting to the crux of the matter.

"Daoist, are you aware... the Fei Family plans to change their Family Head?"

Old Lu Head repeated the news Qiao Wuyong had mentioned earlier, then continued: "Currently, there are three contestants for the position of Family Head... Fei Wu, Fei Cai, and Fei Shentong..."

Fang Xing immediately thought of the Medicine Garden steward: "Could it be... you intend to intervene?"

"Why not?" Old Lu Head smiled: "For us at Poison Dragon Slope, possessing two post-Qi Sensing Realm fighters... among the five families in Qingli, only the White Bone Alliance surpasses us." freewёbn૦νeɭ.com

The White Bone Alliance is a loose association of cultivators, all practicing the same White Bone Skull spell. Since acquiring the Burial Ground, they’ve refined two Qi Sensing seventh-level ’White Bone Skulls’, making theirs the strongest of the Qingli five families.

Yes, that’s excluding the Fei Family from the calculations altogether.

"I think, Old Lu Head, you don’t know your own limits? We, a group of Qi Sensing cultivators, wanting to influence the Dao Foundation family’s Family Head succession?"

Fang Xing sneered, his gaze playful: "What do you plan to invest?"

Old Lu Head was also helpless.

After all, his niece Xiao Cui married into Fei Cai’s branch, making them already family.

Otherwise, it wouldn’t have been so easy to treat the Dragon King Ginseng last time.

"Even the Fei Family has few post-Qi Sensing elites. Even accounting for any hidden ones, they wouldn’t exceed the number of fingers on two hands..."

Old Lu Head said: "This change in Family Head isn’t as significant as changing the Daoist patriarch. That Daoist patriarch has been always idle and disinterested in intervening, leaving many elders neutral... Each contender essentially has just one or two, two or three post-Qi Sensing forces supporting them, why can’t it be influenced?"

"Alright, then how should we proceed? Directly eliminate the other two contenders?"

Fang Xing asked.

"Are you kidding?" Old Lu Head was startled: "That’s the path to ruin, do you think the Dao Foundation patriarch is dead?"

"This time’s Family Head election won’t talk much about ability or character, which can’t be explained... thus only family contribution matters. We offer two post-Qi Sensing seventh-level fighters to assist Master Fei Cai in completing several family tasks; that’s considered significant contribution."

"Two post-Qi Sensing fighters... are you eyeing our Sacred Beast for island guarding?" Fang Xing suddenly realized.

"Regarding the Sacred Beast, it still requires your mediation..." Old Lu Head offered a smiling face.

Actually, five years ago, they, the Five Friends of Floating Clouds, had thoughts of discarding when done, but after seeing the black snake grown fond of Fang Xing, all such notions dissipated.

They even worried that Fang Xing would use the black snake to single them out one by one.

Vigorously supporting Tie Luo Loose Cultivator was an action taken under such anxious circumstances.

"The black snake must not leave Qingli Swamp... What I mean is, having Tie Luo Loose Cultivator go is enough."

Fang Xing shook his head and said, "The black snake is perfectly positioned to guard our foundation. What do you think, Daoist friend?"

"This..." Old Lu Tou wanted to persuade further but saw Fang Xing lift his teacup, a clear gesture to see him out.

He could only grit his teeth and leave the bamboo forest.

...

East Peak.

Council Hall.

Tie Luo Loose Cultivator, Lin Xu, Hu Liuniang, and Song Yunqian were all present. Seeing Old Lu Tou approach with his hands behind his back, they hurriedly inquired, "Big brother... how did it go?"

"That person didn’t agree to everything, only agreeing to let the black snake be responsible for the defense of Poison Dragon Slope when the second brother leaves the island..."

Old Lu Tou spoke up.

"Hmph... I said before that outsiders can’t be trusted." Lin Xu snorted coldly.

Obviously, their previous relations were not as unbearable as the outside world claimed.

The intention here was naturally to confuse external enemies.

These external enemies could be the other four families, or perhaps someone on Poison Dragon Slope.

"Forget it... Didn’t we all think this outcome was most likely in our previous discussion?"

Hu Liuniang smiled and said something fair: "This is also good. With the second brother going out, and no Qi Sensing Post Realm cultivator at home to guard, the little sister is always uneasy..."

"In that case, I have nothing more to say..." Lin Xu shook his head.

Old Lu Tou looked at Tie Luo Loose Cultivator: "Second brother, this time it’s up to you."

What he didn’t tell Fang Xing was that his involvement with Fei Cai had already grown deep, to the point of shared prosperity and shared loss.

Therefore, this time he had to act!

...

Night.

The shadows of trees swayed in the bamboo forest.

Fang Xing stood under a ’Three Saints Oak’, reaching out to stroke its bark. His druidic sensing could feel the joy of the oak’s growth, as well as a vague sense of emotion.

"For ordinary spirit trees, gaining Spiritual Wisdom is too difficult, unless they are transformed into Tree-men..."

"But, that is a power only high order druids possess."

At this moment, Fang Xing found himself in a state of Unity of Heaven and Man, seemingly sensing that this hundred-acre bamboo forest had become his domain.

In the domain, every flower and grass, even any living being, could be vaguely perceived.

Even nature would spontaneously tell him where enemies entered the bamboo forest.

"The druid’s ecological garden, once upgraded, is almost similar to a mage’s Mage Tower..."

At the late stage of the druid profession, one can also construct their own ’Mage Tower’, essentially a legendary ecological garden.

Moreover, depending on the fields of animals or plants, it possesses different abilities.

For instance, if primarily plant-focused, it could have an unimaginably large tree at its heart, summoning multiple levels of Tree-men and providing abundant resources.

And if primarily animal-focused, it could cultivate some legendary beasts, even induce positive mutations in transcendent species.

It is said that some Fallen Druids, involving eerie domains, would actively create a radiative environment in their ecological gardens, inducing many bloodthirsty and brutal mutations in flora and fauna.

No matter which kind of ecological garden, all have the abilities to perceive and suppress enemies.

In truth, it can be considered a miniature ’Divine Country’.

While Fang Xing was marveling, his expression suddenly changed.

Nature told him that an old acquaintance had arrived at a certain part of the bamboo forest.

Walking a short distance, he saw a graceful figure, surprisingly it was Song Yunqian: "Why has Daoist Song come at this late hour?"

"I just came to remind you that this struggle for the Fei Family headship is not simple, not only involving us from Poison Dragon Slope but also Qingli’s Green Pond Song Clan and the White Bone Alliance from the Burial Grounds..."

Song Yunqian said, "The Song Clan supports Fei Wu; the White Bone Alliance supports Fei Shentong... The Song Clan is very close to my Poison Dragon Slope. If they know that the second brother is leaving, they might act against us... After all, the alliance agreement specified the early years of pioneering. Now that those years have passed... and the third brother is quite displeased with you."

"Thank you for the reminder, Daoist friend."

Fang Xing smiled: "I wonder what else Daoist seeks?"

"I, ah, only wish to watch over Yunyun growing up in peace..." Song Yunqian sighed softly.

After Song Yunqian left, Fang Xing was about to go inside to sleep when his expression changed slightly, feeling a bit amused: ’What is this? Six people with seven factions? Just had a meeting and then came to tattle?’

He sat up, just seeing the gate open, and a fragrant breeze wafted in...

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