When everyone saw that the Immortal Qin Clan's old ancestor remained silent, they knew the situation was settled. The leaders who had previously offended the Langya Clan began to ponder silently about how to restore their friendship.
At this moment, a female cultivator from the Immortal Giant Sect suddenly looked at Fang Chen with a serious expression and asked, "Has Ziyun… died by your hand?"
This question immediately brought everyone's attention back to Fang Chen, their faces filled with disbelief. They vaguely recalled that during that period, the death knells for Immortal Seedlings rung one after another….
Fang Chen nodded calmly. "Yes."
Many knew about it. Hiding it didn’t matter anymore. He didn’t care to hide it anyway.
The female cultivator’s expression turned sharp. "Tian’ai, you’d better not get too close to him. He has made quite enemies with our sect."
"Young Master Fang naturally had his reasons for doing so. He wouldn’t have killed Senior Sister Ziyun without cause. Besides… I don’t think Senior Sister Ziyun was a good person either," Jiang Tian’ai replied.
Everyone was shocked to hear this. What exactly was the relationship between this Immortal Giant Sect prodigy and Fang Chen of the Void Immortal Sword Sect? Even though someone from her sect had died at his hands, she simply brushed it aside….
Gai Hong noticed something and immediately tried to smooth things over. "You all might not know, but during that time, the Immortal Seedlings who died at Fellow Daoist Fang's hands weren’t just from the Immortal Giant Sect. There were also seedlings from the Innate Dao Sect and the Great Expansion Dao Gate who met the same fate. Fellow Daoist Fang’s actions were entirely reasonable. He was merely protecting his junior sister."
Shortly after the incident, word spread back to the Immortal Giant Sect, and orders came from above not to cause trouble for Fang Chen over what happened with Ziyun. This decision was influenced by the sudden appearance of an old man, whose identity remained unknown to them.
"To be honest, the real cause of all this was my foolish younger brother. He was misled by the cultivators of the Spirit Blood Sect, committing a grave mistake that led to misunderstandings between the Heavenly King Zhen Manor and the Void Immortal Sword Sect." Gai Hong sighed. "All this chaos and the deaths of those Immortal Seedlings were because they instigated it."
With just a few words, Gai Hong shifted all the blame onto the Spirit Blood Sect. The female cultivators of the Immortal Giant Sect exchanged glances. Considering Jiang Tian'ai’s close relationship with Fang Chen, they began to make up their minds.
A female disciple from the Immortal Giant Sect nodded slightly. "Your words are most sound, Young Master Gai. The factors behind some matters are too complex for us to discern right away."
It seemed like the misunderstanding was being resolved, but those listening on the sidelines were completely baffled.
Wait, what did Gai Hong just say? All of them… had been beaten by Fang Chen?!
But Gai Hong was clearly at the peak of the Dao Union, and his cultivation was among the highest there, only surpassed by a few like Qijian and Langya Xingzhou. None of the ordinary Dao Union leaders considered themselves stronger than Gai Hong... 𝙧
Someone like that was beaten up by a disciple of the Void Immortal Sword Sect!? How?!
"Something’s not right... His aura is only at the Golden Core Realm...."
Everyone couldn't help but scrutinize Fang Chen, who wasn’t hiding his cultivation level at all. If it wasn’t his strength that allowed him to win, then was it because of his status and background?
The looks from Immortal Qin Clan's old ancestor and the others toward Fang Chen grew increasingly peculiar.
After smoothing things over, Gai Hong once again invited Fang Chen and Jiang Tian’ai to join him on the Immortal Boat, and they gladly agreed. Fang Chen took Langya Wenqiu along.
The Immortal Boat didn’t leave but remained hovering above the cloud platform.
The leaders of various clans began approaching Langya Xingzhou, trying to curry favor.
The Baichuan ancestor looked at him with a slightly strange expression and gently shook his head. "If I had a Three Solar Fruit, I wouldn’t have my clansmen searching everywhere for one."
After saying this, he added with a complex expression, "You don’t think I’m involved in this, do you?"
"No, I was just asking casually," the Immortal Qin Clan's old ancestor replied with a faint smile.
His demeanor tinged with melancholy, he turned to board the Immortal Boat with the Immortal Qin Clan members, ready to leave.
At that moment, Langya Xing Zhou's voice slowly echoed, "Brother Qin, the 500 mid-grade spirit stones must be delivered to me within three days."
"Rest assured, Senior Qi will pay on my behalf, and I will settle the matter with him later," the Immortal Qin Clan's old ancestor said as he stood on the Immortal Boat.
His towering figure was like a mountain; even though he had lost, he still carried the dignity of a Dao Union Realm expert, never lowering his head.
With that, the Immortal Qin Clan’s ancestor glanced at Qijian. He could see how displeased the latter was, but it mattered little to him. He waved his sleeve, and the Immortal Boat transformed into a streak of light, departing.
"Hahaha! Brother Xing Zhou, it seems the misunderstanding has truly been resolved this time. To celebrate this, I’ve prepared a small gift for you," the ancestor of the Longwei Clan laughed heartily after the Immortal Qin Clan’s old ancestor left.
He immediately ordered someone to bring over a silver tray. There were a hundred mid-grade spirit stones on the tray.
Seeing this, the members of the Langya Clan couldn’t help but sneer inwardly. It was clear that the Longwei Clan was trying to reconcile with the Langya Clan.
Langya Xing Zhou smiled faintly and ordered his men to accept the mid-grade spirit stones. He then began to chat warmly with the Wei Clan’s ancestor, as if there had never been any animosity or conflict between them.
At this moment, Qi Jian approached, handing over 500 mid-grade spirit stones to Langya Xing Zhou. Although it pained him deeply, he plastered a smile and said, "This is the payment on behalf of the Immortal Qin Clan; please accept it."
"No need for such courtesy, Senior Qi. It seems your relationship with the Immortal Qin Clan is indeed quite strong," Langya Xingzhou remarked with a smile and a nod.
The surrounding leaders all nodded in agreement. At this point, everyone understood that it was best not to offend Qi Jian further. Since they could see how displeased he was, there was no need to add fuel to the fire.
Other leaders also presented their tokens of goodwill, ranging from 30 to 50 mid-grade spirit stones to as many as 70 or 80. In addition to the spirit stones, they offered various pills, spiritual materials, and even treasures.
Langya Xing Zhou glanced at the offerings and then instructed Langya Dazhao, "Keep 20% to cover our losses from this incident; the rest should be sent to Young Friend Fang."
The leaders exchanged glances, all indicating their agreement.