Building a sect from scratch.

Chapter 446 Sect Master Fang, You've Gone Too Far!
"Let's discuss the terms!"

Fang Xianyu sat in a chair, while Feng Yuanyi and Shan Zhao stood beside him, their faces serious.

For some reason, Feng Yuanyi, this double agent, ultimately sided with Immortal Lord Liquan.

After watching the Taiyin Sect's military exercises and learning that it had been in contact with the Kunlun Qiulong Clan and the Haizhongquan Xian Clan, he found a way to meet Fang Xianyu and took the initiative to mention that he wanted to buy more powerful "magic weapons" and "spiritual artifacts".

He even gritted his teeth and said bluntly, "If it could cause damage to a Golden Immortal, that would be even better!"

Fang Xianyu understood immediately and said frankly, "I can help Immortal Lord Liquan, but someone of sufficient status must come to discuss this with me in person. I'm afraid you can't make the decision."

Feng Yuanyi vehemently denied it: "The Immortal Lord of Liquan has already perished; how can I help him?"

Fang Xianyu wasn't going to put up with him and chose to see him off directly: "No need to play games with me. I have a grudge against the Misty Golden Immortal, and I'm taking this opportunity to get my revenge. It's perfect. If you're interested, you can bring people back next time! If not, I'll go and destroy her myself in a few days!"

These are the people who are begging her; if she doesn't act arrogantly, it will be inconvenient to negotiate terms later!

Sure enough, just a few days later, Feng Yuanyi visited again, this time bringing a simply dressed woman with him.

The woman said her name was Shan Zhao, and that she was the last wife of the Immortal Lord of Liquan.

Although Shan Zhao's talent was not bad, he had only cultivated for a short time and only reached the Nascent Soul stage. He also had no children. After Immortal Lord Liquan's body was destroyed, he was able to escape from the Misty Immortal Sect only with the help of the elders who followed him.

The fact that the leader of the Liquan Immortal Lord's faction, with such low cultivation and no successor, is now risking his life to come to the Taiyin Sect can only be described as extremely sincere.

Fang Xianyu pushed a stack of books toward the two of them and said, "I can kill her to the best of my ability, but your sect has always had a bad reputation, so a major purge is inevitable. I'm sure you two can understand that."

Shan Zhao nodded: "Even if you don't say anything, we'll still have to give you a good thrashing!"

"No, you probably don't understand. I suggest you take a look at our contract."

Fang Xianyu propped his face up with one hand and said lazily, "Our Taiyin Sect forbids servants and also forbids raising demon cultivators. Demon cultivators have the same social status and rights as human cultivators, unless they break the law—but if they do break the law, it's a different matter."

"In short, you'd better go back and inform them that I won't pursue the past. Those who raise demons, slaves, or ghosts should all be cleaned up. Those who should be released should be released, and those who should be treated should be treated. However, if there are any cases of wrongful killings to evade responsibility, I'm afraid I will have to investigate them."

"Also, we should make preparations for the handover of taxes and corvée labor for the common people. The Taiyin Sect does not impose corvée labor or collect agricultural taxes. We hope you are aware of this."

“It’s not impossible to keep the Misty Immortal Sect, but I’m afraid you yourselves are tired of the name. You can come up with a new name when the time comes. I don’t mind if you establish a sect and city, but governance, supervision, and law must all follow the rules of the Taiyin Sect.”

Upon hearing this, Feng Yuanyi was already furious: "Sect Leader Fang, what a huge appetite you have! Do you actually want to swallow the entire Tianying Continent?!"

"Your Tianying Continent is already small, not even half the size of our Taiyin Sect. What difference would it make if we swallowed it? Besides, do you even have a choice now?" Fang Xianyu looked at the two of them leisurely, smiled, and said, "Give up the conditions I proposed. Either wait for the Misty Golden Immortal to recover and kill you, or take a gamble before she recovers and get what you want, die a worthy death. Either way, you're going to die. Cooperating with me, on the other hand, offers a way out, doesn't it?"

Feng Yuanyi gritted his teeth and said, "We can also seek refuge with the Penglai Sect! Sect Master Fang, don't think that only your Taiyin Sect can fight against her. There are many powerful sects in the Ten Continents and Three Islands, such as the Taiyi Qiankun Sect, the Penglai Sect, and the Suiming Sect!"

Fang Xianyu, however, was not buying it and spoke frankly: "If you were willing to submit to the Penglai Sect, you would have gone there long ago. Why did you come here? Other immortals and gods are afraid of getting entangled in karma and dare not make a move, but I am not afraid. If you hadn't heard of my reputation for destroying the Taiyi Ziwei Sect in one night, you probably wouldn't have taken such a big risk to come looking for me."

Feng Yuanyi was still unwilling: "Sect Leader Fang is going too far! The Misty Immortal Sect is our foundation built over thousands of years, how can we so easily hand it over!?"

Fang Xianyu even joked, "Then let's give you a bit of a ceremony. I don't care which side it is, I'll just sweep them all together?"

Feng Yuanyi's face flushed red with anger: "You—"

"I promise you."

Unexpectedly, Shan Zhao, who had been flipping through the stack of contracts, suddenly nodded.

"Oh, that's great!" Fang Xianyu couldn't help but applaud. "Fellow Daoist is indeed a straightforward person! I like it!"

Feng Yuanyi was somewhat anxious and called out, "Mistress!"

Dan Zhao simply shook his head slightly at him, then continued to ask Fang Xianyu, "These things are not bound by any Heavenly Dao Contract, nor are they subject to any restrictions set by the power of immortals or gods, so why make such things?"

"A sense of ritual? Or like an IOU, to give you a guarantee so you can feel at ease?"

For some reason, Fang Xianyu couldn't help but make a joke again.

Shan Zhao remained calm and composed, saying only, "Sect Leader Fang, I sincerely seek an answer."

Fang Xianyu's smile faded, replaced by a serious expression. He said, "This is also a custom of our Taiyin Sect. No matter what, we always write a contract or sign a agreement. Perhaps there are no constraints from the Heavenly Dao, nor do we seek any divine or immortal restrictions, but we are bound by the laws of the Taiyin Sect. Rather than pinning our hopes on the Heavenly Dao and divine or immortal restrictions, we should personally forge a path of humanity—a magnificent path that regulates all people under heaven through law!"

"Greed breeds theft and theft; lust breeds debauchery and deception. I cannot eradicate greed or lust, for this is human nature. But I can make the consequences of greed unbearable. Only in this way can I pacify the region and bring peace to the world."

Feng Yuanyi's expression was complicated: "They're just a few pieces of waste paper, what does that have to do with the law?"

"The law is the standard of the world. Punishment does not spare high officials, and rewards do not overlook commoners. Ordinary people do not understand the laws and decrees, yet they can still be protected by the law, relying on these 'worthless pieces of paper.' People do not understand cultivation, but they can still protect their rights with these 'worthless pieces of paper.' Isn't this much better than pinning one's hopes on the unpredictable Heavenly Way and on the gods who are always subject to likes and dislikes?"

Feng Yuanyi still looked puzzled, but Shan Zhao seemed to agree and nodded before asking, "I've learned something. How do you sign contracts for these things?"

“It’s simple,” Fang Xianyu said with a smile, pulling out a box of inkpads from somewhere. “Just sign your name and put your fingerprint on it!”