Cultivating Immortality: Starting from Ferrying Passengers

Chapter 176 Preparing for the Attack
Five days later, Fang Jingxuan came to the territory of Dan Ding Sect again. This time, he went directly to the Zhang family's territory and paid a visit.

Although he had already obtained a top-grade Foundation Establishment Pill, Fang Jingxuan felt that it would be safer to have two. What if he was just one pill short at a crucial moment?

With this in mind, Fang Jingxuan came to the Zhang family, intending to steal their top-grade Foundation Establishment Pill.

Actually, there is another way, which is to seize it and choose to join the Zhang family's opposing side.

However, the top-grade Foundation Establishment Pill is too easily damaged. Faced with a life-or-death situation, the Zhang family would probably rather destroy the pill than let it fall into the hands of their enemies.

Therefore, after thinking about it, Fang Jingxuan decided that it was better to play it safe.

When Fang Jingxuan produced the token included in the Black Hand intelligence report, the Zhang family no longer harbored any initial suspicion of Fang Jingxuan's identity.

However, this is still not enough. Given Fang Jingxuan's current status, he still needs to prove himself through further actions if he wants to obtain the top-grade Foundation Establishment Pill.

Now that the Dan Ding Ancestor has disappeared, the Zhang family, despite being located in the core area of ​​the Dan Ding Sect, still faces attacks from tribulation cultivators from time to time.

In recent years, the situation has deteriorated further, and groups of rogue cultivators have begun to attack the vassal families of the Zhang family.

The Zhang family had few vassal families to begin with, and after being attacked several times like this, the Zhang family suffered heavy losses, making their manpower even more scarce.

Even now, besides Zhang Family Mountain, there are still many independent cultivators observing from afar, seemingly waiting for the right opportunity to launch a major operation.

It was against this backdrop that Fang Jingxuan came to the Zhang family and got straight to the point, stating his needs.

Six months later, with a massive water elemental palm sweeping down, the two mid-stage Qi Refining cultivators, along with their protective shields, were smashed into a bloody pulp.

Fang Jingxuan frowned as he looked at the crowd fighting in front of him. He gently patted the beast beneath his mount, Tuoyuan, which understood and retreated a little.

In the distance, two Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Zhang family were fighting against enemy Foundation Establishment cultivators who came to harass them. Judging from their performance, they could hold out for quite some time.

Without making a sound, Fang Jingxuan had already arrived at the rear of the battlefield. Here, besides Fang Jingxuan himself, there were two other cultivators in the late stage of Qi Refining, who chose to slack off.

When they saw Fang Jingxuan, they smiled knowingly, chanted in unison, and pretended to unleash a few impressive spells, making quite a commotion.

Fang Jingxuan arrived at a shady spot and heard a sigh, followed by a complaining voice:

"We fight every day, but we don't kill a single Foundation Establishment cultivator. It's always us Qi Refining cultivators who are at the forefront. That damned Zhang family, they probably secretly surrendered long ago and found a new home."

Fang Jingxuan ignored him and took out a high-quality spirit rice dumpling from his storage bag, feeding it to Tuoyuan.

Over the past six months, he has participated in battles from time to time to help the Zhang family. He has not used any of the merits he has accumulated, and he is just waiting to exchange them for that top-grade Foundation Establishment Pill.

Fang Jingxuan just calculated that after this battle, he should have enough.

Although he hasn't put in much effort in the past six months, and he consciously retreats when he encounters tough opponents, only picking on early and mid-stage Qi Refining cultivators to bully the weak, his merits, though small, are still accumulated over time.

"Old Fang, after this match, how about we go find some vixens to have some fun? My treat."

Fang Jingxuan shook his head and refused his companion's offer. He was about to establish his foundation, so how could he waste the vital energy he had accumulated over the years?

"Fine, I knew you wouldn't dare go. You're so young and already so patient; you're bound to amount to something in the future."

This somewhat elderly cultivator casually grumbled, having seen through the absurdity of this world; enjoying life while one can was the only right thing to do.

"Alright, alright, it's our turn now. Old Fang, you'd better hurry up and take over."

At this moment, the situation at the front is critical. Fang Jingxuan's three late-stage Qi Refining experts are slacking off, and the Zhang family is finding it difficult to hold on.

Fang Jingxuan nodded and said:
"I will. You two, but be careful. It seems like they have a backup plan this time." "Haha, what backup plan? We've fought so many times, we know each other well. What can they do to me?"

No sooner had he finished speaking than the man flew out. A moment later, Fang Jingxuan heard a shrill scream. He looked over and saw that the man had been decapitated.

On the other side, there was an unfamiliar Foundation Establishment cultivator who was currently frantically chasing after the late Qi Refining cultivator from the Zhang family.

Upon seeing this, Fang Jingxuan took a deep breath, and without looking back, he led Tuoyuan and retreated towards the rear array.

"We can't keep playing like this, Father. Let's surrender."

Inside the tent, Fang Jingxuan sat calmly to one side, and the other late-stage Qi Refining cultivators were not dissatisfied that Fang Jingxuan had run away first.

The Zhang family patriarch also didn't care about this anymore. Now that the situation was collapsing, there were quite a few people who shared Fang Jingxuan's attitude. Those who could still stick with the Zhang family through thick and thin were already very valuable.

"Let me think about it, and think about it some more."

The head of the Zhang family was indecisive. If he surrendered, he would be in a similar situation to Cao Shuang and Sima Yi. Although he did not know the story, he understood the same logic and predicament.

How could the lives of hundreds of cultivators in the Zhang family be so hastily decided to tie their own safety to the other party's promise?

At this moment, Fang Jingxuan spoke up:

“Master Zhang, the enemy is now powerful and the situation is becoming increasingly difficult. At this time, I am also thinking of returning home. Why don’t we part ways amicably?”

"Hey, Mr. Fang, what do you mean by this?"

Immediately, an elder of the Zhang family jumped out to criticize Fang Jingxuan, but Fang Jingxuan remained undaunted:

"I'm not a servant of the Zhang family, why are you treating me like this? In the past six months, I've killed at least twenty or thirty enemies. What, you're going to deny it now?"

As soon as Fang Jingxuan said this, the atmosphere tensed up, and seven or eight late-stage Qi Refining cultivators stood up, clearly dissatisfied.

At this moment, the head of the Zhang family roared angrily:
"That's enough. Let whoever wants to leave go. Don't force them. Yuanliang, go and settle Fang Keqing's payment. We can't let people say that the Zhang family is a 'discarding a donkey after it has served its purpose'."

"Then thank you very much, Patriarch Zhang. I'll take my leave now."

A day later, Fang Jingxuan, carrying the newly acquired top-grade Foundation Establishment Pill, glanced at the Zhang family's grand formation behind him and left without a trace of regret.

As for his departure, the cultivators who were blocking his way sent several late-stage Qi Refining cultivators to intercept him.

However, this was not enough to stop Fang Jingxuan. He did not use the 'Rainbow Transformation Light Escape' technique, but simply had Tuoyuan activate the Sea Suppression Divine Power, and with the protective shield amplified three times, he charged out.

The opposing cultivator only chased him for a few dozen miles before realizing he was just a guest elder and stopped paying him any attention.

Ten days later, Fang Jingxuan returned to Black Toad Island, which he had been away from for a long time. Then he took two more days to kill all the rogue cultivators who had come to harass him in the past six months. After killing about ten people, he finally had some peace and quiet.

That's how it is in the outer sea. If you're not there, people will think you're dead, so they'll come to test you. Only by killing a few cultivators from time to time will they learn their lesson.

When everything returned to calm, Fang Jingxuan sat in the quiet room, looking at the two top-grade Foundation Establishment Pills he had just obtained, and fell into deep thought.

Which one should we eat first?

So conflicted.

No, let's use a high-grade Foundation Establishment Pill to cushion the way first!

(End of this chapter)