Chapter 572 - 209: The Correct Way to Cultivate Magical Divine Techniques, 272 People_2

Chapter 572: Chapter 209: The Correct Way to Cultivate Magical Divine Techniques, 272 People_2

Inside the pavilion, an old man shook his head and said with a sigh.

"Patriarch, how should we deal with this person?"

Below, a middle-aged cultivator showed a curious expression on his face.

"Let’s wait for now.

Wait until he passes the test of the Heaven and Earth Alliance.

If he can’t pass, he will ultimately be no different from the previous owner of the Five Peaks Mountain Spirit Land."

The old man said in a flat tone.

"Patriarch, I mean, should we recall our people stationed on Five Peaks Mountain?

After all, the Spirit Land now nominally has an owner.

It’s a pity though, the season for harvesting and fattening fish is soon upon us.

The Cold Ice Spirit Fish in the deep pool on Five Peaks Mountain is indeed a good thing.

Over the years, by occupying this Cold Pool, we’ve gained three to five thousand pieces of Lower-Grade Spirit Stone each year."

The middle-aged cultivator showed a trace of unwillingness and said.

"After all, it’s not something that belongs to us.

If it’s ownerless, occupying it is one thing, but now that there’s an owner, it should naturally be returned.

Moreover, there are still two months before the Cold Ice Spirit Fish can be caught when they surface.

Whether that person can hold on for two months is uncertain."

The old man, lost in thought, said, "If that person comes, our Li Family’s people should withdraw first.

If this person truly has talent, it wouldn’t be wise to offend him too much.

Our Li Family has lasted for hundreds of years, not by clinging to petty gains.

The secret to the clan’s prosperity is treating people with kindness."

With that, the old man smiled and walked into the pavilion on his own.

"Yes!"

The middle-aged cultivator bowed respectfully and responded.

...

"Almost, it’s time to set off."

Zhou Changwang first took out a Communication Token and, after agreeing on a meeting place with Master Tian Heng, opened the door of the cave mansion.

He then saw Zheng Cheng, Zheng Qi, Zheng Ajiu, and the four cultivators from the Chen Family and Zou Family waiting quietly not far from the cave entrance.

"Greetings, Senior!"

The group quickly stepped forward and greeted him respectfully.

"Everyone’s here.

Let’s go."

Zhou Changwang nodded.

He then led the group toward the Affairs Hall.

"Steward Qin.

I wonder which guard team you’ve arranged for me to accompany me on this journey?"

In the Affairs Hall, Zhou Changwang directly found the steward who had rented the territory before and inquired.

Three days earlier, he had already agreed with the other party to go and take over the Spirit Land.

He had spent fifty thousand pieces of Lower-Grade Spirit Stone to hire the Celestial Essence City Guard Team to help drive out the cultivators occupying the Spirit Land.

Now that the agreed time for driving them out had arrived, it was natural for him to take them along to the Five Peaks Mountain Spirit Land.

"Coincidentally, Fellow Daoist Xu is here."

Steward Qin hesitated but then brightened up, pointing to two cultivators approaching.

Zhou Changwang followed his gaze and saw a middle-aged man and a young man, both wearing the Daoist Robes of the Celestial Essence City Guard Team, exuding an inexplicable arrogance.

However, their cultivation...

One was at the Eighth-Layer Qi Cultivation, the other at the Seventh-Layer Qi Cultivation.

It was completely different from what Zhou Changwang had imagined.

"Elder Kunpeng, these two are the cultivators I hired for you.

One is named Xu Kun, and the other is Zhang Dong, both veterans of the Guard Team.

This matter, leaving it to them, will surely be handled well."

Steward Qin looked at Zhou Changwang and said with a smile.

"But, isn’t their cultivation level a bit low?"

Zhou Changwang frowned.

"You must be Elder Kunpeng?

You must be new to our Celestial Essence City? It’s normal not to know.

In the past, those people cooperated not because of strength, but because of our identity.

As long as we wear these robes, we are members of the Celestial Essence City Guard Team.

Then no one dares to easily offend us.

Of course, they must obediently comply and be driven out by us."

At this moment, the middle-aged cultivator, Xu Kun, spoke, smiling.

"If anyone dares to openly attack us, I would indeed admire their courage.

But the consequences would not be something that ordinary people can bear."

Beside him, Zhang Dong’s face was also full of pride.

"In that case, I’ll leave it to the two fellow Daoists then!"

Zhou Changwang, hearing this, nodded in agreement.

Indeed.

Their cultivation levels might not mean much, and they might not even rank on the Same Realm List in the Magic Battle Arena.

But their identity, as guards of Celestial Essence City, represents Celestial Essence City.

Naturally, in the vicinity of Celestial Essence City, they hold great authority, and no cultivator dares to offend them lightly.

Thus, Zhou Changwang led the two, along with Zheng Cheng, Zheng Qi, and others, straight out of the Celestial Essence City.

Half an hour later, they met Master Tian Heng, a Second-Grade High-level Array Master, who was already waiting at the city gate.

Master Tian Heng, of course, was not alone.

Beside him were a dozen or so people.

Through introductions, Zhou Changwang learned that these were all disciples and followers of Master Tian Heng.

It’s known that in the way of Array Formation, aside from careful study, the most important thing is practical experience.

Building arrays themselves, practically sensing the changes in the Array and Array Power, understanding the operations of Spiritual Objects, Spiritual Qi, Essence, and Spirit Veins...

This time, setting up the Initial-Tier Third Grade Grand Formation was naturally an excellent testing ground for these Array Masters.

It would be a powerful enhancement to their Array Power.

For this, Zhou Changwang naturally had no objections.

He only needed Master Tian Heng and his group to duly complete setting up his Mountain Protection Array.

Therefore, after brief pleasantries, nearly twenty of them headed toward the direction of Five Peaks Mountain.

The Five Peaks Mountain is located southwest of Celestial Essence City.

Another three hundred miles, and it connects to the Autumn Mountain Demon Ridge of the Celestial River Domain and Southern Territory.

Autumn Mountain Demon Ridge stretches unknown hundreds of miles, a desolate and uninhabited land.

All occupied by Demon Beasts, it’s said the deepest parts have Great Demons above the Core Formation Realm, and not just one.

Therefore, even the renowned Four Directions Trading House, does not typically cross the realm through Autumn Mountain Demon Ridge to reach the Southern Territory or Celestial River Domain, opting instead to take a detour, adding half a month to their journey.

And Five Peaks Mountain, being closer to Celestial Essence City, only one hundred twenty miles away, was developed into a Spirit Land over a hundred years ago.

In fact, neither Celestial Essence City nor the surrounding Spirit Lands originally belonged to the Autumn Mountain Demon Ridge, which was a domain dominated by Demon Beasts.

It was only that Strong Cultivators saw the potential here and seized the Spirit Land, developing it step by step, attracting countless cultivators, leading to the current flourishing scene.

Zhou Changwang and the others took an hour to finally reach the Five Peaks Mountain.

From afar, five towering peaks stood almost at equal height.

The upper layers of the five peaks were shrouded in clouds and mist.

Abundant Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi swirled among the clouds.

Although, due to the lack of an array screen, it was gradually dissipating outward, it was still dense compared to other places with no cover.

As a result, the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi around the five peaks appeared very rich.

Spirit Plants growing nearby were even more luxuriant.

However, it was also under such circumstances that Zhou Changwang saw cultivators residing on each peak of the Five Peaks Mountain.

In some building structures and pavilions, numerous cultivators could be vaguely seen.

"Peak Master.

There are quite a few people living on Five Peaks Mountain."

Zheng Ajiu approached cautiously and said.

"I know.

Two hundred seventy-two people."

Zhou Changwang nodded, his face remained calm.

This information was naturally recorded in the Jade Scrolls provided earlier by the Zheng, Chen, and Zou Families.

Almost every resident on Five Peaks Mountain was documented, in considerable detail.

Evidently, the three families had conducted another investigation before handing him this intelligence scroll.