Chapter 59

In the eyes of ordinary people, a cultivator is a master of immortality.

A city with a radius of a thousand miles, if it has three or four masters of immortality, is already considered a very large city.

And every time a master of immortality appears, it is a cause for celebration for the city. When Chen Yuanlu of the Chen family advanced to the rank of cultivator, the Chen family held a grand feast that lasted for seven days.

The Fang family has now replaced the Chen family as the first family of Dinging City, and Fang Ling, the head of the Fang family, has also advanced to the rank of cultivator. This is even more significant than Chen Yuanlu's advancement, so the city lord of Dinging City, Jin Shangming, solemnly proposed to hold a grand celebration to congratulate Fang Ling on becoming a master of immortality.

Fang Ling originally had no interest in Jin Shangming's proposal.

But when he saw the large piece of meteoric iron sent by Guan Wushang of the Tiger Might Martial Hall, he immediately changed his mind.

Although this piece of meteoric iron is still a bit lacking for forging magical artifacts, it is perfect for refining the thirty-six golden knives for the Golden Knife Formation.

The Golden Knife Formation is one of the dozen formations given to Fang Ling by Master Zhao. Once the formation is set up, the thirty-six golden knives will transform into a rain of knives, and the attack power of each golden knife can match the full force of a cultivator at the Seventh Level of Qi Cultivation.

Although cultivators at the Seventh Level of Qi Cultivation are not a concern for Fang Ling, the Golden Knife Formation will greatly enhance the power of the Smoky Dust Map in the western suburbs.

When Fang Ling was setting up the Five Elements Reversal Formation within the Smoky Dust Map, he had been drooling over the Golden Knife Formation, but at that time, his cultivation was insufficient to activate it.

Now that he has just advanced to the Seventh Level of Qi Cultivation, Fang Ling is preparing to set up this grand formation.

The Golden Knife Formation is different from the Five Elements Reversal Formation. This formation mainly relies on the thirty-six golden knives, and the quality of the golden knives directly affects the power of the Golden Knife Formation.

"Da Zhuang, have all the preparations for the celebration been made?" Fang Ling sat in his chair and asked the thin monkey indifferently.

"Head of the family, everything is ready," the thin monkey said respectfully, then hesitated and added, "But Head of the family, it seems that someone has been spreading the news that you are preparing to refine artifacts and need to collect good iron."

Fang Ling smiled and said indifferently, "Is there any other news?"

"There is also the news that the Treasure Pavilion somehow obtained a piece of Shouyang Copper from the western border. Yesterday, it was sold for a sky-high price. The He family from the north of the city paid one million taels of gold to buy this piece of Shouyang Copper, saying they want to give it to you."

Fang Ling felt a surge of joy in his heart. Although he was not clear about the He family's intentions, with the He family taking the lead, he should be able to gather all the materials needed for refining the Golden Knife Formation.

"I had this news spread."

Leaving these words, Fang Ling walked back to the backyard, leaving the thin monkey standing there in a daze. After a few breaths, he tapped his head and thought to himself that his head was indeed a bit slow. With the current authority of the head of the family, who in the entire Dinging City, except for himself, would dare to spread news about him?

The Treasure Pavilion wouldn't dare either!

Although the Treasure Pavilion has a special status!

...

On this day, the entire Dinging City was filled with joy. Almost all the prominent families in the city brought gifts and came to the Fang family with respect.

The servants like the thin monkey had already prepared a lot, but on this day, they still felt a bit overwhelmed.

Originally, they had prepared food for three hundred guests, but in the end, more than five hundred people came.

If it weren't for the taverns in Dinging City trying to curry favor with the Fang family, the thin monkey would have felt completely at a loss.

In the main hall of the Fang family, all the prominent people in Dinging City had gathered. They sat together, chatting and laughing, while waiting for Fang Ling to appear.

"Mr. Li, you are really not being fair. I bought the Shouyang Copper from you, thinking it was the only one, but I didn't expect your Treasure Pavilion to have a piece of Hundred-Refined Cold Iron. How can I present my Shouyang Copper now?"

The speaker was a fat man weighing about two hundred pounds. Five cat's eye-sized gemstone rings on his fingers were constantly flashing.

In Dinging City, almost no one did not know this fat man.

He Laiyuan, the head of the He family, almost monopolized the grain business in the entire Dinging City.

Li Mingli glanced at He Laiyuan with a bit of disdain. Although He Laiyuan was his major client, as a cultivator at the Ninth Level of Qi Cultivation, he did not look up to this somewhat clever but fat head of the He family.

However, due to his profession, he smiled and said, "Head of the He family, you are wronging me. Ha ha, this piece of Hundred-Refined Cold Iron was specially sent by the main branch in the capital."

"Otherwise, our gift would have been a piece of fish-scale steel!"

The words "main branch" made many people's faces show surprise, and some secretly rejoiced, thinking they had come to the right place.

The fact that Fang Ling could have the main branch of the Treasure Pavilion in the capital send gifts was self-evident.

The topics of conversation among the crowd, besides the gifts, were all about Fang Ling. Many people sighed, thinking that perhaps in a few decades, Fang Ling would become a true immortal.

This flattery made Li Mingli sigh. True immortals are not so easy to become. Out of ten cultivators, it would be good if one could reach the Foundation Establishment stage, and out of a hundred Foundation Establishment cultivators, it's not certain that one would reach the Golden Core stage.

Achieving the Golden Core stage is like being a terrestrial immortal.

But in the current situation, he did not dare to oppose, and could only smile and echo, as if Fang Ling would really become a true immortal in the future.

When the sun rose to the center of the sky, Fang Ling, dressed in a green robe, walked out. Although he was not dressed up, he had a more transcendent aura than before.

"Pay respects to Master Fang!"

When Fang Ling stood in the middle of the main hall, Jin Shangming respectfully stood up and bowed to Fang Ling.

And almost everyone else stood up at the same time, following Jin Shangming in bowing to Fang Ling.

For a moment, there was only one voice in the entire Fang family!

This voice flew out of the Fang family and echoed over the entire Dinging City.

Almost all the eyes in the city looked toward the Fang family!

And at this moment, a carriage pulled by eight fine horses rushed to the gate of the Fang family like a bolt of lightning.

"May I ask who you are..." A servant of the Fang family quickly ran over, but before he could finish his sentence, the burly driver waved his hand and directly threw the young servant away.

"Bang!"

The servant fell heavily on the black gate, and fresh blood instantly stained a large area.

The people standing around, seeing this, were all stunned. They were not fools; who didn't know this was a provocation?

"Who are you? To dare provoke the Fang family..." Luo Chan and the disciples of the Tiger Might Martial Hall, who were maintaining order outside the Fang family, quickly surrounded them. Luo Chan had just opened his mouth when the burly driver gave him a cold look.

Just this look made Luo Chan's heart tremble. If it weren't for his years of martial cultivation, he might have knelt on the ground.

This person is not someone I can provoke!

"Two elders, we have arrived at the Fang family." The burly driver bowed respectfully to the carriage and said in a low voice.

As he spoke, the carriage door was gently pushed open. A child in white clothes nimbly jumped out.

This child was only about ten years old, but his bright eyes gave a sense of oppression.

Fifth Level of Qi Cultivation!

A disciple of the Tiger Might Martial Hall secretly observed the child and let out an incredulous exclamation.

Fifth Level of Qi Cultivation, in the Tiger Might Martial Hall, is a top-level existence.

But now, such a person is just holding the curtain for someone.

Two old men, one fat and one thin, slowly walked out of the carriage. Both were wearing golden robes. As soon as they got out, their eyes fell on the gate of the Fang family.

"Is this the Fang family?" The tall, thin old man looked at the Fang family and asked indifferently.

"Five Elder, this is the Fang family!" The burly driver said solemnly.

"Um, let's go in." The old man waved his hand and walked forward.

Luo Chan, seeing the old man's demeanor, knew he was not someone he could deal with. But thinking of Fang Ling's calm face, he gritted his teeth and was about to step forward, not to stop them but to report.

But as he took two steps forward, he felt an invisible pressure that crushed his mind and made his legs unable to move.

The tall, thin elder glanced at Luo Chan and walked forward.

But this glance made Luo Chan feel as if he was being stared at by a prehistoric beast.

"Whoosh"

When the old man entered the gate, Luo Chan finally let out a sigh of relief. If the old man had continued to stare at him, Luo Chan didn't know how long he could have held on.

The Fang family is going to have a big problem!

This thought had just risen in Luo Chan's mind when a junior disciple beside him whispered, "Senior, what do you think..."

"Ha ha ha, who is Fang Ling? Come out and let me see!" A loud voice like thunder echoed in the courtyard.

Luo Chan hesitated for a moment and finally ran into the courtyard.

What he saw was Fang Ling walking out with a calm face.

Fang Ling's face was somewhat cold. He glanced at the speaking Fifth Elder and then narrowed his eyes.

This old man's cultivation had actually reached the Eighth Level of Qi Cultivation!

And the one beside him was also an Eighth Level cultivator!

Judging by their appearance, they had come with ill intentions.

But regardless of whether they came with good or bad intentions, what Fang Ling could do now was to face it.

He took a step forward and said solemnly, "I am Fang Ling. May I ask who you two are..."

The tall, thin old man glanced at Fang Ling and said with a slight surprise, "To reach the Seventh Level of Qi Cultivation at such a young age, not bad!"

"Fang Ling, I ask you, did you have a conflict with a young man named Zuo Daoming at the market in Qingfeng Mountain a few days ago?"

Zuo Daoming, it seems the visitors are from the Zuo family.

Although Fang Ling did not know how they found him, he said indifferently, "It's best to say he provoked me."

"Where is Zuo Daoming now?" The old man snorted.

"I don't know!" Fang Ling shook his head and said indifferently.

"Don't know, then come with us." As the tall, thin old man spoke, he formed a hand seal and threw several talismans at Fang Ling.

These talismans instantly turned into fireballs, clearly aiming to take Fang Ling's life!

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