Chapter 688

Bang, bang!

Before leaving the Yu Guo, he conveniently solved a few Golden Cores from the Chen State; in this way, the strength of the Shangling Sect of the Chen State was also weakened to the extreme.

One Nascent Soul and four Golden Core cultivators were wiped out; although the strength of the Shangling Sect was still above sects like the Yunyang Sect.

But wanting to suppress the forces within the Chen State would not be so easy.

The territory of the Chen State was very large, seven or eight times the size of the Zheng State, so naturally, there were many cultivators; previously, the Shangling Sect relied on thirteen Golden Core cultivators to suppress the various families and sects within the country.

But now, four were gone at once, and especially since three of them were late-stage Golden Cores.

With only nine Golden Core cultivators left, for the Shangling Sect, this was a very large weakening, not to mention that the Nascent Soul stage cultivator had also died.

So when Su Fan and Lu Qingshan left the Yu Guo, the Shangling Sect was shaken.

After all, five people died, and their soul jade tablets shattered; this movement naturally alarmed the cultivators guarding the ancestral hall.

Soon, the high-level members of the Shangling Sect knew.

"Sect Leader! What happened? Why are the jade tablets of Uncle-Master and Senior Brother Qiu all shattered?"

Several Golden Core cultivators had gloomy faces; after all, four Golden Core cultivators had died at once, and there was also a Nascent Soul stage pillar of support; they were naturally panicked.

It didn't matter if outsiders didn't know about that Uncle-Master.

But the four Golden Core cultivators, especially Senior Brother Qiu Bai, were at the peak of the Golden Core stage and were the number one expert on the surface of the Chen State.

With these four dead, their Shangling Sect still had nine Golden Core cultivators and was still considered the number one sect in the Chen State, but wanting to suppress the surrounding major sects and families as before would not be so easy.

After all, if those families and sects were added together, the number of Golden Cores and Purple Mansions would have previously exceeded their Shangling Sect; it was just that their hearts were not united.

But losing four at once, especially Qiu Bai, the "number one expert" of the Chen State, meant the Huangfu family would inevitably make a move.

"Sigh! This matter..."

The Sect Leader of the Shangling Sect told everyone about Qiu Bai and the others going out.

Everyone couldn't believe it; how could a mere Yu Guo withstand the Shangling Sect? The reason the Yu Guo existed was also because the Chen State side, such as the Shangling Sect, wasn't very interested; after all, if they really swallowed the Yu Guo, they would have to divert a portion of their strength to guard it, and the benefits weren't enough.

And the forces that were interested didn't have the powerful strength to swallow the Yu Guo in one bite, which was why the Yu Guo had always existed.

They knew very well what the strength of the Yu Guo was.

But Uncle-Master Lin and Senior Brother Qiu Bai and the others died in the Yu Guo; it was definitely not the work of the Yu Guo.

"What should be done about this matter?"

They wanted to investigate what was going on, but they didn't have the guts; after all, one Nascent Soul and four Golden Cores died silently there; for them, the Yu Guo was a dragon's pool and a tiger's den.

Without understanding the situation, wouldn't rushing over there be following in the footsteps of Qiu Bai and the others?

"Hmm! Seal the news about Senior Brother Qiu Bai immediately; no matter what, we must hide it for a period of time. As for Uncle-Master Lin, just act as if he never existed."

"In addition, regarding the Yu Guo, send the disciples over there to quietly inquire about it."

After the Sect Leader pondered for a while, he said slowly.

"Fellow Senior Brothers and Junior Brothers, for the next period of time, we need to deal with the impact from all sides."

He knew that wanting to hide the news of Qiu Bai and the others' deaths wasn't easy; after all, whether there were traitors in the sect, one didn't need to think to know there were.

He just hoped to push this news back as much as possible so that they could better mobilize their strength to deal with future challenges.

Having lost four Golden Cores, the benefits they occupied would inevitably suffer some losses.

One can only eat as much as one's strength allows.

Excessive greed will only harm oneself; he understood this very clearly.

"As long as we get through this period of time and cultivate a few more Golden Core cultivators, our Shangling Sect will still be the unshakable hegemon of the Chen State."

This last sentence was just to cheer himself up.

Even if they cultivated a few more Golden Core cultivators, they certainly wouldn't be able to compare to Senior Brother Qiu Bai and the others; after all, with Senior Brother Qiu Bai's talent, there was even a ten or twenty percent chance of breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage.

Once Senior Brother Qiu Bai broke through to become a Nascent Soul stage cultivator, their Shangling Sect would have two Nascent Soul stage cultivators, and at that time, they could be ranked in the top ten in the Southern Wilderness Continent.

Unfortunately, all of this was gone.

Su Fan and Lu Qingshan soon returned to the Zheng State from the Yu Guo; as for what happened on the Shangling Sect side of the Chen State, he didn't care at all.

Qiu Bai and the others were all dealt with conveniently; it could only be said that their luck was too bad, and they just happened to run into them.

Since that was the case, he dealt with them in advance.

Anyway, in Su Fan's eyes, in the future, places like the Chen State would all be the Su family's territory.

If the Su family didn't have the ability to take down ancient places like the Central Plains, couldn't they take down this remote Southern Wilderness Continent?

To be honest, the Central Plains was the real treasure land, with many sixth-grade spirit veins.

There were even seventh-grade blessed lands and grotto-heavens.

And in the Southern Wilderness Continent, even fifth-grade spirit veins were extremely rare.

Although the Southern Wilderness Continent was close to the Ten Thousand Mountains, that was the territory of the demon race, and there were many sixth-grade spirit veins inside, which even Su Fan didn't dare to provoke.

The Ten Thousand Mountains spanned tens of millions of miles and separated the north and south of the Yuanyang Realm with the Yuanti River.

In the habitat of the demon race, the sixth-grade Demon Emperors inside, even if they weren't as numerous as the human Primordial Spirit stage cultivators, were probably not much weaker.

Su Fan's strength was not bad, but that was about it, unless his physical body broke through to the Universe level.

But this wasn't something that could be achieved in a few hundred years.

Even if placed in the Swallowing Star World, wanting to cultivate to the Universe level in a few hundred years wasn't so easy.

After all, not everyone is Luo Feng.

Of course, if it were a top-tier force, they could use various resources to pile it up, but that kind of thing would only destroy one's foundation, unless you didn't want to climb higher mountains in the future.

Therefore, relying on treasures to pile up cultivation was something only those spoiled children would choose.

It was better to obediently take it one step at a time.

For the Su family, even dominating the Southern Wilderness Continent in the future would be enough.

As for dominating the Central Plains, that was thinking too much.

Which of those hegemon sects and forces in the Central Plains hadn't existed for millions of years? Their ancestors all had immortals, and there were even existences that could communicate with the upper realm.

How powerful was the foundation of such a force?

It was impossible for the Su family to challenge them.

Unless Su Fan was willing to stay in the lower realm for ten thousand years and borrow the resources of the Swallowing Star World, perhaps he could raise the Su family to a level comparable to a top-tier force in the Central Plains.

Clearly, this was impossible.

In ten thousand years, he wouldn't even know where he was.

After the two returned to the Zheng State, Lu Qingshan immediately pushed for the Yunyang Sect to join the Su family.

On this trip out, he saw Su Fan's power with his own eyes.

With such a powerful person as a backer, it was impossible for the Su family not to rise.

Since that was the case, why didn't the Yunyang Sect hurry up and hug his thigh?