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Chapter 375 - 304: Subjugation (Please Subscribe)

Chapter 375: Chapter 304: Subjugation (Please Subscribe)

Nanli Island.

The Cultivation Avatar went to scavenge riches.

Fang Xing’s original self sat aboard the Explorer with a smile, watching as one Core Formation Cultivator after another came to him, disheveled and kowtowing, "Greetings, True Monarch!"

They all looked sullen and worried, among them the South Fire Sect members had the most ghastly expressions.

Following them were the robber Cultivators, and the Demon Cultivators.

A few Core Formation Cultivators, who looked like shopkeepers, seemed rather normal, their manner still controlled, presumably backed by their own powerful supporters.

The one commonality was that they all had several small drones following behind them, with laser cannons ready to fire.

"Greetings, True Monarch, your prowess in Mechanical Puppet Technique is truly unparalleled in the world!"

An old Core Formation Cultivator from South Fire Sect stared blankly at the Explorer hovering in the sky, his voice tinged with a hint of obsession.

"This ’Ming Kun’, indeed, is a Nascent Soul Level super-sized Puppet, almost reaching the peak of puppeteering in this world."

Fang Xing nodded slightly, gave the Explorer a localized name, and then turned towards the old man, "Who might you be?"

"Your Excellency, my name is Ni Huolong, I am a devotee of South Fire Sect, a Third Rank Array Master, in charge of the daily maintenance of the Transmission Array."

Ni Huolong bowed as he spoke.

"Oh? Not bad, and you?"

Fang Xing looked towards the other Core Formation Cultivators.

"We are Cultivators from Tiger Head Sea. We heard that True Monarch was attacking South Fire Sect to punish their injustice, and we came to support the righteous cause."

Several black-robed robber Cultivators gave a salute with their fists.

It was rare for them to phrase their opportunistic looting in such fresh and refined terms.

In reality, if it weren’t for the huge Nascent Soul Level Mechanical Puppet City hovering overhead, they would have fled as far as possible.

This time they had no choice but to come and quietly accept their punishment.

They hoped that the True Monarch would consider their contributions in defeating South Fire Sect and mete out a lighter punishment.

"Hong Wanjin of Myriad Treasure Tower, greets True Monarch."

A fat man embroidered with coins all over his clothes greeted him with a beaming smile, "I am just following the directives of my superiors to do business in the Sea Market, I would not hesitate to die for any command from my seniors."

"Lei Hong of Three Corpse Hall!"

"Xin Nonggui of Myriad Elixir Hall..."

Representatives from local Nascent Soul forces introduced themselves one by one with great poise.

Myriad Treasure Tower, Three Corpse Hall... all were well-known Nascent Soul forces in the Outer Sea, organizations of merchants, loosely structured but with several Nascent Soul devotees among them, including not a few at the Nascent Soul Middle Stage.

As for Myriad Elixir Hall, it was backed by Hundred Herbs Mountain, a major power in the Inner Sea’s path of alchemy, even the Great True Monarchs had to show them some respect.

"The reason I attacked South Fire Sect is that Tian Kun and Can Ling, True Monarchs, were dishonorable; they took my Spirit Stones and not only refused to transmit me, but they also tried to kill me..."

Fang Xing stated the truth, making sure to have the moral high ground first.

Although it seemed of little use, in the Cultivation World, it was mostly about the power you wielded.

"Then we wonder what True Monarch plans for the future? As far as we know... the strongest of South Fire Sect, True Monarch Huo Yun, is already at the Nascent Soul Middle Stage of Cultivation..."

Lei Hong and the others exchanged glances before Hong Wanjin spoke up.

"Simply put, meet force with force and counterflow with stability."

Fang Xing waved his hand, replying nonchalantly.

Seeing this, Hong Wanjin and the others exchanged looks, feeling reassured.

No Cultivator who had reached the Nascent Soul Stage was a fool.

Since he dared to attack South Fire Sect and occupy it without leaving, he surely had the confidence to contend with a Nascent Soul Middle Stage Cultivator.

It was even possible that he was a Nascent Soul Middle Stage Cultivator himself.

No... considering the way he had acted before, perhaps it wasn’t just one person, but two Nascent Soul Middle Stage True Monarchs, that could have the confidence to drive away True Monarch Huo Yun.

Xin Nonggui, being a businessman with a heart as intricate as seven apertures of a net, said after hearing this, "Does True Monarch have intentions to establish a Dao Path on Nanli Island? What about the Sea Market?"

"Everything will proceed as usual, just remember to hand over the Spirit Stones."

Fang Xing waved his hand, dismissing the representatives of the Nascent Soul forces and then turned to look at Ni Huolong and the pale-faced Core Formation Cultivators from Tiger Head Sea.

These Core Formation Cultivators were without backing, waiting for Fang Xing to declare their destiny.

"I am interested in cultivating in this place and am in need of some assistants..."

Before Fang Xing could finish, Ni Huolong and many of the robber Cultivators kneeled down, "We are willing to serve under True Monarch and perform the most menial of tasks."

"Hm, but it’s hard for me to trust the likes of you with your fickle minds. How about this..."

Fang Xing laughed heartily, took out a Jade Bottle, and poured out several silver-white Elixir pills, "This is the ’Three Corpse Pill’. Once ingested, it dissolves into nothingness... It’s difficult for a Core Formation Cultivator to get rid of, unless a Nascent Soul True Monarch is willing to spend a great deal of Primordial Qi."

The world has its own cost-benefit ratio for restriction techniques.

A Core Formation Cultivator, unless they were a Nascent Soul Seed at the Golden Core Late Stage or a direct child of a Nascent Soul True Monarch... simply wasn’t worth a Nascent Soul True Monarch’s expenditure of a great deal of Primordial Qi to save.

For some emotionally detached Nascent Soul True Monarchs, even their own offspring might not be as important as their own Dao Path.

"Thank you, True Monarch, for bestowing the Elixir."

Ni Huolong was a wise man; he immediately picked up a silver-white pill and swallowed it down.

Under the watch of the Nascent Soul Divine Sense, nobody could fake anything.

In the end, Fang Xing watched as the eight Core Formation Cultivators each swallowed a ’Three Corpse Pill’ and then immediately started to sing praises.

’Hmm, should I rename Nanli Island to ’Divine Dragon Island’? That would surely have more flavor...’

Fang Xing stroked his chin, hardly able to suppress a chuckle.

Nevertheless, he ultimately resisted doing something so utterly unscrupulous, simply sending the Core Formation Cultivators off to deal with the aftermath instead.

The South Fire Sect originally had dozens of Core Formation Cultivators, but after a fierce battle, most had fled or perished.