"Why are you here?" Huo Zhige's first words to Fang Ruotang were this, as if he didn't welcome her at all.

Fang Ruotang said, "I'll help!"

"No need, we can handle it. But since you're here, you won't miss the ripening of the red fruit, will you?"

"No! We're only in the preliminary rounds yet! Most importantly, the fruit isn't ripe."

Fang Ruotang had Xiao Jingzi keep an eye on things. According to Xiao Jingzi, none of the powerful figures have intervened yet; they are just observing from a distance. Apart from those who are foolish enough to fall into their hands, no one has taken the initiative to join the fray.

"How's the situation here? Is it complicated?"

Fang Ruotang thought that the rules she mentioned would quickly gain the support of ordinary people, but she did not expect that Huo Zhige and the others would delay for many days.

Rong Xing didn't like to show off, Huo Zhige was a step behind, and Gu Nancheng had already spoken up.

"Actually, most mortals agreed to our request, but the situation is a bit complicated now."

"You agreed?"

Fang Ruotang looked at herself and said somewhat blankly, "But I don't feel any changes in my body these past few days."

The number of ordinary mortals in the Middle Realm is no less than that in the Great Yong.

After all, the Cloud Deep Continent is so vast, and ordinary mortals multiply rapidly. The Middle Realm is essentially supplying talent to all other realms, so how could it be lacking?

If she truly achieved something, she should have benefited even more than she did in Dayong.

Not even a little?

"Anyway, there aren't any major changes, and even if there are, they're not many."

"These bastards lied to us!"

Huo Zhige angrily cursed.

Rong Xing's expression turned slightly serious. "It's probably related to the kill order."

"What kill order? Are you after me?"

Fang Ruotang isn't stupid anymore; she can analyze things now. Plus, Rong Xing's expression was so obvious that she guessed it right away, though she found it a little hard to believe.

"Who issued the kill order?"

"The Way of Heaven!"

Fang Ruotang: ...

"According to our investigation over the past two days, there is an organized group that has decided to target you."

"..."

Fang Ruotang was at a loss for words and didn't know what to say for a moment.

But it also seems quite normal, and it's only natural that things have come to this point.

But at the same time, she felt somewhat melancholy.

"Tell me, is there any way I can help a cultivator easily reach the Mahayana stage?"

Although Fang Ruotang said these words, only Xiao Jingzi could give an answer, and she was clearly waiting for Xiao Jingzi's reply.

In Fang Ruotang's view, this was as important as her golden finger, and she didn't want to lose it if possible.

This is a very good way to recruit talent.

Cultivators are inherently defying the heavens and seizing life, so they don't really care about these things. No matter which path they take, as long as they can ascend to immortality, that's enough.

[Of course! What is this brat Fang Tiandao anyway? How could he dare to directly strike you down? If he dared, he wouldn't have gone through all this trouble.]

Fang Ruotang thought about it and agreed that what he said made sense.

That's good. After all, this cheat code is quite useful, and I don't want it to be gone at all.

Don't be afraid, adults will become even stronger in the future.

[You've heard the saying "Words become law," right? Adults can do it too.]

The little mirror encouraged Fang Ruotang.

However, he was unaware that Fang Ruotang was already showing some promise, and had even used it on Jin, but Jin hadn't mentioned it, and neither the master nor the weapon noticed.

"Xiao Liu, you..."

As Rong Xing began, Fang Ruotang couldn't help but laugh.

Seeing his worried expression, he said jokingly, "You don't mean I should stay in the Tianyi Secret Realm for the next few days, do you?"

Rong Xing pursed his lips slightly.

Fang Ruotang guessed what he was going to say, but clearly refused.

"No! It is precisely at this time that I cannot back down. On the contrary, I must rise to the challenge and let the Heavenly Dao of this place know who the master is."

Rong Xing looked worried.

The others were equally impressive.

"Sect Master, this news has spread quite widely, and I'm afraid the Eastern Territory isn't so safe right now." As a sect steward, it was much easier for disciples who were away to contact her than to contact Fang Ruotang.

In addition, Jin Wuyou is very approachable, so many disciples in the sect can contact her. In the past two days, she has received information from more than ten disciples.

In addition, there was news from the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion. They already had their own intelligence department, and they didn't neglect it when they arrived at the Heavenly One Sect. They knew the news even earlier than the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion.

"It doesn't matter! I don't plan to stay in the Eastern Territory anyway."

The various forces in the Eastern Territory cannot be conquered simply by her saying so.

Rather than confronting them head-on, it's better to develop elsewhere.

For example, the western border.

She's just a little bit soft-hearted and kind.

But it's not that I have a treasure but don't know how to use it.

With so many evil spirits in the Western Region, she couldn't even imagine how happy her Human Emperor Banner would be once there, how well she could eat, and how powerful it would become!

"What does the sect leader think?" Wuyou asked directly.

Fang Ruotang shared her idea, and everyone agreed.

However, there are still concerns.

"It's impossible that Heaven only notified the human and demon races. The demon race and evil spirits must also have a backup plan. I just don't know how difficult it will be to deal with them."

"What's there to be afraid of? It's all the same thing, either way. They want to kill me, I'll take the opportunity to kill them back. Do you really think they can kill me?"

Fang Ruotang's arrogant words were not due to her confidence in her own strength, but rather because she possessed the treasures left behind by Gu Yanjin and the other six.

She winked at them as a reminder.

A smile flickered across the faces of all six, but it was fleeting, as they couldn't bear to see Fang Ruotang suffer such a blow.

Even if you don't die, won't you still feel pain?

"Why don't we set off now? I can open another entrance in the western border later, which will save us the trouble of traveling back and forth."

The Cloud Deep Continent is vast. Even though the Western Region connects to the Central Region, it would still take more than a month to travel from here to the Western Region by spirit boat. Fortunately, Fang Ruotang has mastered the laws of space and can open a spatial tunnel to pass through.

"Okay! I'll go with you."

Huo Zhige immediately responded, eager to get up and leave right then and there.

Fang Ruotang blinked and asked, "Aren't you going to take care of things here?"

Huo Zhige's face darkened. "Do you think I can trust you to go to a strange and dangerous place alone? Do you think I can focus on my work?"

Fang Ruotang pointed to herself, Gu Yanjin, Cui Shixu, and Ye Wuxia, counted them, and told him, "No! Aren't there four of us? How come there's only one person? Besides, I have several spirit beasts. Bai Ze and Jin are both great demons at the level of demon emperors."

Previously there were Ancestor Murong and Ancestor Yanyun.

There are now two great demon emperors.

Fang Ruotang always cherished her life and would never joke about it.

Huo Zhige gritted his teeth and said, slowly and deliberately, "I'm going!"

"You're worried that Steward Jin won't handle things well, so you're leaving Rong Xing and Gu Nancheng here."

Rong Xing, Gu Nancheng, and Wuyou all looked at Huo Zhige at the same time.

The three faces showed different levels of emotion.

But they all wore expressions of dissatisfaction.