Soon, Fang Han, Fang Qing, and Zhou Chi arrived at the Elders' Hall.

In this Elders' Hall, Fang Kunnan and Fang Shaohu provoked Fang Han last time. Fang Han engaged in a fierce battle with the father and son, and the ground of the Elders' Hall was shattered by the impact.

Later, Fang Han crippled their cultivation and ordered them to repair the place.

After Fang Yuantu was killed, the two dared not disobey Fang Han, and the place had been restored to its original state.

"Fang Han, you're finally back."

As soon as Fang Han entered the Elders' Hall, he felt the tense and oppressive atmosphere inside. When his grandfather, Fang Gaoyang, saw him, a look of relief appeared on his face.

In addition, his father Fang Zhendong, uncle Fang Sihai, sister Fang Yingxue, Fang Hua, Fang Feihong and other ten elders have all arrived.

"Grandfather, Father, what happened?"

Fang Han immediately asked.

“Brother, last time your classmate Wang Wei from Longyuan Sword Academy stopped us, you killed two Martial Grandmasters from the Wang family, ‘Ruthless Blade God’ and ‘Ghost Hand’, and crippled Wang Wei’s cultivation. Wang Wei went back to Tianyuan County to complain, and his mother, Consort Feng, is the daughter of Feng Anguo, the head of the Feng family in Tianyuan County. Now the Feng family has announced that they no longer want our Fang family’s ore. Moreover, the Feng family has issued a blacklist order. Anyone in Tianyuan County who wants our Fang family’s ore is making an enemy of the Feng family.”

Before Fang Gaoyang could even speak, Fang Yingxue spoke up impatiently.

"So that's how it is. I only knew that Wang Wei's family was a third-rate family in Tianyuan County. I didn't expect that his maternal grandfather was actually the head of the Feng family."

Fang Han frowned slightly, somewhat surprised.

He knew full well that the Feng family's move would inevitably bring considerable trouble to the Fang family.

The Fang family's businesses mainly consist of mining, cultivating medicinal herbs, and alchemy.

Apart from supplying a small portion to some medical clinics in Yanming City, the majority of the medicinal herb fields they cultivated were reserved for their own alchemy.

As for those ores, they were almost entirely sold to Tianyuan County, specifically to the Feng family.

The Feng family is considered a first-class family in the entire Tianyuan County. They are skilled in weapon crafting, capable of forging everything from ordinary weapons to high-grade magic weapons. In fact, the Feng family has an ancestor who can forge spirit weapons of the spiritual weapon level.

In Yanming City, the main businesses of the Wu family, the most prominent family, are mining, weapon refining, and auction houses.

This is also why the Fang family didn't sell their ores in Yanming City—they didn't want to offend the Wu family.

When the ten elders of the Fang family saw Fang Han frown slightly, they assumed that this matter would be difficult for him to resolve.

"Zhou Chi, what are you doing here? This is not a place for you to come."

An elder named Fang Zhongxin saw Zhou Chi following Fang Han in and immediately said, "This is the core area of ​​the family. Although you are the family head's disciple, you are not allowed to enter."

“I let Zhou Chi in. My Fang family’s mining business has been blocked by the Feng family. It’s easy to break the deadlock, and Zhou Chi is one of the people who can do it.”

Fang Han said, “In my Fang family, as of now, anyone who reaches the level of a high-level martial artist can become an elder. Zhou Chi will be able to break through to the level of a mid-level martial artist within seven days. By the end of the year, he, Fang Qing, and Fang Yingxue may all break through to the level of a martial master. Perhaps you have cultivated the techniques I taught you and can break through to the level of a martial master earlier than them. However, the three of them are very young and are the hope of the family. By next year, their cultivation may surpass that of others.”

“Young Master says Zhou Chi is qualified, and I certainly agree.”

Elder Fang Zhongxin immediately fell silent.

I agree.

Elder Fang Hua, Elder Fang Feihong, and the others naturally agreed.

These ten elders had also received the "Eight Desolations Scripture" from Fang Han, so they knew how powerful this technique and martial art was. They believed that if the Fang family were given a few years, they would rise to prominence.

They would have had little chance of breaking through to the Martial Grandmaster level in their lifetime, and their lifespan would hardly exceed one hundred years. But now, as long as they continue to cultivate the "Eight Desolations Scripture," they can quickly become Martial Grandmasters, and then step into the Foundation Establishment Realm, Divine Sense Realm, or even the Yuan Dan Realm, with a lifespan of up to one thousand years.

Therefore, Fang Han unknowingly became the true core of the Fang family.

"Fang Han, the Feng family of Tianyuan County is suppressing my Fang family because of Wang Wei. How do we break this deadlock?"

Fang Zhendong quickly asked.

As the head of the family, he found this situation very difficult to handle.

If it were simply that the Feng family of Tianyuan County no longer wanted the Fang family's ore, that would be easy to handle; the Fang family could sell the ore to other cities.

However, the Feng family said that anyone who buys their ore would be making an enemy of the Feng family. In Tianyuan County, including its eighteen cities, it is unlikely that any other family would be willing to risk making enemies of the Feng family to purchase the Fang family's ore.

“Father, what I have taught everyone is the ‘Eight Desolations Scripture,’ but you alone have the ‘Nine Revolutions Elixir Scripture.’ Your alchemy skills must have improved dramatically. If our Fang family can refine high-quality Body Tempering Pills and Meridian Opening Pills, we can steal the business from the Zhao family. After all, with the alchemy techniques in the ‘Nine Revolutions Elixir Scripture,’ the pills we refine will not only be of a higher grade than those of the Zhao family and the Divine Doctor Valley, but the cost will also be much lower.”

Fang Han said, "Originally, I wanted our Fang family to develop the pill industry first, since our Fang family is not short of medicinal materials. Since the Feng family is suppressing us, we will develop weapon refining at the same time."

"Han'er, the Nine Revolutions Elixir Scripture has already deeply impressed me. You also know the art of weapon crafting? I can already refine top-grade Body Tempering Pills and high-grade Meridian Opening Pills. In a few days, I will definitely be able to refine a top-grade Meridian Opening Pill. By next year, I may even be able to refine a Qi Transformation Pill."

Fang Zhendong was once again shocked by Fang Han.

"Father, besides cultivation, you should specialize in alchemy. My mother also has a talent for alchemy. Once she reaches the Martial Master realm, she can cultivate the Nine Revolutions Alchemy Scripture. As for weapon crafting, Zhou Chi and Fang Qing will lead the way. I will teach them the Profound Gold Weapon Crafting Technique. As for the ten elders, those who are interested in alchemy can learn it in their spare time, and those who are interested in weapon crafting can learn it. As for the high-end combat power of our Fang family, besides me, it is you, Grandfather, and Uncle Sihai. You must advance from the Martial Grandmaster realm to the Foundation Establishment realm as soon as possible!"

Fang Han said, "From now on, our Fang family's ore will no longer need to be sold to other families. We are about to clash with the Wu family, the number one family in Yanming City. We need to prepare early and seize the Wu family's market in the weapon refining business. In this way, we can suppress the Zhao family and the Wu family without shedding blood."

"Fang Han, so you had all planned this all along. It is truly a blessing for our Fang family to have such a prodigy as you."

Grandpa Fang Gaoyang was greatly pleased to hear this.

Fang Zhendong, Fang Sihai, and the ten elders of the Fang family all breathed a sigh of relief after hearing Fang Han's arrangements.

However, they also knew that since Fang Han had crippled Wang Wei, the Wang and Feng families would not let it go so easily.

In less than a month, the Fang family has offended almost all the powerful forces in Yanming City. Now they have even offended the Wang and Feng families in Tianyuan County. But with Fang Han as their pillar of strength, they are not too worried!