Chapter 390

Chapter 390: Influential Figures

Fang Lie returned home first and informed Ice, Fire, and Long about Mao Mao’s situation. The three of them felt genuinely happy for Mao Mao without any jealousy in their hearts.

In fact, over the past few days, the three of them had gradually become the influential figures of the new generation in the Mo Sect, while Mao Mao remained unnoticed, which made them feel quite guilty. However, Mao Mao preferred to stay at home, taking care of her younger siblings and avoiding too much contact with outsiders, leaving the three of them helpless.

Now, Ice, Fire, and Long were still outer disciples of the Mo Sect, but in terms of position, they were even above the inner gate disciples. This was because they were the focus of attention that everyone in the Mo Sect had to treat with great care; countless Mo Sect disciples relied on them for help.

Ice Second Brother managed purchases, spending spirit stones daily in overwhelming amounts to buy large quantities of spirit herbs and other materials. He demanded a lot but offered fair prices, so many low-level disciples who struggled to gather spirit herbs were happy to sell them to him, as it was better than selling to anyone else.

Especially among the family clans, they had stocked many low-level herbs and had some planted in their Herb Gardens, but there weren’t many alchemists to refine them, forcing them to sell low-priced to other shops. However, with Ice Second Brother as a major client, they could earn significantly more.

For this reason, Ice Second Brother was regarded as the wealth god of the Mo Sect, with countless people trying various ways to curry favor with him just to squeeze out some spirit stones.

At this moment, the Chi family, who once chased Ice Second Brother out of their house, had become a laughingstock. They now regretted it deeply and came to find Ice Second Brother several times, hoping to mend their relationship.

But Ice Second Brother was resolute and simply refused, even going so far as to lower the prices of the Chi family’s herbs to below half of what others charged. They could sell or not sell as they wished; if they chose not to sell, they could leave.

This was mainly because Ice Second Brother loathed how harshly the Chi family had treated him and Fang Lie. Since Fang Lie had saved Ice Second Brother’s life and raised him, his current position was established on the foundation of Fang Lie. His respect for Fang Lie was beyond description.

While the Chi family had dealt with him, they also tried to take advantage of Fang Lie, particularly during the last duel, which was almost like a robbery. This infuriated Ice Second Brother, leading him to hate the entire Chi family and refuse to forgive them easily.

In addition to acquiring spirit herbs, Ice Second Brother was also responsible for selling a portion of spirit pills, which were all top-grade. Although he had large quantities, it still couldn’t satisfy the demand of a million disciples in the Mo Sect. To compete for these pills, many powerful figures lowered their faces and sought to befriend Ice Second Brother.

It was said that dozens of young ladies from influential families came forward, each hoping to marry him. If Ice Second Brother merely nodded, he could be welcomed grandly with a dowry substantial enough to make the Purple Palace Master envious.

However, Ice Second Brother understood that these people were only after his power. Agreeing to their advances might drag down Fang Lie, so he turned them down completely.

Even so, his current position was astonishingly high; wherever he went, he was met by figures of the Purple Palace level. Moreover, he had even hired two Purple Palace Masters as bodyguards.

This was not to show off but a necessity. Carrying vast amounts of spirit stones, he couldn’t afford to be careless. Even at the Mo Sect headquarters, there had been incidents of robbery and murder.

Longxing Tianxia shared a similar situation; he was mainly responsible for gathering information, overseeing the operations of the Ancient Heroic Souls Temple, and selling a portion of spirit pills. Both the Ancient Heroic Souls Temple and the sale of spirit pills enhanced his popularity tremendously.

Despite its expansion, the Ancient Heroic Souls Temple couldn’t accommodate too many people; it could only serve around a thousand a day at most. After all, to worship the Ancient Heroic Souls required sincere prayer, along with blood essence as an offering to complete a sacrificial ceremony.

Thus, each ceremony took about half an hour. While cumbersome, it paled in comparison to the temptation of The Great Unity Spell, and there were plenty of high-level individuals eager to make sacrifices.

However, with so many people and such a small temple, arrangements had to be made slowly, which fell to Longxing Tianxia. As long as he refused, even the Thunder Tribulation Immortal could not enter.

To finish these sacrifices quickly and obtain The Great Unity Spell, countless people came up with clever ways to ingratiate themselves to him. Just receiving gifts was enough to make Longxing Tianxia’s hands sore.

However, Longxing Tianxia was very sensible; he accepted every gift but honestly placed them into the public warehouses without ever keeping any for himself. The family that once abandoned him shamelessly approached him, but he directly chased them away.

He even discarded his original surname and renamed himself Longxing Tianxia to gain independence from that cruel family, making it impossible for him to return now.

Moreover, he used his authority to completely cut off the routes for that family to make sacrifices. While other families frequently obtained The Great Unity Spell and dominated the supreme demon beasts, this family found themselves empty-handed, making them as anxious as ants on a hot pan, yet they had no way out.

After being worshipped for so long, the power of the Ancient Heroic Souls had reached the level of the Wind Tribulation Immortal. Plus, with the protective array surrounding it, anyone daring to act carelessly would face over one billion and eighty million Law Enforcement Heavenly Soldiers teaching them a lesson!

But these two are nothing compared to the person who is currently making waves, Fang Huo, who rarely goes out!

Fang Huo is now the most famous Great Pill Master in Mo Sect, not because he has refined remarkable spirit pills, but because he produces an astonishing amount, nearly equal to that of a hundred alchemists. This one-against-hundred efficiency has shocked the world.

Certainly, Fang Lie and the spirit herb cauldron 222 are contributors to this success, but outsiders do not understand and regard him as a super alchemist.

However, while the title of super alchemist is respected, it is not the reason he has become such a hot figure; the true reason lies in the vast quantities of spirit liquid he possesses!

You see, there are many spirit herbs, but few with aged quality. Many alchemists and experts struggle because they cannot find the supreme spirit herbs they need to refine the appropriate spirit pills, which causes them great distress.

Now, they have found a new approach: to directly purchase spirit liquid from Fang Huo.

The spirit liquid refined by Fang Lie using Nirvana True Fire is the essence left after impurities are removed from spirit herbs. It even has a higher effectiveness than aged spirit herbs, leading to improved quality and success rates of the spirit pills produced.

This discovery instantly ignited the enthusiasm of the higher-ups in Mo Sect.

For instance, the ten-thousand-year jade ginseng is a rare herb that is hard to find, yet many Thunder Tribulation Immortals and even Fire Tribulation Immortals urgently need it.

Although Fang Lie cannot refine the spirit pills required at their level, that does not mean others cannot.

As long as they can buy a bit of spirit liquid from Fang Huo, they can ask the alchemy masters of Xuan Sect to directly refine the pills.

In fact, although the alchemy masters at Xuan Sect are usually quite proud and tend to ignore ordinary seekers, they warmly welcome the esteemed figures from Mo Sect who come with spirit liquid.

Spirit liquid greatly assists in the refining of spirit pills, sparking their curiosity, making them eager to learn more, which leads to a steady stream of visitors.

As a result, those experts have become increasingly frantic.

Fang Huo’s small courtyard, once neglected even by stray cats, is now guarded year-round by Fire Tribulation Immortals dispatched by their sect, with high-ranking seekers arriving almost daily, including three Thunder Tribulation Immortals in a single day!

If it were just Fang Huo wanting something, it would be a matter of a simple word from their identities.

But Fang Huo stands behind Fang Lie, meaning these items truly belong to Fang Lie—who would dare to seize them?

Furthermore, the sect places immense importance on these items, fearing theft, which is why they have specifically dispatched a Fire Tribulation Immortal to guard them. This makes it even less likely that anyone would risk taking them by force.

Under such circumstances, even Thunder Tribulation Immortals must come in person and wait for Fang Huo to finish refining while discussing the purchase of spirit liquid with a friendly demeanor.

Fang Huo treats these individuals differently; as long as there have been no major conflicts, he readily agrees, but the prices are set high, standard for supreme spirit herbs.

For example, the price for jade ginseng spirit liquid is based on the cost of ten-thousand-year jade ginseng, and it’s not cheap at all.

Even so, the visitors are immensely grateful and come one after another.

After all, these individuals, with their high status and wealthy backgrounds, don’t lack money; they just lack treasures that cannot be bought even with wealth.

Many rich scoundrels even audaciously ask to buy hundreds of portions at once.

Fang Huo cannot agree to that; he only sells a maximum of ten portions each time. This has been specifically instructed by Fang Lie because if he releases too much, they could lose track of money.

As for those families who hold grudges against the Fang Family, like the Bai Family and Jin Family, they should not expect to buy any spirit liquid. No matter how many times they come, it is useless, and Fang Huo is too lazy to meet them.

Thus, even Thunder Tribulation Immortals must show some courtesy to him, which has greatly changed his status.

The family that once abandoned him now cries and pleads for him to return, with his grandfather even stating that if Fang Huo returns, he will dismiss the main wife who had tormented him.

Yet, even with all this, Fang Huo remains unmoved. He has long abandoned his original surname, adopting the Fang name, firmly deciding to become a member of the Fang Family, naturally unwilling to go back.

In comparison to the three of them, Mao Mao, who cares for the younger siblings, seems to be silently unremarkable. Although others show a bit of politeness upon meeting, it is merely superficial; they generally still look down on this ugly creature!

This frustrates the three but leaves them helpless. They cannot resort to violence just because others are not sufficiently respectful, right? At most, they can make a hefty profit in business to vent their frustration at Mao Mao.

But now everything is different; even the highest-ranking Fang Huo is completely incomparable to Mao Mao.

Previously, the Sect Leader’s true inner gate disciples were only two: his son Mo Wanfang and his spiritual roots granddaughter Mo Lanyun, but now, there is another disciple, Mao Mao.

Under normal circumstances, a senior cultivator’s true inner gate disciples are usually only two or three, so Mao Mao is almost certainly a core inner gate disciple.

Though being an outsider, Mao Mao cannot inherit Mo Qianxun’s legacy to lead Mo Sect, it is not impossible for him to become part of the higher echelon of Mo Sect or even hold one of the five great tokens in the future.

They are naturally extremely excited about this news and hold a grand banquet to celebrate enthusiastically.

The next day, Fang Lie rises to take his leave, heading straight to Ten Thousand Flower Valley.

Upon arriving, entering Earth’s Magnetic Force Warship, Fang Lie is immediately stunned by the sight before him!