The demonic cultivators' large-scale invasion of the Yue Kingdom was not continuous.
The reason why they attacked the Yue Kingdom didn't seem to be because they wanted to occupy the Yue Kingdom. Instead, they just wanted to plunder.
As a result, after the initial stalemate, the number of demonic cultivators in the Yue Kingdom quickly decreased.
Apart from being suppressed in the beginning, the Five Sects also began to counterattack, attacking the remaining demonic cultivators and slowly driving them out.
By now, the Exterminating Demon Sect's goal had basically been achieved.
They plundered a large amount of wealth and massacred many people in the Yue Kingdom, collecting the flesh, blood, and souls of countless people.
In the process, the number of people who died numbered in the millions.
With so much slaughter and so many properties, it was enough to make the Exterminating Demon Sect bloat.
Of course, the reason why the Exterminating Demon Sect chose to retreat was also related to external pressure.
It was not that the Exterminating Demon Sect had no opponents; there were also factions that could rival them.
The Sky Brightness Sect was one of them.
They had been the Exterminating Demon Sect's opponent for many years, and they had been fighting in the outside world for countless years.
It was because the two sides were tied together that their power was restrained, unable to invade the outside world.
This time, it was because the Sky Brightness Sect had some eggs, so the Exterminating Demon Sect seized the opportunity to attack everywhere and plunder to strengthen themselves.
Even so, the Sky Brightness Sect quickly reacted and suppressed the Exterminating Demon Sect's power, making it impossible for them to advance any further.
This was also why the demonic cultivators in the Yue Kingdom had retreated.
Otherwise, they would not have minded taking down the entire Yue Kingdom and annexing it.
With the Sky Brightness Sect's interference, the Exterminating Demon Sect's power quickly retreated.
As for the other scattered demonic cultivators that had followed the Exterminating Demon Sect, they were quickly swept up by the remaining five factions, unable to cause much of a commotion.
The demonic cultivators in the Yue Kingdom were quickly suppressed.
However, even though the demonic cultivators had been suppressed, some things had already been set in stone.
After this chaos, the power of the five factions had greatly decreased. Some of them even lost their legacies and were completely destroyed by the Exterminating Demon Sect.
As for the others, they had also suffered heavy losses. Bones were everywhere, and there were corpses of demonic cultivators everywhere.
Empty cities were left in the outside world, and there were not many residents left inside.
From the looks of it, after this incident, the entire State of Yue had suffered great losses, regardless of whether it was mortals or cultivators.
Without a few decades, he wouldn't be able to recover his vitality.
It could be said to be unprecedented chaos.
However, amidst the chaos, there were also new opportunities.
During the chaos caused by the demonic cultivators, a large number of cultivator clans were massacred. Even a few of the Five Sects of Yue State were wiped out.
Although these forces were destroyed, the industries they left behind were still there.
Demonic cultivators could plunder ready-made magic tools and spirit stones, but there was no way for them to directly take some fixed property and leave it behind.
These things were extremely important to cultivators.
For the remaining powers and cultivators in the State of Yue, the businesses left behind by the slaughtered cultivators were the best prey.
The Zhang Family of Nine Peaks City was one such family.
After the demonic cultivators retreated, the Zhang Clan started to attack, devouring the businesses of the other clans in Nine Peaks City.
After that, it even expanded outwards, swallowing up many spirit gardens and spirit mines, bringing them under its control.
With these things, this originally ordinary small family had now become a hegemon.
If it was in the past, the Zhang Clan's actions would have caused massive waves, and countless people would have attacked them.
However, now, no one cared about it.
After all, everyone was doing the same thing, so there was naturally nothing to care about.
The only difference between them and the Zhang Clan was the way they ate and the way they ate. There was not much else.
The period of crazy expansion lasted for a long time.
Only after a few months did the situation in the State of Yue become more stable.
The Five Sects of Yue State reorganized their forces and recruited new disciples, greatly replenishing their strength.
The other factions were the same.
However, after this chaos, only three of the Five Sects of Yue State remained.
To Chen Heng, this did not make much of a difference.
The Flowing Cloud Sect still existed, but it had been heavily damaged.
He had received news that the Spirit Garden Attendants who had returned to the Flowing Cloud Sect had all been turned into dust.
As for the cultivator who had planted the demonic seed in him, he was nowhere to be found. Perhaps he had died during the battle, or perhaps he had left.
However, after this chaotic battle, the Flowing Cloud Sect's strength had been greatly reduced, so the remaining disciples had received better treatment.
Chen Heng had gone back, and because of his talent in refining, he had become an Inner Court Disciple of the Flowing Cloud Sect.
To Chen Heng's previous self, this had been an incredibly difficult goal, but now, it had been easily achieved.
Chen Heng did not feel too surprised about these changes, and he just silently accepted them.
However, despite becoming an Inner Court Disciple, Chen Heng spent most of his time in Nine Peaks City and did not leave very often.
Time passed by slowly and unceasingly.
In the blink of an eye, 30 years had passed.
30 years later, the world had once again changed.
"The scenery does not seem to have changed much."
Early in the morning, Chen Heng sat cross-legged within a courtyard with a calm expression as he looked outside.
As he looked on, the scenery outside was revealed, and there were specks of sunlight shining brightly.
Outside the courtyard, there was a garden.
Within the garden, there were all sorts of spirit grasses, and under the sunlight, they gave off a faint fragrance.
The surroundings were shrouded in a dense fog of spiritual energy, shrouded by it.
It was a unique scene.
Chen Heng sat cross-legged within the courtyard, holding a cup of bitter tea.
After 30 years, his appearance did not seem to have changed much, and he still looked like a young man.
Time seemed to have frozen, and nothing had changed.
The only thing that had changed was the scenery outside.
"I heard that there have been changes in the Flowing Cloud Sect."
Behind him, Zhang Ya had a respectful expression as she said, "After Junior Apprentice Sister Hou returned to the Flowing Cloud Sect, things have gone out of control. Not only did she take first place and enter the Inner Court, but she has also caught the attention of an Elder, who wants to take her in as a True Legacy Disciple.
She knelt behind Chen Heng and looked at him as she spoke softly with a respectful expression.
"Is that so?"
Chen Heng nodded, not feeling too surprised, "She has been by my side for 30 years, and it is about time for her to leave.
"It's all because of clan brother's teachings."
Zhang Ya's expression was respectful as she said seriously, "If it wasn't for your care and nurturing, even if Junior Apprentice Sister Hou could cultivate, she would not have such a day.
Over the past 30 years, Chen Heng had treated Hou Juan very well.
Not only did he often explain cultivation to her, but he would also immediately send her any good things that came his way.
Let alone others, even Zhang Ya felt quite jealous of this kind of treatment.
Compared to this, she, a true member of the Zhang family, had become an outsider.
The Zhang family's people all felt that their clan leader most likely had some special opinion of Administrator Hou; otherwise, why would he treat her so highly?
After all, Deacon Hou was famous for his poor aptitude.
"No, you don't understand."
Hearing Zhang Ya's words, Chen Heng did not say much and only shook his head.
From his perspective, he could see many things, and he naturally knew that things were not as simple as they seemed.
After 30 years, many things had changed.
This was the same for Hou Juan.
The Mandate of Heaven, which had been dormant for a long time, finally became active at this moment.
This was the reason why Hou Juan had performed so well at the sect meeting.
This was the power of the Mandate of Heaven.
When the Heaven's Will was in full bloom, even a piece of trash could obtain many fortuitous encounters and stand above ordinary people.
Even if Hou Juan did not have Chen Heng's tutelage, by now, she would still be able to rise.
Perhaps Chen Heng's help was important to her, but it was not necessary.
Even without Chen Heng, there would be other fortuitous encounters that would help her rise to greater heights.
Chen Heng understood this, but it was evident that others did not.
Chen Heng did not intend to explain in detail.
After drinking the bitter tea in his hand, Chen Heng got up and slowly walked out.
Compared to 30 years ago, Nine Peaks City had changed greatly.
The surroundings were quite lively, and cultivators could be seen everywhere.
Even though there were cultivators in Nine Peaks City, there were very few of them. There were only a few scattered about, and they were quite rare.
Now, they were quite common. Even though they could not be seen everywhere, they were not as rare as before.
This was all because of Chen Heng.
30 years ago, after Chen Heng became the Lord of Nine Peaks City and the Zhang clan's leader, he obtained a large number of businesses.
Some of these businesses belonged to other cultivation families, and some belonged to other factions outside of Nine Peaks City. However, as Chen Heng rose to power, they were all devoured by the Zhang clan.
After obtaining these businesses, Chen Heng chose to take out a portion of the resources he obtained each year and sell them or do other things.
At the same time, he set up a small workshop, which could take out magic tools and other materials at regular intervals.
After a long time, this place had become a small-scale trading center.
Many cultivators from all over the world came here to trade goods or do other things.
Over 30 years, this place had changed a lot.
Of course, it was not just this place.
Back then, during that chaos, Chen Heng had done much more than that.
With Nine Peaks City as the center, many places had already been occupied by the Zhang Family, becoming their territory.
After 30 years of development, apart from the Flowing Cloud Sect and the other two sects, the most powerful faction in Yue was the Zhang clan.
Of course, even though he had become so powerful, Chen Heng rarely went out. Most of his time was within Nine Peaks City.
In fact, he had even kept his status as an Inner Court Disciple of the Flowing Cloud Sect.
Both sides had maintained a peaceful relationship until now.
In actuality, under Chen Heng's leadership, the relationship between the Zhang clan and the Flowing Cloud Sect was quite good.
For Hou Juan to be able to perform so well in the Flowing Cloud Sect and be taken in as a disciple by an Elder, one could see the relationship between the two.
Regardless of whether Hou Juan was willing or not, staying by Chen Heng's side from start to finish had left a deep mark on her that she could not get rid of.
No matter what she wanted, to others, she was Chen Heng's person and represented a part of him.
Chen Heng did not walk for too long within Nine Peaks City.
As he walked around, Chen Heng seemed to sense something and looked up at the sky.
The sun was shining brightly in the air, and everything looked quite normal.
However, Chen Heng could not help but frown; he had sensed something.
"The wind … is about to change …"
He spoke softly as the thought flashed through his mind.
A light breeze blew past, and light sounds could be heard from the surroundings.
As the wind blew, Chen Heng's expression was calm as he silently turned and walked to the side.
Time gradually passed.
In the distance, within the Flowing Cloud Sect.
Hou Juan silently walked to the back of the mountain and came to a secret area.
In front of her, a few black-clothed people stood there, looking at Hou Juan with cold expressions.
"Have you thought it through?"
The three black-clothed people looked at Hou Juan and gave cold smiles, "Hand over the thing and we can spare your life. Otherwise …"
"Otherwise, what would you do?"
Hou Juan's expression was very calm and cold. She just stood there, looking at the people in front of her, as if she didn't care at all.
"Then don't blame us for being impolite."
The leader of the three coldly laughed, "If you had just stayed within the Flowing Cloud Sect, we would not have been able to do anything to you.
"But since you've taken the initiative to come out, don't blame us."
He coldly spoke before picking up his saber and rushing over.
A wave of sounds came from ahead.
The three of them simultaneously rushed towards Hou Juan's side, giving off massive sounds.
It was just that Hou Juan did not even look at these three people and just stood there as if she did not care about them at all.
Under her gaze, the three of them slowly rushed forward. However, they directly bypassed her and rushed behind her.
The three of them did not seem to realize what was happening and drew their sabers, preparing to fight.
Only then did Hou Juan turn around.
Under the faint sunlight, her appearance was revealed, and a blood-red light flashed in her eyes.
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