Chapter 154
Spring passed into autumn, and the seasons turned in endless cycles.
Taibai Island remained blanketed in snow year-round. Before Fang Qing’s secluded cave dwelling, a thick layer of dust had quietly accumulated.
Without anyone noticing, ten full years had passed.
Ancient Shu, Xituo Commandery.
Fang Yixin now appeared as a middle-aged man, sporting a pair of neatly trimmed mustaches. His cultivation had reached the fifth layer of Qi Ingestion. As he looked over his family’s spirit fields, he let out a long breath.
“This year, things have finally been a bit more peaceful. The harvest should be quite good.”
Beside him, Hu Quanan’s hair and beard had both turned white, his age showing clearly. He lowered his voice.
“Sigh… back then, when the Zeng Family’s old ancestor returned, things were stable for a few years. But later, rumors spread that the Ancestor Qingye had already passed away, and the news was deliberately concealed. Soon after, a rogue Dao Foundation cultivator, ‘Black Crow Hermit,’ attacked a Zeng Family caravan. That was clearly a test.”
In recent years, the Zeng Family had repeatedly clashed with several neighboring Dao Foundation factions. Although no Dao Foundation great cultivators had personally fought, the Qi Ingestion cultivators beneath them had engaged in several fierce battles. It could be said that there was not a single year without conflict.