Ling Tian brought the women to Little Immortal Island, and they immediately fell in love with it.
Ling Tian was not idle either. The first thing he did upon arriving was to take out a round jade pendant, sixty-four palms in size.
Next, Ling Tian took out a compass and surveyed the island. After determining the locations, he dug sixty-four pits on the island and buried all the jade pendants in them.
When the last jade pendant was buried, everyone was astonished to find that the island's climate had changed!
On the island, the wind was strong. Even with the obstruction of the terrain, the residential areas on the island were constantly buffeted by a four to three-grade sea breeze.
But after Ling Tian buried the last jade pendant, everyone was surprised to find that the sea breeze, which had been blowing on the surface of their skin and felt somewhat irritating, had disappeared. It was replaced by a gentle and mild breeze.
The wind force of this breeze was only about grade one, and it felt very comfortable blowing on people.
On the other hand, the women also felt that the concentration of spiritual energy on the island had more than doubled!
This was the marvelous effect of the formation Ling Tian had set up. It was a spirit gathering formation, but its primary function was to organize the relatively chaotic spiritual energy in the surroundings, making it easier for people to absorb.
On the other hand, although this spirit gathering formation could slightly increase the concentration of local spiritual energy, Ling Tian had not increased it too much. Otherwise, it might cause anomalies and attract the attention of those with ulterior motives.
As it was now, increasing the concentration of spiritual energy by a double fold was beneficial for cultivation without arousing suspicion.
In the following days, for Ling Tian, it was truly a life of enjoying the company of multiple women.
The four women, each with her own unique style, accompanied him every day. If not for the deep-seated family vendetta he still carried, Ling Tian would have wished to live like this forever. Of course, Wang Bingxia and the others felt the same.
However, while they were living a carefree life here, the entire martial arts world of Huaxia was engulfed in a bloody storm.
The Long family and the Tianshan Sword Sect were attacking each other, and in just half a month, dozens of people had been killed or injured.
Among them, the Misty Rain Pavilion played a very important role. It was no longer a secret in the martial arts world that the Tianshan Sword Sect had colluded with the unorthodox sects to attack the Misty Rain Pavilion. Therefore, the Misty Rain Pavilion could openly and unscrupulously provide the Long family with intelligence related to the Tianshan Sword Sect.
On the other hand, the Misty Rain Pavilion also used its alias intelligence agency to sell the intelligence it gathered about the Long family to the Tianshan Sword Sect.
Both families were very satisfied with their sources of intelligence, unaware that they were being manipulated by the Misty Rain Pavilion.
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At the headquarters of the Righteous Alliance, in the office of Secretary-General Xie Liheng, Old Xie was struggling with a pile of documents.
The martial arts world of Huaxia had been too restless lately. Not only were the people from the unorthodox sects colluding and causing trouble everywhere, but the Long family was also causing problems, directly going to war with the Tianshan Sword Sect!
And now, everyone knew that the Tianshan Sword Sect had sided with the unorthodox sects, but they refused to admit it. The Righteous Alliance could do nothing about it. It was not like in the past when one could simply wipe out a sect if they suspected it of colluding with the unorthodox sects.
The Situ family was also a cause for concern. They had actually harassed Ling Tian's widow, which was going too far.
If they were coveting Bing Tian Pharmaceutical and Ling Tian's assets, it could be understood. However, for people from the Situ family to want to use Wang Bingxia as a cauldron was simply excessive!
However, it was said that the Situ family had also suffered greatly. All those who went to harass Wang Bingxia were wiped out. One enshrined elder was missing, and it was highly likely that he had died.
Then, the instigator, Situ Liuguang, was reportedly confined. Whether this was true or not was unknown; it was possible that the Situ family was just putting on a show.
As a result, in the past few days, another incident had occurred. The Tianshan Sword Sect had spread rumors, widely publicizing that Long Ming had once hinted to Long Zhan to assassinate Ling Tian!
Although Long Ming vehemently denied this matter, many people in the martial arts world still believed that the statement was true. Long Ming was capable of such despicable acts. Thus, the demand for the Long family to explain and accept an investigation was brewing.
Just then, there was a knock on the office door. Xuan Yuanjie and Zhuge Tianji, two influential figures, walked in. Zhuge Tianji closed the door behind them.
"Old Xie, what's the matter? You called us here?" Xuan Yuanjie asked.
"Brother Xuan Yuan, I've been extremely worried lately about the Long family and the Situ family. I wanted to consult you two about it!
There are strong calls from below demanding an investigation into the Long family and sanctions against the Situ family...
I really don't know what to do now. Please give me some advice!"
Xuan Yuanjie snorted, "The Situ family has gone too far. They bullied their widow before Ling Tian's body was even cold. Is that something a human would do?
The most disgusting thing is that they wanted to use her as a cauldron. What's the difference between this practice and the unorthodox sects!
If you ask me, the Situ family needs to be severely reprimanded. They've become too arrogant!"
"This humble Taoist agrees!" Zhuge Tianji said.
Xie Liheng nodded, "Alright, let's do that. Let's give them a good reprimand, and perhaps even make them an example!"
In fact, Xie Liheng had long been dissatisfied with the actions of the Situ family, but within the Righteous Alliance, he had to balance the various forces.
After all, whether it was the Long family or the Situ family, both had joined almost from the moment the Righteous Alliance was founded. Regardless, their dignity had to be considered.
In this matter, bringing in Xuan Yuanjie and Zhuge Tianji was ostensibly to ask for their advice, but in reality, it was to gain their support. As long as Xuan Yuanjie agreed, this matter would represent the Xuan Yuan family's stance, and no family would dare to provoke the Xuan Yuan family without reason.
"You two, let's talk about the Long family again. Many people are demanding an investigation into the Long family. What do you think should be done about this matter!"
"Investigate? How can we investigate? That Yun Zhan is already dead, and there's no evidence to prove anything. Long Ming is as cunning as a monkey. Once he gets involved, he'll be a monkey. How could he possibly admit it!" Xuan Yuanjie said indignantly.
"I'm so worried! These two families are at each other's throats. Today you hit me, tomorrow I hit you. It's a bloodbath! The higher-ups are very displeased!" Xie Liheng said, rubbing his temples.
"Why don't we put in more effort and concentrate our forces to attack and flatten the Tianshan Sword Sect? Wouldn't that solve everything?" Xuan Yuanjie suggested.