Astral Apostle

Unfortunately, the third apostle, Bill, was not here. Otherwise, no matter how many people came, it would be useless.

It was quite beneficial to be able to learn profound martial arts as soon as he joined the group and even receive guidance from a group of experts from the Green Forest. As bandits who had licked the blood of others through their blades, martial arts was a skill that could potentially save their lives. Everyone wanted to improve their skills.

Zhou Jing waved his hand and continued,

“Currently, we’re using the Small Wind Lake as our base, but it’s just a temporary measure. Our end goal is to occupy Yueshan Lake, but now is not the time to move towards it. Brother Sheng Rong, you understand the nearby situation best, so we still need you to tell us the distribution of the 22 generals on the waterway under Fan Zong’s banner. Let’s take down the nearby water bandits first and expand our territory.”

“Understood.”

Sheng Rong was solemn.

At this moment, Fang Zhen thought for a moment and suddenly asked, “Second Brother, Fan Zong doesn’t know that we’re here. Why don’t we let Brother Sheng Rong request to see Fan Zong? We’ll pretend to be followers and capture him when we approach Fan Zong. To capture the bandits, we’ll capture the leader first. It’s just like in Tiger Head Mountain. Wouldn’t that be faster?”

Zhou Jing touched his chin and pondered,

“I’ve also thought of this plan, but the situation in Huyang is different from the Lu River. The water bandits’ territories are too scattered. Although it’s convenient to take down Fan Zong directly, we can’t make a name for ourselves. Even if we replace this person, most of the water bandits under him will not submit to us.

Instead, they will seek refuge with two other people among the remaining flood dragons in Huyang. In this way, we will become an empty commander with no troops. We can only subdue the troops of Fan Zong’s headquarters and can’t command the water bandits everywhere, with the danger that our territory will be surrounded by the other two flood dragons.

At that time, if we want to go out and subdue others, we will definitely attract the other two to attack us from both sides. We will be restricted and it will not be easy for us to build.”

Duan Yunfeng’s eyes flashed as he replied,

“I see. Brother Chen wants to subdue many water bandits first and pretend to occupy this place. Then, you can lure Fan Zong to gather his troops to attack. At that time, you can defeat the other party on the battlefield. Not only can you capture Fan Zong, but you can also capture many water generals under him. From there, you can defeat them in one go and subdue a large number of water bandits in one go. You can also become famous in one battle?”

“Something like that.”

Zhou Jing nodded. Duan Yunfeng understood his intentions.

 

“Hmph! Don’t even think about it!” Fan Zong snorted angrily. “Although I respect this person for being a good man, since he targeted me, I can’t let him off!”

With that, Fan Zong suddenly stood up and called over the messenger. He shouted,

“Send the various water generals over. I want to send troops to suppress this Chen Feng and let him know that Huyang is not a place where he can do whatever he wants. If he wants to set up a stronghold here, he has to ask if I agree first!”

Fan Zong did not dare to sit back and watch Zhou Jing nibble away at his territory. If he did not restrain him immediately, he would probably really become an empty commander.

Moreover, he had been beaten up. If he did not counterattack, he would not be able to maintain his current status. The other pirates would feel that he could not protect their respective territories and would consider turning to others.

Therefore, he was now in a difficult position.

Just as Fan Zong had no choice but to counterattack, the other two people from the Three Flood Dragons of Huyang also received the news. Apart from being shocked, they also gloated at his misfortune.

After discussing with their leader, the two of them came to the same conclusion.

They would bide his time and watch the tigers fight.

If there was an opportunity, they would take the opportunity to further nibble away at Fan Zong’s territory and beat him up. They could even get rid of this old opponent once and for all and reap the benefits.

As for Chen Feng, if he lost in the war, they did not mind kicking him when he was down and expelling such a powerful competitor from Huyang.

…

Cloud Mountain, Southern Hua Sect.

“What? Then Chen Feng came to Huyang? He even set up a stronghold here and plans to occupy it for a long time?”

Sect Master Luo Zhen was shocked and hurriedly asked if the disciple who sent the message was true.

After receiving an affirmative answer, Luo Zhen could no longer sit still.

“This person has harmed the various sects in Jiangchun. Perhaps he wants to use the same trick again. As the leader of the Huyang Martial World, my Southern Hua Sect will definitely be the first to bear the brunt! We can’t delay the Martial Arts Conference any longer!”

Luo Zhen’s expression was uncertain.

Due to the distance, there were still many sects far away who had not given an answer.

However, he could not wait any longer. He was afraid that Chen Feng would think that the journey was very close, so he could directly go to the Southern Hua Sect to snatch the secret manual. That way, even if he could snatch it back later, the losses would be difficult to recover.

Thinking of this, Luo Zhen made a decision and instructed in a deep voice,

“Release the news in the martial world that the various sects will hold a martial arts conference to compete with Chen Feng. I’ll write another invitation. Send it to Chen Feng and make an appointment to attend the meeting next spring.”

In his opinion, if they agreed on a time to fight, they should be able to stabilize Chen Feng and prevent him from causing trouble in the Huyang Martial World in the short term. This would give them enough time to contact the other sects and invite the experts of the world to deal with the demon together.

…

“This Chen Feng actually came to Huyang and plans to stay here?”

In the Huyang Fan Prefecture, the magistrate could not help but raise his eyebrows when he heard this from the officials.

The lesson from Jiangchun was still in front of him. As a magistrate, he was also extremely afraid of Chen Feng.

The Fan Prefecture Magistrate thought for a while and made a decision. He sneered and muttered,

“This fellow is a thorn in the side of the Imperial Court. How can we let him grow? If he wanders around, it will indeed be difficult to deal with him. However, since he wants to set up a stronghold, it’s easy. I’ll submit a report now and ask the Imperial Court to send out elite soldiers and famous generals. At the same time, we can also eliminate the bandits from Huyang. This way, the world will be blessed with peace once more!”