Chapter 212: Scrape All Of the Martial Arts Legacies


    That depends on your sincerity, Fang Chen replied.


    <em>Sincerity? </em>Senior Brother Zhou nced at his storage ring. He gritted his teeth and brought out 100 low-grade ki stones. This was all his saving.


    He was showing the full extent of his sincerity to shake this sword cultivator off his tail!


    Daoist Fang, I was nning to use these ki stones to purchase pills, but Ill give them all to you to clear up our misunderstanding. How does it sound? Senior Brother Zhou politely asked.


    Lin Li felt light-headed looking at this sight. <em>How did things end up like this? Why is Senior Brother Zhou admitting defeat without even trying to fight back? Immortals shouldnt be this weak!</em>


    I do feel your sincerity, but it isnt enough. Fang Chen shook his head.


    Senior Brother Zhou immediately turned to Senior Sister Wang and said, Junior sister, take out your ki stones too.


    Senior Sister Wang didnt hesitate to take out 100 low-grade ki stones too.


    However, Fang Chen shook his head.


    Senior Brother Zhou was starting to get anxious. <em>Is he not nning to let us off at all? If thats the case, we have no choice but to put our lives on the line. </em>


    Not just your ki stones. Your artifacts too, Fang Chen said. These are worldly possessions. Dont get too attached to them. The old ones need to go for new ones toe in.


    This The two of them were put in a spot.


    While the Blood Corpse Sects legacy was centered on nurturingbat zombies, they had managed to acquire some artifacts for themselves over the years, and their value far exceeded the 100 low-grade ki stones they had offered.


    Losing 100 low-grade ki stones was a blow, but they could recoup their losses in a year or two. It would be too much if they lost their artifacts on top of thatthey would be set back for at least a decade!


    You dont have much of a choice here, Fang Chen pointed out.


    The two of them clenched their jaws, but in the end, they could only reluctantly hand their artifacts and ki stones to Fang Chen.


    The little sword was excited to see the artifacts. It wanted to dig in right away, but Fang Chen stopped it. He feared that others might covet his sword if they learned that it could devour other artifacts.


    Farewell. I shant be sending you off. Fang Chen cheerily waved his hand.


    Youre too courteous. Senior Brother Zhou sped his fist before he quickly left together with Senior Sister Wang and Lin Li. He didnt even bother bidding farewell to Chillwaters emperor.


    Chillwaters emperor and the officials plunged into silence. The imperial offspring and officials who previously insulted Fang Chen trembled in fear, as their faces turned as white as a sheet of paper.


    Elder Ji, I presume you can settle the rest by yourself? Fang Chen asked with a smile.


    Rest assured, young master Fang. Ill handle the rest. You wont be disappointed. Ji Congyun sped his fist and said.


    Fang Chen nodded before taking his leave. Ji Congyun naturally became the center of attention after his departure.


    Come out, Ji nsmen, Ji Congyun calmly ordered.


    Around fifty people stepped out. Some of them were born in the Ji n, whereas the others were a part of the Ji Faction. All of them had excited looks on their faces, as they already knew what was going to happen next.


    Your Majesty isnt it about time for you to relinquish that seat to us? Ji Congyun smiled at Chillwaters emperor.


    Ji Congyun how could you collude with outsiders? Arent you afraid of Chillwater falling into Great Xias hands? This is the empire painstakingly built by the predecessors of our two ns. Flowing in thisnd is our ancestors blood and sweat! Chillwaters emperor attempted to turn the situation around by convincing Ji Congyun.


    How hriously naive! Ji Congyun sneered. So what if Chillwater is annexed by Great Xia? Great Xia is backed by an immortal. Having such a strong backing is nothing but beneficial to us! Besides


    He looked at the crowd in disdain before continuing on, Young master Fang has no intention of annexing our Chillwater. Our country doesnt have much to offer Great Xia. Just think about the White Tiger Empires attitude toward us.


    It wasnt hard for the officials to understand what Ji Congyun was getting at. Great Xia, like the White Tiger Empire, didnt have much interest in Chillwater. In fact, Great Xia might not even be interested in the White Tiger Empire at all.


    Even immortals from a grade-6 state had admitted defeat to Fang Chen. They could hardly imagine how strong Great Xia would be under Fang Chens protection.


    Chillwaters emperor turned ghastly pale. He shook weakly before copsing to the ground. However, there was not a person who stepped forward to help him other than Eunuch Lin.


    Haa Chillwaters emperor shook his head bitterly. He struggled to his feet and looked at Ji Congyun. Very well. Ill abdicate and hand the throne over to your Ji n. I only hope that our Han n will have a ce in Chillwater.


    Rest assured, our ancestors used to be brothers in arms. Head northward. Ill confer thend there to your Han n, Ji Congyun said.


    Thank you, Chillwaters emperor quietly replied.


    The imperial nsmen and the imperial faction knew that they had lost this battle. Their mood was lower than ever, though they did feel a sliver of relief at having survived this transition.


    In the following days, the news of the Ji n taking over the throne spread like wildfire. Spies from Vastsea, Redsky, and Heavenroc ryed the news back to their respective countries too.


    However, the locals werent surprised to hear that, since the Ji n had ruled over half of Chillwater all this while. It didnt matter to them whether it was the Ji n or the Han n who was in power.


    The Han nsmen swiftly left the empire to head northward. They took a couple of old officials who were reluctant to remain in the capital with them.


    Ji Congyun made no attempt to stop them, as he didnt think that the Han n had any chance of making aeback anymore. Since he wouldnt be able to use those old officials anyway, he felt no pity at their departure.


    At the same time, all of Chillwaters sects, be it weak or strong, received imperial edicts to hand over their respective martial arts legacy.


    This news came as an even greater shock than the change in crown. It stirred a huge uproar in Chillwaters pugilistic world.


    Some of the sects obediently handed over their legacies out of fear of the Ji ns influence, but there were also sects who refused to hand over their long-time legacies and fought back.


    The Ji n might be the dominant power in Chillwater, but there were other major powers too.


    The Forgotten Sea Sword Sect, Chillwaters strongest sword sect, enjoyed high prestige in Chillwater, such that the Ji n and the Han n often treated them as equals. Its sect master was also a powerful martial artist of the same caliber as Ji Congyun.


    The Forgotten Sea Sword Sect had chosen to fight back. It rallied other top sects with Longevity Ki martial artists to break out of the Ji ns encirclement before scattering all over the pugilistic world, making it hard for the Ji n to deal with them.


    Ten dayster, Fang Chen saw an exhausted Ji Congyun.


    Carry them in. Ji Congyun beckoned with his hand.


    Someone carried in ten crates and ced them in front of Fang Chen.


    Young master Fang, here is seven-tenths of Chillwaters martial arts legacies. As for the remaining three-tenths I dont think Ill be able to acquire them any time soon, Ji Congyun replied with a bitter smile.