Chapter 53: Fang Yun's Killing Intent

After returning to the mountain, Fang Yun waited for two days before harvesting all the spirit rice.

Then, he began heading down the mountain. Considering the time, the crops he had planted earlier should have matured by now.

Especially the weeds, which should have passed their maturity phase.

However, he thought that the weeds wouldn't yield much life vitality, and he had been busy with planting spirit rice and training in martial arts, so he didn't bother making a special trip down.

Now that there wasn't much to do, he decided to take the opportunity to visit the foot of the mountain, gather the crops, and see how much life vitality he could collect.

He also wanted to inform the clan elders to search for anyone with spiritual roots among the clan members.

With his lightness skill, Fang Yun descended the mountain much faster than before.

He soon arrived near the fields in the east.

Seeing that the soybeans had indeed matured, he noticed that the weeds nearby had matured long ago. The ripe seeds had fallen onto the adjacent land, giving rise to new weeds, while the original weeds were starting to yellow.

At this moment, the pirates nearby also noticed Fang Yun's arrival and immediately informed their leaders.

"Immortal Master, you've come down the mountain! These soybeans have all matured; when would you like to harvest them?"

Several pirate leaders approached Fang Yun, with the leader, Black Widow, quickly asking.

Fang Yun glanced at Black Widow and thought about how he might leave the island in the coming years. The few innate realm martial artists before him posed a considerable threat to the Fang family.

Should he resolve them before he left?

While it seemed somewhat unethical to do so—after all, he had accepted their surrender, and it wouldn't be right to suddenly execute them now when they hadn't done anything wrong—allowing them to remain in the Fang family could be risky.

What if something unexpected happened after his departure? These pirates could become uncontrollable.

Moreover, their presence meant that the thousands of other pirates would follow their lead, which would complicate matters for the Fang family even further.

If things went awry, these individuals alone could potentially destroy the Fang family before any new external threat emerged.

Perhaps Fang Yun's long silence made the Black Widow and the others glance up at him.

They instantly sensed the killing intent in his gaze.

Compared to these pirates who had spent years sailing the seas, Fang Yun's control over his own killing intent was evidently lacking.

This made the pirates acutely aware of his thoughts.

Realizing this, the five pirates felt a chill run down their spines, unsure of how they had offended this cultivator to evoke his desire to kill them.

Just as they were about to kneel and plead for mercy, Fang Lin and Fang Zhou received word and hurried over.

"Clan leader, when did you come down the mountain? Why didn't you notify us?"

From a distance, Fang Lin shouted loudly.

Fang Yun glanced at him, shook his head, and suppressed his killing intent. He then instructed the nearby pirates, "You should inform the others that they can now harvest these crops, including the weeds nearby. Harvest them all!"

After speaking, Fang Yun turned and walked towards Fang Lin.

The pirates bowed in response.

Once Fang Yun walked away, one of the pirates turned to Black Widow and said, "Boss, did you feel that? The Fang family's cultivator seems like he wants to kill us."

"It's not just a feeling; that killing intent in his eyes is unmistakable! Anyone can sense it! But why? We haven't provoked him recently! We've been diligently completing the tasks he assigned us!"

Another pirate chimed in.

Black Widow shook her head, looking in the direction Fang Yun had left, her expression deepening.

On the other side, Fang Yun arrived in front of Fang Lin and Fang Zhou, nodding at them before leading the way toward the town.

Seeing Fang Yun's demeanor, Fang Lin knew he had something to discuss privately with them and dared not joke around any longer.

As they walked toward the town, Fang Yun spoke up, "Elders, please search among the children in the clan to see if there are any with spiritual roots!"

Hearing Fang Yun's words, Fang Lin and Fang Zhou were both taken aback, looking at Fang Yun in disbelief.

They understood what this meant. It indicated that Fang Yun was about to leave Ling Shui Island and head to the perilous world of cultivation.

For the Fang family, which had only recently stabilized, this was nothing short of a disaster.

Coming to their senses, the two hurriedly stepped in front of Fang Yun and said, "Clan leader, you're still so young and have such cultivation; why the hurry to leave Ling Shui Island? You can wait a few more years until you reach a higher level before departing!"

Fang Yun glanced at Fang Lin, knowing what his departure meant for the Fang family.

However, if he had a way out, he wouldn't want to leave so abruptly!

After all, the Fang family's inherited techniques only allowed cultivation up to the third layer of Qi Refinement.

He couldn't waste time on the island during the fastest phase of his cultivation!

This was a point of divergence on their journey, with no possibility for compromise.

The previous cultivators of the Fang family had all gone through this; didn't they know that staying on the island was safer and better for the family?

Of course, they knew, but compared to their path of cultivation, these familial sentiments had to take a back seat.

Both sides were clear about these matters, and Fang Yun felt no need to lay them out explicitly.

So, he said, "I'm not saying I'm leaving right now; I just want you to find new people with spiritual roots as soon as possible. Try to cultivate them into new cultivators for the Fang family before I leave!

That way, even if I depart from Ling Shui Island, the safety of the Fang family will be better ensured!"

Fang Zhou, who had remained silent, spoke at this moment, saying, "Clan leader, the dangers of the cultivation world are unpredictable; you might leave this time and never come back!

With your qualifications, you could definitely wait until you break through to the third layer of Qi Refinement before leaving. Wouldn't that be more certain?"

Fang Yun shook his head, not revealing that he had already broken through to the third layer of Qi Refinement.

After all, relying on the Fang family's spiritual spring to break through to the third layer couldn't simply be explained by talent alone.

He certainly wouldn't reveal anything that might expose his golden finger.

"Elders, there's no need to persuade me; I've made up my mind. I believe past cultivators of the Fang family have all walked this path.

It's inevitable; you should focus on finding new people with spiritual roots!"