Chapter 55: The Elders' Persuasion

Upon hearing this from Fang Yun, the five breathed a sigh of relief. The insightful Black Widow even realized the reason behind Fang Yun's earlier murderous intent.

She figured that he must have seen them as a huge threat to the Fang family once he decided to leave the island, hence his desire to eliminate them.

Realizing this, a cold sweat broke out on the Black Widow.

They had already been on the brink of death.

Fortunately, Fang Yun had changed his mind in the end.

Reflecting on Fang Yun's proposal, the Black Widow thought that even with the thousands of pirates, the information they could gather about the cultivation world wouldn't be much.

However, recalling the recent danger, she ultimately didn't dare to continue staying on Ling Shui Island.

Seizing this opportunity, it was best to leave the island and talk once they reached the sea.

As for the idea of aligning with Fang Yun, the Black Widow had lost her enthusiasm for it.

Of course, if they could gather enough information about cultivators at sea, they could trade that information for Fang Yun's protection.

That was also a possibility.

So, the Black Widow quickly said, "Master, we are willing to serve you!"

Although Fang Yun hadn't experienced much, he could tell that the Black Widow and the others were eager to leave the island.

However, he personally didn't care much about this matter.

Letting them go was just choosing the best option among several.

Even if they seized the chance to escape, it wouldn't be a significant loss for him.

As for how much information he could obtain by letting them out, Fang Yun didn't have high hopes.

He only needed to understand the general situation of the cultivation world.

He couldn't rely solely on this group of pirates for information about the cultivation world.

After seeing that the Black Widow had agreed, Fang Yun nodded, "Alright, then you all tidy up well. Once you've sorted out the matters on the island, you can leave!"

"Yes, Master!"

After the five pirate leaders left, Fang Yun heard voices coming from the distance.

Turning his head, he saw Fang Jianting approaching with ten clan elders.

At a glance, Fang Yun knew their purpose.

But now it was too late to hide.

Fine, he might as well clarify the situation completely.

So, without waiting for them to come closer, Fang Yun took the initiative to step forward.

"Clan Leader, I heard you are planning to leave the island?" As soon as Fang Yun arrived, Fang Jianting asked tremulously.

Fang Yun remained silent for a moment, glanced at the surrounding elders, and then nodded.

"Ancestor, given your age, you must have experienced many cultivators, right? The spiritual energy on our Fang family's Ling Shui Island is simply too low. Any cultivator wanting to continue advancing will inevitably have to leave."

Fang Jianting sighed, "Clan Leader, we all understand what you're saying, but it's still too early!

Moreover, you're only at the second level of Qi Refinement; it's too dangerous to leave now. Why not wait for another ten years? With your aptitude, you're bound to break through to the third level of Qi Refinement, making your departure much more assured!"

Fang Yun shook his head, "Ancestor, you don't need to persuade me any further.

For the cultivation world, there's hardly any difference between being at the second level or the third level of Qi Refinement.

I'm still young, and this is the fastest time for me to progress. If I wait another ten years to go out, even if I'm lucky enough not to die, I'll find it impossible to continue advancing!"

In fact, Fang Yun didn't want to leave either. If he had a complete set of cultivation techniques, he would definitely wait until his life essence was completely insufficient before leaving the island.

That way, even if he encountered danger after leaving, he would have some resistance.

However, he had no means to reach the fourth level of Qi Refinement. Even if he stayed for decades, he wouldn't be able to improve his cultivation apart from accumulating more life essence.

Ultimately, if he didn't want to die of old age, he would still have to face the perilous cultivation world with only the third level of Qi Refinement.

Given that, it would be better to leave while he was still young and full of drive!

Hearing Fang Yun say this, Fang Jianting didn't speak any further.

The surrounding elders fell silent as well.

This was the clash between the paths of cultivators and mortals.

In the end, they still couldn't convince Fang Yun.

"Alright, Clan Leader, if that's the case, let's quickly search for those with spiritual roots in the family and send them up the mountain!"

Fang Yun nodded, then turned to Fang Lin and said, "Regarding those pirates we captured before, I don't have much use for them now.

I think it's better to let them go to help me scout information about the cultivation world.

I'd rather not leave and find myself completely clueless!"

"Clan Leader, you can decide what to do about those pirates!

However, will they seize the opportunity to run away?

During this time, Fang Ming should have developed quite a few poisons. How about using those poisons to control those innate martial artists?

That way, they can be useful to you!"

Fang Lin immediately agreed to Fang Yun's request.

Compared to the family's inheritance, these pirates didn't seem significant to them at all.

If Fang Yun hadn't insisted on keeping them, they would have been sold in the black market outside the island long ago.

Letting them go now wasn't out of the question.

However, Fang Lin still pointed out the potential flaws in this plan.

Fang Yun looked at Fang Ming, who reached into his pocket and pulled out a vial of pills, handing it to Fang Yun. "Clan Leader, this is a poison I've been researching to control innate martial artists.

But the Black Widow has researched this area much more deeply than I have; controlling her with this may not be very likely!"

Fang Yun glanced at the poison in his hand. Since Fang Ming said so, he decided to give up on the idea of using poison to control the Black Widow.

Since he couldn't control her, it was better not to use the poison and risk losing face as a cultivator. However, Fang Yun decided to keep the poison for now; perhaps it would come in handy after he left the island.

After that, several clan elders went back to search for those with spiritual roots in the clan.

A few days later, the crops they had planted were fully harvested.

Fang Yun's earlier estimation proved correct; the final yield of life essence was only 60 points.

Name: Fang Yun

Cultivation: Third level of Qi Refinement

Magic Power: 56

Life Essence: 630

Spells: Earth Control (61% proficiency), Spiritual Rain (72% proficiency), Growth Technique (3% familiar), Metal Qi Technique (2% beginner)

Plant Control: Vines (4)

Fang Yun had anticipated this amount and wasn't particularly disappointed.

However, seeing the total amount of life essence he had made him quite happy.