Chapter 973 - Crypt (1/2)

Chapter 973: Crypt

Translator: Yukidaruma Translations  Editor: Yukidaruma Translations

Although Wang Tiangang felt many emotions inside him, he managed to adjust his attitude quickly and well.

After Fang Xingjian became a target that was hard for them to surpass, he also became their greatest pillar of support—someone they wanted to curry favor with.

It could be said that due to Fang Xingjian’s existence, the Conferred Knights and Knights from the Great Western Region Regional Academy’s faction made up half the military and political system.

Wang Tiangang also benefited from this as he went on to take up a cushy job in the Eastern Sand Region. He had over 30 Conferred Knights working under him, and each of his actions could decide the prosperity or demise of countless clans in the Eastern Sand Region.

His past self would never have imagined that he would gain the authority he had today.

All these things came from this man standing before him.

At the thought of this, he bent down even more humbly. “Sir, what instructions do you have? I’ll send people to get it done immediately.”

“There’s no need to trouble other people. I’ll leave in a while,” Fang Xingjian said while shaking his head. Then after scanning Wang Tiangang’s body with his martial will, he remarked calmly, “Demigod with one tier of perfection? Not bad.”

“It’s all thanks to Sir’s nurturing,” Wang Tiangang said respectfully.

Fang Xingjian flicked his finger slightly, and a stream of blood light gushed into the treasured sword that Wang Tiangang had been refining earlier.

The level 29 Superior Divine Weapon suddenly trembled intensely after receiving the reinforcement from the blood light. Unexpectedly, there was a faint wave of Divine martial will.

At the sight of this, how could Wang Tiangang not figure out that Fang Xingjian intended to help him? Wang Tiangang immediately half-knelt down and said happily, “Thank you for your help, Sir!”

“It’s just something done in passing,” Fang Xingjian stated calmly. “How many people have entered the forbidden ground in the past half a month?”

Wang Tiangang did not dare conceal anything and replied outright, “Most of the wild Knights from various factions have been blocked out by us, but there were some officials from the Imperial Capital who entered directly.

“There were also some Demigods who have a high level of cultivation but didn’t dare to openly enter out of fear of your reputation. They have probably also performed infiltration arts and gone in to take a look.

“I estimate that there have been around 30 people who entered the forbidden grounds.”

“There are people with extraordinary talents in the world. Some of them have a higher level of cultivation than you, and they even excel in infiltration arts. I won’t blame you for being unable to detect them or stop them,” Fang Xingjian said with a nod. Then he frowned and asked, “But it was a long time ago that I gave out the order to forbid anyone from entering. Who were the ones from the Imperial Capital? Whose orders were they under?”

Hearing Fang Xingjian’s words, Wang Tiangang’s countenance immediately turned extremely pale. He knelt down, lowered his head all the way to the ground, and said nervously, “It’s… It was the several Lords from the East Military Execution Order. They said that they came under the East Military Execution Order’s command to investigate the situation in the forbidden grounds.”

Hearing Wang Tiangang’s words, Fang Xingjian let out a cold laugh and did not reply. He merely thought inwardly, ‘I didn’tt expect for there to already be signs of depravation in the management when it hasn’t been long since I took over the Empire.

‘After I head back this time around, it’s time to kill a batch of people. Otherwise, some people may really think that they can do as they wish.’

Wang Tiangang knelt on the ground, trembling. After answering a few more questions about the forbidden grounds and then not hearing Fang Xingjian’s reply after a very long time passed by, he waited for another ten or so minutes before getting back up slowly. Fang Xingjian was already nowhere to be seen.

With a few flashes, Fang Xingjian had entered the forbidden grounds, arriving in a mountain valley at the center of the forbidden ground.

Based on the rumors, this was where the treasures were located. Additionally, according to the information provided by the Immortality Saint, this was where the demonic figure Yu Zi 1 —one of the Plenary Foundation Septet—had been sealed.

Fang Xingjian scanned the entire valley with his martial will, then his brows raised a little. ‘What a strong smell of blood… Based on what Wang Tiangang said, there shouldn’t be such serious massacres here.’