Chapter 299: Jurisdiction

Half an hour later, Gu Fan arrived at a human city.

It was not large in scale, seemingly a small city located in a border region, with a relatively sparse population.

The first thing Gu Fan did after arriving was to find an inn to stay in.

Then, he went to a restaurant, sat down, and ordered a full table of wine and dishes to enjoy a proper meal.

Although the Void Sacred Realm had everything, the difference in taste between the two worlds was too great.

It seemed that cultivators had largely forsaken worldly desires for food, and after eating a few times there, Gu Fan felt it was better not to eat at all.

Now that he had returned to Destiny Continent, naturally he had to enjoy a good meal.

“Mm, the taste here is still more to my liking.

But I haven’t been back to Xia Yan’s place in a long time, and I haven’t tasted modern seasonings in ages.

I should find some time to go back and visit…”

Thus, Gu Fan enjoyed the food while pondering his next move.

On Destiny Continent, the most urgent matter was naturally to hurry back to Brahma God Sect—any grudges that needed settling would be settled.

Among his peers back then, Gu Fan’s only defeat was in a cross-realm challenge against the Holy Son.

If he hadn’t escaped quickly during that battle, he might have already fallen.

Now that he had advanced to the mid-stage Yang Spirit Realm, naturally he had to find the Holy Son and settle the score.

There was also Lin Yi—after so long apart, Gu Fan actually missed him a bit.

If one spoke of true friends, Lin Yi definitely counted as one.

Back in the lower realm, the two had cooperated, killing countless disciples, living freely and unrestrained at that time.

Just then, the waiter came over with a few more dishes.

Gu Fan returned to his senses and called out to the waiter:

“Little brother.”

The waiter froze for a moment, then immediately turned around with enthusiasm and said:

“What can I do for you, honored guest?”

“Oh, it’s nothing serious.

I just wanted to ask where this place is, and which sect’s jurisdiction it falls under.”

Upon hearing this, the waiter’s expression turned strange, but he still answered in the end:

“This place is under the jurisdiction of a power called Flowing Mist Sect.”

Gu Fan searched his memory for a moment before giving up.

Back when he first came here, he had basically never left Brahma God Sect.

Aside from knowing the Four Great Sects, he knew nothing about the mid- or small-sized sects in charge of local regions.

“And above this Flowing Mist Sect?”

“Above Flowing Mist Sect is Shi Xuan Tower.

Shi Xuan Tower is the largest sect power in our region, overseeing five sects and thirty cities.”

The waiter answered with a puzzled look, wondering why this guest would ask something everyone from nearby cities should know.

Gu Fan smiled and said:

“I’ve always lived in seclusion deep in the mountains with my master, and this is my first time out, so I don’t know about the sects you mentioned.”

“I only know the Four Great Sects—Brahma God Sect, Pure Radiance God Sect, Sacred Land Yaochi, and the Gu Family.

Do you know which one is closest to here?”

Not wanting to waste time, Gu Fan directly listed the Four Great Sects.

The waiter finally smiled in understanding and said:

“I see.

In broader terms, we’re in the region of Sacred Land Yaochi.

But the truth is, the Sacred Land is far from here—ordinary people couldn’t reach it even in ten lifetimes.”

After hearing this, Gu Fan finally understood the general area he was in.

If he remembered correctly, Sacred Land Yaochi was in the west of the continent, which meant to return to Brahma God Sect, he needed to keep traveling east.

Gu Fan tossed some mortal currency to the waiter as payment, then checked out and left.

After leaving the city, he continued heading east.

He naturally wouldn’t walk the entire way, but this small city clearly had neither Immortal Boats nor Teleportation Arrays.

His priority now was to keep moving east until he found a larger city.

Whether it was a flying boat or a teleportation array, once he found the first one, the rest of the journey would be much smoother.

Thus, he kept heading east, and finally, on the seventh day, he saw a medium-sized city.

As Gu Fan traveled farther east, the number of cultivators noticeably increased.

In this city, Gu Fan found a long-distance merchant caravan.

After paying enough Spirit Stones, he boarded an Immortal Boat bound for a destination within Brahma God Sect’s sphere of influence.

The merchant caravan’s Immortal Boat was slower than his full-speed flight, but it was steady and could last for the whole journey.

Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, half a month had gone by.

At this time, Gu Fan had arrived in the Apocalypse World.

He had just landed on the hospital rooftop when his brows furrowed slightly.

Because within the entire hospital grounds, there wasn’t a single person.

Although he had liberated Chi City, driven out all the zombies, and built walls, Xia Yan had still arranged for many people to be stationed here to tend to the Evil Lotus.

Now, with no one in sight, something was clearly wrong.

Gu Fan’s figure moved, and in an instant, he appeared high above Chi City.

With a sweep of his Divine Sense, he immediately found Xia Yan’s location.

At that moment, in the central area of Chi City, the former government office building—now repurposed by Xia Yan as the administrative headquarters after the city was fully reopened—was in use.

Inside the large conference room on the first floor, Xia Yan exuded killing intent as she looked at her subordinates and said:

“According to intelligence, Huo Min has been killed in Copper City.

Our negotiation plan has been outright torn apart by the other side!

I want to know what everyone thinks!”

Chi Youyou’s expression darkened upon hearing this.

Having been in a high position for a long time, she had long since been tempered into something far from the university girl she once was—now she was every inch a ruler.

With sharp momentum, she said:

“Sister Yan, there’s nothing to discuss.

We sought talks to give them a chance.

Since ancient times, even warring nations never killed emissaries.

Copper City could agree or refuse, but killing our people means they must pay the price!”

Chi Manman nodded from the side and said:

“Although I think surviving humans should join hands to restore human civilization, it’s obvious some people have already grown accustomed to living like petty tyrants.

For such people, I think we should remove them with force!”

“That’s right!

Sister Yan, I also think we should act!

Copper City has many mines—securing them would supplement our future needs for metals and stone in city development.

We must take it!”

At this moment, a burly, dark-skinned man spoke hesitantly:

“Although our strength has reached Level 11, Sister Yan, your cultivation is different from ours…

Can we really defeat Copper City’s Level 15 leader…?”

Xia Yan cast a sidelong glance at Liao Tie.

“So, what are you implying?”

Liao Tie’s eyes shifted as he said:

“If the Boss were back, maybe everything wouldn’t be a problem.”

Hearing this, Xia Yan snorted coldly:

“We are subordinates—if we have to let the Boss handle everything, what use are we?

Just freeloaders?”

She narrowed her eyes and continued staring at Liao Tie:

“And stop playing little probing games.

I know what you’re thinking—Boss hasn’t appeared for a whole year, and some people are even spreading rumors in private that something happened to him.”

“I’ll tell you this—Boss hasn’t shown himself because he’s pursuing a higher realm.

If anyone dares to spread baseless rumors, don’t blame me for being ruthless!”

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