Chapter 324: Chapter 324

“Fang Hao, let’s not stir up trouble. After all, it was Elder Fang Ao's decision…” someone said nervously. As the person in charge of the third branch, Fang Ao held enough authority over its disciples.

“Are you all just going to back down ? Are you really afraid of some wandering branch disciple who suddenly appeared out of nowhere?”

Fang Hao sneered. “My elder brother is at the 11th stage of the Qi Refining Realm. This courtyard is rich in spiritual energy, it has spiritual fields and spiritual springs. Many cultivators die vying for these types of resources. Are you all willing to let a mere side branch disciple occupy it to himself so easily?”

Everyone faltered, clearly unwilling.

They had been born into the Fang Family, and they were from the main branch, yet they never owned a decent cultivation cave dwelling one. How could they swallow the fact that a side branch disciple had come in and swooped such a nice spot for himself, overshadowing them?

Fang Hao's expression turned sly. “Moreover… I heard that this person is on good terms with Xia Ji,” Fang Hao said. “Xia Ji has been spreading rumors about Jue Wudi recently. I’m sure you’ve all heard about it, right? I remember Fang Lingxing was really angry because of this. Why don’t we teach this guy a lesson so we can help her vent her anger?”

Everyone exchanged glances and in the next moment, they nodded silently in agreement.

Fang Hao immediately knocked on the door.

Soon, Li Cang opened the door, and upon seeing several disciples of the third branch standing before him, his expression instantly turned polite and he greeted, “Welcome, everyone.”

Li Cang apologetically answered, “Young Master Fang Chen has been in seclusion for the past half a month and hasn't come out since.”

Fang Hao frowned and demanded, “For half a month? Please inform him to come out now.”

Li Cang was about to refuse, but it seemed that Fang Hao suddenly had a different idea, as he quickly said. “Forget it, we'll go in by ourselves.”

Li Cang circled past Li Cang and led the others straight into the cave dwelling.

Feeling that something strange was going on, Li Cang flashed swiftly to block their paths. He forced a smile and said, “Everyone, please don't put me in a difficult spot.”

If he couldn’t even stop these few people from barging right inside, what face would he have left to remain here?

Fang Hao sneered. “How dare you stop us, Li Cang. We are the masters, and you are just a servant. Don’t think you can disrespect us just because you're at the third level of the Heaven Profound Stage.”

“If you don't step aside now, don't blame me for being ruthless.”

Li Cang's expression changed. Gritting his teeth, he bowed low, urging, “Please, don't make things difficult for me.”

The atmosphere turned silent and tense.

Most of those with Fang Hao were only at the fifth and sixth stages of the Qi Refining Realm, which wouldn’t be enough for them to match Li Cang at all unless they had a special talisman up their sleeve or an advanced technique they knew. Even Fang Hao was just in the eighth stage, which was only considered among the middle level of the younger generation of the family. To reach the upper level, the criteria was that one had to at least reach the tenth stage.

Fang Chen was surprised. “Is this courtyard yours?”

Fang Hao was taken aback. “No.”

“If it's not yours, why can't I live here?” asked Fang Chen.

Fang Hao sneered. “In the vast Fang Family, only a handful of disciples can live in such a courtyard. It's reserved for the top, the rank one disciples. Now tell me, do you think you're qualified to live here? When I heard that a descendant of a side branch has come to the family and was assigned to live here, it just didn’t sit well with me to have someone like that live here. Heed my advice, because if you continue to stay here, trouble will come knocking constantly. Don’t you want to have time for your cultivation?”

The threat was very evident in his words.

Li Cang's expression changed slightly. He had already guessed that there would be trouble coming soon because of the courtyard, but he didn’t expect it to arrive so soon.

“What if I insist on staying?”

“Tomorrow, everyone will be competing on their techniques. So, if you insist on staying here, then we’ll leave it to our skills to determine how this’ll end tomorrow. The family has its fatalities too, every year. You’d better think it through,” warned Fang Hao.

Fang Chen asked again, “So?”

After they left, Li Cang said with concern, “Young Master Fang Chen, you should be careful tomorrow.”

Fang Chen casually asked, “What’s this competition he’s talking about? I'm new here so I don’t know many things. Can you please enlighten me?”