305: Chapter 305 Public Disposal (Third Update Today)

"I called you here because there is a matter." Zhou Ziye said slowly.

"Elder Zhou, please speak if you have something to say." Han Xingchong looked puzzled.

"Did your Han Family reach too far?" Zhou Ziye's tone was somewhat dissatisfied.

"What?" Han Xingchong found it strange. Had their Han Family overstepped?

"You don't know?" Zhou Ziye looked at the doubt in the other person's eyes, guessing whether the other person really didn't know.

"Please speak clearly, Elder Zhou." Han Xingchong said directly.

Ever since his Foundation Establishment, he had been in seclusion. If the people below had done something, he truly didn't know.

"Your Han Family has..." Zhou Ziye looked at the other person and slowly recounted the matter. A few Qi Refining Cultivators from the Han Family were assigned to guard the warehouse. Although it wasn't the treasure vault, some supplies were usually stored in the warehouse.

However, the Han Family Cultivators guarding the warehouse actually committed theft while on duty. A Late Qi Refining Stage Cultivator had pilfered over a thousand Spirit Stones worth of resources back and forth in just half a year.

If someone hadn't had a sharp eye, they really wouldn't have noticed anything.

After listening, Han Xingchong was shocked and filled with anger. Their Han Family had managed to become a Foundation Establishment Family with great difficulty. If they ruined things because of such a fool, how could they make a living in Qinghe County in the future?

"Elder Zhou, who is this person? You have full authority to handle it. Even if it is my own biological son, I will definitely not spare him." Han Xingchong said solemnly.

"Mn, I will have someone handle this matter." Zhou Ziye nodded.

As for why he didn't mention it just now, it was actually because the stolen value was only a thousand Spirit Stones. The Chen Family did not want to punish a Foundation Establishment Cultivator openly over just a thousand Spirit Stones, so they only asked Zhou Ziye to give a warning first.

Of course, the Han Family members alone certainly wouldn't have that kind of guts. If members of the Chen Family hadn't also been involved, how could the Han Family members have had such nerve? It's just that both the Chen Family and he had initially thought Han Xingchong was involved behind the scenes.

As for those few Qi Refining Cultivators, he had previously sought the Chen Family's opinion. The Chen Family's opinion was to handle it publicly.

Even if they were members of the Chen Family, if they made a mistake, they still had to be publicly tried and punished according to the law.

Otherwise, what would be the meaning of the Qinghe Alliance organized by the Chen Family?

After Zhou Ziye finished speaking, he dismissed Han Xingchong.

As for those Qi Refining Cultivators who committed theft while on duty, they were publicly punished a few days later.

Among them, the mastermind Chen Lingfan was sentenced to ten years of confinement, while the other three were sentenced to three and five years respectively.

Confinement was not merely restricting their freedom; a special Formation would be set up in the confined area. This Formation would cut off Spiritual Qi, making it impossible for the Cultivator inside the Formation to breathe and Cultivate.

The punishment results of the four people, besides deterring the guarding Cultivators of the other three warehouses in the city from daring to harbor thoughts of stealing while on duty, also deterred those Cultivators who wanted to acquire improper benefits through power.

A few days later, Qinghe County returned to peace.

Meanwhile, the border waters of Han Country.

Hum!

A loud noise came from the depths of the sea, spreading all the way to the inland of Han Country, which was the land of Bing Prefecture in Yan Country back then.

Countless people were alarmed, thinking something had happened in their own territory. However, as more and more Cultivators discovered that this loud noise didn't just appear in their own territory, but came from the depths of the sea, unease began to grow in their hearts.

The Wuwang Sea was incomparably vast and endless. Even if they searched thousands of years of history, there was no way of knowing what was in the sea.

Yet they knew that great terror existed within the Wuwang Sea.

Don't look at the offshore as merely first-rank and second-rank Yao Beasts; if they went deeper, third-rank and fourth-rank were also very common.

As for whether there were above fifth-rank, no one had seen them, and no one dared to think deeply about it.

At this moment, Sihai Island was also jittery. Even with Chen Lingyang stationed here, he couldn't help feeling a bit worried.

Located within the sea, they learned earlier than the inland Cultivators that the loud noise had been transmitted from the depths of the sea, and from an extremely distant place at that.

Because Chen Lingyang would also run to other islands during this period, with him stationed here, the development of Sihai Island was no longer limited to the surroundings, but could establish connections with other islands.

Ning Qingluo was still in seclusion. She had previously reached the Perfection of the first layer of Foundation Establishment, and was only a step away from the second layer of Foundation Establishment. Her seclusion at this moment was to Breakthrough to the second layer of Foundation Establishment as soon as possible.

As for Chen Lixuan, he also had a mission and had already escorted a batch of Yao Beast Materials back to the inland of Han Country to sell.

Following that, besides him, the Yu, Qi, and Chu families also had to dispatch a Foundation Establishment Cultivator. After all, building Sihai Island together was already an inseparable relationship of interests. Since they also wanted to gain benefits from it, it was impossible for the Chen Family to bear all the risks.

After a few more days, the atmosphere in the sea area of Han Country became different, no longer as calm as before. Many Cultivators took the opportunity to return to Han Country, while some who had lived in the sea archipelago for generations made their first priority to gather their men and prepare to deal with emergencies.

Whenever abnormalities appeared in the depths of the sea, a series of major events would also occur in the offshore waters.

For example, a large number of Yao Beast tribes impacting the inland border.

And those Cultivators living on the islands like them were the first to face this situation.

"Senior, should we return to the inland?" Yu Pengqi asked.

"Temporarily do not move. You first give instructions that no one should go out during this period. Although we don't know what will happen or when it will happen, we should still make preparations first." Chen Lingyang said faintly.

"Yes, Senior." Yu Pengqi went down and issued Chen Lingyang's command.

Chen Lingyang stood at the highest point, overlooking below. Now the Sihai Market had been completely established, and the market was divided into several areas.

Some areas were residential areas for the dozens of Qi Refining Cultivators below to live in, and other Cultivators would also temporarily stay here when trading might open in the future.

There was also a specially designated trading area. The purpose of this part of the area was free trade, which could attract customers by leasing shops or building taverns and guesthouses by themselves.

Of course, these still couldn't attract other people to come. To attract foreign Cultivators to trade, some treasures were needed.

For example, Foundation Establishment spiritual objects and so on.

It was just that the Foundation Establishment spiritual objects were not even enough for the Chen Family and other families themselves, so how could they take them out?

However, these were not yet things they could consider, because once people were attracted over, they had to be able to hold the ground.

Otherwise, what was attracted wouldn't be Spirit Stones, but a large group of starving wolves.

Chen Lingyang fell silent, turned around, and returned to the Immortal Cave to quietly Cultivate.

...

"Fifth Grand-Uncle, that loud noise came from the depths of the sea. Should we still follow the previous plan and migrate the Mortals of our Chen Family and the other three families over to develop?"

On Chenwu Mountain, Chen Lixuan looked at Chen Changxuan and asked.

"I have discussed this matter with Lingyang. Let's put this plan on hold for now, and implement it after this storm passes." Chen Changxuan shook his head.

"I understand. Right, should we let Second Uncle and the others come back first?" Chen Lixuan asked again.

"I have also discussed this matter with the Foundation Establishment Cultivators of the other families. Our location is the most remote and closest to the inland. Not to mention whether a large-scale attack by Yao Beasts will occur, even if it does, our place will be safer."

Chen Changxuan paused for a moment and continued, "However, the four of us have decided to send an extra Foundation Establishment Cultivator to be stationed there. At that time, the Foundation Establishment Cultivator from the Yu Family will go with you."