The Sword God of the Universe

Chapter 509: Chapter 509: Fame Spreads Across a County

The Wen Family’s business empire was so vast that it was difficult for the average person to imagine. Now that the Wen Family had perished, their various businesses were bound to fall into chaos. Without the help of the Commandery Prince, it would have been very hard for Jing Yan to take control in a short time.

However, with the intervention and assistance of the Prince Manor, the matter simplified greatly. There supposedly wouldn’t be too many people or forces daring to oppose the Prince Manor.

The news of the Wen Family’s fall spread at an extremely fast pace throughout Lanqu County City.

Within a few hours, the message began to spread to every city within Lanqu County.

As one of the Four Great Families of Lanqu County, the fall of the Wen Family was undoubtedly an earth-shattering event.

Over the following days, whether on the streets or in the taverns of the Commandery City, people were still talking about Jing Yan wiping out the Wen Family. And the name Jing Yan reached a level of renown that resonated throughout the entire Lanqu County.

Many people were speculating about Jing Yan’s strength. Some said Jing Yan’s combat power was now among the top in Lanqu County, while others thought Jing Yan was just a martial artist with ordinary combat power at Daoist Master Realm.

Opinions were diverse and true from false, common martial artists simply could not discern the truth.

But there was one thing everyone agreed on: at the age of twenty, Jing Yan’s elimination of the Wen Family, one of the Four Great Families, was absolutely the most astonishing martial artist of Lanqu County in a thousand years.

After wiping out the Wen Family and taking over their immense wealth of assets, Jing Yan did not keep it all to himself.

In this confrontation, the Alchemist Association, Dao Yi Academy, and the Extreme Combat Association had all lent a hand. Thus, Jing Yan also allocated a portion of the Wen Family’s assets, directly bestowing them upon these powers.

Liu Wen, the chairman of the Alchemist Association, Lin Qing, the chairman of the Extreme Combat Association, and Dean Wen Guang of Dao Yi Academy, although they declined at first, finally accepted Jing Yan’s generosity with great satisfaction in their hearts.

As for those powers that did not assist Jing Yan, they were now full of regret, turning green with envy. If they had known Jing Yan would be able to eradicate the Wen Family, they would have surely taken action as well. By wiping out the Wen Family, they too could have received a multitude of benefits. Alas, there was no medicine for regret in this world.

They could only watch helplessly as others divided all the spoils!

At Dao Yi Academy, within Inner Court Dao Yi Mountain, North Peak Mountain Range, Zhang Minfeng.

These past few days, Zhang Minfeng was quite lively.

Not only did the North Peak students come to congratulate Jing Yan, but so did the students from South Peak.

Previously, Jing Yan had a bit of a conflict and friction with South Peak. But now, South Peak students were extremely polite to Jing Yan. In his presence, they were all incredibly respectful, not daring to show any sign of disapproval.

In the face of absolute strength, even the proudest of heads had to bow, unable to rise up.

Jing Yan was simply too powerful!

He possessed at least the combat power of a Daoist Master Realm, and in the entire Dao Yi Academy, there were only three or four powerful Daoist Realm experts. Even the North Peak Master and South Peak Master had just peaked at Dao Spirit Realm.

The question arises, within Dao Yi Academy, how many could still pose in front of Jing Yan? Even Dean Wen Guang was courteous in Jing Yan’s presence. After all, Wen Guang had witnessed how Wen Xiangtian, the Wen Family Supreme Elder with late-stage Daoist Realm Cultivation, had been killed by Jing Yan.

At the foot of Zhang Minfeng.

South Peak Master Hu Yang and Punishment Hall Master Ying Youque exchanged a helpless glance.

On the day they heard that Jing Yan had been assassinated by the Dark Night Ace, Mr. Yin, they were quite pleased. However, a few days ago, when Jing Yan went to war with the Wen Family, they were completely dumbfounded upon hearing the news.

Jing Yan was still alive, which shook them immensely. Then the news came that the Wen Family had been annihilated, and they could not sit still any longer. But, after all, they were elder-level figures of Dao Yi Academy, and for them to suddenly let go of their pride was somewhat difficult.

Nevertheless, after pondering for several days, they still came to find Jing Yan.

With a helpless look at each other, they both ascended Zhang Minfeng.

Jing Yan was sitting cross-legged on the platform on Zhang Minfeng, meditating.

”Jing Yan!” Both individuals bowed slightly as a courtesy to Jing Yan.

Although Jing Yan was still just an Inner Court Student of Dao Yi Academy, neither of them dared to presume too much in Jing Yan’s presence, maintaining a very respectful attitude.

What a joke!

If Jing Yan could wipe out a massive entity like the Wen Family, offending him could lead to their own effortless demise by his hand. With Jing Yan’s formidable strength, coupled with the relationship with the Prince Manor, even if they were killed, there likely wouldn’t be much pressure.

Hearing the voice, Jing Yan opened his eyes and saw that it was Hu Yang and Ying Youque; he also stood up, with a smile on his face.

”Good day to you both,” Jing Yan nodded to the two.

While he had conflicts with these two, they were not the kind that could not be resolved. So when he saw that they came to him with respect and courtesy, Jing Yan naturally did not put on airs.

Seeing Jing Yan’s expression, both of them felt a weight lift from their hearts.

After talking for a while, both Hu Yang and Ying Youque expressed their apologies to Jing Yan.

Thus, the conflict between them was resolved.

Donglin City, Jing Family!

Recently, the development speed of the Jing Family had reached a terrifying level. Innate Martial Artists were cropping up like bamboo shoots after rain.

Within the family estate, encountering an Innate Martial Artist was common.

However, as the number of Innate Martial Artists rapidly rose, a problem presented itself to Jing Chengye, the Jing Family Patriarch.

The resources consumed by Innate Martial Artists for cultivation, naturally, were incomparable to those of Postnatal Martial Artists. Although the Jing Family now nearly controlled Donglin City, it was, after all, a small city with limited resources. The family’s income was starting to fall short of its needs.

As a necessity, in recent times, the Jing Family had no choice but to allow Innate Martial Artists to venture into the Black Stone Mountain Range in search of resources to offset their consumption.

Of course, Donglin City itself was also under rapid development. It’s just that the city’s growth paled in comparison to the rapid expansion of the Jing Family.

Jing Chengye, as the Jing Family Patriarch, was also quite troubled, contemplating daily where to obtain more resources. Inside Donglin City, there seemed to be no good solution left. After all, there were many other forces within Donglin City, and one couldn’t leave other families without any means to survive.

One day, Jing Chengye received a message from Lanqu County City. This message had been sent by Eighth Elder Jing Qingzhu.

Upon reading the message, Jing Chengye’s expression abruptly changed, and it took him a while to let out a deep breath.

Truthfully, the content of the message was too shocking. If it hadn’t been sent by Jing Qingzhu, he would have found it hard to believe it was true.

”Summon someone!” Jing Chengye bellowed.

”Clan Leader!” A guard quickly entered the courtyard.

”Instruct all the Innate Realm members currently in the estate to gather at the Council Hall for a meeting,” Jing Chengye commanded the guard in a grave voice.