36: Chapter 36 Undercurrents

That year, Jiang Wanyin had just become a First-Order God, yet she still had the mindset of a little girl.

That year, Fang Yun's mother was ambushed and killed, and the murderers were suspected to be from the Undead and the Demon Race. In a fit of rage, Marshal Fang Qing slaughtered his way to the front-line positions of these two races, and before leaving, he arranged for Jiang Wanyin to look after his son.

That year, Fang Yun was three years old, ignorant and innocent.

That year, by Fang Yun's side, there was also a cute and carved-jade-like little girl, but her temperament was rather cold and she didn't speak much. Not long after, that girl went God-knows-where, but Jiang Wanyin consistently remained responsible for taking care of Fang Yun.

Three days later, Marshal Fang Qing returned, disheveled and staggering.

He slaughtered dozens of high-order gods from the two races and severely injured three alien gods who were also of the eighth order.

Starlight illuminated the entire Myriad Clans Battlefield, and ever since then, Marshal Fang Qing's status as the number one person beneath the ninth order was established.

To protect his only son, Marshal Fang Qing quietly arranged for Fang Yun to be sent to Canglan Star, a remote star region far from the Federation center, and secretly arranged for Jiang Wanyin to protect Fang Yun.

Therefore, ever since Fang Yun was three years old, he grew up under Jiang Wanyin's watchful eyes. Watching the boy grow up day by day, a trace of unusual emotion had long since sprouted in Jiang Wanyin's heart.

Only she herself was not aware of it.

"Alright, Xiaoyun, get up quickly. How old are you, and you're still acting like a child."

Jiang Wanyin gently patted Fang Yun's back, signaling him to get up quickly.

Fang Yun also got up somewhat reluctantly. Having suddenly caught the long-lost scent just now made him somewhat nostalgic and attached to her aura.

"Sister Wanyin, you won't leave me in the future, right? Dad said you would protect me." Fang Yun looked at her expectantly.

Jiang Wanyin's eyebrows curved into crescents, the corners of her mouth ticked up slightly, and a brilliant smile bloomed on her flawless face.

"Xiaoyun, I have never left you!"

...

That same night, in Linjiang City, at the Zhao Family.

"Bang!"

An antique teacup worth hundreds of thousands of faith points was fiercely smashed onto the ground by the head of the Zhao Family, Zhao Tianxiong.

Teacup shards splattered everywhere.

At this moment, the hall of the Zhao Family villa was dead silent. Standing inside the room were all his most trusted subordinates.

Zhao Tianxiong's eyes were bloodshot, and his chest heaved violently.

He stared fixedly at the photograph on the big screen, which shockingly showed Zhao Ming's unclosed eyes in death.

"My Zhao Family has been an only son for three generations."

"I have only this one son."

His voice was hoarse, like an injured beast letting out a low growl.

"If I do not avenge this grudge—"

"I, Zhao Tianxiong, swear I am not human!"

Inside the hall, not a single person dared to speak.

Everyone knew that although Zhao Ming was arrogant and domineering, who told him to be born into a good womb? No matter what, he was ultimately the only son of the Zhao Family.

Zhao Tianxiong also knew that this son of his was like mud that couldn't be plastered onto a wall, and he was well aware of the dirty things he did.

Yet in his view, it was merely playing with a few women, which amounted to nothing.

Moreover, worried that Zhao Ming might be blind and provoke someone he shouldn't, he had specially equipped him with a First-Order God bodyguard.

After all, the entire future of the Zhao Family was to be handed over to him in the future.

Now that the person had just died like this, the Zhao Family went completely crazy.

"Investigate!"

"Investigate for me!"

"I want to know who on earth killed my son!"

Orders were rapidly transmitted out, and all the power of the Zhao Family began to operate.

The Public Security Bureau, the city council, the intelligence department of the group under the Zhao Family, and even the underground organizations of Linjiang City participated.

All channels were fully mobilized, and in less than an hour, a document was delivered before Zhao Tianxiong.

On the first page was shockingly a photograph of Fang Yun at school.

Name: Fang Yun.

Age: Eighteen years old.

School: Linjiang City Sunshine High School.

Family background: Born into an ordinary wealthy family, father does business away from home year-round, mother died early.

Aside from this, there was no other information at all. It was as clean as a blank sheet of paper, with no relatives, friends, or relationships whatsoever.

Zhao Tianxiong's expression turned ugly: "Is this all you managed to investigate for me?"

A secretary beside him answered tremblingly: "Sir, it has been checked three times, and this is indeed all there is."

"There are no problems whatsoever; all archives are completely consistent."

"No problems?" Zhao Tianxiong sneered, heavily tossing the document in his hand onto the desk. The crisp sound frightened the secretary so much that cold sweat poured down.

"An ordinary student killed my son?"

"Do you really take my Zhao Family for fools?"

He simply didn't believe that someone without any background could kill Zhao Ming in front of a First-Order God guard, and even the guard's whereabouts were unknown.

Could it be that someone from the other families wants to deal with the Zhao Family? His eyes narrowed as he fell into deep thought.

...

Jiang Wanyin had just mysteriously told Fang Yun that she still had matters to attend to and would return soon, telling Fang Yun not to worry about her.

After she left, Fang Yun pondered that the final exams were approaching, and he needed to boost his Divine Kingdom's strength as soon as possible.

The fifty thousand transcendent first-order Dragon-Elephant Warriors made him feel it still wasn't secure enough, so he remembered the matter of his old man telling him to look for Uncle Mu to claim resources.

Thinking of this, he directly sent a message to the other party.

"Uncle Mu, sorry to disturb you. My dad said to have me find you to claim the family resources for breaking through to Demigod."

The other party replied quickly: "Young Master, please wait a moment. I am preparing it for you right now; the Master has already instructed me beforehand."

"Thank you, Uncle Mu."

"Right, Young Master, you also need to first confirm which civilization path's resources you choose."

"Martial Dao civilization."

"Very well, Young Master."

Fang Mu's handling speed was very fast. Within a few minutes, an email was sent directly to Fang Yun's personal mailbox.

Fang Yun clicked to claim it directly, and his eyes lit up the moment he saw the first item.

A C-rank building, [profession awakening altar]. He was just saying he would go buy one later.

Now this was great, saving a massive amount of faith points.

He checked the other resources as well; most of them were partial resources for early-stage pioneering.

A D-rank building, [Wudao Martial Arena], which could be used to enhance practical combat experience. Believers entering the Divine Kingdom would automatically simulate battles every day to improve martial arts proficiency, combat awareness, and legion coordination.

A D-rank building, [Myriad Beasts Blood-Refining Cauldron]. Throwing in spiritual plants and spiritual beast flesh and blood could produce Blood Spirit Pills, enhancing the strength of transcendent martial artists, reducing bitter cultivation time, and refining their might.

There were a total of 50,000 D-rank spiritual plants, with a value of approximately 60 million faith points, and some overlapped with resources already existing within his Divine Kingdom.

He directly threw these buildings and resources into the Divine Kingdom.

In addition, there were many D-rank spiritual beasts and spiritual fish resources.

D-rank spiritual beast, [Dragon-Horned Mountain-Treading Ox] × 10,000. They were five to six meters in length, nearly three meters tall at the shoulder, covered all over in dark brown thick skin, with a pair of curved dragon horns growing on top of their heads. Their limbs were as thick as stone pillars, and upon reaching adulthood, their weight could reach twenty tons.

They had a docile personality and possessed astonishing strength. A single adult Mountain-Treading Ox could easily drag hundreds of thousands of catties of heavy objects, making them important plowing, transportation, and pack beasts in the Martial Dao civilization.

D-rank spiritual beast, [Armored Savage Rhinoceros] × 10,000, a type of large spiritual beast living in mountainous areas and wildernesses. Their entire bodies were covered in black-gray bone armor, their backs were like natural heavy armor, and a jet-black rhino horn over two meters long grew on the bridge of their nose.

Adult Armored Savage Rhinoceroses were almost fearless against ordinary swords, and their hide and horns were important forging materials.

Besides these two categories, there were also 10,000 each of D-rank [Golden-Backed Wild Boar] and [Black-Hoofed Spirit Donkey]. One was the main source of meat for the Divine Kingdom, and the other was the main transportation animal within the Divine Kingdom.

The total value of the spiritual beasts was about 100 million faith points.

The demigod advancement gift package prepared by the Fang Family was extremely comprehensive. Aside from spiritual plants and spiritual beasts, even aquatic spiritual creatures were fully prepared.

D-rank spiritual fish, [Golden-Scaled Spirit Carp] × 10,000. Their entire bodies were golden, their fish scales were cast like gold, and upon reaching adulthood, their body length could reach two meters.

Spirit carp absorb the spiritual Qi of heaven and earth throughout their lives to grow; therefore, their flesh contains a massive amount of Qi and blood essence, making them extremely valuable in the Martial Dao civilization. Long-term consumption could slowly improve a martial artist's physique, but they needed to be raised in places abundant with spiritual Qi.

The place where Fang Yun previously farmed [Spirit Jade Pearl Oyster] had undergone cumulative changes over time, and that fishery had long been filled with spiritual Qi, which could indeed meet the conditions.

D-rank [Azure-Wave Spirit Shrimp] × 10,000, living in the shallow water areas of spiritual lakes. They were emerald-green and transparent all over, possessing extremely strong reproductive capabilities, and were one of the important aquatic products for large-scale farming in the Divine Kingdom.

The value of the aquatic creatures was roughly around 30 million faith points.

This time, all the resources plus the buildings were worth roughly 260 million, among which a single C-rank building, [profession awakening altar], had a market price of around 70 to 80 million alone.

Fang Yun threw all these resources into the Divine Kingdom and let the believers take good care of them.