I Become a Martial Arts God in the Chaotic Demon World-Chapter 248: Factional Conflict, Xuan Gang Late Stage

Moreover, they have nurtured a promising young talent like Han Zheng in their ranks; I'm afraid the situation is somewhat different now."

The expressions of everyone present darkened.

Before heading to Huainan Road, they had always been able to suppress Xu Cunbao and Wen Tingyun of the Local Faction; who would have thought that upon their return, they would encounter two surprises.

These surprises were Wen Tingyun and Han Zheng!

Han Zheng thought that the taking of Smoke Wave Prefecture was due to their greed, and that Guo Zhen's provocation was sheer folly.

But in fact, none of these were coincidences; they were all deliberately orchestrated by Wu Yunfei and his group.

Cui Zeyuan coveted Smoke Wave Prefecture, but if Han Zheng was not Wen Tingyun's man, perhaps Wu Yunfei would have chosen to win him over by offering him some benefits in exchange, rather than strong-arming his Smoke Wave Prefecture and suppressing him.

Guo Zhen was also allowed to return to the Demon Cleansing Bureau because Cui Zeyuan knew of his grudge with Han Zheng.

Otherwise, given the wealth of the Cui Family, the junk that Guo Zhen brought to offer wouldn't have caught his eye.

Cui Zeyuan took Han Zheng's Smoke Wave Prefecture but still targeted him so, as if he held some deep-seated grudge against him; at the end of the day, it was all just because of factional struggles.

Inside the Southern Mountain Demon Cleansing Department, there were two factions, the Local Faction and the Capital Faction.

Previously, the Capital Faction had always held the advantage; Wu Yunfei and the other two were parachuted in from Capital City, each with their trusted subordinates.

Xu Cunbao and Wen Tingyun were part of the Local Faction, both martial artists nurtured by the Southern Mountain Demon Cleansing Department's local system.

Yet when Yan Xuankong was in charge, the power of the Southern Mountain Demon Cleansing Department was not strong, and after the chaos stirred by the Black Mountain Demon, it became even weaker, nowhere near the strength of the Capital Faction.

From the beginning, Wu Yunfei and the others wanted to completely subjugate the Local Faction and take control of the entire Southern Mountain Demon Cleansing Department, even making Chen Baxian rely on them and share power equally with them.

It's just a pity that although Xu Cunbao was old, he was stubborn, and although Wen Tingyun was weak, she had always been by Chen Baxian's side, offering counsel and strategies.

This time, having returned from their success in Huainan Road, they planned to use this merit to further suppress the people of the Local Faction.

Yet, unexpectedly, Wen Tingyun had solidified the Martial Arts True Pill, and what used to be the four great Garrison Captains became five.

Among the younger generation, Han Zheng also stood out, and he was personally promoted by Wen Tingyun, naturally making Su Wuming, who had a good relationship with Han Zheng, part of the Local Faction as well.

Thus, although Wu Yunfei and the Capital Faction were still more influential, their advantage was no longer as pronounced, only slightly stronger than the other side.

The most crucial was Chen Baxian's attitude, as he had always stood by Wen Tingyun and the others.

Previously, Chen Baxian did so because he had no one else to rely on; the majority of the strength within the Southern Mountain Demon Cleansing Department belonged to those from the Capital Faction.

But with the rise of the Local Faction, Chen Baxian would not continue to indulge them in the future.

Thinking of this, the expressions of Wu Yunfei and the other two darkened.

"Enough, stop blaming this one and that one, Wen Tingyun has already solidified his Martial Arts True Pill; talking now is useless.

But we cannot allow the opponent to keep chipping away at the grassroots level.

Currently, out of the thirty-four State Mansions and twelve camps of the Southern Mountain, most are still our people, the advantage is still on our side.

Even if Han Zheng temporarily controls the Kui Character Camp, it's not a big deal.

For now, the Kui Character Camp ranks first, but it's not possible for them to stay on top forever.

Tang Jue, Si Xingyan, the fate of the Jue Character Camp is in your hands, it's up to you to surpass the Kui Character Camp.

And Cui Zeyuan, the Smoke Wave Prefecture was seized from Han Zheng's hands by you, but Han Zheng's time in the Smoke Wave Prefecture wasn't long, and his foundation there is unstable, so controlling the Smoke Wave Prefecture depends on you."

Lu Tianfang, seeing some tension between Wu Yunfei and Pang Zhen, hurriedly mediated and analyzed the situation; it was not as bad as it seemed.

They were all from the Capital City with different interests compared to the Local Faction; unity was crucial at this moment, internal conflict must be avoided at all costs.

At this time, Han Zheng did not know of the plans of Wu Yunfei and his group; in their eyes, he was fast becoming a thorn in their side.

After all, now that Wen Tingyun was on an equal footing with them and they couldn't confront him directly, their target could only be Han Zheng.

Over the past month, Han Zheng had been in hard cultivation, striking at the bottleneck of the late Xuan Gang Realm.

With an abundance of Elixirs and a deep foundation, the small realms within Xuan Gang Realm were not difficult for Han Zheng, only the Dan Sea Realm was a hurdle.

At this moment, thick True Yuan was circulating around Han Zheng's body, and inside him, vast stocks of mighty True Yuan were boiling over.

It felt like waves were rising in a vast sea, the tumultuous True Yuan's crashing sound was even somewhat deafening.

Who knows how much time had passed when that sound suddenly disappeared, and in an instant, the mighty True Yuan around him was all absorbed by Han Zheng into his body.

Even the air around him formed a small vortex, swirling around Han Zheng.

Opening his eyes once again, Han Zheng's aura deepened, and he had stepped into the late Xuan Gang Realm.

"Tsk tsk, you really are a wonder, boy."

Yan Xuankong, who had been in slumber, couldn't help but comment again.

Originally, when Han Zheng said he didn't have great talent, Yan Xuankong thought Han Zheng was deceiving him.

With such a young age and such realm and power, you say your talent is poor, wouldn't nine out of ten Martial Artists in the world be idiots and fools?

But after spending some time with Han Zheng, Yan Xuankong realized that Han Zheng's talent indeed was nothing special; his pure cultivation speed wasn't very fast.

However, he wasn't lacking Elixir resources. Taking Elixirs for cultivation as easily as eating and drinking, and with his unnaturally deep foundation, there was no concern about being unable to assimilate the medicinal power and suffer backlash.

In short, in Yan Xuankong's view, Han Zheng really was a freak.

After making a breakthrough through a minor realm, Han Zheng stepped out of his room, ready to find Ye Liuyun to inquire if anything had happened in the Kui Character Camp during this time.

But before he could go to Ye Liuyun, Ye Liuyun came to him first, and Su Wuming had also arrived.

Seeing the two come together, Han Zheng asked in surprise, "Has something happened?"

"Brother Han, have you finished your seclusion? Just in time, Lord Wen and the others have called us for a council meeting; it must be a major task."

Han Zheng nodded and followed the two to the inside of the Council Hall.

At that moment, Wen Tingyun and Xu Cunbao were present in the Council Hall, as were Wu Yunfei and his group, and also Tang Jue and Si Xingyan who were in charge of Jue Character Camp.

Han Zheng and the other two stood directly in front of Wen Tingyun and his group, splitting the Council Hall into clearly distinguished left and right sides.

The factional struggle within the Southern Mountain Demon Cleansing Department was now starkly apparent.