The Sacred Leaves Family's Wishes for Peace-Chapter 441 - 559: The Extinguished Soul Lamps

Chapter 559: The Extinguished Soul Lamps

Bloodied and severely exhausted, Fang Hao did not take any healing or restorative pills, yet he pressed on tirelessly, rushing back to the Cangqiong Guild.

When the shopkeeper saw him in this state, he was instantly shocked.

"Fang Gongfeng, what happened to you?!"

Fang Hao opened his mouth, but had no strength to speak, and collapsed backward, completely fainting.

The shopkeeper hurried forward to support him while shouting, "Quick! Notify Master Wang immediately!"

Master Wang was the chief steward of the Cangqiong Guild in Wangzhou, a quasi-Emperor-level cultivator. When he arrived at Fang Hao’s side and assessed his condition, he gave him a pill and channeled his energy to help him absorb it while simultaneously healing his wounds.

After a while, Fang Hao finally opened his eyes. His normally pale face had regained a bit of color, but he was still extremely weak.

Master Wang asked, "What exactly happened?"

Fang Hao’s earlier condition had deeply worried him. To be severely injured and yet forcefully use secret arts to boost cultivation was extremely taxing on the body. Even with healing pills and timely assistance, it would take him months to recover, and reaching peak condition would require at least one to two years.

He valued Fang Hao highly—this young man had exceptional talent, and Master Wang intended to cultivate him as part of his inner circle. That was why he was so concerned.

Fang Hao’s expression was bitter.

"It was the Seven Kings City. Brother Li and the others were drinking together on the North Sea Archipelago when the bandits from Seven Kings City suddenly appeared. They attacked without warning... Brother Li and the others... all of them died there. I only managed to escape thanks to a treasure I acquired years ago in a ruin."

Master Wang’s face changed drastically, and he exclaimed, "What? They’re all dead?!"

Those were thirteen Gongfengs, part of the Wangzhou branch’s core team! The guild had invested immense resources and connections to gather them—and now they were all gone!

Fang Hao nodded weakly.

"The one leading them seems to be called Xiang Kuang. There were ten full Saint Kings and more than a dozen Saint Kings in total, and they had set up an ancient formation. We simply weren’t a match for them."

Master Wang’s expression darkened, a murderous gleam flickering in his eyes as he gritted his teeth.

"Seven Kings City, you’ve gone too far!!!"

The Cangqiong Guild had only just secured Wangzhou, a resource-rich continent, and specifically sent this quasi-Emperor-level cultivator here to develop it into a secondary base besides the main headquarters. Everything had been progressing smoothly—until this incident.

The nine human-tier Gongfengs were unfortunate, but not critical to the guild.

The crucial losses were the four Earth-tier Gongfengs. Each had served the guild for many years, contributing greatly and showing strong loyalty. The guild had invested heavily in their cultivation. And now, they were all gone.

This catastrophe dealt a severe blow to the Wangzhou branch, not only in manpower but in morale, leaving it incapable of immediate recovery.

After some time, Master Wang finally composed himself, taking a deep breath as he looked at Fang Hao.

"Rest and recover slowly. Don’t worry about anything else. This matter will not end here."

He then turned away, first checking the soul lamps of the Gongfengs, all of which had indeed extinguished.

Next, he personally went to the North Sea Archipelago. After some searching, he quickly found the site of the battle. Although the islands had been destroyed, their foundations remained, showing signs of violent destruction.

He also sensed several familiar auras, confirming that these were the four Earth-tier Gongfengs of the guild.

"Seven Kings City... you’ve really done it this time!!"

Master Wang tore open a void rift and stepped through. He did not return to Wangzhou but went straight to the Cangqiong Guild’s main headquarters.

Like other top-tier powers, the guild occupied a vast, resource-rich continent as its main base, while maintaining numerous branches on other continents. As one of the top three forces in the Tianyuan Realm, the guild had three Emperors, all stationed there.

Though he did not meet the three Emperors this time, Master Wang summoned a large group of high-level quasi-Emperor cultivators from the guild.

"Old Wang, what’s the matter? Why summon us in such a hurry?"

"Did something major happen in Wangzhou?"

"If more manpower is needed, just say the word—I can go at once."

They had been chatting and joking, but upon seeing Master Wang’s grim expression, they immediately fell silent, realizing the seriousness of the situation.

Master Wang spoke bluntly: "The people from Seven Kings City ambushed our guild’s Gongfengs. Nine human-tier and four Earth-tier Gongfengs from the Wangzhou branch were killed, and one Earth-tier Gongfeng was severely injured but managed to escape."

Hearing this, everyone was first stunned, then furious.

"What?! Seven Kings City actually dared to do this!"

"Outrageous lawlessness! No one has ever dared target our Cangqiong Guild like this!"

"Who was responsible? I’ll go to Seven Kings City and wipe them out myself!!"

As one of the top three powers in the Tianyuan Realm and among the wealthiest, the guild had never been treated like this.

After they had vented their anger, Master Wang continued:

"The leader is the son of the two sworn brothers of the Canglu King. The others are also offspring of the Seven Kings.

"The cause was that they attempted to seize a family in Wangzhou and were ambushed by our Gongfengs. Xiang Qian’s son escaped and refused to accept it, and thus sought revenge."

"Wangzhou is already our guild’s territory. Seven Kings City not only killed and plundered, they ambushed our Gongfengs. I believe the Cangqiong Guild must pursue this matter to the very end!!"

"Pursue them! We must pursue them!!"

"Does Seven Kings City really think they’re the strongest force?"

"Let’s go to war! I can’t wait any longer!!"

Seven Kings City were bandits, while the Cangqiong Guild were merchants—there was always some inherent conflict and opposition between the two.