Three days later, hundreds of villagers from Luoxia Village returned, accompanied by Fang Bai, the Dragon Maiden, and Zhuge Lian.

After observing the terrain of Luoxia Village, Fang Bai spent an entire day setting up a total of nine defensive formations both inside and outside the village.

These nine formations were intricately connected, wonderfully profound, and virtually impregnable.

According to Fang Bai, with these formations, even the Fire Python Sect Master himself couldn’t breach them, ensuring the safety of the hundreds of villagers in Luoxia Village.

Huo Hai, who had never seen a formation capable of withstanding attacks from a Thunder Tribulation Realm expert, was somewhat skeptical.

To verify the strength of these formations, Huo Hai specially gathered the villagers whose cultivation level was above the second level of the Thunder Tribulation Realm to collectively attack the formations.

In Luoxia Village, there were more than two hundred villagers with cultivation levels above the second level of Thunder Tribulation. Their combined attack was far less powerful than that of a ninth-level Thunder Tribulation expert, but was still equivalent to a full-strength strike of a seventh-level expert.

But their attacks did not shake the formations in the slightest, which made them believe somewhat and become extremely excited.

"If we had met Friend Fang earlier and had protection from these formations, why would we, the villagers of Luoxia, need to hurriedly relocate?"

After verifying the power of the formations, Huo Hai said emotionally.

Fang Bai raised his hand and pointed around, saying, "I observed the area around Luoxia Village; the spiritual energy is not dense. Living here isn’t ideal. Meanwhile, the Fire Python Sect is a top sect that has stood for thousands of years. Their headquarters must be a cultivation paradise. If the opportunity arises, you should consider relocating to the Fire Python Sect’s headquarters."

Upon hearing Fang Bai’s words, Huo Hai inhaled sharply, thinking that the idea of destroying the Fire Python Sect and then relocating Luoxia’s villagers to their headquarters was something he had dreamed of but never imagined could be realized.

Yet, Fang Bai was not speaking aimlessly; he intended to help Luoxia Village.

Because of Luoxia Village’s great life-saving care for the Dragon Maiden and Zhuge Lian, Fang Bai sought to repay them a hundredfold by finding a cultivation paradise for the villagers, making them stronger and no longer oppressed. This was one of Fang Bai’s ways to show gratitude.

The Dragon Maiden and Zhuge Lian understood Fang Bai’s character and knew he wouldn’t just talk but had a good plan to bring down the Fire Python Sect.

"I plan to use Spiritual Fire to create another Magma Lake near the Fire Python Sect. What do you think—will the disciples of the Fire Python Sect still be able to stay at their headquarters when that happens?"

Fang Bai said with a smile to the Dragon Maiden and Zhuge Lian.

Upon hearing this, the Dragon Maiden and Zhuge Lian’s eyes lit up, joy spreading across their faces as they grasped Fang Bai’s plan.

The power of the Magma Lake created by Spiritual Fire was well known to them, more so than any villagers of Luoxia. 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

The Magma Lake imbued with Bauhinia Spirit Fire was a zone where no one below the Minor Tribulation Phase could tread within a ten-mile radius; it was uninhabitable by humans within a hundred miles and barren within a thousand miles. If Fang Bai could create such a Magma Lake near the Fire Python Sect, the disciples would be forced to relocate.

Once the disciples moved, Fang Bai could retract the Spiritual Fire, and the villagers of Luoxia could then relocate there and, in no time, the area could be restored to its former state.

This plan, which required no large-scale conflict, seemed a remarkably good approach to take over the headquarters’ location of the Fire Python Sect.

Upon hearing that Fang Bai possessed Spiritual Fire, Huo Hai could not help but think of the sudden disappearance of a Magma Lake in the Purple Flame Mountain Range, musing whether the legendary Bauhinia Spirit Fires were possibly devoured by Fang Bai.

He had not imagined that the legendary Bauhinia Spirit Fire not only existed but that two clusters of it were indeed present and had been respectively consumed by the Dragon Maiden and Zhuge Lian, propelling them to the fourth level of Thunder Tribulation, entering the Middle Tribulation Phase.

Naturally, he also didn’t realize that within Fang Bai resided three types of spiritual fires: Red Silkworm, Nether, and Green Lotus, and that releasing two clusters of spiritual fire could create a Magma Lake capable of affecting a thousand-mile radius.

However, Fang Bai did not rush to deal with the Fire Python Sect; instead, he peacefully resided in Luoxia Village for a time, spending a rare and leisurely period with the two women.

During this time, the Dragon Maiden and Zhuge Lian learned from Fang Bai that over the years he had found many of his relatives, friends, disciples, and beloved others, and they had almost all headed to the Nine Heavens Immortal Emperor Palace he founded.

"Once we find Yaorao and the others, we’ll head to the Nine Heavens Immortal Emperor Palace together!"

"Among the countless relatives and friends who have come from the secular world and the three thousand Minor Worlds, finding everyone will probably take a very long time."

Both the Dragon Maiden and Zhuge Lian yearned for the Nine Heavens Immortal Emperor Palace; if not for Fang Bai intending to continue searching for other relatives and friends, they would have eagerly gone back with him to reunite with those already there.

Fang Bai shook his head and said, "The three thousand grand worlds are perilous; those who can survive here are gifted with great opportunities. But there are also those who sadly perished. So, finding everyone might not be possible."

He sighed lightly and said, "I plan to set a period of ten years. Within these ten years, no matter the outcome of the search, we will return to the Nine Heavens Immortal Emperor Palace."

Currently, Fang Bai’s close kin and several disciples had been found and should have already arrived at the Nine Heavens Immortal Palace Emperor, but among his close romantic partners, Qin Yaorao had yet to be located, making him somewhat melancholy.

Qin Yaorao was the first romantic partner Fang Bai met after possessing and reincarnating in the secular world; she was also once his teacher, leading to an extraordinary connection with her.

Fang Bai’s utmost hope for the next ten years was to find Qin Yaorao, for even if he returned to the pinnacle of the Immortal Emperor one day and could view the Immortal Realm with disdain, the absence of finding her would still cause sorrow and regret in his heart, impossible to settle.

"Yes, we’ll accompany you in searching for ten years!"

The Dragon Maiden said.

"Even for a hundred years, we’ll accompany you!"

Zhuge Lian said.

To them, as long as Fang Bai was by their side, they were content, finding joy and happiness in drifting with him.

The hundreds of villagers in Luoxia also felt incredibly fortunate.

Because of Fang Bai, they no longer needed to leave their homeland and migrate elsewhere.

Also because of Fang Bai, they got to learn profound cultivation techniques, which dramatically boosted everyone’s cultivation level within just days, with someone advancing every single day.

Luoxia’s village chief, Huo Hai, had already reached the fifth level of Thunder Tribulation.

Those who reached the fourth level of Thunder Tribulation numbered more than a dozen.

Those at the third level exceeded a hundred.

In short, after Fang Bai’s guidance, the hundreds of villagers (except some children) became Thunder Tribulation strength experts.

Thus, Luoxia Village’s overall strength experienced a qualitative enhancement.