Our eldest brother never hides good things from us.

"If you had asked this ten days ago, I would have answered without hesitation: Taiyi. After all, Taiyi has been famous for many years and is the number one hero in the Northern Wilderness. But now..."

He pondered for a moment, then slowly said, "Chang Wen's combat power will undoubtedly surge after comprehending the Great Brightness Sutra. Although Taiyi has suffered a defeat, it was because Chang Wen caught him off guard by his Heavenly Manifestation Technique. If it really comes down to a fight to the death, it's hard to say who will emerge victorious."

"So, does that mean the two of them will inevitably clash at the Demon Suppression Ceremony a year from now?"

Someone asked.

"It was more than just World War I."

The storyteller, in his old-fashioned manner, said, "Do you know what the Demon-Suppressing Ceremony means to Taiyi?"

The crowd shook their heads.

"Yum!"

The storyteller raised his finger and said, "If Taiyi can win this battle, he will set a record of 100 victories in the Demon Suppression Ceremony."

"According to the rules, the winner of 100 victories will receive a ticket to the Imperial Continent. For Taiyi, this is his only chance to leave the Northern Wilderness. Do you think... he'll fight tooth and nail?"

Before anyone could ask a question, he continued, "Let's talk about Chang Wen."

"The Taixu Sword Sect has been relentlessly pressuring the Haoran Immortal Sect for years; they've become sworn enemies. If Chang Wen, as the senior disciple of the Haoran Immortal Sect, can defeat Taiyi at the ceremony, it would be tantamount to completely crushing the Taixu Sword Sect's fortunes. Do you think... Chang Wen will fight desperately?"

"Both of them are fighting desperately? Wouldn't that mean..."

The tea drinkers couldn't help but gasp.

"It's either you die, or I live."

The storyteller became more serious, "It might even escalate into... a decisive battle between the Vast Immortal Sect and the Void Sword Sect. If that happens, the entire Northern Wilderness will be drawn into it."

The teahouse fell silent.

Everyone is processing this news, feeling both anticipation and fear.

What I look forward to is having the opportunity to witness a peak showdown that will be recorded in the history of the Northern Wilderness.

What's frightening is that the aftermath of this confrontation could very well affect the lives of ordinary people like them.

Just then, a merchant who had just come in from outside suddenly spoke up, "Have you heard? After Taiyi returned to the Taixu Sword Sect, he went straight to the Sword Tomb."

Sword Tomb.

The moment those two words were uttered, the temperature in the entire teahouse dropped several degrees.

The storyteller suddenly turned his head and stared at the merchant. "Is this true?"

"I heard it from someone else..."

The merchant immediately said, "I heard that Taiyi didn't even catch his breath before heading straight to the forbidden area behind the mountain after returning to the gate. The Kongjian Sect Master personally opened the entrance to the Sword Tomb for him. He's been inside for almost half a month now."

"The Sword Tomb..."

The storyteller's voice trembled slightly, "That's the most dangerous forbidden area of ​​the Taixu Sword Sect. Ordinary cultivators who go in can't even last for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn... their souls will be shredded by the sword intent. Since the founding of the Taixu Sword Sect, countless people have ventured into the Sword Tomb, but none have ever come out alive."

"hiss--"

A series of uniform gasps filled the teahouse.

"Taiyi even dared to break into the Sword Tomb. It seems he's determined to fight Chang Wen to the death at the Demon Suppression Ceremony."

One tea drinker sighed.

"Doesn't this prove that even Taiyi himself doesn't feel confident of defeating Changwen? Otherwise, why would he take this risk?"

"Yes, it's not easy for Taiyi to be forced into this situation by Chang Wen."

"In any case, the Demon Suppression Ceremony a year from now is going to be quite a show."

Many cultivators who believed they could protect themselves... are now rushing to the Demon Suppression Platform, wanting to witness history with their own eyes.

There are quite a few people like this. They all want to see what Chang Wen looks like and whether the two sects will go to war.

In an instant, the Northern Wilderness was in turmoil.

All the attention was on Chang Wen and Taiyi.

With Taiyi entering the Sword Tomb, Chang Wen naturally became a hot topic of discussion.

People are speculating about what Chang Wen will do next.

Should they retreat into seclusion to prepare for the Demon Suppression Ceremony a year from now? Or should they travel around to hone their skills and continue to improve their combat power?

However, to everyone's surprise, after the grand banquet, Chang Wen seemed to have vanished into thin air and made no further moves.

What is he doing?

Completely block out external noise and focus all your energy on rebuilding Haoran Peak.

Xue Wuqing had already told him about Taiyi's trip to the Sword Tomb. He didn't take it to heart at all.

If you think about it carefully, you'll understand that this is the same principle as the chess saying, "Checkmate once, panic three times."

Taiyi wanted to make him anxious about this, and then throw him into disarray.

All I can say is that the plan was perfect. But not everything was something Taiichi could understand.

"As long as I successfully rebuild Haoran Peak and then invest heavily in it, I'm sure I'll reap unexpected rewards. Taiyi can't pull this off."

Chang Wen was very confident, "Besides, I still have red envelopes to collect. Last time I collected them for a year and got the Hercules Light Stick. What will I collect for the Demon Suppression Ceremony? Who knows?"

"What I need to do now is to do things step by step and wait for the right time."

With that thought in mind, he began to look at the blueprints in his hand.

The drawings were done by Ye Qingliu.

After the grand banquet, Ye Qingliu and Ren Yuanzi returned to Xingfeng, packed up all their belongings, and moved to Haoran Peak the next day. Then they gave him this roll of blueprints.

Chang Wen didn't think anything of it at first.

But after unfolding the blueprints, he was surprised to find that Ye Qingliu must have spent a lot of time and effort on it, and it was definitely not something that could be done in a day or two.

After some investigation, it was discovered that this was created by Ye Qingliu in his spare time from cultivation, which left them in awe.

With the blueprints in hand, the reconstruction work officially began.

Chang Wen selected 3,000 disciples who were proficient in earthwork engineering and formations from among the more than 60,000 disciples who volunteered to join Haoran Peak. Ye Qingliu then coordinated and deployed them to begin a massive construction project.

Jian Jiuxiao and Shen Changfeng were responsible for maintaining order and were paid generously.

The other disciples were extremely envious and volunteered one after another.

Chang Wen accepts all comers.

After all, many hands make light work; with 60,000 people working together, the efficiency would definitely be very high.

It is worth mentioning that many female disciples volunteered to cook and do laundry for Chang Wen, creating a lively scene.

Chang Wen felt a headache coming on, so he asked Chu Xinghe and Chen Changsheng to deal with it.

He himself, however, led Su Xiaoman to watch silently from a secluded spot.

"Senior Brother, they're all working; wouldn't it be inappropriate for us not to go?"

Su Xiaoman felt that this was not a good idea.

"Professional matters should naturally be left to professionals."

Chang Wen smiled and explained, "We don't know anything, and we'd only make things worse if we went. If you really can't stand it, you can give them spirit stones; I'm sure that will motivate them to work even harder."

"Really?"

Su Xiaoman didn't believe it.

"Of course it's true. When has Senior Brother ever lied to you?"

Chang Wen patted her little head and pushed her out, "Go on, share the stones I gave you with them."

With Chang Wen's continuous investment, Su Xiaoman has amassed a fortune of five million mid-grade spirit stones.

Hey! You're asking where the spirit stones come from...

"Junior Brother Han, do you have any spirit stones left? I'll trade you my cultivation technique for them."

Chang Wen transmitted his voice to Han Xiao, who was working diligently in the distance.

The latter didn't hesitate, seemingly waiting for Chang Wen to summon him. Before Chang Wen had even finished speaking, he flew over, "Senior Brother, how many do you need this time?"

During the grand banquet, he made a fortune by reselling image stones. He carried a huge sum of millions of spirit stones, enough for Chang Wen to live on for a while.

Someone might ask.

Millions of spirit stones wouldn't be enough to build up Haoran Peak...

Of course not.

But it's not a big problem.

Once he runs out of spirit stones, he'll go ask Han Yaodong for more. The old man has a mountain of gold in his pocket; that should be enough to build Haoran Peak.

In this way, Chang Wen will surely remember the bond between him and his son and take care of them in the future.

The thought of this filled Han Xiao with enthusiasm.

"That's all for now, Senior Brother, I'm going to get to work!"

After exchanging the spirit stones for the cultivation technique, Han Xiao couldn't wait to rush to the construction site.