Chapter 1554: Chapter 1549: Returning to the Northern Territory Sect_1 Chapter 1554: Chapter 1549: Returning to the Northern Territory Sect_1 However, now any attempt to flatter would not make much difference; the Royal Family’s attitude towards the two sects was lukewarm at best, and only then did the two sects try to engage in conversation with Yang Chen.

Yang Chen was polite for a few exchanges before retreating to silence. He had no intention for further conversation, and just wanted to see the Northern Territory Sect with his own eyes. After all, when he first returned, he didn’t even dare to come back to the sect.

“I’m back, Northern Territory Sect!” Yang Chen stood above the sect at that moment, whispering softly.

Beneath his feet was Yunhu Peak.

As his soul spread out, Yang Chen saw the current situation of Yunhu Peak clearly.

There were almost half fewer people. The entire Yunhu Peak was filled with evil spirits and yin souls, clearly the doing of the Fierce Ghost Sect. They wanted to turn the Northern Territory Sect into another Fierce Ghost Sect, but time did not permit, so only half of the transformation was completed.

Upon seeing this scene, Yang Chen gritted his teeth in anger. Thankfully, He Tan was still alive, though like the others, he was bound by prohibitions and tightly imprisoned, unable to escape.

Seeing the situation, Yang Chen immediately flashed his figure and rushed to He Tan’s location first.

He Tan was detained in the main hall where he usually presided over the deacons. When Yang Chen entered, the hall was filled with deathly yin energy and ghostly creatures.

Yang Chen snorted coldly, spreading his qi accompanied by the Blazing Sky Sacred Fire and Light Fire. These ghostly creatures retreated, as if seeing their nemesis.

However, Yang Chen showed no mercy. Wherever the Blazing Sky Sacred Fire passed, thousands of ghostly yin spirits turned into ashes and vanished from sight.

Gradually, Yang Chen arrived at He Tan’s location.

At this moment, He Tan was bound by prohibitions in the chair, covered in wounds and seemed to have been maliciously tortured by the Fierce Ghost Sect. He clenched his teeth, however, refusing to yield.

He sneered, “Heh, I’ve said it before to the Fierce Ghost Sect members. Don’t threaten me. Either kill me or don’t bother with me. Do you think I will submit to your torture and join your sect, give you clues? Hah, not even a chance. And tell Wu Changkong that Yang Chen is a member of my Northern Territory Sect, and I won’t betray him!” He Tan roared angrily.

Hearing this, Yang Chen trembled. His heart was filled with immense pain, and he sighed, “Sect Leader, it’s me, I’m Yang Chen!”

He Tan’s body jolted, his eyes opened wide, the eyes he was unwilling to open before.

He didn’t want to open his eyes, because he simply couldn’t stand to see the shameful state of the Northern Territory Sect, especially as its Sect Leader.

However, hearing the familiar voice, he opened his eyes.

He saw it all, all so clearly.

It was Yang Chen; it was indeed Yang Chen.

He Tan exclaimed in surprise, “Yang Chen, it’s you! You’re back! Hahaha, that’s great… No, no, wait, Yang Chen, how did you get into the Northern Territory Sect? Quickly, run as far away as you can, get away!”

As he spoke, fear filled He Tan’s eyes. He had experienced enough torment during these days to know how inhuman the members of the Evil Ghost Sect could be.

Seeing He Tan so terrified, Yang Chen knew the kind of pain he had suffered. He said, “Sect Leader, it’s all right now. The Fierce Ghost Sect has left. The Royal Family and I joined forces to drive them away. The Northern Territory Sect is still the Northern Territory Sect and will no longer be subjected to the control of the Fierce Ghost Sect.”

“Is everything you’re saying true?” He Tan couldn’t believe it.

Yang Chen smiled kindly and released the prohibitions on He Tan one by one.

Free from the prohibitions, He Tan tried to stand up but stumbled and almost fell. However, this didn’t stop him. His soul spread out, and he said joyfully, “The Evil Ghost Sect members are really gone, they’re really gone… Yang Chen, quickly help me save the others!”

Yang Chen hesitated, “Sect Leader, you’re injured.”

“Leave it for later, let’s save the others first.” He Tan ignored his own injuries, focusing solely on the Northern Territory Sect.

Yang Chen took a deep breath, knowing He Tan’s devotion to the sect. In the following days, he and He Tan worked together to save and remove the prohibition on the people of Yunhu Peak, then Taqing Peak, Baihe Peak, and finally Changlin Peak.

Seeing the sect members one by one brought back to the Northern Territory Sect, almost more than half of them were gone compared to before. However, He Tan said that there were still some who had successfully escaped, so he didn’t need to be too pessimistic.

Upon receiving this news, Yang Chen finally felt relieved, as the current situation of the Northern Territory Sect was indeed dire.

Yet Yang Chen, as a member of the Northern Territory Sect, was determined to do everything he could to help and contribute to the sect.

He refined many elixirs, giving them to the people of the Northern Territory Sect to take. For simple ones, he used the elixirs already available at the sect. For difficult ones, he used the elixirs he had refined himself. For those even harder to treat, he personally diagnosed them. The methods of the Fierce Ghost Sect no longer posed a challenge once they were in his hands, and he easily resolved them.

In just four or five days, the yin souls and ghost creatures left behind by the Fierce Ghost Sect in the Northern Territory Sect were completely eradicated.

True to their original agreement, many people from the Royal Family came to help, constructing buildings and providing resources. The resurgence of the Northern Territory Sect was just a matter of time.

In addition, to please Yang Chen, various sects began to publicly announce the departure of the Fierce Ghost Sect from the Northern Territory Sect to the world.

On the seventh day, members of the Northern Territory Sect who had been fleeing outside began to cautiously return to investigate. When they found that the Northern Territory Sect had truly reverted to its former state, they returned with tears in their eyes.

Seeing this, Yang Chen couldn’t be happier. With one person returning, soon a second would follow. This way, the Northern Territory Sect would be the same as before.

Unfortunately, a large number of people from Changlin Peak had been led away by Hua Wu Great Emperor and Yang Chen had no idea where they had been taken to. They hadn’t returned first, making Yang Chen’s heart feel like it was always weighed down by a heavy stone.

But Yang Chen knew that anxiety would be of no help. He planned to settle Changlin Peak’s matters first.

Compared to Yunhu Peak, Changlin Peak wasn’t much better; in fact, it was worse in many ways. Being the peak where Yang Chen had been, the Fierce Ghost Sect had given it special treatment, likely due to Wu Changkong’s meddling. Most of the trees on Changlin Peak had been cut down.

Now that Hua Wu Great Emperor was no longer around, he felt it necessary to stabilize Changlin Peak first. He instructed many things inside and out, and everyone at Changlin Peak got to work.

Meanwhile, Yang Chen tried to use the Nature Spirit Technique to restore Changlin Peak to its original state.

Frankly, this task was incredibly difficult for him.

Even though he had now cultivated the Nature Spirit Technique to perfection, he still had no confidence, as the ancient trees on Changlin Peak were far too old–many were over ten thousand years old, and he simply had no clue what to do.

But now that things had come to this, whether he had confidence or not, he had to give it his all.

“Well, let’s give it a try,” Yang Chen took a deep breath.