Chapter 317 Nirvana Sect

Ye Fan and his party left Zhongzhou and set out on their journey home, without much joy in their hearts. These talented disciples from Nanzhou had come to Zhongzhou for refuge with excitement and longing, but they had witnessed the strict hierarchy and cold reality there. Now that they had returned to their hometown, although the threat of the demons had been temporarily eliminated, what was left behind were devastated ruins and endless suffering.

When stepping into the territory of Nanzhou, what meets the eye is the tragic post-war scene: the originally lush mountains and rivers were ravaged by war, the spiritual energy collapsed, and no grass grew; countless towns were reduced to ruins, and traces of the former prosperity could still be seen faintly among the broken walls; occasionally there were survivors hiding in the corners, their faces full of fear and confusion.

"Is this still our hometown?" murmured an accompanying disciple, his tone revealing an undisguised sadness.

Ye Fan stood on a high cliff, overlooking the once familiar land, with mixed feelings in his heart. He clenched his fists tightly, his eyes grim.

"Although the threat from the demons has been resolved, Nanzhou has already paid an immeasurable price." Ye Fan said in a low voice, "And those so-called forces in Zhongzhou will not act in vain."

In the battle with the demons, the strong men of Zhongzhou did show their unparalleled strength, but Ye Fan also clearly remembered that these people were not helping for free. Their arrival was more like treating Nanzhou as a hunting ground, dealing with the demons while plundering the remaining resources of Nanzhou.

Recalling those days when the major forces in Zhongzhou were rampant in Nanzhou, Ye Fan frowned.

"This is the last spiritual vein in Nanzhou, and you guys are going to take it away!"

At that time, a sect elder from Nanzhou once questioned the Zhongzhou strongman in grief and anger, but what he got in return was the other party's cold words: "You dare to bargain with us for a mere spiritual vein? If it weren't for us, you would have been slaughtered by the demons long ago. Isn't it reasonable to pay a price?"

Ye Fan witnessed with his own eyes that the elder had a look of reluctance on his face but was powerless to resist. He could only watch as his spiritual veins were drained and the sect's foundation was destroyed.

This was not an isolated case. Spiritual mines, medicinal fields, spiritual veins... countless resources were almost completely plundered after the war. The forces of Zhongzhou were like locusts, taking away the spiritual energy of Nanzhou, leaving only a dead silence.

Unlike others, Ye Fan's realm has made a leap in this disaster. With the help of the skills taught by the Demon Emperor, he not only broke through the bottleneck, but also left the geniuses of Zhongzhou far behind. The breakthrough based on actual combat made him no longer the young boy he was at the beginning, but a real strong man.

"Ye Fan, your strength after coming back this time is simply unbelievable." An elder from a Nanzhou sect exclaimed, "If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't have believed that you have reached this level now!"

Ye Fan smiled calmly, but he was not complacent. He knew very well that although his strength had improved by leaps and bounds, Nanzhou was at its weakest. If a new crisis came one day, it was still unknown whether they could defend their homeland.

Looking at the depressed faces of the Southern Province monks, Ye Fan took a deep breath, turned to the disciples beside him and said: "We can't indulge in loss and anger. Although the demons have been defeated, we can't always expect others to save us."

"But, Ye Fan, the people in Zhongzhou are too strong..." A disciple whispered, his eyes full of anxiety, "Any one of their forces can easily crush our Nanzhou..."

A determined light flashed in Ye Fan's eyes: "Because of this, we need to become stronger. Instead of relying on others, it is better to become the one who can protect Nanzhou."

Ye Fan led a group of people with lofty ideals and began to replan and build on the ruins of Nanzhou. They repaired the spiritual veins, reclaimed wasteland, rebuilt towns, and encouraged those lost monks to regain their spirits.

"Resources can be plundered, but hope cannot be destroyed." Ye Fan said to everyone, "The future of Nanzhou requires each of us to fight for it."

Gradually, Nanzhou began to recover. Although everything still seemed slow and difficult, under Ye Fan's leadership, more and more people began to rekindle their fighting spirit.

Although Nanzhou is recovering, Ye Fan is still vigilant. He knows that the plunder of Nanzhou by the strong men of Zhongzhou is not only a loss of resources, but also an invisible control. If Nanzhou cannot become completely strong, it will only become a vassal in the future and will never be able to escape the fate of being exploited.

"They won't let us go easily," Ye Fan thought to himself, "but I won't let Nanzhou live in their shadow forever. Since the way of heaven is so unfair, I will break it!"

Ye Fan looked into the distance, which was the direction of Zhongzhou. He knew that the road ahead would be full of thorns and challenges, but he was fearless. He not only wanted to win a glimmer of hope for Nanzhou, but also to prove that even outsiders could carve out their own world on this continent.

"People of Zhongzhou, one day, I will make you understand that Nanzhou is not your hunting ground!"

Ye Fan's words were sonorous and powerful, like a vow, echoing in the ruins and in the hearts of every monk in Nanzhou. They believed that this once devastated land would regain its glory under his leadership.

In the ruins of the Nanzhou after the war, the world was desolate and the spiritual energy was declining. Those sects that once stood for a hundred years were now only left with broken walls and ruins; those once glorious places for cultivation had also become desolate dead places. However, in this devastated land, a glimmer of hope gradually ignited. This flame was Ye Fan.

Ye Fan stood on a high platform at an abandoned mountain gate, his eyes were sharp. His voice was powerful and resonated in everyone's ears: "Everyone, Nanzhou is now in ruins and in need of reconstruction. We can't continue to be immersed in pain and sorrow, nor can we always rely on others to protect our homeland! Nanzhou needs our own strength!"

His words were like a thunder, shaking the hearts of every cultivator. Among the crowd, there were surviving disciples of the sect, independent cultivators, and talented young men who were sent away in the battle. At this moment, they looked at Ye Fan, and their eyes gradually changed from the initial confusion to determination.

"Are you willing to join me in helping Nanzhou achieve Nirvana and rebirth?" Ye Fan asked loudly.

After a moment of silence, the crowd erupted in a thunderous response: "Yes!"

Ye Fan decided to rebuild the sect on the ruins with the name "Nirvana". He chose the name "Nirvana Sect", which not only symbolized the rebirth of Nanzhou from the ruins after the war, but also meant that every cultivator could be reborn from Nirvana, transform from a cocoon into a butterfly, and move towards a higher realm.

The sect was located in a hidden mountain range. Although it had been affected by war, the spiritual veins were still there. Although the spiritual energy was thin, it had the potential to recover. Ye Fan personally led his disciples to build roads, construct mountain gates, rearrange the spiritual formation, and restore the vitality of the spiritual veins.

"The meaning of Nirvana is not only the reconstruction of the sect, but also our will!" Ye Fan said to everyone, "The failures and pains of the past are the cornerstones of our future. As long as we don't give up, there is hope for Nanzhou!"

Ye Fan's appeal was not only resounding in Nanzhou, but also attracted independent cultivators from other regions. Many people heard about his legendary achievements in Zhongzhou and the supreme skills he learned from the Demon Emperor, and came from afar to visit him.

"Master Ye, we are willing to join the Nirvana Sect! As long as we can contribute to the reconstruction of Nanzhou, we are willing to give everything!" A cultivator from Nanzhou who had originally taken refuge in Zhongzhou knelt down and begged.

At the same time, Ye Fan used the resources and connections he had accumulated in Zhongzhou to reach an agreement with some relatively neutral forces in Zhongzhou in exchange for the much-needed spiritual stones, elixirs, and array materials. These resources provided important support for the construction of Nirvana Sect.

Nirvana Sect is not only a sect, but also a spiritual symbol. Under Ye Fan's leadership, the disciples not only regained their enthusiasm for cultivation, but also regained their pride and dignity as Nanzhou cultivators.

"We must remember that the Nirvana Sect is not for hegemony, but for the protection of Nanzhou!" Ye Fan said to all the disciples, "We practice not for the sake of fighting, but for everyone on this land to live a stable life!"

These words were deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. All the disciples of Nirvana Sect were proud of their sect and took it as their responsibility to protect Nanzhou. They were no longer isolated individuals, but a united collective.

With the gradual rise of Nirvana Sect, other monks and sects in Nanzhou began to be inspired and followed the model of Nirvana Sect and joined the ranks of rebuilding Nanzhou. Ye Fan not only established a sect with strength and appeal, but also led the revival of the entire Nanzhou with his actions and will.

A new sect rose above the ruins; the dead spiritual veins regained vitality. The despair of the past was gradually replaced by hope.

"The establishment of Nirvana Sect is the first step in the rebirth of Nanzhou!" Ye Fan stood on the sect's main hall, overlooking the mountains and rivers below, with a determined light flashing in his eyes, "In the future, we must use our own strength to make Nanzhou no longer bullied and become a place of real power!"

From that moment on, the name of Nirvana Sect spread throughout the entire Southern Province, becoming the belief and pride in the hearts of all cultivators. And Ye Fan, as the leader of Nirvana Sect, also became the leader and embodiment of hope in the minds of Southern Province cultivators.