Chapter 797: Top-Level Consumption

"Great Master, to demonstrate the sincerity of the Golden Lion Valley lineage, please follow us. We have a grand gift we wish to present to you, and we hope you will graciously accept it."

Speaking thus, the Golden Lion King, wreathed in flames, immediately ascended into the sky and swiftly headed towards the northwest depths of the Golden Lion Valley. Xu Yang exchanged a glance with the Heavenly Kings behind him, then led the thousand elite warriors of the Sacred Flame Sect in quick pursuit.

In a short while, the three Beast Kings of Golden Lion Valley led Xu Yang and his group into a massive cave.

At first glance, the cave seemed unremarkable from the outside, with nothing particularly striking about it.

However, upon entering the cave, Xu Yang and his companions were utterly astonished by the sight that greeted them.

A brilliant golden light shone, even more dazzling than the fiercest sun in the nine heavens. This radiance wasn't emanating from an external source, but from towering, gleaming mountains of pure gold!

"Oh my heavens, I must be dreaming! I couldn't even imagine this much gold appearing before my eyes!"

Old Tan and the others were utterly dumbfounded. In fact, they had never seen even a tenth of such an immense quantity of gold in their entire lives.

It was evident just how vast and abundant the treasures of the Golden Lion Valley mountain range truly were.

"Master, all the gold, silver, and precious artifacts within this cave are remnants left behind by the alliance legions who perished in Golden Lion Valley.

While Golden Lion Valley is entirely sustained by the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, certain items must be obtained through the trading posts of various alliances. Often, we would transform into human forms, using special identities as a disguise, to enter these trading posts and exchange this gold and silver for sufficiently powerful resources to enhance our combat capabilities.

Now that all these treasures have been surrendered to you, Master, our Sacred Flame Sect will no longer need to worry about resource scarcity."

Xu Yang nodded in satisfaction. "You have done exceptionally well. It's clear you truly regard the Sacred Flame Sect as your home, and I assure you, I will never let you down.

From today, every single magical beast in Golden Lion Valley is a part of the Sacred Flame Sect family. No one will ever be able to harm you again."

The three Beast Kings simultaneously let out exultant roars, expressing their intense excitement. Despite their formidable power and deep dwelling within Golden Lion Valley, these magical beasts had lacked adequate protection. To survive, they had been forced to band together, for without such unity, the Flame Lion King's brother would not have been so easily captured by Zi Kuang.

The Golden Lion Valley environment barely allowed them to eke out an existence, but if truly top-tier experts were to arrive, they would be utterly defenseless, left to be slaughtered.

But now, having pledged allegiance to Xu Yang's Sacred Flame Sect, they no longer needed to fear being wantonly oppressed by external powers.

"This is magnificent, Sect Master! With such a substantial supply of resources, we can finally resolve all current resource issues within our territory."

Old Tan spoke with excitement, but Xu Yang, raising an eyebrow, observed more closely. He noticed that the resources within the cave were predominantly gold and silver treasures, with very few truly practical pieces of equipment.

While money was now abundant and food was no longer a concern, the equipment for the warriors remained critically important.

It's crucial to understand that while a team's inherent strength contributes to its formidable combat power on the battlefield, in large-scale, group warfare, the equipment requirements for a unit are exceptionally high.

Even if individual strength is lacking, a sufficiently powerful set of weaponry and equipment can significantly compensate for personal combat deficiencies, thereby boosting the overall combat effectiveness of the entire army.

The crucial question, however, was how to convert this gold and silver into the weapons and equipment they most desperately needed.

As Xu Yang spoke, Ling Wu approached him, a smile gracing her lips.

"Sect Master, you needn't worry about that. Throughout our Northern Region, there are hundreds of large-scale trading houses and auction venues, including over a dozen top-tier auction houses.

With our current abundant economic reserves, acquiring any amount of equipment will be effortless."

This information touched upon a blind spot in Xu Yang's knowledge; having only recently arrived on Yingzhou Continent, he was unaware of such well-established, large-scale trading centers among the alliances.

"That's excellent! If that's the case, there's no time to waste. Quickly arrange for these resources to be transferred into the alliance, and then we will immediately head to the exchange to secure the necessary equipment as soon as possible.

This way, even if we confront more formidable adversaries in the future, we will have no need to panic."

It's worth noting that while Xu Yang had brought over a thousand elite warriors, it still took a full five days to transport all the gold and treasures out of Golden Lion Valley. This clearly indicates the astonishing depth of material wealth hidden within that enormous cave.

Due to Xu Yang's ability to weave dreams, the Sacred Flame Alliance never had to worry about foreign spies from other factions infiltrating. With a single dream, no infiltrator could conceal their identity from Xu Yang's all-revealing insight.

For this reason, external powers remained unaware of the immense gold and silver treasures acquired during the assault on Golden Lion Valley.

Otherwise, if other alliance forces discovered the Sacred Flame Alliance's current immense wealth, it would undoubtedly attract considerable trouble.

Xu Yang, adopting the mindset of a wealthy landowner, felt uneasy merely possessing such vast sums of money. He knew that the optimal choice would undoubtedly be to swiftly convert these unexpected gains into tangible equipment that could genuinely enhance his team's power. After all, gold is invaluable when put to use, but otherwise, it's just a collection of inert objects. Nothing truly compares to the practical utility of actual equipment and magical artifacts.

"Sect Master, the Shadow Sect has investigated: next week, the Divine Capital Alliance, the Northern Region's third-largest alliance, will host an exceptionally grand auction. We've heard that the number of items offered and the total on-site transaction volume will exceed thirty thousand!"

Xu Yang's interest was immediately piqued by this information from Old Tan.

"That's fantastic! Thirty thousand items, even if not enough to equip everyone, can significantly elevate our overall combat capabilities."

Hearing Xu Yang's words, the Five Heavenly Kings exchanged glances and couldn't help but shiver.

"Sect Master," they explained, "the 'transaction volume' refers to the total number of items traded by the entire auction house, not that all thirty thousand items will belong exclusively to us."

Xu Yang, however, let out a chuckle. "What? Are you implying I have money but can't spend it? Since it's a public auction, each item will go to the highest bidder. There's no such thing as a 'transaction volume limit.' As long as the auction house doesn't have explicit rules stating otherwise, of course we can buy as much as we want."

Hearing their Sect Master Xu Yang's declaration, the Five Heavenly Kings could only shake their heads with helpless, bitter smiles.

They knew all too well how formidable and unyielding their Sect Master was; anything he set his mind to had always been accomplished.