Chapter 4129: Conditions

"In addition to this, the powers controlling four Xuan Cities can jointly manage a secret realm," Cao Yuanxing said.

The Cao family controls multiple secret realms, the Yunxuan Grotto-heaven being just one. Xuan Cities under their jurisdiction previously only had access rights, and each time a secret realm was exploited, a portion of the harvested immortal medicines had to be submitted to the Cao family.

Many forces were severely weakened and withdrew from the Chaotic Continent, leaving numerous secret realms vacant.

"Fellow Daoist Cao, besides our two existing Xuan Cities, I plan to take over two more: Xuanhuo City and Chiguang City!" said Murong Yilong.

"Our Ghost Clan is very interested in Qinghong City, Yunxu City, Ziwu City, and Jinming City. We wonder if they can be allocated to our Ghost Clan for management," said Ming Yun.

"Our Han family also wishes to manage four Xuan Cities," said Han Tiangang.

Many Golden Immortal cultivators spoke up, eager to take over four Xuan Cities. As for how to defend them, that would be their problem. If their own strength was insufficient, they could recruit others or hand them over to allied in-laws. There was no other way; the Cao family's conditions were simply too generous.

Yu Weiwei's gaze fell on Wang Ruyan, and she said with a chuckle, "Madam Wang, why aren't you speaking up? Do you think a larger-scale chaotic beast tide will erupt? Are you afraid to take over more Xuan Cities? Or do you lack confidence in the Cao family? Or perhaps you have a better destination in mind?"

As soon as these words were spoken, they undoubtedly poured a bucket of cold water on the other Golden Immortal cultivators. Indeed! The Wang family has quite a few Golden Immortal cultivators and is skilled in artifact refining. It was with multiple Mid-grade Immortal-Slaying Cannons and Mid-grade Immortal-Slaying Arrows that they repelled the chaotic beasts' attacks. If the Wang family only defended one Xuan City, then it would be strange.

Either the Wang family knew a larger-scale chaotic beast tide would erupt, or they weren't optimistic about the Cao family, or another force was trying to win over the Wang family with better conditions, or the Wang family's high-level members were timid and afraid of trouble. However, when Wang Changsheng was still at the True Immortal stage, he could already kill a three-colored chaotic beast with one punch, so naturally they weren't afraid. Therefore, it must be one of the former possibilities.

In order to allocate the Xuan Cities, the Cao family not only convened a meeting of Golden Immortal cultivators but also offered generous conditions. If the Wang family was not optimistic or intended to betray the Cao family, then other forces would also have to weigh carefully whether to continue working for the Cao family.

A tall tree catches much wind; every move the Wang family made was now closely watched by other forces, overshadowing the Murong family. This was mainly because the Wang family could produce Mid-grade Chaotic Armor, Mid-grade Immortal-Slaying Cannons, and Mid-grade Immortal-Slaying Arrows. If even the Wang family lacked confidence, how could other forces be confident?

If Wang Ruyan's answer was not good, it would affect the Cao family's allocation of Xuan Cities and naturally incur the Cao family's displeasure.

Yu Weiwei's question was deliberate, waiting to see how Wang Ruyan would respond.

Wang Ruyan smiled slightly and said, "Fairy Yu, you've misunderstood. The cultivation resources in these Xuan Cities are all excellent, and I'm simply spoiled for choice, momentarily unsure which cities to select. It's not strange to take some time to consider such a significant matter, is it?"

"Madam Wang is absolutely right. You don't need to rush your decision; please consider it carefully," Cao Yuanxing said.

To put other forces at ease, the attitudes of the Wang and Murong families were crucial. If both of them took over four Xuan Cities, then other forces could also confidently take over four Xuan Cities. Otherwise, other forces would not feel secure.

Hearing this, the cultivators all agreed.

After chatting for the time it takes to brew a cup of tea, Ming Yun and the others gradually departed. Cao Yuanxing kept Murong Yilong and Wang Ruyan. "Fellow Daoist Murong, Madam Wang, do you have any concerns?" Cao Yuanxing asked in a gentle tone.

"Fellow Daoist Cao, we have suffered considerable losses from multiple chaotic beast tides, especially with our Chaotic Armor. It would be great if you could sell us a batch," Murong Yilong said.

"That's easy to arrange. Low-grade Chaotic Armor is no problem, but we don't have much Mid-grade," Cao Yuanxing said, looking at Wang Ruyan. "Madam Wang, what about you?"

"We lack Mixed Yuan Stones and materials for refining Immortal-Slaying Cannons. We can purchase them with chaotic beast core crystals," Wang Ruyan said.

The Wang family still relied on the Cao family's resources and would not oppose them. The Cao family had not treated them unfairly, and defecting to other forces might not necessarily be better.

"We also don't have many Mixed Yuan Stones, so we can only sell you a limited amount. As for the materials for refining Immortal-Slaying Cannons, we can sell you more of those. However, we would like to purchase some Mid-grade Immortal-Slaying Arrows from your Wang family," Cao Yuanxing said, agreeing and then stating his condition.

Every force was collecting Mixed Yuan Stones and materials for refining Immortal-Slaying Cannons. If the Cao family only sold them to the Wang family, the Murong family would certainly be displeased. Of course, the Cao family didn't care about that, but they genuinely needed Mid-grade Immortal-Slaying Arrows.

"Mid-grade Immortal-Slaying Arrows!" Murong Yilong's face was filled with envy. It was difficult for the Murong family to even acquire one Mid-grade Immortal-Slaying Arrow, yet the Wang family was selling them. The difference was immense.

"Mid-grade Immortal-Slaying Arrows! Their refining difficulty is very high, and our success rate isn't high either," Wang Ruyan said, looking troubled.

"We naturally know the refining difficulty is high. We can trade Mixed Yuan Stones for them, how about that?" Cao Yuanxing asked.

The Wang family could refine Mid-grade Immortal-Slaying Arrows. Even if the success rate was only one-fifth, they would still be highly valued by other forces if they joined them. Naturally, the Cao family didn't want to push the Wang family toward other forces; there was absolutely no need for that.

"No problem," Wang Ruyan agreed. If she refused again, it would be seen as ungrateful.

She thought of something, looked at Murong Yilong, and said, "Fellow Daoist Murong, can Fairy Luoshui divine the timing of the next chaotic beast tide?"

"Madam Wang is joking. Tianyan doesn't have that ability yet," Murong Yilong said, shaking his head firmly.

"Fairy Luoshui is a diviner; surely she can deduce some omens?" Wang Ruyan asked, puzzled.

"If she could deduce it, our Murong family wouldn't have suffered such heavy losses. However, the chaotic beasts are indeed behaving unusually. It's hard to guarantee that the next chaotic beast tide won't be on an even larger scale. Fellow Daoist Cao, your Cao family must have countermeasures, right?" Murong Yilong said.

Cao Yuanxing nodded and said, "We have discussed this with other forces. The chaotic beasts are indeed behaving unusually. We are intensifying the excavation of Mixed Yuan Stone ore, refining more Chaotic Armor, Immortal-Slaying Arrows, and Immortal-Slaying Cannons, training more Immortal Armor troops, and cultivating more True Spirits, to prepare for full-scale war. Taiyi Golden Immortals are personally overseeing this, with multiple Earth Cities cooperating, deploying additional personnel to mine Mixed Yuan Stones, and investing vast resources into refining weaponry and cultivating True Spirits, all as part of comprehensive war preparations."

"You can also prepare in this direction," Cao Jingxia suggested. "With more Immortal Armor troops and True Spirits, even if a larger chaotic beast tide erupts, your losses will be smaller."

"Cultivating Immortal Armor troops and True Spirits for full-scale war preparations!" Wang Ruyan nodded, noting that the Wang family was also working towards this goal.

"Thank you for your guidance, Madam Cao," Murong Yilong expressed his gratitude.

After chatting for a while, Wang Ruyan and Murong Yilong took their leave.

Early the next morning, the cultivators once again gathered at Cao Yuanxing's residence. Murong Yilong and Wang Ruyan both stated their intentions: including their original Xuan Cities, they would each take over a total of four Xuan Cities. Only then did the other forces feel at ease and proceed to take over several more Xuan Cities. After more than half a day, they finally left Yunlang City and returned to their respective homes.