Chapter 224 Lord Lei, Foundation Establishment Seventh Layer!
The loyal Gui Ling people welcomed back their City Lord Wang Yu!
As expected, the City Lord's Mansion had collapsed for the most part, all due to the Late Core Formation Stage expert sealed within the Formation. The dozens of guards left to defend the City Lord's Mansion had also all died violently.
This made Wang Yu feel slightly regretful.
In the ruins of the Central District, many people stood outside. When they saw Wang Yu and the others approaching, they all shuddered and shouted with full vigor, "Congratulations, City Lord, on your successful return!"
Wang Yu: "..."
Mysterious Rock Elder joked from the side.
"Little friend, you have quite a bit of prestige in the Inner City."
Wang Yu smiled wryly.
"Mysterious Rock Senior, you think too highly of this junior. They are just frightened."
Yes, they were frightened by the Late Core Formation Stage expert suddenly teleported from the City Lord's Mansion. Dozens of companions had died tragically before their eyes, how could they remain indifferent?
This wave... this wave is forced servitude, giving no one time to react.
However, most of those with lax thoughts are Independent Cultivators. Among the youths Wang Yu recruited in the first batch, all were young Cultivators who grew up here. Having grown up to this point, they have already become an excellent backbone force.
It's worth considering starting to sift through and select the best from the mediocre, to truly cultivate a Cultivator army belonging to Guiling City.
Right now is a good opportunity, just right to drive away some parasites and let those who can truly do things stand out.
After everyone went up the steps and entered the residence.
Wang Yu immediately saw three familiar faces, their limbs Bound by rocks growing out of the ground. Their Auras were extremely weak, and not a trace of Magical Power could be sensed.
Late Core Formation Stage, Early Core Formation Stage, Early Core Formation Stage.
"Mysterious Rock Senior, what do you plan to do with these three?"
"What to do?"
Mysterious Rock Elder paused, as if remembering something.
"This time coming to Gui Ling, it's just this Old Man alone. You should Dispatch an Envoy to You Prefecture City to notify Yellow Springs Temple to send people over. This is this Old Man's Command Token."
"For the next period of time, this Old Man will be stationed in Gui Ling. More Fellow Disciples will also come from Cloud Ridge City. You just need to entertain them well. All Negotiation and handling will be done by this Old Man."
"This junior understands."
Wang Yu waved his hand and summoned Xu Ruozhou, instructing him to immediately lead people to preside over the reconstruction work of the City Lord's Mansion, first building a new residence for Mysterious Rock Elder.
The labor efficiency of Cultivators is incredibly fast. Combined with some Mystical Arts, reconstruction work is still very simple, but if you want to meticulously carve some Murals and Coiled Dragons... then it would be a bit slow.
Handle emergency situations urgently, build it Overnight first.
"By the way, Xu Ruozhou, record the ruins of the City Lord's Mansion and the Appearance of the Central District with Image Recording Stones. Prepare a few more copies, and hand one copy to Mysterious Rock Senior."
"Also... Green Ram, come here! Record all the Spirit Pills you used after this injury, and write a note to give to Xu Ruozhou."
Green Ram was stunned for a moment, then reacted and said hesitantly, "Is it Reasonable for me to use Cultivation Spirit Pills for healing?"
"Hahaha~, if this City Lord says it's Reasonable, then it's Reasonable. Report it at five times the amount, any more and it won't be good to ask for Compensation."
Everyone: "..."
Xu Ruozhou quickly took notes. No wonder the City Lord always scolded him for being stupid. Original, people could be shameless to this extent. Wasn't the situation in the Central District caused by Grandmaster Tian Shui of the Golden Abundance Pavilion?
Suddenly.
Wang Yu, who had just turned around, turned his head back again.
"I remember a batch of Mortals and several Cultivators died in the Central District, there must be tens of thousands, right? Submit them all to Mysterious Rock Senior. Change Mortals to Cultivators, and Cultivators to Mortals."
"...Yes!"
"Yes!!"
After giving detailed instructions, Wang Yu was afraid that these stupid Subordinates would waste the Timing to Earn Spirit Stones. Now he is extremely poor, but that million Spirit Stone Sacred Tribute can be obtained immediately.
He has even gathered the Alliance of Interests to fill this hole. Could he swallow it all alone?
The truth is, Not Okay!
Because there are Subsequent developments to this matter. The matter of recovering the Sacred Tribute cannot be concealed from the members of the Alliance of Interests. It's better to return it and sell them a Favor, so that they will be easier to command in the future.
Walking alone in the ruins of the City Lord's Mansion, Wang Yu took out a Scroll, planning the Appearance after reconstruction.
"Build a row of Pill Refining Rooms here, build a Garden with Exotic Stones and Spirit Wood here, build three Palaces here, here..."
All Expenditure for the reconstruction will be paid by Yellow Springs Temple.
Perfectly Reasonable.
When he passed by the former Main Hall, he quickly walked over and used the Profound Yin Hand to clear the Secret Chamber Entrance.
Fortunately, the Cultivation Secret Chamber below and the Second Underground Level built with Killing Intent Stone Slabs were not too damaged, otherwise he would have to extort Yellow Springs Temple to death.
No longer wasting time wandering around, next Wang Yu sat in meditation in the Secret Chamber, Refined Medicinal Pills to Slowly Recover from his injuries, and Cultivation did not stop either.
It must be said, after experiencing a Life-or-Death Battle, his own Cultivation speed has Increased Not Few, although it is temporary, it also makes one's Mood happy.
Thus, a month later.
In September of the 25th year of Wang Yu's Stewardship Career, the reconstruction work of the City Lord's Mansion Temporarily ended. Although it was done roughly, at least it was habitable.
Then came the reconstruction work of the Central District. The good City Guard was forcibly turned into a renovation team.
A large number of Cultivators also arrived from Cloud Ridge City, as many as twenty-plus Core Formation experts, hundreds of Foundation Establishment experts, and another Nascent Soul Cultivator.
This Nascent Soul was attracted by Mysterious Rock Elder.
It was Lord Lei, a Nascent Soul of the Heavenly Corpse Peak, the second peak of the Inverse Spirit Blood Sect!
It is said that this person Cultivates a peculiar Cultivation Method, refining himself into a Zombie, and even evolved into a quite Rare "Lei Hou," possessing the potential to冲击 Spirit Transformation.
His age is only over eight hundred years old, and he has Already Cultivated to Nascent Soul, Seventh Layer!
He is the second person of Heavenly Corpse Peak, second only to Daoist Three Corpses. As for the Celestial Corpse Old Demon mentioned by Mysterious Rock Elder, he is actually Mountain Lord Heavenly Corpse, whose Cultivation Level is only Nascent Soul, Third Level, and of the same realm as Mysterious Rock.
After Lord Lei heard the News of the Thunder Spirit Corpse, he immediately rushed over. For him, this Thunder Spirit Corpse is Almost equivalent to "kin," which is a rather outrageous situation.
Strange to the extreme.
Facing a Late Nascent Soul Stage Great Cultivator, Mysterious Rock Elder had no choice but to agree. In fact, he was also willing to offer it to Lord Lei, estimating that he could get Not Few rewards.
A Late Nascent Soul Stage Great Cultivator and an Early Nascent Soul Stage are completely different concepts. The latter, in the hands of the former, would have their Nascent Soul escape early, and might still have a glimmer of life.
Once in a Life-or-Death Battle, they would be captured within ten moves.
Cultivation is like this. The further you go, the greater the gap. Sometimes a Minor Realm difference is enough to create an overwhelming Advantage.
Wang Yu was fortunate enough to meet this Lord Lei once.
The other party took out a Token engraved with the character "Thunder" and gave it to him. It was much more sincere than Mysterious Rock Elder's sincerity. This meant that if Wang Yu committed something wrong in the future, he could use this Token to save his life.
He treasured it exceptionally and put it into his Ocean Heart Ring.
As for the Negotiation with Yellow Springs Temple, Wang Yu's Cultivation Level was too low. Apart from Providing Intelligence, he had no use. He didn't even get to the negotiating table, and it was completely handed over to Mysterious Rock Elder to communicate with them.
Yellow Springs Temple also sent a Nascent Soul. The culprit, Elder Di Zang, also came along. The other party's confidence not only stemmed from Strength, but it seemed that they also had the support of a major lineage within Yellow Springs Temple.
It won't be settled in a short time.
In the Guiling City area, because Nascent Souls from two Overlord Powers gathered, it was extremely stable. Even the robberies and killings that Often occurred had stopped.
As for Lord Lei, after obtaining the Thunder Spirit Corpse, he immediately returned to the Mountain Gate of the Inverse Spirit Blood Sect without stopping. He had no intention of Participating in the Negotiation at all.
If there were a Late Nascent Soul Stage Great Cultivator stationed here, it is estimated that the Negotiation could be easily settled. Such beings are figures who can represent the Sect behind them.
Every word and action must be carefully considered, especially when outsiders are present.
This Negotiation, every ten days or half a month, there would be an argument, either Targeting the unreasonable Compensation proposed by Wang Yu, or talking about falsely reporting losses.
They also used the three captured people as an excuse, throwing all the blame on their heads.
Mysterious Rock Elder's attitude was very Firm.
He never stopped talking about the Face/Prestige of the Inverse Spirit Blood Sect, insisting that they must give an explanation. This was not something that could be settled with a few million Spirit Stones. He also wanted a written apology and to announce it to the world.
And this, precisely, was unacceptable to Yellow Springs Temple.
This back-and-forth between the two sides has lasted through spring and winter, and the four seasons have rotated three times. Now it has Already reached the middle of the fourth time, and no Result has been negotiated yet.
But many Compensation items have already been settled.
Wang Yu continued his own life, completely unaffected by the Negotiation, doing whatever he needed to do.
It was Rare to encounter a Peaceful period with a big shot in charge. Many of his policies were implemented very Smoothly, ever since the Scent Listening Society failed.
He then planned to establish a Cultivator Market Town in the Inner City, just as the Central District Became ruins.
He invited Cultivators from various places to Settle Down in Gui Ling and developed a new Immortal Abode Rental business.
You should know that the Third Rank Middle Grade Spirit Vein of Guiling City is Already a Spirit Qi Environment that Independent Cultivators can only dream of. He and Green Ram themselves cannot use it all up, so it is better to plan a piece of it as Immortal Abode Rental.
For Cultivators to Breakthrough to Core Formation, a Third Grade Spirit Qi Environment is a necessity. Second Stage Spirit Veins are Unable to Provide the massive Spiritual Qi needed to condense Golden Core Pills and for life transformation.
This point, even Wang Yu cannot avoid.
Even the Storage Slot cannot Provide him with enough massive Spiritual Qi for a Breakthrough instantly. He had previously used Spirit Stones as a substitute in the Black Mountain Demon Land.
These operational strategies are just minor matters.
In early January of the 30th year of Wang Yu's Stewardship Career, with the Efficacy of the Two-Pattern Gathering Origin Pill, he successfully Step Into Foundation Establishment Seventh Layer, truly stepping into the Range of the Late Foundation Establishment Stage.
This was somewhat different from his initial two-year plan. He overestimated his Cultivation speed. During this period, he Refined two more Top-Grade Ice Spirit Pills again.
In total, True Essence Increased by 552 drops. His own Cultivation Increased by 82 drops, reaching a historical Highest record!
Now, the Lake of True Essence in his body has Condensed, the Recover speed has increased several times. The True Essence Limit has reached 2018 drops. He needs to accumulate to four thousand drops to reach the Peak of the Seventh Layer.
It doubled. And having already taken seven Ice Spirit Pills, he had to find a new Elixir Formula for Cultivation Level Spirit Pills. This type was Already about to Give Birth To a Pill Barrier.
The Breakthrough in Cultivation Level made Wang Yu Refreshed, and he had much more energy in doing things.
On this day.
A notice from Mysterious Rock Elder made Wang Yu rush to the Mysterious Rock Hall built specifically for him!
"Wang Yu pays respects to Mysterious Rock Senior."
"No need for formalities. Do you still remember what I told you before, to think about how to ask for Compensation?"
End of Chapter