Dragon Devouring Cultivation

Chapter 263 Devouring
"City Lord, most of the Cuihong Sect's disciples are willing to surrender, and the remaining part has abandoned their cultivation! In addition, all the spiritual mines, markets, industries, etc. belonging to the Cuihong Sect will be taken over and new people will be appointed to manage them!" Master Gu reported to Li Zhen.

Master Gu acted very quickly. It only took him one whole day to complete the takeover of Cuihong Sect.

"Very good!" Li Zhen said with satisfaction as he looked at the jade slip in his hand.

The jade slip records the summary of Cuihong Sect’s assets. Only when you truly see the wealth of a sect can you understand why a sect can provide for the cultivation of thousands of cultivators.

It can be said that the Cuihong Sect occupies almost all the resources in this area, and only a very small part of them flows into the market town to create more value for individual cultivators.

Those markets can only cultivate half-step foundation-building cultivators at most. Even true foundation-building cultivators are rarely seen. The reason lies in the sects' control over resources.

"City Lord, I want to take back the gate to Shifang Valley!" Master Gu bowed and requested.

"Didn't Shifang Valley surrender voluntarily?" Li Zhen asked with a little surprise.

One day was enough for what happened at the Cuihong Sect's mountain gate to spread to the Shifang Valley. There were only some foundation-building cultivators and Qi-cultivating cultivators guarding the Shifang Valley's mountain gate. Even the Cuihong Sect's mountain gate had been breached, so there was no way the Shifang Valley's mountain gate could resist.

"I sent people over there, but they were killed. The attitude over there was extremely tough!" Master Gu said helplessly.

"In that case, you can go over there. After the gate of Shifang Valley is taken back, you will rebuild Shifang Valley. Half of the profits will belong to Anqingcheng. What do you think?" Although Li Zhen was negotiating, he knew that Master Gu would never refuse.

"According to the city lord's orders, from now on Shifang Valley will be a vassal of Anqing City!" When Master Gu heard Li Zhen's words, he was not surprised but happy.

He was naturally happy. It seemed that Shifang Valley would lose half of its income in the future and would have to be managed by Anqingcheng, but if Li Zhen had not stepped forward, Shifang Valley would never be able to take back its mountain gate.

Master Gu knows his own business. At his age, it is impossible for him to make a significant improvement in strength.

It's fine while he's alive, but once his lifespan is exhausted, Shifang Valley will probably disappear soon.

If the Shifang Valley had not experienced the destruction of the mountain gate and the death of a large number of disciples, there might have been a chance to cultivate a new golden elixir before his life was about to end.

Now with the protection of Anqing City, Shifang Valley can be said to have a strong backer.

"Take the four-legged beast with you when you go to Shifang Valley, and try not to cause too much damage to the mountain gate!" Li Zhen thought for a moment and said again.

Master Gu gladly accepted the order. The four-legged beast was even stronger than him, especially its speed advantage, which could solve the problem in the first time.

Li Zhen sent Master Gu away. He sat cross-legged on the top of the mountain. Several monks were repairing a cave not far away.

It is easy to damage, but it takes a lot of time to repair.

In other words, almost all the disciples of Cuihong Sect were accepted, and among them there were monks who were specifically responsible for construction and restoration.

This is the difference between ordinary forces and sects. Ordinary forces do not have a complete system, but sects will specialize in cultivating various talents.

It is impossible for a sect to invite monks from outside to build the core secret area. Wouldn't they kill them after the construction is completed?

Li Zhen's spiritual sense swept across the entire mountain gate, and he quickly retracted his spiritual sense.

Although except for the ones brought by Gu Zhenren, the rest of these cultivators are newcomers, as long as Jindan Zhenren is there, they will not resist no matter how unwilling they are.

When all traces of the Cuihong Sect are completely wiped out, these cultivators will go to Anqing City in batches to rotate with the cultivators there. I believe they will soon be integrated into the system of Anqing City.

Li Zhen was not worried that some stubborn monks would do something. Whether it was at the mountain gate here or in Anqing City, valuable areas were protected by prohibitions.

He focused his mind and observed the 'Cuihua Spirit Fire' in the Dragon Heart Space.

He has a lot of ideas about the power of the 'Cuihua Spirit Fire'. If he can control the 'Cuihua Spirit Fire', his combat power will be greatly enhanced.

However, he has another way to use the 'Cuihua Spirit Fire'. This method is a bit too extravagant, but once this idea comes up, he cannot stop it.

He wanted to use the dragon heart space to devour the 'Cuihua Spiritual Fire'. The quality of the 'Cuihua Spiritual Fire' would greatly enhance his fire spiritual root talent.

At present, among his spiritual root talents, only the wood 99 spiritual root talent improved by using the 'Qingmu Nashu Solidification Technique' and the ten thousand year third level upper grade spiritual peach tree, the rest is the wind 78 spiritual root. The effect of the wood 99 spiritual root on himself is very obvious, and his cultivation speed is so fast that it far exceeds other cultivators of the same level.

In addition, the enhancement effect of the Wood 99 Spiritual Root on wood-related spells is even more significant, which is reflected in the fact that when he casts wood-related spells, the power can be increased by one small level.

The fire element is the most explosive of the five elements, reflected in its most violent attacks. Fire spells are also famously powerful.

Besides, compared to external objects, improving spiritual root talent is the most important thing.

With his current spiritual root talent, only this kind of natural treasures can significantly improve his spiritual root talent. If he wants to improve his spiritual root talent, the number of ordinary spiritual objects required is too huge.

"Swallow!" Li Zhen issued an order to the Dragon Heart Space.

The 'Cuihua Spirit Fire' in the Dragon Heart Space seemed to have life. It felt the space being swallowed and wanted to resist, but the entire space was completely controlled in the Dragon Heart Space, leaving no room for the 'Cuihua Spirit Fire' to resist.

The 'Cui Hua Spirit Fire' kept twisting and struggling, but no matter how it twisted and struggled, it kept fading away.

Li Zhen placed his mind in the dragon's heart space, his body suspended above the top of the mountain.

One day, two days, three days, and Master Gu had taken back Shifang Valley. With the help of the four-legged creatures, he did not encounter any trouble, and Shifang Valley did not suffer much damage.

Master Gu recognized the master of the formation again, left behind a spiritual plant cultivator to manage the spiritual fields, and escorted the rest of the cultivators back to the Cuihong Sect's mountain gate.

When he returned to the mountain gate, he saw Li Zhen floating on the top of the mountain. He did not disturb him, but took the initiative to take over the task of handling affairs.

Li Zhen was able to sense the situation outside, but compared to what was happening outside, he was more concerned about the process of the 'Cuihua Spirit Fire' being swallowed.

In the past, it took a long time to devour a third-level spiritual creature. Now he has reached the Golden Core stage. If the quality of the 'Cuihua Spirit Fire' was not too high, he could devour an ordinary third-level spiritual creature in a moment.

Master Gu was extremely enthusiastic about his work. He summoned some monks from the Shifang Valley from Anqing City and selected a group of independent cultivators from various towns and cities to form the foundation for rebuilding the Shifang Valley.

He was very clear about his identity and did not touch the cultivators from Anqing City.

For the independent cultivators in the market town, joining a sect is a turning point in their destiny, and no independent cultivator would refuse.

On the fifth day after Li Zhen swallowed the 'Cuihua Spirit Fire', guests came to the gate of Cuihong Sect.

A special sound transmission note flew into the formation and landed in the hands of Master Gu.

Master Gu glanced at Li Zhen who was still in seclusion, and used his authority to open the formation to welcome him out.

"Master Ming, long time no see!" Master Gu said to the visitor with a smile.

"Master Gu, congratulations on the reconstruction of Shifang Valley. I'm here to visit City Lord Li!" The visitor was Master Ming from the Haoyue Sect, and he saluted respectfully.

The person he respected was not Gu Zhenren, but Li Zhen. His injuries had not yet healed, and he was deeply moved to see that Gu Zhenren's breath was normal.

The injuries on his body were caused by the battle with Master Gu, both sides suffered losses, but he had to come now.

After receiving the news that the Cuihong Sect's mountain gate had been breached, he sent people to investigate and confirm it several times.

Since Li Zhen did not kill Master Xu of Cuihong Sect, and even accepted all the disciples of Cuihong Sect, it showed that Li Zhen was not a man who liked to kill, so the Ming Zhen people were willing to come and visit him.

In fact, Master Ming would not understand Li Zhen’s mentality. Li Zhen’s real cultivation level was the late third level of body refining, which was equivalent to the strength of the late golden elixir stage. So in his eyes, Master Xu and other cultivators of Cuihong Sect were just small troubles that could be easily solved.

Although Master Xu was not killed, he was imprisoned in order not to provoke the monks who came to join him.

When everything stabilizes, Master Xu will either die or have his cultivation abolished, and Li Zhen will never let him go.

"The city lord is in seclusion. I will entertain you on his behalf!" Master Gu said, making a gesture of invitation.

(End of this chapter)