Trading system, I exchanged vegetables for golden pills.

Ordinary people are like ants!

The people in charge of Sakura were at a loss.

They were left with only two choices: obedience or death!

Anyone who dares to express even a single word of dissatisfaction will end up as a dried-up corpse.

Since Lord Orochi was giving them a way out, they readily accepted.

Indeed, as Lord Yamata said, as long as it exists, the country will not perish.

And population is indeed just a number.

This is a piece of good news amidst bad news.

So be it if I'm treated like a pig; at least I'll get some protection.

Anyway, whatever fate befalls the pigs, it won't be their place as the people in charge.

At this moment, someone seized the opportunity to speak up: "We beg Lord Orochi to do us justice! The Dragon Kingdom is the mastermind behind all of this!"

The best way to shift internal conflicts is to turn the focus to external conflicts.

Now that Lord Orochi has manifested his power, there's no reason for them not to make good use of it.

Since they're having a tough time right now, they should at least drag someone down with them, right?

Without a doubt, the Dragon Kingdom is the country they have been plotting to destroy.

If not now, when?

So many people have died already, it's not unreasonable to make such a request!

If Lord Orochi could intervene and drag the Dragon Kingdom into this mess, then their casualties wouldn't be a big deal.

If we could directly occupy that land, that would be a huge profit.

"The Dragon Kingdom? I've wanted to go there for a long time. Since this whole affair started because of the Dragon Kingdom, I'll go there and demand justice for the innocent people who died!"

Orochi's voice echoed in the minds of several people in charge.

The people in charge were overjoyed upon hearing this.

It worked! It actually worked!

To my surprise, Lord Orochi actually agreed to their conditions!

"The Dragon Kingdom has a large population. If Lord Orochi needs blood food, this would be a good pasture!" another person in charge said respectfully.

"Are you trying to teach me how to do things?" Orochi said coldly.

"No, no, please calm down, Orochi God! I didn't mean that!" The person in charge trembled and immediately knelt down to kowtow.

Fortunately, nothing terrible happened this time.

The person in charge felt like he had been given a second chance at life, but he remained meek and submissive, not daring to breathe too loudly.

After a long pause, Orochi's voice slowly spoke: "Alright, it's not impossible for me to go to the Dragon Kingdom, but you have to agree to one condition!"

"Please give us your instructions, Orochi!" The people in charge bowed and spoke.

"It's nothing major. Within three days, select 10000 exceptionally beautiful young women who have never given birth and send them to me!"

"..."

Faced with Lord Orochi's request, the officials in charge had no choice but to agree.

So many things have happened before, so many people have died, now they only need 10000 more girls, which is still acceptable to them.

......

Three days later, 10000 girls were sent to the outer perimeter of the altar.

No one knows what happened in the next three days, including those 10000 girls.

Only their slightly protruding bellies and awkward walking posture seemed to be telling a story silently.

As long as 10000 girls are safe and sound, nothing else matters.

......

On this day, the phantom of the Yamata no Orochi appeared in many places!

Ordinary people would bow down in reverence upon seeing this figure.

They cried out that the great god Orochi had appeared...

Phrases like begging for protection.

Then, everyone received a message: "My subjects, I will collect your debts. Nothing like this will happen again. You can focus on prospering and striving to restore our former prosperity as soon as possible!"

In fact, this is no different from an owner telling a pig in a pigpen to have more piglets.

The only difference is that it's phrased in a nicer way.

The key figures knew the truth, but the ordinary people did not.

Ordinary people would only think that Orochi was encouraging them to have children, and that it was in the form of a divine decree.

This is tantamount to giving a shot of adrenaline to desperate people.

In this way, the desire to have children will be much stronger.

If this momentum continues, the population will soon rise again.

......

The Dragon Kingdom is orderly.

Some are cultivating, some are working, some are studying, and some are retiring...

Men, women, young and old, each follow their own path.

What happened to Sakura was ultimately just a spice in life.

Ordinary people set off a few strings of firecrackers for a bit of fun, but as happy as they are, life still has to return to normal.

In Lucheng, Xiao Liu and Xiao Heigou have all successfully condensed their golden cores in the past few days.

He officially became a member of the authentic Golden Core sect.

This is the effect of piling up resources!

This proves the saying: "If you follow the right person, even a dog can take off."

Now, both Xiao Liu and Xiao Hei Gou are genuinely at the second level of the Golden Core realm!

Unfortunately, the breakthrough did not trigger a heavenly tribulation!

Those who have experienced a heavenly tribulation and those who haven't will inevitably have some difference in strength.

Perhaps only a Heavenly Golden Elixir would be worthy of the heavens' thunderous rebuke.

So far, only Ye Chen, Xiao Qi, and Weiwei have been struck by lightning.

But it doesn't matter anymore, as long as my strength improves!

The Golden Core Realm cultivator is now considered to be at the top of the cultivation world on Blue Star, becoming a leading figure among cultivators.

Xiao Liu and the little black dog never dared to imagine that they would one day reach such a high level.

Even the worst Golden Elixir is better than 99.99999999% of people.

Look at those students in the academy, still fighting tooth and nail in their Qi Refining stage, what more could they possibly want!

After obtaining the inner core of the golden-winged bird, Dahuang sang its way to victory.

He broke through from the second level of the Golden Core stage to the fourth level, surpassing Xiao Qi and Weiwei to become the leader!

This is the effect of a demon beast's inner core at the Golden Core level. It's mainly because it's fresh and hot, allowing the Great Golden Core to break through from the early stage to the middle stage in one fell swoop.

If I could consume one or two more pills, I might be able to break through directly to the late stage of the Golden Core realm!

This is the natural advantage of beast cultivators: they can use the inner cores of demonic beasts to crudely enhance their cultivation.

To some extent, this can also be considered a form of "inheritance".

Natural selection is one of the reasons why the number and strength of beast cultivators surpass those of humans.

Of course, the inner core of a Golden Core demon beast is not so easy to obtain!

To kill a Golden Core demon beast, multiple people need to cooperate, and it can only be done under certain environmental conditions.

It's been so many years, and only now have we encountered something like this.

Moreover, the story can only unfold after successfully slaying a Golden Core demon beast.

If one lacks the strength to kill the enemy, then only an accident remains...

As a result, the four regions have paid a heavy price.

Therefore, this can be considered a significant opportunity.

Big Yellow, Little Six, and Little Black Dog also benefited from Ye Chen's influence.

If it weren't for Ye Chen's sake, Taiyi Thirteen, Xia Wudi, and the others probably wouldn't have so easily given up the inner core of the Golden Core demon beast.

Their cultivation levels were, to a certain extent, accumulated through the efforts of many people.