Dividing the Spoils
A few hundred feet away from the battlefield, on a small mound, stood a Foundation Establishment Cultivator draped in a black cloak. This man was none other than Yang Danglong.
In the battle to conquer Bianhe Mountain, Yang Danglong did not act with Yang Tianyou. One reason was that the Liu Household was present, and as the deputy head of the Yang Household's Shadow Hall, it was indeed inconvenient for him to show his face.
On the other hand, in order to broaden his sources of income, Yang Danglong's public identity is Rogue Person Youlong, a rogue Rogue Cultivator who is both righteous and evil, with 'friends' from the Immortal Dao, the Evil Dao, the Demon Dao, and even Foreign Races.
Through these connections, Yang Danglong was able to learn a lot of unknown information, and of course, he was also able to plot against many people.
After the Yang Household released the news that the Zhao Household had obtained the Dragon Valley Hall inheritance, there were quite a few cultivators from Orthodox and Demonic Paths and demonic paths who were eager to make a move. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Yang Danglong moved among the cultivators he knew and used a tracking Secret Method to mark several targets, among which was the Green Ram Devil Cultivator.
After the Battle of Bianhe Mountain ended, Yang Danglong learned that most of the pills in the Zhao Family Pill Hall had been stolen by the three demonic cultivators, Qingyang.
After considering the relative strengths of both sides, he decisively sent a message to Yang Tianyou, while he himself reluctantly used a Second-Rank Low-Grade Escape Technique Talisman, calculated the distance, and set up an interception Formation along the way ahead of the three Devil Cultivators.
As a Formation Master, Yang Danglong was extremely skilled at calculating spatial distances. He chose a very appropriate location. Yang Tianyou had just arrived here with his men, and in less than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the Flying Shuttle ridden by the three Green Ram Devil Cultivators came into view.
Next, he activated the Formation to intercept the enemy. After the battle broke out, he quietly withdrew the Formation and retreated to a distance to observe the battle. This was also a backup plan, just in case.
Seeing Yang Tianyou and his group achieve great success and depart on their Flying Boat, Yang Danglong chuckled under his cloak, then vanished in a flash.
On the Flying Boat, Yang Tianyou seemed to sense something, glanced at the place where Yang Danglong had disappeared, and smiled slightly before quickly suppressing his expression.
Liu Changqing, standing to the side, kept his eyes down, seemingly oblivious to everything, pretending to be completely incompetent, and didn't utter a single unnecessary question.
The Flying Boat sped through the air, and on the deck, Yang Tianyou began to take out the spoils of war he had obtained in this battle, one by one.
In this operation, they killed a total of thirteen Foundation Establishment warriors. It sounds unbelievable, but it's true.
Among the thirteen Foundation Establishment warriors, there are three Demon Beasts: the Zhao Household family's Spirit Beast, the Golden-Scaled Beast; a wild Demon Race from the Savage Wilderness Great Domain; the Three-Horned Yellow Ox; and the Blazing Flame Eagle.
The seven Devil Cultivators included three of the three Green Ram Devil Cultivator they had just killed.
Of the remaining four, two were Devil Cultivators from the Black Sha Sect, who were killed by Liu Changqing and Liu Lingyu, while the other two were killed by Yang Tianyou and others outside the Zhao Household's Spirit Medicine Garden.
Among the three Immortal Dao Foundation Establishment was Zhou Mingchang from the Black Iron Town Zhou Household. He was Foundation Establishment Middle Stage cultivator with extraordinary strength. In order to cover the retreat of the other two Foundation Establishment Cultivators and two Qi Refining juniors in his Lineage, he recklessly detonated Second-Tier Upper-Grade Forbidden Artifact, sacrificing his own life. He was a very fierce and resolute person.
The other two Immortal Dao Foundation Establishment were both from the Zhao Household. One was a Foundation Establishment Early Stage cultivator who was on the verge of death after detonating the Formation, and Yang Tianyou easily ended his life.
The last one is Zhao Leicong, the Zhao Household Ancestor, a cultivator at the Foundation Establishment Great Perfection. Even Iron Rakshasa couldn't defeat him in a short time, but in the end, he was ambushed and killed by Yang Tianyou. It can only be said that what goes around comes around.
The spoils of war obtained from killing thirteen Foundation Establishment cultivators were naturally considerable, including various Spirit Materials, Spirit Pill, Talisman, complete Demon Beast corpses, and a large number of Law Artifacts of different grades... and much more.
Among these, the most precious item is Zhao Leicong's Storage Ring, which contains a large amount of Cultivation Resources, including seven or eight Tier 2 magic Law Artifacts. In particular, the Nine-Tiger Golden Bell is Metal Attribute killing Law Artifact that can both attack and defend, which perfectly suits Yang Tianyou's wishes.
Unfortunately, the Nine-Tiger Golden Bell was Zhao Leicong's life-bound Law Artifact. After his death, the Law Artifact was also severely damaged, and its spiritual power was dimmed. Even if it is repaired, it is only equivalent to an ordinary Second-Tier Upper-Grade Law Artifact, far from the unparalleled power it had when it was in Zhao Leicong's hands.
It's worth mentioning that Life-Bound Spiritual Object will not be destroyed with the death of its owner; at worst, it will only suffer severe damage.
Even if its owner actively severs the connection between the two before their demise, the Life-Bound Spiritual Object will not be damaged and will be preserved intact.
Many sects and Lineage in this world possess their most prized treasures, which are Life-Bound Spiritual Objects left behind by their ancestors before their passing.
However, even though the Nine-Tiger Golden Bell was severely damaged, Yang Tianyou still liked this Law Artifact very much.
He was lacking a high-level Metal Attribute Law Artifact. In the crucial moments of battle, even if he could only activate it at full power once or twice, it could play a huge role and have a decisive effect.
With thoughts swirling in his mind, Yang Tianyou smiled and said, "Daoist Friends, the spoils of war will be divided according to our pre-arranged 30/70 split. No objections, right?"
"No objections, let's go with this. To be honest, it's a bit much for us to take 30% after letting your Yang Household take such a big risk," Liu Changqing said with emotion.
Upon hearing this, Yang Tianyou simply smiled faintly and remained silent.
In fact, Liu Changqing was absolutely right.
This operation was entirely orchestrated by the Yang Household. They used themselves as bait to lure the Dragon Valley Sect into the trap. With the addition of opportunistic cultivators from Orthodox and Demonic Paths and Foreign Races, they were able to destroy the long-established and powerful Zhao Household in one fell swoop and conquer Bianhe Mountain.
In this process, the Yang Household borne almost all the risks themselves, with Wolf Ancestor, a Foundation Establishment Late Stage cultivator, and Yang Tianyou, whose strength was in no way inferior to that of Foundation Establishment Middle Stage cultivator, also participating in the battle.
In comparison, the Liu Household only produced two Foundation Establishment cultivators and a dozen or so Qi Refining cultivators. Let alone taking 30% of the spoils, even giving them 20% would be reasonable.
The Yang Household was willing to give up 30% of the proceeds mainly to bring the two families closer together. After all, after the marriage alliance, the Yang and Liu Households would be in-laws, and their relationship would be far more complex than before. Giving up some benefits wouldn't be a loss for them.
"Then let's follow the rules of the Cultivation World. First, let's each choose a few Spirit Items that we like, according to the agreed proportions. Daoist Friends can go first!"
"Alright! Then I'll be shameless and make my selection first!" With that, Liu Changqing began to scan the many Spirit Items on the ground.
According to the previous allocation, the Liu Household can choose three or six Spirit Items first, but no more than that, since there are only so many Spirit Items, and even fewer precious ones.
Finally, Liu Changqing took the carcass of the Three-Horned Yellow Ox and a Dragon-Pattern Black-Gold Cauldron, and then stopped.
"Lingyu, why don't you pick one out too?" he said, turning to Liu Lingyu beside him.
"Good."
Liu Lingyu stepped forward and decisively reached out to take a piece of Second-Tier Upper-Grade Fire Attribute Spirit Material. Yang Tianyou recognized the Spirit Material as "Crimson Flame Agate," a very precious Artifact Refining material with excellent conductivity.