War of Expansion (13)

Inside the City Lord's Manor in Blackblood City, Yang Tianyou was hosting a banquet for fifteen Golden Core Cultivators from Luochuan Pass, with his wife Yunhua and Old Ancestor Yang Haoyu in attendance.

A small black dog was lying next to Yang Tianyou; it was Zhiming.

At this moment, the other six Bonded Spirit Beasts, along with Golden Core Cultivators such as Yang Dangmo, Yang Xuanyun, Feng Yuezhi, and True Person Yunxia, are busy occupying the vast territory they have just conquered and setting up defenses, and are temporarily unable to spare any attention.

Inside the hall, Yang Tianyou exuded an imposing aura, his eyes gleaming with a sharp light, as if two white-gold suns were floating within them, illuminating the stars in the sky.

The Golden Core Cultivators below, including Nine Swords True Person and Jilian True Person, unconsciously lowered their heads under his imposing presence, a hint of awe appearing in their eyes.

"I am Great White grateful to all my Daoist Friends for coming to help my Yang Household defend our territory. I drink this cup to express my heartfelt thanks."

Yang Tianyou laughed heartily, picked up the Blood Race vessel in his hand, and drank the special Spirit Wine produced by the Blood Race in the cup in one gulp.

The rich aroma of the wine fills the stomach, instantly Shen Yi and bringing a warm feeling.

"Brother Great White, what are you saying? If it weren't for the Yang Household's special treatment, how could we have come here to share the fruits of victory?" Jilian True Person stroked his thick beard and said sincerely.

"Yes, yes, the Yang Household has been very kind to our forces. We will do our utmost to serve them in the future!" Nine Swords True Person laughed heartily and raised his cup.

The other Golden Core Cultivators also spoke up one after another, all with broad smiles on their faces.

The reason they were so enthusiastic was simply because the Yang Household was extremely generous.

In this war, the Yang Household, Cloudglow Sect, and Feng Household jointly seized a vast territory equivalent to the area of five counties.

That's right, not four counties, but five.

The reason is that the territories of Ten Thousand Blades Mountain and Blackblood City are extremely vast. Together, they are equivalent to the territory of Three Counties. In addition, there are the two counties of Ice Crystal Pool and Greenrock Tribe, making a total of five counties.

That being said, among these five counties, the Cloudglow Sect Feng Household, due to their relatively small contributions, only occupied about 20% of the territory when combined.

One-tenth of the shares belong to the Cloudglow Sect, and the other one-tenth to the Feng Household.

The two combined are equivalent to dividing up the territory of a county.

Even so, True Person Yunxia Feng Yuezhi were extremely satisfied.

After all, their role in this battle was at most auxiliary and restraining. They were already being treated specially by the Yang Household by gaining 20% of the territory, so they dared not ask for more.

Apart from the territory of one county, the remaining territories of four counties all belonged to the Yang Household.

Territory is the foundation of Lineage's development, and it is something that family members have won through bloodshed and battle; therefore, it cannot be divided up.

The benefits that Yang Tianyou distributed to various Golden Core Force were the rights to use and mine Spirit Veins, Mineral Deposits, Spirit Fields, and land.

Simply put, it means renting out part of the territory to them for free.

The time limit is one hundred years. After one hundred years, the Yang Household will reclaim these powers.

Corresponding to these permissions are...

These forces need to send Golden Core Cultivators to help the Yang Household defend the various counties.

Compared to the benefits they gained, their sacrifices were negligible.

This is why the fifteen Golden Core Cultivators, including the Jilian True Person and the Nine Swords True Person, were so excited.

It should be noted that the Yang Household had allocated an entire county's worth of territory for them to use for a century.

Even if divided equally among the various Golden Core Forces, it would still amount to a considerable sum. Over a hundred years, with proper management, one could accumulate a vast amount of resources.

Yang Tianyou sat in the main seat, his eyes filled with a smile.

This idea wasn't actually his, but rather the one that came up with by his Thirteenth Brother, Yang Tianjiu.

The latter's goal was simple: to create a major commercial county within the Yang Household's territory.

Imagine how convenient it would be for all the Golden Core Forces under Luochuan Commandery to gather together in one place, facilitating various forms of commerce and trade.

In addition, being located on the border, it boasts countless local specialties. A hundred years from now, the county rented out by the Yang Household will likely become the most prosperous place outside of Luochuan City, and may even surpass it.

Over a century, we will build a major commercial county.

Consider the profits incurred during this period as an investment.

Moreover, the Yang Household didn't actually lose out.

Once numerous powerful forces have established themselves on the borders, will they stand idly by if Foreign Races tribes launch an attack?

With the border defense pressure greatly reduced, the Yang Household can now rest easy.

This plan is a brilliant move that kills two birds with one stone, and is a win-win strategy.

On the other side, Luochuan Pass.

The next day, the Luochuan Sect assembled 150,000 Cultivators, including over a hundred Golden Core cultivators and eight Nascent Soul, and under the leadership of the Grand Elder Spirit Transformation cultivator, they began their attack on Iron Lion Ridge.

A grand and fierce war has begun.

Hundreds of Flying Boat blotted out the sky, War Law Artifact roared incessantly, and the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi surged violently. The world within a radius of thousands of miles centered on Luochuan Pass seemed to have turned into a turbulent lake.

Inside, the water surges and waves rise and fall.

On the battlefield, the Grand Elder, dressed in white robes and surrounded by swirling Ice Rivers, held a large banner that fluttered in the wind. Waves of icy, bone- Ice energy surged forth, transforming into a raging torrent that crashed down on the Iron Lion King opposite him.

The latter's body had swelled to a size of a hundred feet, its gaping maw resembling a bottomless pit.

When the Upper Divine Ability, the Heavenly Lion Swallowing Spirit Art, is unleashed, the sun and moon lose their light, the world loses its color, and the universe seems to turn upside down.

Endless Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, smoke, and earth tumbled into the lion's mouth, even the omnipresent light was swallowed up, and in an instant, the once magnificent and bright sky turned pitch black, as if painted with ink.

Under such terrifying power, the Grand Elder's attack was naturally completely absorbed.

"Snort!!"

The Grand Elder snorted coldly, waved the Luochuan Banner, and unleashed his signature supernatural Divine Ability, not to be outdone.

Upper Divine Ability, Ice River Profound-Penetrating Force!!

Click click!!

The Ice aura spread wildly, and with the help of the Cold Tide and the environmental influence, the power of the Grand Elder's Divine Ability increased by three times.

Hundreds of miles of sky began to freeze inch by inch, and wisps of frost condensed in the sky. The ice layer swept in like waves, and in the blink of an eye, it enveloped the Iron Lion King.

An exceptionally chilling aura corroded the Iron Lion King's body. This chill was so intense that even the vortex formed by the Heavenly Lion Swallowing Spirit Art began to solidify.

"Damn it!! If it weren't for this Cold Tide, I would definitely have defeated you!!" The Iron Lion King roared, the spiral horn on its head glowing slightly, a sharp and fierce light shining out, piercing through the Ice River world in front of it, and continuing its momentum towards the Grand Elder.

"There are no 'ifs' in this world. A loss is a loss. No matter how much you say, you still lose!!" The Grand Elder sneered, continuing to wave the Luochuan Banner with his right hand, and with a flick of his left, a four-wheeled war chariot covered with a canopy swept across the sky.

Fifth-Tier Low-Grade Life-Bound Law Treasure, the Ice Immortal Chariot!

The chariots roared, freezing ice and frost wherever they went, with snowflakes falling from the sky and swirling above them.

Boom!!

The light collided with the Ice Immortal Chariot, and a deafening sound exploded in the sky.

The tangible air currents, carrying endless ice shards, roared across the sky with tremendous force.

The battle on the Spirit Transformation stage was fierce, but the battle on the Golden Core stage below was no less intense.

The Wolf Ancestor was incredibly brave and relied on his powerful bloodline to charge through the Human Race cultivators with Blood Moon above his head, as if he were in an empty field.

However, it always remembered its identity and did not commit indiscriminate killing.

They focused solely on the Great Elder's Line and the Song Household family members—these enemies of the Yang Household —and indiscriminately slaughtered them.

Not long after the war began, another Golden Core cultivator from the Song Household perished at the hands of the Wolf Ancestor.

As luck would have it, this person was none other than Song Xuhui, the one who had tried to teach Yang Tianyou a lesson time and time again, but was stopped by Yunhua.

After Song Xuhui's death, two Golden Core Cultivators from the Song Household had already died at the hands of the Wolf Ancestor. The Song Household Old Ancestor was furious and asked True Person Tianyun to help him block his opponent before charging straight at the Wolf Ancestor.

A hundred feet away, a low- Lower Second-Heaven Divine Ability struck fiercely.

It was a massive wheel burning with blazing flames, like the sun high in the sky, scorching the heavens, its power unmatched.

However, facing this attack, the Wolf Ancestor did not have the slightest thought of dodging. With Shen Yi, the power of the Secret Realm was added to his body, and the power within his body began to expand and surge rapidly.

In the blink of an eye, the Wolf Ancestor, with Nascent Soul combat power, appeared on the battlefield.

The Blood Moon hung in the sky and collided with the fiery wheel. In an instant, Spiritual Qi surged and sonic waves rose.

"What?" The Song Household Old Ancestor was shocked.

However, he quickly calmed down.

The Blood Wolf King, who unleashed that Nascent Soul Soul-level attack, was noticeably weakened, clearly indicating that he had used some kind of explosive energy-based Secret Art.

"Hmph, take another hit from me!!"

The Song Household Old Ancestor unleashed another divine Divine Ability.

However, this time, the Nascent Soul cultivators from Iron Lion Ridge were able to free up their hands and intercept the attack.

Wolf Ancestor retreated to the rear, looking at Song Household Old Ancestor with a mocking gaze, seemingly ridiculing him.

The war continued, and lives were lost one after another. Blood mingled with the white snow, creating a blinding scene of blood and snow.

One day later, the Battle of Luochuan Pass came to an end. Iron Lion King was no match for the Grand Elder and was forced to lead his troops in retreat.

Although Luochuan Sect did not achieve a great victory in this battle, it completely occupied the Ten Thousand Li Gobi, and a large amount of its Mineral Deposits and Cultivation Resources belonged to the Luochuan Sect. The other Golden Core Forces that participated in the battle were also able to get a share of the spoils.