A Deal with Zhao Baigang

Several days later.

Having conquered the Yin Poison Sect, Ling Pengyun's group finally left the Yin Poison Sect Territory and entered the Li Clan's Yuan Kingdom territory.

At this time, Zhao Baigang of the Black Mountain Zhao Family, who was piloting the Heavenly Star Flying Boat, gathered all the Golden Core cultivators aboard and asked them,

"Everyone, although we earned no small merit in conquering the Yin Poison Sect and slaying its Golden Core cultivators, there are simply too many of us, while the number of Golden Core demon cultivators stationed at the Yin Poison Sect was too small. Once this military merit is divided among us, I fear each of us will receive little—not even enough to exchange for a relatively low-value Third Rank Low Grade magic treasure."

"Just now, Fellow Daoist Liu Haochan, an elder of the Heavenly Star Sect, sent me word that the Heavenly Star Sect and the Li Clan have formally formed an alliance against the Yin Poison Sect."

"The Li Clan has recently been struggling greatly in battle against the Yin Poison Sect's main forces and has asked us to help. Are you willing to accompany me to slay Yin Poison Sect Demon Cultivators and earn military merit?"

"Those unwilling may leave."

This proposal was precisely what Ling Pengyun wanted.

Earlier, he had been worrying over his lack of military merit.

He had been willing to take the risk of following the Heavenly Star Sect in conquering the Yin Poison Sect precisely so that he could earn enough merit to exchange for several powerful Third Rank Array Formations to face the Demon Beast Uprising.

Now, he did not even have enough military merit to exchange for a single Third Rank Array Formation. How could he be content with that?

Thus, he was the first