He had just returned from the Bai Estate, and he still had a huge batch of assets on him waiting to be counted. It looked like a lot, but in truth, it was very little.
Because the Bai Clan's fixed assets were even greater.
For example, that vast stretch of Spirit Fields outside the city where Blood Tooth Rice was planted, the thousand-plus spirit farmers under their command, the shops inside the city... these were the real heavyweights.
Whether he could swallow them down would depend on whether the two remaining families in Guiling City cooperated.
On his way back to the Main Hall, he stopped by the Martial Arts Arena.
At this moment, a dense mass of youths sat there. The better their aptitude, the farther forward their seats were, while those who knew they would become spirit farmers in the future had taken the initiative to sit at the very back.
The formation looked as though a small handful of people had been surrounded.
Wang Yu stepped out and appeared in midair at the very front. Everyone was startled in unison and hurriedly shouted.
"Greetings, City Lord!"
"Mm."
Wang Yu looked toward the crowd, his divine sense sweeping rapidly over them. When he discovered that the one with Dual Spiritual Roots had already broken through to Qi Refining First Layer, a satisfied smile immediately appeared on his face.
"The City Lord's Mansion is built atop a Mid-Grade Third Tier Spirit Vein. This may be the best cultivation environment you will encounter in this life; in the future, whether you become members of the City Guard Army or spirit farmers, you are all serving my City Lord's Mansion. Therefore, no one is permitted to delay anyone else's cultivation. Once discovered, execution!"
He had just killed off a wave of