Qingshan Town

What Mo Tang had taken over was far more than just the Dragon Head Mercenary Group's headquarters.

As the largest mercenary group Black Rock City had once had, and having been in cahoots with Lin Yuan for so many years, the Meng Long and Meng Jiao brothers had accumulated quite a number of good things.

The Mo Clan Guards had also lost quite a few men during this encirclement and extermination of the Dragon Head Mercenary Group, so Mo Tang was not stingy afterward. He directly distributed most of the Gold Coins seized from Dragon Head. Everyone received over a hundred Gold Coins, the injured received double, and the dead received double again...

The benefit of doing this was that the guards who had originally resented Mo Tang because of their injuries or deaths instantly began shouting, "Long live the Commander!"

It could not be helped. This world was just that realistic!

To these guards, it did not matter whether you were a commander or a captain. As long as you could bring them enormous benefits, they were willing to risk their lives following you!

To be honest, even Zhang Fang and the other two had not expected this absurdly young commander to possess such boldness...

He had actually taken out more than a hundred thousand Gold Coins and distributed them all at once.

If it had been them, their hearts would probably have ached so much that they would not have slept for days!

While the guards were all discussing how generous their commander was, Mo Tang hid alone in the backyard of what had once been Dragon Head's headquarters, staring blankly at the jade boxes and medicine bottles before him.

"Were the Meng brothers really this pathetic? This was all they had collected?"

What lay before him was all the medicinal herbs and pills the Guard Squad had dug up after practically turning the Meng brothers' property upside down...

"These Green Spirit Pills are decent, but there are too few of them. There are plenty of Qi Replenishing Pills, Qi-Nourishing Powder, and Qi Recovery Pills, but they contain too little energy."

Aside from these pills, none of the "precious" medicinal herbs they had specially stored away exceeded third grade...

This greatly surprised Mo Tang.

As the top mercenary group in a first-rate city like Black Rock City, the Meng brothers did not even possess a single fourth-grade pill or a medicinal herb rated fourth-grade. What did that mean?

It meant that once Mo Tang truly broke through to Dou Ling, gathering Mid-grade Energy as easily as he did now would no longer be realistic.

"Looks like once I break through to Dou Ling, I'll have to return to those hard old days..."

As Mo Tang absorbed the medicinal herbs and pills before him one by one, he muttered to himself inwardly.

It could not be helped. The higher the grade of a medicinal herb, the rarer it was.

Not only had he found none in the Dragon Head Mercenary Group, but even in the Mo Clan's Thousand Medicine Pavilion, he had likewise not discovered any medicinal herbs that the system could rate as fourth-grade...

Mo Tang felt that in the future, he could only obtain things of that grade from Auctions or by trading with alchemists.

If that was the case, should he start properly saving money from now on?

"Mm, that won't be difficult."

After all, he had now initially gained control over all the Mo Clan's businesses in Black Rock City. There were more ways to make money, so there was no need to worry for the time being.

As for alchemists...

Had he not met one at the Auction back then?

Lin Fei, the disciple of Master Otto, a Fourth-grade Alchemist!

Although their first meeting had not been pleasant, that was not a problem for Mo Tang. As long as he catered to the girl's tastes and prepared one or two little surprises for her, could he not make her obediently listen to him?

Hehe! I'm good at this!

A lecherous smile appeared on Mo Tang's face.

Alchemists... besides medicinal herbs and Pill Recipes, what mattered even more was flame.

Mo Tang had never even considered Heavenly Flames, but if he could get his hands on some Beast Flame, then forget merely winning over a little girl—she would probably be willing to sell herself to him...

Speaking of Beast Flame, the first thing Mo Tang thought of was Xiao Yan's Purple Flame from the original story.

That Purple Crystal Winged Lion King seemed to be deep within the Demonic Beast Mountain Range, not far from Black Rock City...

And besides the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King, there was also Qingshan Town, and Xiao Yi Xian!

The story had only begun a little over half a year ago. Xiao Yan should still be secretly cultivating hard at home right now.

That gave Mo Tang the perfect opportunity to interfere and alter certain parts of the story.

"Qingshan Town... it might be worth making a trip there to take a look..."

Even setting aside Xiao Yi Xian's Calamity Poison Body, Qingshan Town's special location alone was enough for Mo Tang to make a trip there with his men and bring it into his Sphere of influence.

Although Dragon Head's destruction had allowed him to gain the authority he deserved, it had also dealt a blow to the Mo Clan's businesses.

From now on, whether it was escorting Trade Caravans or purchasing all kinds of resources, everything would be affected. Thus, Mo Tang had no time to enjoy the leisurely life of someone in power. Instead, he had to hurry and restore the flow of the various trade routes and the supply of resources!

Thinking of all this, even Mo Tang could not help but feel a headache coming on...

Feeling somewhat irritated, he waved his hand and opened his System Panel, intending to take a look at his attributes and ease his mood.

Name: Mo Tang Level: Three-star Great Dou Master ↑

Cultivation Techniques:

Thunderous Qi (Grand Completion) ↑

Wind Thunder Gangsha (Perfection) ↑

Dou Techniques:

Triple Blade Qi (Perfection) ↑

Blood Beast Body Forging Art · Wind (First Layer)

Blood Beast Body Forging Art · Wind (Second Layer) ↑

Swift Star Chasing Moon Bow Technique (Grand Completion) ↑

Wind-Lightning Twin Wings (Minor Accomplishment) ↑

Available Energy Points:

Low-grade: 986

Mid-grade: 2100

Previously, he had only had 142 points of Low-grade Energy left. Now he had 986, which meant that he had just absorbed and converted a total of 844 points.

Besides that, he now had nearly a hundred thousand Gold Coins in hand. Those were all the gains he had made from destroying Dragon Head.

If this had been in the past, such a huge haul would definitely have made Mo Tang jump with excitement.

But after the gains from the Wind Ghost Ravine Ruins, all of this now felt as plain as water... Mo Tang felt that he had grown. He was no longer that inexperienced kid who was swayed by material things!

"Mm, I'll level up first, then see whether I can raise the Blood Beast Body Forging Art to the third layer."

These recent battles had made Mo Tang deeply appreciate the power of the Blood Beast Body Forging Art!

No wonder Mo Cheng had said that mastering this secret art would give him the ability to challenge opponents above his level when he first handed it over to him.

This somewhat outrageous ability to enhance one's base attributes had indeed benefited Mo Tang greatly throughout his journey!

Of course, the premise for all of this was the System Panel Mo Tang possessed!

Low-grade Energy Points required to advance to Four-star Great Dou Master: 372. Advance?

Yes/No

"Yes!"

Low-grade Energy Points required to advance to Five-star Great Dou Master: 388. Advance?

Yes/No

"Yes!"

Name: Mo Tang Level: Five-star Great Dou Master ↑

Cultivation Techniques:

Thunderous Qi (Grand Completion) ↑

Wind Thunder Gangsha (Perfection) ↑

Dou Techniques:

Triple Blade Qi (Perfection) ↑

Blood Beast Body Forging Art · Wind (First Layer)

Blood Beast Body Forging Art · Wind (Second Layer) ↑

Swift Star Chasing Moon Bow Technique (Grand Completion) ↑

Wind-Lightning Twin Wings (Minor Accomplishment) ↑

Available Energy Points:

Low-grade: 226

Mid-grade: 2100