"Savage Great Emperor had three children. His eldest daughter, Zhou Xinchi, was the founder of the Heart Pond Empire and had close ties with many superpowers. Your various factions should have connections with her as well."
"If we can find an excuse to draw her out and capture her, things will be much easier. She cultivates the Wisdom Path, so we must be absolutely certain before making a move. She is tied to the interests of many factions."
"The moment a hunter fires a shot, the whole forest hears it. Without absolute certainty, we cannot act."
"The second daughter, Zhou Zimo, became a Saint King powerhouse at a young age. Her combat strength is exceptional, and she can kill those above her level. It would be best to send Supreme experts to capture her."
"Although the third son, Zhou Qiongtian, lacks cultivation, Zhou Kuang dotes on him the most and must have left contingencies on him. We must act carefully and achieve victory in a single strike!"
"The three of them are also the key to confirming whether Zhou Kuang is dead or alive."
"..."
More than ten days later, in a mountain stronghold in the Central Region, corpses lay strewn everywhere, and blood flowed like a river.
A young man knelt before the many corpses. Two trails of clear tears fell from his eyes, which were filled with towering fury and killing intent, as well as hatred for his own weakness.
"Do you want revenge? I can give you strength."
A voice like demonic whispers sounded beside the young man's ear. He abruptly turned around and saw a man who was handsome and unrestrained, jade-tree graceful in the wind, with swordlike brows, starry eyes, a wolf's back, and a wasp's waist.
"Who are you?" The young man was on full alert. He knew that some murderers returned to the scene after committing their crimes, watching the results of their handiwork to satisfy their twisted desires.
"Who I am is unimportant. What matters is whether you want revenge. I can give you the power to seek it," the man continued.
"What do I need to pay?" The young man knew there was no free lunch in this world. To obtain something, one had to pay a price.
"Loyalty! After taking your revenge, I want your loyalty. Your life will no longer belong to you, but to me."
There was some kind of magic in the man's words, making the young man want to believe him. This was the price.
"Hahaha! If I can take revenge, what does it matter even if I give you my life?"
The young man laughed loudly, his gaze resolute. Deep within his eyes burned towering fury and killing intent, though they were not directed at the man.
The man handed the young man a sword crackling with lightning, but it would not harm him.
"Go. Take this sword and seek your revenge. Return here afterward and pledge your loyalty to me. You will not regret it. I will wait for you here."
The young man nodded, took the treasured sword, and strode resolutely in a certain direction. There was another mountain stronghold there.
"From today onward, forget your own name. You will have only one codename: Yellow Twenty-Five!"
Zhou Qiongtian spoke slowly and handed the man before him a bronze mask.
Ding! Congratulations, Host, for completing the system mission: Create a faction! Ding! Congratulations, Host, for obtaining 100,000 Destiny Points. Your cultivation has risen by three minor realms.
Zhou Qiongtian's cultivation rose continuously from the Cycle Mid Stage until it reached the early Ascension Realm!
"Awesome!" Zhou Qiongtian was immensely exhilarated. In just over a month, he had broken through from the Innate Realm to the early Ascension Realm. This cultivation speed was simply like riding a rocket, soaring straight into the heavens.
Inside the secret chamber, Zhou Qiongtian looked at the hundred people before him. Among them, twenty-five each wore diamond, gold, silver, and bronze masks.
Zhou Qiongtian named them the Heaven Earth Mystic Yellow Four Divisions. Each division currently had only twenty-five people. The strength of these hundred people varied greatly; the strongest were only at the Spirit Channeling Realm, while the weakest were merely at the Innate Realm!
Although their cultivation was somewhat low, these hundred people were all extremely loyal to Zhou Qiongtian. They were his own core force.
"System, do you have any recommendations?"
Demon Soldier Method, Demon General Method, Demon King Method, Demon Saint Method, Demon Venerable Method, Demon Emperor Method. These were a complete set of cultivation methods. They cultivated extremely quickly and could improve aptitude. More importantly, the Host could control their life and death.
They were priced at 1,000, 5,000, 20,000, 50,000, 100,000, and 1,000,000 Destiny Points respectively.
Time Cabin: The flow of time inside and outside is one to ten. Lifespan consumption is one to twenty. It can accommodate one hundred people cultivating at the same time. Price: 100,000 Destiny Points.
Zhou Qiongtian sucked in a cold breath. He only had a little over 120,000 Destiny Points. This system had calculated everything perfectly.
After buying the Time Cabin, Demon Soldier Method, Demon General Method, and Demon King Method, he would basically have no Destiny Points left.
The effects of a complete set of cultivation methods were better than ordinary methods. Even when changing to a higher-grade method, one would not need to spend a great deal of time adapting to it.
For example, for an Innate Realm cultivator, cultivating the Demon Soldier Method was definitely better than cultivating the Demon King Method. If one's cultivation was too low while the method's grade was too high, those with ordinary comprehension would instead find it obscure and difficult to understand, resulting in slow cultivation.
Zhou Qiongtian exchanged for the Time Cabin, Demon Soldier Method, Demon General Method, and Demon King Method. His heart ached terribly. The Destiny Points he had painstakingly accumulated vanished all at once, and Zhou Qiongtian was poor and destitute again.
Zhou Qiongtian distributed the cultivation methods one by one, then took out the Time Cabin. "From now on, cultivate inside this. I hope you grow quickly and become useful to me!"
"Yes!"
The hundred people entered the Time Cabin and began cultivating. Zhou Qiongtian then put away the Time Cabin, allowing him to carry the members of his faction with him. This put him greatly at ease.
After tasting the benefits, Zhou Qiongtian urgently needed Destiny Points. Therefore, he had to find Lin Tian as soon as possible.
Zhou Qiongtian still had some contribution points, so he immediately sought out an elite elder of the Zhou Clan who cultivated the Wisdom Path.
"Greetings, Young Master!" The Saint King expert smiled faintly, showing goodwill as he greeted Zhou Qiongtian.
"Elder, I would like to ask you to help me find someone. This is that person's blood, hair, appearance..."
Zhou Qiongtian had collected Lin Tian's blood and hair during one of their battles, though he did not know when exactly. Clearly, he had long prepared to ask a Wisdom Path elder to deduce Lin Tian's location.
"Very well, Young Master. Please wait a moment."
The Wisdom Path Saint King nodded and began his deduction based on Lin Tian's blood, hair, appearance, and other clues.
Thought after thought collided in the Wisdom Path Saint King's mind. Golden light emerged around him and shot straight into the sky. Though it was broad daylight, countless stars appeared overhead.
This Saint King mainly cultivated the Wisdom Path and also cultivated the Star Path. He could use the stars in the sky for deduction. The stars were countless and spread throughout the entire Azure World.
The stars were arranged in an extremely orderly pattern. Vaguely, they seemed to form the shape of a pair of eyes.
Within a forest in the Central Region, Lin Tian was fighting a Mandala Snake at the Cycle Mid Stage.
Suddenly, Lin Tian felt an icy chill run through his body. His scalp tingled, and he felt uneasy all over, as though someone were staring at him from behind.
But when Lin Tian turned around, he discovered that there was no one behind him at all. Nevertheless, his heart tightened, and he became vigilant.
"Young Master, I have found that person."
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