Maintaining the operation of Azure Deer Immortal City was no problem. Quite a few of the old immortals were die-hard loyalists of the Immortal Lord; even if they had to live or die together with the city, they would not so much as frown.
The tribute we had collected now amounted to more than ten times what was required. Of course, I had no intention of paying it all to buy peace.
The immortal stones among the tribute were selected and set aside. Yu Shu had the rest sold through the immortals under him, exchanging it for enough immortal stones to recruit top-tier immortals from every city that could not afford the required tribute.
As for the immortals I had brought, they began organizing anti-raiding forces and openly recruiting subordinates with the tribute.
With no expense spared, the several forces led by Ling Xian, Xing Yao, Qian Lu, and Tian Ming soon developed a certain level of combat strength.
I distributed all the remaining creation immortal stones, then had them begin disrupting the Five Great Immortal Realms' plan to collect tribute.
The requirements for the battles were simple: success in plundering was not necessary, but they had to frighten the enemy and delay the Five Great Immortal Realms' departure.
Meanwhile, I made creation immortal stones near Azure Deer Immortal City, waiting for the forces that had come to collect ten times the tribute.
Under Yu Shu's management, Azure Deer Immortal City had now rebuilt its framework and had even signed a secret agreement with the anti-raiding alliance.
They acted with such fanfare that the immortals who heard the news trembled whenever they spoke of it.
I heard that three or four dozen warships had come this time to collect the tribute. By now, they had already advanced grandly from the