"In the past, the Zhu family supplied the Immortal Army with large quantities of essential goods at low prices, earning themselves some additional privileges. This time should be much the same. If the Zhu family gets their hands on most of the Sand-Calming Pearls in the entire Yuanling City, granting them this privilege would only be fair." Yu Zimo looked at Zhu Jinfu with a hint of admiration. "His fighting strength isn't outstanding among the Spirit Transformation cultivators, but his eye for things is exceptionally keen. As for wealth, even all of us here together might not match Zhu Jinfu."
Lu Xiaotian thought to himself that if his Green Fruit Barrier hadn't already become ineffective—and swallowed up several centuries' worth of Zhu Jinfu's enormous stockpile—he might not have been any poorer than him. Of course, from the looks of it, most of the wealth this portly Zhu Jinfu had amassed came through his own hard work. Lu Xiaotian had relied on the Green Fruit Barrier and cut a few corners. In the end, Zhu Jinfu was a man with real ability.
One unit after another of Yuanling City's cultivator army boarded the ships. Nascent Soul Realm cultivators still made up the bulk of them, though every one was a Nascent Soul Late Stage Grand Cultivator. There were also quite a few Spirit Transformation cultivators.
The fifteen Tiger-class warships sped off in the direction Lu Xiaotian had come from. Driven entirely by spirit crystals, these enormous vessels were even faster in the air than Spirit Transformation cultivators flying under their own power. After all, the space in this realm was exceptionally stable, and all cultivators were subject to far greater suppression. Lu Xiaotian, who had come from the Spirit Ruins Secret Realm, felt it especially keenly. Those born and raised in