"Words alone prove nothing. Swear an oath!" Lu Xiaotian flicked a finger, and two oath rings drifted forward.
The two Laosha Demon Ants exchanged a glance. With the eaves over their heads, they had no choice but to bow. They swore according to the terms Lu Xiaotian had set, and the two oath rings immediately turned into streaks of light and sank into their bodies.
"Though we've agreed to your terms, Pill King Lu, we can't rely on our Laosha Demon Ant clan alone to mine the spirit crystal vein on Mount Laoshan. Otherwise, we might not be able to hold onto our position as clan leader. You'll have to provide a large number of mine slaves as well," the Laosha Demon Ant leader said.
"That's fine. I'll have someone send the mine slaves over later." Lu Xiaotian nodded. Behind every hegemon's rule lay countless dark corners; a single decision could affect tens of thousands of lives. Perhaps that was one reason he had kept to himself all these years. Since the Darkmoon Demon Bats were willing to take on this mess, Lu Xiaotian was happy to have it off his hands. A million low-grade spirit crystals a year was already quite a lot.
Lu Xiaotian raised a hand. The twelve Mystic Fire Pillars turned into flying needles and disappeared into his palm. The ground, which had turned to magma, was no longer affected by the Formless Mystic Fire and solidified again.
"Until we meet again." After putting away the Mystic Fire Pillars, Lu Xiaotian left. His trip to Black Laoshan had gone even more smoothly than expected. Jia Xiaolin's Shadow Disc had been a tremendous help. Otherwise, the Laosha Demon Ants were slipperier than loaches in Black Laoshan, and Lu Xiaotian had no time to waste sparring with the