Both Clans Sent the Same Gift
Several years have passed in the blink of an eye, and the great war in the outside world has finally come to an end.
With two cheap laborers helping to process the materials in Purple Jade Mountain, Wu Chu was naturally happy to have some free time. Although Wu Chu still had to personally take the final step of embedding the array restrictions into these rough materials, there was no other way.
It wasn't that he didn't want these two guys to continue helping him complete this step, but rather that he didn't trust their abilities in the Formation and Restriction Dao.
Although their cultivation levels were indeed higher than his, their expertise in formations and restrictions was certainly not as strong as his, after all, he had studied the ancestor's Formation and Restriction Dao for many years.
Therefore, these two didn't feel that Wu Chu was bullying them. If he really wanted to bully them, he would have just made them refine Spirit Treasure.
After all, there is a fundamental difference between refining Spirit Treasure and processing materials.
Processing materials is just a bit tedious, but the consumption of magical power and energy is naturally not as tiring as actually refining Spirit Treasure and embedding arrays and restrictions into the rough material. Moreover, it doesn't require much skill; anyone with a little cultivation can handle it well.
At most, it's just that their cultivation level is higher, so they can handle things more beautifully and delicately.
However, they believed that Wu Chu, that treacherous old thief, was definitely no weaker than them; he was just pretending to be Golden Immortal Realm to show weakness.
After all, being beaten by someone stronger than oneself is much easier for them to accept than being beaten by someone weaker.
Therefore, they never believed that Wu Chu, that treacherous old thief, was actually as powerful as they had sensed. They thought that the old thief was trying to lure them in so that he could take this opportunity to beat them up again!
Therefore, from this perspective, they felt that Wu Chu, that treacherous old scoundrel, wasn't actually using them.
If they really wanted to exploit them, they should have forced them to refine Spirit Treasure.
So, after their daily 'work,' being able to enjoy those delicious foods and all sorts of pastries and snacks completely dispelled any remaining resistance they might have felt.
It must be said that the results of self-guided strategies are often surprisingly good.
Even when the battle outside ended and their families came to take them home, they were still a little dazed... Had time really passed so quickly? It felt like only yesterday!
The probing war between the two races lasted less than ten years before it ended. It's hard to say who won or lost, but in terms of the magnitude of the losses, the Dragon Clan suffered far greater losses.
After all, the battlefield was on the Great River, and the damage caused by both sides to the Great River and its Great River was immeasurable.
However, it wouldn't be entirely true that the Qilin Clan profited. As the battle progressed, it became clear that neither side gained nor lost; in fact, both sides suffered losses.
The Qilin Clan sent Qingqiu Chen, a Qingqiu Fox, and the Dragon Clan also sent a Qingqiu Fox who looked somewhat similar to Qingqiu Chen. Feng Wu and Yinglong did not appear.
In fact, Wu Chu did not expect that it would be them who came, and he did not expect that they would come so quickly, and that they would come together.
Perhaps Yinglong Feng Wu were worried that if other people were sent, the two sides would start fighting!
"Fellow Daoist, we meet again!" Qingqiu Chen smiled and cupped his hands in greeting.
"This humble Qingqiu Zhi, and has come at the behest of the Dragon Clan." Another Qingqiu Fox also bowed to Wu Chu. "I am the Twenty-Six in rank; you may simply call me Twenty-Six, fellow Daoist!"
Wu Chu, accompanied by Yueling and the Little Fox, greeted them with a smile and returned the greeting, "What brings you two to my Purple Jade Mountain? The great war between our two races has just ended; you must have quite a few things to attend to!"
Qingqiu Chen smiled and said, "Someone is handling the aftermath. I was entrusted by the leader to bring Little Feng Jiu back to the Royal Court. I hope you will give me some face, fellow Daoist."
He paused for a moment, then took out a Storage Bag from his sleeve. "This humble Daoist has a gift of thanks, which Brother Feng Wu entrusted me to pass on to you. Over the years, I have been grateful for your care of Little Feng Jiu."
Qingqiu Zhi nodded and said, "My purpose in coming here is the same as that of my Seventeen brother. Wu Zhan the eldest son of the Sea Serpent Clan and is trapped in Purple Jade Mountain. I have been entrusted by someone to come and bring him back. I hope you will give the Dragon Clan some face. This is a small gift from the Sea Serpent Clan to express our gratitude. Please accept it."
As Qingqiu Zhi spoke, he took out a small Storage Bag from his sleeve and held it up with both hands.
Wu Chu laughed heartily, took the small Storage Bag from the two men, and said, "Since that's the case, then I won't stand on ceremony with you two. Those two guys have been fed and cared for well on my Purple Jade Mountain. If I don't take them back soon, Jidu get fat."
After saying that, the three looked at each other and burst into laughter.
The other party was very accommodating and offered a thank-you gift, so Wu Chu felt embarrassed to bring up the incident where Feng Hen and Wu Zhan had fought for no reason at his doorstep and flooded Purple Jade Mountain.
When Wu Chu's Divine Sense quietly reached into the two Storage Bag to check, he almost couldn't help but burst into laughter. But this laughter was quickly replaced by a chill.
It turned out that the Storage Bag given by the Dragon Clan contained the corpses of two Taiyi Realm behemoths, clearly allies of the Qilin Royal Court. One was a large, plump rhinoceros with a completely black body, and the other was a leopard-like creature among felines.
In the Storage Bag given by the Qilin Clan, there were also the corpses of three Taiyi Realm giant beasts, which were clearly aquatic creatures. One was a ferocious-looking fish with a distinct fish tail, another was a giant claw, and the last was a giant crab.
These two clans clearly had the same idea, which is why Wu Chu almost burst out laughing.
As for the chill, he wondered if this was a trap set for him by the two races.
Knowing that the people of Purple Jade Mountain enjoy cooking, drinking, and eating meat, they sent him meat, which seemed to cater to his tastes. But what would they think if they knew this?
Wu Chu thought for a moment, then burst into laughter and put his arms around the shoulders of the brothers Qingqiu Chen and Qingqiu Zhi, saying, "It seems everyone knows the preferences of our Purple Jade Mountain! The gifts you've given are all so similar, haha..."
Wu Chu's words startled the two brothers for a moment, then they looked at each other and smiled.
"Come on, let's go for a drink! Brother Twenty-Six, this is your first time visiting my Purple Jade Mountain, you haven't yet experienced our Purple Jade Mountain food and entertainment culture, have you? Today, let Brother Twenty-Six truly experience it, let's drink until we're drunk!"
They welcomed the two to the Summit of the Sacred Tree, served tea, and then called over Feng Hen and Wu Zhan, saying, "You are probably familiar with these two as well; they have come to take you home."
As Wu Chu spoke, he returned the Spirit Treasure he had confiscated from them to them, saying, "These Spirit Treasure are now being returned to you. Today is your last day on Purple Jade Mountain. After this meal, go back wherever you need to go!"
Wu Chu spoke, he instructed Little Moon Spirit to prepare the feast.