Chapter 314: Cloudbrook City Is Founded, Mingwei Seeks Core Formation
"What an enormous fortune!"
"A fortune, yes, but one wrong move could turn it into a disaster. And this Beast Tide came far too suddenly."
"With Withered Glory True Lord in Yunxi City, who would dare cause trouble?!"
"Fair point. They'd only be delivering materials to the True Lord."
A minor Beast Tide had struck, Withered Glory True Lord had slain tens of thousands of demon beasts overnight, and the Xu Household had gained an astonishing fortune. This string of news swiftly spread throughout Skyreach Prefecture.
In less than half a day.
Jade Bamboo City, White Cloud City, Azure Sky City, and the powers behind them had all learned of it.
Mo Wenshang was so furious that he flew into a lengthy rage.
"Investigate! Investigate this at once!"
"Why was Xu Chuan stationed outside the East City Gate? Did someone leak the news?!"
As he raged, a gentle breeze swept past. Mo Wentian appeared without a sound and said calmly, "You won't uncover anything. Xu Chuan's thinking is meticulous.
"You'd be better off considering how to strengthen Jade Bamboo City and deepen our Mo Household's foundations.
"And we must select only the best of the best among our Core Disciples, concentrating our resources on the few with the greatest talent.
"The younger generation can also demonstrate a power's formidable foundations.
"If geniuses emerge one after another from our Mo Household and make their names throughout Skyreach Prefecture, countless rogue cultivators and lineages will come seeking our protection."
"So we're simply letting the Xu Household establish their city this easily?"
"What else do you want to do? Hire someone to assassinate him? Xu Chuan might still fall short of Devil Lord Tian Luo at the Golden Core stage, but he is