Li Chen naturally knew what everyone in the Heavenly Dragon Gate knew. After all, before coming here, they had received special training from the Golden Sun Gate as future Territorial Lords and leaders of vassal forces.
Even if they had remained Wilderness Rogue Cultivators all along, anyone at their level of cultivation would surely have channels for learning such common knowledge, lest they clash with other forces and bring unnecessary trouble upon themselves.
Thus, Li Chen had placed no hopes in the flying vessel itself. After the banquet, its helmsman and expert guards tactfully formed a group and went off to tour the Spirit Peak and admire the snowy scenery.
Broad Cloud Peak was a naturally snow-covered mountain, and its scenery was quite beautiful.
Li Chen called Old Hong and the others over to serve as guides, then gave the matter little further attention.
What truly concerned him now was what his allies had brought.
When Dong Pengfei heard him ask about this, he volunteered, "Fellow Daoist Li, I intend to settle here as the Dong Household's representative and share both the sweet and the bitter with you!"
In truth, this was an opportunity to gain experience that he had fought for himself. As the saying went, adding flowers to brocade was no match for delivering charcoal in the snow; friendships forged through shared adversity were the most precious. Rather than wait until Li Chen had secured his position as peak lord before coming to establish a presence, he would be better off developing here early.
He also wanted to temper himself by participating from beginning to end in the founding and building of a domain.
Since Dong Pengfei himself had come, he naturally brought no shortage of personnel and supplies. Besides the follow-up investment promised to Li Chen, he