Over this period, the situation on Li Chen's side had indeed become critical.
Yet even in the most dangerous days, Li Chen insisted on taking the field himself, piloting the Great Wilderness Giant in fierce battles against Centipede Daoist, who had mastered the heavenly dragon undying body.
He fought with all his might, repelling the enemy's attacks again and again rather than pinning his hopes on distant aid from the Golden Sun Gate or allied forces.
Li Chen held fast to his creed of self-reliance. Even if he ultimately paid a devastating price for it, he would preserve his Spirit Peak's independence and autonomy.
He had no desire to defeat the enemy after so much hardship, only to lose control of his Spirit Peak and find his position as Peak Master untenable.
Li Chen knew full well that no one willingly did business at a loss. Even if someone did, they surely had some far-reaching calculation, aiming to gain more and recoup their investment with interest.
When he had unearthed the Spirit Peak's main vein last time, he could confidently trumpet their excellent prospects, demand additional investment, and rake in money. Now that he was in crisis, asking for help had become harder instead!
In this world, adding flowers to brocade was always easy; delivering charcoal through the snow was hard. He would only let others see a flourishing age blazing like oil poured onto fire, never expose his weakness.
This approach truly awed everyone, leading Dong Pengfei and the others to believe he still had a trump card up his sleeve-and a crucial one at that. Once revealed, it would shake heaven and earth.
Sea Eye City did not back down. Neither did the Yan Household, the Jin Household, or the Huang Household. Even the most mercenary merchant organizations,