"What? Those goods were robbed halfway here?"
On Jade Lang Mountain in the West Sea, Xi Yuanlin looked utterly astonished when he learned of this from the Netherworld Sect Messenger.
The Netherworld Sect Messenger looked equally helpless as he confirmed, "I'm truly sorry, but that is indeed what they reported."
Xi Yuanlin could not help asking, "They weren't quietly pocketed and written off as lost in transit, were they?"
The Netherworld Sect Messenger's gaze flickered. For a moment, he did not know how to answer.
Only after a long while did he say quietly, "Surely not. Our Netherworld Sect members have no interest in worldly wealth. The higher their position, the more indifferent they become, while the lower-ranking disciples lack the nerve."
Xi Yuanlin eyed him sidelong, disbelief written all over his face.
As far as he knew, lavish burials were all the rage in the Netherworld Sect. When its bigwigs died, their mausoleums and underground tombs were built in magnificent splendor, even more luxurious than the cave residences of the living. How could that count as indifference?
Still, embezzlement disguised as losses in transit was probably unlikely.
That would have been far too outrageous.
If the goods had been rare heavenly treasures, or even superior spirit materials containing laws, cultivators taking an interest would have been perfectly normal.
But low-grade goods would only tempt low-ranking cultivators.
And they lacked both the nerve and the ability to pocket them.
Whatever the case, those goods are gone. That is a fact. Our side here in the West Sea must consider how to handle what comes next.
Xi Yuanlin thought to himself.
But what should we do? Must we use Foundation Establishment cultivators to fight them?
*No. Since Foundation Establishment cultivators are already entering the fray, Core Formation cultivators ought to move