Heaven Beyond, in the courtyard of Heavenly Strategy Manor.
Once the Gold-Devouring Rat Clan had achieved its goal, Xiao Tian Ce did not keep them any longer. Instead, he had Xiao Chun take them away to handle the various arrangements.
After they left, Huang Jiuji, who stood nearby, smiled and said, "Congratulations, Clan Chief. Although the Gold-Devouring Rat Clan isn't particularly powerful, they number in the hundreds of thousands. Spread throughout the Heavenly Eye Mountain Range, they can form a natural defensive perimeter for us."
At this, Xiao Tian Ce smiled faintly. He was quite pleased with the Gold-Devouring Rat Clan's allegiance. Most importantly, he now controlled the place where Xiao Yan would advance to Dou Zong in the future. This would give him a natural advantage in safeguarding Xiao Yan once he reached the Central Plains.
"It certainly is an unexpected windfall. By the way, Elder Huang, here are the two Heavenly Flames you wanted. You can give them to Min'er and Ling Yun tomorrow."
Xiao Tian Ce smiled, then beckoned with his hand. A moment later, a ripple of spatial fluctuations flashed around Heavenly Strategy Manor, and two Heavenly Flames swiftly flew toward Huang Jiuji.
Seeing Xiao Tian Ce hand the Heavenly Flames directly to him, Huang Jiuji accepted without standing on ceremony. Holding one flame sealed by a Spiritual Array in each hand, he smiled and thanked him. "Thank you, Clan Chief."
"There's no need to be so polite, Elder Huang. Even if you hadn't mentioned it, I had intended to personally find two highly ranked Heavenly Flames for Ling Yun and Min'er. Although the Spirit Clan and Stone Clan sent us eight Heavenly Flames this time, they're all fairly low-ranked," Xiao Tian Ce said with a smile.
The Spirit Clan had provided five Heavenly Flames. Later,