The Western Extremity Lineage tacitly accepted that the Golden Core cultivator had died of old age. This was a necessary condition for pleasing Wang Quan and having the conscription order lifted.
So they ignored the Golden Core cultivator's death and continued preparing materials.
Moreover, to avoid any accidents, they sped up their preparations and redoubled their efforts.
Mountainous piles of materials were packed into Hundred-Treasure Pouches, one after another.
In a mere three to five days, all the Western Extremity branches had gathered most of their lineage's materials.
Some Western Extremity branches even took their lineage members' Magic Treasure Blanks and sent them all to Wang Quan in one go, hoping to escape the conscription order as soon as possible.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Through teleportation rituals, these branches burned through vast quantities of resources to send the many Hundred-Treasure Pouches to headquarters.
Headquarters assigned five or six Golden Core cultivators to take the many Hundred-Treasure Pouches to Wang Quan.
Before they left, one Golden Core cultivator suddenly said, "What if we give him the materials, but he doesn't lift the conscription order?"
At these words, many hearts lurched.
The Western Extremity lineage head took a deep breath and gave a hollow laugh. "How could that happen?"
"He wants resources, so we're giving him resources."
"He wants us to be his lackeys, so of course we'll be his lackeys."
"We've been so obedient and compliant. He won't deceive us."
One Golden Core cultivator muttered, "But we still haven't told him what he wants to know about the anomalies and our backer."
The Western Extremity lineage head considered for a moment, then picked up a brush and wrote a letter. "I've written the information about the anomalies and our backer here."
"If that Flower-Scatter Daoist doesn't press you, just pretend this letter