After hearing Hai Bodong's words, Hun Changqing rubbed his chin and sank into thought.
I spent a huge amount of resources advancing the supreme yin black death wood earlier. I've already used a third of the resources Gu Xun'er gave me.
Now I've got the supreme yin black death wood devouring resources, and I need to give Medusa some too. What remains probably won't last long.
Looks like I'll have to plunder the Black-Corner Region. I need to establish a faction, take over the whole region, and become its sole dominant power. Hai Bodong has already advanced to Dou Zong, so I could bring him along.
I can leave the everyday business of bullying men and tyrannizing women to him too. He seems even more practiced at that than I am. Quite a talent.
Hun Changqing nodded to himself. Clearly, he was very pleased with what Hai Bodong had done for him in the Jia Ma Empire last time.
"All right, come with me to the Black-Corner Region, then. There are plenty of resources there. If you follow me, you'll naturally be able to cultivate quickly in the Dou Zong realm."
A delighted expression appeared on Hai Bodong's face, and he hurriedly replied,
"Thank you, my lord."
Inside, however, he felt utterly helpless. Unfortunately, he dared not show it and could only force himself to take comfort in the thought that following Hun Changqing might not be a bad thing. Perhaps he really could improve his cultivation quickly.
But he also understood his own circumstances. Reaching Dou Zong might already be the limit of what he could achieve in this lifetime. His breakthrough to Dou Zong within a single year had not been solely thanks to the Yin Qi in the Black River.
More importantly, throughout those thirty years under