True Inheritance Peak.
In a courtyard shrouded by a formation.
Dressed in plain robes, Yan Cailian handed a book to the man before her.
The man also took out a box.
The box opened, and inside...
Was none other than a portion of lunar essence.
"Senior Brother Cheng, we're even."
"Junior Sister Yan, are you really not going to have Great Zhou attack Great Wei? There's a large gold mine in northern Great Wei, right where it borders your Great Zhou. It produces fifty thousand taels of red gold a year-the equivalent of half a portion of refined gold. That's an income worth fifty thousand merit points, and all you need to do is borrow some troops."
"There's no need to fall out with Wei True Inheritor over fifty thousand merit points."
"With Junior Sister Shui standing in his way, Wei True Inheritor won't have the energy or the nerve to offend you as well."
"No need. I have something more important to do now. I don't want branches growing out of the trunk."
Yan Cailian spoke calmly.
"Something more important?"
Senior Brother Cheng considered briefly. "You mean Li Xian?"
Then he smiled. "How about I deal with him? He destroyed my Mysterious Radiance Society too, so I'd have a legitimate reason to act."
"How do you intend to deal with him, Senior Brother Cheng?"
"I once brought a rogue cultivator under my command who calls himself Daoist Refining the Law. Not only does he possess profound magic power, he's already begun condensing the Xiantian Five Qi. Now that Li Xian has forged his Dao foundation, he'll have to go to his fief unless he wants to sit idle and eat through his reserves. We can simply have him intercept Li Xian and finish him off then."
Cheng Wanli, the