"Damn it, they got away."
An officer snorted.
Chu Kuangren stood nearby, unconcerned. This was the very outcome he had deliberately brought about. With his strength, keeping Yun Zhongyue there would not have been difficult, but he had no desire to do so.
He only needed to go through the motions. There was no need to take it so seriously.
"Return to the city and regroup."
Chu Kuangren spoke calmly.
Everyone hurriedly acknowledged his order.
As they watched Chu Kuangren walk away, admiration shone in their eyes. They did not know the full extent of his strength.
Nor did they know that he had merely been going through the motions in the battle just now.
But the power he had displayed left them awestruck. Without him, Yun Zhongyue would probably have wiped them all out.
After returning to the city.
Chu Kuangren summoned the city's military strategist.
The man's name was An Zhixun.
His cultivation was not high, but he had been one of Chixue's capable confidants. After Chixue's death, however, he had repeatedly fawned over Chu Kuangren.
He was a complete fence-sitter.
"I summoned you mainly because there is something I want you to do. Do you know how many Immortal Gold veins lie hidden on the Ninth Continent?"
Chu Kuangren asked.
An Zhixun was somewhat surprised, unsure why he would suddenly ask about this, but he answered honestly, "The Ninth Continent is not rich in Immortal Gold. It only has seven Immortal Gold veins."
"I see. Send people to mine them."
"Yes."
After An Zhixun left, Chu Kuangren sank into thought.
He had asked about the Immortal Gold veins for the Marshland Battle Map Grand Array. Setting up this formation required a large quantity of metal objects.
That was why he had asked about the Immortal Gold veins.