Tacit Acceptance

"I simply wanted to confirm whether this third-tier Demon Beast truly lacks Inner Core!"

Fang Yu replied, Flowing Flame True Fire Sword returned to his side, disappearing into his brow. The Ice Silkworm corpse that had been brought back then floated in front of him.

He scanned the Demon Beast's corpse with his Divine Sense, then said with some disappointment, "There really isn't one!"

Although somewhat disappointed, the Demon Beast's corpse could still be considered half an Inner Core, which would still be helpful in improving the quality of the ' Golden Core Formation Pill '.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh..."

At this moment, Qian Chongzi's breathing became rapid. Looking at the massive formation, he wanted to curse, but ultimately held back. "This is utterly outrageous!"

"I secretly slipped out of Mosquito Immortal City, and now that my tracks have been discovered, I must return to Mosquito Immortal City immediately, or something untoward may happen!"

Daoist Mosquito said something and then disappeared into the distance, with Qian Chongzi quickly following after him.

Just then, Fang Yu's Divine Sense fluctuated, "Fellow Daoists, please wait!"

Daoist Mosquito did not stop, but communicated only through Divine Sense: "Is there anything else, fellow Daoist?"

Fang Yu smiled and said, "Mosquito Immortal City is a Rogue Cultivator place for rogue cultivators, and I am also Rogue Cultivator. I am willing to form an alliance with you, fellow Daoist, to jointly resist the three sects. I wonder what you think?"

Daoist Mosquito was slightly taken aback. "I have never seen such a shameless person as you."

"Hahaha!" Fang Yu said nonchalantly, "The world is bustling with people coming and going for profit. This old man is willing to give up 20% of the Autumn Moon Mountain spirit mine. What do you think, my friend?"

Daoist Mosquito retorted, "Are you also going to give each of the other three Golden Core cultivators 20%?"

Fang Yu said in a deep voice, "That's right. I'll be satisfied with just 20%."

Daoist Mosquito pondered for a moment and said, "If the other families have no objections, this old man is willing to act as the middleman!"

Fang Yu smiled and said, "Then I'll have to trouble you, fellow Daoist!"

As they spoke, Daoist Mosquito and his disciples turned into black dots and disappeared, leaving Fang Yu's range of Divine Sense sense.

After flying for a while longer, Daoist Mosquito took out a flying boat, and the two landed inside, heading towards Mosquito Immortal City.

Qian Chongzi could no longer hold back. "Master, I am incompetent and have implicated you, causing you to lose the Inner Core a third-tier Demon Beast. Please punish me!"

"You truly deserve punishment!" Daoist Mosquito nodded. "Upon returning, you will be punished with ten years of seclusion, and you are forbidden from ever leaving Mosquito Immortal City again!"

"Yes!" Qian Chongzi responded, then asked, "Master, are we just going to accept this?"

"What can we do if we don't acknowledge it!" Daoist Mosquito said calmly, "Although Danyangzi is only at the Foundation Establishment, his Dao of Arrays skills are already unparalleled in the Western Extremity. Now, even the Master of Array Formations has been killed by him. My Mosquito Immortal City has no way to deal with him. It is already a great fortune that you have returned safely."

Qian Chongzi's expression grew even more grim, but he was still somewhat unwilling. "So, do we really have to form an alliance with them?"

"Of course!" Daoist Mosquito nodded and said, "This person has established his authority by taking you and is willing to give up 80% of the spirit mine, which completely shatters the possibility of the four families uniting against him. After all, even if the four families unite and forcibly break through his formation, how much more would they get? Moreover, there are many more variables involved. Therefore, the best outcome is to tacitly accept that this person occupies the Autumn Moon Mountain spirit mine and let him take 20% of it."

Qian Chongzi clenched his fists, his teeth grinding together. "If that's really the case, with such a large share of Spirit Stone, this person will definitely be able to quickly gather the other materials for the ' Golden Core Formation Pill '. If he really manages to refine the ' Golden Core Formation Pill ', wouldn't that mean another Golden Core cultivator will emerge? Then the Autumn Moon Mountain spirit mine will truly become his private property."

Daoist Mosquito shook his head and said, "This person is taking such a risk just to form his Golden Core, but forming a Golden Core Formation Pill is extremely difficult. Not to mention how difficult it is to refine the Golden Core Formation Pill. Even if he doesn't die, he will be severely injured and his life will not last long. Therefore, we only need to patiently wait for him to bring about his own destruction."

Qian Chongzi loosened his clenched fist and agreed, "Master is absolutely right. Forming the Core is extremely difficult. When I tried to form my Core, I almost failed, facing death almost the entire time. This person is so eager to form the Core, so his lifespan must be nearing its end, and his chances of success will be even lower."

*****

After releasing the Qian Chongzi, Fang Yu did not lower the defensive level of the great formation, keeping it fully activated to prevent the enemy from launching a counterattack or suddenly sending out a Golden Core.

Although doing so would greatly deplete the earth vein power of Autumn Moon Mountain, shorten the lifespan of the Spirit Vein here, and thus affect the output and quality of the spiritual ore.

But Fang Yu didn't care about all that. He had no intention of establishing a sect or Lineage. All he needed were the Spirit Stone in the area and the influence they would gain.

Now, with [Daji]'s Mosquito Immortal City suffering a crushing defeat, the Cloud Spirit Sect's crisis resolved, and the Golden Core forces in the Western Extremity have returned to a state of balance.

Having relinquished most of their share of the spirit mines, these four Golden Core cultivators should no longer wage war against them. After all, they had already been fighting for these spirit mines for many years, nearly exhausting their core forces.

Even if we think about it, it will take another twenty or thirty years, until a new generation of disciples grows up, before we have the means to do so.

If the fight continues now, then only the Golden Core Ancestor himself will be able to intervene.

However, looking at the previous performance of these four major forces,

Cloud Spirit Sect Fairy Cloud Spirit remained hidden, refusing to appear even after she had nearly killed the Qian Chongzi. This clearly showed she was a coward.

The Yellow Sand Sect and the Heavenly Strategy Manor did the same, only sending their disciples to take action, while the Golden Core Ancestors remained firmly seated in their strongholds, not making a move.

In other words, the two Golden Core from Mosquito Immortal City made a move, but the consequences were severe. One of them almost killed himself, and the other had to risk being attacked by the Yellow Sand Sect and Heavenly Strategy Manor to leave Mosquito Immortal City and come to his rescue.

Therefore, these Golden Core elders would absolutely not unite to attack him for the sake of the Autumn Moon Mountain spirit mine; the most likely explanation is that they tacitly approved of the matter.

He merely replaced the former Mosquito Immortal City.

Although he only received 20%, it was enough for him. Now that he had the Pill Formula and all the necessary materials for the ' Golden Core Formation Pill ', all he needed to do was wait for the situation to stabilize.

By acquiring a large amount of Spirit Stone to purchase auxiliary materials, one can start a furnace to refine ' Golden Core Formation Pill ' and attempt to form a core.

Several days passed in the blink of an eye, and there was still no movement from the outside world. Fang Yu then instructed Zhuang Xian and Chen Cheng to restore order to Autumn Moon Mountain and let the miners who had survived hiding in the cave abode and mines resume mining. Meanwhile, he began to repair the outer array.

After he repaired the outer array, strengthened some previously discovered vulnerabilities, and restarted the array, he then adjusted the inner array to a dormant state.

It was at this time that someone from Mosquito Immortal City came to inform Fang Yu that the four major Golden Core forces would be sending delegations to Autumn Moon Mountain to discuss the allocation of spirit mines.

Upon learning this, Fang Yu's lips immediately curled into a grin. He knew that he had successfully pulled off this risky move.