The Hunt

"We should leave!"

At the royal court in Dragon City, Zhang Xuezhou had spent three days following Wu Chao around, eating and drinking as they mingled with all manner of royal family members.

Others were handling everything; for now, they only needed to wait.

Thanks to Wu Chao's swift resolution, the resources had been gathered smoothly, with around eighty percent assembled so far.

If they continued to wait, Zhang Xuezhou believed the Xiong State royal family would certainly gather the full lot.

Most of the resources for Jin Chang's recuperation came from Yizhixie, the Left Guli King, while the royal caravan had delivered most of what Zhang Xuezhou needed for the Technique Within the Clouds. The cultivation resources Wu Chao sought were for advancing from the Consciousness Creation Realm to the Body Transformation Realm, a stage of cultivation that could still be reached by piling on resources through human effort, and the royal family had some medicines in stock.

Gathering resources for all three was difficult for the Xiong State royal family, but not impossible.

By the third day, Zhang Xuezhou's recuperation in the real world was nearly over, and he could not help wanting to leave the royal court as well.

He spoke with Wu Chao in a low voice.

"Shouldn't we wait another two days? If we do, we should be able to gather everything we need," Wu Chao said quietly.

"If Hongku strikes back at us, or the Sacred Land investigates the truth, we'll have had at most these three days to react," Zhang Xuezhou warned. "That's my estimate based on the distance from the Yedie River Holy Land to the royal court. If we're dealing with the Xieluosi River Holy Land, we'll have even less time to react."

The Xieluosi River Holy Land had many great