"Really?" Huangfu Jun asked telepathically.

"Yes!" Mo Shougui nodded.

“Sir, the old man isn’t here,” Huangfu Kui said.

"Where did he run off to?" Several treasury administrators were taken aback. "Commander Huangfu, if you can find Mo Shougui, you must tell us immediately."

"Definitely, definitely," Huangfu Kui said.

Several treasury administrators then left immediately to continue their search for Mo Shougui.

"Mo Shougui, give it to me!" Huangfu Kui said to Mo Shougui in the sewer, but there was no response. Huangfu Kui reacted for a moment, and his face was filled with anger. This old bastard had actually run away.

At this moment, in the Jiang family in the southwest, Jiang Hai looked at Jiang Kuang with a gloomy expression.

"You're saying you're not sure how Jiang Ze died?" Jiang Hai frowned.

“It’s possible he was killed by a powerful Minotaur.” Jiang Kuang thought for a moment and replied, “Patriarch, we encountered a Minotaur at the Emperor Realm. Everyone else died, and I was the only one who survived. I suspect that my brother, Ling Zize, also died at his hands.”

"A Minotaur at the Emperor Realm?" Jiang Hai frowned even more, then looked at Jiang Kuang. "How did you survive?"

“Patriarch, I…” Jiang Kuang hesitated for a moment, then took out a crystal stone, and a figure immediately appeared on the crystal stone.

"A Minotaur?" Jiang Hai's expression changed immediately when he saw the figure on the crystal.

"Human, I am Ha Dao Huang, one of the strongest of the Minotaur race. You need not be nervous; this is merely a wisp of my consciousness," Ha Dao Huang said to Jiang Hai.

"You killed Jiang Ze?" Jiang Hai stared coldly at Ha Daohuang. This wisp of Ha Daohuang's consciousness was not powerful, only at the level of a general, while he, a peak king, had nothing to fear.

"Who is Jiang Ze?" Ha Daohuang was taken aback, but then thought about it. He had casually killed more than a dozen people, leaving only Jiang Kuang alive. It wasn't for any other reason than that Jiang Kuang was the first person to kneel down and beg. Although he looked down on such people and thought they were spineless, they were exactly the kind of people he needed. After all, people with backbone are not easy to control. "Maybe!"

"You." Jiang Hai stood up abruptly, and a surge of power swept towards Ha Daohuang, whose figure instantly became illusory.

"Human, I've come to negotiate and cooperate with you! I'm very angry about what you've done." A look of anger immediately appeared on Ha Dao Huang's face.

"Patriarch, please don't be angry. Ha Daohuang is here to cooperate with us." Jiang Kuang hurriedly said, and then he released his aura. Sensing Jiang Kuang's aura, Jiang Hai's expression changed again.

"You've broken through to the King Realm?" Jiang Hai was somewhat shocked because Jiang Kuang was a member of his Jiang family. He hadn't carefully sensed Jiang Kuang when he came in, so he hadn't realized that Jiang Kuang had already reached the King Realm.

"Yes, Patriarch, it's all thanks to Lord Ha Dao Huang," Jiang Kuang hurriedly replied.

"What kind of cooperation?" Upon hearing Jiang Kuang's words, Jiang Hai withdrew his power and asked Ha Daohuang.

"Provide me with intelligence on humans, and incidentally kill one person for me as well," said Ha Dao Huang.

"Provide intelligence on humanity?" Jiang Hai frowned. "You want me to become a traitor to humanity?"

"Hehe..." Ha Daohuang smiled upon seeing Jiang Hai's performance. "This is not treason, but rather a wise bird choosing a good tree to perch on. You are loyal to humans, but what can those powerful beings give you? If you cooperate with me, I will help you become an Emperor! Moreover, I can instantly add several more Kings to your Jiang family."

"Really?" Upon hearing Ha Daohuang's words, Jiang Hai's originally gloomy face immediately showed a hint of joy. If it could help him break through to the Emperor Realm, what did it matter if he betrayed humanity?

"I am the strongest of the Minotaur race, how could I lie to anyone?" Seeing Jiang Hai's expression, Ha Dao Huang knew that the guy was tempted. As long as he offered good things, he was not afraid of not being able to move the other party. Money can make the devil turn the millstone, let alone people. "These are three King Breaking Pills. I think Jiang Kuang should understand the effects of this thing even more."

"Hmm!" Jiang Kuang looked at the three King-Breaking Pills in Ha Daohuang's hand and nodded immediately, his eyes burning with fervor. "Patriarch, I broke through to the King Realm instantly after consuming these King-Breaking Pills. Lord Ha Daohuang said that as long as one is at the peak of the Marquis Realm, consuming these King-Breaking Pills will allow them to directly break through to the King Realm, but..."

Jiang Kuang glanced at Ha Daohuang, but dared not continue.

"A powerful medicine comes at a powerful price. Relying on the King-Breaking Pill to break through to the King Realm can ignore the problem of insufficient blood aperture, but it will also make it impossible for the person who relies on the King-Breaking Pill to make any further progress in their cultivation for the rest of their life," said Ha Daohuang.

The Breakthrough King Pill was originally intended for those at the peak of the Marquis Realm who couldn't possibly break through to the King Realm. Those with enough talent certainly wouldn't take it, but those without enough talent, who couldn't break through anyway, wouldn't suffer any loss from taking it. Of course, the Breakthrough King Pill was extremely precious among the Minotaur race, with only three to five pills produced per year. But if you want to cooperate, you have to be sincere.

"Good stuff." After listening to Jiang Kuang and Ha Daohuang's words, Jiang Hai's eyes immediately turned to the King-Breaking Pill in Ha Daohuang's hand. Although his Jiang family did not have any King-level experts, they still had a few peak Marquis-level experts, and those experts had been stuck there for a long time. This King-Breaking Pill was exactly what they needed most.

"What about the Emperor Realm? How can you help me break through to the Emperor Realm?" Jiang Hai suddenly thought of a crucial thing. The reason he couldn't break through to the Emperor Realm was because his blood apertures weren't full enough and his talent was insufficient, which is why he needed to enter Kunlun to obtain Dragon Marrow.

"Whether I can help you break through to the Emperor Realm depends on your performance. Since my Minotaur race has King-Breaking Pills, we naturally also have Emperor-Breaking Pills," said Ha Dao Huang. What a joke! King-Breaking Pills are already very difficult to refine, let alone Emperor-Breaking Pills. His Minotaur race is still researching those things and hasn't succeeded yet. If they succeeded, there wouldn't be so few Emperor Realm cultivators in his Minotaur race. However, Jiang Hai didn't know any of this.

"Who do you want to kill?" Jiang Hai frowned when he heard Ha Daohuang's words. He had never heard of the Breaking Emperor Pill, but it should be similar to the Breaking King Pill. The Breaking King Pill was extremely precious, let alone the Breaking Emperor Pill, which represented a King Realm expert!

"The human who bombed the Black Bull Royal City, I think you should know who he is," Ha Dao Huang said with a gloomy face.

"You want to kill Gu Yu?" Jiang Hai's expression changed immediately upon hearing Ha Daohuang's words. The news of Gu Yu blowing up the Black Bull King City had already spread throughout the Chinese cultivation world, and Gu Yu's donation of resources had been praised by everyone. Gu Yu was now at the height of his power in the Chinese cultivation world.

Thinking of this, Jiang Hai was filled with regret. Hundreds of thousands of source stones! Hundreds of kinds of rare and precious materials. If he had successfully controlled Gu Yu with the Yin-Yang Heavenly Punishment Talisman, all of these things would have been his. His loss was too great.

"Is that person called Gu Yu? That's him. He must be killed." Ha Daohuang said upon hearing Jiang Hai's words.

"He's not easy to kill. He's a hero to humanity now, and the risk of killing him is too great," Jiang Hai said. This is indeed the case now. If they touch Gu Yu, those who have benefited from Gu Yu will probably turn against them.

"You don't want to enter the Emperor Realm anymore?" Ha Daohuang asked immediately upon hearing Jiang Hai's words. "After it's done, I will give you a Breaking Emperor Pill, 30,000 high-grade source stones, and ten rare and precious materials."

"Fine, I agree." Jiang Hai said through gritted teeth. One Broken Emperor Pill was enough for him to make a move against Gu Yu.

"Very well, these three King-Breaking Pills will serve as a deposit. Your Jiang family is too weak." After saying this, Ha Daohuang disappeared instantly, leaving only three King-Breaking Pills behind.

With a flick of his hand, Jiang Hai drew the Broken King Pill into his grasp.

"Patriarch, are we really going to assassinate Gu Yu?" Jiang Kuang asked at this moment. He had already failed twice and was deeply discouraged.

"To obtain the King-Breaking Pill, we must kill him," Jiang Hai said, looking at the King-Breaking Pill in his hand.

“But we did this before for…” Jiang Kuang said, frowning.

“Jiang Kuang, you’re too stupid. We could have easily controlled Gu Yu and made him disappear for a while. As long as we get the Breaking Emperor Pill, everything will be fine. What are the Minotaur race? They’re just a bunch of idiots! We’re on Earth, what can they do to us?” Jiang Hai said. “It’s a pity that for some reason, the Yin-Yang Heavenly Punishment Talisman seems to have been suppressed by that kid. But I have a feeling that he won’t be able to suppress it for long!”

"Patriarch, how can we assassinate him? That kid will probably return directly to the Dragon Tribe after leaving the Southwest Origin Gate and then enter the Kunlun Origin Gate. We won't have a chance to make a move!" Jiang Kuang said after thinking for a moment. Gu Yu no longer had the chance to cut off the Demon Emperor's arm. Jiang Kuang already knew this when he was chasing Gu Yu in the Southwest Origin Gate world. However, even so, there was no suitable opportunity. Could he possibly chase him into the Kunlun Origin Gate? That was impossible. Those with a cultivation level of five cones or higher could not enter the Kunlun Origin Gate. If they forcibly entered, they would be obliterated by the restrictions.

"Looks like we need to contact those guys! They've been trying to get rid of Gu Yu lately, so we might as well cooperate with them. But you have to try your best to keep Gu Yu alive," Jiang Hai said grimly.

"Who are you cooperating with?" Jiang Kuang asked, somewhat puzzled.

“GZ Alliance,” Jiang Hai replied.

"Didn't they already withdraw from China?" Jiang Kuang was even more puzzled. Not long ago, the higher-ups took action against the GZ Alliance.

“Hehe… The GZ Alliance has a history of over a thousand years. It’s very well hidden, and those that have withdrawn are all in the open,” Jiang Hai said. “I’ll give you a contact number, and I’ll leave this matter to you.”

"Contact information?" Jiang Kuang frowned. "Patriarch, could it be that our alliance with GZ is also...?"

"Heh... Anyone can be a partner as long as there's mutual benefit." Jiang Hai sneered. "Remember, there are no common allies, only common interests. The enemy of my enemy is my ally."

At this moment, Gu Yu was unaware of all this. For the past month or so, he had been either cultivating or setting up formations. He had already reached the minor success level of the Heavenly Connection Technique. Of course, this was also because the Tongtian Daoist had passed on his insights into formations to him, and his insights also included some of the Heavenly Connection Technique itself. However, there was no method for cultivating it, which is why the Tongtian Daoist personally demonstrated it.

At this time, Gu Yu's speed in setting up formations was five or six times faster than before. In just over a month, he set up three large formations and six small formations for Tu Niu City.

The Five Extremes Sky-Supporting Formation, the Yin-Yang Amplification Formation, and the Six Harmonies Demon-Suppressing Formation are linked together. The Five Extremes Sky-Supporting Formation is mainly for attack, the Yin-Yang Amplification Formation can amplify combat power, and the Six Harmonies Demon-Suppressing Formation can defend. Even a dual-primordial god like Long Aotian would be suppressed if he entered it. Even if another twenty-six kings came, they would all be defeated and sent away.

The three large arrays and six smaller arrays alone used more than 30,000 source stones to set them up. There was no other way because the area they covered was so vast.

As for the six smaller formations, they are large-scale offensive formations, the Nine Palaces Annihilation Formation. Its power can kill cultivators at or below the Commander Realm. These six smaller formations alone are enough to withstand thousands of troops. In addition, with the three larger formations, it can be said that the defense of Tu Niu City has increased tenfold at this time.

Looking at his masterpiece, Gu Yu did the math in his mind. He had actually completed it in just 34 days. Of course, many warriors had helped him, especially the six small formations, which were all replicas. The most important thing was the Heavenly Connection Method and the insights passed down to him by the Heavenly Daoist. Otherwise, in 34 days, Gu Yu could have completed at most one and a half large formations.

"Gu Yu, with your formations and source stones, Tu Niu City is now a fortress. Even if the Seven Kings Alliance comes again, we won't be afraid." Huangfu Jun looked at the nine formations, three large and six small, in front of him, his eyes gleaming.

The Five Extremes Sky-Supporting Formation, combined with the Two Elements Amplification Formation, can allow a hundred or more powerful individuals at the General Realm to enter. Their cultivation will directly reach the King Realm. The terrifying attack power of a hundred King Realm experts is unimaginable. These hundred King Realm experts alone can block hundreds of thousands of Minotaur troops. Most importantly, there is also the Six Harmonies Demon-Suppressing Formation. The three great formations are interlocked. Sure enough, even if the Seven Kings join forces again, they will not be afraid.

The six Nine Palaces Annihilation Arrays are even more terrifying. Although they cannot withstand powerful opponents, they can kill on a large scale. As long as there are enough source stones, they will release a continuous stream of annihilation power.

Moreover, to prevent attackers from breaking the formation, Gu Yu specially placed six smaller formations into the Yin-Yang Amplification Formation. The formation eyes of the three major formations and the two smaller formations complement each other. To break the smaller formations, one must break the major formation. Breaking the major formation is extremely difficult. It is impossible without nine Emperor Realm experts. The key is that Emperor Realm experts cannot take action.

The only problem now is the source stones. According to Gu Yu, of the 100,000 high-grade source stones, 30,000 were used to set up the formation. The remaining 70,000 source stones, if put into the formation, would probably only last for seven hours, or even less.

But there's nothing we can do about it; greater power naturally means greater consumption. After all, nothing is perfect.

"Brother Long, I want to ask, how are the quotas for Kunlun Yuanmen calculated?" Gu Yu asked. Originally, they came to participate in the quota competition for Kunlun Yuanmen, but because of the Seven Kings Alliance, the quota competition was in chaos. The quota competition only lasted for one month, and now it has been more than a month and a half.

“We’ve been discussing the quota tournament these past few days, but you don’t need to worry about the quota. After much consideration, we’ve decided that you’re number one, and rightfully so,” Long Aotian said. “The number of minotaurs killed in the Black Bull Royal City alone can’t be calculated with points, not to mention that a Royal Realm expert was also killed. So, the points we’re giving you are unlimited.”

"Unlimited?" Gu Yu was taken aback. "Does that mean I can have as much as I want, and it'll be more than I can use?"

“That’s right,” Long Aotian nodded and said.

"Doesn't that mean I can send whoever I want?" Gu Yu asked. Points can be gifted to others, and he has an unlimited number of points to give away!

“Theoretically, that’s how it is, but after our discussion, you can only give it to ten people, no more than that,” Long Aotian said.

"Why? Were there such rules from the beginning?" Gu Yu asked, taken aback.

“No.” Long Aotian shook his head. “We didn’t expect anyone to get so many points, so we added them at the last minute. Gu Yu, you need to understand that the best level to enter Kunlun Origin Gate is the Cone Realm, but it shouldn’t exceed the Fifth Cone Realm. Moreover, if we let you give points to others, things will get chaotic, and at the very least, those families will have objections.”

"I understand." Gu Yu nodded upon hearing Long Aotian's words. Indeed, if he were to give out points without permission, everyone would likely object. Most importantly, he didn't have that many people around him. Ri Jiu, Shi Shuai, Qian Duoduo, Yang Xinxin, Lu Yun, Li Zhiran, He Wen, and himself made up only eight people. He could then select three more talented individuals.

“We will issue a notice tomorrow morning, including the ranking of the spots. We can also award points and change the rankings at that time,” Long Aotian said.

"Okay!" Gu Yu nodded. He didn't know if Shi Shuai, Lu Yun, and Li Zhiran had broken through to the Vertebra Realm. He had given each of them a lot of rare and precious materials, with the aim of helping them break through to the Vertebra Realm. As for Qian Duoduo, that guy was too far from the Vertebra Realm. Even if he were given all the rare and precious materials, he still wouldn't be able to break through.

As for Chi Long, ever since he heard that Mo Shougui had robbed him, he hasn't bothered him anymore. In fact, he should thank Mo Shougui! Mo Shougui is a good person! He solved a lot of his troubles.

Little did he know that Mo Shougui was cursing his ancestors for eighteen generations.

Contribution:

Talent: 108

Combat strength: 50 elephants

Triple boost: (Contribution points once, lasting three minutes)

Source Qi: (1 wisp for every 10 contribution points)

Source space: 300 cubic meters (1 cubic meter for every 1000 contribution points)

Source Soldier: (One contributor, maximum 10)

Gu Yu returned to his room and opened his data template. Thanks to the large number of donations these days, his contribution points had reached 1.917 billion, which was enough for him to squander. He would no longer have to worry about contribution points for a while.