"Old Zhao is really stingy. He had the nerve to say he'd send me any cultivation materials I needed, but his first application was rejected. Who does he think he can get rid of with such a small amount of liquid spiritual energy!"

Holding the list in his hand that required 100L of liquid spiritual energy for daily cultivation, Young Master Wang glanced at the small white jade porcelain bottle in front of him, which he wasn't even sure contained 1L of, and immediately felt a surge of anger.

But to be fair, even a small mosquito is still meat; something is better than nothing.

Young Master Wang swallowed the liquid spiritual energy in one gulp, and then changed the number on his declaration form from 100L to 50L, highlighting the flexibility of the price range!

He then patted the guard who had come to deliver the resources.

"Young man, I'm not trying to be mean, but our minister did something unethical. He agreed that I would submit the report and he would approve it, so how could he reject it?"

"Look, I've changed the number of applications too. Please tell him that if he still doesn't agree this time, don't blame me for going back to Jingnan!"

Coincidentally, the guard who delivered the goods was the same one who had led the way for Young Master Wang that night. Hearing Wang Zheng spouting nonsense, he could only look down at the floor and remain silent.

Although he was Zhao Yucai's confidant and held a strong admiration for him, he also dared not offend Young Master Wang.

Especially after witnessing his "poisonous milk" technique.

Seeing the young soldier's timid and hesitant demeanor, Young Master Wang's face hardened.

"What's going on? I'm talking to you, can't I even pass on a message?"

Hearing Wang Zheng's tone turn serious, the guard trembled, seemingly recalling Wang's reputation for cruelty, and said in a trembling voice:

"I... I wouldn't dare. You... you should go and tell them yourself, don't... make things difficult for me..."

Upon hearing this, Wang Zheng was furious.

"What kind of talk is that? What do you mean 'I wouldn't dare'! Besides, if Old Zhao were willing to see me, would I need you to relay my message? Really..."

...

And so, Wang Zheng stayed at the Imperial Capital Military Region for a whole week.

It wasn't until the evening of the 8th that Lao Zhao brought new news.

However, Old Zhao's expression wasn't very good, and Wang Zheng wasn't too satisfied with the news either.

This was the first time Wang Dashao had seen this big shot in over a week. Although the amount of liquid spiritual energy delivered had indeed increased from 10L to 20L per day, Zhao Yucai had not shown up and seemed to be very busy.

As for Wang Zheng, he also knew when to quit while he was ahead. After all, the money came from the customers anyway, and there would be plenty of opportunities in the future...

As for the messages coming from that cave... they're just like the inefficiency of some domestic institutions—in a word, they drag their feet!

Basically, the gist of it is that because this incident involves a Heavenly Demon King from beyond the realm, although the inner world of the cave is taking it very seriously, the numerous factions and the fact that it doesn't concern them have led to disagreements, and they can't come up with a definite answer for the time being.

After exchanging information for some time, Wang Zheng had learned that although the cave heaven sounded grand and that most of the people there were cultivators, it was at most just a slightly larger alternate dimension.

If I had to say something, it's no different from that forbidden area.

Or rather, a cave is actually a place of ruins with more abundant spiritual energy and a larger area!

After all, Young Master Wang had previously suspected that the buildings in the ruins might be ancient sects, which were seized by that mysterious powerhouse and used as a place of confinement.

Given this environment and the feudal class consciousness of the cultivators within the grotto-heaven, a completely unified government did not form within this so-called blessed land. Instead, it was more like a federal system that was barely united after sects had gathered together.

Each sect is a separate political system, responsible for the livelihood, economy, and internal affairs of a certain region.

They did not interfere with each other and each went their own way. Even before the appearance of the Heavenly Demon, there were still considerable conflicts within the various sects, and they were constantly fighting each other.

Moreover, Wang Zheng had heard that there were interconnected passages within the different caves, and that they were in competition with each other, and had even attacked each other in the past.

In short, this so-called blessed land is not a peaceful and prosperous paradise, but rather a feudal society without a complete political, economic and legal system.

It was only because of the absolute external pressure from the Heavenly Demon over the years that they were able to barely unite and form a loose alliance.

This resulted in a situation where there was no single, definitive decision-making authority.

After the news from China was sent out, it attracted attention, but these guys couldn't reach a consensus at all.

Moreover, the other party is also skeptical about this Gushan Town incident, so after arguing for so many days, they still haven't come up with a suitable solution.

After discussion, they were mainly divided into the following factions.

The first to be affected were the arrogant Celestial Dragons.

They arrogantly believed that the Cave Heaven was the only barrier that could resist the Heavenly Demon, and they simply did not believe that the boundary barrier could be breached silently.

The core basis for their argument is that there are no humans on Earth capable of defeating the Heavenly Demon King.

Even if the other party is just a divine thought clone!

Although this statement may seem to make some sense at first glance, it is actually just sophistry.

It has been said that the Demon Lord descended using special methods, and even if it wasn't Young Master Wang, the opponent's energy would definitely be exhausted.

Even without Wang Zheng's intervention, the opponent, relying solely on a clone, could not possibly shake the very foundation of Blue Star.

Judging from the situation at the time, the Demon King had no way to obtain a stable source of blood sacrifice energy that day, so no matter how low she tried to keep a low profile, the boundless demonic mist could not be hidden.

Moreover, in order to obtain sufficient energy, the other party will definitely escalate the situation, make it bigger and bigger, and then completely eliminate her after being discovered, leaving her with no time or space to develop.

Besides these arrogant and conceited individuals, there are also wise people who hold different views, namely the pro-Blue Star cooperative faction.

This group of cultivators believed that Blue Star, as the origin of all grotto-heavens, must have something special about it.

Now that this has happened, while thoroughly investigating the boundary barrier, we must help Blue Star improve its self-defense capabilities and strengthen communication to share information.

For example, providing some cultivation techniques, protective formations, etc...