After successfully repelling the attacks of the Blood Blade Sect and other evil forces, the people at Lingxu Market were not blinded by victory. Instead, they quickly began a post-battle reflection and summary. Lin Yang once again summoned the leaders of various forces to gather in the hall of the Linghe Chamber of Commerce, where the atmosphere was solemn and serious.

"Although we successfully repelled the enemy this time, we paid a heavy price, and the problems exposed are not to be ignored." Lin Yang broke the silence first, looking at everyone with a deep gaze.

The president of the Linghe Chamber of Commerce frowned slightly and said with a worried expression, "Although our intelligence network has played a certain role, we are not accurate enough in grasping when the enemy will launch an attack and the specific methods of attack. Next, the Chamber of Commerce needs to further improve its intelligence gathering system, train more professional intelligence personnel, infiltrate the enemy, and obtain more core information."

The Pavilion Master of Wanbaoge stroked his beard, pondered for a moment, and then said, "From the perspective of countering magical artifacts, although we have developed some specifically designed ones, the power and stability of some artifacts still need improvement in actual combat. The artifact refiners in the Pavilion will summarize their experiences and lessons learned, conduct in-depth research on the characteristics of enemy spells and formations, and develop more powerful and stable magical artifacts. At the same time, we will strengthen the research on the compatibility of magical artifacts with the cultivation methods of various forces, so that magical artifacts can perfectly cooperate with their users in battle."

The elder of the Spirit Sword Sect looked grim, arms crossed: "The sword cultivators performed admirably in battle, but our sword formation still falls short in terms of flexibility and endurance when facing a large-scale joint attack from evil forces. Going forward, the sect will increase its efforts to improve the sword formation, incorporating more variations and combinations, while also strengthening the physical and spiritual energy reserves of the sword cultivators to ensure they maintain strong combat power even in prolonged battles."

After in-depth discussions, everyone agreed that strengthening unity and cooperation among the various forces was crucial. To better integrate their strengths, they decided to establish a "Spirit Ruins Alliance Council Hall" as the core institution for joint decision-making and coordination among the various forces in the Spirit Ruins market. The council hall will hold regular meetings to discuss market development strategies, defense plans, and tactics for dealing with external threats.

In terms of defense, in addition to continuing to improve the existing defensive formations and sword arrays, there are plans to establish multiple early warning outposts around the Lingxu Market. These outposts will be manned by elite personnel dispatched by various factions and equipped with advanced communication artifacts. Once any abnormal situation is detected, they can send an alarm to the market immediately, giving everyone ample time to respond.

Meanwhile, the Lingxu Market decided to increase its efforts in cultivating young cultivators. The Linghe Chamber of Commerce funded a series of scholarships and grants to encourage young cultivators to work hard; the Wanbao Pavilion opened some magic weapon crafting courses to teach the younger generation advanced magic weapon crafting techniques; and the Lingjian Sect selected promising young sword cultivators and gave them one-on-one advanced sword skill guidance.

Furthermore, in order to enhance the influence and voice of the Lingxu market within the cultivation world, the group decided, after discussion, to actively establish closer alliances with neighboring friendly forces. Through mutual exchange and resource sharing, they would jointly counter the threats posed by evil forces such as the Blood Blade Sect.

Inside the Lingxu Market, a comprehensive overhaul and upgrade campaign was swiftly launched. Craftsmen were busy repairing damaged buildings, restoring them not only to their original appearance but also adding more defensive features; inside the Wanbao Pavilion, weapon refiners were working day and night, their desks piled high with new magical artifact design blueprints; on the Lingjian Sect's training ground, the shouts of sword cultivators were deafening as they continuously pushed their limits through arduous training.

The Linghe Chamber of Commerce actively engaged in diplomatic activities with various factions, sending envoys carrying precious spiritual items and a sincere desire for cooperation to neighboring sects and forces. The envoys detailed the development philosophy of the Lingxu Market and their determination to combat evil forces, seeking to establish long-term and stable cooperative relationships.

However, the Bloodblade Sect and other evil forces were not resigned to defeat. They lurked in the shadows, plotting even more vicious schemes. The Bloodblade Sect leader summoned the remaining forces and, gritting his teeth, said in a secret chamber, "Spirit Ruins Market, you were lucky this time. But next time, I will make you pay a heavy price!" They began contacting more evil forces, attempting to form a larger and more threatening alliance to launch another attack on the Spirit Ruins Market.