Han Feng led his men to the White Cloud Sect and uprooted the entire Joyful Sect and other small sects in Lingzhou.

These alliances of minor sects in Lingzhou are mainly led by the Joyful Sect, and he has already killed all the Nascent Soul stage elders of the Joyful Sect.

Only three Nascent Soul stage cultivators from other minor sects remained, and these three Nascent Soul stage cultivators hurriedly begged Han Feng for mercy.

They were willing to surrender their souls and submit to Han Feng.

Han Feng gave him no chance to surrender, allowing the Gold-Eating Insects to devour him.

These three Nascent Soul stage cultivators are definitely not truly loyal; if they stay in Yellow Maple Valley, there's no guarantee they won't cause trouble at home.

Besides, if they were to agree to their surrender, what would Han Feng's Gold-Eating Insects devour?

The remaining disciples of the minor sects in Lingzhou were mostly killed by Huangfeng Valley.

These disciples from minor sects in Lingzhou are also human beings; when faced with a life-threatening situation, they would certainly beg for mercy.

But Han Feng wouldn't allow them to surrender and showed no mercy whatsoever.

As the saying goes, in an avalanche, no snowflake is innocent.

Han Feng didn't go too far in killing them; some of them were indeed forced to come.

He also had someone take out his storage bag and let him return to Lingzhou alone.

The next task, cleaning up the battlefield, was not only the happiest thing for Han Feng, but also for everyone in Huangfeng Valley.

Cultivation resources and magical artifacts are essential for cultivators, so who would complain about having too many?

"Senior Han, thank you so much. If it weren't for you, our Baiyun Sect would definitely be finished," said Gao Xianyao, the sect leader of Baiyun Sect.

"No need to thank me too much, I'm doing this for myself too," Han Feng interrupted directly.

"You're too modest. I have a favor to ask of you, senior."

With a smile on his face, Gao Xianyao said, "Look at how long my Baiyun Sect has been occupied by others, most of our disciples are severely lacking in cultivation resources. I wonder if Huangfeng Valley could give us some resources?"

He patted his chest and assured, "Senior, you can rest assured. As long as our White Cloud Sect survives this period, we will definitely repay you double."

“What you said makes a lot of sense. Your White Cloud Sect has been exploited by small sects like the Joyful Sect for so long. If it weren’t for my Yellow Maple Valley, you would still be in dire straits.”

"Senior, you've agreed? We're so grateful! On behalf of everyone in the White Cloud Sect, thank you."

"No need for thanks. Your White Cloud Sect was almost wiped out, wasn't it?"

"Yes! It's all thanks to your help, senior." Gao Xianyao quickly expressed his gratitude.

"Now that Huangfeng Valley has helped your Baiyun Sect reclaim its original sect, shouldn't you thank me? You need to understand that there's no such thing as a free lunch in this world."

"You know that the disciples of Huangfeng Valley fought for you with their lives and worked hard to take back your sect. It would be unreasonable not to give them some compensation for their hard work."

Han Feng hadn't thought of this problem before, but thanks to Gao Xianyao's reminder.

He continued, "You can rest assured, my Yellow Maple Valley has many beautiful female disciples. Unlike the small sects in Lingzhou such as the Joyful Sect, they are not beasts who demand beautiful female disciples."

"Wait a minute, I don't want any cultivation techniques either, because my sect's inheritance hall is already full of them. Of course, if there are any that can be cultivated to the Nascent Soul stage, my sect can barely accept them."

"Senior, this isn't right."

Gao Xianyao said anxiously.

He originally intended to borrow without ever repaying, but now Han Feng is demanding payment for Huangfeng Valley's efforts.

"What's wrong with that? Are you implying that since Huangfeng Valley helped you reclaim your sect, we should compensate you?" Han Feng asked, frowning.

"Senior, you've misunderstood. I certainly didn't mean that," Gao Xianyao quickly explained.

He's now kicking himself for it; he shouldn't have set his sights on Han Feng.

Gao Xianyao realized he had gotten carried away and forgotten that Han Feng was also a great demon.

This great demon is far more vicious than the sects in Lingzhou; the smaller sects like Huanxi Sect only plunder.

Han Feng's favorite thing to do is to wipe out an entire sect, yet he actually went and tried to extort money from others; he was simply courting death.

But it was too late for regrets. Gao Xianyao knew that if he didn't make amends to Han Feng, the entire Baiyun Sect would hardly see the sun rise tomorrow.

"Senior, please feel free to make any requests you may have. My Baiyun Sect is not an ungrateful bunch, and we will definitely thank Huangfeng Valley properly." Gao Xianyao's heart was bleeding.

“You are much more sensible in this regard. I didn’t want it in the first place either, after all, the White Cloud Sect is already in a terrible state, and doing this would only make things worse.”

Han Feng said helplessly, "But you also know that I am the patriarch of a sect. Even if I don't think about myself, I have to think about them. I can't let them do the work without getting any spirit stones. That just doesn't make sense."

"Furthermore, our Yellow Maple Valley cannot compare to a large sect with a rich history like the White Cloud Sect. Every disciple is very short of spirit stones, especially me, the ancestor, who is also extremely short of spirit stones."

With a life simulator, that money-devouring beast, by his side, it's extremely difficult for him not to lack spirit stones.

"Senior, you don't need to say so much, I understand."

Gao Xianyao was about to vomit three liters of blood.

If the disciples of Huangfeng Valley were lacking spirit stones, then probably none of them would be without them.

The small sect in Lingzhou that resides with the Baiyun Sect has a total of more than 20,000 people.

After arriving in Tiannan, they extorted and blackmailed people everywhere, and all of them became very wealthy.

After Huangfeng Valley wiped them out, it was as if they indirectly obtained all the wealth.

In addition, having previously destroyed five sects and obtained their entire resources, Huangfeng Valley is arguably the wealthiest sect in the entire Tiannan region.

"How about you make a condition, sir, so I can have someone come up with the funds?" Gao Xianyao's smile was more like a grimace.

"I'm a pretty democratic person, just name a number," Han Feng said generously.

"My White Cloud Sect is willing to offer five million low-grade spirit stones as compensation for Huangfeng Valley's hard work in this operation. What do you think, senior?"

"I don't think it's any good! Are you trying to fob me off like a beggar?"

"That's not true, I wouldn't dare. Let the senior state make the terms."

"You asked me to bring this up; I didn't force you."

"It was my request! There was no coercion involved."

Gao Xianyao was on the verge of tears; Han Feng was far too "reasonable."

After some discussion, Han Feng agreed to take 100 million low-grade spirit stones and some magic treasures.

He was very dissatisfied with the result. He had already obtained a total of 2 billion low-grade spirit stones by destroying the Joyful Sect and other small sects in Lingzhou.

He only received 100 million low-grade spirit stones after returning such a large piece of Baiyun Sect's territory.

This loss is more than just a little!

But Han Feng had no other options, because the White Cloud Sect was just that poor.

The White Cloud Sect used to be quite wealthy, but it couldn't withstand the exploitation by smaller sects in Lingzhou, such as the Joyful Sect.

Having been exploited multiple times, the Baiyun Sect is no longer what it used to be, except for the large number of disciples within the sect.

One hundred million low-grade spirit stones is already the limit for the White Cloud Sect; if he wanted more, it would only mean the destruction of the sect.

Han Feng thought this was a good method.

He needed to find a reasonable reason, otherwise he would feel somewhat guilty.