Chapter 231 The Population of Guiling City Surges (Bonus Chapter for Monthly Tickets!!!)

In mid-May, Wang Yu was in his 34th year as a deacon.

Nearly four years have passed since Guiling Market opened. During this period, Wang Yu's cultivation has improved considerably, and he has refined two more top-grade Ice Spirit Pills.

Increase true essence by 300 drops, perfectly utilizing the effects of this pill.

In terms of self-cultivation, thanks to the assistance of the Ten Thousand Year Mystic Ice Bed, the efficiency was greatly improved, resulting in a total increase of 63 drops of true essence.

The efficiency of the dual placement bar is actually quite insignificant, increasing true essence by a total of 156 drops.

The total increase is 519 drops of True Essence.

Having taken a small step at the seventh level of Foundation Establishment, reaching 2537 drops, the peak of 4000 drops remains a long way off. At this rate, it will take nearly fifteen more years to break through to the eighth level of Foundation Establishment.

The journey from the eighth to the ninth level of Foundation Establishment requires the upper limit of 8,000 drops of true essence and takes nearly forty years. Reaching the peak of the ninth level of Foundation Establishment is much easier, requiring only 9,999 drops of true essence to reach the upper limit of Qi Sea.

Based on this calculation, it would take him another sixty-five years to reach the threshold of Core Formation. Considering his current age, he would only be a little over a hundred years old at that time.

It has already reached the cultivation speed of a Heavenly Spiritual Root!

It's definitely not slow, since the cultivation becomes more and more difficult as you progress.

Recently, Guiling City has been thriving. Wang Yu learned from the failure of the Fragrance Gathering and realized that even with enough reputation, he still had enough trump cards to kill ordinary Core Formation cultivators.

However, it still couldn't intimidate everyone. The environment in Chiyuan was like this: it was all about cultivation level, and evil intentions often arose because of the difference in cultivation level.

If he already possessed the Core Formation cultivation level at the Second Fragrance Gathering, coupled with the background of the Reverse Spirit Blood Sect and his status as the Lord of Guiling City, the Earth Puppet Old Demon would absolutely not dare to act recklessly.

Power can only suppress a demonic cultivator once or twice. For a demonic cultivator who only needs one person to feed his entire family, it is not very effective. In the end, one must rely on one's own strength to speak for oneself.

Therefore, he turned the Guiling Market model into a cake.

Several portions were allocated to the Fragrance Sect, Purple Dragon Mountain, and Ink Painting Sect, allowing them to send Core Formation cultivators to oversee the area, with Wang Yu providing background protection.

He spearheaded the Scent Appreciation Gathering, while Guiling Market was a true collaboration, and the development was quite good, but it had not yet reached the scale of the rapidly expanding Scent Appreciation Gathering of yesteryear.

It was still under his control. Having developed to this point, he deliberately slowed down, collecting spirit stones every year to accumulate power. Qingyang had recently broken through to the second level of Core Formation and had fully cultivated his innate divine power.

His combat strength is above that of rogue cultivators. He is not as good as the inner sect elders of major sects, but he is about the same as the outer sect elders. After all, he still has the treasure left by the Water Ink Ancestor.

With proper teamwork, there are a few chances to win across the border.

Since the matter of the Sacred Offering was resolved and Wang Yu sent Qingyang to quell the remnants of the Bai clan, nearly ten years of peace had passed. Finally, the Blood Blade and Chao Yunniang he sent to Sanmao City received a reply.

At this moment, in the small council hall of the city lord's mansion.

Master Qingyang looked at Wang Yu, who was reading the secret letter, and laughed, "What did they say over there? Did that fellow He Gu really succeed?"

"It should be."

Upon hearing this, Wang Yu smiled.

Nearly ten years have passed. Although Xiao Fu Jun Luo Chen deliberately tricked him once, he still trusted the ideas he came up with. At that time, he was blinded by the network of relationships behind him.

It was indeed a well-intentioned suggestion, even though this young Fu Jun's demands were rather unreasonable. Now, Wang Yu has vaguely understood the reasons behind the subsequent conflict.

Perhaps when he offered two ideas, the other party wasn't dissatisfied, but rather hinting that he should provide some spirit stones as "support," since he had mentioned several times that he also wanted to hold a "talisman appreciation gathering."

It's basically about the benefits of appreciating fragrance.

This kind of demand is usually made by superiors to subordinates. At the time, he thought that since they were not in the sect, their relationship was equal, as both were city lords of third-tier spiritual vein cities.

Clearly, the other party didn't think that way. Perhaps because of his investment relationship with Zhuo Shouqing, Luo Chen thought he was a suitable target for exploitation.

Only in this way can it be explained that the other party is willing to risk everything and ruin his incense appreciation gathering, even though he has gained nothing from it.

Luo Chen probably thought he was punishing Wang Yu for being irresponsible!

Now that he understands, it's too late. He can only sigh and regret it. Even if he had understood this meaning back then, he would most likely have ignored it.

The feud has been formed; if he doesn't take revenge, he wouldn't be Wang Yu.

However, Luo Chen's teacher needs to be taken into consideration. Hei Tian Fu Jun is a powerful Nascent Soul cultivator, and his relationship with the Zhuo family is like that of a family. He must be handled with caution.

Let's get back to the main topic.

Luo Chen possesses the ability to judge for himself, and over the past ten years, he has indeed been carrying out his Black Gloves plan. The letters from Blood Blade and Chao Yunniang both indicated that everything was going smoothly.

The former successfully infiltrated the Black Hand team, targeting not only passing caravans and small families, but also wiping out one of the only two Foundation Establishment Talisman Masters in Sanmao City.

Xiao Fu Jun issued numerous preferential policies to attract more small forces to settle in Sanmao City, clearly having tasted the benefits of this spirit stone earning scheme.

The latter infiltrated the city lord's mansion and became one of Luo Chen's concubines. She used the secret art of lovemaking to please him so much that he was completely captivated and had already gained his favor.

Chao Yunniang's ability to make Zhuo Shouqing experience ecstasy is enough to demonstrate her skill in this area. Although Wang Yu is not averse to meat or cold, he has a slight obsession with cleanliness.

Well... he also found a virgin!

The secret letter mainly reported on the current situation and confirmed whether Master Hegu had successfully implanted the demon seed into Luo Chen's body.

The result was a success, but it also provoked a huge reaction from Luo Chen. He didn't know what had been injected into his body, but he threw a tantrum, and many people died in the Sanmao City Lord's Mansion.

This brings us to the hidden nature of the [Demon Embryo Profound Origin Secret Incantation]. Because this method involves the invisible demons of the [Heavenly Demon Realm], although cultivation is dangerous, the benefits after success are also enormous!

Speaking of the evil thoughts of the Heavenly Demon, they are formless and intangible, and cannot be detected by spiritual energy or divine sense. They are deeply hidden in emotions, tempting people to fall into boundless darkness.

Just like human joys and sorrows, how can we detect problems in normal emotional expressions?

According to the secret letter, even after Luo Chen used the methods given to him by his master, he still couldn't find any problems, and his self-examination showed no difference.

They simply took it as an illusion. After all, when the demonic seed entered the body, all they felt was a chill in their head, like being blown by a cold wind; it wasn't particularly stimulating.

Using the talisman given to him by the Black Heaven Talisman Lord for testing was already an extremely cautious approach.

This invisible demonic seed will only gradually distort his personality, making him increasingly insane. Without Wang Yu's further involvement, with his Core Formation stage cultivation, he could only last for one or two hundred years.

Just that.

Both Blood Blade Master and Chao Yunniang carried a demonic seed; it would be a waste not to use it. They should continue to plant it on Luo Chen, and he would definitely be able to detect the problem.

One time can be considered an illusion, but what about two or three times?

He wasn't completely stupid; how could he not notice something amiss? The most likely explanation was that he sought help from the Black Heavenly Talisman Lord.

Nascent Soul cultivators are quite knowledgeable and will surely be able to see the problem, which could lead to a further escalation of the situation, or even a direct confrontation between the two sides. It all depends on whether Luo Chen is favored.

Therefore, Wang Yu instructed them to change their targets. Given Luo Chen's status, there must be many geniuses around him who would offer themselves to him in order to curry favor with him.

There are plenty of people with dual spiritual roots, at least more than those around Wang Yu.

Plant three seeds in a row, maintain a calm mindset, and wait for the day of harvest. As for Luo Chen... he can't wait a hundred or two hundred years, but now is not the time to make trouble.

He's been lying low since his Spirit Slave days, there's no reason he can't lie low now. He can deal with this trash after he forms his core, but for now... he can collect some interest.

After Wang Yu finished dealing with the reply issue, Qingyang Zhenren began to act as his advisor, taking on the role of Wang Yu's right-hand man.

“City Lord, Luo Chen’s master is a Nascent Soul cultivator, and he is allowed to have the title of Little Fu Jun, so he must be very favored. Is it really appropriate for us to do this?”

Wang Yu coughed lightly.

"He's ruthless, so don't blame me for being unjust. He has the support of the Black Heaven Talisman Lord, and I, the city lord, have three Nascent Soul clans behind me!"

Although it's just connections with three useless young masters, there are still at least three Nascent Soul cultivators who can handle things, and the two young masters from the Zhuo and Zuoqiu families can hold their own against him.

Only Yu Xing's attitude was uncertain, because he was following in the footsteps of his two brothers, not out of admiration for Wang Yu.

Moreover, Hei Tianfu Jun is Zhuo Shouqing's uncle.

As long as Luo Chen doesn't die, the situation is under control. Wang Yu can't be sure when he can kill him, at least not in the near future.

"Let's collect some interest first. He used my scheme, so he should at least give me some benefits. Since he's resorting to underhanded tactics, let's just collect it by force."

"City Lord?"

Qingyang was somewhat puzzled.

Wang Yu chuckled and said, "Send people to spread the word in the surrounding area that Little Talisman Lord Luo Chen slaughtered the Foundation Establishment Talisman Master family of Sanmao City."

"Once panic is caused, we will lure the cultivators living in Sanmao City to Guiling. The more people there are, the bigger our market will be. We will have people expand the workshops and prepare to increase the production of low-level spiritual consumables."

"this--"

"Just do it. Even if he knows I did it, there's nothing he can do about it."

"yes!"

Qingyang accepted the order and went out, calling Xu Ruozhou along, to begin arranging for people to cause trouble in Sanmao City.

No matter how well Luo Chen hides himself, as long as he continues to do this kind of thing, there will definitely be external forces that destroy him, even if they can pin the blame on his black gloves.

They even went so far as to behead a few people to appease the monk.

But as long as things are happening, Sanmao City will never be peaceful. He can easily stir up trouble and boast about the benefits of Guiling City, which will naturally attract many cultivators to move there.

Perhaps, Yunyan City, which is at odds with Luo Chen, will also follow his example. There are few people who cut costs and increase revenue, but many who simply copy him.

With this arrangement, the benefits were quickly seen.

In just one month, three small families of twenty or thirty people who had mastered Qi cultivation settled in Guiling. Wang Yu gave them a special meeting and provided them with generous benefits.

They even arranged jobs for them. Those with special skills were sent to work in the workshops in the northern district, while those who only knew how to fight were sent to work as supervisors in the mines and banana plantations outside the city.

This kind of thing doesn't even qualify as buying a bone horse for a fortune.

However, once the news spread, it still attracted many cautious rogue cultivators, and Sanmao City became the center of the storm, with the problem of cultivator loss becoming increasingly serious.

The number of cultivators in Guiling can only be described as skyrocketing!

(End of this chapter)