To be frank, even if it were just a few million pigs, it would take a month or two to slaughter them, let alone tens of millions of living people!

Everyone was so shocked that they didn't know what to ask for a moment.

Chu Di was quite satisfied with the expressions on everyone's faces. After all, letting them know how serious the matter was would make it easier for them to demand their benefits.

The old man from the Iron Fighting Dynasty trembled slightly as he murmured, "No wonder the rebels fight without any strategy, resorting to a two-for-one exchange. It turns out their goal isn't rebellion, but simply to kill as many people as possible!"

The others understood as well. Tens of millions of people! On average, each of the four dynasties would have lost at least ten million people!

Let alone ten million people, even a million deaths would be enough to shake the foundations of a dynasty!

The elder from the Yun Sheng Dynasty asked, "Why doesn't your Blood God Sect send out powerful experts to destroy the city directly?"

Before Xue Gui could answer, Chu Di looked at him as if he were a fool.

"If they destroy the city directly, it will be much faster, but it will also expose them completely, and all that awaits them is a joint siege by the major empires."

Chu Di said speechlessly, "If my Fire Maple Dynasty hadn't told you the whole story, would you have known that the source of the turmoil was someone from the demonic path?"

The old man regretted asking the question as soon as he did, and was now quite embarrassed.

To break the awkward silence, the elder from the Yongcheng Dynasty asked, "What realm is your sect leader at?"

Xue Gui, now a bachelor, answered every question: "Our leader is at the Transformation Realm."

"Transform into void?"

Most dynasties have only heard of the Unity Realm, and the strongest person to appear in the last hundred years is in the Unity Realm. The Transformation Realm is too far away for them. Even in the empire, the Unity Realm only appears occasionally, and the Transformation Realm basically never appears in the public eye.

"Cough cough."

Chu Di coughed twice, indicating that he had gone off-topic.

"Esteemed seniors, let's ask about matters related to our own dynasties!"

"Right, right, Lao Wang, what kind of stupid question is that? What does that have to do with us? Let me ask."

The old man from the Moyin Dynasty turned to look at Xue Gui.

"Do you know who your Blood God Cult has sent to my Moyin Dynasty?"

"The Blood God Cult sent four peak Grandmasters and one Unity Realm expert, along with twenty core disciples at the Grandmaster Realm, to collect blood energy in the five major dynasties. I was only responsible for the Fire Maple Dynasty. All three of my Grandmaster Realm disciples were wiped out. I am not aware of the situation in your other dynasties!"

Even now, he can't forget how Chu Di wiped out those four core disciples. With a single stroke, he 'swallowed' them, and when they came out, they were crippled, barely breathing!

The horror was unimaginable without witnessing it firsthand; if he hadn't known Chu Di, he would have considered him a kindred spirit.

The group of people all looked horrified. The elder from the Yun Sheng Dynasty quickly looked at Chu Di, clasped his hands in greeting, and said, "Young Master Chu, the Yun Sheng Dynasty and the Huo Feng Dynasty are neighbors and help each other. Please come to the rescue of the Yun Sheng Dynasty!"

The old man from the Iron Fighting Dynasty scoffed at this and said, "Bah! Who doesn't know that you two are constantly at odds with the Fire Maple Dynasty? Not long ago, the two countries even fought a major battle in Zhanzhou, and you're still talking about helping each other?"

"That's right, you actually have the nerve to come here asking for help? I'm being lenient by not killing you, Young Master Chu!"

The old man from the Yun Sheng Dynasty was furious and said, "You scoundrels! You secretly funded the rebellion of Prince Xin of the Huo Feng Dynasty a few years ago, didn't you? And you still have the nerve to talk about me!"

Seeing that the group was about to start arguing, Chu Di stepped forward and said, "Seniors, please calm down. It is common for countries to wage war against each other. Now that the demonic path is rampant, how could my Fire Maple Dynasty disregard righteousness?"

"Our Gold and Silver Sect can send strong men and troops to rescue you. As for whose house we go to first, that depends on your sincerity!"

Everyone knew the main event was about to begin, so they dared not make any more noise and quickly expressed their opinions.

"My Yun Sheng Dynasty is willing to cede five cities!"

"How petty! My Iron Fighting Dynasty is willing to cede ten cities!"

"Hmph! My Yongcheng Dynasty is willing to cede ten cities, plus a whole year's worth of tax revenue from one prefecture!"

"You all lack magnanimity. My Moyin Dynasty is willing to cede a province, plus the entire year's worth of silver from the royal treasury!"

"hiss!"

The group gasped when they heard the Mo Yin Dynasty's offer; it was practically leaving them no way out!

Chu Di chuckled upon hearing this, "Perhaps you all misunderstood. I meant that my Gold and Silver Sect is willing to send strong individuals, not the Fire Maple Dynasty. Therefore, the cities you have offered are of no value to my Gold and Silver Sect!"

The group suddenly realized what was going on and pressed, "Young Master Chu, please be frank about what your sect wants. Cultivation techniques, pills, martial arts skills—we will do everything we can to help!"

"Our Golden and Silver Sect possesses countless divine skills, its martial arts are unparalleled in the world, and every member has a seventh-grade divine pill as a foundation. We have countless talented individuals, and even the least qualified of our 108 elders is a Grandmaster!"

Everyone was stunned. They had seen arrogant people before, but never anyone this arrogant. Was this the true strength of a hidden sect?

"Young Master Chu, in that case, we can't think of anything else that would be of value to your sect."

"Hehe, everyone, there's no need to panic. My Gold and Silver Sect doesn't need any cities. To keep it simple, we'll go to whoever offers the most cash first. As for the last one, we can seek help from other countries or ask our own empire for assistance."

Go to the Empire for help? Not to mention that the five dynasties chosen by the Blood God Cult this time are all peripheral forces of the Empire. The Empire is too far away. Even if they get reinforcements by the time they go there and come back, it will be too late.

As for seeking help from other countries, it's not that they didn't go; in fact, they paid a heavy price to get some reinforcements. However, they inexplicably started fighting as soon as they entered the country, which not only failed to relieve the pressure but also made the already chaotic situation even more chaotic!

They knew that powerful figures were interfering, but sending either their own Grandmasters or those from other countries was like throwing good money after bad—it would be a one-way trip.

After this happened a few times, other countries became afraid, fearing that the chaotic situation would spread to their own countries, so they directly closed their borders and cut off diplomatic relations!

Now, the only country that can truly save them is the Fire Maple Dynasty. Having heard about the strength of the Gold and Silver Gate, they are naturally even more hopeful and are secretly willing to spare no expense to take first place!

Chu Feng also had an interesting idea: he made them each write down a number, ostensibly to prevent them from fighting over it and ending up with an exorbitant price that no one could afford.

Little did they know that this clandestine bidding would drain their coffers even more. It would have been better for them to bid against each other, at least then they would know exactly how much other countries had paid.

The final results are in!

Chu Di glanced at the papers they handed him and announced loudly, "Congratulations to the Mo Yin Dynasty for winning the bid of 13.59 million taels, the Tie Dou Dynasty for second place with a bid of 9.1 million taels, the Yong Cheng Dynasty for third place with a bid of 6 million taels, and the Yun Sheng Dynasty for fourth place with a bid of 5.9 million taels."

"Please return to your residence first. My Fire Maple Dynasty has prepared troops in the past two days, and my Chu Di and the experts from the Gold and Silver Sect will also be accompanying us."