Chapter 404: Development Plan, Praise the Demon Ancestor

Zheng Fa’s demand for the sea region plunged the hall back into silence.

The five of Yan Sect Master, though their expressions remained unchanged, were surely exchanging thoughts silently through spiritual transmission.

To incorporate the sea region into the Hundred Immortals Alliance’s sphere of influence had been Zheng Fa’s plan long before he arrived at the alliance meeting.

The main reason was to demonstrate resolve; if he made no demands at all and passively accepted the five sects’ opinions, his stance would appear far too weak.

But this proposal—

each of them used the Sword’s name as cover, arrogant and brazen, as if nothing in this world could overpower them.

He sought wealth and power, but at heart it was merely the innate unease within him driving him—exhausting himself with every trick just to survive.

Chen Yi drew Gan Jiang without a word and slashed straight through; though underwater, Gan Jiang’s power remained undiminished. The water ghost let out a shriek—Chen Yi could hear it even beneath the waves—then glanced at him in panic and fled swiftly toward one direction.

Amid a vast, dark blizzard, the Ice Giant roared in fury; these monsters of the Niflheim ice lands could not endure the extreme cold generated by Moria’s talent.

Yan Bei laughed upon hearing this; his alliance with Qu Yi stemmed from both being ambitious men—Yan Bei commanded strategy, Qu Yi excelled in battle, their coordination seamless. To them, a man without ambition was utterly unworthy.

Today, just after dinner, with nothing to do, she donned a casual summer outfit that showcased her fine figure and arrived at Villa 38.

He certainly owed them gratitude for this, and moreover, this was no longer merely their own matter—it now involved the other nations’ competitors. They absolutely could not bring shame to Huaxia.

“Someone else climbed the mountain?” Kong Xueru frowned at once, but asked no further questions. He took three jars of wine and some dried meat and left.

Once the leader developed a poor impression of him, Luo Shiliang would be utterly cut off from the center of power.

He clearly knew Lin Huang had heard of him, so he skipped the small talk and laid out his own challenge rules.

Indeed, Cagliari’s strength was formidable, but AC Milan’s prestigious reputation was deeply ingrained. As for Chelsea? They had money—immense wealth. Over the past two summer transfer windows, Chelsea had unleashed a financial storm across Europe’s transfer market.

Xian Yun’s face twisted in visible pain, but then she reconsidered: had it not been for this Fourth Prince, she would already be dead.

He was a Northerner; his grandfather had followed the Huang family’s Gu Lu Tang all the way to Qinghuai, where he settled down.

“Treason,” Mo Ziqian said calmly, as if uttering something utterly trivial.

The renowned alchemist Lei Ya died suddenly at home, the cause listed as myocardial infarction. The news stirred little public commotion, but sent ripples of sorrow through the cultivation world.

Was it Qian Qingxi’s imagination, or had the Dongqing Kingdom’s Grand Master, whom she had never met, flickered a faint, almost imperceptible kill intent in his otherwise placid eyes as their gazes met?

Actually, Yun Tiange’s mention of “saving someone” referred to Jiang Tian—she intended to obtain a treasure for him and brew an antidote. But Yun Yuan assumed she meant saving all humanity. Saving humanity wasn’t a bad thing, either—if she had the ability, she might as well save them all.

Gu Shu had humiliated her and placed her in such a perilous environment—how could she possibly exert herself to find him?

The crack was too high—three zhang above the ground beneath their feet—but there were footholds on both sides; at least they could figure out a way to climb up and slowly chip out a hole above.