Chapter 20

Blood Python President Chairman Mu Yang's eyes turned cold: "I am not borrowing from you! I am asking you, have you discovered any good prey recently?"

"We also ordered our subordinates to search for prey," Vice President Lai Mo explained. "But President, you also know that the Void True Gods in Huyang City are all very cautious and do not reveal their treasures, making it very difficult to screen for suitable prey. In the last epoch, I slaughtered 122 Void True Gods and obtained a total of 1,800 Universe Sands. I took one-tenth, and you, President, took nine-tenths, which I already gave to you."

"In the last epoch, I slaughtered 132 pieces of prey and obtained a total of 1,200 Universe Sands; what should have been given to you, I gave," Vice President Mu Lin said. "We have all established causal contracts, so we would not lie about these matters."

Chairman Mu Yang said coldly: "I want good prey! Not this poor, pathetic prey!"

The two vice presidents shook their heads.

"If we can't find good prey, the City Lord's Mansion has long since set a bottom line," Vice President Lai Mo said. "The quota for slaughtering within the city is very limited, and those Void True Gods are very cautious. Even if they obtain treasures, they would not make them public."

Vice President Mu Lin said worriedly: "President, you have earned enough since we established the Blood Python Society. I haven't seen you so anxious in the past; why are you getting more and more anxious recently?"

He and the president were of the same ethnic group and had drifted to Huyang City together, so there were many things he could say that Vice President Lai Mo would not dare to say.

"How is the collection of residence fees?" the Blood Python President asked. "Has there been any increase?"

"The massive number of True Gods in the city mostly make a living by hunting exotic beasts. Every time they go out on an adventure and earn a big sum, they return to the city to live securely. In the city, except for occasional shopping, they generally go into seclusion and do not come out. We simply cannot collect residence fees," Vice President Lai Mo shook his head.

"Has there been an overall increase?" Chairman Mu Yang asked.

"No," Lai Mo shook his head. "This epoch, it is estimated that there is even some decline."

"A bunch of trash!"

Chairman Mu Yang was furious. "The Blood Python Society raises so many subordinates, just to have them search for suitable prey in the city and collect residence fees! If they can't find prey, residence fees have also declined this epoch? What use are these trash? Those incompetent people, expel them from the Blood Python Society for me!"

The cost of raising a subordinate is also quite high; subordinates also have to pay a residence fee of 'one Master Master Hun Dun Crystal per epoch' to the City Lord's Mansion, plus subordinates also need cultivation resources. Therefore, the average cost of raising a True God-level subordinate per epoch is about 3 Master Master Hun Dun Crystals.

The stronger the subordinate, the higher the cost of raising them!

A massive dark force also has high operating costs. After all, one cannot have Eternal True Gods go out to collect residence fees from the massive number of residents, right?

Finding fat sheep is also not an easy task.

"The City Lord's Mansion has rules; as long as those True Gods move into their cave dwellings, the City Lord's Mansion guarantees their absolute safety. And in many places within Huyang City, there are True Gods everywhere. If we make a move, we will be discovered by other True Gods. Once there is conclusive evidence, the City Lord's Mansion must also catch the murderer," Mu Lin shook his head. "The City Lord's Mansion uses various methods to ensure the safety of those residents, making it very difficult for us to collect residence fees."

The City Lord's Mansion collects residence fees as an official levy, which every True God must pay. But once paid, there are various protections, which is also the reason why many True Gods yearn to live in large cities.

Dark forces are also collecting residence fees, but the vast majority of residents try every possible way to avoid them.

For example, they usually hide in their cave dwellings! When they go out, they go to places with many True Gods, or even act in groups of True Gods!

"The Blood Python Society is supported by me; you two should think of some ways!" President Chairman Mu Yang's eyes were even a bit fierce. "How can we find good prey? How can we collect more residence fees?"

"We will think of ways," the two vice presidents replied, but the Blood Python Society had been operating for so long that all usable methods had already been used.

"Hmm?" President Chairman Mu Yang suddenly looked outside. "Mo Li Meng is here; you two go out first."

"Good," Vice Presidents Lai Mo and Mu Lin breathed a sigh of relief and left immediately.

Soon, a middle-aged man with four purple curved horns, 'Mo Li Meng', walked in.

"Here to collect the bill again!" President Chairman Mu Yang sighed.

"The 50,000 Universe Sands for this epoch should be given to me," Mo Li Meng looked at him. "You wouldn't be unable to pay after compensating Luohe 20,000 Universe Sands, would you?"

President Chairman Mu Yang shook his head: "It's only 50,000 Universe Sands; of course I can afford to pay. But Mo Li Meng, with just this bit of territory of my Blood Python Society, having to pay 50,000 Universe Sands every epoch, isn't that too much? Can it be a little less?"

"No way," Mo Li Meng looked at him and smiled lightly. "Unless you disband the Blood Python Society and give up your territory. The rules of Huyang City are that whichever dark force controls the territory, that one pays the Universe Sands; this is the bottom line of the five great families."

President Chairman Mu Yang was quite stifled.

When he was competing for territory with other dark forces, he was also unwilling to pay fees to the five great families, and he suffered punishment from the five great families. He suffered a big loss that time and finally took a step back, and only then did the five great families tolerate him.

"In that case, can the killing quota of the Blood Python Society be increased a bit every epoch?" President Chairman Mu Yang said. "The death ratio in the city cannot exceed one-thousandth every epoch; this ratio is too low. True Gods and Void True Gods will naturally have conflicts and killings in the city over a long epoch; the normal death rate is already close to one-thousandth, so the quota allowed for us to kill is too small!"

"It cannot exceed one-thousandth!" Mo Li Meng said indifferently. "In the last epoch, the number of True Gods your Blood Python Society assassinated in the city should have exceeded one million, and the number of Void True Gods assassinated should also be several hundred; that is enough!"

"There are countless True Gods in Huyang City; the bit we killed is far less than the normal death rate," Chairman Mu Yang shook his head, and as he spoke, he handed a jade bottle to Mo Li Meng. "50,000 Universe Sands, not a single one less."

Mo Li Meng took it, and only then did his expression look better. He then said: "I remind you, in the last few dozen epochs, your Blood Python has done some things that went a bit too far!"

"What things? How come I don't know?" Chairman Mu Yang was surprised. "Don't pin everything on me."

Mo Li Meng glanced at him, said nothing more, and turned to leave.

Chairman Mu Yang watched the other party leave. "The five great families of the City Lord's Mansion are the most ruthless!" Chairman Mu Yang's eyes were cold, but he knew very well that once the bottom line was crossed, the five great families could completely crush the Blood Python Society at any cost.

"Every member of the Blood Python Society needs a large amount of Universe Sands every epoch, the five great families also want Universe Sands, and that Luohe also took away 20,000 Universe Sands," Chairman Mu Yang also felt that he was so poor. "Counting this epoch, I haven't earned much."

Chairman Mu Yang's heart moved, and the formation in the hall operated, completely isolating it from the outside world.

Hum~~~

A mirror condensed in the void in front of him, and in the mirror was a white-robed figure wearing a red mask.

"Lord Xue Yun," President Chairman Mu Yang was also a bit more humble.

The two most terrifying forces in all of Huyang City, one is naturally the five great families of the City Lord's Mansion, which is the ruling force, and the other is the Food Kingdom force. The lurking Food Kingdom force has an extremely terrifying existence named 'Xue Yun'.

The conflict between the Food Kingdom force and the five great families of the City Lord's Mansion is the most intense, not the small squabbles like beating up dark forces.

"Why did President Chairman Mu Yang suddenly look for me?" Xue Yun's voice was calm, as if there were no fluctuations at all.

"The second part of the 'Hunyuan Blood Sand Art' requires one million Universe Sands; I really cannot scrape it together," President Chairman Mu Yang said. "Can I owe some Universe Sands first? Can I pay half first?"

Xue Yun smiled lightly: "Relying on bloodline cultivation arts, cultivating to the Master Master Hun Dun Realm is the limit, and the 'Hunyuan Blood Sand Art' is a 'perfect-grade' Master Master Hun Dun Realm bloodline cultivation art, and it fits you very well. Such a cultivation art is hard to come by for you. If it weren't for your great contribution... we would not give you the opportunity to purchase it."

"I know, but one million Universe Sands is too hard to scrape together," President Chairman Mu Yang said.

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"You only have this purchase opportunity because you work for my Food Kingdom. If you go to the Yanfeng Club to try, you simply won't be able to buy it," Xue Yun said.

President Chairman Mu Yang naturally understood.

The Food Kingdom was generous enough to actually be willing to take out the 'Hunyuan Blood Sand Art', which could be called the top-tier level of bloodline cultivation arts, naturally making Chairman Mu Yang crazy for it.

With ordinary cultivation arts, he had no hope for the Master Master Hun Dun Realm in his lifetime. But this kind of most perfect bloodline cultivation art at least gave him a glimmer of hope for becoming a Master Master Hun Dun Realm.

"If you manage the Blood Python Society slowly, of course you earn slowly," Xue Yun said softly. "If you want to earn more, you have to take some risks; think about it carefully yourself."

Then the connection was severed.

President Chairman Mu Yang pondered; he had dealt with all parties in Huyang City and was deeply entangled with both the City Lord's Mansion and the Food Kingdom force.

"Normal business in Huyang City is under the infiltration of the City Lord's Mansion and cannot earn too much. It takes time to accumulate slowly. If you want to earn a big sum, you have to take some risks," President Chairman Mu Yang's eyes became even colder. "As long as the 'Hunyuan Blood Sand Art' is in hand, I will immediately leave Huyang City. No matter how fiercely the City Lord's Mansion and the Food Kingdom force fight, I will not get involved."

Master Master Hun Dun Grade Cave Dwelling No. 913.

On top of a high mountain, Luo Feng sat on a large rock drinking alone.

In fact, he was operating the "Great Annihilation Heart-Refining Art", and his heart and willpower were constantly being destroyed and worn away, making his heart and willpower more refined every time they condensed. This is a normal survival adaptation.

Under the super-strong wear and destruction, every time it condenses, it naturally has to resist this wear and destruction.

The progress in a short time is not as good as the effect of the "Seven Emotions Heart-Refining Art", but the "Great Annihilation Heart-Refining Art" wins in that it can be carried out for a long term, and over time, the effect becomes good.

"With Brother Entropy Tianyan guiding me, I will be able to study the theory of the second layer of the 'Master Master Hun Dun Great Strength Diagram' before long," Luo Feng had a very deep understanding of the laws, so naturally, he comprehended it quickly. "But even if I thoroughly comprehend it, so what?"

"I'm poor! I simply can't afford the materials needed for the second body refinement," Luo Feng also had a headache.

"For the first body refinement, just building the foundation consumed 100,000 Universe Sands worth of materials."

"According to the deduction, the second body refinement will require at least several times the materials."

"The third body refinement will continue to increase by several times."

"Where am I going to scrape together Universe Sands?"

Luo Feng was very troubled for a moment.

With his current strength, if he wants to significantly improve his strength, he either needs a breakthrough in the 'Master Master Hun Dun Realm Peak Will' major realm, or he needs to perform a second body refinement on his 'Perfect Divine Body'.

His divine body is too massive, and his divine power is incomparably pure, so the growth brought by each body refinement is naturally very obvious.

"Willpower improvement cannot be rushed. It requires day-by-day tempering of oneself," Luo Feng understood this point. "The materials for the second body refinement, however, need to be thought about. Sigh, still too poor!"

Thinking of this, Luo Feng's mind moved, and he began to check the bounty missions through the Yanfeng Club's Dark Hall communication order.

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Thanks to the two alliance leaders who tipped: An Yue Cang Ye, Ni Yan Li Shi Hai.

(End of chapter)