Chapter 215: Pledge of Allegiance

After eliminating Abe Seimei, Meng Yifan took away the Sakura Fan; this was a high-grade Dharma Artifact of the control type, capable of releasing cherry blossoms to bewilder enemies and be used for his own purposes.

Meng Yifan's return to Earth this time to participate in this exploration mission yielded a massive harvest; not only did he obtain the true teachings of Taiji Fist from Zhang Sanfeng, allowing him to use Spirit Power of both yin and yang attributes, but he also acquired Dharma Artifacts such as the Sakura Fan, the Soul-Nurturing Jar, and the Taiji Bagua Mirror.

Most importantly, there was the Space Ring Zhang Sanfeng gave to Meng Yifan; compared to Zuo Moyan's original Space Ring, this one had a vast space, and after binding it to the Game Panel, he could carry a large amount of items while traveling between the two worlds.

This function was too formidable; it could greatly assist Meng Yifan in developing his influence in the Great Wu Heavenly Dynasty.

Once Meng Yifan's influence in the Great Wu Heavenly Dynasty became powerful, he could better obtain Experience Value, raise his strength, and then go scavenge for Spirit Stones.

Once he returned to Earth next time, he could hand the Spirit Stones to Zhang Sanfeng, and he would be able to quickly recover his cultivation.

If Zhang Sanfeng's strength recovered to that of a fifth-grade powerhouse, then it would no longer be a matter of sealing the Earth Cave demons, but of completely wiping all these demons out.

In this way, Meng Yifan could again obtain a large amount of Experience Value and quickly raise his strength.

This time in the Ancient Tomb, Meng Yifan had killed Shawang Suxi, Carlisle, and Abe Seimei; the forces behind them were very likely to come for revenge, and the Death Organization might also come to eliminate him.

It could be said that in order to help Zhang Sanfeng seal the demons, Meng Yifan had made enemies everywhere, but Meng Yifan did not regret doing so; as long as he became strong himself, he would not fear challenges from any enemy.

If they dared to come, he would wipe them out; anyway, with the Game Panel, Meng Yifan just treated it as playing a game—killing monsters to level up, becoming stronger with every battle.

In the time that followed, Meng Yifan helped Zhang Sanfeng suppress the Earth Cave demons together.

Both Zhang Sanfeng and Meng Yifan could use yin and yang attribute Spirit Power, and the two cooperated with tacit understanding; with Meng Yifan's addition, Zhang Sanfeng felt much more relaxed, and the two joined forces to push the rioting demons back into the Earth Cave.

"Disciple, the Spirit Power in my body is about to be exhausted; I can hold on for at most one more day. After one day, I will have no choice but to merge with the seal, otherwise, it will truly be impossible to seal the Earth Cave demons," Zhang Sanfeng said very weakly.

"Master, please rest assured; after one day, things will definitely take a turn for the better." Meng Yifan said this with his mouth, but in reality, he had no plan in his heart; the simplest way to help Zhang Sanfeng was to give him Spirit Stones.

However, Earth had long since entered the End of Dharma Era, and wanting to find Spirit Stones was harder than ascending to Heaven; the Great Martial Heavenly Dynasty World had dense Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, and many Immortal Cultivators appeared in the secular world, so there must certainly be many Spirit Stones.

But there were no Spirit Stones near Luolong County, which Meng Yifan controlled; if he wanted to obtain Spirit Stones, he could only go find other Immortal Cultivators.

Thinking of Zuo Moyan's terrifying combat power, Meng Yifan also knew that even in the world of the Great Wu Heavenly Dynasty, wanting to obtain Spirit Stones was not an easy matter.

The countdown on the Game Panel only had five or six hours left, and the Earth Cave seal was temporarily fine, so Meng Yifan brought Jiang Hailong to the Valley outside.

There was still a modernized army of over a hundred people in the Valley; if they fought a head-on battle, they could exert huge combat power using their weapons and equipment.

But for an Immortal Cultivator like Meng Yifan, wanting to eliminate them was a very simple matter.

Meng Yifan manipulated the Array, and soon a layer of black fog that blotted out the sky and sun rose throughout the entire Valley, and then the sound of Ghost Crying Wolf Howling echoed through this Valley.

There was no need for Meng Yifan to make a move at all; these troops had their minds bewildered by the sound of Ghost Crying Wolf Howling and were controlled one after another.

Meng Yifan and Jiang Hailong disarmed these people and then gathered them in the plaza in the middle of the Valley.

Aside from a dozen or so who were members of Carlisle's family, the other members in the Valley were all mercenaries; they fought for money, and they listened to whoever gave them more money.

Meng Yifan and Jiang Hailong were both veteran mercenaries and knew how to deal with these peers.

"Do you want to die, or do you want to live?" Meng Yifan asked.

"We want to live, please let us go."

"Sir, we want to live."

The mercenaries spoke up one after another; after all, no one was a fool, and if they could live, who would want to die?

"Very good. See those fifteen people? They are all members of the Cullen Family, and they are my enemies. Whoever among you wants to live, go ahead and kill them. From now on, we are all brothers standing in the same Trench."

Meng Yifan took out his mobile phone to record, preparing to record the entire process of the mercenaries killing people; this was their leverage. If they dared to rebel against Meng Yifan in the future, these videos would cost them their lives.

In fact, the simplest method was Divine Soul control, or using the Sakura Fan to control the mercenaries.

But Meng Yifan's Divine Soul Origin was very precious; the more Spiritual Power he dispersed, the more it would affect his own cultivation, and doing that was simply not worth the loss.

And using the Sakura Fan to control the mercenaries also required consuming Spiritual Power; controlling them to fight for a short time was fine, but if he controlled them for a long time, Meng Yifan simply could not afford the consumption.

Therefore, Meng Yifan could only make them submit a pledge of allegiance, grasp their leverage, and make them obedient.

The Cullen Family was a vampire family, and the core members were all vampires, but there were not many true vampires; they had long lifespans, had experienced long years, and had also accumulated a massive amount of wealth.

Many Western financial groups were controlled by vampire families; they controlled the economic lifeline through financial groups, and then waved banknotes to lobby for votes, sending their own spokespeople into the core of the political arena, always possessing powerful influence throughout the entire Western world.

The Cullen Family was famous; besides the vampires' formidable combat power, they mainly relied on absorbing a large number of peripheral members.

These peripheral members were scattered across all walks of life in the Western world; among the people who followed Carlisle to Wild Man Mountain this time, besides Carlisle being a true vampire, the other people of the Cullen Family were all peripheral members of the family.

The mercenaries basically all knew the fame of the Cullen Family; of course, they did not want to kill people from the Cullen Family, as that would be courting death.

One minute later, still no one made a move, and Meng Yifan became a bit impatient, saying: "I'll give you ten more seconds; those who still haven't made a move will die together with the people of the Cullen Family."

"10, 9, 8..." Meng Yifan began the countdown, which made those mercenaries tremble with fear, as if they heard the Death God walking toward them step by step, preparing to harvest their lives.

The Valley was surrounded by a circle of black fog, which resulted in the mercenaries having nowhere to escape.

On the high platform of the plaza, Jiang Hailong had already set up a heavy machine gun; as long as Meng Yifan gave the order, he would slaughter all the enemies below.

With others as the knife and meat and themselves as the fish, the mercenaries had become lambs waiting for Meng Yifan to slaughter; if they wanted to survive, they could only obey Meng Yifan's orders.

"7, 6..." The countdown continued, and one mercenary could not hold back; he roared and rushed up, punching a Cullen family member in the throat.

With someone taking the lead, the other mercenaries also rushed up; over a hundred people swarmed fifteen Cullen Family members, and soon they beat them all to death.

Meng Yifan turned off the recording function of his phone and smiled: "Congratulations on making a wise choice."

"As for you, you can go die." Meng Yifan faced the twelve mercenaries who still hadn't made a move, waved his right hand, and streaks of black True Qi shot out, directly blowing the heads of those twelve people apart.

Seeing the miserable end of their former companions, those who had surrendered felt incredibly lucky.

The Cullen Family was terrifying, but Meng Yifan was even more terrifying; if they didn't listen, they would be directly headshot from a distance. They had killed people from the Cullen Family and might die in the future, but if they didn't kill them, they would die immediately, so they all chose to follow Meng Yifan, at least they could live for a while longer.

Meng Yifan let Jiang Hailong manage this group of mercenaries, and he went to the Warehouse alone once again.

The countdown on the Game Panel was about to end, and Meng Yifan was considering what items to bring back to the Great Wu Heavenly Dynasty World.

"There is a drought near Luolong County, and wheat and rice cannot be planted, but crops like Potatoes and Sweet Potatoes have strong drought resistance and can be planted. Moreover, their yield per mu is very high; as long as they are planted on a large scale, the dilemma of food shortage in Luolong County can basically be solved."

"One can even use grain to trade with other places and obtain resources from other places."

Thinking of this, Meng Yifan first loaded all the Potatoes and Sweet Potatoes in the Warehouse into his Space Ring.

This occupied half the space of the Space Ring. To better plant the Potatoes and Sweet Potatoes, Meng Yifan even specially downloaded planting videos on the internet, which contained very detailed planting methods; as long as he followed what was inside, he could ensure that the Potatoes and Sweet Potatoes would grow vigorously.