Chapter 508: Spoils of War (Patreon)

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Upon receiving Wang Hong's orders, Zhang Chunfeng and Luo Zhongjie led the East Zhou Expedition Team and the Revival Battle Team, splitting up to various Demonic Beast lairs.

Most of these Demonic Beast lairs were located in the former territories of cultivation sects or factions. They had occupied these areas due to the presence of Spirit Veins.

The two of them dispersed their subordinates, with every five Golden Core Cultivators forming a group. These groups acted as advance forces and were tasked with capturing each lair as quickly as possible.

Otherwise, if news of the Demon Clan's defeat spread, these Demon Clans might flee and take with them valuable treasures.

This was something Wang Hong could not allow, as these treasures were his spoils of war.

Yang Tiezhu, as a squad leader, led four Golden Core Cultivators and had now arrived at a mountainous area.

In this mountainous region, five medium-sized Spirit Veins converged, previously home to six Tier-Three Demon Crocodiles, along with numerous offspring.

For the battle against the Yunxia Mountain, the Demon Crocodile clan had unleashed their full strength, leaving only a few dozen small Demon Crocodiles behind.

Yang Tiezhu had a baby face with bright, lively eyes. Despite her somewhat imposing name, her appearance outshone most female cultivators.

It was a mystery why she had such an affinity for the Wolf Fang Club and enjoyed challenging Demonic Beasts in close combat.

"Everyone, follow me!" Yang Tiezhu shouted, hoisting her Wolf Fang Club, which was over ten feet long, and charged up the mountain like a gust of wind.

Moments later, the dull thuds of heavy impacts echoed from the mountain.

When the other four Golden Core Cultivators reached the mountaintop, they found a Tier-Three Demon Crocodile with its head smashed, lying in a pool of blood.

After slaying this Demonic Beast, they activated a Transmission Talisman and left for the next lair.

Following these Golden Core Cultivators were teams of Foundation Building cultivators and mortals.

Their progress was slower, and their role was to take control of the territory captured by the Golden Core Cultivators.

By now, Wang Hong's forces were stretched thin. He had over two thousand Foundation Building cultivators, more than a thousand Qi Cultivation stage cultivators, with most of them being recently recruited.

Additionally, there were over twenty thousand mortals who had undergone organized training. Even with their families, the total population was just over a hundred thousand.

Managing such a vast area with so few resources was challenging. For now, they needed to capture these territories and then decide which ones to abandon based on their strategic importance.

At the same time, as reinforcements arrived, they would organize the remaining mortals in the region.

Following the previous model, they would teach the ordinary mortals how to hunt, cultivate demon-hunting trees, and enhance their physical abilities using Essence Core Pills.

Previously, Wang Hong had only promoted this method in areas near Yunxia Mountain. Now, with the conditions ripe, he intended to expand it across his entire faction.

Within Qing Fox's territory, there used to be more than ten mortal kingdoms. However, after the Beast Tide, they had fallen into disarray, and the old national governments no longer existed.

The surviving mortals were scarce, and most of them had been enslaved by the Demon Clan. These ordinary mortals, who had been under Demon Clan's rule for decades, had forgotten the human clan's glory and history. Some had even developed loyalty to the Demon Clan, considering their occasional praise as an honor.

Now, they were suddenly asked to stand with the human clan and potentially become enemies of the Demon Clan in the future, which many of the younger generation found difficult to accept.

Wang Hong didn't want to recruit those with such mindset, so increasing his manpower significantly in the short term was challenging.

Currently, their only option was to organize these people, provide education, and recruit children under the age of ten, teaching them in a unified manner and conducting military-style training.

In another decade or so, these new-generation mortals would truly belong to him.

Yunxia Mountain's entire force had been deployed, and it took more than a month to clear all the Demon Clan lairs under Qing Fox's jurisdiction.

They followed a policy of capturing the powerful ones while sparing the weak among the Demonic Beast populations, reserving them for future mortal cultivation.

During this month, the busiest group on Yunxia Mountain was Xu Lun's Flying Boat team. They had mobilized all the Flying Boats to transport resources to Yunxia Mountain.

Due to the overwhelming amount of resources seized, new warehouses were built every day on Yunxia Mountain. Even with these efforts, there were still many resources piled up temporarily on a square.

In this battle, they had killed tens of thousands of Demonic Beasts. The materials from the named-class Demonic Beasts alone occupied two large warehouses.

There was even more Demonic Beast meat fit for consumption. However, there was no time to process it, so they had to seal it with Talismans to preserve its Spirit Qi and prevent it from spoiling.

After salvaging the useful materials and meat, the remaining scraps were used to cultivate demon-hunting trees.

Despite this, the number of demon-hunting trees planted on Yunxia Mountain was still insufficient. Every tree was covered in various-sized cocoons, while the remaining beast corpses were stored away by Wang Hong.

Aside from Demonic Beast corpses, the resources they had collected included Spirit Stones, Spiritual Herbs, various ores, and these items filled dozens of large warehouses.

At this moment, Yin Ze returned with two more Flying Boats, realizing there was no space left for storage. He instructed his team to unload wooden crates from the Flying Boats.

All these crates contained Storage Bags, but even the Storage Bags were in short supply. They had to empty the contents of the Storage Bags onto the square, then take the emptied bags back to the Flying Boats for the next round of transportation.

Wang Hong looked at the chaotic pile of spiritual objects and resources on the square and couldn't help but sigh.

He couldn't help but feel that this direct plundering was more rewarding. Little Peng had been helping him with business in Taihao City for decades, but the income couldn't compare to the wealth displayed on the square.

Just at that moment, two groups returned from afar, led by Zhang Chunfeng and Luo Zhongjie, along with their teams of Golden Core Cultivators.

"East Master! In the former Qing Fox territory, we have eliminated a total of 385 large Demon Beast clans," Zhang Chunfeng reported to Wang Hong.

Wang Hong gazed at his exhausted but determined subordinates and said, "Well done, everyone! Take a day off today, and tomorrow, follow me to attack Azure Void City and reclaim the Qingxu Mountain Range."

Luo Zhongjie and Zhang Chunfeng retreated with their teams, eager to rest. They had been responsible for clearing the area for days, facing relatively weak Demonic Beasts, but they had not had a moment's rest since the Demon Clan attacked Yunxia Mountain. The fatigue was real.

In this region, Qingxu Mountain Range held the richest concentration of Spirit Qi, thanks to its large Spirit Vein. Moreover, Qingxu Mountain Range was the ideal place

for cultivating spirit fields and planting Spiritual Herbs, which had contributed to the reputation of Qingxu Sect in Alchemy.

Most importantly, since they had already attracted attention, they were bound to face a counterattack from the entire Demon Clan in the future. Demon Clan had taken decades and suffered countless casualties to seize the East Zhou territory from the human clan, and they would not tolerate the presence of this human faction.

Qingxu Mountain Range possessed a ready-made Large Formation for defense. Capturing it in advance would provide a significant advantage in the upcoming battles.

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