Chapter 201
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Chapter 201: All Three Parties Are Satisfied
"How are things going with the Sea Breeze Tribe and the mountains?" Yi Chen turned to Bai Ruo Xin.
"The Sea Breeze Tribe is mainly focused on expanding toward the sea. Right now, they are still conquering one island after another in the ocean," Bai Ruo Xin explained. "The situation in the Winter Mountain Range is similar. A group of powerful flying fierce beasts is still busy uniting the whole mountain range. However…"
She changed her tone, "According to our investigations, we have also discovered two very strong forces to the east. One is the Endless Large Forest, and the other is located on the plains. Both are established by powerful fierce beasts, and both forces contain many human tribes."
"One holds a special natural treasure that can unleash great power. The other has gained the trust of the powerful fierce beasts through clever planning, thriving in these two factions while continually swallowing up other tribes."
Yi Chen nodded.
For him, this was a mix of good and bad news.
Having strong forces nearby would certainly hinder the expansion of the four armies. It could even lead to the areas already occupied by the Flame Mountain Tribe being swallowed up by opponents.
On the other hand, if the Flame Mountain Tribe could defeat these forces in one go, they would take over the territories occupied by these factions along with the humans and fierce beasts within, accelerating the Flame Mountain Tribe’s expansion.
In other words, if the Flame Mountain Tribe couldn’t win, their development would be affected. But if they could win, these forces would essentially be working for the Flame Mountain Tribe.
Remembering something, Yi Chen couldn’t help but ask, "How is the collection of spirit mines and spirit materials going?"
Bai Ruo Xin spoke about the data with great familiarity, "In the past two months, not only have we discovered a lot of Comprehension Stones, but we have also found plenty of spirit materials needed to refine Boundary-Breaking Pills, Body Cleansing Pills, and Spirit Pills. There are about ten new spirit mines and over sixty types of spirit materials."
Yi Chen felt a surge of joy.
He truly did not expect such abundance of resources in this world. Comprehension Stones, which make it easier to understand the principles of heaven and earth, should be considered extremely rare and valuable materials.
Yet, they found a batch every few days.
This meant he wouldn’t lack primary materials for the ‘Cave Paradise’ he envisioned.
The primary materials for Boundary-Breaking Pills, Body Cleansing Pills, and Spirit Pills were also scarce resources and were being discovered in a constant stream.
Moreover, various new spirit mines and spirit materials continued to emerge.
It seemed that the ecological balance of this planet was still flourishing and had not yet reached a critical point?
No matter how clever Yi Chen was, he couldn’t guess the existence of the Federation of Humanity; he could only conclude that the ecological balance of this planet had not reached its critical stage, making it easy to collect rare resources.
This was clearly great news for him.
With a population of just over one hundred thousand in the Flame Mountain Tribe, with his talent and strength realm, he could leverage these scarce resources to forcibly elevate the tribe’s overall strength and realm.
It seemed he needed to research the Spirit Gathering Formation as well as continue to find time to refine spirit pills and even test and improve other pill formulas.
Yi Chen felt very pleased.
Given the current situation, it was only a matter of time before the average realm of the Flame Mountain Tribe broke through to the Ninth Level of Spirit Law.
As long as he could create the simplest ‘Cave Paradise,’ it would be easy to push the average realm into the Spirit Consciousness stage.
With an ample supply of Spirit Pills materials, the Heart Tribulation Stage doesn’t take long.
His original plan was to break through the average cultivation level of the Flame Mountain Tribe to the first level of Spirit Law in about ten years.
By implementing the Universal Militia system, with a single command, he could quickly gather an army of over a hundred thousand that could fly and unleash various magical attacks.
Now, with the accumulation of resources, he could achieve this goal in just a few months.
In about ten years, it might even be possible to form an army at the high level of Spirit Consciousness or at the Heart Tribulation level.
Furthermore, this was based on existing resources. If he could obtain more advanced resources, the progress could accelerate even further.
By swallowing up nearby powerful forces, the population of the Flame Mountain Tribe would increase dramatically, which would also greatly enhance the scale of this army.
“Continue to keep a close watch on the movements of surrounding forces. If the four armies expand near these powers, try to avoid conflicts. If we can’t, we may need to stop the expansion or even give up some territory,” Yi Chen instructed. “Additionally, once the tribe’s top geniuses break through to the Peak of the Ninth Level of Spirit Consciousness, let them return to the tribe. With the help of Spirit-Focusing Pills, breaking through the Heart Tribulation should not be difficult.”
The Flame Mountain Tribe only lacked time right now.
For this reason, he didn’t mind if their core interests were temporarily affected, or if the additional talent bonuses slowed down or even decreased.
“Understood!”
Knowing that Yi Chen probably did not plan to continue refining spirit pills, Bai Ruo Xin turned and left the room.
Yi Chen then sat cross-legged on the wooden bed, entering a meditative state to cultivate.
…
“It’s done. Bai Ruo Xin left the stone house, and the spirit energy surrounding the barriers is also gathering inside, which means Yi Chen has begun to cultivate.”
“Just two months, and Yi Chen is starting to cultivate again. That’s much shorter than estimated!”
“Well, it’s okay! Although it’s shorter than expected, at least we’ve managed to gain an extra two months.”
As the audience in the live room noticed the change in spirit energy, they felt a wave of disappointment when they saw Yi Chen resume his cultivation.
However, this disappointment didn’t last long.
With Bai Ruo Xin arranging for personnel to deliver Spirit Pills and Spirit-Focusing Pills to the four armies, and introducing the effects of the two spirit pills while conveying Yi Chen’s commands, the audience’s excitement returned.
This meant that the military’s plans had successfully achieved their goals.
The fifth session of skills was about to arrive.
The entire Federation of Humanity was calling for the military to speed up the process, regardless of what was reasonable or not, urging them to invest various mid- to low-grade spirit materials and spirit mines that could boost strength and talent into the tuition fees.
Just like this time, they aimed to shorten the timeline for the sixth session of skills.
…
On the less prominent life planet A12516.
After two months of using incredible wealth as leverage, Yuan Huo successfully emerged onto the scene, entering high society as one of the rising young tycoons.
With his powerful strength at Heart Tribulation Stage One, the centers of global power and wealth were opening their doors to him.
No one knew that this newly risen genius, blessed with talent and wealth, was slowly making connections with upper-class figures while secretly acquiring various powerful fierce beasts at outrageous sums in the black market, even attempting to contact frontline experts from various tribes through various channels.
His goal was to become the ruler of this planet.
Likewise, even Yuan Huo didn’t know that the Old Soul, who was secretly aiding him, was merely a Soul King from the Soul Clan.
Behind the Old Soul stood the Soul Emperor and the entire Soul Clan.
The goal of the Soul Clan was to subtly control and consume the entire planet through Yuan Huo, turning all fifty billion people of humanity into puppets of the Soul Clan.
They instructed Yuan Huo to covertly acquire powerful fierce beasts and attempt to contact frontline experts from various tribes in order to cultivate strong puppets for the Soul Emperor and the Soul Kings.
Though human geniuses improved their strength at an incredibly fast rate, their realms still lagged far behind those of powerful fierce beasts and frontline experts from various tribes.
To maximize their powers, the Soul Emperor and the Soul Kings needed puppets that matched their levels.
Strong fierce beasts and frontline experts from various tribes, while still unable to fully satisfy the Soul Emperor and the Soul Kings’ puppet requirements, were still far better than merely Heart Tribulation Stage One human geniuses.
…
The Flame Mountain Tribe, due to the continuous emergence of various rare resources, developed rapidly with an explosive increase in their average cultivation level.
The Federation of Humanity successfully accelerated the timeline for the fifth session of skills, with frequent reports of victories in the war against the Angelic Beings Alliance.
The former rulers of the galaxy, the Soul Clan, seemed to have divine assistance, and Yuan Huo’s status soared like a rocket, bringing him closer to the centers of power and wealth on the planet.
In the black market, he also successfully acquired many high-level fierce beasts, and the secret control over the entire planet progressed faster than expected, with almost no unforeseen obstacles.
At a time when the interests of the three forces were in serious conflict, they all strangely found themselves in a period and phase of great satisfaction.
