Chapter 165: Fire Dragon Burns the Warehouse
Even if Wang Yu wanted to take back these embezzled assets by force, he couldn’t, so he simply treated them as a reward and was generous for once.

Maintaining a semblance of decency.

“Next, this city lord needs to check the lost spiritual fields, the account books of the shops in the five major urban areas, and the taxes that the three major families need to pay one by one.

“I wonder if you, the outstanding people of Guiling, have the confidence to make this happen. Once it succeeds, this city lord can recommend you, the outstanding descendants, to go to the Holy Sect and enter the inner gate directly.”

Everyone in the field looked at each other.

Although the reward offered by Wang Yu is tempting, it is nothing compared to the difficulty of accomplishing this task.

Some things just can’t be done.

Even Chao Yunniang smiled bitterly and said, “Lord City Lord, you have underestimated the difficulty of this matter. Even in the heyday of the City Lord’s Mansion, it might not be possible to collect them all, let alone now.”

As she spoke, she glanced at the people from the Shui Mo Sect and the Wen Xiang Sect, her hint of intent being obvious.

It was nothing more than a warning to Wang Yu.

These Jindan sects knew the horror of Yuanying forces, so when it came to major issues, they were willing to lend people to help the new city lord get through the awkward period when no one was available.

But once their own interests are involved, these people are not trustworthy. Wanting to collect the tax revenue for the past five years is tantamount to Wang Yu fighting a city with one person.

But if he fails to collect the money, the next five-year cycle will still maintain the inertia of large-scale operation, with various arrears of spirit stones and non-payment of taxes.

There was silence for a long time, and still no one answered.

Wang Yu snorted in his heart.

How can a group of insects manage Guiling City and make it prosperous!

Since you are unwilling to do it, then don’t do it. If he can’t eat it, he will throw the pot away.

There is no construction without destruction. Anyway, the city lord has left a million spirit stones in the treasury to deal with this tribute. There is still time before the next five years, so there is no need to rush.

Just when Wang Yu was thinking about whether to use the formation to keep them all here, or let them out and use other methods.

The eldest elder of the Bai family finally spoke.

“City Lord, my Bai family is willing to set an example and make up the full amount of taxes that have not been paid in the past five years.”

“Oh–“

I have to say that he was really shocked by this wave. In his eyes, the Bai family was a typical troublemaker. In his opinion, the Jiang family should be the first to surrender.

The Jiang family has a weak foundation and will only admit defeat if pushed into a corner.

The Bai family has a deep foundation and many strong people. Could it be that he inspired them to fear the Nilingxue Sect? ! !

Both the Guan family heads and the Jiang family heads were a little shocked. Words of dissuasion came to their lips, but when they noticed Wang Yu’s cold eyes, they forced themselves to hold them back.

The eldest elder of the Bai family advised kindly.

“Master Guan, Master Jiang, the City Lord is very generous and doesn’t care about our sins. Don’t bear it anymore. Let’s get it over with, or we will be held accountable by the Holy Sect in the future!”

If the water is too clear, there will be no fish. Wang Yu, who knows the nature of the devil very well, does not insist on not losing a cent, but the general number must match.

The eldest elder of the Bai family acted as a good mouthpiece.

In this way, big things can be reduced to small things, and small things can be eliminated.

“That’s all for today.

“Great Elder of the Bai Family, this city lord will give you one month to pay all the unpaid taxes. If you fail to pay the taxes within the deadline, you will be heavily fined, and everyone will be fined the same.

“Go away.”

“Yes.”

“Yes.”

“As ordered.”

Some were delighted, while others were unwilling. After everyone left the City Lord’s Mansion, the head of the Guan family grabbed the eldest elder of the Bai family and asked sternly, “What are you doing!”

The eldest elder of the Bai family shrugged innocently and moved his lips slightly.

Quietly performed the secret sound transmission.

next moment.

Patriarch Guan loosened his hands, his eyes filled with shock.

“This…Won’t this completely anger that kid?”

“So what? He’s just a young man who relies on formations to do evil. He has no soldiers or generals under his command. What can he do to me?”

After the two finished their secret conversation, the head of the Jiang family also came over.

“Brother Guan, what did Elder Bai tell you?”

“You really want to know?”

“nature.”

“hehe–“

Patriarch Guan came over. These four words shocked Patriarch Jiang and even made him feel a little flustered. He always felt that this was not a good idea.

“Fire dragon burns the warehouse!”

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The other end.

After sending everyone away, Wang Yu no longer worried about these petty matters. Since the Bai family had taken the initiative to surrender in order to dispel the misunderstanding of the death of the head of the Bai family, he was willing to give them a chance.

It has been a while since I came to Guiling City. It is time to focus on cultivation. No matter how many schemes you make or how smart you are, they are not as good as a punch from my Nascent Soul ancestor!
In the world of cultivation, realm is the highest power.

If he had the Jindan level of cultivation, he wouldn’t have to worry about these things. He would be able to subdue everyone and make them do things according to his rules.

Cultivation is what he should devote his most energy to. The essence of governing Guiling City is to assist him in cultivation. This order of priority cannot be changed. With a good start, the next step is to wait.

This day.

Wang Yu came to the Jingqi Room in the City Lord’s Mansion, which had the most spiritual energy, to meditate. After all, this place was built on a third-level medium-quality spiritual vein, and there were many similar Jingqi Rooms.

Those with second, third, and fourth spiritual roots will benefit the most from this type of cultivation facility, and they are also most likely to be positively affected by environmental changes.

Back then when he was in the Ice and Snow Tower, he regarded the Jingqi Room as useless, but now it has become a great tool to accelerate his cultivation. Over time, he can cultivate a lot of true essence.

After lighting a stick of quiet incense, Wang Yu sat cross-legged on the cushion.

Without the support of the Tianwu cushion under his butt, he was a little uncomfortable for a while, but as the exercises were practiced, he gradually got into the state.

He came here this time for the realm of spiritual consciousness.

He took a deep breath, and thick black ghost evil emerged from his limbs and bones. The black evil armor symbol condensed by the Soul-Devouring Evil Armor Technique at the position of his belly button also glowed brightly.

The wind was howling in the quiet room and it was extremely cold.

All the creatures whose souls were devoured by Wang Yu seemed to come alive at this moment. Their eyes were bloodshot, their mouths were full of fangs and sharp teeth, some were humans and some were monsters.

Looking at the position where Wang Yu was sitting cross-legged, his physical body seemed to have disappeared, and only an illusory soul was sitting there with a frown on his face, with white aura emanating from his body, which was the secret method of spiritual consciousness [Heavenly Soul Qi].

Hundreds of evil spirits attached to the evil armor rushed up impatiently. This was their enemy, so when would they attack him if not now? ! !

outside world.

Wang Yu was still sitting on the cushion, with no changes except that he was covered with black armor.

The ghost face carvings on the surface of the armor seemed to come alive and kept moving. Even with his eyes closed, Wang Yu fell into some kind of ghoul illusion.

His fingers were still pointing at his body.

It is the “Soul-Breaking Finger” at the minor success stage. He is using the evil spirits to devour his body to sharpen his spiritual consciousness, so naturally he has to control the upper limit. Those evil spirits that are shattered by him will return to the ghost face engraving that belongs to it.

It completely enters a dormant state, waiting to absorb enough power from new members before reviving again and attacking its enemies.

These are all the secrets of the magic technique [Soul-Devouring Evil Armor Technique]. If they are completely broken up, the power of the Black Evil Armor will be reduced, which will not be worth the loss.

It is extremely important to control the degree.

I don’t know how much time had passed, but when Wang Yu woke up, he was covered in cold sweat, which was the mark of the pain.

His body was a little weak, but his eyes were extremely bright.

“Sure enough, the evil spirit devouring my body is a perfect opportunity to hone my skills. My spiritual consciousness has entered the late stage of foundation building…”

Ancient Soul Technique + Taiyin Moonlight, the level of cultivation will increase rapidly.

After finishing his practice, Wang Yu rested for a while and continued to actively stimulate the effect of the evil spirits devouring his body. He wanted to put them all to sleep at once to avoid being disturbed during the fight.

The side effects of this magical technique seemed to have been avoided by him.

at the same time.

Guiling City, Bai Family.

When the eldest elder of the Bai family told the ancestor of the Bai family about the brilliant strategy he came up with on his own initiative, “Fire Dragon Burning the Warehouse.”

This cultivator, who was nearly three hundred years old, had suffered many hidden injuries in his youth and had used spiritual objects to prolong his life. He was so angry that he slapped the cultivator away.

“——Asshole!”

The blood of the Bai ancestor surged, and his body, which was already close to the critical point, made him dizzy. He pointed at the culprit with trembling fingers.

“Bai Zhiyang, I asked you to apologize, and you did this?! Do you know that you will kill the entire Bai family by doing this?”

The Great Elder climbed up from the rubble of the building, covering his swollen face in embarrassment, and said through gritted teeth.

“Ancestor, that kid is only a cultivator at the second level of foundation building. If it weren’t for the formation of the City Lord’s Mansion, the head of the family wouldn’t have died there. He has made up his mind to kill our Bai family.”

“You…you—”

At this time, more elders of the Bai family rushed out from the surroundings, supported the ancestor with concern, and spoke carefully.

“Grandpa, please don’t get yourself hurt by being angry.”

“Wow~”

After a long time, the Bai ancestor punched himself in the chest, and after spitting out the blood that was surging due to anger, his face suddenly became a lot redder, and he said while panting.

“You keep calling him a brat, and you look down on him who is at the second level of foundation building. You should be able to feel how young his life force is.”

The Great Elder was suddenly speechless and spoke in a whisper.

“I don’t think I’m more than fifty years old.”

“Ah? He is such a genius. No wonder he can be in charge of such a fertile place as Guiling City at such a young age. This is the reward and training from the Holy Sect for him.”

Among the elders, some expressed shock and concern, and showed a tendency to soften, but others expressed disdain and greed.

“So what? Since Gui Ling is here, if you are a dragon, you have to coil up, if you are a tiger, you have to lie down. If you want to get the spiritual stones from the Bai family, then burn them all and see how he takes them. Does he dare to come out?!”

“Yes, he is just a coward. As long as he doesn’t enter the City Lord’s Mansion, what can he do to us?”

Faced with the speeches of this group of younger generations, the Bai family ancestor felt deeply desperate. He struggled to stand up without saying a word.

“Confused, confused!”

“Gui Ling City belongs to the Holy Sect. You can’t disobey anyone. Even if you cooperate with Huangquan Temple, you have to pay taxes on the profits!”

“——Ancestor!”

The great elder, whose cultivation had reached the ninth level of foundation building and who still had fifty years of life left, had a completely changed expression.

“Come here, take the old man back to the ancestral home outside the city, and send all the direct disciples of the third house over.”

“The fire dragon will burn the warehouse. I’m determined!”

(End of this chapter)