Chapter 20: The Blood Serpent Guild Leader's Poverty

Blood Python Guild Leader Mu Yang's eyes turned cold: "I'm not borrowing from you! I'm asking you, have you discovered any good prey lately?"

"We have also ordered our subordinates to search for prey." Vice Guild Leader Lai Mo explained, "But you know, Guild Leader, the Void Gods in Hu Yang City are all very cautious and don't reveal their treasures, making it difficult to select suitable prey. In the past epoch, I killed 122 Void Gods and obtained a total of 1,800 Universe Sand. I take 10%, and you take 90%, and I've already given it to you."

"In the past epoch, I killed 132 prey, obtaining a total of 1,200 Universe Sand, and I gave you what was due," Vice Guild Leader Mu Lin said. "We have signed cause-and-effect contracts, and we wouldn't lie about these things."

Mu Yang coldly said, "I want good prey! Not these impoverished ones!"

The two Vice Guild Leaders shook their heads.

"It's hard to find good prey, and the City Lord's Mansion has set a bottom line long ago," Vice Guild Leader Lai Mo said. "The quota for killings within the city is very limited, and those Void Gods are very cautious. Even if they obtain treasures, they wouldn't reveal them publicly."

Vice Guild Leader Mu Lin worriedly said, "Guild Leader, you've earned enough since we established the Blood Python Guild. I haven't seen you this anxious in the past. Why are you becoming more and more impatient recently?"

He and the Guild Leader were from the same clan and came to Hu Yang City together. He could say many things that Vice Guild Leader Lai Mo wouldn't dare to say.

"How is the collection of residence fees?" the Blood Python Guild Leader pressed, "Has there been any increase?"

"Most of the countless True Gods in the city make a living by hunting alien beasts. Every time they go out on an adventure and make a big profit, they return to the city and live peacefully. They rarely leave their closed-door cultivation except to occasionally shop. We can't collect residence fees from them at all," Vice Guild Leader Lai Mo shook his head.

"Has there been an overall increase?" Mu Yang pressed.

"No," Lai Mo shook his head. "This epoch, it's estimated to have decreased somewhat."

"A bunch of useless people!"

Mu Yang was furious. "The Blood Python Guild raises so many subordinates to search for suitable prey in the city and collect residence fees! If they can't find prey and the residence fees have decreased this epoch, what's the use of these useless people? Expel those incompetent people from the Blood Python Guild!"

The cost of raising a subordinate is quite high. Subordinates also have to pay residence fees to the City Lord's Mansion, one Chaos Crystal per epoch. Adding the cultivation resources needed by the subordinates, the average cost of raising a True God-level subordinate is about 3 Chaos Crystals per epoch.

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

The operating cost of a large dark force is also very high. After all, collecting residence fees from countless residents can't be done by Eternal True Gods, right?

Finding rich prey is not easy.

"The City Lord's Mansion has rules that as long as those True Gods live in their grotto-heavens, the City Lord's Mansion guarantees their absolute safety. And in many places in Hu Yang City, there are True Gods everywhere. If we take action, we will be discovered by other True Gods. Once there is concrete evidence, the City Lord's Mansion must arrest the culprits," 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, and every True God must pay. But once they pay, they also receive various protections, which is why many True Gods aspire to live in large cities.

Dark forces also collect residence fees, but most residents try their best to avoid it.

For example, they usually hide in their grotto-heavens! When they go out, they go to places with many True Gods, or even a group of True Gods acting together!

"The Blood Python Guild is supported by me. You two should think of some ways!" Guild Leader Mu Yang's eyes became fierce. "How to find good prey? How to collect more residence fees?"

"We'll think of something," the two Vice Guild Leaders responded verbally, but the methods that could be used had already been used after the Blood Python Guild had been operating for so long.

"Hmm?" Guild Leader Mu Yang suddenly looked outside. "Mo Limeng is here. You two go out first."

"Okay." Vice Guild Leaders Lai Mo and Mu Lin breathed a sigh of relief and immediately left.

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

"He's here to collect the bill again!" Guild Leader Mu Yang sighed.

"The 50,000 Universe Sand for this epoch should be given to me," Mo Limeng looked at him. "You wouldn't be unable to pay after compensating Luo He 20,000 Universe Sand, would you?"

Guild Leader Mu Yang shook his head: "It's just 50,000 Universe Sand. Of course, I can afford it. But Mo Limeng, with just this little territory of my Blood Python Guild, we have to pay 50,000 Universe Sand every epoch. Isn't that too much? Can it be reduced a little?"

"There's no way," Mo Limeng looked at him and chuckled. "Unless you disband the Blood Python Guild and give up the territory. According to the rules of Hu Yang City, whichever dark force controls the territory must pay Universe Sand. This is the bottom line of the five great families."

Guild Leader Mu Yang felt quite stifled.

Back when he was competing for territory with other dark forces, he was unwilling to pay fees to the five great families and was punished by them. He suffered a great loss that time and finally took a step back before the five great families tolerated him.

"In that case, can the Blood Python Guild have a higher quota for killings each epoch?" Guild Leader Mu Yang said. "The death rate within the city cannot exceed one in a thousand each epoch. This rate is too low. True Gods and Void Gods in the city will naturally have conflicts and battles during the long epoch, and the normal death rate is close to one in a thousand. The quota for us to kill is too small!"

"It cannot exceed one in a thousand!" Mo Limeng said indifferently. "In the recent epoch, the True Gods you Blood Pythons assassinated in the city should have exceeded one million, and the Void Gods assassinated should also be several hundred. That's enough!"

"There are countless True Gods in Hu Yang City. The number we killed is far less than the normal death rate," Mu Yang shook his head, handing a jade bottle to Mo Limeng. "50,000 Universe Sand, not a single one less."

Mo Limeng took it, and his expression improved. He then said, "I remind you that in the recent dozens of epochs, some of the things you Blood Pythons have done have been a bit too much!"

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

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

Mu Yang watched him leave.

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

"All members of the Blood Python Guild need a large amount of Universe Sand every epoch, the five great families also need Universe Sand, and that Luo He took away 20,000 Universe Sand." Mu Yang also felt very poor. "Counting this epoch, I haven't earned much."

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

Buzz~~~

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

"Blood Cloud Divine Monarch." Guild Leader Mu Yang was also a bit humble.

The two most terrifying forces in the entire Hu Yang City, one was naturally the five great families of the City Lord's Mansion, which was the ruling force, and the other was the Devouring Country force. The lurking Devouring Country force had an extremely terrifying existence called "Blood Cloud."

The conflict between the Devouring Country force and the five great families of the City Lord's Mansion was the most intense, not like the small-scale troubles of knocking on dark forces.

"Why is Guild Leader Mu Yang suddenly looking for me?" Blood Cloud's voice was calm, as if without any undulation.

"The lower part of the Chaotic Iron Blood Sand Method requires one million Universe Sand, and I really can't gather it," Guild Leader Mu Yang said. "Can I borrow some Universe Sand first? Can I give you half first?"

Blood Cloud smiled lightly: "Relying on the bloodline cultivation method, cultivating to the Chaos Realm is the limit, while the Chaotic Iron Blood Sand Method is a 'perfect level' Chaos Realm bloodline cultivation method, and it is very compatible with you. Such a cultivation method is hard to come by for you. If it weren't for you having made great contributions... we wouldn't give you the opportunity to buy it."

"I know, but one million Universe Sand is too hard to gather," Guild Leader Mu Yang said.

"You are doing things for my Devouring Country, so you have this purchase opportunity. You can try the Yanfeng Pavilion, you can't buy it at all," Blood Cloud said.

Guild Leader Mu Yang of course understood.

The Devouring Country was generous, actually willing to take out the Chaotic Iron Blood Sand Method, which could be called the top-level bloodline cultivation method, naturally making Mu Yang go crazy for it.

With ordinary cultivation methods, he would have no hope of reaching the Chaos Realm in his lifetime. But this perfect bloodline cultivation method at least gave him a glimmer of hope of becoming a Chaos Realm expert.

"You slowly manage the Blood Python Guild, of course you earn slowly," Blood Cloud said softly. "If you want to earn more, you have to take some risks. Think about it carefully yourself."

Then the connection was cut off.

Guild Leader Mu Yang pondered, he had dealt with all parties in Hu Yang City, and he was deeply entangled with the City Lord's Mansion and the Devouring Country forces.

"Normal business in Hu Yang City is under the infiltration of the City Lord's Mansion, and it is impossible to earn too much. It takes time to slowly accumulate. If you want to make a big profit, you have to take some risks." Guild Leader Mu Yang's eyes became more and more gloomy. "As long as the Chaotic Iron Blood Sand Method is in hand, I will immediately leave Hu Yang City. I won't get involved no matter how fiercely the City Lord's Mansion and the Devouring Country forces fight."

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Grotto-heaven No. 913 of Chaotic Armor.

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

In fact, he was operating the Great Destruction Heart Refining Method, and his mind and will were constantly destroyed and obliterated, making his mind and will more condensed each time they were condensed. This was normal survival adaptation.

Under super-strong obliteration and destruction, each time he condensed, he naturally had to resist this obliteration and destruction.

The progress in a short period of time was not as good as the Seven Emotions Heart Refining Method, but the advantage of the Great Destruction Heart Refining Method was that it could be carried out for a long time, and the effect would be better over time.

"With Brother Entropy Heaven Yan guiding me, I will be able to thoroughly study the theory of the second layer of the Chaotic Power Diagram soon." Luo Feng had a deep understanding of the laws, so he naturally comprehended it quickly. "But even if I completely comprehend it, what can I do?"

"I'm poor! I can't afford the materials needed for the second body refining at all." Luo Feng also had a headache.

"The first body refining, just laying the foundation, consumed materials worth 100,000 Universe Sand."

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

"The third body refining will continue to increase several times."

"Where am I going to get the Universe Sand?"

Luo Feng was very troubled for a while.

With his current strength, if he wanted to significantly improve his strength, he either needed a major breakthrough in the "will of the peak of the Chaos Realm" or the "perfect divine body" to undergo a second body refining.

His divine body was too huge, and his divine power was extremely pure, so the increase brought about by each body refining was naturally very obvious.

"The improvement of will can't be rushed. It takes time to slowly hone oneself." Luo Feng knew this. "I need to think of a way to get the materials for the second body refining. Alas, I'm still too poor!"

Thinking of this, Luo Feng's mind moved, and he began to explore the reward missions through the dark hall transmission token of the Yanfeng Pavilion.