"No, no!"
"Demon Flame Valley naturally belongs to Mister Xiao Ting."
"Yes, yes. From now on, Demon Flame Valley's territory belongs to Purple Sky City."
"I, Yuan Yi, support the City Lord's decision."
"…"
No one present objected to Xiao Ting's words.
Even powerful figures like Mo Tian Xing, the sect master of the Black Emperor Sect, and Su Qian, the First Elder of Jia Nan Academy's Inner Court, directly expressed their agreement.
Even a veteran expert like Old Ground Demon Ghost, who was about to reach the seven-star Dou Ancestor realm, had been easily defeated by Xiao Ting. Killing them would be even easier.
It wasn't just a matter of power. The Purple Sky City they had built at least had two Dou Ancestors — Yun Yun and Medusa.
Although Yun Yun had only just reached the Dou Ancestor level, she could fight evenly against Protector Xuan, a four-star Dou Ancestor.
Medusa was a three-star Dou Ancestor and could fight evenly against Old Ground Demon Ghost, a six-star peak Dou Ancestor.
Purple Sky City's power was limitless.
Not only did Xiao Ting possess extraordinary power, but he was also a 6th-rank alchemist.
With these two achievements, and still not even sixteen years old, he had a high chance of reaching the Dou Venerable level in the future and becoming an 8th-rank alchemist.
If they couldn't compete with him in terms of strength, influence, and connections, then the only choice was to become allies.
"Thank you all for giving me this face." Xiao Ting smiled warmly and clasped his hands in greeting to the people around him. "I have no intention of changing the Black-Corner Region. Every place has its reason for existing."
"I hereby swear that I will not personally initiate any external expansion operations in the Black-Corner Region in the future. I will only annex the territory that originally belonged to Demon Flame Valley."
"However, within Purple Sky City's jurisdiction, you must follow Purple Sky City's rules."
"I believe you will all cooperate and become my friends!"
Xiao Ting's words were not just to appease the leaders of the various factions present.
Located in the southern part of the northwest continent, the Black-Corner Region, due to its unique terrain, was the most chaotic place in this region. It was a gathering place for fugitive experts where the law of the jungle reigned and there were no laws or moral constraints. Female survivors were often in greater danger, and the essence of this region was chaos itself.
As a result of this chaos, the Black-Corner Region had become an information hub connecting the northwest continent and Central Plains. Massive amounts of information flowed in daily, and rare resources such as advanced cultivation methods, battle techniques, and spiritual pills were also concentrated here. Even Earth-rank cultivation methods were put up for auction.
Jia Nan Academy was established here to train students with the most shameful rules, fully aware that towering trees do not grow in greenhouses.
What Xiao Ting wanted was the backing of the Black-Corner Region. With it, looting, pill refinement, harvesting, reckless actions, and nurturing subordinates would all become easier.
A relatively peaceful political environment could be established later in Central Plains.
Once he reached the quasi-Saint level, he would be able to construct spatial wormholes.
At that time, the Black-Corner Region would become Purple Sky City's backyard.
In Central Plains, or even in the vast Great Thousand Worlds, he could build a new Purple Sky City, or even a Purple Sky Palace or Purple Sky Hall!
"Xiao Ting, are you prepared to fight my Hall of Souls to the death?!"
Suddenly, a desperate voice echoed from the sky.
The one who spoke was Old Ban. After Protector Xuan fell into a coma, his aura suddenly increased.
This freckled old man had a close relationship with Han Feng. In fact, he was Mu Lao's eyes and ears in the Black-Corner Region, especially monitoring Han Feng.
Under the joint suppression of Yun Yun and Medusa, Old Ban, whose strength had suddenly risen to the three-star Dou Ancestor level, had already exposed many flaws. His aura was unstable and he was in serious danger.
"If it's a fight to the death, do I really need to kill you?"
Xiao Ting chuckled and formed a seal.
In the next instant, Purple Beast Flame appeared, split into two, and appeared in front of Medusa and Yun Yun.
One attached to Medusa's energy arrow, and the other attached to the long sword in Yun Yun's hand.
Both women immediately felt their Battle Qi surge and their strength increase.
"Purple Beast Flame has such an effect?"
A thought flashed through their minds, and both women simultaneously unleashed their battle techniques.
"Extreme Wind, Burning Descent!"
"Heaven-Piercing Arrow!"
Yun Yun unleashed a sword strike. The blue sword Qi wrapped in Purple Beast Flame spread dozens of feet and sealed the space in front of Old Ban.
Medusa concentrated her soul power and shot a seven-colored energy arrow imbued with Purple Beast Flame, which pierced straight into the void.
In an instant, an arrow shot out from the void in front of Old Ban and, under the black mist, pierced straight through his body.
Seven-colored light appeared and transformed his body into an energy prison that froze him in place.
The sword energy released by Yun Yun arrived at that moment and completely annihilated Old Ban.
When all the commotion ended, the sky above Purple Sky City returned to complete silence.
"Xiao Ting, I'll take my leave then. After preparing the precious pills, I'll come visit again."
"Lord Xiao Ting, if you have time, please visit the Black Emperor Sect. The Black Emperor Sect's auction has many excellent items prepared."
"…"
"City Lord Xiao Ting, our Eight Gates wish to be incorporated into Purple Sky City. May I ask about the procedures?"
The powerful figures all exchanged polite greetings as they left.
Only when Yuan Yi spoke did he say something that left everyone speechless.
Following Su Mei, your Eight Gates are also preparing to join Purple Sky City. Why do forces with the word "Gate" in their name like to act as "branches"?
"If Sect Master Yuan Yi wants to join Purple Sky City, of course there's no problem. For details, please ask Hall Master Su Mei. Vice City Lord Cai Lin of Purple Sky City will handle it."
Xiao Ting actually didn't want to expand his power, because such actions would have too much impact and be detrimental to his plans.
However, considering that the Eight Gates' territory wasn't too vast and was geographically directly adjacent to Purple Sky City's sphere of influence and the southern border of the Jia Ma Empire, he decided to accept it.
He no longer needed the Blood Sect. Even if Old Fan expressed his opinion, it would only be tacit agreement, and he would become the shadow ruler of Purple Sky City.
After exchanging greetings with the prominent experts of the Black-Corner Region, Xiao Ting returned to Purple Sky City.
He didn't care about the reactions after the news of this battle spread.
Purple Sky City, starting from the Black-Corner Region, was destined to stand at the peak of the Battle Qi Continent. This was only the beginning.
"Yun Er, you've worked hard. You and Su Mei will lead the people to complete the cleanup of Demon Flame Valley. Zi Yan, you can come along if you want."
"Cai Lin, you've worked hard cooperating with Yun Er to handle the minor affairs of Purple Sky City."
"Next, I'll first refine the sixth-rank pills Senior Yun Shan needs."
"After that's done, Yun Er, take the Soul Recovery Pill and Spirit Recovery Purple Pill I promised Elder Hai back to the Jia Ma Empire, then return."
"The Misty Cloud Sect, the Xiao Clan, and the Miteer Family can form a cooperative relationship and establish an offensive and defensive alliance with Purple Sky City."
"…"
Xiao Ting patiently made arrangements, and the two women obediently listened and showed their willingness to handle everything properly.
After they left, Xiao Ting took a deep breath and immediately began refining pills.
…
Seven days later, Demon Flame Valley's territory was temporarily occupied by Purple Sky City, and people were sent to manage it.
Yun Yun was a sect master, and Cai Lin was the Queen of the Snake Clan. Both had reached the Dou Ancestor realm and were very skilled at handling such matters.
Su Mei and Yuan Yi were both sect leaders and local powerhouses in the Black-Corner Region, so their cooperation went very smoothly.
Xiao Ting had already refined multiple extremely high-quality sixth-rank pills with a 100% success rate, astonishing many people.
"Han Yue, these are the fifth-rank and sixth-rank pills your Han Clan wanted." Xiao Ting handed Han Yue several jade bottles.
Han Yue turned to Han Xue and signaled for her to come forward. This way, Han Xue could also show her face.
"Xiao Ting!"
Han Xue stepped forward, grabbed the jade bottles with both hands, blushed, and asked, "Do you need a personal maid to help you? I can do it."
Han Yue: ???
This is my sister?
She immediately said she wanted to become Xiao Ting's personal maid.
Unbelievable!
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