Seeing those dozens of beams of light, everyone present felt a pang of envy.
However, they all remained restrained and weren't in a hurry to collect them…
Mo Tang looked at the old man from Eagle Mountain beside him, who happened to be looking over at the same time.
The two exchanged a smile, already understanding each other's thoughts.
"Hmm, I think it would be better if Senior Eagle Mountain collected them first…"
They had already agreed before coming that they would split the profits 60/40, with the Wind and Thunder Alliance taking 60% and the old man from Eagle Mountain taking 40%. Since he had
already
gained an advantage, letting the old man from Eagle Mountain take them first would be a good thing for him and would also facilitate Mo Tang's subsequent plans.
"Hehe, then this old man will accept without hesitation!"
The impatient Elder Eagle Mountain didn't refuse and readily agreed.
With a wave of his hand, a strange suction force emanated from his palm, and instantly about a dozen of the floating orbs of light flew towards them.
Mo Tang narrowed his eyes slightly, watching the fleeting orbs of light. Most of them contained various scrolls, and some looked like very precious jade boxes, presumably containing pills.
Others included magic cores and other rare treasures.
Mo Tang grimaced slightly, feeling a pang of heartache.
But ultimately, he was taking more, so he had no reason to covet what belonged to others.
Moderate greed is good; it can spur progress. But endless greed will completely devour a person's soul and take their life…
Following Elder Eagle Mountain, Little Fairy Doctor also collected the remaining twenty orbs of light in mid-air. Mo Tang would choose these first, and the rest would be given to Su Mei and her group of four as a reward for this operation.
Among the Black Emperor Sect's treasures, besides collecting a large amount of mid-grade spiritual materials and pills, Mo Tang only selected one mid-grade Earth-rank cultivation technique and two mid-grade Earth-rank combat skills for his collection. Even
in the Central Continent, Earth-rank cultivation techniques and combat skills are still highly sought after, so he could use them to exchange for enough of the resources he needed.
"Intermediate Energy Detected: 21,500 points. Absorb with one click?"
"Yes/No."
"Yes!"
A large amount of spiritual herbs and more than ten fifth and sixth-tier magic cores directly converted more than 20,000 points of intermediate energy into Mo Tang's energy, which was more than enough for him to directly advance to the Nine-Star Dou Huang realm...
After advancing to the Nine-Star Dou Huang realm, coupled with the large amount of advanced energy he had already accumulated, Mo Tang estimated that he could at least advance to the High-Level Dou Zong realm!
What a terrifying speed of advancement!
However, before entering the Central Continent, Mo Tang did not intend to advance directly to the highest realm...
Next, he needed his current identity to join the Wind and Thunder Pavilion in a natural way, and preferably become a disciple of Thunder Venerable to obtain the status of the Wind and Thunder Pavilion's heir.
If he then displays a cultivation speed far exceeding that of ordinary people, he can easily snatch the identity of the young master of the Wind and Thunder Pavilion from Feng Qing'er…
Of course, Mo Tang could also choose to join the Wind and Thunder Pavilion directly with the strength of a high-level Dou Zong, but at that time he might become the master of any of the three pavilions except the East Pavilion of the Wind and Thunder Pavilion, but controlling the entire Wind and Thunder Pavilion would be almost impossible.
First of all, the trust of Thunder Venerable is an unavoidable fatal factor.
Moreover, the Wind and Thunder Pavilion alone is naturally not worth Mo Tang's elaborate schemes; his real goal is actually the entire Four Pavilions…
As long as he can control the Wind and Thunder Pavilion, he can facilitate the alliance of the four pavilions. Whether by coercion or inducement, Mo Tang has a way to make the other three pavilions submit.
Then, by utilizing his Heavenly Phoenix bloodline and the existence of Feng Qing'er, he established a relationship with the Heavenly Phoenix Clan... With these two major forces standing behind him, he would have the confidence to face the Soul Palace directly!
As for the Soul Clan behind the Soul Palace, that can only be dealt with later…
"Upgrading to an 8-star Dou Huang requires 9600 intermediate energy points. Upgrade?"
"Yes/No"
"Yes!"
…
"Upgrading to a 9-star Dou Huang requires 9900 intermediate energy points. Upgrade?"
"Yes/No"
"Yes!"
…
Upgrading to a 9-star Dou Huang cost 19500 intermediate energy points. Adding the remaining points, Mo Tang now has 2700 intermediate energy points.
Then Mo Tang glanced at the energy points needed to upgrade from a 9-star Dou Huang to a 1-star Dou Zong…
28000 high-level energy points!
Almost three times the cost of upgrading to a 9-star Dou Huang!
And this is high-level energy… Mo Tang didn't even know how terrifying the number would be if he upgraded to the Dou Sheng level!
Rubbing his forehead with a headache, Mo Tang suddenly thought about how he would have to toil for energy in the future, and suddenly felt a sense of despair.
This was after several reductions.
Mo Tang truly couldn't imagine what would have happened if his aptitude were still that of the useless member of the Mo family. At this moment, those numbers would probably have terrified him.
Luckily, he had already planned which powerful figures to align himself with; otherwise, he alone probably wouldn't have been able to satisfy the system's bottomless appetite.
High-level energy required at least seventh-grade pills and seventh-tier magic cores, and even then, each only yielded a few hundred points at most…
If he relied solely on these, even advancing one star would require a tremendous amount of effort to gather these resources.
And were seventh-grade pills and seventh-tier magic cores so easy to obtain?
After much thought, Mo Tang still felt that finding rare and powerful objects like strange fire, containing immense energy, would be much more convenient, easier, and more profitable!
He had already considered the strange fire.
Aside from those yet to be born, all the other named strange flames have already been subdued. The only remaining one is the Fallen Heart Flame beneath the Burning Heaven Chain Qi Tower of Canaan Academy…
Although his strength is now sufficient to increase significantly, he still has little confidence facing the two old ghosts, Qianbai and Erlao.
The safest way now is to invite Thunder Venerable to take action after becoming a disciple of the Wind and Thunder Pavilion. As long as Mangtian Ruler doesn't appear, Canaan Academy will have no power to resist a genuine Dou Zun…
Hey! I'm going to use my power to suppress others, and you can't disobey me!
After ending his seclusion, Mo Tang emerged from seclusion again amidst the expectant looks of everyone.
Su Mei looked at her alliance leader with some envy and said in a seductive voice, "Congratulations on your breakthrough, Alliance Leader! You've reached the peak of the Dou Huang realm in just over a year..."
"Alliance Leader, could you share your cultivation experience with me? It would be nice if those of us who have been stuck in this world for so long could experience what it's like to be a genius..."
Mo Tang glanced at the flirtatious young woman and said indifferently, "Want to become a genius? It's simple... Just slit your throat right now, and maybe you'll be reborn into a better family..."
Su Mei almost choked on her words, then rolled her eyes at this clueless guy before hiding in a corner and drawing circles in her eyes.
(End of Chapter)