Huh? Isn't this an adventure kingdom building game?!-Chapter 773 - 745: Grinding Bones to Dust, Wild Joy for the Bear Tribe

"Fellow cultivator, let’s discuss this calmly..." Shi Kesong was trembling all over.

With both hands, he scrambled to take out Immortal Jade and Magical Treasures from his Storage Bag, fawning and pleading, "I am the Patriarch of the Shi Family in Silver Valley, with countless riches! As long as you spare my life, I can give you anything!"

A moment ago, he was planning how to escape during the chaos, but the next moment he found himself, somehow, in the opponent’s hands, no, in their wings.

The wings emitted a scorching aura. Whether due to the heat or fear, Shi Kesong was drenched in sweat, with beads rolling into his eyes making them burn, not daring to move an inch.

There’s definitely no way to escape; he can only hope the other party is greedy, and maybe they can be a bit lenient.

Jiang Yuan was quite curious, "Logically, with a great family and as the Patriarch, why aren’t you enjoying wealth in Silver Valley? Instead, you personally come to Sand Hill City to handle transactions. Isn’t this quite unbecoming for a Patriarch?"

Seeing him being reasonable, Shi Kesong was overjoyed inside and quickly explained, "Fellow cultivator may not know, but indeed the profits from the fire stone business are considerable.

Previously, there was no need for the Patriarch to personally intervene; family elders or trusted confidants would always be dispatched to participate.

But as they say, ’A man will risk his life for wealth and a bird for food’, it couldn’t stop someone from having sinister thoughts; family traitors are hard to prevent, almost handing over the fire stone business to others. Since then, the Five Great Merchants have restructured all family internals, killing and imprisoning as necessary, and finally discussed establishing new rules.

Not only must the transactions with Sand Hill City be done personally by the Patriarchs, but even the exact location of Sand Hill City cannot be easily disclosed. Otherwise..."

He turned to look at the scattered corpses and sighed, "Otherwise, we wouldn’t have just brought these confidants from the side branches but would have hired highly skilled guards with a heavy price.

Originally, we thought apart from the City Lord, the rest of the Bear Demons were useless cowards. We could collectively suppress the City Lord to threaten the whole city. Besides, it has always been done this way for years, so we got used to bringing only confidants to Sand Hill City.

It was just to prevent the leakage of information, which could ruin the family’s business accumulated over the years. Who would have thought... haha, fellow cultivator, you’re truly impressive!"

"So you’re saying, aside from a few individuals within the family, no one even knows the location of Sand Hill City?" Jiang Yuan’s eyes brightened, thinking if he could eliminate these individuals, Sand Hill City would be completely safe!

Shi Kesong was taken aback and stammered, "The previous Patriarch and family elders know. Others do not; even the wife of the Patriarch isn’t privileged to such secrets."

Jiang Yuan pondered, meaning that to keep the fire stone secret, even those in the know wouldn’t divulge it easily.

Today, even if all the Patriarchs of the Five Great Merchants die here, they might still harbor a lucky mindset and come one by one to their deaths, akin to Gourd Brothers rescuing their grandfather, allowing him to wait and harvest a significant amount of lifespan effortlessly.

"So, that’s excellent!" He laughed happily; his young, fair face bore a sincere smile, seemingly harmless to humans and animals alike.

Shi Kesong, confused, chuckled along, but the next second felt a terrifying force tearing through his body!

His smile instantly twisted and contorted, his vitality rapidly dissipating. He instinctively struggled but couldn’t break free from the fiery wing’s restraint, only managing to let out fragmented cries from his throat.

Once Jiang Yuan released his wings, another plume of black ash dispersed in the wind, leaving no trace.

"Truly satisfying for the Furious Fire Bear’s heart!" Ming Qingyan watched the scene, tears of excitement nearly falling.

The Furious Fire Bear Race had suffered oppression for thousands of years, helplessly watching these treacherous merchants atop their people, righteously furious but powerless. Today, witnessing Mr. Jiang effortlessly reducing them to ashes, this feeling of relief, satisfaction, could not be expressed in words!

She surveyed the city, noticing countless men, women, and children of the race gazing up at this momentous scene, a thought flashed in her mind, "People of the Furious Fire Bear! Today, Mr. Jiang avenged us, eliminating potential threats, truly delightful!

If not for Mr. Jiang saving the entire city, in just two more days, the reactivation of the Earth Fire would have brought numerous deaths. I decide that henceforth, the three days leading to the end of each summer will be ’Rebirth Day’!

During these three days, the entire city shall rest, sing, and dance to celebrate the rebirth of the Furious Fire Bear Race. We shall also pray for Mr. Jiang, expressing gratitude for rescuing our race from peril! Thank him for allowing us to reclaim freedom and take back our wealth!"

"That’s great! We won’t fear those treacherous merchants anymore!"

"Mr. Jiang is truly amazing; to incinerate a Demon Cultivator’s body to ashes, it must be some Abnormal Fire, right?"

"Even though we cultivate the Fire Element Technique, how come he’s so powerful while no one among our Furious Fire Bears has achieved anything significant despite our excellent cultivation conditions!"

"If only we could study under Mr. Jiang, given time and training, we could become just as powerful."

"You’re being unrealistic, why would he take you as his disciple?"

"Exactly! Instead of dreaming about the impossible, we should discuss with the City Lord to follow those mortal villages in the Human World, offering incense to Mr. Jiang, and seek his protection!"

"Mortals offering to Demon Cultivators; how can we as Demon Cultivators not offer to a True God, albeit he’s just a cultivator, not worthy of offerings?"

"Bah! Ungrateful wretch! With how many times he saved our entire race, he absolutely deserves such offerings!"

"That’s right, don’t you understand the concept of deification through veneration? We give him offerings, he gives us protection. If indeed he attains divinity through veneration, with Mr. Jiang’s benevolent heart, benefits for us are assured..."