The Master of Beasts-Chapter 548 - 131:

"No need."

"Haha, as you wish. Leave an address, the slaves you exchanged will arrive at the specified location within three days," the old man said plainly.

"Then I’ll trouble you, senior."

Though it was said they’d arrive in three days, in reality, the alien slaves exchanged by Chen Jiuge arrived at Zone Three Garden by evening of the same day.

The appearance of the Stone Clan is the same as the Human Clan, except their skin is somewhat rough, grayish-white, and their build is more robust.

The Shadow Stabbing Clan’s appearance varies slightly more from the Human Clan; they have six fingers with unusually sharp nails, a long pointed tail, and sharp spikes at their joints that they can control freely. Except for the differences in their bodies, their faces are delicate.

The Hundred Weapon Clan is nearly identical to the Human Clan in both appearance and build, and even their habits are similar. However, members are born as Weapon Masters, and each one is an exceptional Body Refining Practitioner.

"My name is Chen Jiuge, and from now on, you are my people," Chen Jiuge said lightly.

The three hundred aliens made not a sound, as their lives were entirely in Chen Jiuge’s hands; there was nothing to say.

Hoping for an enthusiastic opening monologue, Chen Jiuge was disappointed when the aliens remained motionless. Finally, he hastily granted the selected Spiritual Beast to the aliens underground and announced they’d depart for the City of Exploration in seven days.

After Chen Jiuge left, the leaders of the three alien clans started to gather.

The Stone King, standing at a height of ten feet, continually rotated the Spiritual Bull on the bonfire and said in a deep voice, "What do you think of this new owner?"

Bing Yue of the Hundred Weapon Clan, with a square face and appearing extremely bold, laughed twice and said, "I think he’s quite good, at least he’s generous!"

Ci Yao, looking like a doll, said expressionlessly, "So what? Going to the City of Exploration isn’t about generosity."

"Haha, at least my clan and I will do our best to ensure his safety," Bing Yue said indifferently.

"What if he sends you to your death?" Ci Yao retorted.

Bing Yue’s smile froze, and the Stone King said bluntly, "Then we can only let him die."

"I hope not," they said.

These leaders didn’t become the leaders of their teams just because their strength was the greatest; they had visited the City of Exploration more than once. However, their previous owners all died without granting them freedom, so they had to return as slaves.

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From the Five Elements Sect to the Exploration Zone, it would take at least several decades using a flying boat, fortunately, there is a Transmission Array.

The space in the True Realm is extremely solid, making the cost of teleportation very high. However, connecting the Transmission Array to the City of Exploration is different; the consumption is very low, almost negligible.

On the contrary, teleporting back from the City of Exploration to the Five Elements Sect has a high cost, even higher than a regular teleportation, which means going to the City of Exploration is easy, but returning is difficult.

"No. 21 City? Are you sure?" The elder responsible for teleportation asked with some surprise.

"What’s wrong?" asked Chen Jiuge.

"No. 21 City recently experienced a beast tide, and the settlements outside the city were destroyed mostly; if you go there now, you’ll likely be assigned to be self-reliant."

"Beast tide? Self-reliance?" Chen Jiuge was a bit surprised; this was different from the information Lan Zetian provided.

"Yes, previously Inner Sect disciples going to the City of Exploration just needed to complete tasks posted inside the city. But recently, things have changed; spiritual beasts often cause disturbances, forming beast tides irregularly. Now, nearly every Inner Sect disciple who goes outside the city needs to establish a survival point."

"It’s so dangerous yet so many people are going?" Chen Jiuge asked, confused, knowing that Inner Sect disciples either have strong backgrounds or extraordinary talents, and the Sect couldn’t force them to court death.

The elder chuckled twice, "Do you know the benefits of establishing a survival point? Just the newly appearing Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures are enough to fill your mouth with riches; every Golden Immortal Elder in the sect has their own resource point." 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

"I see, seeking wealth amidst danger, then it’s No. 21 City."

"Are you sure?"

"I’m sure."

Under the elder’s somewhat regretful gaze, the array patterns beneath Chen Jiuge and his group lit up, and after a bout of dizziness, they arrived at No. 21 City.

"Fresh arrivals, newcomers are here."

"Wow, there are actually three hundred alien slaves, looks like they’re quite strong!"

Before Chen Jiuge could open his eyes to check the situation, he suddenly felt himself being grabbed on both sides.

"Bro, my name is Old You." "And I’m Old Zuo."

"Judging by your extraordinary demeanor, you must be an outstanding Inner Sect Disciple."

"Certainly, come, brother, take a look and see which survival point you want!"

Chen Jiuge looked bewildered at the spread-out map, gestured for a pause, and said, "Stop, stop, what’s going on?"

Old You cleared his throat twice, then, somewhat embarrassed, said, "The City Lord instructed that every new Inner Sect Disciple must establish a survival point outside to ensure the development of the Golden Desert."

"And then?"

"And then you’ll perform marvelously, with your cultivation advancing rapidly, surrounded by wives and concubines, forging a path to becoming a Great Power." Old Zuo exaggerated.

Chen Jiuge looked at Old Zuo as if he were an idiot and said speechlessly, "Do you think I believe that?"

"Then what do you want?" Old You asked in a deep voice.

"Of course, you have to state the conditions. While the City Lord is a Golden Immortal, my Master is also a Golden Immortal. You can’t just send me to my death!"

"Even if it’s a death mission, there should be some benefits," Chen Jiuge added.

"What conditions do you have? Don’t be too excessive." Old You said with a dissatisfied face.

"I want to find someone."

"No problem, as long as the person is alive, they can be brought to you immediately," Old You quickly responded.

"Secondly, I need manpower. It can’t just be me managing such a large survival point. The resource extraction there requires manpower as well."

"Okay, we can provide ten thousand cultivators below True Immortal level and a million ordinary mortals."

(Here, ordinary mortals are those below Fourth Rank cultivation, not without any cultivation at all.)

"Lastly, I want a protective array that can at least withstand a Heavenly Immortal."

"Impossible," Old Zuo refused flatly.

"Then I won’t go," Chen Jiuge shook his head directly in refusal.

Old You’s face turned somewhat unpleasant, but in the end, he said grudgingly, "Fine, I agree, but you’ll have to choose a survival point right now and bring people there directly!"

Chen Jiuge chuckled but remained highly vigilant inside; these two are definitely up to something!

Looking at the map on the table, Chen Jiuge examined it closely and eventually selected a survival point that wasn’t too far nor too near—the Star Moon Oasis.

"I didn’t expect you to have such discernment," Old You said, his expression improving significantly since Chen Jiuge didn’t choose the closest survival points to the city.

"Why do you say that?"

"Star Moon Oasis is rich in Star Stones and Moon Stones, the main materials for crafting Star Magic Artifacts. Furthermore, there’s a Star Moon Pond there. The Star Moon Fish inside can not only accelerate a cultivator’s practice but also refine the strength of their physique. Long-term consumption can even slightly enhance a cultivator’s talent."

"If not for the fact that the Heavenly Immortal who was originally stationed there died from a beast tide, it wouldn’t have fallen to you."

"The Heavenly Immortal died?" Chen Jiuge suddenly felt he might have been reckless. Although he had a few Heavenly Immortal Spiritual Beasts, a fully-fledged Heavenly Immortal cultivator was far stronger than those Spiritual Beasts.

"Cough, cough, no need to worry. The beast tide has been repelled by the City Lord. It’s just a minor issue. Come, come, let’s sign this contract first. Business matters are urgent." Old Zuo interrupted, pulling out a beast hide contract.

After a brief glance, Chen Jiuge was somewhat surprised; the two hadn’t tampered with the contract. The content was exactly as previously discussed.

Before signing his name, Chen Jiuge paused and said, "By the way, the person I want to find is Ning Shuang, whose cultivation should be in the Pure Yang Monarch Realm. Can you find them?"

Old You’s eyes flashed, countless names flashed through his mind, and moments later, he came back to his senses and said, "Found him, he’s an Outer Disciple of the Water Vein, three hundred and seventy-two years old this year."

"He’s alive, and we’ll send him to you in a moment."

"That’s good." Chen Jiuge breathed a sigh of relief, finally meeting Lan Zetian’s requirements.

After signing the contract, Old You and Old Zuo both let out a significant sigh of relief, successfully fooling one more person.

"Now that the contract is signed, shouldn’t you be honest now?" Chen Jiuge said lightly.

"Heh heh heh, actually, there’s not much difference; we two brothers better allocate manpower for Senior Brother first."