Urban Invincible Overlord

Lu Chen was startled and asked, "Are we all going back?"

Yang Fei thought for a moment, and then said, "The people going back will take the spirit ships with them. Leaving people here won't change anything. If anyone else from the Southern Domain shows up, they can find us at White Jade City."

Qin Yanyang nodded and said, "That's right, we should either all stay here or all go back. But relations with the Southern Domain have improved, so there's no need for us to waste cultivation time by staying here."

Yang Fei said, "We still need to establish some teleportation arrays on Earth."

The three of them nodded in agreement.

At that moment, Lu Chen piloted the spirit ship towards White Jade City.

Yang Fei, thinking of the teleportation array, inquired to Lu Chen and Gan Qian, "What materials do we need to build a teleportation array? Are they expensive?"

Gan Qian pointed at Lu Chen and said, "Brother Lu knows more about formations and talismans than me, so let him talk."

Lu Chen said, "A teleportation array isn't something that relies solely on Rune Tao and formations. It also requires builders. Crucially, space-related materials are needed. Constructing each teleportation array requires a large expenditure of resources, and many materials can't be bought even if you have money. Furthermore, the operation of a teleportation array also requires a vast amount of mid- to top-grade spirit stones as an energy base. Generally, only cultivation forces of a two-star sect or above can afford to use teleportation arrays."

Yang Fei said, "With the spirit ore production at White Jade City, Earth could afford even ten teleportation arrays. The main issue is construction. Can Foundation Establishment cultivators alone set up teleportation arrays?"

Lu Chen pondered for a while, then slowly shook his head and said, "I'm not sure, under normal circumstances, Foundation Establishment cultivators can't construct a teleportation array; even Core Formation stage cultivators can't independently craft a teleportation formation."

Yang Fei and Qin Yanyang felt immensely disappointed.

Currently, with Earth's technology collapsing, transportation is very inconvenient. Furthermore, White Jade City's location is too remote, being far from the teleportation passage to the Southern Domain. If the two sides want to maintain close communication in the future, it would become quite troublesome due to transport issues.

However, Lu Chen and Gan Qian had a different perspective. Gan Qian said, "Fellow Daoist Yang, it actually doesn't matter if Earth doesn't have a teleportation array. The overall space of Earth is only so large. With a spirit boat, a Foundation Establishment cultivator can travel between White Jade City and the teleportation passage in just ten to fifteen days. If someone from the Southern Domain comes over, it won't take too much time for them to reach White Jade City."

Yang Fei nodded and said, "I know, for cultivators with long lifespans, a little travel time is nothing. But our cultivators on Earth are really weak, especially with so many ordinary people. If we set up a lot of teleportation arrays in all key areas, it could greatly improve Earth's transportation conditions. Most importantly, if White Jade City and here each have a teleportation array, it would make our communication with the Southern Domain's cultivation world closer and easier. If there is any movement in the Southern Domain, we would know immediately."

Gan Qian nodded silently.

Lu Chen thought for a moment and said, "From another point of view, if the Southern Domain wanted to tear up the peace agreement and dispatched a large number of Foundation Establishment cultivators, they'd first be able to attack White Jade City if a teleportation array was available. This would leave White Jade City without any preparation time."

Yang Fei felt a chill run through his heart, breaking into a cold sweat.

Exactly!

He had only considered the convenience but hadn't thought about this issue.

Qin Yanyang nodded and said, "So for now, the fact that Earth doesn't have a teleportation array and that transportation is inconvenient is actually a good thing for White Jade City."

Lu Chen gave a bitter smile, "I guess so. It depends on what angle and position you view this matter. If Earth and the Southern Domain can always get along, having a teleportation array would be ideal. But if relations deteriorate, for the currently weak cultivation community on Earth, having a teleportation array would actually be a disaster."

Yang Fei thought about it, sighed, and said, "We'll see as we go along. Let's hope all forces in the Southern Domain can abide by the agreement and cherish this hard-won peace."

Qin Yanyang nodded in silence.

For the cultivation world on Earth, time is the most precious commodity. If it weren't for this, neither she nor Yang Fei, both unyielding by nature, would have willingly sought peace with the cultivation world of the Southern Domain.

One must know that Earth paid compensation of more than 700,000 top-grade spirit stones to the Southern Domain for this peace.

This enormous wealth of spirit stones would be considered immense wealth for any three-star level sect or cultivation family.

Even for a two-star sect, it's a considerable fortune.

If it were just a Foundation Establishment cultivation family, having such a large amount of top-grade spirit stones could certainly allow the family to produce between five to ten Foundation Establishment cultivators, and perhaps even cultivate a Core Formation master.

Yang Fei and Qin Yanyang were very pained by the loss of so many spirit stones in compensation.

The spirit ore deposit in White Jade City is indeed very rich, and the spirit stone quality currently being mined is extremely high, but this is only temporary. Yang Fei and Qin Yanyang suspected that this situation couldn't last forever; perhaps, after being mined to a certain extent, both the quality and quantity of the spirit stones may decline.

Moreover, they will need to pay an annual tribute of 450,000 top-grade spirit stones to the various forces in the Southern Domain, which is a huge expenditure.

Terms like ceding territory and paying reparations were especially grating to Yang Fei and Qin Yanyang. However, for the development of the cultivation world on Earth, they have no choice but to grit their teeth and endure it.

Both silently vowed to reclaim this one day.

The spirit boat returned to White Jade City with the four of them in just over two days.

Since the day Yang Fei piloted the spirit boat in pursuit of Bai Yu and Jin Ling, the four had left White Jade City for more than a month.

During this time, the people of White Jade City were quite worried about the safety of the four. Now that they had returned safely, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Upon inquiry, they learned that Bai Yu and Jin Ling had been suppressed, causing great delight among the people.

Upon also learning that Yang Fei and Qin Yanyang had negotiated with the Southern Domain and established a cooperative relationship, everyone in White Jade City was ecstatic.

This is truly wonderful.

This meant that they no longer needed to be on edge every day, worried about an enemy invasion.

They didn't even need to be concerned about the disruptions caused by Wu You and others anymore.

However, upon learning that they needed to pay tens of thousands of top-grade spirit stones to the Southern Domain, many felt quite aggrieved.

Yet the situation was beyond their control, with Earth's cultivation community being so weak they had no choice but to relent.

For Ye Wuya and others from the Lingxiao Sect, this was an incredibly fortunate turn of events.

They had originally been forced to submit to Yang Fei, doing things that betrayed the Lingxiao Sect and other sects in the Southern Domain. Now, due to the cooperation between the Southern Domain and Earth, they had unexpectedly become heroes for facilitating this collaboration.

"Senior cultivators, I currently have one genuine Foundation Establishment Pill, in addition to seven subsidiary Foundation Establishment Pills, along with several True Essence Pills and Five Elements Blood Coagulation Pills. If anyone feels confident about advancing to the Foundation Establishment stage, come to me for an elixir exchange," Yang Fei announced.

His words immediately stirred a commotion among the crowd.