Published: March 3, 2025
In Zhang Tao's eyes, there was a hint of newfound respect.
He originally thought that the cultivator before him was merely powerful with a few tricks up his sleeve.
However, he never expected that Liu Yu was an incredibly rare “alchemical pill master”!
"With strength and resources, the future is limitless," Zhang Tao mused inwardly, while his expression remained serious.
After finalizing the details, the two signed the “supreme unity dao contract” and set various conditions to bind each other.
"Goodbye."
In just a few breaths, the two reached a consensus, and Liu Yu, with a smile, stood up to take his leave.
He slightly cupped his hands and returned to the deck, soon disappearing from sight.
On the spot, Zhang Tao looked at Liu Yu's departing figure and shook his head slightly, genuinely feeling like he was getting old.
His strength far exceeded that of others at the same level, and as an alchemical pill master, as long as he did not fall midway, he would undoubtedly achieve extraordinary accomplishments in the future.
Compared to him back in the day, he was far behind; otherwise, it wouldn't have been so …
Due to the urgency of time, every second was precious.
Thus, each meeting was strictly controlled, generally lasting no more than a few breaths.
At the same time, Zhang Ziping and Kong Lingxiu were also organizing the team.
When Liu Yu stepped out of the cabin, the once large and small teams had been divided into nine major squads.
Each squad had at least a dozen to over twenty individuals.
However, the original small teams were not broken apart; they merely merged with other teams to form larger squads.
As time grew tighter, even if some unimportant array nodes were breached, their effect would be quite limited.
The Zhang Clan clearly planned to concentrate their forces and launch a fierce attack on nine key nodes.
"Gu Cheng."
As soon as Liu Yu stepped out of the cabin, a gentle female voice reached his ears.
Looking over, he saw Zhuo Mengzhen smiling lightly and signaling to him.
Guo Poyun also nodded slightly beside her.
As for the four new teammates, they wore smiles as well; being alongside such powerful cultivators would significantly enhance their safety.
Other cultivators in the cabin curiously eyed this tall and robust cultivator dressed in a black robe.
They pondered how an obscure Golden Core Mid Stage cultivator could receive a private invitation from the head of the Zhang Clan, wondering how much strength he truly hid.
Even some Golden Core pinnacle cultivators, who were undeniably powerful, couldn't help but cast their scrutinizing gazes over.
Liu Yu remained expressionless, ignoring the many assessing eyes.
He merely nodded slightly at Zhuo Mengzhen, Guo Poyun, and others before returning to his squad.
The recovery speed of his magical power as a ninth-grade Golden Core cultivator was incredibly fast; coupled with his earlier absorption of spiritual energy from high-grade spiritual stones, his dantian magical power was almost fully restored.
Meanwhile, those cultivators who had just broken free of their constraints, relying on the Zhang Clan for magical treasures, storage bags, and spiritual stones, could only use medium-grade spiritual stones to recover their magical power.
At this moment, many cultivators were still seizing every moment to meditate.
Following Liu Yu, another cultivator received an invitation and emerged shortly after, also taking only a few breaths.
During this brief rest, Zhang Tao only invited four cultivators, and from the halt in their offensive to the completion of this rest, about half a quarter of an hour had passed.
After half a quarter of an hour, Zhang Tao reappeared on the deck and formally announced the division of all cultivators into nine major squads, focusing on attacking nine key nodes.
"Gu Cheng, Zhen Lei, Ling Xiu, Zhang Ziping."
Before everyone, Zhang Tao stood with his hands clasped behind his back, slowly pronouncing each name to announce the squad leaders.
The few individuals mentioned were all recognized for their strong realms, such as “Zhen Lei,” who was listed on the Central Domain true master ranking.