Dragon's Origin

Chapter 685: Entering the Thousand Layered Land Again (Part 2)

In fact, it wasn't just Wang Sheng who could guess everything that was going to happen; even the various families were keenly aware of these things. Did they really want their own disciples and experts to die for nothing?

The problem is that this is fundamentally an irreconcilable contradiction. When all is said and done, it's actually about conflicting interests.

No family would willingly give up the benefits they already had in hand. Not only that, but if another family obtained something, they would try every possible means to snatch it away.

Among them, there is no distinction between Tang, Song, Dai, Shi, or Qiu, nor between Xia, Feng, or Gan. Each family is a separate entity. Perhaps they would divide into these two groups in the competition for status and the right to speak, but when truly facing the secrets of the Thousand Layered Land, each family is an individual driven by self-interest.

They would try every means, even unscrupulous ones, to snatch away the interests of other families, let alone easily give up their own interests. So on this issue, it was a dead knot. There was neither wholehearted cooperation nor any sharing of secrets.

Maybe in the beginning, a few families would form alliances, trying to strengthen their own power to compete. But once something was obtained, it meant the end of the alliance, and a big fight would break out. Every alliance reached during this period was a fragile temporary alliance that could not be maintained until leaving the core of the Thousand Layered Land, and could be torn up at any time.

Under the circumstances of each harboring their own ulterior motives, true cooperation was a distant prospect. Wang Sheng knew this, the Emperor knew this, the Grand Master knew this, and the various lords themselves also knew this, even the Divine Might Prison of Worry-Free City knew this. Heaven knows what they wanted to do with the map they bought.

Since the construction of the first Yu Baozhai(御宝斋: Yu Baozhai, a treasure firm) base, these few years have been enough for the various families to domesticate a batch of carrier pigeons slightly larger than swift birds, capable of safely entering and exiting the Thousand Layered Land. Of course, Yu Baozhai(御宝斋: Yu Baozhai, a treasure firm) took the first step, and made a solid profit on this. If Wang Sheng didn't have insights beyond this world, he might not be able to compare with Lu Wenhou's eye for business opportunities.

Every day, carrier pigeons flew back and forth in the Thousand Layered Land, and the heads and high-level members of the various families kept abreast of the situation in the core of the Thousand Layered Land. However, this situation could not last too long, because carrier pigeons usually traveled in the Thousand Layered Land. Entering the core of the Thousand Layered Land meant facing a harsh environment and ferocious demons. After a few days, the carrier pigeons carefully cultivated by the various families had already lost more than half.

Now, the families no longer dared to use carrier pigeons easily, but made an agreement with the disciples in the core of the Thousand Layered Land that unless it was a matter of life and death or there was important news, they should not use carrier pigeons to transmit messages.

As a result, all parties instantly returned to their original state of being blind. No one knew exactly what was going on inside, nor how many casualties their own family had suffered, nor whether their own disciples had discovered anything. The high-level members were anxiously waiting every day, but there was nothing they could do.

The atmosphere in the capital seemed very peaceful, with singing and dancing, and the lights on the Qinhuai River almost never went out. The whole world presented an eerie calm. For more than a month, no more news came out.

The grandmasters received no less than dozens of kinds of cultivation methods, and also began to fulfill their promises, taking turns to perform in the capitals of the various families. This was a rare project that the major lords valued, second only to the Thousand Layered Land. Every time they arrived at a place, they were treated like ancestors.

No one came to disturb Wang Sheng. During this period, Meng Zhi Fang(梦之坊: Meng Zhi Fang, name of a shop) reopened and continued to operate. The attitude of the women still seemed the same, and nothing had changed, but whether it was those noble ladies or other customers, their attitude towards them had changed slightly. Although the change seemed inconspicuous, how could they, as legendary realm existences, not notice it?

Wang Sheng was not idle. During this time, he and a group of grandmasters from Linglong Pavilion(玲珑阁: Linglong Pavilion, name of a place) crafted many scattered parts. Those grandmasters didn't know what these things were for, but they precisely crafted them according to Wang Sheng's requirements and dimensions.

Mei'er and Qiangwei actually knew what Wang Sheng was preparing, but they did not stop him. Instead, they used the financial resources of Li Zhen Fang(利贞坊: Li Zhen Fang, name of a place) to try their best to find everything Wang Sheng needed. No matter what Wang Sheng needed, they would do everything possible to satisfy him.

It cannot be denied that when financial resources truly reached a level beyond that of a country, some things really became very simple. Many things that ordinary experts might not be able to find in their entire lives were easily sent to the Changsheng Duke's mansion in exchange for a sum of money that could not be refused.

In fact, such preparations had already begun a year ago. Up to now, Wang Sheng already had enough supplies, weapons, materials, and equipment for Wang Sheng alone to live in the Thousand Layered Land for two years.

"Old Daoist, when will you be finished?" Wang Sheng had prepared everything, and asked calmly when he made an appointment with the old Daoist to drink: "I mean when you can be ready to improve again."

"It will take two or three more months." The old Daoist replied equally calmly. During this time, the old Daoist did not retreat into seclusion every day, but more than a month of Flight of the Bumblebee , plus the previous insights at sea, allowed the old Daoist to successfully see the direction ahead. When answering, his tone was very certain.

"Then you arrange other things, and then come to the Thousand Layered Land to find me!" Wang Sheng said to the old Daoist: "I'm going to go in, and I guess it will be almost over when you arrange things. When the time comes, let's go see that sword together."

That sword was naturally the one found together with the damaged hairpin last time from the Shi family and Gan family's peerless treasures.

Once the aura on the sword is stimulated, I am afraid it will be another big disturbance.

"Aren't you afraid of incurring public anger?" The old Daoist frowned and asked in confusion. There are so many experts from various families inside. Once Wang Sheng releases that aura, it is impossible to imagine what will happen to those experts. The aura that the old Daoist himself may not be able to resist, how many experts from various families will die in that environment?

"Just helping them out." Wang Sheng laughed: "Relying on them to dig there, how long will it take to dig?"

The old Daoist looked at Wang Sheng's firm eyes, knew that he had made a decision, and didn't say anything else, just nodded: "I'll go back and arrange it."

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After sending away the old Daoist, Wang Sheng began to face Mei'er and Qiangwei before leaving. Now, the two women had already guessed what they were about to face. Knowing that Wang Sheng was about to leave and face the enemies of the whole world, the two women suppressed the pain of parting and worry, and still gave Wang Sheng the most beautiful smiles at the gate of the mansion.

"I'm leaving!" Wang Sheng also smiled at the two women, leaving only one sentence, and turned to leave the mansion gate.

Outside the gate of the Changsheng Duke's mansion, countless eyes stared at Wang Sheng's figure as he walked out of the Changsheng Duke's mansion, and walked out of the capital along the main road.