"Uncle was right. Our Chou Alliance has been severely wounded by this incident; we should first think of a way to gather some cultivation resources to restore our vitality." He Xiran also said.

"Qiu Lao, you’re in charge of our Chou Alliance’s cultivation resources. How much do we have left?" Chen Tianmin looked at Qiu Lao.

At the mention of this, Qiu Lao’s expression turned somewhat unpleasant.

"I’ve already done the tally. I’ve got cash totaling eighteen billion, but only about a dozen Spirit Stones left. I carry these with me, and many of the resources still at the base have likely been taken by the Blood Bat Hall." Qiu Lao said with a pained expression.

Upon hearing how little was left, Chen Tianmin and the others couldn’t help but feel heartache.

If they had known, they would have carried more resources with them before.

"Distribute the Spirit Stones to those in need, and as for the eighteen billion, give ten billion to Yang Zi." Chen Tianmin thought for a moment and said.

"Alright." Qiu Hongguang agreed without asking further.

"Yang Zi, we might have to ask you to help us once more. See if you can find a way to exchange this ten billion entirely into Spirit Stones; we really need Spirit Stones right now as everyone’s bodies are weak after this battle." Chen Tianmin looked at Chen Yang.

Chen Yang had already considered this point.

He was also prepared to supply some Spirit Stones to the Chou Alliance for free.

Better to get through the current difficulties first.

Wait until they recover and regain their footing, then let them figure it out themselves.

"Second Uncle, you should keep the money yourselves. I’ll figure out the Spirit Stone situation. You’re struggling now, how could I take your money?" Chen Yang refused.

"This..." Chen Tianmin found it inappropriate.

But what Chen Yang said was indeed reasonable.

They didn’t have much capital left; saving a bit was better than nothing.

"Alright then, Second Uncle, do we need to be polite with me?" Chen Yang said.

Since Chen Yang said so, Chen Tianmin couldn’t say much more and had to agree.

"Alright, Yang Zi, but we really can’t take your things for free. Let’s consider it our Chou Alliance borrowing from you. Once we’ve regained our footing, we’ll definitely repay you." Chen Tianmin said.

"Yes, young friend Chen Yang, we’re already very grateful for your help to our Chou Alliance; we really can’t keep taking your Spirit Stones." Qiu Hongguang also said.

Chen Yang didn’t mind these issues, so he didn’t refuse.

Consider it a temporary loan to the Chou Alliance.

Following this, Chen Yang took them to many places and introduced them to Taoist Liu.

Chen Tianmin and Qiu Hongguang were grateful to Taoist Liu as well.

When they met, they exchanged pleasantries as expected.

After the pleasantries, it was getting late, so Chen Tianmin and the others returned to the hotel.

Chen Yang also returned to his home.

Upon arriving home, he first arranged some Body Strengthening Elixirs for Wanghai and Diao Bro.

During yesterday’s search, the two did not lack effort, working diligently.

With the matter concluded, a reward was naturally in order.

One shouldn’t work for free after all.

"Wanghai, you should improve your strength, you know?" Chen Yang said, stroking Wanghai’s shiny fur with a smile.

Ever since Wanghai reached the peak strength realm, he had been playful all day, seldom staying quietly in the nest and strengthening his abilities. 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Compared to Diao Bro, he was quite unproductive.

Diao Bro now had the strength of the late peak strength realm, leaving Wanghai far behind.

Woof woof.

Wanghai ate the Body Strengthening Elixir in large bites, barking twice.

Unclear if he acknowledged or was complaining about Chen Yang’s chattiness.

Chen Yang chuckled and shook his head, leaving him be.

Instead, he went indoors, prepared some herbs, and planned to refine a batch of Body Strengthening Elixirs tonight to send to his Second Uncle.

The Chou Alliance had temporarily settled down in Liuhe Village.

The safety issue was resolved; next, the focus should be on restoring vitality.

Offer more resources to help them improve their strength, enabling the expansion of the Chou Alliance’s size, which is key.

The Body Strengthening Elixir, vital for improving one’s foundation, was perfect at this time.

"Additionally, tomorrow I need to visit Fuling Village to get some Spirit Stones from the mine leader. It’s also necessary to increase manpower and speed up the Spirit Stone extraction."

Chen Yang planned.

Previously, the coal mined daily at Fuling Village was enough for Chen Yang’s own cultivation.

But now, with over thirty mouths added from the Chou Alliance, it wasn’t sufficient.

Therefore, it was necessary to add manpower and expedite mining.

If all else fails, Chen Yang even considered visiting the Gu Family’s coal mine once more.

Perhaps he could manage to acquire dozens of Spirit Stones.

He had visited once or twice before recently with good results.

But he feared mining too much would cause unnecessary trouble, so he hadn’t gone back.

After all this time, re-visiting shouldn’t have much impact.

Chen Yang contemplated.

He quickly gathered the needed herbs, cleared his thoughts, and intended to refine the Body Strengthening Elixir.

Just as he was about to start refining, the phone in his pocket rang urgently.

Someone was calling.

Upon seeing, it was Ma Jiantao calling.

Seeing Ma Jiantao’s call, Chen Yang thought it might be related to the need for more Body Strengthening Elixirs.

However, upon answering, he realized it had nothing to do with that.

"Chen Yang, have you heard about what happened yesterday?" Ma Jiantao began with this inexplicable question.

Chen Yang was quite puzzled: "Yesterday’s matter, what are you referring to?"

"Don’t you know? The deputy hall master of the Blood Bat Hall was pursuing Chou Alliance members when, for some unknown reason, the deputy hall master was beheaded by someone with a single sword and over a hundred Qi cultivators were slaughtered!" Ma Jiantao said, a hint of excitement in his tone.

Chen Yang paused upon hearing this.

He hadn’t expected Ma Jiantao to come for this matter.

Chen Yang also quickly mulled over scenarios: "Is Ma Jiantao suspecting me?"

Thus, Chen Yang couldn’t admit to this, even had to act oblivious.

"How would I know? Apart from you guys, I’ve never had contact with other cultivators, so I can’t get news." Chen Yang pretended ignorance.

"True, you lack a channel for news." Ma Jiantao agreed with Chen Yang and said no more, instead reminding Chen Yang.

"Chen Yang, the Blood Bat Hall suffered greatly this time. To uncover the truth and continue pursuing Chou Alliance members, they’ve dispatched all their elites."

"The incident site is merely eighty kilometers from your Liuhe Village. Be cautious not to provoke the Blood Bat Hall."

Ma Jiantao was genuinely worried about Chen Yang’s interaction with the Blood Bat Hall.

Hence, anytime incidents regarding the Blood Bat Hall occurred, he swiftly called to alert Chen Yang.

Although Chen Yang accepted Ma Jiantao’s goodwill internally, he had unavoidable clashes with the Blood Bat Hall, just not yet confronting face-to-face.

Thus, presently, he tried not to let Ma Jiantao know, avoiding unnecessary complications and sparing him from worry.