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"Won, we won?"
"Xie Bi Yan just said he admits defeat. I didn't hear that wrong, right?"
"I heard it too; you definitely didn't hear it wrong!"
"Then does this mean that for this Sect Grand Meeting, our Jia Ma Empire is number one?"
"Strictly speaking, yes!"
"What 'strictly speaking' crap? We are number one!"
"How many years has it been since our Jia Ma Empire took first place in this Sect Grand Meeting?"
"This is great!"
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The people from the Jia Ma Empire's side all burst into cheers at this moment.
Even the faces of Yun Shan, Jia Xingtian, and Fa Ma were covered in obvious joy. The Sect Grand Meeting actually placed a lot of pressure on these powerhouses above the rank of Dou Huang in the Jia Ma Empire.
After all, if they lost, they would probably only get to drink the leftovers when it came to the distribution of resources along the borders of the four great empires.
In fact, the distribution of public resources on the borders for the Sect Grand Meeting worked like this: the first place obtained 40%, the second place 30%, the third place 20%, and the fourth place 10%!
The gap between these positions was actually quite large.
Especially the 40% for the first place.
This almost encompassed nearly half of the border resources.
Now that the Jia Ma Empire had secured first place in this session of the Sect Grand Meeting, 40% of those border public resources belonged to them. Furthermore, every single person who participated in this Sect Grand Meeting could obtain a portion of these 40% resources.
For an individual, or the power behind them, this was likewise a massive fortune!
"The match between the Jia Ma Empire and the Chu Yun Empire is won by the Jia Ma Empire!"
As the announcement from the Sky Serpent Empire's official fell, this Sect Grand Meeting between the four great empires finally drew to a close.
Of course, after this Sect Grand Meeting ended, the people from the four empires did not disperse immediately. Because after every Sect Grand Meeting, the people from the four empires had to discuss the format of the next one.
One must know that the format of the Sect Grand Meeting was not always fixed. Like the last time, Xiao Lin heard it was a team battle where each country sent 10 participants. As for the next time, the people of the four empires were currently discussing it.
However, these details no longer had anything to do with Xiao Lin. After defeating Xie Bi Yan, he had already left alone and returned to his lodgings. This left Jia Xingtian and Fa Ma, who wanted to try and get close to Xiao Lin, feeling incredibly disappointed.
Yun Shan, who watched all of this unfold, only wanted to laugh.
Subsequently, the group from the Jia Ma Empire stayed in the North Desolate City of the Chu Yun Empire for nearly another half a month. The content of the next Sect Grand Meeting had already been decided through discussion.
However, Xiao Lin simply didn't care.
In any case, he didn't plan on participating in the next competition. Just like that, after everything had settled, the group from the Jia Ma Empire left the Chu Yun Empire and departed from North Desolate City.
Only, before they left, the people of the Chu Yun Empire all had sour expressions on their faces. After all, since they were fighting on their home turf and still failed to take first place, it would be strange if their expressions weren't ugly.
Furthermore, the other three great empires had now placed the highest level of importance on the fact that the Jia Ma Empire possessed two Dou Zong powerhouses!
Spy after spy was sent into the Jia Ma Empire by the three empires.
However, it was a pity.
Forget these spies—even among the people of the Jia Ma Empire, no one aside from Yun Shan knew anything about Xiao Lin's situation, much less outsiders.
In the end, the people of the other three empires could only obtain one piece of intelligence: that the Jia Ma Empire had another powerhouse who was likely a Two-Star Dou Zong in addition to Yun Shan.
Indeed, during that battle with Xie Bi Yan, Xiao Lin had never used power exceeding that of a Two-Star Dou Zong from beginning to end!
Otherwise, how could Xie Bi Yan have only suffered light injuries and a bit of external disfigurement after being treated like a sandbag for so long? Ultimately, it was even Xie Bi Yan himself who admitted defeat!
All of this was mainly because Xiao Lin's Star Dou Qi suppressed Xie Bi Yan's Poison Dou Qi far too much. This resulted in Xie Bi Yan's strongest methods being almost useless in front of Xiao Lin.
That was why their battle appeared so one-sided!
When Xiao Lin learned of the other three empires' intelligence assessment of him, he merely let out a disdainful laugh and couldn't be bothered to care. After returning to the Xiao Clan, what Xiao Lin was actually most concerned about was how many resources he would be allocated!
Eventually, Yun Shan personally gave him the answer!
For fighting under the identity of a Dou Wang, he was allocated the mining rights to a Mithril vein on the border. Mithril could be used to craft weapons, set up formations, and manufacture certain special items, such as formation plates!
It could be said that Xiao Lin's demand for Mithril was not low.
As for Xiao Lin's participation in the identity of a Dou Zong, to prevent others from tracing it back to him, Yun Shan did not directly deliver the resources to the Xiao Clan. Instead, he used a different method.
Yun Shan's public explanation was that the Dou Zong Xiao Lin had taken an interest in a certain item from the Yun Lan Sect, which was why he participated. He claimed he had already given the item to the Dou Zong Xiao Lin.
Subsequently, Yun Shan secretly delivered a portion of the resources allocated to the Yun Lan Sect after the Sect Grand Meeting—such as the mining rights to two Jade Crystal veins, an Ironwood forest, and a gold mine—entirely into the hands of the Xiao Clan.
It was no exaggeration to say that if all these resources were converted into gold coins, it would likely amount to tens of billions!
This allowed the Xiao Clan to make another massive profit!
Jade Crystals could be crafted into special containers used to preserve the medicinal properties of pills. As for Ironwood, it could be made into special boxes for preserving the medicinal properties of medicinal herbs.
A gold mine needed no explanation; after direct mining, one could mint their own gold coins!
"A decent harvest. It wasn't a waste of my effort to participate in the Sect Grand Meeting this time!"
As he sat in the Xiao Clan home counting his "small change," Xiao Lin's eyes couldn't help but squint with joy.
They say that if you don't manage the household, you don't know the cost of living.
Since becoming the Clan Leader, Xiao Lin discovered that every aspect of the family's expenses required money. Since the Xiao Clan was currently in a stage of rapid development, there were even more places where money was needed!
Now, after obtaining these resources, Xiao Lin could finally resolve his pressing financial needs.
"Additionally, whether it's Mithril, Jade Crystals, or Ironwood, they are all core materials for making formation plates! It seems I can find some time to try making some."
Thinking of this, the corner of Xiao Lin's mouth curled up once again.
Xiao Lin had mastered the technology for making formation plates long ago. But all this time, he had been lacking materials. Now, it was truly a case of "delivering a pillow right as one feels sleepy!"
On the Dou Qi Continent, the technology for creating formation plates might not be completely extinct, but those who knew how were likely as rare as phoenix feathers or unicorn horns.
One must know that on the current market, the price of a Rank 1 formation plate could rival several Tier 4 pills. Even then, there was a market but no supply!
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