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"Brother Zhang, what was that explosion just now?"

"I just went to check, but I didn't see anyone else. Sun Zhi from Huahuan City and the two people in the Foundation Establishment Stage arrived at the scene at the same time as me."

"So, according to Senior Brother Zhang, this explosion was caused by someone from a fourth faction?"

"Don't worry about that. Since I'm leading the team this time, I will protect you. If there's nothing else, go back and rest."

While the Yanshou Sect’s camp was discussing the explosion, the same thing was happening in Huahuan City.

"I just checked, nothing happened. Let's all go and rest. We must get this secret treasure this time and we must not let the people from the Rock Beast Sect snatch it away."

This is what a steward in his fifties said to his subordinates.

A talkative subordinate looked at the shifty-looking Steward Sun and raised his question:

"Manager Sun, if you want this treasure so badly, what are you going to use it for?"

"You're stupid! Of course, Steward Sun is going to use it for cultivation. I'm sure that once Steward Sun gets this treasure, he'll be able to advance to the Golden Core stage. By then, it's not impossible for him to become the deputy city lord."

"No, I heard that this treasure is related to a spirit beast, so Manager Sun must have made his spirit beast stronger."

The people under him were chattering about something, and Sun Zhi was in a good mood listening to their flattering words.

"Okay, shut up. Don't worry about what I'm doing. Just do your own thing. Now go and get some rest."

After these subordinates left, Sun Zhi looked at their departing backs and said:

"My purpose is indeed very simple. If I can use it, I will use it myself. If I can't, I will give it to the city lord. As for the rest of you, just be my stepping stones."

At the same time, the subordinates also started their second discussion.

"How could he, who only cultivated to the middle stage of foundation building after more than fifty years, possibly advance to the Golden Core stage?"

"You're right. It's better to give it to us than to give it to her."

"Hey, keep your voices down. Aren't there two more people in the early stages of foundation building here this time? They seem to be Sun Zhi's men too. It would be bad if they heard what we said."

Perhaps frightened by these words, the subordinates looked around for a while and then ran away in shame.

The scene changed, and a man and a woman in their twenties were sitting around a bonfire. They looked at each other, and it seemed that they both had something to say.

The man spoke first: "Lin, what do you think this secret treasure will do this time?"

The woman did not choose to answer, but looked at the place where the explosion had just occurred.

"Lin, are you worried about the explosion just now? We've been there before, and at most it was a force with similar strength to ours. Don't worry, this time the secret treasure will definitely belong to us."

The woman turned her head and looked at the man. She hesitated for a moment, then finally said, "God, I feel like this isn't that simple. We should be careful."

"Okay, let's go get some rest. I forgot to bring my space magic weapon with me, so I have to spend the night in the wild."

After saying that, the man stood up and asked the woman to go and rest first. He then cleaned up the scene, set up a defensive formation, and went into another tent to rest.

As for the other wandering cultivators, they were either cursing or resting.

At this time, the secret treasure in the center of the Spirit Beast Forest was also quietly playing its role.

"Brother Zhang, let's form an alliance. Although we are all only at the seventh level of Qi training, it is not impossible for us to fight against those at the foundation-building stage with more people."

"Brother Wang, I have the same idea. As for the secret treasure, after we have dealt with our competitors, we can compete fairly. What do you think?"

"Brother Zhang, you're right. I, Liu, am the first to agree."

"And me, Deng, too."

Lin Fan, who was sleeping comfortably, was awakened by the noisy voices outside the cave. He quickly perked up and slowly approached the location of these people, then activated the compass and lay on the ground to eavesdrop.

"Since no one has any objections, I, Zhang, would like to suggest that we give our alliance a name. What do you think?"

"When it comes to naming this account, Wang is really not very good at it. Let other brothers come up with it."

"Since Brother Wang is so modest, I, Liu, will be the first to offer my humble opinion. I think our alliance can be called the Alliance of Cultivators."

"Cultivation Alliance, this is great. It fits our current situation perfectly. I, Deng, vote for Brother Liu."

"I, Yang, also vote for Brother Liu."

Everyone present except Lin Fan agreed with the name "Zhongxiu Alliance".

"Since we have an alliance, we should also have a leader. I, Wang, propose that Brother Zhang, who currently has the highest level of cultivation, be appointed as the leader."

"Brother Zhang's strength and character are obvious to everyone, and I, Liu, agree."

"I, Tang, also believe that with Brother Zhang's strength at the eighth level of Qi training, he will definitely lead us to win this secret treasure. Naturally, I will vote for Brother Zhang."

After another round of mutual boasting and voting, the man surnamed Zhang was finally unanimously elected as the leader of the Alliance of Cultivators.

"Since everyone is so optimistic about me, I will definitely consider everyone's interests. However, our current strength is still not enough to challenge the three major forces, or even the fourth force that appeared last night. So I would like everyone to help unite independent cultivators like us. After all, there is strength in numbers."

"As expected of you, Brother Zhang. I, Wang, happen to have similar ideas. I'll do it right away."

"Me too. I just happen to know a few of the wandering cultivators who came this time."

After another old-fashioned conversation, the group of people from the Cultivation Alliance finally dispersed.

"Xiao Linzi, if you have the chance, you can join them, maybe it will be useful." Hong Huang, who appeared beside Lin Fan at some point, suddenly said this.

"Master, if we join them, how are we going to get that secret treasure from them in the end?"

"You're stupid! Do you really think they can get it? Even if they do, I have a way to deal with it. Besides, you not only have to join the Cultivation Alliance, you also have to join the other three major forces."

"Can I really do this? I feel like if I do, there's a good chance I'll get the secret treasure."

"Don't worry, you still have me. Besides, joining these forces is not a must, and failure will not affect the results. So Xiao Linzi, just go for it boldly."

Lin Fan felt very confident after hearing what Hong Huang said, so he went to find the man named Tang who had just established the Cultivators Alliance outside the cave.

"This fellow Taoist, is this Brother Tang?"

"Exactly. Who are you?"

"My name is Gao, and I'm also a casual cultivator. I just met Brother Deng, and he recommended me to join the Cultivators' Alliance. However, he had something urgent to do, so he asked me to come to you for help."

"Oh, so it's you who was introduced by Brother Deng. No problem. We in the Cultivation Alliance welcome independent cultivators. Come with me now, and we'll go see the Alliance Leader together later.

"May I ask, Brother Tang, what kind of person is the leader of our Cultivation Alliance?"

"Brother Zhang, he is a..."

Afterwards, Lin Fan followed the man surnamed Tang to visit independent cultivators everywhere, and invited them to join the Alliance of Cultivators.

At the same time, the Yanshou Sect and Huahuan City also began their own actions.