Becoming evil makes you ten times stronger, but becoming a demon gives you hundredfold strength

This time, when Meng Yu returned, the disciples of Sky-splitting Sword Sect were howling one after another, writing blood letters, demanding to serve at the formation and atone for their sins!

It was like the many tribes on the plains, sworn enemies and at loggerheads, but if you could lead me to plunder the Central Plains, I'd be your most loyal dog!

Especially after hearing that Meng Yu had occupied Sleepless City and was besieging Eternal Night Palace, leaving the entire northwest empty, everyone was even more enthusiastic and eager to volunteer for battle.

Looking at those individuals, still poised, noble, elegant, and disdainfully cold towards those women they loathed, Zi Yu shook her head.

"I'll give you one more chance, organize your words well, maybe... this is your last opportunity."

She still remembered the question she had asked Meng Yu.

"My lord, after they have been locked up for such a long time, why don't you go and see them?"

"Forgot..."

It figures; a man will stick with a wife through thick and thin when he is poor, because she is the only one who never leaves his side. But after his success, aren't there plenty more options?

And in time, even if confronted with a beauty without peer, he might find her to be a nuisance!

"Here is a Memory Stone, you can see for yourselves. This past year, what the lord has done in the northwest, and also, just a few days ago, he built a large Teleportation Portal on the ruins where you used to play as children. The new large Teleportation Portal has already sprung up from the ground. I came here today using the Teleportation Portal, traveling instantaneously from Sleepless City."

Zi Yu nodded to Ji Qiaoer, who was accompanying her, and then stepped outside for some fresh air.

Grand Carp Immortal didn't like her, and Ji Qiaoer also cast unfriendly gazes her way. It's understandable; in the Western Wastes, those who are strong never lack admirers, let alone the Demon Race and Beast Clan. Female members like her were even more worshipful of the strong.

And Meng Yu, he was not just physically strong but also mentally, with an unyielding spirit. He practiced ordinary cultivation techniques and swordsmanship, took the lead in the fight against his enemies, and in the battle with Eternal Night Palace, he faced more than ten Golden Core cultivators alone, dodging between life and death; he was truly a one-man army!

Such a man, who showed no discrimination against the Demon Race or Beast Clan, which girl, like Ji Qiaoer, wouldn't want to be with Meng Yu? Even becoming Meng Yu's maid would make them overjoyed. So, here she was, trying to persuade the female cultivators of Sky-splitting Sword Sect to surrender, and... how could this not incite resentment?

One ludicrous fact was confining them seemed more valuable than releasing them. The recruited Golden Core cultivators demanded all sorts of wages and benefits from Meng Yu, including emotional comfort, but imprisoned Golden Cores were the best production tools!

Hu Qingquan and the others didn't want to release them at all!

Zi Yu sighed, then sighed again.

She had done all she could to help, but even she hadn't gotten close to Meng Yu, let alone them?

It was said that Bai Qianqian was elsewhere nursing her pregnancy; the child must be born by now, wouldn't things become more complicated once she returned?

...

What she didn't realize was that after she stepped out, the women looked at each other, their expressions turning sour.

They thought Meng Yu was treating them well to win them over or because he wanted something from them. Of course, they considered that Meng Yu might want them for some specific purpose.

They were intelligent, understanding that offering themselves up without dignity was far worse than making the enemy come to ask for them repeatedly. After all, Meng Yu seemed young and cared about face.

But... they had never imagined this kind of development.

Being kind to the donkeys that turn the millstone...

...

Sleepless City.

When Meng Yu entered the Teleportation Portal, several powerful forces within Sleepless City were preparing to leave.

It wasn't just one or two, nor were they weak forces, but several influential families.

Sleepless City was the most prosperous in the northwest because it contained three medium-sized Teleportation Arrays, which had only recently been reactivated, allowing transport to other cities.

Meng Yu's attitude to everyone was that as long as they followed the rules, they were free to come and go.

Those who were ready to leave couldn't hide the smiles on their faces; they didn't think Meng Yu could withstand the siege from Myriad Gold Pavilion and Ten Directions Demon Subduing Hall. As shrewd people, leaving early was a sensible choice.

Others silently observed, waiting to see if Meng Yu would keep his promise.

Naturally, there were even more people indecisive, unsure whether to stay in Sleepless City or leave.

Myriad Gold Pavilion and Ten Directions Demon Subduing Hall, these were immense powers.

...

Meng Yu spent a delightful day at the Moon-Watching Sect, toured his territory accompanied by dozens of Golden Core cultivators, and saw that everything was well.

With the eradication of a large number of Magical Beasts and evil creatures, in addition to the collapse of the old powers, the situation in the Western Wastes was now good. If a few more small and medium-sized Teleportation Arrays were built, it would be even better.

After spending one day, on the third day, Meng Yu returned to Sleepless City.

When Meng Yu left, he removed the Shielding Formation. The glittering Teleportation Portal could be seen from afar, and no secret had been made of it. Many people who had returned early from the Western Wastes told their wives, children, and subordinates about what they had seen and heard, and they spread the word that good times were coming.

Thus, the large and small powers within the city were all aware of what had happened, each one filled with surprise and delight. The doorstep of the City Lord Mansion was overwhelmed with congratulatory messages, while those with truly close relations had already been waiting at the gate for Meng Yu's return.

On the fourth day, it was still Meng Yu's subordinates, from deputy stewards to capable low-level staff, who all had the chance to visit the Moon-Watching Sect and experience the fun of the large Teleportation Portal.

The real estate prices in Sleepless City, including both housing and land, were rising, and those families who had taken sides early were laughed at as fools.

On the fifth day, after his own people had had their fun, representatives of various powers who had been chosen entered the Teleportation Portal one by one, played around, conducted inspections, and then returned.

Sleepless City had three medium-sized Teleportation Arrays, connecting various places in the northwest, which was the foundation of Sleepless City's prosperity. However, they truly lacked a large Teleportation Portal. Otherwise, if it could be connected to the Central Plains, how splendid that would be.

At the same time, the large and small powers in Sleepless City that had been waiting to see how things would unfold, including the most stubborn ones... no, they had no chance. Their messages of congratulations were not accepted by Meng Yu.

You were given fifty days, but you dallied, remained neutral, thought you had the backing of some great power, or simply acted high and mighty.

Well then, now it's time for you to roll!

Take your possessions and people, and get out of Sleepless City.

We don't kill you because we play by the rules. We drive you out to give you a chance to live!

But don't even think about prospering in Sleepless City anymore. Scram!

...

On the sixth day, it was only then that Meng Yu climbed the Ascension List.

When he teleported to the Western Wastes, Meng Yu logged off from the Ascension List.

There was no way around it. When the pieces of the Ascension List were crafted, the Western Wastes had no sects participating. This was a benefit exclusive to the Central Plains.

Since he had logged off, Meng Yu was in no hurry to get back online. After all... once the news that the Western Wastes had obtained a large Teleportation Array spread, he heard from Lan Qiong that many people came to visit Meng Yu.

It was quite normal. A large Teleportation Portal was incredibly expensive to construct and usually built in pairs, a costly enterprise. Even the Sky-Splitting Sword Sect and Eternal Night Palace had hesitated to rebuild one for six thousand years (always encountering various mishaps).

Then, Meng Yu silently completed one, and whether judged by quality or performance, it was undoubtedly the best.

This is what constitutes a true heritage.

So, since so many people wanted to visit him, Meng Yu naturally wasn't in a hurry to log back on. After all, there was plenty of chaos to deal with, such as the rising house prices in Sleepless City these days!

Damn, as expected, with the establishment of transportation infrastructure, prices soared!

Had it not been for Meng Yu's previous aggressive acquisition of vast tracts of land and his planning for the city's future, as well as the introduction of a series of regulations, then the Spirit Stones would have all gone to others.

As for other matters, there were heaps of them.

Fortunately, Qin Ningxue and others had gotten the hang of things and were quite competent at handling state affairs.

Thus, Meng Yu logged back on and was surprised to find that a good number of people had added him as a friend, and... the posts concerning Sleepless City's construction had more viewers.

Ah, that was a good thing.

Of course, an even better thing was that the Golden Core cultivators from the Eternal Night Palace had sent more messages.

Huh, did his unintended good deeds actually make a difference?