The Nine Heavens Nine Nether City could easily obliterate enemies, but slain enemies would not yield experience points.
The Endless Abyss region required a slow and steady approach. Xiao Mo aimed to have several Saint tier powerhouses among his subordinates when he established his kingdom.
Therefore, he couldn't directly use the overwhelming power of the War Fortress to unify the Endless Abyss at this moment.
Furthermore, the primary reason Xiao Mo was hesitant to attack the Dragon Clan now was their Clan Leader.
A Monarch tier Dragon Clan Leader would naturally not drop as valuable items as a Saint tier Dragon Clan Leader.
Moreover, if the Dragon Clan Leader reached Saint tier, the spiritual energy value generated upon their defeat would be even more immense.
Attacking the Dragon Clan and defeating their leader now would mean losing out on a lot.
Given Xiao Mo's penchant for extracting every last bit of gain, he wouldn't miss an opportunity for a substantial profit.
"Right, later have Xian Qing'er purify the little Silver Dragon into my subordinate, then quietly wait for the Dragon Clan to redeem her!"
Xiao Mo suddenly recalled the matter of the Dwarf Kingdom and, with a slight smile, said to Mu Ya.
After Chang Mu Er was subdued, he acted as a spy in the Dwarf Kingdom, saving Xiao Mo's army considerable effort.
Now that the little Silver Dragon had fallen into his hands, her value also needed to be fully utilized, employing the same strategy.
Subduing the little Silver Dragon and then handing her over to the Dragon Clan would not only yield a large sum of resources but also allow the little Silver Dragon to report the Dragon Clan's situation at any time.
Xiao Mo certainly wouldn't let go of such a mutually beneficial opportunity.
"As you command, Lord!"
At this moment, Mu Ya's heart was still filled with shock.
Witnessing the grandeur and formidable power of the Nine Heavens Nine Nether City, she understood that her Lord had always possessed the strength to sweep through the Endless Abyss.
No wonder he wasn't worried about a large-scale invasion from the Dragon Clan.
Following this, Xiao Mo, with Mu Ya, returned to the Immortal Demon Minor City.
The first order of business was a thought, sending Xian Qing'er back to the territory to handle the matter of the little Silver Dragon.
Then, he instructed Mu Ya to dispatch a spiritual entity to escort the little Silver Dragon to the Dragon Clan once she was subdued, ensuring the Dragon Clan demonstrated sufficient sincerity before returning Oria.
In the blink of an eye, night fell.
The Immortal Demon Minor City army, after a day of hunting, returned fully laden.
The darkness of night now held little influence over Xiao Mo's territorial army.
It could be said that their combat strength and efficiency were largely the same during both day and night.
When the fruits of the territorial army's hunt were laid before Xiao Mo, his face broke into a wide smile.
The spoils of war from today's hunt were truly surprising.
With the assistance of the Advanced Lookout Tower, the territorial army could now target specific monster groups for hunting.
Among the spoils from this single day, there were nearly twenty thousand monster corpses alone.
Furthermore, it wasn't just monster groups that were annihilated.
Many hidden local forces were also systematically overthrown.
These local forces primarily consisted of tribes of Orcs, Dwarves, and Blood Demons, none of which possessed significant strength.
After a rough estimation, Xiao Mo had a general idea of today's gains.
Three thousand two hundred Immortal Demon Stones, eighty-five Soul Crystals, and a total of forty-seven various blueprints.
After storing the Immortal Demon Stones and Soul Crystals into his bracelet, Xiao Mo began to appraise the blueprints one by one.
However, to his slight disappointment, most of them were basic construction blueprints such as [Siege Crossbow], [Defensive Wall], [Teleportation Array], and [Lookout Tower]. He did not appraise any [Troop Evolution Blueprints] or [Initial Troop Expansion Blueprints].
Despite his disappointment, Xiao Mo understood that the monsters hunted and the local forces annihilated were relatively weak.
Such small-scale hunts rarely yielded truly exceptional items.
If not for the elimination of so many local forces, the quantities of Immortal Demon Stones and Soul Crystals would likely not have been as high.
However, a small comfort came in the form of the final blueprint appraised: a cultivation technique blueprint.
It was similar to the [Annihilation Divine Thunder] blueprint he had obtained before, but its grade was far inferior, and for Xiao Mo, this skill was akin to a useless trifle.
This was a flying cultivation technique blueprint named [Soaring Ascension].
This technique allowed individuals incapable of flight to conjure spiritual wings out of thin air using their spiritual energy, enabling them to soar freely in the sky.
However, for Xiao Mo, whose strength was nearing the Saint tier, this was completely redundant.
After all, anyone who reached the Monarch tier could already achieve aerial flight, so why bother learning a flying technique?
Yet, even if he couldn't use it himself, it didn't mean other lords or lone adventurers couldn't.
This was a flying technique that, before reaching the Monarch tier, could be life-saving in critical moments.
Moreover, with the ability to fly, many lords who enjoyed hunting would see a significant improvement in their combat capabilities.
Therefore, Xiao Mo unhesitatingly listed the blueprint on the trading platform for auction.
He set the starting bid at seven hundred Immortal Demon Stones, with a time limit of twenty-four hours.
Afterward, Xiao Mo proceeded to inventory the other resources.
The territory's warehouse had gained nearly two hundred units of territorial resources.
If such gains could be achieved daily, Immortal Demon Minor City might soon be upgraded to Immortal Demon Secondary City.
Such a development speed was terrifying, enough to instill fear in any other lord.
However, at present, those lords could only be shocked and fearful, utterly unable to do anything to Xiao Mo.
At least for now, they could only watch helplessly as Xiao Mo developed and upgraded.
After all, the gap in strength between them and Xiao Mo was, if not a world apart, at least a hundred thousand li.
Moreover, if territorial forces did not unite, a single lord or two could not make any significant waves.
Just as Xiao Mo was secretly excited, a flash of green light appeared before him, and Mu Ya's figure emerged from the void.
Seeing Mu Ya, Xiao Mo knew that her spiritual entity must have returned from the Dragon Clan.
"How was it? What did those mud loaches from the Dragon Clan say? How sincere were they?"
Xiao Mo looked at Mu Ya and asked with a gentle smile.
Mu Ya also smiled charmingly, bowed slightly to Xiao Mo, and a ring appeared in her hand.
"Lord, this is the Dragon Clan's sincerity. Oria has been returned to them. However..."
"A few of those Dragon Clan members had very foul mouths, so I 'gently educated' them and also secured some compensation for emotional distress! The entire amount is in this ring!"
Upon hearing Mu Ya's words, Xiao Mo quickly focused his mind and sent his spiritual power into the ring. The next moment, he almost exclaimed in shock.
Immortal Demon Stones: One million one hundred and three thousand two hundred.
Soul Crystals: One thousand three hundred.
This caused Xiao Mo's eyes to widen as he looked at Mu Ya. He hadn't expected the Dragon Clan to show such sincerity.
It seemed that using the little Silver Dragon Oria as a bargaining chip this time was indeed a wise decision.
However, this also indicated that the Dragon Clan was truly wealthy!