The Four-Leaf Formation's illusion could charm Wang Xiaoqiang, but not the Patterned Beast. The beast roared in warning and pounced towards the four women, blocking the two at the back.

Startled into alertness, Wang Xiaoqiang saw the two women had already closed in on him, both Immortal Swords stabbing towards his face.

Without time to dodge, Wang Xiaoqiang struck out with both hands, using the Thunderclap Annihilation Palm to slap the incoming swords.

Crack! Crack!

A flash of lightning leaped from his palm, repelling the two Immortal Swords.

After repelling their swords, Wang Xiaoqiang sneered coldly, drew out his Penglai Immortal Sword, and slashed at the two women.

Once the Four-Leaf Formation was broken, the two women felt the urge to retreat. Seeing that Wang Xiaoqiang possessed the cultivation base of an Eighth Transformation Immortal, they tossed their sleeves and flew off.

But Wang Xiaoqiang did not flee. In a flick of his right hand, the Penglai Immortal Sword vanished, and in another flick, he held a bow in his hand,

This bow was not unfamiliar to the fleeing women because the Sun-Shooting Bow was a treasure of the Shaking Sect of the Chiba Sect. It had been stolen by the disciple Xia Yuhan a few days ago,

The four came to White Cloud City not to avenge Xia Yuhan but to investigate this matter.

When they heard that the Sun-Shooting Bow had fallen into the hands of the new City Lord of White Cloud City, Wang Xiaoqiang, the four desired to kill Wang Xiaoqiang and retrieve the Sun-Shooting Bow. In their flight, they suddenly saw Wang Xiaoqiang draw the Sun-Shooting Bow, a mix of surprise and fear in their eyes.

No one knew better than they did the power of the Sun-Shooting Bow.

Wang Xiaoqiang held the bow, drawing the string. A Spiritual Energy Arrow formed in his left hand, hissing sharply. As Wang Xiaoqiang released the string, the arrow surged with an unmatched momentum towards one of the women.

Bang!

The arrow struck the woman in the abdomen, causing her delicate body to shudder violently, blood spewing from her mouth as she fell to the ground.

Seeing this, the other woman's face flashed with immense fear, and she froze, forgetting to flee.

Wang Xiaoqiang sneered coldly, drew the bow, and shot again. Another Spiritual Energy Arrow struck the other woman in the back, felling her to the ground, blood gushing from her mouth as she convulsed continuously. Although she was not dead, she was severely injured.

Meanwhile, the two women blocked by the Patterned Beast were now engaged in combat with it. As Wang Xiaoqiang's cultivation base advanced to the Eighth Transformation of the Immortal, the beast's strength also significantly increased. It now possessed the demonic power of a Tenth-Level Demon Barbarian,

Although both women were of the Sixth Transformation cultivation base, they could not gain the upper hand against the beast's Lion's Roar and were nearly unable to stand, overwhelmed and powerless to fight back.

After felling the two women, Wang Xiaoqiang took action again, shooting two more Spiritual Energy Arrows, bringing down the two women fighting the Patterned Beast as well.

Looking at the six female assassins, all shot to the ground, critically wounded and dying,

Next, Wang Xiaoqiang healed the second woman.

This woman showed an attitude starkly different from the first, curling up her delicate body and showing a pitiful look on her face, continuously begging for mercy, "Young Master Wang, spare my life!"

"To spare you is possible, but you must tell me your identities and the purpose behind your assassination attempt," he said.

"Yes, I will disclose everything," the woman nodded heavily, "We are disciples of the Chiba Sect. A few days ago, Xia Yuhan stole the Shaking Sect's treasure, the Sun-Shooting Bow. Our master sent us to White Cloud City to investigate. When we learned that the Sun-Shooting Bow had fallen into your hands, we wanted to kill...,"

"Kill me, then retrieve the Sun-Shooting Bow, right?"

The woman nodded, "We also had no choice... Please spare this humble woman's life."

The third.

The fourth.

The fifth.

The sixth.

As Wang Xiaoqiang interacted with the six female disciples from the Chiba Sect, his cultivation progressed again, and the 1000 Spiritual Springs he had underwent a transformation and doubled to 2000 Spiritual Springs.

At this moment, the number of Spiritual Springs in his body reached 145,800. He advanced a small step towards the Ninth Transformation of the Immortal.

The six female disciples of the Chiba Sect, Wang Xiaoqiang rose contentedly, cheerfully saying, "You are now mine. From now on, follow me, and I will protect you,"

With that, he ordered his men to take the six women away.

At this time, Wang Xiaoqiang released Yang Ling from the Sumeru Ring. Yang Ling, shocked, asked, "What about the assassins?"

"What do you think!" Wang Xiaoqiang's mouth curved into a satisfied smile.

"Ah, Little Qiang, you killed them all! Little Qiang, you're too powerful!" Yang Ling exclaimed joyfully.

"No, I didn't kill them. I merely took possession of their bodies and made them my women. Killing isn't the best solution to problems," Wang Xiaoqiang said with a smile.

"Then, Gongxi City Lord, the harem welcomes new additions." Yang Ling said coyly, her face entirely devoid of jealousy.

"Hmm," Wang Xiaoqiang nodded and said, "The Sun-Shooting Bow is a treasure of the Chiba Sect. I think the Chiba Sect won't just let it go, they will definitely come to harass us, so we might as well strike first and annihilate the Chiba Sect in one fell swoop..."

"..." Yang Ling was too scared to speak, Wang Xiaoqiang's murderous intent was too heavy. He now readily talked about annihilating sects.

Seeing that Yang Ling was too scared to speak, Wang Xiaoqiang added, "Hmm, if we can subdue the Chiba Sect, it would be best not to kill. Killing too much depletes our moral virtue." Wang Xiaoqiang stroked his chin and smiled, his mind racing with thoughts. If all the members of the Chiba Sect were female cultivators, how many beauties would there be? And what Cultivation Bases do these beauties have? Then my Cultivation Base will grow even faster.

"City Lord, I think the Chiba Sect might not be that simple. If we are to deal with the Chiba Sect, we should carefully plan. We need to win over experts, then launch a group attack," Yang Ling strategized.

"Hmm, what you said makes a lot of sense," Wang Xiaoqiang said, "I will consider this matter thoroughly."

...

White Cloud City has Imperial Guards of the Third Transformation of the Immortal, numbering over a hundred, and an Imperial Army ranging from the First to the Third Transformation of the Immortal, numbering over ten thousand. Including the two deputy cities, there should be about fifteen thousand people.

The Imperial Guards are a specialized unit to guard the City Lord, while the Imperial Army is the force guarding White Cloud City.

These personnel and soldiers maintain their duties normally and do not move around arbitrarily; they only obey the City Lord's commands and only the City Lord can deploy them.

Or to put it another way, only those who have acquired the City Lord's Order can mobilize them.

The Imperial Guards obey only the City Lord himself, as Wang Xiaoqiang had figured out. However, it was rumored that the Imperial Army's discipline was strict; they recognized the command, not the person.

Wang Xiaoqiang thought that this force of fifteen thousand one hundred, although their Cultivation Bases were not very high, had strength in numbers, and if they were to attack the Chiba Sect, they would be useful.

That day.

Wang Xiaoqiang visited the Troop Garrison in White Cloud City. Most of the soldiers did not recognize him and paid him no heed, but once Wang Xiaoqiang produced the City Lord's Order, all the soldiers knelt on the ground, shouting, "Long live the City Lord, mighty is the City Lord!"

A smug smile flashed across Wang Xiaoqiang's lips. It seemed that these Imperial Guards really recognized only the command, not the person.

"Hear my command, from today onwards, enhance your defenses to prevent the enemy from launching a surprise attack. In addition, all soldiers should strengthen their Cultivation in their spare time to enhance their Cultivation Bases. Before long, I will lead you all in a fierce battle, where victory will be richly rewarded, with Demon Crystals, Grand Courtyards, women... all potentially granted to you…"

Hearing this, the soldiers immediately became excited and agitated. Wars could stir the blood of soldiers, and victories could boost morale, especially considering items like the Demon Crystals needed for Cultivation, the essential Grand Courtyards, and of course, women, which were the favorites of men.

These three things were what the Imperial Army soldiers most desired, so upon hearing this, their blood began boiling, and they all said:

"It's been years since we last fought; my hands are getting itchy."

"Yeah, City Lord, when will we deploy? Where will we attack? We can't wait any longer." A native asked in a dialect. Clearly, he was straightforward.

"City Lord, what is our target? Can you reveal any details?"

...

The soldiers eagerly wanted to know. Wang Xiaoqiang said, "I can only reveal to you all that our target is a Sect composed of female cultivators, and it has thousands of young and beautiful women..."

"Ah, that, that's really great." A man immediately began drooling as if he saw thousands of naked, beautiful women.

"Dear me, thousands, but if we really have to share, wouldn't that be too few?..." a man with small eyes said worriedly.

To one side, a leading military officer slapped the man and scolded, "Didn't you hear the City Lord? Rewards based on merit; those with contributions get rewarded, and those without, go to the brothel for leftovers."

Wang Xiaoqiang smiled and added, "That's right, rewards based on merit, so everyone should step up their Cultivation and try to make quick breakthroughs, so you can compete for the top achievements."

After giving his orders, Wang Xiaoqiang then left the scene.

"Farewell to the City Lord!" tens of thousands of soldiers knelt on the ground to see off Wang Xiaoqiang.

...

Chiba Sect.

Main Hall.

Council Hall.

A dignified and elegant woman was seated in the principal seat at the back of the hall, with two young women standing by her side and two rows of beautiful women sitting below. Behind these women stood a row of other women; the entire hall was filled with women, all beautiful women. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to cast a recommendation vote or a monthly vote on Qidian (qidian.com), your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read on m.qidian.com.)

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