As night fell.
A palpable stillness preceded the approaching storm.
Beyond the territory, the usual roars of beasts and chirping of insects were replaced by a deathly silence.
The Immortal-Demon Team, with the exception of Xian Qing'er, all gathered around the sculpture of the Immortal-Demon Reincarnation Pool, diligently cultivating.
The two-faced sculpture emanated a holy white light, illuminating the Immortal-race soldiers.
The other half pulsed with an eerie, cold demonic mist, enveloping the Demon-race soldiers.
Xian Qing'er stood beside Xiao Mo, quietly accompanying him as he gazed into the dark night.
"Qing'er, you and Meng'er must reach the tenth tier quickly within the remaining day."
"Otherwise, after the novice protection period ends, that black python will undoubtedly attack again, and the situation of the Immortal-Demon Territory will become precarious!"
Xiao Mo raised a hand to rub his brow, his voice low and grave.
Xian Qing'er nodded heavily, responding with a firm tone:
"Master, rest assured! Meng'er and I will not disappoint you!"
…
A night passed swiftly.
The next day, Xiao Mo awoke early.
After washing up and eating breakfast, Xiao Mo arrived at the plaza.
The Immortal-Demon Team had finished their cultivation and assembled in the plaza, awaiting Xiao Mo's command.
Upon seeing Xiao Mo's figure, the entire Immortal-Demon Team bowed in unison.
"Master!"
Xiao Mo nodded gently and said to Xian Qing'er and Xian Meng'er:
"Qing'er, Meng'er, you two will lead the team out to hunt and acquire the remaining Immortal-Demon Stones as quickly as possible! Also, be mindful of your safety!"
Today's hunt was crucial, directly determining whether the Immortal-Demon Reincarnation Pool could be upgraded today.
Only twelve more Immortal-Demon Stones were needed for the Immortal-Demon Reincarnation Pool to successfully upgrade to level three.
Furthermore, it wasn't just the Reincarnation Pool that needed upgrading; the territory's upgrade and the construction of the Immortal-Demon Sacred Hall were also priorities.
If today's hunting efficiency was high enough, not only could the Reincarnation Pool be upgraded,
but the materials needed for the territory upgrade and the Immortal-Demon Sacred Hall construction could also be largely acquired through food trade.
Moreover, today marked the ninth day since all lords had descended upon the Primordial Continent.
It was also, correspondingly, the last day of the novice protection period.
Effort was needed not only for the upgrade and construction of territory buildings but also for the enhancement of the Immortal-Demon Team's strength!
"We obey Master's command!"
The entire Immortal-Demon Team responded in unison, then flew out of the city under the leadership of Xian Qing'er and Xian Meng'er.
After the Immortal-Demon Team departed, Xiao Mo turned his gaze towards the Immortal-Demon Reincarnation Pool beneath the Immortal-Demon sculpture.
[Immortal-Demon Reincarnation Pool energy is abundant!]
[Do you wish to reincarnate Immortal-Demon soldiers immediately?]
[Yes] [No]
This time, Xiao Mo did not immediately choose [Yes], nor did he choose [No].
Because if he chose to reincarnate now and consume the energy, the upgraded Reincarnation Pool would not be able to reincarnate soldiers again.
Xiao Mo was waiting for the Immortal-Demon Team to gather the Immortal-Demon Stones.
Once the Immortal-Demon Stones were collected, the Immortal-Demon Reincarnation Pool could be upgraded to level three.
The current Immortal-Demon Reincarnation Pool could reincarnate four Immortal-Demon soldiers daily.
After upgrading, the number of reincarnations would undoubtedly be greater.
If he reincarnated now, he would only gain an additional four Immortal-Demon soldiers.
Wouldn't it be more beneficial to reincarnate more soldiers after the upgrade?
He had never heard that the Reincarnation Pool must reincarnate in the morning.
As long as he reincarnated the Immortal-Demon soldiers today, there would be no fear of the Reincarnation Pool automatically reincarnating the fully evolved Immortal-Demon soldiers.
…
Xiao Mo returned to his pavilion and opened the Myriad Races Trading Platform.
The food items listed yesterday had all been sold out.
This time, he gained twenty-three thousand units of lumber and eighteen thousand six hundred units of stone.
Compared to previous days, the proportion of stone acquired had increased, but iron essence remained extremely scarce.
However, he believed that with the rapid development of the lords, iron essence would soon become a common hard currency on the trading platform.
If iron essence began to circulate more, it would signify that some people had begun to discover and utilize iron ore.
At that time, more and more lords would be able to upgrade their territories to tribes.
But, at present…
Xiao Mo was the only one with the strength to upgrade his territory to a primitive tribe.
Currently, the material requirements for upgrading to a primitive tribe had been met for two aspects.
The quantities of lumber and stone were even close to what was needed to build the Immortal-Demon Sacred Hall after upgrading the territory.
He believed that listing and trading another batch of food would yield sufficient lumber and stone.
However, the current reserve of iron essence was still insufficient.
Up to now, the stored iron essence in the warehouse was less than three thousand units.
This was still far from the ten thousand units of iron essence required for upgrading to a primitive tribe.
However, this was only the apparent deficit on his end.
Because there was still a little brat!
That little brat had at least smelted and stored five thousand units of iron essence.
Trading this iron essence from the little brat would leave a deficit of just over two thousand units.
If high-grade equipment was auctioned off tonight, gathering ten thousand units of iron essence would be effortless.
Indeed, if he could earn a little more iron essence, and the reserves reached fifteen thousand units…
Then not only could the territory be upgraded to a primitive tribe, but the high-level building, the Immortal-Demon Sacred Hall, could also be constructed simultaneously!
The most critical issue at present lay with those lords.
It depended on whether those lords could be more proactive and how crazy they would get.
If high-grade equipment crafted from materials of tier eight commander-level magical beasts could not incite these lords into a frenzy of bidding,
then Xiao Mo could only consider himself unlucky.
However, this possibility seemed very small!
The crazier the lords became, the more iron essence Xiao Mo would earn!
It could be said that everything was ready, and only the east wind was needed!
…
At this time, the World Chat Channel remained lively.
Many conversations still revolved around the Immortal-race soldiers.
Numerous lords continued to discuss the matter of Immortal-race soldiers.
Some lords still harbored regrets and greed.
Regret that Immortal-race soldiers had not appeared near their territories.
If they had, they would have surrounded and killed the Immortal-race soldiers, dropping divine equipment to arm themselves and enhance their strength.
Even now, some were still persuading the lords in the Endless Abyss region.
Persuading them to dispatch their respective troops to search for traces of Immortal-race soldiers.
If they were fortunate enough to kill an Immortal-race soldier, it would undoubtedly be a bountiful harvest.
Why wouldn't they do it?
Seeing messages like these, Xiao Mo could only chuckle.
These scums, thinking they could surround and kill his Immortal-race soldiers for a divine equipment windfall?
Were these guys overestimating themselves? Were their heads thick enough?
Xiao Mo had no fear of anyone being able to surround and kill members of his Immortal-Demon Team.
After all, his command today was to act in groups and prohibit solo actions.
As long as all the soldiers of the Immortal-Demon Team moved in pairs or threes, what was there to fear even if they encountered an ambush?
Besides the matter of Immortal-race soldiers, more lords were discussing the impending beast tide.
After all, today was the last day of the sales protection period.
After today, the protective shield would disappear, and they would face a perilous world, constantly on the verge of beast tide incursions!