Zhou Yan left the principal's office and returned to the territory, taking out all the materials given to him by Wu Qingfeng. These materials were all good stuff.
They were all eight-star and nine-star materials.
Zhou Yan didn't need to know where Wu Qingfeng got these materials from, nor did he need to know who told him to deal with those factions.
As long as he got paid.
The value of these materials already exceeded a hundred trillion. If there were still materials of such value in the future, Zhou Yan would definitely be able to advance his territory further.
Zhou Yan returned to the territory and held a meeting with the high-level members of the territory. This meeting lasted for six hours.
They formulated plans for the next stage and successfully set their sights on other worlds. Zhou Yan was preparing to venture into other worlds.
But not now. Before that, everyone should prepare.
After the meeting, Zhou Yan saw Huo Ling'er and said in surprise, "You're still in the territory?"
"I'm waiting for you to send me back to my father," Huo Ling'er replied. She was no longer capricious or suicidal.
Her personality had changed so much that Zhou Yan wondered if this girl was really Huo Ling'er.
Upon hearing Huo Ling'er's words, Zhou Yan was a little surprised and asked, "You want me to send you back to your father?"
"Yes, can't you do it?" Huo Ling'er asked.
"I really can't. Don't you know where your father is?" Zhou Yan asked curiously.
"Can't do it? What are you joking about? Isn't my father doing well in the Demon Realm?" Huo Ling'er replied.
Zhou Yan understood. This Huo Ling'er didn't know that her father had already ascended to the God Realm.
"Indeed, I can't. Your father has already ascended to the God Realm. You want me to send you to heaven?"
Zhou Yan told Huo Ling'er about the Fire Saint Demon King. She would have to know this sooner or later.
"What! My father ascended..."
Huo Ling'er was indeed very shocked and said, "Impossible! How could my father ascend to the God Realm? How could he bear to leave me behind..."
Hearing this news, Huo Ling'er's eyes turned red. She clearly couldn't accept this. Her father was her only reliance and her only family.
Now that even her father had ascended to the God Realm, her fragile heart collapsed instantly.
Zhou Yan decided to tell Huo Ling'er that the Fire Saint Demon King had been suppressing his realm all along, letting her know that the Fire Saint Demon King had stayed in the Demon Realm for over a hundred years for her.
After hearing this, Huo Ling'er cried and left. Zhou Yan naturally wasn't worried about her having any accidents here. She could stay as long as she wanted. If she wanted to leave, he would directly send people to send her back to the Demon Realm.
She was the one he had imprisoned, so he had to send her back to the Demon Realm safely. This was his principle as a person.
Later, Zhou Yan handled some important matters in the territory. A few days later, Zhou Yan came to the [Cultivation Secret Realm], took out the divine artifact Jade Cauldron, and refined it.
The [Cultivation Secret Realm] had now reached its full level. The ratio with the outside world was as high as 100:1.
A hundred days inside was equivalent to only one day outside.
Zhou Yan now had plenty of time to refine this divine artifact.
Refining a divine artifact was not a small matter, nor was it a quick process. It required a long time.
Fortunately, this divine artifact had already recognized him as its master, making it several times faster than forcibly recognizing a master.
Zhou Yan began to refine it. His powerful mental energy and Hunyuan Yin Yang divine power enveloped the divine artifact.
The divine artifact emitted milky white divine light, filled with sacred radiance. The entire cultivation secret realm was filled with an unfathomably profound divine light.
As Zhou Yan began to refine this divine artifact, he finally knew its name.
This divine artifact, the Jade Cauldron, was named the [Town God Cauldron]!
This [Town God Cauldron] was unintentionally brought out from a mysterious place by Haotian. At that time, Haotian was already a strong divine realm expert.
In that ancient era, there were quite a few strong divine realm experts in the lower realm. That place was very mysterious and dangerous. Even Haotian almost lost his life there.
This was because the place Haotian entered was a relic left behind before the ancient era. Before the ancient era, there was no so-called God Realm.
The God Realm was formed at the end of the ancient era. As for why the God Realm was created, Haotian did not state the reason. If Zhou Yan wanted to know, he could check the [Heaven and Earth Book Repository] himself.
But Zhou Yan was busy now. Whether he would remember this matter in the future depended on his mood.
The [Town God Cauldron] was a divine artifact left behind from the mythological era, possessing incredible divine power. However, without its recognition, Haotian had no idea what the specific power of this [Town God Cauldron] was.
Zhou Yan also did not know yet. He only knew that the name of this cauldron was [Town God Cauldron]. Only after completely refining it would he know whether it was "male or female" and what functions it possessed.
Time flowed like water, and years passed in the blink of an eye.
The [Town God Cauldron] was slowly refined by Zhou Yan's Hunyuan Yin Yang divine power. After such a long time of refining, Zhou Yan finally gained complete control over this divine artifact.
It was a very powerful divine artifact, capable of both offense and defense.
It could even suppress True Gods!
This [Town God Cauldron] had immense power. With this divine artifact, Zhou Yan's combat strength increased significantly again. This was Zhou Yan's trump card.
"I wonder how much time has passed." Zhou Yan put away the [Town God Cauldron] and left the cultivation secret realm, returning to the territory.
He checked the time and was surprised to find that he had stayed inside for almost five days, which was over four hundred days.
"As expected of a divine artifact!" Refining a divine artifact was indeed difficult, but the benefits gained were also enormous. With the divine artifact protecting him, his strength had increased.
Zhou Yan surveyed the territory again and found that everything was in good order. They were currently excavating high-level materials somewhere on the Myriad Realms Lord Continent.
Zhou Yan found that he had a lot of messages, all from companies on the Canglan Continent asking to trade with him.
Zhou Yan didn't have many other things to do now. He asked them to prepare the items and they could be directly teleported to him.
As one company after another prepared their items, Zhou Yan purchased a large batch of materials from them again.
The territory's buildings were rapidly upgraded again. These materials were still far from enough for the current territory.
The territory's level had only reached level ninety-three. The higher it went, the more difficult it was to upgrade the territory.
Zhou Yan's own realm had also reached the ninety-fifth heaven. Five more heavens and he would cultivate to the demigod realm.
After handling the matters of the territory, Zhou Yan planned to choose an auspicious day to begin his assault on the Ancient Dynasty.
This was the first time he was seeking revenge against forces from other worlds, and Zhou Yan would personally lead the charge.
He looked at the calendar. Next week would be a good day to kill. Zhou Yan planned to make his move next week.