On Cyan Moon Peak, Gu Yuan had just set up the Array Disc for about an hour or so when daylight began to break.
In the distance, atop eight high-grade Spirit Peaks, the glow of Magic was ceaseless, with roaring sounds echoing continuously.
After a long time, a cultivator at the Qi Refining Eighth Layer, who failed to seize Lin Feng, left dejectedly, and began searching for other unclaimed Spirit Peaks.
"A mere Qi Refining Seventh Layer, daring to dream of a high-grade Spirit Peak?"
A youth with a fair complexion, blood at the corner of his mouth, approached Cyan Moon Peak, looked at the meditating Gu Yuan, with a scornful smirk in his eyes.
He then launched a direct attack towards Gu Yuan.
Gu Yuan merely gave a calm smile.
"Boom!"
The light of Magical Combat blazed swiftly, and soon after, the youth clutched his abdomen, bleeding profusely, staggering away.
Hidden observers among the cultivators all had drastic changes in their expressions, hesitating and indecisive.
Several hours later, as darkness fell, the watchers who were lurking could no longer restrain themselves and jointly attacked the mountaintop.
"Boom!"
"Zheng!"
Spiritual Qi churned, mist spread, torrential rain poured, Sword Qi roared, echoing throughout the entire Spirit Peak.
After a long while, everything finally returned to silence.
Several cultivators, with faces full of panic and fear, fled Cyan Moon Peak in a sorry state.
The sky darkened once again.
Time continued to pass.
Eventually, at dawn, the golden sunlight lazily fell upon Wave Mountain as it had for millennia, illuminating everything.
"Clang!"
The Array Disc before Gu Yuan emitted a crisp sound, and golden ripples, like water, spread over the entire Spirit Peak.
An invisible barrier rose from beneath Gu Yuan’s feet, then enveloped the entire Spirit Peak like a golden eggshell.
"Zhi zhi zhi!"
The jade-colored Water Ape, along with the remaining Demon Race members, knelt at Gu Yuan’s feet, their faces full of sorrow, kowtowing repeatedly.
With the Array Disc in place, the entire Cyan Moon Peak fell completely under the control of Gu Yuan and the Harmony Daoist School.
All Demon Beasts in the mountain, like birds in a cage, had their life and death at Gu Yuan’s whim.
He had truly become the Master of the Spirit Peak.
"Finally, I’ve succeeded!"
Looking at the sky’s blazing Great Sun and the endless waterfall before him, Gu Yuan couldn’t help but sigh.
Though he had gained much from this journey, plundering many, it didn’t compare to the stability offered by the Spirit Peak beneath his feet.
Spirit Mountain Blessed Land was indeed the true foundation.
Though being a Tribulation Cultivator was exhilarating, it was not the righteous path.
Just like there are fundamental differences between doing business overseas and having an iron rice bowl.
"However, it’s still a bit empty."
Looking at the sparse numbers of Demon Apes and Spirit Deer below, Gu Yuan suddenly frowned.
Everything about the Spirit Peak was fine, but it was just too quiet, without any Demon Beasts... which also meant no labor force.
"Alas!"
Gu Yuan sighed self-deprecatingly, then took off on his Flying Shuttle, heading towards the distant Spirit Peak which had yet to have an Array Disc placed.
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"Who dares to compete with me for the Spirit Peak... and Spirit Beasts?"
"Where did this little thief come from, hmm? It’s you again?!"
"Senior brother, be careful, guard the Array Disc well, that little thief is here again!"
The shouting and calling echoed across the various Spirit Peaks, making the previously quiet Wave Mountain seem like it was in chaos again.
After a long while, on Cyan Moon Peak, the Water Ape looked at the Dream Spirit Fire Fox, Fierce Cloud Ice Bird, Fire Toad, Water Spirit Deer... bound together in a row beside him, with an extremely peculiar expression.
"From today on, the Water Ape will be the Chief Steward of the Spirit Peak, named Yunshan, managing all matters within the peak."
"Henceforth, once a year, I will come here to collect various spiritual herbs and exotic fruits, Dao Pattern Demon Materials, equivalent to at least three hundred and fifty Spirit Stones."
"If it’s not enough, I’ll exchange parts of you!"
Gu Yuan, sitting cross-legged at the peak, looked at the now bustling Demon Beasts beneath him, speaking coldly.
Upon hearing this, all the Demon Beasts showed looks of anger and grief on their faces, with the Water Ape using all his limbs, gesturing something repeatedly, as if trying to negotiate.