140: Try harder! Haven't you eaten?

Cao Nie's eyes flickered, and he instantly understood.

The first sentence was polite talk; the second was the truth!

It was clearly because the family's resources were exhausted, forcing them to seek refuge with half the family!

His mouth twitched slightly.

These prodigal sons!

He had only been gone for a few months, and they had managed to drain the Cao Family to its last penny?

"What are you heads of the great halls doing?" Cao Nie demanded with a cold face.

Cao Feng said with a mournful face, "Family Head, please understand, that desolate place in the Lower Thousand States is dirt poor. Now that we have all broken through to the Asking Dao Realm, the spirit crystals earned by the halls are not even enough for a few of us to cultivate. And..."

"Enough, enough."

Cao Nie interrupted him.

He pondered silently.

It seems raising a family is more expensive than imagined.

However, on second thought, out of the hundreds of trillions of spirit crystals obtained last time, less than twelve trillion had been consumed.

With the remaining spirit crystals, let alone a hundred thousand clansmen.

He could even support ten million clansmen!

Cao Nie waved his sleeve, and the cosmos ring emitted a brilliant starlight: "Come in, all of you. I will arrange your accommodations shortly."

"We obey the Family Head's command!"

Ten thousand people responded in unison, and in a blink of an eye, they were taken into the vast space within the ring.

Minister Cao's Residence.

Main Hall.

With a ripple in space, Cao Feng and the others reappeared.

As soon as they stepped out of the ring, everyone trembled.

The surrounding spiritual energy was so dense it had condensed into a mist, and every breath caused their cultivation to subtly stir!

Cao Feng's eyes widened: "Family Head, the spiritual energy concentration here is actually several times denser than that of the Minister Cao's Residence in the Great Xia Holy Dynasty!"

Even more shocking was that, as far as the eye could see, pavilions and towers stretched endlessly, occupying an unimaginably vast area.

These ten thousand people scattered within it were like drops of water in the ocean, unable to stir the slightest ripple.

Cao Nie stood with his hands behind his back, a slight smile on his lips: "From today onwards, this will be one of the foundations of my Cao Family."

"You all go arrange the clansmen first, then come back here for discussion."

In just a moment.

Ten thousand clansmen had already been settled in an orderly manner.

Inside the Main Hall.

Cao Nie sat high on the gilded throne, faint divine light circulating around him.

The four Great Elders were arranged on either side, their expressions solemn.

After discussing the family's development plan, Cao Feng suddenly pulled out a letter.

"Family Head, this is from His Majesty for you."

Cao Nie took it curiously, opened the letter, and his face alternated between black and red.

It clearly read: "If you want your son to be born safely, get me five hundred billion spirit crystals."

This Summer Glaze, she really deserved a good spanking.

When he went back next time, he would definitely make her beg for mercy on her knees.

Just then.

A hurried sound of footsteps came from outside the hall.

"Family Head! It's done!"

Before he even entered the door, Cao An's excited voice preceded him.

Cao Nie looked up and saw Cao An rushing into the main hall with a joyful expression.

Cao Feng and the others immediately cast inquiring glances.

Cao An winked at them, found a seat, and placed a hundred storage rings on the table.

"Family Head, all the materials needed for the Creation Pill have been prepared. According to your instructions, we purchased one hundred thousand portions of each material."

Upon hearing this, Cao Feng's face showed shock.

How many?!

One hundred thousand portions!

He immediately picked up a ring and looked inside, his eyes widening: "My heavens! So many spirit herbs! How much did this cost?!"

Cao Gu and the other two also picked up a storage ring each to inspect.

Then came sounds of gasping, and they all simultaneously opened their mouths wide.

"Not much, not much, just about nine trillion spirit crystals."

Cao An sat with his legs crossed, a smug look on his face.

Although the money wasn't his, this time he certainly got to experience being a tycoon.

Recalling the scene when he was purchasing from the Three Great Merchant Guilds, Cao An couldn't help but sigh.

When they heard he wanted to buy three trillion spirit crystals worth of materials, the people from the Three Great Merchant Guilds didn't believe him, and one by one they haughtily called him a pauper.

In the end, he could only imagine, he took out three trillion spirit crystals and showed off in front of everyone.

Even more exaggerated was that the Guild Masters of the Three Great Merchant Guilds personally came out to greet him, serving tea and water, and kept trying to push beautiful women towards him.

What a pity, what a pity, they just didn't arrange a few handsome young gentlemen for him.

Fortunately, on the way back, he met a beautiful man.

He was so excited that he ended up hurting him.

It wasn't a wasted trip.

"Oh, and Family Head, this is the remaining eight hundred billion."

Saying that, Cao An placed another storage ring on the table.

Cao Nie waved his hand: "You few can divide it among yourselves."

"Thank you, Family Head!" Cao An didn't say another word, immediately divided the spirit crystals into five portions, and happily distributed them to the others: "Come, come, everyone gets a share!"

Cao Feng and the other three looked at Cao An suspiciously.

This old fellow, to be so happy even without monopolizing eight hundred billion spirit crystals.

Could it be that he encountered something good?

"Spending so many spirit crystals, you weren't targeted, were you?" Cao Nie asked casually.

Now that the materials were ready, it was just a matter of starting the furnace to refine pills.

At that time, his entire Cao clan would gain the potential to become Immortals.

"Of course I was targeted, but not by people from the Three Great Merchant Guilds. They were all rogue cultivators, and even Tribulation Extinction Realm experts chased me several times."

"Fortunately, I was blessed with great fortune and stumbled into a secret realm, obtaining a Demonic Heavenly inheritance. My cultivation greatly increased, and I ended up taking care of those Tribulation Extinction Realm experts instead."

"Oh, and Family Head, I also took on a disciple named Qin Tian. That kid seems to know you."

"At that time, you were undergoing tribulation. I looked at him from afar and instantly took a liking to him, so I... took him as a disciple."

Cao An quickly corrected himself.

Cao Feng and the others knew what kind of person Cao An was, so they were no longer surprised.

Cao Nie, however, was a little surprised.

Qin Tian was a Son of Fortune. Although he knew he couldn't escape Cao An's grasp, he didn't expect Cao An to meet him on the way back.

This Qin Tian, he was truly tragic.

"Since you're here, then make another trip. Return to the Great Xia Holy Dynasty and give these two storage rings to the Great Elder and Summer Glaze respectively."

Cao Nie took out two super storage rings and handed them to Cao An.

Cao An took them: "Family Head, I'll go now."

Cao Nie nodded: "Go quickly and return quickly."

After Cao An left, Cao Nie turned his gaze to Cao Feng: "Third Elder, it's up to you."

Cao Feng looked at the hundred storage rings in front of him and took a deep breath.

"Rest assured, Family Head, for the sake of the family, I will ensure that all clansmen consume the Creation Pill in the shortest possible time."

His gaze gradually became firm.

This was a huge project. In the entire Cao Family, only he was qualified to refine the Creation Pill.

Not even Cao Nie was.

One of the conditions for refining the Creation Pill was to master a Heavenly Flame.

After Zhao Xiao died, the Heavenly Flame fell into his hands.

At night, the wind whistled.

After the discussion ended.

Cao Nie returned to his concubine's small courtyard.

As soon as he appeared, he saw Jiang Wanrou standing in front of the door, looking at him.

It seemed she was specifically waiting for him.

The courtyard was very large, and Cao Nie had arranged a room for each of his wives.

Of course, several people also lived in one room.

For example, Hong Ling and Qing Rou, or the three women, Song Xiaoxiao.

After all, one-on-one, they really couldn't handle it and had to huddle together for warmth.

Or the mother and daughter, Han Bingbing, who were still at odds. Every time Han Bingbing was about to reach ecstasy, Qin Rourou would ruin it.

Han Bingbing was now a bit depressed.

Should she kill Qin Rourou? This was her own daughter. If she didn't kill her, she would ruin her good times every time.

She didn't want to live with Qin Rourou, but Qin Rourou clung to her like a dog-skin plaster.

Han Bingbing would secretly go to find Cao Nie, and Qin Rourou would follow, basically saying: "As long as I'm here, you won't experience happiness even once."

This had once made Han Bingbing's spirit somewhat collapse.

Cao Nie slowly stepped forward, reaching out to embrace Jiang Wanrou's slender waist, which could be held in one hand: "Waiting specifically for me?"

Jiang Wanrou leaned against his shoulder, her eyes swirling with a hint of haziness: "My heart is full of Qin Tian. You promised me you would make me completely forget him. You won't break your word, will you?"

Cao Nie's lips curled into a dangerous arc. He directly picked her up, striding into the room without even closing the door.

Before long, sounds of enchanting gasps came from within the room.

"Harder... harder." Her broken voice carried a hint of ruthlessness: "Make me completely forget him."

"Not enough, faster! Harder!"

"Didn't you eat?"