Bright Sword: I don’t want to be the king!

However, just when Chu Yunfei learned the truth behind Cao Geng's capture of Huaian County.

It turned out that when Cao Geng was taking action, the Japanese monks guarding Huaian County hurried out to hunt for the mastermind behind the destruction of the Zhengtai spiritual vein.

At the same time, the elite team sent by Cao Geng had already quietly sneaked into the city and secretly detonated the armory.

With the combined efforts of both inside and outside forces, the Third Battalion of the New First Regiment captured Huaian County in one fell swoop.

Even Chu Yunfei, who was deeply surprised, could only try his best to accept this fact after hearing about this.

"I have to admit, Brother Cao Geng, you have given me a great surprise."

Chu Yunfei was originally worried about whether Cao Geng could lead his troops to successfully overcome the difficulties of the First Brigade. However, the New First Regiment Third Battalion led by Cao Geng not only caused more than half of the troops of the two regiments of the First Brigade to be destroyed, but also created a feat that shocked him...

Later, he led the well-trained soldiers and retreated from the peaceful forest of sacred trees with a calm and unhurried attitude.

Then, after Chu Yunfei realized this sudden change, his heart was filled with shock and amazement.

Even though the Japanese monks did not realize it at the moment, the crucial Zhengtai spiritual vein was deliberately broken by the disciples under Cao Geng in order to cooperate with his Jinsui Sect 358th Regiment to capture Huairong Immortal City.

However, Chu Yunfei knew all the cause and effect cycles very well, without any mistake.

First, he cleverly mobilized his disciples to trigger an explosion at the key node of the Zhengtai Spiritual Vein, forcing those Japanese monks to search hard for the traces of Cao Geng's Third Battalion throughout the vast land of northwest Shanxi.

Afterwards, Cao Geng led his troops to occupy the Ping'an Immortal City, which originally belonged to the Japanese monks. After defeating the First Brigade, Cao Geng did not choose to immediately lead the Third Battalion back to Xiaweidi Village for recuperation. Instead, he took advantage of the weak defense of Huaian Immortal City and decisively led the entire battalion to attack Huaian Immortal City.

What was even more amazing was that before Cao Geng led his troops to Huaian Immortal City, he had quietly sent elite disciples to sneak into Huaian Immortal City and destroyed the Immortal Fire Storehouse and command center of the Japanese monks there in one fell swoop...

Indeed, when Chu Yunfei connected the series of actions taken by Cao Geng in the past two days, he was dumbfounded.

It is obvious that Cao Geng had already had plans for Huaian Fairy City.

Originally, Chu Yunfei believed that Cao Geng's mobilization of the entire Third Battalion to invite his Jinsui Sect's 358th Regiment to jointly fight against the First Brigade of the Japanese monks was the culmination of Cao Geng's strategic planning in the past two days.

However, he never expected that Cao Geng's move was actually for other purposes.

As for the so-called joining hands to fight and destroy the First Brigade of the Japanese monks, it turned out that when Cao Geng invited him to deal with the First Brigade together, he already had a plan in mind on how to conquer Huaian Immortal City in northwestern Shanxi, whose strategic value to the Japanese monks was second only to Huairong Immortal City!

This is a strategy that contains hidden tricks and lays the groundwork for thousands of miles!

Now that Cao Geng has successfully captured Huaian Immortal City, even if faced with a large-scale cleansing by Japanese monks in the future, the Eighth Route Army will have more room and possibilities to maneuver.

Originally, Chu Yunfei had imagined that after his Jinsui Sect's 358th Regiment successfully occupied Huairong Fairy City, in the future in northwestern Shanxi, Jinsui Sect would not only be able to fight against the Japanese monks with greater ease, but also among the forces of the Shenzhou monks, their Jinsui Sect would be able to stand out from the crowd and overpower the Eighth Route Army camp.

However, after Cao Geng captured Huaian Fairy City, everything seemed to have changed.

Today, the situation in northwest Shanxi has become complicated.

After recovering the Immortal City of Huairong, Emperor Suizong of Jin indeed reached a higher level, just like taking a further step forward from a high pole.

But at the same time, the Eighth Route Army was not willing to lag behind and closely followed the development pace of Jin Suizong, refusing to be outdone.

Therefore, in this vast land of northwestern Shanxi, the only forces that were truly damaged were the puppet army and the Japanese monks' camp.

At this moment, Chu Yunfei was in a complicated mood, but he was not deeply involved in it.

He took a deep breath and then said, "Brother Cao Geng is so brave that he captured Huaian Immortal City in one fell swoop. This is undoubtedly a brilliant victory for Brother Cao..."

Cao Geng smiled calmly and was about to respond, but he did not expect Chu Yunfei's words to suddenly turn.

"I just wonder if Daoist Fellow Cao Geng is willing to give this Huai'an Spirit City to the three, five, and eight branches of our Kunwu Sect? If Daoist Fellow Cao is generous enough to give it, Chu hereby promises that he will give back the cultivation resources and materials of a reorganized magic weapon brigade in return..."

Chu Yunxiao stared at Cao Geng with sharp eyes.

Hearing this, Cao Geng's heart couldn't help but tremble slightly.

Deep down, he was indeed quite tempted by Chu Yunxiao's promise of the entire magic weapon brigade's cultivation resources and supplies.

If he could have such abundant cultivation resources and supplies, plus the resources and supplies of the two reorganized magic weapon regiments that Chu Yunxiao had previously owed, then Chu Yunxiao could be said to have taken care of both inside and outside. The cultivation resources and supplies that he wanted to give Cao Geng would be enough to form a legion of cultivation resources equivalent to the size of a cave heaven cultivator legion!

With such a huge amount of cultivation resources and materials under his control, Cao Geng would no longer have to face as much difficulty in recruiting disciples in the future.

Even if he were to expand the three newly-formed regiments to the size of a cave-heaven monk army within just half a year, it would not seem to be a difficult task!

After all, there is sufficient material support.

However, even so, Cao Geng still shook his head lightly and smiled indifferently: "Brother Yunxiao, don't dream of getting involved in Huaian Lingcheng. Although the cultivation resources and materials of your reorganized magic weapon brigade are very tempting, this Huaian Lingcheng is not only related to the foundation of the third battalion of my new regiment, but also an important cornerstone of the alliance of all cultivation sects in the entire northwest of Shanxi!"

"Although I, Cao Geng, am greedy for resources, I know what is feasible and what is not. If I hand over Huai'an Spirit City to others, let's not talk about whether the three, five, and eight branches of Gui Kun Wu Sect have enough foundation to bear such a huge amount of cultivation resources and materials. In the future, once the Japanese demon tribe launches a large-scale cleanup, Gui Kun Wu Sect will occupy the two major geographical advantages of Huai'an Spirit City and Huairong Spirit City, and will naturally have nothing to fear. Then how should our Northwest Shanxi Cultivation Sect Alliance respond?"

Cao Geng's words were concise and clear, and he directly pointed out the importance of Huaian Lingcheng to his new group and even the entire alliance of cultivation sects in northwestern Shanxi.

As for the reward that Chu Yunxiao intended to give him, Cao Geng also had doubts in his heart.

If it was just the training resources and materials of two reorganized magic weapon regiments, Cao Geng was sure that Chu Yunxiao, as a gentleman, would not break his promise. However, if it was combined with the training resources and materials of a reorganized magic weapon brigade...

In this way, the total number is enough to build a training resource and materials equivalent to the scale of the Cave Heaven Monk Legion. Not to mention for the three, five, and eight branches of the Kunwu Sect, even within the entire Kunwu Sect, it is a huge wealth that cannot be underestimated.

Cao Geng speculated that there must be a ban within the Kunwu Sect.

In the past, when he and Chu Yunxiao made deals, when the amount was still small, Chu Yunxiao might be able to operate secretly to make the deal between the two possible. However, the amount of this deal was too huge, and even Chu Yunxiao, the top powerhouse of Kunwu Sect, might not be able to settle it.

Just as Cao Geng finished speaking, Chu Yunxiao couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Cao Geng's words were straightforward. Chu Yunxiao really had no way to continue negotiating with Cao Geng on this deal.