X-Dragon Era

Amidst his astonishment, Xin Yun's heart skipped a beat, and he couldn't help but frown. Through the Taiji Diagram, he learned from Chu Rui that Po Kong had come looking for her again, with only nine days left before the competition. He insisted on meeting Xin Yun -- if many things weren't discussed now, it would be too late by then.

During this period, Po Kong had been persistently pestering Chu Rui, incessantly, not to pursue her but to meet Xin Yun. Previously unreachable, now that they had finally connected, Po Kong was unwilling to let go.

Facing Po Kong's invitation, Xin Yun's heart stirred slightly, and he immediately gestured to Chu Rui to bring Po Kong over, directly to their location. There were things Xin Yun felt it was time to let Po Kong understand.

Po Kong's Family Clans were indeed formidable, but so what? The world would always belong to the young; although they were not yet the main characters, the older generation was being phased out, and the young were steadily taking the stage!

Xin Yun wanted Po Kong to see with his own eyes -- the Kashi Family, known as the seventh in the world and often called the Golden Family, was facing their plunder, and they had succeeded. Xin Yun wanted Po Kong to witness this process, to see with his own eyes the hundred gold mountains belonging to the Kashi Family being looted!

The reason for this was that Xin Yun was considering the future. Once the Kashi Family could no longer hold out, they would surely seek help from other families. If all families joined forces to suppress them, Xin Yun, although not afraid, would nonetheless have to be concerned. Even if one could live forever, no one dares to confront the whole world, do they?

If the Ten Great Families united to resist the Sky-opening Sect, then Xin Yun's bank project might have to be shelved. Without their own city to control, they couldn't open a bank, and even if they did, without powerful protection, it would be unsuccessful.

Therefore, what Xin Yun needed to do now was to display his strength. When the Kashi Family sought help from the Top Ten Families, it would also make the others hesitate. If the first family refused to participate, other families would consider it too. If even the world's number one family was reluctant to do something, what made the other families dare to do it?

With a flash of gold, Po Kong and Chu Rui both appeared inside the mountain belly. As soon as they appeared... both were dazzled by the brilliant gold light, staring agape at the piles of gold mountains and were completely dumbfounded.

"My God! Where did you get so much gold! Oh my heavens... With so much gold, why bother with any bank project, this..." Faced with so much gold, Chu Rui was completely dumbstruck.

As for Po Kong, he was initially shocked, but quickly regained his composure. Reaching out with his right hand, he drew over a gold brick and examined it closely. His body trembled violently as he exclaimed, "My God! You actually attacked the Kashi Family and even grabbed their treasury?"

Hearing Po Kong's words, Chu Rui turned pale with shock. Although she knew that the Sky-opening Sect had clashed with the Kashi Family and that a war was forthcoming, she honestly hadn't expected the battle to come so quickly and to have achieved such a glorious victory!

Confronted with Po Kong's probing question, Xin Yun replied with a composed smile, "The facts are right in front of you, is there a need for doubt? So what about the Kashi Family? I'll plunder them just the same! They attacked us first; this is what we call self-defense!"

Hissing in shock, Po Kong shook his head vehemently, "No... you don't understand what I mean. I know you've got a point, but do you realize the depth of the Kashi Family? They have a substantial number of experts, and there may be more than ten Diamond Ten-star Experts!"

"What!" Upon hearing Po Kong's words, Xin Yun turned pale with alarm and looked at Po Kong, "How is that possible? Have Diamond Ten-star Experts emerged at this stage?"

Facing Xin Yun's question, Po Kong nodded solemnly and spoke earnestly, "Yes, of course... Although in people's common understanding, there are no experts beyond Diamond Seven-stars in this world, the truth is, Protector Squads of each Family Clans have Eight-star, the sect leaders are Nine-star, and all the elders of the great families are Ten-star Experts! According to the information we've obtained, the Ten Elders of the Kashi Family are all Ten-star Experts!"

Confronted with Po Kong's words, Xin Yun's expression changed again. According to his memories of his past life, Diamond Ten-star Experts should not have emerged at this time, but now it seemed that the world he had been in was too small, and many of the realities hidden behind the facade had been beyond his reach.

On the surface, it might seem that Diamond Seven-stars were the highest, but in fact, behind the Ten Great Families, there were Eight-star, Nine-star, and Ten-star experts; they simply remained hidden from the world.

Of course, what Xin Yun was worried about was not failure but not achieving the intended goal. If all the experts from the other side came forth, Xin Yun would not be able to carry out the Golden Plunder, and if he couldn't execute this plan, he would not be able to repair the Sky-opening Axe as quickly as possible. If the delay continued, it would greatly impact Xin Yun's future plans.

To put it plainly, Xin Yun's plan was clear: he first needed to reach Diamond Ten-stars as soon as possible, then go to the Realm of Illusion to seize Pangu's Relics and become one of the Nine Great Experts, and preferably, Luo Fu would also succeed. That way, among the Nine Great Dragon King Level experts, five would be from the Sky-opening Sect. Only then would the Sky-opening Sect truly become a behemoth. Otherwise, even if everyone reached Diamond Ten Ranks, there would still be reservations, and success in new pursuits wouldn't be guaranteed.