Crimson Guards charge inside the Night Dagger Clan's Mansion

Two days later, Wang Jian was overjoyed to receive a favorable response from the Crimson Cult.

The leader of the notorious organization had agreed to buy the resources from him at twice the market price, a lucrative deal that promised to enrich Wang Jian beyond his wildest dreams.

The Crimson Cult also pledged to aid him in his bid for the throne, a valuable ally in the cutthroat world of political power struggles.

With the deal in hand, Wang Jian released Mei from prison and immediately set to work, rallying his friends and allies to send him a vast array of supplies.

The Xia Family provided him with tens of thousands of pellets, spanning all six stages of refinement, and each one imbued with powerful energy and potential for great power.

The Liu Family contributed thousands of talismans, a potent arsenal of assault, defensive, and utility talismans.