"City Lord, this may not have anything to do with us!" the attendant said cautiously.

"What do you mean by this?" the middle-aged man asked with a frown.

"City Lord, the Cheng family is developing too fast. Although our power is far away from the Cheng family, as the Cheng family's power continues to expand, it is inevitable that they will not want to develop into the world of cultivation.

You must know that this secular world is really too small. Moreover, the head of the Cheng family has always protected the secular world and does not allow any monks to disturb the secular world.

Therefore, if the Cheng family really wants to grow stronger, there is almost no other way except to develop into the world of cultivation.

However, if this is done, these cities that are close to the secular world may be the first to be annexed.

Later, their direction may involve us, so the city lord must never be careless!" said the entourage.

"This..." The middle-aged man was stunned.

Obviously, what this follower said does make sense.

The Cheng family has developed so rapidly now that this time he came to the secular world, he has already visited other small cultivation towns.

Almost every cultivation town is so lively and prosperous. Even if it does not reach the level of prosperity of the Yunnan-Guizhou town, it is not far behind.

Although the scale of these small cultivation towns is not as good as the third-level city he holds, in terms of prosperity, even the first-level city where he is stationed is completely incomparable.

Perhaps it is precisely because these small cultivation towns are so small that it is easier for everyone to gather together.

Although there was such a factor in it, being told this by such a follower really gave him a sense of urgency.

It may be difficult for these small cultivation towns to satisfy the Cheng family in the future.

You must know that the Cheng family is not the only force developing in the world now, but also the affiliated forces that have joined the Cheng family are also developing rapidly.

Obviously, under the protection of the Cheng family, these forces have developed in the secular world in recent years, and they have completely made up for the losses caused by Xuantian Sect.

A small secular world has gathered so many forces. If it continues to develop like this, even if the entire secular world is taken out, it will not be enough for their development.

Therefore, stepping out of the secular world and returning to the world of cultivation is their most realistic solution.

But from now on, the Cheng family has become more and more important in the hearts of all the monks.

If the Cheng family really starts to annex cities in the world of cultivation by then, those cities that he annexed will definitely be as prosperous as the small cities of cultivation now.

In this case, let's not talk about whether the Cheng family wants to expand into their territory. Even if they don't expand into their territory, the prosperity of the cities occupied by the Cheng family will affect their power.

Thinking of this, he also started to get nervous.

"But no one can stop the Cheng family's current expansion momentum. Even if we know that the Cheng family really has such a plan, there is nothing we can do!" said the middle-aged man.

Although the power in his hands is not small, he did not dare to mess around when he came to this small town of cultivation.

Otherwise, how could he spend so much money to auction the cultivation pill?

It would be better if he didn't just grab it.

The problem is that the Cheng family has too many masters. There are four masters in the tribulation stage in the auction house alone. How dare he mess around?

Therefore, I am still very afraid of the power of the Cheng family.

Even if he knew that the Cheng family was going to expand into his territory, there was nothing he could do to stop it!

"That's not necessarily the case, City Lord. In fact, it doesn't matter if the Cheng family wants to expand. The most important thing is that they cannot be allowed to expand into our territory!

So, it would be great if we could find a way to prevent them from expanding into our territory!" The entourage said with a smile.

"You made it simple. Where the Cheng family wants to expand is not up to us.

Moreover, with so many cultivation towns, the Cheng family can almost develop in the direction of the mission!" the middle-aged man said angrily.

"The city lords, precisely because they control so many cultivation towns, have a lot of choices.

If the exit from Hongcheng is their only way to develop, then we will be really in trouble.

But if we can seal off the exit towards Hongcheng, then will the Cheng family have no choice but to develop through other exits?" The entourage said with a smile.

"Seal the exit from Hongcheng? How is this possible? Let's not say that Hongcheng is not our power. Even if it is, we don't have the ability to seal this exit?" said the middle-aged man.

"Hongcheng is not our sphere of influence, but with the strength of the city lord, we can definitely turn it into our sphere of influence.

As for sealing this exit, I can recruit some formation masters who are proficient in sealing from now on.

Anyway, the Cheng family hasn't reached that point yet, we still have time.

However, we can first take a few cities on the Hongcheng side and control this exit in our hands.

As long as we find the formation master then, we can directly seal this exit, and we can naturally sit back and relax without worrying that the Cheng family will expand in our direction," the entourage said.

"There are dozens of cities near Hongcheng. Although they all have their own city lords, if we want to expand here, they will unite to resist us at any time.

It’s not like you don’t understand the situation here, how can you make it so simple!” The middle-aged man shook his head and said.

He had originally thought about expanding the scope of his city, but annexing a city was not that simple.

This was a waste of people and money. If he really annexed a city, the loss to him would be considerable.

The reason why he is able to control ten cities now is because he has spent many years of hard work.

Moreover, various cities in Hongcheng have already formed an alliance to resist the expansion of his power.

What's more important is that his power is not directly adjacent to Hongcheng, but is separated by several cities.

In other words, if he wanted to capture Hongcheng, he had to capture those cities first.

If he really did this, other cities would have already formed strong resistance.

For him, the loss will be very huge. Even if he forcibly annexes Hongcheng in the end, the loss will be incalculable.

"City Lord, although it is a bit difficult, we have to do this now. If the Cheng family really wants to expand, we really have no way to control it.

Think about it, the Cheng family has so many powers now, and there are so many experts.

If they want to expand into the world of cultivation and occupy Hongcheng, they can do it much faster than us.
Chapter completed!