X-Dragon Era

Facing Carter's words, Xin Yun narrowed his eyes, carefully observing the surroundings, judging the true situation of the Kashi Family based on all the clues. They had already brought out sixty-four diamond Ten-star Experts, but was that really everything they had?

Considering it in terms of the Cangqiong Family, although they had told Xin Yun that they had only about two hundred diamond Ten-star Experts, could that be believed? Could the Cangqiong Family be so straightforward as to tell him their greatest secret outright?

In the past... Xin Yun only knew that the Ten Great Families were extremely powerful, but he never had a concrete idea of just how powerful they were. Now... Xin Yun had finally seen the tip of the iceberg. Although he still couldn't grasp the full extent and depth, he could already vaguely guess some of the truths.

On the surface, the Kashi Family had ten diamond Ten-star Experts, but in reality, they had brought out sixty-four. If this were translated to the Cangqiong Family, then if they supposedly had two hundred diamond Ten-star Experts on the surface, the actual number they possessed... could very well be over a thousand. What kind of concept was that?

Taking a deep breath, Xin Yun couldn't deny that he had always underestimated the situation. The Ten Great Families were not as simple as he had imagined. Although he had lived an extra lifetime, many deeper aspects were only touched upon in this life, and his judgments had been based on memories from his past life.

Fortunately, Xin Yun still had one last card up his sleeve—that was the Sky-opening Axe! Without it, reaching the present level of power of the Ten Great Families would take who knows how many years. After all... diamond Ten-star Experts could disregard all opponents below Ten-stars, and unless the Sky-opening Sect also had a large number of diamond Ten-star Experts, they would never be able to enter that circle.

To the various major powers, diamond Ten-star Experts were akin to the nuclear weapons of a superpower on Earth. If you didn't have this thing, you were never truly strong, no matter how mighty you were, as others could erase you from the world in an instant, without leaving a trace.

From this perspective, if the Sky-opening Sect truly wanted to stand tall, then it must have a large number of diamond Ten-star Experts. Otherwise, no matter how well you develop or how large your power grows, once your enemies get serious, they could wipe out all your efforts with a single move.

Seeing Xin Yun with a grim expression and silent, Carter knew that many decisions had to be made now. If they didn't dispel the hatred in the other's heart, the opponent might launch an attack regardless of the consequences, and once the battle truly began, the Kashi Family's future plans would be completely affected.

All along, the major powers didn't place too much importance on money, even treating it as worthless. After all... if you have sufficient strength and power, how much money can't you obtain?

But the Kashi Family was different. From the day they were established, they placed the utmost importance on money. Everything else could be given up, compromised on, but when it came to money, there was no room for discussion—they would fight for every inch!

After developments over numerous generations, the Kashi Family gradually prospered, evolving from a large trading group to the seventh position among the Top Ten Families. In fact... the true power of the Kashi Family couldn't be contained by merely the seventh place. However... the Kashi Family valued money more than fame and status. The reason for entering the Top Ten was merely to make money more effectively. Now that they were in the Top Ten, moving up or down a rank wasn't important; the economic impact was already extremely negligible.

Thus, in the years since entering the Top Ten, the Kashi Family always kept a low profile, quietly making money. Over a thousand years, they only climbed from tenth to seventh, and then there was no further movement. But in reality, the strength of the Kashi Family was not so simple.

The Kashi Family believed in leading with money. Whatever they wanted, everything was facilitated by money. Experts could be tempted with money, materials for cultivation could be bought with money. Generally speaking, while money wasn't omnipotent, for the Kashi Family, there were very few things money couldn't do.

Clearing a path with money and supplemented by military force, the Kashi Family networked a vast number of ultimate experts. Then, by using a massive amount of money to obtain a large number of items beneficial for cultivation, they trained these ultimate experts, forming the powerful army of experts that was now unimaginable in its strength!

Strictly speaking, the forces Xin Yun brought this time were not enough to cause trouble for the Kashi Family. Sixty-four against thirty-six, such a battle wasn't enough to make the Kashi Family fear, and as Xin Yun worried... these weren't all the Kashi Family had. Strictly speaking, these sixty-four experts were just the Kashi Family's external forces, definitely not their ultimate reliance. External power, no matter how strong, is never as useful as one's own.

However, if a real fight were to break out, it would be of no benefit to the Kashi Family. The opponent had reached a strength that the family had to take seriously. Continuously fighting was absolutely not in line with the Kashi Family's usual style. Therefore... abiding by the principle of profit first, Carter had to seek peace talks!