Ling Qi and his father had planned in advance, utilizing Tao Qian's pure and simple attitude, characteristic of many cultivators in the Cultivation World; they seek benefits without wanting to pay the price.
Thus, they had gone through all the trouble to orchestrate events like "Fungus Demon Invasion of Demon City" and "Treasure Convention," aiming naturally to shift the cost of sacrificing millions to the Fungus Sect and the tens of thousands of unfortunate cultivators competing for treasures.
As for the Fourth Prince, Zhu Xuan?
This ruling Yue King of Wu Yue Province, from the moment he fell into the hands of his ninth brother, was destined to be used as a sacrificial material with no chance of survival.
The plan was perfect, unfortunately ruined by Tao Qian.
