Cultivation starts from devouring the Dao fruits

A month later, within a palace in a hidden valley.

An elder dressed in merchant's attire, slightly plump and looking every bit like a regular merchant, said, "Xiaoyao True Monarch, is it true that a Divinity Transformation Evil Ghost follows Zhao Yu?"

Xiaoyao True Monarch declared with certainty, "True Monarch Huang Qi, I have witnessed it with my own eyes, it's absolutely true without a sliver of doubt!"

A tall, middle-aged Nascent Soul Cultivator dressed in black with a sharp and efficient air gave a faint smile and said, "Even if Zhao Yu has a Divinity Transformation Evil Ghost at his side, to take control of the entire Great Qian Empire, he still can't do without our help!"

True Monarch Huang Qi smiled and said, "Indeed! Xiaoyao True Monarch, the three of us must be of one mind! We are willing to acknowledge Zhao Yu as our leader, but he must also grant us substantial benefits. If we join hands, he should give us some recognition. Otherwise, he alone can't support such a big operation as the Great Qian Empire!"

Xiaoyao True Monarch frowned slightly and said, "That's not proper! Without Zhao Yu's presence, we'd be like homeless dogs, anxious and unable to find peace. It's very inappropriate for us to be vying for power and profit now!"@@novelbin@@

True Monarch Huang Qi laughed and said, "Xiaoyao True Monarch, we don't oppose Zhao Yu ruling the Great Qian Empire. We just want a larger share of the benefits. The Empire is vast, with so many Fifth-Order Spirit Veins; how can he possibly monopolize them?"

"I naturally have people to seize those Fifth-Order Spirit Veins!"

A calm voice came from outside the hall, and Zhao Yu stepped into the grand hall, followed by twenty-five Nascent Soul Cultivators.

True Monarch Huang Qi's face changed abruptly upon seeing Zhao Yu and the Nascent Soul Cultivators behind him, "Nascent Soul Cultivators!! Twenty-five of them!! Even the six Great Sects of the past didn't have that many Nascent Soul Cultivators!!"

Xiaoyao True Monarch stood up, cupped his fists in a greeting and said, "I've seen Zhao Dao-friend! Let me introduce you; this is True Monarch Huang Qi, and this is the Yanhu Hermit. These two have been resisting the Demon Race within the Great Qian Empire for years, protecting many human cultivators."

"I've seen Sect Master Zhao!"

Both True Monarch Huang Qi and Yanhu Hermit stood up, cupping their fists in greeting.

"Starting today, the Great Qian Empire will be the territory of the Dan Ling Sect. If the two Dao-friends are willing to join the Dan Ling Sect, I am naturally very welcoming. If you do not wish to join the Dan Ling Sect, you may still move freely within the Great Qian Empire. However, the following Spirit Mountains and Spirit Mines belong to the Dan Ling Sect; if anyone tries to claim them without permission, they will be enemies of the Dan Ling Sect!"

Zhao Yu handed three Jade Slips to Xiaoyao True Monarch and the other two Nascent Soul Cultivators.

True Monarch Huang Qi and Yanhu Hermit scanned the Jade Slips with their Divine Sense, and their faces turned unsightly.

Zhao Yu's Dan Ling Sect had nearly integrated all the Spiritual Lands of Third Order and above within the Great Qian Empire into the sphere of Dan Ling Sect's influence, leaving True Monarch Huang Qi and the other person no choice but to cultivate in some remote Second-order Spiritual Land if they did not want to join the Dan Ling Sect.

True Monarch Huang Qi decisively said, "Dao-friend Zhao, I am willing to join the Dan Ling Sect and serve the Sect Master!"

After a moment of contemplation, Yanhu Hermit also said, "I wish to serve your honor, Sect Master!"

Xiaoyao True Monarch naturally had no objections and joined Zhao Yu's ranks.

Primordial Sect Headquarters.

One Spirit Boat after another flew in from afar, gathering at this place.

"Attack!"

Zhao Yu stood on the deck of a Spirit Boat, overlooking the Spirit Mountain range below with a light tone.

Large numbers of monks from the sin camp and several Nascent Soul Cultivators flew out from the Spirit Boats, charging at the demons and Demon Path cultivators of the Primordial Sect.

"Human cultivators! You're courting death!"

Many Demon Path cultivators fled in a sorry state, and a fierce, low-intelligence bull-headed Nascent Soul Level Demon roared and lunged at a Yellow Qi True Monarch with its battle-ax.

No sooner had the bull-headed Nascent Soul demon made a move than the White Ghost Emperor appeared in front of it like teleportation, smashing its head with a claw and collecting the corpse into her sack.

A gleam of joy flashed in the eyes of Yellow Qi True Monarch: "Divinity Transformation level Evil Ghost, truly terrifying! I couldn't have withstood a single blow from it, but as an ally, it is indeed reliable!"

In the Primordial Sect Headquarters, six Nascent Soul Level ancient demons were easily slain by the White Ghost Emperor as soon as they appeared.

After killing the six Nascent Soul Level ancient demons, the White Ghost Emperor personally joined the battlefield, slaughtering Golden Core level demons left and right, which inspired the cultivators of Dan Ling Sect to fight even harder.

In less than a day, the Primordial Sect Headquarters was conquered, but within the mountain range where the headquarters were located, countless demons and Demon Path cultivators still lurked, and exterminating them all would require a great deal of time and manpower.

After conquering the Primordial Sect, Zhao Yu left some Nascent Soul Cultivators and sin camp monks behind to continue the extermination of the demons and Demon Path cultivators hiding in the Primordial Sect Headquarters while he himself led the main forces to attack the lands where the Fifth-Order Spirit Veins were located.

It took Zhao Yu a whole year to conquer all the Spiritual Lands above the Fourth Order within the Great Qian Empire.

However, the once prosperous Great Qian Empire had now become very decrepit, its population a meager one percent of what it had been.

Zhao Yu also rescued quite a few cultivators from the Great Qian Empire; those cultivators all joined the Dan Ling Sect, becoming part of its strength.

Zhao Yu had Li Xianjiao recruit cultivators in the Blue Sky Sea who were willing to settle and adventure in the Great Qian Empire. Many low-level cultivators were attracted by the generous rewards, and then Zhao Yu used two Immortal Charts to transport them to the Great Qian Empire, gradually restoring its vitality.

Of course, there were still many places in the Great Qian Empire where demons and Demon Path cultivators were hidden. However, all the Nascent Soul Cultivators of the Great Qian Empire had been mobilized by Zhao Yu to hunt down those demons and Demon Path cultivators, forcing them into hiding like rats in the sewer, dare not to show themselves easily.

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Zhao Yu said, "The Great Qian Empire is now basically stabilized. I plan to personally lead a campaign against the Hanlong Empire!"

Grand Journey True Monarch furrowed his brow slightly and said, "Sect Master, there are still many demons and Demon Path cultivators in the Great Qian Empire. How about we wait another fifty years? In fifty years, the Great Qian Empire will surely have recovered its vitality."

Grand Journey True Monarch was one of the Nascent Soul Cultivators who had pledged allegiance to Zhao Yu in the Blue Sky Sea. He was an expert in internal governance, and though he was only at the first level of Nascent Soul cultivation, he was highly valued by Zhao Yu.

A feverish excitement flashed in the eyes of Yellow Qi True Monarch, "Sect Master, I wish to lead the vanguard in the attack on the Hanlong Empire! We can plunder resources from the Hanlong Empire and develop our Dan Ling Sect!"

Flame Lake Hermit raised his voice and said, "Sect Master, I also agree with the attack on the Hanlong Empire! The Great Qian Empire has been basically stabilized. With Sect Master leading us, we are sure to win this battle!! The Hanlong Empire has plundered countless resources from our Great Qian Empire. If we conquer the Hanlong Empire, our Dan Ling Sect can have access to even more rare resources and cultivate more Nascent Soul Cultivators. And my fellow cultivators can achieve more merits!!"