UGB Chapter 137 Integration And Expansion
Chapter 137 Integration And Expansion
Chapter 137: Integration and Expansion
Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace, Imperial Dao Peak.
Qi Shuyu, who had dressed up carefully, along with more than ten senior core disciples with beautiful appearances and different temperaments, gathered in front of the Cave Mansion of the Sect Master, Supreme, with an unpleasant expression as they looked at the group of elder guards in front of them.
"... Qin Muling is in seclusion and does not accept visitors!" This was the exact words of the leading high-level female cultivator.
"Then... how long will it take for him to finish?"
"I don't know, maybe a few months, or maybe a few years."
"How is that possible?"
Qi Shuyu clearly didn't believe it. The Sect's martial arts competition was currently underway, and the final winner would soon be determined and meet Qin Muling. After that, they could become his followers.
Therefore, in the upcoming series of martial arts competitions, Qin Muling must appear and establish good relationships with all the senior sisters present. If there were candidates he particularly favored, they could even be exempt from the trials and directly qualify.
So, Qi Shuyu and the other confident women brought gifts to visit Qin Muling, hoping to have a pleasant interaction. Perhaps he would agree on the spot and grant them the qualification to enter his side.
But at such an important moment, Qin Muling, as a key figure, chose to go into seclusion. Wasn't this nonsense? It must be the doing of Senior Sister Xue Bingxuan!
"The information we received is like this. If you don't believe it, we can't do anything about it," the elder guard said with a stern face.
Qi Shuyu's face darkened, and after thinking for a moment, she suppressed her anger and said, "Then we want to see Senior Sister. Please inform her!"
"Unfortunately, Senior Sister is also in seclusion and cannot receive outside visitors."
"..."
Qi Shuyu's eyes immediately turned cold. At this point, the situation couldn't be any clearer. Senior Sister Xue Bingxuan deliberately did this to prevent them from meeting Qin Muling in advance.
"Isn't Senior Sister going a bit too far with this?" Core disciple Yu Binghua said coldly.
Since both the Sect Master and the Elder Council had made a decision, there was no room for change. Even Senior Sister had to comply; otherwise, it would be openly defying the will of the higher-ups, which would be a serious offense.
Core disciple Su Yunmo sneered, "If she insists on causing trouble, then we can only appeal to the Sect Master and the Elder Council to seek justice. Let's see if Senior Sister can be tough to the end."
"Very well."
"That's right, let's do it!"
"We'll go see the Sect Master now..."
These arrogant women, each with their own background, spoke one after another. Even though Xue Bingxuan was the Senior Sister and a popular candidate for the next Sect Master, they were not afraid of her.
"Alright, stop arguing!"
A clear and pleasant voice sounded, and the figure of the Heavenly Lord Yueyi appeared from the Cave Mansion. Her beautiful eyes swept over the disciples present.
"Greetings, Heavenly Lord."
Qi Shuyu and the other women saluted one after another. As one of the few Supreme Elders who could openly appear and walk around in the Sect, the reputation of the Heavenly Lord Yueyi was well-known to all.
Yueyi smiled and said, "The Sect Master is inside. You girls can go in and meet him. You will receive a satisfactory answer regarding Qin Muling's matter."
Qi Shuyu and the others naturally had no reason to refuse. After saluting again, they followed the lead of the elder guards and entered the Cave Mansion.
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In the luxurious City Lord's Mansion.
Qin Muling sat at the head, frowning as he flipped through the thick stack of jade slips and account books in front of him, not saying a word.
Behind him, several seductive and provocatively dressed beauties from the Yang family were carefully massaging his shoulders, their faces filled with flattering smiles, afraid of not serving him well enough.
Below, led by the Yang family's patriarch, Yang Song, nearly a hundred men, women, and children stood together, their expressions tense and uneasy as they awaited the final judgment of their master. They were all direct descendants of the Yang family and influential figures in this small clan.
As long as you have absolute strength, you don't need to bother with anything.
After dealing with a group of Yang Clan cultivators who were in charge of the gambling house yesterday, Qin Muling didn't waste any time. She immediately controlled the souls of the Yang sisters and forced them to reveal the whereabouts of the Yang Clan's patriarch and elders. Then, she went to each of their residences and subdued them one by one.
Among these local tyrants, the current patriarch of the Yang Clan only has a cultivation level of the seventh or eighth stage of the Perfected Being Realm. The two strongest Yang Clan ancestors have just entered the True Self Realm, and their main cultivation method, Divine Ability, is of ordinary quality and cannot be compared to the Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace's supreme secret techniques. Their killing power is naturally not worth mentioning.
Therefore, Qin Muling easily dealt with them all, planting powerful restrictions in their souls, leaving them no room for resistance. They could only obediently submit and present all their assets for their master to inspect.
"Is this all?"
After a long time, Qin Muling put down the account book and asked in a casual tone.
Yang Song hurriedly stepped forward with a smile on his face and said, "Master, please understand that the Yang Clan has weak strength and has not been established for long. Moreover, we have external enemies constantly eyeing us, and we have been engaged in battles and wars for a long time, which has consumed a lot of resources. That's why we haven't been able to accumulate much wealth. It's not that we deliberately concealed anything."
Indeed, a thousand years is not considered a long time for cultivators, especially in this relatively small floating land. They have to share it with several small forces and be exploited and squeezed by higher-level forces, so they simply cannot accumulate much wealth.
The Yang Clan, which is now in control, only has a territory of more than 3,000 square miles, with forty-seven towns and several villages, totaling just over twenty million people.
The main money-making industries in the towns, such as commercial firms, taverns, and brothels, are mostly controlled by the Yang Clan. Coupled with various taxes collected from the people in their territory, their annual income is barely satisfactory.
There are also more than thirty spiritual mines on the Yang Clan's territory, producing some relatively common types of ores, but the output is not large. In addition, there are over ten thousand acres of spiritual fields and more than four thousand acres of medicinal gardens, which produce some spiritual plants, spiritual rice, and a batch of low-aged medicinal herbs each year.
According to the summary in the account book, the Yang Clan's annual income, after deducting all expenses, is not much. It amounts to about a million High-Grade spirit stones, of which thirty percent is handed over to their backers, leaving the rest for themselves. However, most of it is in the form of physical resources, and there are not many actual spirit stones. It is not easy to convert them into cash.
The Yang Clan has a considerable number of clan members, and their daily cultivation expenses are high. Coupled with the expenses of occasional battles, they haven't been able to accumulate much wealth over the years.
The above is the basic situation of the Yang Clan. Occasionally, when they encounter some passing Independent Cultivators who have enough resources and are not too strong, they would play the role of bandits and completely plunder these vulnerable targets.
Qin Muling became the next target they set their sights on, but because of her strong strength, she turned the tables and took control of the entire Yang Clan.
The situation is similar for the other small forces on this floating land. They have meager resources, few strong cultivators, and occasional conflicts erupting. From the perspective of the previous life, the level of internal competition is extremely brutal.
"Alright, from now on, follow me."
Finally, Qin Muling said, "In a few days, I will deal with those small forces as well and make this floating land all under the name of Yang. This way, you won't have to fight and kill each other for trivial benefits."
Yang Song's eyes suddenly burst with a look of excitement, immediately bowing down and saying, "I will obey the master's orders, even if it means death!"
The Yang family's decision-makers had considered unifying the entire floating land, which would allow them to occupy more people and resources, cultivate more experts, and potentially expand to neighboring floating lands in the future. However, their own strength did not allow for it.
Now that this new master has arrived, even if they can only serve as his servants and followers in the future, as long as the foundation is established, he will still need subordinates to help him. Their lives will definitely be better than before, and the price they pay is only the loss of freedom, which is acceptable.
"Alright, you few stay behind and tell me about the situation of the other forces," Qin Muling waved his hand, letting most of the Yang family members leave, leaving only four members of the Yang family who had reached the Perfected Being Realm, including two elders who had reached the True Self Realm initial stage.
In Qin Muling's current perspective, the actual combat power of these six people was far inferior. Even if they attacked together, he could easily suppress them. Even if there were more people, it would not be a threat.
Yang Song began to talk about the intelligence he had gathered. These small forces had been fighting each other for many years, and they had a general understanding of each other's situations.
Ignoring the similar wealth and assets, they only discussed the number of cultivators above the Perfected Being Realm. The strength of each family was basically at the same level. After years of fighting, no one could do anything to anyone.
In addition to the Yang family, there were the Lan family, Qiu family, Liu family, and a small sect called Zhe Yin Mountain. There used to be a Feng family, but it was wiped out by the Lan family, Qiu family, and Zhe Yin Mountain a few years ago. All the members of the Feng family were slaughtered, and their territory was divided among the three families.
So currently, these five small forces dominate the floating land, and their common master is a sect called Soul Executing Valley. They control four different-sized floating lands, with the sect master having a cultivation level of True Self Realm eighth stage. There are over twenty elders at the True Self Realm level, and they have tens of thousands of formal disciples and disciples. They can be considered a relatively large force in the neighboring area.
"Do people from Soul Executing Valley often come here?" Qin Muling asked.
Yang Song replied, "They rarely appear. Usually, only during the annual tribute time, their envoys will come. After all, this place is too barren and there is not much benefit, so they don't pay much attention to it."
"When is the next tribute time?"
"In about five months."
"Very well, that's enough time."
Qin Muling nodded, planning to eliminate the small forces on this floating land and fully integrate the power here. With a few months' time, it wouldn't be difficult to then destroy Soul Executing Valley.
Before midnight, the next chapter will be released, I will not break my promise. Can I ask for votes now?
(End of this chapter)