Wang Daoyuan and Zhou Luan sat down on the main seats. The Blood Shadow Elder, Zhang Yue, took out a few animal skin books.
"Shadow Master, these are the records of the various affairs we handled after you left the headquarters.
There are also records of the use of various resources and personnel. Please take a look. "
Zhou Luan took the animal skin books and read the contents one by one.
In the years since she left, there were no obvious abnormalities in the finances, personnel, and resource allocation of the Blood Shadow Sect.
It could be seen that no one in the headquarters stirred up trouble while the Shadow Master was away.
Zhou Luan looked for a long time before she nodded. "When I was away, I was very pleased that all the elders were loyal to their duties.
Is there anything else to report? "
Then, the Hall Masters began to report the important matters they handled.
The three elders also reported some important matters. Because the Shadow Master was away, they didn't dare to act rashly.
After half a day, they finally finished dealing with the matters.
The elders left. Wang Daoyuan and Zhou Luan returned to the small courtyard of the Zhou Family.
Not long after, Wang Daojian came to visit.
Wang Daoyuan welcomed him in. "Not bad. You've reached the peak of the Golden Core Realm.
Managing the headquarters of the Blood Shadow Sect without any mistakes. It's not bad that it doesn't affect your cultivation. "
Wang Daojian smiled. "Compared to my seventh brother and seventh sister-in-law, you're far behind. You've both reached the Soul Formation Realm.
I heard that you've reached the Soul Formation Realm and killed all the Grand Monster Kings of the Demon Clan. You also took care of a Rank Six Dragon Turtle that had lived for 20,000 years.
I couldn't believe it until the Soul Formation Ceremony. Then I was sure.
The Wang Family suddenly has two Soul Formation Cultivators. The throne of the most powerful force in Beiyuan is secured. "
"Did the headquarters of the Blood Shadow Sect do anything big while your seventh sister-in-law and I were away?"
Wang Daojian shook his head. "The Wan Chuan Chamber of Commerce is annexing more and more branches of the Blood Shadow Sect. More than half of the branches have been integrated into the Wan Chuan Market.
The remaining branches have mostly discussed with the Wan Chuan Chamber of Commerce.
Now, they have two masters. They may not listen to the orders of the headquarters at any time.
Actually, Blood Shadow's headquarters no longer had any control over the various branches.
A few elders also expressed their dissatisfaction and wanted to draw a clear line with the Yan Kingdom, but most of the elders were still friendly to the Yan Kingdom.
Some of the elders had even expressed their willingness to join the Yan Kingdom. Even if they were to occupy a small Spirit Vein, it would be better than being a rat in the Blood Shadow Headquarters.
If he had said such words in the past, he would have been severely punished.
But now that I've said it out loud, no one will object at all, let alone punish him severely. "
Upon hearing this, Wang Daoyuan understood what was going on.
Blood Shadow's headquarters had basically accepted the fact that they were a vassal of the Yan Kingdom.
Most people thought it was reasonable for Blood Shadow to merge into the Yan Kingdom.
However, after thinking about it, it was clear that Blood Shadow was supported by the Zhang and Xu families.
Since these two pillars of support had gone to the Yan Kingdom to be the prefects, it was only natural that others would have their own ideas.
After all, being an assassin was a dangerous job. Moreover, the Thousand Rivers Chamber of Commerce earned far less than what they earned.
The Thousand Rivers Chamber of Commerce earned Spirit Stones openly. With the Yan Kingdom as their backing, the risk was much lower.
He nodded in satisfaction. "It seems that Blood Shadow is about to mature. As long as we guide it deliberately, it will only take a few years to completely swallow Blood Shadow."
Zhou Luan looked curious. "How should we guide it?"
"It's not difficult. We'll suppress those cultivators who are still hostile to the Yan Kingdom a little.
As for those who want to join the Yan Kingdom, we'll promote and reward them.
Now that Blood Shadow has merged into the Yan Kingdom, it's impossible for a few grumbling elders to stop this momentum.
The current situation was that smart people knew what was going to happen next, but no one wanted to say it.
Once Blood Shadow merged into the Thousand Rivers Chamber of Commerce, the 70,000-year foundation would be gone.
Whoever said that would bear the infamy of destroying the 70,000-year foundation.
At the end of the day, immortal cultivators also needed reputation.
If a Blood Shadow disciple was dissatisfied in the future, whoever brought up this matter would be criticized behind their backs.
What we need to do is add fuel to the fire and let the voices of Blood Shadow's headquarters merging into the Thousand Rivers Chamber of Commerce become louder and louder.
In the end, we'll let the low-level cultivators form a consensus and force the higher-ups.
Most of the higher-ups are our people. When the time comes, we'll follow the people's wishes and it'll be reasonable for Blood Shadow to merge into the Thousand Rivers Chamber of Commerce.
We can also arrange for some low-level cultivators to publicize the lives of the Blood Shadow disciples who join the Thousand Rivers Chamber of Commerce.
I think the disciples of the chamber of commerce will live better than the low-level disciples of Blood Shadow. "
Wang Daojian also praised, "Seventh Brother, this is a good idea. Suppress those grumbling elders and reward those disciples who want to join the Yan Kingdom. This is a subtle way to express the higher-ups' intentions.
I know a lot about the situation at the Thousand Rivers Chamber of Commerce. The living conditions of the low-level disciples are much better than those of Blood Shadow.
As long as we send someone to publicize it, the low-level disciples of Blood Shadow's headquarters will definitely be willing to join the Thousand Rivers Chamber of Commerce.
When most of the disciples agree to join the Thousand Rivers Chamber of Commerce, the higher-ups will nod their heads and push the boat with the current.
The infamy of destroying Blood Shadow's tens of thousands of years of foundation will not fall on the higher-ups. "
"You can go and deal with these matters. You can find the elders of the Zhang and Xu families.
After all, they have a deep foundation in Blood Shadow's headquarters. Even if most of their clansmen have moved to the Yan Kingdom, they should still have many trusted subordinates at the bottom.
With them taking action, it will also be more convenient to handle this matter. "
Wang Daojian nodded and said, "Seventh Brother, rest assured. I'll handle this matter beautifully."
Finished talking, he left the small courtyard.
Zhou Luan activated the various restrictions in the small courtyard and asked, "When are you planning to go to Decimating Heaven Abyss?"
"I was planning to stay here for a few days before heading to Decimating Heaven Abyss.
Looking at it now, there isn't much time left to annex Blood Shadow.
I'll stay for a period of time and wait for the overall situation to be settled.
A few years ago, in order to nurture magic artifacts, I delayed my cultivation.
Now that I'm free, let's cultivate properly? "
After Wang Daojian left the Zhou Family's small courtyard, he communicated with the elders of the Zhang and Xu families.
These two families already had a county of land in the Yan Kingdom and had boundless prospects. They naturally cooperated fully.
Wang Daoyuan also sent a message to Wang Mingchen, letting those disciples from Blood Shadow's headquarters in the Thousand Rivers Chamber of Commerce send a message to their acquaintances at the headquarters to show off.
After a few days, discussions started everywhere in Blood Shadow's headquarters.
In a forest north of Blood Shadow City, more than a dozen bare-chested brawny men were resting.
Among them, a man with a curly beard sighed, "Cutting down spiritual trees is really not easy. Even if we risk our lives, we'll only get two hundred or so spiritual stones a month."
A simple and honest-looking cultivator next to him said, "Big Brother Li, you're wrong. Thinking back to when Zhang Family was in power, we'd be secretly happy if we could get a hundred spiritual stones a month.
Ever since Shadow Master took care of Zhang Family, he got more spiritual stones than before.
Cultivators like us who don't have a future don't have extravagant hopes of increasing our cultivation.
Two hundred spiritual stones is enough. It's not a problem to feed a family. "
The curly bearded man was unconvinced, "I used to think so too, but a distant cousin of mine is working in Wu Country's Zhen Ze branch and has now become a member of Thousand Rivers Chamber of Commerce.
His talent and cultivation are inferior to mine, and he doesn't have any skills. He can only rely on his strength to earn spiritual stones.
Before he joined Thousand Rivers Chamber of Commerce, he only got a few dozen spiritual stones a month.
But he's helping Thousand Rivers Chamber of Commerce to dig ore, so his work isn't as heavy as ours.
He needs at least five hundred spiritual stones a month, and if he finds good ore, he'll be rewarded.
Adding everything together, he can only get a thousand spiritual stones a month at most. "
As soon as he said that, the other dozen or so strong men also became interested.
"Big Brother Li, are you serious?"
"How can it be fake? Old Chen, that cousin of mine is called Qi Zheng. You should know him, right? "
The cultivator surnamed Chen nodded repeatedly. "How can I not know that kid? Let's play naked together. "
He's been the stupidest since he was young, and his cultivation was always one step slower than mine.
He's also a bit of a glutton and lazy. He couldn't survive in the headquarters, so he followed a Zifu Realm cultivator to a small branch in Wu Country to make a living.
I heard that he wasn't valued and didn't have a good life. Now he's so rich? "
The curly bearded man sighed. "Isn't that so? It's because the branch in Wu Country has already joined Thousand Rivers Chamber of Commerce.
The treatment there is much better than here.
That idiot is earning much more spiritual stones than us.
Last time, he even wrote to me to show off that he already has three concubines. "
Hearing this, everyone's eyes turned red.
They all worked hard, but they were barely able to support their families. They were only willing to eat spirit grains.
Why was he able to eat, drink, and even have concubines?
Just as they were filled with righteous indignation, an early Zifu Realm cultivator walked over.
No one dared to say anything. The early Zifu Realm cultivator let out a long sigh. "Don't complain. You can't compare to those branch cultivators, but aren't I the same?
I've established my Zifu thirty years ago, but I'm still very far from the middle Zifu Realm.
Ever since I established my Zifu, I've been the manager of this large forest.
Every month, I only earn a thousand spiritual stones. Apart from my daily cultivation, how many spiritual stones do I have left?
Even now, I don't even have enough spiritual stones to forge a lifebound magic tool. How can I be considered a Zifu Realm cultivator?
The former vice hallmaster of the Zichuan branch of the State of Qi, Mo Lei, grew up with me, but his cultivation was always one step slower than mine.
Sixty years ago, he was only at the eighth level of Foundation Establishment. He followed a Bloodwolf disciple to the Zichuan branch.
He established his Zifu ten years earlier than me. In less than ten years, he gathered enough spiritual stones and forged a lifebound magic tool.
His cultivation is already at the middle Zifu Realm, and he's not far from the late Zifu Realm.
Right now, he's the president of a second level branch of the Myriad Rivers Conglomerate. On the surface, he earns six to seven thousand spiritual stones a month.
As the president of a branch, he's in charge of a branch. How can he not earn money?
It's not hard for him to earn several tens of thousands of spiritual stones a month.
I heard that the Myriad Rivers Conglomerate only needs to make a few contributions to exchange for most spiritual items of the fourth rank and below. Foundation Establishment Pills and Amethyst Pills are all on sale.
As for magic tools, there's no need to even mention them. Fourth rank magic tools are on sale without limit, and if you make a great contribution, you can even purchase fifth rank magic tools.
This kid hasn't taken a wife yet. He's already preparing to form his Gold Core. "
Hearing this, the others all sighed in despair.
Happiness came from competition. Of course, frustration came from competition as well.
Those people who had been inferior to them in all aspects had suddenly climbed above them. No one would feel comfortable.
The curly-bearded man stepped forward and said fawningly, "Lord Manager, you're a Zifu Realm cultivator. Do you have any connections?
We've followed you for several decades, and we've made a fortune together. "
The early Zifu Realm cultivator looked around and whispered, "I really do have a way. The Myriad Rivers Conglomerate is clearly trying to swallow up all of the Bloodshadow branches.
We can request to be transferred to a branch that hasn't been swallowed up yet. In a few years, we'll be members of the Myriad Rivers Conglomerate.
I have an old friend who's a vice hallmaster of a second level branch in the State of Yong. There's a vacancy for a vice hallmaster there.
Not long ago, he sent me a letter and asked me to be his vice hallmaster.
It just so happens that I don't have many subordinates, so I can take you there. "
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