When the fate of the family was decided, some joined the Wang family, some watched from the side, and some didn't care about the Wang family and followed the Netherworld Sect wholeheartedly.
Everyone knew why the higher-ups of the Netherworld Sect didn't like Wang Daoyuan.
It was still uncertain whether the Wang family could grow into the fourth power of the State of Zhao in the future or end up in disgrace.
Those who joined the Wang family at all costs were sincerely following the Wang family. Such a family naturally had to be put in an important position.
Those who watched from the side and didn't dare to bet easily were human nature.
They didn't have the guts to join the Wang family immediately, and it was unlikely that they would have the guts to betray the Wang family in the future.
Such families should be in the majority. Wang Daoyuan wouldn't put such families in an important position, but he still had to use them.
As for those who didn't care about the Wang family, they could wait to be punished.
The reason was easy to find. For example, the sword riding posture was too ugly. When the sword landed, the right foot touched the ground first.
In a situation where one had absolute strength and great authority, it was very easy to destroy a Foundation Establishment clan.
After the framework of the Administrator's Mansion was set up, those who joined first ate the meat, and those who watched drank the soup.
As for those who were loyal to the Netherworld Sect, they were part of the meat and soup.
Although there were many spiritual mountains in the central part of the Qingli City, there were no high-grade spirit veins, so the Netherworld Sect didn't take it seriously.
Before, it had been managed by the Qingli City Guard. Even the Bai Ling City Guard didn't send anyone to stay there.
The situation of the various cultivation families was also under the control of the Qingli City Guard.
The Qingli City Guard was the Fifth Great Uncle, and the Gold Goose City Guard was the Twelfth Uncle. The situation of the families in charge of these two places had been investigated.
In the entire Yannan County, there were 53 families above Foundation Establishment.
In the southern part of the Yannan County, which was the former central part of the Qingli County, there were 28 families.
In the central part of the Yannan County, which was the former northern part of the Qingli County, there were 19 families.
In the northern part of the Yannan County, which was around the Gold Goose City, there were six families.
The families around the Gold Goose City all had their family headquarters in the city, and they also had some businesses outside the city.
The Netherworld Sect hadn't had a big war for nearly a hundred years, so there were still many Foundation Establishment cultivators in the families. There were more than 220 Foundation Establishment cultivators.
Aside from the Wang Clan and the Yang Clan, the South Swallow County's Alchemy Celestial Mountain's Shen Clan had also produced a Zifu Disciple in recent years, and his name was Shen Zhaoxing.
He was only around 150 years old and was the son of the former head of the Shen family, Shen Hongchuan.
Because the Shen family had offered the method of refining the Golden Thunder Demon-Destroying Talisman to the Wang family, they had been doing business with the Wang family for the past few years and had benefited a lot from it.
Now, the Shen family already had seven Foundation Establishment cultivators. They were the third most powerful family after the Wang and Yang families in South Yan County.
After Wang Daoyuan returned to the Jade Spring Peak, he checked the situation of the various clans in South Yan County.
In less than a day, Yang Yulin of the Yang Clan and Liang Zipeng of the Liang Clan came to visit Jadespring Peak.
Following Liang Zipeng was the head of the Huang Family, Huang Mingchen.
The Huang Clan was really tenacious. Back then, they had almost gone bankrupt and relied on the Liang Clan to survive.
Over the past hundred years, in the territory of South Yan County, there were a few families that had collapsed, but the Huang family was still strong.
Wang Daoyuan received the three people in the hall. After the guests and the host were seated, Wang Daoyuan asked, "May I know why the three of you are here?"
As Foundation Establishment cultivators, Liang Zipeng and Huang Mingchen naturally didn't dare to speak first. They both looked at Yang Yulin.
Yang Yulin stood up and bowed. "Administrator, we know that you are in charge of South Yan County, so we came to pay you a visit. Is there anything we can help you with?"
Liang Zipeng and Huang Mingchen didn't dare to speak casually and nodded in agreement.
Needless to say, the Yang Clan had been friends for nearly 500 years, so they naturally couldn't lack benefits from the Yang Clan.
Although the Liang Clan didn't get along with the Wang Clan in the past, they had been very obedient ever since Liang Liang passed away.
They followed the Wang Clan's footsteps in everything. In addition, Liang Ziyan was married to the second brother, Wang Daoxing.
A few years ago, the second brother used a piece of Yin Yang Purple Jade and successfully opened his Purple Palace, but there was no sign of it.
Liang Ziyan gave birth to seven children for the second brother. Four of them had spirit roots, and the most talented one, Wang Mingfeng, had already built his foundation.
For the sake of the second brother, they couldn't mistreat the Liang Clan too much.
As for Huang Mingchen, he also had to be given a position.
The Huang Clan had a grudge with the Wang Clan in the past, so they were given positions to reassure the other clans.
Wang Daoyuan smiled. "The Administrator's Residence has just been established, and the framework hasn't been set up yet.
It's also the first time the sect has set up an Administrator, so we don't have a reference.
I still haven't thought about what to set up under the Administrator's Residence.
I'll announce it after the Golden Core Ceremony.
Managing a county is complicated, and there are many things I need to rely on you for. "
This was a promise, and the three of them were delighted.
Wang Daoyuan chatted with them for a while before the three of them bid farewell and left.
Soon, the news of the Yang, Liang, and Huang Clans visiting the Administrator and leaving with joyful expressions spread throughout South Yan County.
A few days later, Shen Zhaoxing of the Shen Clan also came to visit.
South Yan County didn't have enough Zifu Realm cultivators, and their cultivators had to raise their cultivation as soon as possible. They couldn't stay outside all the time.
Every Zifu Realm cultivator had to play an important role.
In addition, they had to consider the issue of balance.
The Wang Clan was in the central part of South Yan County, so they naturally had to put these clans in important positions.
The southern clans of South Yan County couldn't be underestimated either. Without them, these clans would be disheartened.
The Shen Clan was in the southern part of South Yan County, and had the best relationship with the Wang Clan. They could be considered a model for the southern clans.
Wang Daoyuan also hinted to Shen Zhaoxing that he would give him an important role. He also left Jade Spring Peak with a face full of joy.
The clans couldn't sit still any longer. Within three days, there were more than ten clans who came to visit.
Wang Daoyuan also had an idea in his heart. These ten or so families were willing to follow the Wang Family.
These clans were all old clans, and most of them were clans around Clear Glass Market.
They were also very familiar with the Wang Clan's strength and style of doing things. They knew that following the Wang Clan would bring benefits, so they naturally scrambled to be first.
In the next few months, there were more than thirty clans that came to visit.
These were the clans that were taking a wait-and-see attitude. They didn't want to get too close to the Wang Clan.
They didn't want to be punished by the Underworld Sect if anything happened to the Wang Clan.
But they didn't dare to not come. If they offended the Wang Clan, there would be no future.
This was also the way for small clans to survive, and there was nothing wrong with it.
There were still five clans that didn't come to visit the Wang Clan until the Golden Core ceremony was approaching.
These five clans were all foreign clans. There was one in Gold Goose City, and four in the southern part of South Yan County.
The foreign clans around Clear Glass Market had all followed the Liang Clan in the past.
Now that the Liang Clan had admitted defeat, they naturally didn't dare to resist.
As for the five foreign clans that dared to come forward, most of them had backers in the Underworld Sect.
More than fifty clans had already taken sides. Wang Daoyuan also had a clear idea of who would eat meat, who would drink soup, and who would be boiled into soup.
This choice would determine the fate of their clans in the future.
The day of the Golden Core ceremony was approaching. Jade Spring Peak was decorated with lanterns and colored banners. Apart from those who had important matters to attend to and couldn't show their faces, most of the clans had already returned to Jade Spring Peak.
There were now more than five hundred cultivators on Jade Spring Peak, and about twenty Foundation Establishment cultivators.
All the clans in South Yan County had been invited to this Golden Core ceremony.
Those clans in the northern part of Heyang County had done business with the Wang Clan for more than a hundred years. Naturally, they had also sent people to send invitations.
The others were cultivators from old clans that they had dealings with, such as the Jiang Clan and the Xu Clan near Thousand Rivers Market.
Apart from the forces in the territory of the Underworld Sect, only the Divine Weapon Pavilion was invited.
A few days before the Golden Core ceremony, Clear Glass Market had become lively.
Many Zifu and Foundation Establishment cultivators that weren't invited were also preparing to come and congratulate.
After all, the Golden Core ceremony had a Golden Core cultivator preaching the Dao. It was extremely attractive to Zifu Disciples.
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