The Qingli branch and the Shanbei branch existed in the Yan Kingdom. The Shanbei branch was a first-class branch, while the Qingli branch was a second-class branch.
According to the rules of Blood Shadow, the first-class branch could recommend ten talents to the headquarters every ten years, while the second-class branch could only recommend five talents every ten years.
When Wang Daoyuan came here before, he only brought a few clansmen to test the waters. He didn't bring fifteen people with him at once.
The ten clan disciples he brought with him were doing very well at the headquarters of Blood Shadow.
Now, almost ten years had passed. The next time he recommended talents to the headquarters, he would naturally bring more people with him.
There were seventy to eighty Golden Core cultivators in Blood Shadow. Of course, most of them were Elders with no duties. Their status was even lower than the hall master of the first-class branch.
Those who could really manage things were Golden Core late-stage and peak-stage cultivators.
There were less than twenty Golden Core late-stage and peak-stage cultivators in Blood Shadow.
As long as he could rope in all the non-direct Elders among these people, the matter of Blood Shadow would be settled.
After listening to Wang Daoyuan's plan, Zhou Luan's eyes lit up. "Why didn't I think of such a good plan? Dao Jian is the hall master of the Shanbei branch. He can propose to expand the branch.
I'll approve it on my side. It won't violate any of the rules of Blood Shadow.
For Blood Shadow, opening a new branch is a great merit for the hall master.
Dao Jian's strength isn't enough yet. He won't be of much use at the headquarters now.
However, he can accumulate some merits now. When he cultivates to Golden Core late-stage, he can be transferred back to the headquarters. I can directly give him the position of an Elder with real power.
Your plan can not only increase the number of clan disciples entering Blood Shadow's headquarters, but also earn some merits for Dao Jian. This is killing two birds with one stone. "
Wang Daoyuan smiled and said, "Lord Shadow Master is a wise man. Sometimes you can't think of it. It's normal that you can't think of it.
Oh right, can you guarantee that Zhang Dingming won't find out and send a message to Dao Jian? "
After hearing Wang Daoyuan's flattery, Zhou Luan was very satisfied. "Sending a message is not difficult. As the Shadow Master, I can not let anyone see my message."
Then, she took out a token and sent a message. "I've already informed Dao Jian about this and asked him to propose two more halls.
Then I'll approve it as the Shadow Master. I'd like to see what else Zhang Dingming has to say. "
Every branch of Blood Shadow had a large communication array. After Zhou Luan sent out the message, Wang Daojian replied in just half a day.
The content was also as Wang Daoyuan had said, but it was issued in the name of the Shanbei Branch.
This message was not only sent to Zhou Luan, but also to the communication array at Blood Shadow's headquarters.
Zhou Luan, as well as the top three elders with real power, received the news.
These three elders were Zhang Dingming, Zhang Yue, and Xu Qinghe.
Soon, Zhang Dingming sent someone to invite Zhou Luan to handle the matter.
On the surface, Wang Daoyuan didn't join Blood Shadow, but it wasn't convenient for him to get involved. He just stayed at home and looked after the two little fellows.
When Zhou Luan arrived at the meeting hall, the three elders and a dozen other elders with real power were all there.
Seeing her arrive, Zhang Dingming cupped his hands and said, "Reporting to the Shadow Master, Shanbei Branch's Hall Master Wang Daojian has proposed to establish a Starfall Branch in Shanbei's Starfall Plains.
He also wants to establish a Linhai Branch in Linhai Province, which is at the mouth of the Ten Thousand Rivers River.
This matter is of great importance, so we ask the Shadow Master to make a decision. "
Zhou Luan feigned ignorance and asked, "Elders, what do you think?"
To be able to become an elder with real power, even if they weren't particularly shrewd, they had to at least have brains.
Wang Daojian was also a member of the Wang Clan, so this matter was clearly a two-man show.
Anyone who spoke up to stop them would be asking for a snub.
Zhang Yue hurriedly stood up and said, "Reporting to the Shadow Master, Wang Daojian has taken over your previous position, so he has the authority to appoint and dismiss second-order branch hall masters and vice-hall masters.
Moreover, he has the authority to establish a second-order branch.
Now that he's proposed to the headquarters to establish a branch, there's naturally no problem. "
Xu Qinghe also hurriedly said, "Our Blood Shadow's sphere of influence has never been able to expand to Linhai Province.
If we can establish a Linhai Branch now, our Blood Shadow will be able to obtain more cheap special spiritual items from Linhai Province in the future.
Moreover, we can use Linhai Province as a springboard to expand into the sea.
Although Starfall Plains' value is far less than Linhai Province's, it's still a huge breakthrough for our Blood Shadow.
In the past, we only had one Shanbei Branch in Shanbei. Now that we have a Starfall Plains Branch, we can be considered to have expanded our intelligence network.
According to Wang Daojian's message, more than two hundred thousand wandering cultivators have gathered in Linhai Province.
Moreover, the number of wandering cultivators is rapidly increasing.
There are slightly fewer wandering cultivators in Starfall Plains, but there are still more than a hundred thousand of them.
Apart from assassinations, our Blood Shadow Branch also has a business that earns spirit stones.
There are enough wandering cultivators in Linhai Province and Starfall Plains, so we should be able to earn quite a bit of spirit stones. "
The Xu Clan's elders, as well as those who weren't direct descendants, also voiced their agreement.
Even those elders who usually maintained a neutral stance were now in favor of establishing two branches.
This matter would only benefit Blood Shadow, and there were no disadvantages. Everyone was happy to see it happen.
Zhou Luan asked Zhang Dingming, "First Elder, what do you think?"
Now that the other elders with real power had already expressed their agreement, if he still didn't agree, he would be standing on the opposite side of the elders.
Moreover, this matter was reasonable and would also be greatly beneficial to Blood Shadow's headquarters.
He thought for a long time but couldn't think of a reason to stop it.
In the end, his face turned red. "This old man agrees with Wang Daojian establishing the Linhai Branch and Starfall Branch."
In this way, all the elders with real power in Blood Shadow agreed to this matter.
Zhou Luan smiled. "Since that's the case, then according to the elders, we'll allow Wang Daojian to establish two new branches.
Linhai Province and Shanbei are simply too far away from here.
The cost of mobilizing manpower and resources from the headquarters is simply too high.
Since Wang Daojian proposed to establish these branches, let the Shanbei Branch bear the cost of the resources needed to establish these two new branches.
After these two branches are established, they will also be under the jurisdiction of the Shanbei Branch.
What do you think, Elders? "
Zhang Yue added, "Elder Wang Daojian has lived in Shanbei for a long time and understands the situation there better. Letting him take charge of these two branches is the most appropriate."
This matter wasn't unreasonable at all. These two places were the Wang Family's territory.
Without the Wang Family's leadership, these two branches couldn't be established.
All the elders unanimously agreed again. Zhou Luan smiled. "In this case, please send a message to Wang Daojian in the name of Blood Shadow's headquarters."
With that, she got up and left the meeting hall, returning to the Zhou Family's small courtyard.
Zhang Dingming was furious. His face was ashen. He wanted to object, but couldn't find a reason. He could only forcibly hold it in.
After returning to the courtyard, Zhou Luan hurriedly opened the courtyard's formation.
Then, she laughed heartily. "Your method is still the best. All the elders unanimously agreed to establish two branches. Zhang Dingming was almost angered to death."
Wang Daoyuan replied, "This is a small matter. Zhang Dingming wants to play mind games with us and fight for control of Blood Shadow.
Although the Zhang Family has deep roots, the power they can mobilize is far less than our Wang Family.
In the future, don't play any tricks with him. Schemes are advantageous to the weaker side.
Just be a good Shadow Master. Every major matter you do must be in line with Blood Shadow's interests.
The family could invest more resources and rope in those elders who weren't direct descendants.
If you want spirit veins, you can give them titles, and you can give them inheritances.
I don't believe that our Wang Family has the inheritance of the Valley of Beasts and a large territory in our hands.
Do you think we can't compete with the Zhang Family in terms of resources?
This is an open conspiracy. You have the righteous title of Shadow Master and the support of the family's resources.
No matter how great Zhang Dingming's abilities are, he can't rely solely on his mouth to win over those non-direct elders.
If this goes on, in ten or twenty years, those non-direct elders will be on our side with all their hearts. "
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