Previously, the mortal world of Middle Earth was occupied by the six empires. The Yin Dynasty under Lou Ning was one of them.
Moreover, among the six empires, only the Yin Dynasty was created by Lou Ning himself.
Back then, he was the founding father of the Great Yin Dynasty.
Although a large number of experts of the Central Plains had fallen due to the Twelve Yama Kings of the past, and their vitality had been greatly damaged.
However, Lou Ning was able to rise from the grasslands and conquer Middle Earth in just a dozen years. Regardless of talent, strength, or ruling, he was undoubtedly a dragon among men.
Because he remembered the kindness of the Evil Emperor in the past, Lou Ning led the entire Great Yin Dynasty to surrender without Chang 'an needing to send a single soldier. He became the Prince of Yin. After that, he was loyal to Chang' an. He helped Chang 'an unify the Central Plains and fought in all directions.
Regardless of talent or loyalty, he was one of the most outstanding people under Chang 'an's rule. He could take charge of a region alone.
The Dongsheng Divine Continent was basically unified now. Although there might be some conflicts in the West Region, the other places were more stable.
Zhang Dongyun started to appoint a general manager in Middle Earth and other places.
It seemed like the most suitable place for Lou Ning was Middle Earth.
However, in the West Region, Middle Earth was the main base of support. The various factions were in conflict and were the most chaotic. Therefore, Zhang Dongyun did not appoint a general manager for now.
Lou Ning was sent to Northern Mang first.
Northern Mang was in a miserable state. First, it was cleansed by Xian Kaiyang. Then, it was swept away by Su Po.
Although it was not as strong as Middle Earth, West Region, South Wilderness, and other places, Northern Mang had many elites.
Now, only a few were left. They were like dragons without a leader.
Lou Ning's cultivation was at the Thirteenth Realm. If he went to Northern Mang, he would be able to control the situation.
According to Zhang Dongyun's plan, Lou Ning would go to Northern Mang to train and gain experience. Later, he would be able to return to Middle Earth.
However, Lou Ning requested permission from Zhang Dongyun to go to West Region.
"Your Majesty, I'll follow your orders," Lou Ning said respectfully. "I just hope that I can take up the post later. I'll go to West Region to train so that I can serve Your Majesty better in the future."
Zhang Dongyun sized him up. "You want to try breaking through to the fourteenth level?"
Lou Ning was loyal and had no intention of staying in the Central Plains.
He had asked Zhang Dongyun for permission to go to the Western Region because he had received news that there were still two or three thirteenth realm Buddhist masters who had not followed Abbot Huai Yong and the others out of the Western Region.
Lou Ning wanted to use him to sharpen his spear.
Northern Mang was in shambles. They no longer had any worthy opponents.
With Zhang Dongyun's grace, Lou Ning didn't lack the Coiling Dragon Rock or the Ten Sun Fruit.
With such a treasure that could nourish a martial artist's Qi and blood, Lou Ning's cultivation continued to improve.
He was a prodigy to begin with. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to rise to power in the short span of a decade or so after the twelve Yama Kings had disappeared.
However, on the path of cultivation, the higher one went, the more difficult it would be, and the more time it would take.
As Lou Ning's cultivation level increased day by day, the speed of his improvement also began to slow down.
It wasn't to the extent of reaching a bottleneck, but the accumulation of time couldn't be saved.
Now, with the various rewards from Chang 'an, Lou Ning's originally slow pace began to speed up again.
A martial artist's improvement was based on actual combat.
There had never been a martial artist who was weak in actual combat but had a higher cultivation level.
Lou Ning had been accumulating and tempering his Qi and blood during this period of time. He began to feel that the originally blurry door was gradually becoming clearer, waiting for him to step forward and push it open.
Of course, it was still not easy to push open this door.
As a martial artist, he decided to find an opponent.
There were many great demons and devils in the Southern Wilderness, but they were all suppressed by His Majesty. Now, they all submitted to Chang 'an obediently. Lou Ning naturally couldn't target them.
Therefore, the former Emperor Yin, now Prince Yin, set his sights on the Western Region.
"Willing to improve, worthy of encouragement," Zhang Dongyun said calmly. "However, more haste, less speed."
Lou Ning heard this and was slightly stunned at first. Then, he fell into deep thought.
"If you really want to dominate the world, you should hide your sharpness first." Zhang Dongyun waved his hand again.
The God Slaying Halberd that Lou Ning cultivated was extremely sharp and powerful.
It wasn't that it was easy to break, but that Lou Ning's will and martial arts were compatible, and he gradually became obsessed with one point.
This was his martial arts conception. He had used it to cut through all obstacles and kill his way to where he was today.
However, this principle was a bit different from the martial artist's path to dominate the world.
If Lou Ning really wanted to reach the peak of the Martial Emperor Realm, he wouldn't have to abandon his cultivation and start all over again.
However, if he stopped and slowed down, his vision would be wider, and it would be more beneficial for him to take a look.
With Lou Ning's cultivation level and talent, he might not be able to see this point.
However, he was more confident in himself. He was sure that even if he kept going on his path, even if there was a wall, he would be able to break through it.
In fact, he really could do this.
However, if he did, he would have to spend a lot of time and effort.
Why bother?
At this time, he would only listen to Zhang Dongyun's advice.
Zhang Dongyun naturally wouldn't be stingy with giving him another lesson.
As expected, Lou Ning answered seriously, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness."
Going to Northern Mang to dominate one side didn't require much martial strength. More importantly, he needed to lead the side of economy.
For the current Lou Ning, jumping out of his obsession to break through to a higher martial arts realm and focusing on other aspects was like tempering a weapon.
If he could do it well, he wouldn't be far from the fourteenth realm.
Zhang Dongyun watched as Lou Ning bid him farewell and left the main hall.
Then, the next person appeared in the main hall.
"Greetings, Your Majesty."
Jie Feng, the leader of the Caged Dragon Sect in the Western Region, bowed to Zhang Dongyun.
This martial artist who rose to prominence in the Western Region and whose cultivation level was even higher than Lou Ning's left the Western Region in person and came all the way to Chang 'an City's Daming Palace to meet Zhang Dongyun.
"Rise," Zhang Dongyun ordered.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Jie Feng stood up and looked up slightly.
The mysterious and powerful City Lord of Chang 'an was shrouded in light, and no one could see his appearance clearly.
After looking up slightly, Jie Feng immediately lowered his gaze.
The identity of this person in Chang 'an City was truly mysterious.
However, there were only a limited number of people in the Twelve Kings of Hell who could subdue Su Po and Ao Kong.
Could it be Li Shulou, who was ranked fourth?
In the battle of the Western Region, when Su Po easily broke Peng Ziling's Thunder Ancestor Sword, Jie Feng was also there.
He couldn't help but have the same guess as Peng Ziling and the others.
After all, many other fourteenth-realm martial artists couldn't so easily see through the weakness of a magic treasure like the Thunder Ancestor Sword.
Only Li Shulou, who was also a Taoist and had more experience and strength than Peng Ziling, had some hope.
However, under the rule of Chang 'an City, everyone respectfully addressed the City Lord as "Your Majesty."
Generally speaking, this was used to respectfully address an emperor.
And those who were called "emperors" were basically martial artists.
People like Northern Mang's Emperor Wei who ruled the world as a Confucian Grandmaster were very few.
Generally speaking, such exceptions weren't used as a reference.
When people mentioned "emperors", they all referred to martial artists.
From this point of view, the City Lord of Chang 'an was more likely to cultivate martial arts than Taoist methods.
However, from the current signs, many of the City Lord of Chang 'an's methods were rumored to be more like Taoist magic.
Jie Feng lowered his head and looked at the tiles of the hall under his feet. Although many thoughts appeared in his mind, he didn't dare to look up at Zhang Dongyun.
"You are in charge of all affairs in the Western Region," Zhang Dongyun said indifferently, "Don't doubt people you use, don't use people you doubt. Don't disappoint me."
Jie Feng hurriedly bowed, "Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty!"
Currently, among the people of Chang 'an City in the Western Region, excluding people like Su Po who were mostly free to move around, Jie Feng was the strongest.
Although he wasn't as experienced as Liu Chengyu, Gu Pu, Xin, and the Abbot who had joined Chang 'an City early, Zhang Dongyun still had Jie Feng as the leader in the Western Region.
Firstly, his cultivation was high enough. At the same time, he was a local in the Western Region and was familiar with the environment and situation.
Secondly, he had decisively sided with them and hid in the Western Region, breaking the Origin Six Directions Formation and contributing to Chang 'an's conquest of the Western Region.
Combining these two factors, Zhang Dongyun allowed Jie Feng to take on the role of the Western Region's General Manager.
Of course, a certain City Lord surnamed Zhang still had some mischievous interests.
"From today onwards, you will be the Protector-General of the Western Region of Chang 'an City. You will establish a Protector-General's Office in the Western Region and be in charge of all matters in and out of the Western Region."
Jie Feng replied respectfully, "Jie Feng will not disappoint Your Majesty."
Lou Ning was naturally the Northern Mang Protector-General.
And the position of Protector-General of the Eastern Region belonged to Blood Shadow.
Today, apart from Zhang Dongyun's "doppelgänger" and Blood Shadow, the identities of the five Misters in the City in the Sky had basically been made public.
The return of the Twelve Kings of Hell frightened the people of the Central Plains and the Western Region, making them unable to eat or sleep in peace.
Although the people of the Eastern Region were shocked, thinking about it now, many of them had mixed feelings and even felt a little proud.
Under the current circumstances, the words of the five Misters in the first batch to enter the City in the Sky slowly lost their influence.
Although Zhang Dongyun cherished old friendships, Blood Shadow had always been his trusted aide. No one, whether old or new, dared to be rude to this Mister Blood Shadow.
But today, there was still a huge gap between Mister Blood Shadow and people like "Mister Long" and "Mister He".
The Old Devil himself was well aware of this.
Without people like Purple Sun who provoked him back then, he would not treat others harshly.
Even if he knew that many people respected him in front of his face and criticized him behind his back.
Over the years, other than working hard for his Majesty, the Old Devil had been working hard to improve his cultivation realm.
He did not abuse his power or act arrogantly.
Everything he did was to be worthy of the care and respect His Majesty had shown him.
Naturally, Zhang Dongyun saw all of this.
This time, the position of Protector General of the Eastern Region was given to Blood Shadow, which was meaningful.
In terms of status, Mister Blood Shadow of the "Five Misters" had really fallen behind in this trip to the Eastern Region.
Shen Herong, Su Po, Ao Kong, and the others did not hold any positions in the City of Chang 'an.
But they were really second only to one person and above millions of people.
Except for Castellan Zhang Dongyun, no one could order them around.
On the contrary, except for Zhang Dongyun, no one in the city dared to disobey them.
Even Xie Feng, who was at the peak of the Martial Emperor realm, did not dare to put on airs in front of Su Po, who was at the same level as him, and Ao Kong and Shen Herong, who were at a lower level than him.
Blood Shadow went to the Eastern Region, so he was naturally in a high position. But compared to Shen Herong and the others, he was undoubtedly in a lower level.
No one felt that this was inappropriate. Instead, they all thought that this was how it should be.
Old Demon Blood Shadow himself thought the same.
This involved another aspect.
With this adjustment, Blood Shadow was finally relieved of the heavy burden in his heart, which made him feel much more relaxed.
He did not think that His Majesty was going to give up on him.
The Protector General of the Eastern Region was in charge of the internal and external affairs of the Eastern Region.
Chang 'an City in everyone's eyes was still in the Eastern Region.
Blood Shadow was really guarding the Imperial City under the Emperor's feet.
Although it was difficult to be a magistrate in the secular world where the capital was located, for Blood Shadow, the fact that His Majesty gave this position to him was still a sign of high regard and expectation, which filled him with motivation.
In the eyes of others, their first impression was that this old devil was really favored by His Majesty.
After all, he cultivated the Devil Path.
It was common to see Martial Arts and Confucianism control a region.
Taoism and Buddhism could barely make do with it.
When did they see the Devil Path, which was hated by everyone, dominate a region?
The Northern Mang, the Western Region, and the Eastern Region all had their own Governors. Only the Central Region and the Southern Wilderness were vacant.
The Central Region was not set up for the time being because the situation was complicated, or His Majesty wanted to manage it personally.
The Southern Wilderness was naturally because it was a place where demons and devils ran rampant.
No matter who the local tycoon was, it did not seem to be suitable.
In this case, a devil in the Eastern Region became the leader, which was particularly eye-catching.
Not to mention the Eastern Region, the Central Region, the Northern Mang, and the Southern Wilderness were also in an uproar.
However, no one dared to object to the City Lord's arbitrary decision.
On the other hand, the people in the Southern Wilderness were excited.
If the Eastern Region could choose a devil as the Governor, why couldn't they in the Southern Wilderness?
Even if it was the Demon Race, was it not impossible?
Many people and demons were thinking about it.
However, what the people there thought had little to do with the Eastern Region.
The Eastern Region was the place where the Chang 'an City started. The Chang' an City ruled for the longest time, and at the same time, it was the most submissive to Zhang Dongyun.
For Blood Shadow, it was not to the extent that he could not control the situation here.
With the help of the blood agate and the Blue Sea Soul, the old devil not only cultivated the Devil Path True Body's Illusory Realm, but also started to advance to the second stage of Heart Seeking.
In addition, the "Blood Book of the Phoenix" he cultivated was really brilliant. Although he might not be eye-catching in the Central Region, he could control the situation in the Eastern Region without a doubt.
Since Zhang Dongyun gave him this position, he naturally would not become an empty shell.
As for the Southern Wilderness, Master Zhang was still considering.
He was considering whether to transfer a large number of demons and devils from the Southern Wilderness to the Western Region.
Although it could offset the influence of Buddhism, the local people had to think more.
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