Beast Families: I Have an Illustrated Book of All Souls

Chapter 1517 The Eastern Region Plan (Seeking monthly votes)

"What does my master mean?" In the courtyard, Ye Jingcheng took a sip of Heavenly Quenching Cloud Tea, feeling that the true essence in his body had become more refined, and then asked.

He didn't have a great liking for the two divine lords from the Wang and Zhao families, but he wasn't too bad towards them either.

After all, when he became a disciple of the Divine Lord Zhengyuan, both of them gave him considerable treasures because of the Divine Lord Zhengyuan's influence.

However, confronting and pressuring Jin Guang Temple would not be a wise move for the Ye family in their current situation.

The Ye family's core objective at present is to gradually expand their influence in the East China Sea.

Otherwise, the Ye family could very well fall into a huge trap.

They have never forgotten that the Mu family is the Ye family's greatest enemy in the mortal realm.

In fact, there might be more than one Mu family in the mortal realm.

“Father, although Grandmaster Zhengyuan was being secretive, he probably meant we shouldn’t get involved,” Ye Qingnian replied.

Don't underestimate this seemingly simple act of applying pressure. If you think about it carefully, it has significant implications and may even expose the true strength of the Ye family.

After all, the Ye family had just destroyed Penglai and still had the strength to destroy other forces, so the entire Nascent Soul realm would be on edge.

At that time, in the eyes of the various sects in the Central Region, the Ye family was probably the new 'Penglai' Demonic Sect.

Moreover, even if the Spirit Vine were obtained, unless the Ye family had the power to oppose all the sects of the Great Yu, it would not fall into their hands.

After all, it is an indisputable fact that the Ye family seized Penglai.

Moreover, and most importantly, Ye Jingcheng and Yu Linlong were both seriously injured, and if they fought a series of battles, it could affect their foundation.

Both breakthroughs were made relatively recently.

"Then let me decline on the grounds that my injuries are too severe, and then subtly tell the forces in the Central Region that I am too young and that they should consult my master if they have any questions." Ye Jingcheng nodded.

Ye Jingcheng still held Zheng Yuan Shenjun in high esteem.

If the Divine Lord Zhengyuan wanted that spirit vine, Ye Jingcheng, not to mention the two demon saints of Tianni and Qingqiu, would still have to take action with him and Yu Linlong.

"Father, I understand." Ye Qingnian nodded. Although the Ye family is now a celestial clan and no one dares to underestimate them, it is not the time to be arrogant. With Zheng Yuan Divine Lord in front to support them, the Ye family can develop quietly.

At the same time, he also knew that his father had chosen him.

The Ye family has just experienced the Battle of Penglai and urgently needs to recuperate, given the relationship between the Ye family and the righteous sects.

There's really no need to worry about short-term gains.

It was even telling him that there was no need to separate himself from the righteous sects so early.

"Father, the remaining subordinate forces in the Eastern Region are not enough, and the Nascent Soul forces in the Central Region do not seem to want to come to the Eastern Region. Should we release some Heavenly Beast Nascent Soul Pills?" Ye Qingnian then asked.

Although the Ye family controlled the Eastern Region, they couldn't occupy so much territory because they didn't have enough cultivators or core Nascent Soul cultivators.

After all, the Ye family still has this territory in the Sand Sea, and the Heavenly Phoenix Oasis also has a sixth-order spiritual vein.

The Ye family only has a dozen or so Nascent Soul cultivators at most, but they do have quite a few fifth-tier demon emperors.

The Demon Emperor is good at fighting, but he's much worse at managing his territory.

Among the Ye family's affiliated forces, only five have Nascent Soul cultivators: Starry Sky Sect, Medicine King Valley, Blood King Valley, Spirit Talisman Sect, and Heavenly Blade Sect.

Among them, the Star Gate will naturally remain in the Star Sea. As for the remaining four forces, Medicine King Valley and Illusion Cloud Valley, where Fairy Linghong resides, will return to the cultivation world of Zhao Kingdom, while the Heavenly Blade Sect, which was originally an annex of the Ye family, will naturally be placed in Yan Kingdom.

The remaining Blood King Valley and Spirit Talisman Sect were also sects from the former Jin and Wei kingdoms, so it's not appropriate to assign them to other places.

However, neither of the most important states, Qi and Lu, had any affiliated Nascent Soul sects stationed there.

Secondly, the cultivation worlds of South Korea, Chu, and even Wu have become vacant.

The original subordinate forces of Penglai naturally cannot be used.

As a result, most of the eastern region is now empty, which is a huge waste for the Ye family.

Therefore, it is necessary to sell Heavenly Beast Nascent Soul Pills to increase the number of Nascent Soul forces and gather spirit stones and resources.

Moreover, with a group of affiliated Nascent Soul cultivators now scattered across the states of Qi and Lu, it's not impossible that some of them might branch out into separate sects.

This led to the sects becoming incredibly large, which also needed to be controlled.

"What do you think we should do?" Ye Jingcheng asked instead of answering.

He took another sip of the spiritual tea, a hint of anticipation in his eyes.

After all, Ye Qingnian has been the head of the family for so many years.

"Father, I believe that we can hold an auction in the Eastern Region ten years from now, sell a Heavenly Beast Nascent Soul Pill, offer some benefits, confirm the sovereignty of our Ye family in the Eastern Region, and reassure these subordinate forces."

"Secondly, we can also offer more Condensed Gold Pills and Demon King Inner Cores at the auction to give some favors to the Wan family, Wei family, Gu family, Xiao family, and other forces that have followed the Ye family from the beginning."

"In terms of tribute, it is not collected by sect, but by cultivation country and state. One cultivation country corresponds to one state, and one state needs to pay tribute from three Nascent Soul sects. At the same time, the tribute of a single Nascent Soul sect is half of the tribute that the Penglai sect used to pay."

"If we want to occupy two cultivation kingdoms, then the tribute from the second cultivation kingdom will be reduced or cancelled. At the same time, if there are no Nascent Soul forces, then a large number of Golden Core forces will share the burden of paying tribute."

"In this way, if Medicine King Valley wants to occupy two cultivation kingdoms, it will have to pay four and a half parts as tribute."

"At the same time, if a new Nascent Soul subordinate force is born in a cultivation country, it will be easier to allocate territory."

"Secondly, I believe that the two kingdoms of Qi and Lu should be kept in our own hands. After all, it is very difficult for the beast tide to reach the mainland. Only the Qingyun Sea and Tianma Sea should be given to these subordinate forces. As for the beast tide that may occur in the coming years, we can allocate ownership of an archipelago to each Nascent Soul cultivator who guards the East Sea for fifty years. Of course, each force can have a maximum of two archipelagos. At the same time, Nascent Soul cultivators who guard the East Sea can also be exempted from paying half of the tribute." Ye Qingnian continued.

He clearly had a detailed plan for this proposal.

There are also nine island groups in the Qingyun Sea.

The islands in the sea are considered a gateway, and there may be beast tides at any time, so the Ye family naturally wouldn't let all their people bear the risk.

Moreover, with this plan in place, those Nascent Soul cultivators from affiliated forces will no longer shirk their duties for various reasons.

"Father, I also want to launch a merit list for the Ye family, just like the righteous sects. This list will display some treasures and will also be linked to the quota of Earth Immortals!"

"I'm also screening candidates for governors of each state, and they should all be Golden Core cultivators," Ye Qingnian said one by one.

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"Everything else is fine, but there's one thing that needs to be changed: the tribute from Medicine King Valley should include high-aged spiritual herbs as an additional tribute!" Ye Jingcheng added.

The Ye family could have easily taken over all of the sacred mountain in Medicine King Valley, but returning it to Medicine King Valley now is merely to repay some favors from back then.

But we can't let the Ye family suffer a loss because of personal relationships!
(End of this chapter)