I established the Eternal Immortal Clan by taming beasts.

"Wait, it seems like I can also inscribe domains?"

Within the Azure Mystic Realm, Lin Che sat upright on a blue stone platform on the island in the center of the lake, a platform that had been imbued with spiritual energy for countless years.

For the past few months, he has spent almost all his time cultivating in the secret realm.

Although the beast tide in Chuyang City had ended, there were even more affairs to attend to than during the war. However, Xuan Qi and the others would handle the specific execution work, and he finally had a complete period of time that would not be easily interrupted to sort out what he had gained after breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage.

For the past few months, he has been reviewing his achievements in the field of cloud computing.

The domain power that he had gained enlightenment on the battlefield during the decisive battle was slowly merging into his nascent soul at a frequency that resonated with his spiritual power. However, when he carefully examined the changes in his own nascent soul, Lin Che found that he seemed to be somewhat different from those described in some of the inherited records.

According to ancient texts, after condensing their first domain, the surface of a Nascent Soul cultivator's Nascent Soul gradually becomes saturated, leaving no extra space to accommodate a second domain.

However, the radiance of the flowing cloud domain on his nascent soul only occupied about one-fifth of the space.

The remaining area was still blank, without any trace of being engraved. The empty space seemed to be able to condense four more, which coincided perfectly with his Five Holy Spirit Roots.

This is absolutely great news.

In this way, he had many more ways to deal with his enemies.

Different types of counter-fields can be released when facing different enemies.

It can also be used for disguise, using domains to interfere with the enemy's judgment, preventing them from associating themselves with Lin Che's identity, provided that Lin Che does not reveal his possession of multiple domains in the public eye.

This gives Lin Che another trump card, which, if played at the right time, can have an amazing effect.

With this in mind, Lin Che didn't continue to explore new areas; he needed more time to consider how to combine them.

The complementarity and conflict between the five domains, the order and rhythm of release, and the gaps that may exist when switching between different domains all need to be explored gradually in subsequent practice and deduction.

Opening his eyes, Lin Che looked at his natal spirit beasts surrounding the island in the middle of the lake.

Needless to say, Que'er, Xiao Xuan, and Ya Zi have already broken through to the Golden Core stage and are currently cultivating in their respective old positions.

The Burning Sky Sacred Sparrow perched on the highest branch, its crimson-gold feathers shimmering like glass in the spiritual light, each feather fluttering slightly with each breath, absorbing and releasing the surrounding fire spiritual energy.

The Azure Profound Realm Spirit hovered in the void at the edge of the tree canopy, its silvery-white light like a veil formed by moonlight, pulsating continuously in the stillness, each flash rearranging, integrating, and calibrating the surrounding spatial patterns.

The Yaren Dragon Beast lay beneath the spirit tree, its dark golden scales flickering with each breath, a hint of crimson emanating from its body.

He didn't need to worry about those three natal spirit beasts; Lin Che was focused on the sleeping Fuyue Dragon Turtle and the Azure Scale Flood Dragon.

The two enormous spirit beasts were currently curled up under the spirit tree.

The shell of the Mountain-Bearing Dragon Turtle was covered with a thin layer of earthy yellow spiritual light. The light was like the pulse of the earth. With each flicker, it spread the condensed aura in all directions, causing the blue stone below to sink slightly. The Azure Scaled Flood Dragon coiled around its body, with wisps of water vapor flowing between its dark blue scales.

Several months ago, they also completed a breakthrough and successfully advanced to the Golden Core stage of spirit beasts, but after the advancement, they fell into a deep sleep.

Without a doubt, this marks the beginning of the awakening of the spirit beast's inheritance.

After successfully awakening, they will likely be able to obtain cultivation techniques inherited from their bloodline, such as the "Blood Slaughtering Soldier Master Technique" of Ya Zi, a spirit beast cultivation technique exclusively for dragon sons of the Ya Zi bloodline.

Getting up, without disturbing the spirit beasts' cultivation, Lin Che flew up on his sword and began to patrol the secret realm.

Almost sixty years have passed since Lin Che obtained the Azure Profound Realm, especially since he later gained acceleration within the realm, making the actual time spent within it even longer.

As the sword light swept across the lake, Lin Che's robes fluttered slightly in the wind. The swirling mist and spiritual light below parted to the sides like water being cut open, revealing the slowly flowing scene below.

Everywhere you look, there is a scene filled with spiritual energy.

The spiritual herbs, flowers, and fruits that are rarely seen outside grow in abundance here. Some spread out on the ground like a long, emerald-green carpet, some cling to the rock walls with delicate vines and flower clusters hanging down, and some gather by the stream to form a purple flower field that sways gently with the water.

Those spiritual plants grew much faster than those in the outside world, nourished by spiritual energy. Their leaves were thick and bright, their flowers and fruits were full, and each plant exuded a warm and lustrous glow unique to high-level spiritual plants.

Apart from the initial habitats built for various spirit beast species, Lin Che did not actually develop much of this secret realm, mainly because he had limited energy.

However, he didn't waste any, as there were quite a few "working beasts" in this secret realm.

Every now and then, Lin Che would bring some spiritual herbs, flowers, and tree seeds into the secret realm and give them to the various spirit beast clans, allowing them to freely sow them along their own territories.

As the spirit beasts patrolled their territories, the seeds they carried between their claws and wings were carried to more distant places, taking root, sprouting, and growing in valleys and streams that Lin Che had never set foot in. Over time, these seeds slowly spread, intertwined, and covered the entire secret realm.

This is what has led to its current flourishing state.

It could be said that the profits from uprooting and selling these resources that have grown in the secret realm for nearly a hundred years would likely exceed all the income the Lin family has accumulated over the years.

But that's unnecessary; these spiritual creatures are just a buffet for the spirit beasts in the secret realm, provided by Lin Che.

In this way, the ever-growing population of spirit beasts in the secret realm can become self-sufficient and will no longer need Lin Che to provide them with supplies.

Looking around, even though a large number of spirit beasts have moved to Qingze outside the secret realm, there is still a huge population of spirit beasts here.

The power of the spirit beasts in the secret realm has not weakened; on the contrary, their foundation has been strengthened!

The offspring of the Fuyue Crocodile Turtle, after being successfully transformed into dragon beasts by Lin Che, are now slowly swimming at the bottom and surface of the lake.

After undergoing the Lin Che system's upgrade, the Golden Lion Beasts that have successfully transformed into dragons are walking slowly in the valley, their golden scales gleaming with a warm luster in the spiritual light.

Later additions, the Red-scaled Dragon Carp and the Qingpu Dragon Toad, have already reached considerable numbers.

If all of these hundreds of top-quality bloodline spirit beasts were released, they would definitely scare people to death.

Unfortunately, their strength is still very weak; they don't even have a single member who has broken through to the Golden Core stage.

After all, they are relatively new and still need time to grow.

With that thought in mind, Lin Che flashed away and left the secret realm, intending to check on the changes in the current war situation in the Southern Region.

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In the conference room of the comprehensive area, Lin Xuanqi's hands never stopped reviewing documents.

He had to make the final decisions on all sorts of issues, from reclaiming wasteland and establishing a new army to settling newly arrived cultivators.

He hasn't had a single day of rest in the past few months, and the jade slips on his desk are piled up in several stacks.

Sensing his father's presence, Lin Xuanqi was about to get up when Lin Che raised his hand and said, "No need to get up. I just want to know about the recent movements of the demonic beasts and the progress of our expansion."

It's important to understand that while the beast tide that originated in Chuyang City has ended, the overall beast tide has not.

Numerous demonic beast races continue to wreak havoc along the Burning Bone City front, led by the Earth-Splitting Bear Demon Emperor, the Azure Ridge Python Demon Emperor, and the Gale Eagle Demon Emperor.

On the defensive line of the Fulong Mountains and the Fang family, the three demon emperors successfully broke through the Burning Bone Pass, and a large area along the Burning Bone City line has fallen.

Fortunately, the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox Demon King served as a barrier for Chuyang City, preventing the beast tide army from focusing its attention there.

But the Lin family naturally wouldn't take things for granted. Zhihei had already sent spies into Tingfeng Pass to monitor the movements of the demon beast army.

Once they show any signs of coming out from the direction of Tingfeng Pass and attacking Chuyang City, we will send back the news immediately.

Lin Xuanqi put down his spirit pen, stretched his fingers which were slightly stiff from holding the pen for a long time, and then pushed the thickest stack of jade slips on the table in front of Lin Che.

"Regarding the movements of the demonic beasts, the overall situation is relatively stable. The spies of the Black Sect have infiltrated into Tingfeng Pass and set up three observation lines along the ruins of Burning Bone Pass. Currently, the main forces of the three demon emperors are concentrated around Burning Bone City, and are repeatedly engaged in a tug-of-war with the remaining garrison of the Fang family and the routed soldiers on the defensive line."

He opened one of the jade slips, and a spiritual light flowed across its surface, revealing lines of fine text.

"The main force of the Earth-Splitting Bear Demon King is stationed three hundred miles north of Burning Bone City and is gradually advancing towards Black Wind Ridge, possibly preparing to continue northwards."

The activities of the Jade Python Demon King have spread eastward and westward from the old ruins of Burning Bone Pass as the center, and its specific intentions are currently unknown.

As for the Gale Eagle Demon King, its tribe occupies the airspace above Burning Bone City, and they are currently the biggest obstacle to our reconnaissance!

Lin Che nodded slightly: "How's the formation of the spirit beast scout team going?"

"Xin Yao has urgently assembled a team, which has now been deployed to the battlefield of Burning Bone City. We expect to have results soon."

"Good, spirit beast scouts are very helpful to us. When facing demon beasts, they are often more useful than our human scouts. Let's speed up the formation and deploy them to the territories of various demon beasts in the Southern Region as soon as possible."

"clear!"

Lin Che's gaze shifted to another jade slip, which displayed the progress of the expansion zone: "What about the expansion?"

Lin Xuanqi's brows relaxed slightly: "Xinqing has completed the first batch of explorations. The news just arrived this morning. The basic situation of the terrain, spiritual vein distribution, and monster settlements within a thousand miles outside Qingfeng Gorge has been marked."

As he spoke, he retrieved a more detailed spiritual image from the jade slip and unfolded it on the table.

The map now features many fine markings and dotted lines. These dotted lines extend outward from Qingfeng Gorge, pausing at each important valley or ridge to form a mark indicating "pending" or "surveyed".

"Starting from Qingfeng Gorge, they advanced south along three parallel routes and have identified two nodes suitable for establishing medium-sized cities. One is a river valley plain 600 miles north of Qingfeng Gorge, where the spiritual vein is of the third-grade upper level, with abundant water and flat terrain; the other is a mountain basin 1,000 miles away, where only the second-grade middle level spiritual vein has been discovered so far, but there are large plains around it where towns can be built and spiritual fields can be cultivated."

Lin Che nodded as he looked at the report.

The Lin family's plan is to expand inwards from Qingfeng Gorge, a crucial pass.

Due to its unique geographical environment, Qingfeng Gorge serves as the dividing line between the outer and middle sections of the Fulong Mountains.

Above the cliff face is a constant gale, making it almost impossible to travel in a straight line over the entire Qingfeng Gorge. To remain unaffected, one must be at least a Golden Core cultivator or a third-tier flying boat.

But the situation is different below. There is almost no strong wind at the bottom of the gorge. This place has been an important passage to the middle section of the Fulong Mountains since ancient times.

The Azure Wind Gorge has now been completely handed over to the Lin family by the Azure-Faced Fox King, and their entire clan has been relocated to the more fertile area of ​​the Crimson Ape Territory, which can be considered a reward from the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox.

Having secured the strategic location of Qingfeng Gorge, the Lin family immediately began to renovate it. The pass is already under construction, and in the future, it will not only be a passage to the middle section of the Fulong Mountains, but also the best option for the Lin family to collect tolls for entering and leaving.

"What about the monster settlement over there?" Lin Che asked.

"The first round of contact has begun." Lin Xuanqi's tone became more composed. "Xinqing adopted a strategy of contacting in batches. He first sent scouts to make initial contact with the three demon beast tribes closest to Qingfeng Gorge, informing them of the destruction of the Burning Sky Crimson Ape and conveying the Lin family's willingness to grant the tribes that submit to him a certain degree of autonomy. With the demon kings on the outskirts acting as persuaders, most of them submitted. Only two tribes chose to observe, neither explicitly expressing their submission nor showing any hostility. There was a small tribe, about three hundred Rock Armored Mountain Antelopes, whose leader immediately expressed his willingness to submit and even provided information on the distribution of demon beast forces in the surrounding area."

"Not bad!" Lin Che's lips curled up slightly.

"There's one more thing." Lin Xuanqi picked up another jade slip from the table. "The formation of the Dawn Army has been initially completed. The first batch of 10,000 soldiers were all selected from the original garrison and newly arrived cultivators. Xuanjing has already led a team into the development zone to begin on-site rotation training and combat-oriented training. Xuanfeng's personal guard has also been expanded to 3,000 men. He personally led three rounds of selection, without relaxing the standards because of the number of soldiers. However, the strength of the new recruits is not yet at the Foundation Establishment stage. The previous method of training them was too slow, so this time he has sped up the process and chosen to let them join the personal guard for training first."

"How are the newly arrived cultivators being settled?"

"It has basically stabilized." Lin Xuanqi tapped his pen on another document. "The total number of cultivators entering the city has exceeded 300,000, two-thirds of whom have spiritual roots."

Those with spiritual roots have been divided into three groups according to their cultivation level and special skills. The first group consists of those with combat experience who are willing to join the Dawn Army and have already been incorporated into the ranks.

The second batch consists of those skilled in farming, forging, alchemy, and other crafts; I plan to send them directly to the newly conquered areas.

As for the third batch, those without special skills who were willing to be included in the overall planning were uniformly incorporated into the logistics reserve and are taking turns participating in barracks repairs and road expansions.

"Three hundred thousand..." Lin Che read the number, his gaze slowly sliding over the roster on the jade slip. "Just settling so many people is already a huge undertaking. You've done a great job." He looked up at Lin Xuanqi. "Thank you for your hard work these past few days."

Lin Xuanqi was slightly taken aback, then smiled and said, "This is all things that should be done."

Lin Che shifted his gaze from the jade slip on the table to the sky outside the window, which was being bathed in twilight.

"The game in the Southern Region is far from over. Burning Bone City is in chaos, the three demon emperors may still fight for territory, the Rebellious Demon Palace and the Fang family are watching and waiting, and the Azure Cloud Sword Sect and Hundred Herbs Valley have to defend against the Fang family's attack while also resisting the approaching beast tide."

This chaos will not subside for at least a few years, or even more than a decade, and that is the time the Southern Region has given us!