Eternal Beast Taming Family

As Yang Heguang pronounced his sentence, a corner of the Dream Realm slowly withdrew from Falling Star City, the sky returned to clarity, and the beautiful dream bubbles transformed into soft white clouds.

The Xu family, as the top seventh-grade family in Falling Star City, only has two Domain-level Contract Masters. In this incident, both Domain-level ancestors participated and received their punishments.

The so-called labor service meant being far from one's family and having to obey the arrangements of the mortal dynasty. Without great merit, one could not return home at will.

The other low-level contract masters in the family also face punishment. All things considered, for at least the next few decades, the Xu family will have to live a life of constant fear and humiliation in Falling Star City.

However, since it was only forced labor and not a direct loss of life, the others probably wouldn't dare to bully him too much.

After announcing the punishment for the Xu family, Yang Heguang turned his gaze to the city lord of Falling Star City, his eyes equally cold.

"Zhou Ming, Lord of Falling Star City, you colluded with the Xu family to run rampant throughout Falling Star City, making no attempt to cover up the Xu family's despicable actions and ignoring the legitimate demands of the other forces and people in the city. Do you admit to these crimes?"

Zhou Ming, who had been silent all along, turned slightly pale. When the inspectors first arrived, he originally thought that they had come specifically for him, but now he didn't expect that he was the one who was just there for show.

"This humble official confesses his guilt." Zhou Ming bowed his head, not uttering a single word in his own defense.

"Alright, then I'll strip you of your position as city lord, confiscate all your illegal gains over the years, and sentence you to a thousand years of hard labor."

A thousand years... The lifespan of a Domain-level Contract Master is only about a thousand years. It can be said that if he does not break through, he will spend his entire life in labor service.

And a breakthrough? Serving in the labor service means moving from place to place in the dynasty, working in the most dangerous places. How could there possibly be much time for cultivation?

It is clear that these inspectors punished officials under the official rule with far more severe penalties than those without official positions.

After the verdict was announced, the inspectors behind Yang Heguang took action, throwing golden chains from their hands and trapping those who had just been punished in mid-air.

They landed in the city one after another, capturing and bringing back all those involved in the matter of the "Zengguang Lingdan" formula.

Yang Heguang then looked at the group of candidates in the administration hall and said, "The new city lord will arrive as soon as possible. I ask that you all work together to handle all matters, large and small, within the city."

The people in the administration hall all repeatedly said they dared not accept such praise, "We were just doing our best for the mortal dynasty..."

Yang Heguang and the inspectors left Falling Star City, but this incident concerning patent protection spread extremely quickly between the two dynasties through the Dream Realm.

This event also gave a glimmer of hope to many small and weak forces that secretly passed down their knowledge and dared not use it openly.

After several days of fermentation, more and more patents that did not belong to the Chu family appeared in the patent application hall.

Although most of these intellectual property patents come from small, independent families, the value of the information contained within them is immeasurable.

……

The first year of the Holy Calendar was 110.

It's the transition from summer to autumn, and the weather has just cooled down considerably.

Inside a private room of an ordinary commercial restaurant in the capital of the Fansheng Dynasty.

Chu Shengfan stood facing a young man. Upon closer inspection, he could see that the young man's figure was somewhat ethereal, with a flowing texture in the corners of his clothes and hair.

Canglan Heling placed a brocade box on the table in front of her. "This is the agreed-upon transaction reward, for a total of ten years. Take a good look at it."

Chu Shengfan didn't look at the brocade box on the table, but instead focused his gaze on the outside of the restaurant, where a stream flowed gently and noisy flower boats passed by on the water.

He couldn't help but sigh inwardly, thinking, "As expected of a river spirit, even when meeting, she chooses to be near water. It seems that without water, this river spirit feels no sense of security."

"As a river spirit, you have a long lifespan and a great deal of knowledge about the surrounding dynasties and imperial powers. I am willing to use these rewards to obtain information about any of the surrounding dynasties and imperial powers."

Canglan Heling's eyes flickered, her gaze shifting uncertainly as she looked at Chu Shengfan. This young king was far more interesting than that half-dead old man from the Jingyuan Dynasty.

"As expected of a young person, you are ambitious. But the advancement from a dynasty to an imperial dynasty is not just about the size of its territory, but also about quality."

Even unrestrained warfare can easily invite divine retribution.

Chu Shengfan frowned slightly. There seemed to be another hidden meaning in Canglan River Spirit's words, but it was inconvenient to say it directly.

"Why bring up war? As a newly established dynasty, we simply wish to engage in harmonious and friendly exchanges with other dynasties."

In response to Chu Shengfan's question, the Canglan River Spirit's body instantly exploded, turning into a splash of water that flew out of the window and into the river beside it.

"Be careful what you say. It's taboo for different factions to form alliances without prior connection; it's taboo..."

After uttering this warning, the aura of the Canglan River Spirit had completely merged into the river, and even Chu Shengfan, the ruler of this territory, could not detect its aura in the slightest.

This old fellow, who has lived for countless years, certainly has his own methods. But what does the word "taboo" he mentioned mean?

Over the years, Chu Shengfan has often appeared on the borders of the current Fansheng Dynasty, but even he, a Void King, cannot cross the endless, boundless sea.

Not to mention contact with other dynasties, it was as if some entity had erected a barrier for these dynasties, allowing them to develop independently within the barrier, but prohibiting any exchange between civilizations.

Chu Shengfan looked up at the sky. Could it be that this so-called taboo was also set up by those World Honored Celestial Clan in order to restrict the power of their mortal dynasties?

However, what the River Spirit said was that the advancement of a dynasty to an imperial dynasty depends on quality rather than the size of its territory. The so-called quality does not necessarily refer only to the level and strength of the contract masters, otherwise he would not have specifically pointed out these two words.

Unless… Chu Shengfan’s gaze swept across the void, landing on this prosperous human world from another level.

……

Another cold winter has arrived, and snowflakes are falling heavily, covering the foothills of Wandao Mountain.

A pure white expanse, as if draped in a light veil, adds a touch of sanctity to it.

Over the years, the mountain ranges within the territory of the Heavenly Fortune Dynasty have been leveled one by one, and the name "Ten Thousand Mountains" has long since lost its true meaning.

Wandao Mountain, which used to be just an ordinary mountain among the Hundred Thousand Mountains, has grown taller and taller year by year, and now it is like a pillar supporting the sky.

Chu Daoxuan descended the mountain road alone, with no one to see him off, and his figure gradually disappeared into the lush forest.

Having lived under the protection of his family for decades, on this ordinary winter day, Chu Daoxuan finally chose to set off alone to gain experience and find his own path.

At the summit of Wandao Mountain, the Chu family members were not too worried about Chu Daoxuan's safety. As long as he was still within the Tianyun Dynasty, Chu Shengyuan could arrive in an instant if he encountered any truly fatal danger.