Eternal Beast Taming Family

The middle-aged man in the indigo shirt tightened his grip slightly on the edge of his sleeve, and spoke in a deep voice.

"In your opinion, are there any other good policies?"

Shen Yuanxin seemed oblivious to the slight displeasure in the middle-aged man's tone, and continued speaking to himself:

"Putting aside the good policies, the dynasty's treasury has undergone so many years of development, yet the production of source beast eggs has not increased, remaining at a fixed level."

Now that we're facing a shortage of personnel, I think we should thoroughly investigate the management staff to see if they're just occupying positions without contributing, prioritizing stability over improvement.

Before Shen Yuanxin could finish speaking, Luo Bingyang's eyebrows shot up. He hadn't expected that Shen Yuanxin would turn his attention directly to his subordinates who managed the national treasury.

This is not much different from directly turning the spearhead on him.

Before Luo Bingyang could decide what to say, the other elders, after a moment's thought, seemed to agree with Shen Yuanxin's words, but because Venerable King Fansheng was present...

Because his position was personally conferred by the King, they did not speak directly, but instead looked at him with questioning eyes, clearly wanting him to take the initiative to explain.

However, before anyone could hear him speak, the voice of the Mortal King descended from the throne.

"The rewards for promoting families to higher ranks will be handled by Medicine King Valley. Luo Bingyang, go back and examine your subordinates to see if they have been negligent and deal with them fairly."

This is clearly giving Luo Bingyang a chance to examine and correct himself. If he handles the situation well, he will naturally be fine. However, if he continues to be protected, His Majesty the King may no longer favor him.

"Shen Yuanxin, I'm giving you the authority to set up a department to oversee all the Grand Secretaries, with you as the head. You can choose the personnel yourself."

Shen Yuanxin stood up, bowed respectfully towards Chu Shengfan, and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty. Yuanxin obeys."

The other elders remained unfazed upon hearing this. Although they had previously held positions inspecting local areas, those positions all came from Wandao Mountain, and they rarely actually inspected local areas.

They basically only come once a year, as the Imperial Astronomical Bureau focuses more on inspecting officials in local cities.

These elders usually just dealt with things perfunctorily, but they never expected that the Venerable King of Mortal Life would actually set up such a department.

It was as if a sharp blade was hanging over their heads, preventing them from easily letting their guard down.

At the same time, the elders exchanged glances and immediately understood the unspoken message in each other's eyes. It seemed that they would have to establish a relationship with this Shen Yuanxin in the future.

After this political matter was discussed, one of the Grand Secretaries spoke next.

"Your Majesty, recently, numerous unidentified individuals have been discovered attempting to infiltrate cities across the land. After some secret interrogation methods, they seem to claim to be from a dynasty in the forbidden zone, and there are also some..."

They seem to be spies from some neighboring dynasties. I wonder how we should deal with them?

"Take them all to the capital, and I will interrogate them personally."

Chu Shengfan did not hesitate at all and spoke softly.

The elder statesman who spoke immediately replied, "Yes."

……

Wandaoshan.

The Chu family residence.

Chu Jingyu stood on the edge of the mountain peak. One step forward would lead to a bottomless abyss. This was a dangerous place on Wandao Mountain, known as the Cliff of Despair.

His gaze fell beyond Wandao Mountain, through the layers of clouds and the many rare source beasts shuttling among them, as if searching for something, or perhaps not looking at anything at all, simply relaxing himself.

Standing on the cliff for a long time, Chu Jingyu seemed to come back to his senses. He sighed softly.

"This world is changing too fast, and it seems increasingly difficult to grasp. I never imagined that one day I would actually say, 'Children and grandchildren have their own blessings.'"

Chu Jingyu sensed that after consuming a great deal of resources and barely reaching the level of the Transformation Realm in his understanding of the world, his comprehension of the world had become extremely difficult.

On his subsequent path of cultivation, rare resources could no longer compensate for what he had gained. He knew that his path had reached its limit at this stage.

The Spiritual Path of the Evolutionary Rank was, in his eyes, an unattainable realm.

However, at this point, it is basically of no use to the Chu family now, or to the upcoming great struggle for power.

However, over the years, he has watched his grandsons progress step by step from the Void King to the True King, and then to the Venerable King realm.

He was actually quite satisfied and proud that his family had become more prosperous than ever before. All he needed to do was take good care of the family and ensure that they had no worries.

The only unsatisfactory aspect now is the marriage between Chu Shengfan and Chu Shenghan. After all, the family has always been small, with only two children, Chu Daoxuan and Chu Daoling, in four generations.

Although he was anxious, Chu Jingyu never mentioned this matter to the two of them, because he always believed that the two children's good match was something they had to decide for themselves.

"Great-grandfather, I was right, you really are here."

A clear, melodious voice drifted from behind the cliff, and a girl dressed in a pink dress with an exquisite, colorful flower crown on her head skipped and hopped a few times before arriving beside Chu Jingyu.

Chu Jingyu turned around with a smile and said, "Oh, it's Xiaoling. What brings you to your great-grandfather's presence?"

Once the girl landed, she could see that many spirit butterflies were accompanying her, fluttering and swirling around her, their spiritual energy constantly rising and causing her cultivation level to increase.

The girl grabbed Chu Jingyu's sleeve and said mysteriously, "I'm here to tell on you."

"Oh?" Chu Jingyu's face showed a hint of interest. "What are you going to tell on?"

"My brother just secretly went down the mountain. Even though Father warned him that these are critical times and that he should stay on the mountain obediently."

Upon hearing this, Chu Jingyu's expression suddenly turned serious. "How dare this kid be so bold? When did he leave? Did he take any guards with him? Did he tell you where he was going?"

The girl immediately replied in a clear voice, "They left less than an hour ago, without any guards. Where did they go?"

As he spoke, Chu Daoling pointed towards Tianmo, which wasn't too far away.

Chu Jingyu gasped. Tianmo was a dangerous place that even Chu Shengyuan, a Venerable King, couldn't fully explore.

Over the years, Chu Shengyuan had ventured deep into the area once, but returned wounded. Upon his return, he mentioned that a Celestial Venerable had seemingly perished in the Heavenly Desert.

That's why Tianmo was able to stand between the two dynasties for thousands of generations and leave behind so many extraordinary places.

"This kid... quickly contact your father and hopefully bring him back before he gets too far in."