Starting with a useless yellow dog, he swept through the immortal realm.

Of course, the main hall where Zhang Fan was staying at this time was not the previous main hall, but a newly built one.

After all, Scarface had previously acted recklessly in the main hall, indulging in all sorts of fun and making the main hall a mess. Now that he was in power, Zhang Fan naturally wouldn't use that main hall anymore.

At this moment, Zhang Fan was looking at the progress of his disciples over the past two months. Although the Black Fiend Sect had made a qualitative leap compared to the past, Zhang Fan felt it was still not enough.

In just over two months, they have only grown to a little over three hundred people, while the total number of members in the Black Fiend Sect has reached one thousand. However, these three hundred-plus people are all ordinary people who can only be used as consumables after practicing the Black Fiend Technique.

But this is actually equivalent to a few dozen people per month before, which is already a tenfold increase. However, without promising new disciples, the Black Fiend Sect will still be severely lacking in high-end combat power in the future.

The Black Fiend Sect's missionary work has increased rapidly because the missionary work was originally only handled by the Six Halls. Now, however, there are eight halls, each with its own monthly quota. The halls are ranked monthly based on their mission completion and missionary work.

The temple ranked last must provide half of its resources for the following month to the temple ranked first, and the temple ranked second to last must provide 40% of its resources to the temple ranked second.

In this way, if a branch has no more resources to provide, then a member of that branch will be given to the corresponding branch as supplies.

Two months after these strict rules were implemented, the results were excellent. All the branches were very motivated, and very few people objected to the system.

After all, everyone knows where this place is. This is the Black Fiend Sect, a demonic sect. Everyone came to the Black Fiend Sect because they were willing to join the demonic sect, so naturally they would not feel dissatisfied because of the demonic sect's system.

Many of the disciples who come to the Black Fiend Sect are those who have nowhere else to live outside, or those who have suffered from natural disasters or man-made calamities, resulting in hunger and an inability to survive, or those who are wanted by the government, or those who want to embark on the path of cultivation. Of course, there is also a small number who yearn for the Demonic Sect.

Most of these people were ordinary disciples who eventually became expendable resources for the sects. However, the talented disciples were selected to join various sects, starting a new round of involution.

For most ordinary people, there is no way to become an immortal and seek enlightenment. However, after joining the Black Fiend Sect, these people often become the top scholars of their generation.

The Black Fiend Sect's Black Fiend Technique can aid in the cultivation of living people by condensing their blood into black fiends, thus accelerating breakthroughs in cultivation realms. Moreover, the Black Fiend Technique is a cultivation method that does not discriminate based on cultivation aptitude.

Therefore, if the Black Fiend Sect wants to develop rapidly, a strict competitive environment is essential. Once the entire Black Fiend Sect is in a state of internal strife, the number of its members will increase, and their cultivation levels will rise.

Once this positive cycle is established, it will be difficult for the Black Fiend Sect not to revive. However, this is only Zhang Fan's future expectation. Although Zhang Fan has indeed done so, and so far the results have been quite good, it is not only Yin Feng Village that has its eyes on the Black Fiend Sect.

There are also three other forces: Cangwu County, Beast Taming Sect, and Ten Thousand Swords Sect, with Cangwu County being the most prominent.

Tang He was sitting in the governor's mansion of Cangwu County, looking at the reports from the Demon Extermination Division on their recent missions to exterminate demons in various places.

In these turbulent times, demons are also stirring up trouble, and the incidence of demonic disturbances is now far greater than before.

In the past two months, the Black Fiend Sect's missionary activities have all been carried out in Cangwu County, and Tang He has already discovered these activities. This large-scale missionary activity has jeopardized the stable development of the entire Cangwu County.

Although Cangwu County was the most civilized and well-governed place in the Hantian Dynasty, there were still many people who couldn't make a living.

Tang He originally intended to provide orderly and large-scale relief to these people. Given the current financial situation of the Cangwu County government, it was impossible to cover them all. However, Tang He could guarantee that by doing certain things for himself, all the people in Cangwu County would no longer go hungry.

The Black Fiend Sect's actions, however, directly led to the abduction of these people, causing a population loss in Cangwu County.

Tang He had long regarded the Black Fiend Sect as a thorn in his side. Looking at the tiger tally of the Cangwu County army and the token of the Cangwu County Demon Extermination Division Chief in his hand, Tang He still had not found a suitable candidate.

The current Cangwu County army is under the command of the former deputy general, and the Demon Extermination Division is also under the command of the former deputy director.

Of course, the actual person in charge was Tang He. After going to the capital, Tang He returned safely and accumulated a great deal of prestige in the capital.

As the most valued prefect of Emperor Guangyao, Tang He used this position to successfully subdue the disobedient army commander and the head of the Demon Extermination Division of Cangwu County, and imprisoned them in a special prison for cultivators.

A month ago, not long after Emperor Guangyao ascended the throne, he summoned four prefects to the capital, but only Tang He returned.

The other three prefects were held accountable by Emperor Guangyao. He listed out all the things they had done in their respective prefectures that affected society, harmed the people, and threatened the court.

For those whose crimes were relatively minor, Emperor Guangyao transferred their official positions to Hantian City to serve as minor officials, allowing them to settle down peacefully and retire early.

Two of them, the governors of Zixia County and Youyun County, who were guilty of serious crimes, were arrested by Emperor Guangyao and were to be executed in the autumn.

This also allowed Tang He to see Emperor Guangyao's ruthless methods. At the same time, Tang He also came to approve of Emperor Guangyao. After all, this emperor, from the current point of view, really wanted to change the Hantian Dynasty and make it shine again in his hands.

Just as the emperor bestowed upon himself the title of Emperor, to glorify the Hantian Dynasty, Tang He still dared not make a decisive judgment on whether he could actually achieve it.

After all, the Hantian Dynasty is currently in ruins, which cannot be solved by a new emperor's ascension to the throne. Moreover, many emperors, when they first ascend the throne, hope that their dynasty will develop during their reign, but very few emperors actually persevere to the end.

Moreover, Tang He could see that although Emperor Guangyao was full of enthusiasm, his political skills and abilities were already top-notch among his peers.

However, Emperor Guangyao was only twenty-eight years old at this time, not even thirty yet, so although his methods were ruthless, the results might not be good.

Take the recent replacement of three prefects as an example. Although the move was decisive and forceful, it was not a gentle approach.

Emperor Guangyao clearly did not expect that the governors of these three prefectures would be replaced at the same time. If the newly appointed governors could not maintain a strong stance and were to be sidelined by local forces, then problems would arise in that prefecture.

Of course, this is not a problem that Tang He needs to consider. Perhaps Emperor Guangyao has already selected three prefects who are capable enough to take over. No one can say for sure.

Although he had captured the other three prefects, Emperor Guangyao praised Tang He in front of the entire court.

Clearly, Emperor Guangyao had thoroughly investigated the lives and deeds of these four prefects, down to their very private matters. Tang He greatly admired this, as thorough information gathering is essential before taking any action, and Emperor Guangyao obviously possessed a powerful intelligence network under his control.

Emperor Guangyao was also quite amazed by Tang He, because after pulling down Tang He's underwear, he realized that Tang He was incredibly clean.

Starting his official career at the age of twenty, he first served as the chief clerk in Haoran City, which was jointly managed with Haoran Academy, for three years. He was then transferred to Hantian City and served as a doctor of the Imperial Academy in the imperial court for two years before being transferred to another region.

After being transferred to another county, Tang He served as the assistant magistrate of Chishui County and Longyou County. Eight years passed in the blink of an eye. Subsequently, Tang He served as the magistrate of Longyou County for five years and then as the magistrate of Zuoping County for eight years.

Finally, at the age of forty-six, Tang He was promoted to the position of Prefect of Cangwu County. During his twenty-six years in office, Tang He never engaged in any corruption, abuse of power, or oppression of the people. Not to mention any minor mistakes he made as an official.

Furthermore, Tang He performed exceptionally well in every official position he held, working diligently and conscientiously. During his eight years in Zuoping County, only two serious incidents occurred there, a probability that was the lowest in the entire Hantian Dynasty.

Emperor Guangyao thus developed a fondness for Tang He's talent and even considered transferring Tang He to Hantian City to serve as an official in the imperial capital. However, Emperor Guangyao quickly dismissed this idea.

The emperor dismissed all four prefects, which could lead to social unrest. Moreover, Tang He had only been promoted to prefect of Cangwu for a short time, and Cangwu had always been the most stable prefecture. Therefore, Emperor Guangyao only gave Tang He some rewards in the end.

Afterwards, Tang He stayed in the capital for a few more days, serving as the emperor's advisor. This was also Emperor Guangyao's assessment of his political abilities.

During his time in the capital, Tang He befriended many high-ranking officials. Of course, Tang He had principles in making friends; he only associated with good officials and avoided those with bad reputations.

Tang He was well aware that these notorious officials would be dealt with one by one after Guangyao Diteng took action.

With Tang He's return to Cangwu County, news of his deeds in the capital had already spread. Emperor Guangyao wanted to make Tang He a model local official and mentioned him many times in court assemblies, which greatly enhanced Tang He's reputation.

Tang He slowly rose, stepped down from his seat, and walked out of the prefectural governor's mansion. Looking at the people coming and going in the city, Tang He felt even more deeply the weight of his responsibilities.

The entire Cangwu Prefecture, comprising three cities and seven counties, now had a population of nearly one million, all resting on his shoulders. Tang He still felt somewhat unreal.

Previously, Zuoping County had only 100,000 people. Now he had become the official in charge of a million people. Therefore, for several months, he had been working hard day and night. He found that he had gray hair at his temples. It was true that time was merciless and made people grow old. The world weighed heavily on his shoulders. Tang He called a servant.

"Go and invite Sect Master Jiang of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect and Sect Master Lin of the Beast Taming Sect to come to Cangwu City."

"Yes, sir!"

The servant turned and left, and Tang He also turned and returned to the prefectural governor's mansion. Touching the white hair at his temples, Tang He couldn't help but think of his youth...

Then he thought of Song Xun. Come to think of it, that kid and Miss Jiang will finally be back soon. He wondered how their training at the Demon Suppression Pass had progressed...

At this moment, Song Xun had just finished a great battle and was resting on the city tower. Since the self-destruct attack a month ago, the garrison at Zhenyao Pass had not taken the initiative to go down the city to fight for several days.

Aside from that one instance of a large wave of exploding monsters, no similar situation occurred in subsequent battles. After several days without any abnormalities, the garrison cautiously descended the city walls to fight again, and prepared to return to the city gates at any time.

Because close-quarters combat is more efficient below the city than on the gate, fortunately, no more monsters self-destructed, and the battle at Zhenyao Pass slowly returned to its previous rhythm.

Now, the attacks from the extraterrestrial monsters have significantly decreased compared to before. According to everyone's estimates, this battle is expected to end in about ten days.

With only ten more days until the end, the people on Zhenyao Pass did not let their guard down. Only after standing guard for the last time could they truly rest.

But at this moment, Gu Song felt that things were not so simple...