"Your Majesty?"
Tianxingzi was full of doubt, unable to fathom Zheng Yi’s thoughts.
Zheng Yi asked, "Daoist Master Tianxingzi, I have a question for you."
"Please, Your Majesty."
"Within the borders of Great Yu, how many cultivators are there, and how many cultivator clans?"
"This..."
Tianxingzi hesitated, pondering for a mont before replying, "I once traveled across Great Yu and had exchanges with several fellow cultivators."
"The number of cultivators within Great Yu is not large, around a thousand or so, perhaps even fewer."
"As for cultivator clans, they are even fewer. To my knowledge, only the Tuoba Clan of Yunng Marsh, the Du Family of Beimang Mountain, the He Family of Qingyun Mountain, and the Tang Family of Shuzhou exist."
"Among them, the most powerful is undoubtedly the Tuoba Clan of Yunng Marsh."
"The Tuoba Clan occupies Yunng Marsh, commanding millions of commoners under their sway, and they reside in a natural fortification. In this Spiritless Land of Great Yu, the spiritual energy is relatively abundant."
"The other families, however, are confined to perilous mountains or deadlands, seeking out remnants of spiritual energy."
"Even their passed-down cultivation techniques are mainly based on various secret techniques, lacking in completeness..."
Tianxingzi stopped, looking towards Zheng Yi.
"Your Majesty?"
"Daoist Master, do you know how many cultivators intervened when the world fell into chaos and was pacified by the Imperial Court this ti?"
Tianxingzi quickly thought and imdiately replied, "The Datong Wang Family, the Tuoba Clan, and at most adding Tianlong Temple, these three acted?"
"Adding the Tang Family of Shuzhou."
Zheng Yi said, "In Shuzhou, one of the Martial Arts Sects, the Shushan Sword Sect, even had the Tang Family of Shuzhou behind them. They colluded with King Shu in rebellion, yet were quickly subdued by the Imperial Court’s army."
"I do not know why the Tang Family initially supported King Shu but later disappeared."
"Even when the Imperial Court’s army besieged Shuzhou, they did not act, let alone the Shushan Sword Sect."
Tianxingzi said, "Your Majesty, to the best of my knowledge, the ancestor of the Tang Family of Shuzhou reached the end of his lifespan and passed away four years ago."
"Perhaps, this is why the Tang Family ceased supporting King Shu."
"So, that’s how it is..."
Zheng Yi said, "How powerful is this Tang Family of Shuzhou?"
"Two late-stage Qi cultivators, three middle-stage Qi cultivators, and the rest are all early-stage Qi cultivators, the entire family is less than ten people."
Tianxingzi said, "The Tang Family of Shuzhou excels in poison skills and pharmacological arts and is also proficient in alchemy."
"And compared to Tuoba Wugou?"
"Tuoba Wugou’s alchemy is slightly stronger, but the Tang Family has the most alchemists!"
"So, that’s how it is..."
Zheng Yi murmured, "The Imperial Court’s control over Great Yu is still very weak; the cultivation of cultivators across the land and where they gather is unknown to the court."
"Therefore, I truly wish to establish an institution to oversee all cultivators within Great Yu, to manage them."
"This..."
Tianxingzi was stunned, exclaiming, "Your Majesty, this matter might not be appropriate."
"Oh? Why?"
"We cultivators all strive for freedom, wandering from the North Sea to Cangwu, none of us can tolerate restraints."
"Restraints? No, no, no..."
Zheng Yi shook his head, "Chivalry breaks the law with martial force, so I established the Martial Arts Departnt to manage the martial artists of the world."
"And as for cultivators, their threat surpasses that of martial artists!"
"Thus, I intend to manage all cultivators of Great Yu to nip danger in the bud."
"Moreover, with the current scarcity of Great Yu cultivators, managing them is easy; that’s why I chose this matter to proceed with."
"Only by uniting all cultivators of Great Yu as one can Great Yu beco more prosperous and thriving."
"This..."
Tianxingzi smiled wryly, "This matter... may be very difficult to accomplish, after all, the temperants and personalities of cultivators vary greatly..."
Zheng Yi nodded, "This, I know as well."
"Wanting to manage and recruit cultivators is no different from leading soldiers, employing both kindness and authority."
"As long as they are willing to co forth and assist Great Yu, joining Great Yu, all cultivators can receive monthly spirit stone tributes based on their cultivation!"
"Early-stage Qi cultivators, three spirit stones per month!"
"Middle-stage Qi cultivators, five spirit stones per month!"
"Late-stage Qi cultivators, twenty spirit stones per month!"
"Moreover, I will issue bounty missions, and anyone who completes the missions can earn the corresponding bounties and spirit stones."
"And those willing to join Great Yu, beco a tributary of Great Yu, and leave their soul lamp, the treatnt will be doubled!"
"In addition, I have prepared cultivation techniques, magical artifacts, talismans, elixirs, and cave mansions for them."
"The Celestial Longevity Mountain Range still has eight peaks without owners, enough to accommodate tens of thousands of cultivators for residence and cultivation."
"I do not believe that such advantageous conditions won’t entice any cultivators?"
Zheng Yi’s words left Tianxingzi dumbfounded, stuttering:
"Your, Your Majesty, although we discovered a spirit stone vein beneath Celestial Longevity Mountain, that vein has just ford and cannot supply so many spirit stones..."
"Moreover, the cultivation techniques, magical artifacts, cave mansions, this... this... this is entirely the embryo of a sect!"
Zheng Yi smiled faintly, "Calm down, Daoist Master, I have a plan for this."
"As long as cultivators join, I will grant ample rewards and treatnt."
"Of course, Daoist Master, along with Xuan Jizi and Xiong Gang, as the earliest mbers of Great Yu, will receive the best treatnt."
"You all are the elders and cornerstone of my Great Yu Immortal Dynasty!"
"Great Yu... Immortal Dynasty!"
Tianxingzi’s heart suddenly skipped a beat, and he realized sothing.
Before him, Emperor Zhengyong actually wanted to unify all the cultivators within Great Yu and further build an entity that transcends and exists independently from sects... an Immortal Dynasty!
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