Anyone at the Steward level or above was to be captured as a fugitive.
At the sa ti, the spoils of war brought daily to the Demon-Subduing Division were piling up so high they were almost overflowing.
Shen Changqing had specifically ordered people to convert all confiscated items, except for martial arts, into silver taels. As for the martial arts, none had been added to the Scripture Pavilion for the ti being.
「Council Hall.」
Shen Changqing sat at the head of the table. Yun Venerable and others had returned from outside, and representatives from the original hundred sects were also present.
"Chief Steward Luo, please report on the Demon-Subduing Division’s gains this ti!"
He looked towards Luo Jin, who was at his side.
Upon hearing this, Luo Jin first nodded, then stood up, faced the assembly, and spoke in a loud voice,
"This ti, we have annihilated 137 sects possessing the Pulse Condensation Realm, 68 great sects possessing the Innate Realm, and 17 top-tier great sects possessing the Grandmaster Realm, as well as two Supre Sects: the Myriad Buddhas Sect and the Heavenly Demon Sect.
"During this period, we obtained six top-tier Grandmaster Martial Arts, sixty-three ordinary Grandmaster Martial Arts, five hundred seventy-nine Innate Martial Arts, and three thousand seven hundred eighty-one Pulse Condensation Martial Arts.
"Furthermore, all confiscated goods, when converted to silver, total 417,560,000 silver taels!"
After Luo Jin finished speaking, the hall fell deathly silent.
Everyone’s face was flushed, and his words still echoed in their ears.
Over four hundred million taels!
None of those present had ever seen, let alone heard of, such a vast sum of silver.
"HISS!"
Chang Yin inhaled sharply.
Over four hundred million... That sum was beyond his imagination as well.
Take the Qingyu Sect, for example. All their sect’s resources combined would, at most, amount to a few million silver taels. Even if they liquidated all their properties and converted them into silver, they might only have a few tens of millions of taels.
And this was the accumulation of the Qingyu Sect over a thousand years, the legacy passed down through generations. Only now did they possess such reserves.
It was clear then how vast a fortune over four hundred million silver taels represented. If it all fell into the hands of a single sect, that sect could beco the world’s number one power in no ti. Moreover, it would be a sect far beyond the reach of any other.
Shen Changqing wasn’t surprised by the expressions on their faces. He, too, had been shocked when he first heard the news.
Over four hundred million taels.
That figure had also been beyond his expectations.
However, despite the vast sum, the silver was of little practical use to Shen Changqing at the mont, other than for issuing tasks within the Demon-Subduing Division.
Once everyone had a mont to process the information, Shen Changqing spoke, "These gains are the result of the efforts of all the sects; I am well aware of this. Now that the Heaven Alliance has been dismantled, everyone present has contributed. I previously promised to reward ritorious service. Now is the appropriate ti.
"From the 417,560,000 silver taels, those who overca a Supre Sect will receive 25,000,000 taels. Those who overca a top-tier great sect will receive 5,000,000 taels. Those who overca a great sect will receive 1,000,000 taels. Finally, those who overca sects possessing the Pulse Condensation Realm will receive 300,000 taels. If multiple sects joined forces to overco a single sect, the silver earned will be divided equally among them.
"Furthermore, the Qingyu Sect, as a Supre Sect, may select one Great Grandmaster Martial Arts. Top-tier great sects may choose any one top-tier Grandmaster Martial Art that reaches the Grandmaster Ultimate Summit. Ordinary great sects may receive any one Grandmaster-level Martial Art. Sects at the Pulse Condensation Realm level may acquire one Innate Martial Art."
"Thank you, Lord Shen!"
Everyone, including those from the Qingyu Sect, struggled to contain their excitent and replied in unison.
They were all quite satisfied with this distribution.
After all, if Shen Changqing hadn’t slain Shimohe on Saint Buddha Mountain, and if Yun Venerable and the other Defender Envoys hadn’t defeated those Grandmaster Peak experts, the sects, on their own, would have lacked the strength to eliminate the various sects within the Heaven Alliance. It was precisely because the Demon-Subduing Division had eradicated most of the top experts that they had the opportunity to destroy these other sects.
Now, according to Shen Changqing’s distribution, the combined silver taels the various sects would receive exceeded 240 million. Not only that, but each sect also acquired a martial art they had previously lacked, which was undoubtedly an excellent outco.
This was especially true for the Qingyu Sect. Great Grandmaster Martial Arts were what such Supre Sects truly coveted. Acquiring one would undoubtedly save them imnse effort.
Shen Changqing nodded. "Since everyone agrees, the distribution will proceed according to this plan. As for specific issues concerning individual sects, you may negotiate amongst yourselves. Should any objections arise, report them to the Demon-Subduing Division. However, I trust none of you will be shortsighted and risk a greater loss for a minor gain."
He issued this simple warning rely to prevent so from losing their heads over the vast fortune. However, such situations were unlikely to occur. After all, the rules were established by the Demon-Subduing Division. With the Heaven Alliance sects just annihilated, anyone who dared to provoke the Demon-Subduing Division at this juncture would truly be courting death.
Nevertheless, Shen Changqing felt it necessary to offer this reminder to prevent any future unpleasantness.
Currently, not many sects remained in South Nether Prefecture. With the sects of the Heaven Alliance eradicated, only those present in this hall remained as significant Jianghu Sects.
It could be said that the war against the Heaven Alliance had set back the martial strength of South Nether Prefecture by decades, if not centuries. Without at least several decades, there was little chance of recovery.
If any more of the remaining sects were destroyed, he thought, there wouldn’t be many left to help capture Demon Evils.
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