Chapter 928: Division Master
Clear wind and bright moon, along with Xianyun Youhun, are He Song's current strong support.
Since the Ju Bao Pavilion's missions have temporarily ceased to be required,
He Song naturally wouldn't leave them outside.
Carrying them with him and using them as his foundation is the primary purpose of these Yuan Ying-stage puppets when they are idle.
Therefore, before He Song came here,
Qingfeng, Mingyue, and Xianyun had already been stored in He Song's spirit beast pouch to accompany Yu'er.
Only Youhun remained in the Magician's territory.
The reason He Song didn't bring Youhun back with him was also due to certain considerations.
Although Youhun was in the Magician's territory, the distance to Wanyao Continent was relatively close.
In such a situation,
Regardless of what moves the Magician's side might make in the future or what actions the beasts in Wanyao might take, Youhun could quickly learn about them.
And He Song could also perceive the movements of these two major sources of danger through Youhun's perspective.
This was why He Song chose not to bring Youhun here.
Leaving Youhun there was more meaningful for He Song.
Even.
He Song's previous idea of befriending Yu Xuanzi also had the purpose of having Yu Xuanzi keep an eye on Jiuyang Sect.
After all,
Yu Xuanzi's Lingyun Jing was one of the twenty-three domains of Jiuyang Sect.
In such a place, if Jiuyang Sect ever conflicted with Ju Bao Pavilion, it would undoubtedly be the first to suffer.
In this case, befriending Yu Xuanzi might also help He Song keep an eye on Jiuyang Sect's actions.
In the future, if Jiuyang Sect truly turns against Ju Bao Pavilion and prepares to sweep through the Ju Bao Pavilion branches within its territory,
He Song would surely receive this news at the earliest opportunity.
In such a situation, whether it's the Magician's side, Jiuyang Sect, or the vicinity of Wanyao, He Song has his informants present.
Once trouble arises, He Song can receive the news at the earliest time and respond accordingly.
Of course.
He Song's friendship with Yu Xuanzi was not solely for this purpose.
Yu Xuanzi, as a Yuan Ying-stage cultivator, also owed He Song a favor.
Such an existence was beneficial to He Song in many ways.
This goal was just one of them.
Shaking his head at the thought of Yu Xuanzi's charming figure, He Song discarded the ideas in his mind.
Then, He Song turned his gaze toward Mingyue in front of him.
Since He Song had just arrived here and knew nothing about the situation in Ze Tian Capital,
He naturally did not want to expose himself.
According to He Song's plan,
Suppressing Mingyue's cultivation to the early Yuan Ying stage and changing their appearance to resemble his own,
And having them act as Cang Songzi to become the division master of the Ju Bao Pavilion branch here, was the safest course of action.
As for He Song himself,
He would remain hidden in the shadows, quietly cultivating and manipulating Mingyue to manage the Ju Bao Pavilion branch here.
In this way, He Song could both possess a powerful background and ensure his absolute safety.
After all,
Although He Song had never heard of any Ju Bao Pavilion division master being killed by others,
For He Song, it was still necessary to prepare for the worst.
In case there were any hidden secrets or great conspiracies in Ze Tian Capital,
This method might help him avoid some life-threatening dangers.
Moreover, He Song had long been accustomed to practicing in seclusion while manipulating these Yuan Ying-stage puppets to handle external affairs.
In this situation, He Song's approach would not affect him in any way.
Also, since Mingyue had changed their appearance to resemble He Song's,
If He Song ever wanted to take the stage personally, it would be entirely feasible at any time.
Furthermore, since every move Mingyue made was controlled by He Song, no other cultivators would be able to detect any flaws.
In this way,
Having Mingyue impersonate him and manage the Ju Bao Pavilion branch here would only cost him one Yuan Ying-stage warrior at most.
Other than that, there would be no loss.
As for He Song himself,
He could safely remain behind the scenes, quietly enhancing his strength through continuous practice.
Considering this deal, He Song ultimately decided it was worth doing.
Moreover,
Even if something happened later and Mingyue couldn't handle it,
He Song could always step in personally without revealing any flaws.
With this mindset, He Song carefully considered the feasibility of this plan.
Finally, after finding no other loopholes,
He changed Mingyue's appearance to resemble his own.
Then, he manipulated Mingyue to begin investigating various situations in Ze Tian Capital.
As Mingyue went out,
The many situations in Ze Tian Capital and the Ze Tian Immortal Domain quickly appeared in He Song's mind.
The Ze Tian Immortal Domain was extensive,
Governing over a hundred immortal states.
Among these hundred immortal states, three Yuan Ying-stage upper sects had emerged.
In these three Yuan Ying-stage upper sects, the number of Yuan Ying-stage cultivators varied. The strongest, Bi Shui Sect, had as many as five Yuan Ying-stage cultivators.
The smallest had three, located within Liu Yun Pavilion.
Additionally, the middle one, called Shuang Jian Sect, had four Yuan Ying-stage cultivators.
In total, these twelve Yuan Ying-stage cultivators were not all within their respective Yuan Ying-stage upper sects.
At this moment, there were only eight Yuan Ying-stage cultivators still within these Yuan Ying-stage upper sects.
The remaining four were either out on expeditions or their statuses were unknown.
Among these eight Yuan Ying-stage cultivators,
One was stationed in Ze Tian Capital, making him a neighbor to He Song.
The Yuan Ying-stage cultivator stationed in Ze Tian Capital was from Bi Shui Sect.
As for the other seven,
Three resided within the most powerful Bi Shui Sect.
The remaining four were split between Liu Yun Pavilion and Shuang Jian Sect.
In this situation,
The current state was that Bi Shui Sect dominated alone, monopolizing four Yuan Ying-stage cultivators.
Liu Yun Pavilion and Shuang Jian Sect together had four Yuan Ying-stage cultivators.
Fortunately, the Yuan Ying-stage cultivators in Liu Yun Pavilion and Shuang Jian Sect had sensed the danger.
Therefore, Liu Yun Pavilion and Shuang Jian Sect were now united in solidarity to counterbalance Bi Shui Sect.
With the numbers of Yuan Ying-stage cultivators evenly matched,
Ze Tian Immortal Domain was relatively stable at this moment.
As for the internal situation in Ze Tian Capital,
After Mingyue's multiple investigations, no unusual situations were detected.
In this situation,
After He Song analyzed and confirmed that the Ju Bao Pavilion branch in Ze Tian Capital would not encounter significant issues in the short term,
He was satisfied and manipulated Mingyue to officially take office at the Ju Bao Pavilion branch here.
Fortunately,
The previous Ju Bao Pavilion master of this branch had not yet left.
Thus, He Song quickly learned about the situation of this Ju Bao Pavilion branch under the assistance of this person.
After officially handing over the position,
This person quickly left, whereabouts unknown.
As for He Song,
After rapidly understanding the situation of this Ju Bao Pavilion branch and taking over,
He soon began to take control of the Ju Bao Pavilion branch.
Firstly,
Since the previous master took many of his disciples away,
The number of Jindan-stage cultivators in this branch plummeted.
If He Song wanted to restore the previous state of this Ju Bao Pavilion branch,
Based on his estimate, he would need to cultivate several Jindan-stage cultivators under his command.
Regarding this,
He Song was somewhat troubled.
After all, he wasn't an ordinary Yuan Ying-stage cultivator who could easily take on disciples and start training them to become his successors.
For a longevity cultivator like He Song, who would never perish due to the passage of time,
Taking on disciples was naturally not within his considerations.
He didn't need anyone to inherit his legacy.
Nor did he need to find an heir to take over his vast resources.
Therefore, the current situation naturally put He Song in a difficult spot.
However, after some thought, He Song eventually found a solution.
Since he couldn't take on disciples,
He would craft a few Jindan-stage puppets indistinguishable from ordinary Jindan-stage cultivators.
With He Song's current research into the art of creating puppets, achieving this was quite simple.
It just required a bit of precious materials and subsequent manipulation with his divine sense.
These tasks were not difficult for He Song at this point.
Jindan-stage puppets, even if lifelike, did not require He Song to spend too many valuable materials.
As for manipulating these puppets with his divine sense,
Controlling Yuan Ying-stage puppets indeed consumed a lot of divine sense.
But if it was just Jindan-stage puppets, even controlling a hundred of them would not consume as much divine sense as controlling a single Yuan Ying-stage puppet.
In this situation, having a few more Jindan-stage puppets was not a heavy burden for He Song.
Moreover, He Song had already reached the Yuan Ying stage.
Using the Zifu-stage puppets he had created years ago to serve him was no longer suitable.
Thus, He Song would inevitably need to mass-produce some Jindan-stage puppets for his cave to serve him.
In this situation, creating a few more Jindan-stage puppets in the outside world was not difficult.
With this mindset, He Song quickly began creating Jindan-stage puppets.
He soon resolved the issue.
The vacancies among the Jindan-stage cultivators in the Ju Bao Pavilion branch were quickly filled by He Song's creations.
In this way, not only could the Ju Bao Pavilion branch continue to operate normally,
It could even allow He Song to gain insight into the lower levels.
These Jindan-stage puppets could also become He Song's informants, deepening his control over the Ju Bao Pavilion branch.
However, with these methods combined with He Song's own strength, he was already capable of fully controlling the Ju Bao Pavilion branch.
But for He Song,
Controlling such a large branch for the first time brought him joy.
Therefore, after completing these tasks, He Song also increased the annual salary of many Ju Bao Pavilion cultivators within the branch.
Moreover, the main pavilions and sub-pavilions outside the branch, which were under the branch's control, were treated similarly.
From this point on,
He Song had thoroughly grasped everything within the Ju Bao Pavilion branch, winning the hearts of all its cultivators.
The goodwill of a Yuan Ying-stage cultivator was fully felt by many Ju Bao Pavilion cultivators in the Ze Tian Immortal Domain.
After He Song completed all this and fully took control of the Ju Bao Pavilion branch under his command,
He did not personally assume the position of the branch master.
Instead, he continued to let Mingyue hold the position while remaining hidden in the shadows.
However,
After He Song truly manipulated Mingyue to fully grasp control of the Ju Bao Pavilion branch,
The three major Yuan Ying-stage upper sects in the Ze Tian Immortal Domain quickly sent one Yuan Ying-stage cultivator each to befriend He Song.
As a high-ranking official of the Ju Bao Pavilion, a division master of the Ju Bao Pavilion,
He Song's identity was quite powerful for these Yuan Ying-stage upper sects.
At least, even though their sects had many Yuan Ying-stage cultivators and could potentially kill a Yuan Ying-stage cultivator,
They would never entertain such thoughts.
They knew that if a Ju Bao Pavilion division master were ever killed outside,
The Ju Bao Pavilion headquarters would surely send investigators to thoroughly investigate and quickly uncover them.
By that time,
Facing the Ju Bao Pavilion, such a Transcendent Holy Land,
Even if they gained sufficient resources from He Song,
They would have no escape.
The strength of a Transcendent Holy Land was beyond the reach of ordinary Yuan Ying-stage upper sects.
Even the most powerful Yuan Ying-stage upper sects in the cultivation world, even those with dozens or even hundreds of Yuan Ying-stage cultivators within, could never match any Transcendent Holy Land.
A Transcendent Holy Land's power was invincible across the cultivation world.
Transcendents killing Yuan Ying-stage cultivators were not much harder than Yuan Ying-stage cultivators killing Jindan-stage cultivators, and might even be simpler.
A single word of the transcendent could outweigh thousands of words.
Therefore, when He Song, such a Ju Bao Pavilion division master, officially assumed office,
The surrounding Yuan Ying-stage upper sects would quickly send their own Yuan Ying-stage cultivators to offer congratulations.
In the future, there would be many interactions between these Yuan Ying-stage upper sects and the Ju Bao Pavilion division master.
Being the first to offer congratulations might also further strengthen the relationship between the two sides. (End of Chapter)