Bombarding Cultivators with Cluster Artillery

Chen Xi spoke confidently.

It wasn’t just a rough plan, but which people to start with, what kind of oversight organization to establish, and how internal rules should be structured.

How to coerce or incentivize Xiantian and Masters, which Xiantian could be outright killed to shock others, and which Xiantian and Masters must be promised significant benefits and persuaded with good words...

Jiang Ding showed a look of admiration.

These were not things one could know from mere armchair strategizing; they required actual management of an organization and a deep understanding of it.

The former royal family of Yue Country had unexpectedly excelled in the education of their younger members.

”By the way, Brother Ding, I am not very familiar with the mortal families of the inner disciples or some of the elders; I’ll need someone to help with that.”

Chen Xi revealed a problem.

Jiang Ding looked at Liu SanQi.

”Little Ancestor Uncle, rest assured,” Liu SanQi said respectfully, ”I will dispatch a disciple well-versed in these matters to assist Miss Chen with this issue.”

”...As for the budget, set it at two hundred and twenty-one spirit stones per year.”

Chen Xi finally stopped speaking, looking at the youth in blue clothes before her.

Every action has its costs.

To win over Xiantians, assigning more inner disciples to inspect various places annually, influencing hundreds of millions of mortals in the vast lands of Yue Country—even if they are just mortals—the expense was astronomical.

This was only possible with the high status of Little Ancestor Uncle, which allowed many initiatives to be implemented without obstruction; otherwise, there would be even more difficulties.

”Ask Manager Liu for it.”

Jiang Ding answered, without reluctance.

It was also considered another way of taking from the people to use for the people.

”Yes, Little Ancestor Uncle,” said Liu SanQi respectfully, ”For the newly established... Mortal Realm Oversight Department, it would be best to send one or two trusted individuals to monitor whether your spirit stones are being spent properly and whether the tasks are being completed effectively.”

Two hundred plus spirit stones a year was a significant amount for Qi Practitioners, enough to tempt many minor cultivators into taking risks.

”Do you have any recommendations?”

”One of the Winter Three Servant Girls can take on this role; they are the most skilled in Formation Methods among the maids. Just choose one to accompany, and rotate every April.”

”Good.”

”There is another matter that Miss Chen has not considered.”

Liu SanQi looked at Chen Xi with some dissatisfaction, making the latter tense up.

”The inner and outer disciples have families of various sizes in the mortal realm, and few are supervised or restricted. Hence, there are many who act tyrannically, bullying men and overpowering women. This is part of the compensation given by the Sect for their arduous cultivation efforts.”

”You wish for good governance in the mortal realm, restricting local gentry and powerful families from their violent exactions.”

”They cannot and dare not resist, but this will further lower your reputation among a large number of middle and low-level disciples.”

”Further?”

Jiang Ding asked with some curiosity.

”Yes,” Liu SanQi stated gravely, ”In recent months, Three Spiritual Roots and Quadruple Spiritual Root cultivators of Dizifeng Peak have successively harnessed mana and become cultivators while you still exude the aura of a Xiantian Martial Artist.”

”Therefore, rumors have been spreading within the Sect that your Xiantian foundation has been damaged and your potential exhausted, leaving you disqualified from becoming a cultivator.”

”The rumors spread quickly throughout the Sect for unknown reasons,” he hinted.

Jiang Ding nodded slightly.

This was the consequence of directly offending two high-ranking Foundation-building cultivators, indirectly causing the discontent of a large number of other Foundation-building cultivators.

”Of course, these are baseless talks, unlikely to affect you in the least. You only need to pay a bit of attention,” Liu SanQi added.

”Will this offend a large number of middle and low-level Qi Practitioners further?”

Jiang Ding said indifferently, ”That’s of no concern.”

”Yes, I understand!” Liu SanQi said as he bowed and took a few steps back.

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They agreed on a few more details.