Chapter 309: Debate

Unlike the wandering cultivators from outside.

The current members of the Dongxuan City guard.

Most are cultivators native to Dongxuan City.

A small portion are cultivators who followed him since the city's founding.

Ye Qingxuan believed.

The vast majority of them were willing to pledge true loyalty to him and could successfully establish a Dao vow.

People might deceive themselves.

But they cannot deceive the rules of the Di Xuan Realm.

One cannot establish a Dao vow if one's heart and words do not match.

Therefore, Ye Qingxuan's requirements were not high.

To become core members, the Dao vows they established only needed to meet two conditions:

Permanent loyalty and never revealing any information about him.

Otherwise, it would only leave Dongxuan City facing a situation where no one was available in the end.

However, now that he had witnessed the four of them establish a Dao vow with his own eyes, Ye Qingxuan felt a sigh of relief in his heart.

This point was the key to his future expansion of his commercial power.

Indeed, after hearing Ye Qingxuan's words.

Witnessing this scene.

After so many years, he believed that Xue Yu, Jiang Wen, Li Mu, and Liu Feifeng were sincerely loyal to him.

Just as violating national laws does not necessarily constitute treason.

Only then could he reveal part of his secrets before them and increase their training efforts.

"We swear to serve the City Lord with our lives, and to serve Dongxuan City."

Ye Qingxuan nodded in satisfaction, yet felt no surprise.

Even if one day they were forcibly suppressed by powerful figures in the Di Xuan Realm.

Even the Xuantian Sect, as long as it was not a fundamental issue like betraying the Xuantian Sect.

After all, no one is perfect; it is unrealistic to bind all regulations with Dao vows.

With the binding of the Dao vow.

He made a decisive decision, directly establishing a Dao vow of permanent loyalty and never revealing any information before Ye Qingxuan.

Xue Yu, Jiang Wen, Li Mu, and Liu Feifeng did not hesitate.

In all other aspects, they were also bound by sect rules.

With the existence of the Dao vow, even powerful figures in the Di Xuan Realm could not obtain any information about him.

Xue Yu, Jiang Wen, Li Mu, and Liu Feifeng had followed him since the founding of Dongxuan City.

For other regulations, Ye Qingxuan could use the Dongxuan Edicts to bind and punish.

In the future.

Only the core members of Dongxuan City could receive his trust and cultivation.

Only the core members of Dongxuan City could become the true framework pillars for his expansion of commercial power.

When Xue Yu, Jiang Wen, Li Mu, and Liu Feifeng left Ye Qingxuan.

A row of large characters suddenly appeared outside the newly built main gate of Dongxuan City.

Announcing to the outside world that Dongxuan City would reopen to the public in three years.

This suddenly appeared news instantly shocked the many Soul Transformation Realm Venerables waiting beyond the barrier.

With the spread by these Soul Transformation Realm Venerables.

The news that Dongxuan City would reopen to the public in three years instantly spread throughout all major powers.

At the same time.

The rewards and reforms mentioned by Ye Qingxuan.

Under the announcement of Xue Yu, Jiang Wen, Li Mu, and Liu Feifeng, were quickly notified to all cultivators of Dongxuan City.

Upon learning that the reward was a cultivation cave dwelling.

All cultivators affiliated with Dongxuan City were overjoyed.

Meanwhile, the many wandering cultivators of Dongxuan City felt a wave of jealousy and regret.

Regretting that they had not joined Dongxuan City earlier.

For cultivators, obtaining a permanent cave dwelling of their own is of great significance.

From now on, they would no longer need to cultivate in temporary cave dwellings.

Moreover, after they established families and careers in Dongxuan City.

As long as Dongxuan City exists for one day, their cave dwellings can be passed down forever.

This point held too great an attraction for ordinary cultivators.

For most cultivators with average talent, their hope for the Immortal Path in this life was gone.

Passing it on to descendants, hoping that their offspring would produce someone of exceptional talent, would become one of their pursuits.

Owning a permanent cave dwelling in Dongxuan City gave them the confidence to establish families and careers there.

In this way, they would be more loyal and supportive of Dongxuan City.

This was the result Ye Qingxuan wanted to see.

Only by giving his subordinates bonds and concerns in Dongxuan City.

Would they be willing to pledge permanent loyalty to him and to Dongxuan City.

As expected.

Stimulated by the reward of a permanent cave dwelling,

the cultivators belonging to Dongxuan City showed little resistance to the reform measures announced afterward by Dongxuan City.

After the reforms were announced, they all voluntarily went to the City Lord's Mansion.

Under the joint witness of Xue Yu, Jiang Wen, Li Mu, and Liu Feifeng,

they successively swore Dao oaths and became core members of Dongxuan City.

In just three days,

about eighty percent of the cultivators previously belonging to Dongxuan City successfully swore Dao oaths.

Among the remaining twenty percent,

most failed to swear Dao oaths due to impure intentions.

They could only sign fake Seventh-Rank contracts branded by the Starlight Hall, becoming peripheral members of Dongxuan City.

However, they did not mind.

At this time, they had not yet realized how great the future difference would be between core members and peripheral members.

Therefore, although these people regretted not becoming core members,

they felt little disappointment or remorse in their hearts.

A very small number of cultivators wanted to enjoy the benefits of Dongxuan City but were unwilling to truly serve it.

So they simply did not go to the City Lord's Mansion, hoping to deceive their way through.

Inside a rented cave dwelling in Dongxuan City,

Li Yuan and his wife Mu Qingqing were gathering with several friends: Wang Xing, Jiang Dongming, and Sun Da.

At this moment, Li Yuan and Mu Qingqing were looking at Sun Da with displeasure.

Among the group, Li Yuan and Mu Qingqing,

were cultivators who had followed Ye Qingxuan since Guangqing City and chose to join the Dongxuan City Guard.

After the news of Dongxuan City's reforms was released,

the two of them took their son Li Bin and went to the City Lord's Mansion together.

At the City Lord's Mansion, Li Yuan and Mu Qingqing successfully swore Dao oaths and became core members of Dongxuan City.

Unfortunately, their son seemed to have been influenced by Sun Da.

He failed to swear a Dao oath and could only become a peripheral member of Dongxuan City.

Because of this, they had a big quarrel with their son.

This was the reason their son Li Bin was not in the cave dwelling at this time.

After a moment of silence, Li Yuan grew angrier the more he thought, and finally could not help but speak:

"Sun Da, if you did not want to pledge loyalty to Dongxuan City, why did you incite my son?"

Hearing this, Sun Da said carelessly:

"What does it have to do with me? Didn't Wang Xing also fail to swear a Dao oath and become a core member of Dongxuan City?"

"You..."

Hearing Sun Da's words, Li Yuan was furious and at a loss for words.

Wang Xing, who had been silent beside them, looked extremely embarrassed.

Among the five, Jiang Dongming also successfully swore a Dao oath and became a core member of Dongxuan City.

Only he, due to impure intentions, failed to swear a Dao oath.

Now he could only become a peripheral member of Dongxuan City.

As for Sun Da? After obtaining the permanent cave dwelling, he had been busy selling it and never went to the City Lord's Mansion at all.

(End of this chapter)