Chapter 1091: Confirming Division of Labor

"Go ahead and assign the tasks; we came back to help you!" Wu Qingcheng said to Ye Liuyun.

"Yes!" the other women chorused in agreement.

Ye Liuyun was indeed very grateful for these women's support.

"I currently have three areas lacking personnel. First, I need to set up my own merchant guild; I'll entrust that to Xue Er, who has experience running a guild.

The secret realms for medicinal herb cultivation and ferocious beast breeding will be handled by Ru Yue and Yu Er.

Most importantly, I need to establish my own intelligence network to gather information. For that, I want Xia Tianqiong and Ling Shuang to take charge. Tianqiong has managed a gang before and has some experience, and she knows the Zhongyang Dalu best. The two of you sharing the load and trusting each other is perfect.

After finishing, Ye Liuyun looked at the people just mentioned and asked for their opinions.

They all said they would do their best. Yu Er and Ru Yue were a bit timid, worried they might not manage well.

"Someone will guide you then! But remember, you must not let those guides pull your nose."

Ye Liuyun was referring to the Feng Clan.

Wu Qingcheng and Su Miaoyin also asked Ye Liuyun, "What about the two of us?"

Ye Liuyun smiled and said to the two of them, "You two have a lot to do. You must help me manage the Demonic God Sect, the alchemy and artifact workshops, cause trouble for the Cheng Clan, and keep an eye on the people the Feng Clan sends."

"In short, the matters are rather tangled; I can't list every specific task right now."

"Got it! The two of us are just maids, ready for your commands!" Su Miaoyin laughed, causing everyone to burst into laughter.

Ye Liuyun also laughed, "How could I dare treat you two as maids! When we have time, I'll take you to see the Beast Arena; I'm planning to start a similar business. We'll discuss it then."

Thus, the division of duties among the people around Ye Liuyun was roughly settled.

Yuan Datou, Ye Tiandao, and those Monster Beasts and ferocious beasts stayed by Ye Liuyun's side, fighting alongside him.

"Prince, you have me readying the troops; who are we fighting this time?" Qin Peng asked Ye Liuyun proactively.

Seeing no outsiders present, Ye Liuyun told him directly, "According to Emperor Xia's orders, we're to attack Lord True Essence and Marquis Pingnan this time. However, they don't yet know I've returned to Yi Cheng, so I need to go out and spread the word."

Hearing that, Qin Peng's smile faded a bit.

"That's indeed a tough battle. If we strike now, we might suffer losses!" Qing Peng told Ye Liuyun.

"Why say that?" Ye Liuyun asked Qin Peng, puzzled.

"These two are veterans of countless battles. Their troops far outnumber ours, and they have abundant combat experience. Our manpower is already scarce; forcing an expedition could lead to no return or a breach at home if we're careless."

Qin Peng objectively analyzed the strengths and weaknesses of both sides and explained them to Ye Liuyun.

"No problem, just recruit as best you can! I'll handle the rest. I also need some time before I go out, so I must first arrange these household matters."

Ye Liuyun comforted Qin Peng and suggested, "From now on, the war-preparation state can be upgraded to a standing army, so the soldiers train intensively even in peacetime."

"Very well!" Qin Peng agreed, immediately went to make arrangements. Before leaving, Ye Liuyun handed all the seized resources to Qin Peng.

Qin Peng also gave a substantial amount of resources he had plundered from various princes to Ye Liuyun.

Du Yan, accompanied by Luo Yurou, was also leaving. Ye Liuyun gave them several divine artifacts for self‑defense.

After they left, Ye Liuyun began distributing divine artifacts, cultivation resources, etc., to Wu Qingcheng and the others who arrived later, and also passed the Ten Thousand Poison Heart Sutra and the Shadow Concealment Technique to everyone.

He also gave Wu Qingcheng a defensive Spiritual Soul Attack artifact seized from Cheng Qifeng that can poison the Soul. Everyone else received a similar defensive artifact, even the Monster Beasts.

Then he led the group to the secret realm prepared for the ferocious beasts and released over twenty thousand of them inside.

Those twenty thousand beasts in Ye Liuyun's Space World almost completely drained the spiritual energy within that world.

Next, he had Yu Er refine the secret realm, effectively transferring its management rights to her.

With the management rights, leaving some Divine Sense inside allows him to control the ferocious beasts at any time, isolating them to prevent fights and reduce casualties.

Then they taught Yu Er to establish a Beast King, and had the Beast King and several high‑rank ferocious beasts of Earth Sovereign level sign Master‑Servant Contracts with Yu Er for easier management.

Ye Liuyun also buried an additional Mineral Vein underground and transplanted over ten Gathering Essence Trees to boost the secret realm's spiritual energy density.

After completing that, they went to the secret realm for medicinal cultivation, had Ru Yue refine it, and then planted various herbs there in an organized manner.

Ru Yue had previously assisted Ye Liuyun in managing herbs and had some experience, but the scale is now much larger.

Moreover, the spiritual energy concentration of the realm must be monitored. Ye Liuyun also transplanted several Gathering Essence Trees into the realm.

The Magic Vine remained dormant; Ye Liuyun could not awaken it, so he simply placed it inside the Xuan Kong Shi and left it be.

Xuanwu is breaking through a realm, having already taken the Transformation Demon Pill, and is ready to assume human form immediately after the breakthrough.

Huo Wu had been very curious about the blue ice serpent coiled around Ye Liuyun's arm, wanting to know its level.

Ye Liuyun immediately told everyone, "This is a Heavenly Sovereign, Fourth Rank ferocious beast. It's also our strongest trump card. In future danger you can borrow it for aid. Once Xuanwu completes the transformation and ascends, I'll have her transform too, so she can work with us."

Upon hearing that the blue ice serpent was of Heavenly Sovereign, Fourth Rank, everyone clicked their tongues in amazement.

"With just this blue ice serpent, we can join the great families!" Xia Tianqiong explained to Ye Liuyun, "There are few Martial Cultivators on the Zhongyang Dalu who have reached Heavenly Sovereign, Fourth Rank."

"Indeed. This is a trump card I hold, to be used at a crucial moment."

Ye Liuyun would never casually display this blue ice serpent before outsiders.

Afterwards, Ye Liuyun sent the others to rest, leaving Liang Xue, Wu Qingcheng, Su Miaoyin, Xia Tianqiong, Xia Lingshuang, and Huo Wu to study the resources needed for building the intelligence network and the merchant guild.

"The early funds and supplies for the guild can be obtained from Du Yan. Du Yan has already prepared all the resources."