Chapter 1188: Development and Expansion

Ye Liuyun told someone to bring Chen Song, and had him give a brief explanation of his plan.

After everyone finished listening, Ye Liuyun told Chen Song to go down and wait for the outcome, and then began discussing with Lan Ruo Bing and the others.

He first introduced Chen Song's situation to them, so they would have an idea.

Lan Ruo Bing and the others, however, did not care about Chen Song's past. They themselves were also former bandits, even more so than Chen Song.

After a discussion, they decided to have Lao Gui and Wu Tian take Chen Song and recruit the Southern Region immigrants into their army to replenish their numbers.

Later, Ye Liuyun called Chen Song again, introduced him to them, and then assigned Chen Song to be under Lan Ruo Bing's jurisdiction.

Chen Song first thanked Ye Liuyun for giving him this opportunity, and then thanked Lan Ruo Bing and the others for accepting him.

Wu Tian replied boisterously: "No need for politeness, you're one of us now! We were all former bandits, so if you hang out with us, you'd better be careful!"

Wu Tian's joke made everyone laugh, and Chen Song quickly got used to Wu Tian and the others' way of speaking, no longer feeling restrained.

After chatting a while longer, Chen Song directly left together with Lan Ruo Bing and the others.

Ye Liuyun no longer needed to worry about recruiting Southern Region immigrants, leaving it entirely to them.

With the remaining time, Ye Liuyun focused on cultivation, raising his realm.

At the same time, taking advantage of the return period, he had everyone train inside the Xuan Kong Shi to speed up their cultivation.

Everything progressed smoothly at Zhu Youfu's side.

The first batch of jerky has been completed. A small portion was given to Liang Xue as a sample, and the rest has been stockpiled for urgent wartime needs.

The first batch of six thousand Formation Plates has also been engraved. The Metal Puppets were carved according to the model, flawless, achieving an 80% success rate, with very good results.

These first Formation Plates are all for pressure training.

Qin Peng took the Formation Plates directly to train the soldiers.

Ye Liuyun's 30,000 Demon Cultivator legion also received a corresponding amount.

The soldiers are actively training, boosting their combat power.

At the Demonic God Sect, mineral veins have been gradually brought back. Wu Qingcheng has placed the veins in suitable locations. Most of the Spiritual Stone Veins have been situated in the Demonic God Sect and Yi Cheng.

The other veins were first placed on Yonglie Island and Yingzui Island.

With these resources as backing and support, Liang Xue's trade association and Xia Tianqiong's intelligence network expanded very smoothly.

During this period, the Demonic God Sect also took the initiative against several minor sects, annihilating them outright, showing the outside world its strength.

Other sects also realized this was Ye Liuyun's sect, and its conduct indeed matched Ye Liuyun's style.

Even if they could destroy the Demonic God Sect, they could not defeat Ye Liuyun's massive army.

Moreover, with the Demonic God Sect now rich in resources, it not only faced no resistance from other sects but also attracted many sects to seek friendship.

The Alchemy and Crafting Alliances have also begun receiving orders, and are steadily producing and shipping.

The arena is also raking in gold daily. During the cooperation between the Cheng Clan and Ye Liuyun, the Cheng Clan made no underhanded moves, and the partnership was very pleasant.

The medicinal herb Secret Realm was directly handed over by Ye Liuyun to his mother to manage, allowing Ru Yue to return to his side to devote herself to cultivation.

The ferocious beast base was directly allocated to the arena, freeing Feng Wanru as well.

Soon after, Zhuge Feiyu arrived at Yi Cheng. Ye Liuyun immediately put Zhuge Feiyu in charge of coordinating various resources, making him Ye Liuyun's chief manager of all enterprises.

Zhuge Feiyu hadn't expected to receive such an important task upon arrival. It shows how much Ye Liuyun trusts him.

After a period of adaptation, he quickly got the hang of it, coordinating resources from all sides for higher efficiency.

Consequently, Ye Liuyun's various enterprises rapidly grew and expanded.

Although his foundation is still not as strong as the Imperial Family, Feng Clan, and Cheng Clan, everyone already treats him as a top-tier power.

Ye Liuyun's rise to wealth has become a legendary tale, spreading across the entire Zhongyang Dalu.

Many senior strongmen, when teaching juniors, cite Ye Liuyun as an example.

Across the Zhongyang Dalu, almost no one is unaware of Ye Liuyun's name.

Yet he himself remains very low-key, mostly cultivating inside the Xuan Kong Shi. When he does go out, he only takes companions to stroll around Yi Cheng, rarely leaving.

Of course, he hasn't never actually gone out.

Disciples of the Demonic God Sect exploring mineral veins encountered resistance in several Secret Realms, so Ye Liuyun sent a clone with Xiao Lanbing, Xuanwu and other Monster Beasts, along with three hundred stone men, to support them.

However, each time it was the clone, dressed as a Demon Cultivator, that went out, drawing no attention. Moreover, it returned immediately after completing the task, causing no delay at all.

Ye Liuyun's rapid development immediately caught the attention of the Imperial Family and the Cheng Clan.

Especially after the Alchemical and Crafting Alliances truly began operating, they concentrated about 70–80% of Zhongyang Dalu's alchemy and crafting business into the alliances.

Across Zhongyang Dalu, alchemists and crafters without alliance qualifications and rankings are looked down upon.

Such huge profits can only be shared by Ye Liuyun and the Feng Clan; the other two families naturally covet them.

Even if Emperor Xia and Cheng Wenjun aren't jealous, the people around them worry that Ye Liuyun might become a monopolistic power.

Therefore, Emperor Xia specially invited Feng Yunxiao, Cheng Wenjun, and Ye Liuyun over to discuss the issue together.

Before arriving, Zhuge Feiyu had already realized the issue and discussed it with Ye Liuyun in advance.

"I think if you don't give up a portion of the profit share, the Imperial Family and Cheng Clan will definitely be jealous."

"Then just give it to them; I'll just earn a little less, but it will bind them together and cause far fewer troubles!" Ye Liuyun was quite open about it.

Zhuge Feiyu was secretly glad to have chosen the right person. Ye Liuyun is also a far-sighted individual who doesn't care about such small immediate gains.

Thus, when Ye Liuyun heard Emperor Xia mention the matter, he didn't hesitate and immediately stated: "I'll give the Alchemy and Crafting Alliance's profit share to the Cheng Clan and Imperial Family, each ten percent, as if you had invested. You can pay me Spirit Stones according to the Feng Clan's original investment ratio."

That sentence directly resolved the concerns of the Imperial Family and Cheng Clan.

Moreover, Ye Liuyun's demand was still to pay Spirit Stones according to the original investment ratio. That amount is less than a year's profit share from the two alliances, essentially giving them a ten percent share for free.

Emperor Xia and Cheng Wenjun naturally accepted gratefully.

Thus, the meeting was very harmonious, and everyone left satisfied.