The Empire of Godly Prowess was established. Lu Li began to appoint officials.
Lu Feixue was the regent, in charge of the empire.
Madam Yan was the State Councilor, taking orders from Lu Feixue. She was in charge of all the affairs of the empire. She was essentially the manager of the civilian system.
Yu Huashen, Zi Huanqiao and Ming Yu were all generals. Yu Huashen was in charge of the armies of the Heaven Frigid Kingdom and the Heaven Cold Kingdom, Zi Huanqiao was in charge of the Heaven Martial Kingdom, and Ming Yu was in charge of secret guards.
Lu Li delegated tasks to others. He left everything to Lu Feixue and the others. He was ready to go to the Clouds City.
He needed to discuss something with Jiang Qiling. He wanted to sell some special Mystical Materials of the Northern Desert to the Chamber of Commerce of Delicacy and buy some top-level Mystical Materials from them.
Of course …
The Northern Desert didn't have many good things. They were all low-level stuff. The good thing was the quantity. That being said, the Northern Desert couldn't make as many Xuan Crystals in a year as a region of the Central Plains.
Lu Feixue would be in charge of the distribution of resources. He didn't need too many Mystical Materials for cultivation.
He planned to buy some Mystical Materials for the Cyan Phoenix Race and the Mammoth Race to make them stronger. In this way, his team would be more powerful.
When his subordinates were stronger, he would be more powerful as well. Well … the premise was that he could control them.
The entire system of the Northern Desert was changed. The three kingdoms were abolished and there were only 18 regions.
Each region would have a regional master to coordinate the affairs in the region. Then, each region would have a general in charge of the military affairs.
In this way, the region wouldn't fall into the hands of one family.
This was the system of the Central Plains. It was more complete and easier to manage. More resources could be collected.
Yu Family, Bai Family and Zi Family benefited a lot. Many regional masters were from the three families.
All the territories of the Heaven Martial Kingdom belonged to the Zi Family. This was something Lu Li had agreed upon before.
The regional masters of the Heaven Frigid Kingdom were mostly from the Bai Family. The Yu Family controlled the Heaven Cold Kingdom and the Thousand-island Lake was still given to the Bai Family.
In other words, 30% of the profits of the Northern Desert would be given to Lu Li. The Yu Family, Zi Family and Bai Family would take 30% and the other families of the Northern Desert would get the rest.
Even 30% was enough for Lu Li to gain a considerable amount.
In terms of Xuan Crystals, Lu Li could earn one trillion Xuan Crystals a year. If he controlled the Northern Desert for 10 years, that would be 10 trillion Xuan Crystals, enough for him to reach the peak of the Noble Lord Realm.
However …
The benefits that he had obtained were going to be distributed to the Cyan Phoenix Race and the Mammoth Race. In the next few years, he was going to invest a lot of Mystic Crystals into the two races. He needed stronger subordinates to protect his benefits.
Although the empire had been established, the Northern Desert was not peaceful yet.
Chaos was still breaking out in countless cities. Some small clans were trying to fish in troubled waters or had close relationships with the Du and Ye clans and were plotting against them.
Therefore, in the following days, both Yu Huashen and Madam Yan were busy.
Zi Huanqiao, on the other hand, was not that busy. After all, the Tianwu Kingdom had always been the Zi Clan's territory. It was just that the various clans in the Tianwu Kingdom had one more boss' boss.
Lu Li had been cultivating at the Ling Empress City for half a month. The Teleportation Formation at the Heaven Martial City had been dismantled and moved to the Ling Empress City to connect with the Clouds City.
Lu Li was ready to set off with only Ming Yu.
There was no need for powerful warriors to protect them at the White Cloud Mountain. If anything were to happen, all the Noble Lord Realm warriors would be of no use as the Palace of Peaceful Heavens had Human Sovereign Realm warriors.
Lu Li crushed a jade talisman and the Teleportation Formation at the Clouds City was activated. Two hours later, Lu Li and Ming Yu arrived at the Clouds City.
"Young Master Lu!"
Jiang Hong was guarding outside the Teleportation Formation. He bowed to Lu Li and so did the warriors of the Palace of Peaceful Heavens who were guarding the Teleportation Formation.
Lu Li nodded and walked out with Ming Yu. He asked in a low voice, "Is your young lady still here?"
"Not anymore!"
Jiang Hong shook his head and said, "She has gone back. She is trying to reach the Noble Lord Realm.
She said she will go to the Northern Desert after she reaches the Noble Lord Realm. You can tell me if you need anything. She has told me. "
"Okay, let's talk at the tavern."
Lu Li walked directly to the tavern. In a yard, Lu Li said seriously, "I need the Pavilion of Delicacy to look into something for me. I am looking for someone."
Jiang Hong shrugged his shoulders and said, "That is easy. I can make the decision. Young Master Lu, please go ahead."
"My sister Lu Ling!"
Lu Li took out a portrait and handed it over. Then he explained, "My sister is 20 now. She is of fire phoenix birth and she was taken away by Ghost Snake Granny at the Northern Desert.
But when someone from the Lu Family went to the Cyan Plains to look for Ghost Snake Granny, they said my sister was intercepted by a mysterious powerful warrior.
That mysterious powerful warrior has learned the seventh rank Profound Meaning, Holy Light Profound Meaning. He must be at least at the peak of the Noble Lord Realm. He might be at the Human Sovereign Realm or even the Earth Immortal Realm … "
"Holy Light Profound Meaning?"
Jiang Hong murmured with a frown, "This Profound Meaning is special. Not many people have learned it. It should be easy to find out.
Young Master Lu, are you sure that Ghost Snake Granny is not lying? "
"I am not sure. You can send someone to the Cyan Plains to have a look." Lu Li decided to ask the Pavilion of Delicacy to go to the Cyan Plains for the sake of safety.
Jiang Hong nodded. Then he asked for more details and said that he would ask the intelligence department of the Pavilion of Delicacy to look into it.
Jiang Qiling said that Lu Li's business was her business. As long as it was not too much, she would do everything for Lu Li.
Jiang Qiling enjoyed a high status at the Pavilion of Delicacy. For one thing, she was the only daughter of the Master of the Pavilion of Delicacy. For another, it was because of her cultivation speed.
Even the patriarchs of the Pavilion of Delicacy were shocked by her cultivation speed. If this young lady could keep on cultivating like this, reaching the Earth Immortal Realm would be just around the corner.
Lu Li then moved on to the second matter of his visit. He wanted to do business with the Pavilion of Delicacy. He wanted to sell the surplus Mystical Materials at the Northern Desert to the Pavilion of Delicacy and buy the Mystical Materials he needed from the Pavilion of Delicacy.
This was a matter of mutual benefit. Jiang Hong would not turn it down.
The Pavilion of Delicacy had a branch of the Pavilion of Delicacy at the Clouds City. At once, Jiang Hong sent for Jiang Hua, the Chief Steward of the branch, and introduced him to Lu Li.
Jiang Hong said that Lu Li could turn to Jiang Hua for all future transactions. He would charge the price according to the Central Plains price and 20% off from the Pavilion of Delicacy.
This was a great honor. Jiang Hong was giving Lu Li many Xuan Crystals for free.
At first, Lu Li refused. Jiang Hong smiled and said that all distinguished guests of the Pavilion of Delicacy could enjoy this treatment. It was not a big deal.
Jiang Hong had the right to do so without asking for permission.
Lu Li didn't turn him down anymore. They talked about the details of the cooperation. Lu Li bought some pellets and Soul Crystals for the cultivation of Xuan Energy and went back with Ming Yu.
At the same time, he made a list of Mystical Materials for Noble Lord Realm such as Rising Dragon Grass, Thousand Palm Leaves and so on. He would buy them directly next time he came.
He didn't bring too many Mystical Materials and Mystic Crystals with him this time. He didn't want to be involved in these trifles. He would ask Ming Yu to come and trade with him in the future.
Jiang Hong and Jiang Hua saw Lu Li off in person. After they were gone, Jiang Hua asked in confusion, "Patriarch Hong, giving Lu Li a 20% discount is … against the rules, isn't it?
Lu Li is no longer a disciple of the Lu Family. It will be hard to explain to the Hall of Patriarchs. "
"I don't need you to tell me anything."