Chapter 2651: Internal Division

Jian Chen and Xu Ran left the central region, returning to the Pingtian Empire in the southern region.

Now, the Pingtian Empire had already reclaimed all of its lost land. With the powerful backing of the Tian Yuan clan, Mo Xingfeng’s position as emperor had stabilised once again.

Mo Xingfeng’s cultivation was nothing special. He was nowhere close to becoming a Godking, so who knows how many people were envious and jealous of his position.

However, no matter how many people envied it, Mo Xingfeng’s position was immoveable, as he was someone Jian Chen personally appointed.

Jian Chen’s words carried quite some weight across the entire Cloud Plane, let alone the southern region. Even the Tong family, Firegod clan, and Cosmic sect would take them seriously.

Jian Chen was in no hurry to return to the Tian Yuan clan. As soon as he entered the Pingtian Empire, Xu Ran and he disguised themselves. They travelled across the Pingtian Empire at a steady rate as they toured many provincial cities.

All of the provincial cities of the Pingtian Empire had suffered damage of varying degrees from the recent war. Now that the war had ended, all the provincial cities were undergoing repairs.

The entire Pingtian Empire was bubbling with vigor and vitality. It was prosperous.

In the end, Jian Chen arrived in the Swordseeking province. The people of the Ling family were handling the repairs there.

When he arrived there, Jian Chen could not help but think about Ling Hougong. Back then, Ling Hougong was one of the few people who gained Jian Chen’s recognition in the Divine King of Pingtian. However, after he received Godking Duanmu’s legacy, he vanished, and there was no news of him since then.

With Jian Chen’s current strength, he would be able to find Ling Hougong as long as he was still on the Cloud Plane. However, he did not. Ling Hougong had obtained Godking Duanmu’s legacy. That was his fortuitous encounter, but he clearly needed time to digest and absorb this fortune. He would appear when the time was right.

Jian Chen had secretly taken care of the Ling family after Ling Hougong left. Although he rarely took personal action, he had told the Tian Yuan clan to watch out for them a very long time ago.

As a result, the Ling family had been developing smoothly under the Tian Yuan clan’s care. They had no reason to worry about their status.

In the end, Jian Chen returned to the Dong’an province. As soon as he arrived, he saw towering city walls stretch up from the ground. The reconstruction of the provincial city was one of the greatest scale in the Pingtian Empire. The project used the most people as well, reaching over a million.

With over a million cultivators rebuilding the city, the speed was apparent. In just a short amount of time, the city walls had become extremely imposing. Not only was it grander than before, but it even wrapped around a larger area.

Using this opportunity, the provincial city of the Dong’an province had expanded once again.

“The entire provincial city was destroyed, but the new provincial city is much grander than before.”

“Brother, the provincial city we’ve built will probably be able to match up to the imperial capital of the Blood Sun Empire.”

“I haven’t gone to the imperial capital of the Blood Sun Empire before, but I heard from the foreman that our city will be even more magnificent and even more awe-inspiring than the imperial capital of the Blood Sun Empire.”

“Right? Not only is the Dong’an province the greatest province in the Pingtian Empire now, but it’s also the greatest province in the entire southern region.”

“You don’t even know what you’re saying. What greatest province in the southern region? Let me tell you straight that the current Dong’an province is the greatest province across the entire Cloud Plane. Don’t ask me how I know this. I have a niece who happens to be an attendant in the Tian Yuan clan. She specially serves a protector in the Tian Yuan clan. She heard it from the protector.”

“A protector? Heavens, isn’t that a Primordial realm expert from the Tian Yuan clan?”

Similar conversations could be heard within the provincial city. It was filled with amazement and astonishment.

Many people became lost in wonder when they saw the scale and grandeur of the new provincial city. Even though the construction was not finished yet, its tremendous scale left a permanent impression on many people.

“Why is the city so big?” When Jian Chen saw the provincial city, he was surprised as well. When Xi Yu gave him the blueprints for the new provincial city, he had only glanced through it roughly, as there was no need for him to worry about these small matters with Xi Yu and the others present.

He only gained a rough understanding that the new provincial city would be rather large. He had never anticipated it to be so big.

Its size could truly match up to the imperial capital of the Blood Sun Empire now.

“The current Tian Yuan clan indeed requires a provincial city of such a scale,” said Xu Ran. She was completely unaffected by this sight. She had lived for millions of years and had been to many places. Her insight was so great that she only found the provincial city to be at a tolerable size.

Afterwards, the two of them returned to the Tian Yuan clan. Before they could even sit down properly, a few members of the upper echelon asked them to visit the discussion hall.

Over a dozen people were seated within the majestic discussion hall. Most of them were the managers of the clan and members of the upper echelon. Jian Chen was only familiar with a fraction of them.

“I am Hua Qing. Greetings to the patriarch!”

“I am Hua Antai. Greetings to the patriarch!”

As soon as he entered the discussion hall, two middle-aged men stood up in a hurry. They arrived before Jian Chen politely and rather submissively before directly dropping to their knees and bowing their heads.

Jian Chen looked at the two of them and frowned slightly. Hua Qing and Hua Antai were both late Godkings. On the Cloud Plane, such individuals would possess some status, yet they actually discarded their pride to kneel before him. Jian Chen became a little confused about their intentions.

“Patriarch, the Hua brothers are from the Heavenly Moon Empire.” At this moment, Xi Yu explained proactively, “The Heavenly Moon Empire had three peak organisations, which were the imperial family, the Earth Spirit sect, and the Daoist Sect of Calm Clouds. Below the three of them would be organisations like the Hua clan founded by the Hua brothers. The Hua clan has already sworn its loyalty to the Tian Yuan clan, so members of the Hua clan will never betray us. As a result, I plan to groom the Hua clan into the controller the Heavenly Moon Empire. I was wondering if the patriarch agrees with me.”

“Patriarch, you must handle this matter carefully. The Hua clan isn’t the most powerful in the Heavenly Moon Empire. If we want to support an organisation, we should support the most powerful one. Only then will we be able to remain in control. In my opinion, the Gula clan is the most suitable.”

“Patriarch, the Zilei clan of the Heavenly Moon Empire has had many years of business with our Tian Yuan clan. They would always let us get the best end of the deal. As a result, we would gain the greatest profits with the smallest price. They have always been good friends with our Tian Yuan clan. Patriarch, please forgive me for my honest opinion, but I think we should support organisations on good terms with us rather than organisations that we have no idea what they’re thinking.”

After Xi Yu, two other high-ranking members of the Tian Yuan clan spoke out, recommending a clan each.

Although Jian Chen had left Xi Yu to manage how they would deal with the Heavenly Moon Empire, he did state that the Tian Yuan clan should not occupy the Heavenly Moon Empire.

He understood that he would always worry about the future of the Tian Yuan clan due to his identity, so he always minimised the size of the clan, preventing it from expanding too much. That way, it would be easier for him to evacuate them all.

Everyone naturally obeyed his words. Since the patriarch was against the Tian Yuan clan occupying the Heavenly Moon Empire, the high-ranking members of the clan all got to action to support a side.

Jian Chen could tell that this had happened as well. Clearly, Xi Yu had called him over in such a hurry because so many high-ranking members were against her decision, so she could not make one.

The words of these high-ranking members seemed very reasonable on the surface. They all seemed to be considering for the Tian Yuan clan.

“You’re recommending the other two organisations so eagerly, so you must have received quite a lot of benefits from them,” Jian Chen suddenly looked at the two high-ranking members and said calmly. Xi Yu’s identity was not as simple as an elder of the Tian Yuan clan. She was also the princess of the Xi Empire, so her status was great.

Why would these people oppose her without enough benefits to urge them on?