Chapter 1381: 1017: Grandpa, Do You Want the Land or Not?

"Thank you, Master, for your concern about my grandfather and the Celestial Sword Sect. I’ll go pay them a visit!"Wan Mingchuan thought that his grandfather was no fool. Clearly, his master was looking after the Celestial Sword Sect in every possible way because of their relationship, and now he’s gifting such a good place as Snow Cloud Valley. Such a windfall from the heavens shouldn’t be refused.

Seeing his top disciple eager, Jiang Yuan smiled and reached out to stop him. "Be patient, Hou Ze is currently counting last night’s battle loot.

We gained quite a few items from the earlier eradication of the Leisure Sect. They’re not useful to us, but your grandfather might find them useful. It’s not too late to bring the gifts along when you go after dawn."

"Master has thought it through so thoroughly, unlike me. I’ve been traveling these days and haven’t accumulated anything..."

"There’s no need for formalities between you and me," Jiang Yuan patted his shoulder and laughed, "Moreover, you brought back the Time Pavilion and You Lai this time and achieved great merit!

Giving gifts is just a formality; the Celestial Sword Sect is just starting out and can’t use expensive treasures effectively. It’s a matter of utilizing things where they’re most useful. It’s still early; I have some errands to run, and I’ll prepare a list and items for you when I return later."

He looked at the lifespan that was no longer increasing, knowing that the captives in Snow Cloud Valley had been squeezed dry by his diligent avatars, it’s time to take a tour of a new dungeon?

First, he clicked to dispatch avatars to busy themselves in dungeons that he had to clear personally, such as Old Dragon Cave, World Tree branches, and Mysterious Cave. Jiang Yuan himself entered the new dungeon where the eerie army was located.

Indeed, Qian Xiaoyu was directing the distribution, busy to the point of exhaustion.

It had no choice since Elder Scholar had stipulated that converting eeriness also counted as merit. But now, with so much eeriness and few new members, everyone was eyeing this piece of meat. As the one managing merit, Qian had to allocate things fairly and impartially.

"Hah! Look at him, acting all mighty. It’s just distributing conversions; does he have to get so red in the face and neck? Enough is enough." You Lai sold out his tribe for the commander position, avoiding hard labor and living quite comfortably with four meals a day.

Since coming here, his facade had completely dropped. He no longer bothered with his previous penchant for being taciturn or hiding his identity, sipping water leisurely and grumbling to Ugly Slave.

Ugly Slave was racking his brain researching arrays, and upon hearing this, he looked up with his ugly face grinning, "Heh heh, he’s just afraid of the people below surpassing him in merit and taking his position.

I have the same fear!

Otherwise, why else would I be here researching these things? Let me tell you, you should start earning merit too, otherwise if you’re surpassed and replaced, you won’t be the commander anymore."

"What?!" You Lai’s heart tightened. Damn it! That guy even won’t spare the dregs of the Leisure Sect. How can this intense competition leave any room for survival?

He turned his head to see a familiar figure appearing out of nowhere, startling him. He suddenly rose to mix among the eerie army, afraid of being seen by his tribesmen.

Originally, he thought becoming the commander would be a permanent solution—even if his tribesmen were captured, it wouldn’t matter, they’d dare not overthrow him.

But now he realized commanders could be replaced, and You Lai was anxious. He didn’t know how many tribes Jiang had captured; if they knew he sold out Snow Cloud Valley, the consequences would be unimaginable!

"I wish you well, Jiang!" Elder Scholar trotted forward, beaming and congratulating, "Congratulations and felicitations, Jiang has triumphed again. How are things? What’s the harvest this time?"

With the eerie army ever-growing, Elder Scholar finally tasted the power he had never experienced in previous lives—a true sensation of being just beneath one and above thousands, exhilarating!

It’s easy to maintain this position; just cling to Jiang’s golden leg unwaveringly. So every time they met, Elder Scholar spared no effort in flattering.

Jiang Yuan suddenly understood the joy of being a tyrant; apart from anything else, the mere scheme of having a troop of traitorous officials surrounding him, providing emotional value, was truly delightful!

Watching Elder Scholar serve diligently, Jiang Yuan was glad to offer benefits. After all, the dungeons that required purification were far too many, and they relied on the diligent eerie army to open them up.

"Thanks to Elder Scholar’s leadership skills, I wouldn’t have been so successful, learning the weaknesses of Snow Cloud Valley from You Lai’s mouth."

Originally meant to stir things up for amusement, Jiang Yuan unabashedly laughed, "After gaining the direct lineage’s forbidden area token from Mi Family, I led troops for inside and outside attacks effortlessly. Now, the entire Snow Cloud Valley is mine. Elder Scholar made great contributions; tell me what reward you’d like!"

Direct Lineage of Mi Family?

Forbidden area token?

The Mi Clan members, who had just been converted into eerie, were stunned upon hearing this, and angrily looked at the direct lineage among them, their moment of unity suddenly dissipating.

Elder Scholar, watching this, smiled a toothy grin and immediately took a step back, saying, "Please remember my merit for now, once my new plans are formed, then reward me together—it won’t be too late."

Saying so, he looked around afraid of any eerie eavesdropping, lowered his voice, "It’s been a while since we’ve prayed to the Creator God. It seems impatient, actually seeking me out!

But for some reason, there’s only a faint sense of it; no direct Divine Envoy has descended. I sense it wants me to continue praying.

Nowadays, with many people around, if an eerie mistakenly believes that leaning on the Creator God makes them invincible and causes trouble, it could backfire.

I’m thinking, Jiang, can you find another quiet place, and let me select simple-minded, easy-to-control eerie, to pray to the Creator God together? Perhaps, with more people, we can summon more powerful Divine Envoys for your pleasure."

Jiang Yuan raised his eyebrows slightly, unexpectedly finding the Outer Heaven Demon proactive; how can he stifle this mutual enthusiasm?

"Alright," he nodded in agreement, lowering his voice as well, "For safety’s sake, the selected eerie will be confined separately; if necessary, I’ll eliminate them—you go ahead and do it."