As a bona fide Sword Pavilion True Person, no matter how weak the Ancestor of the Yun Family was, he was still an absolute behemoth to those small Qi Refining factions beyond.
Before long after word spread from him, factions of every stripe had all arrived.
"Cinnabar Origin Sect, Myriad Arrays Hall, Spiritual Treasure Institute, Beast-Taming Sect, Talisman Gate, Wine Immortal Cult, Spiritual Plant Valley... Good heavens, the hundred arts of cultivation are all here!"
Lu Yang's scalp tingled as he watched. According to the Ancestor of the Yun Family, these factions had all, to varying degrees, been supported by the Sword Pavilion. Most of Jiangnan was made up of such forces—profoundly accomplished in the hundred arts of cultivation, yet poor at fighting Dharma battles, leaving them no choice but to shelter beneath the Sword Pavilion's rule.
This was evident from Jiangnan's overall landscape.
In Jiangbei, not only were there Foundation Establishment sects, there were even one or two Golden Core sects. But what about Jiangnan? There was not a single Golden Core sect!
This method of governance had both advantages and drawbacks.
The drawback was naturally the lack of subordinates. Jiangnan had always relied on the Sword Pavilion itself to take the field, whereas in Jiangbei, the Sacred Sect could at least issue orders and summon cultivators from throughout Jiangbei.
Yet its benefits were considerable as well. With Jiangnan alone supporting the Sword Pavilion, it had not only raised the Sword Pavilion's strength to an astonishing level, but had also made Jiangnan prosperous to the utmost extreme. In terms of cultivating and utilizing resources, it could hang the other three regions up and beat them.
Thus, Lu Yang soon received gifts until his coffers overflowed.
"Thirteen families. The Geng Metal spiritual objects squeezed out of a full thirteen sects