Southern Cloud State, Yunming Prefecture.
This was the prefecture closest to Central Emperor State, and also the very heart of Southern Cloud State.
Rarely, the entire prefecture had two Nascent Soul Factions, one of which was naturally the Ye Family.
As for Golden Core Factions, compared to the prefectures of Southern Wilderness State, there were quite a few more here—six in total.
And those were only the cultivators in plain sight. Whether these cultivators had hidden strength in the shadows was still unknown.
After all, the Righteous Path Sect's control over the prefectures here was not overly strict. It did not care whether they fought among themselves; they merely had to provide sufficient tribute according to the spirit mountains across the prefecture.
This arrangement resembled the Ye Family's Sea of Sand, ensuring that all the Righteous Path Sect's subordinate forces remained under pressure and ever mindful of danger.
At this moment, Xiao State Shepherd also descended before the spirit mountain and looked at Ye Jinghu.
He could be said to have watched Ye Jinghu grow up. More than that, he had watched Ye Jingcheng grow up.
His feelings toward the Ye Family and the Sky Sand Sect were particularly deep. Thus, although he held considerable authority as State Shepherd of Southern Cloud State, he had waited before the Ye Family's spirit mountain for Ye Jinghu to arrive with the Ye Family cultivators, rather than putting on airs and waiting for Ye Jinghu to seek him out.
After Ye Jinghu had settled everyone in, Xiao State Shepherd took out a storage bag and handed it to him.
"Yunming Prefecture has no shortage of small secret realms, and countless Spirit Herb fields have been cultivated here. It should be enough to support the Ye Family. Moreover, now that you are here, you