This only made He Song even more determined to develop a force in the Azure Sea Realm and have that force offer tribute to him, so that he could rapidly increase his own strength.
Although doing so was somewhat unfair to the cultivators within that force,
it was also a way to quickly increase He Song's strength.
Moreover, with the contract within their souls, He Song had no fear that these people would ever escape his control.
In fact, as He Song's own strength increased,
once he acquired even more profound control techniques, even if these people later broke through to Spirit Transformation, Void Refinement, or even higher realms,
they would still be utterly incapable of escaping his control.
Of course, as long as they followed He Song for long enough, their cultivation would naturally grow higher and higher under his nurturing.
The resources they had previously earned for He Song
would naturally become nourishment for their own breakthroughs in cultivation in the future.
Moreover, even if their cultivation could no longer advance an inch,
after they fell, He Song would properly take care of their wives, children, and elderly parents.
So long as He Song remained in the Azure Sky Realm,
their wives, children, and elderly parents would naturally be able to enjoy wealth and prosperity forever.
Even if He Song later went to the Azure Sea Realm, or even ascended to the Immortal Realm,
their wives, children, and elderly parents would still receive the care of the forces under He Song's command.
Such a state of affairs could indeed be called sharing the nation's fate, and the lifespan of a mortal kingdom could not even begin to compare with the time He Song would remain in the Azure Sky Realm.
Under such circumstances,
He Song believed that these