The Nine Yang Sect swiftly sent powerful cultivators to visit Serene Valley and specially enfeoffed it with an extremely vast tract of land.
Within this territory existed numerous Spirit Transformation forces, but because of the Nine Yang Sect's enfeoffment, they would need to offer tribute to Serene Valley.
Of course.
The Nine Yang Sect's enfeoffment was not without restrictions.
After accepting the Nine Yang Sect's enfeoffment, Serene Valley likewise needed to offer tribute to the next level above it.
And that tribute would naturally end up in the Nine Yang Sect's pockets.
It could be said that with a single offhanded remark, the Nine Yang Sect had brought Serene Valley under its rule.
Yet neither He Song's followers within Serene Valley nor He Song himself had any resistance to this.
They were even somewhat pleased.
Although Serene Valley had previously been within the Nine Yang Sect's sphere of influence, it had not been incorporated into the Nine Yang Sect's rule.
Back then, Serene Valley had to offer tribute without possessing any official status. It was like an outsider paying protection money.
Although the Nine Yang Sect would provide some protection to outsiders who paid such protection money.
If something truly happened, however, the Nine Yang Sect would at most avenge them.
That was the only way to prevent the other outsiders paying protection money from feeling as though the rabbit had died and the fox mourned.
As for rescuing them when a crisis arrived.
That was something they did not even dare dream of.
But now that Serene Valley had been incorporated into the Nine Yang Sect's rule.
Not only would the resources Serene Valley needed to offer as tribute decrease, it would also be enfeoffed with an enormous territory.
Within this territory, Serene Valley would be the undisputed overlord,