A Man Should Be Like Jiang Mingyang

Ever since he had begun presiding over the government, Jiang Mingyang had been promoting his trusted followers.

At the same time, he promoted officials willing to throw in their lot with him and gave them ample resources.

Jiang Mingyang knew most of the officials joining him now were not truly loyal to him.

But he did not need their loyalty yet. He only needed them on his side.

After all, once they joined Jiang Mingyang, those officials would be branded "traitors and rebels" too. They had already boarded his ship.

Later, once Jiang Mingyang had raised his own followers to power, those officials would be nearing the end of their usefulness.

Presiding over the government did cut into Jiang Mingyang's cultivation time.

But because the imperial jade seal helped him cultivate, his progress had not slowed much. He could still advance at roughly the pace he would have managed through uninterrupted cultivation without it.

Meanwhile, as Jiang Mingyang gradually took over state affairs, Qian Renxue gained more time to cultivate.

In truth, with Qian Renxue's innate talent at level twenty, all she needed was time to cultivate, and her path to becoming the Angel God, a First-Level God, was virtually assured.

And yet... someone with such outrageous talent had come here to work undercover?

Several days passed, and the officials slowly grew accustomed to Jiang Mingyang presiding over the government...

Outside the imperial city

The Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament was due to begin soon. Tang San happened to learn that the Heaven Dou Auction House had materials he could use to make the Hidden Weapon known as Bat Wing Reincarnation.

So he planned to enter the city and buy them, adding another trump card to his hand for the tournament.

Tang San therefore set out for