As neighbors of a top-tier great sect,
the Azure Cloud Sect and several other sects lived with little dignity, but at least their safety was assured.
As far as Qingxu was concerned,
what did pride matter? As long as the sect's legacy survived, they would still have the means to turn their fortunes around someday.
At that moment, looking at the elders before him, Qingxu very much wanted to shout that fortunes could reverse in thirty years.
But—
he glanced at his whitening beard and suppressed the impulse.
If he failed to break through to the Spirit Martial Realm,
in another thirty years, he would already have one foot in the grave.
While the sects of the Liangshan Spirit Domain trembled at the influx of powerful cultivators,
the Origin Sect was making preparations of its own.
It was simple.
With the branches relocating, their first priority was to build branch cities to accommodate the hundred thousand disciples who would soon arrive.
Those cities would be part of their foundation in the future.
There was no room for carelessness.
As for construction permits, with Qin Shujian's current reputation, getting a few from the Marquis of Northcloud was no great problem.
Although the land belonged to the Imperial Court,
the person who truly called the shots in Northcloud Prefecture was still the Marquis of Northcloud.
Once the permits were in hand,
Qin Shujian immediately assigned people to begin preparations for building the cities.
Since the construction schedule was tight, besides having the Origin Sect's Mission Hall issue tasks to recruit disciples to help, Qin Shujian also hired large numbers of craftsmen from outside.
All the materials were purchased from the Chengyun Trading Company.
At this,
Lin Wanyou grinned from ear to ear.
After Liangshan's promotion to a spirit domain, his friendship with