Seeing Them Off, Forbidden Land Master

Martial Saint City had six subordinate Deacons, respectively in charge of City Defense, the Household Bureau, the Justice Department, intelligence, secret realms, and Treasure Vault logistics.

All six possessed the strength of Eight-Realm Martial Saints, and most came from Martial Families.

Besides the six Deacons, Martial Saint City's strongest force was still the Veneration Mansion, where another twenty or thirty Eight-Realm Martial Saints were nominally affiliated with Martial Saint City.

However, compared to Deacons and Stewards, these people enjoyed relatively more freedom.

Altogether, under Martial Saint City's vast power structure, Lin Yi could mobilize fewer than forty Eight-Realm Martial Saints and over a hundred seventh realm Martial Saints.

As for Tong Pass Prefecture, aside from the Deputy Prefecture Lord of Tong Pass and the Twelve Town Guardians on the surface, there were also many Tong Pass Old Men.

These Tong Pass Old Men had formerly served as Garrison Commanders or Deputy Prefects before retiring, yet they still remained part of Tong Pass Prefecture's establishment.

Compared to Martial Saint City, this force was somewhat weaker, with only a dozen or so Eight-Realm Martial Saints and twenty to thirty seventh realm Martial Saints.

However, Martial Saint City's power structure relied on Martial Families, and many among them came from Martial Families, such as Qian Wujiang.

Tong Pass Prefecture, on the other hand, had purged many Martial Family members under Wushi's later reforms, forcing them out. Most of those remaining were exceptionally talented independent cultivators with clean backgrounds.

If he wanted to reform things and suppress the power of the Ancient Domain's Martial Families, he would likely have to strengthen Tong Pass Prefecture first.

However, after inspecting the reserve martial resources of the city and prefecture, Lin Yi's heart sank.

No wonder those two old bastards had fled so quickly.

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