Ling Yi had actually been pondering a question: since the upper limit of the Substitution Value for the stat-boosting support characters could be reduced, could it also be increased?
I think it should be possible.
The Substitution Value is linked to cultivation level. The higher the cultivation level, the higher the total Substitution Value. If you cultivate a group of utility characters, even if they only advance one major realm, the Substitution Value will increase tenfold!
During this period, Ling Yi discovered something interesting: none of the people who became targets on the Killing Intent Target list improved their cultivation level.
I don't know if it's because of the system.
Whether it's true or not, you'll know once you try it.
"Are you willing to be my Xiao Di?" Ling Yi asked Xu Tianyun and the others.
"Wh-what?" Xu Tianyun looked at Ling Yi in disbelief.
"What, you don't want to?" Ling Yi said in a deep voice.
"Yes, yes, a hundred times, a thousand times, I'm willing! I've met my master!" Xu Tianyun was extremely excited and immediately knelt down.
Is that really an exaggeration? Actually, it's not an exaggeration at all.
Little did Ling Yi know that after experiencing wave after wave of life and death, Xu Tianyun and his group were running around like stray dogs.
These past few days have been absolutely unbearable.
They desperately want a Big Shot backer, someone who can protect them!
Especially after learning that Ling Yi was incredibly powerful and had caused such a huge incident in the Ten Thousand Demons Kingdom.
They not only slaughtered dozens of the Demon Clan cities, but also occupied Ten Thousand Dragon City Ten Thousand Dragon City, turning it into a human city.
They had never seen the true Immortal Cultivation Realm before. After witnessing the true powerhouses of the Eastern Continent, they realized that while these people viewed A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality as ants, they themselves were merely slightly larger ants.
Only after experiencing hardship can one truly understand oneself and gain self-awareness.
"Don't call me master, call me boss."
"It's the boss!" Xu Tianyun and the others shouted.
"Um, boss, does that mean we won't have to suffer from that curse anymore?" Xu Tianyun asked cautiously.
"Of course not, but your cultivation levels are too low."
No need to try or use them, but Ling Yi will still retain their Substitution Value entries and will not drag them into the Sharing entries.
They are not qualified!
However, their Substitution Value was temporarily adjusted, so the Substitution Value of these Little White will not be consumed for the time being.
Ling Yi looked at the group and smiled slightly, "Do you want to become stronger?"
A look of anticipation shone in Xu Tianyun and the others' eyes. Did they want to become stronger? They wanted it more than anything.
Will Ling Yi really help them become stronger?
It should be noted that everyone present had previously harbored murderous intent towards Ling Yi and Lin Xue'er, and many had even personally attacked Ling Yi.
"My Ling Yi can't be too weak," Ling Yi said, pointing his hand into the Void.
Tuantuan Light Ball appeared out of thin air in an instant. These Light Ball were Dao Pattern Restriction, but Dao Pattern Restriction condensed with Chaos Divine Yuan Power had long since transcended the scope of Restriction.
More accurately, this is Divine Restriction.
This Divine Restriction is an optimized version of the level 40 Ten Thousand Dharma Spirit Refining Array. It has two functions: automatically absorbing Spirit Absorption and then purifying it.
With a wave of his hand, these Divine Restriction fell into the bodies of these people, entering their respective Dantian.
Xu Tianyun and the others were filled with trepidation, completely unaware of what had happened, and could only watch blankly as the Divine Restriction entered their Dantian.
"You've been given the opportunity, but you only get one chance."
After saying that, Ling Yi walked towards the City Lord's Mansion.
Only after Ling Yi and the others disappeared did Xu Tianyun and the others come to their senses.
"Just like that? Father, what do we do next?" Xu Baishan asked.
"Cultivate!" Xu Tianyun said.
Before leaving, Ling Yi sent Voice Transmission to Xu Tianyun, containing only two messages: one about cultivation, and the other that he must not leave Heavenly Dragon City.
The reason for having them train was to see if their increased strength would boost their Substitution Value in the Killing Intent Target list.
The reason he couldn't leave Heavenly Dragon City was because Ling Yi didn't trust these guys; none of them were any good.
Once their cultivation level improves, who knows what kind of trouble these guys might cause.
Zhao Hao, Xu Baishan, and others remain on the list of Killing Intent Target.
If they disobey, Ling Yi thought.
After Xu Tianyun and the others left, a young man slowly walked out of the alley.
The boy was dressed in coarse linen clothes, covered in patches.
His hair was messy and his face was covered in dirt, Yanran like a little beggar.
However, this person's eyebrows and eyes were rather long and thin, and his eyes were slightly narrowed, giving him an arrogant air.
"What Ling Yi just used was definitely not the method of a cultivator. The power contained within it was extremely unfamiliar and made one's heart tremble," the boy murmured.
"A cheat code, a priceless treasure? That's interesting. Whatever it is, your opportunity is mine Kun Tun's."
After a brief monologue, the creature slowly vanished, disappearing into the Void.
Although Ten Thousand Dragon City is not as large as the previous Miao Dragon City, it is still quite big.
It's roughly the size of a first-tier city in my previous life.
It can accommodate ten or twenty million people without any problem at all.
The city's population is only Wu Bai million, of which 99% are A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality and a few are cultivators.
Although the Sword Spirit Clone held the title of city lord, it, like Ling Yi's main body, lacked any management experience.
Managing a city, in particular, is even more troublesome.
Therefore, the Sword Spirit Clone found a group of people in the Mortal Realm with management skills to help him manage the normal operation of Ten Thousand Dragon City.
After Ling Yi returned, he immediately put away his Sword Spirit Clone. The next morning, he summoned all these people together in the name of the city lord.
In the main hall of the city lord's mansion, Ling Yi sat in the main seat.
Jiang Hongchan and Lin Lan stood to Ling Yi's left, while Lin Xue'er stood to Ling Yi's right.
Below are the twenty temporary administrators of Ten Thousand Dragon City recruited by the Sword Spirit Clone.
These people included Martial Practitioner and ordinary people, but none of them were cultivators.
Ling Yi's gaze swept over the crowd below, and through his Sword Spirit Clone, Ling Yi gained some understanding of them.
These people, in the Mortal Realm, included prefects, generals, court officials, and even emperors.
The deputy city lord was once an emperor in the A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality realm.
These people are indeed quite capable; they managed Ten Thousand Dragon City very well in a short period of time, and their contributions are undeniable.
"Two things. First, establish the Council of Elders of Ten Thousand Dragon City. The Council of Elders is divided into the Cabinet Council of Elders and the External Affairs Council of Elders, with five members in the Cabinet Council of Elders."
Ling Yi has no experience in managing cities, but he can apply some of the systems from his previous life.
Of course, this includes some of my own interpretations that I've come up with on my own.
"The Ministers in charge of the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Ministry of Works, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs are divided into five ministries, with five officials in each ministry."
"Elders are elected by the people, and each elder serves a maximum term of four years... All matters are decided by a joint vote of the five elders, with the minority abiding by the majority..."
Ling Yi adopted the cabinet elder system, and based on his own understanding, he went on and on about a lot of things.
Afterwards, he randomly selected five people to serve as cabinet elders.
"Can you provide a detailed and specific outline of everything I've mentioned in the shortest possible time? Is that alright?"
"Please rest assured, City Lord, we will do our utmost."
"Alright, here's your first task: build the army for Ten Thousand Dragon City, initially planned to have one million men. You'll have one month..."
Once everything was arranged, Ling Yi ended the meeting.
The rest is up to these people to handle themselves.
He went on and on, but his real purpose was this million-strong army.
To be precise, Ling Yi plans to include this million-strong army in the Sharing list.
On the one hand, it was to achieve the system upgrade targets; on the other hand, it was also a genuine desire to cultivate an invincible legion for Ten Thousand Dragon City.
Ling Yi and his group couldn't stay in Ten Thousand Dragon City forever.
Moreover, sooner or later Ling Yi and his companions will leave this world, explore a new Map, and head to the Divine Domain.
Once Ling Yi and his group leave, Ten Thousand Dragon City will lose its ability to protect itself.
With such a large army, self-defense can be achieved.
After all, this is the Ten Thousand Demons Kingdom.
Previously, Ling Yi had acted impulsively and Summon many Clone to clear out monsters throughout the Ten Thousand Demons Kingdom.
But killing is ultimately not the best way to solve problems.
Should we slaughter all trillions of the Demon Clan in the Ten Thousand Demons Kingdom? Rather than killing, we should Intimidation and control them.
The Sword Spirit Clone that Ling Yi Summon is doing just that.
Some of the Sword Spirit Clone have already arrived at the Wang Cheng of the Ten Thousand Demons Kingdom and are currently engaging in friendly exchanges with the remaining Demon King.
"You intend to use the Ten Thousand Dragon Country as a base to unify the Ten Thousand Demons Kingdom?" Lin Lan asked Ling Yi while brewing tea in the inner courtyard of the City Lord's Mansion.
"It's something they can do on a whim; as for how well they can achieve it, that depends on themselves." Ling Yi shook his head.
"What you did so casually is no simple feat. The methods of governance you proposed are far more efficient and comprehensive than the current dynastic system," Jiang Hongchan added from the side.
As for Lin Xue'er, this woman is very shrewd now, only focused on improving her cultivation. She cultivates whenever she has time, and her lines are becoming fewer and fewer.
Yes, she marginalized herself.
Ling Yi didn't take it to heart. Ling Yi had given her opportunities to appear on screen before, and more than once.
But since she herself wants to be marginalized, then let her stay in Ten Thousand Dragon City and simply not appear on camera anymore.
" Ling Yi, I want to go back to the Immortal Realm."
"Do you want me to go with you?" Ling Yi asked.
"Need not!"
Lin Lan and the others are now quite strong, and with Ling Yi's help, their cultivation levels have improved significantly.
Jiang Hongchan has reached the Pinnacle the Spirit Transformation Realm and is about to reach the Body Integration Realm.
Although Lin Lan was only at the Nascent Soul Realm, she cultivated Immortal Spiritual Power by using the Ten Thousand Dharma Spirit Refining Array, and her strength was not much weaker than Jiang Hongchan's.
Lin Xue'er also reached the Spirit Leaving the Body Realm, breaking the curse that prevented the Yin-Yang Dual Golden Cores from continuing cultivation, and her strength was equally formidable.
"How did you get back to the Immortal Realm?" Jiang Hongchan asked Lin Lan curiously.
"Once I leave the territory of the Ten Thousand Demons Kingdom, as long as I am not affected by the Heaven-Locking Grand Formation, I can use my Immortal Spiritual Power to communicate with the Immortal Realm passage," Lin Lan explained.
Jiang Hongchan was stunned for a moment. "Doesn't that mean that as long as one cultivates the Ten Thousand Dharma Spirit Refining Array and extracts Immortal Spiritual Power, one can Ascension the Immortal Realm?"
"Ahem, not entirely." Lin Lan coughed lightly. Why was this girl so honest?
Jiang Hongchan immediately understood that Lin Lan's identity was special, and probably only she could do this.
Otherwise, wouldn't cultivators at the Mahayana Stage be able to Ascension the Immortal Realm at will without waiting for their immortal Immortal Spiritual Power to Perfection?
Ling Yi immediately Summon a Clone and said, "Bring the Sword Spirit Clone with you!"
Lin Lan knew the power of the Sword Spirit Clone and said gratefully, "Thank you!"