Regardless of the outside world's attitude towards the Breaking Clan, Yang Podi and a group of friends followed their maternal grandfather Niu Gao and others to the Mount Aermo in the north.
Of those traveling north this time, everyone except Tianyue was at least at the Soul King realm. They all traveled quickly and did not take carriages.
However, Heaven Dou City is indeed quite far from Mount Aermo, more than 3,000 kilometers away. Some people traveled for more than 10 days to reach Mount Aermo.
The largest city near the Mount Aermo is Monai City, which is about 70 kilometers away and is considered one of the more economically developed Mount Aermo in the region.
But when the group arrived in Monai City, they were immediately speechless.
The walls of Monai City are particularly small, and the city itself is also very small. There are very few people in the city, much smaller than Suotuo City I've seen before. It can only be described as one of the characteristics of northern cities, where the population is relatively sparse.
Moreover, according to statistics, the entire area within a radius of 300 kilometers in Heaven Dou has only about 5 million people. The population and area are about one-tenth of that of Heilongjiang Province in the previous life, making it one of the least densely populated places in the entire Heaven Dou Empire. Its total population is even less than that of Suotuo City. Monai City, on the other hand, is about the size of Nuoding City.
After seeing Monai City, Grandpa Niu Gao seemed a little hesitant. " Podi, do we really want to build a city here? I'm afraid even if we build the city, there won't be many people."
Yang Podi shook his head. "Although Monai City is a bit small, it's quite complete in all aspects. We'll expand the city's length and width by about five times and make it one of the largest cities in the entire north. Then, through the Breaking Clan's trade in medicinal herbs and other businesses, the population should gradually increase."
"Besides, this city isn't our main objective. It only provides us with an economy, so we don't need to expend too much effort on it. We should focus our energy on the development of our sect on the mountain, especially on defensive issues."
After observing the Monai City for a day, the group headed directly to the Mount Aermo.
As the information shows, Mount Aermo is very high and very dangerous.
The foot of the mountain is lush and green, quite suitable for planting some medicinal herbs, but the temperature on the mountainside drops sharply, making it unsuitable for ordinary people to live on. The entire mountaintop is covered in snow, making it difficult for anyone other than a Soul Master to live there.
After some discussion, the grandfather analyzed the geographical situation and made a design, which ultimately determined the general plan for the future sect.
At the foot of the mountain, in addition to establishing large medicinal herb fields, an academy will also be built to provide education for the disciples of all the major families and for all children within a radius of hundreds of miles who have awakened their Martial Soul.
The mountainside is the main residence of the sect, divided according to the major families. It includes various training grounds and houses. Disciples from other families will live in the mountainside, which serves as a gathering place for personnel.
The mountaintop is considered the core area of the family, mainly the residence of core disciples and those being cultivated. Although the environment is relatively harsh, it is more suitable for the cultivation of Soul Master Soul Master for honing their physical strength.
The sect's defenses are mainly concentrated on the mountainside, which serves as a relatively good natural barrier.
Of course, multiple secret escape routes were also set up, all of which led directly to the north side of the mountain. If an attack were to occur, the family could quickly evacuate through these secret routes and retreat directly to the icy north.
Various training grounds have also been established in the snow-covered areas north of Mount Aermo for people to exercise their bodies.
It must be said that my grandfather was indeed an expert in architecture. After a little brainstorming, he basically came up with a specific construction plan for the sect, and even came up with various protective measures for dangerous areas with ease.
Especially the core area atop the family mountain, where snow accumulates year-round, forming a natural barrier that outsiders would likely be unable to even find, let alone attack, the family's core territory.
After several days of planning, Grandpa Niu Gao led a few clansmen to clear out a small settlement on the mountaintop for Yang Podi and the others to cultivate. As for other planning matters, Grandpa Niu Gao and the clansmen handled them personally, since cultivation was the most important thing for Yang Podi and the children.
Surprisingly, perhaps due to the remote location, various Soul Beast were discovered around the mountain. Moreover, because the environment at the top and bottom of the mountain is completely different, there are quite a few different kinds of Soul Beast, making it almost a small Soul Beast forest. This will make it much more convenient for the family to hunt ordinary Soul Ring in the future.
In the time that followed, Yang Podi and the others began to cultivate in peace, as it seemed more convenient to cultivate on the summit of Mount Aermo.
In the following months, members of the two major families also moved over from the Heaven Dou region. The Breaking Clan and the Defense Clan alone had over a thousand Soul Master, almost filling the entire Monai City.
With his marquisate appointment letter in hand, my grandfather directly arranged for his family members to take over the Monai City and begin a massive construction project.
Over the years, the Defense Clan has grown to over 500 members, most of whom are Soul Master, and all of them are Defense System Soul Master. They have all awakened Plate-Armored Giant Rhinoceros and are generally skilled in construction. Whether building cities or clan residences, they can do so very quickly. It is estimated that they can complete all the construction according to the plan in about half a year.
This drew high praise from Yang Podi. In terms of construction speed, it was much faster than those so-called infrastructure maniacs; the efficiency was simply terrifying.
During this period, many things also happened on the Douluo Continent.
The first thing is that the Breaking Clan and the Defense Clan, which Zhentian in recent years, have actually moved away from Heaven Dou City.
In terms of reputation, the Breaking Clan and the Defense Clan have been the most dazzling existences in the entire Soul Master World in recent years. The clan leaders Yang Wudi and Niu Gao have both broken through to the Titled Douluo, which is also one of the very few Titled Douluo to appear in public in recent years.
In particular, the revenge battle between Niu Gao and Yang Wudi and Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo of the Spirit Hall shocked the world. The two great figures of the Spirit Hall were seriously injured, and Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo have not even been heard from recently, which seriously damaged the reputation of the Spirit Hall.
In addition, the disciples of the Breaking Clan and Defense Clan won the Soul Master Tournament without any suspense, and their several genius disciples became famous throughout the world.
But to everyone's astonishment, these two once-powerful families had actually moved entirely to the Mount Aermo in the north, effectively isolating themselves from the world.
Normally, if any family or sect had such strength, they should have recruited many outer disciples, gathered various geniuses, and established a powerful sect. Why would they simply move away like these two families?
After all, in the eyes of many ordinary Soul Master, these two families combined are comparable to the Upper Three Sects, and even surpass the old sect Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
However, the lack of ambition of the two families aroused the curiosity of many.
The second major event that occurred on the Douluo Continent was the sudden appearance of many strange and unusual manuals on the Douluo Continent's black market.
These manuals looked very strange, containing various exquisite cultivation methods, including a very profound meditation technique that was even more advanced than the meditation techniques passed down by the major families. In particular, some high-level Soul Master, upon seeing them, immediately regarded them as treasures and began to study them.
Among these secret manuals, the most important one is a method of spiritual cultivation that can enhance Divine Power. This method is almost unprecedented in the entire Douluo Continent.
In addition, there are various methods for manufacturing different weapons. These weapons are very precise and relatively difficult to manufacture, but they are priceless treasures in the eyes of skilled blacksmiths. Unfortunately, when these skilled blacksmiths wanted to manufacture them, they found that the manufacturing process required a lot of valuable metals. However, all the metals in the entire Gengxin City had been swept away by a mysterious person, which led to a surge in the prices of various metals.
In an instant, the entire Soul Master World seemed to be in an uproar. It was simply unbelievable that such a treasure could be spread.
However, no one could trace the source. All they knew were two mysterious people dressed in black who sold the goods in various black markets and even secretly within various families, at very high prices.
Some people tried to track down these two mysterious figures, but they seemed to appear and disappear without a trace. They were clearly high-level Soul Master, and they didn't even leave a trace. Even the most skilled tracking Soul Master couldn't detect them.
According to those who have traded with these manuals, they all originated from a mysterious ancient site. This site belonged to a major sect that existed ten thousand years ago, but for unknown reasons, it was destroyed in a natural disaster, which led to the loss of these manuals.
Two mysterious individuals discovered this ancient site through exploration and are now selling it in order to acquire more resources for future breakthroughs.
The last major event was that Dugu Bo actually fell out with Prince Xue Xing. The specifics of what happened were unknown to the outside world. All that was known was that the reason might be that Prince Xue Beng had offended someone he shouldn't have, and Prince Xue Xing, left with no other choice, used the favor he had done to help Dugu Bo in the past to settle the matter.
From then on, Dugu Bo and Prince Xue Xing had no further relationship. However, due to Xue Ye's repeated attempts to persuade him to stay, Dugu Bo continued to serve as an honorific in the Heaven Dou Empire. But it would probably not be so easy to ask him to help in the future.
Prince Xue Beng currently enjoys a terrible reputation in the Heaven Dou Empire, especially due to a constant stream of rumors. Some even claim that the deaths of Xue Ye's two sons were orchestrated by Xue Beng, all in an attempt to seize the throne. Cunning, treacherous, insidious, vicious, and ambitious are all synonymous with Prince Xue Beng. If he weren't a prince of the Heaven Dou Empire Xue Beng would be universally reviled.
At Prince Xue Xing's residence, both Prince Xue Xing and Prince Xue Beng had very gloomy expressions, especially Prince Xue Beng, whose face was marked with two handprints, which were particularly jarring.
Prince Xue Xing seemed extremely angry. "I told you to pretend to be a playboy, not to actually be one. Even if you want to recruit experts, you can't do it through such despicable means. This will not only make enemies for yourself, but also for the entire Heaven Dou Empire."
It turns out that Prince Xue Beng had taken the advice of some strategist and, having heard of the outstanding abilities of the Dragon Duke and Snake Granny, had considered recruiting them. Unfortunately, the two of them looked down on Xue Beng.
After analyzing the Dragon Duke Snake Granny, they discovered that the two doted on their granddaughter Meng Yiran, so they decided to start with Meng Yiran.
As a result, when Prince Xue Beng saw Meng Yiran, he was immediately overcome with lust and attempted to force himself on her, and almost succeeded.
Fortunately, at the last moment, the Dragon Duke Snake Granny arrived in time to stop it. Faced with their granddaughter who was almost humiliated, the Dragon Duke only had eyes for his lovely granddaughter and didn't care about the status of Prince Xue Beng. He directly attacked Xue Beng.
Xue Beng originally acted recklessly, relying on the protection of the Spirit Hall's Soul Douluo. But who would have thought that the Spirit Hall's Soul Douluo would be defeated by Dragon Duke in just a few rounds?
Even Prince Xue Xing's intervention couldn't quell the anger of the Dragon Duke, so they ultimately had to ask Dugu Bo for help.
After a fierce battle with the Dragon King and Dragon Duke Snake Granny, Dugu Bo barely managed to win, but the two sides had formed a deep grudge.
Dugu Bo was also speechless. To offend a Titled Douluo- level expert for something as trivial as Xue Beng was truly humiliating.
In the end Dugu Bo, in a fit of anger, severed ties with Prince Xue Xing.
Upon receiving the news, Xue Ye was so angry he nearly vomited blood. He slapped Xue Beng twice. The Titled Douluo expert that the empire had painstakingly won over through personal connections was wasted by Xue Beng.
At Prince Xue Xing's residence, Prince Xue Xing, being a cunning and shrewd man, seemed to have seen through something. He spoke to Xue Beng with a somewhat grave expression, "Where is the person who gave you the idea to recruit the Dragon Duke Snake Granny?"
Xue Beng said somewhat speechlessly, "That person seems to have been frightened by something; he's completely disappeared. I can't find him, and even his family members have vanished."
Prince Xue Xing was furious. "You idiot! You've been completely outmaneuvered. They planned everything step by step, using you to repay Dugu Bo's favor."
"Now things are really messed up. Not only does Dugu Bo owe me a favor, but you end up owing the Spirit Hall a favor instead."
Xue Beng hesitated for a moment before speaking, "Aren't I in a cooperative relationship with the Spirit Hall? How could I owe them a favor?"
Prince Xue Xing was speechless for a moment. "What kind of cooperative relationship do you have? Just for you, a prince? Their Soul Douluo risked his life to protect you and is now seriously injured. They will make you pay for this sooner or later."
"Especially after this incident, which caused such a great loss to the empire, even your elder brother despises you now. What hope do you have of contending for the throne in the future?"