Shan Li Manages the Household and Develops the Ancestral Lands!
Shi Dian went into seclusion on Divine Firmament Peak, and Shan Li took over all the affairs of Lightning Bear Line, big and small, to preside over them.
She was a direct descendant of the Mountain Bear Lineage, and in terms of skill and confidence, none of the nine Nascent Soul Bear Kings under her command were more assertive than her.
Moreover, Shi Jian had instructed her before going into seclusion that she should be in charge of all matters outside.
That's enough.
"Lei Ya, your Azure Profound Tribe has occupied those three spiritual peaks in the Eastern Territory. Thirty percent of the lightning-attribute ore mined from the Spirit Vein belongs to the public treasury."
Shan Li sat upright on the throne, holding a Jade Slip slip in her hand. Without raising her head, she spoke. No one questioned her position.
Lei Ya stood at the lower end, his azure vertical pupils slightly narrowed.
30%?
He wanted to say something, but the words stuck in his throat.
The memory of being slapped into a ravine by Shi Jian that day is still vivid in my mind; my whole body still aches, let alone the thought of defying Shan Li, the direct descendant of the mountain range.
"OK."
Lei Ya responded with a single word.
Shan Li glanced at him, a slight smile playing on his lips, but said nothing more.
"Lei Li, your clan's Spirit Vein produces 20% of the Life-Extinguishing Lightning Essence annually."
"Baoting Hong, there is a large amount of thunder energy in the wasteland where your Frenzied Thunder Tribe's western border meets the new territory. It must be handed over to you every year as needed."
"Xuanlei Min, the Profound Lightning Yuan Mine in the north of your Yin Void Tribe will henceforth be under the unified control of the public treasury."
As they read out the list one by one, the faces of the seven bear kings grew increasingly grim.
But not one dared to utter a sound.
Shan Li closed the Jade Slip slip and tossed it onto the table.
"If you have any objections, speak up now."
"No objections, then everyone can be resettled. By the three-year deadline, the relocation and resettlement of all departments must be finalized. The mining of Spirit Vein, the deployment of prohibitions, and the rotation of patrols must all be carried out according to the rules."
She paused, then added.
"Whoever's territory gets into trouble, that person is responsible for cleaning it up; if they can't, they can come to me, and I'll take care of them myself!"
The seven bears bowed in unison. "Yes."
Once the bears had retreated, Shan Li breathed a sigh of relief and leaned back in his chair.
She looked down at her palms; the energy of her Nascent Soul Perfection flowed smoothly through her meridians; the Daoist essence of her Earth Dao Immortal Foundation [Ten Thousand Layered Peaks] was calm and restrained, which complemented her personality perfectly.
But this composure couldn't suppress the unease in his heart.
She looked into the tightly closed cave abode, where not a single sound could escape.
Spirit Transformation.
It sounds easy, but how many out of hundreds or thousands of Nascent Soul Nascent Soul can actually reach that level?
Her father, Shan Wanling, was in the Middle Spirit Transformation and had cultivated two Immortal Foundation; however, that old man spent a full eight hundred years going from the Nascent Soul Perfection to breaking through to the Spirit Transformation.
It took his father eight hundred years to dare to take this step.
Shi Jian had just reached the Nascent Soul Perfection Spirit Transformation; such courage is truly astonishing.
However, dangers lurk everywhere. Breaking through as soon as possible is naturally the better, but risks are omnipresent, so how could she not worry?
In the following years, Shan Li was not idle.
After settling the affairs of the seven sects, she set about another matter: further transforming the environment of Divine Firmament Plain.
For Shi Jian to break through to the Nascent Spirit Transformation, secluded cultivation alone is far from enough.
To reach the Spirit Transformation, one must resonate with the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth; therefore, an environment rich in the essence of Dao of Lightning is needed as a cradle for breakthrough.
Although Divine Firmament Plain has several Spirit Vein, its Dao of Lightning energy is ultimately somewhat lacking.
Compared to those ancient thunderous lands that have accumulated thousands or tens of thousands of years of thunderous energy, the Dao of Lightning aura of Divine Firmament Plain is indeed much inferior.
The method of Shan Li is also very simple and brutal.
That means spending money, constantly pouring resources into it!
She first acquired Dao of Lightning spiritual items from various branches through the Mountain Bear Main Lineage, using some spiritual items bestowed upon her by the clan as a base.
Profound Lightning Essence Spirit, Purple Firmament Lightning Crystal, Frenzied Thunder Marrow Stone, Azure Profound Lightning Wood...
Anything that can improve the environment and replenish the energy of Dao of Lightning is accepted without hesitation.
Is the price too high?
No worries, the loot we seized in the Battle of Shi Jian Fallen Fire Valley is enough to keep us going for a while.
Having spiritual objects alone was not enough. She also invited several Nascent Soul Nascent Soul from the main lineage to set up a Lightning-Attracting Essence-Gathering Grand Formation within a hundred miles of Shi Jian's secluded meditation hall over three months.
The grand formation uses thirty-six lightning-attribute spirit crystals as its base, drawing all the Dao of Lightning energy within a hundred-mile radius to Divine Firmament Peak.
On the day the formation was completed, the sky within a radius of a hundred miles darkened.
Purple-gold thunderclouds gathered from all directions, hovering above the cave abode and lingering for a long time; arcs of lightning crackled and popped between the clouds.
From a distance, it looked like Lightning Domain shrunk ten thousand times.
That made a huge commotion.
The patrolling bear demon, a hundred miles away, saw the thundercloud in the distance and shrank back in fear.
"Is that... the Lord undergoing tribulation?"
"Nonsense, that was a trap set up by the madam."
"Isn't the scale of this event a bit too exaggerated?"
Shan Li stood outside the formation, looking up at the thunderclouds with a satisfied expression.
The aura of Dao of Lightning is several times richer than before; cultivating the Dao of Lightning Immortal Foundation in this environment is twice as effective with half the effort.
But she still wasn't satisfied.
In the following years, Shan Li continued as before, first removing all the ordinary spirit trees within a ten-mile radius of the stone palace.
After that, they replaced it with lightning-attribute spirit wood collected from various places.
Those spirit trees were entirely purplish-black, with arcs of lightning dancing between their canopies. They were naturally able to absorb the energy of Dao of Lightning from heaven and earth. After being planted, they complemented the Lightning-Attracting Grand Formation, further enhancing the thunderous energy of the environment.
Secondly, there is Divine Firmament Peak, where a large amount of Dao of Lightning minerals were buried in the mountain by the Shan Li; after the essence entered the soil, it slowly released the origin of Dao of Lightning, seeping into the surrounding rock and soil layers.
The entire underground area was transformed into a natural spiritual land of Dao of Lightning.
Finally, he took out dozens of Nascent Soul Law Treasure that Shi Jian had seized in Fallen Fire Valley from his reserves, refined all those containing the energy of Dao of Lightning, and poured them into the foundation of the great formation.
In just a few years, the core area of the entire Divine Firmament Plain has changed completely.
Within a radius of hundreds of miles, the sky is perpetually shrouded in purple-gold thunderclouds, and the underground Dao of Lightning energy is as thick as a physical substance. Walking within it, one can feel the fine arcs of lightning dancing on the surface of one's skin with every breath.
Low-level Demon Beast cannot even get close.
Bear demons below the Foundation Establishment will be corroded by the Dao of Lightning energy if they step into a range of 100 miles, causing their skin and flesh to go numb and their bones to become soft.
Those at the Golden Core Realm can barely endure it, but even they can't last long.
Only those at the Nascent Soul can move freely in this place.
This place is now privately referred to as the Lightning Domain by the bear demons of the tribe.
It is seen as a symbol of Shi Jian, inheriting the name of the Tyrant!