Collecting Spirit Taxes, Enriching and Strengthening the Tribe!
"Thump--!"
"Thump--!"
"Thump--!"
Suddenly, three loud and ancient bronze bell sounds resounded from the top of the towering divine mountain at the very center of Divine Firmament Plain.
The bell tolled like muffled thunder from the heavens, rolling majestically across the vast expanse of sixty million miles, instantly silencing the myriad clamors on earth.
The entire plain, the thousands of fortresses and hamlets, and the tens of millions of living beings all straightened their appearances and stopped what they were doing at this moment.
The once-a-decade Grand Necropolis has begun.
Divine Firmament Lightning City, Opening Origin Square.
The entire plaza was paved with ten-thousand-year-old Profound Lightning, covering a radius of a hundred miles, and surrounded by twenty-four thunderous battle flags, each a thousand feet tall.
Thunder symbols surged on the flag, exuding Sha Qi aura.
It is the natal totem of the Twenty-Four Lightning Bear Tribes, and is used as a symbol.
On the high platform directly north of the square, Shi Pan, clad in heavy black armor, sat with his hand on his sword.
A century has passed, yet it has not left the slightest trace of decline on him. On the contrary, it has honed his aura of holding the power of life and death to the point that it is like a heavy sword drawn from its sheath, exuding authority without anger.
Below him on both sides, several Dao Spirit Bear Human -men in purple robes, holding jade registers, stood solemnly.
"The auspicious hour has arrived; twenty-four departments present their poems!"
The official's deep, thunderous voice ripped through the Yunxiao and shook the plains.
Before the words were finished, the void barrier on the south side of the square suddenly burst open, and a group of giant demons, clad in heavy armor and brimming with Qi and Blood, marched in like an iron Great Wall.
At the very top of the list was none other than the [Azure Profound Tribe] under the Frenzied Thunder Line.
Lei Ya, with heavy steps, walked to the foot of the platform, knelt heavily on one knee, and held up a Qiankun Ring carved with a thunderous beast in both hands, shouting loudly:
"The Frenzied Thunder Azure Profound Tribe submits its tribute to the Divine Firmament Main Branch!"
"Three million shi of third-tier Purple Cloud Lightning Spirit Rice! Twelve thousand fourth-tier Lightning Spirit Ginseng! Thirty thousand jin of fifth-tier Deep Sea Profound Lightning Iron! Two thousand third-tier Dao of Lightning Demon Beast Cores! Three portions of fifth-tier Spirit Transformation level ' Crimson Flame Thunder Marrow '! In addition, five hundred cartloads of Wind and Thunder Crystals offered by the Thunder Leopard Race under my command!"
Shi Pan nodded slightly, his gaze calm.
The accountant below, Xiu, deftly drew his Qiankun Ring into his hand, scanned it with his Divine Sense, and swiftly recorded it on the jade register. "Azure Profound Tribe, all taxes paid in full, rank advanced!"
"Thank you, Steward Xie!" Lei Ya stood up, his face showing arrogance, and stepped aside.
Then came the second part, the third part...
"The Divine Firmament True Yang Tribe, submits its tribute..."
"The Profound Lightning Awakening of Insects Tribe, submit your tribute..."
"Primal Lightning Crimson Firmament Tribe, pay taxes..."
Twenty-four films in total, one after another, came forward.
Boxes of rare and precious treasures, radiating spiritual light, were opened and examined on the spot, revealing a vast expanse of treasure energy intertwined with pure thunder essence.
It transformed into a sky full of colorful rays of light, completely dyeing the towering thunderclouds overhead.
From the most basic lightning-infused foods, spirit medicine, and raw minerals, to the rare and highly sought-after Heavenly and Earthly Sha Lightning Crystals and fourth-tier Heavenly Spiritual Materials, and even the fifth-tier Heavenly and Earthly Lightning Essence that takes millions of years to cultivate from the earth's core...
The mountain of rare treasures, flowing like water, almost dazzled the eyes of all the powerful figures present; this was not merely a collection of wealth, but also the terrifying and despair-inducing foundation of a dominant tribe!
In just over a century, it seems as if the world has changed completely.
"Call--"
One of the Nascent Soul Nascent Soul from the Thunder Elephant Race who was accompanying the ceremony secretly gasped, and whispered to his companion beside him, "A tax levied only once every ten years, and it's already this abundant!"
"The fifth-grade spiritual materials offered just now are enough to nurture multiple Nascent Soul; this truly demonstrates the strength of a powerful clan."
"Who can argue with that?"
The Thunder Tiger Race's patriarch, his eyes gleaming with shrewdness, spoke with utmost reverence, "The Divine Firmament Line is clear about rewards and punishments. Of these spiritual items confiscated, aside from a small portion sent to the Ancestral Peak's secret vault, the majority are distributed as rewards to the emerging young prodigies of various tribes."
"With such resources flowing in, how could the younger generation of the Lightning Bear tribes not become strong?"
From the high platform, Shi Pan looked down at everything, a barely perceptible smile playing on his lips.
Once the rules are established, the community gains backbone.
Only with such a concentrated demonic heart can one avoid heartbreak in the future.
With twenty-four tribes as its boundaries, countless dependent minor tribes as its wings, and tens of millions of ordinary people as its foundation, this seemingly harsh and ruthless system of taxation and reciprocation was, in fact, copied from the Human Race.
But I have to admit, this set of rules is really effective!
This is precisely the fundamental hub that has produced so many outstanding talents in Divine Firmament Plain over the past century.
Write it down.
Shi Pan turned his head and whispered to a trusted confidant beside him, "In this grand gathering, all departments performed exceptionally well; allocate thirty percent of the spiritual essence and immediately send it to the Blessed Land of the Divine Firmament Peaks to provide resources for the newly promoted Lightning Bear."
"I will ensure that those young people who enter the pass to cultivate will lack nothing in terms of food and drink!"
"I will obey the Grand Steward's decree!"
The core of Divine Firmament Plain is surrounded by verdant peaks.
If we compare the towering Divine Firmament Ancestral Peak to a colossal, ancient spirit that stands tall between heaven and earth, then the eight towering peaks surrounding the Ancestral Peak are equally impressive.
It was like the eight bronze shields lying beside the giant spirit.
These unusual peaks were, a century ago, treacherous cliffs and precipices teeming with strange and chaotic formations.
After Shi Xiao Spirit Transformation and Shi Jian received countless treasures from the Shi Xiao Profound Lightning Ancestral Court, Shi Pan single-handedly overcame all opposition and spent endless wealth and resources to capture nine fifth-order thunder Spirit Vein from various places in Divine Firmament Plain.
He then used his great supernatural powers to transplant thousands of spiritual trees, which grew around the ancestral peak, creating eight superior-grade thunder-path blessed lands.
Secondly, there are medium-grade Blessed Land, and countless low-grade Blessed Land; more than a hundred Blessed Land stretch endlessly, resembling a holy land for thunder cultivators.
This place was also designated as a sacred training ground for the younger generation of disciples from Divine Firmament Plain.
Only the purebred cubs who stand out among the twenty-four great competitions, or the Dao Spirit Bear Human have made unparalleled contributions, are qualified to set foot in it and gather the mysteries of heaven and earth.
Of the eight peaks, the one located due east is the most mystical and extraordinary.
The peak is dark purple in color, and its shape resembles an ancient heavy sword thrust upside down into the earth. The summit is shrouded in a persistent purple-gold thundercloud all year round.
Before the mountain gate, a towering stone tablet, carved from divine jade, stands majestically, upon which are engraved three large characters exuding an ancient and profound Daoist charm:
[Purple Firmament Peak]!