On this side, Zhang San started crazily "borrowing" cultivation resources from the various influential families in Daxing City.

Everyone, in order to maintain their current status in Daxing City, especially some families wanting to seize high positions, nearly emptied all the cultivation resources within their family just to please Zhang San.

Of course, Zhang San really delivered, and two people from the families that gave the most cultivation resources soon obtained positions as Chiefs of Staff.

Within the Six Departments, the Chief of Staff is the head of one department.

Seeing such effectiveness, many families immediately began sending more cultivation resources to Zhang San.

And Zhang San, relying on the cultivation resources of the prestigious families and nobility in all of Daxing City, quickly cultivated the Eight Days and Eight Moons.

However, at the stage of Sea Creates Sun and Moon, for someone like Zhang San who has cultivated three Seas of Wheels, only cultivating Six Days and Six Moons is considered Perfect.

If one can cultivate Nine Days and Nine Moons, it is Great Perfection.

And what Zhang San desires is Great Perfection, requiring the cultivation of Twenty-seven Days and Twenty-seven Moons.

Therefore, the cultivation resources Zhang San needs at this stage are three times that of a typical Purple Mansion Realm.

But looking at the entire Daxing City, there are very few who can reach the stage of Sea Creates Sun and Moon.

Hence, the cultivation resources Zhang San needs are immense.

Although Zhang San also knows that this method of selling official positions is not actually good, the most important thing for him now is to quickly enhance his strength.

As for what will happen to these officials who have now risen to power in the future?

That will be a matter for the next Emperor, the next Red Dust Immortal to consider.

At this time, Zhang San couldn't help but think of his disciple and their family, wondering how they are doing now.

...

With the news of Red Emperor Yang Quan's death spreading throughout Great Sui, many regional powers began to stir.

In the Jin River Path, many forces began recruiting soldiers.

Even many generals under Wang Junwu's banner began urging him to rebel.

Now that Old General Yuchi has stepped down, military power of the entire Jin River Path is almost entirely in the hands of Princess Qionghua's Imperial Son-in-law, the Marquis of Distant Army, Wang Junwu.

After all, the Jin River Path has always been a place where wars broke out frequently.

There are even rumors that the remnants of Northern Qi have quietly returned to the Jin River Path, doing something in the shadows.

Additionally, the sudden appearance of creations from Outer Gods in various places has made many people feel insecure.

Now, Red Emperor Yang Quan is dead, but no new emperor has appeared.

So, suddenly, everything is in chaos.

And Princess Qionghua also realized that the current situation is very precarious.

Therefore, under the persuasion of his adoptive father and wife, Wang Junwu raised the banner of rebellion under the name of the Yuchi Family, proclaiming himself King of Northern Jin.

And with someone like Wang Junwu, the brother-in-law of Red Emperor, starting a rebellion, the entire Jin River Path erupted.

Naturally, many of the military forces that originally followed the Yuchi Family directly turned to support Wang Junwu.

After all, they were all one family.

But there were also some armies that immediately defected to the Li Family, which also had significant influence in the Jin River Path.

After all, the Li Family was originally one of the Five Surnames and Seven Families, deeply rooted in the Jin River Path.

Moreover, although the Li Family's prestige in the military was limited, their power in the local official system was very strong.

Not only that, the Li Family had also secretly cultivated many masters and strong individuals.

At this moment, after receiving the news of Wang Junwu's self-proclamation as King of Northern Jin, the Li Family immediately realized that an era of great turmoil was coming.

Such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, the Li Family naturally did not want to miss.

So, the Li Family started stirring trouble.

In an instant, many other small families in the Jin River Path began to be annexed.

Either you directly pledged allegiance to the Li Family, or you waited to be labeled as committing treason and rebellion by the Li Family through political means.

With such a label, someone would soon dispatch troops to capture your entire family, and the political circle would start completely suppressing your family's network of connections.

Directly uprooting the power of many small families.

Of course, the Li Family also knew that it would be impossible to dominate alone, so for some influential and prestigious families, they focused on drawing them in.

Just that the Li Family, by rapidly developing throughout the Jin River Path, had already formed a comprehensive power not weaker than that of King of Northern Jin, Wang Junwu.

Yet, it was at this moment that the Li Family unexpectedly chose to suppress the Li Family in Taiyuan.

The reason was simple, the Five Surnames and Seven Families had always taken pride in their surnames.

But the Taiyuan Li Family was not a branch of the Jin River Li Family at all, and could even be said to have no relation.

Yet, they happened to also bear the surname Li, so whether in the political arena or elsewhere, many would mistakenly believe the Taiyuan Li Family and the Jin River Li Family were related, and thus would give some face to the Taiyuan Li Family.

This matter, the Li Family had put up with the Taiyuan Li Family for a long time.

It was just that this kind of issue was difficult to act upon.

Of course, in reality, the Taiyuan Li Family hadn't actually relied on the so-called reputation of the Jin River Li Family to gain any benefits.

It's just that the Jin River Li Family unilaterally believed that the Taiyuan Li Family's rise must have depended on the connections of the Jin River Li Family; otherwise, how could they have developed themselves?

In such a vast world, with so many bearing the name Li, why at the end, only the Jin River Li Family became the Jin River Li Family is because we are powerful, we are excellent.

You other Lis, you shouldn't even be called Li, because you are all garbage.

Therefore, although the Jin River Li Family drew in many families this time, the Taiyuan Li Family was not included in their list of recruitment.

And upon receiving the news that the Jin River Li Family was coming to deal with the Taiyuan Li Family, Li Wude felt completely uneasy.

We just happen to share the name Li, who have we provoked?

"What should we do now?"

At this moment, Li Wude was at a loss and could only consult everyone in the family and some of his advisors for advice.

"Family Head, since our Li Family is allied through marriage with the Changsun Family, why not go to Longyun Path and seek refuge with the Changsun Family?"

Li Wude shook his head.

"That won't work! Not to mention the current situation with the Changsun Family, just us abandoning our base in Taiyuan and leaving the Jin River Path, can we really safely make it to Longyun Path?"

At this moment, Li Xuanmin stood up and said: "Grandfather, actually at this time, it's impossible for us to seek refuge with the Jin River Li Family, on the contrary, the Jin River Li Family will surely take this opportunity to target us. Moreover, they initially had malice towards us, so it's naturally impossible to join them. Hence, we have two choices…"

"The first choice, we can seek refuge with King of Northern Jin, Wang Junwu. This person is a sworn brother of my master, and we also have a bond. If we seek refuge with him, it might not be impossible. By then, with Wang Junwu protecting us, the Jin River Li Family wouldn't dare move against us. But since we are not Wang Junwu's direct subordinates, perhaps in the future when the Jin River Li Family develops and wages war against Wang Junwu, we are bound to become mere pawns."

"The second choice, resist the Jin River Li Family. The Jin River Li Family is powerful, but in these years of lording over the Jin River Path, they have offended many people. Taking the opportunity to resist the Jin River Li Family, we would surely garner many responses. Then, we will…"

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