CHAPTER 675: STATE AFFAIRS

As the two crossed over the walls and proceeded towards the center of Qizhou Island, the Spirit Qi grew denser, and along the way, they encountered several large-sized Spirit Veins.

Now, the surroundings were already shrouded in spiritual mist, resembling a celestial realm.

Previously, the Human Clan's army swept through Hezhou, extracting Spirit Veins, with the forces of the Great Chu Immortal Nation profiting the most.

On the Hezhou continent, a large number of Spirit Veins were now concentrated on Qizhou Island, resulting in a crisscross of Spirit Veins visible everywhere on the island.

When Wang Hong went out before, these Spirit Veins were being cultivated after extraction and were not as exaggerated as they were now.

Upon Wang Hong's return to King's City, Xu Lun and other officials all went outside the city to greet him.

"Welcome, Your Majesty!"

Wood Fairy, who was following Wang Hong, was startled to see so many powerful auras and hurriedly joined in the greeting, feeling a sudden shock.

"No need for formalities, everyone."

After returning the greeting to everyone, Wang Hong led the way into the city.

Along the way, the citizens all instinctively bowed to Wang Hong by the roadside, and everything returned to normal once Wang Hong had walked far away.

Wood Fairy followed behind Wang Hong, never having witnessed such a scene before, and became cautious and silent.

"Xu Lun, Luo Zhongjie, how did the reception in Hezhou go when you went there before?"

When Wang Hong last left, their fleet had just set off, so they were not yet aware of the situation there.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, when we arrived in Hezhou again, a Demon Clan force was attacking the Southern Region. Of the Southern Region's Five Great Sects, only two remain.

The Demon Clan in Hezhou is already very powerful. There were over two hundred Tier Four Demonic Beasts mobilized, but no Tier Five Demonic Beasts were involved.

Our reception team dared not engage them head-on and could only quietly transport people, urgently evacuating some members of the Human Clan, who are now resettled on some islands near the Fengwu Continent.

We also recruited quite a few teenagers with good Spiritual Roots aptitude from among the mortals in Hezhou."

After listening to Xu Lun's report, Wang Hong pondered for a moment before asking, "What are the movements of the Demon Clan in Hezhou after the Human Clan withdrawal?"

"After investigation, the large number of Demon Clans appearing in Hezhou seems to still mainly focus on the overall war against the Demon Race.

Demon Clans continue to pour out of that passage, and these Demon Clans are all sent to the front lines to fight against the Demon Race.

There is only one team composed of Tier Four Demonic Beasts that seems to still be searching for us. However, apart from the Demon Clan, there are also several Human Clan teams inquiring about our whereabouts."

"Oh? We don't seem to have any Human Clan enemies at the moment!"

Wang Hong also found it strange. It was within expectations that the Demon Clan wanted revenge, but as for the Human Clan, he couldn't recall any conflicts between the Great Chu Immortal Nation and any human factions.

"Your Majesty, you have many important matters to attend to, but this one is indeed true.

Among these teams searching for us, one of them is the Redeye Bandit that we defeated years ago.

Somehow, these pirates found the base of the Taihao Sect and led a fleet, including two or three dozen Nascent Soul Cultivators, to besiege the Taihao Sect."

Thankfully, Qingxu Sect was relatively close and dispatched a team to reinforce us.

At the same time, our branch in Lin Hai City was notified, and they promptly sent a supporting army, finally repelling the pirates.

As for the other Human Clan factions, their origins remain unknown."

Wang Hong hadn't expected that the mere Redeye Bandit would dare to seek revenge.

He remembered Wang Yi mentioning before that the Redeye Bandit had close ties with the Celestial Maiden Palace, presumably finding backing.

In truth, with Qizhou Island being such a large expanse, it was only a matter of time before someone found it, but previously, due to their weak strength upon arrival, they decided to remain hidden. Now, with their strength increased, they weren't afraid unless the opponents dispatched several Soul Transformation Cultivators simultaneously.

"We will be found sooner or later. Speed up the construction of the city walls here.

Additionally, allocate some formation masters to prepare for setting up the Nine Matrix Formation. Senior Brother Chu, I'll leave this task to you."

The Nine Matrix Formation was designed by the Sloppy Old Daoist, so it naturally fell to him to organize its deployment.

"Your Majesty has truly found resources for Array Formations? Excellent! Leave this to me."

Upon hearing Wang Hong's arrangement, the Sloppy Old Daoist was most delighted. He had invested considerable effort into designing this formation.

However, the formation he painstakingly designed had been abandoned previously due to a lack of resources.

"You need not worry about resources. This time, I earned considerable wealth during my travels and also obtained some Jade Scrolls on formation techniques for reference."

During his travels, Wang Hong had sold Spirit Wine in various places, exchanging it for abundant resources. Before setting out to find the Wan Kui Sect's secret realm, he had already collected enough resources to set up the Nine Matrix Formation with ease.

"Additionally, I found a secret realm this time. Zhang Chunfeng, select a group of people to occupy it."

"Alright, but how large is this secret realm, and how many people will we need approximately?"

The others hadn't expected that during his years of wandering, Wang Hong not only earned the vast resources needed to set up the Large Formation but also gained a secret realm.

They couldn't help but glance at the woman standing behind Wang Hong again. Hmm! He even brought back a Nascent Soul female Cultivator.

"We need quality over quantity in the people we send. Be discreet along the way and avoid detection."

Then, Wang Hong briefly introduced the situation of the secret realm to everyone.

Hearing this, everyone was excited. This was a secret realm, something that even in the Fengwu Continent, only a few major forces could monopolize.

They hadn't expected that the secret realm they obtained this time was from the former Wan Kui Sect.

After Wang Hong returned, he spent an entire day handing over various miscellaneous matters, finally having some time to rest.

Wood Fairy followed Wang Hong back to the Royal Palace, curiously looking around.

"Young master, you're actually a sovereign! Is all of this your power?" Wang Hong nodded, ignoring her further.

"Young master, what about your harem? Aren't you supposed to have three palaces, six courtyards, and seventy-two concubines?"

"Young master, how many consorts do you actually have?"

"Young master, everything here seems empty. Don't tell me you don't even have a single concubine?"

"Young master, why don't you let me be your first concubine? I'm very obedient, capable of anything. I guarantee there's nothing I can't do that you can't think of."

"Young master, do you want me to help you find some concubines to fill up your harem? Just let me manage everything!"

"Young master..."

Wang Hong grew irritated. If it weren't for fearing she might cause trouble for his subordinates and still being useful, he would have thrown her out long ago.

"Go! Brew a pot of Spirit Tea for me, and I plan to seclude myself for a while. Guard here and don't let anyone disturb me."

With that, Wang Hong entered a secret chamber.

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