Top-tier Unruly Master

Chapter 2333: Chapter 2368: Famous Throughout the Divine Realm

The ceremony was simple, and Ding Fan emphasized that it must be simple, otherwise he would be busy for an entire day.

In the square, Ding Fan wore a dragon robe and a crown, leading the ministers to pay homage to heaven, then they all knelt down and shouted ’Long live the king’ three times.

Watching the people kneel, countless experts bending the knee, Ding Fan did not feel elated, but rather a bit sorrowful.

His eyes turned southward, a lonely expression on his face, how he wished Xia Mengqing could be here to witness this moment?

He and Xia Mengqing went from acquaintance to understanding, the two of them went through the great battle at Wu Family Fortress, Xia Mengqing even died once to save him, and until now, she has not been found.

At that time, even though Ding Fan was already the leader of the Skeleton Sect, he still had to look up to even an elder of the Wu Family Fortress, and he racked his brain just to fight against a vassal clan of the Zhong Family.

Now, he became the emperor of the Northern Wastelands, with a dozen experts of the Sixth Level of the Divine Realm by his side, hundreds of Fifth Level Divine Realm experts, and countless Third and Fourth Level Divine Realm experts.

He won control of the Northern Wastelands, but Xia Mengqing is still nowhere to be found, not knowing what fate she has suffered?

"Xia Mengqing, you must wait for me!"

Ding Fan’s hand quietly clenched into a fist, the veins on it protruding, he began to calculate in his mind that after some time, he would go to Ling Wanru and ask her to help find Xia Mengqing.

At the same time, he would send people everywhere to search for Xia Mengqing, and if he found her, he would save her at all costs.

"And my master!"

Ding Fan’s eyes turned north, a trace of pain on his face, now he had confirmed that Ding Aohuang was inside Frostbite Cliff, he knew he was inside, but he couldn’t save him, who could understand this pain?

"I must think of a way to try!"

Ding Fan now had some important figures under his command, even if he sent a few people to explore and they died in Frostbite Cliff, it didn’t matter, anyway, he should try to see if he could rescue Ding Aohuang.

"Long live the king, long live the king, long live the king, long live the king!"

Tsunami-like voices came from around the city, countless citizens kneeling on all the streets shouting loudly.

Ding Fan’s figure, shining in the morning light, seemed to be enveloped by a mysterious aura, making it appear extraordinarily grand.

"Long live the king? A lifetime of ten thousand years is too long, I only fight for the present!"

Ding Fan whispered to himself, if living a cowardly life, what is the use of living for ten thousand years? To live according to his own will, even if it’s only a grand hundred years, it would be worth it. Now that he has control of the Northern Wastelands, his journey has just begun.

The Aotian Empire was established, and Ding Fan began to reward his ministers.

Ding Aoshuang was the Regent, in charge of the entire empire, and Madam Yan became the first Great Female National Advisor of the Aotian Nation, directly obeying Ding Aoshuang, responsible for imperial affairs, equivalent to the Grand Steward of the civil service system.

Zhong Zhiyong and Zhao Tianyong were both generals, Zhong Zhiyong commanded all the armies of the Divine Country, Divine Heaven Country, and Thousand Gods Country, while Zhao Tianyi continued to command the armies of the Shenwu Country, and Crimson Flame was in charge of the secret forces, patrolling the world and the ministers in secret.

After arranging everything, Ding Fan unexpectedly became a hands-off shopkeeper, leaving everything to Ding Aoshuang, as he prepared to go to Black Water City.

He needed to discuss with Ling Wanru, planning to sell some unique spiritual materials only found in the Northern Wastelands to the Spirit Dragon Corporation, and then purchase some top-level Cultivation Spirit Village from them.

Of course...

In the Northern Wastelands there aren’t many good things, they are all low-grade goods, but the quantity is still vast; however, even the annual income of Black Obsidian doesn’t compare to a large urban area in the Central Plains.

All of these resources are distributed to Ding Aoshuang. Ding Fan doesn’t actually need to consume too many spiritual materials for his cultivation. He will help the Ye Family and Meng Family purchase some of the materials to make these two clans strong, making his team stronger as well. If his subordinates’ power strengthens, it means he becomes stronger too, but the premise is that he can command them.

The entire structure of the Northern Wastelands began to undergo drastic changes, with the four countries being abolished, becoming sixteen regions, each region assigned a Domain Lord to coordinate internal affairs, and each region assigned a general to be in charge of military affairs in this respect.

A civil minister and a military general, restricting each other, so that the entire domain would not fall into the hands of any one family, this is the system on the other side of the Central Plains, more perfect, and easier to manage, and able to gather more resources.

The Zhong Family, Herr Family, and Zhao Family benefited greatly, because many of the possessor of domain lordships were from these three families, Shenwu Country’s territory belonged to the Zhao Family, this was a condition Ding Fan had previously discussed with Zhao Xiner, the domain lords on the land of Divine Heaven Country were basically members of the Herr Family, while the Zhong Family controlled Thousand Gods Country, and Tianmu Sea still belonged to the Herr Family.

In simple terms, the interests of the entire Northern Wastelands, Ding Fan, the Zhong Family, Herr Family, and Zhao Family accounted for thirty percent, the remaining major and minor families accounted for thirty percent.

Although it’s only thirty percent, Ding Fan’s interests are quite considerable, converted into Black Obsidian, he could earn a trillion Black Obsidian annually. If Ding Fan held the Northern Wastelands for ten years, that would be ten trillion Black Obsidian, which would be enough for him to easily cultivate to the peak of the Sixth Level of the Divine Realm.

But...

The benefits he has obtained now must be distributed to the Ye Family and the Meng Family. In the recent years, he plans to invest a large amount of Black Obsidian in these two clans, as he needs more powerful subordinates to maintain his interests.

Although the empire has been established, the Northern Wastelands are still not peaceful. In countless cities, there is still chaos, with some small families fishing in troubled waters or having good relations with the already fallen Lin Family, Tian Family, and Xiang Family, ready to overturn at any time.

Therefore, Zhong Zhiyong will be very busy in the coming time, as will Madam Yan. In contrast, Zhao Tianyong will not be so busy, after all, Shenwu Country has always been Zhao Family’s territory; however, the heads of every family in Shenwu Country also acknowledge the chief.

Ding Fan has been cultivating in Aotian City for half a month, and the teleportation array of Shenwu Country has been dismantled and moved to Dream City, and it has already been connected with the array on the Black Water City side, ready to be activated at any time.

Ding Fan is ready to leave. He only takes Crimson Flame with him, going to the Black Water Region he does not need strong guards. If anything really happens, even bringing all the sixth level of the Divine Realm experts is useless, since the seventh level Divine Realm experts of Taiwang Palace are not anyone Ding Fan’s subordinates can deal with.

Ding Fan casually crushed a talisman, and the Black Water City side received the signal, immediately activating the teleportation array there. After more than an hour of transmission, Ding Fan and Crimson Flame successfully arrived at Black Water City.

"Young Master Ding!"

Unexpectedly, it was Ling Hong who greeted him outside the teleportation array. Upon seeing Ding Fan transmitted over, Ling Hong immediately bowed to greet him respectfully, as did the experts of Taiwang Palace guarding the teleportation array.

Ding Fan nodded, walked out with Crimson Flame, and asked in a low voice, "Is your lady still here?"

"No!"

Ling Hong shook his head and said, "The lady has returned to break through the sixth level of the Divine Realm. She said, after surpassing the sixth level Divine Realm, she will visit the Northern Wastelands. Young Master, what do you need? You can tell me; the lady specially instructed before she left."

"Alright, let’s discuss it at the inn." Ding Fan proceeded straight to the inn, entered an independent courtyard, and said sternly, "There is something I need the Spirit Dragon Hall to investigate for me, I’m looking for someone."

Ling Hong shrugged and said, "That’s simple. I can decide. Young Master Ding, you can just tell me what you require."

"Find a woman named Xia Mengqing!" Ding Fan took out a portrait and handed it to him, then explained, "She is now in her twenties, possessing the reborn phoenix physique. At that time in the Northern Wastelands, she was forcefully taken away by the Silver Condor Goddess of Tongzhou Jade Roc Palace. But later, when the Ding Family found the Silver Condor Goddess in Tongzhou, they said Xia Mengqing was snatched on the way by another mysterious expert, who practices the Sacred Radiance Truth, at least at the sixth level Divine Realm peak, possibly seventh, or even eighth level expert."

"Sacred Radiance Truth?"

Ling Hong frowned and muttered, "This truth is very special, rarely comprehended by anyone, should be easy to find. Young Master Ding, are you sure the Silver Condor Goddess didn’t lie?"

"Not sure; you can send someone to confirm it in Tongzhou." Ding Fan thought it better to be cautious, so he decided to have the Spirit Hall visit Tongzhou once more.

Ling Hong nodded, then asked for some details, expressing that he would go back and have the intelligence department of Spirit Dragon Hall thoroughly investigate, as Ling Wanru once said, Ding Fan’s affairs are hers too; as long as they’re not too excessive, they’ll be fully handled for him.

Ling Wanru now holds a very high position in the Spirit Dragon Hall, firstly, because she is the only daughter of the Spirit Dragon Hall Master, secondly, because of Ling Wanru’s cultivation speed, this speed has frightened the elders of the Spirit Dragon Hall; if this young lady continues to cultivate at this speed, she will soon reach the eighth or even ninth level of the Divine Realm.

Ding Fan then talked about the second matter, intending to do business with the Spirit Dragon Hall. He wishes to sell the spiritual materials left in the Northern Wastelands to the Spirit Dragon Hall and also plans to buy the spiritual materials he needs from them.

This is a mutually beneficial thing, and Ling Hong certainly won’t refuse.

Spirit Dragon Hall has a subsidiary, Spirit Dragon Corporation, with a branch in Black Water City. Ling Hong immediately sent for Ling Yi, the branch president, introduced him to Ding Fan, and stated that all future transactions could be directly carried out with Ling Yi; Ding Fan’s items would be sold at Central Plains prices, with a twenty percent discount on items purchased from Spirit Dragon Corporation.

This face given is not small, it’s equivalent to giving Ding Fan many Black Obsidians for free, Ding Fan initially refused, but Ling Hong said with a smile that all guests of Spirit Dragon Hall enjoy this kind of treatment, it’s nothing significant, no need to ask higher-ups, Ling Hong’s authority is sufficient.

Ding Fan did not refuse again, and started discussing various cooperation details, buying a batch of spiritual materials necessary for cultivation, including Soul Crystals, and also listed a document for spiritual materials needed for cultivating sixth level of the Divine Realm, such as Golden Dragon Branch, Phoenix Grass, etc., asking Spirit Dragon Corporation to prepare them for his next purchase.

This time he didn’t bring too many spiritual materials or Black Obsidians, he does not want to handle these trivial transactions, he’ll have Crimson Flame conduct business in the future.

Ling Hong and Ling Yi personally sent Ding Fan and Crimson Flame back through the teleportation array. After they left, Ling Yi immediately questioned, "Elder Ling Hong, giving Ding Fan a twenty percent discount... this is clearly against the rules, right? Ding Fan is no longer a child of the Sirius Ding Family, explaining this in the Elders’ Hall later is going to be difficult."

"You don’t need to explain."

Ling Hong looked coldly at Ling Yi and said, "You’re blind. Ding Fan is someone our lady fancies, and our young lady has keen judgment. If Ding Fan doesn’t die, he will definitely be renowned in the Divine Realm in the future!"

Upon return to the Northern Wastelands, Ding Fan immediately went into closed-door cultivation.

He has always cultivated diligently, and everyone is busy to the point of dizziness; being too leisurely is not good, he would be subject to others’ gossip.

He entrusted the tasks and requested Madam Yan to sort the national treasury. Divine Country, Divine Heaven Country, and Thousand Gods Country are annihilated; a lot of good things were retrieved, and these three countries have had significant stock over the years.

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