After these words were spoken, all the forces that were originally afraid of the death of the True Lord suddenly became restless.
If Shen Yuan took back the territories in the early stage of the spiritual energy tide, it would be fine. It is not impossible for them to give up those territories to save Shen Yuan's face.
But now, as the heaven and earth are recovering step by step, the territory of Daxia has increased several times compared with the past. The resources contained in the revived heaven and earth are the true foundation of the universe.
Every time a tide of spiritual energy arrives, the entire Xuanhuang Realm will fight hard to compete for these resources, and one sect after another will completely disappear in the struggle.
Only the winner can occupy the accumulation of hundreds of years of spiritual energy tides, bring all resources into the paradise before the spiritual energy is exhausted, and head to the next node of spiritual energy tide revival.
It can be said that the territories and resources of each state are tickets to the next era of spiritual tide.
In the past thousands of years, there have even been powerful emerging forces that dominated the late stage of the spiritual energy tide, but in the end, because they failed to collect enough resources, their own paradise collapsed in the spiritual energy tide.
This alone is enough to show how precious these resources are. Without sufficient resources, no matter how strong one is, it will be difficult to survive the period of spiritual energy depletion.
With the help of the trend of heaven and earth's revival, the True Lords present spent several years planning before they successfully divided the fifteen states of Daxia and seized their resources and incense.
Now Shen Yuan wants these True Lords to give up with just one sentence. Even if they agree, the forces behind them will not be willing.
"What the Supreme Daoist said is a bit too much."
A True Lord glanced at the remnants of the void storm, suppressed the fear in his heart and said in a deep voice:
"The power of the fifteen states has fallen into the hands of others because Daxia lacks control over its territory.
After the recovery of heaven and earth, the demon race rose up and invaded the states of Da Xia. Da Xia was unable to protect the people of each state, and it was entirely dependent on us in our blessed land to kill all the demons in order to maintain peace.
The people of the prefectures and counties also yearn for the blessed land and voluntarily break away from the control of the Great Xia Dynasty."
As soon as the True Lord finished speaking, the Imperial Observatory's expression darkened and he shouted sternly:
"This is ridiculous! When the world just revived, the railways and roads were severely damaged, which did affect Daxia's control over the states.
But this is just normal traffic. The good fortune of the Daxia people protects towns and other places where people gather to drive out a large number of demons and evil spirits. They also rely on the incense and fire realm of the underworld to prevent the invasion of demons and evil spirits in major cities.
In the early days of the recovery of the world, the Great Xia Dynasty still protected the people of each state. "
"Then why has Daxia already lost control of the fifteen states?"
"How to lose, don't you really know?"
The Imperial Astronomical Observatory was scanning the True Lords present with a sharp gaze, and pointed his finger at one of them in the crowd.
"I wonder how Master Zhu Heng would explain the matter of the Dongling Zhentian cultivator secretly destroying the Chaofeng County City God Temple and leading the demon tribe to invade?"
Zhu Heng Zhenjun, who was pointed out by the Imperial Astronomical Observatory, changed his expression and said sternly: "You are slandering me out of thin air!"
The Imperial Observatory sneered and then looked at the other True Lord.
"Chao Zhen Taixutian cultivator secretly spread rumors, claiming that Daxia was going to abandon Hezhou, which caused the people of Hezhou Prefecture to mobilize their Qi, attracting a group of monsters to attack and break through the prefectural army camp. True Lord Jiyue should know about this, right?"
Master Jiyue's expression also froze, and his face looked extremely ugly.
“Not only you two, but the True Lords of Liangjiemen, Taixuan Faletian, Guixuan Sizhentian and others should know very well how the prefectures and counties fell into your hands.
Although my Imperial Observatory is not very powerful, it is not blind. "
The several major forces that were named glared at the Imperial Observatory, but with Shen Yuan in front of them, they did not dare to make any move except glaring.
Seeing this, True Lord Zi Yang, who was the leader of all the forces, couldn't help but take a deep breath to suppress the throbbing in his heart.
Compared to other True Lords who only saw the head of the Cangwu Demon Saint, True Lord Zi Yang knew more, and naturally he was more aware of how terrifying this Supreme Taoist in front of him was.
"I'm afraid I won't be able to get away with what happened today."
With a determined heart, True Lord Zi Yang gritted his teeth and said:
“What the Supreme Daoist wants us to do is not realistic. We can make an agreement with the Daoist that the fifteen states will continue to recognize the legitimacy of the Great Xia Dynasty.
In addition, each state is willing to contribute 30% of its resources to the national treasury. I wonder if the Supreme Daoist is satisfied?"
“30%!”
Some of the True Lords cried out in surprise.
Although it doesn't sound like much, you have to know that this 30% harvest does not require sending troops to garrison the city, nor does it require taking risks to go deep into the wilderness to collect resources. It can be said that it is a profit that can be obtained without any cost.
Even if Daxia completely controlled the 18 states, after layers of exploitation, not even 30% of them could be turned over to the national treasury. This could be considered a huge concession.
Such a huge transfer of interests immediately made a True Lord Lianxu want to open his mouth to refute, but he was met with the cold gaze of True Lord Ziyang, and immediately swallowed the words he wanted to say back into his stomach.
The divine thoughts and messages were constantly transmitted among the many Lianxu Zhenjun.
"This is 30% of the profit. I have a lot of land in Qingxu and Tianzhou, so I don't care about these things. But my sect only has one county, and giving up 30% may not be enough to meet the needs of the sect."
"The Supreme Daoist is right before my eyes. If you can deal with him, I can pay you 30% of the profits."
"Forget it. If I can pay 30% to deal with this evil star, it's worth it."
"It's hard to hide the mineral veins and spiritual plants that are produced in large quantities, but the production of precious spiritual plants and natural treasures is scarce. As long as you don't take the initiative to disclose the secret, who knows your specific harvest? Isn't it up to you to decide how much you have produced?"
“The current 30% is only temporary. When the heaven and earth recover further and are able to accommodate the ancestors of our sect, the ones who will come here will be the Dao Lords and even the immortals in the world.
No matter how powerful the Supreme Daoist is, he can't fight against so many Dao Lords and Immortals on his own. When the time comes, won't it be up to us to decide how much to give away?"
Shen Yuan's strength has already made all parties feel a sense of urgency. After a brief exchange, all parties chose to give up 30% of their interests to settle the matter peacefully.
Huanghe Dragon Palace Master suppressed his anger, bowed and said:
"In that case, let's set a 30% interest rate. I hope Daozi can fulfill the agreement."
It was not until this moment that Shen Yuan looked up and down at everyone present with a strange look.
"Have I agreed to your terms?"
When these words were spoken, all the True Lords present were stunned, and even Xia Yunqiu and the head of the Imperial Observatory showed surprise on their faces.
It was already a surprise to be able to get the states to maintain nominal support for the Great Xia Dynasty, not to mention the 30% resource benefits.
Even in the eyes of this pair of king and minister, this is already the limit of the forces of all parties.
"What do you mean by that, Daozi?"
True Lord Zi Yang could no longer hold back and asked Shen Yuan:
"You can get 30% of the resources for free without any effort. Isn't this enough to satisfy Daozi?" Shen Yuan shook his head slowly.
"You have only one choice, and that is to surrender the land authority of the states."
In fact, if Shen Yuan only wanted to maintain the Great Xia Dynasty, the conditions offered by True Lord Zi Yang would have been generous enough.
After all, there was at most a little bit of friendship between him and the Great Xia Dynasty. He did not seek anything from the Great Xia Dynasty, so there was naturally no need for him to force all parties into a desperate situation and create trouble.
But at this moment, Shen Yuan has other purposes.
Ten thousand years ago, the Dayin Imperial City was controlled by the cultivators of the Dusk Realm. After the Dayin Emperor became a puppet, Shen Yuan devoted himself to finding a way to break the impasse.
But the power of each individual is too weak when facing the Peak Humanity Dynasty. Even if Shen Yuan becomes an immortal on the spot, he will find it difficult to fight against it.
So Shen Yuan thought of a crucial point, which is the trend of humanity.
Emperor Dayin is the legitimate successor recognized by all the heavens. He has his own legal basis and naturally occupies the majority of the human trend.
In addition, ten thousand years ago, Dayin was the pinnacle of humanity. The will of the Human Emperor was even able to influence the destiny of humanity in other realms. Even the Golden Immortals who came down to the world would find it difficult to compete with it.
However, the Great Yin Emperor who lived ten thousand years ago had only reached the He Dao realm. When Shen Yuan just entered the imperial capital, he discovered that the Great Yin Emperor seemed to have some problems and was unable to control all the human trends.
This situation became worse after the cultivators from the Dusk Realm used the ancient bronze tripod to control the Great Yin Emperor. As time went by, the trend of humanity continued to shift, and every order and every action would bring about a turbulence in the trend of humanity.
Under such circumstances, Emperor Dayin would inevitably gradually weaken.
Under normal circumstances, no matter how weak Emperor Dayin is, as long as he is not completely abandoned by the human trend, he can still control the situation.
But Shen Yuan's existence brought another possibility.
Shen Yuan is another person who controls the trend of humanity besides Emperor Dayin. Once Emperor Dayin's control over the trend of humanity falls to a certain level, Shen Yuan can take advantage of the situation to rise up and control the destiny of humanity.
By then, the Humane Array will become an aid to Shen Yuan, and suppressing the conspiracy of the Dusk Realm will be a piece of cake.
Having said that, if we have to wait until the humanity of Emperor Dayin weakens to the level of Shen Yuan, there will be too much uncertainty.
Shen Yuan had no idea how long it would take for the Emperor of Dayin to become weak.
Compared to pinning his hopes on luck, Shen Yuan believed more in his own abilities, so he initially decided on two plans.
The first plan is to actively guide the Emperor of Dayin to take more actions. The more the Emperor of Dayin takes actions, the faster he will weaken. Only then will Shen Yuan have the possibility of a desperate counterattack.
The second option is to enhance the humanitarian momentum that he carries. Since Shen Yuan's humanitarian momentum is in a weak position, he needs to enhance Shen Yuan's humanitarian momentum to narrow the gap with the Human Emperor of Dayin.
Shen Yuan's humanitarian trend comes from the rewards of the artificial intelligence system, but its root lies in Shen Yuan's destruction of the Twilight Realm conspiracy and pushing Xia Yunqiu to sit on the throne of the empress and become the imperial teacher.
The general trend of humanity has long been firmly tied to the Great Xia Dynasty and Xia Yunqiu.
The weaker the Great Xia Dynasty becomes, the weaker Shen Yuan's humanitarian influence will naturally become.
But if the Great Xia Dynasty rises, the humanitarian trend carried by Shen Yuan will naturally grow.
It was precisely for the purpose of seizing the human trend that Shen Yuan rushed directly to Jingzhou of Daxia after destroying the Qilian Demon Realm.
At present, the states of Daxia have lost their power. If they want to promote the development of humanity, they must consolidate their power, or even actively expand their power to the outside world.
This time, the major sects' forcing the emperor to abdicate is an excellent opportunity for Shen Yuan. Shen Yuan naturally will not miss the opportunity to take back the power of the states.
For Shen Yuan, let alone 30% of the benefits, even 100% is not as important as taking back the authority of each state.
True Lord Zi Yang had an extremely grim expression on his face, and so did the other major forces.
“No matter how strong an individual is, there is always a limit.
Does the Supreme Daoist really think that he can contend with the entire Daxia cultivation world just by being strong? "
"Everyone, come together! It's just a matter of killing a demon saint in the Hedao realm. With the combined efforts of the twenty-six Lianxu Zhenjun present, we can also kill the demon saint."
"Supreme Daoist will definitely pay the price for your arrogance!"
As soon as the words fell, the fear in the eyes of the True Lords of Lianxu disappeared, and powerful magical powers appeared at this moment. Their might disturbed the void as if the gods had descended to the earth.
Above the sky of Jingzhou, Xia Yunqiu waved her hand to activate the incomplete humanitarian formation. The Imperial Astronomical Observatory also revealed a statue of a man holding a compass. The tense situation seemed like it would erupt at any time.
"You've made another mistake."
Shen Yuan's calm words rang out again.
With a slight wave of his right sleeve, the twenty-six Lianxu Zhenjuns all felt a powerful spatial fluctuation enveloping them. As time and space changed, many Lianxu Zhenjuns found themselves in an unfamiliar world.
This world is so vast that even with the strength of many True Lords of Refining Void present, it is difficult to get a glimpse of its boundaries at a glance.
Within the heaven and earth, the sun and the moon run parallel, the four seasons rotate, and the order of time and space stabilizes the foundation of the heaven and earth. It is a complete small world.
"Where is this place?"
There was a True Lord Lianxu who let out a cry of shock and anger. Before they could understand the mystery of this small world, the next moment the roar of heaven and earth spread throughout this area.
A huge face appeared above the vast sky, and it was Shen Yuan. His majestic voice resounded throughout the universe.
"I don't need to be strong enough to take on the entire cultivation world."
As he spoke, a giant hand that covered the sky slowly rose up, and time and space froze in that instant. All the True Lords seemed to be able to see a majestic hand hanging high above the long river of history, covering everything.
Within this small world, water, wind and fire are all moving together. The sky is collapsing and the earth is falling apart. It seems that this world is about to fall into chaos again.
The True Lords were all filled with shock and anger, but at this moment they had no time to hesitate. The sect's Taoist artifacts, thousand-foot golden bodies, miraculous Taoist magical powers, and the last days of the external sects showed infinite spiritual light, trying to tear apart the giant hand that covered the sky.
True Lord Lianxu has already surpassed the boundary of the small thousand worlds. Under the combined efforts of the twenty-six True Lords Lianxu, this realm is constantly shaking, as if it will be destroyed at any time.
At the moment when the magical powers of both sides were about to collide, the giant hand that covered the sky seemed to catch a hint of inspiration from the infinite chaos, and a ray of spiritual light that created the world descended from the chaos.
In an instant, both the sect's Taoist artifact and the thousand-foot golden body collapsed under the spiritual light that opened up the world.
All magical powers are broken!
"I just need to suppress you."