At present, he could make Second Growth blood descendants easily, but Third Growth was another matter. Since he himself only stood at Fourth Growth, making a Third Growth blood descendant would cost him too much, and the profit he stood to gain from doing that was not worth it at all.

I need to achieve Fifth Growth as soon as I can. Making Third Growth Divine Guards in batches shouldn't be a problem after that… He went back into quiet cultivation. His own strength was the thing that mattered, and he knew that clearly.

Taking Shanan Prefecture was not going to be a simple business either. Some large move from the Jing Dynasty was very likely coming, and he wanted to be prepared for it.

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At the grand court assembly of the Jing Dynasty, three different groups held a power balance between them. The emperor of the Jing Dynasty was an eight-year-old boy at present, and a child ruler needed ministers...