Chapter 806: Do You Hand It Over or Not?
Qi Huang brought everyone back to the HongHua Sect and immediately began to establish her ideal “Dao Alliance.” As the saying goes, “A country cannot be without a king for a day,” nor can the Cultivation World be a scattered mess. Qi Huang had no idea how to build an organization similar to the Immortal Alliance. However, it didn’t matter, as she had two “hostages” to learn from: Elder Xiao and Elder Zheng, whose souls were all that remained.
“Want to live? Then tell this Immortal Elder the general structure of the Immortal Alliance Main Altar.”
Qi Huang extracted their souls to question them.
The two elders hated Qi Huang to the bone and naturally were unwilling to cooperate.
“Not saying? Then you two old geezers can just die. It’s not like you’re the only ones who know.”
Qi Huang flashed a brilliant smile.
“No, no, no, I’ll tell you, I’ll tell you.”
The two old men had already witnessed Qi Huang’s methods. Seeing their lives in peril, they immediately caved.
“Very good. Then tell me in detail. I will find other lingering remnants of the Immortal Alliance to verify later. If you dare to hide anything or keep secrets, then wait to become food for the Nine Nether Demonic Cat.”
Qi Huang warned them and then summoned Cheng Hong Ling and a few senior sisters to record the information.
The entire day passed before Qi Huang and the others finally understood the general layout of the Immortal Alliance Main Altar. Looking at the dense records, her head began to ache.
“No wonder the Immortal Alliance Main Altar was so large; it contained hundreds of departments. How many people would that require?”
Qi Huang said, sweating profusely.
“We’re not trying to replicate it one-to-one. Many of these departments are non-essential existences that can be completely streamlined.”
Cheng Hong Ling, standing beside her, offered her opinion.
“That makes sense. Then I’ll entrust this task to you.”
Qi Huang immediately gave her the important task.
Cheng Hong Ling’s expression stiffened, and then she gave Qi Huang, the hands-off manager, a displeased look.
“Cough, cough… Of course, I will also do my best to assist you.”
Qi Huang quickly added.
“Junior Sister, don’t worry! We will also assist Junior Sister Hong Ling.”
“Yes, yes, yes. Besides cultivation, we don’t have anything else to do anyway. You’ve given us so many resources, and we were worried we had nowhere to repay you.”
“That’s right. If you ever need our help in the future, just ask.”
Ruan Lingyu, Yun Fei, and the other senior sisters spoke enthusiastically.
“That would be great! But I can’t let you work for free. When the Dao Alliance officially opens, I’ll make you all high-ranking officials.”
Qi Huang immediately painted a rosy picture.
“That would be truly wonderful.”
The senior sisters smiled in delight, filled with motivation.
Cheng Hong Ling watched helplessly, feeling that this so-called Dao Alliance was somewhat unreliable, like children playing house.
Cheng Hong Ling, unable to rest easy, urged Qi Huang to summon all the high-level figures from the HongHua Sect, Shuiyu Valley, and Hua Rong Sect to discuss how to streamline the former departments of the Immortal Alliance.
After three days of intense discussion, the hundreds of departments were reduced to just over twenty.
“Over twenty is still too many! At most, two should be enough.”
Qi Huang was still not satisfied and began to gesture, preparing to further streamline.
“Are you crazy? Two? Even a family has more than two rooms.”
Cheng Hong Ling immediately retorted.
“Yes! We can’t simplify it any further. If we do, we won’t be able to take responsibility for the entire Cultivation World.”
Qin Quan echoed from the side.
“Saintess, if we’re going to do this, we need to do it well. If it’s too perfunctory, any problems that arise will damage your reputation.”
Hua Ru Yi, the Sect Leader of Hua Rong Sect, also kindly reminded her.
“Uh… I was just kidding. You really think I’m that stupid? Twenty-something is fine, it’s not a lot at all.”
Qi Huang chuckled awkwardly.
“Then what about staffing? Even if each department has ten people, that’s over two hundred people for over twenty departments.”
Valley Master Wen Yunmei of Shuiyu Valley asked curiously.
“Two hundred people? Valley Master Wen, you’ve underestimated it. Each combat department under the Immortal Alliance had at least tens of thousands of people. Otherwise, how could it have become the hegemon of the Cultivation World? How could it maintain order in the Cultivation World?”
Hua Ru Yi corrected her.
“Then it’s even more troublesome. Although we have many people, we have no experience, so we can’t help at all.”
Wen Yunmei frowned.
Qi Huang pondered for a moment and then said, “How about this: I’ll have some former members of the Immortal Alliance return to help. Once you’ve gained enough experience, you can join the Dao Alliance.”
“How can that work? If any of them have ulterior motives, aren’t you inviting trouble into the house?”
Hua Ru Yi expressed her doubts.
“Don’t worry, the people I find are absolutely reliable.”
Qi Huang smiled confidently. She had been monitoring the remaining high-level figures of the Immortal Alliance for the past few days, and anyone with ulterior motives had disappeared from this world. Most of those left were simply resigned to their fate.
Seeing Qi Huang so certain, everyone else had nothing more to say. Cheng Hong Ling, knowing her beloved’s strength, naturally did not raise any objections.
Cheng Hong Ling then passed down the task assignments. Because the site for the Dao Alliance Main Altar was located on the mountain between the HongHua Sect and Shuiyu Valley, the HongHua Sect, led by Qin Quan, was responsible for constructing the buildings, while the Shuiyu Valley, led by Wen Yunmei, was responsible for recruiting the talent needed for the Dao Alliance.
Qi Huang actually didn’t want to trouble Shuiyu Valley, as she was only a guest Grand Elder. However, she couldn’t resist the enthusiasm of Mu Ruoyi and her daughter, so she unashamedly made unified arrangements.
“Then what will you do?”
Cheng Hong Ling immediately retorted.
“Me? Don’t you remember my third statement after eliminating the Immortal Alliance?”
Qi Huang asked tentatively.
“Of course, I remember. You said that the major immortal sects in the Cultivation World could voluntarily join the Dao Alliance, but the prerequisite was to register with the Nine Nether Demonic Cat in hand.”
Cheng Hong Ling replied without thinking.
“Yes, I remember that too, but I don’t understand your intention. Why insist on them registering with the Nine Nether Demonic Cat in hand?”
Qin Quan asked.
“The reason is simple. I promised the Nine Nether Demonic Cat tribe that I would help them rescue all their tribal members who were abused by the immortal sects. So, I want to use this opportunity to understand the situation and then confiscate them.”
Qi Huang explained.
“What if they are unwilling?”
Qin Quan asked with some apprehension.
“Then they can forget about receiving the resources and protection of the Dao Alliance. They should know what’s more important.”
Qi Huang sneered.
“What if there are those stubborn fools who refuse to hand them over, or simply don’t join the Dao Alliance?”
Cheng Hong Ling retorted.
“If that’s the case, then this Immortal Elder will personally demand them. And at that time, what they’ll have to hand over won’t just be the Nine Nether Demonic Cats.”
Qi Huang smiled maliciously.
Hearing this, everyone shuddered inwardly, and no one raised any further objections.
“Speaking of resources, most of the Immortal Alliance’s resources came from the Tencel Valley Treasure Land. Now that there’s a change of regime, shouldn’t you go there and check? I’m afraid someone might take advantage of the situation.”
Cheng Hong Ling reminded her.
“Don’t worry, it’s all part of the plan.”
Qi Huang reassured her.
Everyone formulated a plan and then proceeded to execute it in an orderly manner.
The cultivators in the Cultivation World were resourceful and powerful. Within just a few days, the construction of the Dao Alliance Main Altar was completed. With the continuous influx of talent, the Dao Alliance began to take shape in less than half a month.
Qi Huang’s prediction was correct. Immortal sects of all sizes from the Cultivation World rushed to the HongHua Sect with their Nine Nether Demonic Cats to register and join the Dao Alliance.
Qi Huang took this opportunity to summon the Nine Nether Demonic Cat tribe to the HongHua Sect and stepped forward to rescue their tribespeople. Ninety-nine percent of the immortal sects were smart enough to hand over the Nine Nether Demonic Cats without batting an eye in exchange for the Dao Alliance’s protection. However, as Cheng Hong Ling had predicted, there were a few stubborn sects that would rather not join the Dao Alliance than give up their Nine Nether Demonic Cats.
“This is our Nine Nether Demonic Cat. Why should we hand it over to your Dao Alliance?”
“Yes, if we give it to you, how will we get Cat’s Eye Tears in the future? Will we have to buy them from your Dao Alliance?”
“Let’s go, let’s go! This so-called Dao Alliance is worse than the Immortal Alliance. They are simply robbers, robbing in broad daylight.”
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A small sect from Zhongzhou shouted.
“First, you abused the Nine Nether Demonic Cats, and they no longer wish to stay. You have no right to stop them. Second, the Nine Nether Demonic Cats are returning to their tribe, not being handed over to the Immortal Alliance. Their home is in the Pingshan Mass Grave in Huang Tian Prefecture. If you need Cat’s Eye Tears in the future, you can go and discuss it with them yourself. I will absolutely not interfere.”
Qi Huang patiently explained.
“That’s impossible. we’ll just keep our Nine Nether Demonic Cats ourselves and won’t have to spend that unnecessary money.”
The sect leader of the small sect remained unmoved.
“Can’t hear you? Then let the Clan Leader of the Nine Nether Demonic Cat tribe talk to you.”
Qi Huang said with a cold smile.
“Are you going to hand them over or not?”
Yaoyao, who could no longer tolerate it, took a step forward.
