Immortal Cultivation Family: Start By Accepting Dao Companions

Fifteen years have passed since the establishment of the Immortal Spirit Continent.

During this time, countless Chen clan descendants have left their homes and settled in various corners of the Immortal Spirit Continent.

Simultaneously, numerous Chen clan academies have been established.

These academies have become the highest authorities in the open, and major cities have been established.

The Immortal City Continent has been divided into five regions, with the Chen domain at the center and the east, west, south, and north regions guarding it.

Within the east, west, south, and north regions, there are ten subdivisions, each with nine main cities and one major town serving as the main city, along with nine academies and one main academy.

Below the academies, there are colleges stationed in non-main city areas, selecting elite disciples to be sent to the academies.

The selection of city lords in each region can only be from the Chen clan or those who have graduated from the academies.

All ten cities are governed by elite Chen clan descendants, with Chen clan nobles guarding the main cities.

At this time, the control over the local areas of the Immortal Chen Continent has reached an unprecedented level.

The four domain capitals are all held by the four Chen clan immortals.

During the initial unification of the Immortal City Continent, it was necessary to suppress and deter with strong military force.

At this time, the Chen clan nobles made full use of their power to eliminate all rebellious forces and those unwilling to join the Immortal Chen.

After thirty years of unification, the various factions gradually accepted the existence of the Immortal Chen.

On this day, in the center of the Chen domain, the Immortal Chen bell rang eight times, and the noble conference was convened once again.

"The twenty Chen clan nobles have assembled, and the noble conference begins!"

The overall host of the conference is the eldest noble, sitting beside the main seat and speaking.

"Examine the completion of the mission!"

"Let's start with the defense of the East Region."

Chen Churen nodded towards Chen Chuhao.

Chen Chuhao nodded slightly and, with a snap of his fingers, condensed a map of the East Region before everyone's eyes.

The map displayed numerous cities with detailed regional divisions.

Every city with a name had the mark of the Chen clan.

Chen Chuhao spoke confidently.

"The East Region has been cleared of forces that do not accept the Immortal Chen's laws. The city defenses, city lords, palace masters, and deans are all in place."

"All ten regions have their cities in place, totaling 1,700 major cities!"

"All the major cities have their city lords and academies in place, and countless small and medium-sized cities attached to the major cities are completely under control!"

After Chen Chuhao finished speaking, he returned to his seat.

The conference continued.

Chen Chufan stood up. He was in charge of the North Region, which had already been completely suppressed and recovered.

There were a total of 1,500 major cities.

Next, Chen Chuwu from the West Region had a more complicated situation. There were many other races and demonic beasts.

To persuade them to submit to the rule of the Chen clan, Chen Chuwu had put in a lot of effort.

He had eliminated eight demonic beast races with Scattered Immortals as their leaders, and about a hundred other races, before finally reclaiming them all.

There were 1,100 intact major cities, the fewest among the four regions.

All the other academies and city lords had fallen in line.

The South Region was also in place, with the number of cities second only to the East Region, totaling 1,650 major cities.

"Alright."

"Next, we can implement the extermination order."

Chen Churen spoke calmly and took out a map of the entire Immortal Chen Continent, marking the locations of numerous major sects and factions in each region.

"To consolidate our power and gather cultivators, exterminating sects is necessary."

This was something Chen Churen had been thinking about for a long time.

Since we want to completely dominate Xianchen, we must eliminate all local forces that pose a threat.

All the major sects and schools that have inherited for tens of thousands of years must have their power suppressed and their inheritance brought back to the academies.

"Do we really have to do this?" Chen Chufan spoke up.

"Destroying the sects would involve too much, and furthermore..."

"If the academies are completely opened up, some cultivators' descendants born in the future will continue to enter the cultivation world, which would only address the symptoms and not the root cause."

"Implementing this strategy in the long run will only give rise to alternative sects and form a system of cultivation family clans."

Chen Chufan expressed his opinion that if everything is brought under control, it would only be a temporary state of having no sects.

But what about the future?

Even if there are no sects, everything will revolve around the Lord's Manor and the academies.

In that case, cultivation family factions will inevitably emerge in the future, ultimately returning to the same origin.

At that time, the forces of cultivator families in cities and towns of various sizes will monopolize the academies, resulting in the emergence of new sects.

If non-family cultivators do not join them, it will be difficult for them to make progress in their cultivation.

Although the Chen clan is also classified as a cultivation family, their current status is different.

Since they themselves are part of the cultivation family system, they have a deeper understanding of this system.

Chen Chufan and the various princes and dukes also took this into consideration.

There is no solution, only restrictions.

"We will only temporarily implement the destruction of the sects, not completely eliminate them, but persuade them to disband."

"Otherwise, the local sects will be too powerful, and the suppression and attraction of the academies will not be enough."

Chen Churen sighed; he understood all of this.

It's just that in the early stages, they will make the academies the first choice, but after the academies are established, they will still prioritize the Chen clan system.

Chen Chufan closed his eyes and pondered.

"The sects must not be eradicated!"

Suddenly, someone else spoke up.

It was Chen Jiangjiang.

Everyone's gaze turned to her, curious about what ideas she had.

"The existence of sects allows the academies in various regions to have competitors. When the water is clear, there are no fish."

"If there are no sects, even after the academies are perfected, new factions will still emerge."

"Why not continue to open up and let the major academies compete with the sects, while also establishing annual competitions between the academies and local sects, the cultivation family's annual battles."

"Otherwise, without these forces, the future will be nothing but internal strife within the academies."

"Although doing so will make the initial development of the academies more difficult, isn't the entire Xianchen ours?"

"We have time, so why rush at this moment."

Chen Jiangjiang finished speaking and quietly looked at the surrounding princes and dukes.

At this moment, Chen Wuji nodded and said, "What Linglong King said is right. With us overseeing them, can these sects really cause trouble?"

"If King Ren wants to implement the destruction of the sects, it would be better to change it to restrictions."

Chen Wuji slowly spoke and displayed a blueprint on the table using his magical power, attracting the attention of all the princes and dukes.

"Previously, Linglong King mentioned the strategy of annual competitions between the academies and sects. Why not do it this way?"

"And add a few rules and restrictions to it."

All the princes and dukes were attracted and listened quietly.

"Why not add a few more restrictions, such as the qualifications for sects to accept disciples."

"The qualifications for local sects in each region and their influence must be established for each city and local sect."

"Restrict the sects to only accept disciples at specific times and in specific areas!"