Chapter 2587: Prosperity of the Nine Provinces

The Nine Provinces were flourishing and prosperous, a scene of joy and harmony.

With the first batch of Geniuses and Prodigies from the Hongtian Star Domain joining the Nine Provinces, it immediately triggered a powerful chain reaction.

One must know that, currently, the strongest forces in the Hongtian Star Domain, aside from the Three Great God Clans, are recognized to be the Nine Provinces!

As long as Xiao Fan does not die, the Nine Provinces will inevitably stand at the very pinnacle of the Hongtian Star Domain in the future.

Consequently, many large forces and Families began to consider whether they should merge their own forces into the Nine Provinces to receive its protection.

There were many Families and Sects with this idea; with the current chaotic landscape of the Hongtian Star Domain, joining the Nine Provinces was undoubtedly one of the best forms of protection.

Experts from various Families and Sects began contacting the Nine Provinces, expressing their intentions to join and inquiring about the Nine Provinces' stance.

At this time, Xiao Fan was already in seclusion, and given his personality, he did not care about these external matters.

Zhao Wuji and Ye Cang could only go to find Xiao Li and inform him of these matters, as Xiao Li was currently the Human Emperor of the Nine Provinces.

"They all want to join the Nine Provinces…" Xiao Li murmured, feeling that their idea was good and that joining the Nine Provinces was a decent choice.

But the problem was, what if these forces were not loyal after joining the Nine Provinces?

And would it cause confusion between the citizens of the Nine Provinces and the experts from these newly joined forces?

If that happened, they worried it would have a significant impact later on.

After all, these forces joining the Nine Provinces later certainly hoped to do so to seek protection or better prospects for development.

"This matter has both pros and cons. If handled well, the power of our Nine Provinces will definitely rise to a higher level; if handled poorly, it might lead to internal chaos," Ye Cang said slowly, his expression grave.

"Indeed," Zhao Wuji nodded slowly, fully agreeing with Ye Cang's assessment.

Xiao Li stroked his chin, thought for a moment, and said, "How about this: it is fine if they want to join our Nine Provinces… but they need to bring benefits."

"Benefits?!"

Zhao Wuji and Ye Cang were stunned, puzzled as to what he meant by benefits.

"Make them provide sufficient resources, Origin Stones, or do something for our Nine Provinces. If it is helpful, then we will accept them; if not… then forget it."

"Furthermore, after they join the Nine Provinces, they must live separately from the people of the Nine Provinces, and they must move their ancestral stars to the Nine Provinces!"

"…"

Xiao Li voiced his opinion, letting Ye Cang and Zhao Wuji see if it was feasible.

"This is a great idea… I agree," Ye Cang thought about it and felt it was a very good idea.

Currently, every citizen of the Nine Provinces had sufficient resources to Cultivate, and if these people from other forces joined the Nine Provinces, would the Nine Provinces have to satisfy them too?

It would be fine if they were joining sincerely, but if they had rebellious intentions, wouldn't that be equivalent to raising ingrates?

"Not bad, not bad… I also think this is a great idea," Zhao Wuji nodded, looking at Xiao Li with great gratification, feeling that Lier had grown up and his ability to handle matters had improved.

"Then we will go handle it; you continue your seclusion."

Zhao Wuji and Ye Cang took their leave. Compared to before, Xiao Li had matured a great deal, and his methods had become much more sophisticated.

"Sigh…"

After Zhao Wuji and Ye Cang left, Xiao Li let out a long sigh and continued his seclusion to Cultivate.

Managing the major affairs of the Nine Provinces was mentally exhausting; if he could, Xiao Li still wanted to focus solely on Cultivating!

…

After Zhao Wuji and Ye Cang left, they immediately conveyed the approach Xiao Li had just mentioned, letting those forces that wanted to join the Nine Provinces think carefully about whether they truly wanted to join.

If they genuinely wanted to join, then they should state how many resources they could provide.

And what they could bring to the Nine Provinces after joining…

The conditions put forward by the Nine Provinces undoubtedly dispelled the thoughts of many forces that only wanted to gain benefits without paying a price.

Most of these forces had previously thought about bringing their clansmen and Sect members to join the Nine Provinces, then using the Nine Provinces' resources to Cultivate and nurture their own Family and Sect members, while also receiving the protection of the Nine Provinces.

But the Nine Provinces saw through them at a glance and dispelled their thoughts in just a few words.

Of course, there were still some forces that were determined to join the Nine Provinces; they successively stated the resources they could provide and the price they would pay…

Zhao Wuji and Ye Cang began to conduct calculations and evaluations to see what benefits there would be for the Nine Provinces if these forces were allowed to join.

If they had sufficient utility, then they would agree to let them join the Nine Provinces!!

It could be said that the current landscape of the Hongtian Star Domain had begun to gradually lean toward the Nine Provinces.

From this, it could be seen that the more forces that joined the Nine Provinces later on, the greater the influence of the Nine Provinces would be.

Even those large forces that existed before would become small forces in the eyes of the Nine Provinces, not even worth mentioning.

Large forces such as the Zhang Family, Ziwei Pavilion, Ziyun Temple, Saintess Peak, Pixin Sect, Wang Family, Butian Pavilion, Bright Realm, Ancient Barbarian Clan, and Dragon Palace Hall could not be called large forces when compared to the Nine Provinces at this time; it would be good if they could even be considered medium-sized forces.

The only forces that could be mentioned in the same breath as the Nine Provinces now were the Three Great God Clans!!

In the blink of an eye, ten years passed…

The Nine Provinces developed rapidly, and its power was ten times greater than when Xiao Fan had gone into seclusion!!

At this time, the Nine Provinces had clouds of experts, Prodigies and Geniuses emerged in succession, and countless Families and Sects had merged into the Nine Provinces.

Even the Yuding Sect chose to join the Nine Provinces.

Of course, the Yuding Sect did not have any assessment to join the Nine Provinces, nor did they have to pay any resources; they joined with ease.