The dozens of people who appeared outside Wu City were the Divine Ability experts from the Yuling Clan, the Kuanglang Clan, and the Dilings Clan.
They did not even dare to fly, as if they were on a pilgrimage, and were walking honestly towards Wu City.
The inner hearts of the Sect Masters of the three clans were incredibly bitter
Originally, they had been planning how to deal with the Great Wu, and to handle this suddenly arrived force.
But to their surprise, a huge number of soldiers appeared within their clans and fifteen terrifyingly powerful warships were hovering in the sky. The massive cannons mounted on them were capable of blasting their clans into pieces.
What they least expected was that Fang Lei had already pledged loyalty to the Great Wu Dynasty.
This completely stunned them.
They didn't dare to retaliate?
These three major clans simply didn't dare to act.
If they dared to move, the Sky Warships would blast their clans into dust, along with their Divine Ability experts.
"You guys actually came too."
"Did you also come to greet the Martial Emperor?"
"We all had the same idea."
"Alas, surrendering seems our only way."
"Let's go to visit the Martial Emperor together."
The bosses of the three major clans met outside Wu City, their expressions all very bitter.
"The Yuling Clan Master has arrived."
"The Kuanglang Clan Master has arrived."
"The Diling Clan Master has arrived."
Within Wu City's imperial palace, a few voices announcing their arrival reached Chu Yuan.
After Chu Yuan had let the three Sect Masters enter, he spoke indifferently: "The three Clan Masters have come to my Wu City today, you must have made your decisions and thought about what to do."
"We have decided to submit our clans to the Great Wu from today onward. We are willing to become part of the Great Wu, await Your Majesty's dispatch and become your subjects!"
The Yuling Clan Master was the first to speak.
He looked up at Chu Yuan, who sat on the throne.
Although Chu Yuan didn't deliberately display his power, he was closely tied with the fate of the Great Wu Dynasty.
In his eyes, there was an existence full of radiant light, an immaculate and invincible Saint Emperor wielding supreme power.
"We are also willing to submit to Great Wu."
The Kuanglang and Diling Clan Masters quickly echoed.
"Since you have submitted, you are now citizens of the Great Wu and part of us."
Chu Yuan dismissed them with a wave of his robe, "These are pills bestowed upon you. Take them back with you. The more loyal you are and the more you contribute, the more you will be rewarded."
The three of them opened their individual jade bottles. Although there were only a few pills inside, their expressions took an immediate change as they exclaimed in surprise: "These are King-grade God Pills!"
King-grade God Pills were incredibly precious. Even as Clan Masters, they had rarely ever seen one.
It should be known that a pill of this grade cannot be refined by ordinary people. It required an alchemist of king-grade.
But how many king-grade alchemists were there in the entirety of the Dongxuan domain?
Each and every one of them was a tremendously powerful entity.
"The King-grade God Pills are not what matters. As long as you obey my will, I can let you have more."
The difficult part about King-grade God Pills was not the ingredients, but the refining process.
Chu Yuan, however, had the Taiyi Pill Furnace. As long as he had enough ingredients, he wouldn't fail. Although he didn't have many medicinal herbs, he was still able to refine a few pills in small quantities to bestow to the Divine Ability experts for cultivation.
"Here are more divine elixirs. Reward those who listen and follow. You may return now and assist the Loyalty King in uniting Guihai Prefecture, ensuring the smooth implementation of the laws of Great Wu."
While it appeared that Chu Yuan was giving them King-grade and Divine Elixirs, it was in fact a tactic of the Emperor.
The three Clan Masters understood that this was a tactic of using both carrot and stick.
They had obediently come to Wu City to submit today, naturally leaving a good impression on the Martial Emperor. In pleasant spirits, the Emperor bestowed rewards upon them. However, if they dared to have rebellious thoughts, they would face destruction.
The three Clan Masters exited with mixed feelings.
The three Clan Masters turned out to be quite obedient and compliant, especially after personally meeting Chu Yuan in Wu City, they put away all their petty thoughts and very sincerely cooperated with Lu Qianfu to implement the laws and regulations of the Great Wu through the entire Guihai Prefecture.
There were many powerful factions in Guihai Prefecture.
That was because the four major clans counterbalanced each other, and none would allow the other to dominate, providing these powers space to exist.
However, with the arrival of Chu Yuan's Great Wu Dynasty, all four major clans had submitted, these powers had to either leave Guihai Prefecture or submit to the Great Wu.
Indeed, there were many strong individuals in Guihai Prefecture. The four major clans alone had fourteen individuals who had achieved the realm of Divine Ability. However, most of them were at the first or second layer of Divine Ability. Given the resources in this place, this was their limit.
Without sufficient King-grade God Pills, they could only slowly cultivate with time.
By using both carets and sticks, the Emperor doesn't only win over the powerful individuals, he also wins over the people.
The Spirit Rice was also being rapidly introduced to the entire Prefecture. Furthermore, the resources of the four major clans were consolidated by Chu Yuan, from which he created many pills. These were distributed to ordinary people in various cities.
An Imperial Dynasty is different from a Clan.
An Imperial Dynasty focuses on the hearts of its peoples, the way of all beings, and doesn't just highlight the most elite individuals like a Clan does.
In Guihai Prefecture, there were countless large and small powers. In order to compete for territories and resources, countless wars had erupted, causing the ordinary people here to be worse off than those in the Martial Domain.
But with the arrival of the Great Wu Dynasty to govern Guihai Prefecture, all resources were brought under the control of the court. All fights were forbidden, and resources were provided to ordinary people.
Soon enough, the people recognized who was really good for them, winning their hearts quickly and easily.
Among the formerly four clan masters, the one who respected Chu Yuan the most was actually Fang Lei.
Fang Lei had been beaten up by Chu Yuan before, and had truly experienced Chu Yuan's strength, completely submitting in his heart.
Moreover, as Chu Yuan had profound understanding of the Great Thunder Technique and was hailed as the Thunder Law Enforcer while Fang Lei had relied on Thunder Divine Abilities, creating a bond between them.
As for his own people, Chu Yuan would not hold back.
He gave the understanding of the Great Thunder Technique to Fang Lei. Moreover, using his power of Thunder Law Enforcement, he summoned thunder to let Fang Lei comprehend the principles of Divine Ability.
As for how much Fang Lei could comprehend was up to his own luck.
The people of the Thunderclap Clan mainly practiced Thunder Divine Abilities. Surprisingly, the clan had quite a few materials for the construction of Thunderbolt Cannons.
The newly crafted Thunderbolt Cannons were also given to Fang Lei in part by Chu Yuan.
What surprised Chu Yuan was that Fang Lei was a ruthless character. He actually used the Thunderbolt Cannons to practice the Great Thunder Technique, allowing people to cannon him directly, resisting the thunderbolt forces with his own mana.
Chu Yuan laughed at Fang Lei's actions.
As long as they were loyal to the Great Wu and to the Emperor, Chu Yuan was willing to use any resources to enhance the strength of his own people.
He now firmly controlled Guihai Prefecture, while the news also reached the Martial Domain, who also dispatched ships to build a seaway between the two domains.
As for going immediately to other prefectures.
He didn't have such a plan for the moment.
The most important task for Chu Yuan at the moment was to build more Sky Warships, Sky Warriors, and Thunderbolt Cannons.
Guihai Prefecture was just an edge of the Dongxuan domain and did not attract much attention.
"Your Majesty, the elders of my Qiankun Trading Company have arrived!"
After being informed by people, Tang Feng hurried to see Chu Yuan.