Xu Ran took Yao Yue back, and the affection between the two sisters became even better than before.
With Xu Ran's support, the Mittel family also signed an alliance with the royal household, securing a more stable position for the royal household in the future. Relying on Xu Ran, it was unnecessary for them to continue depleting resources within the Jia Ma Empire. With Xu Ran's background, various powers that had been restless began to extinguish their desires and started to regard the royal household on the same level as the Mittel family, Yunlan Sect, and the Snake-People Tribe.
After a delay of two days, Xu Ran finished all his business and hurried back to Canaan Academy.
In the meantime, Xu Ran also learned about Xiao Yan and Tuo She Ancient Emperor's movements. They had actually returned to the Hun Clan. As for Hun Tiandi, it was unknown whether he could still have a day in the sun.
Xu Sect was now extremely prosperous. There was a rumor in the Black Corner Region that the person who killed those Hun Clan experts was a powerhouse from Xu Sect. Overnight, Xu Sect became the strongest sect in the hearts of all the young people in the Black Corner Region, and even more so in Zhongzhou, which was already in turmoil. During Xu Ran's days in the Jia Ma Empire, Zhongzhou had already fallen into complete chaos.
Gu Yuan and other top powerhouses of the Continent had realized that there were Dou Di experts on the Continent. This news scared them considerably.
If there were transcendent Dou Di experts on the Continent, then their so-called pinnacle Dou Sheng experts would not be enough. The forces with Dou Di experts could easily sweep away other powers.
The families with the Dou Di bloodline were even more terrified than before. They used to look down on the powers of Zhongzhou from their lofty positions, but now they could no longer afford to look down on anyone.
Xun Er and the others also realized Xu Ran's identity at this time. It turned out that Xu Ran was truly a Dou Di, but they had never believed the exaggerated words that came from Xu Ran's mouth before. When the news reached the Gu Clan, the whole clan was shaken.
In times of great chaos, anyone who could connect with a Dou Di would undoubtedly secure their future safety. And other forces that had no interactions with Dou Di experts became anxious.
However, these were the games played amongst the top forces. For those forces that didn't even have a Dou Sheng expert, they only knew that Soul Hall had suffered a big loss, but they weren't clear about the clashes at the Dou Di Level.
System Miss also told Xu Ran that Gu Yuena, Qiu'er, and Bi Ji had all gone to Zhongzhou. They wanted to subdue the Magical Beast powers of the Fighting Spirit Continent, and Xu Ran naturally agreed gladly. Xu Ran was a lazy person, but he liked it when others did things for him.
Xu Ran and Hun Miesheng, who was now completely under Xu Ran's control and submitted to him, arrived at the market outside the Canaan Academy, feeling the prosperity surrounding Canaan Academy and Xu Sect.
In a few more years, this place would probably become a super city.
Xu Ran could freely sense more than a dozen auras not inferior to the Douzong Level. These powerhouses were probably from Zhongzhou and were likely here to probe for information. Xu Ran guessed that in a few days, the number of people seeking an audience with him would be endless. Especially those Ancient Families, who would spare no effort to be on good terms with him.
But Xu Ran naturally wanted to leave these matters to Ya Fei to handle for him.
"I need to hurry to Zhongzhou," Xu Ran thought as he walked. Although he was having a comfortable time at Canaan Academy, there were still many things to deal with in Zhongzhou. For instance, the families of Han Yue and Xin Lan would have problems if he didn't go there soon.
"Line up, one by one."
The queue outside the Xu Sect had already grown to several hundred people. However, having seen the situation when the Xu Sect recruited on the Soul Land, Xu Ran wasn't too surprised. After all, over there, they recruited under the Continent's top conditions, and yet, despite such harsh requirements, countless geniuses flocked to them. Among the crowd though, Xu Ran noticed several extraordinary talents. These talents even far surpassed Xin Lan and Han Yue.
And that faintly familiar sensation within their bodies amused Xu Ran all the more.
Because that was the Dou Di Bloodline.
All of them hailed from those ancient Dou Di Families.
These scions of noble families always carried themselves with arrogance. Although Canaan Academy was known as the top academy in the Continent, not a single student from such backgrounds had ever attended, which was telling. Even the least gifted among the Ancient Families looked down on Canaan Academy.
These fellows, it seemed, were not from the same family.
"These old foxes really move fast, even faster than I expected. I thought it would take them some time to receive the news," Xu Ran didn't make a big deal out of this and instead, walked over to the two high-ranking "Xu Sect officials" up front who were in charge of recruitment.
It was none other than Han Yue and Xin Lan.
Since they both were very familiar with the Black Corner Region, after getting to know the many women, they had started to take on the task of recruitment. Now that the big auction house had merged with the Xu Sect, Ya Fei was responsible not only for the auction house's affairs but also for receiving and interacting with various forces, which was a sort of diplomatic task. After all, Xiaowu and the others were still partially unclear about this world's affairs, and trivial knowledge-based problems could easily lead to embarrassing situations.
Moreover, their current priority was to cultivate properly. In just a few months, those whose "Cultivation Level" had been sealed as First-Level Gods in the Divine Realm, had all reached the Dou Sheng Level. The Life Goddess, Asura God Bi Bidong, and other beings of the God King Level had now directly reached the Eight-Star Dou Sheng, and Gu Yuena had even reached Nine-Star Dou Sheng, not far from the peak of Dou Sheng. It was estimated that they might become Dou Di within a year.
If the other powerhouses of the Continent knew of this speed of cultivation, they might go crazy with jealousy. Only Xu Ran knew, being deities themselves, their cultivation was actually quite straightforward. The Fighting Spirit Continent and the Soul Land were actually at the same level, and after reaching the peak in the former, cultivating in the same level plane naturally made for rapid progress.
Tuo She Ancient Emperor thought himself quite remarkable, little knowing that he wasn't even a match for Xu Ran's wives alone.
...
Han Yue and Xin Lan took on different roles; one was responsible for the newcomers' assessments, while the other took care of the registration.
The so-called assessments had been simplified to some special gems. These gems were capable of assessing the health of the meridians, the quality of Dou Qi, and even the morality, among others. These were crafted by the Life Goddess, the Goddess of Kindness, and what they basically did was store their own Dou Qi in the gems and processed them into test stones.
For instance, the benevolent Dou Qi of the Goddess of Kindness would grow dull when touched by someone with ill intentions. How much the gem darkened would reveal the person's nature.
If the other major powers knew of this sorcery, they might go mad with envy.
What household doesn't have a few wastrels? With such an item, one could effectively prevent the decline of a family or power.