Chapter 551

Chapter 551: No Room for Negotiation

Xianshui Town.

"Have you heard? Our Xianshui Town has a new mayor."

"I heard! And I heard the new mayor is a cultivator!"

"According to the news, the alliance seems to be planning major infrastructure projects. I really hope the highway gets built out here soon."

"I think the teleportation array is better, but unfortunately, only the prefectural city has a teleportation array, and the energy consumed to teleport one person is too high for an ordinary person to afford. Besides, the alliance doesn’t have enough resources to operate the teleportation array."

That day, many townspeople talked about the new mayor and discussed national affairs.

Cultivation Alliance.

At this time, Yun Lan had become a key figure in the Cultivation Alliance.

As an Immortal, in Huayang Star, where there was not a single great emperor, her strength could be considered unmatched.

Of course, this was mainly because Li Xiaojun had placed anyone who could threaten Yun Lan in the secret realm.

For example, their daughter with Jiang Yulan had already reached the Late Tribulation stage great emperor realm, but she had been cultivating in the secret realm and had not returned to Huayang Star.

Even if she returned to Huayang Star, with her Tribulation stage strength, she would not be a match for Yun Lan.

"Everyone, I plan to abolish all national powers on Huayang Star and unify governance under the alliance by setting up counties. What do you think?" Yun Lan asked everyone at the highest council meeting of the alliance.

Upon hearing Yun Lan’s words, a stir of unrest spread through the crowd.

"Leader, that’s not acceptable! The reason our Cultivation Alliance is called an alliance is because of the existence of various countries…" a cultivator opposed.

"Then let’s abolish the alliance and change the name," Yun Lan replied lightly.

Although Huayang Star had unified the world over a hundred years ago, it had split into many countries after the older batch of leaders "departed."

Later, when the beast tribe invaded, these countries formed an alliance to fight against them.

Yun Lan found that the laws in these countries varied greatly.

For instance, some religious countries still believed in deities even in the age of cultivation.

Moreover, religious groups often labeled opposing forces as heretics and launched attacks against them.

Additionally, due to conflicts of interest among various countries, even though there was oversight by the Cultivation Alliance, large-scale wars didn’t occur, yet small-scale conflicts grew increasingly larger after the beast tribe retreated.

Thus, Yun Lan decided to abolish the countries and re-unify the world.

Moreover, this time it would be governed by cultivators, and she believed this set up could last a long time—thousands of years, tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands to millions of years.

"Leader, we think the alliance works well; there’s no need to abolish the countries!" another cultivator said.

Most countries on Huayang Star had connections to high-ranking cultivators in the alliance.

Many were founded by descendants or families of these cultivators, so naturally, they didn’t want Yun Lan to abolish the countries, as it would harm their interests.

Yun Lan knew this well, but her attitude was very firm.

"This matter is settled. All countries must be abolished within one month. There is no room for negotiation," Yun Lan stated decisively.

Upon hearing Yun Lan’s words, many cultivators, although they did not show ugly expressions outwardly, were cursing inwardly.

However, Yun Lan was too powerful and too dominant; they had no way to oppose her.

"Then, Leader, since the nations are abolished, how should the royal families be handled?" someone asked Yun Lan.

Thinking for a moment, Yun Lan replied, "From now on, the Cultivation Alliance will be renamed Huayang Immortal Nation. As for the royal families, they will be treated just like ordinary people and become citizens of Huayang Immortal Nation…"

"Will they really become ordinary citizens just like that?" Someone was unwilling to accept this and wanted to fight for the interests of the royal families.

Hearing this, Yun Lan said lightly, "Each royal family can own no more than thirty acres of land; all the rest will be confiscated. That’s final."

At her words, everyone felt a cold lump in their hearts.

When Yun Lan declared it was settled, they all understood that there was no room for negotiation left.

Many wanted to oppose her decision, but no one dared to openly contradict Yun Lan.

Because everyone knew Yun Lan was the killing god, and anyone who dared to oppose her would meet only one fate—death.

This killing god could take down over two thousand people during trials, so she would not show mercy just because the trials had ended.

"Leader, if royal families can only own up to thirty acres, what about the powerful families? Surely, they cannot be allowed to own more land than the royal families?" another Integration stage cultivator asked Yun Lan.

His family’s established nation would undoubtedly be abolished, and the resources controlled by the family would be heavily diminished.

With his own family facing such a fate, he could not allow other powerful families with vast land resources to escape unharmed.

Listening to him, Yun Lan thought for a moment and said, "In that case, from now on, all families in Huayang Immortal Nation must not exceed thirty acres of land; otherwise, it will be seen as opposing the Immortal Nation, and penalties will be severe."

Upon hearing this, everyone felt a greater sense of balance within themselves.

…………

The next day, as Yun Lan’s orders spread across the entire Internet, a sensation erupted worldwide.

Great Kun Empire.

Imperial Palace Conference Hall.

"What does everyone say?"

The empire’s emperor asked several esteemed royal relatives with a slightly trembling voice.

"What did the supreme elder say?" someone asked the emperor.

Upon hearing this, the emperor fell silent.

The supreme elder of the Great Kun Empire was one of the upper echelons of the Cultivation Alliance and a mid-level Integration stage cultivator.

The supreme elder’s intent was, of course, for the emperor to renounce the throne and dissolve the empire.

However, how could he, as the emperor, willingly accept that?

Seeing the emperor’s silence, everyone understood.

"Sigh!"

The last elderly relative sighed and said, "The power of the Immortal can extinguish us all in an instant, so we have no room to resist."

At these words, the conference hall fell into a long silence.

After a while, the emperor said lightly, "The alliance’s message is that we must dissolve the nation within one month and maintain stability without any unrest; otherwise, there will be consequences…"

The emperor’s voice grew softer, filled with reluctance.

For him to dissolve the nation was bad enough, but to demand no unrest or else face punishment was truly excessive.

"Is there truly no room for negotiation left?" an elder asked the emperor.

"There is no room for negotiation left. In a few days, the supreme elder will personally come to oversee the dissolution of the empire. From now on, we will all be mere ordinary citizens of Huayang Immortal Nation…"