Of course, Yu Yuan was not without means of self-protection.

The key point was that Nuwa had not done so, but instead gave him the opportunity to explain himself, and she even seriously answered his questions.

Thus, Yu Yuan felt that if he had to gain the favor of a Saint, then Nuwa was undoubtedly the highest priority in his heart.

But how difficult it is to beseech a Saint to take action?

Moreover, Nuwa has long resided in the Outer Heaven Chaos, having long ignored the affairs of Primordial, what reason could there be to persuade her to return to Primordial, and to stand by clearly in the battle among Saints, to become the enemy of several other Saints who seemed more likely to win?!

Yu Yuan was at a loss for a moment.

However, the recent message from Bai Ling did give him a bit of inspiration.

He remembered from the memories of his past life that although the three demons of the Xuanyuan Tomb were acting on the will of Nuwa to bewilder Di Xin in order to destroy the national fortune of Great Shang, achieving the "destined" rise of Zhou over Shang!

But Nuwa had repeatedly instructed the three demons of Xuanyuan Tomb to abstain from killing and causing harm.

The problem was that the three demons did not take her instructions to heart at all, and from the moment the Nine-tailed Fox possessed Su Daji, the three demons began a bloody and evil journey.

They committed all sorts of atrocities in the Great Shang Palace, causing chaos in the harem, harming loyal and good people, and setting up various cruel tortures for amusement, which could be described as piling evil upon evil.

Although in the end, they tasted the bitter fruits of their actions, paying a heavy price for their behavior, with both body and spirit annihilated, without any hope of reincarnation, their evil deeds had caused Nuwa to take the blame.

In the eyes of most, it was all because of Nuwa's narrow-mindedness, merely for the lustful poem Di Xin composed in a moment of confusion, she dispatched the three demons of Xuanyuan Tomb to commit all sorts of evils within the harem of Great Shang.

But the fact was that Nuwa firmly forbade the three demons from killing and causing harm!

As for why the three demons disobeyed her command, it still required careful investigation to find the answer.

However, Yu Yuan faintly felt that it seemed like someone had deliberately set a trap.

The purpose was to coax Nuwa into the play.

At this juncture of Sealing God Tribulation, the person behind the scenes did not want Nuwa to stay out of the matter!

If he could drag out the person behind the scenes, perhaps he could take the opportunity to persuade Nuwa to take action!

Of course, asking Nuwa to take action was just a backup plan.

Right now, what Yu Yuan wanted most was to become a Saint by his own enlightenment!

Whether it was achieving Sainthood through Merit, proving the Dao with Strength, or ascending through Laws, or Cutting Three Corpses, he was completely open to them all, without a hint of pickiness!

Besides that, the various arrangements for Linhuan Pass also needed to be scheduled one by one.

The first thing was to end the internal strife within the Jie Sect as soon as possible.

On this matter, Yu Yuan and Zhao Gongming had communicated, and both felt that it was best to make a quick decision to take control of all the internal factions supporting the preservation of Shang, to resolve the issue most efficiently and avoid prolonging it, which could lead to further internal turmoil.

And for this, Yu Yuan did not need to take action himself, he had already asked the Golden Hoop Immortal, Qiu Shou Immortal, Spiritual Teeth Immortal, and Golden Light Immortal from the Seven Attendant Immortals to go and find those from the faction supporting Shang, to use fists to make them realize who really has the say in Jie Sect now!

So far, the effect has been quite good.

Those from the faction supporting Shang were beaten by the four and then brought to the Penglai Holy Realm, where they were forced to go into seclusion for cultivation.

This was also a sort of house arrest in disguise.

But being under house arrest is much better than losing one's life!

In a sense, Yu Yuan was also saving their lives!

Otherwise, once the war between Shang and Zhou began, the first to die would be these Jie Sect Immortals who supported Shang!

Aside from that, it was about strengthening their own strength.

Besides training a standing army, Yu Yuan also suggested that Wen Zhong gradually expand outward to acquire more population, cultivate more land, plant more grains, raise more livestock, and mine more minerals...

After the baptism of a war, Wen Zhong no longer hesitated like before.

He was ready to replace Great Shang and lead the entire Human Race towards glory!

However, he did not choose to attack Great Shang immediately in order to obtain population and ready-made land but continued to cultivate and expand towards the southeast, only stopping when he reached the seas in the east and impassable mountains in the south.

Now the region governed by Linhuan Pass was dozens of times larger than before, and the population of Great Shang was continuously pouring in.

Previously, many believed Linhuan Pass would fall under the iron hooves of Huang Feihu's army of 300,000, but it managed to successfully repel the Shang army.

Ever since that battle, Linhuan Pass has completely become a "Saint Realm" in the eyes of the people in the southeast region of Great Shang.

Although there were many insightful officials in the Great Shang officialdom advocating for continued campaigns against Linhuan Pass, insisting they could not be neglected, the rebellion by Yuan Futong in the North Sea required more troops to suppress, leaving no room to deal with the relatively peaceful Linhuan Pass.

There were also suggestions that even if they did not immediately campaign against Linhuan Pass, they must use some tactics to contain its development speed.

For example, setting up checkpoints to prevent Great Shang's citizens from fleeing to Linhuan Pass, or stopping merchants from selling any goods to Linhuan Pass... These methods could effectively contain the rapid development of Linhuan Pass, buying some time for a future second campaign.

But the current Di Xin was no longer the wise and accomplished ruler for the revival of Great Shang.

Now, he was merely a licentious spirit indulging in sensual pleasures.

Furthermore, with Bai Ling's prior secret placements among the Nine-tailed Fox's people subtly influencing her, just a little whisper by the Nine-tailed Fox at the bedside of Di Xin led to the cancellation of all decrees against Linhuan Pass.

This has made it even more convenient for the commoners to flee to the territory of Linhuan Pass.

In the end, even some of the Great Shang military generals guarding the borders secretly sent their families to discuss allegiance, and after receiving Wen Zhong's affirmative response, they outwardly remained as Shang's defenders, but in reality, they had become part of Linhuan Pass's forces.

There was also another matter of great significance for Linhuan Pass.

It was about a name change.

To be precise, a change of prefix.

Since they had decided to establish their own government, Linhuan Pass naturally could not carry the prefix of Great Shang.

At the reminder of some insightful individuals, Wen Zhong finally made up his mind to change the name.

Usually, this name would come from the name of the location where the tribe resided, or from the titles or ranks of the founder.

For example, Da Yu was once titled "Marquis of Xia," hence the name Great Xia!

And Shang originated from the ancestral Qi, who was granted land in Shang for his contributions alongside Da Yu in controlling the floods, naming the tribe after it.

Therefore, after some brief consideration, Wen Zhong decided to adopt the character "Huai" as the tribe's name.

Linhuan Pass was still Linhuan Pass, but now it was the Linhuan Pass of Great Huai!

However, what no one could imagine was that while all aspects of Linhuan Pass were flourishing and rapidly developing, a massive crisis that could obliterate all their efforts had quietly arrived and was about to reveal its ferocious fangs...

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