205 Departure, to a paradise of hellish arrogance 1 (1/2)

At the end of the day, the Shen Family was not anyone's causal pushover of a clan regarding their influence.

Their influence stretched over the three primary territories of land directly underneath Jiang'an, and was even considered a member of the Hundred Clan Coalition of Great Yong.

To the Shen Family, a small rural region was insignificant, much less a pinprick on a map that was the Bone Spirit Town.

As for the Hundred Clan Coalition of the empire, it was simply the mass alliance of the empire's greatest family clans that were below the rule of the capital city.

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The hundred clans operated in a feudal structure with regards to their interaction with the remainder of the empire's vast territories, serving as the domestic rulers of each province.

The dragon soared throughout the heavens, followed by the tiger of the mountain.

The empire's capital city oversaw the general policies to be enacted by the entire empire, and the Hundred Clan Coalition adopted the regulations to be fitting of their specified region to the best of their capabilities.

Depending on the climate, political tension, or demographics of a province, the laws enacted in there could differ from that of Jiang'an to a certain extent.

In the eyes of the commonfolk living in Great Yong, the Emperor was the divine figure of the gods, but the Hundred Clan Coalition were the local ministers and kings.

The Emperor may chase malignant rains away and divert calamities, but it was the Hundred Clan Coalition that ensured that the majority of the citizens were well fed.

The Hundred Clan Coalition consisted of both cultivator clans and secular clans, at a relatively even proportion.

The clans affiliated with the jianghu were tasked with the continuation of the empire's safety from external opposition, as well as the gathering of exquisite treasures, medicines, and cultivation techniques to maintain the grandeur and prestige of Great Yong.

Many of the members within such clans were endowed practitioners on the lonesome and desolate path of cultivation, and the lack of strength was equivalent to a miserable life in those environments.

The secular clans consisted of the empire's businessmen, scholars, and military generals.

These clans retained the responsibility of maintaining the immediate functions of Great Yong as an empire that spanned across tens of thousands of kilometers in influence, ready to serve the Emperor in conquering uncharted lands, suppressing a rebellion, or preventing the empire's culture from suffering the sorrowful fate of extinction.

The clans affiliated with the jianghu were widely respected for their strength by the public of Great Yong, and served as the leaders of the towns and cities in their provinces.

On the other hand, the secular clans abstained from seizing local influence, instead attempting to obtain an ironclad influence over the commonfolk by integrating into their daily lives and blending into the atmosphere without a single blemish.

The Shen Family was a clan that emphasized partaking in the pursuit of cultivation, and was considered one of the minor powerhouses amongst the Hundred Clan Coalition.

With their brief history of two hundred and fifty years, the Shen Family had expanded their influence to include the three primary provinces of the empire – an astounding feat for a clan ignited by a sole man's momentary flare.

Alas, great strength failed to reap any extravagant benefits, but succeeded in inundating the surroundings with a fearsome tide of foes and rivals.

The Shen Family, the Guo Family, the Gu Shi Clan, the Heavenly Jade Manor, and the Fang Family were the bitter contenders in seizing the primary authority over the Du Zhou Province, each equally matched in strength by the other.

The five clans had risen from the same province, and thus were seeking to establish total domination over the subjects within the region – all the whilst preventing the others from obtaining a breath of relief.

The conflict over the legacy of the Nine Yellow Reincarnations was not a minor one that could be contested over solely by the powerhouses of the Du Zhou Province.

Even the ancient clans that stood at the pinnacle of the Hundred Clan Coalition glared upon the issue of the jianghu's hope of breaching through the barrier that stood at the peak of the Nascent Soul Realm, much less the two empires whose mouths watered whenever they gazed at Great Yong's lush and thriving lands, or the Three Great Sects that dictated the regimes of the jianghu itself.

The divination of a young mortal girl in possession of a small seven-tailed fox that could impart a substantial clue towards obtaining the legacy of the Nine Yellow Reincarnations was not restricted to the Shen Family, nor was it a relatively private manor.

Some of the secular clans amongst the Hundred Clan Coalition were privy to the information, and were already contacting their connections to obtain a viable lead.

Having a branch outpost standing directly next to the target of the divination, the Shen Family could not hesitate to become the first to contact the young girl.

If they could gain possession over the fox within An Fei's grasp, the clan could shake off the chains of a minor powerhouse and soar directly towards the pinnacle.