Chapter 48

Chapter 46: Future Direction

Situ Bowu thought for a moment and said, "Very well, go home and reunite with your family first, then come to the palace and tell me everything in detail."

Tuoba Xiong's displayed strength made Situ Bowu dare not underestimate him. Many of his previous thoughts could no longer be rigidly applied to Tuoba Xiong.

"Your Majesty, then I will take my leave."

Tuoba Xiong bid farewell, took Tuoba Jie and the others, and quickly returned to the Treasure Gathering Tower.

This time, they did not go directly to the family estate, fearing that Xia Yuxuan would worry.

Xia Yuxuan and the people of the Tuoba family did not come out of the city to welcome them, and no one knew what they were doing.

Tuoba Ye was even more worried: "Father, Grandfather, Mother did not come to welcome us, has something happened?"

"Rest assured, I have returned, and I believe the three major families dare not act rashly." Tuoba Xiong smiled.

They still could not help but quicken their pace.

Before long, Tuoba Xiong and the others arrived at the Treasure Gathering Tower. They saw the tower decorated with lanterns, and many people were standing outside, all dressed in formal attire, looking very impressive.

Tuoba Wei, Tuoba Zhong, Xia Yuxuan, and others were all waiting at the gate to welcome Tuoba Xiong and the others.

"General! General!..." the people shouted.

"Mother, I didn't see you earlier, I thought something had happened?" Tuoba Ye said happily.

"Your grandfather has returned, of course, we had to prepare." Xia Yuxuan's face was filled with a happy smile.

Tuoba Wei and Tuoba Zhong stepped forward, their faces full of regret: "Brother, we have wronged you. After you went missing, we not only failed to help Tuoba Jie stabilize the southern border but also tried to seize the position of the family head, almost causing a great mistake. We deserve to die!"

"You, truly deserve to die, but since you have come to your senses in time, I will spare you." Tuoba Xiong said coldly.

Tuoba Wei and Tuoba Zhong both breathed a sigh of relief: "Thank you, Brother!"

"Everyone, let's go inside. I believe you all want to know about my time in the Southern Wilderness, I will tell you everything." Tuoba Xiong laughed heartily.

The Treasure Gathering Tower was bustling, but only the core members of the Tuoba family could know about Tuoba Xiong's deeds.

By evening, Tuoba Xiong had finished telling the story of his time in the Southern Wilderness, and everyone was still eager to hear more.

"Brother, we will leave first, we will come again tomorrow." Tuoba Wei prepared to take his leave.

Tuoba Xiong said, "Second Brother, Third Brother, and Tuoba Zhan, Tuoba Ji, you stay behind, I have something to tell you."

The other members of the Tuoba family left first, and Tuoba Ji was left behind, feeling somewhat nervous, as he had caused trouble for Tuoba Ye in the past.

"Brother, what is it?" Tuoba Wei asked, unsure of the situation.

Tuoba Xiong said, "Second Brother, I do not intend to continue being the General. I want to recommend you to take over the position. Third Brother, if Second Brother becomes the General, he will naturally be stationed in the southern border, so the family affairs will be handed over to you. I know you are a bit impulsive, so Tuoba Zhan, you must help your Third Uncle."

"Brother, even if you do not continue as the General, Tuoba Jie can inherit the position. I see his aura is even stronger than mine, and he is fully capable of taking on the role." Tuoba Wei said.

"Second Brother, Third Brother, I plan to split the Tuoba family into two. You will be responsible for the secular world, expanding and developing the Tuoba family, while a few of us will prepare to enter the cultivation world, striving to establish a foothold in the cultivation world. This way, no one will dare to provoke our Tuoba family in the future. The matter of entering the cultivation world will be handled by me and Jie, while the secular affairs will be handed over to you." Tuoba Xiong said.

He looked at Tuoba Ji and said, "Tuoba Ji, rest assured, I will not hold your past actions against you, and Xiao Ye will not blame you. You have good talent, and you must strive at the Immortal Gathering, aiming to enter a cultivation sect. If you can enter a cultivation sect, we will provide you with resources to speed up your cultivation. However, one thing, if you become a true cultivator, you must not forget the Tuoba family. If possible, I hope you can take care of the Tuoba family."

Tuoba Ye had long seen that Tuoba Ji had the talent for cultivation, and his talent was not bad, similar to Tuoba Xiong's. However, without guidance, he would at most be like Tuoba Xiong, and it would be impossible for him to achieve better development. Even if he entered a cultivation sect, it would be difficult to ensure his survival.

With the support of the family, it would be different.

When Tuoba Ji was called by name, his body trembled, feeling somewhat afraid. However, the following words made him feel relieved.

After Tuoba Xiong finished speaking, he was still in a daze, hardly believing it.

"Tuoba Ji, quickly answer Great Uncle!" Tuoba Wei said coldly.

Tuoba Ji finally came to his senses: "Great Uncle, rest assured, if I can become a cultivator, I will definitely help the Tuoba family grow and develop."

"You four, starting tonight, stay at the Treasure Gathering Tower to cultivate and improve your cultivation as soon as possible." Tuoba Xiong nodded in satisfaction.

The 72 Iron-Blooded Tiger Guards also returned. The Treasure Gathering Tower now had many strong individuals, and Tuoba Ye began to make arrangements, preparing more training rooms in the backyard, each equipped with a spirit-attracting talisman.

Cultivating in such rooms could accelerate the cultivation speed of everyone.

After all, strength is the most important. Without strength, one cannot control the situation.

Just like when they entered the city today, Tuoba Xiong directly humiliated the three family heads, and even the Emperor did not speak up for them.

If Tuoba Xiong did not have invincible strength, someone might have tried to stop him, and he might have even been injured.

Building the training rooms was easy, but refining the spirit-attracting talismans would take some time.

Fortunately, Tuoba Ye had refined some in advance, which was enough for Tuoba Wei and the others to use. Since there were too many Iron-Blooded Tiger Guards, he would have to refine more talismans for them later.

"Brother, we will work hard to cultivate and strive to break through as soon as possible." Tuoba Wei said excitedly.

Seeing the cultivation speed of Tuoba Jie and Tuoba Ye, Tuoba Wei and the others had long been envious.

Tuoba Xiong said, "Tuoba Zhong, call all the major bosses of the slave market and bring the eight-star, nine-star, and innate martial deities to the Treasure Gathering Tower. I want to select a batch of slaves to supplement the Iron-Blooded Tiger Guards."

The Iron-Blooded Tiger Guards needed to expand, and after the Tuoba family split, two teams of Iron-Blooded Tiger Guards would be needed.

These were suggestions from Tuoba Ye, and the selection of slaves would also be done by Tuoba Ye, but it would be through Tuoba Xiong's mouth to select the needed slaves.

In the past, Tuoba Xiong only bought innate martial deities to supplement the Iron-Blooded Tiger Guards.

After listening to Tuoba Ye, he decided to select some talented martial artists and cultivate them, which would not only save a lot of gold but also make the slaves more loyal.

"Brother, rest assured, I will arrange it first thing tomorrow morning." Tuoba Zhong said.

"In the future, the Iron-Blooded Tiger Guards will be divided into two teams, each with 108 innate martial deities, and there must be some reserve strong individuals. If there are any losses, they must be immediately replenished. One team will be under my command, and the other will be given to Second Brother." Tuoba Xiong said.

"Brother, I will lead the Iron-Blooded Tiger Guards well and bring glory to the family!" Tuoba Wei was deeply moved.

No one expected that Tuoba Xiong would be so generous, planning to form two teams of Iron-Blooded Tiger Guards.

Tuoba Xiong himself did not have much gold, but he was so generous because Tuoba Ye had given him all his private gold, allowing him to have enough gold to buy slaves and strengthen the Tuoba family.

Tuoba Ye had nearly 30 million gold coins, which were of no use to him, so he handed them all over to Tuoba Xiong.

Now that the slaves were selected, with two years left, Tuoba Ye would personally train them, striving to train them all into innate martial deities, and relatively powerful ones at that.

Nothing happened that night, and early the next morning, Tuoba Zhong went out. Soon, more than ten of the largest slave market bosses brought suitable slaves to the Treasure Gathering Tower.

Tuoba Xiong sat in front of the main courtyard and said loudly, "Let the slaves come in one by one. Those I do not select can leave, and those I select will become slaves of the Tuoba family."

Yesterday at the city gate, Tuoba Xiong publicly humiliated the three family heads, and even the Emperor was present. This authority had spread throughout the capital. Among the slave market bosses, many had deep ties with the three major families, but none of them dared to defy Tuoba Xiong, and they all had their slaves walk into the Treasure Gathering Tower one by one.

Tuoba Ye stood beside Tuoba Xiong, and when he saw a satisfactory slave, he would gently touch Tuoba Xiong.

In this way, Tuoba Xiong quickly selected more than 300 slaves, of which less than 50 were innate martial deities.

Tuoba Xiong immediately took out a large amount of gold and handed it to the slave market bosses. The piles of gold dazzled everyone's eyes.

The slave market bosses were afraid of not getting the gold, and now that they had it, they were all grateful, bowing and leaving.

"Xiao Ye, these people are now in your hands. I want to see the two teams of Iron-Blooded Tiger Guards as soon as possible." Tuoba Xiong said with a smile.

"Grandfather, rest assured!" Tuoba Ye was very excited.

Last night, Tuoba Ye carefully examined his body and found that his cultivation had progressed too quickly recently, and he could not continue to accelerate his cultivation speed.

Therefore, he changed his previous decision and planned to use the remaining two years to study spirit talismans and spend his free time specifically training the Iron-Blooded Tiger Guards.

He had long decided that the second transformation of the Nine Transformations of the Divine and Demonic would be to cultivate a divine talisman body.

The divine talisman body was just a concept of Tuoba Ye's, not yet tested in practice.

The general direction was to cultivate the body into a carrier like jade or a rune stone, then engrave talisman arrays, making the body itself a spirit talisman containing vast energy.

Moreover, as his cultivation and the path of the divine talisman improved, he could continuously engrave talisman arrays into his body, making it even more powerful.

This path was very difficult, and Tuoba Ye was very clear about this. He did not rashly start but planned to think carefully for a few years before beginning to cultivate the divine talisman body.

No matter how many difficulties lay ahead, he would not give up.

He possessed the supreme talent for refining talismans, and if he did not utilize it, it would be a waste.

If one day he could repair the divine punishment jade talisman and integrate it into the divine talisman body, then his divine talisman body would be perfect, an absolutely invincible trump card.

The Nine Transformations of the Divine and Demonic, with many transformations, each transformation must be cultivated with its own characteristics and to the strongest level. In the future, when the Nine Transformations of the Divine and Demonic are fully accomplished, it will be the strongest divine and demonic body.