The situation remained unclear, depending on how the matter of the sealed land unfolded and the actions of the eight major families in the Central Continent.
As for Dian Wei, Yang Youji, and Long Ju's failed attempts to advance their cultivation, Yang Hao was fully aware that the grand formation crafted by the Immortal Lord had successfully thwarted them. However, this would not impede their continued progression after they emerged.
"Ding! Alert to the host, the system will deduct 240 million points of luck and merit for the upgrade of the barracks and the Twelve Golden Men!"
"Ding! Successfully deducted 240 million points of luck and merit!"
"Ding! Congratulations to the host, the Immortal Artifact Barracks have been upgraded to level seven!"
"Ding! All soldiers under the born heroes can train in the barracks. Soldiers who train in the barracks will successfully advance to the peak Heavenly God realm!"
"Roar, roar, roar!!"
In a corner of Chang'an city, countless divine lights illuminated the void. The statues of ten divine beasts, corresponding to the ten great legions, radiated immense golden light. Numerous illusory divine beasts rushed into the sky, frantically devouring luck and merit!
"Ding! The Immortal Artifact Barracks have been successfully upgraded. Alert to the host, the current barracks level is seven. The soldiers of the ten great legions who are born into this world will require 600 million points of slaughter to advance to the Heavenly God realm!"
"Ding! Congratulations to the host, the Twelve Golden Men have been successfully upgraded to level three. Both the host and the born heroes can now use the Twelve Golden Men to suppress those who are disloyal! The Twelve Golden Men upgraded to level three can suppress beings at the Great Heavenly Venerate realm!"
"Consume 600 million points of slaughter to advance the realm of born soldiers!!"
"Ding! The system has successfully deducted 600 million points of slaughter!"
After the immense deduction of slaughter points, the barracks outside a corner of Chang'an city's void flowed with dozens of golden rivers of light, swirling above the barracks. The ten recently quiet divine beasts once again soared into the sky, each opening its maw to absorb several streams of golden river light!
"Ding! Congratulations to the host, all soldiers of the ten great legions have advanced to the Heavenly God realm!"
"Ding, alert to the host, the host currently has 29.3 million points of slaughter remaining."
"Divine Emperor, the Prime Minister requests an audience!"
"Announce him!"
Half an hour later, in the Imperial Study.
"Your Majesty, regarding the division of the Western Frontier Prefectures, I, along with the Ministry of Revenue, Ministry of Works, Ministry of Personnel, and Ministry of War, have reached a consensus."
"We have deliberated and propose to unify the 120 Dao Prefectures of the Azure Profound Immortal Dynasty into a single prefecture, to be designated as Yong Prefecture!"
"The 120 Dao Prefectures of the Horizontal Sky Immortal Dynasty will be unified into a single prefecture, to be designated as Xu Prefecture!"
"As for the 100 Dao Prefectures of the Deer Hunt Immortal Dynasty, we have agreed to unify them into a single prefecture, to be designated as Yan Prefecture!"
Li Si presented a memorial, which detailed the division of the three prefectures and their respective arrangements.
"Proceed as outlined in the memorial!"
After half an hour, Yang Hao finished carefully reviewing the information in the memorial and then spoke.
"Your Majesty, this is the defensive map of border military fortresses that I, in conjunction with the ministers of the Military Affairs Department, have meticulously deliberated. I humbly request Your Majesty's decision!"
Li Si then presented a map, placing it before Yang Hao. As the map slowly unfurled, it displayed the troop distribution along the entire eastern defense line of the Great Han Divine Dynasty.
With the unification of the Western Frontier, the Great Han's territory now bordered powers such as the Great Yin Immortal Dynasty in the Northern Nether, the Jiang Zuo families, the Hong family, and the Hun family in the Central Continent, as well as the Black Water Immortal Dynasty in the Southern Marsh, among others.
The Great Han Divine Dynasty had now truly become a hegemonic power in the Three Thousand Dao Prefectures. Its territorial expanse was the largest among many powers, but this also brought immense pressure, particularly from the three major families in the Central Continent, which posed a significant threat.
If not for the interference of the sealed land and the four great families of the Wang clan, Yang Hao would not have dared to conquer Horizontal Sky and dominate the Western Frontier so swiftly!
"Your Majesty, please look. This location is Qingmen Pass, the border area where the Azure Profound Immortal Dynasty, the Horizontal Sky Immortal Dynasty, and the Great Yin Immortal Dynasty intersected. It was a heavily fortified border pass built by the Azure Profound Immortal Dynasty!"
"Less than thirty li south of Qingmen Pass lies a military stronghold of the Horizontal Sky Immortal Dynasty. I have discussed with Yuwen Kai, the Minister of Works, and we propose to connect this military stronghold with Qingmen Pass to create a colossal border defense fortress, to be named Qingmen Pass, and garrison the White Tiger Legion here for defense!"
"South of Qingmen Pass is Hengshan Pass, a critical border city between the Horizontal Sky Immortal Dynasty and the Great Yin Immortal Dynasty. The Azure Dragon Legion can be stationed here!"
"This is Hengzhong City, the intersection of the Horizontal Sky Immortal Dynasty, the Great Yin Immortal Dynasty, and the Jiang Zuo family's influence. The Golden Rhinoceros Legion can be stationed here!"
"Further south is Qianmen Pass. This city is located in the central area bordering the Jiang Zuo family. The Rift Sky Kirin Legion can be stationed here!"
"This is Sanzuo Pass, the junction of the Horizontal Sky Immortal Dynasty, the Jiang Zuo family, and the Hong family. The Kui Niu Legion can be stationed here!"
"This area is the hinterland where the Horizontal Sky Immortal Dynasty borders the Hong family. As the Horizontal Sky submitted to the Hong family in the past, the border fortresses here gradually fell into disrepair. We propose to establish Jianmen here, garrisoned by the Taotie Legion!"
"This is the intersection of the Hong family, the Hun family, and the Horizontal Sky Immortal Dynasty, named Liangmen City. The Qiong Qi Legion can be stationed here!"
"Further south is Houshan City, the junction of the Horizontal Sky Immortal Dynasty, the Hun family, and the Black Water Immortal Dynasty. The Qilin Legion can be stationed here!"
"As for the south, our long border with the Black Water Immortal Dynasty only requires one city and one legion for defense. This location is Nanshan City, the junction of the Horizontal Sky Immortal Dynasty, the Deer Hunt Immortal Dynasty, and the Black Water Immortal Dynasty. The Black Tortoise Legion can be stationed here for defense!"
"The above is the military defense distribution map that we have agreed upon. I request Your Majesty's decision!"
"Seven of the ten great legions are distributed in this Central Continent region. This is the best plan for now!"
Yang Hao looked at the map. If the Hong family were to try and annihilate the Great Han, ten legions might not be enough.
"Proceed with this plan! Implement it swiftly!"
"Your command is my will!"
"This minister takes his leave!"
Li Si bowed respectfully and withdrew from the Imperial Study.
"System, convert all remaining slaughter points into reincarnation power for summoning!"
Time was running out. There was not much time left for the Great Han. The sealed land had been ongoing for over half a month. Based on the Blood Sea Suspended Coffin and the Northern Nether Sea, it would likely end in a few days. The great war among the eight major families in the Central Continent was about to begin. This war would determine how long the peace and tranquility of the current plane would last!
"Ding! Congratulations to the host, successfully exchanged 4.4 million points of reincarnation power. The host has 5 million points of reincarnation power remaining!"
"Ding! Do you wish to summon heroes!"
"Summon!"
Without hesitation, including the hero summoning from the main mission reward, he could only summon two peerless heroes. Facing the current situation, it was likely still insufficient to deal with it.