After the Heavenly Emperor's Imperial Palace was built, he looked at the conditions for upgrading the building.
He was a bit dumbfounded.
To upgrade the Heavenly Emperor's Imperial Palace to level 2, it required: one hundred million spirit coins, one million one-star wood, one million one-star stone, one hundred thousand one-star spirit stones, and ten thousand one-star attribute core crystals.
The materials needed to upgrade this building were simply too much.
Overall, these items were relatively common and could be found, unlike the Heavenly Palace, which required nine-star quality items.
He realized he didn't have enough spirit stones, so upgrading had to wait for now.
He still went to the Myriad Realms Virtual Mall and had Jin San purchase more spirit stones, regardless of their star quality.
The Heavenly Emperor's Imperial Palace required an enormous quantity of these resources.
After that, he left again and arrived outside the Heavenly Emperor's Imperial Palace.
With the construction of the Heavenly Emperor's Imperial Palace, the spirit energy intensity of the entire territory had increased tenfold.
The entire territory now resembled a fairyland.
The entire Heavenly Emperor's Imperial Palace was like a brand new inner city.
Inside were countless palaces, pavilions, gardens, roads, and various other structures.
He took Diao Chan and the others inside to explore. It was indeed vast, even grander than ancient imperial palaces.
Each building was extraordinary, possessing peculiar effects.
Some could accelerate cultivation, some could alleviate aging, and some could even prolong life.
These buildings had numerous effects, all imbued with something more advanced than spirit energy, which Zhou Yan called—immortal energy.
The interior was spectacular, especially a central hall at the highest point, which was likely for handling state affairs, and at the very top was a throne.
It was not a dragon throne.
The chair emanated spiritual light and was filled with a mysterious aura. When he sat on it, he felt a peculiar sensation.
It was as if he held the life and death of countless people in his hands.
He also felt something awakening within him.
[Dragon Qi Blessing Acquired!]
"Dragon Qi Blessing?" He didn't know what this was for, but he assumed it would be useful later.
"This imperial palace is too huge."
"What a beautiful palace! It feels more powerful than the buildings outside, and the spirit energy here is far superior to the outside."
"Such a peculiar place. The spirit energy here feels extraordinary, much purer than the outside."
Although the entire Heavenly Emperor's Imperial Palace currently had only one attribute.
It possessed too many hidden attributes, with special bonuses in every area.
This building was like a collection of countless top-tier structures.
No wonder the Heavenly Emperor's Imperial Palace required so many materials to upgrade.
This Heavenly Emperor's Imperial Palace was truly extraordinary. Cultivating here was much faster than in the Spirit Energy Courtyard.
It was also very beautiful. The imperial palace had numerous gardens, filled with all sorts of flowers and trees, making the air exceptionally comfortable.
They explored some exquisite small courtyards, each of which was very large.
Zhou Yan then said to Diao Chan and the others, "Each of you can choose a courtyard to live in. This will be your residence from now on."
"Living alone? Such a large place, it feels a bit lonely with so few people."
Each of them living in such a large courtyard made it seem a bit desolate.
Zhou Yan then said, "Don't worry, this place will be lively soon. I will arrange everything else."
Thus, Diao Chan and the others began to choose courtyards to reside in. Each courtyard was unique and had its own characteristics. They didn't separate, choosing adjacent courtyards.
After touring the Heavenly Emperor's Imperial Palace, he convened a meeting with the high-ranking officials of the territory in the central hall.
The main attendees were: Diao Chan, Zhen Mi, Sun Shangxiang, Cai Yan, Nie Xiaoqian, Yin Lihua, Si Teng, Hua Yuerong, Jerry, Li Shuang, Liu Yue, Gao Shun, Chen Qingzhi, Li Guang, Xiao He, and Fang Xuanling.
Half an hour later, everyone had arrived.
Zhou Yan sat at the head, like an emperor.
Everyone could faintly sense a dragon's might emanating from Zhou Yan.
Everyone was pleasantly surprised, speculating if their lord intended to establish an imperial dynasty.
They had even built an imperial palace.
"Please take your seats. Today's main topic is the future development of the territory. This building was built unexpectedly, and it looks quite good..."
Zhou Yan briefly introduced the building and then said to them, "The territory is flourishing, and its development speed has far exceeded my expectations. For the future development of the territory and to provide a better future for all of you, I will arrange your positions reasonably."
"Today, I'm just giving you a heads-up. Specific measures and positions will be discussed with Xiao He and Fang Xuanling before I inform you."
"..."
The meeting lasted quite a while, for over two hours. Zhou Yan had them report their difficulties and situations, and then discussions began.
He also asked them to recommend any capable individuals they knew, as with so many people in the territory, there were bound to be talents he hadn't noticed.
Everyone was quite excited, as Zhou Yan's current actions clearly indicated a trend towards developing into an imperial dynasty.
What the territory currently lacked was population.
As long as the population kept pace, all other problems could be solved.
Given the numerous buildings in the territory, many had vacant spaces.
The most important point of this meeting was the assurance of spirit coin security for every resident of the territory.
Each resident, based on their job title, would receive a minimum guaranteed monthly income of ten thousand spirit coins.
There were also various additional spirit coin reward measures.
This high level of welfare was, of course, built upon Zhou Yan's immense capital.
Because he now had the most spirit coins.
As for other rewards, they were not detailed extensively, as it would take too much time. The specific terms would be handled by Xiao He and Fang Xuanling.
After the meeting concluded, everyone dispersed and was instructed to inform their subordinates.
Zhou Yan temporarily assigned Li Shuang to be in charge of the Heavenly Emperor's Imperial Palace, making her the chief steward.
As for Diao Chan and the others, they only needed to be beautiful.
With people handling the territory's affairs, big and small, they could focus on their cultivation with peace of mind.
Sun Shangxiang, however, voluntarily offered to take charge of all the defensive work for the Heavenly Emperor's Imperial Palace.
Zhou Yan granted her the position of Palace General, responsible for the defense of the entire Heavenly Emperor's Imperial Palace.
Although there were defensive towers outside and actual defense wasn't strictly necessary, such a grand imperial palace still required a garrison, and he indulged Sun Shangxiang.
Next, Zhou Yan went to the Bronze Sparrow Terrace and began summoning again.
With the vastness of the Heavenly Emperor's Imperial Palace, there was a great need for maids and palace attendants.
He summoned over a thousand times, depleting his soul coins, and finally obtained hundreds of maids and palace attendants.
He brought them to Li Shuang for arrangement.
As his soul coins were depleted, he planned to descend to the Lord Continent again the next day.
He was currently severely lacking soul coins, as he needed a large number of them to support both the summoning of top-tier talents and palace attendants.