Susanoo heard Izanagi's words, opened his mouth, but in the end, he could say nothing. He could only bow deeply to Izanagi and then disappear from the spot, leaving the valley of Yomi.
After Susanoo left, Izanagi paced back and forth in the same spot, seemingly contemplating something.
After a long while, he took out a communication jade stone and transmitted, "Lord Ara, Emperor Ye Ling of the Heavenly Court is likely to come trouble me. Didn't your people have contact with Emperor Ye Ling some time ago? Do you have any intelligence on him?"
After a moment, Ara's voice came from the jade stone: "Yes."
Hearing Ara's reply, Izanagi was overjoyed and quickly said, "Then quickly sell me his information."
Ara: "What? You've gotten involved with Ye Ling?"
Izanagi: "Someone with the same name as Ye Ling has set his sights on my Takamagahara. I suspect he is Emperor Ye Ling of the Heavenly Court, so I want to make preparations in advance."
Ara: "Then I'll give you a piece of advice. If you truly provoke Emperor Ye Ling, you should pack your bags and flee as far as possible, preferably leaving Earth."
Hearing Ara's words, Izanagi was stunned at first, then his expression became extremely ugly, and he said in a deep voice, "What do you mean? Are you mocking me?"
"I am merely stating a fact. Whether you listen or not is irrelevant to me."
"Stop the nonsense. I'm just asking if you'll sell Ye Ling's data?"
"I will, for ten million units of divine power."
"Damn it! Are you robbing me? Ten million units of divine power, that's the amount I can collect in a thousand years!"
"This concerns your life and death. Ten million units is considering our acquaintance. If you were a stranger, you wouldn't be able to buy any information about Ye Ling from me."
"Get lost!!!"
Izanagi was furious, he crushed the communication spirit stone in his hand, and cursed, "This damned Ara, he's gone mad for divine power!"
Divine power is the power that gods rely on for survival.
For gods to travel through heaven and earth and use divine abilities, they need to consume divine power, which is similar to the spiritual power of cultivators.
When gods condense the divine power within their bodies, it can be used as a universal trading currency in the immortal realm, considered hard currency.
For gods in the immortal realm, to obtain divine power, they either extract and convert it from the spiritual energy diffused in the air, or they extract it from the power of faith from mortals.
A normal god can condense at most one unit of divine power per day. The ten million units of divine power that Ara asked for was almost the entire fortune of Izanagi.
The rituals that Izanagi was preparing next required a large amount of divine power, and it was impossible for him to produce that much power to exchange for information with Ara.
In Izanagi's opinion, Ara was exaggerating Ye Ling's power and terror precisely to extort a large sum of money from him.
"Forget it. No matter how strong that Ye Ling is, he's still a Saint, just like me!"
"My Takamagahara has as many as a thousand clients, many of whom are in the True Martial Realm, and there are even two Half-Saints and one Saint. Coupled with me, even if Ye Ling had three heads and six arms, he would surely die!"
Izanagi gave up collecting intelligence on Ye Ling from Ara, composed himself, tore open space, and descended to the mortal realm.
He wanted to meet Ye Ling himself!
Yang Country, Ara Division Headquarters, Command Center.
Ye Ling sat in the first seat, rubbing Chu's head, with his feet on the desk, listening to Ara-saka Shoichi and the other Ara Division executives report.
After assigning the task to the Ara Division, Ye Ling had moved to the Ara Division Headquarters. On one hand, this made it convenient to monitor the situation at any time, and on the other hand, the Dragon Division base had been mostly destroyed, and he lacked a place to rest.
The Ara Division Headquarters had almost become Ye Ling's private residence.
With Ye Ling's help, the Ara-saka family easily annexed the Muto family, becoming the undisputed first family in Yang Country. No one in the Ara Division could oppose Ara-saka Shoichi's influence, and Ara-saka Shoichi had rightfully become the head of the Ara Division, beginning his ascent towards becoming the Prime Minister of Yang Country.
Now that Ara-saka Shoichi was the head of the Ara Division and actually controlled it, Ye Ling, who was residing in the Ara Division, naturally became the number one person in the Ara Division.
Now, everyone in the Ara Division knew that Ara-saka Shoichi was the boss of the Ara Division, and their boss was merely a dog to Ye Ling.
However, Ara-saka Shoichi was happy with this. Although he was acting as Ye Ling's dog, he had genuinely gained substantial benefits through Ye Ling.
Such an opportunity to be a dog was something others would beg for. Ara-saka Shoichi would naturally not be so foolish as to defy Ye Ling.
He knew that Ye Ling had never taken Yang Country to heart and would leave this country one day. As long as he could endure until that day, he would become the true master of Yang Country.
The entire country would become his plaything!
With such great temptation awaiting Ara-saka Shoichi, he was naturally loyal to Ye Ling and extremely attentive to the matters Ye Ling assigned.
In the command center, Ara-saka Shoichi held the documents submitted by his subordinates and reported to Ye Ling, "Emperor, public opinion has fermented sufficiently. The number of cultivators applying to enter Yang Country has increased a hundredfold compared to usual, and the discussion heat on major famous cultivator forums regarding Yang Country remains high."
"It has basically reached the peak of public opinion heat. If we promote it further, it might break through the circle and let ordinary people know..."
Ye Ling nodded and said, "It's about time. Maintain this level of heat. Don't overly restrict the spies from various countries. It's best to guide them to the Dragon Division base; that will be my battlefield."
Ara-saka Shoichi said, "Understood... I will order the evacuation of nearby civilians. Those spies will naturally head there when they detect our actions."
Ye Ling praised, "Very good, you've done well. Keep up the good work."
Hearing Ye Ling's praise, Ara-saka Shoichi's face also showed joy, and he happily said, "It is my honor to serve the Emperor!"
The other executives around saw Ara-saka Shoichi's demeanor, and a hint of envy flashed in their eyes.
Although they disdained Ara-saka Shoichi's current subservient behavior, they knew in their hearts that only by currying favor with Ye Ling and attaching themselves to him could they soar to great heights and advance rapidly.
Unfortunately, they currently had no opportunity.
The opportunity to advise Ye Ling was firmly controlled by Ara-saka Shoichi!
Ye Ling glanced at the others in the room, understanding their desires, and the corners of his mouth curved slightly. "You all work hard too. I see everyone's contributions. After this matter is concluded, I will reward you based on your achievements."
These executives still held some power within the Ara Division, and Ye Ling naturally would not give up on winning them over.
Relying solely on Ara-saka Shoichi might lead to problems.
Upon hearing Ye Ling's words, the other executives in the room immediately saw a glimmer of hope. Without waiting for Ara-saka Shoichi to speak, they quickly said to Ye Ling, "Understood!"
This was their chance to turn the tables!
Just then, Muto Shoichi walked in.
Seeing Muto Shoichi enter, Ye Ling immediately waved his hand to Ara-saka Shoichi and the others and said, "You may all withdraw."
"Yes!"
Ara-saka Shoichi and the other Ara Division executives bowed to Ye Ling upon hearing his words and then left the room.
With Ye Ling's words, they were filled with enthusiasm to carry out the tasks assigned by Ye Ling, desperately wanting to earn merit.
After everyone left, Ye Ling asked Muto Shoichi, "Is there something?"
Muto Shoichi respectfully said, "Emperor, Master Randeng requests an audience."