Immortality Through Array Formations Chapter 2627 - 62: Great Witch (2)

And this gaze naturally did not escape Mo Hua’s eyes.

Mo Hua sighed softly in his heart.

He anticipated correctly, the Barbarian Tribes’ nature is hard to change, especially for someone like Wu Sha, who is intelligent, greedy, bloodthirsty, and a tribal chieftain.

Wu Sha might not lack "loyalty" towards him.

But deep within, he harbors profound greed.

Loyalty is sincere, and greed is deeply rooted as well, even Wu Sha himself cannot suppress his thoughts.

In his presence, Wu Sha might be "loyal."

But given the wrong opportunity, he could also betray due to greed.

This is the mindset of most grown Barbarian Cultivators.

Thus, they cannot be allowed to stop.

If they are "wolves," they must be driven to continuously conquer.

Mo Hua’s expression was stern as he slowly spoke:

"In seven days, you will lead the Wulu Tribe, the Black Horn Tribe, and the recently subdued He Jin, Qilian Tribes to continue westward and conquer the Third Mountain Realm."

Wu Sha was slightly startled, then bowed his head and said, "Yes."

Through continuous battles, Wu Sha felt somewhat dissatisfied, but he dared not object.

Mo Hua understood his thoughts, so he added, "I intend to name this mountain realm ’Wu Sha Mountain Realm.’"

Wu Sha was struck dumb, his whole body trembling slightly, "Wu Sha Realm..."

Mo Hua nodded, "Indeed, if you capture it, it will be named after you."

"Not just you, but future mountain realms captured can be named after your descendants or tribe members."

"This is a supreme honor, a reward from the Lord of the Temple for your valiant battles."

Wu Sha was so excited he was trembling all over, his previous ulterior motives vanished, and only the warmest loyalty towards the "Lord Witch" remained in his heart.

He knelt on the ground and vowed:

"Wu Sha will certainly fight courageously for the Lord Witch, conquering vast territories!"

Mo Hua said solemnly, "Not for me, but for the Lord of the Temple."

Wu Sha replied, "Yes, everything is for the Lord of the Temple!"

Wu Sha departed, and continued the conquest on Mo Hua’s behalf.

For a long time thereafter, any word Mo Hua spoke Wu Sha would treat as "iron orders" and execute them strictly.

This included not killing prisoners, not mistreating Barbarian Slaves.

After battles were settled, not plundering defeated tribes, not violating Barbarian Tribe women, etc.

Wu Sha was diligent and the expansion outside went smoothly.

Besides Wu Sha, another person gained Mo Hua’s promotion.

This person, strong and tall, named Jiao Li, was a warrior of the Black Horn Tribe and an illegitimate son of Elder Jiao Hu.

Wu Sha was battle-hungry and bloodthirsty, Jiao Li was tall, calm, and steady.

One attacked, the other defended, aiding Mo Hua in conquering tribes, settling the Mountain Realms.

This was Mo Hua’s external arrangement.

Internally, how to govern the conquered tribes, how to maintain livelihoods, how to arrange production, were also under Mo Hua’s overall coordination.

Implemented by the Wutu Tribe, Black Horn Tribe, and some learned elders familiar with witchcraft from other tribes.

External war is just a means.

Internal governance is the essence.

Only by governing tribes well can the livelihoods of Barbarian Cultivators be improved.

Only then can the foundation in the Great Wilderness be stabilized, achieving Mo Hua’s desired result.

This is not a matter of swift success, through this process, various contradictions and difficulties will arise.

Mo Hua continuously thought, constantly solving problems, accumulating experience on maintaining cultivator livelihoods and improving the populace’s welfare amidst resource scarcity from the ground up.

These tasks might be tedious, but they are very meaningful.

Most Barbaric Tribes thus survived years of war and famine.

They could eat meat.

Around the tribes, millet was planted, ensuring livelihoods even if no Monster Beasts were hunted.

Barbarian Tribe children received basic Tao Cultivation education.

The education they received was personally "reformed" by Mo Hua.

In this Great Wilderness, Spirit Stones are scarce, Tao Cultivation inheritance is rather primitive, and closely related to "monsters" and "beasts."

Many times, it was hard to distinguish between Righteous Dao cultivation and Demon cultivation.

Mo Hua could only compile all tribal Tao Cultivation heritages, then selectively edit, removing obvious Demon Path inheritances prone to backfire.

And based on original tribal heritages, incorporating part of Taixu Gate’s orthodox Tao Cultivation heritage.

Aiming for simplicity, ease of understanding, practicality, economy.

To the maximum extent, with minimal resources ensuring most children can build a certain Taoistic Foundation during their enlightenment years.

Moreover, it should be Righteous Dao cultivation, without risk of backfire.

Many Barbarian Tribesmen and tribal children thus changed their life trajectories, gaining different possibilities.

Gradually, Mo Hua truly established an unparalleled prestige in the Barbaric Wilderness.

In the hearts of warriors like Wu Sha on external conquests, Mo Hua as the Witch represented the Divine Lord’s authority with undisputed "reward and punishment" powers.

Internally, those ordinary Barbarian Cultivators who had food and clothes were sincerely grateful and devout towards Mo Hua.

Many Barbarian Tribe children, after studying under Mo Hua, cherished and esteemed the amiable, deity-like Lord Witch full of hope and admiration.

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Now, as time flows, another two years have passed.

Wu Sha and Jiao Li conquered five Second Grade Mountain Realms.

These Mountain Realms were integrated into Mo Hua’s "sphere of influence," subtly undergoing transformational changes influenced by Mo Hua.