Everyone was satisfied. There were one thousand points in total, divided according to individual contributions. Each person managed to get at least about one hundred thirty points. This is equivalent to 1.3 energy fruits.

As for individuals like Ancestor Xu, Xiao Mu, and Ghost Servant, whose power reached the level of the Blue Blood Ghost, each person was able to take away two energy fruits.

Everyone was pleased.

Xiao Mu received the Yin Wind Carriage and deducted his and the Ghost Servant's earnings. Currently, their guild had a negative balance of six hundred points.

The guild didn't have many members yet, so there was no need for management. Neither Xiao Mu nor Zhao Yan took management cuts from the guild. They planned to determine such matters after the guild expanded.

Zhao Yan suggested, "Later, I will find someone to create a specialized app for our guild to make it easier to allocate points, to enable fair query, and even to have a chat feature that allows communication between guild members."

"That's a great idea."

Xiao Mu praised, "Just put it on the guild's expenditure."

Setting up a guild is bound to turn a profit sooner or later; these early outlays didn't count for much.

The members gathered briefly then returned to their respective homes.

Upon his return, Xiao Mu went straight to bed. After a good sleep, he woke up the next day and started planning his course of development.

As it currently stands, what Xiao Mu most urgently wants to enhance are the Seal of the Heavenly Emperor and the Peach Wood Sword.

So far, the Seal of the Heavenly Emperor had only undergone a single variation. Its power was too low and far from reaching its limit.

Previously, at the Xu family's temple, Xiao Mu leveraged the power of the Heavenly Emperor's seal and, assuming the persona of the Heavenly Emperor, demanded morning light from the sun.

Despite issuing three successive imperial edicts, all he received from the sun was a tiny wisp of morning light.

In the final analysis, the current rank of Emperor's Seal was too low.

Xiao Mu plans to upgrade the Seal of the Heavenly Emperor, at least once, or even twice.

He went straight ahead and upgraded the Heavenly Emperor's Seal, initiating its second variation.

Ten energy points were consumed and the second variation of the Seal of the Heavenly Emperor was successful. There was no change in its external form, although its power had enhanced significantly.

The amount of energy points consumed made Xiao Mu discard the idea of upgrading the Seal of the Heavenly Emperor again. Going by the proportion of energy points consumed, the next upgrade would probably require twenty energy points.

At this moment, he only had fourteen energy points left, which almost certainly wouldn't be sufficient.

He tried it out of curiosity, by placing his finger on the Emperor's Seal. As expected it wasn't enough to initiate the second variation of the Seal of Heavenly Emperor.

Afterward, he used eight more energy points to upgrade the Peach Wood Sword.

After the second upgrade, the potency of the Peach Wood Sword increased yet again, allowing it to emit a faint thread of thunder and lightning, that carried a trace of real thunder power.

At this point, Xiao Mu had only six energy points left in his possession.

This discouraged Xiao Mu from helping the Ghost Servant make a second variant of the "Ghost King Scripture".

The previous alteration of the "Ghost King Scripture" used up 4+1 energy points. The alterations needed for the mechanism part, based on the doubling rate of energy point consumption, would probably consume at least 8+1, i.e., 9 energy points.

Then Xiao Mu continued planning.

The content of this planning still pertains to Emperor Repair.

The reason traces back to his previous attempt at using the Heavenly Emperor's Seal at the Xu family temple to command and seek morning light from Emperor Xi.

Xiao Mu pondered for a moment. The reason he only received a wisp of feeble morning light after issuing three imperial edicts, was not merely because his cultivation level and the level of the Heavenly Emperor's Seal were too low, but it also involved another factor.

That would be the imperial edict.

His imperial edict was just an illusion conjured up using the power of Emperor's Seal and not a real edict, hence its power was relatively low.

To further enhance its power, he needed real imperial edicts.

After truly becoming the Heavenly Emperor, an imperial edict is insignificant since a single decree can become law.

However, considering Xiao Mu's current power level, he is far from reaching that level. He must rely on real imperial edicts to truly utilize Emperor Repair's capabilities.

But where do real edicts come from? And what kind of edict is needed?

Xiao Mu thought it over carefully and eventually concluded that he would require two types of edicts, one order edict, and one kill order.

What is an order edict?

What is a kill order?

Order edict is the type of imperial decree that is used for passing orders, including commands for granting and bestowing titles.

And what is a kill order?

Of course, a kill order is an imperial decree issued in the king's wrath, unleashing a powerful blow akin to a thunderbolt, commanding the dismissal of officials, exile, execution, quelling of rebellions, destruction of nations, and other related matters.

The first type mainly issues orders and bestows titles, whereas the second is mainly used for killing and suppressing opposition.

There's a vast difference between the two types of edicts, in fact, they're polar opposites, so they should naturally be completely distinguished from each other.

Otherwise, if one were to issue orders using a kill order, or attempt to execute someone using an order edict, it will just cause chaos.

Presently, this is merely Xiao Mu's idea. Specifying how to create an edict will require detailed planning.

Like Heavenly Emperor's Seal, an imperial edict is a treasure of the Heavenly Emperor. However, Emperor's treasures can't be made randomly from any object.

Take the Heavenly Emperor's Seal for example. Xiao Mu can also use an ordinary stone to carve a seal. However, the power of the seal he would get is unpredictable.

Ultimately, he used a jade worth 47 million to make the current Seal of the Heavenly Emperor.

Imperial edicts are the same and also require specific materials.

Similarly, Xiao Mu could randomly take a piece of yellow cloth to turn it into an imperial edict. However, the power of the edict created would definitely be on the lower side.

After some contemplation,

Xiao Mu ultimately decided that the best material to be used for his imperial edicts will be the real imperial edicts.

Real imperial edicts, since they are used by the emperor, have an inherent value. Using them for variation, their power would undoubtedly be enormous.

And the more significant the event related to the imperial edict, without doubt, the power it has after variation will be stronger.

For example, when comparing different types of kill orders, those created from real kill order edicts for single targets versus those for mass targets, there'd be an undeniable difference in their power, which might even be as distinct as the difference between heaven and earth.

However, these types of edicts aren't readily available. After some thought, Xiao Mu contacted Zhao Yan.

"Sir Xiao, what can I do for you?"

Zhao Yan seemed to have just woken up.

He was a bit embarrassed from repeatedly causing her the inconvenience, "Ahem! Zhao Yan, are you busy?"

"I'm just idling around. Feel free to say what you need, Sir Xiao"

Zhao Yan's speech was much clearer, it seemed she had just washed her face.

Xiao Mu then shared his idea with her.

After Zhao Yan heard him out, she asked curiously, "Sir Xiao, you want to purchase imperial edicts?"

Xiao Mu replied, "Yes, I need two types of edicts. Firstly, a major edict of enfeoffment from an ancient sagely monarch would do. The sage-r the monarch the better, preferably the likes of Emperor Wen of Han, Emperor Wu of Han, or Emperor Taizong of Tang. Major reforms, or being crowned as emperor are also acceptable."

"The other one would be an edict for execution. The more violent, the better. Ideally, it should be a command for the extermination of nine kindreds or ordering for a massacre."

" Exterminating the nine kindreds, or ordering a massacre?"

Upon hearing the last part, Zhao Yan seemed to furrow her brows lightly, and her tone slightly shifted, "Sir Xiao, wouldn't these types of edicts be bad? Be it killing the nine kindreds or massacring a city, those are the actions of a tyrant releasing their private anger. In my opinion, wouldn't it be better to use edicts related to conquering barbarians, exterminating barbarians, or pacifying chaos? These are matters of state and are of great importance."

If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know < report chapter > so we can fix it as soon as possible.