He was actually making preparations for the current situation; Nanling Prefecture's location was too poor, and its resources were mediocre, making it unsuitable as a main base of operations.
And his goal, as previously mentioned, was clear from the current state of affairs: the court was already in decline, and no one knew if one day the house would collapse.
He had to prepare early.
The Taoist Divine Palace was one of these preparations, and cultivating his own force was the second.
Chen Yuan did not mind having control over a region; to be a prince, a duke, a general, or a minister... as long as one had the seed of ambition!
Under Du Ming's control, the resources that previously belonged to various Jianghu forces had now been integrated, a substantial pool of assets, valuable indeed.
After weighing his options, the first deal was made with a force in Blood State, eight hundred li away at Liangshan Water Village!