Soon, the selection of the Divine Ox by the Man Niu Tribe began. Not only the Man Niu Tribe, but various tribes across the Great Wilderness also took the opportunity of Ye Luo’s presence to start holding their own ceremonies.

Ye Luo originally planned to wait for Ao Long to return, so he stayed here accordingly.

Time flew by, and three months passed!

Three months!

However, there was no news from Ao Long. Ye Luo naturally wasn’t worried about Ao Long’s safety. With Ao Long’s capabilities, even Ye Luo might not be able to handle him. Even though Ao Long’s strength was considerably weakened due to physical limitations, his methods were still incredibly formidable.

Additionally, Ao Long’s body was Ye Luo’s incarnation from beyond the heavens. If anything truly happened, Ye Luo would have sensed it long ago.

The Demon King had stayed in the Great Wilderness for three months, something that had never happened before. All the tribes in the Great Wilderness were overjoyed, and even the surrounding tribes, which had looked down on the wilderness tribes, actively began to send people over.

They claimed it was to observe the ceremonies, but they were likely trying to curry favor with Ye Luo.

Unexpectedly, the place where Ye Luo temporarily stayed had been constructed into a city.

Although it was built with various tents, since many tribes gathered there, they naturally began to trade and exchange goods. It became a large trading market.

This was indeed a surprise to Ye Luo.

And at this moment, Ao Long returned!

Seeing Ao Long, Ye Luo smiled because from Ao Long’s joyous expression, Ye Luo knew they had profited this time!

"Senior, how did it go?"

Ye Luo directly asked.

Ao Long didn’t bother to explain and casually threw a Qiankun Ring!

Ye Luo caught the Qiankun Ring and immediately checked it.

Thirty-something types of resources, most of which Ye Luo didn’t even recognize.

Casually tossing them to Feng Ling, Ye Luo looked at Ao Long, waiting for his answer.

Ao Long understood Ye Luo’s intention and said, "Kid, you’ve scored big this time. It’s simply unimaginable that such a desolate place holds so many unique resources. Honestly, I suspect that heaven is deliberately favoring you!"

With a casual wave, a fruit appeared in Ao Long’s hand. Obviously, Ao Long had kept something for himself, not that Ye Luo would mention it.

"See this? Know what it is? Dragon Soul Fruit! Damn, this gem, even within my clan, is scarce. But you know what I found? There’s actually a Dragon Soul Fruit forest in this wilderness! But don’t envy it, kid. When I went, the fruits weren’t even mature, and I could only take less than a tenth of them. You better quickly send people to guard them; this stuff is great for increasing Dragon Origin!"

Ye Luo was slightly taken aback. To increase Dragon Origin, this is indeed precious!

Then, Ao Long took out a piece of ore.

"Do you know what this is? Blue Shuo Stone! It’s great for crafting some advanced formations. Of course, even if it ends up in your hands, you wouldn’t know how to use it!"

Clearly, this was another high-level resource. Otherwise, Ao Long wouldn’t have said that not even the people of the Da Yue Empire would know how to use it.

Ye Luo smiled slightly, "Isn’t that why I have you, haha!"

Ye Luo laughed. He never would have thought that the Great Wilderness had so many good things.

Although Ao Long didn’t continue to show Ye Luo anything, Ye Luo already understood Ao Long’s implication!

"Come here, notify Man Niu to come over!"

Ye Luo ordered, and soon Man Niu came over.

"Your Majesty, you called for me?"

Man Niu walked in casually, without bowing, and directly asked Ye Luo.

Ye Luo smiled slightly and turned to Ao Long, "Senior, it’s your turn now!"

The tacit understanding between the two made Ao Long naturally understand Ye Luo’s meaning.

Unexpectedly, Ye Luo ended up assigning the task to him, but Ao Long was quite willing to develop the Great Wilderness.

"By the way, Senior, this is for you. If you need manpower, just use it. If it’s not enough, ask Princess Yu!"

Ye Luo gave Ao Long his token, which granted Ao Long immense authority.

Ao Long left with Man Niu, evidently planning to arrange for manpower to develop the Great Wilderness.

Such matters obviously needed to be kept secret.

But entrusting it to Ao Long, Ye Luo felt completely at ease, probably because Ao Long knew far more than he did.

Discovering the Great Wilderness meant Ye Luo had to confront another issue.

The merging of two empires!

Originally, Ye Luo intended to lead people to the Great Tang Empire because he didn’t know there would be so many treasures here.

But now, having discovered so many resources in the Great Wilderness, Ye Luo couldn’t abandon it.

It seemed the plan to lead people to the Great Tang Empire was off the table. It might even require people from the Great Tang Empire to come to the Da Yue Empire!

Fortunately, Ye Luo had been slowly changing his appearance for a long time. By now, Ye Luo’s appearance had returned to his original self.

Although some people were still puzzled.

However, since Ye Luo’s transformation came gradually, combined with his contributions to the Da Yue Empire, no one suspected him!

But most importantly, Ye Luo could now face both Da Yue and the Great Tang people with his true self!

Reflecting on his mission upon arriving here, Ye Luo naturally thought of the Third Prince, who once stayed in the Great Tang Empire for a long time. A plan began to take shape in his mind!

Deceive heaven to cross the sea, replace one thing with another!

Be aware that in the Great Tang Empire, Ye Luo’s confidants all knew Ye Luo wasn’t truly the Ninth Prince, and almost all high-ranking officials in the Great Tang Empire were aware that the Prince of Wu Wei went to the Da Yue Empire with a significant task!

Moreover, the Great Tang Empire was now fragmented. In the territory of the Prince of Wu Wei, Ye Luo had already become the undisputed Emperor. Whatever he said or did, no one dared to oppose.

After all, the hierarchical system of the Great Tang Empire was extremely strict.

Opposing Ye Luo’s will could result in complete family extermination without anyone showing sympathy.

So, Ye Luo planned to merge the two empires in a different way!

The Great Wilderness, Ye Luo would not give up!

Once again, he took out the bracelet of the Great Tang Empire.

Ye Luo contacted people from the Great Tang Empire!

This time, he didn’t contact anyone in particular, but all key figures in the Wu Wei Royal Mansion, including the Emperor of the Great Tang!

After all, if this plan had the support of the Great Tang Emperor, its implementation would go much smoother.

Ye Luo’s main obstacle was actually only the nobility because, for the common people, accepting the idea of merging the two tribes was quite easy.

Ye Luo’s plan wasn’t too complicated: first, have the Great Tang Empire send people over to jointly develop the Great Wilderness. Once these people benefited, they could spread the word upon returning to the Great Tang Empire, enticing others.

Once their hearts were moved, he would start opening border trades, even directly opening border crossings, encouraging mutual visits, establishing comprehensive laws, and ensuring that both sides had identical obligations and rights. Over time, the merger would be inevitable!