"What are your thoughts on this new territory?" Sect Leader Duan Qingyun swept his gaze over the Supreme Elders, letting it rest on Fang Yun for a moment longer than the others.
"We should just use this territory ourselves."
"I agree. We have enough manpower within the sect right now. Assigning some people to an additional small territory won't have any major impact on us."
"Before our sect's Spirit Vein was upgraded, I would have completely agreed with you. But things are different now. I think we should give it to one of our subordinate Foundation Establishment Influences."
If a subordinate Foundation Establishment Influence occupied the territory, they would be required to provide the sect with more resources annually.
Any Spirit Vein Land within the Celestial Cloud Sect's territory was effectively theirs. When a subordinate influence resided there, it was like they were paying rent—and that rent was paid in resources. Beyond that, they also served as a defensive line.
