Du Youqian had actually started laying his plans long ago.
But back then, he was only in the Golden Core Late Stage. For a Golden Core Master to try and interfere in who controlled Dali City would simply be seen as overreaching.
Besides, getting involved would have been useless.
If they couldn't produce a Nascent Soul Master, Dali City would be demoted to a Second-class Immortal City, losing its access to the resources reserved for a First-class Immortal City.
For the past century, although the loss of their Nascent Soul Master had led to a smaller share in various resource allocations, they were still able to participate.
But if a Nascent Soul Master didn't appear within a hundred years, they would be demoted to Second-class and lose even the right to participate in the allocation!
So, Du Youqian's earlier arrangements had simply been to make connections, befriend people, and become a familiar face.
But now, Du Youqian had also advanced to the Nascent Soul Realm.
