Chapter 1210: Chapter 1204: Seclusion
Not to mention the Qin Destiny Dynasty—even the former Human Race Co-Lord, the Human Ancestor, knew very little about the enemies from the era of the Human Emperor.
As a blue flower enlightened by the Human Emperor, the Azure Emperor did know something, but was unwilling to tell him, only saying that when the time came, he would naturally come to understand.
The time!
The implication was that Qin Wudao’s strength was still far too weak.
"Hongmeng Creation Pagoda!"
All of a sudden, as if thinking of something, Qin Wudao’s eyes narrowed.
When he broke through six thousand levels of the Hongmeng Creation Pagoda, he had encountered a mysterious emperor phantom, immensely powerful, holding the "Benevolence Sword."
Moreover, that emperor phantom had told him that when he broke through to the Pre-saint Realm, that would be the day they met.
"It seems I must break through to the Pre-saint Realm as soon as possible!"
Qin Wudao took a deep breath and murmured to himself.
His current realm was the peak of Immortal Venerable, already unable to keep up with the development speed of the Qin Destiny Dynasty.
He had not gone into seclusion before because of the threat from the Mechanical Race and the Eternal Race. Now that the Eternal Race had been annihilated, he could free up time to undertake a proper cultivation.
Set a small goal: if he did not break through to Quasi-Saint, he would swear not to leave seclusion.
However.
Before going into seclusion, he still had to arrange affairs of state.
"My beloved subjects, I intend to enter seclusion for cultivation. During this period, I have the following arrangements!"
Qin Wudao swept his gaze over the civil and military officials, speaking with majesty.
Zhuge Liang, Bai Qi, Xiao He, Liu Ji and the others’ spirits shook; they hurriedly bowed, waiting to listen to the imperial decree.
"First, continue to develop the outer Chaos worlds, rush to the aid of Zheng He and Zhang Liao, and strive to unify the ’Ancient Fierce Mountain Range’ as soon as possible!"
Qin Wudao said in a deep voice.
Compared with the outer Chaos worlds, the Myriad Worlds which had been plundered by the Will of the Heavens were truly too impoverished in resources. If the Qin Dynasty wished to develop, it had to make use of the resources of the Chaos outer worlds.
Especially the minor worlds, which were badly damaged and required vast amounts of resources to repair.
"Second, search for the location of the ’Eternal Race.’ Once discovered, occupy it at once!"
Qin Wudao’s voice remained majestic, yet carried a sharp murderous intent that made the Void tremble and the myriad Dao submit.
He had never had the habit of taking a beating without striking back.
The Eternal Race’s assault on the Qin Dynasty had failed; the fate awaiting the Eternal Race was to be conquered by the Qin Dynasty.
"Third, form an expeditionary army to seek out other civilizations beyond the Myriad Worlds and occupy them. Remember—do not commit wanton slaughter!"
After pausing for a moment, Qin Wudao continued, imperial pupils flashing with a hint of domineering might.
Among these three instructions, the third was the most important.
It concerned the rise of the Qin Dynasty and its future direction of development.
First, the system had altered the reward rules: only by occupying a given civilization could he obtain check-in rewards, and the quantity of those rewards directly affected the strength of the Qin Dynasty.
The more check-ins, the faster the Qin Dynasty would develop.
Second, the Qin Dynasty had already unified the Myriad Worlds; its only direction for further development was to explore the Profound Universe.
Finally, forming an expeditionary army could temper the Qin army and maintain its formidable combat power.
"As you command!"
Hearing Qin Wudao’s three orders, Zhuge Liang and the other ministers had no objections and answered with respect.
"During My seclusion, state affairs shall be jointly deliberated by the Three Chancellors and the Six Ministries!"
Qin Wudao gave his final command.
Then he turned into a streak of flowing light, leaving the Great Wall behind, heading toward the Endless Palace to enter seclusion.
Liu Bei, Dian Wei, and Xu Chu followed closely behind him.
As for the other ministers, they did not return to the Great Thousand World of the Nine Provinces Heaven, but convened a meeting on the spot to determine how to implement the orders Qin Wudao had issued.
Bai Qi, Lv Bu, Li Yuanba, Yue Fei and the other generals were full of anticipation, their boundless battle intent surging forth.
Clearly, they all wished to become part of the expeditionary army, to wage war across the Profound Universe.
For one who is a general, the greatest pleasure is to open up territory and expand the borders.
The time that followed was a fierce "bargaining" session. The Qin ministers, who were usually taciturn and held high rank, argued till their faces flushed red just for a single quota.
In the end, after friendly consultation, they reached a consensus.
With Bai Qi, Lv Bu, Li Yuanba, Xiang Yu, Han Xin, Huo Qubing, and Yue Fei—seven generals—plus Gui Guzi, they formed the first expeditionary army to explore the unknown Profound Universe.
This corps represented the top-tier combat power of the Qin Dynasty.
As for Zhao Yun, Xue Rengui, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Ma Chao, Huang Zhong and other commanders, they would enter the outer Chaos worlds in batches to campaign through the Ancient Fierce Mountain Range.
The reason for such a deployment was directly related to the environments faced by the two armies.
To the Qin Destiny Dynasty, the Profound Universe was far more dangerous than the Chaos outer worlds; after all, there were no Dao Saints in the Chaos outer worlds, whereas the Profound Universe not only had Dao Saints, but also Unity Realm Stage powerhouses.
If their strength was too weak, let alone embarking on expeditions against other civilizations, even self-preservation would be incomparably difficult.
That very day.
Seven powerful legions left the Myriad Worlds and vanished into the depths of the cosmos.
This was a perilous expedition!
It was also an opportunity to break the cocoon and emerge as a butterfly!
On the other side.
Zhao Yun, Xue Rengui and the other generals also led their armies deep into the outer Chaos worlds, beginning their assault on the Ancient Fierce Mountain Range.
Among them, Yang Zaixing, Ran Min, Song Jiang and several others were the most zealous—either on the way to a fight or in the midst of one—ferocious beyond compare.
...
Inside the Endless Palace.
Qin Wudao sat cross-legged and began a death-closed seclusion.
He slowly circulated the "Chaos Heavenly Scripture," frenziedly absorbing the power within the Dao Pool, forming a vortex of immortal qi around him that whirled at high speed, its momentum spectacular.
Gradually, his aura began to strengthen.
The Hongmeng Emperor Dao laws belonging to the Mastery Realm soared into the sky.
Around him, countless visions formed, as though he were seated at the center of the universe, with innumerable worlds circling about, undergoing birth and destruction without cease.
His imperial might was like a prison!
Suppressing the ages and all time and space!
...
The Netherworld!
At the center of heaven and earth, high in the sky for ten thousand miles.
There floated a vast and imposing city, entirely pitch-black, stretching for thousands of miles. Aside from a single black palace, there were only nine statues, each with a stern countenance and ten thousand zhang tall.
This city was named Hades City!
A pure and potent power of the Hades King spread out from the nine statues, sweeping across the boundless firmament with supreme majesty.
Beneath each statue sat a single figure in meditation.
Their auras were vast and magnificent.
These nine were the Lords of the Nine Capitals.
They were, respectively, Ghost Master, Resentment Master, Asura Master, Three-headed Hellhound Master, Bone Master, Soul Master, Ten Yama Sect Master, Hell Sect Master, and Yin Sky Prefecture Master!
Behind the Lords of the Nine Capitals, the Void extended without limit, where a dharma form manifested, awe-inspiring in divine might.
If Bao Zheng were here, he would be shocked to discover that these nine dharma forms were precisely the dharma forms of the Nine Yama Kings.
"Dong~"
All of a sudden, a long, resounding bell toll came from within the black palace, scattering the gloom that filled the sky.
Hearing the bell, the Lords of the Nine Capitals immediately ended their cultivation, opening their eyes one after another, shooting out beams of brilliant light, and quickly striding into the black palace.
The space within the hall was vast, with an ancient altar placed at its center, radiating holy light.
"We respectfully welcome the descent of the Saint!"
The Lords of the Nine Capitals came before the altar without hesitation, all kneeling to the ground and shouting with utmost reverence.
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