Roughly half a month later, the territorial boundaries of Great Gan Celestial Dynasty were finally settled upon.
Yuanlian and the surrounding 47 worlds were all occupied. This happened along with Kui Xuan leading the troops to ferociously attack the Nine Capital Celestial Dynasty.
Using the far superior speeds of the Taiyi God Lightning Ships and the Cold Crystal Shadow Blade Ships, in just 20 days, they took down 26 worlds and even two medium-sized worlds.
However, at this moment, the surrounding powers all came to their senses. All of them started to exert pressure onto Great Gan and shift all their troops to their borders.
They wanted to work together to swiftly split up the remaining pieces of the Nine Capital Celestial Dynasty.
Kui Xuan had too few troops and helplessly he had to stop and turn to defense.
Actually, he was also unable to take down anymore. This part of the Nine Capital Celestial Dynasty was actually relatively far away from the Yuanlian World and it wasn’t connected.
He also had to cross swords and conflict with the other powers.
How to rule it was a problem and how to defend it was even an even bigger issue.
It was easy to occupy it but being able to keep it was another issue.
Zong Shou was extremely pleased with Kui Xuan’s performance, pulling back when the victory was already obtained.
At this moment, adding up all of Great Gan land, it had five medium-sized worlds and 69 small-sized worlds, slowly getting up to scale.
Among which the portion which was closest to Yuanlian was a rare rich area.
That person in the previous life used the astonishing wealth here to rise up.
Using just a few years to digest, he would be able to gather up an abundance of country power.
What made Zong Shou the happiest about was the Spiritual Blacksmiths from Nine Capital Saint Dynasty.
Yi Lingsu’s family really had a huge influence. Through this person’s persuasion, close to 70% of them were willing to head towards Yuanlian.
The number of Cold Crystal Shadow Blade Ships was also more than expected; there were a total of 16 of them.
However, these ships didn’t have the Nine Capital Extreme Blade Warriors on them, so their value greatly decreased.
The ships themselves still possessed Peak Celestial Realm strength and their speed exceeded normal ships by several times, so they were still really valuable.
Normal Celestial Dynasties and cultivation guilds would send one person to be the ruler of a world.
Apart from being in charge of defenses, they would have to hand over a portion of the production.
When one’s cultivation reached God Realm, one normally didn’t bother with such matters as they didn’t want to get themselves involved with Cause and Effect.
Thus, normally these world rulers were chosen from Intermediate Celestial Realm Cultivators.
Zong Shou’s Great Gan was different and it didn’t hold such a position.
Based on the system that Lu Wubing and Zong Shou had discussed and decided on, each world would be split into many countries. They would have three to five spots to head over to Yuanlian World to enter the Meeting Hall.
There would be one Guard and two deputies who wouldn’t manage governance matters. They would just be in charge of recruiting and training cultivators in the world.
There would be an Inspector-General and an advisor. As for other roles, there wasn’t a set amount. Apart from monitoring, they would be in charge of collecting taxes, solving the conflicts of the countries and sects as well as raise various kinds of herbs of Spiritual Beasts. They would also help to develop and improve the Spiritual Veins.
The latter roles were the more important ones. Each country would handle their own governance matters on their own.
Only when the Country Ruler lost his mind or became irresponsible, incurring the rage of his people would Great Gan step in and do its job as a Celestial Dynasty.
Next would be the Trade Official, this was a hugely important job that was in charge of all trading matters.
The country policies seemed really loose, but they were actually still really good at collecting resources. It was just that it seemed much gentler which was why there wasn’t much resistance from the new land. The people of the various worlds were all in disbelief and really careful, probing out Great Gan.
At this point the surrounding situation started to calm down. Xuanling Guild, Jijue Celestial Dynasty, and Seven Saint Alliance which were connected by land either suffered heavy losses or were in deep troubles themselves. As such, they weren’t able to do anything about the rise of Great Gan.
Logically speaking, there were still many things that needed to be done. Things like expanding the Dao Soldiers, increasing troops, recruiting cultivators, etc.
However, Zong Shou didn’t bother anymore and he tossed aside all the matters.
Coincidentally, at this moment, Shi Ruolan had brought the nine Taiyi God Lightning Ships back to the Cloud World.
The troops scattered and sent all around were all slowly called back bit by bit.
He roughly gathered up 10,000 Big Dipper Sword Soldiers, 3,000 Black Fox Iron Cavalry, and a set of Source Ocean Big Dipper Imperial Demon Slaying Sword Formation.
Zong Shou directly set off and left Yuanlian World.
What he got from the previous battle also included Liu Muchen’s ship.
Not only was it luxurious and grand, but it was also really practical. It was no slower than any Celestial Grade item and after all it was a warship.
Its combat strength could compare to five to six Earth Grade warships added together.
Naturally, its value couldn’t be compared to the Royal Demon God Shuttle, but in terms of comfort, it was several times better.
This time, Zong Shou was going to follow the army and as such he wasn’t in a rush. He decided to shift to this ship which he renamed Gantian, using it as a flagship.
Aokun and Aoyi were on the same boat.
“Zong Shou, are you really going to do that dumb thing? 3,000 years of lifespan, this isn’t a joke!”
Within the cultivation room, Zong Shou sat alone in the middle. Aokun and Aoyi were both to one side.
Aoyi’s face was expressionless. She didn’t have much of a relationship with Zong Shou and she was only helping him because of Aokun.
Aokun owed Zong Shou too much and she knew that. As such, no matter what happened to Zong Shou, she would definitely help him and wouldn’t say much about it.
Everything was Zong Shou’s choice alone and she didn’t need to instruct him.
Aokun’s face seemed unhappy.
“You have already done enough for the Common People’s Path! Your conscience is clear, so why do you have to take this risk this time? Even if you are fortunate enough to succeed and you can temporarily have Saint Realm strength, you are just one person and won’t be able to make much of a difference. Why are you doing this?”
His tone was filled with rage and also confusion about why Zong Shou would do this.
“Brother Ao, without Common People’s Path, I wouldn’t be here today. I couldn’t just feel at ease by doing a small amount for them. I can’t stand aside and not do anything knowing that they are in danger of being wiped out. Although I don’t agree with their equality ideals, I fully respect them.”
Zong Shou shook his head and didn’t bother.
“Moreover, even if it was not for this kindness and solely because of Brother Ao and Master, I would have to interfere. Both of you are going all out to help Common People’s Path this time, right?”
Aokun was stunned and then he kept silent.
He was the one who owed Wei Xu a favor. Even if he knew that Common People’s Path was going to lose, he would still have to head over.
If he didn’t pay the favor back, he might not have a chance in the future. He was like that and Dragon Shadow, that old man, was the same.
Aoyi’s expression changed a little as she looked toward Zong Shou in shock.
As expected, both of them looked out for one another and their brotherhood was really strong.
“So, no matter whether or not I am willing, I have to join with this Common People’s Path disaster.”
Zong Shou burst out laughing, his eyes filled with a dim sense of death.
“Moreover, it is just 3,000 years of lifespan and I am not wasting it. I am turning it into actual cultivation, so why wouldn’t I do so? Even if I used it, I would still be left with 1,000 years. There is no need to worry…”
“Still left with 1,000 years? You really don’t seem to care.”
Aokun scoffed coldly, “Other people all wish to have more time when they cultivated. You are different, you don’t care at all. After Celestial Realm there is still God Realm, after that there is still Saint Realm. You at most can only live for 10,000 more years. Are you sure that you will definitely be able to break all those tribulations and cultivation barriers in that time? With your cultivation attainments, at least in a few thousand years you will become a Saint Venerable. Why do you need to rush like that?”
“Li Wuque stepped into End Realm after 2,000 years, do you think I am weaker than him?”
Zong Shou’s expression was still really calm. He gave an expression like he was going to be extremely strong in the future, so he could do whatever he wanted now.
“I am an anxious person and don’t like repetition, to waste time in cultivation. The forward path is dangerous and 10,000 years is too long. I only hope to be able to fight for the present.”
There was also something that he didn’t say. If this technique could succeed, then he would definitely be able to perfect Aokun’s Existence and Destruction Technique.
Even Aoyi would benefit from it.
However, he knew that if Aokun found out, this brother of his wouldn’t agree.
No matter how one looked at it, it looked like he was sacrificing himself for others.
He didn’t say a word now but later when he began, then naturally he would be the one in charge, and Aokun wouldn’t be able to regret, even if he wanted.
“Naturally, Li Wuque can’t be compared to you! However, if you step into the End Realm don’t end up like him with such weak foundations and incomplete Dao!”
When Zong Shou heard this, he couldn’t help but feel a cold sweat. With Li Wuque as an example, he was really worried.
However, this time he had already made his mind up and he wouldn’t change it.
Aokun was exasperated and wanted to persuade him. However, when he used his Spiritual Sense to ‘look’ over at Aoyi, she was really serious and shook her head.
He knew that he wouldn’t be able to succeed, so he stopped trying, scoffing angrily.
“Forget it, we will just follow you this time. There will be no next time…”
His tone was really firm. If Zong Shou continued to be like this and not bother about his own lifespan, then why didn’t he just slap him and kill his own brother?
“I won’t dare to ensure this!”
Zong Shou laughed out loud when he heard this, “To other people, this is a unique opportunity that will never come up twice. However, for some reason, Brother feels so nervous for me.”
The Mind Stone formation was already laid out. The moment Zong Shou spoke up, he placed his arms together and started to activate it.
Numerous Spiritual Patterns appeared in this 100-foot room, floating in the sky. It flashed and then dimmed.
A huge Spiritual Wave surged all around. It was so thick that it even scattered outside of the room.
The Book of Eon Extreme Life which was in the core of the formation slowly floated up and flew in front of Zong Shou.
Many pages flipped open and it landed just nicely on the fifth page.
It caused the time flow in this region to suddenly increase by 100 times.
The changes still didn’t stop.
Many deep and profound talismans shot out from the book, forming a black mist above the Book of Eon.
It slowly formed into a spiral. The moment that appeared, it pretty much sucked dry all the True Qi and spiritual energy in Zong Shou’s body.
Just as he was running out, Aokun and Aoyi each shot in a portion of their power.
Zong Shou laughed and started to chant, “Wan! Dao! Rule! Ritual! Xuan! Law! Kong!”
Seven true phrases, seven seals instantly caused this technique to rise up to another level.
There was suddenly a thunder-like explosion in Zong Shou’s soul. A huge power sucked at him into a mysterious area.
He once again looked forward amongst all the chaos.
It was a piece of chaos, exactly what he had seen on the World Viewing Instrument a few years back.
…The scenes of Absolute Beginning!
