I wield power with my innate talents, and forge the Heavenly Court.

Chapter 212 Establishing a Nation, Advancement of Realm
In November of the tenth year of the Chongzhen reign, the dynasty established its name and adopted a new calendar system.
Upon receiving the order from the dynasty, the Imperial Astronomical Bureau and some Confucian scholars who were knowledgeable in history immediately immersed themselves in ancient historical texts in an attempt to determine the exact year and month.

After carefully examining the document, they gradually made some discoveries.

The Records of the Grand Historian states:
"When I read the records, I found that there were years in each dynasty since the time of the Yellow Emperor. I also examined the records of the beginning and end of the calendar and the transmission of the Five Elements."

The Book of Han records:
"Therefore, from the Yin and Zhou dynasties onward, all established new systems and reformed the calendar, and all adopted the colors of clothing to conform to the seasons and the way of Heaven. After the Three Dynasties, the historians of the Five Hegemons lost their ability to record events, and the descendants of the historians were scattered, some among the barbarians. Therefore, what they recorded included the calendars of the Yellow Emperor, Zhuanxu, Xia, Yin, Zhou, and Lu... It is said that the Yellow Emperor adjusted the calendar, and it has been used since the first year of the Han Dynasty... However, the first year of the Han Dynasty did not use the calendar adjusted by the Yellow Emperor. The King of Shou did not use the Han calendar, which went against the way of Heaven. It is inappropriate to say this and is extremely disrespectful."

The Book of the Later Han Dynasty, in its section on music and calendar, records:
"The winter solstice in the Taichu calendar is at the beginning of the Altair constellation, which is the middle star of the Altair constellation. The winter solstice of the ancient Yellow Emperor, Xia, Yin, Zhou, and Lu dynasties was at the Jian star, which is the current Dipper constellation... According to the calendar system, the Yellow Emperor, Zhuanxu, Xia, Yin, Zhou, and Lu dynasties, a total of six, each had their own origin. The calendars used by Guang and Huang were based on the Yin calendar origin."

The Book of the Later Han Dynasty, Chapter on Music and Calendar, contains...
"The treatise states: The Book of Changes has the Supreme Ultimate, from which the Two Forms arise. The division of the Two Forms is ancient, and then came Huangxi. When Huangxi ruled the world, there was no written record. As time passed, until the time of the Yellow Emperor, Ban Gu displayed writings, and Chongli recorded and annotated them. The symbols corresponded and were named, and the beginning and end were verified. The measurements were accurate and traced back to the origin, and thus the calendar was established. Heaven is difficult to predict, so the Five-Three system and the system from then until now have been modified and are not commonly used. Therefore, when the Yellow Emperor created the calendar, the beginning was Xinmao, while Zhuanxu used Yimao, Yu used Wuwu, Xia used Bingyin, Yin used Jiayin, Zhou used Dingsi, and Lu used Gengzi."
Additionally, according to the "Emperor's Century", the Yellow Emperor reigned for 100 years, Shao Hao Jintian for 84 years, Zhuanxu for 78 years, Emperor Ku Gaoxin for 70 years, and Emperor Zhi for 9 years. These reigns were subsequently added together until the tenth year of the Chongzhen reign in the Ming Dynasty, totaling 4333 years.

At the same time, most of Guangdong, Guangxi, and Fujian provinces have also been brought under the control of the People's Salvation Army.

Overall, the entire Ming Dynasty was now under the rule of the Salvation Army.

November 21st is the winter solstice, the extreme of Yin and the beginning of Yang.

This signifies that from the winter solstice onwards, the yang energy of heaven and earth begins to rise and gradually strengthen, representing the start of the next cycle, and is an auspicious day.

The Book of Han states: "At the winter solstice, the yang energy rises, and the ruler's way grows, hence the celebration."

This day is also a day for ancestor worship.

On this day, a national sacrifice is held to commemorate those who sacrificed their lives for the country, and the founding ceremony of the nation is held, marking the establishment of the Celestial Empire.

Wang Chao ascended the altar step by step, reciting prayers to Heaven.

"I dare to proclaim to Heaven and Earth, the sun, moon, stars, wind, clouds, thunder, rain, and all the spirits of the gods and earth."
The might of Heaven and Earth extends to the four seas; the brightness of the sun and moon shines in all directions; the power of clouds and thunder brings life to all things; the grace of rain and dew is revered by all people.
Heaven bestowed its mandate upon the people, entrusting them with the task of governing. Thus, sages and worthies succeeded one another, establishing the ultimate order and overseeing countless beings.
From the year 4333 of the Yellow Emperor's reign.
Today, we establish the Celestial Empire!

At the same time, as the sacrificial chants were recited, the dynasty's spirit merged with heaven and earth, and the spiritual power and national fortune radiated throughout the six directions and eight wastelands.

"Om~!"

In an instant, boundless golden light burst forth, and amidst the roar of the divine dragon, it reflected in the hearts of all living beings in heaven and earth.

At this moment, everyone's eyes were filled with the image of the dynasty's sacrificial ceremony to heaven.

Above was a golden sea of ​​clouds, within which golden dragons coiled, supreme and noble, overlooking the six directions and eight wastelands.

However, at the same time, the boundless golden light shone on people's hearts, dispelling the gloom in their hearts and making them feel close to it.

In the many newly occupied areas, the many people who had suffered greatly felt refreshed, their hearts were free of gloom, and their fatigue was swept away, as if a heavy burden had been lifted.

In an instant, smiles appeared on everyone's faces.

In fact, everyone's feeling was not wrong.

At this moment, the dynasty mobilized its spiritual power and national fortune to unite with heaven and earth, drawing upon the power of the rules of heaven and earth to reduce and evolve innate energy. Using the boundless golden light emanating from the dragon's aura as a medium, it was integrated into everyone's bodies.

While relieving everyone's fatigue, it also repairs and refines their bodies.

Naturally, many people felt relaxed, and their fatigue and injuries from the past were swept away.

At this moment, many people are filled with hope for this newly born nation - the Celestial Empire.

Their recognition of the emperor of the dynasty reached its peak, and the image of the Ming Dynasty no longer existed in their hearts.

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live"

In an instant, a sound like a mountain roaring and a tsunami echoed throughout the heavens and the earth, dispelling the gloom for thousands of miles. No matter where you were, there was not a single cloud in the sky, only a clear blue sky for thousands of miles.

Even loyal ministers and generals like Lu Xiangshan, Sun Chuanting, and Sun Chengzhong, who were devoted to the Ming Dynasty, couldn't help but feel a surge of emotion as they looked at the awe-inspiring sacrificial ceremony that seemed to be right before their eyes and listened to the thunderous roar of the mountains and the surging waves around them.

The Celestial Empire seems to be doing very well too.

At the same time, as the crowd shouted in worship or salute, endless spiritual power was released, and under the erosion and assimilation of spiritual power, it turned into endless purple energy.

In an instant, purple aura stretched for 30,000 miles, covering the entire territory of the Celestial Empire.

Endless pure spiritual energy began to converge madly into the dynasty's consciousness space, being continuously devoured by its soul.

The bottleneck that had already reached its limit was instantly shattered under the impact of endless spiritual power.

"Buzz!"

Wang Chao felt a jolt in his mind. His soul, which had been infused with endless spiritual power, did not grow and expand rapidly. Instead, it collapsed and contracted at an alarming speed.

In the blink of an eye, the dynasty's soul and consciousness transformed into a point of light, radiating boundless brilliance.

Immediately afterwards, under the infusion of endless spiritual power, the dynasty's soul began to grow and expand once again, growing back to the size of a person.

Then came another thunderous tremor, followed by another collapse and contraction, before it grew and expanded anew.

This process was repeated nine times until the dynasty's soul returned to the size of a person. Unlike its previous breakthrough, which had reduced it to the size of a thumb, it needed to gradually grow back.

At this moment, Wang Chao felt that his soul and will had become extremely powerful. Even without borrowing the spiritual power of heaven and earth, he could instantly cover an area of ​​ten miles and explore and perceive every blade of grass and every tree there.

And
Wang Chao sensed the power of the rules between heaven and earth through his spiritual energy, and his mind and consciousness spread out in an instant, merging into heaven and earth.

"Om~!"

In an instant, the world changed in the eyes of the dynasty, with endless, dazzling light flowing, as if the whole world was composed of light.

In fact, this is not the case; that endless, dazzling brilliance is the blossoming of endless power of rules.

The endless interweaving and flow of rules formed this world, giving rise to all things and all living beings. At this moment, the dynasty truly came into contact with the essence of the world: its rules.

Instead of as before, although it could still touch upon the power and mysteries of the rules of heaven and earth.

However, it's like standing on the shore and looking at the sea. You can see the vastness of the sea and the ebb and flow of the tides, and describe and imagine it, but you never really experience it. There's always a layer between you and the sea.

Now, the dynasty seems to have truly delved into the sea, able to swim in it and explore its mysteries, the properties of seawater, and so on.

Although one can still feel an extremely strong pressure and erosion.

However, he has finally come into contact with the rules and can even withstand the pressure and erosion for a short period of time.

Especially with the blessing of his permanent and limit-breaking talents, he will one day be able to completely ignore the pressure and erosion of the rules.

At that time, the dynasty's mind and consciousness will be able to freely roam the sea of ​​rules, and even delve into the core of the world to explore its most fundamental mysteries.

As the dynasty's consciousness spread, all the forces connected to it, including the rules of heaven and earth that came into contact with the dynasty's stronger essence, began to undergo a new round of transformation.

Feeling the spiritual energy permeating heaven and earth, and the increasingly turbulent rules of heaven and earth as the world advanced, Wang Chao couldn't help but feel a stirring in his heart.

In the next instant, the spiritual energy that permeated the heavens and earth surged rapidly, using the dynasty's mind and consciousness as a medium to gradually penetrate into the level of rules.

However, once spiritual energy enters the realm of rules, it is immediately and rapidly worn down under the pressure and erosion of the rules of heaven and earth.

Spiritual power, to some extent, is equivalent to an extension of the dynasty's soul power.

However, it is not the soul of the dynasty after all, and is ultimately weaker in strength.

In ordinary times, it is almost impossible to detect the difference.

However, when confronting the rules of heaven and earth, this slight difference is magnified infinitely.

The spiritual consciousness directly originating from the soul is already able to barely withstand the pressure and erosion of the rules of heaven and earth.

However, spiritual power is quickly worn down by the rules of heaven and earth.

Fortunately, the outside world still possesses an extremely abundant spiritual energy, which is continuously supplied.

Moreover, at this time, the more than 100 million people of the Celestial Empire are in a state of extreme excitement and euphoria, with a continuous stream of spiritual energy being generated and released. In the short term, the dynasty has no need to worry about depletion.

Gradually, more and more spiritual energy poured into the realm of rules, mixed with the power of the rules, and spread throughout the entire world.

During this process, thanks to the dynasty's innate abilities, the strength of its spiritual power, and its resistance to the erosion of the rules of heaven and earth, it has been continuously enhanced.

In the end, spiritual power was able to penetrate into the realm of rules, and with the support of the people of the Celestial Empire, a balance was barely maintained.

This enhancement of spiritual power, after penetrating into the level of rules, continuously receives rule information, which in turn feeds back to the dynasty's soul, prompting its soul realm to continuously improve.

However, because the soul's strength was already extremely high after this transformation, the rate of improvement was not as fast as expected.

Furthermore, the enhancement of the soul is not simply a matter of improving its quality; it also requires the replenishment and support of immense power.

However, as the power of the dynasty continues to evolve, the proportion of spiritual power generated by ordinary people that is converted into spiritual energy is constantly increasing.

In the beginning, a little spiritual power could probably be transformed into 0.5 units of pure spiritual power.

So after the dynasty completes its first breakthrough and transformation, it will probably need ten points of spiritual power to convert into one point of pure spiritual power.

Now, this ratio has reached an absurd level, requiring approximately 100,000 units of spiritual power to generate even a single unit of spiritual energy.

An ordinary person can generate about ten points of spiritual power per day.

In other words, it would take ten thousand people a day to generate just a little bit of spiritual energy.

The spiritual power generated by the more than 100 million people in the current dynasty is only a little over 10,000 per day.

This amount of spiritual energy seems quite substantial.

However, it could only barely replenish the spiritual energy consumed in penetrating the rules of heaven and earth, maintaining a fragile balance, with hardly any power left over.

Therefore, it will still take an extremely long time for the dynasty to undergo another transformation.

To change this situation, it's actually quite simple; there are only two ways.

Increase the population and enhance people's vitality.

An ordinary person can only generate ten points of spiritual power per day.

However, once one can enter a meditative state, the spiritual power generated will double, and after reaching an extremely profound level, it can even reach ten times the level.

In other words, one can generate one hundred points of spiritual power in a single day.

Upon reaching the Condensation Realm and being refined and strengthened by the Heavenly Rank, the highest possible score can reach one thousand points.

The Qi Refining and Supernatural Power realms will also be multiplied tenfold.

In addition, given the current huge shortage of management personnel, it will be difficult for China to expand in a short period of time if it does not want to cause chaos in the country.

Therefore, at present, the dynasty only has one solution: to enhance the vitality of the people of the Celestial Empire.

Therefore, it is time to delegate the authority to refine the Heavenly Rank.

(End of this chapter)