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

Chapter 215 The Pollution and Distortion of Divine Power, Sacrifice
After receiving the investiture, in addition to his own strength being greatly enhanced, Wang Dahu could also sense that the imperial edict in his hand was extraordinary.

As the one being bestowed the title, he seemed to have some mysterious connection with the imperial edict in his hand.

He could sense that this imperial edict contained an extremely powerful and domineering force, which had definitely surpassed the realm of supernatural powers.

Even now, he still felt an extreme danger while standing above the imperial edict.

However, he could also sense that because of his connection with the imperial edict, the power within the edict would not harm him.

He could even, to some extent, borrow the power of the imperial edict to fight against his enemies.

Of course, he would never use it unless he was forced into a desperate situation.

This imperial edict was primarily a symbol of honor.

Fighting with an imperial edict in hand? What kind of talk is that?

After picking up the imperial edict, Wang Dahu slowly unfolded it, revealing the contents of the previous investiture ceremony.

When he fully unfurled the imperial edict, it once again shone with golden light.

In the next instant, golden light converged, revealing two large seals and two tokens.

The two large seals are, one being the seal of a marquis and the other the seal of a left governor.

The two tokens, one of which was the Left Commander-in-Chief's order;

On the other hand, there was an honorary military rank, the Special Envoy of Honorable Scholar, which was probably similar to the military ranks and medals of later generations.

While Wang Dahu received the command and seal of office, preparing to hold a banquet to celebrate and then send troops westward to seize the title of duke, the investiture ceremony at the Imperial Palace continued.

".The edict said:

Wang Zhiyuan.
Now, by imperial decree, he is granted the title of Grand Master of the First Rank, Marquis of Wisdom and Bravery, and Chief Advisor of the First Rank, serving as Advisor on the Military Affairs of the Entire Nation.

Wuchang
"From First-Rank Grand Master of the Palace, Earl of Wenyuan, Chief Minister of the Cabinet"

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Each time an official was conferred a title, the dragon's aura of the nation would descend upon them after the official received the imperial edict, thus bestowing upon them a corresponding rank and official position.

Even for those who are not in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, the imperial edict will break through space and descend to help them evolve their rank and official position.

Of course, those who can make announcements in the Hall of Supreme Harmony are all civil and military officials of the third rank or above, the Six Ministries, the Five Military Commands, members of the Civil Administration Cabinet, staff members of the Military Strategy General Staff Office, and so on.

In the Celestial Empire, civil and military affairs coexist. The Five Military Commissions are aligned with the Six Ministries, and the General Staff Office is aligned with the Cabinet. Each performs its own duties, and the military does not interfere with politics, nor does politics interfere with the military.

In addition, the Censorate, the Court of Judicial Review, and the Provincial Judicial Commissioner's Office, which were independent of the Censorate, were also completely separated from the Censorate by the dynasty, forming a relatively independent system from top to bottom.

The Censorate was equivalent to the Supreme Procuratorate today, and it had thirteen circuit censors under it, which were essentially the procuratorates of each province.

However, the dynasty made corresponding adjustments, no longer using the hearsay reports of the Ming Dynasty, but instead establishing it as a supervisory body for later generations.

The Provincial Judicial Commissioner's Office was the local primary, secondary, and higher courts, ranging from the county level to the prefecture and province.

The Dali Temple is the highest court in the country.

The highest-ranking official, the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, was directly promoted by the dynasty from the previous third rank to the second rank, which was on par with the Censorate and the Ministers of the Six Ministries.

Officials who could be appointed in the main hall were basically heads of various departments and military commanders from various regions.

Other lower-ranking officials, as well as ordinary viscounts and barons, did not need to have their titles read aloud in court.

Instead, it is stamped with an official seal and the power of the dragon's energy and national fortune is used to directly transmit the message to the person to be conferred the title.

However, such a situation only occurs at the very beginning of a nation's founding.

Afterwards, the reading of the imperial edict and so on still need to follow the normal procedures.

However, there are too many people who need to be conferred titles now, including many soldiers and even commoners, and it is impossible to announce them to each one in person. This is why it is transmitted directly through the dragon's energy and national fortune.

After the investiture ceremony and the adjustment of the powers of various departments, the country gradually returned to peace, and batches of members of the peasant commune went to various places to serve as officials.

Gradually, stability was restored throughout the country, and the dynasty was able to extricate itself from its busy political affairs. There was a cabinet for civil affairs, a general staff for military affairs, the Court of Judicial Review for judicial affairs, and the Censorate for supervision.

He only needs to set the general direction of development, and the rest can be delegated to various departments.

Moreover, since the power belongs to itself, the dynasty is not afraid of being usurped.

Therefore, relatively speaking, dynasties had much more leisure time.

Even in the early days of a nation's founding, the dynasty could still spare a lot of time.

After taking the time out, he began to try out his previous ideas.

Using the operation of the Spiritual Power Kingdom as a carrier, the divine power palace and the eerie netherworld within the consciousness space are transferred to the spiritual level outside the consciousness space.

After a moment of contemplation, the dynasty extracted a wisp of divine power from its consciousness space.

After leaving the space of consciousness, the divine power that was condensed and evolved from pure thoughts and memories immediately began to slowly dissipate.

How can pure thoughts and memories exist in isolation?
Just like software programs on a computer, how can it exist independently of a computer?

Thoughts and memories are concepts even more abstract than software programs, and naturally, they cannot exist out of thin air.

At least, that's the case in the world where the dynasty currently exists.

It did not dissipate instantly; it was the result of the dynasty's extraordinary talent and continuous refinement beyond its limits.

They have gradually moved from illusory concepts to reality, and even if it is only relatively true, it is already extremely rare.

However, it ultimately failed to complete its final transformation.

Therefore, when divine power appears in the outside world, it will still slowly dissipate.

The gradually dissipating divine power manifested as rings of golden light spreading outwards, gradually fading until it finally vanished into nothingness.

Looking at the wisp of divine power before him, the dynasty prepared to merge it with the nation's destiny.

As for why it's not fused with spiritual power, it's because spiritual power is the soul power of a dynasty, evolved from the erosion and assimilation of pure spiritual power. Divine power, on the other hand, is derived from stripped-away thoughts and memories. If it were fused with spiritual power, wouldn't it ultimately just revert to a state of mixed spiritual power?
Even if it were stronger, it would still only be considered positive national fortune and dragon energy, which would never align with the dynasty's definition of spiritual power.

Spiritual energy will merge with the rules, transforming into the ocean of origin for everything. At least until the final evolution is completed, it must remain pure and avoid being contaminated by lingering thoughts and memories.

Pure spiritual energy can also be absorbed by the dynasty without causing any future trouble when necessary.

While concepts like national fortune and dragon energy all manifest a positive aspect.

However, that is also the evolution of spiritual power that provides positive feedback from all living beings.

Those who have integrated these forces will also be affected.

Perhaps the impact isn't that significant; it just feels like one's heart is filled with positive energy, and one's heart is turned towards the Celestial Empire, etc., which may seem insignificant.

But isn't this also a change in consciousness forcibly influenced by external forces?

There is no essential difference between this and having one's soul corrupted by divine power or evil energy.

Naturally, dynasties would try their best to avoid this situation.

Therefore, even for its own needs in certain circumstances, the dynasty must ensure the purity of spiritual energy.

Therefore, the best vessel for divine power is naturally the national destiny, which is inferior to spiritual power but covers the widest area.

With a thought, the dynasty would manipulate divine power to merge with the nation's destiny.

However, before Wang Chao could make a move, he suddenly felt a strange life force emanating from beneath him.

At the same time, there was a faint, ethereal consciousness emanating from it, subtly resonating with divine power, yet also displaying immense fear and reverence for the dynasty.

"Huh? What's going on?"

Wang Chao looked down, somewhat bewildered, towards the direction from which the life fluctuations and consciousness were emanating.

With Wang Chao's keen eyesight, he could clearly see at his feet a group of strange, humanoid creatures that were jumping and flying.

Those creatures were no bigger than a grain of rice, some black and some yellow, with six limbs, antennae on their heads, and some even had wings, just like a group of ants.

Or rather, they are the result of the evolution and mutation of ants.

Because around there, there were other ants that were transforming into their forms.

The reason they are considered eerie is that they no longer resemble ants, but instead vaguely resemble human figures.

Furthermore, their six legs and two tentacles on their heads seemed to have transformed into six fleshy tendrils, twisting and dancing on their bodies.

With Wang Chao's astonishing eyesight, he could even see that some of them had sprouted countless eyeballs all over their bodies, blinking and staring at him, giving him goosebumps.

Moreover, their life magnetic field and spiritual power have been greatly enhanced. In addition to their fear and awe of the dynasty, they are also radiating a friendly and beautiful aura.

The strongest one had a pair of transparent wings on its back, flying above everyone, and its spiritual power was extremely strong.

Faintly, a spiritual halo formed above it, radiating an aura of truth, goodness, beauty, holiness, and light.

Well, if we exclude the fact that its body has become a bit rounder, its eight tentacles are dancing, and its entire body, including its tentacles, is covered with platinum eyes, it does have a somewhat holy angelic appearance.

Looking at these strange creatures, and then at the divine power in his hand that was constantly radiating golden light, and sensing the subtle connection between the two, what else did Wang Chao not understand?
These must be some ants at his feet that have been mutated after being contaminated by the divine power.

Normally, divine power is condensed and evolved from thoughts and memories. Even if life is corrupted, it will only manifest on the spiritual level, probably becoming holy and radiant, with an overflowing maternal instinct. It shouldn't affect the physical body.

However, divine power can only affect the mind.

However, the spirit and body of life are extremely closely connected.

It's not just the various physical sensations that affect the mind and soul.

Similarly, changes in one's spirit and soul can also affect the body to some extent.

Especially now, with the world progressing and the rules of heaven and earth becoming more active, it is easy to be influenced by people's spirit.

Moreover, the essence of divine power is extremely high. The spirits and souls of those ants, polluted and assimilated by divine power, naturally acquired a trace of the essence of divine power, and were indeed able to draw upon a trace of the power of rules.

Changes to the rules can affect both the body and the soul.

Coupled with the abundant energy of heaven and earth, it is perfectly normal for the body to be distorted by the influence of the spirit.

As a result of the influence of divine power, the dynasty, which has always suppressed and condensed divine power, will naturally be feared and revered by them.

In their minds, the dynasty was probably a god-like being.

In addition, because they were distorted by divine power, they also have a mysterious connection with divine power itself.

Their spiritual power began to converge continuously towards divine power, transforming into the foundation upon which divine power exists in the real world.

However, their numbers are too small, and the spiritual power they can provide is barely worth mentioning.

Therefore, the divine power is still dissipating rapidly.

Those beings closely connected to divine power instinctively sensed a crisis.

God needs spiritual power to sustain his existence.

However, the spiritual power they naturally exude is insufficient to support the existence of gods.

Therefore, some of them began to sacrifice themselves, using their immense spiritual power after death to maintain the existence of the gods.

And as time went on, more and more people did this, even trying to kill other lives.

The effect may not be as good as their own sacrifice, but there are many more of these ordinary lives.

"Tsk!"

Unable to contain himself, Wang Chao let out a gasp of surprise. So this was the origin of the ancient and primitive bloody sacrifice?
Of course, that's not the case.

After all, this world did not have any extraordinary power before, so no matter how many sacrifices were made, it would be meaningless.

(End of this chapter)