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

Even after Zhu Cilang stopped them from bowing, Sun Chuanting and his companion remained somewhat hesitant.

"Well, our identities are different now."

Zhu Cilang shook his head and said with a sincere and solemn expression:

"Teachers, no matter what my status is, I will always be your student."

Besides, this is only a temporary identity for me; I will have to go back someday.

"The Celestial Empire is my true home!"

Ultimately, the Zhu Cilang of today is a new Zhu Cilang resulting from the fusion of the Zhu Cilang of this world and the Zhu Cilang of the Celestial Empire world.

However, their mindset is still biased towards the Celestial Empire.

After all, Zhu Cilang in this world is just a teenager, and having grown up in the deep palace, how much worldly experience could he have had?
Zhu Cilang of the Celestial Empire, however, was already over fifty years old and a cultivator at the supernatural power level.

After the two sides merged, Zhu Cilang of the Celestial Empire naturally took the lead.

His wife, children, and family are all in China.

Moreover, compared to the other world, the Celestial Empire is practically a celestial realm, and everyone knows which one to choose.

Furthermore, in this doomsday world, the only people he cared about were Emperor Chongzhen, Empress Zhou, and the Ninth Princess and Ninth Daughter.

There is nothing else that cannot be given up, not even the throne of this world.

No matter how great the power, death is the end for everyone.

However, in the Celestial Empire, he had the opportunity to live forever.

Meanwhile, seeing Zhu Cilang's insistence, Sun Chuanting and the other man readily agreed.

"OK then!"

As Zhu Cilang said, they will eventually return to the Celestial Empire, and it is best to take the Celestial Empire as the standard.

In the Celestial Empire, Zhu Cilang was just an ordinary schoolteacher.

After exchanging pleasantries, Sun Chuanting inquired about the situation in this world.

"Cilang, now tell us about the situation in this world."

"Good teachers."

Zhu Cilang agreed without hesitation.

"The situation in the Ming Dynasty is now even more dire."

Some time ago, I seized some money from the princes and ministers in the capital, used it to form a new army, and quelled Li Zicheng's rebellion in Shaanxi.
The overall situation in Shaanxi is now being managed by Master Sun from this world.
Zhang Xianzhong's Blood Demon Legion is wreaking havoc in the Sichuan area.
The Later Jin Tartars outside the Great Wall would frequently breach the passes and invade the interior.

Listening to Zhu Cilang's account, the two gradually gained an understanding of the current situation in the Ming Dynasty.

It can only be said that under the leadership of Emperor Chongzhen and a group of talented individuals, the Ming Dynasty became increasingly decadent and was on the verge of collapse at any moment.

However, as they listened, Sun Chuanting and Lu Xiangsheng began to sense that something was amiss.

At the very end, when Zhu Cilang stopped narrating, Lu Xiang-sheng suddenly woke up.

Old Sun is in charge of the overall situation in Shaanxi, but what about him? And what about Lu Xiang-sheng in this world?

Could it be that Lu Xiang-sheng doesn't exist in this world?
Unconsciously, Lu Xiang-sheng's expression became strange as he stared intently at Zhu Ci-lang.

Meanwhile, Sun Chuanting, on the other side, also realized what was happening. He first looked at Lu Xiang-sheng with a strange expression, and then looked at Zhu Ci-lang.

Seeing their expressions and actions, Zhu Cilang couldn't help but sigh inwardly, realizing that there was no escaping it after all.

"Master Lu has already died on the battlefield in this world."

Lu Xiang-sheng and his companion were taken aback when they heard this, but then put it down.

He simply died on the battlefield.

The nation is in dire straits; dying on the battlefield is a way of fulfilling one's duty to the country.

However, if that were all, Zhu Cilang wouldn't have hesitated so much to speak.

After learning about the course of the battle, Zhu Cilang felt that his father, Emperor Chongzhen, was also a significant factor in Lu Xiangshan's death.

However, after listening to Zhu Cilang's story, Lu Xiang-sheng did not take it too seriously.

After all, that was just Lu Xiang Sheng in this world. Although he shared the same name and had similar experiences, the two didn't actually have much of a relationship.

As for merging with him and enhancing his potential, he has now reached the Celestial Realm on his own.

Next, Zhu Cilang arranged for Sun Chuanting to go to Shaanxi.

As for Lu Xiang-sheng, since he did not have a body to carry, he could not be of much help for the time being, so he prepared to go to his burial place.

In the Xi'an Provincial Administration Office in Shaanxi, Sun Chuanting was handling official business when a personal guard suddenly reported that His Highness the Crown Prince had sent someone to assist him.

Upon hearing this, Sun Chuanting frowned slightly. Did he need anyone's assistance here?
Could it be a military supervisor sent by the Crown Prince? Thinking of this, Sun Chuanting couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

If the military supervisor is reasonable, that's fine; otherwise, they'll just keep sabotaging things.

However, since it was sent by the Crown Prince, he had no choice but to accept it.

"Let him in!"

"Yes, my lord!"

As his personal guards left, Sun Chuanting also looked out of the tent, somewhat absent-minded, as if something outside was drawing him in.

This situation has been going on for some time now.

And in the past two days, this attraction has been increasing, reaching its peak today.

As time slowly passed, footsteps suddenly came from outside the tent.

"Tap Tap"

The footsteps were neither fast nor slow, but he could detect a sense of urgency in them.

A kind of urgency, just like his.

The curtain was lifted, and a figure with a veiled face appeared before Sun Chuanting.

"you are?"

Looking at the figure before him, who felt extremely familiar and strongly attracted him, Sun Chuanting frowned and asked.

"Me? Aren't I you?"

"What do you mean?"

Sun Chuanting's face darkened.

What's the deal with the people the Crown Prince sent? They seem so strange.

However, the next moment, as the newcomer removed his mask, Sun Chuanting froze instantly.

Because the face of the person in front of him was exactly the same as his.

"How could you?"

On the other side, Sun Chuanting in the Celestial Empire world looked at himself in the opposite world and a smile appeared on his face.

He could clearly sense that he had an extremely close connection with himself in this world; as soon as he had a thought, the two would merge into one.

However, unlike Zhu Cilang, whose fusion was completely uncontrollable, he could even control the fusion process himself.

For example, right now, there is only one attraction between the two sides, and there is no passive mutual integration.

"hehe."

Looking at himself across from him, who resembled him but appeared much older, Sun Chuanting chuckled again and instantly released his restraint.

In an instant, the two became able to feel what the other felt, know what the other knew, and share all their thoughts and ideas without reservation.

"So, you were me, and I was you."

Sun Chuanting, at the end of the Ming Dynasty, looked at himself across from him and muttered to himself.

In the next instant, Sun Chuanting from the Celestial Empire world rippled and suddenly turned into an illusion, instantly merging into my body.

Countless pieces of knowledge, memories, and emotional understanding of the world flooded into my mind.

However, because he had already reached the realm of celestial beings, his mind was even able to come into contact with the rules without being destroyed.

Therefore, the infusion of countless emotional memories could not shake his will.

Moreover, most of these emotional memories are ones that they themselves have experienced.

After an unknown amount of time, Sun Chuanting reopened his eyes, a glint of light flashing in them. The power and aura emanating from his body had become even more substantial and intense.

"Is this my physical body? It's rather weak after all."

Feeling a frailty in his body that he hadn't experienced in a long time, Sun Chuanting couldn't help but mutter to himself.

Sun Chuanting's integration of self and other is the only one who has truly succeeded.

I have not lost my true self; he is me, and I am not him.

In the Celestial Empire world, the dynasty nodded, revealing a thoughtful expression.

It seems that after reaching the Celestial Realm, there will be no problem in merging with the ordinary self at the level of a mortal.

I just don't know if, if I were to truly reach the extraordinary level, my cultivation of my true self would also need to be elevated to the same level.

This requires finding an opportunity to conduct another experiment later. (End of Chapter)