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

After Shi Chan and others, relying on their powerful strength and the divine forms of Buddha and celestial beings, quickly subdued a temple and the surrounding people.

It immediately began to expand outwards in the same way.

Finally, when Shi Chan and others discovered that not only was Buddhism declining in India, but its overall strength was also extremely weak.

They immediately dispersed and went to various surrounding areas to suppress and subdue local sects and people.

Of course, to be on the safe side, apart from the strongest Shi Chan sitting in the center, ready to support all sides at any time, the others also went in pairs.

Village by village, town by town, the people quickly occupied an area equivalent to most of a province in the Celestial Empire.

However, at this point, they gradually found themselves in a predicament.

After all, there were only about twenty of them.

Although the people in these areas behaved very obediently after being suppressed and subdued.

However, as their territory expanded, and given their lack of expertise in management, more and more problems naturally arose.

By this time, Shi Chan and the others understood why the army that occupied a province in Africa, which could have occupied an even larger area, had notified the Celestial Government when it only occupied one province.

Besides wanting to see if it was feasible.

It's probably more due to management difficulties.

Standing in mid-air, Shi Chan watched as the destiny of what was once India began to be divided, with piece after piece of bright yellow light blooming, and he fell into deep thought.

What should they do next?
They directly contacted the government of the Celestial Empire and requested that the areas they occupied be incorporated into the Celestial Empire.

Let's leave it at that for now and carry out more in-depth missionary work in the areas we occupy.

When other people occupy other regions and want to attack them, then the regions they occupy will be incorporated into the Celestial Empire.

Both options have their own advantages and disadvantages.

Now that it has come under the rule of the Celestial Empire, it will naturally be governed by officials dispatched by the Celestial Empire. They can continue to expand, occupy more territories, and gain more merit and contributions.

However, if they slow down their expansion and focus on developing the territories they have occupied, they can naturally integrate Buddhist ideas more deeply into people's hearts.

However, in the end, Shi Chan gave up on the latter.

Putting aside his desire to cultivate his own territory, how much time does he have left to give them?

Given the current actions and formidable strength of the Celestial Empire, they'd better not try any underhanded tactics.

In the end, it will definitely not be the Chinese government that suffers, but the Buddhist community.

However, even if it were to be incorporated into the Celestial Empire now, he could still do some things to gain greater benefits.

Of course, this must be done in a legal and compliant manner.

After some contemplation, Shi Chan turned his gaze to two places where the national fortune was clearly stronger and more concentrated, and was no different from that of the Celestial Empire.

There, they belonged to the fourteenth prince and the sixteenth prince, respectively.

As members of the royal family, their purpose in going out was to expand their territory and claim their own fiefdom.

Naturally, they are different from others.

From the very beginning, the land they occupied belonged to the Celestial Empire.

As for why they are being paid special attention to, it is naturally because Shi Chan has chosen to join a certain prince.

Firstly, by doing so, they have indeed come under the control of the Celestial Empire.

They would naturally be able to reap the benefits of joining the Celestial Empire.

Secondly, their joining a prince naturally strengthened his power and territory.

I suppose they should offer some compensation, right?

For example, the period of self-governance could be extended slightly.
After all, if they joined a prince, they would naturally become vassals of that prince's fiefdom.

Within the prince's fiefdom, it's not just twenty years of autonomy, but a hundred years. As for after that, within the Celestial Empire's main territory, princes and princesses only have residences.

If they want autonomous fiefdoms, they have no choice but to conquer other worlds.

At that time, these places will be permanently autonomous territories, which can be called fiefdoms.

Of course, that's all for the future.

The reason why Shi Chan has made this choice is for the sake of the prince's century-long autonomy.

They brought the occupied territories to the prince's command, and extended the autonomy of their occupied territories for another twenty years? That shouldn't be a problem, right?
If all else fails, extending it by about ten years wouldn't be unacceptable.

What he needs to do now is to choose which prince to join.

Ultimately, of the two princes, one from the south and one from the north, Shi Chan chose the sixteenth prince, Wang Jingyu.

It wasn't that the sixteenth prince, Wang Jingyu, was particularly heroic or extraordinary; it was simply that the sixteenth prince, Wang Jingyu, was further removed from their lives.

As for why the sixteenth prince, who lived further away, was chosen...
Because there are more unoccupied, unclaimed areas among them.

If they surrender, perhaps a large area in the middle could be incorporated into their territory.

As for the fourteenth prince, who is closer to them, what if he were to border them at this time?
In any case, the laws of the Celestial Empire have long stipulated that it is forbidden to attack the territory of the Celestial Empire.

Otherwise, their titles of kings will be revoked.

Who knows when the next crowning of kings will come?

It's even hard to say whether there's still a chance.

Because by then, the entire Earth might have been occupied by the Celestial Empire, so where would they go to occupy their own fiefdoms?

Yes, although many high-ranking cultural relics and princes and princesses already know about the existence of other worlds.

But after all, it hasn't been fully opened up.

Therefore, ordinary people and various forces are still unaware of the existence of other worlds.

Therefore, Shi Chan and the others did not believe that at this crucial moment in the struggle for the title of king, someone would risk violating the laws and divine rules to attack them.

Therefore, as long as they were under the command of the Sixteenth Prince, they would have no need to worry about the Fourteenth Prince's attack.

Of course, things didn't turn out as Shi Chan had imagined; after losing this opportunity, the chances of regaining the title of king were slim.

However, even though those princes and princesses already knew about the existence of other worlds, they did not intend to violate the laws and regulations of the Celestial Empire.

Doing so would bring them no benefit whatsoever, except for incurring the dynasty's displeasure.

They're not stupid, so why would they violate the relevant laws and regulations?

On the other hand, after making up his mind, Shi Chan immediately stopped hesitating and personally crossed hundreds of miles of mountains and rivers to go to the territory of the sixteenth prince.

The sixteenth prince, Wang Jingyu, readily agreed to the Buddhist sect's surrender, even generously granting them another twenty years of autonomy.

Having learned that there are many other worlds beyond the Celestial Empire, his gaze has long since spread across the heavens, no longer confined to this corner of the world.

Moreover, this so-called territorial autonomy is...

In fact, the laws and regulations still have to follow the laws of the Celestial Empire. At most, they can mix their own agendas into the propaganda and learning.

They may also have a certain degree of choice in appointing officials.

Just like when two people apply for a job and both pass, they can choose to favor the person who is more suitable for them.

Thus, on the second day, the national destiny of the Celestial Empire descended from the territory of the Sixteenth Prince, instantly crossing space.

In a very short time, the radiation spread throughout the entire territory.

This area was transformed into the territory of the Celestial Empire.

As a result, many surrounding forces also began to choose sides, joining the ranks of different princes and princesses. (End of Chapter)