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

After the golden beam of light struck the Dragon Ball, the Dragon Ball immediately shone brightly, with boundless golden light illuminating the heavens and the earth.

Or rather, it is a fragment of the sun destined for us.

As the dragon energy transformed into a dragon, the fragment of the sun also rose into the sky, absorbing endless dragon energy and transforming into the dragon pearl of the golden dragon that symbolizes the nation's destiny.

At this moment, stimulated by the immense power of the divine ability, the fragment of the sun trembled violently and instantly burst forth with boundless golden radiance. Rings of spatial fluctuations twisted and rippled around it.

Apocalypse looked up at the astonishing phenomenon in the sky and couldn't help but feel horrified.

Unexpectedly, this connection to the upper realm has caused such a huge commotion.

This astonishing phenomenon was probably clearly visible throughout the entire Shuntian Prefecture.

In fact, the reality was far more astonishing than he had imagined.

This astonishing phenomenon should be visible to all the people of the Ming Dynasty.

However, what people see may differ from the truth.

From a distance, it looks like a golden dragon soaring through the clouds, controlling a golden dragon pearl and shooting a golden beam of light downwards.

When the solar fragments warped space and connected with the Celestial Empire, it immediately triggered a fierce reaction from the world.

The laws of heaven and earth trembled, and boundless energy gathered, instantly transforming into thick black clouds, within which purple lightning leaped.

"Rumble"

"Crack!"

As the dark clouds gathered and purple lightning appeared, it transformed into streaks of thunder, striking the sun fragments frantically in an attempt to stop them from connecting to the outer realms.

"Om~!"

Faced with the attack of the endless divine lightning, the fragment of the sun also trembled violently, and the endless national fortune dragon energy suddenly rose up, evolving into a golden barrier.

"Boom boom boom"

Endless lightning struck, though the golden barrier rippled with clearly visible waves.

However, it ultimately withstood the attack of the rule-based thunder.

At the same time, the fragment of the sun, with its Heavenly Revelation status, served as a medium connecting the fates of all nations, instantly drawing in immeasurable national fortunes to rise, crashing into the black clouds, and surging mightily into the realm of rules, flowing towards the world's primordial sea.

As a manifestation of the spiritual power of life in this world, although the rules of heaven and earth somewhat rejected it, it did not fiercely confront the fate of the nation.

A short while later, the vast national destiny finally arrived at the world's primordial sea, continuously merging into it.

Guided by the divine revelation and driven by the beliefs of all beings, the unity of heaven and humanity is achieved. With the human heart acting on behalf of the will of heaven, the rules of heaven and earth finally cease to fiercely reject the actions of the sun fragments.

However, the world's rules of nature still firmly suppress any attempt to directly open a spatial passage between the Celestial Empire and the Celestial Empire.

The dark, thunderous clouds that had blanketed the sky no longer attacked downwards, but they did not dissipate.

Beyond the world, sensing the world's bottom line, the dynasty's eyes flickered, and it immediately adopted a compromise.

The destiny of the Celestial Empire, and the laws and principles of the Immortal and Underworld realms, began to gradually permeate the world before our eyes.
With a mere thought, the fate of the Celestial Empire was immediately linked to that of the Ming Dynasty through a fragment of the sun.

Almost instantly, the fate of the Ming Dynasty was merged into the fate of the Celestial Empire, becoming a subordinate derivative force of the Celestial Empire's fate.

However, it was only relatively weak in terms of power level. The abilities and nature of the Celestial Empire's national fortune, as well as the national fortune of the Ming Dynasty, were rapidly developing and perfecting at this time.

"Boom!"

"Crack!"

One world is bright and holy, the other is eerie and sinister. Originating from the core of the nation's destiny, it spread throughout the entire Ming Dynasty in an instant.

At the same time, the countless distracting thoughts in the world began to be continuously devoured by the nation's destiny.

The virtuous enter the realm of immortals, while the wicked enter the netherworld.

Aside from the existing anomalies, no new anomalies will be generated.

Because all the spiritual thoughts that arise in all living beings have been swallowed up and assimilated by the national destiny.

As for those strange entities that have already been created, the nation's destiny can only suppress their power.

They need to be eliminated one by one before the spiritual thoughts flowing towards them can be gathered back, cutting off their possibility of rebirth from the source.

Otherwise, they will continue to devour the spiritual thoughts that guide them, and continue to grow stronger.

Furthermore, as more people come into contact with them and become aware of them, these spiritual thoughts will continue to grow, accelerating their development.

However, for the Ming Dynasty at present, the situation is already extremely good.

Everything will gradually get better.

As the solar fragments ceased forcibly opening spatial channels, they instead focused on connecting the virtual immortal network of national destiny power.

The dark, thunderous clouds that had shrouded the capital city finally began to slowly dissipate, restoring a clear blue sky.

At the same time, Tianqi and other people with celestial status also instantly sensed the existence of the Celestial Net and the Celestial Underworld.

However, out of caution, no one was in a hurry to go in.

The same applies to Apocalypse. The scene before was simply too grand. Even though he himself was the source of it all, he felt he should slow down and see if there were any other unforeseen events.

In contrast to the caution of the people of the Ming Dynasty in this world, the people of the Celestial Empire were completely different.

Upon learning through the Celestial Network that it had connected to a new world, everyone immediately flocked to the City God, Earth God, and other deities appointed by the Celestial Dynasty.

Here, they can cross boundaries and descend upon other worlds.

Previously, there was only the Bright Realm.

Now, however, a new world has emerged once again.

Standing in the square in front of the City God Gate, Zhu Youjian was filled with excitement and emotion.

Previously, it was others who helped him to conquer and unify the world, bringing it under the rule of the Celestial Empire.

And now, it's finally his turn to help others conquer the world and join the Celestial Empire.

In the blink of an eye, a piece of information appeared in Zhu Youjian's mind.

Head to the Realm of Light, head to the New World.
Need I say more? Of course, we'll head to the New World.

As Zhu Youjian made his choice, a radiant light immediately rose around him, causing the space to ripple.

"Shh!"

In an instant, the light rose and dissipated, and Zhu Youjian's figure vanished without a trace.

And there are many like him in this square.

Rays of light rose up, carrying away figures as they vanished.

Zhu Youjian felt a blur before his eyes, and when he could see clearly again, he found himself in a familiar square.

Zhu Youjian looked around in bewilderment, muttering to himself as he gazed at the familiar scene and layout.

This is the square outside the Qianqing Palace.
Could this place also be part of the Ming Dynasty?

Looking at the gate of Qianqing Palace ahead, Zhu Youjian hesitated slightly, but finally stepped forward and slowly arrived at the gate of Qianqing Palace.

Looking inside, the familiar scene was laid out before them, but there was no one in sight.

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Could it be that the two worlds have just connected, so no one in this world has entered the Immortal Network yet?
Hmm, I wonder who's in power right now?

Zhu Youjian pondered to himself before stepping into the Qianqing Palace.

However.
"boom!"

Zhu Youjian stepped forward, but suddenly crashed into an invisible barrier, even staggering back a step.

"Uh"

Zhu Youjian couldn't help but touch his forehead and smile wryly. How could he forget that in the realms of immortals and the underworld within this celestial network, they could not freely enter any room except for truly unclaimed rooms or rooms invited by their owners. And clearly, the Qianqing Palace before him had an owner.

Although he was once the master of the Qianqing Palace, he lived in another world.

Moreover, he is now just an ordinary citizen of the Celestial Empire. Even if he has some noble title, he cannot enter the Qianqing Palace of the Ming Realm at will.

Not to mention the Qianqing Palace in this world.

To be honest, if there really was an emperor in the world that this immortal network corresponded to, the fact that he appeared directly outside the Qianqing Palace when he descended would have already surprised him greatly.

Perhaps this is related to his past identity.

After all, he was once an emperor of the Ming Dynasty and a former master of the Qianqing Palace.

Even if they are not the emperor of this world, they still enjoy some special privileges.

Although they cannot enter rooms or halls like the Qianqing Palace, they can enter the Imperial Palace.

Unable to enter the Qianqing Palace, Zhu Youjian could only wander around the palace grounds.

What he saw along the way was largely the same as when he was there, with only some differences in details.

Therefore, it is clear that this was not the time when he was in power.

While pondering who should rule the Ming Dynasty now, Zhu Youjian had already arrived at the west side of the Qianqing Palace.

Suddenly, Zhu Youjian stopped in his tracks and looked at a building in the distance.

"This is... the Leopard House?!"

Zhu Youjian strode forward and peered through the door. Everything was clean and tidy.

"Could it be that Emperor Xizong's elder brother is on the throne?"

Just as he was lost in thought, a sharp shout suddenly came from behind him.

"Who are you? How dare you enter the Immortal Realm without permission?"

Zhu Youjian frowned slightly and turned to look.

A young eunuch was pointing angrily at him and shouting questions.

However, when he saw Zhu Youjian's appearance, he couldn't help but be slightly taken aback.

"Xin, Xinwang??."

However, he then shook his head slightly.

"No, that's not right, you can't be Prince Xin."

Seeing the eunuch's performance, Zhu Youjian immediately understood that this was indeed his elder brother, Zhu Youxiao, during the reign of Emperor Tianqi.

However, he is more proud of his current title than of Prince Xin.

"Hmm~? I am Zhu Youjian, a first-class earl of the Celestial Empire."

The title "King Xin" is just an ordinary, mundane title.

The First-Class Earl of the Celestial Dynasty is a truly extraordinary title that can increase one's cultivation speed by dozens of times. Moreover, the blessing and protection of the national fortune and dragon energy are even greater than when he was in the Ming Realm.

It's important to remember that he was the retired emperor, which was far more prestigious than that of a mere prince.

Even so, he was still far inferior to a count in the Celestial Empire; the difference between the two was at least tenfold.

"Hmm? Zhu Youjian? You really are Prince Xin?"

Clearly, the young eunuch hadn't paid attention to the introduction of Zhu Youjian's titles; all his attention was focused on his name.

This is actually quite normal. The little eunuch doesn't know anything about the Celestial Empire, so naturally he doesn't care about being a Celestial Empire Earl.

However, the young eunuch soon realized what was going on.

First-class Earl of the Celestial Empire.
The little eunuch looked at Zhu Youjian strangely, probably thinking to himself, "Is this Prince Xin out of his mind?"

Wasn't he Prince Xin of the Ming Dynasty? How did he become some kind of First-Class Earl of the Celestial Empire?
Could it be that Prince Xin colluded with some rebels, and then the rebels bestowed upon him the title of First-Class Earl?
If that's really the case, then Prince Xin must be a complete idiot, right?
Why give up being the Prince of Xin of the Ming Dynasty to become a count for a rebel?

Thinking of this, the little eunuch gave Zhu Youjian a strange look again, took two steps back slightly, and then with a thought, his whole body instantly dissipated and vanished on the spot.

Upon seeing this, Zhu Youjian, who had just reached out to stop them, couldn't help but sigh and lower his hand.

In the real world, outside the Qianqing Palace, Emperor Tianqi (Zhu Youxiao) and Wei Zhongxian, among others, looked expectantly at a small eunuch in front of them.

At this moment, the young eunuch had his eyes closed, his mind already wandering far away.

After about half a cup of tea's time, the little eunuch suddenly opened his eyes, scanned the surrounding scene, and, realizing that he had returned, immediately knelt down before Zhu Youxiao.

"This servant greets Your Majesty!"

"Hmm, tell me what you saw in the Immortal Realm."

Upon hearing Tianqi's question, the young eunuch's face immediately changed, and he struck his head on the ground, shouting loudly:

"Your Majesty, something terrible has happened! Your Majesty, Prince Xin has rebelled! No, no, no, Prince Xin has colluded with the rebels!"

Upon hearing the eunuch's words, Tianqi's face instantly darkened, and he angrily rebuked him loudly.

"Outrageous! Utter nonsense! My brother is loyal, righteous, and benevolent. How could he possibly collude with traitors to betray the country?"

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, what I said is true, what I said is true!"
In the celestial realm, His Highness Prince Xin calls himself Zhu Youjian, a first-class earl of the Celestial Dynasty.
It wasn't the Prince Xin of the Ming Dynasty."

"Um"

In an instant, Tianqi frowned deeply, his face turning extremely gloomy.

Wei Zhongxian and the others on one side also looked at each other in bewilderment.

They believed the young eunuch wouldn't dare to lie.

However, they also believed it was impossible that Prince Xin, Zhu Youjian, colluded with rebels or even lowered himself to take pride in the title of earl held by the rebel forces.

After a long silence, Zhu Youxiao finally spoke with a gloomy face.

"Daiban, issue an imperial edict summoning Prince Xin to the palace."

"Yes, I obey the order!"

After about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, Zhu Youjian arrived in a hurry with the eunuch who was delivering the imperial decree.

Upon meeting Tianqi, Zhu Youjian immediately bowed in respect.

"Your Majesty, I, your humble servant, greet you!"

"Yes, Your Highness."

Seeing Zhu Youjian bowing respectfully, Tianqi's expression finally softened slightly, and he nodded to him.

However, Apocalypse then changed the subject and spoke with a smile.

"Brother, this little eunuch claims you colluded with the rebels and were granted the title of First-Class Earl by them."

"Ah~?"

"Pfft!"

After hearing what Tianqi said, Zhu Youjian was stunned at first, and then he knelt down on the ground with a thud.

"Your Majesty, I am innocent!"

Your younger brother is the Prince Xin of the Great Ming Dynasty, a man of noble status who enjoys endless wealth and honor.
Why would he lower himself to the level of a rebel, willingly becoming some kind of first-class earl?

"Yeah, I guess so."

Looking at Zhu Youjian kneeling on the ground, Tianqi couldn't help but nod in approval.

The choice between the Prince of Xin of the Ming Dynasty and the traitorous Earl is obvious to everyone. (End of Chapter)