Starting as a centurion, he fought his way through the chaos of the world.

Chapter 191 Ascension to the Throne and Change

After a sleepless night, it was still dark.

The palace became lively.

All the palace maids and eunuchs are dressed in festive red clothes today.

Even the rooftops were decorated with colorful ribbons.

Li Xirou and Lu Ming are getting married again, and today she will be officially crowned empress, so her family has been invited.

Li Ren stood in the palace, and after being led to his seat by a eunuch, he appeared very reserved.

On the contrary, he was not as poised and elegant as his wife.

After all, Li Ren knew that he hadn't treated Lu Ming well in the past, and had even severed ties with his daughter at one point. Now, his daughter was going to become empress, sitting on equal footing with the current empress, which was something he never expected.

When he saw the important figures he used to admire coming to greet him, he really didn't have much confidence.

On the contrary, his wife was neither servile nor arrogant when she met those officials.

Li Ren was somewhat worried and couldn't help but whisper to his wife, "Watch your attitude. That was a marquis of the current dynasty."

“What’s wrong? My son-in-law is about to ascend the throne, and my status is not bad either. Besides, my attitude was not bad. He just greeted me and I replied with a few words. Do I have to be obsequious?” Li Ren’s wife said with some dissatisfaction.

Looking at her husband, she felt angry. If he hadn't been so heartless back then, would she still be scaring herself like this now? So much time has passed.

Her voice rose a few decibels towards the end.

This left Li Ren speechless.

However, no one paid any attention to them at that moment.

Everyone is waiting for the auspicious time to begin.

Lu Ming and his two wives were also dressed in their best attire.

The following day will be their busiest time.

First, a ceremony was held to worship Heaven and perform the abdication ritual.

Then came the wedding ceremony.

Moreover, the Great Yu royal family even made concessions, allowing Lu Ming to rebuild the family genealogy, and from then on, the Great Yu royal family was divided into the Lu family and the Yu family.

Lu Ming was quite satisfied with this arrangement, and at the same time, he was also somewhat moved.

After all, it was no easy feat for the Great Yu Dynasty to have achieved this.

After a day of practice, even with Lu Ming's cultivation level, he felt dizzy and lightheaded, as all the various etiquettes were far too complicated.

Fortunately, it's all over now.

Lu Ming officially ascended the throne, Yu Muyun became the Eastern Empress, and her residence was the Donghuang Palace in the inner palace. Li Xirou became the Western Empress and lived in the Qifeng Palace.

From then on, the two of them became the mistresses of Dayu.

The Eastern Empress was responsible for assisting the Emperor, while the Western Empress was responsible for managing the inner palace.

One inside and one outside.

Moreover, they had the power to attend court and participate in government affairs.

After all, as a cultivator, Lu Ming will likely spend a lot of time in seclusion in the future.

Ultimately, someone has to take control of the government.

The Empress is undoubtedly the best choice. Although she may not be a great talent or strategist, she has no problem stabilizing the court.

Tonight, Lu Ming stayed at the Donghuang Palace.

This was Li Xirou's idea. She said that since Yu Muyun had just married into the family, she should spend more time with Lu Ming.

In the palace, the empress wore a light red gauze dress embroidered with a golden phoenix, her perfect body partially obscured.

Her glistening cheeks glowed with a rosy hue in the candlelight.

After the rain, she appears even more beautiful.

He then said softly, "Today is our wedding day. Apart from the Cloud Soaring Sect Master coming to congratulate us in person, no other sects from the surrounding area have come. The Purple Sun Sect even clashed with the border and captured many civilians."

She said this when she got to this point.

The sorrow in his eyes was hard to conceal.

Although these things were just a message or a piece of data to her.

But in reality, thousands of people were captured and enslaved abroad.

So many families have been torn apart.

Moreover, being a slave is the best outcome.

Some might even have to undergo elixir testing, which is truly a matter of life and death.

"Don't worry, everything will pass. I will make those sects pay the price."

"Yes!" The Queen nodded.

At this moment, she appeared quite well-behaved.

Lu Ming opened the system store to check it out; he was very much looking forward to it.

I want to know exactly how many points I got this time.

After all, Dayu has many other advantages, including a population of over 10 billion.

And now, these are all his subordinates.

Then, I was shocked to discover that I had accumulated a hundred trillion points.

This filled him with elation, giving him an instant feeling of sudden wealth.

He didn't even calculate the odd amount, but estimated it to be around several tens of billions.

In addition, the items in the store have been refreshed.

However, at that moment, a message popped into his mind.

[Congratulations, host! You have reached the pinnacle of mortal power. Reward items will be randomly refreshed. Please proceed to the Immortal Realm as soon as possible to unlock subsequent system shops.]

[Reward Item: Bloodline Secret Realm, 100 trillion points (allows you to hunt various ethereal ferocious beast cubs within; if you can kill them, you will obtain their true blood. Each 100 billion spirit stones placed can maintain the number of ferocious beasts at around 1,000)]

Looking at the items that appeared on it, Lu Ming couldn't help but smile wryly.

He absolutely needed to possess the Bloodline Secret Realm; only in this way could he break through the blockade imposed by the major sects.

To bring the Great Yu Dynasty to its peak.

But I didn't expect it to be so expensive, though thinking about it, it makes sense.

The bloodline of a ferocious beast can number in the billions; this is a secret realm of bloodlines.

As long as spirit stones are placed in the system, it can continue to operate.

It truly became the strongest foundation of Dayu.

With that in mind, I gritted my teeth and redeemed it anyway.

Then, his points shrank dramatically, immediately dropping to 62 billion.

However, he could accept this number.

Then, they checked it again.

In the end, he still revealed the method for forging the Heavenly Soldiers' armor.

The method for refining elixirs of Dharma form.

I've redeemed both "Basic Alchemy" and "Basic Weapon Forging".

These alone cost tens of billions of points.

However, Lu Ming did not stop.

Now that we have enough points, why not redeem more at once to bring about a dramatic change in Dayu in the coming period?

[The method for refining the Divine Power Pill, 30 billion points]

[Recipe for the Tribulation-Breaking Pill, 35 billion points]

[Method for refining the Ascension Pill, 40 billion points]

[Top-grade spiritual artifact, 25 billion points away from the furnace]

[Teleportation Array Placement Method, 50 Billion Points]

[Treasure Ship Forging Method, 30 billion points (Can be used to suppress Dharma Images in the sea)]

[The method for forging the Eight-Ox Crossbow, 40 billion points (The Kui ox draws the string, the arrow flies like thunder, a hundred crossbows can suppress calamities)]

After exchanging for a series of items, Lu Ming still had 40 billion points in his hand.

Then, I rested contentedly.

With these, at least Dayu has a certain foundation.

In particular, the method of forging the Eight-Ox Crossbow.

According to the introduction, one hundred crossbows can pose a threat to the Tongjie realm, and a thousand Tongjie crossbows can launch an attack simultaneously.

It could even force those at the ninth level of the Tribulation Realm to retreat.

However, although the exchange has been completed, given the current resources of the Great Yu Dynasty, it will likely be a long road ahead to realize all of them.

All sorts of materials, the necessary personnel, and spirit stones need to be found gradually.

Putting everything else aside, just take the Eight-Ox Crossbow as an example. It requires the true blood of the Kui Ox to be forged.

He is definitely a big spender.

Nothing happened that night, and the next morning, Lu Ming took his two wives to court.

They sat on the left and right sides.

A curtain is falling in front of us.

Lu Ming sat on the dragon throne, while the assembled officials below respectfully greeted, "Greetings, Your Majesty! Greetings, Empress!"

The sound rang out, echoing throughout the hall, creating a truly magnificent sound.

Now, everyone who was supposed to come has come.

Lu Ming even saw Sun He and Helian Nu from below.

Even Bai Yan was on the list.

Now that Lu Ming has become the emperor, in addition to developing the Great Yu, he must also make arrangements for his subordinates.

After the ministers finished speaking, he waved his hand.

"Be flat."

Then, my gaze fell downwards.

"I hereby appoint Bai Yan as the Left Chancellor of my Great Yu, responsible for assisting Li Yan and leading all officials."

"We hereby appoint Baili Fei as the Minister of Revenue of our Great Yu."

"Li Xun is hereby appointed as the Minister of Personnel of our Great Yu."

"Wu Han is hereby appointed as the General of the Northern Garrison, a third-rank official, commanding one million troops to guard the five passes of the northern frontier."

"Wang Xun is hereby appointed as a third-rank official, General Who Guards the East, with 800,000 troops to guard the four passes of the eastern frontier."

"Su Lie is hereby appointed as a third-rank official, General Who Guards the West, with 800,000 troops to guard the four passes of the western frontier."

"Lin Wu is hereby appointed as a third-rank official, Grand Commander of the Southern Frontier, commanding 200,000 troops to guard the southern coastal region."

"Li Sun is appointed as a third-rank general of the central government, commanding 100,000 troops to guard the central passes."

"Miao Feng was appointed Minister of War."

"Sun He is hereby appointed as a third-rank official, General Zhenhai, leading an army of 300,000. Upon returning to the sea, he shall immediately mobilize the main force!"

"Zhang He is hereby appointed as a third-rank official, General of the Sea, and given command of 300,000 troops. Upon returning to the sea, he shall immediately lead the army."

"Helian Nu was appointed as a third-rank official, General of the Coast Guard, with 100,000 troops, responsible for patrolling the coastal waters."

"We hereby appoint the Fourth Ancestor, Yu Lie, as the Head of the Alchemy Department!"

"We hereby appoint the Five Ancestors as the Chief of the Weapon Refining Department!" Lu Ming knew from his understanding that one of the two ancestors was an expert in weapon refining and the other in alchemy.

The royal family's equipment was mostly crafted by the two men and their clansmen.

That did solve a major problem.

Both of them possessed cultivation at the peak of supernatural powers.

Even magical artifacts can be crafted.

He is indeed a rare talent.

"As ordered!"

The generals below all stepped forward respectfully at this moment.

At this point, the military system of the Great Yu Dynasty was basically complete.

However, Lu Ming did not stop; he turned his gaze to Lin Hong.

"Grand Tutor Lin Hong is hereby appointed as Grand Marshal of the Armed Forces of the Realm, to command and reorganize the city guards of the realm."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Lin Hong immediately stepped forward and said.

Then, Lu Ming continued, "I wonder how many experts above the Purple Mansion level are there in the Imperial Clan now?"

As he spoke, his gaze fell upon the Grand Master of Ceremonies.

"Your Majesty, there should be around a thousand experts at the Purple Mansion Realm in the Imperial Clan Court at present."

"Very well, let's make it a thousand men then. I plan to form a royal guard. I request that the Grand Master of Ceremonies select the men as soon as possible, as I will have great use for them."

"Yes, sir!" the Grand Master of Ceremonies replied hastily.

Then, Lu Ming continued, "The troops of all generals should be drawn from the existing border troops and integrated. If the number of people is not enough, they can be recruited from all over Dayu. If you need equipment, provide equipment; if you need medicine, provide medicine."

However, I have only one request: within one year, all of them must reach the Qi Refining Realm.

Furthermore, the borders of my Great Yu will not allow any more people from outside sects to intrude.

You are the generals I value most, and you have all fought your way through mountains of corpses and seas of blood.

I also hope that those members of the sects will see your ruthless and bloodthirsty side.

"Yes, sir!" Wu Han and the other generals replied hastily.

After saying this, Lu Ming's expression relaxed.

He took out the list of pills he had exchanged the night before, along with the "Basic Alchemy Techniques" and said, "Fourth Ancestor, take a look at this."

After saying that, he placed the item in the hands of the female official in blue.

After receiving it, the other party carefully handed it to the Fourth Patriarch.

Lu Ming continued, "Is it possible to refine it?"

After examining it carefully for a moment, the Fourth Ancestor excitedly said, "It can be refined, Your Majesty. It can be refined. In particular, with your alchemy manual, it is enough to make the alchemy technology of our Great Yu catch up with the major sects, or even surpass them."

"Are there enough elixirs?"

This is what Lu Ming cares about most.

Back then, I purchased the pills from outside the region when I was refining them.

Now that it's blockaded, they can only get a little bit from the sea, which is barely enough to supply them.

But the army of the Great Yu now numbers over five million.

Such a huge number requires an enormous quantity of pills and spiritual herbs.

The Fourth Patriarch chuckled and said, "Your Majesty may not know this, but when we were in the outer realms, we had our own medicinal garden, although we didn't have any pill formulas."

However, various kinds of medicinal herbs were also planted in large quantities.

After all, if you hire someone to refine pills, you still have to provide the medicinal herbs yourself.

After moving back, we established tens of thousands of medicinal valleys in the central region, each managed by dedicated personnel. Therefore, we have all the medicinal herbs we need. After all, our Great Yu has existed for over a thousand years; we have considerable resources."

The Fourth Patriarch's words relieved Lu Ming.

That's the advantage of having a solid foundation. Unlike when I was starting out, I had to figure out everything myself and accomplish things step by step.

Now that they have their own formula and the resources of the Great Yu Dynasty, they want to develop further.

Perhaps it really is just a matter of time.

Then, he sent the treasure ship, the Eight-Ox Crossbow, and the method for forging the replica of the Heavenly Soldiers' armor to the Fifth Ancestor.

A moment later, the other party gave their conclusion: "Your Majesty, the armor can be forged immediately. As for the other two, they should both be classified as secret treasures and war weapons. We have most of the materials."

During this period, the disciples of the imperial clan have found thousands of mineral veins within the territory of Dayu, based on the mineral vein map you provided. Most of these veins contain materials for refining weapons.

The construction of the treasure ships can also begin soon, with an estimated ten ships to be launched each year. However, it consumes too many spirit stones; in combat mode, it would take one billion spirit stones per day.

As for the Eight-Bull Crossbow, the other materials are easy to find, but we don't have the bloodline of the Kui Bull. Although it's just mixed blood, it would still be considered a very good true blood of a ferocious beast even in the outer realms.

Moreover, each activation requires 100,000 spirit stones to activate.

"A thousand crossbow bolts fired simultaneously, requiring a hundred million spirit stones each time." These figures left the courtiers speechless.

According to this calculation, the 10 billion spirit stones of the Great Yu Dynasty are not enough to launch a war.

Even so, it still excited the Five Ancestors.

Any one of them could be a national treasure.

It's optional, but it must be built.

Although it's a bit expensive to use, it gives Da Yu the confidence to speak to the outside world.

There really are a thousand Eight-Ox Crossbows, equipped in the army. They might not be enough to deal with those major sects, but they are still sufficient to fight against nearby sects.

"I'll figure out a way to get the blood of the ferocious beasts. Let's start building it first. The first thing is to re-equip the army. We need to get at least a thousand Eight-Ox Crossbows. The ships are also of paramount importance. I plan to equip each navy with twenty treasure ships and a hundred five-toothed warships."

We'll have to trouble the Fifth Patriarch!

"A longer construction time is fine. As long as these are built, we'll have the confidence to deal with the nearby sects, regardless of anything else."

"Yes, sir!" Wu Zu said after seeing that Lu Ming had agreed to provide the materials.

Without hesitation, he immediately agreed.

After giving all the instructions, a day had passed in the blink of an eye.

Lu Ming glanced outside and, realizing it was getting late, said calmly, "If there's nothing else, let's adjourn the court. All generals should settle their families in the capital and depart within half a month."

The Alchemy Department has expanded its monthly supply of pills from the Bone Forging Realm to include the Golden Core Realm. The imperial court will provide a fixed amount each month. Starting from the Purple Mansion Realm, the required pills will be exchanged for military merits!

"Your Majesty is wise!" After receiving the order, the ministers prepared to carefully withdraw.

Lu Ming did not leave, but instead continued, "Please stay, elders."

Upon hearing the sound, the ministers exchanged glances and then retreated even faster.

The Grand Master and the others looked surprised, wondering why Lu Ming had kept them behind.

Then, the other person flipped their palm.

A blood-red pearl appeared in his palm.

It seemed like a hidden world inside.

Yu Muyun asked curiously, "Husband, what is this?"

At this moment, even the Grand Master of Ceremonies and others turned their gazes toward them.

Seeing the curiosity in their eyes, Lu Ming said after a moment, "This thing is called the Bloodline Secret Realm. It is even more precious than the Immortal Martial Secret Realm. After it is placed here..."

It can be transformed into a secret realm containing various illusory ferocious beasts. However, as long as you kill them, you can obtain true blood. But it's too expensive; it costs 10 billion spirit stones for every thousand ferocious beasts you release.

Although there aren't enough spirit stones to power it right now, we can still leave it out for now and officially activate it once we get the spirit stones.

I'm not sure where would be a suitable place to put it.

"The Purple Gold Mountain Range is the central area, heavily guarded, and has experts from the royal family stationed there, so it is absolutely safe. The Immortal Martial Secret Realm is located in the front mountain."

This bloodline secret realm is located in the back mountain, and ordinary people cannot enter it.

The Grand Master spoke.

Lu Ming nodded. "Alright, then let's place it in the Purple Gold Mountain Range. This can be said to be the greatest treasure of our Great Yu. Please take good care of it, elders."

"Of course!" the Grand Master of Ceremonies replied hastily.

An excited look appeared on his face.

In the past, they worried that the Great Yu would be unable to develop after being blocked, but now it seems that they were overthinking it.

With Lu Ming around, it won't be long.

The Great Yu will make everyone outside the realm aware of its power.

Then, Lu Ming took out a jade bottle and looked at the Fifth Ancestor, saying, "One thousand drops of Kui Niu true blood, Fifth Ancestor, please keep it and forge the Eight Ox Crossbow as soon as possible."

If it were purebred Kui Niu blood, Lu Ming might not be able to afford it right now.

However, the true blood of the mixed-blood Kui Niu is much cheaper.

Each drop costs 30 million points, and Lu Ming spent 30 billion points to buy them all.

However, this has led to his current number of points.

Only about 10 billion remained.

But it doesn't matter.

As long as the strength of the Great Yu increases.

Will we still lack spirit stones? The most important thing now is to get spirit stones as soon as possible.

The construction of secret realms in various places recently has almost depleted the spirit stones of the Great Yu Dynasty.

Some businesses are even operating at a loss.

However, so many of my things require spirit stones to power them.

Therefore, it is far from enough.

However, for now, all we can do is wait.

We'll think of other solutions once the strength of the Great Yu Dynasty has increased.

After giving all the instructions, Lu Ming took his two wives to the inner palace.

In the days that followed, Lu Ming spent most of his time in seclusion, except for occasionally attending court to give important instructions and spending time with his two wives.

In the blink of an eye, a year has passed since he ascended the throne.

In that year, Dayu underwent earth-shattering changes.

The changes outside the region are also very significant.

Several sects in the vicinity have repeatedly attacked the territory of Dayu.

A conflict broke out with the border troops, but the general was replaced in the Great Yu Dynasty.

Wu Han and his men showed no mercy, and every time the sect entered, it was a fierce battle.

As a result, Wang Xun's chest was pierced by a flying sword.

This has exacerbated the conflict, and the Great Yu is now surrounded by enemies on all sides. If it weren't for the human forces maintaining order, it would probably have already been swallowed up by those sects.

But even so.

However, powerful individuals will occasionally find loopholes and sneak in to cause trouble.

The evil spirits from beyond the realm will not let this opportunity pass them by.

In short, the targeting from all sides is now escalating.

On this day, Lu Ming also woke up from his seclusion.

After feeling the surging energy within his body, he knew he had broken through.

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