The Heaven-shattering: I and Wu Shi compete for the throne

Chapter 373 Awakening Announcement
However, if one becomes immersed in desire, wanting to possess whatever one desires without regard for others' feelings, only caring about one's own pleasure, and having no bottom line, then that is not enjoying desire or pleasure at all, but becoming a slave to desire and losing oneself.

So he planned to let things take their course. If they wanted to serve him in the future, he would not restrain his desires and refuse them, but if they did not want to, he would not force them to satisfy his desires.

Having made up his mind, Li Daoming suddenly felt a sense of relief and clarity.

At this moment, his gaze fell upon the more than 1,600 cultivators who were still asleep within the formation.

After a moment of contemplation, Li Daoming removed the formation and with a gentle wave of his sleeve, the crowd dispersed.

Freed from the constraints of the formation, everyone awoke from their slumber.

"Kill! Refine my battle sword, point it at the supreme, fight to the death until my blood runs dry!"

"I will sacrifice my holy blood to the imperial weapon! Imperial Prince, flee!"

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In an instant, the entire Central Heavenly Palace was shrouded in endless killing intent, and the dense killing intent surged like a tidal wave, as if it would dye this world blood red.

If it weren't for the supreme array patterns protecting this place, this overwhelming killing intent would surely have torn the heavens and earth apart, alarming the four seas and eight wastelands.

"Huh? No, wait, aren't I dead?"

"I remember I had already cultivated to become a Great Sage, and in the final battle I sacrificed my blood to the Imperial Weapon. Why have I become a Saint King again now? And how am I still alive?"

"Didn't I die by self-destruction?"

"Hehehe... With the destruction of the Holy Court, my Golden Serpent Clan shall prosper."

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"Your Majesty! Your Majesty, you're still here! I knew it, Your Majesty, you are invincible!" Soon, someone saw Li Daoming sitting high on the imperial throne and couldn't help but cheer.

Upon hearing this cheer, everyone turned their attention to the imperial throne.

They saw Li Daoming sitting quietly on the imperial throne. He seemed to suppress the heavens and the earth, and the vast and ancient world trembled. The crowd couldn't help but cheer, their faces filled with joy, and they all knelt down.

However, at this moment, some people collapsed to the ground, their faces pale, their bodies trembling, their hearts filled with fear and unease.

When they are trapped in the illusion, a strange power makes them ignore everything that is illogical and prevents them from seeing the abnormality of the illusion.

But now that they've escaped the illusion, how could they, with their level of cultivation, not notice anything amiss?
Even though they had just woken up and were not in a good mood, they immediately realized upon seeing Li Daoming on the throne that everything they had just experienced was not real, but an illusion.

As for why Li Daoming would create an illusion, they weren't stupid; they could all guess.

The Wuji Holy Court is currently facing resource shortages and numerous problems.

To solve these problems, besides establishing a sound and comprehensive system like in the illusion and increasing revenue and reducing expenditure, there is another way: to control and reduce the number of cultivators in the Boundless Holy Court.

However, the cultivators of the Boundless Holy Court are all rare geniuses, and they have not committed any wrongdoings, so they cannot be arbitrarily expelled or even killed. But if they harbor ulterior motives and fail to stand with the Boundless Holy Court when it faces danger, instead deserting or even rebelling, then expelling them or even killing them would be perfectly justifiable.

This will not only alleviate the problems existing in the Wuji Holy Court, but also remove the bad apples and disloyal people, so that the Wuji Holy Court can be united as one, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone!
Without interrupting the crowd, Li Daoming silently waited for the excited cheerers to calm down.

Once everyone had calmed down, Li Daoming revealed a look of satisfaction and appreciation: "I am deeply gratified that you were willing to stand with the Holy Court through thick and thin, through life and death, when the Holy Court was on the verge of collapse!"

"Your Majesty is too kind. Without Your Majesty and the Holy Court, we would not have achieved what we have today. We are grateful for the cultivation of Your Majesty and the Holy Court, and we will live and die with the Holy Court."

"Indeed! The Great Emperor spares no effort and cares for us, often preaching to us, resolving our doubts, and guiding us through our confusion. He is also generous with all kinds of resources and treasures. Despite receiving such great favor from the Great Emperor, we still dare to desert and rebel in the face of battle. We are simply heartless scoundrels." Some people looked at the person kneeling to the side, trembling and unable to speak, their eyes full of disdain and contempt.

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"Alright, I know what you all think!" Li Daoming waved his hand gently, signaling everyone present to quiet down.

He continued, "As you all know, the current state of the Boundless Holy Court is such that, in order to resolve the many problems caused by the chaos in management, the systems implemented in the illusion must be carried out in reality."

"Moreover, the resources produced by the Boundless Holy Court are severely insufficient, and it is certainly no longer able to provide you with life-saving jade talismans and creation pills for free as before, and to open the death battlefield for you to hone yourselves."

"But since you are willing to advance and retreat together with the Wuji Holy Court, and live and die together, the Wuji Holy Court and I will naturally not let you down."

At this point, Li Daoming summoned a Great Emperor's Heart, which floated in the void, exuding boundless imperial might and overwhelming energy, just like a Great Emperor in the world.

Sensing the power of the Emperor's Heart and its similar aura to Li Daoming, some people present showed expressions of disbelief.

They couldn't help but wonder to themselves if this beating, powerful heart of the emperor was really the emperor's heart.

"This is the heart of the Great Emperor. I intend to create a small world within the chaos of the realm, use the small world as a base to set up an array, absorb chaotic energy, nourish the heart of the Great Emperor, and produce imperial blood."

"You can go to the edge of the universe in your true form or in your avatar to preside over the operation of the great formation and earn contribution points. These contribution points can be exchanged for Emperor's Blood or Creation Pills refined from Emperor's Blood. Of course, you can also exchange for scriptures, secret techniques, life-saving jade talismans, and other rare treasures."

"Wow!" Everyone present was thrilled to hear Li Daoming say that.

Having experienced the illusion, and considering the current state of the Wuji Holy Court, they are mentally prepared for the Wuji Holy Court to implement the systems from the illusion and the methods of increasing revenue and reducing expenditure.

Although they were very reluctant to part with the life-saving jade talisman and the creation pill that they could obtain for free every now and then.

Because the life-saving jade talisman can save their lives at critical moments, allowing them to fight to their heart's content on the battlefield of death and make rapid progress in bloody battles, while the Creation Divine Pill can heal their injuries, and through destruction and reconstruction, it can unlock and enhance their potential and improve their cultivation.

However, they were all well aware that there were too many cultivators in the Boundless Holy Court, and there simply weren't enough resources to provide them for free.

Moreover, the Wuji Holy Court has treated them well enough. In other forces, not only would they not have so many free resources, but they also wouldn't have an emperor who would frequently preach to them and guide their cultivation.

But they never expected that the Great Emperor would actually forge the Great Emperor's Heart for them.

Facing that Emperor's Heart, they felt as if they were facing the Emperor himself.

(End of this chapter)