From Joy of Life, the Tian Gang is reversed

Chapter 199 The Three Grandmasters Emerge from the Eastern Palace; The Game of the World is Coming to an End

Time flies like water

For Li Chengqian, once he delegated all the tasks, he found himself with some free time.

Especially in the court, Emperor Qing, having reigned for over a decade or two, was undoubtedly capable. After experiencing the wonders of destiny, he quickly implemented sweeping reforms in the court. A number of old officials were replaced or punished for their mistakes, while more young and energetic officials took office. These officials were less corrupted and worked efficiently. With Lin Ruofu's full cooperation, the speed of the Qing court's operations suddenly accelerated.

Those with discerning eyes soon noticed that Emperor Qing was intentionally or unintentionally strengthening the military, and resources from all aspects were beginning to be allocated to the military, especially the front-line troops directly confronting Northern Qi, who had even begun to change their uniforms.

At this point, even the most obtuse person realized that this time, Emperor Qing was serious. With the destruction of the Eastern Barbarians, the Northern Expedition was accelerated.

A great war that would determine the fate of the world was now inevitable.

As a result, all the forces began to take action, while Li Chengqian stayed idly in the palace, accompanying Ye Ling'er and Fan Ruoruo. Fan Ruoruo, in particular, was about to give birth. This was Li Chengqian's first child, and not only Li Chengqian but also Emperor Qing and Fan Jian attached great importance to it.

Later, Ye Zhong also began to pay more attention, because thanks to Li Chengqian's tireless efforts, Ye Ling'er was also pregnant.

As a result, the atmosphere in the Eastern Palace inevitably became strange.

Li Chengqian didn't care; this was just routine in the palace. Every dynasty and every family was like this. Ye Ling'er didn't care either; all she cared about was reaching the Grandmaster realm. Because of her pregnancy, she even gave Li Chengqian a good scolding.

Fan Ruoruo didn't care, at least not on the surface. The scheming woman who grew up under Fan Xian's tutelage was extremely skilled.

As for the outside world, things are different; the relationship between the Ye family and the Fan family is gradually becoming more delicate.

Outside, the wind and rain were fierce, but inside the Eastern Palace, the sky was clear and the breeze was gentle.

Aside from spending two days each month leading a group to the underworld to fulfill their watchdog duties, he spends the rest of his time in the Eastern Palace with his two wives, occasionally exchanging information with his second primordial spirit, transferring various modern knowledge from the Marvel universe to prepare reserves. These are the resources that will drive the world's future upgrades.

Of course, besides that, the thing he does most now is familiarize himself with the Free and Decaying Ghost Realm, because his Ghost Realm has been upgraded.

After killing Su Bai and watching the River of Time erase the cause and effect created by his appearance, his Ghost Domain absorbed a drop of water vapor from the River of Time, or rather, a tiny drop of water. Since his Decaying Ghost Domain itself possessed a certain time attribute, it could accelerate the flow of time. With the compatibility of their attributes, the power of his Ghost Domain was greatly enhanced.

Originally, the Decaying Ghost Domain could only reach a maximum of six levels, but after absorbing this drop of Time Water, he clearly felt that the power of the Decaying Ghost Domain had greatly increased. Now, he has been able to reach the seventh level to restart himself, although he is still far from the limit.

But suppressing this world is enough.

On this day, a month before Fan Ruoruo's due date, Li Chengqian saw the second primordial spirit in the Ghost Realm Misty Space, and his expression was not good.

"Holy crap, you actually destroyed the Earth?!" Sensing the thoughts of his second primordial spirit, Li Chengqian was completely dumbfounded. "No way, how did you do that?"

“It was just an accident; I never expected something like this to happen.” Meyer gave a wry smile. “I was just curious about that spacetime rift, so I went in to take a look, and then…”

Then there is no more.

Li Chengqian stared wide-eyed, dumbfounded.

In their previous conversations, they had confirmed that there was also a spacetime rift in Meyer's timeline, but it was far from the point where the Earth would be torn apart. Moreover, even if the Earth were torn apart, it would cycle back in the future. But this guy just couldn't resist!
No, his body was too weak; he insisted on exploring, and that exploration led him to discover something. He encountered the Celestial Race!
Yes, the timeline he was in wasn't entirely within the S.H.I.E.L.D. universe; it also included the Eternals and the Celestials. The spacetime rift was the space where the Celestial infant resided.

Meyer's appearance stimulated the Celestial Race's nascent form, causing it to awaken prematurely, catching everyone off guard. A brand new Celestial Race was born, and a shattered Earth appeared.

This is Meyer's ending in the Marvel universe, a very rushed ending.

"So you got blown back again?"

"I feel like I'm being watched by some powerful being, maybe the Ancient One, or the Ancient One from another Marvel parallel universe."

"No, no, no, that's not what I care about. What I care about is whether you got any benefits from the Celestial Race?"

"No, the gap is too big. With my physical body shattered, what benefits could I possibly gain?" Meyer shook his head. "I was too careless; I didn't expect that world to be so complex!"

"Complex my foot! It's clearly just being greedy and reckless. But it's good that you're back now, which will help me solve the temple problem."

"You're really inhuman! It's one thing to treat others like cattle and horses, but I'm your second primordial spirit, and you treat me like a cattle and horses too?"

“There’s no other way. I’m going to be a father. One more ox or horse means one more family business.” Li Chengqian smiled and said with a smirk, “Let’s go to the temple and solve our biggest problem. This world is coming to an end.”

"Okay." The second primordial spirit nodded, and the surrounding mist began to dissipate.

In December of the fifth year of the Qingli era, the Crown Prince's concubine gave birth to a son. In May of the following year, the Crown Princess gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl.

In October of the sixth year of the Qingli era, Lin Wan'er gave birth to a son for Fan Xian.

The Northern Qi Dynasty experienced a drought for three consecutive months.

In November, Princess Li Yunrui of Nanqing suddenly launched an attack, cutting off all trade with Northern Qi, both overt and covert.

At this time, the Northern Qi was suffering from a drought, and coupled with rampant corruption among officials, the people of Northern Qi were destitute and war broke out everywhere. The Northern Qi court raised troops to suppress the unrest, but to no avail.

In December, Shadow infiltrated Guangxin Palace with the intention of assassinating Princess Li Yunrui, but was killed on the spot by Mao Qiwu. In this battle, Mao Qiwu displayed the strength of a grandmaster. Shadow, a ninth-rank expert, could not even withstand a single move from him and died on the spot.

In the first month of the seventh year of the Qingli era, the Northern Qi, which was in a precarious state, held a grand court assembly. The Grand Preceptor, Ku He, suddenly vomited blood in front of countless court officials and fell into a coma, causing panic throughout the court.

Ten days later, Ku He could not hold on any longer and died at his residence without leaving a single last word, plunging the Northern Qi court into chaos.

In February of the seventh year of the Qingli era, the Daqing Emperor dispatched four armies—Li Chengning, Yan Xiaoyi, Ye Zhong, and Qin Yuan—to launch a northern expedition. Qin Yuan killed the Northern Qi general Shang Shanhu in battle at Tieshan Pass, thus advancing to the Grandmaster realm with his unparalleled strength.

After that, the army swept through the enemy lines with unstoppable momentum.

Five days later, the four armies met at the foot of the capital and besieged the city.

(End of this chapter)