Man covers the sky and conquers all worlds

Chapter 191 The True Colors Are Revealed: The Mother Energy of All Things (Part Two)

"You mean... all the Void Realm demons scattered throughout the Nine Provinces disappeared one day, handing over the Nine Provinces they had painstakingly conquered to us?"

On the throne forged from millennia-old cold iron, Dawn slowly raised his eyes.

A heavy gaze fell upon the group of Dao Palace cultivators below the hall.

Upon hearing this, the hall fell silent.

They were well aware that this conclusion was utterly absurd, but for the time being, this was the only judgment they could make based on the information they had gathered.

"Your Majesty! If that's the case, should we slow down the resettlement of immigrants from the Western Regions and the northern deserts, as well as the expansion into more lost territories...?"

Seeing that no one in the audience spoke, Zhuge Yuanhong took the initiative to bow and respond.

In fact, although Dawn was the Human Emperor, he spent most of his time refining the newly generated human energy.

He rarely personally intervened to control the court.

Therefore, many affairs of the Great Xia Dynasty still need to be jointly managed by Zhuge Yuanhong and Gu Yong.

Perhaps in the most critical moment, the two of them could turn hostility into friendship, and even consider each other confidants.

When the situation eased, and they each had their own interests to pursue.

It's only a matter of time before the two sides form a check and balance.

Currently, Zhuge Yuanhong controls the court internally, while Gu Yong inspects the outside world, personally devising a counterattack plan against the demon race.

The two can be considered equals in the Great Xia Imperial Court.

As for whether the two of them ultimately chose to join forces and sideline Dawn?
Dawn didn't care.

In this world of extraordinary power, whoever bestows the most powerful extraordinary power upon themselves will grasp the ultimate truth.

Dawn, who had almost deduced the entire Dao Palace Secret Realm and the Five Great Divine Treasures to an ineffable degree, had clearly grasped the true truth!

Li Ming sat upright on it, listening calmly to Zhuge Yuanhong's complex, grand, and extremely long narration.

In short, he suspected that the demon race's unusual behavior was part of a well-thought-out conspiracy.

The first implication of his words was that he wanted to take this opportunity to tighten his defenses, remain unchanged in the face of any eventuality, and guard against the demon race's conspiracy.

However, many people in the court also understood that the second meaning was to restrict Gu Yong's power.

After all, Gu Yong held supreme power over the demon-hunting army across the land.

He even personally took action, slaying more than a handful of Void Realm demonic beasts.

Among them, the Demon Hunter Army's power was second only to Dawn.

Fifteen minutes later, after Zhuge Yuanhong finished speaking and withdrew, he slowly raised his head, and a faint but substantial pressure spread throughout the palace.

The newly appointed courtiers glanced sideways, noticing the slight sway of the tassels on the head of the person in the hall, and continued speaking.

"Don't let a minor setback deter you from further action; in fact... we should integrate all the resources of the Imperial Court and expand as quickly as possible!"

The people below the hall breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this, and some even felt a restless urge to join in.

This shift in mindset was achieved through a series of victories against the demon race over the past two years.

The entire Great Xia Imperial Court, besides ensuring peace and tranquility for the people, may primarily exist for the purpose of hunting demons.

The many Dao Palace realm cultivators below the hall must also be backed by powerful and influential families.

The forces behind them have long since transformed into a specific form under the overwhelming trend against the demon race.

For them, the many proactive policies implemented in the past represent the greatest direction for progress.

If this policy is slowed down as a result, it will not be good news for the families behind them.

The world-class level of the Nine Cauldrons World is a whole realm higher than that of the martial arts world of the Northern Song Dynasty.

Under Li Ming's tutelage, by the time Li Ming returned, the number of cultivators in the Northern Song Dynasty's Zongjie who were able to reach the Dao Palace realm was no more than a handful.

Now, the assembled officials below the hall, numbering over thirty, are all members of the new dynasty who have stepped into the Dao Palace!
Moreover, this does not even take into account the numerous regional officials who were enfeoffed in various cities and personally led demon-hunting armies to resist the hunting of demons on the front lines!
If we include all of them, the figure would probably double!
Dao Palace Realm!

Correspondingly, it was the former illusory realm of the Nine Cauldrons World!
Before the beast tides emerged, the vast majority of the Void Realm existed only within the eight major sects of the world.

Moreover, unless something major happens in the world, the Void Realm almost never appears in the world, as it is focused on the Dao and comprehending the Dao, hoping to master more of the power of heaven and earth as soon as possible.

Therefore, among the top experts in the world, those at the Innate Golden Core level are the ones whose fame spreads throughout the Nine Provinces.

Even so, the number of people at the Void Realm level is still difficult to exceed thirty.

However, now that the Secret Realm Method has become widely known, it has little to do with enlightenment when one is in the Sea of ​​Wheels or the Secret Realm of the Dao Palace.

Furthermore, with the sweeping invasion of the demon-hunting army, countless demons were slaughtered and dissected.

They obtained a massive amount of demon blood crystals from it.

With the support of abundant resources, it only took two years.

Many martial artists who once possessed exceptional talent and were able to reach the Innate Realm on their own have now relied on these abundant resources to fully enter the Void Realm!

The survivors of Qinghu Island possessed the most innate talents.

Today, this faction also boasts the most Dao Palace experts.

Within the new dynasty, apart from Pei San of the Mani Temple, who seemed to obey orders but not proclamations, and whose power was so immense that it was almost equivalent to everyone in the imperial court except for the emperor, there was no one else.

No one can compare to him!
That was an exception, after all. Since his reincarnation, Pei San had become incredibly powerful.

He cultivated his own power base according to the same standards used to destroy the Manichaean temple.

Faced with the horde of beasts sweeping across the land, the combined forces of Mani Temple and its subordinates became even more powerful.

Within the core territory of the Great Xia Imperial Court, only the former Guiyuan Sect lineage could barely rival the Qinghu Island lineage.

The rest were helpless.

With this in mind, apart from the Taoist temples of Qinghu Island, many officials in the court still had some hesitation.

Dawn took in each of their reactions and said again,

"Furthermore... the newly established Demon-Suppressing Army is to be commanded by Shen Gongtu, with Zhuge Yun and Li Yuan as his deputies..."

Upon hearing this, the ministers who had been sighing and lamenting immediately beamed with joy.

Meanwhile, the ministers of Qinghu Island twitched slightly at the corner of their eyes.

Shen Gongtu is the only remaining illusory realm among the eight major sects of the past, the Sun-Shooting Divine Mountain.

Zhuge Yuan was the son of Zhuge Yuanhong.

Dawn's move was intended to forcefully create a third faction between the two major factions.

Furthermore, this newly formed third faction must be constrained by the first two factions.

Dawn took in everyone's reactions, and he wasn't surprised.

After all, this third faction, which had previously been more visible, had always objectively existed.

They represent the interests of the survivors rescued from outside Yangzhou. Dawn's actions showed almost no consideration for balancing or restraining the three factions.

More often than not, people simply felt that they deserved a share of the pie.

As for the real considerations, there's no need to let them know.

At his level, he hardly needs to care about other people's opinions, except for the road ahead.

After speaking, he lowered his eyes slightly and began to fight against the many projections within the Myriad Paths Diagram.

Beside him, the purple-robed eunuch, seeing this, opened his mouth and uttered a deep, resonant voice, like a dragon's roar, and chanted,
"Retreat!"

Wow!
The court officials, surrounding each other, all retreated.

The entire magnificent palace was completely silent, with only Li Ming sitting there.

The next instant, the void distorted slightly, and a figure slowly materialized.

He was wearing a brocade robe and had an air of indescribable nobility; it was Pei San.

Now, almost a year has passed since they first faced off against Dawn.

He had already opened up the last divine treasure six months ago.

Now, another six months have passed, and he has almost reached the pinnacle of this world, approaching that limit.

Even when they clashed with Dawn, they were still completely overwhelmed.

He could even sense that he and Dawn both belonged to the end of the Dao Palace Secret Realm, but the gap between them seemed to have widened even further.

However, he was well aware that his strength was more than ten times that of his previous Void Realm limit.

He still hadn't fully comprehended this Dao Palace Secret Realm and this scroll of the Western Emperor Ancient Scripture.

He could sense that deep within those five magnificent and vast Dao Palaces, there seemed to be a connection to an equally vast world.

If we can uncover its secrets, then perhaps we can say that we have reached the pinnacle of our cultivation in the Dao Palace Secret Realm.

But he could also feel... that it was too difficult, too difficult!
After a moment of confusion, he slowly regained his composure, clasped his hands in a fist salute, and bowed to Li Ming.
"Your Majesty, over the past six months, I have traveled throughout the Nine Provinces and even ventured overseas, but I have still found nothing about the whereabouts of those great demons."

Li Ming slowly raised his eyelids, the numerous crimson-gold runes deep within his eyes gradually fading, and said softly,

"If that's the case, then let it go. I think I know its purpose!"

"Since it's trying to hide, it's almost impossible to find it before I restore humanity to the Nine Provinces, so there's no need to waste any more effort!"

No matter how many tricks he uses, I will defeat him with just one punch and one sword!

Along with the name of the Human Emperor, the Secret Realm Techniques, and the brutal suppression of the demon race, it spread throughout the Nine Provinces.

At dawn, he could always feel that this world was getting closer to him.

Until one day, this process was brutally interrupted by a strange and violent force.

That day happened to coincide with the time when many powerful demons from the Void Realm disappeared from the Nine Provinces Continent.

Dawn had many speculations about the methods used to conceal that person.

Thus, over the course of more than a year, Dawn engaged in numerous games and attempts with him, using the origin of this world as a chessboard.

On the other hand, they clearly underestimated the extent to which the will of humanity had changed the origin of this world over tens of thousands of years, thanks to the passing down of the torch by countless human powerhouses!
The upper limit of this world is only half a step into the Four Extremes.

But it is, after all, a world, a vast and magnificent world that carries countless living beings!

Over countless years, humanity has subtly and gradually changed, and this world can also be called the human realm!
This is equivalent to Dawn's core base.

After Li Ming had a preliminary understanding of the situation, he simply proceeded step by step to spread the Dharma and preach the Way, encourage childbirth, protect the territory and keep the people safe, and educate the masses.

Until a few days ago, perhaps because the number of cultivators among the human race had exceeded a critical value, Li Ming suddenly regained that perception.

This confirms his conjecture.

Since the catastrophe caused a sharp drop in the population of Kyushu, the proportion of human will in the origin of the world has decreased.

Given that the population base cannot suddenly surge in a short period of several years, this is not a given.

Then he devoted all his efforts to increasing the number of human cultivators.

It seems... he did the right thing.

Since that being, having exhausted all its strength, still failed to achieve its goal, it meant that it was left with only two choices:

Or they could simply overturn the chessboard and destroy everything that Dawn had built.

Or perhaps he would abandon all the arrangements he made in this section and leave on his own initiative...

"Since Your Majesty has made up your mind, I will take my leave."

Pei San turned and left.

Watching the person's figure gradually disappear, Li Ming lowered his eyes and murmured to himself,
"I just don't know whether you want to cut your losses and survive, or bring about your own destruction... I just hope you choose the latter!"

For him, killing this person would naturally yield the most Dao power.

After all, his main purpose in coming to this realm was to harvest the most Dao power so as to repair the Myriad Dao Diagram of the Heavens once again!

Zheng!
Amidst a multitude of thoughts swirling in his mind, a deep and ancient sword cry suddenly resounded from the depths of the void, echoing endlessly throughout the magnificent hall.

The lingering sound echoed for a long time.

Just then, a faint message suddenly emanated from the Myriad Daos Diagram, startling Li Ming so much that his face trembled slightly and his pupils narrowed.

"Huh! Finally... I managed to get you listed!"

On the Diagram of Myriad Paths of the Heavens, ripples floated and converged, eventually forming a line of Dao patterns:
[The host defeated Ye Fan, losing 0.1 units of Dao Power and the Primordial Qi of All Things...]

"The primordial energy of all things..."

Dawn murmured to herself, somewhat surprised.

The items and ancient scriptures possessed by Ye Fan's avatar are all earth-shattering legacies and treasures.

Li Ming guessed that perhaps it was because it was so precious that the chances of it falling were extremely low.

Just like the drop rate in online games he played in his previous life.

Therefore, for nearly two years in the Nine Cauldrons World, even though he was constantly fighting Ye Fan with a single thought.

However, they only managed to scrape down the complete Western Emperor Scripture one by one.

Unexpectedly, on this day, even the primordial energy of all things was swept away.

Above the bitter sea of ​​dawn, there is also an ancient, crimson-gold seal, floating uncertainly, revealing a faint sense of need.

However, upon seeing the amount of Dao power required to manifest the Mother Qi of all things, Li Ming's thoughts raced, and he directly suppressed this tremor.

"This matter must be put on hold after the restoration of the Dao map."

In an instant, he had already made his decision.

(End of this chapter)