Simulating the primordial era? That's way too extreme.

Chapter 72 Wang Mang's Humility Before Usurping Power

[Three thousand Taiyi Golden Immortals—this is more than the number of Taiyi Golden Immortals during the Dragon Clan's most prosperous period. In other words, compared to the ancient Dragon Clan, you only lack a group of top-tier powerhouses; the number of other middle and lower-level experts and the size of their territories have reached or even surpassed those of the Dragon Clan!]

[But since you've already decided to use violence to combat violence, and to use force to overthrow the opposing forces represented by the Sun Star Lord, then three thousand Taiyi Golden Immortals are not enough.]

[Three thousand Great Luo Golden Immortals—you can't even imagine it. After all, a Great Luo Golden Immortal requires exceptional talent, comprehension, and fortuitous opportunities, and it takes hundreds of eons to accumulate enough to even achieve that. There are probably only about that many named, genuine Great Luo Golden Immortals throughout the entire prehistoric world…]

[But you absolutely need at least a hundred or so big Ronaldos, because your opponents number roughly that many, and possibly even more!]

[So you weren't satisfied and kept cramming...]

[But you soon discover that while it might be possible to accelerate the process from Golden Immortal to Taiyi under ideal conditions, accelerating a Taiyi to Daluo is simply unrealistic.]

[After a second round of cramming, which lasted a full eon, the progress of the human elites was pitifully small. They were still far from reaching the mid-stage of Taiyi, and even further from Daluo. It would take at least nearly a hundred eons before anyone could break through...]

[You're only now realizing: if cramming were effective, wouldn't the sages have already mass-produced Grand Immortals?]

Among the disciples of the Sage, the strongest were only a handful of Great Luo Golden Immortals like Guang Chengzi and Duobao. If forced catalysis had been effective, the situation would certainly not be what it is now.

Once you understand this principle, your Great Luo Wholesale Plan collapses midway...

[But it doesn't matter, you are the Great Chieftain of the Human Race, therefore you possess a unique and great advantage: merit!]

Although most of the merit points reside with oneself, and other human races don't accumulate as many, merit points can be continuously accumulated.

[You directly selected one hundred of the most powerful cultivators from among the three thousand Taiyi Golden Immortals, and then appointed them as the vanguard responsible for the core area of ​​the human race in Shouyang Mountain, to provide various forms of assistance to the human race to the best of their ability.]

[Under this method, the time it takes for these one hundred Taiyi Golden Immortals to ascend to Daluo level will be greatly shortened...]

Having completed these long-term arrangements to strengthen the top level of Shouyang Mountain, you are finally able to shift your focus and begin to concentrate on dealing with the issue of the dragon clan's resurgence that previously troubled Xuandu.

[You launched a crackdown, publicly exposing the oppressive nature of the old dragon race to the entire population, prompting spontaneous public resistance.]

[Then, the focus shifted to punishing Ao Guang and his faction, forcing Ao Guang to sever ties with the old dragon clan forces. Ao Guang was then promoted, while the remnants of the old dragon clan were suppressed. Those guilty were punished, and those innocent were educated, used to divide, attack, and create internal strife...]

[In no time at all, the dragon clan problem that had been troubling Xuandu was basically resolved, leaving only a group of die-hard old-timers. Let time change their stubborn mindsets.]

[As it turns out, with the original dragon race already extinct, if Xuan Du had used a slightly stronger and more skillful approach from the start, he wouldn't have created such a large conflict.]

Therefore, Xuandu still needs to be taught! He still needs to be disciplined! He needs to be severely punished!

[Xuan Du: ...]

Having resolved the issue of cultivating high-level talent and cracking down on internal problems, Shouyang Mountain, which had enjoyed a period of great order, was finally ready to expand once again!

[In the 370th year of the Demon Calendar, during the second cycle of the third period, under the personal leadership of Jin Bing, the Great Chieftain of the Human Race, Shouyang Mountain, which had been in a period of dormancy for an entire cycle, began to dispatch a large number of vanguards.]

[It's the same tried-and-true combination: help, report, and succession to the chief. Simple, but very effective!]

[The vanguard expands northward from the Eastern Wilderness, through the Southern Wilderness, and into the Central Plains. Most of the time, a few decisive moves are enough to cover the ground. However, not all tribal chiefs are corrupt, and the "anti-blockade" events have prompted many chiefs to reform themselves, significantly impacting your expansion plans.]

[But you were not discouraged. Instead, you continued to send out large numbers of pioneers to infiltrate other states, devoting all your efforts to poverty alleviation and literacy campaigns in each new tribe.]

What the local chiefs haven't done, the pioneers must do; what the chiefs have done, the pioneers must do even better!

[It's rolled up!]

[All the chieftains: You're kidding me!]

As the game progressed, the chieftains gradually lost their grip, and their prestige and value were slowly replaced by the more capable and ambitious human vanguard...

[In the end, the chieftains resorted to any means necessary, either turning a blind eye behind closed doors or directly resigning from their posts before the Heavenly Court. The plan to seize land at Shouyang Mountain gradually took effect.]

Of course, some powerful celestial chieftains, in their anger, launched attacks on the human vanguard, attempting to defend their territory by force.

[But this will only invite severe retaliation from Shouyang Mountain. Nearly three thousand Taiyi Golden Immortals are ready to launch an attack at any time. How could a group of local chieftains possibly defeat you? In the end, you will only lose both people and land...]

[And so, the territory you have conquered has grown ever larger, gradually threatening to cover the entire primordial world!]

[But you have always maintained unwavering loyalty to the Heavenly Court, showing no sign of disloyalty whatsoever. Every time a human vanguard is appointed as a local chieftain, you personally make a trip to the Heavenly Court to register and be entered into the celestial register.]

[You wield immense power, yet you never seek personal gain. After so many years, you remain a pitiful little immortal, devoting yourself to the billions of demons in the primordial world, almost to the point of death. In such a state, many officials in the Heavenly Court have been moved to tears by your loyalty: "With such a loyal and virtuous person, we Heavenly Officials are truly ashamed..."]

Even so, a weight still hangs in your heart, because you have abandoned the simple method of seizing power through popular support, and instead adopted a method that combines popular support with force. If you want to secure your position as Heavenly Emperor, then the opposing forces, led by the Sun Star Lord, must be ruthlessly defeated!

But what grounds will you use to declare war on them?

[This is a very important issue. If we rashly start a war, even putting aside the question of whether we can win, we will lose face on moral grounds. Once the war begins, we will be labeled as traitors, and we will lose all the public support we have built up...]

In short, we must never let our side strike first!

[You're constantly frowning because of this, and when you're in a bad mood, you start berating Xuan Du.]

[Xuan Du: ...]

Day after day, year after year.

One cycle, one gathering, one yuan...

After three full cycles of time, you have finally, with unwavering loyalty, seized power over the grassroots levels of the four wastelands and four seas!

Even so, the opportunity you've been waiting for is still nowhere to be seen...

[You really want to complain to my face: What? You just watched me take over the entire management of the primordial world? That's too generous! Why wasn't the previous side quest this generous?!]

Just when you were about to break down, an unexpected yet perfectly logical opportunity finally presented itself!

One day, Xuandu timidly brought a joint letter. It was written by veteran vanguard chieftains from various regions, who bitterly complained that despite their great achievements, the Heavenly Court showed no intention of promoting them.

What are we working so hard for? Just for a promotion! Now we're practically working ourselves to death, and where's the reward from above?!

This letter is to ask for a reward from you!

Upon receiving the letter, you were initially stunned for a moment, then it dawned on you: Hasn't the Heavenly Court retaliated against Shouyang Mountain? Actually, they've been retaliating all along!

Holding back credit from promotion is the most malicious form of retaliation, but the person involved hasn't realized it yet...

So... here comes the excuse!

[You were initially delighted, then flew into a rage, and slammed your fist on the table.]

"The Heavenly Court has failed to promote those who have rendered meritorious service. This cannot be the work of His Majesty the Wise Heavenly Emperor. It must be the result of treacherous officials deceiving His Majesty and spreading slanderous words!"

The time has come, let us rise up today!!!

In the 373rd year of the Demon Calendar, during the fifth cycle and eighth period, Jin Bing, the great chieftain of the human race on Shouyang Mountain, launched a massive anti-heavenly war under the pretext of "purging the emperor's inner circle," aiming to eliminate the treacherous and wicked officials surrounding the Heavenly Emperor!

A major battle is imminent.

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(I wrote 8,000 words today, I'm completely exhausted...)

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(End of this chapter)