Only after unifying the world did I realize that immortals existed in this world.

Meeting Liu Bingxuan's gaze, Xie Cangrong nodded slightly: "Hmm... I understand."

Having said that, Liu Bingxuan had nothing more to say to Xie Cangrong. He bowed to the monarch and said, "Your Majesty, I take my leave!"

"Go!"

After Liu Bingxuan left, Xie Cangrong was left alone in Linzhao Pavilion again.

Looking in the direction Liu Bingxuan left, he felt a sense of loneliness for no apparent reason.

He was able to conquer this land thanks to himself, to these outstanding individuals, to the valiant soldiers, and to the expectations of the people…

Luck, talent, insight, strength... none of these can be lacking.

It is precisely because these subordinates are heroes, shining stars of this era, that they are all proud and have aspirations...

Even a monarch cannot stop a warrior from forging a new path.

His vision gradually faded into the distance. He let out a sigh, walked out the door, and softly called out, "Xu Jun!"

"His Majesty!"

The next instant, a figure appeared as swiftly as the wind, responding to the call.

"Go and summon Ning Boxing, Ji Qu, and Zhou Yuecheng to the palace to see me."

"yes!"

Xu Jun accepted the order and left quickly.

There's still some time before my subordinates arrive.

Xie Cangrong glanced in the direction he left, then turned east and went to another rarely visited palace. A plaque hung above the door with three characters: "Tongtian Pavilion".

The guards stood diligently at the door, and upon seeing Xie Cangrong arrive, they respectfully bowed and said, "Your Majesty!"

Xie Cangrong handed over the key token and casually pointed to the heavy palace door: "Open."

"yes!"

The seven massive gates of black iron opened one after another, the heavy creaking of their mechanisms echoing in the silence. Xie Cangrong stepped inside and casually tossed a glowing spirit stone onto the candlestick, instantly illuminating the entire hall with a soft light.

The room was decorated quite exquisitely, with two rows of crystal-clear jade artifacts neatly arranged. Under the illumination of the spirit stone lamp, they shimmered with a seven-colored glass light, making it a beautiful sight.

This is something left over from the previous dynasty.

In a sense, Xie Cangrong was actually quite vulgar. Whether in his past or present life, he wasn't very interested in the things that wealthy and powerful people played with.

Ultimately, these things themselves have little value; wealth and status are merely bestowed by people.

He glanced at it casually and then turned one of the jade artifacts around.

"Click click click!"

With a series of clicking sounds, the hidden door flipped open, revealing a box.

Xie Cangrong slowly walked forward and opened the box.

Wrapped in silk cloth, a jade seal, about four inches square, rests quietly. The jade is warm and understated, and with the passage of time, it exudes a deep emerald green hue.

This is a national treasure that carries the weight of the nation, a national artifact that has been revered and cherished by hundreds of millions of people for thousands of years.

How excited, how trembling, how thrilled an ordinary person would be upon seeing this... However, Xie Cangrong picked it up with a relaxed expression, casually holding it in his hand, showing no respect whatsoever.

He didn't mind the dirt on the ground, and casually sat down. By the light of the spirit stone, he quietly examined the inscription on the jade seal, murmuring softly, "By the mandate of Heaven, may its longevity be everlasting?"

Throughout history, countless heroes and warriors have fought and sacrificed their lives for it, plunging the world into chaos and leaving corpses strewn across the land...

"Heh~"

He chuckled softly. Liu Bingxuan was thinking that he could make this thing a national weapon to suppress the power of the Great Xia Dynasty.

It's just... a pity.

"Can a fake be used as a national instrument?"

He quietly traced the patterns on the jade seal, letting out a soft sigh of helplessness.

Clearly, the jade seal in his hand is not genuine.

He brought a beautiful piece of jade and had Gong Qiao personally craft it.

Although this thing is just a jade artifact, obtaining such a treasure in chaotic times is not necessarily a good thing. However, if one has the ambition to rule the world, one cannot do without it.

Xie Cangrong doesn't approve of this, but hundreds of millions of people do.

Its intrinsic value is not great; in Xie Cangrong's eyes, it is not even as valuable as a loyal soldier, but its symbolic significance is great.

Political orthodoxy is something everyone believes in, and that's very important.

Finding one is really difficult, so he can only make a fake one.

Since very few people have seen this thing, there's no way to verify its authenticity. All he needs is a reasonable reason to acquire it, and at a suitable opportunity to bring it out, announce it to the world, rally public support, and command his troops.

Although the imperial seal was fake, his soldiers were real, his land was real, and his talent and power were real... That was enough.

Only when the imperial seal falls into the hands of the king does it become known as the Imperial Seal of the State; when it falls into the hands of an unknown person, it is nothing more than a stone.

The real imperial seal might be with his rival. After all, when he announced to the world that he had obtained the imperial seal, his rival immediately came out to accuse Xie Cangrong of forgery, saying that the real seal was in his own hands and that he was the one destined to be the emperor.

They seem to be in a hurry.

Both sides accused the other of fabricating the truth, claiming that the real thing was with them, and they engaged in a lot of verbal sparring over it.

Although the imperial seal is fake, that doesn't matter; having one is enough.

Xie Cangrong did not suffer any loss because of this.

In the end, that scoundrel died, and Xie Cangrong never found where the real jade seal he had hidden was.

Now even the fake seems real.

But... does this thing actually work?

"Ordained by Heaven?"

"You are under my command!"

Xie Cangrong smiled and raised the imperial seal in his hand: "I say... this is the truth!"

He looked at the jade seal in his hand, his words resounding, as if he were certifying or defining something.

"This is the Imperial Seal of my Great Xia Dynasty!"

Gong Qiao is currently studying the veins of spirit stones and has not yet delved into the art of weapon crafting for cultivators. The Great Xia Dynasty's research into magical artifacts for cultivation is still in its infancy; Xie Cangrong has no idea how to obtain a supreme treasure.

However, he is the ruler of this Great Xia Dynasty, and the administrator of this land.

He is about to conduct an experiment.

He wants to define things arbitrarily!

As his voice faded, an invisible wind arose! The spirits of heaven and earth, as if summoned, gathered from the void!

He is the master of the nation's destiny. With the ambition of a monarch, he petitions the heavens and earth, asking them to use their power to fulfill his wishes.

In the next instant, Xie Cangrong's aura rose steadily, as firm as a towering mountain and as deep and boundless as a vast starry sea!

His own will spread out, soaring into the sky, as if he could look down on the entire Great Xia from a higher angle. The voices of countless people echoed in his ears, and their devout faith and love resounded continuously. He could feel the weight of the earth, the surging of the sea, the sun, moon, mountains, rivers, lakes and creeks... as if everything was under his control. He possessed an infinitely vast and great power.

His eyes shone with a thousand lights, which finally fell on the jade seal in his hand.

What fake imperial seal is there?

He was the emperor, and the imperial seal was recognized by all the people... that was the true Imperial Seal of the State!

Now he wants this jade seal to be the national treasure of his Great Xia Dynasty.