If you die, I will be able to inherit your cultivation.

Zhou Ming spoke with such sincerity that anyone unaware of the situation would truly believe he had suffered some great injustice outside.

After listening, Su Mingyue nodded slightly, as if trying to discern the truthfulness in his words.

Suddenly, her eyes widened, and she jumped to her feet: "You said you found the way back? Where?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, I have found the way back on the Three Rivers Island of the Lingxu Continent, which is located to the east of the Lingyuan Continent."

"Where is the spatial gate within the realm? Come, take me there," Su Mingyue said urgently.

Zhou Ming "..."

When did Su Mingyue become so impatient?

Zhou Ming inwardly grumbled. He hadn't even decided where to put the spatial gate inside the Qiankun Pearl, and Su Mingyue was already asking him questions.

However, Zhou Ming did not hesitate and gestured, "Your Majesty, please..."

As he spoke, Zhou Ming began searching the Ming Dynasty for a suitable place to place a spatial portal.

The cave in the western mountain of Yongning City, Yuyang Prefecture.

The cave is still there, more than two hundred years have passed, and people still go in occasionally, but there are obvious signs that no one has been there recently.

As Zhou Ming flew forward, he moved one end of the spatial gate into the cave in the western mountains.

The two were both quite fast, and in no time they arrived at the cave.

Upon entering the cave, Su Mingyue immediately spotted the pale gold spatial door, which was about two meters high and more than one meter wide.

A glint flashed in her eyes, then she glanced at Zhou Ming and said calmly, "Lead the way."

Zhou Ming didn't say much and stepped inside.

Su Mingyue followed closely behind.

It's unclear whether Su Mingyue was confident in her own abilities or simply trusted Zhou Ming.

Regardless of the environment on the other side, she dared to let Zhou Ming take her there alone.

When the two reappeared, they were already standing inside a cave on Mikawa Island.

Su Mingyue paused for only a moment, sensing the clear laws that were different from those in the Qiankun Pearl world, before slowly walking towards the cave entrance.

Her divine sense had already spread out, exploring into the distance.

Outside were towering buildings, shuttling aircraft, and glowing characters and unfamiliar languages ​​she had never seen before.

Su Mingyue stopped at the cave entrance, and after a moment turned around, her face revealing little emotion.

"Are you sure... this is the Spirit Realm?"

"Your Majesty, this is indeed the Spirit Void World. However, the changes over the years cannot be explained in just a few words."

Zhou Ming also walked to the cave entrance, looked down the mountain, and slowly said.

Su Mingyue hummed in agreement and gazed into the distance once more.

"Let's go, we can talk about it when we get back."

After watching for a while, Su Mingyue said something to Zhou Ming.

Then he turned and walked towards the portal, stepping inside decisively and without hesitation.

The two returned to the Qian Yuan Hall of the Imperial Palace, and after taking their seats, palace maids served them fragrant tea.

Once there was no one else in the hall, Zhou Ming picked up his teacup and began to tell Su Mingyue about the various events that had occurred in the Lingxu World, the Taiping Realm, and the Federation over the past two hundred years, picking out the ones he could talk about one by one.

One of them spoke earnestly, while the other listened intently.

Before we knew it, the night had deepened.

The lights in the hall remained on, and the tea was refilled as it grew cold, only to grow cold again.

When Zhou Ming stopped, Su Mingyue sat there without saying a word for a long time.

Her eyes were lowered, and her fingers tapped the dragon table absently, as if she were breaking down and dissecting Zhou Ming's long speech.

After a long while, she finally raised her head, narrowed her phoenix eyes, and looked at Zhou Ming with a half-smile.

"Take it out. I know you came back not just to tell me about the changes in the outside world."

Zhou Ming's lips twitched.

This woman is truly remarkable.

She was very articulate in her speech and actions, and she even tested Zhou Ming by saying "go home" when he entered the room.

Then, she went alone with Zhou Ming to explore the outside world through the spatial gate.

Now, she's convinced that Zhou Ming's return isn't just about telling her about the changes in the outside world.

Zhou Ming understood everything clearly and stopped pretending.

With a flick of his sleeve, he retrieved all the storage treasures he had looted from the Nine-Tailed Fox Clan's lair.

Aside from the materials for that ultra-long-distance teleportation array, he left nothing else behind.

From a few inconspicuous electronic components to the secret techniques passed down through various ethnic groups, they were piled up haphazardly in the Qian Yuan Hall, almost taking up half of the hall.

These things are no longer of much use to Zhou Ming.

But for Su Mingyue and the Ming Dynasty, it was a fortune that they could not accumulate in several lifetimes.

Su Mingyue stared wide-eyed at the mountain of storage treasures.

She was, after all, the ruler of a country, and had seen all kinds of grand occasions.

But Zhou Ming's "gift" still made her eyelids twitch.

She turned her head and stared intently at Zhou Ming: "You... you robbed the Federation?"

Zhou Ming chuckled lightly: "No, I don't have that kind of ability. I just took a little something from the fox clan."

He spoke casually, yet Su Mingyue was speechless for a long time.

Without waiting for Su Mingyue to ask any more questions, Zhou Ming took out a jade slip, sent a ray of spiritual light into it, and then handed it over.

"Your Majesty, this is the language and script of the Federation."

After saying that, he took out a storage bag and placed it in front of Su Mingyue.

"This is the Federation's AI system. Once you bind to it, you will obtain the status of a third-level citizen of the Federation."

"And this token is the VIP token of the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce."

"These things should be helpful for His Majesty in exploring the outside world in the future."

Su Mingyue took the jade slip and storage bag, but didn't even look at them, only staring intently at Zhou Ming.

"You...are you leaving again?"

Zhou Ming met her gaze without looking away, and simply cupped his hands in a respectful gesture.

"Your Majesty, I have many matters to attend to and cannot remain in the Ming Dynasty for the time being."

Su Mingyue remained silent for a while before slowly speaking, her tone unusually serious.

"Zhou Ming, I will not interfere in your affairs."

"But I can assure you that the Ming Dynasty will fight to the last man for you, whenever you need it. This is my promise to you, and it is also the promise of the Ming Dynasty to you."

Zhou Ming looked at her, nodded, and said nothing. He simply cupped his hands in greeting before disappearing from the Qian Yuan Hall.

Su Mingyue sat on the dragon throne, not moving for a long time.

The hall was eerily quiet, with only the storage treasures in half of the hall emitting a ghostly light.

After a while, Su Mingyue picked up the jade slip and began to learn the language and script of the Federation.

Not long after, she got up again and examined the storage treasures one by one.

Upon seeing this, she was completely stunned.

She knew that what Zhou Ming gave her was anything but simple, but she still underestimated the significance of this gift.

Any one of those inherited secret techniques would be enough to establish a new school of thought in the Ming Dynasty.

Not to mention the spirit stones, spirit materials, spirit medicines, and electronic devices inside that she couldn't even name.

She didn't know much about the Federation's technology, but she knew that the fact that Zhou Ming had solemnly stored these things in his storage magic treasure meant that their value was definitely no less than that of these cultivation techniques.

She remained silent for a long time before calling Chunlan in and asking her to lead people to sort and put away the pile of things.

The morning court assembly lasted for several hours, and after the officials who participated in the assembly left the Hall of Supreme Harmony, they all remained tight-lipped.

But the joy on their faces was impossible to suppress.

Then, several imperial edicts shattered the peace that had lasted for more than two hundred years in the Ming Dynasty.

The imperial edict caused a stir throughout the court.

The first decree was to confer the title of "One-Character Parallel King" upon Zhou Ming, the former Minister of Justice. All those within the jurisdiction of the Ming Dynasty were to regard Zhou Ming as if they were the Emperor himself.

The second measure was to issue a decree seeking talented individuals. Within the Ming Dynasty, anyone with talent, regardless of background or status, could go to Youzhou to apply for the position.