Humans live in the primordial world, investing in countless realms

Chapter 12 Imperial Fortune, Methods of Ruling a Dynasty

Zhu Yuanzhang and Empress Ma, who was standing beside him, also quickly followed suit and bowed.

"Zhu Yuanzhang pays respects to our Ancestor and begs for forgiveness!"

"Ma Xiuying pays respects to the Ancestor and begs for forgiveness!"

Lin Chen waved his hand, finding the elaborate rituals and constant bowing quite unpleasant to watch.

"From now on, there's no need to bow when you see me. I don't have that many formalities here."

After the two got up, they breathed a sigh of relief, thankfully the man didn't blame them.

After all, when I was being rude, I was worried that the other party would blame me.

After letting out a sigh of relief, Zhu Yuanzhang quickly looked around.

Finally, his gaze fell directly on the dragon throne behind the imperial desk.

"Ancestor, please take a seat."

As Zhu Yuanzhang spoke, Lin Chen turned his head and looked in the direction the other party was pointing. The uniquely designed dragon throne also aroused Lin Chen's interest.

"Alright, I'll experience this dragon throne for myself today and see if it's comfortable."

Zhu Yuanzhang gave a wry smile. The dragon throne was just a little more decorated than an ordinary chair, with a silk cushion on it, making it only slightly softer than a regular chair.

Then Zhu Yuanzhang and Ma Xiuying stood still and watched Lin Chen take his seat.

Sensing their awkwardness, Lin Chen sighed softly.

"Alright, you two, don't be so reserved. Just treat me like a normal person. I am the ancestor of the human race, and you are all human. What can I possibly do to you juniors?"

As he spoke, Lin Chen seemed quite helpless. However, as he sat on the dragon throne, his eyes lit up, and he looked up at the sky.

A faint golden light gathered into the shape of a dragon and attached itself to the Ming Dynasty Imperial Palace.

"Could this be the Golden Dragon of Fortune?"

Upon closer inspection, this golden aura, though shaped like a dragon, was incredibly illusory, like a candle flickering in the wind.

The golden dragon's body was ethereal and swaying, but within it were countless white threads of willpower surging towards it, stabilizing its form and preventing it from being destroyed.

Lin Chen doesn't have a good solution for this kind of imperial fortune at the moment.

If one possessed a magical treasure imbued with merit, perhaps it could suppress this dissipating fortune.

But he had only seen four such treasures of merit.

When the goddess Nuwa created humans, the whip that struck them purified them with merit, which then transformed into a treasure of merit.

Then, Suirenshi drilled wood to make fire, and the first torch that appeared was transformed into the fuel for the human race through merit, and it is also a treasure of merit.

The first garment made by the Ziyi clan was also a result of bathing in merit, which transformed into a spiritual treasure of merit.

There's also the first stone house built by Youchao.

However, these magical treasures cannot be easily placed here for use.

For a moment, Lin Chen looked at the golden dragon of fortune and felt somewhat helpless.

However, upon further reflection, Lin Chen also released his divine sense.

After releasing his divine sense, it immediately enveloped the entire planet of the Ming Dynasty plane, and he also saw a lot of imperial fortune.

But if the Ming Dynasty was a dragon born of destiny, then the rest were in even worse shape. Forget about dragons; the best they could manage was the size of a snake.

The dynasties of the entire world presented a situation of weaklings fighting each other.

Lin Chen was finally relieved, but at the same time he couldn't help but criticize himself.

In such a world, to actually think of using a treasure of merit is simply a waste of resources.

Moreover, the dynasty's fortune had somehow extended to the entire Ming Dynasty, a situation he had never encountered before.

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck Lin Chen.

[You observed the fortune of the Ming Dynasty and suddenly had an epiphany, slowly beginning to deduce a new cultivation method—the Fortune of the Dynasty!]

[There are no precedents to follow in determining the course of events; you must rely on your own deep thought and careful deduction to uncover the key information.]

[After tireless efforts, you have finally conceived a preliminary idea: to connect a spiritual treasure to the dynasty's fortune. The person who wields the treasure can temporarily enhance their cultivation by borrowing the dynasty's fortune!]

[Feeling that this method was not perfect, you continued to deduce it, and finally the method of governing the dynasty was perfected. It connects the dynasty's fortune with a mother and child spirit treasure. The mother treasure can control the fortune of the entire dynasty and enhance its own cultivation, while the child treasure can control the fortune of a province or region to enhance its own cultivation. It can also use the characteristic of this treasure being connected to the fortune to distinguish between the loyal and the wicked!]

You feel there's still room for improvement in this method; continue to reflect upon it.

After Lin Chen sat on the dragon throne, he looked up at the sky. Zhu Yuanzhang and Ma Xiuying had no idea what he was doing.

But seeing his changing expressions—sometimes thoughtful, sometimes frowning, sometimes relieved—the two dared not say anything more.

Just as the three of them were silent, several footsteps sounded at the door of the Imperial Study.

Before Zhu Yuanzhang could turn around and say anything, a furious rebuke rang out.

"Who are you to dare sit on the throne!"

Upon hearing this angry rebuke, Zhu Yuanzhang's heart sank, and his face turned ashen.

"Zhu Di, shut up!"

A flawless version after careful inspection!

Zhu Di was about to call for help, but after Zhu Yuanzhang said that, he immediately stopped.

He then noticed that his father and mother were also standing there.

Moreover, seeing Zhu Yuanzhang's dark face and even suppressed anger, he always felt that he was about to be in trouble.

Startled by the shout, Lin Chen, who had been pondering these matters of fate, also snapped back to reality.

He looked down at the group of people who had suddenly appeared in the Imperial Study.

Looking at them, their fortunes were now all connected to Zhu Yuanzhang's, and each of them even had a faint golden hue in their fortunes.

In an instant, Lin Chen seemed to have guessed who these people were.

"Old Zhu, you've really got your eye on me now, huh?"

Zhu Yuanzhang was somewhat embarrassed for a moment. He glanced at the group of princes behind him one last time, and then called out towards the outside of the hall.

"Someone, please have a seat!"

At this moment, a group of eunuchs outside the door carried in chairs, as if they had been prepared in advance.

But when they saw Lin Chen on the dragon throne, they were all startled and quickly lowered their heads.

Zhu Yuanzhang glanced dangerously at the group of eunuchs, seemingly having already labeled them in his mind, but the expression only lasted for a moment before quickly disappearing.

After turning to look at Lin Chen, Zhu Yuanzhang also spoke cautiously.

"Ancestor, among my sons, who is fit to inherit my throne? Is there any who can attain immortality?"

Lin Chen looked at the group of princes, among whom two had the strongest luck.

The man had a refined and scholarly appearance, giving off an air of kindness and benevolence, but a faint red hue surrounded his aura.

The other person was the one who had just woken up. He looked heroic, but still somewhat immature.

For a moment, Lin Chen seemed to have thought of something, and a playful smile appeared on his lips.

"That kid who just woke me up, his luck is incredibly profound. He'll probably become a wise and virtuous ruler someday."

Zhu Di, who had just sat down, hadn't even realized what was going on today when he heard someone call on him.

Moreover, when he said he could become a sage and wise ruler, he immediately thought of the scene a few months ago when his father hung him up and beat him.

During the fighting, Zhu De said things like he would rebel in the future.

This person even claims today that he will become a sage and wise ruler?

Isn't this just blatantly sabotaging ourselves?

Zhu Di sensed a strong sense of malice and also felt that he was doomed.

He was also curious about who was on the dragon throne.

Hearing his father address him as such, and considering that his father had recently been dragging them to practice some kind of cultivation technique, which was said to have been passed down from the ancestors of the human race, could this be the person he was referring to?

But doesn't she look way too young?

(End of this chapter)