Immortality: Starting with a grave, I'm invincible when burying corpses.

When things are elevated to the level of faith, it is often difficult to resolve them properly.

The empire's power originated from the gods, and the emperor of the empire claimed to be a descendant of the gods.

Within the empire, faith is the most convenient means to overthrow political enemies.

Back when Mu Yong was still weak, he used the name of faith to consolidate power and dealt with a large number of "troublemakers" through the Five Elements Holy Sect.

The seeds of calamity had already taken root deep within the Great Spirit Empire.

For centuries, generations of courtiers fought amongst themselves in the name of faith, constantly increasing the weight of the Five Elements Holy Religion in the empire.

In this process, the faith in the "Great True Lord" also transformed into a mountain, pressing down on the entire Great Spirit Empire.

Once it comes to faith in the "Great True Lord," there is no room for compromise.

Even though Mu Zhaoyang exercised considerable restraint after taking power and even intentionally avoided using words like "blasphemy," he still couldn't change the prevailing trend in the Great Ling Empire.

Every year, people lose their official positions and fall into despair because of their "faith".

The difference is that, after realizing the emperor's attitude, the officials of the Great Ling Empire became much more cautious. Most of the time, they only skirted the issue, using words like "disrespect" and "lack of respect" to stir up trouble, without actually putting their competitors to death.

The last time the word "blasphemy" was used in the imperial court was more than a hundred years ago.

That time, under the pretext of blaspheming the "Great True Lord," the imperial court dealt with twelve vassal lords at once, causing quite a stir in the court of the Great Ling Empire.

But if we really want to talk about it, the "blasphemy incident" back then was nothing more than a power struggle.

Compared to the situation today, it's nothing.

This time, the actions of the nations of Chengtian Domain are truly blasphemous and an unforgivable evil!

The entire court was filled with righteous indignation and vowed to make the blasphemer pay the price!

No one raised any questions or objections.

The three highest officials, the nine ministers, and the imperial nobles all reached a consensus that sending troops was imperative.

Even though Mu Zhaoyang himself felt that something was amiss and that he should not act too rashly, he did not dare to say such things in front of the court officials. He could only be more cautious in the matter of troop deployment.

Now that things have escalated to this point, even he, the emperor of the Great Ling Empire, dares not act recklessly.

Sending troops is necessary, but how to fight and to what extent requires careful consideration.

While court officials can express only their political views, Mu Zhaoyang cannot. As the emperor of the Great Ling Empire, he must consider all aspects of the impact.

This war is about both defending the glory of the "Great True Lord" and demonstrating the power of their Great Spirit Empire to the world.

Their Great Spirit Empire is the true ruler of the human race, the most powerful empire in the Nine Realms.

Anyone who challenges the authority of the empire is destined to be crushed by it!

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March of the year 360 in the Gregorian calendar.

A decree spread throughout the land, and the Great Ling Empire, which had not waged a war against foreign powers for more than three hundred years since achieving unification, entered a state of war.

In April, the First Fleet and the Second Fleet of the Five Spirits set off from Qing'an Prefecture and headed for Chengtian Domain.

Two fleets, 720 airships, and 200,000 troops set off from Qing'an Prefecture, heading west, passing through the Great Shi Empire and the vast ocean, towards Chengtian Domain.

Three hundred and sixty years later, the Five Spirits Fleet once again took on the heavy responsibility of foreign wars.

In May, the troops stationed in the Yin-Yang Domain responded to the Emperor's call.

The Seventh and Eighth Fleets of the Five Elements ascended to the Ninth Heaven, setting off from the Yin Yin Domain towards the Cheng Tian Domain.

In June, the Great Empire issued a proclamation, classifying all nations in the Chengtian Domain that had abandoned their faith as "apostates."

To defend the faith of the "Great True Lord" in the mortal realm, the Great Time Empire opened up all airspace and prepared a large amount of strategic materials in advance for the Great Spirit Empire's punitive legion to use.

The previous empress of the Great Time Empire, Bai Xi, personally took the lead and dispatched the Immortal Spirit Third Fleet and the Immortal Spirit Seventh Fleet to form an alliance with the Great Spirit Empire's punitive legion to jointly punish the "rebels".

In July, given the vast scope of the war, the air fleet had enormous energy and resource demands.

To meet the needs of war and avoid logistical collapse.

Emperor Bai Ran of the Great Empire issued an edict, dispatching the naval legion on the western coast of the Tianqi Domain to form a large-scale logistics legion.

The navy, with its unmanned legion at its core, carried a massive amount of supplies and set off from the west coast of the Apocalypse Domain, heading straight for the east coast of the Chengtian Domain, ready to provide energy support to the air legion at any time.

In August, the Great Snow Region, located within the territory of the Great Shi Empire, responded to the Bai family's call and sent thousands of high-ranking monks from the Snow Region to accompany the army.

In September, the 12th Fleet of the Five Spirits set off from the Starfall Continent, intending to cross the Meteor Sea and head to the Chengtian Domain.

The two great empires of Tianqi Domain joined forces, with seven fleets and a total of one million troops heading to Chengtian Domain, vowing to wipe out all those who went against the tide.

Such a large-scale troop movement could not possibly be concealed, and neither the Great Spirit Empire nor the Great Time Empire intended to act secretly.

After the Five Spirits First Fleet, the Five Spirits Second Fleet, and the two Immortal Spirit Fleets of the Great Time Empire joined forces.

Fifteen hundred airships and an army of four hundred thousand men marched majestically toward Chengtian Domain.

Amidst the turmoil across the Nine Realms, all forces have turned their attention to the Chengtian Realm.

The movements of the punitive legion were closely monitored, with the latest intelligence being transmitted to all parts of the world every day.

The nations of Chengtian Domain were filled with unease, each preparing to cooperate with the two great imperial legions at the first opportunity.

They raised the banner of the Great True Lord and formed the Guardian Legion of Chengtian Domain, ready to launch a "holy war" at any time to punish those traitors who had abandoned their faith.

Millions of troops are gathering at the borders of various countries, waiting for the arrival of the punitive legions of the Great Spirit Empire and the Great Time Empire so that they can invade the apostates' kingdoms and defend the sacred faith of the "Great True Lord".

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While the situation in Chengtian Domain was in full swing, many powerful forces in other domains were simply watching the spectacle.

No one believed that these small countries in Chengtian Domain could withstand the legions of the two great empires, nor did anyone believe that the Pavilion Master of the Reincarnation Pavilion could stand against the powerful figures of the two great empires.

This is a war whose outcome was already predetermined; the only uncertainty is when it will end.

Some high-ranking officials, nobles, and even sect leaders and elders started gambling operations.

They were betting on how long it would take for the allied forces of the two great empires to conquer the kingdoms of Chengtian Domain.

According to the powerful figures in various factions, there is only one factor that can determine how long this war will last.

Is it faster for small countries to surrender, or for the punitive expeditionary force to advance?

Around this issue, betting schemes were launched in various parts of the Nine Realms.

How long the war would last became a topic of conversation among people.