Immortals and Buddhas!
The foundation of their power lies in seizing fate, which enhances their cultivation.
The stronger the fate, the greater the benefits to one's cultivation.
Take Zhao Feng as an example he is imbued with the fate of humanity. The stronger the Qin Dynasty, the stronger the fate of humanity. As the bearer of the human authority, the more fate he gathers, the greater the boost to his attributes.
For immortals and gods, the most direct method of seizing fate is through mass enslavement. The next best approach is faith by making mortals worship them, they can harvest fate.
The westward spread of Buddhism during the Journey to the West had the same objective to seize fate.
"The Crown Prince's proposal,"
"Perfectly aligns with my will."
Ying Zheng spoke slowly, nodding in agreement.
The immortals and Buddhas all sought to destroy Qin, using the people of the Divine Continent as sustenance.
With such intentions, how could they be allowed to spread their faith in the Divine Continent?
Impossible.
The fate of the Qin Dynasty would never be offered to the immortals or Buddhas.
"Father,"
"Since our Qin Dynasty began its conquest of the six states, countless soldiers have sacrificed their lives for the nation."
"These warriors must never be forgotten by the people of Qin; they must be honored for eternity."
"I propose constructing the Soul Shrine and erecting the Soul Monument, ensuring that our fallen warriors are worshiped forever," Zhao Feng declared.
If the immortals and Buddhas were to be denied offerings in Qin,
Then Zhao Feng would establish a new faith.
Royal authority would be the faith, and fallen warriors would be the people's reverence.
With this, all of Qin's people would embrace martial valor, forsaking gods and Buddhas, and worshiping only the emperor's power and the souls of Qin's warriors.
"What about Mount Li?"
Ying Zheng smiled and asked.
"Your Majesty,"
"But Mount Li is the site of the imperial mausoleum,"
A censor stepped forward to object.
However, as soon as he spoke, he hesitated, his expression turning awkward, and he stepped back in embarrassment.
"Minister Chen,"
"His Majesty's fate is intertwined with the nation's. He will endure as long as the kingdom does what need is there for an imperial mausoleum?" Feng Quji said with a smile.
The censor who had spoken earlier also gave an embarrassed smile.
"Your Majesty, Crown Prince, please forgive my offense,"
"I had momentarily thought that Qin was still the same as before."
"I was mistaken."
Minister Chen bowed, his face filled with guilt.
"I shall live as long as my empire stands,"
"What use have I for a mausoleum?"
"The Soul Shrine and Soul Monument are of great significance to my Qin Dynasty."
"Using Mount Li, the site of the imperial mausoleum, as the ground for the Soul Shrine best reflects Qin's respect for its warriors," Ying Zheng declared.
"Your Majesty is wise!"
The ministers all chorused in unison.
"This matter is decided."
"Prime Minister Han,"
"You are responsible for overseeing the construction of the Soul Shrine."
"Furthermore,"
"Once the shrine is completed, all remains of Qin's fallen warriors buried beyond our borders must be relocated here."
"The Soul Monument shall be forged by the master artisans of the Artifact Refining Hall. I want a monument so tall it pierces the sky one that allows every subject of Qin to see the names of those who sacrificed for our nation," Ying Zheng commanded firmly.
"I shall obey!" Han Fei immediately accepted the order.
"Father,"
"We must act swiftly."
"Our priority must be ascending to an imperial dynasty."
"The immortals have already made their move, and now the Buddhist sect seeks to interfere with our Qin Dynasty. Once we ascend to an imperial dynasty, we shall establish the Nine Provinces Barrier then their petty tricks will be useless against us," Zhao Feng stated gravely.
Ying Zheng nodded.
Then,
With a single thought,
The Imperial Jade Seal floated into the air.
Bestowed by Heaven, Eternally Blessed.
These eight characters radiated the might of Qin.
Not bound by the Mandate of Heaven, but rather bestowing it.
"As Emperor of Qin, I gather the fate of our lands into our national fate."
"Xuanniao, appear!"
"Advance our fate, unify our national destiny!"
Ying Zheng's voice echoed with divine authority.
The ruler of a fate-bound dynasty, his words were law.
In the next moment,
The National Fate Xuanniao soared into the sky, exuding an overwhelming force of destiny.
Under the guidance of the Xuanniao,
The fate of the Northern Frontier and the Hundred Yue and Nine Li tribes was drawn in and absorbed.
The Northern Frontier held a population of over thirty million, and the Nine Li tribes had several million more, totaling over forty million people.
With such an immense influx of fate,
The Xuanniao rapidly expanded.
Finally,
Before the gathered ministers,
The Xuanniao broke through its limit,
Soaring past four hundred zhang,
And still rising.
At four hundred seventy zhang,
It had officially ascended to the lowest tier of an Imperial Dynasty.
The fate of the empire flourished.
From this moment forth,
The Qin Dynasty had reached the level of a Low-Tier Imperial Dynasty.
"The elevation of our fate grants blessings to the subjects of Qin."
"All who serve Qin shall receive the boon of an imperial dynasty's fate."
Ying Zheng's commanding voice rang out.
As his words fell,
The Xuanniao radiated boundless light, vanishing into the heavens.
Meanwhile, within the court,
Every official could feel the increase in fate empowering their bodies.
"I'm about to break through!"
In just an instant.
Many ministers who cultivated martial arts immediately sensed a transformation.
Numerous martial officials who had reached their limits instantly experienced breakthroughs in their cultivation.
Grandmasters advanced to Great Grandmasters.
Innate realm cultivators stepped into the Grandmaster realm.
The entire imperial court was filled with the aura of cultivation breakthroughs.
Meanwhile, in Xianyang City, within the Imperial Academy!
Guiguzi's expression changed, and a look of joy surfaced on his face.
"The nation's fortune has increased."
"My cultivation is about to break through!"
"The Golden Immortal realm!"
"In the Immortal Realm, that would make me a true powerhouse."
"I never expected that after surviving great calamities, I would still have such fortune. Not only have all my injuries healed but now I am even being propelled into the Golden Immortal realm by this surge of national fortune!"
Guiguzi was overjoyed and immediately immersed himself in his breakthrough to the Golden Immortal realm.
The Golden Immortal realm.
This was a major watershed in the power of immortals.
Reaching this level meant truly being able to wield the power of laws in battle.
At this moment.
As the Great Qin Dynasty ascended to an imperial dynasty.
A notification sound echoed.
"Great Qin has ascended to a lower-rank imperial dynasty."
"Human Dao fortune is returning as feedback."
"Collecting 100,000 points of all attributes."
"Would the host like to claim them?" The system prompt appeared.
"As expected."
"Great Qin is now bound to the Human Dao. The stronger the nation's fortune, the stronger the Human Dao fortune, which will, in turn, feed back to me."
"With this, I can finally break through to the Martial Dao Great Power realm."
"After such a long period of cultivation, I was already at the threshold."
A look of eager anticipation appeared on Zhao Feng's face.
Then
"Claim." Zhao Feng immediately commanded.
The next moment.
100,000 all-attribute points infused into Zhao Feng's body.
Boom!
A surge of overwhelming power exploded from Zhao Feng's body.
"The Crown Prince has broken through as well!"
"What a powerful aura!"
"To what realm has the Crown Prince advanced? The pressure radiating from him is terrifying!"
The ministers were all in shock as they gazed at Zhao Feng.
Even though some of them had now reached the Great Grandmaster realm, they still felt an instinctive tremor under this overwhelming presence.
As Zhao Feng's true essence surpassed the limits of the Martial Dao Unity realm.
The Heavenly Dao Authority appeared above Zhao Feng's head, encompassing all things.
"A Martial Dao Great Power comprehends the power of laws."
"What is my law?"
Zhao Feng found himself lost in contemplation.
He wielded the Heavenly Dao Authority of an entire world, allowing him to control the five elemental laws within that world.
He could manipulate world laws through the power of the Heavenly Dao.
But now
Zhao Feng hesitated.
With the Heavenly Dao Authority, he could comprehend any of the five elemental laws, but that was not what he truly desired.
Since he had chosen the Martial Dao, aiming to refine it to perfection, Zhao Feng wanted to comprehend a greater law one that would grant him immense strength even in the Immortal Realm.
"The Heavenly Dao Authority governs world laws and can control them as long as they exist in the world."
"Is there a law that governs all laws?" Zhao Feng pondered deeply.
At this moment, his entire body was enveloped in Martial Dao true essence, radiating a golden glow that repelled anyone from coming close.
His divine sense expanded.
He completely immersed himself in the void.
Perhaps due to the influence of the Heavenly Dao Authority, even though he was not the Heavenly Dao of this world, all the myriad laws of existence in this realm seemed to unfold before his eyes.
The Five Elements.
Yin and Yang.
Time.
Space.
Under his divine sense, Zhao Feng could perceive countless laws, as if he could reach out and comprehend any one of them.
As his divine sense merged into the void and wandered through the starry river of laws
Suddenly.
He glimpsed a law imbued with the colors of chaos, flickering and vanishing in an instant.
"If this world were akin to the Great Desolation, then it would have been created by Pangu, with all things originating from chaos."
"From chaos, all laws are born."
"Chaos itself is a manifestation of the laws, encompassing all and evolving endlessly."
"The Law of Chaos."
Zhao Feng's heart was filled with enlightenment. His divine sense fully expanded, locking onto that shadow of chaos within the void.
Under the influence of the Heavenly Dao Authority
It seemed to be drawn in.
Finally
A halo of chaotic light descended upon Zhao Feng's body.
The law entered his body.
At this moment
The true essence of Zhao Feng's dantian began to transform.
It was advancing to a higher level.
His true essence, now infused with the aura of laws, was no longer golden but had instead evolved into a Chaotic True Essence.
Meanwhile, his physical body also underwent an ultimate sublimation.
A complete transformation.
The introduction of laws into his body
His entire being his blood, meridians was expanding and evolving.
Everything was ascending.
However
Zhao Feng's transformation was not the ordinary kind of ascension from mortal to immortal, but a full-scale, all-attribute evolution.
"The host has introduced laws into his body."
"All attributes evolving."
The system panel prompted.
Zhao Feng opened his attribute panel.
Host: Zhao Feng
Age: 33 years
Traits: ...
Law-infused True Essence: 10,000 points (Martial Dao Great Power, First Level!)
True Dragon Power: 10,000 points (A single punch unleashes the force of a thousand true dragons.)
Light-Speed Movement: 10,000 points (One step spans a thousand miles.)
Innate Spiritual Body: 10,000 points (Absorbs spiritual energy at ten thousand times the rate of a normal body, surging vitality, boundless stamina, faster true essence recovery, eternal regeneration.)
Divine Sense Power: 10,000 points (Divine sense spreads across a thousand miles, easily manipulating the spiritual energy within.)
Law-Infused Primordial Spirit: 10,000 points (Primordial spirit imbued with the aura of laws, immune to all evil influences.)
Lifespan: 100,646 years [Realm lifespan: 100,000 years]
Merit: 12,304 points (Blessed by the heavens due to merit.)
Karmic Sin: 18 points (The higher the sin, the greater the hostility from the heavens.)
Personal Space: 100,000 cubic meters
Cultivation Techniques: …
(The attribute panel has been streamlined for clarity.)
"Success."
"I've reached the Martial Dao Great Power realm."
"A lifespan of 100,000 years."
"My strength has skyrocketed."
"And I have comprehended not an ordinary law, but the Chaos Law, which can evolve and command all laws."
"The future holds boundless possibilities."
After successfully breaking through, Zhao Feng felt great joy in his heart.
"The imperial dynasty has ascended to the superior rank reward: one Tier-5 Treasure Chest."
"All attributes evolved reward: one Tier-6 Treasure Chest."
Another system notification appeared.
"A Tier-6 Treasure Chest."
Zhao Feng was filled with excitement.
At this level, the lowest reward would be a postnatal spiritual treasure, and with good luck, it could even be an innate treasure.
Coming back to his senses
Zhao Feng withdrew the chaotic true essence that had been radiating around him.
"We congratulate the Crown Prince on his great advancement in cultivation!"
The entire court of ministers bowed in unison.
"Feng'er."
"Can the Nine Provinces Barrier now be established using the imperial dynasty's national fortune?" Ying Zheng asked with concern.
"Great Qin has ascended to an imperial dynasty; the Nine Provinces Barrier can now be established."
Zhao Feng nodded.
Then
He took a step forward
And instantly vanished from the court.
Ying Zheng, seeing this, immediately stood up and took a step forward, chasing after him.
The ministers quickly followed.
Above the imperial palace
Zhao Feng stood in midair, surrounded by a powerful force of national fortune swirling in the void.
Wielding the Human Dao Authority and overseeing Great Qin's national fortune
Zhao Feng would now use the power of the national fortune to establish the Nine Provinces Barrier and protect Great Qin.
"Nine Cauldrons of Huaxia."
Zhao Feng waved his hand.
Nine ancient cauldrons radiating a primordial pressure instantly rose into the sky, forming a ring high above.
"With Great Qin's national fortune, activate the Nine Provinces Barrier to safeguard our land!"
Zhao Feng channeled the national fortune.
The Mystic Bird reappeared, and an immense force of national fortune descended upon the Nine Cauldrons.
At that moment
The Nine Cauldrons seemed to respond to the summoning.
A primordial aura spread outward.
The next instant
The Nine Cauldrons circled through the void
Then transformed into nine beams of light, shooting toward the nine extreme points of Great Qin's territory.
They shattered the space and embedded themselves at the nine extremes of the land.
When the Nine Cauldrons settled into position
They linked together through the national fortune, forming an invisible barrier that spread across the entirety of Great Qin's domain.
As this barrier materialized
In Guanzhong, Shu, and Duguang,
The divine power of immortals and gods that had been affecting these areas was immediately cut off.
The prolonged droughts ceased instantly; as soon as the blocked rivers resumed flowing, rain could be summoned again.
At the same time
In the provinces plagued by epidemics, the sickness spread by the divine forces was dispelled. The afflicted citizens were no longer suffering from supernatural ailments and could now recover with proper treatment.
For ordinary plagues
And for natural disasters
The Nine Provinces Barrier could not interfere.
But these sudden catastrophes and plagues were caused by the power of immortals and gods, which were external forces.
Now that the barrier had severed the influence
They could do nothing more.
"The Nine Provinces Barrier is complete."
"The interference of immortal and divine powers has been eradicated." Zhao Feng landed on the ground, smiling.
"The Nine Cauldrons of Huaxia are truly the sacred artifacts of our human race!"
Ying Zheng laughed heartily.
"Father."
"Though the power of immortals and gods has been cut off, the drought-stricken areas and the epidemic zones still require restoration." Zhao Feng spoke seriously.
"The epidemic is simple."
"Send the alchemists of the Pill Hall alongside the physicians."
"But as for the drought… that may have to recover naturally." Ying Zheng said.
"Father."
"Great Qin is no longer an ordinary mortal nation, nor should we view it through mortal eyes."
"I possess a divine ability called Summon Wind and Rain."
"In a short while, I shall send the Imperial Advisor to personally visit the drought-stricken regions and summon the rain himself, resolving the drought entirely."
"In just two days, the spirit rice fields will be restored." Zhao Feng said with a smile.
As his words fell
A golden light shot through the sky.
Looking up, it was none other than Guiguzi.
"Your subject pays respects to Your Majesty."
"Greetings to the Crown Prince."
Guiguzi smiled and bowed.
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