"Hong Yi, you've looked through the minister's memories and figured out just how many experts there are in Beyond Heaven. How many times stronger are they compared to the Multiverse? If the real attack comes, will the Great Qian Dynasty be able to withstand it with their strength? "
Ji Xiangtian's expression turned solemn as he listened to Luo Yun talk about war, righteousness, and status. It was a stark contrast to her usual liveliness and naivety.
"I haven't looked closely at some of the experts, but I've taken a cursory look at the top experts. There are a total of nine leaders in the Central World of Beyond Heaven, governing politics, military affairs, and so on. The leader is at the core, while the others are the Minister of War, Minister of Civilization, Minister of Peace, Minister of Land, Minister of Ocean, Minister of Sky, Minister of Creation, and Minister of Shennong. They're all masters of creation, and their authority is much greater than that of the cabinet ministers. They can stand on equal footing with the core leader, "Hong Yi said as he searched through the minister's memories." Their system is completely different from the Da Qian Dynasty's. The relationship between the core leader and the ministers isn't that of the emperor's subjects, but that of managing the masses together. If all eight ministers agree on a matter, the core leader has no right to veto it. However, the core leader has a consciousness of the sun! He's the strongest, almost limitless. I might not be able to do anything to him right now. As for the other human immortals, tribulation lightning experts, and the family experts and elders behind the ministers, I don't even know how many of them there are. If Beyond Heaven really does come, we won't be able to stop them even if we combine our strength. "
"Then what do we do? You've killed the minister, so the Central World will definitely come for us! War can win you the name of righteousness, but if they come and we keep retreating, you won't be able to turn the situation around. Wouldn't that be asking a tiger for its skin? "Luo Yun couldn't help but feel the gravity of the situation when she heard Hong Yi's words.
She had personally witnessed the War Minister's prowess. If it wasn't for Hong Yi's many tricks, exploding the Taiji Lightning Pool and borrowing the 'empty' blade, he wouldn't have been able to kill the War Minister.
The King of Divine Artifacts could injure the Minister of War, but it couldn't kill him. No matter what danger he encountered, he could escape unscathed.
Now, according to Hong Yi, there were actually seven other powerful ministers in the Central World beyond the Heavens other than the Minister of War. Just the thought of it sent chills down his spine.
With the seven of them working together, together with the leader who had the Yang Spirit, Hong Yi had to escape now. If he didn't escape, he would die!
No one knew how powerful the Yang Spirit's thoughts were.
"There's nothing we can do about it." Hong Yi seemed to be chewing on a Chinese goldthread as he said in a bitter tone, "If the Realm Beyond Heaven were to come, I wouldn't be able to stop this war at all. It's very likely that this war was already planned by Emperor Chang Sheng and Pan Huang in the primeval times. Right now, if I were to go into the Outer Heavens to stop them, I would probably be blasted to smithereens. In a one-on-one fight, I might be able to fight that leader, but their overall strength is too great. "
Chan Yinsha had never seen Hong Yi speak in such a bitter tone. He couldn't help but comfort him, "We'll deal with whatever comes our way anyway. There are also supreme experts in our Greater Thousand Realms. The Monogatari, you, the Da Qian Court, and the three King of Divine Artifacts are all not in the Central World."
"Yes, the three King of Divine Artifacts are all in the Greater Thousand Realms. Their treasures alone give them a great advantage. Alas, the Central World's invasion is imminent. Instead of joining forces, it's a fight to the death, "the Sky Snake King said with his starry eyes.
"The three factions of the Greater Thousand Realms are as incompatible as fire and water. The people of the Central World have political enemies as well. After all, everyone wants to be the leader and obtain the Yang Spirit's thoughts," the Dragoness said. "This war might not start anytime soon."
"No, it will definitely come." Hong Yi shook his head. "As I said earlier, this was planned by Pan Huang and Emperor Chang Sheng several tens of thousands of years ago. It's a war to reform the human dao."
"Pan Huang and Emperor Chang Sheng are both benevolent beings. They probably wouldn't want to see rivers of blood flow. Why would they plan this war?" Jixiang asked in confusion.
"The Human Dao is boundless and ever-changing. Unless you reach the other side, you will never be able to predict the future. Pan Huang and Eternal Monarch Chang Sheng's original plan was to create an ideal world in the Sky Beyond Heaven. Then, ten thousand years later, they would reform the Great Thousand World. However, the world they created has developed to this point. They didn't expect the current situation either, "Hong Yi said.
"Pan Huang and Emperor Chang Sheng are such figures. Why didn't they just reform the Greater Thousand Realms into their ideal world? Instead, they neglected the essentials? "Mu The Younger didn't understand.
"Reforming the Greater Thousand Realms was easier said than done. Although Pan Huang was a Sacred Emperor back then, there were still many experts. Putting everything else aside, there was still Tai, Yuan, Xuan, Daoist Creation, and so on. All of them were Yang God experts with their own ideals. Pan Huang couldn't have subdued them all. " Jixiang pulled Mu The Younger's hand and said, "Just like now. Hong Yi has cultivated to the limit, but he can't truly lead the world because there are still people like the Monogatari and Yang Pan. There are also the Dao Ancestors of the Outer Heavens, Void, and the Dark Emperor Daoist. "
"What's the system of governance in the Central World?" Luo Yun suddenly asked.
"Governance, governance … If the Central World of the Outer Heavens ruled the Greater Thousand Realms, then it would be truly terrifying …" Hong Yi murmured. "The governance of the Central World of the Outer Heavens is completely different from that of the Greater Thousand Realms. The land and space of the Central World all belong to the imperial court. This is a fundamental difference. At the very least, in the Greater Thousand Realms, even if there's a rebellion or the extermination of an entire family, ancestral graves and sacrificial properties won't be touched. The people of the Central World don't even own their ancestral graves. "
"What?" Luo Yun exclaimed.
Governance referred to land, and governance referred to food.
The governance was the foundation of all imperial courts. Even the Central World of the Outer Heavens was no exception. Hong Yi had absorbed the memories of the Minister of War, so he naturally had to thoroughly analyze the governance system. It was also the foundation of governing the world.
As they discussed, the paths of the Central World and the Greater Thousand Realms from the Primeval Age to the present seemed to be clearly displayed before their eyes.
Everything was clear now.
Back then, Pan Huang and the Eternal Emperor hadn't been able to reform the Greater Thousand Realms, so they'd created the Central World. They'd wanted to guide the Greater Thousand Realms to develop toward their ideals after the Yang God experts reached the end of their lifespans and fell one by one.
But now, their plans had deviated, and the Central World wasn't their ideal world either.
And their plans were about to cause serious harm to the Greater Thousand Realms.
"Back then, the Yang God experts all had their own ideals, and in order to continue their ideals, they all left behind chess pieces. The Grand Emperor left behind the Supreme Path, the Primordial Emperor left behind Buddhist teachings, the Daoist Creation left behind the Boat of Fortune, and Pan Huang and the Eternal Emperor left behind the Central World. Today, after tens of thousands of years, these chess pieces will begin a real battle to see whose ideals can continue. Perhaps the one whose ideals continue will be a ladder to transcend the Nirvana Realm. "Hong Yi seemed to have a clear understanding of the changes of the past, present, and future. "I have a feeling that in the days to come, the chess pieces left behind by the ancient and primeval Yang God experts will appear one by one. When that time comes, the chaos will be unimaginable."
"Hong Yi, whose ideals are you a continuation of? The Hundred Sage Children? "Jixiang asked.
"Yes, and no. I have my own ideals. I'm not a chess piece of the Sacred Emperor, nor am I a chess piece of the Hundred Sage Children. I'm just myself. In fact, although Qian Emperor Yang Pan obtained the Boat of Fortune, he didn't inherit Daoist Creation's ideals, but his own. He wasn't a chess piece of Daoist Creation either. "Hong Yi let out a long sigh as if he wanted to see through the void.
"The Central World of the Heavens beyond Heaven was destined to invade the Greater Thousand Realms tens of thousands of years ago. We can't stop the war, so we can only prepare," Luo Yun said. "It's a pity, Hong Yi. If you were truly in power, the Da Qian Heavenly Province would definitely prosper. In less than thirty to fifty years, the population would multiply, and experts would emerge one after another. We would also have the capital to contend against the Central World. But now, the Da Qian Heavenly Province isn't under your control."
As she spoke, Luo Yun's eyes suddenly shone with a fierce light. "Why don't we strike first and suffer the consequences? Hong Yi, with your current strength, you might as well kill Yang Pan in one fell swoop and imprison Hong Xuanji. Of these two, one will kill and the other will seal. The Greater Thousand Worlds will also fall into your hands, and you can unify the four seas! Unity of will is an impregnable fortress! "
"It's not that I haven't thought of this, but Yang Pan, Hong Xuanji, and the Boat of Fortune are much more powerful than the Minister of War. Even if they can't defeat me, they can still escape. Besides, the Monogatari's attitude is ambiguous, and Kong, Dao Ancestor, Young Master Xu, the mysterious woman, and the young marshal are also restraining me. Even if I kill Yang Pan and imprison Hong Xuanji, the world will fall into chaos and heroes will rise up. Although I can suppress them, I'll suffer great losses. This is equivalent to helping the Central World." Hong Yi shook his head. "For now, all we can do is bide our time and accumulate strength while we wait for Beyond Heaven's invasion. When Beyond Heaven invades, I'll have to temporarily ally with the Imperial Court to fend off the foreign enemies and establish a righteous cause. I'm guessing that Beyond Heaven's invasion will first descend upon the seas and establish a powerful nation within a few years. Then, they'll attack with lightning speed. Qian Emperor Yang Pan is a smart man and may have foreseen this before us. That's why he's allied with the young marshal and the others who were defeated by the Central World. He's also making preparations. Beyond Heaven's invasion is an opportunity for him. If he leads the Da Qian Imperial Court to victory, he'll have an unshakable foundation! At the same time, he'll weaken my power and the aristocratic families' in the war. He'll implement his new policy of unifying the government and the gentry, providing rations, and working as laborers. War is an opportunity for everyone. "
"Accumulate strength and wait for the invasion. Temporarily ally against the foreign enemies and establish a righteous cause! Basically, these five principles are our current strategic guidelines. " Luo Yun immediately summarized Hong Yi's words. "Since Beyond Heaven will establish a nation overseas, it'll be easy. We'll build up our strength overseas."
"That's what I'm thinking as well."
Suddenly, Hong Yi flung his sleeves, and the world spun around. Everyone arrived at the seashore, which was covered in blue waves.
"To dominate the four seas, we need ships. Although the Godly Wind Nation's Peach God Warship is powerful, it's still lacking compared to some of the ships from Beyond Heaven's Central World." Hong Yi pointed at the sea. At the same time, everyone watched as many metals and ores from the Temple of Holiness's treasury were thrown into the Taiji Lightning Pool. Under the gaze of the Primeval Lord of Beginning, they melted and condensed, gradually forming a huge fortress ship.
Six to ten hours later, the huge fortress ship took shape and floated in the lightning pool.
Compared to the Peach God Battleship that could fit 800 people, it was twenty to thirty times bigger and had a height of ten stories. It was almost comparable to the Cloud Meng Nation's national battleship, the God of Meng, which took the Cloud Meng Nation several hundred years to build.
Moreover, the hull of the fortress ship was made of metal essence. It was extremely sturdy and could ride the winds and waves, shattering the reefs.
Woo, woo, woo …
The fortress ship flew out of the lightning pool and into the sea. Instantly, everyone felt the Truefire of the Sun being sucked in and stored to power the fortress ship's advance.
"This is a Dharma treasure ship from Beyond Heaven's Central World, the Sun God Ship. There's a fire pool inside that absorbs the Truefire of the Sun as its power. It can travel eight to ten thousand kilometers in a day and can seat twenty thousand soldiers. There's even a Golden Core Pool inside that can convert seawater into fresh water for people to drink."
Hong Yi's body moved and he brought everyone up the ship to view this newly forged Dharma artifact.
"This fortress ship is truly a powerful weapon of the military. It can travel eight thousand kilometers in a day! That's ten times faster than the ships out at sea. Hong Yi, can you condense a few more? "Luo Yun asked in pleasant surprise.
"I've collected quite a lot of ores in the void turbulence and a mine in the Violent Thunder Desolate Region. All the ores in the lightning pool were used to condense this Sun God Ship. If I want to condense more, I'll have to collect ores again. But that's fine. I'll make a trip to the void turbulence and collect more ores to condense ten. That should be enough. " Hong Yi pondered, "I don't have that much time to condense more. After all, I can only condense one or two a day with the help of the lightning pool. Before this, the Taiji Lightning Pool doesn't have a Primordial Beginning Dao Lord. I'm afraid I'll need a month to refine one. "
"It's a pity that the Sun God Ship can't fly. Hong Yi, can you condense a ship like the Boat of Fortune that can tear through the void and fly?" Dragon Lady immediately saw the value of the ship.
One had to know that most ships nowadays were rowed by sailors with sails. They could travel hundreds of kilometers in a day.
"That would probably take decades. I don't have the materials either. I'll probably need ten thousand years to refine the Boat of Fortune." Hong Yi shook his head.
…
Just as Hong Yi was condensing the Sun God Ship and conquering hundreds of countries for Luo Yun's Peach God Dao, a new country was being built on a mysterious continent in the depths of the ocean. A few new ships were being launched.
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