Chapter 271 Incarnate as the Way of Heaven, bless the Ming Dynasty, and purge the surrounding countries!
Inside the Wenhua Hall.
After waiting for a while and not hearing the emperor's voice again, everyone stood up.
"Since the emperor has given the order, Yan Shifan, you should tell the rulers of the three countries to hand over their national seals!" Yan Song gave orders directly to Yan Shifan.
"Yes!" A hint of joy flashed in Yan Shifan's eyes, and then he bowed to Prince Yu, Prince Jing, and his father Yan Song, and closed the photo stone.
Everyone in the Wenhua Palace also saluted the two kings and then dispersed. However, everyone was somewhat puzzled at this time. Why did the emperor suddenly agree to eliminate the surrounding small countries?
Yan Song was supported by Hu Zongxian and walked behind.
"I didn't expect that the emperor knew about our conversation." Hu Zongxian started the conversation.
"The emperor is everywhere. The emperor is the sky of our Ming Dynasty." Yan Song agreed deeply.
This is how it should be when talking.
Hu Zongxian could naturally tell that the teacher's words were completely sincere, so he nodded.
"What I really didn't expect was that the Emperor would also agree to purge the surrounding countries."
As soon as Hu Zongxian finished speaking, Yan Song's voice rang out again.
"The Emperor has broken through to the Nascent Soul stage. Now it is time for us ministers and soldiers to break through."
"The overall strength of the Ming Dynasty must be raised to a higher level, and accordingly, the population must be appropriately increased."
"As the population increases, the number of immortal cultivators and the mortal population will also increase, and the land will naturally increase as well."
"As Shifan said, the surrounding small countries no longer have any need to exist," Yan Song said in a submissive tone.
"Besides, these small countries have been influenced by Han culture and understand a lot of principles. Keeping them here will always be a disaster."
"So, for the Ming Dynasty, it doesn't matter whether they are there or not. It's better to destroy them to save trouble in the future."
At this time, everyone was discussing Jiajing's agreement to swallow up the surrounding small countries, and secretly guessing the emperor's intentions.
Deep in the Yanshan Mountains, the formation has been called off.
At this time, in Jiajing's Qi sea space, Jiajing's consciousness appeared and stopped above the azure Qi sea.
And above the sky, the two hundred and ten acupoints transformed into large stars, which now turned pale white, leaving only one, which transformed into the appearance of the sun under the influence of Jiajing's subconscious mind.
In this way, the entire Qi Sea space looks like a small world, and it would be even more like a small world if there were land islands on the sea.
But at this moment, Jiajing's attention was all on the miniature man sitting cross-legged in the air.
"This is my Nascent Soul." Jiajing looked at himself, who was wearing a simple white Taoist robe, had no beard, and had a serious face. He felt surprised and happy.
His cultivation level broke through the Nascent Soul Stage, which meant that his lifespan skyrocketed to more than 1,200 years.
With such a long lifespan, if it were placed in the mortal world, he would be a true living immortal.
But Jiajing knew that this was far from enough!
With a lifespan of more than 1,200 years, after one’s cultivation breaks through to the Nascent Soul stage, it will take several decades or even hundreds of years to start from the closed stage.
If you have a sudden enlightenment or go into seclusion, perhaps hundreds of years will have passed in the blink of an eye.
Therefore, there is a saying in the world of cultivating immortals that the higher the level of cultivation, the longer the lifespan, but in reality, time is less valuable.
For cultivators, the only way to truly be free from the shackles of lifespan is to become an immortal, or even a wandering immortal.
At least the lifespan of an immortal is almost infinite. If they can find a way to avoid the heavenly calamity, they can stay in the human world forever and never have to worry about their lifespan.
"Heavenly tribulation..." Thinking of this, Jiajing put away the chaotic thoughts in his mind after the breakthrough and stared at the Nascent Soul in front of him.
"Before, my divine consciousness was connected to my life. In the final analysis, it was my divine soul that was connected to my life. Now, my Nascent Soul is the embodiment of my divine soul. So the relationship between my life and my Nascent Soul is..."
"Buzz!" Just as I was thinking about it, I suddenly saw the Nascent Soul figure who was sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed above the Qi Sea suddenly open his eyes, and the next moment, he spread out his palms.
Then, Jiajing saw that his natal Ming Dynasty actually appeared on his palm, surrounded by an invisible light curtain.
There was no need to be surprised, because almost the moment he saw this scene, he suddenly understood the truth.
"It is just as I expected. My guess was correct!" A look of joy appeared on Jiajing's face.
"My destiny is conscious!"
"Because my destiny is connected to my divine consciousness, but its essence is bound to my divine soul. Now my cultivation has broken through to the Nascent Soul stage, and the Nascent Soul is the embodiment of my divine soul."
"So, the life and the Nascent Soul are one and the same!"
"In this way, if my physical body is damaged, then my Nascent Soul can take my life with it and find another body."
"These are all the general descriptions of possession recorded in the 'General Notes on Cultivation'..."
Some common descriptions of possession flashed through Jiajing's mind.
The so-called possession of another's body requires first killing someone!
After a person dies, the original consciousness of this body will dissipate.
When consciousness dissipates, the sea of consciousness will naturally collapse. If new consciousness is injected, the sea of consciousness will naturally be rebuilt.
This is also the reason why, if a cultivator who has reached the Nascent Soul stage is reborn through another body, his original life will also be taken along.
Because of this, in the world of cultivating immortals, if one wants to distinguish whether a cultivator has been reborn through another body, then one just needs to see whether his original life form is the same as before. This can be said to be very easy to identify.
However, for the old immortal cultivators in the Nascent Soul stage, they would not care if others knew about their possession of other people's bodies.
Of course, there are also some cultivators in the Nascent Soul stage who, for the sake of safety or to avoid enemies, would choose to possess the bodies of some mortal children so that they would not be discovered.
"The Nascent Soul and the Life are one, so my consciousness is the consciousness of the Life. If the cultivation reaches the Spiritualization Stage, the Nascent Soul can be separated from the body, move freely, and have its own consciousness, which is the legendary incarnation."
"However, no matter what time it is, my will is dominant, and my external incarnation has no way to resist."
"Hu." Thinking of this, Jiajing took a deep breath and exhaled. His consciousness left the Qi sea space and appeared in the sea of consciousness. His life force was naturally still floating quietly in the sea of consciousness.
As for what happened just now, it was just the Nascent Soul's manifestation of the Destiny. Just like now, as soon as he thought about it, the Nascent Soul also appeared above the Destiny.
Afterwards, Jiajing's consciousness sank into the Nascent Soul.
"Swish!" This time, when Jiajing opened his eyes again, he found himself at an infinitely high place.
Below is the mountains and rivers of the entire Ming Dynasty.
And next to it, there is a moon quietly floating.
"Is this the feeling of the way of heaven?" Jiajing felt that every move of the entire Ming Dynasty, the mountains, rivers, land, and all living things were all under his nose.
As long as he wants, he can transform into thousands of forms, and at the same time he can see through the laws of everything.
With a thought in his mind, Jiajing looked towards a tiger in the mountain stream, which was only fifteen years old and was nourished by spiritual energy.
This is naturally a "pseudo spiritual beast" unique to the Ming Dynasty. In the present-day Ming Dynasty, spiritual beasts are all under the surveillance of the imperial court, and there are specially sealed mountains used as breeding gardens.
As for the so-called spiritual beasts in other mountains and rivers within the territory of the Ming Dynasty, they are basically all "fake spiritual beasts".
Of course, this cannot be absolute. After all, some spiritual birds can fly. If they fly out of the garden where Daming takes care of the spiritual beasts and find other female birds to mate with, then their offspring will be spiritual beasts.
With just one glance, Jiajing saw the past, present and future of this "spiritual tiger".
That’s right, it truly points to the past and connects to the future!
According to Jiajing's observation, this "spiritual tiger" will die of natural old age in thirty years.
Well, pseudo-spiritual beasts are not spiritual beasts after all. Although the spiritual energy nourishes them, causing their physical strength and combat effectiveness to soar, and their lifespan to increase, the shackles have not been broken after all, and they are still restricted!
For example, the average lifespan of a tiger is between twenty and twenty-five years. Some can live up to thirty years at most. At this point, they will die of old age.
But if it is nourished by spiritual energy and becomes a pseudo-spiritual beast, then it can live to the maximum lifespan it should have and die of old age.
But if you want to break free from the shackles and live for decades or even hundreds of years, you can only become a spiritual beast!
"There are already spiritual beasts in the Ming Dynasty now, and there should be spiritual beasts between heaven and earth..." As Jiajing's thoughts turned, at this moment, many more things appeared in his mind.
Well, it seems like he should have it.
"I would like to call it the law of heaven and earth..." Thinking of this, Jiajing's gaze turned to the fifteen-year-old tiger who was well fed and napping.
"Today, I will grant you the bloodline of a spirit beast." As the words fell, a mysterious force descended from the unknown, blessing the tiger that had already begun snoring.
Inside its body, spiritual energy combined with flesh and blood and began to mutate. Heat surged, and the snoring tiger suddenly opened its eyes and stood up on the spot.
"Roar!" It felt as if something inside its body was about to rush out, making it feel suffocated and want to roar loudly.
The terrifying howling sound centered on it, creating ripples. As the spiritual energy surged, the markings on the tiger's body seemed to become deeper, and its body size grew visibly.
The eyes, which were originally a little cloudy and full of animality, now became as bright and shining as stars.
Suddenly, a red light flashed in the tiger's eyes, and then it opened its mouth suddenly. The next moment, a ball of fire spewed out, and a tree as thick as a bowl in the distance was instantly reduced to ashes.
Just now, a set of exercises specifically suitable for its practice suddenly appeared in its mind.
Moreover, as its cultivation level increases, its skills will continue to evolve and it will become stronger and stronger.
Even when its cultivation breaks through to the Golden Core Stage, it can transform into a human form. This tiger, who is only fifteen years old, is cheering for the change in itself.
However, what it didn't know was that the will of the entire Ming Dynasty was now resting on it, the tiger.
"From now on, all 'pseudo-spiritual beasts' in the Ming Dynasty can practice cultivation, and the number of spiritual beasts, pseudo-spiritual beasts, and ordinary beasts will be balanced."
As Jiajing's thoughts arose, the Ming Dynasty was suddenly shrouded in a will, and then the pseudo-spiritual beasts began to mutate one after another.
Because the Ming Dynasty needs some ordinary beasts and pseudo-spiritual beasts, their numbers are strictly controlled under the control of rules.
Some pseudo-spiritual beasts or ordinary beasts with good luck naturally evolved spiritual beast bloodlines, while those with bad luck remained the same.
As for how to judge good or bad luck and how to control the quantity, although Jiajing understood them with just one thought, he did not need to understand them in depth, and the rules would work by themselves.
"In the territory of our Daming, new mineral resources will emerge... In the territory of our Daming, the immortal path will flourish... In the territory of our Daming, the mountains, rivers, land, and essence of the sun and moon can nurture all living things..."
Next, Jiajing gave the Ming Dynasty the maximum authority within the scope permitted by his own rules.
Of course, the rules are not meant to be random and you can’t just shout out whatever you want and it will come true.
Everything must be based on what already exists within the Ming Dynasty. Only then can the rules be analyzed, understood, and then put into operation.
For example, the concept of spiritual beasts.
First of all, the Ming Dynasty had introduced spiritual beasts before, and the spiritual beasts combined with the pseudo-spiritual beasts in the Ming Dynasty to give birth to offspring.
For the world of Daming, traces have been left and memories have been created. The reason why Daming has never actively given birth to native spiritual beasts is because the rules are not working.
Now, if someone reveals the Way of Heaven, that is, the rules of heaven and earth, then these traces will be put into operation.
The truth is, between this world, the fact that something should exist is "written in", and it is "believed" and "operated" in this way, and then it will be born endlessly.
If Jiajing slapped his forehead and said, "Cthulhu must exist in the Ming Dynasty," it would be absolutely impossible.
Because this world cannot understand what "Cthulhu" is. It is a void, so it will not be born.
In other words, in the future, as long as Ming Dynasty brings something from the world of cultivating immortals, it will be able to make Ming Dynasty's rules work here, and things will naturally brew in Ming Dynasty.
"Only at this moment can our Ming Dynasty be said to have truly stepped into the threshold of the world of cultivating immortals!" After a series of rules and authorities were opened up, Jiajing was filled with emotion.
Everything in the world of cultivating immortals is something that people already possess, just like seeds can be planted in the soil. All kinds of spiritual objects have existed since the beginning, and that is because of the grace of the world!
The Ming Dynasty can finally evolve independently like the world of immortals.
By incarnating as the Way of Heaven this time, Jiajing can be said to have blessed the entire Ming Dynasty. All living beings in heaven and earth will begin to change gradually and imperceptibly in the days to come.
In addition, unlike his previous control over his own destiny, Jiajing can now fully control all natural forces within the Ming Dynasty.
Although he could previously appropriately change some natural disasters, or rain and snow, his authority was limited.
For example, if it comes to the weather conditions in the southeastern coastal areas, he will not easily use his innate power to interfere.
This is because, after all, the previous Ming Dynasty was still on the earth, and from the perspective of the entire nature, it had not been separated.
Until this time, the power of rules was completely controlled by him, and the entire Ming Dynasty was completely separated from the earth!
In this case, no matter how the weather or natural forces change within the Ming Dynasty, the natural forces outside the Ming Dynasty will not be able to affect them. In other words, the Ming Dynasty has disappeared from the earth.
But to the naked eye, it is still on this planet.
If Jiajing wanted, he could take the Ming Dynasty away from the earth at any time and go to any place in the universe to be alone.
Of course, this is true in theory. Jiajing is not that bored. His future target is the entire earth!
Even the world of billions of stars in the universe.
At that time, one of his thoughts could be regarded as the will of the entire universe.
Thinking of this, Jiajing suppressed his thoughts, and after he calmed down, his consciousness withdrew from the Nascent Soul.
In his sea of consciousness, looking at the Nascent Soul sitting cross-legged above his natal Ming, Jiajing felt an impulse in his heart, and he hid it and withdrew from his sea of consciousness.
"Your servants Lu Bing and Lu Fang, the Supreme Daluo Celestial Immortals/Purple Extreme Immortal Saintly Wisdom and Spiritual Spirit/Commander of the Three Origins/Certified by Yuxu/General Manager of the Five Thunders Great Immortal/Xuandu Realm/Emperor of Longevity, congratulate His Majesty the Emperor (Your Majesty) on your breakthrough in the immortal path and wish you peace and well!"
In the distance, two rainbow lights came rushing over. Lu Bing and Lu Fang knelt on the ground with excitement on their faces and congratulated loudly.
"I'm fine. Please stand up." After hearing the two people's congratulations, Jiajing's usually serious face finally showed a smile, and then he raised his hand to signal the two to stand up.
Lu Fang was previously in the world of cultivating immortals, but after hearing the news from the palace and learning that Jiajing had made a breakthrough, he immediately returned to the Ming Dynasty and followed Lu Bing here.
"Yes, both of you have achieved the level of Golden Essence." Jiajing nodded, satisfied with their cultivation.
The speed of Lu Fang's and Lu Bing's cultivation has always been one or two years apart. In the past thirty years, Lu Bing has naturally entered the world of cultivating immortals, and the location is naturally also in the Western Continent.
After entering the world of cultivating immortals, both of them obviously had adventures, and their cultivation in the early stage of Golden Elixir became more and more profound.
However, the cultivation speed in the Jindan stage is naturally not as fast as that in the foundation-building stage. It is reasonable to have no progress in ten or twenty years.
For example, Prince Yu and Prince Jing had been in seclusion before to strive for the Jindan stage, but unfortunately they came out not long ago, but failed.
But no one was discouraged. After the 30-year year-end bonus was paid, everyone who was stuck in the realm was able to break through in one go.
"I am a stupid and dull servant, and have made no progress so far." Lu Fang and Lu Bing bowed together to show their humility.
Although their masters were praising them, they themselves knew that in the path of cultivating immortals, the higher the level of cultivation, the harder it was to advance. Even their cultivation speed and starting time were not slow in the entire world of cultivating immortals, but they still had to be humble.
"Go back to the palace, and Wenfu should come with you." Jiajing did not comment on the two's humility, turned around and strode away.
Seeing this, Lu Bing and Lu Fang hurriedly followed.
Three rainbow lights streaked across the sky. Inside Yuxi Palace, Chen Ju had already received Lv Fang's message and had prepared bathing supplies long ago.
At this time, Jiajing was lying quietly in the bathtub, enjoying Lu Fang's massage while listening to the reports of the two.
What Lu Fang reported was mainly about the development of Tomorrow Tower in recent years, as well as the current situation and future plans of Huoyun Sect.
What Lu Bing reported was the intelligence network he had established in the Western Continent. After all, the Jinyiwei was responsible for all kinds of intelligence gathering work, and in just a few decades, it had developed into a well-established network.
This report took the whole day.
"Give orders to start the highland political discussion at noon on the last day of December in the ninety-ninth year of Jiajing," Jiajing put on a clean white Taoist robe, walked towards the Taotai, and said jokingly:
"I know that for more than 30 years, many people have been frustrated and waiting for this day. I will not make things difficult for my subjects."
As he spoke, he paused for a moment, turned around, raised his finger, and said, "It happens to be the 100th year of Jiajing, so the whole country will celebrate together, and the cabinet will purge the surrounding countries..."
"Tell them that if they can wipe out the countries surrounding the Ming Dynasty within the next twenty days, it will be counted as their achievement this time, and I will reward them all at once!"
As he spoke, Jiajing turned around and waved his hand, his sleeves rustling, and he was sitting on the platform in a comfortable and relaxed manner.
Lu Bing and Lu Fang looked at each other and knelt down, saying, "Your Majesty is so kind!"
The news from the palace came out.
For a moment, the entire cabinet, six ministries, and all senior officials were shocked.
Although they had known for a long time that after the emperor came out of seclusion, he would definitely convene a plateau meeting at the end of December, the day before the 100th anniversary of the Jiajing reign, to distribute 30 years' year-end bonuses to everyone.
But at this moment, when he heard with his own ears the accurate news about the plateau's political discussion from the palace, he was still extremely excited!
Especially when the ministers heard the emperor say in person that if they could pacify the surrounding countries within the next twenty days, his political achievements would be included in the year-end bonus, the ministers were excited!
They knew that the emperor must be in a good mood as his cultivation had broken through to the Nascent Soul stage. If they performed well this time, they might be rewarded with a breakthrough to a higher realm.
In fact, for the Ming Dynasty, it is entirely possible to purge the surrounding countries within twenty days.
In a sense, there is no need to send troops to eliminate it, only an official document from the cabinet is needed.
Afterwards, the Ministry of Rites sent people to negotiate. It was that simple. For the surrounding small countries, they did not have the qualifications and courage to resist the Ming Dynasty. Once they resisted, they would be destroyed!
Then, the cabinet and six ministries were all excited.
"Come here, come here, call a meeting of all the officials of the Ministry of Rites immediately, and draft the documents of peace to all countries starting from today..." Li Zhi, the Minister of Rites, rushed out of the room in just a single coat.
"All officials of the Ministry of Revenue, immediately prepare for the population census of various countries, fiscal revenue, and..." Since the Minister of Revenue Yan Shifan is not here, the overall situation will naturally fall to the Vice Minister of Revenue Zhao Qiansun.
"Three Thousand Battalions, generals of all ranks, be on standby at all times, and have the shuttles ready. If any country disobeys, suppress it directly!" Hu Zongxian put on armor and robes and personally commanded the Three Thousand Battalions.
"Fifth Army Camp, all troops on standby..."
"Shenjiying, prepare the shuttles and warships..."
At this moment, the Cabinet, the six ministries, and even the Hanlin Academy all started moving.
For a moment, all the high-ranking officials in the capital were as excited as if they had been injected with chicken blood, and began to prepare for the follow-up work of destroying the country.
One after another, the spiritual birds set out again, with the capital as the center, heading towards all parts of the Ming Dynasty and entering the surrounding countries.
The content of the letter was very blunt and even contained threats.
There is no way. For the Ming officials, they only have more than twenty days, and they want to make progress so much!
Anyone who dares to hinder your progress will be your immortal enemy!
For a moment, the whole country was in an uproar, and the surrounding countries were in shock and panic as if the sky had fallen!
"..."
(End of this chapter)
