Chapter 338: Chapter 343: Advancing to Saint’s Court_1
I wonder if the Liang Mountain generals are capable of setting up the grand formation!
In the Imperial Garden, Qin Wudao lay in a rocking chair, contemplating the reward for his 21st birthday with great curiosity. After summoning the seventy-two Earth Evil Generals, he had immediately transmitted the Seventy-two Earth Evil Formations to them. Following this, on his 21st birthday, the system had rewarded him with the Heavenly Dipper and Earth Evil Formation. This Heavenly Dipper and Earth Evil Formation was a super-grand formation capable of mobilizing the power of the cosmos and possessing heaven-defying strength. It could only be established by combining the Thirty-Six Heavenly Dipper Formations and the Seventy-two Earth Evil Formations.
However, the Thirty-Six Heavenly Dipper Formations and the Seventy-two Earth Evil Formations were exceedingly profound. Even though the Liang Mountain generals had been studying them day and night, they were still slightly lacking.
At this moment, it was springtime. Flowers were in full bloom, and a gentle breeze stirred the Spiritual Energy, carrying the rich fragrance of blossoms. Qin Wudao closed his eyes, basking in the tranquility, and under the warm sun, he began to drift into slumber.
"Your Majesty, I’ve finally found you! I have an urgent matter to report!"
But not long after, an urgent voice startled Qin Wudao. He opened his eyes to see Jia Xu hurrying towards him.
"What happened?" Qin Wudao sat upright, his leisurely demeanor vanishing as his expression shifted, becoming all business.
Jia Xu stepped forward, bowed respectfully, and reported in a solemn voice, "According to intelligence just relayed by the Hidden Guard, the Ice Bear Tribe, the Jade Blossom Sect, and the Purple Cloud Sect are preparing to advance to become Saint-level Powers!"
Qin Wudao was not particularly surprised to hear this. Advancing to become a Holy Land offered many benefits: it could elevate their status, boost morale, and even trigger a surge of Fortune, enhancing their strength.
"Your Majesty, when I arrived, the Prime Minister asked me to inquire when our Great Qin will advance to become a Saint’s Court!" Jia Xu finished speaking and laughed awkwardly. This was, in fact, the main purpose of his visit.
Seeing other factions preparing advancement ceremonies to the Saint-level, the officials of the Qin Dynasty had also begun to grow restless. A Holy Land represented supreme honor and was currently the highest level of power among factions.
"If even the Purple Cloud Sect, the weakest of them, dares to advance to become a Holy Land, we certainly cannot fall behind. Go find Yuan Tiangang and have him choose an auspicious date!" Qin Wudao said with a smile.
"As you command!" Jia Xu’s spirits lifted; he bowed and departed.
Qin Wudao gazed at the sea of flowers, countless petals dancing before his eyes. In that instant, it was as if he had traveled through time, back to the Qin Empire of six years ago. Back then, the nation’s strength was meager, confined to a single region. He had risen from the Battle of Hangu Pass, flooded the Wei army, repelled the Sand Scorpion Tribe, unified the Nine Great Dao Domains, then advanced to a Divine Court, slain Nie Feng, and seized the Great Brilliance Domain! At that time, the Great Qin had begun to make its mark in the East Border, fulfilling the aspirations of the Qin Country’s successive ancestors. Subsequently, he participated in the ’East Border Grand Ceremony,’ becoming the Young King of the East Border and receiving the supreme inheritance of Kunlun, setting him on a path of enmity with the Kylin Holy Land. That was a perilous, narrow bridge; one wrong step meant plunging into an unfathomable abyss. Along this journey, he had overcome the invasion of the Sea Prince, eradicated the Azure Sea Ancient Court, and successfully advanced to become an Ancient Court himself. Now, the Great Qin dominated the East Border, one of its sovereigns, with six Emperor Realm Martial Artists presiding, and was about to advance to become a Saint’s Court. Thinking of this, a smile graced Qin Wudao’s lips. Regardless of what the future held, judging by the present, he had not failed in his duty as the sovereign of the Great Qin.
「The Ninth Epoch, Year 3007!」
The Eastern Region of the Primitive Continent welcomed an extraordinary year. The era of a single Holy Land dominating the East Border was successfully brought to an end.
In May, the Ice Bear Tribe held its advancement ceremony. It gathered all the non-human races of the East Border to establish the Saint’s Court of a Thousand Beasts, triggering a surge of Fortune and greatly increasing its national strength.
After its successful establishment, the Saint’s Court of a Thousand Beasts, learning from human nations, enthroned Xiong Lie as its Beast Emperor. They implemented a hierarchical system, organizing the various non-human races within their nation according to their strength. All these non-human races were to dispatch members based on their rank to form an army. The purpose of this, naturally, was rapid military expansion.
In a short time, the regular army of the Saint’s Court of a Thousand Beasts exceeded 600,000,000 in number!
At the beginning of June, the Jade Blossom Sect advanced to become the Jade Blossom Holy Land. Ancestor Rong from the Taiyi Holy Land became its Holy Master, and the original Sect Master became the Vice Holy Master.
Like the Saint’s Court of a Thousand Beasts, the Jade Blossom Holy Land began large-scale conscription. However, due to the inherent limitations of a sect, its army was not as numerous, reaching only 300,000,000.
Soon, it was mid-June!
After Yuan Tiangang’s divination, the fifteenth of June was deemed highly auspicious, suitable for advancing to become a Saint’s Court!
On this day, the sky was clear and cloudless. Qin Wudao, supported by his officials, walked towards the altar on the training grounds. After a passionate speech, he officially began the ascension.
Qin Wudao easily climbed more than forty of the ninety-nine steps before he began to feel pressure. At that point, he drew upon the nation’s Fortune.
At the seventieth step, he drew upon the Fortune of the populace!
At the ninetieth step, he drew upon the Fortune of its experts!
Relying on the profound foundation of the Qin Dynasty, Qin Wudao smoothly ascended to the top of the altar. Under the gaze of countless eyes, he ignited the sacred fire in the ancient cauldron.
BOOM!
A stream of incredibly dense, purple Fortune erupted from the ancient cauldron.
"ROAR!"
The Fortune Golden Dragon emitted an excited roar. It devoured the Fortune, and its originally azure body began to transform into purple Fortune, appearing incomparably noble.
Purple is a color of nobility and also represents the Fortune of a Saint-level Power!
"Today, I am the Master of the Saint’s Court!" Qin Wudao walked to the edge of the imperial dais, raised the Nine Dragon Jade Seal high, and proclaimed loudly.
"Greetings, His Majesty, the Holy Master!"
"Greetings, His Majesty, the Holy Master!"
Civil and military officials, arrayed soldiers, and esteemed guests all knelt, looking at the young figure on the altar, and cried out with utmost respect.
The resonant voices echoed between heaven and earth, traveling far and wide.
"Ancestors, did you hear? The Great Qin has become a Saint’s Court! Wudao is truly outstanding. If I hadn’t watched him grow up since he was a child, and if not for our bloodline connection, I might have suspected he wasn’t my child!"
"He is so extraordinary! Perhaps it’s because our old Qin Family was favored by the heavens, and that’s why they blessed the Qin Family with such a Kylin son..."
In the ancestral temple, Qin Ying knelt on a mat, muttering to the room full of spirit tablets, his eyes red, his heart overflowing with emotion.
"ROAR!"
After devouring the Fortune, the Fortune Golden Dragon soared into the sky, journeying within the territory of the Qin Dynasty, showering down a tide of auspicious Fortune.
Drawing upon his previous experiences, Qin Wudao sat cross-legged on the altar to cultivate. He absorbed the surrounding Spiritual Energy to enhance his strength, successfully breaking through to become a Seventh-Transformation Holy King.
His standing on the Immortal Ranking also changed; now a Fourth-Transformation Holy King, he had skyrocketed to 123rd place.
He opened his eyes briefly. The bestowal of Fortune was not yet complete, and the civil and military officials were all still cultivating. Thus, he closed his eyes again to stabilize his realm.
After the Qin Dynasty advanced to become a Saint’s Court, the Purple Cloud Sect also held its advancement ceremony to become a Holy Land, barely succeeding.
After all, the Purple Cloud Sect was at a disadvantage in both the number of powerful experts and the extent of its territory. Moreover, most of its territory had been newly acquired, and the allegiance of its populace was still weak.
Although it succeeded, the bestowal of Fortune upon the Purple Cloud Sect was far inferior to that of the Qin Saint’s Court!