Chapter 218: Ziwei Star Region, Suzaku Ancient Dynasty, Misunderstanding? Return to Daming, Planting Mineral Veins
"...Wherever the Great Ming shines, countless worlds are covered; even the underworld is always filled with the Great Ming..." After hearing Jiajing's words, Song Xinchai's pupils contracted and his breathing became rapid.
How could he not remember the sect's elegant rules?
What he didn't expect was that the Great Ming Elegant Chapter actually had such a meaning.
Especially when he looked at Jiajing in front of him, who had appeared calm from beginning to end, an unprecedented belief emerged in his heart for some reason, that is, under the leadership of the head of the sect, the Ming Dynasty might really be able to control countless people and illuminate countless darkness in the future.
"Master," Song Xinchai looked at Jiajing and said hesitantly, "Have you already seen the darkness of this world of immortal cultivation..."
The darkness of the world of cultivating immortals... Upon hearing this, Jiajing patted Song Xinchai on the shoulder, but said nothing and turned away.
The sect's elegant music was merely compiled in imitation of the Nine Musical Movements of Daming, but the reason why Daming was named Daming, the meaning behind it is similar to the pattern of today's world of immortal cultivation.
At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the world was turbid and the sky was also dark. The Red Turban Rebellion, Little Ming King, White Lotus Sect, and Ming Cult had a complicated past.
However, the word "Ming" represents light and hope.
All living beings are suffering and long for a ray of light to pierce the darkness and bring new life to the world. Therefore, the Ming Dynasty was named Ming.
The Book of Changes says: Great is Qian Yuan, the source of all things, governing the heavens. Great Ming has its beginning and end, and the six positions are formed from time to time, and sometimes they ride six dragons to control the heavens.
The Ming Dynasty represents the Way of Heaven, the orthodoxy recognized by heaven and earth. It also means that the Ming Dynasty is the controller of the cosmic order.
(Note: There are many different opinions about the name of the Ming Dynasty, and there is no unified statement. The service plot is mainly based on this book.)
"The world of cultivation needs a savior," Jiajing looked at the cloudless sky with a scorching gaze, "The world of cultivation will usher in a new sky, a new emperor, and a new master!"
The next day, wild market.
Today, the management and decision-making power of the wild market has all returned to the hands of the Ming Dynasty. In the streets and markets, disciples of the "Law Enforcement Hall" can be seen everywhere, patrolling in an orderly manner to maintain public order.
In the southeastern area of the Great Wilderness, only the Daming Immortal Sect and other small sects remain. The struggles between the various forces do not seem to have any impact on Yeshi.
For the casual cultivators coming and going in the wild market, the grievances and hatreds between these sects are nothing more than topics of conversation after dinner.
Even the wild market became more prosperous.
After more than ten years of development, the current wild market has become a long strip along the edge of the Endless Mountains in the north. It is much larger than an ordinary town.
Of course, the number of major Central Plains clans entering Yeshi has increased in number over the past few months.
It was supposed to be the size of a town, with three teleportation arrays, which could teleport from the Wilderness to various places in the Central Plains.
Zixian Bookstore, located on the second floor.
Jiajing and Li Changqing sat face to face.
"In Jingzhou, there are Beichen Sword Sect and Youye Palace; in Yangzhou, there are Beast Taming Sect, Sword Peak, Mituo Temple... and the other twelve major sects in the Central Plains will have their branches in the southeast of the Great Wilderness," Li Changqing raised his chin, pointed to the document in Jiajing's hand, and said with a smile, "The scale of the wild market needs to be expanded, at least not smaller than Sifang City."
"All that's left is for the Ming Dynasty to sign." After saying this, the meaning was self-evident, which was to get Jiajing to sign and agree.
Jiajing naturally understood the meaning of Li Changqing's words.
Getting Daming to sign the agreement means starting to expand in all directions with the current Ye City as the center. By then, Ye City as a whole will be divided into several areas.
And each region represents a sectarian force.
Of course, there are many deeper meanings behind this, that is, from now on, he will have more cards in his hand. At the same time, it is also a warning that perhaps the Ming Dynasty is no longer important to him.
But it is true. Whether it is the Ming Dynasty or the Beast Taming Sect, they are both tools used by Li Changqing to purge the southeast.
Just as Li Changqing once said, in the entire Ming Immortal Sect, the only person he was optimistic about from beginning to end was Jiajing.
This sentence was also telling Jiajing that the cards in his hand were from a large family in the Central Plains, and not a small family in the southeast.
Jiajing didn't waste any words. He used his spiritual sense to sign his name and handed it back to Li Changqing.
"How is it?" After looking at the contract, Li Changqing looked at Jiajing with a smile, "How do you feel about being the head of the sect?"
His words and demeanor were always condescending, looking down at Jiajing, as if he was telling Jiajing that no one could change what he had decided.
"From the east of the Ming Immortal Sect, I hope that all of it will belong to the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty will take care of the rest of the territories." Jiajing was not interested in cooperating with Li Changqing and directly stated his demands.
Moreover, he came here recently to tell Li Changqing that now that the settlement has been made, the territory that Ming Dynasty wanted is what Ming Dynasty deserves.
"Since you have decided, of course you can. This is your reward." After Li Changqing finished speaking, he seemed to have thought of something and said, "Cabinet, Zong Council, good ideas..."
"However," Li Changqing said, with a slight smile on his face, "How about changing the 'Zong Yi Yuan' to the Si Li Jian?"
Hearing the word "Si Li Jian", Jiajing's eyes fixed and he looked at Li Changqing, who was in front of him with a smile on his face and looked leisurely.
"Heh," Li Changqing chuckled, as if he didn't see the solemn look in Jiajing's eyes, and said in a submissive tone:
"Also, the Resource Hall might as well be called the 'Ministry of Revenue'; the Law Enforcement Hall might as well be called the 'Ministry of Punishment'; the Mission Hall might as well be called the 'Ministry of Rites'; the Battle Arms Pavilion might as well be called the 'Ministry of War'; and the Immortal Guidance Pavilion might as well be called the 'Ministry of Personnel'."
"Three palaces and three pavilions," Li Changqing said, leaning forward slightly, staring at Jiajing, and said, "Now I can confirm where you are from..."
Cabinet system! Jiajing can be sure that this is the original creation of Chengzu. How did Li Changqing know about this?
Although he was shocked, Jiajing's expression regained its composure the moment the slight change occurred.
As an emperor who has controlled the court for decades and is extremely skilled in the art of ruling, his inner strength has long allowed him to remain calm in the face of adversities. Naturally, he would not be as jumpy as that young boy.
Ziwei star field!
Soon, Jiajing calmed down and thought of a place. Yes, Ziwei Star, where dynasties stood side by side, was a world of immortal cultivation centered on a dynasty that ruled the world.
The 'Emperor's Scripture' he practiced was the royal technique of the ancient Dahao Dynasty of Ziwei Star in ancient times.
In such a large star field, there must be as many dynasties, big and small, as there are sects in the world of Great Star Cultivation. It would not be surprising if one or two dynasties with the same system as the Ming Dynasty appeared.
There may not be two identical flowers in this world, but it is not difficult to find similarities, let alone in such a vast world of cultivating immortals?
Although Chengzu was an extremely talented person, he might not be considered a very remarkable person in the vast world of immortal cultivation that had been developing for who knows how long and had accumulated for countless years.
Moreover, the names of star regions such as Ziwei Star Region and Arcturus also exist in the Ming Dynasty. Among the twenty-eight constellations, the Eastern Azure Dragon Horn is the Horn Constellation, and Arcturus is strictly speaking a group of constellations.
But he knew that there were many star worlds outside of Arcturus, and they were collectively called Arcturus.
Therefore, if Ziwei Star Region had a cabinet similar to that of the Ming Dynasty and six ministries, although it would be somewhat surprising, it would not be strange.
Sure enough, under Jiajing's gaze, Li Changqing said in a low voice: "Sir, are you from Ziwei Star Region, Suzaku Ancient Dynasty?"
"And your surname is Zhu, haha," Li Changqing said with a smile that became more and more confident, "The royal family of the ancient Suzaku Dynasty had the surname Zhu, so, you are from the royal family of the ancient Suzaku Dynasty?"
Although he was asking, his tone was extremely determined.
Suzaku Ancient Dynasty, Imperial Family, Zhu? Listening to these words, Jiajing basically understood that the Suzaku Ancient Dynasty in Ziwei Star Region also implemented the cabinet system. Ha, what a coincidence.
"You misunderstood," Jiajing stood up calmly and said:
"I have nothing to do with the Suzaku Ancient Dynasty you mentioned. I will be in seclusion again. The affairs of the Daming Immortal Sect will be decided entirely by the Cabinet and the Sect Council. If you need anything, just consult with them."
However, what Jiajing did not know was that in Li Changqing's eyes, his behavior at this moment was a sign of guilt.
"Brother Zhu," just as Jiajing was about to go downstairs, Li Changqing's gentle voice suddenly sounded behind him, "One day, if you need it, the Li family is willing to lend a hand!"
Hearing this, Jiajing paused, but said nothing and went down the stairs.
"Is he really from the lineage of King Ming of the ancient Suzaku Dynasty?" Li Changqing narrowed his eyes slightly, his expression becoming more and more confident. He stared at a piece of tea leaf floating in the teacup and muttered to himself.
“If my Li family has the support of the Suzaku royal family behind them, the top three veins will definitely have a place in the future competition for the head of the academy.”
Thinking of this, Li Changqing spread out his palms, and a silver bracelet appeared on his wrist. As spiritual energy was injected, a blue magic circle appeared and rotated. The next moment, Li Changqing put a thumb-sized red jade plate into it. The space fluctuated and the red jade disappeared.
If there is someone here who knows the value of this, he will definitely exclaim in surprise.
This is because what Li Changqing used was the "palm-held teleportation array" that only those super-large gangs have.
Moreover, the "Palm Teleportation Array" is also divided into different grades. Low-grade ones can only teleport short distances, while high-grade ones can even teleport across the world. However, the "Palm Teleportation Array" can only teleport small items, and even living things cannot be teleported.
In addition, the amount of spiritual energy consumed each time it is used is unimaginable for ordinary cultivators, and most people simply cannot afford it.
……
The Great Ming Immortal Sect.
Behind the main peak hall, in a quiet bamboo courtyard.
"From now on, all the land east of the Wuya Forest, with our Great Ming Immortal Sect as the boundary, will belong to our Great Ming," Jiajing said, looking at Xu Shixing and Feng Sheng who were standing respectfully in front of him.
"Next, the major sects in the Central Plains will successively send their disciples or trusted followers to the southeast to establish sects and families. As for the business with Li Changqing, the scale of the wild market will also expand..."
Jiajing recounted what he had discussed with Li Changqing today, regarding the entry of large Central Plains companies into the southeast and subsequent business matters.
"Shi Xing, from today on, the cabinet and the sect council will be fully operational. Now that the surrounding area has been cleared, I will continue to practice in seclusion. The affairs of the sect will be entrusted to you two."
"Yes," Xu Shixing and Feng Sheng exchanged a glance, bowed solemnly to Jiajing, and said, "Disciple will definitely live up to Master's expectations!"
"Xiaosheng," Jiajing looked at Fengsheng again and said, "In addition to business and sect development, I have another thing that I need you to do."
"Please give me your instructions, Master!" Feng Sheng said seriously.
"You are resourceful and decisive, and you are careful in what you say and do," Jiajing said, pausing slightly before saying, "From today on, I will ask you to be responsible for establishing an intelligence network for the Ming Dynasty."
"Specially responsible for collecting intelligence from the entire Arcturus, and even this vast world of immortal cultivation. You must know that no matter what you do, you must understand the principle of knowing yourself and the enemy, so that you can fight a hundred battles without defeat!" Xu Shixing and Feng Sheng are not unfamiliar with the intelligence network. Many sects in the world of immortal cultivation have their own special intelligence channels.
The Ming Dynasty did not exist before, but now it has gotten on the right track and is developing rapidly. It is about to become a superpower in the southeast region, so it naturally needs its own intelligence network.
"Yes, I will live up to Master's expectations!" Feng Sheng also agreed immediately.
"Okay, leave now. I'm going to go into seclusion." Jiajing waved his hand, signaling the two to leave.
"Yes!" After the two of them bowed, they turned and left.
After watching the two leave, Jiajing did not rush back to Ming Dynasty immediately, but opened a bundle of palm-sized scrolls. This small bundle of scrolls contained a piece of information.
As for the source, it was naturally purchased by him through the disciples arranged in the wild market by Fengling Pavilion, one of the largest intelligence forces in the world of cultivation on Arcturus.
The content recorded on the scroll was nothing but information about the subtle star field and the ancient Suzaku Dynasty.
Today, I learned from Li Changqing about the ancient Suzaku Dynasty, and how he misunderstood me as a member of the Suzaku royal family, the lineage of King Ming. And the words "Brother Zhu", it was obvious that Li Changqing took it seriously.
Jiajing naturally keenly grasped this key information, which is why he wanted to learn more about the ancient Suzaku Dynasty.
As his spiritual sense swept through, all the contents on the scroll came into his mind, and Jiajing also had a general understanding of the ancient Suzaku Dynasty.
Of course, what he knew were only some things that could be found out with a simple search as long as one had the ability. As for some more in-depth information, it was not that Fengling Pavilion could not find it.
First, the price is too high. Second, there is no need to know this at present.
Jiajing would not pretend to be a royal family of an ancient dynasty in Ziwei Star Region just because of Li Changqing's misunderstanding of his origins, even if everyone had the surname Zhu.
First of all, Jiajing understood that the act of expanding his background might be enough to deceive people with insufficient brains, but it was not enough to deceive Li Changqing and use this so-called identity to achieve some goals.
Telling one lie requires countless lies to cover it up.
As long as there are too many lies, sooner or later they will be exposed, thus putting oneself in a passive position. Jiajing does not like to be passive, nor does he like to do this, and he does not think this is the best strategy!
Secondly, it doesn’t make much sense for the current Daming Immortal Sect and himself to come into contact with this level.
However, there is no harm in knowing more.
As for Li Changqing's misunderstanding of his identity, Jiajing did not intend to explain anything. For someone like Li Changqing, as long as he was convinced, it would be useless no matter how he denied it.
After these years of contact, Jiajing has a general understanding of Li Changqing's character: arrogant, conceited, and self-willed. Since he has made up his mind, let him make it.
Moreover, he had denied it himself. Next, he would make some "investments" and offer some benefits for the things he had determined. Jiajing would not take the initiative to ask for them, but he would not refuse them either.
Of course, afterwards, he would not be held responsible for his wrong judgment.
You did it voluntarily, I didn't beg you to do it.
"It is indeed very similar to the Ming Dynasty," Jiajing was amazed after reading the information about the ancient Suzaku Dynasty on the scroll, "Even the beginning of the establishment of the dynasty is similar to the era of Taizu."
"There are also two capitals, one is the imperial capital and the other is the secondary capital. But the difference is that in the ancient Suzaku Dynasty, the throne has always been inherited by the prince's lineage, and there was no Jingnan Campaign."
"That makes sense," Jiajing nodded slightly when he thought of this. "If a battle like the Jingnan Campaign could still happen in the world of cultivating immortals, it would be irrational. However, the experience of the Ming Wang lineage is somewhat similar to that of the Chengzu."
"The fourth prince of the dynasty was granted the title of Ming Wang and lived in the capital. However, the Ming Wang's lineage was suppressed, and the internal clans fought endlessly, so that they were torn apart..." Thinking of this, Jiajing shook his head, "From here on, it is very different from the Ming Dynasty..."
Of course, Jiajing felt normal at this moment.
If the development of the ancient Suzaku Dynasty was exactly the same as that of the Ming Dynasty, especially the Ming Wang lineage, he would find it weird.
"No wonder Li Changqing said that if necessary, the Li family can lend me a helping hand. The lineage of the Ming King is complex and numerous. It is obvious that he regards me as a member of the Ming King's lineage who failed in the struggle for power."
"It's been seven years. It's time to go back..."
After putting aside the matter of the ancient Suzaku Dynasty, Jiajing said as his spiritual consciousness swept out, activating the formation on the main peak. At the same time, he did not forget to set up formations and restrictions around the small courtyard where he was.
After doing all this, Jiajing slowly closed his eyes, and with a thought, he communicated with the Ming world and officially returned.
"Buzz." In the Yuxi Palace, in the side hall, on the Taoist platform, Jiajing slowly opened his eyes as a force of space surged.
Knowing that he would be in the world of immortal cultivation for a long time, Jiajing set up a cleansing array in Yuxi Palace before entering.
Therefore, seven years have passed, and the hall is still spotless, with the light of the formation always flashing.
Jiajing did not rush to leave seclusion, but instead used his natal Ming Dynasty to find the two eighth-grade mineral veins that he had selected in the world of immortal cultivation, which belonged to the Qingyuan Immortal Sect and the Xiaoshushan Immortal Sect respectively.
When he was confiscating the sect, he had marked several mineral veins in the sect's territories such as Huangfeng Valley with his natal objects in advance, so that he could move them directly underground after returning to Daming.
These two mineral veins can produce the most indispensable materials for refining equipment, namely "Gold Essence" and "Earth Crystal".
Among them, "Gold Essence" has the attribute of gold, and its biggest characteristic is hardness; "Earth Crystal" has the attribute of earth as the name suggests.
When forging a magical weapon, you only need to add a small amount of "Earth Crystal" to increase the defense of the magical weapon by several qualities. Of course, this is also related to the quality of the added "Earth Crystal".
The gold-essence stone contained in the gold-essence veins has a pure texture and bright luster, and is the best material for refining various metal magic weapons and weapons.
In addition, Gold Essence Stone can enhance the cutting and penetrating power of weapons, and also improve the sturdiness of defensive equipment.
As for the Earth Crystal veins, they are now yellow in color, with a dense and thick texture. Earth Crystals can absorb the power of the earth, making equipment more stable and reducing physical damage.
If a magic weapon made of Earth Crystal is used in conjunction with Gold Essence Stone, its defensive power will be further enhanced.
Of course, Jiajing marked several good mineral veins, but he could not ignore the needs of the Daming Immortal Sect, so he only brought back two eighth-grade mineral veins, and the rest were left in the sect.
The main reason is that the overall level of cultivation of the Ming Dynasty is not yet enough to require higher quality refining materials.
You know, the higher the quality of the refining materials, the greater the consumption of the cultivators during the refining process. If all of them are high-quality mineral veins, then the cultivators on the Ming side are all in the Qi Refining Stage, and the time cost of forging a magic weapon will be greatly increased.
This is not in line with the goal of rapid development of Daming!
As for the future, with the development of the Ming Dynasty, when high-quality mineral veins are used, there is no need to worry about not having enough.
Before, he used his natal object to mark everywhere in the immortal cultivation world of Arcturus, so he was not afraid of not finding high-quality mineral veins.
With a thought in his mind, Jiajing disappeared from Yuxi Palace and came directly to the outskirts of the capital, deep in the Yanshan Mountains.
"The five elements are mutually generated and restrained. The gold essence vein belongs to gold, and the earth element crystal vein belongs to earth. Earth generates gold. If supplemented by spirit veins, gold can generate water, water can generate wood, wood can generate fire, and fire can generate earth."
"We just need to plant the gold vein in Yanshan, and then plant the 'mercury sand' brought back from the sect to attract it. Sooner or later, a water-attributed mercury sand vein will grow."
Jiajing came to the underground of Yanshan Mountain and, through the control of his own destiny, dug a deep trench about 2,300 feet deep and 200,000 feet long beneath the surface of Yanshan Mountain, the end of which led directly to the underground of the capital.
Of course, the depths of Yanshan Mountain naturally start from the surface, and get deeper and deeper as it goes deeper into the capital.
After all, if a huge hole suddenly appeared under the surface of the capital, it would cause the deaths of countless innocent people, which is naturally not what Jiajing wanted to see.
"Boom!" As the abyss deep underground cracked, the entire Yanshan Mountain Range was shaking. Countless mountains were directly collapsed. In an instant, the mountains shook and turned into ruins in an instant.
Countless "pseudo-spiritual beasts" that absorbed spiritual energy began to run around and scatter. Of course, many of the slow ones fell directly into the abyss.
Looking down from a high altitude, from north to south, one could hear the endless sounds of "bang, bang, bang, bang". The earth cracked open a very wide gap, which was hundreds of meters wide starting from Yanshan Mountain.
It "collapsed" all the way to the capital, and gradually shrank into a crack only as thick as a thigh, running northward from Bei'an Gate, through Wansui Mountain, and straight into Xuanwu Gate.
Then, it rumbled through the Qin'an Hall, Kunning Palace, Qianqing Palace, Shenzhu Hall, Huagai Hall, Fengtian Hall, out of the Wumen Gate and stretched to more than twenty miles outside the Zhengyang Gate, then gradually stopped and became a line as thick as an index finger.
The entire earth sank, and when it reached Beijing, the sinking gradually became shallower. However, the entire city was filled with smoke and dust, which was extremely spectacular!
It was at this moment that everyone in the capital began to commotion, especially Lu Fang, Yan Song and other immortal cultivators, who instantly used the "Sky-Flying Talisman" to stand above the capital.
In the past, something like the Flying Talisman might have been a luxury for the Ming Dynasty, but now almost everyone, including Yan Song, has one. Even Jiajing left behind a few flying shuttles.
Yan Song and others looked northward from the capital and saw a deep abyss of smoke and dust on the ground that seemed to have been split open by a sword. They couldn't help but take a deep breath in their hearts.
However, these people did not stay for long. After looking at each other, they all headed towards Yanshan.
Naturally, they wanted to check out what had happened in the Ming Dynasty. The people in the capital were also attracted by this scene and gathered around the crack on the ground, discussing it.
Jiajing had no time to pay attention to the commotion in the capital.
The moment the underground abyss was opened up, he connected it to the world of immortal cultivation, directly extracted the gold ore vein that had been marked with his natal object in advance, and connected it to the depths of Yanshan Mountain.
"Boom!" With the access of the gold ore vein, the earth made a loud noise again, but this time apart from some shaking of the ground, there was no vibration like before.
Standing deep underground, looking at the mineral veins in front of him flashing with golden light, Jiajing's heart moved, and he took out another bundle of space scrolls, pulled out a ninth-grade spiritual vein from it, and planted it in Yanshan.
Today, his cultivation has broken through to the Golden Core stage. It is only a ninth-grade spiritual vein, so it is naturally very easy to suppress it.
Then, a reverse spirit gathering array was set up throughout Yanshan Mountain to gather spiritual energy and ensure that the mineral veins could be fully nourished.
After the major parts were dealt with, Jiajing finally buried three hundred stones of "mercury sand" on the east side of the gold ore vein as a primer.
"With the nourishment of this spiritual vein and these "mercury sands" as the primer, I believe that as time goes by, a mercury sand vein will be born under Yanshan Mountain."
"Next is the Earth Yuan Crystal vein, which will be planted in Nanjing City..." Just as Jiajing was thinking, his spiritual sense detected Yan Song and others flying from the capital.
"..."
I have a headache today. I haven't reached 1+. I will update first. I will make up the remaining 3K tomorrow~~~
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