Longevity begins with slaying demons and eliminating demons

Chapter 732: Ah? Have we become a great power too?
A few days after the Haotian Ship landed in the Great Wilderness, Gu Xu returned to the Purple Palace, which was rare, and summoned all the ministers to the Fengtian Palace. From the saints and powerful men to the mortal officials, they all lined up and entered the palace.

Everyone could clearly feel the increasingly majestic aura of the Emperor of Daxia.

This power is neither sharp nor aggressive. It seems to have existed as eternally as the universe and regards all things in the world as straw dogs.

At this moment, everyone has never felt so deeply about their own insignificance, as if they have become a grain of sand in the ocean or a mayfly in the universe.

Luo Chuan, the head of the Exorcist Department, was the first to step out of the queue. He stood at the high steps in front of the throne, bowed deeply, and said loudly: "I congratulate Your Majesty on your promotion to the eighth realm. You are one step closer to returning to the Heavenly Palace and living as long as the heavens!"

Luo Chuan's words confirmed everyone's guess.

Even though they had anticipated that His Majesty might have broken through to the eighth level, they were still shocked when they heard the exact news.

After all, less than two years ago, His Majesty had just been promoted to the seventh realm, and in the blink of an eye, he had become a powerful True Lord of the eighth realm.

The seventh realm to the eighth realm seems to be only one realm away, but for many people, it is a gap that is difficult to cross for hundreds of years.

Many people can only stop at the shore and watch in despair throughout their lives.

But His Majesty seemed to be riding on the breeze and stepping on auspicious clouds. Before anyone could see his back clearly, he had already reached the other side.

"I summoned you all here today to tell you that the Great Wilderness is about to enter a brand new era," Gu Xu sat on the golden dragon throne, overlooking the ministers, and said lightly, "My clone went to the Lingxiao Realm not long ago, destroyed the core formation of the Taishang Haotian base camp, and brought back a 'Haotian Ship' that can cross the void, rescued a group of followers with profound cultivation and loyalty, and brought back many natural treasures unique to the Lingxiao Realm.

“He also took this opportunity to shake Taishang Haotian’s rule in Lingxiao Realm, affecting the speed at which he absorbed the power of incense.

"From now on, we are no longer fish on the chopping board of Tai Shang Hao Tian.

"As long as we work together, even if Taishang Haotian comes in full force, we will still be able to fight."

Gu Xu looked calm and his tone was uneventful when he spoke, as if he was just stating an ordinary, objective fact.

However, when the ministers heard it, they were even more shocked than when they heard that he had been promoted to the eighth level.

Everyone's eyes widened, their mouths opened, and their postures became slightly stiff due to surprise.

But thinking that they were in the Golden Palace, they dared not lose their composure in front of His Majesty or offend the royal authority. They had to suppress the turbulent emotions in their hearts and try their best to remain calm so as not to commit the crime of disrespect.

"It's incredible," Zhao Changying, who was standing at the front of the line, glanced at his son-in-law on the high seat and thought silently in his heart, "More than two years ago, he had to use the power of several of our saints and true monarchs, coupled with the 'Zhou Tian Xing Dou Great Array', to barely fight back with Emperor Tianxing.

“But now, he can turn Tai Shang Hao Tian’s lair upside down with just the power of one clone.

"Fortunately, I invested early enough, and Yan'er also had a good vision..."

Not far from Zhao Changying, Cabinet Grand Secretary Liu Qu also had mixed feelings.

In just a few years, he once proposed in a cabinet meeting that Gu Xu be appointed as a teacher at Longmen Academy, and with just a few words, he decided his future;
After the fall of the Great Qi Dynasty, he also wrote a letter of persuasion in his own handwriting, urging him to ascend the throne and become emperor as soon as possible.

Today, he witnessed with his own eyes this young man of extraordinary talent, who stirred up the situation in the two worlds with his own strength, so that the people of the Great Wilderness, who had once struggled to survive under the threat of evil spirits and ghosts, no longer had to live in mediocrity and were finally able to live and work in peace and contentment. The so-called "Emperor of the Ages" was probably just like this.

Liu Qu suddenly felt that time passed very quickly. In a blink of an eye, he bid farewell to the old era and came to a new era where things were changing with each passing day. If he slowed down a little, he would be left far behind by the times.

At the same time, he felt that time was passing extremely slowly, and every moment of the past few years seemed particularly long.

Since His Majesty ascended the throne, every bill he wrote, every decree issued by Daxia, every newly built spiritual energy conversion formation, every county town that implemented the "Qingdu Order"... carried countless ups and downs, like ink that has not yet dried on the paper, clearly imprinted in his mind.

He couldn't even imagine what the Great Wilderness would look like in a year or two.

"Maybe by then, we will already be in the Lingxiao Realm!" he sighed in his heart.

A few feet away from Liu Qu stood another cabinet minister, Xiao Wanjun.

Whenever she saw His Majesty wearing the dragon robe and sitting on the high throne where everyone was paying attention, she would always sincerely admire his majestic and dignified demeanor.

Especially as his cultivation grew, she felt more and more that he seemed born to stay in a high place, overlooking all living beings.

Since she had recently been helping the Star Lord of Heaven "Gong Yu" to forge his body, she had already heard about His Majesty's amazing feats in the Lingxiao Realm and did not behave as shocked and disoriented as others.

However, there were many messy thoughts in her mind buzzing like bees, making her keep her head down. She did not dare to look up at Gu Xu, but only dared to stare at her toes - even though she could not actually see her toes.

"Master Gong said that His Majesty needs my luck to advance to the ninth realm... I wonder if Master Gong has told His Majesty... Will His Majesty mention this matter... If His Majesty really makes a request, I should not be able to refuse..."

She had even begun to wonder what title His Majesty would give her if he proposed to take her into the palace.

Just as Xiao Wanjun was daydreaming, Gu Xu spoke again: "Now that our Great Xia already has the Haotian ship and many saints and true masters, it is time to turn our attention to the outside world.

“The resources in the Great Wilderness World are already scarce, and a lot of them were looted by the Spiritual Sky Realm in the past.

“In the near future, as more people are able to use the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to practice, the number of practitioners and their overall strength will gradually increase, and the existing resources are obviously unable to support the future development needs of the Great Wilderness.

“In order to solve this problem, Lingxiao Realm used the Haotian Ship to explore other worlds and obtain cultivation resources from them.

“Perhaps, we can also follow their example…”

Gu Xu's speech today has gradually made the ministers feel numb after a series of shocks.

What? To explore another world?

We, the people of the Great Wilderness, have been imprisoned in cages by Tai Shang Hao Tian and have suffered great torture in the past.

Now there is a chance to escape from the cage and even go to another world to explore resources?
We are not dreaming!

In just a few years, we have become a great power?
The ministers looked up at the high throne, looking at the emperor who had made Dahuang great, with unprecedented awe, excitement and inspiration in their hearts.