The Great Xia Dynasty's Longevity Begins with Connecting to the Swallowed Starry Sky

"I think it's time to issue a recruitment notice for the sect."

In the past, sects relied on themselves to fight disasters and combat demons.

In other areas, the imperial court coordinated the efforts, dispatching various military legions to suppress the demons.

But now that a large demon nest has appeared in Jinzhou, it is clear that the demonic disaster will become increasingly severe.

If these sects continue like this, it definitely won't work.

Within the territory of the Great Xia Dynasty, all resources must be utilized.

The Minister of Rites even suggested: "Should we mobilize the Southern Chu and Nanzhao kingdoms?"
The demonic calamity is not a disaster affecting only our Great Xia nation.

"It seems we can hold out for now, so let's not notify Southern Chu for the time being?"

Until the very last moment, most people still did not want to bow down to Southern Chu.

They usually put immense pressure on Southern Chu, making it hard for them to breathe.

They couldn't bring themselves to bow down to Southern Chu at this point.

Moreover, the situation is not so bad that even the Great Xia Dynasty cannot withstand it.

So after discussing it for a while, everyone finally made a decision.

Let's ignore the situation in Southern Chu for now.

Moreover, the situation in Southern Chu may not be much better.

They couldn't believe that if Great Xia was already mired in a demonic calamity, how could Southern Chu be better off than Great Xia?

It should be noted that the Great Xia Dynasty has always been one of the more powerful nations in terms of national strength.

……

Qinghe Bay.

Qin Hao opened his eyes.

I was just summoned to the Grand Court Assembly, which is my first time attending the highest court assembly of the Great Xia Dynasty.

Yes, I haven't participated in the cabinet meeting yet.

"It seems that the great calamity of demons in the Qianyang Realm has reached a new level."

After making the arrangements, it's time to go check on Zhetian's side.

It seems I'll have to make a trip to Tai Xuan Sect.

Qin Hao remembered that there was a simple peak inside the Tai Xuan Sect of Zhetian, where the Way of Nature resided.

There is also the Hengyu Scripture, which is an imperial scripture and can be considered a supreme Daoist scripture.

In addition, there is also the "All" secret, one of the Nine Secrets of Covering the Sky, here.

The so-called Nine Secrets are actually the ultimate secrets in nine different fields, such as the "movement" secret in the field of speed, the "forward" secret in the field of time, and so on.

The Nine Secrets of Covering the Sky are Lin, Bing, Dou, Zhe, Jie, Shu, Zu, Qian, and Xing.

The Secret of the Character "Lin" was created by the first Celestial Venerable of the mythological era—the Celestial Venerable of Tribulation Crossing, who was also a close friend of the Desolate Heavenly Emperor—Cao Yusheng.

Before the Desolate Heavenly Emperor severed all eternity with a single sword strike, he buried Duan De in the burial ground, allowing him to awaken in the mythical era. After his resurrection, Duan De created the "Transcending Tribulation Heavenly Technique" and the "Lin" Secret, and then the imprints of nine lifetimes merged to achieve immortality.

The "Lin" secret technique allows one to enter forbidden and forbidden realms, making it a divine skill for defeating monsters of higher levels.

The author of the "Soldier's Secret" is not explicitly mentioned in "Covering the Sky," but it is speculated that it was created by the Primordial Celestial Venerable.

The "Soldier" Secret Technique can be considered the most powerful weapon control technique in the world. It allows the manipulation of weapons, and upon reaching a certain level, one can freely manipulate external objects, even forcibly controlling the weapons and living beings of opponents, including even Emperor-level and ultimate weapons.

The character "兵" (soldier) is hidden on an unnamed mountain peak in the territory of the descendants of the Cai family in Zhongzhou.

In the future, it will be obtained by Ye Fan.

The Dou Zi Secret Technique was created by Wuliang Tianzun. Wuliang Tianzun once killed the Chaos Body through blood sacrifice, and only the Dou Zi Secret Technique could complete the process of killing the Chaos Body, demonstrating its formidable power.

The "Fighting" Secret Technique can be described as the number one offensive divine art in the world. It belongs to the ultimate combat method and is ever-changing. It can simulate any attack and evolve into various offensive and killing divine arts. When cultivated to the ultimate level, it can even evolve into an imperial weapon.

The Douzi Secret is like a computer that can provide the optimal solution. It can analyze and deconstruct the techniques and supernatural abilities it has practiced and seen, and finally recombine them into the most suitable offensive divine techniques.

This secret of the word "Dou" is in the hands of the God King Jiang Taixu.

In the future, we can also make plans through Ye Fan.

The Secret of the Character "Zhe" was created by the Celestial Venerable of Longevity, who was the longest-living Celestial Venerable. He could have left behind a glorious name, but in order to prolong his life, he willingly fell into depravity, instigated a dark upheaval, brought calamity to all living beings, and became the Lord of the Dark Forbidden Zone—the Immortal Tomb.

The Secret of the Character "Zhe" can be described as the number one healing technique in the world. It can enhance one's own recovery ability. When cultivated to the extreme, one can become immortal and even regenerate from a drop of blood. No matter how severe the injury you suffer, you can recover.

The Celestial Venerable of Longevity became the longest-living Celestial Venerable precisely because of the secret of the character "者".

The Secret of All Characters was created by the Emperor, the head of the Nine Great Emperors.

The Emperor is the founder of the ancient Heavenly Court and also a hidden boss who attempts to sacrifice all living beings to ascend to heaven with the Heavenly Court.

The Secret of All Characters can be described as simple yet powerful, increasing all attributes by 10 times without any cost or side effects. When cultivated to its extreme, it can allow one to comprehend divine restrictions ahead of time.

What Qin Hao wants right now is the secret of the character "皆" from Zhuofeng.

The thought of instantly increasing combat power tenfold is exhilarating, and it's exactly what he needs.

Currently, demonic calamities are rampant. If one obtains the secret of the "All" character, one's strength can instantly increase several times over.

It's impossible to maintain ten times the speed all the time.

But during the battle, it suddenly unleashed ten times its power.

I believe that fighting opponents of higher levels is not just a dream.

The remaining nine secrets are also very important. If you can obtain them, it is equivalent to obtaining the secret teachings of nine great emperors.

The Secret of Numbers was created by the Supreme Lord of Morality. The Supreme Lord of Morality authored the Tao Te Ching and was buried in Kunlun after his death. However, his body was imbued with spirits, and his new soul became Lao Tzu.

The function of the numerical secret is not apparent from the original work, but considering the past of the Moral Celestial Venerable, Qin Hao guessed that it was probably the One Qi Transformation into Three Pure Ones.

Or it could be a similar technique for creating clones.

Although Qin Hao also has a past and future self, he still really wants to obtain it.

Various powerful secret techniques can enhance one's strength.

In addition, it can broaden one's horizons and help one become more outstanding.

In the future, I will create my own secret techniques, and these techniques will also serve as my resources, making it easier for me to comprehend and create new secret techniques.

The Secret of Character Formation was created by Lingbao Tianzun, who is the founder of array patterns, talismans, and seal scripts. His combat power is perhaps the greatest among the Nine Heavenly Venerables.

His secret word combination, along with the Four Swords of Zhuxian and the Zhuxian Formation, is said to be able to kill immortals.

The "Scripture of Salvation" by Lingbao Tianzun is aimed at all evil spirits and has made a great contribution to all living beings.

The secret to forming characters is something Qin Hao also desperately wants to obtain.

This greatly benefits Qin Hao's mastery of formations.

Furthermore, regardless of which world the Four Swords of Zhuxian and the Zhuxian Sword Formation belong to, they were of great help to Qin Hao.

The Secret of the Former Words was created by the Celestial Venerable of Annihilation. The Celestial Venerable of Annihilation can be considered the weakest of the Nine Celestial Venerables, yet he possesses powerful divine consciousness and can foresee the future.

However, his fate was rather tragic; he was suppressed by the Emperor on Flying Immortal Star and became a sacrifice.

What puzzled Qin Hao was that since the Celestial Venerable of Annihilation could foresee the future, why didn't he avoid the Emperor Venerable?
Perhaps, this outcome can only be attributed to the fact that divine power is no match for destiny.
Or perhaps the Emperor's plan for the Celestial Venerable of Annihilation was so far inescapable that even with his understanding of the future, he couldn't avoid it.

There are some things that you have to do even if you don't want to.

Some things, no matter how hard you try to avoid them, you can't escape them.

Finally, there's the secret of the character "行".

The Secret of the Path of Travel was created by the carefree Celestial Venerable Yunheng.

The Celestial Venerable of the Distant Horizon is an ancient being who has traversed countless eras. Seeking to reverse time through speed and attain immortality, he entered the forbidden Sea of ​​Reincarnation in his quest for immortality.

In the original novel, the Carefree Celestial Venerable was ultimately killed by Ye Fan in order to seize Ye Fan's body.

The "Movement Secret" is arguably the fastest divine technique in the world. Cultivating it grants unparalleled speed, allowing free access to many forbidden and dangerous areas. The "Movement Secret" also encompasses numerous assassination techniques.

When cultivation reaches its peak, it involves the realm of time, and can even stop time.

This line of text was also something Qin Hao desperately wanted to obtain.

This might help him gain a closer grasp of his past and future selves, allowing him to further enhance his strength.

At this time, the Secret of the Word "行" was still inside the coffin of the Lord of Heaven.

In the world of Shrouding the Heavens, Qin Hao's past self has already entered the Heavenly Court.

It has not yet been released.

Perhaps, we could consider taking a look.

It would be good if we could obtain the Xingzi Secret sooner.

However, these things still depend on fate.

Besides, Zhuofeng's inheritance of the Way of Nature is actually quite good.

If he could obtain it, Qin Hao would naturally be willing.

They summoned the territory's high-ranking officials for a meeting.

Now that I have a second life, I don't need to meet in real life.

A meeting is about to start; log in to Second Life and you can join the meeting.

Soon, everyone, including Vajra Sword, arrived.

Qin Hao then said in a deep voice, "Now that everyone is here, let me share some news. Traces of a large demonic lair have been discovered in Jinzhou."

what?
Everyone, including Song Fugui, was taken aback.

Now that the Demon Nest has been formed, it is inevitable that a passage to the Demon Realm will be created.

Large demon nests can even accommodate demons of the fourth realm, but they cannot accommodate multiple demons of the fourth realm in a short period of time.

In other words, the formation of this demonic nest signifies a further escalation of the demonic calamity.

Moreover, once the Demon Realm passage is completed, a large number of troops from the Demon Realm will definitely come.

Qin Hao seemed to think this information wasn't enough, so he added, "I also know..."

Near this large demon lair, several smaller demon realm passages have also been formed.

In other words, there are currently countless demons lurking in the Qianyang Realm.

Before they came here, they were probably just ordinary demon civilians, at most at the first realm.

But after arriving, due to the differences in the world, and the fact that the demons are best at plundering.

You know what will happen, right?

The cultivation methods of demons are quite different from those of humans.

The demonic cultivators among humans are actually imitators of the demon race.

The demonic path involves rapid cultivation, or the theft of other people's cultivation, or even their flesh and blood, for one's own evolution.

If this is the way of the demonic path, then how could the path of the demon race be any better?
The demonic path of these demons may even be more violent and terrifying than the demonic path of humans.

In the Qianyang Realm, they only need to devour the bodies of humans to consume their flesh, blood, and even souls.

These are all the fuel for the evolution of the demon race.

"I wonder how many innocent civilians will die tragically in Jinzhou?"

"Jinzhou? Isn't that the fiefdom of the Wise Prince?"

"A wise king? Does he even deserve the title?"

Qin Hao remained noncommittal; whether or not he was a wise king was a matter of the ministers' approval.

In reality, very few members of the royal family genuinely care about the common people.

How could those who have vested interests possibly think about the people below them?
Where can you find a prince who has been a prince for hundreds of years?
Emperor Hengming has been on the throne for far too long and shows no intention of stepping down.

The princes are probably already impatient.

A wise king may be wise at the beginning.

However, after Emperor Hengming expressed his unwillingness to select a holy son and his refusal to abdicate.

The Wise King will surely change. "No, at least a hundred years have passed since the last trip to the secret realm. And the Wise King's plans began at least before that."

Therefore, it was clear that the wise prince had long seen through Emperor Hengming's tyranny and his unwillingness to let go.

The wise prince had long harbored ulterior motives and wanted to forcibly remove Emperor Hengming from power.

Or perhaps he had already made two plans.

Whether Emperor Hengming was willing or not, he intended to push this matter forward.

After all, he has many brothers competing with him.

Therefore, it is clear that the title "wise king" does not truly reflect the virtue of a wise ruler.

But at present, these things have nothing to do with Qin Hao.

"Never mind, let's not talk about him for now."

Anyway, I've already fallen out with the Wise King, and I've suppressed his subordinates.

Otherwise, the Cangling Secret Realm would already be in trouble.

Perhaps the demonic calamity has already broken out.

As soon as Qin Hao finished speaking, Song Fugui nodded and asked, "Why was you summoned to the Grand Assembly before?"

Song Fugui often transformed into the body of a treasure-delivering boy, wandering the celestial realm in spirit. Qin Hao had no doubt about his keen perception.

He had been summoned there through the silver seal of the Six Doors.

There was no way to hide it from Song Fugui.

Of course, this is also because Qin Hao did not intend to hide it.

Otherwise, Song Fugui wouldn't have been able to sense it.

Ok?
At that moment, Qin Hao discovered that the newly crafted five-colored warriors within his talisman realm were being continuously summoned.

Each time it is summoned, it accumulates some spiritual energy.

When this spiritual energy is absorbed by the Five-Colored Warrior Talisman, it strengthens those Five-Colored Warriors.

"It seems that the army of the Qianwu Universe Kingdom has begun to practice the secret technique of summoning five-colored warriors. I can increase the number of my five-colored warriors even further."

However, he handled all of these matters in an instant.

The task of forging the five-colored warriors will naturally be handled by the future version of myself.

Qin Hao said, "Next, all parties in the Qianyang Realm will probably fall into chaos."

If we at Qinghewan want to create a paradise in a chaotic world, we must have the strength.

I have decided to construct a comprehensive array within Qinghe Bay, covering the entire area.

hiss.

Song Fugui gasped in shock.

To create such a powerful and wide-ranging formation.

I don't know how much material I need.

Song Fugui asked, "Do you know how much material that means we need?"

Even though Qinghewan has made a lot of money over the years.

But in order to invest in them, Qin Hao really did take out all those resources.

Qin Hao laughed and said, "Don't worry, I've already accumulated quite a bit of star essence."

During this period, Xingyuan has also begun to be promoted.

Next, Xingyuan can continue to be promoted, since everyone needs to cultivate eventually.

The more demonic calamities erupt, the more people from all major factions will intensify their cultivation.

Only the strong can protect the safety of a place.

"At that time, we will have more and more materials. Moreover, if other materials are insufficient, the essence of the five elements can be used as a substitute."

The essence of the five elements is indeed a kind of all-purpose material.

This is a material condensed by cultivators; it can be used to strengthen magical artifacts and to practice spells.

It can also be used to set up formations.

It's just not as good as those battle flags specifically used for setting up battle formations.

However, Qin Hao could first refine some ordinary array flags and then use the essence of the five elements to enhance them.

In this way, it's as if all the people of Qinghewan are working together to create the formation.

Besides, there are other worlds.

The Swallowed Star World is temporarily safe, so many materials from there can be moved over.

"Okay, since no one objects, this item is approved."

Next, Qin Hao issued several more orders.

Basically, it's all about strengthening the construction of Qinghe Bay.

Just then, Qin Hao received two more messages.

A butterfly flew in, and Qin Hao looked up, stretched out his palm, and the butterfly landed on his palm.

That wasn't all. Next, a token from the Heavenly Refinement Valley flew over and landed in Qin Hao's palm.

Everyone present understood what this meant.

That is, I couldn't immediately recall where I had seen that butterfly before.

But they all knew about the token from the Refining Valley that day.

That was a message from Tianlian Valley.

Qin Hao opened his eyes and sighed, "It seems that although the imperial court has declined..."

Because of the demonic passage beneath Pengze Lake, plus our small demonic nest in Qinghe Bay.

We don't need to consider the private troops drawn from the noble groups.

However, my sect's recruitment notice has arrived.

So the grand assembly has ended, or maybe it hasn't.

However, the cabinet has already issued a conscription order to all major sects in the Great Xia Dynasty, requiring disciples from all sects to go and quell the demonic calamity.

This was originally a requirement of the agreement that allowed the major sects to maintain semi-autonomy within the Great Xia Dynasty and possess autonomy over the areas surrounding their sects.

When necessary, it is necessary to dispatch disciples.

Even the elders came forward to help the Great Xia Dynasty overcome the crisis.

The demonic calamity is a crisis for everyone in the entire Great Xia Dynasty, so there is no reason for the major sects to refuse.

Just like the previous expedition to the secret realm, all the major sects and forces participated.

"Everyone, many of you will likely receive a summons from your sect soon. You may all have to go."

Song Fugui belongs to Futong Money Shop, but Futong Money Shop itself also needs to contribute to the disaster.

Song Fugui might not be drafted, and Song Yuanbao wouldn't do that.

However, Futong Bank will likely have to invest a lot of resources, and will also need to send out various experts from Futong Bank, as well as experts in various cultivation arts such as alchemy and weapon crafting.

Xie Lingyun is from the Diancang Sect, which is not a very big sect, but only a third-rate one.

This will require sending out quite a few people.

In addition, Qin Hao also had many followers from other major forces.

They might all be recruited by their respective sects.

Fortunately, they don't need to go back to their sect; they only need to reach the meeting point and complete the task of slaying the demon.

"Next, those of you who need to be conscripted will come with me. We will go to Tianlian Valley to gather and collect your supplies. You can even bring your own materials and ask the deacons and elders of Tianlian Valley to help you forge magical artifacts. After that, we will go to various places to provide support or suppress demonic disasters."

"Great."

At this time, many people, including Xie Lingyun, received conscription orders.

Apart from Vajra Sword and others, they were all rogue cultivators, so naturally no one would come to recruit them.

However, in such situations, independent cultivators, lacking powerful backers, are usually swiftly annihilated once they encounter a demonic calamity.

Therefore, at this time, independent cultivators all attached themselves to those forces.

For example, there are many independent cultivators inside Qinghe Bay.

They all joined the mercenary organization established by Qin Hao, and were required to obey Qinghewan's command during wartime.

These are all common practices.

However, in Qinghe Bay, Jin Gangjian and others do not need to be conscripted.

"You will stay here. You will also need to carry out all the tasks I previously assigned and personally supervise their completion."

This is our rear area, our logistics base.

This matter is very important.

Actually, even without Qin Hao's emphasis, Jin Gangjian and the others already knew. How could they not know such a thing?

"How's it going in Southern Chu?" Vajra Sword suddenly asked.

Qin Hao shook his head slightly: "I don't know yet, but the demonic calamity is widespread. If the demonic calamity is so severe in the Great Xia, the Southern Chu won't be much better off. For now, the Great Xia can hold on, and the Southern Chu should be a little better off, but not by much."

Qin Hao's second life has not yet spread to all parts of Southern Chu.

However, it also spread to other areas, where the demonic calamity was no better than that in the Great Xia.

However, the response from the Southern Chu side seems to be better than that from the Great Xia.

Perhaps it was because the noble class of Southern Chu, coupled with the fact that the civil service was not as bloated as that of Great Xia?

Or is it not completely rotten?
In any world, a group that has been established for a long time will inevitably become corrupt and decadent.

Qin Hao's solo battle in the capital city was proof of this.

Fortunately, this situation is likely to be broken during the demonic calamity.

Of course, it's also possible that they could fall into ruin from that point on.

Who can say for sure what the outcome will be?

Qin Hao sighed and made his final arrangements: "Everyone, go and make your preparations. We'll set off tomorrow."

After everyone else left, Song Fugui approached and said, "How was it? If I'm not mistaken, the first one to arrive seemed to be the messenger butterfly from Xiaoyao Cave?"

The story of Zhuangzi's dream of becoming a butterfly is very famous.

While others might not have noticed, how could Song Fugui, the well-informed young master of Futong Money Shop, not know?

Moreover, Qin Hao's previous life story, "Second Life," already featured characteristics of the Dream Butterfly Secret Realm.

Actually, Song Fugui had already had some suspicions about this before.

Only after witnessing the messenger butterfly today did Song Fugui finally confirm it.

Qin Hao nodded: "Yes, the conscription order for Xiaoyao Cave has also been issued."

Song Fugui sighed and said, "If it were during a time of peace and quiet, someone like you who has joined two major sects of the Pure Yang Sect would definitely be envied and resented by others."

This is because it means you have exceptional talent and are favored by two major pure yang sects.

It also means that you can obtain resources from the two major Pure Yang sects.

But in times like these, what you gain is often doubled in cost.

Qin Hao wasn't too desperate; instead, he laughed and said, "It's just that the merit requirement is several times that of an ordinary core disciple."

For me, it's just a different number.

Song Fugui was speechless. What others were worried about was, in Qin Hao's eyes, just a number.

"That's true. If you have the strength, you naturally have nothing to fear. And you?" (End of Chapter)