Qin Renhuang just became an immortal, and you told me this is the prehistoric time

"Submit, or die."

No unnecessary words, no room for bargaining. Simple, direct, and utterly domineering!
Inside the palace, Yang Guang, lying on the dragon bed, looked through the open palace door at the kneeling demonic sect leaders outside, then at the figure standing with his hands behind his back at the door. The last bit of resentment and pride in his eyes turned to ashes.

He collapsed in despair, utterly hopeless.

Ying Xuan's gaze fell on Yang Guang, but he remained unmoved by Yang Guang's refusal.

To him, Yang Guang's wishes were insignificant.

His gaze then swept over the group of demonic sect experts kneeling on the ground outside the hall, finally settling on Zhu Yuyan, the sect leader of the Yin Gui Sect.

This woman's cultivation level is already among the top in this world, and she holds a major power in the demonic sect, making her perfectly capable of being commanded.

"come here."

Ying Xuan spoke calmly.

Zhu Yuyan felt an invisible force lift her up, and she floated into the hall involuntarily, landing in front of Ying Xuan.

She was horrified. In front of this mysterious and powerful figure, her Heavenly Demon Technique, which she had painstakingly cultivated for many years, was like child's play. She couldn't even muster the thought of resisting.

"I need the location of all the treasures stored in this world."

Ying Xuan looked at her, his tone indifferent.

"Have your men get the information I want. I don't care what methods you use."

Zhu Yuyan immediately bowed.

"Follow the law!"

She turned to Yang Guang, who was slumped on the dragon bed, her eyes filled with the ruthlessness and efficiency characteristic of the Demonic Sect.

She did not step forward herself, but instead nodded slightly to an elder of the Yin Gui Sect outside the hall.

The elder darted in, his fingertips wreathed in eerie black energy, and pointed directly at Yang Guang's brow.

Yang Guang let out a shrill scream, and his eyes quickly became unfocused and glazed.

"Your Majesty, the national treasury... is... is in a secret underground chamber in Hanjia Granary City, Luoyang... the entrance is..."

Yang Guang's gaze was vacant as he began to reveal, in fits and starts, the hidden locations where wealth was buried.

A guard from the Eastern Depot quickly took out paper and pen and wrote down the details of each location, the method of opening, and the guarding situation.

Just then, Ying Xuan's eyes flickered slightly, and his divine sense detected a unique aura deep within the inner palace.

He casually reached out in that direction—the space seemed to be folded by an invisible hand, and in the next instant, a beautiful woman in palace attire exclaimed and appeared in the hall.

Her hair was slightly disheveled, her face was stunningly beautiful, and her figure was voluptuous and alluring. Although she was flustered and at a loss, she exuded a mature and charming allure. She was none other than Xiao Meiniang, the favorite concubine of Emperor Yang Guang.

She looked around blankly, seeing Yang Guang lying on the dragon bed looking like a madman, then seeing a group of terrifying men in black in the hall, and that unfathomable man in white who seemed to be at the center of the world. She was so frightened that her face turned pale and her delicate body trembled slightly.

Ying Xuan glanced at her and nodded slightly.

"She's quite a beauty."

Then he addressed the guard of the Eastern Depot who had made the record.

"Let her listen too."

Since this woman is a favored concubine, she may know some secrets.

Xiao Meiniang was stunned by the cold and murderous aura emanating from the Eastern Depot's inner guard, and stood frozen in place, not daring to even breathe loudly.

Soon, Yang Guang revealed all the locations where the vast wealth accumulated by the Sui Dynasty over the years had been hidden.

From the national treasury's secret stashes to the royal family's private vaults, from hidden compartments in palaces across the country to the burial sites of treasures presented by nobles, they were scattered all over the world.

Ying Xuan listened without expression.

He knew that when the world was reborn, all living beings would disperse, and these unclaimed treasures would also vanish into nothingness. He thought it better to take them all and bring them back to the Qin Dynasty.

These gold and silver jewels may be made of ordinary materials, but after being imbued with the fortune of the dynasty, if they can be refined using secret methods and purified and tempered by absorbing a massive amount of incense and the power of wishes, they may well become excellent materials for crafting celestial treasures.

"Take her to pick up the person."

Ying Xuan instructed the Eastern Depot guard to bring Xiao Meiniang with him.

"Bring Yang Guang's sons, as well as the few people he specifically requested to be taken away, along with them."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Meiniang felt as if she had been granted a pardon and hurriedly led the guard away, trembling with fear.

After she left, Ying Xuan gave orders to the Imperial Guards standing solemnly outside the palace.

"Following the map, all the treasures described were retrieved and gathered here."

"Yes!"

The Imperial Guards responded with a resounding roar, their figures flashing as they swiftly disappeared throughout the palace, guided by the treasure map they had just recorded.

Before long, Xiao Meiniang returned to the palace with a group of people. Among them were several young princes and princesses, who were trembling with fear.

There were also several beautiful concubines, as well as several elderly men who appeared to be Yang Guang's trusted eunuchs.

At this moment, Yang Guang had finished recounting the location of the last treasure, and then collapsed completely, his eyes vacant.

Ying Xuan said no more, and with a wave of his hand, the He Shi Bi jade gleamed slightly.

An invisible spatial force enveloped all the rare treasures, gold, silver and jade that had just been inventoried in the hall, as well as Yang Guang and his family, and Xiao Meiniang and others who were to be taken away.

Swish!
Along with the mountain of treasures and the like, Yang Guang and the others vanished instantly, having been taken into the inner space of the He Shi Bi by Ying Xuan.

The hall suddenly felt much emptier, with only the Eastern Depot's inner guards and the Embroidered Uniform Guards standing solemnly, as well as the subdued Zhu Yuyan and other demonic sect experts.

Ying Xuan's gaze swept over the elite troops left behind by Chu Yi, Zhang San, and others, and he gave them a deep, stern warning.

"This realm still has value. You all stay behind and make sure to protect these people: Li Jing and Xu Shiji's literary and military talents, Shen Luoyan's resourcefulness, and Wanwan's talent... all are of great use. Gather intelligence about this realm and await the arrival of the Great Qin army."

He paused, his tone turning cold.

"If you encounter someone practicing that incomplete Absorption Technique, capture them, find out the source of the technique, and destroy it immediately without fail."

"I will obey His Majesty's will!"

Chu Yi, Zhang San, and the others knelt on one knee, their voices resolute as they accepted the order. At this moment, Chu Yi frowned slightly and stepped forward to report.

“Your Majesty, since we entered this realm, we have sensed an invisible force of repulsion between heaven and earth. Although we can resist it for the time being, if we stay here for too long, we fear that we will consume a great deal of energy. Moreover, this force is quite strange, and seems to be related to the origin of the world.”

Upon hearing this, Ying Xuan slightly closed his eyes, and his vast and unparalleled divine sense instantly spread out, reaching far and wide, meticulously perceiving every inch of the laws and fluctuations of this world.

Just as he fully opened his divine sense, the sky over the entire world suddenly darkened!
It wasn't that dark clouds were obscuring the sun, but rather that the entire sky seemed to dim in an instant!

A silent clap of thunder streaked across the sky, and an indescribable sense of oppression descended instantly!
At this moment, all martial artists in the world who had reached the Grandmaster level or above, no matter where they were or what they were doing, felt a sense of dread. A feeling of dread from the depths of their souls made them involuntarily look up at the sky, their expressions changing drastically!
Grandmasters Ning Daoqi, Song Que, and Fu Cailin looked solemn, their eyes filled with surprise and horror!

Ying Xuan's divine sense ignored distance, pierced through the void, and quickly locked onto the source of the repulsive force.

It does not permeate the heavens and earth, but originates from the endless void beyond the world!

"I see."

Ying Xuan opened his eyes, a look of understanding flashing across them.

"This world actually has a rule of 'ascension'. The world's rejection is not out of hostility, but rather... an urging? An urging for those who reach the limits of this world to break through the void and ascend?"

He instantly understood the truth behind the repulsive force that Chu Yi and the others felt.

The laws of this world are unique. When one's cultivation reaches a certain limit, it will trigger the world's mechanism, causing it to reject one's departure. This may be the truth behind the legend of "shattering the void" in this world.

Although Chu Yi, Zhang San, and the others suppressed their cultivation, their life essence far exceeded the limits of this world, and thus the world instinctively sensed it, generating this "repulsive force".

If left unattended, his remaining subordinates will likely not only be constantly suppressed, but may even be forcibly "squeezed out" of this world one day. If no one guides them then, they will be lost in the endless void, and the consequences will be unimaginable.

"With me here, even the laws of this world must bow down."

Ying Xuan spoke calmly, his figure slowly fading in the hall, and the next moment, he appeared in the endless void outside the world's membrane.

His gaze was like lightning as he looked toward the source of the laws that were closely connected to the Tang Dynasty world, yet even more profound and mysterious. His next step was to thoroughly understand and control it, paving the way for the arrival of his army.

Ying Xuan stood in the void, his gaze piercing through the world's membrane, landing on the ancient palace that existed alongside the Tang Dynasty world, yet shared the same aura and essence.

It floats silently, like a silent guardian, or a cold cage.

"receive."

With a slight thought, the thousands of elite Jinyiwei and Dongchang guards in the world below, whose strength had reached the first level of life, were instantly enveloped by an invisible spatial force and disappeared without a trace, all of them being taken into the stone gate space.

Immediately, Ying Xuan transformed into a streak of light, soaring into the sky and easily tearing apart the barrier between heaven and earth in the Tang Dynasty world, stepping into the endless void.

With a single step, he traversed a vast distance and appeared before that magnificent palace.

The palace was tens of feet high and hundreds of feet long and wide. It was made of a strange material that was neither gold nor stone and had a dark luster. It was extremely solid, but it did not have any spiritual energy fluctuations that a magical treasure should have.

It is not a treasure crafted by human hands, but rather a marvel created by nature.

"Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiends, suppress them!"

Ying Xuan raised his hand and summoned the Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiend Array, composed of 108 physical stars, which suddenly lit up in the Great Qin World!
The power of the stars traversed the void, transforming into a vast and boundless curtain of starlight that instantly enveloped the entire Temple of War!
Starlight flows, crushing and penetrating!
The incredibly sturdy palace material rapidly melted and was refined before the star array containing the power of the world!
In a short while, the entire War God Temple was completely refined, and its essence was completely absorbed and fused by the Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiend Array!
After merging with the essence of the Temple of War, the 108 stars visibly expanded in size, their starlight became even more dazzling, and their orbits became even more mysterious and profound!
Ying Xuan stepped into the interior of the palace, which had already been refined.

In the center of the spacious hall stood a series of lifelike statues of various shapes.

His gaze swept across the area without lingering, and he walked straight to a seemingly ordinary stone wall deep inside the main hall.

boom!
With a kick, the stone wall shattered, revealing a much larger spherical space hundreds of feet in diameter!
Inside the space, forty-nine enormous murals surround the room, covered with mysterious and enigmatic patterns and texts.

Above the dome, a rotating starry sky slowly revolved, exuding a mysterious and vast aura.

Ying Xuan's gaze instantly locked onto the center of the starry dome, a fist-sized jade stone emitting a unique, soft light!

He reached out and grasped, and the jade stone fell into his palm.

A vast and ancient flow of information instantly surged into Ying Xuan's sea of ​​consciousness.

"I see……"

Ying Xuan's eyes held a knowing look.

This Temple of War is not a place of ascension, but a special space that was split and evolved by the consciousness of this world to solve a thorny problem!
The laws of this realm are unique. When cultivators reach their peak (i.e., the perfection of the Grandmaster realm), they possess the power to shake or even break through spatial barriers.

This force, however, is a huge burden and a potential source of destruction for the world itself.

Frequent spatial fragmentation will accelerate the depletion of the world's fundamental resources and may even lead to the world's collapse.

Therefore, over the long course of time, the world consciousness split off a portion of its original core, combined with void energy, and evolved into this Temple of War. It is essentially a massive energy conversion and compression device.

When a powerful individual reaches the limit of this realm and triggers the phenomenon of "shattering the void," the world consciousness will guide them to the Temple of the God of War through their life imprint!
The so-called "shattering the void" is not about ascending to the upper realm, but about entering this prison!

Those who enter either exhaust their lifespan within the hall and pass away there, their life's cultivation and life essence being absorbed, transformed, and compressed by the War God Hall, becoming nourishment for the world's origin.

They either attempt to force their way through the Temple of War and into the endless void, only to eventually get lost and perish in the raging void currents.

The lifelike statues inside the hall are the transformations of powerful beings from the shattered void who were guided here throughout history and ultimately perished!
That jade stone was formed from the core of the world consciousness that split off, and it was also the central hub of the entire Temple of War!

"What a brilliant solution that addresses the root cause of the problem."

Ying Xuan thought to himself.

He now understood that although his aura was strong when he descended to this world, he was not a being of this world and did not have the life imprint of this world. Therefore, the guidance mechanism of the Temple of War God did not work on him.

Ying Xuan no longer hesitated and connected his mind to the Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiends Formation.

The starlight curtain enveloping the Temple of War suddenly contracted, completely refining and absorbing the entire palace, integrating it into the grand formation!

The 108 stars expanded once more, their starlight becoming even more dazzling, and their connections with each other becoming increasingly close, subtly forming an even more powerful force of suppression and transformation.

After doing all this, Ying Xuan had a sudden thought and remembered the "Longevity Manual" that he had taken from Shi Long in Yangzhou back then.

This technique is extremely profound. Although he understands the text, he has never been able to fully decipher its true meaning.

Now it seems that this achievement may have some deeper connection with the Temple of War God, or even the origin of this world.

With a flash, he left the void and appeared somewhere in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River.

With a wave of the hand, an ancient stone gate was imprinted deep beneath the river, serving as a secret passage for future communication between the two worlds.

Subsequently, Ying Xuan returned to Chang'an.

Inside the palace, Chu Yi and Zhang San were directing a large number of Imperial Guards and Eastern Depot agents to move boxes of gold, silver, jewels, and rare treasures seized from various regions to an open square, where they were piled up like mountains. (End of Chapter)