I am Jiang Ming, the Eternal Demon Emperor

Chapter 870 Breaking the Shackles of the Dynasty's Fate

For Zhao Gongming, the Great Shang was originally just a slightly larger dynasty of the human race. Only now did he discover that it was a place where hidden talents lurked, with a powerful quasi-saint like Kong Xuan presiding over it.

He was also curious about what made this great Shang dynasty so special, even though many of its generals did have some connection to the Jie Sect. But that didn't really matter.

The Shang Dynasty also had civil and military officials who were connected with the Chan and Ren sects. After all, as the center of human destiny, the Shang Dynasty gathered endless merit and fortune, and it was entirely up to fate which of its subjects they wished to become their teachers.

Now, amidst the raging calamity, Jiang Ming is embarking on a high-stakes gamble of reform. He wants to see how far the Shang Dynasty can go under his leadership and whether it can break free from the shackles of the nation's destiny that remain for the next twenty-two years in the original storyline.

"Fellow Daoist Zhao, we became friends after our fight. I see you have great skills, why don't you join my Great Shang? At the very least, you can become a regional lord."

Kong Xuan looked at Zhao Gongming and extended an invitation.

"To be honest, fellow Daoist, I'm used to being carefree and it's impossible for me to join a human dynasty, as that would affect my cultivation. After all, being entangled in worldly karma can easily breed inner demons."

Zhao Gongming immediately refused.

Jiang Ming understood this point. At the very least, the current Shang Dynasty held little appeal for someone like Zhao Gongming. He didn't need human merit or good fortune; a carefree life was far more important to him.

Jiang Ming's goal is to transform the Great Shang Dynasty into a dynasty with great fortune. At that time, everyone can cultivate, and Jiang Ming can bestow different cultivation levels upon civil and military officials based on the different fortunes of the dynasties.

Alternatively, one could use one's authority to strip them of their cultivation.

This will attract people who know they have no hope of breaking through.

Let's stop dreaming now. We've already gained a lot today.

Jiang Ming's clone announced that the Dragon Clan had become the guardian beast of the nation and one of the totems of the Shang Dynasty.

In an instant, the national fortune and the dynasty's luck of the entire Shang Dynasty were greatly enhanced.

Not long ago, Jiang Ming was still considering whether this shackle on the nation's destiny could be broken; now, the result is in.

The addition of the dragon race boosted the nation's fortunes and broke this constraint.

The nation's destiny, which had lasted for twenty-two years, suddenly jumped to thirty. Then it jumped another eight years. This is truly good news.

Indeed, if this constraint can be broken, and once his next five-year plan is realized, Jiang Ming has a feeling that the fortunes of the Great Shang Dynasty will definitely improve significantly.

Because of the advent of electricity, the Great Shang Dynasty will enter a new era of technological superpower. Every year will see upgrades, even in firearms; after incorporating magic array vibration patterns, their power will be further enhanced.

This is the benefit brought about by the integration of some technologies from the Eternal Starfield of Shrouding the Heavens with the cultivation civilization.

For Jiang Ming, practicality is the best.

As the ruler of the dynasty, Jiang Ming broke through the shackles of national destiny through his own efforts. His cultivation directly broke through to the peak of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm. His understanding of the Emperor's Way arose out of thin air, and he received the blessing of human merit and fortune in the dark.

This is why the former human kings, the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, and others, through the fortune and merit of the human race, achieved enlightenment in a single day and became quasi-saints of merit.

Humanity has no saints, but it has many quasi-saints who have accumulated merit.

However, after retiring, these predecessors all enjoyed their retirement in Huoyun Cave. They also understood one thing: despite their cultivation level, they were not immortal. If they were to accidentally provoke a quasi-saint like Zhao Gongming or Daoist Ran Deng, they too could perish.

If they keep a low profile, no living being will want to provoke them. Killing them will inevitably lead to a backlash from humanity.

The Dragon Clan and Kong Xuan naturally experienced great benefits as well.

Kong Xuan was incredibly filial; he immediately took leave to visit Yuan Fenghuang. Meanwhile, the Dragon Clan felt that the previously insurmountable shackles seemed to have loosened considerably; at the very least, if one's bloodline was relatively pure, breaking through to the Golden Immortal realm was now possible.

Unlike before, unless one is at the level of a dragon prince or princess, breaking through to the Golden Immortal realm is now impossible.

Or perhaps, the thinner the dragon bloodline, the easier it is to cultivate. This is practically as if the heavens are going to destroy the dragon race.

For example, in the last tens of thousands of years, some members of the Jiaolong lineage have actually grown stronger. They lord it over the seas, disregarding some dragons with purer bloodlines.

Now, many dragons are weeping with joy. If they had known this would happen, they should have joined the human dynasty much earlier, instead of waiting until now.

And at the same time.

Daoist Ran Deng was greatly shocked. He had not expected that Kong Xuan was so powerful. In that case, how many people in the world at the Quasi-Saint realm would be his match?

At the very least, Daoist Ran Deng knew that he couldn't even defeat a fully armed Zhao Gongming. Let alone Kong Xuan.

Jiang Ming didn't care about these things and continued to patiently wait for the right opportunity. He didn't believe Zhao Gongming would resist going to the Three Immortals Island. Especially after his crushing defeat, he would definitely want to go to the Three Immortals Island to complain a bit.

Of the three sworn sisters on the island, Bixiao and Qiongxiao are only of average combat strength. Only Qiongxiao, who possesses the Golden Dragon Scissors, is truly formidable.

However, because of her age at birth, Yunxiao recognized Zhao Gongming as her sworn brother. To be honest, in terms of strength, Yunxiao was naturally the strongest among the siblings.

It is not only Yunxiao's companion treasure, the Hunyuan Golden Bucket.

This is a supreme treasure born from the birth of Duoyu Yunxiao, similar to the supreme treasures born from the primordial sun, which Donghuang Taiyi and Dijun each possessed. In particular, Donghuang Taiyi's supreme treasure, the Chaos Bell, is the most powerful.

Protected by the Chaos Bell, Donghuang Taiyi possesses both offensive and defensive capabilities, making him a formidable opponent even against sages. For instance, the two relatively weak Western sages would face an unpredictable outcome in a fight against Donghuang Taiyi.

However, the Sage Zhunti also possessed a companion spiritual treasure, the Seven Treasures Tree, which originally represented Zhunti's origins. Its power was immense.

In the Investiture of the Gods storyline, the Seven Treasures Tree shattered the sword of the Tongtian Sect Leader, the Qingping Sword, with a single blow. This sword was a supreme innate treasure, originally forged from a leaf of the Creation Lotus.

all in all.

The overall pattern of the primordial world is that it is getting weaker and weaker, and it has been on a downward trend.

The most powerful time was when Pangu was born. At that time, the ultimate realm was sublimated, and the three thousand chaotic gods and demons were all great saints, full of prestige.

There are countless innate and acquired treasures in the world. However, in the end, those that were meant to be destroyed were destroyed, those that were meant to be broken were broken, and those that were meant to be lost were lost.

For example, the Ancestral Dragon, the Primordial Phoenix, and the Primordial Qilin were all born from the innate realm and possessed their own innate treasures.

However, after the initial calamity of the Dragon and Han dynasties, all their innate treasures were shattered in order to withstand the great calamity.

Jiang Ming possesses a supreme innate treasure, the Nine Heavens God-Slaying Spear.

This is absolutely the most ferocious and precious weapon in the world.

Sure enough, after returning this time, Zhao Gongming announced his seclusion. After a year of seclusion, he probably felt much better and emerged from seclusion.

Jiang Ming knew very well that Zhao Gongming was not a person who could keep his composure.

Otherwise, the original storyline wouldn't have resulted in the tragedy of the Three Immortals being implicated because of him.

(End of this chapter)