Ming Dynasty: Emperor Wanshou is cultivating immortality!

The 460th year of Jiajing.

A hundred years have passed since that earth-shattering battle in which the galaxy collapsed and the ancient star was turned into dust.

Over a hundred years, as the war escalated, more and more lives were lost.

In this battle, the total strength of both sides added up to nearly 20 billion immortal cultivators. In just a hundred years, both sides suffered heavy losses.

However, facing the Ming Dynasty, which was unstoppable and possessed a star-level celestial weapon, the Sanyuan side suffered the highest casualties, with 80% of the total 8 billion troops lost.

The army of immortal cultivators is now suffering successive defeats.

On the other hand, the Ming Dynasty already had a military force of one billion more than the Three Enclosures. The reason why it was able to recruit so many troops, in addition to the local soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, was mainly because the large and small forces of the Twenty-Eight Constellations, the Southern Dipper, and the Northern Dipper worlds took the initiative to participate in the war.

In this way, the Ming Dynasty was able to quickly accumulate so many troops.

Although the casualties in this battle reached 60%, it was still within the tolerance of the Ming Dynasty.

Of course, the Ming Dynasty had already anticipated all of this. After all, according to the strategy formulated by the cabinet at the time, they would first attack and occupy the territory, then recruit soldiers through coercion and inducement, and finally fight a decisive battle.

Everything now is moving in the direction originally planned by the cabinet, the six ministries and other high-level officials.

Of course, there are some things that cannot be revealed.

In the future, the Ming Dynasty will implement reforms and abolish the innate cultivation system. In fact, through war, it will consume the local military forces of the world of cultivation and cause great damage to its vitality to avoid future troubles.

Well, these ideas are just some conspiracy theories in secret, at least the court has never said so.

The Sanyuan were not united at all, with more and more rebellions and even internal and external collaboration with the Ming Dynasty.

Finally, another forty years passed, and on the day of the 500th year of Jiajing, the Sanyuan army was completely defeated.

Forces large and small began to flee.

All that remains is the scars of this star field destroyed by war.

In the deep space, the entire Three Enclosures star field, viewed from afar, looked like a lamp that had been crushed by an invisible giant hand.

In Ziweiyuan, on the star ring belt above the ancient stars, there are warship wreckages that are thousands of miles long.

Those portholes inlaid with immortal sect runes flickered silently in the universe, like a ghost fleet surrounded by tombstones.

At the hubs of star tracks, the wormholes that have been pierced are still spewing chaotic energy, melting the passing meteorites into liquid and solidifying them into strange crystal sculptures at absolute zero.

The commercial shipping lanes of the Tianshi star field have been reduced to a chain of broken walls and ruins. On the wreckage of the spiritual crystal transport ship, the priceless cargo has condensed into colorful ice crystals in the vacuum.

The most shocking part is the junction of star fields.

The gravitational balance of dozens of ancient stars has been broken by the war, and they are tearing each other apart to create stardust belts that are millions of miles long.

In the flickering lights, the broken body of the giant beast and the fragments of the monks' magic weapons can be vaguely seen.

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The 530th year of Jiajing.

Another thirty years passed in a flash.

The army of Sanyuan has gone from being defeated in the beginning to being trapped in the defense of the ancient star.

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The 560th year of Jiajing.

The Sanyuan coalition officially declared its total collapse.

As many immortal cultivation chambers of commerce began to launch internal rebellions in the Tianshi star field, the Tianshi star field was the first to have its star field defense line breached by the Ming Dynasty, and all the immortal cultivation chambers of commerce, large and small, surrendered.

Naturally, the Ming Dynasty accepted it without hesitation.

The six most powerful chambers of commerce in the Tianshi star field were destroyed by the diehards in the clan, and the rest of the high-level cultivators either died in battle or surrendered their lives.

At one time, all the immortal cultivation chambers of commerce in the entire Tianshi star field declared their submission to the Ming Dynasty.

In the Tianshi star field, all forces, big and small, exist in the form of chambers of commerce.

Businessmen are only interested in profit.

As the first force to surrender in the Sanyuan Star Region, this was not surprising to the Ming Dynasty.

Of course, the Ming Dynasty was not stupid. They declared their surrender, but they had to surrender all their lives.

All of a sudden, the number of natal plants planted on the natal plateau increased dramatically, and the accumulated cultivation on the natal plateau naturally reached an unprecedented level.

However, officials from the cabinet, the six ministries, and other daimyo all understood it.

This is far from the limit of what we can gain from this war.

In the future, the cultivation base absorbed on the natal plateau will surely increase, and the emperor will surely reward these bases.

After all, the soldiers who died in battle and their families need to be comforted.

But these are all things for later.

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The 600th year of Jiajing.

The second one that was forced to surrender due to internal rebellion and open up its star field for defense was the Taiwei Star Field.

Of the twelve ancient clans, eight were destroyed in this war, and the remaining four most powerful ancient clans have also declined.

After receiving the amnesty from the Ming Dynasty, he surrendered completely.

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The 700th year of Jiajing.

The last one is the Ziwei Star Field, which is also the strongest among the Three Yuan Star Fields. During this hundred years, with the collapse of the nine ancient dynasties, the remaining dynasties and kingdoms also surrendered one after another.

After all, the 8 billion troops accumulated in this all-out war with the Ming Dynasty had already absorbed all the troops of these dynasties and kingdoms.

For these dynasties and kingdoms, there is no difference between submitting to the Nine Ancient Dynasties and submitting to the Great Ming Dynasty.

However, what surprised the Ming Dynasty was that the nine ancient cities were indeed strong enough to hold out despite internal and external troubles until the country was destroyed.

As for the royal families and clans of the nine ancient dynasties, the Ming Dynasty showed no mercy and executed them all.

As a great dynasty of cultivating immortals, the Ming Dynasty, which rose after the fall of countless dynasties in China, naturally understood how important the complete demise of the previous dynasty was to the new dynasty.

The Ming Dynasty would naturally not leave any future troubles for itself.

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The 800th year of Jiajing.

The Sanyuan star field was completely suppressed.

It took the Great Ming Dynasty a full hundred years to eliminate those forces that still stubbornly resisted in the Sanyuan Star Region.

Of course, this is limited to the open elimination of those rebels who dare to resist openly. As for those who are secretly accumulating strength and want to subvert the new trend, the Ming Dynasty naturally cannot completely eliminate them in a short period of time.

However, smart people know that the Sanyuan Star Region is doomed to fail, and the world of immortal cultivation will welcome a new master.

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The 900th year of Jiajing.

In the Twenty-Eight Constellations, the Southern Dipper and the Northern Dipper, and above the Three Enclosures, all forces, large and small, as well as grassroots cultivators, have begun to accept the existence of the Great Ming Dynasty.

After the establishment of a new dynasty, the court needs to carry out systematic governance in multiple dimensions including administration, law, economy, culture, and military.

In this way, the goal of consolidating the ruling foundation, restoring social order, and promoting the development of the dynasty was achieved.

However, the Daming Immortal Dynasty is a mature dynasty of immortal cultivation, so it only needs to copy the original system and framework.

Of course, the difficulty lies in facing such a vast world of cultivation and such a vast territory. The promotion of administration, legislation, economy, culture, and military is an extremely long process.

Fortunately, there are those surrendered sects and families willing to volunteer, so the task is time-consuming but not difficult.

Rebuilding order is far more troublesome than conquering the world. After all, in the world of cultivating immortals, there are countless races in the heavens.

In addition to those large star worlds where immortals are cultivated, there are also many dead star worlds that are kept in captivity by the immortal forces.

Some of these dead stars have the concept of dynasty, while others do not. What should the Ming Dynasty do with these worlds? These are all issues that require the cabinet's top leaders to think about with all their heart and soul. Time flies. It took the Ming Dynasty nearly six hundred years to rebuild order.

The time has come to the 1,500th year of the Jiajing reign.

At this time, in the Ming Dynasty world, in the capital, on the Fengtian Hall, Jiajing, dressed in a dragon robe, accepted the calls of all officials.

However, the Fengtian Palace at this time was completely different from the original secular palace. Its internal materials and formations were all made of the best materials in the entire universe.

The internal space is extremely vast.

Now, the ministers standing in the hall included not only the cabinet, the six ministries, and officials above the fourth rank, but also a group of submissive Mahayana and immortal monks.

These people were incorporated into the three major camps of the Immortal Dynasty. Strictly speaking, they were all military officers.

After paying homage, Lu Fang flicked the whisk in his hand and said loudly: "If you have something to say, please report it. If not, please leave."

"Minister, Yan Song has a certificate." Yan Song walked out slowly.

"Approved." Jiajing said in a flat tone, his serious face relaxed slightly.

At this time, all the ministers looked at Yan Song, the chief minister of the cabinet, who was also a senior official in the late Mahayana period.

"Reporting to the emperor, now that our Great Ming Dynasty has unified the world, I hereby write a congratulatory message for our emperor. In addition, I earnestly request our emperor to allow this congratulatory message to be promoted throughout the heavens, for all races to read and remember our emperor's achievements!" After saying this, Yan Song knelt down.

Upon hearing that Yan Song wanted to flatter them, Gao Gong and others rarely showed any displeasure, but instead became expectant.

After all, our emperor has achieved what he has today, so no matter how much flattery he gets, well, it’s worth it!
"Lord Yan is thoughtful."

A rare smile appeared on Jiajing's serious face. He raised his hand to signal Yan Song to stand up.

Well, he also looked forward to Yan Song's flattery.

You know, since this old fellow started practicing Taoism, he has generally been doing practical things and rarely flatters like Jiajing did forty years ago.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

After expressing his gratitude, Yan Song stood up, then, looking like a trembling old man, he took out a scroll of memorials from his arms.

Then Yan Song began to recite under the gaze of everyone.

Of course, as Yan Song read out the congratulatory message, Emperor Xi also synchronized his congratulatory message to all the races in the heavens at the first time.

As the Ming Dynasty unified the world of immortal cultivation, the schedule of laying the spiritual network throughout the world of immortal cultivation naturally followed suit.

Nowadays, the spiritual network has already spread to all races in the heavens.

"I bow down to His Majesty the Great Supreme Heavenly Immortal, the Purple Extreme Immortal, the Holy Wisdom and the Spiritual Master, the Ruler of the Three Origins, the Evidence of the Jade Void, the Chief of the Five Thunders, the Xuandu Realm, the Longevity Emperor..."

As soon as Yan Song came to power, he was given the Taoist name of Jiajing.

This Taoist name, to the ears of a group of Ming Dynasty officials, naturally meant nothing, but to the ears of a group of independent immortals and powerful Mahayana masters in the world of cultivating immortals, it caused mixed feelings.

But at this moment, their faces were all filled with reverence.

Some of them can act, and their eyes were filled with tears at this moment.

"When the sky shines down and controls the universe, with the virtue of the primordial and boundless, it governs the myriad worlds. Since the dragon flag first pointed to the immortal territory in the 345th year of the Jiajing reign, it has been celebrated for 1,500 years."

Hearing this, Jiajing felt emotional, wondering if so much time had passed.

"Your Highness, Yan Song, respectfully obeys the will of Heaven and respectfully presents the great achievements of suppressing rebellion, pacifying chaos, and establishing the country. I admire your virtue, which is like the sun and moon passing through the sky, and the rivers flowing through the earth, and will be immortal for all eternity..."

"Your Majesty, with the posture of the mysterious sky, holds the power of heaven and governs the world. In the past, the various realms rebelled, the evil atmosphere covered the sun, the six merchants were rampant, the nine dynasties committed heinous crimes, and the twelve clans..."

"In Ziwei Star Region, the ancient country is divided; in Taiwei Territory, the immortal sect is domineering; in Tianshi Star Region, merchants are in power."

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As Yan Song praised in a rhythmic manner and explained the facts, Zhang Juzheng and others in the court closed their eyes and shook their heads.

Savor the greatness of our emperor’s sacred achievements.

Sitting on the dragon throne, Jiajing had his eyes closed, his fingers gently jumping, a smile on his lips, and he was savoring Yan Song's literary talent.

As for those who surrendered, those who were once the people of the Three Enclosures Star Region, especially when they heard the words "Six Merchants' Dominance" and "Sins of the Nine Dynasties", they all lowered their heads silently.

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"Since the rebellion was quelled, my emperor has used his supreme wisdom to restore order to the world."

"Administratively, abolish the ancient dynasty's criminal system!"

"My emperor established the rules for the counties in the star domain, and set up three provinces, Ziwei, Taiwei, and Tianshi, under which are twelve star states and seventy-two star prefectures. Each state has a star official, and the spiritual network is directly connected to the heavens."

"Each prefecture has a cross-border teleportation array that can reach the imperial palace in an instant."

"The Legislative Department will formulate the Great Ming Immortal Law... unify the Lingyuan currency value... compile the Great Immortal Code, collect the classics and laws of various realms... set up the imperial examination system, and educate all living beings with the kingly way."

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"The military reforms are particularly wise!"

"Abolish the sect's private soldiers, form the Great Ming Immortal Army, and set up five major legions to guard key points."

"The Northern Dipper Corps is stationed in the Ziwei Star Region, the Southern Dipper Corps is stationed in the Tianshi Border, and the various military commanders are patrolling the borders of the star regions..."

"The Twenty-Eight Constellations Army deployed to defend the void... and established the 'Xianming Heavy Industry' to research magic weapons. Now we have several star-destroying cannons, celestial weapons, six satellite-level weapons, and three star-level weapons..."

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"In the old places of rebellion, garrisons are now set up. For example, at the old site of Yuheng Immortal Sect, a ninety-nine-story 'Sin Tower' was built... At the ruins of Kaiyang Commercial Port, several 'Sin Monuments' were erected, inscribed with the crimes of rebellion..."

"Governing the immortal world is like refining elixir, which requires both civil and military skills. Therefore, in addition to strict laws and harsh punishments, our emperor has also implemented countless benevolent policies."

"I ordered all star regions to rebuild the blessed caves and paradises, with the 'Ecological Restoration Plan for the Myriad Worlds' as the outline... Looking at the Ziwei star region today, the broken stars have been restored to harmony. In the Taiwei realm, the burned star tracks have regenerated green. In the Tianshi realm, the spiritual veins have been reopened in the devastated desert."

"Our emperor has set up 10,000 'Immortal Dynasty Hospitals'. Cultivators can exchange 'medical supplies' at the nearest hospital based on their household registration..."

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"In the fairy world today, there are morning bells and evening drums, playing the "Peace Order"; merchants gather in the market to pay the "Star Track Tax"; in the wild, monks work hard to plant "Ten Thousand Mu of Spiritual Fields."

"The rebellious descendants of the past are now all bathed in the grace of the Holy Lord: the old elders of the ancient dynasty are sincerely convinced and voluntarily give up their immortality and become mortals to atone for their sins."

"All living beings in the three realms are united and friendly, and obey the law. No one picks up lost items on the road, and no one locks their doors at night. As the Nanhua Jing says: "Everyone is content with their food, beautiful in their clothes, at peace with their customs, and happy in their work."

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"I hereby write: Since Your Majesty came to the throne, your conquests have been as powerful as thunder and lightning, and your governance has been as gentle as spring breeze and rain."

"Now, looking at all the realms, the twenty-eight constellations, the stars in the north and south, the three celestial palaces, and all the creatures in the myriad races, they all shout 'Great Ming Mandate' and praise 'Long Live the Emperor'..."

"The rebellious words of the past have now become a joke among the people; the traces of the former separatist factions have now become a tourist attraction."

"This is truly the proof that the Way of His Majesty is practiced throughout the universe, that the Way follows the laws of nature, and that it comprehends the universe!"

"Your Majesty, I, Yan Song, am honored to be the Prime Minister and have personally witnessed this prosperous era. Whenever I think of your majesty's wisdom in planning and strategizing, and your courage in winning battles thousands of miles away, I feel like I am bathed in spring breeze and drinking ambrosia."

"Today, on the occasion of the 1,500th anniversary of the reign of Emperor Jiajing, I would like to lead all the ministers of the cabinet to bow our heads again and chant:

"The Purple Pole hangs high above the Nine Heavens, and the Great Heavenly Immortal comes to rule the universe. All the heavens in the myriad worlds pledge their loyalty, and the divine thunder shocks and destroys the evil haze."

"The Imperial decree was passed down in Yuxu Palace, and a spiritual platform was planted in Xuandu. The Imperial decree is eternal and protects all living beings. His supreme achievements are the best in the heavens... I hope that your majesty will enjoy the great way forever, and that the Great Ming Dynasty and the heavens will never grow old!"

"Your servant Yan Song is extremely terrified and I bow my head again."

Along with the spiritual net, praises that resounded through the heavens fell, shaking the hearts of all living beings.

Then, as the will of the Emperor's Seal turned, all the creatures in the myriad races understood, and followed the ministers in the Fengtian Palace in kneeling and praising. They all opened their mouths and shouted from the bottom of their hearts:

"The Purple Pole hangs high above the Nine Heavens, and the Great Heavenly Immortal comes to rule the universe. All the heavens in the myriad worlds pledge their loyalty, and the divine thunder shocks and destroys the evil haze..."

On this day, the heavens cried out, all races were impressed, and all living beings worshiped.

The Great Ming Dynasty is truly worthy of its name and is eternal as the heavens!
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PS: To be continued~~~
PPS: There will be updates tomorrow. Unifying the world of immortal cultivation is not the end. There are still a few pits to be buried~~~ (End of this chapter)