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Chapter 713 Congratulations to the Regent
The Invincible Dharma King Li Weiliang learned a little later that Lin Hao was appointed as the Regent of the Song Dynasty, eight hours later.

At this time, she was discussing the war situation in Beisheng Diocese with her subordinates. After hearing the news, she was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly, thinking that there was indeed a reason why the Duke of Song Dynasty was unwilling to come to the Church of Light to be the "King of Light".

Li Weiliang thought that if this person had not inherited the 'Holy Thunder Tribulation Fire', he might really become the emperor of the Song Dynasty.

Also, that guy has already reached the seventh realm! What a fast cultivation speed.

With the Holy Fire Thunder and the Brilliant Altar in his hands, their power must have increased.

Li Weiliang thought she was magnanimous, but when she thought of Lin Hao's terrifying talent and the three magical weapons in his hands, she couldn't help but frown.

The future 'Ming Wang' will definitely take back power step by step. Can he achieve his wish before the 'Ming Wang' becomes the real Ming Wang?
Those present at the meeting included the Divine Sword Master Shi Jue, the Heavenly Sword Master Wu Wushuang, the Skull Weapon Master Li Guchan, the Hundred Winged Sword Master Situ Leng, and more than twenty red-robed chief priests and red-robed deputy chief priests.

——Their cultivation levels are all between the eighth and ninth realms, and their combat abilities are extremely formidable. They are the ones who have emerged from the sea of ​​blood and corpses.

Li Weiliang has been fighting against the Dasheng Kingdom in the Beisheng Diocese for nearly half a year. Her reputation and military strength have been growing day by day, and a power group has been formed around her.

After hearing that Emperor Taizu of Song had rescued the 'Immortal Dragon' and that Lin Hao was appointed Regent of Song, these people were only slightly surprised, and then began to sneer and gloat over the misfortune.

When the Song Dynasty was facing a great enemy, Emperor Taizu of Song personally took action to undermine his own dynasty. The Song Dynasty would probably have a hard time in the future. The Abyss of the East must have been in great confusion and unable to sleep or eat, so he appointed a young man from the seventh realm to supervise the country.

After discussing for a while, they turned to the affairs of the sect and expressed their concern for the increasingly solid reputation of the "Ming Wang" among the grassroots believers.

After ascending the throne, the new 'Ming Wang' did nothing but sit at the altar every day and occasionally talk about some intermediate and basic martial arts training within the Divine Religion. He gained great support within the Divine Religion's priest group, and then spread it to the grassroots believers through the mouths of these grassroots priests. At this time, his prestige in the sect far surpassed that of the Invincible Dharma King who fought for the sect for nearly half a year and confronted Da Sheng head-on, which made them indignant.

The 'Ming Wang' seems to have recently gained the support of Zhuang Fatian, the envoy of the Divine Judgment. The reason is that over the past three months, the Ming Wang has strongly supported Zhuang Fatian in cleaning up corruption and abuse of power within the Divine Religion. As long as there is solid evidence, the 'Ming Wang' will grant whatever the Judgment Temple asks for.

It is said that this prince did not give in even when facing the questioning and pressure from the deputy leader, Master Wan Yan.

Afterwards, the divine envoy Zhuang Fatian personally stated to several trusted subordinates, "Since the Ming King ascended the throne, everything he has done has been honorable and upright. All his decisions have been fair and impartial, and he is a blessing to our divine religion."

The problem is that the reason why the "Judgement Temple" was able to capture those red-robed priests was actually because of the deterrence of the Invincible Dharma King, which made Wanyan Judgment Master dare not turn against the headquarters of the Divine Religion, nor dare to do anything to the Ming King. As a result, all the benefits and reputation were taken away by the Ming King.

They also talked about Ming Wang's underground farm plan.

The headquarters of the Church of Light has a population of nearly one million, and there are many people with many opinions. Therefore, the news that the headquarters of the Church of Light is going to build an underground farm has long been spread within the Church and has caused a lot of discussion.

However, the exact location of the Divine Religion's headquarters underground is kept secret, and only a dozen or so people in the religion know its exact location.

This headquarters, converted from a Sky Demon 'Star-Class' colonial battleship, is located 9000 miles underground. All personnel enter and exit through a small quantum migration device with a pre-set docking position. As long as the position is not leaked within the cult, even the gods' thoughts will find it difficult to penetrate the deep strata and find their exact location.

Speaking of underground farms, Li Weiliang is also very concerned.

'Ming Wang' had sent her several letters regarding this matter and discussed it with her.

He also mentioned that he wanted to seek funding from within the Heavenly Demon Clan in the form of "loans" to build a few more improved "Star-class" colonial battleships to maximize the expansion of the farm. He hoped that she, the regent deputy leader, could give her full support.

"Gu Chan, you've seen the farm they've opened up at the headquarters, right? What do you think? Can this be successful?"

Li Guchan, the Skeleton Lord, returned to the Beisheng Diocese a day ago. He had previously been at the main altar, modifying and strengthening Ming Wang's 'Hidden Dragon' armor.

His brows furrowed, a solemn expression on his gaunt face. "I think it can work! In fact, the first batch of spiritual herbs grown on the fifth-floor farm inside the main hall has reached maturity and is about to be harvested. The Ming Wang selected the two herbs 'Bright Blood' and 'Longevity King Grass'. Both are of very good quality. The God of Wealth estimates that this harvest can be sold for 300 million taels of magic silver."

Both 'Bright Blood' and 'Longevity King Grass' are mid-level medicinal materials with high demand, and they grow very fast. As long as there is sufficient sunlight and they can be exposed to high concentrations of etheric energy, their growth rate will be especially fast.

Li Guchan's words immediately caused an uproar among the people present.

Even the invincible Dharma King Li Weiliang's pupils narrowed. 300 million taels of magic silver, which is 30 billion federal coins, can be exchanged for a second-hand satellite escort ship.

How big is the farm on the fifth underground floor of the main temple? How can they make so much money in less than four months of planting?

Li Guchan continued, "In the past, the difficulty in growing spiritual medicine underground was the 'Light of Purgatory'. Even martial artists at the sixth or seventh realms who were exposed to the 'Light of Purgatory' for more than three months would be at risk of demonic transformation. If their emotions got a little bit stronger, they could be considered demons. Therefore, the Tianyuan soldiers of each country needed to be rotated regularly.

Secondly, various instruments and herbs themselves will also be distorted. Instruments will acquire spiritual consciousness, and herbs will be infected with a large amount of Purgatory Light, and their efficacy will also be greatly changed, causing people to go insane."

Their Machine God Temple is good at making all kinds of mechanical machines. If they are placed in Tianyuan within a few months, these things will develop intelligence.

Therefore, the Temple of Mecha not only gathers many mechanical engineers, but is also a mechanical city with countless intelligent machines inside.

"--However, His Majesty the Ming King illuminates an area of ​​1,600 miles underground with the Magnificent Holy Altar and the Holy Thunder and Tribulation Fire, cleansing the contamination of the 'Light of Purgatory'. Not long ago, he also developed a 'Purifying Flame Technique' and personally performed it on the altar, teaching it to the saints and priests. This technique not only cleanses the body of all demonic contamination, but also allows Ming Cult believers to move freely within a 3,000-mile radius of the Magnificent Holy Altar, and can even purify various medicinal herbs."

As Li Guchan spoke, he lit a ball of white holy fire in the palm of his hand.

This once again moved the many red-robed chief priests and red-robed deputy chief priests in the conference room.

They saw that this was a technique that consumed very little energy and had a very low threshold. Perhaps as long as one could accumulate a little true energy in the dantian and devoutly believe in the doctrine of light, one could perform this technique.

"Is this the technique developed by the Ming King?"

Li Weiliang was slightly surprised for a moment, then calmed down: "In that case, the King's plan is indeed worth looking forward to."

She knew that the price difference between the low-level medicinal herbs grown by the Church of Light and those of the mid- and high-level herbs was as high as ten times or even a hundred times.

The medicinal fields planted on a large scale by the Divine Cult in the marginal areas of the five Tianji continents may not even be worth one acre of the medicinal fields around Luojing.

And beneath the earth, the Church of Light uses the seeds of the demons and farm technology. Theoretically, the harvest will be greater than that of the eight states of Luojing on the surface.

How much fertile land could be cultivated within that 1,600-li area? However, the safest approach was to use the star-class colonial battleships, which could sail underground and be relocated at any time.

A modified star-class ship is 60 miles long and 12 miles wide, with a residential area accommodating 50 people removed, and 25 floors of farms can be built inside.

A harvest every four months would yield 4 million taels of magic silver, which in a year would be 1500 million taels, or 6000 billion federal coins.

Ming Wang said that the price quoted from East Asia for a star-class colonial battleship was only 500 billion federal coins. If it was entrusted to his ally, the shipbuilding company Forest Group, the price could be lowered.

Li Weiliang did a quick calculation in his mind and couldn't help but gasp.

In other words, the income from the farm inside this star-class colonial battleship alone can repay the loan within a year?

The 50 people on board could run a much larger farm around the battleship! And the cost of setting up a farm is extremely low.

Lin Hao said that the annual income of a star-class colonial battleship would not be less than 2000 billion federal coins, and it seems that he was not exaggerating.

If the Cult can collect materials and allow him to build another 'Glorious Altar', the scale of the farm can be further expanded in the future.

Speaking of the materials for the 'Glorious Altar', the seventh generation leader actually prepared a copy and kept it in the warehouse.

"Alright, today we're discussing how to deal with the Central Continental Merchant Alliance fleet at sea. Don't get off topic. The headquarters' affairs have nothing to do with you."

Li Weiliang's eyes were sharp as she pointed at the map in front of her. "I've made up my mind. No matter the cost, these armies must be defeated first! Now is the best opportunity. If we miss it, there will be no return."

——Otherwise, the Beisheng Diocese will be caught in a noose and strangled bit by bit by the other side.

Situ Leng, the Hundred-Winged Sword King, looked at the map in front of him with a slightly worried look in his eyes.

The fleet of the Central Continent Merchant Alliance is commanded by the Second Divine Envoy of Central Continent. How difficult would it be to defeat it?

Li Weiliang had been at war with the Great Sheng Kingdom for half a year, and had fought several battles with the first and second divine envoys of the Great Sheng, often even fighting one against two.

Can her current body handle it?

Situ Leng was also very worried about the Ming King, but he waited until the military meeting was over and the many red-robed high priests and red-robed deputy high priests had left before he spoke: "Regent, while the underground farm will greatly increase the income of our Bright Divine Church, it will also further consolidate the Ming King's position and greatly increase the strength of the headquarters."

For every additional star-level colonial battleship at the headquarters, there will be 50 people.

Among them, about 100,000 are priests and religious soldiers selected from various branch temples, and the rest are their families and laborers.

If the headquarters had ten such warships, how powerful would its strength be?
Li Weiliang smiled bitterly upon hearing this and shook his head slightly: "Situ, you should be aware of the current situation of the major dioceses and halls of the Divine Religion."

Situ Leng was speechless when he heard this.

He had only heard about the situation in other dioceses from others, but he had seen it with his own eyes in Beisheng.

Due to the war, the arable land in the suburbs of Beisheng has been reduced to seven-tenths of its previous size.

The grain was fine, but the rest of the medicinal fields would just rot in the fields even if they were ripe, with nowhere to sell them and they couldn't be transported out.

The current Church of Light does need a stable source of funds.

Situ Leng, the Hundred Winged Sword King, had a headache for a while. He always believed that Li Weiliang's support for the "Ming Wang" would leave endless troubles.

Once that 'Ming Wang' grows up, he will inevitably become a serious threat to Li Weiliang.

However, at that time, in order to avoid the division of the Church of Light, supporting the "Ming Wang" to take the throne was the only option.

Situ Leng bowed and said, "Then please make arrangements in advance, Your Highness, and strengthen the control of the farm and the headquarters to prevent any accidents!"

Li Weiliang nodded slightly when he heard this, thinking that what Situ Leng said was right!
If she wants to achieve her wish and invade the Ninth Heaven Demon Homeland, then she must firmly grasp the financial and military power of the sect!
Li Guchan, the Skeleton Lord, hesitated to speak.

He felt that 'Ming Wang' was a good person.

This prince acted uprightly in all his actions and even helped him contact the 'Goddess of Machines' who was far away in the Demonic Land.

The Invincible Dharma King can actually be completely open and honest with the Ming King and cooperate sincerely.

If Li Weiliang wants to strengthen the control over the farm and the headquarters, he will have to undermine the "Ming Wang", which will inevitably intensify the contradictions and even lead to conflicts and a sharp increase in internal friction.

"Actually, I have already made plans for this matter." Li Weiliang handed a piece of letter to Situ Leng. "This is the news that the deputy envoy of the Xiangyi Holy Temple has given me. Within ten days, the Dharma King who protects the religion will be within my grasp."

Situ Leng took the letter and glanced at it, then his brows furrowed. "Has the daughter of the Dharma King, the guardian of the religion, become a demon?"

"It has been demonized for four years, and it is a non-human demon. It has been suppressed by the Dharma King under his residence."

Li Weiliang sighed, "Although this move is somewhat despicable, my medicine and mystical control techniques can at least help the Protector of the Dharma King's daughter regain some sanity. He hasn't lost anything in this deal, so we both get what we need."

Situ Lengleng was overjoyed: "Congratulations to the Regent!"

As long as they can win over the Dharma King who protects the religion, then no matter how high the reputation of this "Ming Wang" is in the religion, he will be just an insect trapped in a spider web, unable to move.

(End of this chapter)