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Inside the main hall, an old minister took a deep breath.

"His Majesty."

"We have always believed that the so-called immortals riding swords and living forever are nothing more than ancient tales and folk legends."

"But after last night..."

He raised his head.

"I'm afraid it's all true."

The words fell.

The game interface vibrated slightly.

An icon that had been grayed out lit up for the first time.

[Heaven and Earth resonate! A cultivation system has been discovered.]

[Awakening of Civilizational Awareness: The Gate to Immortality Officially Opens!]

[The court and the people were shaken! Scholars and commoners alike knew of the existence of a path to immortality; undercurrents surged within the dynasty, and the quest for immortality began to sprout!]

Immediately afterwards, a series of national data began to change.

[National Cognition Update: Mortal Dynasties - An Initial Encounter with the Immortal Path]

[Confirmed: The existence of unknown energy in the universe.]

[It has been confirmed that some ordinary people can guide this energy through special methods.]

[Confirmed: Cultivation can strengthen the physical body and may even break through the lifespan limit of mortals.]

At this moment, the live chat exploded with excitement.

[Holy crap! Straight to the point! Is this really the start of the era of cultivation?!]

[The Mortal Dynasty series was the first time I learned that gods existed in the world; I really felt a connection to the characters!]

[Other sects have been passed down for thousands of years, while we start by dissecting immortals?!]

What exactly is this "scientific cultivation of immortality"?!

That makes perfect sense; that's how civilization began!

[Immortal: I come from heaven. Zhao Zhao: Thank you for your outstanding contributions to the cultivation of immortality in our country.]

Shen Zhaozhao burst out laughing when she saw the last message.

"Don't talk nonsense."

"That's called putting yourself in the game and sacrificing yourself for others."

"Why would a powerful cultivator travel thousands of miles to our Great Zhao Capital to throw objects from the sky? Isn't it to bring advanced productivity to us poor people?"

But before Shen Zhaozhao could finish feeling smug, right in the center of the screen...

"Buzz..."

A deep, resonant sound echoed from the Golden Palace.

The camera slowly pans to the imperial desk.

The Imperial Seal of the State, which had been quietly placed on the table, suddenly lit up.

A purplish-gold light seeped from the bottom of the jade seal, spreading outwards along the entire Golden Palace. The next moment, the camera suddenly rose, ascending from the palace and the capital all the way to above the clouds, and the entire Great Zhao territory slowly appeared on the screen.

Countless faint golden dots of light gradually illuminated the cities, villages, and roads.

Finally, all the money flowed to the imperial city.

It flows towards that Imperial Seal of the State.

Shen Zhaozhao, who was originally leaning back in her gaming chair, sat up straight immediately upon seeing this scene.

"Wait a moment……"

She suddenly had a very familiar feeling.

really.

next second.

A word she had seen countless times in the first movie reappeared in the center of the screen.

[National Destiny]

This time, however, it has a completely new line of explanation.

[The Imperial Seal has sensed the divine intervention, and a new set of rules governing the nation's destiny has officially begun!]

The Imperial Seal of the State: It suppresses the destiny of a nation and carries the power of all its people.

From this day forward, all cultivators officially registered within the Great Zhao Dynasty's system will become part of the dynasty's destiny.

[Power One - All Beings Return to the Flow: Within the Great Zhao realm, the nation's destiny and the cultivators' fate are completely synchronized! For every citizen protected by the Great Zhao's household registration, whoever draws in Qi and breaks through realms, a wisp of their cultivation essence will be transformed into pure national destiny, nourishing the nation!]

[Power Two: Mandate of Heaven: The emperor is the fate of the nation, and the fate of the nation is the emperor! As emperor, one need not possess extraordinary spiritual roots; with each leap in the fate of the Great Zhao Dynasty, the emperor's cultivation will naturally break through! When the entire nation ascends, the emperor will prove the Great Dao, and all laws will be unable to affect him!]

The more cultivators there are, the more prosperous the nation will be.

The higher the cultivation level of a cultivator, the stronger the nation's fortune.

The more complete the national cultivation system, the greater the national fortune that the Imperial Seal can gather!

Then, the Emperor's attribute bar, which had been dim at the bottom of the screen, lit up.

[The current Emperor of the Great Zhao Dynasty]

[Personal Realm: Mortal Body]

[Individual combat strength: 3]

[Emperor's lifespan: 72 years]

[Bound to National Fortune Bonus: 0% (Currently, there are no officially registered cultivators nationwide, so no cultivation boost can be provided)]

This time, the comments section exploded again!

Holy crap! The Imperial Seal is back!

[I knew there was no way they'd throw away the national destiny system in the second season!]

[Wait, does this mean... a nationwide cultivation of immortality is equivalent to giving the emperor experience points?!]

Wow, now I finally know what it means for the whole country to be elated!

The rules for determining national destiny have been revealed! However, this time, there's no way to bestow titles!

[A new combat power system? What the heck is this Combat Power 3?! Can you even beat my dog, Ah Huang?!]

However, seeing the current 0% national fortune blessing, Shen Zhaozhao's smile immediately froze.

Hahahaha!

[Theory is invincible, but theory is desperately needed!]

Before the entire nation works together, please first ensure that someone in the nation knows how to cultivate immortality.

However, the logic is now quite clear.

"Gentlemen, the core gameplay has been revealed!"

"Do you understand this mechanism? I myself don't need to go to the deep mountains and forests to meditate in seclusion, nor do I need to eat any of those damn marrow-cleansing pills to exchange for spiritual roots!"

"Every time an additional Qi Refining cultivator appears under my rule, my nation's fortune increases significantly! Every additional Foundation Establishment cultivator adds a few years to my lifespan! This is how the 'nation's fortune system works!"

The viewers in the live stream went absolutely crazy with laughter.

[No, it should be called the "Lying Down Cultivation Method"!]

[The Great Zhao Dynasty: Welcome to the ranks of us! We do not produce spiritual energy; we are merely the carriers of national destiny!]

[Sect Leader: I spent eight hundred years in seclusion to form my Core! Everyone calls me a genius! Zhao Zhao: Sorry, I have a thousand Foundation Establishment workers working around the clock, and I just received three thousand points of cultivation.]

Thinking of this, Shen Zhaozhao snorted and swiftly opened the newly unlocked [Internal Affairs] and [Academy] hubs.

To become stronger, one must become a cultivator!

If we want to cultivate cultivators, we must select the promising talents from this vast, ocean-like population of mortals!

Her mouse hovered over the first core national policy tree on the [Academy] interface.

There, a policy has been implemented.

[National Policy: Immortal Scholar Selection - Nationwide Spiritual Root Survey]

[National Policy Details: Abolish the traditional eight-legged essay style; have the Ministry of Works and the Imperial Observatory jointly manufacture 3,000 replicas of spirit-guiding stone plates based on the remains and spiritual essence of immortals. Starting from the capital, issue an imperial edict ordering local officials in 12 prefectures and 84 counties to establish spirit-measuring platforms!]

[Survey Target: All able-bodied men and women aged five to thirty throughout the entire Dazhao region, regardless of social status or family background, must come forward one by one to touch the spirit plate according to the roster!]

[National Treasury Expenditure: 150,000 taels of silver (for manufacturing equipment, escort subsidies, and corvée labor allowances).]

[Please select your reward after your spiritual root has been determined]

[Note: A generous reward will surely attract brave men, but with the national treasury empty, spending must be done within our means. Excessive rewards will exacerbate conflicts among the aristocratic class and accelerate financial collapse; meager rewards may lead to concealment of talent among the common people and the potential loss of promising cultivators.]