I started out transmigrating and becoming a god, but the system insisted it was Journey to the West!

Before leaving, Su Yichen channeled a wisp of spiritual energy into the bodies of the Empress and Little Sizi.

He told Li Shimin that he had healed their old wounds.

This immediately moved Li Shimin to tears of gratitude. As an emperor, perhaps he was fake in many ways.

However, his feelings for his wife and children were genuine.

Three days have passed.

Outside Chang'an City, in the martial arts training ground!

Countless soldiers and their families came here.

At this moment, Su Yichen truly felt what it meant to be "dark clouds pressing down on the city, threatening to crush it!"

Although they were not cultivators, their soaring morale would likely instill fear even in newly initiated Qi Refining cultivators.

Of course, it's those newbies at the first or second level of Qi Refining!

"My warriors, today I call upon you to join me on this western expedition, to vanquish the demonic threat together!"

"Reclaim the land of our ancestors!" Su Yichen amplified his words with spiritual energy, so that not only the 50,000 troops, but probably the entire city of Chang'an could hear them.

As for why we want to reclaim the land our ancestors occupied...

Isn't that obvious? Pangu created the world!

This world originally belonged to them, yet these people have occupied it for so long.

Absolutely! The Tang Dynasty is safe!

After Su Yichen's words, the morale of the entire army soared after they had a legitimate reason to launch the attack.

Then, led by Li Jing, they headed west.

If you go from here to Daqin, which is Rome.

There are many routes, the simplest being to fly directly in a straight line, which takes the shortest time.

Of course, it's the same if you lead an army and fight your way through!

His purpose in coming out this time was to launch a western expedition and recover lost territory.

Therefore, Su Yichen led his army directly along the Hexi Corridor to the Western Regions.

During this time, Su Yichen also researched some battle formations from his own cultivation techniques.

It is said to be a method of battle formation, but in reality it is a method of cultivation.

However, what he cultivated was not spiritual energy, but killing intent!

If someone cultivates alone, they might not be much stronger than an ordinary person.

But if tens of thousands of people are united, they are still the battle-hardened army under his command.

Their murderous aura was enough to reach the heavens; the enemy army couldn't even think about fighting them.

It is possible that after the two sides meet, they will lose their fighting spirit and be completely defeated.

Once the army has mastered this battle formation, it can condense into the Vermilion Bird of Killing Intent!

I'm afraid even that "Green Lion Demon" from last time won't be able to get away with it.

At this point, after a long journey, they had arrived in the Western Regions.

Looking at the peaceful scene in the Western Regions, Li Jing couldn't help but stroke his beard.

"I've heard many tales about the Western Regions, but I'm still quite shocked to see it here," Li Jing said, looking at the merchants walking by on the street.

Most of the merchants here have Western Region appearances, but every now and then a couple of Han Chinese faces appear.

"Yes, although the Western Regions are not as prosperous as our Great Tang Dynasty, they have their own unique charm!" Fang Xuanling sighed.

Although Su Yichen arrived here, he did not launch an attack.

The Tang Dynasty had already established protectorates in many places here, extending its influence into the Tang territory.

Those who had not yet submitted surrendered immediately upon seeing the 50,000 troops led by Su Yichen!

Their population is sparse, unlike that of the Tang Dynasty.

Some kings may not even have 50,000 subjects, let alone 50,000 troops.

Upon seeing the approaching army, he was so frightened that his legs went weak.

Good heavens, Your Majesty the Khan! All I did was not submit directly, didn't I?

As for bringing 50,000 troops, if you were going to come, you should have said so earlier.

If you had said you wanted 50,000 earlier, wouldn't I have just lowered the price?

This makes you come all this way for nothing.

Now that I'm here, I have to say, I'm sorry, Khan, I didn't let you have your fill!

Su Yichen also glanced at Li Jing, who was emanating the aura of a cultivator.

After obtaining the cultivation technique, he studied and practiced diligently. He also underwent seclusion in Chang'an City and received guidance from Su Yichen over the past few months.

He has successfully reached the first level of Qi Refining!

Looking at Li Jing, who seemed to think he was about to become an immortal, Su Yichen twitched his lips, but still couldn't bear to shatter his inner expectations.

However, Li Jing couldn't think about any of that at the moment and walked towards Su Yichen.

With a master like Su Yichen around, Li Jing wished he could sleep side by side with him.

I held him every day, letting him know my determination to follow the Tao.

"Master, I've already reached the first level of Qi Refining. Does that mean I've already stepped into the immortal realm?" Li Jing said with a smile.

Upon hearing Li Jing's words, Li Ke, who had become a General of the Cavalry, and his strategist Fang Xuanling also looked over with some curiosity.

They were more interested in knowing what level Li Jing had reached in his cultivation.

After all, this is a method of achieving immortality and becoming a god, something countless emperors have dreamed of.

They were right beside them, but they didn't know how to start a conversation.

Although Li Ke also wanted to kneel down and become Su Yichen's apprentice, his younger sisters wanted to marry him.

According to seniority, he is his brother-in-law, so he should become his disciple.

Wouldn't that mean the sister's husband is called "Master" and the wife's brother is called "Disciple"?

What a mess!

Li Ke still couldn't bring himself to do it; otherwise, he wouldn't know how to face his sister when he returned to the palace.

His brothers and sisters would laugh at him to death; he went out for a trip and ended up as a junior.

Even those two little brats, Li Zhi and Xiao Sizi, were superior to him.

As a prince who had received Confucian education since childhood, Li Ke expressed his inability to accept it.

Fang Xuanling, however, did not share this view. He thought, "Can face be eaten?"

He simply had no reason to speak.

Su Yichen smiled as he watched Li Jing approach.

"Master, I feel like I've returned to my youth, as if I could fight a tiger again," Li Jing said, patting his chest. "And that doesn't even include the magical spells you gave me—the fire talisman, the divine wind talisman!"

Li Ke and Fang Xuanling were filled with envy upon hearing this.

"Master, if the first level is already so powerful, I'm afraid the monsters from the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun last time wouldn't be a match for me after a few more levels," Li Jing said confidently. "Then, after I cultivate this technique to the ninth level of Qi Refining, will I be able to ascend to immortality?"

Su Yichen listened, his voice trembling with sobs.

Qi Refining Stage? Ascension?

Do those two words even have anything to do with it? You really have a wild imagination!

Even if you cultivated to the tenth level of Qi Refining, you might not be able to defeat that monster from last time.

If it weren't for my top-notch skills, the Crimson Flame Sword, and powerful swordsmanship, it would have been very difficult to kill him.

He could probably kill even an ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Unfortunately, his attack methods are too limited; apart from breathing fire, flying, and being thick-skinned, he doesn't have any magical attacks.

Sigh, this is what a nuclear-powered Journey to the West looks like!

Su Yichen suddenly felt an invincible feeling. Could it be that in the end he would be the only one standing alone in the sky, with his back to all living beings, looking down on them?

"Sigh, disciple, it seems I have no choice but to explain the world of cultivation to you!" Su Yichen said to Li Jing with a helpless expression, otherwise he was afraid that he would be killed by the enemies that Li Jing had provoked before he became invincible.

"This path of cultivation involves absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to strengthen oneself. At each stage, this spiritual energy undergoes a qualitative change, resulting in different cultivation realms," Su Yichen explained to Li Jing. "These cultivation realms are: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul, Deity Transformation, and Tribulation Transcending!"

Su Yichen's words stunned everyone. What qualitative change? Spiritual energy?

They didn't understand a single word.

"Foundation Building is just the beginning of cultivation, and Qi Refining is just laying the foundation!" Su Yichen shook his head and said.

At this moment, Li Jing also blushed with embarrassment. He thought that Qi cultivation was the key to becoming an immortal, but he didn't expect it to be just the threshold!