You became an emperor by letting me AFK.

Some storm phenomena at sea are related to subspace pollution. They are not caused by the deities or demons, but are a kind of cosmic phenomenon, just as some key technological breakthroughs will attract attention.

Therefore, every civilization has always had an urgent need for spiritual power.

Even an empire with three promoted individuals is not satisfied, and Feng Tianyin has come here for further research.

Let's keep the welcome ceremony simple and quick.

The city lord nodded upon hearing the instructions, readily accepting them, making the process both efficient and solemn. As a newly established city, it was named "Homecoming," the opposite of the island's name.

To wish for good luck.

After all, the name Jiang Chaosheng casually came up with was very fitting, but it didn't fit the metaphysical aesthetics of the Great Qian Dynasty.

The welcome ceremony brought them immense joy and praise.

"Although I didn't have time to go to the Heavenly Dao Festival, I finally met the High Priest. I hope she can bless us."

"This is truly remarkable. The rumors are true; His Majesty possesses the appearance of a celestial being."

"So, our new city didn't receive any blessings from Heaven?"

"Because its administrative level is not at the main city level, it is different. Guixiang City is just a relay station."

"Just enjoy the moment."

The temple's strategic plan for this location has always been clear: to serve as a forward position and relay station protecting the landing point, given its ideal distance from the mainland. Of course, geographers have determined that they were originally one entity.

It simply sank under the weight of geological changes over the years, and now an uninvited group of visitors has arrived in the sunken city.

"Your Majesty, we have arrived at the site where Lord Jiang Chaosheng landed."

The resident priests acted as guides.

She had already led her team to suppress the pollution several times, and the reports she submitted convinced Feng Tianyin that the traces of the Lost Empire were indeed extraordinary. Sure enough, there were unusual fluctuations in her spiritual perception.

“There is a spatial rift, very weak, smaller than that in Xiayi, but more stable.”

This conclusion caused the accompanying group to raise an eyebrow.

Surprise!

Other civilizations would have been terrified at the mere mention of a rift, but the Great Qian Empire was different; it even launched several offensive attacks on the warp.

The empire has never been afraid of trouble, let alone the petty tricks of a mere clan or a demon.

Following the direction Feng Tianyin pointed, Gegentana gently waved her hand, and the ruins automatically dispersed, revealing a broken staircase leading to below sea level, the bottom of which was surprisingly black.

"Clear water is shallow, green water is deep, and black water is deep. Below us are seabed cliffs."

Zhuang Qing reminded her companions.

The stable crack they need to find lies deep within.

Feng Tianyin ordered, "Everyone except the three of us, stay on the shore and maintain hydrological monitoring. We'll be right back."

After speaking, the girl with long black and white hair stepped onto the stairs, and the seawater parted automatically.

Whoosh!

A magnificent passageway appeared before them, not only because hundreds of thousands of tons of seawater had parted, but also because the ice had solidified into a long ladder leading down into the abyss beneath the surface. Suddenly, whispers, roars, and howls filled the air, and the wind howled like ghosts.

The tombs of an ancient civilization, sealed for countless eons, have been opened.

However, Gegentana and Zhuang Qing, who followed closely behind, easily shielded the subspace from sound, preventing any leakage of pollution. They were already very familiar with the process, and this level of danger was nothing to worry about.

Everyone possesses immortality.

The High Priest possesses the inviolable characteristic of the highest rank, and can stand still and let the evil gods of the subspace attack him without any problem.

Of course, the most crucial thing is that they all resonate with the empire's immense power of faith, which propels their spiritual energy continuously without any limit, making them completely unafraid of a direct battle.

The three promoted individuals are powerful enough.

ashore.

The garrison priest ordered his men to "maintain strict vigilance, prepare purification tokens, and be ready for battle at any time."

"Yes, sir. We will send more troops."

The departure of the empire's three most important promoted individuals was truly nerve-wracking, with everyone fearing something might happen. If an accident were to occur right under their noses, they would be condemned to death. Fortunately, the blurry figures below could be seen along the ice steps of the sea, and they were all safe and sound.

Although the spatial rift is located below the cliff terrain, it should not be too deep.

This is ultimately a continental shelf.

So it's not as deep as a thousand meters; it should be in the shallow sea... and that's exactly what they guessed.

Feng Tianyin, who was at the forefront, had already seen the spatial rift.

With another wave of her hand, she pushed aside an even wider area of ​​seawater, creating an underwater city on the same plane as the crack. At this moment, they were standing on a ruin.

"This is not simply a feudal-era style."

Gedentana patted her two companions on the shoulder, then pointed to a huge machine not far away, which resembled a clock with many exposed parts.

It's clear at a glance.

The ability to manufacture such massive machinery, with its heavy structure indicating high material strength, suggests a sophisticated metallurgical industry. Combined with its scale and technological sophistication, it's easy to conclude that it represents an industrial civilization.

Moreover, it's a guaranteed-return industry, so they didn't really understand the principles behind it.

"It's special because it's a product forged with psionic energy, and it can be used to stabilize spatial fluctuations."

Feng Tianyin understood at a glance.

She was increasingly looking forward to it. The information unearthed here could be reported to the Heavenly Dao, which would surely draw her attention to the new developments.

"Could it be that we have actually discovered an advanced civilization from an ancient era?!"

"When did you start liking those hypotheses?" Zhuang Qing said dismissively. "They're just cheap, low-quality literature meant to spark children's interest."

"Anyway, facts speak louder than words, and you're really lacking in romance."

Gedentana looked around with shining eyes.

awesome.

She gripped the shoulders of her two companions and exclaimed, "We are the first visitors to land here in centuries. This ancient treasure will open its arms to us, and the Empire will take a giant leap forward."

Feng Tianyin poured cold water on the idea, saying, "There must be other relics in other places that can be studied by civilizations."

"Then let's rely on our own abilities. You're good at this."

Gengtana's confidence stems from the fact that her teammates have been reliable from beginning to end.

The group had been together for several years and knew each other's skill levels. They smiled after hearing this; indeed, the gifts of the ruins were one thing, but whether they could make good use of them was another. The immediate priority was to study the opportunities before them.

Click!

The huge clock not far away emitted a metallic sound, seemingly still ticking faintly.

"It's stabilizing the spatial rift." Zhuang Qing suddenly realized, "The Lost Empire has teleportation technology to and from the warp, but if the core technology of this thing is materials science, then we're in trouble."

Materials science is like drawing cards; there's no guaranteed win.

The most sophisticated formulas and forging methods are often closely guarded secrets, and are difficult to trace back from superficial research.

But it's okay.

The Great Qian Empire has never lacked luck. At this moment, Feng Tianyin pointed at the clock in the distance, and sure enough, spatial fluctuations appeared, causing the crack not far away to widen a bit.

A roar came from the other end, but in the end, no one dared to cross it.

Heaven's will has just been revealed, so we dare not act rashly.

If this were a border region of the empire, it might have released pollution, but this place had just undergone a Heavenly Blessing Ceremony and still retained a terrifying aura, making them hesitant to act.

Here you go.

After weighing the pros and cons, the subspace ultimately did not launch an attack.

To directly confront three ascended beings in the material universe where the Heavenly Dao had just lingered would be far too presumptuous.

Well water does not interfere with river water.

They were actually more focused on defense, because the High Priests, Prophets, and Sages were notorious in the Warp, always ready to invade from the material universe. This time, a fierce clash was highly likely, which would be troublesome. They couldn't afford to let them launch a sneak attack and cause serious damage.

In fact, Feng Tianyin was also on guard to prevent a sudden attack by the enemy.

Neither side had any hope of the other's credibility, tacitly agreed to fight, and took precautions in advance. As a result, they stared at each other without actually fighting, so the Daqian side simply continued its operations.

A path of ice crystals connects to the large mechanical structure of the clock.

The three of them went over to examine it closely and indeed found traces of psionic forging.

It is quite technically advanced.

At least with my current eyesight, I can't see the principle behind it. As I guessed, the core mystery lies in the material itself. It can exert a steady-state anchoring force on the surrounding space, making it difficult to directly close off the other side of the subspace.

"Perhaps it should be called a reality anchor?"

Gedentana directly used a concept from science fiction to name the child, and the two neither objected nor disagreed, taking it as an agreement.

The advancement of display technology has also stimulated the prosperity of the novel world in the Great Qian Dynasty, giving rise to many science fiction and fantasy themes that have become popular at home and abroad, and the Great Prophet is one of his loyal readers.

"Relying solely on a single machine like the stabilizing anchor is insufficient; we also need to continuously develop new channels."

"The part corresponding to this function is missing."

Feng Tianyin hit the nail on the head.

The lost empire of yesteryear likely built a highway connecting various star systems in the universe through the medium of the subspace, thereby achieving immense wealth and continuous growth.

It showed Daqian a feasible path, which is the most important thing. At least we know that the research direction is correct.

The spatial rift in Xiayi actually follows a similar principle.

Let's do it this way.

The relics of our predecessors prove the feasibility; as for the dangers? Fortune always favors the bold.

Moreover, the Lost Empire may not have been destroyed by the Warp.

According to their speculation, when the world was first created, the Heavenly Dao was "organizing" everywhere, which was actually cleaning up all kinds of loopholes and garbage. If you were affected, you could only blame yourself for being unlucky. It destroyed more than just one or two civilizations.

The subspace was also definitely ravaged.

The fall of the deity once worshipped by the Lost Empire caused a terrifying upheaval, and resentment still lingers to this day, even though the warp contains negative consciousness and feels immense pressure.