He has recently been seeking out higher tier Creation Techniques and Destruction Secret Techniques to enhance the Map of Mountains and Rivers.
This item contains the Life and Death Dao Laws, which are superior to simple secret techniques.
Zhang Jian’s eyes showed a hint of delight.
As Zhang Jian recited the incantation, he again used the Map of Mountains and Rivers to directly swallow this Heaven and Earth Treasure, slowly refining it.
At this moment, the Map of Mountains and Rivers already contained two Heaven and Earth Treasures.
"Heart of the Dimension" and "Primordial Life and Death Pearl," once these two Heaven and Earth Treasures are fully merged, Zhang Jian’s Map of Mountains and Rivers will be elevated to a realm beyond his imagination.
Moreover, the "Primordial Life and Death Pearl" is also a Great Thousand World Seed, which is a tremendous supplement to the Map of Mountains and Rivers, which can already create a separate dimension universe.
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After the excitement, the Great Xia Dynasty entered a period of rapid development.
The expansion of Dragon Qi and Emperor’s Qi caused the power of the Nine Tripods Barrier to increase day by day.
The coverage of the Map of Mountains and Rivers is enough to ensure that under the Emperor’s Divine Realm coverage, many Immortal Sect Dao Lineages cannot act against orders without being detected.
After dealing with a batch of surrendered Immortal Sect Dao Lineages to set an example, most of the remaining Immortal Dao Sects, Cultivation Families, and Mortal Dynasties’ powerhouses became compliant.
Zhang Jian seized the opportunity to use Emperor’s Power to disintegrate the coalition forces among various Immortal Sect Dao Lineages, while selecting wise and talented individuals, pulling in some Independent Cultivator Sects or Loose Cultivator Powerhouses to replenish the ranks of Primordial Spirit Masters in the Great Xia Dynasty.
At the same time, he allied with the Sheji Divine Dao to gradually establish a new Divine Dao Region in the Two Realms Region, increasing the Great Xia Dynasty’s imperial family’s control over the various prefectures.
Furthermore, Zhang Jian reciprocated by wisely utilizing some of the Immortal Sect Dao Lineages that first aligned with the Great Xia Dynasty, borrowing the strength of Tongshan Dao Lineage and the Si family to stabilize the various states.
Everything is improving rapidly.
Many cultivators can sense the increasingly prosperous and vast Dragon Qi, Emperor’s Qi surrounding the East Suspended Divine Continent.
The East Suspended Divine Continent seems to have transformed into a Human Dao Paradise.
Of course, in the short term, governance cannot completely eradicate the influence left by major forces in the various states, and internal contradictions remain numerous, although most Immortal Sect Dao Lineages are intimidated by the Innate Emperor’s prowess, they dare not confront, forcing them into hiding.
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However, as time passed, some familiar faces gradually withered under the passage of time.
Duke Dingguo’s Mansion
The whole mansion was draped in mourning.
Inside the spirit hall, Zhang Jian and Empress Qi stood before the coffin, with Empress Qi already crying uncontrollably, and beside her, Crown Prince Consort Si Li’Er was comforting her in soft whispers, yet Empress Qi still could not stop grieving.
Zhang Jian stepped forward and held Qi Yuhua’s hand, and Empress Qi spoke softly.
"Your Majesty, I don’t have my mother anymore!"
Zhang Jian’s eyes flickered, with only a slight hint of remembrance on his face.
No matter the brilliance and heroism, there ultimately comes a day of passing.
Madam Qi Wan treated him very well.
Even when Zhang Yi eloped with Qi Ruolan, the two of them were in an illegal elopement, Qi Yuansi and Madam Qi Wan never looked down upon him as an illegitimate child, instead they were willing to marry Qi Yuhua to the Zhang Family.
Indeed, she can be called benevolent and kind.
Zhang Jian glanced at both sides, kneeling were many familiar and some unfamiliar faces on the prayer mats.
These were the grandchildren of Duke Dingguo’s Mansion, among them, a few outstanding ones had early on joined the Daoist Palace, with spiritual mechanism fluctuations on their bodies.
This Founding Marquis’s Mansion is transitioning towards becoming a Cultivation Family.
This is what Qi Yuansi wanted to see during his lifetime.
Most of the former acquaintances have passed away, or they have transformed from youthful pupils into mature middle-aged individuals; when Zhang Jian entered Qi Mansion, there was no longer that familiar and comfortable feeling.
At this moment, outside the spirit hall, a Daoist with hair as dark as black silk entered, also to pay respects.
"Thank you, Daoist Master Tianxu!"
Two elder gentlemen approached, kneeling to pay respects, this is the local custom.
Tianxu Daoist remained expressionless upon seeing this, only his gaze falling sideways, onto Zhang Jian and Qi Yuhua and others dressed in casual clothing, his expression solemn, he performed another salute.
"Your Majesty, Your Highness!"
Zhang Jian seeing this waved his hand to symbolically support him, and stated with some emotion:
"Elder Tianxu need not be so formal, Daoist speaking is still my senior, we may not have met for a long time, but let’s not be so distant!"
Tianxu Daoist’s eyes showed a hint of smile upon hearing this.
Although now the distance between the two is immense.
Back then, Zhang Jian was just an advanced scholar from a county, he dared stand next to Zhang Jian, even though Zhang Jian’s Dao Practice surpassed his, he could still joke around, but today Zhang Jian is the Great Xia Emperor.
Moreover, he is the master of the vast East Suspended Divine Continent.
An emperor overthousands of cultivators, countless beings, how could he dare be irreverent?
Zhang Jian’s eyes fell upon Daoist Tianxu.
Daoist Tianxu reluctantly cultivated magical power before his sixtieth year.
After cultivating magical power, his lifespan increased to three hundred fifty years, hence he could maintain good health.
However, Tianxu Daoist’s aptitude is limited, after sixty years, he is still only at the initial stage of Divination Foundation Establishment, with slow magical power growth, fearing difficulty in forming the pill.
Nonetheless, relying on his dual merits of medicine and dao, he may have prospects on the Divine Dao path.
Seeing Tianxu Daoist, once a high figure in his eyes clearly showing some awkwardness, Zhang Jian sighed, losing interest in reminiscing.
Tianxu Daoist dared not even breathe heavily, only after a while did he politely withdraw from the spirit hall.
Once exited the spirit hall, Daoist Tianxu rubbed his slightly stiff face, and glanced towards the spirit hall with a hint of regret.