355: Stars adorn the sky, mountains and rivers are full of life, and all beings are captured in their images

As soon as the Heaven and Earth Oddities with the Five Elements attributes were placed on the scroll, the fiercely burning Spark licked and enveloped them in flames.

A moment later, the Oddities melted, transforming into colorful raindrops that fell into the scroll.

The raindrops falling into the scroll created ripples, and then a concentrated ink dot rose from The West of the scroll, forming the roof of the world.

Starting from The West, the roof of the world transformed into vast snow-capped mountains, twisting and winding across the scroll, instantly filling the western part of the scroll and becoming the vast and majestic Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.

On the Plateau, lamas picked up prayer wheels, walked out of their long-resided temples, knelt towards the inky sky, and softly chanted ancient scriptures.

Herdsmen threw down their whips and ran into the blockhouses, pointing at the sky and saying to the white-haired old man:

“Mama, look at the sky.”

The white-haired old man, supported by the herdsman, tremblingly walked out of the door, looked up at the illusory Plateau in the sky, and the fluttering red flags on the Plateau that mirrored the ones in front of their door, and couldn't help but get teary-eyed.

“They’re back.”

The old man raised her wrinkled hand, wiped her eyes, and then subconsciously said:

“We used to live in the place closest to the sky, but we also lived in Hell.”

“If they hadn’t descended from the sky and shattered Hell, the blue sky wouldn’t be above our heads.”

“Now the animals on the Plateau have mutated, and they’ve remembered us again, so they’ve returned.”

The herdsman listened to her mama’s words and couldn't help but look back at the inner room.

On the wall of the inner room hung an old photograph.

Several young soldiers squatted on the ground, surrounding a scrawny little girl.

Although the girl was thin and had a hideous whip mark on her face, her eyes sparkled with light, and her body exuded an aura called hope.

“Mama, they never left…”

On the Plateau, countless herdsmen looked up at the sky.

On Jade Emperor Peak, Yang Dian’s movements remained the same.

As his spirit guided it, the ink that had already filled the Plateau’s scroll surged again.

To The West of the Plateau, the ink surged like a soaring Dragon, breaking through the Pamir peaks and transforming into the majestic Kunlun Mountains.

Then, its momentum unabated, the ink split into two paths.

One path rushed towards the northwest, pouring like waves and solidifying into the towering Tianshan Mountains.

On both sides of the Tianshan Mountains, ink spread out, forming the Tarim and Junggar Basins.

The other path turned southwest, seeping into the snow-covered region, outlining the roof of the world — the Karakoram and the Himalayas.

To the north of the Plateau, the ink swept across the northern foothills of Kunlun Mountain, forming the vast and magnificent Qilian Mountains, spreading out into boundless and expansive Plateau grasslands.

Between the mountains and grasslands, wisps of threads gathered.

This was the upper reaches of the Yellow River.

To the east of the Plateau, the ink was densest.

The surging ink transformed into the Qinling Mountains, stretching across the land of China, dividing north and south.

Then the ink spread towards the northeast, forming the Taihang, Lüliang, and many other mountain ranges.

West of Taihang, ravines spread out; that was the Loess Plateau.

East of Taihang, boundless plains stretched; that was the North China Plain.

Finally, the ink merged into the northernmost part of China, forming the vast forest sea—the Greater Khingan Range... As time passed, the ink gradually filled the entire scroll.

From the grand Qinling and Tianshan Mountains, the Yangtze and Yellow Rivers, and snow-capped mountains and grasslands... to the small old trees in front of villages, ditches in fields, and ruined temples in mountains...

There were also roads and railways, like blood vessels, running through the land of China, and huge cities and small villages, like bright pearls, dotting the land.

All things, under the rendering of ink, appeared on the scroll.

This was not Yang Dian’s effort alone.

If it were only him, he wouldn't be able to perfectly replicate the entire China even if he worked himself to death.

This was something that could only be achieved by mobilizing the entire nation of China, using billions of sensors, hundreds of millions of cameras, and tens of thousands of satellites working together.

Yang Dian was merely drawing a tiger by following a cat, transmitting what he saw onto the scroll through his Divine Thought.

Then, the will of 1.4 billion Chinese people, the Spark, would render it out.

He casually closed the virtual projection of the land of China, which was a 1:1 replica in front of him.

Yang Dian then looked up at the magnificent but somewhat desolate mountains and rivers projected onto the sky.

Old Daoist Qingfeng, who had been holding his breath and not daring to even breathe, let out a long sigh when he saw Yang Dian close the projection and look up.

“Finished refining?”

Hearing the Old Daoist’s question, Yang Dian withdrew his gaze and looked at the Old Daoist and Lei Ming, who was standing beside him:

“Daoist Master, didn’t I tell you the steps?”

“The map isn’t even alive yet, how could it be that fast?”

The Old Daoist chuckled, not embarrassed at all:

“You boy, you made such a grand scene, this Daoist forgot it for a moment.”

As he spoke, he craned his neck to look at the territory map in front of Yang Dian.

“Is it time for the second step now?”

Yang Dian nodded and took out 129,600 silver Star Cores.

“The second step: Stars Adorning the Sky.”

As he finished speaking, all the silver Star Cores were placed by Yang Dian onto the fiercely burning Spark.

The rhombic Star Cores gradually became rounded under the 煅燒 of the Spark, finally transforming into 129,600 drops of brilliant silver raindrops, falling into the scroll and becoming stars hanging high in the sky.

The two-dimensional scroll became three-dimensional, gaining the concept of space.

Lei Ming looked up at the synchronized stellar projections in the sky and began to murmur:

“Why do I feel like the stars in the sky are calling to me?”

Yang Dian glanced at Uncle Lei:

“Uncle Lei, it’s just psychological effect~”

“The good stuff hasn’t been put in yet.”

As he spoke, the 129,601st green star appeared out of thin air on the territory map.

If anyone had been to Wuhou Grotto-heaven and then looked closely at the green star, they would find that this 129,601st star, which appeared out of thin air, was identical to Wuhou Grotto-heaven, which was originally the Lizardmen Alien Planet.

The stars represent the constellations, embodying China's yearning for the endless starry sky.

The first 129,600 silver stars contain the meaning of a new beginning and the renewal of all things.

As for the stars that appeared later, those who understand, understand.

In addition, the first 129,600 stars are also independent Cultivate rooms.

Some Cultivate rooms will be used to store Innate Spiritual Qi without attributes; entering them can accelerate Martial Dao Cultivate.

Some Cultivate rooms will store Innate Spiritual Qi with attributes such as metal, wood, water, fire, earth, wind, and lightning, which can help ordinary people to Awaken abilities.

There are also some Cultivate rooms surrounded by the Spark; entering them can accelerate Cultivate's comprehension of Martial Dao will and rule runes.

Departments such as schools, the military, the Special Administration Bureau, the Martial Security Bureau, the Public Security Bureau, and research institutes can obtain a certain amount of access time each year and distribute it themselves.

In addition, the official will also organize some Martial Arts Competition from time to time in the future, and the rewards will include Cultivate time in the Cultivate rooms.

Merits from various departments can also serve as credentials for entering the Cultivate rooms.

Of course, the territory map will be sacrificed to Earth in the future and re-integrated into Earth's Star Core.

At that time, the territory map will go out of control.

In order for the territory map to operate according to China's will, the third step in refining the territory map must be taken.

“The living beings of the mountains and rivers, the reflections of all sentient beings.”