241: Your Majesty preaches, the saint's method

The Great Tang World.

Inside the Hall of Miraculous Mist, Li Chengqian had just withdrawn from that marvelous state of peering into the Origin of the Universe.

Just a moment ago, the moment the National Destiny Golden Dragon fused and the Human Emperor Your Majesty position was bestowed upon him, his perception was infinitely elevated.

He traced the threads of Karma of the "Heavenly Fiends from Beyond the Stars" and seemed to touch a cold and solid "barrier."

Behind that barrier, he vaguely sensed a more magnificent, more terrifying world radiating endless killing intent and baleful energy.

That aura made even him feel a tremor of heart.

Just as he attempted to peer further, a supreme will, seemingly transcending everything, discovered him.

That will held no malice, only a hint of curiosity, as it gently "flicked" his perception back.

"Primordial World... Investiture of the Gods Calamity..."

Li Chengqian chewed on the information obtained from that fleeting glimpse, his eyes becoming incomparably grave.

He knew that he had probably just had a face-to-face encounter with the legendary Dao Ancestor.

And the other party seemed not to take him seriously at all, merely treating him as an... interesting "little bug."

This realization stirred a strong sense of displeasure in Li Chengqian's heart.

He, Li Chengqian, had struck against the Heavenly Dao, established humanity, reigned over a world, and had now achieved the true Human Emperor position.

Yet in their eyes, he was still a "little bug"?

"Dao Ancestor..."

Li Chengqian deeply etched this name into his heart.

"One day, I will let you know just how big an appetite this 'little bug' has!"

He felt no fear; on the contrary, the desire for conquest engraved in his bones was thoroughly ignited.

What of a Primordial World?

What of a Saint?

His humanity army might very well be able to pull those high-and-mighty Saints down from their altars!

However, he was also clear that now was not the time to think about these things.

Although his Great Tang was considered a top-tier power in this Universe, it was still too weak compared to the Primordial World.

The urgent priority was to quickly improve his own strength and that of the Great Tang.

"System."

He called out in his heart.

[I am here, Human Emperor Your Majesty.]

The System's voice seemed to have a hint more... respect than before?

Li Chengqian keenly noticed this change, but he did not dwell on it.

"Settle the rewards for the previous 'Initial Display of Edge' novice mission."

[Understood.]

[Novice Mission: Initial Display of Edge, completed.]

[Mission Evaluation: Perfect.]

[Mission Rewards: World Origin * 10000, humanity destiny * 100000, random Divine-Grade Cultivation Technique chest * 1.]

[Because you demonstrated means far exceeding the mission expectations (humanity great cannon) during the mission and successfully deterred another dynasty ruler, you have triggered an 'Excess Reward'.]

[Excess Reward: World Origin * 50000, humanity destiny * 500000, designated type Divine-Grade chest * 1.]

Looking at the series of rewards refreshing on the virtual panel before him, a satisfied smile finally appeared on Li Chengqian's face.

Sixty thousand World Origin, six hundred thousand humanity destiny, plus one random Divine-Grade Cultivation Technique chest and one designated type Divine-Grade chest.

This haul was huge!

Without hesitation, he injected all six hundred thousand humanity destiny into the National Destiny Golden Dragon.

"Roar—!"

The National Destiny Golden Dragon, having just finished its promotion, let out another joyful dragon roar, and the "Human Emperor Crown" it had just donned became more solid and brilliant!

The concentration of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi throughout the entire Great Tang World surged once again!

Countless citizens and Cultivators who were cultivating felt their Bottlenecks loosen, and their cultivation progressed rapidly!

"Very good."

Li Chengqian nodded and cast his gaze upon the two chests.

"Open the random one first."

With a thought, he initiated the process.

[Opening random Divine-Grade Cultivation Technique chest...]

[Congratulations, you have obtained the Divine-Grade Cultivation Technique — "He-Hua-Zi-Zai Great Method"!]

"He-Hua-Zi-Zai Great Method"?!

Seeing the name of this Cultivation Technique, Li Chengqian's pupils constricted violently!

In the legends of his past life, this Cultivation Technique was the fundamental method of that supreme existence!

It could reflect the heavens, transform the ages, manifest freedom, transform time, and transform Reincarnation!

Cultivated to the extreme, one could even summon their future self from the long river of history, or even... a stronger self, to participate in battle!

This could no longer be described as "Divine-Grade."

This was simply a "Taboo Rank" Cultivation Technique!

"System, are you sure this thing is only 'Divine-Grade'?"

Li Chengqian found it hard to believe.

[The "He-Hua-Zi-Zai Great Method" is profound and vast; this is the introductory volume, hence it is rated as Divine-Grade.]

The System's explanation made Li Chengqian understand.

So it was only the introductory volume.

However, even the introductory volume was enough to benefit him infinitely!

This Cultivation Technique was practically tailor-made for him, a "Dynasty Ruler"!

He could manifest countless Clones, simultaneously traveling to different worlds to wage war and explore, greatly accelerating his pace of conquering the heavens!

"Good stuff!"

Li Chengqian chose to learn it without hesitation.

A massive stream of information instantly surged into his Primordial Spirit.

Countless profound truths regarding time, space, Karma, and existence flowed through his heart.

Within just a moment, he had a preliminary understanding of this Cultivation Technique.

With a thought, a figure identical to him slowly condensed and took shape beside him.

This Clone not only looked exactly like him, but its aura and cultivation were also identical to his main body!

"Not bad."

Li Chengqian nodded with satisfaction, then cast his gaze toward the "designated type Divine-Grade chest."

"Type... What do I lack the most right now?"

He began to ponder.

Cultivation Technique, he had the "He-Hua-Zi-Zai Great Method," which was enough for now.

Magic Treasure, as the Human Emperor, the entire Great Tang World was his Magic Treasure; he no longer looked down upon ordinary Magic Treasures.

"What I lack is... technology that can cause a qualitative change in the entire Great Tang civilization!"

A sharp light flashed in his eyes.

"System, designate the chest type as... Technology!"

He did not want ordinary technology.

He wanted a more Advanced "Mythological Technology" that could perfectly combine his "Mythological" civilization with "Technological" civilization!

What he wanted to build was not just Heavenly Soldiers and Generals.

It was... interstellar battleships! Star-destroying cannons!

[Type has been designated as: Technology.]

[Opening designated type Divine-Grade chest...]

[Congratulations, you have obtained the Mythological Technology Blueprint — "Zhou Tian Xing Dou Great Formation (Interstellar Star-Destroying Cannon Array Edition)"!]

Seeing the name of this blueprint, Li Chengqian's breath hitched.

Zhou Tian Xing Dou Great Formation?! And an Interstellar Star-Destroying Cannon Array version?!

Wasn't this... the ultimate, high-powered version of the Formation Zhong Shan had just used?

He immediately probed his Divine Sense into the blueprint.

Instantly, an incomparably magnificent and spectacular blueprint unfolded in his mind!

Using 365 stars as the main Formation base and 14,800 stars as auxiliary Formation bases, refining 365 "main cannons" and 14,800 "secondary cannons"!

Then, drawing upon the power of the stars of the heavens, converging it into one, it would be enough to shatter a Major Thousand Worlds in a single strike!

"Hiss..."

Even Li Chengqian could not help but gasp after reading this blueprint.

This, damn it, was the true "Humanity Artillery"!

His "humanity great cannon" on the nine famous mountains was simply a child's toy compared to this!

"Good! Too good!"

A light never seen before erupted in Li Chengqian's eyes!

With this blueprint, his plan to conquer the heavens would no longer have any obstacles!

He seemed to have already seen that in the near future, an array of star-destroying cannons, composed of countless stars and blotting out the sky, would hang above the Primordial World.

The cannons were aimed at the high-and-mighty Zixiao Palace!

...

Just as Li Chengqian was excited about obtaining two supreme treasures, he did not know that because of his earth-shattering strike just now, and the establishment of the Human Emperor position, countless worlds across the heavens, each with its own story unfolding, had produced a subtle and wondrous resonance.

Battle Through the Heavens World.

Wutan City, Xiao Family.

A youth with a delicate face, but eyes revealing a tenacity inconsistent with his age, was sitting cross-legged on the peak of the back mountain, silently absorbing the thin Dou Qi between Heaven and Earth.

Suddenly, the ring on his chest trembled slightly.

An old and illusory Soul body floated out from the ring; it was none other than Yao Chen.

"Teacher, what's wrong?" Xiao Yan asked doubtfully.

Yao Chen did not answer him, but instead raised his head, his cloudy eyes filled with unprecedented shock.

He stared blankly at the sky and muttered to himself: "Just now... that aura... what was it?"

"Humanity? Dynasty? A single strike... destroying stars?"

"In this world, there is actually... such a terrifying existence?"

Yao Chen felt his worldview had received a huge shock.

He had originally thought that Dou Di was the peak of this world.

But that fleeting aura from a distant, unknown place made him realize that he was merely a frog in a well.

"Yan'er."

Yao Chen turned his head, looking at his Disciple, his eyes becoming incomparably complex.

"The sky beneath our feet, perhaps... is much larger than you and I imagined."

...

Douluo Continent World.

Holy Soul Village.

A youth with Innate Full Soul Power in his left hand and holding a broken hammer in his right was running excitedly toward the blacksmith shop at the entrance of the village.

But just as he ran halfway, the worn-out "Xuan Tian Treasure Record" in his bosom suddenly, without any warning, emitted a faint light.

"Hmm?" Tang San stopped and took out the Secret Manual in confusion.

He did not know that just a moment ago, far away in the Divine Realm, his future father-in-Law and guide—the Sea God and the Asura God—had simultaneously stood up from their Divine thrones, looking toward an unknown direction with faces full of horror.

"That power just now... it is the aura of an 'Emperor'!"

"Human Emperor! It is the true Human Emperor position! How is it possible? In this Universe, how could a new Human Emperor still be born?!"

...

Marvel Universe.

Above the ruins of Titan.

A tall, purple-skinned giant was sitting on a throne, quietly stroking his empty Infinity Gauntlet.

Suddenly, he raised his head violently and looked into the Void Realm.

A hint of gravity flashed in his deep eyes.

"A powerful... force of 'Order' that does not belong to this Universe."

"Interesting."

"It seems my plan needs to be accelerated."

At this moment, countless worlds and countless experts were shaken to varying degrees by Li Chengqian's promotion.

An unprecedented era of great transformation, sweeping across the heavens and myriad worlds, was about to arrive!

Yet the instigator of all this, Li Chengqian, was still completely unaware.

He was currently standing in the center of the Hall of Miraculous Mist, looking at the group of the Tang Dynasty's top "scientists" below, who had been completely terrified by the blueprints he had produced.

He extended a finger, pointing at the blueprint for the "Zhou Tian Xing Dou Great Formation (Interstellar Annihilation Cannon Array Edition)," a slightly crazed yet matter-of-fact smile on his face.

"I give you one hundred years."

"Build this thing for Me!"

Li Chengqian's voice echoed in the silent Hall of Miraculous Mist. Each word was like a heavy hammer, striking fiercely against the hearts of Wang Xuance, Li Chunfeng, Mo Ban, and the others.

Build it?

Build this... thing?

Everyone kept their heads lowered, staring fixedly at the Jade Slip in their hands, their Divine Sense sweeping over the absurdly magnificent blueprint inside time and time again.

Using three hundred and sixty-five main stars as gun mounts, fourteen thousand eight hundred auxiliary stars as an energy matrix...

Triggering the Star Power of the Zhou Tian, a single strike could destroy a Major Thousand Worlds...

Their bodies were trembling uncontrollably.

This was not excitement, but fear!

A most primal fear, rising from the depths of the Soul, that Mortals feel when facing miracles!

Their brains had completely crashed from carrying information far beyond their limits of comprehension.

"Your... Your Majesty..."

As the Grandmaster of mechanism arts and successor of the Mohist school, Mo Ban was the first to barely regain a shred of sanity from that blank state.

His voice was as dry as two pieces of sandpaper rubbing together.

"This... this thing is not... something Mortals can build."

His words voiced everyone's inner thoughts.

This was not modesty, but a fact.

Forget about building it; they couldn't even understand over ninety percent of the content on the blueprint!

What did "Gravity Constraint Core" mean? What was a "Space Curvature Engine"? What was a "Law Rune Compilation Matrix"?

To them, these terms were like listening to heavenly books.

"Your Majesty, it is not that we are unwilling to share your burden."

Li Chunfeng, a master of Formations, also stood out with a bitter expression.

"It is just that the Formation described on this blueprint has... has completely exceeded the scope of 'Formation'. It requires not just exquisite calculation and arrangement, but a god-like mastery over the Laws of operation of the entire Universe and its stars! This... this is no longer a 'technique', but the 'Dao'! It is the 'Dao' of creating worlds!"

"Indeed, Your Majesty!"

Wang Xuance, a Grandmaster of Talismans, knelt down directly, his old face full of panic.

"This blueprint is a secret of the Heavenly Dao, a work of gods and ghosts! We Mortals feel our Primordial Spirit sting even from peeking at a ten-thousandth of it, fearing that heavenly retribution might descend! Let alone... manufacturing it!"

Watching this group of top Tang talents, who were so rattled by a single blueprint that their Dao Heart was almost collapsing.

Li Chengqian was not angry; instead, he smiled.

This was exactly the effect he wanted!

He wanted to use this "mythological technology" from a higher-dimensional civilization to completely shatter their inherent, outdated worldview!

Only by shattering the old could the new be established!

"Secret of the Heavenly Dao? Work of gods and ghosts?"

Li Chengqian's voice carried a hint of disdain.

"Before me, what Heavenly Dao is there? I am the Heavenly Dao!"

"If I tell you to build it, you can build it!"

He stood up from the dragon throne, walked down the steps slowly, and came before everyone.

An invisible pressure of the Human Emperor enveloped the entire hall.

But this time, this pressure did not make them feel fear; instead, it was like a warm spring, injecting into their Primordial Spirit which was almost on the verge of collapse, allowing their chaotic thoughts to gradually calm down.

"I know what you are afraid of."

"You are afraid that you cannot understand it, that you cannot do it."

Li Chengqian's gaze swept across every person's face.

"But you have forgotten, who stands behind you?"

"It is me! It is the entire Tang Dynasty! It is this humanity destiny world, dominated by me!"

He extended a finger.

"Cannot understand? It does not matter."

"I, having fused with the core of the world, have become the Human Emperor. Within this Universe, all Laws and all ultimate truths hold no more secrets in my eyes!"

"Starting today, I will personally be your teacher! I will explain every detail and every principle on this blueprint to you!"

Upon hearing these words, Wang Xuance and the others suddenly raised their heads, their eyes erupting with unbelievable brilliance!

Your Majesty... Human Emperor Your Majesty, is going to personally... be their teacher?!

This... what kind of honor is this?!

This is simply... a heaven-sent Opportunity that one could not ask for in three lifetimes!

Li Chengqian ignored their shock and extended a second finger.

"Cannot do it? That matters even less."

"What are you lacking? Materials, or manpower?"

"If you lack Materials, I will conquer the heavens, plundering the rare treasures of ten thousand worlds for you! Even if it is the sun in the sky, I can pluck it down to serve as a furnace for you!"

"If you lack manpower, I will initiate universal cultivation, using the power of the entire nation to Cultivate billions of Rune Masters, Formation Masters, and Artifact Refiners! I want the entire Tang Dynasty to become a super factory serving the production of this 'Zhou Tian Xing Dou Great Formation'!"

"One hundred years is not enough, then two hundred! Two hundred years is not enough, then one thousand!"

"I have plenty of time, and plenty of resources!"

"I want one word from you all now."

His gaze became incomparably sharp, as if it could pierce through everyone's Soul.

"Do you dare, or do you not?!"

"We dare!!"

This time, the answer was no longer fear and hesitation.

Instead, it was a thunderous roar, completely igniting all their passion and heroism!

Wang Xuance, Li Chunfeng, Mo Ban... everyone knelt on the ground, no trace of fear left in their eyes, only endless fanaticism and Battle Intent!

That's right!

What were they afraid of?

They had such an omnipotent, domineering Your Majesty!

They had the entire world as their backing!

What was a mere blueprint?

Isn't it just building an annihilation cannon?

Let's do it!

"I, Wang Xuance, accept the decree!"

"I, Li Chunfeng, accept the decree!"

"I, Mo Ban, accept the decree!"

"We are willing to offer everything in this life for Your Majesty, for our Tang Dynasty! Even if our Divine Soul is utterly destroyed, we will have no regrets!"

Looking at the impassioned crowd below, Li Chengqian nodded with satisfaction.

He knew that Tang civilization was about to usher in an unprecedented technological explosion!

"Very good."

He walked back to the dragon throne and sat down.

"Today, in the Taiji Hall, I will begin the first lesson!"

"The topic is the underlying logic of this 'Zhou Tian Dao' —"

"The conversion of energy and mass!"

Just as Li Chengqian began to crazily "tutor" the top talents of the Tang Dynasty.

On the distant Void Realm battlefield.

Zhong Shan, too, was finally preparing to leave with his army, which had been scared out of their wits.

Before leaving, he looked at the battlefield, which was being orderly cleaned up by the Tang army, his heart filled with mixed emotions.

He had lost.

Not only did he lose the gamble and the national destiny.

He had also lost his perspective.

Li Chengqian's strike not only shattered the meteorite but also shattered the arrogance of being a high-and-mighty ruler of an old-school dynasty within his heart.

"Saint Emperor Li..."

He bowed again from afar in the direction of the Tang Dynasty.

"I will remember today's grace."

"In the future, if there is any need for my Tang Dynasty, I will not refuse."

Li Chengqian's calm voice crossed the Void Realm and entered his Sea of Consciousness.

Zhong Shan's body shook upon hearing this.

He knew this was Li Chengqian showing goodwill, and also displaying the composure and confidence of a victor.

He did not refuse.

Because he knew the future structure of the Universe would inevitably undergo earth-shattering changes because of this young Human Emperor.

Having one more such friend was far wiser than having one more such enemy.

"Many thanks, Saint Emperor."

"Farewell."

Zhong Shan took one last look at the National Destiny Golden Dragon circling above Chang'an City, which was several times larger than before, and finally, with his fleet, turned into a streak of light and disappeared into the vast Universe.

The Tang army also began their triumphant return after cleaning up the battlefield and collecting the heroic spirits of all the fallen soldiers.

They looked in the direction of Chang'an City, every face filled with genuine pride and self-esteem!

They knew that what they had just participated in and witnessed was a great victory worthy of being recorded in history, no, in the history of civilization!

From now on, the name of their Tang Dynasty would no longer be limited to one world.

Instead, it would resound throughout these heavens and myriad worlds!

Taiji Hall was no longer in the state of the past court meetings.

The entire hall had been transformed by Li Chengqian with supreme magic power, its internal space extending infinitely, turning into a vast starry sky.

Wang Xuance, Li Chunfeng, Mo Ban, and dozens of top talents from different fields were now sitting cross-legged under the starry sky, like the most devout students, looking up and listening intently to the Emperor who sat at the highest point of the starry sky, surrounded by the sun, moon, and stars.

"...The so-called energy is not void, but the cornerstone of all things. Its forms are myriad; light, heat, Spiritual Qi, all are its manifestations. Its essence lies in 'vibration'. Vibrations of different frequencies constitute energy of different attributes..."

"...And mass is not eternal either. When the frequency of energy vibration exceeds a certain 'critical point', it can condense into reality and transform into mass. This is the fundamental basis of 'mass-energy conversion'..."

Li Chengqian's voice was calm yet contained supreme ultimate truths.

He did not explain the blueprint directly, but started from the most basic, most fundamental Laws of the Universe.