224: Wuqian Empire, national destiny cohesion

As the conference concluded, the events that transpired within the main hall spread like a surging tide, with the Emperor Sect at its core, sweeping outwards. Within a few days, it had stirred up a thousand waves.

Many people were filled with confusion and deep worry about this soon-to-be-established Empire; however, for the majority of the lower-class beings, this might not be a bad thing.

Because establishing an Empire meant that the Wuqian Territory would possess absolute order, and order itself was set up to protect the majority of lower-class beings.

Furthermore, for them, the rulers themselves had not changed; it was merely the rulers they ruled, or even the higher-level rulers, who had changed, which would not affect their lives.

Therefore, regarding the establishment of the Empire, the beings of the Wuqian Territory did not feel much aversion, nor did they have much expectation.

The actions of the Wuqian Territory also shocked Martial Artists from outside the Territory!

An Empire was not something any random force could establish; the word 'Emperor' carried too much Karma.

Just like the Tianwu Empire, which suffered a catastrophic disaster, who could say that this was not Karma?

However, the Ancient Martial Emperor Sect, as a Legacy Emperor Sect, could indeed bear this Karma.

It was just that if the Wuqian Empire was truly established, it would not be a good thing for the forces coveting the Wuqian Territory.

Compared to the unified Wuqian Empire, a loose Wuqian Territory would be more convenient for them to act.

It was just that the Ancient Martial Emperor Sect's timing was too clever. Three months later was the opening of the Divine Spirit Ruins, and the Ancient Martial Emperor Sect chose to do so one month before its opening. If conflicts broke out at such a time, it would easily delay the exploration of the Divine Spirit Ruins a month later.

That was the Divine Spirit Ruins!

Although the Tianwu Empire had a very bad end, it had once reached its Peak. If it hadn't exposed that matter, it wouldn't have suffered a catastrophic disaster.

Looking at the Cang Xuan Divine Gate, one of the top five Sects in the Tianwu Imperial Domain today, it was not an Emperor Sect yet it resembled one, even stronger than some top-tier Emperor Sects.

And all of this was due to the Opportunity it obtained from the Hongyuan Ruins.

Under such circumstances, every bit of power lost meant one less chance to obtain an Opportunity.

Therefore, they could only watch the establishment of the Wuqian Empire.

Two months passed quickly. In these two months, the basic framework of the Wuqian Empire had been successfully constructed.

Under the Empire, military and political cabinets were established, along with departments such as the Ministry of Personnel, Ministry of Revenue, Ministry of Rites, Ministry of War, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Works, and the Dragon Suppressing Division.

Furthermore, in the Nine Great Emperor Continents, fifty-one Saint Prefectures, and four hundred seventy-three Heavenly Prefectures, high-ranking officials were appointed to manage the local areas.

And on the ninth day of the ninth month, the Wuqian Empire was officially established.

"Unifying the Nine Continents is not my achievement! It is the achievement of the collective will of the people of Wuqian... All within the Wuqian Territory are the lands of Wuqian, and all national scholars are subjects of Wuqian..."

"However, the demon and other races covet the lands of Wuqian, and foreign adversaries surround us, eyeing us covetously! Only with thunderous suppression, only with unity, can we ensure the prosperity of future generations!"

"Therefore, I hereby inform the spirits of the Wuqian ancestors, that the Empire is established on the lands of Wuqian, with the national title Wuqian! As long as I am here, I will sweep away all evil within the Territory and protect the Ten Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains of Wuqian from Eternal decline!"

A grand imperial edict, announcing to the ancestors and to all beings of Wuqian, that the Wuqian Empire was officially founded.

On this day, the observers of the Wuqian Empire's ceremony numbered over hundreds of millions of beings. In the Emperor Continents, Saint Prefectures, and Heavenly Prefectures, a projection appeared in the sky above each region, displaying the founding ceremony taking place in the Imperial Capital.

And all of this was due to the heaven monitoring mirror, which Xu Duoduo borrowed from Xu Qing.

It was also because of this that the beings who were originally indifferent to it became excited when they heard Wu Xingqiong's impassioned speech, and the will of the people converged for the first time.

And the power formed by this popular will was the National Luck.

"National Luck converges! The Wuqian climate has been formed!"

In Wu Qian Ancient City, the Branch Master of the Heavenly Secret Branch was utterly shocked.

"Is it because of that Imperial Weapon?"

"That's right, such an imperial edict indeed gave the lower-class beings an extra sense of security!"

"The hope of the people is when the National Luck converges!"

At the same time, Wu Xingqiong also felt the National Luck, that special power, slowly converging towards an imperial seal within his body.

This imperial seal was a gift from Xu Duoduo, said to be given by that mysterious Clan Chief.

In fact, Xu Qing attached great importance to this, not only lending the heaven monitoring mirror but also exchanging three treasures related to Dynasty Luck from the mall.

An Imperial Seal capable of bearing the National Luck of the Wuqian Empire; a Cultivation Technique concerning Dynasty Cultivation; and a battle formation related to Luck!

Especially the Imperial Seal, any paper or imperial edict stamped with this item could borrow the Empire's Luck to temporarily enhance one's Cultivation to resist enemies.

Moreover, as the Emperor himself, when appointing officials, he could transfer a portion of the Luck into the official seals of the officials through the Imperial Seal, allowing the officials to use their official seals to resist enemies.

At this moment, with the convergence of National Luck, Wu Xingqiong, as the controller of the Imperial Seal, became even more majestic and mysterious under this power, and the Heavenly Dao Pressure belonging to the Emperor gradually intensified.

"National Luck converges!"

Among the observers present, there were many powerful individuals, including forces from various external Territories friendly with the Ancient Martial Emperor Sect; there were also neutral parties or adversaries.

Seeing this scene now, they understood what was happening!

Afterward, various founding ceremonies and rituals were held for a whole day.

On this day, Wu Luo and Gu Batian appeared simultaneously. Wu Luo's Cultivation was exposed to everyone's sight, and he had actually reached the Five-Step Quasi-Emperor Realm.

And Gu Batian's Cultivation also Broke Through to the Quasi-Emperor Realm. Including Wu Xingqiong, the Ancient Martial Emperor Sect now possessed three Quasi-Emperors. Some forces that had originally coveted the Wuqian Territory immediately abandoned their intentions.

A Five-Step Quasi-Emperor was already considered an extremely powerful existence in ordinary Emperor Sects, not to mention that the other party also possessed an Imperial Weapon and could unleash two-tenths of its power, which was no small increase in combat strength.

[Ding! Congratulations to the host, your subordinate force has unified the Wuqian Territory, and the National Luck is prosperous. Rewarding 100 million family points, and Luck value increases by 4.32 million zhang, of which 1.32 million zhang is for the founding of the Wuqian Empire, sharing the Luck value!]

[Ding! A new Territory has been added, providing 5 million family points monthly!]

Xu Qing's eyes lit up as he listened to the System prompts.

[Host: Xu Qing]

[Identity: Xu Clan Leader]

[Cultivation: Saint Monarch Perfection]

[Aptitude: Eternal]

[Physique: Chaos Dao Body (Minor Achievement), Void Dao Body (Minor Achievement), Chaos Dao Eye (Minor Achievement), Heaven and Earth Dao Heart (40%), Undying Dao Body (Minor Achievement)]

[Luck: Purple Gold]

[Force: Great Emperor Family (insufficient Quasi-Emperor power)]

[Family Mall: Imperial-grade]

[family points: 138,272,100]

[Clan Luck Spirit: Twelve-Clawed Golden Dragon (20.35 million zhang)]

[Talent: Investment Return, Plunder Luck, Heavenly Secret Obscuration, Heavenly Dao Pressure, Ten Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains!]

[Territory: 1 Territory; 13 Saint Domains; 465 Emperor Domains; 25,000 Great Domains; 10,000 Middle Domains; 50,000 Small Domains. Note: Emperor Continents are part of the Territory and do not count towards family points. Host is expected to unify the Wuqian Territory as soon as possible.]

"20.35 million zhang now!"

"This trip to the Divine Spirit Ruins, I am determined to win. Whoever tries to snatch Yang Heaven's Key will die!"

A sharp glint flashed in Xu Qing's eyes...