87: Chapter 87 Farewell and Arrangements

Above the Imperial Capital of Great Xia.

That place no longer deserved to be called the sky.

It was a real sea of stars.

It had been forcibly dragged down from the depths of the Universe.

Hundreds of millions of stars flickered.

Three hundred and sixty-five strands of Star Origin transformed into a river of light, pouring downwards.

All of it poured into the prototype of that divine boat.

Li Xuan used the Chaos True Fire as a furnace.

He used the Emperor Law as a hammer.

He struck unhurriedly.

Performing the final carving.

Every rune branded, every strike of the Law, caused the Heaven and Earth Laws to resonate along with it.

How could this be mere Artifact Refining?

This was clearly creation.

Inside and outside the Imperial Capital, there was silence.

Whether it was the hundreds of millions of citizens of Great Xia, or the already numb Saint Lords and Emperor Lords in front of the Golden Throne Hall, all looked up.

Watching that miracle, they were lost in it.

Li Zhan stood in front of the hall, watching the back of his Old Ancestor standing in the sea of stars, his heart filled with pride and reverence.

So, human power really can conquer Heaven.

No, the Old Ancestor had long since surpassed the Realm of Heaven.

The Artifact Refining was still continuing, but Li Xuan, in the center of the sea of stars, had his mind drifting elsewhere.

He was a bit bored.

The Foundation for this "zhou tian star boat" had been laid; the rest was just time-consuming work, letting the Formation itself draw in the power of the stars to nurture it.

His gaze moved downwards, sweeping over the impregnable imperial palace, and he shook his head.

"The defense is still too weak; it needs an upgrade."

He said casually.

Then he gestured towards the direction of the imperial treasury.

Hum!

Inside the treasury, a golden light flew out, flew to Li Xuan, and transformed into a golden Puppet the size of a real person.

This was a trophy he had obtained from signing in a long time ago, a Saint King-level combat Puppet that he had never used and had left in a corner gathering dust.

"The strength is a bit lacking, but it will do for now," Li Xuan evaluated.

Those Saint Lords kneeling not far away were stunned when they heard this.

Saint King... and it's still lacking?

And it will do for now?

Senior, we Mortals truly cannot reach your Realm!

Before they could even complain, they saw the next scene.

Li Xuan extended his finger.

He hooked a piece out of that mass of liquid divine metal.

It was the size of a human head.

That was the essence smelted from Emperor weapons and countless divine materials.

He flicked his fingertip.

That mass of divine metal liquid smashed into the chest of the golden Puppet.

Sizzle!

The divine metal liquid instantly merged into the Puppet's chest.

Li Xuan then blew a breath of Chaos Qi towards the Puppet's glabella.

Boom!

The golden Puppet shuddered.

The Saint King aura on its body began to increase rapidly!

Peak Saint King!

Great Saint!

Peak Great Saint!

Finally, a Quasi-Emperor pressure erupted and stopped abruptly.

Just as the pressure was about to spread, Li Xuan waved his hand, and that pressure was instantly locked back into the Puppet's body, not leaking a single bit.

A red light flashed in the golden Puppet's eye sockets.

It moved its metal neck, making a "clack clack" sound, then knelt on one knee before Li Xuan and lowered its head.

"From now on, you will guard this place and protect Great Xia."

Li Xuan paused and added another sentence.

"Your name shall be 'Ah Fu'."

Pfft.

Several Saint Lords could no longer hold back, astonished beyond measure.

A Quasi-Emperor level Puppet.

Created in the blink of an eye just like that?

And given such a plain and unadorned name?

Ah Fu...

They seemed to be able to see a scene in the future where enemies daring to invade Great Xia would be killed with a single palm strike by a Quasi-Emperor guard named "Ah Fu".

After finishing all this, Li Xuan did not stop there.

His gaze crossed the palace and landed on the Golden Dragon of National Fortune on the Great Xia Dragon Vein.

"Aww — —"

The Golden Dragon of National Fortune let out an affectionate low moan, its huge dragon head gently rubbing against the Void Realm.

Li Xuan smiled.

He raised his right hand, and at the tip of his index finger, a drop of golden-red Emperor blood appeared.

That was not blood.

In that drop of blood, the Laws of life and death circulated.

Once this drop of Emperor essence blood appeared, the Heavenly Dao Laws of the Mortal Realm also shook, nearly collapsing.

"Go."

Li Xuan flicked his finger.

That drop of blood transformed into a divine light, tearing through space and silently sinking into the glabella of the Golden Dragon of National Fortune.

"Roar!"

The dragon roar spread across the four fields, erupting from the depths of the earth.

All the citizens of Great Xia, at this moment, felt a surge of warmth in their Bloodline.

They saw a Golden Dragon, larger than a mountain range, rising from beneath the Imperial Capital.

The Golden Dragon of National Fortune at this moment was completely different from before.

Its body was incomparably solid, and on every dragon scale, profound Emperor runes were automatically inscribed, emitting an aura of immortality.

The Golden Dragon of National Fortune circled above the imperial palace, roaring at the sky, and a majestic Luck mixed with Li Xuan's Emperor prestige instantly enveloped the hundreds of millions of territories of the entire Great Xia Divine Dynasty.

Hum! Hum! Hum!

From the Imperial Capital to the small towns on the border.

Every city, every piece of land, lit up with ancient defensive Formations.

These Formations connected with each other, finally converging on the Golden Dragon of National Fortune above the Imperial Capital, forming a protective Formation covering the entire Divine Dynasty.

A grand consciousness sounded in the hearts of all the citizens of Great Xia:

"As long as the National Fortune does not perish, the Divine Dynasty is immortal!"

In an instant, the hundreds of millions of citizens were extremely excited.

They knelt down one after another, towards the direction of the Imperial Capital, offering their pious Power Of Faith.

"Long live our Emperor! Long live the Divine Dynasty!"

"May the Old Ancestor live for ten thousand years!"

The massive Power Of Faith gathered, making the aura of the Golden Dragon of National Fortune even stronger.

After doing all this, Li Xuan's figure descended from the sky.

He landed on the square in front of the Golden Throne Hall.

He landed in front of Li Zhan.

Those Saint Lords and Emperor Lords were so shocked that they retreated one after another, clearing a large area.

Li Zhan looked at the Old Ancestor before him, who had an ordinary aura but had just created a miracle, and was about to kneel.

"Old Ancestor..."

A hand supported him.

"You are the ruler of a nation; you kneel to Heaven, to Earth, and to ancestors, but not to me." Li Xuan's voice was very calm.

Li Zhan's eyes became hot, and his voice choked.

"Old Ancestor, are you leaving?"

Li Xuan nodded and patted Li Zhan's shoulder.

Under the infusion of countless resources, Li Zhan was now also a Saint, enough to protect a region.

"I have left you some small toys." Li Xuan pointed to the Quasi-Emperor Puppet "Ah Fu" hovering motionless in mid-air, and the Golden Dragon of National Fortune looming in the clouds.

"Great Xia is left to you from now on."

"Rest assured, Old Ancestor!" Li Zhan nodded heavily, straightened his back, and promised solemnly, "Zhan will definitely not fail the Old Ancestor's trust!"

Seeing him like this, Li Xuan smiled.

His gaze crossed Li Zhan and looked towards the further horizon.

The boundless starry sky there was his next journey.

"Don't think of things so heavily."

"This is not a final farewell; it is a new beginning."

His calm voice had a strange power that soothed everyone's emotions.

"Govern Great Xia well and spread the glory of the Divine Dynasty to every corner of this world."

"Wait for me."

Li Xuan turned around.

"When I gain a foothold in the Immortal Domain, I will come back."

"By then, I will take you all to ascend with the whole nation!"

As soon as these words were spoken.

Everyone was speechless for a moment.

Ascend... ascend with the whole nation?

These four words shocked Li Zhan and all the surrounding Saint Lords and Emperor Lords.

That was not taking one or two people or a Family to ascend.

It was leading an entire Divine Dynasty.

Hundreds of millions of citizens.

Together with this land, the mountains and rivers, ascending into that legendary Immortal Domain.

What an arrogant thought this was.

And what an extraordinary feat this was?

Throughout history, has anyone dared to think this way?

No.

But today, they heard it.

The person who said this spoke in a very calm tone.

For a moment, Li Zhan only felt a surge of heroism arising, instantly dispersing the sorrow of parting.

He looked at Li Xuan's back and felt filled with heroism.

And Li Xuan did not look back again.

He looked up at the sky.