NOVPUBLi Fan could keenly sense that Yan Fajue had long been awake.
At this moment, still sprawled on the long table, she was definitely just pretending to sleep.
The guardians in charge of Unity-Path were well aware of this, and having Li Fan wake the little loli up was merely because he was "the new guy."
Li Fan was clear about Yan Fajue’s temperament—childish, spiteful, and petty.
For those who disturbed her rest, she would certainly not show a pleasant face.
And as for the guardians, they were merely responsible for oversight. They really couldn’t do anything to Yan Fajue.
When the little ancestor got temperamental, they could only coax and indulge her.
Detecting the two strands of divine sense that had landed on him, Li Fan did not refuse them.
Following the method previously taught by Elder Nangong, he summoned the sealing power of this Yan Fa space and projected a copper gong above the little loli’s head.
Then he struck it vigorously.
Clang!
Yan Fajue’s body jerked suddenly, and she abruptly raised her head.
In an instant, she locked onto Li Fan, the instigator of her trouble, her little face full of anger.
Li Fan shrugged his shoulders, looking very innocent, "Your rest time has already exceeded six hours. It’s time to get up and work."
Yan Fajue still glared with wide eyes, fixating on Li Fan.
As if Li Fan had committed some heinous crime.
Li Fan kept a straight face and continued to speak, "That’s right, according to the regulations, the extra time you’ve taken will be deducted from your next holiday."
"Uh... the time you’ve spent staring at me counts too."
Li Fan touched his face, seeming not to mind if Yan Fajue continued to look at him like this.
But hearing that her next holiday time would be reduced, Yan Fajue instantly became like an indignant little cat.
Her big eyes misted over with a layer of water, looking full of grievance at the other two guardians.
Zhang Xu and the other turned their heads away.
And Li Fan revealed a trace of a kind smile, watching Yan Fajue as if enjoying a good show.
He even conjured an hourglass, recording the passage of time.
After a standoff for some time and watching the sand accumulate in the lower half of the hourglass, Yan Fajue finally couldn’t hold it in anymore.
She glared at Li Fan fiercely and slammed her little hand on the table.
The previously sluggish character light ball suddenly transformed at high speed.
Li Fan’s smile remained unchanged.
After centuries in this place, his only pastime was teasing the little loli.
As Li Fan successfully infiltrated and approached Yan Fajue,
In Da Qi, Holy Capital.
After eight years of heaven-overturning development, the Holy Dynasty’s aura had already transformed from red to purple.
And the clone master Li Ping, cultivating "The Canon of the Heavenly Emperor’s Energy," had thus successfully entered the fourth realm.
"With the help of the brilliant Qi Destiny of myriad living beings, I now possess the strength to fight a Nascent Soul Stage cultivator from the Xuanhuang World."
"If given a few more decades to develop and maximize this Small World, it might not be impossible to rival Unity-Path."
"But to take a further step, on par with longevity..."
The clone master Li Ping shook his head slightly.
"The Formation of Ten Thousand Spirits of Heaven and Earth has been initially established; it’s time to expand our territory."
With a thought from Li Ping, not long after, Sun Erlang and Wang Xuanba appeared before him.
"Greetings, Master."
Both bowed in unison.
Clone Master Li Ping swept his arm grandly, and a map that resembled the star-studded sky suddenly appeared out of thin air.
Each white dot represented a Cave Heaven or a Small World.
The position of Da Qi was emitting a sacred purple glow.
Sun Erlang looked up at the map before him, staring blankly in fascination.
When his Divine Sense focused on those white dots, information about the Small Worlds they represented also surfaced in his Spirit Consciousness.
"I have already told you about the current specific layout of the Xuanhuang World," Li Fan said.
"At present, we have not yet openly confronted the power of the Alliance of Thousands of Immortals and the Five Elders Organization. Therefore, the national policy for the next hundred years is to gather the strength of the Small Worlds and expand the territory of the Saint Dynasty."
"A union of the Ten Thousand Realms to counterattack Xuanhuang."
Clone Master Li Ping did not shy away from the current vulnerabilities of the Da Qi Dynasty; instead, he painted a bright future for the Saint Dynasty for his two beloved disciples.
As for the Alliance of Thousands of Immortals, Sun Erlang and Wang Xuanba were not entirely ignorant. He even knew about the existence of the top authorities of the Immortal Alliance, like the Dharma Transmitter and the Mirror Handler.
Now, hearing about the great plan of the Heavenly Emperor, he did not feel the absurdity of a mantis trying to stop a chariot.
On the contrary, his blood was boiling, and he was eager to try.
It wasn’t that Sun Erlang was shallow and ignorant, but in the past eight years, he had witnessed the various changes in the Saint Dynasty. Comparing it with what he had seen of the Alliance of Thousands of Immortals, Sun Erlang firmly believed that one day, the Saint Dynasty would annihilate the Alliance and unify the Xuanhuang World!
In those eight years, the population of the Da Qi Saint Dynasty had increased fivefold, and the average lifespan had skyrocketed from forty to seventy-three years.
Gone were the days of exploitation and oppression; everyone could now read and practice cultivation.
It was a hundred times better than the governance of saints described in ancient books!
In those eight years, Sun Erlang had also secretly visited nearby Small Worlds.
There was no difference from the decadent Da Xuan Dynasty of old.
Some of those places were even worse off than the citizens of Da Xuan.
Sun Erlang felt that spreading the glory of the Saint Dynasty and the Emperor to these decaying Small Worlds was a noble and glorious thing to do.
So now, hearing the Emperor finally expressing his stance outright, Sun Erlang’s fighting spirit was endlessly kindled.
Currently, Da Qi had a total of nine legions.
Each Legion Commander had reached the Nascent Soul Stage.
And Sun Erlang, as the leader of these Legion Commanders and a practitioner of "The Immortal-Sitting Secret," was nearing the God Transformation Realm.
If it weren’t for the Emperor saying he needed to stabilize his foundation and accumulate for a bit longer, he might have been able to absorb the Heavenly and Earthly Changes and break through at that moment.
God Transformation in eight years; such a speed of cultivation, Sun Erlang believed, was enough to shock the Xuanhuang World.
Those so-called prodigies of Xuanhuang couldn’t even match his Legion Commanders.
...
The more he knew, the more confident Sun Erlang was in the future of the Saint Dynasty.
"I’m giving you one year to prepare," Li Ping decreed.
"In a year’s time, the armies of the Saint Dynasty will march from the Holy Capital to conquer the Ten Thousand Realms!"
As Li Ping made his solemn declaration, the purple dot representing the Xuanhuang World on the map in front burst forth with countless purple lines. They stretched out like tentacles, tightly binding all the Small Worlds of Xuanhuang World.
Weaving into a colossal net, it covered the integrated map of the Xuanhuang World!
Witnessing this scene, Sun Erlang and Wang Xuanba couldn’t help but catch their breath, their hearts pounding with excitement!
With such emotions, Sun Erlang eagerly went down to gather the Legion Commanders to make plans for the upcoming battle.
Meanwhile, Wang Xuanba stayed behind to undertake a secret mission given by the Emperor.
"Star Relocating?"
Wang Xuanba looked at the code name of the mission, somewhat puzzled.
"First, travel to Misthaven Ocean and Yin Ying Island to find a Cultivator named Yin Shangren," Li Fan instructed.
Wang Xuanba silently repeated in his mind.
