hǎo zài lǐ fán bìng fēi dāng chū nà ge chū rù xiū xiān jiè de fán rén tài shī le 。
好在李凡并非当初那个初入修仙界的凡人太师了。
Fortunately, Li Fan was not the ordinary mortal Taiyi Master who first entered the world of cultivation.
duō cì lún huí ， tā yǐ jīng zhǎng wò le tài duō xiū xiān jiè yǐn mì 。
多次轮回，他已经掌握了太多修仙界隐秘。
After multiple reincarnations, he had grasped too many secrets hidden in the cultivation realm.
wǎng xī yí mù mù chǎng jǐng zài tā nǎo hǎi zhōng fēi sù shǎn guò ， hěn kuài tā jiù zhǎo dào le kě xíng de yìng duì zhī fǎ 。
往昔一幕幕场景在他脑海中飞速闪过，很快他就找到了可行的应对之法。
Scene after scene from his past flashed through his mind quickly. Soon, he found a feasible way to respond.
“ wèi le jǐn liàng jiǎn shǎo wú miàn zhēn xiān chá jué de kě néng ， wǒ běn shēn de shí lì jìng jiè zuì hǎo bù yào yǒu dà fú dù de biàn huà 。 dàn yòu yào jǐn kě néng de zēng jiā zì jǐ de shí lì ， yě jiù shì zài shì jiān de 【 cún zài 】……”
“为了尽量减少无面真仙察觉的可能，我本身的实力境界最好不要有大幅度的变化。但又要尽可能的增加自己的实力，也就是在世间的【存在】……”
"To minimize the chance of the Faceless True Immortal察觉 me, my own strength shouldn't change drastically. But I need to increase my power as much as possible—exist in this world."
“ tiān dì qì diǎn 。”
“天帝气典。”
"Imperial Spirit Codex."
yī mén bìng bù shǔ yú xuán huáng jiè de mì jí ， shà shí chū xiàn zài lǐ fán de shí hǎi zhōng 。
一门并不属于玄黄界的秘籍，霎时出现在李凡的识海中。
A secret scripture not belonging to the Xuanhuang Realm suddenly appeared in Li Fan's识海.
zhè shì shí bǎn qián bèi zài diào yú chí zhōng ， chuí diào ér chū de yī mén kuàng shì qí gōng 。
这是石板前辈在钓鱼池中，垂钓而出的一门旷世奇功。
This was a technique that Senior Stoneboard had fished out of the fishing pond, named "Supreme Wonder Technique".
shí bǎn qián bèi duì qí bìng bù gǎn xìng qù ， dāng shí suí shǒu rēng gěi le lǐ fán 。
石板前辈对其并不感兴趣，当时随手扔给了李凡。
Senior Stoneboard wasn't interested in it at the time and casually threw it to Li Fan.
cǐ kè què chéng wéi le lǐ fán zuì shì hé bù guò de jiù mìng dào cǎo 。
此刻却成为了李凡最适合不过的救命稻草。
Now, it became his best lifeline.
tiān dì qì diǎn ， chéng jiù shì jiān dì zūn ， níng jù zhòng shēng 、 wáng cháo qì yùn 。 bù yòng xiū liàn ， jiù kě chéng wéi kān bǐ cháng shēng jìng de qiáng zhě 。
天帝气典，成就世间帝尊，凝聚众生、王朝气运。不用修炼，就可成为堪比长生境的强者。
The Imperial Spirit Codex could achieve imperial status in this world by gathering the aura of all beings. Without cultivation, one could become a powerhouse comparable to those in the Longevity Realm.
suī rán xiǎng yào chéng wéi cháng shēng qiáng zhě ， yào jīng guò shù bǎi nián 、 shí duō dài rén qián fù hòu jì gòng tóng nǔ lì 。 dàn lǐ fán yě bìng bù zhǐ wàng dá dào tiān dì qì diǎn de zuì gāo jìng jiè 。
虽然想要成为长生强者，要经过数百年、十多代人前赴后继共同努力。但李凡也并不指望达到天帝气典的最高境界。
Although becoming a long-lived powerhouse required hundreds of years and several generations of effort, Li Fan didn't expect to reach the highest realm of the Imperial Spirit Codex.
zhǐ xū yào níng jù zhòng shēng qì yùn ， bāng zhù tā dù guò cǐ kè nán guān jiù xíng 。
只需要凝聚众生气运，帮助他度过此刻难关就行。
He just needed to gather the aura of all beings to help him through this difficult time.
“ shì bù yí chí 。 zhù jī hòu qī xiū wèi ， yě zú gòu sǎo píng tiān xià le 。”
“事不宜迟。筑基后期修为，也足够扫平天下了。”
"Time is of the essence. My Foundation Establishment后期 cultivation is sufficient to sweep away the entire world."
lǐ fán zhàn zài jiě lí shān diān ， yáo wàng zhe xuán jīng chéng 。
李凡站在解离山巅，遥望着玄京城。
Li Fan stood atop Xie Li Mountain, gazing at Xuanjing City.
shēn xíng piāo piāo ， jí dùn ér qù 。
身形飘飘，极遁而去。
His figure drifted and he used the Extreme Escape technique to depart.
sān tiān hòu ， yī zé xiāo xī bù jìng ér zǒu ， chuán biàn tiān xià 。
三天后，一则消息不胫而走，传遍天下。
Three days later, a piece of news spread throughout the land like wildfire.
dà xuán huáng dì hūn yōng wú dào ， yǐn dé tiān nù rén yuàn 。
大玄皇帝昏庸无道，引得天怒人怨。
The Great Xuan Emperor was incompetent and tyrannical, arousing heaven's wrath and people's resentment.
xìng yǒu tiān mìng shèng huáng jiàng shì ， zhū hūn jūn 、 shā nìng chén ， zhòng kāi shèng shì 、 zài zào qián kūn 。
幸有天命圣皇降世，诛昏君、杀佞臣，重开盛世、再造乾坤。
Fortunately, the Heavenly Mandate Saint Emperor had descended upon this world. He would punish the昏君and kill the奸臣, reopening prosperity and recreating the heavens.
shuō de shén hū qí shén ， dàn shì dà xuán gè dì de guān mín yī kàn biàn zhī dào ， zhè shì gǎi cháo huàn dài le 。
说的神乎其神，但是大玄各地的官民一看便知道，这是改朝换代了。
Though it sounded divine, local officials and commoners knew that this meant a change of dynasty.
suī rán dí què shì shí pò tiān jīng de shì qíng ， bù guò zài jīng guò jǐ rì de fēn luàn zhī hòu ， dà jiā hěn kuài jiù píng jìng le xià lái 。
虽然的确是石破天惊的事情，不过在经过几日的纷乱之后，大家很快就平静了下来。
Although it was indeed shocking news, after several days of chaos, people quickly calmed down.
bì jìng zì gǔ huáng quán bù xià xiāng ， rèn píng shàng miàn zěn me huàn 、 zhēn zhèng zhǎng kòng tiān xià de ， hái shì nà qún rén 。
毕竟自古皇权不下乡，任凭上面怎么换、真正掌控天下的，还是那群人。
After all, since ancient times, imperial power did not extend to the countryside. Whoever controlled the throne truly held the nation's fate in their hands.
dà xuán bǎi xìng qǐ chū shì zhè me xiǎng de 。
大玄百姓起初是这么想的。
Initially, Great Xuan citizens thought so.
bù guò méi duō jiǔ ， zhè wèi tiān mìng shèng huáng de bù tóng fán xiǎng zhī chù ， jiù zhú jiàn zhāng xiǎn chū lái le 。
不过没多久，这位天命圣皇的不同凡响之处，就逐渐彰显出来了。
But soon, this Saint Emperor's extraordinary nature became evident.
yī yè zhī jiān ， yī zuò zuò gāo tái zài dà xuán gè dì bá dì ér qǐ 。
一夜之间，一座座高台在大玄各地拔地而起。
Within a night, towering platforms sprang up across the entire Great Xuan realm.
méi yǒu rén zhī dào zhè xiē gāo dá bǎi zhàng de jiàn zhù jiū jìng shì rú hé dàn shēng de ， dàn zhè míng wèi 【 shèng huáng zuò 】 de cún zài ， què chè dǐ gǎi biàn le dà xuán dì guó de guān wèi shēng tài 。
没有人知道这些高达百丈的建筑究竟是如何诞生的，但这名为【圣皇座】的存在，却彻底改变了大玄帝国的官位生态。
No one knew how these hundred-meter-tall structures came into existence. But the existence of these "Saint Emperor Seats" completely changed the official hierarchy in the Great Xuan Empire.
yīn wèi zhè xiē shèng huáng zuò ， kě jiāng tiān mìng shèng huáng de yǐng xiàng tóu yǐng zhì tiān mù zhī shàng 。
因为这些圣皇座，可将天命圣皇的影像投影至天幕之上。
These seats could project the Saint Emperor's image onto the sky, allowing every commoner, even those living in remote mountains, to hear his teachings through these widespread seats.
měi yī wèi bǎi xìng ， nǎ pà shēng huó zài piān yuǎn shēn shān zhī zhōng ， yě néng tōng guò zhè xiē biàn bù dì guó de shèng huáng zuò ， líng tīng shèng huáng de jiào huì 。
每一位百姓，哪怕生活在偏远深山之中，也能通过这些遍布帝国的圣皇座，聆听圣皇的教诲。
What alarmed local officials further was that these seats also had a function to connect with the capital city.
gèng jiā ràng gè dì guān yuán jīng jù de shì ， zhè xiē shèng huáng zuò jìng rán hái yǒu zhe lián tōng jīng shī de gōng néng 。
更加让各地官员惊惧的是，这些圣皇座竟然还有着联通京师的功能。
When a drought struck Qingzhou, causing no harvest for three months and leaving corpses everywhere, a group of imperial guards emerged from one of the Saint Emperor Seats shortly after its construction. They brought in large amounts of grain to provide relief.
qīng zhōu yī dì yuán xiān fā shēng hàn zāi ， sān yuè kē lì wú shōu ， è piǎo biàn dì 。
青州一地原先发生旱灾，三月颗粒无收，饿殍遍地。
This event spread across the entire empire through the Saint Emperor Seats, while Saint Emperor envoys continued to emerge from these seats to meet with local officials, further confirming the authenticity of the relief efforts.
rán ér jiù zài shèng huáng zuò jiàn zào hòu bù jiǔ ， jiù yǒu yī duì yù lín jūn cóng qí zhōng zǒu chū ， dài zhe dà liàng liáng shí qián lái zhèn zāi 。
然而就在圣皇座建造后不久，就有一队御林军从其中走出，带着大量粮食前来赈灾。
And as news of the Saint Emperor's divine abilities spread quickly, it became common knowledge that he was a reincarnated Immortal.
zhěng jiù wú shù bǎi xìng de tóng shí ， cǐ shì jiàn yě tōng guò shèng huáng zuò shùn jiān chuán biàn le tiān xià 。
拯救无数百姓的同时，此事件也通过圣皇座瞬间传遍了天下。
"Commoners across the land can pray to the great Heavenly Mandate Saint Emperor through the Saint Emperor Seats. Any officials found to be incompetent or corrupt will face severe punishment," said the envoys to Great Xuan citizens.
bìng qiě ， jiē xià lái shèng huáng shǐ zhě lù xù zǒu chū shèng huáng zuò ， zhào jiàn gè dì guān yuán 。 yě zuǒ zhèng le zhèn zāi yī shì de zhēn shí xìng 。
并且，接下来圣皇使者陆续走出圣皇座，召见各地官员。也佐证了赈灾一事的真实性。
"Don't think you can simply die your way out of it. The methods of the Heavenly Mandate Saint Emperor are beyond your imagination. The over a hundred fat pigs tied at Cai Market in Xuanjing City are former officials who abused their power, and they are still writing repentance scrolls with their pig hooves," warned the envoys to Great Xuan officials.
ér tiān mìng shèng huáng nǎi shì xiān rén zhuǎn shì ， céng jīng zài miào táng zhī shàng biǎo xiàn chū zhǒng zhǒng shén tōng de shì jì ， yě zài duǎn shí jiān nèi ， chuán dé rén jǐn jiē zhī 。
而天命圣皇乃是仙人转世，曾经在庙堂之上表现出种种神通的事迹，也在短时间内，传得人尽皆知。
After collectively visiting Cai Market, all officials returned to their respective territories, quickly becoming upright and strict.
“ gè dì bǎi xìng ， jù kě yǐ tōng guò shèng huáng zuò ， xiàng wěi dà tiān mìng shèng huáng dǎo gào 。 fán shǔ dì guān yuán ， yǒu hūn yōng 、 tān fǔ zhě ， yī jīng chá shí ， yán chéng bù dài 。” zhè shì shèng huáng shǐ zhě duì dà xuán bǎi xìng de jiào dǎo 。
“各地百姓，俱可以通过圣皇座，向伟大天命圣皇祷告。凡属地官员，有昏庸、贪腐者，一经查实，严惩不贷。”这是圣皇使者对大玄百姓的教导。
In Xuanjing City,
“ kě bù yào yǐ wéi néng jiǎn dān yī sǐ liǎo zhī 。 tiān mìng shèng huáng de shǒu duàn ， bú shì nǐ men néng gòu xiǎng xiàng de 。 xuán jīng chéng cài shì kǒu bǎng zhe de nà shàng bǎi zhǐ féi zhū ， jiù shì cǐ qián yú ròu bǎi xìng de guān yuán 。 xiàn zài hái zài měi tiān yòng zhū tí ， zài dì miàn shàng xiě zhe chàn huǐ shū ne 。 wǒ cǐ cì lái ， jiù shì dài nǐ men qù xīn shǎng xīn shǎng de 。” zhè shì shèng huáng shǐ zhě duì dà xuán gè dì guān yuán de jǐng gào 。
“可不要以为能简单一死了之。天命圣皇的手段，不是你们能够想象的。玄京城菜市口绑着的那上百只肥猪，就是此前鱼肉百姓的官员。现在还在每天用猪蹄，在地面上写着忏悔书呢。我此次来，就是带你们去欣赏欣赏的。”这是圣皇使者对大玄各地官员的警告。
Li Fan floated above the city, watching as the dynasty's aura slowly turned from black to green. He nodded slightly.
ér dāng dà xuán guān liáo men ， jí tǐ lái jīng shī cài shì kǒu zǒu le yī zāo hòu ， quán dōu biàn dé miàn sè cāng bái wú bǐ 。
而当大玄官僚们，集体来京师菜市口走了一遭后，全都变得面色苍白无比。
"Using the Saint Emperor Seats to strengthen central authority, the Great Xuan Dynasty has undergone a transformation in a short time. Next, I need to gradually gather public sentiment and elevate our fate."
děng fǎn huí gè zì shǔ dì ， fēn fēn duǎn shí jiān biàn dé qīng zhèng yán míng qǐ lái 。
等返回各自属地，纷纷短时间变得清正严明起来。
Li Fan examined his body.
xuán jīng chéng 。
玄京城。
Over a hundred million souls of the Great Xuan realm now resided within him.
lǐ fán piāo fú zài jīng chéng shàng fāng ， kàn zhe yóu hēi màn màn zhuǎn biàn wèi qīng de wáng cháo qì yùn ， wēi wēi diǎn tóu 。
李凡漂浮在京城上方，看着由黑慢慢转变为青的王朝气运，微微点头。
It was like an anchor that fixed his existence firmly in place.
“ jiè zhù shèng huáng zuò shí xiàn qiáng zhōng yāng jí quán ， dà xuán wáng cháo zài duǎn shí jiān nèi jiù wán chéng le tuì biàn 。 jiē xià lái ， jiù shì màn màn níng jù mín xīn ， shēng huá qì yùn le 。”
“借助圣皇座实现强中央集权，大玄王朝在短时间内就完成了蜕变。接下来，就是慢慢凝聚民心，升华气运了。”
His body no longer seemed as ethereal and transparent as a ghost.
lǐ fán guān chá zhe zì jǐ de shēn tǐ 。
李凡观察着自己的身体。
However, it still occasionally reverted to a state of nothingness.
dà xuán shàng yì shēng líng ， rú jīn jǐn xì yú tā yī shēn 。
大玄上亿生灵，如今尽系于他一身。
Clearly, he hadn't stabilized yet.
jiù xiāng dāng yú yí gè fèn liàng shí zú de “ máo ”， bǎ tā de cún zài gěi gù dìng 。
就相当于一个份量十足的“锚”，把他的存在给固定。
"No problem. As long as the Great Xuan doesn't have any issues and continues to grow stronger, I should be able to completely摆脱 the side effects in three years."
shēn qū bù zài rú yōu hún bān piāo hū tòu míng 。
身躯不再如幽魂般飘忽透明。
"But that's just addressing the side effects. To truly escape the True Immortal's web, I need to go to the Netherworld and become a True Immortal there," Li Fan said as he lightly punched forward.
zhǐ bù guò yī jiù huì shí bù shí hái huì fù xiàn nà zhǒng xū wú zhuàng tài 。
只不过依旧会时不时还会复现那种虚无状态。
Without invoking his own Foundation Establishment period spirit energy, relying solely on the Imperial Spirit Codex to gather the dynasty's aura,
xiǎn rán hái méi yǒu chè dǐ wěn dìng xià lái 。
显然还没有彻底稳定下来。
A howling sound echoed through the air. Far-off white clouds were split apart.
“ wèn tí bù dà 。 zhǐ yào dà xuán bù chū wèn tí ， yuè lái yuè qiáng shèng ， zài guò sān nián shí jiān ， yīng gāi jiù néng chè dǐ bǎi tuō 【 xū wú 】 de fù zuò yòng 。”
“问题不大。只要大玄不出问题，越来越强盛，再过三年时间，应该就能彻底摆脱【虚无】的副作用。”
Even more faintly, a green dragon appeared in the sky, roaring up at the heavens.
“ dàn yě zhǐ shì jiě jué fù zuò yòng bà le ， zhēn zhèng xiǎng yào tuō lí zhēn xiān zhī wǎng ， hái shì xū yào qián wǎng yōu jiè hái zhēn 。”
“但也只是解决副作用罢了，真正想要脱离真仙之网，还是需要前往幽界还真。”
"White, Green, Red, Purple, Gold."
lǐ fán cháo zhe qián fāng ， qīng qīng huī chū yī quán 。
李凡朝着前方，轻轻挥出一拳。
"The Imperial Spirit Codex has five realms. I've mastered the second realm in just over a month."
méi yǒu diào yòng zì shēn zhù jī qī de líng lì ， zhǐ shì kào zhe tiān dì qì diǎn ， níng jù de wáng cháo qì yùn 。
没有调用自身筑基期的灵力，只是靠着天帝气典，凝聚的王朝气运。
"Now equivalent to an ordinary late-stage Golden Core cultivator. My cultivation is so rapid because the Great Xuan's foundation isn't bad and it can be considered during its feudal prosperity. And on top of that..."
hū xiào de pò kōng shēng xiǎng qǐ ， yuǎn fāng bái yún ， bèi cóng zhōng pī kāi 。
呼啸的破空声响起，远方白云，被从中劈开。
Li Fan looked at the towering Saint Emperor Seats below.
gèng yǐn yǐn yǒu yī tiáo qīng lóng huàn xiàng ， zài kōng zhōng fú xiàn ， yǎng tóu páo xiāo 。
更隐隐有一条青龙幻象，在空中浮现，仰头咆哮。
"Divine techniques are a form of dimensional strike for mortal empires. Severely punishing corrupt officials, resolving local disasters, then using the Saint Emperor Seats to announce these actions, almost instantly gathering public sentiment."
“ bái 、 qīng 、 chì 、 zǐ 、 jīn 。”
“白、青、赤、紫、金。”
"For an ordinary feudal human emperor to reach this level would require at least ten years and facing resistance from officials and regional forces.
“ tiān dì qì diǎn wǔ dà jìng jiè ， zhǐ bù guò duǎn duǎn yí gè yuè shí jiān ， wǒ jiù liàn chéng le dì èr chóng 。”
“天帝气典五大境界，只不过短短一个月时间，我就练成了第二重。”
"But I don't need to worry about that," Li Fan thought as he slowly descended into the palace.
“ rú jīn xiāng dāng yú pǔ tōng jīn dān hòu qī xiū shì 。 xiū xíng rú cǐ zhī kuài ， yī shì yīn wèi dà xuán dǐ zi běn jiù bù chà ， miǎn qiǎng kě yǐ shuō shì chù zài fēng jiàn shèng shì zhī zhōng 。 èr lái ma ……”
“如今相当于普通金丹后期修士。修行如此之快，一是因为大玄底子本就不差，勉强可以说是处在封建盛世之中。二来嘛……”
"Salutations to the Saint Emperor!"
lǐ fán kàn xiàng xià fāng gāo sǒng de shèng huáng zuò 。
李凡看向下方高耸的圣皇座。
"Salutations to my teacher!"
“ xiān jiā shǒu duàn ， duì yú fán rén wáng cháo lái shuō ， gēn běn jiù shì jiàng wéi dǎ jī 。 hěn hěn chéng chǔ le yī pī tān guān ， jiě jué le gè dì de zāi qíng 。 rán hòu zài tōng guò shèng huáng zuò xuān gào tiān xià ， mín xīn jī hū shùn jiān jiù níng jù le qǐ lái 。”
“仙家手段，对于凡人王朝来说，根本就是降维打击。狠狠惩处了一批贪官，解决了各地的灾情。然后再通过圣皇座宣告天下，民心几乎瞬间就凝聚了起来。”
The guards in the courtyard immediately kneeled.
“ ruò shì xún cháng fēng jiàn fán rén dì wáng ， xiǎng yào zuò dào wǒ zhè ge dì bù ， zuì qǐ mǎ xū yào shí duō nián de gōng fu 。 ér qiě hái yào miàn duì guān yuán 、 dì fāng shì lì de fǎn pū 。”
“若是寻常封建凡人帝王，想要做到我这个地步，最起码需要十多年的功夫。而且还要面对官员、地方势力的反扑。”
"Rise." Li Fan raised his hand, helping them up.
“ wǒ què wú xū dān xīn zhè xiē 。”
“我却无需担心这些。”
Their faces turned red with excitement. They were young men whom Li Fan personally selected from across the Great Xuan realm, tasked not only with guarding the palace but also with killing local officials and intimidating villains to maintain the prosperity of the Great Xuan Dynasty.
lǐ fán zhè me xiǎng zhe ， cóng yún tóu huǎn huǎn jiàng luò zài gōng diàn nèi 。
李凡这么想着，从云头缓缓降落在宫殿内。
Among those who called him "teacher" were Sun Erlang and Wang Xuamba, two exceptionally talented youths under his guidance at Xie Li Mountain.
“ bài jiàn shèng huáng ！”
“拜见圣皇！”
They bore a more important mission.
“ bài jiàn lǎo shī ！”
“拜见老师！”
"How is your Sitting Immortal Technique progressing, Erlong?" After dismissing everyone, Li Fan asked seriously as he looked at Sun Erlong.
yuàn zhōng hù wèi dùn shí guì le yī dì 。
院中护卫顿时跪了一地。
(End of Chapter)
Fortunately, Li Fan was not the ordinary mortal Taiyi Master who first entered the world of cultivation.
After multiple reincarnations, he had grasped too many secrets hidden in the cultivation realm.
Scene after scene from his past flashed through his mind quickly. Soon, he found a feasible way to respond.
"To minimize the chance of the Faceless True Immortal察觉 me, my own strength shouldn't change drastically. But I need to increase my power as much as possible—exist in this world."
"Imperial Spirit Codex."
A secret scripture not belonging to the Xuanhuang Realm suddenly appeared in Li Fan's识海.
This was a technique that Senior Stoneboard had fished out of the fishing pond, named "Supreme Wonder Technique".
Senior Stoneboard wasn't interested in it at the time and casually threw it to Li Fan.
Now, it became his best lifeline.
The Imperial Spirit Codex could achieve imperial status in this world by gathering the aura of all beings. Without cultivation, one could become a powerhouse comparable to those in the Longevity Realm.
Although becoming a long-lived powerhouse required hundreds of years and several generations of effort, Li Fan didn't expect to reach the highest realm of the Imperial Spirit Codex.
He just needed to gather the aura of all beings to help him through this difficult time.
"Time is of the essence. My Foundation Establishment后期 cultivation is sufficient to sweep away the entire world."
Li Fan stood atop Xie Li Mountain, gazing at Xuanjing City.
His figure drifted and he used the Extreme Escape technique to depart.
...
Three days later, a piece of news spread throughout the land like wildfire.
The Great Xuan Emperor was incompetent and tyrannical, arousing heaven's wrath and people's resentment.
Fortunately, the Heavenly Mandate Saint Emperor had descended upon this world. He would punish the昏君and kill the奸臣, reopening prosperity and recreating the heavens.
Though it sounded divine, local officials and commoners knew that this meant a change of dynasty.
Although it was indeed shocking news, after several days of chaos, people quickly calmed down.
After all, since ancient times, imperial power did not extend to the countryside. Whoever controlled the throne truly held the nation's fate in their hands.
Initially, Great Xuan citizens thought so.
But soon, this Saint Emperor's extraordinary nature became evident.
Within a night, towering platforms sprang up across the entire Great Xuan realm.
No one knew how these hundred-meter-tall structures came into existence. But the existence of these "Saint Emperor Seats" completely changed the official hierarchy in the Great Xuan Empire.
These seats could project the Saint Emperor's image onto the sky, allowing every commoner, even those living in remote mountains, to hear his teachings through these widespread seats.
What alarmed local officials further was that these seats also had a function to connect with the capital city.
When a drought struck Qingzhou, causing no harvest for three months and leaving corpses everywhere, a group of imperial guards emerged from one of the Saint Emperor Seats shortly after its construction. They brought in large amounts of grain to provide relief.
This event spread across the entire empire through the Saint Emperor Seats, while Saint Emperor envoys continued to emerge from these seats to meet with local officials, further confirming the authenticity of the relief efforts.
And as news of the Saint Emperor's divine abilities spread quickly, it became common knowledge that he was a reincarnated Immortal.
"Commoners across the land can pray to the great Heavenly Mandate Saint Emperor through the Saint Emperor Seats. Any officials found to be incompetent or corrupt will face severe punishment," said the envoys to Great Xuan citizens.
"Don't think you can simply die your way out of it. The methods of the Heavenly Mandate Saint Emperor are beyond your imagination. The over a hundred fat pigs tied at Cai Market in Xuanjing City are former officials who abused their power, and they are still writing repentance scrolls with their pig hooves," warned the envoys to Great Xuan officials.
After collectively visiting Cai Market, all officials returned to their respective territories, quickly becoming upright and strict.
In Xuanjing City,
Li Fan floated above the city, watching as the dynasty's aura slowly turned from black to green. He nodded slightly.
"Using the Saint Emperor Seats to strengthen central authority, the Great Xuan Dynasty has undergone a transformation in a short time. Next, I need to gradually gather public sentiment and elevate our fate."
Li Fan examined his body.
Over a hundred million souls of the Great Xuan realm now resided within him.
It was like an anchor that fixed his existence firmly in place.
His body no longer seemed as ethereal and transparent as a ghost.
However, it still occasionally reverted to a state of nothingness.
Clearly, he hadn't stabilized yet.
"No problem. As long as the Great Xuan doesn't have any issues and continues to grow stronger, I should be able to completely摆脱 the side effects in three years."
"But that's just addressing the side effects. To truly escape the True Immortal's web, I need to go to the Netherworld and become a True Immortal there," Li Fan said as he lightly punched forward.
Without invoking his own Foundation Establishment period spirit energy, relying solely on the Imperial Spirit Codex to gather the dynasty's aura,
A howling sound echoed through the air. Far-off white clouds were split apart.
Even more faintly, a green dragon appeared in the sky, roaring up at the heavens.
"White, Green, Red, Purple, Gold."
"The Imperial Spirit Codex has five realms. I've mastered the second realm in just over a month."
"Now equivalent to an ordinary late-stage Golden Core cultivator. My cultivation is so rapid because the Great Xuan's foundation isn't bad and it can be considered during its feudal prosperity. And on top of that..."
Li Fan looked at the towering Saint Emperor Seats below.
"Divine techniques are a form of dimensional strike for mortal empires. Severely punishing corrupt officials, resolving local disasters, then using the Saint Emperor Seats to announce these actions, almost instantly gathering public sentiment."
"For an ordinary feudal human emperor to reach this level would require at least ten years and facing resistance from officials and regional forces.
"But I don't need to worry about that," Li Fan thought as he slowly descended into the palace.
"Salutations to the Saint Emperor!"
"Salutations to my teacher!"
The guards in the courtyard immediately kneeled.
"Rise." Li Fan raised his hand, helping them up.
Their faces turned red with excitement. They were young men whom Li Fan personally selected from across the Great Xuan realm, tasked not only with guarding the palace but also with killing local officials and intimidating villains to maintain the prosperity of the Great Xuan Dynasty.
Among those who called him "teacher" were Sun Erlang and Wang Xuamba, two exceptionally talented youths under his guidance at Xie Li Mountain.
They bore a more important mission.
"How is your Sitting Immortal Technique progressing, Erlong?" After dismissing everyone, Li Fan asked seriously as he looked at Sun Erlong.
(End of Chapter)