lǐ fán kě yǐ mǐn ruì de chá jué dào ， yǎn fǎ jué zǎo yǐ jīng xǐng le 。
李凡可以敏锐的察觉到，衍法珏早已经醒了。
Li Fan could keenly sense that Derivative Method Jade had already woken up.
cǐ kè réng jiù pā zài zhǎng zhuō shàng ， jué duì zhǐ shì zài zhuāng shuì 。
此刻仍旧趴在长桌上，绝对只是在装睡。
At this moment, she was still lying on the long table, but it was merely an act of pretending to be asleep.
duì cǐ sān wèi zhèn shǒu hé dào jiē shì xīn zhī dù míng ， ràng lǐ fán bǎ xiǎo luó lì jiào xǐng 、 yě bù guò shì yīn wèi tā shì “ xīn lái de ” bà le 。
对此三位镇守合道皆是心知肚明，让李凡把小萝莉叫醒、也不过是因为他是“新来的”罢了。
The three guardians who were overseeing her knew about this. Having Li Fan wake up the little girl wasn’t just because he was a newcomer; it was also due to his understanding of Derivative Method Jade’s temperament—childish, vengeful, and petty.
lǐ fán duì yǎn fǎ jué de pí qì hái shì qīng chǔ de ， hái tóng xīn xìng 、 ài jì chóu 、 xiǎo xīn yǎn 。
李凡对衍法珏的脾气还是清楚的，孩童心性、爱记仇、小心眼。
Anyone who disturbed her rest would not receive a good face from her.
duì yú dǎ rǎo tā xiū xī de rén ， kěn dìng bú huì gěi shén me hǎo liǎn sè kàn 。
对于打扰她休息的人，肯定不会给什么好脸色看。
However, their role as guardians was merely to monitor. They couldn't do anything to Derivative Method Jade.
ér tā men zhè xiē zhèn shǒu ， yě jǐn jǐn zhǐ shì fù zé jiān shì 。 hái zhēn bù néng bǎ yǎn fǎ jué zěn me yàng 。
而他们这些镇守，也仅仅只是负责监视。还真不能把衍法珏怎么样。
When the little princess's temper flared up, they could only indulge and coax her.
xiǎo zǔ zōng pí qì shàng lái le ， yě zhǐ néng hǒng zhe guàn zhe 。
小祖宗脾气上来了，也只能哄着惯着。
Perceiving the two divine thoughts on him, Li Fan did not refuse them.
chá jué dào luò zài zì jǐ shēn shàng de liǎng dào shén niàn ， lǐ fán yě méi yǒu jù jué 。
察觉到落在自己身上的两道神念，李凡也没有拒绝。
Following the method taught by Elder Nanpeng, he activated the sealing power of this derivative method space, conjuring a copper gong above Derivative Method Jade’s head.
àn zhào xiān qián nán gōng zhǎng lǎo jiào de fāng fǎ ， diào yòng le cǐ chù yǎn fǎ kōng jiān de fēng jìn lì liàng ， zài xiǎo luó lì nǎo dài shàng huàn huà chū le yí gè tóng luó 。
按照先前南宫长老教的方法，调用了此处衍法空间的封禁力量，在小萝莉脑袋上幻化出了一个铜锣。
Then, he struck it forcefully.
ér hòu měng dì qiāo xià 。
而后猛地敲下。
Bang!
kuāng ！
哐！
Derivative Method Jade's body trembled violently as she suddenly lifted her head.
yǎn fǎ jué shēn tǐ měng dì dǒu le yī xià ， huò rán tái qǐ nǎo dài 。
衍法珏身体猛地抖了一下，霍然抬起脑袋。
She immediately locked onto Li Fan, who was the culprit. Her small face filled with anger.
chà nà jiù suǒ dìng le lǐ fán zhè ge zuì kuí huò shǒu ， xiǎo liǎn mǎn shì fèn nù 。
刹那就锁定了李凡这个罪魁祸首，小脸满是愤怒。
Li Fan shrugged and looked innocent: "The time for rest has exceeded six hours. It’s time to get up and work."
lǐ fán sǒng le sǒng jiān ， shí fēn wú gū ：“ xiū xī de shí jiān ， yǐ jīng chāo guò liù gè shí chén le 。 shì shí hòu qǐ lái gōng zuò le 。”
李凡耸了耸肩，十分无辜：“休息的时间，已经超过六个时辰了。是时候起来工作了。”
Derivative Method Jade still stared at him with wide eyes, as if he had committed a grave sin.
yǎn fǎ jué yī jiù dèng dà zhe shuāng yǎn ， sǐ sǐ dīng zhe lǐ fán 。
衍法珏依旧瞪大着双眼，死死盯着李凡。
Li Fan's expression remained stern as he continued: "By the way, according to regulations, any extra time will be deducted from your next holiday period."
sì hū lǐ fán fàn le shén me mí tiān dà zuì yī yàng 。
似乎李凡犯了什么弥天大罪一样。
"Uh… The time you've been staring at me counts too."
lǐ fán bǎn zhe gè liǎn ， jì xù shuō dào ：“ duì le ， àn zhào guī dìng ， zhè cì chāo guò de shí jiān ， jiāng huì zài xià cì jià qī zhōng kòu chú 。”
李凡板着个脸，继续说道：“对了，按照规定，这次超过的时间，将会在下次假期中扣除。”
Li Fan touched his face, seemingly not mindful of Derivative Method Jade continuing to stare.
“ é …… dīng zhe wǒ kàn de zhè duàn shí jiān yě suàn 。”
“额……盯着我看的这段时间也算。”
Upon hearing that her upcoming holiday would be shorter, Derivative Method Jade suddenly turned into a cat with its fur standing on end. Her large eyes were filled with mist as she looked at the other two guardians with委屈 (sorrow).
lǐ fán mō le mō liǎn ， sì hū bìng bù jiè yì yǎn fǎ jué jiù zhè me jì xù kàn xià qù 。
李凡摸了摸脸，似乎并不介意衍法珏就这么继续看下去。
Zhang Xu and Wang Xuan turned their heads away.
ér yǎn fǎ jué tīng dào xià cì jià qī de shí jiān biàn shǎo le ， dùn shí biàn dé rú tóng zhà le máo de xiǎo māo bān 。
而衍法珏听到下次假期的时间变少了，顿时变得如同炸了毛的小猫般。
Li Fan, however, revealed a kind smile, watching the scene unfold like a spectator. He even conjured an hourglass to record the passage of time.
dà yǎn jīng méng shàng le yī céng wù shuǐ ， mǎn shì wěi qū de kàn xiàng lìng wài liǎng wèi zhèn shǒu 。
大眼睛蒙上了一层雾水，满是委屈的看向另外两位镇守。
After a while of silence, Derivative Method Jade finally couldn't hold back any longer. She glared at Li Fan fiercely and slapped the table with her small hand.
zhāng xū liǎng rén jù shì zhuǎn guò tóu qù 。
张虚两人俱是转过头去。
The character light ball that had been somewhat stagnant suddenly accelerated in its evolution.
ér lǐ fán zé shì lù chū le yī sī hé shàn de wēi xiào ， kàn hǎo xì bān de dǎ liàng zhe yǎn fǎ jué 。
而李凡则是露出了一丝和善的微笑，看好戏般的打量着衍法珏。
Li Fan's expression remained unchanged. In this place over several hundred years, he could only pass the time by teasing the little girl.
shèn zhì hái huàn huà chū yí gè shā lòu ， jì lù zhe shí jiān de liú shì 。
甚至还幻化出一个沙漏，记录着时间的流逝。
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zài jiāng zhù le yī duàn shí jiān ， kàn zhe yuè jī yuè duō de shā lòu xià fāng ， yǎn fǎ jué zhōng yú bēng bú zhù le 。
在僵住了一段时间，看着越积越多的沙漏下方，衍法珏终于绷不住了。
As Li Fan successfully infiltrated and approached Derivative Method Jade,
hěn hěn de dèng le lǐ fán yī yǎn ， xiǎo shǒu měng dì pāi le pāi zhuō zi 。
狠狠的瞪了李凡一眼，小手猛地拍了拍桌子。
in Great Qi, Sacred Capital,
yuán běn yǒu xiē tíng zhì de zì fú guāng qiú ， chà nà jiān yòu fēi sù yǎn biàn qǐ lái 。
原本有些停滞的字符光球，刹那间又飞速演变起来。
after eight years of development, the aura of the Holy Dynasty had transformed from red to purple.
lǐ fán yī jiù xiào róng bù biàn 。
李凡依旧笑容不变。
Li Ping's avatar had also successfully entered the fourth realm in his cultivation of The Heavenly Emperor’s Aura Classic.
zài zhè lǐ jǐ bǎi nián shí jiān ， yě zhǐ néng kào dòu yī dòu xiǎo luó lì dǎ fā shí jiān le 。
在这里几百年时间，也只能靠逗一逗小萝莉打发时间了。
"By harnessing the glory of countless souls' fate, I now have the strength to challenge a fully realized immortal from Xuanhuang."
jiù zài lǐ fán chéng gōng qián fú 、 jiē jìn yǎn fǎ jué de shí hòu 。
就在李凡成功潜伏、接近衍法珏的时候。
"In another few decades, if we develop this small world to its fullest extent, it might rival the Great Path."
dà qǐ ， shèng jīng 。
大启，圣京。
"But to progress further and match eternal life…"
jīng guò bā nián tiān fān dì fù bān de fā zhǎn ， shèng zhāo qì xiàng yǐ jīng yóu chì sè tuì biàn chéng wéi le zǐ sè 。
经过八年天翻地覆般的发展，圣朝气象已经由赤色蜕变成为了紫色。
Li Ping shook his head slightly.
ér fēn shēn lǐ píng xiū xíng de 《 tiān dì qì diǎn 》， yě yīn cǐ chéng gōng tà rù le dì sì céng jìng jiè 。
而分身李平修行的《天帝气典》，也因此成功踏入了第四层境界。
"The great array of myriad spirits has been established. It's time to expand our territory."
“ jiè zhù yì wàn shēng líng huáng huáng qì yùn ， rú jīn wǒ yǐ jīng yǒu le gēn xuán huáng jiè huà shén yuán mǎn xiū shì yī zhàn de shí lì 。”
“借助亿万生灵煌煌气运，如今我已经有了跟玄黄界化神圆满修士一战的实力。”
With a thought, Li Ping summoned Sun Erlang and Wang Xuanxiao before him.
“ ruò shì zài fā zhǎn gè jǐ shí nián ， jiāng cǐ chù xiǎo shì jiè kāi fā dào jí zhì 、 wèi bì bù néng bǐ jiān hé dào 。”
“若是再发展个几十年，将此处小世界开发到极致、未必不能比肩合道。”
"Salutations, Master."
“ kě shì xiǎng yào gèng jìn yí bù ， pì měi cháng shēng ……”
“可是想要更进一步，媲美长生……”
The two bowed in unison.
fēn shēn lǐ píng wēi wēi yáo tóu 。
分身李平微微摇头。
Li Ping waved his hand, and a map appeared as if it had materialized from the heavens. Each white light dot represented a cave heaven or small world.
“ tiān dì wàn líng dà zhèn yǐ jīng chū bù jiàn lì ， shì shí hòu kāi jiāng tuò tǔ le 。”
“天地万灵大阵已经初步建立，是时候开疆拓土了。”
Great Qi was surrounded by a sacred purple glow.
lǐ píng xīn niàn yī dòng ， bù duō shí ， sūn èr láng yǔ wáng xuán bà biàn chū xiàn zài tā de miàn qián 。
李平心念一动，不多时，孙二郎与王玄霸便出现在他的面前。
Sun Erlang looked at the map, lost in thought.
“ bài jiàn shī zūn 。”
“拜见师尊。”
As his divine sense focused on each of these white dots, information about their respective small worlds appeared in his mind.
èr rén qí qí xíng lǐ dào 。
二人齐齐行礼道。
"I’ve already told you about the current layout of Xuanhuang."
fēn shēn lǐ píng dà shǒu yī huī ， wǎn ruò tiān shàng xīng chén mì bù de yī fù dì tú píng kōng fú xiàn 。
分身李平大手一挥，宛若天上星辰密布的一副地图凭空浮现。
"For now, we haven't directly faced the forces of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance and the Five Elders Association. Thus, our national policy for the next century is to gather the strength of all these small worlds to expand the territory of the Holy Dynasty."
měi yí gè bái sè guāng diǎn ， jiù dài biǎo zhe yí gè dòng tiān 、 xiǎo shì jiè 。
每一个白色光点，就代表着一个洞天、小世界。
"Unite across myriad worlds and attack Xuanhuang."
ér dà qǐ suǒ zài ， zé shì fàn zhe shén shèng de zǐ sè guāng máng 。
而大启所在，则是泛着神圣的紫色光芒。
Li Ping did not shy away from revealing the current weakness of Great Qi. Instead, he painted a bright future for his disciples.
sūn èr láng tái tóu kàn zhe miàn qián de dì tú ， léng léng chū shén 。
孙二郎抬头看着面前的地图，楞楞出神。
Sun Erlang and Wang Xuanxiao were not unaware of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance. They even knew about figures like the Transmitter and the Mirror Keeper, the highest-ranking officials in the alliance.
dāng shén shí jí zhōng zài nà xiē bái sè guāng diǎn zhī shàng de tóng shí ， guān yú qí dài biǎo xiǎo shì jiè de zhǒng zhǒng xìn xī yě xiāng yìng de chū xiàn zài nǎo hǎi lǐ 。
当神识集中在那些白色光点之上的同时，关于其代表小世界的种种信息也相应的出现在脑海里。
Upon hearing His Majesty's grand plan, they did not feel that it was a futile effort; instead, they felt热血沸腾 (filled with passion) and eager to try their hand at it.
“ xuán huáng jiè rú jīn de jù tǐ gé jú ， zhī qián wǒ yǐ jīng gěi nǐ men jiǎng guò le 。”
“玄黄界如今的具体格局，之前我已经给你们讲过了。”
Sun Erlang wasn't shallow or ignorant. Over these eight years, he had witnessed the myriad changes of the Holy Dynasty firsthand and compared them to his own observations of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance. Sun Erlang firmly believed that one day, the Holy Dynasty would destroy the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance and unify Xuanhuang.
“ mù qián ， wǒ men hái méi yǒu zhèng miàn duì shàng wàn xiān méng hé wǔ lǎo huì de lì liàng 。 suǒ yǐ ， wèi lái bǎi nián de guó cè shì jí hé zhū xiǎo shì jiè zhī lì 、 kuò dà shèng cháo bǎn tú 。”
“目前，我们还没有正面对上万仙盟和五老会的力量。所以，未来百年的国策是集合诸小世界之力、扩大圣朝版图。”
In just eight years, the population of Great Qi's Holy Dynasty had increased fivefold, with average lifespans soaring from forty to seventy-three years old.
“ wàn jiè lián hé ， fǎn gōng xuán huáng 。”
“万界联合，反攻玄黄。”
There was no longer any exploitation or oppression. Everyone could read and cultivate.
fēn shēn lǐ píng bìng bù bì huì dà qǐ huáng cháo mù qián de ruò shì ， ér shì wèi liǎng wèi ài tú miáo huì le yī fān shèng cháo de guāng míng qián jǐng 。
分身李平并不避讳大启皇朝目前的弱势，而是为两位爱徒描绘了一番圣朝的光明前景。
This surpassed even what ancient texts described as the rule of a sage by far!
duì yú wàn xiān méng ， sūn èr láng gēn wáng xuán bà bìng fēi yī wú suǒ zhī 。 tā shèn zhì zhī dào chuán fǎ zhě 、 zhǎng jìng rén děng xiān méng zuì gāo zhǎng quán zhě de cún zài 。
对于万仙盟，孙二郎跟王玄霸并非一无所知。他甚至知道传法者、掌镜人等仙盟最高掌权者的存在。
Over these eight years, Sun Erlang had secretly visited neighboring small worlds.
cǐ kè tīng wén tiān mìng shèng huáng de wěi dà jì huà zhī hòu ， tā fēi dàn méi yǒu shēng chū yǐ luǎn jī shí de huāng miù gǎn 。
此刻听闻天命圣皇的伟大计划之后，他非但没有生出以卵击石的荒谬感。
They were not much different from the corrupt Daxuan dynasty in the past.
fǎn ér shì rè xuè fèi téng ， xīn zhōng yuè yuè yù shì 。
反而是热血沸腾，心中跃跃欲试。
In some places, people's lives were worse than those of the Daxuan subjects.
bú shì sūn èr láng qiǎn bó wú zhī ， ér shì zhè bā nián jiān ， qīn yǎn mù dì le shèng cháo de zhǒng zhǒng yì biàn ， zài duì bǐ zì jǐ qīn yǎn suǒ jiàn de wàn xiān méng hòu 。 sūn èr láng jiān xìn ， chí zǎo yǒu yī tiān ， shèng zhāo huì xiāo miè wàn xiān méng 、 yī tǒng xuán huáng jiè ！
不是孙二郎浅薄无知，而是这八年间，亲眼目的了圣朝的种种异变，再对比自己亲眼所见的万仙盟后。孙二郎坚信，迟早有一天，圣朝会消灭万仙盟、一统玄黄界！
Sun Erlang felt that spreading the glory and majesty of the Holy Dynasty to these corrupt small worlds was a noble and honorable task.
zhè bā nián lái ， dà qǐ shèng cháo rén kǒu fān le wǔ bèi ， píng jūn shòu mìng cóng sì shí suì bào zhǎng dào le qī shí sān suì 。
这八年来，大启圣朝人口翻了五倍，平均寿命从四十岁暴涨到了七十三岁。
Thus, upon hearing His Majesty's final declaration, Sun Erlang’s resolve burned brighter.
zài méi yǒu bō xuē yǔ yā pò de cún zài ， rén rén jí kě dú shū 、 xiū xíng 。
再没有剥削与压迫的存在，人人即可读书、修行。
Great Qi now had nine military divisions, with each division commander already having an infantile soul cultivation.
bǐ qǐ gǔ shū zhōng suǒ miáo huì de shèng rén zhī zhì ， hái yào měi hǎo bǎi bèi ！
比起古书中所描绘的圣人之治，还要美好百倍！
As the leader of these commanders, Sun Erlang, who practiced Sitting Immortal Technique, was approaching the realm of divine transformation.
sūn èr láng zài bā nián shí jiān lǐ ， yě céng tōu tōu qù lín jìn de xiǎo shì jiè cān guān guò 。
孙二郎在八年时间里，也曾偷偷去临近的小世界参观过。
If not for His Majesty saying that he needed more time to solidify his foundation, Sun Erlang would have likely absorbed the changes in the world and completed his breakthrough by now.
gēn guò wǎng fǔ xiǔ de dà xuán wáng cháo ， bìng méi yǒu shén me qū bié 。
跟过往腐朽的大玄王朝，并没有什么区别。
Eight years to reach the realm of divine transformation—this cultivation speed was enough to shock the world even in Xuanhuang. Those so-called heavenly sons and daughters couldn’t match any of his division commanders.
shèn zhì yǒu xiē dì fāng de rén mín guò de rì zi ， hái bù rú dà xuán zi mín 。
甚至有些地方的人民过的日子，还不如大玄子民。
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sūn èr láng jué de ， néng jiāng shèng cháo 、 shèng huáng de guāng huī ， chuán bō dào zhè xiē fǔ xiǔ de xiǎo shì jiè zhōng ， shì yī jiàn gāo shàng qiě róng yào de shì qíng 。
孙二郎觉得，能将圣朝、圣皇的光辉，传播到这些腐朽的小世界中，是一件高尚且荣耀的事情。
The more he understood, the more confident Sun Erlang became about the future of the Holy Dynasty.
suǒ yǐ cǐ kè zài tīng dào shèng huáng zhōng yú zhèng miàn biǎo tài zhī hòu ， sūn èr láng xīn zhōng rán qǐ liǎo wú qióng de dòu zhì 。
所以此刻在听到圣皇终于正面表态之后，孙二郎心中燃起了无穷的斗志。
"Give you one year for preparation."
rú jīn dà qǐ yī gòng yǒu jiǔ gè jūn tuán 。
如今大启一共有九个军团。
"In a year, the army of the Holy Dynasty will depart from Sacred Capital to conquer myriad worlds!"
měi yī wèi jūn tuán zhǎng ， dōu yǐ jīng yǒu le yuán yīng xiū wèi 。
每一位军团长，都已经有了元婴修为。
With Li Ping's solemn declaration, purple lines shot out from the map representing Xuanhuang. They seemed like tentacles that tightly bound all the small worlds in Xuanhuang.
ér zuò wéi zhè xiē jūn tuán zhǎng de tǒng lǐng ， xiū xíng 《 zuò xiān jué 》 de sūn èr láng ， shí lì gèng shì bī jìn le huà shén zhī jìng 。
而作为这些军团长的统领，修行《坐仙诀》的孙二郎，实力更是逼近了化神之境。
Sun Erlang and Wang Xuanxiao were left breathless as they watched this scene.
ruò bú shì shèng huáng shuō tā gēn jī bù wěn 、 xū yào zài chén dǐ jī lěi yī duàn shí jiān ， kǒng pà tā cǐ kè jiù néng xī shōu tiān dì zhī biàn ， wán chéng tū pò le 。
若不是圣皇说他根基不稳、需要再沉底积累一段时间，恐怕他此刻就能吸收天地之变，完成突破了。
Excited by this, Sun Erlang went down to gather the division commanders to plan their preparations.
bā nián huà shén ， zhè ge xiū xíng sù dù ， sūn èr láng xiāng xìn nǎ pà zài xuán huáng jiè ， yě shì zú gòu jīng shì hài sú le 。
八年化神，这个修行速度，孙二郎相信哪怕在玄黄界，也是足够惊世骇俗了。
Wang Xuanxiao remained behind to accept a secret mission from His Majesty.
nà xiē suǒ wèi de xuán huáng tiān zhī jiāo zi ， lián tā shǒu xià de jūn tuán zhǎng dōu bǐ bù guò 。
那些所谓的玄黄天之骄子，连他手下的军团长都比不过。
"【Stars Align】?"
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Looking at the task's code name, Wang Xuanxiao was puzzled.
liǎo jiě de yuè duō ， sūn èr láng jiù yuè shì duì shèng cháo de wèi lái chōng mǎn xìn xīn 。
了解的越多，孙二郎就越是对圣朝的未来充满信心。
"The first step is to find a cultivator named Senior Yin on From Cloud Sea and Yin Island."
“ gěi nǐ men yī nián de zhǔn bèi shí jiān 。”
“给你们一年的准备时间。”
Wang Xuanxiao thought to himself.
“ yī nián zhī hòu ， shèng cháo de jūn duì jiāng huì cóng shèng jīng chū fā ， zhēng fá wàn jiè ！”
“一年之后，圣朝的军队将会从圣京出发，征伐万界！”
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suí zhe lǐ píng chōng mǎn sù shā de xuān yán ， qián fāng dì tú shàng ， dài biǎo xuán huáng jiè de zǐ sè guāng diǎn ， chà nà jiān shēn chū wú shù zǐ xiàn 。 yóu rú yī gēn gēn chù shǒu ， jiāng xuán huáng jiè wàn qiān xiǎo shì jiè quán dōu sǐ sǐ shù fù 。
随着李平充满肃杀的宣言，前方地图上，代表玄黄界的紫色光点，刹那间伸出无数紫线。犹如一根根触手，将玄黄界万千小世界全都死死束缚。
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Li Fan could keenly sense that Derivative Method Jade had already woken up.
At this moment, she was still lying on the long table, but it was merely an act of pretending to be asleep.
The three guardians who were overseeing her knew about this. Having Li Fan wake up the little girl wasn’t just because he was a newcomer; it was also due to his understanding of Derivative Method Jade’s temperament—childish, vengeful, and petty.
Anyone who disturbed her rest would not receive a good face from her.
However, their role as guardians was merely to monitor. They couldn't do anything to Derivative Method Jade.
When the little princess's temper flared up, they could only indulge and coax her.
Perceiving the two divine thoughts on him, Li Fan did not refuse them.
Following the method taught by Elder Nanpeng, he activated the sealing power of this derivative method space, conjuring a copper gong above Derivative Method Jade’s head.
Then, he struck it forcefully.
Bang!
Derivative Method Jade's body trembled violently as she suddenly lifted her head.
She immediately locked onto Li Fan, who was the culprit. Her small face filled with anger.
Li Fan shrugged and looked innocent: "The time for rest has exceeded six hours. It’s time to get up and work."
Derivative Method Jade still stared at him with wide eyes, as if he had committed a grave sin.
Li Fan's expression remained stern as he continued: "By the way, according to regulations, any extra time will be deducted from your next holiday period."
"Uh… The time you've been staring at me counts too."
Li Fan touched his face, seemingly not mindful of Derivative Method Jade continuing to stare.
Upon hearing that her upcoming holiday would be shorter, Derivative Method Jade suddenly turned into a cat with its fur standing on end. Her large eyes were filled with mist as she looked at the other two guardians with委屈 (sorrow).
Zhang Xu and Wang Xuan turned their heads away.
Li Fan, however, revealed a kind smile, watching the scene unfold like a spectator. He even conjured an hourglass to record the passage of time.
After a while of silence, Derivative Method Jade finally couldn't hold back any longer. She glared at Li Fan fiercely and slapped the table with her small hand.
The character light ball that had been somewhat stagnant suddenly accelerated in its evolution.
Li Fan's expression remained unchanged. In this place over several hundred years, he could only pass the time by teasing the little girl.
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As Li Fan successfully infiltrated and approached Derivative Method Jade,
in Great Qi, Sacred Capital,
after eight years of development, the aura of the Holy Dynasty had transformed from red to purple.
Li Ping's avatar had also successfully entered the fourth realm in his cultivation of The Heavenly Emperor’s Aura Classic.
"By harnessing the glory of countless souls' fate, I now have the strength to challenge a fully realized immortal from Xuanhuang."
"In another few decades, if we develop this small world to its fullest extent, it might rival the Great Path."
"But to progress further and match eternal life…"
Li Ping shook his head slightly.
"The great array of myriad spirits has been established. It's time to expand our territory."
With a thought, Li Ping summoned Sun Erlang and Wang Xuanxiao before him.
"Salutations, Master."
The two bowed in unison.
Li Ping waved his hand, and a map appeared as if it had materialized from the heavens. Each white light dot represented a cave heaven or small world.
Great Qi was surrounded by a sacred purple glow.
Sun Erlang looked at the map, lost in thought.
As his divine sense focused on each of these white dots, information about their respective small worlds appeared in his mind.
"I’ve already told you about the current layout of Xuanhuang."
"For now, we haven't directly faced the forces of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance and the Five Elders Association. Thus, our national policy for the next century is to gather the strength of all these small worlds to expand the territory of the Holy Dynasty."
"Unite across myriad worlds and attack Xuanhuang."
Li Ping did not shy away from revealing the current weakness of Great Qi. Instead, he painted a bright future for his disciples.
Sun Erlang and Wang Xuanxiao were not unaware of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance. They even knew about figures like the Transmitter and the Mirror Keeper, the highest-ranking officials in the alliance.
Upon hearing His Majesty's grand plan, they did not feel that it was a futile effort; instead, they felt热血沸腾 (filled with passion) and eager to try their hand at it.
Sun Erlang wasn't shallow or ignorant. Over these eight years, he had witnessed the myriad changes of the Holy Dynasty firsthand and compared them to his own observations of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance. Sun Erlang firmly believed that one day, the Holy Dynasty would destroy the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance and unify Xuanhuang.
In just eight years, the population of Great Qi's Holy Dynasty had increased fivefold, with average lifespans soaring from forty to seventy-three years old.
There was no longer any exploitation or oppression. Everyone could read and cultivate.
This surpassed even what ancient texts described as the rule of a sage by far!
Over these eight years, Sun Erlang had secretly visited neighboring small worlds.
They were not much different from the corrupt Daxuan dynasty in the past.
In some places, people's lives were worse than those of the Daxuan subjects.
Sun Erlang felt that spreading the glory and majesty of the Holy Dynasty to these corrupt small worlds was a noble and honorable task.
Thus, upon hearing His Majesty's final declaration, Sun Erlang’s resolve burned brighter.
Great Qi now had nine military divisions, with each division commander already having an infantile soul cultivation.
As the leader of these commanders, Sun Erlang, who practiced Sitting Immortal Technique, was approaching the realm of divine transformation.
If not for His Majesty saying that he needed more time to solidify his foundation, Sun Erlang would have likely absorbed the changes in the world and completed his breakthrough by now.
Eight years to reach the realm of divine transformation—this cultivation speed was enough to shock the world even in Xuanhuang. Those so-called heavenly sons and daughters couldn’t match any of his division commanders.
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The more he understood, the more confident Sun Erlang became about the future of the Holy Dynasty.
"Give you one year for preparation."
"In a year, the army of the Holy Dynasty will depart from Sacred Capital to conquer myriad worlds!"
With Li Ping's solemn declaration, purple lines shot out from the map representing Xuanhuang. They seemed like tentacles that tightly bound all the small worlds in Xuanhuang.
Sun Erlang and Wang Xuanxiao were left breathless as they watched this scene.
Excited by this, Sun Erlang went down to gather the division commanders to plan their preparations.
Wang Xuanxiao remained behind to accept a secret mission from His Majesty.
"【Stars Align】?"
Looking at the task's code name, Wang Xuanxiao was puzzled.
"The first step is to find a cultivator named Senior Yin on From Cloud Sea and Yin Island."
Wang Xuanxiao thought to himself.
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