Chapter 393

The Daoist of Primal Fire hesitated slightly, but still decided to follow them inside.

He was not clear on the conduct of the Great Xia Emperor, but the other party came from the Tongshan Dao lineage.

The Tongshan Dao lineage is the Holy King Dao lineage, which is indeed a golden reputation.

He first stepped into the Nine Cauldrons Boundary, and the four behind him followed closely.

On the official road, the Daoist of Pure Brightness saw the people of the Bathing Fire Sect following up, and his expression immediately showed a hint of a smile.

He led the people to first handle identity documents and travel permits at the Divine Spirits Bureau of Snow Peak Prefecture.

After finishing, he casually gave each of them two jade slips: one was a simple route map, the other contained the statutes of Great Xia, admonishing them not to recklessly act with divine powers and techniques, for if discovered by the inspectors of the Dao Palace, they would surely be punished—lightly expelled from the territory, heavily stripped of their mana and cast into reincarnation.

Thus he drifted away.

"This Great Xia dynasty indeed knows how to generate wealth—just issuing a few temporary travel permits, and they actually charged us one medium-grade spirit crystal each!"

At that moment, beside him, a red-robed elder of the Bathing Fire Sect had an expression of indignant displeasure.

Several other red-robed elders also complained somewhat.

One medium-grade spirit crystal is not much, but they were not accustomed to this method.

The unfamiliar territory, and the sight of numerous deities shuttling about around them, made them feel as if they were being coerced.

As a sect leader, the Primal Fire True Person could understand this act of collecting fees.

With a great estate comes great expenditure; if one cannot generate wealth properly, how can there be sufficient resources to support the many cultivators in their advanced studies, let alone research into 'arts and laws'?

Which cultivator's practice does not require vast resources?

If one does not expand sources and conserve flow, then one can only sit and consume until the mountains are emptied.

How many powerful sects have fallen due to 'bankruptcy', ultimately 'straying onto the wrong path', gradually declining?

After obtaining the travel documents, the group immediately headed toward the direction of Haojing City.

Soon, the group realized that the spirit crystals spent in Snow Peak Prefecture were actually not a loss.

Along the way, with that route map, they indeed got to experience a completely different exotic atmosphere.

On that route map were distributed many newly built trade markets of Great Xia, alchemy markets, and even blessed land rental markets.

Several people could see that these newly emerged trade markets should have been recently established, with many new markets still perfecting market prohibitions and management models, but the atmosphere inside was quite good.

They seemed to have completely separated the mundane.

Market after market was built in the primordial wilderness, with surrounding associated immortal cities, and around those immortal cities there must be a blessed land legal domain, where many cultivators were excavating earth-fire and constructing new spirit-gathering grand formations—everything looked so vibrant and full of life.

This all resembled a part of the secular dynasties in the Two Realms region, yet also had differences.

For example, in the official markets established by the Great Xia dynasty, they had seen more than once the appearance of local deities, and here there were many special products nurtured by the divine pure lands.

These special products—spiritual plants, spiritual fruits, and even some spiritual objects—could not be easily bought in ordinary markets.

Because the spiritual plants and objects produced by the divine pure lands are mostly of high grade; once news spreads, it does not take long before the trading houses of major sects pre-order and buy them out, leaving nothing for smaller sects and loose cultivators.

The five people of the Bathing Fire Sect naturally did not miss this opportunity, taking advantage of this rare chance to make large-scale purchases.

When the five departed, their faces were flushed with red light; even the Primal Fire Daoist, this Primordial Spirit True Person, had a joyful expression, having purchased several kinds of millennium spiritual medicines scarce in the Two Realms region.

At the same time, the five discovered that it was not only they who wore joyful expressions.

Around them, clearly many foreign cultivators were present, each hurrying along.

"This place is a hundred affairs awaiting revival, indeed full of opportunities! Alas, our limited means can only watch helplessly as we miss those truly good things!"

At that moment, the Daoist of Azure Spirit also had a flushed face, having purchased several kinds of high-grade spiritual medicines that purify mana and strengthen the Yin Spirit foundation.

These high-grade spiritual medicines, if placed outside, would likely require a sufficiently powerful background to obtain; otherwise, one would have to be cautious about one's life!

Seeing this, the Primal Fire Daoist also felt a tinge of regret in his heart.

His gains were somewhat greater.

But after this experience, the group's confidence in the Great Xia dynasty grew ever stronger.

At least after entering cultivation in Great Xia, the cultivation resources here are not lacking, which gives everyone at least a basic sense of cultivation security.

The five immediately continued nonstop to inspect various newly opened spirit veins and blessed lands.

However, after careful inquiry, the five turned out to be somewhat disappointed.

It was not that they had not encountered spiritually excellent places.

But the Great Xia dynasty strictly controlled spirit veins and blessed lands in various regions—except for a few native sects, most spirit veins and blessed lands were under the control of the Great Xia dynasty, merely offering leases, otherwise they were enfeoffed.

Only after accumulating sufficient merit or receiving formal ennoblement from the Great Xia dynasty could one possess spirit land.

This made the five of the Bathing Fire Sect somewhat hesitant.

And after touring a portion of the transcendent markets and the immortal cities built beyond the mountains, upon returning to the Central Plains, they could faintly see in the distance a scene that made the heart expand and the spirit delight.

In the basin, by the great river, millions of acres of fertile fields, ripened grain piled high, the eye could scarcely see the boundary.

At that time, many commoners were weeding and removing pests in the fields, their faces glowing with the light of hope; though dressed simply, their vital energies were extremely full.

Such a sight is rare even in the Two Realms region.

"What a magnificent sight of thriving prosperity! With such abundant wealth and prosperous people, that Great Xia Emperor truly deserves the title of a sage ruler of an age!"

"I have long heard that before this emperor ascended the throne, he applied cultivation methods to agricultural reform, thereby saving countless living beings; now seeing it, it is indeed so!"

"This fertile land of the Eastern Continent is gradually becoming a pure land!"

The several people exchanged glances and sighed softly.

Many of them had once been commoners themselves; even after experiencing countless killings, the deepest memories in their hearts remained.

This scene gave the five cultivators of the Bathing Fire Sect a feeling of long-lost tranquility.

As if the weary soul, long fatigued, had finally found its home.

……

Deep in Haojing City

Zhang Jian was coordinating the Huangtian Blessed Land Legal Domain.

He projected a portion of the origin of the Blessed Land Dharma Realm into each prefecture, nurturing new Blessed Land Dharma Realms; to some extent, this was a complete sacrifice of the potential of this fortune-creation-level primordial spirit immortal method.

But on the other hand, he also took advantage of the situation to complete the layout of his natal primordial spirit immortal method, the Mountains and Rivers State Diagram.

These Blessed Land origins projected into various places became the wedges for the Mountains and Rivers State Diagram to accommodate and control the earth, enhancing its power.

Once all layouts are completed, if he wishes, this splendid rivers and mountains will entirely be his Mountains and Rivers State Diagram.

Any immortal, even an ancient immortal of equal realm, if an emperor enters, will be under his control.

This will greatly enhance the Great Xia royal family's ability to control the prefectures!

Additionally, dispersing the Huangting Blessed Land Dharma Realm has its benefits.

This dispersed Huangting Blessed Land Dharma Realm will gradually attach to spiritual veins, strengthen the earth's origin, and form spiritual mountain blessed lands, which can supply the Great Xia court to cultivate its own spiritual fields and medicinal mountains, allowing the Great Xia dynasty to gradually move toward self-sufficiency, so that cultivation resources need not entirely rely on external large sects.

After doing all this, Zhang Jian also noticed that the high-ranking cultivators attracted by the Recommending Virtues List, and even some truly capable individuals, were increasing in number.

He temporarily did not rush to receive them, but first prepared to witness fortune-creation.

As his various primordial spirit immortal methods within his body gradually perfected to the fortune-creation level, the opportunity for him to break through to fortune-creation had finally arrived.