Chapter 1074: Take Over Half the Zi Yun Empire! Rapid Stabilization!

In the Heavenly Realm, many things are actually simpler.

When Empress Tina held her millennium celebration, she sent out invitations months in advance.

The Heavenly Realm doesn't need nearly that long.

One month of preparation is more than enough.

In Lin Yan's divine realm, countless fairies are cultivating a certain plant.

Under the abundant energy of the divine realm, this plant grows exceptionally fast.

In one month, these plants will bloom, bear fruit, and produce a large quantity of fruits with excellent taste and some benefit to the divine body.

These are the fruits Vivera prepared to serve guests.

"The Sovereign's celebration cannot be too shabby!"

Vivera thought.

It has been many years since a fourth-tier god was born, and thus many years since a fourth-tier god's celebration.

According to Vivera's estimate, the number of gods attending this time should not be small.

So, after gaining Lin Yan's approval, Vivera decided to be generous and showcase the Sovereign's generosity and power!

Under the meticulous cultivation of countless fairies, those plants grew rapidly.

In fact, without regard for energy, just one day would be enough for them to bloom and fruit.

If Lin Yan acted, driving the Rule of Life, he could make them bloom and fruit within a minute, with no side effects whatsoever.

For gods, anything accomplished with divine power brings no negative impact.

But there's no need!

That would be a waste of power!

This way—letting them slowly absorb the divine realm's energy—is more than enough!

In the Heavenly Realm, because the Flame Lord was holding a celebration, the already bustling Heavenly Realm became even more lively!

Yet within Lin Yan's divine realm, things remained relatively calm.

Dorothy Ywini and the others were seizing every moment to absorb the divine power Lin Yan granted them.

Vivera, while arranging the celebration, was also stabilizing her divine core and divine body.

Mavis's divine body had already reached level 11 and was absorbing level 12 divine power.

As for the Goddess of Eternal Night, she was still in the process of stabilizing the Realm.

Every fourth-tier god needs considerable time to stabilize after breaking through.

This stabilization involves first converting all their divine power into fourth-tier divine power, and second, further solidifying their divine core and divine body.

Other fourth-tier gods don't have a system, nor do their divine cores possess Lin Yan's miraculous properties.

The Goddess of Eternal Night, for instance, still needs some time to condense even a single drop of fourth-tier divine power—unlike Lin Yan, who could easily exchange for it.

However, the Goddess of Eternal Night chose to stabilize within that underground space.

Though she knew Lin Yan would be fine, she stayed there, watching with her own eyes, to feel more at ease.

After all, for gods lacking sufficient power, the fragments of the Rule are far too dangerous!

The complete disappearance of the Morning Star Pantheon was a clear warning!

On the Continent of Gods, a vast fleet of flying ships was steadily flying eastward.

Beneath this fleet lay an endless sea of sand!

The Infinite Desert!

This was the true Infinite Desert!

Oases were rarely seen across the entire desert.

Vast, unbroken dunes formed a magnificent sea of sand.

Even after flying for five or six days at the fleet's speed, the horizon remained an endless desert.

Know that the distance the fleet had already covered far exceeded the equatorial circumference of Lin Yan's home planet before his transmigration!

In other words, the area of this desert was very likely larger than the entire surface area of Lin Yan's home planet before his transmigration!

This desert truly deserved the name Infinite Desert!

"Dream Ying, this desert is so huge—whether north or south, you can't see an end to it."

On the flying ship, the winged girl Mia landed and spoke to Dream Ying.

For this journey, Mia had voluntarily come along; half of the Zi Yun Empire was vast, and though the Zi Yun Empire had cooperated well, there were still many matters to handle.

One crucial tactic for stabilizing the commoners of conquered territories in the Flame Empire was the Reclamation Decree.

Now, in the western region of the Zi Yun Empire, Dream Ying had yet to establish administrative institutions, making decree issuance inconvenient; thus, winged people were needed to drop magical letters to rapidly spread orders and calm the populace as quickly as possible.

Once the people's hearts were calmed, all other matters would become easier!

Hearing Mia's words, Dream Ying nodded and said, "Yes, it's indeed huge!"

Mia asked curiously, "Dream Ying, was this desert formed naturally, or does it have special origins like the desert where Chief Lucini resides?"

Dream Ying replied, "It was likely formed naturally, but special causes may have contributed during its formation. Tina said that long ago, a War of Gods occurred here, and combined with certain weather factors, this desert took shape."

Mia gazed at the endless desert, imagining the wars of eons past, and murmured:

"Thankfully, gods can no longer easily descend to the Continent of Gods!"

Dream Ying nodded.

The destructive power of gods is too great.

If gods could descend to the Continent of Gods at will, as they did in eons past, it would be a true catastrophe for its people.

This is also why, though there were many positions for fourth-tier gods—then called High Gods—in eons past, the number of High Gods remained small.

The entire Continent of Gods was constantly wracked by divine wars; each war killed countless people, leaving too few to generate faith energy.

The Heavenly Realm needs order and stability.

Only the Abyss delights in chaos and disorder.

During her chat with Mia, the flying fleet flew for another full two days.

Now, the flying fleet has flown for a full week.

The current flying ships, after improvements, are much faster than the first-generation ones.

After flying for a full week, the Endless Desert finally came to an end.

To the east, some plants began to appear.

In the Endless Desert, a few scattered sand ships also appeared.

"The Zi Yun Empire has arrived!"

Meng Ying stood up.

The entire flying fleet continued flying eastward.

The scattered sand ships along the way saw them and all veered aside.

After flying another hour or more into the interior, vegetation began to grow more plentifully.

Then, a mountain appeared—this mountain was exceptionally tall; beyond it, plants suddenly became lush.

This Gaoshan seemed like a dividing line.

Beyond the mountain, human settlements could now be seen far off in the distance.

At this moment, several flying ships approached.

"Are you the fleet of the Flame Empire?"

On the flying ship, an elderly official in attire bowed respectfully and asked.

"Correct, we are indeed the fleet of the Flame Empire!"

A female official with the power of a Grand Archmage flew forward and said.

"I am the official specifically assigned to guide your nation's takeover of the western territories…"

The official explained his purpose.

From here on, matters would be easier.

As queen and a powerful Saint Realm cultivator, Meng Ying need not appear in person for such matters.

Her subordinate female officials would handle negotiations with this elder.

Under the guidance of this elder's flying ship, the fleet spent half a day flying to the administrative center of the western region—a sizable city.

However, large numbers of winged people had already left the fleet, carrying maps obtained from the elder; they would be responsible for distributing flyers printed with magical script.

Immediately after, large numbers of Liangdejiao Society members and troops assigned to garrison local areas also boarded flying ships and departed in all directions.