[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-simultaneously-transmigrated-i-forge-the-dao-acr":3,"chapter-simultaneously-transmigrated-i-forge-the-dao-acr-simultaneously-transmigrated-i-forge-the-dao-acr-chapter-663":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Simultaneously Transmigrated: I Forge the Dao Across Multiverses",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2346101,4584,"Chapter 663: Holding Half the Mortal Realm, Heaven and Hell Both Under His Control","simultaneously-transmigrated-i-forge-the-dao-acr-chapter-663",663,"\u003Cp>After the cricket finished handling the affairs of the three new recruits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many Luofu then began exchanging their recent gains, but the one everyone cared about most was Honglou Luofu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, his personal life was undoubtedly the most comfortable among all Luofu present.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The world’s upper limit was inherently low, yet the localization of his sharing ability progressed remarkably; by distributing Bloodline Yuan Energy seeds, he swiftly created an army nearly possessing supernatural power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In just a few months, his forces had grown like a snowball, seizing the fertile lands of Jiangnan—hardly an exaggeration to say he held half the empire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All that remained was to sweep forward, and he could conquer all six directions and unify the realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the Golden Hairpins, Honglou Luofu had already sampled several.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was practically a sure thing that he would soon claim all the Golden Hairpins of Honglou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason so many Luofu cared most about Honglou was naturally because his world contained the Twelve Golden Hairpins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although in their own worlds, some Luofu had already ascended to realms where they abandoned the Seven Emotions and Six Desires, becoming like the Supreme One who forgets emotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet within the shared space, Luofu’s humanity was maximally amplified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the Luofu varied in personality, the vast majority, besides power, cared most about sex.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……………………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Honglou World.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside Jinling City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several carriages headed straight for the city gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Luofu prepared to establish his regime, Jinling had undergone a complete transformation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, the former dynasty’s noble families had not yet been fully purged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On one hand, these former nobles were still needed as political ornaments to give Luofu an air of popular support during his ascension to kingship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other hand, these former elites were deeply entrenched; for Luofu at this stage, unifying the realm was key, so temporarily avoiding their total extermination was meant to prevent northern and other powerful factions from becoming irreconcilable enemies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, with Jinling as an example, at least those northern elites—especially those in the imperial court—would now weigh whether it was truly worth fighting Luofu to the death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This doesn’t mean Luofu left every Jinling noble unharmed; those guilty of heinous crimes were unhesitatingly rooted out to win the people’s hearts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for who counted as heinously guilty, it was obvious: whichever wealthy family held the most power in the Qing Dynasty was the most guilty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Zhen family of Jinling was undoubtedly Luofu’s primary target.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet during the purge of the Zhen family, Luofu discovered from submitted memorials that the Jia family had Jia Baoyu, while the Zhen family had Zhen Baoyu; the Jia family had the Four Springs, and the Zhen family of Jinling had their corresponding counterparts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These Zhen family women were, as per protocol, sent into the royal palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, among Luofu’s new court nobles, who didn’t know Luofu had once been oppressed by the former dynasty’s elites? The Zhen family, as the Jia family’s old kin, were handled with extreme caution by Luofu’s civil and military officials alike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the very least, they needed Luofu’s satisfaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could revenge be carried out without letting Luofu—the true victim—know?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most crucially, handling the Zhen family’s affairs was a way to gain Luofu’s attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the new dynasty had not yet been formally established, anyone with half a brain could see that the Great Qing was clearly yesterday’s news, reduced to an empty shell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earlier, when Luofu’s Luotian Army had just seized Yangzhou, a mere thousand men had crushed Prince Teng’s hundred-thousand-strong force—though that “hundred thousand” was merely a boastful claim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Luotian Army’s victory against overwhelming odds was undeniable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luotian Army’s astonishing combat power made all sensible people realize: unless Luofu’s nearly invincible Luotian Army was inexplicably annihilated, unifying the realm was merely a matter of time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though replacing the old with the new seemed a long process, the dynasties that truly established legitimacy often rose swiftly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to mention before Luofu’s arrival: the new dynasty took only three years to turn the schoolmaster into an isolated garrison, and the Qing destroyed the Ming—though the process took nearly a century, in truth, the later years were merely mopping up scattered remnants of the Ming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ming overthrew the Yuan: after Zhu Yuanzhang rose from nothing, he seized Nanjing in just three years—starting from absolute zero—and twelve years later, the Yuan capital fell, ending the Yuan Dynasty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though it seemed to take over a decade, most of that time was spent subduing southern warlords.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emperor Gaozu of Han, Liu Bang, was even more astonishing: starting from nothing as a middle-aged vagrant from Pei County, he unified the realm in seven years—four of which were spent in the Chu-Han Contention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luofu possessed such a massive advantage; his Luotian Army numbered fewer than twenty thousand, yet each soldier could fight a hundred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even a million troops would crumble at the mere sight of Luofu’s Luotian Army.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under these circumstances, within months of seizing Jinling, the southern regions surrendered without resistance—hardly a ripple of rebellion—clearly demonstrating the Luotian Army’s staggering power had given Luofu the greatest possible legitimacy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Jinling fell, the former dynasty’s nobles, facing Luofu’s purge, lacked even the courage to resist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside Jinling’s city gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the carriages neared, the curtain of the central carriage quietly lifted, revealing a delicate face silently observing everything beyond the gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master Miaoyu, what are Itachi looking at?” asked Xing Xiuyan, seated opposite Miaoyu, her tone curious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miaoyu sighed softly, glanced around, then lowered the curtain. “It seems this Luotian bandit has already won the hearts of Jinling’s people.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xing Xiuyan looked bewildered. “How did Itachi know that, Master Miaoyu?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Jinling has just surrendered. If this Luotian bandit had done nothing to win hearts, what we’d see now would be panic and chaos. But look—outside the gate, the streets are bustling. Jiangnan is secured!” Miaoyu sighed. “Soon, we won’t dare call him a bandit anymore—we’ll have to call him the Royal Army.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unexpectedly, after hearing Miaoyu’s explanation, Xing Xiuyan breathed a deep sigh of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she first learned she was to be sent to the Luotian bandit’s side as a concubine, Xing Xiuyan had been utterly unwilling—after all, unlike her parents, she had studied under Miaoyu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike her parents, lured by Jia Yucun’s promises of wealth and glory, Xing Xiuyan saw that though the Luotian Army had seized Jinling, if the Great Qing launched a southern campaign, the Luotian Army would still be mere bandits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Great Qing had ruled for a hundred years, and like Luofu, had risen from Jiangnan—this further strengthened Jiangnan’s sense of loyalty to the Qing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over the past century, though rebellions had erupted and chaos had shaken the realm, during the Qing’s upward phase, all such uprisings had been fleeting banditry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Similar thoughts to Xing Xiuyan’s were not uncommon in Jiangnan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But sadly, those truly at the bottom of society had no real voice in the matter of public sentiment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>True, Xing Xiuyan’s aunt, Lady Xing, was Jia She’s second wife, yet her entire family remained among the lowest strata.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason was simple: Old Xing owned neither property nor land, nor even a legitimate job.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this feudal era, families like Old Xing’s were essentially riffraff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though such people constituted the majority of feudal society, they did not represent public sentiment; true public sentiment lay with the scholar-gentry and wealthy merchants—without control over social resources, there could be no public sentiment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, these very people were the easiest for Luofu to win over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As seen in Luofu’s impending court, the majority of his officials shared similar origins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, Luofu’s foundation was built by usurping the Caobang .\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While the Caobang ’s elite enjoyed wealth and glory, the vast majority of members lived in conditions nearly identical to Old Xing’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was precisely why Luofu treated Lin Ruhai with special regard—even granting him a chance at resurrection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Do Itachi really think it was merely because he wanted Lin Meimei?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Daiyu’s existence was merely one factor among many in Luofu’s effort to recruit Lin Ruhai; the crucial point was that through Lin Ruhai, Luofu could access the Lin family’s talent—and Lin Ruhai’s own literary network.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A single county’s talent was enough to conquer the realm; though seven out of ten were merely average, incapable of bold innovation, they could still follow established rules.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With sufficient numbers, the process of natural selection would allow Luofu to pick the best among them to build a complete administration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luofu was remarkably unorthodox in this regard—even Jia Yucun, a textbook example of ingratitude, had value in Luofu’s eyes, let alone those literati still untainted by officialdom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Remember, Jia Yucun hadn’t always been so corrupt and greedy; when he first entered officialdom, he’d been a passionate youth. But one dismissal had cooled his spirit entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Luofu’s service, Jia Yucun’s flaws were no longer flaws.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boarding Luofu’s ship meant Jia Yucun had no possibility of escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now Luofu holds half the mortal realm; heaven and hell are both under his control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All he needs is to consolidate his strength—no need for a prolonged period of recuperation. After all, his conquest of Jiangnan was nearly bloodless; the region suffered little damage, and its social structures remained largely intact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under these conditions, Luofu’s control over Jiangnan would swiftly surpass even the Qing Dynasty’s peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiangnan’s scholar-gentry and wealthy merchants, desperate to avoid purge by the new regime, would scramble to flatter Luofu—paying taxes in full, even donating funds and grain voluntarily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the Qing officials retained in service were desperately proving their loyalty as the new dynasty neared establishment; though some were fools, those who survived and thrived in the feudal bureaucracy were rare indeed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under these circumstances, the social resources Luofu controlled in Jiangnan nearly exceeded the Qing’s zenith.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All he needed was to formally proclaim himself king, stabilize his rear, and then march north—no obstacle could stand in his way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Qing’s useless officials had no chance whatsoever of halting the Luotian Army’s advance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even now, before Luofu had proclaimed himself king, numerous powerful northern families had already sent letters to Luofu, preparing for future opportunism.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under these conditions, if Luofu failed to seize the realm, it would defy all reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, in this world, with heaven, hell, and half the mortal realm under his control, reason itself lay within Luofu’s will.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to Miaoyu’s tangled thoughts, Xing Xiuyan’s mind was far simpler.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If even Master Miaoyu admitted the Luotian Army had the potential to renew the world, then at worst, they would no longer be bandits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was undoubtedly excellent news for Xing Xiuyan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she sighed in relief, she noticed a trace of worry in Miaoyu’s brow. “Master Miaoyu, Itachi don’t seem… happy?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miaoyu sneered. “Do Itachi think it’s worth being happy when we’re treated like goods, handed over to others?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But Master Miaoyu, didn’t Itachi just say the Luotian Army has won the people’s hearts?” Xing Xiuyan’s eyes flickered—she seemed to sense Miaoyu’s true thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Xing Xiuyan’s eyes, Miaoyu was impossibly aloof, bordering on unrealistic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though she thought this, Xing Xiuyan was smart enough not to say it aloud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miaoyu sighed softly. “And what of it? What does it matter to us? In the end, we are merely chosen to serve with our beauty. All I pray for is that this Luotian Emperor is not a tyrant—if he takes our bodies, let him at least leave us some peace.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xing Xiuyan blinked. “Master Miaoyu, now that Itachi’re entering the palace, haven’t Itachi thought about your future?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She let out a soft sigh. Miaoyu said, “So what? What does it matter to us? In the end, we are merely chosen to please others with our beauty. I only hope this Lord Luotian is not a cruel tyrant—if he takes our bodies, at least let him leave us some peace.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could she not have thought of it? Though her master told Miaoyu her destiny lay with this Luotian Emperor, on the journey from Suzhou to Jinling, Miaoyu had dared to cast divinations for herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But whether due to her imperfect innate divine numerology or other reasons, every result had been unsatisfactory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could I not have thought of it? Though my master told Miaoyu that her future destiny lies with this Lord Luotian, on the journey from Suzhou to Jinling, Miaoyu had not lacked the courage to cast divinations for herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But whether due to his own innate divine numerology being imprecise or for other reasons, the results of every divination were never quite satisfactory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",2098,"2026-06-21T01:08:31.665Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","d8b64e3e543eebb09fa39dc1b10dab82ec1c83068660e28682b09d6f88af94b0","simultaneously-transmigrated-i-forge-the-dao-acr-chapter-664","simultaneously-transmigrated-i-forge-the-dao-acr-chapter-662",686,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsimultaneously-transmigrated-i-forge-the-dao-acr-cover.jpg"]