Chapter 561

Within the borders of the Yin-Shang, the Martial Hall has already spread to every county.

To expand further, it can only look outward.

As the ancestral land of the human race, the people of the Great Shang Celestial Dynasty are undoubtedly proud, viewing all other places as barbaric lands.

Perhaps in terms of the level of civilization, they are not as high as the Great Shang.

But they are also scattered with countless nations, tribes, and even sects.

It is just that the population is not as dense as in the Great Shang, and the living environment is even harsher.

In fact, early on, Yin Qi had wanted to abolish the enfeoffment system first, and only after completing the centralization of power would he expand into the Eight Desolations.

But later, after thinking it over carefully, he suppressed this idea.

Because of the moral high ground.

Enfeoffment is an ancestral system, evolved from the tribal system.

If he were to rashly abolish enfeoffment, it would undoubtedly cause the lords of the world to tremble, and Xiqi would be the first to rebel, even if there were no hope of victory, because Xiqi and the Yin-Shang have a deadly feud, and Ji Chang would absolutely not surrender without a fight.

By then, Yuanshi Tianzun would have his moral justification.

Although he could drag the Jie Sect into the water, how could the Jie Sect be a match for all the other sects combined?

Moreover, Yin Qi does not like the feeling of handing his fate over to others, so he ultimately chose to develop silently, giving Xiqi and the other lords no excuse to rebel, and giving Yuanshi Tianzun no moral justification.

He can first develop toward the barbaric lands in the four directions, counter-encircling the various lords.

As long as his territory is large enough and his strength is strong enough, the various lords will only be able to act like obedient quails; in the future, wanting to abolish the enfeoffment system will be nothing more than a matter of a single word.

Of course, Yuanshi Tianzun will certainly find other reasons and excuses to ignite the Investiture of the Gods war.

This can only be dealt with as it comes.

In any case, his current goal is to try his best to delay the start of the Investiture of the Gods war.

"Yes, Great King."

Zhang Shaokang was invigorated.

He came from the military and was even more eager to achieve success and establish a career.

………

After Zhang Shaokang left, Yao Chen also arrived shortly after.

Yin Qi gave Yao Chen the remaining thirty portions of the ninth-tier evolution fluid and thirteen portions of the tenth-tier evolution fluid, as well as the techniques for lurking, disguising, and assassinating that he had created by blending the assassination methods of the three major assassin dynasties of the Zhetian world.

The Tianluo Hall is likely the first intelligence organization in the history of the Fengshen world, so it is immature in all aspects.

The inheritance of the three major assassin dynasties can just happen to make up for these defects.

Yao Chen was incredibly excited, marveling at the Great King's prowess.

He did not know where such a rigorous intelligence system inheritance had been obtained.

Yin Qi finally said: "Next, the Great Shang Celestial Dynasty will expand into the barbaric lands in the four directions. I will have the Martial Hall take the lead, and your Tianluo Hall will cooperate with the Martial Hall to carry out infiltration and intelligence gathering."

Yao Chen said solemnly: "Yes, Great King."

……

"Next, it is time to go to Meishan."

Yin Qi whispered.

The evolution fluid and Golden Pills had all been distributed, and the major affairs of the court had all been arranged properly; he could now free himself to go to Meishan, subdue the Seven Monsters of Meishan, and obtain the "Eight-Nine Profound Art."

If he wanted to go, he would go.

The next day, after Yin Qi left behind a clone, he quietly left Zhaoge.

He was not in a hurry to rush to Meishan, but prepared to conduct a private visit in disguise to personally see how the local governance was faring.

……

Xiqi.

Xibo Marquis Mansion.

Ji Chang held a white jade bottle and said in a heavy voice: "This is the Earth Immortal Pill sent by Zhou Ji; if an Nascent Soul realm cultivator takes it, they can instantly become an immortal."

Within the borders of the Great Shang Celestial Dynasty, there is no shortage of Nascent Soul realm cultivators, but Earth Immortals are extremely rare.

Between immortal and mortal lies a natural chasm.

Among hundreds or thousands of Nascent Soul realm cultivators, it is not certain that even one can achieve the Earth Immortal realm.

This also shows the preciousness of the Earth Immortal Pill.

But the moment he received the Earth Immortal Pill, Ji Chang was not excited, but rather heavy-hearted, because since Yin Qi had surplus immortal pills to bestow upon his harem concubines, he must certainly have more immortal pills to bestow upon the great generals in the military.

Or perhaps to cultivate immortal-level powerhouses as the foundation of the Great Shang Celestial Dynasty.

Originally, there was already a certain gap in strength between Xiqi and the Yin-Shang; now that this has happened, wouldn't it be even greater?

Xin Jia frowned and said in a deep voice: "Marquis, what does the Empress say? Let us not throw ourselves into chaos first; let us first clarify one thing: exactly how many immortal pills does Di Qi possess? If they are only bestowed upon the Empress, or if the quantity is small, then it is not worth worrying about. If there are many, then we need to plan carefully."

Originally, the incense-offering incident at the Nuwa Palace had already given them hope.

Now, pulling this stunt is like pouring a basin of cold water directly on them.

Ji Chang shook his head and sighed: "Zhou Ji does not know either, and she is also unwilling to inquire too much about political affairs, but just between her, Noble Consort Huang, and Noble Consort Feng, Di Qi gave each of them one Earth Immortal Pill and one portion of Heavenly Immortal Liquid. It is said that the Heavenly Immortal Liquid requires a medicinal bath, which can allow a person to directly achieve the Heavenly Immortal realm."

Ever since the identity plates were launched, they have become standard equipment for all nobles.

Because this type of communication magic tool has removed distance from contact.

Like the identity plate in Ji Chang's hand, it is of the top-grade spirit tool level and can communicate without delay within a range of ten million miles, so his contact with Zhou Ji has also become closer.

Of course, it is also more covert.

Unlike before, writing letters was not only extremely time-consuming, but also could not be hidden from Yin Qi.

Occasional communication was fine, but frequent communication easily made people suspicious.

It is just that a married daughter is like spilled water; he often instructed Zhou Ji's mother to obscurely inquire about Yin-Shang political affairs, but Zhou Ji basically played dumb or changed the subject.

So much so that it was very difficult to obtain any useful information from her mouth.

On the contrary, whenever any good things appeared in the Yin-Shang, Zhou Ji would send them over immediately, which could be considered very filial.

"Heavenly Immortal Liquid!"

Xin Jia and the others all gasped.

Immortal and mortal are separated by a chasm; in reality, above the Earth Immortal realm, every realm is a chasm.

Within the borders of the Great Shang Celestial Dynasty, there are quite a few Earth Immortals, but Heavenly Immortals can be counted on one's fingers; even Xiqi only has two.

Yet Yin Qi directly sent out three portions of Heavenly Immortal Liquid.

Di Qi is not a muddled ruler greedy for beauty, but rather a man of great talent and bold vision; therefore, he must certainly have more Heavenly Immortal Liquid, and he must certainly have already used it to cultivate Heavenly Immortal realm powerhouses.

In this way, the gap between Xiqi and the Yin-Shang has become even greater.

More crucially, logically speaking, Di Qi only needed to bestow the Heavenly Immortal Liquid upon the three women including Zhou Ji, but he actually also bestowed Earth Immortal Pills, which shows that Di Qi does not care at all about them adding another Earth Immortal.

This high-and-mighty disregard made them feel even more powerless, and also angry.

It is impossible for Di Qi not to be clear about the conflict between Xiqi and the Yin-Shang; this is also the reason why Ji Chang's mood is exceptionally heavy.

Nangong Kuo said heavily: "Marquis, Earth Immortal Pills, Heavenly Immortal Liquid—these kinds of immortal pills, we had never even heard of them before; where exactly did this Di Qi obtain them? Also, as far as we know, it seems there are also quite a few immortal-path powerhouses in their Martial Hall."

Ji Chang said: "It certainly cannot be from Wen Zhong; if it were Wen Zhong, back in the Di Yi era, he should have long since offered the immortal pills to Di Yi; thus, only Yang Daoren remains. This person not only has a mysterious background, but it is also said that he is proficient in alchemy, artifact refining, and arrays; he is a very all-around immortal-path powerhouse."

The expressions of Nangong Kuo and the others changed, and their moods were heavy.

After a long time, Xin Jia said: "Marquis, your subject feels that we must first investigate clearly how many immortal pills Yang Daoren has offered to Di Qi. Preparing the army for war cannot be relaxed, but it needs to be more covert. Now, we can only wait to see how the Holy Mother punishes Di Qi, taking one step at a time. If possible, we can try to win over Yang Daoren."

The others nodded one after another; for now, this is all they can do.

Ji Chang nodded and sighed: "That is all we can do."