Chapter 978: Ascending Spirit Mountain Again

In the Inner World, ten million years have passed, while in the Primordial World, only a little over three thousand years have gone by.

But it is less than seven thousand years until the birth of the Demon World.

Yin Qi must unify the Primordial Continent before the Demon World is born; only then can he properly protect the entire Human Race.

This is to avoid the Human Race suffering countless casualties when the great tribulation descends.

The North Sea Demon Clan, for instance, would absolutely slaughter and devour the Human Race on a massive scale to increase their cultivation as quickly as possible.

Consequently, he summoned his ministers for a Small Court Meeting.

……

"Greetings, Great King!"

Shang Rong, Wen Zhong, Bi Gan, Zhang Shaokang, and other civil and military officials bowed in succession.

"Rise."

Yin Qi's expression was solemn: "I have summoned you here today to announce one thing: I hope to complete the unification of the Primordial Continent within six thousand years."

Upon hearing this, Shang Rong and the others all wore solemn expressions.

Shang Rong spoke first: "Great King, according to the deductions of our Cabinet and Military Affairs Department, it will take at least thirty thousand years to complete the unification of the Primordial Continent. Is six thousand years not too rushed?"

Wen Zhong also echoed: "Indeed, Great King. Although we have developed rapidly over these years, the various sects have developed even faster. By breaking through the Heavens Demon World and plundering the Demon Realm Origin, they have cultivated a large number of experts."

"On one hand, they secretly support the various Human Immortal Dynasty territories to hinder the speed of our great army."

"On the other hand, they are constantly expanding their borders, keeping our great army at bay."

"The most typical example is the Demon Master Palace; the territory of the North Sea Demon Clan has already expanded to over forty trillion li, confronting our Great Shang army. Our strength is somewhat insufficient."

Yin Qi was, of course, aware of this.

In fact, besides the Demon Master Palace, the Sea of Blood, Buddhism, the Chan Sect, and the Ren Sect were all striving to expand their territories with their dojos as the center, wanting to form a state within a state.

The Jie Sect, Wuzhuang Temple, and Yaochi, however, remained as they were, peacefully preaching the Dao.

Zhang Shaokang and the others nodded upon hearing this.

The Great Shang Celestial Dynasty had many Golden Immortals, but Great Luo Golden Immortals were very scarce.

However, they could understand that cultivating a Golden Immortal and cultivating a Great Luo Golden Immortal were two completely different concepts, not to mention a Quasi-Saint.

"This is easy."

Yin Qi said indifferently. With a wave of his long sleeves, thirty Great Luo-level Puppets and twenty Daluo-level Warships appeared in the great hall, emitting terrifying auras.

"Hiss!"

The eyes of everyone present went wide, and they gasped in cold air.

"This..."

Shang Rong's beard trembled with excitement, and he could not speak for a long time.

Twenty Daluo-level Warships, plus the ten that the Great Shang Celestial Dynasty already possessed, added up to thirty.

Not to mention the thirty Great Luo-level Puppets.

Adding the ten Great Luo Golden Immortals already in the Great Shang Celestial Dynasty, they possessed a total of seventy Great Luo-level combatants, enough to sweep through all the major forces of the Primordial World.

Even if the Demon Master Palace possessed two Quasi-Saints, their Great King still had a Quasi-Saint-level Warship.

"The Great King is wise!"

A thousand words were reduced to a single sentence.

Shang Rong and the others bowed again.

Yin Qi only smiled faintly.

If they knew his true trump cards, they would likely be scared senseless.

As for the Eight-Turn Golden Pill, he would not bring it out just yet.

The value and significance of a Great Luo Golden Immortal far exceeded that of Daluo-level Warships and puppets.

After the excitement, everyone regained their composure.

Wen Zhong stepped out from the crowd and bowed: "Great King, with our current strength, defeating the North Sea Demon Clan is not a major problem, but the various sects have a vague tendency to unite. If we send troops to attack the North Sea Demon Clan, they will feel that if the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold; Laozi, Yuanshi Tianzun, Jieyin, Zhunti, and Minghe Laozu will certainly intervene to help."

The Great Shang Celestial Dynasty had the advantage in Great Luo-level combat power.

But what about Quasi-Saints?

If the Ren Sect, Chan Sect, Buddhism, and the Sea of Blood all aided the North Sea Demon Clan, they would face six Peak Quasi-Saints and twelve Quasi-Saints. Even if the Great King were stronger, he would likely not be a match for them.

Shang Rong nodded with a heavy expression.

In fact, this was also what they worried about most.

Yin Qi smiled calmly.

He had already become a Saint; no matter how many Quasi-Saints joined forces, he could slap them all to death with one hand.

But if he exposed his cultivation, Hongjun would certainly order his true self to withdraw from the Primordial World, and there was also the hidden Demon Ancestor Luohou; it was not yet time for him to expose his cultivation.

However, he had long had a plan for this: "In that case, we shall divide them. In fact, apart from the North Sea Demon Clan, the Ren Sect, Chan Sect, Buddhism, and the Sea of Blood do not have a great desire for territory."

"The Ren Sect and Chan Sect are our mortal enemies, so we shall not speak of them for now."

"As for Buddhism and the Sea of Blood, I will personally come forward to negotiate taking over those territories from them."

"In this way, we will only be facing the Ren Sect, the Chan Sect, and the Demon Master Palace—that is, three Peak Quasi-Saints and six Quasi-Saints."

"However, we are not without allies; I will request the Heavenly Court to take action."

Please... collect... this!

Haotian and Yaochi were both Peak Quasi-Saints, and they had three Quasi-Saints under their command; they did not even need to mobilize everyone—Haotian alone could easily deal with six Quasi-Saints.

After all, these six Quasi-Saints were only at the Quasi-Saint Initial Stage.

In addition, the Nuwa Good Corpse, as well as Changxi, who had already reached the Quasi-Saint Late Stage, and Longji Gongzhu, who was at the Quasi-Saint Mid-Stage, could also take action at any time.

Changxi was difficult to win over, but through Yin Qi's unremitting efforts, he had succeeded.

It was only because his true self had been in closed-door cultivation that he had not brought her into the palace.

"This is truly worry-free!"

Shang Rong and the others' eyes lit up, and they beamed with joy.

Although they also knew that negotiating to take over those territories from Buddhism and the Sea of Blood would require paying a significant price, as long as they could unify the Primordial Continent, any price was worth it.

As long as the Ren Sect, the Chan Sect, and the Demon Master Palace were defeated, there would be no further obstacles to the Great Shang Celestial Dynasty unifying the Primordial Continent.

………

After the Small Court Meeting, the Imperial Court machinery began to operate rapidly.

A massive amount of military force was gathering toward the north of the Primordial Continent.

Such a large-scale troop mobilization naturally could not be hidden from the Demon Master Palace, which made Kunpeng Laozu nervous for a while, and he hurriedly deployed troops and generals to strengthen the front-line forces.

Although nervous, he was not afraid.

The various sects had long had a tacit understanding; if the Great Shang army truly attacked him, the other factions would not sit idly by.

No one failed to understand the principle that if the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold.

………

The Primordial West.

Lingshan.

Jieyin Daoren and Zhunti Daoren were both very surprised by Yin Qi's visit.

For these tens of thousands of years, Yin Qi had never left Zhaoge.

After the two sides exchanged greetings, Jieyin Daoren pressed his palms together, his expression kind and gentle, and smiled slightly: "The Great King is a rare guest; our Lingshan is truly honored by your presence."

Yin Qi smiled gently: "To tell you the truth, I have come here to discuss an important matter."

"Please speak, Great King."

Zhunti Daoren took up the conversation and said with a smile: "You and I once discussed the Dao for several days, and our Buddhism owes its current achievements largely to the Great King's past guidance. If there is anything we can help with, we brothers will certainly not refuse."

Jieyin Daoren also nodded from the side.

Yin Qi said: "The two Saints also know that my Great Shang Celestial Dynasty aims to unify the Primordial Continent, while your Buddhism values orthodoxy over territory. Since that is the case, why not sell all your territories to my Great Shang, keeping only a territory of one billion li in radius?"

Jieyin Daoren and Zhunti Daoren frowned, feeling somewhat surprised in their hearts.

Jieyin Daoren smiled faintly: "Great King, our Buddhist territory now spans one quadrillion li in radius, occupying one percent of the Primordial Continent's territory. If you wish to purchase it, the price will not be low."

Just as Yin Qi said, Buddhism values orthodoxy, not territory.

If Yin Qi could truly afford the price, they would not mind selling the territory.

If it were only about territory, they could open up as many Middle Thousand Worlds as they wished within Chaos. (End of this chapter)