Chapter 993: The Ministers are Stirred

Yin Qi waved his hand again, and two Space Rings appeared before Zhang Shaokang and Yao Chen. He said, "These two Space Rings contain fifty Eight-Turn Golden Pills, one thousand Seven-Turn Golden Pills, and various other types of Golden Pills and related cultivation resources, respectively."

Once our Great Shang unifies the Primordial Continent, the Great Calamity will also be close to descending.

With the great army, it is not difficult to guard the Primordial Continent.

But I fear that various forces will stir up trouble in the shadows; therefore, the tasks for your Martial Hall and Tianluo Hall are heavy. Strive to purge unstable factors before the turmoil erupts."

"Hiss, hiss."

Zhang Shaokang and the other two took a deep breath.

The Great King is still the same Great King; his generosity is truly grand!

One hundred Eight-Turn Golden Pills mean that one hundred Great Luo Golden Immortals can be cultivated.

What kind of concept is this!

And this is just for their Martial Hall and Tianluo Hall.

Next, the Imperial Court and the Military will surely receive related rewards as well; the Great Shang Celestial Dynasty's Great Luo-level power will likely exceed two hundred.

"We will certainly not fail the Great King's expectations!"

Zhang Shaokang and Yao Chen accepted the Space Rings, their voices ringing with resolve.

Yin Qi nodded slightly, looked at Yuan Hong, and tossed an Inheritance Jade Slip before him, saying: "Your 'Eight-Nine Profound Art' can only be cultivated to the seventh turn, Great Luo. This Jade Slip contains the subsequent cultivation methods for the seventh-turn Quasi-Saint and the eighth-turn Saint.

As for the ninth-turn Pangu, it is to learn from Pangu and open up the Primordial World.

Succeed and you become Pangu; fail and your body transforms into a world."

"Thank you, Great King, for bestowing the Dharma!"

Yuan Hong happily took the Jade Slip and smiled honestly: "Hehe, that this subject can achieve Quasi-Saint in this life is entirely due to the Great King's cultivation. I dare not covet the Saint realm, let alone becoming Pangu."

Yin Qi smiled and looked at Zhang Shaokang, saying: "Under the whole Heaven, there is no land that is not the King's; within the borders of the land, there is no one who is not the King's subject. The goal of the Great Shang army is to sweep across the Primordial Continent, while the Martial Hall's next goal is to conquer the Heavens and Myriad Worlds. All worlds whose boundary gate coordinates are on the Primordial Continent must be conquered."

Zhang Shaokang replied: "Yes, Great King."

Yin Qi looked at Yao Chen: "My goal is not just the Primordial Continent; next, I will conquer the Four Seas, and even the entire Primordial World. The focus of the Tianluo Hall's work henceforth is outside the Primordial Continent."

Yao Chen bowed and said: "Yes, Great King."

Subsequently, Yin Qi summoned the ministers of the Cabinet, the Military Affairs Department, and the Censorate.

The Three Sovereigns were also present.

Now that he had become a Saint and the Great Calamity was approaching, he had nothing left to hide.

The roles of the Martial Hall and Tianluo Hall were important, but the civil and military officials were also important.

Yin Qi looked around at everyone and said: "Kunpeng Laozu has already been defeated and fled, and the Ren Sect, the Chan Sect, and others are also shrinking their territories. The trend of the Human Race unifying the Primordial Continent is set; what we must consider next is how to survive this Great Calamity.

A tree standing above the forest will be destroyed by the wind.

With our Human Race unifying the Primordial Continent, the Saints and various forces will not sit idly by.

According to the news I have received, Laozi and Yuanshi Tianzun have taken the lead in uniting various forces to establish the Anti-Shang Alliance."

Upon hearing this, everyone's expressions changed.

Yin Qi continued: "However, there is no need to worry too much. With me and the Three Sovereigns here, even if they are an alliance of various parties, our Great Shang Celestial Dynasty has nothing to fear, but we are very lacking in power below the Quasi-Saint level."

The Three Sovereigns also nodded gravely.

Although the Great Shang Celestial Dynasty has many warships and puppets, it is still far behind a coalition of all parties.

Shang Rong suggested: "Great King, although there are not many Great Luo Golden Immortals in the Primordial World, there are not few either. We can try to recruit them. Under heavy rewards, there must be brave men; as long as our conditions are generous enough, I am not afraid they will not be tempted."

Wen Zhong echoed: "This old subject believes it is feasible. Our Great Shang does not lack cultivation resources and can certainly attract a portion of Great Luo to defect."

Everyone nodded in agreement. Fuxi also advised: "Attracting Great Luo of other races to serve is a feasible method, but cultivating our Human Race's Great Luo is the priority. Additionally, regarding Great Luo-level warships and puppets, can the Great King increase the supply?"

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at Yin Qi in unison.

If there were enough Great Luo-level warships and puppets, it could also make up for the shortage in the number of Great Luo Golden Immortals.

Yin Qi smiled warmly: "Of course. Later, I will bring out one hundred Great Luo-level warships and one hundred Great Luo-level puppets, as well as one hundred Eight-Turn Golden Pills, ten thousand Seven-Turn Golden Pills, and ten thousand Immortal Level warships."

"Hiss, hiss!"

Even the Three Sovereigns could not help but gasp.

Everyone's eyes widened, their hearts shocked.

One hundred Great Luo-level warships, one hundred Great Luo-level puppets, and one hundred Eight-Turn Golden Pills—this is equivalent to three hundred Great Luo-level combatants; saying this out loud would likely scare people to death.

Furthermore, there are ten thousand Seven-Turn Golden Pills and ten thousand Immortal Level warships; combined with the existing Golden Immortals and Immortal Level warships, the Great Shang Celestial Dynasty possesses nearly thirty thousand Golden Immortal-level combatants.

Even the Witch and Demon races at their peak combined could not compare, could they?

Yin Qi continued: "Besides this, from now on, the Merit Points required for Great Shang soldiers to exchange for Seven-Turn Golden Pills will be halved, and the exchange for Eight-Turn Golden Pills will be opened. As for the Merit Points required for the exchange, let us set it at ten times the current cost of a Seven-Turn Golden Pill."

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"The Great King is wise!"

Wen Zhong, Huang Feihu, and other ministers of the Military Affairs Department cheered excitedly.

The others were filled with envy.

From now on, the number of Golden Immortals in the military will likely surge, and a large number of Great Luo Golden Immortals will be born.

In any case, the Great King has already cultivated all the Innate Spiritual Roots, so it is estimated that there will be no shortage of Eight-Turn and Seven-Turn Golden Pills in the future.

Shang Rong bowed and said: "Great King, what about us?"

Civil officials are different from military generals.

Military generals value merit, and this merit can be quantified.

But how can the merit of civil officials be quantified?

Besides, the ability of civil officials is not reflected in meritorious service, but in their ability to perform their duties.

Yin Qi said: "From now on, all capital officials of the third rank and above will be bestowed an Eight-Turn Golden Pill. Those of the sixth rank and above will be bestowed a Seven-Turn Golden Pill; those of the ninth rank and above will be bestowed a Six-Turn Golden Pill. All other unranked clerks will be bestowed a Five-Turn Golden Pill."

The Five-Turn Golden Pill can allow one to achieve the Heavenly Immortal realm.

For low-ranking officials, it is no exaggeration to call this a step into the heavens.

Yin Qi continued, "As for the local regions, I will subsequently create a detailed merit evaluation system; as long as one's merits reach the requirement, one will obtain the corresponding cultivation resources."

"However, the chief and assistant officials of a Departmental Continent must have at least Great Luo cultivation."

"The chief and assistant officials of a Boundary must have at least Golden Immortal cultivation."

"For these two levels of chief and assistant officials, the Ministry of Personnel will issue the appointment letters and immediately bestow the corresponding resources."

"We thank the Great King!"

Shang Rong and the others cheered with excitement.

Capital officials of the third rank and below would be bestowed with Eight-Turn Golden Pills, which meant they would produce sixty or seventy Great Luo Golden Immortals.

The Three Sovereigns marveled at Yin Qi's grand gesture.

At the same time, they were secretly puzzled; even if Yin Qi had already cultivated all the Innate Spiritual Roots, it was no easy task to refine Eight-Turn Golden Pills.

According to the fruiting cycle of Innate Spiritual Roots, one could only perform Alchemy at least once every ten thousand years.

And each time the pills were formed, there certainly would not be many.

Furthermore, with so many Great Luo-level and Golden Immortal-level Warships and Puppets, perhaps only Di Qi could refine them; even if Yin Qi were to work without sleep or rest, he likely could not refine so many over these tens of thousands of years. (End of chapter)