Chapter 1283

"Little Yangzi, grab it, grab it — just in time to let them join our Soybean Dynasty." The Immortal Fairy urged Lu Yang in the mental space, constantly blowing wind in his ear.

"This counts as expanding territory; I'll record a great merit for you, Immortal."

Although Lu Yang was a Pillar of State Minister of the Soybean Dynasty, he also had his own ideas and couldn't just listen to whatever the Immortal Fairy said.

He appeared in the imperial palace, stopping the fight to uphold justice, not to seize land — if this got out, what would it sound like? It would clash with his noble and righteous image.

Lu Yang shoved the Imperial Jade Seal back into the Emperor's hands, calmly explaining: "Our Soybean Dynasty isn't recruiting anymore."

"Soybean Dynasty?" The Emperor blinked, surprised — what a strange name.

Lu Yang silently thought, "Oh no," as the Immortal Fairy's muttering in the mental space filled his mind with thoughts of the Soybean Dynasty.

"What I mean is, we came for peace, absolutely respecting your wishes, guaranteeing your independence, and ensuring you won't become anyone's vassal."

The Emperor truly wished to submit to Lu Yang — there was no way he could refuse. Though he didn't know what was good about the White Horse Dynasty, in such a short time they had attracted nine divine beings. If not for this Immortal's appearance, he wouldn't dare imagine the consequences.

Just as Lu Yang was about to say a few more words to reassure the Emperor, he heard a clear, resonant chant of Buddhist sutras coming from the sky.

"Sadhu! I never expected to encounter a star inhabited by living beings right after emerging — and all mortals at that! Truly a heaven-sent opportunity, perfect for my Dharma gathering..."

Seeing the nine Body Fusion stage cultivators in the imperial palace and Lu Yang supporting the Emperor, the Buddhist monk from Buddha's Realm fell silent, cold sweat pouring down.

The Emperor silently gazed at Lu Yang, while Lu Yang silently looked up at the Buddhist monk flying in the sky.

"Ruining the scene, huh? Just said we seek peace, and now you turn this place into your Dharma field?"

"Amitabha, the monk takes his leave now."

"Come back." Lu Yang said only two words, and the Buddhist monk from Buddha's Realm was frightened into flying backward.

"Patron Lu — ah, no, Senior Lu, perhaps there's some misunderstanding here."

Lu Yang ignored the monk, ordered him to stand punishment with the nine Body Fusion cultivators, and continued to soothe the Emperor.

"They just arrived in the outside world, their emotions are heightened, so some rash actions are unavoidable. Rest assured, I'll report your dynasty's situation later, and personnel will be sent shortly — guaranteed no trouble."

Lu Yang still felt relatively at ease handling affairs for the Great Xia.

"As for you seniors, stop exploring — come back with me."

Lu Yang narrowed his eyes, released a thread of pressure, his expression grim as he stared at the ten Body Fusion cultivators. Just after leaving, they stirred up such a mess — too damaging to outsiders' perception. Those who didn't know might think they were bandits.

The Three Hermits of Suihan had minor issues — just need to copy the regulations a few times. As for the others, they definitely won't be allowed to go out again.

The ten Body Fusion cultivators felt Lu Yang's released pressure, their expressions drastically changing.

This pressure absolutely shouldn't be what an early Tribulation Transcendence stage cultivator could possess!

Could it be that he has already cultivated to the mid Tribulation Transcendence stage?!

In such a short time, his cultivation speed is simply terrifying to hear.

Naturally, they don't want to go back, but no one dares to flee.

After bidding farewell to the Emperor, Lu Yang led the ten Body Fusion cultivators, first sending the Three Hermits of Suihan back to Great Xia, then informing the Foreign Investigation Bureau about the White Horse Dynasty, urging them to send personnel promptly to handle it.

Afterwards, Lu Yang successively arrived at the Xiti Temple of Buddha's Realm, the East Sea Dragon Palace, and the Snow Emperor in the Jibei.

"Useless wretch, daring to treat my words as wind in the ears!" The Snow Emperor raged, frightening the three Body Fusion cultivators of the Jibei into trembling.

"Daoist Lu Yang, I never expected you to already be in the Tribulation Transcendence stage!" Snow Ten Lou laughed, currently following the Snow Emperor in cultivation. Seeing Lu Yang's rapid progress, saying he wasn't envious would be a lie.

But he also knew he only had the right to envy — comparing cultivation with Lu Yang would only bring shame upon himself.

"Daoist Snow, cultivate well — don't rush too eagerly." Lu Yang kindly reminded him.

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After Lu Yang left, the Emperor and his ministers were extremely anxious, fearing more divine beings would appear.

Fear what may come, and soon another divine being descended, leaving the ministers nearly numb.

"Indeed, there really is a dynasty, and close enough."

The newcomers were three people, the leader noticing the Emperor and ministers' expressions, saying: "You needn't be nervous — I am Yu Qian of the Great Xia Foreign Investigation Bureau, the two behind me are my colleagues, sent by Lu Yang."

Originally quite tense, upon hearing they were introduced by Lu Yang, the people relaxed slightly.

"Immortal, please take a seat." The Emperor ordered the little eunuchs to bring chairs and commanded the Imperial Kitchen to quickly prepare dishes, to entertain the Immortal.

"No need for such trouble — we're here to learn some things."

Lu Yang merely informed the Foreign Investigation Bureau about the White Horse Dynasty's situation; Yu Qian and the others came for a deeper investigation.

After all, the White Horse Dynasty is the first power encountered since the seal was broken — no matter how cautious, it's not excessive.

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The problems encountered when contacting the White Horse Dynasty will be very helpful for formulating future exploration principles.

"Immortal, please ask — I will certainly speak without reservation."

The person behind Yu Qian took out paper and brush to record, another took out a shadow-recording orb, documenting this historic moment.

"Is your power called the White Horse Dynasty?"

"Yes."

"How long has your history been?"

"One thousand two hundred years exactly." Speaking of the White Horse Dynasty's history, the Emperor was very proud — from ancient times to now, their dynasty has ruled the longest.

Yu Qian saw for the first time a dynasty ruling for such a short time — as if just established — but seeing the other's expression, he seemed proud of one thousand two hundred years, so he temporarily noted this point.

Perhaps the time concept of mortal state-building differs from theirs — maybe this is a very worthwhile research topic.

"Have you contacted any beings beyond this star?"

"Star? You mean the place we're in is a star?" The Emperor startled, and the ministers below also stirred.

They had always thought their location was a flat continent, after all, the divine realm overhead was the best example.

Yu Qian thought to himself: "Well then, it seems they haven't contacted beings from other stars."

"How many people does your dynasty have?"

"Five million people."

The people behind Yu Qian noted it down, and later he also asked about the bureaucratic system, cultivation system, previous history, and legends about the spirit world of the White Horse Dynasty, and so on.

He basically grasped the situation of the White Horse Dynasty.

Yu Qian still had to return to report the White Horse Dynasty's affairs to his superiors, and subsequent negotiations would no longer be his responsibility.

Before leaving, Yu Qian thought of something and asked: "Just to be sure, to prevent any mishap, you are an independent dynasty, not joined to any other power, right?"

The Emperor pondered for a moment, then made up his mind and said: "May I ask, does the spirit world have a power called the Soybean Dynasty? Actually, we are a vassal state of the Soybean Dynasty."

(End of chapter)