Chapter 466 - 320: Founding a Kingdom—The Ten Li Nation Named Qing! (Part 2)

[Xiang Ji smiled and said, "Ancestor, I was just joking with you earlier. How could I possibly want to eat you, Ancestor? I am not that kind of person. I just wonder, what kind of divine technique was that Seven-Colored Radiance just now?"]

["The ancestor knew you were the kindest."]

[Yiya Ancestor’s face also bore a smile, showing an expression of a teachable child, while inwardly thinking sarcastically, this boy’s demeanor is just like that guy I met a long time ago... wait, how come the more I look at him, the more he resembles him?]

["That was not a divine technique..."]

[The Seven-Colored Radiance was Yiya Ancestor’s "Dao Practice." The "Purple Sky Qi" earlier had cost Yiya Ancestor ten years of Dao practice. This Seven-Colored Radiance nourishes the body, and mortals who consume it can live for a hundred years.]

[Yiya Ancestor noticed that Xiang Ji’s body was damaged at its core, and gritting his teeth, he "willingly" condensed ten strands of Seven-Colored Radiance to help Xiang Ji repair his body.]

[Xiang Ji set down the broken bowl, quite satisfied, having also obtained the "Cyan Heaven Great Sun Burning Qi Scripture" and "Cyan Mountain Seventy-Two Marvelous Techniques" from Yiya Ancestor. Such longevity techniques are coveted by all, yet practicing them for a night yielded no entry into their mysteries.]

[Yiya Ancestor remarked that this world’s lack of Celestial Spiritual Qi meant that his own magical power dwindled whenever used, and the only way to unlock this Great Daoist Skill was by comprehending the Dao.]

[Those who can comprehend the Dao with "Red Dust Qi," creating new methods, upon ascending to the Cyan Mountain, can establish their own branch and become a Vein Master. Yiya Ancestor did not believe Xiang Ji to be such a person.]

[Xiang Ji understood, musing over the Cyan Mountain treasure "Purple Gold Gourd," which can condense Moonlight to nurture Spirit Medicine. His research proved it extraordinary. If Moonlight benefits the "Spirit Seed," it could become a "National Treasure" for the country.]

[Xiang Ji had Yiya Ancestor become acquainted with Xue’Er and Flying Swallow Thirteen, neither of whom were surprised by the talking Ginseng Doll, as such Grass and Wood Spirits were not uncommon in the wilds of Xiazhou Heaven.]

[Seven days later.]

[Xiang Ji finally arrived in Yuan Country. After being bathed by maids, dressed in a prince’s attire, he met with the ministers of Yuan Country.]

[In the royal hall, civil and military officials lined up on both sides, staring at the pale-faced youth, each with different expressions.]

[Xiang Ji remained unfazed, knowing that there were many present who wished him dead, as well as many who wanted him alive.]

[At this moment, an old white-haired general glared angrily, emitting a heavy aura that oppressed Xiang Ji, while Xiang Wenlong lowered his eyes and did not scold.]

[Seeing this, Xiang Ji felt chilled halfway through. His beginning was not even as fortunate as the historical Hostage Emperor.]

[At least that emperor had a fatherly love and filial piety.]

[Xiang Ji had pondered today’s situation on the way and prepared for the worst. He held little strength in Yuan Country, possessing no background, talent, or resources.]

[Although he was the legitimate son, his mother was a dancing girl, giving him a poor background, and currently, he was not favored by his father Xiang Wenlong.]

[If his father Xiang Wenlong had no heirs, he could have been made Crown Prince upon his return to court, with room to maneuver.]

[As for now...]

[Yuan Country dared to take the initiative to send troops, provoking the Overlord Jin Country, and even emerging victorious.]

[It already had the strength to vie for the position of overlord.]

[The Raising Troops Realm Martial Artists could still handle it with Flying Swallow Thirteen’s strength, but what if the First Generation Soldier Master, Furnace Lord, or even that True Martial Lord Zhuang Jun personally led an army?]

[Xiang Ji’s inability to cultivate was something the Overlord Country could not accept. Without the recognition of the civil and military officials, and seeing Xiang Wenlong’s attitude, he decisively abandoned the contention for Yuan Country’s throne with his younger brother Xiang Yong, whom he had never met.]

[This ailment became his excuse to safely exit the political struggle.]

[Except for madmen, no one should want to eliminate a prince who was not expected to live long under such conditions.]

[Upon hearing Xiang Ji voluntarily give up the throne, Xiang Wenlong, looking at the pale and cold-sweated youth, felt some guilt towards this convenient son and raised a hand to stop the disrespectful actions of the white-haired old general.]

[Xiang Wenlong wanted to bestow more titles and Spirit Seeds upon Xiang Ji as compensation.]

[An old minister disagreed, arguing that the Yuan Country, having ceded seven Spirit Realm city-states and sought peace through patience in the past, was not wealthy. A useless prince was not worth such expenditure, and the most Yuan Country could do was ensure Xiang Ji had a life without worries.]

[Xiang Wenlong’s face was grim as he argued to no avail with the old minister.]

[To spare Xiang Wenlong from embarrassment, Xiang Ji stood up considerately and said that all he requested was a Human Emperor’s Decree to go to the border of Yuan Country and become a Spirit Realm Lord, spending his remaining days in that rural area!]

[In Xiazhou Heaven, the feudal system had existed since ancient times.]

[The Human Emperor’s Decree—A mandate to open a habitat for the Human Race, allowing one to establish oneself as king.]

[Those desolate Spirit Veins were once the territory of Alien Races and Fierce Beasts, and the habitation of the Human Race occupied only a small part. When the Spirit Realm population reached its peak, if the grain produced could not sustain more clansmen,]

[a hero of the Human Race would be commanded to lead part of the clan with a Human Emperor’s Decree, migrating into the mist. How much territory of the Alien Race they conquered would then become their land.]

[A Great Spirit Realm becomes a city, a Middle Spirit Realm becomes a town, and a Small Spirit Realm a countryside.]

[In the rustic Spirit Realm, the smallest place spans three to five li, the largest no more than ten li, with most being Tier One Lower Grade Spirit Veins. Cultivating the lowest Tier One Spirit Seed with such a low-tier Spirit Vein is a difficult task.]

[To the Yuan Country, it’s not worth mentioning.]

[Xiang Wenlong was very pleased with Xiang Ji’s actions, secretly sending messengers to bestow numerous Spirit Seeds and silver, with various resources given freely, but no Yuan Country Warriors were willing to follow this discarded prince, Xiang Ji.]

[However, Xiang Ji was secretly under the protection of the Flying Swallow Thirteen, so he didn’t mind.]

[Silver and Spirit Seeds were enough.]

[Before leaving, Xiang Ji deliberately visited his mother, seeing her well and hearing her unwillingness to leave Yuan Country, he advised her to avoid conflict with Madam Zhuang.]

[Afterward, Xiang Ji still listened to his mother’s laments before turning and leaving.]

[Le Lang was disappointed in Xiang Ji.]

[When Xiang Ji left, no one saw him off.]

[Only Xue’Er followed, along with Yiya Ancestor and the secretly guarding Flying Swallow Thirteen, as Xiang Ji laughed loudly, for leaving Yuan Country Capital was his true Rising Dragon journey.]

[Xiang Ji’s territory lay to the north of Yuan Country—several people leisurely drove their carriage, purchasing necessary items for the territory.]

[Three months later, Xiang Ji stepped onto the territory, stunned on the spot.]

[No houses? No inhabitants?]

[The Spirit Realm was barren, not a single person in sight, not even a decent house, just a tattered Yuan Country flag marking the area, surrounded by a hundred li without a Middle Spirit Realm, always plagued by fierce beast invasions.]

[The Warrior and Brave Warrior Lord could not protect this place.]

[It was a rural Spirit Realm, left idle because the Samurai had no interest, turning it into such a state over time.]

[Three hundred li further north, near a mountain range, Exotic Beasts, Fierce Beasts, and Demon Fiends became more frequent.]

[Across eight thousand li of mountains lies the Great Wall built by the Seven Great Overlord Countries and Great Countries in the Void Sea, each section guarded by the Human Race’s elite forces, to fend off the sea-crossing Celestial Destiny Alien Race.]

[The Void Sea, shrouded in fog all year round, is a forbidden zone for the Human Race.]

[The Celestial Race of Xiazhou Heaven has not seen heroes venturing out for three thousand years.]

[Xiang Ji and Xue’Er used local materials, personally constructing a wooden house named—Changle Palace!]

[At the edge of ten li, he erected a monument, bearing the bold inscription—Qing Country.]

["Mandated by heaven, eternal longevity and prosperity!"]

[In the solemn atmosphere, Xiang Ji, holding a freshly polished square stone, ascended step by step in Changle Palace to proclaim himself king.]

[He conferred Maid Xue’Er as Queen, Flying Swallow Thirteen as Grand General, and Yiya Ancestor as Prime Minister!]

[Indeed, Xiang Ji decided to take a shortcut, recalling his studies in Jin Country’s academy, reading about how a Spirit Realm Lord could establish himself as king.]

[Strictly speaking, in the era of dense fog, lords existed without hierarchy, even a rustic Spirit Realm lord was an independent nation.]

[Anyone could declare themselves king.]

[In those years, the Human Emperor attained the Dao, established the Eternal Country "Great Xia," clearing the endless local fog, and in subsequent years, weak Spirit Realm Lords were absorbed by stronger lords, culminating in the Martial Arts Hall’s cessation of conflict, forming eight hundred feudal states.]

[Since then, Spirit Realm Lords have become rare, leaving only commanders, with no one claiming kingship.]

[Xiang Ji remembered a nation he had known in a past life, with only ten people and a land area measuring just eight hundred meters.]

[With county kings, he possessed the Martial Arts Hall’s Human Emperor’s Decree, recognized by the Great Xia’s fortune as a Spirit Realm Lord.]

[The king of the countryside is also a king!]

[A home for three is a country!]

[Ding dong!]

[North of the wilderness, a ten-li nation named Qing.]

[Congratulations, you have completed the main mission, earning a chance to randomly summon a Golden Mythical Character!]

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