Chapter 1118: Heavenly Emperor's Aura as an Anchor

Fortunately, Li Fan was no longer the ordinary grand preceptor who had just entered the world of immortal cultivation.

Through multiple cycles of reincarnation, he had already mastered too many secrets of the immortal cultivation world.

Scenes from the past flashed rapidly through his mind, and soon he found a feasible solution.

"To minimize the possibility of the Faceless True Immortal detecting him, my cultivation level should ideally not change drastically. Yet, I also need to increase my strength as much as possible, or rather, my presence in this world..."

"The Heavenly Emperor Qi Scripture."

A secret manual that did not belong to the Xuanhuang Realm instantly appeared in Li Fan's Sea of Consciousness.

This was a peerless wondrous technique that Senior Stone Slab had fished out from the fishing pond.

Senior Stone Slab was not interested in it and had casually given it to Li Fan at the time.

Now, however, it became Li Fan's most suitable lifeline.

The Heavenly Emperor Qi Scripture allows one to become a worldly emperor by gathering the qi fortune of all beings and dynasties. Without cultivation, one could become a powerful expert comparable to those in the Longevity Realm.

Although becoming a Longevity Realm expert required the continuous efforts of hundreds of years and over a dozen generations, Li Fan did not expect to reach the highest realm of the Heavenly Emperor Qi Scripture.

He only needed to gather the qi fortune of all beings to help him overcome his current predicament.

"There's no time to lose. My late Foundation Establishment cultivation is also enough to sweep across the world."

Li Fan stood atop Mount Jieli, gazing at Xuanjing City in the distance.

His form floated, and he swiftly departed.

Three days later, a piece of news spread rapidly across the land.

The Emperor of Great Xuan was inept and tyrannical, incurring the wrath of heaven and the resentment of the people.

Fortunately, a Heavenly Mandate Sacred Emperor had descended to execute the incompetent ruler, slay corrupt officials, reopen a prosperous era, and remake the cosmos.

It sounded miraculous, but officials and common folk throughout Great Xuan knew immediately that a change of dynasty had occurred.

Although it was indeed an earth-shattering event, after a few days of turmoil, everyone quickly settled down.

After all, imperial power had never truly reached the villages since ancient times; no matter who changed at the top, the ones truly controlling the world were still the same group of people.

The people of Great Xuan initially thought so.

But before long, the extraordinary qualities of this Heavenly Mandate Sacred Emperor gradually became evident.

Overnight, tall platforms rose from the ground across Great Xuan.

No one knew how these hundred-zhang tall structures were built, but these "Sacred Emperor Seats" completely changed the official hierarchy of the Great Xuan Empire.

Because these Sacred Emperor Seats could project the image of the Heavenly Mandate Sacred Emperor onto the sky.

Every common person, even those living deep in remote mountains, could listen to the Sacred Emperor's teachings through these Sacred Emperor Seats spread across the empire.

What terrified officials in various regions even more was that these Sacred Emperor Seats even had the function of connecting to the capital.

Qingzhou had previously suffered a drought, with no harvest for three months, and corpses of the starved scattered everywhere.

However, shortly after the Sacred Emperor Seats were built, a contingent of Imperial Guards emerged from one of them, bringing a large quantity of grain for disaster relief.

While saving countless common people, this event was instantly publicized across the land through the Sacred Emperor Seats.

Furthermore, Sacred Emperor's envoys subsequently emerged from the Sacred Emperor Seats to summon officials from various regions. This also corroborated the authenticity of the disaster relief efforts.

And the Heavenly Mandate Sacred Emperor was an immortal reincarnation, with deeds of displaying various divine powers in the imperial court, which became widely known in a short period.

"People in all regions can pray to the great Heavenly Mandate Sacred Emperor through the Sacred Emperor Seats. Any local official found to be incompetent or corrupt will be severely punished upon verification." This was the teaching of the Sacred Emperor's envoys to the people of Great Xuan.

"Do not think you can simply die to escape. The Heavenly Mandate Sacred Emperor's methods are beyond your imagination. The hundred or so fat pigs tied up at the Xuanjing City marketplace are the officials who previously oppressed the common people. They are still writing repentance letters on the ground with their hooves every day. I have come this time to let you see for yourselves." This was the warning from the Sacred Emperor's envoys to officials throughout Great Xuan.

And when the officials of Great Xuan collectively visited the capital's marketplace, they all turned incredibly pale.

Upon returning to their respective jurisdictions, they all quickly became upright and strict.

Xuanjing City.

Li Fan floated above the capital, watching the dynastic qi fortune slowly change from black to green, and nodded slightly.

"By using the Sacred Emperor Seats to achieve strong centralisation, the Great Xuan Dynasty completed its transformation in a short period. Next, it's about slowly gathering the people's support and sublimating the qi fortune."

Li Fan observed his body.

The hundreds of millions of living beings in Great Xuan were now all connected to him.

It was like a substantial "anchor" fixing his existence.

His body was no longer as ethereal and transparent as a ghost.

However, that state of void still occasionally reappeared.

Clearly, it had not completely stabilized yet.

"No major problem. As long as Great Xuan remains stable and grows stronger, I should be able to completely get rid of the side effects of void in another three years."

"But that will only resolve the side effects. To truly escape the True Immortal's net, I still need to go to the Netherworld and 'return to truth'."

Li Fan gently threw a punch forward.

Without drawing on his own Foundation Establishment realm spiritual power, he relied solely on the dynastic qi fortune gathered by the Heavenly Emperor Qi Scripture.

A whistling sound of tearing air rang out, and the white clouds in the distance were split apart.

A faint illusion of a green dragon appeared in the air, roaring with its head held high.

"White, Green, Red, Purple, Gold."

"The five great realms of the Heavenly Emperor Qi Scripture... In just one month, I have already mastered the second level."

"Now I am equivalent to an ordinary late Golden Core cultivator. My cultivation is so fast, firstly, because the foundation of Great Xuan is not bad, barely constituting a feudal golden age. Secondly..."

Li Fan looked down at the towering Sacred Emperor Seats below.

"Immortal methods, for mortal dynasties, are simply dimension-reduction attacks. A large number of corrupt officials were severely punished, and disasters in various regions were resolved. Then, by proclaiming it to the world through the Sacred Emperor Seats, the people's support was almost instantly consolidated."

"If it were an ordinary feudal mortal emperor, to achieve what I have, it would take at least over a decade of effort. And they would also have to face retaliation from officials and local forces."

"But I don't need to worry about any of that."

Thinking this, Li Fan slowly descended from the clouds into the palace.

"Greetings, Sacred Emperor!"

"Greetings, Teacher!"

The guards in the courtyard immediately knelt down.

"Rise," Li Fan said, raising a hand and helping them all up.

The young people's faces immediately flushed red with excitement.

They were all personally selected by Li Fan from various parts of Great Xuan. Besides serving as palace guards, their primary task was to execute corrupt officials, deter villains, and ensure the Great Xuan Dynasty's qi fortune remained prosperous and invincible.

Among them, those who called Li Fan "Teacher" were the two gifted youths from the foot of Mount Jieli, Sun Erlang and Wang Xuanba.

They, in turn, bore an even more crucial mission.

"Erlang, how is your cultivation of the Sitting Immortal Art that I imparted to you progressing?"

After dismissing the others, Li Fan looked at Sun Erlang and asked in a deep voice.

(End of Chapter)

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