Chapter 1133: The Return of the Black and Yellow Stars

Li Fan keenly sensed that Yan Fajue was already awake. At this moment, she was still sprawled on the long table, clearly just pretending to be asleep.

The three Dao Integration Guardians were all well aware of this. Asking Li Fan to wake up the young girl was simply because he was "the newcomer." Li Fan was well aware of Yan Fajue's temperament: childish, prone to holding grudges, and petty. Anyone who disturbed her rest would certainly not be met with a pleasant expression. As guardians, they were only responsible for monitoring; they couldn't really do anything to Yan Fajue. When the little miss got temperamental, they could only humor and indulge her.

Sensing the two divine senses directed at him, Li Fan did not refuse. Following Elder Nangong's previous instructions, he summoned the sealing power of the Derivation Law Space and conjured a gong above the young girl's head. Then, he struck it down hard.

Yan Fajue's body suddenly jolted, and she abruptly lifted her head. Immediately, she locked onto Li Fan, the culprit, her small face filled with fury.

Li Fan shrugged innocently, "Your rest time has already exceeded six hours. It's time to get up and work."

Yan Fajue continued to stare at Li Fan with wide, fixed eyes, as if Li Fan had committed some unforgivable crime.

Li Fan maintained a straight face and continued, "Oh, and by the way, according to regulations, this extended time will be deducted from your next holiday."

"Uh... the time you're spending staring at me also counts." Li Fan touched his face, seemingly unconcerned if Yan Fajue continued to stare.

When Yan Fajue heard that her next holiday would be shorter, she instantly became like a startled kitten with puffed-up fur. Her large eyes became misty with tears as she looked plaintively at the other two guardians. Both Zhang Xu and the other guardian turned their heads away.

Li Fan, meanwhile, offered a benevolent smile, observing Yan Fajue as if enjoying a good show. He even conjured an hourglass, recording the passage of time.

After freezing for a while and seeing the sand accumulate increasingly at the bottom of the hourglass, Yan Fajue finally couldn't hold back. She shot Li Fan a fierce glare and slammed her small hand on the table. The light orb of characters, which had been somewhat stagnant, instantly began to evolve rapidly again.

Li Fan's smile remained unchanged. After several centuries here, he could only pass the time by teasing the young girl.

Just as Li Fan successfully lay low and approached Yan Fajue, in Great Qi, the Sacred Capital, after eight years of momentous development, the Sacred Dynasty's aura had transformed from crimson to violet. Consequently, Li Ping's avatar, who cultivated the "Heavenly Emperor Qi Canon," successfully entered the fourth realm.

"By leveraging the magnificent destiny of billions of living beings, I now possess the strength to contend with cultivators at the perfected Divine Transformation stage in the Xuanhuang Realm," Li Ping's avatar mused. "If I continue to develop for a few more decades, maximizing this minor world's potential, I might even be able to rival Dao Integration cultivators. But to go further, to compare with Immortality..." Li Ping's avatar shook his head slightly.

"The Grand Array of Heaven and Earth's Myriad Spirits has been initially established. It's time to expand our territory."

With a thought from Li Ping, not long after, Sun Erlang and Wang Xuanba appeared before him.

"Greetings, Master," the two bowed in unison.

Li Ping's avatar waved his hand, and a map, dense with what looked like stars in the sky, materialized out of thin air. Each white light point represented a Grotto-Heaven or minor world. Great Qi's location, meanwhile, glowed with a sacred violet light.

Sun Erlang looked up at the map before him, lost in thought. As his spiritual sense focused on the white light points, various information about the minor worlds they represented simultaneously appeared in his mind.

"I've already explained the current layout of the Xuanhuang Realm to you," Li Ping began. "Currently, we haven't directly confronted the powers of the Myriad Immortal Alliance and the Council of Five Elders. Therefore, our national policy for the next century is to gather the strength of all minor worlds and expand the Sacred Dynasty's territory: unite the myriad worlds and counterattack Xuanhuang."

Li Ping's avatar did not shy away from the Great Qi Dynasty's current weaknesses but instead painted a bright future for the Sacred Dynasty for his two beloved disciples.

Sun Erlang and Wang Xuanba were not entirely ignorant about the Myriad Immortal Alliance. Sun Erlang even knew of the existence of the Alliance's highest authorities, such as the Transmitters of Law and the Mirror Keepers. Upon hearing the Fated Sacred Emperor's grand plan, not only did he not feel the absurdity of a futile effort, but his blood surged, and he felt eager to try.

It wasn't that Sun Erlang was shallow or ignorant; rather, having personally witnessed the Sacred Dynasty's various transformations over the past eight years, and comparing them with what he had seen of the Myriad Immortal Alliance, Sun Erlang firmly believed that one day, the Sacred Dynasty would annihilate the Myriad Immortal Alliance and unify the Xuanhuang Realm!

Over these past eight years, the population of the Great Qi Sacred Dynasty had quintupled, and the average lifespan had surged from forty to seventy-three years. There was no longer any exploitation or oppression; everyone could study and cultivate. It was a hundred times more beautiful than the reign of sages depicted in ancient texts!

Over the eight years, Sun Erlang had also secretly visited nearby minor worlds. They were no different from the corrupt Great Xuan Dynasty of the past. In some places, the people lived even worse lives than the citizens of Great Xuan. Sun Erlang felt that spreading the glory of the Sacred Dynasty and the Sacred Emperor to these decaying minor worlds was a noble and honorable endeavor. Therefore, upon hearing the Sacred Emperor's direct declaration, boundless fighting spirit ignited within Sun Erlang's heart.

Currently, Great Qi had a total of nine legions. Each legion commander had already achieved Nascent Soul cultivation. As the commander of these legions, Sun Erlang, who cultivated the "Immortal Sitting Art," had a strength that was approaching the Divine Transformation realm. If the Sacred Emperor hadn't said his foundation was unstable and he needed to accumulate more deeply for a period, he would likely have absorbed the changes of heaven and earth and completed his breakthrough by now.

Achieving Divine Transformation in eight years – Sun Erlang believed that this cultivation speed would be astonishing even in the Xuanhuang Realm. Even the so-called Xuanhuang Realm's favored sons couldn't compare to his legion commanders. The more he understood, the more confident Sun Erlang became about the Sacred Dynasty's future.

"I'll give you one year to prepare," Li Ping stated. "In one year, the Sacred Dynasty's army will depart from the Sacred Capital and conquer the myriad worlds!"

As Li Ping made his solemn declaration, the violet light point representing the Xuanhuang Realm on the map before them instantly extended countless violet lines. Like tentacles, they tightly bound all the myriad minor worlds of the Xuanhuang Realm, weaving into a giant net that covered the entire map of the Xuanhuang Realm!

Witnessing this sight, Sun Erlang and Wang Xuanba involuntarily held their breath, their hearts surging with emotion!

With such a mood, Sun Erlang, highly excited, went to gather the legion commanders and plan the preparations for war. Wang Xuanba, meanwhile, remained behind and accepted a secret mission from the Sacred Emperor.

"'Stars Returning to Position'?" Wang Xuanba looked at the mission's codename, somewhat puzzled.

"First, go to Congyun Sea and Yinyin Island to find a cultivator named Master Yin."