I'm in Shrouding the Heavens Practicing Eternal Life

In the starry sky, Jiang Li of the Human Race and Xiao Yan of the Ancient Race fought for three days. Both broke through to a higher realm, advancing from Saint to Saint King. Even the battles during the Heavenly Tribulation couldn't determine a victor.

When this news spread, ordinary people didn't feel much.

However, details of the Ten Thousand Races Assembly were later disclosed in the Great Firmament Realm's forum by insiders, and cultivators finally understood what this meant.

Saint Jiang Li was invincible with the Divine Forbidden, capable of slaying Great Saints. Now that he had become a Saint King, his cultivation had improved by a major realm. Wouldn't that mean—

Conservatively speaking, he should be invincible within the Great Saint Realm.

If not conservatively speaking, then it would be hard to say.

After learning the details, the Great Ancient Buddha Moke of Mount Sumeru chanted "Amitabha" and announced that he was entering a death seclusion.

Despite having just been suppressed by the Battle Saint King for two thousand years before being released.

During his seclusion, he entrusted all matters of Mount Sumeru to other Buddhist cultivators, assisting Jue Youqing.

Although Jue Youqing's cultivation was still low, not even having severed the Dao, her talent was good. If she had been able to participate in the Ten Thousand Races Assembly, she should have been able to win a match, provided she didn't face the ancient emperor's sons and daughters.

It was only because the Buddha Lord had entered the Western Desert that she didn't have time to participate in the Ten Thousand Races Assembly.

At this time, the Great Ancient Buddha Moke wanted to avoid the Dao Alliance's sharp edge and directly announced his seclusion, but he didn't succeed and was startled by Jiang Li, who came to his door.

The current Jiang Li represented one of the strongest forces on the surface of the Big Dipper Star, and the Great Ancient Buddha Moke didn't dare to neglect him.

"This old monk greets Emperor Jiang."

The Great Ancient Buddha Moke performed a Buddhist salute, and Jiang Li only nodded slightly in response.

"I have come here for the sake of the Imperial Dynasty and the Dao Alliance. The Western Desert has a large population, but lacks education…"

Jiang Li's words made the Great Ancient Buddha Moke lose face somewhat. What did he mean by lacking education?

Was he trying to say that their Western Desert was a barbaric land?

Jiang Li said without concern, "I intend to incorporate the Central Region of the Western Desert into the Sun Moon Imperial Dynasty and promote the Dao of my Sun Moon Imperial Dynasty. Great Ancient Buddha Moke, what do you think?"

What the heck?!

Jiang Li had just reached an agreement with the Buddha Lord, and now Jiang Li was coming to his door, both coveting the territory of the Buddhist sect in the Western Desert?

"This is absolutely impossible!"

The Great Ancient Buddha Moke was angry. Being humiliated like this, even if it meant death, he would fight, and he couldn't let the 300,000-year-old heritage be ruined in his hands!

Jiang Li was very calm and said, "Great Ancient Buddha Moke, please hear me out. What I mean by incorporating the Central Region of the Western Desert into the Sun Moon Imperial Dynasty is only the incorporation of the territory and the promotion of the Dao of my Sun Moon Imperial Dynasty. As for the sects within the Central Region, only Mount Sumeru is allowed to preach, and no other Dao lineages may enter."

Huh?

Wasn't he still thinking wishfully?

Jiang Li continued, "All official positions in the Central Region of the Western Desert within the Sun Moon Imperial Dynasty will be preferentially held by Mount Sumeru cultivators. All salaries, the specifications of officials at all levels, standard magical treasures, and detailed information are all here."

He took out a brocade scroll, and the Great Ancient Buddha Moke scanned it with his divine sense, and his heart suddenly skipped a beat.

Not good!

Extremely bad!

If this list of benefits were released, many disciples of Mount Sumeru would probably lose heart.

They were offering too much!

Although not as high as the Sun Moon Imperial Dynasty's disciples, the salary of Core Formation Pills was extremely generous at all levels. Their Mount Sumeru couldn't afford this level of salary. Where would they find so much money?

Not to mention, holding a position in the Sun Moon Imperial Dynasty, no matter how small, would entitle one to a Saint-level magical treasure.

If one was the lord of a city, they would also be equipped with a set of King-level magical treasures.

The Great Ancient Buddha Moke suppressed the surprise in his heart and asked, "Emperor Jiang, it is written here that each city lord is equipped with a set of King-level divine weapons…"

"Naturally, it is true."

"But Emperor Jiang, are you aware of how many ancient cities there are in the Central Region of the Western Desert? Just counting the large ancient cities built by predecessors, which have existed for thousands or tens of thousands of years, there are more than 1,700. There are even more than 10,000 other ancient cities. Can your dynasty produce so many King-level divine weapons?"

Jiang Li finally revealed a bit of a smile and said, "As long as Great Ancient Buddha Moke is willing to talk, these are all small matters."

He waved his sleeve, and a full two thousand sets of armor appeared in the main hall of Mount Sumeru, piled together.

Each of these armors was a King-level divine armor, but now they were piled up like ordinary items.

The Great Ancient Buddha Moke took one and observed it carefully, discovering that the King-level divine armor was not inferior in grade, except for the materials.

As a Great Saint, after careful observation, he naturally understood that Jiang Li must have used a large number of cheap materials, but also used superb refining techniques to forcibly refine so many King-level divine weapons.

It was outrageous. Was the production capacity so terrifying?

To outsiders, he was the Lord of the Sun Moon Imperial Dynasty and a master of refining weapons, but in reality, he had not been constantly researching this path, but had invested more energy in the Great Disaster Technique.

"Then the various divine soil transformations mentioned above…"

"Naturally, they are also true. The Origin Heaven Sect will send people to guide the repair. Also, as you can see, if Mount Sumeru disciples want to learn Origin Techniques, there are quotas every year. If you want to go to my Sun Moon Imperial Dynasty to study scriptures and Dao techniques, all the conditions have been clearly stated. Even the Emperor Scriptures and the Nine Secrets are all available."

The Great Ancient Buddha Moke had naturally seen the conditions, but he couldn't believe them.

"Of course."

Jiang Li suddenly smiled, "However, the method of cultivating both Yin and Yang simultaneously will not be passed on."

The Great Ancient Buddha Moke nodded subconsciously.

That was certain. Jiang Li's simultaneous cultivation of Yin and Yang was too powerful. If he were to pass it on, he would only pass it on to his descendants. Outsiders shouldn't even think about it.

The Great Ancient Buddha Moke thought about it and found it difficult to decide.

Jiang Li continued to apply pressure, "Does the Great Buddha know how many forces have now joined my Sun Moon Divine Dynasty?"

"Oh? How many?"

The Great Ancient Buddha Moke was surprised.

That's right!

Jiang Li now had an invincible demeanor, and there must be many people who wanted to rely on the Sun Moon Imperial Dynasty.

A Great Firmament Realm information prompt appeared in the Great Ancient Buddha Moke's divine sense, which he accepted and unfolded into a map.

Sun Moon Imperial Dynasty Top Secret Archives, Latest Territory Map, updated six hours ago.

On a Big Dipper map, the five great domains, like five altars, showed a behemoth.

On the map, the territory of the Sun Moon Imperial Dynasty, from the Eastern Wilderness to the four domains of the Western Desert, from the northernmost part of the Northern Plains to the southernmost part of the Southern Ridge, all had glowing areas, belonging to the territory of the Sun Moon Divine Dynasty, or about to become its territory.

These news had not yet been officially released on the Great Firmament Realm network, but there were already many rumors. Recently, many forces had been in close contact with the Sun Moon Imperial Dynasty, taking advantage of the relationship of participating in the Martial Arts Assembly with Ye Fan and other disciples of the Sun Moon Imperial Dynasty, many forces had sent people to visit the Sun Moon Imperial Dynasty.

Did these people have no integrity at all? Were they so easily selling their ancestral heritage?

The Maha Great Ancient Buddha originally wanted to reprimand them, but on second thought, these forces, large and small, each possessed at least a flourishing city or a spirit mountain with numerous disciples, as the core of their power.

With population, the Sun-Moon Dynasty would grant corresponding specifications of magical treasures and stipends, a complete set of king-level divine weapons. Many of these medium-sized forces only had some great powers to maintain appearances. Hearing such conditions, they would abandon all integrity and ancestral legacies.

Even in the Central Province, among the Four Great Dynasties and the Hundred Schools of Thought, there were large and small forces that became supporters of the Sun-Moon Dynasty, some even surrounded by other forces, completely detached from the Sun-Moon Divine Dynasty's territory.

“This is also acceptable?” The Maha Ancient Buddha pointed out this problem.

Your territory is partially surrounded by one dynasty and two great teachings of the Hundred Schools of Thought.

Jiang Li confidently said, “Wherever the sun and moon shine, the dynasty's combat power can be deployed at any time. What's the harm in that?”

The Maha Ancient Buddha, thinking of the Sun-Moon Dynasty palaces on the Lunar and Solar Stars, understood that the Sun-Moon Dynasty, capable of traversing the heavens and earth at any time, would not be hindered even if part of its territory was surrounded by other countries. Space was not an obstacle to them.

“Then, what if I still don't want to agree?”

The Maha Ancient Buddha made a final struggle.

“On the Lunar and Solar Stars, there are great weapons of the Sun-Moon Dynasty. Therefore, they are not only used as teleportation platforms but also as space-based weapons. If the Human and Ancient races go to war, and the Western Desert is invaded by the Ancient race, our weapons on the Lunar and Solar Stars can provide support here at any time.”

Jiang Li smiled, a very amiable and approachable smile.

This was a threat!

A blatant threat!

“Moreover, the Maha Ancient Buddha is compassionate and has a heart to save the world. Why not take pity on the monks of Mount Sumeru and the believers in the entire Central Region of the Western Desert? This time, I have come with enough sincerity. You wouldn't want everyone to be disappointed, would you?”

“……”

The Maha Ancient Buddha's ears twitched, taking in all the sounds from Mount Sumeru.

Immediately, his expression turned ugly.

Because under the sugar-coated offensive of the elders and disciples accompanying the Sun-Moon Dynasty, the Buddhist disciples outside greeted them with smiling faces, their smiles even happier and purer than when they saw him, the Ancient Buddha.

‘This is the Eight Treasures Wisdom Heart Pill, newly refined by the Alchemy Hall of our Sun-Moon Dynasty. It was created by providing ancient prescriptions from the high monks of the Five Great Ancient Temples, and then improving and perfecting them. We have prepared some for the esteemed monks this time, not much, please do not dislike it.’

‘Amitabha, Benefactor Li, such a precious pill, we are ashamed to accept it.’

‘This is the Jade Bamboo Clear Heart Pendant, and the Purple Linlan Wood Buddhist Beads. The jade bamboo is a rare species preserved from an ancient environment, a blessed land, with the magical effect of cleansing the body and washing the spirit. As for this Purple Linlan Wood, it is even more extraordinary. It is a new variety obtained by replanting the seeds of the ancient rare Linlan tree. Its fragrance can help people calm their minds and comprehend the Dao. Holding it in hand often will slowly improve one's cultivation and Dao practice.’

‘Oh dear, this is really too precious, we can't accept it, we can't accept it.’

The Maha Ancient Buddha's teeth ached listening to the sounds of feigned refusal.

You, have you fallen at the feet of the Sun-Moon Dynasty just like that? Do you still have any face as Buddhist disciples?

The current situation was that only a small number of monks with profound Buddhist teachings could restrain themselves from the good intentions of the Sun-Moon Dynasty. Most Buddhist disciples were tempted by these good things. Even if they were too embarrassed to accept them directly, they were very eager in their hearts.

“You said before that my Buddhist sect has autonomy?”

“That's natural. First, I want a great reputation and righteousness, and second, I want the power of believers' wishes.” Jiang Li put forward two conditions, and then continued, “That is to say, the Western Desert will no longer use the past power of faith, but will use the power of wishes instead. As for whether you use the power of wishes to trade, or to worship the Amitabha Great Emperor, it's all up to you.”

With the Great Social Altar Technique, as long as Mount Sumeru was incorporated into the framework of the Sun-Moon Dynasty, it would be difficult to escape.

And in this world, no secret methods for cultivating the national dynasty's fortune have been discovered yet.

The Four Great Dynasties of the Central Province were actually no different from the Holy Land Great Teachings. The Great Xia Dynasty only used the imperial throne to cultivate the imperial dragon energy, which was not the normal way to play with the national dynasty.

“But has Emperor Jiang ever seen a Great Emperor's lineage surrender to others?”

“Why not.”

Huh?

How could this be possible?

How could a Great Emperor's lineage join someone else's sect? Wouldn't that be laughed at?

The Maha Ancient Buddha frowned, “Emperor Jiang, don't try to deceive me!”

“I'm not deceiving you, but the Heavenly Pivot Holy Land has indeed been incorporated into the Sun-Moon Dynasty. To put it bluntly, our Sun-Moon Dynasty now has five Great Emperor scriptures.”

Jiang Li's words made the Maha Ancient Buddha choke. He thought for a moment and knew that Jiang Li was telling the truth.

The old site of the Heavenly Pivot no longer existed, so there was no Heavenly Pivot on the map, but the inheritance of the Heavenly Pivot was still there, after all, there was a Great Saint.

“Has Great Saint Wei Yi also joined the Sun-Moon Dynasty?” He was somewhat emotional.

It was said that the Heavenly Pivot Holy Land launched an attack on the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land, wanting to ascend as a sect, but all of them were lost in the Forbidden Land, and even the Emperor's weapon was not broken.

“The Heavenly Pivot Dao lineage will no longer exist in the future.”

“The Maha Ancient Buddha's thinking is still stuck in the past. Who said that the Heavenly Pivot Dao lineage will not exist? Soon, the Heavenly Pivot's Dao lineage and mountain gate will be rebuilt, and talented children will be assigned by our Sun-Moon Dynasty to inherit the Heavenly Pivot Dao lineage.”

Jiang Li slowly said, “I am a Chaos Body, capable of accommodating all Daos. The Sun-Moon Dynasty can naturally accommodate all religions!”

The Maha Ancient Buddha was shocked by Jiang Li's words, “Do you want to create a behemoth organization and unify the starry sky?”

“Why not?” Jiang Li was radiant, naturally revealing an imperial aura from his body, domineering and majestic. He stared directly at the Maha Ancient Buddha and said, word by word:

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“In this era, if there is no hope of proving the Dao, being a vanguard for the king is also a good choice.”

Being a vanguard for the king…

Feeling the pressure from Jiang Li, the Maha Ancient Buddha's divine sense felt like it was about to stagnate, to stop functioning.

So strong!

If he didn't rely on the massive power of faith stored within Mount Sumeru beneath his feet, he probably wouldn't be able to withstand a single move from Jiang Li in front of Jiang Li.

And he just said that he was a Chaos Body… Chaos Body…

Innate Chaos Body, or because he cultivated the Lunar and Solar scriptures, or perhaps the Ruthless Person's two scriptures…

The Maha Ancient Buddha could no longer think so much. He knew that he had to make a choice.

“I… the Buddhist sect… is a pure land…”

This was the last, last struggle.

“In the future, there will only be various Dao lineages under the rule of the dynasty and enemies that have not yet been conquered. Even the Ancient Emperor Great Emperor's Dao lineage cannot stand aside.”

Jiang Li's words were sonorous, announcing that he would conquer the entire world.

“First, integrate the Big Dipper, then set foot in the starry sky. I am now giving you a choice, join, or stand on the opposite side of me.”

What else could the Maha Ancient Buddha say?