I'm in Shrouding the Heavens Practicing Eternal Life

Beneath their feet was the Gang Wind Layer of the Big Dipper's starry sky, and further down, the mountains and land were faintly visible. If their eyesight was strong enough, they could see the cities on the ground.

"We should have only been gone for three years, right?" someone asked uncertainly.

"Yes, we've only been gone for three years... The changes are enormous!"

Wang Teng, Ye Fan, and the others scanned the Big Dipper with their divine eyes and heavenly eyes, seeing the tremendous changes in the cities. Compared to when they left, it was as if dumplings were being dropped, with many large and small cities and floating cities appearing.

Moreover, the entire Big Dipper, previously uninhabited areas, was now full of artificial traces. The primeval forests had planned roads around them, and some roads ran through them. Medicinal fields and grain fields were everywhere, and the rivers shimmered with spiritual light, constrained by great arrays. It seemed they could guarantee good weather and prevent disasters. They also farmed fish and aquatic demon beasts like Jiaos inside.

The cultivators from Earth were even more astonished.

How could there be so many warships on the Big Dipper? Covering the sky and sun, and huge war machines as well. They felt like they were in the sky and in the water, a kind of unreal feeling. Indeed, so many stars hanging overhead gave people a sense of oppression.

"You're back?"

A golden-patterned white-robed man wearing an imperial crown came up to greet Luo Mo. The Big Dipper cultivators beside him reminded, "This is the Emperor of our Sun Moon Dynasty."

The Earth cultivators greeted him one after another, "Greetings, Emperor Jiang!"

Luo Mo explained, "They are cultivators from the Earth's Dao lineage. They came with us to the Big Dipper and are willing to join our Sun Moon Dynasty."

Jiang Li nodded, his gaze sweeping over the group of Earth cultivators. Although there wasn't a single Saint among them, they were all good seedlings. They were able to cultivate in an environment like Earth, so their future was promising now that they had come to the Big Dipper and had access to good things like Pure Yang Pills.

"Your arrival is timely. This time, in the expedition to the Eternal Starfield, I don't want to create too much bloodshed. I need you to appear and promote the Sun Moon Dynasty's ambition to swallow the universe and embrace all rivers. I bestow upon you spiritual mountain dojos and world-renowned saint weapons."

Some of the people who came with Jiang Li couldn't help but express envy upon hearing this news.

"There aren't even a few Dao-slayers, yet they can enjoy spiritual mountain dojos and even teaching-level saint weapons."

"These Earth cultivators have come at just the right time."

"With their example, this expedition to the Eternal Starfield will probably be bloodless."

The discussions of the Sun Moon Dynasty cultivators were heard by the Earth cultivators. Although they hadn't seen the spiritual mountain dojos and didn't know how good they were, they knew about world-renowned saint weapons!

To be compared with world-renowned saint weapons, it must be a good place!

"Thank you for the Emperor's reward."

Jiang Li said nothing more, but the omnipresent Great Luo Realm forcibly connected their sea of consciousness.

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The Earth cultivators were amazed by the magic of the Great Luo Realm. As soon as they arrived, the Great Luo Realm gave them guidance, and all the precautions were listed. The procedures for joining the Sun Moon Dynasty had also been completed.

After Wang Teng and the others returned, they immediately uploaded the information of these people to the Great Luo Realm, and Jiang Li used his authority to assign them several dojos and several saint weapons.

As for the most basic benefits, they were also sent to each person's account and could be exchanged at any time.

Having arrived in the Big Dipper, residences, dojos, and magical treasures were all arranged for them. This sense of belonging was, it must be said, very strong.

Jiang Li and Luo Mo had matters to discuss. With the expedition imminent, the Saint-level high-ranking members of the Sun Moon Dynasty had to discuss this major event. Therefore, the geniuses who had just returned from the Big Dipper took the Earth cultivators to familiarize themselves with the Big Dipper.

To be honest, they themselves needed to familiarize themselves as well.

The former Yaoguang was in the Eastern Wilderness, so the core of the current Sun Moon Dynasty in the Big Dipper was also in the Eastern Wilderness. Wujiangyuan was now extremely prosperous. Compared to the strict rules on the Sun Star and the Moon Star, there was more commercial activity here, making it the best place in the Big Dipper.

A group of Big Dipper geniuses were all rich masters. In addition, they had been to Earth for three years, and the salary they received for these three years was a considerable amount of pills. Naturally, they planned to squander some in Wujiangyuan.

Everyone sent a message home to report their safety, and then invited friends to play, and invited some of the more famous fairies in recent years, and began to splurge.

Wang Teng sent a message to his family, and his younger brother Wang Chong immediately replied that he was in Wujiangyuan.

Wang Chong was now much older, and his cultivation had also improved, entering the Sendai realm. A group of people drank from east to west and played from south to north in various restaurants in Wujiangyuan as a reward for their three years of cultivation in the environment of the Earth's Dharma-ending Era.

The Earth cultivators were more concerned about their dojos. Although the several dojos were spread across the Big Dipper, there were teleportation arrays for travel, which was very convenient, and the price was not too expensive compared to their salary. They agreed to go and see the dojos of each Dao lineage together.

Arriving at the dojo bestowed by the dynasty, each one was a similar spiritual mountain, with rich天地精气, suitable for cultivation. Although it was a little worse than Luo Mo's place, it was still a good blessed land.

Moreover, those among them who were the masters of the Dao lineage had additional privileges and could apply for dynasty magical treasures, such as the most common chariot.

"I saw on the Great Luo Realm that we can also visit the Immortal Mansion Small World, where the environment is similar to that of the ancient times. Fellow Daoists, do you want to go and see?"

"Of course, let's go together!"

The Earth cultivators easily integrated into the environment of the Big Dipper. After all, coming here was like coming to heaven. Wealth, Law, Companion, and Land, except for not giving them one Dao companion each, the Sun Moon Dynasty gave them everything else. Is there a better place than here?

Even if they die of old age and sit down, they will stay here!

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"Let me talk about the harvest from this trip to Earth first."

Luo Mo spoke at the Saint Council of the Sun Moon Dynasty.

"This time, going to Earth, I refined the ancient sacred mountain Kunlun, and the Immortal-Ascending Cauldron was also obtained by Ye Fan."

Luo Mo took out the Immortal-Ascending Cauldron and gently pushed it, letting it float in the hall.

The Immortal-Ascending Cauldron was not complete, only one-third of the cauldron body remained, and the remaining parts were scattered throughout the universe, but it still appeared extremely extraordinary. Those green rusts seemed so simple and natural, engraved with the myriad spirits of heaven and earth, like a divine source that never sinks.

The Saints in the conference hall were all excited.

"Is this the Immortal-Ascending Cauldron?"

"What a fairy treasure!"

"The former treasure of Zhongzhou!"

Even at the meeting, the Saints couldn't help but approach to watch this remnant cauldron, disregarding the rules, because it was related to the word 'Immortal'.

After a long while, Luo Mo let them watch enough before taking back the Immortal-Ascending Cauldron, and everyone returned to their positions with lingering interest.

"Besides the Immortal-Ascending Cauldron and Kunlun, I have another discovery."

Luo Mo got up and used his fingers to write in the air, condensing large characters of Dao patterns:

Lin, Bing, Dou, Zhe, Jie, Shu, Zu, Qian, Xing.

Nine characters, each containing the ultimate truth of the Dao, representing the ultimate in a field of magic, are the lifelong experience of the ancient Heavenly Venerates.

"This is..."

"The Nine Secrets!"

"The complete Nine Secrets!"

"Have the Nine Secrets been collected?"

The meeting erupted into a clamor once more. Even the Sages struggled to contain their emotions. They had long heard about the Immortal Ascension Cauldron and were mentally prepared for it, but the Nine Secrets were unexpected!

Although the Sun-Moon Dynasty had already collected a considerable number, this time it was the complete set! Legend has it that when the Nine Secrets unite, they possess awe-inspiring power!

Luo Mo said calmly, "During this trip to Earth, I obtained the complete set of ancient Nine Secrets. Although it's the ancient version, there are some minor differences compared to the versions passed down in later generations and those we've acquired, but the core essence remains largely unchanged."

The version he obtained naturally originated from the Undying Heavenly Emperor. After scanning the Undying Heavenly Emperor's memories, Luo Mo acquired a vast number of secret techniques. After all, he was an ancient emperor once revered by all races, with research into the scriptures and secret techniques of various factions, even including many forces in the starry sky.

In this wave, the Undying Heavenly Emperor made a huge contribution to enriching the Sun-Moon Dynasty's collection of books.

Jiang Li smiled and said, "It seems that the contribution points accumulated by everyone won't be staying for long."

The Sages calmed down. Indeed, exchanging for them required contribution points.

Especially since the Nine Secrets were particularly expensive!

The contribution points they had accumulated over these three years seemed insufficient, not enough to exchange for the complete set of Nine Secrets, let alone just one.

Therefore, this expedition to the Eternal Starfield was absolutely necessary. Otherwise, where would they earn contribution points?

"There's one more thing," Luo Mo said, causing the crowd's mood, which had been forcibly calmed down by the massive contribution points, to become excited again. Could there be more good things?

"Many cultivators from Earth have returned with us this time, as I believe everyone is aware."

News from the Great Luo World spread quickly, and the Sages naturally knew about the Earth cultivators.

"I believe Earth can be incorporated into the dynasty's territory. I have already left some personnel to handle Earth's affairs, leaving behind a magical artifact there as a carrier for a virtual world. What do you think?"

"This is a good thing, expanding our dynasty's territory. Leader Luo has made a great contribution."

"Indeed, this is a good thing. Although Earth is in the Age of Dharma Decline, didn't the news say that the spiritual energy of heaven and earth has begun to recover, and the Age of Dharma Decline is over? In ancient times, Earth was also a famous ancient star of life. If it can restore its former glory, the population will not be small."

Earth's population of billions was just a small country on Beidou, because Beidou was too large.

But now that Earth has ended the Age of Dharma Decline and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth has recovered, many folded spaces are gradually opening up, and it will slowly restore its reputation as a primordial ancient star.

Jiang Li also said, "I also agree. If that's the case, then let's build a stable interstellar teleportation array to connect Beidou and Earth, allowing the two stars to communicate. Does anyone want to raise any objections?"

The strategy of 'To get rich, build roads first' also applies to interstellar space. After all, the current Beidou has an Immortal Ascension Road and pure Yang mines. As long as it can connect with Beidou, any ancient star of life can take advantage of the pure Yang pills and enter a period of rapid development.

No one opposed the matter of Earth. Everyone agreed. Anyway, if they were to support Earth's development, the expenses would be paid by the dynasty, not by them.

And now, there were quite a few ordinary martial artists in Beidou who wanted to cultivate. Even if they went on an expedition to the Eternal Starfield, they probably wouldn't be able to consume them all. It would be good to send a portion to Earth for employment. Their respective families and sects could also send young disciples to train and earn contribution points and pills.

"Since there are none, let's talk about the Eternal Starfield next. Our spies have successfully transmitted intelligence, confirming that the Eternal Starfield currently only possesses the Dao Yan Divine Machine Armor, an ultimate weapon. Their forces are divided according to planets and starfields, and they are not very united internally. However, under a powerful external force—that is, our intervention—they may be forced to unite."

Jiang Li projected a starfield map of the Eternal Starfield in the meeting hall, all of which was gathered by spies during this period.

"My idea is to divide them, first forcefully suppress a batch to demonstrate the strength of our dynasty, and then offer them benefits to try to win them over. Although we have a great advantage in combat power, we must still adopt the method that minimizes losses. After the first wave of attacks, we must send people to contact the major forces in the Eternal Starfield. Here is my division of personnel…"

As the master of the dynasty, Luo Mo was unwilling for his forces to suffer too much loss, so he formulated a method that minimized losses.

First, select a few unlucky forces in the Eternal Starfield, suppress them with lightning speed, and then demonstrate strength and wealth, directly assimilating the Eternal Starfield with his own wealth and power, incorporating it into the Sun-Moon Dynasty.

For the Eternal Starfield, with a social system similar to the Age of Exploration, this shouldn't be difficult. After all, their Sun-Moon Dynasty was very rich and should be able to easily assimilate the Eternal Starfield.

The Sages finalized various details at the meeting. Because of the issue of contribution points, the forces represented by each Sage were vying for them.

On the surface, they were all fighting, and undercurrents were surging in private, but Luo Mo didn't care. The dynasty had no factions, and all kinds of strange things were allowed. Under the framework of the Sun-Moon Dynasty's laws, they could fight as much as they wanted. Anyway, the so-called contribution points were worthless to him.

The reason why contribution points were valuable was only because he had the power to control the entire dynasty. No one dared to illegally transmit scriptures and secret techniques. As long as this credibility was maintained, contribution points would be valuable and could drive the Sages.

After another half month of delay, some differences appeared in Beidou.

The once bustling Five Rivers Plain was now quiet. The cultivators who had been reveling here had left today and boarded the expeditionary ships.

Jiang Li was stationed in Beidou. As the emperor, it was not advisable for him to move lightly.

But at this moment, in the starry sky outside Beidou, more than three hundred war star fortresses had set sail, leaving Beidou's orbit. These metal-covered fortresses were all war stars that Jiang Li had captured and refined from stars in the starry sky during this period. There were a total of three hundred and sixty-five, making up a set of Great Star Techniques.

The starry sky was vast, and these few stars were just a drop in the bucket, but after being refined into war stars, they possessed extremely terrifying power, especially since they were refined by Luo Mo. Although the material was ordinary, it was comparable to a Sage King weapon, especially since it was a set.

One warship after another, either parked on these war stars or orbiting these huge war stars, like a huge steel swarm, marched mightily into the starry sky.

"This is interstellar warfare!"

The younger generation was on a war star near the end of the formation, watching the mighty own camp in the starry sky. The war stars passed by, filling the field of vision, and warships surrounded them, making people's hearts surge.

"It is indeed much more shocking than the interstellar war scenes in Earth movies." Xu Xuan of the Feather Transformation Body was still relatively active on Earth and had seen movies.

Wang Teng's heart was also very agitated, but his expression was calm. "This time, our mission is to specifically target the young cultivators of the Eternal Starfield, so that these cultivators of the Eternal Starfield realize the shortcomings of their system, and pave the way for the dynasty to annex the Eternal Starfield. Everyone must be clean and neat when taking action."

"Understood!"