Chapter 386 - 185: Nine-State Enters Fishing Mode
As we all know.
The Earth Vein became widespread only after the nation's founding.
Previously, Earth Veins were small-scale, underground circulations privately constructed by each Holy Land, akin to "company internal local networks."
After the nation's founding, the Saint established a "Wide Area Network," popularizing the network.
The two great tools, Communication Token and Teleportation Array, became fully widespread, leveraging the vast Earth Veins to change the entire ecological structure of the Nine-State, fostering mutual exchange.
This historical significance is unprecedented.
It bridged the era's divide, entering the Nine-State "Internet mode," with teleportation array nodes like stars scattered across a thousand cities per continent, and using numerous tokens, drastically reducing the cost of material and information flow, inaugurating a golden age for scholars.
Now, the third Earth Vein Magical Artifact altering the Nine-State's structure has appeared.
The Earth Vein Ark.
How can one not be astonished?
How can one not be envious?
Even some elders of secret realms slightly changed colors, a sharp light flashing in their eyes.
This new Earth Vein Ark does not reduce the cost of information flow, but instead significantly lowers the cost of relocating various factions, making it more flexible and easier to move.
Many Great Powers had a thought echoing in their minds:
"Change is coming."
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Outside the auction.
Through a special Magical Artifact, the melodious and clear voice of the Sword Fairy rang through the surrounding streets, resounding on the streets, rivers, mountains, and towns of the [Capital City's huge ring-shaped inner wall].
Various vibrant flowers in the Capital City swayed upon hearing this clear voice.
[Xi Rong, forged for the rise of the world's Nine-State, I shall drive the era's whirlwinds, shining upon the heavens, navigating the Nine-State.]
[Today, the goal starts with the [Yin Yang Square Lamp Ship] series.]
Factions from all over the Nine-State only felt that, like parting mists, they were witnessing the prologue to an era's new tide.
Whirl! Whirl!
Capital City, blossoming flowers swayed and bloomed.
All flowers of the dead and the living swayed like waves, as if a cheer arose.
Solving two major issues in human history!
At this moment, the Capital City's floral forest swayed and rustled, as if whispering a single name.
Xi Rong.
Like the rising sun of dawn, like this era's divine enthronement as a Forging Master, they might start their mythological legend.
The three families from Pingchang City, including Adoptive Father Ancestor Qi, Meat Field Goddess, and other flowers, along with everyone who came to the Capital City today, had a thought surging wildly in their minds.
"We came to the Capital City today to witness a new era."
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In the tiered ringed seating of the auction.
Looking at the huge screen, various information, data, and forging materials were introduced, finally moving many Secret Realm owners.
"This weapon, different from the previous toys, the Yin Yang Corpse-Slaying Sword, we must scramble for it."
This Earth Vein Ark, moving along the Earth Vein, slows down as the Earth-bound Spirit rooted in it becomes stronger.
For those ancient taboos like them, the Ark that bears them must be among the slowest moving.
Yet, even slow movement is better than being unable to move as Earth-bound Spirits.
For instance, Yesterday's Forest, that beautiful woman holding a girl, had long wanted to move her forest.
As one of the most commonly used and visited top secret realms in Nine-State, a must-go for any Two-Phase Realm Cultivator who breaks through to Dharma Aspect Cultivator, she, as the owner, was overwhelmed!
The last auction, she wanted to buy that scarecrow series to turn those intruders into scarecrows.
But the Xirong Divine Craftsman is yet to sell it to her.
Now, with this series' release, she immediately desires it.
Yesterday's Forest, slowly relocating, is very much worth acquiring.
Those damned intruders, coming to her place every day.
Stealing from chicken coops, sheep pens, and fields every day, while claiming to follow the [Yesterday's Forest Safety Guidelines].
Simply disgusting.
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Independent box.
The former Dynasty Saint showed an interested expression:
"Increasing the flexibility of factions."
"Quite interesting, falling into the hands of normal factions makes them more flexible; in the hands of demonic factions, they become harder to catch."
Such an era's upheaval is fascinating.
He was never one to be petty, and couldn't stop this, having just resurfaced. His orders couldn't even leave the Capital City nor reach the various State Cities, so how could he stop them from selling everywhere?
Today, stopping them in the Capital, they'd be selling in Nine-State as well?
Thus he wouldn't stop them; he'd fully embrace the wisdom and profound heritage left by the former Jiu Shui Dynasty, with cutting-edge technology!
His old dynasty hadn't popularized the Earth Vein Network.
Now, earth pulse communication, earth pulse teleportation, combined with this ark—what difference does it make?
He possesses the broad-mindedness of a saint ruling the world, tolerant of weapons, spirit plants, and any epochal change outside the combat domain!
These fields are neutral, beneficial to the world, promoting the prosperity of the human race and breaking one technological barrier after another.
The only change he's intolerant of is the transformation within the combat domain.
The emergence of postnatal spiritual roots, for example, poses a direct threat to their combat position, hence the need to suppress those rebels.
"The future era will become interesting."
The Xin Dynasty Saint smiled meaningfully, "What do you think?"
Dao Yueniang gently said, "Our Capital City, boarding the ark, might also be able to move. Though the slowest, it possesses mobility."
The Xin Dynasty Saint nodded.
[Chronicles of Time]is not rooted in the earth veins.
It is a self-cycling "earth vein LAN"; these ancient saints' tombs aren't grounded in earth veins, so they won't affect the ark's speed.
Yet, the Capital City still has other earth-bound spirits, so movement speed must be slow.
Dao Yueniang said:
"And not just the Capital City, those secret realms can also move slowly."
"Even those secret realms separated by great distances can move, 'materializing' to merge secret realms and grow stronger!"
The Xin Dynasty Saint nodded slightly, "Indeed."
Dao Yueniang added: "Of course, where there's cooperation, there's also the self-slaughter between tomb owners... Previously, they eyed each other from afar, unable to do much against one another."
"Now they can move slowly, join, annex your secret realm, and enslave you as my subordinate."
"These Nine-States, one secret realm after another, are like big fish on arks devouring each other, big fish eating little fish... They will also enter the mode of world domination."
As Dao Yueniang spoke, she grew more and more alarmed.
Initially, everyone was an earth-bound spirit; now, they can move slowly.
Those ancient forbidden ambitions will be unleashed!
The ancient secret realms of the world will slowly traverse a continent, cross mountains and rivers, annex each other, and fight fiercely.
Eventually forming a vast map, a true supreme ghost god that rules the ancient ghosts will emerge.
Initially.
These ancient existences were scattered, unable to gather, so the living could resist and jointly defeat them.
Now if they merge...
Perhaps an unprecedented large ghost dynasty will be established.
Can the saints of the living dynasty truly be a match for the ghost saints of a dead dynasty?
Dao Yueniang analyzed: "However, the stronger the tomb's existence, the greater the pull on the earth veins, and the slower they move... The weaker secret realm owners who leave quickly can't catch up either."
The Xin Dynasty Saint smiled: "Doesn't that mean the big fish can never eat the small fish?"
"No, by joining forces, dispatching subordinate forbidden existences to encircle from all sides." Dao Yueniang said, "Tombs are like a strategy board, deploying using similar military tactics."
"Moreover, our living holy lands can also move, crashing fiercely into those ancient secret realms."
"Previously, the great holy lands dared not pull out the ancestors to attack the secret realms... Now they can simply sail the ark, carrying the essence of the entire holy land, send the whole army to strike into an ancient tomb, and completely suppress it."
The Xin Dynasty Saint was very satisfied with this answer.
There are pros and cons.
The world's earth-bound spirits can move slowly, and new alignments will surely arise.
Dead tombs can move slowly to hunt the living.
The living's holy land tombs can finally bring the ancestors, venturing fully into the secret realms.
If this weapon had appeared several millennia earlier, the Jiu Shui Saint might have slowly moved this Capital City, sailing the ark, clearing the secret realms around the nursery.
The Jiu Shui Saint of the Capital City is the largest fish!
He would devour all the small fish in the world.
It's a pity!
He's already in the grave, just a little too late.
Otherwise, even if he couldn't clear the Nine-State secret realms, cleansing the various nursery taboos, offering the nursery a clean living environment would not be difficult.
This ancient illness of the Tenth Continent, if entirely sanitized, the positive impact on humanity would be enormous!
"What he couldn't accomplish, let it be done by me, as I steer the Capital City to sweep the surrounding nursery's secret realms."
The Xin Dynasty Saint smiled,
"This is destiny, allowing me to make a grand reappearance in this era, establish great achievements, and unify the world."
"This Xirong Divine Craftsman truly is a heavenly star, bringing me great joy."
"Forged the sun and moon, and forged the ark for me to conquer the world."
Nearby, Dao Yueniang was also somewhat curious.
Xirong Divine Craftsman led the team that forged her.
This couldn't be hidden from her, nor was there any need to hide it.
Now, she belongs to the side of the saint, to the court, yet she remains curious about her forging mother, that mysterious force.
She looked at that very chatty Sword Fairy host:
"It seems Xirong is an extremely powerful, ancient, and enigmatic force, commanding great respect, bringing blessings to the world, a master worthy of admiration."
She secretly admired, feeling honored to have such a mother.
