The fourteenth day of the seventh month in the fortieth year of the Great Han.
The leader of the Void Demon Race, who had seized the body of the Candle Dragon, was slain within the Void by the Great Han heroes Zhang Dingbian, Xiong Kuohai, Shan Shituo, Wu Yunzhao, and Wu Tianxi. The news spread, and the four royal families were immensely shocked. The anger and rebellion they harbored dissipated, and they truly submitted to the Great Han Divine Dynasty from the depths of their hearts.
With the demise of the Candle Dragon, the Central Continent gradually calmed down.
"Ding! Congratulations to the host, for the heroes Zhang Dingbian, Xiong Kuohai, Shan Shituo, Wu Yunzhao, and Wu Tianxi, successfully slaying the Candle Dragon!"
"Ding! Congratulations to the host, for obtaining ten million points of Slaughter Value!"
"Ding! Congratulations to the host, for completing Main Mission Three: The Candle Dragon, at the end of the ancient era, was possessed by the leader of the Void Demon Race during the war of the gods. The Immortal Lord discovered this and suppressed it, causing it to lose the opportunity to control the Mandate of Heaven. This time, it broke through the seal, intending to sweep across the Three Thousand Dao Provinces, eliminate the Immortal Lord's forces, and destroy the Human Race. The host must annihilate its primordial spirit and unify the Three Thousand Dao Provinces to establish an Immortal Dynasty. The reward for the host is Plane Smelting and World Ascension to the Immortal Realm!"
"Ding! Congratulations to the host, for the Plane Smelting reward being claimed..."
"Ding! Congratulations to the host, for the World Ascension to the Immortal Realm reward being claimed..."
"Ding! Congratulations to the host, for successfully claiming the rewards. Do you wish to use them?"
"System, use Plane Smelting!"
After deliberation, Yang Hao realized that the overall strength of the living beings in the current plane was far inferior to that of the Immortal Realm. To further solidify the Great Han Divine Dynasty and prepare for the next step of exploring the Immortal Realm, the foundation must be strengthened.
This was a national policy jointly decided upon after numerous discussions with Li Si and others: after unifying the plane and eliminating the Candle Dragon's forces, they would first focus on recuperation and stabilizing all races, laying a solid foundation for the Great Han. This would further improve the realm and physique of living beings. They estimated that it would take at least thirty to fifty years to achieve popular support and stability.
"Ding! Congratulations to the host, for the Plane Smelting beginning!"
Buzz!!
The plane of the Three Thousand Dao Provinces suddenly erupted in layers of golden light. This golden light obscured the eyes and divine senses of all living beings, reaching tens of thousands of miles into the sky and thousands of miles into the earth. Simultaneously, bronze rosy light bloomed, covering the surface of the golden light!
Boom!
With a deafening roar, a golden five-clawed dragon of destiny condensed, its massive body spanning the north and south of the plane. Its eyes swept across the land, probing all directions!
Layers of halos and sound waves surged from Chang'an City, continuously encircling the plane of the Three Thousand Dao Provinces!!
Clang~~
Nine colossal bronze phantoms covered the entire plane!
The Nine Cauldrons vibrated, emitting a faint halo. The mountains and rivers, sun and moon, stars and all living things depicted on them, once again emanated golden light, radiating powerful vital energy in all directions!
Suddenly!!
"Rumble!!"
At the borders of the plane of the Three Thousand Dao Provinces, thunder suddenly struck, and surges of void energy pressed in. Spaces shattered, swallowing the edges of the Three Thousand Dao Provinces.
The entire plane trembled at this moment. Over two thousand Dao Provinces rapidly contracted like a sandbox. Mountains were compressed, the earth was compressed, and the distances between countless cities were shortened. In a short moment, the territories of approximately hundreds of Dao Provinces disappeared.
At this moment, within Yang Hao's mind, the plane of the Three Thousand Dao Provinces was compressed by a third, but the golden light continued. Rivers and deserts receded, and vast swathes of useless territory were abandoned.
"Rumble!!"
Layers of void energy battered the borders of the plane, and the compression continued!
At this time, the Nine Cauldrons of destiny within Chang'an City erupted with a hundredfold concentrated spiritual energy, madly nourishing the compressed territories. Useless lands were discarded, leaving only useful ones. Profound spiritual energy poured in like a torrent, and the plane of the Three Thousand Dao Provinces seemed reborn!
"Boom!!"
At this moment, countless golden lights began to dissipate. All the shocked living beings regained their vision and divine senses. They looked at everything before them in disbelief and rushed out of their cities to scan the surroundings. Apart from the reduced distances between cities, there were no other significant changes.
"Boom!!"
With resounding booms, bronze divine light continuously struck the surface and the heavens. The destiny dragon swimming in the void exhaled dragon qi, nourishing the earth.
In the blink of an eye, out of over two thousand Dao Provinces, only twelve hundred remained. The plane had been compressed, but the spiritual energy was more than a hundred times greater than before, even dozens of times more concentrated than during its peak!
The plane gradually stabilized, and the living beings of all races also calmed down from their shock.
"Ding! Congratulations to the host, for the Plane Smelting completion!"
"Ding! Reminder to the host, do you wish to undertake World Ascension?"
Yang Hao looked around, feeling the changes in the sky and earth. The sky was more stable than before, and the earth was increasingly solid. With abundant spiritual energy, the Great Han Divine Dynasty would undoubtedly become powerful given time.
"Issue an imperial decree! Waive taxes for all prefectures and counties for forty years. The Ten Great Legions will cease recruiting soldiers. The imperial court will vigorously support the cultivation of ordinary living beings. From this day forward, we will focus on recuperation!"
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The first day of the eighth month in the ninetieth year of the Great Han. Exactly fifty years had passed. Over these fifty years, the Great Han Divine Dynasty had enjoyed favorable weather and all aspects had developed vigorously.
In fifty years, the Great Han Divine Dynasty's national destiny had increased tenfold. In fifty years, the spiritual energy within the Great Han Divine Dynasty's territory had become ten times more concentrated. In fifty years, Yang Hao's own cultivation had advanced to the fifth level of the Chaos Dao Venerable realm. In fifty years, the cultivation of the summoned heroes had also made rapid progress.
Following Zhang Dingbian, Shan Shituo, Wu Tianxi, Wu Yunzhao, and Xiong Kuohai, over fifty years, Wang Yanzhang, Liang Lin, Zhao Yun, Guan Yu, Dian Wei, Tan Daoji, Xian Zhen, Li Siyi, Geng Yan, Wen Yuan, Liang Fang, Zhang Hao, Zhebie, and Deng Qiang had also reached the peak of the Chaos Dao Venerable realm.
Heroes such as Guo Xama, Fu Cunzhen, Cheng Yaojin, Qin Qiong, Yuchi Gong, Huang Zhong, Er Zhu Rong, Long Ju, Yang Youji, Xu Chu, Ma Chao, Zhang Fei, Ma Yuan, Yang Ye, Yuan Tiangang, and Meng Tian had reached the eighth level of the Chaos Dao Venerable realm, nearing the ninth level. Su Dan Novel Network.
All other heroes had made significant improvements. Even the weakest, Zhu Sheng, Wu Yong, Wan Mizhai, Chen Gong, Bao Zheng, Yuwen Kai, Wei Zhongxian, and Di Renjie, had reached the first level of the Great Heavenly Venerate!
The soldiers who emerged from the Ten Great Legions had all advanced to the Saint King realm. In addition, the local living beings, with the help of the Elixir Hall, had also made considerable progress. For instance, the ancestor of the Ye family, Ye Fei, had reached the Divine Venerable Realm of Creation, and the four royal families who had submitted had also gained many beings in the Chaos Dao Venerable realm.
In fifty years, the Great Han Divine Dynasty had advanced steadily, reaching the stage envisioned by Yang Hao, Li Si, and others fifty years ago.
World Ascension was now at hand.