"Centuries have passed, and that cultivation method has not reappeared. Even so, the opening of the Blood Sea Suspended Coffins every five million years remains a sacred ground for many factions and a host of Nine-Orifice Void Gods to ascend!"
"If that cultivation method could be obtained, a powerful force would undoubtedly rise, potentially even rivaling the Gate of Creation!"
Shang Shitu examined the map of the Blood Sea Suspended Coffins, his tone grave.
"Peak True God..."
Yang Hao murmured softly. In every world, there existed extraordinary beings who far surpassed their contemporaries, standing as unreachable pinnacles for future generations.
This realm was no exception!
Just like the legendary heroes of Huaxia – Xiang Yu unmatched in might, Yue Fei supreme in strategy, Li Bai unparalleled in valor, the Champion Marquis who dominated the grasslands, Zhuge Liang who divided the land into three, and the sage Confucius – these figures who illuminated history and traversed the river of time. Even now, or in any era, it would be impossible to find a transcendent being who surpassed them.
This peak True God who perished in the Blood Sea Suspended Coffins gave him a similar impression – a peak that dominated its era, an insurmountable mountain for the beings of this world.
Even the Gate of Creation, which harbored Celestial Gods, could not ignore the existence of this being!
"I wonder what terrifying entities lie in the depths of these Blood Sea Suspended Coffins?" Yang Hao pondered the matter of the peak True God for a moment, then dismissed it. After all, that cultivation method was not of great importance to the Great Han.
The ancient heroes of Huaxia possessed their own unique Divine Fire Realm, which could not be replicated by this cultivation method.
However, it could not be entirely disregarded. With billions of citizens in the Great Han Empire, geniuses were ultimately a minority, with most being ordinary individuals whose limits lay in condensing nine Divine Fires.
If the peak True God's cultivation method could be discovered, its benefit to the citizens of the Great Han would be immeasurable, bringing about a transformative leap for the backbone of the Great Han Empire.
Lost in thought, Yang Hao gazed at the Blood Sea Suspended Coffins. Did the depths of the Blood Sea Suspended Coffins hold more than its surface suggested? Was it a place where a mysterious coffin was buried, containing beings feared by supreme existences? Was this the reason for the elaborate defenses capable of killing beings above the Void God realm, a rule even the Celestial God-bearing Gate of Creation had to abide by?
And why had the Great Dao abandoned this land?
These myriad mysteries paled in comparison to the matter of the peak True God. The Great Dao could permit a peak True God to exist, but the mystery of the Blood Sea Suspended Coffins' abandonment was far more terrifying!
"Your Majesty, what terrifying beings truly reside in the depths of the Blood Sea Suspended Coffins? Perhaps only by entering can we gradually uncover them," Li Si stepped forward and said solemnly.
"Indeed, Your Majesty. There are only half a month left until the Blood Sea Suspended Coffins open. Beings at or below the Void God realm must approach the seal of the Blood Sea Suspended Coffins and have their primordial spirits depart their bodies to enter. Their physical bodies are simply incapable of stepping inside!" Huang Zhong added solemnly.
"Oh? Only the primordial spirit can enter?"
Yang Hao's eyes narrowed, a stream of thoughts flowing through his mind.
Physical bodies could not bear it, only primordial spirits complied with the rules of the Blood Sea Suspended Coffins. Was it that arrogant?
However, he surmised it would be fine. Take Xu Chu, Huang Zhong, and Shang Shitu, who had reached the Void God realm. Although they were only at the first layer of the Void God realm, they possessed supreme divine power capable of slaying True Gods.
Even if their primordial spirits departed their bodies and entered the Blood Sea Suspended Coffins, it was a clear indication that the ancient heroes of the Great Han Empire were invincible within these coffins!
Even if suppressed by the Blood Sea Suspended Coffins and limited to using only Void God realm divine power, Huang Zhong, Xu Chu, and Shang Shitu would still be supreme overlords capable of crushing any other Void God realm being.
Who among the Void God realm would dare contend with them!
Even Yang Ye and the others, upon entering, would be the most formidable existences among the Void Gods!
Any one of Huang Zhong, Xu Chu, or Shang Shitu would be insurmountable for beings from other factions.
This would allow him to have free hands to thoroughly investigate this land abandoned by the Great Dao.
As for the peak True God's cultivation method, it would undoubtedly be within his grasp.
"Your Majesty, General Huang Zhong, General Shang Shitu, and General Xu Chu could enter the Blood Sea Suspended Coffins together, with one remaining to guard the outside and prevent any unforeseen events. However, there is still ample time before the Blood Sea Suspended Coffins open, and we must first consolidate the territories of the Shuiyue Heaven and the Changhe Sect," Changsun Wuji stepped forward and respectfully advised Yang Hao. Now that the Changhe Sect and Shuiyue Heaven had just been unified, the hearts of the myriad beings under their rule must not be lost.
"Hmm!"
Yang Hao looked at Changsun Wuji and nodded with satisfaction. There was still plenty of time before the opening of the Blood Sea Suspended Coffins, and stabilizing Shuiyue Heaven and Changhe Sect was the most crucial task at hand!
Although Shuiyue Heaven and Changhe Sect had been destroyed, annihilation was not the ultimate goal. Stabilizing the sentient beings within their territories, securing every inch of land and every single heart of the people, was the primary objective of the Great Han Empire's territorial expansion. Only through gradual progress could success be achieved.
Of course, Yang Hao also had selfish motives: luck and merit points, along with killing points, were the vital cornerstones for the Great Han Empire's unshakeable foundation.
"We shall proceed as Changsun Wuji suggests!"
Yang Hao looked at the assembled heroes and stated solemnly.
"Since Changsun Wuji has proposed this matter, you shall temporarily lead the various departments and gradually implement the control over the forces of Changhe Sect and Shuiyue Heaven. Furthermore, the coastal territories of the Great Han Empire shall be under the full command of Li Si for defense, with the assistance of the navy's Ao Lie, to gradually solidify the maritime defense line!"
"“Your subjects obey the imperial decree!”"
Li Si, Changsun Wuji, and the others bowed solemnly.
As the imperial edict was issued, the heroes and ministers departed the Xuanzheng Hall. After a short while, only Yang Hao and Wei Zhongxian remained in the grand hall.
"Hang the map up in a prominent position."
Yang Hao glanced at the Blood Sea Suspended Coffins once more.
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Wei Zhongxian extended his hand, carefully taking down the map. He then found an excellent position within the hall and rehung it.
"System, process the recent spoils!"
The annihilation of Changhe Sect and Shuiyue Heaven, the demise of countless beings, and the immense amounts of killing points and luck and merit points; Yang Hao had not had time to sort them out.
"Ding! Congratulations to the host. Shang Shitu has slain Han Tao, a Void God realm cultivator, and the ancestor of the Changhe Sect, two Void God realm beings, earning four million two hundred thousand killing points!"
"Ding! Congratulations to the host. Shang Shitu has slain thirty Divine Fire realm cultivators of the Changhe Sect, earning sixty million killing points!"
"Ding! Congratulations to the host. The occupation of the Changhe Sect's territory has earned five million luck and merit points!"