Xu Qing had met his old friend from Southern Phoenix Continent. A month had passed since his return to Fenghai County. During this month, Sacred Billow Region and the other half of Black Spirit Region had completed the handover of power and convenience under Marquis Yao and Lord Seven's strategies. They had basically become one.
While Fenghai County was unified, seventeen vast bridges had been built at the Sacrificial Yin River that bordered the Sacrificial Moon Region. These bridges spanned the Buckwheat River and connected the Sacred Billow Region and the Sacrificial Moon Region closely together.
From now on, the caravans from the two big territories had land transportation besides river transportation. It was more convenient for the low-level earth cultivators to use the Teleportation Formation. It was also more expensive to build the connection. Therefore, to a certain extent, the South of the Ancient Gaze Continent was under Xu Qing's direct and indirect control. It was two and a half big territories.
This kind of power was rare even among the thousands of races on the Ancient Gaze Continent. To the current human race, it had already surpassed the scope of a feudal lord and caused a commotion among many other races.
At the same time, the expansion of the territory also allowed each county and state to have a new division of power. Most of the personnel changes came from the original people of Fenghai County.
The Grand Duke of Sacred Billow fully cooperated, so the unification went exceptionally smoothly. In the end, the region was established and Xu Qing was elected as the ruler. This had little to do with cultivation because only he could connect the Sacrificial Moon Region to suppress the Grand Duke of Sacred Billow.
At the same time, he also received the fanatical obedience of the priests of the Black Sky Clan. If it had been anyone else, it would have been difficult for the Sacrificial Moon Region and Black Spirit Region to unite.
The governance of a large region was not a matter of one person. Most of the time, it could not be decided by one person's will. Therefore, a council was established in Yufu. Marquis Yao, the Grand Duke of Sacred Billow, Pope You Sang, the representatives of the Sacrificial Moon Region, and some other powers in the region. Powerful races were all members of the council and decided on everything related to this half of the region.
After that, there were the higher-ups of the Council of Patriarchs. Most of the Council of Patriarchs consisted of the Grand Duke of Holy Billows, Ol 'Nine, and a few High Priests of Black Heaven, whose bodies were wrapped in cloth and sealed. Aside from them, the Seventh Grandfather was also elected to the Council of Patriarchs.
Under this structure, the Sacred Billow Region, Sacrificial Moon Region, and half of the Black Spirit Region began to truly recuperate.
The combined strength of the other sects was enough to protect themselves. Then, a long journey was about to begin.
Xu Qing and Ning Yan were going to the human race's Imperial Capital, where they would be received by the Human Emperor.
This trip was different from when Xu Qing and Team Leader Chang sneaked out. At that time, they had to hide their identities, and their status was far from what it was now. But now, Xu Qing's identity and the power he represented made it impossible for him to rush out alone, so he needed a guard of honor to go out.
They were the self-proclaimed Four Sword Bearers of Ocean County who had experienced many battles. They would be following the group to the Imperial Capital. The person leading the group would be the Palace Master of the Sword Bearers, Li Yunshan. Kong Xianglong was also part of the group. Accompanying him was Zi Xuan.
Wu Jianwu originally didn't want to go, but he couldn't resist Ning Yan's enthusiasm, so he reluctantly accompanied him.
Of course, there was one more thing that couldn't be left out, and that was the team. Just like that, everything in the Grand Saint Wave Territory proceeded in an orderly manner, and the group embarked on their journey to the Grand Saint Wave Territory.
The Royal Capital Region was extremely far away from the Grand Saint Billow Region. Because of the Ancient Emperor Profound Abyss, it was located in the center of the Ancient Gaze Continent. It was once worshipped by tens of thousands of races. It was the pinnacle of the Ancient Gaze Continent and a holy land.
Not only was its significance different, but its geography was also different. If one wanted to travel there normally, it would take a long time and pass through the territories of countless races. It was very difficult.
Therefore, if one wanted to travel to the Royal Capital Region, not only would they need to use multiple long-distance teleportations, but they also needed to use a fixed route.
It was an ancient road that had existed during the Ancient Emperor's era. The seven enclaves of the human race were built on this ancient road. It was also the reason why the Seventh Prince and King Tianlan's army could travel from the Royal Capital to the Grand Saint Wave Territory in such a short time.
However, if one wanted to activate the super teleportation formation in the seven enclaves, they needed the agreement of both sides. Otherwise, they wouldn't be able to teleport.
Therefore, the teleportation formation used to travel to and from the Royal Capital was different. Only the former could prepare and activate the teleportation formation in the shortest time possible. It also had the authority to ignore both sides' control.
However, the latter didn't have this authority.
Every time this kind of super teleportation formation was activated, it required a lot of time to prepare and consume a lot of energy. Xu Yi and the others had to be responsible for all of this.
Fortunately, they had an imperial edict and the Grand Saint Wave Territory's current status was extraordinary, so communication was much easier.
The Grand Saint Wave Territory also had a teleportation formation. It was built in the Peace Province of the Fenghaiyuan Commandery, occupying half of the province. In all these years, it had only been activated once, and that was when the Seventh Prince came. He was the only one who had the authority to activate it. After that, the super teleportation formation fell into a state of disuse.
The Seventh Prince didn't want to go, so he built a second one in the Grand Saint Wave Territory. When King Tianlan came, he used the one the Seventh Prince had built.
At this moment, Xu Qing and the others were standing on the grand teleportation formation built by the Seventh Prince.
As the green jade glowed and the runes sparkled, a rumbling sound shook the heavens and the earth, echoing in all directions like thunder.
The vast formation was shrouded in a dazzling light, as bright as the sun. At the same time, the formation also sped up.
When the formation was about to be activated, the leader in the crowd was full of anticipation. He had his own plans and arrangements for this trip to the Imperial Capital.
"The Imperial Capital, huh. I haven't been there in this life. Although I went there a few times in my previous lives, I failed every time. Let's see if I can succeed this time." The leader licked his lips, and a hint of madness appeared in his eyes.
Wu Jianwu stood beside the leader. When he saw the light in the leader's eyes, he snorted coldly and raised his head proudly. A sea of fire surged in his heart. I'm going to the Imperial Capital to worship Gu Ying. The main reason he agreed to go with Ning Yan this time was that he wanted to see Ancient Emperor Xuan You's palace.
He wanted to see if there were any traces of Ancient Emperor Xuan You's poems. He felt that his poetry had reached a bottleneck. He needed to find more traces of Ancient Emperor Xuan You so that he could truly worship Ancient Emperor Xuan You.
Thinking of this, Wu Jianwu's eyes also lit up. Ning Yan noticed the light in the leader's and Wu Jianwu's eyes, but he didn't care. At this moment, his emotions were quite turbulent, and he felt a lot of emotions.
When he thought of the time when he secretly escaped from the crude oil and thought of the cold him, he didn't really want to go back. However, it was obviously unrealistic to not go back now. With Boss around, I should be fine.
Ning Yan took a deep breath and instinctively looked at Xu Qing who was standing in the distance. Besides Zi Xuan and Kong Xianglong, Li Jianyun of the Sword Holding Palace was also there. He was telling Xu Qing that to go to the Imperial Capital, we have to go through seven super teleportations and pass by other human counties before finally teleporting to the Imperial Capital.
With this super teleportation, there will be a lot of people, so we need to rest after each teleportation. This time, we are teleporting to Tai 'an County.
It's located between the Odong County and the human race. It has a lot of support, so Tai 'an County hasn't been considered Tai' an County for many years.
After Li Yunshan knew that he was in charge of the security along the way, he studied it for a long time. At this moment, his words and expression were full of people.
However, Tai 'an County and Fenghai County have some dealings occasionally. This time, the communication went smoothly. They have already given us permission to teleport over. The next teleportation is about to begin.
"To be safe, we will be teleported in three batches this time. The first batch will be me leading the Sword Holding Palace, the second batch will be the people around the Domain Sovereign, and the last batch will be Yu Zun." Xu Qing nodded politely.
He didn't comment on Li Yunshan's arrangements. At this moment, he looked at the familiar land and was looking forward to the trip to the Imperial Capital. Zi Xuan, who was beside him, smiled and held Xu Qing's hand.
When Xu Qing retracted his gaze and looked at Zi Xuan, a green light exploded from the formation. The rumbling sound was unprecedentedly strong.
The first batch of teleportations was activated. The wind caused by the teleportation lifted Zi Xuan's hair, making her beautiful face even clearer in Xu Qing's eyes.
After a while, when the storm weakened, Zi Xuan's voice came softly. Xu Qing had a premonition that this trip to the Imperial Capital would be of great significance to you.
Zi Xuan looked into Xu Qing's eyes and smiled gently. She, Chang Ning Yan, and the others disappeared from the formation with a second flash of green light.
In the end, only Xu Qing was left standing in the formation. He took a deep breath and looked at the sky. Old Jiu's figure walked out from the sky and looked at Xu Qing. He wouldn't go to the Imperial Capital with Xu Qing. If a young eagle wanted to become a mantis, it couldn't stay by the side of its master forever. Sometimes, letting go would bring another level of improvement.
He had told Xu Qing this principle before. Xu Qing cupped his fists and bowed to the sky, then to Fenghai County.
Green light flashed and turned into a sea of light that drowned out everything. After a long time, the sea of light dissipated and the formation calmed down. Xu Qing's figure disappeared from the formation. Old Jiu turned and left.
At the same time, in the attic of Fenghai County's capital, the Seventh Grandfather stood there and looked at the people in the direction of the teleportation formation. The feeling of watching his children go on a journey made his expression somewhat melancholy.
"Eldest was courting death in his previous lives. He should have known about the depths of the Imperial Capital, so there's no need to pay attention to him.
"If he continues to court death, then so be it. Just let go. Old Fourth should go to the Imperial Capital. There are some parts of the history of the Ancient Gazing Continent that I can tell him more about than what he can see in the Imperial Capital, especially about the matter of Xia Xian!" the Seventh Grandfather mumbled and closed his eyes.