The expansion of the Great Xia Dynasty was incredibly rapid. With numerous cultivator forces entering the Great Xia Dynasty, the shortages of people and resources in the major markets of the Great Xia Dynasty were quickly alleviated.

On the other hand, the Great Xia Court also recruited a number of honored guests to fill the ranks at all levels of the Daoist Palace.

The Daoist Palace is the violent institution of the Great Xia Dynasty that manages the cultivators.

With the addition of numerous high-tier honored guests, the Daoist Palace’s shortcomings gradually disappeared.

The national power of the Great Xia Dynasty continued to flourish.

With the various structures gradually improving, and corresponding supervisory institutions being established, Zhang Jian began to gradually hand over the court’s affairs to Crown Prince Zhang Zhao.

Zhang Jian shifted his focus back to cultivation.

After stepping into the Creation Realm, and through a period of proficient control, Zhao Hua Master comprehended the Primordial Spirit True Body, Body-Protecting Divine Light, Great Daoist Totem, and Law Origin one by one.

He can be said to have reached Great Perfection in the Creation Realm in a short period from initial proof of creation.

His powerful foundation allowed him to skip a thousand years of arduous cultivation.

In the center of Blessed Land Dharma Realm, around Zhang Jian’s body manifested the Divine Aspect of Sheji Emperor, surrounded by layers of purple and yellow light that seemed almost tangible. This purple and yellow light encircled him like a ring, with a grand divine power circulating within.

Upon closer look, it was like two swimming dragons.

One appeared in purple and yellow, while the other was pure purple.

The two dragons wandered, exuding vast divine might.

Zhang Jian sat cross-legged, continuing to comprehend these two grand emperor authorities. Each time he understood more, it seemed as if pieces of illusory runes were born in the deep of his Primordial Spirit Sea of Consciousness.

These are innate runes, representing the Heaven and Earth Dao Laws

and are also the tangible results of the two emperor authorities.

With each new piece of innate rune comprehended, it indicated Zhang Jian’s understanding and mastery of the two authorities had advanced further!

It showed that he was transitioning from simply ’having’ them, knowing they exist but not understanding why, to knowing both their existence and their reasoning.

This was his daily routine.

But Zhang Jian’s daily arrangement did not stop there; he also needed to continuously advance the many Primordial Spirit Immortal Techniques within him, which required further study!

Using meticulous effort to elevate them to harmonization-level Primordial Spirit Immortal Techniques.

Zhang Jian had not forgotten his own path.

Prioritize the main trunk over the branches and leaves.

First, perfect the ten-plus Primordial Spirit Immortal Techniques centered on the "Map of Mountains and Rivers," followed by the two Primordial Spirit Immortal Techniques on the side of life and death reincarnation.

...

Time flowed like water, and in an instant, it was already the twelfth year of Saintly Virtue.

In Fengyang County, before Dragon-locking Dam,

an old figure gazed from afar at the vast, rushing Bai Shui, with a hint of emotion on his face.

Beside him stood another figure, a Qingyi Daoist dressed in a blue Daoist robe, holding a fuchen, with hair as white as snow but with a face that instead appeared infant-like and rosy.

This was Daoist Tianxu.

At this moment, he looked at Qi Yi and sighed, "Old friend, your state is not good!"

Qi Yi smiled slightly and said, "Wasn’t this day an eventuality? To live until now and witness this great era transition from chaos to order, there are no regrets anymore!"

After more than ten years of diligent governance, the national power of the Great Xia Dynasty was gradually approaching a peak of prosperity.

The Great Xia Emperor had fulfilled the vow made at the time of ascension.

At least most of the people in this world could eat their fill, be well-clothed, with few starving to death.

Of course, nothing in the world is absolute, and a Saint cannot save everyone but can strive to eliminate poverty.

But the current flourishing era has far surpassed the imaginations of countless people.

Qi Yi’s only regret was that this era came too late.

If it had come ten years earlier, he might have had hope of stepping into the Celestial Human Realm, thereby extending his lifespan.

Beside him, Tianxu Daoist didn’t persuade further but instead smiled.

"Indeed, with your relationship with Madam Qi, obtaining a Divine Dao Decree is easy, the Divine Dao is also a path to the heavens!"

"I ought to congratulate you!"

Hearing this, Qi Yi fell silent, his aged face somewhat tranquil at the moment.

In his lifetime, he experienced countless storms and waves, and he had no more regrets or extravagant desires.

The Qi Family’s status in the entire Great Xia Dynasty was first-rate, not only being the location of the Imperial Father-in-law’s Mansion but also an established Duke’s House.

The Qi family also once produced two empresses.

Throughout the Great Xia Dynasty, no other family could compare.

Yet each time memories arose, he would occasionally feel heartache.

He lost his wife and son in middle age...

Long-lost memories surged in, and Qi Yi suddenly remembered those far-flung youthful years, suddenly seeing the twenty-eight-year-old Qi of the Qian Family, the scene of their first meeting at the Qian Mansion vivid in his mind.

Full of life, yet with an unstoppable brilliance, at first glance, Qi Yi was determined to marry this maiden of the Qian Family.

At this moment, next to him, Daoist Tianxu’s gaze turned to the top of Qi Yi’s head, visibly seeing the essence above Qi Yi’s head swiftly receding, as if his lifespan was about to end.

...

Shortly after, many members of the Qi clan in Haojing City received the news that Duke Yi, Qi Yi, had passed away from illness.

And almost on the same day of Qi Yi’s death, an angel arrived at the court, bringing Duke Yi Qi Yi’s Investiture Talisman Decree, appointing him as the City God of Jiulian County, to take office within seven days.

In Fengzhi Palace, Zhang Jian consoled the grieving Empress.

"Empress, grandfather’s passing at nearly a hundred years is a joyful funeral, why grieve!"

Zhang Jian’s expression was solemn.

Qi Yi’s luck was relatively good, coinciding with the recent failure and fall of a County City God during a thousand-year divine tribulation, leaving a vacancy.

If not, if the County City God’s positions were full, even he couldn’t forcefully arrange it, and then he would have to choose a lower divine position to grant.

Among the gods of the Sheji Divine Dao, in terms of ranking, the City God belongs to the first tier.

The City God not only has high potential but also conveniently taps into incense faith through its divine dao authority.

With Zhang Jian’s consolation, Empress Qi tearfully nodded.

Seeing this, Zhang Jian felt a sigh from the bottom of his heart, knowing that his time was actually running out.

He wished to achieve ascension, but much was still lacking.

However, the people around him were aging with time, and they might not live to see that day.

He needed to consider more possibilities and plan ahead.

Perhaps create a Dharma Gate capable of freezing time and lifespan.

If he could cast the spell in advance to freeze their vitality and lifespan, maybe they could live to see the day when his great dao was achieved.

Zhang Jian stayed in Fengzhi Palace until the evening, leaving only after dining with Qi Yuhua and her daughter.

At this moment, while on the Emperor’s Chariot, his expression suddenly changed, and he gazed toward the sky.

In the sky, the Taiyin Star suddenly manifested a grand and unusual phenomenon.

In the depths of the sky, the Taiyin Star suddenly became as bright as a silver plate, bursting forth with unprecedented brilliance, only to be devoured in an instant by a giant golden toad.

Toad Devouring the Moon!