"As for Old Hu, he was too busy and went back last night. He asked me to convey his apologies to you."
"There's nothing to apologize for. Old Hu is just concerned about people's livelihood. These people are actually quite good; they've all cultivated before." Lin Qing slowly flew out of the temple.
"Greetings, Lord Dragon King!" Upon seeing Lin Qing emerge, the ten people dressed in identical attire shouted excitedly.
"Hmm, not bad. You can eat all of this roasted meat. After you finish eating, I will improve your cultivation." Ten plates of roasted pork appeared in front of them.
The ten people exchanged glances, immediately grabbed the roasted meat from the plate, and began to eat heartily.
At this moment, Wang Wen walked over and said softly, "They are all orphans, raised by the country, and are devoted to the country. They have no connection with any family."
"If they become the guardians of China, that would be the best outcome."
Lin Qing nodded in agreement. That's true. If it's between different factions, there might not be any problems in the short term, but in the long run, conflicts will definitely erupt, and it might eventually escalate into a civil war.
This is not the outcome Lin Qing wanted to see, because what he needed was a stable China, a world that could provide him with a continuous stream of spiritual support.
"Call Wang Li and the others over now. I'll raise them to the Nascent Soul stage as well. They can't reach the Deity Transformation stage yet, but in at most fifty years, Earth will be able to accommodate Deity Transformation stage cultivators."
Upon hearing this, Wang Wen immediately replied happily, "Yes, Your Majesty the Dragon King, I'll call them over right away." With that, he scurried off.
By this time, the ten men had already eaten the roasted meat soaked in peach juice. Now their bodies were flushed red. Although the meat contained a great deal of energy, the peach juice softened it, eliminating any sense of danger.
"Sit cross-legged and circulate your spiritual energy until you have refined the spiritual power within your bodies. I will help you accelerate the refining process," Lin Qing's voice echoed in their minds.
The ten people immediately sat cross-legged without hesitation and began to circulate their energy. Then Lin Qing enveloped them with his divine sense and devoted himself to refining them.
As time went by, their aura grew stronger and stronger, rising steadily from the first level of Qi Refining.
Qi cultivation has two, three, five, and ten levels.
Early Foundation Establishment, Middle Foundation Establishment, Peak Foundation Establishment, and after Great Perfection, one achieves the Golden Core Path.
After that, they progressed to the early stage of Golden Core, the middle stage of Golden Core, the Great Perfection of Golden Core, and finally, they transformed into Nascent Soul. However, this was not the end. It was not until they all reached the Great Perfection of Nascent Soul that things calmed down.
"Boom!" Dark clouds filled the sky, covering an area of thousands of miles.
Originally, there wasn't such a massive tribulation, but since all ten of them broke through to the Great Perfection of the Nascent Soul stage at the same time, the previous Golden Core tribulations and Nascent Soul tribulations all overlapped, resulting in such a tremendous force.
“You, who are ordinary people, have gained such great power, and you still need to adapt. I will pull you into the dream world. When you have fully mastered it, call out my name and you can come out.”
After saying that, Lin Qing grabbed Wang Wen and the others who had arrived earlier and forcibly fed them some roasted meat.
"Quickly, activate your cultivation techniques. I'll deal with the lightning tribulation for you all later," Lin Qing shouted at them.
"Yes." Wang Wen and the others swallowed the roasted meat in a few bites, and then intensified their practice.
Chapter 519 Justice League (Happy New Year)
Because of the existence of Zhang Tian, an ordinary person, it took a full five minutes before he became the fifteenth Nascent Soul stage cultivator.
At the same time, Lin Qing also put them into a dream to adapt to their sudden surge of power.
The thunderclouds in the sky had been brewing for a long time, and when their power reached its peak, fifteen pillars of lightning carrying the might of world destruction crashed down.
If these lightning bolts were to strike, the dozen or so people below would have absolutely no chance of resisting.
Therefore, Lin Qing didn't hesitate and immediately took off into the air, his body quickly changing to several thousand meters tall, and then opened his huge mouth and took a deep breath.
The fifteen lightning bolts were instantly turned and sucked into Lin Qing's stomach. Then, without stopping, the thunderclouds in the sky rushed rapidly into Lin Qing's mouth.
In just one minute, the thunderclouds covering thousands of miles were completely cleared away, and the blazing sun shone down on the earth once more.
After everything was settled, Lin Qing's body returned to normal, and then he slowly descended, waiting for them to wake up.
Within an hour and a half, fifteen people woke up one after another. The fastest was Wang Wen, who only took twenty minutes. As for how long he had been in the dream, you can just divide it by a hundred.
Next came Lin Xing, Old Man Liu, and Wang Li, three peak Golden Core cultivators, who took about thirty to forty minutes.
The remaining ten people were those ten who had some basic cultivation skills, and it took them fifty-five to one hour.
Zhang Tian was the slowest, taking a full hour and a half to wake up.
Although they had all reached the Great Perfection of the Nascent Soul stage, their combat strengths differed. It's important to understand that even within the same realm, there are differences in strength.
In Lin Qing's opinion, the strongest was Wang Wen, followed by Lin Xing, then Old Man Liu, Wang Li, and the remaining ten were the weakest, with Zhang Tian being the weakest.
However, this is only for now. Their future strength will depend on their own cultivation, combat experience, and many other factors.
"Alright, all ten of you have now reached the Great Perfection of the Nascent Soul stage. Although your combat strength is currently slightly weaker compared to the others, as long as you work hard..."
"You can go and refine some magic treasures. What kind of Nascent Soul Ancestor is a cultivator without magic treasures?" Lin Qing said calmly.
"Yes, thank you, Dragon King. We ten will not stay any longer and will take our leave." Upon receiving Lin Qing's reply, the ten transformed into streaks of light and headed towards the capital base to report back to Elder Hu.
Lin Qing turned to Wang Wen and Lin Xing and said, "Alright, the matter is settled, I'm leaving now."
Wang Wen paused, then said, "Your Majesty the Dragon King, rest assured, I will definitely cultivate diligently and then ascend to the Immortal Realm to find you."
"Yes, yes, I will also work hard to cultivate." Lin Xing quickly replied.
"Respectfully bidding farewell to His Majesty the Dragon King!" Wang Li and the other two shouted in unison.
"You don't need to be so sad. As long as you continue to offer sacrifices, I can descend at any time once the incense offerings are sufficient. However, I will not descend unless there is a major event."
Lin Qing didn't want them to rely on him too much, so that was all he could say. However, Lin Qing still needed to improve his clone.
As long as the constraints of this world increase by one level, Lin Qing's clone's realm will reach that peak.
In other words, if this world can only accommodate Nascent Soul cultivators, then Lin Qing's clone is at the Great Perfection of Nascent Soul. And if one day this capacity is raised to the Deity Transformation stage, then the clone will be at the Great Perfection of Deity Transformation.
Furthermore, he doesn't need to undergo a heavenly tribulation, since Lin Qing's true form is at the level of a celestial immortal.
Lin Qing nodded to the five people, then let out a dragon's roar and flew to the offering platform inside the Dragon King Temple, transforming back into a statue.
However, this statue is no longer the dragon from before, but a genuine golden dragon. If you don't look closely, you might mistake it for a real dragon.
"Respectfully seeing off the Dragon King." The five people knelt on one knee and said respectfully.
"Respectfully seeing off the Dragon King."
"Respectfully seeing off the Dragon King."
A thunderous cheer erupted throughout the fortress, which made Lin Qing feel extremely comfortable. Then, with a thought, his mind instantly returned to his original body.
Lin Qing found himself safely underground, but feeling a bit suffocated, so he created a space several hundred meters deep below.
Then, with a wave of his hand, he brought out his modern luxury villa and sat down at the dining table with a smug look on his face.
"Hehe, let's have a big meal first, and then slowly see how many evolution points all these treasures can turn into." Lin Qing chuckled, and a large table of delicious food appeared in front of him.
In addition, there were some peaches, five ginseng fruits, and some other miscellaneous precious fruit pulp.
Immediately, Lin Qing began to eat heartily. It should be noted that Lin Qing's original body had not had a feast in a long time.
"Oh, right, System, I forgot to ask, which world is this time?" Lin Qing suddenly remembered that he didn't know which world he was in, so he asked the system.
[The current world is the world of the movie "Justice League". The main quest has been issued. Please check it yourself.]
"Justice League? What's that? Is it a new alliance from Marvel?" Lin Qing asked curiously.
[The host may view movies in this world. Just a reminder, Justice League is a DC franchise.]
"DC, could it be that Batman and his team formed it? I remember the ending of Batman v Superman, didn't Superman die?"
Justice League was released in 2017, while Lin Qing had already traveled through time in 2016, so it's normal that he doesn't know.
However, "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" was released in March 2016, although Lin Qing did not go to the cinema to see it.
It's perfectly normal for Lin Qing to know that Superman died, as she watched it on Tencent Video.
Then, Lin Qing started watching Justice League, eating and watching at the same time, occasionally commenting on it:
"I knew it, how could Superman possibly die?"
"Oh my god, isn't this just a knock-off of the Avengers? But the name Justice League sounds much better than Avengers."
"The grand finale was also very impressive. It was great, very good, quite a good show."
"If these aliens swallowed us whole, they would probably gain hundreds of millions of evolution points!" Lin Qing chuckled as he said this.
Lin Qing watched the nearly two-hour movie, including the post-credits scene. He also stopped eating and tidied up the empty plates on the table.
Lin Qing asked, "System, what is the main quest?"
[Ding! Main quest issued. Please check it yourself.]
Chapter 520 Forty Billion (Happy New Year)
Main mission: Resolve the crisis on Earth.
Mission Reward: 30 million evolution points, and a 5% increase in the Divine Dragon Technique.
Mission failed: Unable to travel to the next world.
The task can provide three identities:
First, ordinary people do not need to consume evolution points.
Second, the highest-ranking special envoy of China requires one million evolution points.
3. Cosmic Overlord (who has the ability to enter the universe, and is known to all), requires consuming 10 million evolution points.
"No doubt about it, I like the third one, the Cosmic Overlord. It's just ten million evolution points, I don't care." Lin Qing didn't hesitate at all and directly chose the third identity.
[Ding! Identity change complete. Once the host transforms into a dragon, the identity of the cosmic overlord will be triggered.]
"Interesting. So, they've only seen my dragon form, so they only recognize me as the overlord of the dragon universe." Lin Qing suddenly had a brilliant idea.
"System, can I spend another million to get a second identity?" Lin Qing asked the system.
【Can.】
Immediately, Lin Qing spent one million evolution points to obtain the status of the highest special commissioner of China.
"Now that I've figured out the world, the main quest, and my identity, let's see what I've gained! Hehe." It's time for Lin Qing's favorite part.
Without saying a word, Lin Qing first took out a peach tree that ripened once every three thousand years, and then took out peach trees that ripened once every six thousand years and once every nine thousand years.
As for the fruit on top, Lin Qing picked them all and popped a peach into his mouth in one bite.