However, things like taking a concubine were absolutely unacceptable, even if Yu Ji made the decision herself.
As the mistress of the house, Yu Ji naturally had to make clear arrangements for the people in the Tianlong world. With Xu Fu as her helper, everything became very simple.
That night, Hao Jiu focused all her attention on Li Canghai, giving her advice such as how to get along with Yu Ji and what Xiang Yu's mother liked.
The people of the Xiaoyao Sect have a natural advantage: they are all excellent cooks and multi-talented. Winning over the old lady's heart is a piece of cake.
The next day, apart from Xiang Yu and Yu Ji, the rest of them went to the sixth plane to cultivate. Even without a thousand times the speed, seventeen times the speed was still pretty good.
Although Yang Xinwan, Wang Yuyan, and Meng Gu did not know martial arts, all three had strong genes and good spiritual roots. Moreover, women have an extremely strong desire to maintain their youthful appearance, so they all cultivated diligently.
Xiao Feng, Duan Yu, Xu Zhu, Xuan Cheng, and others have all recorded cards, which are very cheap. After all, they are just ordinary people who are experts. Even the Shenwu Guard, who is skilled in explosive power, could kill them. Moreover, the Overbearing Body Protection is more effective than the Vajra Indestructible Divine Skill.
Given Xiang Yu and Hao Jiu's research findings on the Eight Directions of the Heavenly Dragon, martial arts do indeed have a certain effect on comprehending the release of domineering aura, so many people want to buy it to experience it, especially the Divine Martial Guards of the Great Chu Empire.
Xiao Feng and other martial arts enthusiasts also developed a strong interest in cultivating domineering qi, even more so than in cultivating immortality.
Zhongli Mei, Ji Bu, and others all bought Xiang Yu cards, wanting to learn how to unleash their domineering aura, and of course, to experience the true domineering aura firsthand.
With the addition of fresh blood from the Song Dynasty, the Chu-Han world instantly became vibrant.
However, before Xiang Yu could even enjoy his newfound freedom for a few days, Wu Ning, a young friend from the cultivation world, sent him a message. He had successfully entered the Hundred Refinements Sect, a cultivation sect, and had even discovered that the strongest person in this world was a Nascent Soul Peak expert from the Divine Sword Sect, who was only one step away from becoming a Divine Transformation expert.
Above Foundation Establishment is Core Formation, and above Core Formation is Nascent Soul. Therefore, the plane where Wu Ning is located is likely a mid-level cultivation plane. Even if there are hidden experts, they are probably only at the Divine Transformation realm.
This plane should be a good solution to the collapse of the Chu-Han plane. Once we've established ourselves in this plane, we won't have to rely entirely on spirit stones for cultivation anymore.
When the Tianlong Babu plane was being built, in accordance with the principle of not wasting the thousand-fold acceleration, Xiaoyaozi, Li Canghai, Yang Xinwan and others who had been brought into the other dimension earlier were given unlimited supply of spirit stones, which Hao Jiu found very distressing.
But there's a question: who will we take with us on this expedition?
Li Canghai, the secretary, must be brought along. Yu Ji is not yet at the Foundation Establishment stage and is slightly weaker, but after the last encounter, Xiang Yu is determined to bring Yu Ji along no matter what.
However, when Xiang Yu announced his journey to the cultivation world, the number of applicants far exceeded expectations.
Xiang Yu smiled and said, "In that case, everyone get ready. Everyone who wants to go to the new dimension to cultivate immortality will go, as long as my alternate dimension can hold them all."
However, let's make it clear first that before we establish ourselves firmly, everyone must try to conceal our status as outsiders and avoid causing trouble.
Our main objective this time is to stabilize the Chu-Han plane, followed by cultivating and improving our strength, and finally, to occupy the entire plane. The cultivation plane should not be underestimated.
Once we've established ourselves, those who couldn't come with me this time can also travel to the cultivation world through the time tunnel!
The crowd cheered, "Long live the Overlord!"
"Don't worry, Overlord, we're just going to cultivate; we won't do anything reckless." Xiaoyaozi's heart burned with excitement. While the seventeen-fold acceleration of the Chu-Han plane was certainly impressive, he still yearned for a true immortal cultivation plane with abundant spiritual energy.
"Alright, let's settle on that then. Immortal Master An, I'll trouble you to guard the home again this time," Xiang Yu said, cupping his hands in greeting.
"Rest assured, Your Majesty, I will not fail in my mission." An Qisheng was truly reluctant to part with his jujube tree, and besides, it didn't matter where he cultivated immortality; he didn't have any requirements for spiritual energy.
The following day, Xiang Yu and Hao Jiu first sent Xiang Sheng to an ancient, lower-level plane. This was an experiment to have someone else complete the mission in Xiang Yu's place.
If successful, all subsequent low-level missions will be handed over to others, and Xiang Yu will only go to the rescue when the generals he sends out encounter trouble.
After seeing Xiang Sheng off, everyone who went to the cultivation world entered Xiang Yu's alternate dimension.
Meanwhile, Wu Ning from the cultivation world also arrived in a desolate mountain. He had just bought a glowing gadget from the system shop, which was said to be a coordinate locator.
Suddenly, a white light appeared, and the Overlord, who looked like a god, descended upon this place!
Chapter 448 Slaughter of the Nation
"Wu Ning is participating in the Overlord event!"
Wu Ning didn't expect to meet the Overlord so soon. He had already found out about several legendary forbidden lands, but he hadn't verified their authenticity yet.
However, the God of Wine said that the matter of choosing the forbidden land should be left to the Overlord, and gave him some cultivation resources and superior techniques. With these things, he could soon make a name for himself in the Hundred Refinements Sect.
In the world of cultivation, strength is paramount. Geniuses are likely to become future powerhouses, and core disciples of sects will at least become elders or even sect leaders in the future.
"You did well. Go back and cultivate diligently, and strive to become a core disciple. The Hundred Refinements Sect excels at crafting magical artifacts, so study hard; they will be of great use in the future," Xiang Yu encouraged him.
"Yes. Wu Ning will not fail in his mission."
Wu Ning was extremely respectful to Xiang Yu, knowing that Xiang Yu was a powerful figure who could travel through time and space at will, even surpassing the world's number one Nascent Soul peak expert.
"Very good..." Before Xiang Yu could finish speaking, he had already disappeared in front of Wu Ning and entered another dimension.
Hao Jiu also instructed Wu Ning to return to the sect immediately. The mission of gathering intelligence had to continue, and only by truly entering the core circle of the sect could they learn some secrets.
Meanwhile, the Hundred Refinements Sect is a cultivation sect that focuses on weapon crafting. It's not enough to just be good at fighting and have high cultivation levels; one must also be skilled in weapon crafting, as the Divine Wood King Cauldron is still waiting to be repaired.
Moreover, Xiang Yu does indeed need a master weapon refiner. Wu Ning may not be able to become a master weapon refiner, but as long as he becomes a core disciple of the weapon refiner sect, he can help Xiang Yu find a suitable person.
According to the intelligence Wu Ning had previously gathered, this world was called the Central Continent, and it had many countries, much like the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods. The Yue Kingdom was just one of the smaller countries, and there were six cultivation sects, with the Hundred Refinements Sect being in the middle.
The strongest is the Moon Sword Sect, followed by the Qingxu Temple, then the Danling Sect and the Hundred Refinements Sect, with the Jade Beast Mountain and the Heavenly Soul Valley at the bottom. The reason why the Moon Sword Sect and the Qingxu Temple are the strongest is because these two sects have Nascent Soul Realm ancestors in charge.
Normally, the six cultivation sects are in competition or even hostile relationships, but if foreign cultivation forces invade, the six sects will stand together to protect the cultivation resources of Yue Kingdom.
Cultivation sects must be built on spiritual veins. Sects without spiritual veins have no source of spirit stones, and the concentration of spiritual energy is much lower than that of sects built on spiritual veins. The scarcer the cultivation resources, the more difficult it is to cultivate experts, and the less likely the sect will last.
The Yue Kingdom has six spiritual veins, which are divided among six cultivation sects, with the Heavenly Soul Valley having the smallest. There are also three unclaimed forbidden lands, famous not only in the Yue Kingdom but throughout the entire Central Continent.
Firstly, the ancient battlefield contains countless undead from that era, as well as numerous spatial rifts. Cultivators who enter will surely die, but there are also great opportunities within.
Secondly, Storm Island by the sea is said to be the residence of an ancient powerful being, protected by a powerful array. Its fierce winds can scatter one's soul, and even experts at the Nascent Soul stage cannot pass through it.
Several Nascent Soul Realm experts once joined forces to use a supreme treasure to pass through the gale and enter, but they subsequently disappeared, their fate unknown.
Thirdly, it is the only forbidden land developed by the six sects of Yue Kingdom, called the Medicine Garden. It contains many spiritual herbs and medicines, and the Spirit Marrow Fruit, the main ingredient of the Foundation Establishment Pill which is crucial for cultivators, is also produced here.
This place is covered by poisonous miasma all year round, and it is inhabited by a large number of poisonous insects whose venom can corrode magical treasures. There are swarms of poisonous insects comparable to those at the Foundation Establishment stage, and there are even powerful individuals comparable to those at the Core Formation stage. As for whether there are poisonous insects at the Nascent Soul stage, that is unknown.
However, every ten years there will be a few days when the poisonous barrier shrinks, revealing the spiritual herbs and medicines on the outer ring. Poisonous insects can only survive for a short time after leaving the poisonous miasma, so cultivators can take advantage of this opportunity to go to the herb garden to collect herbs.
However, ten years is too short a time, and the areas where herbs can be harvested are almost fixed. Truly valuable thousand-year-old and ten-thousand-year-old herbs have long since disappeared, and even those that are a hundred years old are very rare.
Therefore, most of those who go to gather herbs are outer disciples of various sects. Core Formation Realm experts do not go to gather herbs; even if they do, they are only there to intimidate other sects from the outside.
As for the endless spiritual herbs in the inner circle, some experts at the Nascent Soul stage have tried to enter, but they all fled in panic after being attacked by countless poisonous insects comparable to those at the Core Formation stage.
The term "Jedi" usually refers to the vast majority of people in this plane, but it doesn't necessarily mean that there aren't special beings who can enter it, such as cheaters.
Xiang Yu wanted to use this plane as a power bank for the Chu-Han plane, so he naturally needed to choose the safest and most hidden place to place the plane array plate. The three forbidden areas seemed to meet this requirement, but which one was more suitable still needed to be examined in detail.
After all, Wu Ning's current level makes it impossible for him to obtain highly confidential information, and it's hard to say exactly what the situation is like in those three forbidden zones.
However, based on current intelligence, Xiang Yu and Hao Jiu least want to place the array plate on the ancient battlefield. The dead zone is indeed a dead zone, but it is too unsuitable for everyone to cultivate.
The ghosts and spirits don't matter, but spatial rifts are too dangerous. They have the power to tear space apart. Only those with extremely strong physical bodies or those who have an accompanying alternate dimension like Xiang Yu can move freely inside them.
More importantly, the location of these spatial rifts is not fixed; existing spatial rifts may move, and new spatial rifts may be created at any time.
The lingering power of the ancient battlefield makes the space in this place increasingly unstable, and spatial rifts will become more and more numerous.
Of course, this ancient battlefield has existed for a long time, and most of the spatial rifts that were supposed to appear have already appeared. There won't be many more new ones, but there's no need to gamble on it.
If you're really going to install a time tunnel there, you have to be prepared for people to go missing.
The Yue Kingdom is a coastal country. Xiang Yu is currently located in the western part of the Yue Kingdom. The Hundred Refinements Sect is located on Hundred Refinements Mountain. More than a thousand miles to the east is Moonflower Mountain of the Moon Sword Sect, and more than a thousand miles to the east is the sea. Qingxu Temple is located on Qingxu Island in the sea, not far from Storm Island.
Therefore, the people of Qingxu Temple have always claimed that Storm Island is the secluded place of their founder, but they do not have the ability to take Storm Island for themselves. Nascent Soul experts from outside Yue Kingdom often come to Storm Island to seek opportunities for breakthroughs.
Even if Qingxu Temple had ten Nascent Soul Ancestors, let alone just one, they probably still wouldn't be able to stop the powerful figures from the Central Plains from coming.
To the south of Yue Kingdom, there are two other sects: Jade Beast Mountain to the west and Danling Sect to the east. The Absolute Herb Garden is located in a large swamp between these two sects.
Tianhun Valley is located in the northernmost part of Yue Kingdom. Legend has it that it was created by an ancient powerful being with a single sword strike. The ancient battlefield in the forbidden land is nearby. Like other sects, Tianhun Valley is powerless to claim the ancient battlefield for itself, but they have been exploring its depths for years.
As for whether they found anything good, only Tianhun Valley knows.
Xiang Yu planned to visit all three perilous locations before deciding where to establish his sect. Wu Xingyun and Su Xinghe suggested naming the sect the Xiaoyao Sect, while Xu Fu, Zhang Liang, and others recommended the Fangxian Temple.
There are three perilous locations in the east, south, and north. Xiang Yu decided to go to the ancient battlefield first, then Storm Island, and finally the herb garden. If nothing unexpected happens, he will choose between Storm Island and the herb garden.
On his way to the ancient battlefield, Xiang Sheng, who had been sent to the Buddha Zhao plane to do a mission, contacted Hao Jiu, but his voice sounded a little off.
"The God of Wine, the Overlord, I don't yet know who the target host is, but please allow me... to slaughter a nation first! Kill!!!"
Chapter 449 Buddha Zhao
When Xiang Yu heard Xiang Sheng's threat to massacre the entire country while he was flying, he immediately frowned. But then he thought that Xiang Sheng was not one to kill innocent people indiscriminately, and that he must have been greatly provoked to say such a thing.
"What dimension did Xiang Sheng go to? And what country did he intend to slaughter?"
"I'll go check on him first. Don't worry, I won't let him do anything reckless." Hao Jiu was also confused. The plane Xiang Sheng went to was called the Buddha Zhao Plane, which was described as a low-level ancient plane.
At this moment, Xiang Sheng was wielding his twin swords and was slaughtering people. The faces of the people he was killing looked somewhat familiar, and they resembled Huns!
"Xiang Sheng! What dynasty is this? What countries are here? And who are you killing?" Hao Jiu saw that Xiang Sheng was already bloodthirsty and thought he had fallen for the target system's trick, but now it seemed that was not the case. Xiang Sheng was filled with rage, but he had not lost his mind.
"God of Wine, this is the State of Zhao, a country ruled by the Jie people. The people of the Central Plains here are suffering terribly! You have no idea what I saw! Women of the Central Plains are being arbitrarily humiliated and then eaten like sheep!" Xiang Sheng, covered in blood, slaughtered the Jie army.
Hao Jiu gasped in shock. He never expected that the Buddha Zhao world was set during the Eastern Jin and Sixteen Kingdoms period!
During this period of history, nomadic peoples led by the Jie tribe occupied most of the Central Plains, making it almost impossible for ordinary people to survive. The population of the Central Plains plummeted from 20 million to 4 million!
The emperors of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, content with their precarious existence in a corner of the country, completely disregarded the lives of the people in the north. This state of Zhao, historically known as Later Zhao, was ruled by a succession of tyrants, making the tyranny of the Qin Dynasty pale in comparison.
The Jie people were subordinate to the Xiongnu and were their vassals, much like dogs kept by the Xiongnu, but they were even more brutal than the Xiongnu!
After the Xiongnu were defeated, the Jie people lay low, which finally gave them an opportunity to conquer large swathes of territory in the Central Plains and trample on it wantonly.
"Is the Emperor of Zhao Shi Hu?" Hao Jiu had this name etched into his mind. This person could not be called human; he was a demon, and a demon of Buddha, a demon in a cassock!
“Exactly!” Xiang Sheng said through gritted teeth.
"If that's the case, destroying the country isn't enough. You should wipe out the Jie tribe. This people have no reason to exist!" Hao Jiu said angrily.
Historical records state that Shi Hu once conscripted 30,000 women into the palace, all of whom were beautiful young women between the ages of 13 and 20. Local officials, in an effort to curry favor with Shi Hu, forcibly abducted many women, including those who were already married. The number of families destroyed and people killed far exceeded 30,000.
Later, at least one million people were conscripted to build the Hualin Garden, rebuild Luoyang and Chang'an, and forge armor, warships, and so on. Most of these people died, and the wilderness stretching for thousands of miles was filled with white bones.
In addition, Shi Hu was also quite ambitious. Years of war left fields barren, and how many people died in battle or starved to death?
After hearing Hao Jiu's explanation, Xiang Yu flew into a rage, "Open a time tunnel, send 10,000 Divine Martial Guards to support Xiang Sheng, and then seal off the plane for me. No matter who the target host is, they should all die!"
If I can make it in time, I will go there personally. After annihilating the Jie tribe, there is no need for a useless dynasty like the Eastern Jin to exist anymore. I, the king, will rebuild our nation!