The Two Great Empires, the Beginning of the Ten Thousand Nations War
As time passed, the Azure Cloud Immortal Dynasty embarked on a period of rapid development.
The court was efficient and the administration was effective. The government recruited talented people from all directions and promoted those with exceptional abilities. A large amount of resources were also transported to the country from all directions.
With the support of Shi Hao and others, the originally weak immortal kingdom of Soaring Clouds began to prosper day by day.
Those who feel it most deeply are the lower-level cultivators and common people of Soaring Clouds. They can clearly feel the rapid changes that have taken place in their country, their lives are gradually improving, and their sense of belonging to this country is getting stronger and stronger.
They knew that all of this was thanks to the six mysterious Venerables, so more and more cultivators erected merit tablets for the six Venerables, including Shi Hao, and burned incense to worship them every day.
It can be said that they have won the hearts of the people. As long as Shi Hao and his group raise their arms and call, the whole world will surely respond!
"Are kings and nobles born with a special destiny?" No... that's not right!
The Azure Cloud Immortal Dynasty was already under our control, and Azure Cloud Empress Ouyang Ning of Lingyun had already pledged allegiance to us; she was one of our own. Wouldn't this be turning against ourselves?
The major immortal dynasties near the Hidden Immortal Sea have all taken notice of the newly rising Azure Cloud Immortal Dynasty, and they have all sent envoys to express their goodwill. For the time being, the situation here is still peaceful.
Compared to this place, the situation in the entire Qinghan Immortal Prefecture was extremely turbulent.
The two empires controlling Qinghan have been embroiled in constant friction and escalating conflicts, with the risk of escalating the war at any moment. The shadow of war has loomed over the entire Qinghan Immortal Prefecture.
These two great empires are: the Radiant Divine Kingdom and the Evernight Empire. (Immortal Dynasty ranking: those with the Immortal King Battle Power are a Dynasty, those with the Immortal Emperor Battle Power are a Royal Dynasty, those with the Heavenly Source Immortal Venerable Battle Power are a Celestial Dynasty, and those with the God Lord Battle Power are a Divine Kingdom or Empire.)
These two empires control the vast majority of Qinghan's resources, land, and population; all other countries must choose sides if they want to exist and develop.
Including the Azure Cloud Immortal Dynasty, Soaring Clouds's nominal Sovereign Nation is the Radiant Divine Kingdom, and Soaring Clouds has to pay a large amount of tribute every year to obtain protection.
In the heart of Qinghan Immortal Prefecture, the Radiant Divine Kingdom reigns supreme.
The Radiant Divine Kingdom possesses 888 immortal cities, its territory is vast and boundless, its powerful figures are as numerous as forests, its geniuses are as many as clouds, and its soldiers number in the tens of millions!
Furthermore, it controls tens of thousands of large and small immortal kingdoms, possessing outstanding comprehensive strength, and rightfully earns the reputation of the First Empire of Qinghan.
"Those servants of the Evernight Empire are simply audacious! They dare to repeatedly oppose my Radiant Divine Kingdom!"
"Yes! These horse-breeding slaves! Traitors! Bandits! They all deserve to die! And those celestial dynasties that have sided with them, they are complicit in their corruption and willingly degenerate!"
"They have betrayed justice and the light! They will be judged, and when the mighty army of my Divine Kingdom arrives, they will be utterly annihilated!"
In the Radiant Divine Capital, in the imperial court of the Radiant Immortal Palace, many civil and military officials submitted memorials filled with righteous indignation, requesting a formal declaration of war against the Evernight Empire.
It should be understood that once the war officially begins, it will affect the entire Qinghan Immortal Prefecture, and tens of thousands of immortal kingdoms and hundreds of millions of people will be drawn into the war.
However, these high-ranking ministers didn't consider all that. In their eyes, the people of the Evernight Empire were all pitiful rats in the darkness, who should be trampled underfoot. They shouldn't resist, much less be enemies of their own Divine Kingdom.
It's no wonder they think that way; the rise of the Evernight Empire is simply too legendary!
The Evernight Empire is located in the barren and desolate northern border of Qinghan Immortal Prefecture. The Radiant Divine Kingdom looks down on such a place, which has always been a place for them to exile criminals and slaves, a chaotic land without any order.
Who would have thought that such a legendary figure as the Evernight Monarch would emerge? Tens of millions of years ago, he unified the entire Northern Frontier Region and established the Evernight Empire. After tens of millions of years of vigorous development, he was able to rival his own Divine Kingdom.
After that, the Evernight Empire embarked on a large-scale expansion, and the snowball grew bigger and bigger, with tens of thousands of immortal dynasties joining its cause.
"My Lord, what you gentlemen say is right. This old minister also suggests that we formally send troops to the Evernight Empire. If we continue to let them develop, it will be a nightmare for the entire Qinghan Immortal Prefecture. As the first empire with the support of the people of Qinghan, our Radiant Divine Kingdom has an unshirkable responsibility to eradicate this cancer!"
Another veteran minister of the Radiant Divine Kingdom stepped forward. As a former elder of the previous dynasty, he still had some influence in the court.
After listening to the reports from all the ministers, the Lord of Light God had remained silent from his seat, looked down at the entire audience and then spoke majestically, "I have not waged war against Evernight all this time because I do not want to start a large-scale war that would cause the people of my Qinghan Immortal Prefecture to suffer."
"Hmph! Who would have thought that these people of Evernight would not repent and would repeatedly violate the borders of my Radiant Divine Kingdom!"
"I have decided to formally declare war on the Evernight Empire in three days, mobilizing tens of thousands of affiliated immortal kingdoms and sending an army of one hundred million to decide the fate of the world in one battle!"
The words of the Lord of Light God caused an uproar throughout the court!
Some shouted that the God was merciful, others that He was wise and sagacious. All the civil and military officials were extremely excited, as if they could already see the scene after their own Radiant Divine Kingdom destroyed the Evernight Empire and unified Qinghan.
Unifying Qinghan! This is something that countless empires throughout history have failed to achieve. After destroying Evernight, the prestige and strength of the Radiant Divine Kingdom will surely increase once again, and then we can truly control the entire Qinghan Immortal Prefecture!
After the decision to go to war was made, the next step was to discuss some details, and the court was once again filled with discussions.
"The eastern border is a crucial battleground. Once the war begins, the Evernight Empire will definitely deploy troops to the eastern border, attempting to cross the Hidden Immortal Sea and engage us in a decisive battle."
"Our vassal states over there are not very powerful, and they will probably fall to us very soon. Therefore, I suggest that we notify the countries there to prepare now and send large quantities of strategic materials over there."
After the old minister finished speaking, a minister dressed in a scarlet official robe suddenly remembered something and immediately stood up, cupping his hands towards the person in the main seat, and said, "Your Majesty! Speaking of the Hidden Immortal Sea, I have some latest news from there."
"The Azure Cloud Immortal Dynasty, one of our vassal states over there, has undergone a dramatic change. The Three Great Clans that originally controlled the court have all been executed, and now the Azure Cloud Empress is in power. The Azure Cloud Immortal Dynasty has developed rapidly during this period, almost to the point of being described as changing every day."
After the minister finished speaking, all the civil and military officials present, including the Lord of Light God, were somewhat puzzled. Azure Cloud Immortal Dynasty? Did their own country have such a vassal state?
Hmm... there were just too many vassal states. Who can remember all those small countries?
Is it even worth bringing up such a small, remote immortal dynasty in the imperial court? How far can a small immortal dynasty go with further development?
"Minister Fu, may I interrupt you for a moment? What level of immortal dynasty is this Azure Cloud Immortal Dynasty?" The old minister who had just submitted his memorial stepped forward to interrupt.