Li Qingyuan stood in the sky, looking down upon the Heaven Pillar Mountain Range and Central Divine Continent, his gaze stretching toward the Nine Provinces Continent.
He sensed the power of the Heavenly Dao's revival, as well as the dense Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy. The hundred-thousand-zhang Heavenly Dao Vortex was still expanding, its Heavenly Dao aura cascading down.
Within the Heaven Pillar Mountain Range, fourth-grade Spirit Veins, fifth-tier Spirit Veins, and sixth-tier Spirit Veins were all advancing.
There was even a main vein that had become a true Seventh-Tier Spirit Vein. Even the secluded cultivation grounds of the Body Integration Spirit Lord ancestors of ordinary Second-rate Immortal Sects were no better than this.
This place had already become a sacred land of cultivation.
Li Qingyuan took a deep breath, looked at everyone, and said, "In a hundred years, there are fifteen Early Soul Transformation Stage cultivators, thirteen thousand six hundred and fifty-four Nascent Soul cultivators, and hundreds of thousands—perhaps even several hundred thousand—Core Formation Cultivators."
"You have not slacked in your cultivation. I am greatly gratified."
The Nine Provinces cultivators looked fervent and devout as they bowed in worship. "It is all thanks to the Human Emperor's grace, allowing our Nine Provinces to revive and the Immortal Dao to flourish once more."
Li Qingyuan let out a long sigh. "Today's achievement is not mine alone."
"My master, the first Human Emperor, once said—Nine Provinces Revival: its success need not be achieved by me, but when it is achieved, there must be a part played by me."
"For the Nine Provinces to have reached this day, it took the sacrifices and persistence of sages from beyond ten thousand years ago, generation after generation of Human Kings, generation after generation of Heavenly Chosen. I am merely a fortunate man, standing with