"Hong Ru, from this moment onward, you may carry this King's token and travel to the various sides, conveying the attitude that our Heaven Temple supports their founding of states.
"Of course, the prerequisite is that they must massively expand Heaven Temple shrines within their territories, worship the gods of our Heaven Temple, designate our Heaven Temple as their state religion, and specifically establish the position of Grand National Teacher. Regardless of its actual authority, its rank and status must be supremely honored. Moreover, the candidate for Grand National Teacher must be arranged by our Heaven Temple." The Nine Sun Divine King's instructions were exceedingly blunt. When he finished, the Nine Sun Divine King asked again, "Hong Ru, do you understand?"
Perhaps because Hong Ru had participated more extensively in this plan, he was not overly surprised upon hearing the Nine Sun Divine King's arrangements for the subsequent plan, though he did not yet fully understand them. Baili Fei, however, was somewhat unable to make sense of it, though he still grasped a few threads of its pulse.
"Your Highness Divine King, what about Luoyi?" After a brief moment of thought, Hong Ru understood the arrangements above.
"Leave Luoyi alone. Let them fight. The fiercer they fight, the better—best if they send troops to punish the disobedient. That would be best, and most advantageous to us," the Nine Sun Divine King said.
"Your Highness Divine King, this subordinate has gained some understanding."
By this point, Hong Ru had basically grasped the intentions of the Heaven Temple's upper echelon.
"Tell me."
"Yes!"
Hong Ru rose and pressed his palms together in salute. "Your Highness Divine King, from this day forward, a unified empire like Great Zhou must never again be allowed to appear.
"The Primordial Continent must split into dozens of