Casting the Net

"Do you think I'd let you cheat?" Yang Ning chuckled as he watched Huixiu's actions.

He certainly knew that Qi Refining cultivators could fly, but he still agreed to the suggestion that Qi Refining Stage cultivators from the Taiheng Sect enter the arena.

Why?

It's because they can't fly within the Great Ming Kingdom!

[The Great Supreme Art: Mouth Containing Heavenly Edict]

This Divine Ability is similar to the great prophecy in Western fantasy novels; both are abilities where words become law.

Emperor Jiang Yun used this to fight back then.

However, Yang Ning combined this Divine Ability with his own <Deep Blue Contract> and developed another way to use it!

"The Mouth Containing Heavenly Edict" is Divine Ability that takes effect simply by speaking it aloud, while the Deep Blue Contract is a contract that stipulates the terms and conditions for breach of contract between the two parties and takes effect immediately upon breach.

Yang Ning then verbally explained the rules, which were then solidified using the <Deep Blue Contract>, thus gaining the ability to formulate rules, systems, and laws for this country.

He first obtained authorization from Hengming, and then made various attempts within the Great Ming Kingdom.

He initially set a rule that all citizens of the Great Ming Kingdom would be automatically exempt from the effects of Divine Ability such as Soul Searching and Memory Probing.

However, after research, it was discovered that setting rules is not something that can be done simply by speaking; it requires the expenditure of Law Power.

The Law Power consumed is a one-time event, but the rules established are permanent; therefore, the Law Power consumed is extremely terrifying.

The simpler the rule, the less Law Power it consumes; the more complex the rule, the more Law Power it consumes.

If this rule involves the rules of heaven and earth, or external cheats, then the Law Power consumed is endless and cannot be seen in the end!

For example, if Yang Ning wanted all the Great Ming Kingdom to acquire the rule-based ability "Heaven Rewards Diligence," the Law Power he would need to consume would be virtually inexhaustible.

However, if it only increases the cultivation talent of the Great Ming Kingdom by 1‰, his current Talisman Realm Law Power is enough to support it.

This Divine Ability is clearly not used in this way. Since he is the supreme being, it would be reasonable for him to use the Law Power of ordinary people.

However, the <Great Supreme Art> he obtained was incomplete; it lacked this part.

It's likely that Emperor Jiang Yun didn't have this part of the story, otherwise he wouldn't have died so easily.

Yang Ning wanted to formulate more complex rules, but was limited by insufficient Law Power, so he developed another Divine Ability called the Ten-Tailed Demon!

As we all know, when the tailed beasts in Naruto were first born, they were only the size of a cat, but a thousand years later, they were each as big as a mountain.

How much have they grown in the past thousand years?

After absorbing them all, how much stronger has the Ten-Tails become compared to a thousand years ago?

Isn't this essentially like a collection of Law Power balls nurtured outside the body, capable of self-cultivation?

Such life forms truly exist in the Cultivation World; they're readily available.

For example, ghosts are an aggregate of ghostly energy and soul; such beings can also cultivate themselves.

Yang Ning studied the life characteristics of elemental life and ghosts in depth, and then tried to cast a soul-pointing spell on his Law Power ball to give it life.

Once it comes into being, it can cultivate itself and grow on its own. If a contract is made with it, one can use its Law Power at any time.

Isn't this the same as raising a tailed beast yourself?!

If he raises a hundred or eighty of them, will he still lack Law Power?

However, the initial attempts were unsuccessful; as soon as the Law Power was released outside the body, it would gradually dissipate into the air.

However, if Law Power is insufficient, then Lawful Nightmare Power.

Because of its different nature, Kenenshi 'Lawful Nightmare Power wouldn't disintegrate in the air, so Yang Ning seized the opportunity to restore its soul.

Although it was very faint, an Enlighten Spirit was indeed born!

This Enlighten Spirit couldn't restrain a very large body. Yang Ning prepared a ball of Lawful Nightmare Power the size of a basketball, but it could only restrain a tiny bit the size of a fingernail.

Such life forms struggle to even develop self-awareness, rendering them utterly useless to cultivators.

However, Yang Ning possessed Spirit Realm, which allowed him to directly create life within it and then log into the other world.

Once it logs in using the Spirit Realm Otherworld app, it gains consciousness.

Once consciousness is present, the soul can generate fluctuations. As long as fluctuations can be generated, one can recite Daoist texts and cultivate Divine Ability.

Having practiced the White Dragon Swallowing Absorption Technique, these tailed beasts will naturally grow stronger over time.

Because these creations were made by the Lawful Nightmare Power, they were pitch black, lumpy, like a round, rolling black mist, and could drift and fly with the wind.

Yang Ning thought they looked a bit like the coal spirits who helped the boiler man in Spirited Away, so he called them Ink Sprite.

Ink Sprite can only grow from the size of a fingernail to the size of a bowling ball, and then they begin to divide, producing countless smaller Ink Sprite to continue expanding their population.

Yang Ning created only two, and after feeding them enough Spiritual Qi, the two became 20,000, then 200,000, and then 2 million!

Even Australian rabbits don't reproduce as many times as they do.

Yang Ning used the Law Power contributed by 20 million Ink Sprite for one day to add a rule to the Great Ming Kingdom.

"Any cultivator in the Qi Refining Stage who needs to fly at an altitude of 30 meters or higher must apply to the local aviation authority for designated airspace!"

Although there are no airplanes in the sky of the Ming Dynasty now, there will be sooner or later. Policies are always forward-looking, and if they are formulated now, they will be useful sooner or later.

There are many similar rules, such as prohibiting Qi Refining cultivators from harming cultivators below the Qi Refining Stage without cause, which prevents Qi Refining cultivators from massacring entire cities.

Qi Refining cultivators are prohibited from fighting in densely populated areas such as villages, towns, and cities!

This is to prevent Qi Refining cultivators from fighting in the city center like the Hulk and Abominations.

The function of the Ink Sprite goes beyond this. Like a battery or Spirit Stone, it can supply cultivators with Law Power for cultivation. If it becomes widespread, it will greatly reduce the time it takes for cultivators to accumulate Law Power.

For example, an ordinary person would need to accumulate three hundred years to break through from the Supernatural Power Realm to the Talisman Realm, but if there were ten thousand Ink Sprite, it might only take three years.

Blood Activating Tablet and Jade Bone Dragon Marrow Pill are affordable for everyone, shortening the time it takes for cultivators to progress from the first level of physical cultivation to the Eighth Level of Body Refinement from six years to two years, or even one year.

The Yang God Method allows cultivators who would otherwise need to spend years, decades, or even have no hope of inducing Qi to Qi Induction to successfully do so in just half a year, even if they are stuck at the tenth level of the Body Refinement Realm.

The Ink Sprite can enable cultivators to advance from the Qi Refining First Level to the Qi Refining Fourth Level in just six months, and from the Qi Refining Fifth Level to the sixth Qi Refining in only three years!

This time period used to be three hundred years!

Science and technology are the primary productive forces!

With the support of technology, cultivators in the new era can complete in just five years the journey that took their predecessors hundreds of years, and in five and a half years, they can go from just embarking on the path of cultivation to reaching the Talisman Realm.

At this time, the boy might only be 18 years old, which in his previous life would be equivalent to graduating from high school!

Once the Great Ming Kingdom is fully established and twelve years of compulsory education is implemented, every high school graduate may have the cultivation level of the Talisman Realm!

University graduation, Golden Core Stage?

Yang Ning shook his head. It was still an exaggeration. People from the Spirit Realm could reach such a level, but for a local to achieve this, it would be one in ten thousand.

The next realm after the Talisman Realm is the seventh level of Qi Refining, the Golden Core Stage!

The method of advancement is also simple: accumulate Law Power to evolve the two-dimensional talisman into a three-dimensional talisman block, which is technically called Talisman Form.

Then the Talisman Form transforms into a talisman pill, which is the stage of the False Core Realm.

After nine cycles of transformation, the false elixir becomes the golden elixir, which is the realm of the golden elixir.

The entire process is divided into three stages: the Talisman Form, the false elixir, and the golden elixir. These three stages share three similar characteristics.

It consumes time, Mental Power, and resources.

The key is that even the earlier Talisman Realm have a time limit, while the lifespan of the Supernatural Power Realm cultivator is only around 300 years.

Therefore, if one simply seeks out a sacred mountain to cultivate in seclusion without consuming resources, one is destined not to form a golden core before one's lifespan ends.

Many cultivators often consume a large portion of their lifespan at the Supernatural Power Realm, to the point that they cannot continue until they reach the Talisman Realm and perish on their cultivation path.

Such cultivation demands are beyond the means of ordinary people, and even small Lineage and sects cannot withstand such resource consumption. Many sects and Lineage go bankrupt halfway through their cultivation journey and are unable to continue.

"Tsk tsk tsk, robbing money, robbing pills, robbing snacks. The Golden Core Stage is so taxing, no wonder cultivators are all so vicious and fond of robbery." Yang Ning shook his head. This is the charm of technology.

Cultivators do not engage in production; they simply live off their accumulated wealth.

If it weren't for the Hengming Tower and the Half-Immortal Artifact from several sects constantly absorbing Spiritual Qi, the immortals of this Tai Heng Star would have long since given up their cultivation. Although the Solar True Force obtained from the sun is abundant, very little of it is converted into the Five Phases Spiritual Qi that humans can absorb.

On the contrary, the Netherworld was constantly spewing out ghostly energy. If it weren't for Taiheng and a few Half-Immortal Artifact, the amount of ghostly energy in this world would have long surpassed the Five Phases Spiritual Qi.

At that time, this world might become a ghost realm, filled with Ghost Immortal.

But scientists and technologists understand the principles of scientific progress, technological explosion, and resource explosion.

If there's no Spiritual Qi, create it yourself; if there are no elixirs, refine them yourself; if materials are scarce, grow them yourself.

Harsh planting conditions? Then try genetic modification, grafting, or cultivation—there's always a way!

In between his studies, Yang Ning looked toward the battlefield of Linyang.

The nest has been dug up enough; it's time to close the net!

Just after Huixiu took flight, he discovered that not only could he not lift himself, but it also seemed as if someone had set up a restriction in the sky, making it impossible for him to fly!

He had to find another way, such as studying military formations and then concentrating all the strength of his troops on himself.

"That red-faced Great Han, dare you fight me for three hundred rounds!" On this day, Huixiu finally found her chance.

He encountered Guan Yu, who was lurking not far from him, on the battlefield!

"Why wouldn't I dare!" Guan Yu knew, of course, that he was a cultivator from the Huijia Family, and a Talisman Realm, which was why he had been avoiding him before.

It doesn't matter if he kills some soldiers, they'll all respawn.

Today, he finally stopped hiding it!

There must be a reason why Guan Yu opens his eyes!

What does this mean?

You're a murderer!

He rode a chestnut horse, moving swiftly like the wind, and Huixiu at Hui Xiu, wielding his Green Dragon Crescent Blade.

He appeared to be a single person, but behind him, tens of thousands of streams of Law Power energy were connected to him. This was a military formation technique invented by Qi Jiguang long ago, but which had only become widespread in the last six months.

"You can, but you think I can't?!" Huixiu also activated the military formation and then raised her spear.

He practiced swordsmanship in the sect, but on the battlefield, a spear was more effective.

"May I ask your name, General?" Guan Yu called out.

"Hua Xiu!" Huixiu roared, raised his spear, spurred his horse, and charged straight at Guan Dao.

At the point where the weapons clashed, his spear snapped in two!

"Huh?" Huixiu was taken aback and quickly turned her head to dodge.

But this wasn't a mortal battlefield, it was a battlefield of immortals and heroes. In the short time it took to be distracted, the sword had already slashed ten times!

He only felt a chill on his neck before the scene in front of him began to invert.

"Bang!"

Although his head was severed and he was doomed, he could still hold on for a while because of his Law Power.

He could even come back to life if someone immediately put his head back on.

But Guan Yu raised his hand and struck again, splitting his head in two!

Feeling the sharp blade cleave through her hard skull, Huixiu surge of energy, her mind clearer than ever before.

He finally knew how he had died.

First, something's wrong with that knife; it's excessively sharp, capable of cutting through his top-grade Spirit Artifact spear!

Secondly, he had already Talisman Realm, making him a cultivator of the same level as himself. He had underestimated his strength!

The next second, boundless darkness swallowed his consciousness!

"How is this possible!" Behind Huixiu, more than a hundred members of the Huijia Family were dumbfounded.

When did Guan Yu become this powerful?

Wait, now's not the time to think about that!

With Huixiu dead, no one can stop Guan Yu now!

"Kill!" Guan Yu roared and charged towards them!

"You, you can't kill us! We are members of the Taiheng Hui clan!"

"The man you just killed was the eighteenth son of our Lineage! You're finished, you're doomed! Not only will you die, but your eldest brother, your third brother, and the entire Shu Han will die too!"

Guan Yu ignored them completely; with a flash of his blade, a life was lost.

We let you experience the thrill of battle earlier, and now you actually think you're great generals?

If we don't lure you onto the battlefield, where will we find so many Qi Refining Stage disciples to kill?