One hundred and fifty-eight Longevity Realm cultivators appeared there.
The Past Body looked at them calmly.
Over a hundred were powerhouses from the Nine Provinces Four Regions. After that great battle, each had used the tribulation to break through to the Longevity Realm.
The remaining dozens were captured Longevity Realm cultivators who had obediently chosen to surrender.
But the Past Body had used the Heavens Civilization Torrent to reshape the minds of those who surrendered.
They had become Li Qing's most loyal subordinates, unmatched in devotion. There were about fifty-five of them.
As for the powerhouses from the Nine Provinces Four Regions, the Past Body would not fully trust any but a few.
Given sufficient benefit, they could betray him at any moment. That was reality.
The Past Body's gaze deepened. "First, congratulations to you all on reaching the Longevity Realm."
"Our next task is to conquer this continent formed from the fusion of over a hundred worlds."
"With this continent as its center, we will build a universe-spanning void civilization of our own."
"From this moment on, our civilization will be known as the Civilization Spreaders."
"You will spread the knowledge of every Dao Lineage: the Hundred Schools of Thought, the Buddhist Path, Monsters, Demons, and Confucianism."
"We will then hold imperial examinations. Those who demonstrate an understanding of any field of knowledge will be selected to study at academies in the various grotto-heaven worlds."
"Once they reach Foundation Establishment and master the True Law, they can be appointed mountain gods, earth gods, or water gods."
"They will rise through the ranks in the future, preparing for the Void Investiture of Gods War."
"This war will span ten thousand years, perhaps even hundreds of thousands or millions."
"Every one of you has a chance to reach the Immortal Realm,