"Greetings, Dao Lord!"
On the Eastern Desolation Star, in the Central Continent.
The location of the Dao Court.
In a magnificent, golden hall, Lu Li sat at the head of the table.
Below are the cultivators of the Dao Court.
Besides Yinyang Qingfan and others, many more familiar faces lined up on the left and right.
Xu Xiong, Yuanhao, Nether Toad, Heavenly Wolf, Golden Ape, Qiu Mingzi, and others are cultivators of the Demon Race.
Together with the Dao Court cultivators, they gathered in one place.
For all the cultivators, Lu Li's return was nothing short of earth-shattering.
Especially after sensing the indescribable aura of Immortal Dao emanating from Lu Li.
Even though Xuanzhenzi was already Fourth-Turn True Immortal, he still felt a chill.
"Please rise, everyone. There's no need to be so formal."
Looking at the crowd below, Lu Li waved his hand.
A hint of melancholy and emotion flickered in his eyes.
More than a hundred years have passed, and people seem to have not changed much.
But his State of Mind has changed drastically.
Besides meeting up with everyone and catching up, Lu Li had other purposes in returning to Imprisoned Dragon Heaven first.
"My temporary return is aimed at completely integrating the Great Xia Dynasty into the realm of Immortal Dao civilization."
"Although the Imprisoned Dragon Heaven has only recently been upgraded, it is still much stronger than the Great Xia in certain aspects."
"Upon returning, it is imperative to ensure that the two realms strengthen their communication."
"At the same time, it would be best to bring enough manpower to assist Great Xia, and with the resources I obtained in the Immortal Realm, let Great Xia step into the realm of Immortal Dao Civilization in one fell swoop!"
Lu Li's goal is clear.
The intention to return is quite clear.
And the first thing he did was to summon everyone so as to see how the Imprisoned Dragon Heavenly Dao Court had developed during the more than one hundred years he had been away.
What specific changes have been made? Only then can we better plan for the future.
As he pondered this, Yinyang Qingfan, who was standing at the head of the table below, stood up first and cupped his hands in a respectful gesture towards Lu Li.
"Since the Dao Lord wants to understand the current situation of the Dao Court..."
"I will then report to you in full, so that Your Dao Lord may have a complete understanding of the situation."
Lu Li nodded. "Okay, you can make the arrangements."
Yinyang Qingfan turned around and looked at a cultivator from the Artifact Manufacturing Division behind him.
The cultivator understood and made a hand Method Formula.
The bronze circular platform in the center of the main hall lit up.
A fist-sized orb of spiritual light floated in mid-air; it was the Dao Court's celestial surveillance Law Artifact.
Star-Eye Sentinel.
As the Law Artifact floated, Yinyang Qingfan simultaneously began narrating.
Thirty years after the Dao Lord's departure, the Heaven Surveillance Division and the Artifact Manufacturing Division joined forces to begin deploying the Star-Eye Sentinel.
"It now covers the entire Jichen Star Domain, and can even detect a few smaller starfields on the periphery."
Despite being neglected for nearly two hundred years, the Dao Court's development has not slowed down in the slightest.
It could even be described as a leap forward.
As Yinyang Qingfan mobilized the Star-Eye Sentinel.
The light curtain unfolded, revealing the entire panorama of the Eastern Desolation Star in the hall.
The details of each department are also presented in Yinyang Qingfan's narration.
" Dao Lord, the Army Suppression Division currently has a standing army of twelve million cultivators."
"They are stationed in major cities and key locations across the Eastern Desolation Star."
"There is also a reserve army of eight million, which will be rotated for garrison duty."
"They've been training non-stop for a century."
" The Artifact Manufacturing Division oversees more than 32,200 weapon-refining workshops, distributed across many main stars in the Eastern Desolation Star and the Jichen Star Domain."
"The annual production of Law Artifact has increased elevenfold compared to when the Dao Lord left."
"High-level Law Artifact can now be mass-produced, and the yield rate has stabilized at around 80%."
After saying that, the Star-Eye Sentinel's view shifted to an area in the northern part of the Eastern Wasteland.
Within the light screen, a massive marketplace spans between two mountain ranges.
Hundreds of weapon-refining pavilions are arranged among them, their spiritual light flashing and their furnaces burning continuously.
It was a weapon-refining workshop of the Dao Court.
Lu Li looked at the bustling market scene on the light screen and nodded.
"How is the supply of raw materials?"
" The Spirit Source Division can supply it completely."
"The total area of Dao Court has now quadrupled, and the number of mining sites has increased from two thousand to one hundred thousand."
"The major resource-producing areas within the Jichen Star Domain have all been incorporated into the Dao Court system."
"Besides that, there's also the Dao Propagation Division..."
The next three days.
The achievements, assets, and abilities of all twelve departments of the Dao Court were fully displayed before Lu Li's eyes.
The Dao Propagation Division currently has 47,700 monasteries on the Eastern Desolation Star and other main stars.
Children of ordinary people, as long as they are six years old or older, can enroll in school.
Those with Spirit Root can directly enter the monastery's training sequence after passing an examination.
Even those without Spirit Root can study professional courses related to spiritual cultivation.
There are corresponding disciplines for array formation theory, Spirit Plant cultivation, mineral vein exploration, and Law Artifact maintenance.
The number of students enrolled each year exceeds one billion.
After graduation, they were assigned to various departments of the Dao Court and local governments.
Those with outstanding talent in cultivation can be selected step by step to study at star-domain-level academies.
Ordinary people can read books, those with Spirit Root can cultivate themselves, and even those without Spirit Root have a way out.
This was the direction Lu Li initially set, and it has been refined and improved over the years.
Furthermore, the system of functions of the Dao Propagation Division Monastery has begun to demonstrate its great effectiveness.
In recent years, almost all the talents in the Dao Court have come from the monasteries.
Even the Teleportation Array Bureau, the last of the twelve divisions to be established, has made remarkable achievements.
The Teleportation Array Bureau is responsible for hypothetical transmission across prefectures, states, and even planets.
Countless teleportation arrays of various types have been laid out within the Jichen Star Domain.
Currently, there are 32 main lines and more than 140 branch lines.
Between the major cities, ordinary people can travel back and forth using teleportation arrays, with a one-way journey taking no more than an hour.
Inter-planetary teleportation takes a little longer, but it's still within a few days.
On the light screen, countless dots of light formed lines, connecting the entire star field into a net.
"Not only is inter-star-domain teleportation possible, but the Dao Court is also making progress in inter-star-domain teleportation!"
The sounds of Yinyang Qingfan, never ceased.
" The Dao Court's influence has now extended to the Nine Star Domains of the Imprisoned Dragon, the Ten Thousand Demons Domain, the Chaotic Star Domain, and so on, with strongholds and teleportation nodes established in almost all of them."
"However, the foundation is still shallow, mainly focusing on trade and resource cooperation, and the Dao Court system has not been implemented on a large scale."
Hearing this, Lu Li slowly turned his gaze away from the light screen.
He glanced around at everyone in the hall.
For over a hundred years, while he was away, these people transformed the Dao Court into a system spanning across star regions.
Both mortals and cultivators lived in peace and tranquility, the people's livelihood was well-ordered, the military strength was sufficient, and the logistics were solid.
To be honest, it was better than he expected.
In that case, we can't afford to make small-scale moves this time.
After listening to all the reports, Lu Li stood up.
All eyes turned to them.
"Alright, I understand the general situation."
"The foundation of the Imprisoned Dragon Heaven is stronger than I expected."
"In that case, things are likely to get quite busy from now on."
Looking at Yinyang Qingfan, Lu Li took a deep breath and spoke with certainty.
"Draft a list of proposals within three days."
"I will select key personnel from various departments of the Dao Court to form a special team. The number of personnel, supplies, and array support must all be clearly listed. After that, I will lead you to contact another realm!"