At the summit of the Qinling Mountains, Su Mu sat cross-legged on a giant rock, meditating with his eyes closed.
Spiritual flames surrounded Su Mu.
After a long while, Su Mu suddenly opened his eyes and slowly exhaled a breath of stale air.
His cultivation level has advanced further.
Su Mu was overjoyed; this Cultivation Method was indeed very fast.
Improving one's cultivation level is a great thing.
After calculating the time, Su Mu felt that there should be news from the West Sea King by now, so he returned to his house, closed his eyes, and headed towards the Youtian Realm.
"Any news from the West Sea King?"
Su Mu found the eldest princess and asked her a question.
"There's news. Although the other three guys were a bit reluctant, they all agreed after hearing that you Dao Lotus."
Furthermore, it came with many favorable conditions, some of which I find puzzling.
The eldest princess handed over Jade Slip, which had been sent by the other party. It said that not only could markets be built, but other sea monsters would also come to trade.
They could even reach some agreements with Great Liang, exchanging resources and goods.
If it were truly just about exchanging goods, that would be one thing, but the conditions here are clearly designed to benefit the Great Liang.
"These guys are up to no good."
Su Mu glanced at it and immediately understood the princess's worries.
"You noticed it too," someone said, "Offering benefits for no reason must have an ulterior motive."
Su Mu nodded. "I heard that these guys have all reached the Spirit Transformation stage, and the Heavenly Tribulation they're about to face is extraordinary. If I'm not mistaken, they probably don't want me to protect them with the Dao Lotus."
Dao Lotus can help the other party withstand the Heavenly Tribulation.
Since the other party knows what Dao Lotus said, they must also know about this matter.
Therefore, Su Mu suspected that the other party had this intention.
The eldest princess was startled, then immediately realized what was happening.
Yes, at their level, there's not much else that can move them.
It's highly likely that this is what they came for.
"What should we do then?"
The princess panicked a little. Helping the other party Tribulation Transcendence would consume two Dao Lotus fragments!
Su Mu didn't take it seriously. "If they're offering me benefits, I'll just accept them. But as for getting me to use the Dao Lotus, that's not so simple."
Su Mu was still thinking about Three Flowers Gather at the Crown as soon as possible. It was absolutely impossible for Su Mu to use the Dao Lotus to help the other party offset the Heavenly Tribulation.
Su Mu has already decided that she should try to avoid using Dao Lotus as much as possible in the future.
The eldest princess thought for a moment and realized that if Su Mu was unwilling to use it, these three guys couldn't force him.
Thinking about it that way, she felt relieved.
"By the way, I think it's time for the Great Liang to change its emperor. When are you going back to make that old man abdicate in your favor?"
Su Mu changed the subject and brought up another matter.
The Great Liang is now advancing into the Savage Wilderness and untamed lands, and is about to cooperate with the four great sea kings, which will naturally increase the strength of the Great Liang.
And the National Fortune will rise accordingly.
If the eldest princess were to inherit the throne, the benefits would be self-evident.
Furthermore, Su Mu didn't have much affection for that old emperor, so it would be better to let the eldest princess become emperor instead.
The eldest princess was taken aback; she hadn't expected Su Mu to bring this up so suddenly.
Why... why do I have to become the emperor?
"I'm not familiar with that guy. What I'm doing now benefits Great Liang, indirectly giving the benefits to him. So I might as well give them to you. I think it's worth it."
Su Mu spoke the truth.
He didn't have the power to interfere in such matters before, but things are different now.
Su Mu has the strength and ability.
The eldest princess felt a slight, inexplicable joy upon hearing this.
"If you don't know what to say, I'll speak to him. We'll just have him step down. It won't be that complicated."
In the Immortal Cultivation Realm, strength reigns supreme. If Su Mu has the power, he can simply go over and force the other party to step down. The other party won't dare to utter a single word.
At this point, Su Mu couldn't help but raise an eyebrow slightly.
Running over there and forcing an emperor to abdicate—that's still quite a thrill.
"Forget it, I'll go myself. Now that I'm blessed with Fortune, I don't need to worry about the National Fortune turning against me when I do this kind of thing."
Becoming an emperor isn't easy; at the very least, you need a lot of Fortune.
If one lacks such Fortune and yet attempts to seize the throne, they will only bring about their own destruction.
The eldest princess is currently Fortune and is now capable of assuming the position of a ruler.
Seeing that the other party said that, Su Mu did not insist.
The market town is about to begin its cultivation.
There are four training sites in total, each corresponding to a major sea area.
Considering that once this market opens, there will definitely be a huge number of Demon Cultivator coming and going, it was planned and built to the specifications of a city.
The skilled cultivators worked through the night to complete the project, while the array masters began drawing up the array formations.
Subsequently, array masters were dispatched to survey the sea area and construct several Teleportation Array.
This ensures that there is sufficient distance between them.
Su Mu took this matter very seriously.
With the Teleportation Array, these sea monsters will be more motivated to come to the market, reducing everyone's time.
Just like the saying goes, "If you want to get rich, build roads first."
Speaking of this, it seems that after the teleportation train was launched, Huaxia's economy began to take another leap forward.
Previously, express delivery would take about three days to arrive if the distance was too far, but now it can arrive at home in almost a day.
Moreover, the shorter travel time has led to more frequent travel, boosting consumption.
The economic improvement is extremely evident.
I used to think that hundreds of kilometers, taking a high-speed train for four or five hours, was a very long distance, but that's no longer the case.
Traveling from south to north takes only a few minutes, making it much easier to appreciate the magnificent landscapes of our motherland.
Knowing this, Su Mu was quite concerned about the Teleportation Array array.
Having confirmed that there were no problems here and that the market area was under construction, Su Mu stopped worrying about it.
The eldest princess is extremely busy these days, and after all the major immortal merchants learned of this, they all requested to set up shop in the market.
And this is required in every market town.
Other smaller, vassal states also followed suit.
Dealing with these matters kept the eldest princess extremely busy and overwhelmed.
Incidentally, she was also considering having her father abdicate.
She didn't mean it that way before, but things are different now.
Having expanded so much territory in this Savage Wilderness, we now have a market town.
After hearing Su Mu's words, she also felt that she should consider this matter.
While the eldest princess was busy and dizzy, Su Mu returned to Earth.
My best friend's wedding isn't far off.
Su Mu tidied herself up; she didn't need to change her clothes, as she was used to wearing them.
Arriving at the foot of the Qinling Mountains on his sword, Su Mu decided to keep a low profile and prepared to take the teleportation train.
This is much faster than Sword Flight.