Thirty Years, the Great Qin Calendar!
Snowflakes drift down, blanketing everything in silver.
When spring arrives, all beasts cry out.
The Great Qin is renowned Eight Seas, and the people under its rule number far more than ten thousand!
The Supreme Mystery Sea Region entered the Great Qin, which divided it into prefectures and established protectorates, adding eighteen new prefectures and fifty-four protectorates, its national power and prestige were awe-inspiring...
In total, the Great Qin now has thirty-six provinces and one hundred and eight protectorates!
Its vast territory stretches across five seas, encompassing over ten thousand islands, making it a true nation of a thousand islands, a land of peace and prosperity...
All kinds of orthodox sects were either expelled, split up into separate factions, became powerful Lineage or established academies...
More often, they absorbed the legacy into the Twelve Heavenly Academies, making it one of their factions and consolidating the Great Qin's rule...
Some other Daoist temples were divided into the Thirty-Six Earth Academy...
The Earth Academy also Dao Foundation foundations, but they mostly specialize in one particular path, favoring the general public, selecting the best among them to enter the Heavenly Academy...
Thus, the system was formed where students first studied at local Daoist academies, with the best advancing to the Earth Academy, and then the most outstanding among them entering the Heavenly Academy, and upon graduation...
Most of them entered the imperial court as officials and became Imperial Dynasty Cultivator!
With a systematic talent cultivation program, countless talented young people will emerge in just a few years, dedicating themselves to the Great Qin Dynasty and contributing to Great Qin development!
In a single leap, the territory of the Great Qin Dynasty occupied one-third of the Eight Immortals Sea!
Its territory is now unknown in size; it is only known that an ordinary Qi Condensation cultivator could fly from its easternmost point to its southernmost point...
We need to fly non-stop for three or four months!
Including rest stops, it will take at least six months. If there are any unforeseen circumstances, a single flight could take at least six months to a year...
If you were to sail, it would take at least three or four years to make the trip.
With the continuous expansion and restructuring of the Great Qin that year, the entire Eight Immortals Sea showed signs of prosperity...
It's as if the strife vanished with the demise of the Supreme Mystery Immortal Sect...
Long-lost peace.
It puts people at ease; it seems that Eight Immortals Sea hasn't been this peaceful in a long time...
In that same year, on a day of lasting peace, the Qin Kingdom officially introduced its calendar, using it as a unified standard for chronology...
Number: Great Qin Calendar!
This peaceful year was the first year of the Great Qin Dynasty calendar!
This will also mark the beginning of the Qin Dynasty's Great Qin. From the start of the Great Qin calendar, the Great Qin will truly take off!
Flowers bloom and fade, people leave and tea grows cold.
Cultivation knows no time; once the Dao is achieved, all is vanity. Looking back, loved ones are gone, white hair has grown, the sun and moon are still, only the Dao heart remains clear...
3rd year of the Great Qin Dynasty --
Qin Minghan, a third-generation disciple of the Qin Clan, successfully comprehended the Dao Law and broke through to the Dao Foundation Realm, becoming the first among the third-generation disciples of the Qin Clan to achieve this...
The first person to break through to the Dao Foundation!
All of this was experienced by the eldest grandson of the Qin Clan, who endured many years of hardship, witnessed the separation and death of his brothers, and also witnessed the rise and fall of his Lineage...
A power derived from the principles of the Wood Dao slowly emanated from his body!
Suddenly, an imperial phantom slowly materialized from behind him, its comprehended Dao Law being none other than the King Wood Dao Principles created by Qin Lu...
He was also the second person from the Qin Clan to comprehend the King Wood Dao Principles!
"I am Qin Minghan!"
"Today, I will prove the Dao of King Wood and ascend to the Dao Foundation Realm!"
"Three months from now, I will begin preaching!"
"Anyone with the right affinity may discuss the Way!"
The resounding roar, like surging ocean waves, carried for miles; its regal majesty had already taken hold, a testament to its innate power...
And this matter--
Unintentionally, it became a topic of conversation among many cultivators, with some saying that Qin Minghan would inherit the throne and become the second king of the Great Qin...
Some say that Qin Minghan is unknown, has little reputation, few military achievements, and is unworthy of his position, making it impossible for him to inherit the great cause of Great Qin...
But is the rumor really true?
Outsiders might not know, but the Qin Clan clan knows Qin Minghan's background best. Over the years, the war has been ongoing...
In every war, Qin Minghan has killed countless enemies!
However, he was secretive in his actions, low-key and composed, and never acted on impulse. The number of Qi Condensation cultivators who died at his hands was no less than a hundred or a thousand...
There were also seventy or eighty people!
He even poisoned over ten thousand True Martial Realm Warrior, yet remained unknown. This was his disguise, and also a form of self-protection...
Whether it was Qin Mingyue or Qin Mingdao, they both caught the eye of Gao Xiu because they stood out too much on the battlefield...
Qin Minghan is intelligent and patient; this is the secret to his survival and remaining unscathed until now. Only a genius can survive...
That's what you call a genius!
And now, having broken free of the cocoon and transformed into a butterfly, one has attained the Dao Foundation Realm...
He no longer needed to endure or pretend; now he was the next successor of the Great Qin Great Qin, and its second king!
Later generations also referred to him as: King Qin Han!
Three months later--
The day Qin Minghan preached was also the day he took office...
When all the immortals came to pay homage, he ascended the throne as Qin Wang.
Qin Minghan will ascend the throne. The long-shattered Tai'e Sword, now connected to the royal destiny, will gather Kingly Qi and be reforged...
The Tai'e Sword thus gained its second master!
It also became the sword of successive Qin Wang, a national treasure of Great Qin, and the majesty of the King Wood was once again revealed to the world...
It will serve as a foundation, continuously passed down through the long river of history!
A new king ascends the throne, and all the immortals pay homage.
Qin Minghan was in charge of external affairs, while Qin Mingyi was in charge of internal affairs. Over the years, the world submitted to them, and many talented people emerged within the clan, although most of them had mediocre potential...
However, with systematic training and the support of massive resources...
No matter how incompetent the Qin Clan family members may be, they are still capable in both literature and martial arts, strong enough to fight external enemies and able to maintain order internally...
In an ordinary seventh or eighth-rank clan, that would be considered a leader of a revitalized clan, a prodigy, someone who could uphold the clan's reputation!
The Qin Clan's doctrines emphasize admiration for strength, strict laws, self-discipline, and justice. One may lack talent, but never virtue; one may be bloodthirsty and licentious, but never lack intelligence or a strong mind...
The Qin Clan can embrace all complexities; as long as one's heart is firm and one's virtue is high, there is boundless possibilities!
That's why--
The Qin Clan family members are revered by thousands, yet no one dares to underestimate them in the slightest. The Qin Clan's rigorous selection process...
It must be a high-quality product!
5th year of the Great Qin Dynasty --
Qin Island —above the Efang Immortal Palace!
The heavenly tribulation rolled in, the Four-Nine Lightning Tribulation arrived, and ten thousand insects looked up to the sky and cried out in unison, their cries shaking the heavens, even those as weak as ants...
But they also possess the courage to face lightning head-on!
"Roar!"
The roar, like that of a dragon and an insect, stirred up thunder, and the Qing Centipede soared into the sky, facing the lightning as if to declare war on the heavens...
The Lightning Tribulation struck, its roar never ceasing!
Thunderous beasts roar, dragons howl across the eight directions!
Countless dragon beasts and insects roared towards the heavens and earth, seemingly offering their praise to the sole Dragon King...
Whether it's the Cold Glaze Crocodile Flood Dragon Clan, the Black Water Dragon Tortoise Clan, or the Heavenly Firmament Dragon Centipede Clan from the Azure Insect Abyss...
The three races resounded together, gathering countless Dragon Qi!
Until the very end--
All the lightning bolts fell, and then a three-colored bolt of lightning struck...
The Qing Centipede, dragging its broken body, clashed head-on with the three-colored thunder dragon until the Lightning Tribulation dissipated, and the Qing Centipede finally ushered in its final transformation!
If one breaks through to the Third-Tier, it is the process by which countless dragon beasts, through mastering the Dao Law, purify their bloodline and thus transform into true dragons...
So, after breaking through to the Fourth-Tier, one faces the baptism of heavenly lightning.
It is a further step, purifying the bloodline, transforming into True Dragon...
Now!
The Qing Centipede was enveloped in a ball of lightning, much like a butterfly emerging from its cocoon. A figure within the lightning ball writhed and reconstructed itself...
The moment of breaking free from the cocoon--
A colossal azure dragon flew towards the Nine Heavens...
Its size remained largely unchanged, only becoming more harmonious; hundreds of pairs of fluttering insect limbs were dissolved by the Lightning Tribulation...
Only four legs remained, each with three claws; the dragon horns grew increasingly long, and the scales were evenly distributed. Overall, it appeared...
It's practically indistinguishable from True Dragon!
The differences are twofold: firstly, True Dragon have five claws, not three; secondly, there are differences in the dragon's eyes...
The Qing Centipede is a dragon that evolved from a centipede...
Therefore, the dragon's eyes still retain some characteristics of a centipede, but they don't look too different from a dragon's, although the inside of the pupils...
There are still things similar to compound eyes.