Thirty Years, a Currency War!

With nearly twenty years of peace, the Great Qin gradually began to resemble that of a celestial dynasty, with Dao Foundation Generals and civil officials...

It can be considered to have taken initial shape!

Although it's not a huge improvement, it's still much better than when the country first opened up...

The thirty-six provinces within the Great Qin were well-governed, their populations surged, and the region was thriving, especially the once restless and independent Rogue Cultivator...

As times changed, they gradually settled down and eventually became citizens of the Great Qin.

As long as they follow the established procedures, they can obtain a stable income to sustain their livelihood as practitioners, a far cry from their past life of bloodshed and violence...

They are already very far away from us.

Furthermore, the Great Qin established government offices and Demon Extermination Bureau at all levels, from prefectures and protectors down to counties and districts, effectively reducing the living space for Rogue Cultivator and Evil Cultivator to a minimum...

Currently, there are absolutely no evil cults at the Dao Foundation level within the entire Great Qin Dynasty. At most, they're just small fry in the Qi Condensation...

Moreover, their numbers are extremely limited, truly making them a symbol of prosperity Eight Seas!

Although within the Great Qin Dynasty, there were also Daoist academies and Lineage with demonic lineages, and even many Dao Foundation Devil Cultivator who had been granted the title of marquis...

However, these demonic cultivators are recognized as legitimate Devil Cultivator by the Great Qin.

They strictly followed the laws of the Great Qin, becoming self-sufficient, building pastures, grazing their livestock for food, and supplementing their diet with prisoners provided by local demon-suppressing offices and government departments...

It almost perfectly integrated the demonic path into the Great Qin's system!

Not to mention these Devil Cultivator--

Even the Warm Fragrance Pavilion run by the Qin Clan offered human pills for sale, creating an extremely strange balance between demonic cultivators and ordinary cultivators...

The so-called contradictions and ideas were reshaped under the laws of the Great Qin!

This further solidified the Great Qin dynasty's rule, and almost all factions submitted to the Qin Clan from the bottom of their hearts. After all, such a magnanimous force...

These days are rare!

This is why many Devil Cultivator reached a consensus to strictly abide by the laws of the Great Qin, even if they sometimes couldn't resist the urge to torture, kill, or perform blood sacrifices...

They would also deliberately travel outside the Great Qin Dynasty's territory to wreak havoc on other forces...

after all--

The evil Dharma Sect is what matters; what does it have to do with the cultivator?

In the past, countless Devil Cultivator cultivators were driven into bloodthirsty Mad Devil by worldly judgment, except for a very few madmen...

Most Devil Cultivator are actually quite healthy, both physically and mentally...

In the blink of an eye, the years have passed.

23rd year of the Great Qin Dynasty --

In this year, the Black Dragon Chamber of Commerce, after years of development and expansion, had spread throughout the Great Qin Dynasty, establishing hundreds and thousands of cultivation markets...

There are even faint signs that it is spreading to other sea areas!

Today, the Black Dragon Chamber of Commerce has become the Qin Clan's money bag, through its policy of forcibly promoting Qin Coin and controlling nearly 90% of the production capacity of various crafts...

This turned the Black Dragon Chamber of Commerce into a complete money-making behemoth!

Currently within the Great Qin, nearly 70% of the Spirit Stone on the market are recycled in the form of Qin Coin, and the Spirit Stone are then processed into Qin Coin...

The excess losses and price differences are the profits siphoned off from this!

Furthermore, by using products from various crafts, the Qin Clan promoted the circulation of currency. They then used Qin Coin to acquire all sorts of rare and precious items, continuously attracting treasures from both within and outside the world...

And all these treasures will end up falling on the Qin Clan family members!

Or it could be used for rewards and honors, constantly boosting the power of various factions within Great Qin, protecting the court, and making Great Qin only grow stronger...

With the Great Qin as its foundation, the Qin Coin faced almost no resistance in its expansion and circulated throughout the entire Eight Immortals Sea!

Even some extremely stubborn ancient sects...

Even they couldn't withstand the changing times!

Even though the Myriad Dharma Sect also issued a currency called "Myriad Dharma Coin," it had little effect, and almost no one was willing to pay for it...

The systems are the same, and the quality of the currency is the same.

However, the Myriad Dharma Coin could never compete with the Qin Coin, and the reason for this...

Ultimately, it comes down to purchasing power, trust levels, and the scope of dissemination; Qin Coin already have a head start...

Add to that the Great Qin, and you have three Core Formation warriors in one country!

It also boasts two-fifths of the area of the Eight Immortals Sea, a long history of use, and a complete production system...

This means that the Myriad Dharma Coin had little impact on the Qin Coin!

Moreover, currency wars are not like magic battles.

The systems involved are extremely complex, and the subtle logic of the whole cannot be learned by simply copying and pasting...

But in comparison--

The Myriad Dharma Sect's approach was, in fact, the most correct. At least within its own sphere of influence, it used Myriad Dharma Coin for settlement, thus avoiding the exploitation of Qin Coin...

Under the rule of the Mystic Sword Sect, which was almost completely overrun, currency settlements gradually shifted from the most primitive Spirit Stone system to Qin Coin...

The power of the Sha Spirit Sect was almost completely emptied by the Great Qin!

With the territory gone, and seventy to eighty percent of its affiliated forces also lost, the entire territory was on the verge of collapse...

The Joyous Union Sect also suffered greatly, but as an ally, it also profited considerably, only its currency was its Joyous Union Sect ' heel...

Then it gradually came under the control of the Great Qin!

While they are still allies, the Joyous Union Sect has gained the benefits of Qin Coin for nothing. However, if they were to turn against each other, the Qin Coin would directly impact their influence...

With the Great Qin Dynasty reclaiming large quantities of Spirit Stone, if the Great Qin were to interfere with the Qin Coin, or even completely cut off the supply, the Joyous Union Sect's ruling system would quickly collapse...

Many forces would even defect on the spot and submit to the Great Qin!

Qin Zhao personally built this commercial empire, and also used it to develop spies and secret agents, even though the Great Qin already had the Net and Shadow Secret Guard...

But one is for external affairs, and the other is for internal affairs.

The network of undercover agents Qin Zhao cultivated consisted of key figures from several Golden Core cultivation factions...

Dao Foundation stage, deacons at the Qi Condensation stage, and sect patriarchs belonging to the major Golden Core forces...

There are also core heirs of several major powers!

By corrupting them with money and then pressuring them with the might of the Great Qin, they could completely drain these forces. If war were to break out again in the future...

With just a call from the Great Qin Dynasty, Hundred Households responded!

What the Qin Clan wanted was to completely dismantle these Golden Core forces, thereby annihilating them in one fell swoop, and then wait for the right opportunity...

The Great Qin will surely unify the world!

Times change, Great Qin.

All nations submit, and unification will ultimately be achieved!

The 27th year of the Great Qin Calendar – within the Vast Dao Field.

With the creation of a purple-cloud-colored pill, Qin Lu finally refined his first Fourth-Tier spirit pill, officially becoming a fourth-grade Alchemist!

At the same time, his weapon-refining skills have also improved considerably, comparable to Rank-3 Artifact Refiner...

The sea of Divine Sense has also expanded further!

This Fourth-Tier Precious Pill, made primarily of Demon Core and supplemented with a vast array of treasures, is also Qin Lu's opportunity to break through to the Golden Core Middle Stage realm...

"With this pill, breaking through to the mid-stage is almost guaranteed. Since breaking through to the Golden Core, I've undergone nearly fifty years of arduous cultivation..."

"That's incredibly fast."

"With the blessing of a spiritual entity, coupled with an abundance of elixirs and treasures, and this Precious Pill, Golden Core Middle Stage nearly two hundred years old..."

"Tsk tsk~"

"In another hundred years or so, I should be able to reach the Golden Core Late Stage Perfection. At that time, I should start thinking about how to Nascent Soul Formation..."

"Only..."

"Where should I go to find this method of shattering the core Nascent Soul Formation the nascent soul..."