Dingzhou was in an uproar. Not only the Xie family, but also the influential clans from various commanderies were all desperately seeking contingency plans.
Under such intense public sentiment, even the regional governor dared not provoke widespread anger and could only feign ignorance.
Every family was well aware of the boundaries. They only resorted to such measures as a final desperate attempt to protect their clans, with no actual large-scale acts of aiding the enemy occurring. Fortunately, this prevented the involvement of the Metropolitan Commandant (Sima Ligao).
In no time, numerous envoys—some secretly, some openly, and even some from distant provinces—were all heading toward Chufeng Commandery.
Within Chufeng Commandery, Wu Ming quietly returned to his own Wujiabao (Wu Family Fortress).
“In the end, this place is still the best… Nothing beats my own humble nest, whether it’s a golden nest or a silver one!”
Wu Ming lay comfortably on a rocking chair specially made according to his past-life memory, lazily stretching his waist.
This was where he had first arrived after his transmigration, and where he had lived for quite some time. Naturally, it felt more familiar and relaxing than any other place.
After drinking a cup of tea and eating a few rabbit-shaped pastries, he leisurely went to the meditation room, ordered all the maids and servants not to disturb him, and then entered the Main Temple of the Primordial Deity.
“Hmm… The ‘Great Zhou’s Journey to the West’ world seems to be developing quite well… Unfortunately…”
Inside the Great Luo Hall, Wu Ming gazed at the white orb suspended in midair and the white threads continuously emerging from the void. He first showed satisfaction, then shook his head.
The Great Zhou world was nothing like his previous life, where information flowed freely. Here, even for ordinary farmers, the furthest place they might ever visit in their lives was the county town, rarely going beyond that.
Even by deploying the Reincarnators, it would not be easy or quick to popularize “The Great Zhou’s Journey to the West.”
After all, who in a chaotic era would have the leisure to read novels?
Take Wu Ming himself—he had deliberately inquired in the real world but still heard nothing about “The Great Zhou’s Journey to the West,” indicating how poorly it was received, enough to bring tears to one’s eyes.
“Fortunately, the spiritual threads are steadily increasing, which shows that as long as I persist, one day I will be able to materialize this world… forming a virtual fairyland!”
As a ruler, Wu Ming approached the creation of worlds and the selection of Reincarnators with caution.
Therefore, this virtual fairyland of “The Great Zhou’s Journey to the West” was merely a practice for him.
Only after confirming his ability to truly control the reincarnation tasks would he begin large-scale Reincarnator selection and missions.
“As for now, I should first solve the energy shortage problem of the Main Temple!”
Wu Ming glanced at the Main Temple’s data:
[Primal Energy Reserve: 944 units (previously averaged at 18,042 units)]
“At least the primal energy of the world has increased a bit… Was this from disrupting historical events, enabling Wu Zhi to seize Dingyuan Commandery and subdue Qi Lin?”
The Main Temple had the ability to draw primal energy from the world. Specifically, the more chaos and deviation from the original world’s destiny, the more primal energy could be stolen.
“Pity… Still too little…”
Wu Ming looked at the pool’s bottom, where a layer of purple liquid seemed unchanged compared to before, shaking his head again.
The increase in primal energy from this minor deviation in heavenly mandate was limited, barely balancing the Main Temple’s energy expenditure, and this was only possible because Wu Ming had already suspended all reincarnation tasks!
“Therefore… seeking new energy sources has become imperative!”
“But… I don’t need to go in person…”
Wu Ming waved his hand. Amid the churning primal energy pool, a droplet of purple world energy floated upward, rippling endlessly, containing a kaleidoscope of colors and the essence of the universe.
To a great cultivator, this was a world.
“Although the Main Temple’s exchange list includes divine artifacts, in reality, whether it’s the Yuanpin Tianzhu, Bingpo Han Zhu, or even the Three Purities puppets, they are all derived from the energy of the world and transformed through the Main Temple’s creative abilities… Thus, exchanging for them would be contrary to the fundamental principle!”
Wu Ming shifted his thoughts, and the Main Temple roared, manifesting a great ability—Creation of All Things!
As long as there was enough world essence, even entire worlds could be created!
The purple liquid quickly entered Wu Ming’s forehead. He shuddered, and moments later, a somewhat ethereal Yuan Shen flew out from his crown, clearly his second Yuan Shen, instantly formed and indistinguishable from his original Yuan Shen.
“Even my previous Yuanpin Tianzhu Yuan Shen cannot compare to this one…”
Feeling that this second Yuan Shen had even replicated all his abilities, Wu Ming sighed.
His previous Yuan Shen had naturally perished during the Tianming Jinren’s self-destruction, but for him, as long as his original body remained, creating another was just a matter of a moment.
Moreover, Wu Ming had a realization that if he spent another droplet of world energy, he could even give this second Yuan Shen a physical body identical to his own!
This was no simple duplication—it was a complete replication from the inside out, including even the soul’s aura, fate, and other intangible karmic elements, all transferred perfectly.
In other words, once created, even the will of heaven in the Great Zhou world would not be able to distinguish this Yuan Shen from Wu Ming himself, treating it as the original.
“If it comes to facing some heavenly calamity or great tribulation in the future, this Yuan Shen could even be used to bear the disaster!”
“This time, I’ll just send out the soul; there’s no need for a physical body…”
Wu Ming inhaled sharply, always being quite frugal with world energy.
Undoubtedly, even though the Main Temple had the power of the Great Luo, deploying a physical body and just a soul were two entirely different levels of consumption.
“Besides… since this is the first operation, I don’t know what issues might arise. If the Yuan Shen perishes, it’s no big deal. As long as my original self remains intact, the primal energy of the world can instantly replenish any soul loss. This is like having countless chances to start over…”
Leaving the Yuan Shen behind, Wu Ming returned to his meditation room.
“Ah!”
Upon opening the secret chamber’s door, he heard a startled cry from a young girl.
“It’s Xiuyun!”
Wu Ming smiled amusedly as Li Xiuyun hurriedly came forward to bow.
“Master, you’ve come out of retreat so quickly? I thought you would be secluded for a long time, just like last time!”
Although Li Xiuyun had cultivated Daoist techniques, she was now nervously twisting the hem of her skirt, clearly anxious and uneasy.
“Haha…”
Seeing her bashful expression, Wu Ming laughed heartily, his eyes flashing with sharpness: “Hmm? Your Dao cultivation is progressing well; you must be close to another breakthrough, right?”
“Y-yes…”
Although the Yellow Oriole sister had warned her not to reveal her strength to outsiders and even encouraged Li Xiuyun to run away and seek refuge with her, facing Wu Ming, Li Xiuyun completely forgot all of that.
“Good talent… but advancing in Dao cultivation isn’t simple!”
Wu Ming winked and whispered into Li Xiuyun’s ear: “Come to my room tonight; I’ll personally guide your training…”
Teasing the young girl was quite amusing.
Without looking back at the blushing beauty, her face flushed red down to her delicate neck, Wu Ming happily strode away.
…
While the real Wu Ming remained calmly seated at home, watching the world’s chaos unfold with amusement, occasionally enjoying flowers and tea and teasing beauties, his life was extremely leisurely and pleasant.
Inside the Main Temple’s Hall.
Wu Ming’s Yuan Shen arrived at the Great Luo Hall.
“The Main Temple has the ability to traverse countless worlds, even different dimensions and universes, and even time and space itself—it can be called ‘Great Luo’!”
Great Luo signifies eternal freedom across all times and spaces.
The power of Great Luo is the force that transcends all boundaries and traverses myriad worlds!
“Main Temple, search for suitable worlds…”
Wu Ming calmly issued the command, and instantly, the entire Great Luo Hall began operating rapidly.
[Ding! Task established! Searching commenced!]
Accompanied by the mechanical and grand voice of the Main Temple, Wu Ming felt the environment around him rapidly changing.
The surroundings transformed like a cosmic void, continuously shifting, with brilliant starry rivers swiftly receding, filled with a mysterious aura.
Innumerable world energies instantly radiated out, sensed by Wu Ming through the Main Temple.
“Shengu, Stars, Fusang…”
Each world was captured by Wu Ming, and he could even sense the Main Temple attempting to extract primal energy from them.
“These are all previously explored mature worlds. Although convenient and quick, making significant progress here will be troublesome…”
Wu Ming pondered:
“My fundamental purpose this time is to obtain the maximum amount of primal energy from worlds, so there are two requirements!”
“First, the world must be powerful, at least surpassing worlds like Fusang and Shengu. The more powerful the world, the richer its primal essence will be!”
Of course, worlds that were too powerful, even surpassing the Great Zhou world, were not to Wu Ming’s liking.
After all, if he could stir up storms in such worlds, wouldn’t he have already achieved his goals in the Great Zhou world?
Worlds with too many great cultivators were ultimately unsuitable for his current situation.
Even with the Main Temple, Wu Ming was not yet an Earth Immortal. He understood that progress must be gradual, and cultivation could not be rushed.
“And second, it should preferably be unexplored…”
The more Reincarnators there were, the more disruptions to fate, meaning the Main Temple had already drawn primal energy from the world once, and the amount it could provide afterward would be smaller, unless another major disruption was made, which would significantly increase the difficulty.
An unexplored world, like a blank canvas, offered the greatest potential with the least difficulty.
“Therefore… abandon all worlds the Main Temple has previously deployed…”
Wu Ming quickly eliminated the options: “Too far away! Worlds with overly strong crystal barriers, or those where heavenly will manifests and instinctively retaliates, must also be completely removed!”
These worlds were too hostile; not only would breaking through require more energy, but every step would be full of thorns. Naturally, Wu Ming would not go there to throw his life away.
Apart from these, the remaining options were all displayed before Wu Ming’s eyes.
“Hmm… if we rank worlds by strength, even in the great thousand worlds, the Great Zhou world is among the strongest first-tier worlds, with its primal essence manifesting as purple…”
Wu Ming discarded those worlds also marked as purple. Suddenly, his eyes lit up as a cyan sun appeared in his vision!
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