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Chapter 303 Heaven and Earth Change, Heaven and Man Form

royal palace.

The Hall of Nourishing Heart.

Zhou Chen's mind was completely absorbed in the system.

Seeing that the system upgrade was 99.9% complete, Zhou Chen was filled with anticipation.

After more than a month, the system is finally almost finished upgrading. It's been a long and difficult process!

This is all thanks to Zhou Chen's suppression of those who entered the world during this period, which weakened the strength of a large number of aristocratic families and greatly boosted the fortune of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Otherwise, the system upgrade process probably wouldn't have been this fast.

When the progress bar reached 100%, a heavenly sound rang out.

【Ding……】

System upgrade complete.

【Ding……】

[The new user protection period has ended; the check-in system has been upgraded to allow one check-in per month.]

【Ding……】

[Do you wish to start this month's check-in?]

Hearing the series of notification sounds from the system, Zhou Chen frowned slightly.

Before the system was upgraded, it required one sign-in per day.

Now, after the upgrade, it has become a monthly sign-up system.

Compared to before, there are significantly fewer opportunities to sign in.

Zhou Chen frowned, preparing to sign in first to see what changes had been made to the sign-in process after the system upgrade.

at this time.

Sudden.

The ground was shaken.

The entire Hall of Mental Cultivation began to shake.

"what happened?"

Zhou Chen composed himself and immediately stood up.

"Could it be an earth dragon turning over?"

Feeling the tremors in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, Zhou Chen's expression turned solemn.

Since ancient times, the earth turning over is no small matter.

Especially in this feudal dynasty, a sudden reversal of fortune would be a major disaster.

"Cao Zhengchun".

Zhou Chen had just finished speaking.

"The old slave is here."

Cao Zhengchun appeared silently and bowed to Zhou Chen.

"Go and investigate immediately what's causing this shaking and where it's starting."

Zhou Chen said to Cao Zhengchun.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Cao Zhengchun turned and left the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

Although the swaying was significant, it had no effect on powerful individuals like Cao Zhengchun, who were still able to move around as if flying.

The same applies to Zhou Chen.

No matter how much the Hall of Mental Cultivation shook, Zhou Chen stood motionless beside the dragon throne, completely unaffected.

It doesn't take a while.

Cao Zhengchun left but returned.

"Your Majesty, the entire city of Luoyang is shaking, and the reason is still unknown."

"However, outside the sun is blazing, the spiritual energy is increasing, and strange phenomena are occurring frequently. It seems that something is changing in this world."

Cao Zhengchun reported in a solemn voice.

"Hmm!"

Zhou Chen raised an eyebrow and walked directly outside the hall.

After leaving the Hall of Mental Cultivation, Zhou Chen looked up and saw that, just as Cao Zhengchun had said, the sun was blazing in the sky, the spiritual energy was much denser than before, and strange phenomena appeared in the sky from time to time, as if the sky was about to collapse and the earth was about to sink.

Furthermore, the fog condensed, and raindrops began to fall from the sky, disappearing instantly upon landing without leaving a trace.

Zhou Chen extended his hand.

When the raindrops fell from the sky onto Zhou Chen's hand, a strange expression appeared on Zhou Chen's face.

"These raindrops falling from the sky are actually formed from spiritual energy?"

"Could this be what those worldly people were talking about when they said the world was about to change?"

In an instant, Zhou Chen recalled the news that those people who had entered the world had told him about the impending changes in the mortal realm.

Those who enter the world only scheme to seize and divide up the secular world because the world is about to change.

"Boom..."

At that moment, a series of loud bangs came from the sky.

It seemed as if it was about to tear the sky apart.

"God is angry..."

"God is angry..."

Amidst the deafening roars in the sky, the imperial guards stationed around the Hall of Mental Cultivation began to panic.

Even Emperor Zhou Chen couldn't help but tremble, his scalp tingling.

"presumptuous."

"His Majesty is here, how dare you speak such nonsense?"

Dian Wei shouted, startling the imperial guards into immediately shutting their mouths.

Despite the sounds of explosions in the sky, the Imperial Guards were filled with panic.

However, under Dian Wei's piercing gaze, the Imperial Guards forced themselves to remain calm and quiet down.

Zhou Chen paid no attention to the panic among the imperial guards around him.

Faced with such an unusual phenomenon, not only the ordinary imperial guards, but even Emperor Zhou Chen himself felt a chill.

With a series of loud bangs in the sky, Zhou Chen sensed that the fate of the Great Zhou Dynasty was also turbulent.

The threads of national destiny converged into a single shadow, soaring straight to the heavens.

It was as if they were trying to break free from some kind of shackles.

"His Majesty?"

Upon seeing the phantom image manifested by the convergence of national fortune, Cao Zhengchun, Dian Wei, and all the Imperial Guards changed their expressions.

Because the phantom image manifested by the convergence of national fortune was none other than Zhou Chen, the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

One after another, Zhou Chen's illusory figures appeared in the sky, shooting towards the horizon like shooting stars.

……

Zongren Mansion.

The Eighth Prince, Zhou Xian, looked up at the countless beams of light shooting straight into the sky, his expression changing drastically; "Is this His Majesty?"

"How come His Majesty's figure appears in the sky, and so many of them at that?"

"What exactly is going on?"

The Eighth Prince, Zhou Xian, could hardly believe his eyes.

This scene was beyond the comprehension of the Eighth Prince, Zhou Xian.

The Eighth Prince, Zhou Xian, simply couldn't understand how Emperor Zhou Chen's figure could appear out of thin air in the sky, and how there were so many of them that they couldn't be counted at a glance.

Also, what's going on with such a big commotion and strange phenomenon?

Is the sky about to fall?
Zhou Xian, the Eighth Prince, thought to himself.

……

Zuo Xiangfu.

Xiao He gazed at the phantoms soaring into the sky, his eyes gleaming; "This is the manifestation of the nation's destiny."

"Hahaha, the nation's destiny is set, Heaven blesses the Great Zhou..."

Xiao He burst into laughter.

As a great figure throughout history, perhaps others are unaware of the fate of the nation?

However, Xiao He knew the answer.

Xiao He knew the importance of a nation's destiny to a country.

Once a nation's destiny manifests and takes shape, it brings extraordinary benefits and significance to that country.

……

Not only did Zhou Xian, the Eighth Prince, and Xiao He see the phantom of Emperor Zhou Chen, whose national destiny was converging in the sky, but the Minister of War, the Minister of Justice, Fang Xuanling, and others also saw it.

Even those far away on the frontier, such as the Marquis of Donghuang, Lü Bu, and Zhou Yu, saw it.

It could be said that the entire Great Zhou Dynasty could see the phantom of the emperor, Zhou Chen, manifesting in the sky, a manifestation of the nation's destiny. However, apart from figures like Xiao He and Fang Xuanling, who were outstanding throughout history, no one else knew that the emperor's phantom in the sky was a manifestation of the nation's destiny.

As Zhou Chen gazed at the phantom image of the nation's destiny converging and soaring into the sky, he felt a strange, unsettling feeling in his heart.

It seems that some shackles and constraints have been broken.

The Emperor's Conferring of Gods Technique within his body involuntarily began to operate automatically.

The aura emanating from Zhou Chen began to gradually rise.

When a certain critical point is reached.

"Click..."

The barrier between heaven and man that had been trapping Zhou Chen was opened.

Zhou Chen's Emperor's Conferring of Gods Technique also broke through the first level and entered the second level.

"The celestial being has been formed."

A glint of light flashed in Zhou Chen's eyes.

At this moment, the raindrops falling from the sky became more concentrated, but the loud noises from above continued unabated.

Cao Zhengchun, who was following behind Zhou Chen, sensed the change in Zhou Chen's aura and immediately bowed, saying, "Your Majesty, this old servant also feels that the shackles on my body have disappeared and I am about to break through."

Zhou Chen nodded upon hearing this; "Go! This rain and dew is basically a gathering of spiritual energy, which is a rare opportunity for you."

"Let's hurry up and break through!"

Zhou Chen said.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Cao Zhengchun took a step and instantly arrived above the palace.

Cao Zhengchun's Heavenly Gang Boy Skill began to circulate rapidly within his body.

The rain and dew falling from the sky around Cao Zhengchun were like a flood, and Cao Zhengchun absorbed them directly into his body.

Cao Zhengchun's aura gradually rose.

Dian Wei, standing beside him, did not hesitate either. Like Cao Zhengchun, he took a step forward and arrived above the palace, where he began his breakthrough.

The auras of Cao Zhengchun and Dian Wei continued to rise, breaking through countless critical points.

Zhou Chen gazed at the various strange phenomena in the sky, his eyes deep and thoughtful.

Just as Zhou Chen had guessed, the reason why the half-step Celestial Beings of the Great Zhou could not break through the barrier of Celestial Beings and become Celestial Beings was not simply because of the scarcity of spiritual energy, but because of some kind of shackles and constraints.

Now, for some unknown reason, these shackles have disappeared.

Therefore, breaking down the barrier between the divine and the human and achieving the divine and the human becomes a logical step.

……

Northern Xinjiang.

The Zhenbei Army Camp.

Lu Bu stood in mid-air, his aura breaking through the barrier between heaven and man, and did not stop, but continued to climb at an even faster and more incredible speed.

The same was true for the generals below, such as Cao Xing, Hao Meng, and Wei Xu; their aura was gradually rising.

However, compared to Lü Bu, the morale of generals like Cao Xing rose much more slowly.

……

The Eastern Capital.

Zhao Yun also stood proudly in the sky above the Eastern Capital, his powerful aura rising to its peak, and the pressure of heaven and man enveloped the entire Eastern Capital.

Below, three thousand White Horse Cavalry stood in formation.

"Where righteousness leads, life and death shall follow."

"Heaven is my witness, and the white horse is my proof."

The three thousand White Horse Cavalrymen were soaring with momentum, their aura merging with Zhao Yun's rising spirit.

The strength of each member of the White Horse Cavalry is improving.

……

at the same time.

Under the nourishment of the rain and dew from heaven, the strength of Taishi Ci, Zhou Yu, Hua Xiong, and others was rapidly increasing.

Not only that, nourished by the rain and dew from heaven, the good seeds planted by the Great Zhou also sprouted and grew at an incredible speed.

It can be said that this extraordinary phenomenon of heaven and earth, the rain and dew that gathered spiritual energy, not only removed the shackles and constraints of the barrier between heaven and man, but also nourished the entire Great Zhou world.

……

royal palace.

Cao Zhengchun and Dian Wei's auras surged to their peak, reaching a saturation point before they withdrew.

"His Majesty."

After Cao Zhengchun and Dian Wei returned to Zhou Chen's side, they bowed and greeted him.

Zhou Chen looked at Cao Zhengchun and Dian Wei.

One could only sense that the aura emanating from Cao Zhengchun and Dian Wei was like an abyss, with no end in sight.

Even though Zhou Chen had already achieved the level of a Celestial Being, he still couldn't discern the true strength of Cao Zhengchun and Dian Wei.

Obviously.

Unlike Zhou Chen, Cao Zhengchun and Dian Wei were not simply people who had just achieved the status of Celestial Being.

"what is that?"

A gasp of surprise came from the eunuchs, guards, and imperial soldiers around them.

Zhou Chen looked up when he heard the sound.

A huge mountain appeared in the sky.

Furthermore, at the top of the mountain stands a magnificent city.

The three large characters 'Tianshan City' appeared in everyone's sight.

Zhou Chen's pupils contracted slightly; "Tianshan City?"

"Could this be the Tianshan Mountains, which transcend the mundane world?"

Zhou Chen gazed solemnly at the towering mountain and magnificent city in the sky.

"Your Majesty, could this be the Tianshan Mountains where those worldly people reside?"

"How could they possibly be in the sky?"

Cao Zhengchun and Dian Wei also saw the mountains and magnificent city in the sky, their faces filled with astonishment.

As the towering mountains and magnificent city in the sky slowly descended, Cao Zhengchun and Dian Wei were truly incredulous.

The towering mountains and magnificent cities in the sky seemed so close yet so far away.

This was truly beyond their comprehension.

How could a great mountain, with a magnificent city atop it, possibly stand upright in the sky?
Zhou Chen looked at the mountains in the sky and the Tianshan City on the mountain peaks, and shook his head, saying, "They are not in the sky; this is a phenomenon of reflection."

The phenomenon of reflection?
Cao Zhengchun frowned, looking puzzled.

He didn't know what the phenomenon of reflection that Zhou Chen was talking about was.

Zhou Chen did not offer an explanation.

To be precise, Zhou Chen didn't know how to explain this reflection phenomenon either.

"Judging from their direction, they should be some distance away outside the pass."

"The information given by those people who entered the world before said that the world would change and that Tianshan was the core of this world."

"Could it be that there is another world besides this one?"

Zhou Chen muttered to himself.

It was as if he was asking Cao Zhengchun, and also asking himself.

The raindrops falling from the sky gradually thinned out, and the mountains and magnificent cities in the sky disappeared into the sky, but the rumbling in the sky continued.

The earth was still shaking slightly, but not as violently as before.

Zhou Chen withdrew his gaze and looked at Cao Zhengchun; "Cao Zhengchun, notify the four capitals outside the pass and tell them to keep a close eye on the movements outside the pass."

Previously, when interrogating those who were involved in worldly affairs, none of them could pinpoint the exact location of Tianshan.

Now, Zhou Chen saw the illusory image of Tianshan Mountain reflected in the sky. If nothing unexpected happened, that should be the location of Tianshan Mountain.

However, Zhou Chen couldn't pinpoint the exact direction of Tianshan outside the pass, so he could only warn the people in all four capital cities to be on high alert.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Cao Zhengchun bowed and said.

The appearance of the Tianshan Mountains in the sky indicates their presence.

This forced Cao Zhengchun, the head of the Eastern Depot, to become more cautious.

After all, the Eastern Depot is His Majesty's eyes and ears, responsible for monitoring every move of the entire Great Zhou Dynasty.

Zhou Chen turned back to the Hall of Mental Cultivation and ignored the strange phenomena outside.

Whether these strange phenomena are what those worldly people say about the impending change of heaven and earth is irrelevant.

Importantly, the shackles that restricted the celestial beings have disappeared.

This is what Zhou Chen values ​​most.

(End of this chapter)