The Great Xia Dynasty's Longevity Begins with Connecting to the Swallowed Starry Sky

Boom boom boom.

Suddenly, it got dark.

It's as if someone suddenly covered the sky with a cloth, the kind that doesn't let any light in.

It can instantly transform a day into night.

It was still that kind of dark weather, without even moonlight.

When everyone stretched out their hands, they couldn't see their own fingers.

Qin Hao sighed, "As expected, with the world undergoing an upgrade, how could there be no calamities?"

This time, it was an earthquake and a tsunami.

Peach Blossom Island, where Qin Hao's future self is staying.

The tsunami outside swept up waves that crashed onto Peach Blossom Island.

A thin layer of light rose up, protecting the large island.

Originally, this was just a small island, but over the years, the prototype of the Eastern Azure Dragon Grotto has taken shape, and its area has expanded accordingly.

At this point, the area had already expanded to an unknown radius of several hundred miles.

It's not small at all compared to the precious island of our motherland in my previous life.

Feng Heng breathed a sigh of relief: "If it weren't for you, Peach Blossom Island would be in a terrible state after this ordeal."

After the tsunami, it's likely that no trees will survive; they will all be uprooted.

The building collapsed, and we don't know what happened to the people inside.

Huang Yaoshi had already recalled all his disciples from the neighboring island.

Otherwise, it's hard to say how much would be left after the tsunami.

Fortunately, Qin Hao gave an early warning, knowing that the world's upgrade would definitely bring calamities.

They brought all their disciples back early on.

Many disciples also showed fear on their faces.

This isn't my first year on Peach Blossom Island.

Every summer, there are typhoons at sea.

But no matter how big the typhoon is, it's not like the one right now.

They had experienced this before; collapsing houses were nothing compared to this.

"If we were still on the island right now, we would all be dead."

But Huang Yaoshi was not at ease, as several of his former disciples had not yet returned.

I wonder if they will be able to survive this ordeal?
But to say that the world should not be allowed to advance because of fear of calamity is an excuse.

Huang Yaoshi definitely wouldn't do that.

Qin Hao said, "There are many earthquakes in the Central Plains."

Feng Heng was shocked. She had heard of earthquakes before, and once they struck, even the most powerful martial arts masters could not escape them.

No matter how good your agility is, you can't escape it.

If that crack were to appear, it would swallow the person whole.

Hundreds of miles underground, people were crushed flat.

I wonder if this celestial being can stop it?
That should be possible, right?
After all, even a tsunami couldn't touch Peach Blossom Island.

Qin Hao said, "When the world is upgraded, the territory will also expand."

Therefore, earthquakes only occur when tectonic plates move.

Peach Blossom Island is also changing; the ground is about to rise.

After that, although Peach Blossom Island remained an island, it was almost like a small continent.

Otherwise, how could it be worthy of being one of the five great grotto heavens he personally created?
Although it is still in its infancy, it is not even as good as a secret realm.

However, this world is also very low-level, with insufficient energy, so it naturally cannot form a true grotto-heaven.

"Moreover, more small islands will form around it, and these will all be territory."

If we could occupy all these small islands, the total size would probably be no smaller than that of a country.

At least in my previous life, Japan didn't have such a large territory.

Huang Yaoshi didn't care; Peach Blossom Island was big enough.

He can't travel now without the strength to walk. If he relies solely on his light-footed skills, he'll exhaust himself to death.

Heaven knows how big Peach Blossom Island was back then?
But he didn't regret it; on the contrary, he was somewhat pleased.

There were just too many people, so it was a bit noisy.

Hong Qigong looked at the trees that had been overturned and lay on the ground outside, and he didn't know what to say.

"Ordinary people would suffer unimaginable disaster from such a celestial phenomenon."

But this was something that couldn't be avoided.

Global advancement is an inevitable outcome.

"Once the natural disaster is over, the Beggars' Sect will do everything in its power to provide disaster relief."

But how much grain can be grown in this central Qilin Grotto-heaven alone?

The central region belongs to the earth element, and the land is fertile. Moreover, he discovered that the Qilin Diagram had been cultivated to a very high level.

It can also draw strength to fertilize the land.

The Beggars' Sect's biggest fear is running out of food.

But now, the Beggars' Sect's grotto is the largest grain-producing area in this world.

Of course, the Northern Xuanwu Grotto-Heaven must be eliminated.

That grotto-heaven must be the largest in this realm.

Besides, there's Qin Hao too.

When that rain-like spell fell, the plants all grew rapidly.

It's just a small amount of grain; the Quanzhen Sect can have as much as they want.

There were also meteorites falling from the sky.

Volcanic eruption.

Various disasters broke out in a short period of time.

After three days and three nights, the fighting finally came to a slow end.

But Qin Hao knew that the changes in the world were far from over.

The world has become bigger.

It's not just that the upper limit has increased, but also that the area has actually become larger.

The Song Dynasty has at least doubled in size.

With such an area, the cities that were originally built became too far apart from each other.

Daikin also suffered heavy losses domestically.

After entering the palace, Wanyan Honglie immediately began to mobilize his troops.

This cannot continue; the effectiveness of domestic disaster relief will only worsen.

They could only shift the focus of their conflict and seize grain from within the Song Dynasty's borders.

Otherwise, the Great Jin Kingdom simply wouldn't have been able to survive.

As for the Great Jin Kingdom, its area has doubled; these are all future treasures.

In the vast desert, Genghis Khan also began to muster his troops.

He had been lying low for many years, intending to ally with the Song Dynasty against the Jin Dynasty, and then attack the Song Dynasty after defeating the Jin Dynasty.

However, a natural disaster had previously killed many cattle and sheep in the desert.

If we don't send troops now, there simply won't be enough food to feed the people of the desert.

So whether it's attacking the Song Dynasty or the Jin Dynasty, it's all good.

The contradiction needs to be shifted.

The most important thing is still food.

Who made the Song Dynasty have the most grain?

In the Song Dynasty court, a group of civil officials began to shirk their responsibilities.

There are too many peacemakers.

Some suggested, "Let's gather martial arts practitioners to help resist."

However, despite saying this, they secretly looked down on these martial arts practitioners.

The Song Dynasty governed the country with civil officials, emphasizing civil affairs and de-emphasizing military affairs, resulting in relatively low status for military generals.

Let alone a group of poor, struggling martial arts practitioners?

They call it the "Five Wonders" behind their own backs.

The imperial court absolutely does not recognize it.

Suddenly, some lives were lost.

Disciples of the Quanzhen School went out to save lives and heal the wounded everywhere.

They also built soup kitchens and distributed soup everywhere.

The Song Dynasty court made concessions to the Jin Dynasty in every way, but it launched a full-scale attack on its own people.

The soup kitchen was knocked down several times.

Then the disciples of the Quanzhen Sect reported this, and subsequently the heads of the court officials involved in the operation appeared on the city walls.

This caused a sensation in the Song Dynasty court.

Suddenly, shouts of suppressing the martial arts world were everywhere.

Then, a dead rat appeared at their bedside.

After that, I didn't dare to call out anymore.

But the subtle tricks continued.

Qin Hao let them be; he would go to rescue the people himself.

But he certainly wouldn't be willing to resist the Jin Dynasty.

Construction of a city has already begun near Zhongnan Mountain.

Qin Hao provided the cement, and with the work-for-relief program, even though the Quanzhen Sect wasn't part of the imperial court, they still provided food.

Opening in five cities simultaneously.

This place was already quite desolate; the desert hadn't invaded yet, and the Jin Dynasty wasn't here either.

The world has now been upgraded, and the area has at least doubled in size.

Five cities were built, but the area still felt somewhat empty.

But Qin Hao plans to build large cities, and all of them will be high-rise buildings with at least five stories.

If he weren't worried about the building being too tall and there being no elevator at the time, he would have built a building that was at least twenty or thirty stories high.

In modern society, this is actually not considered very high.

Within a month, five cities had been built.

The city walls were all built to a height of twenty meters or more.

Moreover, many siege crossbows were placed on them.

Even for martial arts masters and top-tier warriors, climbing up this rock is extremely difficult.

In particular, these cement walls are more difficult to climb than those made of earth and stone.

Built of earth and stone and bound together with glutinous rice, it is indeed extremely durable.

However, there will always be gaps, and some martial arts masters can use these gaps to advance in stages and use their lightness skills to enter the city.

But these concrete walls also contain various steel reinforcements, making them not only sturdy and durable.

Even martial arts masters cannot break it easily.

Moreover, there are no gaps at all.

Even highly skilled practitioners of Jin Yan Gong would find it difficult to climb a 20-meter-high wall.

Moreover, there will be soldiers guarding it.

If you want to come up, I'll bring down a crossbow bolt and see how you use your light footwork.

Even a large rock or molten gold could deter them.

The actions of the Quanzhen Sect quickly caused an uproar in the Song Dynasty court.

After some discussion, they decided to send troops.

Many people in the Quanzhen Sect are furious.

"The Great Jin Kingdom and the Great Desert have both advanced. Instead of dealing with external enemies, they're coming to attack us?"

Qin Hao, on the contrary, didn't care: "It doesn't matter. Some people are just spineless."

The saying "to repel external enemies, one must first pacify internal strife" is actually just a case of bullying one's own people.

Guo Jing and the others were urgently summoned back.

Qin Hao said, "None of us are good at leading troops, but you are good at it."

Don't say anything yet, I know you haven't done it either.

However, these are Yue Fei's military treatises and the Thirty-Six Strategies of War, which you can study.

For the next period of time, disciples of the Quanzhen School will also participate in the defense of the city.

You must lead them and defend the city.

They don't lack people.

Just as the world was upgraded, disasters were raging everywhere.

I don't know how many people have lost their lives, or how many people can't afford to eat.

With the influx of refugees, and hearing that the Quanzhen Sect was distributing porridge, they came, finding that as long as they worked, they would have food to eat.

More and more people are fleeing to the five cities of the Quanzhen School in the north.

The disciples of the Quanzhen Sect stood guard at the entrance, watching the group. They were protecting them, preventing any spies with ulterior motives from entering.

There is a significant difference between genuine refugees fleeing for their lives and spies.

Before long, many of them were picked out by the disciples of the Quanzhen Sect.

"Uncle-Master Yin Zhiping, you're amazing! How did you recognize it?"

Yin Zhiping stood to the side, his lips slightly upturned, but he still said calmly, "It's very simple. Look, they have calluses on their tiger's mouths. That's from years of martial arts training."

"But many farmers have them too."

"They're different, you can tell. And these people are strong and healthy, none of them look like they haven't eaten for days."

Although the Song Dynasty army would embezzle military pay and food even in peacetime.

But the Song Dynasty court wouldn't act like that when war was raging.

Do you expect a soldier who doesn't get paid to fight for you?
Moreover, these are clearly personal guards, and they are well-fed.

Guo Jing was truly skilled at leading troops.

The Song Dynasty court sent troops several times, but Guo Jing repelled them all.

Although he seemed a bit awkward at first.

Many people feel that they are not as good as themselves.

But gradually, Guo Jing became more and more powerful.

Not only did they repel the enemy, but they also pursued and killed them relentlessly, causing the Song army to suffer repeated defeats.

This is mainly due to the disciples of the Quanzhen School.

Over the years, the number of disciples of the Quanzhen School has long exceeded 20,000.

Each one of them was at least a third-rate martial artist.

Moreover, they are also skilled in a set of Heavenly Dipper Formations.

Qin Hao refined this set of Heavenly Dipper Formation, dividing it into groups of seven, forming seven small groups, which in turn formed a small team, and then seven small teams formed a large team.

Thus, the more people there are, the larger the formation becomes, and the more difficult it is to form.

Nowadays, there are at most one brigade or one brigade.

But its power is extremely strong.

Moreover, they are not afraid even if they encounter an army.

Over the course of several months, the Song Dynasty was no match for the Jin Dynasty and suffered repeated defeats, with its cities being conquered.

They also took the opportunity to eat a few bites in the desert.

Although it cannot compare to the Jin Dynasty, it is not bad either.

On this side, they couldn't defeat the Quanzhen Sect, so the situation had become one where only the Song Dynasty suffered losses.

Guo Jing felt no pity for the Song Dynasty at all.

He was frustrated by the Song Dynasty's current state of affairs and its lack of ambition.

The people of the Song Dynasty were clearly very strong.

This can be seen by looking at the rule of the Quanzhen School.

The army was composed entirely of peasants, trained using the methods passed down from their master, Qin Hao.

The first step was to make these soldiers stand at attention, so they would learn to obey.

Subsequently, all sorts of training methods emerged one after another.

Guo Jing could see that if they continued training like this, and if these soldiers also acquired external martial arts skills, they could continue to be promoted.

What the Quanzhen School has in abundance is all kinds of martial arts techniques.

The Golden Bell Cover and Iron Shirt techniques were elevated by Qin Hao and bestowed upon these soldiers.

For the time being, the Song Dynasty is the only target being attacked.

On the other side of the desert, Genghis Khan also silently withdrew his claws, not daring to confront the Quanzhen Sect immediately.

Genghis Khan still felt that the Quanzhen School was just a religious sect, and how many officials could it possibly produce?
When the time comes, it will still be the officials who govern the country.

In this regard, we must mention Confucianism.

Confucian disciples are the most suitable for governing the world.

Yes, a group of disciples who outwardly practice Confucianism but inwardly adhere to Legalism.

Unfortunately, they had no idea.

Qin Hao used his civil service exam knowledge to solve all these difficult problems in one go.

The war outside is raging fiercely.

Schools have been established in the five cities under the rule of the Quanzhen School.

"All children who are six years old or older, regardless of gender, must be sent to school. They will learn to read, martial arts, and receive moral education."

It's okay if they don't send anything; we won't give them the opportunity for work relief.

If children can't get enough to eat, let's see if parents still dare not send their children to school.

In reality, these parents would definitely be willing for their sons to be able to go to school.

But the girl?
Wouldn't it be better to stay home and do more housework?

Unfortunately, the rule of the Quanzhen School is that men and women are treated equally.

Qin Hao also believes in gender equality.

Although there was only one woman among the Seven Masters of Quanzhen, there wasn't even a single woman among the previous Five Greats.

But this doesn't mean that women are inferior.

Qin Hao is capable of handling it.

The Xuanwu Grotto produces an unknown amount of grain every day, enough to sustain them.

If all the women were kept at home, how much manpower and resources would be wasted?
This regulation caused quite a stir.

However, those who fled here were generally from ordinary families.

Those who are rich and powerful will not flee here.

Although some poor scholars felt that this decision was wrong, as it challenged the male-dominated rules they had cultivated for thousands of years.

At first, they wanted to cause trouble.

For example, striking and refusing to teach.

The Quanzhen School's approach was to withhold food from those who refused to teach them.

The Quanzhen School doesn't listen to anything that's considered uncivilized.

Some scholars who are powerless take money from the Quanzhen Sect but do nothing for them.
Then you should go back to the Song Dynasty.

"The Song Dynasty values ​​civil officials over military ones. If you have any ability, you should go back to the Song Dynasty and become officials. How did you end up here?"

That one sentence left them speechless.

They were already down on their luck, which is why they ended up here.

They may be talented, but they will never be interested in politics.

There was no background to it either.

If the Quanzhen Sect doesn't provide them with food, they have no way to survive.

Then, some people quietly started to suppress the female students without openly doing so.

They didn't ask the female students questions, didn't answer their questions, and even verbally belittled them.

Many girls are angry but dare not speak out.

After all, women have been oppressed for thousands of years.

However, on one occasion, Huang Rong discovered it.

This is really bad.

Huang Rong is the daughter of Huang Yaoshi of Peach Blossom Island and also Qin Hao's apprentice.

With her holding this matter in mind, those pedantic scholars had no way to deal with it.

However, Qin Hao did not dismiss them all. Instead, at Qin Hao's instruction, a ranking system was established.

These teachers were all ranked.

In addition to a basic salary, there is a small bonus for each student who succeeds.

Meanwhile, some disciples of the Quanzhen Sect who were not good at fighting were sent to the position of Master.

This made those who had read a little bit of books, who thought there were no scholars on the Quanzhen Sect's side, suddenly think they were superior.

They were no longer as arrogant as before.

There's no way around it; the disciples of the Quanzhen Sect are better at teaching than they are at teaching people.

Moreover, most of the prize money was taken by these Quanzhen Sect disciples.

Of course, there are also some people who work diligently, even if their own knowledge is not very good.

But they only teach ordinary students, and many of them are just beginners.

They did a pretty good job.

Qin Hao simply put Huang Rong in charge of coordinating this, and set up a special education department.

From now on, both men and women will have to receive education.

Women can also compete for many positions.

However, for now, we should take it slow.

Three years passed quickly.

The Song Dynasty was reduced to only half its original size.

They have now grown more than three times their original size, but the area they have left is only half of what it used to be.

People in the imperial court still indulge in revelry every night.

The Quanzhen Sect steadily expanded, occupying an area five times larger, and each time they built a city.

And they will also build roads.

A simple locomotive appeared.

On this day, Huang Rong rode a steam locomotive to the city on the front lines.

Because of their rapid response forces, the cities within the territory ruled by the Quanzhen Sect do not need to worry about the armies in front attacking them.

In terms of safety, there is still a guarantee.

The Quanzhen School has produced another high-yield seed.

This applies to both rice and wheat.

Guo Jing rushed over to greet his wife: "What's wrong? Why did you come all the way here?"

Huang Rong said somewhat shyly, "I think I'm pregnant."

Ok?
Guo Jing was overjoyed: "That's wonderful! Brother Kang said that Sister Mu is about to give birth. Master said it's going to be a boy. If you give birth to a girl, we can fulfill our fathers' wishes."

Huang Rong's happy face immediately fell.

Although she liked Mu Nianci, she did not like Yang Kang.

She always felt that Yang Kang was a bad person, and that Mu Mei would only suffer if she followed him.

Guo Jing, however, seemed not to see Huang Rong's face, and kept talking on and on.

Quanzhen Sect.

A look of madness appeared on Zhao Zhijing's face as he put away the note in his hand.

He dealt with his apprentices and sent them all away.

Zhao Zhijing thought about it and realized that perhaps he could surrender.

The Great Jin Kingdom is still somewhat weak, far inferior to the desert.

There is also the Golden Wheel Monk, who is said to have broken through to the Innate Realm.

This is even more powerful than Zhou Botong and Ying Gu.

"Grandmaster Uncle, bah! Even if Qin Hao is incredibly powerful, he probably hasn't broken through to the Innate Realm yet, right? In the end, won't he still lose?"

Zhao Zhijing thought to himself, "I am doing this to preserve a bloodline for the Quanzhen Sect."

With that thought in mind, Zhao Zhijing got up and headed towards the R&D department.

This is a secret location set up by the Quanzhen Sect, and it is said that the cement came out from here.

To understand how cement is produced, Zhao Zhijing had to make this trip.

"In addition, there are high-yield rice and wheat seeds, which were all developed here. If I can obtain them, then I will get my hands on the core cultivation method that the Golden Wheel Monk promised me, as well as the experience on how to break through."

When that time comes, once he leaves the Quanzhen School, he will become the core of the Good Esoteric School.

In the future, he may very well inherit the mantle of the Golden Wheel Dharma King and become the head of the Tantric school.

"Halt, Uncle Zhao. This is the R&D department. No one is allowed to approach without a pass issued by an elder. If you do not stop, we will attack in the next second."

The R&D department has the strongest protection here.

Not only does everyone have a Heavenly Crossbow, but there are also defensive crossbows and siege cannons here.

There are also many experts present.

Zhao Zhijing was startled, but after checking his pockets, he felt relieved.

He took out a pass and said, "I have a pass issued by Elder Wang. He told me to come here to pick up a document. Take a look."

The pass is genuine, and it was stamped by Wang Chuyi.

However, what Zhao Zhijing didn't know was that Wang Chuyi was not allowed to come to the R&D department.

Wang Chuyi wasn't exactly a research and development expert, and Qin Hao hadn't appointed him to be in charge here.

But only true disciples and above can know these things.

Ordinary disciples are not even allowed to approach this place.

"This evil disciple."

Not far from here, Wang Chuyi, Qiu Chuji, and Ma Yu stood watching as Zhao Zhijing entered the R&D department through the pass.

"Senior brother, why don't I go and kill him? That traitor who betrayed his master and ancestors!" Wang Chuyi roared in fury.

"Wait, let him go." (End of Chapter)