Unlimited priesthood

Chapter 101 Millennium
The former Holy City of Spirit Control is now a forbidden area of ​​the Martial Kingdom.

A man sat high on the throne, as unfathomable as a dark abyss, as awe-inspiring as Mount Tai. His black hair and black eyes still revealed his youthful face, and apart from a few traces of vicissitudes in his eyes, there was not a trace of time to be seen.

"teacher!"

"Lord of the country!"

Several elderly men stood before him with their hands clasped behind their backs, their eyes filled with worry.

As we all know, life has an end, and no one can live forever. Even an Emperor-level Spirit Master only has a lifespan of five hundred years. After five hundred years, he will die peacefully and vanish into thin air.

Although he is the ancestor of the Martial Kingdom and the only one who possesses all nine Heavenly Mandates, he has broken the limits of this world and has resided in the mortal realm for a thousand years. However, no one can guarantee that he can remain in the mortal world forever, immortal and indestructible.

They understood this deeply, because as Emperor-level Spirit Masters, they could already sense the world to some extent and understood that what limited the lifespan of a Spirit Master was not only their cultivation level, but also the world itself.

This world restricts spirit masters and limits the development of all life.

But this is something that can't be helped. A true dragon cannot be raised in shallow water. If there were no limits in the world, it would inevitably perish due to its unrestrained growth.

Therefore, none of them could guarantee that their teacher, who was destined by fate and transcended the limits of the world, would continue to exist.

They even had a premonition in their hearts, a premonition that hundreds of years ago when "the Martial Ancestor passed away" that he would one day leave.

so now……

"I'm dying!"

Calm words broke the silence.

The group trembled, then knelt down, but didn't know what to say.

Shen He ignored him and continued speaking to himself: "No feast lasts forever, and no dynasty lasts forever. I have done all I can. I hope you will take care of yourselves and not disappoint me or repeat the mistakes of those people."

"teacher!"

Upon hearing this, the group finally awoke with a start, and began to weep and ask questions.

But Shen He didn't give them a chance, waving his hand to stop them from speaking: "Go!"

"This……"

"Yes!!!"

Seeing this, the others had no choice but to grit their teeth and retreat.

After the others left, Shen He waved his hand again, and rays of spiritual light flew out, transforming into hundreds of spirit beasts, all of which condensed into their forms and fell to the ground, with the nine Heavenly Fate Sacred Beasts in front being the most eye-catching.

Earth Emperor, White Tiger Star Lord, Fighting Saint Ape, Golden-Winged Roc, Wind and Thunder Divine Eagle...

They were all his contracted spirit beasts, his companions who had accompanied him all the way.

Looking at them, Shen He finally smiled and said calmly, "It's time to give you your freedom."

Having said that, he raised his hand and began to break the spirit-controlling contract that was linked to his mind.

"Wow!"

The Wind and Thunder Eagle ahead cried out, seemingly wanting to stop them, but then helplessly lowered its head.

Shen He ignored it and terminated the contract in several ways.

As the contract was dissolved, his aura and power continued to decline. Especially after the Nine Sacred Beasts, his body trembled, his black hair turned silver-gray, and an aura of decay, decay, and death emanated from him.

But as he straightened his body, a golden light flashed brightly in his dantian, and the energy of dragon and tiger mingled together. His silver hair turned black again, and the decaying and dying energy gradually disappeared.

"Taiyi!"

Xiao Jiu, the Wind and Thunder Divine Eagle, stepped forward, tears welling in his eyes.

Shen He smiled, reached out and gently stroked the feathers on its head: "Don't be sad. This world is ascending in dimension, and the power of the primordial spirits is increasing rapidly. Perhaps in the near future, you can grow and evolve again, gaining even greater power and a longer lifespan."

"how about you?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Jiu showed no excitement, only staring at him and asking, "Will you come back?"

"Will do!"

Shen He smiled, not giving a perfunctory answer: "I will come back, but it will take some time. In the meantime, please take care of this world for me and make sure it doesn't go too far astray."

"Then I wait for you!"

These words cheered Xiao Jiu up, and it even flapped its wings, which excited the group of spirit beasts behind it.

It must be said that sometimes, beasts are more pure than humans; there are things that cannot be told to humans but can be told to beasts.

"Go!"

Shen He smiled and bid them a temporary farewell: "Let me have some peace and quiet."

"..." "..."

"..."

Upon hearing this, the beasts fell silent again, but said nothing more, and quietly withdrew from the forbidden area that sealed the darkness.

In the end, only Shen He remained, sitting high on the throne, reviewing his achievements over the past thousand years.

Over the course of a thousand years, he accomplished a great deal, but in the end, it all boils down to three main aspects.

First, govern the country; second, practice martial arts; third, control spirits.

In terms of governing a country, there are four key aspects: establishing a legal system, increasing production, improving people's livelihoods, and increasing the population.

The establishment of a legal system goes without saying. Regardless of your ideology or beliefs, you need a set of systems. Without laws, there are no systems, and the country cannot be managed and operated.

Improving production and people's livelihoods is self-explanatory; it involves using various technologies and spiritual power to maximize production and improve people's lives, thereby increasing the population and achieving a qualitative change through quantitative growth.

This is important because whether it's the "transmigrator" influencing the world and reaping experience for leveling up, or the "Spirit Master" spreading martial arts throughout the world and providing feedback for the entire population to cultivate, both require the support of a large population.

However, population is not something that can be increased simply by saying so. Without improving productivity, population growth is like a castle in the air, with no basis for its realization.

Therefore, Shenhe's governance strategy was to first establish a legal system and then increase production.

This was not a difficult task for him, because he not only had the experience of governing the country during the first generation of the Wu Dynasty, but also various technologies of the human empire. Moreover, this Spirit World was in the process of dimensional ascension, and the power of the elemental spirits was not only not scarce, but was constantly increasing.

With these three factors—favorable timing, advantageous location, and harmonious relationships—plus a thousand years of time and his own invincible martial prowess, Shen He easily developed the Wu Kingdom into a behemoth.

In the present-day Wu Kingdom, both the quantity and quality of humans and spirit beasts have undergone earth-shattering changes compared to the former Yu Ling Continent, achieving astonishing growth.

In the past, due to the rampage of the Dark Beast Tide and the messy and sordid affairs of the various kingdoms and nobles, the population growth of the Spirit Beast Continent was very slow. Not to mention the spirit beasts, the destruction of the ecosystem and the exploitation of resources were common occurrences.

While in some ways living beings are parasites of the world, only consuming resources and damaging the environment, at the same time, living beings and civilization are the core of the world.

For a world to ascend to a higher dimension, it must have sufficient living beings. This is especially true for the Spirit World, because the human soul has mutated, and its powerful spiritual energy can enhance the power of the Heavenly Dao.

Shen He had long discovered that, as a world at the Lesser Thousand level, the upper limit of the ranks on the Spirit Control Continent was somewhat abnormal. The highest limit of the Martial Dynasty, which was also a Lesser Thousand world, was only the third rank, but it could create the sixth rank or even the seventh rank of Dark Destiny.

This was clearly abnormal. After becoming a Destiny Spirit Master and gaining a deeper understanding of the power of Heaven and the world, Shen He discovered that this world was in the "dimensional ascension" stage and was about to advance from a small thousand world to a middle thousand world, which was why it could accommodate the power of the sixth rank.

One of the major factors determining the world's dimensional ascension is the number of living beings. Especially for the Spirit Control Continent, if the number of living beings is not large enough, the power of the Heavenly Dao will not be strong enough, and the world's dimensional ascension cannot be completed.

Therefore, Shen He's management of the Wu Kingdom can be considered to be in accordance with the will of Heaven. As long as it continues to develop step by step, this world will soon become a middle-thousand world.

At that time, both humans and spirit beasts will be able to step into a completely new world.

Unfortunately, Shen He couldn't be with them.

The world has not yet reached a higher dimension, so the universe is already limited.

Although Shen He possesses all nine Heavenly Mandates, along with martial arts skills and a class stat, allowing him to slightly break through limits, it is only a slight breakthrough.

One thousand one hundred years is the maximum; he must leave now.

This is about governing the country; let's talk about martial arts.

Shen He focused his mind and looked inward at himself. He saw a golden elixir in his dantian, like a bright sun hanging high in the sky. There were nine lines on the golden elixir, which were the image of yin and yang converging, water and fire merging, and dragon and tiger in harmony.

Nine-Turn Golden Elixir, Fifth-Order Peak!
That's right. A thousand years have passed, and Shen He's martial arts cultivation has still not reached the sixth level. He is still at the fifth level, using the Dragon-Tiger Divine Qi to temper his martial arts golden core.

It wasn't that he was too incompetent, spending a thousand years without being able to reach the sixth rank; rather, it was intentional on his part.

Although his martial arts aptitude is average, he has the support of the Spirit Martial Lord's Martial Arts Spread Across the World, the feedback effect of martial arts, and the cultivation benefits provided by the development of the Martial Kingdom and its massive population. His progress will not be slow.

However, Shen He did not advance quickly. Instead, he calmed down and worked hard to refine his skills, seeking a perfect Nine-Turn Golden Pill that would reach the pinnacle.

This isn't because he has obsessive-compulsive disorder, nor because he doesn't understand the principle of "the highest level is the most important," but rather because the competition in the real world is too fierce.

The class system of the Human Empire is like everyone having a cheat code, everyone has an attribute panel, and all sorts of random, powerful and abnormal talent skills may appear.

Therefore, Shen He must pursue perfection, because if he is not perfect, others will be, especially those high-ranking officials of the empire who control terrifying resources. They not only level up quickly, but also have an incredibly solid foundation.

As things stand, Shenhe has little chance of keeping up with their leveling speed. If he can't even catch up in terms of basic skills, then there's really no point in playing anymore; he'll be utterly crushed by them in the future.

Although Shen He currently has no intention of becoming "Lu Bu of the Empire," things are unpredictable and ever-changing, and there are some things you have to be prepared for, otherwise you will not be able to cope with the risks.

Therefore, Shen He strives for perfection. Over the years, he has not only focused on cultivating the Dragon Tiger Divine Qi and refining the Nine Revolutions Golden Elixir, but also reviewed the old to learn the new, repeatedly chewing over and thoroughly understanding the cultivation of the previous realms, as well as various martial arts and techniques.

After a thousand years of arduous cultivation, and with the feedback from the Martial Lord Yu Ling's spread of martial arts throughout the world, Shen He's martial arts cultivation from the first to the fifth level can be said to have reached a state of perfection. Even Teng Qinglong, the Xingyi Martial Grandmaster and the number one martial artist in Tianbei No. 2 Middle School, appears immature in front of him.

With this accumulation, whether he returns to the real world to develop or continues his dream of Zhuangzi and conquers other worlds, he will have an immense advantage.

In addition, Shen He discovered something else: the Spirit Control World also contains malevolent forces.

To be precise, it has the same effect as the Gang Sha, but exists at a higher level.

That is... the power of destiny!
　One more chapter to go. Although I can't update on time right now, I'll try my best to make up for it with more chapters.
　　
　
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