Da Qin: Conquer all heavens and all realms

Ying Zheng's voice, as if carrying the rhyme of Taoism from the beginning of the world, echoed in the Xianyang Star Palace for a long time.

Each word was like a rune of the Great Dao, branded deep within the soul of every "Eternal Hero" present.

A roaring roar? No. For those who have long transcended the mundane and pursued the path of immortality, mere slogans are meaningless.

What they felt was opportunity, cause and effect, and an unprecedented path leading to a higher realm.

Dead silence is the soul measuring the depth and width of this road.

The first to break the silence was still Li Si.

But at this moment, he is no longer a simple "cabinet", but the chief minister of Tiance Mansion who is about to take charge of the destiny of the empire and command the immortal cultivation path of hundreds of millions of lives.

He stepped out of the line, his magical power restrained, yet exuding an aura of Dao as unshakable as a mountain. He bowed deeply, his voice calm yet imbued with the unquestionable power of the law.

"Your Majesty, with his supreme divine powers, has a deep understanding of the laws of the heavens. He has established three ministries to oversee the three virtues of politics, war, and justice. This is truly a great achievement that has created the world! Your Majesty, Li Si, accepts your order and expresses his gratitude!"

As soon as he changed his words, his gaze swept across Bai Qi and Zhuge Liang, and finally looked at the empty dragon throne. His eyes were as sharp as a sword, pointing directly to the core.

"However, Your Majesty, although the 'New Qin Law' has been established, the fundamentals of its 'law' have yet to be clearly stated. The Tiance Palace governs 'government'; what it controls is not the livelihood of the common people, but the dragon veins of the empire and the destiny of the world! The Dingyuan Marshal's Palace governs 'conquests'; what it conquers are not flesh and blood, but alien heavenly ways, and foreign gods and demons! The Qilin Pavilion governs 'Taoism'; what it studies is not strange techniques and tricks, but the origin of the universe and the laws of chaos!"

"The power of the three courts can shake the galaxies and reverse time and space. Without the 'Covenant of the Great Dao' to restrain them, if power gets out of control, or if conflicts arise due to differing Dao hearts, it will not only lead to court strife, but also to the collapse of Heaven's Dao and the fall of stars! I ask Your Majesty to establish a 'Charter of Heaven' for the three courts, using 'Dao' as the law and 'Rules' as the rules. Only then can the foundation of the empire be as long-lived as Heaven and coexist with Dao!"

When Li Si said this, everyone in the room was shocked!

He wasn't talking about the "Constitution," but the "Charter of Heaven"! This isn't a law that binds mortals, but rather a universal law that binds "immortals, gods, and even higher beings!"

Immediately afterwards, an extremely domineering sword intent, which seemed to be able to sever all cause and effect, rose into the sky.

Marshal Bai Qi of Dingyuan Headquarters took a step forward, and the murderous aura around him turned into a substantial blood-red evil cloud, but his men were unusually calm.

"What Prime Minister Li said is the shackles of 'civility'. Bai Qi only knows the true meaning of 'military'!" His voice was like the clanging of metal. "The Dingyuan Commandery's troops are invincible. They rely not on rules and regulations, but on a single will, absolute unity! If we want a constitution, let's establish the 'Covenant of the Military Soul'!"

"Within the Commander's Mansion, orders must be obeyed. Those who disobey will have their Dao Fruits slashed, their Immortals removed from the Register, and be eternally imprisoned in the Nine Netherworlds! Outside the Commander's Mansion, all the soldiers of the Great Qin will move upon seeing the command flags and hearing the horns, without asking for permission or hesitation! If the Qilin Pavilion's 'brilliant plan' will delay the battle, and if the Tiance Mansion's 'luck' will restrict our hands and feet, then this 'charter' will be the shackles that bind the dragon claws of the empire! Bai Qi, I refuse to accept it!"

Bai Qi's words are filled with pure, violent, militaristic logic of cultivating immortality. In his world, efficiency and destruction are the highest "Tao".

At the moment when the ways of civil and military affairs were about to collide, a mysterious aura spread out, as if it could deduce everything and see into the future.

The head of Qilin Pavilion, Zhuge Liang, holds a feather fan and smiles, as if he is out of the matter, yet it seems as if he has included everything in his "Bagua Formation".

"Prime Minister Li is deeply concerned about the country and its people, and his thoughts are thorough. Marshal Bai pursues perfection, and his military is sharp. However, both suffer from a lack of 'bias.'" Zhuge Liang's chuckle seemed to soothe his restless magical powers. "Your Majesty established the Three Governments, the original intention was to 'sharpen each other and build a foundation together,' not to 'check and balance each other.'"

"The so-called 'Charter of Heaven' should not be a cold shackle, but a hub of operation." He waved his feather fan lightly, and a virtual star map composed of countless runes and rays of light slowly unfolded behind him.

"I believe the key to the Charter lies in 'coordination' and 'circulation'. The imperial luck gathered by Tiance Mansion should be able to be used through the 'magic array' constructed by the 'Charter' to instantly bless the expeditionary forces of Dingyuan Mansion, making them even more powerful! The exotic origins and broken heavenly ways seized by Dingyuan Mansion during the conquest should be immediately transmitted to Qilin Pavilion through the 'channels' established by the 'Charter' for their research and deduction! And the new Taoism and new magical powers deduced by Qilin Pavilion should be fed back to Tiance Mansion and Dingyuan Mansion through the 'inheritance system' established by the 'Charter', so that the entire empire can form a perfect, self-evolving ecosystem for cultivating immortals!"

"This is the 'enduring foundation' that Your Majesty desires! A document that will allow the power of the three governments to circulate endlessly, like the stars in the sky—the 'Great Qin Central Heavenly Dao Charter'!"

Zhuge Liang's words pointed out a new and higher dimension for this debate. He was not "decentralizing power" but "harmonizing the Dao"!

In the court, three completely different "Tao"s - Li Si's "Tao of Order", Bai Qi's "Tao of Destruction", and Zhuge Liang's "Tao of Cycle" - collided violently, bursting out brilliant sparks of Taoism.

Other civil and military officials, whether it was the arrogant Xiang Yu or the steady Zhang Sanfeng, held their breath in concentration. What they saw was no longer a simple power struggle, but a "grand discussion meeting" that concerned the future direction of the empire!

There was always silence on Ying Zheng's dragon throne.

He watched all this with a glimmer of approval in his eyes.

It was this kind of collision of ideas, this kind of contention for the great principles, that he desired. Only the "law" forged through the most intense debates could truly support his "Eternal Empire."

Finally, he slowly stood up, and the star power of the entire Star Palace gathered on him again.

"Good! Good! Good!"

"I have heard Li Si's 'order,' Bai Qi's 'sharpness,' and Zhuge Liang's 'circulation!' This is the cornerstone of my 'New Qin Law'!"

"I now order:"

"First, the 'Heavenly Dao Charter Deduction Institute' is established today, co-chaired by the three ministers, Li Si, Bai Qi, and Zhuge Liang. All members of the three ministries are welcome to join the institute and discuss the charter through the method of 'Great Dao Debate'!"

"Second, the Deduction Institute uses 'the stars as the board, and destiny as the pieces.' Your thoughts and your Taoism are the chessboard! I am the final arbiter!"

"Third, what I want is not a law that restricts you, but a way that makes you successful! A law that can transform the dragon energy of the Great Qin into the sharpest sword, the strongest shield, and the most eternal way in the universe—the 'Great Qin Heavenly Dao Charter of the Myriad Heavens and Worlds'!"

"My lords, use your Daoist hearts to forge an immortal 'Tian Xian' for my Great Qin!"

"Retreat!"

Ying Zheng's figure disappeared in the dragon's energy, leaving behind a stage for cultivating immortals that was full of infinite possibilities and fierce competition.

Li Si, Bai Qi and Zhuge Liang met each other's eyes. There was no hostility, only an extreme desire for the "Tao" itself as if they had met their equal.

A "Heavenly Way Conference" that would determine the future order of the universe had thus begun. And this future "Heavenly Way Charter - Qin Law" would become the true "Immortal Qin Code" of the Great Qin Empire.