Da Qin: Conquer all heavens and all realms

Qilin Pavilion, Observatory.

If Dingyuan Mansion is the sword and Tiance Mansion is the brain, then Qilin Pavilion is the eyes and future of the empire.

Its base is not a fixed planet, but a huge observatory suspended in the turbulence of time and space.

Here, time and space become blurred, and the past, present and future are interwoven into a magnificent picture.

Zhuge Liang, feather fan in hand, stood atop the observatory. He was still dressed in white, his demeanor sage-like, as if one with the truth of the universe.

In front of him was a huge "mirror of cause and effect".

The mirror did not reflect his figure, but instead showed a series of bizarre scenes.

"Your Majesty is enforcing laws and integrating the myriad realms. This is a sign of 'establishing the throne'. With the blessing of good fortune, nothing can stop you." Zhuge Liang gently waved his feather fan, and the scene in the mirror changed accordingly, showing a grand picture of Ying Zheng wearing dragon aura and being worshipped by all the realms.

"However, the ultimate form of order is rigidity. While laws can stop evil, they can also stifle vitality. If there is no flexibility, the empire may become stagnant in ten thousand years." The scene in the mirror changed again, presenting a universe that was orderly but lifeless. All living things were like puppets, having lost their creativity and vitality.

"This is a 'calamity', called the 'calamity of sinking'."

Zhuge Liang continued to deduce, the light of the mirror of cause and effect became brighter and brighter, and the scene in the mirror became more and more blurred, full of uncertainty.

"At the end of the universe, chaos stirs. Your Majesty speaks of 'it', and it is not a lie. Its power has begun to penetrate the barriers of the heavens, corrupting all things. This is the 'Final Catastrophe', and it is the fundamental reason for the founding of the Empire."

"But... the most dangerous thing does not come from outside." Zhuge Liang frowned tightly.

A blurry figure appeared in the Mirror of Karma. It bore a striking resemblance to Ying Zheng, but its eyes were filled with brutality, madness, and destruction.

He held a long sword made up of countless resentful souls and fragments of laws. With one swing of the sword, the entire universe shattered.

"This is..." For the first time, Zhuge Liang's eyes showed horror.

"'The Tribulation of the Inner Demon'! When His Majesty's will encompasses the entire universe, when his power reaches its omnipotent peak, his own will may be corrupted by this supreme force, giving rise to the 'Inner Demon' that destroys everything! This tribulation arises from prosperity, and from strength comes defeat. There is no solution... almost no solution."

Zhuge Liang was silent for a long time, and stopped waving the feather fan in his hand.

He knew that this was the empire's biggest hidden danger, the ultimate crisis that even Ying Zheng himself might not have noticed.

"It seems that the primary task of Qilin Pavilion is not to research strange strategies and tactics, but to find a way for Your Majesty to suppress the 'inner demon' and balance 'order' and 'vitality'." He muttered to himself, and the light of wisdom rekindled in his eyes.

"Perhaps... the answer lies within those newly surrendered civilizations. Their culture, their beliefs, their 'diversity'."

"Your Majesty requires absolute order, but what the universe needs is dynamic balance."

"This game of chess is becoming more and more interesting."

Zhuge Liang took a deep breath, waved his feather fan again, and began to encrypt the results of his deduction into a "Heavenly Secret Strategy" that only Ying Zheng could understand, and sent it to the Xianyang Palace.

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Xianyang Palace, next to the emperor's throne.

While Bai Qi was conquering with blood and iron, Li Si was strategizing, and Zhuge Liang was deducing the secrets of heaven, in the depths of the Xianyang Palace, the seventeen oldest and most powerful figures finally moved.

They did not leave the Xianyang Palace, but sat cross-legged on the seventeen "Emperor Daotai" surrounding the imperial throne, closing their eyes and concentrating.

They are the fifteen Yuanshi Emperors and the two Dao Patriarchs Taichu and Yinhe.

They are the "stabilizing force" of the Kingdom of Law.

Although Ying Zheng's laws are powerful, they still require an immense amount of force to support them in order to cover the entire universe.

These seventeen beings are the "source" and "nodes" of the power of law.

At this moment, they are using their own origins to "assimilate" the laws of the entire universe.

"boom!"

Above the Taoist platform of Yuanshi Emperor "Cang", a green light burst out, and that light turned into a towering world tree, instantly taking root in every corner of the universe.

Wherever the roots of the World Tree pass, all chaotic, violent, and disordered energies are forcibly sorted out and calmed, transforming into gentle spiritual energy.

"Buzz!"

A dark black light lit up on the platform of Emperor Yuanshi "Xuan", and that light turned into an invisible net, covering the entire space and time.

Any attempt to escape the judgment of the law through time travel or space jump will become impossible under the constraints of this big net.

The Taoist platform of Taichu Daozu was in chaos, but within the chaos, a trace of order emerged.

He is using his "Taichu Way" to repair the cosmic laws that have been eroded by chaos and to strengthen the barriers of the heavens.

The platform of the Galaxy Daozu transformed into a brilliant Milky Way. He opened his "Eye of Time and Space," his gaze piercing billions of light years. He saw the Chaos Rift that Bai Qi was conquering, the remnants of the Abyss Demon God that Li Si was tracking down, and the vague "Inner Demon Tribulation" that Zhuge Liang had seen in the Mirror of Cause and Effect.

There was no emotion in his eyes, only endless stars being born and dying.

"Your Majesty," the voice of the Galaxy Daozu echoed directly in Ying Zheng's sea of ​​consciousness, "The tentacles of 'The End' have already reached the 'Forgotten Star Region'. The resurrection of the Abyss Demon God is related to it."

Ying Zheng sat upright on the imperial throne and slowly opened his eyes.

"I understand."

"Also," Yinhe Daozu continued, "Zhuge Liang's deduction is correct. When your will becomes the sole will of the universe, the 'inner demon' will become your greatest enemy. This is the backlash of 'Tao' and the ultimate of 'power'."

Ying Zheng was silent.

Of course he knew.

He knew better than anyone what path he was on: a lonely road that would sacrifice himself, using the universe as a crucible, to forge the Sword of Order.

"That's why I need you." Ying Zheng's eyes swept across the seventeen Taoist platforms below.

"I need you to hold the power for me."

"I need Li Si to maintain 'order' for me."

"I need Bai Qi to lead the 'conquest' for me."

"I need Zhuge Liang to take charge of the 'future' for me."

"I will divide up power, divide up responsibility, and divide up the incarnation of the Tao. In this way, my 'self' will not be swallowed up by this supreme power."

"I am the Lord of Law, but I am first and foremost a human being."

"As long as I am still a 'human', I will have emotions, I will experience joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness. This is the final foundation for me to fight against the 'demon in my heart'."

Hearing Ying Zheng's words, even the Galaxy Daozu, who was accustomed to the rise and fall of the universe, showed a trace of emotion in his eyes.

He finally understood.

Ying Zheng’s plan is so far-reaching!

He established three major centers and made use of Li Si, Bai Qi and Zhuge Liang, not only to let them do things, but also to make them his own "anchor points" so that he would not lose himself in the vast ocean of power.

This is the real core of the "New Qin Law"!

It is not cold clauses, but checks and balances full of humanity!

"Your Majesty is wise." The Taoist Master Yinhe bowed and closed his eyes again.