Practice begins with immortality

"So, what do you want?"

Hearing Wang Bo's words, Zhao Qingling's heart tightened, and she hurriedly said respectfully: "Senior, that is not what I meant." She knew very well that the strength of this mysterious and powerful man was unfathomable, and the slightest carelessness could bring about fatal disaster.

"The reason why I asked you to show up is because I just felt that there was a slight movement in the national formation." Zhao Qingling explained carefully, hoping to make the other party understand that he had no ill intentions.

"The Great National Array? Is that how you sensed my presence? Isn't that a defensive array?" Wang Bai asked curiously. His understanding of this world was still limited, and some things weren't something you could just know.

The Great National Array was constructed after the founding of the Qian Dynasty by the First Emperor Qian, expending countless efforts and resources. The sheer scale and power of this immense formation are enough to astound the world. Not only does it encompass the entire Qian Dynasty, but it also possesses formidable defensive capabilities, capable of resisting foreign invasions. Rumor has it that over 10,000 formation masters are responsible for maintaining this formation alone.

"The National Land Formation is indeed a defensive formation, but its functions go far beyond that." Zhao Qingling said softly, "It can also gather the luck of all the people in the world and then refine the Golden Dragon of National Luck."

She then went on to explain, "The power of destiny may seem illusory and elusive, but it actually exists. National destiny is formed by the condensed destiny of all the people. Through the gathering and control of the national formation, it can provide cultivators with the magical effect of improving their cultivation and even enhancing their combat power."

"Senior, your concealment technique is naturally exquisite and unparalleled. However, concealment does not mean complete disappearance. As long as a person still exists, they will inevitably leave traces."

"That's why the national formation will produce unusual movements, alerting me, a member of the royal family. However, your concealment method is too advanced, and the unusual movements are only slight. I'm afraid only the junior can sense it because he is close to me." She explained to Wang Bai.

"So that's how it is. It seems that I underestimated the people in the world." Wang Bai said with some emotion.

Then, Wang Bai continued to ask: "Is this power of national destiny only available to those of your royal family, or does it apply to all cultivators affiliated with the dynasty? Besides the Qian Dynasty, which other divine transformation forces possess a formation like the National Land Formation?"

"It will bless members of the royal family and high-ranking officials within the dynasty, regardless of whether they are mortals or cultivators." She thought for a moment and said, "It is said that over three thousand years ago, a remarkable king appeared in the mortal kingdom of Xizhou."

"This man is known as the Dragon Martial Emperor. He is a master of both civil and military skills. He has reached the pinnacle of martial arts cultivation, is extremely skilled in commanding troops, and is a genius at governing a country."

"There are hundreds of mortal kingdoms in the mortal world of Western Continent. He spent over thirty years bringing nearly half of the mortal world under his rule, creating a superpowerful empire with a powerful national strength."

"Although the mortal world lacks immortal cultivation techniques and spiritual energy is scarce, under the influence of the powerful national fortune, he unexpectedly broke through his limits and embarked on the path to immortality. Relying on the dragon energy of the world, he cultivated to the foundation-building stage and was even able to forcibly kill powerful Jindan masters within the territory."

"Some people speculated at the time that when he completely unified the entire mortal world of Xizhou, that would be the day he would break through to the Golden Core stage. At that time, relying on the power of national destiny, he would even be able to defeat the Yuanying monster within the territory. But unfortunately..."

"The demon cultivators in Xizhou will never allow a ferocious beast to appear in their farms. After all, there is a fundamental conflict between the two. Emperor Longwu's power comes from his own people, while the demon cultivators need mortals as resources." Wang Bai suddenly said.

"That's true. Later, the Nascent Soul Demon Lord took action and killed him directly, and launched a bloody massacre against his empire." Zhao Qingling said helplessly.

"I see. No wonder those demonic cultivators would send low-level disciples to establish sects in the mortal world, and some would even let their families rule them. Given their style, there's no need for that. They could simply wait until the mortals have multiplied to a certain number and then harvest them."

Wang Bai finally understood why they were fighting for the mortal world. One reason was for resources, and the other was to prevent chaos in the mortal world.

Afterwards, Zhao Qingling continued, "As for the martial arts similar to the National Land Array, there is no such thing in the world except in our dynasty." Her tone was calm, as if she was stating a fact.

Wang Bai asked curiously, "Why?"

Zhao Qingling explained, "Because a sect is not a country, this is a conceptual reason. There won't be mortals in a sect, but there will be in a country."

Although both sects and states are forms of organization, they are fundamentally different. Sects focus on cultivation and inheritance, while states are more concerned with people's livelihoods and governance.

Zhao Qingling continued, "This is also the reason for the Feixiantai to exist, to separate cultivators, or rather, high-level cultivators, from mortals. After all, the destructive power of battles between high-level cultivators is too great, and hundreds of thousands of civilians can be killed or injured."

"After all, monks, especially high-ranking monks, are two different species compared to mortals, so they must be separated."

"Otherwise, if this continues, the country will cease to be a nation, and the so-called national destiny will be gone. Therefore, we must establish a place like Feixiantai to separate high-level cultivators from mortals, to prevent the conflicts between cultivators from affecting the mortal world."