Ji Jingqiu exhaled softly.
The power of breaking the situation...
No wonder the Divine Lords told him before that he needed to become the Lord of the Floating Continent.
If he could be like Senior He in the past, conquer numerous ethnic groups and forces, establish a huge unified power, and then bring it back to the Great Universe, they would no longer face issues of sub-level cosmic plane invasions on the Heavenly Road, but rather counter invasions of dimensional warfare!
[The Lord of Yanfu? This matter, actually also involves Hel—]
[The Wilderness Four Gods are more special than the Nine States. Even for the Nine States, they are just one of the invaded cosmic planes.]
[Their appetite is large; both the Nine States and the sub-level planes are merely their stepping stones, their ultimate goal remains the Great Universe.]
[And due to certain reasons, our relationship with Them is very antagonistic, thus, when necessary, we will trip them up.]
[Owning Yanfu State is beneficial for us to further restrict Hel, who has invested much effort there trying to transform it into Their Divine Country.]
Ji Jingqiu nodded, then asked doubtfully, "Normally, how should I interact with Them?"
[No need to worry, in their collaboration, we'll divide part of Their Origin and confine it within your Inner World.]
Ji Jingqiu exclaimed, "Can you confirm They won't make a move against me?"
[We will impose restrictions, moreover... They wouldn't dare. With the protection of this Pure Land, They can remain unharmed. If They attack you and anger this Self-Nature Bodhi, after the protection is withdrawn, even just the water from the Bitter Sea is enough to erode part of Their Origin.]
Ji Jingqiu nodded, realizing his own strength surpassed his imagination.
[As for your usual interactions with Them, just remember to hear what you wish to hear. When you head to Nine States later, They can serve as your 'Guide'.]
...This guide is somewhat high-profile.
Ji Jingqiu thought to himself.
Finally, he discussed important matters with the Divine Lords, intending to transform the East Three Bright Star into his future "dojo" and planned to build a Divine Lord Temple, wondering if the Divine Lords would be willing to protect the East Three Bright Star.
[The temple can be built anywhere, the critical part is the main priest; only a temple that houses a main priest can let us establish coordinates in the mortal world.]
[Didn't you acquire an additional Divine Chosen recently, who hasn't been placed yet? Let him go to the East Three Bright Star.]
The Divine Lords settled the matter in just a few sentences.
The recent Divine Chosen?
Ji Jingqiu pondered, could it be Zhuang Butong, Senior Zhuang?
Finally, before the Divine Lords left, Ji Jingqiu suddenly spoke to retain them.
He glanced around the Pure Land, adhering to the principle that a crying child receives milk, he tactfully said that when Hel arrives, it might get crowded here, wondering if the seniors could help in expanding...
The Divine Lords remained silent for a moment.
Eventually, they each gifted a packet of Divine Power Faith Tree Fertilizer.
The Pure Land began to slowly expand outward, from the original size of eight Zhang to sixteen Zhang—doubling in size!
The Bodhi Tree swayed its branches and leaves, each branch stretching longer, matching what Ji Jingqiu had accumulated over countless days of offerings at the Supreme True Buddha Sect.
Ji Jingqiu was overjoyed, the previously somewhat cramped Pure Land due to the bamboo and pond, now felt spacious; he planned to expand the pond sometime soon.
Before leaving, Divine Master Li pointed at his guardian God:
[If you truly wish to quickly expand this Pure Land, then head to the Heavenly Person soon, to 'devour' that little fellow from the Supreme True Buddha Sect. By then, your Reincarnation Body will also soar to great heights.]
Ji Jingqiu inquired, "I previously heard there were some dangers within the Supreme True Buddha Sect?"
[That has been resolved, you can rest assured to go there. The part of the legacy from Shitian from bygone years is held by the Supreme True Buddha Sect, morally and logically, you should get closer to them, and bring them back to the right path soon.]
Ji Jingqiu understood.
After the departure of a few Divine Lords,
Ji Jingqiu patrolled the Pur Land, which had expanded nearly fourfold in size.
Fatty Hu chased the Formless Qi, rolling past at his feet.
What was once cramped had now become unusually spacious; Fatty Hu could roll around ten or eight times without rolling out of the Pur Land.
Ji Jingqiu even felt it was somewhat empty.
After pondering for a moment, he left the Inner World.
After bidding farewell to Qin Qingjue, Ji Jingqiu left the Divine Temple.
Thus, his half-month retreat and accumulation came to an end.
Under the arrangement of the Divine Temple, he returned to White Jade City, where the Deep Red Laboratory had been cleared and all surveillance equipment turned off.
Ning Fengyuan received a notification from the Divine Lord and personally presided over it.
He originally thought it was a visit from the Great Priest of the Divine Temple, but unexpectedly, it turned out to be Ji Jingqiu.
"You lad..." Ning Fengyuan suddenly thought of something and exclaimed in rare astonishment, "Could it be that the Divine Lords believe you can gain His approval?"
Ji Jingqiu's gaze fell on the center of the laboratory, on the ancient blade that held Hel frozen in place.
This was Senior He's personal blade, Xuan Yi!
A slight ringing of the blade was heard, deep and long, carrying the vicissitudes of ages.
This ringing did not reach Ji Jingqiu's ears but touched the depths of his soul, circling around the two eternal blades in his Inner Realm, as if searching for traces left by a companion.
Ning Fengyuan's expression changed dramatically; was this lad really favored by him?!
Outside the laboratory,
Dr. Chen stood with his hands in his pockets and sighed lightly.
The Divine Temple had cleared the area, only to welcome this person and react to that blade...
Hel's abnormal behavior lately was likely due to this lad.
Was it the legacy of Marshal He or Marshal Mu?
Besides, he guessed previously that the Divine Lords had already made their move.
So, what should the Deep Red Laboratory do now?
Ji Jingqiu opened his eyes.
Returning to the Inner World.
A figure with a beautiful silhouette, the body of a snake with a human head, sat quietly by the Lotus Pond, her back facing him, serenely beautiful, yet emitting a subtle and ethereal aura, feeling so close yet as if far away in the Nine Heavens.
She gently swayed her snake tail in the pond, like a silent dance, the moon in the water shattered instantly, the pond's surface shimmering.
At this moment, she was too transcendent and extraordinary; that beauty did not belong to this world.
Ji Jingqiu became wary; the bad woman knew that her previous look couldn't seduce him and now had completely changed her style.
But to be fair, with the bad woman included, the Pur Land indeed had a bit of the Pur Land's ambiance now.
Bamboo forest, Lotus Pond, Bodhi Tree, the moon in the water...
Only missing a Mahjong table and three other players.
When he could invite those three over to gather around a Mahjong table, Ji Jingqiu would consider himself successful!