Stronger by Killing

Skills:

Soul Control Technique (Great Success)

Vajra Seal (Great Success)

Elephant Armor Skill (Great Success)

Azure Heaven Hand Seal (Great Success)

Cloud Shield Technique (Great Success)

World in a Grain of Sand (Great Success)

Experience Points: 621.4 billion

Origin Value: 52

......

Gu Zhan slowly closed the system and murmured, "Still need to kill more!"

He glanced at what was required to break through beyond Nirvana, and indeed, things had changed. Previously, breaking through realms only required experience points, but now it also required an Origin Value.

And this Origin Value, he currently has just over fifty,

But this "just over fifty" doesn’t imply that his current control of two states is worth so little Origin Value, but rather because he ascended the throne too recently; these things grow as his influence deepens.

But expanding territory is certain to quickly increase it, and the larger the territory, the faster the growth.

Just at this moment,

In Daliang City,

Kong Xi and Changmingzi hurriedly approached, and Kong Xi cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, Daliang City is now basically under control!"

Gu Zhan slightly nodded,

This time in Daliang City, although on the surface there were only the three of them, him, Kong Xi and Changmingzi, he had actually already secretly transferred a large number of forces from Martial Emperor City to Daliang City in preparation for today, to quickly seize control of Liangzhou after annihilating the Ten Thousand Laws Immortal Alliance.

After pondering for a moment,

Gu Zhan looked towards Kong Xi and said, "Immediately send word to the Capital City and Martial Emperor City to prepare fully, I want to directly reclaim the entire Wu Dynasty."

Kong Xi was stunned and asked in surprise, "Your Majesty, are you planning to..."

Gu Zhan snorted coldly and said, "Naturally, it’s to kill and subdue all the cultivation forces in the whole Wu Dynasty in one go!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Gu Zhan took a step forward and his figure instantly disappeared.

...

Wu Dynasty, in the first year of Tianqi, October.

The Dao Conference in Liangzhou shook the world and stunned the entire Cultivation Realm, causing an uproar. The name of the Martial Emperor made the Cultivation Realm panic, yet before this matter was fully digested, major events continued to unfold within the Wu Dynasty.

On October 1st, just after the Martial Emperor unleashed slaughter in Liangzhou, wiping out the Ten Thousand Laws Immortal Alliance, he began to move through Liangzhou and personally exterminated each major Immortal Sect.

And shortly after Liangzhou was pacified, in the twelfth lunar month, the Martial Emperor suddenly appeared in Qingzhou alone, directly starting a massacre of several Immortal Sects there, while mobilizing the Wu Dynasty’s military, unveiling a battle qi array that shocked the world. Among the most notable battles was when the Wu Dynasty’s Grand General Nangong Weiyang led thirty thousand troops and successfully encircled and killed two Golden Core cultivators, shocking the world!

The impact of this battle,

Was even greater than the influence of the Martial Emperor’s destruction of the Ten Thousand Laws Immortal Alliance in Liangzhou.

For the Martial Emperor himself is a powerful figure, defeating strong cultivators wasn’t anything too surprising, but for a mortal army to successfully encircle and kill Golden Core cultivators, this threw the cultivation world into fear.

At first, some thought it was a coincidence,

However, it didn’t take long for those people’s illusions to be shattered.

The following spring,

With the cultivation realms of Qingzhou and Liangzhou devastated, fear gripped the entire cultivation world within the Wu Dynasty. Cultivation forces from Dai Prefecture, Xuzhou, Cang Prefecture and other five states united to form an alliance, proposing negotiations with the Martial Kingdom’s Court, which was refused!

The Martial Emperor personally led hundreds of thousands of troops against the five-state cultivator alliance, showcasing more than ten types of battle arrays targeting cultivators, shattering the myth that mortals couldn’t kill cultivators.

Because of the appearance of these battle arrays, not only did the cultivation world within the Wu Dynasty panic, but cultivation sects across various countries were also frightened. Many powerful cultivators, looking to aid the five-state cultivator alliance against the Wu Dynasty, even infiltrated the Martial Kingdom’s Capital City attempting to assassinate the court officials, aiming to paralyze the Wu Dynasty directly.

However,

This assassination attempt revealed another trump card of the Wu Dynasty!

The Capital City of the Wu Dynasty turned into a giant array that changed the rules, suppressing cultivators who entered it to varying degrees, unavoidable even for Golden Core cultivators.

The cultivators who intended to assassinate were immediately besieged by martial arts experts and troops as they entered the city, with none spared, shocking the world once more. Subsequently, it was further reported that all cities within the Wu Dynasty would be equipped with various large arrays, causing shock and panic in the cultivation world.

During that period, the Martial Emperor traversed tens of thousands of miles, initiating another massacre within the Wu Dynasty, with no cultivation sect spared, and no one could stop the Martial Emperor. He even went to other countries to annihilate sects plotting against the Wu Dynasty. In a short time, the cultivation world plunged into panic, with only a few sects escaping due to their quick action!

In the second year of Tianqi, autumn,

All Nine Provinces of the Wu Dynasty have been reclaimed!

...

In the Capital City, within the Imperial City.

Inside a palace.

Gu Zhan was sitting on a chair, summoning the system page. After nearly a year of frenzied conquests, all of the Nine Provinces of the Wu Dynasty have been reclaimed, resulting in an explosive growth of Origin Value, surpassing two thousand.

However, with the reclamation of the Nine Provinces, his daily growth in Origin Value is now quite remarkable.

As for experience points, they are entirely more than sufficient.

After looking at the system page, he immediately began adding points:

[Use 2 trillion experience points]

[Use 2000 Origin Value]

[Vast Spell upgraded to the fifteenth level]

[New Martial Arts Realm detected, please name it?]

...

In that instant,

A sudden insight emerged in Gu Zhan’s sea of consciousness,

As if murals appeared, mountains towering, sun and moon rotating, ancient people offering sacrifices to heaven, their voices grand, sacred and solemn.

It was as if he returned to ancient times, hearing the chants of the gods.

He seemed to see an incomparably vast world, an era where countless races stood competing for dominance, he saw Chi Dragons and Pixiu, he watched the clash of Dragons and Phoenixes, and saw Qilin roaming the world, carrying an aura of desolation, stirring one’s soul.

At this moment, the runes previously enveloped by his vital energy completely erupted, full of mysteries. Those runes induced the Spiritual Essence between heaven and earth to enter his body, nourishing his organs and flesh, making him appear translucent and crystal-clear, with vital energy like a river, rolling and flowing, seemingly in Celestial Spirits, with bones becoming crystal-clear and shimmering like white jade,

His entire body was like a universe, surrounded by immaculate and flawless mist, like a pure white sacred cloud. The Star Shield, engraved with a sky full of stars, descended like an unyielding wall, reminiscent of a piece of sky falling. Moon Blade, resembling a crescent moon, shining with brilliant silver light.

"The third life level!"

Gu Zhan exhaled a long breath, when he had ascended to the Nirvana Realm, Gu Zhan had clearly felt that he had entered a transcendental life level, and he knew that the Dao of the physical body he pursued was a path of life level evolution.

The Nirvana Realm is the second level,

And now this, is the third level!

"This realm is below that of the immortals and above the mortal coil, so let this realm be called Extraordinary!"

[New realm successfully named]

[Current realm advanced to Extraordinary First Realm]

...

The system notification chimed in, and Gu Zhan glanced at it before putting it away.

A moment later, there was a knock at the door,

Gu Zhan said in a deep voice, "Enter."

Kong Xi and Rong Yichu walked in, both saluting.

The two were now the leaders among Wu Dynasty’s civil servants. Speaking of which, they shared quite a fate. Separated by over a thousand years, Rong Yichu happened to be Kong Xi’s direct disciple. Back then, Rong Yichu became famous by acquiring the Wen Sheng’s legacy, becoming the Seventeenth Master of Jixia Academy. Now, serving in the same court added an intriguing touch.

Gu Zhan waved his hand and said, "No need for formalities, speak directly if you have something to say!"

Rong Yichu glanced at Kong Xi, signaling him to speak first.

Kong Xi did not delay and directly cupped his hands saying, "Your Majesty, I fear our plans to attack other nations must be temporarily halted."

Gu Zhan furrowed his brow,

His first step was to reclaim Wu Dynasty’s Nine Provinces, and the second step was to sweep across the universe and unify the nations.

Kong Xi hurriedly said, "The Four Major Side Sects have emerged, and all top Immortal Sects have surfaced. Spiritual Qi has completely revived!"