Chapter 344: The Return of Dapeng

"What does it mean?"

Daji asked Cheng Yi, who quickly bowed to her and said, "Reporting to the Queen Mother, the unclaimed territory is considered a stain for the Holy Emperor. He must subdue it. The nine demon lords and the five righteous heroes are all too powerful. It's easy for anyone to disrupt the balance. At this time, Your Majesty's sudden rise is seen as fortunate from the Holy Emperor's perspective."

Upon hearing this, everyone began to ponder.

Qin Jun also did the same.

Upon careful consideration, it did make sense. If a rising family in a small city of the Great Qin Kingdom affected the interests of other powers in the city, he wouldn't care, and wouldn't even bother about it.

Damn!

I've been overestimating myself.

After realizing this, Qin Jun felt a pang of regret. While his strongest subordinate, Yuan Hong, was considered powerful in the outside world, he hadn't even made it to the top ten in the Heavenly Ranking. To maintain the balance between the righteous and demonic paths, the Holy Emperor might indeed turn a blind eye.

Of course, if the Holy Emperor were to know about Nezha's strength, he wouldn't be able to remain calm.

"In that case, continue to increase the speed and scale of recruiting soldiers!" Qin Jun waved his hand, not caring about the amount of spiritual stones needed for this.

The unclaimed territory itself was a gold mine. With each city captured, a massive amount of spiritual stones could be obtained. If he continued to operate at a loss, Zhuge Liang and Liu Bowen would have probably advised him to stop.

"Oh, how is the establishment of the Immortal Cultivation Academy going?" Qin Jun suddenly asked Shen Yan.

The palace steward Shen Yan had just brought in a group of political talents, so Qin Jun kept him for the day.

The so-called Immortal Cultivation Academy was proposed by Qin Jun. Any young people with good spiritual roots could join unconditionally. He donated all the martial arts, spells, formations, and more that he had obtained from his enemies to the Immortal Cultivation Academy, showing how much he expected from it.

"Everything is in the planning stage, and it is expected to be completed within three months. At the same time, all sects are willing to send cultivators to be teachers," Shen Yan quickly replied.

"Well, remember, even the lowest-ranked teacher must have the cultivation of the Golden Core stage," Qin Jun nodded and smiled. He planned to grade the cultivation levels of the immortal cultivation teachers, with different levels of benefits for each grade, so that the teachers would also strive to improve.

After that, Qin Jun and his ministers discussed other matters. After about half an hour, the system prompt suddenly sounded in his mind:

"Ding! Li Yuanba is about to return from the divine and demonic realm!"

Qin Jun's eyes widened. He's finally back!

He quickly got up and said, "Meeting adjourned!"

With that, he hurriedly left, leaving the ministers looking at each other.

Xiao Li was curious and asked Daji, "It seems like Brother Qin Jun is in a hurry?"

"Ignore him. After all, he's got it covered if the sky falls," Daji chuckled, a phrase that Qin Jun had taught her.

She could tell from Qin Jun's expression that he had encountered something good again.

...

Qin Jun returned to the courtyard and was about to go back to his room when the system's voice sounded again: "I suggest the host not to go back to the room. Li Yuanba has brought back quite a few people."

Huh!

This silly boy is also recruiting people?

It's best to recruit Kong Xuan!

Damn, if the strongest under the sage comes out, even the Buddha will be beaten!

Qin Jun was looking forward to it. Just then, hundreds of people suddenly appeared out of thin air in the courtyard, startling him.

"Pay respects to Your Majesty!"

Dressed in black, Li Yuanba quickly pushed through the crowd and knelt in front of Qin Jun, his face filled with excitement.

"What are you all standing there for? Have you forgotten what I told you earlier? Kneel and pay respects to His Majesty!" Li Yuanba turned around and scolded the hundreds of cultivators behind him. As soon as he spoke, everyone knelt down, presenting a spectacular sight.

His Majesty?

Qin Jun was dumbfounded. Li Yuanba had become a father? And he had so many children?

Qin Jun suddenly felt like his worldview was collapsing. If he were to go back to Earth and spread this news, everyone would probably think he was a fool...

"Your Majesty, these kids and girls are war orphans I've taken in. After several decades, only 122 of them are left..." Li Yuanba's expression was somewhat downcast.

Qin Jun furrowed his brows. Why did he feel like Li Yuanba had changed? He seemed to have become more mature and weathered.

Is this still Li Yuanba?

But on second thought, he was now a Golden-winged Great Peng, and Li Yuanba was his identity in the mortal world. Could it be that his intelligence had been reset?

"System, bring up Li Yuanba's attribute list for me to see!" Qin Jun urged in his mind. He was more concerned about whether Li Yuanba had become stronger.

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Yuanba's attribute list appeared before him:

"Li Yuanba, from the legends of the wild history."

"Race: Golden-winged Great Peng!"

"Cultivation: Ninth level True Immortal realm!"

"Technique: Hundred Transformations of the Golden Peng!"

"Divine Ability: True Form of the Peng Bird! Shattering the Heavens and Earth! Obscuring the Sun and Moon!"

"Magic Weapon: Golden Peng Divine Hammer!"

"Loyalty: 100 (Full value 100)!"

Damn!

This is outrageous. Ninth level True Immortal realm, is this defying the natural order?

He had instantly surpassed the Red Boy!

Qin Jun's eyes widened, feeling like Li Yuanba was definitely overpowered.

"Your Majesty, the weakest among these kids has reached the stage of shedding their mortal form, and the strongest has reached the peak of the Earth Immortal realm," Li Yuanba spoke again, causing Qin Jun to widen his eyes once more.

Could it be that this guy also has a mythical system?

"What's going on? How did you all become so strong?" Qin Jun couldn't help but ask.

One hundred and twenty-two disciples, both male and female, were dressed in identical black robes. At this moment, they were all whispering to each other, their faces filled with curiosity and excitement, as this was a new world they had never encountered before.

"Your Majesty, I met my elder brother Kong Xuan in that world. He is the first peacock in the world, under his guidance, I was able to make rapid progress and even completely master the body of the Golden-winged Roc," Li Yuanba chuckled. After decades of separation, seeing the Emperor Qin again gave him an inexplicable feeling of being in a different world.

He had finally returned!

Only under Emperor Qin's command did he feel like he had returned home.

This was the impact brought by absolute loyalty!

"Stand up and speak first, tell me about your experiences!" Emperor Qin suppressed his excitement and urged.

He never expected Li Yuanba to give him such a big surprise!

Li Yuanba scratched his head and stood up with a smile. The 122 disciples looked at each other in surprise, as it was the first time they had seen Li Yuanba smile like a child.

Then Li Yuanba began to tell Emperor Qin about his experiences, and Emperor Qin felt as if he were back in his childhood listening to a storytelling session.

Li Yuanba's disciples also listened quietly. They had long heard Li Yuanba say that he was not from this world, but from another realm, and that it was his lord who had used great supernatural powers to transport him there.

So Li Yuanba's disciples all held a kind of admiration for Emperor Qin.

This admiration had been instilled in them by Li Yuanba since they were young, and it had become ingrained in their very bones. [End of this chapter]