Within the Mountain and River Map, the Old Wutong Tree grows increasingly larger.

Now, the space of the Inner Heaven and Earth has expanded significantly compared to before, while the borders in every direction remain void. Xu Qing attempted to approach the borders, but soon felt the Heavenly Demon Body dissolving and his Heavenly Demon Consciousness becoming blurred.

This void, according to the heritage memories of Ancestor Lü, is known as the "Void Realm."

In Ancestor Lü's perspective, the world is composed of reality and void.

By escaping into the Void Realm, with the anchor point marked by the Realms themselves, one can directly reach any anchor point from within the Void Realm.

However, at least the realm of the creator is required to wield such means.

For instance, the old demon of Black Mountain previously brought Xuanhu to the Ying Huo Star using similar magic doors.

Of course, Xu Qing has questions about any anchor point; if so, it stands to reason that Ancestor Lü and his kind could return anytime.

A golden nest or a silver nest is not as good as one's own doghouse; surely, they can't leave without even wanting to look back.

Benefiting from the continuous growth of the Tai Chu Demon Device, and with Xu Qing through the Wutong leaves, constantly impacted by Tai Shi Demon Qi, he gained refinement through the process.

Xu Qing's Heavenly Demon Technique naturally grew into a bottleneck stage at present.

If he passes this threshold, his Heavenly Demon Technique might reach the true level of a "creator."

However, Xu Qing is not particularly eager for this.

Because whether he breaks through or not, he remains the number one expert in the world.

In terms of ranking, Xu Qing subconsciously overlooked Elder Fang.

Elder Fang now increasingly dislikes moving; spends most days in the small courtyard, with rare instances of cat-strolling.

He's practically reclusive to the extreme.

Moreover, growing visibly older.

Always gives the impression he might ascend to immortality at any moment.

However, even if Elder Fang is left with only one breath, Xu Qing suspects that this breath could sustain him for ten or eight years.

Truly inscrutable!

On the other hand, due to being Xu Qing's Lifebound Treasure, the Mountain and River Map follows the growth of the Heavenly Demon Technique, subtly gaining the ability to traverse across the stars.

Xu Qing merely sensed that he needs to try specifically.

Before attempting, Xu Qing first arranged the matters at hand. Given the existence of Heavenly Demon Dream, even in urgent matters, Xu Qing can perceive what needs to be decided.

Fortunately, the Tianqi Dynasty is currently entering a flourishing stage, and various aspects are developing robustly, with eminent generals like Yu Zhen and Meng Yuxuan expanding territories.

The national strength is visibly on the rise.

The Great Yu Dynasty's actual controlled territory has now reached the forefront of history.

On the other hand, Xu Qing did not completely eradicate the Golden Tent on the grassland, but intentionally pressured the border town military families to drive the Golden Tent to the Extreme West.

To preserve the strength of the Golden Tent, Xu Qing refrained from striking Murong Grandmaster with a lethal blow.

Thus, the grassland could wreak havoc on the Extreme West, alleviating the pressure on the Southern Ocean.

These actions could be implemented entirely due to Xu Qing's absolute power.

Furthermore, constant territorial expansion effectively eased internal conflicts within the Tianqi Dynasty.

In Xu Qing's view, just thirty years is needed for the Tianqi Dynasty to undergo transformative changes.

Because he understands the overarching direction for the development of mechanism technology, matched with the five-year plan devised by the Court's Central, under the Qin system concentrating on achieving major targets, breakthroughs in substantial directions of technology will become easier.

Moreover, the Heavenly Work Institute is not short of cultivators, who find working on these matters easier than ordinary people.

Before attempting to use the Mountain and River Map to traverse the stars, Xu Qing has one more thing to accomplish.

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"Wei Bo, this is the latest decree from the Immortal Dynasty. From now on, you need not concern yourself with other matters, focus solely on this celestial law, remember, no matter who they are, violators are to be executed!"

"Cultivators are not to harm mortals." Wei Bo, upon seeing this immortal law, found it somewhat inconceivable.

"You might not understand, but it doesn't matter, just execute it."

"Understood." Wei Bo did not delve into the matter, knowing well that the more he followed Xu Qing's instructions, the more chance he had to enter the core decision-making layer of the Immortal Dynasty.

Let alone managing the execution of this Immortal law, even if asked to kill his own father, he would execute without hesitation.

This must surely be his father's issue.

However, Wei Bo still had many confusions regarding political matters, directly returning home and using a Sound Transmission Talisman to ask his father.

Upon learning of it, Duke Wei pondered for a long while in the study, finally unraveling the mystery within.

He then explained Xu Qing's true intent to his son.

Mortals form the foundation for cultivators, if cultivators freely suppress and harm mortals, firstly it would intensify the opposition between both sides, secondly it would lead to a decrease in the number of cultivators born.

If the number of mortals is substantial, it becomes much easier for a vast number of cultivators to emerge among them, including those at Golden Core, Purple Mansion, or even Primordial Spirit levels.

In Xu Liushou's words, accumulation of quantity leads to a transformation in quality.

On another note, it merely states cultivators must not harm mortals, yet cultivators' status remains high; if a mortal truly offends them, they wouldn't need to act personally.

Xu Qing's aim is still to prevent cultivators from wantonly slaughtering innocents.

Or certain people cultivating Demon Dao Skills, viewing mortals as consumables, which is detrimental to sustainable development of the Immortal Dynasty.

In the eyes of these old aristocratic families, the core of governing the world lies in "shepherding."

If it involves shepherding, naturally the more cattle and horses the better; one shouldn't engage in actions akin to killing the goose that lays the golden eggs.

Additionally, when the martial power of cultivators is not misused, they must rely more heavily on secular aristocratic families; this manifests their elevated status, realizing various privileges.

Simply put, Xu Qing intends to establish comprehensive constraints on the rules for cultivators.

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