Zhang San was fervently cultivating within Daxing City.

In the blink of an eye, a month had passed.

Zhang San finally cultivated nine suns and nine moons in each of his three Seas of Wheels.

With the emergence of twenty-seven suns and twenty-seven moons, Zhang San reached perfection in the stage of "Sea Creates Sun and Moon," and stepped into the next phase of the Purple Mansion Realm—Divine Cloud Jinqiao.

At this phase, one must construct a massive palace atop one's own Spiritual Platform within the Seas of Wheels.

This palace requires the power of one's Seas of Wheels to be built.

Moreover, this palace requires many rare and precious treasures.

The treasury of Great Sui still holds quite a few such treasures currently.

Although Red Emperor Yang Quan was extravagant before, whether it was for war or southern campaigns, the main expenses were in gold and silver, but some treasures are still in the treasury.

After all, such items were either used by Yang Quan himself or bestowed as gifts; otherwise, they would remain in the treasury, where it's hard to use them up.

But now, these items are all to Zhang San's benefit.

However, Zhang San has not yet decided what form his Divine Cloud Jinqiao should take.

Although Zhang San consulted all the texts related to Purple Mansion Realm cultivation in the entire Imperial Palace, and even read through all the relevant texts in the Town Martial Office, he still didn't find a method suitable for himself as a reference.

It seems that each cultivator in the Purple Mansion Realm can only rely on themselves to explore at this stage.

Zhang San wanted to consult Li Moxian, but guessed that Li Moxian might be busy dealing with the Outer God crisis, trying with Mozi to find ways to counter the gigantic ever-pulsing heart in the sky, so he had to figure out a solution on his own.

At this moment, Daxing City was vibrant with life.

After Zhang San allowed six hundred thousand refugees into Daxing City, he promptly arranged accommodations and provided food for them.

However, Daxing City cannot support so many people without reason indefinitely.

Hence, Zhang San began directing these people to work.

The work mainly involved the production of warfare materials needed under the guidance of Mohism and the Town Martial Office.

Zhang San even ordered Zhuge Longyin to bring people from the Martial Marquis Manor to join this grand military preparation competition.

After all, Zhang San didn't know how long it would take for a new World Lord to emerge, nor when the decisive battle with the Outer Gods would commence.

Thus, any extra preparation is worthwhile.

The Thousand Mechanisms Path of this world was developing rapidly, and on the other side, Martial Marquis Manor continued to advance Gunfire Path research, producing various artillery.

They had even developed powerful pistols.

Combined with the design of the Seven-Star Repeating Crossbow from Martial Marquis Manor, they had made the Seven-Star Fire Gun.

Capable of firing seven shots in succession, each shot was immensely powerful.

However, its accuracy was not great.

But such a weapon was enough to provide ordinary soldiers with combat power to fight the creations of Outer Gods on the battlefield.

Meanwhile, various bits of intelligence continued to trickle into Daxing City.

Zhang San stood atop the city wall of Daxing City, gazing at reports from various regions received recently, lost in deep contemplation.

With the appearance of Outer God creations throughout various lands, and the news of Red Emperor Yang Quan's demise spreading, the entire Great Sui was in chaos.

Consequently, some people established forces to resist the Outer Gods.

Naturally, some took advantage of the situation to divide territories for themselves.

After all, not many people were still concerned about the entire world at this time, as most were focused on themselves, which was commonplace.

So many took the chance to proclaim independence, wielding military power to guard their own territories.

Nonetheless, some ambitious individuals felt that the current chaotic world was the perfect opportunity for them to rise.

Some went even further, commanding their troops to seize the opportunity to expand, committing arson, murder, and looting wherever they went, even more fearsome than the creations of Outer Gods.

However, these pieces of intelligence were all within Zhang San's expectations.

What truly surprised Zhang San was in the southern Traveling Palace, where despite Wen Chudao and his group recommending the King of Shu's princely heir as the new emperor, many around did not acknowledge it.

After all, the position of Red Dust Immortal on the Imperial Path was vacant, meaning the new little emperor had not become the Red Dust Immortal.

And though some Outer God creations departed, the remaining numbers were still substantial.

Ultimately, under repeated assaults by numerous Outer God creations, the vast majority of officials and the newly coronated young emperor perished within the Traveling Palace.

Reportedly, some escaped and reorganized force, becoming a Rebel King faction in that area.

At this point, Great Sui had long lost its name and form.

With the great destruction brought by Outer God creations and the death of Red Emperor Yang Quan, the once-prosperous land was replaced by eighteen distinct Rebel King factions, each very powerful and continuously seeking means to expand their influence, hoping to dominate the world eventually.

As Zhang San pondered how the future world situation might change, Yang Lihua approached, leading people up onto the city wall.

"Sister, you've come."

Yang Lihua glanced at Zhang San, produced a letter from her sleeve, and handed it to him.

"Take a look at the latest intelligence from the Jin River Road."

Zhang San was slightly curious about why intelligence from Jin River Road warranted a special visit.

However, as Zhang San opened the letter, he realized why Yang Lihua personally delivered this intelligence.

The Li Family of Taiyuan had been targeted by the Li Family of Jin River, leading to rumors of the Taiyuan Li Family planning to defect to Wang Junwu.

Just as the Li Family of Jin River thought to let the little Taiyuan Li Family off, the Taiyuan Li Family gathered their troops and launched a surprise attack, directly targeting cities under the control of the Li Family of Jin River.

The surprise attack was successful, leading to their swift capture.

With the territory of the Li Family of Jin River seized by the Taiyuan Li Family, all were shocked.

No one expected the Taiyuan Li Family to possess such strength.

At the same time, it became clear to all that the rumors of the Taiyuan Li Family defecting to Wang Junwu were entirely false.

Consequently, the Li Family of Jin River mobilized all troops to besiege the Taiyuan Li Family.

At this moment, Li Xuanmin led his Mystic Armor Army in a surprise attack, sneaking into the heavily exposed rear of the Li Family of Jin River, exterminating them.

He then spent over half a month consolidating all previous forces of the Li Family of Jin River, and even allied with Wang Junwu.

Currently, in the entire Jin River Road, Wang Junwu's forces are the largest, but the strongest military belongs to the Li Family.

"Zhang San, I remember this Li Xuanmin is your disciple, right? What's your take on the situation in Jin River Road?"

Zhang San couldn't help but recall the fragments of the future he once glimpsed, and smiled.

"As expected of my disciple, excellent, truly excellent."

"Brother, who will we support as the new World Lord in the future?"

While Yang Lihua found the intelligence from Jin River Road important, she was more eager to know who Zhang San would choose as the future World Lord.

Given the current situation, the forces of the Capital Region Road remain intact and are strong.

It's fair to say that whoever Zhang San supports can become the next World Lord, the next Red Dust Immortal of the emperor's dynasty.

However, Zhang San simply shook his head with a smile and said, "Whoever wins, we'll pick them."

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