Hearing about nuclear weapons piqued Xu Mo's interest.
Although Da Gan and Huaxia had reached a cooperation agreement, with Huaxia promising to deliver a batch of specially made nuclear weapons to Da Gan, the manufacturing of these specialized weapons required time and they wouldn't be available anytime soon.
Having ordinary nuclear weapons now, however, could be used for experimentation.
Xu Mo nodded and said, "Indeed, have them delivered directly to the Imperial Capital."
He paused, then added, "Also, send the Ministry of Works to the Endless Coast to establish a port, facilitating travel between Da Gan and countries on Earth."
The Minister of Affairs quickly nodded and made a note.
After Xu Mo added some more details, he dismissed the Minister of Affairs.
"The myriad realms are about to descend, and Earth will inevitably fall into chaos. What use is it for you to establish a port?"
The drifting bottle spoke up. It had been staying by Xu Mo's side, and this time Xu Mo hadn't put it into the Chaos Furnace.
Xu Mo glanced at the drifting bottle and said, "What do you know, you bottle? Between nations, trade and cultural exchange are essential. Otherwise, it's isolation and stagnation. Let the myriad realms descend if they must. The port is established within the ancient barrier anyway, can they still break in?"
The operation of the Da Gan Dynasty did not conflict with the 'Contention for the Dao'. The 'Contention for the Dao' primarily involved the Saints of Earth and the myriad realms. The Great Wilderness was protected by the ancient barrier, making it very safe!
The drifting bottle truly didn't understand these things, but it knew that countries on Earth did not have the protection of the ancient barrier.
When the 'Contention for the Dao' began, hundreds of Saints would use Earth as a battlefield, and the weak common people would become sacrifices. The tragedies of shattered nations, ruined homes, and widespread corpses would all come true.
Next, Xu Mo went to the harem to visit his consorts.
Upon seeing His Majesty, the women were overjoyed and all put down their cultivation to come to Xu Mo's side.
Among them, Alice directly threw herself into Xu Mo's arms, rubbing her head against his chest and saying with a hint of seductiveness, "Your Majesty, you're finally back. I missed you so much."
Chen Xi and Li Ling, seeing this, secretly cursed Alice for being shameless. To cling to His Majesty and act spoiled in public, she had no sense of propriety.
Wang Ling'er's small face flushed, feeling that Sister Alice was unconventional and too bold.
Lin Xue, however, found it quite normal. After all, she was from Earth and had experienced modern society. Hugging and embracing were commonplace.
However, she couldn't bring herself to do the same as Alice; she was still too shy.
Feeling the softness in his embrace, Xu Mo chuckled, "I've only been gone for two days, and you miss me this much?"
"Yes! Miss you so much!" Alice nodded repeatedly, hugging him even tighter.
Unable to withstand Alice's enthusiasm, Xu Mo gently pulled her away.
Alice was reluctant but still moved away from His Majesty's embrace.
Afterward, Xu Mo stayed with the women, checking on their cultivation. He found that their progress was very good and rapid.
Li Ling's cultivation had progressed the fastest. With the abundant cultivation resources in the imperial palace, she was close to reaching the peak of the Body Building realm.
Xu Mo then presented the various heavenly treasures and earthly materials he had confiscated from the Mountain Ancestor's dojo to the women.
The women were delighted to receive the 'gifts' from His Majesty, accepting them with rosy cheeks.
Xu Mo did not linger. After staying for a while, he left.
Returning to his own chambers, Xu Mo sat cross-legged and used his spiritual power to look inward at the Chaos Furnace within his body, retrieving the imprintless Dao rhyme.
For better secrecy, he had previously sealed the drifting bottle inside the Chaos Furnace to block its perception.
This action made the drifting bottle incredibly indignant!
It had thought it was finally free from restraint, no longer needing to be confined in that damned furnace. To its surprise, after going in circles, it was ultimately locked up again. The drifting bottle was furious!
Xu Mo paid no mind to the drifting bottle's thoughts. He held a mass of extremely dense, glowing imprintless Dao rhyme in his hand, sensing it carefully with a satisfied expression.
"The concentration is very high, and the purity is sufficient. After absorbing it all, I should be able to step into the Great Saint stage," he mused inwardly.
Without hesitation, Xu Mo closed his eyes and began to digest and absorb this mass of imprintless Dao rhyme.
Threads of Dao rhyme transformed into straight lines, like pipes, inserting themselves into Xu Mo's body and being slowly absorbed. The Dao rhyme, once drawn into his body, immediately surged into his limbs and bones, circulating throughout his entire being before being completely absorbed.
Xu Mo's aura also steadily increased.
Two hours passed. As the last trace of imprintless Dao rhyme was absorbed, Xu Mo's aura had already reached its peak, just a step away from breaking through that thin membrane.
"Still a little short!" Xu Mo opened his eyes, a slight frown on his face.
He had expected to directly break through to the Great Saint stage after absorbing the entire mass of imprintless Dao rhyme, but unexpectedly, he was still a little short in the final crucial stage.
Xu Mo felt regret. Although his combat power had greatly increased, he was still in the Small Saint stage, at the peak of Small Saint.
There was still a significant difference between this and Great Saint; there had been no qualitative transformation, and the gap remained vast.
"Just a little short, where should I search for rare treasures?" Xu Mo muttered to himself, then his heart stirred.
Should he refine that damned bottle?
The bottle was also at the Saint level, and it was even a part of the rules of the 'Contention for the Dao'. Refining it should also convert into imprintless Dao rhyme.
The drifting bottle, currently within the Chaos Furnace, instantly felt a strong sense of malice, and the entire bottle trembled several times.
After numerous interactions with Xu Mo, the drifting bottle immediately understood that Xu Mo was contemplating refining it.
It couldn't help but curse inwardly. It should have fled when it was on Earth. It was truly foolish to have stayed with Xu Mo out of curiosity!
Fortunately, Xu Mo eventually 'mercifully' abandoned the idea.
The main reason was that, corresponding to the cultivation realms, the drifting bottle was only an ordinary Saint. It had not reached the level of a Dragon Saint, who had endured seven tribulations of heavenly lightning and forged an immaculate Dao foundation, a Great Saint!
Therefore, after refining, it would not be converted into imprintless Dao rhyme.
Furthermore, the drifting bottle had been with him for some time and had provided a lot of information. Xu Mo wouldn't truly refine it; it was just a fleeting thought.
Sensing the disappearance of the unseen malice, the drifting bottle breathed a sigh of relief.
Just as Xu Mo was pondering, the 'Contention for the Dao' imprint suddenly vibrated.
He was slightly taken aback and quickly took out the glowing 'Contention for the Dao' imprint. After a brief sensing, he knew it was Fan Cheng's 'Contention for the Dao' imprint contacting him.
"Could it be that the Old Demon Emperor can't hold back any longer and is about to undergo tribulation!?" Xu Mo guessed what was happening and became excited!
He quickly used the 'Contention for the Dao' imprint to receive Fan Cheng's message.
As he had expected, the Old Demon Emperor was indeed about to undergo the Saint tribulation!