The Yuanmiao Great Sage looked at this unknown world, with its high mountains and vast seas, the Ten Continents and Three Islands were merely fragments of the Inner World, yet even so, it was already so expansive. After all, this was a blessed land of gods and immortals since ancient times, and similar places were countless.

As for the Outer World, it was both laughable and pathetic, barren and weak, yet it was the source of all myths, the origin of the Inner World.

The Inner World had to hold its nose and acknowledge this ancestor. Without the existence of the Outer World, the Inner World's expansion would cease, and its spiritual energy would gradually dissipate.

Of course, the Outer World would not be destroyed either. That weak world, though barren and laughable, was "imperishable" and the "abode of myriad Daos."

Therefore, many in the Inner World speculated that the secret to the birth of the true Great Dao, and the essentials of cultivation in the Three Upper Realms, were actually hidden within the Outer World. And the imperial power of a dynasty was a magnificent Dao that could bestow titles upon proper gods.

That bestowing of titles upon proper gods, gathering of vows, and transformation into red clouds, was a state that countless cultivators hoped to achieve! It was the highest attainment in Daoist cultivation! Yet through normal cultivation, even in the Inner World, no one could cultivate to the point of transforming into red clouds on their own.

Except for one particularly powerful divine position, which could refine precious pills and transform them into red clouds, but it was now lost.

And where did this Great Dao of bestowing titles upon gods come from in the Outer World, and why did it appear? No one knew!

Of course, although this Great Dao was infinitely powerful, the operation of all its rules depended on the mortal emperors who had no strength to truss a chicken. Moreover, this Great Dao always seemed a bit dim-witted.

Ascension to Lianxu (Refining Emptiness) is called Feixian (Ascended Immortal) at its peak; after Lianxu is Hedao (Combining Dao), when the human heart transforms into the heart of heaven, completely ascending to the immortal fruit, called Zhenxian (True Immortal), this realm is called [Tianxin Laifu] (Return of the Heavenly Heart); Xuan Yuan unites, transforming into True Dao, then it is the Hunyuan realm, called Tianzun (Heavenly Lord).

Ascension is the sixteenth realm, Tianxin is the seventeenth realm, Hunyuan is the eighteenth realm, and after that are the Three Upper Realms.

Zhuangzi said, "The sage is nameless, the divine person is without merit, the supreme person is selfless." These three states correspond to the degree of understanding of the Great Dao.

To truly reach the Three Upper Realms, the Great Dao and spiritual essence of the Inner and Outer Worlds must complement each other.

This is also the reason why many people are very concerned about the dynastic changes in the Outer World, even at the cost of personally intervening in them, because the Great Dao of the dynasty is the easiest to complement with the Great Dao of experts above the level of ascension!

Of course, among all the dynasties that have been manipulated, the Song Dynasty is the most unpromising, holding the legitimate lineage but not striving for progress.

"The passage of time in the Outer World is too slow. Ten thousand years have passed in the Inner World, but only eight hundred years have barely passed in the Outer World."

"A dynasty every two or three hundred years, palaces and pavilions all turn to dust!"

In ancient times, there was often a saying that seven days in the mountains is like a thousand years in the world.

The Inner World is the real great world, while the Outer World is like that mountain peak.

The strong in the Inner World have plenty of time to cultivate, but the cultivators in the Outer World do not have such good luck. Ascension depends entirely on luck, and the peak of pure Yang is already an unparalleled expert.

Those three strange divine positions were all transformed from the vows of the Song Dynasty emperors. The Yuanmiao Great Sage needed them to operate the Song Dynasty's Great Dao, and they also needed the Yuanmiao Great Sage to help them regain control of the mountains and rivers and return to the lower realm.

The actions of the princes, dukes, generals, and ministers in the Outer World vying for power are, in the eyes of the Yuanmiao Great Sage, mostly jokes. Most people do not even realize that they are merely puppets.

"A dynasty changes every two or three hundred years, palaces and pavilions all turn to dust!"

The Yuanmiao Great Sage sighed.

Is the Yang World the Outer World, and is the Yin World not the Outer World?

They are all the same. The Song Dynasty hid in the shadows of the Ming Dynasty, plotting since the time of Emperor Zhenzong of Song. They feared death and feared losing the foundation of their ancestors. Therefore, they had the idea of reviving through vows.

In this way, even if the Song Dynasty perished, it could hide in the shadows of the new dynasty. When the dynasty changed, it would be a great opportunity, but at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, the time was not ripe for the Song Dynasty, and they did not dare to act.

At that time, these three divine positions had not yet been nurtured.

At that time, there were experts in the Yang World who were only half a step away from ascension.

"Master, does that mean that the Great Dao of the Ming Dynasty is not complete now?"

"A part was stolen, in the Song Dynasty. We are helping the Song Dynasty, but we are also observing, because the part of the Great Dao that they stole and took away with vows actually shows signs of gradually growing into a complete Great Dao."

Everything they are planning now is to wait for the great change of the unification of the Inner and Outer Worlds, so that they can obtain more benefits!

"The Great Dao is invisible. How do you observe it, Master?"

The Yuanmiao Great Sage explained:

"Look at the operation of their imperial power, whether it can affect each other. Now the imperial power of the Song Dynasty can actually affect the gods of the Ming Dynasty, which is already very different from what it was in the past."

"Although it is the Yin World of the Outer World, it has also been promised that if an ascension expert emerges and unifies the Yang World, they can enter the Inner World and become an immortal dynasty."

"But this time, the Song Dynasty's plan has suffered another setback."

"On the contrary, the performance of the Ming Dynasty is relatively bright."

"I believe that soon, very soon, there will be experts from the Inner World who will try to contact the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, persuade him, and give him treasures."

The treasure given is a drop of "Heavenly Marrow." This is the supreme essence. Many people in the Outer World have already obtained Heavenly Marrow, which is used and driven by many great powers in the Inner World.

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Of course, in the Inner World, there is also a Ming Dynasty emperor, but that emperor who seized the position of "Taishang Laojun" is now being pursued and intercepted by other experts, and may not be able to give his descendants a dream...

The Yuanmiao Great Sage thought to himself.

He did not know that the old man Lei Xuan had come to the present world.

Of course, the Jiajing Emperor himself was also an extremely selfish person. He did not care at all whether the Wanli Emperor would be persuaded to become a pawn of someone in the Inner World!

Because as long as he, Jiajing, was still alive, no matter how the Ming Dynasty went astray, it would still be his!

But...

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On the twenty-third day of the sixth month of the twenty-fifth year of Wanli, in the fourth watch of the night.

The Wanli Emperor was sleeping soundly when he suddenly heard someone calling his name. He was talking in his sleep, scolding the other party for being rebellious and too arrogant. However, soon someone pushed him, and this extremely offensive act immediately awakened the Wanli Emperor.

"Wanli Emperor, you may not know me..."

"What kind of monster! Bi qi niang zhi, take my sword!"

Because he had been mentally tense these days, the Wanli Emperor had seen too many monsters. He had just obtained the Jingzhen Sword and heard Lao Zhang's warning, so he did not dare to let go of this treasured sword. At this time, he was awakened by a dream from an expert in the Inner World, and he was so frightened that he drew his sword and slashed!

I like to kill gods in my dreams!

This sword pays tribute to Wei Zheng, and also to Cao Cao!

The Jingzhen Divine Sword activated its sword energy, and a cold light slashed over, instantly shattering the form and spirit of that Inner World expert inch by inch, directly dissipating him in the imperial palace of the Outer World!

"Eh, did it hit? What did I cut?"