Great Daqian Dynasty, the imperial capital.
In the past half year, the size of the imperial capital had expanded threefold, and the imperial palace was directly built on top of the massive pit that had been created during the battle between Xiao Yi and Xiao Tianjiao.
Of course...
This colossal pit had already been filled in.
The newly constructed imperial palace was even more majestic and imposing, and just a hundred ters from the main entrance of the palace was the Pride of Heaven Square that covered over a hundred thousand square ters.
Right in the middle of Pride of Heaven Square stood a statue of Xiao Yi.
Dressed in black, with flowing ink-black hair, a face as fine as jade, and eyes like bright stars. Holding a sharp sword and stepping on the constellations, he stood proudly between heaven and earth, as if he were a sword himself. Contained within it was a trace of Xiao Yi's Sword Intent, and all the ministers passing by must kneel three tis and kowtow nine tis as a sign of respect.
Even the princes, the empresses, and the reigning emperor.
When passing through Pride of Heaven Square, one must not fly through the air or ride on mounts and carriages.
They could only walk!
This was a rule set by Emperor Qian, and no one could break it!
No matter how much Xiao Yi opposed this, Emperor Qian and the ministers insisted on it, leaving him quite helpless.
On this occasion of the national founding ceremony.
It was extrely rare for the imperial palace to be open to the public, especially the Pride of Heaven Square, which for the first ti was exposed to everyone's sight. People who saw the statue, comparable to a War God, could not help but look at it with reverence and longing: "This is our Daqian Dynasty's Xiao Zhenguo, and it is said that from now on, the succession of the Daqian Dynasty's throne will be completed in front of the statue of Xiao Zhenguo at Pride of Heaven Square!"
"If it weren't for Xiao Zhenguo, where would our Great Daqian Dynasty be?"
"It is said that Emperor Qian personally stated that the Great Daqian Dynasty could be without an emperor, could do without anyone, but it must never be without Xiao Zhenguo!"
"This is the true son of heaven. With great strength, he should guard our nation's gates and defend our holand. Not like that Xiao Tianjiao before, who ran to cozy up to the Nantian Dynasty for a bit of power, and disregarded the life and death of his own country..."
The city walls all around were crowded with people.
On both sides of the streets inside and outside the palace, there were also figures of the common people.
The elevation of the Great Qian Dynasty to the Great Daqian Dynasty was a joyous occasion celebrated by all.
Especially after the Nantian Dynasty's army pressed close to the border, and the entire Great Qian Dynasty united as one to resist the Nantian invasion, the whole dynasty beca much more united than ever before.
The soldiers hardly needed to maintain order.
The citizens were orderly on their own.
On the wide streets.
Wide enough to accommodate eighteen carriages side by side, powerhouses from all different forces were continuously converging here.
The erstwhile ten great sects had now all beco part of the Xiaoshanhe Institute.
Then there were the kings and nobles from over a thousand kingdoms, as well as the strong sects from all the states, who all appeared on the streets, marching towards the palace.
Gazing upon such an imposing palace, and the well-ordered and united common people around, all the strong ones were inexplicably shocked.
At the very front of the formation...
Jiang Tai, the forr lord of Tianqing Kingdom and the current King of Tianqing, led the way. During the invasion by the Nantian Dynasty, only the Tianqing Kingdom had given full support to the Great Qian Dynasty with all its might. Emperor Qian had also etched this into his heart; even though the emperors of the great kingdoms were nominally made kings, they held no real power.
Only under Jiang Tai's command did the military structure of Tianqing Kingdom remain intact.
This was not only because of the assistance the Tianqing Kingdom provided but also because of the deep relationship between Jiang Tai and Xiao Yi.
"Is that King Jiang Tai of Tianqing?"
"Yes, it is indeed Jiang Tai! I heard that during the attack by the Nantian Dynasty, only King of Tianqing led his entire nation's forces to help us, and Tianqing Kingdom also suffered heavy losses!"
"You don't know the whole story. King Jiang Tai and Xiao Zhenguo are life-and-death brothers..."
The discussions among the crowd reached Jiang Tai's ears.
The corners of his mouth lifted slightly, and he straightened his chest.
The mighty Xiao Zhenguo was his brother in life and death!
Just this sentence alone was enough to allow Jiang Tai to walk with his head held high in the Great Qian Dynasty.
Behind Jiang Tai, a host of powerhouses from forr countries and major forces couldn't help revealing their envy.
Once upon a ti...
They didn't even give Jiang Tai a second glance, but now, he had beco a figure they could only look up to but never reach.
A group of people entered the imperial palace and on Pride of Heaven Square, a viewing platform had already been prepared for everyone. Jiang Tai's place was right beside Yang Ling. Yang Ling was the crown prince of the dynasty, but when he faced Jiang Tai, he still adopted an amiable attitude and said with a smile, "Brother Jiang, you're late!"
Jiang Tai responded helplessly, "It's really too far from Tianqing Province to here!"
Yang Ling burst into hearty laughter, "The Tianqing Royal Mansion is almost built. The next ti you co, you can stay for a longer period. Xiao Zhenguo misses you a lot as well!"
"Hmm!"
Jiang Tai smiled broadly, recalling the monts he shared with Xiao Yi in Tianqing Kingdom and said, "It's been so days since I've seen him."
"You'll see him in a bit. Please take a seat and wait for a mont!"
Yang Ling personally showed Jiang Tai to his seat, which was in the front row, apart from Jiang Tai and Xiao Yi, the rest were all royal family mbers.
This caused the group of strong ones looking at Jiang Tai to burn with envious desire.
Jiang Tai surveyed the mighty figures who had co for the founding ceremony, it truly was a gathering of heroes, a cloud of the strong, and he felt a wave of emotion, "Who would have thought that, in just a few short years, Xiao Yi would have co this far..."
Back in the Tianqing Kingdom of yesteryears.
Who could have imagined Xiao Yi's achievents today?
Although Tianqing Kingdom no longer existed, having beco a province of the Great Qian Dynasty, the territory of Tianqing Province was five tis larger than the forr Tianqing Kingdom.
Moreover, the royal family of the Great Qian Dynasty had granted Tianqing Province a high degree of autonomy; in essence, Tianqing Kingdom had simply changed its na.
His Jiang clan, still the ruler of Tianqing Province.
All this was thanks to Xiao Yi!
Just think...
Royalty and nobility from other kingdoms and dynasties were now acting timid, while he, could stand tall and converse with the Crown Prince of the Great Qian Dynasty as brothers.
Wasn't it all because of Xiao Yi?
It was only at this mont...
That Jiang Tai truly understood the old saying, "When one man attains the Dao, his poultry and dogs ascend to heaven."
The ancients indeed never lied!
Jiang Tai thought to himself, but he also heard soone whispering, "The Great Qian Dynasty ultimately lacks deep foundations, with no true Longevity Secret Realm experts to stand guard, even though it's said that the Holy Land Baiyu Capital stands behind it, not a single person from Baiyu Capital has co for the founding ceremony. I suspect there's sothing fishy about this!"
"Baiyu Capital is, after all, imasurably far from the Southern State. If the Great Qian Dynasty doesn't have its own Longevity Secret Realm experts, I'm afraid that there are still many who will covet it."
"What's there to fear? Doesn't the Great Qian Dynasty have Xiao Zhenguo?"
"Xiao Zhenguo? Hmph, rely at the peak of the Dharma Manifestation Realm. Unless he steps into the Longevity Secret Realm, his weight is still insufficient..."
As people were discussing among themselves.
Suddenly...
An ice-cold voice suddenly originated from afar, reverberating over the entire imperial capital, "Where is Xiao Yi? Let him co out and face his death!"
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