usatvline Chapter 376 Establishing the Dynasty
Chapter 376 Establishing the Dynasty
Establishing a connection with the Heavenly Dao is no simple matter. The Heavenly Dao Platform is merely a medium; there are two other things involved: offerings and imperial edicts. Only in this way can a dynasty be established.
Let's start with the more complex imperial edicts. Whether in the ancient dynasties of the past or in this era, imperial edicts are extremely important. Only the decrees written on imperial edicts are supreme and unchangeable.
The imperial edict of the Yun Dynasty has an even greater function: to bestow official positions and fortune upon the Yun Dynasty. Only if your name and official position are on this imperial edict can you be considered a person of the Yun Dynasty and enjoy this fortune.
This imperial edict was made from a mixture of two types of silk. The first type was the silk of the thousand-year-old ice silkworm. The thousand-year-old ice silkworm is an unusual species. This kind of being is born with supernatural powers and has a long lifespan. However, its power makes it difficult for it to develop consciousness. Many ice silkworms that have lived for thousands of years are still in a daze and have no consciousness at all.
The Thousand-Year Ice Silkworm is extremely rare, with only a few found beneath the ice of the far north. The Ice Silkworm silk in Gu Yuchuan's possession was obtained through a trade with the Demon Lord. Among the Demon Lord's subordinates was a Demon Emperor whose true form was a Thousand-Year Ice Silkworm. Therefore, obtaining the Ice Silkworm silk was not difficult for Gu Yuchuan. With his connection to Mo Nan'an, it was impossible for him not to get it.
Another type is the silk spun by spiders at the Demon Emperor level, which is also extremely precious.
Among the demon race, wild beasts are the most likely to develop intelligence because they have relatively large brains. The brain, also known as the upper dantian, governs the consciousness of living beings. A large brain means intelligence and makes it easier for intelligence to develop. A small brain, naturally, makes it more difficult.
The probability of a wild beast developing sentience is already very small, but it is still much greater than that of insects and plants. Insects and plants, due to their innate factors, find it even more difficult to develop sentience. However, everything has its advantages and disadvantages. The difficulty in developing sentience makes them, after becoming demons, endow them with supernatural powers, and their combat strength at the same level will be much stronger.
Therefore, the number of plant and insect spirits is still very small. There's only one spider spirit in the entire Cloud Sea Marsh. Fortunately, it's a Demon Emperor, and Gu Yuchuan obtained a lot of spider silk after paying some resource costs. After all, spider silk is the most common thing to it, just like dragon saliva is worthless to Gu Yuchuan—it's just dragon saliva. However, for non-dragon species, the value of this thing is extraordinary.
He had a considerable amount of these two types of silk, enough to produce at least several hundred imperial edicts without any difficulty. That was sufficient for the time being, and he could always make more if needed later. There was no need to prepare so many, lest the divine inspiration from above disappear, causing another troublesome matter.
Finally, there's the offering. This isn't too difficult. As long as it can enhance the essence of the Heavenly Dao, the Heavenly Dao is willing to accept it. After all, establishing a dynasty is helping the Heavenly Dao. A dynasty is a combination of the human way and the Heavenly Dao. It wants its territory to have favorable weather and a prosperous population, which is beneficial to the Heavenly Dao. Therefore, the Heavenly Dao will not stop it.
Besides, Gu Yuchuan's current fortune is that of a mid-level Child of Fortune. How could the Heavenly Dao possibly stop him from doing things? The Heavenly Dao might even give him a great opportunity when he performs the sacrificial ceremony. A mid-level Child of Fortune is already an extremely terrifying fortune level in a mid-level minor world.
However, what Heaven likes is Heaven's business, and Gu Yuchuan himself wouldn't take advantage of it. The necessary offerings still need to be given. However, he really does have some. He possesses spiritual objects from the Myriad Radiance Realm. These otherworldly spiritual objects are the rarest things Heaven has. They allow Heaven to absorb the laws of otherworldly realms to enhance its diversity. Even if this one thing is small, Heaven can still add more rare and exotic fruits to its world, which is of great significance to Heaven.
Now, all the preparations for establishing the dynasty have been completed, and the invitations have been sent out. This event is much larger in scale than the banquet for his advancement to the Nascent Soul stage. He believes that there will definitely be Deity Transformation Venerables attending, and there may even be more than one. He is eager to receive gifts, which is also to tell everyone that he, the Azure Dragon Demon Emperor, has truly entered the inner circle, and the Divine Dragon Dynasty is now one of the major powers in the Azure Cloud Realm.
At this moment, the people who went to Yunhai Tiangong to propose marriage returned. Unexpectedly, Mo Nan'an arrived directly in a bridal sedan chair. What did this mean? They went to propose marriage, not to take a bride. Gu Yuchuan's face immediately turned ugly. If the Demon Lord felt that they did not value or even looked down on them, it would be a loss.
However, when Mo Nan'an stepped down from the bridal sedan chair, her expression was dignified and graceful, revealing joy and shyness, which did not make her seem angry.
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects." She bowed gracefully, her posture elegant and dignified. Gu Yuchuan quickly stepped forward to help her up.
"Get up? What's going on? Why did you come here so suddenly?"
Mo Nan'an stood beside him with a smile: "Your Majesty, this was my idea. I am just a concubine. If there is both a wedding and a investiture ceremony, it would be too extravagant and wasteful. It would be better to come directly and help out. I know that this is the busiest time at home and we need people to come. So, let's combine the wedding and investiture ceremony."
Mo Nan'an was very clever. She knew that a wedding didn't mean anything. What she needed now was to make Gu Yuchuan have feelings for her. By stepping forward and being willing to work even without a wedding or official appointment, Gu Yuchuan would definitely appreciate her kindness.
By then, she will hold a high position and have the emperor's old affection for her, so her position as a Noble Consort will be secure.
Her calculations were indeed correct, and Gu Yuchuan was genuinely grateful to her, since Jianjia was incapable of handling things.
"Alright, thank you. I will reward you after the investiture. Jianjia, come and learn these things from your Consort sister. You are a Virtuous Consort, and you also need to be competent. Otherwise, if you can't hold onto this position in the future, don't blame others for looking down on you."
Jianjia quickly bowed to Mo Nan'an: "Yes, I will study hard with you, sister. We'll be going now."
Jianjia didn't want Mo Nan'an and Gu Yuchuan to continue their contact, but Gu Yuchuan waved his hand.
“Ningzhi, come here. I know you like me, and I have feelings for you too. If you are willing, you can become my Zhaoyi and learn official duties with the two ladies. If you are not willing, then just wait to be granted an official title.”
Ningzhi immediately knelt down: "I am willing, thank you, Your Majesty."
Mo Nan'an's expression didn't change at all; she even smiled and helped Ningzhi up, while Jianjia's expression turned much uglier.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty! I'll go and teach my two younger sisters now."