Chapter 338: Immortal Cultivation? (End)
Pan Yingying woke up and after having dinner, she convened a small meeting.

She had already written a plan for what needed to be done next on the way. Now all she had to do was arrange things and everyone could proceed step by step.

“Northwest, Jiangnan and Wuxian are the three places that focus on agricultural development.”

"Long San is responsible for all mining matters. Remember, this matter is of great importance and must not be leaked."

"Long Si is responsible..."

"Medical Department..."

“The Ministry of Finance’s development goal this year is…”

The small court meeting lasted for two hours, and Long Qi and his friends were extremely miserable.

It’s simple, just writing is enough to make them drunk.

I can’t finish writing it. I can’t finish it at all!
They also used ballpoint pens sold in "Taoyuan Department Store", unlike Long Liu, who used a brush and almost produced sparks.

"Before that, those who need to go to school for further studies should go quickly."

“People must keep learning so that they can keep improving and not be eliminated by the rapidly changing world.”

"However, I believe that you will not let me down, nor will you let yourself down."

After Pan Yingying fed her the chicken soup, Yu Chaosheng was the first to start clapping.

The crowd was so excited that they immediately applauded. Everyone was full of energy, especially the people from the Ministry of Agriculture. They couldn't wait to rush to the place designated by Pan Yingying and plow the two acres of land!

Over in Jiangnan, Pan Yingying sent Long Er and Qi Yanniang over there. She didn't care if those who had colluded with the aristocratic families were willing to pay for safety. But if they resisted stubbornly, she would confiscate their homes and make them mine for her!

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Two years later.

The Shipbuilding Company's warship was launched.

The arsenal produced rifles that were more powerful than muskets.

The perfume produced in Baihuazhou is world-famous.

Rice yield per mu in Jiangnan...

northwest……

Zhongzhou...

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While Daewoo was developing rapidly, Xia Kingdom was plunged into civil strife.

The Hua Furong that Zhuge Sheng brought back to the capital from Qionghua County was a fake, and the real Hua Furong was nowhere to be found.

But Zhuge Sheng still rebelled.

The two sides have been in a stalemate and the people are suffering.

Some people tried to sneak across the border and come to Daewoo to make a living.

Instead of arresting them, the soldiers who were guarding the border area angrily rebuked them, "Why did you escape here by yourself? Where are your families? Bring your families with you! You are an ungrateful bastard! Go back quickly and bring your parents with you! We at Dayu welcome people from other countries to join our big family!"

Because of this, many people fled secretly from the Xia Kingdom to Dayu with their families.

After coming here, they realized that the rumors were not false. Here everyone can read and write, everyone has the opportunity to work, there is no war, and there is no worry about not having enough food or warm clothes.

Everyone in Daewoo lives a good life. Daewoo truly has a stable and prosperous life and is a truly harmonious society.

Just as people were fleeing from Xiaguo to Dayu in wave after wave, Pan Yingying received a handwritten letter from Zhuge Jinyu.

Zhuge Jinyu's letter was very polite. He wanted to use the three cities as bargaining chips to exchange for Daewoo's troops to help him quell the civil unrest.

Pan Yingying personally wrote back to him, and she was quite polite, saying that three cities were too many and only one city was needed.

On the tenth day of June, Dayu sent out an army of 100,000, led by Pan Yingying and Yu Chaosheng. They used artillery and muskets to clear the way and fought their way to the capital of the Xia Kingdom in one breath.

On the day when the capital was captured, Zhuge Jinyu, wearing a black imperial robe embroidered with a golden dragon, committed suicide on the high wall in front of countless Xia people and died a martyr for his country.

Countless old ministers of the Xia Kingdom also made the same choice. They were determined to follow the footsteps of their leader until their death.

Pan Yingying looked at the people jumping off the city wall like dumplings and felt speechless and shocked.

On the day Daewoo sent troops, Empress Dowager Chen, who had risen from a county magistrate to the governor of Baihua Prefecture, secretly handed in a letter of surrender.

No one knew that the seal of the Xia Kingdom was in her hands, not even Zhuge Jinyu. When the old king was dying, he gave her the real seal of the kingdom so that she could live a stable life in the second half of her life.

Unexpectedly, she only used this national seal once, but it was used to seal the letter of surrender.

She had only one request, hoping that Pan Yingying would show mercy and spare the lives of her two sons.

Pan Yingying agreed. With this letter of surrender, she could more legitimately incorporate Xia Kingdom into her territory.

If not, it won't have much of an impact, as her cannons can always bring people to submission.

Unfortunately, Empress Dowager Chen underestimated her son.

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Qingyun received a letter from Zijun, asking him to meet him at Zhaixing Tower. He didn't want to go at first, as he thought his senior brother might be up to something strange.

But the little Taoist boy's eyes were red and swollen, and he knelt on the ground and begged him to see his master for the last time.

He really had no choice but to take Guiyi and the little Taoist boy to the quaint and grand Zhaixing Tower.

Zi Jun sat cross-legged in the magnificent hall, his hair and beard were completely white, and his gorgeous purple Taoist robe was hanging loosely on his body. With just one glance, Qingyun knew that he was at the end of his life and was only hanging on to one breath.

"Senior Brother." Qingyun spoke softly.

He was also surprised that he could face Zijun in such a calm tone.

Zi Jun, who was skinny as a bone, pulled the corners of his lips with difficulty, and a "ho ho ho" sound came out of his chest, "You're here, Junior Brother."

Qingyun stepped forward and sat cross-legged opposite him, "Brother, what do you want to talk to me about?"

Zi Jun took two deep breaths and pulled out a golden booklet from his arms. "Everything I want to tell you is in here... I... I'm sorry, Master..."

"Junior brother...you...tell...Xiao Ying..."

"Be sure... to be careful... of the sea... of the people on the other side of the sea..."

Zi Jun finished speaking with difficulty and slowly closed his eyes.

“Master!!!” The little Taoist boy fell to his knees and cried bitterly.

Qingyun was silent for a moment and picked up the golden booklet that had fallen on the ground.

He and Zijun grew up together. Zijun rebelled against his master. They had a big fight and went their separate ways. They haven't seen each other for decades. He didn't expect that they would be separated forever after this meeting.

After opening the booklet, Qingyun discovered that this was actually Zijun's personal diary.

Zijun went out to travel and accidentally drifted to the other side of the sea.

It is called Lingxi Continent, which is rich in spiritual energy and has many immortal cultivation sects.

But they are very xenophobic and extremely hate ordinary people without spiritual roots.

Ordinary people there can only exist as slaves.

The people of Lingxi Continent called this side of the sea Lingyuan Continent, and believed that this land was an inferior world.

Because there is no spiritual energy in Lingyuan Continent and no one practices Taoism, all people are ants without spiritual roots.

Zi Jun stayed there for half a month and accidentally obtained a secret book of magic. He was worried that he might get into trouble, so he immediately returned to Lingyuan Continent.

The owner of this secret book should be an evil cultivator. After Zijun's master read the secret book, he immediately burned it to ashes.

Zi Jun's talent was limited, but he had memorized several formations. He didn't want to be an unknown and stinky Taoist priest all his life, so he volunteered to set up a formation for the old king of Xia country to steal the fortune of Dayu.

When he was refining elixir through evil magic, the furnace exploded and he created gunpowder, which resulted in countless deaths and his master also died on the battlefield.

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Qingyun took the booklet to see Pan Yingying.

After reading the booklet, Pan Yingying didn't show it on her face, but she secretly became alert.

After Qingyun left, Yu Chaosheng's face darkened.

"Sister Pan, I have a bad feeling in my heart."

Pan Yingying: ...

You didn't come earlier or later, but as soon as you heard there was a continent for cultivating immortals across the way, you came, right?
How can we live like this?
　I have finished the first volume and will start the second volume tomorrow.

　　(End of this chapter)