326: Conferring titles on officials

Qianqiu quickly buried this girlish sentiment deep in her heart.

Although the Dayuan Dynasty was established, her work was not yet complete.

Under the watchful eyes of the multitude, her expression solemn, she began to confer titles upon the civil and military officials one by one.

The first to be conferred was Gu Liangyuan.

"My Master's great virtue, reshaping the Eastern Continent, He shall be the Dao Lord of the Eastern Continent!"

"His status is transcendent, commanding the Eastern Continent, still above me."

"Third Junior Brother Mo Chen, enlightened the myriad people, with immeasurable Karma, He is hereby sealed as the Great Abyss Sage Master."

"Second Junior Sister Song Xianer..."

Qianqiu began the conferment one by one. After sealing the Disciples of Forget-Love Peak, she then declared the Tai Shang and Yaochi sects as the state religions, and Lü Qingmei and Yang Qiong as the National Masters.

Following that, she conferred titles upon those who had performed exceptionally well in the recent great war.

Among these conferred individuals, there were both Mortals and Cultivators, with Cultivators being the majority.

Even those Undergoing Tribulation grand Cultivators received some official titles, though most were first-rank nominal positions.

The Dayuan Dynasty's official ranks were divided into nine grades, with ninth grade being the lowest and first grade the highest.

The higher the official position, the more monthly stipends and Luck bonuses one enjoyed.

Since they were nominal positions, they naturally accepted them with pleasure.

As for why there were more Cultivators, it was because Qianqiu clearly knew that with the development of Great Abyss, the court officials would definitely all be replaced by Cultivators.

Her original intention was to give some compensation to these Mortals and replace all officials with Cultivators.

However, this idea was stopped by Gu Liangyuan.

Although she didn't know why, since Master had arranged it, Qianqiu would definitely act according to Master's requirements.

After the conferment was completed, Qianqiu spoke some encouraging words, and amidst the excited expressions of the civil and military officials, the Fengchan ceremony perfectly concluded.

Gu Liangyuan also gained another title because of this: Dao Lord of the Eastern Continent.

People originally thought that the establishment of the Dayuan Dynasty in the Eastern Continent would bring about major changes to the world's pattern.

But after waiting for half a month, everyone found that there was no intention of war between the four Dynasties and various forces.

It was as if everything was as before.

However, discerning individuals knew that peace was always fleeting.

Now that Great Abyss was newly established, everything was being rebuilt.

When Great Abyss's military was strong and its people prosperous, it would surely cause ripples again!

Inside the Dayuan Imperial Palace, within Qianqiu's temporary palace.

Qianqiu sat at her desk, looking at the mountain of memorials piled before her, and gently rubbed her temples, feeling a headache.

There were no small matters in the country; even the most ordinary aspects of daily life, when summed up for the seventy-eight billion people of the Eastern Continent, became an enormous undertaking.

Moreover, the path of Great Abyss had no prior experience to draw upon.

Why say this? Because Dynasties like Ancient Mo and Ancient Lü were almost entirely composed of Cultivators, emerging directly in a Dynasty model.

To them, Mortals were like ants.

Therefore, while Ancient Mo appeared prosperous in the world of Cultivators, it did not feel superior in the world of Mortals.

Great Abyss was different; it had ascended from a Mortal nation and could not completely abandon these Mortals.

Although the Mortal Method was being promoted, most Mortals, under the current Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, could at most cultivate to the Peak of Qi Refining.

At the Peak of Qi Refining, Mortals could live without illness or disaster for 120 years.

To Breakthrough Foundation Establishment, perhaps not even one in ten thousand could achieve it.

Moreover, with the current Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi in the Eastern Continent, it did not allow everyone to achieve Foundation Establishment.

Otherwise, seventy-eight billion Foundation Establishment Cultivators could directly drain the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi until it was exhausted.

So, although the Mortal Method was cultivated, there was still a gap between Immortals and Mortals. How to make the two coexist harmoniously became Qianqiu's biggest challenge now.

Qianqiu vaguely felt that Revered Master should have a solution, and she thought that leaving Mortals as officials must be Revered Master's move.

Just as she was thinking this, Qianqiu suddenly felt a person appear out of thin air before her.

"Master."

Seeing who it was, a smile appeared on Qianqiu's face.

She directly threw herself into Gu Liangyuan's embrace.

At this moment, Qianqiu's girlish demeanor was completely different from the Empress image she displayed to the outside world.

Only in front of Master would Qianqiu show such a posture.

"You've worked hard."

Gu Liangyuan gently stroked Qianqiu's hair, and his magnetic voice emerged.

Qianqiu said nothing, only burying her head deeper into Gu Liangyuan's embrace.

After a long while, Gu Liangyuan spoke again:

"Let's go, Master will show you something."

Qianqiu raised her head.

Gu Liangyuan waved his large hand, and with the blessing of the Karma Law and the Illusion Law, he created a virtual world.

He took Qianqiu and stepped into one of the cities within it.

As the two entered the city, Qianqiu's eyes lit up as she saw the wide streets and clean roads.

On the streets, there were both Mortals and Cultivators.

However, there were also white and yellow lines drawn on the ground, which Qianqiu couldn't understand.

Just then, a young man was traveling on the street, riding his Flying Sword along the left side.

However, the Sword beneath his feet wobbled precariously, clearly indicating he hadn't learned it long ago.

On the right side, another Sword Cultivator, coming from the opposite direction, traveled along the right.

The two passed by each other, without interfering.

Qianqiu watched this scene, as if she understood something.

Looking up, she saw a similar virtual road in the air, and Cultivators all rode their Flying Swords along this route.

There was an endless stream of people coming and going.

The Sword Qi transformed into colorful streams of light, seemingly forming a vibrant long Dragon.

Just then, a shout came:

"Hey, kid up front, stop right there! Do you have a Flying Sword license to be on the road?!"

The young Sword Cultivator turned his head, and when he saw that these people were wearing Law enforcement uniforms, he let out a startled cry, his Sword shooting out from beneath his feet as he tried to escape.

The Law enforcement officers behind him followed closely.

Ultimately, the young man failed to escape and, after being verbally reprimanded by the Law enforcement officers, had his Flying Sword confiscated.

Walking further, a pill shop's entrance was bustling with customers.

Qianqiu looked up and saw a notice posted at the entrance of the pill shop:

"Seeking to hire an Alchemist with a monthly salary of three thousand Top-Grade Spirit Stones."

"Requirements: Must have a seventh-grade Alchemist certificate."

Walking further, they saw a large building with the words "Cinema" written on it.

After paying two Spirit Stones, they stepped inside with Gu Liangyuan and saw seats arranged all around.

Above the seats, a huge recording stone was suspended.

Soon after they took their seats, the recording stone activated.

On the screen, images began to move.

The content was a love story, which made Qianqiu's heart surge with emotion, and she frequently looked at Master beside her.

After leaving the cinema, the two continued to stroll for a day, encountering too many strange and wonderful things along the way, which greatly inspired Qianqiu.

The two left the city and came to a farm.

The vast fertile land was not planted with ordinary grain, but with Spirit Grain.

A group of Qi Refining stage old farmers surrounded a Core Formation stage Cultivator, bargaining.

"You want two thousand Spirit Stones for one Cloud Rain Art? You're too greedy!"

"Immortal Sun, even though he's a Nascent Soul grand Cultivator, his effects are even better than yours, and he only charges eighteen hundred Spirit Stones. If he wasn't too busy, why would we come to you?"