Chapter 1123: Upgrading the Territory! Xuan Yuan Sword—Heaven and Earth Unification Sword!

Chapter 1123: Upgrading the Territory! Xuanyuan Sword - The Sword of Heaven and Earth Unification!

Above the capital city of Jiaoyang.

Zhou Zhou gazed downward at the capital city of Jiaoyang, his mind flickering with a single thought—upgrade the territory.

As the 20,000 megaton units of base materials, 100,000 legendary mist hearts, 5 billion source crystals, 50 billion base elemental gems, 150 billion advanced elemental gems, and 10 legendary territory decrees vanished, a textual notification appeared.

[Congratulations! Your legendary mid-tier great celestial sanctuary has successfully advanced to legendary upper-tier great celestial sanctuary!]

[Your territory has successfully been elevated to legendary upper-tier status!]

[Your legendary mid-tier Nine-Refinement Transcendence Array has been upgraded to legendary upper-tier Nine-Refinement Transcendence Array!]

[Territory stone monument durability has increased to: 1 megaton / 1 megaton!]

[Your territory's domain has expanded to 50 million km × 50 million km × 100,000 meters!]

[All Red Mist monsters have been expelled from the newly expanded territorial boundaries!]

[Red Mist will no longer appear within any of your territorial ranges!]

[You have received an upgrade reward: Basic Construction Blueprint Box (Legendary Upper Tier)!]

[Lord's Talent Prompt: Your Red Mother Nest is ready for an upgrade!]

[Lord's Talent Prompt: Your Enigmatic Trade Caravan faction has been strengthened!]

[Lord's Talent Prompt: The divine personnel of your Life Ark have been enhanced!]

Zhou Zhou nodded slightly in his heart.

Then, with eager anticipation, he turned his gaze toward the material requirements needed to upgrade his territory to the rank of lower-tier subordinate deity.

[Construction Upgrade: 10,000 megauits of wood, 10,000 megauits of fine sand, 10,000 megauits of metal, 10,000 megauits of stone, 1,000 lower-tier deity crystals, 1 billion source crystals, 10 million units of time element gems, 10 million units of space element gems, 1 lower-tier subordinate city, 3 lower-tier subordinate deities, 1 million legendary-level military professionals, 1,000 race heroes, and 3 lower-tier subordinate territorial decrees!]

He glanced at the reserves of temporal-element gems stored within his Crown Treasure Box, and a smile bloomed upon his face.

And within the royal chest of His Majesty, piled high like two small mountains of time-element and space-element gemstones, stood the treasures.

The resources of time-element gemstones amounted to over ninety-three million units, and space-element gemstones reached over seventy-six million units!

"All upgrade prerequisites have been fulfilled."

"It is more than sufficient for an upgrade!"

"Then, let us proceed without delay!"

Zhou Zhou hesitated not at all—he chose to upgrade once more.

As 40 million units of base materials, 1,000 lower-deity sub-tier god crystals, 1 billion source crystals, 20 million units of temporal-spatial elemental gemstones, and three lower-deity sub-tier territorial decrees vanished, a textual notification appeared.

[Congratulations! Your legendary upper-tier great abode of fortune has successfully been elevated to a lower-deity sub-tier structure, advancing to a lower-deity sub-tier god temple (Master's Law)!]

[Your territory has successfully been upgraded to a lower-deity sub-tier domain!]

[Your legendary superior Nine-Refinement Transcendence Array has been upgraded to the Lower God Junior God Metamorphic Array.]

[The durability of your territory stone pillar has been increased to: 10 million / 10 million!]

[Your territorial domain has expanded to 50 million km × 50 million km × 100,000 m!]

[All fog monsters within the newly acquired territory boundaries have been expelled!]

[The Crimson Fog will no longer appear within any of your territorial domains!]

[You have received an upgrade reward: Mythic Building Blueprint Box (Lower God Junior)!]

[Lord's Talent Prompt: Your Crimson Nidus is now ready for an upgrade!]

[Lord's Talent Prompt: Your Enigmatic Trading Fleet has been strengthened!]

[Lord's Talent Prompt: The divine personnel within your Life Goddess's Sanctuary have gained enhanced power!]

The next second.

A more majestic and resounding voice echoed.

[Blue Star Global Channel Master Announcement: Congratulations to the Sovereign Kingdom (Advanced) – Master Jiaoyang! You have become the first Master to elevate your territory to the rank of Lower God Sublevel. Reward: One Supreme Treasure Chest, +3 Mythic Level, +1000 Legendary Level. Unique Race Title: The Glory of the Pioneer VIII upgraded to The Glory of the Pioneer IX!]

[Blue Star Global Channel Master Announcement: Congratulations to the Sovereign Kingdom (Advanced) – Master Jiaoyang...]

[Blue Star Global Channel Master Announcement: Congratulations to the Sovereign Kingdom (Advanced) – Master Jiaoyang...]

Zhou Zhou's face broke into a smile.

At last, his territory has reached the rank of Lower God Sublevel—and once again, he has earned the title of The Glory of the Pioneer.

In this age where even kingdom-level master factions are scarce and competition among master factions of myriad races is fierce, he stands without peer.

That is not the most significant thing.

The most crucial matter is that, with his territory now at the Lower God Sublevel, he can finally elevate the Sovereign Kingdom from Advanced Kingdom status to the rank of Primary Empire!

Though he has always carried the title of Advanced Kingdom, and thus dominated various empire-level master factions with ease, that was merely a fleeting satisfaction.

But if ascension was possible, it was naturally better to ascend.

He did not rush to elevate the Blazing Sun Kingdom to the rank of an advanced empire, choosing instead to examine the rewards that came with upgrading his territory.

First was the Low-Tier Lesser God Array—the Divine Source Evolution Array.

This formation could aid a deity in recovering both divine power and physical wounds, while its "evolution" function helped the Lord comprehend laws, thereby enhancing his own understanding of the laws and that of his subordinates.

Next was the mythical building blueprint treasure chest of the Low-Tier Lesser God rank, given as an upgrade reward.

He had assumed it would contain some world-defying architectural blueprint, yet upon opening it, he found only dozens of ordinary building blueprints of the Low-Tier Lesser God rank.

Blueprints such as the Low-Tier Lesser God Blacksmith Shop, the Low-Tier Lesser God Tailor Shop, the Low-Tier Lesser God Apothecary, and the Low-Tier Lesser God Farmland...

Aside from these.

There were also a few slightly more precious, though still ordinary, building blueprints.

Such as the Low-Tier Lesser God Divine Artifact Forging Chamber, the Low-Tier Lesser God Curio Shop, and the Low-Tier Lesser God Pet Equipment Shop.

These structures might be rare architectural resources for other empire-level lord factions.

But for Zhou Zhou, the King of Loot, they were nothing at all.

Not even the schematics of lower-tier divine beings—He had countless of those. And as for true god-level designs, He possessed quite a collection. There were even dozens of master god-level architectural blueprints.

He could build them, but no one with the right talent existed to operate such magnificent structures.

Thus, they remained unbuilt.

Zhou Zhou casually tossed the designs into the Kingdom Treasury and turned his gaze to the next reward—the Supreme Treasure Chest.

He opened the chest and saw a sword etched with the celestial beings and all life forms bowing in unison before a single, magnificent figure, floating silently within the chest.

Upon seeing this blade, Zhou Zhou’s breath momentarily stilled. Then, without restraint, he burst into laughter.

“Finally, you’ve arrived.”

"The Xuanyuan Sword – The Sword of Heaven and Earth Unity!"

Zhou Zhou's eyes gleamed as he stared at the divine blade in his hands.

A text prompt appeared.

[Race-Specific Artifact Name: The Fragmented Xuanyuan Sword]

[Equipment Rank: Unique to the Race]

[Race-Specific Ability 1 – The Sword of Sun, Moon, and Stars: Unknown (To activate this race-specific ability, the user must collect and fuse the blades of the Sun, Moon, and Stars of the Xuanyuan Sword!)]

[Race-Specific Ability 2 – The Sword of Mountains, Rivers, Grasses, and Trees: Unknown (To activate this race-specific ability, the user must collect and fuse the blades of the Sun, Moon, and Stars of the Xuanyuan Sword!)]

[Race-Specific Ability 3 – The Sword of Farming and Nurturing: Unknown (To activate this race-specific ability, the user must collect and fuse the handle of the Farming and Nurturing blade of the Xuanyuan Sword!)]

[Race-Specific Ability 4 – The Sword of Heaven and Earth Unity: All subjects under the rule of Blue Star Lords gain a fixed +3 loyalty point; subjects under a Lord who wields this sword gain a fixed +10 loyalty point. All Blue Star races will show deep respect toward a Blue Star race lord who possesses the Sword of Heaven and Earth Unity. Furthermore, the lord who wields this sword may claim the title of "Master of the Blue Star People." In times of crisis, such a lord may summon all Blue Star Lords, uniting the Blue Star people once more under one banner.]

[Race-Specific Artifact Description: The Xuanyuan Sword, also known as the Xuanyuan Xiaoyu Sword. One side of its blade is inscribed with the Sun, Moon, and Stars; the other side with Mountains, Rivers, Grasses, and Trees. The handle bears one side with the teachings of farming and nurturing, and the other with the strategy of Heaven and Earth Unity. Within it lies bound an infinite power—capable of slaying demons and evil forces—and serves as one of the most vital tools for Blue Star Lords in their struggle for supremacy across the Highest Continent!]