One hour later.

Xu Changshan walked out of Lin Xuan's tent. Lin Xuan personally saw him off. Only the two of them knew exactly what they talked about. However, everyone saw that Xu Changshan had a smile on his face when he came out, indicating that the two had a pleasant conversation.

After Xu Changshan left, Lin Xuan did not delay. With a command, the Shanhe Army fleet took off and, under the leadership of the Shanhe, instantly increased to more than ten times the speed of sound, rushed out of the Great Xia Inner Region, and headed straight for the Outer Heaven.

Groups of warships stretched endlessly, seemingly obscuring half of the sky and earth.

In just a moment, all the warships soared into the sky like rainbows piercing the sun, disappearing from everyone's sight in an instant.

The capital city, and even the entire Great Xia Dynasty.

Many people sighed with awe as they watched the Shanhe Army fleet soar into the sky, letting out a long sigh of relief. A great deal of discussion ensued.

"My God, the Mountain and River Army is finally gone. That terrifying aura was so chilling. Even though I knew it wasn't aimed at us, it still made my soul tremble."

"Lin Xuan is gone, he has left with the Shanhe Army, I believe many people can finally get a good night's sleep."

"Of course, without the sword hanging over our heads, we can sleep soundly."

"It's just a pity that our Great Xia should have more large armies like the Shanhe Army and generals like Lin Xuan. Otherwise, where would the fighting spirit of our Great Xia be? Who would uphold the dignity of our Great Xia? It would be these battle-hardened troops who guard the border."

...

Within the Great Xia territory, many people were discussing the matter, each harboring their own thoughts about Lin Xuan and the Shanhe Army's departure.

Time flies, day and night.

After several days of sailing, traversing the vast starry sky, the Shanhe Army fleet finally returned to Hangu Pass.

Lin Xuan ordered Chu Lingkong to settle the families and relatives of the soldiers of the Shanhe Army. Once these people were brought over, Lin Xuan would naturally be responsible for them. The livelihood of these relatives, the education of their children, their medical care, and so on, would all be major issues.

Fortunately, Lin Xuan had considered this issue before returning to the inner region and had Su Changfeng, Ling Zhan, Chu Lingkong, and others formulate a corresponding plan. This time, when they returned, they not only brought back the relatives of many soldiers, but also some top talents from all walks of life, who were also brought back to Hangu Pass.

In Lin Xuan's vision, although Hangu Pass will still belong to the Great Xia in the future, it will actually become independent in all aspects, so a stable internal operating system is needed.

These are things that Lin Xuan and the others cannot personally manage, and they are not capable of managing them well.

Professional tasks should be handled by professionals.

What Lin Xuan needs to do is provide resources, provide a stable environment, and then let the professionals do their work.

Of course, the overall direction was still in Lin Xuan's hands; only the details were handled by professionals. Hangu Pass could only belong to the Shanhe Army, to Lin Xuan himself.

Time flies, day and night.

Three months have passed in the blink of an eye.

Inside the city lord's mansion at Hangu Pass.

Lin Xuan sat cross-legged on a futon in the cultivation room. Suddenly, his tightly closed eyes snapped open, and two beams of light, like the sun rising into the sky, illuminated the entire room.

"call……"

The next instant, Lin Xuan exhaled a breath of turbid air, his aura subsided, and a deep smile appeared on his face as he murmured to himself, "Three months of arduous cultivation, exhausting all my luck points, and finally, I've broken through to a higher realm..."

As he spoke, Lin Xuan's mind stirred, and his consciousness opened the attribute panel.

[Host: Lin Xuan]

[Cultivation Level: Celestial Creation Realm]

[Cultivation Technique: Ten Directions Dao Scripture (Sixth Level, 59%)]

[Martial Arts: Ten Directions Martial Arts (Superior Dao-level, 78%)]

[Skills: Alchemy (Alchemist, 36%), Formation (Formation Master, 52%), Weapon Forging (Weapon Master, 79%)]

[Supernatural Powers: Summoning Wind and Rain (Superior), Divine Eyes (Superior), Condensing Stars (Superior), Sealing (Superior), Supreme Divine Radiance (Superior), Manifesting Heaven and Earth (Superior), Shifting Forms (Superior), Crimson Moon Burning the Heavens (Great Supernatural Power)...]

[Other Items: Earth Spirit Fire (Low-grade Innate), Mountain and River Cauldron (Fragment) (Low-grade Innate), Fire Spirit Pearl (High-grade Innate)]

[Taoist Rhyme: Ten Directions (99.9%)]

[Luck Points: 0]

...

Lin Xuan's smile deepened as he scanned his attribute panel. This was his achievement over the past three months: not only had his cultivation reached the peak of the Celestial Manifestation Realm, just one step away from entering the Tribulation Breaking Realm, but his other aspects had also improved rapidly.

In particular, he has already comprehended 99.9% of the Ten Directions Daoist Rhyme, and is only 0.1% away from complete perfection, thus deducing the Ten Directions Laws in one fell swoop.

The laws, the sublimation of the Dao.

Logically speaking, this is a realm that only immortals can touch. Lin Xuan has not yet comprehended the laws, yet he already possesses the strength to easily kill ordinary celestial immortals. Once he deduces these ten laws, his combat power will inevitably skyrocket, and at that time, killing even the most powerful celestial immortals will be as easy as slaughtering dogs.

This was Lin Xuan's greatest gain, but unfortunately he had exhausted all his luck points and was still a little short of achieving complete perfection of the Ten Directions Dao Rhyme.

"There are some regrets after all, but it doesn't matter. Once we get to Qiongyu Star, I should be able to gather enough luck points to completely perfect the Ten Directions Dao Rhyme."

Lin Xuan muttered to himself, and with a thought, he stepped out of the cultivation room.

This period of seclusion has been incredibly fruitful; it's time to go out and explore, and then prepare for entering Qiongyu Star.

With one step, Lin Xuan arrived in the courtyard.

"grown ups……"

Tie Dachui had been waiting outside. When he saw Lin Xuan come out, he immediately came up to him, bowed, and said, "Congratulations, sir, your cultivation has greatly increased."

"It's just a minor breakthrough," Lin Xuan chuckled, then asked, "Has anything happened during this time?"

"Everything is normal!"

Iron Hammer hurriedly replied, "Hangu Pass is on track now, the system is becoming increasingly complete, and the population of Hangu Pass has reached 300 million. Everything is operating normally. However, I'm not entirely sure about the exact figures..."

"Alright!" Lin Xuan nodded slightly and said to Tie Dachui, "Send word that all officers above the rank of deputy commander come to the meeting in one hour."

He planned to travel to Qiongyu Star, and before that, he naturally needed to make comprehensive arrangements for Hangu Pass. After all, the Great Xia War God Palace still coveted the Shanhe Army and wanted to kill them.

If proper arrangements are not made, Lin Xuan worries that the Shanhe Army will suffer losses if others are not at Hangu Pass.

After all, the Mountain and River Army has not been established for very long. Although its grassroots strength is very strong, it can be said to be unparalleled in the Great Xia Dynasty, but its top-level combat power is seriously lacking. Apart from him, there is no one who can fight against a powerhouse above the Celestial Realm.

This was the biggest weakness of the Shanhe Army. Lin Xuan was certain that once he left, someone would take action against the Shanhe Army. Therefore, before leaving, he wanted to make up for this weakness.