After seeing off Ancestor Mingrou, Xiao Boqi told his wife and father-in-law and then entered the spatial passage to return to Daqi.

This was his first time returning since arriving in the Imperial Land.

When he appeared at the exit of the space passage, the Daqi soldier guarding the space passage was instantly excited.

"This humble general, Qi Shili, pays his respects to Your Highness the Crown Prince."

Qi Shili was genuinely surprised that His Highness the Crown Prince had suddenly returned, which made him blush with excitement.

He Boqi nodded to Qi Shili, but his eyebrows twitched slightly.

A half-emperor, or a half-emperor blessed by the earth's core essence.

He had been busy in the Imperial Land for so long before finally advancing to the level of a half-Emperor, but the general leading his troops had already entered the realm of a half-Emperor.

Is this... reasonable?

After inquiring about the current situation of Daqi, He Boqi told him that Daqi would soon become an imperial land.

Qi Shili was puzzled by this. Wasn't he going to the imperial land? Why did His Highness say that he was going to become the imperial land?

But the people of Daqi have become accustomed to obeying orders without asking why; as long as His Highness's orders are carried out, that's enough.

Instead of rushing back to the capital, Ye Boqi slowed down and began to wander around Daqi.

The current Daqi is no longer the Daqi of the past. Its territory now encompasses the divine lands of the four directions, because Jin Mantang has completely usurped the power of the White Tiger Divine Land through his business acumen.

Xu Youlin, who was driven to the White Tiger Divine Land by Hao Boqi, directly tricked the White Tiger God Lord into going to bed and slept for another 180 days.

Although Ye Boqi was in the Imperial Land, these messages would still be continuously delivered to him.

Although this was quite different from his expectations, the reality was that the four divine lands had all come under the control of Daqi, which had firmly surrounded the imperial land in the middle.

Ye Boqi's initial plan was to kill the White Tiger God Lord whose bloodline was impure, and then the military officials of Daqi moved into the White Tiger God Land.

However, Jin Mantang connected the four sacred lands through the way of commerce, so that not only could the cultivation methods of the four sacred lands circulate infinitely, but also spiritual medicines, forging techniques, and unique items of each sacred land could circulate infinitely.

This led to another surge in Daqi's overall strength, and Xu Youlin's approach was so direct that he even skipped the step of using weapons.

He subdued the White Tiger God through sleep.

When Yi Boqi received the message from the White Tiger God Lord recognizing him as his master, his expression was extremely interesting.

This is outrageous. Even if the White Tiger God is not worthy of the name and his bloodline is impure, this... is still pretty good.

The first place that Yi Boqi went to was Yingtian Academy.

Back then, this place was home to the number one sect in the Horned Constellation Divine Realm, the Welcoming Heaven Sect. When I was plotting to control the Horned Constellation Divine Realm, I sent Xiao Jiu to the Ghost Fiend Sect, while Qin Feng went undercover in the Welcoming Heaven Sect.

The Yingtian Sect was severely harmed by Qin Feng back then. Yun Che, the number one young talent of the Yingtian Sect, even had his Dao Heart shattered by Qin Feng.

Sophie, who possesses the Heavenly Cave Body, is someone Qin Feng met at the Yingtian Sect and eventually got together with.

These arrangements were made by Yi Boqi. He knew the extraordinary nature of the Heavenly Cave Physique and was even more aware of the immense benefits that a union with Su Fei, who also possessed the Heavenly Cave Physique, would bring to Qin Feng.

But at that time he did not know that the Heavenly Cave Body was actually related to the Void Body.

The current scale of Yingtian Sect is far beyond what it used to be; its overall size has increased a hundredfold.

This is because it is the second-ranked academy in Daqi, second only to Cangqiong Academy.

Its students include those selected from all four directions of the divine land, and are the main source of soldiers and armor for the Daqi army.

However, the dean of Yingtian Academy, who was also the former sect leader of Yingtian Sect, believed that Yingtian Academy should be ranked first alongside Cangqiong Academy.

The talent and combat strength of our Yingtian Academy graduates are no less than those of Cangqiong Academy, and the number of talents we supply to the military formations is no less than that of Cangqiong Academy. Why should we be ranked second?

Heritage?

Your Sky Academy has a profound foundation, but the amount of ancient texts and cultivation techniques you've seized from other divine lands and the martial arts and combat methods you've acquired from the Imperial Lands over the years is enormous, which is almost on par with Sky Academy.

Why are you number one and I number two?

The dean is like this, and the students are even more so, which leads to a rivalry between Yingtian Academy and Cangqiong Academy.

No fighting arenas are set up within Daqi, because the Emperor, Empress, and Crown Prince all dislike such flashy and impractical things.

Therefore, the competition between the two academies was entirely concentrated on the battlefield.

The Great Qi army is now marching towards the Imperial Land, and the atmosphere of competition between the two academies is even stronger. Both are determined to compete in the Imperial Land and win the title of the true number one academy of Great Qi.

This kind of healthy internal competition is something that Huang Boqi is happy to see and deliberately promotes.

Only in this way can we maintain our enthusiasm for cultivation and allow Daqi's overall strength to grow rapidly.

No one could have imagined that His Highness the Crown Prince would walk the streets of Daqi like an ordinary citizen, stop to observe the changes at Yingtian Academy, and be attracted by the street food to inquire about prices.

He Boqi really liked this feeling; it was a sense of accomplishment because he had created it all by his own hands.

The smiles on everyone's faces are what keep him moving forward.

There are no temples or gods, no livestock-like captives, and no secret killing of the most talented individuals every so often.

Everyone can cultivate themselves. Those with good talent and the ability to endure hardship will be promoted and cultivated. Everyone has an equal opportunity. It doesn't matter what family background or social status you have. As long as you are willing to work hard, you will definitely stand out from the crowd.

It felt good, but Xiao Boqi's expression was somewhat unnatural.

He was genuinely drawn in by the aroma of braised meat from the street vendors and really wanted to try some.

But he couldn't come up with the money.

His storage ring was filled with treasures of immense value, but he truly didn't have enough low-level spirit crystals to buy even a single serving of braised meat.

The stall owner chuckled as he looked at the handsome young man in front of him, who was dressed rather plainly.

"Young master, you're here to take the Yingtian Academy's entrance exam, right? This braised meat is for you, and I wish you success in passing and acquiring unparalleled skills to help our prince expand his territory."

These words brought a genuine smile to Ye Boqi's face. He was referring to His Highness, not His Highness the Crown Prince.

There is a difference.

Smiling, he accepted the free braised pork, picked up a piece and put it in his mouth, his eyes immediately lighting up.

It tastes great, my wife should love it.

Transformation state.

The owner of the braised meat stall on the street in Daqi was a cultivator at the Transformation Realm, which made the braised meat in Daqi's mouth taste even more delicious.

The stall owner didn't think much of it. Over the years, countless young talents like Ye Boqi had come from other divine lands, and he would always offer them a plate of braised meat to taste each time.

There was no special purpose; we're all from Qi, just a serving of braised meat.

Those who come to Yingtian Academy are all soldiers who will expand the territory of Daqi; they are all our own children.

If I weren't too old to join the army, I would have already followed Your Highness to conquer the imperial land.

The people of Qi are proud, and even more so, united.

But after the young man disappeared, the stall owner found a porcelain bottle on his stall.

It was filled with high-level elixirs that could improve one's physical constitution.