The sky.

Over the southern sea, a huge vortex suddenly appeared along with a strange fluctuation.

The space is slightly distorted.

Then, a human figure and a blazing red beam of light were squeezed out of the vortex.

After the blazing red beam appeared, it streaked across the sky like a meteor and headed towards the depths of the sea.

Finally, it fell straight into the vast sea water, and after a burst of waves, there was no more sound. I don't know what year or month it will be able to reappear in the world.

As for the figure, it fell vertically above the sea.

Looking around, the sea is endless and there is no landing place in sight.

This is a desperate situation.

However, as luck would have it, a large ship happened to be approaching here.

The soaked man was rescued by sailors on the ship.

Half a day later, the man woke up from his coma.

What caught his eye was a rather rough cabin structure.

Memories came flooding back like a tide.

He suddenly stood up and searched around him, as if he was looking for something.

At this moment, the cabin door was suddenly pushed open gently, and a dark-skinned middle-aged man walked in.

"woke up?"

"How did you end up in such a situation? Was it a tsunami?"

The man hesitated for a moment, then finally nodded.

"Sorry, although encountering a tsunami is an unfortunate thing, but luckily among the misfortunes, at least you met us," the middle-aged man consoled him carelessly: "If you still have your life, it is more important than anything else."

"My name is Li Tong, what do you call me?"

"Gu Tianyan, thank you for saving me," Gu Tianyan cupped his hands and said gratefully, then hesitated and asked, "I wonder if Brother Li found a sword nearby when he rescued me?"

Of course he was asking about Longque.

"Sword?" Li Tong raised his eyebrows, then shook his head: "I didn't see it, it probably sank to the bottom of the sea long ago."

Although he looks rough, his thoughts are extremely delicate, "Why, this sword is very important to you?"

Gu Tianyan nodded, "It was entrusted to me by a benefactor."

"You are a very emotional person. You are almost dead, and you are still thinking about your benefactor's sword. It's interesting."

Gu Tianyan was silent for a while, then asked, "Brother Li, where am I now?"

"This is the ship of the Li family on the Poseidon Islands. It is going to take our second young master to the inland to become a disciple of the Shanhai Pavilion."

"Shanhai Pavilion?" Gu Tianyan murmured subconsciously.

"The Southern Territory Sect only opens its gates once every twenty years to accept disciples. Everyone can go and become a disciple regardless of their origin.

Of course, whether you can be favored by Shanhai Pavilion depends on your destiny, but our second young master is born with outstanding spiritual roots, so he will definitely be able to worship Shanhai Pavilion." Li Tong's tone was filled with pride.

...........

Taoyuan Realm.

Spring breeze, summer rain, autumn frost and winter snow, the four seasons change, and time passes slowly.

In the blink of an eye, half a year has passed since Gu Tianyan broke through the void.

Half a year ago, Her Royal Highness the Princess of Qin handed over the power of governance, ending her decades-long rule, and then disappeared, never to be seen in front of the world again.

Some people say that the princess of Qin lived in seclusion in the mountains and forests, while others said that she suffered from a serious illness and died...

There were many opinions and discussions, but the world did not change much, nor was it turbulent.

Because, although Qin Yitian is gone, that man is still there.

That man who seemed to be taller than the sky.

As long as the general who protects the country is alive, the world will be at peace.

Under the protection of Lu Qingshan, Qin Lingfeng successfully became the new King of Qin.

In fact, with the current strength of the Qin State, there is no organization that dares to oppose the Qin State. The country's general strategy and policies have already been formulated by Qin Yitian.

The predecessors planted trees, and the descendants enjoy the shade.

What Qin Lingfeng has to do is just implement it.

Qin Yitian is no longer here, and the Daoyuan Realm has no meaning to Lu Qingshan.

Those Taoist teachings that Nan'an Taoist regarded as the incarnation of the laws of heaven and earth were regarded by Lu Qingshan as if they were worn out shoes.

He has already walked through the Daoyuan world, and the world today was created by him.

For Lu Qingshan, everything was so uninteresting that it couldn't arouse any interest in him.

So, he stayed at the observatory day after day, waiting for the passage of time.

In the eyes of others, their general seemed to have changed a different person because of the departure of Her Royal Highness the Princess. He no longer had the high-spiritedness before and became decadent and closed in.

Only Qin Lingfeng knew that this was not the case - as the new king of Qin, she had visited Lu Qingshan several times during this period, and would also come to ask Lu Qingshan's opinion when she encountered difficult decisions.

As the only person who had contact with Lu Qingshan during this period, she knew clearly that Lu Qingshan was not becoming decadent, but rather detached.

...

Qin Lingfeng went to the observatory again and saw Lu Qingshan lying down and staring at the stars in the sky as before, not knowing what he was thinking.

"What's wrong?" Lu Qingshan's calm voice came.

Qin Lingfeng said with embarrassment: "General, the Qin State unified the world too quickly, and the expansion of its territory will inevitably require a group of officials to manage it.

Officials generally come from major aristocratic families, but now that aristocratic families have long since collapsed, before we could still allow officials from various countries to maintain their original posts and maintain the stability of rule.

Now twenty years have passed, and many of those officials have reached the age of retirement. We need to replace a group of people from top to bottom, but we don’t know where to promote these people."

"If the replacement of officials is not completed in time, it will definitely bring great inconvenience to the people."

"this is very simple."

"Simple?" Qin Lingfeng's eyes widened. She and the ministers had been pondering this problem for a long time but could not find a solution.

"Examination, hold an exam that faces all people. You can divide the exam into two rounds: written test and interview. Use the most objective way to select the elites, and then place them in various business positions in the country, states, and counties."

"According to the different requirements of different positions, separate, differentiated and professional inspections can be conducted."

"In addition, a strict promotion system and assessment system will be established, and quotas will be determined in advance in a planned manner based on the specific conditions of the position." Lu Qingshan added.

"But..." Qin Lingfeng was vaguely aware of how terrifying the innovations this system would bring would be.

"Just do it with confidence and boldness. No matter how terrible it is, can it be as terrible as what we did back then?" Lu Qingshan wrote lightly.

Qin Lingfeng bit her lip and finally nodded: "I understand."

Lu Qingshan suddenly stood up and stretched.

"I'm leaving." He said.

Qin Lingfeng was shocked, although she had known that this day would come eventually - Gu Tianyan broke through the void and left. How could Lu Qingshan, the strongest person in the Principle Source Realm, be willing to live in this small world?

But when this moment really came, she still felt it was extremely sudden, and even felt a little panicked in her heart.

With Lu Qingshan around, she felt like she had a backer and was not afraid of anything.

Lu Qingshan is gone, and no one can help her with the truth. Can she really govern this behemoth of Qin?

Although panicked and reluctant to leave, Qin Lingfeng did not say a word to persuade her to stay.

Some people, not even the sky can trap them.

"When?" Qin Lingfeng asked.

"Right now."

Lu Qingshan laughed loudly, walked out at once, and disappeared into the deep palace in the blink of an eye.

Qin Lingfeng stood there blankly, not knowing what to say.

.......

On the cliff.

Lu Qingshan stood with his hands behind his hands, looking up at the boundless sky and the vastness of the stars.

Beside him is a jade coffin.

In the jade coffin is Qin Yitian's body, which has not changed at all compared to half a year ago under the sealing method of Abbot Pudu.

"It's time to come." He said in his heart.

Suddenly, the vast stars gave off an even brighter light, lighting up one by one.
To be continued...