Chapter 884

Chapter 884: Lingqing Star

In the year 7875 of the Blue Star Xia calendar, Lingqing Star.

On Lingqing Star, war broke out fiercely. The Space Mother Ship, thirty kilometers long, entered the depths of Lingqing Star, becoming an insurmountable mountain for those Buddhist cultivators still resisting.

Inside the Space Mother Ship, many robots flew in and out, like the Zerg clan, their numbers were truly frightening.

Of course, there were also real Zerg, brought by the Demon Queen. The fifth-level mother bug was terrifying, capable of laying millions of eggs in a day. After two days of hatching, they would become a killing army.

Lin Jiang and his team arrived here because they had successfully taken over Lingfa Star, Lingshui Star, and Lingkong Star. This was the last Lingqing Star. Capturing Lingqing Star would uproot the Buddhist power in this Star Domain.

Compared to Ming’an and his team, Lin Jiang and his group were more merciful. They never thought of exterminating all living beings on Lingqing Star; they only aimed to eliminate the resisting forces.

From the moment they arrived at Lingqing Star to the time they eliminated all the open opposing forces, it took more than a month. After that, hundreds of thousands of Blue Star troops entered Lingqing Star.

The land of Lingqing Star is divided into six parts, still evenly shared among three families, but Huaxia definitely got the two best pieces of land.

"Taoist Friend Lin, Lingqing Star has been captured. We will be leaving first."

Seeing that things on Lingqing Star were safe, Ming’an immediately bid farewell to Lin Jiang and the others. They were in a hurry to return to Lingfa Star to oversee it. They couldn’t leave the newly captured planet. If it weren’t for the small number of Lin Jiang’s troops and his repeated requests, they wouldn’t have come at all.

Lin Jiang also saw Ming’an and the others off and presented them with several valuable gifts, including some technologies from Blue Star, as a reward for their help.

This time, they didn’t invite everyone to occupy Lingqing Star. If they did, everyone would rush in and take everything from Lingqing Star, so they only called some skilled warriors from Canglan Star to help activate the Stargate.

After bidding farewell to Ming’an, Lin Jiang held a high-level meeting. Lin Jiang said, "We have taken Lingqing Star, but we won’t stay here long. We must arrange to go back soon. I will have Liang Long in charge here, and what about you?"

"My demon race will leave a Demon Emperor behind."

"Zheng Yi will stay on Ying Continent."

The Demon Queen said to Li Qing, "In the battle of Lingjing Star, Shiyi self-destructed, but Zheng Yi couldn’t bring himself to do it and ended up surviving by chance. Liang Long arranged a new body for him."

Li Qing also didn’t have many people to use; she had finally managed to get one Tao Achiever, but he died in battle, which was very tragic.

"Okay, Liang Long will decide the important matters of Lingqing Star. You have no objections, right?"

"None."

"Everything will follow Taoist Friend Liang’s plan."

"Liang Long, Lingqing Star is very important; it is our stronghold in the Heavenly Court system. You need to take good care of it."

"No problem, Ancestor Lin."

Liang Long nodded. This place wasn’t just a stronghold; it was also the front line of the war. With their understanding of the nature of Buddhism, they knew the Buddhist sect would not take this defeat lightly, and no one knew when they might strike back.

"Alright, Space Battleship, I will leave you ten teams. Also, I will leave Zhang Qing with you; it won’t be needed at Lingjing Star. Please complete the transformation of the society at Lingqing Star as soon as possible."

Lin Jiang nodded, knowing that the Buddha’s disciples would not give up easily. So, he left behind ten Space Fleets. If used well, this force was equivalent to ten Transmigration Stages.

Zhang Qing was a rare talent in politics. Now that there weren’t many locals left at Lingjing Star and the necessary changes had been made, this was Zhang Qing’s stage where he could help Liang Long quickly take control of Lingqing Star.

They had plenty of experience in transformations; they just needed to follow the steps. For the Buddha’s disciples, no matter how strong their beliefs were, they could not compare to material things. In the end, most people would submit to material needs.

"Ancestor Lin, we also need to prepare more talisman patterns for the interdimensional teleportation array. We will build an interdimensional teleportation array in both directions to connect with Lingjing Star and Blue Star as soon as possible."

"I understand. I will leave enough materials."

Lin Jiang said that the key talisman patterns for the interdimensional teleportation array could currently only be created by him, as others did not have the skill. He would also leave enough materials.

Lingqing Star was over two hundred light years away from Lingjing Star and nearly four hundred light years from Blue Star, so a considerable number of interdimensional teleportation arrays were needed. Lin Jiang had a lot of work to do.

After discussing several important matters, the rest were just details. The group talked for several days, and then Lin Jiang dismissed everyone to attend to their own tasks.

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In the year 8,790 of the Blue Star Xia calendar, Lin Jiang led the Blue Star Lord’s force away from Lingqing Star.

It took the group nearly twenty years to return to Lingjing Star. Upon arrival, Lin Jiang instructed most people to head back to Blue Star, while the higher-ups began inspecting Lingjing Star.

Sixty years ago, Lingjing Star was sacrificed to Xia Qingshan, leaving only about six hundred million of its billions of inhabitants. Over these sixty years, three hundred million immigrants came from Blue Star, and with the population growth, Lingjing Star’s population returned to two billion, making it seem as though it had regained its prosperity. The scars from the past war had become invisible, as if the event had never happened.

The governor appointed by Lin Jiang came to report on the progress, describing the work done in Lingjing Star over the past decades. One of their most important tasks was to increase the population.

In civilized society, it is impossible to force marriage, but a single tax can be collected. At the same time, subsidies for married couples having children were increased, which greatly encouraged reproduction, leading to a rapid population growth in Lingjing Star.

Various industries were also rebuilt, with education being the most important. Now, every year, thousands of students from cultivation academies in Lingjing Star go to Blue Star for studies to strengthen their communication.

Trade cooperation between Lingjing Star and Blue Star also developed smoothly. Although the intercontinental teleportation array only operates once a year under normal circumstances, it still attracted a large number of merchants for trade.

The abundance of resources is the foundation of a thriving civilization. The ample resources sent back to Blue Star have made it even more prosperous.

The demon race’s development is somewhat better than that of the human race. Lin Jiang initially thought it was good fortune for the demon race, but later realized that the social rules of the two were different.

On the human side, although they always emphasize a jungle society, they have not truly achieved it. Lin Jiang still takes good care of the lower-class people and is very careful about how resources are distributed and managed. In this way, resources have become scarce. The demon race, however, is a real jungle society where resources are highly concentrated. As a result, the excellent bloodline of the demon race can rise quickly, while those with poor bloodlines can only become expendable.

Humans cannot learn this trick. If humans tried this policy, they would turn the lower-class people against them in just a few years. But the demon race doesn’t face this problem; the lower-class demon race doesn’t have much intelligence. They have been doing this for generations, just like wild beasts are born to hunt. It’s instinct.

After inspecting Lingjing Star, Lin Jiang and his team returned to Blue Star. More than a hundred years had passed since they last left Blue Star, making Lin Jiang feel like everything had changed.

Of course, Lin Jiang’s control over Huaxia had not weakened, as he and Cao Ying both left substitutes on Blue Star who would occasionally make appearances.

The first good news upon returning to Blue Star was that the sixteen Void Achieving experts from Huaxia had finished their meditation and all broke through to Tao Achieving. Nine of them made the breakthrough at once, while the rest needed two or even three chances to succeed.

In addition, six others who were in the later stages of Void Achieving also broke through, meaning that in these hundred years, a total of twenty-two people had achieved Tao.

Plus, three more from Ying Continent also broke through, bringing the total number of Tao Achieving in Blue Star to twenty-five, which made Lin Jiang very happy. After many ups and downs, the number of experts in Blue Star finally increased.

"This time back, the main focus is to unite all the forces of Blue Star, to ally with the five nations and the small countries in the western region of Shen Continent, and to bring them all under Huaxia’s rule to form a unified government for Blue Star…"

After Lin Jiang returned, the first meeting emphasized the need to integrate the entire strength of Blue Star. The interstellar war could break out at any moment; just relying on Huaxia alone was not enough, and other powers could not be ignored.

They did not do this before because there were not enough resources. Lin Jiang could not consider the well-being of the nearly ten billion people from other countries. If they were included but still exploited, it would only bring more trouble.

But now it is different. Jiang Star has been developed for many years, and Lingjing Star is also being developed vigorously. In the future, there will be resources coming back from Lingqing Star, so there is no need to worry about these anymore.

"Ancestor Lin, there is not much problem with the five countries in the alliance. They were originally immigrants from the Alliance Three Countries in ancient times, sharing the same ancestry and kind. However, the cultural differences with the western part of Shen Continent are quite large, and it may take time to adjust."

"Then let’s take the time. Following the previous policies for Qingyun and Zhou Liao, we will spend one hundred to two hundred years to assimilate them in terms of language, culture, food, clothing, and all aspects."

"Two hundred years should be enough. But what about the forces on Penglai Continent?"

"Those who are willing to join will join. Those who are not willing will be eliminated."

Lin Jiang said coldly. The Penglai Continent had been abandoned for many years. Then countries from Shen Continent entered and divided up Penglai Continent. Even Ying Continent had a share, but later Ying Continent voluntarily withdrew.

Some of the former natives of Penglai Continent returned, wanting to seek independence. Now they have formed several forces. In Lin Jiang’s eyes, they are not worth much. He is willing to give them a chance to join, but if they refuse, they will be destroyed.

After experiencing many wars, Lin Jiang has become even more indifferent. If you don’t obey, you will be killed.

Seeing that everyone had nothing to say, Lin Jiang continued to talk about other matters. This time, the main goal was to stabilize the internal situation and focus on cultivating talent. Compared to the great world of Canglan Star, they were much weaker, so they paid more attention to internal efficiency, especially in talent development. They could not afford to have a situation where, after just a few battles, there were no capable people available. That was absolutely not acceptable.