The Hot Spring Villa was vast, with a thick wall dividing the male and female sections. Both sides were of equal size and featured a modern architectural style.
The environment was beautiful.
The hot springs were also quite large, capable of accommodating over a hundred people bathing at once.
Looking at the steaming hot springs, he really wanted to jump in and soak.
He began to upgrade the Hot Spring Villa.
Territory prompt: "Consumed 300 spirit coins, Hot Spring Villa's level has been upgraded to level 2."
Territory prompt: "Consumed 600 spirit coins, Hot Spring Villa's level has been upgraded to level 3."
Territory prompt: "Consumed 900 spirit coins, Hot Spring Villa's level has been upgraded to level 4."
...
After upgrading the Hot Spring Villa to level 20, a towering ten-story structure appeared before him.
Its entire exterior was renewed, looking incredibly noble and magnificent, completely resembling a modern high-end clubhouse, luxuriously decorated.
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[Building: Hot Spring Villa]
[Level: 20]
[Upgrade Required: Thirty thousand spirit coins, 100 Three-star Stone, 100 Three-star Wood, One Three-star Water Element Crystal Core, One Three-star Fire Element Crystal Core]
[Quality: SSS (0/3)]
[Upgrade Required: Three Hot Spring Villas]
[Defense: 30000/30000]
[Special Attribute One: Fatigue recovery speed +20%.]
[Special Attribute Two: Stamina recovery speed +20%.]
[Special Attribute Three: Spiritual energy recovery speed +20%.]
[Description: In the spring chill, a fragrant spring bath, its waters smooth, cleansing the skin. Hot Spring Villa, washes away all your fatigue and worries.]
He entered the Hot Spring Villa and looked around casually. It had completely transformed.
It now boasted numerous large hot springs, as well as many smaller ones, and even private rooms, each with its own private hot spring pool and bed, truly a high-end clubhouse.
There was even an Emperor's Hot Spring Suite on the top floor, built like a hotel, with all sorts of complete facilities.
The Emperor's suite was naturally for his own use, and he decided he would definitely bring Concubine Diao Chan and the other ladies here tonight to enjoy the pleasure of a hot spring bath.
Don't overthink it, it's just a simple hot spring bath.
I swear!
After leaving the Hot Spring Villa, he took out the RRR-quality Lord's Mansion and began construction with excitement, curiosity, and anticipation in his heart.
Territory prompt: "Constructing Lord's Mansion, Lord's Mansion has evolved into the Grand Heavenly Palace."
Zhou Yan: "ヾ(ﾟдﾟ)ﾉ"
"Holy crap!"
"It's the Grand Heavenly Palace."
He wondered if there was a Jade Emperor here too.
What if the Jade Emperor found out he had built the Grand Heavenly Palace and sent Erlang Shen to destroy his territory?
This world truly had gods and demons.
It wasn't a joke.
Moreover, he felt this world was closely related to Earth.
He was panicking and waiting for advice from the experts online.
...
He looked at the Grand Heavenly Palace and was a bit confused.
Where did this building go?
It couldn't have grown legs and run off, right?
However, when he looked up.
Oh my.
The thing had actually run up into the sky.
The Grand Heavenly Palace truly loved to tower above all beings.
From below, the building didn't look very large.
The true Grand Heavenly Palace was far larger than this; it was likely not yet upgraded.
"Should I fly up?"
As soon as this thought occurred, he found himself already on top of the Grand Heavenly Palace.
It was quite simple, just a thought was enough, much better than any elevator.
He realized he had underestimated this building. It was incredibly vast, not at all as small as it appeared from below. The quality of this building was also unknown, and its level was only one.
The Grand Heavenly Palace was shrouded in clouds and mist. The ground looked like patches of dry ice, making him fear he might fall if he didn't step on the ground.
The entire building was situated in the center, emitting golden light, clearly not ordinary.
The building was quite tall, requiring a long flight of stairs to reach the main hall above.
However, the spiritual energy here was much stronger than in the Spiritual Bamboo House. This was only a level one building, yet it was already far superior to the Spiritual Bamboo House.
He began to upgrade the Grand Heavenly Palace, but the spirit coins required were truly exorbitant.
Territory prompt: "Consumed one million spirit coins, Grand Heavenly Palace's level has been upgraded to level 2."
Territory prompt: "Consumed two million spirit coins, Grand Heavenly Palace's level has been upgraded to level 3."
Territory prompt: "Consumed three million spirit coins, Grand Heavenly Palace's level has been upgraded to level 4."
...
After upgrading, the entire building underwent another massive transformation, becoming even more ethereal and majestic.
After level ten, the Grand Heavenly Palace could no longer be upgraded because the required materials were too advanced.
[Building: Grand Heavenly Palace]
[Level: 10]
[Upgrade Required: Four million spirit coins, Ten Ten-star Divine Stones, Ten Ten-star Divine Woods, Ten Ten-star Divine Crystals]
[Upgrade Required:]
[Defense: Indestructible]
[Special Attribute One: Concealment (Can hide all information of the territory, even the Heavenly Dao cannot investigate)]
[Special Attribute Two: Territory Luck +10000% (One hundred times)]
[Attribute Three: Unknown]
[Description: Legend says it is where the Jade Emperor of the Heavenly Realm handles court affairs, mirroring the Jade Pool, a supreme divine structure of Taoism in the Heavenly Realm.]
This was the Grand Heavenly Palace, and it was reasonable for it to require nine-star materials for upgrading.
The two attributes were impressive. The first, being able to conceal all information about the territory, even from the Heavenly Dao, was indeed formidable.
The Lord's World had been developing for so long, and who knew how many miraculous things existed.
What if he offended someone too powerful one day and they sought revenge? That would be troublesome.
The history of this world was too long, with too many ancient families.
Even the ancestors of many families were gods and demons.
Although gods and demons could not interfere in the affairs of ordinary people, who knew how many powerful trump cards such families possessed?
To survive in such a world, one had to be discreet.
It was best to hide until invincible.
Although the Grand Heavenly Palace only had two attributes, such a building was clearly not that simple.
At level ten, the Grand Heavenly Palace's spiritual energy already far surpassed that of the Spiritual Bamboo House.
The Grand Heavenly Palace was filled with ethereal energy, the entire palace truly looking like a celestial hall in the heavens.
He didn't know if this Grand Heavenly Palace was the same place as the legendary Grand Heavenly Palace; he only knew that from now on, this building belonged to Zhou.
He walked into the Grand Heavenly Palace and discovered that at the very top was a throne resembling a 'dragon chair'.
The throne was situated on a raised platform, as if ten thousand dragons were bowing in reverence.
This was because the entire palace was supported by numerous ascending dragon pillars, exuding an air of solemnity and majesty.
He wanted to try what it felt like to sit on the throne, but he found he couldn't ascend. He could only walk to the edge of the platform.
This was his territory, and he had built the structure, yet he wasn't allowed to sit on it.
It seemed that a special condition needed to be met, the reason for which would likely only be revealed with further upgrades.
He felt that such a grand palace was a waste to use solely for official business.
It should be converted into a bedroom for 'doing serious things'.
After all, the spiritual energy in the Spiritual Bamboo House couldn't compare to this place.
He built it, so he could use it however he wished.
He immediately left the Grand Heavenly Palace and found Li Shuang, asking her to arrange for people to convert the Grand Heavenly Palace in the sky into her personal residence.
From now on, she would reside in the Grand Heavenly Palace in the sky.