A Nation from the Start: I Become a Great Emperor Through Conquest

In this world, mortals are lower than grass. Cultivators lord over all, regarding mortals as ants. Mortal kingdoms are nothing but vassals of the sects, paying tribute and offering sacrifices year after year. Emperors kneel to welcome immortal masters, while commoners are left at their mercy. It has been this way for three hundred years, and for three thousand years. Li Chang'an, the seventh prince of Great Yan, has spent fifteen years hiding away in the Cold Palace. His mother was killed after an immortal master drained her essence. When he was seven, he heard her scream with his own ears, but didn't dare shed a single tear. In the eyes of those immortal masters, a mortal's life wasn't worth one tear. At twenty-two, he begins cultivating, seizes power, and ascends the throne. His first imperial edict is: Universal cultivation. The immortal sects are enraged: Mortals think they deserve to cultivate immortality? He gives only one reply: Mortals have knelt long enough. The Imperial Dynasty Conquest System awakens. The nation cultivates through its destiny, growing stronger through war. The more citizens there are, the more powerful the national destiny becomes. The fiercer the conquests, the stronger the nation grows. Foundation Establishment cultivators slay Golden Core cultivators; mortal armies stand against immortal sects; the might of one nation suppresses the power of ten thousand immortals.