Chapter 61: The Legend of Thirteen States, the Legacy of the Killing God
The Four Seas Sages took Jiang Luo away, and Jiang Changsheng began to look forward to Jiang Luo's future. He wanted to see what achievements Jiang Luo could achieve in the future after practicing martial arts in Xiansheng Cave.
The second prince left quietly and the emperor did not mention the matter to anyone.
A few days later, Hua Jianxin discovered this matter. After asking the emperor about it, she came back to complain to Jiang Changsheng.
"Why go to Xiansheng Cave? Wouldn't it be better to learn martial arts with you?" Hua Jianxin said with a worried look on her face. She felt so distressed when she saw the two princes being born and was reluctant to let them go.
Jiang Changsheng smiled and said, "That's good. The Jiang family also needs someone to see the wider world. Besides, I won't raise descendants for Ziyu for generations. My children and grandchildren will have their own blessings."
Hua Jianxin sighed and said, "That's right. People say that twins are a bad omen in an imperial family, especially when there is no crown prince. If Jiang Luo is sent away, the country will be more stable."
She suddenly thought of something and asked, "Will Jiang Luo come back one day and try to seize the throne?"
Jiang Changsheng was amused and said, "Don't let your imagination run wild."
Speaking of which, the Crown Prince of Jing Dynasty is a curse and he never has a good ending.
Hua Jianxin became even more worried. He held his cheek with his right hand and looked up at the sky, obviously thinking about something.
Jiang Changsheng smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'm here."
"What if Jiang Luo comes back fifty or sixty years later?"
"I'm here too."
"Well, if the Divine Monk Juexin can live to be a hundred years old, then you can too."
Hua Jianxin wiped away the worry between her brows and asked with a smile: "Ling Xiao is going to lead the team down the mountain for training recently. Aren't you worried?"
Ling Xiao is Jiang Changsheng's youngest disciple. He is the most talented disciple selected by Meng Qiushuang and a candidate for the next chief disciple. However, he is shy and feels embarrassed even when facing his master Jiang Changsheng.
Jiang Changsheng said: "He is already nineteen years old. Although he is still some distance away from the Tongtian realm, it is good for him to go down the mountain to gain some experience. The martial arts world is not so chaotic nowadays."
The disputes in the martial arts world still exist, but because a large number of warriors have passed the imperial examinations, the grudges are much less than before.
Hua Jianxin smiled and said, "I am beginning to look forward to his transformation."
Jiang Changsheng also looked outside the court. The number of disciples in Longqi Temple had exceeded five hundred. Even without Jiang Changsheng, with Ping An and Arakawa, it could be considered a major sect in the martial arts world. With him, Longqi Temple was even more of a holy place for the Dajing martial arts world.
An idea suddenly occurred to him.
Isn't it time for me to give up my position and select a Taoist priest to be the face of the group? He usually doesn't get involved in anything anyway, so he can just be the supreme master and stay behind the scenes.
We cannot let Longqi Temple become too dependent on him, and if he continues to be a Taoist priest, it will be easy for him to expose the secret of his immortality.
There is another advantage. If he is not in Longqi Temple , martial arts masters will come to attack, and he can also quietly earn survival rewards.
Um.
When Meng Qiushuang and other old disciples pass away, he can start planning to abdicate. For now, we have to wait and see.
Jiang Changsheng thought silently, and suddenly he felt some emotion in his heart.
Time flies!
He couldn't help but think of Taoist Qingxu. He didn't know whether his master was dead or alive. If he was alive, where was he?
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In the fifth year of Qianwu, many merchants were raided for oppressing the people, evading taxes, hiring killers, and many other crimes. The people were delighted and felt that the current emperor was a sage who cared about the people.
In the sixth year of Qianwu, the third son of King Qin Jiang Yu disappeared on the border of Gu Khan. After half a month of searching, he still could not be found. King Qin reported to the emperor, speculating that it was Gu Khan's doing. The emperor was furious and sent an envoy to inquire about the matter while reorganizing the army.
A month later, the emperor issued a public edict to the world, explaining the matter and angrily accusing Gu Khan of being immoral and killing the prince of Qin. Da Jing would attack Gu Khan to avenge the prince of Qin and promote the heroic spirit of Jingwu.
This time, no one from the Thirteen States opposed, no one was afraid, instead, they were full of ambition. Since the emperor ascended the throne, hundreds of thousands of warriors have been recruited and deployed into various armies. Dajing's military strength has returned to its peak and even surpassed it.
Since Gu Khan dared to invade, how could Dajing not fight back?
The last sentence of the imperial edict inspired the people all over the world, and even the martial artists admired the emperor's heroism.
"Anyone who offends our people will be punished no matter how far away they are!"
Jiang Ziyu naturally heard this from Jiang Changsheng. He had the deepest impression of this sentence when he listened to the story of the Han Dynasty, and now he applied it to Dajing.
On the cliff, Jiang Changsheng looked at the army assembled outside the north city gate with a calm expression.
Bai Qi squatted beside him and said in amazement, "The human race is really competitive. It has been quiet for many years, and now they are fighting again. But I have to say that the current Dajing army is really strong. The leader is actually a master figure, and there are nearly ten masters. It is completely different from what I saw when I first entered Dajing ."
The master leading the army was Xu Tianji, and Ping An was also recruited to follow him into battle.
Jiang Changsheng said leisurely: "Yes, people in the world are indeed competitive, and emperors are even more so."
The emperors of the Jiang family are indeed all of the same character. Jiang Yuan wants to annex Gu Khan, and Jiang Ziyu is even more so. Moreover, Jiang Ziyu's ambition is obviously greater. He has a large number of troops stationed in both the eastern and western borders, and can attack the neighboring dynasty at any time.
Jiang Changsheng did not dissuade Jiang Ziyu from his idea. Such a war might cause dissatisfaction among other dynasties, but he could just treat it as a survival reward.
All ambitious emperors want to achieve hegemony that surpasses their predecessors. Jiang Ziyu is no exception. He has shown his ambition to swallow up all the dynasties since he was a child, and Jiang Changsheng naturally cannot stop him.
If Dajing wants to remain standing, it must continue to become stronger. Development is only one of the ways to become stronger, and war is the most core method. After all, the resources and productivity of a dynasty are limited. If it is strong enough, it can conquer others, improve the living standards of its people, and reduce potential threats.
Jiang Changsheng will not sympathize with the people of other dynasties. If the Gu Khan and Jin Dynasty are stronger than Dajing, they will also annex Dajing. This is the inevitable law of nature.
After watching for a while, Jiang Changsheng turned around and went back to the courtyard to continue practicing.
With the help of elixirs, his cultivation has been increasing. Although he is still far from the seventh level of Taoism, it is at least no longer out of reach.
Seventeen years have passed since the last breakthrough, and Jiang Changsheng has almost forgotten the feeling of a breakthrough.
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Spring and summer pass, and autumn comes.
Jiang Changsheng was practicing under the Earth Spirit Tree. Eunuch Li ran in quickly, came up to him, and whispered, "Master, Emperor Yang Zhao is suspected to have achieved divine status. The power of Fentian Pavilion has greatly increased. They will capture Wufeng before August and unify the southern martial arts world."
"It is true that Emperor Yang Zhao has the power of a master, but it has only been a few years, and he has succeeded in breaking through. I suspect that it was done by the remnants of the Mahayana Dragon Tower. They may even make a comeback by using the shell of the Burning Heaven Pavilion."
Jiang Changsheng didn't care after hearing this, and said nonchalantly: "Even if he is a god, would he dare to come to the capital?"
From time to time, peerless masters and young geniuses emerge in the martial arts world, but no matter how strong their achievements are, they can never be the best in the eyes of all martial artists in the world, unless they dare to go to the capital to fight the God of Martial Arts and prove themselves.
Since the defeat of Mahayana Dragon Tower, no masters have come to challenge Longqi Temple. The warriors who came were very well-behaved and handed over the incense money honestly.
Eunuch Li laughed and said, "Of course he doesn't dare to come. I'm here to remind you that there were no gods in Dajing Wulin before."
Jiang Changsheng thought it made sense, so he said, "Let's investigate where Emperor Yang Zhao made his breakthrough. I suspect he made use of some kind of treasure to achieve his breakthrough to the level of a god."
He had heard before that Mahayana Dragon Tower suppressed Dajing Martial Arts in order to obtain martial arts resources. He asked Xiao Daotian about it, and this guy told him a lot, such as the Enlightenment Stone, Millennium Ginseng, Kirin Blood Scales, Ten Thousand Year Old Silkworms, etc., a rich variety. He also told Jiang Ziyu about this, but Jiang Ziyu did not collect many treasures over the years.
According to Xiao Daotian, thousands of years ago, the Thirteen States were once a place where martial arts flourished. Strong warriors could move mountains and seas, and there were rare and exotic beasts roaming the world. At that time, there was no dynasty, only clans and sects. Later, somehow, the Thirteen States' martial arts declined, and those rare and exotic treasures and martial arts heritage were hidden in the dark. Mahayana Dragon Tower took the opportunity to seize the Thirteen States, monopolized the resources of the Thirteen States, and then became strong, and even gained control over the surrounding dynasties, making it a thousand-year-old holy land.
Warriors can use rare treasures to strengthen their blood and break through their realms, but warriors have different physiques and require a certain degree of compatibility. If they forcibly take a certain treasure, their bodies may explode and they will die. Even the Mahayana Dragon Tower cannot calculate what treasure a certain warrior needs. In order to create a god-like person, dozens of geniuses are often sacrificed, or even more. However, as long as one god-like person is born within a hundred years, it will be enough for the Mahayana Dragon Tower to gain a foothold in the Shifang Chaozong.
Eunuch Li responded, "Okay, I will arrange for an investigation into this matter after I get down the mountain."
He rolled his eyes and said, "Master, I have something to ask of you, but I don't know whether I should say it or not."
Jiang Changsheng glanced at him and said, "Go ahead."
"I am already old and don't have many years left to live. Now the power I have is destined to be inherited by someone. Although I am infertile, I am also born to my parents. I have a younger brother who also lives in the capital. His grandson is quite talented and has passed the military examination. I would like to introduce this grandson to you. If the Taoist priest can give him some pointers, he will become more capable and can be used by you better in the future."
Eunuch Li said cautiously, fearing that Jiang Changsheng would be unhappy.
Jiang Changsheng smiled and said, "Tomorrow, you can take him up the mountain."
It was human nature, and he could understand that Eunuch Li had indeed done his best over the years.
Eunuch Li immediately kowtowed to express his gratitude and then went down the mountain excitedly.
At noon the next day, Eunuch Li brought his grandson to pay a visit. The man was named Li Min, and looked to be about seventeen or eighteen years old. He had an upright figure, a handsome face, and was dressed in knightly clothes. Compared with the hunched and respectful Eunuch Li, it was hard to imagine that they were related by blood.
Li Min was also very excited when facing Jiang Changsheng, but he restrained himself well.
Jiang Changsheng smiled and said, "Eunuch Li, go back."
Eunuch Li nodded, then looked at Li Min and warned him, "Be obedient and don't talk back to me like you did to me. If you annoy the Taoist priest, I will kill you without him having to do anything!"
Li Min nodded, his eyes filled with helplessness.
After Eunuch Li left, Jiang Changsheng looked at Li Min.
This boy is close to the spiritual consciousness realm at such a young age, and his aptitude is indeed good.
"What kind of martial arts do you want to learn?" Jiang Changsheng asked.
Li Min touched the sword at his waist and said seriously, "I want to learn sword skills."
He was a little nervous, after all, he had never heard of the Immortal Master Changsheng using a sword.
Jiang Changsheng smiled and said, "Okay, I have a set of sword techniques, and no one has learned them. This sword technique is extremely fierce and can be considered a quick-learning martial art. In desperate situations, it can even burst out with the strength to fight across borders, but it will shorten your lifespan."
Li Min's eyes lit up and he said, "It's just that when you are in a desperate situation, your lifespan will be consumed?"
"That's natural. If you don't consume too much energy on a regular basis, your life span won't be shortened."
"Then the younger generation needs to learn."
When Li Min heard that it was a quick-learning martial art, he was attracted.
Jiang Changsheng began to teach the God-Killing Demon Sword to Li Min.
The reason why he inherited the Demonic Killing Sword was that although Li Min's aptitude was good, it was not top-notch. In addition, he was already an adult, and it would be difficult for him to reach the level of Tongtian by practicing other martial arts, let alone a higher level. Jiang Changsheng needed Li Min to be strong enough to explore the dragon's den and the tiger's lair.
In this way, there was one more person practicing martial arts in Jiang Changsheng's courtyard.
After Arakawa saw him, the two had a sparring match. Li Min was completely defenseless, which made him even more in awe of Jiang Changsheng. It was really amazing that any random disciple could easily defeat him.
After a few interactions, Arakawa and Li Min found that they had similar personalities and became good friends.
Half a year later, Li Min first wielded the Killing God and Demon Sword, and Hua Jianxin brought a piece of news.
"The Jin Dynasty has changed. Just a month ago, the Jin Emperor was killed at night, and the entire royal family was slaughtered. Their bodies were all hung on the gates of the royal city. It was suspected to be done by a martial arts master. The frontline garrison camp also received a mysterious letter, warning Dajing that if he dared to cross the border again, the Dajing Emperor would die in the palace and follow in the footsteps of the Jin Emperor."
After hearing this, Jiang Changsheng had a blank expression on his face. He thought to himself, after a few years of peace, has someone finally been unable to hold back?
