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Chapter 514 A Big Secret That Will Shock You

When He Zudao revealed the Black Ice Platform, he was indeed only at the ninth level of the Profound Origin Realm.

He advanced to the Innate Realm after the battle in Hedong.

In Hedong, after leading his army to slaughter the Liu family and other powerful families, he discovered the clues of Kou Zhong and Wei Zhengdao's plot. He immediately used the Green Forest Army, composed of the heroes of Hedong, as a price to lure Zhang Quanyi and Wei Yi into making a move.

Before that, he was actually prepared to fight for the imperial court.

But as it turns out, the court only used him as a tool, a knife, or even a scapegoat. After helping the court to control the situation in Hedong and Hexi, he was thrown out by the court to become a target for the venting of anger among powerful families.

That night, his men were celebrating He Zudao's brilliant strategy in anticipating the enemy's moves and leading them away from the trap. Only He Zudao sat alone in the darkness, watching the roaring river pour down.

That night, he felt like the whole world had abandoned him.

That night, he felt that the whole world had wronged him.

That night, he advanced to the Innate Realm.

However, he didn't tell anyone.

For the next few years, he always presented himself as a martial arts master of the ninth rank of Xuan Yuan, including to his closest brothers and subordinates.

But today, he knew he had to show his men his strength.

Only in this way can everyone have more confidence to follow him all the way.

Sure enough, when the water dragon dissipated, Chen Jianren, Feng Kuan, and Yang Lixin all showed expressions of ecstatic joy.

Yang Lixin burst into laughter: "So the Great General is already a master of the Innate Realm! What are we afraid of now? We dare to fight anyone!"

"That's not entirely true. Innate masters only possess martial arts cultivation; they cannot influence the army's campaigns!" Chen Jianren said with a smile.

“When it comes to troop deployment and commanding battles, how many people in the world can compare to our Great General!” Feng Kuan’s face, which was originally very ferocious, was now flushed red, making him look even more terrifying. “Great General, we will follow you to fight against the heavens, the earth, and man. Don’t look down on us because we are the weakest now, but we can make ourselves stronger every day.”

"If Ke Wuji hadn't come today, hehe, the General himself would have led the troops, and I, Yang, would have been willing to be the vanguard. We would have directly stormed into Xingning and Ningning counties, capturing the leader first and shooting the horse first, crushing their main force in one fell swoop, and then slowly dealing with them. We would have killed so many of their heads that their blood would flow like a river, and I don't believe we couldn't subdue them."

Before the words were finished, the sound of rapid hoofbeats rang out. On the rocks, several sharp-eyed individuals recognized the figure on horseback as none other than Ke Wuji. Behind Ke Wuji were Lu Xiong, Chen Wan, and several other followers.

The group of people on the reef exchanged glances, all somewhat taken aback.

Ke Wuji actually came!
A gentle breeze rustled, and another person had appeared on the reef. Ke Wuji first bowed to He Zudao, then clasped his hands in a fist and bowed deeply, laughing loudly, "Why did the General call us here? The Yangtze River flowing eastward is quite picturesque, but the General hasn't prepared any wine or food!"

He Zudao looked at Ke Wuji and said with a smile, "I invited Mr. Ke here today because I have something to ask you."

"General, please speak freely. I will tell you everything I know."

"Very well, since Mr. Ke is so straightforward, it would be too unfair of me to keep it a secret any longer!" He Zudao laughed and asked, "Is Mr. Ke aware that Li Dachui is Li Zemin's posthumous son?" "This matter has already spread throughout the land. I am not deaf or blind, how could I not know?" Ke Wuji looked at He Zudao with some surprise and asked, "Why does the General ask me this?"

“Li Dachui’s mother is He Qingqiu, and as far as I know, He Qingqiu is from your sect’s Ruijin Banner. Mr. Ke, you wouldn’t say you don’t know He Qingqiu, would you?” He Zudao asked.

Ke Wuji looked at He Zu with sudden realization and said, "So the General suspects me!"

"Shouldn't we have doubts?" He Zudao asked with a smile.

Ke Wuji smiled and said, "He Qingqiu was born into the Ruijin Banner, but she was the Holy Maiden of my sect. At that time, I was probably only in my early thirties. However, I'm sorry to say that at that time, my cultivation was only at the seventh level of the Xuan Yuan realm. In the Divine Sect, I was just a minor leader, a far cry from the Holy Maiden of the Divine Travel realm. I couldn't even come close. When He Qingqiu went to Qin, someone like me wasn't qualified to go with her to expand the territory. But it was precisely because of this that when He Qingqiu failed, the Divine Sect in Qin was wiped out. If I had been there, I wouldn't be alive today! The General suspects that I have colluded with He Qingqiu, but that's a miscarriage of justice."

“Alright, I want to know what’s going on with Zhang Quanyi? Why did he hand over Xing County to you? He’s a capable lieutenant under the Beiting Protectorate now!” He Zudao asked again.

"Does the General know how Zhang Quanyi got to Beiting?"

"That's exactly what I was thinking of asking!"

"He traveled through the eight towns south of the Yangtze River, then entered the State of Chu, and from there took a waterway to Xuanwu Prefecture outside the Great Wall, where he disembarked and arrived in Beiting!" Ke Wuji chuckled. "He knew that if he didn't leave, he would be doomed, so he came to me and offered Xing County and his men in exchange for a route. General, I may not be very capable, but I can easily pull off such a thing. When you were trapped in the north, your return to the eight towns south of the Yangtze River was also thanks to me. I was able to ensure the safe arrival of your thousands of men. Zhang Quanyi's family of a few dozen people is nothing to me. I've made a huge profit from this!"

Ke Wuji, beaming with pride, pulled out his pipe from his belt, lit it with a tinderbox, and smugly declared, "The troops left behind by Zhang Quanyi are quite impressive. They're now the backbone of my forces. His officers are helping me train my soldiers! Heh heh, a bunch of peasants and a bunch of scoundrels, but they're doing quite well now!"

"So, you have absolutely no connection with Li Dachui?"

"What connection could I possibly have with him?" Ke Wuji retorted. "Just because his mother is He Qingqiu? If that's the case, General, then I'll tell you a big secret as well."

"What big secret?"

"The secret that could scare you so much you jumped up!" Ke Wuji said calmly, while Chen Jianren, Feng Kuan, and Yang Lixin beside him sneered.

What could possibly frighten He Zudao, a master of innate martial arts, into jumping up?

Oh, Ke Wuji doesn't know that He Zudao is a master of innate cultivation.

Ke Wuji leaned close to He Zudao's ear, and He Zudao laughed and said, "These are all good brothers here. Everyone wants to hear what secret will surprise me."

Ke Wuji coughed lightly and said, "General, Empress Dowager Jiang Qian of Chu is also the Holy Maiden of my Demonic Sect!"

As soon as he said that, He Zudao didn't jump up; instead, he suddenly shrank a foot, while the other three people jumped up.

Ke Wuji's gaze narrowed slightly as he looked down at He Zudao's feet, which had silently sunk into the rocks, before looking up at him again.

This is not the cultivation level of the peak of the ninth grade of the Profound Origin Realm.

(End of this chapter)