My father is a Confucian sage, but the system forces me to be a crude warrior

Chapter 439 Zeng Anmin: Now comes the moment to witness a miracle.

Master Xu of the Mysterious Array Division?

Master Xu of the Qi Sect of Taoism?

On this special night, Zeng Anmin stood calmly in the air, looking up at Xu Tianshi's towering Dharma image.

His voice was not quiet.

His combat strength as a third-rank martial artist already allowed him to project his voice into everyone's ears through his martial arts aura.

Everyone who heard his voice was stunned.

"What's the meaning??"

What does "Xu Tianshi of the Daoist Qi Sect" mean?

The chubby prince asked the eunuch beside him in astonishment.

"This servant...this servant doesn't know either..." The little eunuch had never even heard of any Taoist sect or Qi sect.

They looked up at the sky, equally bewildered.

In the night sky, that tiny, mayfly-like figure stood there straight.

Before that towering statue, they were like ants.

But he remained neither humble nor arrogant.

"The Daoist Qi Sect is one of the branches that emerged after the ancient Daoist sect split into three."

A familiar voice sounded.

"Dean Shi! Are you alright?" Upon hearing this voice, the chubby prince suddenly looked up at Shi Ze, who had flown back from in front of the giant pillar of light.

As he spoke, he stumbled forward, looking at Shi Ze with concern.

Dean Shi calmly looked at the chubby prince, gently landed, and patted the prince's hand:
"With the help of powerful advisors, I am at ease."

As he spoke, he slowly raised his head, looking at the sky with a complicated expression.

In the air, Master Xu's magnificent image, towering ten thousand feet tall, remained dazzling.

At this moment, the entire crowd in the Taoist temple on Nanshan Mountain was subtly centered around Abbot Shi, standing there.

Qin Shoucheng frowned and remained silent, looking up at Zeng Anmin's tall figure in the air.

Qin Wanyue clenched her sleeves, her eyes fixed on Zeng Anmin.

Zeng Rongyu held Hu Zi's hand, her face somewhat dazed, and she murmured softly:

"The news of the Daoist Qi Sect has been lost for a thousand years... The Sword Sect and the Talisman Sect have tried countless times to find news of the Qi Sect over the years, but to no avail..."

Her voice wasn't quiet.

Although it was just a murmur, it sounded exceptionally clear in the quiet night.

……

What are you saying?

Xu Tianshi's towering Dharma image gazed calmly at Zeng Anmin from high above.

In fact, the moment Zeng Anmin appeared, he already had some guesses in his mind.

According to his plan, Zeng Anmin should have been dead by now, killed by Wang Dong.

"Don't you understand?"

Zeng Anmin chuckled: "Master Xu, you are a smart man. You naturally know that since I have spoken, I must have grasped some clues."

As he spoke, his gaze deepened:
"Back then, when I was climbing the Heavenly Ladder in front of Fa'an Temple, I was enlightened by the remnant soul of the Dao Ancestor God and obtained a Dao Star."

As he spoke, his thoughts stirred slightly.

"Om!!"

Above his forehead, a star-shaped symbol shimmered with silver light.

"This star is of little use; it flashes on and off."

Zeng Anmin smiled warmly, as if the person standing before him was not an imposing and powerful deity, but an ordinary friend:

"It flashes whenever I approach Sai Chuxue, Liu Shishi, or members of the Daoist sect, or even Shen Nian of the Xuanzhen Division."

"This led me to believe that he would flinch when facing someone who was practicing cultivation."

"Unfortunately, it did not react at all when faced with Master Hongji or Dean Shi."

"Later I understood that it only flashes when facing people from the Daoist sect and the Xuanzhen Division."

"However, at that time I had not yet connected the Xuanzhen Division with the Qi Sect."

Zeng Anmin's voice echoed throughout the Taoist temple in Nanshan: "Until later."

"During my trip to the west, besides killing Guan Tiansheng, the second-rank patriarch of Xuanlun Manor, I also had other opportunities, obtaining two Daoist formations and a manual on alchemy."

Upon hearing Zeng Anmin's words...

Everyone was completely confused.

A battle formation?
Does this have anything to do with Master Xu?

Only the Celestial Master's image, high in the sky, flashed a sharp light deep in its eyes.

Zeng Anmin's voice continued:
"That alchemy technique originated from the ancient Taoist sect!"

"It can be used to replenish the seven emotions and six desires of heaven and earth, and refine the Seven Emotions Pill to improve one's cultivation."

"But Shen Qiu, the traitorous disciple of the Xuanzhen Division, knows this unique alchemy method belonging to the Daoist sect."

"Shen Qiu, the second senior brother who was respected by everyone in the Xuanzhen Division, that's him. It is said that he died, but I actually saw him in Xiliu. The reason he died back then was that he faked his death."

"He faked his death to escape, but then attached himself to the imperial power and went to Xiliu to work for the imperial power, showing no attachment to his sect, Xuanzhen Division."

Zeng Anmin grinned: "What makes him think he knows the Taoist alchemy methods? Even the sect leader of the second-rank Talisman Sect, Daoist Guangling, doesn't know them, yet he, a mere array master from the Mysterious Array Division, does?!"

"Moreover, even if the Daoist sects and the Sword Sect knew about this kind of pill-making technique that could enhance cultivation, they would never leak even a fraction of it!"

"How did Shen Qiu come up with that? And what caused him to fake his death to escape?"

As he spoke, Zeng Anmin's expression hardened: "Unless, he saw something he shouldn't have!"

"And these are precisely the two formations I obtained in Xiliu! One of them is called [Reversing the Heavenly Dao]."

"Its purpose is to reverse the rules of heaven and earth with a mortal body."

"It's just that the price we paid was a bit too high."

"To complete this method, one needs the lives of a first-rank, a second-rank, and a third-rank individual..."

At this point, he suddenly looked up:
"Back then, Shen Nian was a second-rank cultivator, and Shen Qiu was a third-rank cultivator. If you want to activate this formation and change the rules of heaven and earth, you need their lives!!"

“Shen Qiu and Shen Nian were naturally unwilling to die.”

"Absurd." The Celestial Master's Dharma Image smiled faintly: "Why would I, a mere Daoist, reverse the rules of heaven and earth? Besides, in this world, where is there any first-rank expert who would allow me to complete this formation?"

"Hahaha!! Even now, you're still pretending?!"

Zeng Anmin laughed loudly, then sharply looked up at Master Xu: "The Taoist sect has passed down another formation called [Yin Yang Life and Death]."

"This method can reverse life and death, and control reincarnation!"

"Those with great fortune can use this method to be reborn after death."

“You possess thirty percent of the Qi Sect's fortune.” A glint flashed in Zeng Anmin's eyes:
"Would you be considered someone with great fortune?"

"You yourself are that first-rank official!"

At this point, Zeng Anmin's speech became increasingly rapid:
"Back then, the Confucian sage achieved the highest rank, reversed the rules of heaven and earth, severed the destiny of the demon race, and brought great prosperity to the human race."

"As a member of the Daoist Qi Sect, you naturally possess thirty percent of the ancient Daoist Qi!"

"What you need to do is to reverse the rules of heaven and earth that the Confucian sage reversed back then!! Let the fate of the human race decline, and let your own fortune rise again!!"

"Master Xu, you are revered as the Celestial Master of our Holy Dynasty! Yet you have never done anything for our human race! On the contrary, you even want to reverse the heavens and earth and bring ruin to our human race's destiny!"

"His Majesty of the Great Holy Dynasty, Emperor Jianhong, was aware of your methods long ago. He endured for many years, cultivating martial arts, and today he has achieved the first rank..."

"Yet you used it as a first-grade nutrient for the great formation!!"

"You deserve to die!!"

Zeng Anmin's gaze was fixed on the towering pillar in the capital city.

This has been said.

The entire capital city and the entire Nanshan area fell silent.

Everyone stared blankly at Zeng Anmin.

Only Dean Shi Zeshi suddenly looked up and gazed at the image of the Celestial Master in the sky.

"I have been in my room all day and have not left the room, yet you have falsely accused me of assassinating His Majesty!!"

He looked with lingering fear at the massive white pillar that had suddenly risen in front of Zeng Anmin:

"If it weren't for Quan Fu, I would have been lured into that giant pillar by this Master Xu, and I would probably have met my end!"

Because he was that second-rank official!

To activate that grand formation that reverses the rules of heaven and earth, it requires the lives of experts of first, second, and third rank!

"So when you came to the Xuanzhen Division to find me that day, saying you wanted to hold a conference of array scholars in Nanshan, you were certain that I would agree when you mentioned Shi Ze, right?"

A look of disorientation flashed across Master Xu's eyes.

"Slander!"

Zeng Anmin naturally wouldn't admit that he was even scheming against Dean Shi: "I never even had that thought!!"

You should know that his idea almost cost Dean Shi his life.

"But have you ever considered that everything here is just your opinion?" High in the sky, the Celestial Master's eyes flickered with a half-smile.

"Emperor Jianhong endured many years of hardship and finally achieved the rank of First Grade..."

"You have a silver tongue; you've made up a good story."

As he spoke, a sharp glint flashed in Master Xu's eyes:

Who would believe you?

“Xu Tianshi, you cannot attack the royal family of my Great Holy Dynasty. Once you do, the Holy Dynasty’s fate will no longer protect you.”

Zeng Anmin smiled faintly:

“If you can now reveal the destiny of the nation within you, I will admit that I am talking nonsense.”

"Show it off."

……

Master Xu remained silent for a long time.

The reason he chose to use the Locking Stone was because he knew that once he attacked Emperor Jianhong, the fate of the nation would no longer be able to protect him.

Otherwise, a formation master protected by the nation's destiny might be able to fight against a first-rank martial artist.

"If Xiu continues to spout nonsense, he will only delay my pursuit of the traitor!!"

Xu Tianshi's voice, high in the sky, was tinged with coldness.

"Enough with the nonsense, today I will join forces with Dean Shi to take you down!!"

Zeng Anmin's voice revealed a hint of eagerness.

Naturally, he knew that the reason Master Xu gave him so much time to talk was because...

It must be because he dared not act rashly.

He refused to believe that Master Xu could defeat Emperor Jianhong, who had achieved the highest rank, without paying any price.

"Today is the day I eliminate the traitor, install the little fat boy on the throne, and bring eternal glory to my Zeng family!!!"

A fervent passion flickered in Zeng Anmin's heart!

"Ignorant child!"

After hearing Zeng Anmin's words, Master Xu sneered, and his magnificent Dharma image suddenly flashed with light in the sky.

"Ten Thousand Formations, Activate!!"

The three short words fell just as they landed.

"Boom!!!"

Throughout the entire capital city, beams of light shot into the sky!

These rays of light are all the formations that Master Xu has laid out in the capital over the past thousand years!

A thousand years of planning, the power of countless arrays.

At this moment, everything converged on Master Xu.

"boom!!!"

The sky is cracking inch by inch!

The space itself is melting away, little by little!

Even the flow of time has changed!

this moment.

Master Xu is a god!!
The ten-thousand-foot-tall Dharma image merged with countless rays of light.

"What you said is all true."

"But today, I, this humble Daoist, will borrow the thousand-year reign of this holy dynasty to reverse the will of Heaven!! To achieve sainthood through the power of destiny!!"

"This is all owed to me by its Holy Dynasty!!!"

The towering Dharma image began to collapse and shrink, eventually coalescing into a real human figure.

They descended slowly, stepping through the void.

He landed on the ground as lightly as a feather, yet it seemed as if he were stepping on the very fabric of heaven and earth, causing a silent hum to resonate in the surrounding space.

He looked to be only in his early thirties, with firm, smooth skin without a single wrinkle.

This extremely youthful appearance contrasts sharply with the almost eternally aged and weathered appearance of the Heavenly Master from just now.

As soon as he appeared, he did not deliberately release his pressure, but the powerful aura that originated from his ten-thousand-foot-tall Dharma image and his own cultivation spread out like an invisible tide.

It was as if all things in heaven and earth were reverently submitting to him.

The earth beneath my feet silently sank down, leaving tiny marks, which were then instantly smoothed out by some force.

He lowered his eyes slightly, his gaze falling calmly on Zeng Anmin not far away.

That gaze held no anger, no inquiry, not even the slightest ripple.

It was a pure, thorough, and deep-seated contempt.

His gaze pierced through Zeng Anmin, as if the other's existence was so insignificant as to not even register in his sight.

His presence there was like an insurmountable, ancient sacred mountain.

Zeng Anmin was nothing more than a speck of dust at the foot of the mountain, ready to be blown away by the wind at any moment.

"Back then, your father and I plotted together against the Demon Emperor Xiang Liu."

“Every step is under my control.”

“I know very well that if the rules of heaven and earth that were changed by the Confucian sage are restored, and the way of destiny is restored, then the demon emperor of the demon race will not be able to live. Otherwise, the master of heaven and earth will be taken away by the demon race again.”

"I just didn't expect that your father, who prides himself on being able to calculate everything, would not see through my plan."

"But you, a spoiled brat since childhood, saw right through it."

In a daze, Zeng Anmin only saw the younger version of Master Xu take a step forward.

They had already arrived right in front of me.

"Today, no one can stop this old man."

Master Xu looked calmly at Zeng Anmin:
"Emperor Jianhong is dead, and Shi Ze must die too."

"Our Qi Sect has endured for thousands of years; today, we are destined for greatness!!"

"No one can change that!!"

As he spoke, he slowly raised his gaze.

With a casual gesture, he shrunk a figure from the void to his side.

“Master…Master…” Liu Shishi looked at Master Xu in disbelief.

"Don't be afraid. I don't need you to provide the nourishment for this great formation today."

Master Xu gently patted Liu Shishi's shoulder, his voice gentle: "Go, go find Sai Chuxue, and protect her well."

As he spoke, he fixed his gaze on Zeng Anmin's face.

The smile remains:

"Then you can have the materials for the third grade."

As he spoke, he gazed calmly at Zeng Anmin in front of him, trying to see a hint of panic on the other's face.

But he was disappointed.

Zeng Anmin crossed his arms and looked the younger version of Master Xu up and down, marveling at him.

"I never knew you had this trick up your sleeve."

"Indeed, even if we add Dean Shi, or even all the experts in the capital together, we still can't defeat you."

"But who doesn't have a trump card up their sleeve?"

Zeng Anmin's lips curled into an extremely eerie smile: "Tell me, if I were to... Dean Shi, and..."

He gently raised his head and looked at Liu Shishi, who had already left:

"And her, if you make them all disappear, won't all your plans be in vain?"

This statement had no effect on Master Xu.

Instead, it made him smile slightly:
"You mean run?"

"With just a thought, I can reach any place within the Great Holy Dynasty."

"Can't run away."

"Is that so?" Zeng Anmin's mocking smile deepened. "Then you'd better watch carefully."

"I'm going to perform a magic trick for you."

"The magic trick is called 'The Great Disappearance'."

"Now, the moment to witness a miracle has arrived."

……

(End of this chapter)