Loan Wusheng

Chapter 242 Breaking through to the late stage of the Yuan Dan realm, plotting against the Jiangzhou Dragon Clan

Several months later, outside the capital city.

The majestic capital city, with purple clouds stretching across the sky.

The day before yesterday, the Western Di king was driven away. Now, the Chanyu Xutuo looked at the magnificent thousand-mile-long land that his ancestors had always coveted, his expression remained unchanged, without any emotional fluctuations, his face calm.

He was the first Chanyu (ruler) of the Western Barbarians to set foot in the capital.

He was also destined to be nailed to the pillar of shame of the Western Barbarians.

Even more than four thousand years ago, the most humiliated Chanyu of Xidi Texiu only sent envoys to surrender, willing to honor Daxia as the superior state and to call the emperor of Daxia the "Great Chanyu," while he was the "Little Chanyu."

He was the first to actually go to the capital to pay homage and submit a memorial acknowledging himself as a subject.

Even if he washes away his shame in the future, he will still be recorded in history books in great detail as 'In the second year of Wude, Xutuo Chanyu went to court to pay homage to the Han emperor'.

"Whoo~"

Xu Tuo Chanyu took a deep breath, trying to keep his mind as calm as possible.

His visit to the court this time was not out of genuine sincerity.

Ever since the news of the disaster that befell the Western Di reached Wusun, the Kunmi of Wusun went mad and launched a fierce attack against him.

Logically speaking, a mere Wusun Kunmi shouldn't have been enough to frighten Xutuo Chanyu into directly surrendering to Emperor Zheng Jun of the Han Dynasty.

However, during the first exchange, Xu Tuo Shan Yu discovered something amiss.

How did a few bald men manage to sneak into the Wusun cavalry?

Upon further inquiry, Xu Tuo Chanyu learned that the Kunmi of Wusun had already "converted to Buddhism" and now held a title in the far western Buddhist kingdom, called "Great Ming King," which sounded quite powerful.

The Kunmi of Wusun is already prepared to be a dog, so what should he do?

In an instant, he thought of the Central Plains.

Even without the World Honored One's presence, in terms of the Yuan Dan Martial Saint realm alone, he would likely be no match for this Han emperor of the Central Plains.

Emperor Zheng Jun of the Great Han Dynasty possessed immense strength. In just ten years of cultivation, he had already killed six Yuan Dan Martial Saints, demonstrating his extraordinary power.

This guy will be the victor of the Central Plains War sooner or later, and will attain the Dharma form of 'Lord of the World'.

In this way, by submitting in time, at least the Western Di could be preserved.

That's good.

If they can weather this period of weakness, the Huyan clan will become the new masters of the grasslands and rule them for a thousand years.

With this thought in mind, Xu Tuo Chanyu's heart gradually calmed down.

As the Western Barbarians entered the capital, the number of onlookers increased, and they watched Xu Tuo Chanyu's procession from afar, discussing it animatedly.

"They are Western Di people! How could Western Di people come to the capital city?"

"You scoundrel, aren't you a spy for that pseudo-Zhou? Last time, His Majesty personally led the expedition and won a great victory over the Western Di, beheading the Western Di Chanyu and the High Priest, and even marching all the way to the Yin Mountains of the Western Di, annihilating more than 200,000 Western Di soldiers and forcing the Western Di to submit. Isn't this a sign that they have come to surrender!"

"I've heard he's the Yuan Dan Martial Saint of the Western Barbarians, the new Chanyu!"

"Hiss~ The Yuan Dan Martial Saint has come to surrender in person?"

"The Han Dynasty far surpasses the Zhou Dynasty!"

"..."

The voices of the people could not be hidden from Xu Tuo Chanyu, who was also proficient in the elegant language of the Central Plains. Although he was annoyed by such discussions, there was nothing he could do.

After all, what they said was true.

Moreover, this is the capital city.

Xu Tuo Chanyu could clearly feel that ever since he stepped into the Central Plains, a terrifying and powerful aura had been watching him. This powerful aura could be described as extremely violent and murderous.

If nothing unexpected happens, only His Majesty the Emperor of the Central Plains possesses such a sharp and fierce aura.

In other words, Zheng Jun had been watching him from the moment he entered the Central Plains.

If I do anything wrong, I believe I will face a fight to the death.

The procession moved forward and soon, led by numerous officials, looked toward the palace.

Under the guidance of the master of ceremonies, Xu Tuo Chanyu stepped into the Taiji Hall, where civil and military officials lined up on both sides, their eyes gleaming.

Holding the gilded wolf-head treasure box in his hands, he bowed and proclaimed in fluent Central Plains dialect: "Xutuo of the Huyan clan of the Western Di pays respects to His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Han! I present the royal treasures 'Azure Wolf Pearl' and 'Yinshan Blood Jade' to you, wishing to submit to you forever and establish a friendly alliance!"

Zheng Jun sat high on the dragon throne in the Taiji Hall. The jade ornaments hanging from his crown swayed slightly, casting a shadow in the candlelight that obscured his face.

Although Xu Tuo Chanyu was a Yuan Dan Martial Saint, he was extremely respectful and dared not look directly at Zheng Jun. He could only catch a glimpse of the five-clawed golden dragon pattern on the black dragon robe and a hand resting on the armrest.

His fingers were long and slender, yet as steady as a mountain, as if he could crush a thousand armies with a single grip.

An invisible pressure poured down from the throne, as deep and imposing as a mountain.

Xu Tuo Shanyu felt a chill run down his spine, as if a blade were pressed against his neck, and he unconsciously softened his breathing.

Zheng Jun sat high on the dragon throne, and with a slight lift of his fingertips, the imperial eunuch took the treasure box and presented it to him.

The moment the box was opened, spiritual energy surged within the hall.

The Azure Wolf Pearl is a treasure condensed by the ancestral spirit of the Western Di, which can help martial artists break through bottlenecks; the Yinshan Blood Jade contains the essence of a thousand-year-old earth vein and is also a rare treasure.

These two treasures are the most precious treasures in the entire Western Di.

Upon seeing this, Zheng Jun nodded in satisfaction and said, "Excellent! Xu Tuo Chanyu's sincerity is evident. I hereby appoint you as the Western Di Guiyi Chanyu and bestow upon you a gold seal and purple ribbon!"

Xu Tuo Chanyu... no, now it can be said that Guiyi Chanyu immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and suddenly prostrated himself on the ground and bowed again: "Your Majesty's grace allows me to make another request. The Western Di are willing to offer ten thousand fine horses and hundreds of thousands of livestock as a dowry to marry a noble lady from the Central Plains!"

This was undoubtedly a sign of weakness for Guiyi Chanyu.

When the weak confront the strong, that's not called a marriage alliance, that's called paying tribute.

The tribute was women.

Only when the strong marry the weak can it be called a marriage alliance.

The Xidi people often did this on the grasslands: they would marry royal women to small tribes, and then the women would give birth to the sons of the small tribes' leaders, thus gaining control of the small tribes.

Once the chief of a small tribe dies, the Xidi royal court will support the youngest son to become the chief, while the royal women will rule from behind the curtain, thus completely siding with the royal court.

This move is Guiyi Chanyu telling the Han emperor that he is absolutely fine.

However, his way of thinking sounded rather jarring to Zheng Jun.

What the heck, a marriage alliance?
Didn't I win?

I thought my memory was playing tricks on me.

Zheng Jun's gaze turned cold, and he raised his hand to suppress his aura. His voice was like cold iron: "I am not a weak ruler. How could I exchange women for peace? If you yearn for the splendor of the Central Plains, then select good women from the Western Barbarian families to enter the palace as maids. I may be able to give them some education."

Upon hearing this, Guiyi Chanyu was taken aback, his face turning pale and then flushed, but he dared not refute it and could only bow his head and say, "Your subject obeys the decree."

The surrounding civil and military officials, observing the scene, couldn't help but marvel at the spectacle.

You should know that this Xidi chieftain, Xutuo Chanyu... no, now he should be called Guiyi Chanyu.

Guiyi Chanyu is, after all, a Yuan Dan Martial Saint, yet he is now so obedient. Your Majesty's aura is truly formidable!
Although he was only at the Yuan Dan level, his aura was already no less than that of the Divine Martial Emperor of yesteryear! Many former traitors who had served in the Great Zhou Divine Martial Dynasty couldn't help but sigh with emotion, feeling that the Great Han's ascension to the throne was a sure thing.

The rest of the people?
It's just a pile of bones in a tomb.

Not as good as Your Majesty!

"In that case, I will not keep you here any longer."

Zheng Jun waved his hand, not particularly concerned about the handling of Guiyi Chanyu, and casually said, "If you stay here with me, I will have to keep an eye on you at all times. You probably won't feel comfortable here either, afraid that I might suddenly turn on you. So, I'll leave you here."

"I have long admired the culture of the Central Plains..."

Guiyi Chanyu seemed to want to say something like, "Our Central Plains is really awesome!" but he paused for a moment and couldn't think of how to express it.

It's just as Zheng Jun said.

He felt like ants were crawling all over his body every day he stayed in the Central Plains, fearing that Zheng Jun would suddenly make a move and kill him here.

Zheng Jun chuckled and said, "The Wusun front still needs Guiyi Chanyu to organize resistance. So, issue an edict that Guiyi Chanyu shall set off immediately and return to the Yinshan royal court."

"I obey the imperial edict."

Having been given a proper way out, Guiyi Chanyu naturally obeyed the order and respectfully withdrew.

Only after Guiyi Chanyu left did Zheng Jun nod slightly and say, "In that case, let's adjourn the court."

After saying this, Zheng Jun stood up, holding the 'Azure Wolf Pearl' and the 'Yinshan Blood Jade', and retreated towards the back hall.

Upon seeing this, Chen, Lu, Cai, and other ministers immediately said in unison, "Your Majesty, we respectfully see you off."

The officials bowed and waited until Zheng Jun's figure disappeared from sight before they began to leave in an orderly manner.

However, they were all quite excited, and some officials even started discussing it amongst themselves.

After all, this was the first time that the Chanyu of Guiyi had personally come to the court to pay homage, even though he only stayed for one day. This was a unique event for Scorpion Papa.

Even during the reign of Emperor Shenwu, the Western Di Chanyu was never allowed to come to court for an audience!
This is enough to demonstrate the current emperor's methods and divine power!

For a moment, the officials of the Ministry of Revenue felt honored and hurriedly left, intending to return to their offices to work diligently and contribute to the cause of the Han Dynasty.

……

"The Divine Martial Emperor does not need to summon the Western Di Chanyu because he is already a highly accomplished Dharma Aspect master and does not care about such a title. He is focused on cultivation and wants to break through to a higher realm, so he is indifferent to this matter."

In the blink of an eye, Zheng Jun returned to his palace, holding the two treasures in his hand. He thought to himself, "But I am different. I have not yet formed a Dharma body. I need to constantly invite the barbarians from all directions to come to court to pay homage in order to boost my prestige."

For Zheng Jun, the significance of Guiyi Chanyu's visit was not merely about enhancing his prestige, but also about saving him some trouble by having the other party voluntarily send over the royal treasury.

Of course, not all of them were delivered.

But the two most important things are already in hand.

Zheng Jun could tolerate the rest.

"These 'Azure Wolf Pearl' and 'Yinshan Blood Jade,' once consumed, should enable me to reach the late stage of the Yuan Dan realm, right?" Zheng Jun thought to himself.

With this thought in mind, Zheng Jun didn't waste any more time. He directly ordered the eunuchs to put the jewels presented by the Western Di into the treasury, and after issuing the decree that he would be going into seclusion, he entered the earth veins of the capital to prepare for cultivation.

Deep within the imperial city's earth veins, in a secluded meditation chamber, azure-gold true essence surged like a tide.

Zheng Jun sat cross-legged in the center of the Xuan Yu altar, with the Cang Lang Xuan Zhu and Yin Shan Xue Yu floating in front of him.

The surface of the Xuanzhu was covered with the azure patterns of the ancestral spirits of the grasslands, while the blood jade resembled solidified volcanic lava, with dark red mist churning inside.

"The Western Di have a history of four thousand years, which is not exactly meager."

Zheng Jun pressed down with both palms, and the Azure Gold True Essence transformed into broken jade chains that bound the two treasures.

Suddenly, the Xuanzhu emitted a wolf howl, and the phantom wolf struggled to break free from the pearl; the Blood Jade exploded with thousands of blood threads, piercing Zheng Jun's meridians like living creatures.

"town!"

Zheng Jun snorted coldly, and his azure-gold true essence crashed down, shattering the raging phantom.

Zheng Jun opened his mouth and swallowed it whole; the Xuanzhu Blood Jade transformed into a torrent of blue and red that flowed into his throat.

In an instant, the blood energy of the Azure Wolf and the earthly evil of Yin Mountain burst forth from every pore of his body, and the entire secret chamber appeared as an illusion of the Chule River, with thousands of iron cavalry charging in amidst the surging waves of grass.

The primordial elixir within the dantian trembled violently, and dazzling light burst forth from the cracks on its surface.

The immortal essence refined by the Azure Emperor's Longevity Technique transformed into the roots of a towering tree, penetrating deep into the blood jade's energy; while the golden essence transformed by the Emperor's Scripture, like a blazing furnace, repeatedly tempered the ancestral spirit essence of the Azure Wolf Mystic Pearl.

Along with Zheng Jun's previous cyan-gold shattered jade true essence, the three true essences intertwined to form a cauldron, refining the two treasures into a drop of chaotic-colored spiritual liquid!

"Congeal!"

The moment the spiritual liquid fell into the Yuan Dan, Zheng Jun's bones erupted with the roars of dragons and tigers.

The original size of a pigeon egg suddenly expanded to the size of a fist, and the surface of the surface appeared as a relief of the Yinshan Mountains of the Chule River. Within the cyan-gold clouds inside the elixir, there was a faint image of a blue wolf chasing the sun.

[Consuming spiritual items enhances cultivation. Progress on repaying 'Tai Xu Ning Yu Pian', 'Di Jing', and 'Qing Di Chang Sheng Gong' has increased by 40291 points.]

As the gilded characters flashed by, Zheng Jun suddenly opened his eyes.

The blue and gold colors in his pupils rotated like yin and yang fish, and the void distorted wherever his gaze fell.

With a casual wave of his hand, three streams of true essence spontaneously condensed into the phantoms of a blue wolf, a green phoenix, and a golden dragon, which screech and swirl around his fingertip.

Zheng Jun waved his hand, and the phantom images of the Azure Wolf, Azure Phoenix, and Golden Dragon formed by the three streams of true essence all dissipated, eventually merging together to become a kind of Azure Gold True Essence.

"Late stage of Yuan Dan, successful."

Zheng Jun clenched his fist, feeling the surging power, and suddenly frowned.

The Longyuan Blade at his waist suddenly unsheathed itself three inches, its blade trembling as if it were constantly vibrating.

"It seems even Longyuan is urging me on."

Zheng Jun's brows relaxed, his fingertips traced the blade, and he looked towards the southeast.

The three old dragons of Jiangzhou Dragon Court are all quite powerful, and their Dragon Palace treasure trove must contain treasures that will help him break through to the peak of the Yuan Dan realm.

What's even better is that the King of Yue is currently joining forces with other kings to attack Jiaodong, leaving Jiangzhou vulnerable.

In Jiangzhou Dragon Court, there is only one Dragon King who is in charge all year round. The other two are kings who do not meet each other. They are located in Pengzhou Water System and Jiaozhou Water System respectively. When he came to Jiangzhou, he only needed to face this old dragon of Jiangzhou.

"Once I have stabilized my cultivation, I will go and confront this serpent, slaughter the dragon clan of Jiangzhou, and mend the 'Dragon Abyss'."

Zheng Jun took a deep breath, his sleeves billowing, exuding an imposing aura.

This time, he went into seclusion, which should have lasted for several more months.

"Cultivation truly knows no time. I wonder how the war situation in the Central Plains has been these past few months, and whether Yongchang can hold out any longer."

Zheng Jun smiled lightly, and after stabilizing his realm for a while, he suddenly transformed into a phantom and left the location of the earth vein.

This time he didn't tell anyone.

To anonymously slaughter the dragon clan of Jiangzhou, one must remain anonymous to the very end.

True anonymity means keeping your own people from knowing you've left Shenjing.

(End of this chapter)