Loan Wusheng

Chapter 254: When time comes, heaven and earth all work together

Before long, Zheng Lun and Zheng Yan, the cousins, along with many of Zheng Xing's generals, came to see him one by one, all feeling uneasy.

Zheng Jun sat high above and received the guests in turn.

"Saburo."

"Third Brother."

Zheng Lun and Zheng Yan stepped forward decisively and bowed to Zheng Jun.

Zheng Lun is a steady and composed person with a dignified bearing. He stands tall and straight like a pine tree, and seems like someone you can entrust with important matters.

Zheng Yan smiled charmingly. Although her appearance wasn't outstanding, she had a playful and cute demeanor. She was only twenty years old, and her eyes were full of curiosity about Zheng Jun.

Zheng Jun looked at his relatives and brothers with a cold gaze.

Previously, when he saw his second brother, he saw that cause and effect were disordered, which showed that someone with ulterior motives was interfering with fate. Zheng Jun had previously thought that it was because the Great Sage of the Overturning Sea sent his two demon kings and the North Sea Dragon Clan to help him rewrite fate and make him the ruler of the Eastern Barbarian Kingdom, which was why cause and effect were disordered.

But now, seeing that the cousins ​​are also experiencing causal disorder, it seems that they have been interfered with.

It can be seen that...

It seems like someone is orchestrating this.

Zheng Jun couldn't help but feel a little wary.

Upon closer examination, the oddities are clear: Zheng Lun's martial arts cultivation has reached the third level of the Outer Gang realm, while Zheng Yan has already reached the first level of the Outer Gang realm; both are Outer Gang martial artists.

Zheng Lun is only twenty-nine years old, and Zheng Yan is only twenty.

Why were they able to cultivate to the Outer Qi Realm?
The Zheng family is not a famous family of cultivators.

Zheng Jun's rapid advancement was due to the 'Great Dao Martial Arts Manual'.

Zheng Xing's advancement was smooth, which could be attributed to the secret protection of the Great Sage Who Overturned the Sea.

What about Zheng Lun and Zheng Yan? What makes them so special?
Are they all cultivation geniuses?
Throughout the entire Black Mountain County, every martial artist who wanted to advance to the Outer Strength level had to go through great lengths, following him in battles across the land. In the initial core group, many were still at the peak of Qi Accumulation, and only a few dozen were able to advance.

Moreover, Zheng Jun also learned from Zheng Xing that Zheng Lun and Zheng Yan had made rapid progress in their cultivation in the past two years.

In addition, there is Zheng Feng, who is only sixteen years old. He is at the peak of his cultivation at such a young age and is a heavyweight.

Without any special abilities, how could one cultivate so quickly?

The princes of various regions of the Great Zhou Dynasty were only at the level of Outer Gang, and most of them achieved this through the side effects of empowerment. The probability of their cousins ​​being geniuses was simply too low.

Given this chaotic cause-and-effect relationship, Zheng Jun reasonably suspects that someone is setting him up.

This time, we've really been set up.

"Whoo~"

Zheng Jun let out a breath, chatted with Zheng Lun and Zheng Yan about their family matters for a while, and then inquired further about their experiences over the past few years before shaking his head and bestowing titles upon them in turn.

Prince Liu and Princess Anxin.

Zheng Lun and Zheng Yan both had military merits, so it wouldn't hurt to grant them titles.

Zheng Jun also bestowed titles upon the generals under Zheng Xing's command, mostly earls, but none of them were marquises.

After all, the campaign against the Eastern Barbarians was not a war of annihilation, so the rewards should not be excessive.

As for bestowing the title of Prince upon the Zheng family, that was a matter for the imperial family, and no one would find it problematic.

After all, you've become the emperor. If you don't even bestow rewards upon your own family members, it will naturally make people a little afraid.

But for Zheng Jun, it didn't really matter.

He did not believe that his dynasty would fall, nor did he think that if someone felt unbalanced, it would have any impact on him.

Zheng Jun still bestowed titles upon him because he wanted to see what the person behind the scenes who had set up this plan was up to, and what they wanted to do with his second brother, cousin, and cousin sister.

Soon, Zheng Jun met with all the generals and bestowed rewards upon them. Then, Zheng Jun asked them to leave, leaving only the two brothers sitting opposite each other.

"Second brother, I will not stay in the land of Dongyi for long. Next, I will go to Yunzhou to suppress the Wang clan, pacify the Yan king, completely take over Yunzhou, and swallow the world whole."

Zheng Jun smiled slightly and said to Zheng Xing, "After I pacify Yunzhou, I will be able to establish the route for the Eastern Yi to travel to and from the Central Plains. If you wish to continue attacking the Eastern Yi, that is fine too. You can ask the Northern Rong people to come and help you."

Even with Zheng Jun's intervention, Dongyi City could be destroyed in the blink of an eye.

But Zheng Jun felt that there might be some arrangements made in Dongyi City as well.

Have to guard against it.

Therefore, Zheng Jun did not want to personally get involved. What he wanted to do now was to repay the advance payment conditions of the 'Lord of the World' Dharma Form as soon as possible, and then advance the other Dharma Forms to have a stronger foundation.

Upon hearing Zheng Jun's words, Zheng Xingjin nodded, indicating that he would choose a day to travel to the capital to pay his respects to the Emperor of the Han Dynasty and to visit his sister and brother-in-law.

Then, Zheng Jun suddenly said, "Before I leave, let me give my second brother a gift."

"Ok?"

Zheng Xing was stunned. Before he could react, Zheng Jun suddenly raised his hand and, before he could finish speaking, placed his palm on the top of Zheng Xing's head.

Nine illusory cauldrons emerged from the void, their handles colliding to produce a resounding, majestic sound.

A wisp of purple energy descended from the top of Zheng Xing's head like a dragon, and black blood immediately gushed from the pores of his body. Before the blood droplets could fall to the ground, they were burned into green smoke by the imperial energy.

Zheng Xing suddenly trembled violently, and the internal energy he had accumulated over the years finally found an outlet.

The Tanzhong acupoint was the first to light up with a pearl-like halo, followed by the opening of other major acupoints such as Huagai and Yutang. Thirty-six acupoints lit up one after another like stars, reflecting a celestial map under the skin!
All the orifices open simultaneously, and the mouth is fully opened!

"So this is what it means to open the meridians..."

Zheng Xing stared blankly at the vortex of qi that appeared in his palm. The vortex had solidified into a tangible form, and his true essence was surging.

Seeing this, Zheng Xing felt a mix of emotions and couldn't help but ask, "What exactly is Sanlang's cultivation level now?"

As we all know, when it comes to helping people break through with external forces, in most cases there is only one way: "enlightenment".

External force is almost the limit of what external forces can help with.

A martial artist who has reached the pinnacle of understanding the human body is at a level where they cannot rely on others!
Even a Martial Saint of the Yuan Dan realm could not possibly do this!
and so……

"Dharma image."

Zheng Jun casually uttered two words, instantly plunging the hall into a deathly silence.

Dharma form?

Dharma!

To be honest, Zheng Xing had never heard of the 'Dharma Aspect' realm before. It was only after he became the 'King of Dongyi' that he heard from the two Yuan Dan Demon Kings that there was a Dharma Aspect True Monarch who stood at the pinnacle of the world.

Unexpectedly, his younger brother, whom he hadn't seen for over a decade, turned out to be the legendary Dharma Image True Lord.

Ten years to achieve the Dharma form...

Zheng Xing was momentarily lost in thought.

As Zheng Jun stood up, the clouds outside the window parted automatically, revealing a dazzling starry sky: "Second brother, please focus on your cultivation. This is the 'Azure Emperor Longevity Technique.' Second brother can switch to this method to break through to the Yuan Dan stage."

"After I have pacified the world, we brothers can drink together again."

Zheng Xing wanted to ask more, but saw his younger brother's figure turn into specks of purple light and disappear. Only his voice echoed in the hall: "Second brother, remember, do not easily trust any cultivator who claims to be a hermit. If there is anything important, you can send your true essence into the token, and I will know."

In the entire palace, only one token left behind by Zheng Jun remained.

Seeing this, Zheng Xing couldn't help but sigh.

Meanwhile, a thousand miles away, Zheng Jun stood with his hands behind his back above the clouds.

The mountains and rivers beneath their feet receded rapidly, but the lines of cause and effect in their eyes became increasingly clear. The gray lines wrapped around the Zheng clan members all pointed towards the East China Sea.

"What do you mean? Could it be that 'True Lord Fulong of the Upper Cave' did this?"

Zheng Jun frowned.

To be honest, Zheng Jun felt it was perfectly reasonable to say that it was the work of "Shangdong Fulong Zhenjun".

After all, the Dongyi people are closely related to the East China Sea. The Daoist temple of the Upper Cave Fulong Zhenjun is located in the East China Sea Islands, facing the Dongyi people across the sea. It would be most convenient for him to make a move.

Moreover, since he had already used the 'Lord of the World' Dharma form in advance, which was considered to have broken one of the arrangements of the Upper Cave Subduing Dragon True Lord, it was quite normal for him to target his own arrangements.

But Zheng Jun always felt that something was wrong.

"wrong!"

Suddenly, Zheng Jun looked up at the sky, his brows furrowing slightly: "Someone is influencing my causal connection!"

Zheng Jun had just entered the realm of Dharma Image and was indeed not very familiar with matters of 'cause and effect'. He always felt that something was not quite right, and now he had figured it out.

It seems that someone is altering their perception of cause and effect!

Who has that ability?
Zheng Jun took a deep breath, his mind heavy with doubts, and then transformed into a streak of light, heading towards Yunzhou.

The Dharma Image True Lord cannot completely conceal his own karma.

this matter……

This can only be achieved above the level of Dharma form.

Could it be that some Daoist master is plotting against me?!
……

Yunzhou, Ningyuan Pass.

Wang Chengdong and his son Wang Ruzhu listened attentively to the report from the scouts of the Northern Rong, their faces tense.

After gathering the information, the scout quickly left, leaving only the Wang father and son in silence inside the mansion.

After a long while, Wang Chengdong sighed deeply, his face extremely gloomy.

Wang Ruzhu couldn't help but open her mouth and say, "Father, it seems that... Zheng Jun has really condensed the Dharma form of 'Lord of the World'."

Upon hearing his son's words, Wang Chengdong immediately stood up and shouted, "What Zheng Jun?! It's His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Han!"

Wang Ruzhu is now at the peak of the Tongqiao stage, half a step into the Yuan Dan realm.

Wang Chengdong is a mid-stage Yuan Dan martial artist, but he is already quite old and has several decades left to live.

Hearing Wang Chengdong's reprimand, Wang Ruzhu dared not say anything more.

After all, he had indeed spoken out of turn. No one knew the true power of the Dharma Lord.

If calling out his name could trigger his response, wouldn't my words be tantamount to courting death?

After gathering his emotions, Wang Ruzhu tentatively asked, "Father, what should we do now... should we still obey the orders of the Prince of Yan?"

Prior to this, the Wang family had been fighting in Yunzhou, guarding Ningyuan Pass, and resisting the Northern Rong people.

The Northern Rong Khan tried several times to persuade the Wang family father and son to surrender by offering them the titles of kings and marquises, and to open the Yunzhou Fortress to welcome them into the pass. However, the Wang family father and son refused every time and publicly executed the Northern Rong envoys who came to persuade them to surrender.

Although the father and son were ambitious, they never thought of becoming dogs of the Northern Rong people. They thought they would temporarily become allies with the King of Yan, and when the time was right, they might be able to do the work of a python swallowing a dragon and take his place.

But now, all is gone.

Emperor Zheng Jun of the Han Dynasty achieved the Dharma form of "Lord of the World," becoming the founder of a new dynasty. No one could take away the world from the Dharma form of the True Lord.

However, one small question remained in their minds.

That is……

Yunzhou wasn't lost, was it?
How did Zheng Jun condense the Dharma image of the 'Lord of the World'?

The doubts lingered in their minds, but the Wang father and son didn't meddle too much.

After all, they succeeded.

Then whatever you do is right.

Wang Chengdong said, "The best course of action now is to find out as to whether this Han emperor is truly..."

“It is the Dharma form, which is the ‘Lord of the World’.”

Suddenly, a sentence rang in the ears of the Wang father and son, instantly causing them to break out in a cold sweat.

Wang Chengdong turned around abruptly and saw a figure shrouded in purple-gold imperial aura standing in the center of the hall. The phantom of the Nine Cauldrons was faintly visible behind him. It was none other than Zheng Jun, the Emperor of the Han Dynasty!
"Long live the Holy Emperor!"

Without hesitation, Wang Chengdong prostrated himself on the ground, his forehead hitting the bluestone slab with a dull thud.

Wang Ruzhu was a beat slow, and hurriedly followed her father to prostrate on the ground, her heart filled with horror.

"Your Majesty, your subject... Your subject and son are willing to lead the troops south to punish the traitorous Prince of Yan!"

Wang Chengdong's Yuan Dan spun wildly in his dantian, but he couldn't muster even a trace of true essence. He suddenly understood why the five Yuan Dan masters of the Northern Rong dared not resist.

Compared to Yuan Dan, the difference between the two can only be described as overwhelming!

"Ah."

Zheng Jun nodded slightly; he was not surprised at all that the two had surrendered.

In reality, all you need to do is go through this process once.

To pacify the world would be a piece of cake.

No Yuan Dan would have the slightest thought of resistance or rebellion when facing him.

The only problem is whether someone will try to trip me up.

The other six Dharma Aspect True Monarchs in this world did indeed annoy Zheng Jun, making him wish he could kill them all and be the only one who was supreme.

"There's no need to punish the Prince of Yan of the Great Zhou. When I was chasing after that Great Sage Overturning the Sea, I saw that the Prince of Yan fled and abandoned Yunzhou and entered Qingzhou."

Zheng Jun spoke casually, then said, "You shall immediately lead your troops south, take over all the cities of Yunzhou, and change the flag of the Great Han."

Damn, that bastard runs really fast.

After cursing inwardly, Wang Chengdong dared not overstep his bounds in any way and immediately agreed.

Zheng Jun nodded, got up, and headed towards Guanzhong.

He did not choose to go to Jinzhou or Qingzhou.

Because the circumstances are different.

Zheng Jun could sense that three Dharma images were gathered in Qingzhou, and they seemed to be discussing countermeasures.

It seems that his path to unification will not be so simple.

But it doesn't matter, no matter what they do, it's all in vain.

Once my army arrives, everything will be reduced to ashes!

but……

"There's nothing to talk about with these flies and mosquitoes, but the Outer Heaven is worth considering," Zheng Jun thought to himself.

His only goal right now is to control the Heavenly Dao and become the Dao Master.

In addition to his own efforts in this realm, the Dao Lord also needs the influence of the 'Outer Heavens'.

Besides this, Zheng Jun had another feeling.

That is,
When exploring the cause and effect, the 'Great Dao Martial Book' emitted golden light, and Zheng Jun could always feel a strong gaze staring at him from all directions.

Zheng Jun tried to find the owner of this gaze, but found that the owner of this gaze was everywhere, and he could not find the root of it at all.

This surprised Zheng Jun, who frowned deeply.

Zheng Jun increasingly felt that his current state was somewhat different.

The entire world seemed to impose a sense of constraint on Zheng Jun.

……

Qingzhou, Jiaodong Commandery.

Just as Zheng Jun predicted.

The three Venerable Shennong of Nanshan, Venerable Qingxu Wanfa, and Venerable Fulong of Shangdong gathered together, their faces grim.

There was only one topic they came up with.

To explore how Zheng Jun became the Dharma Image True Lord.

This thing is indeed an unsolved mystery for them.

No one can understand how Zheng Jun became the 'ruler of the world'.

This can be said to have shattered their understanding.

However, after some investigation, they still didn't know how Zheng Jun had done it, so they simply ignored those questions and focused on the current situation.

"Gentlemen, Zheng Jun has reached the Dharma Aspect stage in just ten years. He must be plotting to become the 'Lord of the Jambudvipa Dao'. At his current rate, he will probably become the Lord of the Dao in less than a hundred years... If he becomes the Lord of the Dao, what can we do?"

The True Lord of the Upper Cave Fulong snorted coldly, sat upright on the shore, and said to the Venerable Wanfa and the Venerable Shennong: "What use is it for us to gather here now? We are just delaying his unification. What can we do when his army attacks? We can't really fight him, can we?"

Shennong Venerable coldly snorted: "In the Central Plains, the Lord of the World is almost invincible! Even if the three of us attack together, we can only barely hold him off! If we really want to fight, we might as well leave the entire Central Plains to him and fight him in the Southern Barbarians and Eastern Barbarians!"

All three of them felt a strong sense of crisis regarding Zheng Jun.

No one wants to not become a Dao Master.

But there is only one Dao Master.

Therefore, over the past millions of years, all the Dharma forms have been trying to trip each other up, making it difficult for the other to become the Dao Master.

But after all that arguing, they've now encountered an 'oddball' like Zheng Jun.

It truly left everyone bewildered and shocked.

Ten years to attain the Dharma form!
Becoming a Daoist master for a hundred years is not a difficult task.

Therefore, without much communication, the Western World Honored One, the Venerable Master of Ten Thousand Laws, the Venerable Shennong, the True Lord of Subduing Dragons, the Lord of Ten Thousand Demon Palace, and the Great Sage of Burning Heaven reached an agreement almost simultaneously.

We cannot allow Zheng Jun to become the Dao Lord!

Although they didn't know what path the 'Lord of the World' needed to become the Lord of the Dao, what could they do now that things had come to this?
They would try to stop or sabotage anything Zheng Jun wanted to do.

"You two need not worry."

Master Wanfa smiled slightly and said, "Regarding the actions of Emperor Zheng Jun of Han, not only is it urgent for us, but Heaven's will is even more urgent."

"Ok?"

Upon hearing this, True Lord Fulong was immediately taken aback: "Fellow Daoist Wanfa, why do you say this? The Heavenly Dao is becoming more urgent, what is the meaning of this?"

Of the seven surviving Dharma images, apart from Zheng Jun, the youngest is Fulong Zhenjun, who attained enlightenment seven hundred years ago.

Therefore, his understanding of the Dharma and the Way of Heaven is far inferior to that of the others.

“The most spiritual beings in the world can develop consciousness. The ‘Heavenly Way’ is the will of the world. Do you think there might be some faint consciousness within the world?”

Master Wanfa asked and answered himself: "That is certainly true. The consciousness of the Heavenly Dao is like a child, its mind is fragile and tender, like a wild beast. It only knows how to act according to its nature and has no thoughts of being wise or like a demon."

"To become a 'Dao Master' is to devour the will of Heaven and completely control it. If you were the Heavenly Dao of the Yama Realm, would you willingly be driven and swallowed up by others?"

Master Wanfa laughed and said, "After you became a Dharma Aspect, didn't you feel that the world was subtly targeting you? As the saying goes, 'When the time is right, the world lends its strength; when fortune turns, even heroes are powerless.' This is true for me as well. Every time I make a move, my fellow Daoists discover it. Is it all because I am not careful?"

"Now, Emperor Zheng Jun of Han has achieved the status of 'Lord of the World' in an extremely unconventional manner, and Heaven will naturally favor him even more."

Upon hearing this, True Lord Fulong immediately understood, but soon a new question arose: "If that's the case, then wouldn't it be incredibly difficult for us to become 'Dao Masters'?"

Master Wanfa nodded and did not continue speaking.

He naturally knew how to become a 'Dao Master'.

But why should we tell True Lord Fulong?

Currently, their cooperation is only temporary and is aimed at Zheng Jun.

It's not like they've really shaken hands and made peace.

There's no need to reveal such things.

After taking a deep breath, Master Wanfa continued, "It's no use for us to gather in Qingzhou. Zheng Jun will attack sooner or later, and this world will eventually be unified by Zheng Jun. Therefore, we must fight against Zheng Jun from other aspects."

"To counter the 'Lord of the World,' we must naturally weaken the influence of the emperor!"

At this point, Venerable Wanfa suddenly looked at Venerable Shennong and said with a smile, "This humble Taoist wishes to spread the Tao in the Southern Kingdom, establish peace, and usher in a prosperous era. I wonder if Fellow Taoist Nanshan would grant my permission?"

(End of this chapter)