Rise from a Poor Family: My Martial Arts Counterattack

Chapter 358 The New Order of Nine Kingdoms: The Demise of the State of Zheng

Daliang, Lingxiao City.

The Lord's Mansion of Lingxiao City.

Today, the martial artists of Lingxiao City saw several powerful auras streak across the sky and land in the direction of the City Lord's Mansion.

"A martial artist of innate talent!"

The Lingxiao City warriors walking on the street showed no fear. Although the aura of these innate warriors passing overhead was powerful and astonishing, it did not cause them any harm.

"I remember not long ago, those innate martial artists came to the capital of my Ze Kingdom. They made no attempt to conceal their powerful aura. Many martial artists in the city were enveloped by this aura, and those with weaker strength died on the spot."

A martial artist from the Ze Kingdom had a hint of hatred in his eyes, but when he looked at the martial artist from Daliang beside him, envy appeared in his eyes.

Even these innate martial artists dare not act recklessly within the Great Liang territory; they all have to restrain their aura.

All of this is because Lin Chen emerged from Daliang.

"If possible, it would be best to directly incorporate Ze Kingdom into the territory of Daliang."

This was the thought of the warriors from Zeguo, and it was also the common thought of warriors from other countries at this moment.

With sects like the Yan Dynasty existing, their country is practically defunct. In that case, it would be better to merge with the Liang Kingdom, at least then they could receive protection.

The warriors of Daliang had heard this kind of talk many times these days, but none of them patted their chests and said it was a good idea.

Who doesn't like expanding territory? But the timing isn't right. The current stability of Great Liang relies more on the Canglan Sect behind Lin Chen. If we take this opportunity to annex the other countries, will it give the Canglan Sect a bad impression, making them think that Great Liang is too greedy, and even affect Lin Chen?

Now, in the hearts of all the martial artists in Daliang, nothing is more important than Lin Chen. As long as there is anything that might affect Lin Chen, even if there is only a slight possibility, the martial artists of Daliang will not do it.

"Hopefully this time, Daliang can also fight for some rights for us martial artists from other countries."

The arrival of the innate martial artists from the Upper Sect Alliance in Lingxiao City was announced by the Great Liang Dynasty long ago; it was to discuss matters concerning the martial arts of the entire Nine Kingdoms.

"Don't worry, the officials in my Great Liang court are not the kind of petty people who only care about themselves. Since this time the Upper Sect Alliance took the initiative to propose the discussion, they will definitely fight for some rights for all countries, except for a certain small country."

"Yes, the Great Liang has always acted fairly over the past three hundred years, which has earned our trust."

Regardless of whether they truly believed it, these foreign martial artists could only place their hopes on the Great Liang.

At the same time, they also knew who the small country the warriors of Daliang were referring to.

Zheng State!

The Liang and Zheng states have a blood feud, so it's perfectly reasonable for the Liang not to help the Zheng state. In fact, the other states would also find it normal for the Liang to take this opportunity to destroy the Zheng state.

When the other states thought of the State of Zheng, they thought of the three islands in the Spratly Islands. The people of the Spratly Islands must be regretting their actions now.

When the Liang Kingdom and the Han Kingdom went to war, the three islands in the Spratly Islands chose to betray the Liang Kingdom, which alerted the Li Huo Kingdom. Unfortunately, their actions backfired, and the Li Huo Kingdom eventually spread to the mainland of the three islands in the Spratly Islands.

The powerful and martial artists from the three islands of Nansha moved their entire clans to the territory of Han Kingdom, hoping to change the predicament of scarce martial arts resources in the three islands of Nansha by taking advantage of Han Kingdom's territory. Unexpectedly, Han Kingdom recognized the Nine Palaces Sect as the superior sect in the blink of an eye, and all major affairs in the country were under the jurisdiction of the Nine Palaces Sect.

On the contrary, even the Nine Palaces Sect has to treat the Great Liang with utmost respect now. If the Three Islands of Nansha had not chosen to betray the Great Liang back then, based on the historical affiliation of the Three Islands of Nansha with the Great Liang for nearly a thousand years, the Great Liang would definitely have chosen to take them back if the Three Islands of Nansha had simply said they would return to the Great Liang.

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The main hall of the City Lord's Mansion.

On the Liang side, Kong Qifeng and the two prime ministers were still present, while all ten innate martial artists from the Upper Sect Alliance were present.

"The conditions imposed by the Great Liang are too harsh. We have already shown them great respect by promising not to interfere in matters within your Great Liang territory."

Upon hearing the conditions proposed by Kong Qifeng, the expression of one of the innate experts immediately turned cold.

Kong Qifeng remained expressionless. The fact that the Upper Sect Alliance had taken the initiative to approach Daliang already indicated that it was the other side that was feeling guilty.

“The Great Liang and several other countries have existed here for thousands of years. Even if the bones are broken, the tendons are still connected. How can we completely sever ties? Take the Zhao Kingdom for example. Many warriors of the Great Liang have intermarriages with the Zhao Kingdom. What if the in-laws of these warriors are persecuted?”

"We will allow all martial artists connected to your Great Liang to relocate to Great Liang; we will not stand in your way."

Upon hearing this, the Left Prime Minister suddenly laughed: "If that's the case, the population of our Great Liang would probably have to increase several times over. With the current territory of Great Liang, we can't support so many martial artists."

"Furthermore, in the past, the exchange of martial arts resources among countries was the only way to ensure that martial artists from all countries could have the resources they wanted. Now that you control several other countries, how are we supposed to acquire the martial arts resources that our Great Liang does not have?"

"Continue with how your countries have traded in the past. We will not block trade with your Great Liang."

The innate experts of the Upper Sect Alliance had no intention of accepting the proposal from the Great Liang. According to the Great Liang's proposal, in addition to occupying the lands with innate energy in various countries, they would not interfere in the specific affairs of each country, and would even train the martial artists of each country.

Negotiations have reached a stalemate.

"I think this suggestion is quite good. If we want to operate here in the long term, we can't treat this place as a place to plunder, and leave after we've plundered the resources."

Yin Bowen, a Xiantian expert from Blue Moon Valley, spoke up, and all the other Xiantian experts looked at him with angry expressions.

Yin Bowen paid no attention to the gazes of these people. After entering the island, Blue Moon Valley occupied the territory of the Yan Kingdom.

Although the territory of Yan Kingdom is small, Yin Bowen doesn't care. The territory can be developed later. What frustrates him is the rumor that the sixth princess of the Yan Kingdom royal family has an unusual relationship with Lin Chen.

Upon learning of this rumor, he immediately launched an investigation and concluded that it was more than just unusual; there was a strong possibility that Princess Murong Yan, the sixth princess of the Yan Kingdom, and Lin Chen had a romantic relationship. Murong Yan had publicly expressed her feelings for Lin Chen in front of many people.

Although Lin Chen did not respond, the sixth princess of Yan was said to be beautiful enough to topple a kingdom. Any man, even if he did not accept the admiration of a beautiful girl, would definitely not be disgusted by the sixth princess.

Men may feel annoyed by admirers of unattractive women, but they are always more swayed by the affections of beautiful women.

If this sixth princess of Yan were to seek help from Lin Chen, he couldn't guarantee that Lin Chen wouldn't harbor resentment towards their Blue Moon Valley.

Therefore, long before coming to Lingxiao City, he had already reached an agreement with the Yan Kingdom's royal family. Blue Moon Valley would be stationed in Yan Kingdom and become the country's guardian sect. Everything in Yan Kingdom would still be controlled by the Yan Kingdom's royal family. Blue Moon Valley would only occupy the innate energy land of Yan Kingdom and would also help cultivate talented young people in the Yan Kingdom's royal family.

The suggestions that Da Liang is now making are completely within his acceptable range.

"Please don't look at me like that. To put it bluntly, we established the Upper Sect Alliance to resist the sects that would later set foot on this land, but who can stop the Canglan Sect?"

Yin Bowen used the unique sound transmission technique of innate martial artists to transmit his voice to the ears of several innate martial artists present.

"The Canglan Sect won't covet this tiny island. We will also follow the instructions of the Canglan Sect elders and not interfere in Lin Chen's Great Liang." A Xiantian martial artist echoed in response.

“The Canglan Sect naturally looks down on this place, but if other sects come and learn about the situation here, and then contact the Liang Kingdom and are willing to accept the conditions offered by the Liang Kingdom, then as long as Lin Chen says a few words to the Canglan Sect, the Canglan Sect will let us leave this place. Do you all dare to stay here and refuse to leave?”

Yin Bowen's voice was laced with sarcasm: "Gentlemen, we have no initiative at all right now. If we befriend Liang and Lin Chen, and make Lin Chen think that our staying here is beneficial to Liang and the martial artists here, then even if a sect stronger than us appears, as long as Lin Chen and Liang recognize us, we can stay here for a long time."

Upon hearing Yin Bowen's words, all the innate martial artists present fell into deep thought.

They actually understood the reasoning, but their pride as innate martial artists prevented them from thinking about it that way.

"Since this place can produce a Lin Chen, and Pei Qingming as well, who can guarantee that there won't be another genius? Perhaps with proper exploration, we might actually discover some martial arts geniuses. Even if they are not as good as Lin Chen and Pei Qingming, as long as they have a fraction of their abilities, they would be invaluable disciples for our sect."

Yin Bowen's last words moved these innate martial artists.

"I don't care what you all choose. I will not only accept Liang's conditions, but also form an alliance with Liang."

This was Yin Bowen's last telepathic message. After speaking, he smiled and looked at Kong Qifeng and the other two: "My Blue Moon Valley accepts all the conditions offered by Liang Kingdom and is willing to cultivate talented martial artists from Yan Kingdom to contribute to the development of martial arts in this area."

The other innate martial artists' faces darkened upon hearing Yin Bowen's words; Yin Bowen had no regard for the dignity of innate martial artists whatsoever.

"My Gara Sect has been teaching martial arts in the Nine Kingdoms for many years, and naturally we hope that martial arts here will flourish even more. We have accepted all the conditions offered by the Liang Kingdom."

Before these innate martial artists could make a decision, the innate martial artists of the Galo Sect followed suit and agreed.

The remaining innate martial artists could no longer remain reserved and also spoke up to express their opinions.

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after one day.

A message once again spread throughout the nine kingdoms.

After discussions with the Liang Kingdom, the Upper Sect Alliance jointly promulgated the "Book of Martial Arts' Longevity".

The Upper Sect Alliance returns jurisdiction to each country, does not participate in the affairs of each country, and will recruit martial arts geniuses into the sect.

The Upper Sect Alliance was disbanded and reorganized into the Martial Arts Alliance, with its headquarters located in Daliang. Daliang served as the leader of the Martial Arts Alliance, and each country elected one person to serve as the deputy leader of the Martial Arts Alliance. The innate martial artists of the Upper Sect Alliance served as the elders of the Martial Arts Alliance.

The Martial Arts Alliance's mission is to promote the development of martial arts on the island.

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The publication of "The Book of Martial Arts" caused jubilation among martial artists from various countries.

Only one nation is trembling with fear at this moment.

According to the announced structure of the Martial Arts Alliance, there are only seven vice leaders.

The state of Zheng was excluded.

Martial artists from all countries know perfectly well who is in charge of this martial arts alliance.

Daliang is going to settle old scores with Zheng.

Many warriors from Zheng who were in other countries, in their panic, also began to attack Liang.

Since the intention is to help everyone, attacking Liang should not abandon Zheng.

They attacked the State of Liang while it was in a vulnerable state, using this opportunity to target the State of Zheng.

Unfortunately, the words of these Zheng warriors did not receive support from warriors of other countries. In fact, fearing that the Liang Kingdom would be displeased, the warriors of other countries arrested or drove away these Zheng warriors without waiting for a response from the Liang Kingdom.

three days later.

The Emperor of Liang Dynasty offered sacrifices to his ancestors.

Daliang, with an army of 100,000, crossed the Yangtze River to the east.

(End of this chapter)