Hyperdimensional Player

Chapter 360 Riding a Dragon to Ascend to the Heavens, Drawing a River on the Ground!
Xingwang Mansion, Imperial City.

The voluptuous and beautiful mother rode her horse at full gallop. She glanced at Lu Qiongxian, who was kneeling beside her and serving her with fresh fruit, as if in a defiant manner. Her bewitching gaze seemed to be looking at a worthy rival.

Although Duncan had many concubines, in Shanmu's eyes, they were not a threat, whether they were remnants of the Hehuan lineage of the Demonic Sect, concubines of Liu Chang and his son, or Lady Huarui of the Later Shu lineage. They were just a group of playthings.

But Lu Qiongxian was the only one she couldn't see through, and she even felt that she was a formidable competitor.

More importantly, their cultivation levels were both around the threshold of the Dao Entry Realm.

Good Mother received Duncan's promise of a future 'angel' rank, but today she inadvertently learned that Lu Qiongxian had actually accompanied His Majesty to heaven, which made her extremely jealous. Good Mother, along with the Water and Fire Maidens, helped Duncan comprehend the wondrous existence of emptiness, but unexpectedly, it was Lady Flower Bud who happened to stumble upon the breakthrough point, but in the end, it was Lu Qiongxian who benefited.

Duncan took her to find the Southern Heavenly Gate. Although they didn't find it, Lu Qiongxian gained a deeper understanding of the world. This transformation in her thinking marked the beginning of her breakthrough in realm.

Moreover, judging from His Majesty's intentions, Lu Qiongxian is very useful and will most likely be promoted to 'Angel'.

In contrast.

Lu Qiongxian certainly doesn't know what an angel is, and the Good Mother would never tell her on her own initiative, but she is currently highly valued by Duncan, and if he wants to take her away, he must promote her.

In front of the dragon throne.

Lu Qiongxian completely ignored the slightly provocative gaze of the benevolent mother. Dressed in a plain white gown, her skin was as white as snow, like a white lotus flower that was uncontested by the world. She focused on serving her attendants and paid no attention to the fancy tricks that the benevolent mother was performing, which were nothing more than things that the Hehuan lineage had already played with.

If we're talking about Hu Ji's skill in swaying her waist, none of her seductive women are any less skilled than Shan Mu.

Lu Qiongxian was not afraid of the benevolent mother at all.

Because she knew very well that, given His Majesty's personality, he would never sit idly by and watch the Ming Cult grow stronger. The Great Ming Cult was just a tool; once it was used up, it would be discarded, and it would even be severely suppressed.

Despite Duncan employing many masters from the Great Ming Sect, their missionary work was severely restricted.

If they were to seize power in the future, the Great Ming Zunjiao would surely be suppressed, and some of its members would even be eliminated.

The birds are hidden in their bows, and the rabbits are cooked to death.

Given Your Majesty's ruthless methods, the Great Ming's Zunjiao sect will at most be able to spread its teachings in the Western Regions in the future.

Forget about the Central Plains.

Lu Qiongxian is now completely convinced of His Majesty's power, and she even feels that His Majesty could break through the void and leave at any time if he so desires.

Duncan looked nonchalant. He was intentionally letting Lu Qiongxian and Shanmu stay a little longer. He was never afraid of female competition, much less of a battleground. This time, he wanted them to get to know each other and see if they could be promoted to otherworldly servants (angels) and taken away in the future.

Just as a blush appeared on the voluptuous figure of the mother, Duncan suddenly opened his eyes, a glint of light flashing in them.

"We have a distinguished guest!"

Duncan remained motionless, but a phantom image emerged from his body.

Astral projection!

In an instant, the two women only vaguely saw a giant-like phantom. The good mother hurriedly got up and put on her clothes. Lu Qiongxian's figure had already flown out. The other palace guards were completely still, and the two women couldn't see where the person was at all.

Duncan's spirit appeared on the palace wall. He gazed at a Taoist priest with an otherworldly air in the distance and said calmly, "Is the person who comes here Chen Tuan, the patriarch of Mount Hua?"

The primordial spirit goes on a journey.

Someone used their spirit to leave their body, traveled thousands of miles, and appeared at the Xingwang Mansion.

Invisible to the naked eye.

But Duncan's God's-eye view made everything perfectly clear.

—Chen Tuan (Land Immortal) (Seven Golden Stars)

The figure in the distance looked extremely shocked. He stared at Duncan's spirit and couldn't help but cast a divination.

Good luck!

Another great fortune!

As if he had guessed something, Patriarch Chen Tuan bowed respectfully from afar and asked, "Is it His Majesty?"

Duncan nodded slightly and asked, "Master Chen, what brings you here in your spiritual journey?"

Chen Tuan gave a wry smile, his figure becoming more solid, and bowed, saying, "I have come for the great fortune of the world."

Is everything going well?

Duncan wasn't good at divination; he always used causality to deduce things. However, he now possessed some supernatural abilities. With a quick calculation, he seemed to have a connection with the heavens and said slowly, "The year is Jiazi, great fortune for the world?"

Chen Tuan nodded and said, "That's exactly right."

In the year of Jiazi, the world underwent great changes.

Chen Tuan exhausted all his knowledge but still gained nothing. He went down the mountain to investigate and found that the world situation had changed dramatically. He then had the idea of ​​traveling in spirit to find out what was going on.

Unexpectedly, the emperor before him could even perceive his yang spirit.

Duncan originally intended to invite the other party to the palace for a chat, but considering that both of them were in astral projection and that Chen Tuan's physical body might be thousands of miles away, he clapped his hands, and soon the figures of two gate gods gradually appeared in the direction of the city gate.

"His Majesty!"

The two ghostly figures, resembling gatekeepers, knelt on one knee and bowed to Duncan, asking, "What are your orders?"

Duncan pondered for a moment and said, "Send someone to host a banquet at Xijiang River Prefecture."

"I want to host a banquet for Master Chen."

The two ghostly figures, resembling guardian deities, quickly vanished. Ancestor Chen Tuan stared in shock at everything before him, seemingly sensing something, and murmured, "The destiny of Heaven..."

"The Edict of Amnesty for the Gods!"

A single word can determine the fate of gods and spirits.

"Please." Duncan gestured with his hand.

Two illusory figures headed towards the West River. Before long, they arrived at the Water Palace. Soon, a group of alluring maids came forward to prepare fine wine and delicacies. Then, the figure of the West River God appeared. She was a hazy woman with only a five-pointed white mark on her face. She knelt down and bowed to Duncan, saying, "Your Majesty."

Duncan nodded calmly and said, "Invite the banquet."

The River God of the West River was a healer from a family of physicians and the head of the Valley of a Hundred Flowers. He died unexpectedly, but had made great contributions in his lifetime, saving countless lives. Duncan then bestowed upon him the title of River God of the West River.

Duncan's criteria for becoming a god were very simple: he had done good for the people and the country, and he also had a bit of good fortune.

"I never imagined that the world would change so much in just a few years of seclusion."

Chen Tuan couldn't help but sigh, "Does His Majesty intend to grant amnesty and invest all the gods and spirits under heaven?"

For such a highly skilled cultivator...

The city gods and water deities of a region are nothing; in the West, they are not considered true gods, but rather otherworldly divine servants. True cultivators have the ability to kill them.

Duncan nodded slightly and said, "The world has been in turmoil for a long time."

"Both the Yin and Yang realms must be at peace."

"Since you're here, Master Chen, how about you do me a favor?"

Once you're here, you can't leave.

Upon hearing this, Patriarch Chen Tuan's brow twitched, and he couldn't help but ask, "I wonder if there's anything this old Taoist can do to help His Majesty?"

Duncan took out an object that shone brightly, startling Chen Tuan.

He said calmly, "I would like to invite Master Chen to take a trip to the underworld."

It means nothing else.

It means exactly what it says: since the Taoist master in front of us can travel thousands of miles with his spirit leaving his body, then going to the underworld is naturally no problem for him.

The City God system needs to be integrated with the underworld.

Chen Tuan was the best envoy. He would first try to persuade them with courtesy, then resort to force. If they remained obstinate, he would personally go to the underworld.

Inside the Water Mansion.

Ancestor Chen Tuan gave a wry smile, and the fine wine in his hand suddenly lost its appeal. He stood up, bowed, and said, "Since that's the case, then I'll respectfully accept your offer."

He discovered that the person before him possessed unfathomable cultivation, likely suppressing his realm through some means, and was in reality already at the level of a deity.

Duncan stood up and smiled, saying, "If this succeeds..."

"Mount Hua will become the Taoist temple in the future."

The King of Kings has always been generous.

Duncan's claim that Mount Hua was the Daoist temple of Chen Tuan stirred something within the old Daoist in front of him. Although he cultivated on Mount Hua, he lacked official recognition. If Duncan had endorsed him, everything would be different.

The Central Plains value legitimacy, and with this basis, he could officially turn Mount Hua into his own Taoist temple.

The guests and hosts enjoyed themselves immensely throughout the night.

Duncan returned to the palace before dawn. When Lu Qiongxian and the two women, Shanmu, saw that his spirit had not returned, they stayed by his side and did not leave him for a moment.

Duncan slowly opened his eyes, glanced at the two women, and said calmly, "Summon the Ming Cult members to start an uprising!"

"Prepare to launch a military campaign to punish the Southern Tang!"

During last night's banquet at the Water Palace.

The patriarch Chen Tuan inadvertently revealed a piece of news: recently, someone visited him at Mount Hua, saying that the Great Free Heaven Demon Lord had descended to earth, causing havoc on the human world and posing a great scourge to the Taoist sect. That person found a disciple of the patriarch Chen Tuan, wanting to ask him to come out of the mountain to help subdue the demon.

But who exactly is Chen Tuan?
How could he easily believe the other party's one-sided story? Besides, this wasn't the Shang Dynasty. Did you think it was King Wu's conquest of King Zhou, where you could just casually invite those immortal cultivators to give up their lifelong cultivation and go down the mountain to fight to the death?
Ancestor Chen Tuan simply avoided seeing them. For any true cultivator in the Daoist sect, reaching the Dao Realm is extremely difficult; they are considered to be preparing for the Divine Immortal Realm, with a considerable chance of becoming a Ground Immortal or a Loose Immortal.

Why are you disturbing my cultivation?

Just for a baseless rumor? You want me to go out of the mountains to deal with the Great Freedom Demon Lord?

are you crazy?

Moreover, the ancestor Chen Tuan traveled thousands of miles in his spirit, first to Sichuan and then to Guangdong and Guangxi. What he saw along the way, if not that doors were left unlocked at night, was at least that the people lived in peace and prosperity.

You're saying this was done by the Great Free Heavenly Demon?

Is he currently massacring members of the Taoist sect, or is he massacring ordinary civilians?
Although Duncan also suppressed the Taoist sect, he only controlled the number of legitimate Taoists. Moreover, the Taoists in the Central Plains emphasized tranquility and non-action. Many true Taoist practitioners were detached from worldly affairs. If Duncan didn't cause them trouble, they could be perfectly content with their lives and were not as greedy and greedy as the Buddhist sect.

The King of Kings never bothers the poor.

Those Taoist priests who practice asceticism are very poor. They have neither land nor a fortune. Why would Duncan bother them?

The patriarch Chen Tuan took a spiritual journey and even saw a Taoist priest descending the mountain, all to help the emperor pacify the world so that he could find a place to establish his own sect in the future.

For example, famous mountains and rivers in Sichuan and Chongqing, such as Qingcheng Mountain and Emei Mountain, have all produced Taoist practitioners.

The Taoist lineage of Niubei Mountain in Sichuan has some connection with Chen Tuan. If you inquire, you'll find that those who were punished were all scoundrels of the Taoist sect, mostly Taoists who amassed wealth through extortion.

As for his observations and experiences in other places, Patriarch Chen Tuan also shared some of them.

The Buddhist community is in a very tense situation. Just a few years ago, Buddhism was persecuted. Judging from the current situation, Duncan is also very unfriendly to Buddhism. Some high-ranking Buddhist monks have called him the Demon Lord Wutian, who is the reincarnation of the demon king Mara.

The sixty-third day after the fall of Later Shu.

Shortly after Li Yu ascended the throne, the issue of minting iron coins in Jiangnan caused widespread resentment among the people. The bad coins drove out the good ones, and the people suffered greatly. Subsequently, some people in Jiangnan launched an uprising led by followers of the Great Ming Zunjiao sect.

In September of the same year, the Northern Song Dynasty sent envoys to contact the Southern Tang Dynasty to discuss resisting the Ming Dynasty.

Duncan rose to prominence too quickly.

They played way too fast.

Not to mention the rulers of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, even Daoist Lingsu was caught off guard. After his master fought against the Great Free Heaven Demon Lord, he went into seclusion. He went to famous mountains and rivers to invite Daoist masters to come out of seclusion, but before he could find a few helpers, he heard the news that the Later Shu had been destroyed.

Left with no other choice, he had to urgently return to Kaifeng to discuss the matter of uniting with the Southern Tang against the Ming Dynasty.

The sun and moon shine brightly.

Duncan has not yet formally established the nation, but the name of the nation has already been prepared.

Yongle.

Following Duncan's order to attack the Southern Tang, Li Fengji and others from the Guangdong and Guangxi regions led an army of 50,000 from Guizhou through Quanzhou to attack the Southern Tang, while Xu Hao and others from the Sichuan and Chongqing regions led an army of 30,000 from the Three Gorges into Jingnan and attacked the Southern Tang from Jingzhou, Nanping and other places.

The two armies advanced by land and water, forming a pincer movement that gave the enemy no time to react, and headed straight for Nanjing.

next month.

Li Yu's newly trained navy suffered a great defeat at the hands of the Longxiang Army. It is said that a dragon was born, which utterly destroyed tens of thousands of naval troops and broke through the Yangtze River defense line of the Southern Tang. Immediately afterwards, a battle report came from the southern route. Lu Shanjun intimidated the army and took the heads of three high monks of the Pure Land School. One of them claimed to be the reincarnation of the Tiger-Taming Arhat.

Seventy-two days after the fall of Later Shu.

The Northern Song envoy reached an alliance with Li Yu of the Southern Tang Dynasty. The mastermind behind this alliance was Zhao Kuangyin's younger brother, Zhao Guangyi, also known as the "God of Chariots." The Northern Song Dynasty immediately dispatched troops to aid the Southern Tang, sending one force to support the Southern Tang territory while Zhao Kuangyin personally led an army of 50,000 to seize Nanping, Jingnan, and other places, aiming to cut off the communication channels between Sichuan and Guangdong.

The Red Army's demonic troops suffered a crushing defeat, and Nanping fell to the enemy.

This was Duncan's first major defeat since his uprising began; the Northern Song army was far more powerful than those of other countries.

Zhao Kuangyin was undoubtedly a hero of his time. His civil and military achievements far surpassed those of his brother Zhao Guangyi. If it weren't for Zhou Xingfeng temporarily blocking the Northern Song's offensive in Jingnan, Jingnan and other places would have fallen, and the Northern Song army would have directly cut off Guangdong and Guangxi and Sichuan from the middle.

After the "releasing military power over a cup of wine," Zhao Kuangyin completed the centralization of power, especially the consolidation of military power. It is said that the Northern Song Dynasty obtained the Imperial Seal of the State, which was regarded as a symbol of the Mandate of Heaven and the legitimate successor of the Central Plains.

Eighty-nine days after the fall of Later Shu.

Duncan mobilized a large army to stabilize the Jingnan defense line, and then personally led several thousand iron cavalry on a long-distance raid, using the Ink Dragon to clear the way, breaking through thirty-six water fortresses of the Southern Tang Dynasty, and advancing all the way to the vicinity of Jinling.

This year, the Southern Tang Dynasty briefly moved its capital to Nanchang Prefecture before moving it back to Jinling (Nanjing).

Li Yu was shocked and hastily mobilized a large army to intercept them, and requested the help of Buddhist monks. However, at this time, a fire broke out in the rear. The followers of the Great Ming Sect launched an uprising in various parts of Jiangnan and seized cities. The Ming Sect sent out all its experts and killed more than ten generals in one day. Shanmu, Guangmingshi, Wuleimo, Wumiaozi and others ambushed the Buddhists. After a series of battles, both sides suffered casualties, but there was no doubt that the strength of the Great Ming Sect was no less than that of other sects.

Three days later.

A Buddhist monk who claimed to be the reincarnation of the Arhat who subdued dragons was beheaded by Duncan. The black dragon appeared in the Yangtze River naval battle, stirring up huge waves. The Southern Tang army surrendered one after another. The Dragon Soaring Army was established for less than three months before it completely became a thing of the past.

Jiangning Prefecture was subsequently surrounded by the Red Army. Duncan fought alone against sixteen high-ranking monks of the Pure Land School, taking fifteen of their heads, with only one escaping back to the ancestral temple.

fast!
too fast.

In this battle, Duncan demonstrated the utmost speed in warfare. With the black dragon leading the way, he decisively defeated the Southern Tang navy. Subsequently, he personally led the Xuanjia Iron Cavalry on a thousand-mile raid, first severely damaging the main force of the Southern Tang, then decisively defeating them in a night raid on the Northern Song reinforcements, before turning back to join forces with the navy to attack Jiangning Prefecture.

Li Fengji, Lu Shanjun, Fu Jianhan and others led their troops to aid Zhou Xingfeng in Jingnan, while Duncan broke through the city gates of Jiangning Prefecture in just half a day.

Ninety-six days after the fall of Later Shu.

Li Yu surrendered the city, and the capital of Southern Tang, Jiangning, fell. Tens of thousands of soldiers by land and sea surrendered, and countless Buddhist masters were killed or wounded.

This is also the day.

For some unknown reason, the Yangtze River suddenly breached its banks, causing devastating floods and leaving the people of Jiangnan in grave danger.

Duncan now faces a critical choice: whether to lead his troops to aid Jingnan and defend against the main force of the Northern Song Dynasty, or to save the countless people suffering under the devastating floods of the Yangtze River.

finally.

Duncan ordered all the experts of the Great Ming Sect to rush to the aid of Jingnan, and even experts from the medical, agricultural, and Mohist schools were dispatched.

Jiangning Prefecture.

Duncan looked down at Li Yu, who was kneeling on the ground, glanced at Empress Da Zhou beside him, and then ordered Xu Hao and others to take over everything in Jiangning City to guard against a surprise attack by the Northern Song army.

"Long live our emperor! Long, long live our emperor!"

Tens of thousands of soldiers knelt on one knee, shouting "Long live the Emperor!" Their voices resounded throughout the world.

Duncan looked down at the thousands of troops with a blank expression, then his figure rose into the air as if ascending to heaven. With a heart-shaking roar, the black dragon, more than ten feet long, appeared in the riverbed of Jiangning. Countless people surrendered to the ground, trembling with fear.

The autumn wind is fierce.

Duncan stepped through the air and stood on the ferocious head of the black dragon. He poured all his true essence into the black dragon's body. With the injection of a stream of primordial yellow energy, the dragon scales on the black dragon's body all changed, and the ferocious head revealed the outline of a true dragon. Even on both sides of its spine, faint phantom images of wings appeared.

"When the Yangtze River breached its banks, countless people on both sides of the river faced life and death."

"If you help me succeed today."

"Enough for you to wash away all your past sins and attain the position of a true dragon."

If the Yellow River is a volatile old mother, then the Yangtze River is a true natural disaster.

Duncan's black dragon robe fluttered in the wind. He grasped the dragon horns that had grown out of the black dragon with both hands and poured all his cultivation into its body. The true essence flowing like the sea was poured in, causing the black dragon to let out a deafening dragon roar. He said in a deep voice, "In the past, when Yu the Great controlled the floods, he used the Yinglong to open the way, draw the land into rivers, and sort out the mountains and rivers."

"Since I have made a vow to bring peace to the world..."

"We must step forward to meet this calamity, and not stand idly by while the people suffer and die."

"Today, I, with the destiny of the dynasty, will help you transform into a true dragon!"

Follow your words.

The black dragon's scales all fell away, and invisible dragon energy gathered on its body from the Guangdong and Guangxi regions, the Sichuan and Chongqing regions, and even the Southern Tang region. With the infusion of Duncan's immense cultivation of over a thousand years, the black dragon let out a high-pitched dragon roar and actually soared into the air, growing true dragon five claws and gaining the ability to ride the clouds.

The dragon's tail swept across.

The ground cracked.

The Mo Jiao already possessed the cultivation of the Dao Realm. Today, with the Dynasty Dragon Qi bestowed by Duncan, coupled with its terrifying cultivation, it has far surpassed the true dragons of the world. Its figure swelled to tens of feet, and the dragon shadow, hundreds of meters long, circled once above Jiangning City, attracting bursts of heavenly thunder. Then, riding the clouds and rain, it swooped down. In the shocked gazes of countless people, it followed the ancient method of the Yinglong and used the powerful body of a true dragon to forcibly open up the river channel.

The breach of the Yangtze River dike is too strange.

But Duncan had no other choice. The Yangtze River was not like the Yellow River; it was far more violent. He could not quell the flood on his own and could only rely on the Ink Dragon's ability to control the river to unleash his cultivation.

The Black Dragon is born!

The black dragon transformed into a true dragon tens of feet long, using its supernatural powers to control the raging flood. Then, relying on Duncan's terrifying cultivation, it shook the earth with its dragon claws and swept across the river with its tail. The river channel expanded amidst the thunderous roar, forming a buffer zone. Then, the black dragon manipulated the river's flow, avoiding the cities along the way, and used its true dragon supernatural powers to release the floodwaters, guiding the great river eastward into the sea.

To achieve this feat, Mo Jiao risked his life.

The dragon's incredibly powerful body widened the river channel and used its supernatural powers to disperse the rain clouds. Although it couldn't save everyone, at least the scale of the natural disaster was brought under control.

Duncan rode a dragon, splitting mountains and shattering rocks, and cleared the entire lower reaches of the Yangtze River.

Lu Qiongxian knelt within the Jiangnan Palace, her eyes gleaming with extraordinary light, and murmured to herself, "The world now knows that His Majesty's cultivation is extraordinary!"

That day, when Duncan took her to heaven to find the Southern Heavenly Gate, she realized that the Emperor's usual level of cultivation was less than one-tenth or one-twelfth of what he had achieved.

Today, with my profound cultivation, I will assist the black dragon in transforming into a dragon, emulating the methods of Yu the Great, to control the true dragon, manage the rivers, and resolve natural disasters.

This event will surely shake the world!

The status of the human emperor.

Whether they were ghosts, gods, or dragons, all submitted to them.

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(End of this chapter)