Ming Dynasty: pacifying the rebellion and defending the border, dominating the world

Chapter 193 News Spreads Throughout the World

"How's the news about Tianjian and Zhao Min spreading?"

"Your Highness, the secret guards have spread the word along the way."

“From Jiayuguan, people were sent to surrounding countries, even to Dali, Tibet, and more distant places.”

"Initial results have already been seen!"

Xiao Luoyang bowed and replied.

He had been handling this matter all along, ensuring that everything was perfect before letting the secret guards carry it out, so as to guarantee that no mistakes would occur.

"I want everyone to know."

"Yes."

News from the Martial Arts World is often delayed.

However, as time went on and with the vigorous dissemination by the secret guards, the news that was meant to be spread gradually spread throughout the world, causing shockwaves across all nations.

One secret after another emerged out of nowhere.

Jiayuguan Pass of the Ming Dynasty.

Princess Shaomin of the Mongol Yuan Dynasty stole a sword from Zhu Jinzhen, the first border prince of the Ming Dynasty and the youngest land sword immortal. The sword was a sword that was related to the mystery of the Qin Dynasty and the secret of the conquest of the heavens.

And the immortal 'Heavenly Sword'.

The rumor mentioned many things, some true and some false, making it quite intriguing.

But the actual news was enough to drive countries around the world into a frenzy.

Zhao Min broke through the Great Ming Dynasty with the power of the Heavenly Sword. Facing the pursuit of dozens of terrestrial immortals and hundreds of celestial grandmasters, she was able to manipulate life and death at will in full view of everyone.

Furthermore, the message also mentioned that Zhao Min was originally just a lowly henchman who had just entered the Vajra Realm, but when she was being hunted down with the Heavenly Sword, it was less than a month later.

Combined with the widely circulated news about the Heavenly Sword.

News about the First Emperor's Mausoleum and immortality.

Countries around the world could no longer sit idly by.

……

Southern Song Dynasty, Imperial Palace.

Zhao Kuo sat before his desk, carefully reviewing the memorials that had been submitted. Beside him stood a dashing middle-aged man, silently watching over him.

Before the two men, a secret agent from the Imperial City Guard was reading a secret letter.

"Half a month ago, Zhao Min secretly infiltrated the Ming Dynasty with the orders of the Mongol Emperor Temur. Her intentions are currently unclear."

"At that time, the Ming Dynasty's Ceremonial Office was recruiting new soldiers. Zhao Min and her group were captured and disappeared for a while. The Imperial City Guard's spies found out that someone did see the Mongol Grandmaster Pang Ban, the transvestite Li Chimei, and the Red Sun Dharma King being captured by the Cangyun Army outside Jiayuguan that day."

Five days ago, Zhao Min suddenly kidnapped Pang Ban and others, broke through the pass and left the Ming Dynasty, fleeing all the way.

"On that day, some people witnessed Pang Ban and others dying several times in order to help Zhao Min escape, but miraculously coming back to life under the Heavenly Sword in Zhao Min's hand. Later, they seemed to have become immortal, constantly self-destructing, and even briefly forcing back the forces of the Prince Su's Mansion that were chasing him."

"According to reports from spies planted in the Ming Dynasty, on that day, it seemed that the Prince Su's mansion dispatched a powerful expert who was even stronger than an ordinary immortal, but Zhao Min still managed to escape with the 'Heavenly Sword'."

"According to the intelligence we have obtained, Zhao Min seems to have traveled tens of thousands of miles from the Ming Dynasty to the territory of the Sui Dynasty in a single day."

Zhao Kuo slightly raised his eyes, revealing extreme surprise and fear, as well as an undisguised desire and greed.

The Imperial City Guard's spies continued their report: "According to their investigation, the First Emperor's conquest of Heaven does seem to be mentioned in some ancient texts, but it appears that the traces have been erased. As for whether it's true or not, we don't know yet!" The middle-aged man's eye twitched; he felt as if he had heard some kind of fantastical tale.

In just half a month, he went from the Vajra Realm to a terrestrial immortal.

Is this really something that one person could achieve?

Even he, through the Daoist scriptures and half a lifetime of hard work, spent decades to reach the realm of a terrestrial immortal. Yet a Mongol princess reached the realm of a terrestrial immortal in less than a month, almost from nothing.

and also……

"Are there dozens of terrestrial immortals and hundreds of celestial grandmasters in the Ming Dynasty? Is the information reliable?" Zhao Kuo asked the question the middle-aged man most wanted to know.

"Your Majesty, it is absolutely true," the Imperial City Guard agent replied decisively.

Not only could they find out about this, but almost all the forces in the world could find out about it. After all, in order to 'hunt down' Zhao Min, Li Wuyi led dozens of terrestrial immortals and celestial grandmasters to swagger around the city without any restraint.

It's impossible to hide it even if you want to.

"Is there any more news about the Heavenly Sword?" A hint of fervor and madness flashed in Zhao Kuo's eyes. As the emperor, he knew more secrets, but he was not particularly shocked by the news of the First Emperor's Mausoleum and the First Emperor's conquest of the heavens.

Even the traces mentioned by the Imperial City Guard's spies might have been erased.

There are also related records in a secret room in the Imperial Library, which only the emperor could access.

Zhao Kuo knew that the First Emperor's attack on Heaven was real.

However, the emperors of the Han Dynasty, starting with Liu Bang, relentlessly erased historical traces, so much so that no information was ever circulated to later generations. But, coincidentally, when Zhao Kuangyin was vying for power, he obtained relevant records from a family with a history spanning hundreds of years.

Even after the brothers broke up and the Song Dynasty split into North and South, this secret was copied down and was seen by Zhao Kuo in the Imperial Library.

"Your Majesty, it can be confirmed that Zhao Min's cultivation level has reached the realm of a terrestrial immortal."

"Secondly, regarding the news mentioned by the Heavenly Sword that it might contain an elixir of immortality, we deduce that it may have been swallowed by Zhao Min, or it may be in the hands of Zhu Jinzhen, the Prince of Su of the Ming Dynasty."

Upon hearing this, both Zhao Kuo and the middle-aged man nodded subconsciously.

Compared to the cultivation level of a terrestrial immortal, if the elixir of immortality is real and found on the Heavenly Sword, and was obtained by Zhao Min, then her cultivation level can be explained.

Conversely, it would be reasonable for it to fall into Zhu Jinzhen's hands.

After all, that's an elixir of immortality.

But what's with this damn envy and jealousy that's driving me crazy?

"As for the other information, the Imperial City Guard has confirmed it seven times, and two of them can be confirmed without error."

"One is outside Jiayuguan. In the battle that day, Zhao Min did indeed use an unbelievable method of bringing the dead back to life. This has been confirmed by those who witnessed it firsthand outside Jiayuguan, as well as by our spies."

"We also found Xie Xiaofeng, the Sword God, who had already pursued them to the territory of the Northern Song Dynasty."

He also stated that he witnessed the incident firsthand and that it was absolutely true.

Since the Imperial City Guard's secret report was presented to the Emperor, it had naturally been verified several times over. Otherwise, it would be considered a crime of deceiving the Emperor. How could they not be cautious? Every source of information had been verified multiple times.

"You mean, Sword God Xie Xiaofeng left his Divine Sword Manor and personally chased after him to the Northern Song Dynasty? Are you sure it's Xie Xiaofeng?" The middle-aged man asked with a frown, once again feeling the thorniness of the matter, which seemed to be far beyond his imagination.

Even someone as proud as Xie Xiaofeng nodded in confirmation.

Is it possible for the news to be false?
"Reporting to the Imperial Preceptor, the Imperial City Guard has confirmed that it is definitely not someone impersonating or disguising themselves."

"Back then, when we were in Wuxi during the Northern Song Dynasty, the Beggars' Sects of the North and South were holding a grand meeting. Our Beggars' Sect Leader Hong and Qiao Feng of the Northern Song Beggars' Sect both talked with him and confirmed his identity."

(End of this chapter)