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

Chapter 255 Decisive, Terrifying

Shatter the void and ascend to immortality.

This is the highest aspiration of everyone in the world who practices martial arts, cultivates Taoism, or meditates.

In particular, the sight of the Heavenly Gate opening wide, with golden light from the upper realm cascading down to the mortal world for thousands of miles, illuminating heaven and earth, has attracted the attention and longing of countless people, who wish they could take its place and ascend to become immortals.

Upon witnessing this scene, Li Changsheng, Zhang Sanfeng, Mo Yi, Zhao Min, and everyone in Dadu were all in a daze.

Looking up at the heavens from the mortal realm, above the open gates of heaven, it seems as if there are countless rays of light, immortals soaring about, cranes riding dragons, dragons and phoenixes singing together, and celestial maidens dancing, all as if celebrating the ascension of martial artists from the mortal realm.

The above is purely the fantasy of mortals.

The heavenly gates opened wide, and golden light poured down—this was indeed true.

Apart from that, only a desolate wasteland remained.

"Did Ling Donglai tear open the Heavenly Gate in an attempt to ascend to heaven once more?!"

Li Changsheng watched as Ling Donglai soared into the sky, ascending to the heavens with each step, reaching his peak in just a few strides, and then stepped over the torn rift in the heavens, his back disappearing into the Nine Heavens Immortal Realm. His mind trembled violently.

Zhang Sanfeng subconsciously wanted to stroke his beard and shake his head, but his hand froze in mid-air, and he sighed helplessly:

"To seek the truth from Heaven and find one's true self."

"So this is Ling Donglai's plan?!"

"The affairs of the mortal world are still unclear. Can he really find the answers he seeks by breaking through the void?" Li Changsheng was not optimistic about Ling Donglai's choice. There was something wrong with a person who should have ascended to heaven and reappeared in the mortal world.

The truth may not be in heaven, but on earth.

Unfortunately, Ling Donglai chose to seek the answer from heaven.

"Perhaps, in his mind, the confused and false memories are his experiences after ascension, rather than strange occurrences in the mortal world." Mo Yi looked up at the sky, watching the figure ascend step by step into the heavens. After hesitating for a moment, he glanced at Zhao Min behind him out of the corner of his eye and said, "Or perhaps, he is unwilling to admit his defeat, unwilling to believe that he is not the one who shattered the void, but was trapped in the Ten Deadly Passes and resurrected by the Heavenly Sword?"

Li Changsheng and Zhang Sanfeng exchanged a glance and remained silent.

Only Ling Donglai at this moment could explain this clearly!
"what?"

"Ok?"

"So fast!"

Almost simultaneously, Li Changsheng, Zhang Sanfeng, and Mo Yi all subconsciously turned their gazes into the distance. An extremely terrifying aura was rapidly approaching from the direction of the Ming Dynasty at a speed that they could hardly comprehend.

In the blink of an eye, a distance of a hundred miles has been traversed.

"As expected of the Central Plains, there are still such unparalleled experts here." Li Changsheng's pupils shrank, and for the first time, he showed a look of shock in front of others. Ever since he stepped into the peak of the Celestial Realm, he had always thought that this realm was a peerless sight in the human world, the highest and supreme, the ultimate in martial arts.

Even Zhang Fuyao, the Confucian sage who claimed to have existed for eight hundred years in Liyang, which is next to Beili, was only at the Celestial Realm. At most, he took a small step and did not really surpass the Celestial Realm.

But now...

What did he see?
"I never imagined that there were beings in the mortal realm who surpassed even the Celestials?" Mo Yi's expression was also unusually solemn. After entering the Celestial Realm, he had visited all the Celestial Realm experts in various overseas countries, including the Shangyin Academy in Liyang, Beiliang, Beimang, and Tianqi City in Beili.

The number of powerful beings, even those at the Celestial Realm, is countless, even with a single palm strike.

But as for those above the heavens and man, I have never seen or heard of them.

Unexpectedly, after traveling thousands of miles to the Central Plains of the Nine Provinces, they encountered beings beyond the celestial realm.

and……

Or was it a woman?
"What the hell? General Cao is above the heavens?" Zhang Sanfeng was so shocked he almost bit his tongue. He was completely dumbfounded, as if struck by lightning.

Li Changsheng and Mo Yi did not recognize the newcomer, but he had met Cao Xueyang a few times before!

I still remember a month ago, when Zhang Sanfeng was invited by Prince Su at Jiayuguan, he met this General Xuanwei a few times. At that time, this General Xuanwei was only at the level of a Grandmaster of Celestial Phenomena.

In just over a month, Cao Xueyang achieved ten consecutive leaps, directly bypassing the two great realms of Land Immortal and Land Celestial, and stepping into the realm above Celestial, a realm that even Zhang Sanfeng could hardly imagine.

How could he not be shocked?

Zhao Min, on the other hand, seemed to have guessed something, and the corners of her lips slightly lifted.

Just as Zhang Sanfeng, Li Changsheng, Mo Yi and the others were all drawn to Cao Xueyang, a phantom portal appeared out of thin air next to the Heavenly Gate, and then two figures stepped out from it.

Zhu Jinzhen and Yan Yimei.

Two beings above the celestial realm?

"Heavenly Heart warns, this is no ordinary being above the Heavenly Realm." Alarm bells rang loudly in Li Changsheng's mind. The Heavenly Heart's warning almost blurred his senses of being above the Heavenly Realm.

"go!"

Without hesitation, Li Changsheng grabbed Mo Yi, turned around, and ran away, his divine will collapsing on the spot.

Almost instantly, Zhu Jinzhen's gaze fell upon him.

The entire world seemed to tremble under the pressure, and the invisible pressure was ten times stronger than the oppressive feeling of Mo Yi's near-outburst just now, making the entire void seem like it was about to explode.

Beyond the celestial realm, the Dao realm?

Zhang Sanfeng's body trembled uncontrollably. He couldn't fathom what height Zhu Jinzhen was standing at. Just a glance from him was enough to fill this terrestrial celestial being with boundless fear. His blood and qi seemed to be about to stagnate in an instant, and even mobilizing and circulating them became extremely difficult.

"So decisive."

Zhu Jinzhen withdrew his downward gaze and turned to look at a certain place overseas. Although they were thousands of miles apart, his gaze seemed to cross the void and land on Li Changsheng, whose divine consciousness had returned. The two looked at each other across the void, but the latter immediately cut off the gaze after just one glance.

"Ah."

Zhu Jinzhen chuckled, finding Li Changsheng's somewhat overreacting reaction amusing.

Isn't it just a matter of wanting to have a 'discussion' with this self-proclaimed immortal Mr. Li, and perhaps invite him to be a guest at the Prince Su's residence? Why are you running so fast?
"Yi Mei, am I really that scary?"

"Your Highness is handsome and refined, with an otherworldly air. Even the so-called most handsome man in the Ming Dynasty pales in comparison to Your Highness. How could you be frightening!" Yan Yimei replied decisively, but her eyes kept glancing downwards at the Mongol Yuan people who had been forced to kneel by a single glance from her Highness, as well as Zhang Sanfeng, who was trembling like a leaf. In the end, her tone carried a hint of guilt.

Zhu Jinzhen glared at Yan Yimei with annoyance, then parted his lips slightly: "Master Zhang, come up here for a chat."

Upon hearing the telepathic message, Zhang Sanfeng composed himself and shot straight into the sky like a spring up from the ground, quickly appearing beside Zhu Jinzhen and Yan Yimei: "Your Highness Prince Su, it's been a long time."

"Greetings, Commander Yan."

Zhang Sanfeng greeted him repeatedly.

boom!
In the distance, the earth shook violently.

Cao Xueyang, clad in the Chi Ling Thousand Mountains Piercing Armor, his robes fluttering, unleashed a powerful aura that tore through the sky, transforming into a rainbow that pierced the heavens and earth as it shot straight towards them.

"Your Highness, do you remember Mei?"

"And... Master Zhang?"

Before Cao Xueyang arrived, his voice preceded his arrival. The next moment, Cao Xueyang, who was still dozens of miles away, appeared directly in front of the three of them as if he had teleported.

"So fast!"

Zhang Sanfeng's pupils contracted. He had been facing Cao Xueyang's direction, yet he still couldn't detect a single trace of Cao Xueyang's movement. It was as if Cao Xueyang had shrunk the distance and instantly appeared right in front of him.

It was so fast that he felt his body go cold, and cold air seemed to emanate from his spine.

He was a terrestrial celestial being, and even he couldn't see Cao Xueyang's speed. If Cao Xueyang attacked him, even if Zhang Sanfeng was very confident, he wouldn't dare say that he could survive the attack.

(End of this chapter)