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

Chapter 256 Doubting life, fooling idiots?

Above all beings!

These four simple words filled Zhang Sanfeng with complex emotions.

He believed that after entering the terrestrial Celestial Realm, relying on his understanding and comprehension of the Yin-Yang Dao, he was not without the power to fight even when facing other veteran Celestials, or even many old monsters from overseas who had once set foot in the Central Plains.

Even when facing Wang Xianzhi, the Martial Emperor City's so-called strongest expert in Liyang.

Zhang Sanfeng was confident that he could remain undefeated at his peak.

But Cao Xueyang's display of skill just now truly shattered Zhang Sanfeng's confidence.

What Zhang Sanfeng found most difficult to accept was that not only had Cao Xueyang reached the realm beyond the Celestial Realm, but even the Deputy Commander of the Secret Guard, who was a Grandmaster of Celestial Phenomena just a month ago, now seemed to have surpassed him!
"Could it be that the old Taoist has been staying in that secluded paradise of the Seven-Colored Crystal Mother for a long time?" Zhang Sanfeng couldn't help but wonder if he had encountered such a strange event as the 'Rotten Chess Fate'. He thought that only a month or so had passed, but in fact, the world had changed.

"Your Highness, I am late, please forgive me." Cao Xueyang looked around curiously. She had arrived quickly enough, but her Highness and Yan Yimei arrived even faster.

"Forgive what sin?"

Zhu Jinzhen waved his hand dismissively.

"Thank you, Your Highness." A light smile appeared on Cao Xueyang's pretty face, and then she asked curiously, "What just happened? Did someone break through the void?"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Jinzhen and Yan Yimei both looked at Zhang Sanfeng standing to the side.

Although Zhu Jinzhen's actions were swift enough.

They noticed the strange phenomenon, climbed to the sky to look out, and then used the Anywhere Door to cross space to get there.

The process only took a few minutes.

However, it remains unclear what exactly happened in the Mongol Yuan region.

"Master Zhang, who was it that shattered the void just now?" Yan Yimei asked curiously.

“It is an order from the east.”

Zhang Sanfeng did not hide anything and recounted everything that had just happened in detail, vividly describing the sudden appearance of Ling Donglai and his self-doubt.

He even pointed out what he saw in Ling Donglai.

"A person who has been shattered in the void for over a hundred years has actually returned to the mortal realm?" Zhu Jinzhen narrowed his eyes slightly and subconsciously exchanged a glance with Yan Yimei.

This phenomenon bears a striking resemblance to the numerous martial arts figures who suddenly resurrected within the Ming Dynasty.

or……

It's just one thing!!
"Ling Donglai, has he shattered the void?" Zhu Jinzhen thought of something, suddenly looked up, waved his hand, and his sword light pierced the air, tearing the void once again and cutting open the Heavenly Gate that was not yet completely closed.

Zhu Jinzhen arrived outside the Heavenly Gate in an instant, observing the scenery inside up close. His expectations were completely shattered. "This is the Heavenly Gate, the magnificent scenery of heaven? It feels like just another human world."

From Zhu Jinzhen's perspective, apart from having more abundant primordial energy and a potentially higher upper limit, the celestial world, within a thousand miles of the Heavenly Gate, is no different from the human world.

There was no situation where terrestrial deities were inferior to dogs, terrestrial celestial beings were everywhere, and only those above the celestial beings could tremble.

Perhaps, there are beings that transcend the celestial realm.

However, Zhu Jinzhen did not discover it.

and……

Ling Donglai has also disappeared without a trace.

"It seems that the celestial world is even more magnificent than I imagined?" Zhu Jinzhen frowned. His sword strike just now was absolutely flawless; he followed the traces of the Heavenly Gate that had not yet disappeared and cut into the void that Ling Donglai had shattered.

As a result, Ling Donglai was nowhere to be found.

Zhu Jinzhen gazed into the distance, his divine sense piercing through the void. Scanning his surroundings, a guess arose in his mind: "Could it be that not only at the right time, but also in the right place, one must shatter the void in order to shatter in one place?"

This matter is strange. There was no second person to shatter the void.

Zhu Jinzhen's idea could not be verified.

They could only helplessly watch as the shattered void gradually healed until it disappeared.

"Your Highness?"

Yan Yimei asked nervously.

"It doesn't matter."

Zhu Jinzhen waved his hand, saying that it was fine if they couldn't find Ling Donglai. There were so many people in the Ming Dynasty who had come back to life. As long as they searched carefully and found a clue, they would understand what had happened.

Immediately afterward, Zhu Jinzhen composed himself and looked curiously at Zhang Sanfeng, asking, "Why haven't I seen Brother Wuji?"

"Oh, forget it."

When Zhang Sanfeng spoke of Zhang Wuji, he couldn't help but sigh deeply and grit his teeth in anger: "I don't know who took away the Seven-Colored Crystal Mother. I made a wasted trip with Wuji. After hearing the news of the Heavenly Sword appearing in the world, I let him cultivate at the Quanzhen Sect for a while."

"Oh?"

Zhu Jinzhen looked slightly surprised, his expression a bit strange, but he didn't say anything, instead asking about other things.

……

at the same time.

Overseas, on a remote island.

Li Changsheng, whose true form was temporarily staying here, had beads of cold sweat seeping from his forehead.

"Is the realm above the celestial beings really this terrifying?" The moment Li Changsheng managed to shift his gaze, he felt as if he were about to collapse. He had never experienced such a feeling of powerlessness, not even when he followed his master Su Baiyi to the northern border of Beili and encountered the attack by the otherworldly immortals.

Powerful, terrifying, and hopeless.

They are separated by the sea, thousands of miles apart.

Li Changsheng seemed to see the gaze of a god, whom mortals could not look up to, cast upon him. This gaze directly formed a terrifying illusion in his sea of ​​consciousness: the clear sky suddenly darkened, the stars appeared in broad daylight, all waters boiled and disappeared, and all things withered.

"Mr. Li!"

Mo Yi quickly stepped forward to support Li Changsheng, who was almost unsteady on his feet, and asked with concern, "Are you alright? Those two people just now..."

The moment Zhu Jinzhen and Yan Yimei appeared, Mo Yi sensed a terrifying life-or-death threat with just a glance. Before he could react, Li Changsheng pulled his scattered divine consciousness back to its original state.

I didn't even have time to see what happened.

After taking several deep breaths, Li Changsheng barely managed to suppress the surging emotions in his heart. Finally, he let out a long sigh and said in a low voice, "I have never understood why my master, that old man Su Baiyi, kept repeatedly reminding me why, despite the flourishing martial arts in Beili, Liyang, and the overseas countries, with countless strong individuals and frequent appearances of Celestial Realm experts, few dare to cause trouble in the Central Plains!"

"Over the past century, no matter how many powerful and ruthless rulers there have been, they have never set their sights on the land of Kyushu."

"Now, I think I understand a little!"

It is true that the Northern Li and Li Yang kingdoms are full of powerful individuals, and it is also true that the Celestial Realm is frequently seen.

But it's nowhere near as exaggerated as the Central Plains!
Normally, they are like immortals on earth, the pinnacle of humanity, and rare to find among celestial beings. But when something big happens, these celestial beings suddenly appear, and even the most powerful monsters and demons above them emerge.

It's so yin, so very yin.

Li Changsheng originally thought that the forces in Liyang, such as Zhang Fuyao and Huang Sanjia, as well as the Taoist and Buddhist sects, were all incredibly cunning. Normally, even a Grandmaster of Celestial Phenomena could be ranked on the martial arts list, but when trouble came, Earth Immortals kept leaving, and even Celestials would get involved, which was cunning enough.

I never expected Kyushu to be even more sinister.

It was just a celestial being breaking through the void, but it directly led to the emergence of three supreme powerhouses who were even more powerful than celestial beings.

The so-called peak of the terrestrial celestial being is supposed to be the highest level in the human world, the ultimate peak of martial arts cultivation, where even half a step further would be intolerable to the human world, and one must shatter the void and ascend to heaven?
Is this really just fooling those idiots in those overseas countries?
(End of this chapter)