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

Chapter 291 Shock, First Signs Appear

Dramatic changes occurred in a single day.

It completely ignited the entire Ming Dynasty, silencing countless ordinary people.

First, outside Dongsheng City, there was a battle that seemed to be a land war between humans and celestial beings. The battle turned a hundred-mile mountain range into a plain, and huge craters appeared in the plains and wilderness, leaving the land scarred and in ruins.

The city of Dongsheng was affected, as if it had been struck by several violent earthquakes.

Countless houses collapsed.

Then, within Jiayuguan, stars appeared out of nowhere, and the heavens were enraged. Dark clouds and countless rolling thunderbolts enveloped the entire Ming Dynasty as if the sky were collapsing, creating a scene resembling the end of the world.

Some say that it was the Prince Su's rebellion that angered Heaven.

Some say that Jiayuguan was attacked by a master of the terrestrial celestial realm on that day, or that something happened that provoked the wrath of Prince Su, Zhu Jinzhen, causing strange phenomena.

Some say that it was the dragon ball that had been circulating throughout the world, a sign of the birth of a divine dragon.

For a time, there were different opinions.

However, on the day Zhu Jinzhen and others left Dongsheng City, spies from many forces arrived here. What they saw was a huge, deep pit that seemed to have no end in sight, and only dust like powder, which was blown by the wind and raised up like a sandstorm.

"Hiss! What happened here?"

"Could it be that there are terrestrial immortals, no, terrestrial celestial beings fighting here?"

"I don't know, but it should be related to that person."

"Prince Su?"

“Apart from Prince Su, I really can’t imagine what kind of people in our Great Ming or the Mongol Yuan, or the surrounding countries, could have such terrible destructive power.”

The land was ravaged.

The once towering mountains and barren hills are now nothing but rubble and mud.

Let alone any signs of life, it's difficult to find even a single intact tree or stone.

All the spies were stunned by what they saw and remained speechless for a long time.

Many experts near Dongsheng City were extremely shocked, unable to imagine what level of cultivation one would have to reach to create such a devastating scene outside Dongsheng City.

Referring to the mysteries of the heavens?
In this place, they are probably nothing more than ants.

Even an army of tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands, would probably be slaughtered without a trace.

Countless people came to investigate, arriving with trepidation and leaving with deep concern.

Meanwhile, Zhu Jinzhen had already tested Teyvat's incredible effects and confirmed that he could obtain the ancient battle formations from the sign-in system for free. He had already begun to arrange for his secret guards, Tian Ce, and Cang Yun to practice the formations within.

……

After a night of turmoil.

The news of Dongsheng City spread like wildfire throughout the Ming Dynasty, astonishing countless people. Local residents and high-ranking officials from the vicinity of Dongsheng City went there out of curiosity, but it was not particularly remarkable in the grand scheme of things and did not cause much of a stir.

Or rather, when Zhu Jinzhen was waging war against the Ming Dynasty and the Tianjian Incident was raging, these sights and legends that would have shocked the world in the past were somewhat insignificant.

What followed was the earth-shattering changes at Jiayuguan.

First came the apocalyptic scene, as if the sky were collapsing and the heavens were punishing them. Then, Zhu Jinzhen used his sword intent to suppress the human world for three thousand miles, hanging high in the nine heavens for a day without dissipating, dispelling the gloom and fear in the hearts of the people of Jiayuguan.

It displayed a powerful stance that was completely beyond the imagination of the world.

This will deter those who are enemies of Zhu Jinzhen or who harbor ulterior motives.

Upon hearing the news from Dongsheng City and Jiayuguan, an even deeper despair welled up in my heart.

Prince Su, Zhu Jinzhen, is suspected to have already entered the realm of celestial beings on land.

Even...surpassing the celestial beings on land!
These two speculations alone, coupled with the destruction outside Dongsheng City that could easily reduce a million-strong army to ashes, are enough to make all ambitious people feel as if they have been doused with a bucket of cold water, their hearts instantly turning cold.

……

The Ming Dynasty, Jinling, Qixia Mountain.

At the edge of a cliff.

A man in a wide-sleeved robe and a mink coat stood on the edge of a cliff, overlooking Jinling. The morning breeze seemed to have stopped blowing at that moment. "The news... has it been confirmed?"

"Yes, the secret guards acted extremely quickly, like lightning. They seem to know us very well. After destroying more than a dozen strongholds, some lucky ones still managed to escape and noticed something was wrong, which is how they managed to send the message back."

"Are the Xuanjia Secret Guards truly omnipresent?"

"Reporting to the chief, perhaps..."

“Perhaps…” The man turned around, looked at the young man in front of him wearing a plain robe, the fabric as soft as clouds, the cuffs slightly drooping, exuding elegance, and revealed a chilling sneer: “There is a traitor among us!”

His words contained no doubt, but rather were full of affirmation.

No matter how strong the intelligence capabilities of the Xuanjia Secret Guards are, it is impossible for them to launch such a precise and direct raid on more than a dozen of the Heavenly Scar's strongholds overnight, making the operation seamless and even cutting off the intelligence transmission channels within the Heavenly Scar.

Not a single member of the Sky Scar team escaped.

It was either that some members of the Heaven's Mark who were returning from their missions and noticed something was wrong, and instead of using their usual internal channels, they chose other methods to spread the news.

Without the cooperation of a traitor, the Xuanjia Secret Guards would have absolutely no chance of accomplishing this unless they possessed extraordinary abilities.

"Yes!" The young man nodded emphatically.

There is no other explanation.

"Brahma?" the middle-aged man asked again.

"He is highly suspicious, but it may not be him."

"Oh? Why?" The middle-aged man's face changed, his black hair turned white in the blink of an eye, and the vibrant flowers and plants around his feet withered instantly.

The young man seemed unfazed, simply bowing his head and replying, "He's still alive."

“He was found in Guanzhong yesterday.”

"Although he disguised himself and changed his appearance, his cultivation level, skills, and manner of doing things all confirm that he is none other than Da Fantian, Dao Yu!"

"Oh?"

The middle-aged man's heart skipped a beat, but his expression remained unchanged.

Even though he knew that Dao Yu was still alive, which was the best possible sign, he didn't believe it easily. Instead, he wanted to hear Qian Qiu's deduction, the strategist of Tian Zhi Hen.

"That night at Yinxia Manor, someone saw his Tathagata Palm."

"This proves he was involved."

"Given the power held by the Secret Guard and Prince Su, Zhu Jinzhen, if Brahma were truly a traitor to us, he would likely be either a dead man or... a prisoner of Prince Su's mansion."

Qianqiu paused for a moment, a mocking smile appearing on his face.

It's unclear whether they were mocking Dao Yu's incompetence or the incompetence of the Prince Su's secret guards.

The magnificent Buddha phantom, hundreds of feet tall, accompanied by the peculiar sounds of the Tathagata Palm, made it easy to find out the whereabouts of Brahma and his whereabouts. The Demon Lord was also aware of this, but he did not speak, and simply listened quietly.

"He didn't die, but he changed his appearance. This can only mean that he has already clashed with the Prince Su's Mansion or the Xuanjia Secret Guard and suffered a great loss. In order to avoid being exposed, he chose to disguise himself."

“He would rather change his appearance and disguise himself than contact us directly. There are two possibilities: one is that he learned something at Silver Glow Manor, perhaps information about a traitor within the organization, or information that he dares not reveal.”

An old monster at the peak of the terrestrial immortal realm, who had lived for hundreds of years, was terrified by the Prince Su's mansion.

To Qianqiu, this was somewhat unbelievable.

I'm even more curious about what exactly happened at Yinxia Villa that night.

“Another possibility…”

"Why don't you continue?" the middle-aged man asked.

He also wanted to know what the other possibility was in the long-standing deduction.

Qianqiu stared at the Demon Lord before him, whom he had never been able to see through, and exclaimed in shock, "That Great Brahma is a fake."

This speculation shocked the middle-aged man, and a look of astonishment appeared in his eyes.

"Fake?" The middle-aged man frowned deeply.

(End of this chapter)