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

Chapter 392 Beneath the Calm, Storms Rise in the Martial World

With Cangyun, the generals of Tian Ce returned.

As the date for the coronation ceremony approached, the entire capital city was completely calm.

There was no further disturbance.

after all……

Anyone who sees Tian Ce or Cang Yun occasionally flying overhead, carrying piles of boxes like small mountains, heading towards the palace, no matter how much they resent Zhu Jinzhen or how deep their hatred for him, can only suppress their own thoughts and feelings.

"How many?"

"Three thousand six hundred and seventy-nine Grandmasters of Celestial Phenomena".

"You know that's not what I'm asking."

"Thirteen hundred terrestrial immortals..."

When a startling, even terrifying, number reached the ears of everyone in the capital who cared, even those gathered around a fireplace felt a chill run through their bodies, a coldness that seemed to penetrate to the very core of their being.

In the world of martial arts, terrestrial immortals are pillars of strength for all nations.

A terrestrial deity can dictate the course of a war.

In terms of individual combat prowess, a terrestrial immortal is almost unhindered except by those of the same realm. Even if surrounded by an army of 100,000, he can still easily break through the encirclement and escape.

Powerful nations of the time, such as the Ming Dynasty, the Mongol Yuan Dynasty, the Song Dynasty, the Sui Dynasty, and the Liao Dynasty.

The royal family and the imperial court generally only have a few powerful figures on land, and even the most powerful ones can be counted on one hand at most.

But today, Zhu Jinzhen has once again opened the eyes of everyone in the capital.

original……

Even the terrestrial immortals, whom they could hardly look up to, could be numbered in the hundreds or thousands, like a swarm of locusts crossing a river.

Even more despairing speculation.

They didn't even dare to think about it.

How many of those 1,300 terrestrial immortals were terrestrial celestial beings?

And how many of them are beings above the celestial beings on land?
In the past, no one would have thought about such a question, because the most powerful figures active in the Ming Dynasty or in the eyes of the world were only at the level of terrestrial immortals, such as Zhang Sanfeng of Wudang in the Ming Dynasty, Xie Xiaofeng, the Sword God; Phagpa and Meng Chixing of the Mongol Yuan Dynasty; Yelü Wudi of the Liao Dynasty; the carefree king of the Jin Dynasty; Zhao Kuangyin and Huang Shang of the Song Dynasty; and Ning Daoqi and Shi Zhixuan of the Sui Dynasty.

Even if there are stronger ones, they are still among the terrestrial immortals.

However, Zhu Jinzhen suddenly appeared out of nowhere, bursting into the world's eyes with the most domineering and invincible attitude. After successfully seizing the overwhelming power of the Jingnan Campaign, every glimpse of his true self constantly refreshed people's worldview.

Land fairy?

He is considered one of the strongest beings in the world, a figure worthy of being called a myth or legend.

Under Zhu Jinzhen's command, they weren't even considered top-tier powerhouses.

Outside the capital, immortals fell like rain.

Naturally, some people sought out those terrestrial immortals, and even Zhang Sanfeng, to verify what kind of strength was required to slay a celestial being.

The answer is... a terrestrial celestial being.

Even... above the celestial beings on land.

The swift and decisive actions of the Xuanjia Secret Guards during this period have also confirmed this point.

The leader of the Azure Dragon Society was beheaded in Linjiang Prefecture.

According to news from Linjiang Prefecture, several secret guards at the Land Immortal Realm attacked together in that battle, but unexpectedly, the Great Leader of the Azure Dragon Society seemed to have anticipated this and even had a Land Immortal Realm member as a backup.

The battle was so fierce that the river stopped flowing and the mountain peaks were cut in half.

Finally, just as the people of Linjiang Prefecture were about to be affected, an even more powerful secret guard intervened, severely injuring the leader of the Azure Dragon Society with a single move, as well as the mysterious external aid of the Azure Dragon Society who was at the terrestrial immortal realm.

He severely injured two terrestrial immortals with a single move, one of whom was at the peak of the terrestrial immortal realm.

Such power is simply beyond the reach of any terrestrial deity.

Furthermore, the fact that Zhu Jinzhen's three top-tier experts outside the capital were able to indiscriminately slaughter immortals in both the celestial and mortal realms further convinced various forces that Zhu Jinzhen definitely possessed beings surpassing even terrestrial immortals. And, perhaps, quite a few!

……

In the capital, at the Drunken Spring Pavilion.

These past few days, this has been the liveliest place in Beijing.

There was nothing else to it but the Jianghu Monthly, which had caused a huge uproar in the Ming Dynasty with its report, "A Centenarian Takes His Disciple to the Drunken Spring Pavilion: Is It a Distortion of Humanity or the Demise of Morality?" Furthermore, some people were secretly spreading "rumors" in the Jianghu, claiming that the person mentioned in the Jianghu Monthly was none other than Zhang Zhenren of Wudang.

It almost set the entire martial arts world ablaze.

Afterwards, people naturally came to Zuichunlou seeking the truth.

Things quickly spiraled out of control.

Zhang Sanfeng believed that he had been away from the mortal world for over sixty years, and that his old friends had long since passed away like fallen leaves in the wind, so it was impossible for anyone to recognize him.

Unexpectedly, the immoral Taoist priest was the first to jump out upon hearing the news, and openly brought a portrait of Zhang Sanfeng to the Drunken Spring Pavilion, asking the madam if she had served this person.

Then there was the old man painting, the little old man was nameless.

Even the Night Emperor, for reasons unknown, jumped in and got involved.

At first, ordinary officials and martial arts practitioners did not believe it, but so many immortals on earth had fallen, especially since the era of the Night Emperor was not yet over, and many people still knew him. The immoral Taoist was also well-known in the martial arts world.

Their testimony definitively confirmed that Zhang Sanfeng had taken his grand-disciple to a brothel.

The result is……

Enraged, Zhang Sanfeng caused a great disturbance in the capital, directly targeting the four bastards who had betrayed him and ruined his lifelong reputation. In a fit of rage, he chased and killed the four for a full 1,800 li.

They chased him all the way from the capital to Jinhua Prefecture.

Until someone saw the immoral Taoist priest drifting out to sea in a sorry state, clinging to a broken plank.

Seeing the Night Emperor personally go to Wudang to apologize with thorns on his back.

I saw the old man who was painting, who was said to have been beaten so badly that he was mentally unstable and had fallen on hard times in a place called Qixia Town in Guanzhong.

Rumors have spread that the old man named Wu Ming, a terrestrial immortal, had his limbs crippled and teeth broken by Zhang Sanfeng, and was left to fend for himself on a deserted island overseas.

This sensational chase that shook the martial arts world finally came to an end.

However, thanks to the Jianghu Monthly, Zhang Sanfeng, and the four terrestrial immortals who were being hunted to the bitter end, Zuichunlou became an overnight sensation and quickly became the most famous brothel in the Ming Dynasty.

after all……

This is a place that even Master Zhang of Wudang, who is said to have already reached the realm of celestial beings on land, could not contain himself.

Even ordinary people with a sense of curiosity will flock to it.

"I was wondering before, with Master Zhang's reputation, why Wudang didn't destroy Zuichunlou." Lu Xiaofeng, with his four eyebrows, stroked his mustache and looked at Zuichunlou, which was so popular that there were long queues, with a hint of realization in his eyes: "I'm afraid no one would have thought that this place would be one of the secret guards' strongholds."

"Hey, you're wrong about that."

Sikong Zhaixing's voice came from the side, "This Zuichun Pavilion is not a stronghold of the Secret Guard."

Lu Xiaofeng rolled his eyes. "Then why did you bring me here? Did you bring me here to listen to music at a brothel because of the rumors circulating in the martial arts world?"

"No...that's not it."

Sikong Zhaixing paused for a moment before chuckling, "Our task is to keep an eye on one person."

"Who?"

Lu Xiaofeng looked at Sikong Zhaixing curiously. What kind of person needed Sikong Zhaixing and Lu Xiaofeng to keep a close eye on him?
Have you ever heard of... the Li Yang Dynasty?

"The Li Yang Dynasty? The one overseas?" Lu Xiaofeng nodded and said, "Isn't Hua Manlou currently in Bei Li? I've been there once before. Li Yang and Bei Li are only separated by Bei Mang, so I naturally know a bit about it. What, is the person we need to keep an eye on from Bei Li?"

"Yes, and... he's one of the most formidable people in Liyang."

(End of this chapter)