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

Chapter 429 Extraterrestrial Immortals and Demons, From the Game World?

Zhu Jinzhen's expression changed drastically in shock.

Based on what Li Changsheng and Xiao Yi mentioned earlier, the immortals and demons from beyond the realm are immortal and indestructible. Whether they are reduced to ashes or completely annihilated, they will reappear in the beyond the realm after a period of time and continue to covet this world.

His bad feeling turned into a strong sense of crisis.

The vague guess in my mind gradually became concrete and could no longer be shaken off.

"Is it really..."

"No, it's impossible!"

"If what I suspect is true, then this is terrible!"

Li Changsheng and Xiao Yi looked at each other, puzzled as to why Zhu Jinzhen had such a strong reaction.

Slaying invading immortals and demons from beyond the realm is a great service to the human world, so isn't it normal for heaven and earth to bestow rewards upon them?

Little did he know that at this moment, Zhu Jinzhen was experiencing a storm of emotions that he could not calm down.

"Will killing immortals or demons result in items being scattered?"

"Why does this sound so familiar? The sense of déjà vu is so strong, could it be?"

"Could it be that the demons and immortals invading from beyond the realm are...game monsters?" Zhu Jinzhen felt a little numb, and he almost wondered if he was hallucinating.

However, both Li Changsheng and Xiao Yi in front of him, as well as the feedback from the fate of the Ming Dynasty, made him clearly aware that he had not fallen into a dream or was hallucinating.

All this is true!
But Zhu Jinzhen still couldn't quite accept it.

He had made many preparations in his mind beforehand. For example, the end of the world, a desolate place, was the abode of peerless immortals. Beyond the end of the world were worlds upon worlds, where powerful martial artists roamed freely and where peerless immortals could enjoy a thousand years of glory with a flick of their fingers.

but……

If the extraterrestrial world is a game world, then things aren't so serious.

It's an absolutely huge, absolutely huge, absolutely huge deal!
Monsters that spawn endlessly, and even the possibility of a fourth catastrophe.

Either way, it would be a devastating calamity and catastrophe for the world of martial arts.

"Immortals and demons from beyond the realm, who can be resurrected no matter how they are killed, are just like the respawn mechanism in a game if you look at it from another perspective..."

"After being killed, items will be scattered. Does this mean a reward has been dropped?"

"Although it's unclear why they left the game and went to the Martial Arts World."

"But..."

For the first time, Zhu Jinzhen felt a terrible headache, and even a sense of powerlessness welled up inside him. A powerful enemy is not scary; overcome difficulties and win the battle.

To borrow the most interesting thing he had ever heard in his past life:

At worst, he can become a Supreme Being!
However, if the outer world is a game world, it could even trigger an invasion of the fourth catastrophe.

Even if Zhu Jinzhen were to unleash his full potential, dealing with this situation would still be incredibly difficult.

Similarly, Zhu Jinzhen seems to have some understanding of the inside story of the First Emperor's all-out attack on Heaven and the Han Emperor's mobilization of the entire nation to conquer Kunlun. It is likely that both the First Emperor and the Han Emperor knew that killing immortals and demons from beyond the realm could yield "rewards," and regarded the possible experience and vital energy as rewards from Heaven and Earth.

In this way, they would naturally spare no expense and devote everything to pursuing it.

After all, hunting immortals equals countless rewards, the possibility of immortality, and even the possibility of ascending to heaven.

Countless treasures that are sought but unattainable in the human world can be obtained simply by slaying immortals or demons from beyond the realm. With such a shortcut, no one could remain calm.

At the same time, they probably also understood that if these immortal and indestructible extraterrestrial immortals and demons could not be defeated in one battle or completely exterminated, they would endanger the human world sooner or later.

As for the truth, Zhu Jinzhen cannot draw a conclusion yet.

After all, seeing is believing, hearing is deceiving.

Inside the Qianqing Palace, Zhu Jinzhen questioned Li Changsheng and Xiao Yi about some details concerning the extraterrestrial immortals and demons, such as the manner in which the immortals or demons were killed and scattered.

As for other questions...

Zhu Jinzhen, on the other hand, was not so concerned.

Even after leaving Qianqing Palace, Li Changsheng and Xiao Yi were still puzzled. They could tell that Zhu Jinzhen had become somewhat absent-minded ever since he learned that killing extraterrestrial immortals and demons would bring rewards from heaven and earth.

Although other questions were asked, they seemed uninterested, but were extremely interested in what they mentioned about obtaining something by killing the extraterrestrial immortals.

Leaving the palace, I walked along Suzaku Avenue back to the State Guesthouse.

Li Changsheng turned to look at Xiao Yi, without saying a word, but his voice already reached the other's ears: "Don't you find it strange?"

"The Ming emperor's attitude before and after?"

"Correct."

Li Changsheng nodded emphatically and glanced back at the palace: "Logically speaking, it shouldn't be like this. He's just an immortal from beyond the realm. When he was in trouble, the Heavenly Gate outside the capital opened wide, and the immortals who descended to the mortal world were slaughtered like rain by his generals."

"More than ten immortals were killed."

"Even if we know that the extraterrestrials are a great enemy of mankind, we should not be so alarmed or even lose our composure."

"Disturbed mind? Why do you say that?" Xiao Yi looked at him in confusion, seemingly not understanding how Li Changsheng could tell that Zhu Jinzhen was in a state of mental turmoil.

Li Changsheng glanced deeply in the direction of the Forbidden City, then turned to look at Xiao Yi with a meaningful expression: "This Emperor of the Ming Dynasty was initially extremely curious about the cultivation technique you obtained from the extraterrestrial immortals, but ever since we mentioned that killing extraterrestrial immortals and demons would bring rewards from heaven and earth..."

"He seems to have even forgotten that."

"Or rather, they can't care about it anymore!"

"Isn't this a complete mental breakdown?"

Xiao Yi was stunned. He stopped and looked back at the Ming Dynasty Palace, only then realizing the significance of this.

It's understandable that he was unsettled by Zhu Jinzhen's power and the series of shocks the Ming Dynasty had experienced. But what about Zhu Jinzhen, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty?

Why would he forget something so important?
Xiao Yi snapped out of his reverie and continued walking alongside Li Changsheng toward the state guesthouse. A faint voice, almost audible only to Li Changsheng, murmured, "Could it be... that those extraterrestrial immortals and demons have some secrets we don't know about?"

Upon hearing this, Li Changsheng smiled helplessly, then shook his head, pointed to the sky, and said, "There are many inside stories that we don't know. The celestial realm in the heavens, the demons from beyond the realms, and how much do we know about the various things in this mortal world?"

"But one thing I'm sure of."

"What?" Xiao Yi asked curiously.

"His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty probably doesn't know as much as we do."

A hint of smugness appeared on Li Changsheng's face.

Xiao Yi understood the underlying meaning of Li Changsheng's words. He knew that even immortals and demons from beyond the realm would receive rewards from heaven and earth for killing them, including those in desperate situations in the human world and those who would be protected by the four directions. Many saints learned about these things from them.

Zhu Jinzhen was indeed unlikely to know more about those extraterrestrial immortals and demons than they did.

"It seems I was being paranoid!"

A self-deprecating smile appeared on Xiao Yi's face. He knew it was because Zhu Jinzhen had shocked him too much today. So much so that he would analyze anything that was even remotely related to Zhu Jinzhen and the Ming Dynasty with the utmost rigor.

Try to overestimate the other person's psychology as much as possible.

But this matter...

It seems he really is overthinking things?
"Wait for me."

Xiao Yi smiled, then followed Li Changsheng and strode away into the night wind.

(End of this chapter)