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

Chapter 430 Confusion, at worst I'll just conquer the world.
In the Qianqing Palace.

After Li Changsheng and Xiao Yi left, when the secret guards came to report, Zhu Jinzhen finally remembered that he still needed to verify the cultivation technique with Xiao Yi to determine whether the immortals from beyond the realm and the immortals from the lower realm, such as Du Zi, came from the same place.

However, after spreading his senses and discovering that Li Changsheng and Xiao Yi had already left the palace, he ultimately did not directly order the secret guards to recall Xiao Yi again.

There's no rush to verify the method now.

The most urgent and pressing matter is...

To find out whether his suspicions will come true.

"If the outer realms are a game world, then what about the martial arts world?" Zhu Jinzhen looked up at the cold moonlight outside the Qianqing Palace, and for the first time, he couldn't help but feel a little confused and doubtful.

But this confusion lasted only a fleeting moment before it was severed by his swordsmanship.

"I don't care whether the extraterrestrial world is a game world, what the truth of the world is, whether the martial arts world will also become a game world, or whether this makeshift world is essentially a game world."

"I, Wangqing, Xueyang, Shiyin, Nishang and others are all flesh-and-blood people."

"How could it possibly be an NPC or something like that in a game?"

"Even if it's just a game, at worst I can become what those silly netizens from my past life said: I can become the author, break through the lines between truth and falsehood, and let reality shine into the world, right?!"

Zhu Jinzhen's sword intent burst forth with dazzling sword spirit, and golden light appeared all over his body. The Nine Dragons Divine Robe seemed to sense its unease, causing the stars beyond the nine heavens to shift, as if to bless him at any moment and lend him a helping hand.

Outside the palace, endless starlight poured down from the heavens, seemingly about to engulf the entire human world.

A magnificent, thousand-foot-tall imperial phantom stood between heaven and earth. Beneath the surging, dazzling starry sky, he seemed to hold the bright moon in his palm, a celestial king patrolling the mortal realm. Suddenly, he radiated a dazzling golden light, exceptionally eye-catching.

Many people in the capital were watching nervously.

Whether powerful figures or ordinary people, they all seemed to see gods, prostrating themselves on the ground, devout and fearful.

Li Changsheng and Xiao Yi, who had just left the palace, exchanged a frustrated glance. They both saw the meaning in each other's eyes, as if to say that their guess had come true.

Although they couldn't guess what Zhu Jinzhen was going crazy about, they knew that such an unparalleled ruler and supreme powerhouse would not suddenly tear through the night sky and manifest such an astonishing phenomenon just to show off his strength.

Starlight fell, and golden light covered the heavens and earth, making one's soul tremble.

As time went on, it seemed that even heaven and earth could not withstand Zhu Jinzhen's terrifying phenomenon, and thunder rumbled, echoing throughout the world, as if to warn Zhu Jinzhen.

The entire capital, and even the entire Ming Dynasty, was filled with sighs of amazement.

Their new emperor is so powerful that it's unimaginable, like a dream, seemingly no less powerful than the immortals, Buddhas, and saints of mythology, even the heavens are alarmed by him.

Inside the capital city and the imperial palace.

Changsun Wangqing and Li Yuyao were awakened one after the other.

The former's figure flashed and covered several miles in an instant, appearing outside the Qianqing Palace from the inner palace, and stepped in without the slightest hesitation.

Li Yuyao walked out of the palace and looked at the astonishing phenomenon that stood tall and firm, like Pangu reborn or a celestial king descending. She was not worried, but she was puzzled as to why her son would suddenly display such an amazing phenomenon and pressure in the middle of the night.

"Could it be that Zhen'er has made another breakthrough?" Li Yuyao guessed.

Outside the palace, powerful figures, some walking on the sky, others standing in mid-air, came from all directions toward the palace, but stopped outside, acting only as guards to prevent any intruders from overstepping their bounds.

Li Chengen gazed at the towering imperial phantom, bowed slightly, and heard Qin Yiyan's sighs in his ears.

"His Majesty's strength is truly unfathomable. Even though we have surpassed the heavens and humans, we are like duckweed and ants under His Majesty's extraordinary manifestation."

Yang Ning's voice rang out simultaneously from the side. "You still have the mind to think about this? You might as well think about what exactly happened that could make His Majesty so 'aggressive'!"

They were the ones who followed Zhu Jinzhen the longest and knew him best.

Knowing that their emperor was not the kind of person who would disregard the lives of the people for the sake of showing off, unless something major had happened, it was absolutely impossible for him to suddenly display such a terrifying phenomenon in the middle of the night and oppress all living beings.

"The Western Depot and the Secret Guard recently invited two people into the palace with great fanfare. Perhaps it's related to them?" Zhu Jianqiu said, glancing into the distance where Li Changsheng and Xiao Yi were.

Almost instantly, everyone else's gazes also fell upon them.

But soon, the group looked away and shook their heads.

The Celestial Realm on Earth, placed in the mortal realm, would naturally be a truly unparalleled, supreme existence, like a banished immortal.

Not to mention disturbing His Majesty's peace of mind, even they themselves could take the two of them seriously.

"Commander-in-Chief, what are you looking at?"

Another voice rang out, but it wasn't from the experts of the Tian Ce Mansion; it was from Feng Yebei, the strategist of the Cangyun Army, known as "Nine Heavens Lone Wolf."

Li Chengen said without turning his head:
"The stars have shifted, such an unusual phenomenon."

"I am worried about His Majesty."

“If you’re worried about that, then I can give you some peace of mind.” Feng Yebei grinned, turned to look at the strange phantom that resembled the giant Pangu, and said, “Your Majesty’s strange phenomenon may be caused by your state of mind, but it is definitely not bad news.”

Almost the instant Feng Yebei finished speaking, everyone's eyes fell on him.

Li Chengen frowned and asked, "Why are you so sure?"

"because……"

"Your Majesty's extraordinary phenomenon, though it oppresses all living beings and causes changes in the heavens, with stars seemingly about to fall, does not contain much killing intent, or even... none." Feng Yebei's smile remained unchanged. Although he could not fathom the morale of the army, he could still guess at Zhu Jinzhen's state of mind from the clues.

At least, it hasn't reached the point where their subordinates need to worry.

Just as they were about to ask more questions, Zhu Jinzhen's voice rang in their ears simultaneously:

"Oh, you are smart."

"Your Majesty is so complimentary."

Feng Yebei bowed with his hands clasped in the direction of the palace.

"I am fine and do not need guards."

"You may all disperse."

Li Chengen, Qin Yiyan, Feng Yebei, Shen Tuyuan and the others were shocked. Without hesitation, they turned around and bowed in the direction of the palace before taking flight and departing.

If Zhu Jinzhen says it's nothing, then it must be nothing.

They never questioned any of Zhu Jinzhen's orders or pronouncements.

At the same time, the starlight scattered from the sky finally stopped outside the world of martial arts.

Along with the golden light filling the sky and the strange phenomenon resembling a giant from the heavens, it vanished without a trace in just a few breaths, as if everything that had just happened was an illusion.

(End of this chapter)